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'This Week' Transcript: Brown, Corker, Gibbs
Dec. 28, 2008 -- ABC'S "THIS WEEK WITH GEORGE STEPHANOPOULOS"
TAPPER: Good morning, everyone. George Stephanopoulos is taking a well deserved vacation this week.
Joining us this morning from Cleveland, Democratic Senator Sherrod Brown of Ohio, and from Chattanooga, Republican Senator Bob Corker of Tennessee.
Of course, gentlemen, the big story is the economy, and we'll get to that in a second. But first, for the second day in a row, Israel is launching air raids into Gaza as a response to Hamas violating the fragile cease-fire and firing rockets into southern Israel. The death toll so far is the largest in this conflict in decades. About 280 killed, more than 600 wounded. Hamas is now calling for a third intifidah.
Senator Corker, you're a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. Are you at all concerned that these Israeli strikes are disproportionate or will ultimately hurt the cause of peace in the region?
CORKER: Well, look, certainly I'm concerned about the conflict itself. This is the largest, as you mentioned, in casualties we've had in two decades there, and I think the Palestinian government has actually condemned Hamas.
So far, certainly all of us -- our hearts and prayers go out to people on both sides, and certainly especially the civilians who have been harmed in the Gaza area. But mostly, it's been confined to people who are part of the security forces for Hamas, and certainly all of us want to see an end to this conflict and some long-term peace settlement actually occur there.
TAPPER: Senator Brown, Israel is now talking about sending ground troops. They're calling up the reservists. Is this a good idea?
BROWN: I'm not sure it's a good idea. I mean, Israel certainly has the right to self-defense, of course. Hamas has not recognized Israel's right to exist. What Hamas has done by shooting its missiles into Israel has been condemned, as Senator Corker said, condemned by the Palestinian Authority and so many others.
But I'm hopeful that with a new president -- you know, you look at President Bush is now in a petty weakened state, and countries around the world know that. I'm hopeful that as this transition comes, as we look to January, that strong presidential leadership can make a difference here.
TAPPER: All right. Turning to the economy. In this morning's Washington Post, incoming Obama economic adviser Larry Summers writes that, quote, "in this crisis, doing too little poses a greater threat than doing too much." The Obama team is working with Congress, pushing them to have an economic stimulus package of perhaps as much as $850 billion on President-elect Obama's desk by inauguration day.
Senator Brown, how big should this package be? What number are you looking for?
BROWN: Well, I'm not looking for a number today. You know, as this -- as we get more and more -- as we see more and more how this economy is going, that number continues to increase, that economists, conservative and liberal economists alike, are calling for it. It was originally a few hundred billion, then it was $500, now it's a bigger number than that.
When you see what's happened with consumer spending, at Christmas especially, Christmas sales, holiday sales, and you understand that 70 percent of the economy is all about consumer spending, we need a real stimulus to get people to spend money. And that means putting money in infrastructure, water and sewer.
I held around Ohio about 130 roundtables in all 88 counties in the last couple of years, and one of the things I hear everywhere, mostly from economic development people, is that the federal government doesn't do what it used to do with water and sewer systems, and if we don't invest in water and sewer, we can't do the kind of long-term economic development and job growth we need.
So it's not just shovel-ready projects that are ready to go now that will create jobs. It's also green jobs, and it's also building for the future. So when you do economic stimulus, it really needs to look at what kinds of jobs it's going to create, not just immediately, but two years, five years, 10 years down the road.
TAPPER: Senator Corker, you voted against the last stimulus package, which was a relatively paltry $152 billion. How much are you willing to spend here?
CORKER: Well, the last stimulus package was silly. It had no effect and I certainly voted against it.
I think at the end of the day, the biggest thing we can do still -- and I know that every president during an economic downturn has to feel like a package is forthcoming, and we hope that it's productive. The minimum requirement ought to be that it does no harm.
But still, the biggest thing we can do -- and what I'm seeing here in my own state -- is get the credit markets functioning so that local banks are lending money to small businesses that create the jobs that all of us care so much about.
So I'm not looking at any number. Certainly I hope that whatever we do is transparent, I hopes it goes through the regular committee process, I hope we have an opportunity to see the effect. And certainly, anything that's done in a stimulus package ought to be those kinds of things that are productive and move us ahead and are not just throwing money out in order to say that we've done something.
So I'm concerned about the size of it. You know, the numbers that have been thrown out are actually larger in today's dollars than the entire interstate system that was built 50 or 60 years ago. So whatever we do, again, let's make sure that it's productive, it actually consists of things that need to be done, and actually move our economy ahead.
And let's remember the backdrop. A year ago, we were concerned about the huge federal deficit that we have. We still have the Medicare and Social Security issue to deal with.
So -- and let me mention one other thing, the retail numbers. There's actually to me a silver lining there, and that is that we have citizens in this country that have taken on far too much debt. What we saw during the retail, this last retail cycle was people were actually saving money.
There's going to have to be a good deal of that for our citizens to get back in sync, if you will, with incomes versus debt. And so, we can expect that some of that is going to occur.
Obviously, what we hope any stimulus will do is sort of keep us from having a harsh cycle. So again, I think the credit markets are still the biggest key. That to me is the 90 percent issue. Anything else to me is much smaller as it relates to actually dealing with this economic cycle we're in right now.
TAPPER: We'll get to the credit markets in a second, and then the $700 billion that you both voted for. But first, just on the stimulus package, a few days ago, Vice President-elect Joe Biden said this about the stimulus package.
VICE PRESIDENT-ELECT JOSEPH R. BIDEN JR.: I know it's the Christmas season, but President-elect Obama and I are absolutely, absolutely determined that this economic recovery package will not become a Christmas tree. Every dollar will be closely watched to make sure it's being used in an effective manner. We'll spend what we need to turn this economy around, and no more.
TAPPER: No Christmas tree, no pork or earmarks in this bill, but per President-elect Obama's request, the nation's mayors have put together a list of what they call shovel-ready projects. You talked about that a second ago, Senator Brown. Some of them might look an awful lot like pork to the average voter. For instance, in Akron, Ohio, Senator Brown, a request for $14 million to construct a 100-room hotel next to the convention and visitors bureau there. That would create 25 jobs. And about 45 minutes from you, Senator Corker, in the city of Cleveland, Tennessee, a town of only 37,000 people, they want $10 million to construct an airport, even though they're already less than an hour from the Chattanooga airport.
Senator Corker, you talked about this needs to be projects that needs to be done. Are these worthy projects? What should the standard be for Congress to allocate money?
CORKER: Well, I think that's where it's really tough. Look, you know, Cleveland is very close to us here. They, you know, to me, those type of projects, whatever they are, ought to maintain whatever federal match is necessary.
What we don't need to do -- I think the worst idea that I've heard put forth so far is just straight grants to cities and states. There are cities and states out that are having difficulty seeking financing, and helping them borrow money possibly through -- I know the auction rate facilities have been shut down for some time. Many municipalities access that from the standpoint of funding.
But again, straight grants to cities and states to me are exactly the wrong thing to do. We need to keep the matches in place. It needs to be the kind of thing -- look, if the city of Cleveland is willing to put up their share and this actually fits within the FAA ground rules, fine. But again, causing projects to happen that wouldn't happen otherwise is not what we ought to be doing.
TAPPER: Senator Brown, I want to turn to the money allocated for Wall Street. This month, the Government Accountability Office issued a report on that $700 billion in funds, expressing concerns about the lack of oversight.
ABC News business unit asked 16 of the banks that have received billions from the Treasury Department. Only one bank was able to point to a specific example of a recent loan. And not one of the 16 would disclose how much they're paying in bonuses to executives.
Are you concerned, at all, about this money? And what can you do about it?
BROWN: Well, it's outrageous, I think, how Treasury has invested, if you will -- spent this $350 billion of the $700 billion, so far, on the -- with little accountability, even though Congress very specifically called for accountability in these -- in the distribution of these dollars.
There is still too much -- there is still money going into executive bonuses, into dividends.
The money has not been accounted for. It made the auto situation much more difficult because people -- it really poisoned the well for government involvement, anyway.
So my view on this is, with a new secretary of the Treasury, that we're going to see a -- we're going to see a very different release of this money. We're going to see more ties to requirements that this money unfreeze credit, as Senator Corker suggested a minute ago.
That, coupled with what we need to do with the stimulus package, is what, over time, is going to get this economy going.
And let me -- let me -- a couple of real quick comments on your last question to Senator Corker on the stimulus package. I -- part of it needs to be a middle-class tax cut to put money into the economy, to unleash consumer spending.
And part of it is -- you mentioned those projects in Cleveland, Tennessee and Akron, Ohio. Every one of these projects -- this is not going to be a bunch -- this can't be pork. It can't bee seen as a Christmas tree, as Vice President-elect Biden says.
It needs to be money, one, that will -- investment that will bring job growth, not jobs to build that project itself. It needs to be in categories, like the combined sewage overflow situation in my state and all over the country, where these water and sewer systems are old and really are a threat to public health, and they will create long-term jobs, if you invest the way that you need to.
That's not pork; it's not earmarks. It's categories of assistance that the states need.
We also will put significant money into Medicaid, because there are people particularly hurting, with this economy, in food banks, food stamps, Medicaid, extension of unemployment, which Congress did earlier.
All of this will put money into people's pockets that they will spend, increasing consumer spending. And even though we are not at the worst part of this recession yet, according to President-elect Obama and most economists, it will set the stage for longer-term economic growth.
TAPPER: OK. Unfortunately, that's all the time we have this morning.
Senator Corker, before we go, we know that residents of your state are experiencing a huge environmental disaster with the spill of that coal ash. Our thoughts and prayers are with them.
Senators Corker and Brown, thanks for joining us, and happy New Year to you both.
CORKER: Thank you.
BROWN: Thanks, and to you.
CORKER: Thank you.
TAPPER: For Robert Gibbs, life has been a perennial campaign, usually standing behind or at Mr. Obama's side as an adviser and spokesman.
GIBBS: How's everyone doing tonight?
TAPPER (voice over): That's about to change. The 37-year-old Alabaman will soon become the internationally known face of the next administration, standing at this podium under the harsh daily glare of TV lights.
I talked exclusively with Gibbs earlier this week and had some of his predecessors offer advice.
But we began talking about the Obama team's report, released this week, into their limited contacts with the embattled Illinois governor and the way President-elect Obama handled the controversy.
(on camera): Do you wish that you and the president-elect had done anything differently?
GIBBS: No, Jake. We were -- the president-elect tasked the staff to come up with any contacts or lists of contacts that they may have had with the governor and the governor's staff.
But the president-elect was also very mindful that we had, through no fault of our own, been brought into an investigation by the U.S. attorney, looking into the actions of the sitting governor of Illinois.
TAPPER: There has been, in New Mexico, some questions about a contributor to your new designated commerce secretary, pending Senate confirmation, Bill Richardson.
How confident are you that Governor Richardson and all of your proposed Cabinet nominees will clear the Senate confirmation process?
GIBBS: Well, look, what President-elect Obama and Vice President-elect Biden and the transition team have done is put together what we think is a great Cabinet, with many, many strong choices that will be able to tackle the many problems and challenges that this country faces.
TAPPER: So you're confident he'll be the commerce secretary?
GIBBS: I don't doubt that any -- in the case of Governor Richardson and in the case of anybody else, I think at the end of the day, you'll have a very strong cabinet in place that's confirmed in a way that allows the president-elect to hit the ground running on the 20th of January.
TAPPER: But you're about to enter a sphere of fame that you're probably not prepared for.
GIBBS: Definitely not prepared for.
TAPPER: Considering what a pinata the press secretary's job is, why would you want this job?
GIBBS: I think it's a tremendously important time in our country's history, and if I can help the president through the role of the spokesperson that talks to the country every day, in a briefing room, or through the work of reporters, that doing that and furthering an agenda that will bring about change and move the country forward -- that's a hard opportunity to say no to.
TAPPER: President-elect Obama's favorite movie is "The Godfather," and he was asked which character in "The Godfather" you remind him of. His first instinct was to say Tom Hagen, who is the attorney, the consiglieri, played by Robert Duvall.
ROBERT DUVALL, ACTOR: Things are starting to loosen up a little bit. If you go after Tattaglia, all hell's going to break loose. Let the smoke clear. Pop can negotiate.
TAPPER: But he said also you have a little Sunny in you too.
JAMES CAAN, ACTOR: No, no, no more. Not this time, Consiglieri. No more meetings, no more discussions, no more Sollozzo tricks!
TAPPER: What do you think that meant?
GIBBS: There's no question that everybody has different styles, and I think the president-elect in that article said that, you know, there's times in which I can be combative for his point of view, and I don't doubt that that's at times going to happen.
TAPPER: I know that you've met privately with former press secretaries, but we also talked to some press secretaries ourselves and asked them to give you some advice.
WHITE HOUSE PRESS SECRETARY DANA PERINO: I think one of the best pieces of advice I ever gotten was to not take the questions in the briefing rooms personally. It can sometimes feel like they're coming after you or coming after him through you.
GIBBS: I should be writing this thing down.
TAPPER: We'll get you a transcript.
TAPPER: Is that going to be tough for you? You are known to a degree as a political knife fighter. I think that's what the president-elect was getting at when he compared you to Santino, who was not a good don, by the way. Too emotional.
There were some times during the campaign you probably took things personally a little bit.
GIBBS: I do think the crucible of the campaign, I think, is a little different than I think what governing will be like. I think Dana's right. My guess is if you took every one of them personally, you probably wouldn't make it through a whole month without becoming so enraged that you didn't want to talk to anybody in the press, and I don't think that's probably a very good way of operating.
TAPPER: All right, some more advice.
FORMER WHITE HOUSE PRESS SECRETARY SCOTT MCCLELLAN: You want to be able to vouch for yourself and for the president, but be careful about vouching for others. When you're not there, someone may tell you one thing, but you can't know with absolute certainty.
TAPPER: Scott McClellan speaking from personal experience. He of course felt very burned by two presidential aides, Karl Rove and Scooter Libby, about their conversations, and his vouching for them from the podium.
There have been times in this campaign and currently where you are asked to vouch for somebody else, what conversations Rahm Emanuel, your -- the incoming chief of staff had with the governor. That's difficult, isn't it, to speak for so many people?
GIBBS: Sure. You have to communicate things that, as Scott said, you may not have been in the room for every one of those decisions or every one of those conversations. I believe that the people that we've assembled, that the president-elect has been able to assemble in a government that will take over on the 20th of January, I think we put together a caliber of people that not only that I trust, but certainly had the trust of the president-elect.
TAPPER: Those are idealistic words. And I don't begrudge you for them, but isn't it inherent...
GIBBS: If I can't be idealistic now, it's never going to happen.
TAPPER: Isn't inherent in having this cabinet full of such strong personalities a risk for you, a risk for you...
GIBBS: I think a far greater risk is to assemble a group of people that whenever the president opens their mouth, they all nod their heads in agreement.
TAPPER: What about people who are trying to protect their reputations before the public of the United States of America? You're going to have Hillary Clinton, your incoming likely secretary of state, is going to have a real power base in Foggy Bottom, at the State Department, and you know, she obviously disagrees with your remaining secretary of defense, Robert Gates, a holdover from the Bush administration. He's going to disagree with Jim Jones, who comes very much out of John McCain's world. How are you going to make sure everybody stays on message, publicly?
GIBBS: This is the charge that the president-elect has given every one of the people that he selected, be it for a White House job or for a cabinet position.
TAPPER: Keep your mouth shut outside the room.
GIBBS: But -- well, what the president-elect -- there's one person in that room that's going to make the ultimate and final decision. That's going to be President-elect Barack Obama.
TAPPER: I've got some helpful tips from the Bush administration for you.
PERINO: Oftentimes, you have to defend, of course, the president to the press. But an even tougher job sometimes is defending the press to the president. It's part of the job. And I took that very seriously, and I think that we were able to be successful.
TAPPER: Dana Perino, talking about defending the press to the president, while she's standing there sporting a black eye from when a member of the Iraqi press threw his shoes at the president. Not always easy to defend the press, I would imagine.
GIBBS: I certainly know that President-elect Obama believes that and understands that role.
TAPPER: But he thinks that we, the media, spend too much time on silly things.
GIBBS: I wouldn't disagree that there were times in the campaign that that was -- look, there were, you know, we were watching hundreds of thousands of people lose their jobs, and we were debating the meaning of the phrase "lipstick on a pig."
In large ways, the public gets their information through a working press. It's up to the press secretary to advocate for the type of access and for the type of knowledge that they need, to do their job in order to be able to communicate the president's message. My guess is, if you can talk to the current administration, particularly as it relates to the economic recovery or the money that's been used to help, you know, banks and to relieve the stresses on our financial system, is -- if they could do it all over again, I bet one of the things that they might tell you is, they need -- probably needed a stronger communications strategy for letting people know and understand how this was going to work and what this money was going to be used for.
TAPPER: Last bit of advice.
JOE LOCKHART, FORMER CLINTON PRESS SECRETARY: In a little tiny hidden office in the White House press secretary's office, there is a literal flak jacket, a kevlar flak jacket, and tradition has been passed on from press secretary to press secretary to write a note to the next person who is going to take the job. It provides the best advice you can ever get. Some of it's very funny. Some of it's very poignant, but most importantly it's secret. But I would advise Mr. Gibbs to read them carefully.
PERINO: It's a great tradition, and I look forward to passing it on to you, Robert.
TAPPER: Who is the press secretary whose advice you want to read the most? Who is the one who you hope to be most like?
GIBBS: Well, I think each of them has brought many strengths to the job.
TAPPER: Don't give me that. Who do you -- who...
GIBBS: See, I'm already -- I'm practicing for my next job. Right?
TAPPER: Very diplomatic. All right. We'll leave it there. Robert Gibbs, incoming White House press secretary, thanks for joining us.
GIBBS: Thanks for having me again.


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Pargiot chicken is an Israeli term for a young chicken, or a boneless chicken thigh. In this recipe, Francine Sutton Aronowitz make sure to pack all the flavors of her juicy chicken Pargiot by sealing it under a weighty foil wrapped brick. If you would rather not have the tin foil mingle with your chicken as it cooks, you can always place a heavy cast iron skillet atop your chicken and then layer your brick on top. Thanks- Francine!!!
- Chicken pieces
- Olive Oil
- Your Favorite Spices
- Pam
- 2 Bricks
- Pour some olive oil into a bowl and sprinkle your favorite spices (I use garlic powder, onion powder, kosher salt, blk pepper, turmeric, cumin, and paprika).
- Mix all spices with the oil to form a paste-like substance
- Place your chicken pieces in it, making sure to smother them completely
- Allow chicken to marinate in fridge for a minimum of 3 hours-overnight
- Take 2 large bricks and cover them with heavy foil paper
- Heat up your griddle and spray with Pam
- Place chicken pieces on griddle and place bricks on top to cover chicken pieces for 4 minutes
- Carefully remove bricks and set aside while you flip chicken pieces
- Place bricks back on for another 4 min
- Remove chicken and put in a tray or Pyrex and cover immediately with foil to seal in the juices
- The bricks flattens the chicken pieces allowing them to cook more evenly and keeps all the juices in. Enjoy!!

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October is Disability Awareness Month. For Social Security, disability is always at the forefront of our conversations. We hear stories daily about Americans living with disabling conditions who need help from the system they contributed to during their working life. Their stories make us proud of the work we do.
Through our Faces and Facts of Disability website, we share the stories about what it means to receive disability benefits from Social Security. The site highlights some of the people who benefit from our programs. We believe that learning the facts and hearing peoples' stories about disability allows for a better understanding of what's perhaps the most misunderstood Social Security program.
The Social Security Act sets a very strict definition of disability. Social Security pays benefits to insured people who can't work because they have a medical condition that is expected to last at least one year or result in death. The impairment must be so severe that it renders the person unable to perform not only his or her previous work, but also any other substantial work.
Social Security doesn't provide temporary or partial disability benefits. Because the eligibility requirements are so strict, our disability beneficiaries are among the most severely impaired people in the country. Our new online resources, the state disability fact sheets and our national disability issue paper, provide specific information about our recipients' demographics by state and congressional district. These resources are proof of Social Security's economic impact and benefit to our most vulnerable citizens.
Disability is something we don't like to think about, or we may think it can't happen to us. But the odds of becoming disabled are greater than we realize. The Social Security disability program excels in providing services to people when they need it the most.
For us, disability has faces and names — among them Larry, Kiera, Ebbie, Charlotte, Jamie, and Christine. We want to invite you to come see their faces, and learn the facts. They are truly at the heart of what we do.


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|Spanish Flan....oh so good!
Flan, like Creme Brulee is a type of custard. The history of custard is quite long, going back to ancient Roman times when they first domesticated chickens. This gave them eggs and led these ancient Roman cooks to develop custard type dishes. Once they realized the binding power of eggs, they became experts at creating many kinds of egg based dishes. They developed savory dishes made with cheese and meat; the precursor to the quiche. Additionally, they also put together sweet flavored dishes made with honey, nuts and cinnamon. Custard? Food historians generally agree that the custard we enjoy today dates back to the Middle ages. Flan is probably the most famous and widely adapted custard dessert in the world.
Since I was a small child I have had a deep fondness for custard. Any form...savory or sweet...pudding, pie, quiche, creme brulee, flan. I love them all! This recipe makes a very large flan so it's great for a party. It can also be halved.
|Sugar in the bottom of pan
|Shake pan over heat until it melts
|Place mold in larger pan of water then into the oven
|Let cool, then refrigerate
|Unmold the flan onto a platter
|So wonderfully delicious!
2 cans sweetened condensed milk (14 oz.)
2 cans evaporated milk (13 oz.)
1 8oz. cream cheese (softened)
12 eggs
2 cans water ( 28 oz.)
1 teaspoon vanilla
¼ teaspoon salt
6 Tablespoons sugar
1. Put the cans of condensed milk and evaporated milk in a mixer bowl along with the cream cheese.
Mix until smooth.
4. After the sugar melts spread it out in the mold pan. (bottom and sides)
5. Then pour the mixture into the pan with sugar.
6. Put mold pan into a larger pan and pour some water into the larger pan to come up one inch on flan mold.
7. Then put the pan in the oven for 1 hour at 350〫 It's done when a knife inserted in the center comes out clean.
8. Cool at room temperature. Then refrigerate overnight. When ready to serve...unmold onto plate. You may need to put the mold pan in hot water for a few seconds.
This recipe halves nicely.


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Best Clinics in Navi Mumbai
Private and Government both type of hospitals are present in Navi Mumbai. Government hospitals is less expensive than private hospitals of Navi Mumbai. The place where medical facility is small compared to hospitals are called clinics, these are also available in Navi Mumbai. Dental clinics in Navi Mumbai provide dental treatment like root canal therapy, teeth straightening and more. Many homeopathic clinics are present in Navi Mumbai, which work on natural approach. Not only in Navi Mumbai, hospitals are necessary in every place of India to make every citizen of country healthy. Some hospitals have good reviews like Dr DY Patil Hospital and Research, Dr RN Patils Suraj Hospital.


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European Road Safety Day 2008
European Road Safety Day: "Road Safety in our Cities"
The UNECE Transport Division participated in the second European Road Safety Day, organized by the European Commission on 13 October 2008 in Paris.
"Two thirds of road accidents and one third of fatal accidents take place in urban zones. This motivated our decision to dedicate the second European Road Safety Day to road safety in our cities. This Day is an excellent occasion to raise awareness of this phenomenon to European citizens," said Mr. Antonio Tajani, European Commissioner for Transport in a statement.
Around 600 people registered for the event which included presentations by high-level road safety stakeholders as well as an exhibition with around 40 stands dedicated to the most significant initiatives and progress made in Europe to improve road safety.
Three main themes were explored during the conference: the needs of vulnerable users, such as pedestrians and drivers of two-wheel vehicles; arranging our cities for better road safety; and improving citizen behaviour to foster a new culture based on prevention.
The Road Safety Day aimed at promoting better dialogue between all road users in the urban environment, and between users and decision-makers.
The European Road Safety Day 2008 was held in Paris, coinciding with the current French presidency of the EU.
To read more, please visit: http://ec.europa.eu/transport/roadsafety/road_safety_days/index_2008_en.htm
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First Listen: David Lang, 'Death Speaks'
You Will Return
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Although we all eventually face death, it's a topic most avoid — except perhaps for philosophers, who explain it to our heads, and artists, who present it to our hearts.
Composer David Lang offers something for both head and heart — and goes one step further in his new song cycle, Death Speaks. Here, death is less a lofty concept than a personality.
"It isn't a state of being or a place or a metaphor, but a person, a character in a drama who can tell us in our own language what to expect in the World to Come," Lang wrote for the Carnegie Hall debut of the piece last year. The new album comes out April 30.
Inspired by Franz Schubert, Lang studied the composer's 600 songs, noting which ones disclosed a message from death personified. Lang plucked excerpts, translated their texts and recast them with his own music, creating a set of five portraits in song.
Particularly struck by Schubert's "Death and the Maiden," in which a young girl's fear of death contrasts with death's own comforting response ("You shall sleep gently in my arms"), Lang weaves a thread throughout the cycle that explores a duality of fear in life and comfort in death.
Playing the role of death in Lang's cycle is Shara Worden (the voice behind the band My Brightest Diamond), whose otherworldly, quivering delivery makes for a beautifully expressive, slightly disturbing protagonist. She's joined by violinist Owen Pallett, prolific composer-pianist Nico Muhly and guitarist Bryce Dessner of The National.
Lang's songs are as delicate as lullabies, but don't let them fool you. "You Will Return," a music box of plucked notes smoothly interlaced, ends with an eerie intonation: "In my arms only you will find rest, gentle rest." More menacing is "I Hear You," punctuated by Worden's pounding bass drum and an offering of protection from dreams. And "Pain Changes," with its lonely guitar notes and raspy violin, sets a stark, funereal tone, promising a pain-free place of healing six feet under "in the cool, dark night."
If all this sounds just too exquisitely morbid, you can think of the second half of the album as either a tranquilizing chaser or the gorgeous "white light" of the afterlife.
Depart is scored for the multi-tracked cello of Maya Beiser and four wordless voices. It takes a page, lovingly, from the feather-light vocals in Brian Eno's Music for Airports and the gentle rocking motion of Morton Feldman's Piano and String Quartet.
Like Emily Dickinson, no one wishes to "stop for Death." But Death Speaks "kindly stops for us," offering a chance to engage with our fate as we fight it off.


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Michael Gove
Computer science added to UK's English Baccalaureate qualification
Computer science has been added to Britain's English Baccalaureate (EBacc) qualification. The move was announced by Education Secretary, Michael Gove, who confirmed that it would be added alongside biology, chemistry and physics. Students working towards an EBacc can choose any three of the four sciences to meet the requirements of the qualification.
Michael Gove headlines
Government to axe current ICT program for "open source" curriculum from September
The Government will announce later today it's to scrap the current existing ICT (Information and Communications Technology) program in schools in England from the start of the new term in September.
UK's Education Secretary to back computer science in schools, more students should learn coding
Michael Gove, Education Secretary for the UK's Department for Education, has publicly backed a skills review co-authored by Ian Livingstone and agrees that the digital skills gap affecting UK games development studios can be curtailed by supporting computer science as part of the national curriculum.


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The Merkava (Hebrew: מרכבה, Chariot) is a main battle tank used by the Israel Defense Forces. The tank began development in 1973 and entered official service in 1978. Four main versions of the tank have been deployed. It was first used extensively in the 1982 Lebanon War. The name "Merkava" was derived from the IDF's initial development program name.
It is designed for rapid repair of battle damage, survivability, cost-effectiveness and off-road performance. Following the model of contemporary self-propelled howitzers, the turret assembly is located nearer the rear than in most main battle tanks. With the engine in front, this layout gives additional protection against a frontal attack, especially for the personnel in the main hull, like the driver. It also creates more space in the rear of the tank that allows increased storage capacity, as well as a rear entrance to the main crew compartment allowing easy access under enemy fire. This allows the tank to be used as a platform for medical disembarkation, a forward command and control station, and an armoured personnel carrier. The rear entrance's clamshell-style doors provide overhead protection when off- and on-loading cargo and personnel.
It was reportedly decided shortly before the beginning of the 2006 Lebanon War that the Merkava line would be discontinued within four years. However, on 7 November 2006, Haaretz reported that an Israeli General Staff assessment had ruled of the Merkava Mark IV that "if properly deployed, the tank can provide its crew with better protection than in the past," and deferred the decision on discontinuing the line.
The Merkava Mark III was introduced in December 1989, and had upgrades to the drivetrain, powertrain, armament, and electronic systems. The most prominent addition was the incorporation of the locally-developed IMI 120 mm gun. This gun and a larger 1,200 horsepower (890 kW) diesel engine increased the total weight of the tank to 65 tonnes (140,000 lb), but the larger engine increased the maximum cruising speed to 60 km/h (37 mph).
The turret was re-engineered for movement independent of the tank chassis, allowing it to track a target regardless of the tank's movement. Many other improvements were made, including:
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7/19/07 Could I have had more fun in just one day?! I woke up and went to Alpine with Mike Hawker, Jordan, and Jessica Brothers to play at sliding rock and on the bike jump. The boys were in charge of getting the bike. They got a 10-speed. A little big. Then they forgot the fun-noodles to keep the bike afloat. So we tried to steal another bike at my apartment complex, but it wasn't gonna happen. So we headed up. hit the rock slide a few times and then moved to the bike jump. After only the 2nd run, Jordan let the bike sink to the bottom of the pond. So the girls went in and treaded water for like 30 minutes in search of the bike. I had my hands on it twice but couldn't hold my breath long enough to pull it all the way up. So the boys got in after their fears of disease in the stagnant water and snakes swam away and rescued the bike (which didn't belong to any of us...it was borrowed). We went back to the slide to clean up and do a few train rides.
After that I met Patrice for some fun at the Utah County Fair. We chilled with Otis the turtle, ate some Real Utah Italian Ice (stained my mouth yellow...I'll never eat that again as long as I live), got some goodies from various booths set up, and pet some livestock.
Next, we headed to Andy's wedding reception at the Somewhere Inn Time reception center in Lindon where we had a blonde stalker follow us around the grounds. We then played with Josh B, attended various meetings, and watched for fireworks with rootbeer floats. Oh what a day! I love summer!
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Shortly after he was elected mayor of Osaka earlier this year, Toru Hashimoto announced that one of his first acts in tackling the city's deficit would be to cut municipal bus driver salaries by as much as 40 percent for a savings of ¥200 billion a year. The city employs 700 drivers whose average age is 50 and average annual pay is ¥7.39 million. Hashimoto wants to bring their salaries down to about the same level that bus drivers of private companies make in the region. According to the land ministry, the average pay of bus drivers in Osaka, whether they work for a private company or a public entity, is ¥4.6 million a year. Since Osaka municipal drivers belong to a union, it's assumed Hashimoto has his work cut out for him, but likely he'll make the change he wants gradually, by cutting pay grade increases for newer drivers.
Bus drivers are in the news now because of the accident on the Kanetsu Expressway in which seven passengers died during an overnight charter bus trip from Kanazawa to Tokyo. The driver fell asleep at the wheel and the bus crashed into an overpass wall. Though the driver was arrested for negligence, the accident has brought attention to the stress that long-distance bus drivers contend with every day. Driving a bus, especially in cramped Japan, is a risky occupation since the driver is responsible for passengers' lives, but salaries don't necessarily reflect that risk. Municipal bus drivers tend to make the most, but they almost never drive long monotonous distances that can cause drowsiness.
According to a blog that solicits readers about their salaries, municipal drivers and highway route drivers who work for major transportation companies make the most money, around ¥7 million, followed by route bus drivers who work for private companies. They make between ¥5.5 million and ¥6 million, or less depending on the region. The lowest pay is earned by charter tour bus drivers, like the one who had the accident on the Kanetsu. One 50-year-old who posted on the blog said he made ¥4.8 million a year, while a 29-year-old charter driver said he makes only ¥2.4 million.


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Thoroughly wash and pat dry potatoes. Rub each potato with butter and wrap tightly in foil. Bake in 375* oven until tender. Unwrap and allow to cool completely. Cut potatoes in half, length wise, and scoop as much of the potato from the skin as possible. Set skins aside.
In large bowl; combine potato, crab meat, melted butter, and seasonings, mixing well. Spoon mixture into potato skins. Top with cheese and parsley. Place potatoes in shallow baking dish and bake at 250* until cheese is melted. Served with garden salad and hot sourdough bread, this is sure to become a family favorite.
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Jared Lee Loughner gets 7 life sentences for Tucson shooting rampage
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TUCSON, Ariz. The man who killed six people and wounded 13 others in an Arizona shooting rampage was sentenced Thursday to seven consecutive life terms, followed by 140 years in prison.
Jared Lee Loughner pleaded guilty three months ago to 19 federal charges under an agreement that guaranteed he would spend the rest of his life in prison without the possibility of parole.
The deal called for the dismissal of 30 other charges from the January 2011 attack at a political event for then-Rep. Gabrielle Giffords outside a Tucson, Ariz., grocery store.
The 24-year-old entered the courtroom of U.S. District Judge Larry Burns shackled and wearing a brown striped shirt instead of a prisoner's uniform, CBS News correspondent John Blackstone reports from inside the courthouse.
Unlike his booking photos that showed him with a bald head, Loughner had a short haircut in court Thursday.
"Yes, sir," Loughner said in a soft voice when Burns asked if it was true that he wouldn't make a statement, Blackstone reports.
Some of Loughner's victims did address the court, at times speaking directly to him.
With Giffords by the side of her husband, Mark Kelly, the former astronaut told the court that her ability to speak has largely been taken from her, that she's blind in one eye and that she struggles to walk, Blackstone reports.
"Her life has been forever changed. Plans she had for our family and her career have been immeasurably altered," Kelly said. "Every day is a continuous stuggle to do those things she once was so good at."
Loughner showed no emotion, and looked at the other victims. His mother sobbed nearby.
"Mr. Loughner, you may have put a bullet through her head but you haven't put a dent in her spirit and her commitment to make the world a better place," Kelly said.
Kelly also criticized Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer and legislators for not enacting tighter gun control laws in the wake of the shooting.
Giffords kissed Kelly when he was done. He grabbed her hand and they walked away, with her limping.
Suzi Hileman, who was shot while trying to save 9-year-old Christina Taylor Green, also directly addressed Loughner in court.
"I have wanted to take you by the shoulders and shake you, but it wouldn't do any good," Hileman told Loughner.
Patricia Maisch, who helped disarm Loughner, told the court that Green deserved justice and Loughner needed to know every day he wakes up why he is in prison, Blackstone reports.
Both sides reached the plea deal after a judge declared that Loughner was able to understand the charges against him. After the shooting, he was diagnosed with schizophrenia and underwent forcible psychotropic drug treatments.
Some victims, including Giffords, welcomed the deal as a way to move on. It spared victims and their families from having to go through a potentially lengthy and traumatic trial and locks up the defendant for life.
Officials at Pima Community College had suspended Loughner over safety concerns after his classroom disruptions. They told him that if he wanted to return, he would have to get a mental health clearance. Loughner withdrew.
Christina Pietz, the court-appointed psychologist who treated Loughner, had warned that although Loughner was competent to plead guilty, he remained severely mentally ill and his condition could deteriorate under the stress of a trial.
In a press conference after the sentencing, victims and witnesses of the shooting recalled the horror of that day and talked about moving on. Several called on officials to do more about gun control and psychiatric treatment.
"I've been reflecting a lot on what else we can learn from that day," said former Giffords aide Rep. Ron Barber, who was wounded in the shooting. "I believe we have to renew and expand our efforts to increase awareness about system and prevention and treatment of mental illness."
When Loughner first arrived at a Missouri prison facility for treatment, he was convinced Giffords was dead, even though he was shown a video of the shooting. He eventually realized she was alive after he was medicated.
Randy Gardner, a mental health professional who was also shot that day, disputed reports that said Loughner was "forcibly" medicated. He said Loughner was given medication and accepted it.
"This is sad. This is tragic. This young man was treatable," he said in a press conference after the shooting. "This state has cut back in mental health ... This is security and we need to take care of ourselves."
Barber and others noted that most mentally ill people are not violent and are more likely to be victims of crime rather than perpetrators -- but preventive action needs to be taken against those who pose a threat.
Pima County prosecutors, who have discretion on whether to seek the death penalty against Loughner, said they will not file state charges against him.
While many of the victims said their hearts were heavy with sadness, they said they did not feel anger toward Loughner or his parents. Daniel Hernandez, an intern to Giffords credited with helping to saving her life, said he was proud that justice was achieved without having "to resort to something as the death penalty."
"An eye for an eye makes the whole world blind," Hernandez said.
Authorities said they will return Loughner to the Missouri prison facility, but it's up to federal prison officials whether he will remain there.
Legal experts had predicted that the only viable defense for Loughner was an insanity defense, given the number of witnesses and video surveillance footage. Still, Loughner never mounted such a defense.
Burns said Loughner did not have an insanity case because the evidence indicated he was aware of his actions and knew they were wrong. In fact, the judge noted, an examination of Loughner's computer showed the 24-year-old had researched Giffords and the federal death penalty beforehand.
"It would not have washed," the judge said.
Loughner planned the attacks by getting a gun, high-capacity pistol magazine and ear plugs and lying in wait for Giffords at the grocery store, Burns said. Among those killed was another federal judge, John Roll.
Mavy Stoddard, who was shot three times and cradled her dying husband, 76-year-old Dorwin Stoddard, in her arms as he lay bleeding after shielding her from gunfire, was among those who spoke to Loughner.
"You took away my life, my love and my reason for living," Stoddard said.
"I am so lonesome, hate living without him," she said, her voice cracking. Staring down at Loughner, she said, "we will never let you win. You will not take our spirit."


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The only thing Rylee has is the old, abandoned house she was left in, and video tapes that were left with her. These aren't any ordinary family home videos. They're video proof of the gruesome murders that her parents were involved in. Growing up watching these videos alone, Rylee must make a choice-- Be a better person than her parents... or follow in their footsteps, either way she needed to leave a dent in the world. With the help of Ethan, Sean, and 4 year old Nico, Rylee will make history.
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This is Down On The Street Bonus Edition, where we check out interesting street-parked cars located in places other than the Island That Rust Forgot. Here's why Argentina is one of our favorite DOTSBE locales!
Where else do you get daily-driven Peugeot 404s parked on the same block as mirror-world Mopars, just around the corner from a Renault-branded, Pininfarina-styled, Kaiser-engined Rambler Rogue? Evestay was way, way, waaay down south and shot these fine machines for us. Fiats galore, a Falcon, a Maverick, even a Unimog! Here's what Evestay has to say:
I'm not positive that it's a Cambridge. Is it an Oxford? Dunno.
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-- In Kentucky, candidates John McCain and Barack Obama battle for the state's eight electoral votes.
In 1992 and 1996, Kentucky went to Democrats. In 2000 and 2004, Republicans won the state.
Along the tortuous path to the November election, Sen. Hillary Clinton overwhelmingly won Kentucky's Democratic primary in May over Democratic presidential candidate Obama. The Illinois senator won just 30 percent of the primary vote compared to Clinton's 65 percent of the vote. McCain soundly won his party's Kentucky primary.
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Abortion and White Supremacy
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Slavery made the South more like an Old World Aristocracy than a New World Meritocracy
Democrats don't like people of color. Never have. The Democrat Party's lineage goes back to Thomas Jefferson's Democratic-Republican Party. Thomas Jefferson was one of our Founding Fathers who, as the Democrats love to remind us, owned slaves. In fact, the Democratic-Republican Party was the party of the planter elite. And of slavery. While the opposition party, the Federalists, whose members included George Washington, John Adams and Alexander Hamilton, preferred manufacturing and commerce for the future of the United States. Not just plantations and slavery.
It was these southern planters who made the Three-Fifths Compromise necessary. Slaves couldn't vote. So the North didn't want to count them in determining the number of representatives a state had in the House of Representatives. The planter elite did not like this. As the anti-slave North had more free people and would end up controlling the government. Possibly passing anti-slave legislation. Well, without the southern states there would be no United States. So they compromised and counted some of their slaves. Giving the planter elite greater power in the new federal government than their population would otherwise have allowed. And to seal the deal they agreed not to discuss the issue of slavery again for 20 years.
The minority power in the South, the planter elite, who were Democratic-Republicans, brought a lot of slaves to the United States during that 20 year moratorium on the slavery issue. Swelling the slave population in the South. But once the 20 years were up Congress banned the slave trade. So from that point forward all slaves would have to be born on U.S. soil. But the minority power in the South had built their little fiefdoms by then. Owning large estates. With their lands worked by their large slaveholdings. Making the South more like an Old World aristocracy than a New World meritocracy. And the planter elite liked having so much power vested in so few of their hands. From having their few numbers control the federal government. To their absolute control of so many human lives on their plantations. They were an elite few. A superior people. And they liked it.
The South used the Power of the Federal Government to Suppress States' Rights in the North with the Fugitive Slave Act
Over time as the north pursued the dreams of Washington, Adams and Hamilton immigration began to swell the population in the industrial North. Leading to the South losing their control over the House of Representatives. And threatening their elitism. By then the Democratic-Republican Party had become the Democrat Party. Which pushed to protect the institution of slavery. To protect their southern aristocracy. And their elevated status as a superior people. They used the power of the federal government where they could. Such as passing the Fugitive Slave Act to force free states against their will to return free blacks in their states to slavery. Then they argued that their states' rights were at risk with all of the North's abolition talk. Where the North might one day do what the South did to them. Use the federal government to force a state to do something against their will. Such as they did with the Fugitive Slave Act.
Their fight for the Senate led to further compromises to keep the union together while accommodating the planter elite. The Missouri Compromise (1820) had prohibited slavery in the new territory in the Louisiana Territory above approximately the southern border of Missouri (but permitted it within the borders of Missouri). Each state gets two senators. So with the House lost the Democrats needed more of the new states from the Louisiana Territory entered into the Union as slave states. Even those above the southern border of Missouri. Which they did with the Kansas–Nebraska Act. Which repealed the Missouri Compromise and replaced it with popular sovereignty. Where the people would chose whether they wanted to be a slave state or a free state. Setting off a mad rush by both sides to get to these territories so they could vote the slave status of these new states their way. Leading to a bloody civil war in Kansas.
Then another blow fell to the southern aristocracy. Abraham Lincoln. With the election of Republican Abraham Lincoln the southern aristocracy lost not only the House of Representatives but the presidency as well. Worse, the Republicans were an anti-slavery party. So even if they were somehow able to hold onto the Senate the Republicans in power would challenge the planter elite's supremacy. Break up their fiefdoms. And challenge their power. Something this elite few were willing to fight to prevent. Well, they were willing to have others fight for them. To maintain the social order in the South. Leading to cries about states' rights. And an over-powerful federal government. Despite their having used the power of the federal government to suppress states' rights in the North with the Fugitive Slave Act.
Democrats see Benefits for Blacks as a Necessary Evil to keep them in Power
Most southerners were poor farmers. Who owned no slaves. Yet they rose to fight for states' rights. And to protect the South from northern aggression. At least, that was what the planter elite had them believe. Who sent many of these poor farmers to their deaths in the American Civil War. When it was over approximately 8.6% of the South's population was dead. By comparison World War II killed approximately 405,399 Americans. However, if we had suffered the same death rate as the South did in the American Civil War our World War II dead would have totaled over 12 million. This is what the southern aristocracy was willing to—and did—sacrifice to maintain their power and privilege. Their supremacy over other people. Especially over their black slaves.
Such a feeling of superiority allows you to do some pretty horrible things. Just review the history of Nazi Germany to see some of the atrocities a 'master race' can do. In the post-war South the Democrats did not lose with grace. They resented the martial law in the South after the war. And they hated Republican rule. Protecting their former slaves. Even allowing them to run for government office. It was all too much for the fallen southern aristocracy. To remind people of the proper order of southern society they formed the KKK. And unleashed a terror across the South. Killing their former slaves. And Republicans. To codify their white supremacy the Democrats turned to the legislature. And passed laws to segregate the 'inferior blacks' from their superior selves. Jim Crowe Laws. Separate but equal. With the emphasis on 'separate'. In time pressure grew against the southern Democrats. But they held strong in Congress. Fighting against any civil rights legislation. Including the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Where Democrat Senator Robert Byrd (and former Exalted Cyclops of the KKK) filibustered against the Civil Rights Act for 14 hours and 13 minutes. To keep the blacks segregated from their superior selves.
Things are a lot better these days. But Democrat feelings of superiority die hard. Even though they would have us believe they like blacks today. Despite their past hatred of blacks. And their seething anger of having lost them from their plantations. But they found a way to 'get them back on the plantation'. By making them dependent on government. In exchange for their vote. Which keeps them in power. Back where they believe they belong. And are entitled to be. Because they are a superior people. So benefits for blacks are a necessary evil to Democrats. For they still don't like them. As evidenced by where they live. Where some of the richest Democrats (such as Nancy Pelosi) live in the whitest of neighborhoods. And their apparent racial purification of society. Through the guise of women's rights. The most important thing to women, according to Democrats, is abortion. And they do their best to make abortion readily available. Especially to women of color. Like in New York City. And Mississippi. Where black women are having far more abortions than white women. Making America whiter. More like the neighborhood where Nancy Pelosi lives. And more like the color Democrats have fought to keep America since the Three-Fifths Compromise. The Fugitive Slave Act. Popular Sovereignty. The KKK. And Jim Crowe Laws.
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Last updated June 4th 2020 - Current Release Version is v065
Known issues and areas that need addressing
Project Status
Morrowind main quest, as well as all faction quest lines and miscellaneous quests are finished and debugged. This includes:
Download Links
You need to install BOTH Master File and Resources to play Morroblivion
I. Master File Installer
- Requires Morrowind, Tribunal, and Bloodmoon to be installed.Mirror #1 (Mediafire)
II. Resources
- Includes all assets and some optional mods.Mirror #1 (Mediafire)
Visit official Installation Instructions topic for detailed guide.
Morroblivion Compatibility Patches
Morroblivion is located in separate worldspace and is compatible with (but not affected by) any mods that modify Oblivion, including OOO, MMM, FCOM, Unique Landscapes, Better Cities and others.
Morroblivion is compatible and affected by mods that modify Oblivion game mechanics - combat, magic and stealth.
Current master is NOT compatible with any mod that was created using the original conversion to Morroblivion by the ESP Converter. This includes all early Morroblivion mods.
POTENTIALLY incompatible with any mod that used any previous version of the Morrowind_ob.esm master file.
Additional Information
Starting a New Game with Morrowind_ob.esm active acts as an alternate start mod. Instead of beginning the game in the Imperial City Prison, the game begins in the hold of the Prison Ship in Seyda Neen. Therefore, the Oblivion Main Quest never starts. The World Transport Mod can start the Oblivion Main Quest.
This additional transport mod provides a link between Morrowind and Cyrodiil. This Mod places two ships in Cyrodiil, one in Anvil, one at the Dock just outside the Imperial City Sewers. These can link to two ships in Morrowind, one in Seyda Neen, the other in Ebonheart. Both ships in Morrowind already existed; the two in Cyrodiil were added. When traveling to Seyda Neen, the mod will detect whether or not the player has completed the first stage of the Morrowind Chargen Quest. If not, the player is sent into the hold of the ship. If so, the player is sent to the deck of the ship. This mod can now start the Oblivion Main Quest. When traveling from Morrowind to the Imperial City, a couple of options are given for starting the Oblivion Main Quest, either from the jail cell as normal, or with the Amulet of Kings on the docs, (as if having just left the sewers in Oblivion terms).
If you experience seemingly random crashes (usually in the wilderness) then this is because of Cell Buffer Overrun, NOT something inherently wrong with cell XY. Oblivion was simply not designed to encompass Morrowind and all it's denizens. However, there are several things you can do to reduce the crashes.
1. If you have 4+ Gb of RAM, apply 4Gb patch to Oblivion.exe
This will allow the game to use larger amounts of RAM.
2. Decrease your graphic settings ond\or disable "View Distant Land" under Oblivion options.
3. Use Oblivion Stutter Remover OBSE plugin.
Main data file for Morroblivion, which contains basically everything - landmass, dialogue, quests and so on.
This file is required for Morroblivion to function.Load order: must always be second, right after Oblivion.esm.Morrowind_ob.esp
This file is used for loading the Morroblivion BSA archives and to resolve possible conflicts with other mods.
This file is required for Morroblivion to function.Load order: after mods that change vanilla idle animations (Personality Idles, for example)Note to curious users: this file contains 1 ITM record, which is intentional and is not meant to be cleaned with TES4Edit.Morrowind_ob - UCWUS.esp
Restores proper functionality of enchanted items with "Cast When Used" enchantment.
This file is highly recommended for full Morroblivion experience.Load order: after Morrowind_ob.esp, with other Morroblivion mods. If using together with clothing replacers for Morroblivion, making a Bashed Patch is required.Morrowind_ob - Conversation.esp
Adds original Morrowind voiced lines to NPCs. Recommended for nostalgic feeling :)Load order: after Morrowind_ob.esp, with other Morroblivion mods.Morrowind_ob - MorroblivionTreeReplacer.esp
Replaces default Morrowind trees with Oblivion trees.Load order: after Morrowind_ob.esp, with other Morroblivion mods.Morrowind_ob - Morroblivion Maps.esp
Improves the visual quality of ingame Morrowind map.Load order: after all other Morroblivion mods.


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3/2 ROH 11th Anniversary iPPV Results: Chicago Ridge, Illinois
1. ACH defeated Silas Young, Adam Page, Mike Sydal, Tadarius Thomas & QT Marshall after pinning Silas with Cram for the Exam (Cradle DDT).
2. SCUM (Steve Corino & Jimmy Jacobs) defeated Caprice Coleman & Cedric Alexander with a Gotch-style Spike Piledriver.
3. No Holds Barred: BJ Whitmer defeated Charlie Haas via referee stoppage
4. The American Wolves (Eddie Edwards & Davey Richards) defeated The Forever Hooligans (Rocky Romero & Alex Koslov) with a powerbomb/top rope lung blower combo.
5. 2 out of 3 Falls: Michael Elgin defeated Roderick Strong 2 falls to 1.
6. ROH TV Title: Matt Taven w/Truth Martini defeated Adam Cole (c) to win the title after a pumphandle Mind Trip.
7. ROH Tag Team Titles: redDRagon defeated #DemBoys The Briscoes (c's) to win the titles after Chasing the Dragon (Brainbuster/Head Kick Combo)
8. ROH World Title: Kevin Steen (c) defeated Jay Lethal to retain the title after a Top Rope Brainbuster.
– After the match, a roster-clearing brawl occurred with Jimmy Rave, Cliff Compton, Rhett Titus & Matt Hardy joining SCUM. Steve Corino cuts a promo afterwards saying that EVIL is here and he told them that it would happen. Corino says that Ring of Honor is about to be destroyed thanks to SCUM. SCUM laid out mostly all of the roster and tied them to the ropes with wraps. Kevin Steen, while this all went down, stood there and did nothing. SCUM then tore up the ROH flag into a million pieces. Corino says that tonight, war has been declared and tonight, HONOR HAS DIED!!!


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Elected officials from small towns in Connecticut air grievances on car tax elimination
Elected officials from small towns across Connecticut will travel to the state Capitol on Monday to tell the Finance, Revenue, and Bonding Committee that the elimination of the motor vehicle tax will be detrimental to their communities.
The Office of Fiscal Analysis recently calculated that cities and towns would lose $632.8 million under Gov. Dannel P. Malloy's proposal, which eliminates the car tax for vehicles valued at less than $28,500.
Somers First Selectwoman Lisa Pellegrini plans to tell lawmakers that her town will lose $1.8 million, "leaving no other option but to raise property taxes on business and homeowners."
The plan would exempt 11,481 vehicles in her small community near the Massachusetts border from the tax, but it would also require the town to collect taxes on 619 vehicles that fall outside the exemption.
Woodstock First Selectman Allan Walker Jr. plans to tell lawmakers that 87 percent of the vehicle taxes in his community would be exempt under the governor's proposal.
"This action would necessitate approximately a 2 mill tax increase, which would be detrimental to the Town of Woodstock," Walker said in his written testimony. "Motor vehicles represent 8.97 percent of Woodstock's 2012 Grand List."


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