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Feds Probe FedEx, UPS Over Online Pharmacies' Drug Shipments
SAN FRANCISCO | FedEx and UPS have disclosed they are targets of a federal criminal investigation related to their dealings with online pharmacies, which are at the center of an international crackdown on prescription drug abuse.
The shipping companies made the disclosures in regulatory filings over the last several weeks. FedEx spokesman Patrick Fitzgerald confirmed the probe in a prepared statement and a phone interview Thursday.
The investigation of the country's two largest shippers stems from a blitz against online pharmacies that was launched in 2005. Since then, dozens of arrests have been made, thousands of websites shuttered and tens of millions of dollars and pills seized worldwide as investigators continue to broaden the probe beyond the operators.
Last year, Google Inc. agreed to pay $500 million to settle allegations by the Justice Department that it profited from ads for illegal online pharmacies.
A federal jury on Thursday convicted three men of operating illegal pharmacies that used FedEx Corp. and UPS Inc. to deliver drugs without proper prescriptions. Seven others have been convicted in San Francisco this year.
Fitzgerald said he didn't know if the FedEx investigation was connected to the San Francisco cases, but U.S. Department of Justice investigators based in San Francisco are looking into issues "related to the transportation of packages for online pharmacies." He called the probe "absurd" and said the Memphis, Tenn., company denied any wrongdoing
A spokesman with the U.S. attorney's office in San Francisco declined to comment. A spokesman for Atlanta-based UPS couldn't be reached after business hours Thursday.
UPS disclosed the investigation Nov. 1 in a regulatory filing reporting its quarterly earnings.
"We have received requests for information from the DOJ in the Northern District of California in connection with a criminal investigation relating to the transportation of packages for online pharmacies that may have shipped pharmaceuticals in violation of federal law," the company stated. UPS said it was cooperating with the investigation and is "exploring the possibility of resolving this matter."
FedEx was more defiant. Fitzgerald said the company has no plans to plea bargain with federal officials.
"Settlement is not an option when there is no illegal activity," Fitzgerald said.
Both companies said they were served with grand jury subpoenas between 2007 and 2009. Fitzgerald declined to discuss why FedEx was now disclosing the investigation, but he confirmed that the company is under investigation for allegedly aiding and abetting online pharmacies that illegally ship prescription drugs.
Fitzgerald said the Drug Enforcement Agency has refused FedEx's request for a list of online pharmacies under investigation. Without such a list, Fitzgerald said it's impossible to know which companies are operating illegally.
"We have no interest in violating the privacy of our customers by opening and inspecting their packages in an attempt to determine the legality of the contents," Fitzgerald said.
Associated Press writer Alicia A. Caldwell in Washington contributed to this report.
Copyright 2012 The Associated Press.


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Another Day, Another Gay Demon Exorcism on YouTube
This gay demon exorcism is nowhere nearly as exciting or hilarious as this one, but the interview that follows with the ex-gay exorcist, Prophet Tejanni Campbell, and Bishop Ernest Johnson is riveting, particularly for the following two exchanges:
- At around the 11 minute mark, Johnson notes of the homosexual phenomenon, "I mean, you got pretty women, I mean, fine as Beyoncé, and they're, you know, dykin' it out. So what do you...how do we combat this? What do we do as far as the gospel of Jesus Christ?" Campbell responds, "We draw them with love." For sure. Love and hate speech.
- At 13:19, Campbell estimates that "at least 45 percent" of gays are that way because of molestation. "OK, what about the other 60 percent?" asks Johnson. Perfect
Two more fun facts: Campbell the ex-gay exorcist has six children. I don't believe in conversion therapy, but that's pretty fucking convincing. If he's not actually straight, he's as good as straight at this point. Also, Johnson sources his dreams regarding the irrelevant nature/nurture slash choice/no choice question. "I had a dream one night, and in this dream, the Lord said, 'It's a sin of choice.'"
Why consult science (or actual gay people) when you have perfectly good dreams to base your opinion on? Simple.

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Vanderbilt, Ole Miss meet Sept. 6 on Titans' field
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) – Vanderbilt and Mississippi will play each other Sept. 6 at LP Field, the home of the NFL's Tennessee Titans.
Although the game won't be on Vanderbilt's campus, it's still considered a Vanderbilt home date and will be included in the Commodores' season-ticket package.
Vanderbilt athletic director David Williams said in a release Thursday that "with eight home games, we thought moving this one off campus will further create an electric, bowl-like atmosphere."
This will be the first time Vanderbilt and Mississippi have played each other off campus since a 1966 meeting in Jackson, Miss.
Vanderbilt owns a 2-2 record at LP Field with Music City Bowl victories in 2008 and 2012 plus losses to Tennessee in 2000 and 2002. Mississippi beat Georgia Tech 25-17 in the 2013 Music City Bowl.


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I want to highlight this comment by Mandisa Thomas left on my post "On silencing anger to silence minority voices":
Mandisa Thomas here – the person to whom the Black on Black crime question was directed.
My talk on the day in question was about how the Freethought community can learn from the Hospitality Industry – which was well received by the audience. I touched on my organization briefly, and I did not speak on the problems in the Black community that particular day. So for this woman to come out of left field and ask a question that wasn't related to the subject at hand was not only rude, but it also implied that just because we are an orgainzation that focuses on Blacks that we are supposed to take on such a gigantic problem on our own. It also seemed to imply that I should ONLY be speaking on issues relating to the Black community. She may not have been meaning to come across as insidious or oblivious, but I also don't think she was paying attention to my presentation, or even cared much about the issue at hand. She certainly did not speak with me afterwards to either clarify, or even offer assistance on such efforts. I certainly did not go off on her, but she receives no sympathy from me either.
Bria has my full support with this matter. I also think there should have been a better effort to involve the primary organizer of the convention if JT, Mark, and this woman were truly concerned. This obviously didn't happen, and it is disappointing.
Funny how JT didn't think to mention that in his post. It makes the whole situation even more blatantly racist, and his reaction even more problematic. But seeing that he has already doubled down and is painting my mere disagreement with him as a toxic evil attempt to destroy him, I expect this revelation won't change much either.
It's a sad day when you have the blinders of friendship ripped off.


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Though it is slightly old news, I thought we should announce that we have a new website for UPHPU! The great thing is that it is statically generate, meaning that it is very easy to have anyone contribute. All of the code is up on uphpu-website GitHub repo and you can easily create a fork, make some changes, and submit a pull request.
While the new design looks awesome, I'm still trying to finish all of the little pages across the site. So if you have some time, feel free to hit me up on the IRC channel and ask for any things that need to be done.
Thanks, Justin Carmony
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Written by Brooks Wallace
Ranked as one of the world's most stressful jobs for good reasons, public relations is not for everyone. I often think back to college, wishing someone had explained that because of my strengths and weaknesses, a career in "blank" would be perfect for me. Didn't happen. Here are some tips to figure out if public relations is for you.
You'll find success and enjoyment in public relations if:
1. You're Type A. If you're that student who always takes the lead in group projects because you don't trust anyone else to get the job done, PR is for you. If you put all those type A students from high school or college into an auditorium together, you'd be looking at the next generation of PR professionals. (And a really bossy crowd.)
2. You like to write and have a way with words. If you like writing ad jingles in your head or always have to revise college essays because you wrote too much, PR might be for you. Although much PR writing is formal—press releases, media alerts, proposals, presentations—much is more creative: social media, email pitches to reporters, strategy for a fun PR campaign or stunt. If writing assignments make you cringe, steer clear.
3. News fascinates you. If reading about what's going on in the world is your cup of tea, take a seat at the PR roundtable. PR professionals exult in the thrill of the next news story, viral video, or must-have brand stunt, and how they can get their client in the spotlight.
4. You can talk to anyone. And everyone. Successful public relations professionals easily strike up conversation with strangers. The shy need not apply. So much of the industry, whether it's working with your peers or convincing a new company's leadership team to hire your firm, is about chemistry. If you can't connect with people through communication, this isn't the career path for you. A good PR professional knows that the next new business lead just might come from the person sitting next to her on the train.
5. You're relentless. Public relations demands professionals committed to success. Whether it's determination to get an A in class, land a new job, get your client on CNN or win a new client's business, you relish the thrill of the chase and the gratification of a win. If you're the type who sits back and says, "Hey, we'll just have to see who wins," seek another career. In PR, it's sink or swim.
6. You're organized and detail-oriented. If you write to-do lists and plan, if you read and re-read directions on a class assignment to make sure you're not missing any steps, you'll do well in PR.
7. You're interested in business. Public relations is business. Everything we do improves awareness of our clients' service or product so their businesses succeed. If you place your client's footwear in Harper's Bazaar magazine, you help them sell more shoes. If your startup client is quoted in a Tech Crunch article, it may help them be seen by investors. If you get a celebrity to wear your client's jewelry, it sells out the next day. Yes, we are media professionals, but we're actually businessmen and women.
8. You have thick skin. We all make mistakes. When a public relations professional makes one mistake, his or her job could be on the line. If the mistake is bad enough (an inappropriate tweet, accidentally copying a journalist on a confidential client email, etc.), the agency looks bad. This atmosphere creates high-stress; everyone double- and triple-checks the work. It may lead to an upset manager scolding you or showing you the door. If you have understanding managers or can grin and bear it, and learn from your mistakes, you'll be fine.
9. You're a team player. If you're proud when your team members succeed, you're a good PR candidate. Public relations is riddled with teams-in-house PR teams at companies and teams within PR agencies. If you think there's an "I" in team, look for another job.
10. You don't like doing the same thing every day. Like an emergency room doctor, you never know what to expect. You will never, and I repeat never, have one workday identical to the last. PR isn't for you if you like repetition or dislike change.
How can you learn more? While college PR courses can occasionally be helpful, I highly recommend getting hands-on experience in a PR internship or joining your college's Public Relations Student Society of America (PRSSA) chapter. In the meantime, here's a fun quiz to help determine if you'd like PR and if the industry would like you.
Ready for the challenge?
Guest blogger Brooks Wallace is a senior account executive with Hollywood Public Relations.


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Eat These Foods and Lose Weight
A calorie is a calorie, and cutting them is the best way to lose weight, right? Not so fast. Research shows that eating certain types of foods can rev your metabolism, curb your appetite, and help you lose more weight than others.
The Active Calorie Diet, an eating plan based on this research, explains how some foods take more work to eat so you burn more calories during digestion. In fact, just the act of chewing metabolism boosting foods like fruits, vegetables, whole grains, and lean cuts of meat can increase your calorie burn by up to 30%!
In this diet plan, foods are broken down into four types of "active calories"—chewy foods, hearty foods, energizing foods, and warming foods. Here's how each one encourages your body to burn more calories.
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Chewy Foods
(lean meats, nuts, whole fruits and vegetables) These calories make your body work right off the fork. To maximize the chew factor, choose food in its most "whole" state—apples instead of applesauce, for instance. High-protein foods really are your best ally in the Active Calorie Diet because they take more work to chew and longer to leave your stomach so you take more time eating—and have more time to register that you're full.
Hearty Foods
(fruits, vegetables, brown rice, whole grains and cereals) In addition to being chewy, these Active Calories are packed with fiber, so they take up more room in your belly (compared to other foods with the same number of calories), and leave less room for second helpings. Foods that take more work to chew literally make your mouth work harder (ramping calorie burn by 10%!) and increase the thermic effect of food, the calorie-burn bump we get from eating and digesting any given type of food.
Energizing Foods
(coffee, black and green tea, dark chocolate) You can get metabolism-boosting caffeine in coffee and black tea; just be careful not to load them up with milk, cream, or sugar. Caffeine is a central nervous system stimulant, so your daily java or black tea can boost your metabolism by 5 to 8%—about 80 to 128 calories a day. Green tea doesn't have much caffeine but it does contain catechins, an antioxidant that raises resting metabolism by 4% (about 80 calories a day). Dark chocolate contains both catechins and caffeine, but stick to 1 ounce per day to limit fat and calories.
Warming Foods
(peppers, cinnamon, ginger, garlic, cloves, mustard, vinegar) To fully activate the calories from every meal, add some heat. Dieters taking capsaicin, the chemical that gives peppers their burn, doubled their energy expenditure for several hours after eating, according to a new study from UCLA. Even mild peppers contain compounds that help erase up to 100 calories a day by binding to nerve receptors and sending fat-burning signals to your brain. Cinnamon, cloves, bay leaves, and garlic help, too.
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Following The Active Calorie Diet is easy and doable because you're probably eating many of the foods on a daily basis already. Your meals will consist of mostly Chewy and Hearty foods, plus at least one Energizing or Warming food. You can have a daily snack that contains at least one type of Active Calorie food. Keep your calories to around 1,500 a day and you could lose up to 14 pounds and 4 inches in just 4 weeks.


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Tottenham Hotspur are once more leading the way amongst Premier League football who are helping the underprivileged. Two exciting new initiatives link the club with homeless people and with sport for people with a disability.
Today Spurs announced that they have become a Global Team Football Ambassador for the Special Olympics. It's a bit of mouthful that smacks of being put together over 18 months by 7 committees and three PR firms. Forget the title – there's an uplifting message there if you stop and take a look. The club will support the creation and development of 10 new teams, but at least as important is the underlying message of the enduring power of football to promote respect and inclusion for people with learning disabilities.
Great quote from Ossie, ok, he probably didn't come up with it himself but it's still worth repeating in full:
"For me it is a very special occasion. Tottenham Hotspur and Special Olympics are both very close to my heart and so to see Spurs take on a bigger role globally with Special Olympics is fantastic.
"There are millions of people with learning disabilities and they are often a forgotten group. The partnership will help create opportunities for Special Olympics athletes and transform the way communities and groups think and act in regard to disability."
This follows on the heels of the news that Spurs will sponsor the Indian team at the Homeless World Cup in Milan after donating $100k to the Sport for The Homeless Slum Soccer programme.
It's easy to be cynical about things like these and the founding involvement in the 10:10 environment emissions initiative that I blogged about last week. So I will. The Indian hook-up will generate publicity and flog a few replica shirts.
But even a curmudgeonly sceptic such as myself can see these are good things. The homeless and the support for people with learning difficulties, both causes close to my heart, will do a hell of a lot of good, and full credit to the club's board for taking the lead.
So let's go one step further. Next season, Mr Levy, ditch the Mansion logo and emblazon the name of a charity on the front of our shirts. Take that message around the world, that's how I want the world to see my club. Anyone as long as the logo's not red. Something to look forward to.


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Deval Patrick would allow gasoline taxes to increase
Tolls may be removed from Massachusetts Turnpike
Legislative leaders on Tuesday swiftly rejected Gov. Deval Patrick's call for a change in a transportation bill that would allow gasoline taxes to increase if tolls are removed from the western portion of the Massachusetts Turnpike.
The bill, now on the governor's desk, promises $800 million in new annual revenues for transportation within five years. But the administration contends that the legislation fails to account for the estimated $135 million in revenue that would be lost if tolls west of the Interstate 95 interchange in Weston are eliminated as scheduled on Jan. 1, 2017.
Patrick, at a news conference, said he could not sign the bill in its current form and would return it to lawmakers with an amendment to address the loss of toll revenue.
"It simply says that if and when the tolls come down, the gas tax will go up to make up the difference," the governor said of the amendment, adding that he would also be open to other tax or toll options presented by the Legislature.
Yet the governor had not even finished talking to reporters when House Speaker Robert DeLeo and Senate President Therese Murray issued a joint statement saying the amendment would place too high a burden on taxpayers.
"I strongly disagree with the governor's assessment," DeLeo said. "I will not be supporting the amendment nor will I ask any member to support that amendment."
Patrick said he would not sign the transportation bill into law if lawmakers rejected the amendment or failed to deliver a suitable alternative.
The bill passed both the House and Senate by margins wide enough to overturn a potential veto by the governor, though DeLeo said he could not firmly predict the outcome of any future override vote.
"This is a good piece of legislation, it's a real piece of legislation," DeLeo said of the bill. "It's going to get the job done. It's going to help the Massachusetts' economy."
Asked whether the Legislature's bill was better than no bill at all, Patrick explained that he had already demonstrated his willingness to compromise on his original demand for $1.2 billion in new transportation revenues by the 2018 fiscal year.
"But I cannot accept less than $800 million and further compromise the needs of our transportation system," he said. "And I will not tell people that this bill raises $800 million for transportation when it doesn't."
While the western tolls are not scheduled to come down for three more years, Patrick said action was needed now to assure investors who purchase bonds to finance long-term transportation improvements that revenue would be available to pay off the borrowing. One goal of the transportation bill is to provide resources to embark on projects such as the extension of commuter rail to the South Coast.
The legislation already calls for $500 million in new taxes, including a 3-cent-a-gallon hike in the gasoline tax. Patrick said replacing the tolls would likely add another 3 to 5 cents to the gas tax.
The taxes included in the transportation bill are also needed to balance the $34 billion state budget for the new fiscal year that began Monday. The governor must sign the budget within 10 days, but expressed hope that the dispute with lawmakers would be resolved before that time.
The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority is also awaiting resolution of the Beacon Hill standoff, as the bill includes funds to erase the MBTA's estimated $118 million deficit. Without the money, officials could be forced to launch another round of fare hikes or service cuts.
"We're not pressing the panic button at the MBTA," said Richard Davey, the state's transportation secretary, adding that public hearings would be held before any cuts in service or increases in fares were implemented.
The T raised fares an average of 23 percent last summer when facing a similar deficit.


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'Waltons' actor Ralph Waite dies at age 85
(CNN) -- Veteran character actor Ralph Waite -- who many knew best from his time on "The Waltons," though he also had regular roles in more recent series like "Bones" and "NCIS" -- has died. He was 85.
Ralph Waite appearing in an episode of NCIS. (Photo: Cliff Lipson/CBS via Getty Images)
Waite died on Thursday afternoon at his Palm Desert, Calif., home, according to Steve Gordon, his family accountant. Jane Mead, a representative of the Spirit of the Desert Presbyterian Fellowship that Waite attended regularly, confirmed his death.
According to IMDB.com, Waite was already a Hollywood veteran with parts in movies like "Cool Hand Like" and "Five Easy Pieces," plus TV series such as "Bonanza" when he landed the role of John Walton Sr.
"The Waltons" struck a chord with many viewers during its run from 1972 to 1981, with Waite being a constant on that show as well as in several TV movies to follow.
Waite was twice nominated for an Emmy, first in 1977 for supporting actor in a comedy or drama series for "Roots" and the next year as lead actor in a drama for his Waltons' role.
Waite also tried his hand at politics, running unsuccessfully as a Democrat for a U.S. representative seat that includes Palm Springs -- narrowly losing in 1990 and again in 1998 to Mary Bono, the widow of former congressman and "Sonny and Cher" star Sonny Bono.
These forays didn't stop Waite from continuing his day job, however.
He continued to score regular roles, for instance, on TV shows like "The Mississippi," "Murder One," "Carnivale," "The Practice" and "Grey's Anatomy."
In fact, Waite was busy working right through last year playing recurring characters on not only "Bones" and "NCIS" but also "Days of Our Lives."
Stephan Nathan, "Bones" executive producer, remembered Waites as "a wonderful man."
"A big loss," Nathan tweeted. "RIP."
Pauley Perrette, part of the "NCIS" cast, also tweeted condolences for the man she referred to as Papa Gibbs.
"We love him at NCIS SO much," Perrette said. "So so sad."


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Federal Reserve chair Ben Bernanke took another swing at Social Security and Medicare today, saying yet again that they'll need to be cut to protect our nation's financial health. Based on his record, any roadmap Bernanke lays out for the future is worth following … as long as you hold it up to a mirror first so that it's reversed.
For those of you who prefer equations to words, let me put it this way: BB on SS = BS.
Bernanke's comments about Social Security yesterday weren't just wrong. They were spectacularly wrong. They were as wrong as his comments on housing in 2005, when he denied there was a housing bubble and said that a rapid decline in housing prices was "a pretty unlikely possibility."
They were as wrong as his comments in 2007, when he said "there's a reasonable possibility that we'll see some strengthening in the economy sometime during the middle of the new year" and added that "there's not much indication at this point that subprime mortgage issues have spread into the broader mortgage market, which still seems to be healthy."
They were as wrong as his comments in April of this year, when he said that "my best guess is that economic growth, supported by the Federal Reserve's stimulative monetary policy, will be sufficient to slowly reduce the unemployment rate over the coming year" (a year that's now half over). He added: "If economic conditions improve, as I expect, we should see increased optimism among consumers and greater willingness on the part of banks to lend, which in turn should aid the recovery."
Let's hear a big shout from all those small business owners who are having an easier time getting bank loans. And if there any consumers in the house feeling more optimistic, wave your hands in the air like you just don't care.
Didn't think so …
You'd think a record like that would inject even the most self-confident prognosticator with a little humility. Yet an unfazed Bernanke insists on issuing pronouncements about matters that are well outside his purview as Fed chair.
Bernanke's been on an anti-Social Security tear for some time. He took a run at it, and Medicare, in Congressional testimony last December. The seemingly mild-mannered economist even went so far as to remind Congress that it had the freedom to abolish Medicare and Social Security if it so wished: "[Social Security is] only mandatory until Congress says it's not mandatory," he helpfully observed.
Why go after Social Security? Bernanke quoted bank robber Willie Sutton last December for his answer: "That's where the money is."
Now Bernanke's no Willie Sutton. He's a decent enough guy, by all reports. They even say he drives a Ford Focus, for crying out loud. That's hardly a bankrobber's getaway car. So why is he gunning for Social Security? Ideology, for one thing, along with a massive dose of Washington tribalthink. Yesterday in Providence he once again sounded his klaxon, an alarm that remained deafeningly silent in the runup to the economic collapse, on the issue of entitlements. His stated concern was for future economic problems caused by government debt – although he could neither describe how a crisis might be triggered or draw "a clear bright line" beyond which real troubles might begin.
Never mind. We need to cut entitlements anyway, says Bernanke, and the public will have to "accept some sacrifices." (Man, am I getting tired of comfortably well-off people asking others for "sacrifice." To paraphrase the old religious saying: I met a man who thought he was austere because he drove a Ford Focus, until I met a man with no feet …)
Said Bernanke: "Expectations of large and increasing deficits in the future could inhibit current household and business spending — for example, by reducing confidence in the longer-term prospects for the economy or by increasing uncertainty about future tax burdens and government spending — and thus restrain the recovery.'
You know what's inhibiting spending and restraining the recovery (besides the fact that folks don't have jobs, and the Fed's ignoring its mandate to maintain employment levels)? People keep hearing that their Social Security and Medicare benefits are going to be cut! It's hard to go out and stimulate the economy with part of your paycheck (if you're lucky enough to have one) when times are hard and all you hear is that they'll be taking another piece of your retirement security away.
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Having sunk the economic ship, Bernanke and his fellow-thinkers now want to set it afloat again … by puncturing the liferafts.
One part of Bernanke's assessment isn't completely off-base, at least at first. He cites two long-term trends, an aging population and health care costs, as major contributors to the deficit. There's no question that health care costs are eating the economy alive, and the added government cost of Medicare as more people age will place more and more of that cost burden in the government's hands. So did Bernanke propose a single-payer health care system with the power to reduce the overall cost burden? Or did he explore other ways to restructure the health economy so that it more closely resembles lower-cost European systems?
No. Aside from mass euthanasia for Baby Boomers — an inhumane approach, no matter how sick you are of hearing "Hotel California" — that leaves either massive tax increases or gutting Medicare as the only other options. Guess which way Bernanke's leaning? While he's been uncharacteristically Sphinxlike on the specifics, he thought extending tax cuts would be a good way to maintain a "stimulus." He didn't exclude tax cuts for the wealthy from that statement, a telling omission that flies in the face of most analyses.
So tax increases, while they receive lip service, aren't really called for in the Bernanke approach.
While he had no solutions for health care costs, at least his assessment of the problem was fair. But Bernanke's assessment of Social Security was completely off the mark. When it comes to retirement benefits, he doesn't have a clue "where the money is." Yesterday, for example, he raised the alarm about the ratio of younger adults to retirees: "This year, there are about five individuals between the ages of 20 and 64 for each person aged 65 and older. By 2030, when most of the baby boomers will have retired, this ratio is projected to decline to around 3, and it may subsequently fall yet further as life expectancies continue to increase."
That's wrong. Really, really wrong. There's a lot that could be said about the life expectancy issue and worker/retiree ratios, but for now let's consider this: This wave of coming retirees was equally large when it was contributing to Social Security. That's one of the reasons why the expected shortfall doesn't occur until 2037, and why the program would still be able to contribute 75% of benefits after that (and 100% with a minor fix like lifting the payroll cap).
We'll say it again: Social Security isn't broken. Say it often enough and you might even stimulate a little more consumer spending.
Bernanke's honest, whatever his other flaws. He added: "Overall, the projected fiscal pressures associated with Social Security are considerably smaller than the pressures associated with federal health programs, but they still present a significant challenge to policymakers."
True. Then why fixate on Social Security? First, because the Washington elite finds it easy to stomach the kind of "sacrifice" that benefit cuts would require … of others, especially those who aren't big campaign donors. Second, because there's no political will to raise taxes. Third, because nobody wants to address the real issue: health care costs.
Lastly, and most importantly, because there's a politician/economist orthodoxy on this topic that's truly strange to observe up close. There's a shared a set of folkways and beliefs around the subject of Social Security that DC outsiders can't understand or penetrate. And there's a ritualized aspect to this austerity talk, one that's worthy of ethnological study. It's as if the sacrifice of the elders was an initiation rite for Washington policymakers.
The Beltway Bubble: You can check out any time you like, but you can never leave …
Some headlines today emphasized the fact that Bernanke wants to make these cuts slowly, rather than immediately. Bernanke said the following: "The sooner a plan is established, the longer affected individuals will have to prepare for the necessary changes. Indeed, in the past, long lead times have helped make necessary adjustments less painful and thus politically feasible."
We are not without sympathy, Mr. Bond. We will give you time to put your affairs in order …
Bernanke's comments crystallize a strain of thinking that unfortunately dominates Beltway thinking right now: We can't make drastic cuts immediately but we can schedule future cuts now to demonstrate our "seriousness." This line of thinking says that cuts must be focused on the only area that can be addressed politically: partially repealing the New Deal by reducing Social Security benefits. Presumably it's hoped that this will create the political will, not for tax increases, but for subsequently cutting Medicare and other New Deal programs.
That sort of thinking begins by assuming that current political realities, established by the Right and compliant Democrats, are fixed and unchanging. But the political equation may be shifting: So far, more than 112 members of the House of Representatives have signed a pledge to block any cuts to Social Security.
Does the deficit need to be addressed? Yes — at the right time, after the economy has returned to health. Is the groupthink Bernanke represents the right way to do it? Absolutely not. Health care costs need to be cut. And if you really want to know "where the money is," it's in the pockets of hedge fund managers and other ultra-rich Americans who, according to Beltway lore, will forever remain immune from significant tax hikes. And it's in the pockets of bankers who are enriching themselves by playing games with low-interest money from the Fed — Ben Bernanke's Fed — rather than lending it to get the economy moving again.
Sure, Social Security is where some money is. But that's money that working Americans paid into a trust fund through their payroll taxes, in the expectation that it would be there when they retire. Raiding it would be the act of a bank robber, not a policymaker.
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Jeeves would have approved, for this is the 21st Century equivalent of one's man servant delivering a hand written invite to you on a silver platter.
Except that nowadays Bertie Wooster's right-hand man has been replaced by Steve Job's Apple empire. Welcome to the connected world of Bentley's Mulsanne Executive Interior Concept.
It was inspired by the marque's new CEO, Wolfgang Dürheimer who set his engineers and designers the task of producing the car for the Frankfurt Auto Show back in May.
I got the impression that Phil Holland, who delivered the project, was still slightly in a state of shock at being tasked with such a short timeline. Nevertheless he and his team have delivered an exquisite interior with its hand made pin-striped brown veneer inlays, creamy leather and, for the first time in a Mulsanne, a two-seater rear compartment complete with its own refrigerator and crystal champagne flutes. Jeeves would have approved.
In a leather bound powered shelf hidden in the upper part of the trunk is a 320 GB mini-Mac with 2 MB of RAM and 24 GHz processor plus storage for two sets of headphones or valuables.
Of course the car sits on low volume wheels, while inside my `pinstripe' is referred to as `yachting veneer' with a through console for the first time. There's even a tissue box and the poshest waste bin, ever, in the center section.
Blue tooth and Wi-Fi connect everything and in the console there's a double armrest with stowage for a `phone and a specially commissioned Tibaldi rollerball pen.
For the techy's there's a 15-inch drop down screen in the ceiling and, working with the Rear Seat Entertainment function in the car, there are twin powered picnic tables which come towards the rear seat passengers for easy use of the integrated iPads. And through a dedicated app it's possible to control the lighting and other functions and communication sources such as DVD as well as the integrated entertainment hard drive. But in case that's insufficient entertainment there's also an additional DVD slot between the rear seats.
As a result rear seat passengers can be totally independent in their viewing/entertainment/listening/working environment without disturbing or detracting each other.
Jeeves would be pleased to learn that a cigar lighter is provided but would, perhaps, have been discombobulated by the adjacent USB port.
Bentley has overlaid a secondary electrical and electronic architecture for the communications network over the car's system so the two don't interfere and disrupt each other.
Did I mention Facetime?That's a Skype like link where you can conduct video conference calls while sipping the finest champers from the crystal flutes as you waft along in your chauffeur driven Bentley.
Very Jeeves.
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Mad Men's Betty Draper has never been a very sympathetic character. While we're able to forgive many of Don's transgressions, it's harder to come to terms with Betty's because she's such a charmless, immature, seemingly slight woman of that time.
L.A. Weekly's Ali Trachta sat down with series creator Matthew Weiner to talk about Betty, and what's up with the recently chubs mom of the year.
It would seem, then, that Betty can't win. Never a likable character, she has always elicited audience disapproval, even as the victim of Don's philandering. In the earlier seasons, Weiner observed a hostility toward Betty for being so beautiful and being cheated on. Audiences perceived her as an idiot, he thought, or felt she deserved it somehow. Perhaps had she been "a little dumpier," he says, "there would be a different attitude toward her."
That's an interesting point, but a woman can't really win when she's being cheated on. If she's attractive, people assume it's because she's a withholding ice queen, and if she's not, then the man was just looking for a hotter piece on the side. Except, those excuses are just bullshit — it's because the cheater is a fucking wuss who'd rather live a lie than deal with their life.
Weiner goes on to say that the fat suit won Betty little sympathy, and that gaining weight meant losing her value. "She's lost her job," as Weiner describes it, "which is being beautiful."
Therein lies the richness of the story Weiner is poised to tell through Betty. "What's fascinating is that giving her this blow to her vanity," he explains, "this compulsion, this self-destructive impulse, this physical representation of her unhappiness, really kind of opened up the character."
"She loves Henry," he says, "she has the husband she always wanted. He's secure, he's loyal, he's ambitious, he has a lot of status, she's living in a mansion, her children are going to private school – it's all the things that she wanted because she's very concerned about the outside world." Yet with all her needs supposedly met, Betty is still, as Weiner puts it, "a melancholy dame. What's going on inside her?"
It's precisely this sense of being unfulfilled, caught in between, left behind by a changing world, that Betty must now face. When success for women solely meant being thin, young, beautiful and married, the world made sense to Betty. Now it doesn't. "She has a sense of these rules," Weiner explains, "and people are always breaking these imaginary rules, but she's living by them."
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It'll be interesting to see where they take her when the show returns on April 7 — will Betty descend into further depression and destructive tendencies or will she get with the times? It's also worth noting that Betty's weight gain doesn't make her any less desirable than her personality already does. Sure, she's a little older and a little heavier, but if the woman would get herself together, she could still work it out. She's still got that face and she could rock some sexy fat curves, but who knows if Betty has it in her. I guess the key part is whether or not she can access the internal strength and courage to live in a changing reality, and that's never been Betty's strong suit.
Weiner says Betty "has a big season," coming up — which could mean more screen time or a much fatter Betty Draper — so we'll have to wait and see. Any guesses?


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Whitney v. California
Whitney v. California
No. 3 Argued: October 6, 1925 --- Decided: May 16, 1927
1. This Court acquires no jurisdiction to review the judgment of a state court of last resort on a writ of error unless it affirmatively appears on the face of the record that a federal question constituting an appropriate ground for such review was presented in and expressly or necessarily decided by such state court. P. 360.
2. Where the fact that a federal question was considered and passed upon by the state court does not appear by the record, it may be shown by a certified copy of an order of that court made after the return of the writ of error and brought here as an addition to the record. P. 361.
3. In reviewing the judgment of a state court, this Court will consider only such federal questions as are shown to have been presented to the state court and expressly or necessarily decided by it. P. 362.
4. The question whether the petitioner, who joined and assisted in the organization of a Communist Labor Party contravening the California Criminal Syndicalism Act, did so with knowledge of its unlawful character and purpose, was a mere question of the weight of the evidence, foreclosed by the verdict of guilty approved by the state court, and not a question of the constitutionality of the Act, reviewable by this Court. P. 366.
5. The California Criminal Syndicalism Act, which defines "criminal syndicalism" as
- any doctrine or precept advocating, teaching [p358] or aiding and abetting the commission of crime, sabotage (which word is hereby defined as meaning willful and malicious physical damage or injury to physical property), or unlawful acts of force and violence or unlawful methods of terrorism as a means of accomplishing a change in industrial ownership or control, or effecting any political change,
and declares guilty of a felony any person who
- organizes or assists in organizing, or is or knowingly becomes a member of, any organization, society, group or assemblage of persons organized or assembled to advocate, teach or aid and abet criminal syndicalism,
is sufficiently clear and explicit to satisfy the requirement of due process of law. P. 368.
6. The statute does not violate the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment in penalizing those who advocate a resort to violent and unlawful methods as a means of changing industrial and political conditions while not penalizing those who may advocate a resort to such methods for maintaining such conditions, since the distinction is not arbitrary, but within the discretionary power of the State to direct its legislation against what it deems an evil without covering the whole field of possible abuses. P. 369.
7. Such a statute is not open to objection unless the classification on which it is based is so lacking in any adequate or reasonable basis as to preclude the assumption that it was made in the exercise of the legislative judgment and discretion. P. 369.
8. This Act is not class legislation; it affects all alike, no matter what their business associations or callings, who come within its terms and do the things prohibited. P. 370.
9. Nor is it repugnant to the Due Process Clause as a restraint of the rights of free speech, assembly, and association. P. 371.
10. The determination of the legislature that the acts defined involve such danger to the public peace and security of the State that they should be penalized in the exercise of the police power must be given great weight, and every presumption be indulged in favor of the validity of the statute, which could be declared unconstitutional only if an attempt to exercise arbitrarily and unreasonably the authority vested in the State in the public interest. P. 371.
57 Cal.App. 449; ib., 453, affirmed.
ERROR to a judgment of the District Court of Appeal of California, which affirmed a conviction of the petitioner under the state act against criminal syndicalism. The Supreme Court of California denied a petition for appeal.
On the first hearing in this Court, the writ of error was [p359] dismissed for want of jurisdiction, but later a petition for rehearing was granted. 269 U.S. 530, 538.


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Heyden, Jan van der
Heyden, Jan van der yän vän dər hī´dən [key], 1637–1712, Dutch architectural and landscape painter. He worked chiefly in Amsterdam. His charming pictures of towns, buildings, and public squares are painted with accuracy and precision. He is represented in many leading European collections. The Metropolitan Museum has two of his paintings. Van der Heyden improved the construction of fire engines and was made head of the Amsterdam fire department.
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Congress opposes Punjab's move to sell, mortgage government properties
The Congress Sunday demanded imposition of financial emergency in Punjab while accusing the state government of indulging in selling and mortgaging government properties to run affairs of the debt-ridden state.
State Congress president Pratap Singh Bajwa, in a statement, strongly opposed the "reckless borrowing and sale of public properties by SAD-BJP government to clear its debt, pay salaries of staff and other day-to-day expenses".
Bajwa demanded that the president declare financial emergency in the state.
Terming it as an "unethical and unprofessional practice", he said the Akali Dal-Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government was indulging in a "fraud upon the people of Punjab".
"The Punjab government has already sold properties of Punjab Tourism Corporation at throwaway price to its favourites and has now begun mortgaging the land and buildings owned by Punjab Urban Development Authority (PUDA)," Bajwa alleged.
"What could be more shameful that the PUDA Bhawan in Mohali was also mortgaged for Rs.500 crore. PUDA has been asked to raise Rs.1,000 crore against its properties. The government has also borrowed Rs.3,500 crore from the market by auctioning state development funds," he claimed.
Bajwa said he would take up the issue of sale and mortgaging of government properties in Punjab with the central government and apprise it about the economic mess created by the present government.
He also accused Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal of having lost control over the administration and also shielding corrupt ministers in his cabinet.


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Many of my family members have served in the Armed Forces at one time in their lives. Most of them volunteered to serve their country while at least one that I know personally – was drafted at a time when big swooping changes were occurring throughout the nation.
My great-grandfather, James Emory House, was a member of Company "H" of the 80th Regiment of Ohio Volunteers during the War between the States. He enlisted the day after Christmas in 1861 and was honorable discharged on May 27, 1865. Three and a half years of his 82 years were spent marching through the South. He was engaged in the famous Battle of Vicksburg and Sherman's March to the Sea. At some point in his life, he shook hands with the 16th President of the United States, Abraham Lincoln. During his time at Vicksburghe incurred a stomach illness that disabled him later in life. It is unknown what battle scars he suffered that weren't visible on the outside but ones he possibly lived with in his nightmares for the rest of his life. To read his pension application papers, please go to Civil War Papers on my genealogy website.
My grandfather, Glen Roy Johnson, enlisted in 1918 – just a couple months after his first son was born. He went to Omaha, Nebraska for training as part of the Army Signal Corps. In July 1918, he sailed for France during World War I and the troops were inspected by Gen. John J. Pershing. Glen (or Granddad as we all knew him) was part of the 14th Balloon Squadron where observation balloons were taken 1-3 miles from the front lines to scout for army artillery. The men in the observation basket would telegraph information down the cables to the sentinel on the ground. It was extremely dangerous for an enemy shell could hit the balloon and cause the 38,000 cubic feet of hydrogen to become a raging inferno in an instant. He survived France and was discharged in 1932 as a Private but he won a reserve commission to Quartermaster Corps eight years earlier in 1924 due to his Civilian work at what used to be called Wilbur Wright Field in Dayton, Ohio (now Wright Patterson Air Force Base). When WWII began, he again went into active service with the Army Air Corps which later became the United States Air Force. He served through the Korean War and was released from active duty in the fall of 1953. He retired from the Air Force in 1958 as a Colonel. During his tenure, he spent three years in Weisbaden, Germany as a supply chief. (Photo above left is my grandfather, Glen R. Johnson.)
My father enlisted in the Army Air Corps in November 1939, a mere 5 months after graduating from high school. In August 1942 he was assigned to Reykjavik, Iceland for 15 months as an airplane mechanic for the air transport command. It was in Reykjavik when he first heard the news that Pearl Harbor had been attacked. He returned to his hometown of Coshocton, Ohio on December 1, 1943 as a Staff Sergeant. Between that time and 1953, he was stationed in Milwaukee and Great Falls, Montana. Then he was assigned to Japan for three years and after two years back in the states in Columbus, Ohio as a recruiter, he went back to Tachikawa AFB in Japan for another three years. While in Japan he was assigned to the 6400th Transportation Squadron. Upon returning to the states after the last tour, he was stationed at Tyndall AFB outside of Panama City, Florida where he retired from the Air Force after 20 years of military service. (Photo at left is my Dad in uniform.)
My uncle, Norman Amore, entered the Army in December 1942 and was shipped overseas in March 1944. In Germany his platoon leader was mortally wounded by enemy artillery fire, and Norman, calmly removed his wounded crew member to a station to be treated. For that brave act, he received the Bronze Star. (Photo at left is my Uncle Norman Amore receiving the Bronze Star.)
My father's two oldest brothers, Gail and Paul Amore, also served in the military. (Photo at left is my Uncle Gail and my Grandfather, Lloyd Amore.)
Three of my first cousins and a brother-in-law served in the Vietnam War. Luckily, all four men returned home. What they saw, I do not know.
I am thankful that my relatives all came back from Wars and military service alive and in one piece. These men served their nation honorably and bravely – never knowing what the next set of orders would send them. They are heroes by being ready to defend our freedoms. Freedoms that so many take for granted and so many in other countries struggle to attain. These brave men and women who put on a military uniform, a police uniform or a firefighter's suit each and every day to keep us safe – whether it's from evil half a world away, down the block or that out of control fire in our garage – they are heroes and if not for them, we may not know the freedoms and happiness we have today.
As Memorial Day approaches, please stop and thank every hero you see. Stop in at your local police or fire station to thank them. Send cards and letters to the men and women around the world stationed far away from loved ones to say thank you. Write a moving tribute about your hero. Place flowers and flags on the graves of those who served. Attend a parade, stand when the flag goes by and place your hand over your heart in honor of those who've helped keep us free. And never, ever forget


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The irony of Hugh Carey's brilliant success as New York's 51st governor is that he came into office hoping to govern as a traditional liberal Democrat but then transformed himself into a national model of fiscal conservatism as he sought to clean up a massive Republican mess.
Not only did Carey have the guts, tenacity and intelligence in 1975 to quickly recognize the imminent danger to the state left by the profligate tenures of Gov. Nelson Rockefeller and Mayor John Lindsay, he had the wisdom to assemble the last great team of fiscal and government managers at the Capitol to tackle the enormous problems.
He also brought into the process the top leadership of the New York City municipal unions, making them part of what became the successful effort to bail out a bankrupt city while preventing the state from becoming awash in red ink as well.
As a reporter for The Post as well as the Albany Times-Union, I covered much of Hugh Carey's first term in office and all of his second. One thing that stood out the most during those tense and dangerous times was that no matter how big the accomplishments and the egos of those working for Carey — people like David Burke, Peter Goldmark, Judah Gribetz, Richard Ravitch, Felix Rohatyn and Robert Morgado — they all treated "Hughey" with a respect, deference and even awe that was borne of his recognized brilliance, and his extraordinary commitment to saving the state.
It was under Carey that the state created Big Mac and the Emergency Financial Control Board that not only staved off city bankruptcy but set the city on a course of open and honest bookkeeping that prevented the city's spendthrift politicians from putting New York in harm's way again.
And it was under Carey that the state became more sensitive than it had ever been to the dangers of Rockefeller's irresponsible "moral obligation" borrowing and moved to reform its finances along the lines of "generally accepted accounting principals," or GAAP, an acronym that became a buzzword for sound finances during Carey's early years.
While Carey was successful in making sure the city would avoid future crises, he failed to win the sweeping state fiscal reforms that could have avoided the embarrassing chaos that came to define Albany in the post -Carey years, with its chronically late and irresponsibly unbalanced budgets.
One of the most striking things for journalists who covered the Carey years and then went on to cover future governors was to see how men such as George Pataki and David Paterson all but abandoned what had been learned at such great cost during the fiscal crisis.
Albany, however, may finally be on the road to improvement, thanks to an early decision Carey made just after taking office in 1975: As his secretary of state, he picked a then-failed candidate for lieutenant governor — Mario Cuomo, whom Carey then tapped to be his running mate for lieutenant governor in 1978.
At Mario's side was his young and promising son Andrew, then a mere law student but also a student of Carey's governing techniques — especially his use of disparate coalitions to achieve politically difficult compromises. The current Gov. Cuomo (who also learned a good deal about successes and failures in governing during his father's three terms as governor) this year closed a projected $10 billion budget gap without raising taxes and fees and won passage of a historic gay-marriage bill that required a coalition with Republicans to achieve.
Many members of Carey's famously large family backed Andrew Cuomo for governor last year, convinced that the son of their father's onetime lieutenant governor was the best man to carry on their father's impressive legacy.
Post State Editor Fredric U. Dicker has covered the state Capitol for over 30 years.


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Microsoft's Kinect had a rapid ascent and slow, sputtering demise — it was an inelegant end, as the company couldn't find a permanent spot for the once revolutionary accessory. Now Microsoft is finally ready to put the final nail in that coffin.
Kinect creator Alex Kipman and Xbox GM Matthew Lapsen told Fast Co. that the company is finally end-of-lifing the peripheral, after a few years of taking the pedal off the gas. We've since confirmed the move with Microsoft.
It's not for lack of trying, of course. After a debuting the 3D camera for the Xbox 360, the company started shipping the Kinect with its new Xbox One — but ultimately backed down making it mandatory part of the purchase. Ultimately, gamers seemed to prefer a more traditional game pad experience. As Nintendo can tell you, these sorts of activity-based gaming trends tend to regress back to the mean after a while.
Of course, that's not to say the Kinect wasn't a rousing success in its time. The device was truly revolutionary when it debuted in 2010, and all told, the company managed to move around 35 million units. The product's depth sensing and voice recognition ushered in a new era of interactive gaming, going well beyond what Nintendo had managed with its Wiimotes, four years prior.
The power of the Kinect also extended well beyond the console. It was a relatively cheap and accessible and became a favorite of the DIY community, spawning a sub-genre of Kinect hacks. For a while, the things were popping up in the most unexpected places. Over the years I've visited a number of universities that have used them for everything from 3D scanning to robotic vision. In 2012, I took a trip the set of Laika's stop motion film, ParaNorman, where one was being used for production.
So, pour one out for the bygone peripheral, but don't mourn it too much. The Kinect was just too good to kill off completely. Depth sensing has made its way onto a number of devices in the meantime, from Project Tango to the iPhone X, and Microsoft is also utilizing the tech it built for current and future products.
"Manufacturing for Kinect for Xbox One has ended but it is not the end of the journey for the technology," a spokesperson told TechCrunch. "Kinect continues to delight tens of millions of Xbox owners and Kinect innovations live on in Xbox One, Windows 10, Cortana, Windows Holographic and future technologies."


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by Rick Steves
Italy has more ofEurope's cultural heritage than any other country — and the Italians are doing a fine job of sharing it with their visitors. Here is the latest, gleaned from my guidebook research for 2013:
Rome has made visiting the Vatican Museum easier. You can often buy same-day, skip-the-line tickets from the tourist-information office in St. Peter's Square; it'll cost the same price you'd pay if you had reserved online (15-euro ticket plus 4-euro reservation fee).
Massive crowds line up to see Florence's cathedral — the Duomo — which is free to enter. Here's how to skip the line: If you're already planning to visit the cathedral-related sights — the Duomo Museum, Baptistery, and Campanile — that require a combo-ticket to see, buy your ticket first at the less-crowded museum. You're allowed to use it to enter through the cathedral's exit, bypassing the lines at the front door.
Florence's Uffizi Gallery is still undergoing a massive, years-long renovation that bodes well for travelers. Although a few rooms are off-limits, many more rooms have been opened to the public, such as the Caravaggio Rooms and the new "Foreign Painters Section," featuring mostly Dutch/Flemish painters (including Rembrandt) with some Spanish and French artists.
Also in Florence, Lorenzo Ghiberti's Renaissance-era Baptistery doors — featuring the original 10 bronze panels from the "Gates of Paradise" (1425 to 1452) — have been newly restored and are now back on display at theDuomo Museum.
From April through September, Florence's best late-hours sightseeing is at the Palazzo Vecchio, the fortified palace where the Medicis ruled. The sight generally stays open until midnight. Also, the Palazzo Vecchio's tower has reopened to visitors, providing a great cityscape view.
Florence's Galileo Science Museum, which was recently renovated, has rearranged and dramatically updated its exhibits. Engaging video screens (in English) have been added to many rooms to help illustrate inventions and scientific principles.
In Venice, the Accademia, which is known for its great collection of Venetian Renaissance art, is open but still in a constant state of disarray, with a major expansion and renovation dragging on for years. The locations of paintings isn't yet set. The upside is that crowds have died down, so there's no longer a need to reserve a ticket in advance.
To make the most of cruising Venice's Grand Canal on a public vaporetto (water bus), catch the boat at Piazzale Roma (just before the crowded train-station stop), where you'll have your choice of seats. A few boats have seats in the bow with great views; make a beeline for these.
Formerly presented every other year, the Venice Biennale — a world-class, contemporary fair — is now an annual event. It alternates between visual art in odd years and architecture in even years. The exhibition spreads over the Arsenale and Giardini park, and usually runs from June through November.
In Naples, it's no longer necessary to make an appointment to see the Archaeological Museum's Secret Room, with its assortment of erotic frescoes, pottery and statues that once decorated bedrooms and brothels at Pompeii and Herculaneum.
The Cinque Terre, Italy's picturesque Riviera, is back to normal after two of its towns were badly damaged in a flood in the fall of 2011. The towns and nearly all the trails of the region are once again ready for prime time. A handy (but pricey) new parking garage has opened at nearby La Spezia's train station, making it easier and safer for day-trippers to leave their cars and hop the train to the Cinque Terre.
In fashion-forward Milan, travelers can now visit the high-end concept store called Excelsior in the Galleria del Corso, which feels more like a design museum than a retail store. A conveyor belt carries shoppers from level to colorful level to the beat of pulsing music, passing electronic art installations on the way. Even if you can't afford the $1,000 shirts, you might enjoy the basement food hall with its good food at reasonable prices.
To generate funds during a time of economic uncertainty, more and more cities — such as Venice, Florence, Padua and Rome — are levying a tax on hotel rooms. Tourists must pay the tax in cash at checkout. It varies from 1 euro to 5 euros per person, per night, and is based on how many stars the hotel has under the government rating system.
While the Italian economy remains unpredictable, you're guaranteed to have a memorable trip in 2013. The Italian zest for life is as timeless as its ancient monuments. Go with an eye open to both the Italy of the past and the Italy of the present.


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FILLMORE, UTAH – [Guest Bloggers Tricia Hall and Will Cary]
We arrived at the field site at 9:30am with the sun already beating down on the lava fields, which are the convenient color of black. Dr. Pollock, Whitney, and Kevin parted with the rest of the group to accumulate more xenolith samples for Kevin's project. Their group was able to stay close to the cinder cone. This was not the case for the unfortunate followers of Matt Peppers, who had to make long treks across the lava flows.
Team Hot Water (Matt Peppers and followers) started by locating Chubman, the loveable fissure, and set out to track it north. We worked as rapidly as possible in the hope of retiring early from the heat of the day. As we followed the noble Chubman, we found several anastomosing gaping fissures. Some shows some displacement, which was measured by receiving third degree burns from the hot basalt.
A quick break for lunch under an intense sun left us short of water. We then tried to follow the fissure system to the mapped fault. We ran into an area where basalt debris made it nearly impossible to follow the system farther. We made our way to the fault scarp nearby and measured jointing to help determine the nature of the faulting. After the tracking was done, we quickly measured a monocline along the west margin of the black flow before heading back, our water bottles empty.
Team Sandstone (Kevin and followers) travelled around Miter crater attempting to find samples not previously collected. Kevin began the day with 18 samples and ended with 28 samples, which mean copious amounts of lab work for the young chap. STOP…Hammer time was revamped in an hour-long effort by Kevin Silver to dislodge the xenolith, affectionately named Neopolitan, from the resilient host rock. He did not succeed and resorted to smashing the xenolith with both a hammer and a mallet to analyze the pieces in the lab.


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Suicide by carbon monoxide prompts evacuation of Randolph apartments
RANDOLPH – The note on the door said 'Do not enter. Call poison control.'
That was what Keith McGrory saw when he discovered a resident had died from suicide by carbon monoxide poisoning in an apartment in Randolph Thursday morning.
Authorities found a 64-year-old man dead in his bathroom with two charcoal hibachis sitting in the bathtub.
McGrory didn't open the door and called police and then began knocking on residents' doors telling them to evacuate the building. A Tier 2 hazardous material unit was called in to respond.
The 61-year-old maintenance worker at the Westminster Arms apartment complex at 45 West St., had been working on cleaning the gutters around 7 a.m., when he noticed a strong odor coming from the third-floor apartment. Neighbors had been complaining about a strange smell in the days prior and seeing mice in the building.
After knocking on the front door of apartment 2C and not getting a response, McGrory said he took a ladder to the balcony, climbed up and entered through a sliding glass door.
"I went into his apartment and looked in his bedroom and there was nothing there. Then I went to the bathroom door and there was a sign saying 'Do not enter. Call poison control,' " he said.
Authorities initially believed the victim might have killed himself by use of chemicals. It was later announced by state fire officials that the incident was a suicide by carbon monoxide poisoning.
"This (Thursday) morning's case was not a chemical suicide, but rather appears to be suicide by CO poisoning," Department of Fire Service spokeswoman Jennifer Mieth said.
"Detectives observed what appear to be multiple charcoal fires in metal containers that had long since burned out," said David Traub, spokesman for the Norfolk County District Attorney's office. "The bathroom where the victim was found showed indications of being sealed and secured from the inside. Charcoal briquettes burning indoors have been known to produce fatal levels of carbon monoxide."
Traub said the death did not appear to involve foul play. Neighbors said the victim mostly kept to himself.
"He didn't really talk to too many people. But we always saw each other in the hallways so we would have conversations from time to time," said Shawn Davis, 28, who lived across the hall. "He told me he lost his job about four months ago. That was the last time I talked to him. I haven't seen him in months and I was putting mail in front of his door because they were putting it in my mailbox."
McGrory said the victim had his car repossessed two weeks ago and he was depressed.
Earlier this week residents began complaining of an odor in the building. "We thought it was a drain problem. We had the drain company coming. We had to call them and tell them not to come," McGrory said.
Davis said he began seeing mice in his apartment on Monday, which was unusual. "There's been mice in the apartment and we didn't know where that was coming from. There was mice in everybody's apartment," said Davis.
Another neighbor, Louise So, said she and the victim would exchange pleasantries when they saw each other in the building.
"The past couple days it smelled like old garbage. I thought it was the bathroom pipes," So said. "He's my neighbor. Every time I passed by he would say 'Hi.' He was a nice guy."
Traub said people in the area and neighbors were not in any danger. Fire officials said the residents would return to their homes once their investigation was complete.
In 2007, a woman living in a Westminster Arms apartment drowned in the complex's swimming pool. Davida Sandler, 53, died from what authorities at the time called an accidental drowning.
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A research facility accumulated small explosive scraps remaining from its experiments. The scraps were ultimately detonated in the same manner as the explosives were detonated in the research activities. The detonation of the scraps did not constitute treatment of hazardous waste, and the facility fee did not therefore apply.
In the Matter of the Petitions for Redetermination Under the Hazardous Substances Tax Law of SRI INTERNATIONAL Petitioner
For Petitioner: Mr. H. Kruth General Counsel
For Department of Toxic Substances Control: Derek Van Hoorn Staff Counsel
For Department of Special Taxes and Operations, State Board of Equalization: Janet Vining Tax Counsel
This Decision considers the merits of petitions for redetermination, filed pursuant to Revenue and Taxation Code Section 43301, of a hazardous waste facility fee, imposed by Health and Safety Code Section 25205.2, for fiscal years 1987–88, 1988–89, 1989–90 and 1990–91. The Board heard the petitions for redetermination on October 2, 1992, in Sacramento, California, and took the matter under submission. The Board redetermined the matter on December 3, 1992, and issued notices of redetermination to Petitioner on January 25, 1993.
The issue before us is whether a research facility that accumulates small explosive scraps from its experiments, and then detonates those scraps in the same manner as it conducts its regular experiments, is subject to the facility fee imposed in Health and Safety Code Section 25205.2. We hold that it is not.
Petitioner conducts research for federal agencies and operates a test site where it conducts shock physics experiments involving explosive materials. Prior to 1988, Petitioner accumulated the small, odd-shaped pieces of explosives left after an experiment, and detonated them in small quantities. These detonations were carried out in essentially the same manner as Petitioner's detonations for experimental purposes. In May of 1988, Petitioner redesigned its operations so that it could utilize the scraps in the experiments.
In a Decision and Recommendation dated December 31, 1991, Appeals Attorney H. L. Cohen found that the Department of Toxic Substances Control had determined that the scraps were hazardous waste. He also found that the detonation of the scraps constituted the treatment of hazardous waste. The Appeals Attorney concluded that Petitioner was subject to the facility fee as a treatment facility for fiscal years 1987–88 and 1988–89.
However, the Appeals Attorney also found that Petitioner was not subject to the facility fee for the subsequent fiscal years, since, in 1988, it ceased treating the explosive scraps and instead incorporated them into ongoing experiments. Under the unique circumstances of this case, no further activities were required to complete the closure of the treatment facility and, thus, no additional facility fee could be imposed.
We need not address the Appeals Attorney's conclusion regarding the closure of Petitioner's treatment operation, since we find that Petitioner's accumulation of small explosive scraps from its experiments, and detonation of those scraps in the same manner as Petitioner conducted its regular experiments, did not constitute the treatment of hazardous waste. We therefore conclude that Petitioner was not liable for the facility fee in any of the fiscal years at issue.
For the reasons set forth in this Decision, the petitions for redetermination are granted.
Adopted at Torrance, California, this 8th day of September, 1993.
Brad Sherman, Chairman
Matthew K. Fong, Member
Ernest J. Dronenburg, Jr., Member
Windie Scott, Member
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Smart money management is about more than understanding the math. That part is simple: Spend less than you earn, and invest early and often so compounding will make you rich when you're old.
The numbers aren't difficult, but the psychological and emotional hurdles that prevent most people from achieving their financial dreams are. It doesn't have to be that way if you can stay on the right side of the mental issues surrounding your nest egg. Consider this list a mental reset button on your financial psyche.
There are no secrets. The basics of wealth building have been well-documented for centuries. Stop searching for shortcuts and secrets; focus instead on the simple things your parents and grandparents taught you, such as not to spend more money than you make. (If you need a place to start, pick up George S. Clason's The Richest Man in Babylon, first published in 1926.)
Happiness comes from managing expectations. You won't find contentment by working harder to buy more stuff, because there's always more stuff to be had. Escaping the trap is simple: Learn to be satisfied with what you have.
You can have anything you want but not everything you want. Cut expenses ruthlessly on the things that don't matter so you can spend lavishly on the things that do. Love antique airplanes? Great. Don't care so much about cars? Don't overspend there.
Automate everything. When it comes to saving and investing, you are your own worst enemy. So remove yourself from the equation. Automate your savings, bill payments and investments. You'll save time and hassle--and be less inclined to impulsively spend your retirement savings on a hot tub.
Perfect is the enemy of good enough. Too often we fail to act because we're searching for the absolute, surefire way to invest or save. We do nothing instead. But action cures fear, and a decent or simply good outcome is always better than nothing.
Don't make excuses. Don't blame the president, your ex or your business partners for your financial situation. Your circumstances might not be entirely your fault, but they are your responsibility.
Nobody cares more about your money than you do, so don't wait for someone else to tell you how to save or invest or get out of debt. You have the guts and the brains to run your own business. Do the same with your checkbook.
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I saw a thing about the Second Amendment lately where someone was trying to say we had to be true to what the Founding Fathers intended. Why? That's the religious view of scripture right there. The Founding Fathers were not infallible. Their intentions may have been completely wrong. Or, more pointedly, their intentions may have been right but right for their time, not ours.Statements like this are human idiocy at its worst and lowest and most idiotic.
You don't fuck with the Bill of Rights. And if you don't understand that, then you deserve to be enslaved. Literally. But you won't be. Why? Because most people have more sense than Brad Warner and realize that fundamental human rights are not a matter of "what is right for the times."
It really is a shame, in the literal sense that it is something that Americans should be ashamed of, that we had to wait almost another century after the first 10 Amendments before the 13th, 14th and 15th Amendments were finally added to the Constitution to abolish the evil of slavery.
But as shameful as that is, it is even more shameful when any American today insists on looking at the Bill of Rights through the shit-colored lenses of moral relativism.
It is true that those who wrote the Bill of Rights were human beings, and, therefore, far from perfect. But they knew what the fuck they were talking about when they wrote the second amendment. These were people who had fought for their freedom (our freedom), arms in hand. And for that matter, those later Amendments that finally abolished slavery did not come about as a result of nonviolent protests and community dialoguing sessions, either.
Today of all days it is a time to celebrate the rights that are guaranteed in our Constitution, the Bill of Rights, and those other Amendments, especially the ones numbered 13, 14, and 15. Enshrined in the 14th Amendment are some sacred words now commonly referred to as "the equal protection clause":
All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside. No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws.Those words provided the solid basis for Judge Vaughn Walker's historic ruling striking down California's ban on gay marriage.
Right and wrong do not change over time. It is true that at any given time, our understanding of right and wrong is woefully limited. But when the clouds part and we are able to catch a glimpse, what we see is true, and that truth is not some cultural construct to be revisited, re-evaluated and deconstructed later on.
In the interests of full disclosure I am, among other things, something of a Zen Buddhist myself. In fact, the particular Zen tradition that I am part of traces itself back to the great 16th century Korean Zen Master, Sosan Taesa (aka Cheongheo Hyujeong) -- who is most famous for organizing a guerilla army composed of Buddhist monks to defend Korea against the invasion by Japan in 1592.
The last fucking thing that American Buddhism needs is morons applying new-agey bullshit relativistic "reasoning" masquerading as Dharma, to basic issues of fundamental rights and freedoms.
Otherwise, I do not have any strong feelings about that subject.


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I recently got a pink slip and have been going thru all of the lod games and one of them that I for what ever reason never installed was Arx.
I'm a noob but having a ball with Far Cry and even getting pretty good with crysis but this puzzle game is driving me up a wall I have gotten down to the big white worm and huge spider, seen the snake ladies and tried to get thru a purple curtain and of course the wall that I cant get past.
How do you get the two brothers to trade? I have enough gold for an invisible potion but they keep refering me to each other, and the land and water trols , do you whack one or the other?
Any help would be really appreciated. Jim.
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This yellowed newspaper announcement was carefully preserved by a relative, and sent to me when they cleaned out their clutter. Fortunately. My parents divorced when I was a young adult, and their wedding momentos became casualties of the fight. I am grateful to pack rats who unload their goodies to subsequent generations of pack rats. And to those of you who are divorced, a tiny plea to preserve memories of your relationship's beginnings. Someday your children and grandchildren will want to see where they came from.
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Great one Kay! Thanks.
What a fine memento, Kay! And a thought-provoking message. Roses and ferns, linen and rhinestones, and total family involvement. A whiff of the past.
Tom and Lucia and Tim and I will give Thanks at Carey's house this year. Tim noticed that Carol's family will be out of town and asked me to ask Carey if we could extend the invitation to include her. Aren't we growing up nicely?


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VANCOUVER – Lululemon Athletica Inc. shares are down more than seven per cent in early going following fourth-quarter earnings projections from the clothing retailer.
The Vancouver-based company (TSX:LLL) expects sales to be at the high end of its guidance and earnings will be better than the company expected.
However, Lululemon's updated sales guidance missed analyst estimates by several million dollars — adding weight to concerns that its growth is slowing.
Lululemon stock was down $5.08, or 7.14 per cent, to $66.09 in early trading on the Toronto Stock Exchange.
On Monday, the retailer said revenue for the key holiday quarter will be near the $475 million to $480 million previously forecast, based on a same-store sales percentage increase in the high single digits on a constant-dollar basis.
The retailer also said it now expects diluted earnings per share of 74 cents for the quarter ending Feb. 3. That compared with earlier guidance of between 71 and 73 cents per share.
The updated guidance compared with an average analyst estimate for 74 cents per share in earnings, according to data compiled by Thomson Reuters. But analysts had estimated $488.1 million in sales revenue.
Lululemon chief executive Christine Day said the results came as the calendar compressed holiday shopping patterns into a couple of key weeks.
"We are also pleased that our gross margin is running slightly ahead of plan and that we are entering 2013 in a clean inventory position," Day said in a statement.
"Along with our new back-to-gym product, we are beginning to flow a beautiful new spring assortment into our stores this week and look forward to introducing new innovation and function to our guests in 2013."
The high single-digit percentage same-store sales growth for the company's fourth quarter compares with 18 per cent comparable-store sales growth in the third quarter.
Earlier this month, Credit Suisse downgraded Lululemon's rating to "neutral" from sector "outperform" citing a likely slowdown in same-store sales momentum and the risk of further margin pressure.
Credit Suisse said it expected further slowing in 2013, especially at "mature" stores in Canada, which comprise 59 per cent of the chain's total sales and have already seen a slowdown in growth.