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If country singer-songwriter Kenny Rogers needs some fodder for an upcoming song he should look no further than his own woes trying to unload his ridiculously lavish Georgia resort. Rogers' Polynesian-inspired home was set to head to public auction last week, but he apparently avoided a bidding war when he sold the property for $2.25 million, reports the Associated Press.
Rogers' lavish property (he custom built the home in 2009) was to go to the highest bidder through "absolute auction," meaning that there is no reserve or minimum. And perhaps most intriguing is that the sale price includes everything in the home--the furniture, go-karts, the works.
The undisclosed buyer is getting a boat load of fun amenities in Rogers' former pad in addition to all of the furnishings. The 5,600-square-foot spread features five bedrooms, 5.5 baths, a heated pool, fenced horse pasture, trampoline, zip line, and an eight-acre lake stocked with bass.

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On Thursday morning, Rockefeller Center workers revved up their chain saws and began cutting into the base of the 72-foot Norway spruce just after 9 a.m. in Newburgh, N.Y.
NEWBURGH, N.Y. — Shirley Figueroa was skeptical when the previous owner of the home she moved into almost two years ago said Rockefeller Center might be interested in using the 72-foot Norway spruce in the yard for its Christmas tree.
"I thought it was just a joke," Figueroa said, one perpetrated by her spouse, Lissette Gutierrez.
At their previous home, Figueroa had tended to another evergreen, thinking it might one day be tall enough and full enough to become the Rockefeller Center tree. She had to leave it behind when they moved.
This year, she found out it was no joke. In fact, Rockefeller Center head gardener Erik Pauze had his eye on the tree on Route 32 since 2011.
On Thursday morning, with town residents and officials and local and New York City media watching, photographing and filming, Rockefeller Center workers revved up their chain saws and began cutting into the base of the spruce just after 9 a.m.
In four minutes, it was all over. The crowd cheered as a giant crane hoisted the tree across the yard to a flatbed, where it was laid down and fastened for its journey to Rockefeller Center.
One news crew employed a drone to get a bird's-eye view of the proceedings.
It was an emotional moment for Gutierrez.
"I was a little more hesitant to let it go," she said. It would leave a big, empty space in the yard. But Figueroa was an enthusiastic "yes," and in the end, they agreed to let Rockefeller Center have the tree.
"I'm sad to see it go, but I'm happy that it's going there," Gutierrez said.
Both women are New York City natives — Figueroa from the Bronx, Gutierrez from Brooklyn — but Figueroa has been a more regular visitor to Rockefeller Center at Christmastime, going back to when she was 12 years old and in sixth grade.
"I still go down almost every year," said Figueroa, 49. "I think I've only missed twice since I reached adulthood."
Gutierrez has only seen a few of the past trees in person. This year, though, they'll both be there, before and after it's lit.
On Saturday, when a crew installs the tree in its location above the fountain in Rockefeller Center's plaza, Figueroa and Gutierrez will have the privilege of wielding sledgehammers to help drive a spike into the tree's base.
They'll also be there when the tree is officially lit for the first time, on Nov. 28, the Wednesday after Thanksgiving, in a nationally televised, three-hour ceremony on NBC.
Figueroa on Thursday tried to imagine how that moment will feel.
"I'm going to be so emotional," Figueroa said. "Never in a million years did I think this would really happen."
Michael Randall is a reporter for the Middletown (N.Y.) Times Herald-Record.


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We are told, with good reason, that the current pension system for public workers in California is unsustainable. But many of the reforms may be unsustainable too.
That, sadly, is true of the plan offered Thursday by Gov. Jerry Brown.
Brown's plan has many good ideas in it, including raising the retirement age for workers who want to receive full benefits (a change that a 73-year-old governor is in a strong position to make) and curbing some abuses in the current system.
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But there's a problem at its core: Brown's plan – like most other pension reforms in California – would create a two-tiered pension system.
Which is to say: the current system remains in place for current retirees and employees (albeit with requirements that current employees contribute more to their pensions). But a new, less generous system is put in place for new employees.
These two-tiered systems are seen as legally necessary, since there are enormous legal obstacles to taking away a pension benefit that has already been promised to a current worker.
Many would-be reformers have concluded that the only possible approach is to stick to reducing the benefits of people who haven't been hired yet.
The trouble is that fashioning a proposal to meet this legal reality undermines the entire reform. How's that?
Because two-tiered systems don't save much money and they don't last.
As Mark Paul and Micah Weinberg have pointed out, a reform that gets all its savings from new workers doesn't produce much in savings in an era when governments aren't hiring many new workers. And, as a structural matter, two-tiered systems are unstable.
It's human nature.
People are dissatisfied when they work in the same office in the same job but receive vastly different benefits packages. Eventually, when the economy improves and governments have more revenues, the second tier disappears and everyone is given the same thing.
If you don't think that will happen, all you have to do is look at recent California history. Early '90s pension reforms created a two-tier pension system, but by the end of the decade, the economy had improved and the two tiers became one. The same thing has happened in other places that have tried two-tiered systems.
While it is much more difficult, the better way is to enter into negotiations and pressure labor – relentlessly – to accept cuts in benefits for current workers so that new workers can enter the same system. The advantage? Savings from this kind of reform, unlike the two-tiered reform proposals we're seeing, are likely to last.
And if the current system is redesigned to save money and be sustainable, private workers and employers should be allowed to participate as well.
More on Pension Reform:
Can Brown Deliver on Pension Reform?
Let us know what you think. Comment below, send us your thoughts via Twitter @PropZero or add your comment to our Facebook page.


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It was only fitting that Cotton Owens was inducted into the NASCAR Hall of Fame by David Pearson, the driver who won him a championship and was a devoted friend long after their racing careers ended.
Pearson, a member of the second class for the Hall, inducted former driver and car owner Owens in Friday night's ceremony. Owens died at 88 in June, weeks after learning he had been voted into the Hall's fourth class.
His inclusion was pushed for by both Pearson and Bud Moore, a member of the inaugural class. The two were among Owens' closest friends and the three were nearly inseparable around Spartanburg, S.C.
"He was a good guy, and my friend, and one of the best friends I had," Pearson said. "Every Sunday after church I'd go pick him up, been that way for years. Everybody thought when we were split up we were mad at each other."
Pearson won 27 races driving for Owens, as well as the 1966 championship.
Owens won nine races as a driver, then transitioned into ownership. He finished second in points in 1959 to Hall of Famer Lee Petty, and won more than 100 races in NASCAR's modified division.
He was named one of NASCAR's 50 greatest drivers in 1998.
"In our family book, there was no better racer than Cotton Owens," grandson Kyle Davis said in accepting Owens' induction. "He took great pride in the fact he could build a car from the ground up. ... He was a wizard turning wenches and behind the wheel."
Herb Thomas was remembered as a hard worker who never forgot his farming roots during his induction.
Thomas was the first of the five inductees honored in a class that also included former champions Buck Baker, Rusty Wallace and innovative mechanic and crew chief Leonard Wood.
Thomas' induction was opened by current NASCAR driver Carl Edwards, and was accepted by Thomas' son, Joel.
Thomas, the first driver to win two NASCAR championships, died in 2000. A two-time champion at NASCAR's top level, he also finished second in points twice and ended the year in the top two in four consecutive seasons from 1951-54.
Thomas won 48 races and ranks 13th on the career wins list.
Joel Thomas said his father returned to working on the family tobacco farm in Olivia after his retirement.
"He was always kind and fair to everyone, and wasn't afraid of hard work," Joel Thomas said. "He operated his own saw mill and almost 50 years later was excited to teach me how to run it. When dad finally retired from racing in 1962, he worked on the farm with his family for many years. Those were wonderful years."


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A Case Study of Indian FirmsSudhanshu, Rai (Frederiksberg, 2010)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: In this paper I ask the basic question highlighted in the title, how does innovative potential and collaborative capacity contribute to a firm's innovativeness? To address this central question I draw on innovative potential and collaborative capacity as a dynamic notion evaluates the data from India. This paper tries to create a framework creating a sustainable environment for ICT Innovation. To do that I argue that innovative potential and collaborative capacity provide a constellation of inputs to the firm to address both internal and external challenges. For instance while innovative potential works at a project or an individual level while collaborative capacity is seen to work at a firm or perhaps at the inter firm level. This does not mean IP acts only at the locus stated. I conjecture that IP/CC interact with each other at defferent levels, where each takes turn in driving the process of ICT Innovation. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/8261
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A Delphi StudySudhanshu, Rai (Frederiksberg, 2010)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: Though this paper is in a very preliminary stage, I use the data gathered using the Delphi process to discuss some policy instruments that could be of use for emerging economies to create an environment of innovation. I acknowledge fiscal instruments to be an important driver but I choose not to focus on fiscal enablers of innovation rather focusing on how the lack of fiscal incentives can help create a sustainable environment for innovation. I use the early Indian experience and contrast it with later fiscal activism shown by the government to illustrate that perhaps the government need to focus on the supply side of knowledge and let the demand for knowledge and innovation be led by the firms at the local level. I argue this strategy to be the most sustainable in the long run. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/8259
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Insights from the ICT industry in IndiaSudhanshu, Rai (Frederiksberg, 2010)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: In this paper I discuss innovative potential at a firm level using information system literature and broadening my review to R&D literature as well. This review enables me to develop a theoretical frame of what researchers have indicated to be innovative potential or capacity at the firm level. While the information system literature does refer to a firms innovative potential as a dynamic phenomena, thus the inception of this phenomena is rooted through the R&D literature, which is helpful but in itself has a weakness. In relying on the R&D perspective to explain innovative potential of a firm information system researchers have stuck to the static notion of innovation while talking about innovative potential (IP) as a dynamic process. This paper redresses that imbalance as it tries to formulate a theory of IP that in my opinion better explains IT innovation at the firm level from a dynamic perspective in its conception, operation and instantiation. I conclude this paper with insights on what I call the dynamic IP threshold arguing that being dynamic cannot be seen as a point in time but a threshold existing over time. I then discuss some implications. I suggest that firms need to consider IP as a long term investment not only in human capital but in the way the human capital is allowed to engage with new ideas. I suggest IP can be build using institutional logics that enable openness and collegiality. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/8257
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The Indian Innovative Journey, Reflections and ChallengesSudhanshu, Rai (Frederiksberg, 2010)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: In this paper I present a framework of innovation and then use the framework on interview data collected to reflect and gain insight on the status of ICT Innovation using India as a case. The central question I pose in this paper is how ICT Innovativeness can be articulated. In this paper I argue that innovativeness is a dynamic concept distinct from notions of R&D, although elements of innovativeness determine the outcome of successful R&D but a successful R&D does not necessarily imply that the is innovative. We make distinction between R&D and innovation, using the distinction we demonstrate how the dynamic nature of innovation needs to be understood distinctly different from R&D, I propose that R&D is a institutional arrangement while innovativness is a contextual phenomena being determined by factors both inside and outside the business entity. I conclude this paper with a framework for understanding the dynamic nature of ICT Innovativeness, I use data from India to reflect on the research question. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/8258
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Book Flights to Isfahan
Right in the heart of Iran sits Isfahan, a bustling city that is the capital of Esfahan Province. While the city's name translates to 'Half the World', it magnificently remains one of the region's best-kept tourist secrets. Fly to Isfahan with Qatar Airways and discover a relaxed and laid-back city with a cosmopolitan feel, underlined by traditional Persian cultural motifs that can be seen in the architecture and lavish decoration of its mosques.
Check the price of flights to Isfahan further below and book Economy or Premium Class flights to Isfahan with Qatar Airways to discover not only a wealth of artistic expertise and culture, but also a thriving commercial centre where entrepreneurs and investors are welcomed.
Isfahan highlights
Hand-painted tiles and wide-open green spaces give Isfahan a tranquil air, while the markets still bustle with carpet sellers and silversmiths.
Tourist attractions
Dominating the city is the Royal Palace. Towering more than 48m high and stretched across seven floors, this early 17th-century masterpiece is famous for its music room and wall paintings by Reza Abbassi. The city also boasts several other palaces, all of which date from the 1600s. Talar Ashraf is a charming and well-maintained palace, while the Hasht Behesht or Palace of the Eight Paradises was reportedly built to house the King's Harem in the latter half of the 17th century. Chehel Sotoun, or the Palace of 40 Columns, is actually smaller than you might expect, and in fact hosts only 20 columns, which reflect on the palace's pool, hence the name.
A trip to Isfahan also gives you the opportunity to explore the city's mosques, all of which embrace the rich artistic culture of the region. One of the true masterpieces of the city and in fact the whole region is the Imam Mosque, which is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and a fabulous example of the tilemaker's art. Alternatively, the Sheikh Lotf Allah Mosque is an exceptional example of early 17th-century architecture, and was the private mosque attached to the Royal Palace via an underground tunnel.
Gardens are prominent in Persian design and culture, and a visit to Isfahan will introduce you to one of the most beautiful in Iran. The Flowers Garden should be visited in spring, when it is in full bloom, although at other times of the year other aspects of the garden come to the fore such as the secret waterfalls, and the cactus garden.
Leisure activities
Close to the city centre is Sofeh Mountain, which at 2,257m gives you excellent panoramic views of the city. It is a relatively easy hike to the summit, or you can catch a telecabin to take you up to the top with a little less effort. Ifclimbing to the top of the mountain doesn't appeal to you, then head to the bowling alleys underneath the telecabin station.
Cycling and walking are popular, particularly along the paths beside the Zayandehroud River. If you fancy a bike ride, bicycles can be rented for free at the old city bus station. For a romantic trip around the heart of the city, go for a horse-drawn carriage ride, or explore the city's many gardens and parks.
The city is renowned for its excellent cuisine, including local specialities like saffron ice cream, regional variations of chelo kebab, kebab with rice, and biryani made from mutton or lamb. If you have a sweet tooth then look out for khoresht mast, which translates as 'yoghurt stew' and is a dish unique to Isfahan. Wash everything down with fresh coffee, which is served hot, sweet and very strong at any of the coffee and tea houses in the bazaar or under any of the city's many bridges.
Isfahan is filled with modern shops, but for a more authentic experience during your travels to Isfahan, head for the bazaar. Here, you will find the very finest Persian carpets on sale; each depicting the subtle differences that distinguish the region it comes from.
Isfahan is also famous for its miniature paintings, which use camel bone as a canvas. Other crafts to look for are Persian wood inlay, Khatam Kari, which are boxes, frames and gaming boards created from thousands of individually cut and positioned coloured sticks. Buying in and around the main square can be very expensive, so wander a little further afield from the shopping square and down the lanes and alleyways to find some bargains.
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Justin Bieber Visits Japanese Orphanage, Miami Trial Delayed [VIDEO]
Justin Bieber more than made up for his cultural gaffe earlier this week, where he labeled a controversial Japanese war shrine a "blessing," sparking the ire of fans. The Biebs did good when he visited a Japanese orphanage and played with the kids. Additionally, he saw his Miami trial delayed until the summer.
Video of The Biebs spending some quality time with and brightening the days of less fortunate children was posted to his Instagram feed, documenting the fact that The Biebs makes time for others and does good.
Sure, some non-Beliebers might be critical of the fact that he almost "boasts" about his good deeds, but really, take it for what it's worth. The Biebs looks to be enjoying his time with the children and they are all shrieking with glee to play with him. A bunch of little kids had their days made by The Biebs and that's all that matters.
Watch the clip below and see The Biebs, tattooed and wearing gold chains, playing with the kids.
In other Biebs news, his May 5 trial related to his Miami arrest has been pushed until July, according to reports from Billboard. The case has been delayed due to the fact that the Bieber legal counsel requested more time to review evidence and decide whether or not to take a plea deal.
The judge granted the request to give everyone plenty of time for their due diligence. Prosecutors were fine with judge's decision to move the trial to the summer. Biebs' lawyers are challenging some of the tests that took place when he was arrested.


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Federal Transportation Officer eLearning Program
OGP's Transportation Policy created the Federal Transportation and Logistics Management eLearning knowledge portal with federal specific training courses made available to all agencies at no cost.
The Federal Transportation Officer eLearning program was developed by OGP in collaboration from the Governmentwide Transportation Policy Council (GTPC) to meet the unique transportation officer training needs of the federal government. Three progressive courses take you from entry-level through senior management with learning that focuses on real-life issues. After the completion of each session, the student receives a session certificate along with Continuous Learning Points (CLP) earned. CLPs are an estimate of training received in hours. Successfully passing the final exam, the student receives a course certificate along with the sessions and CLPs earned.
This Federal Transportation Officer and Logistics Management Course Offerings [PDF - 260 KB] is composed of three courses.
- Basic (Level 1): The course, composed of 12 sessions, provides an introduction to those federal employees who just entered or have been working in the transportation field for three or less years. This course can also serve as an introduction to other federal employees who may interface with the agency transportation activities.
- Intermediate (Level 2): This course, comprised of 9 sessions, provides content on specific subject matter for a first-line supervisor, mid-level, or someone with 3+ years of transportation experience.
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Arms Race
cold war
cold war, term used to describe the shifting struggle for power and prestige between the Western powers and the Communist bloc from the end of World War II until 1989. Of worldwide proportions, the conflict was tacit in the ideological differences between communism and capitalist democracy.
The Iron Curtain and Containment
Mutual suspicion had long existed between the West and the USSR, and friction was sometimes manifest in the Grand Alliance during World War II. After the war the West felt threatened by the continued expansionist policy of the Soviet Union, and the traditional Russian fear of incursion from the West continued. Communists seized power in Eastern Europe with the support of the Red Army, the Russian occupation zones in Germany and Austria were sealed off by army patrols, and threats were directed against Turkey and Greece. Conflict sometimes grew intense in the United Nations, which was at times incapacitated by the ramifications of the cold war, at others effective in dealing with immediate issues.
In a famous speech (1946) at Fulton, Mo., Sir Winston Churchill warned of an implacable threat that lay behind a Communist "iron curtain." The United States, taking the lead against the expansion of Soviet influence, rallied the West with the Truman Doctrine, under which immediate aid was given to Turkey and Greece. Also fearing the rise of Communism in war-torn Western Europe, the United States inaugurated the European Recovery Program, known as the Marshall Plan, which helped to restore prosperity and influenced the subsequent growth of what has become the European Union.
During the cold war the general policy of the West toward the Communist states was to contain them (i.e., keep them within their current borders) with the hope that internal division, failure, or evolution might end their threat. In 1948 the Soviet Union directly challenged the West by instituting a blockade of the western sectors of Berlin, but the United States airlifted supplies into the city until the blockade was withdrawn (see Berlin airlift). The challenges in Europe influenced the United States to reverse its traditional policy of avoiding permanent alliances; in 1949 the United States and 11 other nations signed the North Atlantic Treaty (NATO; see North Atlantic Treaty Organization). The Communist bloc subsequently formed (1955) the Warsaw Treaty Organization as a counterbalance to NATO.
The Cold War Worldwide
In Asia, the Communist cause gained great impetus when the Communists under Mao Zedong gained control of mainland China in 1949. The United States continued to support Nationalist China, with its headquarters on Taiwan. President Truman, fearing the appeal of Communism to the peoples of Asia, Africa, and Latin America, created the Point Four program, which was intended to help underdeveloped areas. Strife continued, however, and in 1950 Communist forces from North Korea attacked South Korea, precipitating the Korean War. Chinese Communist troops entered the conflict in large numbers, but were checked by UN forces, especially those of the United States. The focus of the cold war in Asia soon shifted to the southeast. China supported insurgent guerrillas in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia; the United States, on the other side, played a leading role in the formation of the Southeast Asia Treaty Organization and provided large-scale military aid, but guerrilla warfare continued.
The newly emerging nations of Asia and Africa soon became the scene of cold-war skirmishes, and the United States and the Soviet Union (and later China) competed for their allegiance, often through economic aid; however, many of these nations succeeded in remaining neutral. As the cold-war struggle continued in Southeast Asia, in the Middle East, in Africa (in nations such as Congo (Kinshasa), Angola, and others), and in Latin America (where the United States supported the Alliance for Progress to counter leftist appeal), both the Soviet Union and the United States supported and maintained sometimes brutal regimes (through military, financial, and other forms of aid) in return for their allegiance.
In Europe, the East German government erected the Berlin Wall in late 1961 to check the embarrassing flow of East Germans to the West. In 1962 a tense confrontation occurred between the United States and the Soviet Union after U.S. intelligence discovered the presence of Soviet missile installations in Cuba. Direct conflict was avoided, however, when Premier Khrushchev ordered ships carrying rockets to Cuba to turn around rather than meet U.S. vessels sent to intercept them (see Cuban Missile Crisis). It was obvious from this and other confrontations that neither major power wanted to risk nuclear war.
Hopes for rapprochement between the Soviet Union and the West had been raised by a relaxation in Soviet policy after the death (1953) of Joseph Stalin. Conferences held in that period seemed more amiable, and hopes were high for a permanent ban on nuclear weapons. However, the success of the Soviet artificial satellite Sputnik in 1957, attesting to Soviet technological know-how, introduced new international competition in space exploration and missile capability. Moreover, both Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev and U.S. Secretary of State John Foster Dulles grimly threatened "massive retaliation" for any aggression, and the Soviet Union's resumption (1961) of nuclear tests temporarily dashed disarmament hopes. While Khrushchev spoke of peaceful victory, extremists in both camps agitated for a more warlike course, even at the risk of nuclear catastrophe. China began to accuse the USSR of conciliatory policies toward the West, and by the early 1960s ideological differences between the two countries had become increasingly evident.
Detente and the End of the Cold War
During the late 1950s and early 60s both European alliance systems began to weaken somewhat; in the Western bloc, France began to explore closer relations with Eastern Europe and the possibility of withdrawing its forces from NATO. In the Soviet bloc, Romania took the lead in departing from Soviet policy. U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War in Southeast Asia led to additional conflict with some of its European allies and diverted its attention from the cold war in Europe. All these factors combined to loosen the rigid pattern of international relationships and resulted in a period of detente.
In the 1980s, U.S. President Ronald Reagan revived cold-war policies and rhetoric, referring to the Soviet Union as the "evil empire" and escalating the nuclear arms race; some have argued this stance was responsible for the eventual collapse of Soviet Communism while others attribute its downfall to the inherent weakness of the Soviet state and the policies of Mikhail Gorbachev. From 1989 to 1991 the cold war came to an end with the opening of the Berlin Wall, the collapse of Communist party dictatorship in Eastern Europe, the reunification of Germany, and the disintegration of the Soviet Union. In the 21st cent., however, the revival, under Valdimir Putin, of Russia's military power and great power ambitions led to new geopolitical tensions and conflicts between Russia and the West, and the economic and military modernization of China (which remained ruled by the Communist party) also resulted in tensions and conflicts, especially with respect to Chinese claims in the South China Sea.
See D. F. Fleming, The Cold War and Its Origins, 1917–1960 (1961); J. L. Gaddis, The United States and the Origins of the Cold War, 1941–1947 (1972, repr. 2000), The Long Peace: Inquiries into the History of the Cold War (1987), The United States and the End of the Cold War (1992), We Now Know: Rethinking Cold War History (1997), Strategies of Containment (1982, rev. ed. 2005), and The Cold War: A New History (2005); K. W. Thompson, Cold War Theories (1981); P. Savigear, Cold War or Detente in the 1980s (1987); J. Sharnik, Inside the Cold War (1987); M. Walker, The Cold War (1994); R. E. Powaski, The Cold War: The United States and the Soviet Union, 1917–1991 (1997); V. Zubok and C. Pleshakov, Inside the Kremlin's Cold War: From Stalin to Khrushchev (1997); J. Chen, Mao's China and the Cold War (2001); W. LaFeber, America, Russia and the Cold War (9th ed. 2002); A. Fursenko and T. Naftali, Khrushchev's Cold War (2006); W. D. Miscamble, From Roosevelt to Truman: Potsdam, Hiroshima, and the Cold War (2008); R. Khalidi, Sowing Crisis: The Cold War and American Dominance in the Middle East (2009); J. Mann, The Rebellion of Ronald Reagan: A History of the End of the Cold War (2009); C. Craig and F. Logevall, America's Cold War (2009); D. E. Hoffman, The Dead Hand: The Untold Story of the Cold War Arms Race and Its Dangerous Legacy (2009); E. H. Judge and J. W. Langdon, The Cold War: A Global History with Documents (2d ed. 2010); M. P. Leffler and O. A. Westad, ed., The Cambridge History of the Cold War (3 vol., 2010).


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One of our social groups, Tower Trotters, welcomes you to join in on weekly Lunchtime Tower Trots, which take place every Tuesday. Walkers and runners of all speeds and abilities are welcome!
Meet outside at the UW Tower fountain at noon! Run, walk, or run/walk for the amount of time or distance that works for you. They depart at 12:05 and meet back up at the fountain for some post-trot stretching at 12:40.


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Guys i have to share with you this gorgeous italian receipe i found and tried that is stuipidly simple your wonder how it can taste so good. The key to this is finding the best cherry/plum tomatoes you can find. When you first try this buy the most expensive you can get, which still won't be much.
Olive oil
Garlic 1 teaspoon per person
Chill 1/4 teaspoon per person
Cherry tomatoes 6 per person
Anchovy fillets 1.5 per person
Pasta of choice
King prawns
Heat the olive oil with the anchovy, garlic, chilli together for a few minutes until the anchovies start to melt, then throw in halved cherry tomatoes, and simmer for 10 minutes,
Boil pasta as per packet instructions then just when they are al dente, ( a little hard ) drain and then add the tomato mix, and the cooked prawns and heat for just a couple minutes more.
Cooking the pasta like this at the end, infuses the tomato mix into the pasta it's self.
When the pasta is done serve with a sprinkle of parmasan, salt, pepper, and torn basil leaves..
I swear it's the tastiest thing you'll have this month, and its a true rural italian home cooked dish.


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Railers dominate Taylorville 66-36
By Jeff Benjamin
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01, 2012]
As Chris Miller, warning
coordination meteorologist, can attest to, the fine folks at
Lincoln's National Weather Service office have issued 24 tornado
warnings so far during 2012. The trouble with warnings of that sort
is you never know if the general public is going to do the smart
thing, heed the warning and understand the action they need to take
for the best possible outcome. Well, Lincoln coach Neil Alexander
issued a Tornado warning of his own leading into Friday night's
matchup with unbeaten Taylorville, a squad that had lost 85 straight
conference games. The warning: Let's not be the team that lets them
break that streak.
The Lincoln Railers started the contest on a 23-2 run en route to
a dominating 66-36 victory in the conference opener for both teams,
a game that saw the Tornadoes' CS8 streak reach a drought of 86
games. Every phase of the Railer game, whether it be shooting,
passing, defense, rebounding or hustle, was working at optimum
levels. By the time Taylorville knew what hit them, the contest was
well out of reach and Lincoln had won their 30th game over the
Tornadoes in their last 31, all but six decided by double figures.
"I'm really pleased with where the kids are, especially at this
point in the season," the victorious coach Alexander stated. "If we
play with a chip on our shoulder like we did tonight, this team can
do some good things."
There was a lot of buzz about this game. Taylorville, off to
their best start in over 40 years, came in at 4-0 and was hoping to
end the burden of the 85-game conference losing streak. However, it
was clear from the beginning, it had been impressed on the Railers
that it would not be Friday night.
Tyler Horchem, celebrating his 17th birthday, got the visitors on
the board with a 3. After a quick score from the hosts, Lincoln
exploded on the Tornadoes like a mountainside of snow heading
Horchem's next 3 started the 20-0 run as Lincoln (5-1, 1-0)
scored from long range, inside, off the glass, you name it. The
Railers kept finding ways and Taylorville was shell-shocked. The
spurt included nine from sophomore Gavin Block, who was as active as
he has been all year, and six from Will Podbelsek. Both Block and
Podbelsek were on their way to game and career highs of 16 points
The second quarter was played evenly by both squads. The Railer
offense was only able to muster a basket from Edward Bowlby and
seven more points, four on free throws, from Podbelsek. There were a
lot in purple on Friday night who were surprised to see their
Tornadoes down 32-11 at the intermission.
Just like the first quarter, the Railers broke out their shooting
eye and track shoes as an 18-6 run to start the third quarter pushed
the Railer advantage to 50-17. Bowlby's 3 at the 3:49 mark upped the
Lincoln lead to 30 for the first time at 47-17. The run was
highlighted by three more from behind the arc by Horchem. The junior
is certainly becoming an offensive weapon that other teams must
account for. Horchem finished as the third Railer in double figures
with a career high of 15 points, all on 3s.
After an Austin Krusz basket put the red-clad victors up 56-22
late in the third, the Tornadoes were able to convert back-to-back
scoring events for the first time all evening by scoring six points
before Lincoln could tally again, but this one was in the win
An almost evenly played fourth quarter saw the opportunity for
all the healthy members of the team to get some playing time. As the
season wears on, and with Joey Olden's injury, some time gained here
and there may prove very valuable when most needed.
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This was not you dad's, or even older brother's, Taylorville
squad. Coach McVickers has this team believing, and they have won as
many games this year as in the past three years combined. I'm not
sure when, but I don't imagine it will be long before the streak is
snapped. Going to a different defense and focusing more on shooting
3s has proven effective. However, doing so against Lincoln may not
have been the best matchup.
"They play the 1-2-2 just like us, so we knew where the openings
would be and we took advantage with crisp passing and then hitting
the shots when we got the chance," Alexander said.
Lincoln also took good care of the basketball, committing only
five turnovers. For this time of year, five is a great number, but
leave it to the Hall of Fame coach to rein in the troops.
"Well," Alexander said, "I'm a perfectionist and I don't know if
I'll be happy until that number is zero. But for tonight, we'll take
With Podbelsek, Block and Horchem leading the way with 47 points,
Bowlby added eight and Max Cook scored five. Cook led the team with
nine assists, while Block had a game-high nine rebounds and added
six assists. Austin Krusz scored four and Adam Conrady ended the
Lincoln scoring with a pair of free throws.
The JV got the night off to a good start with a 51-48 win in
overtime. It was a game they were forced to come back in as they
trailed by double figures in the second half.
Lincoln is back in action next week on Friday night as they will
open the home portion of the conference season against Jacksonville.
The JV game is scheduled to tip off at 6, with the varsity action on
tap for 7:30.
Oh, as far as the weather for Saturday, no chance of any tornado
warnings. Looks like cloudy and 60. Heck, let's shoot for 66. On
Friday night, the Railers did.
Podbelsek 4 4-5 16, Block 7 0-0 16, Horchem 5 0-0 15, Bowlby 4
0-0 8, M.Cook 2 0-1 5, Krusz 2 0-0 4, Conrady 0 2-2 2, Perry 0 0-0
0, W.Cook 0 0-0 0, Ebelherr 0 0-0 0, Dunovsky 0 0-0. Team 24 6-8 66.
3-point field goals 12 (Horchem 5, Podbelsek 4, Block 2, M.Cook).
Wilhour 4 0-0 11, Champley 3 0-0 7, Jackson 2 0-0 5, Sheedy 2 0-0
4, Rhymes 1 0-0 3, Fulk 1 0-0 2, Pyle 0 2-2 2, Carls 1 0-2 2. Team
14 2-5 36. 3-point field goals 6 (Wilhour 3, Rhymes, Champley,
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We are very excited to announce that the KVR Developer Challenge 2014, the fifth free-for-all audio plug-in, audio application and soundware design event, is now live!
The KVR Developer Challenge is for anyone who develops Audio Plug-ins or Applications and Soundware. The challenge is to create and release a brand new free audio plug-in, application or sound library / pack / set that will benefit the community at large. Creativity is key, it can be as simple or as complex as you want - KVR members will vote on the entries and pick the eventual winner using whatever criteria they choose to...
Check out the previous challenges to see what kind of weird, wonderful, indescribable, creative and impressive creations were entered in the past, there's probably something for everyone: KVRDC06 - KVRDC07 - KVRDC09 - KVRDC12.
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The White House recently announced its pricey Childhood Obesity Initiative to tell us what we should feed our kids. Helpful I'm sure – but most Americans would rather see government focus on other important areas right now. We know what our kids should eat: more healthy food, less junk food. There – we just saved Washington a ton of money by announcing that finding on personal responsibility.
What does demand our full attention is the newly released $3,800,000,000,000 federal budget. The president and Congress have a huge job tackling the problem staring right at us as we look at a budget we obviously can't afford. America's freedom and security are endangered as we become beholden to other nations, thanks to ballooning deficits and debt. One congressman just warned that our nation may become insolvent if we don't make better decisions starting now. As noted in a New York Times article today, unless "miraculous growth" or miraculous unforeseen change is on the horizon, America's freedom, influence, and security will continue to erode. (Personally, at this point I believe it wouldn't hurt to ramp up our nation's humble request for the divine miraculous change and wisdom we'll need to see us through.)
Getting our arms around this will take all of us working together, making sacrifices, taking more personal responsibility, and sending elected leaders to Washington that we can trust. That's why some of us may come across as strident in our efforts to call out the White House and Congress. We want to trust you, Washington; we want to work with you, but we cannot stomach some of the things being rammed down our throats. Your actions to pile on more debt make no sense, so we must question your motives and intentions. For instance, there's just no room for expensive, dangerous, and unsustainable new initiatives like Obamacare, Cap and Tax, and a dramatically expanded federal payroll. These government-growing proposals will obviously cause more problems than they'll solve. They are just further steps towards insolvency.
Steps towards insolvency are steps away from freedom. They're steps towards destruction. It's the reason we ask why we should swallow what's coming out of Washington.
The Wall Street Journal has a brilliant column by Gerald Seib today. It reads in part:
The U.S. government this year will borrow one of every three dollars it spends, with many of those funds coming from foreign countries. That weakens America's standing and its freedom to act; strengthens China and other world powers including cash-rich oil producers; puts long-term defence spending at risk; undermines the power of the American system as a model for developing countries; and reduces the aura of power that has been a great intangible asset for presidents for more than a century.
"We've reached a point now where there's an intimate link between our solvency and our national security," says Richard Haass, president of the Council on Foreign Relations and a senior national-security adviser in both the first and second Bush presidencies. "What's so discouraging is that our domestic politics don't seem to be up to the challenge. And the whole world is watching."
In the 21st-century world order, the classic, narrow definition of national-security threats already has expanded in ways that make traditional foreign-policy thinking antiquated. The list of American security concerns now includes dependence on foreign oil and global warming, for example.
Consider just four of the ways that budget deficits also threaten American's national security:
• They make America vulnerable to foreign pressures.
The U.S. has about $7.5 trillion in accumulated debt held by the public, about half of that in the hands of investors abroad.
Aside from the fact that each American next year will chip in more than $800 just to pay interest on this debt, that situation means America's government is dependent on the largesse of foreign creditors and subject to the whims of international financial markets. A foreign government, through the actions of its central bank, could put pressure on the U.S. in a way its military never could. Even under a more benign scenario, a debt-ridden U.S. is vulnerable to a run on the American dollar that begins abroad.
Either way, Mr. Haass says, "it reduces our independence."
• Chinese power is growing as a result.
A lot of the deficit is being financed by China, which is selling the U.S. many billions of dollars of manufactured goods, then lending the accumulated dollars back to the U.S. The IOUs are stacking up in Beijing.
So far this has been a mutually beneficial arrangement, but it is slowly increasing Chinese leverage over American consumers and the American government. At some point, the U.S. may have to bend its policies before either an implicit or explicit Chinese threat to stop the merry-go-round.
Just this weekend, for example, the U.S. angered China by agreeing to sell Taiwan $6.4 billion in arms. At some point, will the U.S. face economic servitude to China that would make such a policy decision impossible?
Please read the rest of Seib's column here. Our out-of-control spending is weakening our country. We can no longer afford to kick the can down the road to the next generation. We need to have a serious discussion about our spending priorities before it's too late. Commonsense conservatives have a sincere desire to work with the White House on these challenges, and we're thankful for those in Congress making the offer to help. – Sarah Palin
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Another couple of pics from Granny's photo album – nothing noted on the rear but the photos around them in the album are dated 1928. Notice how The Guy with the Hat's legs are buckling under the strain. The cheeky madam pulling his ears is my Grandmother!
Granny in the middle – she looks like Trouble. I love the girls' hats. Some of these faces are now becoming very familiar, and I only need ONE pic putting a name to a face and I can start the identification process 🙂
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Announcing the November Featured Geocacher of the Month
The November Geocacher of the Month is known as the Elvis of the geocaching world, and over 130 geocachers agree. Congratulations to Ted, a.k.a. balkamper13 for being named November's Featured Geocacher of the Month!
Balkamper13 is recognized for introducing and helping countless novice geocachers become caching addicts. He has donated quality homemade swag, time, and money to geocaching events. Ted has spent numerous hours teaching his secrets, and always invites new geocachers on geocaching adventures and events. He also shares his geocaching adventures and tips on this blog, LiveLoveCache.com.
A geocacher who cast a vote says, "balkamper13 helped get us started. We love finding his caches and his swag. The first CSI series cache find had us hooked. I have never seen such creativity! The events he hosts are first class. I have known balkamper13 for about a year and I have never met a fellow cacher who puts his time, money, heart, and soul into this great hobby to make his fellow cachers' experiences the best."
Balkamper13 will receive a collector's edition Featured Geocacher of the Month Geocoin, along with a Geocacher of the Month hat and certificate acknowledging his contributions signed by two of the founders of Geocaching.com.
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Enterprise Launch is currently in Greenville, SC, but we are planning to expand regionally and nationally in the next 24 months. Your design will be seen by hundreds of tomorrows business leaders. Enterprise launch is about promoting small businesses so we will also post your name on our members site and in our press releases. Since we cater to businesses in the planning and start-up stage, many of our members are looking for logos of their own.
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KOOPMAN, Nico. A prophet for dignity? A theological perspective. Tydskr. letterkd. [online]. 2012, vol.49, n.1, pp.131-141. ISSN 2309-9070.
This paper portrays the work of Adam Small as prophetic work. Three dimensions of the practice of prophetic speaking are described, namely prophetic envisioning, prophetic criticism and prophetic policymaking. Small's work is described in terms of these categories. During the struggle against apartheid and during the current quest for a new society of dignity, justice and freedom, Small's prophetic envisioning, prophetic criticism and self-criticism and his prophetic policymaking discourse is of immense importance. Amidst our struggle to build a new society his prophetic envisioning gives hope and inspiration. Amidst our anger about so many wrongs in society and the non-fulfilment of the vision of a new society, his prophetic criticism and self-criticism gives fortitude and courage. Amidst reservations about participation in complex and sophisticated public debates, public opinion-formation processes and public law-making processes, his prophetic policymaking discourse gives illumination and perspective.
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