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Welcome to the Watcher’s Council, your weekly magazine featuring some of the very best writing in the blogosphere and the longest running group of its kind in existence. Every week, the members nominate two posts each, one written by themselves and one written by someone from outside the group for consideration by the whole Council. Then we vote on the best two posts, with the results appearing here on Friday.
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By: Fern Sidman
Former Republican presidential contender and representative of Minnesota’s 6th congressional district, Michele Bachmann fiercely challenged President Barack Obama’s record on Israel during her keynote address at the 7th annual Christians United for Israel (CUFI) national summit in Washington, DC. Her address took place on Tuesday evening, July 17th at the organization’s “Night to Honor Israel” program.
Introduced to the audience of over 5,000 at the Washington Convention Center by Pastor John Hagee, founder and president of CUFI, Rep. Bachmann underscored the burgeoning threat to Israel’s survival by the scourge of radical Islam, the escalating nuclear agenda of Iran and the adversarial treatment of Israel by the current US administration.
“Israel lives in a very tough neighborhood and this is precisely why Christians must stand with Israel,” she declared. Castigating President Obama for inviting Egypt’s new president Mohammed Morsi to the White House and for his “embrace” of the Muslim Brotherhood parliament of Egypt, Rep. Bachmann said, “The president would do well to remember that the goal of the Muslim Brotherhood is the demise of America.” Quoting President Morsi’s statements on the future of Jerusalem, she said to thunderous applause, “He wants Jerusalem to be the next capital of Egypt and we tell the world, that never, ever will the eternal capital of the Jewish people become the capital of Egypt.”
Following her campaign line on the status of Jerusalem, Rep. Bachmann implored the United States to immediately move its embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem as a bold statement that the United States considers Jerusalem to be the undivided capital of the Jewish nation.
Taking President Obama to task for “demonstrating weakness on the Iranian nuclear issue,” Rep. Bachmann said, “I would remind you that in 2008, when Iran was well on its way to building a nuclear arsenal, our president agreed to engage in face-to-face negotiations with them without any preconditions. In his speech in Cairo, the president said that Iran should have peaceful use of nuclear power. We must never countenance a nuclear Iran.”
Obliquely referencing Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s genocidal plans for Israel she said, “If we’ve learned anything over the last 100 years, it is that when a madman threatens the annihilation of the Jewish people, we have to listen to him, to pay attention and to take action.” Rep. Bachmann also vocalized her concern over Iran’s involvement in “propping up the Assad regime” in Syria, but noted that the opposition there is replete with violent elements.
“This is the first administration since Israel’s re-birth in 1948 that has not supported Israel unwaveringly,” observed Bachmann. “Israel must be respected and America has willingly emboldened the Palestinians by pledging support to Hamas. Article 7 of the Hamas constitution calls for the murder of all Jews. The Palestinian Authority must renounce terrorism and until such time, we should stop sending them US taxpayer money,” she intoned.
Invoking her own deeply held religious beliefs, Rep. Bachmann, quoted from the Bible in the book of Genesis when she said, “G-d blesses those who bless Israel and curses those who curse Israel.” Reminding her audience of the Biblical subject of Moses allowing spies to be sent in to the land of Israel while the Jewish nation was still in midst of their sojourn in the desert of Sinai, she said, “10 men scouted out the land and came back with reports of giants and ferocious conditions and attempted to dissuade Moses from leading the people into this land. They said they felt like grasshoppers next to the giants and they were utterly defeated. It took two men, Joshua and Caleb to say ‘we can do it;’ we must be strong and courageous just like them.”
By: Rusty Weiss and Cliff Kincaid
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The morning after Election Day, 2008, The New York Times proclaimed that Barack Obama’s victory had swept “away the last racial barrier in American politics.” However, as the President’s first term draws to a close, a case can be made that the historic election was anything but post-racial; rather, it has been the most racially polarizing presidency in modern times.
This is not a surprise, however, to those familiar with Obama’s background and thinking on racial matters, nor to those who have studied the role played by Communist Frank Marshall Davis in raising him as a young man in Hawaii during his critical coming of age period. Davis was not only a slavish follower of Joseph Stalin, but a black racist who saw sinister white plots in the foreign policies of the United States and other Western nations.
Davis, a poet and writer, had written a controversial poem, “Christ is a Dixie Nigger,” dismissing the object of the Christian faith as “another New White Hope.”
Obama’s own book, Dreams from My Father, talks about asking “Frank” for advice when his white grandmother had been accosted by a black panhandler. Davis told Obama that his grandmother was right to be scared and that “She understands that black people have reason to hate.”
Paul Kengor’s new book, The Communist. Frank Marshall Davis: The Untold Story of Barack Obama’s Mentor, examines the Davis mentality and ideology which shaped Obama in more detail. As Kengor’s book documents, Davis:
Some of this information about Davis was available in 2008, when Accuracy in Media disclosed the fact that Obama’s mentor “Frank” in his book, Dreams from My Father, was actually Frank Marshall Davis. We noted that, by Obama’s own account, Davis had subjected the young man to racial advice and diatribes. However, the Kengor book draws upon many of Davis’s columns, published in Communist papers in Chicago and Hawaii, where these views were put into print. Hence, it expands our understanding of Davis—and therefore Obama. What’s more, Kengor looks at Davis’s views in terms of Obama’s policies as President.
In 2008 the major media didn’t want to hear about any of this. Jon Meacham wrote in Newsweek that Frank Marshall Davis was “a strong voice for racial justice” and political activist whose “writings on civil-rights and labor issues” had “prompted a McCarthyite denunciation by the House Un-American Activities Committee.” Meacham was suggesting that Davis was the target of false allegations, and that he was not a communist. But Meacham was negligent to the point of dishonesty. In the first place, Senator Joseph McCarthy was not obviously in charge of any House committee. Second, Davis was in fact a card-carrying communist.
“In Dreams from My Father, most of Davis’s views offered by Obama are along the lines of race,” Kengor told AIM in an exclusive interview. “Obama is clear on that. He quotes Davis at length as an influence on race. All the liberal, pro-Obama biographers who dare to mention Davis cite him as an influence on Obama on race. Everyone agrees at least on that.”
“Davis was first and foremost a communist,” Kengor notes. “Thus, we titled the book, The Communist. That was who he was. And yet, anyone who dared to expose that communism was framed as a racist.”
Is this the playbook being used against opponents of Obama? What kind of influence did Davis have on the President?
This article is meant to examine in-depth, the racial, if not racist, agenda of the Obama administration. The new evidence about the racist influence that Frank Marshall Davis had over Barack Obama puts these matters in a new and frightening perspective. Seemingly spontaneous comments Obama has made on racial matters take on a new significance in view of the Kengor book and his revelations about Davis and Obama.
The upcoming election will likely see an escalation of racial tactics on Obama’s part.
Indeed, as the 2012 election season grows red hot, the President and his election campaign have demonstrated that their strategy will remain anything other than shades of gray.
It began in early June, when the campaign launched an overt attempt to court African-Americans with a radio ad aimed specifically at black voters. The Grio reported that “The 60-second ad, entitled ‘We’ve Got Your Back,’ appeals to black voters’ nostalgia about the election of the nation’s first African-American president, calling for those voters to stand with the president again in November.” According to an advertising representative, this particular type of ad would normally come out during “get out the vote” efforts. So the playing of the race card is ahead of schedule.
The “We’ve Got Your Back” campaign is not an isolated demonstration of the racial polarization of this election. Politico, which is perceived to be pro-Obama, ran a news article that flat-out describes the Obama campaign’s agenda as turning Mitt Romney “into the candidate of old, straight, white men.”
As you’ll see, however, the President has already been governing through a prism of black and white.
During a 2010 interview for the book, Family of Freedom: Presidents and African Americans in the White House, President Obama spoke of his desire to build a “race-neutral administration,” while also claiming that race doesn’t drive decision-making in the White House. When asked about race and how he conducts his business, the President responded, “You just don’t think about it, you really don’t.”
But the Obama administration’s agenda has been anything but race-neutral, and has to be considered race-driven when looking through a history of unprecedented prejudiced actions and rhetoric. Here is but a brief sampling:
The Davis Influence
Paul Kengor says that, in writing his book on Davis, “the most difficult issue always was knowing precisely where and when Davis influenced Obama on specific thoughts and issues, especially in light of what Obama has pursued as president.” But Kengor comes to some interesting conclusions.
“For example,” he tells AIM, “Davis despised Winston Churchill, and one of the first things Obama did as President was return the White House bust of Churchill back to the British. Did Obama’s rejection of Churchill start with Davis? Possibly. Also, Obama has been pro-Russia at the expense of Eastern European allies like the Poles and the Czechs. Well, so was Davis. Was that, too, Davis’s influence? Possibly.”
“Davis’s views on racism were very much a part of his political philosophy, and especially his pro-Russian views. Again and again, he advanced the absurd Communist Party line that the Soviets—via the great glories of Marxism-Leninism—had ‘abolished racism.’ Davis said this constantly. He argued it for years. I could easily picture him pushing this nonsense on young Obama, giving the future president a highly positive impression of Soviet communists. Obama today has been very positive and accommodating to the likes of Vladimir Putin, and terrible toward the Poles. Could that be something that developed early in life from Davis’s influence? Possibly.”
“Another thing that Davis did was constantly use the race card to deflect criticism of what he believed and who he was. When Davis was correctly accused of being a communist, he immediately denounced his accusers as racists. He did this unceasingly. The House Committee on Un-American Activities was deemed racist. Tom Clark, the Truman administration attorney general who compiled lists of communist subversives, was labeled a racist. (Most of these accusers, by the way, were Democrats.) I should add that the left generally jumped in, joining Davis and Communist Party USA in flinging these charges. The American left has been using the race card for a long, long time.”
“Moreover, when Davis disagreed with his critics on policy, especially policy toward the Soviets and communism, he unhesitatingly denounced them as racists. He framed Winston Churchill and Harry Truman both as racists. As for Truman, even though he was doing wonderful things on race that Davis himself had preached and longed to see—such as desegregating the military—Davis still vilified Truman. Why? Because Truman was opposing Stalin and the Soviet expansion into Europe. And so, Truman was declared a white-hooded racist. Likewise, Truman initiatives like the Truman Doctrine and even, amazingly, the Marshall Plan, were declared racist.”
Davis clearly left an imprint on the young Barack Obama, as evidenced in his past actions. While Obama has oft been touted as being the nation’s first post-racial President, he has amassed a background and resume which point to the contrary. But what effect has this divisive governance had on the American public in general?
The Chasm between Races Grows Ever Wider
In April of 2012, a poll released by Newsweek/Daily Beast indicated that America was facing a “deepening level of racial division and polarization.” No matter how the data was analyzed, respondents held a firm belief that race relations in the country had grown worse after the election of the first black President. The numbers were stunning:
“Nearly four years after the election of the nation’s first African-American president, majorities of both whites and African Americans surveyed say that race relations in the country have either stayed the same or gotten worse. Sixty-three percent of whites and 58 percent of African-Americans say race relations have either stayed the same or worsened—while only 28 percent of whites and 38 percent of African-Americans say they have gotten better.”
The poll was released in the midst of a case which stands as a rather stark example of the growing racial divide in America—the shooting of Trayvon Martin. This incredibly sensitive story entered the national spotlight low on facts but high on race-based opinions. Martin, an unarmed black teen, was shot and killed by George Zimmerman, a man quickly labeled by the media as white, or a “White Hispanic.”
Presented with very little concrete evidence, two groups of people came to very differing conclusions: 35% of whites described Martin’s death as racially motivated, while 80% of African-Americans felt the same way (see Figure 1).
Where did the information on this case come from, and was it an accurate portrayal of the facts—or was it meant to divide? And why didn’t Obama use his presidential pulpit to appeal for racial harmony, rather than exploit divisions and differences?
The President, the Media, and Trayvon
The President’s first public comments on the Martin case invoked personal imagery, stating that “If I had a son, he’d look like Trayvon.” The sentiment raised eyebrows among skeptics who viewed it as saying the tragedy bore greater importance because the victim and the President shared similar physical characteristics—namely skin color.
Conservative commentator Michelle Malkin claimed that the President had “poured gas on the fire” with his remarks, while Newt Gingrich described them as “disgraceful” and “appalling.”
But also complicit in the stoking of racial flames in this particular case were some of the President’s closest allies—the mainstream media—through doctored recordings, poorly analyzed video, and a failure to report facts.
ABC News obtained exclusive police surveillance video of George Zimmerman taken on the night of the shooting, video which they proclaimed showed “no blood or bruises” on the suspect. It was a critical piece of evidence, one which the Martin family lawyer had declared “a smoking gun,” countering Zimmerman’s long maintained version of events that indicated he had fired his weapon in self-defense.
In their rush to air the video, ABC failed to perform any kind of enhancement or analysis, whether in-house or by experts. Worse, there were suggestions by some that ABC had actually gone out of their way to include a graphic in their video presentation that covered up the back of Zimmerman’s head, avoiding any scrutiny that may have resulted in visual evidence of the wounds. A report from Pajamas Media contributor Bob Owens stated, “ABC News used a strategically placed chyron (graphic) to cover up the back of Zimmerman’s head for their broadcast, covering up the video evidence that would have disproven their story “.
Owens added, “ABC News doctored the video to sell a false narrative, in a dishonest attempt to brand a man a murderer”.
Within a couple of days after the video’s release, reporters at the Daily Caller and Breitbart.com had performed their own video enhancements, concluding that there was sufficient evidence to suggest ABC had jumped the gun in assuming that there had been no evidence of a struggle, noting what appeared to be a head injury on Zimmerman.
Only after the intense scrutiny, and nearly a week later, the Orlando Sentinel quietly reported that ABC had called in the FBI to assist in clarifying the video. The clearer video was released as an exclusive and showed what were reported as “a pair of gashes or welts on George Zimmerman’s head.”
But this selective representation of a key video was minor in comparison to the case of journalistic malpractice being exercised over at NBC News.
In this particular case, NBC had obtained audio of the 911 call made by George Zimmerman the night of the shooting, and doctored it in a manner that would leave the viewer with no other option than to conclude that Trayvon Martin had been targeted because he was black. The original dialogue in the call read:
Zimmerman: This guy looks like he’s up to no good. Or he’s on drugs or something. It’s raining and he’s just walking around, looking about.
Dispatcher: OK, and this guy—is he black, white or Hispanic?
Zimmerman: He looks black.
NBC’s edited version read:
Zimmerman: This guy looks like he’s up to no good…He looks black.
The audio had not only been edited aurally, but had successfully edited the viewpoints of those who had heard, tainting public perception of the case. After being exposed by Fox News and media watchdog NewsBusters, NBC launched an official investigation into the incident, which eventually led to the dismissal of two reporters and a producer.
The fallout should have been readily apparent—when it comes to race, the media also exhibits radical liberal, and therefore racial bias. They were quick to launch judgments in the Trayvon Martin case, opening themselves to a slew of charges ranging from sensationalist, to bombastic, to untruthful—but most certainly, racially motivated.
Additionally, there were serious crimes that occurred post-Trayvon, some even including violence inspired by the case, and some which had a racial component. Would they also be reported?
A Media Whitewash
Nowhere was the media whitewash of hate crimes of equal import, but of reversed skin tones, more personified than the story of Dave Forster and Marjon Rostami. The pair had stopped their vehicle at an intersection in Norfolk, Virginia, awaiting a red light. There were dozens of young people standing by, one of whom launched a rock at the car window. When Mr. Forster emerged to confront the vandal, a beating ensued that included wave after wave of young men kicking and punching Forster and Rostami alike.
The two victims were white. The alleged assailants, black.
The media buried the story for weeks, including the local Virginian-Pilot, which only ran news of the assault as a side note opinion article two weeks later. Norfolk residents were outraged that a possible racially motivated attack had occurred in their hometown, and the big name paper of note refused to acknowledge it—despite the fact that the victims, Forster and Rostami, are reporters … at the Virginian-Pilot.
The cover-up quickly caught the eye of Fox News’ Bill O’Reilly who, on a May 2nd broadcast of The O’Reilly Factor, questioned the newspaper’s motivation:
“You have this mob that attacked them. That’s dangerous, and that’s the story. Whenever you have a racially charged mob, that’s a big story. It looks to me like Pilot is politically correct and didn’t want to get in the middle of the racial aspect.”
“The bottom line is this, it looks like this was a race deal. […] A big newspaper that serves the community knew about it and covered it up. This is crazy. You can’t have this stuff.”
Talk radio host Dave Parker added:
“If these racial roles were reversed, this would be a huge national story. All of the individuals that were down in Sanford, Florida would be here in Virginia Beach, in Norfolk.”
It wasn’t the first racially motivated beating since the Trayvon Martin case to go under-reported.
The provocative radio host Rush Limbaugh has summarily described this as Obama’s America, one in which white kids are beaten while the black kids cheer. Ward Connerly, a leading black conservative voice, has succinctly stated, “Candidly, I think that race relations are probably worse now among the average person on the street than they were the day President Obama was elected.”
But Obama is not alone in fanning the flames of racism in America, or in government.
In early May, Democrats in the House of Representatives attended an actual training course on how to address the issue of race as a way to defend government programs. Maya Wiley, President of the Center for Social Inclusion (CSI) as well as the Chair of the Tides Network Board at the George Soros-funded Tides Foundation, showed Democrats how they can take seemingly mundane free market rhetoric, and transform it into incendiary material branded with racism.
In her distributed remarks, Wiley criticized “conservative messages [that are] racially ‘coded’ and had images of people of color that we commonly see used” and proposed tactics for countering the Republicans’ presumably coded rhetoric.
That rhetoric, according to the CSI website “has dominated debates of racial justice—undermining efforts to create a more equal society, and tearing apart the social safety net in the process” for the last 25 years or more.
Wiley then went on to instruct Democrats on the use of “race explicit” anecdotes to illustrate problems such as the economic crisis. “Explain how each racial group is affected (recognize the unique pain of each group), but start with people who are White,” she wrote in her distributed remarks. “Then raise racial disparities.”
She urged her fellow Democrats to appeal to “white swing voters while building support among voters of color.” This, she explained, was necessary in order for white voters to communicate that “people of color are in pain and it’s the same pain I, as a White person, would or do feel. It’s [about] humanizing people of color.”
How will these tactics be utilized in the upcoming election?
The Race to 2012
The drive to use race as a wedge tool toward re-election runs much deeper than just targeted ad campaigns. And the Obama administration is actively changing “get out the vote” to “get out the illegal vote.”
AIM exposed this strategy in Jim Simpson’s special report, The Left’s National Vote Fraud Strategy Exposed.
Suffice it to say that voter registration rolls are wrought with inaccuracies—something both sides of the political aisle should want to contain, as it effects the integrity of the fundamental right in our nation to vote—but the administration is fighting tooth and nail to prevent any improvements in accuracy.
Even The New York Times has reported on the widespread problems:
The nation’s voter registration rolls are in disarray, according to a report released Tuesday by the Pew Center on the States. The problems have the potential to affect the outcomes of local, state and federal elections.
One in eight active registrations is invalid or inaccurate. At the same time, one in four people who are eligible to vote—at least 51 million potential voters—are not registered.
Inaccuracies included nearly two million dead people, and nearly three million people with multiple state registrations.
The report found that there are about 1.8 million dead people listed as active voters. Some 2.8 million people have active registrations in more than one state. And 12 million registrations have errors serious enough to make it unlikely that mailings based on them will reach voters. “These problems waste taxpayer dollars, undermine voter confidence and fuel partisan disputes over the integrity of our elections,” said David Becker, director of election initiatives at the center.
The Times report actually hints that an online system using voter ID may be a solution—a seemingly common sense argument.
Yet the opposite viewpoint has been held by the Obama Administration and liberal Democrats. Why? Not because the Democrats actually believe that minorities are incapable of attaining proper photo identification (as evidenced by photo ID requirements to attend Democrat conventions and meetings with the President) but rather, because they understand that victory is far less likely without illegal voters on the rolls.
Their motivations for navigating away from common sense were quite clear when members of the Congressional Black Caucus took to the house floor in January to assert that “voter ID laws popping up around the country are aimed at dissuading minority voters from voting, and making it harder for President Obama to win re-election.”
Attorney General Eric Holder has been at the forefront here, opposing voter ID laws at every turn, branding them as a racist effort to suppress the minority vote. Holder has instigated lawsuits in an attempt to block voter ID laws in Texas and South Carolina, and most recently in Florida, a state which is actively trying to purge its voter rolls of dead and foreign voters. This, despite a 6-3 ruling by the United States Supreme Court in 2008 upholding Indiana’s right to require such identification for voting.
In a speech to the Council of Black Churches, Holder lumped voter ID laws into the same category as “white discrimination” and warned church leaders that their implementation could place “some of the achievements that defined the civil rights movement” in peril.
Holder asserted that the right to vote is being threatened, and he is correct in a sense. The right to cast a vote legally by the average law-abiding citizen is being threatened by the administration’s belief that allowing others to vote illegally in an attempt to gain political power is a positive thing.
An op-ed in the Wall Street Journal summarized Holder’s actions best:
“It’s worse than a shame that America’s first black Attorney General is using his considerable power to inflame racial antagonism.”
Aside from actively allowing illegal votes, the Obama administration has also made an unprecedented move in trying to grant voting power to illegals.
Recently, President Obama issued a “deferred action” executive order which halts the deportation of some 800,000 illegal immigrants. The policy bypasses Congress, a tactic the President has used repeatedly, and achieves in part the goals set forth by the DREAM Act, a plan that creates a path to citizenship for young people who have entered the country illegally, but may have attended college or served in the military.
The tactic is pure politics—but uses a racial divide to attain an election goal by targeting and using the Latino population through pure pandering. The move came less than one week before both Presidential candidates were due to speak at the National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials’ annual conference in Orlando, Florida.
Granting amnesty to illegal immigrants has long been a goal of the administration and Democrats in general. Illegal aliens, individuals with no regard for United States immigration law, may be the only path to victory for President Obama in 2012.
And it has been in the works for some time. Take the case of Eliseo Medina, for example.
Medina previously served as a member of Obama’s National Latino Advisory Council and is today an honorary chair of the Democratic Socialists of America. As such, he used the platform of an America’s Future Now! conference in 2009 to outline a plan for long-term Democratic rule through blanket amnesty.
“We reform the immigration laws; it puts 12 million people on the path to citizenship and eventually voters. If we have eight million new voters who care about, and will be voting, we will be creating a governing coalition for the long term.”
The Obama Administration’s tactics are to exploit and manipulate racial and ethnic differences for political gain. This is not an accident but a deliberate political strategy that one can find in the mind of Obama’s communist mentor Frank Marshall Davis, who “educated” Obama during his critical growing up years. Black people, Davis told Obama, have “reason to hate.” The evidence shows that Obama has incorporated that hatred in his policies and pronouncements.
Rusty Weiss is a freelance journalist focusing on the conservative movement and its political agenda. He has been writing conservatively charged articles for several years in the upstate New York area, and his writings have appeared in the Daily Caller, American Thinker, FoxNews.com, Big Government, the Times Union, and the Troy Record. He is also the Editor for two major technology newsletters. You can e-mail Rusty @ [email protected], or follow him on Twitter @rustyweiss74. Cliff Kincaid is the Director of the AIM Center for Investigative Journalism and can be contacted at [email protected].
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(CNN) – President Barack Obama's campaign sought to turn up the pressure Friday on Mitt Romney to release his tax returns, offering to back off on their calls for the release of additional years of returns if he agrees to disclose five years of tax information.
Obama campaign manager Jim Messina offered the deal in a letter sent to Romney campaign manager Matt Rhoades. The Obama campaign posted the letter on its web site and emailed it to journalists.
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"If the Governor will release five years of returns, I commit in turn that we will not criticize him for not releasing more–neither in ads nor in other public communications or commentary for the rest of the campaign," Messina wrote. His offer did not include a promise to avoid attacking Romney on the contents of any new returns, or make any commitments for independent third party groups.
A rejection of the Obama team's offer of a deal came from Rhoades came less than two hours later.
"Thanks for the note," Rhoades wrote. "It is clear that President Obama wants nothing more than to talk about Governor Romney's tax returns instead of the issues that matter to voters, like putting Americans back to work, fixing the economy and reining in spending."
Rhoades wrote that Messina and his campaign could continue talking about Romney's tax returns - but that his team would focus on the economy.
"If Governor Romney's tax returns are the core message of your campaign, there will be ample time for President Obama to discuss them over the next 81 days," Rhoades wrote. "In the meantime, Governor Romney will continue to lay out his plans for a stronger middle class, to save Medicare, to put work back into welfare, and help the 23 million Americans struggling to find work in the Obama economy."
The "offer" comes one day after Romney told reporters that he paid no less that 13% of his income in taxes for the past decade – a new revelation in a battle over the presumptive GOP nominee's personal tax information. Romney has released his return from 2010 and an estimate from 2011. He has pledged to release the full 2011 return once it's completed by his accountant. He filed for an extension on filing his 2011 return from the Internal Revenue Service in April.
Democrats have criticized Romney for not releasing more information about his taxes, arguing that voters are entitled to a greater amount of disclosure from candidates running for president. Some Republicans have also called on Romney to release more of his returns, saying the political headache could be easily ended by simply putting out additional information.
Romney and his campaign have consistently rebuffed those calls, however, saying the two years they've released go beyond the legal requirement, and offer voters a good perspective into the candidate's financial background.
In his letter Friday, Messina painted Romney's refusal to release more returns as stemming from political trepidation, which he said could be put to rest with his offer.
"This request for the release of five years, covering the complete returns for 2007-2012, is surely not unreasonable," Messina wrote, pointing out that Romney's father George, who ran for the GOP presidential nomination ahead of the 1968 election, released more than a decade's worth of returns.
"In the Governor's case, a five year release would appropriately span all the years that he has been a candidate for President," Messina wrote. "It would also help answer outstanding questions raised by the one return he has released to date, such as the range in the effective rates paid, the foreign accounts maintained, the foreign investments made, and the types of tax shelters used."
A CNN/ORC Poll taken August 7-8 showed 63% of voters thought Romney should release additional years of tax returns. Among independents, 67% said the Republican candidate should release more years of returns.
On Thursday, Romney dismissed the questions on his tax returns as a distraction from bigger issues, and reiterated his refusal to release any additional documents.
"Given the challenges that America faces – 23 million people out of work, Iran about to become nuclear, 1 out of 6 Americans in poverty – the fascination with taxes I paid I find to be very small-minded compared to the broad issues that we face," Romney said in South Carolina.
In declaring he's paid more than 13% in taxes, Romney is describing his effective tax rate, the percentage of his actual income he gave to the federal government. Over the past two years, Romney's effective tax rate was 14.5%, based on the records he's revealed already.
Romney's financial disclosures suggest his net worth is as high as $264 million, making him one of the wealthiest candidates in history to seek the U.S. presidency.
CNN's Rachel Streitfeld and CNNMoney's Jennifer Liberto contributed to this report.
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Nobody understand why this is important... It shows that he is not in touch with the reality that real americans face. He is already paying less than 13% in taxes and wish to be presenting to give himself and others like him a bigger tax cut so they can actually pay as little as 5% in taxes... This is not so that companies will have more money and profit to create jobs.... Its so he can buy a bigger Mansion and buy more luxury items for himself... The rich never trickle down money and hire more employees.. His true plan is to remove taxing on money made overseas completely.. Sure they will create more jobs, but they will not be here in the U.S.A.. They will be overseas to increase profit and have tax free income... Do you know that anyone that has business overseas or work overseas can get what is called Foreign Income Exclusion which is 92,000 dollars tax free income.. So if you make 80K in foreign income it is tax exempt.. By eliminating the foreign taxable income all together they will make billions and not pay a dime in taxes and they will ship all jobs overseas because they can make huge profits and never pay taxes in the income...
Its pretty easy to read between the lines and realize that Mr. Romney feels he would get hurt more by releasing previous tax records! So what is he hiding that would hurt him more... That question needs to be answered or he will loose votes every day!
Simple logic says Mr. Romney is definetely hiding something. Obama camp knows excatly what he is hiding but because of privacy laws they cannot reveal it. He probably received tax amnesty in the last 5 years and is ashamed it will come out. Ok we should talk about the issues, but there is a saying that "he who lies to get the job will lie on the job."
What is he so afraid of? If there's nothing there, why is he hiding them?
A former classmate has added a tantalizing question to the mysteries surrounding Barack Obama's college years. Perhaps the GOP nominee, whose tax records are demanded, should call the president's bluff. He has refused to release his records so maybe a trade is in order.
I paid 8% last year in taxes. Anyone that pays more than he legally has to is a sucker!
I couldn't care less about Romneys taxes. He's rich. Get over it. I want my recent college graduates to GET JOBS and pay reasonable tax rates, not bankroll Boomers 300% return on their Medicare taxes.
I will not vote for Romney unless he shows us his tax returns.He has shown us he is hiding something and I will not vote a dishonest man into office. How could the gop let such shallow man be our candidate.Let this be a lesson to the gop,and not let such a shallow candidate represent us.
Everyone wants to pay as little taxes as possible. Don't blame one person for his % of taxes. Blame the tax system loopholes. You can have a realistic tax rate if you get rid of loophole. 40% is absurd to take from anyone, even a Warren Buffett. If he wants to volunteer it, good for him, but until you can rule our wasteful spending and fraud, taxes should not go up. $5 billion in fraudulent tax refunds to criminals, really! Let's raise taxes to cover that. Great idea.
It's a question of character and integrity. I'm everyone would like to move on to the bigger issues but Mitt unfortunately we can't because we all have this little nagging voice in the back of our heads saying that you are trying to hide something.and until you can't put our minds at ease and we all feel confident that you aren't trying to be dishonest with the American public we can't really have a discussion with you about the important issues because we all have in the back of our minds that this guy is just not being honest with us in terms of everything that comes out his mouth. This could end tomorrow Mitt and we can go back to discussing the important issue. The questions are not going to go away. Just release the tax returns. if you did nothing wrong then what is the problem?
Blame the tax system and loopholes and stop worrying about one person's taxes. He probably did what everyone does which is to use pay as little as possible that is legal.
The #1 rule of any battle is that you never, ever fight the other guy's fight. You get that person to fight your fight. Unfortunately Mitt can't seem or doesn't want to stop trying to Obama's fight on Obama's terms. Unless he can change it around on him quick and put Obama on the defensive then he has already lost and I don't care who his VP pick is. How much to VP's having anything to do with shaping policy? Absolutely none. They are there for photo ops and to greet Ambassadors from foreign countries. They have no power or say in an administration...well except for Dick Cheney.
Okay, can we have two years of Obama's college records?
The left keeping asking about Romney's tax records is pure stupidity. I could not care less about his tax papers or obama's tax papers. There is much more important things that need attention instead of spending time with that kind of stupid rhetoric. There is no doubt that the IRS has already checked and recheck all the tax return so the left should be on obama to do something about his crazy spending and how about the giving of technical amnesty to millions of illegals.
This whole thing is about taxes, bottom line. Romney's proposed budget does not begin to balance the budget for 50 years. And Ryan's does not balance the budget for 20 or 30 years. It is all about taxes. If we use


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Remote heating technologies
It only controls a single zone in your home so you can’t programme your heating to be room specific, but not many households are used to, or demand, this level of control
We want everything at our finger tips. We want to save money. We want to save the planet. And we want to do it all with our phones...
It may come as a surprise that the unsexy world of remote heating controls ticks all these boxes.
One of the latest uprisings in our ‘connected’ revolution is the emergence of smart energy systems. Following in the wake of smartphones, smart televisions and smart cars, we now have smart thermostats letting us control our heating and hot water, reducing our bills and making us feel better about our homes and the environment.
Smart thermostats can not only be controlled manually, as some actually learn their user’s preferences depending on their habitual practices, and adapt accordingly. For example, your system could learn to heat the bathroom in the morning and bedrooms in the evening, enhancing levels of comfort and convenience as well as saving money.
The degree of smartness varies in line with learning capacity, multi-room/zoning, remote sensing and weather monitoring. The right smart heating system will be determined by the home, the user and the budget.
Richard Bailey from rb Gas in Oxford looks at three of the best smart remote heating systems
Most people have heard of Hive, which is available exclusively to British Gas customers, but there are currently a dozen or more smart heating systems available in the UK market including: Nest, Honeywell Evohome, Intuition, Tado, Salus, Climote, and Cosy that will work on standard boilers and boilers powered by LPG, bio-gas and oil.
Nest, owned by Google and created by ex-Apple employees, teamed up with nPower to offer a learning thermostat with auto-tune technology that builds a personalised schedule reflecting the customer’s habits and spotting cost-saving opportunities. It only controls a single zone in your home so you can’t programme your heating to be room specific, but not many households are used to, or demand, this level of control.
Over the relatively short space of a couple of weeks, Nest will learn when, for how long and at what temperature you like your heating on. It has a 150-degree sensor to allow it to detect if anyone is home and will quickly pick up and adapt to your timings like when you leave the house on different days and what time you lie-in to on the weekends. Nest is also connected to your Wi-Fi so it knows the weather forecasts and the True Radiant feature aims to reduce temperature swings by starting heating early enough that you’ll get the right temperature when you want it. Ensure the online service you use is encrypted so that data about your movements is safe.
Honeywell Evohome is arguably the most comprehensive smart heating solution, with ‘zones’ that allow incredibly specific control, and is supported by a powerful mobile app. So you can programme the heating in your home to come on and off to suit your schedule, warm bathrooms and kitchens in the morning, warm lounges and entrance halls in the evening etc.. Although it is multi-zonal, it is manual scheduling with no smart learning, and there is no web browser control, but for those not ready to entirely entrust their heating programming to technology it is the perfect choice.
Salus sits quite nicely between the two. Designed to reflect simplicity and ease of use, you can control your heating and hot water through your smart phone or PC over the internet and it offers either a single or dual zone option with the addition of an extra sensor.
Costing the earth?
Prices inevitably vary according to type, terms, function and facility but basic kits fall in the range of £150 to £250. Installation costs are low as they are all wireless systems, and most will pay for themselves with energy cost savings in about two years. As government, homeowners and developers alike look to save money and energy and increase the convenience of doing so, there is no escaping the fact that there is a revolution in how we control the heating in our homes.
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There is plenty of parking at the school.
However please note that no parking is permitted beside the pitches, around the back of the school.
We are easily reached via public transport!
Dublin Bus routes 46A, 145 and
39A go right through nearby Donnybrook Village. The Luas Ranelagh stop on the green line is within approximately ten minutes walking distance.
We have a full-size pitch and a half-size pitch, with floodlights and pitch-side dugouts.
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When the United States invaded Iraq seven years ago, the Baghdad Zoo became part of the collateral damage. Playwright Rajiv Joseph read at the time that many animals escaped or died. He developed “Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo” first as a 10-minute piece, then as a full-length play.
It premiered last year at the Kirk Douglas Theatre in Los Angeles, and was a finalist for this year’s Pulitzer Prize in drama. The production reopens Sunday at the larger Mark Taper Forum, with the original cast and creative team.
Kevin Tighe plays the Tiger in the title – and its ghost. You might remember him as Paramedic Roy De Soto from the 1970s NBC series “Emergency,” a show that brought him celebrity. He tells KPCC's Steve Julian he didn't like that attention.
"I just had a hard time figuring out how to be more than who I was," said Tighe, laughing. "I guess. There’s something about all that where they, you know, all of these people recognize you, and it was a little frightening, really.”
Tighe said he was uncomfortable around kids his own age and got kicked out of a few schools.
“I was able to get into theater, drama departments, and establish some sort of rapport, and there I could afford to be aloof and still command a certain amount of respect.”
Over time, Kevin Tighe developed into a character actor. That helps when you play a tiger that serves, really, as a tour guide for the audience. Playwright Rajiv Joseph said that between the original run at the Kirk Douglas Theatre and now, he gained new insights about the tiger.
“He’s moving through this play with a journey and, in the previous incarnation of the play, he disappears, literally, in stage time, but also in terms of that journey," said Joseph. "He disappeared in the second act, and then reappeared near the end of it. And I wanted to take the opportunity to start the act with him because that seemed to me right. The way we have this now with Kevin’s monologue to begin the act, and the staging that Moises gave that monologue, I feel is a very powerful moment in the play, and one that I’m very happy with.”
Act two opens this way:
“Well, there are all the lost ghosts of the city are present in various manifestations, and the tiger enters into this," said Tighe. "And part of his monologue addresses his meeting with a little girl and this moment that they have in this garden, and the possibility, the expectation perhaps, that there is a god who might be listening, hopefully.”
"Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo" is, in part, a search for answers, for proof. It’s set in the garden of Saddam Hussein’s presidential palace – full of large topiary animals, now ravaged and neglected. Toward the play’s end, the tiger mistakes the Arab gardener for God. Rajiv Joseph read the gardener’s line:
“God has spoken. This world – this is what he said. And the tiger feeds off of that line, and that takes us to the close of the play.”
Joseph said he’s tweaked the ending twice a day, every day, for two weeks. The year-long break between productions led him to move away from a speech about God.
“We were searching for something more active, and more in line with the tiger, as a character’s desires and needs and wants and nature, keeping true to the fact that this is a tiger – and what does a tiger fall back on? His most basic, primal needs.”
“And when he dies, even as the ghost, he’s not thinking about getting laid, you know?" said Tighe, laughing. "He’s well beyond that, you know? It’s survival. It’s acceptance.”
“And that seemed to be a truer, more authentic way to end this play, rather than a speech about God," said Joseph.
"Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo" opens at the Mark Taper Forum on Sunday.


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When you press the DTC button, you are engaging Dynamic Traction Control. Dynamic traction control is a limited form of DSC. It will allow some wheelspin up to 40mph in order to gain better traction in slick conditions such as heavy snow. It will still save you if you get out of control, but there will need to be a bit more loss of control before it happens.
When you press and hold the DTC button you are shutting off DSC. There is no traction control to help you at all. You're on your own.
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Which 2016 Rio Olympic Athletes Are Landing The Biggest Endorsement Deals?
All the medals have been handed out for the 2016 Rio Olympics, but the game of endorsement deals is just getting started. Sure, the likely suspects for big endorsement deals are American gold medal winning athletes Michael Phelps and Simone Biles, but what companies are looking for athletes to push their products, and what kind of money are they paying? But after the 2016 Olympics, one athlete, swimmer Ryan Lochte, 32, is scared that his current endorsement deals are about to end because of his sketchy behavior in Rio.
But before the cereal and sportswear companies come knocking, American athletes who win medals come home with a Gold, Silver, or Bronze Medal, and a check per medal, according to the Inquisitr. For the 2016 Rio Olympics, American athletes get $25,000 for gold, $15,000 for silver, and $10,000 for bronze, and that is per medal. So, for example, American gymnast Simone Biles received four gold medals and one bronze medal, so she will receive $110,000 for her medals alone, while swimmer Michael Phelps, for five gold medals and one silver medal, gets a check for $140,000, before any endorsement deals are signed.
US Olympic champions will come home to endorsements and parades—and a hefty tax bill https://t.co/j321XBbg9Z
— Quartz (@qz) August 22, 2016
But even though in the United States we are most familiar with American athletes, and what products they are shilling, the top five endorsement deals for 2016 Olympic athletes right now are a mix from all over the world, according to Money Magazine. Winning medals at the Olympics can make you famous, but it’s the endorsement deals make you rich.
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Swimmer Michael Phelps currently has $12 million in endorsement deals, with likely more to come, as he is the most decorated Olympic athlete of all time. At this time, Phelps has left behind his endorsement deal with Speedo, and has a deal with Aqua Sphere (for an undisclosed amount). Additionally, his sponsor list now includes Under Armour, Omega, Master Spas, Sol Republic headphones, and 800razors.com, according to the Baltimore Sun.
Michael Phelps has been known to keep the dollar amounts private, but it is estimated that in 2016, Michael Phelps has a net worth of $55 million.
— The Best In Luxury (@TheBestInLuxury) August 21, 2016
Another American, tennis phenom Serena Williams, also has some sweet endorsement deals, in addition to her tennis winnings. Serena did not live up to her hype at the 2016 Rio Olympics, but she still exits the games with $20 million in endorsements at present. At the moment, Williams reps Nike, Wilson, Beats, Delta Air Lines, and IBM, with her Nike contract rumored to be $40 million for five years (Serena Williams’ net worth is said to be $160 million).
But while Michael Phelps might be the fastest Olympian in the water, Jamaican Usain Bolt is the fastest on land as the most decorated Olympic sprinter of all time, with six gold medals. Puma has been partnering with Usain Bolt since 2003, and reportedly signed a deal in 2013 with Puma for $10 million per year. Right now, Bolt is still with Virgin Media and Hublot, but in the past, he has partnered with Gatorade, Visa, and Comcast (Bolt is thought to have a net worth of $60 million).
Spanish tennis player Rafael Nadal has been plagued by injuries this past year, but he pulled it together to play in the 2016 Rio Olympics. But even though Nadal was injured, he managed to earn $32 million over the last year in endorsements alone. For now, Rafael Nada has endorsement deals with Nike, Babolat, and Kia (Rafael Nadal has a net worth of $140 million).
But while newly minted gold medal winners are striking deals with a variety of companies, bad behavior and a tarnished reputation can get your endorsement deals canceled. Swimmer Ryan Lochte is finding out the hard way that causing an international incident at the Olympics, and lying to the IOC will not only get you in trouble but will cost you dearly in endorsements, per the Washington Post.
Speedo, Ralph Lauren, and Gentle Hair Removal are choosing to part ways with Lochte after he admitted to “over-exaggerating” a claim that he was robbed at gunpoint in Rio. Speedo put out a public statement to explain their decision.
“While we have enjoyed a winning relationship with Ryan for over a decade and he has been an important member of the Speedo team, we cannot condone behavior that is counter to the values this brand has long stood for. We appreciate his many achievements and hope he moves forward and learns from this experience.”
This leaves Ryan Lochte with one endorsement deal, and that is with a Japanese mattress company, who says they will stick by him.
But American gymnast, and newly minted gold medal winner, Simone Biles is going to need to sift through all of her new offers, including an invite to be on Dancing With the Stars, says WWD. Biles came into the Olympics with endorsement deals from Nike, Tide, and Kelloggs, but that seems like just the beginning for the 19-year-old athlete.
Watch for commercials and magazine ads coming soon with your favorite 2016 Olympic athletes.
Do you think it was right for companies to dump Ryan Lochte?
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You Are Dumb, which is not a blog, posts new columns every weekday, except for a couple of days each month when it doesn't. It is also a Twitter feed, @youaredumb, with content in a similar vein but much shorter. My spinoff food site, Forkbastard, can be found easily enough by the clever.
Memo to the Usual Gang: HEY, LOOK, STILL DUMB!
If you want to know who the holdouts will be - if, as seems to be happening, the Permanent Republican Majority turns out to only describe disapproval ratings - look no further than the Haditha apologists.
Like the Abu Ghraib apologists before them, only fewer in number, the Haditha apologists have such a stake, for whatever reason, in maintaining the status quo that they will, like they did before, say ridiculous and astonishing things that they may or may not truly believe to support their disintegrating worldview.
If the rest of you actually manage to come to your fucking senses, the Haditha apologists will still be trying to marginalize you, to deny your unprecedented first steps into the world of looking and thinking, to pretend you don't exist. And since they're part of the media, they can do a pretty good job of it.
John Gibson, Michelle Malkin, Bill O'Reilly, Sean Hannity. You know the names, you know the routine. But in case your memory's a bit lacking, here's a quick primer on the techniques being used to keep you nice and complacent.
Wait Until All The Facts Are In:
This is one of those things that sound reasonable at first. The investigation is technically not complete. No charges have yet been filed. So let's wait until all the facts are in! The problem is twofold. First, all the facts are never in. It's two years after Abu Ghraib, and "all the facts" never came out about that, did they? Second, what they want us to "wait until all the facts are in" to do is discuss, or even mention, the facts that ARE in.
No, the investigation isn't finished. It's just close to being finished. Close enough that the people in the know obviously know how it's going down. They know enough to ramp up the "ethics training" for Marines, because apparently the existing PowerPoint presentations telling them not to shoot civilians in the back of the head is not sinking in across the board. I'll leave the irony of right-wing pundits waiting for facts as an exercise for the reader.
Anti-War Opponents Are Rejoicing Over Massacres
This comes out every time members of the military get caught doing something they shouldn't. ACTUAL QUOTE TIME!
"And there are puddles of drool in the offices of the L.A. Times and The New York Times, whose columnists and editorial writers are screaming, 'Iraqi My Lai, My Lai, My Lai,'" - Michelle Malkin, who, I must remind you, thinks the Japanese internment camps were A-OK.
"Predictably, the left-wing press has run with the alleged massacre at Haditha. Editorials across the country today, screaming about holding all of those involved accountable... But why? Why do so many rejoice when bad things happen to the USA?" - Bill O'Reilly, who, I must remind you, loves phone sex, vibrators, and falafel.
Not rejoice. RECOGNIZE. When bad shit happens, yes, we reserve the right to notice. And yes, we reserve the right to say these things happened. And yes, we reserve the right to demand that something be done about these bad things, and question whether this latest bad thing in a series of bad things doesn't form a larger bad picture. But whatever. Keep implying that all 72% of the people who disapprove of Dubya are dancing in the streets chanting "YAY, MASSACRE".
Diminishing The Crime:
This one was a lot bigger with Abu Ghraib. The prisoners could be painted as Evil Terrorists, and the indignities inflicted on them could be minimized to the point that, even today, the total number of Iraqis killed at the prison is understated by one - as zero. With Haditha, that's tougher to do - the victims were civilians, and they appear to have been shot in the head and back. It would take a bold man to attempt to diminish even the alleged crime of massacring civilians. ACTUAL QUOTE TIME!
The war in Iraq is not the story of massacres by Americans. If Iraqis know their own history, they know massacres have been committed in Iraq by warring parties for millennia piled on millennia. This is the part of the world that was in on the massacre game early, played it often, and the last character to be up to his eyeballs in massacres was the very guy we went in to regime change, Saddam himself. - John Gibson
First, John, allow the grammarian in me to insist upon "the very guy whose regime we went in to change..." I know the language is fluid and evolving, but "regime change" as a compound verb? That's like shooting 24 English teachers in the head and claiming they were the victim of a roadside conjugation.
And second, Gibson appears to be arguing that massacres aren't as bad if they're inflicted upon members of a society who are more used to them. In Gibson's mind, the Iraqis, who haven't greeted us as liberators yet because they're having a tough time planning the surprise party, would be looking at Haditha with something akin to... nostalgia? "Oh, massacres. I remember those. Used to be you couldn't swing a dead family around here without hitting a massacre or three. Wonder what happened to them?"
So keep an eye out for these and similar strategies from your favorite right-wing media holdout. At least, of course, until all the facts are in.


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Today the wars have begun with Google buying out Motorola’s handset development division called Motorola Mobility for an estimated $7.5 billion dollars, with Google purchasing the brand for £40 a share or $12.5/ £7.5 billion overall, Google have stated that this will be run separately to Andriod, meaning it will still be offering the platform as an open offering.
The CEO of Google, Larry Page said in his statement:
“Motorola Mobility’s total commitment to Android has created a natural fit for our two companies. Together, we will create amazing user experiences that supercharge the entire Android ecosystem for the benefit of consumers, partners and developers. I look forward to welcoming Motorolans to our family of Googlers.”
It is obvious that this acquisition was made by Google in order to streamline their and is clear that Google is fed up with Apple and Microsoft’s tactics and wants to pick up a few more assets to protect itself:
“We recently explained how companies including Microsoft and Apple are banding together in anti-competitive patent attacks on Android. The U.S. Department of Justice had to intervene in the results of one recent patent auction to ‘protect competition and innovation in the open source software community’ and it is currently looking into the results of the Nortel auction,” said Page.
“Our acquisition of Motorola will increase competition by strengthening Google’s patent portfolio, which will enable us to better protect Android from anti-competitive threats from Microsoft, Apple and other companies.”
What do you think? Bigger things to come from Google? Andriod to get better with Google’s new facility’s?
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1 MW system at Old Mutual Head Office
Old Mutual Head Office commissioned SOLA to build a 1 MW solar installation. Carried out in two separate phases, the solar system consists of a solar carport solution, as well as part of its West Campus building roof. The phases were completed in December 2016 and April 2017 respectively.
Carports are uniquely positioned to assist with solar production. The solution at Old Mutual not only provides shade for the cars parking there during the day, but also harnesses the sun’s energy during peak radiation hours for use in the Old Mutual head office in Pinelands, Cape Town. The system, together with the rooftop installment, is expected to produce 2 203 668 kWh of electricity for the office park per annum.
Old Mutual emerging markets CEO Rose Keanly said that the commitment to the system “proves that big corporates are able to make a meaningful difference by being resourceful and thinking creatively to find solutions for the challenges of our time.”
Around 6 – 8% of the office park’s electricity consumption will be provided by solar for the next 25 years. This should result in at least a R 3 712 880 monetary saving per year. With these savings in mind, the solar system will pay itself back in 5.5 years.
Projects such as this demonstrate a simple step that large buildings can take toward securing their own energy supply in the future whilst cutting their own carbon emissions.


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HYDROXYAPATITE ORBITAL implants were approved by the Food and Drug Administration for replacement of orbital volume in enucleation and evisceration cases in 1989. A recent survey of oculoplastic surgeons suggests that hydroxyapatite implants are evolving to be the first-choice implant; they are now used in the majority of cases performed by oculoplastic surgeons.1 In reported series, the number of implants that received a motility peg is as low as 12%.2 This number may increase over time as these patients go on to have drilling; however, authors frequently report that patients are satisfied with their motility with an unpegged hydroxyapatite implant and do not request a motility peg. I do not believe that hydroxyapatite is the first-choice implant for patients who have no desire or no expectation to go forward with drilling, placing a motility peg, and designing a special receptacle prosthesis.
The rapid acceptance of hydroxyapatite orbital implants
Goldberg RA. Who Should Have Hydroxyapatite Orbital Implants?. Arch Ophthalmol. 1995;113(5):566-567. doi:10.1001/archopht.1995.01100050032024

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Penn State’s News Readership Program Goes Completely Digital
Penn State’s Student New Readership Program has gone completely digital, the university announced Monday.
The change will eliminate the availability of all printed newspaper publications, including the New York Times, Centre Daily Times, and Wall Street Journal, both at University Park and Commonwealth Campuses.
Penn State said the decision follows the nationwide trend of digital news and the declining popularity of print newspapers. The transition also comes as a result of many students studying remotely this semester due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Last spring, Penn State expanded the program to provide free, unlimited digital subscriptions to the publications for students. The subscription also includes access to podcasts, videos, and interactive media. Program staff are currently working with local news sources to provide digital access to all students.
To register for a digital subscription, students, faculty, and staff can visit newspapers.psu.edu and follow the instructions for access using a valid Penn State email address. Memberships will be renewed automatically until students graduate.
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As with all Hotwyr litters both the Sire and Dam are DNA profiled and have been graded excellent for Hip and Elbow scores and are vWD2 clear by DNA - as expected of any quality GWP breeding program. These results are provided to our puppy owners and can be validated by our vet.
We are a small kennel, we believe that breeding the best possible dogs i.e. excellent conformation, will give the best possible results in the show-ring, in the field, obedience but more importantly as great family members. Our Hotwyr family members are very versatile and can be found in disciplines such as: showing, field trials, hunting, obedience, agility and enjoying life as valued family members.
Puppies are available to go to their forever homes mid May. Puppies will be vet checked, vaccinated, microchipped, wormed, Volhards Temperament tested and come with puppy food and an extensive puppy owner booklet. We are committed to our breed and as such we offer a lifetime puppy/dog re-home policy.
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Aging will always bring new challenges to life and make simple things harder to accomplish. With each new year, there are new things to consider. This is even more true for those who have experienced limb loss. Certain tasks are already more difficult to perform with a prosthesis, and growing older will not make them easier. There will also be new difficulties that you may not have thought of, but they are not impossible to deal with. Let’s look at some potential problems and ways to handle them that can allow your life to be full of possibilities at any age!
As the body ages, certain parts of our health will become more complicated. Even the healthiest of people will experience symptoms beyond their control. We can take steps to treat them, though! One of the major health concerns with age is arthritis, and those with a prosthesis are unfortunately more likely to experience it in their spine, hips, and complete limbs. Staying healthy and active is the best way to slow down the process, and is great for overall health in general. If arthritis does become a serious concern, it is very important to talk to your prosthetist about using a new prosthesis that is easier to wear and can handle more weight.
Weight gain and vascular diseases are also symptoms for many people entering old age. These require the same adjustment as arthritis: staying healthy and working with your prosthetist to keep adjusting your prosthesis. Taking care of yourself and staying ahead of the problem can do wonders for the body.
Two of the biggest adjustments with growing older will be related to balance and taking care of your skin. Balance becomes an issue with age, regardless of previous health. Adjustment to your prosthesis and wearing appropriate footwear are the best methods to combat this. Those with limb loss deal with skin care their entire lives, but it becomes more difficult with age. Stay ahead of the issue through using specialty soaps and socks to keep your skin protected.
While it’s not the most fun topic, insurance is important to discuss before you reach a point where you plan doesn’t cover something you need. Understand your policy and how it could be affected and plan ahead. It may feel out of your control at times, but being prepared can do a lot.
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URN etd-0209118-145445 Statistics This thesis had been viewed 143 times. Download 0 times. Author Jing-tang Su Author's Email Address No Public. Department Chemical Engineering Year 2017 Semester 1 Degree Master Type of Document Master's Thesis Language English Page Count 81 Title Effects of double-bonded and triple-bonded electrolyte additive on mesocarbon microbeads anode materials Keyword electrolyte additive lithium ion battery lithium ion battery electrolyte additive Abstract In this study, electrolyte additive propargyl methacrylate (PMA), which has both double and triple-bonded can accelerate the mesocarbon microbeads (MCMB) surface to form the solid electrolyte interphase (SEI). The scanning electron microscopy showed that the SEI film of the anode was more dense with increasing PMA concentration. Cyclic voltammetry shows that PMA has a high reduction potential in the electrolyte, during the first cycle of charge and discharge, the PMA can be reduced and decomposed to form SEI on the surface of the electrode before electrolyte decomposition, thereby prevent the contact between the electrode and the electrolyte. 0.5wt% PMA has the best electrochemical performance at room temperature and 55℃. Compared with 326.21 mAhg-1 of the MCMB electrode without electrolyte additive, it has 352.29 mAhg-1 remained after 100 cycles of charge/discharge, which showed excellent cycling performance. At 55℃, MCMB half-cell with and without 0.5wt% PMA has 343.0 mAhg-1 and 328.48 mAhg-1. Hence PMA can stabilize the growth of the SEI film and have excellent electrochemical performance at room temperature and 55℃. Advisor Committee Chiung-chen Huang - advisor
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If you love cheese, you will love burrata.
Today, I will show you how to make a homemade Burrata Sandwich that is easy, delicious, and perfect for a summer lunch or picnic. 🥪🧀😍
Say Goodbye To Your Boring Sammie And Make Room For These Fancy Italian Flavors!
Get ready to taste the harmony of flavors: Ripe tomatoes, creamy burrata cheese, savory deli meat, and flavorful pesto, all snugly packed inside Italian bread.
I hope you enjoy this Burrata Sandwich as much as I do! Now let’s get cooking!
To Make This Delightful Burrata Sandwich, You Will Need:
(Full measurements listed below)
Bread: Italian bread or ciabatta. I use a $1 Italian loaf from my local Walmart bakery
Pesto mayo: I use the store-bought and mix them with lemon juice and salt.
Arugula and baby spinach: The baby spinach adds a peppery and slightly bitter taste to the sandwich, balancing out the sweetness of the tomato.
Heirloom tomato: choose the most fragrant tomatoes you can find; trust me, the flavor will be divine
Olive oil: look for an olive oil extra virgin if you can.
Prosciutto and salami: for an authentic Italian taste. But you can use any type of cured meat, such as ham or bacon.
Burrata cheese: be generous with the burrata – it’s the main player in the sandwich! In this recipe, I use 2 whole burrata
Fresh black pepper flaky sea salt: to enhance the flavor, of course!
Lemon juice: adds the zing for the pesto mayo.
How To Make Burrata Sandwich?
Make the pesto mayo by mixing mayo with pesto, then add lemon juice and a small pinch of salt to taste.
Slice the bread in half. You can also toast the bread lightly if desired.
On each side of the bread, spread a generous layer of the prepared pesto mayo.
Assemble your sandwich: a layer of baby spinach and arugula, then a layer of salami, and prosciutto. Next, the burrata cheese and tomato slices. Finally, top the sandwich with the remaining piece of bread.
Enjoy your freshly made Burrata Sandwich!
Estimate Nutritional Information:
Serving: 1 serving (approx. 343g)
Calories: 590kcal | Total Fat: 34g | Cholesterol: 40mg | Sodium: 890mg | Carbohydrates: 55g | Dietary Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 8g | Protein: 15g | Calcium: 541mg | Iron: 1.7mg
Recipe Notes And Helpful Tips:
Feel free to customize this sandwich with your favorite ingredients. You can add or substitute ingredients like roasted red peppers, fresh basil leaves, or pickles for more flavor.
Frequently Asked Questions (FQAs):
1. Can I Make The Pesto Mayo In Advance?
Yes, you can prepare the pesto mayo in advance and store it in the refrigerator. It’s a handy condiment for various dishes.
2. How About The Sandwich, Can I Prepare It In Advance?
While the sandwich is at its best when served immediately, you can prep the ingredients ahead of time and assemble it just before serving.
3. Is There A Vegetarian Version Of This Sandwich?
Absolutely! You can omit the deli meat or substitute it with vegetarian options like grilled eggplant or marinated tofu.
4. Can I Make This Sandwich With Gluten-Free Bread?
Yes, you can use gluten-free bread to make this sandwich if you have dietary restrictions.
5. How Do I Store Any Leftover Sandwich Components?
If you have leftover ingredients, store them separately. Keep the pesto mayo in an airtight container in the refrigerator and the other ingredients in suitable containers as well. This will help maintain their freshness.
Let’s Make This Delicious Burrata Sandwich!
And there you have it – this mighty tasty Burrata Sandwich is ready to take its place on your table. If you decide to give it a shot, make sure to snap a photo and share it with us on Facebook and Pinterest.
Be sure to follow us for more yummy recipes in the future. Until next time, happy cooking! 🥪🧀😍
- 1 Italian bread or 2 ciabatta
- ¾ cup mayonnaise
- ¼ cup pesto
- ¼ lemon, juiced
- a hand full of baby spinach and arugula
- olive oil
- 8 slices of salami
- 2 slices of prosciutto
- 2 balls of burrata
- 1 tomato, sliced
- Fresh black pepper and flaky sea salt
Step 1: Mix mayo with pesto, add lemon juice and a small pinch of salt to taste. Set this sauce aside.
Step 2: Slice the bread in half. You can also toast the bread lightly if desired. Then, spread a generous layer of the prepared pesto mayo on each slice of the bread.
Step 3: Assemble your sandwich as follows
Begin with a layer of baby spinach and arugula. Drizzle a bit of olive oil, salt, and pepper.
Add a layer of salami, and prosciutto.
Carefully cut open the burrata cheese and place it on top of the meat. Drizzle another round of olive oil and a pinch of salt and pepper.
Next, top with a layer of tomato slices, seasoning them with salt and pepper.
Finally, top the sandwich with the remaining piece of bread.
Step 4: Cut your freshly made Burrata Sandwich into serving sizes and enjoy!


The Therapy for Black Girls Podcast is a weekly conversation with Dr. Joy Harden Bradford, a licensed Psychologist in Atlanta, Georgia, about all things mental health, personal development, and all the small decisions we can make to become the best possible version of ourselves.
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Trivia Of The Day
This classic Salil Chowdhury song almost did not happen. Another song in the film was accidentally given to both Yogesh and Gulzar. Eventually Yogesh's lyrics - "Naa ro ankhiyaaan" - remained unused since Hrishikesh Mukherjee had already planned to shoot the song with Gulzar's lyrics. To compensate Yogesh, the film makers decided to come up with a situation for a new song. It is in these circumstances that Yogesh wrote the lyrics to the film's most memorable song.