Payrolls rose less than projected in August and the unemployment rate was unexpectedly driven down by Americans leaving the labor force, boosting the odds of additional Federal Reserve easing to spur a faltering recovery. The numbers are disturbing...368,000 Americans left the labor force........ far more than the weak, unexpextedly low 96,000 workers were added by the economy. The 96,000 figure was far less than analysts had projected, after a revised 141,000 increase in July that was smaller than initially estimated, Labor Department figures showed today in Washington. The median estimate of 92 economists surveyed by Bloomberg called for a gain of 130,000. The one bright spot for Obama? since so many Americans left the labor force.... they are no longer included in the unemployment calculation... which reduced the unemployment number down to 8.1%.
Employers are reluctant to expand headcounts as they face a global economic slowdown and the so-called fiscal cliff, the $600 billion of tax increases and spending cuts that will take effect automatically at the end of the year unless Congress acts.
Some companies are planning to reduce staff. Mountain View, California-based Google Inc. (GOOG) said on Aug. 13 it will cut about 4,000 positions at its Motorola Mobility Holdings Inc. unit, with about one-third of the reductions coming in the U.S. Printer maker Lexmark International Inc. (LXK) on Aug. 28 announced plans to eliminate 1,700 jobs globally.
For Kimberly Hackler of White, Georgia, the job search has been “frustrating at best, a little disheartening.” The 49- year-old has been looking for work since November, applying for about 190 positions.
“I’m very concerned about those of us who are unemployed and where are we going to find stable employment,” Hackler said. “I don’t see the economy improving anytime soon. I am concerned it could get worse.”
Today’s report dealt a blow to Obama’s hopes of gaining momentum coming out of his party convention and gave Republican candidate Mitt Romney another campaign weapon.
“If last night was the party, this morning is the hangover,” Romney said in a statement. “It is clear that President Obama just hasn’t lived up to his promises and his policies haven’t worked.”
Labor Secretary Hilda Solis used the report to renew calls for Congress to approve a $447 billion jobs plan proposed by the administration last September.
“We still see some areas where we need more improvement,” Solis said in an interview with Bloomberg Television. “That’s why we need to have cooperation with the Congress. They’ve got a proposal up there, the American Jobs Act, that would help create a million jobs.”
Bloomberg survey estimates ranged from increases of 70,000 to 185,000. Revisions to prior reports subtracted a total of 41,000 jobs from payrolls in the previous two months.
Factory employment fell by the most in two years, temporary-help companies eliminated positions for the first time in five months, and the share of the working-age population in the labor force slumped to the lowest since 1981.
Private payrolls, which exclude government agencies, rose 103,000 after a revised gain of 162,000. They were projected to rise by 142,000, the survey showed.
American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings Inc. (AXL), a maker of axles and crankshafts, is among companies looking to expand as the auto industry rebounds. The Detroit-based company plans to hire 400 to 500 workers at its Three Rivers, Michigan, factory over the next two years, David Tworek, a spokesman, said in an e-mail last month.
The jobless rate fell from 8.3 percent as 368,000 Americans left the labor force. Unemployment was forecast to hold at 8.3 percent, according to the survey median. Estimates in the Bloomberg survey ranged from 8.1 percent to 8.4 percent.
Factory payrolls decreased by 15,000, compared with a survey forecast for a 10,000 increase, after a 23,000 gain in the previous month. Automakers cut 7,500 jobs last month.
The figures reflected the reversal of a July increase that was propelled by fewer shutdowns at automakers for annual retooling related to the new model year. Still, carmakers may continue to add workers. Chrysler Group LLC, Ford Motor Co., General Motors Co. (GM), Toyota Motor Corp. and Honda Motor Co. reported U.S. auto sales in August that rose more than analysts estimated as new models attracted buyers.
Employment at service-providers increased 119,000. Construction companies added 1,000 workers and retailers took on 6,100 employees. Government payrolls decreased by 7,000. The number of temporary workers decreased almost 5,000.
Average hourly earnings were little changed, and up 1.7 percent from August 2011, today’s report showed. The 12-month change matched the smallest gain since record-keeping began in 2007.
The participation rate, which indicates the share of working-age people in the labor force, fell to 63.5 percent, the lowest since September 1981, from 63.7 percent.
Companies from Intel Corp. to FedEx Corp. are sounding alarms on the outlook for the world’s largest economy as global growth cools.
Intel, the world’s largest semiconductor maker, today slashed its third-quarter sales prediction amid declining demand for personal computers from corporate customers. FedEx this week projected its first decline in quarterly earnings in almost three years as slowing growth hurt demand for the express packages that provide most of its sales.
Payroll gains slowed from an average 226,000 in the first quarter to 73,000 in the April to June period, before picking up in July. The U.S. has managed to recover 4.1 million of the 8.8 million jobs lost as a result of the 18-month recession that ended in June 2009.
The unemployment rate, derived from a separate Labor Department survey of households, has exceeded 8 percent since February 2009, the longest stretch in monthly records going back to 1948.
Bernanke, in an Aug. 31 speech in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, cited “the daunting economic challenges” that confront the U.S. He also said the Fed will provide additional policy stimulus as needed to promote a stronger economic recovery.
“The stagnation of the labor market in particular is a grave concern,” he said. Persistently high unemployment “will wreak structural damage on our economy that could last for many years.”
Fed officials at their July 31-Aug. 1 meeting were moving toward additional monetary policy action, according to minutes of the gathering. Many members of the panel said more stimulus will be needed “fairly soon” unless the recovery shows signs of a “substantial and sustainable strengthening.”
The Presidential race is boiling down to one dominant issue: which party's policies will do more to help the financially stressed American middle class. President Obama's campaign theme is that Mitt Romney and the Republicans cater to the rich, while Mr. Obama cares about struggling families.
He may care, but he sure hasn't done much for them. New income data from the Census Bureau, tabulated by former Census income specialists at the nonpartisan economic consulting firm Sentier Research, reveal that the three-and-a-half years of the Obama Presidency have done enormous harm to middle-class households.
In January 2009, the month President Obama entered the Oval Office and shortly before he signed his stimulus spending bill, median household income was $54,983. By June 2012, it had tumbled to $50,964, adjusted for inflation. (See the chart nearby.) That's $4,019 in lost real income, a little less than a month's income every year.
Unfair, you say, because Mr. Obama inherited a recession? Well, even if you start the analysis when the recession ended in June 2009, the numbers are dismal. Three years after the economy hit its trough, median household income is down $2,544, or nearly 5%.
Add the authors: "The overall decline since June 2009 was larger than the 2.6 percent decline that occurred" during the recession from December 2007 to June 2009. For household income, in other words, the Obama recovery has been worse than the Bush recession.
It's true that the Bush years overall were also not great for household incomes. According to Sentier's analysis, real median household income is down about 8% from $55,470 in 2000 before the dot-com bubble burst. Some of this decline is due to the continuation of a trend of smaller family size, lower fertility rates and more Americans living alone. But some was also due to the subpar economic growth across the 2000s.
That slow growth trend has become worse since the latest recession, and this is where Mr. Obama is implicated. The President portrays the financial decline of American families on his watch as part of a decades-long trend. He's wrong. Real income for middle-income households rose by roughly 30% from 1983 to 2005, according to the Congressional Budget Office. The political left likes to blame the ebbing of union power. But nongovernment unionization fell dramatically in the 1980s and '90s, and incomes rose.
So what does explain falling real incomes? Slow growth, yes, but another culprit has been rising prices—especially for food, gasoline, medical procedures and college tuition—that have eroded worker purchasing power. The Federal Reserve claims this is no problem because "core inflation" has been relatively contained. But core inflation excludes food and energy prices, which are two of the biggest components of consumer budgets.
The basic skills and knowledge needed to succeed in a competitive global economy. Rising health-care costs have also forced employers to take money that used to go into higher wages to pay higher premiums.
A key driver of higher wages in the 1980s and 1990s was a surge of capital investment in computers, plant and equipment, which made Americans workers more productive. When Mr. Obama pledges to raise taxes on investment income (capital gains, dividends and small-business profits), he is making it costlier to innovate and modernize. That plays out over time into slower gains in productivity and wages.
Consider the toll from America's corporate tax rate, which is the highest in the industrial world. A 2011 study by economists at the American Enterprise Institute found that because of the capital flight from the U.S. as a result of this high rate, "every additional dollar of tax revenue [from the corporate tax] leads to a $4 decrease in aggregate real wages." American workers would be the biggest beneficiaries of tax reform.
The new income data reveal other eye-opening trends. The group that has suffered the most during the Obama Presidency has been black Americans, whose real incomes have fallen by more than 11%.
Mr. Obama also likes to say that government workers like teachers are hurting and the private economy is doing "just fine." But the data indicate that over the past three years households with government workers saw their incomes decline less than households with private workers. The public-private pay gap is now wider than ever ($77,998 government versus $63,800).
Every age group has seen a decline in income—except the elderly. Those between the ages of 65 and 75 saw an average 6.5% gain in income, though most are not working and collect Medicare and Social Security.
The last time incomes fell this fast was during the late 1970s under Jimmy Carter, and it's no coincidence that economic policies then and now are so similar. If Mr. Obama succeeds in convincing voters that he really is the tribune of the middle class, it will be the political conjurer's trick of the century.
The Rocky Mountain Pictures’ documentary. 2016 Obama’s America ended the weekend in third place and was #1 overall for friday. That’s stunning because it played in 1/3 less theaters across North American than the other wide release actioners. Its new cume after this weekend could make it the #1 conservative documentary (ahead of Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed’s $7.7M). The success of the anti-Obama pic comes on the eve of the Republican National Convention August 27-30. This is turning into the weakest weekend of Summer 2012 especially for new movies (with the exception of the anti-Obama pic). Sony Pictures’ newcomer Premium Rush is a disappointment, while Open Road’s Hit And Run (which opened Wednesday) takes a bad fall, and Dark Castle/Warner Bros’ new release The Apparition didn’t stand a ghost of a chance as a parting present for producer Joel Silver. “It’s exhausting working with numbers this bad,” one studio exec griped Friday. No new pic will even break $10M. Total moviegoing for the weekend adds up to only $75M, or -13% from last year. Here are the Top Ten based on Friday’s estimates:
1. The Expendables 2 (Millenium/Lionsgate) Week 2 [3,355 Runs] R
Friday $3.6M (-66%), Weekend $11.7M, Cume $50.2M
2. The Bourne Legacy (Universal) Week 3 [3,652 Runs] PG13
Friday $2.5M, Weekend $8.4M, Cume $84.6M
3. 2016 Obama’s America (Rocky Mountain) NEW [1,091 Runs] PG
Friday $2.4M, Weekend $6.0M, Cume $8.9M
4. ParaNorman (Focus Features) Week 2 [3,455 Runs] PG
Friday $2.3M (-50%), Weekend $7.5M, Cume $27.1M
5. The Campaign (Warner Bros) Week 3 [3,302 Runs] R
Friday $2.1, Weekend $6.7M, Cume $62.9M
6. The Dark Knight Rises (Legendary/WB) Week 6 [2,606 Runs] PG13
Friday $2.0M, Weekend $6.8M, Cume $421.7M
7. The Odd Life Of Timothy Green (Disney) Week 2 [2,598 Runs] PG
Friday $2.0M, Weekend $6.5M, Cume $26.5M
8. Premium Rush (Sony) NEW [2,255 Runs] PG13
Friday $2.0M, Weekend $6.1M
9. Hope Springs (Sony) Week 3 [2,402 Runs] PG13
Friday $1.6M, Weekend $5.5M, Cume $44.6M
10. Hit And Run (Open Road) NEW [2,870 Runs] R
Friday $1.3M, Weekend $3.8M, Cume $4.8M
12. The Apparition (Dark Castle/WB) NEW [810 Runs]
Friday $975K, Weekend $2.6M
Exhibitors were reporting busloads arriving at theaters around the country in pre-organized trips. It also employed much of the same marketing techniques used to garner attention and support for faith-based films, understandable since the audience is overlapping. Its campaign included advertising nationally over the past two weeks on talk radio and cable news channels including Fox News Channel, A&E, History and MSNBC.
Both online ticket-sellers Fandango and MovieTickets.com showed advance buying for 2016 Obama’s America were accounting for 35% to 28% respectively before this weekend. The pic is based on conservative author and commentator Dinesh D’Souza’s New York Times bestselling 2010 book The Roots Of Obama’s Rage and co-directed by D’Souza and John Sullivan and produced by Academy Award winner Gerald R. Molen (co-producer of Schindler’s List). It opened on July 13th in a preview on a single screen in Texas grossing almost $32,000 during its opening weekend, then expanded into 61 theaters including New York and Los Angeles. In August, the film widened to 169 theaters nationwide and expanded again this weekend. “Yes, I also didn’t believe it when I first saw the film taking off in pre-sales on Tuesday,” an exhibition insider tells me. “Because there’s not a lot of new product that’s taking off.”
Distribution experts expect 2016 Obama’s America to fare similarly to that Kirk Cameron faith-based movie Fireproof. It was #1 in Fandango’s advance sales and did remarkably well during its opening Friday – but then ended up somewhere around #4 at the box office for the weekend.
Last weekend, 2016: Obama’s America grossed a strong $1.2M in 169 venues for a cumulative gross as of Thursday of $2.8M. It’s the #2 biggest indie documenatry of the year behind only The Weinstein Company’s Bully ($3.2 million) and already the #12 political documentary of all time. It will rise a lot higher in the rankings after this weekend.
2016 Obama’s America detractors decry it as a slick infomercial heavy with conspiracy theories. But D’Souza says he made the film to motivate moviegoers to question what an Obama second term would look like.
With rise of Morsy, a new dictatorship may be replacing the old while world and the Obama administration continue to ignore the predictable turn towards fascism.
Mohamed Morsy is quietly taking over all the power bases in the country. Having gotten rid of the army old guard, he replaced them with his own men – officers belonging to the Muslim Brotherhood or known sympathizers. Then he turned his attention to the media, replacing 50 editors working for the government’s extensive and influential press empire – including Al- Ahram, Al-Akhbar, Al-Gomhuria. He is now busy appointing new governors to the 27 regions of the country.
Hosni Mubarak used to choose retired generals he could depend on for these sensitive posts; Morsy is hand picking party faithful. At the same time upper echelons in government ministries and economic and cultural organizations are methodically being replaced. The Muslim Brotherhood is fast assuming total control. For many observers, the deployment of army units is Sinai is more about proclaiming Egyptian sovereignty in the face of Israel than actually fighting Islamic terrorism.
Drafting the new constitution is their next objective. Brothers and Salafis make up an absolute majority in the Constituent Assembly. Liberal and secular forces are boycotting its sessions, and the Supreme Constitutional Court is examining a request to have it dissolved since it does not conform to the constitution because of its overly Islamic composition; a decision is expected in September.
The assembly, however, is not waiting. According to various leaks it is putting the final touch to a constitution where all laws have to conform to the Shari’a and special committees will supervise the media and forbid any criticism of Islam and of the Prophet. In the wings is the creation of a Committee of Islamic Sages supervising the law-making process and in effect voiding of substance the parliament elected by the people, though it is not clear yet if, when and how it will work. What is clear is that a parliament made of flesh and blood individuals is against the very nature of the Shari’a, where all laws are based on the Koran and the hadiths. This is a far cry from the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
It is worth stressing that the Brotherhood is still operating under conditions of utmost secrecy, as it had been doing during the decades of persecution. How it is getting its funds, who are its members and how they are recruited is not known, nor is its decision-taking process. The movement has no legal existence since Gamal Abdel Nasser officially disbanded it in 1954.
That state of affairs was not changed while the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces ruled the country, since apparently the movement did not apply for recognition, fearing perhaps it would have to reveal some of its secrets. Now that it has created its own political party, that the members of that party make up nearly 50 percent of the parliament and that one of their own has been elected president, can the movement remain in the shadows?
Morsy did announce that he was resigning from the Brotherhood, but there is no doubt that he will remain true to the tenets and the commands of its leaders. This is making people increasingly uneasy. They had other expectations of the revolution.
Some of the nongovernmental media are vocal in their criticism of Morsy, though it can be costly: Private television station Al- Pharaein – “the Pharaohs” – was shut down after it called to get rid of Morsy; its owner, Tawfik Okasha, well known for his hostility to the Brothers (and to Israel) and who called for a massive demonstration this Friday, was put under house arrest, as was the editor of the daily Al-Dostour that had criticized the president. The editors of two other dailies –Al-Fajer and Saut el-Umma – were questioned. Other papers such as Al-Akhbar stopped publishing opinion pieces from their regular collaborators known for their opposition to the Brothers; well-known publicists left their page blank in a gesture of solidarity for their colleagues.
Morsy knows that his takeover will strengthen the opposition. He has not forgotten that he barely mustered 25% of the votes in the first round of the presidential election – down from the nearly 50% who voted for his party’s candidates in the parliamentary elections. He also knows that the people are no longer afraid to take to the streets to protest – and that it is now said that a new dictatorship is replacing the old – the only difference being that the new ruler has a beard....
However, for now he is devoting all his energy to his fight with the judiciary, long known for its independent stands. The Supreme Constitutional Court is being asked to rule the Brotherhood Movement illegal, and therefore to proclaim that the Liberty and Justice party it created – and which won 50% of the seats in the parliament – is illegal as well, and therefore to invalidate the election of Morsy, candidate of a movement and a party that are both illegal. Morsy sent his new justice minister to browbeat the court, but the judges refused to back down. The president is now working to limit the prerogatives of the court in the new constitution and will start “retiring” senior justices appointed by Mubarak.
Friday’s demonstration will be the first real test for the Brotherhood. It is taking no chances and security forces will be deployed around its institutions throughout the country. A cleric at Al-Azhar issued a fatwa calling for the killing of whoever protests against the rule of the Brotherhood; the resulting uproar was such that he was disavowed by some of the leaders of the movement. However, whatever happens Friday will not deter them from their goal – a thoroughly Islamist Egypt with totalitarian control.
Unemployment was up in 44 States, down in two states, down in D.C, and unchanged in four others. There has been no improvement nationally this year. Bloomberg reports U.S. Joblessness Rise Broad-Based as 44 States Show Gain
The jobless rate climbed in 44 U.S. states in July, showing last month’s increase in unemployment was broad based.
Alabama and Alaska registered the worst performance, with joblessness advancing by 0.5 percentage point in each, figures from the Labor Department showed today in Washington. Payrolls grew in 31 states last month, led by California and Michigan.
Unemployment jumped to 8.3 percent in Alabama from 7.8 percent in June, and climbed to 7.7 percent in Alaska from 7.2 percent, today’s report showed. Nevada, where the rate rose to 12 percent from 11.6 percent, remained the state with the highest level of joblessness in the country. Rhode Island, at 10.8 percent, was second, followed by California at 10.7 percent. North Dakota had the lowest unemployment rate in the nation, even as it rose to 3 percent from 2.9 percent the prior month. Two states, Idaho and Rhode Island, showed a drop in their unemployment rates. Joblessness was unchanged in four states.
Unemployment in New York rose to 9.1 percent, the highest since 1983, and payrolls dropped by 3,700 workers. The jobless rate has exceeded 8 percent for 42 consecutive months, the longest stretch in the post-World War II era. The New York statistics above tie in nicely with what I said early this morning in New Jersey Unemployment Hits 35-Year High of 9.8%. Note that three years into an alleged recovery, the unemployment is still higher than the peaks in 8 of the last 10 recessions. There has been no improvement in the unemployment rate in 2012. Please remember the reported headline jobs number has no bearing on the unemployment rate. Rather the unemployment rate is determined by a phone survey. That's why its important to dig into the reported monthly jobs numbers. This is what I had to say on August 3, in Headline Jobs +163,000, But Household Survey Shows -195,000 Jobs; Unemployment +.1 to 8.3% In the last year, the civilian population rose by 3,683,000. Yet the labor force only rose by 1,655,000. This month the Civilian Labor Force fell by 150,000. This month, those "not" in the labor force increased by 348,000 to 88,340,000, another record high. If you are not in the labor force, you are not counted as unemployed. In the last year, those "not" in the labor force rose by 2,027,000. Over the course of the last year, the number of people employed rose by 2,770,000. There are 8,246,000 workers who are working part-time but want full-time work, an increase of 36,000 Long-Term unemployment (27 weeks and over) was 5.185 million a decline of 185,000. Were it not for people dropping out of the labor force, the unemployment rate would be well over 11%.
Over the past several years people have dropped out of the labor force at an astounding, almost unbelievable rate, holding the unemployment rate artificially low. Some of this was due to major revisions last month on account of the 2010 census finally factored in. However, most of it is simply economic weakness. The key point above is those "not" in the labor force rose by over 2 million.
Reasons for Artificially Low Unemployment Rate
In the past several years, millions of citizens want a job and need a job but have not looked for a job by strict BLS accounting. Searching for jobs in the want-ads or on Monster does not count. One needs to actually apply, have an interview, or send out resumes.
People are going back to school in staggering numbers and young adults are staying in school longer because there are no jobs. Please recall my post 53% of New Graduates are Jobless or Underemployed; Rude Awakening for Class of 2012; Useless Degrees; Who Benefits From Student Aid? In my article Question on Jobs: How Many Does It Take to Keep Up With Demographics? I noted that "Middle-Aged Borrowers Pile on Student Debt". Well, if you are in school, you are not in the labor force.
Fraud Explains Falling Unemployment Rate.
Disability Fraud is on the rise. I have written about it many times as that link shows. As related to unemployment, the key report is 2.2 Million Go On Disability Since Mid-2010. Not only is the unemployment rate artificially low, but it is no longer falling. And since it has stalled, we had three anemic retail sales reports followed by a reported rise last month. I think that latest retail sales report will be revised away, and I also believe the US is back in recession. If so, expect the unemployment rate to head back up and retail sales to weaken further.
President Obama today boasted about government assistance to the auto industry while advocating extending such “success” to “every industry.”
A new book released this week details Obama’s second-term plans to do just that, including federal government intervention to determine the “value” of individual jobs in the private sector instead of allowing employers to pay what they want.
Also on tap is the possible initiation of a massive government-funded jobs program that could even include the re-creation of a 21st century version of FDR’s Works Progress Administration program within the Department of Labor.
Learn the details of Obama’s shocking plans for the next four years in “Fool Me Twice,” available at WND’s Superstore
There are also second-term plans for a green “stimulus” and the possible founding of a federal “green” bank or “Energy Independence Trust,” which would borrow from the federal treasury to provide low-cost financing to private-sector investments in “clean energy.”
Progressive organizations behind White House policy have also crafted specific, second-term plans for the federal government to enact a “living wage” that would force all employers to increase the salaries of the nation’s workers to meet “basic needs” such as housing, food, utilities, transportation, health care and recreation.
These schemes, and many more, are documented in “Fool Me Twice: Obama’s Shocking Plans for the Next Four Years Exposed.”
The book by New York Times bestselling authors Aaron Klein and Brenda J. Elliott uncovers the template for Obama’s next four years – the actual, extensive plans created by Obama’s own top advisers and progressive strategists.
“Fool Me Twice” unveils all the main areas of Obama’s second-term domestic policy onslaught, including jobs, wages, health care, immigration “overhaul,” electoral “reform,” national energy policy and defense.
Repeat auto bailout ‘success’
Speaking today at a campaign rally in Colorado, Obama touted what he called the success of his decision to provide government assistance to the auto industry. He said wants to repeat such success in every manufacturing industry.
“I said, I believe in American workers, I believe in this American industry, and now the American auto industry has come roaring back,” he said. “Now I want to do the same thing with manufacturing jobs, not just in the auto industry, but in every industry.
“I don’t want those jobs taking root in places like China, I want those jobs taking root in places like Pueblo,” Obama said at the Colorado State Fairgrounds.
“Fool Me Twice” details second-term recommendations to Obama that aim for more government funds to the manufacturing industries, most prominently to the “green” industry.
A seminal report by the de facto policy nerve center of the Obama White House, the Center for American Progress, titled “Cutting the Cost of Clean Energy 1.0,” recommends a federal “green bank” for the sole purpose of loaning or granting public funds to so-called clean energy companies.
The report calls for a new “Energy Independence Trust,” which could “borrow from the federal treasury to provide low-cost financing to private sector investments in clean energy.”
Continues the CAP paper: “Our proposed Energy Independence Trust would hold sufficient reserves to protect the Treasury from loan losses, and would be able to offer a variety of debt- and equity-based financial instruments, loan guarantees, and tax incentives to draw a wave of private capital into the clean energy sector.”
An organization that calls itself the Presidential Climate Action Project, or PCAP, has been working with the Obama administration since the beginning to help craft and implement White House environmental policy.
Following Obama’s victory in 2008, PCAP began working with John Podesta, co chairman of Obama’s transition team, to help the incoming president formulate an initial 100-day environmental agenda. Podesta is president and CEO of CAP.
PCAP’s recommendation is that the Department of Energy should join three other federal agencies – the Department of Housing and Urban Development, the Department of Transportation and the Environmental Protection Agency – in funding what is essentially a progressive slush fund called the Partnership for Sustainable Communities.
The Partnership blandly proclaims it aims to “help communities nationwide improve access to affordable housing, increase transportation options, and lower transportation costs while protecting the environment.”
Meanwhile, other progressive groups tied to the White House back the 2011 21st Century Works Progress Administration Act. The legislation would “immediately put Americans to work rebuilding our nation and strengthening our communities,” according to its literature.
The 21st century reincarnation of Roosevelt’s WPA would operate under the auspices of a Works Progress Administration created within the Department of Labor and headed by the secretary of labor.
The bill, proposed by Sen. Frank R. Lautenberg, D-N.J., proposes projects similar to those of the earlier era, including residential and commercial building weatherization; residential and commercial water use efficiency improvement; highway, bridge and rail repair and maintenance; manufacturing projects; school, library and firehouse construction; soil erosion and pesticide runoff prevention; National Park and trail maintenance; and “other projects that are proposed by the eligible departments and determined appropriate by the Administration.”
Obama has made “economic fairness” the centerpiece of his second-term agenda. The president’s January 2012 State of the Union address called for “equal pay for equal work.”
“Fool Me Twice” uncovers the radical origins of the “economic fairness” mantra as well as Obama’s specific second-term “fairness” plans.
Write Klein and Elliott: “One of the most deceptive tricks in Obama’s rhetorical arsenal is his use of the term economic fairness. A prime example of the progressives’ use, in general, of harmless-sounding rhetoric in their advancement of radical objectives, this ‘fairness’ derives directly from the Marxist conception of economic justice.”
Late Harvard professor John Rawls, one of the most important philosophers of liberalism in the 20th century, named his own theory “justice as fairness.” Some have previously pointed to Rawls’ possible influence over Obama. Rawls calls for ensuring distributive justice of resources.
“Fool Me Twice” documents how progressive groups behind Obama’s first-term agenda are now pushing plans, some already attempted in previous progressive Democrat legislation, for a second Obama term push for “Paycheck Fairness” and so-called equal pay fairness.
Originally, “equal pay” legislation, such as the 1963 Equal Pay Act, had the goal of ensuring women would not be paid less for doing the same jobs as men.
The current progressive concept of equal pay, “Fool Me Twice” relates, would give the government sweeping powers to require employers to compensate workers according to an artificial calculation of a job’s “value” rather than what the private market is willing to pay.
Other powers would allow federal bureaucrats to decide which jobs are underpaid and would require employers to raise wages.
The government would also determine whether “bias” or “discrimination” exists in “equivalent” – but not equal – jobs based on race, sex, sexual orientation and other determining factors.
Warn Klein and Elliott: “In truth, Obama’s progressive conception of fairness is not the classic Marxist one, or Marx was the prophet and theoretician of a revolutionary working class. But today’s neo-socialist progressives have completely abandoned and betrayed the working class, along with small-business owners, in favor of a welfare class, a middle class ever more dependent on government hand-outs, and a progressive, liberal elite.”
Such a welfare system is also in the works.
WND reported last week how “Fool Me Twice” reveals Obama’s second term agenda includes the prescription for the implementation of a higher minimum wage that would “raise the floor for all employees” nationwide.
Such a “living wage” – a pet project of ACORN – was previously attempted in over 80 U.S. cities, many times to disastrous affect.
The progressive groups, already instrumental in influencing Obama’s first-term economic agenda, also call for Obama and Congress to enact a government mandate to force businesses to provide 12 weeks of paid benefits to employees who need time off to care for a new child, a sick family member or their own illness.
Aaron Klein is Jerusalem bureau chief for WND and hosts “Aaron Klein Investigative Radio” on New York’s WABC Radio, the nation’s largest talk station. Klein’s program is one of only two weekend shows in the U.S. to make the Talkers Heavy Hundred official list of top American radio shows.
His previous books include “Red Army,” “The Manchurian President,” “The Late Great State of Israel” and “Schmoozing with Terrorists.”
Brenda J. Elliott is an award-winning historian, researcher and New York Times bestselling author. She is the blogger who created RezkoWatch, The Real Barack Obama, RBO and RBO2. She has appeared on hundreds of radio shows, contributed to numerous investigative articles and publications and is the co-author of “Red Army” and “The Manchurian President.
86% of Romney Media Coverage is Negative , Networks That Fawned Over Obama's World Tour Mock Romney's International 'Blunders'
ConservUSA / Scott Whitlock
Mitt Romney's week-long international trip resulted in unrelentingly negative coverage from the big three broadcast networks, a stark change from the glowing press awarded to then-candidate Barack Obama's world tour in 2008. While Obama was treated like a rock star (from the Associated Press: "It's not only Obama's youth, eloquence and energy that have stolen hearts across the Atlantic...."), Romney endured a focus on gaffes and the trivial.
MRC analysts examined all 21 ABC, CBS and NBC evening news stories about Romney's trip to London, Israel and Poland between July 25 and July 31. Virtually all of these stories (18, or 86%) emphasized Romney's "diplomatic blunders," from his "golden gaffe" at the Olympic games to "missteps" that offended the Palestinians.
The first of these "gaffes" was the former GOP governor asserting that security problems in London are not "encouraging." (This unsurprising point had previously been made by many in the media.)
Journalists pounced. On July 26, guest World News guest anchor Josh Elliott mocked, "Now to the war of words underway tonight in London, what's being called Mitt Romney's golden gaffe."
The comments came from an interview with NBC anchor Brian Williams. Initially, Nightly News didn't report the relatively innocuous remark, excluding it from a taped interview that ran on July 25. However, by July 26, Williams had caught up with a British tabloid press angry at "Mitt the Twit." The anchor opened the show by trumpeting, "[Romney's statement] erupted today in public and now the question is, how did a Romney campaign overseas trip end up offending so many people here in London?"
That same night, CBS Evening News anchor Scott Pelley also led with Romney's comments about the Olympic games. He insisted, after just one day of a week-long tour, that the trip was getting attention "for all the wrong reasons" and deemed the former governor's remarks "a diplomatic blunder."
As the trip continued, so did the negative spin from the evening newscasts. Despite pressing economic and foreign policy problems facing the world, both ABC and CBS on July 27 highlighted trifling details such as Romney's motorcade in London getting stuck in traffic. (A snafu that partially validated the candidate's warning about the Olympics.) On CBS, Mark Phillips cast this as "another bad moment."
On July 29, Evening News correspondent Jeff Glor joined the pig pile: "After a rough first stop on his seven-day overseas trip, Mitt Romney was hoping Israel would go better than Britain. The day was not error-free." The "error" amounted to focusing on just how strong the Republican's language would be on Israel's defense against Iran.
Over seven days, Romney netted 53 minutes worth of stories from the three networks. In comparison, Obama's 2008 tour through the Middle East and Europe resulted in 92 minutes for eight days. (The tour resulted in news segments that encompassed full reports and anchor briefs.)
In July of 2008, Barack Obama's international tour took him to Israel where, in an attempt to show toughness over Iran, the then-senator incorrectly told reporters that he was a member of the Senate Banking committee. (Obama erroneously referred to "his" committee's calls for divestment from Iran.) There was no outcry and no reporting of "errors" or "gaffes," at least on the three broadcast evening newscasts.
Obama's 2008 foreign tour, unlike Romney's 2012 version, received glowing coverage.
When the Democrat arrived in Berlin to speak, Brian Williams could hardly contain himself. On the July 24, 2008 Nightly News, he trumpeted, "...The man from Chicago, Illinois, the first ever African-American running as presumptive nominee of the Democratic Party, brought throngs of people into the center of Berlin, streaming into this city, surging to get close to him, to hear his message."
On the same program, Andrea Mitchell was beside herself, marveling at the large crowds: "It's hard to figure out what the comparison is. What do you compare this with?"
Then-CBS Evening News anchor Katie Couric couched the visit in the most favorable terms, hyping, "Barack Obama extends the hand of friendship to Europe."
At the end of Romney's tour, Brian Williams summed up the week as concluding "with controversy, some hurt feelings, and some raw tempers." NBC reporter Peter Alexander highlighted a Romney aide who swore at journalists for screaming questions just after the candidate left the Polish Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.
Alexander lectured that the trip was "at times marred by missteps" and that "Romney offend[ed] his Olympic hosts and Palestinian leaders."
While Romney's trip resulted in his most substantial coverage since wrapping up the Republican primary, the stories were overwhelmingly negative. Contrasted with the fawning coverage Barack Obama received four years ago, the network's rough coverage of Romney's trip stands as yet another reminder of the media's double standard when it comes to Barack Obama and any conservative candidate who might get in his way.
[Thanks to MRC intern Jeffrey Meyer for assistance.]
Ann Romney slammed for $990 Shirt, Michelle Obama praised for $6,800 jacket
ConservUSA - FoxNews
Back in May, Ann Romney, wife of Republican Presidential candidate Mitt Romney, wore a $990 Reed Krakoff silk shirt for a media appearance. The item of clothing set off a media firestorm, with the Romneys widely accused of being “out of touch” with average Americans.
In particular, the Washington Post wrote that the $990 blouse “will not help her husband change those perceptions, no matter how many Laundromat photo ops are on the campaign’s itinerary.”
Fast forward to last Friday, when First Lady Michelle Obama attended an Olympics reception for heads of state at Buckingham Palace, donning a J. Mendel cap sleeve jacket from the 2013 Resort collection.
The price-tag? $6,800.
This time, the Washington Post simply described the intricacies of the jacket and noted that Mrs. Obama has previously been criticized for “not dressing up enough for Queen Elizabeth II, so she stepped up her game.” No snide remarks, no outrage over the cost, no suggestion she was “out of touch.”
“The media’s overabundant love affair with the Obamas has become increasingly blatant as this election draws nearer. Scrutinizing Mrs. Romney for a fashion choice that cost considerably less than that of the First Lady is yet another example of the media being purely sanctimonious,” former political publicist Angie Meyer told FoxNews.com. “The media continues to relish their roles as liberal bullies, and have relentlessly bullied the Romneys from the beginning. It is pure hypocrisy at its finest.”
Glenn Selig of The Publicity Agency concurred.
“The media will not stay quiet on the issue because wealth remains a big issue with the Romneys. It is not his fault that he's wealthy, but the media is portraying it as a liability,” Selig said.
Dan Gainor, VP of Business and Culture for Media Research Center in Washington DC, said it’s “just the latest example of a consistent media theme that somehow Romney is too wealthy and out of touch because he's a millionaire. Except of course that Obama is also a millionaire. “
Some also highlighted the apparent hypocrisy on Twitter. “And you thought the Romneys were out of touch?” tweeted one, while another wondered who had to pay for the almost $7,000 dress, and another balked that the “jacket would put a lot of food on the table of one of the 25M unemployed people in USA.”
Not everyone’s nose was out of joint, however. Media commentator Jenn Hoffman told FoxNews.com that “Americans need to face the fact that with our current system, politicians need to have money. That is how they get into the office in the first place. If you are near the White House, you have access to serious cash and much of that cash is spent on honing your image.”
Mark Joseph, producer of “Wild Card: The Promise & Peril of Sarah Palin,” added that “Mrs. Romney's wardrobe expenses are certainly fair game, but so are Mrs. Obama's, and political reporters have got to do a better job of being even-handed."
ConservUSA / AP Economics Writer
WASHINGTON (AP) - The U.S. economy grew at an annual rate of just 1.5 percent from April through June, as Americans cut back sharply on spending. The slowdown in growth adds to worries that the economy could be stalling three years after the recession ended.
The Commerce Department also said Friday that the economy grew a little better than previously thought in the January-March quarter. It raised its estimate to a 2 percent rate, up from 1.9 percent.
Growth at or below 2 percent isn't enough to lower the unemployment rate, which was 8.2 percent last month. And most economists don't expect growth to pick up much in the second half of the year. Europe's financial crisis and a looming budget crisis in the U.S. are expected to slow business investment further.
"The main take away from today's report, the specifics aside, is that the U.S. economy is barely growing," said Dan Greenhaus, chief economic strategist at BTIG LLC. "Along with a reduction in the actual amount of money companies were able to make, it's no wonder the unemployment rate cannot move lower."
Some economic data improved over the course of the April-June quarter, while others worsened. Hiring, for example, rose slightly from April to May to June. But home sales weakened.
Stocks opened higher as investors appeared to shrug off the weak U.S growth and focus on a pledge from the European Central Bank president to keep the euro together. The Dow Jones industrial average was up about 70 points in late-morning trading, and broader indexes also rose.
The lackluster economy is raising pressure on President Barack Obama in his re-election fight with Mitt Romney, the presumptive Republican presidential nominee.
But few think the Fed, the White House or Congress can or will do anything soon that might rejuvenate the economy quickly. Many lawmakers, for example, refuse to increase federal spending in light of historically large budget deficits.
Paul Dales, senior U.S. economist at Capital Economics, said that the sluggish second-quarter growth rate is probably not weak enough to trigger more action by the Federal Reserve when it meets next week.
Many economists, however, believe the Fed will launch another round of bond buying at its September policy meeting. The aim is to drive long-term interest rates lower and encourage more borrowing and spending.
Glenn Hubbard, economic adviser for Romney, said Friday's report on growth was largely what economists were expecting. "But those expectations themselves and the report itself were actually quite disappointing," he noted.
"At that pattern, the economy simply will never return to full employment," he said.
Alan Krueger, chairman of the White House Council of Economic Advisers, said the report showed the economy grew for the 12th straight quarter.
Congress could strengthen growth and job creation by adopting President Barack Obama's plan to extend expiring tax cuts for all but the wealthiest Americans, Krueger said.
Republicans want the tax cuts extended for all Americans.
The 1.5 percent growth rate in the second quarter was the weakest since the economy, as measured by the gross domestic product, expanded at a 1.3 percent rate in the July-September quarter last year. GDP measures the country's total output of goods and services, from the purchase of a cup of coffee to the sale of fighter jets.
Current-dollar GDP increased at an annual rate of $117.6 billion in the second quarter to $15.6 trillion.
Growth was weaker mostly because consumer spending slowed to a growth rate of just 1.5 percent. That's down from 2.4 percent in the first quarter. Americans bought fewer autos, computers and other long-lasting manufactured goods. Spending on services increased.
They also saved more. The savings rate increased to 4 percent, up from 3.6 percent in the first quarter.
Consumer spending, which accounts for 70 percent of economic activity, was offset somewhat by a slightly smaller drag from the government. Spending by governments fell at an annual rate of 1.4 percent in the second quarter, just half of the 3 percent rate of decline in the first quarter.
The Commerce Department also revised its growth estimates for the past three years. Those revisions showed that the economy contracted 3.1 percent in 2009, slightly less than the 3.5 percent previously reported. Growth in 2010 was put at 2.4 percent, down from 3 percent, with growth in 2011 at 1.8 percent instead of 1.7 percent.
The U.S. economy has never been so sluggish this long into a recovery. The Great Recession officially ended in June 2009.


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Financial Reform Bill to Be Blocked
The recent tumultuous set of incidents, pertaining to the approval of financial reform bill, has lead Sen. Ben Nelson and Warren Buffet’s Berkshire Hathaway into throwing another unexpected wrench at the While House.
Berkshire is one of the biggest contributors to Mr. Nelson’s campaigns and on the other hand, Mr. Nelson and his wife, Diane, are also on good terms with Buffet (not to forget the fact, that Nelson owns a $6 Million share in the company’s stock). The recent roll call was 57 to 41 and so far, Republicans have been successful in blocking any sort of action on the floor, by successfully denying 60 votes to the Democrats. Keep in mind that a minimum of 60 voters is necessary for Democrats to proceed with a debate on financial reform crisis.
Congressional aides are still holding their fingers crossed because the senators have not reached any mutual agreement, but Mr. Dodd said that the fact that they’ve come to closure on this too-big-to-fail issue, it should enable us to move forward towards the problem of this bill’s approval or disapproval.
However, Tennessee Republican (Senator Bob Corker) isn’t really optimistic about the current situation and believes that there are still a lot of doubts in his head, when it comes to the acceptance of the Financial Reform Bill.
From a third person’s point of view, being totally unbiased, I believe that this bill is going to enable regulators in putting some money in reserve so that possible derivative losses can be dealt with. Democrats are also looking forward to getting some sort of support from the all those average American people out there. If they get united and put pressure on the Republicans, maybe the whole process can be hastened towards a more feasible set of decisions. After all, whatever those senators are doing, its for the betterment of “a common American man” so why don’t they team up and work for the same cause?

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Haley Heritage Square History
Alex Palmer Haley was born on Aug. 11, 1921 in Ithaca, NY to Bertha George and Simon Alexander Haley. Bertha was studying music at The Ithaca Conservatory while her husband was working on his Masters Degree in Agriculture at Cornell University when Bertha became pregnant. The couple had married in Henning, Tennessee.
Simon Haley left Alex and his wife with her mother and father after Alex’s birth. He returned to Ithaca, New York to finish his master’s thesis at Cornell so he might better be able to provide for their family. Bertha’s father, Will Palmer, owned the W.E. Palmer Lumber Company in Henning. He often took Alex with him to the lumber mill. Will left an impression on Alex that he would carry throughout his life. When Will suddenly passed away in 1926, Alex’s father returned from New York to take over the lumber mill and tend to business.
The grief of his grandfather’s death brought Alex and his grandmother, Cynthia, closer together. Cynthia shared many stories of her family, the Murrays, with Alex. Cynthia’s sisters and cousins would sit on the front porch in the evening and tell stories that Alex grew to enjoy.
"My mother was a person who wanted her children to be successful," said Alex Haley in a 1991 interview, "and she thought that the old stories my grandmother and her relatives talked about would adversely affect me in some way, but I found them fascinating and they inspired my curiosity, especially the fact that they were speaking words that were entirely foreign to them and from a land they had only heard or read about in books."
Several years later, Bertha had more sons, George and Julius. Simon Haley eventually sold the family lumber company and began teaching at the A&M College in Normal, Alabama. When Alex was 10 years old, Bertha Haley passed away. She was only 36-years old, but had been suffering with illness since the family had moved from Henning.
Simon married college professor Zeona Hatcher two years later. Zeona gave birth to a baby girl, and she spent her time educating the three Haley brothers. The boys continued to visit their grandmother in Henning during the summertime.
Alex Haley graduated from high school and enrolled in college at the age of 15. Two years later, he enlisted into the United States Coast Guard as a mess boy working in the kitchen. An avid reader, Alex read everything in the ship’s small library and books borrowed from shipmates while in the South Pacific. He used his portable typewriter to write often. Shipmates asked him to ghostwrite love letters to girlfriends back home in the states. Haley progressed from writing letters to adventure stories to pass the time and provide reading material for his shipmates. Haley sent his stories to magazines, many of which were rejected, but he did get some articles published. In 1949, he was appointed the first Chief Journalist of the service. Haley worked in that capacity for ten years.
After 20 years of service, Haley retired and began seeking a career as a freelance writer in the commercial market in 1959. A men’s magazine began carrying his maritime adventure stories. Due to his time in the Coast Guard, Haley had developed a deep love of the sea and enjoyed writing about it. He grabbed the attention of Reader’s Digest editors, who gave Haley assignments writing stories about the lives of notable people.
Haley interviewed people such as Miles Davis and Malcolm X. The latter interview caught the attention of a publisher, who asked Haley to write a book on the black leader. Haley spent 1962 interviewing Malcolm X and spent the next year writing "The Autobiography of Malcolm X ". Malcolm X was assassinated two weeks after the manuscript was written. Haley’s book became the only official record of his life.
After publishing his book, Haley was sent to London on assignment where he visited the British Museum and found the Rosetta Stone. Following the trip, he thought hard to remember the stories on his front porch in Henning, Tennessee and the names and words his relatives had spoken. The words Kin-tay, Ko, and Kamby Bolongo were common in the old stories and had been passed from generation to generation. Haley flew to Kansas City to visit the only surviving relative from the story-telling days of his childhood. Although she was ill, his cousin Georgia came to life when he asked her of the stories and the three words he had heard repeated in the family stories. During this period of his life, Haley ran short of money and wrote a letter to Reader’s Digest’s Dewitt Wallace, who arranged for Haley to receive a $300 monthly check and some travel expenses to help with the research bills. During the next year, Haley used in the National Archives in Washington and visited the migratory route his family had taken as slaves living in the South. He researched in the microfilm at the archives in D.C., the Library of Congress, and the Daughters of the American Revolution Library. Eventually he came across the 1800 census listing a blacksmith named Tom Murray and Haley’s immediate family members as his grandmother had told them to him. Assisted by childhood friend George Sims from Henning, Haley accomplished what no other American descendant of slaves had ever done. He researched in more than 50 libraries on three continents for 12 years, and learned about the ship that had brought his enslaved ancestor Kunte Kinte to Annapolis, Maryland. He also located the Mandinka tribe and the town of Juffure where he found his ancestor’s family. Haley was able to learn a great deal about his family’s history prior to enslavement. He returned to New York from Africa and learned that his cousin Georgia had passed away.
Haley published his work in "Roots: The Saga of an American Family." He became a huge success in 1976 selling more than one million copies. A year passed and Haley’s book had won many awards, including the National Book Award, and received a special Pulitzer Prize. Weeks after it was published, the American Broadcasting Company turned the book into a mini-series. A snowstorm kept most of the country at home from January 23 to January 30, 1977, and more than 130 million people watched the production. It was the most watched program in American television history at that time.
Haley published a few more works. He married twice in his life and had three children. In his later years, he moved to Norris, Tennessee.
Haley became a leader in literacy and educational projects across the country and remained active in charitable causes in Knoxville. Alex Palmer Haley passed away suddenly on February 10,1992 in Seattle, Washington. His body was laid to rest near his early childhood home in Henning, Tennessee. Haley donated many of his papers and writings to the University of Tennessee Knoxville.
The Alex Haley statue was designed by sculptress Tina Allen and cast in bronze in New York City. It weighs 4,200 pounds and was dedicated in February 1998 during Black History Month. It is the largest statue of an African American in the country.

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Alpaca Quilt As the name suggests, the wool or fleece used to make these quilts comes from alpacas, a camel-like mammal that is native to the mountainous areas of Peru, Ecuador, Chile, and Bolivia. What the kangaroo is to Australia, the alpaca is to South America. The fibre is harvested from this animal, which has since been domesticated and bred for its wool.
Alpaca wool was first exported to Australia in the late 1980s. Ever since then, Australians have come to love the fleece because of the luxurious feel of the material. Those who own an alpaca quilt swear by the softness and high heat retention of the product. For example, it is three times warmer when compared to sheep fibre.
But how do you know that the product you bought is authentic? Here are some quick tips to ensure you don’t get a faux alpaca quilt:
- The most common method used by manufacturers is to use brushed acrylic and label it as alpaca wool. But one way to know is to touch and feel the material. When it is cool to the touch, then it is likely alpaca fleece. Brushed acrylic, in contrast, is warmer to the touch. It is because alpaca wool is classified as a poor thermal conductor, which means that it would retain heat much longer compared to sheep products.
- The product is sold at an amazingly low price. For example, you can hardly find a quilt made from alpaca fibre under $150. If you see the label as alpaca yet it is being sold for $50 then it is an obvious red flag that you should be wary about.
- Weigh it. It is not to say that you should bring a weighing scale with you. But when you carry a genuine alpaca quilt, you will notice that it will have some weight on it. You will immediately notice the weight difference, especially if you compare it with synthetic fibre. In the same vein, alpaca is a great insulator. Put the quilt above your head, and you will notice that the product will drown out the sounds from the outside.
- Watch for the colour. Alpaca fleece is not being sold using loud colours. Manufacturers only use natural dyes to highlight the product better rather than hide it. So, they typically have a shade of magenta, muted green, or a tint of orange.
- Inspect the underside. Synthetic fibres are soft because they brush it to lure in customers. However, when you look and feel the underside of the material, you will realise that it is rougher to the touch.
- Alpaca quilt does not pill compared to the synthetic fibres. If you do not know what a pill is, it refers to the lint or fuzz ball that forms on the exterior of the material after washing it. Also, if you run your fingers across the exterior, you should not feel any entanglement, unlike with brushed acrylic.
- Another way to know is to pull some of the fibres from the exterior of the alpaca quilt and then burn it with a lighter or a match. The smell would be similar to a distinct human hair burnt. Some of the synthetic fibres will melt and form a clump.
Unfortunately, there are products in the market that are being marketed as alpaca quilt or alpaca fleece. Instead of all-fleece, these products actually include synthetic fibres blended with alpaca wool.


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When I’m approached by charities to donate art, I turn to Chris Tyrell’s book “Artist Survival Skills: how to make a living as a Canadian visual artist” for advice. It’s a great resource and I encourage you to buy it through Opus Framing or at a local bookstore.
The chapter “Donating to Charity” has five sections, and here’s a mini-summary of what Chris writes.
- Artists empathize: artists are often generous and are approached often for donations for silent auctions. It’s good to consider what types of events you’ll support, and why, from a community-building perspective. From a financial perspective, the decision to donate should also be based on what type of art-buyers may be in attendance. Not all silent auctions attract the right art-buying crowd. If you donate to a charitable organization, you should be receipted for the full value of the work.
- Some Statistics: fundraising contemporary art auctions in Vancouver raise a significant amount of money (case study during 6 weeks in 1999, over $730,000 was raised). Chris raises concerns about the expectation for artists to only donate work (which they cannot later sell to make a living), and about late receipting of the charitable donation. A creative suggestion to address charitable donation: negotiate that the charity publishes the work for the full value, and then the artist sends a cheque for 50% of the value. The artist therefore receives a charitable donation worth 100% of the work, as well as payment for 50% of the work’s value. It’s a great suggestion.
- Terms: Some charitable auctions set minimum prices before the event. Agree to the terms in writing whenever possible. The book outlines good practices to protect artists.
- Attending the Auction: this can be a benefit to the artist, whose presence adds value to the work, and is an opportunity for the artist to network with potential art-supporters later. The book gives an example of how artists can negotiate complimentary tickets so they can attend, especially if they’ve made a significant donation.
- Tips for Artist-Donators: Chris gives many tips – including ‘donate good work, not work that never sells’. For the rest of the tips, including “Comments by a Tax Expert”, pick up the book.

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- 1/2 cup hickory, apple or apricot wood chips
- 1/2 cup apricot preserves
- two tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
- two tablespoons light brown sugar
- 1 tablespoon soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
- 1 tablespoon kosher salt
- 2 teaspoons freshly ground pepper
- 1 teaspoon garlic clove powder
- 1 teaspoon sweet paprika
- 1/2 teaspoon red pepper cayenne
- 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger root
- 3 pounds pizza, wing tips removed and wings reduce 2 pieces
Steps to make this recipe
- Light a propane gas grill. Wrap the wood chips in heavy-duty foil and pierce the foil packet having a skewer. Add some packet towards the grill. Cover and allow the wood chips start to smoke, a few minutes.
- Meanwhile, inside a large bowl, combine the apricot preserves using the Worcestershire sauce, light brown sugar, soy sauce, mustard, salt, pepper, garlic clove powder, sweet paprika, cayenne and ginger root. Scrape 1 / 2 of the mix right into a normal size bowl. Add some pizza towards the large bowl and toss to coat well within the sauce. Allow the pizza are a symbol of a few minutes.
- Grill the pizza, covered, over moderately high temperature, turning them from time to time, until they're charred in spots and cooked through, 22 to 25 minutes. Transfer the pizza to some platter and serve the reserved sauce quietly.
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Energy Policy Act of 2005 (Ultra-deepwater and Unconventional Resources Program)
Comprehensive Investigation of the Biogeochemical Factors Enhancing Microbially
Generated Methane in Coal Beds
This project seeks to systematically investigate processes involved in methanogenesis from coal to better understand how the process can be enhanced and accelerated. This is the first critical step to ultimately stimulating methanogenesis in situ.
Colorado School of Mines (CSM), Golden, CO 80401
United States Geological Survey, Denver, CO 80202
University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY 82071
Ciris Energy, Centennial, CO 80112
Pioneer Natural Resources, Denver, CO 80202
Pinnacle Gas Resources, Sheridan, WY 82801
Coleman Oil & Gas, Inc., Denver, CO 80202
The U.S. has an immense coal resource. It is estimated that 13% of the U.S. land mass is underlain by coal deposits. Some of this coal resource, while too deep for mining, contains methane that can be extracted. One option is to drill wells and produce the methane gas adsorbed to the coal by dewatering the coal seam. However, coalbed methane (CBM) wells have a relatively short life, a large volume of organic material (coal) is left in place, and there are environmental and economic challenges related to the massive amount of water production required to dewater the coal seam before gas production can begin. In-situ combustion of the coal can also create environmental problems. Many of these problems could be resolved by finding a means of converting coal to methane in-situ. This naturally occurring process, methanogenesis, is responsible for most of the adsorbed gas in the coal seams of the Powder River Basin (PRB) of Wyoming. The challenge is that the natural process is extremely slow.
During this project, the research team will conduct studies to characterize the methane-generating potential of coals of different rank in response to nutrient additions, chemical pretreatments of the coal and/or environmental manipulations. By identifying the chemical constituents, natural microbial communities and the microbial metabolic products formed en route to methanogenesis, a greater understanding of the processes involved will be gained. Because microorganisms are responsible for catalyzing the transformation of coal to methane, the research team will take advantage of culture-independent phospholipid and molecular biology techniques to describe the salient microbial communities involved in coal conversion.
The scope of this project will be to carefully collect coal and water samples from at least 30 sites in the PRB, San Juan Basin, Sand Wash Basin, and Green River Basin. The samples will be systematically analyzed to better understand how the processes involved in methanogenesis can be enhanced and accelerated. Chemical constituents of the coal will be identified and specific microorganisms will be identified and cultured under controlled conditions to evaluate their role in the methanogenesis process. The chemical pathways of methanogenesis, the rate limiting steps, and the interactions between the microbial communities will be analyzed and captured in a computer model. Chemical pre-treatment of coal with acids, bases, oxidants, solvents, and/or enzymes will be performed to hopefully stimulate the native microorganisms. The goal will be to provide a broader understanding of microbial methane production from coal. This will be a first step leading to development of a process for stimulating methanogenesis from coal in-situ.
This project will result in the production of knowledge that could eventually help to produce a large benefit if it should lead to a means of stimulating methanogenesis from coal in-situ. Successful results from the study could result in field testing of the process. This process would result in both increased resource and increased production from existing wells as new methane would be created from existing coal reserves. In addition, if sufficient methane could be produced to exceed the solubility of methane in water, the gas could be produced without dewatering the coals, thus avoiding the costly dewatering step and its associated environmental complications.
Water and coal samples were collected and characterized. Ongoing experiments include coal solubilization studies, gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) analysis, robust aerobic (fungal) and anaerobic culture growth, microbial characterization and particle size analysis.
Results from the coal solubilization studies have indicated significantly enhanced solubilization for several treatments. Preliminary results from enzyme mediator experiments showed that the mediator did not limit coal solubilization. However, initial results from microbial culture studies indicate that at least some of the solubilization products may have an inhibitory effect on methane production. Similarly, an examination of the effect of coal concentration on methanogenesis in microcosms suggests that increased coal concentration may inhibit methane production. The pH appears to decrease with increasing coal concentration, and coal leaching tests show that carbon dioxide leaches from coal and depresses pH but carbon dioxide does not account for the full pH depression. Further research is underway to identify and assess the potential inhibitory compounds.
Initial solid-liquid extractions from coal were analyzed by GC-MS and resulted in no peaks eluting/detected. The solvent first tested was methylene chloride. In the chromatogram, no peaks eluted except the solvent and the column bleed (very distinct 73, 207, and 281 peaks that show up on the mass spectrum).
To characterize the microbial communities, DNA and lipid samples have been collected from inoculated and uninoculated microcosms and from mud and digester sludge used as inocula.
Major tasks to complete this project are summarized below. Work has begun on all of these tasks. In addition, a Project Management Plan consisting of a work breakdown structure and supporting narrative with a summary of the objectives and approach has been submitted. As well, a Technology Status Assessment summary report describing the state-of-the-art of the proposed technology has also been submitted as required.
Sample Collection. Water, fresh drill cuttings, and potentially some coal core samples will be collected with the cooperation of three partner CBM operating companies, Coleman Oil and Gas, Pinnacle Gas Resources, and Pioneer Natural Resources. These contributors will supply samples from the Wyodak and Big George formations of the Powder River Basin (WY and MT), the Raton and Vermejo formations of the Raton Basin (southern CO), the Sand Wash Basin (northwestern CO), and the Green River Basin (WY). Coal ranks range from lignite though sub-bituminous to high volatile C, B, and A. At least 4 of these samples will be collected across a gradient at different distances from the recharge zone of a coal seam, to enable characterization of differences in water and coal chemistry associated with typically higher rates of microbially generated methane near the recharge zone.
Coal Pretreatment. In addition to studying methane production resulting from naturally occurring solubilization processes, various chemical coal pretreatments designed to enhance coal solubilization will be examined. Treatment agents including acids, bases, oxidants, solvents, and enzymes may increase the extent and rate of coal solubilization and depolymerization, resulting in enhanced methane production. Fractional and full-factorial bench-scale studies will be used to evaluate treatment effectiveness and assess the feasibility of reagent coupling. Variables including the types of coal and reagents, reagent-to-coal ratio, residence time, temperature, and pressure will be evaluated using stainless steel micro-reactors. The rate of solubilization is also important and will be examined in separate time-series experiments.
Chemical Characterization of Different Coals, Pre-treated Coals, and Associated Waters. Organic matter (OM) will be extracted from the various coal samples to determine the amount of bioavailable carbon and reveal the identity of putative metabolites that may represent a parent substrate or chemical intermediate in the microbial food chain. The OM extracted by the coal pre-treatments and from untreated coals will be analyzed. Solvents will be selected that, when used separately, will allow extraction of either polar or non-polar OM (e.g. water and chloroform, respectively) from the untreated coals. Additionally, water samples collected from corresponding coal zones will be analyzed to establish the quantity and character of OM present in the coal formations before additional biological or chemical treatment.
A broad-spectrum analysis (BSA) approach will be used to examine the above samples. Solid-phase micro-extraction (SPME) and solvent extraction will be used to simultaneously extract compounds with a wide range of properties that will subsequently be analyzed by Gas Chromatography (GC-MS) and/or Liquid Chromatography-Electrospray Ionization-Mass Spectrometry (LC-ESI-MS). Identified substrates from the water samples and coal extractions will be tested for bioavailability in the following task.
Microbial Enrichment and Characterization. Untreated and pretreated coal and water samples will be incubated under a variety of conditions to stimulate methane generation by associated microbes. Microcosms containing slurries of ground coal samples and liquid media will be prepared for laboratory incubations. The incubation parameters to be tested include coal type, pH, temperature, nutrient and salt addition, carbon amendments, and hydrogen concentrations. Appropriate controls will be run in parallel to ensure that methane production is biogenic and due to coal conversion; these controls will include autoclaved coal, autoclaved coal plus amendments, and amendments with no coal. The rate and extent of methane production will be quantified in these slurries and normalized to the mass and surface area of coal used in the incubation. The microcosms will also be periodically sampled and analyzed for parameters such as hydrogen concentration and production, volatile fatty acid concentrations (especially acetic acid, butyric acid and propionic acid), and dissolved organic carbon. In addition, the dissolved organic constituents will be periodically characterized using both GC-MS and LC-MS analyses on select microcosms. Upon confirmation of a culture’s ability to produce methane from coal, sub-cultures will be made from selected replicates.
The microbes associated with coal will be characterized by physiological and genetic methods such as phospholipid analysis and DNA sequencing. Microbial communities will be characterized in selected native coals and associated waters (at least one sample per site), as well as in those enrichment cultures that produce significant methane from coal. Using GC-MS techniques, CSM will measure the abundance of sulfate-reducing bacteria and methanogenic archaea in groundwaters associated with CBM deposits from structural analysis of microbial membrane phospholipid fatty acids (PLFAs) and phosphoether lipids (PELs), respectively. CSM will conduct similar analyses of selected (high methane production) microcosms. In particular, the methanogenic communities in the microcosms will be characterized from the composition and d13C of the PLFAs and PELs. Similarly, DNA will be extracted from coal, formation water samples, and selected high-methane microcosms. Extracted DNA of eukaryotes, bacteria, and archaea will be amplified, cloned, and sequenced. The DNA of different microbes can be quantified, allowing for a determination of the relative abundance of different microorganisms within the microbial community.
Metabolic intermediates and capabilities of the microbial community will be identified. The rate-limiting metabolic process(es) will be determined by inhibiting specific processes and measuring the production rates of intermediates and also by adding different known intermediates and measuring the removal rates. The first test will be to inhibit methanogenesis from coal conversion using methanogenic-specific inhibitors such as bromoethanesulfonic acid. The accumulation rate of the expected intermediates, hydrogen and acetic acid, will be determined, providing an indication of their production rate by other organisms. The accumulation rate of other constituents, such as phenolic compounds and long-chain fatty acids, will also be determined. To stop acetic acid metabolism by all organisms including sulfate-reducing organisms, fluoroacetic acid, a potent inhibitor of acetate metabolism, may be used. Additional studies using non-methanogenic inhibitors, including antibiotics, will allow examination of the inherent methanogenic activity as well as fermentative processes that may be required to initiate degradation of the parent coal constituent. Selected intermediate compounds, determined from the inhibition studies, will then be added to inhibited and uninhibited cultures and their rates of removal measured. Hydrogen, acetic acid, methane, biomass concentration, and other constituents will be measured using established methods.
Modeling of anaerobic processes. The standard model for anaerobic processes, Anaerobic Digestion Model 1 (ADM1), considers a number of different metabolically active groups but was developed primarily for wastewater and sludge treatment. The approach used in ADM1 can be readily used to model other anaerobic systems, but the microbial populations and the metabolic pathways must be defined appropriately. The model developed for this work will examine hydrolysis and fermentation separately and include hydrogen production, hydrogen consumption, and hydrogen feedback inhibition for intermediate degradation. Parameter values will be estimated using an inverse modeling approach appropriate to upscaling. The data generated in the three previous Tasks will be used to develop a coupled microbial kinetic model that tracks C and N compounds from coal through intermediates to methane. Collection of data required for modeling will include changes in reactant concentrations that include coal mass, bulk coal chemical composition, added nitrogen and phosphorus, and changes in product concentrations including soluble carbon products, methane, and carbon dioxide. Additionally, data on the changes in community structure and active biomass concentration will be collected under the previous task.
Project Start: September 12, 2008
Project End: September 11, 2010
DOE Contribution: $864,333
Performer Contribution: $382,407
RPSEA – Kent Perry (email@example.com or 847-768-0961)
Colorado School of Mines – Dr. Junko Munakata-Marr (firstname.lastname@example.org)
Final Project Report [PDF-4.40MB]

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by David Ferguson
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It is always worth remembering that the Electoral Commission’s investigation into the Alexander team involved two offences under the Political Parties, Elections, and Referendums Act 2000. The first of these – that of receiving an illegal donation (s.56) is a relatively minor one, if the amount is small (which it was) and if the breach is remedied by returning the donation within the given time frame (which it wasn’t).
The second offence, that of trying to conceal the receipt of an illegal donation (s61), is not a minor offence at all. And neither should it be. Because lying to cover up a breach of electoral law strikes at the very heart of the democratic process. That’s why conviction for an offence under s.61 carries a sanction of a five-year ban on serving in any public or elected office. That’s what would have happened to Alexander or any member of her team who had been convicted of claiming the Green donation had come from Combined Property Services in order to conceal the fact that it came from an illegal source.
Among the questions I have submitted in my original request, are (1) whether the Electoral Commission asked any member of the Alexander Team to explain why the Paul Green donation had been falsely reported as having come from Combined Property Services, (2) whether it received an answer to the question, and (3) if so, what was the answer.
Although the answers to 1 and 2 could not conceivably impact on the rights of any individual, whether within the Alexander team or the Commission itself, these are among the many questions that the Commission, in its feverish drive for openness and transparency, has refused to answer.
But now it is April 2009, fifteen months since I first lodged my FoI request, and the matter is in the hands of the Information Commissioner. The Electoral Commission has had a sudden change of heart. They are going to answer some of my questions after all.
Yes, they confirm. They did in fact ask the Alexander team for an explanation for the false recording of the source of the donation. And yes. They did get an answer.
They’re still not going to tell me what the explanation was, but I’m not unhappy. Because the country’s second-best whitewashers have managed to paint themselves into a bit of a corner.
You see, I’ve cunningly worked out for myself that either the ‘explanation’ they were given was plausible and innocent, or it wasn’t. And if it was plausible and innocent – which surely it must have been, given that the Commission decided not to recommend a prosecution – then how could it possibly be detrimental to Alexander, her team, the Commission, the general public, or the nation’s fight against galactic terrorism to have it made known to the public? Seriously. How could it be detrimental to your interests to have information made known to the public that proves that you are innocent of any wrongdoing? This simple logic rather blows all the Commission’s reasons for not answering my questions out of the water.
I have long speculated about what this ‘plausible and innocent explanation’ might be…*
“The dog ate my homework…”
“A big boy did it and ran away…”
“Elvis did it from behind a grassy knoll, before being abducted by aliens…”
“I was doing my best to write Paul Green and Jersey on the reporting document, but suddenly, unaccountably, my hand formed the words Combined Property Services and Glasgow instead. Then, before I realised what had happened, the report was signed, sealed and dispatched to the Electoral Commission…”
“I had the report in front of me, ready to fill it in, when a telephone directory fell off the shelf onto my head, then landed on the desk in front of me open at ‘C’. Momentarily stunned, I inadvertently copied the words Combined Property Services from the directory instead of writing Paul Green…”
“We took an illegal donation because we were too stupid to understand the law that we ourselves had enacted, even though we had helped ourselves to tens of thousands of pounds of taxpayers’ money to ‘train’ ourselves. At some point we did waken up, but by that time the damage was done. Now we could simply have been upfront and honest about the whole thing and admitted we had made a stupid mistake, but honesty and The Labour Party share the same relationship as matter and anti-matter – they both exist in the same universe, and that’s about it. So obviously we decided just to lie about it. Why not? The reporting document was only ever going to be seen by some lowly jobsworth in the Commission, who would rubber-stamp it and file it away in the vaults forever, like the Arc of the Covenant in Indiana Jones…”
*Warning. Not a single one of these hypothetical explanations is both plausible and innocent.
The Electoral Commission still won’t tell me what the explanation was, but no matter. For the time being I can ask a different question instead. So on 8th May 2009, I do:
“The Electoral Commission has confirmed that it asked for and received an explanation why the Paul Green donation was recorded as having come from Combined Property Services. Does the Commission hold the view that this explanation was (a) plausible and (b) innocent?”
Tommorrow part 3: No information held

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Recipe by MEYERKL2
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orange juice concentrate
green onion, minced
minced fresh ginger root
salmon steaks (1 inch thick)
This is my absolute favorite salmon dish. The only changes I made were to omit the tomato sauce (the first time I made it, I used the tomato sauce, the second time, I didn't use it, and I didn't notice a difference) and to use regular OJ rather than concentrated OJ. This dish is terrific with brown rice pilaf and green beans. Thanks for the great recipe!
I love salmon almost any way it's made, I DID NOT LIKE THIS AT ALL! my husband found this recipe and he was finally ready to try salmon based on what the reviews stated. I was thrilled hoping he'd finally try and like salmon. He took one little bite and wouldn't eat anymore. I took a bite and understood why. I followed the recipe EXACTLY and we didn't eat it. I wrapped it up hoping to try to somehow fix all that expensive salmon so I can even eat it. I'm not sure if it was th combination of flavors but it DID taste fishy to me. Maybe the tomatoe sauce and ginger root? Think about it..tomato sauce and ginger root? I know alot of people like this recipe, that's why I was so surprised. This is my first negative review. I would try a basic teriyaki marinade over this one. I use pineapple juice, soy sauce, brown surgar and garlic. Much better than this one and much easier to make. Sorry about the negative review.
Wonderful! The flavours from this recipe blend so well together and go with just about anything. I've made it now with Salmon, Chicken, and even Tofu and it's perfect every time. The only changes I made were to use orange or mandarin marmalade instead of OJ concentrate, leave out the tomato sauce entirely, I use normal white onions in the sauce instead of green (and I put the ginger and garlic through a garlic press to help the flavours blend), and only use 1 tsp of olive oil in the sauce (more is not really needed and only adds additional fat/calories). I cook on my stovetop in a frying pan, using the sauce instead of oil to cook it with. I remove the [salmon, chicken, or tofu] then cook a chopped onion, chopped red bell pepper, and 3 cups of baby spinach leaves with the remaining marinade and serve it together with rice. PERFECT! Will continue to make again and again.
This was the BEST salmon I have ever eaten. It was so incredibly moist. I made some very minor changes. I used salmon filet instead of steaks and grilled it on the Foreman for 5 mins. I used low sodium soy sauce, fresh orange juice (doubled)and sesame oil instead of veggie. Thanks so much for sharing!!!!!
The best salmon ever!! My boyfriend said it was the best salmon i've ever made and gave it an A+!! I did add more garlic and broiled it in the oven for 8 min, then covered in foil and baked at 450 for 15 min. It came out moist and delicious!
My son had us over last week and grilled these on cedar planks. The smell alone was worth it! But then...we ate some!!! I can't remember having any better tasting salmon and we eat salmon a lot! He said the only change he made was that he eliminated the tomato sauce. He grilled asparagus also--yummy dinner that we appreciated with several of our senses!!!
Super good. I changed one small thing and added a smidge of sesame oil to the marinade. Next time I'll serve it with a lemon wedge or orange wedge on the plate for an extra bit of tang. My husband said that he really hopes I make this again!
THIS WAS GREAT!! I USED OJ INSTEAD OF CONCENTRATE AND MARINATED IT FOR 2 HOURS. I MADE THIS FOR MY HUSBAND AS A LATE NIGHT TREAT BEFORE HE LEFT FOR A MISSION (USAF), HE ACTUALLY GOT UP FORM EATING TO TELL ME IT WAS THE BEST SALMON HE HAD EVER HAD.
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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Amount Per Serving
Calories from Fat: 240
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Holt: Return of mask mandate unlikely in OKC due to vaccination rate
Leaders across the state are closely monitoring the spike in COVID-19 cases in Eastern Oklahoma.
That includes Oklahoma City Mayor David Holt. He spoke with KOCO 5 today about the spread of the Delta variant near Tulsa and whether he’s concerned for those in Central Oklahoma who are unvaccinated.
We asked whether he thinks it’s only a matter of time before the OKC area sees some of the same problems as the Tulsa area.
“One should presume that. That we'll start to see the variant start to circulate more in Oklahoma City among the unvaccinated,” Holt said. “I will say this -- I don't think you'll ever see numbers like you did last Christmas, because there's just so many people that are vaccinated. We are blessed in Oklahoma City despite what I was just saying. We have a lot more people vaccinated than those counties that are getting hit so hard.”
We also asked him about a mask mandate potentially returning to Oklahoma City.
“I don’t see that happening. We’ll continue to listen to public health officials, but nobody is asking for this at this point,” Holt said. “The idea of a government-imposed mandate -- that's something you do when you don't have a vaccine.”
We also asked him about his trip last week to the White House to support President Joe Biden’s infrastructure plan.
“It’s got road and bridges money. We can always use that. It’s got public transit dollars,” he said. “There's dollars in there for passenger rail, and that's very interesting. It's probably the most historic investment in passenger rail in this country's history.”
Holt is hoping Congress can come to a compromise.
“Nearly 400 mayors have signed a letter in support from all 50 states, Republicans and Democrats. Everybody's on board with this. And it's just the kind of thing that bipartisan members of Congress have voted for in the past,” he said.

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