Government Expenditures vs. Wages

The following chart shows government total expenditures divided by wage and salary accruals.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3xra0S1usstTGvvL5asQS5ORKo66x8dMGXNQth-HH2OGXrJUgjlAXRuQS5VhBSjoHnm9XLQWk_Y27d_XxkAI_GsfEvaFMCLjz9FNRxxAPVdXbBE_XynOO2WjVH9NA_pQ4fEM4mIsUGhw/s1600/Government+Expenditures+vs.+Wages.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3xra0S1usstTGvvL5asQS5ORKo66x8dMGXNQth-HH2OGXrJUgjlAXRuQS5VhBSjoHnm9XLQWk_Y27d_XxkAI_GsfEvaFMCLjz9FNRxxAPVdXbBE_XynOO2WjVH9NA_pQ4fEM4mIsUGhw/s320/Government+Expenditures+vs.+Wages.jpg" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: x-small;">Click to enlarge.</span><br /><br />The future's so bright I gotta wear rose-colored trend channels.<br /><br />In all seriousness, I believe with every fiber of my being that we will someday return to the red trend channel. The Great Recession got us there last time. I wonder what we'll call the next one.<br /><br /><b>Source Data:</b><br /><a href="http://research.stlouisfed.org/fred2/graph/?g=nrL">St. Louis Fed: Custom Chart</a>

Government Expenditures vs. Wages

The following chart shows government total expenditures divided by wage and salary accruals. Click to enlarge. The future's so bright I ...

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Price Declared in India: iPhone 5S and iPhone 5C

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Apple declare price of its next generation <a href="http://pc-gadgetworld.blogspot.in/2013/09/iphone-5s-and-5c-unlocked-comes-with.html" target="_blank">iPhones</a> in India. The Phone will available in India from November <a href="http://pc-gadgetworld.blogspot.in/2013/10/iphone-5s-iphone-5c-will-hit-indian.html" target="_blank">1st</a>. Airtel and Reliance is authorized communication companies form apple to sell their devices in India. Apple have also cut down the coast of iPhone 4 in country up to Rs. 7000 in country.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-6FXMS7ytNJM/Ul9ys-yEccI/AAAAAAAAAb0/N5b7Vh8YfuQ/s1600/6293_iphone5c.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="iphone 5S and 5C" border="0" height="213" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-6FXMS7ytNJM/Ul9ys-yEccI/AAAAAAAAAb0/N5b7Vh8YfuQ/s1600/6293_iphone5c.jpg" title="" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">Price in India:</span></h3><div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #3d85c6;"><br /></span></div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">iPhone 5S: iPhone 5S will available in three model with following price tag.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">iPhone 5S 16 GB: Rs. 53,500</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">iPhone 5S 32 GB: Rs. 62,500</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">iPhone 5S 64 GB: Rs. 71,500</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">                      <a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-IZQROeMhJpo/Ul9y1VSjv_I/AAAAAAAAAb8/GLnGw6dRqyc/s1600/3619_iphone.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="iPhone 5S and 5C" border="0" height="320" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-IZQROeMhJpo/Ul9y1VSjv_I/AAAAAAAAAb8/GLnGw6dRqyc/s1600/3619_iphone.jpg" title="" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">iPhone 5C: iPhone 5C will available in two model with the following price tag.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">iPhone 5C 16 GB: Rs. 41,900</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">iPhone 5C 32 GB: Rs. 53,500</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><a href="https://plus.google.com/100638775997274345522" rel="author">Anil Swami</a></div></div>

Apple iphone 5C iPhone 5S Price Declared in India: iPhone 5S and iPhone 5C

Apple declare price of its next generation iPhones in India. The Phone will available in India from November 1st . Airtel and Reliance is a...

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Buy / Download Lightning Bolt by Pearl Jam Online

Buy or downoad online Lightning Bolt, the latest best selling album from Pearl Jam.<br />The audio CD is priced at $9.99 and the vinyl at $ 33.61. Get the MP3 version of the album free with your purchase.<br /><br />You can also listen to sample songs at the site before purchase. The album includes songs<br /><br />  1. Getaway<br />  2. Mind Your Manners<br />  3. My Father's Son<br />  4. Sirens<br />  5. Lightning Bolt<br />  6. Infallible<br />  7. Pendulum<br />  8. Swallowed Whole<br />  9. Let The Records Play<br />10. Sleeping By Myself<br />11. Yellow Moon<br />12. Future Days<br /><br />The album looks all set to be the band's fifth billboard chart topper. Get a feel of the new album of this alternative rock band here<br /><br /><iframe src="http://rcm-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/cm?t=hubp05c7-20&o=1&p=8&l=as1&asins=B00DW1WR14&ref=tf_til&fc1=000000&IS2=1<1=_blank&m=amazon&lc1=0000FF&bc1=000000&bg1=FFFFFF&f=ifr" style="width:120px;height:240px;" scrolling="no" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" frameborder="0"></iframe>

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Buy or downoad online Lightning Bolt, the latest best selling album from Pearl Jam. The audio CD is priced at $9.99 and the vinyl at $ 33.61...

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The Best Frozen Pizza in the World

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">Cheeeeeeeers and Happy Friday Eve to you all…<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOabwSHVuyp9O6MlNkErGMuyfAwWsbCnHR48d-Gh2XpeD9fpq5mlqjEM11QM0n1aHoGD8xV_tsVZG1cVauK2am10RrUX9Ree1dmv2R3Ko0bzc6OTsBsAMjQyANxFeR9SgzkY28413F5IZR/s1600/Totinos-pizza.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOabwSHVuyp9O6MlNkErGMuyfAwWsbCnHR48d-Gh2XpeD9fpq5mlqjEM11QM0n1aHoGD8xV_tsVZG1cVauK2am10RrUX9Ree1dmv2R3Ko0bzc6OTsBsAMjQyANxFeR9SgzkY28413F5IZR/s320/Totinos-pizza.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />Now that the United States has very temporarily voted to end all of its governmental silliness, all of you must certainly be ready to relax, sigh a breath of joy, and enjoy a good meal…<br /><br />A meal which goes uninterrupted by the media shrieks of immature, yet well paid members of Congress, and satisfies you to the debt ceiling of your hunger core.<br /><br />I am about to help you relax from this political madness by re-introducing you to one of the best, most economical, and most comforting food groups in the world.<br /><br />The frozen pizza.<br /><br />Oh sure, go ahead and scoff at the frozen pie, you elitists, you self-proclaimed foodies, and purists of the haute couture culinary scene, but here me now.<br /><br />Frozen pizza when done right, and adorned with personal creativity, is the most perfect food in the world.  In fact, a well-dressed frozen pizza is like a painting.<br /><br />Of course, in order to paint a masterpiece, one must begin with the perfect canvas upon which to paint, and the perfect canvas in frozen pizza terms is, Totino’s®.<br /><br />Totino’s® is well priced, offers an ample size, and the base ingredients are always good.  So, let’s paint some pizza pictures shall we?<br /><br />Here is my latest…A Totino’s® Classic Pepperoni to which I added additional pepperoni, hot dogs, olives, Swiss cheese, and banana peppers…Here is the uncooked picture...<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNDpdRC5XmCxvPdoH3tpNmCwAvROm2r56RLTGs0iu3N0LyWg_3DB3fkbTBBAhleVYIlnQ5YVk3TV6YWAXj80okzwqgAJ_p0z5DBOJg9j7SBLAFVT41jRVPaHIew8ytiGsOXWlPEogOgiW4/s1600/Totino%2527s+Pepperoni+Hot+Dog+Olive+Pizza.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="312" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNDpdRC5XmCxvPdoH3tpNmCwAvROm2r56RLTGs0iu3N0LyWg_3DB3fkbTBBAhleVYIlnQ5YVk3TV6YWAXj80okzwqgAJ_p0z5DBOJg9j7SBLAFVT41jRVPaHIew8ytiGsOXWlPEogOgiW4/s400/Totino%2527s+Pepperoni+Hot+Dog+Olive+Pizza.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And the after a nice hot bake...POW!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwr29zBEcObJgjmPsuBbugaAGd0Gh3GJt28u3vkoVVA0GNASIHQz3MHqoT9rRTv2jXNGKHYViCOe3FdYyWarHr0lFXSht0JuVxVv6fAARdlN5jcLMgnrE-Ex232iiqxzkkqSqPJ20g8ifL/s1600/Totino%2527s+Pepperoni+Hot+Dog+Olive+Pepper+Pizza.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="323" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwr29zBEcObJgjmPsuBbugaAGd0Gh3GJt28u3vkoVVA0GNASIHQz3MHqoT9rRTv2jXNGKHYViCOe3FdYyWarHr0lFXSht0JuVxVv6fAARdlN5jcLMgnrE-Ex232iiqxzkkqSqPJ20g8ifL/s400/Totino%2527s+Pepperoni+Hot+Dog+Olive+Pepper+Pizza.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div>One of my faves from earlier this week…<br /><br />A Totino’s® Hamburger pizza where I added roast beef, pepperoni, and muenster…<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAQTOkfIFlStB_AcjiO_Z2W7EF9AMGozMTP_vUGM4L4zo4KrGVffXzkb3O3Ma-LETrqsZQantf1yA4xS3U3iPi-bMRJp-gl0jXBuoaBXXhpAqfSU8HbWn2yvcUVLFfSfAWQAzBYrjVH4ZQ/s1600/Totino's+Roast+Beef+Pizza+Uncooked.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="335" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAQTOkfIFlStB_AcjiO_Z2W7EF9AMGozMTP_vUGM4L4zo4KrGVffXzkb3O3Ma-LETrqsZQantf1yA4xS3U3iPi-bMRJp-gl0jXBuoaBXXhpAqfSU8HbWn2yvcUVLFfSfAWQAzBYrjVH4ZQ/s400/Totino's+Roast+Beef+Pizza+Uncooked.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />And this my friends is the richly delicious post-baked outcome…<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglG8C0EGZb1t0IaVet7CPNyTg1QLeZjCjPwF0rOIaqnBjEJGEDRhlKlIgh0NBI0IJlTINcL-amwYXmHcd9KlcXh1D4i-5YrDlr8J1BzpsvwnXF7nn9jy54y1m81kq3e4EwYwINDKbWJ4jb/s1600/Totinos+Pepperoni+Roast+Beef+Muenster+Pizza.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="338" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglG8C0EGZb1t0IaVet7CPNyTg1QLeZjCjPwF0rOIaqnBjEJGEDRhlKlIgh0NBI0IJlTINcL-amwYXmHcd9KlcXh1D4i-5YrDlr8J1BzpsvwnXF7nn9jy54y1m81kq3e4EwYwINDKbWJ4jb/s400/Totinos+Pepperoni+Roast+Beef+Muenster+Pizza.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />Uh-huh.  Awesome.  Here’s one where I added leftover hamburger and kidney bean mix.  It’s pre-cooked pic, but man, it was delicious after being lovingly baked in a 450 degree oven for 11-14 minutes!!<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsebev_K1wHvs0S7kPDGJKkU0LeTZ3csJVHChifN7qg5YBSUild8tO00_nRe24CP9NSTUAbn-8OnUbyxmgMpbj1Di8Hx-7plChOM9AZduJ7kBmCFdlQrrD-CnCYYHt1dpAkqA0oXulfoV3/s1600/Totino's+Kidney+Bean+Hamburger+Pizza.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="355" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsebev_K1wHvs0S7kPDGJKkU0LeTZ3csJVHChifN7qg5YBSUild8tO00_nRe24CP9NSTUAbn-8OnUbyxmgMpbj1Di8Hx-7plChOM9AZduJ7kBmCFdlQrrD-CnCYYHt1dpAkqA0oXulfoV3/s400/Totino's+Kidney+Bean+Hamburger+Pizza.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />I even have one more idea…One idea that may blow you away.<br /><br />Do you like anchovies or perhaps fish in general?  Well here is one that I made a couple of months back.<br /><br />It’s a Totino’s® Combination pizza dressed up in tuna, onions, and cheddar…<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi58fDYwhGkecqYfnLnFbydX5UajPleMw-xwCYADPAwjnHvPCivIHd2tPKBVGg71xPww6c6LgMTzDRStBano2s9P9JhgJyEy6f94YPK-2noEfQXk04x2irnSb9Dt1EKGGF5O1sGiR5iCD-S/s1600/Totinos+Tuna+Pizza.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="331" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi58fDYwhGkecqYfnLnFbydX5UajPleMw-xwCYADPAwjnHvPCivIHd2tPKBVGg71xPww6c6LgMTzDRStBano2s9P9JhgJyEy6f94YPK-2noEfQXk04x2irnSb9Dt1EKGGF5O1sGiR5iCD-S/s400/Totinos+Tuna+Pizza.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />I was called a heretic by some on Facebook over that one when I posted pictures of it, but as God as my witness, I did love it so.<br /><br />I guess the reason that I like Totino’s pizza so much is because it brings out the twelve year old in me. Taking a simple frozen pizza, and “decorating” it in your own style, taste, and personality, is just plain fun.<br /><br />It reminds me of Friday nights when I was twelve or so…watching the not-so-scary movie of the week with my brother Marty.  He and I lying on the floor, and Mom sitting behind us, as we all watched, and shared a frozen pizza…<br /><br />A frozen pizza that we, as a team, enhanced with everything that we all liked, whether it was “supposed” to go on a pizza or not.<br /><br />There have been a lot of books that talk <i>Chicken Soup for the Soul</i>, but as for me?<br /><br />At the ripe old age of 48, I would title my book, <i>Frozen Pizza for the Soul</i>, because it brings back great memories, and I re-live them today with my best friend, whenever she and I make a frozen pizza together.<br /><br />Here’s to Totino’s® for being the best frozen pizza in the world!!<b><span style="font-size: large;">*</span></b><br /><br /><i>Cheers!!</i><br /><br />Matt-Man<br /><br /><i><a href="mailto:mattmaniws@ymail.com">mattmaniws@ymail.com</a></i><br /><i><a href="https://twitter.com/MattMan_IWS" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">@MattMan_IWS</span></a></i><br /><i><span style="color: blue;">My Facebook Page</span></i><br /><i><span style="color: blue;"><br /></span></i> <b><span style="font-size: large;">*</span></b>I have in no way, been compensated by the fine folks at Totino's Pizza, however; if they would like to compensate me retroactively through a few free pizzas or something, that would be awesome!!</div><br /></div>

The Best Frozen Pizza in the World

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Naturally Fresh Deodorant Crystal Review and Giveaway!

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-3ulaUn2I1ZY/Ul8Ip5cgI7I/AAAAAAAAKRo/r7FLYcn5Pq0/s1600/13+-+1" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><i><img border="0" height="320" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-3ulaUn2I1ZY/Ul8Ip5cgI7I/AAAAAAAAKRo/r7FLYcn5Pq0/s320/13+-+1" width="256" /></i></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Since I made changes to my lifestyle and am more active with working out and walking I need a product that will last through out the day or workouts.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>We all do it while working out and at times it can be gross and a bit embarrassing especially when your deodorant doesn't last so you try out a different product to take care of the problem whether it be odor or wetness.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Have you ever heard the ingredients on the back of some deodorants ?</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>You might want to think of using one that's more safe especially without aluminum, they can penetrate the skin without even knowing it.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>I've tried so many deodorants in my lifetime whether it's gel, roll on or a solid stick to prevent odor from liquid awesome sweat or to keep me fresh and dry, it can be a bit pricey but don't you want a decoder ant brand you can trust rather than wearing one that doesn't do it's job!?</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>I've found these wonderful products that are aluminum free from <a href="http://www.naturallyfreshdeodorantcrystal.com/">NaturallyFresh</a> and was sent them for a review.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Let me tell you about the company a bit and their products before we get to the fun part.. The giveaway!</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Brave and courageous long term breast cancer survivor Dr. Melanie Bone endorsed Naturally Fresh products. </i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Their products are made with mineral salts that are in fact:</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Hypoallergenic</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Non staining </i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Pure and natural</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Available in fragrance and fragrance free varieties </i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>24 hour effective</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Did you know that 10 percent of the population can't use other defender ants due to various reasons such as rash or irritation to the skin from the ingredients from antiperspirants ?</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>That explains a lot ! I've had the same problem before !</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>So who should use these products:</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Women and men with sensitive skin</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>People under going cancer treatments or radiation </i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Or</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>People seeking for a healthier alternative and better lifestyle</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i> Naturally fresh deodorant crystal clear twist up stick:</i></div><i><br /></i><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-UIAY5AlI0Cg/Ul8IpxlJZ_I/AAAAAAAAKRs/d7T3DFg_484/s1600/13+-+2" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><i><img border="0" height="320" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-UIAY5AlI0Cg/Ul8IpxlJZ_I/AAAAAAAAKRs/d7T3DFg_484/s320/13+-+2" width="256" /></i></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Soothing aloe Vera to moisturize your underarms without the greasy feel to eliminate odor causing bacteria.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Naturally Fresh Deodorant Crystal spray mist:</i></div><i><br /></i><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-r2e7FNNngUU/Ul8IpwX7yjI/AAAAAAAAKRg/3n1encwwmtw/s1600/13+-+3" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><i><img border="0" height="320" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-r2e7FNNngUU/Ul8IpwX7yjI/AAAAAAAAKRg/3n1encwwmtw/s320/13+-+3" width="256" /></i></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Just a spritz under the arms or feet for 24 hour protection with lasting freshness!</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Naturally Fresh deodorant crystal roll on:</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i> <a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-wLUxY0UG1UI/Ul8Ip_4EIRI/AAAAAAAAKRk/vZklDtAW_Y4/s1600/13+-+4" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-wLUxY0UG1UI/Ul8Ip_4EIRI/AAAAAAAAKRk/vZklDtAW_Y4/s320/13+-+4" width="256" /></a></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Chamomile is added in this roll on to moisturize the skin and soothe leaving you feel clean, smooth and comfortable flaunting off those freshly shaved pits!</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>October is breast cancer awareness month and I have a special giveaway for my readers to enter!</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Links:</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Website:</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><a href="http://www.naturallyfreshdeodorantcrystal.com/">http://www.naturallyfreshdeodorantcrystal.com</a></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Facebook:</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/natfreshdeo"><i>https://www.facebook.com/natfreshdeo</i></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Twitter:</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://twitter.com/NatFreshDeoCrys"><i>https://twitter.com/NatFreshDeoCrys</i></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>\ <a class="rafl" href="http://www.rafflecopter.com/rafl/display/20ee167/" id="rc-20ee167" rel="nofollow">a Rafflecopter giveaway</a>\

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Fall wildfire season runs Oct. 15 - Nov. 30

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNVGWfmUbtMIwbDeVsPjsiNknhMvlDFA4P6T9hPVzbZjoCSOqs7UWMVg1GAmIMduV7r4zo82tEMaKdCjuAPamxR9NQzY7h5gZwUhEdPmpCoDSeI-EOcTZxFJ00aqgL-2IqMg00iT-0yoss/s1600/Smokey+Bear+1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="122" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNVGWfmUbtMIwbDeVsPjsiNknhMvlDFA4P6T9hPVzbZjoCSOqs7UWMVg1GAmIMduV7r4zo82tEMaKdCjuAPamxR9NQzY7h5gZwUhEdPmpCoDSeI-EOcTZxFJ00aqgL-2IqMg00iT-0yoss/s200/Smokey+Bear+1.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><br />The <a href="http://www.dof.virginia.gov/fire/">Virginia Department of Forestry</a> is warning that fire season is here, running from October 15-November 30, which means conditions are ideal for wildfires. Citizens are warned to be alert while burning burning trash and campfires. Each year, 10,000 acres of land are lost to wildfires, and 95 percent are the result of humans.<br /><br />Check <a href="http://www.dof.virginia.gov/fire/4pm/burn-bans.htm">here</a> for local burn restrictions.

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David Tennant And John Hurt Character Portraits From The Day Of The Doctor

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnAU64pOOT92eJUquezk9MQsGshdGhRic_Qg7hh6NZjHC5p1mpfZCS9tGrkQo0q_NaV81DcJTQbptuvAOGvskTROdI7yES1uhBAzBFcaUPvxzmqoNMucJOooniNzGgeSQtOn1cV7siN7Bm/s1600/David.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnAU64pOOT92eJUquezk9MQsGshdGhRic_Qg7hh6NZjHC5p1mpfZCS9tGrkQo0q_NaV81DcJTQbptuvAOGvskTROdI7yES1uhBAzBFcaUPvxzmqoNMucJOooniNzGgeSQtOn1cV7siN7Bm/s640/David.jpg" width="382" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">BBC America have posted large hi-res photos of David Tennant and John Hurt in costume for <i>The Day Of The Doctor</i>. </span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">David Tennant returns as the Tenth Doctor in the 75 minute 50th Anniversary special, alongside the current Doctor Matt Smith. They will also be joined in the TARDIS by John Hurt, who plays the mysterious, as yet unknown version of the Doctor first glimpsed at the end of the last episode of series 7.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnXR8zSeCMTUjt1XwSfAuruRL5C-tOlBpBTc_dPbyXMFBU9H1cui1KVcdJLxnPMHOz4tJweApFHSt8YK9D9UlnbFkqcuAfwVmisRnOfWD2F6dstabIwsouHOtMdHhcMTuRKBDbzMeOr28D/s1600/John.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnXR8zSeCMTUjt1XwSfAuruRL5C-tOlBpBTc_dPbyXMFBU9H1cui1KVcdJLxnPMHOz4tJweApFHSt8YK9D9UlnbFkqcuAfwVmisRnOfWD2F6dstabIwsouHOtMdHhcMTuRKBDbzMeOr28D/s640/John.jpg" width="382" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i>The Day Of The Doctor</i> also stars Jenna Coleman, Billie Piper, Jemma Redgrave and Joanna Page.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The special will be simulcast by over 75 worldwide broadcasters on Saturday 23rd November and it will also receive a limited cinematic release.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="http://david-tennant.com/2009/id205.html"><span style="color: blue;">Find out more about The Day Of The Doctor here</span></a></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><br />

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Student debt burden hurting the housing recovery

The student loan crisis is devastating the housing recovery, according to Rohit Chopra, student loan ombudsmen for the <a href="http://www.consumerfinance.gov/" rel="nofollow">Consumer Finance Protection Bureau</a>, <a href="http://www.housingwire.com/articles/27303-cfpb-student-loan-debt-hijacks-the-housing-recovery">at a conference presentation late last week</a>.<br /><br />As student debt loans increase every year, the struggle to pay for college debt is replacing mortgage savings, Chopra said:<br /><blockquote class="tr_bq">...student indebtness impacts the credit profile of first-time homebuyers. Three-fourths of the fall in household formation can be directly correlated to student debt.</blockquote>First-time home buyers represent a significant section of the house market. On average, 40 percent of houses bought are by first-time buyers.<br /><br />For the past 30 years, the typical first-time homebuyer has been 30-32 years-old, according to the National Realty Association’s annual home buyer survey.<br /><br />A tough job market and over $1 trillion in student debt has the next generation unable to think about a future home. Only <a href="http://www.thefiscaltimes.com/Articles/2011/10/12/Housing-Virgins-Meet-Todays-First-Time-Homebuyer#sthash.VeklELT9.dpuf">32 percent of buyers this August</a> bought a house for the first time. Compare that to three years ago, when first-time buyers made up 50 percent of the total. And <a href="http://www.thefiscaltimes.com/Articles/2011/10/12/Housing-Virgins-Meet-Todays-First-Time-Homebuyer#sthash.VeklELT9.dpuf">over a quarter of first-time buyers had to rely on their parents</a> to afford a down payment on their house.<br /><br />With student debt on the rise, experts predict it will get worse. Nearly half -- 40 percent -- of the 25-year-old who are expected to buy houses in the next five years hold student loan debt. <a href="http://finance.yahoo.com/news/gen-yers-delay-first-time-104900279.html">Their average balance is $25,000</a> – and one in every seven graduates with student loan debt currently <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/09/30/student-loans-default_n_4019806.html">defaults in the first three years</a>.<br /><br />So much for young people's home-buying dreams. And for their parents hopes of an empty nest.

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Scotty McCreery's "See You Tonight" Sales Predictions

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvnBZTGbxffOzuRhyphenhyphenUuVrdkH2Mm-SJQThEHVCokrrsboC6Cp2wceTrdaKX8njS1ew4QU07_b2n51jP8l3BL0uwb-9OxIaddwQ_zMQ0Xe3IxA8jEEsbixyLdt498bd5utp9aGtyd1imJe3g/s1600/hdd-rm20131016.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvnBZTGbxffOzuRhyphenhyphenUuVrdkH2Mm-SJQThEHVCokrrsboC6Cp2wceTrdaKX8njS1ew4QU07_b2n51jP8l3BL0uwb-9OxIaddwQ_zMQ0Xe3IxA8jEEsbixyLdt498bd5utp9aGtyd1imJe3g/s400/hdd-rm20131016.png" width="313" /></a></div><br /><a href="http://www.hitsdailydouble.com/news/rumormill.cgi" target="_blank">Hits Daily Double's rumor mill</a> just released their first week sales estimates for new debut albums, and Scotty McCreery's "See You Tonight" is estimated to sell 40K to 45K. Frankly, I was expecting a somewhat higher number mainly because <a href="http://aistats.blogspot.com/2012/10/christmas-with-scotty-mccreery-set-to.html" target="_blank">almost exactly one year ago</a> the estimated sales for his "Christmas With Scotty McCreery" was 35K to 40K (it ended up selling 41K that first week.) I was guessing this much stronger album of more radio friendly country music would sell substantially more than his Christmas collection (by more than just 5K more). That 40K-45K estimate is <a href="http://aistats.blogspot.com/2013/10/the-voice-winner-cassadee-popes-first.html" target="_blank">exactly the same estimate</a> HDD gave for Cassadee Pope's "Frame by Frame" which ended up selling 43K, so they were spot on with her. Nonetheless, Scotty will have the #1 selling country album almost certainly, since Cassadee's sales should drop off and no other country artist is close to his numbers. Plus every HDD estimate for his albums has started slightly low so hopefully he can at least end up closer to 50K. Hopefully with that more modest starting first week number his sales will not drop off as quickly, especially with him performing at large venues like the <a href="http://www.ncstatefair.org/2013/Entertainment/DortonConcerts.htm" target="_blank">North Carolina State Fair</a> and his televised appearances.<br /><br />I am curious if they will do another <a href="http://www.qvc.com/Scotty-McCreery-Christmas-and-Clear-As-Day-2-CD-Set-Movies-&-Music-Electronics.product.F09977.html?sc=F09977-Targeted&cm_sp=VIEWPOSITION-_-7-_-F09977&catentryImage=http://images-p.qvc.com/is/image/f/77/f09977.001?$uslarge$" target="_blank">QVC type promotion</a> like last year, but this year they could sell "See You Tonight" with CWSM, or possibly sell all three albums as a set now. ("Order now and not only will you receive the new 'See You Tonight' album, but his gold Christmas collection and his platinum debut album as well, all three for only $19.99!") I am also curious if his buddies at <a href="http://www.bojangles.com/buzz/detail/scotty-mccreery-bojangles-town" target="_blank">Bojangles</a> will try to use his new album with some type of promotion like they did with the Christmas album last year. Come on, Bojangles, how much chicken did Scotty help you sell this past year? Here is my remade chorus of "See You Tonight" to help then use Scotty's music to sell some chicken:<br /><br /> "<i>I go to Bojangles, where the chicken is hot</i><br /><i> Listen to me pulling into the lot</i><br /><i> I look in the windows, see the dining room lights,</i><br /><i> Bojangles, bird, I gotta eat you tonight</i><br /><i> The way the sweet tea's flowing, flowing</i><br /><i> Got me wishing I was holding, holding</i><br /><i> Holding a drumstick tight, with a buiscuit, that's right</i><br /><i> Bird, I gotta eat you tonight, tonight, tonight</i><br /><i> Bird, I gotta eat you tonight, tonight , tonight"</i><br /><br />

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Top 5 Free Printable Coupons Sites For Grocery

Who doesn't want <span style="font-size: small;"><b>savings in grocery</b></span>? A middle class household of 3 uses at least $10 in grocery every day. A savings of even $ 1 on an average saves your grocery bill by 10%. And while surfing you might find some good coupons for your clothes or shaving kit or beauty or school products.<br /><br />Here are the top sites to go to while scouring for grocery deals daily. I mean if you want to buy Cheerios - better get it with a coupon - right?<br /><br />I have not ranked the sites in any particular order.<br /><br />1. <a href="http://www.coupons.com/" target="_blank"><b>Www.Coupons.Com</b></a> - get free printable coupons on cereals, chocolates, detergent, toothpaste, biscuits, soups as of writing this. One of the more popular sites to get your free online coupons. Alexa Site Rank - 659<br /><br />2. <a href="http://www.retailmenot.com/" target="_blank"><b>Www.RetailMeNot.Com</b></a> - Has free printable coupons on grocery with instructions on how to use them. The grocery coupons now include Gerber juice, vitamin supplements, spreads, coffe mate and more.<br />There some other great deals at the site on restaurants, movies, etc. Site Alexa Rank - 463<br /><br />3.  <a href="http://www.couponmom.com/" target="_blank">Www.CouponMom.Com</a> - No grocery coupon website review woul be complete without Stephanie Nelson's CouponMom.Com. She has a cult following with advise and ways to make the most of deals including tips for donating to charity. Site Alexa Rank - 12230<br /><br />4. <a href="http://www.mysavings.com/" target="_blank">MySavings.Com</a> - The site has loads of<b> free samples</b> and freebies listed on its front page. You find loads of printable coupons at the site However for grocery at www.mysavings.com/grocery-coupons.asp lead to other popular grocery coupon providers. Alexa Site Rank - 4149<br /><br />5. <a href="http://www.smartsavings.com/" target="_blank">Smartsavings.Com</a> - offers a lot of free printable grocery coupons filtered as per one's locality. One has to enter the zipcode to find the coupons related to a particular locality. Select the coupons you want and print all with the coupon printer. Alexa Rank - 8149<br /><br />There are hosts of deals and coupons online. The above are only a few of the more relaible and proven sites. While searching for grocery coupons keep a lookout for fake coupons. In many cases reliable coupons can only be used once. Enjoy your grocery shopping!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />

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PBL- Butterfly Gardens and How They Fit Into the New Standards

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-mbZrWcmaDvZU3-09v0QGhHFBDHRse-PqRuRt9hMUxi-h3NXRBbkyelURzWp1qqvpomJ6M8dSclyhfxU30n5S2-kUVlih0-JA9Vw3Q9lMEzJRmKcxvfqdrMzH1h9hyJYfa30U4oLuDhCn/s1600/37196_IMG_9011.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="157" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-mbZrWcmaDvZU3-09v0QGhHFBDHRse-PqRuRt9hMUxi-h3NXRBbkyelURzWp1qqvpomJ6M8dSclyhfxU30n5S2-kUVlih0-JA9Vw3Q9lMEzJRmKcxvfqdrMzH1h9hyJYfa30U4oLuDhCn/s200/37196_IMG_9011.jpg" width="200" /></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">As a teacher you will soon be faced with figuring out how to implement the new Ohio education standards into your curriculum. The new standards call for teachers to use Project Based Learning (PBL) in which students undertake projects from the beginning design stages, through construction and, finally, to completion. PBL also calls for multidisciplinary learning, where students integrate multiple subjects into the project. WILD School Sites and their associated projects can help you meet these new standards. WILD School Sites or outdoor classrooms are locations that can be used by students, teachers and the school community as places to learn about wildlife and the environment. <o:p></o:p></span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><br /><h3><span style="font-size: small;">So, how can a simple butterfly garden help with PBL?<o:p></o:p></span></h3><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">First, let’s look at PBL. One essential element of PBL encourages students to develop the 21st century skills of critical thinking, collaboration and presentation skills. It also encourages students to collect data, research a project and work together to design a project. Then PBL has students incorporate feedback and revisions into their work to create a high quality product, and concludes with a public presentation to share with their community. <o:p></o:p></span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">WILD School Sites consist of projects, like butterfly gardens, in which students, teachers and the community work together toward designing, building and implementing an outdoor learning area (Collaboration). To be effective, there must be a plan. Also, the site needs to be evaluated and inventoried for flora and fauna (Collect Data). Then research is needed and a plan designed for the site, including a budget and a timeline (Research and Critical Thinking). Next the plan should be presented to the school community (Presentation). After the plan has been reviewed, and possibly adjusted (Feedback), it can be then be implemented. <o:p></o:p></span><br /><h3><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></h3><h3><span style="font-size: small;">Do butterfly gardens fit into other areas of the new standards?<o:p></o:p></span></h3><h3><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></h3><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; text-align: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX4X8ZErhzLkNTvMkTZF-xMeI0nJ3WIz9Q9xghgtHOiP4BjMOEnKhl3A8kxpfczToYzkGDYkKoXNfmGayFJzl-iEVxj3fmdSo0xVruWgxmnyg9cpj5kilbzPlyj9AyvB1KzzRSl9nY4DPh/s1600/kncb,%2520butterfly%2520garden%252001.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX4X8ZErhzLkNTvMkTZF-xMeI0nJ3WIz9Q9xghgtHOiP4BjMOEnKhl3A8kxpfczToYzkGDYkKoXNfmGayFJzl-iEVxj3fmdSo0xVruWgxmnyg9cpj5kilbzPlyj9AyvB1KzzRSl9nY4DPh/s320/kncb,%2520butterfly%2520garden%252001.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a class="irc_hol irc_itl" data-ved="0CAQQjB0" href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&frm=1&source=images&cd=&cad=rja&docid=8xxyP9XBo4n2aM&tbnid=hMGg4dSym2Nq8M:&ved=0CAQQjB0&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.northcharleston.org%2Fvisitors%2Frecreation%2Foutdoors%2Fparks%2Fbutterfly_garden.aspx&ei=0O1eUtOYO7Sv4APn8oDgAw&bvm=bv.54176721,d.dmg&psig=AFQjCNGDPfuZnwE8CPlGmY-1zzgq36L5iw&ust=1382039369322919"><span class="irc_ho" dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;">www.northcharleston.org</span></span></a><span class="irc_dim"></span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Sure! Obviously, the model curriculum is too long to reference each standard here; however, Project WILD and WILD School Sites are directly referenced in the Model Curriculum for the Science Standards. Teachers from other disciplines can also utilize the area. WILD School Sites are perfect for math (measurements and data analysis), language arts (research, presentation development), social studies (spatial awareness, mapping, community impacts), art and music (presentation development) as well.<o:p></o:p></span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">For butterfly gardens, an obvious connection is the <u>Grade 3 Life Science (LS)</u> content statement referencing plant and animal life cycles that are part of their adaptations for survival. The life cycle of butterflies is well-known, but less often observed in its entirety. In addition, butterflies are species specialists, meaning each species of butterfly requires a unique and specific host, both as an adult and as a caterpillar and without those types of plants, butterflies cannot survive (<u>Grade 1 LS:</u>Basic Needs of Living Things and <u>Grade 2 LS:</u> Interactions within Habitats.) As habitat improvements are made to a site, butterflies are better able to survive (<u>Grade 4 LS</u>: Changes to an organism’s environment can be beneficial.) <o:p></o:p></span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><br /><h3><span style="font-size: small;">What about Field Investigations?<o:p></o:p></span></h3><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Of course WILD School Sites, and butterfly gardens, are also great locations to conduct field investigations. Where better to conduct animal observations, habitat inventories or other investigations, than at an outdoor lab? These sites are perfect for conducting comparative field investigations (i.e., How many insect species can be found inside the butterfly garden vs. in the school yard? or How many butterflies are found in the garden at different times of the year? or Are more butterflies found in the garden in the morning or at noon?) Even complex correlative questions can be investigated in the sites (What happens to the number of insect species at the site as more plant species are introduced? or What happens to the number of butterfly species as different native plants are introduced to the site?) <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><o:p></o:p></b></span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><br /><h3><span style="font-size: small;">A Final Thought</span></h3><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><o:p><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"></span></o:p></b><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> <span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;">WILD School Sites provide opportunities, in their design and construction, as well as in their use, for students to apply learned concepts and to demonstrate what they have learned. This is also the premise for Project Based Learning. In addition, field investigations require students to observe and collect data and organize the results for analysis. WILD School Sites provide a perfect setting to develop these real world problem-solving skills. For more information about these projects or other WILD School Site projects, contact your district’s Wildlife Communications Specialist, or visit wildohio.com.</span></span>

PBL- Butterfly Gardens and How They Fit Into the New Standards

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Lose Weight And Feel Great: Tips And Advice To Help You Meet Your Natural Weight Loss Goals

<div style='font-style:italic;' class='uawbyline'>By Dr Pj Prakash</div><br /><br /> <div class='uawarticle'>Can you really lose weight without purchasing any dieting pills or expensive products? Well, this is a question you will learn to answer for yourself, after finding out about how weight-loss works. To get started on your education, here are some weight-loss tips that explain how simple the process can be.<br /> <br /> One easy way to lose weight is to not bring the worst foods into the house in the first place. This is especially helpful for those of us with very poor, or no, willpower. If you only bring high-fiber bread into the house, you won't be tempted to eat the refined white-flour French bread that you didn't buy.<br /> <br /> To avoid being hungry while on a diet, split up your calories into as many small meals and snacks as you can. If you eat the same 1500 calories broken up into six small meals, you will be less hungry than if you eat 500 calories at each of just three meals.<br /> <br /> One important tip for weight loss is this mantra: "plan, prepare, perform, and practice!" Weight loss doesn't happen by accident, it takes mental effort and deliberate steps in order to achieve the results that you want. Overcoming inertia and stepping out in action is one of the hardest and most rewarding parts. Once you start moving forward, the rest will be easier.<br /> <br /> Eat five small meals spread out throughout the day rather than three large meals. When calories are distributed in a more even way, blood sugar levels hold steady. When your body releases less insulin, your body controls your hunger levels. Additionally, this helps curb snacking: why have that candy bar now when you could have a healthy meal in three hours?<br /> <br /> Do you have aches and pains throughout your body? Did you know that a healthy, drug-free way to get rid of them is weight loss? Of course it won't happen overnight, but they will slowly go away with the more weight that you lose. Certain exercises can't be performed, such as running. A recumbent bike is a great way to exercise without causing stress to your joints. Swimming is another great exercise.<br /> <br /> Check the serving size of your favorite cereal and then use a measuring cup to make sure you are getting the right portion. Most people pour their cereal and they think they can come close enough. Most of the time people eat more cereal than they think they do, which can sabotage weight loss.<br /> <br /> Breakfast is one of the most important meals of the day, but you should avoid certain foods. Sugary cereals are one of the foods that you should elude, as most are packed with sugar and fat. Eliminate sugary, pre-sweetened cereal from your diet, if you want to maximize your ability for weight loss.<br /> <br /> If you are having a lot of trouble stopping at the end of a meal, sprinkle salt or pepper on what is left. This will prevent you from eating it, as your food will no longer look appetizing. This is a great trick that you can use to finish eating towards the end of a meal.<br /> <br /> Dieting means you're no longer required to be a member of the "clean plate club". Don't be afraid to throw a few bites away. It can mean a lower calorie count in your belly and less fat on your waistline. If you absolutely can't throw that food away, share it or pack it up.<br /> <br /> While weight loss is entirely a personal life change for everyone, it does share the main goal of having a healthier weight, along with additional benefits such as diminishing or eliminating some health issues. As you have seen in these tips, there are various approaches; however, they are all created around living healthier at a better weight.<br /> <br /> </div><br /> <div class='uawresource'><br /> <div style='font-style:italic;' class='uawabout'><br /> About the Author:<br /> </div><br /> <div class='uawlinks'>About author: Dr. PJ Prakash has a Ph.D. in Nutrition from the Univ. of Rhode Island (USA). Stop by his site to learn all about <a href="http://naturalweightloss.me/">natural weight loss</a>, or how to become a <a href="http://goodnutrition.mobi/tough-time-with-weight-loss-try-this/">Nutrition Coach</a>. </div><br /> </div><br />

Lose Weight And Feel Great: Tips And Advice To Help You Meet Your Natural Weight Loss Goals

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Teamster BAs tell lawmakers not to pull a fast one on trade deal

<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1-2LOgsz5MkG7xikq0wSOJAjOOEoLCWou0pSgi2AFk0ET76eC9ZBP5K_gg0KqN9MFxJtqes0xmRxYHeduj-Wne7C0lC1kB1jyg1Wf7-0qI7YmzIcXZ006RdmenXSjBV52906saklWIbUe/s1600/Susan+Del+Bene.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1-2LOgsz5MkG7xikq0wSOJAjOOEoLCWou0pSgi2AFk0ET76eC9ZBP5K_gg0KqN9MFxJtqes0xmRxYHeduj-Wne7C0lC1kB1jyg1Wf7-0qI7YmzIcXZ006RdmenXSjBV52906saklWIbUe/s400/Susan+Del+Bene.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Rep. <a href="http://delbene.house.gov/" rel="nofollow">Suzan DelBene</a>, D-Wash., meets with Teamster business agents: <br />(LtoR: Sal Golfo, Teamsters Local 272, Debbie Gath, Teamsters Local 38, <br />Michael Dolan, IBT legislative representative, DelBene, Troy Gustafson,<br />Teamsters Local 120.</td></tr></tbody></table><br />Teamster business agents visited their congressional representatives in Washington last week to tell them to vet every word of the TPP trade deal to make sure it doesn't harm American families.<br /><br />The TPP, or <a href="http://teamsternation.blogspot.com/2013/03/tpp-power-grab-by-corporations-and-1.html" rel="nofollow">Trans-Pacific Partnership</a>, is a massive trade deal that's been<a href="http://www.thenation.com/blog/175865/keeping-massive-trade-deal-out-fast-lane#" rel="nofollow"> negotiated in extreme secrecy</a> -- well, except for corporate lobbyists, who have access to negotiators and negotiating texts.<br /><br />TPP supporters want <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Congress" rel="nofollow">Congress</a> to vote on the deal without reading it carefully, without amending it and with only debating it for a short time. That's called "fast track" authority, and Congress has to approve fast track authority before it can ram through the TPP. Teamster business agents went to the Capitol to tell lawmakers to vote against fast track.<br /><br />By the way, we think you know why politicians in the pocket of big business want fast track authority: They don't want the public to know they're passing a trade deal that sends more good American jobs overseas, lowers wages here, shuts down factories, censors the Internet and undermines our food safety laws.<br /><br />We're not crying wolf here. Politico Pro just reported members of Congress are hoping to set up a "Friends of TPP" caucus soon. Reports Politico Pro:<br /><blockquote class="tr_bq">The group will act as a sounding board for lawmakers on the massive Pacific Rim trade deal, which the Obama administration is trying to close by the end of the year.</blockquote>Here's the good news, also from Politico Pro:<br /><blockquote class="tr_bq">It remains unclear how a fast-track bill would move through Congress or if the administration will formally request the legislation.</blockquote>The <a href="http://teamster.org/" rel="nofollow">Teamsters</a> will remain vigilant.

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LIBYA: A FAILED STATE

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href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcUbLjEFsgYHn0W1dc7sucijEAJviWQkfCaScHYiv0zuNA71YL7NgXGJLDLDJTAe3-HHCM6HhOg1HMWAQWgA5SCXbidcQLUKwrToTmw7zn_0Sg3AuAhlV9SINsEJA6FDYHlyIGUqfLnxf8/s1600/Wallpaper+new+Flag+of+Libya.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="223" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcUbLjEFsgYHn0W1dc7sucijEAJviWQkfCaScHYiv0zuNA71YL7NgXGJLDLDJTAe3-HHCM6HhOg1HMWAQWgA5SCXbidcQLUKwrToTmw7zn_0Sg3AuAhlV9SINsEJA6FDYHlyIGUqfLnxf8/s400/Wallpaper+new+Flag+of+Libya.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 18.0pt;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #134f5c;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">DON’T BE FOOLED BY LIBYA—THIS IS A FAILED STATE</span></b></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">By James Stafford <span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-font-kerning: 18.0pt;">Via Oilprice</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Gunmen seized LIBYAN Prime Minister Ali Zeidan from a hotel in central Tripoli, releasing him shortly afterwards, but making it clear that post-Gaddafi LIBYA is a failed state and that the government is incapable of taking full control over its oilfields and export terminals. </span><br /><br /><i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Read related article:</span></i><br /><h3 class="post-title entry-title" itemprop="name"><i><span style="color: #134f5c;"><span style="font-size: large;">LIBYA - THE WILD WEST OF NORTHERN AFRICA </span></span></i></h3><i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="http://news-these-days.blogspot.com/2013/10/libya-wild-west-of-northern-africa.html">http://news-these-days.blogspot.com/2013/10/libya-wild-west-of-northern-africa.html</a></span></i></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">While the markets have been responding lately with unfounded optimism over LIBYA, anyone who has been privy to the intelligence briefings and executive reports would know that announcements of progress emanating from the capital Tripoli are hot air. There are too many roving militias who want their piece of LIBYA’S fossil fuels largesse—and the government is impotent.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5BepeMN-rVQz_8nh8YVX0znEsRt9pOIXLYXtUBs40gYOVE1xsev_YV3-9DXMmm1fW-c03waj0p_sa_QiXObkskHELpcgLas3rct7jMpZzb43U9FL3T_TIufmsju3aO2PpyNafy6LpRaH3/s1600/0001311435-08-000008_SJ20F07LIBYA.GIF" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5BepeMN-rVQz_8nh8YVX0znEsRt9pOIXLYXtUBs40gYOVE1xsev_YV3-9DXMmm1fW-c03waj0p_sa_QiXObkskHELpcgLas3rct7jMpZzb43U9FL3T_TIufmsju3aO2PpyNafy6LpRaH3/s320/0001311435-08-000008_SJ20F07LIBYA.GIF" width="200" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Nothing demonstrates this more clearly than the seizure of Prime Minister Ali Zeidan from the Corinthia hotel in central Tripoli. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">More to the point, the prime minister was apparently seized by militias linked to LIBYA’S Interior and Defense Ministries, which makes one ask whether he was kidnapped or arrested, or indeed whether it is even worth getting into the semantics.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">His arrest was not about oil, specifically, it was in retaliation for the US special-forces capture of a LIBYAN al-Qaeda suspect in Tripoli over the weekend. Militant groups—many of whom control various branches of the impotent government—were angered over the US capture of <span style="color: blue;"><a href="http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2013/10/10/ali-zidan-prime-minister-libya-kidnapped/2957313/">Abu Anas al-Libi</a></span>, wanted for the 1998 bombings of US embassies in KENYA and TANZANIA, in which more than 220 people were killed.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Look no further than LIBYA’S National Congress, which was adamant that the US return the captor, which it labeled as a kidnapping and a violation of LIBYA’S national sovereignty. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="color: #cc0000;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">OIL CANNOT FLOW IN AN NOT FUNCTIONAL STATE </span></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Upon his release, Prime Minister Zeidan took to the international media, calling on WESTERN powers to step in—again. In an interview with <span style="color: blue;"><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-24451180">BBC Newsnight</a></span>, Zeidan said the country was being used as a base to export weapons across the SAHEL and that “the movement of these weapons endangers neighboring countries too, so there must be international cooperation to stop it.”</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><br /></div><div style="border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-element: para-border-div; padding: 1.0pt 4.0pt 1.0pt 4.0pt;"><div class="MsoNormal" style="border: none; line-height: normal; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-padding-alt: 1.0pt 4.0pt 1.0pt 4.0pt; padding: 0in;"><span style="color: #444444;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Background Information</span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">: </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="border: none; line-height: normal; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-padding-alt: 1.0pt 4.0pt 1.0pt 4.0pt; padding: 0in;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="border: none; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 5.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-padding-alt: 1.0pt 4.0pt 1.0pt 4.0pt; padding: 0in; text-align: justify;"><b><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">WHY THE SAHEL IS CRUCIAL TO EUROPE'S NEIGHBORHOOD – AND ITS SECURITY STRATEGY.</span></b><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> Read entire article at:</span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="border: none; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 5.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-padding-alt: 1.0pt 4.0pt 1.0pt 4.0pt; padding: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="http://news-these-days.blogspot.com/2013/07/eu-involvement-in-mali.html">http://news-these-days.blogspot.com/2013/07/eu-involvement-in-mali.html</a></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="border: none; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 5.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-padding-alt: 1.0pt 4.0pt 1.0pt 4.0pt; padding: 0in; text-align: justify;"><br /></div></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Regardless, the situation should be clear even for those LIBYAN enthusiasts who are under the impression that this is a functioning state. Ali Zeidan’s days are numbered without another direct Western intervention.  </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">This is the same reason the oil cannot flow as planned. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="color: #cc0000;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">VOLATILE SAHEL REGION</span></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The crisis began two years ago with the overthrow of Muammar Qaddafi, but in August things took a definitive turn for the worse, with armed groups seizing major oil export terminals and demanding autonomy for the eastern region. (See Background information below) Now the crisis has reached the west where other militant formations ominously charged with guarding the country’s pipelines and oil fields are seeking to profit on the momentum of the strikers and protesters in the east. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><br /></div><div style="border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-element: para-border-div; padding: 1.0pt 4.0pt 1.0pt 4.0pt;"><div class="MsoNormal" style="border: none; line-height: normal; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-padding-alt: 1.0pt 4.0pt 1.0pt 4.0pt; padding: 0in;"><span style="color: #444444;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Background Information</span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">: </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="border: none; line-height: normal; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-padding-alt: 1.0pt 4.0pt 1.0pt 4.0pt; padding: 0in;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="border: none; line-height: normal; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-padding-alt: 1.0pt 4.0pt 1.0pt 4.0pt; padding: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">According to some analysts this instability could also be triggered deliberately by certain foreign entities who invested heavily in LIBYA’S oil and fossil extraction prior to the military intervention in LIBYA. </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">When coalition forces decided to intervene in LIBYA they did not consider the consequences such intervention would have on the geopolitical landscape. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="border: none; line-height: normal; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-padding-alt: 1.0pt 4.0pt 1.0pt 4.0pt; padding: 0in; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIFMRxuFmCAvQFvvY2zuVdmGUlE7f9o_KsqLC_giskzFPDDDm9GJxlgYUVYvbbryFreMRK82CoK9bgiAdUmAcWKlsGPWORsMCS2gLWYvgAtLwnz1LTMaIZiKAGlYjRRYwaU2_UL6DQNBC4/s1600/libya-oil-companies.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="252" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIFMRxuFmCAvQFvvY2zuVdmGUlE7f9o_KsqLC_giskzFPDDDm9GJxlgYUVYvbbryFreMRK82CoK9bgiAdUmAcWKlsGPWORsMCS2gLWYvgAtLwnz1LTMaIZiKAGlYjRRYwaU2_UL6DQNBC4/s400/libya-oil-companies.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="border: none; line-height: normal; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-padding-alt: 1.0pt 4.0pt 1.0pt 4.0pt; padding: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">With the aim to gain control over Libya’s oil reserves WESTERN coalition forces thought they could outwit CHINA and RUSSIA who also invested heavily in LIBYA’S lucrative oil industry. Lured into voting in favor of the UN resolution which in the end paved the way for Military Intervention in LIBYA, RUSSIA and CHINA expected to receive their fair slice of the “energy cake” once the intervention was concluded, instead they were left out of the equation, losing millions of dollars of investments in LIBYA, for all energy deals RUSSIA and CHINA inked with </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Muammar Qaddafi</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"> prior to the military intervention suddenly became void, leaving the USA, FRANCE and BRITAIN the sole benefiters of the entire operation. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="border: none; line-height: normal; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-padding-alt: 1.0pt 4.0pt 1.0pt 4.0pt; padding: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Read also:</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="border: none; line-height: normal; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-padding-alt: 1.0pt 4.0pt 1.0pt 4.0pt; padding: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"><a href="http://news-these-days.blogspot.com/2013/10/libya-wild-west-of-northern-africa.html">http://news-these-days.blogspot.com/2013/10/libya-wild-west-of-northern-africa.html</a></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="border: none; line-height: normal; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-padding-alt: 1.0pt 4.0pt 1.0pt 4.0pt; padding: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"><a href="http://news-these-days.blogspot.com/2013/10/chad-and-its-oil-reserves.html">http://news-these-days.blogspot.com/2013/10/chad-and-its-oil-reserves.html</a></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="border: none; line-height: normal; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-padding-alt: 1.0pt 4.0pt 1.0pt 4.0pt; padding: 0in; text-align: justify;"><br /></div></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The interim government cannot manage this crisis. It’s already been forced to compromise, agreeing earlier in September to a 20% wage hike across the board for civil servants, and including oil security forces in this mix. At the same time, the government has issued warrants for the arrest of strike organizers in the east. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">While the government will not be able to enforce these warrants, the blowback for this still will be severe and will result in a violent upheaval unlike anything else in the past two years. This will reverberate throughout the already volatile Sahel region, threatening security in TUNISIA and ALGERIA most immediately. It is also leading to a tightening of world oil supplies.</span></div>

LIBYA: A FAILED STATE

DON’T BE FOOLED BY LIBYA—THIS IS A FAILED STATE By James Stafford Via Oilprice Gunmen seized LIBYAN Prime Minister Ali Zeidan from a hotel ...

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