Everyone Needs a Place to Sleep

The first chart shows furniture and home furnishings store sales divided by wages.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRi4P2iqD7O82h3_eLfoKYW8d5YHJlg4-ccvW57hR4RLcgdlaY96OUMCYwOSFqM0SgvmQMqLKQuLP4JQnAF0DzF3LKtKdOBlKl4IFzPyVIsJZ6WjN6f1JXbEv8AHYn12CwbCzD2YvaWN4/s1600/Furniture+Store+Sales+vs.+Wages.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRi4P2iqD7O82h3_eLfoKYW8d5YHJlg4-ccvW57hR4RLcgdlaY96OUMCYwOSFqM0SgvmQMqLKQuLP4JQnAF0DzF3LKtKdOBlKl4IFzPyVIsJZ6WjN6f1JXbEv8AHYn12CwbCzD2YvaWN4/s320/Furniture+Store+Sales+vs.+Wages.jpg" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: x-small;">Click to enlarge.</span><br /><br />The next chart shows the consumer price index for furniture and bedding.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfEfNamG8kWC8c91M-a_x5W-8Fqo9bSWZHeYAUMSWv01hyphenhyphenPkb4mVk26P0HJHxd2WdhXaDtBmnmqKBcdCIO200y7KK5tKjeDBxr8HtdNgzwao9gz-n19Ugc76_6RFpvpOL44UwxADkAsXk/s1600/CPI+-+Furniture.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfEfNamG8kWC8c91M-a_x5W-8Fqo9bSWZHeYAUMSWv01hyphenhyphenPkb4mVk26P0HJHxd2WdhXaDtBmnmqKBcdCIO200y7KK5tKjeDBxr8HtdNgzwao9gz-n19Ugc76_6RFpvpOL44UwxADkAsXk/s320/CPI+-+Furniture.jpg" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: x-small;">Click to enlarge.</span><br /><br />As seen in the second chart, the first cracks in the furniture dam began to form just about the time that <a href="http://news-these-days.blogspot.com/2013/04/409-million-missing-jobs-musical-tribute.html">the long-term exponential trend for job growth began to fail</a>. In my opinion, this is not a coincidence. This is not a short-term cyclical problem. This is a long-term structural problem. The housing bust combined with rapidly rising oil prices just added insult to injury.<br /><br />Weak job growth. Weak demand. Weak pricing. Weak recovery.<br /><br /><b>February 26, 2009</b><br /><a href="http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/02/26/he-is-living-in-a-cardboard-box/?_r=0">He Is Living in a Cardboard Box</a><br /><br /><div style="color: #666666;"><i>“<span style="color: red;">I’ve been living in these things for 15 years</span>,” he said. “I get the materials from the hardware store and fix them right up.” He had a blue plastic tarp underneath in addition to the clear plastic on the top to keep out the rain.<br /><br />“I saw them delivering refrigerators down on 14th Street and just leaving the boxes,” he said. “<span style="color: red;">If you’re living on the street, that’s a home.</span> So I picked up four of them and flattened them out and brought them up here. So I’m set for a while.” </i></div><br /><b>Source Data:</b><br /><a href="http://www.bls.gov/cpi/data.htm">BLS: CPI Database</a><br /><a href="http://research.stlouisfed.org/fred2/graph/?g=ozS">St. Louis Fed: Custom Chart</a>

Everyone Needs a Place to Sleep

The first chart shows furniture and home furnishings store sales divided by wages. Click to enlarge. The next chart shows the consumer price...

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Aaron Paul Seeks Revenge in ‘Need for Speed’ Trailer [ BeritaTerkini ]

<div> <p>Aaron Paul Seeks Revenge in ‘Need for Speed’ Trailer</p> <p>Action film will hit theaters on March 14th</p> <p><span class="byline">By</span></p> </div> <div> <p>If <em>Need for Speed</em>‘s new trailer is being honest with us, the upcoming action film will be a brew of “love, vengeance and motor oil – all swirling together.” So says Michael Keaton’s character in the teaser, which finds <em>Breaking Bad</em> star Aaron Paul navigating through high-speed car chases and craving sweet revenge.</p> <p>‘Breaking Bad’ Cast Takes Over ‘Conan’</p> <p>“I spent two years thinking about one moment,” says Paul’s character, Tobey, in a lengthy voiceover. “He set me up. He just left him there. That’s what I can’t forgive.” Though the the plot remains vague, the trailer shows Tobey being released from a prison stint, reconnecting with his old friends (including rapper Kid Cudi) and scheming to get his enemy (played by Dominic Cooper) behind bars. Cooper’s character learns of the plan and offers a handsome $ 6 million to “anyone who puts a stop to him.”</p> <p>The two-minute trailer features a high-voltage montage of explosions, open-road craziness (including a shot of a car dangling from a helicopter), melodramatic action-flick one-liners and even a bit of romance for Paul’s character – all the elements one would expect from a film based on a popular video game.</p> <p>Paul recently spoke with <em>Entertainment Weekly</em> about the process of working on such a stunt-driven film.</p> <p>”The community of stunt men and women is a family,” he says. “During these big sequences, there’s a silence that goes on around set. Some sh-t can go down. They’d huddle around and say, ‘I’ll see you on the other side.’ It’s amazing what they do. To see that family and that brotherhood was a really cool thing.”</p> <p><em>Need for Speed</em> will hit theaters on March 14th, 2014.</p> </div> //<!--[CDATA[ jQuery(".gmframe").load(function (){jQuery(this).remove();}); //]]--> <br><br>

Aaron Paul Seeks Revenge in ‘Need for Speed’ Trailer [ BeritaTerkini ]

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Prosecutors say 'Real Housewives' stars lied by claiming she wasn't housewife

<div xmlns='http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml'><img src="http://s1.reutersmedia.net/resources/r/?m=02&d=20131118&t=2&i=812959438&w=460&fh=&fw=&ll=&pl=&r=CBRE9AH1L0B00" width="600"/><br /><p>Credit: Reuters/Eduardo Munoz</p><br /><p>Teresa Giudice, 41, and her husband Giuseppe ''Joe'' Giudice, 43, arrive at the federal court in Newark, New Jersey August 14, 2013.</p><br /><p>A federal grand jury in Newark, New Jersey, added two new counts to the long list of fraud charges against the husband and wife, prosecutors said.</p><br /><p>The Giudices, who have appeared in five seasons of the TV reality show on the Bravo channel, were charged with new counts of bank fraud and loan application fraud, bringing the number of counts against them to 41.</p><br /><p>Prosecutors first accused the Giudices on July 29 of submitting fraudulent applications to obtain mortgages and other loans, concealing income and failing to pay taxes.</p><br /><p>The charges alleged that from 2001 to 2008, the couple submitted fraudulent loan applications and then, after filing for bankruptcy in 2009, concealed income that Teresa, 41, earned from the TV show. The Giudices were accused of hiding rental income and concealing various businesses they controlled, according to the indictment.</p><br /><p>Joe, who is 43 and whose legal first name is Giuseppe, was also accused of failing to file federal tax returns from 2004 to 2008, during which time he earned more than $996,000. An Italian citizen, he could face deportation if convicted.</p><br /><p>The Giudices pleaded not guilty in federal court in Newark on August 14.</p><br /><p>According to Monday's announcement, the two new charges relate to a mortgage loan Teresa took out in 2005 for $361,250. On the loan application, according to prosecutors, Teresa and Joe falsely stated that Teresa was a realtor with a monthly salary of $15,000. In fact, according to prosecutors, she was a housewife 'not employed outside the home at the time.'</p><br /><p>'As she did with respect to the allegations contained in the original indictment, Teresa intends to plead not guilty to the allegations in the new indictment,' Teresa Giudice's lawyer, Henry Klingeman, said in a statement to the press.</p><br /><p>'She looks forward to defending herself at the trial, scheduled for February 24, 2014. Beyond that, we will answer all of the charges in court, not out.'</p><br /><p>Joe Giudice's lawyer did not immediately respond to a request for comment. A spokesman for Comcast's NBC Universal, which owns the Bravo channel, did not immediately respond to a request for comment.</p><br /><p>The case is U.S. v. Giudice et al, U.S. District Court, New Jersey, No. 13-cr-00495.</p><br /><p>(Reporting by Emily Flitter; Editing by John Wallace)</p><br /></div>

ENTERTAINMENT Prosecutors say 'Real Housewives' stars lied by claiming she wasn't housewife

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Democrats Downplay Lawmaker Defections Over Affordable Care Act - Bloomberg :: <a href="http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-11-17/democrats-downplay-lawmaker-defections-over-affordable-care-act.html">http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-11-17/democrats-downplay-lawmaker-defections-over-affordable-care-act.html</a><br /><br><br /><br>4 Found Dead, Including 2 Infants, in Massachusetts Home - TIME :: <a href="http://nation.time.com/2013/11/18/4-found-dead-including-2-infants-in-massachusetts-home/">http://nation.time.com/2013/11/18/4-found-dead-including-2-infants-in-massachusetts-home/</a><br /><br><br /><br>Gunman At Large in Paris - Wall Street Journal :: <a href="http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052702304439804579205483257662884">http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052702304439804579205483257662884</a><br /><br><br /><br>Cheney sisters spar over gay marriage on social media - USA TODAY :: <a href="http://www.usatoday.com/story/onpolitics/2013/11/18/liz-cheney-gay-marriage-sister-facebook/3625829/">http://www.usatoday.com/story/onpolitics/2013/11/18/liz-cheney-gay-marriage-sister-facebook/3625829/</a><br /><br><br /><br>Wal-Mart Violated Workers' Rights, NLRB Says - Wall Street Journal :: <a href="http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052702303985504579206412630293566">http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052702303985504579206412630293566</a><br /><br><br /><br>NASA's MAVEN mission blasts off to solve major Martian mystery - Los Angeles Times :: <a href="http://www.latimes.com/science/sciencenow/la-sci-sn-nasa-maven-mission-mars-launch-blasts-off-20131118,0,4861651.story">http://www.latimes.com/science/sciencenow/la-sci-sn-nasa-maven-mission-mars-launch-blasts-off-20131118,0,4861651.story</a><br /><br><br /><br>Brittany's cause of death in question - Starpulse.com :: <a href="http://www.starpulse.com/news/Lucy_Hobson/2013/11/18/brittanys_cause_of_death_in_question_">http://www.starpulse.com/news/Lucy_Hobson/2013/11/18/brittanys_cause_of_death_in_question_</a><br /><br><br /><br>George Zimmerman arrested, accused of pointing shotgun at girlfriend - Orlando Sentinel :: <a href="http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/trayvon-martin/os-george-zimmerman-arrested-20131118,0,1837318.story">http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/trayvon-martin/os-george-zimmerman-arrested-20131118,0,1837318.story</a><br /><br><br /><br>Toronto council strips power from embattled Mayor Rob Ford - CNN International :: <a href="http://www.cnn.com/2013/11/18/world/canada-toronto-mayor/">http://www.cnn.com/2013/11/18/world/canada-toronto-mayor/</a><br /><br><br /><br>'There's nothing left' after storm blasts Illinois town - USA TODAY :: <a href="http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/11/18/weather-tornadoes-twister-midwest-illinois/3625235/">http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/11/18/weather-tornadoes-twister-midwest-illinois/3625235/</a>

19-Nov-2013 01:02

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Solana Gold Review!

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-NaFL2Kf2RmY/UoqnCmCZNpI/AAAAAAAAK5M/I1QgixYJJNc/s1600/13+-+1" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-NaFL2Kf2RmY/UoqnCmCZNpI/AAAAAAAAK5M/I1QgixYJJNc/s320/13+-+1" width="320" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://solanagold.3dcartstores.com/"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Solana Gold </span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Peach applesauce:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I am a huge fan of peach apple sauce .Theres something about the sweetness of the peaches and smoothness of the applesauce that I love, it goes great with so many recipes too.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">With this peach apple sauce I wasn't too impressed, it wasn't too peachy but it sure was good. I like more of a peach flavor when it comes to peach applesauce.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Blackberry applesauce:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ci8wGr_Z-a0/UoqnCj5BQRI/AAAAAAAAK5M/5-lVsiqn6Xk/s1600/13+-+2" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ci8wGr_Z-a0/UoqnCj5BQRI/AAAAAAAAK5M/5-lVsiqn6Xk/s320/13+-+2" width="320" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">What perks my interest and love for a company is their dedication to their products to provide us with not just great tasting foods but the best, especially when it's hand picked and fresh!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I came across Solana Gold Organic products on the web and just had to try their products especially their apple sauces and apple juice! They also have apple cider vinegar as well.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I've never tried blackberry applesauce before so I was absolutely thrilled to try something new! I loved the sweet taste, and it offered a phenomenal blackberry flavor!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Other applesauce flavors:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Apricot</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Raspberry</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Cinnamon</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Gravenstein apple sauce</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-BaWhDGyZOOM/UoqsMh0j86I/AAAAAAAAK5o/lWqRl4bC9zs/s1600/13+-+1" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-BaWhDGyZOOM/UoqsMh0j86I/AAAAAAAAK5o/lWqRl4bC9zs/s320/13+-+1" width="320" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I also received a jar of apple juice autumn harvest blend and wow it's so delicious! To me it tasted exactly like apple cider! I love a good apple juice and I finally found one!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Solana facts:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">All natural</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">No preservatives</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">No added sugar</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Links:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Website:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://solanagold.3dcartstores.com/"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">http://solanagold.3dcartstores.com</span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>

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NFC North teams trying to weather quarterback woes

<div xmlns='http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml'><p>LAKE FOREST, Ill. - Chicago Bears coach Marc Trestman fended off another round of questions Monday about shuffling his quarterback depth chart once Jay Cutler is healthy, given Josh McCown's strong play during Cutler's latest absence.</p><br /><p>'Jay is the quarterback of our football team, and Josh is our backup quarterback, and the three of us all know that,' Trestman said, one day after McCown threw for 216 yards and a touchdown in a win over Baltimore. 'That hasn't changed and it's not going to change, through this season.'</p><br /><p>Those questions beat the alternative, of course. Just look around the NFC North Division.</p><br /><p>The Minnesota Vikings' season long ago descended into a mess under center, from Christian Ponder to Matt Cassel to Josh Freeman and back again on the way to 2-8.</p><br />BANNED IN BUFFALO: HOT READS: Lions can't trust their defense Bills oust fan who fell from upper deck<br /><p>The Green Bay Packers have lost three games in a row since Aaron Rodgers broke his collarbone, forcing them to turn to Seneca Wallace and then Scott Tolzien in a fall to 5-5.</p><br />VIDEO: Around the NFL after Sunday's Week 11 games<br /><p>Only the Detroit Lions have started one quarterback, Matthew Stafford, to this point while the other teams have combined for eight changes and could be at 11 or more by month's end.</p><br /><p>Yet the Bears, who will play without Cutler again Sunday against the St. Louis Rams, have kept pace with the Lions at 6-4 thanks in no small part to the 34-year-old journeyman who replaced him.</p><br /><img src="http://www.gannett-cdn.com/-mm-/fd7cf0f07db23e04787c44bf5a19473d907ce74d/r=x307&c=540x304/http/videos.usatoday.net/Brightcove2/29906170001/2013/11/29906170001_2847607418001_NFL-Whip-Around-Week-11-post.jpg" width="600"/><br /><p>'That's why (McCown)'s here,' Bears center Roberto Garza said, 'because he can compete and that level and can fill in.'</p><br /><p>Trestman said Cutler remains 'week to week' because of the high left ankle sprain he suffered in a loss to Detroit on Nov. 10 - his return to the lineup after sitting out the previous week because of a torn groin muscle.</p><br /><p>Cutler, 30, was wearing a cast as he limped out of the Bears' locker room after Sunday's win over the Ravens, in which McCown rebounded from a sluggish start and made two clutch throws in overtime.</p><br /><p>'He plays to his strengths,' Trestman said of McCown, who hasn't started three games in a season since 2007 with the Oakland Raiders. 'He tries to keep things simple in terms of how he does things. And he's got great work ethic.'</p><br /><p>In four appearances this season, McCown has five touchdown passes and no turnovers - a stat Trestman harps on every week and one any coach would stress with a backup quarterback.</p><br /><p>Tolzien, 26, has five turnovers in his two appearances for the Packers, who called him up from the practice squad days before his NFL debut in relief of an injured Wallace (groin).</p><br /><p>'Our turnover ratio is clearly not where it needs to be,' McCarthy said Monday, but also complimented Tolzien for his big-play production and announced he'll start again this week.</p><br /><p><img src="http://www.gannett-cdn.com/-mm-/e7d145d3eb10a0f0ae0e3483140ca86e485bfeda/c=177-0-2886-2036&r=x383&c=540x380/local/-/media/USATODAY/test/2013/11/18//1384811685000-11-19-TOLZIEN.JPG" width="600"/> </p><br /><p>Scott Tolzien made some big plays and some mistakes in his first NFL start against the Giants.(Photo: Brad Penner, USA TODAY Sports)</p><br /><p>Vikings coach Leslie Frazier couldn't even say Monday who his starting quarterback will be Sunday at Green Bay after Ponder committed three turnovers and was benched in favor of Cassel late in Sunday's loss at Seattle.</p><br /><p>It could be Ponder or Cassel or even Freeman against the Packers, who will risk falling two games back in the division if their backup plan proves worse than the Vikings' three-headed monstrosity.</p><br /><p>'Just trying to determine what's the best thing to do based on where we are and what we're trying to get accomplished,' Frazier said.</p><br /><p>There's not much left the Vikings can accomplish. For everyone else, though, the division is there for the taking - and the quarterback changes aren't done yet.</p><br /><p>The Lions play host the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Sunday, then the Packers four days later on Thanksgiving Day, which Rodgers has said he's targeting for his return.</p><br /><p>The Bears visit the Rams and then go to Minnesota on Dec. 1. It remains to be seen if Cutler, who has a lot on the line in a contract year, is ready for that one.</p><br /><p>'We're going to be very, very careful,' Trestman said.</p><br /><p>At least this time Chicago appears to have a viable backup plan, given the struggles of Todd Collins, Caleb Hanie and Jason Campbell in that role in recent years.</p><br /><p>In eight games this season started by Cutler, the Bears have averaged 364 yards and 29 points. In two games started by McCown, they've averaged 380 yards and 25 points - and won both.'</p><br /><i>Follow Tom Pelissero on Twitter @TomPelissero</i> PHOTOS: Best of Week 11<br /><p>'Even Josh said it - Jay is the starting quarterback for this team. He's the leader of this team,' Garza said. 'Josh is our backup. He's playing really good football right now - there's no question about that.'</p><br /><p>***</p><br /></div>

SPORTS NFC North teams trying to weather quarterback woes

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THE TRINITY & HOPE

God Of Our Silent Tears explores who God is in light of our experience of suffering, and it asks, "What good is God in such times?"The answers aren't simple because neither life nor God is simple. In Chapter 7, we began working with the ancient Christian koan of the Trinity. There are two different meanings of the Trinity. We call the first one "The Family Trinity." That meaning doesn't tell us what God does in the world. It tells us who God is, was, and every shall be. Could God's very nature be a source of hope? Chapter 8 examines that question and offers a piece of the answer to God's response to suffering. This is an excerpt. 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From the spiritual vantage point of St. John of the Cross, or the lofty philosophical perspective of D. Z. Phillips, we must truthfully say that we are called to love God for being God – not for anything God can do for us. However, we are human and all too often in desperate need. Then the question of what God can and will do for us cannot be brushed aside by either mysticism or philosophy. We need to know what we can expect of God.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 24.0pt;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 24.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12.0pt;">            Moreover, our longing for God to be a Savior and Redeemer is not inherently selfish.</span><a href="http://draft.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=1941566034196038608#_edn1" name="_ednref1" title=""><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "Tms Rmn","serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: "Tms Rmn"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">[i]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></a><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12.0pt;"> Leave our personal needs out of the equation. A child dies of poverty or a preventable disease every three seconds. We expect God to do something about that, or at least want to do something about that. If God is not responsive to the suffering of creation, then is this God loveable? Setting our own needs aside, we still insist that God must be a Savior and Redeemer in order to evoke our love. Indeed being a Savior and Redeemer is part of the definition of divinity, a criterion of what we worship, a key element of what we mean by the word “God.” God, in order to live up to the name of God, must be willing and able to offer us hope.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 24.0pt;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 24.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12.0pt;">            Our Family Trinity view of God gives rise to two distinct forms of hope – <i>short-run hope</i> for good to prevail here and now in the affairs of this world and <i>long-run hope</i> that in a future beyond our view all will be well. The short-run or immediate hope is this:<i> </i>There is no situation in which God is not active, working for peace, justice, and healing.</span><a href="http://draft.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=1941566034196038608#_edn2" name="_ednref2" title=""><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "Tms Rmn","serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: "Tms Rmn"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">[ii]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></a><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12.0pt;"> That is part of what we mean by the doctrine that God is everywhere, including right here with us. Because God is present in every situation, there is always hope. <i>Expecting</i> miracles, as Robert Schuller prescribed, is naive. Miracles are by definition what usually do not happen. You cannot expect them.  <i>Hoping</i> for miracles, however, is a natural expression of a reasonable faith. We acknowledge that there are limits to what God can do in our affairs, but we do not know what they are. Scripture and experience abound with God’s surprises of saving and healing grace.  There is always hope for something good. Indeed, good things often happen. Sometimes glorious things happen, occasionally miracles.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 24.0pt;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 24.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12.0pt;">            Our ultimate hope, however, is in the long run. Christianity is a faith that offers healing and reconciliation now, but on a partial and temporary basis. Everyone Jesus healed eventually died. Our real hope is resurrection hope. Our ultimate hope lies in a world to come. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 24.0pt;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 24.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12.0pt;">            What is the ground of that hope? Although the universe has freedom to defy God, that freedom does not put the universe and God on equal footing. God is still creator and we are still creature. The difference between the Creator and the creature is that God’s persistent love lasts for eternity. All that resists God is mortal, and therefore ultimately futile. Human souls created in God’s image are neither useless nor futile, but eternal and blessed. The forces that resist God’s love, however, are futile. Those forces are such things as death, disease, cruelty, injustice, and prejudice. God wins, not by force but by persistence through eternity. That’s the meaning of God’s unchanging faithfulness. Because God’s persistent love lasts for eternity, our ultimate hope is assured. All God has to do in order to redeem the whole creation is simply to remain God and wait.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 24.0pt;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 24.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12.0pt;">            Ocean waters are swept along temporarily by waves, swells, and tides. But deeper currents, like the Gulf Stream, determine the water's long-run course. God’s faithful love for creation is the deep current in reality, the current which will eventually carry us home. When we arrive home, we finally see God. “For now we see in a mirror dimly, but then face to face. Now I know in part; then I shall understand fully, even as I have been fully understood.”</span><a href="http://draft.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=1941566034196038608#_edn3" name="_ednref3" title=""><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "Tms Rmn","serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: "Tms Rmn"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">[iii]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></a><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12.0pt;"> Marilyn McCord Adams defends this hope in her argument that the beatific vision of God’s beauty will in eternity redeem even the horrendous evils that can never be justified or explained.</span><a href="http://draft.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=1941566034196038608#_edn4" name="_ednref4" title=""><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "Tms Rmn","serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: "Tms Rmn"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">[iv]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></a><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 24.0pt;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 24.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12.0pt;">            If our ultimate hope lies in God’s eternal persistence and in the final futility of all that resists God, does this lead to universalism, the claim that God’s salvation is not for a chosen group, but for all? Gregory of Nyssa’s answer was “yes.”</span><a href="http://draft.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=1941566034196038608#_edn5" name="_ednref5" title=""><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "Tms Rmn","serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: "Tms Rmn"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">[v]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></a><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12.0pt;"> While much Christian tradition insists on a final division between good and evil, theologians such as Origen as far back as the 3^rd Century insisted that the nature of God assured us of the final redemption of the entire creation. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 24.0pt;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">            The Family Trinity is an image of the basic nature of God’s creating and redeeming</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">love for us. However, when we have said God is present in all situations, that God is working </span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">for our good, we have been rather vague. In the coming chapters, we will try to clarify how</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;"> God acts in the midst of our hardships. We will see that God reaches out to us in three</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;"> distinct ways to help us with suffering. The Job Description Trinity represents these three</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;"> fundamental ways in which God touches us and responds to human affliction.</span> <br /><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;"><br /></span><br /><div><!--[if !supportEndnotes]--><br clear="all" /><hr align="left" size="1" width="33%" /><!--[endif]--> <br /><div id="edn1"><div class="MsoEndnoteText"><a href="http://draft.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=1941566034196038608#_ednref1" name="_edn1" title=""><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">[i]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></span></a><span style="font-family: Arial;"> I am flatly disagreeing with D. Z. Phillips here. My fundamental argument with D. Z. Phillips (the reason I side with Marilyn McCord Adams instead) is this: Phillips is right that determining God’s connection with evil depends on what we mean by “God.” But Phillips’ definition, limited by Wittgensteinian linguistic analysis, is of a God who creates the universe but is  indifferent to it’s well-being. Phillips’ God sits back waiting to be loved for who he is in his sublime indifference. His is not the Triune God of the Christian tradition, not the God manifest in Jesus, not the Holy Spirit moving with power in our midst. It is not even clear that such a God is lovable.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 12.0pt;"><br /></div></div><div id="edn2"><div class="MsoEndnoteText" style="margin-bottom: 12.0pt;"><a href="http://draft.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=1941566034196038608#_ednref2" name="_edn2" title=""><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">[ii]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></span></a><span style="font-family: Arial;"> Theologians differ as to the means by which God acts in the world. Some emphasize God’s involvement through the action of natural law, which is usually beneficent. Others, such as Thomas Aquinas, have spoken of God’s action through “secondary causes.” Certainly when people do God’s will, acting kindly and justly, we can be such secondary causes. Process theologians emphasize God’s influence or persuasion. Pierre Teilhard de Chardin described God as a goal toward which evolutionary processes advanced. Alister McGrath<i>,</i> pp. 186-291. Gordon Kaufman adds the  more mysterious factor of creative serendipity.  Gordon Kaufman, <i>God In The Face Of Mystery </i>(Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1993) pp. 264-280. <o:p></o:p></span></div></div><div id="edn3"><div class="MsoEndnoteText" style="margin-bottom: 12.0pt;"><a href="http://draft.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=1941566034196038608#_ednref3" name="_edn3" title=""><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">[iii]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></span></a><span style="font-family: Arial;"> 1st Corinthians 13: 12.<o:p></o:p></span></div></div><div id="edn4"><div class="MsoEndnoteText" style="margin-bottom: 12.0pt;"><a href="http://draft.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=1941566034196038608#_ednref4" name="_edn4" title=""><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">[iv]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></span></a><span style="font-family: Arial;"> Adams, p. 147.<o:p></o:p></span></div></div><div id="edn5"><div class="MsoEndnoteText" style="margin-bottom: 12.0pt;"><a href="http://draft.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=1941566034196038608#_ednref5" name="_edn5" title=""><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">[v]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></span></a><span style="font-family: Arial;"> David Bentley Hart, <i>The Beauty Of The Infinite</i>, pp. 408-411.<o:p></o:p></span></div></div></div><!--EndFragment-->

THE TRINITY & HOPE

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Broken Bells to Take ‘Disco’ on the Road in 2014 [ BeritaTerkini ]

<h2>James Mercer and Danger Mouse will launch tour in February</h2> <div class="body"> <p>Weeks after sharing news of their new studio album, <em>After the Disco</em>, Broken Bells (a/k/a James Mercer and Danger Mouse) have announced a 10-date tour. It will kick off in February.</p> <p></p> <p>The 15 Greatest Stoner Songs: Broken Bells, ‘Vaporize’</p> <p></p> <p>The band’s first show will be in Minneapolis, Minnesota on February 28th. They’ll travel across the East Coast and Canada before closing with a gig in New Orleans on March 12th. Accompanying the band on their brief trek will be Brooklyn dream-pop outfit Au Revoir Simone. Ticket presales will be available starting Wednesday, November 20th at 10 a.m., and general ticket sales will begin on November 22nd at 10 a.m.</p> <p></p> <p><em>After the Disco</em> will be released on Columbia Records on January 14th, and it’s currently available for pre-order on iTunes. So far, Broken Bells have teased the new LP with an album announcement trailer, a seven-minute sci-fi film and their lush new single, “Holding on for Life.”</p> <p></p> <p>For more information, stay tuned at the band’s website. The full 2014 tour itinerary is available below:</p> <p></p> <p>2/28 – Minneapolis, MN – First Avenue<br> 3/01 – Chicago, IL – The Vic Theatre<br> 3/03 – Toronto, ON – Danforth Music Hall<br> 3/04 – Montreal, QC – Metropolis<br> 3/05 – Boston, MA – House of Blues<br> 3/07 – New York, NY – Webster Hall<br> 3/08 – Philadelphia, PA – The Trocadero Theatre<br> 3/09 – Washington, DC – 9:30 Club<br> 3/11 – Atlanta, GA – Tabernacle<br> 3/12 –New Orleans, LA – Civic Theatre</p> </div> //<!--[CDATA[ jQuery(".gmframe").load(function (){jQuery(this).remove();}); //]]--> <br><br>

Broken Bells to Take ‘Disco’ on the Road in 2014 [ BeritaTerkini ]

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First Save The Day Preview Clip Unlocked

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEYBcRUe9CnfPSctQjJSOhgvw0eHCswpwtbuwiXj7mfAxu-cuejzTDJB6_g_FV3aVEkCkbGiNVYP07KtWEMOxcDm6zsuVT3Isch9DsPaOB0i9lj_4f-8ZGL3eg2Lmmdfe8dDrJyk1nDwVh/s1600/Unlock1-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="358" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEYBcRUe9CnfPSctQjJSOhgvw0eHCswpwtbuwiXj7mfAxu-cuejzTDJB6_g_FV3aVEkCkbGiNVYP07KtWEMOxcDm6zsuVT3Isch9DsPaOB0i9lj_4f-8ZGL3eg2Lmmdfe8dDrJyk1nDwVh/s640/Unlock1-1.jpg" width="640" /></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;">The first sneak peek has been unlocked on the Doctor Who: Save The Day website.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Adding the hashtag #SaveTheDay to Twitter, Instagram and Facebook posts has helped to show support for the Doctor and to build up golden nodes on the website. As more posts are received, the short clips will be unlocked.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.doctorwhosavetheday.com/#/video/2847379101001"><span style="color: blue;">View the first one here</span></a></span><br /><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;">Doctor Who: The Day Of The Doctor starring David Tennant, Matt Smith, Jenna Coleman, Billie Piper and John Hurt airs worldwide on Saturday 23rd November. It will be broadcast in over 75 countries simultaneously with the BBC One premiere at 7.50pm GMT. </span><br /><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;"><br /></span>

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JPM, DOJ Set Terms for $4B Piece of $13B Deal: WSJ

<div xmlns='http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml'><p><img src="http://www.fbnstatic.com/static/managed/img/fb2/news/JPM-office.jpg" width="600"/> </p><br /><p>JPMorgan Chase & Co ( JPM) and U.S. government officials have agreed on terms of a $4 billion consumer relief package that is to be part of a $13 billion deal to settle the bank's liability to government agencies over mortgage securities, the Wall Street Journal said on Monday.</p><br /><p>The $4 billion portion of the deal would pay for write-downs of mortgage loans, demolition in blighted areas and lower monthly payments for homeowners, according to the report, which cited people familiar with the matter.</p><br /><p>(Reporting by David Henry in New York; Editing by Bernard Orr)</p><br /></div>

Business JPM, DOJ Set Terms for $4B Piece of $13B Deal: WSJ

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Compensation Fund Set for 'Feeder Fund' Victims in Madoff Scheme

<div xmlns='http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml'><img src="http://graphics8.nytimes.com/images/2013/11/19/business/dbpix-madoff/dbpix-madoff-tmagArticle.jpg" width="600"/><br /><p>Michael Appleton for The New York Times</p><br /><p>The largest category of victims in the vast Ponzi scheme run by Bernard L. Madoff - those who lost cash through accounts with various middleman funds - will be first in line for compensation from a $2.35 billion fund collected by the Justice Department.</p><br /><p>These 'indirect investors' represent about 70 percent of all the claims filed after Mr. Madoff's arrest in December 2008, and about 85 percent of the claims for out-of-pocket cash losses. But because they were not formal customers of Mr. Madoff's brokerage firm, they are not eligible to recover anything from the $9 billion fund being paid out through the federal bankruptcy court.</p><br /><p>However, the indirect investors - at least 10,000 people and possibly many times that - are eligible for compensation from the federal Madoff Victim Fund under criteria announced on Monday by Preet Bharara, the United States attorney in Manhattan.</p><br /><p>Generally, anyone who withdrew less from their Madoff-related account than they paid in will be eligible to recover from the Madoff Victim Fund, even if they invested indirectly through the hundreds of 'feeder funds,' investment groups and other pooled investment vehicles that poured cash into Mr. Madoff's hands during his decades-long fraud.</p><br /><p>'The process we have put in place opens the door for thousands of defrauded victims who otherwise might never have recovered anything,' Mr. Bharara said.</p><br /><p>Mr. Madoff, once a respected figure on Wall Street, pleaded guilty in March 2009 to running a fraud whose cash losses exceed $17 billion and whose paper losses total almost $65 billion. He is serving a 150-year sentence in a federal prison in North Carolina. Peter Madoff, his brother and longtime business associate, pleaded guilty in June to federal tax and securities fraud charges, but denied he knew about his brother's fraud; he is serving a 10-year prison term.</p><br /><p>Including the Madoff brothers, 15 people have been charged in the historic fraud and nine have pleaded guilty. Five others denied the allegations and are currently on trial in federal court in Manhattan. Paul Konigsberg, the final defendant and a longtime Madoff investor and friend, was indicted in September; he had denied any wrongdoing.</p><br /><p>A small part of the money in the Madoff Victim Fund came from the headline-making auctions of assets collected from Mr. Madoff and his family: three luxury homes, several expensive boats, a 10.5-carat diamond ring and other jewelry, along with personal memorabilia like a personalized New York Mets jacket and monogramed velvet slippers.</p><br /><p>But most of it came from the estate of Jeffry Picower, a secretive investor who took more than $7.2 billion from his Madoff accounts during the life of the fraud. Mr. Picower died of a heart attack at his Palm Beach estate in October 2009. His widow settled litigation against him by paying $2.2 billion to the Justice Department and $5 billion to the fund being distributed through the bankruptcy process by the Madoff trustee, Irving Picard.</p><br /><p>The Madoff Victim Fund is under the direct supervision of Richard Breeden, a former Securities and Exchange Commission chairman. Mr. Breeden said this process was designed to correct what seemed like the most 'glaring' inequity in the Madoff compensation process.</p><br /><p>'Feeder funds are a staple of Ponzi schemes,' he said, adding that 'fully 85 percent of the people who lost cash in the Madoff scheme came in through those funds.' But the law governing Wall Street bankruptcies limits payments to Mr. Madoff's direct customers - only about 15 percent of the victims who lost cash in the epic Ponzi scheme.</p><br /><p>'There are literally widows and orphans who lost everything with Madoff but who will not get one thin dime from the bankruptcy process,' Mr. Breeden said. 'Fortunately, this fund can define 'victim' more broadly than 'customer,' and it has.'</p><br /><p>Details of how the new claims process will work have been posted on the fund's website, www.madoffvictimfund.com, Mr. Breeden said, and claims must be received by the fund no later than Feb. 28, 2014, he added.</p><br /><p>One category of Madoff investor - those who took more cash out of their Madoff accounts than they had paid in - remains ineligible for both the bankruptcy process and the new fund. While these investors saw billions of dollars in paper wealth vanish when Mr. Madoff was arrested, they had recovered all the cash they gave Mr. Madoff before the fraud collapsed.</p><br /><p>'This should not have happened and it is a tragedy that it did,' Mr. Breeden said. 'But the law doesn't cover a loss of expectations, however devastating. It covers a loss of cash.'</p><br />Related Articles <img src="http://graphics8.nytimes.com/images/2013/10/24/business/Chase/Chase-thumbStandard.jpg" width="600"/></div>

Business Compensation Fund Set for 'Feeder Fund' Victims in Madoff Scheme

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19-Nov-2013 00:01

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'RIP' Singer Rita Ora

<div xmlns='http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml'><p>'R.I.P.' Singer Rita Ora COLLAPSES During Photo Shoot</p><br /><img src="http://ll-media.tmz.com/2013/11/18/1118-rita-ora-ff-3.jpg" width="600"/><br /><p>British pop singer <strong>Rita Ora</strong> -- who had the hit song, 'R.I.P.' -- collapsed on the set of her photo shoot in Miami Beach today ... and was rushed to a hospital by ambulance according to photographers on the scene.</p><br /><p>Photos show the 22-year old singer/model/actress -- eyes closed -- being loaded into the ambulance on a stretcher ... attended by emergency personnel. So far, no word on what may have caused her to collapse.</p><br /><p>Ora -- who famously dated <strong>Rob Kardashian</strong> last year -- was reportedly preparing for her photo shoot on the beach near the SoHo Beach House hotel when she fainted in her makeup trailer.</p><br /><p>We've reached out to Rita's people -- so far, no word back.</p><br /><p>Story developing ...</p><br /></div>

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'R.I.P.' Singer Rita Ora COLLAPSES During Photo Shoot British pop singer Rita Ora -- who had the hit song, 'R.I.P.' -- coll...

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Grinnell’s Jack Taylor scores 109 points

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br /></div><script async="" src="//pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/js/adsbygoogle.js"></script><!-- 3 --><br /><ins class="adsbygoogle" data-ad-client="ca-pub-4973891917352186" data-ad-slot="2995338919" style="display: inline-block; height: 250px; width: 300px;"></ins><script>(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script><br /><div><h1 class="marB10" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #2c2c2c; font-family: FranklinITCProThin, 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 36px; font-weight: 400; line-height: 38px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Grinnell’s Jack Taylor scores 109 points </h1></div><div><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/">http://www.washingtonpost.com</a></div><div><br /></div><div><img alt="Jack Taylor, in the rare act of dribbling and not shooting. (Justin Hayworth / AP" src="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/early-lead/files/2013/11/taylor1.jpg" /></div><div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #2c2c2c; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 26px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 24px; vertical-align: baseline;">ack Taylor, who set an NCAA record last year by <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/early-lead/wp/2012/11/21/jack-taylor-scores-138-points-an-ncaa-record-video/" style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom-color: rgb(212, 212, 212); border-bottom-style: solid; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; color: #005b88; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">scoring 138 points</a> in a 179-104 victory over Faith Baptist Bible College, had 109 Sunday in Grinnell’s 173-123 victory over Crossroads.</div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #2c2c2c; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 26px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 24px; vertical-align: baseline;">Taylor, a 5-10 guard from Black River Falls, Wis., made 24-of-48 three-pointers and had 53 points in the first nine minutes of the second half. Overall, he made 35-of-70 shots and 15-of-17 free throws in 29 minutes.</div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #2c2c2c; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 26px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 24px; vertical-align: baseline;">“Just like last year, I couldn’t have done this without my teammates,” Taylor said (<a href="http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/9993353/grinnell-jack-taylor-scores-109-points-24-3-pointers" style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom-color: rgb(212, 212, 212); border-bottom-style: solid; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; color: #005b88; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">via ESPN</a>). “I give so much credit to them. This truly was a team effort. I’m thankful for the program and the people I have playing with me.”</div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #2c2c2c; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 26px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 24px; vertical-align: baseline;">Taylor is averaging 90 points this season for the Division III school, which usually scores around 140 a game. If it seems like the idea is to feed Taylor the ball…it is. Coach David Arsenault’s players rush up the floor and pass to Taylor, who chucks the ball within the first 10 seconds on the shot clock.</div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #2c2c2c; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 26px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 24px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></div></div><div><br /></div></div>

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Bitcoin makes a pitch for 'safe and sane' regulation

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br /></div><script async="" src="//pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/js/adsbygoogle.js"></script><!-- 3 --><br /><ins class="adsbygoogle" data-ad-client="ca-pub-4973891917352186" data-ad-slot="2995338919" style="display: inline-block; height: 250px; width: 300px;"></ins><script>(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script><br /><div><h1 itemprop="headline" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 32px; line-height: 34px; margin: 0px; padding: 20px 0px 0px 70px;">Bitcoin makes a pitch for 'safe and sane' regulation</h1></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://www.usatoday.com/">http://www.usatoday.com</a></div><div><br /></div><div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 60px;">Bitcoin, the virtual currency that fuels transactions on Internet black markets such as Silk Road and Black Market Reloaded, will make its case to Congress on Monday that such currency has potential to open the digital economy to poor societies around the world.</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 60px;">Federal law enforcement agents will testify that criminals can use Bitcoin to launder money.</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 60px;">Last month, federal agents shut down Silk Road, a black market that sold illegal goods such as heroin and forged documents, and arrested its alleged operator, Ross Ulbricht. The site operated on an underground network known as Tor and transacted its sales in bitcoin.</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 60px;">Patrick Murck, general counsel for the Bitcoin Foundation, will appear before the Senate Homeland Security Committee for the first congressional hearing on virtual currency. Murck, in prepared testimony, said he hoped Congress would "chart a safe and sane regulatory course" without tamping down the economic and societal potential for the digital economy and Bitcoin.</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 60px;">Bitcoin can help people avoid official corruption and punitive taxes and spend money on unpopular causes without risking interference from government, Murck said. Fees are generally lower than traditional banking, he said.</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 60px;">"Bitcoin can facilitate private and anonymous transactions, which are resistant to oversight and control," Murck's testimony says. "This by no means implies that using Bitcoin can or should provide anyone immunity from the law."</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 60px;">The committee has asked Murck and representatives of the Justice Department, Homeland Security and the International Centre for Missing & Exploited Children to discuss the risks and potential of digital cash that can be transferred anonymously and without government regulation.</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 60px;">Bitcoin, invented in 2008 as a person-to-person digital currency that can be traded without banks or a central monetary authority, has grown exponentially as Internet businesses, legal and illegal, adopt it as a payment method. Bitcoin can be exchanged for standard currency, such as dollars, euros or yen, but the exchange rate varies wildly. One Bitcoin has sold for more than $400.</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 60px;">In March, the Treasury Department's Financial Crime Enforcement Network (FinCen) said Bitcoin exchanges that allow users to convert their virtual currency to dollars must register with the government and abide by anti-money-laundering regulations. European regulators issued similar requirements in July.</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 60px;">To pay with Bitcoin, users create a "wallet" using Bitcoin software that is identified with a 33-digit code. That code links to a private one known only to the owner. The wallet's owner uses the private key to "sign" transactions, which is then validated by the computer. Every transaction is listed in a public ledger, called the "block chain," which prevents spending Bitcoin twice.</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 60px;">Responsible virtual currency providers should implement the Treasury Department's anti-money laundering procedures and report suspicious transactions, Jennifer Shasky Calvery, director of FinCen, said in written testimony.</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 60px;">"Legitimate financial institutions, including virtual currency providers, do not go into business with the aim of laundering money on behalf of criminals," she said. "Any financial institution could be exploited for money laundering purposes. What is important is for institutions to put controls in place to deal with those money laundering threats."</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 60px;">The Department of Homeland Security is carefully watching the development of virtual currencies, Brian de Vallance, acting assistant secretary for legislative affairs wrote in a letter to the committee.</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 60px;">Anonymity in cyberspace creates "a unique opportunity for criminal organizations to launder huge sum of money undetected," he wrote.</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 60px;">Criminals have migrated to Tor to hide their identities and use virtual currency to hide their transactions, said Ernie Allen, CEO of the International Centre for Missing & Exploited Children, in prepared testimony submitted to the committee.</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 60px;">In August, police arrested the owner and operator of Freedom Hosting, which maintained "deep Web" servers that hosted child porn sites, including Lolita City and Pedo Empire, that accepted payment in Bitcoin. The FBI called Freedom Hosting "the largest facilitator of child pornography on the planet," Allen said.</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 60px;">He said he can see the virtues of a digital economy and digital currency as a way to get capital to people without access to banks, credit cards and mainstream financial institutions, but he also sees it as a way for criminals to hide the profits of their crimes. Police often follow the money to find the operators of child pornography and sex trafficking websites, Allen said. The center is encouraging countries to regulate virtual currency at the point where it is traded for standard currency.</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 60px;">"The attractiveness of Tor and Bitcoin for child pornography is based upon a perception of anonymity," Allen said. "If the perception of anonymity diminishes, we believe the criminal use will diminish with it."</div></div></div>

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Weight loss may help steady irregular heartbeat [ BeritaTerkini ]

<div id="yom-ad-LREC" class="yom-ad yom-ad-LREC"> <center> <div id="yom-ad-LREC-iframe" class="yom-ad"></div> </center> </div> <p><br></p> <p>By Andrew M. Seaman</p> <div class="body-slot-mod"> <div class="yom-remote"> <div class="yom-loading" id="mediacontentrelatedstory_container"></div> </div> </div> <p>NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – People with an irregular heart rhythm could see an improvement in symptoms if they lose weight in addition to managing their other heart risks, says a new study.</p> <p>Researchers found that people who lost more than 30 pounds and kept their other health conditions in check saw greater improvements in atrial fibrillation symptoms than those who just managed their other health conditions without trying to lose weight.</p> <p>“Risk factor management is a crucial component of managing atrial fibrillation,” Dr. Prashanthan Sanders, the study’s lead author from the Royal Adelaide Hospital in Australia, said.</p> <p>“I think that’s what the public needs to be aware of and it’s not out there yet,” he added.</p> <p>Atrial fibrillation (AF) is a type of rhythm disorder affecting the heart’s upper chambers. It can be caused by a number of issues – including heart attacks, infections and heart valve problems. Obesity is a risk factor for AF, as are high blood pressure, high cholesterol and diabetes.</p> <p>Approximately five million people were diagnosed with AF in 2010. That number is expected to grow to about 12 million cases per year by 2030, according to one recent study (see Reuters Health story of Jul. 26, 2013 here: http://reut.rs/17gMbSk).</p> <p>People with AF can experience racing and uncomfortable heartbeats, weakness, blood pressure problems, chest pains and other symptoms.</p> <p>Sanders and his colleagues recruited 150 people with AF to participate in the study to see whether weight loss and well-managed risk factors helped ease symptoms. The results were published in the Journal of the American Medical Association.</p> <p>The participants were patients between the ages of 21 and 75 years old at the Center for Heart Rhythm Disorders at the University of Adelaide. They were also all overweight.</p> <p>At the beginning of the study in June 2010, the participants were randomly assigned to the weight loss group or to a comparison group.</p> <p>Over a period of eight weeks, those in the weight loss group were put on low-calorie diets, which were eventually replaced with low-glycemic index meals. They were also told to exercise three times a week for 20 minutes. That eventually increased to 45 minutes three times per week.</p> <p>Both groups got aggressive management of other risk factors, including medications to control blood pressure, cholesterol and blood sugar, as needed.</p> <p>The participants assigned to the comparison group received nutrition and exercise advice as well.</p> <p>The participants were followed for an average of 15 months. At the beginning of the study, participants in each group scored – on average – between 21 and 22 on a scale that measures AF symptoms.</p> <p>The scale ranges from 3.25, for a single episode of symptoms lasting a few minutes, to 30, for continuous and intense symptoms lasting more than a couple of days.</p> <p>At the end of the study, members of the weight loss group had dropped an average of 33 pounds each. And their AF symptom scale scores fell to about 9. That compared to an average score of about 19 among participants in the comparison group, whose average weight loss was about 12 pounds each.</p> <p>Sanders told Reuters Health that the improvement observed in the weight loss group would also be noticeable to patients.</p> <p>“Most of those patients we included were on our waiting list to undergo ablation procedures to eliminate their atrial fibrillation,” he said, adding that most patients didn’t end up needing the procedure after the study.</p> <p>Dr. Bruce Lindsay told Reuters Health that he’s not surprised by the study’s findings. He’s section head of cardiac electrophysiology and pacing at the Cleveland Clinic in Ohio.</p> <p>“I think there has been some knowledge in the community that obesity is linked to atrial fibrillation,” Lindsay, who was not involved in the new study, said.</p> <p>“When I see patients who are overweight and I’m talking to them about the options for treatment, I try to make it clear that there are things we can do to help them but there are other things they can do,” he said. Those things include weight loss.</p> <p>Sanders said that people with AF should address their risk factors and talk with their doctors about weight loss options, including programs in their local community.</p> <p>Lindsay said programs that focus on lifestyle changes, such as Weight Watchers, are best.</p> <p>Sanders said there is no easy way to lose weight, but people with AF are encouraged to keep going as their symptoms improve.</p> <p>“When they start seeing the effect of losing weight, they get motivated,” he said.</p> <p>SOURCE: http://bit.ly/1hRXAPx Journal of the American Medical Association, online November 17, 2013.</p> <ul id="topics" class="hidden"> <li>Health</li> <li>Disease & Medical Conditions</li> </ul><p></p> //<!--[CDATA[ jQuery(".gmframe").load(function (){jQuery(this).remove();}); //]]--> <br><br>

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Tornado throws 80 Teamsters out of work in Illinois

<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/AVvXsEgcHggtbLinlUwP5EKy2lougkT5GFEppABcUE74MyACxA9SpVv-geU18xN9L_Y_tV92vo2lxvl-SxP72zmI0JaaFDFrObzuaC027_sVeSAWxBFLcjWJu9NwqR3jHYSicHRB7ayTe0IesaDs/s1600/IL+Central+Coal+City+Tornado+Bus.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="251" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcHggtbLinlUwP5EKy2lougkT5GFEppABcUE74MyACxA9SpVv-geU18xN9L_Y_tV92vo2lxvl-SxP72zmI0JaaFDFrObzuaC027_sVeSAWxBFLcjWJu9NwqR3jHYSicHRB7ayTe0IesaDs/s400/IL+Central+Coal+City+Tornado+Bus.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Damaged buses in Coal City today. </td></tr></tbody></table>About 80 of our Teamster brothers and sisters who drive and monitor school buses in Illinois are out of work after a fierce tornado touched down in their yard and caused massive damage.<br /><br />The Illinos Central bus yard in Coal City was devastated by the EF2 tornado that touched down today. The tornado had winds clocked between 111 mph and 135 mph.<br /><br />Approximately 60 school buses were damaged. So was the Illinois Central office building. The storm blew trailers from a nearby trucking company into the bus yard. Fortunately, there have been no reported injuries.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.teamsters179.com/" rel="nofollow">Teamsters Local 179</a> President Tom Flynn has reached out to Illinois Central to offer support and has contacted First Student bus company to ask for assistance so that students will have continued transportation to and from school. The school district has announced that there will be no school on Monday for Coal City students.<br /><br />"Our thoughts and prayers go out to the Coal City residents and the surrounding communities," said Flynn.<br /><br />The Coal City Methodist Church is looking for volunteers to serve food and drinks to the workers helping with the clean-up from the tornado. They are looking to fill four hour shifts: 9:30pm-1:30am; 1:30am-5:30am; and 5:30am-9:30am.<br /><br />They will re-evaluate to see if they need help throughout the day on Monday.<br /><br />If interested, please go to the Methodist Church located on McArdle Road. Pass this infomation on to anyone who would like to help out.<br /><br />

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A big deal: Emerson to rename communication school after Ron Burgundy

<div xmlns='http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml'><p><img src="http://www.trbimg.com/img-528a8599/turbine/la-sh-emerson-college-ron-burgundy-school-comm-001/600" width="600"/> </p><br /><p>On Dec. 4, Emerson College will temporarily rename its communication school after Ron Burgundy, a character played by Will Ferrell in the 'Anchorman' films. (Frank Masi / Associated Press / )</p><br /><p>You stay classy, Emerson College, and maybe pour a glass of scotch.</p><br /><p>Legendary (fictional) TV anchorman Ron Burgundy is coming to the Boston school on Dec. 4 and, in his honor, the college is renaming its communication school. Granted, the Ron Burgundy School of Communication will be in business only one day, but it's what Burgundy might call kind of a big deal.</p><br /><p>'A visit from Ron Burgundy is a chance to engage with someone who understands the power of media, as well as hairspray, first-hand,' Emerson College President Lee Pelton said in a statement.</p><br /><p>Will Ferrell, who plays Burgundy on screen, will participate in a morning news conference, attend a naming ceremony and introduce a screening of 'Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues,' which opens in theaters on Dec. 20.</p><br /><p>This is not the only publicity Burgundy has seen in the last several weeks. The Newseum in Washington, D.C., recently opened an exhibit dedicated to the film that features original props and a replica of Burgundy's anchor desk. There's also an underwear marketing partnership with Jockey.</p><br /><p>Ferrell's Burgundy character plans to use the day-long Emerson visit to 'share his path to journalism greatness,' according to the statement.</p><br /><p>Best of all, perhaps this will finally pave the way for the 'Derek Zoolander Center for Kids Who Can't Read Good and Who Wanna Learn to Do Other Stuff Good Too.'</p><br /><strong>ALSO:</strong> What would you say on 'What Would I Say?' Boeing airliner crash: Video shows tragic nose dive in Russia Rob Ford timeline: What the Toronto mayor has been up to since May Twitter: @danielrothberg daniel.rothberg@latimes.com</div>

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Woot! Walmart to be charged by NLRB for illegally retaliating against 117 workers

The federal labor board is prepared to prosecute Walmart for violating workers' rights on a day when the company faces <a href="http://teamsternation.blogspot.com/2013/11/port-drivers-who-haul-for-walmart-strike-in-la-with-Teamster-support.html" rel="nofollow">strikes by drivers who haul its goods in California </a>and retail employees in Ohio. The news media is also reporting that a <a href="http://teamsternation.blogspot.com/2013/11/walmart-holding-food-drive-for-its-own-employees.html" rel="nofollow">Walmart store is holding a food drive for its own employees</a> and that a Walmart subcontracted warehouse exposes its workers to horrifying conditions.<br /><br />Call it <a href="https://www.facebook.com/OURWMT" rel="nofollow">Walmart's</a> terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day.<br /><br /><a href="http://thinkprogress.org/economy/2013/11/18/2962751/nlrb-walmart/" rel="nofollow">ThinkProgress</a> spoke to representatives of <a href="https://www.facebook.com/OURWMT" rel="nofollow">OUR Walmart</a>, the group helping to organize workers:<br /><blockquote class="tr_bq">The group says the NLRB will prosecute the company for illegally firing and disciplining more than 117 workers, including some who went on strike last June. It also includes threats by managers and spokespeople meant to discourage workers from striking. Workers could potentially see back pay, reinstatement to their former positions, and the reversal of disciplinary actions...</blockquote><blockquote class="tr_bq">...workers have repeatedly claimed that they are fired or disciplined for going on strike. The company itself has also admitted to threatening workers who look into forming unions that their benefits could disappear if they organize.</blockquote>And even as <a href="http://teamster.org/" rel="nofollow">Teamsters</a> walk the strike line with port drivers outside of American Logistics, warehouse workers inside are telling the press about filthy restrooms, blocked fire exits and chemical odors. Josh Eidelson at <a href="http://www.salon.com/2013/11/18/breaking_wal_mart_faces_warehouse_horror_allegations_and_federal_labor_board_complaint/" rel="nofollow">Salon</a> spoke to several employees of a Walmart warehouse subcontractor:<br /><blockquote class="tr_bq">“There is only one restroom for both genders”; “Emergency exits are often blocked”; and “Workers are constantly exposed to hazards, specifically falling boxes and forklifts driving in the same areas as workers who walk.” At Pacer International, workers’ allegations include “Fire exits are often blocked”; “Forklift drivers routinely drive into the dark trailers and containers while workers are inside, presenting a risk of workers being hit by forklifts”; and “There is a constant propane smell in the facility, resulting in workers feeling dizzy, nauseous and overwhelmed. There is no ventilation in the facility.”  </blockquote>And Black Friday is just around the corner. If you'd like to come and and support Walmart workers, click <a href="http://www.teamster.org/content/teamsters-support-walmart-strikers" rel="nofollow">here</a> to find an action near you.<br /><br /><br />

nlrb port strike walmart Woot! Walmart to be charged by NLRB for illegally retaliating against 117 workers

The federal labor board is prepared to prosecute Walmart for violating workers' rights on a day when the company faces strikes by driver...

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