Loaded field to swim 'Race of Century'

France's Yannick Agnel competes in a men's 200-meter freestyle swimming semifinal at the Aquatics Centre in the Olympic Park during the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, Sunday, July 29, 2012. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

France's Yannick Agnel competes in a men's 200-meter freestyle swimming semifinal at the Aquatics Centre in the Olympic Park during the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, Sunday, July 29, 2012. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

France's Yannick Agnel competes in a men's 200-meter freestyle swimming semifinal at the Aquatics Centre in the Olympic Park during the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, Sunday, July 29, 2012. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)

Germany's Paul Biedermann competes in the men's 200-meter freestyle swimming heat at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Sunday, July 29, 2012, in London. (AP Photo/Daniel Ochoa De Olza)

United States' gold medalist Ryan Lochte prepares to compete in the men's 200-meter freestyle swimming heat at the Aquatics Centre in the Olympic Park during the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, Sunday, July 29, 2012. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)

LONDON (AP) ? It's another "Race of the Century" in the Olympic pool, and this time Michael Phelps isn't even in it.

The 200-meter freestyle final on Monday night features a loaded field, including Sun Yang of China, Park Tae-hwan of South Korea, American Ryan Lochte, Yannick Agnel of France and world recordholder Paul Biedermann of Germany.

Maybe Phelps knew what he was doing when he dropped the event after qualifying in it at the U.S. trials last month.

And Lochte figures to be the longest shot for gold in the race that gives him another shot at Agnel, who chased him down on the final lap to help France win the 4x100 freestyle relay on Sunday.

It could still be a big night for the Americans, with teenager Missy Franklin a medal threat in the 100 backstroke, Matt Grevers favored in the men's 100 back, and Rebecca Soni looking to upgrade the silver she won in 2008 to gold this time in the 100 breaststroke.

At the 2004 Athens Games, the 200 free was dubbed the "Race of the Century" due to the presence of Australian Ian Thorpe, Pieter van den Hoogenband of the Netherlands and Phelps. They finished in that order.

Phelps won the race over Park four years ago in Beijing, one of his record eight golds. Now it's up to Lochte to try and keep the title in the U.S.

He failed to do it in a thrilling 4x100 free relay that was the opposite result from Beijing. Four years ago, Jason Lezak ran down Alain Bernard to preserve Phelps' bid to win a record eight gold medals in a single Olympics.

This time, the Americans built a commanding lead over the first three legs. Lochte dove in on the anchor leg with a half-body length lead over the field and was in position to add another gold to his dominating win in the 400 individual medley on Saturday.

But Agnel pulled even with Lochte with 25 meters to go, and the American couldn't hold off the Frenchman.

"I gave everything in the last 50 until he cracked," Agnel said. "In the last 10 meters, I saw that he was really cracking."

Agnel touched in 3 minutes, 9.93 seconds, having gone exactly 1 second faster than Lochte over the last two laps. Lochte and the Americans settled for silver in 3:10.38, while favored Australia didn't even get a medal. Russia took the bronze in 3:11.41, beating the Aussies by 0.22.

"I was just really excited and I think I overswam the first 50 and it hurt me for the last 50," Lochte said. "But we were able to get a medal, so I guess that's good."

He had little experience in the 100 free and had never competed on this relay at the Olympics. But coming off his big win on opening night, Lochte had the hot hand.

"The 100 free, I don't really swim it. I haven't swum it in a long time," he said. "You would think doing distance events, I wouldn't get tired. But sprinting takes a lot out of you."

Despite predictions that records set during the high-tech suit era would be hard to break, world records are falling at the Aquatics Centre. American Dana Vollmer lowered the mark in the 100 butterfly, then Cameron van der Burgh of South Africa broke another in the 100 breaststroke ? denying Japan's Kosuke Kitajima an Olympic threepeat. So far, three world records have been set in two days.

The French also had another reason to cheer.

Camille Muffat won the 400 free over American Allison Schmitt in a virtual match race.

Muffat touched about a half-stroke with an Olympic-record time of 4:01.45, while Schmitt was 0.32 seconds back in second. Defending champion Rebecca Adlington took the bronze in Britain's first swimming medal of the games.

Vollmer rallied over the final lap to win the fly in 55.98 seconds, beating the old mark of 56.06 set by Sweden's Sarah Sjostrom at the 2009 world championships.

"I'm on top of the world right now," said Vollmer, who qualified for Athens as a 16-year-old but missed out on the 2008 games.

Lu Ying earned silver in 56.87. Australia's Alicia Coutts grabbed the bronze in 56.94.

Kitajima was trying to become the first male swimmer to win the same race at three straight Olympics. But, like Phelps the night before in the 400 IM, the Japanese star didn't come close.

Van der Burgh was ahead at the turn and gained over the final lap to touch in 58.46, bettering the mark of 58.58 set by Aussie Brenton Rickard.

Australia's Christian Sprenger took the silver in 58.93, and American Brendan Hansen claimed bronze in 59.49.

"That's as fast as I can go right now, and I'm really pleased with the outcome," Hansen said.

Kitajima faded to fifth at 59.79. The night before, Phelps failed in his bid to win a third straight 400 IM title, finishing fourth while Lochte took gold.

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From Robert Marus: Mayor Vincent C. Gray and Deputy Mayor Victor L. Hoskins today announced forthcoming District development solicitations. The announcement came at a Pre-Solicitation Workshop hosted by the Office of the Deputy Mayor for Planning & Economic Development (DMPED) in conjunction with the Department of Small & Local Business Development (DSLBD) at the Lincoln Theatre. The intent of the Pre-Solicitation Workshop was to introduce various upcoming projects to all sectors of the development community, provide details of the process and response requirements, and provide a forum for interaction between potential project team members ahead of the District?s forthcoming release of the solicitations.

?My vision for a New Economy is built on diversified, resilient businesses,??said Mayor Gray.??Diversified, resilient businesses are built on strategic partnerships. This event is a catalyst to develop those relationships and drive progress in business attraction, job creation, and housing.?

DMPED intends to solicit proposals for new development projects of varied scales before the end of the calendar year. These solicitations will include:

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The disposition of District assets requires local participation for District-based employees and service providers. One benefit of the Pre-Solicitation Workshop is to encourage dialogue between talented Certified Business Enterprises (CBEs) and development professionals to create relationships for future respondent teams. Several CBEs participated in the event. Over 500 participating attendees also represented organizations in fields such as real-estate development, design, engineering, consulting, architecture, planning, general contracting, sub-contracting, equity, lending and capital sources.

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?We are thrilled to be hosting this event that allows the public to learn more about upcoming real-estate-development opportunities the District will offer through competitive solicitations,? said Deputy Mayor Hoskins. ?We know that quality development, particularly on once-vacant or federally controlled parcels, must be done with proper engagement of our residents, the development community, and with well-thought out planning that can create viable spaces where the District?s residents can live, work and play in new commercial, office, residential and cultural offerings.?

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DMPED Director of Real Estate Jeff Miller and Director of Development Senthil Sankaran led participants through a presentation on the projects and solicitation offerings. While non-attendees will also be allowed to make submissions of interest for these projects, attendance at the event provided potentially interested parties with a snapshot of each project offering in advance of the upcoming solicitation workshops for each.

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For more information on the real estate development projects, please see the DMPED website at?http://dmped.dc.gov?or email DMPED at?dmped@dc.gov?with your question(s) along with your contact information.

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Syrian forces move to retake Aleppo

BEIRUT (AP) ? Syrian government tanks backed by attack helicopters swept into Aleppo on Saturday as the regime launched an assault to regain control of the country's largest city a week after rebels seized several neighborhoods.

The high-stakes battle for Aleppo, a commercial hub and the country's largest city, has raised fears among activists and the international community that a new massacre could be looming.

Even Syria's longtime ally, Russia, added to the chorus of alarm Saturday, saying a "tragedy" was imminent in Aleppo. But Russia's foreign minister said it was unrealistic to expect the Syrian army to stand by while rebels were trying to take over major cities.

Saturday's fighting was centered around the southwestern neighborhood of Salaheddine, one of the first areas seized by the rebels since they began a push to control the city after being routed from the capital, Damascus.

Activists said helicopters were strafing the area and rebels faced artillery barrages and regime tanks trying to push into the neighborhood.

An Aleppo-based activist, Mohammed Saeed, said the government counterattack had begun and rebels were fighting back in several other areas as well.

"Thanks be to God, they haven't succeeded in entering any of the (rebel-held) neighborhoods yet," he said.

President Bashar Assad's forces have been massing outside the city over the past few days, and Saeed said rebels from around the country also have been pouring in to help defend the areas under their control.

"About 1,000 fighters have come from the Free Syrian Army from outside the province of Aleppo to help," he said, referring to the main rebel group.

State television, in a rare comment on the situation in Aleppo, reported that government forces had inflicted heavy losses on groups of terrorists, the term the regime uses for the rebels.

The pro-government daily newspaper Al-Watan called it "the mother of all battles" in a banner headline Saturday.

The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said the government attack started before dawn with the sustained bombardment of several areas, followed by the movement of armored vehicles backed by attack helicopters.

Based on reports from its network on the ground, the Observatory reported attacks in the northeastern neighborhood of Sakhour as well as other areas, and said the rebels had disabled a number of regime armored vehicles.

The group estimated that 22 people, most civilians, have been killed in Saturday's fighting. The estimated toll for the past week in Aleppo is 162, a figure that does not include government soldiers killed.

The international community has expressed growing concern that there could be major bloodshed if Syrian troops retake Aleppo. But Western nations and their allies have found themselves powerless to prevent the situation from deteriorating despite a series of diplomatic efforts, including a cease-fire agreement that never took effect.

"The regime's destruction of its own city shows the level of oppression that has been reached in Syria," said Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmed Davutoglu from the central city of Konya. "We will do our best to stop this oppression."

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, however, stood by the regime.

"Now the city of Aleppo is occupied by the armed opposition; another tragedy is imminent there," he said. "How can it be hoped that in such a situation the government will simply give in, say 'Okay, I wasn't right, overthrow me, change the regime ? it's simply unrealistic."

Russia has been a key source of support for Syria, although Moscow officials in recent months have said they are simply taking a more even-handed approach while the West offers blind support to the rebels.

It has been a difficult two weeks for the Syrian government with rebel assaults first on the capital, Damascus, then on Aleppo, as well as several high-profile defections and a bomb that killed four top security officials.

The regime, however, launched a swift counteroffensive and quashed the assault on the capital with a combination of heavy weapons and house-to-house searches. Scores of people were killed. Opposition activists said they expected similar tactics in the coming days to keep Aleppo from falling into rebel hands.

The rebels are outgunned by the Syrian forces, making it difficult for them to hold any territory for long. But the rebels' run on Damascus and Aleppo suggests they could be gaining in power and organization.

With a population of about 3 million, Aleppo is Syria's commercial hub, a key pillar of support for Assad's regime.

If the rebels in Aleppo really try to make a stand against the regime, however, they risk being annihilated by superior firepower and may yet decide to withdraw to preserve their forces as what happened in Damascus last week.

Saudi Arabia and other nations have spoken positively of arming the rebels, though no country is known to be doing so.

Saudi King Abdullah announced a national campaign to collect money for "our brothers in Syria" on July 22, and on Saturday the country's press agency said Saudi donations had reached more than $72 million.

Italy also welcomed Friday's release of two Italian electrical engineers, who had been captured eight days ago by militants.

Italian company Ansaldo Energia, which supplies and installs power generation plants, confirmed that the two men ? Domenico Tedeschi and Oriano Cantani ? worked for a subcontractor in Syria.

Tedeschi told reporters in Damascus that they had been kidnapped by five or six masked men, who intercepted their car as they drove to the airport.

He said the men were robbed, then kept at a small villa. "The Syrian army found us at midday on Friday and they organized everything to release us safe," he said.

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Associated Press writers Albert Aji in Damascus, Colleen Barry in Rome and Jim Heintz in Moscow contributed to this report.

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Now anyone can create an iTunes U course to be viewed on student iPads

Alongside the release of OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion, Apple also updated iTunes U to allow teachers (and virtually anyone) to create courses for the iPad. More specifically, the courses that are created can be shared and viewed in the iTunes U iPad app.

Now it?s easier than ever to unleash the full potential of iPad in your classroom by creating your own courses for iPad. You get to share your ideas in a powerful new way, and your students get a rich, immersive learning experience using the iTunes U app for iPad. iTunes U is available no matter where you teach ? at any college, university, or K-12 school.

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However, the biggest thing that iTunes U currently has going for it is its availability on the iPhone and iPad. In terms of flexibility for teachers, there are a similar services, like Udacity, that are much more robust than iTunes U. Personally, if I ever choose to incorporate an online version of one of my courses, I probably will not go with iTunes U. Now, that may change if a large percentage of my students have iPads once the iPad mini is released, but with only 1 or 2 of my students owning iPads, iTunes U just isn't a practical choice for me -- it leaves too much to be desired.

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PFT: Chad Johnson predicts 'monster' season

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The recent comments from Packers president Mark Murphy regarding his inability to support an 18-game regular season was met by many with approval.? And that was my initial reaction, too.

But then I saw the fine print.

?I would be in support of a move to two and 16,? Murphy said. ?Reduce the number of preseason games. The challenge there obviously is you?re losing revenue.?

Ding ding ding ding ding!? (And then Gus Fring blows up.)

As we?ve mentioned a time or two in the past year, the NFL surrendered in the new CBA the ability to unilaterally expand the regular season.? But the league now has the ability to unilaterally shrink the preseason from, coincidentally, four games to two.

So the league can cut the preseason in half, if the league wants.? And then, when the players crunch the numbers and realize the impact of the lost 47-cents-on-the-dollar revenue share on the salary cap, all of a sudden that 18-game regular season may look pretty good.

Especially when the players crunch the numbers regarding the positive impact of two more regular-season games on the bottom line.

As explained during Wednesday?s PFT Live, that?s the only way the NFL can sell an 18-game season, given the current sensitivity to injuries and concussions.? The players have to want it, and the players have to initiate the effort to get it.

To make that happen, the NFL must risk losing its share of the preseason revenue.? And if you think the preseason revenue isn?t a big deal, remember that it was the potential loss of revenue from preseason games that served as the moment at which the league and the NFLPA realized that the lockout needed to end, one year ago Wednesday.

So the ultimate reality show is now in the early stages of a new game of chicken.? Will the owners risk preseason revenue to cajole the players into wanting to expand the regular season?? Will the players shrug at the reduced salary cap resulting from a reduced preseason?

It?s unclear how it will work out, but it?s becoming more clear that those issues will soon be front and center, for both the league and the union.

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Should You Convert to a Roth IRA? | Personal finance management

July 24th, 2012

Effective In 2010, all taxpayers, regardless of the amount of their adjusted gross income (AGI) or tax filing status, can convert a traditional individual retirement account (IRA) to a Roth IRA. Amounts converted must be included in income if taxable when withdrawn (i.e., contributions and earnings in deductible iras and earnings in nondeductible iras), but they are exempt from the 10% early withdrawal penalty.

If you make a conversion in 2010, the taxable amount will be included in two installments, half in 2011 and half in 2012, with no tax due in 2010. However, if you prefer, you can elect to pay the tax in 2010, which may make sense if the current lower tax rates are not extended beyond 2010 or you expect much higher income in 2011 or 2012. Taxes on conversions made after 2010 must be paid in the year of conversion.

The question is whether it makes financial sense to pay what could be a large income tax bill now to avoid any future income taxes on your IRA. Several factors need to be considered before answering that question:

What is your income tax bracket now, and What Will it be When the funds are distributed? If your tax bracket will be the same at both times, the financial results will be similar. Increasing income tax brackets generally make it advantageous to convert to a Roth IRA, since you are paying the tax bill while income tax rates are lower. Decreasing tax brackets generally favor leaving the balance in the traditional IRA.

How Will you pay the income taxes due from the conversion? If you can pay the tax bill from sources outside your IRA, that is a strong factor in favor of conversion. By doing so, you are in essence making an additional contribution to the IRA in the amount of the tax paid. Conversely, paying the tax bill from your IRA account can be a strong factor against converting, since you are withdrawing funds from your IRA and may also have to pay a 10% penalty on that withdrawal.

When Will you make withdrawals from your ira? If you?ll make withdrawals within five or 10 years of converting, that may not be enough time for the benefits of tax-free compounding to compensate for the current payment of income taxes. But if you don?t need to make withdrawals, your balance in a Roth IRA can grow tax free for a longer time, since you don?t have to make required minimum distributions after age 70 1/2.

How Will the income from the conversion affect your overall tax situation? That additional income could raise your overall income to a point where you lose some tax credits, deductions, or exemptions in the year of conversion, or increase Medicare premiums.

Will your social security benefits be subject to taxes? In the year of conversion, the income from the conversion may affect your Social Security benefits. However, going forward, distributions from Roth iras are excluded from taxable income, while distributions from traditional iras may affect your benefits if you have significant amounts of taxable income from other sources.

Are you interested in other estate planning considerations? Paying income taxes currently means that you remove those assets from your taxable estate, thus reducing estate taxes owed at your death. If you plan to leave the IRA balance to your heirs, they receive the Roth IRA proceeds free of income taxes, while income taxes would be due on the traditional IRA. Also, if you don?t take withdrawals from the Roth IRA after age 70 1/2, you may end up leaving your heirs with a much larger balance. After considering all of these factors, you can decide whether converting makes sense for your situation. Keep in mind that you do not have to convert your entire IRA balance at one time. You can convert over a number of years or only convert a portion of your IRA balance. However, be aware that if you have both deductible and nondeductible IRA balances, you cannot just convert the nondeductible balances to reduce your tax liability. You have to assume a pro-rated portion of both the deductible and nondeductible IRA funds are being converted.

Know When to recharacterize
If you convert and your investments then decline, you end up paying taxes on more than the current market value. However, you can then recharacterize your conversion. For conversions made in 2010, you can recharacterize until october 15, 2011, meaning you can convert back to your original IRA. After the recharacterization, it is as if you did not convert, so you owe no taxes. You can then reconvert at the later of 30 days after the recharacterization or the beginning of the tax year following the first conversion.
You can recharacterize just a portion of the conversion.

However, if you have several investments in the IRA, you can?t simply choose the ones with the largest losses. In that situation, a pro-rated portion of all the investments in the account will be considered in the recharacterization. You can bypass this rule by setting up separate Roth IRA accounts for each investment. Then, if one declines substantially, you can recharacterize that one Roth IRA account, leaving the other accounts intact.

Roth ira contributions
This new conversion provision effectively removes the income limitations for contributions to a Roth IRA. In 2010, Roth IRA contributions can be made by single taxpayers with AGI less than $105,000 (contributions are phased out with AGI between $105,000 and $120,000) and by married couples filing jointly with AGI less than $167,000 (contributions are phased out with AGI between $167,000 and $177,000). It doesn?t matter whether you participate in a company-sponsored pension plan. Individuals with incomes over the limits can make contributions to a nondeductible traditional IRA and then immediately convert the balance to a Roth IRA. However, keep in mind that if you have other deductible IRA balances, you will have to assume a pro-rated portion of both the deductible and nondeductible IRA funds are being converted.

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Minecraft: New Town Zoning | MyFallen Gaming Community

Jul 23, 2012

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As MyFallen continues to grow, we must grow with it, but as with anything else, there are growing pains. We are starting to see a number of member-developed towns spring up on the map. This is a good thing and we encourage it. However, it does create a good deal of work for us and as such we need you all to work with us to make it a good experience for all.

So, if you want your town to be recognized and zoned as an actual town with a warp, entry and exit message, and subregions, you will need to submit an application here.

Your application for town zoning MUST include the following:

• Why you want your town to be an officially recognized town.
• The plan for your town, including how many people you will allow to build there, size, amenities, theme, etc.
• How many people have committed to living in your town. You MUST have at least 5 (including yourself) to be considered for town zoning.
• Proposed name of your town.
• Requested warp name if town zoning is approved.
• Town location.
• Town rules.

The MFGC Staff will review your application and determine if it is acceptable or not. We may require you to provide additional information in order for us to make a decision. Decisions are made on a weekly basis, so it may take several days to get a response, depending on when you apply. Please be patient. We reserve the right to ask for changes in your name, plan, etc before approving your town for zoning.

If your application for town zoning is approved, you will be granted the following:

• Full town status and zoning.
• Warp for your town.
• Protected region for your town.
• Entry/exit message of your choice for your town.
• Subregions will be allowed and set by mods for a fee. $2K MFC (MyFallen Cash) per add or change of subregions. Initial plot owners will get free region protection as always.
• Listing of your town in the Town Registry at Spawn. (To be added before launch of this program.)

If you choose not to apply for town zoning you can still build your town, and we will protect it as one region, but we will not give it a warp or do subregions for individual plots. You can let people live there and build, but they will be added to the region for the entire town, not just their plot.

Also, starting now, mods will charge $5K MFC per region permissions change after the initial region is set up. So if you want to add your new best friend Steve to your area, so you can share a house, it will cost $5K MFC. And when you and Steve have a fight and you want him kicked out, it will cost you $5K MFC to remove him from the region. Initial region protection will remain free as always.

We hope this is clear, but if it isn?t please leave a comment with your question and we will clarify.

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Randy Turner: The Aurora Shooting and the Snake Oil Peddlers of the NRA

In an era when we have hundreds of documented cases of discrimination against people for their sex, religion, or sexual preference, and live in a society where the difference between the haves and have-nots is becoming more pronounced with the passing of each day, the Missouri House of Representatives actually considered a bill to stop discrimination against the most aggrieved group of all -- gun owners.

Rep. Wanda Brown, R-Lincoln, sponsored HB 1621, which said, "It will be unlawful employment practice to discriminate against an individual because he or she has a conceal/carry endorsement or uses a firearm for a lawful purpose."

As far as I can tell, no one has been able to produce a single instance of such discrimination, but in the middle of a session which was supposed to be about jobs (and of course wasn't), this was considered to be so important that it breezed through the House and through a Senate committee before falling short in the logjam of the final days of the 2012 session.

This bill, which most assuredly will return in 2013, follows a long pattern of action in Missouri and in state legislatures across the United States. Year after year, the National Rifle Association sounds the drumbeat that someone is trying to take away our Second Amendment rights, works its membership into a frenzy and continues to justify its existence and, more importantly, raise dues.

The shooting of Trayvon Martin in Florida earlier this year brought much attention to the Stand Your Ground laws, which began with the NRA shoving through cookie-cutter Castle Doctrine (or Frontier Justice) laws written by the American Legislative Exchange Council and then passed off by local legislators as their own, which allow people to use deadly force if their lives are threatened.

When the Castle Doctrine bill was first introduced in Missouri, I pointed out that Missourians already had the right to use deadly force if their lives are threatened, but proponents of the bill cited horror stories of lawsuits brought by those who were shot and instances in which people were arrested simply for defending themselves against attackers.

They were never specific when they were telling these horror stories, however. I repeatedly challenged Castle Doctrine supporters to tell me of one instance in which their nightmare scenarios had come to pass. Years later, I sm still waiting to hear from them.

At that time, the bill's sponsor Sen. Jack Goodman, R-Mount Vernon, told KY3's Dave Catanese (now a reporter for Politico) there had been some cases in Missouri, not many, but some that fit into that category, but none in the southwest Missouri area he represented, and further pressed by Catanese, he could not name any specific cases from anywhere else in the state.

Before Castle Doctrine, it was the push for conceal/carry laws.

The National Rifle Association has now made it almost impossible to stop average citizens from buying the kind of weapons that no American needs for hunting or for protection -- the kinds of weapons James Holmes had in Aurora.

I am sick of hearing the NRA and its supporters say, "Guns don't kill people, people do." Absolutely, but why in God's name do we have to make it that much easier for them to do so?

And after every incident of this nature, the Aurora shooting, the shooting of Gabrielle Giffords, Virginia Tech, anyone who dares bring up the idea of a common sense approach to this problem is accused of trying to capitalize on tragedy.

And it works. The drumbeat begins again from the NRA and its snake-oil peddlers claiming that President Obama or some other political bogeyman is trying to use the deaths, "the act of one deranged individual," they always say, to take away the citizens' right to bear arms.

They wrap themselves in the American Flag and the Constitution, and soon, the clamor for an answer to the senseless gun violence that has become more and more prevalent in our society dies down and the NRA can begin creating another non-existent attack on gun rights and issue the clarion call for more money to battle those evil liberals who are lurking around every corner ready to grab their guns.

There was a time when the NRA actually stood as a voice of reason when it came to Second Amendment rights. When bans on assault weapons were proposed, the organization did not always oppose them.

The leadership of today's NRA is still accepting dues from its membership, which consists of people who want the freedom to use guns for hunting and protection, freedoms they have and will continue to have no matter how many times they claim those rights are being threatened.

By continuing to cry wolf and by using their political clout to silence those who oppose them, the NRA is opening the door to more gun violence.

But the membership dues will keep coming.

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Many people, in fact almost all people, would like to improve themselves. Either the way they think about themselves, or the skills they have, all of us would like to be better in some way. Because this is such a broad target, it can be difficult to choose what?s best for us. Luckily, there are many proven methods we can use to pursue this worthy goal. In this article, you are going to learn some of the best ways to improve yourself so you can live a much more enjoyable life.

No matter what you are improving, you?ll need to be able to measure yourself. That means you need to know where you are. Without knowing where you are, it will be hard to measure your progress. So first you?ll need to take stock of what your current state is. You can do this by writing down a list of all your skills, and how you?d rank those skills on a scale of one to ten. Don?t take too much time to think about it, as you are pretty accurate when you go with your gut instinct.

The next thing you need to do is write down some specific ways you?d like to improve yourself. Avoid vague descriptions like, ?I?d like to improve my communication skills.? Write something like, ?I?d like to be able to walk up to a stranger and start a conversation.? Something that?s measurable will be much more likely to be achieved.

Between where you are and where you want to go, make sure to put small micro goals along the way. This will help you to realize that you are making progress. Also, while you are making progress, make sure to take time to congratulate yourself. That way, you?ll keep getting motivation to keep moving forward.

Of course, on any path of self improvement, you are going to encounter obstacles. That? to be expected. Just take them as they come. Eliminate them, as they are holding you back from achieving what you?d like to achieve and accomplish.

Naturally, the more you learn about specific techniques, the better you?ll be at achieving your goals of self improvement. Make it an important part of your life to always learn things, read books, and take seminars if possible. Many people think that learning ends with school. But in reality, if you embrace the idea of lifelong learning, there?s nothing that you can?t accomplish.

When you set some realistic goals, come up with a workable plan to achieve them, there?s nothing you can?t accomplish. Just make sure you know where you are starting from, and you have a solid plan on how to get where you want to go.

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A look at that huge new Green Street home | Philadelphia Real ...

We reported in this space last week on a huge new mansion being erected at 16th and Green streets in the Art Museum area. We now have architect?s renderings of the exterior from builder Metro Impact.

Here?s what the front and back of the home will look like:

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The front and rear elevations of 1538 Green Street

And here?s the side view:

Side elevation of 1538 Green Street

As you can see, the home is designed to blend in with the mid-19th-century traditional architecture of its block. The two-car garage, it appears, occupies its own half floor between the main floor and basement. What we?d like to know is: The builder says the home has a ?walk-out basement.? Where will the walk-out be located? Is it that door next to the garage, or somewhere below those rear French doors? (Our guess is the latter.)

-By Sandy Smith for PhiladelphiaRealEstate.com

Drawings courtesy Metro Impact

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What you don?t see on many of the television shows about flipping houses are the many sad examples of promising flips gone bad. These epic examples of misfortune are often the the begining to financial problems for quite some time as those who falter at their property flips work on recuperating from their heavy losses and moving ahead with their lives. Some are affected more than others but the snowball effect of a bad flip are usually not even hinted about on the prime time televisions series that are so boastful of the many success stories that happen because of serious and diligent efforts in the house flipping arena.

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Third, you need to set aside at least twice as much money (preferably three times as much) as you assume you will require for the work on the property in order to cover the actual costs that will be required. There are inescapably tools, permits, supplies, and labor that wasn?t counted on in the original budget figures as well as the inclination to seriously minimize the cost of the materials that will be needed in order to get the job completed. If you don?t have in hand that much or can?t allocate that much and finish the project without taking a loss then the property you are reviewing might not be the right property for your first flip.

In conclusion you need to outline everything. Every day needs to be fully planned before you get to work on the project and you have to have all the materials you will need on hand from lunch to drinks, to tools and supplies. Trips to the hardware store, lunch breaks, and coffee runs swiftly kill a day and any productivity that may have been accomplished during that day. Avoid these costly delays by complete planning and you will discover that you have a real estate investing success story worth writing home about.

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CEO Opinions on Critical Factors for Choosing a Marketing Agency in the Global Construction Industry: Survey Snapshot

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Synopsis

? This report is the result of an extensive survey drawn from Timetric?s exclusive panel of leading construction industry executives. The opinions and forward looking statements of 84 C-level industry executives have been captured in our in-depth survey
? The research is based on primary survey research conducted by Timetric accessing its B2B panels comprised of senior procurement and marketing decision makers and leading supplier organizations
? The geographical scope of the research is global ? drawing on the activity and expectations of leading industry players across the Americas, Europe, Asia-Pacific, Africa and Middle East
? The report covers data on critical factors for choosing a marketing agency in the global construction industry
? Key topics covered include critical success factors for choosing a marketing agency by suppliers and company turnover

Summary

?CEO Opinions on Critical Factors for Choosing a Marketing Agency in the Global Construction Industry: Survey Snapshot? is a new report by Timetric that analyzes C-level executives responses to understand the success factors for choosing a marketing agency in the global construction industry. This report not only grants access to the opinions and strategies of business decision makers and competitors, but also examines their actions surrounding business priorities. The report also provides access to information categorized by suppliers and company turnover.

Scope

The report features the opinions of global construction industry respondents related to the following:
? Critical success factors by suppliers
? Critical success factors by company turnover

Reasons To Buy

? Identify the critical factors for choosing a marketing agency in the global construction industry

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Table of Contents :

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1 Introduction
1.1 What is this Report About?
1.2 Definitions
1.3 Methodology
1.4 Profile of Global Construction Industry C-level Survey Respondents
2 Critical Success Factors for Choosing a Marketing Agency
2.1 Critical success factors by suppliers
2.2 Critical success factors by company turnover
3 Appendix
3.1 Full Survey Results
3.2 Methodology
3.3 Contact Us
3.4 About Timetric
3.5 Disclaimer

List of Tables

Table 1: Global Construction Industry Survey: C-level Respondents by Company Type, 2012
Table 2: Global Construction Industry: C-level Respondents by Company Turnover (%), 2012
Table 3: Critical Success Factors: Construction Industry Suppliers (%), 2012
Table 4: Critical Success Factors by Company Turnover (%), 2012
Table 5: Full Survey Results ? Closed Questions

List of Figures

Figure 1: Critical Success Factors: Construction Industry Suppliers (%), 2012

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