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The 2016 Ford Shelby GT350 Mustang: Ford's Love Letter To Carroll
Beside his long list of accomplishments as a racing driver, businessman, and chicken farmer, the late Carroll Shelby was reportedly quite adept at sleight of hand. Legend has it that after the Texan had built the Shelby Cobra by shoehorning a Ford V8 into the AC-supplied roadster body, he fooled the FIA and just about the rest of the motoring world into believing that enough of the cars had been produced to pass FIA homologation rules. How? By repainting the same example between each of its appearances in motoring magazines.
In fact, according to Team Ford Racing Marketing Manager Jim Owens, check the right spots on the very first production Shelby Cobra, and you can spot remnants of the car's previous lives as a yellow, red, or black roadster under its top-most blue coat.
The bizarre backstory of the first prototype 2016 Ford Shelby GT350 Mustang is concurrently appropriate. After first showing the car in white with blue stripes at the Los Angeles Auto Show last November, Ford wasted no time at all shipping it back to Dearborn, painting it "Liquid Blue" with black stripes, and converting it into a bona fide Shelby GT350R to be shown at January's Detroit Auto Show. History is cyclical, and there's perhaps no better way to conceptualize the 2016 Ford Shelby GT350 Mustang than as an open love letter to the late chicken farmer and lover of speed.
To Shelby, With Love
Signature on the No. 34 G.T. 350R race-spec car from 1965. Photo: Aaron Birch
Both this year and next, Ford Performance will be touring the country with the 2016 Shelby GT350 and GT350R; the cars were made available to members of the press and potential customers at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca this month, and more recently, they stopped by Road America in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin. That's where Motrolix got the chance to drive them.
So, what's it like driving the new Mustang-based Shelby GT350 and GT350R? In a word, "incredible." In the most basic sense, the Shelby GT350 is to the Ford Mustang what the Z/28 is to the Chevrolet Camaro; both resurrect historically significant nameplates, and both are stripped-down, simple track cars built from more mainstream sports coupes.
In a much more real sense, the Shelby is so much more. Even the regular Shelby GT350 ships with MagneRide suspension from the factory when either the "Tech Pack" or "Track Pack" is optioned. The former is aimed at those buyers who aren't necessarily looking to set any hot laps, but rather, want an everyday, comfortable cruiser with the beating heart of an old school racer. The latter, of course, is aimed at customers who will take their horses out for a day at the races, and often.
Driving the Track Pack-equipped Shelby GT350 at Road America, we felt quite a lot like Dan Gurney must have all those decades ago. Sure, the car is loaded with technologies which would have been nearly unfathomable back then – EFI, stability control, a computerized MagneRide suspension – but those things are so seamlessly integrated into the driving experience that it's easy to forget they're there. And remember: the Ford Shelby GT350 is available exclusively with a manual transmission, with no active rev-matching. All downshifts must be carried-out with a good, old-fashioned heel-and-toe maneuver.
The Track Pack option on the Shelby GT350 also gets rid of the radio and air-conditioning systems which, beside cutting down on unnecessary weight, feeds into the car's Zen-like "man-and-machine" sensibilities. Depressing the clutch is like engaging in a firm handshake with your left foot; the shifter is crisp and sure; the 526 hp 5.2L flat-plane Voodoo V8 engine note is loud and primal.
In short, the 2016 Ford Shelby GT350 is pure, driving bliss, with no distractions.
Anything It Can Do, The R Can Do Better
There are precisely two very important, hugely satisfying reasons to step-up to the Shelby GT350R: carbon fiber wheels, and an even more incredible exhaust roar.
That latter perk is the result of the decision to delete the exhaust resonators on the GT350R. The folks at Ford Performance told us that this offers no significant reduction in back-pressure, and thus doesn't amount to any more horsepower. Instead, they say, the resonators were removed solely for the purposes of weight savings.
We call baloney; the decision to forego the resonators was likely an aesthetic choice, plain and simple. And we applaud them for it. If the regular Shelby GT350 is an adult lion, the R-badged version is that lion's terrifying, imposing father, screaming at him to get a job and move out of his jungle.
If only every car could sound so good.
The result of all that noise: a further enhanced sense that you are piloting a tried and true race car, with all the sound, fury, and might that comes with it.
Of course, for all intents and purposes, you are piloting a true race car, and the aforementioned carbon fiber wheels take the GT350R into the realm of the sublime. The car feels fundamentally the same as the Track Pack GT350, only somehow smaller (it isn't), lighter (it is), and more precise. The reduction in unsprung mass means a faster suspension reaction-time, while less rotating mass ensures quicker directional changes. Ford has claimed a curb weight of 3,652 lbs for the GT350R, versus about 100 more for the Shelby GT350, but the difference feels far, far more impressive.
In addition, the more hardcore of the two Shelby Mustangs features unique aerodynamic pieces to give it more downforce. According to Ford, the 350R's big rear wing wasn't even part of the original designs for the car; instead, it was drafted after countless hours of track testing revealed that the rear end came unglued a bit more readily than on the run-of-the-mill Shelby GT350. The front lip spoiler, too, stretches a bit farther out and down than on its sibling.
The result is really quite indescribable. There are very few cars we've driven on Road America that have filled us with as much confidence in every corner, each of which had all-wheel drive, and far less horsepower. "On rails" is perhaps a cliché, but here, it's apt.
History Is Cyclical
The new, 2016 Shelby GT350 alongside a race-spec 1965 Shelby G.T. 350R. Photo: Aaron Birch
After Road America, Ford Performance is continuing the Shelby GT350's North American track tour, bringing both the 350 and 350R to Lime Rock Park and Sebring International Raceway before 2015 is through. Next year, the team has tentative plans to continue the tour, travelling first to Watkins Glen International, followed by Virginia International Raceway, Toronto Motorsports Park, and possibly Pacific Raceways, before finally hitting up Sonoma Raceway (formerly Sears Point) and Circuit of the Americas.
Why these road courses in particular? According to Jim Owens, "if there is one consistent thread with all of those tracks – with the exception of COTA – it was someplace that Carroll's team and his merry band of hotrodders scored points in SCCA Production-B in the sixties."
The late, great Carroll Shelby was a positively giant presence in motorsports, and arguably even more influential to the world of automotive performance as a tinkerer, business owner, and renowned tuner. Of course, Mr. Shelby is no longer with us, and previously, much of the motoring world might have concluded that the last supercharged 662 HP Ford Shelby GT500 was Ford's monumental, final farewell to the man who contributed so much to advancing the pursuit of going fast. That, it seems, has been proven false, as although Carroll Shelby was not around to see its gestation and execution, we feel that the 2016 Ford Shelby GT350 is infused with more of the spirit of its namesake than perhaps any Mustang since the original 1965 Shelby GT350.
To Shelby, with love.
Photo: Aaron Birch
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HUMAN resources (HR) professionals play a crucial role in responding to economic and political uncertainties. The current business environment demand HR professionals who are proactive and it has become the modus operandi in most businesses that when things go well, management takes the recognition, and when things go poorly, HR is often blamed.
A sense of uncertainty makes long-term planning difficult and in such a time like this we will see company culture, employee retention and business confidence, be of even greater importance to look at.
However, organisations are supposed to prepare for times of uncertainty and HR managers have to offer advice on how organisations can deal with unrest and increasing unpredictability of the economy. This means that the policies and practices proposed by HR managers should help firms to adjust to hardships as well as move on provided that things stabilise.
For many businesses, political uncertainty can be a drag on confidence. Not knowing what is happening either politically or economically can make it difficult to make long-term decisions. HR is being stretched and pulled especially in times of uncertainties and the gruelling business climate.
HR should also emphasise the importance of efficiency, performance improvement and cost control to the organisation's survival. Cost controlling is the practice of recognising and reducing business expenses so as to increase profits. It is the responsibility of HR to assisting in trimming organisation expenses at the same time coming up with strategies that ensures the going concern of the organisations.
Boosting productivity without increasing costs requires a combination of employee development programmes and process improvements. HR professionals can utilise a number of tactics to cut HR costs before it becomes an issue and this can be done without sacrificing employee satisfaction or threatening employee retention.
In times of uncertainty, it is encouraged for HR practitioners to halt all recruitment activities for a certain period of time. The main intention is to reduce any future payrolls costs which are fixed to the company.
This action will be an attempt to manage human capital costs in times of general economic contraction or in times of uncertainty on the general business environment.
Instead of recruiting in darkness, requests should be evaluated on a case by case basis to assess if the position to be filled is critical. What can also be done is to consider if the position could work on a part-time, job rotation or flexi-time basis. This will also help the organisation when economic conditions improve as they would already have existing employees familiar with company culture and ready to be converted to permanent positions.
If there is one thing that is certain about the current business environment, is that there is absolutely nothing that is certain at all. In such a time, organisations should consider value-add or other propositions they can combine with product/service offerings. The reason is that during uncertainty, it is hard to convince people to spend money.
During the times of uncertainty, there is greater need for use of professional and personal networks to share information and provide briefings in key areas such as handling downsizing and redundancies and to identify models of good practice. This use of networks can be formal and informal, but it can help HR managers to sniff how other companies are doing it and also assess if they can also imitate.
During uncertain times, the only way to stabilise business processes is to improve the management level. The managers should be able to achieve the know-how regarding political, social and economic changes rapidly so they can implement new directions inside the company and thus maintain security and stability among employee.
Times of uncertainty tend to increase the level of anxiety within the workforce, and it is only natural that staff will have some big questions. Intensive communication creates a strong signal that management is seeking to develop policies which address the interests of employees, even in times of uncertainty.
By so doing allowing employees or their representatives to be actively involved in the formulation and implementation of organisational restructuring plans, is likely to result not only in shared understandings being created between employees and managers, but an effective joint action to restore profitability.
Keeping employees regularly and fully informed of the organisation's commercial position as well as management's plans is considered indispensable to maintaining employee commitment and engagement when adjusting to adverse times.
HR is immensely important when your business is against the ropes and it acts as the glue, and keeps your staff, management and business well motivated. With the current politics and the unpredictable changes in economy the world of work going through unpredictable times.
 Emmanuel Zvada is a human capital consultant/international recruitment expert and author. He writes in his own capacity: For comments inbox to emmanuelzvada@webmail.co.za or call +263771467441.


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N.J. man pulled over in HOV lane was not alone – he had two kidnapping victims in back seat
This photo provided by Port Authority of New York and New Jersey Police Departmentpolice department shows Louis Moreno.
When police first stopped Luis Moreno Jr., they were ready to give him a ticket for improperly using the HOV lane, but then they noticed he was not alone inside his vehicle.
Moreno opened the back window and showed the cop there were two people in the back seat. But when the officer started walking away, one of the passengers started screaming for help.
Moreno, 24, refused police directives to stop, but was soon captured after he got stuck in traffic.
Police say Moreno was holding the two men hostage after he agreed to give them a ride in his 2002 Toyota Sequoia from Texas to Maryland for a set amount and then, after they arrived in Maryland, demanded they give him more money.
When he didn't get it, Moreno allegedly locked both passengers in the SUV and took a cellphone from one of the men.
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None of the two spoke English and are believed to have entered the country illegally.
According to the New York Daily News, Port Authority cops pulled over Moreno near the George Washington Bridge in Fort Lee, N.J., at 8:05 a.m. Friday.
The Elizabeth, New Jersey, man is being held on $1 million bail, Port Authority police said.
One alleged victim told police Moreno had agreed to drive him from Texas to Maryland for an undisclosed fee, but then demanded more money upon arriving there.
Joe Pentangelo, a spokesman for the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, said Moreno was also wanted on numerous parole violations in Texas and was found to have a suspended driver's license.
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Artist and illustrator Sneakerwolf has team up with ASICS to work on a collaborative edition of the Gel Kayano Trainer. Dubbed "Punk of the Edo Period", the shoe is inspired by the rebellious and free-spirit of the Punk movement, and how these traits that we commonly associate with modern day subcultural movements, were exhibited in 17th century Japan.
History states that in 17th century Japan - during the Edo Period - ordinary citizens were forbidden to display signs of luxury or dress in certain colours such as purple, red or gold. Sneakerwolf takes this historic rebellious act of style as a starting point for the collaborative Gel Kayano. Dressing the base of the Kayano in bright purple nylon before adding defining white leather overlays & Sneakerwolf's signature punk flames + illustration underneath the laces.


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To fully experience Istria you should also sail out – not only to see the most beautiful parts from the open sea, but also to feel the primordial connection between the people and the sea.
To fully experience Istria you should also sail out – not only to see the most beautiful parts from the open sea, but also to feel the primordial connection between the people and the sea. In the offer of a number of boat excursions in Rovinj, you will discover the "call of the sea", either if you go on a circular ride, pirate cruise and fish-picnic, underwater sightseeing or a night excursion with spotlights.


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Home » Actors/Actresses » Comedy » R.I.P. — Monty Python founder, Life of Brian director, Terry Jones, dies at 77.
R.I.P. — Monty Python founder, Life of Brian director, Terry Jones, dies at 77.
On: January 23, 2020, By: Bill Young
Terry Jones at home in Hampstead Heath. Photo: Bill Young
These R.I.P. posts seems to be coming at an alarmingly fast rate these days and while all of them are devastating to those of us that have literally grown up on British comedy and drama, this one painfully hits home. The wondefully brilliant Terry Jones has died.
A statement from his family said, "Terry passed away on the evening of 21 January 2020 at the age of 77 with his wife Anna Soderstrom by his side after a long, extremely brave but always good humoured battle with a rare form of dementia, FTD."
The former 'original Python member, director of Monty Python's Life of Brian and The Meaning of Life, co-director of Monty Python and the Holy Grail, creator of a number of television documentaries specializing in medieval history and writer of 20 children's books, was diagnosed with a rare primary progressive aphasia, which affected his ability to communicate, back in 2015.
According to the National Aphasia Association, primary progressive aphasia is a neurological syndrome in which language capabilities become slowly and progressively impaired. Sadly, says the association's website, the disease commonly begins as a subtle disorder of language, progressing to a nearly total inability to speak, in its most severe stage. As a result, by 2016, Jones was no longer able to give interviews.
One of our earliest PBS interviews with Jones dates back in 1999 at the Gore Hotel in Kensington where he talked about his writing style and how he partnered with fellow Python, Michael Palin, on some of Monty Python's greatest sketches.
Ovder the past couple of decades, several of us had the great good fortune of spending time interviewing Jones at his London home in Hampstead Heath for a number of PBS specials, Funny Ladies of British Comedy, Funny Blokes of British Comedy and Fawlty Towers Revisited. During one interview, Jones brilliantly recounted, in spectacular detail, the Pythons stay at the Gleneagles Hotel in Torquay, which later became the bases for fellow Python, John Cleese's Fawlty Towers series.
Terry Jones at MTV Europe studios. Photo: Bill Young
Later, another opportunity to spend time with the comic genius arose when PBS broadcast the Monty Python's Personal Best series and we were able to catch up with Jones at the MTV Europe studios in London to talk about comedy, Pythons and life in general.
R.I.P., Terry Jones. You will be missed but the laughs you provide will live on forever.
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Allison Barboza, age 20 of Branson, passed away on January 20, 2023 in Springfield, Missouri from injuries sustained in an automobile accident.
Allison was born November 8, 2002 in Branson, Missouri. She was the cherished daughter of Aldo Montalvo and Liliana Flores. She attended Branson Schools, graduating in 2021. Allison loved the Lord and was a faithful member of Ministero Dios es Amor.
Allison was devoted to her family and friends. She loved evening conversations in the living room and just being together with her family. Lunches with her mom and sister were always fun and looked forward to. She also enjoyed hanging out with friends. She also loved shoe shopping, taking drives, getting her lashes done and rose gold was her favorite color. Her beauty began on the inside and radiated to the outside. Her smile, laugh, love and presence will be missed beyond measure.
Allison is survived by her parents, Aldo Montalvo and Liliana Flores; brothers, Oliver Barboza and Jeremiah Montalvo and her sister, Breaelle Flores.
Visitation will be Thursday evening, January 26, 2023 from 6:00 – 8:00 PM in Snapp-Bearden Funeral Home and Crematory, Branson with Pastor Daniel Linares speaking at 6:00 PM. Funeral services will be Friday, January 27, 2023 at 11:00 AM in the funeral home with burial following in Ozarks Memorial Park Cemetery, Branson.
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The Acceder programme has developed a methodological model that has a proven track record at ensuring the social and labour inclusion of Roma persons via flexible, dynamic, and personalised employment itineraries.
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We apply a methodology that involves a broad range of aspects: from orientation related to labour market opportunities, to the practice of labour skills, without forgetting social skills for employment, and always taking into consideration the situation and needs of the Roma population and working from empathy and concrete interests, reconciling them with the needs and requirements of the labour market at a particular point in time (skills and abilities required to access and keep a job; labour situation in the distinct sectors of economic activity…).
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Based in Bow, London E3, the project is open to all members of the local community, particularly those experiencing mental health problems and who are socially isolated. We aim both to understand and support people's issues whilst focusing on what people can do and achieve, viewing people holistically rather than diagnostically. There is a weekly Band session, on Fridays from 1.45 - 4pm. It is a drop-in, open to anyone who wants to join in, listen, or just have a cup of tea and some company. Anyone over 18 is welcome; the current age range is 35-85.
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LEBANON, TN – After the conclusion of an extensive search process, the Executive Office of Sigma Pi Fraternity, International is proud to announce that Joe Drain (Florida State '10) has been promoted from Regional Director to Assistant Executive Director. He will begin serving in his new role on March 15, 2017.
Drain joined the Executive Office staff in August 2015, serving as the Region II Director and supporting chapters and colonies across the Southeast and Mid-Atlantic. Prior to working at Sigma Pi, he worked with several SEC universities and their fraternity and sorority life systems. In those capacities, he oversaw the various Greek housing operations at the University of South Carolina and the University of Arkansas.
Drain is an alumnus of the Fraternity's Eta-Epsilon Chapter at Florida State University, where he was part of the rechartering efforts in 2008. He then went on to attend graduate school at Auburn University and received his Masters in Higher Education Administration. In June of 2014, he married his college sweetheart, Kelly Brosnan (a member of Kappa Kappa Gamma at Florida State), who he met thanks to Sigma Pi and their on-campus involvement. When not working on projects for the Fraternity, Drain likes to watch the Florida State Seminoles pursue national titles, visit family and the beaches of sunny Florida, and get outdoors with his two dogs.
Sigma Pi Fraternity was founded in 1897 at Vincennes University, in Vincennes, Indiana. Our Executive Office is located in Lebanon, Tennessee. The Fraternity is one of the top men's collegiate organizations in North America, with more than 120 active chapters and colonies in the United States and Canada. With over 100,000 alumni and 5,000 undergraduates, our men strive for excellence by living our core values to promote fellowship, develop character and leadership, advance heightened moral awareness, enable academic achievement, and inspire service. Sigma Pi is the only Greek-letter organization with an international service program, The ACE Project, specifically designed to give back to our host institutions.


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(CNN) - In a stunning move that could throw a major roadblock in front of two of President Obama's biggest legislative initiatives, Sen. Lindsey Graham abruptly declared Saturday he's abandoning talks on climate change legislation because he believes Democratic efforts to bring up a separate immigration reform package is undermining the legislative process.
"Moving forward on immigration - in this hurried, panicked manner - is nothing more than a cynical political ploy," the South Carolina Republican wrote in a sharply-worded letter obtained by CNN.
The letter was sent to business, religious, and conservation leaders that the senator has been working with on the climate change legislation. An aide to Graham told CNN the senator will no longer be attending a major news conference scheduled for Monday with Democratic Sen. John Kerry of Massachusetts and independent Sen. Joe Lieberman of Connecticut to unveil details of their "tri-partisan" climate change legislation.
Graham is the only leading Republican who has been working with the White House on the contentious issue.
A senior White House official told CNN that in recent days Graham has been privately threatening that he would abandon the climate talks unless Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nevada, backed off of plans to push forward with comprehensive immigration reform ahead of the environmental legislation.
Reid released a statement Saturday saying he's still committed to tackling both issues and will not be deterred by Graham's decision.
"I appreciate the work of Senator Graham on both of these issues and understand the tremendous pressure he is under from members of his own party not to work with us on either measure," said Reid. "But I will not allow him to play one issue off of another, and neither will the American people. They expect us to do both, and they will not accept the notion that trying to act on one is an excuse for not acting on the other."
An aide said Graham was involved in a "flurry" of talks in the last 48 hours with Kerry and Lieberman and in those conversations nobody disabused the Republican of - as CNN reported Friday – the fact that Senate Democrats have changed course and will now move immigration ahead of climate change on the legislative calendar in the coming weeks. CNN reported Friday that climate change is now unlikely to even make it to the Senate floor at all this year.
Graham's decision to release the letter allowed the private negotiations to spill into the public, and administration officials acknowledge it now could be much harder for Obama to get bipartisan consensus on both issues that are key to his agenda.
In his letter, Graham blasted the Democratic plans to move immigration reform ahead of climate change legislation: "Let's be clear, a phony, political effort on immigration today accomplishes nothing but making it exponentially more difficult to address in a serious, comprehensive manner in the future"
"Unless their plan substantially changes this weekend, I will be unable to move forward on energy independence legislation at this time. I will not allow our hard work to be rolled out in a manner that has no chance of success," he added.
But a senior Democratic source involved in the climate change talks fired back that "the only thing 'phony' here is Lindsay Graham" because he's pulling out amid pressure from fellow Republicans to block Obama's agenda.
This is also an about-face on immigration reform for Graham because he has been pressing the White House to move forward on comprehensive reform on that issue as well. His move comes just one day after Obama called on both parties to pass immigration reform on the federal level in response to a new law in Arizona that will allow local police to stop individuals suspected of being illegal immigrants.
Democrats privately charged Saturday that Graham was trying to scuttle immigration reform in order to protect his close friend, Sen. John McCain, R-Arizona, from having to deal with a sticky issue in advance of his tough August GOP primary battle in Arizona to keep his Senate seat. McCain has previously pushed for comprehensive immigration reform but has been recently talking about securing America's borders first, a position that puts the senator more in line with his conservative primary opponent, former Rep. J.D. Hayworth.
But Graham spokesman Kevin Bishop told CNN those allegations are "nonsense." He said Graham's letter has nothing to do with McCain and everything to do with the fact that Senate Democrats are talking about a quick three-week window to try and push through immigration reform.
"Senator Graham worked on immigration for many months in 2007 with virtually every senator and two cabinet secretaries," said Bishop. "It was an unprecedented effort and it is what it takes to put together a comprehensive plan. A serious immigration plan cannot be put together in three weeks."
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Note that rage and violence was perpetrated in Phoenix today by the Tea Partiers! Ooops, I mean by the whacked out loony lib Dem fringe groups!
Peace loving Tea Partiers only create violence in the drugged up propogandist minds of the state-controlled MSM, as directed by the Obama administration...
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Wow! When you include his middle name "Hussein" it makes him so scaaaaary!!! NOT! Get over it. His middle name is Hussein. That's the least of your troubles. If you don't like him, choose a better reason than his name.
Center left
I can't wait for the GOP talking points from Frank Luntz. Call it a "Illegal Amnesty Bailout". Yeah! that will scare white folks good.
So the GOP's old slogan of country first, country first, oops, I mean party first, party first once again raises it's head. Through out his long time in the senate, Graham probably holds the record of being a hypocrite and maybe even the record holder in lies. He really needs to go. He just put saving McCain first over the needs of the country. He also proves that the GOP can not possible be expected of working on two things at once.
Remember, in NOvemeber, Vote NO to the party of NO.
Good for Graham. How else can the party of NO stand up to the party of STUPID.
What a low life Republican like the rest of them. Hypocrites!! Every single one of them. Just think of themselves and their rich backers. No thought for the country. They utterly digust me!!!
What a bunch of balony. No Republicans in Congress plan to lend support to any Democratic and/or administration initiative. This is no surprise to anyone who has followed Congressional (Republican) activity lately. Republicans are the party of obstructionists. If they can't win, they take their ball and go home....and quit....like Sarah Palin. What a bunch of losers – led by the biggest whiner of them all – John McCain. Or is it Glenn Speck....or Rush Limbaugh...or Carl Rowan that "leads" them with self-serving corporate helping propoganda and agenda. This is no surprise. This is the Republican game plan from here on in.
simplefact
Bipartisanship is lip service.
Let's not fool ourselves – until the next election, sock it to the GOP, hard! 🙂
Both Cap&Tax and Amnesty concepts are complete rubbish! The American MAJORITY despise both ideas and anyone that supports these loon ideas should be sent packing from Washington!
when are Democrats going to accept that no Republican is going to cooperate in any way to get legislation through. They will bait and pledge cooperation but in the end they will not deliver, as their end game is purely political to regain power at any cost to America.
hoosier voter
I wish the Republican voters would try harder to elect public officials that could do more than one bill at a time....
It's called multi-tasking and any high schooler or single mom can accomplish it readily!
{Oh, Noooo...Mr. Bill...
....two legislations at once, how will we ever manage it?} 🙂 🙂
What the Heck?
This proves what we knew all along, that Graham was never serious about bi-partisan talks. For Graham, everything is a partisan issue and he doesn't care about actually influencing the final legislation.
This is only stunning if CNN has not been following this issue. Graham has been looking for a reason to chuck his involvement in climate change talks for some time now. He initially said he would pull out if the health care bill passed.
He is not serious about the issue, clearly, or he would not use it as a political football. Those of us who ARE serious know lives are at stake.
Mark in MIami
Kudos, Sen Graham. OBAMA and the dems are doing their best to screw up this great nation.
Teckniquez
So we can't do both a the same time...congress can't chew gum and walk... really
Typical Republican... PRO big business... ANTI environment... what you fail to remember is that everything is inextricably linked. If you Repubs want to politicize the environment, then that is your problem to deal with. It's a tragic move that you would do such a thing. I pity you.
Paul H
Immigration reform? What's that? It's been more of the same for fifty years or better. Liberal thinking as permeated both parties on this issue. Real America wants boarders protected, and laws enforced. Immigration into this country needs to be by the books, and regulated. Every visitor needs to be accounted for, and work visa's need to be limited. American Citizens need jobs right now. Illegals need to go back home, and go through the process of coming into this country!
These are very common sense things! Why is it so hard to get these politicians to feel the same?
Follow the money trails? Who's making, it, and who's saving it?
saftgek
Anyone surprised at this pre-meditated move is not paying attention to Sen. Graham and the GOP!
Sen. Graham is one of the most despicable national elected officials in our country, and has been for a very long time.
When one throws Sen. Graham into the pack with Kyl, Cornyn, Brown (Senate) and Boehner, Waxman, Bachmann, and we have a GOP recipe for obstructionism – at a very high cost to the good people of the U.S.A.
Climate change and immigration have absolutely NOTHING to do with each other, and Sen. Graham knows it. This is nothing more than a flimsy excuse to say "Screw The County and its People – We're Going After Obama!"
Oh, and Global Warming is the biggest scam in this century.
Oh well, I guess the Obamabots will have to depend on those rhinos from Maine, Susan Collins and Olympia Snowe, who long ago forgot which side they were on.
Bill F
It's about time that Graham sees through Obama's phony tactics. He has repeatedly lied to the American people. He will, and has said anything to anybody just to get elected. Now he is trying to coddle the American people just so that he can ram rod his personal socialist agenda down our throats. America had better wake up to his socialist agenda before we find ourselves on a the trecherous slippery slope that he is putting us on.
Ther is absolutely nothing that is bipartisan about his administration! This is the worst president ever elected by the American people. What a mistake that was!!! The communist have always said that they would defeat us within and now we are seeing what they meant by that.
all of america
Good for senator Grahm. All of obamas scocialistic agendas need to be stopped in their tracks . obama has done enough damage to the united states with his scocial agendas, obama care,taxes, taxes, taxes, taking control of everything in the country , castrobama, needs to get the boot now!
The Other Campaign Strategist @115th and Amsterdam Ave
This is really unfortunate for Lindsey Graham.
He could have been an example of how Washington works instead of how it does not. I hope he comes back to the table before the damage is done to his image. It would be ashame.
This is not a threat ... it is inevitable that he and his constituents will suffer on the National stage if he comes off as combative.
I keep wanting to like poor Lindsey, but he is a ridiculous man in a ridiculous state. I remember his efforts to derail the Executive Branch over the Clinton scandal and his campaigning for the "mavierick" from Arizona and the silly Alaskan. I believe the Senator from the Confederacy has had his turn and should move on.
I would sell my soul to be around when South Carolina is inundated by the Atlantic Ocean. Not a big loss really but just would like to witness it for my own satisfaction.


In recent decades the Internet has played what may seem to be a unique role in international crises. This book reveals an interesting parallel in the late nineteenth century, when a new communications system based on advances in submarine cable technology and newspaper printing brought information to an excitable mass audience. A network of insulated copper wires connecting North America, the Caribbean, South America, and Europe delivered telegraphed news to front pages with unprecedented speed.
Britton surveys the technological innovations and business operations of newspapers in the United States, the building of the international cable network, and the initial enthusiasm for these electronic means of communication to resolve international conflicts. Focusing on United States rivalries with European nations in Latin America, he examines the Spanish American War, in which war correspondents like Richard Harding Davis fed accounts of Spanish atrocities and Cuban heroism into the American press, creating pressure on diplomats and government leaders in the United States and Spain. The new information system also played important roles in the U.S.-British confrontation in the Venezuelan boundary dispute, the building of the Panama Canal, and the establishment of the U.S. empire in the Caribbean and the Pacific.
John A. Britton has taught courses in Latin American, United States, and world history at Francis Marion University since 1972.


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Second-division match interrupted by crowd trouble
A German second-division match was interrupted for 15 minutes when a fire broke out in the stands after some fans set flares alight.
The match late Monday between Rot-Weiss Essen and Hansta Rostock resumed after police stormed the section holding about 1,500 Rostock fans and subdued the troublemakers.
The referee sent the players to the locker room as soon as the fire broke out. Several flares were also thrown onto the field.
Police detained 75 people, 11 of whom could face charges. Police said 14 people were slightly injured.
The game ended 0-0.


Yay on the purchase! I've definitely gone boy-crazy shopping this week, since finding out!
Do you have enough room in your closet for your clothes AND Carina's??? I already have tons for you. Mike, better clear out!
I love the kimono style tops - so cute! I read they are ideal for new parents too - no fussing with trying to get a onesie over a squimy babe.
Aww, super cute! I see why you couldn't resist!


Doc's note: Today I'm sharing an essay from Jeff Havenstein. Jeff recently got his MBA from Old Dominion University and works as a junior analyst for my newsletters, Retirement Millionaire, Retirement Trader, and Income Intelligence. Today, he shares one of his favorite unconventional market indicators… his friend John.
Today, everyone is talking about the midterms… especially the names of the winners (and losers).
But I want you to focus on one person – John.
John knows nothing about the stock market. And he's clueless about economics. He couldn't tell you the difference between a U.S. Treasury note and a call option… But when I (Jeff) want to predict what the market will do in the next few months, I turn to John.
John and I have been close friends for about a decade. John's a smart guy and currently works for a software company in San Francisco. I live in Baltimore, so I don't get to see him as much as I'd like. But we talk frequently.
When we talk, we talk about how our jobs are going, how each other's families are doing, sports… you name it. The part I look forward to the most, however, is when John wants to talk about stocks.
John owns only one stock. He owns shares of the software company he works for through his employee stock purchase plan.
All the research in the world may not be as a strong of a predictor of the market as a five-minute conversation with John.
It was December 14, 2017. I made the trip all the way from Baltimore to San Francisco to spend a few days with John. We planned to do all the touristy stuff like go to the Golden Gate Bridge, see the sea lions at Fisherman's Wharf, and take the ferry to Alcatraz.
As soon as John picked me up from the airport, I expected us to talk all about our plans and to catch up a bit. And we did… for about five minutes.
Then John asked me if he should buy bitcoin. He was chomping at the bit to buy. He and his girlfriend were debating whether to put about a couple thousand bucks into it.
You see, John is my gauge for what the everyday, sometimes uninformed investor is thinking. When John wants to buy, I'm terrified. When he wants to sell, there's hope.
Doc has talked about this in the past. He uses gossip from cocktail parties to give himself a sense of what investors are thinking. And if there's a strong opinion, Doc likes to do the opposite. It's the same with John.
And just so you know, I ended up convincing John not to buy bitcoin at the time.
So far, John's been a reliable market indicator. He's not a one-hit wonder. Thanks to our conversations over the past six months or so, it seemed more and more likely to me that we'd experience a market correction.
Remember, John only owns the stock of a small software company in San Francisco. It doesn't pay a dividend and the company doesn't make a profit yet. John's thoughts on the market are only based on this stock… which I think is a perfect representation of average investors. Who doesn't love high-flying tech stocks?
His employee stock purchase plan started in March of this year and he owns his company's stock for about $40 per share.
Ever since he became a shareholder, he'd send me regular updates.
Since John is my proxy to how the herd thinks, I was nervous. If John was willing to increase his paycheck contributions to buy more stock, then I couldn't imagine the risks other investors were taking. In my eyes, it was only a matter of time before we saw a market downturn. This brings us to what's happened in the past few weeks.
Ever since the S&P has fallen by nearly 10% from its peak, John's tone has changed. His stock has fallen by about 20%, so he's still sitting on a healthy gain. But instead of his prior excitement, he's now worried.
Just last week, he sent me this message: "Hey, I'm considering selling my stock. What do you think?" And he was asking me this when he understood he'd have to pay more in taxes if he sold now. That's how scared he was.
Everyday investors are just as scared as him after this recent sell-off.
But I'm still cautiously optimistic. Like the January correction, this October pullback may just be a bump in the road as the bull market keeps ripping higher.
If the market does rebound to new highs from here, John and other investors may forget this ever happened and jump right back into risky behavior. But as of now, John is giving us a signal to own stocks… But make sure you're properly diversified. If you missed last week's issue about diversifying between different asset classes, click here to read it.
10 years after the crisis, some investors are still scared of stocks.
Morgan Stanley on October's sell-off.
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University of Worcester given go-ahead for Medical School
The University of Worcester has been given the go ahead to begin recruiting students to the new Three Counties Medical School.
The new medical school will make a major contribution to tackling the shortage of medical doctors in Worcestershire and surrounding counties. The news has been warmly welcomed by NHS chiefs and political leaders.
The facility has been partly funded through a £3m grant from the Worcestershire Local Enterprise Partnership, through the Government's Getting Building Fund.
University of Worcester's Vice Chancellor and Chief Executive, Professor David Green CBE DL, said: "We have been working to create the foundations for a medical school to serve the region for over four years now. The team have done a wonderful job as have our contingent partner Swansea University Medical School.
"The General Medical Council quite rightly scrutinise the training of medical doctors with laser precision. We are delighted that we have passed their tests so far and may now proceed to select and admit the first cohort of students.
"Over at least the next five years the GMC will continue to monitor our progress intensively to ensure we meet their rigorous standards. We will do our very best to ensure that we pass every test and produce very well-educated, high quality doctors graduate in sufficient numbers over the years ahead to turn the shortages of medical staff in the region into history."
The Government's Getting Building Fund is a £900 million fund to deliver jobs, skills and infrastructure across the country. The grant from Worcestershire Local Enterprise Partnership has been match funded by the university and will be used towards modern green initative, demolition works and infrastructure provision including this medical school.
Professor David Green CBE DL also gave his thoughts on the latest development to BBC Hereford and Worcester, you can listen to the full show here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p09r60w5
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