Tancredo tried to eliminate federal Dept. of Education. What chunks of state gov would he ax?

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You knew Texas Gov. Rick Perry's famous Oops Moment would hurt Perry himself, because it made him look so stupid, but I really thought the substance of Perry's incomplete thought–that is, which federal departments should be shut down–would become more of a recurrent theme in conservative GOP primary circles.

I mean, it separates you from the crowd: Shut down the Commerce Department! The Education Department!

This comes up, just not so often.

For example, in a recent appearance on KLZ 560-AM's new "Wake Up" show with Randy Corporon, Rep. Tom Tancredo, who's running for governor, boasted about his efforts, when he was a regional director of the U.S. Department of Education, to shut down the Department of Education:

TANCREDO: I was elected to the State Legislature in 1976, re-elected two more times. I was appointed by Ronald Reagan to run the U.S. Department of Education’s regional office here, in Colorado – six state region. I did that for him and Bush I [one]. Our purpose was to try and implode the whole thing, because we wanted to get the federal government out of education, as much as possible. We couldn’t even get a Congressman to introduce the bill to abolish it, so we tried to do it administratively, and, um–.

HOST RANDY CORPORON: Starve the beast.

TANCREDO: Starve the beast.

CORPORON: Cut back the budget.

TANCREDO: Exactly. So, I found out that that’s what you had to do. That’s the only way you could actually get rid of people that were extraneous – let’s put it that way. [chuckles] I had 22o people employed at the U.S. Department of Education, in the regional office. Two hundred and twenty-two. Now, I emphasize the word ‘employed’. Some of those people were working there, [but] not many. And, um, it took me four years – and as I say, I had to go back to Washington every year and ask for a budget cut in order to actually work through the process of reducing the staff. And I — and there were other reasons why we ended up moving downward, but we got to the point that we had sixty people left, when I left, out of 222.

Left hanging here is, what departments would Tanc cut, wholesale, from state government? That would've been a more relevant direction for Corporon to steer the conversation, given that Tancredo is running for governor.

Perry, you recall, had three federal departments he'd shut down. You get the feeling, when it comes to state government, a guy like Tancredo can top that. Maybe we'll hear about it next time he's on KLZ.

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For the Love Of…STOP USING AURORA SHOOTING PHOTOS for Political Stories

What is it with right-wing political commentators and their complete inability to do a simple search on the origin of a photo? We pointed this out, again, when radio talk show host Peter Boyles used a photoshopped image from a moment during which elected officials were greeting each other somberly after the Aurora theater Shootings.

The right-wing outlet "The Daily Caller" is attempting to drub some kind of scandal into Sen. Mark Udall's research into claims that hundreds of thousands of Coloradans received incomplete notices about changes resulting from Obamacare — a "scandal" that has already been debunked as nonsense on numerous occasions.

Sen. Mark Udall and President Obama at an event held in the aftermath of the 2012 Aurora theater shootings.

Naturally, whenever right-wing outlets are trying to create a scandal out of thin air, they always like to imply that President Obama is somehow involved as well. That's probably why "The Daily Caller" used the picture on your right in their story.

Here's the caption for the photo at right, as supplied by Saul Loeb of AFP/Getty Images:

President Obama, joined by Sen. Mark Udall, D-Colo., tells a story he heard from one of the shooting victims about holding her fingers on her best friend's neck to stop the bleeding. The president spoke during a visit to the University of Colorado Hospital in Aurora, Colo.

It's not overly difficult to do a Google image search and check the source of your picture. This picture misuse isn't nearly as bad as the more commonly-photoshopped picture that also includes Sen. Michael Bennet and Gov. John Hickenlooper (here's one of the most egregious examples), but it's still an inappropriate use of a photo taken during a terrible time in Colorado — and around the country. Whatever emotions the reader might infer from this picture are unfair to a lot of people.

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Republicans Give Up on Trying to Beat Perlmutter

In a year in which Republicans are having trouble fielding exciting candidates for U.S. Senate or Governor, it should come as little surprise that they aren't going to put up a strong candidate against incumbent Democratic Rep. Ed Perlmutter in CD-7. As Lynn Bartels noted in "The Spot," Republican Don "Can I Buy a Vowel" Ytterberg will kick off his campaign for CD-7 on Wednesday.

Don Ytterberg. Yes, that’s how you spell it.

Ytterberg, the CEO of a metal finishing company in Arvada, lost a bid for State Senate in 2008 to Democrat Dan Gibbs of Summit County. Most recently, Ytterberg served as the Chairman of the Jefferson County Republican Party, a position he resigned late last year. Ytterberg isn't a terrible candidate, but he's definitely more of a ballot filler than a true challenger; he's not dynamic or interesting enough to pose a real threat to Perlmutter, which has a lot to do with Perlmutter himself.

Since first winning election to CD-7 in 2006, Perlmutter has cruised to re-election every two years no matter the opponent. In the Tea Party wave year of 2010, Perlmutter crushed Republican Ryan Frazier 53-42. Even after redistricting made CD-7 more competitive in 2012, and with a wealthy, well-known opponent in Joe Coors, Perlmutter still won by a 53-41 margin.

Given Perlmutter's obvious hold on the district, we've been wondering when Republicans would finally give up trying to make a serious run at the Jeffco native — and it appears 2014 is that year.

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"It is discouraging how many people are shocked by honesty and how few by deceit."

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Tancredo, Hill Both Bypassing GOP Caucuses

Tom Tancredo and Owen Hill.

There's rarely much interesting on the right-wing "news" site Colorado Observer, but this tidbit from Valerie Richardson caught our attention:

The grass- roots army behind the Recall Hudak Two campaign has thrown its formidable petition-circulating skills behind Republican candidates Owen Hill and Tom Tancredo.

Recall organizer Mike McAlpine said Thursday that volunteers would gather signatures on behalf of the Republicans, who are petitioning to gain slots on the June 24 primary ballot instead of going through the state assembly.

Hill, a state senator from Colorado Springs, is seeking the Republican nomination for Senate, while former congressman Tancredo is making a bid for the GOP nod for governor.

“The same grassroots, conservative energy that led to the victories in the historic 2013 recall elections is the very same enthusiasm that will propel Tom Tancredo and Owen Hill into office,” said McAlpine in a statement. “People are excited about their genuine leadership for personal liberty, limited government, and especially their dedication to serve the people, not our corrupted government system.”

This is the first word we've seen that U.S. Senate candidate Owen Hill intends to bypass the state Colorado Republican Party caucus process, and go directly to the primary ballot by collecting petition signatures. We had heard the possibility that Tom Tancredo might bypass the caucuses with a petition drive, and this announcement would appear to confirm that rumor as well. The story infers that the petition gatherers in question, fresh off the petition campaign to recall Evie Hudak, aren't being paid, but we haven't confirmed that.

With one of Hill's U.S. Senate primary opponents, Amy Stephens, also ditching the caucuses to petition directly to the ballot, the GOP's formerly important assembly selection process appears less meaningful than ever in 2014. This illustrates a difference between former GOP chairman Dick Wadhams, who zealously defended the caucuses and penalized candidates who didn't participate, and current GOP chairman Ryan Call, who sheepishy says both means of getting on the ballot are "legitimate." The truth is, Call would probably be closer to Wadhams' position if he had the power to enforce it. But Call isn't Wadhams, and today's GOP isn't what it was even four years ago.

As for the legitimacy of Hill and Tancredo personally…that really doesn't matter right now.

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Best hair care tips you will ever read reveal how to get healthy hair in the shortest time possible

Getting gorgeous hair is the dream of every girl. So, how can you do that? Fortunately, it is not necessary for you to go to a hair salon or expensive hair products to have hair that looks professionally cared for and styled. Read on top powerful hair care tips here to discover the secrets of healthy hair.

How often you wash your hair should be based on the type of your hair and how much oil your scalp produces.

In case that your hair is oily, you need to wash your hair more often than other types of hair.If you have chemically treated hair, then, your hair might be drier, so you had better wash it less regularly.When people get older, the scalp might make less oil; therefore, they will not need to shampoo as often. Yet, in case you see flakes in the hair, it means that you might not be shampooing enough. As a result, you may suffer from dandruff or other scalp diseases.

It is recommended that people should use shampoos which do not include sulfates or parabens. Sulfates are the chemicals which make shampoos lather up. And, parabens are actually preservatives which lead to eyes problems and irritation. All of these chemicals are not good for your hair as well as the environment; thus, you should try to use shampoo with nature cleansers.

Additionally, it is great for you to use a shampoo that is suitable for your hair type. Go for the shampoo which works for you. For instance, in case your hair is colored, then you had better use a shampoo which is designed for color-treated hair. In other words, if your hair is currently ruined or chemically treated, you can take advantage of a “2-in-1” shampoo. No matter how much it costs, a lot of shampoo as well as conditioner brands supply the same benefits. 

When washing the hair, you should focus on cleaning primarily your scalp instead of focusing on washing the total length of your hair. If you wash your hair solely, then you might create flyaway hair which is coarse and dull.

Then, after shampooing, you should use conditioner to make your hair smoother, unless you can use a “2-in-1” shampoo that will clean and condition your hair. Making use of the conditioner will significantly improve the look of damaged or weathered hair by enhancing shine, reducing static electricity, boosting strength and providing a natural shied from harmful ultra violet rays.

While putting conditioner on your hair, put it on the tips of the hair. As conditioner could make fine hair look limp, they just should be used on the tips of your hair, not the length of hair or the scalp.

The next one in a list of hair care tips I want to introduce to you is about brushing. In fact, brushing your hair can stimulate the follicles leading to increased hair growth, yet brushing too much will damage your hair strands, resulting in split ends and frizz.

Remember that hot season could be extremely damaging for the hair. The harmful rays and scorching sunlight from the sun might turn your hair rough, dry, and damaged looking. In order to prevent this from happening, you had better not go out when the sun is at its peak during the afternoon hours.  In case that you have to go out that moment, ensure that you cover your head with a hat or use an umbrella or wear a scarf. Then, applying a serum or a leave-in onto your hair could protect your hair from damage of heat because it acts like sunscreens for the hair.

Dandruff is a common problem, particularly in the winter. This involves in the flaking white dead skin of the scalp. It is considered as a scalp disorder which affects a large number of people all over the world. If you are suffering from this problem, then you need to apply several dandruff removing techniques. When you have dandruff, do not overlook it. Make use of dandruff-removing shampoos as well as conditioners which are available in the market. In case these products do not work for you, then you need to consider stronger solutions like nizoral antifungals. Or, you can take advantage of traditional methods for treating dandruff like Neem egg yolk, or black pepper.

Did you know that the water temperature used when you wash hair can determine your hair quality? You should wash the hair with lukewarm water. Such extremely temperatures, like too hot and too cold water all damage the hair follicles. Always wash hair with water an optimum temperature. Particularly, you had better avoid using hot water, even during winter because it is so damaging for the hair. A lot of hair experts recommend people to give their hair with tea-water so that their hair will be shiny and smooth.

Trim your hair frequently in order to guarantee your hair growth and eliminate split ends. Get your own hair trimmed at least one times in six month for maintaining its health. However, a lot of people who want to grow their hair longer avoid trimming it because they do not want to shorten their hair’s length. That is untrue. If you regularly trim your hair, then you can stimulate hair growth. If not, the split ends will start traveling up the length of your hair and damage your hair much further. Hence, get your hair trimmed as often as possible to retain healthy and long hair.

Maybe, most of us all want to have or silky straight or gorgeous curls hair. Nevertheless, heat treatments, such as heat straighteners and curlers cause damage to the hair. Actually, the short-terms consequences of swishy, great-looking hair might be realized unclearly, yet the long-term effects could be devastating. Heat could be harmful for the hair as warned earlier. The cuticle layer will be ruined by heat, leading to dropped hair or brittle hair. So, do not straighten the hair every day, but do in moderation or before special events. Never apply the heat onto the hair once it is wet. Just wait for it to dry before straightening or curling it. You should also use good quality curlers and straighteners to avoid excessive damage.

After finishing your shower, wrap the hair in a cotton towel. Avoid brushing hair while wet because it may make the hair brittle and weak. Only use a wide tooth comb to brush out tangles when hair is wet.

Do not use such a blow-rider. Normally, healthy hair will not respond well to heat. Your hair might suffer from the damage caused by heat easily, particularly from blow-driers. In case that you have to use this, dry your hair using the lowest-temperature level and try limiting usage about once per week.

Once you shower before sleeping at night, let it air-dry before going to bed. Leave your hair wet when sleeping is not good for your health.

Because hair is made from proteins, so you need to consume a well-balanced diet which is high in lean protein, fresh fruits and vegetables, and whole grains. As a healthy diet can guarantee the good-looking, good-feeling hair, so you need to consume plenty of iron, vitamin C, zinc, and omega-3 fatty acids. These substances will help transport oxygen to blood vessels, grow as well as repair tissue, and booth hair growth fast.

Also, you need to give the hair time to show its new brilliance. Though what you eat will not instantly show the result or difference on the hair you have already, it will repair your hair steadily and help with hair which is newly growing.

See: steps to create a healthy meal plan for better health.

A lot of physical and mental stressors limit your hair growth. In reality, stress could cause hair loss, and other hair problems; thus, you should try not to let stress and depression control you. This means finding healthy emotional outlets for your problems, like biking, yoga, or other kinds of exercise.

Learn methods to relieve stress and depression and unique tips to stop hair loss safely so that you can get beautiful hair easily.

When it comes to hair care tips, remember to protect the hair from damaging impacts of chlorine by conditioning and wetting the hair before swimming. It is good for you to wear a tight-fitting swim cap and use a specially formulated swimmers shampoo as well as deep conditioner after swimming to complement lost moisture.

There are a variety of natural ingredients which you could use on the hair to make it better and healthier. Egg yolk should be used like a conditioner. Or, you can use aloe Vera which can be applied as a homemade hair masks. Those people who have grey hair should apply henna onto their hair though henna used on dry hair could make it drier. Another home remedies you can take advantage of can be vinegar mixed with warm water and baking soda.

Check out some advantages of apple cider vinegar and ways to prevent premature grey hair here.

Hopefully that the above hair care tips can help you beautify your hair naturally and effectively. In order to get healthy and smooth hair, people should combine these tips appropriately and consistently. Leave your comments at the end of this post of hair care tips to let us know your thoughts. We will answer all soon!

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“Amycare” Isn’t Stephens’ Only Problem

Amy Stephens.

A great story from the Colorado Independent's John Tomasic late Friday explores another significant problem for GOP U.S. Senate primary contender Amy Stephens. Despite a growing amount of support for Stephens from local GOP insiders (and, most suspect, DC-based Republican heavies like the National Republican Senatorial Committee), Stephens' candidacy has failed to gain traction with rank-and-file Republicans. A major reason for this is Stephens' support in the Colorado legislature for Senate Bill 11-200, the bill that created Colorado's new health insurance exchange. Even though Colorado's health insurance exchange appears to be working well after a rough start, and was supported by business interests across the state in addition to Democrats, its origins as a key part of the Affordable Care Act, a.k.a. Obamacare has made the insurance exchange a critical liability for Stephens with GOP primary voters.

And as Tomasic of the Independent reports, "Amycare" isn't the only base relations hurdle for Stephens:

It’s in [the context of "Amycare"] that, when Udall announced at the end of last year that he had helped negotiate the end to the rough eight-year battle around the U.S. Army’s proposal to expand its Pinon Canyon training site in southeastern Colorado, the Stephens campaign must have breathed a sigh of relief. Because, as far as conservative Colorado voters go, Stephens was on the wrong side of that litmus-test issue, too.

Ranchers have worked the wide brushland around Pinon Canyon for generations. And for nearly a decade, they watched with grave concern and growing anger as the Army sought to acquire enormous swaths of the area for its expansion plans. The ranchers had good reason to be wary.

The existing 240,000-acre maneuvering ground was seized by the Army in the 1980s through eminent domain from residents who refused to sell. It was a bitter pill to swallow at the time but it seemed only an early small dose of a larger toxic prescription when in the mid 2000s the Army floated a proposal to gobble up 7 million more acres and establish the largest training site in the country. The plan would have bought out or seized acreage from an estimated 17,000 landowners, according to government documents…

State legislators introduced bills aimed at prohibiting the Army from using eminent domain to condemn and seize land around the site. In 2009, a bill to prevent the state from even leasing land in the area split Republicans at the capitol. Stephens, an El Paso Republican, was one of only 17 members of the House to vote against the bill. [Pols emphasis]

Tomasic cites the example of then-GOP gubernatorial candidate Scott McInnis, who also sided back in 2009 with El Paso County military supporters against landowners in southeast Colorado to support the expansion of Pinon Canyon. We took note of McInnis' choice of the Army over private property rights at the time, and McInnis' primary opponents hammered him over the issue with Republican voters. Local voters in turn promised to never support McInnis. And this 2009 vote wasn't the only stand taken by Rep. Stephens against landowners in Pinon Canyon. In 2007, Stephens was one of just a few representatives to vote against House Bill 07-1069, a bill withdrawing the state's consent for Pinon Canyon to expand. That bill was signed into law by Gov. Bill Ritter.

Last November, incumbent Democratic Sen. Mark Udall took action to end concerns over the expansion of the Pinon Canyon Maneuver Site for the long term. From his statement:

Mark Udall, who serves on the U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee, and Assistant Secretary of the Army Katherine Hammack announced today that the U.S. Army will not seek to expand the Pinon Canyon Maneuver Site and will withdraw its request for a land acquisition waiver that had been a longstanding concern for area residents. The Army's decision followed a request by Udall to study the issue and ends years of uncertainty over the possibility that the Army would expand its footprint at the site. The announcement came as Udall, Hammack and southern Colorado leaders met today following months of negotiations.

"This announcement is a win for Southern Colorado ranchers and residents who have long worried that they could be displaced from their land if the Pinon Canyon Maneuver Site were to be expanded. It's also helpful for Fort Carson soldiers who need assured access to the existing maneuver site to prepare for combat. And by proving that we can put aside our differences to resolve controversial issues for the good of all, it's a big win for Colorado," Udall said.

Sen. Udall's actions have by all accounts settled the issue of Pinon Canyon for the foreseeable future, and on the side of landowners who made their cause a focus for property rights supporters across the state. Outside the military bastion of El Paso County, property rights are sacrosanct among conservative Republicans. There is a strong crossover between private property rights activism and conservatism, so much that even ex-Rep. Marilyn Musgrave and her successor Rep. Cory Gardner have fought the Army over Pinon Canyon. That's we we always believed McInnis made a terrible mistake siding with the Army over landowners.

And now, like it or not, it's Amy Stephens' mistake too.

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Stephens says she was fighting for CO, & Amycare opponents were maybe tweeting or “getting a tattoo”

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Conservative activist Kelly "ish" Maher, who was a guest host on KNUS' Kelley and Company Friday, asked gubernatorial candidate Amy Stephens a question that's been an obsession on conservative talk-radio lately:

Maher: "Potentially, let's say, you make it out of the primary. And you are in a primary with some people whom many here consider to be friends. But once you get to that point where you are theoretically running against Udall, how are you going to separate yourself from him and create a contrast because a lot of people are putting the exchange creation on you. As soon as you announced that you were running, Twitter blew up and called it Amycare. So that's an important contrast. How are you going to clarify that for people."

Stephens: "…I'm not sure with my opponents–I don't know if they were tweeting. I don't know if they were getting a tattoo. Or whatever. I was in the weeds, you know, with John Suthers and others, trying to make the best decision for the people of Colorado." [BigMedia emphasis]

If you know Maher, you know she self-identifies as a seeker of the lighter moments in politics, and so you have to be surprised that Maher didn't jump all over Stephens' "getting-a-tattoo" line.

Does Stephens think her Tea-Party opponents, like KLZ talk-show hosts Ken Clark and Jason Worley, are tattoo-covered? Is there a correlation between tattoos and Tea Party types?

Or was it simply the tweet-tattoo alliteration that Stephens was going for? It sounded like Stephens may have been reaching for a joke. But why tattoos?

Maher missed a chance to have some fun with Stephens, with acid undertones, but maybe KLZ morning show host Randy Corporon (560 KLZ-AM 5-7 a.m.) can pick up the baton.

At a meeting of the Arapahoe Country Republican's Men's club in early January, Stephens told Corporon, who chairs the Arapahoe County Tea Party, that she'd appear on KLZ's morning show to discuss the issues, Corporon said on air Friday.

Corporon: "As her time was ending, I told her she'd be welcome to come to the Arapahoe Tea Party and speak, and that anyone who was rude of vile would be asked to leave–and that she would be welcome to come in to the studio and sit down and for an interview on the morning show on KLZ. And she said that she would do it. Now, when I went and gave my card to her scheduler, he didn't seem quite so sure. We'll see how that plays out."

..It will be very, very interesting to see if Rep. Stephens follows through and comes to speak to you at the Arapahoe Tea Party and comes in here to talk to us, where we can really get her to try to explain her decision-making on Amycare and on some of the other bills and statements that she has made."

Listen to KLZ's Corporon Discusses Amy Stephens 1.24.14

During her speech, Stephens said she'd been treated "vilely" by Tea Party members, according to Corporon. So if Stephens comes on Corporon's show, they'll have a lot more to discuss than tattoos.

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RNC Announces Major Changes to Presidential Primary Process

Say that three times fast. As our friends from "The Fix" explain:

The Republican National Committee voted on Friday to drastically compress its presidential nomination process in hopes of avoiding a drawn-out and expensive fight that weakens the GOP's eventual standard-bearer in 2016.  The changes include protecting the rights of Iowa, New Hampshire, South Carolina and Nevada to early votes  in February and making it far more punitive for other states — Florida, we are looking at you — to move up their primaries. The party's national convention will also move from late summer/early fall to no later than the end of July.

The moves were the brainchild of RNC commitee Chair Reince Prieubus, but will it ultimately be a good thing for Republicans? As "The Fix" notes, the Primary changes could end up forcing a candidate upon the GOP that might not be their best option in a General Election (like that's new):

Whether or not that was the right move — a compressed calendar puts a premium on momentum and makes it hard to stop a candidate with momentum even if it's not the candidate the establishment wants — remains to be seen, but Priebus has now left a major mark on how the party will pick its next presidential nominee. It may wind up being his lasting legacy at the head of the party.

What say you, Polsters? Is this good or bad for Republican hopes of winning the White House in 2016?

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Smoke Up, Johnnie…But Not Until Age 21

A bipartisan bit of "nanny-statism" headed for the state legislature, as the Grand Junction Sentinel's Charles Ashby reports:

Anyone under the age of 21 no longer would be able to smoke cigarettes under a bill to be introduced into the Colorado Legislature in the coming weeks.

The bill, which is to be introduced by Republicans and Democrats, would raise the legal age to use any tobacco product from 18 to 21, putting it in line with other legal vices, such as alcohol and marijuana…

“It offers consistency in the law,” [sponsor Sen. Steve King] said. “Gambling’s 21, alcohol is 21, marijuana is 21. It seems to me that those potentially addictive behaviors … we should have good consistent policies about regulating that behavior.”

The yet-to-be-introduced bill reportedly has bipartisan sponsorship, Reps. Cheri Gerou (R) and Beth McCann (D) in the House, and Sens. Steve King (R) and John Kefalas (D) in the Colorado Senate. A few other states including Utah are considering a similar increase in the minimum age to buy tobacco products to 21 years of age.

A consistent age to buy all forms of vice consumable products does make a kind of sense, and with the harmful effects of smoking clearly understood today, it's difficult to argue that the "right" to buy cigarettes at age 18 is worth defending.

The only thing we would add is that as the "Amsterdam of North America," it might indeed be a good idea for Colorado to demonstrate some public health prudence in some form.

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Republicans Agree with Udall on NSA Spying

Sen. Mark Udall

The Republican National Committee today passed a resolution condemning surveillance programs of the National Security Agency, a move that will certainly make for a nice TV advertisement for the re-election efforts of Democratic Sen. Mark Udall. As a member of the Senate Intelligence Committee, Udall has been in front of the efforts to pull back on the NSA's domestic spying programs, and the RNC's agreement on the issue will help Udall supporters cast him as a bipartisan leader.

It doesn't hurt that the RNC's language in their resolution is remarkably similar to Udall's messaging. From The Hill:

The committee criticized the government’s bulk collection of records about all phone calls, which emerged as one of the most controversial programs revealed in leaks by former NSA contractor Edward Snowden. That NSA effort “is in itself contrary to the right of privacy protected by the Fourth Amendment of the United States Constitution,” the RNC said in the resolution.

Now here's Udall speaking about the issue with NPR a few weeks ago:

"We shouldn't codify a program that violates Americans' privacy, raises questions about the Fourth Amendment and is, in the end, not proven to be effective. … It violates Americans' privacy and may well be unconstitutional."

It looks like we know where the eventual GOP Senate nominee will be on the NSA spying issue…just maybe with a little different language.

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…And Then Bob Beauprez Scumbagged Them All

“Both Ways” Bob Beauprez (right).

FOX 31's Eli Stokols reports–seriously? "Both Jobs Bob?"

Former GOP Congressman Bob Beauprez, tasked earlier this month with chairing Colorado’s bid to host the 2016 Republican National Convention, told FOX31 Denver on Monday that he hasn’t ruled out putting his name at the top of this year’s ballot…

While Beauprez hasn’t closed the door to a U.S. Senate run, he also remains open to mounting a late run for governor.

In both races, Beauprez said, no candidate has emerged as a favorite from a wide primary field; and fundraising numbers, on the whole, have been less than impressive.

“It would be nice if one of our guys was getting some separation, but that doesn’t seem to be the case. The finance numbers don’t lie,” said Beauprez, who clarified that he was referring to the fields of both GOP gubernatorial and Senate candidates. [Pols emphasis]

Pretty exceptional stuff if you think about it. Bob Beauprez, a former Congressman whose last foray into electoral politics was an historic drubbing at the hands of Bill Ritter in 2006, has found a way to drop his name into speculation about virtually every major statewide race since then. In 2010, Beauprez floated his name unsuccessfully as an alternative to the collapsing GOP gubernatorial campaign of Scott McInnis. Beauprez likes to tell people that he's "got another rodeo" in him, but at 65, the hard truth is he probably doesn't have very many such rodeos, and if he's going to take another shot at high office it honestly does need to be soon.

So one can understand his interest in 2014–which he expressed as far back as last summer, though nothing came of that round of "buzz." It's much less clear today how Beauprez builds goodwill by disparaging the entire Republican gubernatorial and Senate primary fields this far into the race. It's not that we disagree with the premise that these other campaigns have so far failed to thrive. With Ken Buck and Tom Tancredo topping the polls in the Senate and gubernatorial primaries, it's pretty obvious that bellicose Republican rhetoric hasn't been met with a plan to actually win elections.

But with all due respect to "Both Ways Bob," who has given us much great material over the years, he's not their savior either. What he has done is remind everyone again how desperately shallow the Republican bench really is.

And since he can't run in both races, maybe he should have only talked smack about the candidates in one.

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CO Campaign Finance Law Struck Down

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Former Rep. Kathleen Curry.

The Coloradoan and the Herald reported last week that the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled in favor of La Plata County Commissioner Joelle Riddle and, by extension, former State Representative Kathleen Curry of Gunnison in their suit challenging Colorado's campaign finance limits. 

In 2010, Curry ran a write-in campaign as an independent candidate. The fact that she was having to run as a write in is yet another form of discrimination against independent candidates, but that's a separate issue. 

The case involved Colorado's limit of individual contributions of $200 per election. If that number seems wrong to you, it's because that number raises to $400 if you are running as a Democrat or Republican, since you might have a primary, (but probably won't). 

In the 2010 election, despite running as a write in, Curry lost by only 359 votes. If she had been able to raise double the money, like each of her opponents, she certainly could have won. 

In the review of the case, 590 State House and Senate candidates from the Dem and GOP parties were examined and it was determined that only 63 of them had actually faced a primary challenge. Yet, all of them had been allowed to collect twice as much per individual donor and to use all of that money during months immediately before the general election. 

Colorado will now be forced to rethink it's campaign finance laws. One proposal is to copy the federal law and require separate accounts for primary and general election funds, and prohibit primary funds from being spent after the primary election date. Another option is to simply drop the charade of primary vs general funds and just let all candidates collect up to $400 regardless of party affiliation. Either way, Colorado election law is a little bit more fair today.  

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Want to know salary negotiation tips that work? top useful etiquette tips are available for you

What are your salary expectations?

This is considered as commonly one of the first questions you are asked when interviewing for a new job. As a job hunter, you are trying to both get the job and obtain the highest possible compensation. In order to negotiate effectively, it is better for you to know some really-work salary negotiation tips. Here is how to do it:

1.      Do Your Own Research

The first one in salary negotiation tips introduced here is to learn much more about the pay scale of the enterprise that you want to apply for or wants to hire you.

Also, you need to study about the average salary of that industry. Though you might desire to work for an airline, but in case the company’s practice is to hire from within, you may need to accept an entry-level position. However, union constraints might limit the flexibility on salary levels regardless of the numbers of university degrees you have. Another important part of the research, you should also figure out the minimum level of salary expectations. Find out the deal-breaker point you can afford as well. Knowing what you are willing to accept before walking in the door will help you prepare your emotional state for the negotiation. There are many candidates who never give themselves an opportunity to negotiate a higher salary as they do not invest enough time in thinking about this problem beforehand. Do not get locked in such a bad position as you are not sure about the salary level you will accept in the first place.

2.      Keep Track Of Your Achievements

The greatest tool which you have in interviews is your achievements’ proof. Have the facts to support why you deserve what you are asking for and also do not afraid of asking for it.

Therefore, you should keep examples of the work you do the best, thank you notes from your customers, and recognitions and awards. If you want to compensation, then you had better show how you will compensate that enterprise by gaining its targets. So, be well prepared to sell return on investment. Showing them how you could make or save money for your previous or current company? Be ready to cite specific situations and explain how those examples relate to the position you are being offered.

When you explore the critical factors towards that company, and how you could meet those demands, you will be able to use these proofs of your value. In fact, it is much easier to negotiate a better salary once you have proof of your worth.

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3.      Know How To Provide Value

It might take from you effort as well as time, but if you could find out ways to address your specific demands of an enterprise, then you will have enormously more leverage when talking about the desired salary.

It is said that the best way to find out the company’s needs is to talk with some current employees of that company. As doing this preliminary research, you had better not spend time talking about yourself, but letting them know that you are trying your best to work at the company. Concentrate on finding out what is important to them.

4.      Do Not Be The First Person To Budge

The single biggest mistake that most people make when it comes to salary negotiation is to tell the interviewers what you would be willing to accept.

Because the majority of interviewees do not like being pressured; therefore, they blurt out a number of that they are willing to take. Nevertheless, the best way for you to negotiate successfully is that you should not be the first person to name a number.

In order to avoid this common pitfall, you should ask about the salary range at the first time of meeting an interviewer.

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5.      If Possible, Ask For More Than They Could Give

There is low hanging fruit in each salary negotiation. Often, the interviewers will sell interviewees on what the “gold mines” are without providing enough essential information.

Your task now is to make them quantify every aspect of the package of compensation that they offer you. You should not settle for general percentages or figures. You could be sure that each single piece of the package has a dollar amount assigned to it. To get it, you should ask the recruiters to add everything up in dollar amounts.

6.      Be Reasonable

From the research of your own, you may know the offer is low. So, what will you do to resolve this problem? If you choose 10%, you might have to accept a level of 5%. So, do not be confrontational. It is a calculated-risk to walk away from a job offer. Maybe, they will call you back with a revised beginning salary or even close your file for hiring other people if they think you have been greedy, overly demanding, or arrogant.

7.      Believe In Yourself

In some cases, the sole way to get a higher starting salary is by being actively sought for your own position. In other cases, you might need to illustrate your exact skills which meet the demand of that company and if you play your own cards right, you will be able to land the job you want at a salary level beyond your usual dreams.

In reality, just being well-prepared, making use of some psychological techniques, and applying innovative marketing and negotiation skills will assist you in maximizing your salary.

Believe in yourself so that you can negotiate confidently. While it is hard to find a job in this market, once you are chosen as a potential candidate that an enterprise wants to hire, then you have an excellent position of negotiating.

Check out tips on boosting confidence drastically and some simple techniques for communication skills here to increase your chance of getting desired salary.

8.      Delay The Discussion

Remember that if you ask about your demands before the enterprise has decided that they are willing to hire you, you should delay the current discussion. In fact, it is not all about the money as mentioned above. If this is the right job professional for you and you are the right person for that professional, both two sides will work out the details.

9.      Be Responsive, Yet Try Not To Commit Early On

When talking about your own current or recent compensation level, you should ensure to distinguish between the “total” and “base” compensation. Then, avoid concentrating too much on salary, but referring about the main purpose of the conversation at this stage, from your own perspective. This will help you determine if the recruiter and you can fit each other.

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10.      Use The Magic Four-Letter Word

When it comes to salary negotiation tips, if people are eventually willing to address the salary, as recommended above, they should let the company go first in order to maintain security. Experts suggest responding with a four-letter word. The magic word is, “Hmmm”. When they go first, you will compare their current offer with what you researched previously. Respond with the researched response. Keep in mind that, you have just proven and demonstrated your value through this point.

Read on: magic words to use when communicating. 

11.      Create Fairness And Finding Common Points

Keep in mind that it is really imperative to maintain a friendly tone, and develop your arguments based on objective facts, not your particular demands or desires.

You could go far by asking probing questions with a friendly smile. Sometimes, when you say something, there will be counter arguments coming from the other side, leading to entering of alternate facts during the discussion. If you negotiate based on facts and principles rather than desires and whims, you will show yourself to be reasonable and a solid professional. Though it is actually difficult at this point to argue against fairness, you are still great on your way to the best possible compensation for the value you bring to the new job.

12.      Do Not Stop Negotiating Too Soon

The best negotiators will not shut down on the first signal of resistance. Rather than that, you should clarify questions and elongate the conversation. You will never know where that conversation might go. For many people, they tend to think too much about negotiations, making them feel uncomfortable. That seems as if they always look for the first opportunity to escape. However, just several minutes of discomfort could lead to long-lasting effect on your financial security and career.

13.      Keep It Professional

Whether it is right or wrong, for a lot of people, money is closely connected to self-worth. If you are one of them, then you had better learn to be professional as well as optional during negotiations. However, this is usually easier said than done. Assessing the point of view of the company offering and your own will be your next step. Then, finishing each conversation with your “thank you” saying or writing.

These above salary negotiation tips, hopefully, will help negotiate successfully and get a higher salary. If you feel this article of salary negotiation tips is useful, then leave your comments at the end of this post to let us know your thoughts. We will feedback all soon!

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Yogurt and the human health: surprising benefits of yogurt that everyone should not overlook

Do you notice that the yogurt section in most grocery stores has taken over the dairy aisle? It is worth noting that yogurt has been prime real estate in the supermarket recent days. This kind of food is fermented milk that was originated in Eastern Europe, but is now being manufactured and consumed by most areas all over the world. So, why it is loved like that? Check out top benefits of yogurt here to find out the answer.

1.      Give People Flat Abs

It is said that if people consume 18 ounces of yogurt per day, they can reduce their jeans size. People who consume that much can cut down their total calories and decrease belly fat than those who skip this snack. Yogurt also retain one-third more calorie torching lean muscle mass that could help people maintain a healthy weight. Fat around the waist manufacture the hormone called cortisol, telling the body to store more belly flab. When eating yogurt, the calcium in yogurt will signal the fat cells to pump out less cortisol, resulting in fat loss, while the amino acids support fat burning process.

2.      It Is Easier To Digest Than Milk

The fact is that a lot of people could not tolerate milk, either due to their protein allergy or lactose intolerance. An alternative is yogurt. Thanks to the culturing process, yogurt is more digestible than milk. In yogurt, the live active cultures will create lactase, enzyme lactose-intolerant that the human body lacks, and other enzymes. Some bacterial enzymes made by the culturing process, partially digest milk protein casein, promoting the absorption as well as making it less allergenic. Therefore, those people who cannot consume milk can take advantage of yogurt without intestinal upset. Generally, yogurt does not contain as much lactose as milk while providing people with more lactase than milk.

3.      Contain A Lot Of Essential Nutrients

This is one of the most obvious benefits of yogurt. Yogurt provides people with many nutrients such as calcium, protein, riboflavin, B vitamins, and folic acid. Consuming yogurt can help you increase the calcium absorption thanks to active cultures present in this food. The calcium in 8 serves of yogurt is more than in the same amount of milk.

Moreover, yogurt is also a great source of protein compared to milk. Protein in yogurt is usually called “pre-digested” as during fermentation process, these proteins become easy to digest.

The lactic acid found in yogurt can assist the digestion, make it easier to absorb. And, because yogurt provides a variety of vitamins, the mineral absorption is also increased.

4.      Promote Immunity

Studies indicated that those people who eat two cups of yogurt each day might produce higher level of immunity boosting interferon. The bacterial cultures in live-culture yogurt are able to stimulate infection-fighting white cells in the blood stream.  The lacto bacillus found in yogurt can strengthen the intestine, and boost the absorption of essential nutrients in the body that might maintain the health of digestive system, which in turn will promote the immune system.

5.      Prevent High Blood Pressure

Those individuals who usually consume high amount of salt might suffer from hypertension, heart disease, and kidney. When consuming yogurt, the potassium can help stimulate the absorption and eliminate redundant amount of sodium in the body. If you consume at least a cup of yogurt every day, you will be less likely to suffer from high blood pressure than those who do not. Make yogurt a part of your diet to stay away from high blood pressure condition.

6.      Keep Colds Away

If you consume about four ounces of yogurt each day, you might find yourself sniffle-free in the next months. Those women who often consume this amount will have stronger and more active T cells, which can fight off sickness as well as infection than those who do not. Such healthy bacteria present in yogurt can help send signals to the immune-promoting cells in the body to power up and battle harmful bugs. Actually, allergy sufferers who have low levels of certain T cells might also see relief when adding yogurt to their daily diets. According to some studies, individuals who ate seven ounces of yogurt per day will have lower symptoms of allergy than those who do not.  

7.      Face Saver

Some people might know the effects of yogurts on complexion. Indeed, yogurt includes lactic acid that is a component in several in-office chemical peels. It can gently exfoliate top layers of the epidermis, which is able to clear up blemishes and discolorations, and even decrease fine wrinkles.

It is recommended that people should mix yogurt with 2 or 3 drops of olive or almond oil and a tablespoon of honey, then apply this mixture to your face, wait for 20 or 30 minutes before rinsing out and patting it dry.

8.      Lower Cholesterol

Many studies proved that just 2 cups of yogurt intake daily can reduce the cholesterol level thanks to the presence of live nutrients in yogurt that may assimilate the cholesterol formation and fight off infection in the human bloodstream. Those people who take yogurt pro-biotic have reduced cholesterol level by 6.3 percent when compared to those who take medications.

9.      Offer Curable Antibiotic

Antibiotics found in the yogurt can kill not only the negative harmful bacteria, but also the good heavy bacteria present in the intestines before reaching your kidneys and urogenital system. And, the live active bacterial nutrients in the yogurt can help you recover the intestine with useful bacteria before harmful ones build in it. Therefore, it is recommended that people should take at least 2 cups of yogurt in order to get effective antibiotic treatment.

10.      Reduce Yeast Infections

The majority of women may suffer from candida or yeast overgrowth in their vagina, especially women suffering from diabetes. Hence, it is important for women to follow a well-balanced, healthy diet which contains various foods including natural bacteria and yeasts. Yogurt is considered as the most beneficial form of yeast which is good for the vaginal and intestinal infections. A variety of studies as well as researches pointed out women consuming 6 ounces of yogurt every day can alleviate yeast infection symptoms. And women suffering from chronic vaginal infections after consuming yogurt each day see decreased symptoms in their problem naturally. Therefore, people should consume at least 8 ounces of yogurt packed with useful bacteria to reduce the formation of the yeast organisms in their vagina and lessen the incident of yeast vaginal infection safely. 

11.      Prevent Colon Cancer

Yogurt includes lacto bacteria, which are beneficial in fostering a healthy colon and preventing from colon cancer. In reality, lacto bacteria are a type of intestine friendly bacteria that enhances the development of healthy bacteria in the colon, resulting in decreased colon diseases risk. These bacteria damage the harmful microorganism in your colon before they turn carcinogenic. People who consume a large amount of calcium will have low rate of getting colorectal cancer. In other words, old people who have run out of lactase as well as have more sensitive colors can take advantage of yogurt because it can make it easier for them to digest.

12.      Keep A Healthy Weight

Yogurt can be a natural solution for weight loss because of its low calorie content plus with fat-burning capabilities. Obese people who add yogurt into their diet lose more excess body fat and retain more lean tissue than people who do not eat yogurt. As yogurt is contained in a decreased-calorie diet, people will get weight loss which might be due to the calcium that maintains a healthy weight.  

13.      Acne Fighter

When it comes to beauty benefits of yogurt, yogurt is rather high in zinc, which can help people reduce and prevent pimples and acne. Try applying a little bit of yogurt on the affected area once per day, then you can see the disappearance of acne in just one week. If you apply this method regularly, then your skin will be kept in healthy shape and prevented from breaking out. It also assists in subsiding any inflammation as well as redness. It plays a role as a natural astringent for the skin. 

14.      Abolish Tan, Dark Circles, And Alleviate Skin Discoloration

Because the high-content of zinc, yogurt can clear your blemishes, shrinks the pores naturally. Thanks to the mild skin bleaching properties, yogurt consumers will reduce skin discoloration overtime. Keep in mind that you need to remove your makeup before applying the yogurt on your skin.

Besides, in order to get rid of dark circles, apply just a thin yogurt layer under the eyes, leave it for about 15 minutes. Then, rinse it off before hitting the hay. It is good for you to apply this method for one week and you will see great improvement.

For the purpose of blotches or age spots, you can rub some tablespoon of yogurt mixed with the lemon juice onto your skin for about 30 minutes. Rinse off and dry your skin. Repeat it several times per week to get the best results.

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This article covers some of the most typical health and beauty benefits of yogurt. Actually, yogurt is the best when taken it simply. So, go on and get some yogurt from the grocery store or prepare fresh yogurt right at your home. You will see how valuable it is.

Leave your comments at the end of this post of benefits of yogurt to let us know your thoughts. Thanks for your reading!

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Outcome driven paths to 2014 software market growth opportunities insights from tbr’s sw benchmark

The market for cloud services and cloud professional services is still in its infancy but is expected to double by 2018, and vendors providing cloud professional services are quickly developing ...

The market for cloud services and cloud professional services is still in its infancy but is expected to double by 2018, and vendors providing cloud professional services are quickly developing resources, products and services to serve the growing demand. TBR’s landmark Software Vendor Benchmark examines the current front-runners in the market, how well they are doing and where their attention is focused.

TBR’s Software Practice team recorded a webinar on Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2014, discussing the findings of this new report, which expounds upon topics such as software platforms extending partner and customer engagement, as well as business and vertical applications creating new customer discussions. This PDF is the deck used in that presentation.

Matt Healey, director of TBR’s Software and Cloud Practice, and Enterprise Software Analyst Elizabeth Hedstrom Henlin shared their perspectives on market-making buyer trends within enterprise software and provided webinar attendees with strategic projections around vendor and customer activity across 2014 and into 2015. They then fielded questions from the audience.

Questions for discussion included:

• How are vendors using software development as a vehicle to engage new users and buyers?
• How are line of business users consuming vendors' messaging as a path to new purchasing?
• Where are the 2014 points of market engagement and opportunity around applications?

For more information please call James McIlroy @ 603-929-1166 or email at mcilroy@tbri.com.

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Now top job search tips are available for everyone to start discovering for a successful job search

When you graduate university or college, you want to find your dream job but you do not know how to start up. So you are wondering what you will do to find job effectively.  If you do not know to begin searching job, let read this article carefully, I will uncover top 15 job search tips to help you find job expertly.

Searching job is not easy for everyone. But you will not face many troubles when you know some job search tips. Many people have difficulties in hunting a job because they do not know the tips or techniques to find job smoothly. Now I will let you know top job search tips.

You should determine what your dream job is. What job do you want to apply? And where you want to apply job to? You can list all the information you know about that job and start your plan of job searching now.

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You should prepare your personal profile like CV, degree, resume applying a job. At the present, many interviewers or brands prefer using email address to contact interviewees. Therefore, you should create your own email account to supply them if they ask.  Moreover, you should prepare information like phone number and preference including name, job title, company name, phone number whenever the interviewers require.  When making resume, please make sure that all information is concise and detailed as much as possible.

Whenever you know exactly your job you want to search, you will know what you will prepare for them. You must have knowledge about that job like its features, its advantages, disadvantages, benefits, etc. Moreover, your understanding about job or brands you apply a job is very crucial. You will not successful with poor information about job and enterprises.

You maybe cannot get the dream job with high salary at first. But you can work in some ways to get experience. More experience you have, more successes you will gain. You should have good attitude to find job and be really confident that you will get desire job as you want. You may not concern about money you will receive but what you will get for future job. Another way to get experience is that you can work as a freelancer to know more about job you are seeking.  You also can be a temporary employee in a company to learn the working style there.  I am sure that you will get so much experience after doing those works.

You learn some ways to make your file better by looking at some sample letters and resumes. There are many samples of resume, CV, letter for you to review, I am sure that you will have great ideas for your portfolio.

Resume can show your true face and ability so writing resume also needs skill. You must learn how to avoid mistakes when sending the resume. For example, you can learn how to write correct content and how to avoid distracting formats. Do not write a long resume as well as lack your performance. Your resume is unique so be careful and take time to learn writing professional resume.

Opportunity will not come to you immediately when you want it. You have to take chance by yourself. Now you can take advantage of some software and Internet to search job quickly. You can use social network like Facebook, Twitter, Google, and some job websites to send your resume. Sometimes you do not need to find out employers but they will find you first via the medial tools. Social network actually helps many people search job successfully and it will enlarge your job search resources.

Do not rely all on the advertisements; you must discover information about your job you are searching. You can visit on websites and most of sites post their job recruitment there. You also can find out who is responsible for that work and send your profile directly to him.

        Moreover, you can be creative with the products or subjects of that company. You can send resume along with the ideas to promote that product to the departments to prove your ability.

Learn ways to be a productive person quickly here to improve your working performance.

You should keep positive attitude on the time you find job. If you are disappointed or upset about the bad results, you will lose your mind.  It can prevent your target so quickly.

You should not be late but you should go to the interview 5 or 10 minutes early and keep your smile. Your smile can help you more confident during interviewing.  Interviewer will look at you but do not worry about that, remember eye-contact, it proves that you are fearless. You also need to be close, friendly, and straight if you receive a call for interviewing from employers. Moreover, you should learn about the information on job and about the company you are going to work with. It means that you are interested in that job.  Appearance is also very important, wear polite clothes and care about your hair style, makeup and your shoes. Besides, you can prepare some questions to ask the employers such as culture, history, position, etc. Do not be passive at any time.

Body language is also important for a successful interview, so you should not overlook easy tips for professional body language.

If someone would like to help you in searching job, you can try that chance or if you have graduated, maybe you will need some helps from someone like job counselors, state Department of Labor offices, career offices, local public library. You can find some classes or clubs to learning how to find job from another people. You also can build up relationships with peers and different people in industries to boost your job search smoothly. Do not deny all the helps when you need them.

There are many tools that can help you find job more quickly like social network, websites. Searching job online is very popular now and it is becoming closer to employees. Network plays an important role in helping you find job and you can approach so many job opportunities there. Beside friends and reliable people who can help you find job, you should take advantage of network fully. All the results it brings to you are very profitable. One of the most professional tools is LinkedIn which can help you connect with friends, colleagues, employers, etc. But most of the sites will include social activities, business events, and professional associations.

You can sign up some website and register job you want to apply there. When the sites have job listings that are appropriate to you, they will send you an email to inform and whenever you finish your interviewing, you can use email to contact employers after one or two weeks after submitting application. Remember that, all the emails include thankful note, receivers will think that you are a polite person and you respect them.  

You should optimize your resume and always update it to attract the company’s attention. Many companies use software to search resume with the qualifications that they need.  Let supply all necessary information like job skills, experience, and position you want to supply. Recruiters will evaluate your resume highly if all the information is precise. Furthermore, you must always listen to opportunities even you find your proper position. A new chance will give you new professional working place. You can update your profile to wait better opportunity and create your own templates that are easier to edit on this.

There are many reliable job advertisements, but you can be unlucky to get a scam. They can ask you social security number at the first time calling you, but companies do not need that information until you complete the interview successfully. For job at home, many websites will require you pay money to get started but they will not give you anything to gain job. That is not trustable, so be careful when apply application to the companies. You can make sure by concentrating in famous or popular industries for job search.  If you apply job to all advertisements you see, you can meet scams. They can cheat you in many ways.

Job searching is competitive. Remember that many employees also apply the same job you are hunting. Therefore, you can create your own website to mark your skills, talents, and any experience you have. Employers will find you easily in hundreds profile applying job. By this way, you can prove that you have good skills of typing, using internet, and being a potential candidate.

Another trouble is rejection from employer. If you are not successful at the first time or second time, you should not be disappointed. You can continue your job search until you get your dream job. Rejection is not the worst, but it can help you revaluate yourself and your job search. You can innovative and make some changes about the process you are following for more successes.

Learn ways on how to build business relationships and methods to improve communication skills fast to increase your chances of getting your dream job.

After reading the top job search tips, it is time for you to have your own plan to find your dream job. If you have questions or comments about my article of job search tips; you can leave your feedback at the end of this article. I will respond to you as soon as I can.

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Mike Coffman’s Straw Lady: “Bring It, Pelosi!”

Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D).

Politico's Emily Schultheis reports on Rep. Mike Coffman's new adversary on his tough road to re-election in 2014. Hint: it's not his Democratic opponent, former Colorado House Speaker Andrew Romanoff.

SNEAK PEEK—COFFMAN ROBODIALS: ‘BRING IT, PELOSI’: Colorado GOP Rep. Mike Coffman, who represents a key swing district in the Denver suburbs, has already been hit by Democratic ad dollars in his district. He’s fighting back with a new campaign called “Bring It, Pelosi,” arguing that without his district, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi can’t become Speaker of the House again. The campaign is robocalling tens of thousands of households in the district, a Coffman aide said, as well as launching a big social media push to encourage voters in the district to donate and volunteer to the campaign. “Pelosi almost certainly can't become Speaker of the House again unless she beats me… That's why Pelosi's allies have spent a million bucks attacking me,” Coffman says in the robocall. He’s facing former state House Speaker Andrew Romanoff, a Democrat.

Setting aside the growing unpopularity of robocalls, it depends on who this was targeted at. Partisan Republicans have been taught to hate former U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi with a fierce intensity, so holding her up as a reason to protect Coffman's perilously swing district makes sense. Insiders on both sides know that the Colorado CD-6 race is one of the most important congressional races in the nation in 2014.

For many voters, though, Coffman's belligerent proxy rhetoric against Pelosi could backfire. Beyond political insiders, the linkage between Coffman and Pelosi doesn't make as much sense, and could come off as gratuitous bullying. The Republican brand isn't doing real well with women voters (see: Todd Akin, the "War on Women"), and Coffman's new slogan of "Bring It, Nancy"–sorry, "Bring It, Pelosi"–may well reinforce their negative view.

Bottom line: "Pelosi loathing" works for a small target audience, but is a liability if it leaks beyond hard-core Republican partisans. You'd think that Mike Coffman, of all people, would get that.

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Check out the most useful benefits of cycling to know the reasons to take up cycling instantly

Cyclists are a diverse group. Some of them rid of fat tires down rocky trails, some ride bikes up burly hills, some ride for sport, and some ride for fun. However, all of them can take advantage of plenty of healthy benefits of cycling. Cycling is considered as one of the best all-around activities that can improve the human health. Explore how beneficial it is.

In fact, an early morning ride may knacker you out temporarily, yet in the long term, it can help you improve the quality of your sleep. According to some studies, those sedentary insomnia patients who cycle for just 20 to 30 minutes per day can fall asleep quicker than those who do not by almost an hour.

As when exercising outdoors, you can expose to the daylight that can help you get circadian rhythm back in sync, get your body rid of stress hormones called cortisol which also prevent regenerative sleep.

Scientists pointed out that regular cycling will protect the skin against harmful effects of UV radiation as well as decrease the signals of ageing. Because during cycling process, you will enhance your circulation through moving, promoting oxygen and nutrients delivery to the skin cells, while eradicating harmful toxins out. Doing exercise can also create an ideal and advantageous environment within your body to maximize collagen production, assisting in reducing the presence of wrinkles and boost the healing process.

Most studies supported the idea that physical activity helps people relieve stress. And, cycling is much a part of that, but it is worth considering that bicycle commuters have reported reduced stress levels than their counterparts using mass transit or car. When biking, people can mobilize different muscles in their body, which in turn will relieve muscle tensions, leading to reduced stress. This is another reason for you to consider doing a bike commute.

As the claims out experts from Bristol University, cycling can extend its benefits into people’s core. Physical activities like cycling can reduce the time food takes to move through the large intestine, controlling the amount of absorbed back into the body, leaving people with softer stools that are much easier to pass. Besides, regular exercising can accelerate the breathing as well as heart rate, stimulating the contraction of your intestinal muscles. Also, it can prevent the human body from feeling bloated, and suffering from bowel cancer.

Pedaling not only helps people improve physical health but also balances mental state as well. Cycling builds new brain cells in the hippocampus, the area which is responsible for memory that often deteriorates after the age of 30. In other words, cycling can also boost blood flow as well as oxygen to the brain, which regenerates and fires receptors, leading to warding off Alzheimer’s.

Riding, in other words, can keep your doctor visits at bay. That is because moderate exercise can make the immune system more active, so immune cells will be ready to defeat infection. Actually, as some studies, those people who usually ride bicycle for about 30 minutes per day and five day per week can reduce the days of getting sickness drastically than those who do not.

This is one of indirect benefits of cycling that you should know. If you spend 45 minutes per day and three days per week on riding, then you can be nine years “biologically younger” than those who do not. This is as those who cycle regularly will have lower chance of cardiovascular disease, diabetes type 2, all different types of cancer, high blood pressure as well as obesity. Moreover, their body also becomes more effective at defending itself as well as regenerating new good cells.

It is proven that regular riding will cut down the risk of heart disease by 50 percent. There are a lot of people who can avoid heart attacks naturally just via cycling, or keeping themselves fitter with physical activities. It is recommended that just cycling 20 miles each week can decrease the chance of heart-related disease to less than half of people who do not take exercise.

Loads of individuals who want to reduce their weight head out for a jog which can slim down their shape. However, while running can burn excess fat, it may be not suitable for you if you are too fat. Just imagine that two or three times your body weight will go crashing through your own body when the feet strike the ground. For example, if your weight is 16 stone, that will be a lot of pressure placed on your feet. Instead, you can cycle, then most of the weight will be taken by the saddle and the skeleton will be much comfortable.

It is obvious that twenty bicycles could be parked in the same space as a single car. Bicycle itself takes approximately five percent of the energy as well as materials used to create a car. Moreover, a bike does not produce any pollution.

Those passengers in taxis, buses, and cars inhale much more pollution than cyclists or pedestrians. It is thought that cyclist breath in fewer fumes as they ride at the edge of the road, and unlike drivers, will not be directly in the line of exhaust smoke.

The fact is, if you are being physical active, you can boost your vascular health, leading to enhancement in your sex drive. Some studies concluded that male athletes have sexual prowess of men several years younger and fit females physically delay the menopause by the same amount of time.

Also, those men over the age of 50 who often cycle for at least three hours per week can lower the potential risk of impotence than those with no exercise.

Cycling is great for the muscles. Getting on a bike can stimulate toning and building the muscles, particularly in the lower half of the body, such as thighs, calves, and rear end. This is also a low-impact form of exercise for those people with joint problems or injuries in legs or hips, which may keep them from moving or being active.

When it comes to benefits of cycling, riding bicycle is the activity that all of family members can take part in together. This activity also easy and low-intensity that is suitable for your grandparents. Moreover, children are impacted by their parents’ exercise habits and choices. In simple words, if the kids see their parents riding regularly, they will think it is normal and obviously will wish to follow your habit.

There are a large number of evidences pointing out that most physical activities can be helpful in preventing cancer. Some studies showed that cycling is particularly great for keeping your cells in working order. Men who often exercise at least 30 minutes per day with moderate level are less likely to suffer from cancer than those who do not. And of course, one of the moderate forms of exercises is cycling. Those women who cycle regularly decrease the risk of developing breast cancer by about 34 percent.

Artists, writers, musicians, and many kinds of other professionals can use exercise to resolve their mental blocks and make right decisions effectively. Just 30 minutes of physical activities, like cycling or aerobic exercise can boost creative thinking. These exercises can spark your neurons and give you breathing space away from pressures of “real life”. As a result, they will help you compose unique works or get new ideas effectively.

If you are headed to any your important work, biking is an entirely green mode of transportation which are free and supplies some great physical benefits to boost. In reality, instead of slouching in front of the steering wheel and cursing traffic jams, cycling to the workplace can add an extra calorie burn to your occasional or daily routine. You can save money, like the cost of gas, insurance, maintenance, initial costs and indirect fees compared with using motorbike or car. Therefore, it is a great idea for you to take the bike instead of other costly vehicles.

Did you remember the moment you realize that you can ride your bike? Was it fantastic? Biking might have been the means of freedom in recent years, yet it may also give manner to the feeling of independence. Driving car can leave you sit in the traffic day in and day out, cycling still offer more freedom and fun. Just enjoy the nature like a child again, you will feel much younger.

After reading the article of benefits of cycling, are you ready to hop on a bike now?

Getting on a bike can give you many surprising benefits than your thoughts. Just buy, look after cycling equipment, and correct riding positions to take full advantage of this form of exercise.

Leave your comments at the end of this post on benefits of cycling to let us know what you think. We will answer all soon!

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"If we don't succeed, we run the risk of failure."

–Dan Quayle 

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Pete Seeger, the singer, folk-song collector and songwriter who spearheaded an American folk revival and spent a long career championing folk music as both a vital heritage and a catalyst for social change, died Monday. He was 94 and lived in Beacon, N.Y.

His death was confirmed by his grandson, Kitama Cahill Jackson, who said he died of natural causes at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital.

Mr. Seeger’s career carried him from singing at labor rallies to the Top 10 to college auditoriums to folk festivals, and from a conviction for contempt of Congress (after defying the House Un-American Activities Committee in the 1950s) to performing on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial at an inaugural concert for Barack Obama.

For Mr. Seeger, folk music and a sense of community were inseparable, and where he saw a community, he saw the possibility of political action.

In his hearty tenor, Mr. Seeger, a beanpole of a man who most often played 12-string guitar or five-string banjo, sang topical songs and children’s songs, humorous tunes and earnest anthems, always encouraging listeners to join in. His agenda paralleled the concerns of the American left: He sang for the labor movement in the 1940s and 1950s, for civil rights marches and anti-Vietnam War rallies in the 1960s, and for environmental and antiwar causes in the 1970s and beyond. “We Shall Overcome,” which Mr. Seeger adapted from old spirituals, became a civil rights anthem.

Mr. Seeger was a prime mover in the folk revival that transformed popular music in the 1950s. As a member of the Weavers, he sang hits including Lead Belly’s “Goodnight, Irene” — which reached No. 1 — and “If I Had a Hammer,” which he wrote with the group’s Lee Hays. Another of Mr. Seeger’s songs, “Where Have All the Flowers Gone?,”became an antiwar standard. And in 1965, the Byrds had a No. 1 hit with a folk-rock version of “Turn! Turn! Turn!,” Mr. Seeger’s setting of a passage from the Book of Ecclesiastes.

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Want to know secrets of a happy family? discover top things happy families do differently right here

In this modern society, family closeness has been threatened by dramatic technological changes and a competitive culture. There is increasingly number of family issues in recent days, such as separation, selfishness, domestic violence, and turmoil. In this article, you will discover secrets of a happy family so that you can start shaping a spiritual happy family.

1.      Share Family History 

It is good if you can tell your children about the family history. Some studies indicated that children, who know more about their own family histories, containing challenges that their family have faced, and their achievements, tend to have higher self-esteem than other children. Also, they are more confident when coping with challenges in their lives. In addition, knowing the family history will be a good predictor of the emotional health of a kid.

2.       Create Family Tradition

You can begin unique traditions with the family. Family rituals are mandatory to maintain the close relationships. By this way, you will give each family member something special to hope and look forward to. For instance, you can go for a Grandma’s every weekend for dinner. Or, you can gather family members in every Friday night, then order pizza or play board games. These are some of family rituals, which are helpful to bind the whole family with the strings of affection.  Such activities can also help each of members in the family understand each other and learn to honor the others. In some cases, tradition might not be important to parents, yet they can give the children a special sense of belonging.

3.      Appreciate Communication

In happy families, communication is key, especially positive communication. The members of such families talk to each other and find time to have discussions as well as family meetings. On the other hand, unhappy families tend to love emotional loners by keeping their feelings to themselves and they do not seem concerned if others are sad or upset.

Communication itself is the language of love for both you, as spouses, and your children. Parents have to take the initiative to set the tone for the communication of family, which contains the critical skill of listening.

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4.      Put Laughter On Family To-Do List

If possible, you should find ways to inject laughter into your family’s daily life, even if at first it seems like an attempt. You can tell jokes at meals, initiate a family movie night and make a point to watch comedies on the regular basis. If your teenage son often forgets to clean up the sink in bathroom, you can leave a reminder note on the fridge or mirror. The advice is to make it fun to help your family’s environment more comfortable for each member.

To make use of laughter properly, you had better know positive effects of laughter in our website now.

5.      Hold Family Meetings

The fact is weekly family meetings are considered as a great chance for all members to communicate with each other. This is an opportunity that family members can express their own concerns they have without reprimand. You can brainstorm solutions of your family during the meetings. Plan the next week’s schedule so each member will know what they need to and what they can expect.

6.      Help Siblings Get Along

In case that you have more than one child, then you are bound to have some sibling rivalry. In most families, it is rather hard for children to have to share us. Your children might have personality clashes or common clashes as they are in different ages and have different demands, or sometimes as they are close in age and want to have the same things.  Even those siblings who are considered as close and loving all have some conflicts. Therefore, you need to do something in order to help siblings get along and prevent, even transform sibling tensions.

7.      Encourage Family Members

Happy families always encourage each other. It recommended that you should keep everyone in your family informed about each one’s life in order to supply frequent chances for encouragement. For example, if a kid knows that her sister or brother are going to take part in an important exam in school, then she can wish her sister  or her brother luck on it. Families can provide encouragement for others by attending their children’s school plays, basketball games, or recitals. Encouragement is important aspect that promotes the affection and happiness in the family. Yet, be lavish enough to motivate your family members in their effort, even for minor successes.

8.      Regular Eat Dinner Together

One of the most common secrets of a happy family that you can apply instantly is eating dinner together. The advice is that your family should eat together as frequent as possible. In case that you cannot have a dinner with all family members, consider a family snack before going to bed or family breakfast in daily morning instead.

To create delicious family dinner, you can refer some tasty recipes for better health and some Chinese recipes for healthy eating.

9.      Value Extended Family

Secrets of a happy family do not stop inside the family connections, but extended family connections. Happy families often stay connected with their relatives. They often communicate and get together with aunts, grandparents, uncles, nephews and nieces regardless of their living places.

In contrast, unhappy or separated families lose touch with their extended families. Often, the kids do not know who their relatives are. In some cases, children do not know their relatives’ names, ages, and careers. Family pride does not seem to exist.

10.      Be There For Your Children

 You kids regard your presence as a signal of caring and connectedness, even when they might not to do so. The presence of parents provides children with a strong sense of security than almost any other quality parents could offer.

11.      Discipline With The Consistency

Clearly expressed expectations and consistent watching will produce responsible children. So, it is good if you can make your goals of discipline one of responsibility, not evoking obedience.

12.      Express The Warmth And Affections

Many people claim that they love their family; however, when it comes to the action, they tend to maintain unexpressive and quite. In fact, family is where people learn the basics of affection, love, warmth, encouragement, and sharing. So, expressing your affection as well as attachment toward other family members with action, gestures, and words is so great. Tell just three short words “I love you” to make your parents, and kids understand your deep concern for them.

Do not overlook the opportunity to express your intimated feelings with your spouse as well as kids. Let your family move on the feeling of warmth. Some people feel embarrassed when expressing love, but unexpressed love is similar to no love.

13.      If You Are Parents, Watch Your Language

In most happy families, parents avoid abusive language. They watch their words, attitude when saying to each other. They do not beat others up with cutting words, swearing or sarcasms. If there is criticism towards someone, it will not be communicated in such insulting manner.

However, in unhappy families, people tend to say whatever comes to their mind, especially when they are sad. They are often oblivious to how damaging and powerful words could be to the emotions, feelings as well as self-esteem of the other person.

14.       Let The Kids Pick Their Punishments

The majority of parents tend to order their kids around. It seems easy and we are often right. But it rarely works well. According to studies, children who make their own timetables, set their own targets, and assess their own work might take greater control over their lives. Thus, we had better let the kids pick their own punishments as well as rewards. The tip here is, if you want your children to have certain skills, like making good decisions, you have to give them the right to practice when they are young.

You can discover some tips for parents to care for toddlers to take care of your children effectively.

15.      Parents Continue To Be A Couple

Wives and husbands in a happy family do not stop being a happy couple when they become a mom and dad. They still nurture their marriage. They seem to know instinctively that when marriage goes, their family also goes. Time to be a couple should be scheduled. Anniversaries should be celebrated and birthdays of members should be honored.

With unhappy families, parents may have a hard time of balancing their own roles as spouses with the role as parents. Over time, they put their marriage second to the children. Hence, it is great if two of you can remain the fire of love after marrying. By this way, you can build a happy family for both of you and children.

See: signals of unhappy relationship and tricks for having a great relationship
Maintain a happy family is not easy, but you can do it if you follow and apply properly all of the secrets of a happy family above.

If you want to add your own secrets of a happy family, feel free to drop your words at the end of this post. We appreciate your contribution and will respond all as soon as possible.

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