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15 U.S. Code § 5701 - Short title; findings
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§ 5701.
Short title; findings
(b) FindingsThe Congress finds the following:
The use of pay-per-call services, most commonly through the use of 900 telephone numbers, has grown exponentially in the past few years into a national, billion-dollar industry as a result of recent technological innovations. Such services are convenient to consumers, cost-effective to vendors, and profitable to communications common carriers.
Many pay-per-call businesses provide valuable information, increase consumer choices, and stimulate innovative and responsive services that benefit the public.
The interstate nature of the pay-per-call industry means that its activities are beyond the reach of individual States and therefore requires Federal regulatory treatment to protect the public interest.
The lack of nationally uniform regulatory guidelines has led to confusion for callers, subscribers, industry participants, and regulatory agencies as to the rights of callers and the oversight responsibilities of regulatory authorities, and has allowed some pay-per-call businesses to engage in practices that abuse the rights of consumers.
Some interstate pay-per-call businesses have engaged in practices which are misleading to the consumer, harmful to the public interest, or contrary to accepted standards of business practices and thus cause harm to the many reputable businesses that are serving the public.
Because the consumer most often incurs a financial obligation as soon as a pay-per-call transaction is completed, the accuracy and descriptiveness of vendor advertisements become crucial in avoiding consumer abuse. The obligation for accuracy should include price-per-call and duration-of-call information, odds disclosure for lotteries, games, and sweepstakes, and obligations for obtaining parental consent from callers under 18.
Vendors of telephone-billed goods and services must also feel confident in their rights and obligations for resolving billing disputes if they are to use this new marketplace for the sale of products of more than nominal value.
(Pub. L. 102–556, § 1, Oct. 28, 1992, 106 Stat. 4181.)
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This chapter, referred to in subsec. (a), was in the original "this Act", meaning Pub. L. 102–556, Oct. 28, 1992, 106 Stat. 4181, which enacted this chapter and section 228 of Title 47, Telecommunications, amended sections 227 and 302a of Title 47, enacted provisions set out as a note under section 302a of Title 47, and amended provisions set out as a note under section 227 of Title 47. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Tables.
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1. During this chapter, Bella (and Aro) notice silent and one-sided conversations between Edward and Alice. By analyzing the facts in the rest of the chapters, can you surmise the content of these communications?
~ Bella becoming a vampire.
2. Can you explain how Aro's behavior is deceptive, based on what we know of the Volturi?
~he was overly friendly.
3. Compare and contrast Aro, Marcus and Caius. Which one is most frightening? Why?
~i thought ARO was most frightening because even though he seems kindof nice, he could use his power against you in a frightening way.
4. Aro considers Edward not drinking Bella's blood a waste. Edward sees it as a price for an unimaginable opportunity. How do you explain this difference in opinion? How does this contrast the lifestyle choices of the Volturi with that of the Cullens? How does it contrast the individual character of Edward and Aro?
~ The Volturi don't really give humans a chance, but the Cullens do, which is why Edward is able to be so close to Bella.
5. Aro says that Edward reminds, him of and angrier Carlisle. He also indicates that he believes Edward has even more self-control than Carlisle. Edward disagrees. With which evaluation do you agree? Can you find support in the text to defend your opinions?
~I believe Carlisle has more control. Carlisle has lived longer than Edward has.
6. Stephenie has told us that Bella's immunity to certain vampire powers; including Edward's, Aro's and Jane's abilities; Is because she has a private mind. Explain what you thought this meant the first time you heard it. How did you think it worked.
~I just thought she was different and she thought things much more different than other people so no one could reach her mind. lol

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Tire Balancing, Yes or No?
Posted 04 January 2011 - 04:55 PM
2012 Toyota 4Runner 4.0 liter V-6 4x4 followed by "blue note" a 2010 17' SD HLA
Posted 04 January 2011 - 06:05 PM
Personally the answer is YES,-tires cup out from Out of Balance--loose or worn parts or bad shocks---the out of Balance and bad shocks go together---Casita Have No shocks(well mine doesn't) since it had Torsion axle,
so my 2 cents is Yes, have them balanced.
sparky1 in southern,Va.
Posted 04 January 2011 - 06:09 PM
Posted 04 January 2011 - 07:18 PM
vibration = bad
balance tires
2010 Honda Ridgeline
Posted 05 January 2011 - 12:52 AM
From the Goodyear website on maintaining your RV tires.
Granted, this info is probably intended for Class A, C, etc. rather than trailer tires, but I'd rather error on the side of caution and safety.
A-Z Casita Owners Guide / Store / Rallies: www.LoveMyCasita.com
Photos: Casita Travel Photo Albums
Posted 06 January 2011 - 05:43 PM
2012 Toyota 4Runner 4.0 liter V-6 4x4 followed by "blue note" a 2010 17' SD HLA
Posted 10 January 2011 - 02:23 PM
The "on car" wheel balancer used a roll around motor rig to spin the wheel. Then a round thing the size of a hubcap clamped to the wheel. There were 4 little knobs extending from the center to adjust location and amount of weight. The operator would open a car door, then adjust the knobs for the minimum amount of vibration. If you can find a tire shop that hasn't moved in 50 years, they might still have one.
Posted 10 January 2011 - 02:40 PM
As to why doesn't Dexter balance ... Dexter does not provide the wheels and tires to Casita. Casita gets them from the lowest bidder by the truck load. Why doesn't the lowest bidder balance them ... because then they would not be the lowest bidder. Why doesn't Casita (or Scamp, or any of the other trailer manufactures) suggest you balance them - because then we would ask them why they did not balance them! Why doesn't Casita balance them - because they are selling all the trailers they make and have a waiting list.
Still, they make a darn decent trailer!
Don & Sherian, 2016 Ford F250 6.2 V8 gas engine, Supercab,
6.75' bed, factory trailer anti-sway, factory trailer brake controller, made in USA
07 Casita 17' SD w/HLA (Egg Motel, room for 2 - to go), also made in USA
Photos of our mods and other stuff: http://tinyurl.com/2dz93g
Posted 01 September 2011 - 09:26 PM
I've been curious if balancing the Casita tires is essential. Do you have any experience pro or con? We have 6000 miles on our 2010 SD without having balanced the tires and have not had any handling problems nor unusual wear patterns. Unless there is a safety or tire life issue I'm reluctant to have the tires balanced at $12.50 per unit. Did you balance yours? Did anything change? What persuaded you to balance your tires?
Posted 02 September 2011 - 12:05 AM
However, if you're asking for a definite answer about whether or not to balance your tires, expect to get the same advice as you would about the furnace or the awning. Some will tell you you need it, others will tell you you don't.
My advice would be to do what makes you comfortable.
If you're curious about my tires, I had them balanced. It doesn't cost much and I want to do everything I can to give them a longer life.
A-Z Casita Owners Guide / Store / Rallies: www.LoveMyCasita.com
Photos: Casita Travel Photo Albums
Posted 02 September 2011 - 05:55 AM
Dunnellon, Florida
TV: Toyota Tacoma
2006 17' Spirit Deluxe "Brutus"
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Go Bucks!
Posted 02 September 2011 - 07:13 AM
If you've seen wheels spinning that are out-of-balance the answer would immediately be clear.
"Boom goes the Dynamite" ...... mine are balanced also
Joe & Linda
Dodge Ram 4x4
Posted 02 September 2011 - 12:12 PM
They fix flats for free and rotate/balance for free.
To balance or not to balance.
Whether or not a new tire is in balance has more to do with the flow characteristics of neoprene (rubber made from oil).
When the tread and sidewall is molded the heat causes the neoprene to become plastic and it flows into the mold for the tread. Even if it flows evenly into the mold there is a characterristic of tire manufactuure called 'sidewall indentation'. This is where the molding of the neoprene leaves a indentation in the sidewall due to a lack of sufficient material to over lap where it is joined. This causes the tire to be unbalanced.
You should always err on the side of safety and have you tires balanced.
Incidently this also applies to the tires on a new tow vehicle.
RV: 1999 SD "The Little Egg"
TV: 2007 Escalade 2WD 6.2L V8 - 6L80E Trans - 3.42 Diff
Brake Control: Dexter Predator DX-2
Posted 02 September 2011 - 06:34 PM
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Etymology 1[edit]
From Middle English cleven, from the Old English strong verb clēofan ("to split, to separate"), from Proto-Germanic *kleubaną, from Proto-Indo-European *glewbʰ- ("to cut, to slice"). Cognate with Dutch klieven, dialectal German klieben, Swedish klyva, and Ancient Greek γλύφω (glúphō, "carve").
See more at Slovene globok.
cleave (third-person singular simple present cleaves, present participle cleaving, simple past cleft or clove or (UK) cleaved or (archaic) clave, past participle cleft or cloven or (UK) cleaved)
- (transitive) To split or sever something with, or as if with, a sharp instrument.
- The wings cleaved the foggy air.
- Shakespeare
- O Hamlet, thou hast cleft my heart in twain.
- (transitive, mineralogy) To break a single crystal (such as a gemstone or semiconductor wafer) along one of its more symmetrical crystallographic planes (often by impact), forming facets on the resulting pieces.
- (transitive) To make or accomplish by or as if by cutting.
- The truck cleaved a path through the ice.
- (transitive, chemistry) To split (a complex molecule) into simpler molecules.
- (intransitive) To split.
- (intransitive, mineralogy) Of a crystal, to split along a natural plane of division.
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cleave (plural cleaves)
- (technology) Flat, smooth surface produced by cleavage, or any similar surface produced by similar techniques, as in glass.
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Etymology 2[edit]
From Old English cleofian, from Proto-Germanic *klibjaną, from Proto-Indo-European *gleybʰ- ("to stick"). Cognates include German kleben, Dutch kleven.
cleave (third-person singular simple present cleaves, present participle cleaving, simple past and past participle cleaved)
- cleave in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
- cleave in Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
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News Release
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ETA News Release: [04/05/2012]
Contact Name: Gloria Della or Mary Brandenberger
Phone Number: (202) 693-4679 or x4651
Release Number: 12-0650-NAT
US Department of Labor announces availability of $1.8 million in grants to support women in nontraditional occupations
WASHINGTON The U.S. Department of Labor today announced the availability of approximately $1.8 million for up to six grants through the Women in Apprenticeship and Nontraditional Occupations program.
"These grants offer women the opportunity to gain skills in industries that will continue to grow and offer long-term career opportunities," said Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis. "Partnerships that include Registered Apprenticeship programs, local workforce investment areas and community-based organizations create a powerful support system to recruit and train women for careers in nontraditional occupations."
The grants will support innovative projects that improve the recruitment, hiring, training, employment and retention of women in apprenticeships within industries such as advanced manufacturing, transportation and construction. Within these industries, the grants will fund activities focused on three occupational areas: existing occupations expected to experience primarily an increase in employment demand, existing occupations with significant change to the work and worker requirements, and new and emerging green occupations.
Eligible applicants include consortia that comprise a community-based organization, a local workforce investment area and a Registered Apprenticeship program sponsor. Applicants must place at least 50 participants annually and at least 100 over the life of the grant into a Registered Apprenticeship program. The grants are jointly administered by the Labor Department's Women's Bureau and its Employment and Training Administration's Office of Apprenticeship.
The solicitation for grant applications will be published in the April 10 issue of the Federal Register and is available at http://www.doleta.gov/grants/find_grants.cfm. For information on the Department of Labor's range of employment and training programs, visit http://www.doleta.gov.


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With the wealth of code available for Emacs and the ease of customization it provides, you're certain to find a task management tool that fits the way you think. Over the next few days, I'll provide a quick run-through of the methods I've tried out.
The simplest way to get started with Emacs for task management is to keep your TODOs in a plain text file, like ~/TODO. You can keep this text file in any format you want. To make it easier for you to see what you need to do, you can keep active TODOs near the top and completed tasks near the bottom.
If you load your TODO file every time you start up Emacs, then you'll be sure to check it every day. Put the following line in your ~/.emacs to have it automatically loaded when you start:
(find-file "~/TODO")
You'll also want to make it easy to open during an Emacs session. If your TODO file is just a keyboard shortcut away, you'll find it easier to keep all of your reminders in the file. Here's a snippet that shows the TODO file in the current window.
(defun my/todo () "Bring up the TODO file." (interactive) (find-file "~/TODO") (goto-char (point-min))) ;; Now bind it to a convenient shortcut key (global-set-key (kbd "<f5> <f5>") 'my/todo)
Now you can hit F5 F5 to show your TODO. If you want your TODO file to show up in another window, remove that and use this snippet instead:
(defun my/todo () "Bring up the TODO file." (interactive) (find-file-other-window "~/TODO") (goto-char (point-min))) ;; Now bind it to a convenient shortcut key (global-set-key (kbd "<f5> <f5>") 'my/todo)
If you want to be able to add stuff to your TODO without getting distracted from your work, add this to your ~/.emacs:
(defun my/add-todo (task) "Add a line to the TODO file." (interactive "MTask: ") (with-current-buffer (find-file-noselect "~/TODO") (goto-char (point-min)) (insert task "\n") (save-buffer))) (global-set-key (kbd "<f5> t") 'my/add-todo)
See? Emacs is fun and easy to configure. You can store your tasks in a plain text file and then add keyboard shortcuts to make your tasks easier to manage.
There are many sophisticated task management packages for Emacs. I'll write about one of them tomorrow. In the meantime, if you want to find out what task manager I _really_ like using, you can check out PlannerMode! =)
何社製のコンピューターをお使いですか。 What make of computer do you use?
`When you say "I wrote a program that crashed Windows", people just stare at you blankly and say "Hey, I got those with the system, *for free*".' (By Linus Torvalds)


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The National Weather Service has issued a Winter Storm Watch as another round of snow storms is headed to the northeast corner of Colorado.
They say snow will develop late Wednesday afternoon and into Wednesday evening, delivering up to a foot of snow in the heaviest-hit areas through late Thursday and dropping temperatures to at or below freezing.
The storm watch means roads are expected to become icy and snow-packed, and east winds between 15 and 30 mph might create blowing snow that will reduce visibility.
No worries with travel tonight. Partly cloudy skies will become cloudier later with lows hanging between 19 and 23, though a southeast wind between 15 and 25 might gust to about 35 mph.
There's a chance of snow and patchy light freezing drizzle Wednesday morning (the NWS calls for a 60 percent chance of a wintry mix), but up to an inch of snow is likely in the afternoon. Highs will stay in the low to mid 30s.
Snow will continue into Wednesday night, bringing between 4 and 6 inches, and lows will drop to about 16. Winds will continue between 15 and 25 mph, gusting to 35 mph.
Temperatures will drop even further on Thursday, with highs only expected to reach the mid 20s and lows to linger in the single digits. There's a 70 percent chance that between 3 and 6 more inches of snow will come through the afternoon, though northeast winds will die down to between 10 and 15 mph.
Friday and most of Saturday will be calmer. Highs will rise to the mid to upper 30s on Friday and to about 40 on Saturday, as partly cloudy skies move in.
But keep the winter gear out. Another storm front will make its way into the area Saturday night, bringing a 20 percent chance of snow. Sunday will have a 30 percent chance of snow in the afternoon, dropping to 20 percent through the evening into Monday.
Temperatures will fall between the lower 30s and the low teens.


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WAIT: The Art and Science of Delay
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Date and Time
- Tuesday, July 17, 2012 from 7:15 a.m. to 9:00 a.m.
Mother Rosalie Hill Hall, Warren Auditorium
PLEASE RSVP NO LATER THAN Friday, July 13, 2012 by going to http://bit.ly/MSEL_FrankPartnoy
What difference does a second make? Potentially all the difference in the world.
In WAIT: The Art and Science of Delay, Frank Partnoy draws inspiration from everywhere to explore the art and science of delay. Weaving together hundreds of studies in fields ranging from neuroscience and psychology to finance and law, Partnoy develops a picture of decision-making that is startlingly consistent, even over widely varying time periods and scenarios.
While journalists, policymakers and pundits debated how subprime lending, the collapse of the housing bubble and fraudulent underwriting practices contributed to the financial meltdown of recent years, Partnoy began asking questions about the behavioral tendencies -- down to the millisecond -- that set the stage for economic turmoil. Delaying our responses to everyday decisions can transform the way we experience our lives, drive businesses innovation, and shape global public policy.
Speaker Biography:
Frank Partnoy is the George E. Barrett Professor of Law and Finance and is the director of the Center for Corporate and Securities Law at the University of San Diego. He is one of the world's leading experts on the complexities of modern finance and financial market regulation and frequently comments on such issues for the Financial Times, the New York Times, NPR and CBS' "60 Minutes." He is the author of F.I.A.S.C.O.: Blood in the Water on Wall Street, Infectious Greed: How Deceit and Risk Corrupted the Financial Markets, and The Match King: Ivar Kreuger, The Financial Genius Behind a Century of Wall Street Scandals.
*Partnoy will be introduced by Garry Ridge, CEO of WD-40 Company and a graduate of the MSEL program.
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Auschwitz Survivor's Daughter Becomes BillionaireSeth Lubove and John Gittelsohn
– Vera Guerin, whose late father Nathan Shapell survived two Nazi concentration camps and became one of California's largest property developers, emerged as a billionaire last week after Toll Brothers Inc. agreed to buy her family's Shapell Industries Inc.'s homebuilding business for $1.6 billion.
Toll, the largest U.S. luxury-home builder, will pay cash for Beverly Hills-based Shapell, the companies said in a Nov. 6 statement. The deal will more than double the number of California lots controlled by Toll to about 9,200, with most in coastal markets where vacant land is hard to come by.
"The Shapell company has a long, storied history," Douglas Yearley Jr., chief executive officer of Toll Brothers, said in a telephone interview. "Nathan Shapell, his brother David and their brother-in-law Max Webb from the '50s on tied up ranches in the best locations in northern and southern California and got those ranches entitled. It's a perfect fit for Toll Brothers."
Founded in 1955, Shapell has developed about 70,000 homes and 7,000 apartments in California, and manages more than 2.7 million square feet of shopping centers, offices and other commercial property, according to a Toll investor presentation. Shapell's homebuilding division had revenue of $274 million in the first 8 months of 2013.
Hidden Billionaire
Shapell's Porter Ranch development, with 1,786 remaining home sites, is the largest planned community in the city of Los Angeles, and its Gale Ranch in San Ramon, east of San Francisco, has 1,538 more lots to build on. Shapell sold 347 homes this year through August for an average of $791,000.
Guerin, 66, inherited her father's 43 percent stake in the company prior to his 2007 death, according to a person familiar with Shapell's ownership who asked not to be identified because the information is private. The Toll deal will give her about $690 million before taxes. After the transaction, Shapell will still own 10,000 apartments, according to the person. It also owns five shopping centers and four office buildings, according to its website.
The apartments are worth $1.5 billion, or about $150,000 per unit, and the offices and shopping centers are valued at about $210 million, according to a real estate broker familiar with the company who asked not to be identified because he's close to one of Shapell's principal owners. Her stake in those assets is worth about $735 million, giving Guerin a net worth of at least $1.3 billion, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index.
Auschwitz, Buchenwald
Guerin's fortune may be bigger, based on a 2004 loan document filed by JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp., which said she owned more than 10 million square feet of offices, "several thousand" apartments, and "several million" square feet of retail space through partnerships. Shapell's company website only lists holdings of 113,500 square feet of offices, and shopping centers totaling 629,000 square feet.
Bill West, Shapell's CEO, said Guerin declined to comment on her net worth.
Born in Poland in March 1922 as Natan Schapelski, Guerin's father spent World War II in Buchenwald and Auschwitz. Most of his family members, including his mother, were executed, according to the program from his 2007 funeral.
In his memoir, "Witness to the Truth," which was published in 1974, Shapell said he helped smuggle Jewish children out of the Targowa, Poland, ghetto in empty soup pots before he was sent to the concentration camps.
Porter Ranch
At Auschwitz, he met Max Webb, who would later marry his sister. They worked together after the war with his brother David to build housing in the Bavarian town of Munchberg for former concentration camp prisoners.
They immigrated to California in 1952, where the three worked with a Los Angeles construction company before splitting off in 1955 to form their own homebuilder. Under Nathan, the chairman and chief executive, the company handled land acquisition, zoning, financing, home design and building.
Shapell's biggest project was the 1,300-acre Porter Ranch housing development north of Los Angeles, best known as the location of several scenes in Steven Spielberg's 1982 movie "E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial."
"He was an icon, a powerful person who just radiated power and was incredibly intimidating," said Tim Freund, a Thousand Oaks, California, real estate broker, who worked as a sales rep for the company for 14 years and toured the company's subdivisions alongside Shapell.
Girlfriend, Assistant
Guerin spends little time on day-to-day company activities, according to a former executive who asked not to be identified because the company is private. Outside of her service on the board, her most visible role is as vice chairman and chairman-elect of the board of directors of Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles. She also produces musical theater, including "Tom Jones: The Musical."
She met her husband, Paul Guerin, at her brother's bar mitzvah, and married him despite objections from her father that he wasn't Jewish, according to a 2008 interview with a Cedars-Sinai in-house publication.
"I knew I could be self-sufficient," the magazine quoted her as saying. "I could support myself. I could put Paul through school. We did all that. We had three children and struggled. I think that's why we appreciate everything we have today, because we worked so hard for it. It was the best lesson ever in our lives and I thank my parents for that."
Original Partners
The billionaire had to defend her father's estate against a lawsuit filed in 2008 in California Superior Court by Cheryl Kane, who was Shapell's girlfriend after the 1994 death of his wife. Kane said she not only lived and slept with Shapell in his Beverly Hills house, she acted as his personal assistant and watched over him as his health declined.
Instead of receiving the title to a house he bought for her and providing Kane with living expenses for the rest of her life, as he allegedly promised, she only received a one-time check for $11,000, according to her complaint. She separately filed a $10 million claim against Shapell's estate.
Guerin denied most of Kane's allegations and settled the case for an undisclosed amount in 2009.
Her father's original partners, his brother David and Webb, both in their mid-90s, still come to the office every day, according to West.
"The homebuilding business is not for the faint of heart," said West. "You have to have an unbelievable passion to want to deal with the volatility of that business and they just felt that there were others who'd probably do more for the company and more for the employees than they felt comfortable doing."


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Eagles running back Dion Lewis has issued an apology "to my family, the Albany community, the Eagles organization and fans and to the NFL" for his arrest this weekend for pulling a fire alarm at an Albany, N.Y. hotel.
Lewis and his brother, Lamar, pulled a fire alarm around 4 a.m. Saturday at an Albany Hampton Inn when they found themselves locked outside and couldn't get back in. They banged on the doors and then pulled the alarm, police told the Albany Times-Union. The two were intoxicated, according to police.
They were charged with falsely reporting a fire and misdemeanor reckless endangerment, according to the paper. Falsely reporting a fire is a felony. Lewis, 21, was released after his arraignment.
"It was never my intention to cause any public alarm or damage any property. I am sorry for any embarrassment and inconvenience that my actions have caused," Lewis said in a release issued by the Eagles Monday afternoon. "I am committed to continuing to conduct myself in conformance with the high moral, ethical and professional standards that I have my entire life and of which so many others rightly expect of me. Because the matter is still in the hands of the court system, I cannot comment any further."


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Factors impacting on technology acceptance for the micro/SME electronics retailer. (The Robert Gordon University Department of Marketing, 2007-12)The UK micro/SME (known here as SME) retail sector is very important to the economic well being of the country. Its ability to generate jobs as well as income makes it a key part of the drive towards economic growth, and ...


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Groklaw Turns Ten 50
Founded just to cover the SCO/Caldera UNIX lawsuits back in 2003, Groklaw has proven itself a great place to read and discuss many of the major tech trials since. And today, it turns ten: "We made it. A decade of Groklaw as of today. Who'd a thunk it? Not I. When I started, I thought I'd do a little fiddling around for a couple of months to learn how to blog. But then all you guys showed up and taught me some important things that I didn't know, and vice versa I hope, and here we are, on our 10th anniversary, still going strong, together on a very different path than I originally imagined. The important moment for me was when I realized the potential we had as a group and decided to try to surf this incredible wave all of you created by contributing your skills and time. I saw we could work as a group, explain technology to the legal world so lawyers and judges could make better decisions, and explain the legal process to techies, so they could avoid troubles and also could be enabled to work effectively to defend Free and Open Source Software from cynical 'Intellectual Property' attacks from the proprietary world." This despite a smear campaign by SCO and nearly shutting down in 2009. And it's archived in the Library of Congress.


text: Ok I'm looking to get either 2 Fi Q 12s 2 DD 2512 or 2 Sa 12s which of these 3 setup would get the loudest and cleanest sounding running off 2 powerbass 2000 watt amps. With 1 extra battery and stock alt.( for the moment).also which enclosure would be best for these subs,they would be playing a lot of rap/hip hop music and would be ran hard daily.


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Question - If the tattoo was simply of Rex's wife in a green, non-numbered Jets jersey, would it be a non-issue? Would it actually be cool?
how do we know it's not a Ray Lucas jersey??
this shyts gotta be a hoax,,right???!?!?!
Rex Ryan is trolling us all
And doing a damn good job at it might I add
The issue isn't that he has a tattoo. The issue isn't that he has his wife tattoo'd on him. The issues isn't that he has a Jets jersey on his naked wife tattoo'd on him.
The issue is he has Mark Sanchez's jersey tattoo'd on him. It's unprofessional as a leader to do things that give the perception that you have "favorites" working for you. Your favorites should be determined by the way they play on the field. Anything outside of that becomes inappropriate. As a player who wants to win, how can I be 100% confident that my coach is making a football decision about the QB who is struggling terribly when I know he has such a close relationship with him that he has him tattoo'd on his arm? Maybe Mark really did give the Jets their best chance to win, but can we be 100% confident in that when the coach is so close with the guy that he has him tattoo'd on his body on his naked wife?


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US rapper Bow Wow set to wow Dubai
Third time lucky? We certainly hope so.
American rapper and actor Bow Wow, who has cancelled on his Dubai fans twice already, is all set to hit the stage at Sensation Club at the Crowne Plaza Hotel on Sheik Zayed Road on March 22.
He was supposed to play at Chi two years ago and pulled out of last year's Caribbean carnival at Burj Park after Hurricane Sandy left him stranded in the States.
Bow Wow, 26, who broke into the limelight at the tender age of five as 'Kid Gangster' before being discovered by rapper Snoop Dogg a year later, who rechristened him 'Lil Bow Wow', has seven albums and eleven film appearances to his name.
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Bow Wow hits the stage at Sensation Club at Crowne Plaza Hotel on March 22. Tickets are priced at Dh150, entry for 21 plus only and standard club policies apply. Call 0553691324.
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MUSKEGON, Mich. (WZZM) - A Muskegon woman is in custody, accused of trying to hire a hit man to kill her husband.
Julia Merfeld, 21, was arraigned Thursday on charges of Solicitation of Murder. If convicted, Merfeld could face life in prison.
Investigators say the person Merfeld believed was a hitman, was actually an undercover officer.
The case began with a tip. "Had the tip not been received into our office," said Muskegon County Sheriff Dean Roesler, "and this had gone forward as the defendant intended it, there would be a homicide we would be investigating."
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Cody McCormick Comes Back To Cook Up Some Calamity
In a move no one saw coming, especially not the AP's John Wawrow, Darcy Regier re-signed bruising center Cody McCormick to a great one-year, one-way deal worth $500K. It might not be a news-making deal, but it's a damn good one nonetheless.
The Sabres' physical play that was so touted after a 2-1 game one victory over the Boston Bruins had gone stale. The Sabres continued to score first, but had begun coughing up third-period collapses for the first time all season. So, in a bit of a desperation move, Darcy Regier called up Cody McCormick to inject some testicular fortitude into the line-up. Oh, how it worked.
McCormick's first playoff game with the Sabres saw him hit, crunch, and plow his way through the Bruins en route to a spirited three-man goon squad mugging of cheap tactic-employing Bruins captain Zdeno Chara. This much was to be expected. What no one saw coming though was the offensive upside he offered as a fourth liner, but he surely brought that, too. It's a sad state of affairs for your top two centers when a called-up fourth liner has either tied (ahem, Roy) or outscored (cough, Connolly) them, but that's what McCormick did. And now he'll be back to offer a full season's worth of his play, courtesy of the new one-way deal he inked today with the Sabres.
I see this as a serious upgrade on the fourth line. Cody is a genuinely-tough guy who will teach you a lesson for disrespecting his teammates or running his goalie. He can actually play hockey too, unlike departing 4th line center Adam Mair. Mair would have games where he would dominate on the walls and open ice only to vanish for weeks afterward. While McCormick may do the same, he's making half of what Mair was.
With McCormick signed and Kaleta's new deal imminent (I would hope), the Sabres have committed to building a competent 4th line capable of making plays in addition to the expected goonery. With noted pugilist Zenon Konopka signing on Long Island (he of 265 PIMS and 33 fighting majors in 09/10), the Sabres may not be able to build a post-lockout line to rival Ray, May, and Barnaby, but they're 2/3rds of the way there already.
Ooh, it's gonna be fun to watch the havoc #8 can wreak and the justice he'll dole out. Heaven help the opposing forward who encroaches upon Ryan Miller's crease.


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Tulane Accepts Invitation To Join BIG EAST Conference
Nov. 27, 2012 12:00 AM ET
Tulane -- Nov. 27, 2012
Tulane University has accepted an invitation to join the BIG EAST Conference in all sports, beginning in the 2014-15 season, President Scott Cowen and Big East Conference Commissioner Mike Aresco announced today.
"Tulane University is an outstanding addition to the BIG EAST Conference and we are very excited to have them as a full member," Aresco said. "They will make great contributions. Tulane has a superior academic reputation and they are committed to excellence in athletics. They are a great fit for the BIG EAST."
"Tulane University is pleased to accept membership in the BIG EAST Conference," Cowen said. "The BIG EAST is a distinguished collection of institutions that will be a wonderful home for Tulane. We look forward to our mutual association and we are delighted to welcome the BIG EAST to the Big Easy!"
Tulane's appeal to the BIG EAST centered around its academic profile as a major research and highly selective university with membership in the Association of American Universities (AAU); its location in New Orleans, which provides a new market for the BIG EAST, and its track record as holder of more C-USA championships than any other school from 1997 to 2005, said Cowen.
The BIG EAST presidents were also impressed by Tulane's recovery after Hurricane Katrina and its renewed commitment to athletics that included the reinstatement of a full complement of Division I athletics programs.
The move to the BIG EAST comes at a time of unprecedented growth in Tulane's athletics program. In the last four years, Tulane has either completed or announced plans to upgrade facilities for nearly every athletics program. This includes the recently announced Yulman Stadium, Tulane's first on-campus stadium in 40 years.
"This is yet another step forward for our athletics program and Tulane University," Tulane Director of Athletics Rick Dickson said. "Tulane is joining a conference that has the largest footprint in college sports and one that has a storied history. Our coaches and student-athletes are thrilled with the opportunity to compete at the BIG EAST level. In addition, many of our alumni are located in the Northeast and we attract many students from that area. Tulanians will come out in force to support the Green Wave in the BIG EAST."
Tulane's other major athletics facility improvements include a major renovation of the Devlin Fieldhouse, home of the Green Wave men's and women's basketball and volleyball programs as well as construction of the Hertz Center, a basketball and volleyball practice facility. Tulane also completed Greer Field at Turchin Stadium, home of the Green Wave baseball team in 2008.
On the horizon is an Olympic-style village that will serve as the home for the Green Wave's track & field/cross country programs, the men's and women's tennis programs, women's sand volleyball and football practice fields.
Until the move to the BIG EAST in July 2014, Tulane will continue to compete in Conference USA (C-USA).
"As we prepare to for the transition of our programs, I would like to acknowledge C-USA Commissioner Britton Banowsky and his tireless efforts on behalf of the members of the conference. He is a great ambassador for college athletics," Dickson said.
Founded in 1834, Tulane is one of the most highly regarded and selective independent research universities in the United States and a member of the prestigious Association of American Universities, an association of 62 leading research universities in the United States and Canada.
Tulane will join a conference that features many of the top universities in the nation, including six schools that rank among the top 100 universities in the U.S. News & World Report's 2013 Best Colleges.
Over the last eight years, Green Wave student-athletes have been among the highest achievers in the nation in the classroom, according to the most recent multi-year Academic Performance Rates (APR).
One of the top destination cities in the United States, New Orleans was listed as the top selection for "America's Favorite City" by Travel & Leisure in 2012. New Orleans' population of 1,337,726 ranks 35th nationally, while its local television market ranks 52nd with 643,660 television homes in 2012.
With the addition of Tulane, the BIG EAST football membership will now be in 12 states, 12 of the top 50 Nielsen media markets and six of the top 25 media markets. The conference will have a television households reach of 24.3 million - by far the largest number in college football.


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Details are sparse, but Intel has let out word of a spiffy new graphics accelerator designed for mobile devices. This SIMD (Single Instruction, Multiple Data) accelerator renders graphics more efficiently than any other available component in that it renders them faster and at higher quality and-- here's the kicker-- it consumes ten times less energy than similar available components, providing longer battery life. Again, there's not much to go on at the moment, but Intel says that these lovely little buggers will definitely be showing up in future mobile devices be they MIDs, UMPCs, or netbooks.


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This year was likely the last gasp of the current generation before Microsoft and Sony roll out new console plans next year. Sony plans to take a measured approach, and recent comments from CEO Jack Tretton imply that the company's next-generation console won't be too different strategically than the PlayStation 3.
Asked if Sony would try to beat Microsoft to the market, Tretton seemed unconcerned. "You look back at history, we've never been first, we've never been cheapest. It's about being the best," Tretton told GameTrailers. "If you can build a better machine and it's going to come out a little bit later, that's better than rushing something to market that's going to run out of gas for the long term. Ideally, in a perfect world, you want the best machine that ships first that's cheapest. But the number one goal is to be the best machine, and that's what we're always focused on."
These are far from official plans, but it confirms that Sony is coming at the next generation with the same attitude it did this one. It may hit later than Microsoft's next console, and it may be more expensive. That may have hurt the PlayStation 3, so we'll have to see how repeating history impacts Sony in the next generation.


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I am giving a daily quiz. The person who gets the most points will be put on the leader board.
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Each question has a number of points based on how hard it is. Easy:5 Medium:10 Hard:15 Impossible:20
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Stuart Broad had been a Test cricketer for over 18 months before he finally contested his first Ashes match, and was granted his maiden opportunity to face the Australians in Cardiff on July 8, 2009.
Then aged 23, Broad entered into the Ashes series with 46 scalps to his name in 17 matches for England, and formed part of an attack that had crushed the West Indies in the previous two Tests of the summer.
Broad was one of three Ashes debutants for England - along with Ravi Bopara and Matt Prior - tasked with taking a significant step towards to regaining the urn, and the home side started well enough on a flat track at Sophia Gardens.
Kevin Pietersen, Paul Collingwood and Matt Prior all hit half-centuries as England were bowled out for 436 after electing to bat, but any satisfaction was short lived when Australia had their opportunity to face.
Phil Hughes was caught behind with the score on 60, but England shipped another 139 runs before their next breakthrough as Simon Katich and Ricky Ponting both reached imperious centuries to extinguish any doubts about Australia's new-look squad.
Marcus North and Brad Haddin also recorded hundreds as Australia posted a mammoth 674-6 dec, with Broad (1-129) one of six bowlers used by England during 181 torturous overs in south Wales.
England were reduced to 20-2 by the close of day four leaving Andrew Strauss' side with the daunting task of batting out the entirety of the final day, and their task was made even harder when Pietersen, Strauss and Prior were all dismissed before lunch on the final morning.
Collingwood dug deep for England as he dead-batted his way to a vital 50, while Andrew Flintoff, Graeme Swann and Broad all provided valuable support, with each staying with him for over an hour.
The departure of the Durham all-rounder meant Jimmy Anderson and Monty Panesar were required to repel 57 deliveries in order to secure a draw, and the final pair were up to the task as England reached the close of play with only one wicket remaining.
It was one of the most dramatic draws ever witnessed in Ashes cricket, and those final moments provided England and Broad with a much needed fillip ahead of the second Test at Lord's.
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July 22, 2009
Do you know what's annoying about the health care issue?
34 comments:
- Fred4Pres said...
People hate to pay for insurance and people hate to deal with insurance companies when they make claims.
The best insurance spoof was in The Incredibles, when Mr. Incredible, working as an adjuster in the Super Hero protection program, asks his boss about whether he is supposed to help customers with claims.
The Insurance supervisor in digust says, "You know the law requires I say yes to that question."
- chickenlittle said...
Health insurance should be for catastrophic, unforeseen health emergencies.
Healthy people, including the poor, should get used to paying their way for the routine stuff. Tax incentives can help encourage this.
The best health insurance I ever bought was co-signing the notes on my wife's school loans to become a nurse.
- Hoosier Daddy said...
People hate to pay for insurance and people hate to deal with insurance companies when they make claims.
Well for someone who has worked in insurance for the better part of 15years I can regale you with the inner workings of what claims people see. Take for instance homeowners insurance. When you take out a policy you list 'roughly' the value of the personal possessions in the house. For this one case I speak of, the individual stated that the value of his possessions were $25,000 which he listed on his application. One day files a claim because his basement flooded (sump pump failed). Total claim came out to $55K. This was his 55 inch tv, stereo system, a couple of electric guitars and amps as well as some other 'valuable' electronic equipment. Naturally none of this was visible to the adjustor because he already disposed of it but he had a list prepared.
When asked why this wasn't disclosed on the application he claimed he didn't own it then. Well gee, when you acquired it you should have updated your insurance so it would be covered.
As Suzie Orman says, DENIED!
- Hoosier Daddy said...
Another personal favorite was the guy who needed a new roof due to a major storm that hit and ripped half his tiles off.
Problem was there was no storm the day he claimed. Adjustor estimated his roof was 30 years old and was in need of repair five years ago.
- MadisonMan said...
The problem with paying for routine stuff is that if you're truly poor, I think you'll be paying for food and shelter before you pay for, say, vaccinations or drugs to combat your tuberculosis.
- traditionalguy said...
Insurance is the first successful "pay me up front for services in the future" industry. In other words insurance can easily be used as a ponzi scheme, like FICA insurance, unless regulated by honest people who cannot be bought off. Since 98% of Congress members are bought off in all small things, they certainly cannot be trusted with regulating our big things. Their power to vote taxes from people and give them to insider friends is normal everyday Government corruption. But the Obama/Dems use of that normal robbery by government with absolutely no care for our survival is the brand new development. This President whom we expected to be our pragmatic defender has become our worst attacker out to destroy the American golden goose for revenge.
- MadisonMan said...
Hoosier Daddy, you make me think I should list out all the items in my house and send it to my insurer.
- Balfegor said...
There's sort of a whiff of newspeak in referring to it as "insurance" at this point, no? Am I reading existing law incorrectly (I'm just browsing, after all), or are "insurers" basically prevented from rejecting customers when the customers try to purchase "insurance" only after they get sick? That's like trying to purchase fire insurance after your house burns down. It's not "insurance," it's just health care.
Anyhow, even if existing law doesn't do that, the House bill will -- everyone must enroll in a "qualified health benefits plan", or they get hit with a penalty tax (Sec. 401), and a qualified health benefits plan may not impose a "pre-existing condition exclusion," (Sec. 111 -- cite is to the provision I linked above.) You also cannot price "insurance" in pools based on anything other than age and region (Sec. 113). It's not "insurance" as I understand it anymore.
The problem with paying for routine stuff is that if you're truly poor, I think you'll be paying for food and shelter before you pay for, say, vaccinations or drugs to combat your tuberculosis.
Medicaid is there to cover the truly poor, and we blow like 300 billion dollars on it every year. That would be $1,000 a year for every American -- that would add up to $10,000 a year for, say the bottom 10% -- $20,000 a year for the bottom 5% (I don't actually know how low the cut goes -- I think medicaid eligibility starts below the poverty line, though). Either way, that ought to be more than enough to pay for an annual check-up for some, and more serious care for a few.
I am given to understand, however, that many of the most destitute simply cannot be bothered to apply for Medicaid coverage, even when there are pro bono organizations eager to help, so it doesn't really help them all that much. And neither will this bill.
- Hoosier Daddy said...
Hoosier Daddy, you make me think I should list out all the items in my house and send it to my insurer.
You don't necessarily have to do that but it doesn't hurt to take an inventory of items and put a reasonable estimate on the value those items and ensure that your current coverage is consistent with the value of that inventory.
Here is the problem and this is seen with major home destructions like fires and tornadoes is that people will claim all kinds of losses. The case I mentioned is a good example. If you claim that you have $25K in personal property and your house burns down and one of the 'losses' is a $10K diamond necklace you bought Mrs. Madison, you might be asked to provide some documentation or proof of purchase. With big ticket items it certainly behooves you to have some documented proof of ownership.
Hell I would encourage people to video tape their stuff or at the very least keep their receipts. The one company I worked for in cases of total losses would just cut a check for the amount of personal property value you listed on your application and that's all you get (aside from the replacement of the home of course).
People would be amazed and probably shocked to see how many people use their homeowner's insurance as a maintenance policy and then wonder why they get cancelled.
- Fred4Pres said...
Hoosier Daddy, no doubt insureds get greedy, so do insurers. I could give you dozens of examples of insurance companies putting the screws to claimants.
- Hoosier Daddy said...
The problem with paying for routine stuff is that if you're truly poor, I think you'll be paying for food and shelter before you pay for, say, vaccinations or drugs to combat your tuberculosis.
That is true but when you boil down the 'truly poor' who can't afford routine care, you've cut down the 'uninsured' to a much lower number than the 50 million constantly touted.
Keep in mind that the truly poor already have access to coverage through medicaid and schip.
I'll beat the horse again, there is health insurance and health care coverage. If you want a policy that allows you to only pay a $1000 deductible and a $20 co-pay, that's health care coverage, not insurance. If we used our auto or homeowners insurance like we use our 'health insurance', we'd have a crisis in those areas of insurance as well.
- Hoosier Daddy said...
Hoosier Daddy, no doubt insureds get greedy, so do insurers. I could give you dozens of examples of insurance companies putting the screws to claimants.
I have no doubt. I'm simply showing the perspective from the other side.
- Dust Bunny Queen said...
Hoosier Daddy, you make me think I should list out all the items in my house and send it to my insurer.
Also.... Take photos and put them on a CD to be stored in your safe deposit box.
CFP tips: check your policy for limits or coverage at all on things like silver, jewelry and other collectible, art and antique items and if you are over the limit buy the additional riders.
Make sure that your house insurance is keeping pace with the value of your home. If it is under a certain percentage to value (under insured) and you have a claim, the amount the insurer will pay will be reduced.
Re: health insurance. I agree with chickenlittle. Most people can afford to pay for the minor things and really only need coverage for catastrophic events.
@ Madison Man: If you truly poor; are unable to pay for routine care there already exist programs to help out. It isn't the job of the government or the duty of the taxpayers to pay for every little sniffle and scrape. Take some responsiblity for yourselves.
- Hoosier Daddy said...
One other thing Fred, I would encourage people who purchase insurance to actually sit down and read their homeowners and auto policy because I will bet you $5 that the 'screwing' a lot of claimants get is expecting coverage for something that isn't in the policy.
Case in point. Several years back when I was working for a health insurer, we sold the Medicare Advantage plans. One insured raised three kinds of hell because her claim was denied. Claim was for the removal of varicose veins which was not covered by 1) our policy or 2) Medicare.
Nevertheless she ranted and snorted and complained to the DOI as well as her state rep and Congressional rep, both of whom we had to educate on what procedures Medicare covers and varicose vein removal wasn't one of them.
- Hoosier Daddy said...
Make sure that your house insurance is keeping pace with the value of your home. If it is under a certain percentage to value (under insured) and you have a claim, the amount the insurer will pay will be reduced.
Excellent point!
- Pogo said...
The key for a universal gummint program is to rake in the fees by the healthy, and to make old age and chronic illness painless but brief.
It all works out if granny don't get no hip, and gramps don't get no chemo. Instead, give 'em the Obama Cocktail, mighty tasty, but the last thing you'll ever drink.
Add in advanced abortion rules, like mandatory termination of abnormal fetuses and more abortions among the poor, and fewer of Ginsburg's undesireables need to be covered.
Problem solved.
- Pogo said...
Let's call it Obama's Modest Proposal.
- chickenlittle said...
LOL Pogo
Too true!
- Donna B. said...
Medicaid is for very specific groups of poor people:
pregnant women
families with children
elderly, blind or disabled
terminally ill (for hospice services)
Simply being poor doesn't qualify by itself (unless you're 18 or under).
Most of the adults without qualifying dependents who are eligible for Medicaid but don't enroll fall under the disabled category. Many in that group are mentally ill and have a hard time helping themselves and cooperating with those who want to help them.
- Balfegor said...
Medicaid is for very specific groups of poor people:
pregnant women
families with children
elderly, blind or disabled
terminally ill (for hospice services)
If you look at those, that probably covers the majority of the truly poor -- old people and disabled people are substantially over-represented among the destitute, to my understanding. And those limitations there seem pretty reasonable -- able-bodied poor people without child dependents ought to have jobs which keep them out of the ranks of the absolutely destitute, even if they're still below the poverty line. Right now, of course, that's probably not the case, given our ever-increasing unemployment, but under ordinary circumstances that's what one would expect. Illegal immigration puts a lot more pressure on this particular class of Americans, particularly to the extent illegal immigrants are willing and able to undercut the minimum wage laws, but that's a separate issue.
- Florida said...
Insurance is the single most profitable business that has ever been invented - and they want more.
It's about time we stopped talking about "health care reform" when all we're really talking about is forcing people to buy insurance products they don't need or want.
I do not need health insurance; and I do not want to purchase it. This is a free country. I should not be FORCED to buy it.
That the insurance industry is working so diligently to FORCE me to buy their crap product is really quite revealing about what is really going on.
If I require health care, I can get it on my own far cheaper than I can purchase insurance. Thanks.
Those with insurance want to lower their premiums by forcing people who don't need insurance to buy it.
That's the only reform going on here.
- srfwotb said...
@MadisonMan One day when the house is clean, get your video camera out and go from room to room for documentation.
- MadisonMan said...
Two things: We don't own a video camera. And the house is never clean! (laugh). But yes, I understand the idea.
- AllenS said...
Save your receipts!
- Balfegor said...
Those with insurance want to lower their premiums by forcing people who don't need insurance to buy it.
That's the only reform going on here.
Not exactly. From casual inspection, there are a number of things going on in the proposed health care bill. Unlike, say, the stimulus or the cap & trade bill, it's actually a serious attempt at addressing the situation it is trying to regulate, even if I think it's misguided (and ludicrously overspecified).
One of the things it is trying to do is mandate a standardised market in health care insurance by establishing a baseline insurance package and exchanges for health care insurance programs. See here for an exploration of why this might be a good idea. It's not, per se, a bad idea, but the framework established in the bill seems kind of inflexible -- it might depend on what the independent panel of experts, consumer representatives, industry representatives, and so on comes up with in their recommendations (essentially, this is an attempt at an American implementation of a Japanese shingikai system, as far as I can tell).
Another thing it's trying to do, as you note, is get people who otherwise would prefer not to buy health care -- or at least, not to buy healthcare matching up to the government's idea of an appropriate health insurance package, opting instead for, say, catastrophic insurance only -- to purchase a government approved health insurance package, and penalise them with taxes if they don't. On the employer side, the employers will be penalised in the same way, with a tax of 8% of total payroll, if they don't provide government approved health insurance to their employees.
As I understand it, the taxes it's levying are supposed to go into a health care "trust fund," which will be used, in future years, to subsidise health insurance for particular income brackets -- I think this is the main driver of that 2012 explosion in government costs (and attendant deficits) you see in all those graphs after the CBO report. I got the impression the tax on rich people is also going to be used for this purpose.
In addition to all that, there's some tweaks to Medicare and Medicaid that take up a huge proportion of the 1000 pages or so the House spewed out.
I don't know what all the differences between the House version and the Senate version we saw in June are, but in at least one respect, the House version is superior -- the Senate version I read had a provision basically limiting the profit health insurers could make (and the incentive to reduce costs) by requiring insurers to rebate excess amounts back to their customers. That, at least, has dropped out, although about 400 pages of other junk has been stuffed in.
All told, I don't think it's a good bill, but neither is it just an irresponsible bit of vote-buying pork like the stimulus bill, or an ineffectual bit of grandstanding like Waxman-Markey. I don't support it, but of the three, this is, I think, clearly the best.
- Balfegor said...
Oh, and I forgot one of the major points of contention -- the bill is also trying to set up a government-run health insurance plan.
- Joe said...
Again, this isn't about insurance, but prepaid health care. It's also about the payment system, not the actual health care system since that's pretty damn good and most people, even the uninsured, are happy with the health care they receive.
Propose to make many prescription medications OTC, like Birth Control, Acid-reflux and statin medications. The protests you hear will tell you what this is all about and it isn't medicine.
- avwh said...
Why would it be a priority to screw with 85% of the population that HAS coverage to get coverage to the 15% who don't, at the cost of trillions we don't have? Especially since many who don't have coverage are young, and don't want to pay for something they won't use (even if they have the wherewithal to pay)?
And it's not "insurance" if the law says providers HAVE to take all applicants, even if they have a pre-existing condition - that's nothing more than "welfare" by another name.
- Balfegor said...
Why would it be a priority to screw with 85% of the population that HAS coverage to get coverage to the 15% who don't, at the cost of trillions we don't have? Especially since many who don't have coverage are young, and don't want to pay for something they won't use (even if they have the wherewithal to pay)?
The bill isn't likely to achieve full health care coverage for the population. CBO projects it will leave about 37 million without insurance -- fewer than projected under current law, but far from 100% coverage.
- Florida said...
I don't disagree with much of anything you've written.
The salient part of what is being proposed is the requirement to purchase health insurance (which is against the religion of one of the largest religions on Earth).
Massachusetts passed a mini version of what is being proposed nationally and it has failed miserably.
* It has not controlled costs.
* It has not guaranteed that everyone must buy insurance.
* It does not cover all uninsured.
* We still have people without insurance showing up at emergency rooms - especially illegal aliens that the hospitals MUST by law treat.
The Massachusetts tax does however penalize Jews and Christians with a punitive insurance tax not imposed on Muslims.
So if your goal is to create a Sharia-like Jew tax, this is an excellent way to do it.
Muslims are not required to pay the tax in Massachusetts. Jews are required to pay the tax.
So, in this way, it's a tax on being a Jew.
- chickenlittle said...
Thanks for sharing that-I wasn't aware of those religious inequities.
- rosinonthebeau said...
You don't need health insurance? Because you're healthy?
What's your net worth, liquid?
Because if it's less than 2 million dollars or so, you already have health insurance... if you have a major medical event, youre irresponsible, immature ass is foisting it off on me.
If I have to cover you out of my tax dollars, or if my neighborhood hospital has to eat the loss because of your selfishness and shortsightedness, I'm going to be pissed as hell.
- Kirby Olson said...
Will the 29 million illegal aliens also be getting health insurance? Will legal citizens have to pay their freight, too?
I haven't understood the details.
I realize that that is the main thing behind all the different people who want marriage rights. Can't blame them. Insurance costs a fortune. They say if your job covers it, it's usually equal to about a third of your salary in terms of a compensation.
The history of insurance probably starts with the mafia and more or less ends there via a slightly more legal route.
- cubanbob said...
" rosinonthebeau said...
You don't need health insurance? Because you're healthy?
What's your net worth, liquid?
Because if it's less than 2 million dollars or so, you already have health insurance... if you have a major medical event, youre irresponsible, immature ass is foisting it off on me.
If I have to cover you out of my tax dollars, or if my neighborhood hospital has to eat the loss because of your selfishness and shortsightedness, I'm going to be pissed as hell.
First you don't know what his net worth is. Second morons that make your argument are hardly ever real net tax payers. Third he may become in the future a possible charge off on the tax payers or may never become one but you seem to have no problem with the parasites that currently drain the blood from the taxpayers.
Fourth its a federal law that was passed by statist that force hospitals to write off those expenses instead of collecting them; those charge offs are passed on to the insurance patients such as the several dollars per pill aspirin to offset the free riders forced on them by the government and of course the increases insurance patients pay in premiums to offset medicare and medicaid underpayments to hospitals and doctors. That law can be repealed saving insured patients billions. If Congress wants to be a sport let the government reimburse the providers directly for the deadbeat's medical costs. But then again that would require a vote and an unpopular one at that so they force these unfunded mandates on a small section of the public just as the unfunded mandates the states are compelled to absorb.
If Obumba care is such a great idea, why isn't manadated on all federal, state, local employees as well as every member of congress, the courts, the president and every governor, state legislator, mayor and councilman and on all union members. If its not good enough for them it is not good enough for the taxpayers and no, no one who lives of other people's taxes is a tax payer. As a net tax payer just because you have a problem I don't see why that becomes my obligation. Anyone born and raised in this country, is 25 years of age or older and who poseses an average intelligence and is not otherwise handicapped has no right to be poor. And no right to other people's money.


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(CNN) - The public is gaining a clearer picture of Sen. Marco Rubio's preferred music tastes: He's in with Tupac, Eminem, Kanye West, Jay-Z and Big Sean.
But the junior senator said Tuesday he doesn't share the same love for pop star Justin Timberlake, who's releasing his widely-anticipated comeback album "The 20/20 Experience."
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"Listen, he's a talented performer, but he's not a-, he's not on my iPod list," Rubio said on CNN's "The Lead with Jake Tapper."
Even though Jay-Z appears on the album with the former 'N Sync star, the senator said he wasn't too eager to listen to Timberlake.
"No - no - you know, nothing against him. You know, he's very popular. He's just not one of the guys I listen to," he said.
"Not hardcore enough for Senator Rubio," Tapper said.
"Justin Timberlake?" Rubio asked, chuckling. "No."
Rubio, who's considered a potential 2016 presidential candidate, made headlines late last year when he said hip hop artist, Pitbull, could not compare to some of his other favorite artists, like Eminem. His comments quickly drew criticism, as the musician hails from Rubio's hometown of Miami. Rubio later clarified his statements on Twitter, saying he has "much respect" for Pitbull but his music is mostly "party music." Pitbull appeared on Rubio's Spotify list when it was released a few months later.
Maybe we'll see "SexyBack" on the senator's iPod one day, but as of now, it looks doubtful.
Two of the up and coming GOP :stars" want us to know what's on their IPODs. I would rather know what is in their heads and hearts and how they will govern, or should I say ram their personal beliefs and adgendas down our throats.
I don't care for Timberlake either – what's with the falsetto? Ordinary voice. Not that I care for Rubio either.
This is not news!!!!! Jeezy Creezy CNN!!! No wonder your ratings are tanking.
Street Cred won't get me to vote for you Rubio.
This story, as it is written was horribly done. Personal prefernces in music mean nothing and tell you nothing about that person. Next thing we hear is politician rips on BMW, prefers Mercedes instead.....hip to Lexus and Infiniti, but BMW just isnt luxurious enough. Stupid. Some of you commenting here are at least as juvenile and idiotic. Because this guy identifies himself as Republican, he automatically is doing things to garner votes 4 years out? He's not cool enough for you because his alphabet behind his name says R? It's knuckleheads like yourselves that are shutting down the creative process for finding ways to remedy our country's problems. Who cares if he is R or D, if he has good solid creative ideas to get us back on the right path, then I'm all for him. Saying all that, I have no clue what his ideas are and I'm not all for him because he isnt running and I have not done my research and thinking on this. Bring up what you will, but these little petty stories and all of your useless comments are intended to do damage to someone you haven't listened to nor have even given the opportunity to ONLY because of his political party. Discrimination of sorts...right??? From all those whose seemingly screamed this sort of charge constantly. Keep it up and your ignorance will ruin you.
Once again, CNN brings out misleading headlines. Saying someone is talented, but you don't listen to them is hardly "Ripping on" them.
Rubio prefers Eminem and other foul, course language music. This guy is NOT a Chrisitan.
Im sure JT is just heartbroken...
Yeah right Rubio whatever and I only listen to Dolly Parton and Tammy Wynette.
No one cares if you listen to hip hop/rap, you're still a RWNJ.
Too bad you didn't attempt to enlighten the rest of your klan by playing some Pac and Biggie at the RNC last year. Maybe they could have learned something instead of spitting on the black workers.
Rubio, you will never be POTUS and truthfully, you shouldn't even be a Senator. Sorry dude you don't even seem that intelligent. Not that intelligence counts since W was elected twice.
Slow news day, CNN? This seems more appropriate for "Entertainment".
Rubio: He drinks water and doesn't like JT, whatevah
Waiting for these artists to let rubio know what they think of him, sort of like Rage Against the Machine did when ayn ryan said they were his favorite....they let him know in no uncertain terms that the target of their "rage" is people just like him, and the conservative party. Guessing that Tupac would not have thought much of rubio, given that Tupac's folks were Black Panthers and Tupac was a voice for social justice, not something the conservative movement has ever been about. Ever.
And somehow this is the most important thing we can learn about Rubio WannaBe President – alrighty then you all – keep drinking the koolaid
aka GeronimoApache – what did that 6.1 eq do = crack more and more water is going into the inner working os the earth – read the last verse in The Bible diseased rad ch rubio – when I became microwave harassed in dec 2006 one of the first things i told this 'fool' Christ comes in with the sunrise on His Wings with His Angels – I thought anybody foolish enough to continue mwh the wrong person dn scientist is a 'fool' – by the way posted a while back on flyingcuttlefish is what d rubio and some other people are going to need here and abroad i am not going to tell you who these other people are. and then where are the 4b 400m fruad cures this month for the diseased that fraud elector obama diseased along with diseased south korea has for the disease in The Bible?
I suppose that Rubio's apparent musical preference should be a "heads up" to those artists. In recent elections, some Republicans have atrocious about using songs and music from various artists without permission or compensation. I suggest that they be pro-active about putting a stop to it now, so that when the line is crossed it will be to the candidate's demise.
I am sure that this will only make Justin's record sales go UP!
Odd, but I would have thought this "anchor baby" would have been partial to "Water Works", it is older and was performed on a barge...
This is the most important thing going on in politics right now? Amazing. It's like these guys defend rapists or something.
Who cares? Seriously. Rubio, you suck.
Rubio's policies are the same old GOP policies, so the majority of Americans will not be down with him, regardless of his musical taste.
So his taste in music sucks too....so not surprised....and oh...not because he doesn't like Timberlake or Pitbull.....basically, I think RAP sucks, period....and especially RAP that is vulgar and full of hate.
It's part of the GOPs maqketing job designed to make Hispanics believe the Republicans now embrace issues from that community. They need to stop trying to make the pitch with this coconut who only embarrass himself – like Sarah Palin with a Ricky Ricardo costume.


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Additional stop signs on West 13th Street at Sesame Drive were approved on first reading on a 4-1 vote of the Tama City Council Monday night. But that's as far as their installation got.
The matter will come back before the council at their Nov. 19 meeting for a second reading.
The move to place stop signs at the intersection east of the South Tama Recreation Trail is an effort to make this stretch of roadway more safe.
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An ordinance to provide for placement of stop signs at the intersection of Sesame Drive and 13th Street went to a second reading before the Tama City?Council on Monday night. The move is a aimed at reducing traffic speed in the area of the South Tama Recreation Trial crossing of 13th Street, the scene of a fatal car-pedestrian mishap in October.
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On Oct. 4, 13-year-old STC Middle School cross country runner Ian McFate was struck by a car at the crossing. He died the next day of injuries he suffered in a Des Moines hospital.
"I know what occurred, what brought this up...I know it was a tragic accident," Tama City Council member Steve Baier said Monday night when asked to explain his vote against the stop sign ordinance.
"I don't feel (this) will solve the problem. They'll still exceed the speed limit at the trail crossing," he said.
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Members Crystal Kaufman, Robert Tyynismaa, Mike Carnahan and Kenny McAdoo voted in favor of the stop sign ordinance.
Police Chief Dan Wilkens told council members a recent check by his department found the average speed limit was 51 mph when vehicles reached a series of duplexes near the Recreation Trail.
"We wrote 17 tickets in 30 minutes for exceeding the limit by 20 mph or more," he said.
The posted speed limit is 25 mph westbound on 13th Street at the trail but appears to be 55 mph eastbound past the trail based upon the signs posted.
The trail is on the city's western border and the speed limit jumps to 55 mph at the city-county limits.
Mayor Dan Zimmerman called for a graduated speed limit both directions and indicated Tama would be working with Tama County officials to make this change.
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$1.2 Million Sewer Improvements
Council members voted 5-0 Monday to make application for federal and state funding for a sanitary sewer improvement project estimated at $1,270,500 in cost.
Marty Wymore, Region 6 Planning commission executive director, said the project involves line replacement, slip-lining some existing lines, work on some 50 manholes, generators for al lift station and the treatment plant and lift station improvements.
Sought will be a Community Development Block Grant totaling $600,000 at $670,500 from the State Revolving Fund.
Wymore said the applications are due this month and the city will receive a decision no later than April.
If approved, Wymore said environmental reviews, engineering and televising of some lines would take place in 2013 with the actual work being done a year later.
In other business Monday the council:
agreed to take bids to clean a ditch and culverts along the city roadway south and east of the Iowa Premium Beef plant. Mayor Zimmerman said plant officials had agreed to maintain the ditch in the future after work is completed by the city.
decided to again offer a total of 10 water meters to residents beginning April 1 of next year which allow them to be not be billed for sewer for water they use for lawn and garden care. Water usage is matched by sewer charges but water used in gardens does not enter the system. A $100 deposit will again be charged and the meters will be available on a first-come, first-served basis.
voted to allow Jeff Feisel to again trap at city-owned Cherry Lake. Zimmerman reported a large number of beaver are in the lake area.
approved payment under the city's housing rehabilitation program for work at 211 East 5th St. for $25,410 to TJA Construction and approved a bid for TJA for work at 504 Wilson St. in the amount of $40,900. However, it was noted this amount would be reduced by amendment to meet the program guidelines.
approved the sale of a used 2004 Ford Crown Victoria police car and an all-terrain vehicle through advertising an auction on Craig's List.
approved purchase of a picnic table for a downtown park area development on a city-owned lot between Brady and Associates at 20-7 W. 3rd and Willett and Rathjen Law Offices at 215 West 3rd. A bench won by city officials at a conference will also be donated to the project. A downtown business committee has called for development of the area for a park.
approved Jeff Large as a new member of the Tama Fire Department.
approved a liquor sales license renewal and outdoor service area for the Tama-Toledo Country Club.


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An old-fashioned romance-and-sickness picture, a publicity-grabbing sex picture, an Apatow-lite horny-boys picture, and a liberal satire on pharmaceutical-industry excesses committed in pursuit of pill sales - all in one.
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Zwick's "Once and Again" and "Thirtysomething" portrayed emotion more honestly than many TV shows of their time. But in Love and Other Drugs, he unevenly weds the satirical and the sentimental.
In the end, this is a smart movie that could have been smarter. The script feels like it was a draft or so away from total clarity and focus. But the energy of the cast and a dive into an unfamiliar world make the movie rather addictive.
The result, bolstered by strong acting and an intriguing back story, is an unqualified success. Love and Other Drugs may be the most honest romance to grace the screens during all of 2010.
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Sex, drugs, and disease clash in racy, uneven romcom.
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Parents need to know that this racy romantic comedy based on Jamie Reidy's memoir about his time as a pharmaceutical rep for Pfizer is filled with nudity (including erstwhile Princess Diaries star Anne Hathaway's breasts), sex, and sex talk. There's also a fair bit of drinking (sometimes to excess), heavy swearing (including "f--k" and "s--t"), and many references to prescription drugs -- though the main characters are rarely seen taking them. And it's not all laughs: There's a serious subplot about Parkinson's disease. Ultimately, though, the movie has a good heart, and the characters do learn to become better people.
Messages: At first the movie celebrates commitment-free sex and wealth achieved through exploitation, but eventually Jamie and Maggie fall in love. In order to stay together, they must learn to be true to themselves and to value empathy, tolerance, and selflessness.
Role models: Jamie starts out as a serial seducer. He's also a salesman who's more interested in making money than in helping people or doing a job he loves. Meanwhile, Maggie is afraid to let anyone get close to her because of her health. But when they fall in love, they slowly learn to value love rather than sex, passion rather than wealth, and empathy rather than selfishness.
Violence: Jamie occasionally slaps and smacks his annoying brother, with no real damage.
Sex: Jamie is a serial seducer who has sex with several different women -- and sometimes multiple partners. He falls in love with Maggie and has sex with her many times. Viewers see Jamie naked from head to foot (buttocks are shown, but no genitalia); Maggie is also naked several times (breasts are shown). Other minor female characters are seen in various stages of nudity. There's kissing, clothes being ripped off, suggestions of oral sex, minor thrusting, orgasmic moaning, and couples lying in bed (or on the floor) after sex. Also strong, constant sex talk, including conversations about Viagara and erections.
Language: Very strong language, including many uses of "f--k" and "s--t," plus "c--k," "laid," "p---y," "t-ts," "ass," "a--hole," "hell," "bitch," "damn," "goddamn," "dick," "slut," "oh my God," "goddamn," and "Jesus" (as an exclamation).
Consumerism: Jamie works for Pfizer; many drugs are referenced by name brand -- including Zoloft, Prozac, and Viagra -- and play a huge role in the movie. Characters eat Pop Tarts for breakfast in one scene.
Drinking, drugs and smoking: Prescription drugs are a huge part of the plot, but characters don't overindulge, and the main characters rarely take any drugs at all -- though Jamie tries Viagra at a party and has a comically bad reaction. A homeless man takes Prozac, and it eventually improves his life. Characters drink quite often, including wine, whiskey, and beer. After a bad day, Maggie swills a bottle of vodka in an attempt to get sloppy drunk and wash away her pain. Characters discuss having taken Ritalin as children.
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