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I've commented repeatedly that most truck drivers are outstanding and safe professionals. However, I've also expressed by concern that some drivers can be pushed too hard by trucking companies in order to make a delivery (or even just make ends meet), often sacrificing needed rest and sleep for for extra miles due to pressure from their employers. Trucking companies transfer many of trucking's economic risks to their drivers. Truckers paid by the mile bear all of the risk of traffic delays, weather problems, or road construction that might extend driving time and hours of service.
Now it appears smaller trucking companies are rejected technology that would reduce hours of service violations by nearly half.
An article in the Kansas City Business Journal reported that small trucking companies oppose Electric On-Board Recorders (EOBRs) that track the number of hours per day that a truck is moving. I was troubled by the trucking company's attitude that reducing hours of service violations and truck driver fatigue is not an important safety improvement worthy of trucking company investment.
According to Joe Rajkovacz, regulatory affairs director for the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association, based in Grain Valley, Mo., hours of service abuse and fatigue are not much of a safety concern.
"We are totally opposed to the EOBR mandate because it is being couched under the guise of improving highway safety, and it simply won't do that," he said. "The number of fatalities that include hours of service abuse is about as close to nonexistent as you can get."
Rajkovacz goes on to say that even if a driver is fatigued, he is not necessarily operating beyond the hours of service requirement.
Rajkovacz is flat wrong and his callous disregard for his fellow drivers and other motorists is disturbing.
According to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), more than 750 people are killed each year in trucking accidents directly attributable to driver fatigue, and 20,000 more are injured by fatigued commercial truck drivers. How is that for "about as close to nonexistent as you can get?"
I do, however, agree with Rajkovacz's statement that fatigue can happen even during legal hours of service and an FMCSA Driver Fatigue and Alertness Study does too. The major findings of the study are:
- Driver feeling of increased fatigued correlated positively with time-on-task, meaning drivers have increased feelings of fatigued the longer they are behind the wheel
- During their daily main sleep period, drivers slept for only about 5 hours, which was 2 hours less sleep than their "ideal" requirement of slightly over 7 hours.
- Drivers' stated self-assessments of their levels of alertness do not correlate well with objective measures of performance. Drivers were not very good at assessing their own levels of alertness.
- There were significant individual differences among drivers in levels of alertness and performance.
Because of the increased efficiencies that black boxes provide, many larger trucking companies have already adopted the EOBRs smaller trucking companies are currently rejecting.
Studies have found the $785 annual operating cost of the black box equipment can be reduced by up to $688 through reduction in drivers' time filling out and submitting Records of Duty and in staff handling of the paperwork. Ninety-seven dollars per year hardly seems like an unbearable burden to these trucking companies in order to protect their drivers and save hundreds of lives annually.
[Check out Truckie D for a truck driver's perspective on truck driving safety]
[More on Semi Truck Safety]
(c) Copyright 2011 Brett A. Emison
Brett Emison is currently a partner at Langdon & Emison, a firm dedicated to helping injured victims across the country from their primary office near Kansas City. Mainly focusing on catastrophic injury and death cases as well as complex mass tort and dangerous drug cases, Mr. Emison often deals with automotive defects, automobile crashes, railroad crossing accidents (train accidents), trucking accidents, dangerous and defective drugs, defective medical devices.


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Recipe «The Tsar's fish soup from sterlet»
Recipe «Sterlet and burbot salad»
Recipe «Champagne-boiled sterlet with crab strudel»The Tsar's fish soup from sterlet recipe serves 2 persons; preparation time ~ 60 minutes Ingredients: 1 l. water, siberian white salmon, muksun, 150 g. sterlet, 1 potato, ½ a carrot, 1/3 a white onion, 20 ml. vodka, salt, black ground pepper, pimento, bay leaves, dill. Directions: Cut the potato into large cubes. Chop the carrot and onion into smaller pieces. Boil the broth from the Siberian white salmon and muksun (or from any other river fish) and then strain. Without turning off the stove, add the potato and carrot. After 15 minutes have passed, add the onion. Salt and pepper the broth to taste and toss in some pimento and a couple of bay leaves. Once all of the vegetables are cooked, put the large cubes of sterlet into the soup and let it boil for a little over a minute. Finally, pour in the vodka, letting it boil for a bit before turning off the stove. If desired, serve the soup in clay dishware with finely chopped dill sprinkled on top. Sterlet and burbot salad recipe serves 1 person; preparation time ~ 50 minutes Ingredients: 50 g. chicken fillet, 1 potato, 1 carrot, 1 egg, 60 g. sterlet, white onion, 40 g. burbot liver, soy sauce, garlic butter (vegetable oil with crushed garlic), fresh dill. Ingredients for the marinade: 1 l. water, 1 head garlic, 1 lemon, 50 ml. dry white wine, fresh parsley. Ingredients for the Caesar dressing: 4 tbsp. capers, 3 cloves garlic, 1 tbsp. Dijon mustard, 1 egg yolk, vegetable oil, olive oil, worcester sauce, salt, sugar. Directions: Cover the chicken fillet with the soy sauce and garlic butter, letting it marinade for 10-15 minutes. Then place in the cooker for 10-12 minutes at 180 degrees Celsius. Boil the potato, carrot and egg. Then cut the boiled egg in half. To make the sterlet marinade, cut the head of garlic in half and put it in the frying pan without peeling it. Squeeze in a quarter of the lemon and pour in the dry white wine and fresh parsley. Bring the marinade to a boil. Clean the sterlet by putting it into a pot of boiling water for a couple of seconds, then cutting it into large pieces and stirring it into the marinade, where it will sit for a minute. To make the Caesar dressing, finely chop the capers, garlic and half of the boiled egg. Then add the Dijon mustard and raw egg yolk. In turn, pour in the vegetable and olive oil, stirring carefully. Toss in a pinch of salt and sugar, as well as a few drops of Worcester sauce, finally drizzling lemon juice on top. Cut the potato, carrot, the other half of the boiled egg and the burbot liver into small cubes. Add the chopped dill and onion and drizzle with the Caesar dressing. Mix. Cut the chicken fillet into small slices. Place a ring mold on the serving plate. Spoon the salad into it, pressing it down a little bit before carefully removing the mold. Arrange the chicken slices like petals around the edge of the salad. Put the sterlet on top of the dish. If desired, garnish the salad with sprigs of dill, salmon caviar and Caesar dressing. Champagne-boiled sterlet with crab strudel recipe serves 1 person; preparation time ~ 12 hours; cooking time ~ 2 hours Ingredients: 1 whole fresh sterlet Main components used in preparing the fish: champagne sauce, cream sauce, marinade, vegetable julienne. Main components of the strudel: puff pastry, prawn butter, marinade, filling. Directions:THE STRUDEL:Ingredients for the puff pastry: 2 cups flour, 300 ml. water, 150 g. butter, 1 egg yolk, salt. Mix the egg yolk and the flour together, tossing in a pinch of salt. Gradually add the water. Knead and roll out the dough. Cut the rolled dough into 2 equal pieces. Brush the top of one of them with butter, and then place the second piece of rolled out dough on top. Pinch the edges together and roll. Repeat this process 10 times. When finished, wrap and put in the freezer for 12 hours.Ingredients for the prawn butter: 7 tiger prawns, 2 tbsp. vegetable oil, 40 g. butter, water. Put the vegetable oil and butter into a saucepan. Peel the tiger prawns, putting only their shells into the pan (their meat will not be used) and fry for one minute. Then pour in a little water, boil until it evaporates and turn off the burner and drain. Ingredients for the crab marinade: 1 l. water, ½ a head of garlic, ¼ of a lemon, 100 ml. dry white wine, 1 tbsp. sea salt, fresh parsley. Without peeling it, cut the head of garlic in half and put half of it in a saucepan with the cold water. Squeeze in the lemon and add in the dry white wine, sea salt and parsley. Bring to a boil. Ingredients for the strudel filling: 150 g. white bread, 100 ml. cream, 1-2 king crab legs. Soak the crumb of the bread in the cream for 10 minutes. Let the king crab legs marinade for about 5 minutes, and then remove the meat of the crab (about 30 g. are needed for each strudel). Squeeze the soaked bread a little to get rid of some of the cream, and then mix it together with the crab meat. Cut the puff pastry, which should already have been made, into 2 equal pieces. Roll out one of them and brush it with the prawn butter. Scoop the filling into the centre of the dough and roll it up so that it is still relatively thick. Brush the remaining edges with the prawn butter and pinch closed. Bake the strudel in the cooker for 5-7 minutes at 180 degrees Celsius, periodically basting it with cream. THE STERLET: Ingredients for the champagne sauce: ¼ of a white onion, vegetable oil, 50 ml. champagne (Brut or semi-dry), cream sauce (see recipe below), worcester sauce. Chop and lightly fry the onion in vegetable oil. Then add the champagne, letting it boil off. Put in the cream sauce along with a couple of drops of Worcester sauce. Mix and strain. Ingredients for the cream sauce (to be used in the making of the champagne sauce): 50 g. white onion, 70 g. celery, 20 ml. dry white wine, 1 tbsp. flour, 200 ml. cream, 100 ml. water, 40 g. butter, 2 tbsp. vegetable oil, salt. Finely chop the onion and celery and lightly fry it in a mixture of the butter and vegetable oil. When they're almost done frying, pour in the white wine and let it burn off. Gradually add the flour while still stirring the mixture the whole time. Then pour in the cream and water, leaving everything to boil on low for about 30 minutes. Salt, put in the blender and drain. Ingredients for the sterlet marinade: 1 l. water, ½ of a head of garlic, ¼ of a lemon, 20 g. butter, Fresh parsley, 100 ml. champagne (Brut or semi-dry). Without peeling it, cut the head of garlic in half and put in a saucepan of cold water. Squeeze in the lemon and add in the butter, parsley and champagne. Bring to a boil. Ingredients for the vegetable julienne: 30 g. carrot, 30 g. courgette, Lemon oil (olive mixed with lemon juice 3 parts to 1). Put the finely chopped carrots and courgette into boiling water. Boil for a minute. Strain and add the lemon oil. THE FINAL STEP:Put the whole fresh sterlet into boiling water for a few seconds. Scale. Do not remove the head or tail. Put the fish in the marinade and let it sit for 5 minutes. Set the fish on a plate with the vegetable julienne. Serve the fish with the strudel, which should be cut at an angle and drizzled with the champagne sauce.


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This section provides a better understanding of NEA's positions and goals.
NEA Positions and Goals
Section I. Opportunity Begins with Great Public Schools for Every Student
A. Equity for All Students
- The NEA supports requiring each state, as a condition of receiving federal ESEA funds, to submit a plan outlining how—over a period of years—it will remedy disparities in educational tools, services, opportunities, and resources among districts and schools.
- The NEA believes that budgets should prioritize federal education funds for critical formula grant programs, specifically Title I.
- The NEA believes that budgets should prioritize federal education funds for critical formula grant programs, specifically IDEA.
- The NEA urges elected officials to advocate for mandatory full funding at the promised 40 percent level for IDEA.
- The NEA believes that elected officials, when determining how education dollars are allocated in their budgets, should significantly curtail the use of competitive grants, such as Race to the Top, which often require states to alter their education policies.
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B. Meeting the Needs of the Whole Child
- The NEA believes elected officials should urge Congress to pass legislation establishing a new federal-state partnership to help fund high-quality prekindergarten for all children from low- and moderate-income families.
- The NEA supports providing at least the current level of benefits for children under Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP).
- The NEA supports ensuring rigorous nutrition standards for meals and snacks.
- The NEA supports technical assistance and adequate funding for improved and/or necessary kitchen infrastructure and equipment.
- The NEA supports training for all school nutrition personnel to sustain a highly-skilled, professional workforce through provisions of the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act and other federal nutrition policies.
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C. Strengthening the Teaching Profession
- The NEA supports providing incentives-through federal policy-for teacher preparation programs to include comprehensive "residencies" in which accomplished teachers provide guidance to new teachers to ensure that knowledge gained from coursework is also rooted in classroom practice.
- The NEA supports requiring classroom-based performance assessments for all teacher candidates-before they are given the responsibility for a classroom-to ensure they possess both the skills and knowledge needed for classroom instruction.
- The NEA supports educator certification programs, such as that provided by the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards, which offer valuable professional development and high standards for educators to further their practice.
- The NEA supports providing incentive-through federal policy-for teacher preparation programs to emphasize recruiting and retaining candidates from under-represented groups to reflect the growing diversity of our student population.
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D. Ensuring Access to the American Dream
- The NEA supports comprehensive immigration reform that includes a pathway to citizenship for aspiring Americans, protection of family unity, and the DREAM Act.
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E. Revamping Accountability in K-12 Public Schools
- The NEA believes elected officials should urge Congress to pass legislation reducing the number of federally-mandated, high-stakes standardized tests.
- Within the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), the NEA supports requiring the use of multiple measures to evaluate student and school performance.
- The NEA opposes basing teachers' evaluations predominantly or significantly on students' scores on standardized tests.
- Charter schools are publicly funded, yet not all federal requirements apply to them. The NEA supports holding charter schools, including online charter schools, to the same standards of transparency and accountability as traditional public schools.
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F. Private School Vouchers
- The NEA opposes federal private school voucher and tuition tax credit programs, including demonstration or pilot projects.
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Section II: Opportunity Requires an Economy that Works for America's Middle Class
A. Raising the Minimum Wage
- The NEA believes elected officials should urge Congress to pass legislation to raise the federal minimum wage from $7.25 per hour to at least $10.10 per hour, and tie future wage increases to inflation on an annual basis.
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B. Making College More Affordable and Accessible
- The NEA believes elected officials should urge Congress to pass legislation allowing federal student loans to be refinanced-like mortgages-when interest rates decline.
- The NEA supports expanding federal loan forgiveness programs for those who choose public service careers-specifically, educators.
- The NEA supports making college more affordable and accessible for all Americans by increasing the maximum Pell Grant award to keep pace with inflation, or at a minimum maintaining the current maximum award of $5,730 per student per year.
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C. Ensuring Democracy in the Workplace: Protecting Workers' Rights to Collectively Bargain
- The NEA believes all public education employees should have the right to bargain collectively.
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D. Improving the Affordable Care Act
- The NEA supports the repeal of taxation of employer-sponsored health insurance.
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E. Honoring Work by Ensuring Retirement Security
- The NEA supports eliminating or reforming the Government Pension Offset and the Windfall Elimination Provision.
- The NEA supports raising the Social Security payroll tax cap.
- The NEA opposes converting Medicare to a voucher system.
- The NEA supports providing at least the current level of benefits for Medicare recipients.
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Section III: Opportunity for All Requires a Democracy that Works for All
- The NEA believes elected officials should urge Congress to update Section 4 of the Voting Rights Act to ensure voter protection and access by requiring preclearance of proposed voting laws in those jurisdictions that have a recent record of violations of voting rights and disenfranchisement.
- The NEA supports a constitutional amendment enabling Congress to regulate and limit federal political campaign contributions and expenditures.
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Section I. Opportunity Begins with Great Public Schools for Every Student
- More than 16 million children in the United States-22 percent of all children-live in poverty. These children would not have the supports they need to succeed without consistent, targeted federal resources. (Source: National Center for Children in Poverty)
- Some states and districts spend two to three times more per pupil than others, and that will persist without strategies designed to ensure that students have equitable access to resources. (Source: For Each and Every Child, Equity and Excellence Commission, 2013)
- "The educational achievement gap in the United States exists in and out of the classroom, and extends from the earliest years of childhood across the lifespan." (Source: The Academic Achievement Gap, Campaign for Educational Equity, 2005)
- The "cornerstones of the federal role today" are two laws first enacted in 1965: the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, which "provided aid to states and school districts to improve education for children from low-income families and meet other critical educational needs," and the Higher Education Act, which "opened the door to postsecondary education for those who could not afford it." (Source: A Brief History of the Federal Role in Education Policy, Center on Education Policy, 1999)
- Since its initial enactment in 1975, the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) has included a commitment for the federal government to pay 40 percent of the average per student cost for every special education student. The current federal share is under 16 percent.
- Competitive grants-which undermine equity by creating winners and losers among students-have risen in recent years, often at the expense of need-driven formula grants for the students most in need. The Department of Education's proposed FY2015 budget called for a cut of nearly 5 percent to discretionary formula grants (compared to FY2014) while competitive grants would increase nearly 70 percent.
B. Meeting the Needs of the Whole Child
- The out-of-school factors most likely to limit student success are highly correlated with poverty: low birth weight; prenatal exposure to drugs or alcohol; inadequate medical, dental, and vision care; food insecurity; exposure to mercury, lead, and other pollutants and poisons; family breakdown and stress; and neighborhood violence. (Source: Poverty and Potential: Out-of-School Factors and School Success, National Education Policy Center, 2009)
- One in four infants, toddlers, and preschoolers lives in poverty during the crucial early years of brain development, and less than half our three- and four-year olds are enrolled in preschool. (Source: The State of America's Children, Children's Defense Fund, 2014)
- Research shows that high-quality prekindergarten programs confer lasting benefits—children who attend them are less likely to drop out of school, repeat grades, need special education, or get in trouble with the law later on. (Source: Lifetime Effects: The HighScope Perry Preschool Study through Age 40, 2005)
- A survey of schools conducted by the Kids' Safe and Healthful Food Project found that to serve students healthy meals in a cost-effective way, 88 percent of school districts needed at least one piece of kitchen equipment, and 55 percent needed infrastructure upgrades such as electrical and plumbing systems, natural gas, ventilation, and increased space. (Source: Serving Healthy School Meals, The Pew Charitable Trusts, 2013)
C. Strengthening the Teaching Profession
- The United States can learn from the examples of the top-scoring nations on the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) such as Singapore, Finland, and South Korea. "Top-performing countries have a deep history of prestige attached to teaching … [and] fund schools for the poor and the affluent roughly equally; in the U.S., a tradition of locally-based school finance leads to wide disparities in per pupil funding—a relevant factor when the chief component of school budgets is teacher salaries … "[S]tudents receive salaries or stipends while they train. In the U.S., by contrast, students often go into debt to pay tuition at education schools while foregoing the salaries they could earn by working." (Source: Closing the talent gap: Attracting and retaining top-third graduates to careers in teaching, McKinsey and Company, 2010)
- "[In Finland] teachers' preparation includes both extensive coursework on how to teach—with a strong emphasis on using research based on state-of-the-art practice—and at least a full year of clinical experience in a school associated with the university." (Source: Linda Darling-Hammond, Charles E. Ducommun Professor of Education at Stanford University, What we can learn from Finland's successful school reform, 2010)
- Every new teacher should receive targeted support and participate in an induction and mentoring program. Novice teachers need more time for planning than experienced teachers and should have opportunities to observe experienced teachers at work. (Source: Teacher Assessment and Evaluation: The National Education Association's Framework for Transforming Education, 2010)
D. Ensuring Access to the American Dream
- About 65,000 undocumented children who have lived in the United States for five years or longer graduate from high school each year. Although they can legally attend most colleges, they are not eligible for most forms of financial aid. Because of barriers to their continued education and their exclusion from the legal workforce, only between 5 and 10 percent of undocumented high-school graduates go to college. (Source: Immigration Policy Center)
- Allowing undocumented immigrants to work in the United States legally would increase their state and local tax contributions by an estimated $2 billion a year, and boost the American economy by an estimated $700 billion over a ten-year period. (Source: Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, Congressional Budget Office)
E. Revamping Accountability in K-12 Public Schools
- No Child Left Behind increased the number of federally-mandated, high-stakes tests in reading and math from 6 to 14; introduced new high-stakes tests in science; and made participation in the National Assessment of Educational Progress mandatory instead of voluntary. (Source: U.S. Department of Education)
- Three out of four Americans say that increased testing has either hurt or made no difference in improving schools. (Source: 2013 PDK/Gallup Poll of Public Attitudes Toward Public Education)
- "Today, education is perhaps the most important function of state and local governments … it is doubtful that any child may reasonably be expected to succeed in life if he is denied the opportunity, where the state has undertaken to provide it, is a right which must be made available to all on equal terms."-Unanimous decision of the United States Supreme Court in Brown v. Board of Education, 1954
- "[A]s the charter sector grows far faster than originally envisioned, the risks are high and growing, while the benefits are less clear … The problem is pervasive; our search, despite being limited to fewer than half of the states with charter schools, found over $100 million in public tax funds lost to waste, fraud, and abuse." (Source: Charter School Vulnerabilities to Waste, Fraud, and Abuse, Center for Popular Democracy and Integrity in Education, 2014)
- Official evaluations of voucher programs in Milwaukee, Cleveland, and Washington, DC, have found no statistically significant differences in the academic achievement of voucher students compared to public school students. Public school students have been found to outperform private school students when test scores are weighted to reflect socioeconomic level, race, and disability. (Source: National Center for the Study of Privatization in Education, Teachers College, Columbia University)
- Millions of tax dollars have been lost to private school operators who fraudulently misrepresented enrollment data; failed to provide safe, academically appropriate learning environments; and otherwise gamed the system for personal profit. (Source: District of Columbia Opportunity Scholarship Program, U.S. Government Accountability Office, 2013)
Section II: Opportunity Requires an Economy that Works for America's Middle Class
- At the current federal minimum wage of $7.25 per hour, a parent who works full-time, year-round does not earn enough to be above the federal poverty line. If the minimum wage were raised to $10.10, more than 1.7 million American workers would no longer rely on public assistance programs and government expenditures on current income-support programs would be reduced by $7.6 billion per year. (Source: Economic Policy Institute, 2014)
B. Making College More Affordable and Accessible
- U.S. students' debt burden of $1.2 trillion is the second largest form of consumer debt—exceeded only by home mortgages. (Source: Consumer Finance Protection Bureau)
- Seventy percent of U.S. students now borrow money to attend college; the average student graduates with a debt of $30,000. (Source: College Board)
- "[D]ata from the U.S. Department of Education shows that from 1996 through 2012, public colleges and universities gave a declining portion of grants—as measured by both the number of grants and the dollar amounts—to students in the lowest quartile of family income. That trend has continued even though the recession hit those in lower income brackets the hardest." (Source: Public Universities Ramp Up Aid for the Wealthy, ProPublica, 2013)
- "As recently as in the 1980s, the maximum Pell Grant covered more than half the cost of attending a four-year public college. Even after the recent increases, the $5,730 maximum Pell Grant in 2014-15 is expected to cover less than one-third of the cost of college—the lowest since the start of the program." (Source: Institute for College Access and Success, 2014)
C. Ensuring Democracy in the Workplace: Protecting Workers' Rights to Collectively Bargain
- Thirty-four states and Washington, DC, explicitly allow collective bargaining for teachers and education support professionals and higher education faculty. Although 17 states do not have collective bargaining statutes, in most of those states limited bargaining takes place for some or all categories of education employees. (Source: National Education Association, Collective Bargaining and Member Advocacy Department)
- "[E]vidence and examples drawn from the public and private sectors show that collective bargaining and workplace innovations based on a mutual interest, joint problem-solving approach can produce positive outcomes for employers, employees, customers, and citizens, especially dur-ing fiscal crisis ..." (Source: Getting It Right: Empirical Evidence and Policy Implications from Research on Public-Sector Unionism and Collective Bargaining, Employment Policy Research Network, 2011)
D. Improving the Affordable Care Act
- Employer-sponsored health benefits have never been taxed in this country. American workers have made financial sacrifices to maintain their health benefits, often forgoing salary increases to ensure that they and their families have the security provided by health insurance. (Source: Joint Committee on Taxation)
- Taxing health benefits would disproportionately affect women and older workers. The age and gender composition of a covered group is a major determinant of plan expense. Employer groups that are predominantly women, like educators, will be faced with a higher tax simply because of the gender of their workers. (Source: The Problem with Taxing Cadillac Health Plans, Watson Wyatt Worldwide, 2009)
- Middle class taxes would go up between $2,000 and $3,000 per tax return if benefits were taxed. (Source: Joint Committee on Taxation)
E. Honoring Work by Ensuring Retirement Security
- The Government Pension Offset reduces or eliminates the Social Security survivor benefits of over 615,000 beneficiaries; of these individuals, 44 percent are widows/widowers and about 81 percent are women. The approximately one million beneficiaries currently affected by the Windfall Elimination Provision lose a significant amount of their earned Social Security benefits. (Source: Congressional Research Service)
- In 2014, 59 million people will collect Social Security benefits. For nearly two-thirds (65 percent) of elderly beneficiaries, Social Security is the principal source of their cash income. Among the elderly, for 22 percent of married couples and about 47 percent unmarried people, Social Security provides more than 90 percent of their income. For one-quarter (24 percent) of elderly beneficiaries, Social Security is the sole source of retirement income. Today, every dollar of the average Social Security retirement benefit of about $15,500 is absolutely critical to the typical beneficiary. (Source: Social Security Administration)
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Last year's 2-year-old champ, Diglett, is proven at the distance and will likely be a solid favorite. His trainer, Gary Demorest, reports that all systems are go for Diglett. After watching Fancy As win the Alberta Derby on an ugly racetrack at Stampede Park, Demorest was glad that he kept Diglett safely tucked away in his barn.
Diglett worked a mile in a very impressive 1:37.80 last Sunday instead and looks set for a big effort in the Burnaby. The most likely threats to Diglett are Captain Des, who looked good winning a $50,000 optional race at 1 1/16 miles May 26 and undefeated Kat Dancer, who hasn't raced since winning a sprint for the same condition May 27.
Superfly T N T won a $50,000 optional race in his last start and his trainer, Dennis Terry, is considering taking a shot with the son of Dixieland Brass in the Burnaby. "He's been a slow learner but every time he's run he's gotten a little more into the game," said Terry. "The last time he ran he showed that he knows how to attack and he was a little unlucky in his previous sprint. He stumbled leaving there and just couldn't quite make up the ground he lost, but he showed a lot of try and he only got beat by a neck."
In between the two sprints Terry tried Superfly T N T at 1 1/16 miles, and although he finished fourth, Terry wasn't discouraged by the race. "He got in a little bit of trouble when horses went by him and of course it was a bad time because he was tired and he just threw in the towel."
He certainly has the look of a horse who can handle a route and although Terry isn't that keen on tackling the likes of Diglett just yet, he doesn't have many other options available. "He acts like he'll route and his mother was a handy route mare," he said. "I wouldn't mind trying the handicap horses but I would rather do it a month from now. It's not ideal to run him in the Burnaby, but you have to go when the races are available."
Terry claimed Superfly T N T for $11,500 out of his second start for new owners Peter Ohler and Robert Cross. "It had nothing to do with me," said Terry. "Peter watched him run the first time and he saw him close a lot of ground after getting left at the gate. He finished up running real big and he told me to go get him. It looks like he made a good call."
Fuentes, Serna join Challenge team
There has been a change in the team of riders from Hastings Park who will take on the Emerald Downs jockeys in the Can-Am jockey challenge next Friday and Monday. Veteran riders Sam Krasner and Chris Loseth are stepping aside to allow alternates Frank Fuentes and Fernando Serna to compete as part of the four-member Hastings Park team.
"I've done a couple of these series in the past, as has Sam," said Loseth. "They are really exciting to be a part of and that's why Sam and I would like both Frank and Fernando to experience the same thing and gain a little exposure as well. They're both excellent riders and will represent Hastings Park well."
Both Krasner and Loseth plan to be on hand at Emerald on Friday to root for the Hastings team.


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|Dixie Kong
|Donkey Kong
|Recent Game
|Wii U Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze
|Final Smash
|Kong Pow/TNT
Dixie Kong makes her first appearance as a playable character to the Super Smash Bros. franchise in Super 5mash Bros. 5. Dixie Kong is Diddy Kong's girlfriend and a member of the Kong circle of friends.She possesses a great strength in her ponytail and can easily whip her opponents around with her hair. However, one of the most useful aspects of her ponytail is the ability to float in the air by spinning rapidly. It allows Dixie Kong to float gracefully back down to the ground. Dixie Kong appears her usual appearance in recent Donkey Kong Country games.
Dixie Kong can use her ponytail for numerous purposes such as grabbing opponents and items, using it to float, using it as a tether, "punching", and reflecting projectiles. Game play wise, Dixie Kong is similar to Diddy Kong in that she is quick and fast but has the added benefit for increased reach due to her ponytail. In addition, she can float back down to the ground like Peach by holding up on the controller's control stick. Due to her small frame, she isn't that big of a target and can easily duck under and avoid attacks coming her way. Despite of these seemingly powerful strengths, her power output is less than Diddy Kong and is the weakest out the Kong cast. Her defenses are also below average with her shield weathering less hits than Donkey Kong and Diddy Kong can. Finally, she is lighter than Diddy thus making her easier to knock and juggle around in the air.
Players who enjoy a quick, floaty character that has aerial dominance and spacing options will enjoy picking up Dixie. Her ponytail provides for attack that have a great reach, a speed and lightness that allows her to catapult herself over enemies, and the ability to stay in the air for extended periods of time. Just be careful of those powerful attacks that might launch Dixie into the stratosphere!
Move Set
|Neutral Attack
|Kick, Kick, Ponytail Jab
|2%, 2%, 3.2%
|Dixie Kong kicks forward and then turns around where she kicks from behind. Her continuous jab is her ponytail flailing behind her: slapping the opponent followed by a more powerful hair punch. Her ponytail takes the shape of a fist.
|Forward Tilt
|Jumping Kick
|Dixie Kong jumps up slightly, spins in the air, and kicks once following the spin. It connects good and launches more at the tip of her foot.
|Up Tilt
|Ponytail Wave
|Dixie Kong waves her ponytail over her head, slashing opponents above with it. It has good range though poor launch ability.
|Down Tilt
|Groovy Dixie
|Dixie Kong supports her herself with one hand while kicking low to the ground forward. It appears like a dance move.
|Dash Attack
|Grounded Helicopter
|4.2%, 2.4%, 3.8%
|Dixie Kong dashes forward while spinning; extended her ponytail which will deal damage even from a slight distance. The attack will hit once then push back the opponent with hitstun.
|Forward Smash
|Ponytail Punch
|12% (uncharged clean), 18% (charged clean), 9% (uncharged late), 15% (charged late)
|Dixie Kong forms a fist out of her own hair and twirls it before releasing it. It has amazing reach and does the most knockback with the fist. It will do vertical knockback if the attack comes out with the arm portion. Thus, the end part of the fist does the most damage and knockback.
|Up Smash
|Three Way Kick
|18% (uncharged), 25% (charged)
|Dixie Kong jumps upwards into the air and does several kicks. Dixie Kong does an upwards kick followed by a second kick and a launching kick that does knockback. It only does half the damage if the full attack doesn't connect. Great killing move if it connects fully.
|Down Smash
|High Top
|15% (uncharged), 19% (charged)
|Dixie Kong wraps himself in her hair and then unleashes it; causing Dixie Kong to spin like a top of the ground. It can have a slight vacuum effect that will pull in nearby opponents on high damages. It will launch opponents upwards with the final hit.
|Neutral Aerial
|Heel Slam
|Dixie Kong slams her heel downwards; causing a meteor or spike if it connects. It has slightly less reach than other attacks but it is a great attack to combo into.
|Forward Aerial
|Hair Blade
|3%, 3%, 3%
|Dixie Kong forms a sword with her hair and then slashes forward,; downward to upward. It deals 3 hits off damage as it progresses upwards. The last hit launches the opponent with knockback.
|Back Aerial
|Hair Lash
|Dixie Kong whips her hair around him; slamming the hair into opponent while Dixie Kong spins around in the air.
|Up Aerial
|Headstand Kick
|Dixie Kong flips upside down; slamming both feet into the air and knocking opponents upwards. It does high knockback at high percentages.
|Down Aerial
|Ponytail Stab
|7% (descent), 9% (impact)
|Dixie Kong descends downwards while stabbing with her ponytail; stabbing into the ground. It can cause Dixie Kong to suicide off the stage.
|Dixie Kong uses her hair to reach out and grab the opponent. It can be used as a tether and grab a hold of the ledge.
|Hair Squeeze
|Fast pummel; Dixie Kong squeezes the opponent with the strength of her hair.
|Forward Throw
|Slamming Toss
|Dixie Kong takes the opponent, jumps up, and slams them into the ground; spiking the opponent upwards.
|Back Throw
|Arcmoon Throw
|Dixie Kong grabs the opponent and swings them over her head to the other side; launching the opponent backwards.
|Up Throw
|Hair Launcher
|Dixie Kong twirls the opponent and then launches them upwards into the air.
|Down Throw
|Body Stomp
|5%, 4%
|Dixie Kong slams the opponent down below her, jumps up, and then slams both feet into the opponent; spiking them upwards.
|Floor Attack (front/back)
|Hair Sweep
|Dixie Kong swirls on both sides while twirling on one foot.
|Floor Attack (trip)
|Leg Spin
|Dixie Kong sweeps her leg forward; hitting below.
|Edge Attack
|Hair Spin
|Dixie Kong pulls herself up and pushes forward while hitting with the ponytail; dealing damage.
Special Custom Set A
|Neutral Special
|Bubblegum Popgun
|Dixie Kong can charge the attack and release it. Open release, it fires a wad of Bubblegum that can lock out opponents hit by it. If the gum hits the opponent while near the ground; they become stuck. Dixie Kong can fire the gum on the ground which will cause players to get stuck in it.
|Custom 1
|Exploding Gum Popgun
|The gum will cause an explosion when it contacts instead of hindering movements. It is also slower and travels less further than the default.
|Custom 2
|Burning Gum Popgum
|The gum burns instead of hindering movements. It will also induce a burning effect on the opponent who comes across the burning effect.
|Side Special
|Locks of Love
|6% (initial), 3% (per hit)
|Dixie Kong shoots her hair forward which does initial damage. Moving the controls tick up and down after releasing the hair and holding down the special button causes the hair to hit up, down, or forward. I resembles Sheik's previous side special. It can also be used as a tether.
|Custom 1
|Shocking Locks of Love
|3% (initial), 5% (per hit)
|The attack delivers a shocking damage that causes more hitstun than the default. It is also quicker.
|Custom 2
|Power Locks of Love
|7% (initial), 4% (per hit)
|Dixie Kong has more control with her hair with it moving much further up and down. It does more damage with more knockback but it is slower.
|Up Special
|Helicopter Spin
|2.8% (per hit)
|Dixie Kong will jump up into the air and then rotate down with slow grace. The ponytail can hit opponents. She can also attack out of it but enters into a helpless state.
|Custom 1
|Wild Helicopter Spin
|Dixie Kong jumps into the air and has more control over the spinning but the spinning covers for distances. The floating has a less duration of time than before.
|Custom 2
|Windy Helicopter Spin
|It doesn't deal damage but pushes away opponents as Dixie Kong descends back down.
|Down Special
|Hair Shield
|Dixie Kong wraps herself up in a shield made of her own hair. It is fairly weak but it has the added benefit of causing the opponent who elivered the attack to bounce backwards when they make contact.
|Custom 1
|Hardened Hair Shield
|It doesn't cause the opponent to bounce back but it is much stronger and can weather attacks.
|Custom 2
|Hair Counter
|The hair wraps Dixie Kong for a second. When the attack connects with the shield, it will push back and hits the opponent with a counter attack.
Special Custom Set B
|Neutral Special
|Ponytail Rotation
|1.8% (loop), 2.3x (reflected)
|Dixie Kong spins rapidly and will attack opponents; launching them away after the loop. It will reflect any projectiles backwards with enhanced speed and power. The projectile is reflected back at the end of the animation.
|Custom 1
|Ponytail Flip
|It doesn't deal damage but it will flip opponents backwards and gives them some ending lag. It will also reflect projectiles back with no change to the speed and power.
|Custom 2
|Sliding Ponytail Spin
|1.3% (loop), 3.8% (reflected)
|Dixie Kong slides forward; giving her more recovery. It does less physical damage but it reflects opponents projectiles faster and gives it more power.
|Side Special
|Orange Grenade
|14% (clean), 10% (late)
|Dixie Kong can cook the grenade and then toss it; causing an explosion which launches opponents upwards. It will also bounce along the ground before exploding.
|Custom 1
|Large Orange Grenade
|18% (clean), 14% (late)
|The grenade is much larger and bounces less but it has a larger impact radius and more damage output.
|Custom 2
|Sticky Orange Grenade
|It will stick to the opponent or the ground upon being thrown. It does less damage and knocks opponents upwards. It can be detached.
|Up Special
|Barrel Cannon
|Dixie Kong summons a Barrel Cannon and jumps in. It will turn in full circle and pressing the special button causes Dixie Kong to be fired in that direction; dealing damage when she collides with an opponent. She can be damaged but won't eject out of the barrel until she takes too much damage.
|Custom 1
|Barrel Keg
|22% (close), 18% (collision), 4% (Dixie Kong)
|Dixie Kong can fire off herself from the barrel. It creates an explosion which damages opponents close up. It does more damage but Dixie Kong has recoil damage.
|Custom 2
|Traveling Barrel Cannon
|Dixie Kong summons the barrel cannon. She rotates more slowly and will move back and forth slightly.
|Down Special
|Kiddy Kong
|Dixie Kong summons Kiddy Kong and can carry him with her hair. It severely weighs down Dixie Kong but also increases her launch resistance. She can thrown Kiddy Kong by the special button and has a decent distance. It will knock into the opponent.. Kidding Kong will also roll forward, dealing additional damage.
|Custom 1
|High Impact Kiddy Kong
|Dixie Kong chucks Kidding Kong though he will not roll forward. It does high damage and knockback but it has very short traveling distance. It also slows down Dixie Kong slightly more than the default.
|Custom 2
|Rolling Kiddy Kong
|Dixie Kong rolls Kiddy Kong and will continuously push opponents backwards; dealing damage. It doesn't deal knockback but it does hitstun.
Final Smash
|Final Smash 1
|Kong Pow
|Dixie Kong and Tiny Kong performs a Kong Pow together which launches them up into the air. If it KO's the enemy, s Golden Heart will appear. When Dixie Kong grabs one of the hearts, it heals her for 10%.
|Final Smash 2
|Dixie Kong summons a TNT barrel in the air, jumps up, and kicks it forward. It will land and then explodes in the center of the stage. If it makes contact with an airborne opponent, it will meteor them into the ground to ensure it explodes.
Italics means they have to be unlocked.
- Dixie Kong fluffs her ponytail and smiles. (Up)
- Dixie Kong gives a thumbs up, smiles, and winks at the camera. (Right)
- Dixie Kong spins on her foot while her ponytails stretches out. (Left)
- Dixie Kong does a flip and chattering. (Down)
Character Selection Screen
- Dixie Kong claps her hands while jumping up and down.
- Dixie Kong spins in a circle while her ponytail waves around her.
- Dixie Kong adjusts her cap while giving a serious look on her face.
On Screen Appearance
- Appears from the top of the stage; fluttering down via helicopter spin.
- Dixie Kong explodes out of a DK barrel and fusses with her hair.
- Appears via rocket barrel and lands on the stage.
Victory Animations
- Dixie Kong jumps back and forth clapping and pumping her fist into the air.
- Dixie Kong looks concerned at her hair as if it was damaged.
- Dixie Kong spins like a helicopter but becomes dizzy from spinning too much.
- Dixie Kong and Tiny Kong both jump into the air; giving each other high fives.
- Dixie Kong pulls our her guitar and jams away on it.
- Dixie Kong performs several dances moves and then stands up and poses; looking at the screen.
Fan Cheer
Female cheers that says "Dixie Kong! Dixie Kong!"
Losing Animation=
- Dixie Kong is smiling while clapping.
- Dixie Kong looks dizzy and sways back and forth.
- Dixie Kong combs out her hair as if it was damaged with a very sad face.
Victory Fanfare
A flourished remix of Dixie Kong's theme from Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy Kong's Quest and Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble.
Fighting Stance
Dixie Kong has both hands on the ground and she bobs up and down with her ponytail.
Idle Poses
- Dixie Kong shakes her fur slightly.
- Shakes her head slightly while the ponytail waves back and forth.
- Claps her hands twice.
- Slightly raises up her hands and pushes them back onto the ground.
Misc Animations
Dixie Kong crouches down with both of her hands covered over her head.
Dixie Kong slowly crawls forward with both hands and feet.
Dixie Kong jumps up while raising her hands up. Her ponytail trails down behind her as well.
Dixie Kong twirls past; moving on both feet.
Dixie Kong moves forward on both hands and feet while the ponytail trails behind.
Dixie Kong launches forward while the ponytail flutters in the air.
Dixie Kong lays on the ground with her hand over her forehead.
Trips and lands on her butt.
Balances on one leg and tries to re-balance. The ponytail flutters behind her.
Home-Run Bat
Swings the bat with both hands.
Star KO
Goes "HOOOHHAAA!!!" in a female monkey voice.
Screen KO
Slams into the screen with face plastered against the screen. The ponytail shakes violently.
Dixie Kong's trophies can be earned by completing Classic Mode, Adventure Mode, All-Star Mode, and Boss Battle mode. In addition, further trophies can be found during matches and at the Trophy Shop.
Dixie Kong
Unlock: Classic Mode
Dixie Kong (Alt)
Unlock: Adventure Mode
Dixie Kong (Alt)
Unlock: Adventure Mode
Tiny Dixie Kong
Unlock: Boss Battle
Wrinkly Dixie Kong
Unlock: Boss Battle
Dixie Kong (Orange Grenade)
Unlock: Complete a Character Challenge
Dixie (Helicopter Spin)
Unlock: Complete a character challenge
Dixie Kong (Red)
Unlock: Complete a character challenge
Dixie Kong (Cyan)
Unlock: Complete a character challenge
Dixie Kong (Up)
Light Green
Unlock: Match or Trophy Shop
Country Dixie
Unlock: Complete a Captain Toad Character Challenge
Kong Pow
Unlock: All Star Mode
Unlock: All Star Mode
Alternate Costumes
|Color Title
|Default coloration of Dixie Kong.
|Coloration resembles Diddy Kong.
|Light Green
|Coloration resembles Tiny Kong.
|Tiny Kong
|Model is based off of Tiny Kong though only the clothes.
|Wrinkly Dixie
|Dixie Kong's model looks like Wrinkly Kong as a ghost.
|Country Dixie
|Model appears from Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy Kong's Quest.
Reveal Trailer
"Missed Dinner Date"
Time: 2:30 Scene: The rainforest...
The reveal trailer opens up to a jungle expanse. In the distances, the trees begin to shake with birds bursting out. The camera then changes to two figures rushing through the jungles. Jumping out of the jungle over a cliff is Donkey Kong and Diddy Kong. They fall down the cliff into the ravine; grabbing a hold of the vines and swinging across the valley. The next scenes shows montages of Donkey Kong and Diddy Kong partaking in various playtime activities such as swimming, eating bananas, playing catch, and fighting against Kritters. Each montage shows the progression during the day with the end being nighttime.
It isn't until late in the night that they finally return home. Donkey Kong opens the door but gets launched out into the night while he bellows out loudly. Diddy Kong looks back behind him but then turns around and gets a punch to the face; causing him to skip along the ground as he screams. As he lands, he looks up and standing up against the door entrance is a shadowy figure standing against the light. The figure steps out from the doorway and shows herself. It's Dixie Kong! Diddy Kong looks up at Dixie Kong and stands up to come closer but Dixie Kong steps back into the hut and slams the door on Diddy Kong. It then transitions into the game play footage.
- Dixie Kong is seem performing the helicopter spin onto the stage. When she lands, she does a pose.
- The next scene pulls out her Bubblegum Popgum and fires it; causing Donkey Kong, Diddy Kong, Mario, and Link in the gum. She then runs forward and does her dash attack; knocking opponents upwards.
- Dixie Kong uses her power to hover in the air while rotating and floating to the ground alongside Peach.
- Dixie Kong uses her hair to pick up a barrel and toss it at opponents.
- She stands next to Diddy and then uses her side smash to knock him out. She then does her up taunt.
- Diddy Kong approaches again with Lip's Stick and appears to hold it out. Dixie Kong does her right taunt.
- Dixie Kong cooks and throws an orange grenade which causes the opponent to be knocked upwards.
- Dixie Kong runs alongside Peach, Zelda, Zero Suit Samus, and Toadette. They jump and Peach attacks Mario, Zelda, attacks Link, Zero Suit Samus attacks Ridley, Toadette attacks Toad, and Dixie Kong attacks Diddy Kong. Each one of the male fighters is KO'd.
- Dixie Kong is shown on the stage "Sunset Shore" alongside Diddy Kong and Donkey Kong. It shows Dixie Kongs pink hat and shirt, Diddy Kong's Red Cap and T-shirt, and Donkey Kong's red tie.
- Dixie Kong captures Diddy Kong and Donkey Kong within her Final Smash which summons Tiny Kong. They perform Kong Pow which KO's the duo.
The scene then cuts to the Super Smash Bros. 5 logo.
Afterward, it cuts to Diddy Kong doing housework and chores while Dixie Kong is watching TV and painting her nails. Donkey Kong watches Diddy Kong with a sad face through the window.


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Bookmarks for November 11th through November 13th
by danhon
This is an auto-posted collection of public links I've either posted to, or favourites from Twitter, my Instapaper bookmarks and my public links posted to Pinboard.in for November 11th from 22:19 to 00:00:
- [toread] Quick, How Might the Alien Spacecraft Work? – [This post is about the movie Arrival, opening everywhere tomorrow; there are no movie spoilers here.] Connecting with Hollywood
- [toread] 'I Voted for the Middle Finger, the Wrecking Ball' – I love New York
- [toread] Computer Virus Cripples UK Hospital System – Citing a computer virus outbreak, a hospital system in the United Kingdom has canceled all planned operations and diverted major trauma cases to neighboring facilities.
- [toread] Shtetl-Optimized – It
- [toread] Clinton Couldn't Win Over White Women – Suffragette white. Hillary Clinton wore it in the biggest moments of her campaign: when she clinched the Democratic primary, when she accepted her party
- Equal Rights Amendment – Wikipedia – @PhilPrange @hondanhon I did. Since you never explicitly mentioned women I don't know whether they count for you.
- Untitled (http://www.campaignlive.co.uk/article/why-reality-tv-internet-blame-donald-trump/1415237) – Love this from @davidkolbusz. Very interesting, alternative perspective on this mess.
- Arrival review: a soulful sci-fi instant classic – The Verge –
- Snapchat Spectacles are here and they are ridiculously fun – The Verge –


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And I'm back!Wow, Thanksgiving is over. I can't believe it. I hope you all had an absolutely wonderful holiday. Matt and I took a trip up North to visit my family and I abandoned my blog for the week in an attempt to reach a more pure vacation induced Nirvana.
I did not reach vacation Nirvana, and naturally it was all a whirlwind, BUT I'm grateful that I was able to take the time off to go home and see some very special people.
Anyway, before I left I was working on a project that got put on the back burner temporarily. I put together the item and then stopped in the middle to redo my bathroom, least my art not match the decor. I took Veterans Day and the following Sunday to scrape the ceiling, prime and paint the guest bathroom in an effort to change it from hideous brown to a perkier green color... which brings us back to my project!
It's something that I have seen on Pinterest quite a bit that I've been meaning to do: "Paint Chip Art." Over the past months, I have horded paint chips like its my second job. It's a wonder I haven't been kicked out of every Lowes, Home Depot, Benjamin Moore and Ace in town for my collective behavior. Just a small bunch at a time, I have single-handedly wiped clean the "blue" paint chip section of all the local stores.
To kick off this project I found an old frame out in the garage that was decorative looking, but wasn't too big. It already had some art in it but it was a print that I could do without, so I figured I could use it for this project. I also had some paint laying around left over from other residual DIYs, which I used to fancy up the frame.
Zero Dollars.And took about 30 minutes of time, which is only because it took me so long to cut out the little circles. But, if you're looking to fancy up your bathroom, or your bedroom, or your front foyer space, this is an easy, very doable project for a DIY novice! So plop down in front of your favorite Netflix show with a few bits and pieces and let's go!
What You Need• Scissors
• Stencil (in my case, I used a business card and a shot glass to make my template)
• Picture frame
• Paint color of choice (I used Rustoleum Metallic Satin Nickle)
• Sand paper
• Glue stick
• Piece or cardboard, paper cut to size or frame backing
• Paint chips
• Nylon letters (optional)
What You Do1. Cut out your desired template to be used on the paint chips. I chose a circle, partially because I wanted a "bubble" effect that I could use in the guest bathroom and also because I didn't think I could get an even looking triangle or rectangle, which was what I initially wanted.
2.Cut out your paint chips. I ended up cutting out a total of 70 circles to fill the 8x10 frame.
3. After I cut out all my circles, I arranged them in a pattern that I liked and then started gluing them down.
4. After the glue dried I cut off the edges that extended beyond the boundary of my backing.
5. I then left the cats to contemplate my artwork in a zen-like fashion while I painted my frame. I let it dry a few minutes between coats.
6. After the frame was painted, dried and gorgeous, I inserted my paint chip art.
7. After staring at the paint chips for more minutes than I am willing to openly admit I decided it was missing something. I had to run to the store for a few groceries and decided to pick up a small package of nylon, removable block lettering for $1.99 and added the word "BATH." Somehow it just feels a bit more complete but this step is totally up to you and is an unnecessary addition.
Cheap, easy, lovely DIY paint chip art - and it didn't (have to) cost a thing. You're welcome.


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Advanced Computer Science MSc
- Entry requirements:
- 2:2 +
- Full-time:
- 1 year
- Part-time:
- 2 years
- Start date:
- October 2018
- UK/EU fees:
- £9,500
- International fees:
- £21,000
- Location:
- Loughborough
- Study area:
- Computer Science
for Computer Science and Information Systems
The Guardian University Guide 2018
Our Advanced Computer Science MSc programme has been developed with input from UK and international organisations to equip students with the cutting-edge practical skills sought by employers.
The fast-paced field of computer science - and the needs of industries and organisations that are driven by technological development - creates a demand for highly-skilled individuals possessing the advanced skills and knowledge with which our MSc programme is designed to equip you.
Developed with input from UK and international organisations, ensuring commericial relevance, and drawing on the Department's research strengths, the Advanced Computer Science MSc will appeal to students seeking to build on a first degree in Computer Science (or a comparable discipline involving programming and networking).
Wide-ranging modules, reflecting the expertise of our academic staff, will enable you to develop your professional skills and specialise in such areas as image processing, multimedia, artificial intelligence, robotics, and theoretical computer science.
As a student of the Department of Computer Science, you will have 24-hour exclusive access to computer labs, including a designated MSc laboratory, supported by a team of systems specialists. Based in the £5 million refurbished Haslegrave Building, your studies will benefit from specialist labs for hardware and robotics work and the latest state-of-the-art equipment, including a Virtual Reality system.
Our strong links with industry put us at the forefront of technological development and provide excellent employment opportunities for students. Our research not only informs the curriculum, but also provides opportunities to work on collaborative projects with industry partners.
The Quality Assurance Agency has given the Department the highest available commendation for the standard of its teaching provision.
What makes this programme different?
- Developed with input from UK and international organisations
- Become a specialist in a range of fascinating topics
- Opportunities to work on collaborative projects with industry partners
- Based in the £5 million refurbished Haslegrave Building
Who should study this programme?
Our Advanced Computer Science MSc programme is for you if you are looking to develop the knowledge and skills needed to become an effective specialist professional within the computing industries. We aim to provide you with specialised areas of study so that you can understand and apply the theory and practice of a range of advanced computing topics.
Entry requirements
An honours degree (2:2 or above) or equivalent overseas qualification in Computer Science or an allied discipline which includes programming and networking.
English Language requirements
All applicants for admission to Loughborough University must have a qualification in English Language before they can be admitted to any course or programme, whether their first language is English or not. Find out more.
IELTS: overall 6.5 with minimum 6.0 in each component.
What you'll study
Our Advanced Computer Science MSc is designed to provide you with specialised areas of study so that you can understand and apply the theory and practice of a range of advanced computing topics
Our Advanced Computer Science MSc covers a wide range of topics; to give you a taster we have expanded on some of the core modules affiliated with this programme and the specific assessment methods associated with each module.
Advanced Programming (15 credits)
The module aims to develop your competence and confidence in their ability to implement an algorithm or a computing system, starting from a design specification, using programming languages widely used in industry and academia.
Building Secure Networks (15 credits)
This module will build your knowledge and understanding of Internet Protocols and design through configuring networks. Laboratory work will give you the opportunity to create their own network using common networking equipment.
Computer Vision and Embedded Systems (15 credits)
The main aim of this module is to introduce you to computer-based understanding, analysis and processing of images taken from a digital camera. The module describes various image processing methods that allow computers to enhance images, segment them into regions of interest, extract suitable features, and classify parts of the image to recognise objects within them. The module also aims to specify and discuss the problems of image understanding and in particular how software tools can be used with embedded approaches.
Cryptography and Secure Systems (15 credits)
This module builds awareness of the problems of network security, and explores the current best defence strategies, with emphasis on cryptographic techniques and protocols. By the end of the module you will have developed an understanding of how cryptographic algorithms work and how they are applied in protocols for secure Internet connections.
Robotics and Intelligent Systems (15 credits)
Explore the relevant concepts of robotics from an AI perspective and acquire the skills for developing learning systems that apply to robotics. The module will build your knowledge of the control architectures for robotics and intelligent systems, world representation and motion planning, robot navigation, robot learning, task planning, multi-robot systems, robotics future directions, safety and other risks of robot systems.
Wireless Networks (15 credits)
This module covers wireless network protocols and the standards currently in use. exploring general wireless networking technologies, particularly in general wireless networks, wireless mobile ad hoc networks (MANET), wireless sensor networks, and the Internet of Things (IoT).
Research Methods (10 credits)
The aims of this module are to enhance awareness and critical appreciation of high-quality research-based publications, develop ability to communicate research-findings to others in an independent-minded manner, and develop skills in research methods.
Project Preparation (30 credits)
The aims of this module are to prepare a suitable project plan, analysis of the project requirements and constraints, specification and literature review with critical analysis for their project completed in a subsequent module.
Research Project (50 credits)
Your research project enables you to demonstrate the analysis, design and programming skills, acquired in previous modules of the Advanced Computer Science MSc, by applying what you have learned to a substantial problem in related areas.
How you'll be assessed
You will be assessed by a combination of examination, coursework and class presentations as well as a dissertation on an agreed topic.
How you'll study
Your personal and professional development
Our Department of Computer Science is committed to helping you develop the skills and attributes you need to progress successfully in your chosen career.
Future career prospects
With module content influenced by industry, and specialist equipment supporting experiential learning, the MSc Advanced Computer Science is designed to support future careers in both industry and academia.
Graduate destinations
Graduates of our postraduate programmes have gone on to enjoy careers within a diverse range of organisations, including Google, Credit Suisse, Ocado, Rolls-Royce, Winton Capital and AVG Technologies, and in a wide variety of roles, including software development, network security, and systems engineering.
Your personal development
Our Advanced Computer Science MSc programme enables you to further develop a number of key transferable skills, including the ability to work effectively on your own or as part of a team, and to plan and manage a project to complete within schedule and resource availability.
Fees and funding
- £9,500
- International:
- £21,000
Tuition fees cover the cost of your teaching, assessment and operating University facilities such as the library, IT equipment and other support services. University fees and charges can be paid in advance and there are several methods of payment, including online payments and payment by instalment. Special arrangements are made for payments by part-time students.
Our students
Samuel Adema
Advanced Computer Science
The opportunity to study under world-class researchers in Computer Science was very rewarding.