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By Tiernan Ray
Here are some things going on this morning in your world of tech:
Shares of Intel (INTC) are down $1.26, or almost 5%, at $25.28, after the company last night beat Q4 revenue expectations, but missed on the bottom line, offered a forecast for Q1 revenue in line with consensus, and said server computer chips were selling more slowly than expected as enterprise IT took longer to bounce back than originally thought.
There are no ratings changes this morning, but rather a Street fairly sharply divided.
Christopher Danely of J.P. Morgan reiterates an Overweight rating, and raises his price target a buck to $30, writing that the forecast for this year is still "conservative," PC demand is, indeed, stabilizing, as expected, and that the server revenue is not a source of worry, as "server revenue has been volatile for the past eight quarters."
On the other hand, Doug Freedman of RBC Capital Markets, who has a Sector Perform rating on the shares, and a $26 price target, writes that "we see potential gross margin concerns intensifying in 2HCY14 given: i) visibility into start-up costs in late-Q4/early-Q1; ii) risk of mobile ramp; iii) slower DCG growth (adverse mix-shift); iv) on-going spending in support of newer efforts (SoC, Mobile, Data Center)."
Others this morning were trying to figure out whether the server miss implied anything for the broader IT field. MKM Partners's Israel Hernandez, who follows Microsoft (MSFT) and other entperirse names, wrote this morning that shares of VMware (VMW) are likely to e "soft" on the "cautious" remarks from Intel management about how a cycle of server "virtualization" has played out.
Indeed, shares of VMware are down $2.33, or 2.4%, at $97.
Shares of Apple (AAPL) are down $5.25, or almost 1%, at $549.00, as the iPhone officially goes on sales at China Mobile (CHL) for the first time, after a December announcement and pre-orders for the device and interviews with Apple CEO Tim Cook this week. Cook and China Mobile Xi Guohua posed for pictures as the first buyers stepped up to get autographed units this morning.
To mark the occasion, Cantor Fitzgerald's Brian White this morning reiterates a Buy rating on Apple shares, and a $777 price target, writing that "We've only just begun," given the relationship between Apple and the world's largest carrier emerged only after Apple courted China Mobile "for years," and that "this marriage will provide worth the wait," producing an additional 20 million to 24 million iPhone units this year.
"Our initial checks indicate Apple and China Mobile have prepared very well for this launch with nearly all the stores we researched holding sufficient stock of all models, even gold iPhones," writes White.
Speaking of Apple, DigiTimes's Max Wang and Steve Shen this morning write that Apple and Samsung Electronics (005930KS) are expected to remain the top two vendors of tablet computers this year, "with expected shipments of 80 million to 90 million and 60 million to 70 million, respectively," citing unnamed industry sources. The authors contend dominance will be maintained through the introduction of larger tablets, with Samsung already debuting a 12.2-inch, and Apple expected to offer one later this year.
Shares of wireless chip vendor Skyworks Solutions (SWKS) are up $1.80, or 6.3%, at $30.43, continuing its after-hours gains last night, following a report of fiscal Q1 revenue and earnings per share that topped consensus, and a better-than-expected outlook for this quarter as well.
There don't appear to be any ratings changes this morning, but some price target increases here and there. Canaccord Genuity's Mike Walkley reiterates a Buy rating and raises his target to $36 from $33, writing that "We believe the strong March Q guidance is due to Skyworks' growing traction in its non-handset analog business combined with steady sales growth to Chinese OEMs and improving sales to Samsung partially offsetting typical seasonally softer sales to Apple."
Shares of Silver Spring Networks (SSNI) continue to plunge following last night's cut in outlook on missed orders. The stock is off $5.41, or 23%, at $18.09, a bit of an improvement from the nearly 30% drop last night.
Pacific Crest's Brent Bracelin reiterates a Sector Perform rating on the shares, writing that revenue may continue to decline the first half of this year before popping back in the second half. "The fact that the company has $875 million in backlog suggests that order timing is the biggest near-term concern, not competition."
Shares of Yahoo! (YHOO) are down 17 cents, or 0.4%, at $40.17, as the dismissal of COO Henrique de Castro on Tuesday continues to be the topic du jour.
A report last night by Joann Lublin and Douglas MacMillan of The Wall Street Journal stated that the company has spent months seeking two new board members, according to a single unnamed source. The authors write that the current seven-member board has just one outside director, Peter Ligouri, the CEO of Tribune Co., and that "Such shortcomings could hurt the efforts of first-time Chief Executive Marissa Mayer to turn around the struggling Internet portal, where she took command in July 2012."
Also on that score, the Journal, The New York Times, and the Financial Times — all the media outfits want to write about is how Yahoo!'s having trouble selling ads as a media company. All three major papers wrote pieces about the company's problems with the advertising world in the last 24 hours.
The Times's Vindu Goel and Claire Cain Miller late yesterday wrote that Mayer was slow to realize de Castro was ill-suited to the task of turning around Yahoo!'s display advertising business. The FT's Emily Steel and Hanna Kuchler write that "the jury is still out" on whether the company will manage to turn around that business, citing comments by ad buyers. And The Journal's MacMillan writes that Mayer "has failed to turn her collection of sites and apps into a coherent pitch to marketers."


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Miami is on the up, and has the 3rd most FA money available with the most draft ammo. That's a great job by the office and coaching staff.
Thats what i like to hear!
The offseason should be interesting. If cards are played right, miami is a playoff team next year.
we have had money to spend in the Ireland era and a damn good amount of draft picks so color me unexcited, but I do love pleasnt suprises
very interesting read indeed...can dump marshall and create more cap space...something i would seriously consider...if not a restructure at least at a cheaper rate...miami better be careful at right tackle in free agency...please don't pay the waist bender phil loadholt good money to come here...$4.6 mil for dmitri patterson??? that's got to be a typo...how much did cleveland pay that guy if miami picked up that contract
got to like that of the teams with the most money miami is the likely only one that would invest big money in a wr...might mean our competition for one is less...those other teams have young talent they believe in

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Bleah, I've not posted in forever, I'll try to do better next time...
Some things in the past:
OLS 2002 and the Kernel Summit
I went there all nervous about a proposal that Pat Mochel and I were making about driverfs and /sbin/hotplug. Basically we are wanting to move all of the existing device naming policy out into userspace. Well, our worse nightmare happened, everyone loved it and wants it right now :)
So now we're madly scrambling to get this done by 2.6. The main driverfs changes are now in the 2.5 tree and most of the core driver and now class changes are too. The PCI driver code is converted, and I've been posting patches to convert the USB core and driver code to the new model.
We might just make it yet...
PCI Hotplug
The PCI Hotplug code is very broken in 2.5, and need to fix that up. Unfortunately we changed the pci_ops structure, so have a ton of patches to fix all of that up to get in before I can go back to the hotplug stuff.
2.4 is looking good, and the ACPI PCI Hotplug driver is working remarkably well (as well as ACPI can work.)
Linux USB
Zillion of patches sent to Linus to clean up __FUNCTION__ stuff last night. A ton more to Marcelo for 2.4 to backport the usb-serial stuff that has been in 2.5 for a while. Now that this is done, other backporting can happen, depending on what other people really want.
For some reason Linux Journal trusts me enough to write a column. This should be fun...


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By night, the tents are a pulsating pastiche of lights, sights, sounds, and seams. But Thursday, the tents did a quick change that would have blown the most seasoned model's mind. Guests arriving at the Catwalk for Kids fundraising luncheon discovered the coveted front row (and subsequent rows) had been replaced by scores of tables dressed in a delicate shade of sea foam blue. Stemware lined each setting—crystal soldiers saluting the midday meal, or mimosa. With the schedule of events that spanned three hours, many guests settled in to sip-a-spell, and the champagne flowed like a spring tide.
The first course, a dense hunk of tuna carpaccio, came courtesy of O-Ku, Chef Brett McKee's Nobu-styled restaurant that had its official debut later that night. And while eating gets a bad rap in the fashion world, the cappuccino panna cotta provided by Kaminsky's was an ethereally dainty dessert too good to pass on. The clink of spoons scraping the bottom of the dessert glasses was a poetic sound.
Founder and event emcee Mary Norton was radiant in her triumph over a difficult year, which she alluded to during opening remarks. Guests at last year's Catwalk for Kids will recall Mary seemed to be at the pinnacle of her handbag and shoe design career with an eponymous line stocked at Saks and branded boutiques in Beverly Hills, New York City, and Charleston. Although the line went bankrupt, it was recently reported that Mary won back the right to use her name, so here's wishing her much success with future endeavors. Given her verve and passion, we predict a phoenix-like return to the world of accessories. After all, she is a wiz with feathers!
Mary welcomed glamour guru Carmen Marc Valvo, whose gowns are a staple on Hollywood's red carpets. Models sauntered down the runway in his signature designs. A flowing fuchsia number with a floor-dusting hemline wowed the crowd, but it was a black column—exquisite in its restraint—that winked at the haute side of fashion.
Following the parade of lovelies, two courageous families took to the stage to share their very personal, very poignant stories regarding the Medical University of Charleston's Children's Hospital, where Mary volunteers her time and talent to help children with cancer create whimsical handbags. With a goal of raising $200,000, the amount needed to add another doctor to staff, the event segued to the live auction.
Auctioneer Doug Warner—bless him for being a good sport—appeared on the runway in three-inch high heels, which he rocked! Anyone who's attended an auction presided over by Doug can attest to his exuberance for a good bidding war. He'll holler, jump about, and toss out a good fist pump when bidders are engaged in a passionate pas de deux. Add a pair of stilettos to the mix and you have quite the funny sight to behold! And what a show it was as bids for handbags designed by celebrities began to pick up steam.
Here's a hot tip on how to raise a pretty penny is a slick minute: position two gregarious car dealers on either side of the auctioneer—and within view of one another. Sit back and enjoy the show!
By the time the bag credited to actress Kristin Stewart sold for $50,000, Doug's high heeled hoppings had burned the caloric equivalent of his panna cotta (and then some). Thanks in large part to the generosity of one particular donor, who amassed quite the handbag collection by the end of the auction, the fundraising goal was well exceeded. What a tremendous gift to the doctors and patients of the Children's Hospital!
As if food, fashion, and frenzied bidding were not enough, the event ended on a high note—and what a beautifully sounding note it was. The program described him as warm and winsome. Fans who know him personally—and recall knocking back beers together following shows at Cumberland's many years ago—the terms are a perfect description of Edwin McCain, who closed the event with several songs.
As images of MUSC's young patients, with their toothy smiles and hairless heads, flashed on the screens behind Edwin's acoustic set-up, a line from his hit "I Could Not Ask For More" took on special meaning:
Smiling just to see the smile upon your face
These are the moments I thank God that I'm alive
Congratulations, Children's Hospital and Mary for a wonderful day of fun and fundraising.


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TV Reviews: 'The Millers' stands outOctober 3, 2013 4:00 AM
It's a far cry from the must-see TV era of NBC in the 1990s, but CBS and NBC attempt to woo viewers with three new Thursday comedies.
CBS has the best shot for a hit with "The Millers" while NBC's losing streak may continue with "Welcome to the Family" and "Sean Saves the World."
'The Millers'
There is nothing sophisticated about CBS's "The Millers" (8:30 tonight, KDKA-TV), but it sure is funny.
'The Millers'
When: 8:30 tonight, CBS.
'Welcome to the Family'
When: 8:30 tonight, NBC.
'Sean Saves the World'
When: 9 tonight, NBC.
Not so much smart-funny but certainly belly-laugh funny, and that's a credit to writer/creator Greg Garcia ("Raising Hope") and performances by stars Will Arnett ("Arrested Development"), Margo Martindale ("The Americans") and Beau Bridges ("Masters of Sex").
Mr. Arnett stars as Nathan Miller, a TV news reporter in Leesburg, Va. (never mind that there are no TV stations in Leesburg, which is part of the Washington, D.C., media market).
Nathan is recently divorced but hasn't shared this news with his overbearing mother, Carol (Ms. Martindale), or his slightly addled father, Tom (Beau Bridges). His sister, Debbie (Jayma Mays, "Glee"), revels in the notion that the golden boy will soon lose his luster when this news is shared.
Directed by TV veteran James Burrows ("Cheers," "Will & Grace"), "The Millers" is least interesting when its focus turns to Debbie and family, roles recast since the initial pilot but with little rewriting to make the characters pop.
"The Millers" is at its best whenever Mr. Arnett shares the screen with his TV mom, TV dad or both. Once news of Nathan's divorce comes out, Tom decides to leave Carol, trailing complaints about her criticism of everything he does, from making a phone call to masturbation.
As Tom moves in with Debbie, Carol bunks with Nathan, cramping his style just as he has started to think about dating again.
"I didn't get divorced from one controlling woman to turn around and become roomies again with the original puppet master," Nathan says.
A raft of fart jokes follow, and while they are lowest common denominator humor, they're also pretty funny.
"When you can hear them, they're funny," Nathan tells his mother of her propensity for passing gas. "Without sound, they're just gross."
"The Millers" won't be confused with highbrow entertainment but taken on its own terms and thanks to a talented trio of cast members, it's a welcome addition to CBS's Thursday night comedy block.
'Welcome to the Family'
Not great, not terrible, "Welcome to the Family" (8:30 tonight, WPXI) is another occasionally amusing but not really funny family comedy.
Responsible valedictorian Junior (Joseph Haro) impregnates his girlfriend Molly (Ella Rae Peck), who vacillates inconsistently between ditzy and determined.
When Junior says he will "do the right thing" by Molly after she announces her pregnancy, Molly asks, "Why is it up to the guy to do the right thing? Who's to say I'm not gonna skip town and stick you with a baby? Our society is so patriotic."
"Do you mean patriarchal?" Junior asks.
"Probably," Molly says.
There's never any conversation about terminating the pregnancy or putting the baby up for adoption. In "Welcome to the Family," it's just a given that Junior will defer his acceptance to Stanford and Molly will take a pass on college. (Ah, broadcast network sitcoms, not exactly the land of reality.)
While Junior and Molly's situation is at the center of "Welcome to the Family," it's their parents and their reactions to one another that is the unfortunate focus of this comedy.
Molly's dad, orthodontist Dan Yoder (Mike O'Malley, "Glee"), first encounters Junior's dad, Miguel (Ricardo A. Chavira, "Desperate Housewives"), at Miguel's gym and they immediately clash. Faster than you can say "Three's Company," the spectacular coincidence is revealed that the quarreling pair will soon be family.
Molly's mom, Caroline (Mary McCormack, "Line of Sight"), and Junior's mom, Lisette (Justina Machado, "Six Feet Under"), are more levelheaded than hotheaded, at least in the pilot episode.
"Welcome to the Family" doesn't dwell too much on the ethnic differences -- Junior's family is Hispanic, Molly's is white -- although it is acknowledged through a few jokes. That's a step forward. But it's a small step, considering that "Welcome" is more successful for the situation it establishes than it is for any comedic moments.
'Sean Saves the World'
It's a spectator sport to watch TV stars famous for a single role attempt to reinvent themselves; sadly for them and for viewers, that doesn't always go so well. Such is the case with former "Will & Grace" star Sean Hayes, who headlines NBC's pedestrian, blah "Sean Saves the World" (9 tonight, WPXI).
A multicam sitcom squeezed into a night of single-camera shows, "Sean Saves the World" stands out as a throwback, the kind of "hammock" show NBC of old would have strung between "Friends" and "Seinfeld" for a few weeks. Now this show is a main event, airing at 9 p.m. as "The Michael J. Fox Show" takes up residence at 9:30.
Mr. Hayes stars as Sean, a Chicago businessman whose 14-year-old daughter, Ellie (Samantha Isler), has just moved in full time after her mother took a job in New York.
Sean's best friend is co-worker Liz (Carnegie Mellon University grad Megan Hilty, "Smash"), who clashes with Sean's smothering mother, Lorna (Linda Lavin, "Alice") in a bizarre affection triangle that features Sean as the other point.
"That's probably grandma," Sean says when a phone rings. "She gets upset when people yell at me and she can't pile on."
Tonight's pilot features loads of physical comedy -- the show is so manic, particularly Mr. Hayes' performance, that it's clearly trying too hard -- and painfully obvious setup dialogue.
"If you're gay, how did you and mom have sex?" Ellie asks on behalf of the viewers the show presumes will be confused about the concept of a closeted gay man in a heterosexual marriage.
A future episode that explains how Liz and Sean met has a much funnier backstory explanation scene and another episode shines a light on Sean's relationship with his mother to creepy, incest joke excess.
While it's a treat to see Ms. Lavin back in prime time, it's unfortunate that she's returning in what amounts to an obvious, promiscuous grandma role. In one episode, Lorna encourages her granddaughter to look at her own vagina in a mirror, presumably because it's just so hilarious to hear a grandma say the word "vagina."
Saving the world seems like too big a goal for poor Sean Hayes. He needs to start with saving this dreadful show, and that may be an impossible task.tvradio
A version of this story first appeared in Tuned In Journal blog at post-gazette.com/tv. TV writer Rob Owen: firstname.lastname@example.com or 412-263-2582. Follow RobOwenTV on Twitter or Facebook.


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Farmers are gearing up for another season, but as always, Mother Nature is exerting her power over their plans. During the past few years, the state has been plagued by drought. This time last year, nearly 61 percent of the state was either in a moderate drought or abnormally dry, according to the U.S. Drought Monitor.
This year, farmers are having to battle with too much rain.
In the most recent crop report from the Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce and the USDA, seven out of the eight agriculture observers reported that the wet weather was slowing down planting.
And the farther north in the state, the further behind farmers are in planting, said Charlie Stokes, an area agronomy agent with the Mississippi State University Extension Service.
"It's wet out there," said Stokes, who is responsible for checking on and working with farmers in Northeast Mississippi. "We're trying to get some dry weather where we can get some of these crops planted."
When farmers are planting, soybeans continue to gain ground in Mississippi, while corn and cotton acres are expected to fall this year, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture's 2009 Prospective Plantings report.
Mississippi farmers this year expect to plant 2.1 million acres of soybeans, up 5 percent from last year. The growth is one of the largest in the country, according to the Prospective Plantings report.
Nationally, soybean producers intend to plant 76 million acres, up slightly from last year. If that much is planted, the USDA said it will be the largest soybean acreage on record.
Numbers not set in stone
The report projects crop acreage in the country based on information from surveyed farmers. John Anderson, an agricultural economist with the MSU Extension Service, stressed in a recent MSU report that the numbers don't reflect actual planted acreage.
"This is a survey-based instrument that reflects what people think they are going to plant," Anderson said. "These numbers are a long way from being set in stone, and we'll see some changes between now and when seed actually goes into the ground."
Stokes said he thinks Northeast Mississippi farmers already have made changes to their crop mix because of the weather.
The bulk of the corn crop usually is planted in April, but he said because of the wet weather, "north of Tupelo, there's not a lot of corn planted at all."
Right now, corn will be the second-largest row crop in the state, with farmers planting 630,000 acres, down 12 percent from last year.
Nationally, 85 million acres are slated for corn, which would make this year's planted area the third-largest acreage since 1949. The totals from 2007 and 2008 hold the top two spots.
Corn gained popularity recently after the government mandated renewable fuel standards. Corn is used in ethanol production, and Anderson and other economists expect a future increase in the demand for corn because of production needs.
But as rains delay corn planting across the country, farmers will look to replace those acres with soybeans.
Stokes said he is watching Midwest farmers to see what they do, because if they plant soybeans instead of corn, he expects soybean prices to go down because of the larger volume.
No more King Cotton
Once Mississippi's mainstay crop, cotton continues to fall in popularity. Only 300,000 acres will be planted this year, down 18 percent.
It's one of the largest decreases in the country and the lowest acreage on record for the state.
Stokes cited the price, saying there's "still not a lot of incentive" for farmers to plant cotton.
Peanuts are a whole different story. Mississippi farmers this year intend to plant 20,000 acres of the legume.
The acreage is down 9 percent from last year, but USDA said nationally the acreage is down because of record production in 2008 and concerns about future demand because of the recent Salmonella outbreak.
Stokes said the newly opened Birdsong peanut buying facility in Aberdeen has been fueling growth of the crop in Northeast Mississippi. He said the facility so far has contracts for 13,000 acres in the state.
But no matter what crops farmers wind up planting, Stokes said they are focused on making a good yield this year.
"There's no wiggle room with the input costs the way they are," he said. "They just need to hang in there with this economy. If farmers can bring in their yields, it might be one of the bright spots in this economy if everything will work out."
Contact Carlie Kollath at (662) 678-1598 or firstname.lastname@example.com.
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Jack, you get better range than what I get. BTW, you didn't exactly describe what your graph means. I assume -96 dBm is dropout threshold.
BTW, I've also found that 1-way transmission often works better than 2-way exchanges,which has to be the proper yardstick.
I actually posted the 2-way transmission bit in a recent thread,
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The time is upon us. Those of Mexican decent have waited patiently since The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo (February, 2 1848), a treaty whose terms were dictated by The United States and resulted in the loss of 55% of Mexico's pre-war territory. The patient seeds of rebellion have fermented in anger through consecutive generations and have grown into one pissed tree that's about to fall on some unsuspecting motherf#@!ers. El Guapo is honored to have been unanimously selected as your leader in this endeavor. This is a complex operation, and I assure you some brilliant minds seem to be on to us, and their analytical skills are astounding and filed down to a diamond point:
With this type of keen analysis and nuanced thinking, we must step softly. This woman is both skeletorishly beautiful and wise beyond description. There's no way she's human.
We must all smile stupidly and try to look harmless in the duration. Perhaps, you can bat a yarn ball around like a cute kitty if anyone seems to suspect anything.
We are in the final throes of economic collapse - a clear indication that our dastardly plan is developing beautifully. In the kitchens of Olive Gardens everywhere men are sharpening blades and turning up the volume on radios, blaring obnoxious Spanish-speaking morning DJs as the apron-clad groups synchronize watches and mumble suggestions to one another about the most efficient ways to kill and maim and the many ways to use a filthy apron as a lethal weapon. In picket-fenced suburban homes, Latina nannies who've taught blond and red-headed children to fear the chancla and el cucuy are prepping the homes for use in the insurrection. Landscapers are mowing symbols into lawns to guide invading aircraft packed with criminals and the disease ridden to their destinations - where they will be dropped like so many biological bombs.
In fact, need we be reminded that this whole financial debacle was set off by our strategically placed economic insurgents disguised as janitorial workers who clicked a mouse a couple times on some executive computers and then BAM here we go...back to The Stoneage. You all know your assignments, so please begin the final stage of Operation Reconquest.
When the dust settles, we will corral any dissenters in Utah or launch them into Canada one at a time.
Everyone must do their part. Mexican drug lords are doing what they can to burn Mexico to the ground. Like Cortez destroyed his ships upon arrival to ensure success, so we shall annihilate Mexico to underscore the urgency and the fact that there is no turning back. Wax your sinister handlebar mustaches, mi gente. Victory is ours.
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Samer Laham, Patriarchate of Antioch, Named 2013 InterAction Humanitarian of The Year
Baltimore, MD (IOCC) — The leader of one of the largest humanitarian efforts in Syria has been named 2013 Humanitarian of the Year by InterAction, an alliance of more than 180 U.S.-based international relief organizations. Samer Laham is a driving force inside Syria, providing vital humanitarian assistance to those in need without regard to religious, ethnic, or political affiliations. Under Laham's leadership of the Department of Ecumenical Relations and Development for the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Antioch and All the East (GOPA) based in Damascus, Syria, GOPA has worked tirelessly to provide more than $31 million in emergency aid to displaced Syrians as well as ongoing assistance to Iraqi refugees, including educational support, vocational training, small business development, and crisis counseling.
With the outbreak of violence in Syria that has inflicted hardship on millions of its citizens, Laham has courageously led his staff of 120 to provide food, medical supplies, crisis counseling, and other services essential to survival for people in need across the country. In the face of bombardments, fighting and constant fear, Mr. Laham and his staff have persevered to provide humanitarian assistance to more than 300,000 vulnerable Syrian children, families and elderly."The love we receive from the people we serve when we see the joy in their tired faces makes us work tirelessly," said Laham from his Damascus office, "and arms us with the faith that humanity cannot be human without touching those who suffer by taking the initiatives to alleviate the agony of each human being."
Since 2007, Laham has partnered with International Orthodox Christian Charities (IOCC), to provide tuition assistance, school supplies, tutoring and personal care kits to thousands of Iraqi refugee schoolchildren and disadvantaged Syrian schoolchildren as well as their families. Assistance expanded to vocational and business training for Iraqi refugee men and women resettled in Syria when conflict forced them to flee their own country. Most recently, IOCC has worked with GOPA to respond to the humanitarian crisis brought on by the conflict in Syria with assistance reaching Syrian men, women, and children displaced in their own country. Laham's department also enjoys partnerships with more than 20 international relief organizations, United Nations agencies and numerous European embassies.
The award was presented at the InterAction Banquet Gala and Awards Ceremony held in Washington D.C. on April 30. IOCC Executive Director, Constantine Triantafilou, accepted the award on behalf of Laham, who remains in Syria continuing his work.


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Speaking Event: Campaign for Stress-Free; Violence-Free Community Launch Event
Join prominent community leaders, government officials, educators, activists, musicians and other citizens in honoring a commitment to a stress-free, violence-free society.
Featuring special keynote address by world renowned humanitarian Sri Sri Ravi Shankar and an opening act by a local Bay Area band. Other speakers include Dr James Doty the President of Stanford University's CCARE.
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Description ADULT Has mainly soft gray upperparts, with striking markings on face: black border to rear and side of crest, continuing as black line framing edges of nape; face is pale overall, but with black line through eye, framing edge of ear coverts and linking with black throat. Underparts are soft, pale gray. JUVENILE Similar, but black elements of facial markings are paler and less distinct, and crest is shorter.
Dimensions Length: 4 1/2 -5" (11-13 cm)
Habitat A mainly Mexican species whose resident range extends into Arizona and New Mexico where it is locally common in mountains. Favors oak woodland for much of year, but sometimes undertakes altitudinal migration to lower elevations in winter.
Observation Tips Fairly easy to find if you visit the right habitats, but since birds form roving flocks outside breeding season you may have to search for a while to find them. Learn the distinctive calls and listen for these to detect species' presence.
Range Rocky Mountains, Southwest
Voice Song is a series of whistled peed notes; calls include a chickadeelike tsika-dee-deed.
Discussion Dainty little titmouse with distinctive and diagnostic "bridled" facial markings and pronounced crest that can be raised to near vertical. Forages for insects among foliage and nests in tree holes. Often found in family groups outside breeding season, which sometimes consolidate and form part of mixed-species flocks. Sexes are similar.


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Chapter 6: Water on Earth
Earth's Water is in Constant Motion
When astronauts see Earth from space, this is how it looks. Notice how blue the planet appears. That's because oceans cover much of Earth's surface. The water in those oceans is in constant motion. Water is also found in the clouds that rise above the planet and travel across the sky. The water may precipitate out as rain or snow. Water passes through soil and into groundwater. Or it is taken up by the leaves of plants and then enters the atmosphere. Water moves into and out of animals. Water may remain as ice in a glacier for thousands of years. This chapter is about Earth's most dynamic substance - water.
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Water is found on Earth as a gas, liquid and solid. Water as a gas is mostly in the atmosphere. Water as a solid is found as ice floating on ponds, as frost on a car, or in glaciers, among other places. Glaciers move, by definition, although they do it very slowly. Liquid water moves around the planet through streams, groundwater, lakes, ponds. Most of Earth's liquid water is in the oceans. But it doesn't remain stagnant there. Seawater moves in waves, tides, and currents. Some ocean water changes state and becomes sea ice. Water may evaporate into the atmosphere and become water vapor. Water sets Earth apart from the other planets in the solar system. In fact, water in all three states is probably exceedingly rare everywhere in the galaxy. Human activities pollute water. Pollutants come from industrial, municipal and agricultural sources. Water is protected from pollution by acts and rules that guide people to protect water. Water can also be cleaned up once it is polluted.


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Tyre strategy was at the forefront of the action at the Monaco Grand Prix, with a three-way fight between Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull Racing), Fernando Alonso (Ferrari) and Jenson Button (McLaren), who were separated by less than a second with only 15 laps to go. Such was the pace of the leading trio that they pulled away from the fourth-placed man by nearly a minute.
As the race entered its final 10 laps, the leading trio was still very close in a thrilling fight for supremacy, before an accident caused a safety car period followed by a red flag with just six laps left to go. As the rules allow teams to work on the cars during a suspended race, the drivers were allowed to change tyres before the race resumed in a final sprint to the finish.
The top three all chose Pirelli's PZero Red supersoft tyres for the run to the flag, which ended with Vettel's first win in Monaco. It was Pirelli's first victory in Monaco since the 1957 race, which was won by Juan Manuel Fangio and Maserati.
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The 6-foot-0, 190-pounder bolsters an impressive roster for the U.S. Army All-American contest. Ramsey is currently rated as the No. 5 cornerback in the country by FOX Sports NEXT, making him a four-star prospect.
Ramsey is considering offers from schools like Washington, Alabama, USC, Mississippi State and Florida.
Scout Eval - Ramsey's one of the top corners in the country for many different reasons. He has great size that you cannot coach and he changes direction well, he has very good ball skills, he can close on the ball quickly, and he is still getting better. He is still developing physically and that will help him against big receivers and as a tackler in the open field. He can do all the things you want a top corner to do on the high school level. - Chad Simmons
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Ramsey was selected by the U.S. Army All-American Bowl Selection Committee.
For more than a decade, the U.S. Army All-American Bowl has been the Nation's premier high school football game, serving as the preeminent launching pad for America's future college and NFL stars. Percy Harvin, Jamaal Charles, Patrick Peterson, and Andrew Luck all made their national debuts as U.S. Army All-Americans. In the 2012 NFL Draft Andrew Luck became the first U.S. Army All-American Bowl alumnus to be selected with the first overall pick. The 2012 U.S. Army All-American Bowl drew a record crowd of 39,011 to the Alamodome, and was the most-watched sporting event on television over the weekend, excluding the NFL playoffs.
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I'll give Deen credit where it's due. I'm not going to stop using some of her recipes. They aren't good for you, but, dammit, Southern food isn't supposed to be! (And that's the kind of food that's driven several members of my extended family to their grave, so, although I don't want to overindulge, I've been exposed to it from an early age and love it.)
The craziest irony about the saturation of a few main G.I.Joe characters is that there are STILL vintage figures of these characters that have not been updated. I'd buy red-mask Cobra Commander, tan camo Duke, or Ninja Force Snake Eyes in a heartbeat. And that's not counting different variations they could make, like Renegades Baroness (with the red armor), unmasked Snake Eyes, Krake as Cobra Commander II from the IDW comics, green armor Firefly, movie-accurate Retaliation Cobra Commander, etc. I think a lot of others would buy these without groaning about another stinkin' Cobra Commander, too. But we still get the same old black Snake Eyes, silver-mask Cobra Commander, catsuit Baroness, etc. Heck, if they insist on making Snake Eyes, and they've already done updates of some Brazil-only characters who were repaints (Glenda as pilot Scarlett, Ninja-Ku Storm Shadow), why not slap red and silver paint on a new Snake Eyes and call him Invasor Snake Eyes. Kids would think he's a cool new Snake Eyes, grownups would know he's an Invasor.


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Right on!
Yeah, I tie up a variety of these, heads with different weights of eyes on, and in a variety of styles. Love the variations you can come up with by dressing the hooks in a variety of styles!
You two are talking about two different tube fly related issues. Both are cool and fun, but they are different.
Paul, Hunter's angling now sells drilled out cones that fit either narrow or large (1/8th inch) tubing, so you can tie the "russian bullet" type flies that same guy talks about easily.
Another thing I've been experimenting with is leaving an eigth inch extension on the front of all my tube flies, and carrying a variety of weighted lead eyes tied to short sections of junction tubing. Just slip the one you want onto the fly you want if you need a little help getting down. Junction is available in clear, chartreuse, pink, orange, red, so I also have unweighted sections in the box. Egg sucking weighted or unweighted flies in a second.
It's all so much fun, gotta make time for fishing!
Yes, Paul,
I recently purchased an HMH fixture for tying them. It's a "universal" fixture, and can be used with any vise. There is the "starter" kit with the fixture and several pieces of tubing and "junction tubing" (to be used to hold the hook securely).
Its cost is just under $20 US.
They also offer a "deluxe" kit which contains the "starter" kit, plus some more tubing, and a video showing how to tie "convertible" flies, which is good information. This sells for roughly $44 US
These so-called "convertible" flies are neat - by dressing the hook in different fashions, you can convert the tube head into a number of useful options to enhance patterns.
Just picked up mine (I got the "deluxe" version for instructions), and will start tying 'em up!!
In fact, in a pinch you can even use cotton swabs for tubes - just make sure they have the hollow plastic handles, not the paper handles!!
Should be fun!
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interchangeable body tube flies
has anybody come across these? they have been pioneered in scandinavia as a result of mistake by a flytyer who did not have detailed instructions for tying loop bottle tubes and 'morrum'[this is a type not a make] tubes. he tied a head onto the fine plastic instead of the metal and the put the metal body behind the head and by chance created the interchangeable body system. it has now been taken a stage further in that the prime mover in all this has had special metal bodies made in a variety of weights and shapes and colours. i did not get much chance to use them last year due to low water but from what i did i am confident they will have a place in the salmon fishers armoury.
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Richard Clarke, former special adviser to the president for cybersecurity, says the proposed cybersecurity bill would not do much to stop Chinese cyber espionage. He suggests that the Obama administration act to stop the threat.
FOR the last two months, senior government officials and private-sector experts have paraded before Congress and described in alarming terms a silent threat: cyberattacks carried out by foreign governments. Robert S. Mueller III, the director of the F.B.I., said cyberattacks would soon replace terrorism as the agency's No. 1 concern as foreign hackers, particularly from China, penetrate American firms' computers and steal huge amounts of valuable data and intellectual property.
It's not hard to imagine what happens when an American company pays for research and a Chinese firm gets the results free; it destroys our competitive edge. Shawn Henry, who retired last Friday as the executive assistant director of the F.B.I. (and its lead agent on cybercrime), told Congress last week of an American company that had all of its data from a 10-year, $1 billion research program copied by hackers in one night. Gen. Keith B. Alexander, head of the military's Cyber Command, called the continuing, rampant cybertheft "the greatest transfer of wealth in history."
Yet the same Congress that has heard all of this disturbing testimony is mired in disagreements about a proposed cybersecurity bill that does little to address the problem of Chinese cyberespionage. The bill, which would establish noncompulsory industry cybersecurity standards, is bogged down in ideological disputes. Senator John McCain, who dismissed it as a form of unnecessary regulation, has proposed an alternative bill that fails to address the inadequate cyberdefenses of companies running the nation's critical infrastructure. Since Congress appears unable and unwilling to address the threat, the executive branch must do something to stop it.


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Family: Plethodontidae, Lungless Salamanders view all from this family
Description Brown-grayish. Large head. White underside. 15-16 coastal grooves. usually has golden-yellow spots.
Dimensions 10-18.5cm (4 1/4-7 1.4")
Breeding Breeds spring-summer. Up to 2 dozen eggs laid. Nests in tree hollows. Female guards brood. Hatches after 3-4 months.
Habitat Oak woodland along the coast. Also foothills with black oak.
Range Coastal ranges of California. Also Sierra Nevada through to Santa Catalina.
Discussion One of the climbers. Nocturnal and very hard to catch. Hides in tree cavities during the day. Shares its cavity with dozens of others. Diet consists of various insects and trees. Vocalizes and bites when handled.


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If you are talking about mailing loose figures. I would suggest you use a used check box w/ bubble wrap or syofoam(sp) peanuts. If you go to store you could just buy a padded envelope, it's about a buck. I have had figures mailed to me with no harm done.Originally Posted by dbri
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Figures as in 3 3/4" Kenner ones, or figurines as in ceramic or die cast Micro Collection ones? There's a difference. I wouldn't use a padded envelope if it's the latter (figurines).
I predict that the upcoming Star Wars Episode VIII: The Last Jedi film will include the word "and." Multiple times.
I did state figures, but your right BCJ there is a big difference betwen the two.
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the old kenner plastic ones, yeah, 4" tall or whatever. not any of that other stuff.
Think of it this way. The less money you spend on shipping the less chance it will be handled well. Insurance is a must if it's really expensive stuff and that ain't cheap. Also if your shipping it to someone for a transaction you need to pay for signing on delivery. However insured does include the signing. Then there is the priority of mailing. With all this complication avoid the postal service.
Go to UPS which provides tracking service with every package. Pay for the best priority for the type of piece. If it's a $20 vintage B-Wing pilot ship it standard. If it's a $1,000 plus Yak Face pay for the care!
Packing is your choice of care. Buble wrap, packing corn and other paid for packing material can add up. Pack your carded figures face to face and then tightly but gently wrap them with a paper towel four or five times. Then wrap the paper towel to the other exposed areas. Then just use newspaper if the box is firm. If your using a old box pay for the packing material.
I used to own a Star Wars/comic store called Scene 70 so we used to do allot of mailing via Ebay, and common out of state calls. UPS can be counted on, just don't loose the tracking #. As for the packing it's all good if you have a good box.
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A Rotorua woman who murdered her friend and lover Michelle Hoffman-Tamm has been sentenced to life in prison with a minimum non-parole of 17 years.
Gwenda Leigh Sloane, aka Pluss, 44, was sentenced in the High Court at Rotorua today by Justice Patrick Keane after previously pleading guilty to murdering Ms Hoffman-Tamm.
Ms Hoffman-Tamm, 51, disappeared on November 7 last year after leaving the Philip St, Rotorua home she shared with her long-term female partner to visit a friend. Police found her body on November 23 in a forested area just off State Highway 38 near Murupara.
The police summary of facts revealed the two women, who had been friends for more than 20 years and were having a casual sexual relationship, had been drinking together at Sloane's Holland St house on the evening of November 7.
Sloane told police she "lost it"when she thought Ms Hoffman-Tamm had taken $20 from her wallet.
She launched a frenzied attack that left Ms Hoffman-Tamm with 33 stab wounds and her ears severed and one shoved in her mouth.
Ms Hoffman-Tamm's body lay on her kitchen floor for more than a day before Sloane wrapped up the body, put it in her car and buried it in a ditch near Murupara.
Justice Keane called the attack brutal and callous and said Sloane's intention could only have been to mutilate Ms Hoffman-Tamm.
Ms Hoffman-Tamm's 25-year-old son Rhys Hoffman read out his victim impact statement in court, pausing several times to compose himself. He told how he was struggling to cope with what had happened to his mother.
"I have lost all trust in the world and I understand when people say they have lost everything and it's gut-wrenching,'' he said. ``I never got to make up for all the times I wasn't there for my mum.''
He said when his mother was missing he never imagined it would turn out like this.
"I was willing to take on anything but now my outlook has changed,'' he said.
Victim impact statements from five other family members had also been presented to the court, all speaking of their added grief at the gruesome manner in which Ms Hoffman-Tamm died.
Outside of court after the sentencing, Mr Hoffman said he had been hoping for a longer sentence.
"There's not much we can do other than take it and move on and hope that everyone else is going to do the same.''
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Thanks Gary! It's always appreciated.
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Thanks Gary! It's always appreciated.
excellent work as usual Gary.
You would think it would be so much easier do continue with this demolition without the outfield wall and bleachers. The only reason it's up has to be to keep photographers from seeing inside. Which leads me to believe someone has exclusive rights to these pics. Gotta be a book or dvd being made.
I think it was this thread that it was mentioned months ago that National Geographic or somebody was making a documentary of the destruction of Yankee Stadium, so there are financial interests involved in this process.
Originally posted by Astros, 05-28-2009, 07:48 PM: I thought I had heard there was a film crew documenting the demolition much like they did when the Orange Bowl was brought down. I cannot remember if it was the History Channel, National Geographic, TLC, Discovery or one of those other type of networks.
Originally posted by YanksRule, 05-29-2009, 12:16 AM: I heard that from the guy leading the demolition- he was around the entrance of the demo gates and held a mini "press-conference" for the fans one day back in April.. I hope he's right.. of the other things he told me he's been spot on, so I believe him.
Originally posted by The Monument, 05-28-2009, 09:40 PM: Somebody mentioned Nat Geo doing a project. May have been on this thread. I'm just glad that somebody is doing it, and The Geographic does everything first rate.
Once the real demo starts, especially now that the '10 season is quickly approaching there will be TONS of pictures showing Yankee Stadium reduced to rubble. Sit tight.
I think this is so slow going and meticulous because the people in charge dont want a disaster on their hands. Taking apart Yankee Stadium is along the same lines as taking apart a suspension bridge piece by piece, except this bridge is right next to apartment buildings.
Id like to know the total tonnage of the upper deck.
new pics of the stadium demo on wcbs880.com, nothing different from Gary's update, just over head shots of the Gate 2 escalator tower coming down
We can see through to the UP concourse and the mechanical level.
Also, there is some damage to one of the rectangular windows on Gate 2.
If you look at those WCBS photos you can see some of the side paneling from the upper deck has been removed. You can see some of the structure behind it. Take a look from the angle that doesn't show Gate 2.
Pictures remind me of this.
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I have photos from today on my cell phone that I have on photobucket. Trying to post. Not working. Any "posting for idiots" suggestions?
I pasted above this "add a picture" [IMG]http://s92.photobucket.com/albums/l11/redmills/?action=view¤t=yankee5.jpg&newest=1
This is from a cell phone 2/3/2010 161st st 1200 hrs
OK I think I got the hang of it. Which means daily photos(from a Mets fan!!!!!) Which means two things(1) Not Gary D.quality-was that Gary standing next to me today? and (2) I saw a METSasaurus Rex:
If Shea came down,your coming with us!!!!! tear 'em up METSasaurus REX!!!!
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Engraving by George Cruikshank showing the Tower Menagerie. From The Tower of London / by W.H. Ainsworth (1845)
Engraving by George Cruikshank showing the Tower Menagerie. From The Tower of London / by W.H. Ainsworth (1845)
Print entitled 'The extraordinary and fatal combat in the Tower of London on Friday, Decr. 3rd, 1830' showing a lion and two tigers fighting in the Tower Menagerie. British, mid-19th century (I.216)
Engraving showing Hector the Lion and Harry the Tiger in the Tower Menagerie.
Engraving showing Marco the Lion from the Tower Menagerie. From Dr. Williams' Tower of London scrapbook. (I.287)
Engravings showing the animals from the Tower Menagerie. From the Childrens' guide to the Tower / by T. Boreman (1741)
Since the 1660s books had been written in which French visitors supposedly commented on life in England, or vice versa. In a similar vein, Journey to London, which was published in London in 1698, purported to have been written by a 'Monsieur Sobeir'. He was named after the author of a 1664 volume – which did not comment on the Tower – who was the French physician and philosopher Samuel de Sorbière).
Journey to London later appears in collections of the writings of Dr William King (1663-1712), a poet and wit. This spoof account refers to the new Grand Storehouse which had been completed in the 1690s, and in expressing reservations about 'dominion' and visiting the arms and armour on display at the Tower it shares some similarities with both Ned Ward's The London Spy and the letters of Samuel Molyneux.
'I was commended by a Friend to Mr Brownsworth, a Person that belongs to the Tower of London. He is a Civil Gentleman, but his genius lead him more to Politicks than Curiosity. He proffer'd to shew me the new Armory, in which are Arms, as he told me, for above a Hundred Thousand Men, all dispos'd in a manner, most surprizing and magnificent; as likewise another Armory, where are Arms for Twenty Thousand Men more. He would likewise have shew'd me the Horse Armory, a Royal Train of Artillery, and Several Cannon taken out of the Trident Prize. He would likewise have carried me to see the Crown Imperial, and other Jewels belonging to it. I humbly thank'd him, and told him, that my Curiosity led me otherwise, and that my Observations inclin'd rather to Nature than Dominion. Upon which smiling he said, he hoped he should gratifie me, and immediately led me to a place where we saw Lyons, Tygers, and two very remarkable Catamountains. I took particular Notice of two Owls, of an immense greatness, but by their being without horns, I take 'em not to be a distinct Species from the European'.


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Oklahoma Senate, House OK horse slaughtering bills
By SEAN MURPHY, Associated Press, February 20, 2013
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma could soon allow the slaughter of horses for human consumption, ending a ban that has been in place in the state for close to 50 years, under a pair of bills easily approved Wednesday in the Oklahoma Legislature.
Both the House and Senate passed separate bills that would end the ban and allow a horse slaughtering plant to open in the state. Both measures still would ban the sale of horse meat for consumption in Oklahoma, but would allow for the meat to be exported to other countries.
Rep. Skye McNiel said passage of the bill could provide a humane option for unwanted, aging horses, many of which are abandoned or eventually shipped to horse slaughtering facilities in Mexico. She said where she lives in rural Oklahoma, older horses often are abandoned on dead end roads or pastures by people who can no longer afford to care for them.
"Nobody wants horses to be abused. I don't," said McNiel, R-Bristow, who said during debate on the bill that she grew up riding horses. "They have value as live animals. Why can't they have value after they're done with their usefulness? Why can't they have value as a dead animal?"
Opening a slaughterhouse for the iconic animal with an integral part in the state's history sends a bad message to the rest of the country, argued Rep. David Dank.
"We're talking about image here," said Dank, R-Oklahoma City. "I don't want people talking about Oklahoma as the state where you're slaughtering horses."
Cynthia Armstrong, the Oklahoma state director for the Humane Society of the United States, said the argument that a slaughterhouse provides a humane option for abandoned horses is a false one.
"They have no interest whatsoever in rescuing broken down, starving horses," Armstrong said. "Statistics show that over 92 percent of the horses that go to slaughter are in good shape.
"The overwhelming majority of horses that go to slaughter are not starving, neglected horses out on somebody's property. They're quarterhorses."
She said the humane way to dispose of a horse is to have it euthanized by a veterinarian and either buried or taken to a rendering plant. Armstrong also complained both bills are being "fast-tracked" through the Legislature before opposition mounts.
Lawmakers complained they've already received dozens of calls from people opposed to the idea of slaughtering horses for human consumption.
Rep. Don Armes, who debated in favor of the bill, said one woman who telephoned his office called him a "despicable human being."
"This isn't about eating horses, folks," said Armes, R-Faxon. "We don't eat horses in America."
A horse meat scandal has roiled Europe after it was detected in food products labeled as beef across the continent. Horse meat has turned up in frozen supermarket meals such as burgers and lasagna, in beef pasta sauce, on restaurant menus, in school lunches and in hospital meals.
Horse meat is largely taboo in Britain and Ireland, though it is eaten in European countries such as France, Belgium and Italy. It also is eaten by many in China, among the traditionally nomadic people of Central Asia and in parts of Latin America.
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Reality Check: Ad Claims Olsen Favors Corporations Over Working Families
We Are Wisconsin Runs Ad Against Sen. Olsen
MADISON, Wis. - Recall elections are less than a month away, and many have probably noticed political ads on TV.
In Wisconsin's 14th Senate district, incumbent Republican state Sen. Luther Olsen is being challenged by Rep. Fred Clark, D-Baraboo, in a recall election.
A TV ad in the race claims that Olsen is responsible for shifting millions of dollars from working families to corporations. WISC-TV looked at the ad's claims in a "Reality Check."
For Democratic supporters, the ad crystallizes the main argument in the recall. It centers on Olsen's vote on the state budget. Many probably recognize is as the ad with the money bowl.
"Thanks to Sen. Luther Olsen's vote for Gov. (Scott) Walker's budget, families will pay more in taxes," the ad says.
WISC-TV found this claim misleading. The budget proposed by the governor and passed by the Legislature does not include a general tax increase, which means most families won't see taxes go up. But for some, there are deep cuts to the earned income tax credit and the homestead credit. Both of those are refundable tax credits to low-income families, some who make so little they don't pay income taxes. For about 270,000 getting the earned income tax credit it will mean they'll receive $200 to $500 less a year.
"But big corporations and the rich will get millions in tax breaks," the ad follows up.
WISC-TV found this needs clarification. The Legislature did pass bills and provisions in the budget aimed at helping businesses, with the biggest item going to manufacturers. One tax credit will cut their taxes gradually over four years from 7.9 percent to 0.4 percent, and cost the state $320 million over those four years. That's just for manufacturers -- not all companies, WISC-TV reported.
The group running the ad says cuts to capital gains taxes are the tax breaks for the rich.
About half of the tax break will go to the top 10 percent of wage-earners in Wisconsin, but the tax cut only applies if the money is re-invested in Wisconsin-based businesses.
"Olsen is making devastating cuts to our schools and health care programs, instead of asking those who can afford it to pay their fair share," the ad says.
WISC-TV found this also needs clarification. Olsen did vote for deep cuts to schools, to the tune of $800 million and $500 million in unspecified cuts to Medicaid.
Then the ad gets to the part about a "fair share," which is also mentioned earlier in the ad along with a number of specific people who are affected.
"To balance Wisconsin's budget, seniors, nurses, small business owners, firefighters and families are paying their fair share," the ad says.
We Are Wisconsin, a liberal group formed out of the collective bargaining protests and that is running the ad, claims those mentioned are contributing a "fair share" because they are affected by increased pension and health care contributions, and budget cuts.
But there are some exceptions, WISC-TV reported. University of Wisconsin Hospital nurses, as well as nurses working in state or public facilities would be affected, but not all nurses will pay increased contributions to pensions and health care.
The small business owner claim is the most questionable, WISC-TV reported. The "Main Street" program run by the Department of Commerce, which helps historic business districts in communities, was partially cut from $434,000 to $250,000, but that amount could grow if it's deemed successful by the new Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation. Either way, it affects a very small group of businesses, not every small business owner in the state, WISC-TV reported.
Does that mean all of these people's "fair share" is more than corporations? That's up for voters to decide. The recall election is on Aug. 9.
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I'll let you know when I'm done reading it.
I'm only on page 8 million.
I'll let you know when I'm done reading it.
I'm only on page 8 million.
Remember that Obamacare is a "tax" not a solution.
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Yes we have people that abuse the system, but the abuse will still exist and we will be taxed more. Do you think the "undocumented" will be asked to pay a fine? No, there is a reason they are "undocumented" and they will continue to go to the ER on the taxpayer's dime even after the full implementation of Obamacare.
There was a time when people could simply pay for a doctor's visit out of pocket, and even the poor could set up a payment plan if need be. You had a personal relationship with your physician, and it was affordable by comparison. Then came the malpractice suits, and the trial lawyers suing for every little thing. Then came the insurance companies found a way to charge doctors and protect them from malpractice suits. It resulted in increased costs, and then insurance companies then started telling people that they would need insurance to cover their medical care (created networks ie HMO's etc.). Such networks resulted in restricted access to doctors. As the healthcare industry grew, they became special interest groups that lobbied for favor when it came to peddling their drugs and medical equipment (add that to the cost).
So now we want to add yet another level of bureaucracy (government intervention), and somehow that's supposed to simplify the process. Uh-no.
So let's see... we went from just seeing a doctor to now dealing with paying increased costs to help support lawyers, insurance companies/medical groups, special interest groups and now the government. Somehow that seems less than fair.
Many would say that socialized medicine works in Europe. I argue that they are taxed at ridiculously high rate, and within smaller countries those taxes may go to the programs that they are intended. In the United States, however, I would argue that this money would disappear into a bureaucratic black-hole consisting of many agencies merely duplicating their efforts in the name of oversight. Once Obamacare is institutionalized, it will continue to be a drain out on our resources (tax payer money) with the need for continually increased funding, similar to Social Security and Medicare, a century later.
People claim they like transparency. Yet our tax code, healthcare system and our namely our government like to complicate things to the point where no one will be able to understand the intricacies of their policies (how many have read Obamacare in full?), and in the confusion we are held hostage by so called experts (accountants, healthcare/insurance specialists and law makers).
Again simplicity is the key to a more prosperous and efficient country, not government bloat.
I got 49 employees and 50 ain't one.
"Politics is the Art of Looking for Trouble, Finding it Everywhere, Diagnosing it Incorrectly, and Applying the Wrong Remedies".
I would say this is a gross oversimplification of why our healthcare costs are higher and essentially wrong.
Tort reform:
Though necessary Tort reform has become a prime issue for republicans therefore vastly inflating it's effect on the "system".
The rising cost of healthcare is much more complicated and structural.
Our system of medicine is the perfect example of capitalism-government axis unhinged.
1. Fee for service
Essentially doctors get compensated for running tests.
When you run a private clinic as a business and all tests are under one roof where you get a cut of everything you order do think you are going to order more or less tests?
Also when a patient has an expectation that they will get a test when they come to you, the doctor will be more likely to order the test to keep the patient happy.
2. The over-reliance of high tech late stage game breaking cures and total ignorance of prevention.
America is the premier country for medical training in the world. Our doctors and surgeons can perform near miracles with cath labs, micro surgery, other high tech gadgets and gizmos. All that **** is really freaking expensive. And much of it can be avoided if we were simply smarter about the way we delivered care. I.E. MORE PREVENTION. I can list numerous examples of this but I will say one. Dialysis(replacing a broken kidney with a machine). The top two reasons for dialysis are high blood pressure and diabetes. Both very avoidable and controllable issues in our day and age.
3. The expansion of the medical beaurocracy.
This is where I partially agree with you. For one doctor to start a practice these days you need to rent an office, have a computer system(tens of thousands of dollars), have a nurse, have billing expert that can pull the most money out of insurance companies, malpractice, have an after hours call center.
Essentially it is impossible unless you are independently wealthy.
I am not anti-pharma. They are a necessary evil, but they are a business that derives most of its worldwide profits in the USA. Therefore they are absolutely a driver healthcare in our country.
That being said for every multi-million dollar drug success there are at least 5 failures that gain nothing.
Romney talked about streamlining the process to get drugs approved. Of course removing oversight will likely lead to more potentially unsafe drugs getting through so it is a double edged sword.
Secondly social medicine does not really exist in the well developed countries in Europe. It is the same garbage like people saying that Europe is socialist Continent. The majority of the countries are democracies with free capitalism. The difference is that they know for a long time that the private industry either can not or does not want to take on some responsibilities.
In my opinion a government has to step in where the private sector fails.
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ObamaCare doesn't go far enough. Single payer was what he wanted but settled to make everyone happy. Honestly between our taxes and what the normal health care policy costs, I'd bet the difference is not going to be that much.
The difference will be huge. Once every American is covered the tax burden will be much less.
I really don't know how many people actually know how hospital and doctor billing works but there are always two prices for health care:
a) the non insured price
b) the negotiated price
To those who are insured: if you get a statement from your insurance it should list the actual price of services rendered and the price your insurance company negotiated, what they pay and what you pay.
In example: a hospital stay for one night is listed at $1000, your insurance company negotiated a $500 price, Insurance pays $400 and you pay $100. Of course it varies between carriers.
If they don't provide the actual price and negotiated price you should request one.
If you are not insured - be it that you are rich and don't need insurance or if you are to poor to afford insurance - you always will be billed at the higher rate. If you don't pay eventually most of the bills end up in tax breaks and bailout money from local and federal government agencies. And if you pay you are going broke. In essence we all pay for the higher rates.
Having all Americans in coverage would mean that all Americans would be paying negotiated rates. The reason for the penalty for those electing NOT to have insurance is nothing else but covering higher rates or at least some of it.
The ACA is not going far enough. I would have preferred at least a public option so that private insurances actually get some competition. But I hope that maybe one day this country actually enters the real world.
BTW, the ACA doesn't even reach the benefit level of the government sponsored insurance coverage every member of Congress receives. You know, the same people who are trying to tell you that it is all socialism yet have their entire family covered on your tax dollar (at least a good portion of it). The people trying to deny you affordable health care coverage while at the same time enjoying some of the best health care coverage on your dime.
I work with high-end surgeons and with hospital executives at my current job... they consult with me regarding the state of the job market, reimbursements, etc and I assist them in finding a new position or in adding to a hospital's staff if necessary.
The surgeons are frightened by this bill because they are going to be the ones who end up taking the brunt of the costs. I am already noticing a steady migration away from private practice and into a hospital-employed or hospital-owned group situation because of this.
From my point of view, this bill is going to reduce healthcare costs by reducing the amount of emergency surgeries that need to be done and, as mentioned in the post above, come out of the pockets of the surgeons and the major healthcare systems via reduced reimbursement levels. This demand should be offset somewhat by an increased demand for primary care doctors and mid-level practitioners as more people get regular check ups and will probably not really effect specialists such as cardiologists, neurologists, etc.
Most of the surgeons dislike Obamacare but, to be honest, most of them are completely clueless in regards to business, healthcare administration, and politics. Healthcare administrators all seem to be neutral on the bill... usually citing specific concerns such as the lack of malpractice reform but they are generally happy that we are building a framework to help corral the out-of-control costs.
This is what I hear from the people who are most effected by this... do with this knowledge what you will.
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