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Resolution to Suspend Tax Exemptions for Wealthy Corporations
Resolution to Suspend Tax Exemptions of Wealthy Corporations that earn more than one billion in profit annually to save school funding:
WHEREAS, the State Revenue shortfall for the current biennium may rise to over $500 million by June 2011; and
WHEREAS, House Ways and Means Chairman Ross Hunter recently stated that a cut from the current biennium in payments to public schools of the June payment is a "foregone conclusion – unless something more attractive comes up"; and
WHEREAS, the June payment to schools represents 6% of annual school funding or approximately $400 million and $400 million in reduced State funding equates to the reduction of about 5,000 teachers; and
WHEREAS, a reduction of 5,000 teachers would harm the future of one million school children; and
WHEREAS, the budget shortfall for the next biennium is now over $5 billion and delaying funding for schools would increase the budget shortfall for the next biennium by $400 million; and
WHEREAS, our State is already 49th in the nation in school funding as a percent of income and WHEREAS, the "paramount duty" of the legislature, according to our State Constitution, is to provide adequate funding for our public schools; and
WHEREAS, the legislature has already cut more than $2 billion in Education Funding in the past two years, while not a single dollar has been cut in tax breaks for corporations that earn more than one billion in profit annually; and
WHEREAS, State tax exemptions for wealthy corporations making more than one billion dollars per year in profit cost our State hundreds of millions of dollars every year; and
WHEREAS, continuing to give hundreds of millions of dollars in tax exemptions to these corporations while failing to pay $400 million in "Basic Education" funding to schools is contrary to our State constitution, therefore be it
RESOLVED, that we, the undersigned, call on the Washington State Legislature to sponsor legislation to protect schools from destructive budget cuts, including the June 2011 Basic Education payment of $400 million, by suspending corporate tax exemptions during the current and next biennium for any corporation whose annual profit exceeds one billion dollars ; and be it finally
RESOLVED, that this resolution be forwarded to the King County Democratic Central Committee for endorsement and to be forwarded to the Washington State Democratic Central Committee for their action.
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Porcine small intestine submucosal graft for endoscopic skull base reconstruction
Version of Record online: 16 AUG 2013
DOI: 10.1002/alr.21206
International Forum of Allergy & Rhinology
Volume 3, Issue 11, pages 928–932, November 2013
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The galaxy far, far away is coming to Anaheim.
The Walt Disney Co.'s CEO Bob Iger announced Saturday, Aug. 15, that a "Star Wars" themed land is coming to Disneyland and Walt Disney World.
He broke the news during a panel discussion at the D23 Expo, Disney's biennial fan gathering.
"I am thrilled to announce the next chapter in the long and exciting history between Disney Parks and Star Wars," Iger said at the end of The World, Galaxies, and Universes: Live Action at The Walt Disney Studios. "We are creating a jaw-dropping new world that represents our largest single themed land expansion ever."
Iger showed an image and a snippet of concept art of the new land to a rousing crowd, who gave him a standing ovation.
He said the "Star Wars" themed land will occupy 14-acres at both theme parks, which "will transport guests to a whole new "Star Wars planet."
In Anaheim, the land will be in the Big Thunder Ranch area, including some backstage locations.
The land will feature two signature rides, including one "adventure that puts you in the middle of a climactic battle between the First Order and the Resistance." He also said there would be a cantina, most likely based on the Mos Eisley Cantina from "Star Wars IV: The New Hope."
Iger said more details of the land will be presented by Bob Chapek, the chairman of the Walt Disney Parks and Resorts, at an afternoon panel.
The city of Anaheim, which recently agreed to a $1 billion deal with Disney, contingent on the company to expand the Disneyland Resort in exchange for banning a gate tax on admission tickets for at least 30 years at Disneyland and Disney California Adventure, issued a statement following Iger's announcement.
"This is exciting news for the city of Anaheim and represents a significant investment in our community," said Ruth Ruiz, Anaheim spokeswoman.
"The City Council in July paved the way for this by adopting an entertainment tax policy and development agreement with Disney," she said in an emailed statement. "The magnitude of the 'Star Wars' land unveiled at D23 speaks to the rationale behind that policy. This will be a major investment that will generate jobs, spur more visitors and create additional revenue for the city that will be used to provide services for our residents."
Since purchasing Lucasfilms for $4 billion in 2012, fans have wondered when Disney would introduce additional rides and attractions based on "Star Wars" to their theme parks. Star Tours and the Jedi Training Academy are currently the only "Star Wars" themed attractions at Disneyland.
Iger had told investors that Disney Imagineers are in the process of designing and developing "Star Wars" themed attractions, that will greatly increase the space epic's presence in multiple locations.
In the past couple years, Disney has quietly purchased $100 million worth of land around the resort including two buildings north of its Pumbaa parking lot on Disney Way and Harbor and a hotel directly across the street from the park's east esplanade area.
Part of the deal called for a new 5,000 spot parking structure on the Pumbaa lot, and the building of "needle moving attractions" within the theme park's footprints that would help attract more visitors.
The company has filed permit applications to use some of the existing buildings as warehouse and support facilities.
A new Star Wars area could significantly boost attendance, hotel occupancy and increase a workforce that already boasts 28,000 employees.
More than 25 million people visited the Disneyland Resort theme parks last year, according to the Themed Entertainment Association, an industry trade group, with Disneyland getting more than 15 million of those visits.
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M/S's of a man in a carriage of the 'Flying Scotsman' talking on the telephone in an attempt to communicate with the large aircraft which is attempting to find them. Very good C/U of the wheels and pistons of the large locomotive turning at speed as it speeds along the track. L/S of the plane in the sky. C/U off of the pilot of the plane and a man replying to the man in the steam train, he informs them that they will catch them up soon.
Intertitle reads: "Miles away the mighty Imperial 'plane 'Heracles' fourteen tons of flying machinery, with forty listening passengers is racing after the train."
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An encouraging result saw Hearts leave the Hibernians Stadium feeling quite contented.
Although disappointed not to score in a ground bearing the name of their Edinburgh rivals, they will be confident of beating Birkirkara at Tynecastle next week to reach the Europa League third qualifying round.
Hearts and the Maltese club both enter Friday's draw unseeded, meaning whoever prevails in this tie will face a higher-ranked team. That won't concern either right now. A positive Hearts display secured a respectable 0-0 draw in the Mediterranean heat. They might even have won this second qualifying round, first leg, had Alim Ozturk's 35-yard effort not rebounded off the crossbar in the second half.
Defensively, Birkirkara didn't impress and their attack barely threatened at the opposite end. Those weaknesses could well be exploited in next Thursday's return match. Hearts showed plenty attacking intent without recklessly committing bodies forward. As the away team in a first-leg tie, caution was paramount.
Hearts controlled virtually the entire game and never looked like conceding a goal. Indeed, as the match neared its end, it was Birkirkara supporters whistling for the Bulgarian referee to signal full-time. They cheered and celebrated when it arrived.
Perhaps they were mindful of their team's status as underdogs. Without the hulking centre-back Predrag Jovic due to injury, Birkirkara had to reshape their defence. They were also inconvenienced playing at the 3000-capacity Hibernians Stadium, set in the ancient and narrow streets of Paola. Their usual base is Malta's national stadium, Ta' Qali, which is currently having a new pitch laid.
Coach Drazen Besek stated pre-match that he had only watched five minutes of Hearts in action. That seemed a slightly naive decision from the experienced Croatian but he nonetheless had his reasons.
The visitors, with the same starting line-up that demolished Infonet in Estonia last week, faced the challenge of 27 degree heat and 77 per cent humidity. They would have been pleased to find a breeze in the air when they took to the field. It was a far cry from their usual cool climate in Scotland, but European football drags every team out of their comfort zone sooner or later.
Hearts are eager to embrace that aspect of their involvement in the Europa League. They fared well on their travels to Tallinn last week and carried a fair degree of momentum to the Mediterranean. A 4-2 win over Infonet and 6-3 aggregate scoreline took them to Malta desperate to continue this continental adventure.
They were the seeded team, but Birkirkara are not your average Maltese side. Their collection of Croatians, Serbians, Slovenians and South Americans, allied to some experienced Maltese internationalists, gave them plenty knowledge of European-style football.
Hearts started purposefully and had the ball in the net inside three minutes through Conor Sammon. However, the striker was flagged offside fastening on to Prince Buaben's pass following a neat exchange between Jamie Walker and Faycal Rherras on the left side. He was dejected at being denied his first goal for his new club.
As darkness descended, the decibel level increased inside the ground's only stand. The Maltese fans, with obligatory drum, were intent on trying to unsettle the opposition as much as possible. Creative midfielder Srdan Dimitrov angled a free-kick goalwards which Jack Hamilton held at the second attempt.
Hearts' high pressing unsettled Birkirkara and gave the hosts little space to play, although it was obvious they would wilt if the early tempo was maintained. Their impressive start pleased the 350-odd travelling fans. News of Hibs conceding a goal inside 20 seconds against Brondby merely increased the joviality in the away section.
Players took the opportunity for a water break midway through the first half when Christian Bubalovic – Jovic's deputy in defence – went down injured from an aerial challenge. Then came an official water stoppage on 26 minutes. Bubalovic was still down. After treatment pitchside for fully nine minutes, he re-entered the field with his head heavily bandaged.
It was Hearts who were forced into the game's first substitution. Midfielder Perry Kitchen suffered a tight hamstring and was replaced by Don Cowie. From Buaben's 36th-minute cross, Walker ghosted in at the back post but his tame header was easily collected by the Croat goalkeeper Miroslav Kopric.
Kopric would almost certainly have been a central figure in Robbie Neilson's half-time team-talk. The keeper's decision-making, handling and kicking looked less than convincing during the first 45 minutes. That would not have been lost on Neilson, the Hearts head coach.
Walker's corner at the start of the second half exposed Kopric's deficiencies. First he came for the cross, then backtracked before taking to the air to collect Igor Rossi's header despite it being a routine save. Walker, unsurprisingly, remained the biggest source of Hearts' flair and creativity out on the left flank. They also tried to utilise Callum Paterson's long throw-ins to put pressure on Kopric.
Many of the visitors' attacks were cut short by fouls from the Maltese. This visibly frustrated Neilson but his players continued pushing for that away goal. The aggregate score between Scottish and Maltese clubs in Europe stands at 42-1, so history was certainly in their favour.
When Oztuk moseyed forwards for a strike at goal on 63 minutes, anticipation grew amongst the travelling fans. They know the power in the Turk's right foot, and true to form he dispatched a venomous effort from more than 35 yards which rattled Kopric's crossbar.
Another chance ten minutes from the end fell to Paterson. Again it stemmed from a Walker corner, Kopric came out but didn't collect the ball, however Paterson's first-time shot bounced wide. Thereafter, Hearts looked happy to see the game out and take a goalless draw back to Edinburgh.
Celtic's Champions League qualifying loss in Gibraltar makes this week memorable for all the wrong reasons. A draw away from home in Europe could not be considered a negative. It was a job well done for Hearts, but still only half done for now.
Birkirkara: (4-2-3-1): Kopric; Attard, Bubalovic, Emerson, Zerafa; Sciberras, Guillaumier; Scicluna (Marrotti 90), Dimitrov (Bilbao 90), Bajada (Temile 81); Plut. Unused subs: Akpan, Herrera, Camenzuli, Djordjevic.
Hearts: (4-2-3-1): Hamilton; L Smith, Ozturk, Rossi, Rherras; Kitchen (Cowie 30), Buaben; Paterson, Djoum, Walker (Nicholson 81); Sammon (Juanma 74). Unused subs: Noring, Souttar, Zanatta, Muirhead.


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This week in sex and death: everyone who isn't gay, broke, or dead will be soon.
- The gays were so gay, this week. Levi Johnston married Kathy Griffin, because he is a gay icon. A Miami news anchor was fired either for being gay or for being a big ol' drama queen. Perez Hilton launched his lady-hating lady site. Cartoon characters were outed. There might even be gay Real Housewives!
- Thankfully, the straights were not entirely left out. Alex Von Fustenberg is very straight. Very aggressively straight! He will hit you, Reggie Miller.
- Oh, and Annie Leibovitz continues to spread chaos and disorder wherever she goes.
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Close to interstate, clean room, clean and comfortable room and quiet neighborhood.2012-09-14 - hotels.com
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No noise at night so I slept well, continental breakfast was quite good.2012-08-17 - hotels.com
Staff were most courteous, friendly and helpful.2012-08-17 - hotels.com
The room was nice and clean, but a little run down.2012-08-17 - hotels.com
ROOM WAS CLEAN, GOOD LOCATION, NICE POOL, GOOD RATE.2012-07-25 - hotels.com
I slept pretty well, the A/c worked well enough, the room was clean, it had a working fridge, they gave me extra supplies, and, surprisingly, the continental breakfast was good.2012-07-15 - hotels.com
The concierge was very nice but the room was filthy dirty.2012-07-02 - orbitz.com
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For some "strange" reason. When I'm not with a Thai girl in Bangkok, prices on transport seems to magically increase 2x, 3x, 4x, 6x. Hmmmm….
Some time ago at Khao San Rd a taxi driver tried to charge me 1500 baht for a ride to Silom Rd. That is outrageous.
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This post is about taxis and motorbike taxis. I will not talk about tuktuk prices. They suck and you should only take a tuktuk ride once in your life just for the experience. After that, never do it again. They are liars, scammers and they drive like maniacs.
What should you pay for taxis?
That is really hard to tell, because it really depends on the distance. No shit…
So, I will take some fancy screenshots of Google Maps, make some ugly lines in Paint, write on the distance, and tell you what I paid.
Notice that all prices here is with a taxi that is using its meter!!! Never take a taxi with fixed price, it will always be more expensive for you.
'Suvarnabhumi' airport to 'Nana Sukhumvit'
Distance: Around 15km
Time: Around 30 – 60 minutes
Price: 350-500 baht + highway fees on around 100 baht
'Asoke' to 'Loft to bar'
Distance: 7 km
Time: 30 minutes
Price: 150 baht
'Nana' to 'Silom Rd'
Distance: 3-4 km
Time: 10 minutes
Price: 100 baht
So, why should you get a taxi with meter?
A lot of taxi drivers will come with a fixed price proposal as soon as you tell them where you want to go. Taking these offers will always be more expensive for you. Do you really think they would come with a proposal that they lose money on? 😛
Of course, these guys works for pennies, so if you don't give a shit about saving pocket-money, just jump inside the taxi.
But if you are on a tight budget, always go for the meter.
When is it not possible to get a meter?
Well, it's always possible if you just look long enough. However, outside major tourists areas like The Grand Palace, or Soi Cowboy for that matter, you will have a hard time finding a taxi that will use the meter.
If you still insist on having a taxi with meter, you should walk 100-200m from these areas, and wave down a taxi from the street.
You should also watch out for taxis that hangs out outside hotels and shopping-malls.
In fact, always try to get a taxi that is driving. These people are mostly honest, and are not just waiting outside a tourist area for a stupid tourist that will go along with fixed price.
How do you know if a taxi is available?
A red light will be switched on at the passenger side's front window. You can't really miss it.
Why don't the taxi stop for me?
Only the Gods knows. Maybe the driver just don't give a fuck, and don't want to drive anyone at the moment? 😀
What should you pay for motorbike taxis?
Motorbike taxis can be a little bit more tricky. I've been here a year, but I still think it's tricky to know exactly what price I should pay.
Motorbike taxis don't have a meter, so after you have told the driver where you want to go, you will always get a fixed price. How do you know if you are not overcharged?
Lets make it simple: You are always overcharged. 🙂
Lets say I go from Nana to Asoke. That is about 1 km. If I'm with a Thai girl. I pay 20 baht for that distance, no question asked.
If I approach the drivers alone. I pay anything from 40 baht to 100 baht. Telling them that I LIVE here, and that I know the local price, doesn't always help. They will still insist on farang price.
Gosh. I'm so done bargain with these guys. Most of them don't even talk a word English, so they don't understand what I'm saying anyway.
I just tell them where I want to go, and pay them whatever they want within reason. I'm usually with a Thai girl when I'm using a motorbike taxi anyways.
Here are some prices I have paid in the past:
Note that all these prices are when I'm with a Thai girl. So this is the lowest price you'll get.
'Prince Palace Hotel' to 'Siam BTS'
Distance: 1 km
Time: 5 minutes
Price: 50 baht
'Nana BTS' to 'Firehouse'
Distance: 300m
Time: 2 minutes
Price: 20 baht
What to watch out for with motorbike taxis
Tell them to take it easy
I always say to them that if they drive careful, I'll give them 20 baht extra. Some of these guys drive like complete maniacs, and you should be a little careful.
Some of these drivers will drive slalom between cars in 40-50 km/h. It's insane.
Have they been drinking?
Yeah. Some drivers will sit openly in the street drinking whiskey while they wait for customers. 'Mai Bpen Rai' you know.


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The Fred Fox School of Music at the University of Arizona (Tucson) is pleased to announce its third Graduate Student Music Conference, to be held February 9-10, 2018. The conference committee invites graduate students in music theory, musicology, ethnomusicology, and music education to submit proposals for papers on any aspect of music research.
The keynote speaker is Professor Suzannah Clark of Harvard University. Professor Clark specializes in Franz Schubert, the history of music theory, and medieval music. She is the author of Analyzing Schubert (Cambridge University Press, 2011) and co-editor (with Alexander Rehding) of Music Theory and Natural Order from the Renaissance to the Early Twentieth Century (Cambridge University Press, 2001). She is currently working on a book, Quirks in Tonality: Aspects in the History of Tonal Space, which focuses on major issues in the history of tonal theory.
The conference will be accompanied by a graduate student workshop, to be held on the morning of February 9. Dr. Suzannah Clark will lead the workshop, which will center on a 19th-century music theory topic to be announced at a later date.
Applications for the conference and/or the workshop should be done separately and should be sent electronically to email@example.com no later than Friday, October 6, 2017. Paper proposals for the conference should be sent as an MS Word file (.doc or .docx).
Paper proposals should not exceed 350 words (including any footnotes) and should not include the author's name or other identifying information. A cover email should include your name, institutional affiliation, email address, and required equipment for the proposed presentation.
The workshop application need only include your name, institutional affiliation, and the degree you are pursuing. Depending on the number of workshop applicants, participants may be selected by a random draw from the pool.
12/13/2017SEM 2018: Call for Proposals - Deadline 02/16/18
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These are the posts which I feel represent how and why I think the way I do.
1. In July of 2006, I started this blog. Years later, so much of my life has changed, but the thoughts expressed still resonate.
2. In March 2009, I had the incredible opportunity to learn from a homeless man I took to lunch. Years later, I still look back thinking I could have done more. It remains a lesson for me both in terms of appreciating all I have and remembering what my priorities should be.
3. In February of 2011, I began thinking about Plato's Allegory of the Cave in relation to what my goal as a parent should be.
4. In October of 2011, I wrote Positives From Negatives and a Christmas Story. I still like the story about the importance of perspective on our happiness.
5. In November, 2011, I tried to formulate what it should mean to be a "good man" after rereading Kipplings "If."
6. In April of 2012, I passed on two stories which speak to the experience of living with MS: the spoons story and the teacher's water.
7. In August of 2012, I was questioning the stories so many of us take for granted. I wonder how many I get as wrong as the two I talked about here. I bet the answer is quite a few.
8. In September of 2012, I ran across an old theory of how the brain works, complex systems theory. It does a better job than any other easily understood theory I have seen describing why the correlations between location of flares and symptoms are so weak.
9. In June of 2013, I wrote about the fallacy of American perception of "privacy." This one is near and dear to me as I have come to understand how difficult real privacy is to achieve and as I have come to question why we bother.
10. Finally in November of 2013, I had four posts in a row with thoughts inspired by The Black Swan. It is a book which shaped much of my current thought process about MS, recognizing what we know, how we should direct research and more.
The first post was
The remaining three can all be found beginning with
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Sport's model of the Ryder Cup will return to Canada in 2018
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The Continental Cup is leaving Las Vegas for the Forest Metropolis.
Curling's model of the Ryder Cup will return to Canada in 2018 when London, Ont., hosts the competitors at The Sports Centre from Jan. 11-14.
"Having been part of many previous profitable occasions in my hometown of London, I am very excited to see our metropolis get one other probability to host an elite Season of Champions occasion," Curling Canada board chair Peter Inch stated Tuesday in a launch. "The World Monetary Group Continental Cup provides followers an exquisite alternative to see the world's finest males's and girls's gamers in a single thrilling occasion below one roof, and I do know London goes to placed on an amazing present for the gamers and followers alike."
Group North America has defeated Group World within the final 5 editions of the Continental Cup, which made its debut in 2002. The competitors options conventional group video games, combined doubles and skins video games.
The occasion was final held in Canada in 2015 at Calgary. Las Vegas served as host the final two years.
The Sports Centre has seating for round 1,500 spectators. It is the house rink for the London Nationals of the Larger Ontario Junior Hockey League.
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Review of the 4Sevens Titaninum Tactical Pen
Shortly after Shot Show 2012, 4Sevens contacted me about reviewing their new Titanium Tactical Pen. I'm a pen guy, and I enjoy gear designed for the tactical community. So I had really hoped I'd fall in love with this pen.
First, let me state that I think the pen is both attractive and well made. And thanks to the Fisher black fine point refill cartridge it's designed to work with, the Titanium Tactical Pen (let's call it TTP for short) has all of the writing attributes provided by the special pressurized ball point ink cartridge provides. It writes upside down, underwater, over wet and greasy paper, etc. Here's the physical dimensions of the pen:
- Length: 4.07 inches
- Diameter: 0.35 inches
- Weight: .68 ounces (without ink refill)
4Sevens state that the TTP will only work with the Fisher refill.
So it's pretty…and it has impressive writing capability….so do I like it? Honestly, it's not for me. I'm not precisely sure who this pen is for, but it's not for me. Here's why:
1. As a writing utensil, the TTP is smaller than I personally prefer (you'll see some size comparisons with other pens in the video below). Many people will love the size of the TTP, which is considerably smaller than any other pen in my collection – it's purely a matter of personal preference. In terms of keeping your EDC load as small and light as possible, the TTP definitely has an advantage over what I'll call a more traditional size pen. But size-wise, the TTP isn't for me. I'd also prefer a capless, "twist" deployment of the writing tip. Taking off a pen cap makes using a pen slower and more cumbersome as compared to twist deployment. Many however prefer the elegance of a pen with a cap.
2. I'm having a difficult time identifying anything truly "tactical" about the TTP. The word "tactical" is certainly overused, and means different things to different people. But to me, a product which is truly "tactical" should offer some inherent defensive capability, or enhance an existing defensive capability. Perhaps in the future 4Sevens will offer some accessory "tips" which will make the pen more "tactical" but the TTP ships with a glass breaker tip, and a lanyard hole tip – neither of which are particularly tactical in my honest opinion. I suspect others may disagree with me on this point.
3. It's a pretty high asking price. I've got Montblanc pens which cost 4 times the asking price of the TTP, so I'm not afraid to lay down cash if I see value. But the TTP is, as has been pointed out on EDC Forums, a redesigned Titaner Ti Pen (the TTP is significantly smaller than the Titaner product on which it is based). The 4Sevens version is a nice pen…I'm just not seeing $99.00 of nice.
In my opinion, 4Sevens really needs to change the way they're marketing this Titanium Tactical Pen. To justify the $99.00 asking price, 4Sevens needs to differentiate the product from other pens at much lower price points, and demonstrate its value. Does that glass breaker work on car glass? If so, let's see some video on the 4Sevens website. Pens compatible with the Fisher ink refill can be had for $20.00. The OEM Titaner titanium pen can be had for about $71.00. So why should I pay $99.00 for the TTP? The value of the TTP, IMHO, is the interchangeable tips, which aren't all that exciting at product launch. The TTP should have launched with more useful (and "tactical") tips, or at least a better marketing campaign demonstrating the value of the planned future tips for the TTP.
As a supplement to my written photo review, I've also prepared a video review of the TTP which has some size comparisons with a few of my other pens:
In both the written and video portions of the review I talk about the Titanium Tactical Pen not being very "tactical." Well, as it turns out, they didn't send me the tactical tip acessory with the pen when they originally sent it. When they discovered their error, they sent the tactical tip to me:
On the plus side, this tip is certainly going to do some damage if you ever had to use it in a tactical engagement. The tips and sides are extremely sharp and would easily penetrate and cut skin. On the minus side, I think there's more than slight risk that if you carried the pen with the tactical tip in your pocket, it would cut through your pocket and has the potential to cause injury. The other problem here is that most "tactical pens" can sail right through TSA airport checks. However, if you place the tactical tip on the 4Sevens Titanium Tactical Pen and tried to board an airplane, I strongly suspect you'd get the pen taken from you. So while I think the tactical tip could be an effective offensive weapon, I don't see myself using it. I'm still looking forward to future titanium Tactical Pen tips from 4Senvens – the platform does have some potential.
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Excellent review. I just don't get this pen. 4Sevens is all about innovation, but all I see here is emulation. They took Titaner's design, made it smaller and "fixed some annoying problems" with it (according to David), and are charging a $30 premium over the original Titaner pen?
I mean, for less money I could get the Titaner pen, or I could get an American-made titanium Embassy Pen, either of which you could label as being as "tactical" as the 4Sevens pen. Both of those take the Space Pen refill (the Titaner takes a Parker refill but every Fisher SP refill is sold with a plastic Parker-style adapter). And there's also a new player on the solid pen market, the Render K, which doesn't come in titanium, but does offer a ridiculous number of refill options, from the Pilot Hi-Tec-C to the Parker refills to the FIsher SP refills. And you can get the aluminum version for $45.
Aside from the interchangeable tips I see absolutely nothing innovative about this pen. Though I do have to credit 4Sevens in one area: they ship the pen with the fine tip refill, which are much better than the medium tip ones that everyone else seems to ship their pens out with.
Very thorough and informative review John. Like you and MHPHOTO say, there are many better options that provide better value and functionality on the market right now. I'm not sure where this pen fits into the grand scheme.
It doesn't really look like what I would call a tactical pen, not that I see much point in this genre anyway. Buy yourself a Berol Fineliner and you can do similar damage, and that pen is just plastic.
This is overpriced for all of the reasons already stated. I shall be giving this a swerve. Stick to torches 4Sevens.


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According to the South Lake Tahoe Association of REALTOR's Multiple Listing Services, there were 39 properties sold through the past 12 months (October 2015 through October 2016) in the Tahoe Paradise neighborhood. During the same period starting in 2014 there were 37 properties sold, a 5.4% rise in the last year.
Of the 39 homes sold in the past year, the average home price was $427,518 the average home price this year went down 1.7% from $434,931 during 2015. The average days on the market was 127 days, compared to 81 days during 2015.
As for the list price to sold price ratio, the homes that sold in the Tahoe Paradise Area during the past year sold for an average of 98.6% of the original asking price. The list to sold ratio in 2015 was 96.8% of the original asking price.
There were less homes for sale on the market in the past 12 months compared to the same period in 2015. The month supply last year was 3.2 months of inventory, a 20% decrease from 4 months of inventory for 2015.
There are currently 19 homes on the market within the Tahoe Paradise Neighborhood as of October 17th of 2016, 12 of which are in escrow. The price for the homes that are currently on the market range from $289,000 to $899,000. The average price per square foot is $277.86. The home listed for $289,000 is a 2 bedroom / 1 bath / 1 car garage home with 888 sqft built in 1962. The home listed for $899,000 is a 5 bedroom / 4 bath / 2 car garage property with 3402 sqft built in 2016.
Summarizing all this information for the Tahoe Paradise neighborhood it is apparent that compared to 2015, in the past 12 months we had a rise in sales despite a small drop in the number of homes on the market. The average home price has fallen a little, which may be good news for potential buyers.


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Majority Leader: House Dems 'Not Going to be Locked into One Giant Bill'
House Democrats plan to bring several smaller energy bills to the floor by early summer instead of a single, comprehensive measure, Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) said yesterday.
Energy legislation would emerge from several committees in the next few months and arrive on the floor individually, Hoyer told reporters.
"My view is that we are not going to be locked into one giant bill," Hoyer said. "There may well be a series of bills, and we may not get it all done."
Hoyer said he expects the first energy bill to arrive on the House floor in late June but added that some measures could slide down the calendar as the House works to complete appropriations. House Appropriations Committee Chairman David Obey (D-Wis.) has said his goal is to complete all spending bills by June 30.
When asked what energy legislation might be on tap, Hoyer indicated that Democrats will focus on developing alternative fuel technologies -- chiefly, ethanol.
But Hoyer also said committees will likely consider coal-to-liquids technology and nuclear power.
"We also want to have additional research, obviously, on alternative energy sources," Hoyer said. "The president mentioned coal, he wants to focus on that. Nuclear will have to be, obviously, in this mix."
Additionally, Hoyer listed climate change as one of the issues that he expects the House to address as part of its energy push.
The House is already slated to move one energy bill this week, H.R. 547, the "Advanced Fuel Infrastructure Research and Development Act." The House is slated to vote on the measure tomorrow. That bill appears to be noncontroversial as it cleared the House Science Committee last week by a unanimous vote and also cleared the chamber last year by a voice vote.
Committee chairs planning markups
As for other agenda items, Hoyer said he met with committee chairmen this morning and several indicated that they will start reporting out bills next week.
Although the House has been in session for more than a month, Democrats have focused thus far on organizational matters and moving a handful of their top legislative priorities. To date, only a small number of bills have gone through committees.
When asked about their schedule for the next few months, Democratic leaders have ticked off a number of priorities but have yet to offer a specific agenda.
Rep. Rahm Emmanuel (Ill.), the House's fourth-highest ranking Democrat, told reporters he expects party leaders to lay out a plan for the next six months sometime in the next few days.
One item that is already on the Democrats' relative near-term agenda is the budget. Hoyer said he expects the Budget Committee to mark up the budget bill around March 15, and the resolution will likely come to the floor the following week.
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convenience costs… go back to the basics Convenience foods like frozen dinners, pre-cut vegetables, and instant rice, oatmeal, or grits will cost you more than if you were to make them from scratch.
Take the time to prepare your own meals—and save! easy on your wallet Certain foods are typically low-cost options all year round.
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Does the Easter Bunny come to your house?
What are you putting in the kids baskets this year?
I do a couple little toys and some candy, we don't get too crazy with it. This year Syd will get a Winx doll, Sam is getting a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle figure and they both just have a couple random small things like chalk, bubbles, a stamper and then each get a chocolate bunny and a couple plastic eggs with some small pieces of candy inside
Do you hide them for them to find in the morning?
no just sit them out
Are you bunny ready yet?
everything is bought, we are going to my parents so I will put everything together Sat night
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Stephen King has been the master of horror, suspense, and just overall weirdness for so many years now. You just never know what you will get with one of his movies. I'm sure this latest one the 1408 Movie, will be no exception. Some of the older ones I really liked were Carrie, Christine, and Cujo. The "C" movies of Stephen King, is what I refer to them as. All 3 of these movies had somebody possessed in them. In Carrie it was a girl, Christine had the possessed car, and of coarse every St. Bernard that is seen now, is called Cujo.
Now you have the latest creation from Stephen King which is the 1408 movie. This one looks really good! You have the case of that old line "be careful what you wish for." John Cusak's character is playing just that role as he has never witness a ghostly type of event, and would love to see one. Well it turns out a hotel room; with the number 1408 is a place where 56 people have died. Not just died, but didn't live longer than 1 hour when they was placed in that room. So of coarse John Cusak's character wants to go in room 1408, despite the warnings from Samuel L. Jackson's character.
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Kemmerer of Mount Olive Township is among the relatives who have been invited by the FBI to the Marriott Hotel in Princeton today, Thursday, to listen to the tape of the flight cockpit recorder before the plane crashed last Sept. 11.
The event will be strictly for the relatives with no press allowed. The tape is being played to provide a chance for loved ones to listen to the fateful moments before the plane was hijacked and forced down in the farm field in Shankville, Pa.
The FBI also plans to cull 30 relatives of victims of the United Flight as well as relatives of victims from the World Trade Center and Pentagon attacks as witnesses in the trial against Zacarias Moussaoui, a Moroccan accused of being the potential, 20th hijacker.
Kemmerer's mother, Hilda Marcin, 79, had just retired after a long career as a teacher's aide at the Tinc Road Elementary School in Mount Olive. She had been aboard for a trip to the California home of her daughter, Carole O'Hare. Both O'Hare and Kemmerer plan to attend the FBI debriefing.
"It's the last 30 minutes of the lives of the people on the plane," Kemmerer said on Monday. "I know it will be terrible. I know what went on but if I don't listen now, I'll never know for certain. It's another thing I have to do for my mom."
Federal authorities have briefed the relatives that the tape includes chilling moments, including the sounds of passengers screaming along with comments by the hijackers. The Arabic speech will be translated and shown on a screen in the hotel, Kemmerer said.
She said she also wanted to personally hear the complete cockpit tape rather than be surprised by an edited version someday aired on radio or television. Kemmerer said she and her sister lobbied with federal authorities to preview the tape with the families before they were made public.
"This is strictly a closed door session with the FBI and the families," Kemmerer said.
All family members received a two-page questionnaire from the Justice Department in February, asking for information about the victims, from details about their lives to photographs to the purposes of their trip. Some of the information will be used in Moussaoui's trial.
Kemmerer said authorities were to meet with family members on March 30 to review the information but decided to combine the session with the airing of the cockpit recorder.
Transit Memorials
Kemmerer has been heavily involved in various activities surrounding memorials for the many terrorist victims.
On Thursday, April 11, Kemmerer and her family attended the unveiling of a plaque and a tree planting at the Morris and Essex rail line station near Waterloo Valley Road at the International Trade Center in Mount Olive.
A number of municipalities had plaques designed and erected in memory of the many victims who regularly commuted by train to the World Trade Center.
The 11- by 17-inch plaque in Mount Olive will be purchased by the township and remembers Hilda Marcin, a passenger of Flight 93. A cherry tree in Marcin's memory, just beginning to bloom, also was donated to the site by Duke's Landscaping of Hackettstown. The firm does the landscaping for the International Trade Center.
A temporary plaque was provided at no charge by T.J. Sportwide Trophies of Randolph Township which will provide the final, bronze plaque at a 25 percent discount.
Heather Stewart, a spokeswoman for the township, said the finished plaque should be ready in about eight weeks.
Kemmerer said her mother enjoyed riding trains and commuted regularly to Newark before she began as a teacher's aide in Mount Olive in 1987.
"She loved the trains," Kemmerer said of her mother.
Kemmerer's daughter, Melissa Lata, said she appreciated the gesture of the township, painful as the moment was.
"Everything is always sad on the 11th," Lata said.
Attending the brief ceremony were Kemmerer; her daughter and her husband, Edward; representatives of N.J. Transit and Duke's Landscaping; Stewart and Mayor Paul Licitra.
"It was the least Mount Olive could do to honor Hilda Marcin's memory," Licitra said.
Mount Olive was one of 11 municipalities that erected plaques along the railroad to remember victims of the three terrorist attacks.
The effort was originally coordinated by Maplewood Mayor Victor DeLuca. Maplewood lost two residents in the World Trade Center attacks, Douglas Cherry and Kirsten Christophe.
DeLuca said that last November he spoke to commuters who suggested a memorial to the many people who rode the train to the World Trade Center each day.
DeLuca subsequently wrote the mayors of the 27 municipalities along the rail line and eight responded favorably, including Mount Olive, Bernards Township, Bernardsville, Bloomfield, Chatham, East Orange, Millburn and Montclair.
County Memorial
Kemmerer also is heavily involved in the efforts to develop a memorial at the Pennsylvania crash site. She was in Shanksville over the weekend for a planning meeting.
About a half-million dollars has been raised through sales of "Hearts of Steel" bracelets to fund the memorial. The drive will continue to Sept. 11, 2002, toward a goal of collecting $1 million, according to Ann Lund, legislative aide for Pennsylvania Sen. Jane Clare Orie.
Clare Orie is coordinating the memorial drive. For more information about buying bracelets, visit the website at www.heartsofsteel.com.
Kemmerer said it will likely take three to five years before the memorial is designed and erected. The design will be the work of a task force including Kemmerer and other family members of victims along with members of the U.S. Department of the Interior.
She said a bill pending in the U.S. House of Representatives also would designate the crash site as a National Park Service memorial. Normally such a designation can take 15 years but the latest effort is being speeded along and should be concluded in less than a decade.
Kemmerer is also one of 10 members of a committee that will design a Sept. 11 memorial for the 99 terrorist victims from Morris County.
The group is scheduled to have its first meeting on Friday, April 19, according to Freeholder Jack Schrier of Mendham Township.
The memorial will be made from two portions salvaged from the World Trade Center, weighing a total of eight tons. The two sections of twisted beams were part of the exterior shell of World Trade Center 2, the second tower struck by a hijacked plane.
The steel was transported on Feb. 16 from Ground Zero. The two portions were cut into three pieces because they would not otherwise fit through the Holland Tunnel, Schrier said.
The steel is currently being stored behind the county shade tree facility off Hanover Avenue in Hanover Township. Members of the memorial committee will likely soon visit the site to get ideas about a design.
Shrier said the committee will consider from a list of professional and amateur artisans and artists who have submitted ideas and offered their services to create the memorial. The freeholder who is leading the committee said the freeholders have specific ideas about the design.
"The freeholders preferred to not have the steel modified but to have it remain as it was recovered," Schrier said.
The location for the memorial has not been determined. Schrier said he prefers placing it outside the Morris County Library in Hanover Township while others have suggested the grounds of the Morris County Firefighters and Police Training Academy in Morris Plains or at the Green in Morristown.
Schrier said the 20-foot long piece of the tower is so large that it would probably be better to place it in a more open area where people could appreciate its full impact.
"My hope is to get it finished by Sept. 11," Schrier said.
He also said pieces of the tower remaining after the memorial is done might be distributed to each municipality for individual memorials.
There is no budget set for the memorial but Schrier said he expects funding not to be an issue.
"We'll be able to find money for this noble purpose," he said.
In addition to Kemmerer and Schrier, other members of the committee include Randy Wain, an art teacher at Mount Olive High School; Loretta Viglione of Morris Plains, Kathy Ross, executive director of Child and Family Services of Randolph Township; Monsignor Patrick Brown of St. Vincent DePaul Church, Stirling; former Freeholder Patricia Maynard; James Gwynne, chairman of the visual arts department at County College of Morris; County Administrator James Rosenberg of Millington; and county management specialist, Diana Vance.


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Speaking of W&P, why do they not have a direct entry at Worlds?
It must have to to with points..they hadn't been to world's for the previous 2 yrs. ( nor had they been sent to any "B" events, so their GP points alone wouldn't be enough . This is an assumption , I don't know the actual point breakdown.
If it's not wishful thinking, I do think it's at least a bit premature to say they've plateaued or are going down , considering the reception their SD has had all season ,and the overall improvement they've made , which has been pointed out by commentators all year . And although I have said myself, that they need to keep working on their mental game , there is improvement there as well , compared to previous years.
They've had a series of unfortunate glitches during their FD all season , and for the most part have managed to pull it together and not fall apart.
Maybe they'll break out of it at world's.


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While the state of California spends an average of $14,000 per year on health care for its 170,000 prisoners, millions of ordinary citizens and taxpayers have no coverage at all. "I'm not happy about the fact that our incarcerated inmates are getting better health care than people who aren't incarcerated," says state Assemblywoman Alyson Huber.
So it goes with the federally-mandated receivership under which the California prison health system has operated since 2006. The state has no voice in how billions in taxpayer dollars are spent each year, and watches helplessly as the figure sharply rises each year, according to a report in the Los Angeles Times.
Four years ago, a federal judge ordered the prison's health care system to be supervised by receiver J. Clark Kelso, after the court ruled that the state had not done enough to improve the system since 2000, and that prison conditions violated the U.S. Constitution's ban on cruel and unusual punishment.
In 2006, federal authorities claimed there were 48 "possibly preventable" deaths in California prisons, and 18 that were "likely preventable." Kelso said that under his oversight, that number has fallen to 3.
Thanks to the federal oversight, California's 33 prisons now employ one doctor for every 435 inmates, as compared to one for every 2,000 in Texas, a state in which its prisons were at one time supervised by a federal receiver. Texas, the only state that has a prison system comparable to California's, spends only $3,650 per prisoner annually on health care services.
Besides the ongoing cost of providing health care, dental and mental health care, the state has spent about $82 million since 2007 on plans, environmental reviews, and blueprints for seven new medical facilities, which did not materialize. Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger abandoned those plans for a smaller single facility in Stockton that contains 1,700 beds, and ordered several former juvenile prisons retrofitted to be used as medical facilities.
According to a report from the Assembly Committee on Accountability and Administrative Review, since the creation of the federal receivership in 2006, the cost of providing prison health care jumped 83 percent in just 4 years, from $1.2 billion to $2.2 billion.
As part of the state's budget deficit reduction plan, last year Kelso agreed to an $820 million cut to inmate medical services for the fiscal year 2010-2011. So far, according to the Assembly report, only $94 million in cuts have been identified.
Kelso told state legislators that the quickest was to reduce costs of operating the prison health care system is to release the sickest patients, largely responsible for a disproportionate amount of medical expenses. "You let me unload 1,500 inmates, and I'll give you a 30% drop in costs," he said.