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Friday, May 20, 2011
"You all were prepared for the day that you would walk through these doors, as a parent, we're never prepared for the day that we walk through that door," Erin Quinney, PT, reminded the clinicians beside her at this year's Family-Centered Grand Rounds at MassGeneral Hospital for Children (MGHfC). Quinney first came through the doors at MGHfC in October, 2004. She had just given birth to her son, Austin, at 33 weeks. Though her pregnancy was normal, Quinney's son began having difficulty breathing after he was born and was brought to MGHfC on his second day of life. That marked the beginning of a nearly three-month hospital stay. Surgeon Daniel Ryan, MD, operated on Austin at 10 weeks to repair his esophageal atresia, a disorder in which the esophagus, the path between the mouth and stomach, doesn't develop properly. Austin went home, but he was back in the hospital soon after with because his anastomosis (where they connected his esophagus to his stomach) had narrowed. He subsequently became a "frequent flyer" at MGHfC over the next few years for the array of medical problems that followed.
The third-annual Family-Centered Grand Rounds, "The A Team— Building an Effective Healthcare Team," honed in on the importance of team communication in care. Before a full O'Keeffe Auditorium and an audience of senior clinicians, nurse managers, administrators and residents, Mrs. Quinney led the panel discussion among members of her son's care team. "I felt that the better the communication was, the better the care and the better I felt about the outcome," explained Quinney, who is also co-chair of MGHfC's Family Advisory Council, a group of family members and hospital staff dedicated to promoting family-centered care, a tenet of MGHfC. "It wasn't just what I asked or what I communicated, but how I did that in order to build those relationships" with the care team.Quinney began by telling her story and then passed the microphone to Dr. Ryan, the leader of Austin's care team, followed by gastroenterologist Garrett Zella, MD; Julie Piotrowski, NP; endocrinologist Takara Stanley, MD, and child life specialist Ashley Reardon, CCLS.
Over the course of Austin's almost seven years, he has faced numerous medical challenges, including unexplainable gastrointestinal bleeding. As they have worked to make Austin better, the team members also learned valuable lessons. "Sometimes the best thing is to say, 'I don't know the answer to that,'" Dr. Zella said. He recommended leaving the room and speaking with the rest of the care team before returning to the parent with an answer. The principals of family-centered care include the idea that parents and patients partner with clinicians. Child life specialist Ashley Reardon, CCLS, recommends clinicians regard parents as their best allies, because parents have the most background knowledge about the patient. Endocrinologist Takara Stanley, MD, who was an MGHfC resident when she took care of Austin, reminded her peers that "it helps as a resident to approach everything as a learner." She added, "In terms of learning I don't mean just learning medical things but you can learn what it's like to be someone with a sick child, you can learn what it's like to be Austin, you can learn what it's like to be up all night."Quinney agreed, and reminded clinicians coming into the situation of a well-established team: "Any knowledge that you can gain by reading his entire medical record, which as I'm sure you can guess is very large, wouldn't help you truly to know Austin, as opposed to the relationships that I have and Austin has with these providers." She added of Austin's care team: "They haven't just cared for him; in my perspective, they have cared about him and about our family." Julie Piotrowski, NP, reminded clinicians to "be open on the receiving end," as parents of complex patients may need attention even when the child is not in the hospital. "Sometimes a five-second conversation really goes miles."
Sandy Clancy, PhD, co-chair of the Family Advisory Council and the event's organizer, has been a longtime advocate for family-centered care. "The major takeaway for me was we always learn so much when we have the opportunity to listen to a parent," she said. "Their insights are so incredibly valuable to helping us change our practice."As a result of last year's Family-Centered Grand Rounds, Clancy led the charge to create a communications training program designed for pediatric residents. Funded by the MGHfC Quality and Safety Program, the training continues on a monthly basis. Clancy says the Family Advisory Council met following this year's event and discussed strategies to empower parents to be successful communicators and advocates for their children. The council will likely revisit this theme in future meetings and create new resources for families. Though many patients come through the hospital without needing a complex care team, Austin's experience is a teachable one, explained Ronald Kleinman, MD, physician in chief of MGHfC. "There are certain children who are going to require attention. We can assess for the need for a team early on then we should define what the role of every person on that team is going to be, starting with the parent," Kleinman said. "We're early in this process of understanding how to take care of the 10-20 percent of youngsters who really need us to be together to take care of them for a long period of time." Clancy, who also works in the Coordinated Care Clinic at MGHfC, has been instrumental in developing Emergency Department care plans for all pediatric patients with complex medical needs. These short summaries of medical history serve as educational, communication tools for clinicians who come across patients like Austin for the first time. "I just really feel happy that the voices of parents are listened to and that the parent experience is being more and more integrated into education," Clancy said after the event. "There's just no way that that won't improve the practice and quality of care."
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Thirteen-year-old Mackenzie H. Howard loved to read and was a straight A student. She loved to play basketball, and always had a smile on her face.
"She was always laughing," Howard's older half-sister Miranda James-McGraw, 22, said. "She had a huge goofy personality, she could brighten anyone's day. She would always brighten my day."
Candlelight vigils across the state are being planned for 6 p.m. Friday evening to commemorate Howard's life. The seventh-grader was found dead in a Kake church on Tuesday night, the victim of homicide, officials said.
No details have been released surrounding the circumstances of her death, no suspects have been identified and no arrests have been made thus far, according to the Alaska Bureau of Investigations, who are continuing to investigate.
But in this dark time, Howard's family is trying to focus on the light, which is what Howard would have wanted, they say.
"If you ever met her, she's one of the most positive people I've ever known," said Jennifer Weisbecker, the girlfriend of Howard's brother Nick Dixson. "She had the biggest smile, she was always making people happy, she just — she didn't have a mean bone in her body."
Weisbecker organized the Kake vigil on Facebook while waiting at the Seattle-Tacoma Airport. She and Dixson live in New Jersey, and they flew to Kake immediately after hearing the news.
"There's no one else like her in the world," 20-year-old Dixson said, adding that for Christmas he got his sister book lights and gift cards for her Kindle. Howard had already worn out her first Kindle and was on her second one, he said.
The outpouring of support from the village — which has a population of about 600 people — has been amazing, Dixson said.
"It's just unimaginable of how this town is loving our family, and our kitchen — there's not place to bring any food. People are still bringing stuff by," he said.
Howard is the daughter of Clifton "Kip" Howard and Marla Howard, both active community members and volunteers. Dixson said Kip is the fire chief, the captain of a search and rescue boat and he runs the water plant, and Marla is a former store employee and school secretary. Not too long ago, Dixson said his mother planned the 100 year anniversary celebration for the Kake Memorial Presbyterian Church, where Howard was found in the arctic entryway shortly before midnight on Tuesday.
"It's about 20 feet from my house," he said. "Right across the road."
Howard was the youngest of eight, James-McGraw said.
"We're one big family," James-McGraw said. "She was our baby sister. She was the glue that held us all together."
James-McGraw lives in Juneau and works as an administration assistant at Sealaska, which will be hosting the candlelight vigil in Juneau at 6 p.m. on Friday at the Sealaska Plaza.
That vigil was organized on Facebook by Sealaska Vice President and Corporate Secretary Nicole Hallingstad, who said Sealaska was more than willing to host a place for Juneauites to gather in Howard's memory.
"Our communities and our culture values the support of one another in a time of loss, and so there's a natural tendency to want to group and gather and want to be with one another," Hallingstad said in a phone interview.
Other vigils are scheduled to take place at the same time and date in Anchorage, Fairbanks and Sitka, according to the Facebook group "Candlelight Vigil for Mackenzie." Supporters on Facebook vowed to light candles for Howard from all over the Pacific Northwest to the East Coast.
In Kake, the vigil will be held at the Old Grade School, one of Howard's favorite spots to play basketball. The vigil will then move to the church for a candlelight service and fellowship at 7 p.m.
Weisbecker said they weren't sure whether they would go to the Salvation Army Church or the Presbyterian church where Howard was found. She said the Presbyterian church leaders gave them permission to use the church and said that all the police tape has been taken down.
People are also encouraged to stop by the Salvation Army Church from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Friday to decorate tea light bags that will line the basketball court.
Weisbecker said that things are calming down in Kake after the initial "rage that first kind of overcame everybody." The presence of law enforcement officers, who flew down from Anchorage on Wednesday afternoon, helped with that, she said.
"The cops are doing a good job interviewing everybody, and we feel like there's a (police) presence there," she said. "The shock is starting to subside."
Dixson said he plans on going to the vigil, and that he hopes it will help draw everyone become closer in the face of tragedy.
"Just to gather with our loved ones and reconnect, and just draw all our love together, and all the love in this town," he said.
• Contact reporter Emily Russo Miller at 523-2263 or at firstname.lastname@example.com.


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The New York Times announced last night that they will begin publishing a best seller list of e-books, something Sam Tanenhaus discusses in an interview for Overheard with Evan Smith that will air later this year. We pulled the clip of him discussing the e-book list for you to watch now.
Monthly Archives: November 2010
KLRU Community Screenings: Fixing The Future 11/18
Join KLRU and the Austin Film Society on Thursday, Nov. 18, for a special Community Screening with David Brancaccio in attendance. Director Ellen Spiro will also be on hand to talk about her involvement in this documentary. The event begins at 7:30 pm and doors open at 7. The event is free but an rsvp is required. RSVP here
In Fixing the Future: NOW on PBS, David Brancaccio visits communities across America, including Austin, using innovative approaches to create jobs and build prosperity. After the economic meltdown of 2008, the nation stands in urgent need of economic growth that's not based on risky financial bets placed by Wall Street. Brancaccio talks to working Americans who are re-engineering the future, built on American values of commonwealth, shared prosperity, fairness, wellness, sustainability and creativity.
Special thanks to our sponsors Austin Community College and Live Oak Brewing.
Reading Heroes Day at Hernandez Elementary
October 29th was Reading Heroes Day at Maria Hernandez Elementary in San Marcos. KLRU has donated over 500 books to the school and was honored to be included in the day's activities. Along with a special appearance by Clifford the Big Red Dog, reading heroes from the community including staff from the Texas House of Representatives, police, EMS and fire department staff, members of the Texas State University baseball team, and personnel of the San Marcos Public Library read aloud to classes throughout the day. Adding to the fun were all the great literary and PBS themed costumes.
Click here to view the photographs taken during KLRU's visit.
Community Cinema: The Calling 12/7
Join KLRU and the Austin Public Library for free Community Cinema screenings on the first Tuesday of the month at the Windsor Park Branch Library (5833 Westminster Dr,). Screenings will start at 7 p.m. with a discussion to follow each of the films. December's film is The Calling on Tuesday, December 7.
The Calling takes a behind-the-scenes look at young Americans — Christian, Jewish, Catholic, and Muslim — preparing to become the nation's next generation of religious leaders. This documentary follows their transformation from idealistic students into ordained religious professionals. This four-hour special event explores the forces that are drawing a new generation of young people to serve their communities and their faith.
Highlights 11/7 to 11/13
Nature at 7 p.m. Sunday takes a look at the cataclysmic destruction and gradual restoration of the Mesopotamian Marshes in the midst of political troubles and danger in the Middle East.
London's beloved detective Sherlock Holmes must solve perplexing and dangerous puzzles specifically laid out for him before innocent people are harmed on Masterpiece Mystery! Presents Sherlock: The Great Game at 8 p.m. Sunday.
An update to the 1994 series Baseball, part one of Ken Burns' two-part series The Tenth Inning at 8 p.m. Monday focuses on the beginning of a new era of America's favorite pastime in the last decade of the 20th century with the infusion of new players, dominating stadiums, and an innovative mindset to shatter historic records and rebuild the sport after crisis.
Jim Thorpe: World's Greatest Athlete at 10 p.m. Monday chronicles the sports superstar's versatile and remarkable life from his boyhood in Oklahoma and his gold-medal wins at the 1912 Summer Olympics to his subsequent fall from grace and later, his advocacy of American Indian rights and self-sufficiency.
Nova at 7 p.m. Tuesday reveals the science behind the remarkable bond between humans and their dogs and spurs new questions about what this could mean for our relationships with other animal species.
Frontline at 8 p.m. Tuesday investigates and raises questions about the conviction of four sailors for the rape and murder of a Norfolk, Virginia, woman in 1997.
Independent Lens presents the launching of Lyndon B. Johnson's political career and the Mexican American civil rights movement resulting from the death of a Mexican American GI in "The Longoria Affair" at 9:30 p.m. Tuesday.
Price of Freedom at 10:30 p.m. Tuesday tells the tale of a small group of WWII veterans whose bonds as POWs go far beyond surviving combat.
Secrets of the Dead: Slave Ship Mutiny at 7 p.m. Wednesday unveils the mystery behind the Meermin, a Dutch slave ship that set sail from Madagascar for South Africa in 1766 but took a turn towards a dramatic climax resulting in shipwreck.
Go behind the scenes and meet the fascinating, wildly diverse Big Apple Circus family as they make their first performance stop in Virginia and experience the harsh winter weather in New York on Circus at 8 p.m. Wednesday.
Comedian Steve Martin trades his stand-up routine for a banjo as he performs with the Steep Canyon Rangers on Austin City Limits at 10 p.m. Wednesday and 9 p.m. Friday, followed by Texan Sarah Jarosz's unique bluegrass stylings.
National Endowment for the Humanities James Leach talks with Evan Smith on Overheard at 7 p.m. Thursday and 8:30 p.m. Friday.
Learn how you can make a big difference through recycling, discover Austin's largest and longest running outdoor art fair, and find the best places to park downtown on this week's episode of Downtown at 7:30 p.m. Thursday.
A Gathering of Heroes at 8 p.m. Thursday recounts the touching and inspirational story of World War II veterans from Indiana who embarked on a cross-country trek to Washington, D.C. to visit the memorial which honors their sacrifice.
Texas Burning: A Lone Star Salute to Our Troops at 9 p.m. Thursday celebrates our troops with a concert in San Antonio featuring several remarkable performances in a variety of genres that reveals Texas music in a whole new light.
Grammy-winning singer and songwriter Roseanne Cash presents a collection of favorites from her Country tribute album The List on Austin City Limits at 7 p.m. Saturday, followed by Brandi Carlile's genre-spanning tunes from her album Give Up the Ghost.
Community Cinema: Deep Down dvd, book list
Thanks to everyone who attended the Community Cinema screening of Deep Down on Nov. 2 at the Windsor Park Branch Library. The film will air on KLRU on November 23 at 9 p.m.
Special thanks to our guest University of Texas Senior Lecturer for the RTF department Anne Lewis for providing insight on Appalachia and additional resources including:
Documentaries available at Appalshop Films
And a website that allows you to find your connection to Appalachian coal mining … ilovemountains.org
Our partners with the Austin Public Library have put together a list of DVDs, books and sound recordings that go along with this film. All items are available at the library.
Non-Fiction Books
The Coal Era in the United States: a study of our Viable Alternatives by C.B.Reed
Environmental Geology by Ronald W. Tank
Coal: A Human History by Barbara Freese
The Solution Is You! by Laurie Daivd
Kentucky by Brad Asher
Lost Mountain: A Year In The Vanishing Wilderness by Erik Reece
The Battle of Blair Mountain: The Story Of America's Largest Labor Uprising by Robert Shogan
Something's Rising: Appalachians Fighting Mountaintop Removal by Silas House and Jason Howard
The Down-to-Earth Guide to Global Warming by Laurie David and Cambrian Gordon
A Kentucky Album: Farm Security Administration Photographs1935-1943 by Beverly W Brannan
Fiction Books
Coal Run by Tawni O'Dell
Hazard by Gardiner Harris
Baker Towers by Jennifer Haigh
Coal Country
Burning the Future: Coal in America
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Deep Down screening and discussion 11/2
Join KLRU and the Austin Public Library for free Community Cinema screenings on the first Tuesday of the month at the Windsor Park Branch Library (5833 Westminster Dr,). Screenings will start at 7 p.m. with a discussion to follow each of the films. November's film is Deep Down on Tuesday, November 2.
Our guest for the discussion will be University of Texas Senior Lecturer for the RTF department Anne Lewis. Lewis is an independent documentary-maker associated with Appalshop Films, a media arts and cultural center located in Whitesburg, Kentucky, in the heart of the Central Appalachian Coalfields. Her work reveals working class people fighting for social change.
Documentaries she produced, directed, and edited include: TO SAVE THE LAND AND PEOPLE (SXSW, Texas Documentary Tour) a history of a militant grassroots environmental movement; JUSTICE IN THE COALFIELDS about the community impact of the Pittston strike; ON OUR OWN LAND about the citizens' movement to stop broad form deed strip mining; and CHEMICAL VALLEY co-directed with Mimi Pickering (aired on P.O.V.) about environmental racism and most recently, SHELTER which tells the stories of 5 West Virginia women as they try to find freedom, justice and safety. Her documentary, FAST FOOD WOMEN, about women struggling to raise families in minimum wage jobs with no benefits, received national airing on P.O.V. and was part of a Learning Channel series of films about women by women.


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Here is what UM coach Al Golden had to say in a written statement about the hiring of James Coley as his new offensive coordinator.
"We're excited about adding James Coley's leadership, expertise and passion to our staff and Miami Hurricane Football," Golden said. "I've been an admirer of his offenses output and execution, his commitment to student-athlete development as well as his relentless approach to recruiting Dade and Broward counties.
"Coach Coley will be a great asset to the University of Miami and we welcome him, his wife Kenia and their two children back to South Florida."
> Our Barry Jackson spoke to a UM source who told him that after Wednesday's NCAA bombshell the school is considering pushing for a settlement. Here's a link to his blog.


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Caron Butler is expected to provide more than points for a retooled Milwaukee Bucks team that is firmly committed to a young nucleus.
Butler was introduced Thursday as a member of the Bucks at a hometown news conference with family, friend and students at Racine Park High School, where he played.
"We talked about trying to build a championship-caliber team and we're really excited about some of the young pieces we have on our roster," Bucks general manager John Hammond said. "And, we're not going to stray from that. But, also at that time, we talked about needing veteran players that can help us in that process. A veteran player that can mentor, a veteran player that can help young guys. We know Caron can do that.
"But, make no mistake, he's here for a lot more than just that. We need him on the floor. We project him to be our starting small forward, project him to play a lot of minutes for our team, project him to help us win games."
The Bucks acquired the 33-year-old small forward Aug. 29 in a trade with the Phoenix Suns for point guard Ish Smith and center Viacheslav Kravtsov. Butler, who started last season for a Los Angeles Clippers team that won 56 games, was traded to the Suns this summer in a three-way deal that also involved the Bucks.
Butler, a two-time All-Star who has averaged 15. 5 points over his career, averaged 10.4 last season with the Clippers.
"I'm a little emotional, definitely, I always am," said Butler, who teared up several times while speaking. "You all have seen my crying at press conferences. But, this is a different emotion now because this is a dream come true. This is something that I always dreamed about and thought about, but I never thought it would happen."
Butler teams with veteran Carlos Delfino, also signed as a free agent this summer, at the small forward spot. The Bucks also have young players in center Larry Sanders, who recently signed a four-year, $44 million extension, and forward John Henson, as well as new point guard in Brandon Knight, acquired from Detroit for Brandon Jennings. They also signed shooting guard O.J. Mayo.
Butler said he is excited to be putting on the uniform of a team he watched as a youngster.
"The team that I grew up watching was Sidney Moncrief and those guys many years ago," said Butler. "And watching on (TV) as they battled the Chicago Bulls and those rivalries. Now, to be in that conference and be out there on that floor wearing a Bucks uniform and having Racine and Milwaukee stand up proud ... that's going to be extremely special."
First-year coach Larry Drew said Butler adds a missing piece to the Bucks' rebuilding puzzle.
"I really felt we had done a really good job up to that point as far as putting this team together," Drew said. "I would say we've done a great job now solidifying that small forward position and getting a guy with this guy's ability."


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DCHS hopes to continue riding high on victory wave
The Dodge City High seniors were challenged three weeks ago to not let what should have been their highest point of their football lives go down in a sea of apathy.
The Red Demons responded with victories over Garden City and Manhattan and now find themselves in the sectional round of the Class 6A football playoffs at home against the Derby Panthers.
Dodge City head coach Dave Foster said that it's a matter of "desperate times call for desperate measures" that has resulted in the Red Demons making their own breaks and taking advantage of the other squads' miscues, like the six fumble recoveries against Manhattan.
"We challenged these players to play at a level that they had not been at all year but we as a staff felt as though they were capable of achieving," Foster said. "When any individual is willing to put themselves on the line risking failure, I think everyone else senses the courage and realizes that they are too capable."
Senior Parker Davis seems to have taken the challenge to heart. Davis hurt his knee in the loss to Wichita Heights and had been at 70-80 percent for most of the season after the injury. But since the Maize game where he scored six touchdowns but fumbled twice on two other possible scores, Davis has turned into the catalyst and leader Foster so desperately had been searching for earlier in the season.
Davis ran for 204 yards — 191 in the first half — to help the Demons get going against Manhattan. He also made a number of key tackles in both wins over the Indians and Garden City.
"No doubt Parker has re-emerged on the scene," Foster said. "I think he knew that his last chance was the Garden City game and he played extremely hard. His role in our offense is critical and everything will be built around his ability to gain positive yardage."
Quarterback Kelan Newton only completed nine of his 21 passes for 201 against Manhattan last week, but he was 4-of-6 and two of his touchdown passes after intermission. Foster said having to get used to a different style of field with a larger crown was something Newton was able to adjust to as the game went on.
"When standing on a crown of that magnitude, I assure you that the trajectory of balls is different from an elevated grass field crown than a flat artificial turf crown," Foster said. "(Kelan) is an accurate quarterback that doesn't really fluctuate much from game to game. I am confident with his ability to make good decisions and deliver accurate throws."
The Red Demons' defense also came up big with the forced fumbles and an interception on the night. Manhattan gained only 253 total yards on the night in the loss.
Derby is 9-1 on the season and coming off a 70-7 rout of Wichita North in another bi-district game.
The Panthers have four rushers that have more than 400 yards this season (Tyler West 670, Kellen Sims 610, Chandler Shantz 483 and Devin Peter 469). Shantz and Sims work a two-quarterback system and both have been effective: Shantz has thrown nine touchdown passes to go along with his 11 rushing; while Sims has five scoring tosses to go along with his 14 on the ground.
The Panthers' only loss has been to Hutchinson and Foster said the Demons are going to have to slow things down on defense like the Salthawks did to succeed.
"Hutchinson was able to slow down Derby's offense by playing fundamentally and responsibility sound football," Foster said. "We will have to do much of the same.
"Derby's preference and strength is in running the football. They are a proficient passing team, but would prefer to run. They will feature mostly one back, but (also) have two-back and empty sets as well."


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9 Former Models with Political Ties
As we've talked about before on this site, many former models go on reality TV or launch their own line of skincare products. However, there are some models who end up in politics – whether by being elected to office or by marrying someone who is elected to office. Here are some names you should know.
[Editor's note: After writing this, Twitter follower @eddieanne gave us one more name to add to the list, so there are actually nine people in this gallery, even though the url says eight. Sorry if we just threw your world out of order.]


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SolidWorks 2011 Measures Up9 Sep, 2010 By: Bill Fane
The latest release from Dassault Systèmes features automatic dimension re-arrangement, a part de-featuring tool, and simple sharing of parameter values and equations between parts.
Well-known CAD writer Ralph Grabowski produces a weekly e-mail newsletter called upFront.eZine. A while back he asked his readers if the use of CAD was resulting in poorer drawings, and the response — especially from his older readers — was a resounding "Yes!"
My personal beef comes from sloppy dimensioning. Engineering drawings are a form of language, used to communicate ideas. If in a sentence in the sequence wrong the words are then harder much it becomes read and comprehend to. Huh?
The same is true of engineering drawings. If dimensions are poorly placed, they become harder to understand, and it is more likely that mistakes will be made. The problem is that most schools and institutes these days turn out "CAD operators"; they may know every command in a particular brand of software, and have a certification to prove it, but that doesn't make them good drafters. Dimension placement is a prime example, especially in 3D parametric modelers that automatically bring dimensions forward from the 3D model to the 2D working drawings.
Fortunately, one of my favorite new features in SolidWorks 2011 pretty much solves this problem. (Dassault Systèmes unveiled the new version at the beginning of this month, and invited members of the CAD media to get a first look at the software; I'll discuss some of the most intriguing updates here.)
After you place or retrieve dimensions into your 2D working drawing, they can be automatically re-arranged according to "traditional" drafting rules. They are placed:
- Outside the part
- Spaced from smallest to largest
- Aligned and centered, if possible
- Equally spaced
- Adjusted to avoid overlapping
- Staggered, if necessary
A typical drawing "as produced" (above left), and the same drawing a split-second later, after the dimensions have been automatically re-arranged (above right).
As you can see, the resultant drawing is easier to read and less likely to yield reading errors.
I Won't Show You Mine
Another valuable addition to SolidWorks 2011 is the DeFeature tool. In a very common scenario, you have put a lot of time and specialized knowledge into creating a design for an assembly, such as a new pump. You are now ready to sell the pump to your customers, but they want a 3D model of it that they can insert into their machinery model.
The problem is that you don't want to turn over all of the component part files required, and thereby give away your design knowledge. On the other hand, most customers won't even want the clutter and speed reduction that come from having all those extra files.
The new DeFeature tool neatly takes care of this situation. When you invoke it, it automatically selects every feature of a single part, or every feature of every part within an assembly that originally subtracted material, and replaces them with solid material. Overlapping resultant solids are also eliminated, so that when a cavity is eliminated it also takes out any parts or features located within the cavity.
You are allowed to select individual parts within an assembly, and/or specific features within parts, to not be de-featured. Significant subtracted features (such as mounting holes) can thus be retained.
SolidWorks 2011 then produces a new, independent model file consisting of a single "dumb" solid. It loses all connection to the original component parts, so the single file can be sent to other users without having to send them the component part files.
To answer your next question, even though "subtract" features have been replaced by solid material, the new de-featured part retains the same mass properties as the original part or assembly. In addition, constraint relationships can be maintained so that the output shaft of a de-featured gearbox still turns at the correct ratio relative to the input shaft.
Kindergarten Rules
Every kindergarten graduate knows that they should share their toys. Sharing of parameter values and equations between parts is very easy in SolidWorks 2011; simply export them from one file and import them into another. The only major requirement is that the appropriate parameter names must match between the two parts.
In our earlier gear-type pump, for example, we could have equations within the pump casing that calculated the diameter and depth of the casing based on the input speed and the delivery volume required. Next, the equations and values can be exported from the casing and imported into the rotor; rebuild the rotor and it updates to match the casing. To make things even easier, both parts can be linked to the exported/imported file so the two parts will always stay in step. In a brilliant move by SolidWorks programmers, the export/import file is a simple text file that can be edited or even created with a generic text editor such as Notepad.
Getting It All Together
Weldments are a very common manufacturing process, especially in the machinery industry. In earlier releases, weld beads were added as assembly components. SolidWorks 2011 allows you to easily and quickly add simplified weld bead representations, including beads that fill gaps.
In addition, fillets and chamfers can now be applied as new features on parts within an assembly. A common application for this capability would be in performing edge preparations before welding parts together. The edge preparations can be made to reflect back to the base parts if you want, but edge preparations are typically performed in the welding shop, not the cutting shop.
Four Down, Almost 200 to Go
Two hundred seems to be a magic number in the CAD programming world. It's that déjà vu thing all over again: it seems that almost every new release of a CAD program has about 200 new or improved features, and Dassault Systèmes SolidWorks is no exception. The "What's New" PDF file runs to 170 pages. I can't cover all the changes and additions here, but it is almost certain that you will find a few new features that will help you in your day-to-day work.
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|I have always had problems trusting dimensions coming in from models. The example in the article give the correct 4" vertical dimension. But, in my past experience, it would sometimes dimension the straight vertical edge, and be short the fillet radius. On a large radius, it is easy to detect. But what if it is a small one?
I am sure past automatic dimension errors were due to the way the modeler did his work, but I don't blame the guy who modeled it. I don't want to trust an automatic dimension system that is sometimes the wrong value.
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Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard has revealed that a challenge from Daniel Agger last season almost ended his career.
The England international makes the claim in his new book, 'My Liverpool Story', with the ankle problem from a freak training ground tackle almost bringing the player's distinguished career to an abrupt conclusion.
"I don't think people realise how close I was to not playing," writes the 31-year-old.
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Gerrard has been a professional at Anfield for 14 years, making his Reds debut in 1998 before going on to become one of the greatest players in the club's history.
Three League Cups, two FA Cups, one UEFA Cup and one famous Champions League have all been won during his time at Liverpool, with the later victory the greatest moment of the 98-cap international's career. Gerrard inspired a comeback from 3-0 down against AC Milan to win on penalties.
A Premier League title has always eluded the Liverpool skipper however, and he's grateful to still be on the pitch with a chance to lift the biggest prize in domestic football as Brendan Rodgers' revolution begins to take shape.
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"This is a once-in-a-generation opportunity to make a significant investment in both the South Side and the Red Line and its riders," said Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel. "The Red Line is the backbone of our transportation network and this new station will drive economic activity throughout the city for years to come."
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I was just thinking of getting an elf too. by the way--how do you keep your back counters so clean? LOL! I feel like my counters are being taken over by projects right now. ahh! so jealous of the lack of clutter.ReplyDelete
@Jessica: I cannot function if my back counter has stuff on it!! It is sad... my OCD always takes over!ReplyDelete
My students love your number line race game! It is a big hit :)ReplyDelete
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Hmmm "Gnome on the Shelf". Got yourself a whole new unit! Love it Lindsey!ReplyDelete
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October 23, 2012 > Football: Newark beats American, sets up crucial match with Washington
Newark Memorial Cougars beat the American Eagles 41-16 on Friday night (October 19) to set up the Mission Valley Athletic League (MVAL) game of the year next Friday against the Washington Huskies at Newark Memorial High School. Both teams have 4-0 records and the winner will likely claim the MVAL title. Newark put on an impressive all around football clinic as controlled the game from the beginning to end, driving down the field and running the ball for the first touchdown of the game and never looked back. The Cougar offensive line took control by opening holes for Marty Leggett; his quick speed chewed up 101 yards. Newark's defense showed why they could be the best in the MVAL, allowing the fewest point total scored against them in the MVAL this year. The Cougar line stopped Eric Adair from admission to the open field and stymied almost all Eagle offensive efforts. Newark counter backs played their best game of the year, blocking three key passes that would have made the game much closer


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The White Sox' offense was better last season. Slightly better.
Under first-year hitting coach Jeff Manto, the Sox batted .255 as a team, up from .252 in 2011, Greg Walker's final year.
Under Manto, the White Sox ranked third in the American League with 211 home runs last year, way up from 154 the season before.
They also outscored the '11 Sox 748-654, and Alex Rios and Adam Dunn seemed to respond favorably to Manto's laid-back approach.
On the flip side, the White Sox ranked among AL leaders with 1,203 strikeouts, headed by Dunn's franchise-record 222. They ranked closer to the bottom with 461 walks.
They also posted a .318 on-base percentage in Manto's first year on the job, a tick down from the .319 OBP they had in 2011.
Clearly, the Sox' offense is still suspect just three weeks away from the regular-season opener.
Dunn remains a major work in progress, new starting catcher Tyler Flowers can also be a strikeout machine and second baseman Gordon Beckham is still trying to get over the hump with the bat.
More and more teams are employing two hitting coaches these days, and the White Sox named Harold Baines Manto's assistant in late November.
Baines has been on the Sox' coaching staff for nine seasons. He was ex-manager Ozzie Guillen's bench coach in 2004-05 before moving to first base.
Now, one of the greatest hitters in club history will try to help the White Sox' offense catch up to the standout pitching staff.
"I feel lucky to have (Baines)," said manager Robin Ventura. "With the way the game is going, a lot of different teams are (using two hitting coaches). Jeff is excited about it, too. In that situation, you have to have guys believe in the same things to work together."
Baines actually started working with Manto last season in an unofficial capacity, so the transition should be smooth.
"We have the same philosophy," Manto said. "Obviously, Bainsey, we're not going to compare careers by any means. But we have the same philosophy on hitting and it's going to be a great addition. All season long (in 2012), I leaned on him anyways.
"He was the guy I went to if I had a question about what he thought or I needed his opinion. We're both on the same page and it just adds a ton of validity as to what we're accomplishing with these hitters. It's going to be a great relationship and I think the players are going to be surprised at just how good of a hitting coach he is."
Daryl Boston, who spent the last 12 seasons coaching in the White Sox' minor-league system, takes over for Baines at first base.
And another former Sox player, Bobby Thigpen, is the new bullpen coach. He replaces Juan Nieves, who is the Boston Red Sox' new pitching coach.
"Obviously, I was hoping to get this job," said Thigpen, who saved 57 games for the White Sox in 1990 and is still the club's all-time leader with 201. "And I really like the makeup in the bullpen. We've got some arms that can come in and do a good job in Chicago."
Thigpen will work closely with Don Cooper, who is entering his 11th full season as the Sox' pitching coach. Under Cooper, the White Sox rank second in baseball with 881 quality starts since 2003.
Mark Parent is back for his second season as Ventura's bench coach, and Joe McEwing returns as third-base coach.


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Joan Lucille Lenertz was born in Algona, Iowa, on May 8, 1929. She was the daughter of Guy and Lizzie (Ward) Giddings of Burt, Iowa. She graduated from Burt High School with the Class of 1950.
On February 4, 1953, Joan was united in marriage to John Theodore Lenertz at St. Cecelia's Catholic Church in Algona. To this union nine children were born.
Joan was a homemaker and a devoted and loving wife and mother. She was a person who gave her all in every endeavor. She had a sunny disposition and a warm smile. She loved people, and her loved ones recall her sharp wit and her humor, even under the most difficult circumstances.
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Joan lived her faith and set a good example for her family and others. Joan was a gardener and canned much of the produce which she and John grew. Her hobbies included sewing, embroidery, quilting, cooking and baking. She was an avid letter writer throughout her lifetime.
After her children were older, Joan became a C.N.A. and worked at the Emmetsburg Care Center for several years. She was later employed at S.N.C. and retired from there after nine years.
For most of her life Joan was a member of Holy Family Catholic Church in Emmetsburg, Iowa. She attended Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Ruthven during the four years that she and John lived at The Villa.
After John's death in March, 2011, Joan moved to Grundy Center, Iowa, so she could be closer to two of her daughters.
Joan lived life to the fullest until the end. Joan died on Sunday, September 30, 2012, in the Long Term Care Unit of Grundy County Memorial Hospital in Grundy Center, Iowa, at the age of 83. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, John; two beloved children, Douglas and Mary; six brothers; and five sisters.
Left to cherish Joan's memory are her children, James (Kathy) Lenertz; Alan (Deb) Lenertz, John S. Lenertz, Gerald Lenertz, Barbara (Joel) Ehrig, Diane (Dave) Hatch, and Susan (Andy) Krepsky; eighteen grandchildren; thirteen great grandchildren; two brothers, Howard (Peggy) Sewick and Max (Lorraine) Sewick; many nieces and nephews; as well as other relatives and friends.
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This is a really cool leather bookmark that originally was sent as a postcard, the postmark which I couldnt focus well on is 1907. The stamp is pretty bad shape. This is very soft leather, doubt you will get many postcards like this through USPS anymore! My 9 year old son brought this home this week from his grandfather. It was originally sent to my sons great great grandfather. Pretty unusual piece I believe, anyone have info on leather postcards?


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That is CRAZY! I mean, I can understand being competitive about preschools. That might theoretically make a difference to a person's success.But what advantages do the parents think their child will get by being a flower girl to a relative stranger? Are they going to put on their college applications "Flower Girl at more than 7 different weddings before the age of 10?" Do they think their daughters are getting a leg up into the glamorous, cut-throat word of professional bridesmaid-ing? It's a really strange thing to be so intense about, but I guess as long as they're willing to take no for an answer it's okay.
kinda curious, is this private school affiliated with a church and is so will Karen be getting married in the school's church?
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Originally from Chelsea, Iowa, Dennis Lamb retired from the CIA in 2002 after serving 30 years in its Directorate of Operations as a Case Officer and as an Intelligence Analyst.
By Dennis Lamb
On Sunday, Republican Senator Lindsey Graham threatened to block a vote on Hagel's confirmation and Obama's nomination of John Brennan as director of the Central Intelligence Agency unless the White House provides more information about the attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya.
With all due respect to Senator Graham, I am tired of hearing him insist on more information about Benghazi. Those who died there knew they were in danger when they went to Libya, but they went because they wanted to serve their country. All members of the Department of State, the Central Intelligence Agency and Department of Defense are in danger abroad - and in the USA. None of them ask for or expect special treatment or protection. They know that risking their lives comes with the job, that if a terrorist or group of terrorists wants to kill them, it can be done.
Ambassador Stevens certainly knew the risks he was taking in going to Benghazi, but he had a job to do and he knew he could not function effectively as a diplomat surrounded by U.S. Marines and security personnel.
My third tour of duty as a CIA Case Officer was in a country where the population was hostile toward the U.S. Government. Just before I arrived in country and just after I left, terrorists fired missiles from a hotel window at the American Embassy. Three months before my tour of duty was to end, a local reporter published an expose of CIA Station personnel. I was the only one whose photo, home address and telephone number were included, which made me a prime target for terrorists.
Just three months earlier, terrorists had set off a bomb in a restaurant frequented by Americans. When they failed to kill a single American but killed 18 local citizens, they called a radio station the next morning and apologized to the public with the explanation: "You understand, we were just trying to kill Americans."
In publishing my photo and address in such an environment, it appeared that the reporter was trying to kill me by proxy. I got my wife and two small children out the house that same day and moved into a hotel. I finished my tour of duty but had my wife and children stand far away whenever I started my car. I never asked for or expected protection.
Had I been assassinated sometime while finishing my tour of duty, no one would have demanded an explanation from the President of the United States as to why I did not have adequate protection.
No one demanded an explanation from the President of the United States as to why Ambassador Adolph Dubs did not have adequate protection when he was killed in a kidnapping attempt in Afghanistan in 1979.
CIA officer Michael Spann became the first American killed during the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan in 2001 when Taliban prisoners rioted, overpowered and killed him while he was questioning them. No one demanded an explanation from President Bush as to why Spann did not have adequate protection or nearby U.S. and allied forces could not have come to Spann's aid.
And no one has ever demanded an explanation from the President of the United States as to why those CIA officers represented by 103 stars on the Memorial Wall at CIA Headquarters did not have adequate protection when they were killed.
The Senate has a legitimate role in reviewing cabinet nominations, but Senator Graham is trying to politicize a tragedy that should not be politicized or discussed other than in closed session. Some things need to remain secret.
All Senator Graham and his colleagues have done in constantly demanding explanations from President Obama has been to surface publicly the fact that CIA officers were in Benghazi at the time of Ambassador Stevens' death. They therewith exposed every American, including tourists, traveling to Benghazi to danger and made it nearly impossible for CIA operatives to carry out their mission in Libya. Secretary of State Clinton expressed it well when she responded to a Senator's badgering with the observation:
"With all due respect, the fact is we had four dead Americans. Was it because of a protest? Or was it because of guys out for a walk one night who decided they'd go kill some Americans? What difference, at this point, does it make? It is our job to figure out what happened and do everything we can to prevent it from ever happening again, Senator."
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Forgetting the hot real estate market on their own turf, Canadians are gobbling up American properties faster than all other foreign buyers.
So much so that the U.S.-based National Association of Realtors or NAR, has produced a sleek guide for American real estate agents showing how to pitch to Canadian buyers. In their December 2011 issue of Global Perspectives, NAR encourages real estate pros, to 'Look North to Canada' and to learn how to 'tap the Canadian market'………………………………………..Full Article: Source


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This course examines the ethical and legal implications of advances in technology. Various technological inventions and innovations are examined for their impact on society and their ethical and legal ramifications. Drawing on traditional philosophical and anthropological and anthropological frameworks for examining ethical issues, students consider also the ethical impact of technology on the analysis and design of information systems, decision-making, corporate policies, budgets, government regulations, and laws. Also considered are first amendment issues, newly emerging areas of controversy involving the use of technology, and the interrelationships of ethics, law, and technology.
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HUNTER pipis are back off the table for commercial harvesters this month in the second statewide ban in a year.
The Department of Primary Industries has banned commercial harvesting statewide until June in a bid to reduce fishing pressure on the mollusc populations.
It is the second six-month moratorium following an ongoing campaign by Fingal Bay fishing identity John ''Stinker'' Clarke to protect the future of pipi colonies, particularly in Stockton Bight.
Fisheries NSW executive director Dr Geoff Allan said the new ban would reduce fishing pressures on the state's pipi population and provide time for research into better identification of at-risk populations.
''The closure is an important management tool that helps to ensure the continued sustainability of the pipi fishery and follows consultation,'' Dr Allan said.
''The department will continue to work with key stakeholders on the development of longer-term fishery arrangements to ensure that pipi stocks continue to provide environmental benefit and support ongoing fishing activities.''
Mr Clarke, who prompted the Port Stephens Council to seek assurances from the state government over the sustainability of pipi harvesting in its electorate, said the next six months shaped as a chance to compile appropriate data.
''We need to sit down with all the stakeholders and discuss the future of the resource,'' Mr Clarke said.
The halt would also give authorities a vital opportunity to hear from stakeholders including Stockton Bight's traditional custodians, the Maaiangal clan, he said.


text: Choi Kyu-Sok was born in Changwon, Korea. He graduated in comics from the Sangmyung University and created alternative comics for newspapers and magazines, as well as the album 'Nouilles Tchajang'. He lives in Seoul, where he is a teacher in animation techniques. He is a member of the Metamorphoses collective with Byun Ki-hyun and Suk Jung-hyun. His work, including the album 'Le Marécage', has also been published in France by Casterman.


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A guest essay from our super-smart friend Charles Hugh Smith, cross-posted from his essential Of Two Minds blog. Charles is the author of Survival +: Structuring Prosperity for Yourself and the Nation.
Poverty is on the rise in America, and buying passivity with cheap bribes has limits when applied to a fraying middle class.
If jobs are not coming back, then we as a nation need a conversation about poverty in America. The Status Quo assumption is that this is just another garden-variety recession, and that employment will bounce back, along with the "animal spirits" that drive borrowing and spending.
As of August 2011, it will be three years since the global financial meltdown. In three years, the Savior State has borrowed and blown $6 trillion maintaining the Status Quo, and the Federal Reserve has printed almost $3 trillion and shoveled that vast sum into "risk assets" to keep housing on life support and the stock market rising. The Fed has also devalued and debased the dollar, stealing wealth from the citizenry and holders of U.S.-denominated debt in the process, to serve two goals: 1) spark inflation and thus avoid deflationary deleveraging of the nation's fast-growing mountain of debt, and 2) to enable servicing that debt with cheaper dollars.
None of these grandiose manipulations has healed the economy or fixed the structural problems which made the meltdown inevitable. The irony here (among many) is that so many people believe the Power Elites controlling the nation have some sort of god-like ability to maintain their grip on the levers of power.
While it's certainly true that the wealth of the Power Elites has increased as a result of the meltdown and Fed/Savior State response, ultimately the Financial and Political Elites' power depends on the passivity and complicity of the citizens. This means the Power Elites must buy off or co-opt the majority of citizens to keep them politically neutered and mallable.
The Status Quo has two basic methods of buying the citizen's complicity: a vibrant economy that supports a middle class that thus has a stake in maintaining the Status Quo, and cash bribes to everyone else to keep quiet, i.e. "social benefits" a.k.a. entitlements and welfare. This renders everyone either dependent on cash payments from the Savior State or a stakeholder in the Status Quo.
Corporate welfare is not a bribe but a mutually beneficial power grab. The Cartel Corporatocracy seeks to eliminate competition from below and guarantee low-risk profts via cartels and quasi-monopolies. It achieves these goals by purchasing the partnership of the Savior State, which smothers competition with thickets of regulations and greases the quasi-monopolies sought by the Corporatocracy. But it's hardly a one-way exchange; in extending its control over the economy and society to serve the Corporatocracy's interests, the Central State's own Elites gain more power, too.
Some observers see the middle class as the natural enemy of the State and Corporatocracy, but this misses the essential relationship of the Power Elites to their citizenry: the need of the Elites to buy complicity and passivity by the cheapest methods available.
It's certainly possible to use repression to keep a populace under control, but repression is expensive and it doesn't encourage productive "buy-in"; rather, it encourages opting out and resentful compliance. This leaves less for the Elites to skim off.
Over time, it's rather obvious that regimes that rely on heavy-handed repression tend to fall while those that offer a small, low-cost stake to citizens are much more profitable to the ruling Elites and also more stable.
The crumbling of the credit-bubble economy has mortally wounded the middle class, and this has created a serious problem for the Power Elites. In extending the credit-bubble economy—that is, "wealth" is created via exponential expansion of debt—to housing, the Power Elites undermined the multigenerational bedrock of middle class wealth.
With housing equity stripped away, the erosion of middle class income and non-housing wealth has now been exposed.
The Power Elites' other wealth technique, globalization, has also gutted the middle class below the top 10% level of technocrats, and decimated the working class that had aspirations of joining the middle class, i.e. the lower middle class.
We Don't Need No Stinkin' Jobs (in the U.S.) (February 9, 2011) Global Corporate America has decoupled from the American middle class; its interests are now international rather than domestic.
The Power Elites' response—borrow and blow trillions to prop up the engine of their own wealth, the banks, borrow trillions from future taxpayers to maintain the current Status Quo, and devalue the U.S. dollar—have all failed to reflate housing or middle class incomes. Rather, these actions only succeeded in enriching the top 10% who own the majority of stocks. The prop-job in stocks has yielded a propaganda coup, as the Status Quo has successfully identified a rising stock market as "proof the recovery is here," but this propaganda is starting to wear thin as 90% of the populace are realizing they are still poorer than they were three years ago.
Buying Off Washington To Kill Financial "Reform."
The Power Elites cannot understand why making credit cheap isn't creating jobs. Like decrepit generals fighting the last war, they keep sending waves of credit into the system to overpower deflation and reignite "animal spirits," but the waves of credit are being mowed down by deleveraging and the exhaustion of credit as a stimulus.
In other words, they are clueless to the reality that conventional economics has failed. They have no Plan B. Their only plan, such as it is, is to borrow more money and spend it propping up the current Status Quo. Unfortunately for them, the middle class is unraveling at the edges, and the surest evidence of that is the loss of middle class jobs.
Without good-paying jobs with benefits and rising housing equity, then the citizens have no stake left in the Status Quo.
That leaves entitlements and welfare as the cash bribes for keeping quiet. What's remarkable about the current pastiche of social benefits is how cheap it is to the Power Elites; extended unemployment ($158 billion), food stamps ($68 billion), Section 8 housing ($20 billion), and Veterans Administration medical care for vets ($47 billion)—all together that's $293 billion, a mere 7.7% of Federal spending.
(These statistics are drawn from:
Is the Recovery "Self-Sustaining"? Here's a Test (March 22, 2011)
Social Welfare, Socialism and Healthcare (May 19, 2009)
Can We Please Stop Pretending the GDP Is "Growing"? (June 2, 2011)
And of course it's the taxpayers who will foot the bill for the deficit spending, not the Elites
The ideological political-theater stages faux "combat" over welfare, but this is for show: outside the circus, cash bribes for complicity and silence work equally well for both flavors of the Status Quo political Elite.
The "Left's" concern for the poor is transparently phony; the "Left's" only concern is to keep the underclass fat, dumb and distracted while enriching its own private fiefdoms such as education: public school fiasco in Atlanta. What terrifies the "Left" is the same thing that terrifies the "Right"—that the citizenry might break free of the bonds of dependency on the Savior State and start demanding a real stake in the economy rather than just a cash bribe to keep quiet.
This is why welfare and middle class entitlements (in various flavors) have continued growing for decades, under both "Left" and "Right" regimes.
It's been quite a scam: the Savior State borrows immense sums from future taxpayers to bribe the current crop of citizenry, and these same citizenry pay the rising interest on that growing debt via their taxes.
In other words, the debt-serfs pay for the bribes that keep them complicit.
The problem is that the Status Quo has overshot systemic equilibrium. To keep the game going, the debt load is rising at almost $2 trillion a year at the Federal Level, and the Fed's manipulations are requiring a cool trillion a year in printed money shoveled into risk assets.
The interest on that skyrocketing debt will eventually crimp the borrowing binge, and the Fed's games are igniting not job growth but inflation, which further saps what's left of middle class purchasing power.
The Fed's manic manipulations are losing their effectiveness. Like insulin in a pre-diabetic patient, the Fed's massive injections of money are not stimulating jobs or productive investment; each new announcement of "easing" generates a smaller jolt of ever-shorter duration. At some point the economy will respond to the Fed's "easing" injection by going straight into diabetic shock.
There are two cultural issues in play as well. One of the key characteristics of the middle class is high expectations for future power and prosperity. The poor have lower expectations and so it's relatively easy to buy them off with small sums.
The middle class, however, is less satisfied with crumbs, and getting paid to stay home and watch TV does not appeal to their values or expectations of life in America.
The other issue is the destructive nature of dependence on the Savior State, a dynamic I explored in The Cycle of Dependency and the Atrophy of Self-Reliance (July 2, 2011).
Making people dependent on the Savior State is not "ending poverty"—it is creating a deeper, more pervasively destructive poverty of lost opportunity and shriveled enterprise. People naturally want to contribute to something meaningful and to be respected, and being paid to sit home watching TV does neither. What it does do is fuel a low-intensity resentment against dependency and a pathological incentive for victimhood, neither of which are healthy for the society or those reduced to dependency on the Savior State.
The Power Elites are slowly losing their grip on the middle class. Once people no longer have a stake in the Status Quo, then they might become dissatisifed with the cheap bribes to stay home and rot away, consuming Pringles and "entertainment" on the telly.
Those citizens who are paying the tab for the Power Elites' debt excesses are also seeing their stake in the Status Quo slip in value: being reduced to a tax donkey does not fulfill their expectations.
The bottom line is poverty on several levels is rising in America, and cash bribes are not a stable "solution," though they certainly are a cheap one to the Power Elites.
This is a guest essay from Charles Hugh Smith, cross-posted here from his essential Of Two Minds blog


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Winter 2007-2008
Harvest Kitchen: Alliums
Onions at MOFGA's Common Ground Education Center, ready for harvest in September. English photo.
by Roberta Bailey
After living most of my adult life without running water, hoses are an absolute marvel of technology and a blessing to me. I never cease to find joy in the ease of running a hose to the garden or the hoop house or the chicken coop. I even have a system of hoses stored in my basement for resurfacing my hockey pond, but that is another article in itself – though both watering the garden and skating give me great pleasure.
This was an easy gardening year for me, although until fall I was wondering if it truly was a good gardening year. Perhaps the lack of microbursts and of standing water in the garden for most of the season just made it seem like an easy year. July was dry; I did have to water, but that was far easier than digging drainage ditches and yelling to the heavens for mercy.
With the fall harvest, I declared the season a great success. The garlic, leeks and onions were watered three times in July. As a result I had a bumper crop of alliums. I could actually use a few small onions – you know, when you need just a little onion, a few tablespoons, minced finely. With softball-sized onions you have to put half of it in the fridge, then remember that it's there. At last count there were three partial onions in my fridge; but who can really complain about onions that are too big? We should all have such problems. And if you do, here are some recipes that use at least one large onion or lots of garlic or a leek or two. And onion soup after a long skate is the best of both worlds.
Cabbage, Onion and Carrot Delight
6 Tbsp. sesame seeds
1/4 tsp. salt
4 Tbsp. toasted sesame oil
1 large or 2 medium onions
2 medium carrots, thinly sliced
6 c. cabbage, coarsely chopped
Combine the sesame seeds and salt in a blender and blend to a coarse meal. Set aside. Heat a wok or deep skillet. Add the sesame oil and onions. Stir fry for several minutes. Add 1 Tbsp. of the ground sesame salt. Stir fry for a few more minutes and then add the carrots and cabbage. Stir in the remaining sesame and salt mixture. Keep stir frying until tender (about 10 minutes). Serves 4-5.
Onion Soup
3 Tbsp. vegetable or olive oil
3 or 4 large onions, thinly sliced
1/2 tsp. dry mustard
dash of thyme, sage, rosemary or all three
5 c. stock, vegetable, beef or chicken, OR water
3 Tbsp. tamari/soy sauce
3 Tbsp. dry white wine (optional)
2 Tbsp. miso
white pepper to taste
thin slices of Swiss or your favorite cheese
Heat the oil in a heavy soup pot. Add the onions and brown them until well cooked. Add the mustard and herbs. Cook slowly for 30 minutes, adding stock only if needed. Add the stock, wine and white pepper. Simmer for 10 minutes and then shut off the heat. Mix the miso into some broth in a small bowl, stirring it until well dissolved, then stir it into the soup. Serve with cheese and croutons as desired.
Chicken and Garlic Soup
6 c. chicken stock
10 garlic cloves
juice of 2 lemons or limes
Mince the garlic finely and simmer it in stock for 10 minutes. Strain (optional) and add the lemon juice—but no seeds, as they can add bitterness. Serve at once.
Garlic Toast/Crostini
Toast thick slices of artisan style or French baguettes. Peel a clove or two of garlic and rub them on the hot toast as soon as it comes from the toaster. Serve with soup or salad. Melt cheese on the bread for an open-faced sandwich.
Greek Pasta with Leeks and Garlic
12 ounces uncooked spinach pasta (penne or fusilli)
3 Tbsp. olive oil
5 to 8 cloves garlic
2/3 lb. Kalamata olives, chopped
24 to 32 ounces whole stewed tomatoes
2 tsp. fresh oregano or 1/2 tsp. dried
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1 Tbsp. red wine vinegar
3 to 4 ounces feta cheese
ground black pepper to taste
Cook pasta until just tender. Drain and rinse. Heat the olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat.
Add the leeks and sauté until almost tender, then add the garlic and sauté until it is tender. Stir in the tomatoes, olives, oregano and salt; simmer uncovered, until very little liquid remains, about 20 minutes. Stir in the red wine vinegar. Remove from heat. Crumble in the feta cheese and add the pepper to taste. Toss. Serves 4.
Baked Leeks
Slice into rounds as many leeks as you want to serve. Place in a well greased casserole dish. Add 1 inch of water or stock. Salt lightly. Cover and bake at 400 degrees F. until tender. Sprinkle liberally with Parmesan cheese. Serve hot.
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Cook the pasta with salt until tender. Drain well. In a heavy pan, heat the olive oil and garlic. Sauté until just tender but not browned. Toss with the pasta. Serve with parsley and Parmesan. Simple and delicious. Serves 4.
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Discussion in 'The Howard Stern Show' started by PumpkinBeer700, Nov 15, 2012.
I like it. Don't you?
Love it
Like the old days. Just not as fun or funny.
He's beating up a bunch of sycophants and yes men who would literally eat his shit and suck his dick if he asked them to. They will never say a word back to him and when they do, they'll get so much shit that they'll never do it again. They're just a bunch of underpaid cult of personality followers who are wasting their lives serving that ungrateful cheap bastard who pays them peanuts and doesn't even give them a dental coverage.
It's fun like it's fun watching a retard kid get beat up by a bully in the school yard.
it sure beats his interviews
It would be nice if one of them had the balls to fight back and throw a complete list of his hypocrisy in his face. Jason is the best fighter there, but, lacks the balls to do it. Maybe in the last year of the contract.
I was always a fan of Howard berating Ba Ba Booey, Stuttering John and Jackie (and sometimes Fred). At least they would fight back though; especially Booey and Jackie.
Its sad. They just take his abuse and dont fight back. And the funny thing is that they have 10 times more ammunition than Jackie or SJ had. The teeth, the hair, the horrible photoshops, the wife, the bomb on AGT, etc, etc, etc.
I guess the ultimate revenge would be to just quit. Even with their lackluster skills, there has to be SOMETHING out there that pays just as much (or more) than what they are making. Hell, a job at McDonalds would be better. At least you would get free food. All that so called publicity and "being famous" on THSS isn't worth that much more than a free burger.
Notice High Pitch Mike----the guy who actually challenged Howard on the whole Sandy thing, is now erased from the show?
All that shit stopped being funny when shithead took himself and his fat cunt parrot out of the criticism and goofing and H-100 "news" loop and stopped participating in embarrassing bits. Howard no longer seems to get the show.
He can't win these days. We used to enjoy it because he was a normal dude, powerless to stop the incompetence going on around him. He hated his job, but was there every day, like the vast majority of his audience. He was one of us.
Now the money and power has gone to his head. The veil has been lifted and everyone can see that Howard is no longer one of us and has crossed over the line. He takes his elite status for granted and has forgotten his roots and his audience.
Now he's just a rich old queen bitching about rich people problems. All the abuse he heaps on his staff now comes from a position of power. It's abuse rather than ball-busting and that's not fun or funny.
And there's no going back.


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HARRISBURG — After a year of waiting, Gov. Tom Corbett placed his chips on the table last week.
On Tuesday, state Sen. John C. Rafferty Jr., chairman of the Senate Transportation Committee, called that bet and raised it.
Rafferty said he would like to see a final transportation funding plan that totals at least $2.7 billion in new annual revenues, exactly a week after the governor outlined a plan to increase funding for roads, bridges and mass transit by $1.7 billion annually.
"Ours will be a higher financing level," Rafferty said. "My goal is to reach $2.7 billion or $2.8 billion."
Corbett's proposal would uncap a portion of the state's gasoline tax as the primary source of new revenue. The oil franchise tax, as it is technically known, would gradually rise over five years from the current limit — applied only to the first $1.25 of the wholesale price of gasoline. The governor's plan would also decrease another portion of the gasoline tax by about 20 percent.
Rafferty, R-44th Dist., said Tuesday he supports those proposals but also wants to increase the cost of vehicle registration and drivers' license fees, which have not been raised since 1997. Rafferty said those increases are "under serious consideration" because they would move the final revenue figure closer to his $2.7 billion total.
There appears to be bipartisan support in the state Senate for a higher level than what the governor proposed.
Senate Minority Leader Jay Costa described Corbett's $1.7 billion spending plan Monday morning as "not enough," a view, he said, several of his caucus members share.
"If we're going to take a bite at this apple, I'd like to take as big of a bite as we can get," said state Sen. Richard Alloway, R-Franklin, on Tuesday.
Asked Tuesday if he would approve a plan that went above his $1.7 billion baseline by raising vehicle fees, Corbett said he was trying to keep the taxpayers in mind, "first and foremost."
"I made, in our budget proposal, what I considered to be a reasonable proposal in light of the economic times on the taxpayers," Corbett said, noting the state House would also have to sign off on any higher funding level approved by the state Senate.
But Republican leaders in the state House are not showing their hand just yet.
"Right now I'd just be shooting from the hip if I gave you a number," state Rep. Dick Hess, R-Bedford, chairman of the House Transportation Committee, said Tuesday. "At this point we don't know if we're going to have to go higher."
Many lawmakers asking for more revenue point to the 2011 report from the Transportation Funding Advisory Commission — created by Corbett and chaired by PennDOT Secretary Barry Schoch — that indicated Pennsylvania would need between $2.7 billion and $3.5 billion in new annual revenues to address its transportation infrastructure issues.
Schoch, who addressed the Senate Transportation Committee on Tuesday, said the department was prepared to meet with individual members to discuss specific projects in their districts, a key point in the process of rounding up votes for a transportation bill.
He said a website would be set up to inform the public about how the new revenues from a higher gasoline tax — and potentially higher vehicle fees — would be spent, and to identify which bridges would remain in disrepair if nothing was approved.
"There are consequences either way and benefits either way," Schoch said.
As for the gasoline tax increase, Schoch said it was unknown how much of the hike would be passed along to motorists, but an economist with the American Petroleum Institute said last week the tax increase would be shifted to the price at the pump.
The overall total of the package could climb to $3 billion when combined with expected savings from passing some bridge projects to private developers, who will rebuild and then toll them, Rafferty said.
Last year, the state created a new board to oversee and approve public-private partnerships for rebuilding state roads and bridges along with other projects such as the privatization of the motorist information hotline.
Schoch said major bridge projects could be taken off the state's to-do list by allowing a private company to lease the bridge for a set period, rebuild it and apply tolls to it. Under new federal guidelines, those tolls dollars would have to be used on that same highway or on nearby roads.
Schoch said the state would use the so-called "P3" process for major bridges, not local routes, and would focus on the southeast part of the state.
Polling shows an overwhelming majority of the state's residents favor spending more money on transportation, but most are unwilling to open their own wallets to pay for it.
It seems they won't have much of a choice — whether via higher taxes, higher fees or new tolls — if they want to keep driving in the state.
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Submission + - iTunes Store may reveal your terrible music taste (techworld.com.au)
angry tapir writes: "Apple's iTunes Store that can reveal what content another person has downloaded, which could be a privacy concern for users of the service, says a research scientist at MIT. The iTunes Store allows people to gift content such as music to another user. A person can compile a list of up to 100 songs to gift to someone else, and the iTunes Store checks to see if the recipient already owns the content, The person who is gifting the content only needs to know the recipient's e-mail address."