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You Will Love Channel 1984
"There was of course no way of knowing whether you were being watched at any given moment. . . . But at any rate, they could plug into your wire whenever they wanted to."
Stop me when this sounds familiar. Workers leave their daily-grind jobs and plod home. They fall into chairs and watch the programs on their wall viewing screens. Simultaneously, the screens are looking back, watching the people at home. If you guessed that scene and the quote above were from George Orwell's 1984, you are correct. If you guessed they are from your home A/V zones, you are also correct.
We accept, more or less, that companies are monitoring us while we surf the Net, click on ads, check Facebook, or do a Google search. But did you know that your flat-screen TV, computer, and phone have all become other windows into your life? Without any serious public discussion or outcry, we've all become data points. Any number of institutions can access our communications data while we unwittingly participate. For example, your iPhone keeps track of your daily whereabouts, and several times each day it sends tracking information back to Apple. You don't even have to use the phone; the tracking is automatic. Now consider all the other electronic devices you use, and all the places and people you connect to. All of that personal (but far from private) communication is open to observation.
Companies can build a detailed profile of you and your activities, friends, travels, and opinions. Social networks are especially clever at this because they allow collection of your most intimate clicks. In fact, the social self-portrait you create for yourself on sites like Facebook is tailor-made for anyone interested in targeting you.
The worldwide flood of personal transmissions is widely used to turn a profit. Apple uses iPhone-tracking data in a system called iAd that lets advertisers target consumers according to their current location. Moreover, according to one researcher, "If I have hourly information about your location, then with about 93% accuracy I can predict where you are going to be an hour or a day later."
Governments have also observed that one tweet may not say much, but a trillion tweets can be used to analyze human behavior. It's believed that a "big data" system would be able to anticipate the outcome of real-time events by collecting data on everything from blog entries to traffic cams. Already, Twitter data has been used to predict Hollywood movie revenues. Next up: predicting political unrest and revolutions.
Your electronic life is not safe from surveillance, least of all your quality time in front of the flat-screen in your living room. When you tune in to GleeAmerican Idol during a commercial, mute the volume, then bail on both for a Burn Notice rerun, all of that data can be documented, aggregated, and sold.
Cable boxes from companies like TiVo, Time Warner, and Verizon can monitor what you're watching every second and report it all back to the company. Likewise, Apple and Netflix keep an eye on which movies and TV shows you're watching. Even the mobile DTV standard has recently been modified to include a back channel so that broadcasters can monitor you.
The watchers insist that all identifying data is removed, but it would be fairly easy to triangulate multiple data streams and figure out who you are. This could be accomplished by a company, a government (foreign or domestic), or a hacker. And in any case, even if you remain anonymous, your TV viewing habits are now essentially an involuntary revenue stream for someone, somewhere.
Sitting back and watching 200 TV channels used to be a private affair. Today, 200 channels are watching you. The story of 1984 wasn't far-fetched. It was just 28 years too early. Happy viewing.
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Weekend Confirmed 124 - Army of Two, The Old Republic, Deadlight
Garnett Lee and Jeff Cannata team up with Naughty Dog's Arne Meyer and Jason Paul to confirm the weekend. Army of Two, Racing game debate, weekly news, MMO's and more.
Kick back for a midsummer's show full of gaming awesome. Arne Meyer and Jason Paul from Naughty Dog join Garnett and Jeff "two 'n's one 't'" in catching up on games and the latest happenings in the videogame world. Conversations kickoff with EA's announcement of a third Army of Two game and the state of its floundering MMO, Star Wars: The Old Republic. There's also time to talk about Orcs Must Die! 2 and a quick look at Deadlight. Spurred back to driving from the recent addition of the Porsche pack to Forza 4, Garnett re-opens the racing game debate between it and Gran Turismo 5. Jason brings his real world racing experience to the table and it concludes... well, you won't want to miss that part. Finishing Moves puts a bird on it all.
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Tuesday, August 24, 2010
Steak with warm tomato and artichoke salad
Not my best photo, I know. But bear with me. This took about 15-20 minutes from start to finish, and was just what I wanted on a home alone night (while Alex is working late). Followed by a piece of this tres leches cake (really? You haven't made it yet? Do it! It keeps really well in the fridge and is oh so good), I'm in for a good evening of lying on the couch.
Steak with warm tomato and artichoke salad
The salad should maybe be called warm tomato and artichoke and gooey mozzarella and steak juice salad, but whatever.
a piece of flank steak (mine was about 1 lb, and no I didn't eat it all)
salt and pepper
1 T olive oil or coconut oil*
a few big handfuls of cherry tomatoes (we grew ours!)
a few artichoke hearts, drained from whatever liquid they were in
a few basil leaves
a little handful of mozzarella balls, I like the little ones
Leave your steak out for a while so it comes to room temperature. Sprinkle with salt and pepper, and heat up the oil in a pan over medium-high heat until shimmery but not smoking. Cook the meat for about 3-5 minutes on each side (depending on how thick your meat is). While the meat is cooking, slice the tomatoes in half and cut the artichokes into strips. When the meat is cooked to your liking, remove it from the pan to a plate and let rest while you finish the salad. If you're not sure if your meat is done, take a sharp thin knife and cut a little tiny hole in the thickest part of the meat to see if it's cooked enough for you.
While the meat rests, toss the tomatoes, artichokes, and basil into the hot pan. Let cook on medium-high for 30-45 seconds, then toss in the pan and cook without stirring for another 30-45 seconds. Pour the salad into a bowl and toss in the mozzarella balls, which will start to melt. Slice up the meat, and serve!
*I've been cooking in coconut oil because it's healthy and full of good fats, but you don't have to. However, if you are curious about coconut oil and thinking Ew won't that make my steak taste like coconut? The answer is no. I cook almost all the meat I eat in coconut oil and Alex hasn't noticed, unless he comes in the kitchen when I'm heating up the pan with the oil - when you can smell the oil. But the taste isn't there.
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Decision : CONF 202 14
Nominations to Be Examined 2003/2004
1. Accepts as "complete" all nominations listed as "complete" and "almost complete" in Table A of document WHC-02/CONF.202/10 Rev and agrees that they be examined at the 27th session of the Committee in 2003;
2. Accepts for examination at the 27th session of the Committee in June/July 2003, on an exceptional basis in view of the transitional period, the three nominations: Rock Shelters of Bhimbetka (India), Takht-e Soleyman (Iran), and Matobo Hills (Zimbabwe), which have been made complete following the deadline of 1 February 2002. (Consequently, the nomination of Rock Shelters of Bhimbetka, India, a site belonging to an underrepresented category, is by this action substituted for the nomination of Champaner-Pavagadh Archaeological Park, India, in Table A). In total, 28 nominations will be examined in 2003;
3. Decides that, in the future, all nominations will be accepted only if they are "complete" - as defined in the Operational Guidelines - at the time of the deadline and abolishes hereafter the category of "almost complete";4. Requests the Secretariat to establish and submit at each Committee session a list of all nominations received, including the date of reception, an indication of their status "complete" or "incomplete", as well as the date at which they are considered as "complete" in conformity with the Operational Guidelines.


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"I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will faithfully execute the Office of President of the United States, and will to the best of my Ability, preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States."
This simple thirty-five word Oath of Office is specified by The Constitution of The United States as the one, single oath which much be taken by every person who will serve this nation as our President. After this oath is taken every four years, however, no one seems to ever pay much attention to it, but it is important enough that it is the ONLY oath spelled out word for word in The Constitution. There are also only two specific obligations it places on a President; to "faithfully execute the Office of President of the United States" and to "preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States" to the best of their ability.
While no other oath is specified in The Constitution, it DOES state in Article VI, clause 3 that:
"The Senators and Representatives before mentioned, and the members of the several state legislatures, and all executive and judicial officers, both of the United States and of the several states, shall be bound by oath or affirmation, to support this Constitution; but no religious test shall ever be required as a qualification to any office or public trust under the United States."
For other federal officials, including members of Congress, it specifies that they "shall be bound by Oath or Affirmation to support this constitution." By federal statute, the oath which must be taken by all members of The House of Representatives and The Senate, as well as by The Vice President, members of the Cabinet, and all other civil and military officers and federal employees other than the President is:
"I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; that I take this obligation freely, without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion; and that I will well and faithfully discharge the duties of the office on which I am about to enter. So help me God."
The taking of oaths by all other federal officials in addition to the President dates back to the fourteen word oath created by the first Congress in 1789 ("I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support The Constitution of the United States."), but the current wording is based more on the oaths written during The War Between the States which were intended to allow treason charges to be leveled against those who supported the south or didn't support the Union.
The first Congress also specified in The Judiciary Act of 1789 the oath which would be required of all federal judges in the United States:
"I do solemnly swear (or affirm), that I will administer justice without respect to persons, and do equal right to the poor and to the rich, and that I will faithfully and impartially discharge and perform all the duties incumbent on me, according to the best of my abilities and understanding, agreeably to the Constitution, and laws of the United States. So help me God."
In fact, federal judges are currently required to take not just one, but TWO different oaths:
"I, _____ _____, do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will administer justice without respect to persons, and do equal right to the poor and to the rich, and that I will faithfully and impartially discharge and perform all the duties incumbent upon me as _____ under the Constitution and laws of the United States. So help me God."
"I, _____ _____, do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; that I take this obligation freely, without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion; and that I will well and faithfully discharge the duties of the office on which I am about to enter. So help me God."
Federal statute specifically states that this second oath "does not affect other oaths required by law."
Within the military forces of The United States, the oaths required of both officers and enlisted men are statutory and are prescribed in Section 3331, Title 5 of the United States Code. The oath which officers are required to take is:
"I, _____ _____, do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; that I take this obligation freely, without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion; and that I will well and faithfully discharge the duties of the office on which I am about to enter. So help me God."
While enlisted men are required to take this oath:
"I, _____ _____, do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; and that I will obey the orders of the President of the United States and the orders of the officers appointed over me, according to regulations and the Uniform Code of Military Justice. So help me God."
An important distinction between the oaths required of officers when compared with that required of the enlisted ranks is that the oath taken by officers does not include ANY provision to obey orders. While enlisted personnel are bound by the Uniform Code of Military Justice to obey LAWFUL orders, officers in the service of the United States are bound by their oath to disobey ANY order that violates The Constitution of the United States.
As far as I can tell, these are all of the oaths required by our federal government for any person who is in any way obligated to serve The United States of America (I am obviously not aware of any secret oaths which might exist within the shadowy corridors of secrecy which our country tries to keep hidden from its citizens). I am also not including the oaths taken by the National Guard or officials of the various states, counties and communities as doing so could fill a small book, needless to say, all of those oaths must meet the same Constitutional requirements as these federal oaths do.
At this point you are probably wondering why I have spent almost a thousand words just to tell you want the different United States federal oaths are. It is very simple. OATHS MATTER! Whether we pay attention to them or not, our Constitution requires them and many people take them, which means MANY people are BOUND by them. Now, as you read through them, you might have noticed that there is only one thing which they ALL have in common (aside from all being very short). I'll give you a minute to look back through them in case you haven't noticed it yet.
Every single oath proscribed by or contained within The United States' Constitution and/or federal statue, EVERY one, obligates the taker to preserve, protect, defend, uphold, support and/or administer justice agreeably to The Constitution of The United States, not the nation, not the people, not the business interests, not any person, concept, idea or entity other than THE CONSTITUTION itself. Furthermore, where any of the oaths mention enemies, it specifies enemies foreign AND domestic, ALL enemies of The Constitution, not enemies of the nation or the people but of THE CONSTITUTION. Thus, by my personal interpretation (and, I assume, that of everyone who demands a strict, literal interpretation of The Constitution), while the economy, national security, foreign, etc. are important concerns of our federal government, as provided for WITHIN The Constitution, the SINGLE most important duty of the President and every member of our federal government is to ensure the health of and obedience TO that constitution. ALL other considerations come after that one and NO duty or obligation is higher than it.
Every time I hear our President say that he "wants to look forward", I want to cry. We cannot look forward or move forward by ignoring the past. What he is trying to do is build a wonderful new house upon a foundation that is very badly damaged. In such a case, it doesn't matter how well you construct the house, it will not last because it must have a solid foundation. In fact, the bigger the house, the more important the integrity of the foundation is. Oaths matter, but so do the principles demonstrated by those who take those oaths. No matter what words we might choose, words are not actions and principles are demonstrated by our actions. A principle is only a principle if it is something you do even when it is difficult, inconvenient or could cause you, yourself, damage. If principles only required us to do things when they are easy or convenient, when there is no real cost associated with following them, then EVERYONE would be principled. Principles DO matter and what is shown to us by a person's very real actions is what tells us what their principles truly are, not the words they tell us.
Therefore, I call upon Barack Obama, the 43rd President of the United States to uphold his constitutional oath of office and preserve, protect and defend The Constitution. I call upon him to repair the damage done to our constitutional government by past administrations and officials, elected and appointed. I call upon him to define what his powers are as President under The Constitution and to specifically repudiate those which are not consistent with the provisions of The Constitution, including the power to single handedly declare that he will not obey and uphold laws or treaties enacted by Congress simply because he doesn't like them or to claim dictatorial powers to dispense with constitutional provisions (like habeas corpus, cruel and unusual punishment, right to speedy trials, legal advice and hearing all evidence presented against the accused.) upon his own whim. I call upon him to publicly repudiate the entire concept of The Unitary Executive and acknowledge the Constitutional invalidity of all exercises of such by ALL Presidents going back to the administration of Harry Truman. I call upon him to investigate and prosecute all officials and officers of The United States, in every branch and department of The United States who have ever done harm or damage to The Constitution, including by refusal to abide by legal and treaty obligations, up to and including war crimes committed within The United States and/or in the name of The United States by anyone in or working on behalf of The United States, up to and including former Presidents and Vice Presidents of The United States.
To Mr. Barack Obama, 43rd President of the United States, I would like to personally say this:
"Mr. Obama, I know that you were elected to be President of The United States for many reasons… our economy is bad and people thought you could fix it; our national reputation is tarnished and people thought you could improve it; we needed hope for the future rather than fear of it and people thought you could give that to us; and for so many other reasons both important and trivial. However, there were many people in this country, including me, who voted for you because our Constitution and our constitutional government have been horribly damaged over the course of the last eight years, if not over the last quarter of a century, and we believed that you could and would work quickly and aggressively to fix it, as well as to prosecute and punish those guilty of violating their own oaths to it and of doing harm to it.
"No damage has EVER been done to our Constitution by any EXTERNAL enemies of our nation. Those who attacked us on Sept. 11, 2001 might have hurt our nation and killed our citizens, but they did not hurt our Constitution. The same is true of Timothy McVeigh and the bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building on April 19, 1995. He attacked the people of the United States but he did not threaten or harm our Constitution. No external enemies of our nation ever did any damage to our Constitution in the 50s, 60s or 70s. All of that damage was done by domestic enemies who were attacking The Constitution from within… McCarthy, The House Un-American Activities Committee, J. Edgar Hoover, the Nixon Administration and many others. No damage was ever done to our Constitution by the Soviet Union or 'international communism' but rather by those Americans who thought that the Soviet Union was so dangerous that they had the right to violate our own laws as well as our Constitution. But in fear of communism, many threats to our Constitution result from the actions of our own Congress and administrations from Truman to Reagan. No foreign enemy has EVER harmed or even threatened our Constitution over the entire course of our history as a nation, but many domestic enemy have, and they have done so while wrapped tightly in the flag of and holding the symbols of The United States, going back to at least 1798 with The Alien and Seditions Acts. America may have been threatened many times in its history by enemies foreign and domestic, but no threats to our Constitution have ever come from external forces attacking us, they have ALWAYS come from our own internal rot.
"I know it will be difficult to do. I know that it will cause political problems and turmoil. I know that it could precipitate a political civil war within this country. I know it would detract from other areas which you need to address, such as our economy. None of that matters however. The oath you took obligates you to do this. It isn't a choice, it is a duty, and no one gets to pick which duties they will fulfill based on which ones are more difficult or unpleasant than others. Remember though, you are the person who is charged by the Constitution to execute the provisions of and laws according to it. In the end, your most important legacy will not be our economy, our wars, or our energy policies, or our healthcare system; those things are all transitory. In the end, your most important and lasting legacy will be what you demonstrate to the American people about what our Constitution and our constitutional government really mean. There is no one else, Mr. President, except you upon whose shoulders this duty falls. Please, do not let our nation, no, not our nation, please, Mr. President, do not let our CONSTITUTION down. I don't think we can survive if you do."
Rhys M. Blavier
Romayor, Texas
"Truth, Justice and Honor… but, above all, Honor"
© Copyright 2009 by Rhys M. Blavier


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By Chris Wright
Last night's World Cup qualifier between Ecuador and Argentina in Quito was a feisty old ding-dong, with the game finishing up at 1-1 with the visitors reduced to 10 men in the final few minutes when Javier Mascherano was sent-off for kicking out at the first aid cart driver while being ferried to the sidelines for treatment.
A bit of water appeared to be sprayed at Masch the Bash while he lay prostrate on the back of the cart prompting him to lash out at the driver who, it would appear, knew nothing about it…
Now there's something you don't see every day.
Mascherano issued an apology after the game, saying he was dreadfully embarrassed over his conduct and that he only kicked the cart driver because it was going too fast:
"One preaches non violence in our country and in this I was mistaken. My reaction was not justified. I feel ashamed. I don't like to generate controversy.
"I am big enough to admit my mistakes. This embarrasses me. Saddens me.
"The stretcher buggy was going too fast and I was about to fall. I warned [the driver] and he ignored me, but what I did was not justified."
Can't help but notice you stopped some way short of actually saying sorry to the poor bloke there, Javier old bean.


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I went to an early screening last night. This was the movie I've been waiting for this year, even more than The Hobbit (I loved the first Hunger Games movie, while The Hobbit has been a major disappointment thus far).
It's a great movie. Beautiful. Emotional. Intense. Subtle, at the same time. I think the series have benefited from the change of director. The first movie had an intimacy and a certain indie vibe that I liked. Catching fire retains this to some degree, but it also feels grander and darker. This is still mostly Katniss's story, yet we get to see the greater scope of things. While watching the first movie I was constantly in fear for the characters, this one was not as frightening as it was maddening.
Jennifer Lawrence is, as always, amazing. I've warmed up some to Josh Hutcherson as Peeta, though I still can't say I'm happy with the choice. Finnick's as hot as they come, though I wish they'd have given him more time to develop as a character. I felt a bit indifferent about Johanna, though, but maybe that's just me.
Things I didn't like were few. Too much exposition for my taste, for example, but that's a common problem in Hollywood. Also, the second part of the movie, once the Games started, felt a little rushed. As I remember, it was much the same in the book, them stumbling from one peril into another. Still, I think they didn't need to try and cram everything that happened in the book into the movie. I've missed some of their quieter, lighter times in the Arena.
There were some other quibbles, but they were minor and didn't bother me much. Overall, I loved it. I'll certainly be going again, maybe more than once.


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So, in my pursuit of learning programming, I am writing a program that takes Sales Information, gives back the total, average and pay(commission is 9% of total sales + 200).
I want to create a simple bar chart that will give us the distribution of salaries--IE, I want to see who made how much money. I have come accross a problem:
//Jeremiah A. Walker /** When we made the Sales book program the first time around, we ended up with a way for a user to enter in a set of Sales and calculate the average. However, our program did not maintain the individual Sales values in instance variables of the class. Thus, repeat calculations require the user to reenter the same Sales. One way to solve this problem would be to store each of our Sales entered in an individual instance of the class. For instance, we could create instance variables Sales1, Sales2, Sales3 etc. to store our Sales, but this would be cumbersome and time-consuming. This looks like a job for an array. In most courses, though, Salesmans take several exams and do several assignment. Instructors are likely to want to analyze Sales across the entire length of the course--both for a single Salesman and for the class as a whole. We will demonstrate a multidimensional array here. **/ public class SalesBook { private String courseName;//the name of the course this SalesBook represents private int[][] Sales; // array of Salesmans Sales //two-argument constructor initializes courseName and Sales array public SalesBook(String name, int[][] SalesArray) { courseName = name;//initialize courseName Sales = SalesArray;//store Sales }//end two-argument SalesBook constructor //method to set the course name public void setCourseName(String name) { courseName = name; //store the course name }//end method setCourseName //method to retrieve the course name public String getCourseName() { return courseName; }//end method getCourseName //display a welcome message to the SalesBook user public void displayMessage() { //getCourseName gets the name of the course System.out.printf("Welcome to the Sales book for\n%s!\n\n", getCourseName() ); }//end method displayMessage //perform various operations on the data public void processSales() { //output Sales array outputSales(); //call methods getMinimum and getMaximum System.out.printf("Lowest Sales is %d\nHighest Sales was %d\n\n", getMinimum(), getMaximum()); //call outputBarChart to print Sales distribution chart outputBarChart(); }//end method processSales public int getMinimum() { int lowSales = Sales[0][0];//assume Sales[0] is smallest //loop through rows of Sales array /** in this method, we want to loop through the two-dimensional array Sales. To accomplish this, the outer enhanced for loop will iterate through Sales, assigning successive rows to our parameter, int[] SalesmanSales on successive iteration. The square brackets following the parameter name indicate that SalesmanSales refers to a one-dimentional int array--namely, a row in array Sales containing one Salesman's Sales. To fined the lowest Sales, the inner for loop will compare the elements of the current one dimensional array SalesmanSales to variable variable low Sales. For instance, on the first iteration, the outer for, row 0 of Sales is assigned to parameter SalesmanSales. The inner enhanced for loop will go through SalesmanSales and compares each Sales value with lowSales. If a Sales is less than lowSales, lowSales is set to that Sales. On the second loop, row 1 of Sales is assigned to SalesmanSales, and the elements of this row are compared with variable lowSales. This repeat until all rows of Sales have been traversed. When execution of the nested statement is complete, lowSales contains the lowest Sales in the two-dimensional array. Method getMaximum works similarly to method getMinimum. **/ for(int[] SalesmanSales : Sales) { //loop through columns of current row for(int Sales : SalesmanSales) { //if Sales less than lowSales, assign it to loSales if(Sales < lowSales) lowSales = Sales; }//end inner for }//end outer for return lowSales;//gives us back lowest Sales }//end getMinimum public int getMaximum() { //works just like getMinimum int highSales = Sales[0][0];//we assume that the first Sales in the array is the highest //loop through Sales array for(int[] SalesmanSales : Sales) { //loop through columns of current row //if Sales is greater than highSales, assign Sales to highSales. for(int Sales : SalesmanSales ) { if(Sales > highSales) highSales = Sales; }//end inner for }//end for return highSales; //return highest Sales }//end getMaximum public double getAverage(int[] setOfSales) { int total = 0; //initialize total //sum Sales for one Salesman for(int Sales : setOfSales) total += Sales; //return average of Sales return (double) total / setOfSales.length; }//end getAverage public double getTotal(int[] totalOfSales) { int total = 0;//initialize total // int Salary = 200; //initiailize total at 200 and add commission // double Commission = total * 0.09; // double Pay = Salary + Commission; //sum Sales for one Salesman for(int Sales : totalOfSales) total += Sales; //return total of sales of our use return (double) total; // return Pay; }//end getTotal public double getPay(int[] getPay) { int total = 0; for(int Sales : getPay) total += Sales; return (double) total * 0.09 + 200; }//end pay //output bar chart displaying Sales distribution /** To output the overall Sales distribution for a whole semester, the method here uses nested enhanced for loops to create the one-dimensional array frequency based on all the Sales in the two-dimensional array. **/ public void outputBarChart() { System.out.println("Sales distribution: "); //stores frequency of Sales in each range of 10 Sales int[] frequency = new int[11]; //for each Sales, increment the appropriate frequency for(int[] SalesmanSales : Sales ) { for(int Sales : SalesmanSales) ++frequency[Sales/1000]; }// end for //for each Sales frequency, print bar in chart for(int count = 0; count < frequency.length; count++) { //output label if(count == 10) System.out.printf("%5d: ", 1000,"+" ); else System.out.printf("%02d-%02d: ", count * 100, count * 100 + 99); //print bar of asterisks for(int stars = 0; stars < frequency[count]; stars++) System.out.print("*"); System.out.println();//Start a new line of output }//end for }//end outputBarChart //output the contents of the Sales array /** In method outputSales, we use nested for loops to output values of the array Sales and each Salesman's semester average. The output shows the result, which resembles the tabular format of an actual Sales book. We start by printing the columns. We use a counter-controled for loop here so that we can identify each test with a number. We do the same for our Salesmans, and again to print the Sales for each Salesman. **/ public void outputSales() { System.out.println("The Sales are:\n"); System.out.print(" ");//allign column heads //create a colomn heading for each of the tests for(int Qtr = 0; Qtr < Sales[0].length; Qtr++) System.out.printf("Qtr %d ", Qtr + 1); System.out.print("Total ");//total of Sales System.out.print("Average ");//Salesman average column heading System.out.println("Pay "); //create rows/columns of text representing array Sales for(int sales = 0; sales < Sales.length; sales++) { System.out.printf("SalesPerson %2d", sales + 1); for(int Qtr : Sales[sales])//output Salesman's Sales System.out.printf("%8d", Qtr); //call method getAverage to get the Salesman's average Sales; //pass in row of Sales as the argument to getAverage double average = getAverage(Sales[sales]); double total = getTotal(Sales[sales]); double pay = getPay(Sales[sales]); System.out.printf("%9.2f", total); System.out.printf("%9.2f", average); System.out.printf("%9.2f\n", pay); }//end for }//end method outputSales }//end class SalesBook
//Jeremiah a. Walker //Tester application for GradeBook object using an array of grades. public class SalesBookTest { //main method begins program execution public static void main(String[] args) { //array of student grade int[][] SalesArray ={ {1000,900,880, 700}, {1000,900,800, 700}, {650,700,750, 550}, {750, 800, 850, 567}, {700,800,900, 2000}, {550,660,770, 880}, {910,1000,800, 567}, {700,701,800, 890}, {760,702,840, 678}, {870, 930, 703, 679}, {909,790,609, 564}, {877, 938, 638, 6764} }; SalesBook mySalesBook = new SalesBook("Year 2010", SalesArray); mySalesBook.displayMessage(); mySalesBook.processSales(); }//end main }//end class GradeBookTest
The bars are not going where they should be. Why is this and how can I fix it? Thanks.Welcome to the Sales book for
Year 2010!
The Sales are:
Qtr 1 Qtr 2 Qtr 3 Qtr 4 Total Average Pay
SalesPerson 1 1000 900 880 700 3480.00 870.00 513.20
SalesPerson 2 1000 900 800 700 3400.00 850.00 506.00
SalesPerson 3 650 700 750 550 2650.00 662.50 438.50
SalesPerson 4 750 800 850 567 2967.00 741.75 467.03
SalesPerson 5 700 800 900 2000 4400.00 1100.00 596.00
SalesPerson 6 550 660 770 880 2860.00 715.00 457.40
SalesPerson 7 910 1000 800 567 3277.00 819.25 494.93
SalesPerson 8 700 701 800 890 3091.00 772.75 478.19
SalesPerson 9 760 702 840 678 2980.00 745.00 468.20
SalesPerson 10 870 930 703 679 3182.00 795.50 486.38
SalesPerson 11 909 790 609 564 2872.00 718.00 458.48
SalesPerson 12 877 938 638 6764 9217.00 2304.25 1029.53
Lowest Sales is 550
Highest Sales was 6764
Sales distribution:
00-99: *******************************************
100-199: ***
200-299: *
600-699: *


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Indiana Lawmaker Wants Lord's Prayer in Schools
A Republican state senator is pushing for Indiana's public school students to start the school day by reciting the Lord's Prayer.
Senate education committee chairman Dennis Kruse of Auburn has filed legislation that would let school districts require the prayer to be recited, but would also grant broad exemptions.
The measure might have little chance of winning approval since the Senate's leader has assigned it to the rules committee, which rarely advances bills.
But it's part of a broader push by Kruse and other lawmakers to put religion in Indiana's public schools.
Kruse sponsored a bill last year seeking to allow schools to teach creationism, the belief that life was created as described in the Bible. This year, he's seeking to allow questioning by teachers of scientific principles like evolution.


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I am frequently asked by financial advisors whether clients should "hurry up"—in light of the declining richness of guaranteed living benefit (GLB) riders—and add money to variable annuities (VAs) they already own, before it is too late and they are closed to new contributions.
To be honest, I too, have been wondering about the same with my own VA policy, rich in riders, which I fortunately purchased a few years ago. Although my particular policy and its unique inflation-adjusted income riders aren't available for sale anymore, I do have the option to add funds.
Now, I wasn't planning to invest more in the near future, but I wondered if perhaps I should accelerate my plans—before I completely lost the option. On the other hand, I wasn't comfortable having too much money in any one product and was concerned about subjecting myself to a new sequence of fees and surrender charges on new contributions.
On the one hand, on the other hand: so what to do?
I knew that the answer came down to probabilities, scenarios and risk tolerance, none of which I could do in my head. So, I gathered my notes and headed to the department of mathematics at York University, home to my esteemed colleagues and long-time research collaborators Thomas Salisbury and Huaxiong Huang. There, amongst the blackboards and the chalk, I described my dilemma and we boiled down the issue to a question of pure mathematics: "Should I add?"
Well, spoiler alert here. The answer was not quite what I expected. After a few weeks of computer simulations, intense number crunching and much back-and-forth, their answer was pretty blunt: "No, in fact, you should subtract."
Alas, the models unequivocally told us that if you own a GLB that is too good to last, then you should actually turn on the income as soon as possible. Exercise the option, initiate the rider and try very hard to "ruin" the account sooner than later. "Ah, but what about the roll-ups?" you wonder. Well, it seems they are red herrings. They are not big enough.
Excuse Me?
The mathematics can get hairy, but here is the nutshell version without the Greek. First, allow me to refresh your memory on the raison d'etre of the GLB. You invest money for the long term in a diversified portfolio of stocks and bonds, with the added benefit of not worrying about any income taxes (or fiscal cliffs) along the way. But, you pay 1-3% extra for a unique insurance policy (rider), which—to put it bluntly—gives you the right to 'crash' your account and still get income for life.
The rider is worth something—and worth paying for—because of the non-trivial probability that (a) the investment account might be depleted by withdrawals at some date, and (b) the individual annuitant might live well beyond that date. It's these two factors combined that create the value proposition to the client.
Importantly, your insurance (premium) payments come to an abrupt end if and when the VA account value actually hits zero. So, for starters, the sooner that account can be "ruined" and these insurance fees can be stopped, the better it is for the policyholder. Starting withdrawals sooner than later is a big help in this matter.
Here is the crux of it. The allure of a higher guaranteed base—if you wait a few more years before turning on the income—doesn't offset the value that comes from depleting the account as soon as possible. Remember that as soon as the account is ruined, the annuitant is now living off the insurance company's dime. And, while it might seem odd that trying to increase the cost to the insurance company is in the best interest of the policyholder, our rather extensive utility-based analysis indicates a similar phenomenon. You have to think like a game theorist. They lose. You win.
But it's more than trying to get your money's worth from the insurance company. Even if you (theoretically) pay absolutely nothing in fees you still shouldn't be enticed by the bonuses, roll-ups and ratchets. Yes, they might tempt you to wait, but our main argument is that they are not tempting enough.
Birds in Hand vs. Bush
Here is an example to help with the intuition. Your client is 65 years old. If he turns on the GLB today, he would be entitled to $10,000 per month for the rest of his life, plus the account value. The guaranteed lifetime income might increase if markets do (very) well, but it can never decline.
So, assuming they don't initiate the GLB this year, how much more monthly income should they demand starting at age 66, to compensate for the forgone income? This isn't a question of personal preferences. It's purely in the domain of actuarial finance.
If you do the math, the breakeven delayed income would have to be $10,680 starting at age 66. You need an extra $680 per month for the rest of your life, which is an extra $8,160 per year, to make up for the lost $120,000 between age 65 and 66.
Here it is in more technical terms: The actuarial present value of a life annuity of $10,000 per month starting at age 65 is financially equivalent to a delayed life annuity (a.k.a. ALDA) of $10,680 per month starting at age 66. Bottom line: You need 6.8% more income to justify waiting to initiate and forgoing the income for a year. Are you getting that?
Is your rider guaranteeing 6.8% more lifetime income for waiting a year? Are you certain your guaranteed base will grow—after all fees are deducted—by more than 6.8% over the next year? If the answer is a very high-probability yes, then go ahead and wait the year and reconsider at age 66. But if your answer is no—which I suspect, since roll-up rates are in the 5% region and many account values are underwater already—then the math says initiate, today.
At age 75 the argument is even more compelling. The threshold is now 9.4%, which is almost impossible to beat even in the most perfect market conditions. The table displays the values for three different ages so you can see the age-related pattern more clearly. Yes, perhaps at much younger ages—and for accounts that are packed with high growth assets—there is a reasonably high probability of beating these hurdle rates, but not in your 60s and 70s. Not in this economy.
Now remember that nobody is forcing you (or me) to consume or spend the lifetime income being withdrawn from the VA. In fact, if you want to avoid messy tax implications on the non-qualified ones, then direct the income to another—lower-cost—product and maintain the same diversified asset allocation you had within the original subaccounts (a.k.a. partial-1035 exchanges.)
Don't confuse asset allocation with product optimization.
Here it is again. The sooner you run-down the variable annuity and get the account to ruin, the quicker you start living off the insurance company's dime and stop paying insurance fees. Use the wicked sequence-of-returns to your advantage.
In fact, paradoxically, if your VA account value is at-the-money and the guaranteed base is equal to the account value, the optimal strategy might be to dump in some money and then immediately initiate the lifetime income rider. This strategy would make sense if the account value equals the guaranteed base. Otherwise, you are only helping the company.
So, go on and get strategic. Crash the car, burn down the house and make the insurance claim. Or, if moral hazard and anti-selection isn't in your nature, then—especially for those of you with a fiduciary duty—make sure you have a solid reason for not optimizing the policy.
Exceptions to Simple Rules
Everything I have said thus far applies to a GLB in which the payout rates are a constant percentage of the base, independent of your age. So, for example, if your client gets 5% for life (multiplied by the base) regardless of whether he initiates at age 75 or age 65, then he is better off initiating immediately. But, if your client has a rider with payout rates that are age-dependent, then things are a bit more complicated. But the main idea is unaltered.
For example, if the client is entitled to 5% of the guaranteed base at age 70, but 6% of the base at age 75, then perhaps it is worth waiting just until she reaches the next age band, if she is 74 years old, or nearing 73. But the new band has to offer more than a few meager basis points, to make it worthwhile. And, as soon as they do reach the new age band, they should definitely turn it on.
I'll end with the usual caveats that every Bobbie Sue and Billy Joe situation is different, and I acknowledge that policies with enhanced guaranteed minimum death benefits and joint-life options are trickier to optimize. Moreover, for purely behavioral reasons—the bane of our Vulcan existence—many clients might be reluctant to turn on the cash income if they are not quite ready for retirement. Perhaps they fear that utilizing the GLB will age them! But if that is the case, then drop the GLB rider and stop paying for it all together.
The key word is optimize. For more info on how to optimize these embedded options, visit The QWeMA Group, a company I founded.
In sum, for those of you who claim to be rational, The Steve Miller band put it best in 1976: "Go on, take the money and run."
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The Central Connecticut men's track and field team competed at the University of Rhode Island "Coaches" Coed Invitational on Saturday. The Blue Devils finished sixth out of 10 squads and were led by juniors Jamal Fruster and Jordan Watkins, who each placed second overall in their events.
Fruster registered a time of 49.53 in the 400m dash for second place and was followed by freshman Will Ribiero who crossed the finish line in 53.62, good for 21st.
Watkins, who currently holds the CCSU record in the 60m hurdles (8.22), placed second Saturday with his time of 8.29. Watkins was the only Blue Devil to qualify for the finals race in the event but was joined in the prelims by freshman Dan Baum, who registered a time of 8.89 for 12th place.
Freshman Jevon Elmore also performed well on the day, qualifying for the 60m dash finals. Elmore placed fourth overall with his time of 7.07, just six hundredths of a second shy of his career-best time in the event (7.01).
Joining Elmore in the 60m prelims were freshmen Kendall Walker (13th, 7.24) and Garrett Shaw. Shaw finished 18th but notched a career-best time of 7.34 seconds in the race.
Walker also competed in the 200m dash for CCSU, finishing sixth overall out of 25 with his time of 22.78.
In the 500m dash, junior Ryan Budd crossed the line first for Central, registering a time of 1:07.91. Freshman Tommy Pytel clocked a 1:08.86 for 20th place and sophomore Brian Beckwith placed 24th in 1:09.41.
In the distance events, senior Craig Hunt earned a fifth-place finish in the one mile. He registered a time 4:18.52, just under a second shy of his career-best (4:17.76). Hunt was followed by freshman Derek French who crossed the line in 4:33.45, shattering his previous career-best of 4:40.82.
Junior Jamie Tobias led Central in the field events, placing fifth after a jump-off in the high jump competition. Tobias tied his career-best high jump performance of 1.94m.
Junior Michael Ficorilli registered a distance of 13.47m in the weight throw, followed by a career-best performance of 12.44m from freshman Jeremy Willis.
Ficorilli also competed in the shot put event in which he accomplished a toss of 13.29 meters, good for 17th place out of 32 throwers.
In the triple jump, sophomore John Sudol earned a new career-best distance of 12.89m and also earned 14th in the long jump, leaping 6.0m.
The Blue Devils return to action next Saturday, Feb. 8, as they kick off day one of the 2014 Indoor Track and Field Northeast Conference Championships.


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Hildon Delightfully Still Natural Mineral Water, Glass bottle, 0.33 L
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Tasting Notes
Mineral water is colorless, transparent.
Hildon Delightfully Still Natural Mineral Water has a natural taste of mineral water.
No aroma.
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Manufacturer of water is the company Hildon Limited. Its products have always stood out from the competition not only taste, but also the originality of the bottle, which was developed in 1988, its design is based on the form of the classic Bordeaux bottle, created in the late 19th century. Since then, its shape is not changed, and only the label was upgraded to mineral water looked "in English." Hildon Water has always been associated with wine trade, it often appears at prestigious wine tastings, which again justifies the choice of the design of the bottle.


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Statement of Paul Gionfriddo, president and CEO of Mental Health America, on
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ALEXANDRIA, Va. (June 25, 2014)—Statement of Paul Gionfriddo, president and CEO of Mental Health America:
We applaud the efforts of Representatives Tim Murphy (R-Pa.) and Ron Barber (D-Ariz.) to develop consensus legislation that would advance the mental health needs of our nation.
We hope their talks will continue and produce an agreement. It would be an important first step in creating the kind of community-based system of care that was envisioned fifty years ago with the passage of the Community Mental Health Centers Act, which ended the warehousing of people in institutions and recognized the importance and effectiveness of serving people within their communities.
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Because mental health conditions and mental illnesses are also most frequently conditions of childhood, such a system would also focus on assuring that all of our children are well cared-for, so that they can remain in, and succeed at, school, and have every opportunity to lead successful, independent lives as adults.
Mental Health America believes that any mental health policy must be directed toward the goals of prevention, early identification and intervention for those at risk, integrated treatment for those who need it, and recovery. We believe that our position represents a consensus view.
In recent days, I have met with both Representatives Barber and Murphy and am impressed with their commitment to promote the well-being of people who, through no fault of their own and simply because they have conditions that affect their brain, end up homeless, at the mercy of the criminal justice system, or worse.
If they are able to bridge differences and reach consensus, it would be a major step forward. We support such an effort, which could start us along the path to more comprehensive mental health reforms that could help reverse the effects of a generation of neglect.
Mental Health America (www.mentalhealthamerica.net), founded in 1909, is the nation's leading community-based network dedicated to helping all Americans achieve wellness by living mentally healthier lives. With our 228 affiliates across the country, we touch the lives of millions—Advocating for changes in mental health and wellness policy; Educating the public & providing critical information; and delivering urgently needed mental health and wellness Programs and Services.


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Strong light and durable spirit levels made from powder coated box section aluminium - suitable for the needs of the professional electrician.
Shop4 Electrical offer two types of tape measures. The range includes Professional Satin Chrome Tape Measures and Impact Resistant Soft Grip Tape Measures intended to meet all requirements.
Brother PT-E300VP P-Touch Orange Handheld Electrical Specialist Label Printer is ideal for electricians with professional electrical labelling needs. Ideal for shops of various sizes, government institutions and archiving family of materials. Supplied in a hard carry case and is aimed at the on-site installer, maintainer and engineer.
CK Tools PVC conduit & pipe cutters available with products both ratchet and hand cutting action - strong & light for comfortable use. Suitable for effortless cutting of; PVC conduit, blue water mains, plastic pipe, rubber hose, pneumatic pipe, electrical sleeving, etc.
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Lightweight fibre glass non-conductive stepladders for industrial and trade use and is perfect for the electrical engineering trade. Suitable for general maintenance and inspection works. Features include channel stiles and heavy-duty back bars. In addition, the extruded serrated aluminium treads are double riveted to the front legs.
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A three-day sugar rush gets underway Tuesday when the 2011 Sweets & Snacks Expo opens at Chicago's McCormick Place. Sponsored by the National Confectioners Association, the expo is "the largest confectionery, cookie and snack show in the Americas" with nearly 500 companies displaying their wares to the trade.
Of course, expo-related press releases are falling as thick as the white candy sprinkles on Sno-Caps in advance of the event. One release begins memorably: "Remember the joy and wonder the candy store brought as a child?" I sure do – and the many dentist visits that resulted.
Looking back at what I ate as a child I just stare in wonder and embarrassment. A number of my fellow Stew contributors had similar feelings. Here's a list of those childhood faves that now stock our personal Larders of Shame.
- "Ham It-Up Skillet, a Minute Rice recipe with ham, canned soups and, of course, instant rice. I loved this dish and have done everything I can to jazz it up over the years. But it just tastes, well, kinda flat – and way too salty." – Bill Daley
- "When I was a kid, I used to enjoy going to Red Lobster and getting apple sauce to dip my dinner rolls in. While I still love the rolls, I can't stand applesauce. I tried buying different brands, but the jar ended up sitting in my refrigerator for several months before I finally gave up and realized this isn't for me anymore." – Shamontiel L. Vaughn
- "For some reason, mayonnaise sandwiches – yes, mayonnaise slathered on two slices of white bread – was my idea of the perfect lunch, until I was about 12. (Miracle Whip was OK too.) My fondness for mayo has not dimmed (can't say the same for MW), but the idea of eating it as the main ingredient of lunch is unfathomable now. My idea of a perfect hors d'oeuvre, at age 7, was spraying canned cheese into Bugles corn snacks. I probably got the idea from one of those supermarket mags that touted '55 Things To Do With Canned Tuna and How to Lose 10 Pounds in 10 Days.' Hey! I'm still seeing those headlines!" – Renee Enna
- "Bologna on white bread with barbecue sauce. Salt. Starch. A touch of sweet. And so easy to make, even for a third-grader. And black cherry Kool-Aid. Hey, I was a kid!" – Colin McMahon
- "Sugar Pops cereal. I don't even know if they still make it but the sugar level was huge and I loved sprinkling more sugar on it and then drinking the sugary milk left over in the bowl. Now, of course, I wouldn't let sugared cereal pass my lifetime Weight Watchers member lips!" – Ellen Warren
- "Ketchup. Yes, the all-American Heinz 57 variety. I turned on it pretty quickly – by 12 or 13 probably – but as a kid loved to slather it on things like every other niece or nephew of Uncle Sam. Then my taste buds woke up to realize ketchup is a gooey, false, cloying mess that ruins anything it touches. The third through fifth ingredients are high fructose corn syrup, corn syrup and salt. What more is there to say? Well maybe this: I love tomatoes dearly. All Heinz ketchup does is ruin them. Kids might not know any better, but adults should." – Josh Noel
- "As a child, I had an inordinate fondness for Orange Circus Peanuts. Colored like an orange, shaped like a peanut, flavored like a banana. What the hell was I thinking." – Phil Vettel
- "Cheetos. As a health-focused food writer I am sheepish about admitting that I loved buying a tiny little bag of Cheetohs after aikido practice each week. I am not sure how my taste buds would react to them today, but I think I read too much about processed foods these days to be able to truly enjoy them." – Monica Eng
- With my miniscule allowance during early elementary school days, I would buy the little wax bottles filled with brightly colored 'juice.' (Nik-L-Nips) Loved every drop, even if the bottles did seem to drain way too quickly. Now? The mere thought makes my teeth hurt." – Denise Joyce
- "Hostess Fruit Pies, the little individual size, especially cherry. As a kid, I'd break the pie in half, scoop out the filling with my finger, popping the sugary fruity goodness into my mouth, then eat the crust. My siblings were grossed out. Now, I wouldn't be able to stomach the overly sweet filling and glazed crust … or so I'd like to think." – Joe Gray


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Father's Day was last weekend, but this spread would have made a great gift of second home real estate for Anthony Weiner: Beaver Dam Farms. The 973-acre private estate is tucked away in the rolling foothills of Athens, Georgia. It was built from the root up and designed by country music legend Kenny Rogers – betcha didn't know he was a designer as well as a crooner and, in fact, had an interior design firm partnership in Atlanta. He sold the spread to wealthy rancher Wes Adams in 2003, who died in February. And now, Beaver Dam has just been listed privately for
$20 million.
$20 million.
The estate comes fully furnished and is located on the original site of one of Georgia's grandest plantations. It features so much I might as well create a list: 12,000-square-foot main house complete with two gyms, a movie theater, a billiards room, and an Italian marble wraparound porch. Bring on the visitors, just as Kenny did and they can have their choice of a 4,000 square foot six bedroom guest house, a four bedroom, 2600 square foot guest cottage, and four one-bedroom villas 1,000 square foot little villas larger than most New York City apartments.
If you think this list is exhaustive – the best is yet to come. Beaver Dam Farms has a private, 6,285-yard, 18-hole executive championship golf course that Rogers personally designed and is on par with world-renowned Augusta National. Here are some of the top names who have played there: Payne Stewart, Lanny Wadkins and Ray Floyd, plus Rogers and his celeb friends.
Oh but we do not stop with the golf. The estate sports a 6000 square foot golf clubhouse, a 9,000-square-foot state-of-the-art equestrian and multi-use center , two barns, two swimming pools, clay tennis courts, a spa, conference center, various outdoor entertaining venues and three fish-stocked lakes. There is even a 1022 square foot guest lake house in proximity of those three lakes. I mean, you might get tired after a day of fishing and not be able to walk up those singing hills. If you think this sounds a bit commercial, well, the last owner did run it as a retreat, which is another huge possibility for this property. Adams turned Beaver Dam it into an inclusive
resort with spa services and event rentals, running it kind of like a dude ranch: Adams also owns The Motherwell, a dude ranch
in Colorado.
resort with spa services and event rentals, running it kind of like a dude ranch: Adams also owns The Motherwell, a dude ranch
in Colorado.


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A widening sex scandal at Lackland Air Force Base had led to the dismissal of the top commander who oversees basic training for every new American airman, officials said Friday.
Col. Glenn Palmer was commander of basic training at the 737th training group at the Texas base, where more than a dozen military instructors in the past year have been investigated or charged with sexually assaulting recruits. Officials familiar with the decision said Palmer has been relieved from those duties, speaking on condition of anonymity because the announcement was not yet public.
The officials said there was no indication Palmer was facing any criminal charges.
Investigators say more than three dozen female trainees have been victimized by male instructors at Lackland, where approximately 35,000 airmen graduate each year.
About one in five recruits are female, while most instructors are male. The most serious allegations involved a staff sergeant sentenced to 20 years in prison last month after being convicted of raping one female recruit and sexually assaulting several others.
The Air Force also was set Friday to announce that Col. Eric Axelbank, commander of the entire 37th Training Wing at Lackland, also would be changing command next month. Officials told AP Axelbank's move was part of a normal change of command and was not related to the sex scandal.
Baldor reported from Washington.