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The brainchild of Marc Zuckerberg, a website designed mainly to meet chicks, Facebook was born on this day 10 years ago. Like so many tech projects of the last 30 years, it started as a kid with an idea and some programming skills. Now, it is a multi billion dollar company and the most visited websi ... More >>
A funny thing happened last week in Facebook world. As a means of, I suppose, helping people better identify their moods or what they are eating at the moment, Zuckerberg Inc. added a new feature to status updates. They had already changed "Say something" to "How are you feeling?" in the status fiel ... More >>
Being a juror for a long, high-profile trial can be a burden, as you're forced to severely limit your news-reading habits so as not to be influenced by stories. The judge in the Roger Clemens lawsuit has issued the standard warning for potential jurors, but he specifically included what might be th ... More >>
The current volume of local music is staggering. New Houston bands are born daily, and all too often pass away just as quickly. Rocks Off wants to help you (and ourselves) keep up. Houston may have gotten colder, but that's just an excuse to hunker down with those headphones, discover some local m ... More >>
The current volume of local music is staggering. New Houston bands are born daily, and all too often pass away just as quickly. Rocks Off wants to help you (and ourselves) keep up. Photo courtesy of PelotonPelotonHouston's got a plethora of musical acts, and whether yours is layered loops of ... More >>
The current volume of local music is staggering, so Rocks Off wants to help you (and ourselves) keep up. Dig This is back with round four of our perpetual local band profiling, reporting back on all the internet trolling we've done and the acts we've discovered in the process. Here's our latest col ... More >>
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Who needs Classmates.com when we have Facebook?Social networking today is a foregone conclusion. Many of us wake up and check Twitter on our smart phones or pull up Facebook on our laptops. We surf YouTube videos in our spare time, find dates on Match.com and spend hours reading music, politi ... More >>
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The monster's been quiet. We haven't heard from V-Zilla in a good while, but the other day when the HPMA ballots hit the streets, we got an interesting text message. It was from Zilla. "There should be a "Best Lyricist category." Yeah, we won't argue. And if someone were to say that V-Zilla ... More >>
"ya feelin lucky, punk bitch?" is the caption on MySpaceJames Galloway, aka Johnny Hollywood, is a self-described "tat2 artist" who lives in Texas City and likes to decorate his MySpace page with pics of him glaring menacingly into his camera while brandishing a pistol in each hand. Th ... More >>
Gashley and Nico of Cute As HellCats. The Internet. Two unstoppable forces that have gone hand in hand over the years in order to brighten the drudgery of office workers across the English-speaking world. Even when MySpace, Facebook, YouTube and other Web sites are blocked by the big brothers of ... More >>
Mayalino - We Alive Now from Chase Rees on Vimeo. Rocks Off drowns ourselves in mixtapes, and we've come to one conclusion: It's hard to find a good one. But like a domestic violence-prone girlfriend, we keep going back to the mixtape circuit because we think, "he'll change." Mixtapes feel cheap, f ... More >>
Each Wednesday, Rocks Off arbitrarily appoints one lucky local performer or group "Artist of the Week," bestowing upon them all the fame and grandeur such a lofty title implies. Know a band or artist that isn't awful? Email their particulars to email@example.com."I'm gonna be completely be ho ... More >>
"The reason I want to be alone, is I'm tired of all the things that went wrong that would've went right if I had did 'em on my own." - Nas That quote is perfect for this story because Victor Gurrola, Jr., aka V-Zilla, was once the best rapper the world had ever seen who wasn't known by his own c ... More >>
One of the first things Carolyn Rodriguez, the Houston-based female singer and rap artist by way of Arkansas, by way of North Carolina, said to us is that she doesn't like bios. "When you make a bio you have to keep it politically correct," she tells Rocks Off. "You can't tell the real story." She' ... More >>
Awwwwwww...When we sat down to assess our most popular posts of the year, the result wasn't entirely unexpected -- a blend of the sublimely bizarre, the achingly silly and the shockingly outrageous news from the year. In short, the average American's news interests in a nutshell. Below are o ... More >>
Megafauna Not counting today, there are roughly 13 or 14 shopping days left until Christmas. In that spirit, this week's Friday Night Noise offers a rundown of the best ten noise recordings issued (or re-issued) in 2009 so that you, dear reader, can hook friends, family and despised co-workers up ... More >>
As evidenced by both the Art Crawl and Via Colori this weekend, there's a teeny, Joe Francis-penis-sized attention whore that lurks shamelessly inside almost each and every one of you, whether you care to acknowledge its loving inhabitation of your soul or not. But wine/cheese/warehouse-ena ... More >>
This past week, Internet search-engine giant Google introduced a new music-search tool that immediately opens a pop-up window for people searching for a song, where either the entire song or a snippet will play for them. It's still in the beginning stages, so not all songs are available. We star ... More >>
See and be seen tonight with the writer of The Peep Diaries
Take a stroll down any aisle in Target. Pirouette through the airy walkways at the Houston Zoo. Squint your eyes in disbelief at a nearly abandoned Discovery Green. Go ahead; try it. There's something markedly different in the world today, isn't there?Oh, helloooooo, ... More >>
There's now less than a month to go until we here at Rocks Off throw sobriety and sane living to the wind at this year's SXSW festival. This past week we learned of a boatload of new stuff about the weeklong liver-damaging voyage in March, so here goes... The list of bands keeps growing and growing, ... More >>
After my displacment during Hurricane Ike, I found a CD with a demo from my pre-Black Math Experiment band, Hixon, which managed to survive when so much of my BME memorabilia was destroyed. This band was rightfully and thankfully ignored by all of you, and eventually I was kicked out for "holdi ... More >>
Houston's latest noise/punk band isn't big on explaining itself
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Austin roots-rockers the Black, whose frontman David Longoria is a satellite member of ...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead - he plays keyboards from time to time; ...ToD singer Conrad Keely sometimes returns the favor by sitting in on viola with the Black - and whose shows often feel like w ... More >>
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These local rockers keep our attention with a mature, new wave sound
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Twas the night before the night before Christmas and there was plenty to entertain, including a band based on pain.
Brian Piana creates an entire art installation to gain Top Friend status
I stumbled across this MySpace profile this past weekend. It's Ms. Robinson, the rapping math teacher. Imagine if Trina or Lil' Kim rapped about multiplication tables instead of fellatio and diamonds, and you get the idea. She's actually kind of abrasive about the whole learning thing. I wonde ... More >>
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Five-piece from the north side heads out on first tour
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World Extermination
Remember that time your friend put up that fake MySpace profile and made you look like a tool? Or how about when you got stranded out on Richmond because your ride took off with someone of the opposite sex? Or that other time, when your ride took off with someone of the same sex? Yeah, that was one ... More >>
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One of the most popular games on PC now comes exclusively to iPhone and iPad! Karoshi has been played by millions on the PC to date to high acclaim.
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We've been taught we need to survive. We need to reach the end, save the princess and be the hero. That's all well and good, but it's getting boring. Who says it has to be this way?
Mr Karoshi is an overworked Japanese salaryman who's had enough and his only goal is to end it all. You control him to work through the fast logic puzzles trying to find hilarious ways to his demise in this highly original, puzzle, platformer with a twist.
It's not as easy as it sounds!! You need to think cleverly and sometimes 'outside the box' to find a solution. Forget everything you know so far!
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I ordered this hoping to have another top that is breathable and helps keep me cool for both snowboarding and cold weather cycling, while still providing the warmth I need. The color is nice (I ordered the boysenberry) but I am not a fan. It was a little uncomfortable at the neck, and the fabric is scratchy. I can see it getting really uncomfortable if I am sweating. This will be going back.
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As a past and current (and I hope future) regular user of the Community Center, I wanted to express my strong support for the expansions and renovations detailed in the $5.7 million proposal.
I currently teach bridge every Monday morning to a large group of Summit seniors (and many other "almost" seniors). It's a drop-in arrangement, so on any given day, I will only have 24 to 28 people attend the classes, but there are 56 people on my email list, and they're from all parts of the town.
The center is used by a wide swath of the community. Because the Benson Room was being used by a canasta group, in the beginning I held the classes in the gym. Although the acoustics were terrible, this was tolerable until the temperature dropped below 40 degrees. After that, it was unbearable. Space heaters had little effect, and everyone kept their coats on to play. Needless to say, after one or two experiences like that, there was very poor attendance on cold days.
Having little choice, we now share the Benson Room with the other group. Most days I have six or seven tables, and it's a tight fit but still a vast improvement over the freezing cold gym. However, I'm sure the canasta ladies are less than thrilled when they have to listen to the sound of my voice instructing in bridge while they're trying to concentrate on their game. We definitely need more space for seniors.
I touched on the deficiencies of the gymnasium on a comfort level, but the safety issues are an even greater concern, and should be obvious to anyone who has tried to use the space. The end walls are much too close to the backboards. The radiators stick out from the walls and also present a danger to the players. There is no room for spectators, and the gym is undersized for even youth games.
I can't even imagine what it must be like with full grown players trying to play a reasonable game with a wall a few feet from the basket. My son and his friends use the Community Center gym in the winter, because it is the only drop-in option available to them, but it's far from a good option.
Building a safe, reasonably sized gym would solve both problems. The old gym (with HVAC and window renovations) could now be usable space for seniors, and the new gym would address the current safety concerns.
I urge everyone to contact your councilperson to express your support for this project. And it would be even better if you could join us at the April 15th council meeting.
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Pyromelter said...
First, as another poster mentioned, change the orbs to ravens. Shadow priests are not shaman, and the raven effect of the onslaught raven priests is way sweeter (and looks way cooler) than having a shaman-like dark orb.
Second, I like the idea of using the shadow ravens with mind blast similar to how ret pallies will be using holy power with templar's verdict. Add to the talent "Improved Mind Blast" and effect that mirrors Templar's Verdict: 1 raven = 30% SP damage as added damage, 2 ravens = 110% of spellpower added as damage, 3 ravens = 225% of spellpower as added damage.
There ya go, Pyromelter. Whether the percentages you suggest would be final or not, what you suggest sounds simpler to explain as well as useful. Every new mechanic doesn't have to be a forgettable passive or a management chore.
As far as the raven graphics, there's been a template in the game since Naxx 60. Take the ghostly ravens from Atiesh and make them swirl around the priest's head instead of around a stick that nobody can get anymore. How hard would that be?
themark0fevil said...
We're also not Scarlet Onslaught.
Pyromelter said...
Okay, good point, the face-melting shadow priest players characters are not the scarlet onslaught.
You guys should look at least as cool as them though. http://www.blogcdn.com/www.wow.com/media/2010/04/raven.jpg
BTW, changing the numbers on a talent like this would be a perfect "knob" for blizzard to use to either increase or decrease spriest dps.
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@themark0fevil: And where is it written that the Scarlet Onslaught has a monopoly on ravens?


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Elizabeth Warren, the Democratic candidate in the Massachusetts Senate race, answering a question about how she had paid for her school tuition. (Her Republican opponent, incumbent Sen. Scott Brown, had once posed nude for Cosmo.) Brown, when told of Warren's comment, responded with "Thank God." (via officialssay)


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Luminous Arc 2 (DS)
Developer: Image Epoch
Marvelous Interactive (JP)
Atlus (US)
Release Dates:
May 15, 2008(JP)
November 18, 2008 (US)
Genre: Tactics RPG
If you missed the original Luminous Arc, then don't worry. You really didn't miss that much. The game was good but it was nothing special, especially when compared to Final Fantasy Tactics Advanced 2, which came out a few months before it and was still fresh in the minds of tactics RPG fans. It was a text-heavy tactics game that really did not offer much to the genre other than some good graphics. Luminous Arc 2 falls into the same problems that its predecessor had but fixes a few problems. Again, If you missed the original game, don't worry. The stories have very little to do with each other. In fact the characters from the first game only make cameos in this game.
The story revolves around a group of friends training to be knights in the kingdoms army who are blah blah blah... it doesn't matter the story is actually pretty pointless. All you need to know is main character can become special "Rune Knight" that gives him access to magical powers by "engaging" witches. All the regular cliche's are there so bring your check list. There is a lot of story too. So much so that the game offers you an auto-advance button so you can just set your DS down somewhere while it shuffles through the constant dialogue that can roughly be summed up with "Go there, fight guy. Now."
As for the game play itself- it's pretty standard for a tactics game. It doesn't go out of it's way to change the genre at all. The most interesting addition is the Engage system that allows the main character to access the powers of one of the witches in your party for a short amount of time- an amount of time that always seems to run out right as you go to fight the main bad guy of the level. The worst part about the battles is the archaic xp system the game uses. For doing a regular attack that doesn't kill an enemy you get roughly 2-3 xp. For killing an enemy you get ten times that amount. This can be rather tedious if you like to play a game like this for grinding and level gaining and pretty much guarantees that one character is going to become ridiculously strong while the rest of the characters slowly fall behind.
When it comes down to it though, despite the mountains of text and the archaic systems, Luminous Arc 2 is actually pretty fun. It's one of the few tactics games that actually uses that DS touch screen really well and it offer some good laughs if you pay attention to the text. Also, apparently developer Image Epoch immediately figured out what it's target audience was because there is a butt load of fan service in this game. So enjoy it.
Overall: Luminous Arc 2 is a great distraction if you've become bored with your better tactics RPGs. It isn't a great game that can stand up to other games in the genre like FFTA2 but it can hold its only, at least for a little while.
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Rajasthan is a prominent place in the global tourism map. The variety of attractions found in Rajasthan can give any other tourist attractions in the world a run for its money. This is the prime reason why it experiences a huge tourist footfall. In fact, this variety also helps in serving a thoroughly enjoyable touring experience to tourists of all kinds. The historical significance of the place is also a great attraction for the tourists. The numerous forts and palaces in various parts of Rajasthan are the best places to visit in order to get aware of the rich history of the place. Alwar also has a large number of forts and palaces. Among these forts and palaces in Alwar, the Alwar Fort is one of the most visited tourist attraction. Built before the Mughal period, the fort is a perfect example of a fort that has a historical significance along with great architecture. Hence, during an Alwar tour it is a must visit.
The Alwar Fort is nestled in a steep hill that is 300 meters above the city. The magnificent fort is a great landmark of the Alwar. The fort has a lot of historical significance. It was built before the Mughal period in the 16th century. Moreover, it is also believed that Babur once came to the fort in order to dodge his enemies. History associated to the fort also reveals that the fort was taken over by Rana Pratap Singh in 1775. However, there is no consensus among historians to draw a conclusion to this. It is also believed that Nikumbh Rajput built the palace in 928 A.D. Hence, the history of fort draws a lot of confusion and curiosity. This curiosity often acts as an appeal for the tourists.
The magnificent Alwar Fort stretches across 5 kilometers from North to South and is located at a height of 305 meters above the main city. Various architectural features like the 15 large and 51 small towers add a lot of beauty to the fort. There are also beautiful gates and each of the gates bear different names. The various names of the entry points of the fort are Chand Pol Kishan Pol, Laxman Pol, Jai Pol and Suraj Fort. Looking at the various architectural features of the fort, you will surely wonder about the architectural excellence of craftsmen of that era.


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42 U.S. Code § 2345 - Deeds; form and provisions
Deeds executed in connection with the disposal of property pursuant to the provisions of this chapter—
(a) shall be as simple as the Commission shall find to be appropriate, and may contain such warranties or covenants of title and other provisions (including any indemnity) as the Commission may deem appropriate;
(b) with respect to any dormitories or apartment houses and any property used or to be used for construction of housing developments for rental purposes, may retain or acquire such rights to the Commission to designate the future occupants of part or all of such properties as it may deem appropriate to insure the availability of housing for employees of the Commission and its contractors;
(c) may require that the transferee, his heirs, successors, and assigns shall compensate the Commission for any municipal services provided by the Commission at rates which will not be in excess of the average tax for such services in the immediate vicinity of the community; and any amounts due and unpaid for such compensation (together with interest and costs thereon) shall, as of the date on which such amounts become delinquent, be a lien in favor of the United States upon the premises sold by the Commission, though not valid as against any mortgagee, pledgee, purchaser, or judgment creditor until notice thereof has been filed in accordance with the laws of the State in which the property is situated or in the office of the clerk of the United States district court for the judicial district in which the property subject to the lien is situated, if such State has not by law provided for the filing of such notice;
(d) in transferring any property pursuant to sections 2321 and 2342 of this title, may impose such restrictions and requirements relating to the use of the premises and to public health and safety, as the Commission may deem appropriate, which restrictions and requirements shall not be valid beyond one year after the incorporation of the city at the community or after June 30, 1966, in the case of Los Alamos; and
Source(Aug. 4, 1955, ch. 543, ch. 5, § 55,69 Stat. 477; Pub. L. 87–719, § 12,Sept. 28, 1962, 76 Stat. 665.)
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IMARC's latest study "Prefeasibility Report on a Fruit Juice (Orange Juice) Manufacturing Plant" provides a techno-commercial roadmap for setting up a fruit juice manufacturing plant. The study, which has been done by one of the world's leading research and advisory firms, covers all the requisite aspects of the fruit juice industry. This ranges from macro overview of the market to micro details of the industry performance, processing and manufacturing requirements, project cost, project funding, project economics, expected returns on investment, profit margins, etc. This report is a must-read for entrepreneurs, investors, researchers, consultants, business strategists, and all those who are planning to foray into the fruit juice industry in any manner.
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Figure 4.1: Global: Beverage Market: Breakup by Beverage Type (in %), 2013
Figure 4.2: Global: Fruit Juice Market: Sales Volume (in Billion Litres), 2006-2013
Figure 4.3: Global: Fruit Juice Market: Breakup by Region (in %), 2013
Figure 4.4: Global: Fruit Juice Market: Breakup by Flavour (in %), 2013
Figure 4.5: Global: Fruit Juice Market Forecast: Sales Volume (in Billion Litres), 2014-2019
Figure 4.6: Global: Fruit Juice Market: Break Up of Key Players (in %), 2013
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Figure 6.1: Fruit Juice Manufacturing Plant: Proposed Plant Layout
Figure 8.1: Fruit Juice Manufacturing Plant: Breakup of Capital Costs (in %)
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Table 6.3: Fruit Juice Manufacturing Plant: Machinery Costs (in US$)
Table 6.4: Fruit Juice Manufacturing Plant: Raw Material Requirements (in Tons/Day)
Table 6.5: Fruit Juice Manufacturing Plant: Costs Related to Salaries and Wages (in US$)
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Table 8.1: Fruit Juice Manufacturing Plant: Capital Costs (in US$)
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Table 8.4: Fruit Juice Manufacturing Plant: Expenditure Projections (in US$)
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Hopefully by now, all but my newest readers know about the infamous "Dealer Fee."
If you don't know, it's a hidden price increase on the car you purchase disguised to look like a federal, state, or local tax or fee. It's actually 100 percent profit to the dealer.
"Dealer Fee" is the most common name for this disguised profit, but it goes by many names such as doc fee, dealer prep fee, service fee, administrative fee, electronic filing fee, e-filing fee, tag agency fee, pre-delivery fee, etc. The names are only limited by car dealers' imaginations. Almost all car dealers in Florida charge a Dealer Fee. The dealer fees range from around $700 to as high as $2,000.
This is the Florida law that is supposed to regulate the Dealer Fee: "The advertised price must include all fees or charges that the customer must pay excluding state and local taxes." The law also requires that the Dealer Fee must be disclosed to the buyer as follows: "This charge represents costs and profits to the dealer for items such as inspecting, cleaning, and adjusting vehicles and preparing documents related to the sale."
This law is very weak and almost never enforced. When enforced, it isn't enforced by the letter of the law; it is done so as to "accommodate" the car dealers. The law is "weak" because it requires only that the dealer fee be included in the "advertised" price. The word "advertised" is narrowly interpreted to mean a specific car shown in a newspaper, TV, radio, or online ad, but, what about when you get a price on the phone, online, or from the salesman? You don't find out about the Dealer Fee until you're in the business office signing a bunch of papers. The dealers get around advertisements very easily by including a "number" in the fine print. This number is their stock number that designates one specific car. When you respond to the ad, this car is no longer available (sales people are usually not paid a commission for selling the "ad" car). The advertisement might say "many more identical cars are available." It's true that identical cars are available for sale, but they are not available for sale at the sale price because they are not the advertised stock number car. If you buy one of those "exact same cars" you will pay from $700 to $2,000 more.
The reason I'm told that the law is rarely enforced is that the Florida Attorney General's office is understaffed and too busy enforcing other Florida laws. I'm also told that Florida car buyers don't file very many complaints against car dealers for violating the Dealer Fee law. I don't believe that there can be too many other infractions of the law that take more money annually from consumers than dealer fees take from car buyers. Just one car dealer selling 1,000 cars a year and charging a $1,000 dealer fee is taking a $1 million annually from car buyers.
Most car dealers in South Florida well a lot more than 1,000 cars annually and many charge more than $1,000 dealer fee. I believe that the reason more complaints aren't filed on the dealer fee is because most car buyers don't know that they are being duped. They either don't notice the fee or assume it's an official federal or state fee. Dealer often tell their customers that all dealers charge it and that it's required by law.
The Attorney General also "accommodates" the dealers by not interpreting the law the way it was intended. For example, the law says that the dealer fee must be included in the advertised price. The Florida Senate has ruled that the law requires that the fee be "included" rather than "specifically delineated." But the Attorney General allows car dealers to advertise car prices without including their dealer fee in the price if they mention their dealer fee in the fine print. They also allow car dealers to simply state in the fine print that they have a Dealer Fee but not even mention the amount. To me they are simply allowing the car dealers to break the law.
Lastly, the required disclosure of the Dealer Fee on the vehicle buyer's order or invoice is confusing, misleading, and incorrect: "This charge represents costs and profits to the dealer for items such as inspecting, cleaning, and adjusting vehicles and preparing documents related to the sale." It should not say "costs" because any cost that you pass along to the customer in the price of a product is pure profit. A dealer can pass along his utility bills, sales commissions and advertising if he wants to and call it a "dealer fee". It should not say "inspecting, cleaning, and adjusting vehicles" because all car dealers are reimbursed by the manufacturer for "inspecting, cleaning, and adjusting vehicles".
So, what should you do when you are confronted by a car dealer with the "Dealer Fee"? Besides "LEAVE," here are some suggestions that may help you:
(1) Make it clear from the very beginning that all prices you discuss must be "out-the-door" prices. This way you don't care if the dealer fee added up front because you will shop and compare their bottom line price with at least three competing car dealers. Ideally you should require that they include tax and tag in that price. If you don't they might try to slip in something they call the "electronic filing fee" or "e filing fee" and trick you into believing it's part of the license tag and registration.
(2) The dealer will often tell you that all car dealers charge Dealer Fees and that they are required by law to add the dealer fee on every car they sell. Simply tell them that you know this is not true and you can cite me and other car dealers like CarMax who do not charge a dealer fee. Print out a copy of this article, show it to them, and tell them that you know that there is no law that says he must charge you a dealer fee.
(3) As long as you and the dealer understand that the out-the-door price is the price you will shop and compare with his competition, you don't need to be concerned whether there is a dealer fee showing on the vehicle buyer's order. To be competitive, the dealer can simply reduce the price by the amount of his Dealer Fee and the bottom line is what you are comparing.
(4) Be aware that dealers usually do not pay their sales people a commission on the amount of their dealer fee. In fact, dealers often misinform their sales people just like they do their customers. The salesman who tells you that the all dealers charge Dealer Fees and that the law requires everyone pay a dealer fee may actually believe it. Sale people who understand that the Dealer Fee is simply profit to the dealer will be resentful of not being paid their 25 percent commission on it. A $1,000 dealer fee costs the salesman $250 in commission.
(5) When you respond to an advertisement at a specific price for a specific model car, object when the dealer adds the dealer fee. Unfortunately, the law allows him the loophole of claiming that the ad car is a different stock number, but you might be able to shame him into taking off the dealer fee. If you raise a "big enough stink", the dealer would be smart to take off the dealer fee than claim that technicality, especially if you were to advise the local TV station or newspaper.
I hope that these suggestions help you and I hope that you will file a complaint with the Florida Attorney General, Pam Bondi. If enough consumers (who are also voters) let our elected officials know how they feel about the Dealer Fee, it will bring positive results.
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The Gross Way to Stop Smoking
A gory stop smoking campaign may have many kicking the habit.
Would graphic photos of bloody lungs and flaccid penises make you stop smoking?
The new pics include images of a red, swollen tumor on a man's neck, brown and yellow diseased lungs, and a flaccid cigarette to indicate smoking-related impotence.
According to the British Department of Health, visual warnings may be more effective than written ones, since previous research suggests smokers are more likely to remember the damage they're doing if they can see physical evidence of their behavior. The old "Smoking Kills" campaign has been a monumental success, having prompted more than 90,000 smokers to call a smoking helpline in the past five years.
Tell us -- would you stop buying cigarettes if you were shown graphic images of the damage they cause?
This is no more effective than pictures of car wrecks deterring people from driving.
Catch up, momlogic… here in Canada we've had those "warnings" on our cigarette packages for YEARS!
Monroe, I believe that the photos of car wrecks are to deter people from driving DRUNK.
It's not like people don't know this already… hello? Smokers aren't THAT dumb… they know the consequences. Might as well dress up an ad with pretty polka dots and bright colors and say the same thing….
An interesting article.
I'm not sure that images of the effects of smoking are going to do anything. American's are desensitized to gore already. So how is this going to help? However I did notice that prices deter people more than anything. Though I'm sure smoking will never stop.


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Wind is a culminating effect of three processes: the rotation of the earth, the sun's warming of the earth and the impact of topography.
The earth makes a complete rotation daily and this spinning produces wind. While the earth spins on its axis, it also revolves around the sun. At different times of the day and year, certain regions of the earth are closer to the sun than others. The sun's radiation better reaches areas that are closer to it than farther away, causing an uneven warming of the earth. For example, areas surrounding the equator are warmer than the North and South Poles. As the air heats up near the equator, gas particles that compose the air expand, causing the air to become less dense and rise; hence the saying that heat always rises. On the other hand, the air near the poles is cooler and denser. The cooler air from the poles slides toward the equator to replace the warmer air that has risen and is journeying toward the poles. This continual circulation of air between warmer and cooler parts of the earth creates what are known as convection currents, or -- more broadly defined -- as wind.
Differences in air temperature that cause wind also occur between large bodies of water and land. Land heats up more quickly than water so that during the day air above land is generally warmer than air above large bodies of water. Wind blows inland during the day. At night, the reverse is true because land loses heat more easily than water.
Lastly, topographical features such as mountains contribute to wind. Mountainous regions sometimes form wind tunnels in which the land forces lower winds into tighter passageways, triggering the winds to gain momentum. Winds at higher altitudes tend to be stronger as well.
In the southeast corner of Minnesota, St. Olaf lies in the wake of turbulent winds because of its distance from the ocean and relatively flat surroundings, explained Gene Bakko, a biology professor at St. Olaf aiding with the turbine project. Minnesota experiences larger temperature fluctuations than land on the coast because it is not near oceans that tend to maintain a constant temperature, which moderates weather effects. No tall land formations exist around St. Olaf to impede the wind either. Locally, the wind gains strength on the Hill because it becomes compressed as it moves upward over the hill. At its height, the turbine can easily catch this wind at either of its proposed locations. How does the wind turbine capture this energy to produce the campus's electricity?
A basic design of a wind turbine is a tower that stands on an underground foundation. Most of the turbine's functional machinery hides inside of a nacelle, which connects the rotor, the part with three spinning blades, to the tower. Pete Sandberg, director of facilities, said that St. Olaf is purchasing a NEG Micon NM 82. The blades on this model actually adjust hydraulically to capture the most wind energy available. To do so, the turbine must first know the wind's direction and speed. A wind vane and anomometer on top of the nacelle remit this information to a computer known as a controller. Depending on the information it receives, the controller commands what is known as a yaw motor that attaches to a large bearing or wheel to turn the rotor into the direction of the wind.
Typically with this model, the rotor, which is 82 meters in diameter, makes 14.4 revolutions per minute (rpm). The rotor connects to a large main shaft inside the nacelle that turns a gearbox. The gearbox increases the revolutions to over a thousand rpm via a smaller shaft that powers a generator. Approximately 1650 kW surge from the generator down into large cables within the tower that extend below ground to give St. Olaf what it has been enjoying for almost 100 years: electricity.
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"How much better to get wisdom than gold! And to get understanding is to be chosen rather than silver." Proverbs 16:16 NKJV
Gold. For many, this is the most valuable commodity on earth. It's so valuable that the quest for gold has inspired wars. Obsessed by gold, people have committed murder and done many other reckless things.
Often people will go to incredible lengths just for a little gold. In his book, The Power of Gold, Peter Bernstein describes the process required to produce just one ounce of fine gold in South Africa, the source of most gold in the world today.
The mines "reach down as far as twelve thousand feet and the temperature reaches 130 degrees." More than 400,000 people work in these mines. This effort "requires thirty-eight man hours, 1400 gallons of water, electricity to run a large house for ten days, 282 to 565 cubic feet of air under straining pressure, and quantities of chemicals including cyanide, acids, lead, borax, and lime."
Yes, men will do all this work, and even risk their lives, just for one ounce of gold! But the Bible teaches that wisdom is "much better" than gold.
Then why is it that so few people seem to treasure wisdom like they treasure gold? Like the search for gold, if we want wisdom, we must be willing to value it, dig for it, and search for it.
The Bible tells us God delights to give us wisdom and unlock for us more secrets of His Kingdom. He is ready to open our minds to understand more of His truth. He wants us to experience more of His promises.
But we have a part to play, too. We must search, seek, and dig.
Ask God to give you more of His wisdom. Seek His face, and cry out to Him for understanding and discernment. Read His Word, and dig into it like a miner seeking pure gold. As you seek, He will give you a level of wisdom that you have never known before.
PrayerFather, I seek more of Your wisdom. Open my heart that I might understand Your truths. Give me discernment and understanding. Thank You. In Jesus' name. Amen.
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Tim Minear is a television writer. His Twitter handle is @CancelledAgain. Why is this hilarious/sad? He's a writer of:
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-Wonderfalls (critically acclaimed; cancelled after one season)
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-Angel (decent ratings; cancelled on a cliffhanger)
-Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman (popular; cancelled on a cliffhanger)
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Launched in November 2008, "Haerang" is a train for land-based travel to major tourist destinations in Korea. Just like a luxury cruise ship, Haerang is equipped with all the modern comforts and conveniences such as accommodation facilities, cafés and karaoke rooms. The name Haerang means "with the sun." Inspired by the native Korean words (as against Sino-Korean words), the name conveys the idea of being the best premium rail cruise to experience South Korea's natural beauty while accompanied by the sun.
Haerang's guest rooms range from family rooms to deluxe rooms and suites. All passenger rooms are equipped with a bed, bathroom, a TV and air conditioning, allowing for a relaxing and comfortable stay. Beds are soft, but firm, reducing the rocking motion of the train for a good night's sleep. To ensure the privacy and security of guests, each room can only be accessed by individual keycards with access control systems.
Traveling by train is a unique travel option that lets passengers fully appreciate the surrounding countryside. Take a look outside your room window or head over to the observation car at the middle of the train for a view of the scenic landscape. The observation car also has art shows, mini concerts and other on-board entertainment. The dining car is a combined restaurant and café with a wide variety of snacks and beverages served with a smile; muffins and cookies, as well as coffee, wine and juice are available for free.
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Those taking Haerang can choose between a two-day, one-night trip and a three-day, two-night trip. Ssimille (departs on the 2nd and 4th Saturday of every month) and Haeoreum (departs on the 1st and 3rd Saturday of every month) are two-day, one-night trips that start on a Saturday morning, while Aura is a three-day, two-night trip that starts on a Tuesday morning.
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Haeoreum Trip Itinerary (Seoul⇒Dongdaegu Station⇒Gyeongju Station⇒Jeongdongjin⇒Donghae⇒Danyang⇒Seoul)
Seoul Station ⇒ Dongdaegu Station ⇒ Lunch (Jjimgalbi jeongsik; full-course meal with steamed beef ribs) ⇒ Tour of Museum of Medical Missionary Works ⇒ Gyeongju Station ⇒ Daereungwon Tomb Complex ⇒ Dinner (soft tofu hot pot with mushrooms) ⇒ Korean Musical, Miso II ⇒ Accommodation: Haerang passenger car ⇒ Jeongdongjin Station ⇒ Breakfast (pollock soup) ⇒ Mureung Valley & Samhwasa Temple ⇒ Donghae Station ⇒ Danyang Station ⇒ Lunch (set meal at Danyang Hotel) ⇒ Dodamsambong Peaks ⇒ Seoul Station
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Aura Trip Itinerary (Seoul ⇒ Jeongseong ⇒ Boseong ⇒ Jinju ⇒ Jeongdongjin ⇒ Taebak Station ⇒ Chujeon Station ⇒ Seoul Station)
Seoul Station ⇒ Jangseong Station ⇒ Lunch (set meal with grilled short rib meat patties ⇒ Juknokwon (Bamboo Garden) ⇒ Boseong Station ⇒ Daehan Dawon Tourist Tea Plantation (Boseong Green Tea Plantation) ⇒ Dinner (assorted raw fish set meal) ⇒ Boseong Station ⇒ Accommodation: Haerang passenger car ⇒ Jinju Station ⇒ Breakfast (puffer fish soup set meal) ⇒ Sebyeonggwan Hall ⇒ Hallyeosudo Viewing Ropeway ⇒ Lunch (grilled eel set meal) ⇒ Gyeongju Station ⇒ Daereungwon Tomb Complex ⇒ Dinner (soft tofu hot pot with mushrooms) ⇒ Gyeongju Spa & Sauna ⇒ Accommodation: Haerang passenger car ⇒ Jeongdongjin ⇒ Haslla Art World ⇒ Taebaek Station ⇒ Lunch (grilled hanu beef) ⇒ Chujeon Station (a commemorative photograph) ⇒ Seoul Station
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I worry that the way they're approaching Tony's recovery lends itself to moving on from Ziva in a permanent manner.
Honestly, I don't care what the writers do in the future. I don't care what Gary decides. It will never change my mind. Even if they make Tony move on and find someone else.
Tony and Ziva are soul mates
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I just want to say,
I felt it last night. I felt how much pain Tony is in, how much he desperately misses her, wants her home- how much he loves her. I felt his struggle and confusion and overwhelming sense of regret. I felt the compassion (however gruff) Gibbs had without him saying a single…
Tony has easily become both the protagonist/hero of NCIS, and the most patient husband-to-be of any series ever.


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With Lady Gaga's hectic schedule (launching the Born This Way Foundation, covering the latest issue of Visionaire and celebrating India's inaugural Formula One race), we're glad she found the time to take in a movie and unwind. Mother Monster was spotted in the Soho section of London last night leaving the cinema while dressed in a fur coat and dark fishnets. We don't say this often enough but, Gaga has some gorgeous gams on her! It's nice to see her showing them off. Check out Stefani as she marries the night (or at least takes it on a movie date).
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Romeo you're on my dash ! lol.
He just did a badass chest piece on my boy Jayson…
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Tom Harkin says you need birth control pills because you PMS like a bitch.
We've already been over the free birth control thing several times. But starting today, if you can't afford the $9 a month to get your generic birth control pills at Target because you have no concept of consumer finance and still pay $1000 a year for condoms or whatever, you can have it for free if your employer is hooked on to a plan or is willing to let the government to force them to forgo the precepts of their religion entirely in violation of the First Amendment.
But let's be clear here. No woman really and truly needs free birth control, because women already have free birth control. It's called not having sex with men who you don't want to have a child with. Or headaches. I'm married. Trust me. I know. At any rate, that isn't a good enough excuse for people who desperately need the votes of uninformed yet easily-swayed American single women, so, America, you're getting free birth control whether you want it or not.
Because, if you're being honest with yourself, apparently, you really need it.
Because according to Democratic Senator Tom Harkin, it'll stop your goddam bitching.
Sen. Tom Harkin (D-Iowa) today justified what the Catholic bishops of the United States have unanimously called an "unjust and illegal mandate" that forces Catholic business owners to provide coverage for free sterilizations, contraceptives and abortion-inducing drugs because, Harkin said, some women need birth control pills to deal with menstrual pain.
"There are many women who take birth control pills, for example, because they have terrible menstrual cramps once a month, some of them almost incapacitated, can't work," said Harkin. "I know of young women myself who, because of this, aren't able to work and be productive, and it's prescribed by their doctor.",
The funny thing here, besides the overt sexism, is that Catholic schools and universities were happy even before now to cover medication of the birth control nature that was being used for a legitimate medical reason that had nothing to do with not making babies. If you have endometriosis, or any other perfectly normal yet totally obnoxious ailment of the womb-type-area, a doctors prescription showing it was all you needed to have that covered under your current insurance plan, Catholic employer or not. But whatever. Like I said, important votes are at risk here. Facts aren't important. What's important is that we are now officially paying for the single most important thing in a woman's life.
Or something.
What is alsoimportant, is that Tom Harkin is a Democrat, so no one gives a sh*t whether he gives a speech accusing women of needing birth control to keep them from PMSing like crazy bitches. Because heaven knows, a woman who has cramps is a threat to the very fabric of civilized society, such that it clearly falls under both the Necessary and Proper Clause and Congress' vested interest in promoting the general welfare as prescribed in the preamble to the United States Constitution.


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Art in Global Health
The relationship between the
researchers and the researched...
"To have the scientists feel what being
researched on is like. So the tables are a bit reversed."
"If I'm living in Kilifi and my life has been
spent there…then all of a sudden these people come asking for
things that perhaps for my community are deemed to be very deeply
human…like blood, or spittle, urine samples or breast milk, then
its very very unusual, and I'd be very highly suspicious."
"For me it was interesting to treat the unit
[Kilifi] as a research, which I guess is the whole point…but it
hadn't become conscious for me until the trip…that that is the
actual action of doing a residency." (Miriam)
"I wonder about the scientific standard. I'm
assuming that the scientific standard was created from a very
Western platform…Although I understand the need for an
international standard for collecting data…on another level, if its
all created from the West, and what is being researched is not
designed that way, then the research will come out skewed no matter
what you do." (Miriam)
A contrast in spaces
"The discussion we had about the image of the
clean lab…and then the feet that we saw of the old man…the
contrasts of those images, it's also a contrast in feeling. This
very neat, clean, lab feel, and then this…village, earth,
agriculture feel.
It's very interesting how you say clean…
Sterile is what I really mean…It's a hospital
sterile feeling…it's very formal…flat walls, white, and cleaned
very often with disinfectant…white lab coats." (Miriam and
"The 22 000 bacteria in your fridges…that was
a bit mind-boggling for me!
We saw these huge fridges…which are so cold,
that if you put your hand in it just…[mimes sound of
freezing/cracking] That's what they said…I find that crazy."
(James and Miriam)
"The different smells within the different
spaces…the smells from the hospital side and the [KEMRI] unit side
are very different." (Miriam)
"There is the space between the hospital and
the unit…where it's a bit quiet and almost nothing is going
on….it's a void. The unit is very organised and has a very logical
feel to it…The corridor between the unit and the hospital had a
strange sensation to it." (Miriam and James)
"As an artist, in the unit, for me to do
research there, talking to people there…I imagine it would be much,
much easier, [whereas] if I went to the hospital, there are so many
other paradigms… I'd want those people to understand what I'm
trying to do and believe in it…make them a team member of what I'm
doing." (James)
"I have such a different relationship to it. I
see people who are in the hospital area, either they have a family
member who is not well or they are not well, and I would find it
very hard to interject my own mission within that setting…for me,
hospital equals crisis mode…I would believe that their situation is
under strain…I'm interrupting someone in their crisis, whereas in
the village I might be interrupting them from preparing a meal
[where] life is going on." (Miriam)
"I find it quite a tough job to get people
engaged with something, an idea that I'm doing that may not have
very obvious benefit for them, or [has no] instantaneous result."
Contrasting senses of
"For a lot of African people, the most distant
future was two years ahead, everything was very much [about]
the present and the past. [Time] is in cycles…seasonal…they would
look at a season, or the next rains, or the next big event. So
talking to people who may still have a bit of that system in them,
telling them we might find a cure but we don't know when…it's very
abstract." (James)
"How to get people who may have that sense of
time to engage in science or in an idea that maybe…there's a
solution to a disease…how do they engage with something that is not
practically within their timeframe?" (James)
Costumes, signs and
"When I think of Kilifi and what people wear,
I think of the kanga, the very common piece of cloth. Interestingly
it's only women who use that. Men wear trousers, shirt, slippers,
open shoes. Sometimes quite colourful…much more colourful than here
in Nairobi. That kanga has very specific motifs…like proverbs, or
sayings, written on them. The idea of taking very scientific
symbols and making cloth like that…introducing science
symbols...and wordings…and then have it printed on the kanga."
"We were sitting in one meeting and how many
acronyms did you collect…20? The acronyms…you have to be in the
institution to understand them…or in the system." (James and
Miriam Syowia Kyambi and James
Images (top-bottom):
Outside Kilifi District Hospital on Hospital
road that leads to entrance
In the microbiology lab with Salim Mwarumba,
Head of Department
Miriam and James in discussions at the
KEMRI-Wellcome reception area. Painting in background by Patrick
Community member's footwear
Lab paraphernalia
Researcher picking sample from the freezer
storage in the microbiology lab
Community leaders visiting the microbiology
lab during open day
Community leader wearing a kanga carries notes
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I've been stalking you on the webernets for quite a bit now. So, I have to ask: what's your food situation? Do you cook? Are you a vegetarian? Meatatarian? Do you crush bags of Funyuns while you're cranking out a point release for Ego?
These days I eat a 75% gluten-free diet (mostly because Stacey is gluten-free), but I don't put many restrictions on myself other than trying to keep carbohydrate intake low. I spent most of my 20s eating turkey sandwiches and four bowls of cereal per day, which isn't exactly a healthy lifestyle. These days it's more protein, fewer carbs, and (sometimes) exercise.
We don't cook a whole lot (we're mostly small meal eaters and scavengers day-to-day), but when Oliver gets a bit older that will probably change. I'd love to be a good cook, I just haven't put nearly enough effort into it. I'm excited having a child might give me an excuse to change that.


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Officina Stellare Pro RC 320 Sitall Pro
Pro Package Includes:
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Half full or half empty? The age old question in Beer City, USA.
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I'm very glad to see this change, although it is a bit too late for me. I hit 60 about a month before the patch that made epics available at 40, so I paid the 480 (training) and 60 (mount) for my epic mount -- not even my flying mount. It wiped out all my cash. Wah! I can haz refund? (please note, I'm just sharing, not really asking for my money back!) Now I don't have to save as long to get the flying mount, so I really am happy with this!


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Irony and the law of unintended consequences visit the UAW
You could also entitle it "meet the new boss, same as the old boss". What I'm talking about is a recent meeting between UAW bosses and GM workers. To say it didn't go well would be a vast understatement)(via Sweetness and Light):
Workers at a General Motors stamping plant in Indianapolis, Indiana chased United Auto Workers executives out of a union meeting Sunday, after the UAW demanded workers accept a contract that would cut their wages in half.
As soon as three UAW International representatives took the podium, they were met with boos and shouts of opposition from many of the 631 workers currently employed at the plant. The officials, attempting to speak at the only informational meeting on the proposed contract changes, were forced out within minutes of taking the floor.
The incident once again exposes the immense class divide between workers and union officials, who are working actively with the auto companies to drive down wages and eliminate benefits.
Actively working with the auto companies? They are part owners now of the auto companies – they're "management" for heaven sake.
Interesting how it suddenly looks when you're on the "other side", huh? And in the face of vociferous opposition, the UAW officials abandoned the podium.
All of this was written up at the World Socialist website. There's also a video which gives real credence to the story. In the beginning someone from the local is speaking. He or she (I really couldn't tell which) then introduces the UAW international drones at about 2:48. As you watch it, it will remind you of some of the townhall meetings of last summer:
The article goes on to say:
Workers at Local 23 voted 384-22 in May to reject reopening a previous contract, which had guaranteed that wages would remain intact in the event of a sale. GM first announced its intention to sell the plant in 2007, threatening to close it if it did not find a buyer.
Despite overwhelming opposition by the rank-and-file, UAW executives secretly continued negotiations with JD Norman, which they outlined in a document sent to workers last week.
Pretty bad when your union which is now management sells you out, isn't it? To paraphrase one worker, "they'll still have their jobs while they sell ours out". Wow – wasn't that the argument against the hated "management?" Heh …
Irony – it's really something to be appreciated sometimes, isn't it? The UAW always wanted control of the auto companies didn't it? Now it has it – sweet, huh? And private sector unions wonder why their membership is dropping like a rock.
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The most ethical Congress ever
You remember that promise from Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, don't you? "Draining the swamp" and all that.
Well, apparently the draining is going a little better than expected and the members of the Congressional Black Congress would like to see the Office of Congressional Ethics brought under a little closer control. It is starting to get in the way of their junkets to the Caribbean.
Seems the OCE is to aggressive in its pursuit of Congress members charged with unethical conduct.
Now, to be fair, much of this has to do with what the OCE should or shouldn't be able to report, and the CBC isn't the only group who are unhappy with the OCE:
The OCE is "out of control," one House Republican told POLITICO. A Democrat close to Pelosi said the OCE was "way out of bounds" when it sent information to the Justice Department on an investigation into lawmakers' ties to the defunct PMA lobbying group.
"They're not supposed to be an independent prosecutor," said one Republican lawmaker. "I think there's a lot of regrets with having those people [OCE] there."
There is some validity in the criticism. But it again underscores how poor a job Congress does legislating anything, even something as simple as setting up a ethics panel and empowering it. Now they're stuck with a product they don't like that's not doing the type job they envisioned for it.
Welcome to the club – most of what Congress passes has that sort of effect in fly-over land.
It is also interesting to see this emerging in an election year. What in the world are they thinking? They're trying to pass it off as trying too "promulgate rules for the 112th Congress". Really? Democrats may not even have a majority in the 112th. And even if they do, aren't those sorts of rules something for the 112th to decide?
Yet even Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) acknowledges that the House may have to take a second look at the powers of this outside ethics office, which has the authority to publicize its inquiries, unlike the formal House ethics panel, which is much more secretive.
I find it ironic that the main complaint about the OCE is they're … wait for it … too transparent in their investigations.
If that doesn't provide you with a little chuckle, I'm not sure what will.
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Obama's Doubletalk
The irony not to mention the hypocrisy contained in this clip (from Feb 13) can make one seriously wonder if the man who has proposed 10 years of huge deficit budgets that would put us in an unimaginable debt hole thinks he's fooling anyone with this. It is simply breathtaking in its temerity and arrogance:
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Health Care for the Homeless, 591-0839, psch.org.
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