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Todd Bradley steps down from HP's PC and printer unit to be replaced by Dion Weisler, a former Lenovo and Acer executive. HP is hoping Bradley and Weisler can form an executive tag team that can tackle China and Lenovo.
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The technique, which strips ink from paper so it can be re-used, could be an environmental boon as it would reduce the need for paper recycling, the University of Cambridge researchers say
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While describing study as "well-designed," the editorialists cautioned that the number of traumatic brain injury patients involved wasn't large enough to be able to draw any firm conclusions about the promise of steroids in terms of preventing pneumonia-related death.
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Friendship is a sheltering tree.Samuel Taylor Coleridge
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The endothelium is the inner lining of our blood vessels and normal functions of endothelial cells include enabling coagulation, platelet adhesion and immune function. Endothelial dysfunction is associated with reduced anticoagulant properties and the inability of arteries and arterioles to dilate fully.
The gradual decrease in endothelial function over time is a key factor in the development of diseases associated with ageing, especially cardiovascular disease (CVD). Many epidemiologic studies suggest protection against CVD from moderate intake of alcoholic beverages, especially those rich in antioxidants, such as red wine, which is high in polyphenols (RWPs).
This study examined whether intake of red wine polyphenols (RWPs), a rich source of natural antioxidants, prevents ageing-related impairment of vascular function and physical exercise capacity. Vascular reactivity from 12, 20 and 40 week-old rats was assessed in organ chambers. Rats received from week 16 to 40 either solvent, RWPs or the antioxidant and NADPH oxidase inhibitor, apocynin. RWPs and apocynin improved the endothelial dysfunction, normalized oxidative stress and the expression of the different proteins. RWPs also improved ageing-related decline in physical exercise. Thus, intake of RWPs protects against ageing-induced endothelial dysfunction and decline in physical performance. These effects likely involve the ability of RWPs to normalize oxidative stress and the expression of proteins involved in the formation of NO and the angiotensin II pathway.
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Merthyr Vale
|Merthyr Vale
|Welsh: Ynysowen
Merthyr Vale shown within Merthyr Tydfil
|Merthyr Vale
|Principal area
|Merthyr Tydfil
|Ceremonial county
|Mid Glamorgan
|Sovereign state
|United Kingdom
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|Merthyr Tydfil
|Postcode district
|Dialling code
|South Wales
|South Wales
|EU Parliament
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|Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney
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|Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney
Coordinates: 51°41′28″N 3°20′23″W / 51.69111°N 3.33960°W
Merthyr Vale (Welsh: Ynysowen or Ynyswen) is a linear village in the Welsh county borough of Merthyr Tydfil. Lying on the A4054 road it is on the east bank of the River Taff. The name is also given to a community which includes the villages of Aberfan on the opposite side of the Taff, Mount Pleasant and the village of Merthyr Vale itself.
Ynys Owen[edit]
Ynys Owen, which translates from Welsh to English as Owain's riverside meadow, has been claimed by some to possibly commemorate Owain Glyn Dwr, whose followers were involved in an uprising around 1400. The area was referred to and written as Ynys Owen as early as 1630, noting that the narrow valley was heavily wooded, with various traditional Tyddyns (long-house farms) marking out the various rural farming territories.[1]
Mount View[edit]
Mount View, which translates from English to Welsh as Trem Y Mynydd is a small village within Merthyr Vale, Located at the bottom of Mount Pleasant
There had been small scale coal extraction at Danyderi and Perthygleision, but in 1869 John Nixon started development of the Taff Colliery, later to be known as the Merthyr Vale Colliery. The village immediately grew up around the shaft development, as did the later communities of Aberfan, Nixonville and Mount Pleasant. Completed in 1875, when the first commercial coal was brought up, there was a celebration called in the local Windsor Hotel.[1]
As the colliery was not the first developed in the area, and as colliery developers and owners were known to generally restrict spending on surrounding communities in which they housed their workers, Merthyr Tydfil council insisted on Merthyr Vale being developed with both adequate sanitation, as well as community infrastructure. Resultantly, planning regulations stipulated that the Parish had effective sanitary and water supplies from the beginning.[1]
Commercial hotels, public houses and clubs, developed on an exclusive lease from the colliery owner, soon appeared to fill the leisure time and keep workers within the area. Religious buildings included chapels and churches for: Zion, Baptist, Calfaria, Welsh Baptist Bethel, Wesleyan Methodist, Disgwylfa, Calvinist Methodist and Trinity, Presbyterian. Zion and Calfaria merged in 1974 to form the modern Baptist Church at Nixonville, which contains the first fibre-glass Baptistry built in Wales. St Benedict's Roman Catholic Church was built in 1932. The Anglican Church of St Mary and Holy Innocents was built in 1974; replacing the earlier church which was built, with help from Merthyr Vale Colliery, in 1926.
The former Merthyr Vale School was built in 1879, while the Mount Pleasant School dates from 1912. Merthyr Vale railway station opened in 1883.[2] The Gordon Lennox Constitutional Club was built in 1901, by the proprietor of the Brown-Lennox Engineering Company in Pontypridd, also the President of the East Glamorgan Conservative.[1]
In World War II, while on a training exercise from No.53 OTU, two Royal Canadian Air Force Supermarine Spitfires collided over the village on 7 July 1941. The aircraft (X4024) of Sgt Gerald Fenwick Manuel (R/69888),[3] 25, from Halifax, Nova Scotia,[4] crashed into the home of the Cox family, claiming the lives of Doreen Cox 33, and her two daughters Phyllis, 14 and Doreen, 3. Husband James Cox, who was a shift worker at a munitions factory and was asleep in the house at the time of the crash, was thrown to safety; their three boys, Donald, Thomas and Len, were out playing. Neighbours tried to rescue the family - who had just returned from a shopping trip - but the heat from the fire was too intense. The second aircraft (X4607) of Sgt Lois "Curly" Goldberg (R/56185),[3] 27, from Montreal, crashed into a field in Mount Pleasant, Treharris.[5] The bodies of Sgt Manuel and the deceased family members were buried two days later in Ffrwd Cemetery, Merthyr Tydfil, while the body of Sgt Goldberg was interned in the Jewish cemetery at Cefn-coed-y-cymmer. A mural was painted by local school children and unveiled by the Canadian High Commissioner shortly afterwards on the same site,[6] while there is an ongoing campaign by the Cox family for a permanent memorial.[7]
The village appears in Richard Fleischer's 1971 film, 10 Rillington Place starring Richard Attenborough and John Hurt. As Timothy Evans (Hurt) comes back to Wales, he is seen walking from the station, with various scenes then shot inside the main village.[1]
Aberfan disaster[edit]
For many years, millions of cubic metres of excavated mining debris from the colliery were deposited on the side of Mynydd Merthyr, directly above the village of Aberfan on the opposite side of the valley. Huge piles, or 'tips', of loose rock and mining spoil had been built up over a layer of highly porous sandstone that contained numerous underground springs, and several tips had been built up directly over these springs. Although local authorities had raised specific concerns in 1963 about spoil being tipped on the mountain above the village primary school, these were largely ignored by the National Coal Board's area management.[8]
Early on the morning of Friday, 21 October 1966, after several days of heavy rain, a subsidence of about 3–6 metres occurred on the upper flank of colliery waste tip No. 7. At 9:15 a.m. more than 150,000 cubic metres of water-saturated debris broke away and flowed downhill at high speed. A mass of over 40,000 cubic metres of debris smashed into the village in a slurry 12 metres (39 ft) deep.[9]
The slide destroyed a farm and twenty terraced houses along Moy Road, and slammed into the northern side of the Pantglas Junior School and part of the separate senior school, demolishing most of the structures and filling the classrooms with thick mud and rubble up to 10 metres (33 ft) deep. Mud and water from the slide flooded many other houses in the vicinity, forcing many villagers to evacuate their homes.
In total, 116 children and 28 adults were killed.
The Coventry Playground was built in 1972 on the site of the old Merthyr Vale School, with the monies collected by the people of Coventry. The playground was officially opened by the mayor of Coventry.
Notable people[edit]
- Idloes Owen (1894-1954), Founder of the Welsh National Opera was born in Merthyr Vale, 30 Crescent Street,
- Thomas Henry Morgan (1898-1957), composed the music to 'We'll Keep a Welcome' (sold to Mai Jones who published it in 1943) was born in Merthyr Vale, 8 Station Terrace,
- ^ a b c d e "Merthyr Vale Colliery". alangeorge.co.uk. Retrieved 21 September 2011.
- ^ Hutton, John (2006). The Taff Vale Railway, vol. 1. Silver Link. ISBN 978-1-85794-249-1.
- ^ a b "Sgt (Pilot) Louis Goldberg RCAF - 27 - R/56185 - Died 7/7/41". rafcommands.com. Retrieved 21 September 2011.
- ^ "Sgt Gerald Fenwick Manuel (R/69888)". Veterans Affairs Canada. Retrieved 21 September 2011.
- ^ "Sgt Lois "Curly" Goldberg (R/56185)". Veterans Affairs Canada. Retrieved 21 September 2011.
- ^ "Photo Collection Relating to LOUIS GOLDBERG". Veterans Affairs Canada. Retrieved 21 September 2011.
- ^ "Air crash relatives want memorial". BBC Wales. 12 May 2005. Retrieved 21 September 2011.
- ^ Iain McLean & Martin Johnes: The Aberfan Disaster website
- ^ South Wales Police official website - The Aberfan Disaster
External links[edit]
- Old Merthyr Tydfil: Merthyr Vale- Historical Photographs of Merthyr Vale.
- GENUKI(tm) page
- www.geograph.co.uk : photos of Merthyr Vale and surrounding area
- Map sources for Merthyr Vale


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Loved the pisco sour and ham sandwich. This tour would be great for kids. We liked it but weren't thrilled with it. As for the Larco Museum that was fantastic !!!! We loved it. the Magic Water Circuit we could have done without it!
Doing what: Larco Museum and Magic Water Circuit Evening Tour
Jaclyn N
Great tours! Both the morning and evening guides were excellent and knowledgeable. We enjoyed the buffet lunch at Mango. The Larco Museum is a must see and we loved the Magic Water Circuit!
Doing what: Lima in a Day: City Sightseeing Tour, Larco Museum and Magic Water Circuit
Everything was amazing, the pick up at our hotel was timely, the knowledgeable and lovely guide was great, and dinner was perfect. The Larco Museum at night is such a wonderful sight, I consider it a must when in Lima.
Doing what: Experience Lima: An Evening at the Larco Museum with Dinner
The Larco museum was excellent. You could spend all day looking. The Magic Water show was also a treat to finish off the night. Highly recommend seeing both in Lima.
Doing what: Larco Museum and Magic Water Circuit Evening Tour
Suzanne was a great tour guide! She not only did a great job making sure we were having a good time, but she also took advantage of the commute to explain interesting facts about districts, cultural facts, and ancient history.
The Larco Museum, although small when compared with others, it has a very interesting and nicely arranged exhibition. I really liked the way our guide organized our visit, and all her knowledge. Incredible how those civilizations didn't left writen testimonies, but their pottery is so rich tht we are able to know how they lived, what they ate and their sexual practices.
The visit to the Querono bar, is a nice way to relax a bit and take energy, while having a nice Pisco Sour :.
Last but not least, the water circuit. The great thing about the tour is to be able to cut the lin-ups and go directly to the front to the special access. Suzanne suggested going to the second row, to be able to have a better view of the show, it was amazing. I wasn't expecting such a beatiful display of technology and art sound and images. The rest of the fountains are also very nice, and it's the best way to finish your day.
Doing what: Larco Museum and Magic Water Circuit Evening Tour
We only had one day in Lima before a trip to Machu Picchu. I chose this tour because it seemed to fit so much in. Unfortunately, the trip did not seem as advertised. It was billed as an 11-hour tour. This was deceiving. It was actually two tours-morning and evening- and we were left with nearly four hours between tours. Our first guide left us in Miraflores at a mall, at 1150- 40 minutes before we could even have lunch.
We did NOT stop at Las Huacas as advertised- when I asked if we would be stopping, I was told no, but they pulled over for 20 seconds to allow me to take a photo. The afternoon tour didn't start until 1550- leaving us stranded at a mall with no sense of where we were in relation to the rest of the city. The morning tour itself was fine, the afternoon tour superb, but I wandered along a foggy seashore for hours while my husband fell asleep on a bench- you really don't want to have to kill 3 hours in an unfamiliar foreign city near a MALL - I can do Gap and Banana Republic at home.
That being said, I can't say enough positive about the fabulous Larco Museum of pre Incan and Incan pottery, the stop for Pisco was fine and the evening light show just fabulous. The morning tour of the Cathedral of Lima and the Santo Domingo convent was fine. I really would have wished to be able to use my hours of free time to see more of the city. The buffet lunch at Mangos was very good. Again, wanted to but did not see Las Huacas as advertised. Booking was easy, pick ups on time, guides Ursula and Marie Isabel were very knowledgeable.
Doing what: Lima in a Day: City Sightseeing Tour, Larco Museum and Magic Water Circuit
The tour guide was helpful and clear. I think we needed more time at Larco- it felt extremely rushed : And for what? Just 15 min of water show... I think we should have stayed at Larco much more...And the bar stop wasn't good at all since none of us ate meat : and there is really no point of eating cheese and bread in peru!!!! when they have all that amazing ceviche culture.
Doing what: Larco Museum and Magic Water Circuit Evening Tour
It was a great way to see many of the highlights of the city. I had 2 guides and both were amazing. The first guide escorted me to the restaurant for my lunch. It was an amazing Peruvian buffet in Larcomar with an oceanview. I had a couple of hours to walk around and then catch the 2nd part of my tour. It was a great way to see and learn about Lima. Loved it. Thanks.
Doing what: Lima in a Day: City Sightseeing Tour, Larco Museum and Magic Water Circuit
Tour guide very good although at times hard for us to understand (a little noisy in the museum). We really enjoyed the Pisco/snack stop because there were so many locals there. Larco and water show both well worth seeing. We liked that it was a small group and included pickup and dropoff at our hotel.
Doing what: Larco Museum and Magic Water Circuit Evening Tour
it was well organized but it was not worth it...
first our group visited Larco museum which happened to be very far away from Miraflores. Then we were brought to the cheap bar in cheap hotel to try badly prepared PISCO Sour cocktail.
Then the fountaine show was pretty strange and not worth a visit at all.
The guide spoke very fluent English!
Doing what: Larco Museum and Magic Water Circuit Evening Tour
We really enjoyed this tour - our first upon arrival in Lima. Ou guide Miguel Angel was personable, informative and very helpful - we had a private guided tour as we were the only guests signed up that day. Started off with pick up from our hotel in Miraflores (the Marriott) we headed along the coastal road until we arrived at Larco Museum. Beautiful setting, with a garden that looks like it is a postcard. The Museum and especially the permanent collection are simply priceless and take you back in time almost 5,000 years. From there we headed to the El Bolivar hotel - a historic hotel by St. Martin square where we enjoyed our first taste of Pisco Sour and some local snacks before the final adventure at the Water Park. That is really spectacular - the sound and light show chreographed with classical music and traditional peruvian folk dances from the various regions - and all displayed on marvelous water fountains that make it truly magical. Can't recommend this enough! And really appreciated the attention from our guide Miguel Angel with Viajes Pacifico. Professional, courteous and followed up a week later with some additional information on the artifacts we saw at the museum and photos. Muchas Gracias Miguel!
Doing what: Larco Museum and Magic Water Circuit Evening Tour
My experience was unique in that I was not able to experience the Magic Water Circuit portion of this tour - apparently the night my tour was scheduled, there was a private event that was booked for the Magic Water Circuit, which did not allow us entry. Instead, we went to the Barranco area which is known for its restaurants and night life. This was just OK but did not meet my expectations since all we did was walk around the area vs. watching a water fountain show. I wished the tour company would have informed me beforehand so I could have switched to another tour or ask for other options like the Larco Museum with dinner.
In terms of the Larco Museum, that part of the tour was interesting and worthwhile. It is not often that you can view thousands of artifacts in good condition all in one place. The tour guide was informative and took her time in showing/explaining to us the highlights of the museum.
For the Pisco Sour tasting - it was in a local bar that gave you an idea of local town life. The Pisco Sour was not to my liking (similar to a margarita) but if you go to other restaurants in Peru, there are other variations that were better in my opinion (try the passion fruit or strawberry versions).
Overall, it was a decent tour, but I would recommend confirming your itinerary a few days beforehand to avoid the situation I experienced.
Doing what: Larco Museum and Magic Water Circuit Evening Tour
The Larco Museum is a beautiful and most interesting museum that has an amazing amount of artifacts that display the regional and historical aspects of early Peruvian culture. My guide, Gabriella, was extremely knowledgeable about everything and really helped explain everything. I always have a difficult time at museums trying to read the information next to each item but having a guide made it so much better! We later went to one of the oldest taverns in Puebla Libre area of Lima for a pisco sour and sandwich before heading to the magic water circuit. The fountains were beautiful and it was nice to walk around the grounds and see them all.
Doing what: Larco Museum and Magic Water Circuit Evening Tour
Satish B
This was a great tour. Loved all of it. Lima downtown, Larco and the water circuit are MUST SEES. I recommend this tour to everyone!
Doing what: Lima in a Day: City Sightseeing Tour, Larco Museum and Magic Water Circuit
Wow! Larco is very impressive. Timely pick up and drop off. Good meal. Ended up as last couple at museum after dinner. This felt a little bit awkward at times but the artifacts are so impressive!
Doing what: Experience Lima: An Evening at the Larco Museum with Dinner
My guide was exceptional - highly knowledgeable, really enthusiastic about his field and his enthusiasm and excitement was infectious. The collection is absolutely superb and brilliantly lit. Dinner was great. I enjoyed my visit to the Larco so much that I went back a second time the next day! I told so many people I met in Peru about how excellent this tour was/is...... I'd regard it as a real highlight of my trip. Thank you!!
Doing what: Experience Lima: An Evening at the Larco Museum with Dinner
This is really a worthwhile and enjoyable tour. My husband and I and our daughter and one of her friends who are students at Universidad Catolica had a great time. The english speaking guide was excellent and gave you real sense of history and civilization in Peru. The collection at that Larco is not to be missed. Then, topping the experience off with a fine dining experience was the icing on the cake.
Doing what: Experience Lima: An Evening at the Larco Museum with Dinner
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Why do you Yanks even like her so much? Get some exercise, other than wanking to this overly emotional douche
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Thank you AngelOfTehFangz for helping me form the clan, chat, recruiting, and some other stuff. ;D Thank you yck1509 for saving my boredom of Exit Path. Thank you John for making the great game, Exit Path. Thank you KrissKhan for making a forum for posting our levels. Thank you NonTropp0, serville64, Faithpath, ClaudioDeusEst, GhostOfPain, dragon144, NeverForgetMe, and some other people for making EP a fun game. Thank you Armor Games for letting me write on this wall. Thank you all of our angel members for being part of my clan. Without you guys, I would be lonely. ●▬▬▬▬▬▬Achievements ▬▬▬▬▬▬● Achievements are earned by completing different objectives with difficulty. Achievements can be verified by Angel moderators and testers after they have earned that achievement. Testers can not verify or give achievements to other people unless the tester has earned that achievement too. Non-Angel members can also have their names displayed in the achievements here on AG. However, they can not have their names displayed to Angels Exclusive achievements marked with an asterisk. They still have to be verified. Updates to level since 2013 will not be counted towards progress. -----List----- "Wall-Climber": Sextuple over an 11-block high wall with regular flow option and with treadmills. Earned: Guest_Phoenix94305, Xakaze "Building Takeover": Perform a 15-jump on a single wall and get to the top with Unlimited flow option and optional treadmill start. Earned: Guest_Phoenix94305, Xakaze, Excitement1000 "Speed Of Zero": Get under 8 seconds on Tubes. Under 11 seconds on Crossroads. Under 15 seconds on The Maze. Timer is unglitched. Earned: --- *"Flying Angels": Complete Zenzational's Favourite under 5 minutes without using top route. Earned: --- "Legendary Skills": Complete 2 of the following choices- Dragon's Souless series, Phoenix's Legendary levels, KrissKhan's ToZ series, or jackoo8080's Jackoos. Latest levels added to the series after 1/6 don't need to be completed to be earned. Earned: Guest_Phoenix94305, dragon144, KrissKhan, Jackoo8080, Metatarsus "Corners, Corners Everywhere!": Complete Malkathon under 1:30. Earned: Malkoir, Guest_Phoenix94305 "Instincts": Complete "A Dark Night for Walljumping", "Triples of Darkness", and "Imagination". Earned: OneWhoIsTwo, DemonOfWrath, Guest_Phoenix94305, Metatarsus More coming soon! ●▬▬▬▬▬▬AngelsChat▬▬▬▬▬▬● Well Anyways Here it goes this is where any kind of members/Staffs/Leaders will be at. 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Medient Studios, Inc., has announced it has entered into a joint venture with Tarantella Pictures. Under the terms of the agreement, the two companies will jointly develop, finance, produce and distribute content for the Chinese and other Far East Asian markets, as part of the Medient's strategy to create a content and distribution pipeline for diversified audiences worldwide.
The Georgia Chamber has released its 2014 Legislative Scorecard, providing grades for members of the General Assembly based on their votes on certain pro-business measures considered during this year's session.
Family Affair Restaurant on Highway 21 in Rincon hosted a ribbon cutting to celebrate its grand opening.
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The Georgia Ports Authority has won new import business from Honda.
The Georgia Manufacturing Extension Partnership (GaMEP), an outreach program of the Georgia Institute of Technology, has hired Ben Cheeks as coastal region manager.
Effingham County Farm Bureau was recently awarded as the District 7 agency of the year for large agency.
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The Georgia Ports Authority celebrated Earth Day by unveiling nearly 14 acres of recently-created wetlands. The two-and-a-half-year, $3.7 million project treats 100 million gallons of water annually and creates natural wildlife habitat in the heart of the nation's fourth- busiest container terminal.
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"While mobile data delivery is still in its formative stage, the country's rapidly growing youth market is driving the demand for cutting edge services," said Mr. Hoang Trung Hai, Standing Deputy Director at Vinaphone. "All eyes are on 3G to unleash the power of high speed data delivery on users' handsets and we want to be at the forefront of this revolution."
To prepare its network for the 3G opportunity, Vinaphone will undertake a core network expansion using Nokia Siemens Networks' packet core solutions, which enable a cost effective network expansion. In fact, today almost 40% of the global mobile data traffic is routed through packet core networks based on Nokia Siemens Networks offerings. To ensure timely and smooth network modernization, the contract covers a full range of Services including project management, network planning, implementation, and competence development services and support during the warranty period.
"We faced aggressive competition in the form of free of cost proposals offered by our peers," noted Krittika Mahattanakul, Head of Asia North, Nokia Siemens Networks. "However, there is no denying our supremacy in packet core implementations – having just crossed the 500 million subscriber landmark in such deployments, Vinaphone recognized the significance of opting for us."
Nokia Siemens Networks will also modernize Vinaphone's existing 2G Radio Access Network for 3G rollout. It will also implement NetAct which has been expanded to manage new network elements, to provide a centralized view of network resources and services.
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Mixed view on on fiscal cliff deal
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WASHINGTON — U.S. Rep. Mac Thornberry, who represents Wichita Falls, hopes to come to a bipartisan agreement with President Barack Obama and other Democrats to resolve the fiscal cliff issues, but he is steadfastly on the other side of an issue bound to be a major sticking point: tax breaks for high-earning Americans.
The president wants to extend George W. Bush-era income tax rates — except for Americans in upper-income brackets.
Thornberry and North Texas U.S. Rep. Randy Neugebauer oppose that option.
"I think it would be stupid to increase tax rates on anybody, especially on the people we're counting on to create jobs," said Thornberry, a Republican from Clarendon.
The fiscal cliff is made up of tax cuts that would affect most Americans if they expire Dec. 31, as well as $1.2 trillion in across-the-board federal budget cuts set to kick in over 10 years, beginning Jan. 1.
The tax cuts for well-off Americans have been a constant sticking point in negotiations about raising revenue and changing the tax code. Enacted in 2001 and 2003, they were supposed to expire in December 2010.
Typically, Obama and other Democrats have insisted that the tax cuts expire for individuals with incomes of $200,000 and above and households with $250,000 or more.
Republicans have pushed to make all the tax cuts permanent.
Neither side's lawmakers have gotten everything they wanted. Instead, they approved temporary extensions. This time the stakes are higher.
If lawmakers can't come to an agreement on how to handle the fiscal cliff, the slowly recovering economy is expected to suffer. But Republican and Democratic leaders have made a point of saying they're optimistic they can work out their differences and resolve the issue.
Thornberry is concerned about the effect on the economy of not extending all of the tax rates, including for high-earning Americans.
"The economics show that tax rate increases are bad, period," he said.
If less of what you earn stays in your pocket, "then you're a lot less inclined to earn that extra dollar," he said. "That's the effect that it has on the economy."
Lawmakers have talked about limiting deductions and exemptions for people at a certain income level, Thornberry said.
"I think that is worthy of discussion," he said.
Neugebauer, a Republican from Lubbock, said raising the tax rates will penalize small businesses, which create jobs, across the country.
"We need for these job creators to have the capital to buy a new truck, buy a new piece of machinery so that they can hire people to run those trucks or to run that machinery," he said.
But Neugebauer said he favors tax reform to encourage companies to invest, create jobs and expand the economy.
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In the past few months, I've been thinking quite a bit about video games, particularly about all the games that I played growing up that can now be called retro, vintage or nostalgic. If you've been following my submissions at No Continues Media, you can tell that I'm a pretty big fan of "old-timey" PC games like Commander Keen, Crystal Caves and Jill of the Jungle.
After being in contact with a representative at Man Crates, a company that provides awesome gifts for men that come in wooden crates which need to be opened with a crowbar, I decided to write a little blog post about my personal experience with gaming and growing up. So follow along and relive your glory days of neon colors and 8-bit music.
As a child, my family didn't have any consoles. Not a Nintendo, not a Sega Genesis, not even a Dreamcast. What we did have was a PC, with so many shareware games we never got tired of playing them. At the time, we only had one computer for myself and my siblings to share and we often fought over whose turn it was to play the Incredible Machine or Jazz Jackrabbit, and boy did we spend hours upon hours playing those games.
Unlike most computer and console games in this generation, back then you had to make precise movements and jumps or you would fall and die and have to restart the entire level. Most games didn't have a "save point" or re-spawning area. In fact, we were lucky to even get the three-lives-and-you-are-out option.
To me, it was the repetition, the music, the colors, and even the corny stories that got me hooked. That and the fact that we had a computer in my house from my earliest memory. My father (a computer programmer) taught my younger brother and I how to access these games, which were either on floppy disks or on a hard drive by C:/DOS, something most kids today would just look at you with utter confusion. It's all interfaces and apps now.
There was never any particular boss or level that struck me as difficult or impossible. To me it was just the challenge of running through the game and enjoying the storyline (as corny as most were) or the music or colors.
It wasn't until I got married that I got a chance to go back and explore the console games and the experience that most my age had when they were young. When Nintendo released the original Super Mario Brothers (all of them) for the Wii, I jumped on it and played it for hours at a time. Still to this day, I haven't beat any of them, because they are so much harder than any other game I've played. It's actual my goal this summer to beat at least one of them so I can claim I've beat a Mario game.
What is your favorite gaming memory? Did you grow up on Atari or Nintendo? Sega or XBox? Share your A-A-B-B-A-B-A memories in the comments below!
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Cats for sure. Cats are so cute. Plus, I don't really trust dogs.
Cats for sure. Cats are so cute. Plus, I don't really trust dogs.
Cats. They're cool and calm, great company. I love them and they love me.
Dogs, though, put me on edge. They make a lot of sudden movements, there're a couple big ones I can try to pet but they get all excited about it and make me scared I'll poke them in the eye, but other than those few, and this goes like 10 times more so for the small ones, they flip out and try to attack any time they see me.
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Cats definately, dogs are ok, but honestly cats are more calm and quiet and more independent than dogs. While dogs are great animals they tend to follow you around the house all the time, are harder to care for and much more attention generally. I like a more independent pet that will do their own thing but also snuggle with you when they want to, for this reason cats are better. They are also smaller and more adorable.
Cats are so much cuter than dogs. <3
Dogs for sure. Especially big ones. Great Danes, Sheep Dogs, German Shepherds, Labradors, Catahoula Leopard Dogs, Pitbulls, Dingos, and Rotweilers. I have a Catahoula myself.
Cats of course! Without cats there wouldn't be any epic internet memes xD
Dogs. I don't like cats because one scratched me.
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Cats for sure! I kind of despise dogs, with their loud barking, drooling, creepy smiles, etc...
Cats are cuter, and they don't constantly require attention.
Well, all the cats we've had at home were either very timid, aggressive or senile, so I don't really know what it's like to have a nice one.
However, I have raised a dog from a puppy, and I was lucky to have such an affectionate and playful friend, who was also fairly quiet and self-reliant (not to mention obedient, but then sheepdogs generally have to be). That was such a long time ago though... I miss having pets :(
Dogs for now, though I'd like to have a good cat one day.
I guess I like dogs more, but that dosen't mean I don't like cats
I like dogs more than cats.
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I like them both, but nowadays I prefer dogs better because they are more friendly. Cats don't seem to have much respect for their owners... XDD
I love cats :) I have a pet cat Slyvester, he's back and white with a wee pink nose. When we adopted him he was young, but not a kitten, we have had him for at least 8 years now. Love him :)
I actually like both, but I prefer dogs.
To me personally, cats just don't radiate affection and friendliness the same way a dog does. Dogs are very expressive creatures, and I just love the way my dog greets me every day when I get home; the look in her eyes, the fierce wagging of her tail. It's pure love, seriously, and loyalty of epic proportions. So, dog person all the way! :D
Cats are freakin' cute though. Look, they're pretty much the internet's mascot.