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RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST}!^www\.domain\.com
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ http://www.domain.com/$1 [R=permanent]
However, when I use the "Check Server Page Tool" about half way down this page http://www.bruceclay.com/web_rank.htm, It says I have the following error
Error 301 - http://www.domain.com redirects to: http://www.domain.com/
Question: Is my code bad? Is there another way to do this redirect? Thanks for any advice.
No, that is exactly what you expect. The problem is the use of the word "error" in the checker software. Simply put, 3xx codes are redirect/modified status codes, 4xx codes are error codes.
However, I suggest you add the [L] flag to your RewriteRule to improve efficiency.
RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} !^www\.domain\.com
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ http://www.domain.com/$1 [R=permanent,L]
You want [L] on any rule that, once applied, does not need any further rewriting. The [L] is only applied if the RewriteRule and all RewriteConds match. It means, "If you did this rewrite, then no further rewriting is required for this request." In most rewrite cases, an [L] should be used, and almost always with external 301/Moved Permanently or 302/Moved Temporarily redirects.
After applying this logic to the RewriteRules in my htaccess, it appears that they all need the [L].
What would be an example of a RewriteRule that does NOT need the [L]?
Thanks again.
Here's a trivial example:
# Rename various public relations pages and relocate to subdirectory
RewriteRule ^contact\.html$ /info1.html [NC]
RewriteRule ^about\.html$ /info2.html [NC]
RewriteRule ^corporate\.html$ /info3.html [NC]
RewriteRule ^info(.)\.html$ http://www.example.com/public/info$1.html [R=301,L]
Now subdomain.mysite.com goes to www.mysite.com/subdomain/ :-(
I'm using rewrites like the following in my .htaccess:
RewriteEngine On
Options +FollowSymlinks
RewriteBase /
RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} blog.mysite.com
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI}!blog/
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ blog/$1 [L]
How might I handle this situation differently so my subdomains are still supported, yet mysite.com/somepage.htm gets redirected to www.mysite.com/somepage.htm?
OK, here's a stricter version. It will redirect only mysite.com to www.mysite.com.
RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} ^mysite\.com
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ http://www.mysite.com/$1 [R=permanent,L]
Ref: Introduction to mod_rewrite [webmasterworld.com]
I've since re-tried your code suggestion, and it works perfectly. Thank you!
Now I just have to worry about all those links to me that are in the form of mysite.com/directory not counting towards my Page Rank. But that's fodder for a google forum :D
Thanks again for your help :)


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Speaking fees are one way people in the conservative movement — even bloggers –make significant money. Many corporate trade associations pay significant fees to have people speak. Local organizations pay significant fees as well.
Apparently Republican Party groups around the country pay pretty well, too: Fred Barnes not on a team? Why did GOP pay him? – Joe Conason – Salon.com
Go here and here and here for some examples of who is on the circuit and how much they're getting paid.
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Q. My puppy piddles on the floor when she greets visitors at our front door. She doesn't have accidents in the house at any other time and she's friendly and enjoys people. What's going on, and what can I do about it?
A. This sounds like either excitement-based urination or submissive urination, both of which commonly happen during greetings. Excitement urination happens when a dog is overly excited in the situation and has little control of her bladder — it's common in puppies. Submissive urination is different; the dog hunkers down low to the ground and leaves little spots of piddle when she greets to show that she's not a threat.
Puppies often outgrow piddling when greeting, but some dogs continue this behavior into adulthood, especially if they are insecure or fearful. Fortunately, if you have a puppy who does this type of greeting or an adult dog with a leaky greeting style, there are some things you can do about it.
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The first step is to visit your veterinarian to rule out any underlying medical concerns that could be causing this behavior. If you have an overly fearful dog, your vet can address ways to help her with her fear, including a referral to a veterinary behaviorist or certified professional dog trainer.
Next, it's important to be consistent in how you communicate with your dog. I recommend reward-based interactions that are structured and predictable; always use the same cue to ask for a behavior and always reward her in the same way when she completes it. Never use punishment with your puppy; it will only make the situation worse.
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Keep greetings calm and non-threatening. Your puppy may be so excited and overwhelmed by the arrival of new people that she becomes overstimulated and leaks on the ground. Or she may be feeling insecure about the situation; peeing is a way to show deference and disarm any conflict before it begins. For both reasons, the greeting situation needs to be kept nonchalant, with very little attention given to the dog.


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The Berbice Cricket Board has obtained sponsorship for the biggest 20/20 cricket tournament that would be held in the ancient county for clubs. The tournament would carry a winner's cheque of $200,000, while $100,000 would go to the runner-up and $50,000 and $25,000 to the 3rd and 4th place teams respectively.
The teams that would be part of the tournament are West Berbice, Bath, D'Edward, Blairmont, Edinburgh, Police, Bermine, Young Warriors, Albion, Rose Hall Town Gizmos & Gadgets, Skeldon, Port Mourant and Upper Corentyne.
Chairman of the Berbice Cricket Board Competitions Committee Carl Moore explained that the tournament would be played on a knock-out basis with two matches being played at one venue each day starting at 09:30 hours and 13:30 hours respectively. The tournament bowls off on Sunday 27th October, 2013 at three venues across the ancient county. Matches would be played at the Bush Lot ground in West Berbice, Cumberland in Canje and No. 69 Ground in Upper Corentyne.
Secretary of the Berbice Cricket Board Angela Haniff expressed the Board's gratitude to the two sponsors of the tournament Namilco and Bakewell for their confidence in the Berbice Cricket Board and for investing in the developing of cricket in the ancient county. The tournament would be used by the Berbice Cricket Board to promote the Say No to Drugs and Yes to Education message to all youths in Berbice as part of the Board's social programme.
Managing Director of Namilco Mr. Bert Sukhai expressed confidence that the tournament would be a huge success as the Berbice Cricket Board has an excellent track record for organising successful tournaments. Namilco, he stated is pleased to invest in Berbice Cricket as it fully understand its corporate responsibilities to make positive differences.
Ansa McAl has also come on board as a sponsor and has bar rights at all the venues where matches would be played.
Chairman of the Berbice Cricket Board Competitions Committee Carl Moore disclosed that the tournament is expected to be of the highest standard with players like Assad Fudadin, Sewnarine Chattergoon, Devendra Bishoo, Jonathan Foo, Keon Joseph, Brendon Bess, Eugene La Fleur, Gudakesh Motie, Devon Clement, Shemroy Barrington, Arthley Bailey and Delbert Hicks among others playing for their different clubs.
The fixtures for the opening rounds:
Bush Lot Ground (West Coast, Berbice)
09.30 hours – West Berbice vs D'Edward
13.30 hours – Police vs Bush Lot
No. 69 Ground:
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LOS ANGELES — Think Mars today is a hostile place? It was worse 600,000 years ago, according to new research that suggests the planet had a dustier, stormier atmosphere.
"It was an unpleasant place to hang out," said lead researcher Roger Phillips of the Southwest Research Institute. He said Mars' climate was probably a lot like the American Dust Bowl of the 1930s — but a lot worse.
The evidence comes from the discovery of a huge underground reservoir of dry ice, or frozen carbon dioxide, at its south pole — much more than scientists realized. They suspect some of that store of carbon dioxide was once in Mars' atmosphere, making it denser.
In the recent geologic past, when Mars' axis tilted, sunlight reached the southern polar cap, melting some of the frozen carbon dioxide. This release would have made the atmosphere thicker and caused more dust to loft into the air, creating severe storms. Other times, carbon dioxide cycled back into the ground as part of a seasonal cycle.
There is an upside to that stormier climate: The thicker atmosphere back then meant there were more regions on the planet where liquid water probably existed. Water is considered an essential ingredient for life.
Still, "it was not the balmy, tropical Mars" that existed even billions of years earlier, Phillips said.
Mars today is frigid, arid and constantly bombarded by lethal radiation. Its atmosphere, made up mostly of carbon dioxide, is many times thinner than the top of Mount Everest on Earth. In fact, the Martian atmosphere is less than 1 percent of Earth's.
The red planet wasn't always this unforgiving. A maze of gullies, canyons and river channels on the surface points to a warmer and wetter past very early in the planet's history.
The underground dry ice deposit, roughly the size of Lake Superior, was discovered using ground-piercing radar aboard the NASA Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter designed to probe below the crust. Researchers estimate it represents 30 times more carbon dioxide than previously believed. Its presence may help explain how most of the Martian atmosphere disappeared.
"It really is a buried treasure," said Jeffrey Plaut of the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory who was part of the discovery team reporting online Thursday in the journal Science. "We found something underground that no one else realized was there."
1 comment on this storyThough the newfound store sounds like a lot, it's only enough carbon dioxide to double the mass of the feeble Martian atmosphere if released — not enough to warm up the planet substantially or allow water to pool.
"The atmosphere would still be quite thin and would not have the density necessary to warm things up enough to have liquid water stable on the surface," said Peter Thomas of Cornell University who had no role in the mission.
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MS Research and Registeries: NARCOMS, Accelerated Cure Project, and Brain Tissue Donation
In Funding MS Research: National MS Society, Myelin Repair Foundation, Nancy David Foundation, Montel, I focused upon MS organizations in the United States which directly fund and support researchers. In today's post, I will introduce you to a few non-profit organizations which are very focused in their purpose and research activities. From patient registeries, to knowledge databases, to tissue samples and brain donations, these smaller organizations and projects are doing some wonderful work in MS research.
NARCOMS (Consortium of MS Centers)
The North American Research Committee On Multiple Sclerosis (NARCOMS) initiated in 1993 by the Consortium of Multiple Sclerosis Centers (CMSC) Project, is led by Dr. Tim Vollmer, an international leader in multiple sclerosis care, immunology, and MS research. With support from United Spinal Association, Paralyzed Veterans Association, National MS Society, and unrestricted grants from pharmaceutical companies, NARCOMS has developed an MS Patient Registry that is the largest of its kind in the world.
OUR VISION: The Vision of the NARCOMS/Global Patient Registry is to facilitate multi-center research in the field of multiple sclerosis (MS). We strive to develop collaboration between centers of excellence in MS throughout the world to increase knowledge, leading to improved clinical care and quality of life for MS patients.
• Facilitate a confidential way for patients to supply valuable information to researchers about their course of disease that may lead to more effective treatments and care for people living with MS, while reducing the time and cost of conducting studies.
• Provide a worldwide research resource for people living with multiple sclerosis so they can provide information about themselves and their course of disease.
• Develop new collaborations between researchers, patients, and healthcare providers to:
◦ Increase knowledge of effective treatment
◦ Increase high quality healthcare services
◦ Raise awareness of MS
◦ Promote greater understanding about MS
◦ Increase peer reviewed publicationsThe NARCOMS Registry is an active database of over 34,000 individuals who have MS which provides a way for individuals with MS to confidentially supply detailed information on their course of disease as well as their treatment. The questions asked include demographic information, MS-related medical history, immunologic and symptomatic therapies, health care services used, and a series of patient-assessed performance scales that reflect disability in eight domains of function.
Individuals with Multiple Sclerosis who enroll in the NARCOMS Registry receive the printed version of the Multiple Sclerosis Quarterly Report (MSQR) four times a year. This journal is free of charge and includes original review articles, NARCOMS news, breaking news, as well as listings of clinical trials in progress and open for enrollment. Examples of MSQR reports arising from NARCOMS research can be found online.
NARCOMS encourages individuals with MS to enroll in the patient Registry to expedite and facilitate research in the field of Multiple Sclerosis. The goal of the Registry is to develop a computerized database representing at least 10% of the MS population in the US and track changes over time with semi-annual update surveys. For more information see Enroll Now.
Accelerated Cure Project for Multiple Sclerosis
The Accelerated Cure Project (ACP) for Multiple Sclerosis is a national nonprofit organization (originally named Boston Cure Project) dedicated to curing multiple sclerosis by determining the cause of MS.
Our main effort is the creation of a large-scale, multidisciplinary MS Repository of blood samples and data from people with MS and matched controls. We make these samples available to researchers investigating the causes of MS. In exchange for access to the repository, researchers agree to return the data they generate from the samples so that results from disparate experiments can be combined.
We are also developing a Cure Map to establish and document what is known and what is not known about the causes of MS. From the Cure Map, Accelerated Cure Project will facilitate the research most likely to reveal the causes of MS in the shortest time through use of our MS Repository.
Repository Overview:
The Accelerated Cure Project MS repository is a collection of biological samples and data from people with Multiple Sclerosis (MS) and other demyelinating diseases, their affected and unaffected relatives, and unaffected, unrelated matched controls. The demyelinating diseases represented are: MS and Clinically Isolated Syndromes (CIS), Transverse Myelitis (TM), Neuromyelitis Optica (NMO) or Devic's, Acute Disseminated Encephalomyelitis (ADEM), and Optic Neuritis (ON).
We are assembling the largest collection of samples and data from the described population available to date. Our eventual goal is to enroll 10,000 subjects, with a first phase to enroll 1,000 that is in progress now. (Click here to see our current enrollment status.) We are currently collecting blood because it is readily accessible. Future plans include the addition of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) and post-mortem brain and spinal cord tissue to the repository.
Participating subjects are asked to refer any relatives who have one of the specified demyelinating diseases as well as one or two unaffected blood relatives or unrelated matched controls. Our study is longitudinal, meaning that people with a demyelinating disease (cases) will be asked to return approximately annually for a new interview and additional sample collection. Those without a demyelinating disease (controls) may also be asked to return periodically. By following the subjects over time, we are able to ask additional interview questions, replenish previously collected samples, and obtain new types of samples.
Find out more about sample and data collection or how to participate as a subject. Downloads of the interview questions and details of the samples collected are also available.
Rocky Mountain MS Center Tissue Bank
Scientists throughout the world depend on the Rocky Mountain MS Center Tissue Bank to supply high quality human brain tissue and cerebral spinal fluid to support their research. Funded in part by the National MS Society, the Tissue Bank is one of only four MS-related tissue banks in the nation. The Tissue Bank has distributed specimens to more than 160 investigators worldwide and over 1,600 people have consented to be donors after death.
Tissue banks provide a unique bridge between those who live with MS and the scientific community. Studies conducted with samples from the Center have led to several important discoveries and 130 publications. While deeply personal, the decision to donate has far-reaching effects as scientists unlock the mysteries of multiple sclerosis. If you would like to donate, arrangements must be made in advance because it is important that tissue is taken within a few hours of death.
For more information on making a donation, visit the How To Donate section of their website.
Human Brain and Spinal Fluid Resource Center
The Human Brain and Spinal Fluid Resource Center, located in Los Angeles, was established in 1961 to provide a vital service to neuroscientists. The Center collects, stores, and distributes donated tissue to research scientists around the world. Collection occurs through our "Gift of Hope" anatomical donor program which accepts tissue donation from people with neurological or psychiatric disorders. By arranging to donate tissue after death, you are giving a priceless gift to humanity.
The Center also provides a continuous boost to biomedical research by helping scientists help patients. It provides researchers with the highest quality and quantity of pre- and post-mortem brains, spinal cords, cerebrospinal fluid (CSF), serum, blood cells and urine to use in their investigations of neurological and psychiatric diseases. By applying a wide variety of standardized research methods, scientists can test their hypotheses utilizing the specimens provided by the Center.
Answers to many frequently asked questions about the Center are available as is information about our "Gift of Hope" anatomical donor program. For further information, the Center's professional staff is available to answer any questions about the resources.
Multiple Sclerosis Tissue Repository
The Multiple Sclerosis Tissue Repository was established with a grant from the National Multiple Sclerosis Society in 2008 in order to further MS research through increasing accessibility of MS brain tissue. At the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) MS Tissue Repository our goal is to function as a connection between MS communities and research laboratories around the country. In order to perform new MS related research scientists must have access to brain and spinal cord tissue from MS patients. There is particularly a critical need for tissue samples from patients who have acute MS and succumb prematurely.
One of our principle objectives at UIC is to develop methods of outreach to neurologists and patients in order to obtain rare MS cases dying relatively early in the course of the disease. These types of cases are especially valuable because at this stage there are still acute inflammatory demyelinating lesions present. As MS progresses acute inflammatory lesions become sclerotic or scarred, reflecting secondary degenerative processes that take over in MS. Therefore, the more chronic cases of MS have extensive scarring that replace the initial lesion(s). Most researchers believe that study of the initial, acute lesions are more likely to provide the answer to the initiating event(s) and cause of MS. We therefore urge you to actively participate in the quest for an MS cure through increasing awareness of MS donation options to potential donors and registering yourself if applicable.
We understand that the decision to donate might be difficult but we perceive every donation as an invaluable gift that has the potential of aiding scientists in their efforts to find a cure for MS. By opening a MS Tissue Repository in the heart of Chicago we anticipate that our efforts will advance MS research by making a wider range of tissue available to scientists. Every donation has the potential to be used for fifty-plus projects over many years; thus, each donation truly has the ability to yield significant impact. The process to register as a donor simply requires you to fill out a Donor Registration Packet and communicate your desires to donate to your next of kin and medical staff. We appreciate your interest in our center and look forward to working closely with you in our common goal of finding a cure.
Read more about How You Can Help or How You Can Donate.
It is important that we, as patients, do what we can to help further research into the causes and treatments of this disease. I joined the NARCOMS registry shortly after diagnosis and complete an updated survey every 6 months. The MSQR magazine which I receive is well worth the tiny amount of time it takes to complete the online questionaire.
I personally need to contact Accelerated Cure Project and offer up some blood samples and a thorough detailed medical history. Perhaps I can get my brother to be my related control person (not affected by MS but related to me who has MS!) I'm not quite really to donate my brain (I'm still using it), but maybe in the future.
Clinical Trials I: What You Need to Know
Clinical Trials II: Phases and Protocols
Clinical Trials III: Patient Participation
Lisa Emrich is author of the blog Brass and Ivory: Life with MS and RA and founder of the Carnival of MS Bloggers.


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Aimee Brunk remembers receiving her first set of hearing aids at 4 years old. "It was a little overwhelming," said the now 16-year-old AC Central High School sophomore. Victoria Blount, senior audiologist, MS, CCC-A, and Jamie Purdy, AuD, CCC-A, both from the Hearing Center at Memorial Medical Center, have worked with Aimee for the past 12 years.


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over the passed couple of years, i have become more and more worried about the state of our country. in particular, the size of the debt and the speed at which it has been increasing. and that speed has been increasing most recently with no end in sight. if this continues, as it did with the USSR, there is no doubt the country will cease to exist in its current form.
here are the basic facts as of 2009:
gross domestic product: $14,000 b
national debt as of today: $13,000 b
annual federal receipts: $2,105 b
congressional budget: $3,518 b
these numbers are out of whack. the budget of the US exceeds all monies brought in by $1,413b or 167% of all receipts. this would be similar to making $50k/yr and spending $84k on your credit cards... which are already at $40k.
to fix this situation, congress and the federal government needs to be reigned in. unfortunately, there are NO controls that currently exist within the framework of the Constitution to restrain congress from committing financial suicide.
as such, i would propose the following amendment to the US Constitution in order to save the country and insure its future.
"During years where the national debt exceeds 25% of the GDP, the budget of the Congress shall be restricted to no more than 75% of federal receipts brought in the year before. The remaining 25% shall go to repay the national debt in an effort to reduce the debt below 10% of the GDP. During years when the debt exceeds 5% of the GDP, but is less than 25%, the budget of the Congress shall be restricted to no more than 85% of the federal receipts. At no time shall the budget of the Congress exceed 125% of the federal receipts." |
if this amendment were in place today, the congressional budget would be forced to stay within $1,579 b, while paying off the debt @ $526 b per year. this would continue until the debt reached $3,500 b, which would take about 18 years. at that point, the federal budget would be allowed to grow from 75 to 85% of the federal receipts, which would be $1,789 b, while paying $316 b to the remaining debt. it would take roughly 9 years until the debt is reduced to $700 b, or 5% of the GDP. once that occurs, Congress would be able to increase their budget to no more than $2,630 b on receipts of $2,105b, or 125% of all federal receipts. in roughly 27 years the country will have climbed out of the hole.
i believe this plan would resolve the impending financial crisis, reassure our debtors that we are serious about repaying the debt, while also insuring we never return to such a situation.
Should another global conflict occur, you'd have to allow for whatever it costs to keep the country independent.
I see them using it to raise taxes to confiscatory levels.
What do they want? BRD ?
Do you realize how much federal spending is "off-budget"?
Do you realize that mandating the states to spend money would happen under those rules?
A BRD pipeline straight to DC
taxes and how they are apportioned also needs to be addressed as having 1 in 10 pay for everything is a sure fire way to start a revolt.
one step at a time.
I think it is too late to turn back. You'll probably see the bankers get some sort of global governance to save their skins. Expect to hear "The world is too big to fail." as a global government of the bankers' selections, by the bankers' decree, and for the bankers takes effect. They built the house of cards that has allowed the current mess. They'll do whatever they can to push off the day of reckoning that will come when their system crumbles.
Even if your amendment passed, do you think congress would abide by it? Congress is criminal and out of control.
if it helps shift some power back to the states, that would be a good thing.
reigning them in is the point.
please help by suggesting updates / tweaks
I also have a Constitutional Amendment proposal:
The federal government shall expend all revenues raised on the Constitutional duties of the federal government and no other entity, institution, persons or organization.
No more welfare, no more subsidies, no more giving grant money to leftwing groups like ACORN, Planned Parenthood, NPR, PBS etc etc.
The states won't get more power, they will get federal mandates.
Do you really expect this to pass both houses of Congress by two-thirds majorities? There is no way Congress will limit their ability to drive us into insolvency.
How about "Congress shall make no law."?
agreed. so... the amendment needs teeth to force congress to abide by it?
Supposedly, those people take an oath of office which, if broken, is supposed to have some sort of penalty.
It probably would not make any difference.
if something like this doesn't pass... there will be a revolt by the citizens of the country (which i believe they want) and would result in tearing the country apart (another thing the progressives want)
tweak the language... help mold it.
The only solution is to cut federal activities which are not allowed by the constitution and elect a majority of responsible people. Up hill fight.
I don't want the idiots in DC from either side of the aisle to do anything more than abide by the constitution.
so there needs to be some form of citizen recall capability if Congress is in violation of spending more than Constitutionally allowed... something that would be black & white @ the end of the year by a financial oversight committee (not run by congress)
i'd be good with that
so how do we keep them in check? they do what they want, which many times is not under their Constitutional powers.
limiting their funding under threat of recall isn't too bad. it'd keep them from funding programs that are wasteful
so... emergency provisions? the congress should run at or just below 100% of the federal receipts. in times of crisis, they would be able to bring it up an additional 25% or roughly $500b on receipts of $2,105b
of course, there could also be the concept of a 'savings account' were the congress, having only spent 95% of the receipts and the debt was below 5%, could have saved the 5% for a rainy day... like the rest of us do.
We need a federal recall amendment, also term limits for congress.
they have found a way around the voting booth by stuffing the ballot boxes in a massive way... then shutting down the investigations once they take office.
0bama set a very dangerous precedent when he did that
Who gets to decide what a "time of crisis" is? Is the war on drugs a crisis? swine flu epidemic? war on terrorism? war on fat kids? war on poverty?
how about a recall capability within the language of this amendment? if they blow the budget, they are immediately gone. no hearings required. special election held within the month for all districts effected
but i think term limits are outside the scope of where i'm trying to go with this one
An amendment that bans government from spending any money on anything but itself would be a good idea. That would send all welfare programs and education spending to the states.
I think it'd be a good start anyway.
a war is not a war unless congress declares it officially.
and the extra money/credit that Congress would have available, the extra $500b, would be all there is... thereby making them stingy on handing it out for frivolous projects
kind of hoping the people would almost demand such an amendment and the government might not have a choice but to amend the Constitution.
thinking if the tea parties could get behind something like this... that would be a driving force
I think they should be banned for handing it out period. If it is not a Constitutional part of government it shouldn't get a penny.
If the project is worthwhile, the private sector or the states should fund it.
true... but i'm thinking we'd want to leave a little leeway... some slush money... so they can do their government thing.
keep in mind, once they break the 5% GDP line... the congressional budget would be put on a diet and dropped down to 85% of the federal receipts
yes... we'd prolly carry that 4 to 5% balance for the life of the country... as congress would rather play with the slush money than square away all debts... but at least it'd be manageable and we'd be nowhere near the 90% GDP we are now.
Fortunately most of us are smart enough to know better than allow the idiots in DC start tweaking the constitution.
Open up the constitution to change and the dealmaking between parties will begin and we'll be screwed.
happened in 1913 .. which is how we got here.
i don't see amendments that limit government as being a bad thing.
OK sure whatever.
If we gutted all the unconstitutional spending programs, including, but not limited to, Medicare, Medicaid, Social Security, farm subsidies and the like the budget would be balanced.
which.. if you put a set of teeth in this thing (recall congressional types when the budget is blown)... which force congress to trim off the items that are not supported by the Constitution
and if something happens... and the GDP is reduced... then congress will be forced to reduce their budget. it's in their best interest to pass laws that would increase the GDP as well as salaries (since federal receipts rely heavily on personal income taxes)
You are such a patriot! I think this link will help explain why this is so important.
You had best check http://pushbackuntil.com. The amount of money the government spends should be pegged to a set percentage of our cumulative adjusted gross income. Period. End of story. We, the people, should be deciding how much government we "want," and that is about the fairest and best solution.
I'm afraid you're approaching the problem from the wrong direction. I don't know whether you remember the financial crisis in New York City in the 70's, but there was thought that the city might go bankrupt, it needed a federal bailout, and there was a big flap about it.
The entire time New York was digging itself into that hole, the city was required by law to have a ballanced budget every year. And New York had a balanced budget every year. On paper.
Welcome to the wonderful world of creative accounting.
I doubt that any law will restrain congressional spending. We'll just put this on the budget, take that off the budget, and "deem" last year's tax receipts to include the last three months of receipts from the previous year. If we can't build a serious budget when we can at least acknowledge the problem, it's likely to be even harder when Congress has to pretend that the budget is ballanced.
The only solution to government overspending is to elect members of congress who don't want to.
This deends, ultimately, on the voters. The reason the members of congress spend money we don't have, is because they believe that people will vote for them if they do, and vote them out if they don't. It's not because those guys can't add—they do this to stay in office. If enough people vote for fiscal responsibility, even congressmen who don't believe in it, will start voting for it. The TEA parties are a start in this direction.
There are at least a half-dozen amendments I'd like to see made to the Constitution — but right now, I don't want ANYTHING or anyone meddling with it! Until we RESTORE the government to the original understanding and intent of the Constitution, NO MORE changes. PERIOD.
How about any legislator presiding over any legislative term that runs up a deficit in excess of 2.5% of GDP in a single year must step down at the end of that Congressional term and is not eliglble to run for office for four years.
2. The power to regulate commerce among the several States shall be used as a negative and preventive provision against injustice among the States themselves, and not for any positive purpose of the Federal Government.
Therein lays the rub. The Constitution (and any law for that matter) only means anything if the people in charge actually obey it. Currently they don't. There's plenty of places where the Constitution forces a particular branch of government to do something and the branch in question refuses to act.
The massive debt our government has run up is due entirely to purposeful ignorance of the restrictions imposed by the Constitution.
¹James Madison
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Spark-dragons were a breed of dragons of whom all that is known is from the nomenclature by the Eldar.[1] No story tells of their appearance in the history of Arda, but one can assume that somehow they radiated light (and therefore perhaps were related to, or were another name for, the great glow-worms).
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In Quenya, the name of the creature is fealóke, consisting of fea ("spark"; from root PHAY-, "radiate, send out rays of light") and lóke ("dragon"; from root LOK-, "great serpent, dragon").[1]
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1982-97: Middle-earth Role Playing:
- Light-drakes (Quenya Kalalóki) are rare, wingless Dragons. They prefer to fight with their tails, which hold an electrically charged fluid that delivers "a 'sting' analogous to the impact of a lightning bolt".[2]
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- ↑ 1.0 1.1 J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Lost Road and Other Writings, "Part Three: The Etymologies", p. 370 (entry for LOK-); cf. entry PHAY-, p. 381
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DOWNLOAD THE NEW VERSION GTUNER PRO V3.06B FROM HERE - NOW INCLUDES OVER 40 EXCLUSIVE GAMEPACKS!: http://controllermax.com/downloads/
NOW INCLUDES A FREE MINI-USB CABLE (Value $3.95)
The CronusMAX is the most power gaming controller add-on ever created. Make sure you read all the latest updates, features & limitations over at www.controllermax.com before buying.
So......What does it do?
The CronusMAX has FOUR major categories:
#1 Cross-Over Gaming
#2 Precision Mouse & Keyboard Control
#3 Fully Rapidfire Tuned Controller - Plug and Play !
#4 Macro Programming & Custom Scripts - Imagine 88 Ultra Hit "Killer Instinct" combo with the single press of a button !
#1 Cross-Over Gaming
The CronusMAX is the first ever cross-compatibility gaming add-on ever created for video game industry. Simply put, it allows you to use your favorite gaming controller on virtually any console you want. Love your Xbox 360 controller but have to use Playstation 3 at your buddy's house? or how about you want to use your PS3 Six-Axis Controller on your Windows PC? Not a problem. Just plug in the CronusMAX, sync your controller, and you are ready to go. No setup. No hassle. Just play!
Our unique device opens up a whole new world of gaming for you. Gone are the days when you are restricted to using uncomfortable controllers because of the system you are playing on.
Features include:
#2 Precision Mouse & Keyboard Control
There are many "mouse and keyboard" console adapters on the market today, so, what makes CronusMAX so different? The answer is simple: precision. Making a high precision device (like a mouse) work well in a game that was designed for controller thumbsticks is a very hard problem. All console shooters have different levels of "aim-assist" that makes them playable using a controller. If done incorrectly, adapting a mouse to these games will result in aiming that feels jerky, unresponsive, and detached. CronusMAX takes this mouse tracking information to the next level using it's unique "MAXaim" technology.
Through MAXaim, CronusMAX is able to provide unparalleled mouse precision unachievable by any other gaming adapter available. The problem is simple: when the mouse moves, equivalent reticle movement on the screen should occur (i.e. 1-to-1 movement). This is the obvious result that all PC-gamers expect. But, before the creation of MAXaim was not possible on consoles. Every console shooter has its own unique aiming system that governs how the game controls and feels to the gamer. Every game is different as they all have different stick dead-zones and geometries, variable sensitivity and acceleration regions, asymmetric sensitivity, non-linear movement, and more. Be cautious of any console mouse adapter that claims "PC-feel" without talking about how it solves all these challenges.
CronusMAX's simplicity and flexibility is also second-to-none. It's philosophy is to empower the gamer without bombarding them with unneeded complexity. It's quick and easy to set up your preferred gaming environment. Even more, it will actually give you real-time feedback to help you find your optimal settings. For the most hard core gamer, CronusMAX offers an insane amount of capabilities, without any kind of soldering or extra hardware to install to the controller - it's the first truly ultimate all-in-one wireless controller modding device.
CronusMAX enables a gamer to choose input devices that suits them best whether at a desk or on a couch in the living room. Mix and match different devices for your optimal playing style.
Features Include:
#3 Complete Rapidfire Controller - No Soldering/Wires/Chips !
The CronusMAX really is the ultimate solution to all of your controller modding needs. It allows you to implement powerful mod capabilities to your controller WITHOUT the need to add additional chips or wires to the hardware. This means it will work with your controller RIGHT NOW giving you a complete rapidfire controller with no installation necessary. There is absolutely no need to make changes or modifications to your Xbone One, Playstation 4, Xbox 360 or Playstation 3 controller - this has never been done before :) This innovative new technology isn't available anywhere else on the market. With a full selection of mods at your fingertips, CronusMAX is perfect for the gamer looking to add an extra edge to their game.
Features include:
Available Game Packs
There are no extra fees ! WE WILL NEVER CHARGE EXTRA FOR A GAMEPACK !!
#4 Macro Programming
What is a macro? A macro is a sequence of button presses, d-pad movements, and joystick movements. Create any move or combo you can imagine for your Xbox One, Playstation 4, Xbox 360 or PS3 controller using the CronusMAX Macro editing software.
What game is the Macro Controller compatible with? This controller is compatible with every game ever made, thanks to our the state of the art technology in CronusMAX. A Macro can do ANY glitch, move, or combination available on any controller anywhere.
Don't want to build your own macros? You don't have to. Visit the our Macro Library to download ready-made macros for your favorite games. Call of Duty? Got you covered. EA Sports games? Done. RPG's? Yup. Fighting games? Well, let's just say that this controller is the bad guy's worst nightmare.
For all instructions and downloads please goto www.controllermax.com. We highly recommend that you read the manual in full before purchasing so that you can be sure that it suits your requirements and that you are clear on all the CronusMAX features and capabilities.
**v1.62 Firmware enables connection of a Wired PS4 controller to a PS4 console and also a Keyboard & Mouse using a Windows PC and MaxAim plugin with full access to all GamePacks, scripts and macros (The touchpad swipe function does not work at this time - the touchpad works as a button - this may affect certain PS4 games that require touchpad swipe). If you require cross-over gaming support on a PS4 then you will need to use one of our third party apps and a Windows PC is required. Click here for more info.
Posted by Unknown on 22nd Mar 2014
This thing works flawlessly. The only downside is the authentication process on the xbox 360. Even having that its still great. No buyers remorse here. Love this thing. Use my xbox one remote on the 360 all the time now.
Posted by Kenneth C. on 24th Jan 2014
Again, amazing product. Works flawlessly one Xbox One with two controllers and dongles at the same time. Each controller requires its own Cronusmax to use with the system. If you want to use two fight-sticks/PS4 or PS3/Xbox360 controllers at the same time, you need to use two Cronusmax at the same time, so keep that in mind. A fantastic product.
Posted by Kenneth C. on 11th Jan 2014
After reading reviews I was skeptical at first but decided to give it a try. I ordered one here on Xconsoles after I realized I ordered the old unsupported model on Amazon called the Cronus cross over gaming device. DO NOT BE FOOLED! They are not the same product! This website is the only site that has the real Cronusmax. I got this to use my Qanba Q4RAF 3-in-1 fight stick on my Xbox One and it works like a dream! NO LAG WHATSOEVER! It just needs 5 minutes of some updating & settings configuration via PC for a correct one time set up so don't rush and follow the online instructions carefully. I would HIGHLY recommend the Cronusmax too any video game enthusiast. I'm considering getting a second one for my Player 2 fight stick, but I have to see if the Xbox One supports two Cronusmax at the same time. Update coming soon.....
Posted by SpeedFreak on 12th Dec 2013
Best controller addon i've ever bought - works fantastic !!!
Posted by Mike Baxter on 29th Nov 2013
I love my CronusMAX! having all of the modpacks on my controller without any soldering is pretty badass - and I get to use my 360 controller on my PS3 too.
Very easy to setup and detailed instructions on the website.
5 Stars easily !


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This month on Cinema Asian America, on XFINITY On Demand, be sure to catch Michael Kang's touching coming-of-age comedy-drama "The Motel," starring Sung Kang ("The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift"). A hit on the film festival circuit (including Sundance), "The Motel" tells the story of a Chinese-American teenager, living in rural New York in a run-down, sleezy motel with his family, trying to make sense of his hormones and the world around him. Kang's first feature film is an accomplished, heart-warming tale and a ground-breaking American independent film.
"The Motel" tells the story of a chubby Chinese-American kid living with his family in a run-down motel, going through puberty and trying to work out who exactly he is and what he wants out of life. What inspired you to make this film?
Kang: The main inspiration came from my own terrible experience going through puberty. When I was growing up, there weren't a lot of Asian-American role models to look to. When I started writing "The Motel," I asked myself what kind of role model I could serve as and the conclusion I came up with was that I have no wisdom to pass on to the younger generation – and that is where the character of Sam Kim (played by Sung Kang) was born. Today, there are much more positive images of Asian-Americans out there on TV and in movies (though we still have a ways to go on this front), but I think it might be a bit easier to navigate as an Asian-American these days. Or maybe I finally have finished going through puberty and things don't seem quite so bad anymore.
The film's cast includes several seasoned actors such as Sung Kang but also has a number of young, non-professional actors such as your lead, Jeffrey Chyau. Did you find yourself working with your cast in very different ways to get the types of performances you were looking for?
Kang: Working with kids is totally different than with adults. Kids in general are better actors naturally. They act every day on the school yard or with their friends on the drop of a dime. Adults have learned lots of tricks to try and get back to that state of childlike abandon. The key to getting the right performance out of kids is to get them to trust you as a friend first and secondly never talk down to them. Most of our rehearsals were spent just playing and doing silly things. We would go to hip hop dance classes and go play laser tag. After Jeffrey and I created the bond as friends, the acting part was easy. With the adult actors, I just had to cast the right people who would help create that atmosphere of trust. The first day Sung met Jeffrey, I sent them to the amusement park together.
"The Motel" was your first feature film and did exceptionally well; it made its premiere at the Sundance Film Festival, screened around the world, and was released in theaters in the U.S. This seems like a dream come true for an independent filmmaker. How did this experience shape the filmmaker you are now?
Kang: It has been a downhill spiral ever since. Just kidding. When I was writing "The Motel," I never thought it would be embraced by anyone outside of maybe the Asian-American community. Having the film play at Sundance and have a life beyond that validated that our stories as Asian-Americans can have universal appeal without forsaking our unique cultural perspective. It's given me more confidence in fighting to get the films I want to see get made.
You were part of a wave of pioneering filmmakers who really put Asian-American filmmaking on the map in the early 2000s, with your short films, "The Motel," and your subsequent film "West 32nd," which stars John Cho and Grace Park. Why is it important for you to tell the kinds of stories you do?
Kang: As I said, I think there is a way to convey a universal story without sacrificing your voice. Films take a long-ass time to make and for me, if I am going to put that much time and energy into something, it really has to be about something I care about. I wouldn't say that I only care about Asian-American stories, but more often than not there is some component to the Asian-American perspective that attracts me to projects.
What can we look forward to seeing from you in the future?
Kang: Currently, I've been working on some branded entertainment for Ikea – a web series called "Easy To Assemble" which stars Illeana Douglas and has some really crazy cameos including Fred Willard, Patricia Heaton and Corey Feldman to name a few. The new season should air sometime in 2011 at http://www.easytoassembleseries.com. I'm also finishing up my latest feature which was the first movie I directed that I didn't write. The movie is called "Tying The Knot" and it is a comedy about a dysfunctional family business of wedding planners in Hawaii. It was written by and stars Kimberly-Rose Wolter who also wrote and starred in the independent film "Tre" (directed by Eric Byler). It was a great experience because I also got to work with Sung Kang again in a much lighter role as the main love interest. That should be done this year as well. Other than that, I've got a few projects I'm trying to get going and I've always got my eye open for fun projects to get involved with.


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Over the years, World of Warcraft players of all kinds have naturally migrated to different realms to play with their friends, find new guilds, strive for Heroic boss kills, search for the most competitive PvP experiences, and otherwise try to find the right place to call home. Over time, these shifts in player population can sometimes create a less-than-optimal play experience for those on less popular realms, making it tougher to find guilds, conquer group content, and get what they're looking for from the Auction House and in-game economy. In Patch 5.4, we're looking to address this with a new feature called Connected Realms. Building on our existing cross-realm technology, a Connected Realm is a set of two or more standard realms that have been permanently and seamless "linked." These linked realms will behave as if they were one cohesive realm, meaning you'll be able to join the same guilds and Arena teams, access a single Auction House, run the same Raids and Dungeons, and join other adventurers to complete quests. Our goal with Connected Realms is to give players on lower-population realms more opportunities to group up, compete, and connect with other players to take on Azeroth's bigger challenges. That sort of interaction is a big part of what makes World of Warcraft fun, and this feature will help us deliver that experience to even more players. We've prepared a short FAQ to answer a few questions we're sure you'll have, and we're very eager to hear your thoughts and collect further questions in your comments below.
Q. Why are you implementing Connected Realms?
A. As WoW has evolved, we've seen players naturally gravitate toward a subset of very active realms, leaving behind lower-populated realms. Due to the massively multiplayer nature of World of Warcraft, certain kinds of gameplay experiences simply aren't well-suited to a low-pop realm. By allowing players from two or more lower-pop realms to play together, we hope to give more players more opportunities to participate in group-oriented activities, helping to foster a more vibrant in-game community. Connected Realms also allow us to link populations in a way that's not disruptive to players, and that doesn't negatively impact players' sense of identity and character. Other alternatives such as merging realms would require us to force character name changes if there were conflicts, and could lead to confusion for returning players who'd log in to find their realm missing from the realm list. Some players also feel strong ties to their realm's name or history, and we don't want to erase that.
A. Our cross-realm technology has continued to evolve since it was first developed for joining players in dungeons. It's now at a point where we can create seamless worlds made up of multiple individual realms, and we think there are some really positive benefits to that.
A. Similar to how we use the (*) symbol next to a player's name to denote if they're from another realm in Raid Finder, Dungeons, Scenarios, or a cross-realm zone, we'll be using a (#) symbol to indicate that someone is part of your Connected Realm, but not your home realm.
A. We haven't decided yet which realms will be made part of a Connected Realm, or which other realms they'll be connected to, though realms will only be connected to other realms of the same type (e.g. PvE to PvE, PvP to PvP, RP to RP). In the end, we're considering a number of factors, including Battlegroup, population, and faction balance.
A. We don't know how many realms will make up a Connected Realm yet, and it's likely to differ from Connected Realm to Connected Realm. Our goal is to create a vibrant and fun online experience where you can join guilds, access an active Auction House, and band together to take on group content.
A. There should be no limitations. We want the experience to be seamless, and we expect it work as if you're suddenly part of a much more active realm.
A. We haven't yet determined when we'll be creating the first Connected Realms, but we expect it will be some time after the launch of Patch 5.4.
All I got from that post was Soon™
Wish they would have done this sooner. just had to transfer from Runetotem to Aerie Peak because of the lack of raid progression.
5.4 is sounding better and better. If these are the sort of changes they're willing to make mid-expansion, imagine what goodies they have in store for us in the next expansion... Seriously though, the linked servers are a great idea. Those on low-pop can finally have a working economy and player-base (raids, world bosses, flex, h scenarios), and those on high-pop can stop complaining about everyone transferring to a "full" server and making them wait an hour to log in...
Bravo, Blizzard - and thank you. This will help solve so many issues that have arisen lately. Good on you for listening to us and making the huge effort to help.
what happens to servers with already high populations?
I just hope my server doesn't pair up with any Latin American servers. Say NO to bilingual servers!
Okay, but remove the Latin America/Brazil Servers from our (US) server "pile" there has been only a handful of the hundreds that I've run with that even understand english much less speak it. As you point on this is SUPPOSED To be a social game and you can't interact socially with someone who can't or doesn't speak the same language. It leads to bad dungeons runs and even worse raids.
Outland and Earth did this in Mortal Kombat for the 2nd movie
Fantastic. This will be the best thing to happen to wow since the implementation of CRZ. Finally a nice thing by Blizzard, in a time of P2W store and other exploitative behaviour.
I don't like this at all. I like my server with it's not very high population.


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Market plunges and the only question is how far. Now just wait til interest rates rise. Oh I'm sure the libs(Progressives) will blame Bush or the EA Party or whoever. Remember Buzz when I said you ain't seen nothing yet?? well do you think it might be starting. High unemployment, high inflation, high interest rates,j change we can count on??
where are you Buz, Sambo and all the otherKeynesian progressives. I hope I am wrong but I do wonder if "WE AIN'T SEEN NOTHING YET'


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Pulse Emitter
Pulse Emitter
Real Name:
Daryl Groetsch
Pulse Emitter is the musical project of Daryl Groetsch, based in Portland, Oregon. He focuses on hyper-melodic synthesizer music that's equally transportive and uplifting. Since 2004, he's released albums on acclaimed labels such as Immune Recordings, Beer On The Rug, Constellation Tatsu, and Aguirre Records, and has toured dates and festivals in Europe and North America. With the recent addition of field recordings and ethnic percussion elements, the music has taking on a tribal ambient, "virtual world music" atmosphere. Music critic David Keenan has said, "No one is making synth music that feels so organic, so rapturous and so 'in tune' with the contours of outer and inner space as Groetsch."


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Monongahela National Forest
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Monongahela National Forest 200 Sycamore Street Elkins, WV 26241 (304) 636-1800
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Backbone Mountain was the site of the first fire tower in the State of WV. Originally built in 1922 by the state, it was later transferred to the Monongahela National Forest. It was used until 1963 when it was replaced and named Olson Tower.
Olson Tower is located on Backbone Mountain in Tucker County. The elevation is approximately 3736 feet above sea level. It is accessible most of the year by a dirt road.
From Parsons travel approximately 7 miles north (east) on 219N. Turn right on Forest Road 18. Travel 0.4 miles and stay to the right at the Y intersection. This is FR 717. Continue on FR 717 1.6 miles to the parking lot below the tower.
Olson Tower is dedicated in honor of Ernst B, Olson in appreciation of his 28 years of devoted service in forest fire control and conservations programs on the Monongahela National Forest.
Map showing recreational areas. Map Information
There are several trails in the area.
The fire tower sits on the mountain top. Climb the 133 steps for breathtaking views. Although the cabin is closed to the public, you are welcome to climb to just below the cabin structure.
Breathtaking views of the town of Parsons, Blackwater Canyon, Otter Creek Wilderness, Canaan Mountain, the Cheat River watershed, and even the Mount Storm Power station can all be seen from the tower heights.
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Paul Walker (I) (1973–2013)
Paul William Walker IV was born in Glendale, California. He grew up together with his brothers, Caleb and Cody, and sisters, Ashlie and Amie. Their parents, Paul William Walker III, a sewer contractor, and Cheryl (Crabtree) Walker, a model, separated around September 2004. His grandfather, William Walker, was a Pearl Harbor survivor and a Navy ...
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