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Original post made on Jan 17, 2013
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a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood
on Jan 17, 2013 at 1:18 pm
The US is still paying 25% of the UN's bills—yet it has only about 6% of the world's population, and is providing more-or-less worldwide security—either with US troops directly, or through the various mutual defense organizations in which it is a member.
Europe, with more people than the US, and the source of most of the wars waged over the past two millennia, should be paying more than the US.
The UN has never really achieved its envisioned goals of stopping wars—using its energies to attempt to become a defacto world government instead. It is way past time for the US to exit this organization. It has failed more often than it has succeeded.
Time for US to go!
a resident of Midtown
on Jan 17, 2013 at 1:35 pm
The US uses the UN as a proxy to take up some slack we don't want our DoD to perform. Saves costs, lives, and let's other countries be perceived as the cops or bad guys, all for a few billion a year. Compare that to what we spend on the Pentagon!
Here is what we spent in 2010. Compare that to the $60 billion in Sandy relief, or the HUNDREDS of billions on the Pentagon, or the trillions in Iraq and Afghanistan!
Leave your tinfoil, black helicopter conspiracy theories at home. "attempt to become a defacto world government" Get real. Sheesh!
U.S. Contributions to the United Nations System
Total Contributions by Agency
($ obligations in thousands)
Contributing Agency FY 2010
Department of Agriculture 100,309
Department of Commerce 8,017
Department of Defense 2,168
Department of Energy 4,500
Department of Health & Human Services 139,350
Department of Interior 395
Department of Labor 49,125
Department of State 5,420,372
Department of Transportation 3,348
Department of Treasury 30,000
Environmental Protection Agency 10,575
National Aeronautics and Space Administration 700
National Science Foundation 474
Peace Corps 100
U.S. Agency for International Development 1,921,572
U.S. Postal Service 307
US Nuclear Regulatory Commission 510
a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood
on Jan 17, 2013 at 1:55 pm
> Compare that to the $60 billion in Sandy relief,
> or the HUNDREDS of billions on the Pentagon
Well .. the Sandy relief, as ill-considered as it is, will be spent here in the US, for US taxpayers/residents/businesses. Not so much for the billions thrown away at the UN.
Expenditures on the Pentagon are always hard to track, since the US is now spending more that about 160 other nations combined on its defense apparatus--effectively stabilizing the world via "The PAX Americana". The UN, while it does, from time-to-time, send men into various troubled areas, their performance, more often than not, should be characterized as "farces", rather than "forces".
Recent attempts by Islamic Countries to pass binding treaty obligations on member nations would effectively have neutered our 1st Amendment--which gives us the right to critisize Islam, Christianity, and "government". Any organization that attempts to remove our rights, and direct how we live our lives--is most surely a "government". Whether it is "defacto" or not--it is trying to force its agenda down the throughts of the world's people.
Why don't you wake up and smell the stench of that organization--rather than seeing "tinfoil helmets". But then, you probably are also a big fan of the League of Nations, aren't you?
a resident of Midtown
on Jan 17, 2013 at 1:58 pm
@blackdog helicopters: Pretty good deal, given what we spend money on in this country. If it keeps our military from having to go 'boots-on-the-ground' in even one country in the next decade, it more than pays for itself.
Are the tinfoil hat dead-enders still whining about a giant one world government???? That's almost funny, if it wasn't so sad.
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I first learned of the tale in the summer from my fellow blogger Martin Schwimmer before I knew of Toni's interest. The story seemed a bit far fetched and I had assumed that the journalist had picked up the wrong end of the stick. I emailed a link to an article about the case in The Billings Gazette to Toni because I thought it might amuse her. She replied that the substance of the report was accurate and indicated that she knew a great deal about the case.
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Having said that, the way in which David Lipson's trade mark application was defeated seems a bit arbitrary. Some - and not necessarily those on the right - would call it downright expropriation. It is a very long time since I studied the US federal constitution but I seem to remember something in the 5th amendment about a right not to be deprived of property without due process of law or to have private property taken for public use without just compensation. Of course, I write this on the day that the president admits to ordering wire taps within the USA without statutory authority so it may be that the Bill of Rights are not what they were when I was a student.
I have given some thought as to what would happen here in a similar situation and I think that there would have been several grounds of objection under art 7 (1) of the Community Trade Mark Regulation (and the equivalent provisions in national trade mark statutes). I also wonder how on earth a sign based on a byword for Montana could possibly have become distinctive. Community and national trade mark laws provide processes for invalidation of marks that should never have been registered in the first place so missing the deadline would not have mattered very much.
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That would be correct if Z10 and Q10 ignore "values-mdpi", but they are getting the strings and booleans from "values-mdpi" and ignore the default "values"
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Wonderful recipe, very yummy, looks lovely and is easy. Especially loved the flavor/crispness of bread crumb crust. Used panko for bread crumbs. Used 2 pork tenderloins (unstuffed, had enough bread crumbs left over to cover a third). Following another's suggestion, roasted at 425 degrees for aprox 30 min (internal temp 155 degrees). Crumbs were browning quickly, so tented loosely with foil after aprox 10 minutes. Also following other suggestions, made sauce using 1/2 C honey. Used immersion blender after cooking, & stirred in cilantro before serving.
Didn't think the sauce was very good but loved the breadcrumb coating and will use it again.
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Huge disappointment. The pork itself was on the bland side, and the sauce was treacly to the point of being inedible. A full cup of honey is far too much -- the spicy elements don't stand a chance against all that sweetness. This one gets a giant "DO NOT WANT" note in my Gourmet cookbook.
Too sweet! I would use half the honey. Tried substituting jalapenos and Anaheim chilis, was not nearly spicy enough. I would say overall that it is promising, though.
I loved this recipe! I could not find caribe, but found dried new mexico red chiles and ground them in my food processor - they were wonderful and the sauce is such a beautiful color! I did not have kitchen string, so I "tied" the opening together with toothpicks - worked fine. I think this would be great to stuff pork chops or chicken breasts...
The sause is so amazing and the pork turned out well too. It makes your litchen smell divine but what I love most is that it's seasonless. I made it with pototoes and root veggies but it would easily work with grilled summer squash. I did have some difficulty finding the New Mexico chili, though I eventually found it at Mother's Market.
Great, simple recipe. Pulled out 5 lb. pork loin, had dried chipotle chiles on hand, so substituted for the caribe. Sauce was great - son who refuses all sauces added sauce three times. Extras went to a neighbor who passes us her extras as well. Very filling!!


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PrayerBy Jorie Graham
Over a dock railing, I watch the minnows, thousands, swirl
themselves, each a minuscule muscle, but also, without the
way to create current, making of their unison (turning, re-
entering and exiting their own unison in unison) making of themselves a
visual current, one that cannot freight or sway by
minutest fractions the water's downdrafts and upswirls, the
dockside cycles of finally-arriving boat-wakes, there where
they hit deeper resistance, water that seems to burst into
itself (it has those layers), a real current though mostly
invisible sending into the visible (minnows) arrowing
motion that forces change—
this is freedom. This is the force of faith. Nobody gets
what they want. Never again are you the same. The longing
is to be pure. What you get is to be changed. More and more by
each glistening minute, through which infinity threads itself,
also oblivion, of course, the aftershocks of something
at sea. Here, hands full of sand, letting it sift through
in the wind, I look in and say take this, this is
what I have saved, take this, hurry. And if I listen
now? Listen, I was not saying anything. It was only
something I did. I could not choose words. I am free to go.
I cannot of course come back. Not to this. Never.
It is a ghost posed on my lips. Here: never.
NOTES: PRAYER ("minnows") was written as a turn-of-the-millennium poem for the New York Times Op-Ed page, and was originally dated 12.31.00


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Interesting post. It's true that often I find myself wondering exactly what pushed my character to go kill a boss apart from "This guy told me to do it, and he's the good guy so it must be the right thing to do."As for Grizzly Hills, though I suck too much at PvP to completely love the area, I enjoyed Drakuru's questline a lot too, not only because, as you said, it involves my character personnally, but also because I thought the foreshadowing was spot-on. From the moment he started to ask me to gather mojo, I knew something was fishy, but it was only a feeling of unease until the top of Drak'tharon keep.
Very interesting post. However, most of this stuff doesn't apply to me. I love what Blizzard is doing, and I try to see it all. Every time I pick up a quest from somebody, I go on WoWWiki or Wowhead and search their name up, too see if they have anything special about them. Most of the time... they do =DGrizzly Hills... I never did the Grizzly Hills. Why? I was too high level when I finally finished Dragonblight =P I went from Dragonblight straight to Zul'Drak, so I missed Drakuru's "Blood-Brothering" of you. I had no idea that even happened lol. When I saw Drakuru in Voltarus, I was like "Oh, another general of the Lich King? Fun..." and just did the quests for the guy.!Spoiler!It's quite funny because after you do the quests for Drakuru, you betray him. I guess it's Blizzards way of letting you kick back at those people that have kicked you =P
I agree with you 100%. Grizzly Hills drama left me in a fury, wanting Drakuru's corpse at my feet and my blood on his hands. When I finally saw him again face to face, I had to serve him still, all the while this time around, undermining his efforts... until finally the deception provided to me by the Knights of the Ebon Blade allowed me to gain my sweet, sweet revenge. I think its an issue of too many quests, too many writers. I think there are people at Blizzard with varying degrees of strength in terms of linking quests with storylines, linking storylines with game mechanics, putting it all together to form a cohesive picture... and the Guru of Drakuru series is indeed near the pinnacle (if not THE) of these. Because of the excellent storycraft AND its connection to the game mechanics (read: quests), I don't think I have had a more satisfying achievement listed under my character.
One word:WrathgateThe story telling in Lich King is some of the best I've experienced in all of gaming. Telling a good story in an MMO is inherently difficult, and I think Blizzard has done a fantastic job in this aspect. I actually feel like a part of the world now, like I'm making a difference (phasing tech is the coolest thing EVER). Props to Blue, they've figured out how to tell an engaging story in an MMO. But yeah, I did the Drakuru quests in Grizzly, but didn't do Drak'Theron, so I was confused when I saw him again in ZD. Once I did the DK quests though, it all clicked, and made me smile.
Excellent Post, well written and thoughtful. I hadn't thought about how much of a difference my one little NE Rogue made in the overall scheme of things. Guess I'm the kind of player WoW caters to, my "suspension of disbelief" is on a hair trigger, and I tend to immerse myself in the game when I play. I know there's millions of others doing the same quests I'm doing, but it's still personal when I'm asked to take on a quest for someone who can't do it or can't be bothered to do it for themselves. And I feel a little guilty if I abandon a quest just because it's become low level for me.
Thought provoking post. I want to get some feedback on what other people think about the Death Knight storyline. I think that the introduction quests to the DK were awesome. I really felt like I was my DK. The dialog with the lady from elwynn forest (whom I had to kill) really struck a nerve. I actually felt bad for killing her. On the flip side, I really enjoyed being evil for those first few quests where I had to kill the townsfolk en masse. Now that that's done with, though, I feel like there is not a special quest line anymore. As if now I'm another Alliance member who actually cares about killing horde or saving outland. I was lead to believe that the Ebon Hold faction cares only about the downfall of the Lich King, now I'm killing animals for Nesingwary?Of course, I understand that the DK (or any class / race) cannot have its own storyline throughout the game, so I would settle for the occassional nod towards being from a different alliance and having different objectives. I'm only level 71, so I'm still holding out for that possibility before 80.Thoughts?
I, too, skipped over the entire Grizzly Hills quest line and went to Zul'drak (as many did at release). I figured Drakuru had something to do earlier in the game, but no idea of what importance. After having gone back to do the quest series so I could get the Zul'drak dungeon quests I realized how much I had missed. Still, I felt it was necessary being I had leveled over most of the zones before completing them.This was Rotgurgle's first post here, and I think it was excellent. Good work!
For me, the most affecting quest chain was not Drakkuru, but Har'koa (begins with To Speak with Har'koa). A phased quest chain, and at the end of it you are left with a feeling of accomplishment. That your character actually made a difference in the war. Again, it doesn't matter that many other characters will do or have done the chain; while you are doing it you (or at least I was) caught up in the story, and actually worrying about the fate of an NPC. Many of the Icecrown quest chains give you the same feeling. Yay for phasing!
I am with Rotgurgle on Anub'arak and the Nerubians. It's a fantastic character (perhaps the most sympathetic villain I have ever encountered, without being even remotely set up to be so from the start (like some movies do)) and a fantastic story - one can only hope that Blizzard will bring him back as hinted on the beta forum in one of many threads pleading for a more suitable end or continuation of it.Some people seems to be slightly bothered by the fact that you're now more of a regular soldier albeit still a very skilled one. Take the quests welcoming you to Borean Tundra as Alliance for example, I can't remember the exact wordings at all but it's along the line of "praise the Light that you are here, <name>, we're severely short on competent people that can be trusted to not get lost on the way to the mailbox, can you help us with urgent x/y?". Not sure if I get the entire meaning across (it's part of a larger picture, take the workers and craftsmen signing up as soldiers outside the inn at Valiance Keep), but the point is that even if you're not the great hero single handedly saving the world (I might mention that I've always found that exaggerated) but you are part of the Alliance as a valued and trusted elite soldier. You're way above the rank and file, partially outside the chain of command and known to the higher echelons of the latter - and saving lives of regular soldiers every day by taking on missions where they can't or might not succeed.I find that much more realistic and much more enjoyable. Actually, a paralell can be drawn to many Forgotten Realms characters here, particularly in books. Even the greatest of heroes (magnitude of Drizzt and Elminster) are often concerned with local problems. Sure, they run into some amazingly powerful entities and other things (especially in the case of Elminster but then again he's spent a couple of thousand years getting there) but even when they do it's very rarely able to affect the entire or even close to a significant part of the world. The world is simply too large for it, and dealing with local problems is something everyone have to do regardless of whether you're the Archmage of the Seventh Tower of the Lost Mist or a junior accountant at Joe Bernhard's Accounting & Finance.And that is something that, I think, above all things helps bring perspective to stories and characters alive. Not to mention one of the most precious commodities in life - purpose.
Truly excellent post!On with the show...I think the key to feeling accomplished in MMOs is to forget that there are 11+ billion people out there, doing the same thing you are - or have done the same thing. Just for a few minutes consider that Marshal Dughan is really desperate and you are the only person who saw his Wanted Poster: Разыскивается: "Дробитель". Or, to go on a greater scale, there may be many heroes out there, but A'dal asks you to gather a group of 25 and execute Судьба Предателя. You, and nobody else, is the one who leads the group to get Outland rid of the mad half-demon, half-elf.Even later on, the warriors of the Shattered Sun Offensive only show up with Velen and Lady Liadrin after you have dealt with Kil'Jaeden. Regardless of their immense power, even the leaders of all of the Blood Elves and all of the Draenei are not stupid brave/mighty enough to lead the assault against Sargeras's first commander (the notion that you are being used as "dead meat" eludes me somehow...).So in general, I am going to disagree - it's a matter of perception. Blizzard does in fact create excellent storylines with quite a bit of personal player involvement (even in Outland and the whole "working for greater powers" you can become pretty involved if you know your Lore).I love the game :)
Personally I think some degree of RP is needed to fully enjoy such a vast world as Azeroth (and outlands). I think ArgentSuns post is a good one, you do have to forget there are 11 billion other people out there doing the same thing you are, if you keep reminding yourself there are thousands doing the same thing then why are you even bother to play at that point?This game is different to so many people in how a story is told, where someone might want the glory and fame of taking out say Illidan, the Lich King and such (as for me I've never done most of those end game things so to me I don't mind not being noted as the brave hero that slew the evil man in their temples :P) I prefer to think of myself how I started out, the big warriors of SW were off fighting the evils that roamed across the land and the home front needed me to help secure the smaller less dangerous things. (I'm a chicken I know) I think of myself as the support or the "rogue" who though won't commit to something large as taking out Illidan or Arthas, I'll be there to back them up and give them the chance to accomplish it so in the end everyone will be the better.I think though in terms of over all scales WOTLK did a TON better job at story telling, when you first hop on that boat from Menthil Harbor and land on shores of Northrend the men are already singing your praises (if you read the text that is) they regale you as the solider they need, as the ones they have aren't made for the work they need to be done, so in that respect they increase the scope of your journey, no longer are you some unknown peon who has not a name, you are renowned enough to be known by commanders who seek YOUR help in ending the conflict because no one else will do. They also include the people and even Arthas more, take the quest where you meet up with that Death Knight in the Zigg. if you had played a DK you would know he was there, at practically the beginning, handing out quests( even trying to keep what DK he had from becoming fodder for those pesky Crusaders) and now here he is again (yes he kinda takes on the role as Hero and leaves you sorta in the dust, be he also needs your help too since he himself can't do it alone and no it's not like the betrayer quest for Zul Drak) But it does get you involved in that you know his sister is also looking for him and if you have a DK your self (and even playing on it at that point) you have an emotional attachment to the idea that Arthas and his lackeys betrayed you and left you for dead at the ground of the chapel and didn't care. Now for a DK there is more hate there since you finally have a chance to be rid the world of someone who stabbed you in the back. Further on if you travel to UK you finally have a chance to get rid of that annoying BE Servant of Arthas and watch him wither in the light of day. (*dances*)I guess in the end it comes down to perspective, I see what Arthas has done more in WOTLK that I had seen what Illidan or even Kael had done in BC. In order for the game to be interesting to me and even engaging as a story it has to draw me in emotional, make me feel what those characters feel (weather anger, sadness joy or revenge) When they can take me on the trip with them I don't mind if I'm not the hero, because you can't be the hero every day of the week. :P
There are some more points that are excellent story-parts.For instance, with the Bronze Dragonflight quest that has you protecting the hourglass of eternity, you do it twice, which I think is excellent. When you first do it at level 74 or so, and your future self pops up, it's kinda cool, even if the character model looks just like yours (I personally think that the model should've been in full Valorous gear). Then, when you hit level 80, you're given the quest again, and your past self sits there and makes fun of your equipment, asks if you've been raiding, and even has the gall to ask about Icecrown.I laughed out loud while I was in Vent with some of my friends doing this quest. Another cool bit of storytelling was with the Ruby Dragonshire Guardian and the DK that kills her. Granted, there's no quest that I've found that tells you to kill the fellow, but I went at killed him right after I finished the Guardian's quest because I felt bad for her.I hope that we see more of this as the last few raids are released.
Seems like Blizzard like to plot stories about caged up NPCs betraying their own kind, remember that bristtleback hog caged up in Camp Taurajo? He "helped" us betray his own kind and kill their leaders, although he didn't get released from the cage or summon some bad-ass ruler of Kalimdor (we did it for the buffz!) it is still an interesting story-line to follow, albeit a short and simple one.
I do believe that this very subject is the reason RP servers are around... Blizz can only do so much (storyline wise) in game. Why did that Night Elf Druid who befriended Illidan 10,000 years ago kill him? Because they want teh phat lewtz. Seriously, how many people actually READ the quest descriptions before you run out and start killing stuff? With ten million players, Blizz has to do what they can to cater to EVERYONE...With the majority of "everyone" being 12 year olds with ADHD, if they don't make the game in such a way that you can keep running around killing stuff with no regard for the storyline *pant* people would get bored (zomg long sentence).Also, note what you are asking of the devs. Exactly HOW much can you achieve with a simple blurb of text at the beginning, and one more blurb at the end? Also note that quests (and storylines) can't truly alter the surroundings incredibly, which would make it difficult to support multiple people doing the quest at once.Yes, we have Blizz's miraculous "phasing" or "instansing" or whatever they are calling it which, while a brilliant idea and being what allows such awesome quests like the Battle for Undercity possible, removes a bit of the "open world-ness" that WoW is famous for.Another thing to note is development time. People LOVE complaining about how long Blizz takes to implement something new, then they complain even MORE once its released and not as epix as they expected. I mean, seriously! Which do you think took longer to program: The Battle for Undercity or Red Linen Goods?Blizz put everything WE need to create the world in there, all we have to do is immerse ourselves in it. Join an RP server, or find some people who would also enjoy character and story development.EDIT: A few more thoughts. Remember, we are playing an MMORPG - yes, the last three letters stand for "ROLE PLAYING GAME". If you want the game to spell out the adventure, you aren't playing an RPG, you are playing an ACTION game.
Icecrown gets you pretty personally invested in Arthas's deals if you ask me. The quest where you turn around and destroy the human expedition was quite enjoyable. But yes the Drakura part was genious at least, while the story of Anub'Arak completely butchered! It saddens me to see such a great character and hero for the undead scourge get farmed in a heroic, like he was nothing more than a moth to Arthas' flame. He came off as the best addition to The Frozen Throne and with excellent subtle storyline progression together with the nerubians. Sad to see they made it an entrance level dungeon that basically tells you to go down there and kill one of the strongest heroes of the scourge with 5 people. 5 retarded people even.
Just to clear things up, I'm gonna nitpick a little here by saying that 11 billion people don't even exist. Very interesting OP, though.


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Sorry, I just couldn't resist saying "panties in a twist" -- it's not exactly something that comes up often in daily conversation. ;)
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This was our first stop in whitefish. The bartenders were welcoming, atmosphere was fun and the beer tasted great!
We went during the day and got a wonderful taste of 6 different local crafts of beer about 3 oz a piece I think. We went the first week in September and weather was fantastic! We got to sit outside and drink. There are 2 decks, one that looks right at Whitefish Mountain and the other that overlooks the street... More
This was such a fun place. They even let me find the game on their big screen. They have many great beers to choose from.
Good beer, nice bartender, yummy nachos and nice view from second floor of whitefish resort. Good place for some nachos and a beer.
Nice brewery in Whitefish with interesting tours offered on weekdays for only $5, with a beer included in the price. I highly recommend the excellent Going-to-the-Sun IPA, inspired by beautiful Glacier National Park. The brewery's bar area is spread over two floors, with a nice amount of seating, a good selection of beers, and a decent food menu too. There... More
The beer is what should bring you here. Great variety of beers. The tasting is very interesting with a broad spectrum of flavors. Loved some. Others not so much but well crafted anyway. Bar snacks are tasty.
That's a strong statement, however Megan and Erin really know their beers. They also make some of the best sandwichs in town.
We stopped in and had a couple Of great beers. We had nachos which were very good and a couple of sandwiches... Very good! Definitely would go back!!
No one really greets you or tells you what to do when you walk in. There is just a bartender on the ground floor. There is more seating upstairs, but you have to figure that out for yourself. The beers here are good. We had four different ones between the two of us (huck wheat, GTS IPA, double IPA, and... More
Had great sandwiches, a great choose-your-own flight (anywhere from 5 to 12 beers), and I couldn't believe how cheap it all was when the bill came! Highly recommended.
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Fox Pushes Bogus Charge That The Affordable Care Act Will Not Decrease The Deficit
Fox & Friends hosted serial health care misinformer Betsy McCaughey to promote the bogus claim that President Obama's health care reform legislation will increase the federal deficit by causing health care costs to balloon.
The Congressional Budget Office has estimated [1] that the Affordable Care Act (ACA) will decrease the deficit and that repealing the act will increase [2] the deficit. However, on Fox & Friends, McCaughey, a former New York Lieutenant Governor, claimed that such deficit reduction estimates are wrong.
McCaughey was echoing her recent Wall Street Journal op-ed [3] in which she claimed that estimates by the Center for Medicaid and Medicare Services (CMS) showed that estimates that the ACA would reduce the deficit are a "shell game."
But McCaughey's claims are based on cherry-picking and distortions of the CMS data.
McCaughey suggested that, based on CMS projections [4], the ACA will cause health expenditures to "rise to 19.6% in 2021 from 17.9% in 2010," which in turn will cause federal spending to increase. But, in 2009, a year before the ACA was passed, CMS' ten-year projections estimated health expenditures in 2019 being 19.3% of GDP, their 2011 projections, a year after the ACA was passed, shows the 2019 estimate at 18.9%, or 0.4% less than their estimate from before the ACA.
And CBO has already taken into account the fact that the ACA will cause government spending on health care to increase. In its latest estimate on the cost of repealing the law, CBO stated: "The ACA contains a set of provisions designed to expand health insurance coverage, which, on net, are projected to cost the government money." The CBO then adds that these increases in government spending are more than offset by other provisions in the law, meaning that, on balance, the ACA lowers the deficit.
McCaughey's final piece of evidence is based on pure speculation: "Finally, ObamaCare's so-called Cadillac tax -- a whopping 40% tax on health plans valued at more than $27,500 for a family of four -- may never be collected." To back up her claim, McCaughey only offers this:
But powerful unions pushed Congress to both delay the tax to 2018 and to exempt union workers in "high risk" occupations, including construction workers and longshoremen.
It's hard to imagine that a future president and Congress would have more fortitude to impose this tax than the health law's namesake. Yet delaying the tax even four additional years, according to CBO figures, would entirely wipe out the "surplus" the Democrats are bragging about.
While McCaughey is right about both the delay and the high-risk profession adjustment, there's simply no evidence to support the baseless speculation that the tax will not be implemented and collected as the law mandates. But baseless speculation and false claims about health care reform is McCaughey's normal [5] means [6] of attack [7].
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Yea, Rangers are treating Hamilton like ****.
If they are serious about Hamilton and go more than 3 years I'd be pissed. Let him go to the Mariners. This guy will be doing blow in the village by May of next season, and he will probably be injured by June.
Let's trade our BY FAR best player, who is still young and in his prime, for an injury plagued OF that has a serious alcohol/drug past and bring him to NYC.
I'm all for signing Hamilton, but not if it means getting rid of Cano.
Our QB > Yours
Couldn't disagree more.
I love Hamilton, don't get me wrong. But to chose him over Cano would be outrageous.
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And yet there was one key defensive doubleplay that needed to be turned to prevent the tiebreaker and Cano held the ball. Not only did he hold the ball, the play couldve been made and he once again chose the lazy, safe route.
Cano for 8 years cannot be predicted. Hamilton for 3-4 is a gambler's chance with a heck of a lot less of risk of hamstringing team budget far into the future.
With Cano you are paying twice as much for more of the same. He will not bring double the stats for double the requested salary. Then this becomes an issue of what does he bring as an improvement towards winning championship gold. The answer to that is nothing.
So, as much as I lack a tremendous amount of faith in Hamilton, Cano offers nothing more than what he brings at the moment and his cost is about to double.
Trade him if nothing else.
Any Questions?
Give me josh. Now!
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Well no. You are putting it in terms of choosing Hamilton over Cano.
I'd rather have Cano here in his prime, and possibly suffer (although I really don't see him losing much as he gets older with his swing, if anything he'll gain more plate discipline) for 1 bad year.
Rather than have Hamilton instead, who will give us 120 games a season.
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18 Jan 2012
Topic might be a little misleading, cause I'm not here to talk about dragon ball Z
I'm talking about Dean B. Zelinsky Today I visited my local music store, just to browse, no intetion to buy anything. And suddenly this Les Paul looking thing cought my eye... DBZ Bolero Grabbed it, Jammed with it, and suddenly woke up in the check out counter with the receit in my hand That's it, just wanted to share -T
19 Jul 2011
I'm trying to record and get no sound
This is how I've hooked my gear Guitar ---> Line 6 Amp ---> Steinberg CI1 ---> PC Laptop ( HDMI to HD ready TV ) I use Sequel LE, but also tried Reaper, and I get no sound, I mean the signal is there, But I can't hear the playback after recording Any advice? Cheers
19 Mar 2011
So, I bought this CI 1 USB interface by steinberg a week ago, and have been struggling with it since.
It came with two programs SEQUEL and WAVELAB, first of all I don't know anything about mastering or editing. I've looked every freaking tutorial there is on the World wide web, but I got nothing. I also downloaded GTR solo from waves (free for a year), to use as a VST, but when I try to use it with wavelab it doesn't make a sound, wavelab finds all the plugins just fine and the GTR works as a standalone, although the sound is awful, like it is on when I tried SEQUEL. The Guitar sounds distorted all teh time there's a huge buzzing going on the background and the sound is crackilng all the time... And top of that I lost the bloody receipt, so I can't return this THING to the store, now can I... Although I think I should throw it in the trash where it belongs. Never trust a storekeep, I should go there and suckerpunch that dude. So if anyone could offer any help, it would be much appreciated Cheers -T
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I can't seem to get my my guitar pro 5 to work... Just purchased a new computer
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