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Friday, June 13, 2008
As of mid-June, Tom Harmon comes as close as you can get (except for the unopposed candidates) as you can come to as a "unbeatable candidate" in the November 4th elections.
The STARK COUNTY POLITICAL REPORT (The Report) tabs Harmon as the most powerful politician in Stark County politics.
He rivals, (and, in the opinion of The Report trumps - when he needs to) Stark County Democratic Party chair Johnnie A. Maier, Jr. as a power center in Stark County Democratic Party politics.
Harmon schmoozes with and has the ear of power brokers in both Stark County political parties. He has the ear of the "captains of industry" and business and has a solid relationship with organized labor. He dominated all his races for Canton City Municipal Court over his years in that office. For the foregoing reasons, The Report tabs him as the "lion" in this race.
His opponent, Travis Secrest, is indeed the "sacrificial lamb" offered up by Stark Republicans. Secrest will learn a lot in this campaign an could develop in to a formidable Republican standard bearer in future elections. But not in 2008.
Secrest's issues as articulated on his website bespeaks of a thoughtful candidate:
Harmon's vision for himself was spelled out in a Repository report (June 14, 2007) on his selection as a replacement for a resigned Stark County commissioner as being:
Undoubtedly, Secrest sees that Harmon has not made sufficient progress on public safety, economic development and government efficiencies, and, he may be right.
Unfortunately, Secrest's campaign will not be heard by Stark County voters. He will, in the end, be the sacrificial lamb of this campaign season barring catastrophic events overtaking the Harmon campaign.
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Who are we?
We're an ordinary little family in Kuala Lumpur.Now,Mama Mazni is a full time housewife; Papa Zamzairi is an aquaculturist. And Baby Sofea, the long waited next generation of our family, is a bit of drama queen and the reason for this blog.
What Happened?
Sofea was born in Government Hospital (in Selangor) on Sepetember 8th 2010. I was admitted to hospital on Setember 4th 2010. Due to GDM (Gestational Diabetes Mellitus), I have undergone induce for three (3) times with pitocin. I have reported to the doctors and nurses that my water bag was burst since September 6th 2010, but unfortunately I was unattended. By the time she was born, she had no heartbeat. She was very unwell little girl.
What was the diagnosis?
Sofea was diagnosed with hypoxic echemic encephalopathy- Grade III, due to Group B Streptococus (GBS) and 1 hour 20 minutes seizures she suffered after birth.
What was the prognosis?
After two (2) weeks, Sofea's neonatal specialist felt that Sofea would be severely disabled, and could have outcomes such as cerebral palsy, epilepsy and developmental delays, with problem feeding herself, walking and talking.
Why this blog?
When we came home from 56 days in hospital after Sofea's birth, we were faced with a world of uncertainty. We had no idea what had happened Sofea beyond what the doctors could explain, we had never known anyone else who had been through the same thing. So I started this blog in the hope that no matter what her outcomes we could shows a positive story and provide a place for others to find information about HIE and related topics.
We had no ideas just how positive Sofea's story would be, but we are delighted to share it with everyone, and we hope it can help as many people as possible.
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Do women need protein?
In my early morning haze, I try to skim through the NYTimes Online. I usually find something exciting to read and frequent the Top Ten section.
This morning I was intrigued by this article: Phys Ed: What Exercise Science Doesn't Know About Women
Originally the study was completed on Men. (as with most research)
He asked a group of male cyclists to ride intensely until their legs were aching and virtually all of their stored muscle fuel had been depleted. The cyclists then consumed bars and drinks that contained either mostly carbohydrates or both carbohydrates and protein.
What resulted for the MEN
Dr. Rowlands found that the cyclists showed little benefit during the first interval session. But during the second, the men who ingested protein had an overall performance gain of more than 4 percent, compared with the men who took only carbohydrates.
BUT THE WOMEN wanted to know what that meant for THEM.
So they did the study again….
This time, though, the results were quite different. The women showed no clear benefit from protein during recovery. They couldn't ride harder or longer.
In fact
the women who received protein said that their legs felt more tired and sore during the intervals than did women who downed only carbohydrates.
It maybe linked to estrogen, and it's ability to protect the muscles. It think it's IMPORTANT for research like this to be discussed, cause there's so much debate about diets not having enough protein in them for women. Arguably protein makes you feel more full, but so does fiber. Perhaps, we as women don't need to be pounding eggs, meat, egg whites, chicken breasts and grainy protein powder.
In fact, it may just be holding us back.


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Michael Treskow is a partner at Eight Roads Ventures, focusing on venture and growth investments in technology companies across Europe.
Previously, Michael worked at Accel in London, where he was involved with investments in companies such as Funding Circle, GoCardless and WorldRemit. He moved to London from San Francisco, where he did cross-stage investing in technology companies at Warburg Pincus.
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I like to say that Cam Newton has "happy rabies."
He is packed full of jubilation, and it is infectious. His celebrations set the crowds on fire; his play on the field brings the happiness of victory that carries over the stands, through the locker room, into the streets, and all the way to next week's matchup.
Everyone already knows of his freakish physical talents, but it is his rare ability to rally teammates and crowds alike that is so difficult to find these days. When Newton delivers another victory to his team and to the stands, he lets go of modesty – but it's not about him – he makes it about the team, and the crowd. And he does it so well.
Cam Newton has full ownership of his teams, and of the crowd, and after his virulent passion spreads through all of those ranks – watch out. It's been impossible, so far, to stop a football team and a football crowd all juiced up on Newton's "happy rabies."
No one can say whether or not the Buffalo Bills will draft Newton with their 3rd overall selection in the upcoming draft. Frankly, a growing consensus is saying that he will go to Carolina, 1st overall, as the Panthers are the latest to fall victim to the promise of his infectious talent and personality.
If the Bills do select him, hang onto your butts, sports fans. It will be a wild, crazed ride.
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The tiny house movement us huge (no pun intended), and is even becoming more mainstream. The fact that most of them are built on trailer chassis make them legal in many places where a non-mobile home would be illegal. Living year round in a tiny home means it's going to be winter for you at some time unless you live in a southern latitude that doesn't experience much or any cold weather. For the rest of us, it means you are going to have to deal with chilly air, snow, ice, cold wind and the such.Fortunately it would seem that these tiny homes are built well for cold weather, being small they are usually easy to heat, in fact you often have to worry more about overheating your small space when keeping your digs toasty. If you have enough insulation, it doesn't take much to heat your tiny space. Other than overheating, another problem is moisture, condensation. Propane heat usually generates moisture, we humans also generate moisture, living generates moisture, these tiny homes being well insulated as well as being tight, you have to be conscious of the amount of moisture in the air so that you aren't creating problems.Ariel C. McGlothin lives in a tiny home in Wyoming, a place known for beautiful vistas as well as cold temps in winter. She deals with snowfall, which she says her tiny home handles very well, with the steep pitch of her metal roof, it sheds the snow very readily and easily, she does have to shovel snow, to make paths to the various areas she needs to get to, as well as keeping various areas around her tiny home cleared for safety and access.
Source: Can you live in a tiny house in winter? | Living Off the Grid: Free Yourself
Wow. Been nearly two months. Not to worry, not much has happened. Not worth getting excited about anyway.
One big news item though, I now have a conex in place. It's only been a year and a half coming but it's finally done.
Last week I met up with Amos early in the morning in town and we headed to Micky D's for breakfast. (yuck) He had ordered two twenty foot conex out of Jacksonville and through some unbelievably creative financing on his and his brothers part I was to take possession of one of them. They were supposed to be at the interstate about 10 in the morning so we were in high spirits in spite of this months recycled coffee grounds at McD's.
After a Pepto Bismol chaser we headed to town for material. Then he got a call that the truck hauling the boxes had been stopped for a DOT inspection would be delayed. Is anyone really surprised? So Amos called the wrecker and told them we would be delayed an hour.
Our plan was to meet the truck at the interstate, have him follow one of us as far out as possible, drop the boxes, then have a tilt bed wrecker deliver them the rest of the way. Not that many moving parts so obviously not much could go wrong. Right?
After gathering material in town we headed back to my trailer to sit around and solve the worlds problems while we waited. We gave up on that rather quickly since no one listens to us anyway. I do have to admit that I liked the idea of an open season on politicians but in today's PC world we knew we would never be able to sell it.
At the appointed time we were off to the interstate and our first look at the boxes. While we were waiting for them to show Amos tried calling the wrecker again. No luck. There was still some time to waste though.
Then the boxes showed up and, well, they were ugly. I mean shipping containers aren't exactly glamorous to begin with but these were decidedly ugly. However they did appear solid and we both had plans for painting them anyway. Still no wrecker so we decided I would lead the truck with the boxes out while Amos went in search of the promised wrecker.
Although slow, the trip out was entirely uneventful. The guy driving the truck was obviously skilled and seemed like a nice guy to boot. I took him in the long way since it was a far better road plus there was an area where he could do some maneuvering and make the sharp left turn that was required. A few minutes later we were at the head of our road which was where we planned on leaving the containers for the wrecker. After a bit of backing and jockeying around he dropped the containers in less time that it takes to tell then was on his way.
On the way out I had received a text from Amos indicating that he had found the wrecker and was on the way. Thinking that they were close behind, I waited patiently while the Zigster gave each box the extended sniff inspection. Having passed inspection we waited. Then inspected the sides of the road. Then some unrecognizable mess that Zig wanted to roll in but I was able to talk him out of. Then waited. Finally I saw Amos approach with the wrecker in tow. So to speak. He wasn't really towing it but by the end of the day I had to wonder why not.
I had to run to my property to take down a fence so Amos and the tow truck people stayed and began loading his conex. By the time I finished with the fence they were already in place and unloading the first box. I remember thinking that this was going very well so we should be done a lot sooner than expected. So I stopped by to watch. And watched. And watched some more.
An hour later I was sitting on a stump in the shade, drinking lukewarm water, and watching. If it wasn't for the fact that it was going to get dark in about seven hours it might have been funny. It really reminded me of that old saying about two monkeys engaging in carnal pleasures with a football.
If one of the wrecker drivers wanted to pull the truck forward, the other was equally sure it needed to back up. Raise the bed, no lower the bed. Slide the bed back, slide it forward. Wait, wait. Pull the truck forward. Finally, with a healthy thump, the front of the conex fell the last few inches to the ground to a collective sigh of relief.
Then it was off again to collect and deliver my container. By now the football has had enough of this crap and is fighting back with everything its got. Two hours later, I'm sitting in the shade drinking lukewarm water and watching. Amos and I agreed that the football was winning by a large margin.
By three o'clock I had to go back to town and left. Amos agreed to keep an eye on things. In town sometime after five I got a text that it was in place. My business in town didn't conclude till nearly seven so it was way to dark to drive out that night. I spent the night in town and headed out at the crack of dawn the next morning.
Figuring that he needed rest after the day before, I stopped by Amos's place, left some croissants and fresh brewed coffee for a peace offering then eased on to my place.
I pulled in expecting to find the shack laying on the ground, fresh plowed ground as far as the eye could see and the conex on one side. I was pleasantly surprised to find everything in order and the box sitting very close to where I had hoped it would be.
After a couple of week ends of moving stuff from the shack to the box, I now have some room and can start to finish up insulating and sealing the shack. With spring just around the corner I want to get the second floor done so I can sleep up there this summer. More on that later.
Many thanks to everyone using the Buy Amazon link. In a month or so I'll be able to add a solar cell which will greatly improve my spirit at night. It gets really dark out there.


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After the excitement of last weekend we were slightly excited about the prospect of another good bird in the trapping area, but with the autumn migration nearly over, we were well aware that the chances were much reduced. Nonetheless we opened the nets on Friday 21st with cold, clear and still conditions, whilst the now usual passage of Eurasian Siskin's, Common Redpolls and occasional Bramblings passed overhead. It wasn't until we had closed our nets that we heard there was a Glossy Ibis at the top end of the reserve, and after a some searching of the reserve we eventually got some brief flight views.
The numbers of birds captured each session has reduced dramatically since the distant days of July, August and September, but there are still notable numbers to be had, and the 21st was the turn of Cetti's Warbler. In a previous post I reported how few we had captured, and that this was probably the result of two hard winters. But the number of birds captured has gradually increased, to the point where we caught six on the 21st, taking our total for the year to 31, which although not a record is more in line with our yearly average.
Blackbird numbers too are also steadily increasing as birds arriving from the continent for the winter, swell the numbers present. Before this weekend we had only caught nine new birds, but our two days of ringing produced four new birds.
|Juvenile Blackbird - October 2011
Of the birds captured three were juvenile males and one was an adult female, but it was interesting to see the difference in bill colour between different individuals.
|Juvenile Blackbird - October 2011
The birds were aged by the presence of retained juvenile flight feathers in the wing, that contrast with the moulted adult feathers.......
|Wing of Juvenile Blackbird - October 2011
..............and by the presence of pointed tail feathers.
|Tail of Juvenile Blackbird - October 2011
Song Thrush numbers have also started to increase, with two new birds captured this weekend and several birds recorded passing overhead. This might not seem like a particularly large increase in numbers, but since July we have only captured three birds. Both the new birds captured were juvenile, and as with the Blackbirds above, birds are aged by the presence of retained juvenile wing feathers, which in the case of Song Thrush there are distinctive thorns on the greater coverts.
|Juvenile Song Thrush - October 2011
The image below shows a close up of the greater coverts, the inner two (left side) are adult, with the remainder (right side), showing distinctive thorns of juvenile greater coverts.
|Greater Coverts of Song Thrush - October 2011
As with the Blackbirds above, junvenile tail feathers are more pointed and narrower than adult feathers.
|Juvenile Song Thrush Tail - October 2011
Reed Buntings have also started to arrive in the ringing area, and this weekend we captured five new birds, two on Friday and three on Saturday.
|Male Reed Bunting - October 2011
All of the birds captured were considered to be males due the extent of black on the crown feathers, some birds even showed an almost complete black head, as pictured below.
|Male Reed Bunting - October 2011
Ageing is carried out by the amount of abrasion on the wing and tail feathers, with adult birds having very fresh plumage, whilst juvenile birds are more worn, in addition, juvenile tail feathers are more pointed.
|Blackcap with Albino Primary Coverts
During our ringing activities we have captured varying degrees of albinism or leucism in birds, in particular Blackcaps and Grasshopper Warblers, and Saturday 22nd produced another such example. This male Blackcap was not as striking as the previous birds but had three primary coverts that were almost completely white.


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Face to face with time running short, President Barack Obama and Republican House Speaker John Boehner negotiated at the White House Thursday night in what aides called "frank" talks aimed at breaking a stubborn deadlock and steering the nation away from an economy-threatening "fiscal cliff."
Boehner returned to the Capitol an hour later, briskly walking past reporters without comment. There was no indication whether any progress had been made, though the use of the word "frank" by both sides to describe the talks suggested the president and the speaker stuck hard to their opposing positions.
The meeting came shortly after Obama suggested that the sluggish pace of deficit-cutting talks between the administration and congressional Republicans was a result of a "contentious caucus" of GOP lawmakers who were making it difficult for Boehner to negotiate.
Boehner saw it differently. He said earlier in the day: "Unfortunately, the White House is so unserious about cutting spending that it appears willing to slow-walk any agreement and walk our economy right up to the fiscal cliff."
Thursday night's meeting was the two men's second face-to-face encounter in five days as they seek to find an agreement that avoids major tax increases and across-the-board spending cuts scheduled to kick in January. Also attending were Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner and Obama's chief congressional lobbyist, Rob Nabors.


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NESTER, APPELLANT,v.NESTER.
Appeal, No. 221 Oct. T., 1963, from order of Court of Common Pleas No. 2 of Philadelphia County, June T., 1961, No. 4654, in case of Frances E. Nester v. Leonard M. Nester. Order affirmed; reargument refused April 9, 1964.
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Charles L. Guerin, Jr., for appellee.
Before Rhodes, P.j., Ervin, Wright, Woodside, Watkins, Montgomery, and Flood, JJ.
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In this action for a divorce a.v.m. instituted by the wife, Frances E. Nester (appellant), we have reviewed
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The parties were married in 1941 and lived together until March 23, 1961, when appellant left the home which was owned by them as tenants by the entirety. They had maintained the marital status and occupied the same bedroom until a few months before the separation.
Appellant was a widow and had a daughter eight months old when she married the appellee. This was the first marriage for appellee. Appellant bore him two children, a son and a daughter. All of the children were raised together in the home established by appellee. As a fireman for the City of Philadelphia most of his married life, appellee earned in the early years about $1,800 per year, but later earned as much as $4,900, from which earnings he paid the mortgage on the home, taxes, insurance, repairs, utilities, etc., and gave appellant $30 per week on an average and about $5 per week to the children as an allowance when they were in attendance at school. The family owned a car, the first one bought in 1954 and a new one in 1959. They also owned the usual household necessities of the day, an AM and FM radio, electric refrigerator, etc., which were bought by appellee. He did not lavish gifts on his wife but made it a practice to give her money at Christmas and on other occasions. Beginning in 1950 she was regularly employed as a record clerk at Temple University Dental School where she earned about $280 per month, which she retained for her personal use and household purposes, spending part of it in the purchase of the 1959 automobile aforesaid. At the time of the hearing appellee was on a retirement pension of $218 per month but had new employment as a guard at the Fidelity-Philadelphia Trust Company
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Once upon a time, there was a giant who was fond of strolling the shore of his island each morning as the sun rose. One morning as he strolled he wondered how long his stroll was and asked his fairy godmother how far it was around his island. His fairy godmother gave him a magic, kilometer-long measuring stick and told him to measure it himself.
When he had done this, he went back to his fairy godmother and she gave him a magic, meter-long stick, and told him to measure it again. When he had done this, he was given a magic, millimeter-long stick and told to measure one last time.
Because the sticks were magic, they were ultimately precise and his measurements ultimately accurate; no errors or tolerances to worry about. However the giant found he recorded a longer distance as the sticks got shorter.
Being of a philosophical bent, the giant sat on a large boulder and thought about why. The creatures of the giant's island went about their lifes, tides waxed and waned, the sun sped its daily course across the heavens, seasons came and went, tectonic plates drifted about the planet like the skin on hot milk and the giant's ponderous ponderings finally came to a conclusion.
He decided that each stick, although magic, did not measure the distance absolutely, rather they averaged out the "wiggliness"of his island's coastline at its (the stick's) particular scale. So the giant's first stick ignored any coastal feature less the a kilometer in dimension and similarly for the other two measurements at their dimension.
The giant decided if he wanted to absolutely know how far he walked he would have to ask his fairy godmother to make his coastline conform to a formula from which the distance could be calculated. He also thought that it would be interesting for his island to have a coastline that was so "wiggly" that it would occupy all space but still have its present finite area.
However, deciding he liked his island just as it was, he returned the measuring sticks to his fairy godmother, thanked her for an excellent think, and wandered off down the tideline as the fairy godmother followed his meanderings with a gentle smile.
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Others have commented on better ways to implement what you want. I'll just point out the misunderstanding you have.
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Nope. Actually, it's
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Tuesday, February 19, 2008
Threats & Apologies - American Fidelity Wants Me Quiet
I received the above letter today from American Fidelity Assurance Company. They are trying to shut me up because I don't like their company.
A quick background:
My wife's school district utilizes American Fidelity Assurance Company as their provider of Section 125 Cafeteria plans. I've been in several Sec. 125 plans over the years and this one is the most onerous and conflicted I've encountered. From what I understand (and I could be wrong), American Fidelity Assurance Company does the administration for free, however as a condition of offering the plan for free they require that they meet with each employee each year in order to get their elections. The way they require it is that if you don't meet with the AFA reps your Health Insurance premiums will be deducted After-Tax, instead of Pre-Tax.
You don't have to buy anything from these insurance agents, but if you don't meet with them you don't get to participate in the section 125 plan and suddenly you are in a very small group of people who actually have their health insurance premiums deducted after-tax. Contrary to what the district has been told - an individual does not need to make a positive election each year to have health insurance premiums be deducted pre-tax. AFA requires this so that their insurance agent representatives can meet with you. Why would they do that? Is it to better serve their clients? Is it an attempt to sell more products and services? They do offer additional products like 403(b), disability, life, and Cancer insurance. I think I might feel pressured, kind of like attending a time share presentation. If I want to contribute to a 125 plan, I should be able to go online, or fill out a form and be done with it - not so with this plan.
Here is where it gets interesting. I have an alert on Google for "403(b)" and the other day I received an e-mail that a story or press release containing the term 403(b) had been posted - I clicked on the link and proceeded to read that a school district was about to hire American Fidelity as their 403(b) plan administrator. Given my bad experience with them I sent the school district an e-mail stating the following:
"Your district is looking to approve or begin talks to approve American Fidelity as your 403(b) administrator - I implore you to table this vote and look for another provider. American Fidelity is a wolf in sheep's clothing. They have one goal - to sell expensive, bad 403(b) products to your employees. They have been banned by the Pentagon from Military bases because of their poor behavior. They are not a good company to do business with. If you like I can give you names of companies to look at - but American Fidelity is not a good company.
I live in California and subscribe to a google alert on 403(b) plans - that is how I saw this was up for a vote. I have nothing to sell you, just don't want to see the teachers suffer by purchasing poor products from salespeople."
I made a mistake however - it turns out there are TWO American Fidelities. One is American Fidelity Life Insurance company, the other American Fidelity Assurance Company. The press release only stated "American Fidelity," thus I believed the company they were going to hire was the same that had been banned by the Pentagon - American Fidelity Life Insurance Company - you'll see the New York Times Article below doesn't make the distinction either. So, I incorrectly stated that the company the district was hiring was banned by the Pentagon - they were not. However, my opinion of American Fidelity Assurance company has not changed - I still do not like them.
It was the e-mail that I sent that prompted the above letter to me to Cease and Decist.
They threatened to sue me and to investigate me for stating my opinion about the company through my experiences with the company. This would be like me writing to a school district who chose Pepsi over Coke and told them not to choose Pepsi because I had a bad experience with them and they don't taste as good - Pepsi could not sue me for my opinions based on facts. American Fidelity Assurance company would like me to keep my opinion to myself by threat of lawsuit. This is clearly an infringment on my free speech.
By the way, I'm not the only one who has had a problem with AFA and voiced it, the article below is easy to find on the net:
American Fidelity Assurance Deception
I want to make clear that I was wrong to state that American Fidelity Assurance Company was banned by the pentagon - however, in my defense I never once said American Fidelity Assurance company was banned by the military. The press release mentioned American Fidelity and American Fidelity is a company that was banned by the military. For all of you who are confused, there are two American Fidelity's, apparently unrelated - American Fidelity Assurance Company, a company that I dislike - but is not banned by the Pentagon from military bases and American Fidelity Insurance Company - a company that IS banned by the Pentagon - and another company I dislike.
Bottom line - this letter and threat are another reason I would be very wary of allowing a company like American Fidelity Assurance Company (who is not banned by the Pentagon) to be my administrator.
Keep in mind that I called AFA and apologized for confusing their company with that of another company with nearly the exact same name - however I would not take back my opinions based on experience. This didn't resolve anything as it is my opinions they were upset about, not necessarily the fact that they were confused with another company by the same name.
In the future, American Fidelity SHOULD make sure that when they are mentioned in a press release that it state American Fidelity Assurance Company - not simply American Fidelity.
Amazingly, American Fidelity Assurance Company to my knowledge (I searched all of Google's archives) has not issued a press release to state that they are a different company from American Fidelity Life Insurance Company - something you'd think they would do to ensure people don't get confused. I couldn't find a single press release, doesn't mean they didn't release one, I just can't find it. I did find a few articles about them that aren't so nice:
Federal Jury Orders American Fidelity To Pay 10.8M
Fisher Invokes Fifth Amendment Over 40 Times (in AFA case)
Below is the article from the New York Times that fails to specify whether the American Fidelity they are referring to is American Fidelity Assurance of American Fidelity Life Insurance.
New York Times Makes Same Mistake
Just so we are clear - I made a mistake in thinking that American Fidelity Assurance Company was some how affiliated with American Fidelity Life Insurance Company - an easy mistake to make. American Fidelity Assurance Company is not and has not been banned by the Pentagon......I still don't like them though. Also, to make matters more confusing, they do have a subsidiary named American Fidelity Amerilife.
I stand by my comments - minus the pentagon barring.
Scott Dauenhauer, CFP, MSFP, AIF
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Next, I traced out the curved pattern of the silo walkway's roof onto plastic sheeting, then transferred this pattern to the shingle sheets. I added a couple of inches along each edge, then cut the panels and bent the edges up so that they could be tucked under the shingles of the barn roof.
The end result is shown in the closeup of the silo walkway below. You can see the piece of Flexwrap at the ridge (over the flashing but under the metal shingles). With my dad's help, the remaining shingles were installed on the barn roof, overlapping the bent-up edges of the silo walkway pieces. The end result looks very clean and will be very waterproof.
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Perimeter insulation was installed over the draintile, then covered with dirt. This will keep the foundation warm and dry year round....
Since all the backfill for the foundation work has been taken from the field nearby, a there was a big hole to fill back in. Thanks, Keith for doing it with your Bobcat- that saved me about 2 weeks of nonstop shoveling!
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Next, I covered my handiwork with 2 layers of 1/4 inch plywood that had been soaked overnight to facilitate the extreme bending required. I glued the second layer to the first, and secured them with screws to the roof. Finally, I fininished the overhead studs of the curved silo wall by notching them out to fit over the walkway roof. That wasn't so bad, after all. To think I lost so much sleep over it!


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going up a hill on Saturday morning ride...the leaves are already changing!
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I watch McCain throughout the sermon. When the story is over, he flashes his creepy Count Chocula smile — the same one he pulls out, teeth bared, after his That's not change we can believe in! stump line — but otherwise doesn't react. Everybody on our side of the chapel is glancing over at him.
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Many people have been talking about the national Rasmussen poll that shows more national voters side with Gov. Scott Walker. However, I've been reminding people that this is Wisconsin, not the nation. The local polls have shown consistent opposition to Gov. Scott Walker's budget repair bill. We're the people who brought you collective bargaining, and our opinions are the only ones that matter in this case. Now, Nate Silver from FiveThirtyEight says he's skeptical of the Rasmussen poll because of the way in which the questions were asked. So it's clear we should focus more on results from local polling.
Two new local polls have been released since the Rasmussen poll that show strong opposition to Walker's plan in Wisconsin. These polls could be biased as well, but they are fairly consistent with previous local polls. There's a poll released on Monday from Madison public opinion analysts Forward Strategies, and another poll released today from the Wisconsin State AFL-CIO. Both polls show that a strong majority oppose Gov. Scott Walker's plan to strip public employees of their collective bargaining rights.
The poll commissioned by the state AFL-CIO shows that 52% of Wisconsinites oppose Walker's plan to eliminate people's rights, with 42% supporting the plan. These results are consistent with the majority of local polls I've seen before. We should remember that Walker was elected with 52% of the vote. It's clear, even though Walker says no one should be surprised by his plan, many of us, myself included, are surprised.
The WisPolitics Budget Blog has a good summary of the entire poll with links to the actual poll.
The Forward Strategies poll targeted key Republican Senate districts instead of the entire state. The poll found that over two-thirds of Wisconsinites in those districts think Walker should compromise before stripping public employees of their bargaining rights. This is well outside any margin of error, which was 4.89%, though it was a very small sample with only 400 voters questioned.
The Senate districts that the Forward Strategies poll targeted were:
Rob Cowles, Green Bay
Randy Hopper, Fond du Lac
Dan Kapanke, La Crosse
Luther Olsen, Ripon
Dale Schultz, Richland Center
Sheila Harsdorf, River Falls
Terry Moulton, Chippewa Falls
Tell your Senator how you feel if you are in one of these districts, or anywhere in Wisconsin for that matter.


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I love these Halloween blogs! One of my favorite villains is..Posion Ivy! Dun, dun, dun. After the White Queen, she's pretty badass while being super stylish! So, if being the bad girl is your style..you'll love this costume. I'm especially impressed (and in love with) the custom shoes that come with it. :)
Costume: FLC - Poison Ivy Costume
Skin: LAQ
Hair: Truth
Pose: Glitterati
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