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The BIRKENSTOCK Milano guarantees maximum grip and gives the feet stability in any movement scenario. This is thanks to the slightly more compact upper with two straps and the wide backstrap. The upper is made from the skin-friendly, hard-wearing synthetic material Birko-Flor®.
- Anatomically shaped cork-latex footbed
- Upper: Birko-Flor®
- Footbed lining: suede
- Sole: EVA
- Details: three straps, each with an individually adjustable metal pin buckle; backstrap
- Made in Germany
Upper: Birko-Flor
Birko-Flor is made of easy-to-care-for and hygienic PVC, which has been lined on the inside with a soft, breathable layer of fleece. This high-quality material is very gentle on the skin, and it's comfortable while also being very durable.
Insole: Real Leather
The flexible leather lining, which is gentle on the skin, nestles up softly against your foot and adjusts to its contour. The open-pored and thus very breathable surface makes for a comfortable foot climate, even during more strenuous physical activity.
Footbed material: Cork
Cork is a sustainable material extracted from the bark layer of the cork oak. This natural product is insulating and offers very good cushioning.
Outsole: EVA
EVA (ethylene vinyl acetate) is a high-quality, very light, elastic material with extremely good cushioning. As a result, it smooths out slight irregularities in the floor and ensures that every step is softly cushioned.


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New economic projections suggest Gov. Jennifer Granholm's proposed tax increases will destroy thousands of jobs and billions of dollars in wages.
By MICHAEL D. LaFAIVE
More than 13 percent of Michigan's labor force is unemployed, and thousands of workers are underemployed or fear for their jobs. Yet a tax hike proposal by Gov. Jennifer Granholm would cause the loss of nearly 30,000 Michigan jobs in fiscal year 2011 alone, according to a new Mackinac Center estimate. The Legislature should repudiate this plan and immediately cut state spending and taxes.
The governor's tax increase, proposed in February, would extend the state sales tax to a wide variety of services, while lowering the sales tax rate from 6 percent to 5.5 percent beginning Dec. 1, 2010. This would generate a net tax increase of $554 million in fiscal 2011. Gradually offsetting that hike would be a phased-in elimination of the hated Michigan business tax surcharge over two years (beginning Jan. 1, 2011) and a gross receipts tax rate reduction from 0.8 percent to 0.6 percent, also phased in over two years starting on Jan. 1, 2012. Nevertheless, the entire plan would raise more than $940 million in new state tax revenues through 2014, according to the Michigan House Fiscal Agency.
To gauge the economic impact of these changes, Mackinac Center analysts worked with the tax experts at the nonprofit Beacon Hill Institute in Boston to build a Michigan-specific economic model using the State Tax Analysis Modeling Program. Our model indicates that in fiscal 2011, Michigan would lose 29,900 jobs; wages would drop by more than $1,400 per person; real disposable income would fall by $1.9 billion statewide; and total investments in the state would decline by $264 million.
The subsequent business tax cuts would reverse only part of the damage. After the cuts were fully phased-in beginning in 2014, investment in the state could be expected to increase to a total of $951 million and total real disposable income would rise by $409 million. Despite those improvements, however, the net job loss would still be 13,500 and the net impact on per-capita wages would still be negative through 2014, declining by $1,085 from fiscal 2011.
We recognize that models are simplifications of reality and that they become less accurate the further into the future you try to predict. Still, they can provide useful insights, and in this case, the modeling projections are consistent with the historical record. After all, since 2001, Michigan has foregone scheduled tax cuts, raised other taxes and hiked myriad "fees" that really function as taxes. In 2007, Granholm led a successful effort to increase personal and business taxes by $1.4 billion.
Yet in the decade from 1999 to 2008, ours has been the only state to suffer a contraction in state gross domestic product — negative 2.1 percent. During that period, Michigan's per-capita personal income fell to 13.1 percent below the national average, and from April 2006 through April 2010, the state experienced the nation's highest unemployment rate for 49 consecutive months.
The grim reality is that a tax hike at this time could contribute to an economic "death spiral," in which extracting more revenue from businesses and families leads to reduced economic activity, leading in turn to calls from the political establishment for even more tax increases.
In fairness, it is good to see that the governor's plan acknowledges that at least some tax cuts are necessary. Still, we question the need to phase them in only after a tax hike. It is not hard to imagine politicians later amending the law to thwart the promised tax cuts once the new tax revenue has begun rolling in.
The governor's proposal is the wrong tack to take with a state that has experienced a lost decade of economic growth. Research and experience have shown that, on balance, taxation is a jobs and opportunity killer. Granholm's tax proposal should be rejected before it kills more jobs and denies more wealth to Michigan residents.
(Michael D. LaFaive is director of the Morey Fiscal Policy Initiative at the Mackinac Center for Public Policy, a research and educational institute based in Midland.)

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We call BikingInLA as an expert witness.
Objection! What makes him an expert on cycling?
He's been riding in Los Angeles traffic for nearly 20 years.
He's still in one piece.
Works for me.
A strikingly handsome man rises from the gallery, immaculate in his finely tailored three-piece suit. He then steps aside to make way for a man in well-worn spandex biking clothes, helmet tucked under his arm, his cleats clacking loudly on the marble floor. He takes a seat in witness stand.
The bailiff offers him a bible; he waves it off and pulls out a biography of Eddie Merckx, placing his hand on it.
Do you swear to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth, so help you…Eddie?
I do.
I'd like to direct your attention to the case of John "Jack" Yates, a Baltimore cyclist who died recently in a collision with a tanker truck. I understand you've made some observations on the case…
I have.
Objection! What does this have to do with bicycling in Los Angeles?
Your honor, if you'll grant me some leeway, the connection should become clear.
Overruled. But make it quick.
As you may be aware, Jack Yates was riding his bike on a city street just before noon when a tanker truck made a right turn in front of him; according to police, Yates collided with the rear of the truck, became entangled in the truck's wheels and was killed. The driver left the scene, apparently unaware of the collision. The police obtained security camera footage of the collision, and determined that Yates was at fault. And society lost a respected cyclist and a man who had dedicated his life to knowledge and helping others.
And you have reason to believe the police report is not accurate?
I do. Let's start with the fact that the lawyer retained by the victim's family viewed the same video footage and said that the driver failed to signal. Independent witnesses also reported that the driver didn't make sure the intersection was clear before turning into the cyclist's path.
Now let's consider how the accident occurred. According to the police, Yates struck the rear of the truck. However, the family's lawyer said: "He did not crash into the rear [of the truck]. He was literally taken under the passenger-side rear wheel." Now, that suggests that the rider struck the right side of the truck and fell under its wheels. So unless Yates felt a sudden suicidal urge and deliberately broadsided a turning truck, the only way that could happen is if the truck had turned into the path of the rider — what's known as a right cross collision, and one that is almost impossible for a cyclist to avoid.
There are virtually no circumstances in which the driver shouldn't be at fault in a right cross, just as a driver in the left lane who turned across the path of a driver in the right lane would be at fault. However, police often blame the cyclist for failing to stop or riding in an unsafe manner — a clear indication that they fail to understand the basic physics of bicycling.
Yet the police determined the driver wasn't at fault…
There is speculation that the police believe Yates was riding too close to the curb, and therefore couldn't be seen by the driver as he passed. By this theory, he should have taken the lane, which presumably would have put him in the driver's field of view.
There are a few problems with that, though. First of all, the driver should have seen Yates regardless of where he was on the road. A truck cab sits high above the road, offering the driver a superior view of anything in front of him. Whether Yates was in the lane or hugging the curb, the driver should have seen him as he passed — especially in broad daylight.
Secondly, for Yates to be at fault, he would have been riding at an extreme speed — which no one has suggested, and which is unlikely for a 67-year old cyclist — or been unaware of the truck before running into it. But any experienced cyclist can tell you that if a truck that size is in front, behind or beside you, you know it.
Just as I did last week when I got buzzed by a garbage truck.
And when you sense a large truck approaching like that…
Typically, a cyclist would respond by moving to the right to give the truck as much room as possible — which would explain his presence next to the curb, rather than further out into the lane.
As Bob Mionske pointed out the other day, cyclists are require to ride as close to the right as practical if they are traveling below the speed of traffic. And it is up to the cyclist to determine exactly what that means, and where and how to safely position themselves on the road.
Yet because Yates isn't around to defend his actions, the police can say he was in the wrong place without fear of contradiction.
Is there anything else about this incident that doesn't seem right to you?
Yes. The police have stated that the driver may not have known that he struck anyone, but I find it inconceivable that a truck could run over a grown man, and the driver not be aware that he hit something. He may not know what he hit, but he should have known something wasn't right.
And he certainly would have become aware of it as soon as he examined his truck, which any professional driver does on a regular basis.
This incident occurred in Baltimore. So what does this have to do with Los Angeles, or any other city, for that matter? Why isn't this just a tragic, but strictly local, matter?
Simply this. The police in Baltimore have responded to questions about this case by issuing a statement in which they say the case has been thoroughly investigated, by officers who have been trained in "the physics of a pedestrian crash and a cyclist fatal crash."
Yet the explanation they've offered simply doesn't add up. Either they have additional evidence they haven't revealed, or their conclusions appear to be invalid.
And if that doesn't sound familiar to Angelenos, it should.
I'm not saying that police are intentionally biased. But even experienced police officers say the training most officers receive in bike accident investigation is inadequate.
Clearly, this isn't just an L.A. problem, or a Baltimore problem. It's a nationwide problem. And cyclists will continue to be injured and killed on American roadways, with little or no protection or recourse, until we find an effective solution.
Simply put, we are vulnerable on the streets. And we can't survive without the protection of an informed and trained police force that truly understands how, and why, bicycle accidents occur.
Thank you. Your honor, we rest our case.
Prepare yet another ghost bike. A Duarte cyclist was killed on Monday just blocks from his home. As usual, the authorities haven't released any information; if you have any details, let me know. Stephen Box responds to an invitation from the Mayor. The Examiner suggests avoiding smoke by riding up the coast from the 'Bu. Marin County does something about those red lights that never change for bikes. A driver in Colorado intentionally strikes a cyclist in a case of mistaken identity. Oops. The makers of my 2nd favorite beer — this being #1 — suggest going car free. A cyclist in New York gets punched in the face after criticizing a driver for driving in the bike lane; police do nothing. A Seattle writer calls sharrows a sham, while Oregon drivers wonder if Portland just makes up those stats about cycling in the city, proving that "bike friendly" is a relative term. Bad infrastructure and adrenalin are blamed for cyclist/driver tensions north of the border. Researchers say cycling has killed more Londoners than terrorists. Finally, the cyclist killed by a former Canadian Attorney General in an apparent road rage incident may or may not have been too drunk to ride.


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Rand Paul Softens Stand on Israel Aid Cut
Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) said he does not favor immediate cuts to defense assistance to Israel and favors intelligence and development cooperation, but he believes that Israel would ultimately benefit from economic independence from the United States.
Paul, in a conference call Wednesday marking his return from a week-long visit to Israel, said his first priority in targeting foreign assistance would be those nations where people "burn the American flag and say death to America."
Israel, he said, has been a "great friend" to the United States.
"Something I would be in favor of would not be immediate, dramatic or draconian, it would be evolving," he said of his favoring cuts in assistance to Israel. "I'm for an independent, strong Israel that is not a client state and not a reliant state."
Asked particularly about missile defense cooperation, he said there was a "great argument" for such programs and he believes that American cities should have missile defense infrastructure.
Of Iron Dome, the Israeli anti-missile system that Israel says repelled 80 percent of rocket attacks during the recent Gaza War, Rand said: "There's a great argument for the Iron Dome," although he would want to examine "exactly how it is funded."
Currently, Iron Dome is funded by hundreds of millions of dollars in grants on top of the $3 billion Israel receives annually in defense assistance from the United States.
Paul said he understands how his calls for reducing aid to Israel make him an outlier among fellow senators, but that he believes his position is more pro-Israel than theirs.
Paul also said it was "presumptuous" of American politicians to dictate to Israel where it should build, and that he leans toward recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's capital, although he understands arguments that such recognition could be "provocative."
Paul, who met with Israeli leaders including Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during his trip, said he was concerned about defense assistance to Egypt, in part because its president, Mohamed Morsi, has in the past made anti-Semitic remarks, but also because such sales fuel an arms race with Israel.
Paul has gently distanced himself from the positions of his father, Rep. Ron Paul (R-Texas), a perennial presidential candidate who also has favored cutting assistance to Israel, but who has often cast those arguments as criticism of Israeli policies. The younger Paul is seen as likely to bid for the Republican presidential nomination in 2016.


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Instead of wasting time and energy implementing something for an old, out of date version that is already well underway in the new version, why not get yourself a copy of 0810 and learn by either squashing bugs or by implementing (or finishing) other new features?
I don't fly, and I am always above board.Not really sure what the attitude is about, but as it is shared by a few I have to assume I am just coming across as a douche.I have a background in java portlet dev and designing/programming autonomous PLC based control systems. I have, to this point, only asked questions. My practical reasons for wanting to stick with 7 do not require anyones approval. I have been screwing around with lmce for about 6 months, almost entirely offline, and have done some interesting things, considering how green I am to linux and how long it has been since I punched code.I am here because I want to help. I need to be in a position to do so first. IF I can reach that point serving a need... I guess I don't understand why someone would take issue with it. Trying not to get all butt hurt over your comment Thom, but its tough when I walk in holding such respect for you. You said you could write THIS in a day which was what caught my attention. Sounded like a good place to start.
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Capcom is calling Mega Man Legends 3 for the Nintendo 3DS the first Capcom game to be co-developed by fans. That's why there'll be a prototype version of the game available for testing as soon as Nintendo opens up the 3DS eShop.
That's right, Capcom is releasing an unfinished version of a game still in early development in order to let fans in on the creation process. Mega Man Legends 3: Prototype Version will give players their first taste of the new title's locations, characters, and the new close combat battle system over the course of a selection of missions. Once those missions are finished, players game access to unfinished areas of the game, along with a debug room where they can try out some special moves and hidden abilities.
This isn't a one-way deal though. Once you're done playing, Capcom fully expects you to join the Mega Man Legends 3 dev community, offering your suggestions for the game for a chance to see your name in the credits when the dust clears.
Of course we've still got to wait until Nintendo's eShop is open for business, but it shouldn't be too long now. In the meantime, enjoy the trailer and screens for Mega Man Legends 3: Prototype Version.


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A coroner's inquest has heard that Australian singer Nick Cave's son had taken LSD before falling to his death from a cliff on England's south coast in July.
Coroner Veronica Hamilton-Deeley recorded a verdict of "accidental death" in the case. Evidence established the teenager died of multiple brain injuries.
Testimony indicated 15-year-old Arthur Cave had taken the hallucinogenic LSD with a friend shortly before the fall that ended his life.
Nick Cave and his wife Susie briefly left the inquest as graphic testimony about the injuries was heard.
The grieving couple had released a statement after their son's death praising their "beautiful, happy, loving boy."
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Nina Williams' world shattered in an instant when she and her daughter witnessed her father's brutal murder. Everything in her life became trivial save one – protecting her only child.
With the help of a friend, Nina leaves the city in a cloud of terror and heads for Vail Mountain and the safety she prays she will find.
Rob Garland has seen his share of the treacherous conditions on the mountains. But even spring floods, summer fires, and hikers lost in winter storms have not prepared him to face the fear in Nina's eyes.
There is no beating the odds on this one. The men who are after them won't give up. It's only a matter of time before the truth is revealed and the stakes turn deadly.
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Monday, 11 June 2012 08:33 AM EDT
Insurer UnitedHealth Group Inc. sees some parts of the health care overhaul as sound medicine and plans to keep them regardless of whether the law survives an upcoming Supreme Court ruling.
The nation's largest health insurer said Monday that it will still cover preventive care like immunizations without charging a co-payment, which is the fee usually paid at the doctor's office, and it will continue other popular, initial provisions of the law.
The overhaul, which aims to provide coverage for millions of uninsured people, started unfolding in 2010 after health insurers fought bitterly to block its passage. Challenges to the law from states and other groups opposed to it wound their way through the court system to the Supreme Court, which heard arguments on the law's constitutionality in March.
The court is expected to issue a ruling later this month that could strike down the entire law or parts of it or uphold it.
Despite deep divisions about President Barack Obama's law, UnitedHealth's announcement underscores the staying power of some of its reforms.
Regardless of the court's ruling, UnitedHealth will continue to offer dependent coverage to adult children up to age 26 who seek coverage through parental plans, and it won't impose lifetime dollar limits on how much an insurance policy pays out to cover claims. That can help people fighting cancer or an expensive, chronic illness.
The insurer also pledged to not pursue rescissions of individual coverage except in limited instances like cases of fraud. Rescission involves cancelling a person's coverage retroactively, sometimes after claims have been submitted.
UnitedHealth CEO Stephen J. Hemsley said in a statement that the insurer will extend some of the overhaul's initial provisions because they are good for people's health, they promote better access to quality care and they help control rising health care costs.
Preventive care like immunizations or high blood pressure screenings are touted as ways for patients to ward off bigger and costlier health care problems.
UnitedHealth's extensions will apply largely to its customers who have individual policies or small-group health insurance through their employer, a minority of its 35 million total members. It will not include people who work for large employers who pay their own medical claims and then hire an insurer to administer coverage.
The Minnetonka, Minn., insurer said its pledge focuses on elements of the law already in place. Key provisions like an expansion of the state-federal Medicaid program and tax credits to help people buy coverage won't start until 2014.
UnitedHealth also did not promise to extend another initial overhaul provision that requires the coverage of children with pre-existing conditions up to age 19. The insurer said it recognizes the provision's value, but one company alone cannot extend the provision if the law is struck down.
If only one insurer kept that provision, it might get overwhelmed with applications from children with expensive medical conditions who want the guarantee of coverage.
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Tuesday, December 16, 2014
The DLC that just keeps on giving
At this moment retail version of 1.15 Holiday Update is available as well.
This update not only brings updates and fixes for the existing content, but time we included new content: Road Roller for High Power Cargo Pack DLC as a "thank-you" to our loyal fans who support continued development of ETS2 by purchasing extra DLC packages. We believe there's always more room for boosting value of our paid and free content, including exclusive Raven Pack DLC.
Raven Pack DLC is a special reward for participating and completing objectives in the SCS Polar Express - our special holiday event. We are extremely thrilled at the user turnout we have seen so far: over ten thousand World of Truck users have already received a free key for Raven Pack DLC! (to put this number into perspective: total distance driven helping Santa is over 50 trips to the Moon and back!)
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Awesome! Thank you SCS. :)ReplyDelete
When Scandinavia DLC ?ReplyDeleteReplies
Thanks for your work SCS :)ReplyDelete
sorry to be a downer but ive just installed the latest patch for the retail version and now my game is knackered.theirs no loads to pull and if you go to pull a random job the game crashes.i thought it could be my mod. so i removed them and started a new profile,and the same thing happened.if anyone can help me id be grately in your debt.cheers lads.ReplyDeleteReplies
Wow, so much players of ETS2?ReplyDelete
The graphic on the photo is beautiful, and I think the photo is taken from Scandinavia DLC, is that right?
Thank you for think in we, that are your fans to that awesome game, and continue supporting you!ReplyDelete
Thanks, of course, but where 64 bits for retail.?ReplyDelete
Thanks SCS! But do not forget to refresh all of the ingame trailers in the near future! :DReplyDelete
Great job SCS !ReplyDelete
Have you noticed how the number of the moaners and haters decreased significantly lately? You are so productive now, the game improved so much since v.1.0, and I find my self using much less mod's than I used to, which is a clear sign that your efforts where put in the right place, making the game more enjoyable in it's original and clean state.
Keep up the good work, but don't forget to stop for a pint of beer...holidays are coming after all.
Can we have 8x4 and 10x4 chassis next?ReplyDelete
You could do filter for xmas event trailer as it's long to spotReplyDeleteReplies
Try to use existing game filters: Try using filter "Containers" and then 'by price', or 'by weigth'.Delete
I already finished doing them. But I noticed somethimes there are'nt anny to deliver. Just try to sleep and look again. It will pop up. I use the search "price by distance" and they always where on top. Hope this helps.Delete
You really care your customer SCS! You listen our problems, try to solve them. Then you give these little gifts to thank us for supporting you. We are really like a part of SCS family. You love your customer and your customer supports you everytime. Thank you SCS.ReplyDelete
what happen with rigids?ReplyDeleteReplies
prob still in development , its not as easy as you'd think to implement , big change the way cargo is handledDelete
That was a design plan, doesn't mean they're actively working on it.Delete
I do think there working on it. Since it was a question asked alot to SCS. But like "Luke Marlye" said. Its not that easy to implement such things. They need to think this thing true and start developing it. Maybe it will take a while. But I'm pretty shure it will come in the future to ETS 2.Delete
pls helpReplyDelete
i'm stuck in 97%, i drove +800 km but didn't get the achievement.Replies
what about mercedes actros?ReplyDelete
Trailers like Animals, Cereals and Jumbo are expected.ReplyDelete
Also this bulldozer announced by you :
Thank you for update !
Ooh, nice! Do I spot a new set of wheels on the MAN tractor unit? If so, they look pretty good, especially with that gold raven skin. You guys at SCS are clearly working very hard, the game has come a long way!ReplyDelete
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I have a question I'm in the U.S and I was wondering the Trucks here have the ability to lock or unlock the differentials. Is that option available on the Lorries over see's and if so would love to see it come to be just to make the game that much better of a simulator. Thanks for the reply.ReplyDelete
SCS thank you for your work! You are the best! DAF euro6 a blast! It would be nice to pull the rest of the interiors to the point! Bravo !!! Greetings from Russia!ReplyDelete
Hey SCS! I have a sugestion... so, can you make the truck driver to be more interactive with truck, to get outside of truck, to check the tire presure or to conect manually the trailer, or to get out and go to the hotel to rest,i don't know. That would be nice! By the way nice job!! Keep going to make the game like in real life. :))ReplyDelete
hi didnt know where to put this so will here when you drive into the small garages it crashes the game tried lots of them and does it everytimeReplyDeleteReplies
Do you use map mods??Delete
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XF_81sviSrU Jestem pierwszy na YouTube z nowym DLC Raven Paint JobsReplyDelete
could you please add the centre console to the MAN tgx? and it fuction. such as the automatic gear selector and handbreak leaverReplyDelete
SCS a SCANIA é o único caminhão que esta faltando a entra de ar do motor que fica atrás da cabine. Por favor corrija. ObrigadoReplyDelete
Muito obrigado pelo grande trabalho e empenho de toda equipe.ReplyDelete
URGENTE SCS o SCANIA está faltando a entrada de ar do motor por favor corrija.ReplyDelete
Urgente muito importante a SCANIA está faltando a entrada de ar do motor. Por favor corrija. Obrigado!ReplyDelete
Thats cool and all, but can we get more pictures and possibly in game video of ATS? As well as some features that will be in the game? Also possibly the ETA?ReplyDelete
Urgent scs the Scania is missing the engine air, intake please correct. Thank youReplyDelete
Beautiful work !!!ReplyDelete
SCS has two models Scania R V6, Hi-Way Iveco need sharp sound of change seems to be bafado.
It is possible to arrange all models.
You know that SCS
hi this chevere load but could be added in a future update Mixer trailers and opentop no longer appearing in jobs with loads and do an excellent job: DReplyDelete
When the Mac version??ReplyDelete
you're doing an awesome job.ReplyDelete
I still use mods, but just as an addition to the great work of SCS to make it even greater. I just use the ProMods map and jazzycat trailer/traffic mods. To make it feel a little more real. Since SCS does not have permission to use the original company names and modders don't need permission.
But big thumbs up to SCS for there great work and support to this already 2 year old game.
Manny other company's would already droped this title to get the money out of our pockets with another game.
Scs keeps giving us FREE updates. With awesome feautures.
And SCS don't worry about making us pay for paintjobs or map expansions. I pay the low price with a smile just to support one of the best game devs of this time.
And by the way thanks for the extra gifts you gave us for the hollidays.
It seems like you're more Santa then a buisness.
Thanks again for all the awesome work you do.
Bad new sound for Iveco and Scania 6 inline.ReplyDelete
le jeux plante a la hauteur du concessionnaire a CALAIS
That's what you guys receive when you make a really good game.ReplyDelete
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Nice Work SCS!! I had a thought in my mind from, when i started to play this game..!! That gamer's should not get there driving license from start of their career, they should earn it, to get license to drive truck and deliver packages..(by giving tests like reverse, parking trailer, lane changing etc..) it should not be exactly like tests..it can be like tutorial..!! if you pass the test, then only You can get your driving license, otherwise retry the test till you pass..This will also be a part of simulation, where you have to earn your license to drive truck..!!ReplyDelete
If You like my Thought please implement it in ATS, if possible do this feature for ETS 2..
Looking forward for updates..!!
Please (SCS) think on my thought for once..!!
I would like to wish every one at SCS a Very Merry ChristmasReplyDelete
I've just download and try to do the 1.15.1 patch. But it gives an error which says Cannot move or delete file........ReplyDelete
I tried it by running the patch as administrator and after disabling the anti-virus software. But still it gives the same error. How can I fix this?
Hi, when High Power Cargo DLC will be avaliable for retail users??ReplyDelete
You could launch Scandinavia+High power Cargo together for retail users.Replies
High Power Cargo DLC is only availbale for steam users and will not be available for non-steam users. http://blog.scssoft.com/2014/05/retail-patch-and-more.htmlDelete
On the other hand Scandinavia DLC will be available for both steam and non-steam users.
Thank you! U`r best!ReplyDelete
Happy Christmas SCS and have a very happy new year! Roll on ATS!!! :)ReplyDelete
Great work SCS!!! I wander if you could add the option to change profile name in game in next updates. Thank you and Merry Christmas!!! :)ReplyDelete
hey all can anyone help me i get Cannot move or delete file error when try to install 1.15.1ReplyDelete
Can you rework the Iveco STRALIS sound, please??ReplyDelete
Can scs PLEASE give the new mercedes benz Arocs SLT 4163 (8x4, 8x6, 8x8) with the 630hp engine and the new 16 gears gearbox in the game? :-)ReplyDelete
Let s face the reality, many things are still missing. In more than two years SCS hasn't been able to add seasons+ proper physics to this game, the graphics is outdated, the game economy system sucks, there is only one kind of truck+ trailer (the articulated one) as a choice, incomplete tuning + parts, flat map (mountains exist in nature dear SCS!!!), same prefabs everywhere, same stuff, identical roads everywhere, and so on. Yes, modders can add reality to it, but they' re limited because the game lacks new codes, etc. I still enjoy playing the game but I see only minor improvements after so long time. I would rather opt for a potential ETS3, at this point.ReplyDeleteReplies
Totally agree with you. Mod makers make better physics than SCS guys.Delete
I have an idea for future updates.ReplyDelete
Real time weather: When it's raining in real life, it will rain in the game too, when it's snowing in real life, snowing in the game too.
Physics: Physics is awful in this game. Perhaps you should learn something from Spintires, they have the best physics.
Engine sound: The MAN and Mercedes sound are absolutely awful.. Nowhere near real life engine sound. Remember, trucks are still trucks and it's suppose to be loud.
I have many other suggestions but pls, consider one of these thing for the future update!
great work ! thank you on that !ReplyDelete
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I hope you show us news about some info of American truck simulator freeways and some news about the scandinavia dlcReplyDelete
When are you going to put in the new mercedes?ReplyDeleteReplies
When the model is finished. Trucks take many months to be made so be patient.Delete
please make a slt arocs scsReplyDelete
Guys, what is the reason for locking the default company names (like Stokes, SellPlan, ect.)? Even with forcing mods custom names aren't working anymore. It looks like an "April fools" not the "Christmas gift"... I hope you'll restore this possibility in the future upgrade.ReplyDelete
Hola! No puedo actualizar a v1.15.1 tengo 1.14.2 no se que paso??ReplyDelete
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"These grants will help make a real difference in the lives of Americans living with HIV/AIDS, especially those in underserved rural and urban communities, ensuring they get access to quality health care and support systems," Secretary Kathleen Sebelius said. "The care and services these grants support will help Americans living with HIV/AIDS to live longer, healthier lives."
The Health Resources and Services Administration ( HRSA ) , an agency within HHS, oversees the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program, which provides funding for health services for people who lack sufficient health care coverage or financial resources to cope with HIV disease.
Approximately $1.213 billion will be sent to states and territories under Part B of the Ryan White Program, with $813 million of that total designated for the AIDS Drug Assistance Program ( ADAP ) . Part B awards also include formula base grants that can be used for home and community-based services, insurance continuation, ADAP assistance, and other direct services. Sixteen states will also receive Emerging Community grants based on the number of AIDS cases over the most recent 5-year period. Moreover, a total of $8,386,340 in Part B Supplemental grants was awarded to 36 states and territories that demonstrated need based on the severity of the HIV/AIDS epidemic in the state/ territory, including service needs of emerging populations, unmet need for core medical services, and unique service delivery challenges. These grants provide supplemental funding to address specific needs, including projected ADAP shortfalls and additional core medical services. For a list of Part B Supplemental awards, visit:www.hrsa.gov/about/news/2011tables/110926hivaids.html#finalpartb.
In addition, 30 Part B States and Territories will receive $40 million in ADAP Emergency Relief Funding ( ERF ) for the purpose of eliminating or reducing ADAP waiting lists and/or supporting cost containment strategies to prevent implementation of a waiting list. For a list of ADAP ERF awards, visit: www.hrsa.gov/about/news/2011tables/110926hivaids.html#partbadap.
A total of $645 million was awarded to 52 cities to provide core medical and support services for individuals living with HIV/AIDS under Part A of the Ryan White Program. These awards go to eligible metropolitan areas with the highest number of people living with HIV/AIDS and to transitional grant areas experiencing increases in HIV/AIDS cases and emerging care needs. The Part A awards include $49.6 million for the Minority AIDS Initiative to improve access to care in disproportionately impacted communities. For a list of Part A awards, visit: www.hrsa.gov/about/news/2011tables/110926hivaids.html#finalparta.
Seventy-five percent of Part A and B funds must be spent on "core medical services," which include outpatient HIV/AIDS primary medical care services, prescription drug assistance, health insurance assistance and medical nutrition therapy. The remaining 25 percent pays for support services that help people living with HIV/AIDS achieve desired medical outcomes. These services include but are not limited to respite care, medical transportation and linguistic services.
"The Ryan White Program plays an important role in the fight against HIV/AIDS," said HRSA Administrator Mary Wakefield, Ph.D., R.N. "These funds will help link those affected by HIV/AIDS to the continuous and coordinated quality care they need."
These funds also will support states and communities in their ongoing efforts to pursue the goals of the National HIV/AIDS Strategy, particularly efforts to increase access to HIV care and reduce HIV-related health disparities.
For information about HIV/AIDS prevention, testing, treatment, research, and use of new media in response to HIV/AIDS visit AIDS.gov .
The Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program is administered by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services ( HHS ) , Health Resources and Services Administration ( HRSA ) , HIV/AIDS Bureau ( HAB ) . Federal funds are awarded to agencies located around the country, which in turn deliver care to eligible individuals under funding categories called Parts. First authorized in 1990, the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program is currently funded at more than $2 billion. For more information about the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program, visit hab.hrsa.gov .


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In a dream world this is what I would look like on vacation, sadly I'm not Miranda Kerr so I'll have to settle for boring, short, me. Not that that's a bad thing. Hopefully while you're reading this I'm enjoying some nice weather in Florida.
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You can also find her on the web at her Harry Potter and Matthew Lewis fan sites.
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I'd take being Miranda Kerr on a beach over myself any day. Even in the (somewhat) over-processed realm of these images. And I hate being over-processed.ReplyDelete
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She's a dreamboat! Those first two photos of her are perfect. :)ReplyDelete
I want that slouchy sweater and white and black floppy hat!ReplyDelete
Oh I wish it was beach weather here!ReplyDelete
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Makes me want to go on vacation!ReplyDelete
So light and dreamy!ReplyDelete


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EntityResolver implementation that attempts to resolve schema URLs into
classpath resources using a set of mappings files.
By default, this class will look for mapping files in the classpath using the pattern:
META-INF/spring.schemas allowing for multiple files to exist on the
classpath at any one time.
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META-INF/spring.schemas is a properties
file where each line should be of the form
schema-location should also be a schema file in the classpath.
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which are treated as delimiters in properties files.
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PluggableSchemaResolver(ClassLoader classLoader)
Loads the schema URL -> schema file location mappings using the default mapping file pattern "META-INF/spring.schemas".
PluggableSchemaResolver(ClassLoader classLoader,
String schemaMappingsLocation)
Loads the schema URL -> schema file location mappings using the given mapping file pattern.
public static final String DEFAULT_SCHEMA_MAPPINGS_LOCATION
public PluggableSchemaResolver(ClassLoader classLoader)
classLoader - the ClassLoader to use for loading
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PropertiesLoaderUtils.loadAllProperties(String, ClassLoader)
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classLoader - the ClassLoader to use for loading
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null) to use the default ClassLoader)
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Screening, Treatment Cuts Breast Cancer Deaths in Half
TUESDAY, Jan. 9, 2018 (HealthDay News) — Breakthroughs in breast cancer screening and treatment have slashed the percentage of women dying from the disease, a new analysis reveals.
"Advances in screening and treatment are saving lives," said lead researcher Sylvia Plevritis, a professor of radiology and biomedical data science at the Stanford University School of Medicine. "Here's an example that all this investment in research and discovery has had a real benefit. This has translated into making a difference."
Screening and treatment reduced breast cancer deaths by 49 percent in 2012, compared with a 37 percent reduction in 2000, according to the study.
Treatments that target specific types of breast cancer have generated the most scientific advancement and, as such, have taken a larger role in saving lives, the researchers found.
Better cancer treatments accounted for 63 percent of the reduction in breast cancer deaths in 2012, compared with 37 percent due to early detection of cancer through screening, the study findings showed.
Back in 2000, treatment and screening were of equal importance, splitting 50-50 the lives saved from breast cancer, the researchers said.
Hormone therapy now is available to counter breast cancers spurred by estrogen, while the targeted drug Herceptin (trastuzumab) has been a wonder in treating breast cancers caused by genetic abnormalities, explained Dr. Len Lichtenfeld, deputy chief medical officer for the American Cancer Society.
These new treatments, combined with improvements in traditional chemotherapy, are helping more women beat breast cancer, Lichtenfeld said.
The greatest advance in breast cancer screening during the same period was the move to digital mammography, which produces cleaner and better images, he added.
"For the period between 2000 and 2012, there were some advances made in the technology for screening for breast cancer, but there was greater impact made by treatment," Lichtenfeld said.
For the study, Plevritis and her colleagues fed breast cancer monitoring data into a series of six different computer simulations.
Each simulation estimated what the death rate would have been in a given year between 2000 and 2012 without the availability of state-of-the-art screening and treatment, and how much each contributed to the reduction in deaths, Plevritis said.
The computer analysis also looked at how much reduction had taken place within different subtypes of breast cancer.
For example, treatment accounts for about 69 percent of the lives saved in women with cancers driven by both estrogen and genetic abnormalities, while screening is associated with only 31 percent of the mortality decline, the investigators said.
On the other hand, screening still plays a large role in saving the lives of women with so-called "triple-negative" breast cancer, which is not driven by either hormones or genetics. Triple-negative cancers account for about 12 percent of all breast cancer cases, but are nearly twice as common in black women than white women, according to the American Cancer Society.
About 48 percent of the decline in deaths due to triple-negative breast cancer can be chalked up to screening and 52 percent to treatment, similar to the split found in 2000, the researchers said.
"Mammography is an important contributor to the reduction in breast cancer mortality," Plevritis said. "But the overall benefit is greater largely because of the advances in treatment."
Screening remains important because breast cancers detected early are easier to treat, said Dr. Daniel Hayes, clinical director of the University of Michigan breast oncology program.
"Early detection makes the systemic treatment better as well," said Hayes, who's also immediate past president of the American Society of Clinical Oncology. "Most of us who take care of patients still believe rational screening programs are good public health policy. No matter what kind of cancer you have, detecting it early with screening and then treating it substantially reduces your risk of dying from it," he added.
According to Lichtenfeld, "These computer models clearly show that mammography reduces mortality from breast cancer and has made a significant contribution over time. We should not take the message that everything's about treatment. That's not the right message."
The study findings were published Jan. 9 in the Journal of the American Medical Association.
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Napolitano: New TSA Screening Procedure For Fliers Under 12
Parents of young children, we have some good news courtesy of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano: In the coming months, most children younger than 12 will no longer be required to take off their shoes when going through airport security.
The AP reported that during testimony before the Senate, Napolitano also said children will less frequently be subject to pat-downs from Transportation Security Administration officials.
Over the past few months, we've reported on the controversy over "enhanced pat-downs." Back in April, a YouTube videoof a 6-year-old girl going through airport security caused an uproar. The ACLU of Louisiana and and Congress got involved.
The Hill addsa bit more on what Napolitano said today:
Napolitano said her department has begun training the thousands of TSA officers who provide security at airports in the revised procedures and expects to see the new procedures unveiled soon.
The new screening methods for young children will not exclude all kids from being screened, said Napolitano, who stressed the need for random checks to keep potential terrorists wishing to exploit the young passengers in their attack plots.
"There will always be some unpredictability built into the system and there will always be random checks even for groups we are looking at differently, such as children under the age of 12, but I think the traveling public will begin to see some of these changes really in the coming months," said Napolitano.
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David Shuster (born July 22, 1967) is an American television anchor on Al Jazeera America, formerly of the MSNBC network and Fox News Channel and a former liberal pundit.
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- There's just something a little bit unseemly to me that Chelsea's out there calling up celebrities, saying support my mom and, apparently she's also calling these super delegates.
- David Shuster: Chelsea Being "Pimped Out?", Feb 7, 2008 (YouTube): On Chelsea Clinton campaigning for her mother.
- Doesn't it seem like Chelsea's sort of being pimped out in some weird sort of way?
- David Shuster: Chelsea Being "Pimped Out?", Feb 7, 2008 (YouTube) : On Chelsea Clinton campaigning for her mother.
- For most Americans, Wednesday, April 15th will be Tax Day, but in our fourth story tonight: It's going to be teabagging day for the right-wing and they're going nuts for it.
- As opposed to the agenda from people like you to boost Sarah Palin, who is clearly unqualified.
- On Sarah Palin while interviewing documentarian John Ziegler. 2009 -[3]
- "Good for him!"
- Commenting on the early release of Iraqi journalist who famously threw a shoe at President Bush. -[4]
- I've said it before, I'll say it again, Sarah Palin will never recover from this … No matter what people say, no matter what these polls, she has no future."
- On Sarah Palin's political future. 2009 -[5]
On Twitter[edit]
- Tweets from Twitter.com/DavidShuster
- Prejean, who got cosmetic surgery before the pageant, just spoke of 'how women can make a difference in the world.' Absolutely revolting.
- Everybody involved in this story - from Prejean to Terrell to pageant officials to Trump, - everybody involved makes me want to vomit.
- Do you subscribe to the Weekly Standard? Does that magazine hate America?
- GOP has become a party of nihilists.
- Michael Steele is nuts.
- Sarah palin's latest makes her either a despicable liar or horribly uninformed.
- Extremely surprised and impressed by the 'naked cowboy's' mayoral run. That guy knows the issues... despite his outfit or lack thereof.
- If Palin lawyer thomas van flein thinks palin has been "defamed" he is delusional. Birds of a feather....
- That palin would now be a 'leader/role model' for any group of repubs shows how far gop has fallen.
- As for UFO's … I do believe there is a dimension that we don't understand. Not sure about little green martians, though.
- [F]inally saw the Megan Fox Maxim shoot. Meh. I'd have preferred Miley Cyrus.
External links[edit]
- Hardblogger - MSNBC political blog
- David Shuster on Twitter Twitter
- David Shuster on IMDb


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Next month, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments on two cases related to the definition of marriage, as the justices consider California's state constitutional amendment that upholds traditional marriage and the Defense of Marriage Act.
In preparation for oral arguments, a letter signed by some 80 famous-to-obscure Republican figures is urging the court to embrace same-sex marriage in both cases. Recent reports also suggest the Obama administration will throw its legal weight in the same direction.
Mathew Staver is founder and chairman at Liberty Counsel and has argued in favor of traditional marriage in state courts around the nation. He is appalled by both developments but is especially disappointed in the actions of GOP establishment figures.
"The problem with the Republican Party you see happening right now with these people pontificating is all of a sudden their value system has changed and they want to sanction same-sex marriage. That particular value system changing, waffling in the wind without a clear, clarion call that resonates with the American people is the reason we lose elections as Republicans," said Staver.
"The people want someone who will stand for values, not because they simply are changing their opinion whenever the wind blows in a different way. That's what I think we have happening with some people in the Republican Party," he said. "We need people in office, Republicans, Democrats, Independents alike, whatever party, that are solid in their views that are solid in their views, that are consistent with the Constitution, whose morals and compass doesn't change simply by a show of hands."
At this point, the list of Republicans endorsing same-sex marriage is largely comprised of the more moderate and liberal factions of the party. Names among the 80 on the brief being sent to the Supreme Court include former presidential candidate Jon Huntsman, former New Jersey Gov. Christie Whitman, former Massachusetts Governors William Weld and Jane Swift. Current Reps. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen of Florida and Richard Hanna of New York signed the letter, as did former Bush National Security Adviser Stephen Hadley and former Deputy Attorney General James Comey.
Most leading figures in the party are not publicly on board with same-sex marriage but those who have claim momentum is on their side. Staver says the GOP faces extinction if it ever embraces this movement.
"If more Republicans go that route, the Republican Party will ultimately self-implode. I can tell you many people would have nothing to with it. A Republican Party or any party that doesn't understand the very basic issues of life or marriage isn't a party worth joining," said Staver.
Staver is digusted by the likely Obama administration input in this case on multiple fronts. First, he says the job of the executive branch is to defend existing law and Obama is doing exactly the opposite.
"The administration is charged with enforcing the laws, not being the king. This is a system in which the administration is supposed to be defending the laws. Now, if it doesn't agree with the law, it doesn't have to weigh in on it. They should let the court system deal with this. Putting the executive weight behind this, which is what President Obama is doing, saying marriage as understood as the union of one man and one woman is unconstitutional and is somehow discriminatory and that the Constitution doesn't allow that kind of understanding is absolutely ludicrous," said Staver.
"Rather than destabilizing family and marriage and trying to redefine it to something that it simply cannot be, the Obama administration should have all policy designed to strengthen the family. But this administration is the most anti-marriage, anti-moral, anti-life administration in American history," Staver said.
He's also outraged that the Obama administration would actively advocate a policy that he says would be extremely destructive to families and children.
"I think it is an insult to the American people and it's outrageous that the Obama administration would seek to undermine the natural understanding and definition of marriage as the union of one man and one woman that will ultimately destroy the institution of marriage. I think it'll hurt children. It'll be bad for society," said Staver.
"It'll hurt children because, from a policy perspective, same-sex marriage says that moms and dads are irrelevant to the well-being of children. It says that boys don't need fathers. It says that girls don't need moms or dads. We know from the fatherless syndrome that is well documented ,and also common sense, that children do best when raised in a home with a mom and a dad. Boys certainly do best when they're raised with their father. The absence of a father does make a difference in the well-being of that young boy as he moves through his young life, through adolescence and into manhood," he said.
Staver says he's unsure of how the court will rule on the two cases, but he's not encouraged by what he sees as a number of justices who rule based on ideology rather than the Constitution.
"This particular court is not filled a majority or a super-majority that believe in the Constitution. They're ideologues that will ultimately reach a decision on some of these moral issues. In some cases, where it really doesn't make any difference, they'll follow the statute. In other cases, where it's involving abortion or homosexuality or same-sex marriage or some kind of ideological issue, they're ideologues. They are not necessarily going to confine themselves to the text and history of the statute. When you have people like that and all you need is five people to reach a majority, obviously I would be concerned over a composition of a court like that," said Staver.
"We've got justices up there right now that don't really care for our Constitution. They look at constitutions of other foreign countries. They recommend to new fledgling governments, not our Constitution but constitutions from another foreign country. We have people on the bench who just simply don't respect our constitutional heritage and history," he said.


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Bugis Village
What to do in Bugis Village
Bugis is the Arabic and Muslim quarter of Singapore. It's also a go-to area for a unique shopping experience, as there are plenty of bazaars and markets with an Arabic tinge to them. A must-see is Arab Street; a picturesque and colourful street packed full of boutique shops, restaurants and street vendors.
Hindi influences are also prominent in Bugis – you'll find an impressive-looking Hindu temple, dozens of restaurants serving authentic Indian cuisine, and an overall colourful atmosphere. The Singapore Bazaar and Flea Market are both also in the area, each selling a variety of goods at attractive prices.


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Louisiana Rep. Vance McAllister stayed out of sight as calls grew louder fromRepublicans back home demanding the GOP congressman's resignation after he was caught on video kissing the wife of a friend.
McAllister's office vowed that he intended to stay in office — for now. As for questions about whether he would stand for re-election in November, those were dodged.
Married and the father of five children, McAllister has not been seen in public since the video surfaced. He has missed several votes in the Capitol, including an important one on the Republican budget for the coming fiscal year.
His absence came as the state's Republican governor and party chairman sought to pressure McAllister to step down. Gov. Bobby Jindal called the congressman's behavior an embarrassment.
"Congressman McAllister says he wants privacy to work on his issues with his family. The best way to get privacy and work on putting his family back together is to resign from Congress," Jindal said Thursday.
Party chairman Roger Villere accused McAllister of "extreme hypocrisy" in a blistering statement that said "a breach of trust of this magnitude can only be rectified by an immediate resignation."
There was milder pressure from Washington, where House Speaker John Boehner said after talking to McAllister: "He's got decisions that he has to make." The nation's top Republican officeholder added, "I expect all members (of Congress) to be held to the highest ethical standards, and this is no different."
In an email Thursday, a spokeswoman for the congressman, Jennifer Dunagin, said that, despite the call for McAllister to step down, "as of now, there are no plans of resignation."
But asked about his plans beyond the current term, she said, "The congressman is not focused on re-election right now. His family is his No. 1 priority at this time."
No prominent Republicans have leapt to McAllister's defense since a video surfaced Monday showing him in the arms of Melissa Peacock, who was on his congressional payroll until resigning after the recording's existence became known.
The congressman had few allies within his party to which he could turn. Most of the GOP establishment had backed the state senator who was surprisingly defeated by McAllister in last year's special election.
McAllister, a political newcomer, put his family and his faith at the center of his campaign for Congress, appearing with his wife, Kelly, and their children in one commercial and vowing to "defend our Christian way of life" if elected.
In his statement, Villere said, "Mr. McAllister's extreme hypocrisy is an example of why ordinary people are fed up with politics."
"A video showing him engaged in conduct unbecoming a member of Congress, on public time, in a public office, with one of his employees, was the focus of the national press for days. I call on Mr. McAllister to put the interests of his nation, state and party above his own and step aside," Villere added.
The husband of the woman seen kissing McAllister, Heath Peacock, told CNN in an interview that McAllister has "wrecked" his life.
The two couples were friends, and both Peacock and his wife were listed as donors on campaign reports McAllister filed with the Federal Election Committee.
Although Boehner declined to discuss the conversation he had with McAllister, he has shown little tolerance in the past for wayward lawmakers. In 2010, Republican Rep. Mark Souder quickly resigned at the speaker's private urging after admitting to an extramarital affair with an aide in his office in Indiana.
For their part, Democrats were bystanders. The congressional seat appeared to be unwinnable for them, even if McAllister were to run again.
Whatever the pressure on McAllister, there is little or nothing the party or the congressional leadership can do to force him from office.
McAllister's political fate could be left to voters in the fall election. One resident of the congressional district suggested that was proper.
"We elected him, and it should be up to us to decide in November," said Pamela Nolan, a hospital pharmacist from Richland Parish.
Barrow reported from Monroe, La. Associated Press writer Brad Klapper in Washington contributed to this report.
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Ahead of Key Vote, Icahn Tells Investors to Shoot Down Dell LBO
Billionaire investor Carl Icahn on Wednesday repeated his call for investors to reject Michael Dell's $24.4 billion buyout of Dell (NASDAQ:DELL) and said it would be unfair to call off the vote after six months of "campaigning."
The latest brash words from the legendary corporate raider come as Thursday's highly-anticipated vote still appears too close to call and after a new report indicated the buying group has no plans to sweeten its bid.
Referring to reports that the special committee running the sales process is considering delaying the vote, Icahn said in an open letter: "Quite frankly, if the special committee does not like the $13.65 price, then as we see it, they should not have approved the Michael Dell/Silver Lake transaction in the first place."
Icahn, Southeastern Asset Management and T. Rowe Price (NASDAQ:TROW) are three of the largest investors to have publicly opposed the proposed leveraged buyout. They argue the price tag undervalues the struggling PC maker and doesn't give current investors a share of future profits.
According to Reuters, a decision to sweeten the bid would be taken jointly by Dell and Silver Lake, but both parties have decided there will not be any bump to their current offer.
That report appeared to weigh on Dell's stock price on Wednesday, which dropped 1.61% to $12.82 -- well below the area it would be trading if a takeover looked guaranteed.
Instead of the LBO, Icahn has proposed launching a tender offer for 1.1 billion Dell shares at $14 each that would include warrants to buy shares in the future at $20 a piece.
If investors reject the deal after nearly six months of the committee and others "campaigning for it, the company should not put off" the vote, Icahn wrote. "Can you imagine a political election contest where one side could push off the election to wait for a better day to hold the election -- a date when it is hoped they might do better in the vote than they would have done on the originally scheduled election date?"
On Tuesday, the special committee issued a letter expressing skepticism about Icahn's proposal, saying the recent addition of warrants would "be of modest value."
"While Dell's strong balance sheet makes it possible to borrow significant amounts, we consider it unwise to layer substantial financial risk on a company already facing significant challenges from competition and from the rapid pace of technological change," the committee wrote. "It is, we believe, not an accident that no large publicly traded technology company carries high levels of debt."


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NJFFFW Kicks Off This Weekend!
The much anticipated NJFFFW® (New Jersey Full Figured Fashion Week) begins this weekend in Atlantic City, NJ. This event caters to the plus-size woman on multiple levels. It raises awareness in the fashion industry of curvier women as style-savvy customers. It debuts the latest plus-size styles and trends to women. And it offers networking opportunities for influentials in the fashion industry, from designers and models to celebrity guests to fashion consumers.
Over the course of the weekend, guests will be treated to shopping events, panel discussions, celebrity appearances and runway shows. Evenings will offer dancing and performances by award-wining singers. There also will be a plus-size model search with Top Model's Toccarra Jones as a panelist.
Anna Scholz is pleased to have pieces from her Spring-Summer 2012 collection showcased in a runway show at the event. Our friends from Madison Plus.com are official sponsors of this exciting weekend.
Nfinite Form has created NJFFFW ® as a "platform to raise mainstream fashion's awareness of the plus-size industry" and to "empower women of all ranges to feel glamorous and confident with designers and brands that appeal to their curves."


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Thanks for the mention Amy!
Welcome to Wise Bread's Best Money Tips roundup! Today, we share tips for organizing dresser drawers, a way to help you keep your cool, and advice for college students living on a budget.
5 Tips for Organizing Dresser Drawers — I've been using the filing method for three years now. It really works! Apartment Therapy via Lifehacker
Six Questions To Help You Keep Your Cool — Instead of Losing Your Temper — If you feel you're about to snap, a good question to ask yourself is "Will this solve anything?" The Happiness Project
Money Saving Tips for College Students on a Budget — Take advantage of the services available to students, such as an on-campus gym or library DVD rentals. Canadian Finance Blog
Clutter Your Kids Bring Home From School: The ART Of Managing It — Dealing with clutter gets easier when you think of it as ART: "Action, Reference, or Trash?" Parenting Squad
20 Tips to Cut Calories, Not Flavor — To cut down on the calories without sacrificing flavor, mash cauliflower instead of potatoes. You won't be able to taste the difference! Avocado a Day
Glazed Cinnamon Scones Recipe — With such basic ingredients and easy-to-follow instructions (and the pictures!), this is another recipe I'll be sure to try. Money Saving Mom
Five Ways to Maximize Your Retirement Accounts — There's a formula to help you determine the amount in spending you need to cut in order to maximize your contributions. Five Cent Nickel
6 Banking Innovations to Look For in 2011 — Text banking services make it easier (and faster) than ever to check your account balance, transaction history, or bill payments. Money Blue Book
Get a Roommate! 3 Great Ways to Find One — Your company's HR department may be able to connect you with other employees who are also looking for a roommate. Bargaineering via Currency
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My Jewish American Girl
I was never a Barbie kind of girl. While my friends collected armies of pink, plastic mannequins — oh, the sequined gowns and magenta workout getups and never-ending ponytails of faux blond locks, not to mention Barbie's Corvette and three-story dream house, complete with working elevator, garage and pool — I was given educational toys. That's what happens when your parents are historians. (My mother, a professor of women's history at Tufts University, eventually caved and let me have Day-to-Night Barbie, but only because, unlike most of the other Barbies, she had a job.)
And so I grew up on Jane Austen, my imagination and American Girl dolls, the doll/book franchise that launched in 1986, when I was 5 years old, bringing American history to life through the stories of fictional girls in different historical periods. An educational alternative to Barbie that came highly recommended by my parents' friends? Needless to say, my parents were sold.
When I was growing up, there were three American Girl dolls: Kirsten Larson, a blond-haired pioneer girl who immigrated to America from Sweden and settled in Minnesota in 1854; Samantha Parkington, an orphan being raised by her wealthy grandmother in New York City in 1904, and Molly McIntire, a patriotic girl with brown hair, braids and eyeglasses living in Illinois during World War II. American Girl dolls were so much more than playthings.
Each came with a six-book series that told the girl's story, introduced history lessons from her era and served up teachable moments about friendship, family, education and the world. And along with each book came an outfit and accessories for the doll, plus matching life-size outfits for you.
As indulgent as all this sounds, today's American Girl experience makes my own look like it occurred in the preindustrial era. Now there are more than a dozen historical dolls, an entire line of baby and design-your-own dolls, movies, a magazine and three flagship experiential retail stores offering up everything from dining and photo shoots to party packages. Nevertheless, I was quite content with Samantha. While I looked nothing like her (she had long brown hair, perfectly placed curls and big brown eyes; I had stringy blond hair, hazel eyes and glasses), I was totally enamored by the romance of her Victorian era, and besides, she came with the best accessories and outfits — bows, pretty dresses, petticoats, a brass bed, even plastic petit fours.
My best friend, Jamie Sand-Goldberger, had Samantha, too. Jamie and I became friends on the first day of kindergarten because we were the only two kids in our class with hyphenated last names (my full name is Abigail Goldsmith Drachman-Jones; if you have a hyphen, you understand this kind of bond). Jamie and I grew up five minutes apart in the suburbs of Boston, and our friendship unfolded over after-school activities (jazz, tap, ballet, softball, soccer, painting and sculpture classes — you name it, we tried it), make-believe games (we played "Office" in her parents' basement and "Travelers" in mine) and of course our American Girl dolls. Jamie looked a little like Samantha — thick brown hair, brown eyes and an infectious smile. And, like Samantha, she always had a sharp sense of style (by second grade, Jamie was wearing outfits we didn't even know were outfits). Wherever the two of us went, our American Girl dolls followed.
One of my favorite activities was hosting tea parties on my bedroom floor. We gathered together as many dolls as possible — both Samanthas; my sister's Molly doll; my mother's Ginny dolls, saved from her 1950s childhood; plus Eloise, Spot the Dog and another stuffed animal or two — and propped them up in a circle around a makeshift table, typically a book or a stack of magazines. In the middle, we arranged Samantha's plastic party accessories. Sometimes we added real food. Sometimes we poured orange juice. Often we mixed a concoction of shampoo, shaving cream and other mysterious bottled liquids found in my parents' bathroom and served it as dessert.
We adored everything about our American Girl dolls — the books, the outfits, the fact that we could dress up like our dolls in life-size matching nightgowns that we begged our parents to get for us. But something was still missing: an American Girl doll just like us.
Samantha was an orphan, Molly came from a Scottish-American family and Kirsten emigrated from Sweden. These were all interesting stories, but none of them reflected the Jewish upbringing Jamie and I shared. So we did the only thing we could think of: We dreamed up a new American Girl doll — a Jewish one — and named her Rachel.
Rachel had thick brown hair and wore kerchiefs, headscarves and loose-fitting dresses (think "Fiddler on the Roof" for the 20th century). She carried a plaid suitcase and came with a host of other trimmings, and we drew each and every outfit on small rectangular pieces of paper that we planned to mail to the American Girl company in hopes of convincing them to mass-produce our doll. We also wrote down Rachel's life story, including how she and her family immigrated to America through Ellis Island, bringing their hopes and dreams to a new country. Inspired by stories our families told us around the dinner table, as well as by lessons we learned in Sunday school, we brought Rachel to life. Finally we had a doll we could relate to.
Little did we know, another Jewish doll did exist at the time. Well, kind of. Her name was Poor Pitiful Pearl, and she was one of the first dolls my parents ever gave me (I called her "Pitty" because I was too young to pronounce her full name). Poor Pitiful Pearl had thick, strawlike hair, a button nose, floppy eyelids and a hesitant smile, and she came with two outfits: a tattered dress with a red babushka and a party dress with pearls. New Yorker cartoonist William Steig created Poor Pitiful Pearl in the 1950s. While Steig was Jewish, he kept the doll's Jewishness understated, reflecting the era's emphasis on assimilation. Still, her "poor" outfit reflected Jews immigrating to America from Eastern Europe, while her fancy dress represented the American dream of upward mobility.
For obvious reasons, Jamie and I did not see ourselves in Poor Pitiful Pearl, nor did we even consider her as an alternative to our American Girl dolls (though I must add that, to this day, Pitty still sits in my childhood bedroom, looking just as pathetic as ever). But her story of the rise to respectable middle-class girlhood from poverty was much like Rachel's, our fictional American Girl doll.
Finally, in 2009, American Girl caught up with us and debuted Rebecca Rubin, a Russian-Jewish girl living on Manhattan's Lower East Side in 1914. Jamie and I are long past our doll days, but we remain good friends. She is now a marketing director in the music business, and we both live in New York City. When I called to tell her the news about Rebecca, Jamie blurted into the phone, "They totally stole our idea!"
Abigail Jones is the digital features editor of the Forward. She can be contacted at [email protected] and on Twitter @AbigailDJ


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After showing up late yesterday for her court-ordered community service at the morgue, Lindsay Lohan managed to arrive on time this morning for her second day of work. She's now taking her duties seriously, says one source, "It's manual labor, but Lindsay isn't complaining. She is being a real trooper." No doubt. Poor LiLo is even buying delicious treats to make up for her tardiness and win the affections of her supervisors.
Even though it seems like she never has any money, she managed to have lunch from In-N-Out delivered for the entire morgue staff. She also ordered everyone fancy cupcakes for dessert, but Assistant Chief Coroner Ed Winter turned them away at the door, saying "We're not here to accept food." Harumph! Apparently the way to a morgue worker's heart is not through his stomach. [Radar; TMZ]
- You know those nightmares where you show up to work and you've forgotten to wear your pants, or you have a part in a play and you walk on stage in only your underwear? Well, Christina Aguilera is living that dream. She went shopping in LA without pants on! Lord knows what chain of events led to this happening, but she was only "wearing sheer tights, a black leather jacket and spike-heeled Christian Louboutins." It's hard to tell from the photos, but it seems like she did have on some kind of underwear, at least? While out and about in this "outfit," she bought a bunch of stuff at Agent Provacateur. So it is entirely possible that we're about to be treated to an underwear-only wardrobe from now on. [X17]
- Relax, guys, Kim Kardashian and Kris Humphries aren't getting a divorce after all. He was just carrying a bunch of boxes out of their hotel because they're moving back to L.A, and he wasn't wearing his wedding ring because he "isn't a fan of jewelry" and also probably because they wanted us to notice that he wasn't wearing a ring and start freaking out. So, congratulations to us for taking the bait! And congratulations to them on continuing to stay married! [TMZ]
- If you love America and you love to watch celebrities sing, then you'd better start tuning in to the World Series. On Sunday, you can watch singer/actress (sactress?) Zooey Deschanel deliver a probably very charming version of the national anthem before game four. [Digital Spy]
Then on Monday you'll get to see Demi Lovato do her take on the "Star Spangled Banner." FYI, she's rooting for the Rangers because she is from Texas. [E! Online]
- Natalie Portman had a son, Aleph, four months ago and today—finally!—we can see with our own eyes that he has a face and some cute little pudgy baby legs! [US Weekly]
- Lady Gaga paid $13,000 at a charity auction to have dinner with Steven Van Zandt and his wife Maureen. Maybe this should be a new thing: any time two famous people want to get dinner together, they have to donate a bunch of money to charity. [Huffington Post]
- Not surprisingly, Charlie Sheen has changed his mind and is now "extremely disappointed" in the way that Two and a Half Men is proceeding without him. [TMZ]
- Carlos Santana is NOT dead. Apparently a bunch of people tweeted "R.I.P. Carlos Santana" along with pics of Moammar Gaddafi (or however you want to spell it), and it led some people to think the famed guitarist had also died. Oh, Twitter, sometimes you are so confusing!
- According to Stephen Baldwin, his brother Alec Baldwin is "a lot calmer and a lot happier" since he's started dating 28-year-old yoga instructor Hilaria Thomas. Even coming from a wackadoodle like Stephen, this makes total sense. [US Weekly]
- Pee-Wee Herman is telling people he would like to be on the next season of Dancing With The Stars and hoping that this will make it happen. It's like he's living The Secret. Universe, make it so! [E! Online]
- Just like the rest of us, Emma Stone is "addicted" to the internet and is terrified of saying something stupid on Twitter. [Showbiz Spy]
- Michael Bublé really wants to have a baby with his wife but is willing to wait until she's ready. (What a guy!) He says he tells her, "[W]hen you feel like you've lived and you've partied and done all the things you want to do. When you've worked your butt off, then tell me." [CNN]
- Zac Efron wore a nice suit and went out to a London nightclub to celebrate his 24th birthday, and he might have—gasp!—had a few drinks. [WoW]
- Good news for the three of you out there who've been clamoring for a My Name Is Earl movie: Jason Lee, star of the NBC show which ended last spring, says it's going to happen at some point. [E! Online]
- Lil Wayne told GQ that he is going to retire when he's 35. Apparently, he's doing it for the children. [Clutch]
- Tim Burton is designing a cool-looking balloon for this year's Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. [New York Times]
- After Hillary Duff has her baby, she's going to make some music for us to buy. [MTV]
- LaToya Jackson has been stuck in bed with the flu for ten days and has been complaining about it on Twitter. Somebody FedEx her some chicken soup! [Daily Express]
- If you have always dreamed of owning one of John Lennon's teeth, and you have at least $16,000 spare dollars burning a hole in your pocket, you can buy one at an auction in England on November 5th. [CNN]


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Sean, an energetic spooky-house worker, thought it was the coolest. It was basically a rotting corpse in a cage. It would work well in the Spooky House this Halloween, he thought. But sometimes things should be left alone. Sean's co-workers, at the Spooky House, noticed the change right away. They could hear him talking to the morose thing as he restored it. His girl friend, Jill, just thought he was being funny. But somehow this grotesque discovery has crawled into Sean's head and is there to stay. After some investigation, Jill finds an undead maniac, Sam Hell, has arisen and is back in his old stomping ground using her boyfriend as his murder puppet.
The Spooky House comes alive with paranormal activity to meet Sam's twisted wishes. The headless bride in the mausoleum begins to move. The Jason dummy in the morgue room starts to grip it's butcher knife. The mummified body in the pit of death begins to sketch skeletal remains. With the help from a paranormal bounty hunter and the bloodstained shroud of his victim's clothes, they will battle Sam's minions and the world of the undead!
Sam hell is an somewhat impressive micro-budget release from director Michael Bayouth and Son of Jason productions. With the backdrop of a local haunted house the workers prepare for there big opening day. Owner Sean brings back an odd looking relic after acquiring it from a local garage sale. The relic which is more or less a fake head in a mossy wooden cage ends up being quite more than just a decoration. The object starts to influence Sean to the point of a back and forth conversations and its power to transform Sean into killing his co-workers. His girlfriend, Jill Mathews suspicious of his mood changes begins on a quest to get to the bottom of this item and its history. The quest leads her to a mental patient, a sorrid tale of the past and an odd fellow who happens to know a little too much about the relic.
Sam Hell comes across well-acted especially with performances by Åsa Wallander, Brian Graves, and Mike Tillman and is backed by a decent looking set. The kills are a bit too low budget for my tastes but they work within the confines of the story. Most of them are simple knife gags (slasher fare) and some quick edits in between. They don't go far beyond that. The idea of a haunted house setting is actually a great idea though with this being the 3rd I've seen in 3 weeks, it's apparent that even "that" idea is becoming a bit old. Of course for any micro budget, haunted houses are a blessing as they are sets ready to go without investing in additional designs and costly production needs. I do try and be fair in reviews on small budget releases because I know what they entail. But for clarification sake, there is no sign of any high production value present.
The story itself to me, has a early 80's feel and I would have liked to have seen more action from the villain than a simple fake head in a box. A highlight in my viewing was the performance by Keith Lewis who I swear is James Brolin's twin. The plus to this production also comes from the nice music score backdrop provided by Jeffrey Michael. Here again is a case where I would recommend others to help support the independents by picking up a copy when its made available. Those looking for intense moments, pro makeup and clever kills simply wont find it in this production as the basis of this story verges more on suspense and back-story myths. My guess is upon successful completion of there first feature, we'll be seeing more films from this group. Hopefully the 2nd round will better enable them to acquire higher budgets to explore more cinematic options.
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