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Saturday, June 28, 2008
Changing Shades
I've succumbed to wearing a new brand of shades known as potential-posts. Few bloggers can seem to resist them. From what I gather, newish bloggers are particularly prone to not taking them off. Potential-posts come with special guilt-wipes for cleaning the film of opportunity lost off the lenses. Breaking out the guilt-wipes is to announce a sort of momentary lament. Hats off to anyone who puts it all out there, who never needs the guilt-wipes.
I'm still wrestling for balance with my potential-post shades, but sorry to say an incredible blogger -- and the person who, I realize in writing this, inspired me to blog -- is retiring his. He's a surgeon of all things who's the perfect prescription for anyone fresh from hospital. Feeling a little dazed and confused? Or how about just plain scared (as I was)? Go see Dr. Schwab. He's carried a highly successful -- and one might say pioneering -- blog for two years. During that time there has been a growing consensus that you don't read Dr. Schwab's posts...you savor them. The political rants, to boot. His strength of character comes through in each post, as touching and honest as an old family friend; I doubt he's ever needed the guilt-wipes. His archive remains at Surgeonsblog. Check it out...and go prepared to get hooked.
Whatever his new endeavors hold, I sure hope Dr. Schwab keeps his shades handy.
Wednesday, June 25, 2008
Pacific Northwest Visit
For now, here are a few more pictures from my recent 12-day trip to the PacNW. I posted some on it here, too...
These toilets have been at PDX for a while now, but this time I had my camera with me. As the flash went off in the stall, the recent indiscretions of a certain Republican politician came to mind. Prolly not such a good idea.
Mt. Hood (right) near Portland trying to hide.
...Within three days of arriving, I was criss-crossing Washington and Oregon getting in visits and views. Temps peaked in the upper 50's for the first several days. Bring on the cords, clouds, and rosy cheeks! I've missed it. Won't be much longer now.
This train depot is less than a mile from where I'll be spending my next two summers while conducting my graduate field research. Trains, trucks, and agriculture (including a burgeoning wine grape industry) dominate the landscape. Stay tuned for posts on drunken train-hopping.
Driving back from a 5-day visit w/my graduate advisors at the research station, I stopped to take a short hike up from the river. It was the first real sunny day, but still with a chill -- perfect. The "short hike" to stretch my legs landed me on top of the Columbia Gorge, where the winds are quite something and the views are spectacular. You can see the white-caps on the river for most of the way up. Wind-surfing capital, indeed!
A wriggling field cricket in high winds atop the Columbia Gorge. Expleti -- er, exclamations of awe at the high winds were lost on my own ears. And then there were the gusts...I could barely keep my balance while taking this photo. All things considered, not a bad pic. But not my doing -- it's the new Ricoh!!
This butterfly took a rest in a warm, protected and sleepy meadow of lupines atop the Columbia Gorge. Probably glad to find a substrate that's steady!
I hope (but doubt) that my forthcoming graduate studies in entomology at OSU will allow an occasional moment with this 4-yr old little bug.
Sunday, June 22, 2008
Butcher Mommy
Otherwise, you may find that the tip of the tail is easily snipped -- no matter how careful you think you're being. In the case of a cat who, oh say, has tail feces you're trying to cut out, snipping the tail tip is unbelievably easy to do. You and the cat may not even register it...until the blood comes. Crazy...amounts...of blood. You now have feces and blood to deal with, to say nothing of a possible medical emergency. Tail-bleeding may stop after 10-15 minutes, only to restart later with a vengeance whereupon the tail whips about, as tails tend to, splattering blood everywhere and across everything/everyone. It may appear there is no stopping the bleeding, whereupon you immediately transport your cat to the emergency vet hospital, oh say late on a Friday night. Once there, you discover that surgery is needed. Surprise! Yep, surgery. The tail is a continuation of the spine, and as such has vertebrae; when the skin on the tip of the tail is, uh, accidentally removed, it becomes necessary to free up loose skin to close the wound by surgically removing the terminal vertebra. Makes sense. At least according to the emergency vet, who, as far you're concerned at this moment, is God.
Listening to God -- er, the emergency vet -- you can either pay $1100 (in addition to the big fat bill for walking through the front door) for her to perform the surgery, or wait a few hours until morning for your local vet to do it at 1/3 the cost. You may choose to wait, and return home in the wee hours of the morning with a dopey, angry, crying cat. Your home is covered in dried blood from floor, to walls, to furniture. Your cat is wailing. You are beyond guilty. All things considered, you may become physically sick. But this is no time to rest, or clean, or throw up because you need to stay up and carefully watch/console your thrashing, drugged cat. He/she could remove the tail bandage, thus causing another horror-movie round of bleeding.
So don't pick up scissors for shave jobs. That's all I'm sayin'. And if you wait to see your local vet, they may disagree with the need for surgery and advise two weeks of bandaging, antibiotics, and pain meds. Hence, a less severe tail-snipping incident leads to "merely" the above followed by an uncomfortable, bandaged, and club-tailed kitty. And for you: a lot of blood-cleaning and time off from work to make sure your cat-who-ejects-cones does not remove his wrappings.
Sunday, June 15, 2008
Father's Day
My dad, his wife, Karen, and I spent Father's Day this weekend scorpion hunting and later viewing all things celestial in the Tucson night sky. Starizona is a Tucson telescope business that offers star parties several times a week. My many questions had instant answers, complete with physics and chemistry details. After seeing the Hercules Globular cluster and the rings around Saturn, I can see why Dad is hooked. He is even considering buying a scope -- one that's almost large enough for me to crawl inside.
In spite of a very bright moon -- which we also viewed in all its pock-marked glory -- we also had good views of Jupiter (and four of its moons), Vega and two of the stars (Altair and Deneb) which make up the summer triangle, and a white dwarf star.
Dad and Karen recently moved from the very place I stand poised to return to... Wierd how life works. Happy Father's Day, Dad.
Saturday, June 7, 2008
Graduate Research: First Glimpse
An immature stonefly, order Plecoptera
I spent some time in the lab sorting aquatic invertebrates we collected, a component which may or may not be a part of my research project. My project is still pretty loosely defined. It's partially up to me to clarify some of the questions with my interests -- an endeavor more easily stated than done. I lack my bearings in the aquatic stuff, so more lit. searches and lots of reading await me .
The research station is East of the Columbia Gorge and only a few miles from the river as the crow flies, I would estimate.
Center-pivot irrigation
One night was spent at the home of one of my co-advisor and his spouse: lovely and large, it's perched on the grassy banks of the
One of my advisors demonstrating how to sample for aquatic insects
Living in the student housing at the research station and visiting field sites quenched my wanderlust for roaming this past week. It rears up each spring, a remnant from temp/seasonal wildlife work. Guess old habits die hard. Come early September, I'll get another dose of it before classes begin... And I can hardly wait. For now, back to AZ.
Sunday, June 1, 2008
Seattle Marineros
I'm visiting the Pacific Northwest, and was treated to a Mariners game yesterday (belated birthday gift from my best friend -- thx Beck!). Safeco field honored Latin American beisbol on our chosen game day. Free hats were given out that read "Marineros".
The Mariners had been on a loosing streak, but I told my gramps: I'm in town, their luck is about to turn... :) And it sure did! After being stomped by the Detroit Tigers in four previous games, the Mariners won 5-0. Reed scored a homerun, Johjima stole home successfully during a double fumble by the catcher, and the ninth was a no-hit closing by J.J. Putz to complete the shut out. All the players I remember are now retired or traded (Wilson, Martinez, Griffey, Moyer, etc.). Including, too, hall of famer inductee-to-be Dave Niehaus. So I really look forward to learning the players again once I move to Oregon for school this fall. Guess I should get acquainted with college sports, too... Jeesh, even my surgeon knows more about the Beavers than I.
Before the game we visited Pike Place Market. One of my favorite vendors is Old Seattle Paperworks (downstairs). I love skimming their historic reprints of Portland and Seattle during the late 19th/early 20th centuries, before paved roads and dams changed the landscape. Coming from a long line of Pac NW farmers and loggers, it's pretty neat to think my great, great grandparents walked those streets.
The annual market festival was taking place, so there were several mini-parades and lots more people than usual. Becky and I got piroshkies at the Russian bakery and then meandered through the crowded market. Everyone was in a good mood, in spite of the intermittent rain and sun breaks.
Becky and I stayed at a Bed & Breakfast near downtown the night before. Capitol Hill Guest House -- it was beautiful. We awoke at least one guest with our giggling (they told us later it was a pleasant, early morning sound). I'm just glad we didn't get kicked out; best friends since 9, we often regress to devilish antics. Beck treated me to dinner at my favorite Seattle restaurant, Elliott's Oyster House. Their clam chowder is award-winning, and in my humble opinion challenged only by a small Irish pub in Ocean Shores. I also tried my first taste of creme brulee. Wowee! I'm not a fan of custard-like things, but was so impressed I plan to learn and perfect it over the summer. It requires torching the top to caramelize the sugars. You can also broil it, but I shall use fire (fire! fire!). I hope you're up for another experimental dish, Jack. {Picture: Becky found a nice nook!}
Before leaving the city, we had a quick visit with my cousin who attends the University of Washington. Ryan is in his sophmore year excels in all the courses I detested: physics...calculus... Eck. More power to him!
Unfortunately, I did develop the flu last night upon returning to my Mom's near Portland. I'm downing shots of Airborne, but even my eyelids feel achey. All I want to do is rest -- which is good, because tomorrow I head out to the Columbia Gorge area to satiate my inner hobo. I'll spend 5 days getting acquainted with my future field sites, meet the third member of my graduate committee, and maybe even slip into some hip waders to collect my first bit of data... I'm hoping for some good invert shots, too.


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Rubens Barn is a beautiful 17th century flint barn with private tennis court situated in an area of outstanding natural beauty of the South Downs National Park. The barn has recently been renovated to create a stunning hideaway within Goodwood Estate, and is perfectly located for exploring the cultural and architectural treasures of Goodwood, and the historic Roman city of Chichester. Local attractions include sporting events at Goodwood, nearby golf courses, polo at Cowdray, fishing and sailing.
This two bedroom barn has been stylishly decorated, and perfect for 2-4 people. There is a well equipped kitchen / living room, satellite TV, DVD player, Wi-Fi internet, sofa-bed, and private garden with barbecue.
Welcome breakfast hamper and White Company toiletries included.
The barn is surrounded by farmland and forests of the majestic Goodwood Estate, and is ideal for hikers, cyclists, and nature lovers exploring this beautiful area.
Rubens Barn has been awarded a 5 star Gold award by Quality in Tourism (2009-16)
Local Attractions include:-
Goodwood Horse Racing (3 miles)
Goodwood Sculpture Park (3 miles)
Golf at Goodwood Country Club (3 miles)
Goodwood House (4 miles)
Goodwood Health Spa (4 miles)
Goodwood Motor Racing Circuit (4 miles)
Weald and Downland Open Air Museum (4 miles)
West Dean Gardens (4 miles)
Petworth House (7 miles)
Chichester Cathedral (8 miles)
Chichester Festival Theatre (8 miles)
Cineworld (8 miles)
Tangmere Military Aviation Museum (8 miles)
Arundel Castle (9 miles)
Chichester Harbour Water Tours (9 miles)
Fishbourne Roman Palace (10 miles)
Bosham Harbour and sailing club (12 miles)
Cowdray Park (12 miles)
Amberley Museum (14 miles)
Uppark House (14 miles)
Selsey beach (14 miles)
West Wittering beach (East Head National Trust) (15 miles)
Gun Wharf Quays Portsmouth (25 miles)
Portsmouth Historic Dockyard (25 miles)
Portsmouth Spinnaker Tower (25 miles)
Brighton (30 miles)
Winchester (35 miles)
London (60 miles)
Thanks for a lovely week - our first time in the South Downs. Enjoyed lots of walks, Fishbourne Roman Palace, Weald & Downland Museum, Portsmouth Historic Dockyards and "War Horse" in Southampton. And the tennis - currently the score is one match all - will have to return for the decider! Thanks also for the breakfast!
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It was a family long WE stay and we all enjoyed walking our dog and biking in this gorgeous area. Would definitely recommend this luxury barn, thanks Robert for your warm welcome. We are thinking to come again...
A beautiful rural spot complete with tennis court. Complimentary breakfast pack was amazing and very welcome as no shops nearby. The barn has been beautifully converted. Lovely little garden to sit out in and admire the fields and cows nearby. So many wonderful pubs and walks around this area too
The location of the cottage is stunning with the garden being a prime spot for wildlife spotting! Lots of nice walks in and around the area and great pubs too. Hosts were extremely kind and hospitable. Thanks for a lovely weekend.
A very nicely decorated cottage in an idyllic situation. Beautiful local villages, lovely clear air.
We arrived super-stressed on a wet, dark, foggy November evening, having driven from Gatwick in a car that for us was on the wrong side of the road. No real idea where we were when we arrived, but the barn was warm and cosy with welcoming lights on... We tucked up with a bottle of wine, then fell into the comfortable double bed. Could not believe it the next morning when we opened the curtains to say hello to the sheep in the field next door, and the sun glinting on the autumn foliage of the trees.
Rubens Barn is exactly as you see it in the advert, tastefully furnished, and extremely comfortable. Lovely big warm showers (such a joy) and a bath as well if you wanted to relax into that. The welcome pack was very generous. We appreciated the thoughtful little touch of a torch to see us back down the lane from the pub.
The owners were helpful and welcoming, nothing was too much trouble. They had recommended we go to the Bonfire Night in East Dean, that was a real treat - a drink at the local pub, then warmed by the most perfect bonfire, followed by fireworks. Such a lovely tradition, and Sussex is the very best place to experience it!
We were here for a wedding in nearby Upwaltham Barns, a lovely setting for the event. As we explored, we just fell in love with the area, and were so pleased we had decided to rent the barn for a week to add a short holiday to the wedding trip - pity we had not decided to add a fortnight! Chichester is a lovely town, the nearby West Wittering beach provided a long, if bracing, winter walk, and we explored West Dean Gardens and the Petworth Estate, in between drinks and wonderful food at several local pubs.
For a holiday cottage, the layout is just lovely. We were there as a couple, but our son and girlfriend joined us for one night over the weekend. The room upstairs has two single beds, so not ideal for a couple, but a lovely bathroom with a large roll-top bath - girlfriend loved that. Not a huge amount of storage up there, and no hanging space - but for a short trip that is not an issue. The unusual part of Rubens Barn is that you enter through the master bedroom - you open the entrance door and are straight into the bedroom. Husband thought that rather odd... certainly makes you keep the bedroom tidy!
Do hope that we make it back one day.... If you are thinking of this for your holiday, don't hesitate, you will love it.
Our second stay in this fabulous converted barn. The owners have thought of every last detail to ensure maximum comfort and total relaxation. High quality bed linens and towels and extremely well equipped kitchen all in the most idyllic surroundings imaginable. You can go for long walks straight from the Barn and Chichester is only a 15 minute drive. Rob and Rachel went out of their way to make us feel incredibly welcome and were able to give us lots of advice on attractions in the area. I would definitely recommend staying here.
Rubens Barn is located within the South Downs National Park, and close to the South Downs Way. The barn is surrounded by farmland owned by Goodwood Estate, and only a 10 minute car drive from Chichester.
Chichester is made for exploring - Chichester cathedral, Tudor Market Cross, Fishbourne Roman Palace, Chichester Festival Theatre, boutique shops, stylish restaurants, and coffee shops.
Local historic market towns include Petworth (Petworth House National Trust, and many antique shops), Midhurst (Polo at Cowdray), and Arundel Castle.
The beautiful sandy beaches at West Wittering famous for windsurfing, and Bosham harbour are nearby (25 minutes car drive).
Goodwood Estate with its festivals (Festival of Speed and Revival Meetings), horse racing (Glorious Goodwood), and the majestic Goodwood House is just 5 minutes drive away.
Local activities - Tennis, golf, motor racing, sailing, fishing, hot air balloon rides, and mountain boarding.
|Rental Period
|Minimum Price
|Additional Nights
|Weekend Night
|Event Price
1 Jul 2018 - 2 Sep 2018
3 night minimum stay
for 3 nights
Late Summer
3 Sep 2018 - 16 Dec 2018
3 night minimum stay
for 3 nights
My Standard Rate
3 night minimum stay
for 3 nights
|Cleaning Fee
|Pet Fee
Our minimum stay is 2 nights and a supplement will apply.
Please enquire for a 2 night stay.
The price for a 2 night stay is £480
The price for a 3 night weekend stay / 4 night midweek stay is £575 (Spring / Autumn / Winter)
The price for a 3 night weekend stay / 4 night midweek stay is £750 (Summer)
Supplement for use of sofa bed is £25 per night
Rubens Barn accepts well behaved dogs - £30 per dog supplement
There may be a supplement for Christmas, New Year, Bank holidays, and Sporting event dates at Goodwood
Prices for 2018
3 night Xmas / New Year £575
4 night Xmas / New Year £650
Festival of Speed 2018 at Goodwood £1600 (4 night stay) and £2100 (7 night stay)
Revival Meeting 2018 at Goodwood £1600 (4 night stay) and £2100 (7 night stay)
Please email to confirm price and revised quote for short and long stays


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Kelli here today from The Lady Cage
Today I am using 5-Cupcakes-Flourished-DS to make a couple different card.
This is a set of digital stamp images - I just picked my favorite and printed them in 2 different sizes.
Both card bases are Sizzix Framelits - triple square flip its.
The plaid is recollections and the pieces are part of the sizzix set.
The scallop circle if from Craftin Desert Divas
The cupcakes are colored with copics and the card bases are colored with distress inks.
As always I added lots of sequins
Sweet sentiment is from Sunny Studios stamps
Happy Birthday is by the Ton Stamps
Thanks for stopping by the check out the projects - This is a really useful digital stamp set.
Go grab a digi and Get Crafty today!


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London Marathon April 23rd
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Police Officers can go through tough times - become injured or psychologically damaged by what they experience trying to keep their communities safe. Often abused and maligned by the press and public, they do not hesitate to put themselves in harm's way to protect others, and they really do care.
It is entirely true to say that every year Flint House picks up the pieces of thousands of damaged, traumatised and injured police officers and performs extraordinary work to expedite their return to health - and work.
Read Richard's story and how he is helping Flint House by entering the 2017 Virgin London Marathon on April 23rd.
You can support Richard abd Flint Hiuse by donating on his funding page: http://uk.virginmoneygiving.com/Running4FlintHouse


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The plumber said "Your tax policies are going to ruin my business"
Barack Obama wants to reduce taxes for roughly 95% of the United States while raising taxes on the other 5% - those making more than $200,000 per year. John McCain wants to lower taxes on everyone, and attacks Obama's tax increase on the upper 5% as destroying small businesses and jobs. I decided to do some research on this issues to see if, in fact, raising taxes on those individuals making more than $200,000 would reduce employment or not, and I found out some interesting things.
The conclusion, however, is this: Obama's tax increase on the wealthy will not directly harm small businesses. At. All.
First, some definitions so we all know what I'm talking about. So far as I can tell, the only small businesses that pay taxes at the personal income rate are "sole proprietorships", the simplest type of business in the U.S. According to NOLO.com, a sole proprietorship may have employees, but the census indicates that the bulk of sole propreitorships do not - they're considered nonemployers, and they are the largest portion of all U.S. businesses. In 2005 (the last year for which there is both data on nonemployers and employers at the U.S. Census Bureau), there were 20,392,068 nonemployers with a total income of $951 billion (Source: Nonemployer Statistics, 2005, Total for all sectors, United States). Small business employers1 numbered 5,878,784 (Source: Statistics of U.S. Businesses, All Industries, 2005). The total number of all employer and nonemployer businesses in 2005 was 26,375,614, of which 26,270,852 (or 99.6%) would qualify as small businesses as I've defined it above. This would be why people respond when you threaten to increase taxes on small businesses - there's a LOT of small businesses. But look closer at those numbers. The average income per nonemployer small business is the total income divided by the number of employers, which in this case is only $46,635. What that means is that the vast majority of nonemployer small businesses (which we can probably fairly say are mostly sole proprietorships) would be unaffected by the Obama tax cut. In fact, since they make so little, they'd get a tax cut, not a tax increase. Yes, you read that right: the average small business would get a tax cut under Obama's tax plan, not a tax increase as McCain has suggested.
Let's broaden the definition to assume that all small business employers with less than 10 employees are also sole proprietorships. From the employer Census link for 2005 above, there were 4.72 million employers with fewer than 10 with a total of 12.83 million employees. Let's assume that, as above, no more than 3% of those employers fall into the $200,000+ individual pay bracket. That's a total 110,000 employers and 31,000 employers for businesses with 0-4 employees and 5-9 employees respectively. Again, if we assume that there's a 5% increase in business failures equally through both sizes of businesses (from 9% to 14%), that's a total of 5500 businesses sized 0-4 employees and 2790 businesses sized 5-9 employees that would fail due to the tax increase. The average number of employees for all businesses in the 0-4 employees category is 1.66 employees per business. The average number of employees for businesses in the 5-9 employees category is 6.66 employees per business. Calculating the job losses we get 8,855 employees in those 5500 newly failed businesses (0-4 employees), plus 5500 for the owners themselves, and 18,582 employees in the other 2790 businesses (5-9 employees) plus another 2790 for the owners. Total is 35,036 extra employees losing their jobs. Adding that to the 31,000 sole proprietorships from the first analysis, that's a total of roughly 66,000 jobs lost every year. And just in sole proprietorships alone (never mind the newly expanded 0-9 employees category) we created 167,000 new jobs. Include the 1% decrease in employer small business failures (from 9% to 8%) on businesses sized 0-9 employees and that's an additional 176,000 new jobs, for a total of 343,000 new jobs across all nonemployer and employer small businesses. Put bluntly, even if we assume the worst case cost of 66,000 jobs and that every business with fewer than 10 employees is a sole proprietorship (and it's not), the Obama tax plan is still creating 277,000 new jobs every year.
I really don't see how this is socialism, when we are just talking about tax policy. Rasing taxes, lowering taxes is just part of the game of politics as old as taxes themselves. The money is allocated to what the President thinks is going to stimulate the economy and I dont know why thats is so hard to understand for some. In a perfect world no taxes should be paid, but this isn't one. Bush tried with his taxcuts and it hasn't worked, now is time to try something different and sadly McCain wants MORE of the same.
One of Barack Obama's most potent campaign claims is that he'll cut taxes for no less than 95% of "working families." He's even promising to cut taxes enough that the government's tax share of GDP will be no more than 18.2% -- which is lower than it is today.
APIt's a clever pitch, because it lets him pose as a middle-class tax cutter while disguising that he's also proposing one of the largest tax increases ever on the other 5%. But how does he conjure this miracle, especially since more than a third of all Americans already pay no income taxes at all? There are several sleights of hand, but the most creative is to redefine the meaning of "tax cut."
For the Obama Democrats, a tax cut is no longer letting you keep more of what you earn. In their lexicon, a tax cut includes tens of billions of dollars in government handouts that are disguised by the phrase "tax credit." Mr. Obama is proposing to create or expand no fewer than seven such credits for individuals.
Here's the political catch. All but the clean car credit would be "refundable," which is Washington-speak for the fact that you can receive these checks even if you have no income-tax liability. In other words, they are an income transfer -- a federal check -- from taxpayers to nontaxpayers. Once upon a time we called this "welfare," or in George McGovern's 1972 campaign a "Demogrant." Mr. Obama's genius is to call it a tax cut.
The Tax Foundation estimates that under the Obama plan 63 million Americans, or 44% of all tax filers, would have no income tax liability and most of those would get a check from the IRS each year. The Heritage Foundation's Center for Data Analysis estimates that by 2011, under the Obama plan, an additional 10 million filers would pay zero taxes while cashing checks from the IRS.
The total annual expenditures on refundable "tax credits" would rise over the next 10 years by $647 billion to $1.054 trillion, according to the Tax Policy Center. This means that the tax-credit welfare state would soon cost four times actual cash welfare.
The political left defends "refundability" on grounds that these payments help to offset the payroll tax. And that was at least plausible when the only major refundable credit was the earned-income tax credit. Taken together, however, these tax credit payments would exceed payroll levies for most low-income workers.
It is also true that John McCain proposes a refundable tax credit -- his $5,000 to help individuals buy health insurance. We've written before that we prefer a tax deduction for individual health care, rather than a credit. But the big difference with Mr. Obama is that Mr. McCain's proposal replaces the tax subsidy for employer-sponsored health insurance that individuals don't now receive if they buy on their own. It merely changes the nature of the tax subsidy; it doesn't create a new one.
Raising taxes during a recession...no matter who it is..it's going to make it worse.
Obama and McCain Tax Proposals According to a new analysis by the Tax Policy Center, a joint project of the Urban Institute and the Brookings Institution, Democrat Barack Obama and Republican John McCain are both proposing tax plans that would result in cuts for most American families. Obama's plan gives the biggest cuts to those who make the least, while McCain would give the largest cuts to the very wealthy. For the approximately 147,000 families that make up the top 0.1 percent of the income scale, the difference between the two plans is stark. While McCain offers a $269,364 tax cut, Obama would raise their taxes, on average, by $701,885 - a difference of nearly $1 million.
Where have we seen this deranged fiscal strategy before?
Remember Ronald Reagan and Supply Side Economics? In the early 1980s, Reagan promised the nation that if we lowered tax rates on the wealthy, the economy would grow so much the federal budget would be balanced "within three years, maybe even two."
Sober people were skeptical-and rightly so. Reagan's Republican opponent for the 1980 presidential election, George H.W. Bush called it "voodoo economics." His own Budget Director, David Stockman, called it a "Trojan horse," a scam intended really to funnel more money to the already rich. Stockman was quickly dismissed. The results, we now know, were a disaster. In 1982, the first full year after the tax cuts were enacted, the economy actually shrank 2.2%, the worst performance since the Great Depression. And the effect on the federal budget was catastrophic. Jimmy Carter's last budget deficit was $77 billion. Reagan's first deficit was $128 billion. His second deficit exploded to $208 billion. By the time the "Reagan Revolution" was over, George H.W. Bush was running an annual deficit of $290 billion per year. Yearly deficits, of course, add up to national debt.
When Reagan took office, the national debt stood at $994 billion. When Bush left office, it had reached $4.3 trillion. In other words, the national debt had taken 200 years to reach $1 trillion. Reagan's Supply Side experiment quadrupled it in the next 12 years.
Is there anything to compare this to? When Bill Clinton took office he intentionally reversed the Supply Side formula, raising taxes on the wealthy and reducing them on the lowest wage earners. Supply Side true believers predicted the arrival of the Apocalypse. Bob Dole said the stock market would collapse. Newt Gingrich said the world would fall into another Great Depression. What actually happened? Between 1992 and 2000, the U.S. economy produced the longest sustained economic expansion in U.S. history. It created more than 18 million new jobs, the highest level of job creation ever recorded. Inflation fell to 2.5% per year compared to the 4.7% average over the prior 12 years.
Originally posted by sos37
Capitalism - Creation of resources that are redistributed to the most productive members of society
Socialism - Confiscation of resources that are redistributed to the least productive members of society
His comment sounds all well and good until it's YOUR wealth he wants to spread around, right?
How can this not be anything but socialism?
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Chapter 3 Summary
Merricat feels that a change is coming, but she thinks that Constance and Julian are unaware of it. She is very superstitious and feels that there are omens and signs pointing toward the change. On Sunday mornings, Merricat makes sure that all of her safeguards are in place. She has buried items all over the Blackwood property and she has nailed one of her father's books to a tree to keep evil away. She checks the perimeter of the property for problems with the fence and repairs any areas that need attention.
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KABUL, Dec 6 (Reuters) - The Taliban said on Thursday they carried out a suicide bombing that wounded Afghanistan's intelligence chief in Kabul, another sign that the government is struggling to improve security ahead of a NATO pullout in 2014.
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Big Kevin Back On The Biggest Loser – Is That Fair?
Big Kevin Moore is set to return to The Biggest Loser in what will be a shock to the other contestants as he has no link with Ararat at all.
It appears to be a strategy to get some fatter people in the house. This year none of the men are as big as has been seen in previous years, with not one near the 200 kilo mark and Shannon did not even hit three figures. Kev who was on the show last year with his mother Rosemary is still at that mark and that is with losing over 50 kilos in the past year.
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- 1 Angel86 { 01.29.14 at 8:00 am }
Why are they bringing him back? He has nothing to do with Ararat and was a whiny, lazy brat. He had his chance and blew it, there are far more deserving contestants if you really want to do a second-chance thing. I just hope the rest of the contestants use it as an opportunity to keep one of their own for an extra week by voting him out first chance they get.
- 2 Joseph Skyrim { 01.29.14 at 8:25 am }
Gimmicky huh? Hopefully he doesn't go back as a "contestant" but as a challenge for the contestants. Like, lose more kgs than big kev in x exercise to give your team an advantage in the next team challenge. That I'd be ok with.
Having the town do an external challenge that wins one team an advantage is a bit cheesy to me. Did the "town" get to pick what team they were on and did they know who was on what team?
Poor Mary. If the blue team goes into elimination they should all vote her out. She's trying yes, but in the words of master Yoda: "Do or Do not. There is no try."
- 3 Littlepetal { 01.29.14 at 8:49 am }
I am interested to see how much weight he has lost since the last finale.
- 4 Fiona { 01.29.14 at 8:58 am }
So big Kev is coming back, not sure how I feel about that.
Last nights challenge was so unfair to make not just Mary but all the contestants do it. Maybe if it were a few more weeks down the road if would of been a bit more fair to have a challenge like that. There was no way the blue team was going to win even if they did not have Mary. Also the blue team let their frustration get in the way of working together as a team. If I were there I would of said to the team before the start of the challenge " Look this is going to be extremely hard for Mary can we all promise ourselves that if Mary is struggling not to yell or get frustrated at her. Can we please not lose our cool with her and only say encouraging things to her. because getting angry is not going to help our team work well together." That blonde lady was such a bitch to Mary. And yes Mary gave up and had the wrong state of mind during the challenge, but her confessionals that were cut into the challenge really explained her state of mind as to why she struggled through out the challenge and at the end of the day she eventually pulled her self up and continued until she passed out.
- 5 Andrea { 01.29.14 at 9:07 am }
As Joseph has said, I would be happy to see big Kev return as long as he is not part of the actual competition.
He obviously is still struggling on the outside and if it helps him that's a good thing and it might be good for the others to see how they could end up if they don't change their lives.
- 6 brain dead dave { 01.29.14 at 9:19 am }
If that's Mary's "110%", I'd hate to see it when she pikes out completely.
Not fair to have Big Kev back as a contestant but bring his meddling Mum back for a laugh,please.
- 7 Arr { 01.29.14 at 9:51 am }
I don't care about their manufactured narrative so it doesn't bother me that he's not from the town. In some ways I think there's a good message here: you can't just go on the biggest loser (crash diet plan with crazy exercise) and instantly expect your weight problems to be over. Perhaps even half the contestants in future seasons could be "failed" losers.
- 8 Fiona { 01.29.14 at 10:05 am }
Kev had/has a lot of weight to lose. It is going to take him years to get to a healthy weight range. Nothing wrong with that. The longer it takes kev to lose the weight in a healthy way the better I think. At least this way he might get a little fitter while in TBL house which really should be a person priority instead of losing weight. Pretty sure the fitter a person is the more easily it is to burn calories and also the fitter a person is the better it is for the organs. I would love TBL to do a full body scan on the contestants to reveal how much internal fat they have around their organs, which by the way is a lot more dangerous than the fat just under the skin.
- 9 Carol (without the e) { 01.29.14 at 12:01 pm }
I think the show has an opportunity here to turn it's reputation around… IF they handle the Kevin thing the right way.
It should be about him needing more guidance… and being an inspiration to all of them (especially Mary).
We don't need them to try to tie him into the Ararat story line (his great great grandfather was Ararat's founder or something). Let it be about helping someone who needs it and inspiring others and showing them what CAN be achieved.
Now… let me put my bitch hat on for a second.
Has Michelle had surgery? Her eyebrows look too high… I think there's botox mixed in there somewhere. She just doesn't look like she did last year. My scrutiny of her started with her 12 week challenge ads where she's obviously reading off cards. She must have been trying to make it look normal… but all she succeeded in doing was looking like she was cross eyed or off with the pixies.
OK… normal Carol hat back on now.
- 10 Aubergine { 01.29.14 at 2:00 pm }
"Not fair to have Big Kev back as a contestant but bring his meddling Mum back for a laugh,please."
I agree, BDD. I want to see his meddling and foul mouthed Mum go Michelle "That's Life" Bridges big time. Now THAT would be worth seeing.
- 11 Carol (without the e) { 01.29.14 at 2:42 pm }
Oh and Fiona @ 4… I agree with you about the blonde lady.
At first, her constant water works and sooky la la attitude were really irritating.
Then she started to level out and seemed capable of communicating without tears.
Now I think she's just an annoying bitch. All I could hear was her screeching at Mary and I just wanted to smack her (I think my bitch hat is back on).
I can't help but think that these people are going to have little mini feuds going on in Ararat when it's all done and dusted.
Will the cut and thrust of this show divide the town?
Will they wish they'd never seen the 3 skinny overactive types enter their town?
Time will tell (along with New Idea, Women's Day etc – who I'm sure are staking out the town for all the goss and subsequent fall out that is to come)
- 12 Littlepetal { 01.29.14 at 5:37 pm }
I don't mind Kev coming back but from the story it looked like he didn't lose much weight since the series ended last year. He lost 55kg while in the TBL house. I may be wrong, Must wait for his weigh in.
- 13 seepi { 01.29.14 at 10:51 pm }
The blue team were hopeless on the challenge – even when mary got halfway up the wall, only one person was trying to push her over. Huge contrast with the black team where that guy just got on the ground to act as a step for the rest of his team.


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The Paternos have a long history of support for academics at Penn State, and last week they once again showed their deep love for the University and its community with a multi-million dollar gift that will endow faculty positions and scholarships, and support two building projects.
"Penn State has been very good to both Sue and me," said Joe Paterno. "We've met some wonderful people here, we've known many students who have gone on to become outstanding leaders in their professions and in society and all of our children have received a first-class education here. I've never felt better about Penn State and its future potential than I do right now. Sue and I want to do all we can to help the University reach that potential.
"We are able to do this as a family," he added, "because, while we have lived comfortably, our desires have been modest. Over 48 years here our income has increased substantially, but our lifestyle has remained essentially the same. We've talked about this for 20 or 25 years, and have always wanted to do as much for the University as we could. We didn't really need the money. We always felt the best place for it was the University."
Stressing that "money was never important to us," Sue Paterno said, "What is important is the future of the world, especially now that we have three grandchildren."
"My parents are definitely committed and dedicated to the University and educating people," said their oldest daughter, Diana, a 1985 graduate of Penn State with a degree in finance. "They believe in the importance of education in preparing you for life and they have always stressed honesty and integrity and working hard to achieve your goals."
Mary Kay, the second of the five Paterno children -- all of whom graduated from Penn State -- said that while growing up, her parents placed "an enormous emphasis on academics and studying and no television during the week."
"I think they both believe, particularly my dad because of his experiences, that they have been able to get where they are through education. The opportunities that presented themselves, the doors that opened for them, have been because of education. And they do strongly believe that everyone should have that opportunity."
Sue Paterno agreed and said the gift also was a way to honor people who were most influential in their lives -- their parents and a high school Latin teacher.
"Our parents helped shape who we are today and gave us many opportunities for personal growth. They believed in education as the key to our futures, and my mother is pleased others will benefit from this gift just as Joe's parents and my father would have been," she said.
The Paternos directed $2 million of their gift to establish and support the following endowments:
* A professorship in the University Libraries.
* A professorship in the College of the Liberal Arts.
* A graduate fellowship and undergraduate scholarship in the School of Architecture and Landscape Architecture, named in honor of Sue Paterno's mother, Alma Heinz Pohland, and in memory of her father, August Louis Pohland.
* A graduate fellowship in the College of the Liberal Arts, named in memory of Joe Paterno's parents, Florence and Angelo Paterno.
* A scholarship in the classics in the College of the Liberal Arts, named in honor of the Rev. Thomas Bermingham, S.J., the high school Latin teacher who fostered Joe Paterno's love of the classics.
The Paternos also earmarked $1 million to fund a new interfaith spiritual center and $250,000 to help build the All-Sports Hall of Fame, both on the University Park campus. Coach Paterno said they have yet to decide what the remaining $250,000 will go toward.
"Eisenhower was built when I was a student," Sue Paterno, a 1962 graduate, said. "It has never changed in size and given the size of our student body, the chapel is not adequate to serve our students. Our goal has been to get a larger worship center."
President Graham B. Spanier said the new spiritual center will be an addition to Eisenhower Chapel, which currently is used by about 30 student religious organizations and is the site of more than 3,800 events annually. The chapel also houses the University's Center for Ethics and Religious Studies. The timetable for construction will be established following additional fund raising for the facility, which will be supported solely by private funds as part of the University's capital campaign.
The All-Sports Hall of Fame will provide a common area at University Park campus to showcase the accomplishments of the University's student-athletes. The Paterno gift adds to financial support for the project from many former Penn State student-athletes and other private sources. No public revenues, University funds, tuition money or student activity fees will pay for the construction. The building will be located between Beaver Stadium and The Bryce Jordan Center. No construction date has been set.
The Paterno legacy is clear. Other well-known, successful coaches have had athletic facilities named in their honor. Because of their generous gifts of time, talent and treasure in the name of academic excellence, Penn State last spring chose to honor the Paternos by naming the $27 million Paterno Library for them. In 1992, the Paternos donated $250,000 to help build the new library, which is now under construction as an extension of Pattee Library, and they co-chaired the campaign that raised more than $12 million in private gifts that was combined with state funds for the project.
"We believe this most recent gift from the Paternos is unique in higher education philanthropy, because as far as we've been able to determine, it appears to be the most generous gift ever made by a collegiate coach to a university," Spanier said. "I'm the luckiest University president in the United States."
Marian U. Coppersmith Fredman, former president of Penn State's Board of Trustees, current board member and long-time friend of the Paternos, said the Paterno gift was not a surprise.
"These are the kind of people who are constantly doing things that make people say, 'How do they do it all?' Not just when things are going wonderfully well, but always," Fredman said.
"They have no peers, really. In my opinion, they are it -- in the most humble of ways."
The Paternos philanthropic history is impressive. Other gifts from the Paternos include $120,000 in 1984 to create a library acquisitions fund and $50,000 to endow scholarships for minority students.
In addition, Joe Paterno was vice chairman of the $352 million Campaign for Penn State and a committee member for $20 million effort toward building The Bryce Jordan Center. He currently serves as an honorary chair of Penn State's forthcoming capital campaign, and Sue Paterno serves as honorary chair for the University Libraries segment of that campaign.
"I find it truly remarkable that Joe and Sue would take a substantial portion of their life savings and return it to the University," Spanier said. "They have chosen to support some of our most critical academic needs and visionary initiatives. At the same time, the inspirational value of their gift is incalculable. It will surely motivate others to 'stretch' as Joe and Sue have done in their own support of Penn State."
Coach Paterno said he does hope the $3.5 million gift will prompt others to examine their giving levels and realize they can help make a difference.
Joe Paterno, a Brooklyn native, came to Penn State in 1950 as an assistant coach. He became head coach in 1966 and since that time has compiled a record of 298 wins, 77 losses and three ties, making him the leader in total victories among active NCAA Division I-A coaches. Under his leadership, the Nittany Lions have won two national championships and a Big Ten Conference championship, and have played in 28 bowl games. He is a 1950 graduate of Brown University, with a bachelor's degree in liberal arts. In 1973, Penn State named him an Honorary Alumnus.
Sue Paterno is a native of Latrobe and is a 1962 graduate of Penn State with a bachelor's degree in arts and letters. She has served in a variety of volunteer leadership roles on behalf of the Penn State libraries, including a term as chair of the Libraries Development Advisory Board, as a founding member of the Liberal Arts Alumni Society and as honorary chair of the Penn State Alumni Association's National Service Week. In 1995, she received the Lion's Paw medal, an honor reserved for those who have given the highest level of service to the University.
She was honored as Renaissance Woman of the Year at a 1996 dinner that raised a record $175,000 in donations for Penn State scholarships. Sue Paterno has served as honorary chair of the Centre County United Way. A board member with the Pennsylvania Special Olympics since 1991, she also has co-chaired the opening and closing ceremonies of the Summer Games for several years and chaired the outreach, VIP and fund-raising committees.
Sue Paterno has helped many Penn State students better their lives through education. Not only does she tutor students in English, she also helped establish in 1990 the Summer Institute for Academic Achievement -- a program that offers minorities additional preparation for college-level work and familiarizes them with the University.
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Calling Penn State one of the gems of Pennsylvania's network of institutions of higher learning, Gov. Tom Ridge released nearly $3 million in state capital budget funds for projects at two Penn State University campuses on Jan. 19.
Ridge released $1.82 million for renovations to Penn State's Animal Diagnostic Laboratory and Incinerator at the University Park campus. The facility's renovations and construction will include additional laboratory space and improved bio-security features.
Ridge also released $1.14 million to replace the underground heating system at Penn State Harrisburg.
The announcements are part of Gov. Ridge's $200 million capital funding commitment to Penn State over the next five years.
Ridge said the animal lab improvements "will help meet the regional demands for animal diagnostic services. Combined with the recent national accreditation of the Pennsylvania Animal Diagnostic Laboratory System, the Commonwealth is becoming significantly better suited to help our state's livestock farmers to provide consumers throughout the world with high-quality, safe products."
The Pennsylvania Animal Diagnostic Laboratory System is a unique cooperative agreement between Penn State, the University of Pennsylvania and the state Agriculture Department. This system incorporates the professional and scientific expertise of the two universities' departments of veterinary science with the resources of the Agriculture Department's Bureau of Animal Health and Diagnostic Services and the Animal Health and Diagnostic Commission.
Ridge said the Harrisburg campus heating system is deteriorated beyond repair and is in a state of imminent failure. The new system is designed to provide service to the existing complex, as well as accommodate future expansion.
Ridge also praised Penn State head football Coach Joe Paterno and his wife, Sue, for committing $3.5 million to Penn State to endow faculty positions and scholarships and to support two building projects.
"The Paternos' pride in Penn State is known throughout the Commonwealth and the United States," Ridge said. "Joe and Sue have demonstrated their support of Penn State over the years, and their remarkable pledge speaks volumes about their commitment to Penn State's mission."
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Construction will begin Jan. 26 on a $4.7 million biomedical technology center at Penn State Fayette in Uniontown, a a state Department of General Services project.
The new center will enable the campus to enhance its two-year associate degree program in nursing and its R.N.B.S. "completer" program, through which individuals with R.N. degrees can go on to a bachelor of science degree in nursing. The two-story, 27,400-square-foot center will include laboratories and faculty offices for the biology, chemistry, physics/earth sciences and nursing programs. It will also house a 125-seat general science, computer networked lecture hall, a classroom and a greenhouse.
The architect is Altman & Altman Architects of Uniontown. The general contractor is Spartan Construction. The new building is expected to be completed in time for spring 1999 classes.
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John D. Connor, professor of pharmacology, has been awarded a Senior Fulbright Fellowship to teach and conduct basic research in the Department of Pharmacology, University of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Dr. Connor will help upgrade instructional programs for medical and graduate students in cardiovascular and neuropharmacology. He also will contribute to ongoing laboratory research on the potential medicinal properties of botanicals indigenous to East Africa. His previous research has dealt mainly with chemical neurotransmitters in the brain and the impact of drugs on synaptic transmission and behavior.
Dr. Connor is one of 60 Americans selected for grants in Africa during 1997-98. The Fulbright Program is administered by the U.S. Information Agency of the Department of State. It was established by Congress in 1946 to "increase mutual understanding between the people of the United States and the people of other countries."
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Candidates and nominations for the position of campus executive officer (CEO) for the Penn State DuBois campus, one of the 12 campuses in the University's Commonwealth College, are being sought. The CEO is the chief administrative officer of the campus and is responsible for the well-being of the campus, including the administration of its campus-based and outreach program, as well as for maintaining close relationships with its surrounding communities and within the University structure.
The CEO position was left vacant when Joseph Strasser was named head of the Commonwealth College. Claudia Limbert is currently acting CEO.
Situated in north central Pennsylvania just off Interstate 80 in the city of DuBois, Penn State DuBois has an enrollment of 1,075. More than 70 full- and part-time faculty offer courses leading to 11 associate degrees, including fully accredited programs in PTA, OTA, MET and EET, plus two baccalaureate degrees with a third to be introduced in fall 1998. In addition, the first two years of 180 Penn State baccalaureate programs are available. A wide variety of credit, non-credit and management development courses are offered by the continuing education department. Saturday and evening classes also are offered to serve older students.
Candidates should have an earned doctorate. Substantial experience in academic administration or other high-level administration is required. Please submit a letter of application and resume, and names, addresses (including e-mail if possible) and telephone numbers of three references to: Kenneth E. Varcoe, associate dean, Commonwealth College, 111 Old Main, Department CHDS, University Park, Pa. 16802.
Applications will be accepted until the position is filled. Penn State is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer. Women and minorities are encouraged to apply. Visit the Website at http://www.ds.psu.edu.
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Jerry Winn, a Creamery employee, hands out samples of handmade
ice cream during the annual Ice Cream Short Course from Jan. 5-15 at University
Park. The course, believed to be the first continuing education course in
the nation, is known internationally and has been taken by such ice cream
gurus as Ben Cohen, co-founder of Ben & Jerry's Homemade Ice Cream,
and representatives from Dairy Queen.
Photo: Greg Grieco
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Would you like to try problem-based learning, case learning, learning teams or assignments that promote critical reasoning, ethical judgment and problem solving in your courses? Do you want to integrate your research activities with your teaching? The Schreyer Institute for Innovation in Learning will help you develop and apply your ideas as well as evaluate the difference they make in student learning. Proposals for course innovations to run in the fall 1998 semester are due Feb. 15.
In the first three years of its existence, the Schreyer Institute has sponsored more than 100 faculty innovation projects. The institute supports selected proposals with funding for student interns to work with faculty in designing and coordinating new learning experiences and assists with small grants for instructional expenses. In addition, testing and evaluation consultants, and instructional and technological design consultants work one-on-one with faculty. The institute provides training in collaborative learning and team management for your students.
The institute is particularly interested in working with departments and academic units in developing new ideas in general education, interdisciplinary projects and curricular changes.
Please visit the institute's Web site at http://www.inov8.psu.edu, where you can go through the "Proposal Workshop," view a prototype proposal and find out how Schreyer Fellows are innovating their classes. For more information and application forms, call (814) 865-8681, e-mail firstname.lastname@example.com or apply directly through the Web.
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In a photo caption on page 17 of the Jan. 15 Intercom, "Better Kid Care" was incorrectly described. It is a national satellite training program produced by the College of Agricultural Sciences. The monthly television broadcast is for child care providers in Pennsylvania and across the country.
Sanat Kuman, professor of materials science and engineering, will speak on "Phase Transitions in Thin Polymer Films" at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 27 in 140 Fenske Laboratory on the University Park campus. The lecture, which ran on page 4 of the Jan. 15 Intercom, was rescheduled.
Also in the Jan. 15 issue, the date of the Fourth Annual Technical Service Workshop, sponsored by the Commission for Women, was listed incorrectly. The correct date is Thursday, Feb. 26. For more information, contact Linda Spangler at (814) 865-0277.
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I was just wondering if anyone has discovered how to make the Iomega NAS use a central Authentication server?
I have an ASA 5505, that I could create local accounts on, or I can run a TACACS+, RADIUS, or LDAP from another server on the network - and that all works, but I can't get the NAS to use to central auth mechanism and just wondered if anyone has figured out a hack. I hate having 2 accounts for every VPN user.
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InGen Technology Ltd. was formed in 2007 to promote eco friendly renewable energy products in Bangladesh. Its product comprises of Solar and Alternate Power Solutions like Solar Power Packs, IPS, UPS.
InGen Technology Ltd. is one of the first local companies to team up with IDCOL (Infrastructure Development Company Limited) for its persuasive sales of eco friendly equipment. Complimented with quality human resource our present representation expands in 60 locations in form of Branch offices and currently we have 18000+ subscribers for Solar Homes.
InGen is also associated with Telecom operators across the country in Installation and Commissioning of Solar System to 100+ BTS sites. Currently over 1000 Unions under Digital Bangladesh Project have been fitted with InGen Solar Power Solution which has allowed Union Level Offices with power supply where National Grid isn't available.
InGen has successfully completed a project as one of the biggest in Bangladesh under the Grid-tie System Project for the Bureau of Statistics, generating 201KW of power. It has also set up a 50KW Hybrid System for Hi-Tech Park at Kaliakoir.
It is dealer of Ascot of Italy for their full range of Hybrid DC Generators.
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NEW ORLEANS — It's just great being part of the 75th Sugar Bowl, Alabama coach Nick Saban said Saturday.
"The Sugar Bowl has always had great games, great tradition, and great teams," he said. "Utah is certainly a great team as well — they are undefeated. We certainly understand what we need to do to play a great football game."
The fourth-ranked Crimson Tide faces the No. 7 Utes on Friday. All but one player for Alabama (12-1) was arriving Saturday, Saban said.
Those who live within five hours of New Orleans — about a 4 1/2-hour drive from Tuscaloosa — made their own travel arrangements.
"I don't have any worries about that. I trust our players. They go home all the time," Saban said earlier.
The university's athletic department booked flights for those farther afield.
Utah's (12-0) team plane arrived in New Orleans on Saturday, but a number of players weren't on it. Those spending Christmas vacation away from Salt Lake City are making their own arrangements; the university will cover their travel expenses, officials said.
The Crimson Tide started the year ranked No. 24 nationally, overshadowed before the season by Auburn and LSU. LSU (7-5) plays Georgia Tech (9-3) in the Chick-fil-A Bowl on New Year's Eve in Atlanta. Auburn, 5-7, ended its season with a 36-0 loss to the Tide, ending a six-year Alabama losing streak.
"I think the biggest thing that I learned this year is that when a team makes a commitment to certain standards of excellence they can achieve," Saban said. "No one really thought that much of this team in the preseason, but this team bought into togetherness, respect, trust, and what they wanted to accomplish."


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Sir, The reason why the teaching of foreign languages in primary schools has not been more successful is that former attempts have always relied on existing teachers (letters, June 13).
What is required is the introduction into primary schools of foreign assistants, who would not bore the children with grammar but bring into the classroom a breath of foreign air, a little of the excitement and novelty of their own country.
Young children would have a positive, rewarding experience of languages if they could see what a real French or Spanish person looked and sounded like.
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Would you like to feel more deeply connected to yourself, your child/ren and other Saint Louis moms? You are not alone!
Join other moms in playing, learning and sharing as we build friendships, have fun with our kids and grow. If you are a mom that listens to your inner wisdom, if you listen for and to your child/ren, if you are new to St. Louis or new to parenthood, this is the Meetup for you!
Join our regular monthly Meetups (generally for moms of kids ages 0 to 5) to play, walk, drink coffee, chat, learn infant massage, yoga and more, all important parts of parenting. Members share on topics like ritual, bonding, playtime, sleep, stress, exercise, relationships and nutrition, finding inspiration, friendship and support from other mom members. Our Meetups make parenting fun, bringing like-minded moms together and starting friendships that last a lifetime.
We occasionally have family Meetups with trips like going to the zoo and just enjoying all that St. Louis has to offer. We have a number of Assistant Organizers (from different parts of St. Louis and with kids at different ages) and encourage members to be active, suggesting Meetups they think would be fun right onto our calendar via the "suggest a Meetup tab) so if you have a fun idea and are willing to "host" it, you can! We have two new Working Moms Assistant Organizers and are hoping to have regular events with the working mom in mind as Meetups are often held on weekday mornings and afternoons.
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Thank you for taking a moment to learn about My Mommy Meetup. If it's a good fit for you, we look forward to receiving your profile and connecting with you on the journey of motherhood!
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By Jason Enzler
The FBI's whistleblower rules are set for a significant expansion. According to a letter made public this week from the Department of Justice to Senators Chuck Grassley and Ron Wyden, the agency will make changes to eleven areas of its program. Once implemented, the new rules would give FBI whistleblowers protections more similar to those available to other government employees.
Under the new rules, FBI whistleblowers will have access to mediation, the right to receive compensatory damages, equal access to witnesses, and decisions on their matters published. The list of officials to whom whistleblower reports can be made will be expanded, training will be implemented, and annual reports on the whistleblower program will be published. Unlike other government employees, however, the new FBI whistleblower rules will not afford whistleblowers the right to judicial review.
Senator Grassley welcomed the news, stating "Nobody's got on rose-colored glasses that the culture for whistleblowers at the FBI will change anytime soon, but many of the items outlined in the FBI's analysis are promising." Senator Wyden added that "What's important now is to make sure the Department follows through and really makes those changes."
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