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So you think that the Wall street is bankrupting this country? With $700 billion tag for bailout? One time cost of $2000 per person? Think again!
It is the healthcare system, stupid! The nations spends $2 trillion dollars per year on it. That is $7000 for every adult and child PER YEAR!. It is bankrupting millions of households every year and driving jobs away from this country.
Greed, irresponsibility and then cooking books to cover it up! These quintessentials of American culture are not the sole domain of Enron and Wall street. Hospitals practice it under the euphemism of "peer review"-.
Doctors are supposed to keep the medicine clean by performing "peer-review"- on each other and taking actions where they find problems. But in many hospitals, the power elite (hospital administrators and physicians acting in concert) simply use this system to hide the mistakes of their buddies.
For a long time, the medical establishment has argued that the doctors can only review each other with honesty and candor if such reviews are protected from the public eye. Most states have bought this argument in a gullible fashion and have enacted laws that protect these reviews from being publicly questioned for accuracy and effectiveness.
Politically powerful doctors can easily do unnecessary surgery or make serious medical errors. They simply get reviewed by their colleagues in an "understanding"- manner. However, if you do not have the political clout but simply practice good medicine, the same secretive process is used to blackball and eliminate you . The result is--good docs out, bad docs in!
Abuse of peer review ( or Bad Faith Peer Review) is more prevalent than the medical establishment cares to admit. It has serious adverse effects on public health but Americans are blissfully oblivious to it, as they are to matters of any gravity, in general. The Center for Peer Review Justice (www.Peerreview.org) and Semmelweis society (www.Semmelweis.org) are two of the concerned organizations. Read their websites to get a glimpse of the dishonest nature of medical establishment.
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This situation needs to be addressed quickly and effectively in order to reduce medical errors, control malpractice costs and promote public health. Wall street is about to happen to the Healthcare system! The bailout will be mind-boggling.
By RON A. VIRMANI; M.D., F.A.C.O.G.
"Reduce the medical errors,"- was the public outcry in the 1970's and 1980's. Big malpractice awards were sounding alarm for public and politicians alike. The medical establishment took the stand that there existed a few "bad apples,"- who were causing most of the problem.
"Leave it to us,"- the establishment said, "-We are going to establish a fine system of peer-review." We shall review our colleagues with utmost "-candor" and throw out the "bad apples"-. "But"-, they argued, "-We can only do our work with honesty and candor, if our decisions can not be challenged in a court of law and the reviews are not open to the public. Otherwise these "bad apples"- will sue us."-
With a strong leap of faith in the medical establishment (i.e. hospitals and doctors entrenched in it), all states enacted stringent laws protecting peer reviews from public disclosure and scrutiny. The Congress enacted the Health Care Quality Improvement Act (HCQIA) of 1986, giving peer-reviewing doctors and hospitals immunity from damages. Sen. Ron Wyden (D- Oregon) authored the 1986 law that created the National Practitioner Data Bank (NPDB), which was established to blacklist the "bad doctors"- so that after committing malpractice, they could simply not cross state lines and set up a new practice.
But the medical errors have not gone down! Fifteen years have passed since then! Institute of Medicine (IOM) reported in November 1999 that 98,000 patients die each year because of medical errors. St. Paul Insurance Company reports that the rate of malpractice claims has remained steady over between 1990 and 1999. In case you did not notice, we are in the middle of malpractice crisis once again, right now. Malpractice premiums are rising. The national medical bill is 1.4 trillion dollars and on the upswing. Where did things go wrong? Does this peer-review driven system of catching errors, educating and disciplining doctors and throwing out the "bad apples"- really work as promised by the establishment? Or is it merely a smoke-screen for some doctors to maintain lucrative (but short on quality of care) practices at the expense of their more conscientious colleagues who actually practice good medicine? Is the stated objective of public good being seriously compromised?
Let's see how the system is supposed to work. After any patient is discharged from the hospital, the quality assurance (QA) nurses check the chart to see if aberrations have occurred. If not, the chart is filed away. Otherwise the chart is flagged and goes to the "peer-review"- committee of physicians. This committee checks to see if the physician attending the patient met the standard of care. If not, the attending physician is questioned, counseled, disciplined, suspended, terminated depending on the seriousness of medical error. Largely, peer-review is meant to be a learning process so that the medical errors are caught and all doctors are educated in order for patients in future to get better care. But this is also where doctors can play out their personal politics of favoritism, prejudices and turf-wars!
First, who are these doctors that are reviewing their colleagues? Are they somehow tested and proven to be better qualified than those they are reviewing? Do they have the necessary integrity to judge others? Are they dispassionate? Not really, in most cases, they are simply the "favorites"- of the administrators. Chances are that they are "stale, pale, male"-, who bring in a lot of patients, surgery, and money to the hospital. They and the hospital lie in the same economic bed. They and the hospital share strong motive of profiting from keeping control of the medical practice in a given community. They form the "inner sanctum"- and closely guard against "outsiders"- using whatever means necessary. They may have a substantial conflict of interest in doing a proper peer review.
Secondly, are these reviewers honest in reviewing their colleagues? Can they objectively critique their friend who is simply a part of their everyday professional and social life? Who often refers to them? Who they play golf and dine with? On the other hand, can they be fair to one who just came into town and who may be taking some of their patients away? An inadvertent competitor? How about one who has this funny accent about him? Or different shade of skin? Can these doctors rise above their personal and professional ties, prejudices and insecurities to uphold the standards of medical profession, as they assure the public?
The third factor is why should they expend time and effort on this thankless job? The reviewers can simply gloss over the charts, do a perfunctory review. In fact, the department of ob-gyn, of which I was a member at that time, at Presbyterian Hospital, Charlotte, circulated a memo in April 1995, admitting euphemistically:
Overall, our (peer-review) process has been very relaxed these past few years.
Finally, the fact is that managed care has shrunk the size of the monetary pie to be had, so it is a doc-eat-doc world out there! If I can review you and eliminate you before you even get a chance to review me, I can be way ahead in the game.
The manner in which many, if not most hospitals, set up their peer review committees is by including those physicians who have maximum political clout, not those who are better doctors. For these peer reviewers to criticize other politically powerful physicians who are making medical errors would be to commit professional hara-kiri. Of course, the reviewers can not afford to do absolutely anything either. Citizen groups are watching, they have to do something to "show"- and make themselves look good in the public eye.
Given all these factors, it is very easy to see that the reviewers set up a double standard of covering up the real mistakes of their friends and exposing their politically vulnerable colleagues for non-substantial, flimsy, clinically insignificant, bogus and fabricated reasons.
If they accept you or if you are part of the "inner circle"-, meaning politically powerful, they simply look the other way if you make mistakes. Chances are that your charts may never be peer-reviewed because the administration, through the "understanding"- quality assurance nurses, can simply let these charts slide by. However, if you are a competitor but/or do not belong to a powerful group, gender or race, full fury of the peer-review system may be unleashed upon you.
Behind the smoke screen of every one physician targeted by sham peer-review, there are a dozen physicians whose medical errors are quietly shoved under the rug! Therein lies the real source of threat to public health as well as injustice to those individual physicians, who become sacrificial lambs. The system goes to great lengths to create an illusion of public protection, while it is really protecting the establishment, by hiding medical errors of the politically powerful physicians. The basic concept that an elite group of physicians who depend on each other and the system for their bread and butter, will demonstrate enough courage to criticize and discipline other members of their elite group, is plain ludicrous. If they did, they would threaten their own survival because their own medical errors would come to surface. (I use the word "elite"- here because of their social power not because of their superior medical skills and judgment).
This data bank was created with much fanfare by the Congress in 1986. Public perception was created and persists to date that somehow all the bad doctors would end up in the data bank and all the good doctors outside. U.S. congress Rep. Tom Bliley (R) has now introduced a bill to open up NPDB to the public.
But as elucidated above, one's entry into the data bank simply depends on his or her political connections. As with everything else in life, there is an extreme double standard here. If you belong to the larger subset of physicians who constitute the "country club,"- you will be protected by your colleagues from being disciplined. Or that your penalty will be so chosen that it does not get reported to data bank.
However, if you belong to the other subset of physicians, who are bright, conscientious, good defender of public health but lack social connections, you may be thrown into the bank as a scapegoat for minor and non-substantial infarctions. Medical establishment has the power to make you look like a monster lurking in the dark. They kill two birds with a stone, they eliminate you for reasons of their whim as well as they get a "notch"- in their belt, show the public they are being guardians of public trust. Nothing is more hypocritical than that.
I believe that the information entered into the data bank is so incomplete and biased regarding physicians in general as to be of any help in stating with much confidence whether a physician is competent or not. The federal General Accounting Office reported in November 2000 that NPDB contained information that is incomplete, inaccurate or both. It is well-accepted that there is a low rate of reporting of "real"- problem physicians to the data bank. A report by the Inspector General of the Department of Health and Human Services said that in the last decade, 84% of HMO'S and 60% of hospitals never reported a single "adverse action"- to the government. It should therefore be obvious that, the bill introduced by Rep. Bliley is not going to give the public any meaningful insight into a physician's competence, rather a false sense of security when they do not find a doctor's name in the bank.
The consumer groups continue to want more entries in the data bank. Sen. Ron Wyden has said that the low level of reporting was unacceptable. While they are rightfully concerned with the low number of the overall entries, they should also be concerned with the fact that many of these entries are "forced"- upon good doctors! They should also be concerned with the political, unjust and high-handed process by which these entries are generated to appease the public demand. And with the fact that peer-review process is controlled by the power elite in largely a mob fashion!
Here is an example. If 5 doctors assert that a woman should have a hysterectomy for no medical reason but for their obvious financial reward and one doctor disagrees, the lone doctor can be branded incompetent and cast away into the data bank. From then on, he is falsely perceived by the public as a bad doctor. He is headed for oblivion! There is no process of check or balance against such a sham peer review.
The chance of finding good or bad doctors is about equal either inside or outside the data bank! While I consider myself a well-trained, competent and humanitarian physician, my paper trail in the data bank would convince any potential patient to run away at the sight of me!
Effective medical peer review is (or rather can be) the ultimate protector of public health! However, in its current secretive form, it invites abuse. There is much reason, as elucidated above, to believe that peer review is practiced more in its corrupt form rather than for its original established purpose.
The Congress had devised peer review and NPDB as the way to reduce medical errors and keep the medicine safe from the public. However, they entrusted the establishment, the hospitals and the established doctors, with the process. They thought that the system would catch its own errors and reform itself. Well, as it turns out, the system is not such a saint! The situation with medicine today is reminiscent of the days when scientists of cigarette companies did their own research and declared that cigarettes did not cause cancer!
By and large, the people sitting in the review-committees themselves are interested in the bottom line- more surgery and more hospitalization. But to make a showing that they are doing something in the direction of "reducing errors"-, they hang their more conscientious colleagues and the ones who may be better guardians of public health. The "bad apples"- are thus throwing out the "good apples"-. Dr. Charles Silver of Dallas, TX, has therefore said that the "noble act"- (HCQIA of 1986) originally intended to monitor problem physicians, has gone totally in the opposite direction and, in many cases, decimated fine careers.
Dr. Gerald Moss wrote in The American journal of Surgery"- in 1994:
Our better (usually younger) surgeons increasingly are placed in jeopardy by the unchecked ignorance and/or malice of their established colleagues.
The establishment has thus thwarted the intent of Congress. As columnist James J. Kilpatrick points out in his column, their "candor"- in review may be a camouflage for "cover up."- Once the hospital has thrown out the conscientious and the competent physician/s under the false label of "bad apple,"- the rest of the doctors can "play while the cat is away."- They can do unnecessary surgery with impunity, hide each other's mistakes, and generally forget about the public good.
If patient care is to reign supreme, this problem must be tackled and solved. AMA, state medical boards and societies, JCAHO and other concerned entities need to look into this matter seriously. However, it may ultimately rest with the Congress to do something about it.
In February 2000, President Clinton announced an initiative to improve patient safety and reduce the number of medical errors by 50% over the next 5 years. I believe that the following needs to happen to meet that goal:
1. The hospitals need to stop playing favorites with some doctors at the expense of others and public health. ALL members of the department should review the medical charts on a round-robin basis. That would be more democratic, would it not? No administration appointed group of physicians should tower above the rest and abuse its power. The same should go for all hospital committees that control various functions. The way some people have all the power all the time, is the root of all corrupt practices.
2. Secondly, laws need to be put in place for independent and unbiased "external review."- The external reviewers, when employed, should have no vested interested in the outcome of the review. This option should be available to the reviewed physician. But, some of the so-called independent "external"- organizations are simply "guns for hire"-, we need to watch out for them.
3. American Medical Association envisions an "oversight committee"- in each state to prevent abuse of peer-review process. This will serve as a check for sham peer reviews, avoiding local politics and conflict of interests. Some states, such as New York, have an oversight mechanism needed for the check. However, there is no mention of the "oversight committee"- in the recent report of AMA..
4. JCAHO and the medical boards should not just sit around in the face of calamity of justice. Conspiracies like the one in my case are far too common. They are not rare exceptions. Vital public health interests are at stake. If the hospitals can force physicians to review others with complete dishonesty, they can also force them to do more cesarean sections and hysterectomies. The economic interests are so powerful, mere power of suggestion from the administration will do.
5. The hospitals should be required to show that they have reviewed everybody in a similar fashion and nobody is being doled out a disparate treatment.
6. Some measure of judicial scrutiny is necessary for the peer review process to be honest, fair and beyond reproach. It is ludicrous to trust the administrators of hospitals with the altruism of defending the public. The job of the administrators is to make money. The strange concept of the need of a process to be completely hidden from public eye in order to achieve public good needs to be reexamined. Secretiveness invites abuse. The courts need to abandon their "hands-off"- approach of today, public health is not just the realm of medical conglomerates, and the little man should be heard.
7. Finally, there is nothing in today's regulations that forces the hospital to do effective (non-perfunctory) peer reviews. The hospital can merely make a showing that they are doing something and get away with it. This situation needs to be remedied.
With these measures in place, the peer-review and NPDB will have the desired effect of reducing medical errors and protecting public health. By bringing honesty into medical practice, they may well reduce unnecessary surgery, reduce medical costs and save lives. The congress and states need to take urgent steps to recognize this monster called Bad Faith Peer Review and clean it up. And to say the least, the media needs to promptly bring this matter to public attention!
Ron A. Virmani, M.D., FACOG


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Conveniently, the wind direction shifted back and forth a little today, providing many perfectly framed shots! All the same, I tried a small tweak of the cradle direction on the second flight.
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With the afternoon sun getting lower, an Easterly camera view was out of the question for capturing the Marion Shopping Centre. But I spotted an oval in the suburbs to the South-West of the complex. Worth a try!
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This time, the air was noticeably smoother, with the KAP rig barely moving at times. Great! The kite was sitting at around a 50 degree angle, in fairly ideal wind speeds it seemed. Bright orange drogues trailing out behind, on long lines to dampen out any tail wobbles.
On getting home, the images were good, but little detail of the Marion complex could be seen. However, the shots still had an interesting aspect, since some of them showed the Marion shopping centre, the nearby Aquatic Centre and the Adelaide CBD in the background.
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Prior to this project, I had no space to store tools inside. The tools I used frequently were kept in a canvas carpenter's bag inside, but the rest were placed in practice drawers in my crawl space. This arrangement was adequate, if inconvenient, until Richmond, Virginia experienced the wettest summer I could recall.
My dismay came to a head when I reached for my jointer plane only to discover a fine coating of rust covering it along with the rest of my planes. I began reviewing different sketchup models for tool chests and went to work.
The chest's sides are constructed out of white ash and red oak, with the front and back made out of eastern white pine. The joinery for the case and skirts are through dovetails. The bottom is 3/4" hardwood plywood screwed on to the case bottom. The skirts are simply fitted and glued onto the case sides and reinforced with no. 6 woodscrews. Eastern white pine battens are screwed into the bottom and then casters screwed onto the battens.
The finish used is two coats of Tavern Green milk paint from The Real Milk Paint Company. The scrolling vine pattern was done freehand with water based acrylic paint and camel hair artist brushes. Two coats of butcher block oil were applied to deepen the color and give a little more water protection than the milk paint alone.
If I had to build the chest again, I would use rabbets for the bottom and top skirts and apply a molding to hide any gaps. Since I needed this chest built quickly, I forwent the moldings. I like the painted vine pattern since it fills up empty space, but the acrylic paint was rather difficult to apply. As a result, the vines look sloppy to my eye with their thickness varying too much. Perhaps using a stiffer brush or oil based paint would have been a more appropriate choice. I'd be eternally grateful for any tips or instruction in painting patterns like this.
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#1 posted 08-16-2013 03:52 PM
Look into a "liner" brush used by sign painters – they have very long bristles and hold a lot of paint. There are also several books on sign painting available that has good info about how to paint script lettering, which is similar to what you are doing. You also need to be able to thin the paint enough to get it to flow easily without running. In any event, it is something that takes practice, and a good prep and layout.
That being said, and I hope it may help, I like the hand made appearance of your box. Good job!
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#2 posted 08-17-2013 12:48 AM
Nice looking tool chest. Did you make the inside trays? Either way, pics of the inside would be nice.
+1 on revwarguy advice on thinning acrylic paint, actually most artists paints need thinning. The brushes in the pic 3 aren't the best, but not the worst. You might think about using a stencil for part of your design, then add any 'personal flourishes' to make it your own.
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#3 posted 08-20-2013 12:48 AM
I've got a six board blanket chest in the works and I'll take your advice on books detailing sign painting, and looking into stencils. I only made one of the inside trays; it's all I need. I left enough room towards the top of the chest to install a shallower, smaller tool tray when the time comes, but I'm not at the point where I'm hurting for more storage space in the chest.
Thanks for the advice!
#4 posted 08-20-2013 12:55 AM
Very nice! It looks great in that shade of green.
Along with Rev's brush suggestion, also consider looking for "One Shot" sign painter's paints. One Shot is sold at many art stores, like Jerry's Artarama and Blick. It's a thin viscosity, but highly pigmented paint, specially designed to load up a long bristled brush, to paint each stroke in one pass.
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Superior Court of Delaware, New Castle
November 24, 2014
STATE OF DELAWARE, Plaintiff,v.JOHNNY DORAZIO, Defendant.
Submitted: October 14, 2014
Daniel McBride, Esquire, Deputy Attorney General, Attorney for the State.
Kevin P. Tray, Esquire, Attorney for Defendant.
This 24th day of November, 2014, upon consideration of Defendant's Motion for Postconviction Relief, the Court finds the following:
According to the Affidavit of Probable Cause, sworn to by the arresting officer, on February 8, 2012, at 12:03 a.m., Delaware State Police responded to the parking lot of a Taco Bell/KFC restaurant located on West Newport Pike, Delaware. Once there, the officer observed Defendant slumped over the steering wheel sleeping (or possibly passed out) of a maroon in color vehicle. The officer observed the white reverse lights to be illuminated as the car was in the reverse gear. The officer also noticed Defendant's foot resting on the brake pedal.[1] The officer reached into the car, placed it into park and attempted to wake Defendant. The officer was able to wake Defendant after a "few shakes" and he appeared disoriented. Based on these facts, and the officer's knowledge and experience, the officer believed that Defendant may have been under the influence of drugs. The officer attempted to place Defendant into handcuffs pending the arrival of assisting officers so an investigation could be conducted. However, while being handcuffed, Defendant resisted by pulled away from the officer and taking four to five steps, before the officer was able to gain control of him and finish placing him into handcuffs. A search of Defendant's person revealed what appeared to be crack cocaine. A search of Defendant's car revealed hypodermic needles and an unspent Remington buckshot shotgun shell. Defendant was placed under arrest and transported back to Delaware State Police Troop 6. A further search of Defendant located 16 Alprazolam/Xanax pills in his pants pockets. In the rear of Defendant's car police located a Black Marksman 1010 Air Pistol. Defendant was initially charged by police with Resisting Arrest, Driving Under the Influence, Driving with a Suspended/Revoked License, Possession of Drug Paraphernalia and Possession of a Controlled Substance.
Additional charges of Possession of Ammunition and Possession of a Firearm by a Person Prohibited were added by indictment on May 7, 2012.
At his final case review on October 1, 2012, Defendant Johnny Dorazio pled guilty to Possession of a Firearm by a Person Prohibited in violation of 11 Del. C. § 1447A. Defendant was represented by a lawyer ("Trial Counsel") and was sentenced the same day to the minimum mandatory sentence of three years at Level Five followed by various levels of probation.[2] Later that same month, Defendant filed a pro se Motion for Postconviction Relief (the "Motion") under Superior Court Rule 61.[3] The Court appointed Defendant counsel ("Rule 61 Counsel") for his Motion on July 16, 2013. On March 27, 2014, Rule 61 Counsel filed a Non-Merit Brief and Motion to Withdraw as Counsel under Rule 61(e)(2). Trial Counsel filed an Affidavit in response to Defendant's Motion on June 30, 2014. On August 22, 2014, Defendant filed a pro se Amended Motion for Postconviction Relief raising an additional argument regarding the continuing scandal at the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner. The State filed a Response as to all issues raised by Defendant, in both motions, on September 22, 2014. Defendant filed a Reply on October 14, 2014.
Defendant's Motion raises the following grounds for relief: (1) Actual Innocence, (2) Prosecutorial Misconduct, (3) Malicious Prosecution, (4) Ineffective Assistance of Counsel #1, (5) Ineffective Assistance of Counsel #2, (6) Scandal at the State Crime Lab Office, and (7) No Suppression Motion.[4]
All of Defendant's arguments are either procedurally barred or without merit.[5]Each ...
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A Royal Armouries' curator formed part of an expert academic team investigating the "skeleton in the car park" discovery - which has now been confirmed as the the human remains of Richard III.
Historians and scientists have conducted a barrage of scientific studies on the bones, discovered in a local council car park last September.
Since its excavation the Greyfriars' skeleton has been studied for four months by a number of different specialists, working in in diverse areas such as DNA testing, carbon-dating, dental tests to establish diet, osteology and forensic pathology.
The Leeds museum's Curator of European Edged Weapons, Bob Woosnam-Savage, was invited to join the Greyfriars' research team by the University of Leicester. Since then, specialists have spent four months working to see if the skeleton belongs to Richard III - who died at the Battle of Bosworth in 1485.
The findings were unveiled today at a press conference. The scientific investigation - the focus of worldwide academic and media interest - began when a skeleton was excavated during an archaeological project at the former site of Greyfriars Church, in Leicester.
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I won't deny that there are people who work the system, but I have to believe they're in the minority. I agree that they should be dealt with in any way possible, as long as it doesn't involve denying people that deserve those credits.I've never not gotten a return on my income taxes, and I receive the earned income credit. Even with that it's a struggle to meet needs sometimes. So yeah, we can talk about fairness all we want, but all I know is that I really can't afford to pay much more. That's the bottom line. And I'm not in massive self-inflicted debt, either.
And you want to talk about wealthy people spending more? Maybe not as a percentage. I save nothing. I spend 100% of my income; I have no choice. Now I know that it's still not that much as a solid dollar amount, but there are a massive number of people in my position. It adds up.
Finally, as has been said before and not really responded to, wealthy people have enough money to hire experts to find them loopholes. They can afford to live wherever they pay the least property taxes regardless of where their employment is based. There are many ways that they can actively reduce their tax burden. So, simply saying that their tax rate is too high is a little misleading.
Massive spending? What was the Iraq war then?
The fact of the matter is, quite a few rich are prepared and willing to pay higher taxes to help get us out of this mess. Those that aren't make up a fraction of the population and are divided against themselves - libertarians, corporatists, and the religious right.
It may not be fair.It sustained America for fifty years, coming out of the biggest depression of the century and the second biggest in American history.ONLY when the regulations and high-tax brackets were repealed did America's economy begin to falter.America's economy was never stronger on the global scale of things than when the top tax bracket was at its highest.Guess where the top tax bracket resides at the two points in modern history when the American economy is at its weakest?
Pensions - granting resources to non-productive individuals. 'Free rides'. Does not matter how you spin it, an economy can only handle so much of that. It is part of the reason for the current crisis on two levels - one being the concentration of wealth, but a major factor is also pensions.Social Security needs a rethink but it's a surprisingly well thought out program. Pensions are rarely so.
No, I don't think people would starve without federal assistance either. I may easily be mistaken, but I think that's more or less what Vekseid meant. People will get what they need, one way or another. It just might not be pretty.So, if they earn a dollar, what then? They get taxed a dime? It costs the government a lot more than a dime to process each person's taxes every year. Not exactly calling for smaller government, that.
*The terms "We" and "You" are used generally in this post. Working your butt off for it is one thing. Popping out two children then working the minimum possible to receive the maximum credit? That's what bothers me. And sadly, even though only one woman voiced it, I know many more who actually do it.
Sure they do, but guess what, you can find these loopholes yourself. It's public knowledge which states don't have personal property taxes, which have higher paying jobs, where the lowest housing markets are, etc, etc. Not only that, but you have the opportunity to work at home. Yes I know, just saying so is much easier than actually doing. But that still doesn't take away from the fact that you have the chance to do so.
Odd.. that sounds exactly like what Social Security is. A pension program. Except it is from the government, not a company. Soc Sec isn't going anywhere. When the Republicans tried to reform it, they were shouted down by the Democrats and people who view Soc Sec as inviolate. ANY attempt to refom it will be met with very stiff resistance. It's one of the largest parts of the US federal budget, added with Medicare/caid, that is over 40% of the federal budget. With the Babyboomers reaching retirement age, that will have to grow more and more federal money funneled to fund it, raising taxes until they die off in 30-50 years. Where does the government get the money? From the people.
The way that the Social Security program is financed, as you probably know, it's a pay-as- you-go system, meaning that today's tax revenues are not saved to pay for workers' own retirements but are used immediately to finance the benefits of their parents and grandparents.And the reason that's important is because the ratio of the workers to beneficiaries becomes very important in such a system. When there are fewer workers to support each beneficiary, it becomes difficult to pay the benefits that have been promised under current law. For the past 30 years, the ratio of workers to beneficiaries has been relatively -- has been actually completely flat: 3.3 workers to support every one beneficiary. Over the next 30 years, though, that ratio is going to fall to only two workers to support each beneficiary, and that's going to put a lot of stress on the system.
Actually, with the change in demographics, Social Security very well might 'go away' for many of the people currently working and contributing to it. Why? People are living longer, the 'baby boomers' are getting older and retiring, and what you (the worker today) contribute goes directly to them, not into a waiting fund for you. From a 2005 article:
Well, moving is simply not an option for me, considering all the incidental costs that would involve. If I could cover those costs then of course I could move wherever I liked, but a lack of money is a lack of options.And working at home? Doing what? I imagine most people would love to be able to work from home and make a living wage. So why aren't they? I don't think it's as practical as all that, or even possible in most cases.
There are actually MANY jobs that are now done at home. Yes, the initial cost is on that of the person wanting to work at home, however, it can and many times does pay off.
This assumption is what I meant, there seems to be this assumption that parents will just let their children starve if we killed food stamps. Just because people are not being taxed at a higher level doesn't mean people will starve. The children would be fed one way or another.
That's only about $600-700 billion over 7 years. Obama is talking about trillions of dollars. that'll make the Iraq war look like lunch money, and saddle the US taxpayers with a huge debt. How will that debt be paid off?
God for them. They can write a check to the government that it will be more than happy to take.
Reagan lowered taxes from a high of 70% for the top marginal rate and the economy explxoded in a huge surge. The economy expanded drastically, the Dow Jones surged beyond the 5000 mark to top about 14,000.
People were getting more money. If more people can keep their money, they will spend it. It's not our or the government's right to say when or were you can spend your money.
You are also linking high taxes and tigher regulations. Those have nothing to do with eachother.
Odd.. that sounds exactly like what Social Security is. A pension program. Except it is from the government, not a company. Soc Sec isn't going anywhere. When the Republicans tried to reform it, they were shouted down by the Democrats and people who view Soc Sec as inviolate. ANY attempt to refom it will be met with very stiff resistance. It's one of the largest parts of the US federal budget, added with Medicare/caid, that is over 40% of the federal budget. With the Babyboomers reaching retirement age, that will have to grow more and more federal money funneled to fund it, raising taxes until they die off in 30-50 years. Where does the government get the money? From the people.
...the heck are you getting your figures?Total allocation for the Iraq War so far is $907 billion over seven years, and it's largely externalized - that is, oriented outside of the country and worse, towards the destruction of wealth rather than the construction of it.The stimulus is only $787 billion. Obama has rather little to do with the bank bailouts, which Obama did not have a say in as they were largely enacted before the elections. Where is he talking about trillions?
Sen. Charles Schumer, D-NY, said the amount set aside for a new stimulus package could equal or surpass the $700 billion designated for the TARP fund, more than half of which has been used to shore up U.S. banks and insurer American International Group Inc. Martin Baily, who was the White House's chief economist under President Bill Clinton, told Bloomberg that the stimulus could exceed $1.2 trillion. That would dwarf the $175 billion package Obama proposed just one month ago, and even the $168 billion tax-break stimulus package President Bush issued earlier this year. (from last year) On Monday morning in Chicago, Obama will introduce key members of his economic team -- Geithner and soon-to-be National Economic Council director Larry Summers -- and will reiterate what he said in his Saturday weekly radio address: that he will push for a massive stimulus package proposal, one much larger than the $175 billion he proposed as a candidate, perhaps as high as $500 billion. Obama is not expected to give a specific price tag for the stimulus package on Monday.
By hook or by crook, no matter the fairness. Food riots may not happen in America, but the reason is because of such social programs.
I was quoting the Iraq war, not adding in Afghanistan to the cost. War itself is a waste, so nothing new there. The link you provide lists Iraq and Afghanistan as one cost. It lists Iraq as costing $657.3. With an additional $52.7 for supplimental spending, pushing the cost to about $710 billion. Reagan's lowering of the tax rate helped the economy in the long run. Including the Dow Jones. I should have said the time from then to now. It DID rise to nearly 14k. When Reagan took office, it was 875.85, when he left office the DJI was 2,158.04. Black Monday was merely a blip in the road. Since then it's steadily risen higher and higher. It's fallen recently, but is still far above the 1988 level, and it will rise again.
Obama is planning to spend $3.6 trillion in his budget. $5oo billion more than Bush's. The next years will be even higher. Not only is Obama promising a bigger budget, but he's promising to cut the deficit in half as well. How will he do all he's promising? Where will he get the money?
His stimulus package, which is HIS spending plan, not Bush's, .. and he and his party are making plans to spend even more.
Or by the fact of others providing food (soup kitchen type outfits, food banks)
He's following Keynes. There are other schools of economic thought.
While it's seemingly the in-thing to label any government spending "Keynesian", he isn't following Keynes.Keynes entire theory was based upon taking money out of the economy during the good times so it can be injected during the bad. Whether you believe this works or not is another arguement... the simple fact there is no savings for Keynes's theory to work with. Running at a deficit and then spending money is pretty much the antithesis of Keynesian economics
Well if you're going to use the DJIA as an economic marker:http://stockcharts.com/charts/historical/djia19802000.html
During the Bush years, the Democrats were saying that dissent 'was' American. Now that they are in power, they are working to make those who do disagree with them, look small and try to brush them off.
I understand what you are saying but are you actually suggesting that Keynes theory was only to be applied after there was savings? That the only countries that could adopt his plan would have had to have a surplus before doing so. I don't think that was his intention at all. Think of it as starting at point zero where deficits initially during a down economy are necessary. The problem isn't is the deficits during the down time, although that's all anyone can talk about now, it's the refusal to pay it down during the up tick. You know when everyone is raking it in and few seem to care about the debt.
It's hard to say exactly what Keynes thought in a practical sense because The General Theory... is such a theoretical book, and it's only since then that others have tried applying it in a practical context. While people try to use deficit spending and Keynsian interchangeably, they're not. The only real evidence is that within the General Theory Keynes started by saying the government should save rather than spend money... and from there built the rest of the theory.
On a funny note...Texas threatened to Secede from the Union, Oh no Texas! Don't do it, you've lived such a long life with us...
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It's time to put winter in the past and start thinking about a springtime getaway! It's the season when clouds part and allow glimpses of sun, baby animals frolic in the fields and the slight chill in the air holds a hint of summer to come.
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1 . Las Vegas and the southwest, USA
Get your RV rental in Las Vegas and hit the road - after exploring the city, of course! Las Vegas and the surrounding area turn down the heat a little in springtime, making for a comfortable climate to explore the desert in your home on wheels.
With the freedom of an RV rental, your trip from Las Vegas could include anything you like! However, the Grand Canyon is of course a must-do, and at only 4-5 hours' drive from Las Vegas it fits easily into any itinerary. Other possibilities for destinations include Los Angeles and Southern California, Arizona or the many national parks of Utah.
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Technically it's autumn in the Land Down Under during March, April and May, but it's still a great time to visit. It can be unbearably hot in mid-summer, so the shoulder seasons are ideal - especially in the southern reaches like Melbourne, where it's a little more temperate. It's also less busy; win-win!
Once you've had your fill of the stylish city and got your hands on a campervan hire from Melbourne, the Great Ocean Road is a good place to start your road trip. This Australian National Heritage listed place is 243 kilometres of stunning coastal driving. Continue on to visit the wine country surrounding Adelaide, or head inland for an Outback experience while it's not too hot.
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5 . South of Spain
The southerly part of Spain is where you'll find some of the hottest summers of continental Europe, so it's best to visit outside of June, July and August. An RV rental holiday in spring is the perfect way to experience the laid-back life and culture that makes it such a popular destination.
Get your vehicle in Malaga, Seville, Almeria or Murcia and you'll be off to a good start. Plan for some urban fun in the cities and a good dose of scenic driving - the coasts are particularly beautiful! The famous (inedible) Seville oranges lend a wonderful springtime scent to the air, and many communities have Easter celebrations.
Whether you choose one of these destinations or a starting point elsewhere, a springtime RV holiday is a great way to put winter behind you! Where would you go?
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I love travelling, and a motorhome is such a great way to get around and get up close and personal with a new country or city. My top motorhome memory is driving a small sleepervan through the highlands of Scotland- a stunning nation and one of my favourite spots on earth! I hope to help you plan your next road trip with handy tips and information. Happy motoring!


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Tottenham Hotspur travel to Manchester City on Sunday a completely revitalised force from their previous meeting, that 5-1 humiliation at the Lane on Aug 28.
"I didn't go home that night despondent,'' said Redknapp. "We bought a couple of faces in and everyone got a lift."
Spurs have been lifted by the likes of Scott Parker and the loan signing from City, Emmanuel Adebayor. "City probably never saw us as a threat. Let's hope by the end of the season we are."
Spurs were nine points adrift, albeit with a game in hand, and could now move to within two points of City at the Etihad. "Leads can evaporate,'' continued Redknapp.
"Newcastle got caught [in 1995-96]. I went into an Italian restaurant with Frank Lampard Snr in Wanstead after a West Ham game and Newcastle had gone 12 points clear in January. Bruno, who ran the restaurant, said: 'That Newcastle are a poor team. Useless, Harry, useless.'
"I said: 'I don't think so Bruno, they will win the league.' He said: 'You want a bet?' 'They're 12 points clear - you can't bet!' So he said: 'You afraid to have a bet?' I thought: 'Are you mad?' I thought I'd won the pools when I walked out of there.
"Three months later I have to walk in and, oh, he slaughtered me. It was a big bet. That was the dearest night I've ever had in an Italian restaurant!"
He enters another Italian's domain on Sunday. "City are not invincible,'' Redknapp said of Roberto Mancini's side. "We have good attacking players: Modric, Parker, Van der Vaart, Lennon, Bale. City will be wary that we can hit them on the counter attack with Walker.''
Unfortunately for Redknapp, Adebayor is ineligible but "Jermain Defoe is bursting for the opportunity".
City have spent £430 million on players since the Abu Dhabi takeover. "I would have been close to winning the league [with that money],'' said Redknapp.
"When they started talking last year about 'Tottenham's bid for Sergio Aguero', I thought: 'What a load of nonsense. How can we afford Aguero?' We aren't going to pay £40 million and £250,000 a week to a player. Daniel [Levy the chairman] runs this club as it should be run.
"He is not going to put it in debt like that. When you can buy players like that you have got a chance haven't you? Same as when Chelsea started breaking the bank and buying all the top players.''


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RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Emails between the administration of former Gov. Bob McDonnell and a consulting group show that things inside the Virginia executive mansion were in disarray long before an alleged gifts-for-influence scandal broke.
The Associated Press obtained the four-month correspondence from Virginia Commonwealth University's Performance Management Group which was helping first lady Maureen McDonnell deal with staff turnover and discontent.
Bob and Maureen McDonnell face trial in July on charges of accepting more than $165,000 in gifts and loans in exchange for promoting a health company's products.


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The New York Post recently reported that well-off Manhattan parents are paying top dollar just to ensure their little ones know how to properly socialize with other kiddos. Wow. According to the Post, parents are hiring recreation "experts" who will not only organize playdates for their children but teach said children how to socialize, interact and yes, even play with other posh kids. Kid social experts don't come cheap with some parents paying up to $400 an hour just to make sure their kids know how to play with other kids. If this seems nuts to you, no worries, I'm right there with you.Sorry, there are no polls available at the moment.
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Suzanne Rheault, CEO of one play date firm, Aristotle Circle, doesn't think playdate classes are crazy and tells the Post, "Some kids need a little bit more work [at learning how to play]." Many of these kids lives are filled with an overload of young child classes meant to boost their later ability to get into exclusive Manhattan private schools — so playdate experts theorize that while the kids may be well versed in music, language and the arts, they simply haven't had the time to learn how to play with other kids. What happens in these playdate classes? Well, the Post points out that Rheault classes consist of three to five 4 year-olds playing while "Experts closely monitor how the kids share crayons, color, follow directions in Simon Says, and hold a pencil."
Some child experts disagree with playdate tutors, including Amanda Uhry of Manhattan Private School Advisors, who not only advises against child coaching but notes, "The kids end up sounding like robots." I'd have to agree. There's simple and far less expensive solutions here. Perhaps cancel some of those music and language lessons and send your kid outside to play, head to the park, and allow plenty of free-play time. In fact, you could also set up playdates in (gasp) your own home.
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There is an idea out there in the world that is held up as being a universal truth that all women prefer 'bad' boys.
So I ask, Do they? Do women really like 'bad' boys?
I don't know.
I'm a woman and I can only speak for myself, but I definitely don't. I think 'bad' boy types are wankers – all piss and importance and ugly arrogance. And they're usually incredibly selfish. I struggle to find the appeal in that, the same way a man would struggle to find such a woman attractive.
I like men who like women. I like men who appreciate women. They don't have to like every individual woman they come across. Even I don't like them all. But, in general terms, I like a man who enjoys the unique qualities of a woman; the things that set her apart from a man.
I like a man who doesn't talk-down to women or treat them rough. Mean is not cool. It's just mean. I can't imagine that all the parents out there raised their daughters just so they could go off and be treated badly by someone. I have nieces and I pray they find partners who love them, treat them kindly, hug them lots, and enhance their happiness and their lives.
Bad boys are not for me so I just ask that I stop being lumped in with the 'likes' and 'preferences' of 'all women everywhere' just because I'm female. We are actually a diverse lot with eclectic tastes.
And … while I'm on it, not all of us like shopping either! Or dream of a fairy tale wedding. Or … the list goes on.


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Show & Tell
Ains had her first "show and tell" today. The theme was summer. She picked this instrument to take. I thought it was an interesting choice. Not my first choice, but I was determined to let it be her choice. I was listening to a sermon this week about how we as parents can use our words to manipulate our kids based on the verse about allowing our yes to be yes and our no to be no. So, in line with this I was determined to let it be her choice. Ainsley and I are different in a lot of ways, meaning she is just like her Daddy. Musically gifted with a love of song, she can make up songs in mid-tune. She found this rare gem at a garage sale last summer for 25 cents. She fell in love and we brought it home. Me, a minimalist at heart wanted nothing to do with this thing. (I don't even have a name for it.) But my sweet little girl offered to pay her own money and I of course could not say no. So as the homework stated, we were suppose to practice what to say during her presentation to the class. Incidentally, I just heard that public speaking is the number one fear among the population only to be followed by death. Hmm? Anyways, I am a preparation freak! So I'm trying to help her with this speech. She is so much like Jesse, she tells me she doesn't want to prepare, just wants to wing it. OK I am determined to let go and give her choices. As we are leaving the van she tells me she's nervous for show and tell. So we pray and I am anxious to hear how it went when she gets home. With a little practice, I'm sure she will learn to love public speaking as much as her Daddy.
On another note, I noticed dirt marks on the top of Balin's feet. Naturally from crawling but oh my I think I need to bathe that kid more frequently! He's never had a real bath, only showers with us. Maybe this weekend we can introduce him to the tub?


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This transfer update includes news from Middlesbrough, Wolves, Stoke City and Arsenal among others.
Wolves boss Kenny Jackett has confirmed that the Championship side have made an inquiry regarding Middlesbrough striker Kike, according to the Express and Star.
Speculation over a move began after the Spaniard was seen leaving Boro's training ground earlier today, and Jackett has done little to quash the rumours by confirming their interest in the 26-year-old.
"He is a player we have followed and inquired about. But there's a number of players we've inquired about - we're looking at home and abroad," he said, as reported by the Express and Star.
Stoke City boss Mark Hughes has confirmed that the Potters are closing in on a move for Porto midfielder Giannelli Imbula, according to Sky Sports.
The Premier League side have agreed a club record deal of £18m for the 23-year-old (via Sky Sports), and Hughes explained that a move could now be imminent.
"Talks have been progressing. Hopefully by the end of the day we'll be able to announce something," he said, as reported by Sky Sports.
Bordeaux president Jean Louis Triaud has confirmed that the Ligue 1 side are hoping to sign Arsenal full-back Mathieu Debuchy, but insisted that a deal was not done yet, the Daily Mail reported on its transfer feed at 2.48pm.
The Frenchman has been linked with a move to Aston Villa, Sunderland, and even Manchester United (via Daily Mirror), but Triaud confirmed that they are working to swoop in ahead of the Premier League trio.
"I do not confirm the arrival of Mathieu Debuchy but it is a possibility we are exploring and are hoping for," he said, as reported by the Mail.
Meanwhile, the Daily Mail also reported on its transfer feed at 2.48pm that Bordeaux's holding midfielder Lamine Sane was being targeted by Norwich City over a potential move.
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See My Art in Marietta
This is what is happening at the Marketplace 120 artist gallery in Marietta. The address is 562 Wylie Road, Marietta, GA 30067
I have many paintings in this gallery and there is so much more to see there too, including other art , jewelry, vintage items, clothes, and more.
Holiday Open House
Come to Marketplace 120's 3rd Annual Holiday Open House, Nov 18th to 20th, 2016!
Friday, November 18th: Extended hours 10am to 9:30pm
The MarketPlace 120's Veterans Art Celebration Continues, Join us in saluting the artwork of Military Veterans Albert Roberts (A-Rob), Kip Wilmot, Norm DeWalt.
10% of sales will go to the Iraq/Afghanistan Veterans Association
Toys for Tots Drive
Door Prizes throughout the DAY!
Painting with Roma Demo
7pm, Live Music with Scotty Paulk
7pm, A Holiday Fashion Show with Koconuts Designs, and a Tea Tasting with Camellia Estate Teas
The Delicious BBQ of the General's Jerk Shack will be available outside
The MarketPlace 120 Dealers Backdoor Welcome with treats and beverages by the Passionate Preserver and Camellia Estate Teas
Saturday, November 19th
Our Veterans Art Celebration continues with 10% of sales going to the Iraq/Afghanistan Veterans Association
Toys for Tots Drive
Door Prizes!!!!!!
Santa Claus will be here from 11 am to 3 pm, so put on your holiday best and get your photo taken with Santa. All ages welcome!! $5.00 per photo, N/C for photo to be emailed
4pm a Live Performance by Kristin Tinsley
All Day, the MarketPlace 120 Dealers Backdoor Welcome will be open with refreshments and snacks for everyone
Sunday, November 20th
Demos, Refreshments, Sales, Door Prizes and more!!


text: KIRKUS REVIEW Greene's letters to editors, unlike those of Evelyn Waugh or Bernard Shaw, seldom trade on the author's public figure--but are most fun when they do, as when Greene wins prizes for his pseudonymous entries in newspaper contests based on parodies of Graham Greene. (He later cannibalized two of the parodies for his own work.) Greene was a former sub-editor of The Times and when ending his four-year stint there was told that, if he stayed and were patient, he might well become correspondence editor. Greene later said that if he had stayed, "my whole life would have been changed disastrously for the better." For American readers, though, he will be most readable here when defending his cuts in Shaw for Otto Preminger's film St. Joan, and when standing up for rights of British audiences to see Pygmalion when a ten-year ban on the play was put in force to keep My Fair Lady on the boards. Other lively moments arise when he takes on journalists who misquote or falsify his words during interviews (but does anyone really remember the Penelope Gilliatt brouhaha in The New Yorker?). He is most sharp-tongued about US foreign policy in Central America and the Far East. Also of interest are his bouts with censors, especially the BBC, which wanted nine cuts in his play The Complaisant Lovers. Greene took this as censorship, but the BBC said it was to bring the play in at 90 minutes broadcast time. He also often defends himself against unfair statements about his Catholicism. Many of his political letters, however, will be of small interest to American readers of his fiction. Less waspish than Waugh, less brilliant than Shaw. Pub Date: May 1st, 1990ISBN: 0140123725Page count: 268ppPublisher: Reinhardt/VikingReview Posted Online: Sept. 24th, 2011Kirkus Reviews Issue: April 15th, 1990


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Tackle extortion racket head-on
THE EDITOR, Sir:
The recent headlines about extortion and related murders in the Spanish Town bus park do not reflect a new problem, but it remains frightening and appalling. What is even more depressing is the fact that it is now viewed by most Jamaicans as normal.
It is very sad, tragic and extremely disgraceful that this particular crime continues to happen unabated with the full knowledge of the politicians in the JLPNP, the police, the people and the media! Why have we collectively accepted this crime of extortion in the Spanish Town bus park, in Spanish Town in general, and the entire Jamaica, for that matter?
If our politicians and rogue cops were not complicit in this sin/crime, and if our governments (successive administrations)
genuinely wanted to bring this to an end, they could have and still can. But they only claim that they want to curb crime while refusing to rein in the gunmen (who are, it seems, their partners in crime).
Well-known criminals
Most Jamaicans already know that the criminal/extortion gangs are well-known affiliates of the JLP and the PNP. Why do we accept this as a normal way of life?
The extortionists are known by the politicians, the police, and the victims. But the victims do not trust the police and politicians.
Will the few good politicians and the mostly good police personnel rise up and do something about the crime of extortion once and for all?
Let us see if Prime Minister Holness is serious about fighting crime. Let's see if the next zone of special operations (ZOSO) will be declared around the Spanish Town bus park and its environs to restore civility, normality and decency to the business community and public space and fix this shameful criminal scourge once and for all. Imagine the signal this would send to extortionists in other areas of the island?
If PM Holness fails to do so, I may be forced to wonder if his words regarding zero tolerance on crime were hollow platitudes and that ZOSO is a public-relations exercise.
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Follow the money at Interpublic Group...straight down 42nd Street to the offices of PricewaterhouseCoopers. The troubled ad firm last year spent more on auditing fees than all but one of the 150 largest U.S. public companies, according to an Ad Age analysis of data from sibling newspaper FinancialWeek and IPG. Pricewaterhouse, IPG's auditor since 1952, last year pocketed $83.6 million in audit and audit-related fees as IPG worked through restatements and other financial issues. 2005's 10 biggest auditing spenders among the 150 largest U.S. companies-plus IPG:
Focus on: REVLON (REV)
Let's put some lipstick on this ... stock. Revlon late last month slumped to 76¢, lowest price since investor and Chairman Ron Perelman took it public in 1996. Annual sales have been stuck at $1.3B, though CEO Jack Stahl vows full-year '06 sales will rise in the mid-single digits. Revlon, burdened by heavy debts, has lost money since 1998; results this year will be hurt by less-than-expected sales for Vital Radiance, a key launch. Might the best strategy be to sell to a rival? Mr. Stahl's response last month to analysts: "Our focus is on maximizing the long-term value of the enterprise."
Last week's score
The market edged up despite weak job and retail data. AQuantive jumped on solid Q2 results and analyst upgrades; Sprint tumbled on poor results.
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This Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) is made and entered into between the National Audubon Society, hereinafter referred to as the "NAS" and the U.S. Department of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service, hereinafter referred to as the "Service." The Service is the principle Federal Government agency charged with the responsibility for carrying out programs related to fish and wildlife conservation throughout the Nation in accordance with the Migratory Bird Treaty Act (16 U.S.C. 703-711); Fish and Wildlife Improvement Act of 1978(16 U. S. C. 712); and with other authorities. The NAS is a widely recognized conservation organization whose mission is: To conserve and restore natural ecosystems focusing on birds and other wildlife for the benefit of humanity and the earth's biological diversity.II. Purpose
The purpose of this MOU is to provide a framework upon which the NAS, its State and local Chapters and Affiliates and the Service and its Regional Offices build partnerships. Such partnerships will benefit conservation of the Service's trust species and fish and wildlife habitats and ecosystems with emphasis on public awareness and participation.III. Introduction
Whereas the Service is the Nation's leading Federal fish and wildlife management agency.
Whereas the Service manages, for the public good, over 540 refuges and wetland management districts comprising 92 million acres and other lands with a wide variety of fish, wildlife and recreational opportunities.
Whereas the NAS manages more than 100 wildlife sanctuaries comprising 150,000 acres set aside for the protection of birds and other wildlife.
Whereas the Service is implementing the 1996 Executive Order relating to management of the National Wildlife Refuge System.
Whereas the NAS is a conservation organization with a membership of over 550,000 members, working on behalf of the environment in 518 communities across the Nation.
Whereas the NAS desires to promote the conservation of fish, wildlife, and plant resources and the natural communities upon which they depend.
Whereas the NAS was the first partner of the National Wildlife Refuge System, and supplied volunteer wardens for the first National Wildlife Refuges.
Whereas the NAS has historically promoted conservation of birds and their habitats.
Whereas the NAS has initiated several projects that would benefit the Service refuge Executive Order implementation.
Whereas both the NAS and the Service have certain common interests and responsibilities that include, but are not limited to: 1. Maintaining, conserving and restoring breeding and non-breeding populations of migratory birds; 2. Improving the productivity of wildlife habitat; 3. Monitoring the trends in wildlife populations, particularly related to neotropical migratory birds; 4. Improving public access to public lands for the purposes of environmental education, interpretation and wildlife observation, and 5. Promoting wise stewardship for Service lands.
Whereas both the Service and NAS are in support of the President's Executive Order - Management and General Public Use of the National Wildlife Refuge System which contains Guiding Principles related to Public Use, Habitat, Partnerships and Public Involvement for building greater public awareness of wildlife conservation objectives of the National Wildlife Refuge System.
NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the above premises, the parties agree as follows:IV. Mutual Responsibilities: The NAS Shall:
A. Encourage local Chapters, Affiliates and Sanctuaries to meet and collaborate with representatives of local Service offices to discuss and identify opportunities for cooperative work on mutually beneficial projects and activities as suggested in the Addendum.
B. Identify for the Service, NAS constituents' needs and concerns regarding use of the National Wildlife Refuge System.
C. Work with the Service to establish and implement information and educational programs oriented toward the conservation and enjoyment of wildlife within the National Wildlife Refuge System.The Service Shall:
A. Encourage Refuge units and other Service officials to collaborate with the local NAS Chapters and Affiliates to identify opportunities for cooperative work on mutually beneficial projects and activities as suggested.
B. Identify National Wildlife Refuge System lands available for the furtherance of this MOU, subject to applicable Federal laws, regulations, Refuge Unit Plans, and State comprehensive plans for the affected area, and subject to approval by the organization head or a designated representative.
C. Ensure that the NAS is aware of opportunities to participate in public involvement and process and events, especially those dealing with wildlife observation recreation opportunities.V. General Principles
No member or delegate to Congress, or resident Commissioner, shall be admitted to any share or part of this agreement, or to any benefit that may arise therefrom, but this provision shall not be construed to extend to this agreement if made with a corporation for its general benefit.
Nothing in this MOU shall obligate the Service to any present or future expenditure of funds.
This MOU is neither a fiscal or a funds obligation document. Any endeavor involving reimbursement or contribution of funds between the Parties of this MOU will be handled in accordance with applicable laws, regulations, and procedures including those for Government procurement and printing. Such endeavors will be outlined in separate agreements that shall be made in writing and authorized by appropriate statutory authority. This MOU does not establish authority for noncompetitive award to NAS or of any contract or other agreement. Any contract or agreement must comply with all applicable requirements for competition.
Work projects or activities that involve transfer of money, service or property shall require execution of a separate agreement. The type of instrument will be determined by the nature of the activity and the manner in which the NAS and the Service proposes to share the resources.
The recipient organization shall establish safeguards to ensure that Service funds are properly spent. In particular, except nonprofit organizations that are subject to the lobbying provisions of paragraph B.21x of OMB Circular A-122 (see also 341 U.S.C. Section 1352), it will assure that funds are not used for partisan or political activity.
Any project or activity within an area of the National Wildlife Refuge System related to this MOU must comply with the definition of compatible uses described in the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Manual Draft Chapter 1 Planning and Management.
NAS shall not publicize, or otherwise circulate, promotional material which states or implies Governmental or Government employment endorsement of a product that NAS represents. No release of information relating to this MOU may state or imply that the Government approves of NAS's work product or considers the NAS work product to be superior to other products or services.
The NAS must obtain prior Government approval from the Service for any public information releases which refer to either the Department of the Interior, the Service, or this agreement. The specific text, layout, photographs, etc., of the proposed release must be submitted to the Service with a request for approval.
Amendments or modifications to this MOU may be made upon written consent of both parties. This agreement is valid from the date of signature through [Note: date entered in original agreement] or until terminated following a 30-day written notice by either party.
The parties agree to review and assess the effectiveness of the program and the MOU on a 6-month basis.
In Witness Whereof, the parties hereto have executed this MOU as of the last date written below.
|Signed John G. Rogers 10/3/96
|Signed John Flicker 10/3/96
|Acting Director
|Fish and Wildlife Service
Department of the Interior
|National Audubon Society