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Freeway Ricky Ross (photo: Andres Herren)
Four years free, Freeway Ricky Ross discusses his transition from prison, his new upcoming HBO documentary, the possibility of a feature film, and his beef with "Rozay."
By now most are familiar with Freeway Ricky Ross, the notorious 1980's drug lord who was undisputedly one of the key players in the crack epidemic that nearly ravaged the Black community. Fast forward to 2013 and acquaint yourself with the new Freeway Rick Ross, a man who is working hard to make amends with the community he once hurt. For starters he is producing quality media, including an upcoming HBO documentary and a feature film with director Nick Cassavetes (Co-Writer, "Blow"; Director, "The Notebook"). He is also working on a budding interactive social media site for musicians. On a grassroots level, his involvement with various community outreach programs is also noteworthy. Today, after having served a 20-year prison sentence, Rick Ross is definitely back on the LA scene—vindicated and doing big things.
It's a little after noon and Ross arrives at The Sentinel with the friendly, easy-going demeanor of an average Joe. He sports a modest, white graphic T-shirt and a full beard. He is surrounded by a small entourage consisting of his attorney, the publisher of Get Money Magazine, his new recording artist, and family. To the unsuspecting eye, one would never guess that this man once sat atop a multi-million dollar drug empire. That's because he's dropped the drug business and is embarking onto show business.
His newest baby is a documentary entitled "Crack in the System." Co-produced by Freeway Studios, (Ross' production company) and Marc Levin (Director, BET and HBO) the provocative feature is set to be released at the end of the year. The multi-part documentary will not only serve as a tell-all, which chronicles the life of Ross, but will also explore the socioeconomic effects of the crack epidemic today. Antonio Moore, Ross's attorney/business partner and former Deputy DA, proudly discusses their new brainchild.
"It's going to really have Rick's story on a personal level that will really show things that people may not know about him," Moore passionately reveals. "It's going to really go into detail about Iran contra. Also, what makes a kingpin and why the decisions were made to become what he became. It's going to talk about the real of what happened back then and how it affects today, including the rapper Rick Ross, and his impact on black America today."
On the contemporary stage, the rapper Ricky 'Rozay" Ross is synonymous with "Blowing Money Fast." He used the phrase to coin his lavish spending habits on his fourth single B.M.F., from the Teflon Don album. To the real Freeway Rick Ross, "Rozay" represents a smoke and mirrors act, one who blows smoke up his fans'…fannies. While Ross was wasting away years of his life in prison, "Rozay" the former correctional officer turned rapper was busy lyrically jacking Ross's lifestyle while failing to recognize his legendary namesake. Today the two Rick Rosses are entangled in bitter, pending litigation over the name, and neither party is letting up. The rapper has seemingly become the one legal thorn in the former kingpin's crown.
"He's a fraud; who likes a fake?" Ross coolly ponders. "From the beginning I basically told him you don't have to play like you me. You can be my friend and people will still give you love and you can be yourself. He stopped taking my phone calls when I told him that and he changed his number. He went into a defensive mode like, 'ok, I ain't gonna mess with this dude no more. You know this dude want me to be real," Ross laughs.
Despite much unwarranted adversity, the real Rick Ross has a plethora of projects in the works. In addition to "Crack in the System," he is also working on a new biopic with Emmy Award-winning writer and actor, Nick Cassavetes.
"We've talked to Jamie Foxx about it, and he has read the screenplay; I gave it to him myself," says Moore, Ross's attorney. "We've talked to Wahlberg, (actor Mark Wahlberg} we've talked to Dre [Dr. Dre] for 2 or 3 hours, and the goal is to tell this story with no vanity. The truth from the dope man's head," Moore adds.
The truth about this legendary former "pusha man," however, extends far beyond his "dealership;" On the streets of L.A., he also served as the neighborhood Daddy Warbucks. Having grossed nearly a billion dollars during the height of his career, he is known to have used a lot of his earnings to help support those in his community who needed it the most, paying other folk's rent and putting food on dinner tables. Remaining true to form, Ross still has that giving spirit, and has created several programs to help those in need.
"I had to come out here and immediately start helping other people in the streets, when I'm thinking somebody should have helped me transition my life back from prison. I didn't have that. I just got out of prison 3 years ago. I got people who are school teachers and football coaches; they call me and ask me, 'Man can you loan me 100 dollars, can you loan me 50 dollars?—my son just got in trouble.'"
One of his programs, called Freeway Literacy Foundation, is an organization dedicated to building literacy, leadership, and entrepreneurial training among today's youth. The organization has already begun to work with teachers, community organizers, and entertainers to boost readership. Ross, who was illiterate until he was 28-years-old, was taught to read by his "cellies" in jail. Ultimately, it was his ability to read that got him out of jail.
"I read enough to where I was able to read the law books and find issues in my case that my lawyer, who went to Harvard, couldn't find," Ross explains. The 9th circuit court of appeal agreed with me and said that the way that I analyzed the situation was absolutely correct and they reversed my case. The three people that introduced me to my 3 favorite books probably impacted my life more than anybody."
Ross is also working to create more jobs in the community. Realizing how bad the economy had become upon his dismissal from prison, he decided that there was a dire need for Blacks to create more jobs for other Blacks. Thus the birth of Freeway Mixtapes, a website that serves as a platform for upcoming musicians to market their music and sell their own merchandise for free. He also created a t-shirt company.
"We are not only printing t-shirts but teaching other people how to print t-shirts," says Ross. [We are] starting a program where we have kids come in and learn how to design t-shirts on the streets and sell them and make a few dollars, because right now it's really about us figuring out how to do for ourselves. My goal is to bring a new mindset to the people so that we will be out here. We will do what we have to do to get ourselves in a position where we can make ourselves successful. If we don't, we [are going to] continue to slip."
Despite the self-imposed roadblocks resulting from a life once committed to trafficking, Ross has paid his dues and is truly living his life the free way. He has quietly merged into the mainstream and moved over to a different fast lane that will undoubtedly command a new level of respect.


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Monetary Hyper-Inflation Is Already In Progress
I would say that (regrettably) most of the U.S. and global public is blatantly ignorant of the nature and dangers of "hyper-inflation" when it occurs. Worse yet, most have no idea of its cause. This is a dangerous fact, and let me take just a moment to explain what it is, why it is dangerous, illegal, and thus unbiblical, while utilizing both a very alarming chart and video embed in the process. Then I will link you to a few relevant resources that will give you the "big picture" of what is not just going to happen…but what is already in progress in the U.S. monetary system and global economy.
The Term:
First, hyperinflation (which term does NOT always need the hyphen, and from here on will not include it) is defined by Dictionary.com in-part as:
A very high level of inflation that tends to result in the breakdown of the monetary system, the hoarding of goods, and difficulty in achieving real economic growth. The classic case of hyperinflation occurred in Germany during the 1920s. Hyperinflation, which tends to motivate people to own real goods, adversely affects security prices.
However, the above definition—though the common understanding—is VERY misleading. It focuses more on the felt effects or perceived results of monetary hyperinflation and not its true cause. This common "definition" emphasizes the sudden explosion in prices of goods and services as the currency collapses in value. However, a better definition would be:
Hyperinflation: The massive inflation (increase) of the supply (quantity) of a currency by a central bank or government, which debases the per-unit value of the currency.
Or in other words, hyperinflation of the money supply is "turning on the printing presses" and increasing the amount of money in circulation to such a degree, that supply/demand dynamics debase (devalue) each unit of the currency at a hyper-deflationary pace. The more money in circulation, the less each unit of money is worth.
The eventual result of the hyperinflation of the money supply is that the markets begin to realize the flood of currency, and then adapt their prices accordingly. This eventually results in the hyperinflation of prices wherein "street prices" can double and even triple (or more) within a single day for goods and services in the marketplace. –Rich
As bizzare as the above scenario might sound to the average person unfamiliar with monetary history, the fact is that this very set of circumstances has happened MANY times within the Twentieth Century in localized areas within every major section of the globe (Europe, Asia, the Americas, etc.). It is even occurring NOW in places of the world such as Zimbabwe. (I will give you a few links in a moment to give you some examples.)
Nevertheless, it is a fact that hyperinflation has never occurred before on a GLOBAL scale—but it is about to do so, and the process has already begun.
Broken Laws:
The Bible, of course, condemns such devaluation of the money supply as it causes tremendous harm to both individuals and society as a whole:
You shall not have in your bag true and false weights, a large and a small. (Deuteronomy 25:13, AMP)
Diverse weights are an abomination to the LORD, and dishonest scales are not good. (Proverbs 20:23, NKJV)
Those who are behind this practice are using "false weights" as they perform their crimes. I call these things "crimes" because they are in violation of God's law, as well as all earthly moral, "natural", and common laws. In the United States, it is also in violation of the U.S. Constitution—which is the "supreme law of the land"—making it a criminal offense of "constitutional proportions" within that jurisdiction.
I state that they use "false weights" because the ones who get to use the new money FIRST (i.e. those running the proverbial "printing presses") get to use the money at TODAY'S value. Those who are further down the line find the money has already debased as the market has adjusted to the increase in the money supply, and thus, worth a lower value per unit. So Deuteronomy's edict above is clearly violated in that the one with "the bag" has "unbalanced" the proverbial scales. There is "one large weight" to the money when they printed the new dollars, and one "small weight" to the dollar's value once it gets into their hands of the rest of society.
Who are these criminals? Well, you can answer that with another question: Who determines the money supply? Generally, it is the central bankers in cahoots with the government. In the United States, that would be the Federal Reserve (which is really a private institution, and no more a part of the government than the shipping company Federal Express) and the U.S. Federal Government. So then who is to blame for the consequent hyperinflation in prices once the market reacts? The same criminals who caused the monetary supply hyperinflation.
What these criminals do, however is attempt to pass the blame off on the "free market" and "forces beyond their control." They will even try to convince you that they are trying to "alleviate the crisis" and portray themselves as the proverbial "knights in shinning armor" riding forth to slay the "inflation dragon." However, the OPPOSITE is actually true—they caused the hyperinflation problem, and its terrible results on society. So their propaganda is no more than "smoke and mirrors" intended to camouflage their guilt and self-serving agendas. The reality is that they used "false weights" for their own profit and gain, and destroyed the U.S. currency in the process.
Most people do not realize how serious a problem this really is. However, when it costs a million dollars or more for a single loaf of bread (as it did in Weimar Germany back in 1923, and does in Zimbabwe today) they will realize only too late what a tragic affect on society the greed of these culprits has caused. But do not fear, my friend, you are NOW being properly forewarned—and that is the first step to becoming properly prepared… so please continue reading…
Honest Scales:
The reality is: In a truly free market, with proper and honest "weights and measures" and a commodity-based monetary system (i.e. physical gold, silver, semi-precious metals like copper, and/or paper-money 100% redeemable for either gold or silver) hyperinflation COULD NOT happen at all:
- The limitation of the money-supply to only the amounts of PURE gold, silver, and semi-precious metal money in circulation, would prevent monetary hyperinflation. (Note: the pure content of the commodity within the coinage would have to be accurately marked, and protected under penalty of law, as well. Otherwise, the government could debase the currency by debasing the coinage with baser metals and reducing their purity, as the ancient Roman government loved to do. Better yet, keep coinage a private industry and get the government out of the money-business completely, except to ensure accuracy of purity claims by private mints and bullion bankers.) Such limitations prevent the government and central bank from "turning on the printing presses" and oversupplying the monetary system. If commodity-backed and fully redeemable paper money is also used (e.g. a gold or silver "standard" monetary system), then the printing of "paper" is limited by the amount of commodity in the warehouse to back it (as long as the laws are enforced, of course).
- The enforcement of the law of "honest weights and measures" throughout society would prevent fraud, and thus further protect the markets from criminal activity that could cause shortages and/or inflationary pressures. This l would include the requirement of 100% bank reserves for customer deposits, because banks can artificially inflate even a commodity-backed monetary system through fractional reserve banking. If we require the banks to keep 100% of their depositor's money in the vault (since a "demand deposit" is always still the property of the depositor) then the banks cannot expand the effective monetary system through "fiduciary media" in the form of bank loans, checks, and "digital" transactions.
(Note: To learn more about how fractional reserve banking can expand the money supply regardless of the actions of government and central banks, download this chapter from Jesus Huerta de Soto's outstanding book, Money, Bank Credit, and Economic Cycles. The entire book is available in both English and Spanish at www.jesushuertadesoto.com. For the English version, click "libros" in the left menu, then "money…" when the submenu appears. All chapters are then listed for individual download in PDF format.)
So in effect—though they pass "laws" to try to "legalize" their immoral and unbiblical activities—the actions of the government and central banks are in violation of both God's laws and all sound legal principles. (Note: Actually, this includes all bankers in general because of credit expansion practices, but most bankers with in society fail to realize the illegal and immoral nature of their daily activities). These criminals "print money" and spend it at the current market value, and thereby increase the money in circulation, which causes the unit value of money to diminish for everyone else in society. Thus, the bankers and government profit at the expense of everyone "lower on the food chain" within the financial system and society as a whole. Thus we can clearly state:
Hyperinflation is a crime propagated upon a nation by its government and bankers (especially the bankers of the central bank), and NOT an accidental or unavoidable consequence of "market forces" as they would have you believe.
Further, the most concerning fact concerning hyperinflation is this: It has already begun in the United States of America, and will soon spread throughout the world. Do you doubt that? Let's look at the facts…
A Crime in Progress:
Remember in the above definition that hyperinflation begins FIRST in the monetary supply, then when the markets realize what is going on and confidence in the currency erodes, it begins to manifest SECOND in the marketplace by a rapid increase in the prices of goods and services. With that in mind, look at the following chart produced by the St. Louis Federal Reserve concerning the Adjusted Monetary Base (i.e. supply):
Notice the near-prefect vertical line to the far right of the graph. That is the explosion in the money supply since only September, 2008—which exceeds anything that has ever been done in the history of the FED since its inception back in 1913. Also, do you notice any similarity between the above monetary-supply chart and the following monetary-supply chart from the most infamous hyperinflation of the Twentieth Century—Weimar Germany in the 1920s?
To put the above chart into an understandable light, by late 1923 it took 200 BILLION (with a "B") German marks to buy a single loaf of bread at the bakery.
Since the monetary supply has ALREADY begun to hyperinflate, it is only a matter of time before the markets loose confidence in the U.S. dollar and prices begin to hyperinflate as well.
This is a short-fuse time-bomb ticking within the U.S. and global economy…and about to explode. Moreover, the U.S. government and Federal Reserve (and the individuals running both) are FULLY to blame.
More Research:
Now for more clarity regarding this topic, I recommend the following links where you can find additional data:
- Modern Hyperinflation in Zimbabwe (A very sobering BBC overview from July, 2007. Worse yet, the country's alarming economic numbers are actually more extreme today than when this article explained them.)
- The Nightmare German Inflation (An excellent summary of the 1923 German hyperinflation experience in Weimar Germany. Most importantly, it tells you who PROFITED and WHY during that time.)
- Mises.org Articles (A list of various articles found on the Ludwig von Mises Institute website related to this topic.)
- My own RichVermillion.com articles regarding money and the pending U.S. economic collapse
Be informed, avail yourself also of the data within the right-most Financial Column found on every page of this blog, and do NOT be afraid. Rather, keep in mind the following VERY important truth:
This is an economic time for the properly informed and positioned to PROFIT beyond their wildest imaginations, while those who stumble forward without taking these issues to heart will suffer tremendously.
The Bible puts it this way:
A prudent man sees the evil and hides himself, but the simple pass on and are punished [with suffering]. (Proverbs 22:3, AMP)
The key is to take these things seriously, to do your due diligence, and get in position to profit rather than to suffer.
Again: Hyperinflation in the United States has already begun in the monetary supply, and will soon begin in the prices of the marketplace. Since the U.S. dollar is the "world's reserve currency" and sits as reserves backing most of the other paper currencies of the world, hyperinflation is likely to spread rapidly on a global scale. Gold and silver is your best and most secure way of protecting your savings and preparing for the economic tsunami that is soon to come.
Stay informed, and get prepared.
Lastly, please post your comments below.
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Reasoning is a fundamental human activity and certainly an important aspect of developing mathematical abilities. Students should be presented with challenging problems that encourage them to pose questions, formulate conjectures, justify conclusions, and make logical arguments. Reasoning and proof are closely connected to problem solving and communication.
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Law alumna becomes first graduate to serve as U.S. senator
November 08, 2012
Heidi Heitkamp JD '80 is the first woman elected to represent North Dakota in either the U.S. Senate or House and the first Lewis & Clark graduate to serve as a U.S. senator. Prior to this notable victory, Heitkamp served as tax commissioner and attorney general, and led two successful ballot initiatives in North Dakota.
According to the Associated Press, Heitkamp's personal popularity carried her to victory. "I've been involved in a lot of campaigns," said Tom Dickson, a former North Dakota Democratic chairperson. "[Heitkamp] is probably the single best candidate I have ever seen in my life."
Heitkamp credits Lewis & Clark with providing an exceptional legal education that helped launch her career in public service. She says she learned the most about legal thinking from Professor Doug Newell, who taught her first-year contracts course.
Newell introduced her to a "way of thinking about problem solving that focuses on understanding the whole breadth of the problem and possible solutions." Heitkamp says these critical-thinking and problem-solving skills are fundamental to working in public office.
Says Heitkamp, "I'll always be grateful for the education I got at Lewis & Clark."
Read more about Heidi Heitkamp in the Lewis & Clark Law School alumni magazine, The Advocate (see pg. 19).


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England were bang on course to end their long winless run with a first success in 11 Tests, as India stumbled in pursuit of a world-record run chase at the Ageas Bowl.
Alastair Cook's team have failed to win a Test since clinching the Ashes at Durham almost a year ago, but here they have so far achieved an almost perfect template which leaves them needing just another six wickets on the final day.
The only shame, as Cook (70no) himself confirmed his much-needed return to form with his second half-century of the match and James Anderson marked his 32nd birthday with a five-wicket haul in India's first-innings 330 all out, was that barely a third of this ground's 17,500 capacity was present to see the tourists also then reach 112 for four in notional pursuit of 445 second time round.
A Sunday start, and therefore midweek finish, in this middle instalment of a hectic five-match series, has seen to it that - if England are to prevail on Thursday - they are likely to do so in front of another sparse crowd.
Cook unsurprisingly chose not to enforce the follow-on after Anderson (five for 53) had taken two wickets in the space of six balls.
Then after the captain and Joe Root (56) helped to bag 205 for four declared in 40.4 overs, spin came into play on a wearing surface as India faltered.
Anderson began proceedings on another glorious day by bouncing out Mahendra Singh Dhoni and Mohammed Shami, the India captain gloving an attempted hook behind and Jos Buttler ending the innings with another catch.
Cook was not tempted to put India straight back in again - preferring a rest for his bowlers, who needed 106.1 overs to take their first 10 wickets.
Instead, after Sam Robson edged some seam movement to Bhuvneshwar Kumar to slip, Cook provided solidity and Yorkshire pair Gary Ballance and Root the necessary impetus.
Ballance appeared a little unlucky to be given out caught at short-leg off Ravindra Jadeja (three for 52) with what was therefore the last ball of the morning.
But Ian Bell, like Ballance a first-innings centurion, kicked on too until Jadeja struck again by bowling him round his legs.
Root joined in with a perky 38-ball half-century, containing eight fours, before he was bowled attempting a sweep which ended a 99-run partnership and hastened England's second declaration of the match.
By then Cook, who fell just five runs short of ending his long century drought three days ago, had doubled up with his second 50 here - at a remarkably similar tempo to his first, from 93 balls.
He calculated a minimum 132 overs insured adequately against the improbable and gave England significant prospect of levelling up at 1-1, with two to play.
Cook cashed in an early bonus via the athleticism and accuracy of Stuart Broad, who had just finished a five-over opening spell but was alert enough at square-leg to run out Murali Vijay with a direct hit.
The opener contributed to his own downfall, responding to a call from Shikhar Dhawan for a single from Chris Woakes' first delivery only to run his bat in casually and an inch short - according to third umpire Rob Bailey - when Broad's throw disturbed the bails.
Another bowling change brought near-instant success too an over later, when Moeen Ali struck with only his second ball as Cheteshwar Pujara edged a little extra bounce - and no turn - to be very well-caught by Chris Jordan at slip.
Moeen might easily have had Dhawan lbw soon afterwards, umpire Marais Erasmus deciding otherwise presumably because of doubt whether bat had made contact before pad in forward-defence.
It therefore fell to England's number two part-time off-spinner, Root, to break a half-century stand between Dhawan and Virat Kohli when a modicum of turn had the left-hander edging to Jordan again.
Moeen was back, however, to see off Kohli who again played for spin rather than the ball sliding across him and got a thin edge behind to a juggling Buttler.
Anderson dropped a late caught-and-bowled chance to see off Rohit Sharma cheaply.
Nonetheless, England, who had begun this match in danger of chalking up their longest sequence without victory for 26 years, appeared to be back on track at last, thanks to much graft and skill.
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- Any number of "out of stock" products can be added to the waitlist.
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- Merchant can also reserve the product for the users who added the product to their waitlist.
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Pasty tax: U-turn 'a shambles' says Labour
Labour has condemned the way the government has dealt with planned VAT rises on Cornish pasties and static caravans as a "total shambles", following a reversal of the plans.
The U-turns from Chancellor George Osborne's Budget follow protests by bakers and caravanning enthusiasts.
The government said it showed it was listening, but Labour said the VAT rises had been "ill thought-out".
A 5% rate of VAT on static caravans will be delayed until April next year.
And the government has altered the definition of what is a "hot" pasty to allow the reversal of its plans.
Currently, VAT is not charged on most food and drink, or hot baked goods, but is payable on takeaway food sold to be eaten hot.
'Ill-thought through'
Shares in bakery firm Greggs rose 8% on the news but Labour's shadow chief secretary to the Treasury, Rachel Reeves, described the policy reversal as "a total and utter shambles".
She said: "These partial U-turns, just a few weeks after ministers were defending the pasty tax and caravan tax, show just how ill-thought through the Budget was and how out of touch David Cameron and George Osborne are."
Ms Reeves accused ministers of trying to avoid a Commons defeat on Labour's upcoming motion - especially after their support dropped over Parliament's last vote on the caravan tax.
After the amendment, food such as sausage rolls or pasties sold on shelves - that is, cooling down, rather than being kept hot in a special cabinet - will not be liable for VAT.
The definition of a "hot" pasty is being altered to allow the reversal, while a 20% charge due to be levied on static caravans will now drop to 5%.
The government said it had improved the policies after engaging with concerns.
It estimates the U-turns will cost £70m in total lost revenue in the financial year 2014/15.
'Addressing concerns'
During a parliamentary debate last week, MPs from all three main parties criticised Mr Osborne's proposals, arguing they were unenforceable and would have an adverse impact on jobs and businesses.
However, hot savouries, including pasties and pies are exempt. The U-turn would effectively maintain this situation where they are left to return to "ambient temperatures" on shelves in bakeries and supermarkets.
Bakery firm Greggs, which was leading a campaign against the proposals, said it welcomed the government's change of heart.
"This is fantastic news for the customer more than anything," said the firm's chief executive Ken McMeikan.
"If we had to put up prices by 20% in the current marketplace when consumers are having a very difficult time we expected there would be an impact on sales but we don't know what it would have been. I think the government deserves to be applauded."
'Simple regime'
Static caravans do not currently incur VAT and The National Caravan Council had warned that levying VAT at 20% would threaten 7,000 manufacturing jobs and cost the tourism industry more than £100m in reduced business.
Several Conservative MPs rebelled when the issue was voted on in April, reducing the government's majority to 21, and Labour had been planning to force another vote on the issue when Parliament returns from its current recess.
Graham Stuart, Conservative MP for Beverley and Holderness, said the climbdown was "a victory for the campaign to persuade the government to think again".
Treasury Minister David Gauke said the government has listened to "representations" from the industries affected while still addressing some anomalies in the VAT system.
On the issue of VAT on takeaway food, he said "we have a simpler system than we previously had and we have improved the position".
The changes of policy are the latest in a series of rethinks on measures announced in March's Budget.
Ministers recently announced a £30m compensation package for churches to offset a proposed increase on VAT on alterations to listed buildings to 20%.
There have also been calls for a planned cap on tax relief on donations - of £50,000 or 25% of income a year - to be scrapped amid concerns it will hit philanthropy.


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People are sick of Gov. Bill Richardson. And that's largely why Republican Susana Martinez did so well in last week's gubernatorial election.
The Democrat, Diane Denish, was inextricably tied to Richardson because she served as lieutenant governor.
Richardson's approval ratings in the last few months have been around 25 percent — which made it tough for Denish, try as she may have, to distance herself from Richardson.
Right after the June primary election, it seemed as if Denish had a good chance of winning the general election. She had a lot of money in the bank, and few ever heard of Martinez, the district attorney in Las Cruces.
On the Friday after the primary election, both Martinez and Denish made appearances at Spic & Span on Douglas Avenue. Martinez was first. Her crowd was much smaller, but you could feel greater energy.
She took questions from the audience and even gave an interview to the Optic. Her event was informal. She and her lieutenant governor candidate, John Sanchez, spoke, but no other officials did.
Denish's event, by contrast, was stodgy and establishment-oriented. The local Democratic Party chief, Marty Suazo, gave a speech, as did state Rep. Richard Vigil and Mayor Alfonso Ortiz.
Denish took no questions. There were a lot of people holding government jobs in the audience, probably hoping to get face time with the presumptive next governor.
The event's message was simple: More of the same.
But that's not what people wanted. While Richardson has done some good things — combatting DWI is one of them — his administration reeked of cronyism and favoritism. Richardson greased the levers of government for his campaign contributors — not so much for the rest of us.
At the edges, Denish criticized some of Richardson's actions in that regard. But she never gave the full-throated denunciation that many wanted.
Even if she had, she may well have lost, but probably not by nearly as much.
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What will the Republican victories mean to the Democratic Party locally?
Marty Suazo has led the party for a decade. But he's received more criticism as of late.
For example, at one point, KFUN owner and talk show host Joseph Baca took aim at Suazo's leadership.
Meanwhile, Suazo was investing the local party's radio advertising dollars into Baca's rival, KNMX, not KFUN. What's funny is that KNMX is owned by a longtime Republican, Matias Martinez.
Of course, Democrats argue that they're the more populist of the two parties. But a couple of years ago, local activist Lorenzo Flores called the local party under Suazo "elitist."
Yet Suazo keeps winning chairmanship elections every two years. Like him or not, he knows how to play the political game.
Two years ago, he told the Washington Post that the local party helps give its members an edge in getting government jobs.
That shows he's a proud practitioner of old-style politics.
Will the people stand for it any longer?
David Giuliani is managing editor of the Las Vegas Optic. He may be reached at 425-6796 or email@example.com.
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Cisco Unified Access Shines at Interop New York
Many of us in the IT world are at Interop New York this week and we're very excited. Tablets and smartphones enable new and innovative ways to engage employees, guests and customers; the technology tantalizes with the promise of business transformation. More organizations are allowing mobile and personal devices for work use. But there are also many challenges for IT during these technology transitions. IT is struggling to keep up with the latest mobility trends.
As you know, we first launched Cisco Unified Access about 3 months ago at Cisco Live in San Diego. Now at Interop New York, we are announcing a number of significant enhancements to the Cisco Unified Access solutions. These enhancements enable IT to spend less time running the network and more time collaborating and innovating with the lines of business. If IT organizations want to have a seat at the table and impact the business, a strong and agile IT platform is required. This platform can become a business differentiator and will enable business transformation. This is what Cisco's Unified Access is all about – One Policy, One Management, One Network, enabling the IT to discover what is possible with the business.
Today, I'm excited to share with you the latest Cisco Unified Access innovations that we are announcing at Interop New York.
Let's first start with One Policy. The latest Cisco Identity Service Engine (ISE) Release 1.1.1 manages policy across wired, wireless and VPN access. Yes, that is One Policy! As part of this announcement, we have new Secure Group Access (SGA) capabilities that provide automated, intelligent and role-based access control enforcement across wired and wireless networks, based on context such as user, device, and location. The new self-provisioning portal ("My Devices") allows users to onboard and manage their devices through a self-registration workflow, so IT can focus on broader business needs.
Next, with One Management, new Cisco Prime Infrastructure 1.2 delivers a converged platform for integrated lifecycle management and visibility of applications and services across wireless, wired, campus and branch network infrastructure. Yes, that is One Management! New integrated workflows are organized around lifecycle processes: Design, Deploy, Operate, Report and Administer for simplified management across wired and wireless technologies. Product functionality is aligned with the way network operators do their jobs rather than with specific network technologies.
Finally, One Network, many new offerings in our WiFi and networking product portfolio give you a smarter and faster access layer to handle the onslaught of new devices and applications. We are introducing a new line of Cisco Aironet 1600 and 2600 Access Points (APs). These complement the Cisco Aironet 3600 Access Point and complete the 2nd generation of 802.11n access points. The new Cisco Aironet 1600 & 2600 Access Points are extending enterprise features at new attractive price points without compromising on RF performance enablers like CleanAir, and client acceleration with ClientLink 2.0 accelerating a/g/n clients. The 2nd generation 802.11n access points provide 30-60% more upstream performance than off-the-shelf silicon based products.
Additionally, the Cisco Aironet 3600 series is the industry's first enterprise grade Access Point with 802.11ac investment protection built in – they can be field upgraded with a 802.11ac module. We are also setting a new industry standard for wireless LAN controller scalability by introducing the new Cisco Wireless 8500 Series Controller. The new controller is designed for service providers and large enterprises, offering the highest scalability (6000 APs and 64,000 Clients) in a 1-RU platform. The new sub-second Access Point stateful switch over (AP-SSO) for wireless controller capability helps achieve mission-critical uptime, enabled by the new Cisco Wireless 7.3 Software Release.
To address BYOD (bring your own device), the network must onboard devices and provide user/device authentication. In access switching, Cisco is introducing context-aware access security features like TrustSec (SGT/SGA) for the Cisco Catalyst 3560-X and 3750-X series switches (Cisco IOS Software Release 15.0(2)SE ), with the features coming to the Catalyst 4500-E series switches in mid 2013. This complements existing Device Sensor functionality for onboarding and identity functionality for authentication.
I invite you to visit the Cisco Unified Access web site to discover what is possible with Cisco Unified Access.
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Previously we analyzed the individual components of the electricity grid: coal, nuclear, natural gas, wind, solar and energy storage. This year, we look at how they fit together in a system dominated by renewable energy, with a focus on cost and CO2 emissions. The importance of understanding such systems is amplified by President Obama's "Clean Power Plan", a by-product of which will likely be greater use of renewable energy for electricity generation.
In this PDF, we focus on Germany and its Energiewende plan (deep de-carbonization of the electricity grid in which 80% of demand is met by renewable energy), and on a California version we refer to as Caliwende. We compare these systems to the current electricity mix, and to a balanced system with a mix of renewable and nuclear energy. (see chart below)DOWNLOAD PDF
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- A critical part of any analysis of high-renewable systems is the cost of backup thermal power and/or storage needed to meet demand during periods of low renewable generation. These costs are substantial; as a result, levelized costs of wind and solar are not the right tools to use in assessing the total cost of a high-renewable system
- Emissions. High-renewable grids reduce CO2 emissions by 65%-70% in Germany and 55%-60% in California vs. the current grid. Reason: backup thermal capacity is idle for much of the year
- Costs. High-renewable grid costs per MWh are 1.9x the current system in Germany, and 1.5x in California. Costs fall to 1.6x in Germany and 1.2x in California assuming long-run "learning curve" declines in wind, solar and storage costs, higher nuclear plant costs and higher natural gas fuel costs
- Storage. The cost of time-shifting surplus renewable generation via storage has fallen, but its cost, intermittent utilization and energy loss result in higher per MWh system costs when it is added
- Nuclear. Balanced systems with nuclear power have lower estimated costs and CO2 emissions than high-renewable systems. However, there's enormous uncertainty regarding the actual cost of nuclear power in the US and Europe, rendering balanced system assessments less reliable. Nuclear power is growing in Asia where plant costs are 20%-30% lower, but political, historical, economic, regulatory and cultural issues prevent these observations from being easily applied outside of Asia
- Location and comparability. Germany and California rank in the top 70th and 90th percentiles with respect to their potential wind and solar energy. However, actual wind and solar energy productivity is higher in California (i.e., higher capacity factors), which is the primary reason that Energiewende is more expensive per MWh than Caliwende. Regions without high quality wind and solar irradiation may find that grids dominated by renewable energy are more costly
- What-ifs. National/cross-border grid expansion, storing electricity in electric car batteries, demand management and renewable energy overbuilding are often mentioned as ways of reducing the cost of high-renewable systems. However, each relies to some extent on conjecture, insufficient empirical support and/or incomplete assessments of related costs
Other implications of high-renewable systems:
- Transmission costs excluded. We exclude investments in transmission infrastructure often required to accompany large amounts of renewable energy capacity, which could substantially increase the estimated cost of high-renewable systems. Wind capacity factors may also degrade with a large wind build-out since the most optimal sites are often developed first.
- Other uncertainties . As thermal power (gas, coal) is further relegated to a backup power role, there are uncertainties regarding how such high-cost, low-utilization assets will be financed and maintained by the private sector
"Underlying all of the recent moves toward renewable energy is the conviction that such a transition should be accelerated in order to avoid some of the worst consequences of rapid anthropogenic global warming. Combustion of fossil fuels is the single largest contributor to man-made emissions of CO2 which, in turn, is the most important greenhouse gas released by human activities. While our computer models are not good enough to offer reliable predictions of many possible environmental, health, economic and political effects of global warming by 2050 (and even less so by 2100), we know that energy transitions are inherently protracted affairs and hence, acting as risk minimizers, we should proceed with the de-carbonization of our overwhelmingly carbon-based electricity supply – but we must also appraise the real costs of this shift. This report is a small contribution toward that goal."
Source: Vaclav Smil, Distinguished Professor Emeritus in the Faculty of Environment at the University of Manitoba in Winnipeg and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada


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The ultimate goal of the FuturICT flagship project is to understand and manage complex, global, socially interactive systems, with a focus on sustainability and resilience. Revealing the hidden laws and processes underlying societies probably constitutes the most pressing scientific grand challenge of our century and is equally important for the development of novel robust, trustworthy and adaptive information and communication technologies (ICT), based on socially inspired paradigms. Who is involved:


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Dawn Feather, an iStopMotion veteran, is back at it! In a previous blog post we detailed how Dawn and her colleagues are using iStopMotion at InspirED Workshops and why they chose the innovative software. Dawn and her colleagues are back at it again, this time at the Royal Armouries in Leeds, UK. InspirED was invited to create and deliver three imaginative animation activities for families attending the museum to take part in. The criteria for included designing two days of drop-in animation activities lasting between 10 and 30 minutes and one day of two-hour animation workshops.
Although the InspirED team was on hand to guide participants, most participants were able to create short animations with little or no instruction. They retold classic Greek myths and tales about viscous Vikings with clay and other pre-made props. Working in small groups made up of mostly families, parents, grandparents and children, the new animators were able to create some amazing short animations! You can check them out here.
Check out Dawn's blog post about the event here! We love how Dawn has been using iStopMotion, not only to inspire her own students, but to also foster connection and collaboration in different settings. We can't wait to see what else Dawn and InspirED have planned in the future – we're expecting great things!


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As if we need another reason to love Sandra Bullock.
"The Heat" star is Vogue magazine's October 2013 cover girl just before the release of her highly anticipated lost-in-space thriller "Gravity," co-starring George Clooney and helmed by Spanish director Alfonso Cuaron.
She calls Cuaron's groundbreaking film — his first in seven years — "a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity" and her performance is already generating Oscar buzz.
Bullock has been in the spotlight since the 1990s and writer Jason Gay harps on her relatability in the piece, her 40 films and $3.5 billion in accumulated global box office.
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He even quotes Clooney to enforce Bullock's down-to-earth qualities.
"There has always been a really level-headed, smart, funny girl you feel like you know. As if she was the cool girl next to you in school," Clooney said. "She's incredibly funny, but the butt of almost all her jokes is herself. That's just an appealing quality."
But the writer takes measure to ensure people get to know Bullock in the piece, all that fame and tabloid fodder aside.
Life has obviously changed for the Oscar winner since her scandalous divorce from reality TV biker Jesse James. Fresh off her industry accolade for playing powerhouse Leigh Anne Tuohy in the football drama "The Blind Side," she was immersed in the world of tabloid gossip that emerged from James' cheating scandal. Their five-year marriage ended soon after.
Though she wouldn't go into too much detail about the past, she is pretty zen about the whole ordeal.
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"We're all where we're supposed to be," she told the mag. "I am exactly where I want to be now. You can't go backward. I'm not going backward. I'm grateful that I'm here, blessed to have what I have. Nobody can be prepared for anything. If you end up in a place where you can look back and go, 'It happened, but I'm so lucky to be sitting where I am sitting...' "
Bullock filed for divorce in April 2010 saying the marriage had "become insupportable because of discord or conflict of personalities." The proceedings were finalized in June of that year.
During the process, her son Louis, 3, became the center of her universe after she adopted him that January.
"Work was my life before," Bullock said. "Now I have no reason to leave home."
Louis, born in New Orleans, arrived suddenly after a years-long process and somehow managed to stay a secret while she was doing the rounds during the award season.
"There was no crib, nothing," she said. "It was amazing how you just kick in and go, 'This is it.'"
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The actress was tempted to announce his arrival during his Oscar speech, but instead decided to thank "moms that take care of the babies and the children no matter where they come from."
Melissa McCarthy, her costar from "The Heat," said Louis is Bullock's "number one, and the next one down is 101. He takes up the first hundred slots in her life."
And it's true. The actress has appeared in only a few films in recent years -- 2011's "Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close" and this summer's surprise hit "The Heat." She works tirelessly to make sure her son has a normal life and stays a kid for as long as he can, even if that means her leaving the industry.
"I think this business can take the child out of kids so quickly," Bullock said. "I don't want him to have pressures brought on by what I do. I will quit. I will leave. If I see whatever I'm doing affecting him negatively, I will pack up and move to Alaska."
It's the negativity that makes her want to leave.
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"That's what makes me want to step out of this business," Bullock said referring to a tabloid story about an alleged (and untrue) affair that affected her security guard's wife. "When it hurts amazing people I've gotten to know. This is family, you know what I mean?"
The 49-year-old is open to having more kids and signing up for a sequel to "The Heat," but for now she's just "sort of seeing where life goes."
"If all of a sudden someone said, 'You have five more kids,' I'd be totally OK with it," she said. "I'm having such an amazing time. Whatever comes our way, we handle as a family. It's not just me anymore."
And that's probably why she has ventured out to businesses away from Hollywood. Bullock opened a flower shop/bakery and law-office-turned-bistro in Austin, Texas, where she lives.
"The acting thing is so beyond my control. Acting isn't mine. You're like a tiny piece in this big, corporate mechanism that needs chemistry and divine intervention," she said. "This is mine," she added, referring to her Austin-based businesses.
And that already harsh spotlight is just another reason for her not to be on Twitter.
"I don't want anyone to know where I am."
For now, we can find her and her new cropped haircut on the cover of the mag, which hits newsstands Sept. 24. "Gravity" launches in theaters Oct. 4.
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The Tennessee Titans swooped in and stole head coach Ken Whisenhunt out from under the Detroit Lions' noses earlier this week.
Now the Miami Dolphins have pilfered the Lions' top choice for offensive coordinator.
The Dolphins have hired Philadelphia Eagles quarterbacks coach Bill Lazor to run their offense, a person with knowledge of the team's search has told NFL Media Insider Ian Rapoport. ESPN's Chris Mortensen first reported the hire. The team officially announced the hiring Wednesday.
Miami chose Lazor over former Redskins offensive boss Kyle Shanahan, who also interviewed for the job.
Lazor is widely credited for the emergence of Nick Foles, who led the league in passer rating and set an NFL record for touchdown-to-interception ratio (27:2).
Although Lazor worked under Chip Kelly's innovative offense, his resume isn't limited to one system. He was offensive coordinator of the Virginia Cavaliers for three seasons after stints with NFL coaching legends Dan Reeves, Joe Gibbs and Mike Holmgren.
Lazor will be tasked with tutoring quarterback Ryan Tannehill, who stumbled down the stretch and fell out of the final AFC playoff spot after losing confidence in Mike Sherman.
The bar for Lazor is set low in South Florida. Despite a considerable advantage in offensive personnel, the Dolphins have tied the Jaguars for fewest games with at least 30 points (two) over the past two seasons.
If Lazor can maximize Tannehill's potential and bring creativity to the offense, this team can get off the postseason schneid for the first time since the 2008 season.
Text from member of Miami's staff on Lazor: "Good coach. Smart family man who works well w/ others. Been with great mentors. We're excited."â Jeff Darlington (@JeffDarlington)
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UC Merced officials will visit during lunch in the school's little theater on Thursday, Nov. 8 at 11:30 a.m.
• The PBMS Music Department Giant Rummage Sale will be held in the rear parking lot of PBMS on Saturday, Nov. 10 from 9 a.m. to noon. All proceeds go to support the PBMS Music Department and to help the students get to the Heritage Music Festival. Donations can be dropped off at the PBMS music room on Friday, Nov. 9. Volunteers are welcome on Friday, Nov. 9 and Saturday, Nov. 10.
• Student-led parent/teacher conferences take place Thursday, Nov. 15 and Friday, Nov. 16. PBMS lets out at noon.
• PBMS put together a week full of fun and educational activities to commemorate Red Ribbon Week between Oct. 22 and 28. One of the activities was a poster contest. The poster had to portray an image or message promoting a healthy drug-free lifestyle. The poster could have been hand drawn or done in a collage style. Judges picked the winners based on originality and the effectiveness of the message portraying a drug-free life. The 8th-grade winner was Antonio Ibarra, while the 6th-grade winner was Kai Deatrick. Both received a $20 iTunes gift card.
• PBMS needs your help. With extensive budget cuts, materials and promotion budgets have been slashed to keep more teachers and smaller class-sizes. As a result, PB Middle is in need of sponsorship of promotional materials (from $75-$500) as well as art, design and music materials (everything from a ream of colored copy paper to teacher mini-grants of $100). Sponsoring businesses and organizations will be recognized and promoted on the school's eBlasts and marquee. For more information, contact Jennifer Sims at firstname.lastname@example.com.
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• Parent Tours at Pacific Beach Elementary take place Nov. 8 and Nov. 15 at the school, located at 1234 Tourmaline St. Tours begin at 8 a.m. in the front office. New families are welcome.
• PBE's Family Fun Night restaurant fundraiser takes place on Thursday, Nov. 15 at Taco Surf,4657 Mission Blvd.
• Parent-teacher conferences take place Nov.13-16. Minimum days take place each of those days.
• On Friday, Oct. 26, students scared drugs away at the school's third annual Trunk or Treat Halloween event from 5 to 8 p.m. Parent volunteers decorated the trunks of their vehicles and passed out candy. There were games, food, a haunted library, photo booth and many other activities in another great success.


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On Wednesday digital office software pioneer and Long Beach-based Laserfiche CEO Nien-Ling Wacker will be sharing insight from 30 years of leadership in content management software in a simulcast of a keynote speech before 1,600 people attending Laserfiche Institute 2012. She will call on organizations to meet Information Age challenges by harnessing the power of their information.
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LONG BEACH, CA (Laserfiche)—January 25, 2012—Laserfiche today kicked off its "Empower 2012" Conference with a keynote speech from company Founder and CEO Nien-Ling Wacker on the importance of having an IT infrastructure that supports success in the Information Age. A record 1,600 attendees from the worldwide Laserfiche community are taking part in the event.
"With IDC predicting that the volume of digital data will nearly double in 2012, organizations today need an IT infrastructure designed to empower success in the information age," said Wacker. "Laserfiche provides agile enterprise content management solutions that help organizations harness the power of their information for controlled, rapid change in today's fast-paced information economy."
The "Empower 2012" Conference, held at the Anaheim Marriott through January 27, features more than 150 educational sessions on everything from enterprise content mobility to cloud deployment strategies. IT leaders from Avis Fleet Services, Molina Healthcare and the Colorado Department of Natural Resources, among others, will share their Laserfiche expertise during Success Story presentations.
Tomorrow's keynote will feature Russell Kaurloto, Deputy CIO and Executive Director of Information Technology at the University of Southern California, and John Sifri, Information Technology Manager for the NFL's Houston Texans.
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Bell claims granting the Bell 429 an exemption to raise MTOW to 7,500 lbs.
would increase safety and capability. Shown is Switzerland-based Air
Zermatt's Bell 429, one of the first European examples of the light twin.
Bell Helicopter has submitted a "petition for reconsideration" to the U.S. FAA, the Bell 429 light twin should be allowed to operate at 7,500 lbs., instead of the FAR 27 limit of 7,000 lbs. According to the manufacturer, 14 countries have granted the requested exemption. The FAA and Europe's EASA have not.
After the denial of exemption Bell received from the FAA in August, the company and the administration have "had a number of [constructive] conversations," according to a Bell spokesperson. Moreover, the spokesperson deemed "positive" the FAA's stated intent to consider increasing the maximum gross weight in FAR 27.
In its petition, Bell highlighted competition with the Eurocopter EC145. In the same weight category, just below 8,000 lbs., it is certified under FAR 29 rules. However, the model is "grandfathered on a 1983 type certificate and exempt from many of the latest Part 29 standards," Bell claimed. Therefore, the EC145 meets less FAR 29 rules than the Bell 429, Bell contended. The 429 was designed as a FAR 27 helicopter with "further safety enhancements." A Eurocopter official answers that rules are to be complied with and the EC145's safety record is "exceptional."
Among the countries that have exempted the Bell 429 are Australia, Brazil, Canada and China. For example, late in 2011, Transport Canada granted the exemption, providing some conditions are met. These include mandatory equipment—cockpit voice recorder/flight data recorder, helicopter terrain avoidance and warning system (HTAWS), radar altimeter, dual autopilot with coupled flight director capability (with a minimum three axis) and an "appropriate and effective" bird repellent device
On the contrary, in its August "denial of exemption," the FAA did not buy into Bell's arguments for safety and capability. "An early design consideration for a rotorcraft type certificate applicant is whether to design for compliance with Part 27 or Part 29," the FAA reminded. The development and manufacturing costs of a rotorcraft depend on its type certification basis, it went on. The relief sought would, if granted, "put existing Part 29 rotorcraft manufacturers at a competitive disadvantage" because of the greater costs.
The FAA has based the distinction between normal and transport category (FAR 27 and FAR 29) rotorcraft certification requirements, in part, on the maximum certified gross weight of the aircraft. "The gross weight of aircraft provided a meaningful indication of the number of [occupants]," as well as complexity and performance, the FAA said. This is part of the FAA's "fundamental philosophy."
Therefore, to allow a rotorcraft to be certified at a higher weight than allowed by the regulations would undermine "the very philosophy that has served the United States aviation community," the FAA wrote.
However, it is not against reconsidering the current gross weight limit of FAR 27. Comments did not indicate that the community at large believes the 7,000-lb. limit is inappropriate, the FAA said. Nevertheless, it will issue a notice to seek public input on this topic.
An EASA spokesman told Rotor & Wing that ongoing discussions on the Bell 429's increased gross weight have "not succeeded yet."—By Thierry Dubois, follow him on Twitter: @aero_dub