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Well this has been sitting in my closet since I built it about 6 months ago and I don't forsee using it anytime in the near future. So I am going to have to let her go. She shoots real sweet and is in excellent condition minus a couple small cosmetic imperfections. I will include the original pneus(the ram has a broken barb but other than that they are fine). Please excuse the poor pictures my camera is currently out of commission. I'd like to get 180$ shipped OBO for it.Not interested in any paintball related trades but might consider magic the gathering cards or an xbox 360. Just shoot me a pm if your interested. Last edited by Robbie_Free; 10-04-2012 at 04:51 PM. |
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THE WORLD HAS BEEN INVADED BY ALIENS! It's up to a nerdy, lazy high school kid to save it!
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I'm back with another Team Fortress 2 soundboard as promised. This time its the Scout with 67 SOUNDS! Thats allot of sounds to entertain yourself with or do some prank calls. If you like it comment if you don't like it comment tell some ways I can make it better and who knows maybe ill do an update to it in the future like my TF2 Heavy Soundboard.
Something so simple..good.
I always hate on the soundboards, but this one is actually good, it has a TF2 feel and you put most of the scout sounds in there. 5'd
Pretty Epic
This is actually alot of fun, and I could pretty much do this all day. My only complaint is that you don't have all the sounds. That isn't really bad, because what you do have is awesome. Unfortunately, the rating system doesn't allow for a 9.5, so I'm afraid you'll have to settle for a 10.

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An institutionalized schizophrenic with a Messiah complex inherits the position of an English Earl in this cutting satire of British society, based on a play by Peter Barnes. The film's irreverent tone is established with the disturbingly hilarious death of the thirteenth Earl of Gurney during a bizarre attempt at auto-erotic asphyxiation. To the dismay of the earl's family, the title passes to his son Jack (more
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Google Wave is headed to Europe: Join us!
Tuesday, October 20, 2009 | 6:14 AM
Back in May and June, members of the Google Wave team traveled the world meeting developers in the SF Bay Area, Asia, and South America. Now, we're heading to Europe, and we're eager to meet all the European developers that are hacking on the Google Wave APIs. There are many upcoming events — with links for registration and more details: We're looking forward to updating you on all things Google Wave, chatting with you about what you've already built, and hearing what else you'd like to do with Google Wave APIs.


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Friday, April 25, 2008
But I think I might pick up Trinity after all. The new house ads in this week's DC comics may have pushed me in that direction.
Someone please talk some sense into me. (Although if everyone tells me NOT to buy it, that will make me want to buy it even more, so I don't know if you'll be able to talk me out of it no matter what you say.)
Still, do you think there's any chance it could be a good comic?
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- Marc Caputo said...
I don't know if this'll help - but I am DEFINITELY out on this one - maybe trades if the buzz is good. I like Busiek a LOT and Bagley's got speed as well as being good. But the fact that there's backups tells me a) they're just stuffing shit in to pad out the length of an issue and warrant something coming out and b)they don't have a real story to tell, or at least a full year story to tell.
Anyway, I'm done. My pull list is shrinking, but my the qual/quan ratio is improving, as far as I can tell. - 1:09 PM
Even if you like Busiek and Bagley, I just can't imagine 12 pages a week being satisfying in any way.
Especially if those 12 pages aren't just self-contained super-short stories. - 1:45 PM
- Chad Nevett said...
Little to no interest. Busiek is very hit-or-miss for me, while Bagley doesn't wow me.
Also, this weird hard-on DC's had the past few years trying to somehow convince us that Superman, Batman and Wonder Woman make up some elite group bores me. I keep wanting to write Dan Didio letters that go like this...
To: Dan Didio
From: Chad Nevett
Re: Superman/Batman/Wonder Woman as Trinity
Yeah. And. So. What?
Chad - 3:05 PM
- Matthew E said...
Trinity could be okay, sure. But even 52 wasn't that good.
- Timothy Callahan said...
I didn't even like Matt Wagner's "Trinity"...
- marcwrz said...
countdown was so bad, not only am I skipping Trinity, I'm waiting on trade for Final Crisis.
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Tuesday, July 24th, 2007Stygma updated its myspace page. They released 2 drum'n'bass songs as well. Thanks Oli.
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Oli Benet, Kenneth Dedeu (K2D) Alex Rios (Stygma) visit powerslide and take a tour. Including vintage products, agressive inline and nordic skating. Also featuring skating by Joost (sales team) and Matthias Knoll (el boss) and Bauer (el beer drinker, sales and team).
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United Airlines NYC Half finisher gear is for sale at the NYRR RUNCENTER while supplies last.
Grete Waitz
True greatness is sometimes defined as making the near-impossible seem effortless. Grete Waitz personified this quality throughout her exceptional life. She was so good at what she did that the enormity of her accomplishments was often hidden, and she was so good for so long that she made such excellence seem commonplace.
Waitz was such an unassuming contributor to sport, to children's programs, and to cancer research that many of her contemporaries were unaware of her extensive good deeds. She didn't seek attention, though she often deserved it in abundance.
Grete Waitz was the world's first great woman marathoner, and the first world-class track athlete to attempt the distance. When she came to New York in 1978 to run her first marathon, Waitz didn't just win the race—she set a world record. Afterward, she swore she'd never run another marathon, but she reconsidered, returned to New York in 1979, and lowered her own world record by another five minutes. In 1980, she bested her record once again, which made her nine minutes and six seconds faster than any other woman in history.
The Olympic championship would be the only major honor that eluded her; she took silver to Joan Benoit's gold in Los Angeles in 1984—but she was far from through with the marathon. In fact, she won the 1984 New York City Marathon only 10 weeks after Los Angeles.
And she won it in 1985. And in 1986. And in 1988. The finish-line photographs in newspapers around the world became as interchangeable as her wins were predictable: arms calmly raised, face serene.
Waitz's 1988 victory was her ninth—and final—win in New York. After trying for a tenth and finishing fourth in her slowest time, she retired from serious competition. She became a coach (of 1991 New York City Marathon winner Liz McColgan, among many others), a race organizer (of Grete's Run in Norway, a 5K road race that attracts thousands of women runners annually), an advocate for workplace health and fitness (as the ambassador for the worldwide JPMorgan Corporate Challenge racing series, a position that she held for 25 years), and a fundraiser for such charities as CARE International and the Special Olympics.
In 1999, Waitz became the chair of the NYRR Foundation, now NYRR Youth and Community Services, which promotes health and fitness in underserved communities throughout New York and around the world. Refusing as always to be merely a figurehead, she became actively involved, especially with children: She attended practices, ran with the kids, cheered at their races, and corresponded with some of them.
When Waitz was diagnosed with cancer in 2005, she responded with the same calm resolve with which she approached an Olympic final or a world record attempt. She turned her formidable concentration to the fight against cancer—not only her own, but that of others. In 2007, she founded Aktiv mot Kreft (Active against Cancer), then arranged a collaboration between the foundation and her longtime sponsor, adidas, who funneled 5 percent of the proceeds from their Grete Waitz clothing line—as much as $1.25 million annually—to supplying cancer hospitals with PET imaging scanners and physical training centers. Waitz often spoke to cancer patients, urging them to exercise.
She died in April 2011, and several months later, NYRR dedicated the ING New York City Marathon to her memory. Her husband, Jack, ran the race. He'd battled injuries during the summer, but he was determined to honor his late wife with his best effort. And he did just that, crossing the finish line in just under four hours, and keeping her spirit alive.
Below are just some of the highlights of Grete Waitz's extraordinary record in running. (WR = World Record)
Year | Time |
1982 | 2:27:14 |
1983 | 2:27:00 |
1984 | 2:29:30 |
1985 | 2:28:34 |
1986 | 2:28:06 |
1988 | 2:28:07 |
Year | Time |
1981 | 32:44 |
1982 | 32:00 |
Year | Venue |
1978 | Glasgow, SCO |
1979 | Limerick, IRL |
1980 | Paris, FRA |
1981 | Madrid, SPA |
Distance | Time |
800m | 2:03.10 |
1500m | 4:00.55 |
1 mile | 4:26.90 |
3000m | 8:31.75 |
Event | Year | Place |
London | 1983 | 1 |
IAAF World Championships | 1983 | 1 |
Olympic Games | 1984 | 2 |


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Monday, February 14, 2011
The Greatest Gift Of All....
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That dress is to die for! The colour blue suits you brilliantly, and i would no have thought that was a maternity dress. And yes, random gifts of clothing are definitely the best :)
p.s- I totally know how you feel about being self conscious about knees. I atually have knock knees and i tend to only have photos that avoid showing them *sigh*Hi doll face, first off that crochet cardigan rules! I love how it drapes, it seems like it would go well with so many things. Also, I attempted spinny photos a few days ago since I was wearing a pretty dress that just needed to be spun in....too bad I looked pretty derpy in the photos so I don't think I'll be posting them....ever. You however, look cute :)
MILK TEETHSI love this dress and the crochet cardigan, I wish I had friends that gave me gifts like this (I have quite a different style to the rest of my friends) :(
Your knees look fine dear and all your shots are lovely so don't worry.
Thanks for the comment on my blog, it was really really sweet :) xxx
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Not that the omens are good. Arjo is a text-book example of how mergers - especially cross-border ones - go wrong. The trouble started in 1990 when Wiggins Teape of the UK joined forces with its American rival Appleton, both of which had been spun off from BAT in its successful attempt to fend off a breakup bid from Sir Jimmy Goldsmith.
A year later they were joined by a French partner, Arjo Mari-Prioux. But the businesses were never integrated properly and continued to be run as fiefdoms inside a loose structure. So when paper prices bombed, Arjo was left with a much higher cost base than its rivals.
As a result, this menage a trois has destroyed shareholder value on an epic scale. Since the original merger, pounds 1.5bn of capital has been sunk into a business which is now capitalised at just pounds 919m. This decade, Arjo shares have lagged the rest of the market by a staggering 80 per cent.
So can Ken Minton succeed where others have failed? The former chief executive of Laporte, the chemicals group, is reorganising Arjo into three divisions in a belated attempt to squeeze out some cost savings. The declining carbonless and thermal division, which makes paper used in credit card slips and fax machines, and the merchanting unit will then probably be sold, leaving Arjo to concentrate on premium fine, speciality and coated papers. Chief executive Phillippe Beylier is surplus to requirements and walks out with the customary payoff.
Arjo's accounts will be stained with plenty of red ink before the process is complete. But if Mr Minton succeeds, the potential upside is big - analysts reckon a buyer would be willing to pay pounds 600m for the merchanting division alone. Regardless of the history, investors may find it worth their while to take another look at Arjo.


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The only other things I could think of that I wasn' happy with was the sound quality and cheap construction. It seems be a little thin or a little compressed when playing samples back and I am not sure if its the 16bit converters or what. I have went back to creating drum loops on my synth sometimes to get a thicker sound. Also, its a very tedious little plastic box that will hender playback if tilted at deep angles or moved too suddenly. If they were going to make it so small, they should have really emphasised the portability of the it by enclosing in much more rigid casing and maybe even a battery option since it runs on 9 volts. This would be great for long trips.
I've been looking over Electribe ER, EA, and Roland MC303, trying to figure out which one would be the best buy for me. And then someone mentioned to me that there's electribe es which is a sampler, and I went to Sam Ash music today to check it out. They only had one of it left, and I knew that sweet little thing was waiting for me. So I took out all my money and bought it.
It amazes me how small this thing can be, and yet has great sounds and samples with so many options. I'm just so glad that I bought this.
Only problem may be that those smart media cards are expensive. Other than that, this is really great tool to use. I'm gonna start working on my tracks right now so so long everybody~ =P
I recommend this thing to everyone!
Negative:One output really blows. I wish they could somehow make an output expander. A great live instrument, but could really be a hassle in a studio.
Overall a great machine. Makes sampling fun again.
simply rename your file 00 or 99, as andy from korg previously told us.
sorry for my previous long-winded post. i misunderstood him.
pacers can still die, tho.
enjoy the music!
Well, I have found that there is a slight omission from the Electribe-S manual that should solve your problems.
NOTE: to sample-load from the Smartmedia to the ES-1
In the case of .WAV files and .AIFF files, only filenames consisting of a two-digit number plus an extension will be recognized; e.g., "00.wav" or "99.aif". If both ".wav" and ".aif" files of the same two-digit number exist, the .WAV file will take priority.
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I'm preparing to bring fancy cookies to an engagement party later this week and, while trying to figure out my schedule, it dawned on me: I could just make the dough today and freeze it! Somehow my busy life and, more significantly, my last-minute nature, means I hardly ever think to make dessert in advance. Do you?
• Cookies - Freeze the dough in a log or in individual portions and bake according to the recipe: Mini Molasses Cookies with Lemon Filling
• Crème Brûlée - Freeze the custard and pick up the recipe where you left off once it has thawed: Crème Brûlée
• No Bake Desserts - The ultimate in time saving, just pull it out of the freezer and serve: No-Bake Strawberry Icebox Cake
• Popsicles - No, we're not talking the Push Pop variety; grown-up popsicles make a fun and easy to prepare ahead of time treat (hint: don't forget the booze!): Boozy Campari Citrus Pops
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Monday, July 4, 2011
Four Sons
The United States of America
John Ford has rightfully gone down in history as one of the most influential and charismatic figures of American cinema. With his ever-present dark glasses and pipe, he ruled over the production of nearly 150 films. Of all of his films, none were as beloved as his Westerns. Many of his offerings to the Western genre would go on to be hailed as supreme classics: Stagecoach (1939), My Darling Clementine (1946), The Searchers (1956), The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962). But to those who yearn to venture beyond his dust-covered explorations of the frontier, Ford directed some of the most emotional and gripping dramas in early American film. The Informer (1935) won Ford his first of four Academy Awards for Best Director. The Grapes of Wrath (1940) devastated audiences and aroused America's anti-Communist agencies with its truthful depiction of Dust Bowl migrant workers. How Green Was My Valley (1941) won the Academy Award for Best Picture, beating out films like Citizen Kane and The Maltese Falcon. But despite all of his accolades and praises, many of his greatest works go unnoticed: of the 60+ silent films that Ford directed, less than a dozen survive. Of these survivors, the two most important were The Iron Horse (1924), a pioneering Western, and an oft-forgotten masterpiece simply titled Four Sons (1928).
It seems strange that such a magnificent film would be forgotten. At the time of its release, it was hailed by many as the best film of the year. From a financial standpoint, it made an absolute killing at the box office. On its fiscal success, Ford remarked, "Strangely enough, it became one of the biggest money makers ever made. It still holds the attendance record at the Roxy, which was one of the biggest theatres in the world. Of course, other pictures have outgrossed it because the admission prices were much lower in those days -- a quarter instead of two dollars." It's acting won near universal praise and admiration from audiences and critics. From an artistic standpoint, it was one of Ford's most startling, drawing comparisons to none other than F.W. Murnau (ironic considering that Ford reused the village sets from Sunrise in Four Sons).
Four Sons follows a family living in a small Bavarian village shortly before the outbreak of World War One. Their matriarch, Mother Bernle, is a much beloved village elder, offering drinks to the mailman and honey cake to little children. Bernle is the proud mother of four strong, fully grown sons. The oldest son, Joseph, has dreams of life in America. Mother Bernle gives him her life savings to travel to America and make his fortune. It is a tearful departure, but one highlighted by visions of hope and prosperity.
However, war soon comes to knock on Mother Bernle's door. Two of her sons are recruited by the evil and imperialistic Major Von Stomm. Still, the war seems light years away from Berle's happy little village...at least until the postman comes bearing a black-bordered envelope that declares that BOTH of her sons had been killed. Before Bernle has proper time to grieve, Von Stomm barges into her house. Apparently Joseph, who has become successful and married, has joined the American army. Von Stomm sneers at the grieving mother and delivers one of the most chilling and frightfully evil things that I have encountered in a silent film, "What right have you to eat your country's food and burn your country's oil? Must I fight and starve for you -- you, the mother of a traitor?" A subordinate points out that she has already sacrificed two sons to the war effort. Von Stomm ignores him and snatches Bernle's last son, the young Andreas, and orders him to the barracks to report for duty.
As fate would have it, Joseph and Andreas end up on opposing sides of the same battlefield. Fog envelops the killing fields. Men enter the no-man's land and only silence, punctuated with occasional screams and cries for help, leave. In this infernal hell-scape, Andreas meets his doom. As he closes his eyes for the last time, he is embraced by Joseph. Of course, this kind of coincidence stretches all credulity. But Ford creates a world where such meetings are not only possible, but inevitable.
With the news of Andreas' death swallowing Mother Bernle whole, the war ends. Joseph calls for her across the Atlantic and she comes to live with her new family. At first she is victimized by America's immigration process. she arrives in New York City, ignorant of the language and terrified. Never before has she seen so many people. She is tossed asunder on a crowded subway and deposited alone and confused on the harsh city streets. She collapses on a street corner where she is rescued by a city cop who directs the frightened woman to Joseph's house. Joseph and his wife, who had been searching for her, arrive home to find a bottle opened and a piece of cake missing. They find her in the living room where she has fallen asleep with her grandson on her lap, clutching her breast. Slowly she wakes. She stares into the eyes of her last son and knows...she is home.
For such an emotional and melodramatic film, Ford shows admirable and almost other-worldly restraint. It prophesies the film Make Way For Tomorrow (1937) in its use of subtlety in the elderly characters' acting. One reviewer pointed out that Mother Bernle never really cried, even when she learns that her sons are dead. Instead, the emotion is all in the performance, the movement of the hands, the expressions on the face. While the story does rely on title cards to promote the plot, the emotional toll of the story is all expressed clearly through how the actors react. If Four Sons had been released a year later, Margaret Mann, the actress who played Mother Bernle, would have been a shoe-in to win the first Academy Award for Best Actress.
It has been said of Ford that "politically and socially, [he] may possibly best [be] described as a populist; emotionally as a sentimentalist." Ford was never concerned with politics in his films. Instead, of chief concern were the people. Yes, Four Sons does have a strong pro-American message. But Ford's focus is on the poor mother who nearly lost her entire family. It is the loss, not the salvation, that makes Four Sons a masterpiece.
I will be posting this film in its entirety on this blog's youtube channel later today.
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"The Jesuit Relations," in Greil Marcus and Werner Sollors, A New Literary History of America (Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 2009), 50-54.
Roundtable on Haitian Music at newyorker.com Part 1. Part 2.
"The French Atlantic" in The Atlantic World: A Critical Appraisal, eds. Jack Greene and Philip Morgan (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2008).
With Michel Giraud, Marc-Olivier Padis, and Patrick Weil. ""Une histoire à transmettre," interview with Lilian Thuram," Esprit (February, 2007): 117-123. (English translation available here)
"La République Métissée: Citizenship, Colonialism, and the Borders of French History" Cultural Studies 14:1 (Winter, 2000): 15-34.
Republican Anti-Racism and Racism: A Caribbean Genealogy, French Politics, Culture and Society, Special issue on "Race in France" 18: 3, (Fall 2000) 5-17. Reprinted in Herrick Chapman and Laura Frader, eds., Race in France: Interdisciplinary Perspectives on the Politics of Difference (New York: Berghahn Books, 2004).
"'The Price of Liberty': Victor Hugues and the Administration of Freedom in Guadeloupe, 1794-1802." William and Mary Quarterly 3rd series, LVI:2 (April, 1999): 363-392. Reprinted in Gary Kates, The French Revolution: Recent Debates & Controversies, 2nd ed. (New York: Routledge, 2006).


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From the Lawrence Daily Journal-World for May 28, 1971:
- The local forecast for the upcoming holiday weekend had undergone some changes. "Completely undaunted by the total failure of his forecast of rain Thursday night, the weatherman is making the same prediction for tonight and Saturday." The National Weather Service was saying that a rainy Memorial Day weekend was a strong possibility.
- Sunset School students, apparently impervious to pessimistic weather forecasts, were pictured enjoying ice cream bars at an all-school picnic on the last day of school. Classes in all Lawrence schools were now over for the summer.
- Martin B. Dickinson Jr. a third-generation Kansan and KU graduate, was named dean of the Kansas School of Law. He was to succeed Lawrence Blades, who had resigned to take a post at the University of Iowa. Dickinson had asked Associate Professor Barkley Clark to serve as associate dean.


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Richard Baker could be heard reading the news while a series of headlines, still photographs and maps were shown on the screen. BBC Director General Sir Ian Jacob acknowledged last week there had been significant difficulties producing the new television bulletins. "News is not at all an easy thing to do on television. A good many of the main news items are not easily made visual - therefore we have the problem of giving news with the same standards that the corporation has built up in sound." He added that the format of the programme was likely to change, but said the BBC was committed to television news. "This is a start on something we regard as extremely significant for the future," he said.
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I consoled myself that since the table-runner was seasonal, for use in the Fall, she would still receive it well in advance of when she would be using it.
I spent more time quilting it than I did piecing it. As I've become more comfortable with free motion quilting, it seems with every project, I feel compelled to try something new, which also tends to make the process longer.
My mom has found a way to use the table-runner now. It now resides on the back of the sofa where she can enjoy it.
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Anari is a 1959 Hindi film directed by Hrishikesh Mukherjee. The film stars Raj Kapoor, Nutan, Motilal and Lalita Pawar. The music was by Shankar Jaikishan and the lyrics by Hasrat Jaipuri as well as Shailendra. Anari was on of the few movies in which Lalita Pawar played a positive role and Motilal a role with shades of grey.
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I can't seem to figure this out.
it's asking me to take the integral of:
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I've spent a lot of time on it and I could only go so far. I think it's option 4, but I can't see how. Maybe I need to brush up on logarithms. Sorry I wasn't able to go till the end, but I spent 40 minutes on this, and I thought I might as well tell you what I've got, or it would be a wasted 40 minutes.
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Use trig identity:
I've just memorized the integrals of cosecant and secant, but they aren't too impossible to do.


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February 5, 2013
Pay for Performance (P4P): Will This Drive Better Outcomes for Kidney Patients?
A recent editorial in the New York Times described a move by the New York City public hospital system to "pay doctors based on how well they perform." (1) Under this program, the more than 3,000 salaried doctors at the NYU School of Medicine, the Mount Sinai School of Medicine and the Physician Affiliate Group of New York will receive no cost-of-living increases for the next three years, but there will be annual bonuses tied to meeting quality-performance goals. In the same issue of the Times there is an important critique of the pay-for-performance (P4P) approach, describing what many policy experts have said for years: "If only it worked." (2) Op-ed columnist Bill Keller points out that the real driver of costs in our healthcare system is not overutilization of services, but rather the high unit cost of each service. Others may debate this premise, but the reality is likely a bit of both—more units and higher cost for each. As Bill Clinton said during the 2012 Democratic National Convention, "it's math, folks," and P4P is unlikely to change these factors significantly.
Rather than speculate on whether P4P is effective in changing physician behavior, improving quality and controlling costs, what can we learn from studies? Houle and colleagues from Canada recently published an exhaustive systematic review of this topic. (3) Unfortunately, their work showed that the number of rigorous, evaluable programs was quite small, making it difficult to draw firm conclusions on the effectiveness of P4P. Others have commented that "evaluation of pay for performance initiatives has not kept pace with the rush to implement them…." (4) Houle et al conclude, "Although P4P seems to be useful in business settings and may serve as a means to signal which elements of care are valued within a participating health care organization, the current evidence for P4P targeting individual practitioners is insufficient to recommend wholesale adoption in health care systems at this time."
That brings us back to the beginning: how can nephrologists continue to be motivated to drive higher quality for kidney patients while controlling the overall costs of care? Certainly P4P, if appropriately constructed (meaningful, actionable metrics; significant payments for quality; full transparency and other requirements) can play a role, but experience suggests that such programs are generally not designed to optimize impact. Johns Hopkins professor Peter Pronovost, the guru behind eliminating catheter-associated bloodstream infections (CABSI), suggests that driving better quality should not require "bribing" doctors, but rather playing to doctors' professionalism. Is this just pie-in-the-sky thinking?
We have a case study in nephrology that makes Pronovost's point. The Renal Physicians Association put together a task force several years ago to look at CKD care. (5) In collaboration with investigators at Duke University, data from nearly 2,000 CKD patients was analyzed through chart reviews to see how well nephrologists and non-nephrologists adhered to available clinical practice guidelines in this area. Although nephrologists performed better than non-nephrologists, neither group's performance was stellar. Participating nephrologists were provided the results of the study, and repeat chart reviews were conducted six months later. Results improved dramatically. (6) The only incentive was seeing the data and the need to improve! As we all look at schemes to implement P4P programs, we need to have a healthy skepticism about their value in driving outcomes and always remember that the real driver is the Hippocratic Oath we all took!
Let's commit to keeping medicine a noble profession. As William Osler said,
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(4)Â Mannion R, Davies HT. Payment for Performance in Health Care. BMJ 336:337:a867, 2008.
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Uptown Funk May Have Been STOLEN From A 70's All-Female Rap Group
Uh oh.
Did Bruno Mars steal "Uptown Funk?!"
According to TMZ, The Sequence- one of the first female rap groups- claims Mars used their 1979 hit, "Funk You Up" as the inspiration for his massive hit with Mark Ronson. I mean, the song just won grammy of the year, so if this is real Mark and Bruno could be in real trouble.
The group's rep, Kali Bowyer, claims the hook to both songs are the same, and there are other similarities as well. There's no lawsuit…yet. But who knows what'll happen this week.
Decide for yourself if "Funk You Up" is like "Uptown Funk." I don't really think it sounds that much like it- and honestly, I kinda think The Girls of the Sequence just want a little cash in their pockets.
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By 1988, it was already obvious that equilibrium business cycle theory had failed. Shiller had already circulated his devastating demonstration that asset prices were much too volatile to be explained by fundamentals...nothing happened. Real business cycle theory continued to prosper, developing an increasing stranglehold over the professional journals. Behavioral finance stayed on the margins. The equilibrium guys had learned nothing and forgotten nothing...
Our problem, in short, isn't lack of nifty new ideas; it's the refusal of too many economists to face up to the fact that some of their preferred theories don't workI sympathise - as an adherent and practitioner of behavioural finance, I could hardly not. But it's too easy to blame this on the establishment for not listening. And really, if Krugman and Shiller aren't part of the economic establishment, who is?
von Muehlen, in the comments, points out that the alternative theories aren't really very good either:
Everything you say is correct---sadly. But this criticism holds equally for all extant competing macroeconomic theories.
...Caballero notes:
"What does concern me about my discipline, however, is that...the dynamic stochastic general equilibrium approach — has...begun to confuse the precision it has achieved about its own world with the precision that it has about the real one."
This indictment affects all of macroeconomics. Yours, mine, theirs.Those, including me, who want to promote new theories, have to face up to this: it's our responsibility to persuade people our ideas are true. If we have failed so far, then don't sit bitterly on the sidelines, bitching about how the adults won't listen to us. Engage with them, understand the debate in its own terms and participate in it...and if we do it right, and if our theories are true, we'll move the battle to our own territory eventually.
In the case of behavioural finance, I believe this means developing whole-economy models - like the Arrow-Debreu equilibrium model, like the DSGE macro models - which incorporate insights from behavioural and cognitive research. Even a simpler model would do: if we can start with the undisputed results of cognitive experiments and derive clear rules about how a single market will behave, that would be a great step forward.
David Laibson is doing a bit of this; some people like Roger Farmer, though a little more in the rational camp, are doing work that we could learn from too. There's no point complaining - let's improve our proofs and persuade people that way instead.


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The UC Regents approved an 8 percent tuition increase today, as expected. At yesterday's meeting, they also approved some new hires earning what some may consider to be hefty salaries in these lean times.
Here's the Report of Interim Actions from the Office of the Secretary and Chief of Staff, which lists hires above a certain pay grade that were approved yesterday. The list includes a Vice Chancellor of Research at UC Davis who will make $370,000 plus a combined hiring bonus/relocation allowance of $111,000, in addition to reimbursement for "furnished temporary lodging" and parking for up to 90 days. Total cash compensation: $481,000.
According to the report, the prior employee in this position made $237,400.
Another Vice Chancellor of Research, at UC Irvine, will receive $300,000, a 9.2% hike over the salary of the previous employee.
Reporter Caitlin Esch talked to Nathan Brostrum, Executive VP of Business Operations for UC, about the recently approved salaries. Brostrum said that UC sets compensation by looking at the market median, not the salary of the previous employee in a particular job.
"If you look at our senior management," Brostrum said, "they're grossly underpaid relative to the market. Our chancellors are 22 percent under market relative to other executives."
Listen to his answer below:
- Curated list of student tweets on the UC tuition hike today


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Some classes are going to demand more professionalism from you. You can't just show up in jeans and expect the professor to take you seriously. You need to at least go business casual here. Instead of buying a ton of jeans and tees, consider getting a few pairs of slacks and upgraded tees. You can even be cute, colorful and comfortable. (I used to have a pair of dress pants made from a thick jersey. They felt like sweat pants, looked like suit pants). It's the same amount of effort as putting on jeans and a tee, and your demanding professor will answer your questions and give you the respect you showed for the class.
Speech Days
If you're going to get up in front of the class to present information, put effort into both the speech and your appearance. You don't have to wear a suit. In fact, a chic and simple blazer is more than enough to spruce up any speech day look. If you need to dress casual for the day, you can add a blazer to pants and tee. It can also top off a simple jersey dress (especially if you're going from class to coffee with that cute guy who sits in the back row).
Career Fair
The career fair may be set up in the student center inviting your to browse as you flit from class to class, but you are meeting recruiters and potential employers/internship supervisors so dress to impress. This is a business casual or better setting. Try a simple skirt and blouse combo, bring along a jacket to dress up the look if need be. I love a classic straight skirt or pencil skirt. A lot of them are being made in thick jersey materials that move easily and pack well if you end up traveling to a conference.
Internship/Job Interview
Sure. You're a freshman. You're just trying to get a job at the coffee shop on campus. You're not looking to make partner at the firm or even get your first "real" job, but you can still look better than most of the other applicants. I got a cushy job in college filing paper and eating all the treats people brought to the business office. I interviewed in pants and a blouse. Later, after changing back into jeans and a tee, I ran into my interviewer in the cafeteria. When he hired me, he commented on the fact that I showed up in professional attire even though I didn't always dress like that. No one else had dressed up. I got the job. Get an edge where you can. Buy great separates that can look like a suit put together and mix and match well with the rest of your professional clothes.
The Clothes
All of the looks above have been created using the set of clothes pictured below (plus a bonus grey dress pictured first. It is made of sweatshirt material, but it's a dress. You can't beat that). I picked comfy fabrics and affordable pieces. Every piece is less than $35. I included two dresses, two pairs of pants, two skirts, two jackets and four tops (because no one wants to do laundry all the time). The whole wardrobe of 12 items (with countless combos) costs just under $235. Click through the slideshow to see each item individually.
Pictured: Grey sweatshirt dress, Dorothy Perkins $28; Jersey faux-wrap dress, Old Navy $17; Graphic tuxedo pant, jcpenny $14; Classic pant, jcpenny $14; Flounce pencil skirt, The Limited $20; Blue pencil skirt, Old Navy $20; Terry fleece blazer, Old Navy $35; Blue boyfriend jacket, Target $30; Button front blouse, jcpenny $12; Orange cowl top, jcpenny $15; Dot top, Dorothy Perkins $12; Crochet tee, Loft $17


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http://www.federaljack.com/?p=178322 Col. L. Fletcher Prouty Explains the Bay of Pigs & Vietnam
Comment by nativewoman | January 7, 2013 |
I'd rather risk being confused than kept in the dark another 50yrs. No wonder JFK wanted to disband the CIA
Comment by robertsgt40 | January 8, 2013 |
"Truth would quickly cease to be stranger than fiction, once we got as used to it." (Mencken)
Comment by hp | December 16, 2013 |
It is not up to the CIA to make that decision. It should never be or have been their decision. They do not have enough of an evolved metal capacity to make those sorts of decisions. Would you expect the truth from them when they are in the habit of lying and distorting the truth?
They are not capable of telling the truth or making decisions that possess integrity. They are into lies and paranoia. They are living in lower chakras and making decisions from those lower chakras, which does not embrace integrity. The whole organization should be disbanded. These are not evolved people, and they should have no say in the decision process.
Comment by Caroline K. | December 17, 2013 |
well that explains this…
obviously a new trend should develop….
starting with a more accurate definition of intelligence.
Comment by Anthony Clifton | December 17, 2013 |
Yeah, I can see why they'd be concerned about why there'd be confusion. For example, disclosures might make it clear that it was Allen Dulles who failed to call in the "air support" that would have taken out the Cuban MIGs that destroy the invaders air cover, because he was "indisposed" somewhere in Puerto Rico, that Kennedy wasn't at fault for the failure to take out the Cuban MIGs.
I mean if the the Bay of Pigs veterans found out that they had blamed the wrong guy (Kennedy), participated in the planning and assassination of Kennedy, it might prove a little embarrassing to the CIA (Poppy Bush), as it was Bush and the "Secret Team" at the Pentagon and elsewhere (Soviet Union, Israel, UK) would stood to gain an enormous fortune with the help of the enraged Bay of Pig veterans (Vietnam War, Cold War, War on Terror, etc…).
Comment by Greg Burton | December 17, 2013 |
can't let the truth be seen, we'd be confused by the who, what, when, where and why of it all.. and WHY our government is such a flustercuck of incompetent morons who should all be in prison!
Comment by desertspeaks | December 17, 2013 |
Anarchast with Luke Rudkowski: Being the change you wish to see
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Police 'brought excessive force for a sound complaint,' Crowd leader says.
Aaron Dykes
February 9, 2012
Shocking video shows that a crazed member of the Houston Police Department pulled a shotgun on a peaceful but vocal crowd as it tried to shut down a free event with more than one hundred people in attendance at a private residence on the premise of a noise complaint. The officer drew the weapon and put a round in the chamber to intimidate the crowd just after forcibly pulling out one Micah Jackson from the crowd, who was later cuffed but released without charge during the January 27 incident caught on cell phone cameras.
The crowd denounced the police's love of 'authority' over 'freedom.' An officer can even be heard in the video stating "your freedom ends tonight." Excess force in policing is the kind of abuse that led to the 1776 revolution against tyranny.
Houston's Police Chief Charles McClelland has issued a statement promising a thorough investigation of the officer's conduct, as well as the detainment of Jackson.
Derrick Broze, who was leader of the Houston Free Thinkers group putting on the event, says he spoke to police about the complaint and agreed to shut down one of the three stages. "They brought excessive force for a sound complaint. They could have just brought an officer or two and talked it out," KHOU quoted Broze as stating.
Instead, Broze was harassed over not having an ID card and later arrested. Initially, he says, police tried to charge him with felony count for inciting a riot, but in the end booked him on a Class C Misdemeanor for 'failure to obey an order.' Broze told Infowars that order was never made clear to him; however, he plead guilty to the Class C charge and was released from jail some 15 hours later after time served.
Broze and the Houston Free Thinkers have formally requested a meeting with the city's mayor, police chief and officer involved to discuss the issue, but are currently awaiting a response.
Coverage at KHOU includes several neighbors who approved of the officer's pulling a shotgun, as well as a former FBI official who said he observed no misconduct and even condoned the officer's "muzzle discipline":
This article was posted: Thursday, February 9, 2012 at 4:45 am
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text: Name And Publicly Shame Your Most Useless PokémonPatricia Hernandez7/14/14 7:30pmFiled to: pokemonhumorpokemon shamingpet shamingshamingtumblrfan artartnintendoPocket Monster14928EditPromoteShare to KinjaToggle Conversation toolsGo to permalink As awesome as owning Pokémon would be, it would undoubtedly come with some drawbacks—just like owning real pets would. But if the newest Pokémon trend is anything to go by, it would be kind of hard to stay mad at our Pokémon. Advertisement Right now, tons of artists are taking the "pet shaming" meme and are applying it to Pokémon—and the results are hilarious, as the top image made by cross-fiction can attest to. The fun thing is that this meme isn't limited by things that real pets can do, as often the punchline revolves around the abilities that Pokémon can learn and the negative effects those moves could have on day-to-day life. Espurr for example would doubtlessly kill everything around it, because it's a terrifying demon Pokémon. Here are some of the best Pokémon shaming images we've seen floating around. (By boundless-expanse) (By caponespaws) (drunkenfix) (by missloon) (by calicorn) (by chuz0r) (By skittyart) (By mooleche) (by ommanyte) (By figydaflygon) (By inigoh) (By alternlsdlm) (By derthercksdoodles) (By cherrypicturepile) (By raygirlramblings) (By batsart) (By Queerbriel) (By vixyhoovesmod) (By perahiko) (By yuki-menoko) Advertisement Advertisement (Thanks, OtakuMan!)You are currently visiting Pocket Monster, a Kotaku blog dedicated to all things Pokémon.Reply149 repliesLeave a reply


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Over five million people in the U.S. suffer from heart failure, and half will die within five years of diagnosis. At least 40% of heart failure patients hve diastolic heart failure (DHF), resulting from slow or incomplete relaxation of the heart muscle in diastole. Calcium (Ca2+) mishandling by cardiac myocytes is an important contributor to DHF. Ca2+ must bind to contractile myofilament proteins in the myocyte to enable contraction in systole, and Ca2+ removal is required for relaxation in diastole. Inefficient Ca2+ removal results in heart stiffening and inability of the ventricles to completely fill with blood for the next heartbeat. The long-term objective of this research is to develop a novel Ca2+ buffering system to facilitate removal of Ca2+ from myofilaments in diastole and restore normal relaxation properties in DHF. Parvalbumin (Parv) is a Ca2+ buffer in fast-twitch muscle, enabling rapid relaxation. Expressing Parv in cardiac cells by viral gene transfer results in rapid relaxation, bu also diminished contraction because Parv pulls Ca2+ away from myofilaments too quickly. Modifying the EF-hand Ca2+ binding domain of Parv (Modified Parv) decreased Ca2+ and increased magnesium (Mg2+) affinities, improving relaxation of cardiac cells while increasing the strength of contraction. In the first aim of this research I will elucidate the mechanism by which Modified Parv increases both relaxation rate and contraction amplitude. The hypothesis is Ca2+ buffering hastens relaxation and Mg2+ buffering amplifies contraction. To test this hypothesis, cells will be isolated from rat hearts, plated on coverslips and treated with virus containing Modified Parv. Contraction/relaxation and Ca2+ cycling will be measured in the presence of Ca2+ channel inhibitors, mutant myofilament proteins with altered Ca2+ sensitivity, and conditions of Ca2+/Mg2+ overload. Contraction/relaxation and Ca2+ cycling will be measured by placing coverslips with cells in a chamber where they are electrically stimulated to contract and visualizing live contractions under a microscope. To measure Ca2+ movement in the cell, a fluorescent dye that binds Ca2+ is used. Faster relaxation and Ca2+ disappearance are expected with Modified Parv.
The second aim will probe the translatability of Modified Parv to improve heart function in two mouse models of DHF. The hypothesis is Modified Parv will improve markers of DHF in these models. To test this hypothesis, Modified Parv transgenic mice will be crossed with cTnI-R193H or Serca2fl/fl;Tg(?MHC-MerCreMer) transgenic mice. Hearts will be excised and cells isolated and analyzed as described above. Whole heart function will also be analyzed. A small water-filled balloon with a pressure transducer will be inserted int the left ventricle of perfused hearts. The heart contracts around the balloon enabling systolic and diastolic pressures to be measured. Decreased diastolic pressure (increased relaxation) is expected from hearts with Modified Parv. Collectively, this experimental plan will enable new insights into Ca2+ mishandling in DHF and establish fundamental knowledge on using Ca2+ buffers to treat the failing heart.
Diastolic heart failure, characterized by slow or incomplete relaxation of the heart, is a growing problem with no cure and a significant socioeconomic burden. A novel calcium buffer for the heart, which improves relaxation rate in diastole while preserving contraction amplitude in systole, has potential to treat or prevent diastolic heart failure. Understanding the mechanisms and clinical applicability of this novel buffer could positively impact length and quality of life for millions of Americans suffering from this deadly disease.
Wang, Wang; Asp, Michelle L; Guerrero-Serna, Guadalupe et al. (2014) Differential effects of S100 proteins A2 and A6 on cardiac Ca(2+) cycling and contractile performance. J Mol Cell Cardiol 72:117-25 |


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Press Round-Up - MAY.06.08
by Staff Writer / Vancouver CanucksPress Round-Up: MAY.06.08
New boss still in feeling-out stage
After taking over the reins of the Vancouver Canucks as the general manager a little over two weeks ago, Mike Gillis, is starting to get settled in as he feels his way through the organization, reports Jim Jamieson."Gillis said he wants to build a more balanced style of team, one that doesn't put so much pressure on Luongo to be perfect every night."
"Gillis, who was hired to replace Dave Nonis three weeks ago, said he's been immersed in the process of getting to know the Canucks organization and the people who staff it. He said it's unfair to draw any conclusions about personnel until the process is finished."
"That process will be key to the future of head coach Alain Vigneault. Gillis said he has spoken at length with Vigneault and has appeared to support the coach in some of his statements, but stopped short of saying he would return next season."
"'I've spent four or five days talking to Alain on different issues,' Gillis told the radio station. 'To be consistent, he's going to go through a process to determine whether we're apart or we're the same. That process has just begun, so it's unfair to comment one way or the other.'"
So while it's too early to say anything definite, it doesn't hurt that he used to be Pavol Demitra's agent.
"Gillis said he was flattered that former client Pavol Demitra was reportedly in Vancouver on the weekend, with speculation that the impending unrestricted free agent forward may be looking at signing here after July 1."
"Demitra, 33, has played in Minnesota the last two seasons, but the Wild have apparently decided not to attempt to re-sign the highly skilled Slovak. Gillis has said he would resist favouring former clients, but also said he wouldn't hesitate to sign one if it made sense from a hockey standpoint."
Canucks Land a Money Man
The Vancouver Canucks added Laurence Gilman to the team as the new director of hockey administration, whose role is primarily to manage the team's salary cap. Brad Ziemer examines the hiring and the new position. "'Laurence's role is going to be to take all the financial issues off the table for [assistant GM] Steve Tambellini and myself,' Gillis said Monday. 'That includes contracts, CBA analysis, cap analysis and even things like budgeting that distract us from player-personnel issues.'""The Winnipeg-born Gilman said he was contacted by the Canucks two days after Gillis was hired on April 23 to replace Dave Nonis as Canuck GM."
"Gilman said his job will entail much more than simply managing the salary cap for a given season."
"'When you are laying out your business plan, that involves identifying your core asset players, ideally locking them up and building around them,' he said in a telephone interview. 'As you do that and you have young players in the system who will mature, you must contend with the things that happen organically in their careers. They will become Group 2 free agents, they will have arbitration rights, they will eventually become unrestricted free agents.'"
"Gilman will also be required to pay close attention to where other teams are in relation to the salary cap." Ziemer also speculates about Roberto Luongo's future.
"Gillis also said he has had discussions with goalie Roberto Luongo and is convinced Luongo is happy to be a Canuck."
""I've had a couple of opportunities to speak in detail with Roberto and I feel great about the conversations and his mindset about moving forward with this team,' Gillis said. 'He is completely devoted to the team, wants to be competitive, wants to be in the playoffs, wants to win, and he made absolutely clear to me that's his focus. The idea that he doesn't want to be here is the furthest thing from being accurate.'"
Salary-cap-era CBA requires executive with thinking cap
Jim Jamieson delves further into the role of a "capologist" upon the hiring of Laurence Gilman as the Canucks new director of hockey administration."Laurence Gilman says he doesn't really know what a 'capologist' is, although that's what he's essentially been hired for in his new job with the Vancouver Canucks."
"The Canucks confirmed that Gilman, 43, has joined the organization as director, hockey administration. As well as being a 'capologist' -- as new Canucks GM Mike Gillis described the position -- Gilman will assist in the operational and administrative aspects of running the hockey department that includes player contract negotiations, salary arbitrations, day to day transactions, liason with the league pertaining to player personnel decisions."
"'I don't really know what that means,' laughed Gilman, Gillis' first hire since taking over three weeks ago. 'I'm here to assist both Mike and Steve [assistant GM Tambellini] in running the hockey department.'"
It's not an easy role to take on but he's got examples and past precedents to follow, if he gets stuck.
"'The level of complexity of operating an NHL franchise has grown exponentially over the last 10 years and even moreso since the advent of the salary cap,' he said. 'There was a point in time hockey decisions were made with little regard for financial implications. Today, given that these businesses operate on budgets in excess of $50 million and you have to operate within a salary cap system, there needs to be greater emphasis on what the financial impact will be.'"
"'Most franchises have someone who serves in the same role as I will be here. The stakes are a lot bigger in terms of their economic impact.'"
"'He's extremely smart and articulate,' said Gillis. 'In a world where the CBA is 750 pages you've got to have a guy who can read it, so you're not dealing with it all day long.'"


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This was submitted by Sandia Tea Party members Ralph and Susan Hill
via Jerry Powers, an area Agenda 21 and Sustainable Development opposition activist.
There Is a Real Chance to Stop Funding
for "Sustainable Communities." Action Alert: The House of Representatives have cut funding from Obama's Partnership for Sustainable Communities program. The program has been targeted for elimination from the House FY 2012 spending bill.
Defunding Sustainable Development has also come through a Department of Transportation bill, a draft of which completely eliminates funding for what are called TIGER grants, which provides funding for the largest grants through the Partnership for Sustainable Communities program.
This is great news for those of us opposed to Sustainable Development. It means less money and fewer weapons coming out of Washington, DC to enforce this assault on property rights and America's way of life.Now the spending bill is moving to the Senate – the danger zone. Sustainablists are planning a major push to get the Senate to replace the appropriations for the Sustainable Communities budget. The American Planning Association (APA) is leading the charge, calling for massive pressure to be put on Senators in what the APA is calling "Planners Day," set for September 20th.The APA's message to the Senators is that the cuts "ignores both our nation's jobs crisis and the drastic need for infrastructure investment." In fact, the House action is not only fiscally responsible in a day when the government is completely broke, but it is a lie that the program will help either jobs or infrastructure. The exact opposite is true. Sustainable Development is a jobs killer and it destroys infrastructure – refusing to build roads, tearing down dams and the like.We can strike a huge blow against Sustainable Development.Action to take: On September 20th, call both of your U.S. Senators and demand that they maintain the House restrictions on the sustainability planning grants and the caps on planning expenses now called for in the Fiscal Year spending bill. Tell them America cannot afford these grants. The cuts will save billions of dollars and keep special interests out of your community's planning decisions. Tell them you oppose Sustainable Development. The Senate switchboard is (202) 224-3121 Make the calls and counter the impact of one of the nation's most powerful forces behind Sustainable Development (APA). Win this fight and we will show that we are now strong enough to turn the tide away from top down control and soviet-style government – and towards freedom! 2. If you have a chance, call your Representative in the House and thank them for standing firm against this Sustainable Development monster. And ask them to continue to stand firm if the final bill goes to a conference committee. Defund Sustainable Development and strike a blow for fiscal sanity and freedom. Thank you for reading,
Tom DeWeese Related Articles Below: |
- Agenda 21 Heads Up: Deadline Sept 20th Chance to Stop Funding! (fellowshipofminds.wordpress.com)
- UN Chief Calls For Worldwide Sustainable Development (edmortimer.wordpress.com)
- Stop the UN's Agenda 21 & 'Sustainable Development' (pprnnews.wordpress.com)
- NGOs Must Play Key Role in Rio+20 Summit on Sustainable Development (chimalaya.org)
- The SED Network website profiles places that are undertaking Sustainable Economic Development Strategies. (sednetwork.wordpress.com)


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Funding for the Olympic boxing team was thrown into disarray when the chairman of the British Amateur Boxing Association was ousted in a boardroom coup.
Derek Mapp was voted off the board in a no confidence motion and his exit after five years in the post will spark a review of the £14m that UK Sport has allocated to the body to prepare for Rio 2016.
The BABA was already on notice to sort out governance issues after in-fighting between the Home Nations, and this development, created by Amateur Boxing Scotland's motion, raises questions about the Olympic pathway followed by fighters such as Audley Harrison and Amir Khan.
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If you're a fan of RSS, as we are here at TNW, then you likely already have your reader set up. But if you haven't yet, or if you're looking for a change, BuzzBlaze is certainly an application that needs to be on your radar.
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BuzzBlaze is a social RSS reader. What that means is that you can add friends and when they favorite items, you'll see them in your SocialStream on the right side of your page. Adding your own feeds is supremely simple, and BuzzBlaze's search function works well at finding feeds related to keywords that you provide.
Each of the feeds that you add gets its own panel. There are some light customization options, such as the color of the panel, but you can also choose to have the panel displayed in a Half or Full mode. Full mode will display the relevant image thumbnail from the RSS feed, while Half mode just shows the headlines.
With more of us moving toward web-based applications, rather than natively-run choices, we're pretty sure that there's a space here for BuzzBlaze. While it's not really geared toward the hardcore RSS fans, if you have 5 or 10 sites that you like to keep an eye on, it's a great choice for you.
BuzzBlaze is in a private beta right now. If you want in, you could try to find one of your friends to get an invitation. The easier way, of course, is to follow this link that the BuzzBlaze team has set up for TNW. Once you're in, we'd love to hear your thoughts.
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Admittedly, we haven't spent much time in downtown South Bend, and after spending date night there, I am asking myself "why?" The area has really been built up and from the looks of it, has many delicious restaurants to offer, one of those restaurants has been around for 17 years, Siam Thai on Main Street. My hubby found a Living Social deal offering $20 worth of food for $10, and fortunately he snatched this one up, we had never tried Thai food before, but were anxious for this new experience. The minute we walked in the door the owner (or the man we suspect was the owner) hailed us to a table, and was practically giddy to tell us about the special offerings they had including several appetizers, fusion dishes, desserts, and a tea of the month. Normally I am a water drinker, but the tea of the month was hot apple cider tea and with fall in the air I couldn't resist, it was more aromatic than flavorful, but it was a nice warm up. I had barely laid eyes on the appetizer section of the menu when "Thai Mushrooms" jumped off the page at me; mushrooms stuffed with marinated ground pork, tempura battered, fried, and served with Thai sweet and sour sauce, they were delicious and might make it near impossible to ever eat traditional fried mushrooms again.
Our waitress was very helpful in pointing us in the direction of very traditional, must try Thai dishes and my hubby was smart to take her suggestion to try the Pad Thai, it was delicious! He received a heaping plate full of stir fried rice noodles with shrimp, tofu, eggs, bean sprouts, onions, covered in peanuts and cilantro. The dish came with something like 10 tiger prawns so of course I took it upon myself to try one, the shrimp was cooked perfectly and the sauce was delicious, pair that with the crunch of the peanuts and I could have eaten a whole plate of just the shrimp! Despite the fact that this dish had tofu and onions, my husband loved it, and the heaping portion was just around $11.
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On top of delicious, well cooked food, the staff at Siam Thai were incredibly friendly and helpful, in fact we chatted with the owner for a bit who told us to let him know when we come back so he can suggest other dishes to us and give us a good taste of the menu. I am happy to report that our first experience of Thai cuisine will most certainly not be our last!


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Use your voice to update and check your Facebook and Twitter status and pages, plus communicate with friends, coworkers and peers via chat clients with commands like:
"Post to Facebook 'Looking forward to poker tonight'"
"Post to Twitter 'Is anyone looking for Giant's tickets to tonight's game [questions mark]"
Dictate text anywhere you normally type within popular applications and "proofread" with natural-sounding text-to-speech and audio playback. Additional functions include:
Get more done each day - simply by talking.
We recommend minimum 2 GB for 32-bit Windows 7, Windows 8 and 8.1, 4 GB for 64-bit Windows 7, 8 and 8.1 and Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012.
We recommend 2.2 GHz Intel® dual core or equivalent AMD processor. Faster processors yield faster performance.
We recommend 2 MB L2 cache. (Minimum: 512 KB)
4GB. If installing from a download: three times as much space is initially needed (after the download is unpacked and installation completes, temporary files can be removed from the system)
Windows 8 and 8.1 32-bit and 64-bit
Windows 7, 32-bit and 64-bit
Windows Server 2008 R2, 64-bit
Windows Server 2012 Standard Edition, 64-bit