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- 1 Contact Info
- 2 Education (CV)
- 3 Research and Lab Notebooks
- 3.1 Psychology of Methodology
- 3.2 Human Altruism
- 3.3 Human Behavior and Electricity Consumption
- 3.4 Methodology of Psychology
- 3.5 The File-Drawer Problem (Dissertation)
- 4 Courses I want to make
- 5 Publications
- 6 Useful links
Contact Info
- Alexander L. Davis
- Carnegie Mellon University
- 5000 Forbes Avenue
- Pittsburgh, PA, United States.
- Email me through OpenWetWare
I work in Social and Decision Sciences at Carnegie Mellon University. I learned about OpenWetWare from Wikipedia and John Miller. My main interest is creativity and hypothesis generation with respect to normative, descriptive, and prescriptive decision-making, focusing on scientific decisions.
Education (CV)
- 2012, PhD, Carnegie Mellon University, Behavioral Decision Research
- 2009, MS, Carnegie Mellon University, Behavioral Decision Research
- 2007, BS, Northern Arizona University, Psychology
Research and Lab Notebooks
Psychology of Methodology
What are the important psychological aspects of designing, implementing, interpreting, and reporting experimental research?
Communicating Uncertain Experimental Evidence
To what degree are unexpected data attributed to methodological error in foresight and hindsight, and how does this relate to decisions to share the data?
Incentives, Error, and Data Sharing
Do incentives undermine decisions to share data when error in the data is possible?
Backdating Causal Theories
How do we evaluate theories that were not considered beforehand?
- Notebook
- [[Media: | Manuscript pdf]]
- Materials, Data, Statistical Analyses
Human Altruism
How do humans behave when they can prevent harm to others by incurring it on themselves?
Generosity Across Contexts
Are Preferences for Harming Others Rational?
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Human Behavior and Electricity Consumption
What are the cognitive and motivational factors involved in understanding one's electricity consumption?
Setting a Standard for Pilot Studies
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- [ Materials, Data, Statistical Analyses]
Experiments on In-Home Display Design
Predicting Volunteering in Energy Efficiency Programs
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- Materials, Data, Statistical Analyses
In the Problem Pit
- Notebook
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One Good Trial
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Methodology of Psychology
How can prescriptive approaches to scientific research help our cognitive and social limitations? I'm writing a book. Not sure what to call it yet. I'll make it available, for free, and I'd very much appreciate comments, critiques, suggestions or whatever. Since it is free, if you feel inclined to show your gratitude to me financially, I suggest donating to kiva.org or your favorite charity.
The File-Drawer Problem (Dissertation)
Do we share data when we should?
Courses I want to make
My take on everything you need to know to complete an experimental research project.
Adaptive pretesting: Adaptive design for pretesting: How can we use adaptive design to develop very strong experiments efficiently? We may want to test our auxiliary assumptions 'online' until they converge into a reasonable risk level. Stats for Social Sciences: Rest assured there will be no p-values. Cohen et al, applied regression Advanced Stats: Rest assured there will be no p-values. Cosma's Class; Bayesian Data Analysis; Gelman and Hill; Intro to Cognitive Psychology: Human thinking, reasoning, perception, etc. Intro to Social Psychology: Motivation, social cognition, etc. Intro to Experimental Economics: Real human behavior in microeconomics and game theory. Kagel and Roth: Handbook of Expeirmental Economics; Plott and Smith: Handbook of experiment economics results Computer Science for Social Sciences: Python, Octave, R; Stats; Complexity Theory; Sipser: Introduction to the theory of computation Decision Theory: Raiffa; Levi? Seidenfeld; Savage; Ramsey; Berger: Statistical Decision Theory and Bayesian Analysis; Gilboa: Theory of decision under uncertainty; Pratt and Raiffa: Statistical Decision Theory; Kadane (2011; pg. 1-4) has a nice demonstration of how to be a dutch bookie. Behavioral Decision Research: Normative, Descriptive, Prescriptive; Poulton; K&T; von Winterfeldt and Edwards; Raiffa and Tversky: Decision-Making; Gigerenzer: Adaptive Thinking Game Theory: Von Neumann and Morgenstern; Luce and Raiffa: Games and Decisions Behavioral Game Theory: Camerer: Behavioral Game Theory; Builds on Decision Theory with empirical evidence. Prereqs: Decision theory; stats Computational Cognitive Science: Covers three of the most successful computational models: ACT-R; Church; Connectionist; Anderson: How can the mind exist? Psychology of Science: Herb Simon; Gorman; Klahr; Wason; Klayman and Ha;Carruthers, Stich and Siegal: The cognitive basis of science Philosophy of Science: Peirce; Carnap; Wittgenstein; Quine; Duhem; Lakatos; Kuhn; Popper; Van Bovens and Hartmann; Mayo; Suppes; Machine Learning: MacKay: information theory, inference and learning algorithms; Hastie, Tibshirani and Friedman: The elements of statistical learning; Bishop: Pattern recognition and Machine Learning; Human and Artificial Intelligence; How can human performance be elucidated by comparing it to modern artificial intelligence methods. For examaple, how does human knowledge representation compare to an ontology? Applications include drug discovery.
Preparing for smart grid technologies: A behavioral decision research approach to understanding consumer expectations about smart meters


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Lake Park commissioner seeks donation for soccer program
Commissioner Michael O'Rourke is looking for about $18,000 in donations to install new turf on the town's Seventh Street soccer field in hopes to beginning a youth soccer program.
O'Rourke said Wednesday the Palm Beach Gardens Youth Athletic Association would run a soccer program for kids in Lake Park if the town would replant the field with Bermuda grass.
The field is sodded with St. Augustine grass, which is uneven and dangerous …

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Inflation Concern
The economy is forecast to have created 161,000 jobs in January, according to economists in a Bloomberg News survey, when the Labor Department announces this month's nonfarm payroll data Feb. 1. Monthly job growth has averaged 153,000 since the start of 2011.
Government bonds briefly pared losses after gross domestic product, the volume of all goods and services produced, dropped at a 0.1% annual rate, the Commerce Department said, weaker than any economist forecast in a Bloomberg survey. A drop in government outlays and smaller gain in stockpiles cut a combined 2.6 percentage points from growth.
"Fourth-quarter gross domestic product was a reminder of how weak the underpinnings of the U.S. economy are," Jeffrey Caughron, an associate partner at Baker Group LP in Oklahoma City, said in a telephone interview. The firm advises community banks on investments exceeding $42 billion. "The economy will continue to turn in subpar performance, which will compel the Fed to continue aggressive monetary easing."
The Fed's measure of traders inflation expectations for the period from 2018 to 2023, known as the five-year five-year forward break-even rate, has climbed since the Fed announced it would buy $40 billion a month of mortgage-backed securities Sept. 13. It touched 2.88% today, the highest since Nov. 1, after averaging 2.52% in the six months before the mortgage purchases were announced.
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Pictured (from left to right:) Angela Ruggiero '02-04,
Caitlin Cahow '07-08 and Julie Chu '06-07
Photo courtesy: USA Hockey
Complete USA Hockey Release
History of Harvard Women's Hockey Olympians
Complete List of Harvard Olympians
BLOOMINGTON, Minn. -- Former Crimson
standout skaters and All-Americans Caitlin Cahow '07-08,
Julie Chu '06-07 and Angela Ruggiero '02-04 are among
21 players named to the 2010 U.S. Olympic Women's Hockey Team,
according to an announcement made by USA Hockey at the Mall of
America Thursday evening.
The U.S. team, which includes three goaltenders, six defensemen and 12 forwards, will continue competing in the Qwest Tour until departing for the Vancouver Olympics on Feb. 7. The opening ceremonies are slated for Feb. 12, with Team USA's first game taking place on Feb. 14 against China.
The team was selected from the 23 players who made up the
2009-10 U.S. Women's National Team. The group has been training in
Blaine, Minn., at the National Sports Center's Schwan Super Rink
since early September, in addition to competing on the Qwest Tour
and in two international tournaments.
Ruggiero, who is making her fourth Olympic appearance with Team USA, captured the gold medal in 1998 at Nagano, the silver in 2002 at Salt Lake City and the bronze in 2006 at Torino. Ruggiero, a defender, was a four-time All-American and the winner of the Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award, presented to the nation's top Division I women's college hockey player, in 2004.
Chu, a forward, will compete in her third Olympics with Team USA, having won the silver in 2002 and the bronze in 2006. The NCAA's all-time leading scorer with 284 points on 196 assists and 88 goals, Chu took home the Patty Kazmaier trophy in 2007 and garnered three All-America selections during her stellar career with the Crimson.
An All-American defender with Harvard during the 2007-08 season, Cahow earned the bronze medal with the U.S. squad at the 2006 Olympics. This will be Cahow's second appearance in the Olympics.
After a holiday break, the U.S. squad will play in five more Qwest Tour games, including in St. Paul, Minn., on Dec. 30; Hamden, Conn., on Jan. 3; Madison, Wis., on Jan. 5; and Colorado Springs, Colo., on Feb. 4. The Dec. 30 game at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul, Minn., marks the first time the U.S. will play after the team announcement. It will also be the last time the U.S. and Canada face off in the United States before the Olympics.


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The Stur Gav topic made me look back to this article I wrote for SNWMF a couple of years ago . . . not 100% happy with it, of course (some stupid writing errors), and it's pretty long-winded, but all in all I think it's not so bad. Curious to hear what you all think of it:
(Hopefully that bit about the political violence in 1980 is actually true - not too sure about that!)


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Jim Crothers
Tuesday, January 23, 2018 from 11:30 AM to 1:00 PM (CST)
Event Details
The INTENTIONAL LIVING Think Tank will support it's members to:
- grow
- learn
- challenge
- listen
- be coached
- succeed
- achieve
A mastermind Think Tank group is a fancy term for a group of people with a common goal that meet to share and learn to improve what they do. It's also a place for highly motivated individuals who want to get things done.
In these meetings, members of the group share their ideas, questions, triumphs and downfalls. Members with questions get immediate feedback from the others, while everyone learns from everyone else's experience and wisdom.
Most Think Tank mastermind group meetings are held in a formal matter because it's the most effective structure for the sharing and learning process. The Think Tank Mastermind Group will have a unique structure.
INTENTIONAL LIVING Tank Mastermind Group includes:
- Part 1: Each person, one-by-one, checks in and talks briefly about their goals from the previous meeting and what is most present for them in the areas of health, wealth, relationships and success.
- Part 2: During our check in any member can introduce a topic that they would like some support on. It can be a current challenge, issue, how to, concern, or question about a particular situation. The rest of the members then respond and contribute to the discussion by offering suggestions or comments based on their expert knowledge and/or experience.
- Part 3: Each person, one-by-one, talks briefly about the goals that they want to accomplish by the next meeting.
INTENTIONAL LIVING Tank Mastermind Group Benefits
The primary benefits you will experience from participating in the Think Tank are:
- Get your questions answered about what you're doing.
- Talk through how to solve problems you may be encountering.
- Receive new ideas that you may have never thought of to improve what you're doing. Why limit yourself to just your own ideas?!
- Get a second (or third, fourth, fifth, etc.) opinion about decisions.
- Accountability, be held accountable by your group!
Space is limited. We keep the group small so there is ample time to focus on and get to know every member and their unique business challenges and opportunities.
Consider this life-changing opportunity right NOW.
"Analyze the record of any man who has accumulated a great fortune, and many of those who have accumulated modest fortunes, and you will find that they have either consciously, or unconsciously employed the 'Master Mind' principle."
— Napoleon Hill, Think & Grow Rich
When & Where
Belton Area Chamber of Commerce
412 East Central Avenue
Tuesday, January 23, 2018 from 11:30 AM to 1:00 PM (CST)
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Rate This Movie SYNOPSIS: Chloe (Kristen Dalton) and Michael Carpenter (Victor Browne), a struggling suburban couple, have no idea what they're in for when they rent out the cottage behind their house to a quiet, charming romance novelist named Robert Mars (David Arquette). It appears that Mr. Mars was looking for much more than a place to rent. Chloe begins …Read More »
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2007-03-21 / Obituaries
Elsie Kanner: 46-Year Massapequan & MSD Art Teacher
by Tiffany Elliott
Longtime Massapequa resident and school district art teacher Elsie F. Kanner died March 2, 2007 at her home in Lido Beach, New York. She was 88 years old and taught painting and sculpture in the Massapequa school system for 25 years.
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Electromagnetic fields
- What are electromagnetic fields?
- Static and low-frequency fields
- What are static and low-frequency electric and magnetic fields?
- Direct and alternating voltage
- Application/occurrence
- Effects of static and low-frequency fields
- Protection
- Reports & Evaluations
- Radiation protection relating to the expansion of the national grid
- Basics transfer of electrical power
- Effects
- Protection
- High-frequency fields
- What are high-frequency fields?
- Applications high-frequency fields
- Effects
- Protection
- Radiation protection in mobile communication
- What is mobile communication?
- Effects
- Protection
- Reports and evaluations
Optical radiation
- What is optical radiation?
- UV radiation
- What is UV radiation?
- Sun but safe!
- Sunbeds
- Effects of UV radiation
- Protection against UV radiation
- UV index
- Infrared radiation
- Laser
Ionising radiation
- What is ionising radiation?
- Radioactivity in the environment
- Where does radioactivity occur in the environment?
- What is the level of natural radiation exposure in Germany?
- Air, soil and water
- Radon
- Foodstuffs
- Building materials
- Relics
- Industrial residues (NORM)
- BfS laboratories
- Applications in medicine
- Diagnostics
- Radiotherapy
- Radiation protection in medicine: international activities
- Applications in daily life and in technology
- Radioactive radiation sources in Germany
- Register high-level radioactive radiation sources
- Type approval procedure pursuant to RöV and StrlSchV
- Cabin luggage security checks
- Radioactive materials in watches
- Ionisation smoke detectors (ISM)
- Effects
- What are the effects of radiation?
- Effects of selected radioactive materials
- Consequences of a radiation accident
- Cancer and leukaemia
- Genetic radiation effects
- Individual radiosensitivity
- Epidemiology of radiation-induced diseases
- Ionising radiation: positive effects?
- Risk estimation and assessment
- Radiation protection
- Basic informations
- Occupational radiation protection
- Nuclear accident management
- What is an emergency?
- What happens in an emergency?
- Federal and state tasks
- In the event of an emergency
- Measuring networks
- Exercises for emergency situations
- Defence against nuclear hazards
- Service offers
- Radon measurements
- Incorporation monitoring
- Biological dosimetry
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Media centre
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- Environmental radioactivity and radiation exposure
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- EU research framework programme
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- Departmental research
- Selected research projects
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- Professional opinions
- Science Council
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BfS "DORIS" Online Library
Since 2009, the Federal Office for Radiation Protection (BfS) has been taking to publishing its scientific publications electronically. The BfS "Digital Online Repository and Information System" (in short: DORIS) is the online platform for central storage, long-term archiving and publication of the scientific reports of the Federal Office for Radiation Protection.
Searching electronic BfS publications in DORIS
Currently, there are two top level areas in DORIS with altogether nine sub-collections (according to "subject matters").
The first area covers all main subjects of BfS:
- Electromagnetic fields
- Repositories
- Ionizing radiation
- Nuclear engineering
- Optical radiation
- Transport / storage
The second area includes collections meeting certain formal criteria:
- Reports and studies (publications dealing with generic or general subject matters that cannot be allocated to a single "subject matter
- Departmental research (final reports from research projects of the Federal Environment Ministry)
- Annual reports (BfS Annual Reports)
DORIS provides the opportunity to have the data sets sorted according to various aspects such as date of publication, author, title or key word. A search function allows the search with key words, either as "global search" (in the entire data stock) or limited to special subject areas. Since DORIS carries out a full text indexing, also the content of the archived documents is browsed.
URN for persistent identification of digital publications
To clearly mark the electronic BfS publications and to guarantee permanent citability, a URN (abbreviation of "Uniform Resource Name") is issued for each document published in DORIS. URNs can be compared with the ISBN number e.g. of books and serve to permanently and clearly identify digital publications.
It is therefore preferable to use URNs to link documents in websites, since such URN-based links never become inactive and do not require updating.
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AdagioWebWorks needed a new web page design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 69 designs submitted by 9 freelance designers.
ReconArt - Why Compromise?
ReconArt is an enterprise level software solution provider that aims at delivering large corporate and financial services customers around the world with a full-cycle bank and account reconciliation software solution.
We are targeting senior finance, operations and technology executives in the banking, investment services and corporate community. Examples might include CFO, COO, CIO, Controller, Risk and Compliance Officers.
See attached Requirements file in MS Word. Not enough room here for everything.
A primary design focus on the home page should be the Reconciliation Workflow and its unique components. (Import, Matching, Exceptions, Reconciliation, Reporting, Archiving)
This represents our product - "Total Reconciliation Lifecycle™" workflow.
We envision the redesigned workflow to draw the attention of the audience and draw people into learning more about each individual component. See attached. Be creative.
The Reconciliation Workflow:
- MUST be represented as a logical workflow
- Should use a roll-over effect when hovering over each component
- Should provide a brief description of each component as the user hovers. Please be creative, this needs to look sleek and professional and not intrusive. E.g. Import – "Find how easy it is to parse and import SWIFT files with ReconArt's Import Component"
- Should exist also on the Solution page (the second page for the contest). Where it would aid the navigation through the content of the workflow components.
We would like to use the workflow design on other media, including print, software, etc…, please keep this in mind while designing.
The Total Reconciliation Workflow is the primary focus of the home page. We are looking for something innovative that really draws attention to it.
Home page: See Requirements above
Solutions Page: See Requirements above
These are our competitors sites - we need to blow them off!!!


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Sen. Murkowski, Rep. Young Announce Funding for Alaska Wood-to-Energy Project
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, and Rep. Don Young, R-Alaska, today announced that the Alaska Energy Authority (AEA) has been awarded U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) funding to promote the development of rural wood-to-energy projects.
"Congratulations to the Alaska Energy Authority on receiving funding to develop a rural wood-to-energy project," Murkowski said. "Not only will these funds help Alaskans find innovative solutions to their energy needs, they will also provide badly needed economic development to rural areas. Using a local, renewable energy feedstock is great way to keep energy costs down in rural communities, where power generation can be expensive and, at times, unavailable."
"I am pleased with today's announcement and look forward to hearing more positive developments as Alaska Energy Authority leverages the rural wood to energy partnership to bring innovative biomass solutions to the state," Rep. Young said. "Alaska has always relied on wood-based resources for heat and power, and recent technological advancements have dramatically increased their efficiency while decreasing their impact and cost. These strides have made wood energy particularly ideal for the conditions in Alaska's rural areas."
Agriculture Sectary Tom Vilsack awarded $1.1 million in federal funds to five organizations across the country to form statewide teams to stimulate development of wood-to-energy projects. Under the five cooperative agreements announced today, state, private and federal organizations will work together to support the effort. In addition to the federal funds, $1.8 million in non-federal funds – $2.9 million, collectively – have been put toward the wood-to-energy projects.
The five recipients are:
- Alaska Energy Authority, Anchorage, Alaska
- Idaho Governor's Office of Energy Resources, Boise, Idaho
- The Watershed Research & Training Center, Hayfork, Calif.
- Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, Saint Paul, Minn.
- North Country Resource Conservation & Development Council, Gilford, N.H.


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Inequality, Opportunity and The American Idea
By Paul Ryan
The economic hardships brought about by the financial crisis and the weak recovery have reopened our longstanding national debate over the meaning of the proposition that we are all created equal.
In the Founders' vision, the self-evident truth of this belief guaranteed all Americans equal rights to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.
To Abraham Lincoln, who led America at a time when this belief was most gravely threatened, it meant the equality of opportunity — "the promise that in due time the weights should be lifted from the shoulders of all men, and that all should have an equal chance."
This belief in the equality of opportunity and upward mobility is central to the American Idea. But every generation engages in fresh debates over its meaning.
When times are tough — when businesses are closing and when workers are losing their jobs — America's commitment to equality of opportunity is called into question by those who argue for greater equality of outcomes.
That's when the temptation to exploit fear and envy returns — and many in Washington use the politics of class division to evade responsibility for their failures and to advance their own narrow political interests.
As these debates rage from the streets of our cities to the corridors of Washington, policymakers should carefully consider the meaning of the Founders' words.
What is the government's role in promoting and protecting equality? Should policymakers focus on equality of opportunity, or equality of outcomes? Should they seek to promote upward mobility and expand the economic pie for all groups, or instead to more equitably divide up a shrinking pie?
A recent report on income inequality from the Congressional Budget Office has added fuel to this debate. Those who favor greater equality of outcomes seized immediately on one of the report's key findings: Over the period studied, income inequality increased, and government policy became less redistributive.
Some have implied that this reduction in government income redistribution occurred as a result of large tax cuts for the wealthy and savage cuts to transfer programs for the poor. But that's not what you find when you read the CBO report. In fact, the opposite is closer to the truth.
First, over the period studied, federal income taxes actually became more progressive — including a spike in the progressivity of the tax code after 1986, which was the last time Congress enacted fundamental tax reform.
Lowering tax rates while eliminating shelters that are used overwhelmingly by upper-income taxpayers incidentally results in a more progressive federal income tax, but the more important point is that it creates the kind of economic growth that allows all income groups to prosper.
Second, as Social Security and Medicare grew in size, the distribution of government transfer payments became less progressive, causing a reduction in the share of transfers received by lower-income households.
The CBO found that in 1979, households in the lowest income quintile received 54% of all transfer payments. In 2007, those households received just 36% of transfers.
As the CBO put it, "Rapid growth in Medicare, which is not means-tested … tended to shift more transfer income to middle- and upper-income households."
These findings point the way forward for policymakers currently grappling with our crushing burden of debt.
Pursuing tax reforms that promote economic growth, while reforming our entitlement system by giving more help to those who need it and less help to those who don't, would not only reduce the deficit, but also go a long way toward advancing the equality of opportunity that defines American idea.
To the extent that far too many Americans struggle with entrenched poverty at the bottom of the income distribution, the answer is certainly not more of the same redistributive policies that have failed the poor for decades.
Instead, policymakers should promote innovative reforms — including school choice and an enhanced focus on job training and lifelong learning — that help our poorest citizens grasp the top rungs of the ladder, coupled with pro-growth economic policies that result in greater opportunities for all.
A narrow focus on income inequality can serve to blind us from other forms of inequality that threaten us. Our enormous debt burden is saddling younger Americans with trillions of dollars in unfunded liabilities that will be required to finance benefits promised to older Americans.
The CBO's finding that Medicare and Social Security are directing an increasing share of government transfer payments toward retired individuals who are in middle- and upper-income households illustrates the unfairness of this generational inequality.
Our nation is also threatened by a form of political inequality that grows as government gains the power to equalize the outcomes of our lives.
Empowering a class of bureaucrats and connected crony capitalists to call the shots, rig the rules, and preserve their place atop society, only serves to disempower hardworking Americans, entrepreneurs, and the small businesswoman who has the gall to take on the corporate chieftain.
The most destructive path we can take is to focus on equalizing outcomes through redistribution instead of equalizing opportunities by reducing barriers to growth.
Of the few countries that have seen decreasing inequality over the past thirty years, one of them, Greece, is in the midst of a severe debt crisis and is teetering on the edge of economic collapse. This underscores the point that increased equality does not always mean better economic outcomes for all.
Instead, let's promote broadly shared prosperity by reforming our tax code.
Let's strengthen our health and retirement security programs for future generations while keeping the promises made to those who are currently in or near retirement.
Let's get rid of the corporate welfare that promotes inequality based on political influence and bureaucratic favoritism.
Most important, let's lower the hurdles to upward mobility, so that we may live our Founders' vision of an exceptional nation in which all citizens have the right to rise.
Ryan is a Republican who represents Wisconsin's 1st congressional district and serves as chairman of the House Budget Committee.
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PAME PROGRESS REPORT TO SENIOR ARCTIC OFFICIALS. 28-29 April 2010, Ilulissat, Greenland.
Protection of the Arctic Marine Environment (PAME)
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The six-hundred and thirteenth volume of the Archives of Maryland series was originally published in 1850 by William McNeir. The Archives of Maryland edition was published in 2003 by the Maryland State Archives. This volume covers Session Laws, 1849.
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Coyotes open training camp without coach GretzkyNHL.com @NHL
PHOENIX (AP) -The Phoenix Coyotes opened training camp without coach Wayne Gretzky on Saturday.
One day after the conclusion of arguments in front of a U.S. bankruptcy judge, the team began preparing for the upcoming season despite the absence of the "Great One."
Gretzky's coaching status remains in limbo until Judge Redfield T. Baum makes a ruling in the bankruptcy case of Coyotes owner Jerry Moyes. In addition to being coach, Gretzky owns a small share of the team.
"His position with us is to be determined," Coyotes general manager Don Maloney said Saturday. "He's the head coach right now. Given the timing of the court date and the lack of a decision on ownership, Wayne thought it was better to sit back for a few days and evaluate."
Ulf Samuelsson will serve as the team's acting coach until Gretzky's ultimate status is determined, Maloney said.
"We feel good," Maloney said. "We feel that we've got a good plan in place for the next seven to 10 days."
The Coyotes open the preseason Tuesday night at home. While Maloney left the door open for Gretzky to return in time for the game, he said it was unlikely anything would change until the Coyotes' ownership situation is settled.
Baum is expected to make a decision within a week to 10 days.
Gretzky is due to make $8.5 million this season, but his contract was not addressed in either of the two existing bids for the team. A third bid by Ice Edge Holdings, which since was withdrawn, called for Gretzky to remain as coach at a reduced salary of $2 million.
"If he comes in and three days later the ownership changes and his contract is not extended, what are you going to do, lead him out in handcuffs?" Maloney said with a laugh. "The sooner we bring this thing together the better, but it doesn't have to be in the next 10 minutes."
Baum essentially is deciding between two bids for the team - one from Canadian billionaire Jim Balsille, contingent upon the team moving to Hamilton, Ontario, and a second from the NHL.
Baum also could reject both bids. If that happens, attorneys for the NHL said the league would seek court-ordered control of the franchise and would look to sell the team.
Balsille's bid hinges on whether Baum would take the unprecedented step of overruling the 26-0 vote by the NHL board of governors rejecting the Canadian as an owner. Baum also would have to approve relocation over the NHL's objection and set a relocation fee.
If it is awarded the franchise, the league plans to resell it outside of the bankruptcy process. NHL commissioner Gary Bettman said he believed Ice Edge Holdings and a group headed by Chicago sports mogul Jerry Reinsdorf would be interested. Both pulled out of the bidding after failing to reach a new lease agreement with Glendale.
If it can't find a buyer to keep the team in Arizona, the league would look to relocate the franchise.
"It's incredibly unfair for my wife and kids," Coyotes captain Shane Doan said. "They want to know the answer but nothing has changed since May 5. That part is disappointing. The one thing I realized early on is absolutely nobody has any answers."
Defenseman Ed Jovanovski said the team's struggles off the ice are related directly to its struggles on it. Phoenix has not made the playoffs in six seasons.
"The bottom line for this organization is you've got to win games," Jovanovski said. "It's the only way you'll have a chance. Hopefully things will work out and there will be a team here in the Valley."
The Coyotes have lost more than $300 million since the team moved from Winnipeg, Manitoba, in 1996. It has lost at least $34 million in each of the past three years and was given financial assistance by the NHL last season.


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32. Indianapolis Colts (0-13) - Previously: #32 - Famous GameCenter user Taton is still banned. Without being able to post on GameCenter, Taton has turned to a life of gambling, drugs and drinking. Here are the posts Taton would have made on GameCenter if he were still a member:
After the Ravens went up 17-0:
- Dane orkovsky is sux! Cristis Prainter is sux! Karry Collin is sux! Bye bye coch cadwell fire now!!!!!!!
When the Colts kicked a field goal:
- i make bett on Colt cover 17 point!!!! Feld goal 3 point!!!!! Keep score in 17 point!!!!!!
When the Ravens made the score 24-3:
- No more cover 17 point!!!! Bye bye no more hope for cover!!!! Jim Israe and coach cadwell can shoved penas inside each other moth in lockar room!!!!!
When the Colts stalled inside the Baltimore 10 in the middle of the fourth quarter:
- orvkosy orkovsy orkvosy quit imcpmplete before Cach Coadwell shove penas inside butt!!!!!!!!!!!!
When the Colts covered on the last play:
- orvkosy compelte in score!!!!! Colt cover 17 pint!!!!!! Taton win lot of money more moeny than Coad Cadlwel will make next yaer!!!!!!!!!!
31. St. Louis Rams (2-11) - Previously: #31 - Here's a recap of the Seahawks-Rams game:
1. Feed the Beast! There were hundreds of those signs in the stands, held by fans who were cheering on Marshawn "Beast Mode" Lynch. He did not disappoint, as he broke his usual tackles with unbelievably tough runs. Lynch gained 115 yards and a touchdown on 23 carries.
Lynch's score came at the very end. As he stood in the end zone, fans showered him with Skittles. It was so bizarre. The camera then panned to a hot blond chick holding a "Feed the Beast" sign yelling, "Marshawn, I love you!"
2. The big story going into this game was Sam Bradford's availability. It didn't seem like he would be able to go early in the week, meaning Tom Brandstater would get the nod. But Bradford improved enough over the weekend to start.
I thought this was a huge mistake. It was evident that Bradford wasn't healthy. He looked gimpy in warmups. Why play him and risk further injury in a meaningless game? You have to wonder if Steve Spagnuolo wouldn't have been more cautious if his job wasn't on the line.
Bradford was terrible. He went 12-of-29 for 193 yards and one interception, though he could have easily been picked off three more times. He had trouble throwing off his back foot, and his accuracy was obviously affected. Spagnuolo's decision to use Bradford in this contest was completely irresponsible.
3. Bradford will improve next year by default, but he won't be much better if Josh McDaniels leaves. It's looking like McDaniels may be a head coach somewhere else in 2012. Still though, Bradford will really benefit from getting healthier and practicing more with Brandon Lloyd. Bradford and Lloyd (5-82) looked more comfortable with each other in this contest.
4. Steven Jackson had a really big game. He rushed for 63 yards and a touchdown on 20 attempts to go along with three receptions for 60 receiving yards. Jackson's big gain was a 50-yard screen that for some reason caught Seattle unawares on a third-and-long.
Jackson's other highlight was the touchdown; the Rams failed from goal-to-go at the 1-yard line five consecutive times. The coaching staff inexplicably neglected to call a play for Jackson on those five attempts. He yelled angrily at the sideline, and was finally given a carry. He predictably punched it into the end zone.
5. The Seahawks won by 17, but this could have been a much bigger blowout. I mentioned Bradford's three dropped picks already; also factored in was a fumbled exchange between Tarvaris "Tarvis" Jackson (21-34, 224 yards, TD) and "Marchel" Lynch in the red zone. Kicker Steven Hauschka also missed a chip-shot field goal in the third quarter.
6. One more thing about Lynch: He attempted two passes in this contest on a pair of trick plays, both of which fell way incomplete. I thought this was the dumbest thing ever. I'll never understand why a team with superior talent would ever use gadget plays like this. You don't need to trick your opponent if you're better than them.
30. Tampa Bay Buccaneers (4-9) - Previously: #27 - For those who didn't see it, forum member/jerk MDude created a thread on the forum to berate me for picking the Buccaneers to go to the Super Bowl back in August (even though I changed my Super Bowl pick to the Saints). Here's the exchange:
We tried to save you from looking like a fool before the season started. The Bucs were clearly an inferior team last year that took advantage of a tissue-paper schedule.
And yet you insisted on making them your NFC Super Bowl representative, claiming that they were a "team on the rise". How's that looking now?
Maybe I can start a footabll "analysis" website and make outrageous claims every year to placate people like you that clearly value shock factor more than accuracy and intelligence, right?
My response:
Not sure why I'm entertaining your childish post (smh at you), but I picked the Saints to go to the Super Bowl right before the season:
*** In case you couldn't figure it out, I'm the DUMA$$ who picked the Buccaneers to go to the Super Bowl. I've been pretty accurate with my past few Super Bowl predictions, and I was confident with my Tampa projection - until I saw Josh Freeman this preseason. Freeman's decision-making has just been really bad. If this continues, he's going to throw way more than six interceptions this year.
I'd like to change my Super Bowl pick, if I may. Since this is my Web site, I sure as hell may.
My new NFC representative in this year's projected Super Bowl is New Orleans. Unlike last year, Drew Brees is healthy. And speaking of health, the Saints usually suffer lots of injuries because Sean Payton runs the team into the ground in practice. He won't be able to do that per the new CBA rules. ***
But the Bucs did look good when they were 3-1, but then they lost their best defensive player and so... if you told me the Bucs would be without Gerald McCoy for 12 games, I wouldn't have had them in the playoffs.
Oh, and considering you can't spell "footabll" or "website" correctly, I can't imagine you'll have too many readers, but you're welcome to promote your football Web site in this forum.
29. Jacksonville Jaguars (4-9) - Previously: #30 - Vince G. sent over a very weird quote regarding the Jack Del Rio firing:
"Reports out of Jacksonville say Del Rio has been lackadaisical the past couple of weeks."
"Past couple of weeks?" How about past couple of years? Owner Wayne Weaver told the media that he wished Del Rio had a better work ethic following the 2009 season. This was my basis for modeling Del Rio after Fast Times at Ridgemont High character Jeff Spicoli in a fake interview I posted two years ago:
ME: Hey Jack, thanks for joining me.
DEL RIO: Wait a minute, there's no birthday party for me here!
ME: I know. That's the only way I could lure you into doing an interview with me.
DEL RIO: You dick!
ME: This will only take five minutes, I swear.
DEL RIO: You're totally ruining my sun-tanning and surfing time right now, bro.
ME: Sorry. Jack, can you explain what happened between the Eagles and Colts games? It looked like your team didn't try in the Philly game, but saved all of its energy for Indy. Why did this happen?
DEL RIO: Dude, there were some totally tubular waves going on last week. There were some good ones this week too, but I hate the Colts because they're dicks.
ME: Why do you hate the Colts outside of the fact that they're in your division?
DEL RIO: I was on the beach one time, and some Colts guys kicked some sand in my face when I was sun tanning. It was totally uncool, dude.
ME: So all you need for someone to motivate you is to kick sand in your face?
DEL RIO: Yeah, bra. All I need otherwise are some tasty waves, a cool buds, and I'm fine.
ME: So, what sort of game plan do you have in store for the Bills? What do you need to do to stop C.J. Spiller, assuming he even gets the ball?
DEL RIO: I know that dude.
ME: I would hope so. But what are you going to do to stop him?
DEL RIO: That's way too far into the future, man. I'm goin' back down to the beach to catch some killer waves.
It's still amazes me that this bum wasn't fired after the 2009 season.
28. Cleveland Browns (4-9) - Previously: #29 - Jon S. epitomized the state of the Browns best in this brief e-mail he sent to me following the Thursday night loss:
Thank God for McCoy and his interception. This could have been ugly. Five wins... that would be terrible. With only four wins we can get a real QB.
27. Minnesota Vikings (2-11) - Previously: #28 - I loved Jared Allen's quote about the city of Detroit:
"If I had to live in Detroit, I'd drown myself in the river."
Awesome. Allen, who is on pace to break Michael Strahan's single-season sack record, clarified his comment afterward:
"I wasn't trying to be mean."
Oh, OK. And here I thought Allen was being a jerk. Glad he cleared that up.
By the way, I think the "I wasn't trying to be mean" could work elsewhere. I'm almost tempted to walk up to a really fat chick and say, "You look like a f***ing beached whale, you f***ing obese sloth. I'm not trying to be mean though!"
I'd do that, but I don't want to be eaten.
26. Kansas City Chiefs (5-8) - Previously: #26 - Todd Haley has been fired. About damn time. He's was an egomaniac and a failure as a head coach. Oh, and he was a complete weirdo too. Let me post CrazyCarl's animated picture again to remind you:
25. Washington Redskins (4-9) - Previously: #25 - The Redskins put forth good effort against the Patriots, so I won't make fun of them.
Instead, here are more Notes from NFL.com GameCenter. Forum member SwAg Dynasty spent the entire Steelers-Browns game scouring the GameCenter board for dumb comments. Here are three:
1. "YA1 my boy mednehall w/ the grub"
Not that there's anything wrong with talking about Rashard Mendenhall's grub.
2. "colts mccoy r gay "
Colt McCoy apparently is so gay that he's gay plurally.
3. "josh cribs touches like senduskie"
Joe Paterno should be fired for not going to the police about Josh Cribs!
24. Buffalo Bills (5-8) - Previously: #23 - Ryan Fitzpatrick was good enough to receive a big contract back in October. Now, he sucks. What happened?
The Adventures of Derek Anderson's Magic Flask!
Ryan Fitzpatrick: I went to Harvard and I am very smart. You there, ask me any question on any subject!
Derek Anderson: Heyyyyzzz iffff yewww wannnaerr be smarrrerr havvve a sssipp offff thissssss hic!
Ryan Fitzpatrick: I am already a genius, but I suppose this can't hurt!
*** Ten minutes later... ***
Ryan Fitzpatrick: Woooaazz wuuttss onnee plusss tewww liiekk ffiiivee whooooaaa!!!
Derek Anderson - the worst thing to ever happen to the Ivy League.
23. Philadelphia Eagles (5-8) - Previously: #24 - Did you know that the Eagles, despite being 5-8 right now, could be in control of their own playoff destiny by Dec. 24 if the following four things happen?
- Cowboys lose to the Buccaneers on Saturday night.
- Giants lose to the Redskins on Sunday.
- Eagles beat the Jets on Sunday.
- Giants lose to the Jets next week.
I'm going to have the urge to claw my eyes out if this terrible Eagle team makes the playoffs. But it is possible if Andy Reid puts his players in the best position and takes full responsibility.
2011 NFL Power Rankings: The Rest:
11. New York Jets (8-5). Previously: #13
12. Atlanta Falcons (8-5). Previously: #14
13. Dallas Cowboys (7-6). Previously: #11
14. Cincinnati Bengals (7-6). Previously: #15
15. Oakland Raiders (7-6). Previously: #9
16. San Diego Chargers (6-7). Previously: #23
17. Tennessee Titans (7-6). Previously: #17
18. Seattle Seahawks (6-7). Previously: #18
19. Arizona Cardinals (6-7). Previously: #19
20. Miami Dolphins (4-9). Previously: #16
21. Chicago Bears (7-6). Previously: #20
22. Carolina Panthers (4-9). Previously: #21
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2005 Track & Field Recap: Had a breakout year setting personal bests in all her throwing disciplines as well as a Regional qualifying marks in all events. However, her largest impact of the season came at the Big West Championships where she would put up 25 points by winning the Shot Put and Discus competition and also take a 4th in the Hammer Throw as on of the integral members of the Women's Team Championship title. She now stands at #2 all-time on the shot, disc and hammer lists at UCSB.
2004 Track & Field Recap: After a good freshman season, Heather continued her successes by setting personal bests in the Hammer Throw ( 174'02" - #2 All time Gaucho mark) and Discus (155'04" - #5 All Time Gaucho mark). She was a NCAA Regional qualifier in both events.
2003 Track & Field Recap: Heather has cracked the UCSB Top-Ten All-time lists in the shot (4th), disc (6th), and hammer (6th) as a freshman. Heather also qualified for the Big West Conference Championships in all three of her events.
High School: Heather was named Most Valuable Thrower and Athlete of the Year. She holds the El Toro School Record in both the Shot Put and Discus, and qualified for the CIF Masters Meet.
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STOCKTON - Authorities credited an anonymous Crime Stoppers tip with helping them make an arrest in connection with an assault that hospitalized a 76-year-old parking lot attendant.
STOCKTON - Authorities credited an anonymous Crime Stoppers tip with helping them make an arrest in connection with an assault that hospitalized a 76-year-old parking lot attendant.
Jack Perry, a 40-year-old parolee from Stockton, was taken into custody about 11:30 a.m. Thursday in the 600 block of East Main Street, said Officer Joe Silva, a spokesman for the Stockton Police Department. Perry was arrested on suspicion of assault with a stun gun, elder abuse and parole violation, authorities said.
Investigators believe Perry tasered Elias Carranco about 2:30 p.m. June 25 while Carranco was working as a parking lot attendant at 24 North American St., near East Weber Avenue. Carranco remained hospitalized Thursday evening, but a relative said he was showing signs of improvement.
"He's more alert," said Mary Carranco, 73, the victim's sister. "He's still confused, but that's to be expected. He's recognizing people now, and that's a big improvement."
Carranco said she was pleased to hear that her brother's alleged assailant had been arrested.
"I am so happy," she said. "I feel relieved because he's not out on the street, because this person is dangerous. I'm just thankful to God that he was caught, and I want to tell him that we forgive him. He needs to ask God to forgive him now, because what he did was not right. I'd like to know why he did it. I'd like someone to ask him, or I would like to ask him myself."
The arrest came less than 48 hours after the Police Department released surveillance footage of the attack. The 15-second video showed a man approaching Elias Carranco and apparently striking him with an unseen object. Carranco then fell to the ground, where he lay motionless on his back as the assailant walked away.
"Once we released that video and people viewed it, they became enraged, and we immediately started getting tips called in to Crime Stoppers," Silva said. Crime Stoppers pays cash rewards up to $10,000, and callers can remain anonymous, Silva said.
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Oh, Blanche. You know we got rats in the cellar?"
That was one-time child star Baby Jane Hudson, played by Bette Davis, tormenting her wheelchair-bound sister, the well-groomed movie queen, Blanche, played by Joan Crawford, whose career was cut short by a car accident.
This is one of the innumerable great moments in the movie version of "What Ever Happened to Baby Jane."
But what many fans don't realize is that the movie is based on a book by the late Henry Farrell. It was Joan Crawford who read the book and thought it would make a fine vehicle for herself and Miss Davis. She visited Davis backstage during the controversial run of Bette's "Night of the Iguana."
A brand-new edition of the book has been released. It contains extras such as Farrell's biography, written by Mitch Douglas. And three of Farrell's short stories, in print for the first time.
Douglas also includes some info on the famous Davis/Crawford feud, which is always fun to read about, though I honestly believe it has been greatly exaggerated. One way or another, it is Davis who comes off much worse than Crawford.
And it should come as no surprise that there is a West End/Broadway version of "Baby Jane" in the works. It doesn't appear to be a musical. Although there are limits to what Blanche Hudson could do, being in a wheelchair. Casting? How about Vanessa Redgrave and Judi Dench?
The great Shirley Jones, who was a sensational, beautiful star of movie musicals before she became the mullet-haired, pants-suited matriarch of TV's "The Partridge Family," is returning to the stage. She will star in playwright Josh Ravetch's new work, "The Astronomer." No word on what it's about, but public readings have been very good and Miss Jones has signed on for a full-blown production.
And in case you need reminding, Shirley Jones won a best supporting actress Oscar in 1961 for her portrayal of a hooker in "Elmer Gantry." That same year Elizabeth Taylor took best actress for her call girl role in "BUtterfield 8. I'm racking my brain trying to think if such a confluence of sluttiness ever occurred at the Oscars again?


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COLUMBIA, SC (WIS) - In one of the most critical junctures of the season, South Carolina not only finds itself recovering from a tough road loss against the LSU Tigers, but recovering from injuries with several key players hurt and others fighting a flu bug.
"We've had a bunch of guys sick," said Spurrier at Wednesday's practice.
That flu bug has limited practice for wide receivers Bruce Ellington and Ace Sanders, but they will likely play.
But the talk of the week hasn't been that flu bug, but instead whether or not running back Marcus Lattimore will play. Lattimore hasn't practiced all week due to a bruised hip, but will suit up for Saturday's contest. An injured Kelcy Quarles will sit out this week's game, while Jadeveon Clowney endures a nagging foot injury, but will still play.
After suffering their first loss of the season, the Gamecocks head to Gainesville, Florida, for the last of what's been called a "Gauntlet" by college football analyst Brent Mussberger – a brutal three-week stretch of SEC games for South Carolina that includes Georgia, LSU, and now the Florida Gators.
"If we're going to win our division, which we hope to do, this is a crucial game," Spurrier said at Tuesday's press conference. "If we go on a 3-game winning streak, we can win it."
Florida has been the surprise team of the SEC this year, with media members picking them to finish third in the race for the SEC East behind Georgia and South Carolina during the league's media days back in July.
With an undefeated record and statement wins against Texas A&M, Tennessee, and LSU, Florida will be the outright favorites to win the East if they walk away with a win on Saturday.
However, if the Gamecocks win, they will hold the tie-breaking win over the Gators and the Bulldogs, which will give them a greater chance to represent the East in the SEC Championship game should they win the remainder of their conference schedule.
So the question remains, will the Gamecocks be healthy enough to tackle the Gators in the Sunshine State in a must win situation?
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TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — The disciplinary panel of Taiwan's ruling party suspended the speaker of the legislature Wednesday, a move that could fracture the party and threaten its efforts to develop closer ties with China.
Wang Jin-pyng was suspended for allegedly pressuring prosecutors not to appeal the acquittal of an opposition lawmaker. That removes him from the party for a year, after which he can apply for reinstatement.
Wang contends he did nothing improper. He has held the legislative speakership, one of Taiwan's most powerful positions, since 1999, and is known for having relatively good relations with the opposition. Though he and President Ma Ying-jeou both belong to the Nationalist Party, the two have been bitter rivals.
The fast-moving political drama could threaten the unity of the party, which under Ma has lowered tensions between Taiwan and China to their lowest level since the two sides split amid civil war 64 years ago.
Ma pressed hard for Wang's ouster, calling his alleged action "the most serious infringement in the history of Taiwan's judiciary." But in doing so, he has drawn criticism not only from the opposition, but also from many Nationalists who see his pursuit of Wang as a personal vendetta.
A Nationalist split would improve the prospects of the China-wary opposition in the 2016 elections. Ma is currently among the most unpopular presidents in Taiwan history, with an approval rating of just 15 percent.
The drama began Friday, when the Special Investigation Division of the Prosecutor's Office announced it had evidence that Wang and former Justice Minister Tseng Yung-fu had colluded to pressure prosecutors not to appeal the acquittal of opposition lawmaker Ker Chien-ming, a friend of Wang's, on breach of trust charges. Tseng resigned later that same day under heavy pressure from Ma, but insists he did nothing wrong.
The SID's evidence was gathered from a wiretap on Ker's cell phone, leading to opposition charges — echoed by some Nationalists — that the agency abused its power. The SID says its wiretap was legal.
Ma then unleashed a barrage of criticism at Wang. The two have a long history of animosity, dating back at least to 2008, when they competed for the Nationalist presidential nomination. Wang recently upbraided Ma for his handling of government and the economy.
Wang's suspension by the Nationalist committee on Wednesday effectively strips him of the legislative speakership and even his legislative seat, because he was selected in the last legislative election not by popular vote, but as an at-large Nationalist candidate.
At 72, the diminutive Wang still maintains a number of credible political options, including establishing a breakoff party of his own, though Wang said Tuesday he was not interested in such a move.
With Wang removed from the legislative speakership, Taiwan's often fractious legislature can be expected to become more fractious still, largely because of his strong channels of communication with the opposition.
It was not clear who the next speaker will be. One of that lawmaker's first big tests will be to try to win legislative approval of a bilateral services agreement in China. The opposition says the legislation would give China too much control of the Taiwanese economy.
Despite Wang's own Nationalist pedigree, and the heavy Nationalist majority in the legislature, Wang did little as speaker to press for the approval the pact needs to enter into force.


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A new trailer for the long anticipated "Star Wars: Battlefront 3" finally arrived Monday during a video presentation during Electronic Arts' Electronic Entertainment Expo news conference held at the Shrine Auditorium & Expo Hall in Los Angeles.
The video (see above) features an inside look detailing the effort put forth by programmers and artists from Stockholm-based game developer DICE in crafting the latest big-budget "Star Wars" game.
The EA-backed crew traveled to the Lucas Cultural Arts Museum to get an up-close look at the props used in the movies — including speeder bikes and blasters, as well as R2-D2.
They then headed to the original movie locations to, as DICE's Niklas Fegraeus states in the voice-over, "not just capture the environments, but the emotions they evoke as well."
The trailer shows little in the way of actual gameplay, relying heavily on John Williams' evocative "Star Wars" score and many well-placed shots of different landscapes and vehicles, before culminating in a quick action sequence on what looks to be Endor in the middle of a laser fight on speeder bikes through the forest.
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After all the misplays and missed opportunities, one confident flick of the wrist settled matters in the opening minutes of overtime Wednesday in Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final at Staples Center. Justin Williams' nickname then shifted from Mr. Game 7 to Mr. Game 1.
New York Rangers defenseman Dan Girardi misfired on a clearing attempt, the puck skittered ahead to the Kings' Mike Richards, who passed it alertly to Williams, who lurked behind the play and then skated onto a dangerous patch of ice between the faceoff circles.
Williams received the pass and then whistled a rising shot past Rangers goaltender Henrik Lundqvist to the stick side at 4 minutes, 36 seconds of OT to give the Kings a 3-2 victory that followed a familiar nerve-jangling script in the playoffs.
"I would like to call him Mr. Game 1, 2, 3 and 4," Kings defenseman Willie Mitchell said of Williams, who was mobbed by his teammates as a sellout crowd of 18,399 roared in celebration. "It takes four wins, so if can do that three more times like that, it would be real nice."
It would seem to be in his DNA.
When things have gone haywire for the Kings during the playoffs, Williams has played with laser-like focus. When they have needed a helping hand getting out of difficult situations, he's been there to lead them to safety, and in this latest case, a 1-0 lead in the best-of-7 series.
Game 2 is Saturday at Staples Center.
"Everything, usually, offensively starts in our zone," Williams said of his view of his goal. "Richards made a great play getting the puck out. We screwed up a 3-on-2 royally and fortunately one of their defensemen was falling, right when we turned the puck over.
"I was sitting in front of the net and was able to make the shot."
The Kings trailed 2-0 in the first period before roaring back to tie it on workmanlike effort from grinder Kyle Clifford, his first goal since Dec. 11 against the Maple Leafs in Toronto, and then a scintillating highlight-reel strike from defenseman Drew Doughty.
The teams then spent the next 33:24 searching for the tiebreaking goal. The Kings dominated the third period, playing the sort of big-boy hockey that was missing during a jittery start that resulted in a breakaway goal for New York's Benoit Pouliot and a short-handed marker by Carl Hagelin.
Trouble was, the Kings couldn't score despite outshooting the Rangers 20-3 in the third. Hagelin nearly made the Kings losers when he broke free in the closing seconds only to be thwarted by Kings goalie Jonathan Quick. Hagelin rushed back to help deny Jeff Carter's bid for the Kings.
It was heart-in-the-throat stuff, and not the ideal way the Kings wanted to play in their second Stanley Cup Final appearance in three seasons. Their passes were off target at the start. They gave up easy scoring chances to the Rangers. They struggled with New York's forecheck.
After a determined push in the third period came up empty, Williams put matters to rest with his eighth goal of the playoffs. It was an unusual time for him to strike since he has so often produced big plays and bigger goals in decisive Game 7s.
"That's something he's done throughout his career," Quick said of Williams, who has seven goals, seven assists and a 7-0 personal record in Game 7s. "He does it again tonight. I don't know. I don't know how he does it. He comes up big at clutch times. That's something he's done all his career."
Nothing seemed bigger than the goal and assist Williams produced in Game 7 of the Kings' overtime victory over the Chicago Blackhawks on Sunday, which propelled them into the Stanley Cup Final. Nothing, that is, until his deft touch on the game-winner against the Rangers.
"Justin always seems to find a way for us and rises to the challenge," Mitchell said.


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2012-03-28 / Obituaries
Paul F. Wojcik, Amityville resident, B&B Fish Market employee
Paul F. Wojcik, a longtime resident of Amityville, died March 14, 2012 at St. Joseph's Hospital in Bethpage following complications from a battle against cancer. He was 51 years old. Born in Queens, New York to Patricaia (Campe) and Francis A. Wojcik Sr., he moved to Amityville with his family when he was 18. He has lived in Amityville and in the surrounding area since then.
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As you all know West Germany during the 1970s was an explosion of musical creativitiy as bands like Can, Neu and Amon Duul married wonderful meandering psychedelic melodies to that very special Motorik Kraut Rock Groove. As for East Germany. Well the music soundtrack was just a little more conservative.
With a totalitarian Communist government running the show and the Stasi secret Police ready to pounce on anyone who stepped out of line, making music that had echoes of the decadent west was not a great career move.
Except for one fella. In a story so perfect that part of me still thinks it might be one giant hoax (UPDATE – this may be the case see the comments), film-sound editor and composer Martin Ziechnete not only managed to create the definitive East German Kraut Rock suite but at the same time beat Nike to the punch in inventing music to exercise to by a good thirty years.
The story runs that Ziechnete's experiments with electronic music came to the attention of the ruling party who sent a a couple of representatives to pay him a call.
Ziechnete said
"I feared I would lose my job, at the very least. It would be very bad for someone who worked on party films to be seen to be influenced by the enemy. We drove in silence to the outskirts of Berlin to what I later found out was an athletics camp. They knew all about me and my idea. They questioned me about the concept for hours then left me alone in the room.
"Later an official from the Nationales Olympisches Komitee came in and told me I would begin to work on the project immediately."
That project was an attempt to create music that would inspire the East German athletes of the day – remember at this time they were ultra successful – to even greater heights. So so the music that has just been reissued as Kosmischer Läufer: The Secret Cosmic Music of the East German Olympic Program 1972-83, Volume One was born.
It is a fascinating listen to with or without your shorts on. The opener Zeit Zum Laufen 156 is an ambient piece designed to accompany your warm up. Things then move up a gear with Sandtrommel in which an odd spacey keyboard battles with a very strange, off kilter beat.
The highlight is track four Tonband Laufspur (above) which is closest to the Kraut Rock visionaries that Ziechnete was so inspired by, especially in its mental push yourself to the line finale.
Overall it is a marvellous listen and you really don't need to care too much about its genesis or its athletics ambitions to enjoy it.
Ziechnete's music obviously did the business as East German athletes dominated track and field for much of the 70s. Well State Plan 14.25 may have played a role too.
The album is available via Bandcamp for £3.50 here.
And while we are on a Kraut Rock trip check out this superb track from new Aussie psych band Buried Feather who are clearly on nodding terms with the odd Neu record.


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During your stay at Agriturismo Rocca di Pierle you cannot miss the chance to discover the real Italian cuisine and learn to cook many traditional dishes in an entertaining ambiance.
Our cooking classes of typical Tuscan cuisine are held by professional chefs having all the required certifications of hygiene standards in compliance with the law in force and are suitable for any level of experience from beginners to master chefs. Our teaching chefs will put all their knowledge and professionalism at your disposal and will teach you all their secrets and tricks to prepare a real Italian dinner even at home.
According to the number of participants (minimum 2, maximum 10), the interactive cooking class will take place in one of the three apartments that have big fully-equipped kitchens, or in the new common room "Cambusa", a huge and functional space for large groups of people. The participants will not only attend theoretical sessions but will also be directly involved in cooking the selected recipes.
A cooking lesson lasts about 3-4 hours and can be taught both in Italian and in English as follows: introduction on the history of the recipes that will be prepared, selection of fresh seasonal ingredients, explanation of cooking methods, cooking and final tasting of the dishes made served with excellent Tuscan wines.
The proposed menus are based on the seasonal ingredients that are available and produce locally in order to stick to the traditional relationship between the Italian cuisine and the territory.
The cost includes all ingredients, the lesson, serving, kitchen cleaning and tidying up and a bottle of good Tuscan wine.
A cooking class will give an extra special touch to your holidays in Tuscany and will let you discover not only traditional dishes and recipes but will also teach you how to match food and wine to live together a really unforgettable experience.
In order to get a better service, please book in advance your Tuscan cooking class at Agriturismo in Cortona Rocca di Pierle.
Our Chef: Anna, Cristiano & Francesco
Our names are Anna, Cristiano and Francesco and we would like to share a passion for cooking and tasting with you at Rocca di Pierle. After attending training courses and seminars, we earned our HACCP (official sanitary certification) so we could put our knowledge into practice. We started working in many restaurants of the province of Arezzo, Tuscany. For years we have been focusing on our Personal Chef business, offering everything from small but memorable events to large dinners at villas, happy hours and cooking classes. We are currently working on improving our offering of locally sourced food, following in the footsteps of our great culinary tradition.
Thanks to our work and passion, using our grandparents' culinary heritage, we offer recipes that will please both the traditionalists to the adventurers. We are lucky to live in a place rich in enviable culinary treasures and, with a pinch of fantasy, we are able to create new dishes that are based on Tuscan and Italian traditions.
It is our imagination that allows us to use the resources available to us in continuously new and unique ways and our passion for local wines, grown and produced in Cortona, Italy and abroad, rounds out the picture.
We are waiting for you at Agriturismo Rocca di Pierle to cook some delicious traditional dishes all together and live a really unique experience during your vacation in Tuscany.


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The thing about putting the seeded big countries in a group of six because of the telly revenue they bring in doesn't sit right with me either...
Scotland confirmed in pot four for qualifying stage of Euro 2016
24 January 2014
Scotland have been confirmed in pot four for the draw for the qualifying rounds of the 2016 European Championships.
Gordon Strachan's men will discover their fate in Nice on Sunday, Feburary 23.
Nine groups will be drawn for the qualifying phase, with France being part of the competition despite being hosts.
Eight groups will contain six teams each, while the ninth group will contain five nations.
Once the draw is made, France will be added to the group of five and will take part in friendly matches against their group rivals. Results against Les Bleus will not count towards qualifying.
The top two nations in each group will automatically qualify for Euro 2016, as well as the best third-placed nation.
The remaining eight countries who occupy third spot in their group will go into the play-off round for the 24-team tournament.
Fixtures commence on September 7-9, 2014, with the final group games being played between October 11 and 13, 2015.
As part of new rules, teams will be able to play qualifiers on any day from Thursday through to Tuesday when there is a scheduled double-header of matches.
Games in 2014 between October 9 and 14, as well as matches in 2015 between September 3 and 8, and October 8 and 13, all fall under the new criteria.
In another twist, being placed in the smaller group of five will also mean nations will avoid games against Spain, Germany, Netherlands, Italy and England.
UEFA competition regulations state those countries must be in a group of six as they contribute the greatest TV revenue.
Finals competition format
At Euro 2016 itself, the 24 participating teams will be split into six groups of four.
The six group winners and six runners-up will all qualifying for the round of 16. They will be joined by the four best third-placed teams from the six groups.
The competition will run from June 10, 2016 until July 10, 2016.
Pots for the qualifying phase of the 2016 European Championships.
Pot one: Spain, Germany, Netherlands, Italy, England, Portugal, Greece, Russia, Bosnia-Herzegovina
Pot two: Ukraine, Croatia, Sweden, Denmark, Switzerland, Belgium, Czech Republic, Hungary, Republic of Ireland
Pot three: Serbia, Turkey, Slovenia, Israel, Norway, Slovakia, Romania, Austria, Poland
Pot four: Montenegro, Armenia, SCOTLAND, Finland, Latvia, Wales, Bulgaria, Estonia, Belarus
Pot five: Iceland, Northern Ireland, Albania, Lithuania, Moldova, FYR Macedonia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Cyprus
Pot six: Luxembourg, Kazakhstan, Liechtenstein, Faroe Islands, Malta, Andorra, San Marino, Gibraltar


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Manchester expected to weigh revenue-raising ideasBy PAUL FEELY
New Hampshire Union Leader
March 02. 2014 9:56PM
MANCHESTER — City officials are expected to discuss possible ways to increase revenue, including potential partnerships with area businesses.
The Board of Mayor and Aldermen will meet Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. in the Aldermanic Chambers at City Hall.
Recently, Mayor Ted Gatsas asked city administrators to submit ideas for increasing the amount of revenue coming in to city coffers. Jennie Angell, the city's director of Information Services, suggested the concept of market-based revenue opportunities.
Market-based revenue opportunities (MBROs) are agreements between cities and private companies that provide payments for marketing and advertising using city property and assets.
This broad term encompasses various entrepreneurial concepts, including advertising, exclusivity arrangements, rental agreements and corporate sponsorships. These can produce revenue streams that conform to community standards and aid a city's plans for community and economic development. Cities that have successfully implemented MBRO programs include Oakland, San Diego and Huntington Beach, Calif; Boston; and Seattle.
"There might be some ideas that could be implemented in Manchester," wrote Angell in a memo to Gatsas.
According to a report on MBROs by the League of California Cities:
• A corporate partnership program in San Diego involving companies like Pepsi, Verizon and General Motors, where each company paid for the "exclusive" provider of their respective products and services to the city, netting the community $5 million over the past 3.5 years;
• Huntington Beach, Calif., realized a $3 million annual benefit from corporate partners including Coca-Cola, Chevrolet and Yamaha;
• In Miami, Purina sponsored construction of two "Dog Chow Dog Parks" as part of a marketing campaign, in exchange for promotion rights and a waiver of fees for park events
Funding for schools
In her memo, Angell also suggests the school department should consider MBROs.
"As the school district works to reinvent itself, there is a lot of opportunity for partnering with area businesses," writes Angell.
She suggests approaching city businesses such as Dyn, Comcast, Fairpoint and Harvey Construction that could be tapped to help design, build and pay for possible labs for technology, engineering, manufacturing and health care.
"They will be the direct beneficiaries of the highly trained workforce," writes Angell. "I envision the school district having a STEAM school with a Harvey Engineering Lab, Dyn World Connectivity Lab, Fairpoint Engineering Lab and many others."
Dyn already has a strong partnership with the city, teaming up with the school district and another Manchester company, Silvertech, on the STEAM Ahead NH program. Dyn spokesman Adam Coughlin said his company has yet to be approached by the city to take part in an MBRO program.
"It's an idea we would be interested in discussing," said Coughlin.
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Health Coaching and Nutrition Consultation
Adrienne Markus is a Certified Holistic Health Coach, Nutrition Consultant. She will work privately with you to tailor a unique program that fits seamlessly into your lifestyle.
Support Services
Whether you need health insurance counseling or the support of the Jewish Family Service, help is available for free right here at the JCC.
Physical Therapy
Genesee Valley Physical Therapy is now seeing patients at the JCC! Aquatic Physical Therapy appointments available with Sarah Lipinski, MSPT.
Alzheimer's Exercise Program
This program provides people in the early to mid stages of dementia an opportunity to exercise under the supervision of certified personal trainers.
Cardiac Fitness Program (Phase III)
The Cardiac Fitness Program is designed for individuals who have completed Phase 1 and Phase 2 of a Cardiac Program.
Parkinson's Exercise Programs
STL (Stretiching the Limits): a group exercise class for individuals with varying stages of Parkinson's disease.
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Thief caught in the act
According to a report from the Orange Police Department, 45-year-old Orange resident Dexter Sias was caught red-handed trying to steal a stereo from a vehicle parked at a business in the 400 block of Green Ave. in Orange at approximately 12:04 a.m. on Wednesday, April 10.
Officer Christopher Cowart reported he heard the call from dispatch regarding someone breaking into a white Ford Mustang located at Baker's Transmission on Green Ave. Upon arrival at the scene, Cowart indicated he observed the vehicle and shined his flashlight in the direction of the car. The officer reported he saw a black male in the seated position in the back of the car with the back seat folded down and his legs extending into the trunk of the car. Cowart stated in his report that the man "had a surprised look on his face" when discovered and was holding speaker wires in his hands. The passenger side window was broken allowing the suspect to gain entry into the vehicle. A disconnected Pioneer amp sat in the passenger side of the seat, according to the report. The dash radio was missing.
Officer Cowart then reportedly asked the suspect to exit the vehicle. The man identified himself to the officers on the scene as Sias. He was immediately arrested for burglary of a vehicle and transported to the Orange County Jail. Police later went to the jail and took a voluntary statement from Sias, who reportedly admitted to forcibly entering the vehicle with the intent to steal items to sell and also admitted taking the stereo out of the dash of the car. Sias told police the stereo would be found on the front step of the business where the theft occurred, police reported, and the item was found where indicated. The owner of the business indicated to police he would press charges for the theft.