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I just called and demanded the Phins game be on
Why don't you have direct TV?
I just called our local CBS affilliate and the assclown that answered the phone told me that they are showing the Dolphins-Cardinals game at 4 on Sunday.
Douchebag: Well, Tom Brady isn't playing.
Me: Brett Favre is playing.
Douchebag: That's true, Brett Favre is playing and we will be showing some Jets games this year but just not this week.
Me: Don't you think you'd get better ratings with the Jets-Pats than Dolphins-Cardinals? It's a much more appealing game.
Douchebag: That's your opinion.
Me: What if you got tons of phone calls and emails asking to show the Jets game?
Douchebag: Well, it would have to be quite a flood of people asking for that game and right now, believe it or not, there is a bigger flood for Miami.
Me: That's because local Dolphins fans were probably scared their game wouldn't be on so they called in because they suck.
Douchebag hangs up on me.
Help me get the game on locally JI:
(904) 996-0400 (ask for the programming department.)
I just called and demanded the Phins game be on
Why don't you have direct TV?
Sounds like it would be easier to go to a restaurant/bar that's showing the game. Is that possible Kleck?
All that steel revenue and you can't afford Sunday Ticket?
lol @ you being mad at a guy that has nothing to do with the programming
He's an assclown because he works for a station in Florida that wants to show the Miami Dolphins? Wow, he should be shot.
Not on in tampa either. Goin to the bar - rather watch the look on the pats fans faces.
A guy from New York living in Florida calling a Florida media outlet and demanding that the Florida teams game be taken off and the New York team's (the team that just beat them) game be put on?
And he hung up?
Am I getting this right?
gotta spring for direct tv
Don't have DirectTV.
Not going to BW's with JiF because he's gonna be down south for his mom' birthday and he was planning on TIVOing the game, which he can't do now and I just don't feel like going to a bar this Sunday, you got a problem with that?
Just help a brother out here people.


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In last week's post, I talked about the joys of riding a performance bike. In the mainstream, "performance" means a racing bike, despite the limitations that go along with narrow tires, lack of fenders, etc. Unfortunately, many of the "alternatives" don't offer great performance. I know that if I had to choose a bike in a mainstream bike shop, I'd pick a racing bike over the touring and city bikes that are presented as alternatives.
In the comments of the last blog post, there was some discussion on whether certain bikes qualify as "versatile performance bikes" or not. Rather than discuss bikes that I have not ridden, I'd like to show a test bike from the Summer 2012 issue of Bicycle Quarterly, because it comes close to my ideal for a "versatile performance" bike.
Performance: Our research has shown that the frame determines the performance of a bike. The frame must work with the rider, allowing them to generate more power with less fatigue. Such a frame will encourage the rider to go faster and ride more.
It appears that the stiffness of the frame, and especially the balance of the frame tubes, is crucial for creating a frame that feels "lively" and eager to go. Based on the preferences of our testers, Jeff Lyon used thinwall tubes in standard diameters for our L'Avecaise test bike. The result one of the fastest bikes we have ridden.
Interestingly, the best carbon frames use a similar balance of the frame tubes – relatively flexible top tube, somewhat stiffer down tube, very stiff chainstays. On the other hand, even small deviations from this formula, for example, an oversize top tube on an otherwise standard-diameter frame, do not seem to work well for many riders. Thinwall oversize tubing can offer great performance, as long as all tubes are increased in diameter, and the balance of the frame is preserved.
Tires: Jeff Lyon designed the L'Avecaise for 42 mm-wide tires. The wide tires not only are more comfortable, they also provide much better traction. As a result, this bike easily outcorners any racing bike.
Judging by the many bikes with zip-tied fenders, clip-on fenders and other make-shift fender solutions, the one accessory that riders wish they had are fenders. Jeff Lyon built the L'Avecaise with proper clearances for fenders.
The word "proper" cannot be stressed enough. Fenders should be at least 8 mm from the tires. Otherwise, they will need frequent adjustment if the fender moves a bit when the bike is leaned against a wall. The extra space between tire and fender also greatly reduces the risk of debris getting jammed and collapsing the fender, causing the wheel to lock up.
Only at the chainstays, the fenders can get a little closer than 8 mm to the tires. The fender is held tightly by the stays and won't get out of alignment there. Space is at a premium in this spot, where tires, fenders and stiff (round) chainstays must fit between cranks with narrow tread (Q factor).
Fenders: Adequate clearances for fenders are only part of the game when it comes to preparing a frame for fenders. Jeff Lyon also spaced all bridges equidistant from the wheel centers. The bridges also have threaded braze-ons, to which the fenders can be mounted directly. Of course, Jeff Lyon used dropouts with eyelets.
That means that fender mounting will be relatively easy, and the fenders will be quiet even when riding on rough roads. Sliding brackets, spacers and zip ties are OK for retrofitting older bikes that were not intended for fenders, but they have no place on a brand-new bike that claims to be "versatile." (Would you buy a Lamborghini that had its fenders attached with zip ties?)
Luggage: Jeff Lyon designed the L'Avecaise so that a Grand Bois M-13 rack will bolt right on. The fork crown already is drilled for it, and the rack's lower supports will fit onto the cantilever pivots. That provides a firm platform for a handlebar bag.
The bike's geometry is optimized for unloaded riding, but it will handle fine with a front load. If you plan to use a rack all the time, you should ask for a fork with a little more rake.
Have it all!
A bike like this would make a lot of sense for many riders. As shown in the photos, it would outperform most racing bikes thanks to its superlight frame and wider tires. It's also a bike that encourages riders to seek out backroads with little traffic and great scenery, without worrying about the bumpy pavement that you often encounter on the most scenic roads.
If the rider enjoys this bike in the summer, they may want to keep riding when the weather turns rainy. No problem: Aluminum fenders would be easy to install, and once installed, they would not draw attention by requiring frequent adjustments or by making noise on rough pavement.
As the rider enjoys the performance of the bike, they might go on longer rides and find they need to carry some spare clothes, more food, a camera… A front rack would be easy to install to provide a secure platform for a handlebar bag. All those parts would fit as if the bike had been built with them in the first place. Our second tester Mark called it a "gateway drug to a randonneur bike," but the appeal of this bike is not about riding huge distances. It's really just a bike that is able to keep up with a rider who wants to ride more often and further than they originally planned.
Or the rider might just continue to enjoy Jeff Lyon's bike as a racing bike on sunny days. It would be excellent for that as well. Having all these options makes for a truly versatile bike.


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The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has primary responsibility for securing the nearly 4,000 miles that comprise the U.S.-Canadian border from Washington state to Maine. DHS components, in collaboration with other federal, state, local, tribal, and Canadian law enforcement partners, are responsible for securing this border, which involves coordination and the leveraging of scarce resources through interagency forums. In December 2010, GAO reported on overlap and potential duplication among two of these forums—the Integrated Border Enforcement Team (IBET) and the Border Enforcement Security Task Force (BEST). These forum members meet to share information on coordination of cross-border law enforcement efforts, among other activities, to enhance bi-national border security. IBET members focus on national security, organized crime, and other criminal activity between ports of entry; BEST members work to identify, disrupt, and dismantle organizations seeking to exploit border vulnerabilities. DHS components, such as U.S. Customs and Border Protection, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and the U.S. Coast Guard, along with Canadian law enforcement partners participate in 24 IBETs (which are part of 15 regions across the northern border) and 3BESTs (led by Immigration and Customs Enforcement)that have been established across the northern border.
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Overlap and potential duplication of effort between the BEST and IBET may also exist when these interagency forums are established in the same location, as has been done in at least two jurisdictions where BEST and IBET forums are located. DHS officials stated that decisions to establish interagency forums are made, in part, by DHS components participating in the forums based on their work requirements. Specifically, the Immigration and Customs Enforcement headquarters program manager stated that the agency sponsored the establishment of BEST interagency forums along the northern border because of the need for additional Immigration and Customs Enforcement investigative resources, and that the locations were identified on the basis of the agency's investigative workload requirements, but that analyses of whether the existing IBETs established in these areas could be used for these investigative purposes were not a factor.
Moreover, in an April 2007 report, the DHS Inspector General reported that it was not clear how a BEST would operate differently from IBETs and that care should be taken to avoid duplication of efforts with IBETs on the northern border. In 2009, IBET members convened an interagency working group to study the interaction between the IBET and BEST.[1]This group raised concerns about mission overlap and duplication of effort between the two interagency forums and identified the need for a vision that clearly defines IBET-BEST roles and responsibilities, as well the framework for their routine interaction and collaboration. According to DHS officials, in November 2010, DHS, the Department of Justice, and Canadian officials established another working group to evaluate best practices of existing interagency forums, including the IBET and BEST, to improve U.S.-Canadian border enforcement efforts.[2]However, as of December 2010 it is too soon to tell whether this effort will address the recommendation made by the previous working group.
In December 2010, GAO reported that DHS does not provide guidance or oversight to its components to establish or assess the results of interagency forums across northern border locations. GAO has previously reported that federal agencies can enhance and sustain their collaborative efforts by, in part, developing mechanisms to monitor their results. DHS officials stated that DHS is developing processes to provide department-level oversight of those forums; however, DHS has not provided documentation to support its plans, and thus the scope and the time frames for finalizing this effort are unclear. Completing such guidance and processes for oversight could better position DHS to identify areas of duplication and determine if existing forums could be modified or consolidated to leverage its resources more efficiently in conducting border security operations.
DHS intends to outline a vision for interagency coordination with an emphasis on partnerships, including the Canadian government, through its northern border strategy scheduled to be issued in calendar year 2011.[3]In addition, in November 2010, the Secretary of Homeland Security directed DHS components to develop a new approach to better integrate northern border enforcement efforts. Until DHS clearly defines IBET-BEST roles and responsibilities, aligns its resources, and ensures accountability through oversight, DHS risks hindering collaborative relationships with its partners and lacks reasonable assurance that resources are deployed efficiently and effectively to secure the northern border.
DHS is also working to establish a mechanism to identify and report on the benefits achieved through its participation in the IBET-BEST interagency forums, but has not maintained comprehensive data on the costs of these forums to help it ascertain whether the benefits obtained outweigh the costs. For example, Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials maintained information on that agency's participation in two of three northern border BEST locations and estimated its costs for IBET locations.[4]However, DHS could not provide information on the costs incurred by other federal, state, local, tribal, and international agencies that participate in BEST or IBET. The interagency group studying these forums raised concerns about law enforcement agencies gathering the resources necessary to participate in the increasing number of these forums. By leading efforts to develop a framework for identifying both its and its partners' costs for participating in each forum, DHS would be better positioned to evaluate the need for and success of both forums.
[1]Eight agencies were represented on the IBET/BEST working group, including Canada's Royal Canadian Mounted Police and the Canada Border Services Agency and U.S. agencies including Customs and Border Protection, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, the Coast Guard, and the Department of Justice. The findings of this working group were published in a final report. DHS, IBET/BEST Interaction Final Report (Washington, D.C., April 2009).
[2]This working group consists of the representatives from the same agencies that served on the 2009 interagency working group, which include DHS, Department of Justice, and Canadian law enforcement agencies, according to DHS officials.
[3]According to DHS officials, in addition to emphasizing the importance of its partners, this strategy is to guide efforts to deter and prevent illicit smuggling and trafficking along the northern border.
[4]Specifically, in 2010, Immigration and Customs Enforcement's costs ranged from approximately $1.5 million to $6.3 million per BEST location and from almost $480,000 to about $2 million per IBET location (dedicated personnel, facilities, and equipment). Since IBET positions are created out of the responsible Immigration and Customs Enforcement office's base funding, all costs associated with these programs are estimated since each responsible Immigration and Customs Enforcement office has to shift resources from one program to another. Customs and Border Protection does not track its costs of participating in either forum, but a Customs and Border Protection official responsible for patrolling the border estimated that its fiscal year 2010 cost averaged $100,000 for one BEST location and $182,000 for IBET.
Ongoing DHS oversight of the interagency forums could help prevent duplication of efforts. DHS headquarters officials report that policies governing DHS coordination efforts are under development and that Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Customs and Border Protection have deployed personnel to key northern border locations to improve collaboration and facilitate timely information sharing. However, DHS does not currently provide guidance or oversight to its components to establish or assess the results of interagency forums—which include both IBET and BEST interagency forums—across northern border locations to help ensure that forums established in the same locations do not duplicate activities. Accordingly, GAO recommended in December 2010 that DHS provide guidance and oversight for interagency forums to help prevent duplication of effort and help efficiently utilize personnel resources to strengthen DHS's coordination efforts along the northern border. By implementing this recommendation, DHS could help prevent duplication and identify whether existing forums can be modified or consolidated to better leverage scarce resources and more efficiently conduct border security operations. Moreover, as DHS establishes a mechanism for determining the benefits of participating in the IBET and BEST interagency forums, DHS could lead efforts to develop a framework for identifying the costs incurred by all partners participating in each forum. Doing so could help DHS evaluate the success of these forums and the need for both the IBETs and BESTs.
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Roktoberfest: The Amarok Project Fundraiser
The Amarok Project is giving away an iPod Nano during its current fundraiser to celebrate the month of Roktober. Anyone that gives the equivalent of $10 or more is automatically entered in a random drawing to win a 2GB iPod Nano. Amazingly, a year has passed since the last fundraiser. Having the ability to spend some money on project resources and hardware made a big difference to the project's productivity. The past year has seen much progress on the Amarok front with a 1.4 release that saw a whopping 64 new features, a very successful developer meeting in May and basic groundwork laid for the port to KDE 4. Plans for 2007 include at least one more meeting to hack on Amarok 2.0. There is a PayPal link and more information on the Amarok website.
Using Amarok more or less daily - thanks for creating a great music player!
By Joergen Ramskov at Tue, 2006/10/03 - 5:00am
I would like to see options which make it easy to take my ogg files and create a torrent for upload and exchange of data.
I know that iTunes had an easy exchange option but went under pressure from the music industry. However, Amarok is not involved with big music biz.
By Hannes at Tue, 2006/10/03 - 5:00am
Re: Amarok
This could be implemented as a script. Scripts can add options to the right-mouse-button menu for playlist tracks.
By Ian Monroe at Tue, 2006/10/03 - 5:00am
Prevent Amarok from rewriting playlists?
The only think I don't like about Amarok is that when it finds an M3U in my library, it rewrites the M3U file!
Why is this a problem? Most of my playlists use relative file paths--Amarok rewrites them using absolute file paths. The playlists still work great on my machine, but they are suddenly broken when I sync them to my portable.
What I have to ask myself is--why does it bother to do this in the first place?
By ac at Tue, 2006/10/03 - 5:00am
Re: Prevent Amarok from rewriting playlists?
I agree, this is really annoying.
But of course, by the time I found out it had modified many of my playlists.
By John at Wed, 2006/10/04 - 5:00am
donation method alternatives?
By raphha at Tue, 2006/10/03 - 5:00am
Re: donation method alternatives?
Send an e-mail to firstname.lastname@example.com and we'll give you a mailing address to send a check if you want.
By greg at Tue, 2006/10/03 - 5:00am
Re: donation method alternatives?
How about a german bank account? That would make the donation a lot easier for me!
By ben at Tue, 2006/10/03 - 5:00am
Re: donation method alternatives?
Email Greg (he's our treasurer) and I'm sure you two can figure something out.
By Ian Monroe at Wed, 2006/10/04 - 5:00am
It's a mystery to me why the Amarok people have to do everything themselves (widgets, server, live-cd, wiki, fundraiser, ...) and don't want to use KDE e.V.'s resources.
By Anonymous at Tue, 2006/10/03 - 5:00am
Re: Mystery
I second that.
By fish at Tue, 2006/10/03 - 5:00am
Re: Mystery
When did they offer?
By Greg Meyer at Wed, 2006/10/04 - 5:00am
Re: Mystery
well for the server they could use kde's svn like k3b and amarok used to do, for the wiki they could use http://wikia.com/ or another free wiki service, for the livecd they could use torrents to distribute it, who cares about the livecd anyway. In the end it looks like the only thing amarok needs is more developper but the money of this fundraiser won't go to the devs, it will go to useless fancy stuff IMO.
By patcito at Wed, 2006/10/04 - 5:00am
Re: Mystery
Okay, I have time now for a more serious post. Amarok is not part of the KDE project. It is part of extragear. Amarok devs are very big KDE supporters and Amarok relies heavily on KDE, but it is not part of KDE proper. The consensus of the devs is they like it this way because it gives them more freedom, not being tied to KDE release schedules and such.
1) Amarok does use the kde svn system and is part of the extragear repository.
2) Amarok has a popular website and uses a lot of bandwidth. Most offers for donated web space are usually insufficient in terms of holding up to the server loads we often get and to the monthly bandwidth requirements. In the past year, many people have inquired about donating server space only to back down after they learn of the bandwidth requirements. Therefore, up until now, the project chooses to pay for an appropriate server solution.
3) As for a livecd, the pupose is to demonstrate amarok, so we need music on it. I am not sure how much room there would be, or whether it would be appropriate to include large music files on the kde livecd. The KDE livecd is free to included Amarok, and the Amarok Livecd ships with KDE, stripped down a bit to save space. I don't see why this is a problem.
4) There are many widget and icon requirements that are not currently met by the current widget/icon sets. Also, there are certain circumstances where the devs feel that breaking off is appropriate within the context of the app. We aren't trying to reinvent the wheel, or suffer from "not invented here" syndrome. Sometimes things just don't work for us, like gstreamer atm.
In the end, I don't really see why it is a problem that a free software project can be successful on its own. We love KDE, we use KDE, we particiapte in KDE, but at the end of the day, we aren't KDE.
As for how the money is used, much of it will go to the developers in the form of hardware to work on and travel costs to get together and meet for planning and hacking together, which has proven itself to be quite productive in the past. Are you proposing to pay the devs or give them a stipend from the funds being raised? Amarok has many very active devs, many more than most other free software projects. Last count there were over ten active committers with author level status.
Ultimately, the people involved are trying to build a financially sound sustainable project. I think a worthy goal. If you truly disagree and want to argue these issues substantively, lose your anon tag and come talk about it. We don't bite.
By Greg Meyer at Wed, 2006/10/04 - 5:00am
Re: Mystery
Amarok's independence declaration.
Up next: Why Amarok will get fully migrated Mono
By jum at Wed, 2006/10/04 - 5:00am
Re: Mystery
I don't see e.V. jumping through hoops to give acceptable server space, I don't see e.V. jumping through hoops to convince the project to fold into KDE. What you guys don't seem to get is that this is a two-way street we're on.
If you don't like the situation, why don't you substantively address the issues and try to convince us of a better way instead of just trolling.
"Up next: Why Amarok will get fully migrated Mono"
I don't get why separation makes us not KDE supporters
By greg at Wed, 2006/10/04 - 5:00am
Re: Mystery
Hmm, yet another push for money from the community. No problem there...however, do people realise that the Amarok developers are committed to releasing a Windows version? Donating money to this project is funding the development of that Windows version.
By Bhud at Fri, 2006/10/06 - 5:00am
Re: Mystery
there seems to be a trend at the moment to design kde (kdelibs and kdebase to only use things like qt so that it will be more portable. having a windows version (as well as a mac version) of amarok around is a pretty valid way to test the quality of kdelibs and kdebase on other platforms, how it works with other compilers, what problems get triggered, etc. might mean more users as well, not to mention more developers.
I understand that people get a little nervious when good oss projects are ALL availible under windows as well, that it will make linux look like it doesn't have any advantage anymore over any other OS. but most of the time we seem to actually gain from it. think about open/star office where half the target audience that wanted to pay (for support) appeared to be on the windows site, and we got all the resulting code as well.
a windows version is on the todo list anyway, they will do it because they want/like to do it. it's not like they are not going to develop it when you don't support them. and they did give you a very nice (though pretty heavy :p) music player for free ;)
I trust these guys to do what they do, by looking at what they already did.
By Mark Hannessen at Fri, 2006/10/06 - 5:00am
Re: Mystery
Your misconception is common in the open source world. OpenOffice.org's availability on Windows has done HUGE amounts to advance OpenOffice.org's adoption; but almost nothing to help out Linux adoption.
Let me repeat this again to people who continue to not listen... there is NO correlation between OpenOffice.org's adoption, Firefox's adoption, or Scribus' adoption, or the Gimp's adoption, and Linux's adoption! There is tons of statistical and historical data to demonstrate it. Don't agree with me? Too bad! The facts about product adoption in IT are consistent and fairly well known already.
Firefox has grown from < 2% browser usage to over 15% in some markets (and 9% overall) in the last 2 years; there has been absolutely ZERO change (not some, not almost none... zero) in the Linux adoption rate in that time. In fact, if you run both systems, you already know that the Windows version of Firefox is now more feature rich than the Linux version. Did you just get that? If you want to run the most functional version of Firefox now days... your better off running WINDOWS!
The reason people switch OSes is because that new Operating System provides them something they could NOT get on their old system... be it the ability to play a game they bought, connect up to a device they have, or interact with someone on another system. People don't switch because the applications they ALREADY RUN work on a different system.
KDE getting ported to Windows will ABSOLUTELY improve the adoption rate of KDE. We will get more users, more developers, and more attention... we will not get more people moving to Linux. This may be the way that people want KDE to progress (remember, there are a number of people working with KDE that don't like Linux or at the very least are indifferent); but it will happen. And when it does, the single biggest draw we have for Linux will be gone.
The day that happens, KDE (a project STARTED to provide a desktop environment for linux) will no longer be the flagship Linux desktop; but will become a desktop environment that happens to also run on Linux.
By Bobby at Wed, 2006/10/11 - 5:00am
Re: Mystery
Money spent this last year was spent on a much needed computer for one of the devs as well as train tickets, lodging and food for the pre-K3M meeting in Amsterdam. Not just the server costs.
By Ian Monroe at Wed, 2006/10/04 - 5:00am
Re: Mystery
hey, just let this guy troll away. i think amarok is a valuable part of the KDE community. maybe there are things you guys could do to get more involved (some code might be pushed down further the library stack, into kdelibs) but it's not a huge issue.
By superstoned at Thu, 2006/10/05 - 5:00am
Re: Mystery
I'm not trolling, just stating my opinion mind you. There are a lot of things in this world that deserve donations and free software is not the most urgent thing IMO. So when I send money to a free software project I want to be sure this money is really needed.
By patcito at Thu, 2006/10/05 - 5:00am
Re: Mystery
Please read the explanations others have posted before. As for the SVN server - amarok is using kdeextragear repository (together with k3b and others). You may want to check the reality first.
By Ladislav Strojil at Fri, 2006/10/06 - 5:00am
Re: Mystery
On the other hand it is fantastic to see Amarok grow into such a huge project that it can do all this independent of the e.V. We should have many many more KDE projects that are this successful.
By AC at Wed, 2006/10/04 - 5:00am
Re: Mystery
By Greg Meyer at Wed, 2006/10/04 - 5:00am
Re: Mystery
Thanks :) Let me just add that we are not entirely independent of the KDE e.V. In fact I (an Amarok core developer) am a member of the e.V., and I'm actively promoting KDE.
For instance I have recently represented KDE at the Come2Linux expo (check my report: http://amarok.kde.org/blog/archives/229-Come2Linux-Expo-My-Trip-Report.html ).
By Mark Kretschmann at Wed, 2006/10/04 - 5:00am
Re: Mystery
+1 too.
By Gabriel Gazzán at Wed, 2006/10/04 - 5:00am
Sod it - I love amarok
I was nearly swayed by the post complaining about how the money was spent, but then I realised that I use Amarok every day, and love it. How the team spend the money isn't my domain - I use the software, and am happy to contribute.
PS I started off encoding to ogg, then (I got givin an iPod mini) to mp3, and now so I can convert to either format to flac. Can I prevent amarok from duplicating or triplicating entries in the playlist, when I select a whole album - the directory can contain a .ogg a .mp3 and a .flac - ideally I'd like a precedence rule: flac, then ogg, then if theres an mp3, I suppose we'll settle for that!
Off to donate via Paypal
By Graham Nicholls at Wed, 2006/10/04 - 5:00am
Re: Sod it - I love amarok
Thanks! When we first put up the donate link it was for the "Amarok Beer Fund". Our goals have expanded somewhat since then, but its the same idea. :)
By Ian Monroe at Thu, 2006/10/05 - 5:00am
Re: Sod it - I love amarok
Regarding your issue... its a rather unique one. My only suggestion would be a script that would go through and turn off the 'read' file permission. :/
By Ian Monroe at Thu, 2006/10/05 - 5:00am
Re: Sod it - I love amarok
well, if you let amarok transcode the files, and preserve them, isn't this needed? or is it already there? (can't test it now...)
By superstoned at Thu, 2006/10/05 - 5:00am
Re: Sod it - I love amarok
Usually people transcode them to be transfered on to an audio device. I've never used it myself, so I'm not sure how it works. But perhaps at this point some improvements could be made in how its handled?
By Ian Monroe at Fri, 2006/10/06 - 5:00am
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October 22, 2007
By ANDY KIRKALDY
FERRISBURGH — The Vermont Electric Power Company has decided not to use a property in Ferrisburgh's Route 7 village as staging area and storage site for more than 400 poles and other equipment for VELCO's new transmission line from New Haven to South Burlington, VELCO spokesman Kerrick Johnson said on Friday.
Instead, VELCO has turned its attention at the last minute to a site in North Ferrisburgh that is owned by the state Department of Building and Grounds and is, at least in the long term, the planned home of a new Agency of Transportation weigh station and highway maintenance depot.
Johnson said earlier this summer AOT officials told VELCO that the agency was still considering developing that site within the next two years.
However, there may have been an internal misunderstanding in the agency. AOT director of communications John Zicconi told the Addison Independent this summer there are no immediate plans to further develop that site. Zicconi said the AOT had to devote limited funding to other needs for the foreseeable future.
"The project remains a project," Zicconi said in July. "But there is no timetable for it at this time."
Last week Johnson said VELCO approached the AOT again, asked more questions, and this time heard that the agency would be open to leasing the site for the two-year period VELCO said it needs the staging and storage area.
Johnson said when VELCO, Buildings and Grounds Department officials and AOT officials realized their needs were complimentary, that talks moved quickly. VELCO may start using the site, which is on the west side of Route 7 just south of Long Point Road, in a matter of days.
"If all goes well, we're hoping to use that site by the end of next week," Johnson said on Saturday.
October 22, 2007
By JOHN FLOWERS
MIDDLEBURY — Members of the local arts community are joining forces to market Middlebury as a destination for arts and entertainment.
The effort is being called "ArtsConnect," an idea that emerged from a series of "Creative Communities Program" forums held earlier this year to find ways of stimulating Middlebury's economy. Resident Nancy Malcolm was a lead organizer of that Creative Communities effort, and is chairwoman of the ArtsConnect committee.
"We want to promote and celebrate the Middlebury area," Malcolm said. "The general idea is to be very inclusive."
ArtsConnect boosters will hold their first of what are expected to be monthly gatherings on Thursday, Oct. 25, at 4:30 p.m. at Carol's Hungry Mind Café. The meeting is expected to attract representatives from Middlebury College, the Henry Sheldon Museum of Vermont History, the Town Hall Theater, the Vermont Folklife Center, the Vermont State Craft Center at Frog Hollow, the Middlebury Business Association and area schools.
"This is a way to communicate, to get people together who speak the same language," she said of the various players in the local arts scene.
ArtsConnect participants on Oct. 25 will begin to brainstorm ideas on how to publicize the vast menu of theater, visual arts, music and cultural events that are available in Middlebury. Malcolm plans to suggest some of the following ideas:
• Producing arts brochures that could be left in rooms at area hotels and B&Bs to inform tourists about local arts events.
• Approaching the Middlebury Business Association for help in promotions, such as displays.
• Collaborating with restaurants. Such a partnership could result in "dinner-and-a-show" relationships between theaters and eateries.
MIDDLEBURY — Addison County is in the market for a new chief administrator for its courthouse clerk, though the position must remain unfilled until early January due to a shortfall in the state's judiciary budget.
County Clerk Kylie Dixon resigned on Oct. 1 after a little more than two years on the job. He declined to discuss the reason for his departure, except to say, "I left on good terms."
It was during the summer of 2005 that Dixon succeeded Kathy Keeler, who retired after 25 years as an administrator of the Addison County courthouse.
Candidates have until Friday, Oct. 26, to apply for the clerk's position. A job description on file at the courthouse lists the clerk's duties as including:
• Working with the Superior Court judges to manage the caseload of the court.
• Ensuring court records are accurate and that court rulings and orders are prepared and distributed in a timely manner.
• Assisting all those who use the court in a "courteous and professional" manner.
• Overseeing the proper use of courthouse technology, including computers and audio/video devices.
• Managing county functions, including preparation of budgets, training and supervision of employees, managing selection of jurors and conducting recounts of county elections.
Whomever is picked to fill the job won't be able to start until Jan. 2, 2008. The three-month hiring freeze is due to an estimated $800,000 shortfall in the state judiciary budget.
Vermont Supreme Court Clerk Virginia Lazarus said staff members are working hard to ensure court services are delivered in a thorough and timely manner while they shorthanded.
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IC Chapter 2: Lost In Ruins
It has been three days since the four of you left Lianna. While calculating the hyperspace route to Ossus, Xann encountered difficulties because there was no fresh data on the Holonet. To work around the inconvenience Xann employed a puddle jumping method to nearby systems in the Belderone sector before safely making the jump to the Auril sector and finally to Ossus.
Despite the lengthy travel time, you have arrived safely above the ancient jungle world. Several large continents cover the planet's surface along with two equally large oceans. Preliminary scans show numerous ruins and you also see overwhelming life form readings, though nothing specific as to their nature. Of particular note is complex located high in what the computer calls the Eocho Mountains. There is nothing else in that area for hundreds of kilometers except open jungle. You ultimately decide that the remote facility is likely the best place to start, and Xann brings The Legacy in for a closer look.
As you fly through thick clouds over the dense rain forests you can make out hundreds of brightly colored birds and other flying creatures inhabiting the canopy, but anything further down is obscured by the trees. It is not long before you make a pass over the ruined complex. All of the buildings have been charred black by fire and overgrown with vegetation. Numerous squat buildings surrounding the complex have mostly been crushed beyond usability, however a few remain standing. Larger structures within the perimeter have been reduced to their foundations, and there is no telling what they might once have looked like. In the center of it all is an enormous ziggurat, or what is left of one, and immediately next to it is a smaller pyramid. Both temples have part of a large transparisteel cube on their peaks, and from the general angles of the breaks it would seem that the smaller pyramid at one time rested inverted upon the larger, separated by the cube. Because the side of the ziggurat shared with the smaller pyramid has been crushed and all of the debris has gathered between the two, it would be safe to assume that the inverted pyramid fell in the destruction of the complex and caused the damage to the ziggurat.
A few towering trees protrude from the remains of the transparisteel cube on the ziggurat, and as you fly around the temple you notice that the northeast side has also been destroyed and has caved in. Xann makes a second pass around the complex, looking for a suitable place to land, and he notices a tram line that seems to have survived the devastation. Following it leads to a fairly large hangar set into a nearby cliff face. The bay doors are open, and it looks to be in good condition, if not somewhat of a mess. Deciding it is probably the only suitable landing spot, Xann brings the ship in and sets her down.
Je'Koth begins muttering to himself as he sees the ziggurat. "It could be here. Soon I will finish what we started."
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Xann turns off the ship's engines and grabs his rifle from its resting place against the console next to him. Though they seem friendly, and do not appear to be too dangerous, he does not trust them very much. The fact that there has been no talk of monetary compensation also troubles Xann. Caught up in the bustle on Lianna he had completely forgotten to bring it up. After readying himself he takes a gander outside at the rather large building in the distance, and lets out a sigh. "I suppose they're going to want my assistance, and it's better than sitting with the ship and waiting I suppose."
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Glad to be able to get off the ship and away from her cranky companions, Glas Aon runs off the ship, and makes her way through the clutter to the main hangar door where a gnarled tree has begun to grow across one corner of the opening. Deftly grabbing some vines, she swings herself onto the trunk and scrambles upwards a few meters for a better vantage point to observe the landscape.
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Je'Koth walks down the entrance ramp, and follows Glas Aon to the hangar entrance where he gazes at the broken temple in the distance.
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Xaan comes down the ramp, stopping short of Je'Koth, and places his hand on his shoulder. "Well, I hope that whatever you're looking for is here, because if I do say so myself it doesn't seem very logical to give you another bout of safe passage without a little compinsation." Xaan smiles at Je'Koth and walks past him, makeing sure that his weapon is properly loaded.
Je' Koth says, "You'll be compinsated eventually, because when we go in that temple I bet something will try and kill us and then your compinsation will be your life. However, if you manage to survive I will pay you in due time, don't worry friend." and then he begins walking into the jungle.
Xaan smiled at his passanger, looking up into the tree to see the female climbing. "Anything interesting in your sight? I daresay if we meet resistance I would much rather not be ambushed at all."
Glas Aon says with a sly grin, "This is an oh so populated planet and I am sure they are about to ambush you and only you. However, in some company it is best to watch your back at all times, even with out suspicions of an ambush. Now in all seriousness, the only thing I saw was the empty tram line." She then hangs upside down in the tree, expecting the two sith to break out into an argument.
Je' Koth says, "Xann come over here I think I found something. It looks as if somebody was here a long time ago. It looks as if they were running away from the temple."
Xaan looks down at Je'Koth, and frowns a little at the sudden interests at past civilization. "I'm sure that whatever these people were running from is either dead or has fled this planet do to lack of food." Xaan crouches next to Je'Koth to examine the area around the young passanger.
"You are assuming that what ever it is was alive." says Je' Koth distantly, "I think that this may have been the explorer that found this crystal." He pulls a small crystal out of his pocket that seems to pulse and glow in the dim light, he continues, "In the temple over there, and in that temple may be what I seek."
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Ool'yn walks down The Legacy's entrance ramp with an air of pompous entitlement. Looking around at the disheveled hangar bay he grunts with disgust. "Je'Koth, since you seem to have taken the initiative here, have you figured out how to get from this mountainside to the ruins? I think that might be more valuable information than anything the long-settled dust can tell you."
Ool'yn takes a few steps out into the hangar casually taking in his surroundings and memorizing the layout. You can never be too prepared.
"There seems to be a trail here we can follow." Je' Koth says with increasing contempt.
"Yes, well, appearances are all well and good, but where does it lead? You certainly are taking your time." Catching sight of Glas Aon hanging from the tree at the hangar entrance, Ool'yn exclaims, "Get down from there girl! If we lose this carefree galoot," indicating Xann with a disrespectful wave of his hand, "who will keep the ship in working order?" Turning back to Je'Koth, Ool'yn says, "Check the stairs over there," pointing to a stairwell descending into the south wall. "Perhaps there is an airspeeder in a side hangar that we could use."
Xann stiffens a little, carefree galoot? He inhales and exhales deeply, closing his eyes so as to try and not to get ruffled by this alien's baffling comments. "I daresay Ool'yn, if there is any air of doubt on your side on my ability to act as an astute captain, feel free to say so. But judging by your actions on that last dusty rock we left behind since I've known you, stealth and subtlety aren't exactly your stengths, which seems to me far more important to appearing cautious rather than carefree when it comes to us... what did you say? Galoots?" Xann keeps his back to Ool'yn, staring at the temple. "And although it seems like it would be so much fun to stand here and argue over who's more incompetent, I think it would be much less counter productive if we were to go and search the surrounding buildings, and that tram line. We wouldn't want to meet up with any unpleasant surprises along our journey, now would we?" Xann puts his hands behind his back and makes his way to the edge of the hangar entrance, smiling slightly at Glas as he moves past her tree.
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"I have neither the time, nor the desire to argue with you, Cerean, but I do agree. We must get moving," Ool'yn growls.
Xann grins to himself, "Indeed," he says. His grin wavers a bit. "Well then, if you agree with me that we have no time to chit-chat, then perhaps you would like to lead the way to that tram line." Xann turns almost completely around, and keeps his left hand behind his back, while he extends his right arm towards the trail, inviteing Ool'yn to go in front of him. "By all means." He raises an eyebrow.
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Glas Aon lingers in the tree for a moment longer before jumping out of the tree. She then says, "The tram line seems intact, and I could not see the tram itself anywhere along the line. To me it seems like it would be worth while to search here for it, since it could save us a long trek. If its not here, we have only lost a couple minutes."
Xaan smiles at Glas, "Why, what a lovely idea Ms.Aon. might I recommend that I take Je'Koth and search that end of our little Hanger." Xaan points to the west side of the hanger, and wiggles his finger up and down while he talks. "And that Ool'yn and yourself search that end of it?" Xaan points his other finger towards the opposite side of the hanger, both fingers wiggleing up and down in a fashion that created a miniature wave on either side of him.
"That sounds like a good idea Xann if we split up we can double effectiveness." says Je' Koth
Glas aon glares at Xaan and says, "Call me Ms. Aon again and I will make sure you regret it." She then starts to head in the direction that Xaan had indicated.
Ool'yn walks with Glas to the northeastern corner of the hangar, keeping silent, but noting every detail. Most of the dust covered crates are full of power cables and other supplies. Wrenches, hydrospanners, and other tools litter the ground near workbenches with long abandoned repair projects lying unfinished on top of them. Of particular interest in their little section of the hangar, the pair finds an access panel to the serviceways beneath the hangar.
"Most likely we'll find power relays and piping down there," Ool'yn says casually, uninterested. "So tell me, young lady, how did you meet Je'Koth? You two are a curious pair, indeed."
On the other side of the hangar Je'Koth and Xann find much the same as the other two. Descending the stairwell, they come to find themselves in the side hangar meant for the tram. Luckily, the single-car tram is docked and appears to be in working condition. However, none of the switches on the control console appear to work, so any attempts to open the doors, let alone start the tram, are met with failure. The computer will not even turn on, and neither will the lights. It would appear that the facility has no power.
"Xann, I think there should be some way to get power to this tram line. I'll bet Glas Aon would have some sort of idea how to restore the power to this facility." says Je' Koth. He then walks back to where they started so he can ask her about the power.
As Je' Koth gets back to where they started he absent mindedly wonders if the new comer Xann could have gotten the power back.
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Catholics teach that the fear of god is a gift from the holy spirit.
Fear = Wisdom? Really?
I used to fear GOD. It was real to me and a constant source of stress. Perhaps when atheists speak of new found freedom, some of it is really the shedding of fear. Did you ever "FEAR the LORD? and if so, how did it feel to ditch that fear?
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"No, each of those gods had different characteristics and the respective religions made different claims. Consider them different hypotheses, perhaps. Some have been rejected."
Rejected? How so?
What argument can you make for dismissing any other deity /hypothesis that wouldn't apply to yours?
Don't forget Thor! Thor is real.
Sighs - I'd be a woman of the cloth now, wouldn't I? Oh, hang on, not in the Catholic faith - silly idea, what was I thinking!
I have, however, lived without preachings, all my life. I don't know if you are here to test your faith, or our lack thereof. I have no idea what points you try to make here, although that "yawn" post seems to have dismissed any traces of interest I had in your philosophy.
You appear to be trying to say that your religion is the true one, and that's very comforting to you I'm sure. But trying to infer that Catholicism and its kindred religions are beneficial and true, to me is like trying to indicate that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end.
@Strega, I'm sure I couldn't see you as a woman of the cloth!
I'm not sure why you want to impute to me some agenda, though I suppose you get that here from time to time.
In any event, I have no intention to preach and certainly no desire to proselytize. I apologize if anything I've written has come across that way. I am perfectly comfortable with atheism intellectually and personally, and am happy to be supportive of atheists. I also am quite comfortable in my own faith; there's really little here that would "test" it even if I did see the regular members of ThinkAtheist as being a proselytizing bunch. Being referred to as an "ass-raper" I find amusingly juvenile.
If I were to reflect a bit, I suppose that I think outside perspectives help all of us to think about things better, and are preferable to intellectual monocultures. When I first blundered here, I was a bit taken aback by some of the hurtfulness and prejudice, and just ignorance. That sort of stuff often grows in intellectual monocultures (and I completely include religious thought in that indictment), but it had not been my previous experience with intellectual atheism.
So perhaps, deep down, I'm thinking an occasional word or two from a real Catholic theist would contribute something to mutual understanding and good will. I'm figuring most intellectual atheists would prefer the real thing to the imaginary Catholics and theists people seem to dislike so much.
As I have said, though, I am simply a guest in your space here, and a very occasional one at that. I am happy to withdraw if you like, or limit myself to one area. This space should remain a comfortable and supportive one for those whom it serves.
Please, Robert. Atheists overwhelmingly test your faith on an intellectual level.
It's just Bob, @Gallup. Robert is way too formal.
I'm sorry to report, however, that atheists are relatively underwhelming on an intellectual level, in my own experience. The arguments I tend to find dull and sophomoric, when they aren't just arguing against a fictional version of religion of their own making.
I searched TA and found no examples of anyone referring to you as an ass-raper, Robert.
Whatsoever you do to the least of my brethren...
I believe you'll find a number of comments to the effect that my church, which according to our theology is not a building or an organization but a community of people, are all about the ass-raping.
Step up and be honest. There are all kinds of relatively mean-spirited and biased things posted here about theists of various sorts every day.
The theists who hate and mistrust us, and use the law and violence against us, and vastly outnumber us, are not imaginary.
No, those individuals aren't imaginary. However, the ascribing those characteristics to whole groups of people is entirely imaginary, and unjust. As is most of the understanding of religion or theology described here.
Your backhanded admiration of other's views and this page, isn't hiding your smug condescension, Professor Robert. Bob.
Your verbal tactic of using indirect insults, and coded derisiveness, is actually quite common. It's an elementary style of offending, and is often seen coming from those like you, who have a mistaken sense of superiority, but have no original thoughts to back it up.
The level of perception here is higher than you give credit for, but I refuse to personally indulge you. I have read your comments, and you have all your trite phrases already prepared. You have never shown any creative language, you just churn out trite rhetoric by rote.
"Underwhelming" indeed.
Your Church has been a source of human unhappiness and misery for centuries. Whether or not "God" exists doesn't even have any bearing on the effects of mind control, guilt, fear, and hypocritical behaviour dictated by the "chaste" sexual perverts calling themselves Priests and Nuns, Bishops and Cardinals, and Popes, as they control people's behavior by capitalizing on the natural fear of death.
And yes your "church" was all about the "ass-raping" from the very beginnings with the homosexual, pedophilic, mysogynist "Paul" duping an ignorant population of peasants with his con-man bullshit and setting up the organization of psychopaths, of which you are one. And you are not the most deceptive psycopath I've seen, but you try hard.
If you defend this criminal, sexual guilt and fear religion, I say fuck you.
If you do not defend it, I say FUCK YOU anyway because you're a prick, obviously.
Your Church has been a source of human unhappiness and misery for centuries. Whether or not "God" exists doesn't even have any bearing on the effects of mind control, guilt, fear, and hypocritical behaviour dictated by the "chaste" sexual perverts calling themselves Priests and Nuns, Bishops and Cardinals, and Popes, as they control people's behavior by capitalizing on the natural fear of death.
And yes your "church" was all about the "ass-raping" from the very beginnings with the homosexual, pedophilic, mysogynist "Paul" duping an ignorant population of peasants with his con-man bullshit and setting up the organization of psychopaths, of which you are one. And you are not the most deceptive psycopath I've seen, but you try hard.
If you do not defend it, I say FUCK YOU anyway because you're a prick, obviously.
LOL. Like I said, relatively boorish and sophomoric, where it isn't just prejudiced nonsense.
In this case the lie was claiming we atheists are your intellectual inferiors and you refuse to debate us because our arguments bore you to tears.
Arguments like the one above that ended in "Fuck You?" Who wouldn't be bored to tears? Seriously!
All I did, @Gallup, was deny your own claim of intellectual superiority: "Atheists overwhelmingly test your faith on an intellectual level." Just look at all the chest-beating I generated by reflecting your own approach back at you for a brief moment.
Too easy.
Again with the constant ad hominem? Don't you tire of it?
To go through your list:
No, your understanding of papal infallibility is wrong. Explanation in that thread.
For a good example of a religious commentary on economics, try picking up the U.S. Bishop's Letter on the Economy. Remarkably prescient.
Yes, we have a metaphorical or theoretical notion of hell, without either a definitive or dogmatic understanding of what that actually means. Call it lots of competing theories.
Hmmm. You listed that one twice.
What you seem to be unable to grok is that we are not fundamentalists. Not about the Bible, and certainly not about the Catechism, and not even about the documents of the various councils. Quoting isolated snippets without an understanding of the language or the culture demonstrates your ignorance of our faith and practice, not understanding. Again, sophomoric. It's the rough equivalent of a freshman physics student telling me I'm wrong about physics and he can prove it by quoting one line out of the textbook I wrote.
Much as I might wish to continue your edification, you clearly have more time on your hands than I do. I don't mean to be running away and sulking, I just have other commitments to attend to. So what I would suggest is that you go take a class. Find a nearby Catholic college or university and take a few basic theology courses. Even better, start with a rabbinical class on the Torah, because in many ways Catholic intellectual thought comes from Judaism. Then you might be able to make a reasonable argument with reference to the proper texts and what we truly teach.
And that, my friends, is the kitchen sink. Thank you, Gallup, :D
As someone who has been touched by the Professor's infinite wisdom and clarity of logic, I have in recent times found myself as somewhat of an apprentice of his.
His graceful sidestepping of questions he is unable to answer in any meaningful way; much like my Wood Elf Rogue character in my D&D campaign gracefully dances around enemy sword swings, the Professor dances around what he will answer and what is just "Yawn" (in translation: what he really doesn't know how to answer, even with his bumper sticker logic he normally gives).
I have been so mesmerized by his replies that I feel obligated to step in on his behalf in the extreme cases like this one.
So, Professor, my mentor, if I may one again cut in and take this dance for you.
I think it goes something like this...
@Gallup: Yawn, those people surveyed are not "true Catholics". A true Catholic does not need to study the bible, the bible studies him... Or some shit like that.
Or, if we may, and only with your permission, Professor, take it up a notch..
I know you are, but what am I?
Such insight into the human soul... You continue to inspire me Professor.
And unlike Gallup, I cannot bring myself to call you anything less than THE Professor; I would not dare do disservice to your position, after all, the mark you are making on Think Atheist is a wonderful example of the state of the American education system.
You're a smug little prick, aren't you Robert.
" Fear of our spouse is why we guys make a point of remembering our anniversaries ;-)"
Goodness, I'm glad I'm not your wife.
The desire to celebrate our love and have a great evening of entertainment together is why my husband remembers our anniversary.
...and because it's on my birthday.
But seriously. Really?
You're doing it wrong.
Even an aversion to offend isn't a good excuse. Sometimes people need to be offended. Just because he's married to me doesn't give him special privileges!
No one is above skeptical inquiry. No one is above thoughtful question and honest dialogue.
...whether it's offensive or not.


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Principal, Navajo Mountain High School
No doubt many wonderful people who live in our neighborhoods and attend our churches with us belong to the National Education Association. Most do a creditable or better job of teaching school in their various assignments. Many do put in a lot of extra hours helping kids. Most know their subjects and their students quite well.
Nobody "abhors" schoolteachers. They are often experts in certain fields. It's just that most of them I have met pay their NEA dues, among other reasons, to let the union handle the politics.
Among our friends and neighbors who teach, the vast majority of political knowledge is little more than NEA talking points. Further, most have a scant knowledge of the education system above their own level of operation, or of the political processes that govern it. This makes them pretty typical Americans, not bad people, and certainly not experts in the political and financial aspects of education.
And how is it you know that persons and organizations of national consequence have not attempted to influence the campaign? The NEA certainly would have.
The other claimed opponents you dismiss out-of-hand are long-time foes of such measures. It would not surprise anyone to get some national attention besides the NEA on this ballot measure. Happens all the time. In fact, I read where one state's U. S. Senate candidate got 80 percent of his funding from out of state, according to his own financial reports.
Take an honest look at vouchers, according to this proposal:
1. A voucher consists of from $500 to $3000, depending on family size and income. Above a certain income, a family of four with over $70,000 income is only eligible for $500 assistance per child. This is hardly "fat cat" income.
2. The ad claims that $429 million would be pulled out of public school funds over 13 years starting with next year's kindergarten at about $5.5 million, and by 13 years the amount is up to $70 million. Two missing pieces of information go with this: First, let's assume the truth of 96 percent of Utah children attend public school. The $429 million averaged over 13 years is only 1 percent of the 2004 Utah budget for K-12 education. Let the 4 percent have 1 percent of the money is not unreasonable financially. Second, this is not money that would come out of funds currently allocated to schools. It comes from the general fund.
3. Schools get to keep for five years large portions of per-student funds for students in their enrollment areas who attend private schools. Keep the money, somebody else deals with the student. Reduces class sizes. That doesn't help public schools? In fact, the state analysts predict that school districts will save $2.4 to $11.5 million dollars in the program's first year.
4. No accountability? Read your voter awareness pamphlet. There are six points listed, but private schools traditionally have other things they do. Also, being a school of choice in a (hopefully one day) free market of educational opportunities, private schools end up being more accountable to parents.
5. Opponents portray the voucher program in terms of class warfare, "tax breaks for the rich," etc. The amounts of money available to "the rich" are relatively negligible or non-existent, so "the fat cat" doesn't really have a dog in this fight. The voucher amounts don't usually cover the whole cost of a private school, but they put the remaining costs in the range the working person can afford for his family. Vouchers are not, as you have been sold, a raid by the rich on the state treasury. Vouchers are Joe Six-Pack's ticket for his kids into a private school.
We are not a county full of wealthy people. We have a substantial number of home school students. Could a reasonable voucher program result in the establishment of several private schools in communities in San Juan County? Perhaps. Perhaps we should find out.
The public interest in private schools is that they may develop new models for delivering education that will improve the cost efficiency and quality of public schools. I have survived numerous attempts at "education reform" which have illustrated to me the relative resistance of our entire education system, including the NEA, to the development of new models of education. Private schools, if encouraged to take a bigger role, may yet show the way.
Read the proposal. Consider how it has been crafted to create a tolerable situation for all concerned parties. Consider that you may one day need to send your children to a private school, though I hope that never happens. Will there be one for your kids?
Don't be bullied by the real "fat cat" here, the NEA, notwithstanding they have one vote in every 100 before the polls open. Vote for the School Voucher referendum, Referrendum #1, on 6 November.


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Washington, D.C. (December 6, 2010) – Christopher Viehbacher, chief executive officer of sanofi-aventis, became chairman of the Board of Directors of the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA) today upon the resignation of Jeffrey B. Kindler of Pfizer.
In assuming the chairmanship of PhRMA, Viehbacher outlined priorities for the industry.
"As an industry, we will continue putting patients first by delivering innovative, difference making medicines that address unmet medical needs," said Viehbacher. "Given the increased prevalence and costs of chronic disease, our industry needs to work with other healthcare stakeholders to encourage the prevention and better management of chronic disease."
"Chronic disease gives rise to 75 percent of our national health care spend. I look forward to working with my PhRMA colleagues and with others across the health system to advance policies that recognize the strategic importance of our industry in terms of better health for patients, economic growth and jobs," said Viehbacher.
"Under Chris Viehbacher's leadership, we will continue to work for sound policies that bring the benefits of medical innovation to patients, reward investment in R&D, help create jobs and promote economic growth in the U.S.," said PhRMA President and CEO John J. Castellani. "Chris has been a vocal champion for better prevention and treatment of chronic disease – the true driver of rising health care costs. We look forward to working with him on this and many other challenges in the year ahead."
"We also thank Jeff Kindler for his steady guidance and vision during a challenging period for our sector. Jeff helped navigate us through the passage and implementation of health care reform, in the process strengthening Medicare Part D and expanding coverage to millions of Americans in need. We wish him the very best going forward."
The Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA) represents the country's leading pharmaceutical research and biotechnology companies, which are devoted to inventing medicines that allow patients to live longer, healthier, and more productive lives. PhRMA companies are leading the way in the search for new cures. PhRMA members alone invested an estimated $50.3 billion in 2008 in discovering and developing new medicines. Industry-wide research and investment reached a record $65.2 billion in 2008.
PhRMA Internet Address: www.phrma.org
For information on stories of hope and survival, visit: http://sharingmiracles.com/
For information on how innovative medicines save lives, visit: www.innovation.org
For information on the Partnership for Prescription Assistance, visit: www.pparx.org
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(…Assuming Donald Trump WINS the presidency in 2016….)
I can only imagine what Hillary Clinton's camp is thinking right now. This is an election that i think she assumed would be an easy win. Afterall… that Trump guy is crazy! Right?
Well.. Maybe Donald Trump IS crazy. Mabye he is a pathological narcissist. Maybe Donald Trump is a sexist and a biggot. But maybe the people of the United States would rather roll the dice with him than end up with someone who already has manipulated this election to be able to make it to the finals.
Had the democratic party actually LISTENED to their people instead of listening to who was giving the biggest payoff, and had Bernie Sanders win the primary like the American people wanted… We would NOT be in this unbelievable situation now.
This election should always have been between Bernie Sanders and Donald Trump. (Bernie would have swept the floor with Trump I would put money on it.) …But because Mrs. Clinton and her career politician moves, the entire democratic party is going to lose NOT ONLY President but also the Senate and Congress and the Supreme Court! Now i think if the big boys at the top behind Mrs. Clinton's election would have taken their heads out of their asses and voted with the mindset of the people they are SUPPOSED to represent we would not be facing 4 years of Donald Trump running our country into a capitalist's dream but have actual intelligence in the lead office with Bernie running the show. But alas… The people had to be the ones to send the message and unfortunately Mrs. Clinton's camp made sure that Bernie was nowhere around when that time came and the people had to vote Trump cause they did not like the way Clinton corruptly does business.
Let us take this time and this upset in American Politics to really review why we are still using the system that is in place now. We need to remove not only Super Delegates but also the Electoral College. It is antiquated and does not clearly represent the people wishes. This is 2016. Why can the peoples popular vote not count as the votes for the country? I believe this country keeps it the way it is because it is very confusing and technically makes it so the American public does not have a voice. Only electoral college and super delegate's have the power to be heard. We are told our vote counts but really it doesn't. And it SHOULD!!!
I am thoroughly disgusted by politics all the way around at this time. The one chance that the big wig's up there in charge could have showed the people that they were being heard, they go ahead and throw the election just to get their croney to be able to "keep her place as the next president". Well the people didn't want Hillary Clinton in office, and they would not listen, so instead the American people had no choice but to vote for the other candidate.
I am so angry with how Americans are STILL getting scammed by their own politicians who are suppose to be representing THEM! We need to repeal Citizens United which was passed in 2010. We need to overturn the Supreme Court's ruling of Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, which ruled to allow unlimited political spending by corporations. This ruling said that it would be unconstitutional for limits to be placed on corporations because it would "limit how they could communicate, thus limiting their First Amendment rights". And until that happens, it is only big money that is going to have much voice in our future elections… and we all know that it isn't the people who have the power of big money. It is the corporations who have that luxury.
Before i shut up… let me take a minute and say that i think we should really think about what is happening to our country and our political system. I don't feel like anyone really thinks that good candidates were given as an option after Bernie was bamboozled out. What is the future of America going to do if we can not be heard through our votes? Isnt it time for us as Americans start revamping the failing voting system that is 200+ years old?
Well tonight i think America was heard. Heard loud and clear. We are SICK of career corruption with politicians. We need to clean up house and rebuild it behind glass where the whole system is open for scrutiny. We need Sunshine type ordinances put in place to make the entire game of politics have to face oversight and transparency by the people who pay their salaries. …It seems all we have now is an industry that makes it legal to be a criminal. I know that corruption is going to always go hand in hand with politics but we can keep it to a limit. Make our politicians know we are watching them.
Mr (dare i say President) Trump, PLEASE dont screw us! (ALL of us!!) (if you are indeed the winner which i should state that as of now only 89% has been tabulated but Trump leads with 244 electoral votes to Clinton's 215).
Now as for Mrs Clinton. My suggestion to you is to make Bill give you a foot rub and pour you a nice hot bubble bath so you can finally relax and get a good night sleep. You can sleep in too… seems tomorrow, you might have the day off … and the day after… and the day after that…. It will give you plenty of time to reflect on where you went wrong.


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By Lisa Capobianco
Staff Writer
With prom season just around the corner, the Southington community has stepped up to help girls in need of a dress.
A Moment Away Spa Massage Therapy and Treatments is collecting dresses for Princess & The Prom, a non-profit corporation that provides free prom dresses to high school girls in need. Since the end of February, the spa has received at least six dresses, and hopes to collect 50 by the end of March. The spa will also collect accessories for the dresses, including purses, jewelry and shawls. Donated dresses must be from the past five years.
When spa manager Malarie Mikalonis heard about Princess & The Prom, and thought it would serve as a great way to give back to the community. For eight years now the Spa has pursued a different charity project, including raising money for American Cancer Society.
"I think it's a great idea," said Mikalonis. "The more we could do to help someone out," why not?"
"We try to do a different charity every year," added Lindsey DellaVecchia, the owner of A Moment Away Spa, adding that the mission of Princess & The Prom reinforces the mission of her business."We're really about healing and caring for other people."
Last year, Princess & The Prom collected about 2,000 dresses, said Cheryle Podgorski,the co-founder of the organization, which formed in 2006. In 2009, Best Cleaners joined the cause by becoming a sponsor, collecting, cleaning and transporting all donated dresses.
Each year, Princess & The Prom holds an annual Gown Giveaway Event where area high school girls find the dress of their dreams. This year the event will take place on April 4 through April 6 at the Hilton Garden Inn in Windsor. All Connecticut high school girls must bring a school ID and pre-register on the non-profit's website starting March 23. The event also has 250 volunteers who help out, and registration has already started for that.
All dresses can be dropped off at 61 Curtiss Street in Southington. Any person who brings a dress will receive a $10 voucher. Donations will be accepted until March 20.
"We are delighted that A Moment Away Spa is kind enough to collect dresses for us this year, said Podgorksi. "The success of our program is due to the lovely selection of dresses that we can offer the young ladies that attend the Gown Giveaway Event."
Meanwhile, the Kristen's Kloset Prom Shop grand opening will take place Saturday, March 8, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Kristen's Kloset was named after 13-year-old Kristen Warner, an honor roll student and gymnast, who died in an automobile accident ten years ago.Youth Services has run the program for six years now, collecting donations of gently used prom dresses, shoes, jewelry and purses for Southington high school students with financial difficulties.
Kristen's Closet is located on 93 Main Street in the Town Hall Annex Building. It is open Tuesdays from 2:30 to 6 p.m., Thursdays from 2:30 p.m. to 8 p.m., and Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Students must bring their school ID.
For more information, call Southington Youth Services at 276-6281 or email email@example.com.
Donated prom dresses are available
By Lisa Capobianco