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The overlay district, which would be opt-in, goes to the City Commission for review Monday
The "Welcome to Sarasota" drive — a roughly 2.5-mile stretch of U.S. 41 from the airport to downtown — is dotted with art museums and institutions of higher learning. Between the highlights are run-down motels and vacant lots, where prostitution and drug deals refuse to fade.
For years, the needy North Trail has been financially overlooked, business owners and residents say. The city and county do not have money scheduled to reinvigorate the area.
"The only tool we have available to us is a zoning change," said David Morriss, a member of the North Trail Redevelopment Partnership.
Over the past three years the partnership has polished that option into the proposal city commissioners will review Monday: the North Trail Overlay District. The opt-in district is intended to entice development while keeping residents in the surrounding neighborhoods happy and safe.
Some people doubt it will accomplish either of those ends.
Major changes in the plan include:
• A one-story increase in building height would be allowed in most areas.
• City staff could sign off on development plans rather than requiring Planning Board approval.
• Buildings must be set closer to the street with parking in back or on the side.
Marietta Lee, who runs the Marietta Museum of Art and Whimsy on the south end of the North Trail, is glad the zoning changes are optional.
Although she would love to build another story on her museum — where storage is lacking and rows of paintings fill her office — she worries about the conditions that come with joining the district, and said setback and parking requirements are too intrusive.
"You lose the right to say where your building should go on your property," Lee said. "Why should you lose that right because they have a dreamscape?"
Jay Patel is a hotel owner and one of the creators of the overlay plan. He shares the partnership's dream of drawing mixed-use buildings to the North Trail. With people living on the stretch, Patel said crime would drop and business would pick up.
But Ryan Chapdelain, a chief planner for the city who has worked on the plan since July, warned this is not the "silver bullet" that revitalizes the area. It is one step that — along with the current push to add several roundabouts to U.S. 41 — could eventually make the North Trail more urban and less of an "auto environment," Chapdelain said.
Planner Karin Murphy, who used to work for the city, said the overlay has critical flaws, does not fix the broken land use that's in place and lacked well-structured public participation.
"Transportation and other infrastructure should not be an afterthought, or piecemeal. Otherwise, it is unrealistic to expect property owners to locate buildings adjacent to U.S. 41 in its current configuration, and speed," Murphy wrote in a letter to commissioners, objecting to the overlay on behalf of a couple property owners.
A trade-off
If the city proactively worked on development in the North Trail, like it has downtown with the Community Redevelopment Agency and Downtown Improvement District, things would turn around, Patel said.
"Every time the North Trail needs something, we need to mount a huge effort," Patel said. "The best we can do now is not get in the way of developments that are happening."
Tahiti Park Neighborhood Association Officer Pola Sommers says the partnership is taking the get-out-of-the-way approach too far.
The overlay district would allow city staff to review plans for some buildings and sign off on them instead of the current system where a public body votes on the proposal. However, a developer must hold a community workshop early on if the building they are planning is larger than 5,000 square feet or if the they are creating a housing complex with more than eight units that's within 100 feet of a residential area.
It's a trade-off for neighbors, Chapdelain said.
"They get the level of engagement up front that they don't get today," he said, and are also guaranteed a certain setback that keeps new buildings farther from their homes.
Sommers still believes Planning Board approval is necessary to prevent developers from taking advantage of the community.
She said the North Trail Redevelopment Partnership is touted as a community effort, but primarily reflects the view of people who have a vested interest in development and stand to profit from the overlay changes.
Since the recession, the city has cut about 25 percent of its staff. Sommers said that "skeleton crew" cannot know all the ins and outs of proposed development.
"They approve everything. It takes the neighbors to say 'What's this on the plan?' " Sommers said.
The Planning Board voted for the North Trail Overlay District in February. Two members, Jennifer Ahearn-Koch and Susan Chapman, opposed several pieces of the overlay district — the administrative review, parking changes and requirement that once a property owner agrees to the overlay district, that property must always follow the district standards.


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Nicole Kidman & Keith Urban: Opposite Sides of the World
Nicole Kidman boards a private plane in Sydney, Australia on Friday (November 2).
The 45-year-old actress, who was accompanied by her parents, was reportedly headed to Melbourne.
PHOTOS: Check out the latest pics of Nicole Kidman
Meanwhile, on the other side of the world, Nicole's husband, country singer Keith Urban attended the 2012 Country Music Awards held at the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee.
Keith was nominated for the Male Video of the Year award for his song "Long Hot Summer", but the award went to Luke Bryan's "I Don't Want This Night to End".


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It's one of those days when almost every flavor of horsepower deliciousness is represented inside our Performance Center today. I gotta say it's day's like today that really give me an appreciation for all the amazing work our guys in our shop can do.
On our alignment rack we have a very sleek / innocent looking 350z … that is until you spot the all business 6 pot AP RACING brakes tucked behind the NISMO wheels.
Every corner of the shop has something glorious stuffed in it, on our lift next the the alignment rack, we have a GORGEOUS Amuse kitted 370z
Right next the the Amuse 370z, we have a 350z getting some forced induction love by way of a STILLEN STAGE 3 Supercharger.
In front of the newly boosted 350z we have some good old fashioned american muscle by way of a FORD GT that is getting a new STILLEN exhaust fitted onto the back of it.
Hiding behind the Ford GT lies some more horsepower god's just waiting to lay down some power on the streets.
Since we are already on the subject of American, here's an insanely powerful Stroked, Cammed and Supercharged Dodge Charger….
Last time we dyno tuned it, we had to limit the power because the beast ran out of fuel. So today the Charger is getting bigger injectors and a higher volume fuel pump installed. I can't wait to see how much power this thing can put down.
In front of the Charger is another FORD GT that is getting some good old fashioned Coilovers installed to take it up to a whole new level.
Next to the FORD GT we have a twin pair of twin turbo'd 300zx's that are getting tune up's to make sure their VG30DETT'S run strong for another 15 years.
And Big green elephant in the room that everyone wants to know about is a 800+ WHP Toyota Supra that has an engine bay clean enough to eat every meal of your life off of.
It turns out, this customer's Supra was built by STILLEN around 10 years ago and every year since then he has added more and more to it. As it stands now, the 2jZ with the STOCK bottom end is putting out just over 800 horsepower to the wheels!!!! This is one Supra I most definitely will never forget.
If this isn't a testament to the quality of work our performance center does EVERY DAY… I don't know what is. Well maybe the fact that we have been doing stuff like this for 20+ years could count too. 🙂


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Summer has ended and fall is here, which means it is time for cattlemen to watch their herds for signs of anaplasmosis. This disease, which appears most often in the fall months, can be devastating to some herds if not treated properly or in a timely manner.
Anaplasma marginale is a parasitic organism that is transmitted through blood transfer by biting insects and ticks, and surgical instruments such as needles. In one study, a needle was used in an infected steer and then reused in the next 10 animals. That needle transmitted Anaplasma marginale to six of the next 10 cattle.
Dr. Meredyth Jones, assistant professor at the Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences Large Animal Hospital, explained that the organism attaches to red blood cells, which the body then removes, causing cattle to become anemic.
Anaplasmosis appears often in the fall season because symptoms surface about 21-45 days after infection, typically after the busy biting fly season of late summer. Cattlemen in southern states need to be particularly cautious because it appears most frequently south of Kansas.
�Many times cattle can be infected and show no signs of illness,� said Jones. �But during the fall months, if we are called on to examine a sickly, weak cow � anaplasmosis is high on our list of culprits.�
In the acute phase of infection cattle appear weak, �down,� and generically sick due to anemia. Affected cattle may also exhibit white or yellow mucous membranes (such as eyes, muzzles, udders, and vulvas). These mucous membranes will appear white due to the lack of red blood cells, or yellow because of the pigments released as red blood cells are broken down and removed from the body. Some cattle may even exhibit signs of aggressiveness. This aggressive behavior is caused by lack of oxygen to the brain.
�Because they are weak, they tend to resort to a �fight� rather than �flight� response,� Jones said.
Anaplasmosis also appears in a chronic form caused by a moderate level of anemia. Cattle lose weight over time which can cause abortions in pregnant cows. The blood of infected cows in both phases will be thin in consistency, almost watery, when examined.
�For a clinical diagnosis, veterinarians will commonly test a cow�s blood for anaplasmosis with a blood smear,� Jones said. �We can actually see the organism attached to the margin of red blood cells with a microscope.�
In the acute phase, anaplasmosis can be quite fatal if not treated properly. Jones explained that ill cattle need to be treated with great care because the stress of working and handling cattle can be fatal if the disease is advanced.
�If you suspect a cow of being infected, don�t chase her with horses or dogs if you can help it. You really need to handle them delicately to reduce their stress as much as possible,� Jones said.
The most common treatment for the disease is the use of tetracycline antibiotics. Improvement in cattle�s symptoms can be seen within a few days, but it takes between two to four weeks to see a significant recovery of red blood cell numbers.
As with most diseases, preventing the disease in the first place is ideal. Jones recommended using fly tags, rubs, and pour-on insect repellents to keep biting insects and ticks at bay. She also suggested changing needles between each cow when vaccinating or administering medicines. Another option is to put chlortetracycline in the feed at a low level to kill the organism before it can replicate and attach to red blood cells.
Unlike many diseases, which attack young and elderly populations, middle-aged cattle are most affected by anaplasmosis. In fact, most catastrophic cases occur in cattle between six and eight years of age. Younger cattle are better able to regenerate red blood cells and recover, often developing immunity. Therefore Jones recommends that cattlemen pay particular attention to their adult cows and bulls as the season progresses, watching for symptoms characteristic of anaplasmosis.
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Taylor Lautner: The Next Leo DiCaprio & Mark Wahlberg?
Taylor Lautner has some high profile fans – including Mark Wahlberg!
"I am sitting at a table with a gentleman who is better looking than you and is in better shape than me," Mark told Leonardo DiCaprio on Thursday (August 4) at the HFPA's annual luncheon (via E! Online). "So, we're both out of a job, dude. Taylor Lautner! We're screwed."
"It's over, dude," Mark added. "Titanic and Boogie Nights were a long time ago. I accept it. I had a good run and on to the next."
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Strict FTP Load Balancing using Routed Mode on ACE Configuration Example
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Configure basic FTP load balancing where client traffic enters on one network and is directed to FTP servers residing on a second network. All traffic will be sent to a single serverfarm containing five real servers. ACE will be configured to inspect FTP control channel messages, and dynamically open the appropriate data channel ports. Additionally, ACE will be configured with strict FTP inspection, denying any unwanted FTP commands from being used.
Clients will send application requests through the MFSC, which routes them to a virtual IP address (VIP) within ACE. The VIP used in this example resides in an ACE context which is configured with a client VLAN and a server VLAN. Client requests will hit the VIP, ACE will pick the appropriate server, and then destination NAT the client request to send to the server. The server will respond using the interface VLAN of ACE as its default gateway to the client. ACE will then change the source IP to be the VIP and forward the response to the client via the MSFC. When the client and server negotiate the tcp port to be used for the data channel, ACE performs address translation on the embedded IP's within the FTP protocol. ACE will also open the necessary port for the dynamically assigned data-channel.
The ACE needs to be configured via ACLs to allow traffic into the ACE data plane. After the ACL checks are made, a service-policy which is applied to the interface is used to classify traffic destined to the VIP. The VIP is associated to a load balancing action within the multi-match policy. The load balancing action tells ACE how to handle traffic which has hit a VIP. In this example, all FTP connections will be serviced by a serverfarm containing five real servers. The ACE configuration is layered, such that it builds from the real IPs to finally applying the VIP on an interface. Due to this structure, it is optimal to create the configuration working backwards in terms of how the flow is processed. Thus, to enable server load balancing you need to configure the following objects:
- Enable ACLs to allow data traffic through the ACE device, as it is denied by default.
- Configure the IPs of the servers (define rservers)
- Group the real servers (create a serverfarm)
- Define the virtual IP address (VIP)
- Define how traffic is to be handled as it is received (create a policy-map for load balancing)
- Define how traffic is to be inspected (create a policy-map for inspection)
- Associate A VIP to a handling action (create a multi-match policy-map (aka service-policy))
- Create client and server facing interfaces
- Apply the VIP and ACL permitting client connections to the interface ( apply access-group and service policy to interface)
To begin the configuration, create an access list for permitting client connections.
ACE-1/routed(config)# access-list everyone extended permit ip any any ACE-1/routed(config)# access-list everyone extended permit icmp any any
ACE needs to know the IP address of the servers available to handle client connections. The rserver command is used to define the ip address of the service. In addition each rserver must be placed inservice for it to be used. The benefit of this design is no matter how many applications or services an rserver hosts, the entire real server can be completely removed from the load balancing rotation by issuing a single "no inservice" or "no inservice-standby" command at the rserver level. This is very beneficial for users need to upgrade or patch an rserver, so users no longer have to go to each application and remove each instance of the rserver.
ACE-1/routed(config)# rserver lnx1 ACE-1/routed(config-rserver-host)# ip add 192.168.1.11 ACE-1/routed(config-rserver-host)# inservice ACE-1/routed(config-rserver-host)# rserver lnx2 ACE-1/routed(config-rserver-host)# ip add 192.168.1.12 ACE-1/routed(config-rserver-host)# inservice ACE-1/routed(config-rserver-host)# rserver lnx3 ACE-1/routed(config-rserver-host)# ip add 192.168.1.13 ACE-1/routed(config-rserver-host)# inservice ACE-1/routed(config-rserver-host)# rserver lnx4 ACE-1/routed(config-rserver-host)# ip add 192.168.1.14 ACE-1/routed(config-rserver-host)# inservice ACE-1/routed(config-rserver-host)# rserver lnx5 ACE-1/routed(config-rserver-host)# ip add 192.168.1.15 ACE-1/routed(config-rserver-host)# inservice ACE-1/routed(config-rserver-host)# exit ACE-1/routed(config)#
Now group the rservers to be used to handle client connections using a serverfarm. Again the rservers must be placed inservice. This allows a single instance of an rserver to be manually removed from rotation.
ACE-1/routed(config-cmap)# serverfarm ftpfarm ACE-1/routed(config-sfarm-host)# rserver lnx1 ACE-1/routed(config-sfarm-host-rs)# inservice ACE-1/routed(config-sfarm-host-rs)# rserver lnx2 ACE-1/routed(config-sfarm-host-rs)# inservice ACE-1/routed(config-sfarm-host-rs)# rserver lnx3 ACE-1/routed(config-sfarm-host-rs)# inservice ACE-1/routed(config-sfarm-host-rs)# rserver lnx4 ACE-1/routed(config-sfarm-host-rs)# inservice ACE-1/routed(config-sfarm-host-rs)# rserver lnx5 ACE-1/routed(config-sfarm-host-rs)# inservice ACE-1/routed(config-sfarm-host-rs)# exit ACE-1/routed(config-sfarm-host)# exit ACE-1/routed(config)#
Use a class-map to define the VIP where clients will be sending their requests.
ACE-1/routed(config)# class-map slb-vip ACE-1/routed(config-cmap)# match virtual-address 172.16.1.104 tcp eq ftp ACE-1/routed(config-cmap)# exit ACE-1/routed(config)#
Next define the action to take when a new client request arrives. In this case we have only one possible action. Due to this, we can simply use the built-in "class-default" class to handle all traffic.
ACE-1/routed(config)# policy-map type loadbalance http first-match slb-logic ACE-1/routed(config-pmap-lb)# class class-default ACE-1/routed(config-pmap-lb-c)# serverfarm ftpfarm ACE-1/routed(config-pmap-lb-c)# exit ACE-1/routed(config-pmap-lb)# exit ACE-1/routed(config)#
Use a class-map to define the FTP protocol commands which should be prevented from reaching the FTP server.
ACE-1/routed(config)# class-map type ftp inspect match-any badcommands ACE-1/routed(config-cmap)# match request-method put ACE-1/routed(config-cmap)# match request-method dele ACE-1/routed(config-cmap)# match request-method rmd ACE-1/routed(config-cmap)# exit ACE-1/routed(config)#
Next define the way ACE should handle the offending FTP commands when they are detected during inspection. In this case, we are denying the offending commands, resulting in the FTP connection being reset.
ACE-1/routed(config)# policy-map type inspect ftp first-match check-commands ACE-1/routed(config-pmap-ftp-ins)# class badcommands ACE-1/routed(config-pmap-ftp-ins-c)# deny
Since the VIPs and load balancing actions are defined independently they must be associated so the ACE knows how traffic destined to a VIP should be handled. The association is made using a multi-match policy-map. Keep in mind, multi-match policy-maps are applied to interfaces as service-policies. For FTP load balancing to work properly, the "inspect ftp" command must be added to the class. This enables the FTP data channel to be properly negotiated between the client and the server. Adding a "strict" policy to the inspect command allows the ACE to perform the command inspection defined previously.
ACE-1/routed(config)# policy-map multi-match client-vips ACE-1/routed(config-pmap)# class slb-vip ACE-1/routed(config-pmap-c)# loadbalance policy slb-logic ACE-1/routed(config-pmap-c)# loadbalance vip inservice ACE-1/routed(config-pmap-c)# inspect ftp strict policy check-commands ACE-1/routed(config-pmap-c)# exit ACE-1/routed(config-pmap)# exit ACE-1/routed(config)#
At this point the interface vlans can be created to interconnect ACE to the client side of the network and to the servers
ACE-1/routed(config)# interface vlan 20 ACE-1/routed(config-if)# description "Client Side" ACE-1/routed(config-if)# ip address 172.16.1.5 255.255.255.0 ACE-1/routed(config-if)# no shutdown ACE-1/routed(config-if)# interface vlan 40 ACE-1/routed(config-if)# description "Default gateway of real servers" ACE-1/routed(config-if)# ip address 192.168.1.1 255.255.255.0 ACE-1/routed(config-if)# no shutdown ACE-1/routed(config-if)# exit
The last step is to apply the ACL and service policy (policy-map multi-match) to the client side interface. Both the access-group and service policy are applied on the input side of the interface.
ACE-1/routed(config)# interface vlan 20 ACE-1/routed(config-if)# access-group input everyone ACE-1/routed(config-if)# service-policy input client-vips
|There is no need to add an access group to the server side, as the ACE automatically creates pin holes to allow server response traffic to pass back to the client.
Related show commands
This section provides information you can use to confirm your configuration is working properly.
Certain show commands are supported by the Output Interpreter Tool (registered customers only), which allows you to view an analysis of show command output.
ACE-1/routed #show arp ACE-1/routed #show acl ACE-1/routed #show show service-policy clientvips ACE-1/routed #show show service-policy clientvips detail ACE-1/routed #show serverfarm ACE-1/routed #show rserver ACE-1/routed #show stats
Once configured verify the ACE has an ARP response for each rserver and the default route to the client. Check the ACL hits to ensure client connections are being accepted. Check the service policy output to see the client connection hits, and verify the server is responding with response packets. Checking the service policy will also show you which classes are being matched based on the URLs being requested. The show command for serverfarm and rserver can be used to display the exact rserver handling the connection and the amount of work the entire serverfarm has handled. The show stats command provides a higher level of monitoring ACE load balancing, inspection, probes, and other important metrics.
show running-config
ACE-1/routed# sho run Generating configuration.... access-list everyone line 8 extended permit ip any any access-list everyone line 16 extended permit icmp any any rserver host lnx1 ip address 192.168.1.11 inservice rserver host lnx2 ip address 192.168.1.12 inservice rserver host lnx3 ip address 192.168.1.13 inservice rserver host lnx4 ip address 192.168.1.14 inservice rserver host lnx5 ip address 192.168.1.15 inservice serverfarm host ftpfarm rserver lnx1 inservice rserver lnx2 inservice rserver lnx3 inservice rserver lnx4 inservice rserver lnx5 inservice class-map type ftp inspect match-any badcommands 2 match request-method put 3 match request-method dele 4 match request-method rmd class-map match-all slb-vip 2 match virtual-address 172.16.1.104 tcp eq ftp policy-map type management first-match remote-access class remote-access permit policy-map type loadbalance first-match slb-logic class class-default serverfarm ftpfarm policy-map type inspect ftp first-match check-commands class badcommands deny policy-map multi-match client-vips class slb-vip loadbalance vip inservice loadbalance policy slb-logic inspect ftp strict policy check-commands interface vlan 20 description "Client Side" ip address 172.16.1.5 255.255.255.0 access-group input everyone service-policy input client-vips no shutdown interface vlan 40 description "Default gateway of real servers" ip address 192.168.1.1 255.255.255.0 service-policy input remote-access no shutdown ip route 0.0.0.0 0.0.0.0 10.90.14.254


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This a non-working Yaesu FT-51R with a bunch of accessories including an awesome condition MH-29 Display Mic.
This radio worked when I bought it used and then when trying to recharge the numerous batteries I have, it did not power on anymore.
Looking for 130.00 for Package plus 10.00 shipping via USPS Priority mail which includes:
-non working FT-51R
-MH-29 Display Mic
- (2) FNB-38 Batteries in unknown condition (although did work well)
- (1) FNB-31 Battery that worked OK
- (2) CA-9 Base Charging Stand
-E-DC-12 DC Charger/Adaptor
-3rd Party Quick Charger bought on ebay (not in Picture)
If you have any questions please sned me a private message.
Since its non working and basicly a 50/50 gamble wether it will work and you have to figure your going to have to pay for a NEW battery for a radio that might be fried totaly, I'll offer you $85 including shipping because none of those batteries are any good and the radio is a mystery on if it works or does it need n expensive repair?? lots of unknowns so $85 is where i'm at


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Saturday, May 28, 2011
Surname Saturday: "We're connected because my dad said so..."
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Fascinating. I was most interested in the title of official family genealogist for a researcher basing their line on "my dad says so." It appears that they were not very interested in learning more about the line. Perhaps they will write back and explain their position more???ReplyDelete
Hello Heather,ReplyDelete
Thanks for your comments; they are much appreciated. I agree with you, and I really do hope to hear from them again. It is my feeling also that an "official family genealogist" would actually do genealogy research, so I don't really "get it". Oh well.
Good post. Here in the USA of late, at any rate, I am sorry to say, it seems that verifiable facts are generally not in vogue in many areas of life, so I am not surprised that "Dad says so" would be insisted upon as the only verification needed.ReplyDelete
We have a story we like to chuckle about amongst our family members regarding an artifact that my grandfather long ago told us once belonged to Michael Collins because the person who'd given it to him said so. My mom treasured it and took it on Antiques Roadshow when they arrived locally. Turned out the item was manufactured a decade or so after Collins's death. She was too amused to be dismayed by this!
Well, my aunt said that we're related to Davy Crockett.....so it must be so!! haha! I'm amazed at the immediate connection people want to make to someone famous. I'm sure, somewhere in the line, a family member did something notorious...good or bad!ReplyDelete
Hello Christina and Michelle,ReplyDelete
Thanks very much for your comments; they are much appreciated. I love both stories; hilarious!! I guess we do need a good smile every now and then.
Cheers to you,
Sometimes these rumors are true. I scoffed at my grandfather for years because he said we were cousins to someone with a very famous wife. I told everyone how it was "impossible" for someone in that time period in Massachusetts to be related to someone in the Sandwich islands. I spent 30 years trying to prove the connection, and suddenly an archivist in Hawaii sent me a 100 year old letter to my grandfather's grandmother. It was true after all. I wish my grandfather were still around so I could tell him he was right, and how we were related. He would have loved it!ReplyDelete
I really enjoyed this. We have a family story that has been passed down for several generations that we are "direct descendants of MacIain, the Red Fox, of Glencoe, who was murdered in his bed by Glenlyon, a Campbell, after a fortnight's hospitality . . . in 1692." It's a great story, and we had loads of fun when we discovered it was based on an actual event, but I am not listing MacIain in my family tree.ReplyDelete
Hello Heather and Margel,ReplyDelete
Thank you so much for your comments; they are much appreciated.
I absolutely agree with you that sometimes the rumours are true; I started my family history with quite literally nothing but rumours and so far have been able to uncover the truth about a fair number of them. I love your story! It must have been an absolute thrill to receive that letter. I wish someone would send me a document like that. I can imagine your grandfather with a big smile on his face right now saying, "I told you so".
In the case of the Kettles who are related to Andrew J. Kettle, there is so much information available that I find it difficult to imagine any roadblocks which would stand in the way of Andy's research to prove a connection, so in this case I remain skeptical.
I love this story! Wouldn't it be wonderful if you could include Maclain, the Red Fox, in your family tree? I wonder what he did that Glenlyon thought justified killing him, and after "a fortnight's hospitality" no less. Sounds like a cautionary tale against too much partying. Yikes.
Cheers to you both,
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While they aren't 'hot spots', I am heading southward to London, Toronto and Ottawa next week. If no one volunteers before the 24th of Feb, I'll be heading down to Tampa Bay for a week of R&R
I'm heading to Chicago on Thursday ... temps are hovering around 0 ... a little warmer, but not balmy. If you'd like me to take any with me, email me at danielle.carriere@(you know the company I work for).com (Stan, same company as Judy)


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NJ's $338M Powerball Jackpot Winner Still A Mystery [VIDEO]
It turns out the winning $338 million Powerball ticket was purchased in North Jersey, not at a Bordentown truck stop.
"The winning ticket was sold at Eagle Liquors in Passaic New Jersey – not Bordentown - somebody may have called the place in Bordentown and talked about claiming a ticket- and perhaps somebody jumped to a conclusion," said Lottery Executive Director Carole Hedinger, during a news conference at Lottery Headquarters in Lawrenceville this morning.
She also told reporters we still don't know who the winner, or winners are.
"I have some advice for them right away – whoever they are they should sign the back of that ticket immediately – put it in a safe place," Hedinger says.
Ticket Must Be Validated
After that she recommends they take it to any New Jersey Lottery retailer and have it validated – because that way, the ticket will be secure. She also advises them to set up a meeting with their financial adviser or lawyer, or a CPA, and take their time to figure out what they're going to do before they come in and claim that ticket.
The $338 million annuity jackpot is worth a cool $211 million in cash – before taxes.
"We're very excited to have sold that ticket in New Jersey – this is a wonderful thing for the State," said Hedinger. "It's a wonderful thing for our citizens – Powerball generates a lot of revenue for New Jersey to support our institutions and education – so it's very exciting to have a winner here."
This is the fourth largest jackpot in Powerball history and the cash value is the third largest in Powerball history.
The winning numbers for the Saturday, March 23 drawing were: 17, 29, 31, 52 and 53. The Red Power Ball number was 31.
The Powerball jackpot will reset to$40 million for the next drawing, which will be held on Wednesday, March 27 at 11:00 pm.


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Blind long-snapper makes debut in USC game
Blind long-snapper makes debut in USC game
Jake Olson, No. 4 Southern California's blind long-snapper, has delivered a flawless extra-point snap for the Trojans.
Olson took the field with 3:13 to play for the Trojans, and he delivered his snap without a hitch for a kick that put USC ahead of Western Michigan 49-31 on Saturday.
Olson lost his sight to a rare form of retinal cancer eight years ago, but never lost his dream of playing for USC. The lifelong Trojans fan joined the team under a scholarship for disabled athletes and began to practice with the Trojans two years ago.
Olson uses a teammate to line him up for snaps in practice. He hadn't played in a game until this season opener for the Trojans.


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There's little novelty in his message. The GOP should pander to Hispanics to gain Hispanic votes, keeping in mind not only current voters but future voters as well, many of whom are the children of illegal immigrants but who are themselves citizens under the current reading of the 14th amendment. If promises are made to them by Republicans running for office, they will respond by voting for those Republicans in greater numbers than would have otherwise been the case.
Duh. Nadler offers nothing about how pandering to one group can dampen support from another. He gives no corollary as to how pandering to white voters might result in a similar gain, albeit of a much greater magnitude.
This in spite of the fact that in the 2004 Presidential election, eight of the ten tightest swing states have Hispanic populations that are proportionally smaller and white populations that are proportionally larger than the nation at large. In Presidential politics, white voters are more important than their 81% share of the voting electorate indicates. Hispanics, in contrast, are less influential than their 6% share suggests. There are nearly 14 white voters for each Hispanic voter, and that understates the actual importance of white voters!
Nadler equates enforcement with deportation:
The illegals themselves--the group most directly affected--understand "enforcement first" for what it really is: a step toward mass deportation. That is why thousands of undocumented Brazilians exited Riverside, N.J., when the town council sanctioned their landlords and employers.He doesn't realize that he is defeating his own argument by pointing to this, or similar events in Oklahoma and Arizona. Merely mentioning the commitment to law enforcement is enough to get masses to voluntarily leave of their own accord. Mass deportations would be impossible, because for each illegal migrant removed, nearly an order of magnitude more would hit the road on their own, if they had not already jettisoned during the 'build-up'.
The specter of massive deportations in the future also becomes even less tenable, since there will be fewer illegal migrants to deport. Apprehensions along the border have dropped 30% from last year in light of a few highly-publicized workplace raids and the political salience of the issue thanks to the efforts of people like Tom Tancredo and Lou Dobbs.
Nadler gives attention to the most recent Presidential election:
Republicans' presidential Hispanic vote share increased to 40% in 2004 from 21% in 1996. In 2004, Latinos comprised 6% of the electorate, but 8.1% of the voter-qualified citizenry. With the partisan margin shrinking, the incentive for major Hispanic registration efforts by either party was scant.Incidentally, in showing Hispanic underrepresentation at the polls relative to the percentage of American citizens eligible to vote, he is pointing to a concern voiced by Fredo Arias-King, who spent years working in Mexican politics. Arias-King expalins how Latin Americans tend to be more fatalistically resigned to let the political winds blow as they will. They accept corruption as a part of the way the world works, and they tend to put less emphasis on fulfilling one's civic duty (like voting) than their Euro-descended North American counterparts do.
Keep in mind, Nadler isn't referring to illegal immigrants or legal visa holders--he's talking about full-fledged citizens who can go to the polls just as easily as you or I can, yet they are 25% less likely to take half an hour out of the day to do so. Great for politicians, especially incumbents who've been around for awhile. Not so good for the maintenance of a vigilante public holding its elected representatives to account.
Regarding Nadler's contention, the paper running it should first square it with the work of one of its in-house writers, Kimberly Strassel, who claimed the figure to be 26%. Strassel appears to be wrong here, which is of little surprise as she also incorrectly overstated the Republican share of the Hispanic vote in 2004. That dealt with, he might also add that Republicans' white vote share increased to 58% in 2004 from 46% in 1996. Republicans picked up 11 million white votes and 1.3 million Hispanic votes from '96 to '04.
Hispanic support for the GOP dropped by 10% in last November's mid-terms, compared to 2004. It dropped by 7% for whites. With Hispanics at just under 6% of that election's electorate, and whites at 81%, this translates to a loss of 550,000 Hispanic votes and 5.5 million white votes.
Since one vote is worth, uh, one vote, regardless of who it comes from, you might expect the bulk of the strategizing to focus upon the group which has been the most profitable over the last three Presidential elections.
Nadler provides a great illustration of how multiple anecdotes do not necessarily constitute a statistically significant dataset, and when they are used to push a point that has little empirical backing it is often a sign that rigorous support for the point is lacking.
He mentions three contests, two in Arizona and one in Texas, in which the GOP candidate incorporated restriction into his platform. That, according to NumbersUSA, one of the winners has been better on immigration than the representative he replaced, one has been the same, and one has been worse, is beside the point.
More importantly, the Republicans who went down in defeat were more open-bordered than the rest of their party, while the newly-victorious Democrats who replaced them are more restrictionist than not only the rest of their party, but more so than Congress as a whole is. While only 5.9% of the Tom Tancredo's Immigration Reform Caucus (now lead by Brian Bilbray, who could have just as easily been pictured where Hayworth is in Nadler's piece with the caption "Rep. Brian Bilbray (R., California) made immigration his core issue during the 2006 campaign. He won.") in the House lost last November, 16.7% of non-caucus Republicans did.
To those not familiar with the American political scene, it might seem obvious that if states that were solidly Republican when they were solidly white but that are now losing both their red hue and white complexion, Republicans might try to push back to retain that favorable situation. This does not appear to cross Nadler's mind:
The election of 2008 marks the beginning of the political attrition, not its end.The growth of the Hispanic poor and underclass populations will continue at rates greater than any other major group in the US. Because of this growth, Republicans had better find a way to garner most of these votes. In the study he's toting, he found that in areas with lots of illegal immigrants, Hispanics tend to vote for open borders.
That's a tall order, since a poor, uneducated, affirmative-action eligible, urbanly-concentrated ethnic minority who has a penchant for out-of-wedlock birthing doesn't exactly fit the profile of the typical Republican voter. Of course, the obvious questions to ask are why the growth is seen as inevitable, and why the GOP should not try to prevent it from becoming a reality.
He seems to think that Republicans should move in the same direction as those Hispanic voters, to get out ahead of the trend towards lots of illegal immigrants and lots of Hispanics spread out all over the country, by espousing more open borders positions. Nadler is basically saying, "Let me have it my way and I'll show you how to win!" It'd be like, up by two with one and a half minutes remaining, he urges you to punt on second down because he has a blitz package he thinks should stop their offense. Maybe we should just keep the ball on the ground and run out the clock, coach? It's worked before, after all!
In my regular criticism of the WSJ on immigration, I try to point to what can be regarded as improvement in the newspaper's presentation by those who share my restrictionist stance. To that, the mythical 44% figure for President Bush's share of the Hispanic vote appears to have finally been expunged for good. While not the intention, the paper has admitted that the mass deportation argument is a strawman, as mere lipservice to tougher enforcement leads to thousands in just one city to leave under their own volition. And, curiously, Nadler closes in a way that would make one think, had he not read all that came before, that Nadler generally agreed with Tom Tancredo:
As the 2006 re-election of Republicans Heather Wilson and Steve Pearce of New Mexico and Jeff Flake of Arizona demonstrated, the GOP agenda can include national security as well. In 2006, Latinos helped re-elect candidates who advocated the border fence, electronic surveillance, expedited deportation of violent criminals, and biometric worker identification.Uh, who are the Republicans advocating mass deportation? Well, at least getting whoever is advocating that to stop doing so is a far less 'ambitious' goal than previous WSJ op/eds on influencing Republican positions on immigration have taken up.
The next proposal for comprehensive immigration reform can contain all of this. To retain their Hispanic gains, Republicans need to repudiate only the immoral, uneconomical goal of mass deportation.
It is funny to see a paper that holds GOP runaways--forced overboard as the ship they've been steering for the last seven years is sinking--as visionaries of long-term Republican viability, that supports incredibly unpopular electoral losers (a continuation of the military presence in Iraq, opposition to the minimum wage increase, etc), and that continues to hemorrhage readers, has such confidence in telling Republican leaders how to win over voters. Happily, the 'advice' is falling on more and more deaf ears (or blind eyes), with the proliferation of the blogosphere, video sharing sites, competition from radio, online newspapers, 24-hour tv news, and the like.
++Addition++The WSJ, in an atypical move, actually gives JD Hayworth space in the 'letters' section to defend himself against Nadler's piece.


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DENTON | A man was transported by AirCare to Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem with serious injuries after a car in which he was working on fell on top of him Wednesday afternoon, according to a spokesman with the Denton Volunteer Fire Department.
DENTON | A man was transported by AirCare to Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem with serious injuries after a car in which he was working on fell on top of him Wednesday afternoon, according to a spokesman with the Denton Volunteer Fire Department.
Firefighters with the DVFD were dispatched at 3:18 p.m. to a man being pinned underneath a vehicle on Cherry Blossom Lane, off Yates Road.
Five minutes after being dispatched, firefighters arrived to find the man had already been freed from under the Ford Expedition upon arrival by those who located him, said Capt. Travis Morris of the DVFD.
"He was up under the vehicle," the captain said. "The jack fell out. It landed on his upper chest."
Morris said man's mid-chest to his head was pinned underneath of the vehicle. His feet to his chest were sticking outside of the vehicle, the captain said.
"They said before they got him out, he had been under about five minutes," Morris said.
Morris said the man was working under the car by himself, and it appears that one of his friends found him pinned under it. The captain said the man was conscious and alert the entire time.
"He was complaining mostly of all chest and back injuries," the captain said. "But due to the unknown is why we flew him."
Morris described the unknown as possible internal injuries.
"He is very lucky he is still alive, and his friends got him out so quick," the captain said.
Terry Williams, a firefighter with DVFD, agreed. Williams and Morris were on the first fire truck that arrived on the scene.
"He is lucky it landed on his chest and not his head," Williams said.
Morris did not know what caused the miniature floor jack to fall. He also didn't know how the friends were able to get the man out from underneath the car.
The man's name was not available late Wednesday afternoon with the Denton Volunteer Fire Department and Davidson County Emergency Services. Denton firefighters said the man was in his 50s and lived at the Cherry Blossom address.
Morris said the injuries could be life-threatening. He said the man had chest and back injuries, and his head was OK.
"The way he was laying was (at) the rear end of the vehicle," the captain said.
Denton firefighters were assisted on the scene by Davidson County Emergency Medical Services.
AirCare landed across the street from where the incident occurred in a field owned by Todd Varner, the safety officer for the Denton Volunteer Fire Department. Firefighters determined Varner's farm was the quickest and safest place to land the medical helicopter.
"We got him on a backboard, loaded him in (the ambulance) and took him across the street," Morris said.
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Japanese developer Yuke's Future Media Creators was on hand to give a demonstration of one of the interactivity features being added to the Wii version. Players will be able to participate in interactive entrances, mimicking the actions of the wrestler as they make their way to the ring, with proper timing and accuracy resulting in a boost to the momentum meter.
One of the developers entered the ring as John Cena, with the signature hand-waving and arm-raising that you'd expect. He didn't seem to nail the timing very well, though, since we didn't notice any on-screen rewards indication. His opponent, however, seemed to be a fan of Jeff Hardy, because he really got into the entrance sequence, absolutely hitting on every motion, including his signature wingspan spread on the turnbuckle, generating big momentum boosts.
Their match proceeded in a way that at least on a surface level appeared to utilize all the features of last year's Wii version of the game. The players integrated interactive taunts into their ring routine, and used the motion-sensing controls to deliver slaps, chops and grapple maneuvers.
The big surprise came at the end, where the John Cena player won the match and then had the option to initiate an interactive post-fight routine. He extended his hand to the Hardy player, offering a handshake after the match to show that he bore no ill will. This was done by simply extending his Remote hand towards his opponent, and they both ended up simulating a handshake with the controllers. But then, the Cena player reared back and smacked Hardy, further adding humiliation to the loss by inflicting an additional beating. It was pure WWE drama captured in-game, and a promising look at things to come.


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Tire burn mark on carpet inside apartment
Tire burn mark on carpet inside apartment
CLARINDA, Iowa —
A car's tire burned a hole in carpet inside an apartment during a crash Tuesday in Clarinda, KJAN radio reported.
Clarinda Police Chief Keith Brothers told KJAN that no one was hurt in the crash Tuesday afternoon.
Police said Violette Henneman, 85, hit a gas pedal while parking and the car jumped a curb, drove down a yard and hit the apartment building.
KJAN reported that as the car was stuck inside the building, Henneman still had her foot on the gas causing a burn mark on the carpet inside the apartment.
Henneman was taken to a hospital to be checked out.
KJAN reported that damage to the building was estimated at more than $20,000 and $10,000 in damage to the car.
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Topic: Chat room developments/off topic banter solutions
The mods have been talking about what to do with magor off topic chatter such as Atinvod and Kara-chan, and that strange bit about Qui-gon's chin for example.
A few ideas mentioned
1. Chat room (Aaron's idea)
2. Off topic topic (True Warrior)
I don't have many of my own, but, any good ideas would be great.
(In any rate, any time the mods go over something, I'll usually ask the other member's on matters like these.)
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BuildoffThe Volcano buildoff will be ending this Sunday, October 8th. The new theme will be announcend and while I won't say exactly what it is, I hope you're ready to carve a path to victory! Any more information on the buildoff can be found on the Buildoff Topic.
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I just came back from a much needed, and rarely had treat – a manicure and pedicure. Part of the fun in blocking out the world while someone else tackles my hands and feet is the chance to indulge in magazines I never have time to read. As I sunk into the massaging chair and dunked my feet in the swirling water, I started flipping through the pages of the November 2nd issue of People. The first thing that grabbed me was a short blurb on a model who is 5'10, 120 pounds and, according to People Magazine, was fired by Ralph Lauren because she was too large to fit into the sample clothes used in their ads. She is considered too heavy to be a model at a size 4. Too heavy to be a model at a size 4? Have we lost our minds?
As nurses we see women and men of all shapes and sizes and we know that the average woman isn't a size 0 (how can you be no size at all?). In fact, Wonderquest says the average American woman is just shy of 5'4 and weighs 152 pounds – about a size 14. I'm not commenting about the obesity epidemic in the United States, just the idea that a woman who is 5'10 and 120 lbs could be considered too heavy to model.
So, why aren't "real women" in our magazines? Next in my pile happened to be the November issue of Glamour where I discovered a "plus-size" model, Lizzie Miller, had been making headlines all over the news because of an almost nude picture in the September issue of Glamour where you see her not so flat belly. A real women's belly! After getting all kinds of positive attention, Glamour did a photo shoot for their November issue with 7 "plus-size" models. To Glamour's credit, apparently they had used 6 of these 7 women in the past (and plan to continue the trend). Almost all had stories of starving themselves to fit into the size 0 world of modeling.
After devouring this article, I read the editor's column. On that page they showed models through the years that included Marilyn Monroe and Elizabeth Taylor – true beauties and women who were on the cover of many magazines in the '40's and '50's. Today, Ms. Monroe and Ms. Taylor would be "plus-sized"…How wonderful it would be to transition the American mindset back to this sort of beauty.
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Seven Gay Wonders of the World 2018: Panama City
EDGE returns with our fourth annual "Seven Gay Wonders of the World" - our yearly where-to-go-next guide for all those with serious wanderlust. For 2018, we've ditched calorie-counting and workouts for pure indulgence.
As if the recently expanded Panama Canal weren't enough to attract gay globetrotters, Panama City is carving out a role as Central America's most futuristic metropolis, with soaring skyscrapers, bubbly gay nightlife and a variety of firsts that set it apart.
This Latin boomtown is also an enticing place to savor diverse culinary creativity that spans the globe from Latin America to Europe and Asia.
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Posh hotels with excellent culinary offerings are among the reasons to indulge in Panama City. It's the only destination in Central or South America with a Waldorf Astoria (where you can dig into kobe beef carpaccio and chicken adobo at BRIO Brasserie, helmed by sexy chef Joshua Moran), and in February 2018 the W Panama debuts.
In the historic Casco Viejo district, the newest hotel and culinary hotspot is the Central Hotel, where the sophisticated steakhouse 9 Reinas serves up beef and handmade pasta with Argentinian flair.
Tasty Excursions
No first-time visit to Panama is complete without a stop at the Panama Canal, which doubled its capacity in 2016. You can admire the view while sampling Panamanian cuisine at two locations: the Miraflores Visitor Center and the Agua Clara Visitor Center, both of which have on-site restaurants that serve local specialties like sea bass filet and patacones (traditional Panamanian fried plantains).
The easiest way to visit attractions outside of the city is on a tour from LGBT-owned EcoCircuitos. Foodies, meanwhile, can sign up for a "Taste of Panama City" tour with Barefoot Panama.
But whether or not you have a guide, it's still easy to combine cuisine and culture. At the futuristic BioMuseo, an eye-catching biodiversity museum (and the first work in Latin America by star architect Frank Gehry), you can learn about the region's ecological history before refueling at a café that offers a scenic view of Panama Canal's Pacific entrance.
Next, head the Casco Viejo, where landmark architecture and picturesque streets provide a lovely backdrop for small museums and trendy shops. The restaurants here are among the city's best; top picks include the appropriately named Dining Room, at the American Trade Hotel, and Tántalo a stylish tapas restaurant, bar and boutique hotel where the Panamanian empanadas and cocktails are especially tasty. Just outside of the Casco, the grittily authentic Mercado del Marisco (Fish Market) is ideal for freshly caught seafood.
Going Gay in Panama City
LGBTQ life in Panama City is vibrant but scattered around the metropolis. One of the newest venues, Envy, is the city's only gay nightspot that opens early for the after-work crowd. The dance club section, open on weekends, packs in revelers with live DJs, drag performances and sexy go-go boys. A similar vibe -- but cheaper cover prices -- draws crowds at XS.
For a more stylish -- albeit not exclusively gay -- night out, head again to the Casco Viejo for creative cocktails and cuisine. Among the trendiest venues is Casa Casco, where every floor offers a different experience. Do sushi and sake on one level and tapas and wine on another before heading to the rooftop, where you can toast while enjoying the ocean breeze.
LGBTQ Intel
Panama City isn't San Francisco, to be sure. But several events provide extra reasons to go.
The Marcha de Orgullo LGBTIO (LGBTI Pride March) takes place in late June or early July, along the waterfront Cinta Costera park.
The Panama Jazz Festival, which takes place in January, is the premier event for the city's lively music scene.
The pre-Lenten festival called Carnival is a big deal in Panama; the best place to experience it is in the town of Las Tablas.


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Vanessa Hudgens is showing off some serious fierceness in Flaunt's Back To School/Distressed issue.
The 25-year-old actress opened up about her past boyfriends, dieting in Hollywood and more. Check it:
On her first boyfriend: "Well, my first boyfriend was in sixth grade. At the time, you think it's a big relationship but it's the furthest thing from a relationship you can possibly imagine. And there are certain rules, too. Like you can't let them [your partner] break up with you-you have to break up with them."
On breaking her diet: "You only have one life, and there are just so many delicious things. Like chocolate. Wine."
On her biggest teenage challenge: "Finding and being your true self. It takes so much energy to find-it's easier to hide behind a mask. I mean, I went through a period where I shopped at Hot Topic. I didn't want guys to look at me. But it made things easier."
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When it comes to fixing America's ballooning debt problem, there is one policy option that both Democrats and Republicans should be rushing to embrace. It is the proposal to replace the current Consumer Price Index (CPI) with a more accurate measure of price inflation: the Chained-CPI. If this index were used to calculate cost of living increases in Social Security benefits, income tax brackets and the like, the government could realize significant savings. The current CPI's exaggerated estimates of inflation are a wasteful leak in the fiscal pipeline. Politicians who are serious about "rooting-out government waste and inefficiency" should be demanding a switch to the Chained-CPI.
The problem with the current CPI is that its estimates of inflation almost always err on the high side. The seriousness of this "upward bias" was exposed in 1996 by a study panel appointed by the U.S. Senate, known as the Boskin Commission. It reported that prior to 1996 the CPI had been overstating the annual inflation rate by a whole percentage point. Since then, a series tweaks to the CPI's methodology have improved its accuracy, but today it still overstates inflation by around 0.3 percent.
The effects of exaggerating inflation by 0.3 percent are obvious. When Social Security payments are increased in line with the CPI, beneficiaries get a pay raise that exceeds inflation, and this overpayment grows as the extra 0.3 percent is compounded over time. Similarly, when the CPI is used to adjust income tax brackets, billions of dollars elude taxation because the threshold to the next bracket is set too high. By causing the government to overspend on benefits and under-collect taxes, the current CPI contributes systematically to the debt problem.
According to a conservative estimate by the Congressional Budget Office, a switch to the Chained-CPI could reduce deficits by $200 billion over 10 years: $112 billion from lower Social Security payments and $72 billion from extra tax revenue. If the switch extends to civilian and military pensions, another $20 billion could be saved.
Like all belt-tightening options, the proposal for a Chained-CPI elicits no joy. But because it is better than most of the alternatives, it has gained the support of academics and think-tanks across the political spectrum, from the Brookings Institution to the American Enterprise Institute. It is a sensible and efficient debt-control measure for several reasons:
•The Chained-CPI is not a recent invention of special interests or political ideology; rather, it is a technical fix to a problem that has been recognized for decades. The Bureau of Labor Statistics developed it to measure the cost of living more accurately, and rigorous testing has been underway for at least a decade.
•The Chained-CPI delivers what Social Security recipients have been promised: an honest adjustment for inflation. An "honest adjustment" does not cut legal entitlements, but it does curtail erroneous bonuses.
•The Chained-CPI satisfies President Barack Obama's call for a balanced approach to debt reduction because it would raise tax revenues as well as reduce spending. Since current seniors would share the burden of debt reduction with younger households, it is also balanced in terms of intergenerational fairness.
Of course, the guardians of senior entitlements disagree. They claim that the Chained-CPI would be unfair to seniors because it assigns too little weight to one of their biggest expenses: medical care. That complaint should be weighed against a disturbing fact: the medical benefits received by the elderly are massively subsidized by the younger generation.
The average two-earner couple that retires today will end up receiving three dollars in Medicare benefits for every dollar they ever paid in. That amounts to a $240,000 transfer of income from young workers. The lifetime subsidy for a one-earner couple is even greater — about $300,000. There must be a reasonable limit on how much the elderly can extract from the livelihoods of upcoming generations; and the Chained-CPI is a good place to start.
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Visits, Admit Days, and Open Houses / Re: What really is the difference between Cooley and U of Denver?« on: July 20, 2007, 01:24:10 PM »
Don't feed the toilets. If you're not going to t14 or a select few regional schools law school is a bad investment, whether you're planning on Cooley or Denver or anywhere in between.
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Marc Randazza Goes To War Against Revenge Porn Site Over Alleged 'Takedown Lawyer' Business Model
from the got-it-all? dept
However, his main issue with this other site is in what he believes to be its sneaky business model. There is apparently an "advertisement" on the site for a "lawyer" named David Blade, who will help you get your photos off the site for $250. Randazza argues that it's really the site's own business model:
Here's their business plan:The "ad" goes on at length about how successful "David Blade" is in removing images from the site, and how it's much cheaper than going to any other lawyer. Blade has his own website, called TakedownLawyer.com. Randazza has a few damning facts. The registration info for both sites... are by the same person. The "ad" by "Blade" insists that they're different people, with Blade claiming to merely be a college friend of the operator of the site -- and someone who disapproves of the site. "Blade" claims that as he's tried to convince the operator of the site to take it down, their "compromise" is that the site owner has allowed him to place that "ad" that just so happens to help "Blade" make money any time someone wants their images down from the site. The other bit of damning evidence? There is no record of a David Blade as a registered NY attorney (where he claims to operate). Oops.
Step one: Register the domain name "isanybodydown.com"
Step two: Get ahold of nude photos of people who never consented to having their photos published.
Step three:Publish them, along with their names, home towns, and links to their facebook profiles.
So now how do you "profit?"
Well, openly saying "I'll take down the photo for $250," would probably create some legal issues for you. So, instead, you create a fake lawyer persona and say "I am an internet lawyer, named David Blade, III, and I'll get your pics down for $250."
In an email discussion (pdf) with "Blade," he insists that he really is a lawyer, but that Blade isn't his real name. That, too, is a big issue, since lawyer advertising is pretty heavily regulated, and one of the common requirements is having your real name and contact info. Randazza points to the NY law to that effect, and "Blade" (still using that name despite admitting it's not real), insists there's no violation since he's not engaging in "case law, civil law or trial law," but merely doing "mitigated/mediated takedowns, which are not considered to be a legal service."
Of course, soon after this exchange, the website for "Takedown Lawyer" announced: "Due to ethical concerns our business and the website will now be called 'Takedown Hammer'." Uh huh.
There are other little tidbits in this mess, including the fact that the Is Anybody Down site has a blog post asking for investors:
There are, of course, a whole bunch of other legal issues brought up by the site, but the statement above? Yeah, that's a pretty blatant violation of securities law. Publicly advertising for investors is already a no-no, but then also promising an IPO (I'm trying not to laugh) and a return of "upwards of 600%" go way beyond what you're allowed to say.
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We need more funding (i.e. seed money and/or potential Stage 1 funding) in order to upgrade our server and make T-shirts. Please click the "submit" button to contact an admin if you wish to invest, donate, etc. We are looking for investors, venture capitalists, angel groups, etc.
The seed money will be used for equipment/hardware (computers and server costs), software to be used in the production of the website and the manufacturing of T-shirts which will be sold for value.
Our goal is to raise $50,000+ in seed money to help expand this website, followed by a round one investment prior to an IPO which will return upwards of 600%
Oh yeah, and "Blade" eventually claims that he's going to hit back at Randazza for "extortion," which is interesting since Randazza didn't ask Blade to give him any money (though he does ask him to return the money from those who have paid up to remove their images).
All in all, this certainly feels like yet another one of these "only on the internet" stories where it may be time to get out the popcorn and wait to see what happens next.


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Ayodhya is an ancient city and the old capital of Awadh, in Uttar Pradesh in India.
Ayodhya is one of the major holy cities of Hinduism - the world's 3rd largest religion. It has a central role in the ancient Indian epic, the Ramayana, whose protagonist Lord Rama is God incarnated on Earth as the prince of Ayodhya. The epic describes Lord Rama's 14 year exile, his victory over evil and his grand return with his wife Sita to Ayodhya to become king. This return to Ayodhya is celebrated as Diwali, the leading festival of hundreds of millions of Hindus world-wide. Consequently Lord Rama's reign over Ayodhya and its surroundings, called Ram Rajya, is the epitome of good governance and moral society in the Hindu tradition.
The story of Rama has transcended into a great inspirational story and parable for children and adults around the world. Ayodhya has come to symbolise inner peace, joy and spiritual upliftment.
However, there are less savory aspects to Ayodhya's history. In 1527, the Mughal Emperor Babur had a mosque constructed at the site in Ayodhya traditionally associated with the birth of Rama. The resulting Babri Mosque, which became a focal point of grievances against actions taken by Muslims to deprecate Hinduism, was ultimately destroyed by demonstrators in 1992. Following the destruction, thousands of people were killed in acts of terrorism and intercommunal violence, especially in Gujarat.
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Ayodhya is 6 km from Faizabad on banks of Saryu River, birth place of Lord Rama
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The city is about 130 km from Lucknow, 200 km from Varanasi, 160 km from Allahabad, 140 km from Gorakhpur and about 636 km from Delhi. Buses are frequently available from Lucknow, Delhi and Gorakhpur. Buses are also available from Varanasi, Allahabad and other places.
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Good guys who do it right can finish first.
Galen Hiett of Fresno, Calif., has done it right for almost 50 years and finished with a roomful of peers who sent him into retirement recently with accolades as a mentor and a pioneer in the business of crop consulting on the West Side of the San Joaquin Valley.
Hiett was a (PCA) pest control adviser before California had licensed PCAs. He started his career in 1959 with chemical suppliers. While working for then retailer FMC, Galen convinced his boss that a man could make money for the company consulting without selling chemicals.
Galen later became one of the first independent PCAs in the valley, creating a path many have followed.
His passion for his profession and California agriculture are unsurpassed. His observation skills are without equal.
Galen has always been a profession leader, never hesitating to look at something new. He worked with UC Extension and commercial companies alike in testing new chemistry or other pest control techniques. However, before he would recommend a new product for use on his grower/client fields, he had to see it in action on one of his fields. Galen's test plots are legendary. They made applicators cringe. An applicator was overheard by a grower once complaining about Galen's test plots. Galen's client told the applicators to quit complaining and do what Galen wanted.
Jeremy Hughes, who now farms with his dad in the valley, spent his summers away from college checking fields for Galen. "You have no idea how much Galen hates to spray a field," recalled Jeremy. "He hates to spend money needlessly."
Galen was legendary about asking his summer field checkers to repeatedly "double check" insect numbers or disease pressure in a field. He often did the same for fields he personally checked. What he hates worse than spraying is seeing economic crop damage.
As a packed meeting room of his peers at the UC West Side Research and Extension Center honored Galen upon his retirement, Galen, humble to a fault, recognized the agricultural professionals in the room as deserving as much recognition and credit as he was getting.
He was right. Scanning the room, it was impossible to calculate the millions of acres of food and fiber those in the room had protected from pests over the years. Literally millions were fed and clothed from the fruits of the labor of the agricultural consultants, the California PCAs, in that room.
I honor Galen Hiett and his peers for putting inexpensive food on my family's table and economical clothes on my family for decades.
The San Joaquin Valley is one of the most fertile agricultural valleys in the world. Its climate also makes it one of the most ideal places in the world for agricultural pests to thrive. It has been the Galen Hietts who over the years have kept those pests from robbing food from the world's tables.
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United States National Health Measurement Study, 2005-2006 (ICPSR 23263)
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The National Health Measurement Study (NHMS) surveyed older United States adults with a suite of health-related quality of life (HRQoL) indices to allow comparison and cross-calibration of these instruments. The design oversampled African Americans and older individuals to allow subgroup analyses. Several preference-weighted indices measuring self-reported generic HRQoL are used widely in population surveys and clinical studies in the United States and around the world. These indices are used to evaluate individual and population health. Because they have been developed using econometric methods to elicit utility weights for their scoring systems, they are generally accepted for use in cost-effectiveness analyses of health interventions. Each index uses a multidimensional representation of health, but each index covers the dimensions of health (e.g., physical function, mental function, social function, pain, other symptoms, etc.) differently, and uses questionnaires with different psychometric properties. Each index is scored so that perfect health is represented as 1.0 and dead is represented as 0.0, but they are known to have different scaling properties. Rarely have two or more of these instruments been included in a population survey, so there have been few opportunities to directly compare how they describe and measure health using multi-instrument data. In this study, respondents indicated whether they had been diagnosed with coronary heart disease, stroke, diabetes, arthritis, eye disease, sleep disorder, chronic respiratory disease, clinical depression or anxiety disorder, gastrointestinal ulcer, thyroid disorder, and/or severe chronic back pain. Census tract is not identified, however race composition, education levels, economic factors, and urbanicity of each respondent's census tract of residence are included as contextual variables. Demographic, socioeconomic, and additional health data were elicited. Respondents are characterized by census region of residence, age, gender, marital status, race, ethnicity, education, household income and assets, health insurance, weight, height, smoking status, psychological well-being scales, and everyday and lifetime discrimination items. The data were de-identified, and extensive documentation was developed. The NHMS collected data on 3,844 adults in the continental United States (1,641 males and 2,203 females, 1,086 African Americans).
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Health care professionals and policy makers in the United States have set high goals for improving the health and well-being of the public in the coming years. Understanding how well these health goals are met requires having measures of health-related quality of life that can be used across different settings and different groups of people. The goals of this study were to evaluate the use of widely used health measures, understand the strengths and limitations of each, and create a versatile "toolbox" of summary measures of health that can be used to track changes in the public's health over time.
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The main purpose of the National health Measurement Study (NHMS) was to compare commonly used preference-based health-related quality of life (HRQoL) instruments when they were co-administered to a cross-sectional sample of adults in the United States. These instruments are used for national tracking studies and for policy focused cost-effectiveness analyses of health and medical care interventions. It is widely known that they may give different numerical results for HRQoL but there are a few data sets in which two or more have been administered for direct comparison. All interviews were conducted in English by trained interviewers at the University of Wisconsin Survey Center using commercial computer-assisted telephone interview software.
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Noninstitutionalized adults aged 35-89 residing in the continental United States in households with landline telephones.
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EuroQol EQ-5D, SF-36v2(TM), Health Utilities Index Mark II, Health Utilities Index Mark III, Quality of Well-Being Index Self-Administered Form CDC HRQOL-4 HRQoL indexes in the data are EQ-5D, HALex, HUI2, HUI3, SF-6D (from both SF-36 and SF-12 questions) QWB-SA, and the 4-item Centers for Disease Control and Prevention HRQOL-4 "Healthy Days" instrument, as well as all the SF-36v2TM scales and summary scores. Individual items subsuming each HRQoL index are available except HUI2 and HUI3, for which only domain levels are archived. PWB Self-acceptance score Everyday Discrimination Scale, Lifetime Discrimination Scale Body Mass Index Health Condition Composite variables For further information see: Fryback, D.G., Dunham, N.C., Palta, M., Hanmer, J., Buechner, J., Cherepanov, D., Herrington, S., Hays, R.D., Kaplan, R.M., Ganiats, T.G., Feeny, D., Kind, P. "United States norms for six generic health-related quality-of-life indexes from the National Health Measurement Study". Medical Care, 2007, 45(12):1162-1170.
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- Fryback, Dennis G. United States National Health Measurement Study, 2005-2006. ICPSR23263-v1. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2009-06-23. http://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR23263.v1
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