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In drag racing circles, they say "the bullshit stops when you line them up." That's also true with aftermarket tuners. After all, when you contemplate spending a small fortune modifying your engine, suspension, wheels, tires, and brakes, you want to know that the finished car really will perform like it says on the box.
So on the last Saturday of every May for the last 18 years, the German performance car magazine Sport Auto has sponsored an event for the makers of these modified cars at Hockenheim Circuit. In the Tuner Grand Prix, the best-timed laps result in prizes for the top finishers in each of several categories.
The first Sport Auto Tuner Grand Prix took place in 1994, and was a closed event where the magazine staff at Sport Auto and a bunch of German tuners ran a timed shootout at Hockenheim. After the results and pictures were published however, readers asked if they could attend, and the event grew from there. In recent years, as many as 25,000 enthusiasts turn up for the Tuner GP and Drift Challenge event each year. A bonus is that entry is free, and you only have to pay for parking.
The long straights of the 4.22-mile Hockenheimring Grand Prix Circuit are ideal for top-speed testing. But if your primary concern is assessing handling or just getting the feel of a car, then the 1.63-mile Club Circuit is the benchmark.
Sport Auto is one of the two German magazines that incorporate lap times at Hockenheim's Club Circuit and the North Loop of the Nürburgring into its full road test data. From that, we have control times for various high-performance cars and we have an idea of how fast they are in relation to one another and the opposition.
Just to give you an idea of a quick time, a standard BMW M3 will lap Hockenheim's Club Circuit in roughly one minute, 14 seconds, compared to around one minute, 11 seconds for a Porsche GT3 RS. To put things in context, a proper race car like a Porsche GT3 RSR Le Mans car on slick tires will lap the Club Circuit in around 1 minute, four seconds.
As the Tuner GP matured, the magazine started an amateur section for the Drift Challenge element, with participants coming from neighboring countries like Belgium and Switzerland. In recent years, even Japanese drivers have taken part in the Drift Challenge.
The fastest lap times, and therefore the Tuner GP winners, have traditionally been set by Porsches. But as the Hockenheim Club Circuit is a handling course as much as a power one, naturally aspirated GT3-based cars have beaten turbocharged 911s packing over 200 hp more power.
Just as with "normal" organized motorsport, the cache of winning the Tuner GP means a lot in image and sales terms. Because of this, the interpretation of "road legal" has become rather borderline over the years.
The great thing about fully-adjustable coilover suspension systems is that you can make them comfortable enough for road use at one end of the spectrum, and firm enough for track use at the other. That said, a track-day setup on a road car is still far off the settings for a true racing car
However, in 2003, a number of cars came close to being thinly disguised racecars, and were protested by other competitors. Complaints from entrants who complied with the spirit and letter of the event by using only parts types approved for the public to buy and use on the road meant that something had to be done if the event was to remain fair and relevant.
The following year, Sport Auto and Dekra, the official third-party scrutineers, made doubly sure that the interpretation of "road legal" left nothing to the imagination. So when they signed up the following year, the contestants entered in the 2004 Tuner Grand Prix found themselves presented with three pages of rules governing permissible modifications.
All modifications had to have TÜV approval for legal road use. In Germany, every single part that goes on sale, even a gearknob, has to be tested and certified by the TÜV authorities to guarantee perfect fit and safety in operation. This also means an exhaust no louder than 95dB, 5dB more than EU factory production standards.
In addition, tricky track-day rubber like the Michelin Sport Pilot Cup, Dunlop Super Sport Race, Pirelli P Zero Corsa, and Yokohama A048 was banned from the road legal classes.Of course every tuner likes to show what he can do in the way of ultimate spec, especially since some customers want cars specifically aimed at track use. Thus, a new Open Class was introduced for such cars, which could use the super-sticky track day tires.
The format is practice sessions on Friday afternoon and the event proper on Saturday morning, with the Drift Challenge after lunch. The event was originally divided into half a dozen classes. But as the age of the performance SUV and turbodiesel dawned, more classes were added, and coupes and cabriolets were also split off.
There are now separate classes for naturally aspirated and forced aspirated sedans, while the kafuffle over the street legal issue spawned the Open Class, where anything goes.
Also new in 2004 was the SUV class for tuned off-roaders, which fit the then new Porsche Cayenne perfectly. In fact the Cayenne continued to dominate this class in the years to come.To make sure they get the best results, almost all the teams hire professional race drivers to pilot their cars in the Tuner GP. Big names like Jochen Mass, Nick Heidfeld, Roland Asch, Kurt Thiim, Claudia Hurtgen, and Wolfgang Kaufmann have figured in the lineup.
Given that professional race drivers should be within half a second of each other on the same track in the same car, the raw data also gives us a fair baseline to compare how much quicker a modified car really is over the standard issue.
The weather certainly plays a big part in lap times. It has only rained three times in the Tuner GP's history, but it's worse if it is dry for the practice session on Friday and rains on Saturday for the main event. Just as with racing cars, the suspension will be set up stiffer for a dry track, and this will really throw everything out.
Because it has lots of corners, Hockenheim's Club Circuit is a handling rather than power circuit. We have seen a standard-engine 380-hp Porsche GT3 vanquish 600+ hp Porsche GT2s here before.
Unless it rains, all-wheel drive is not necessarily an advantage, like front-wheel drivers, all-wheel-drive cars often understeer too much in the many tight corners. Against the clock on a racetrack, this negates their ability to lay down huge amounts of power effectively on the exit of a bend.
However, at the end of the day, you have to put circuit lap times in context, and a car that's quick on a racetrack will likely not be super quick on a bumpy public road. In fact, on a wet bumpy public road, it might well be slower than the standard article.
In terms of marques, while BMWs have always figured heavily in the Drift Challenge, the cars have not been represented in the Tuner GP itself since 2006. This is a very strange state of affairs since the M3 can be a very effective track-day tool.
This also means that Porsches tended to dominate the GT Class, vying for overall victory as well. While Ferraris and Lamborghinis have appeared sporadically, they do not seem to be in with a fighting chance here.
Over the years, we've also seen tuners come and go, whether or not they leave a winning mark. Until this year, the big names in Porsche tuning were the top dogs in this event.
From the early years, Gemballa and TechArt went head-to-head each year, swapping victories with almost monotonous regularity. Then in 2006, Uwe Gemballa did not field an entry, stating that the huge amount of orders he had to fulfill meant his workshop could not afford the distraction. Gemballa has never returned.
Up until 2005, victory in the GT and Open Classes was usually down to either Gemballa or TechArt. However, in 2005, a rain-swept Hockenheim produced a new winner, Cargraphic, whose 435-hp GT3 RSC 3.8 was better able to deploy its power than the more powerful turbocharged 911s.
Just to prove the point that the superior-handling GT3-based car is also faster in the dry, the same Cargraphic car, again piloted by Marc Basseng, won in 2006 too.
Cargraphic continued its winning streak until 2008, when their car was pipped to First place by the TechArt GT Street S. To their chagrin, history repeated itself in 2009 when the GT Street RS, again driven by Jorg Hardt, the 1999 German Formula Ford 1800 Champion, and Carrera Cup regular, won again.
Until the 2009 event, a fastest lap was the clincher for a class, or overall, win. The major change in 2009 was the averaging of five flying laps for the contestants' representative time, thus putting consistent speed ahead of one blinding lap.
Anyone who saw Hardt drive the 700-hp GT Street RS witnessed an exercise in restraint and consistency behind the wheel. He was line perfect, and smooth on throttle and steering to the point where the car looked quick but rather unspectacular. The timing clocks said otherwise, and his 1:08.037 average with a best lap of 1:07.709 in the 700-hp GT2-based Porsche on street legal rubber was simply awesome.
But in 2010, for the first time a Porsche did not win the Tuner GP. TechArt didn't enter because they had nothing new to field and felt that entering the same car again would be pointless. In their absence, Cargraphic felt they would not have a worthy opponent and so did not come either.
So victory went to the 318-hp MTM X-Bow, driven by MTM mechanic and German Seat Cupra ace Florian Gruber. Proving that light weight and an advanced chassis can beat much more powerful but heavier cars, Gruber turned in a stunning 1:07.080 average and a 1:06.705 fastest lap, making this the quickest road-legal car in the event's history.
The afternoon sees track action of a quite different kind with the Drift Challenge. Drifting is a very popular motorsport in Japan and England, and the drivers in the Drift Challenge come from all over Europe. As noted, BMWs are a favorite make for the entrants here and you'll see M3s from the original E30 to the latest E92 taking part.
Three years ago, the organizers decided to make things a bit livelier with the winners of the first round tandem drifting as a pair. This drew even bigger applause from the crowd.
One of the best drifters is Werner Gusenbauer, who actually runs the drift school at Hockenheim. Werner always drives the MKB drift car. This used to be a CL 55 AMG, but for the last two years it has been a CLK 63 AMG. Indeed, as we saw from exhibition drifts from the Geiger Corvette and Arden Jaguar XKR Cabriolet, a big, torquey V8 makes drifting so much easier!
The Sport Auto Tuner GP and Drift Challenge is a great day out for car enthusiasts, where you can see road cars driven to their limits and beyond. They can also walk the pit lane and speak to real people without the hassle you get with the officialdom at FIA races. It's a car lover's heaven.
Class 1 Winner:
Schäfer Clubsport GmbH & Co. KG
Category: Kleinwagen
Car: KG MINI JCW
Driver: Hannes Mahler
Average Lap: 1:14.910
Fastest Lap: 1:14.836
Class 2 Winner:
Rothe Motorsport
Category: Kompactwagen
Car: VW Golf VI R20
Driver: Markus Gedlich
Average Lap: 1:11.013
Fastest Lap: 1:10.758
Class 3 Winner:
Väth Automobiltechnik GmbH
Category: Limousine, nat. aspirated
Car: Mercedes-Benz C63 AMG
Driver: Andreas Gülden
Average Lap: 1:12.660
Fastest Lap: 1:12.377
Class 4 Winner:
Category: Limousine, forced induction
Car: Mitsubishi Evolution X
Driver: Alexander Wutzke
Average Lap: 1:11.521
Fastest Lap: 1:11.291
Class 5 Winner:
Wendland Motorentechnik GmbH
Category: Diesel to 2.0L
Car: VW Polo TDI
Driver: Timo Kluck
Average Lap: 1:15.098
Fastest Lap: 1:14.952
Class 6 Winner:
MTM Motoren Technik Mayer GmbH
Category: Diesel over 2.0L
Car: Audi A5 3.0 TDI
Driver: Florian Gruber
Average Lap: 1:15.652
Fastest Lap: 1:15.309
Class 7 Winner:
MTM Motoren Technik Mayer GmbH
Category: SUV
Car: Audi Q5 3.0 TDI
Driver: Florian Gruber
Average Lap: 1:21.657
Fastest Lap: 1:20.303
Class 11 Winner:
MTM Motoren Technik Mayer GmbH
Category: Funcars
Car: KTM X-Bow
Driver: Florian Gruber
Average Lap: 1:07.080
Fastest Lap: 1:06.705
Class 12 Winner:
Wendland Motorentechnik GmbH
Category: GT, naturally aspirated
Car: Porsche GT3 RS
Driver: Timo Kluck
Average Lap: 1:09.805
Fastest Lap: 1:09.609
Class 13 Winner:
GeigerCars.de GmbH
Category: GT, forced induction
Car: Chevrolet Corvette
Driver: Patrick Simon
Average Lap: 1:09.784
Fastest Lap: 1:09.416
Class 14 Winner:
Category: Open
Car: Porsche GT3 RS
Driver: Frank Neugebauer
Average Lap: 1:10.626
Fastest Lap: 1:10.226
Class 16 Winner:
Category: Youngtimer
Car: Audi TT
Driver: Ruedi Jost
Average Lap: 1:12.806
Fastest Lap: 1:12.480
Class 17 Winner:
Maik Freudenstein GmbH & Co. KG
Category: Cabrio
Car: YES 3.2 turbo
Driver: Wolfgang Weber
Average Lap: 1:14.587
Fastest Lap: 1:14.377


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The Fencing Guide is an annual directory of fencing product manufacturers and the latest in fencing product introductions.
View the 2009 Fencing guide as a PDF
Hydraulic post driver
Worksaver's HPD-20 Hydraulic Post Driver offers an immediate airtight set for wood and steel posts up to 8¾-in. in diameter and 10-ft. long. HPD-20 is easily adjusted with a bubble level and features a spring loaded post holder handle.
For more information call 217-324-5973
or visit www.worksaver.com
Solar energizer
Twin Mountain's TS25 is a 2.5 mile, 0.25 Joule solar-powered energizer. Its lightweight and small design allows for easy installation and movement. The TS25 carries a three-year warranty, including lightning.
For more information call 800-527-0990
or visit www.twinmountainfence.com
Fence charger
Parmak's MARK 7 fence charger is low impedance and AC operated on 110-120 voltages. Designed to operate on single or multi-wire high tensile fences, it charges up to 30 miles of fence. Features include a built-in computer controlled circuitry with a digital meter that shows fence charge at all times. MARK 7 is UL listed.
For more information call 1-800-662-1038
or visit www.parmakusa.com
Remote control energizer
The Speedrite 6000i from Tru-Test is a 6-Joule electric fence energizer that can be operated by a remote control (included). Features include a full fence monitoring system, digital display, bi-polar technology, and it operates on electricity, battery, or solar power. The energizer charges up to 60 miles or 240 acres and it comes with a two-year warranty, including lightning.
For more information visit www.speedrite.com
Flexible post
The Pivotal Post from Pivotal Fencing Systems makes cross-fencing center pivots possible without building gates or letting wires down to allow the sprinkler to pass through fences. See the Pivotal Post in action at www.pivotpost.com and select the link "Watch the Pivotal Fencing System in action."
For more information call 970-848-5500
or visit www.pivotpost.com
Post driver
Danuser's Postmaster/Slab Blaster can drive up to 60 wood or steel posts/hour measuring up to 14-ft. tall and 3- to 8-in. in diameter. The hammer weighs 275 lbs.; additional weight can be added up to 700 lbs. The Slab Blaster hammer weighs 400 lbs. and can break concrete up to 9-in. thick with reinforcement.
For more information call 573-642-2246
or visit www.danuser.com
Wire joining
Gripple Plus is an all-in-one, wire-joining and tensioning device that eliminates the need for ratchet strainers, come-alongs and fence stretchers. Gripple connects and tensions the wire, and allows for easy re-tensioning of the wire in the future. More than 300 million Gripples have been sold worldwide.
For more information visit www.gripple.com
Post driver
Shaver Manufacturing's post drivers feature an optional Pilot Auger Attachment designed to make driving posts quicker and easier. The unit is ideal for difficult post-driving conditions such as clay, gravel or compacted soil. With five models to choose from and only six moving parts, all drivers work with any 3-point hitch.
For more information call 712-859-3293
or visit www.shavermfg.com
Tru-Test's Speedrite 6000 energizer produces a 6-Joule output and operates on electricity, battery, or solar power, with bi-polar technology for exceptional performance in very dry soils. Indicator lights show output voltage and battery condition. With a two-year warranty that covers lightning, it can protect up to 60 miles or 240 acres.
For more information visit www.speedrite.com
Adjustable energizer
Tru-Test's Stafix X6 6-Joule energizer can power your electric fence by electricity, battery, or solar. Adjustable settings and pulse speeds conserve battery power and bi-polar technology maximizes performance in low-conductive, dry soils. Capable of powering 60 miles or 240 acres of fence, it comes with a two-year warranty that includes lightning.
For more information visit www.stafix.com
Gallagher's PowerPlus M1000 is a 110-volt energizer producing 10 Joules of energy and capable of powering hundreds of acres and miles of multi-wire fence. The M1000 features Quickscan Output Voltage, which allows at-a-glance output voltage readings. All Gallagher energizers have a two year warranty.
For more information call 800-531-5908
or visit www.gallagherusa.com
Energizer with remote
The Stafix X6i from Tru-Test is a 6-Joule energizer that operates on electricity, battery, or solar power and can be switched on/off along the fenceline via remote control (included). It includes a fence monitoring system, LCD display and bi-polar technology. The X6i powers up to 60 miles or 240 acres of fence and has a two-year warranty including lightning.
For more information visit www.stafix.com
Electric fence
Electric fence
Baygard by Parmak, offers a complete line of heavy duty 1/4-in. electric fence rope, polywire and polytape in 1/2-, 7/8- or 1 1/2-in. widths. Available in black/yellow or all white, it is ideal for temporary pastures and rotational grazing. Baygard offers superior strength, conductivity and weathering with five-year warranty.
For more information call 1-800-662-1038
or visit www.parmakusa.com

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Bailey Knox is a Centerfold from United States. She was born on November 19, 1991. She is listed on FreeOnes since 2010 and is currently ranked 1259th place. She currently has 181 gallery links and 3 videos in her own FreeOnes section.
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"The tree committee has tagged the trees between the school and post office," announced Rosemarie Cary Winchell, Sagaponack Village clerk and treasurer, at a village board meeting on Tuesday. The marked trees are either dead and in need of removal, or in need of pruning, she told the board.
The committee, created last year, maintains existing street trees and reviews requests to plant new ones.
Replanting dead trees, particularly in the historic district, is the next step, said Mayor Donald Louchheim. "Should we replace them, at least on Main Street?" he asked. "Thirty years ago," he recalled, "Main Street was lined with trees," but, he said, if they are not replanted, 30 years from now "there will be none."
"Maybe homeowners will want to contribute," the mayor suggested hopefully. "If not, we could consider funding it."
Two public hearings were scheduled at the meeting, both to take place on Feb. 11. One, which gives the village "the authority to administer what the town has been administering," said Mr. Louchheim, involves excavation permits and the other is on a correction to the village's Coastal Erosion Hazard Area Law, amending it in compliance with a request from the State Department of Environmental Conservation.


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We are Box Of Toys Audio, a creative music and sound design company based in London. Working in collaboration with our clients, we constantly explore new and exciting ways to push the boundaries of how we communicate with sound.
Fuelled by a passion for all things audio, we thrive on providing a bespoke, innovative and forward thinking product. By consistently challenging ourselves and the conventional approach, we aim to create a distinctive and progressive sound.
Sound is the first sense we experience as a human being. It evokes emotion, expresses character and helps us comprehend the world around us. From the hauntingly peaceful hush of tides at night, the desolate resonance of a solitary clock or even the distant bark of a dog, for us sound is as important as any other aspect of production.
It not only installs atmosphere, sound helps construct a vision that teems with its own distinctive purpose. Whether it's finding the perfect room tone for a nostalgic daydream or designing a raging battle in 5.1, we are passionate about creating original and high quality sound design that effectively captures the essence of every piece.
Every track we compose is a delightfully laborious process that fires up our creative imagination and artistry. With increasing demand placed on quality, we strive to produce music that fills the ears and minds of the audience for weeks to come. After all, music immortalises a moment, defines a generation and transcends time itself, which is why we look to put the very best of ourselves into every piece we craft.
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SAN DIEGO (AP) - "Guardians of the Galaxy" hasn't opened in theaters yet, but a sequel is already in the works.
Director James Gunn and star Chris Pratt announced the planned sequel Saturday during Marvel Studios' Comic-Con presentation.
"Guardians of the Galaxy" follows a motley team of otherworldly misfits, including a talking raccoon, led by Pratt's character. The film opens Friday.
The sequel is set for release on July 28, 2017.
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It seems that Microsoft is testing Live Search. I have seen tens of visits to sites directly from "188.8.131.52 (microsoft.com)", their headquaters in Washington DC – "us , WA, Washington". This blog has had 8 visits from Microsoft under the search terms "search" and "Google", here is a sample. These are all new visitors, that means that they are either clearing their cookie or there many testers running these test at the same time. All the testers seam to be using IE7 and 800 x 600 screen resolution.
What also stands out is that most of the time they are not coming to the same landing pages at this blog, I have counted eight so far, what is also something to consider is that when I try to search for the same words I can't see anything from Optimizer Your Web.
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The exhibition Men, War & Peace at the Helmut Newton Foundation presents work by James Nachtwey and David LaChapelle alongside a series of Helmut Newton`s portraits of men.
American fashion and lifestyle photographer David LaChapelle has depicted staged images of a hedonistic American society for more than a decade. In his photography we meet many of those in whom the mass media take interest: Marilyn Manson and Madonna, Pamela Anderson and Eminem, Paris Hilton and Leonardo diCaprio. Each setting is designed to be as artificial as possible and it is these obsessively composed scenarios that form the stylistic basis for his photographs, many of which unabashedly court controversy.
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Martha MacIsaac & Amara Miller: '1600 Penn' Panel During TCA Tour
Martha MacIsaac and Amara Miller step out at the NBCUniversal panel during the 2013 Winter TCA Tour held at the Langham Hotel on Sunday afternoon (January 6) in Pasadena, Calif.
The two actresses were joined by co-stars Benjamin Stockham, Jason Winer, Andre Holland, Josh Gad, Jenna Elfman, and Bill Pullman to chat about their new show, 1600 Penn.
1600 Penn follows The Gilchrists, who are just the average American family dealing with all the everyday issues, like a grown kid who's forced to move back home, teenagers who are smarter than their teachers and a stepmom (Elfman) desperately trying to win over the kids. They're loving, fun and a little crazy. In other words, just like everyone else – with one exception: they live in The White House.
1600 Penn premieres on Thursday, January 10th on NBC. 10+ pics inside…
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Hahaha iallafall, fick ett samtal av min ridlärare igår som undrade om jag ville vara med i uppvisningen idag på KDRF-dagarna. Ställde självklart upp & fick rida Virre! Perfekt. Han var fin, som vanlig ju. När jag hade gått tipsrunda & fikat lite med mama så for vi hem & körde Carapana med Tony bakom. Sen så har vi grillat ikväll på KDRF, var lite med Alicia också. Bra dag!
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"1. high school will drain you. it's panic attacks in the hallway and crying in the bathroom and eating lunch in the back of the library because the cafeteria makes your heart beat too fast. It's getting high and throwing up. you will learn a lot about death and how to treat your cuts. You will also learn what it's like to get drunk and laugh at the stars and how to write poetry that makes the world hurt less. You will read books that you fall in love with. you will fall in love. you'll get closer to your mother because you'll need someone to help you with your math homework and teach you how to put on your makeup and wipe away your tears.
2. the first boy you fall in love with will break you. he'll tell you he loves you and convince you to fuck him in the back of his parents beat up volvo and then he'll tell all his friends what you taste like and stop calling you before you fall asleep. delete his number and throw away the stuffed bear he won you at the carnival three weeks before. your carpet will be stained with tears and vomit and liquor and you'll fight with you dad a lot more than usual. you'll spit up pieces of your heart for weeks. you'll burn alive when you see him in the halls. you won't always feel like you're cracking and a few months later you'll be falling asleep on the phone with someone else. let it hurt for a little while but don't let it kill you. never let it kill you.
3. the girl you've been best friends with for 9 years will stop speaking to you. one night you'll make plans with her and she'll cancel at the last minute because she's sick but you'll see her updating her snapchat story with pictures of empty alcohol bottles and blurry eyes and the mean girls who never let you sit with them. try to forgive her. she's going through all the bloody, broken teeth, black and blue filled nights like you are. everyone's trying to survive so don't be too hard on anyone. especially yourself.
4. your teacher will ask the class questions and you'll know the answers but you'll keep your shaky hand between your knees and keep your tongue glued to the top of your mouth. don't bother. speak out. nothing bad will happen. so when your biology teachers calls on you to tell him about last nights assignment, don't stare at the spinning ground and mumble through numb lips. you're smarter than you think and nobody is looking at you anyway.
5. you're not his baby girl. when he tries to kiss your neck and pull you onto his lap, get up and leave. you don't have to go upstairs with him. you don't have to sleep with him because he's begging. it's not your job to fuck around with boys who can't remember your name. take care of yourself even when he's calling you a tease and whispering just loud enough for you to hear.
6. go out. go to football games and sit on hard metal bleachers for hours and take shots that taste like bleach and hold hands with the cute boy from english class. go to that dumb party and don't complain or stand in the corner. things are always moving. people are always falling in love and laughing and putting themselves back together. be part of it.
7. ask for help. you don't have to let yourself rot. when you don't know how to do something in math class ask your teacher to explain. when your heart falls out of your chest and shatters at your feet, ask your best friend to come over and watch bad movies with you until you both feel less dead. when the boy you're convinced you love kisses someone else, ask your mother to help stop the bleeding. you're not alone so stop acting like it. no more breakdowns at three in the morning locked in the bathroom screaming. your older sister is still awake. crawl into bed with her.
8. it all ends. high school doesn't last forever and 6 years from now you'll be whole again. you won't remember the names of the boys who made you cry or the girls who fucked you over. you won't remember the names of the teachers who made your cheeks turn red and tied your stomach in knots. you won't remember the time you fell down the stairs in front of everyone. you won't remember what it's like to want to die. try to remember the times you laughed so hard you spit out your drink. try to remember the people who helped put you back together. try to remember the people who bled with you when things got messy, when they call you at 3 in the morning to ask how you've been, answer the phone.
9. don't forget to breathe."


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Well the state of my work computer that I mentioned "fixing" naturally progressed yesterday into a full-blown saga. Deceptively acting better for a while after I disposed of the dust bunny burrowing into a cooling fan, the machine started locking up again, with the freezes occurring more and more frequently. Crashing on attempts to boot into safe mode more or less confirmed my thoughts that this was hardware related, but it took far longer than it should have to realize the power supply was being flaky... watching the voltages jump in the BIOS screen filled me with confidence that replacing the PSU would finally actually fix things. Sure enough, the first unit I scavenged from the PC graveyard put things right. It cost me a day of productivity, and I came this close (I'm holding my fingers incredibly close together) to breaking something a couple of times, but at least the matter has been resolved. Oh, wait, I said that yesterday, didn't I? Oh well, we shall see. And so, having re-re-re-disposed of the monster...
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I am using this blog to record my genealogy research progress. My research at this point is concentrated in Tennessee, Virginia, Kentucky and Pennsylvania records. Since many of my ancestors ended up in the Midwest and West my research sometimes takes me in that direction. I also research Irish records.
Wednesday, April 27, 2011
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- MHD said...
Hi, Annette!
I'm glad your mother is doing better.
I was at the Whittier FHC today with a letter in German for John to translate. He told me you had been researching people in the same area of Austria! Another coincidence is that I worked in Hac Hts for many years and drove by St. John Vianney almost daily. Add Kentucky, Ireland, etc., and the similarities in our research keep on growing! I told John about your blog and he said to say "Hi!" See you soon I hope!
- April 28, 2011 at 2:55 PM
- Annette said...
Hi Marie! Wow, are you researching Burgenland Austria too? If you also have family in that area have you looked at the Burgenland Bunch website? I have the link here on this page. The church records go back to the late 1700 in the Inzenhof area I have researched. I also had relatives in the Graz area.
I noticed also that you are researching in Kansas I think? Where I also had family. Lots of similarities, true!
Sad about the church :(. I have been attending there off and on since it began.
I hope to wrap up some chores and go back to the FHC soon. So nice hearing from you and hope to see you there soon. I will try to make it there next Thursday. Nice to get the "Hi" from John. Thanks so much! Annette
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Clinical trials can be time-consuming, expensive and intrusive, but they are also necessary. Researchers at the University of Tennessee Space Institute in Tullahoma have developed an invention that makes clinical trials more efficient by moving them into the virtual world.
Called "digital Eye Bank," the computer software eye modeling program includes data from people's eyes for researchers to use when testing their inventions. Developed by Ying-Ling Chen, research assistant professor of physics and Jim Lewis, professor emeritus in physics, Eye Bank can take data from eyes of patients' and build it into models from the commercial optics program to be used for researchers' virtual clinical trials.
A video about the invention can be viewed by visiting http://bit.ly/Osuxia.
"The idea of Eye Bank is to use existing clinical data and build in realistic and personalized eye models stored in a ready-to-use tool kit like a group of volunteers," said Chen. "Then we can call on any specific eye to test a newly designed optical instrument on the computer and see what kind of performance the design gets. This testing can be done repeatedly without hurting real human subjects."
Currently 35 eyes with various demographics and conditions from Wang Vision Center in Nashville are included in Eye Bank. This variety, combined with the researchers' control of conditions, may allow results of testers' finished product to be more refined before advancing to the real clinical trial phase, which is administered by a third-party.
"Being able to mathematically and computationally describe the visual response of normal and abnormal eyes and sub-groups of the population allows for optimal results of designing the technology," said Chen.
In most clinical trials used today, the types and conditions of eyes that are studied are not as varied as desired because it is difficult and expensive to find the diversity and range of subjects. The result is an uncertainty in the performance of new instruments to detect and diagnose a range of unusual eye conditions. In the virtual world, users can manipulate the eye, such as opening it partially or rotating the pupil. They can also give it certain conditions, such as growing a cataract or developing a tear duct issue. This allows users to see how well their instrument measures in response to such conditions.
This characteristic can be especially useful in assisting surgical planning by predicting outcomes of visual performance.
"For instance, we can predict how one person's eye can react to LASIK surgery and simulate the day and night vision after the procedure," said Chen. "Today, it is also not well known on how the long-term outcome of new interventions would be. But in the virtual world, we could induce cataract and dry eye and other aging conditions to predict the possible complicated outcomes and problems."
Eye Bank could also be helpful in medical education, as most students are not trained on diseased eyes.
Although currently used for optical research, the researchers see broad applications for their technology.
The research is currently undergoing testing funded by the National Institutes of Health.
|Contact: Whitney Heins
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Already known as one of the country's wealthiest towns, Los Altos recently got a boost from one of its most prominent citizens. In 2009, Google co-founder Sergey Brin, a resident of Los Altos Hills and new father, joined with a handful of others to establish a real estate investment firm whose aim was to buy and renovate commercial properties in downtown Los Altos. The company, Passarelle Investments, has since been instrumental in the rebirth of Los Altos' once sleepy downtown, both adding new businesses and preserving existing ones. That many of the new concerns are family-focused is a bonus to Los Altos' large and growing population of young parents.
Though it may seem otherwise, Los Altos wasn't always a center of affluence. Prior to its 1952 incorporation, Los Altos was dominated by prune and avocado farms and ranches, the living embodiment of the "valley of the heart's delight," as the Santa Clara Valley was known prior to the Silicon Valley explosion.
Most of Los Altos' growth -- those large, sprawling houses Silicon Valley types snap up the minute they hit the market – came in the 1950s, 60s and 70s, as farmers sold off parcels for residential development; which is fitting, since the town came into being as the result of a single landowner's subdivision.
Los Altos was established in 1906 by a Southern Pacific Railroad man named Paul Shoup, who created the Altos Land Company after buying 140 acres of a ranch owned by Sarah Winchester – the same Sarah Winchester who later went insane and built the Winchester House of Mystery. Promoting the newly-platted town as "The Jewel of the Peninsula," the Altos Land Company began selling lots in 1908.
Despite early enthusiasm, Los Altos grew slowly until World War II. Today it's difficult to find evidence of the young town. Even "Old Los Altos," the oldest of the city's eight residential districts, includes a mix of new and old – with the "old" mostly going only back to the 1930s and 40s.
Most of Los Altos' other neighborhoods have buried their agricultural under waves of large homes in beautiful settings. Original plans for Loyola Corners called for the construction of a new campus for Santa Clara University, the idea being that fledgling Los Altos would become a university town rivaling its next-door neighbor, Palo Alto. The 1906 earthquake derailed those plans, however. Today, what would have been a college campus is instead the Los Altos Country Club.
Instead of universities and avocados, present-day Los Altos is instead known for its luxurious, spacious homes and high-end suburban lifestyle. Los Altos has something for every high-end homebuyer, with classic post-war suburban neighborhoods, semi-rural neighborhoods like Country Club, which backs up to a 4,000 acre nature preserve, mini-mansions with views in Woodland and even neighborhoods promising pedestrian-friendly lifestyles, with easy access to downtown's upgraded shopping and dining.
Downtown is a mixture of world-class restaurants and comfortable local favorites, high-end boutiques and decades-old mom-and-pop businesses. The Los Altos Village Association stays busy, fillin each year with events and festivals including the annual Los Altos Arts and Wine Festival, a summer Farmer's Market and the monthly First Friday's event, during which locals convene on downtown streets to enjoy live music and extended shopping hours and maybe follow up with a meal at a downtown restaurant.
Even without the efforts of a particular local tech tycoon, you'd be hard-pressed to find a more family-friendly place than Los Altos, with its big yards, numerous parks and highly regarded public schools. The Los Altos School District, which is made up of seven K though five elementary schools and two middle schools, is consistently lauded for scoring among the state's highest districts for Academic Performance Index and integrating cutting edge teaching methods and technology into its curriculum.
The orchards may be gone, but the fruits of success continue in Los Altos. This is where Silicon Valley goes after it leaves work, to a large, comfortable home with a yard, friendly neighbors, good schools and a revitalized downtown whose upward trend only makes this a-list town more attractive.


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North Carolina man arrested in NYC hotel gun incident
NEW YORK – Police say a man who placed a pistol under a cushion in the lobby of a New York City hotel has been arrested.
Bobby Glen Jackson was arrested in Fayetteville, N.C. He's set to be brought to New York next week to face charges of criminal possession of a weapon and reckless endangerment.
A relative told The New York Times Jackson tucked the pistol under the cushion simply because he was rushing to get back to his tour group.
It happened at the World Center Hotel on April 15, near the Sept. 11 memorial. The pistol was discovered by a woman when she sat on it a short time later.
The NYPD says Jackson, who lives in Fayetteville, had no permit to carry a gun in New York City.


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THE man responsible for running London's Tube will soon step out from the Underground and take up a position as boss of Sydney's train network.
Under government plans two new agencies, Sydney Trains and NSW Trains, will replace RailCorp from July 1.
Transport minister Gladys Berejiklian on Friday announced current London Underground chief Howard Collins has been selected, after a world-wide search, to run the new Sydney Trains agency.
"This is a massive coup for Sydney," Ms Berejiklian said in a statement.
"Mr Collins' job will be to deliver a world class rail network for Sydney and bring in a new era of customer-focused culture."
As Sydney Trains boss Mr Collins, who was made an OBE for his management of public transport at the London Olympics, will focus on safety and "delivering better value for money for taxpayers", Ms Berejiklian said.
"This will be a challenging and complex role and I am so pleased to be able to appoint one of the most respected rail operators in the world," she added.
Mr Collins leaves the UK after a 35 year career in London public transport, during which he was responsible for the restoration of the Underground after the 2005 bombings.
In a joint statement with Ms Berejiklian, he said he was "looking forward to working with the NSW Government to deliver a world class rail system."
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In this Dec. 26, 2008, file photo, President George W. Bush walks with his father, former President George H.W. Bush, at Andrews Air Force Base, Md. A criminal investigation is under way after a hacker apparently accessed private photos and emails sent between members of the Bush family, including both former presidents, according to reports Friday, Feb. 8, 2013. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)


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For the ultimate in rock-crawling capability, "The General" features a custom Mopar 4.5-inch performance lift kit installed on a 2009 Jeep Wrangler. A new flat fender kit and Mopar/Hutchinson Rock Monster beadlocks allow tire pressure to be safely lowered for extreme driving conditions. Front and rear off-road bumpers and rock rails offer serious protection while the Mopar half-door kit provides improved visibility. The hood and rear spare tire carrier feature custom Mopar graphics splashed across the Mopar Blue exterior.
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Transmission: 42 RLE
Overall Height: 80 inches
Overall Width: 77 inches
Wheelbase: 94.5 inches
Weight: 4,000 lbs
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The Lay Family Garden provides guests with a newly interpreted garden at the north end of the Arboretum property. The renovation was made possible by generous gifts from Mimi Lay's two daughters, Susan Lay Atwell and Dorothy Lay, and by additional gifts from the Estate of Ward Lay and Anthony Atwell.
The renovation of the Lay Family Garden required several important considerations, all while keeping the original footprint of the garden. The first step was to address the pathways leading to the garden. The second step was to address the entrances into the garden. Three new entrances now feed into the garden from the Paseo extension linking the Camp House Circle with the Rory Meyers Children's Adventure Garden. Lastly, the Arboretum preserved the former entry courtyard, but it has now become a pocket garden and more of a destination than a passageway.
One of the most popular features is the native limestone walls with waterfalls cascading from them. Complementing the waterwalls is a new grotto with a 12-foot waterfall directly across from them. The water gardens are also of great interest and include a large lagoon for aquatic plants, a stream with three weirs and a Koi pond.
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Apr 01, 2011
NASHVILLE – Tennessee Tech ended its losing streak with a bang as it took down the Tennessee State Tigers 6-0 for its third Ohio Valley Conference victory of the season.
The Golden Eagles took both doubles matches to secure their first point of the day. Justin Kirstein and Josh Girling defeated Lawrence Washington and Shaun Ingram 8-4 in the No. 1 doubles match, while Lloyd Harris and Vasily Eremeev downed Skyler Dowdy and Gregory Ruffin 8-0 in the second doubles match.
Tech's dominance continued on into singles competition as it won all five of its singles matches in straight sets.
Eremeev won the No. 1 singles match 6-2, 6-2, while Girling and Kirstein each won their matches by the scores of 6-0, 6-2.
Murilo deOliviera defeated Dowdy 6-1, 6-2, while James Crawford rounded off the day with a 6-1, 6-0 victory over Matt Ingram.
Tech continues its road trip Saturday, as it takes on Murray State, at 10 a.m.


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CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Junior middle hitter Michael Demyttenaere was voted the North East Collegiate Volleyball Association (NECVA) Player of the Week after collecting New England Division Player of the Week accolades. The award is Demyttenaere's first and it also marks MIT's first recipient this season.
In a 4-0 week for the Engineers, Demyttenaere averaged 4.00 kills, 1.50 blocks, and 0.92 aces per game. He compiled 20 kills, a .500 hitting percentage, and four blocks in a sweep of Wentworth Institute of Technology. The next day, Demyttenaere totaled 13 kills, a .632 hitting performance, six blocks, and five aces versus Daniel Webster College. Against conference foe Elms College, he notched eight kills, a .353 hitting percentage, eight blocks, and two aces. Demyttenaere wrapped up the week with seven kills on eight hitting attempts, four aces, and three blocks in two games against Emerson College.


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Singer John Van Dyke is hosting �Theatre Jams!� on Friday night at a benefit show at the Broad Street Social Club in New Bern.
Singer John Van Dyke is hosting �Theatre Jams!� on Friday night at a benefit show at the Broad Street Social Club in New Bern.
The benefit is for an actress friend of New Bernactor and director Aaron Williams. Her name is Meme Simmons and she lives in New York City.
To raise money for her battle with lupus, Williams has created a web page: gofundme.com/1b1vzw
On the page, he writes: �Her career was going great when she was suddenly diagnosed with lupus. Her life took a drastic turn. She has had renal failure, been on life support several times, and was even pronounced dead. Meme is a fighter and has survived, and to top it all off, she has been on dialysis for four years. I remember when I got a Facebook message about the possibility of her getting a kidney transplant; however, they called her back and told her that she was pushed to number three. She didn�t complain, we continued to pray, and then it happened.... Meme recently was blessed with a kidney transplant.�
He said the benefit is to help with extremely high medical bills associated with the transplant.
Van Dyke describes the series of �Theatre Jams!� as a performing artist�s showcase of any genre.
He said comics, musicians, singers, actors and of course audience members are welcome and can participate in an improv or two.
Singers should bring sheet music and an accompanist will be provided.
The show is at 9 p.m. Call 259-1134 for information about the benefit or other upcoming Social Club events.
On Saturday, the club hosts a ReDo Fashion Show with guest performances.
There is no cover for the 9 p.m. show.
On Oct. 27, the Social Club holds its Halloween show, featuring �Unknown Tongues,� a Cajun Zydeco band.
The jam band Turbine from New York City comes to town Oct. 28, with an 8 p.m. show. The cover is $5.
Oct. 30 provides a free 8 p.m. acoustic soul show by Kiernan McMullan of Dublin, Ireland.
The club hosts a Zombie Apocalypse Dance Party on Oct. 31.
On Nov. 3, the club hosts the rock band �Big Break,� a two-year-old group, who has toured the Carolinas this year promoting their first self-titled album. A second production is due later this year or early in 2013.
Front man and songwriter David Myers started as a solo artist then paired up with drummer Stephen Williams. Williams recruited bass player, Alan Erickson, who is also classically trained on piano.
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The biggest advantage we see in colo vs dedicated servers is the ability to have custom hardware. Some dedicated providers do not scale upgrades very well so if you need large amounts of ram or big drive arrays colo seems to be a better fit.
The biggest advantage we see in colo vs dedicated servers is the ability to have custom hardware. Some dedicated providers do not scale upgrades very well so if you need large amounts of ram or big drive arrays colo seems to be a better fit.
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You can save money and have greater resilience in a data center.
Reductions in operational expenditure, thatll let you to focus on your core business.
Colocation means a business is connected globally, quickly and securely.
Data centers and colocation provide the flexibility to grow alongside your organization.
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RMIs ADVANTAGE solution is adapted to the way your business works, designed specifically to meet the needs of your industry. Our fully inclusive solution covers all aspects of your business; from CRM, operations, accounting, supply chain management, Business Intelligence, ad-hoc reporting, the Microsoft Office suite, and email for your entire company. Accessible anytime, from anywhere, ADVANTAGE is a Cloud based solution, delivering exceptional value throughout every level of your organization.
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The decision to consolidate, move and/or expand your data center is an important part of your IT infrastructure strategy, and it should include assessing hard and soft costs and benefits associated with owning your data center vs colocation from a full services provider. Many companies find that offsite colocation with a trusted provider offers an attractive alternative to owning and maintaining their own data centers. Below are some of the key benefits of choosing colocation services from a full service provider instead of owning and operating your data center:
Reduced IT Infrastructure and Management Costs
Cost savings is often one of the biggest benefits of colocation. Many companies find that colocation enables them to reduce the cost of overall IT management. Colocation provides the benefit of a more predictable op-ex model rather than trying to keep up with the escalating capital expenses of building, securing and maintaining your own data center as power and cooling needs grow. Rather than invest in backup generators, UPS and HVAC units and paying the ongoing expenses associated with this equipment, colocation lets you leverage an ideal data center environment that is scalable to your changing needs.
Increased Power Capacity and Redundancy
Private data centers can face power capacity challenges, particularly when upgrading to IT applications that require high density power. Colocation facilities provide access to a more robust power-per-square foot ratio than most private data centers, allowing companies to leverage innovations in virtualization and high density computing. In addition, private centers require backup in the case of a power outage. TierPoint's power infrastructure is designed to ensure constant, uninterrupted power to your equipment. We offer a 100% service level agreement (SLA) for customers who utilize power feeds from diverse plants.
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Your business continuity depends on 100% network reliability, which can be difficult and costly to maintain in a private data center environment. TierPoint offers multiple high quality networking options, so you have the flexibility to choose the ideal solution for your needs in a carrier-neutral setting. Our network configurations are all designed to deliver reliability and availability.
The decision to negotiate, move and/or increase your details middle is an integral part of your IT facilities strategy, and it should include evaluating soft and hard costs and benefits associated with having your details middle vs colocation from a full services provider.
I think reliability also is key when choosing a data center or colo provider.
The decision to consolidate, move and/or expand your data center is an important part of your IT infrastructure strategy, and it should include assessing hard and soft costs and benefits associated with owning your data center vs colocation from a full services provider. Many companies find that offsite colocation with a trusted provider offers an attractive alternative to owning and maintaining their own data centers. Below are some of the key benefits of choosing colocation services from a full service provider instead of owning and operating your data center.
Colocation is just one of several options for companies that want to outsource their computing needs. With colocation, you provide the equipment, and your colocation provider hosts your equipment in their data center and provides the power, ping, pipe and rack.
Thank you for such nice information you are a kind and generous person, if I were your teacher I would have given you an A for that.
With colocation hosting, you can able to store your server at data center(colocation). This hosting can have many benefits in which some of them includes.
Security: Data centers have a number of different securities to limit access also protect servers safe from intruders and provides 24/7 surveillance and alarm monitoring.
Bandwidth: You will get all the needed bandwidth that you need at very low cost since you share it with other colocation customers.
Scalability: With demands of the market your business requirements fluctuate with colocation you may decide whether to increase or decrease your bandwidth within a short period of time.
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There is high amount of bandwidth available. So if you need to use more it will be readily available.
Colocation advantages:
Cost savings compared to tower server colocation
Better scalability compared to larger servers and tower servers
Long-term cost savings versus a provider supplied dedicated server
More control and autonomy versus a provider supplied dedicated server
The guys are right - colocation is probably the best alternative if you are looking for a quick, but also long-term way to cut business costs. Top data security, room for your business′s growth (you pay for what you use), and probably most important of all avoiding huge electricity bills. Long story short - colocation is a real time- and money-saver.
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An itinerary serves as a blueprint of your trek. Once you have the plan on paper, you may discover that it's easy to see what meals you will want to prepare and what equipment you will need to take. You won't be likely to forget essential details like transportation arrangements to and from the area. An alternate plan should be devised for every itinerary in case of interruption by unexpected events.
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When your crew arrives at a consensus of what your itinerary and alternate plans will be, write them down and include a full description of your intended route, where you plan to camp, and what time you will return. A trip plan lets people know where you are going and when you intend to return. Be sure everyone understands the plan, and then stick to it.
Know Where to Find Help
Plan a course of action in advance. Determine the location of the nearest medical facility and how to evacuate an injured member. In case of an emergency, think of the home contact person and who will pay the cost of evacuation if one is necessary. Operate within your training and abilities. Think about emergency communications and plan for the unexpected. Have an emergency action plan and use Passport to High Adventure to help you and your crew have the ultimate high adventure.
Utilize the Comprehensive and Useful Appendix
The appendix to Passport to High Adventure includes many helpful forms and resources that make planning an outdoor adventure go smoothly. For your convenience, the forms provided are meant to be reproduced at the local level.


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Pulled Pork Nachos
Spicy pork on top of cheesy chips.
Cheesy chips are the perfect vehicle for mouthfuls of spicy pork goodness. The Cotija, jalapeños, and cilantro are just bonuses. What to buy: Cotija is a crumbly Mexican cheese that can be found in Latin markets and many grocery stores.... Read More
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WASHINGTON -- A top House Republican unveiled an ambitious tax code overhaul Wednesday, taking aim at long-protected loopholes for mortgage interest deductions, corporate jets and Wall Street pay, while promising to lower top rates to 25% for most individuals and corporations.
But it has little chance of becoming law.
The White House cautiously welcomed the effort, but top Republican leaders in Congress, including House Speaker John A. Boehner (R-Ohio) and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), showed little interest in putting GOP lawmakers in the uncomfortable position of compromising with President Obama as the midterm election approaches.
Their lack of enthusiasm all but ensured there would be no legislative action in the divided Congress.
Even without a foreseeable path to approval, the proposal was quickly criticized by several organizations representing the long list of industries whose special treatment in the tax code would be undone. Banks, investment houses and others all warned against unfairly targeting one section of the economy over another.
Still, the draft from Rep. Dave Camp (R-Mich.), chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, won praise from budget hawks for its bold approach to an issue that has perplexed Congress. Since the last major overhaul in 1986, the tax code has grown increasingly complicated and appears to some lawmakers to give preferential treatment to Americans who are able to hire accountants and benefit from deductions.
"The truth is, people want a simpler, fairer and flatter tax code," said Camp, who is expected to step down from the chairman's post next year. The Tax Reform Act of 2014, which he said would boost the economy, has long been awaited as a coda to his tenure as chairman.
The proposal meets the longtime Republican goal of reducing the top tax rate to 25% for individuals and corporations, which are now at 39.6% and 35% respectively.
But Camp diverged from those efforts by slapping a 10% surtax on high income earners -- households that make more than $450,000 -- which experts at the Tax Policy Center say essentially boosts the top rate to 35%.
Camp wants to shift individual income tax filers away from itemizing their deductions, and instead have them take an enhanced standardized deduction -- which would almost double to $11,000 for singles and $22,000 for married couples. Child tax credits would also increase.
But the proposed elimination of longstanding tax loopholes ensures the proposal will be a political lightning rod for lawmakers in both parties.
Gone would be the special treatment for hedge fund managers and Wall Street's private equity firms, who would no longer be able to count their compensation, called carried interest, as capital gains, which have a lower top tax rate of 20%. Instead, those earnings would be taxed as ordinary income, something Republican and Democratic lawmakers have resisted.
The mortgage interest deduction, which is now available on home loans valued up to $1 million, would be capped at $500,000 by 2018, with the phase-out starting in 2015 -- a particular concern for lawmakers from high-cost housing areas.
The depreciation deduction on corporate jets, long in lawmakers' sights as a symbol of special treatment, would be eliminated.
Also gone would be the deduction for state and local taxes, which Sen. Charles E. Schumer (D-N.Y.) said made the Camp proposal "dead on arrival."
The proposal largely steers away from Republican efforts to stop the healthcare law, but would repeal a tax on medical device manufacturers that has backing from both parties.
Democrats have long wanted to use revenue generated by closing loopholes -- which total $1 trillion a year -- for program spending or deficit reduction, something Republicans have resisted. Camp said his proposal would not generate revenue beyond what would be used to make up for the lowered rates.
One area of potential partisan agreement was Camp's idea to transfer $126 billion to the dwindling highway trust fund, something the White House found encouraging as a way to help pay for the president's proposed infrastructure investment.
But Boehner dismissed questions over the thorny details of the tax overhaul Wednesday as "blah, blah, blah, blah," and said the chairman's proposal was "the beginning of the conversation."
McConnell said earlier this week that he did not see how any compromise that raised revenue, as Democrats want, could be achieved.


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Let's say you walk into a screening of The Amazing Spider-Man. You settle into your seat, grab a handful of overly salted popcorn and shut off your higher brain functions in preparation to be wowed by the spectacle of a teenage boy who's been granted all the really cool parts of being a spider, without any of the gross, arachnoid body features. "All of this is silly make-believe comic book stuff," you imagine, comfortable in your certainty that Andrew Garfield does not routinely swing through the streets of New York City suspended by a small, super-strong line of silk.
While we will readily admit that Mr. Garfield probably has better things to do than punch out muggers, the rest of the scenario is surprisingly possible. Well, almost. Watch the video embedded at bottom, created by Emory University math professor Skip Garibaldi, that explains why Spidey's acrobatic swinging and seemingly indestructible webbing isn't as far-fetched as you'd think.
Done? Okay, so as much as we appreciate Professor Garibaldi lending credence to our goal of one day living inside the mind of Stan Lee, there are still a few pretty big hurdles the Spider-Man mythos has to leap before we can claim that it's a document of fact. First, though Garibaldi claims that Spidey's webbing could, in the right circumstances, function as it does in The Amazing Spider-Man, he does allow that for Spider-Man to swing on it, and use the webbing to anchor himself to buildings, that he would need to be phenomenally, unrealistically strong.
"He was bitten by a radioactive spider! Obviously he has the proportional strength of the toughest arachnid!" you scream, spraying tiny drops of rage spittle across your monitor.
While comic book logic dictates that being bitten by a radioactive animal will give you the most awesome features of said animal, in reality you'd most likely just end up with a rather unfortunate wound. Assuming the spider that bit Peter Parker wasn't killed by the dose of radiation it received (and assuming it isn't one of those rare poisonous species), Parker would likely have been left with an annoying itch or, at worst, a slow-healing sore. Unless muscle cramping is a super power, that part of the mythos doesn't really hold up.
Likewise, in addition to super strength, Spider-Man's entire body would have to become far more resistent to damage. Remember that scene in Spider-Man 2 where Spidey stops a speeding subway car by webbing it to nearby buildings and using his body as a brake? If any of you were to attempt such a stunt your arms wouldn't even get a chance to become tired, as the massive forces involved would simply pull your shoulders apart. You'd likely go into shock and bleed all over the passengers at the front of the train, shortly before the whole thing crashes into the Hudson River. That's what you get for trying to play the hero.
Still, fallacies of comic book logic aside, its comforting to know that such an iconic superhero does actually have a claim to legitimacy, even if it's only based on hypothetical physics and ungodly amounts of the silk that comes from a spider's butt. However, if our counterpoints have left you soured on the idea of trying to become Spider-Man, we would instead direct you to the far more attainable goal of being Batman. For only $682 million you too could join the superhero biz, and barring any unfortunate cowl-related accidents, you'll even get to keep both of your arms.


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1.Did you always know that you wanted to be an author or did you have another dream?
As I kid I loved to read books, and I wanted to write; but I gave that dream up to pursue the "reasonable and responsible" goals of becoming a professional, in my case a psychologist.
I returned to writing about twenty-five years ago. At first I wrote a lot of poetry and some essays for local newspapers. Then the novels started to demand their way into my psyche.
2.How long did you write until you were finally published?
My poetry and a few professional papers were published right off, but the first novel took about twenty years during which time I've actually written three. In addition to "Widow's Walk," which came out in September, I have a contract for a second book, "Memoirs From the Asylum," which should come out sometime next year. The third, a conspiracy novel, is still looking for its home.
No ritual, in fact, I don't even have a set place. Some of my writing is done at the computer, but I also go to the coffee shop or bookstore with my pencil and notebook. The one thing I do require is a handy cup of coffee or tea and the inspiration – that powerful yet elusive voice that suddenly puts word in motion.
4.Do you plan the story out or just let it flow?
I start with a plan, but then the characters take over. They tell their story through me. For example, the main love affair in "Widow's Walk" wasn't suppose to be about love; Arnie and Mary were supposed to have a mentor-student relationship, and Mary was supposed to meet another man. However, they fell in love; and there wasn't much I could do about it. Another example from "Widow's Walk" is the love relationship between Kathleen and Danny; that was supposed to end happily, but it didn't work out that way.
I guess writing is like life: You can start with all kinds of plans, but you can never really know what fate will bring.
5.Do you have any WIP that you might want to share with us?
My next novel is "Memoirs From the Asylum." It's finished, and I have one contract offered. Let me share an excerpt from this new tragic-comedic novel.
Those dingy green-yellow hospital walls are really off-putting. It's like living inside a puddle of puke. The people are the chunks of undigested food – no longer human just unidentified floating objects. Some of them are really revolting. The others, "the patients," aren't so bad.
Mostly, the diagnosed only want to be left alone – alone – caught between the grief of being and the terror of not. Once in a while there'll be somebody who wants to fight the world, but mostly the world they want to fight is that revolting staff so you silently root them on. At least, that is how I see it.
Charlie comes back to the ward – good for Charlie. He's had enough shock to fry his brain – too bad for Charlie. He shuffles along and drools; when he's excited he shouts "Oh boy!" in a repetitive Tourette bark – now Charlie fits in. Good for Charlie? Nope, good for the system. Modern medicine has won another round. The world of the asylum grinds the people; it makes pabulum of their brains and mush of their wills. The system works; the person doesn't. We all celebrate Charlie's return by standing around and rocking from side to side.
6.What character is more like your personality or is it a combination of more than one?
I draw on my own personality and on people in my life to develop characters, but in the end they all take on their own characteristics and ideas. Many people know me and have who have read "Widow's Walk" think that I'm very like Arnie Berger; but I think I'm more like Jem, the very wise woman who is more in the background yet seems to know so much about life.
I love Jem's comment toward the end of the book:
Jem shakes her head when she hears the coroner's findings. "I guess he don't know much about souls," she observes. "There's pains of the body, and there's pains of the soul. This poor lady died of the pains in her soul. They say that God don't give no one more than they can carry, but He sure done give her too much … way, way too much."
7.When you have a moment to sit down and breathe, what kinds of books do you read?
I enjoy almost all kinds of books. I'm a major history buff and biography. I will on occasion try to read in philosophy, science, and, of course, religion. Then there's the fiction. I try to read at least one novel a month. I just finished Kawabata's "The Sound of the Mountain." I loved the way he related to nature. I can't say that the story worked for me.
The next book on my pile – the pile of books I've put aside to read - is Gottlieb's "The Dream of Reason." However, I do have a couple of review books from friends that need a good look.
Last, I should mention that I read (and write) a good deal of poetry. Just for fun, I'll share this short poem I wrote recently.
On viewing a picture of a dervish
The slow dignity of the dervish dance; the eternal mystery of the poet's chant: Allah be merciful to me, a lowly ant; cast down on me one sacred glance.
8.What author or authors inspire you to write the way you do?
I can list some of my favorite authors, but I don't know that they really inspire the way I write. Kurt Vonnegut is one of my favorites. I love Conrad. Isaac Singer is another. Perhaps Steinbeck had the greatest impact on me when I was younger. And, no list, not even this partial one, is complete without mention of Chekhof and Kafka.
I think that there is a wonderful melding of external and internal worlds within the novels I like. What is attended to in the environment of the book is related to what the characters are experiencing. I don't like extraneous description that is unrelated to the story and that is added for the sake of sounding literary. A direct, sparse and yet complete quality is what I strive for in my own writing.
9.Do you have any tips for those aspiring authors out there?
Write! Then write more!
Find friends with whom you can share, and don't be afraid of the process of discussing your work.
And, let me end with another excerpt from "Widow's Walk."
The paths along the banks of the reservoir are uneven. It takes all a jogger's concentration to keep from tripping and tumbling into Boston's water supply. That is probably why so many joggers have passed her prone body without noticing. It is only when one, glancing up at the sound of a scurrying animal, starts back in shock and lands on his seat that she is seen. "Oh, my God!" he exclaims as he scrambles back to his feet. "Oh, my God," he repeats so taken aback that he doesn't even notice the pain from his fall, "somebody get help. Somebody, anybody, for Christ's sake, get help!"
Gingerly, as if he is approaching a dangerous animal, he inches his way towards her. "Miss, Miss. Are you OK?" His voice is at first a whisper, which grows louder and more tremulous.
Kathleen doesn't stir.
"Miss!" He is shouting now. His wide eyes take in the scene. Her panty hose have been ripped off. They and her shoes are in a small tangled pile a few feet away. Next to them are her well-worn green parka, scarf, and dark green gloves with leather palms. The sheepskin hat with ear flaps that Karen had given her is tossed farther from her body. Kathleen's plaid skirt has been ripped. It still clings to her waist but has been pulled up and now covers her torso rather than her legs and buttocks. Her head is turned sideways, and the jogger can see that there is a thin stream of blood still coming from her mouth and soaking into the ground next to her broken glasses.
He bends over her, afraid to touch. "Get help," he shouts into the frosty air – still to no one. They are alone. "For God's sake, get help," he repeats once more. He isn't sure, but he thinks he sees her body moving ever so slightly. "Is she still alive, or is she dead?" he asks aloud in the frigid empty air. "Help!" he screams.
There is a handbag nearby. Instinctively he reaches for it. He can not bring himself to touch her body, but the inanimate handbag is less threatening. Its contents seem untouched. "Mrs. Dougan," he whispers to her. If yelling hasn't worked, something in his brain tells him that softness might. "Mrs. Dougan," he tries again.
He is looking at an identification card that Kathleen carries in her wallet. Ironically, it is the one piece of identification on which she still uses her married name. It is her library card, something that she had stopped using once she had decided that her life would never move forward. At one time Kathleen had been an avid reader, but that had been when she thought it would still matter if she were to learn – that had been before it had seemed that her life had stopped.
Knowing Kathleen's name makes her seem more alive. The jogger focuses himself enough to pull off the top of his jogging suit and use it to cover her upper body. Still he can't bring himself to actually touch her, not even to adjust her clothing.
Kathleen makes no response. "Oh, my God," he exclaims again.
He hears the sound of another runner. Even though the trees are bare, the jumble of bushes makes it difficult to see. Jumping up from his crouched position near Kathleen's head, the jogger waves his arms and yells, "Over here. I need help. Over here." He can hear the pace of the other runner quicken.