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Charges of Racism and its Chilling Effect on Policy Debate
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Flying is so Safe already that to make it any Safer is nearly Statistically Impossible
Air travel is the safest way to travel. People are far more likely to die on the way to the airport than in an airplane. Air plane accidents and incidents are so rare these days that when one happens it is huge news. For weeks some networks devoted near 24/7 coverage of missing Malaysian Airlines Flight 370. Even though they had nothing to report. But that didn't stop them from going to air to speculate about what happened. Because an airplane just disappearing like that is extremely rare.
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) investigates aircraft accidents and incidents to determine the cause. And to come up with new ways to make aviation safer. But improving safety any more is getting difficult. And costly. They put a cost on the loss of life and compare that to the cost for the airlines (and the people who buy their tickets) to implement a proposed change. And then judge the likelihood that spending that money will actually save any lives. They could reduce the number of deaths from flying to zero simply by grounding all aircraft permanently. But the flying public wants to fly. And is apparently willing to fly even if there is a slim chance of dying.
When a plane crashes because of an event that is statistically likely to happen, say, one in 100 million flights it's hard to justify the added expense. As that cost will not make flying any safer statistically. This is the problem with making flying safer today. It is so safe already that to make it any safer is nearly statistically impossible. And spending more resources to try and make it safe 100% of the time is just not possible. And it's just too costly to try.
Racism is so Trivial in the Aggregate that it could not prevent a Black Child from growing up to be President
There are a lot of people on the left who say we need a dialogue on race. Because there is still racism in this country. Not Southern Democrat Jim Crowe racism. But systemic racism that stacks the deck against blacks. Despite that 'racist' America having elected a black president. Twice. Who appointed a black man as attorney general. Eric Holder. America's top cop. This couldn't have happened without a majority of white voters voting for President Obama. As blacks make up only approximately 13.1% of the population while whites make up approximately 77.9% (see United States Census QuickFacts).
So there may be some racism in America. But clearly not a lot of it. For if there was a lot of it there would have been enough people to vote against President Obama. But there wasn't. And he won reelection. Even though his record wasn't that good. On the economy. Or on national security. So there would have been a lot of reasons to vote against him. Especially if the American people were racist. But this didn't happen. Suggesting that America is not as racist as those on the left would have you believe.
Sure, there is racism in America. As there is everywhere. And always will be. But is it systemic? Is it impossible for a black child to grow up to be the president of the United States? To be the top cop in the land? No. Because these things have happened. So is it necessary to focus the Justice Department only on racial injustice in the United States? Even those on the left will concede that things are a lot better now than they ever were. So should the Justice Department focus on removing the last vestiges of racism when if doing so will be very difficult if not impossible? As some people simply cannot be reasoned with? If these people were running the country perhaps it would be. But they're not. These instances of racism are isolated incidents. So trivial in the aggregate that they could not prevent a black child growing up to be president.
Despite all of their Efforts to End Racism they haven't reduced the Need to End Racism
A lot of people voted for President Obama to end racism once and for all. To move away from our racist past. But it seems like the left finds more racism than ever since President Obama's election. In fact, they call any criticism of President Obama an act of racism. Making it difficult to criticize the president. As no one wants to be labeled a racist. In fact the left uses this to try and shut down debate over policy issues. Unable to defeat conservatives in the arena of ideas (as conservatives outnumber liberals 2-1) they are quick to try and shut down debate with charges of racism.
Even Attorney General Eric Holder responded angrily when testifying in Congress. Later when speaking to a mostly black audience he asked was there ever an attorney general or a president treated as poorly as he and President Obama? (Yes, there were. Especially when they were Republican). Implying that the people's representatives, and, therefore, the people, were racist. So he can stand morally indignant as he stood in contempt of Congress. The victim. A lot in the media have come to his support. While few criticized him. Because no one wants to be called a racist. And because no one does it is a very powerful way to shift attention away from any wrongdoing by shifting the attention to those accusing you of said wrongdoing. A tactic right from the far-left strategist Saul Alinsky's playbook (see Corrupt AG's Feigned Outrage Shouldn't Be Distraction posted 4/10/2014 on Investors.com).
The NTSB is trying to remove the last vestiges of air travel deaths. Which is more and more difficult to do these days as there are so few ways left to improve aviation safety. There are a lot of people trying to end racism. But if you listen to them the problem of racism has never been worse. Despite the success of President Obama and Attorney General Eric Holder. Who actually benefit from this perceived racism. As they can discount any criticism of them because they're black. And the American people are racist. Despite these same American people being responsible for their success. For a country with a 77.9% white population could have been racist enough to prevent the election of a black president. And they were given two opportunities to show just how racist they are. But didn't. Still, the charge of racism is a powerful weapon in their arsenal. Which is why despite all of their efforts to end racism they haven't reduced the need to end racism. For if they did that they may just have to answer for their policies.
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Lefty fans 10 A's to put skipper atop Rangers' all-time list
OAKLAND -- Ron Washington has been preaching pitching and defense since the day he became the Rangers manager. Infield defense is his particular specialty; there may not be another person on the planet who has studied that area of the game as much as Washington.
So perhaps it was appropriate pitching and defense led the way on a Sunday afternoon when Washington became the winningest manager in Rangers history. The infield defense was especially good behind Derek Holland as he pitched the Rangers to a 4-0 victory over the Athletics at the Coliseum.
When it was over, the Rangers gave Washington a beer shower in the clubhouse to celebrate his 582nd win since being named manager on Nov. 6, 2006. This one allowed him to pass Bobby Valentine for first place among Rangers managers.
"He's going to get a lot more," said second baseman Ian Kinsler, who has been around for all 582 wins. "It's not going to stop here. He has established a winning environment, the players trust him and like playing for him. We're really happy for him. We just want to get that World Series title."
Only three other managers have won more games since the beginning of 2007 than Washington: the Phillies' Charlie Manuel, the Angels' Mike Scioscia and the Rays' Joe Maddon.
"It means a lot to me," Washington said. "I came in as a novice, having never managed at the big league level, and now I'm the winningest manager in Texas Rangers history. This organization gave me the chance and supplied me with the players, the coaches handed out my mandate and the players bought into it. A manager is only as good as his players. You win because the players play well, and I see a lot more wins coming."
This victory was also the second in three games for the Rangers and they leave Oakland trailing the Athletics by 2 1/2 games in the American League West. The Rangers are now 8-5 against the Athletics this season, including 4-2 at the Coliseum.
"It was big series," shortstop Elvis Andrus said. "That's what we're looking for, win another series. We need to keep that same mentality and keep that same focus. Just keep winning series."
Andrus and Kinsler made the two most spectacular defensive plays that allowed Holland to pitch eight scoreless innings. He allowed four hits and two walks while tying his season high with 10 strikeouts.
Holland is now 9-6 with a 3.02 ERA on the season, including 7-1 with a 2.61 ERA on the road. That currently is the sixth-lowest road ERA in club history, although the lowest is 1.95 set by Bert Blyleven in 1977.
"Holland pitched well, really well, and probably the best we've seen him pitch in a while," Oakland manager Bob Melvin said. "There were probably several factors that led to us not doing much, but he was real good."
Apparently the Athletics thought home plate umpire Bill Miller was one factor because catcher Derek Norris said "there was a time or two where we thought he had a decent-sized strike zone."
Holland said his changeup was particularly good as well.
"My changeup was really big today," Holland said. "I used it in every situation, no matter what the count, and it kept those guys off balance."
But the biggest factor may have been the Rangers' infield defense.
"They're a pretty good group of guys," Washington said. "Today they had to make some plays and they did."
Holland beat Athletics starter A.J. Griffin, who added to his Major League lead by allowing home runs to Nelson Cruz and Mitch Moreland. Griffin has allowed 28 home runs this year, including two to Moreland.
The Rangers got one run in the first after left fielder Yoenis Cespedes dropped Kinsler's fly ball for an error. Kinsler ended up on second and scored on a single by Adrian Beltre. Cruz made it 2-0 with his 27th home run of the season to lead off the second.
Then came the defense, snuffing out an Oakland rally in the second after Nate Freiman reached on a one-out single. Alberto Callaspo followed with a hard line drive toward first base that Moreland knocked down going to his right and got a force at second. After Chris Young walked, Josh Reddick hit a hard grounder up the middle but Kinsler made a terrific diving stop going to his right and threw to first to end the inning.
Andrus made a terrific play with two out in the third, going deep into the left-side hole to backhand Jed Lowrie's grounder, then jumping and firing to first for the out. Beltre also had a nice play at third base, going to his left to grab Coco Crisp's hard grounder leading off the sixth.
"It's all about winning the game," Andrus said. "Sometimes you help the team defensively, sometimes you help the team offensively. The main thing is to do everything you can do to win. This was a good game defensively all-around, a great team effort."
The Rangers led, 2-0, going into the seventh when Craig Gentry beat out a slow grounder with two outs. Moreland then crushed an 0-1 fastball deep over the right-field wall. His 16th home run of the season made it 4-0 and brought Griffin's afternoon to an end.
The Rangers finished the game off by turning double plays to end the eighth and ninth innings, a fitting tribute on the day their defensive manager achieved a milestone victory.


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The students, Hosein Foroutan, a doctoral student in mechanical engineering, and Daniel Leonard, a doctoral student in engineering science and mechanics, were among 10 students named fellowship recipients.
The Hydro Research Fellowship is funded by the U.S. Department of Energy and is designed to provide opportunities and benefits to outstanding early career graduate students. The fellowship includes a possible opportunity to work with an industry partner, a tuition allowance of up to $16,900 and a living stipend of up to $26,000 annually.
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HOUSTON – As he has during the previous 33 matches, Houston Dynamo head coach Dominic Kinnear faced the hometown media and fielded questions about another positive result at home for his club.
Little has changed, unless you consider Kinnear now sits at a table instead of standing at a podium, since the Dynamo last lost at home on June 18, 2011, to the Columbus Crew. And neither has Kinnear's take on the Dynamo's unbeaten streak in Houston.
After taking questions all week on "the streak," Kinnear was again on message after leading the Dynamo to their 34th undefeated home game in all competitions, a 2-0 win over the San Jose Earthquakes on Saturday night.
"You don't get anything for it," Kinnear said. "You don't get a T-shirt or a hat or a ring for it. You get a lot of points and get asked a lot of questions and a lot of satisfaction on a week-to-week basis, but in the end it goes down in a statistical record book.
READ: Houston Dynamo now have NBA's Chicago Bulls in their sights
"Don't get me wrong, it's a wonderful accomplishment and I'm glad I'm part of the group that's done it, but there is still a lot of stuff to be thought about as well."
An honest answer and a glimpse at the approach that is part of the reason why the club is on this type of run to begin with.
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To go nearly two years without dropping competitive points at home takes a certain level of tunnel-vision, blocking out media questions for a one-game-at-a-time approach.
"Your focus is on 90 minutes. You can't focus on the past 33 games at home," Kinnear said. "To be honest, I don't think I've mentioned it to the guys once. I'm happy for the guys, but we still have 30 games left in the season instead of concentrating on the streak."
The Dynamo know what is going on. Until the streak ends they know it will be mentioned with each game at BBVA Compass Stadium. Rarely will they admit to thinking about the impact of the feat, but the group is savvy enough to know what it means.
After a stop in Portland next week to face the Timbers, Houston will return home to try and claim the MLS record streak for their own against the Chicago Fire on April 14. Before then, expect more of the same commentary.
"We're obviously aware of it, but the streak is not something we're trying to add to," goalkeeper Tally Hall said on Saturday. "It's always, 'Let's just get to No. 1.' It's always about the game we're playing that day. When we started the streak we took the same attitude that day that we did today when we came in."
Darrell Lovell covers the Houston Dynamo for MLSsoccer.com.


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By Chris Wright
"£62? You must think we're bananas or something!"
As you may be aware by now, Man City have today returned almost a third of their allocated tickets for Sunday's game against Arsenal at the Emirates after fans balked and then boycotted over paying the frankly ridiculous £62 ticket price – and that's even before you start factoring in additional expenditure like travel, food and watered-down, room temperature lager.
According to the Guardian's number crunchers, exactly 912 0f City's 3,000-ticket away allocation have been returned unsold. Can you blame City fans for taking umbrage?
The match is classed as a 'Category A' Premier League game and therefore demands the highest ticket price, with Arsenal fans also having to pay £62 for seats in the equivalent home section of the stadium – though we're reliably informed that there are some tickets in the upper tiers which are selling for nearly double that.
Egads. The cost of an afternoon at the football is just far, far too high. I refuse to pay £25/30 to watch Forest in the Championship; I can only sympathise with those who have to deal with the Premier League's piggish inflation and sucking greed on a week-to-week basis.
In a business where employees can apparently feel quite entitled to be indignant over 'only' being offered £50/60/80,000-a-week to play football, what chance do we – the proles herded through the turnstiles every weekend who part-fund this excess – really stand in keeping up with the exponential expenditure?
According to a mate of mine, it's now £16 to watch Burton Albion in League Two. It may not sound like a lot comparitively but this is League Two we're talking about. League. Two. It really isn't long before the bottom falls out entirely.
Hopefully City's stark refusal to pay marks the start of something. As with all football-related protests, the only clear way to turn the executive's heads is to not turn up of a Saturday. They'll soon realise they can't continue to wring the wallets of their captive audience forever.
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Mozilla, the creator of the Firefox browser, has sent a cease-and-desist letter to Gamma International, a German company that sells spyware to governments and law enforcement agencies.
The move was a reaction to the news that a booby-trapped Microsoft Word document -- sent out for upcoming Malaysian elections -- embeds a copy of Gamma's FinSpy spyware that masquerades as a Firefox executable.
That news was disclosed in a report from Citizen Lab published on Tuesday.
"Good spyware creators spoof legitimate software all the time," said Randy Abrams, a research director at NSS Labs. "It's a lot easier than any other form of social engineering."
"We have nothing to add beyond what's in our blog post," Mozilla spokesperson Mike Manning told TechNewsWorld.
What Gamma Did
The FinSpy spyware that Citizen Lab discovered in the Malay-language document masquerades as Firefox in both file properties and manifest. This is similar to samples discussed in Citizen Lab's earlier reports, including a demo copy of the product and samples targeting activists in Bahrain.
When a user views the properties of the installed spyware, the program carries the Firefox.exe name and includes the properties associated with Firefox, as well as a version number, copyright and trademark claims attributed to Firefox and Mozilla developers, Mozilla said.
The assembly manifest from Firefox is included verbatim in the spyware's underlying code.
It's not clear whether Mozilla will take any further action if Gamma ignores its cease-and-desist letter.
What's Gamma About?
Gamma International is part of the Gamma Group, which includes Gamma TSE, Gamma Group International and G2 Systems.
Gamma TSE is a government contractor providing surveillance vehicles and technical surveillance equipment to state intelligence and law enforcement. Gamma Group International provides advanced technical surveillance and monitoring solutions to national and state intelligence departments and law enforcement, and also acts as a consultant.
Gamma International has "world-class" intrusion and IT experts and offers a portfolio of intrusion products called "FinFisher." G2 Systems provides training and products to government security agents worldwide.
The FinFisher Toolkit unveiled a mobile product last year that conducts surveillance, steals files, tracks the locations of devices it infects, and communicates with command and control servers. TrustWave SpiderLabs looked at the Android version of this spyware.
In 2011, protesters in Egypt found an offer for FinFisher spyware in the offices of the country's state security investigation department, according to F-Secure.
FinFisher products have been used to spy on citizens of several countries. Citizen Lab has identified FinFisher C&C servers around the globe, including Hungary, Turkey, Panama, Lithuania, South Africa, Austria, Malaysia, India, Singapore, the UK, and the U.S.
"I guess governments spy on their citizens a lot more than we know," NSS Labs' Abrams told TechNewsWorld. "But I don't see our government telling us anything any more than other more repressive governments."
The Gamma Group did not respond to our request to comment for this story.
Reaction to FinFisher
Privacy International has filed suit against the British government, which it contends should have used the Export Control Act of 2002 to restrict sales of FinFisher products to repressive governments.
In February, Privacy International, the European Center for Constitutional and Human Rights, Bahrain Watch and Reporters Without Borders jointly filed complaints with the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development in the UK and Germany against Gamma International and another surveillance company, Trovicor. The complaints centered on their potential complicity in human rights abuses in Bahrain.
In the U.S., the Electronic Frontier Foundation is among the groups that have been tracking FinFisher products.


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If you work in the corporate world, there is (in my opinion) an expectation that you will dress a certain way and have yourself presentable at all times. This is something that is particularly true for women, who seem to be judged far more critically than men if they do not fit a certain mold.
It's interesting, but as a casual observer, it's easy to see that people who do take the time and effort to ensure they are dressed appropriately and their appearance is pleasing, seem to progress more readily through an organization than those who do not. I guess that is where the saying "dress for success" comes from.
Still, there is the odd person who sits at the upper echelons of management, or in a senior position who not only has no fashion sense at all, but also seems to be dangerously incompetent. I'm sure almost all workplaces has at least one or two of these – I can only assume it is promoting incompetence rather than a merit based appointment.
I have recently found myself wondering if as a woman I actually have an advantage when it comes to progressing my career. Many male dominated industries are keen on changing their image, yet most times applicants for roles are far more likely to be men. I feel as if the problem lies in the intimidation factor, but if you get over that, I feel there are many opportunities for women looking to take the plunge. Ensuring you are both fashionable and well presented can have a huge impact on whether you will land the job or not – particularly in these industries.
I do hope that one day we can get to a point where men and women are treated equally for what they do and there is no additional scrutiny on how a woman is presented compared to men. The biggest challenge though isn't actually the men, but the other women who are the loudest and meanest critics.
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SACRAMENTO (AP) — California schools are expecting a boost from the $900 million to be raised over the next year through the closure of a corporate tax loophole, but Gov. Jerry Brown is locked in a disagreement with state lawmakers over how to hand out that money.
Half the money that will be generated after voters overwhelmingly approved Proposition 39 last year is dedicated to energy-efficiency projects at schools. Democrats in the state Legislature are trying to persuade the governor on how best to distribute the $450 million.
The Democratic governor, who will release his revised state budget plan on Tuesday, has called for distributing the energy project funds to school districts based on the number of students enrolled. Bills pending in the Assembly and Senate would make the process more competitive, placing a priority on poorer schools, those in more extreme climates and those with older, energy-wasting buildings.
Directing the dollars toward the neediest districts and their projects will provide the greatest economic effect, said Sen. Kevin de Leon, D-Los Angeles, co-chairman of last November's ballot initiative effort with billionaire investor and philanthropist Tom Steyer. By reducing energy costs, districts with overinflated utility bills then can use their savings to boost classroom spending, he said.
"By spreading it across the board like peanut butter, I'm not sure how all schools can benefit," de Leon said of the governor's approach.
Both his measure, SB39, and a similar bill, AB39, by Assemblywoman Nancy Skinner, D-Berkeley, also would create a revolving loan fund so that the dollars could continue to be invested starting in five years, when half the money will no longer be earmarked for energy projects.
H.D. Palmer, the governor's finance spokesman, said the administration sees a statewide need for the new dollars, but acknowledged there are concerns about Brown's proposal.
Asked whether the governor will revise in approach in Tuesday's budget, Palmer said the administration "may have more to say on the subject" then.
The California School Boards Association supports Brown's approach, which it says would allow districts to start spending the money and begin projects sooner than the proposals before the Legislature. CSBA spokesman Dennis Meyers said school districts are better able to assess their schools' energy priorities than state officials.
De Leon said he believes the money could be out to school districts by early next year under either approach but emphasized that the projects should be carefully reviewed to ensure money is being spent effectively.
Steyer, who provided most of the financial backing for last year's initiative campaign, supports de Leon's bill. He said in a statement that he is confident "the Legislature and governor will do their job to ensure these funds are used in a way that keeps our promise to voters, while creating green jobs, maximizing bang for the buck and making a measurable difference for schools."
As lawmakers and the governor wrangle over the funding for energy projects, Assembly Speaker John Perez, D-Los Angeles, is eyeing the remaining money, which he wants to use to resurrect his proposal to offer college scholarships to middle-class students.
Steyer has not weighed in publicly on how he'd like to see the non-energy funds spent. The governor's plan does not tie the money to a specific program, instead directing the money to the state's general fund, and neither of the pending bills addresses the other $450 million.
Perez said last week that he will seek to use the money to provide college scholarships for students whose families earn less than $150,000 a year.
"We still believe it's the greatest investment we can make for long-term expansion of the middle-class and productivity in the state of California," Perez said. "We have huge support for it in both chambers and publicly."
Perez's proposal, which could be included in the state budget the Legislature takes up this summer, is a scaled-down version of a failed plan he pushed last year.
That plan would have cut tuition at state public universities by more than half for about 200,000 college students. It passed the Assembly, but died in the Senate.
Perez is now proposing to provide scholarships for up to 40 percent of tuition costs, which would slash costs at University of California system campuses by nearly $5,000 per year and by about $2,200 a year at California State University system schools.
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8 Common Student Loan Mistakes
It's been hard to come to terms with, but I need to face the facts: I'm not in college anymore. In fact, this spring marks two years since I graduated from college and went into repayment on my student loans. I know, not the most exciting thing in the world, but important. So while I don't claim to be a student loan expert, I have learned a lot of lessons along the way, mostly through trial and error. In hopes that you won't make the same mistakes I did, here are some things I wish I had known when I was graduating and getting ready to start repaying my student loans:
- I should have kept track of what I was borrowing.
Let's be real. When you take out student loans to help pay for college, it's easy to forget that that money will eventually have to be paid back … with interest. The money just doesn't seem real when you're in college, and I didn't do a good job of keeping track of what I was borrowing and how it was building up. When it was time to start repaying my loans, I was quite overwhelmed. I had different types of loans and different interest rates. When I did eventually see my loan balance, I was pretty surprised.
You can avoid this problem. Had I known there was a super easy way to keep track of how much you've borrowed in federal student loans, I would have been much better off. Just go to nslds.ed.gov, select "Financial Aid Review," log in, and you can view all of your federal student loans in one place! How did I miss that?
- I should have made interest payments while I was still in school.
If you're anything like me, you probably consumed your fair share of instant noodles while trying to survive on a college student's budget. Trust me, I get it. But one thing I really regret when it comes to my student loans is not paying interest while I was in school or during my grace period. Like I said, I was far from rich, but when I was in college, I did have a work-study job and waited tables on the side. I probably could have spared a few dollars each month to pay down some student loan interest. Remember, student loans are borrowed money that you have to repay with interest and more importantly, that interest may capitalize, or be added to your total balance. My advice: Even though you don't have to, do yourself a favor and consider paying at least some of your student loan interest while you're in school. It will save you money in the long run.
3. I should have kept my loan servicer in the loop
If you're getting ready to graduate or have graduated recently and haven't heard from your loan servicer, make sure you check that your loan servicer has up-to-date contact info for you. When I graduated and moved into my first big-girl apartment, I forgot to change my address with my loan servicer. I found out that all of my student loan correspondence was going to my mom's address. I hadn't even thought to update my loan servicer with my new contact information. Don't make the same mistake I did. Keep your servicer informed of address, email, and phone changes.
- I should have figured out what my monthly loan payments were going to be BEFORE I went into repayment.
By the time my grace period was over, I had a decent idea of how much I had borrowed in total, but I had no idea what my monthly payments would be. I thought I was fine. I had started my new job and been paying rent and other bills for about six months. Then my grace period ended, and I got my first bill from my loan servicer. It was definitely an expense I hadn't fully taken into account.
Don't make the same mistake. Luckily for you, Federal Student Aid just launched a new repayment estimator that allows you to pull your federal student loan information in order to compare your monthly payments under different repayment options side by side. That way, you know what to expect and can budget accordingly … unlike me.
I'll be the first to admit that this whole process can be a little overwhelming, especially when you're new at it. But just remember, your loan servicer is there to help you. If you have questions or need advice, don't hesitate to contact them.
Nicole Callahan is a new media analyst at the Department of Education's office of Federal Student Aid.


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Dining out meat-free.
"For many, the vegetarian options at Sripraphai just might not be quite vegetarian enough."
64-13 39th Avenue, Woodside NY 11377 (at 65th St.; map); (718) 899-9599; sripraphairestaurant.com
Cuisine: Thai
Veggie Options: large "vegetarian" menu, but beware the fish sauce
Cost: main dishes are around $8
I have had several amazing meals at Sripraphai in Woodside, Queens; it's one of the best Thai restaurants in the five boroughs. But if you're a vegetarian who tries to avoid fish and shellfish, I am not quite comfortable recommending that you make the trip.
On this weekend's visit, we sat in the large garden out back, shaded by a vine-covered arbor. It's a lovely place to while away a Saturday afternoon with a Thai iced coffee (or a beer) and a few rounds of affordable, sometimes stunningly tasty Thai food.
When the waitress came to take our order, I said, "We'd like to share a bunch of vegetarian dishes. No fish sauce." She nodded. I pointed to the vegetarian menu, a separate section in the large menu booklet. "We'd like the Crispy Chinese Watercress salad," I said. "No fish sauce. Vegetarian." She nodded. "Okay," she repeated. "Crispy Chinese Watercress, vegetarian." I continued: "The vegetarian fried shredded taro"—which she repeated—"and the vegetarian Drunken Noodles," I said, repeating: "No fish sauce. Vegetarian."
I felt a little stupid repeating these words over and over—but she repeated "vegetarian" after me each time as she wrote down our order.
The nests of fried shredded taro ($6.50) were the perfect snack: crispy on the outside, warm and sweet on the inside, with a spicy chili sauce and ground peanuts and cashews to sprinkle on top. If we'd had a huge pile of them, we would have demolished it instantly—perhaps it's a good thing that we didn't.
The Crispy Chinese Watercress Salad ($9, pictured at top) arrived next. To call it a salad might be a misnomer: this is salty, decadent fried food. The dish had a wonderful combination of textures: delicately battered fried watercress leaves, chewy, savory oyster mushrooms, chiles, and a tangy dressing made from lime and...fish sauce?
As I dug in, I couldn't shake the feeling that this dish wasn't as fish-free as I'd hoped. When the waitress stopped by to refill our water, I asked her, "What are the ingredients in this dressing? It tastes like it might have a little fish sauce in it." She said no, it was made from lime juice, sugar, and a mushroom-based soy sauce.
The parade of dishes continued with a plate of Drunken Noodles ($8.50) tossed with fragrant Thai basil, red bell peppers, fried tofu, and perfectly chewy rice noodles. While the texture was excellent, it could have used a bit more flavor—you might want to order this dish spicy (and if you're a meat eater, skip the one from the vegetarian menu. Past versions I've ordered off the main menu have been incredible.)
The Sautéed Eggplant ($8.50) was much more successful: it was luscious, cooked with garlic and Thai basil until sweet and velvety. It struck me what a great value this was in comparison to last week's eggplant. Even regardless of price, Sripraphai's dish was a delicious find.
Spicy Green Curry ($8.50) was just as fantastic: rich and a little fiery, with round green Thai eggplants, crisp long beans, chunks of butternut squash and chewy fried tofu that was the perfect sponge for the delicious sauce.
I was still bothered, though, by the unmistakable flavor of fish sauce in the "vegetarian" watercress salad. When I ventured into the restaurant to use the bathroom, I stopped a manager to ask what was in it. I explained that we'd ordered the salad off the vegetarian menu, but that I was worried that the dressing was not vegetarian.
He went in to check with the chef, and said that the watercress salad, papaya salad, and mango salad on the vegetarian menu were always made with fish sauce. He said, "American vegetarians are usually okay with fish," but that the other dishes we'd ordered had no shrimp paste or fish sauce. He said that if you want the salads without fish sauce, you need to say that you want them "True Vegetarian", but then they will be made without fish sauce or garlic. (This preparation is probably tailored toward Jains, who generally avoid garlic, onions, and other root vegetables.) Apparently it wasn't enough that we'd repeated the phase "no fish sauce" at least three times when ordering. The magic words, "True Vegetarian" were not uttered, and the dressing was made the traditional way.
Our experience at Sripraphai made me a little sad for the vegetarians I can't send to the restaurant. The confusing (even misleading) menu and the poor communication we had with our waitress and the kitchen was a little frustrating. But perhaps other eaters should be thankful that this restaurant remains traditional. Real Thai food is made with fish sauce; there may be no way around that. Sripraphai is a great place for authentic dishes made with duck, pork, chicken, and a wide variety of seafood—and we enjoyed all of the vegetable-based dishes we had. But for many, the vegetarian options at Sripraphai just might not be quite vegetarian enough.
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When Sandra Hayes hit a $224 million Powerball jackpot with 12 of her co-workers, she didn't retire immediately.
Hayes was a social worker with the state of Missouri then, and she was a single mom of three who was twice divorced. Her income was less than $26,000 a year.
She had debt, including school loans, and she still was having a hard time believing that she had won. She wanted to wait until she had her winnings in hand.
But things at work got increasingly difficult.
She started getting letters from all over the country from people who said they needed money for a variety of emergencies.
"They were desperate, but I had no idea who they were," she said.
Those who didn't send letters, sent faxes, or they'd show up in the lobby at her office and ask to speak to her.
"After a while, I just said I'm not coming out," she said. "I told them this is not a client."
Some even showed up at her Florissant home on the weekends. She got to the point where she didn't open her door.
And it wasn't just strangers. A friend whom Hayes had known for years sought Hayes' help in paying three years worth of back taxes. She said if she didn't pay up, she was going to lose her house.
Hayes offered the names of several organizations that could help, but the woman claimed she had already tried, and they wouldn't assist her.
"You know how you can pick up a vibe off a person that something's funny?" Hayes said. "Well that's how I felt, so I told her I'd think about it."
After the woman left, Hayes searched a St. Louis County government website for her friend's property tax records. They were paid in full. She printed out the page and mailed it to her. They didn't speak again.
Hayes said it was experiences like these that led her to now self-publish a 42-page paperback, "How Winning the Lottery Changed My Life." It's available at bookstores and online and retails for $11.96. (Book available here.)
Hayes, 51, said she has matured a lot since winning the lottery in April 2006.
The morning she found out that she had won, she was running late for work. Hayes suffers from lupus, and she wasn't feeling well.
Her supervisor called to ask if she was coming in, and Hayes feared she might get fired. But she told Hayes she and her co-workers had won the Powerball. Even after another co-worker called and verified the news, Hayes didn't believe it.
Hayes said she was overwhelmed by her newfound wealth, and everything that came with it — like her new tax rate. She took a lump sum payment, which she said was significantly less than the $8.5 million reported at the time, although she wouldn't say how much she got.
She retired and paid off her bills and her home. She bought a second home and new cars for herself and her two daughters. She paid off her son's car loan and bought new furniture and clothes. She took her family on several vacations, something she was never able to afford before.
Hayes donated money to organizations that helped her when she needed it and to people who needed help, like a woman whose teeth were knocked out in a domestic assault.
She even appeared on a reality TV show that detailed how she and three of her other co-workers spent their first Christmas as millionaires.
But after the spending spree and the publicity died down, Hayes realized that even millionaires needed to be on a budget. She still shops at discount stores and is taking up couponing.
"If I don't budget right, I could spend my money by the time I'm 60," she said.
Hayes is grateful she won the lottery and can spend her days gardening, cooking or fishing. And she's working on an afterschool program that would teach children healthy eating habits and cooking skills.
But she's had to weigh those pluses against the minuses, like having to find new friends.
"It feels good now to be with people who will take you out to dinner or buy you a drink, and there's no strings attached," she said. "They love me for who I am and not because of what I have."
(Click to display full-size in gallery)Sandra Hayes of Florissant in this April 13, 2006, file photo. Hayes and 12 co-workers shared a $224 million Powerball jackpot.
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Sandra has a smart head on her shoulder, probably more then most who win even larger jackpots.
God bless her, she deserves everything she received!
Is it just me...or doe's Sandra remind you of Whoopi Goldberg? Could be her twin sister.
Congrats Sandra, I hope you find some peace and quiet so you can enjoy time with your family.
"It feels good now to be with people who will take you out to dinner or buy you a drink,
and there's no strings attached," she said.
"They love me for who I am and not because of what I have."
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"You have to be in it to win it!"
You will know who your true friends are.....the ones that don't ask for a dime and are happy for you.
Nice lady! Maybe Todd can write a post about my big win soon! No picture though.
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It is always nice to hear of a winner who manages their money and doesn't end up broke within a year. Congrats on your win Sandra!
"Hayes searched a St. Louis County government website for her friend's property tax records. They were paid in full."
Some friend.
In neo-conned Amerika, bank robs you. Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms should be the name of a convenience store, not a govnoment agency.
This woman's experiences after her win isnt much different than other big winner's experiences. It happens to them all, and that type of thing has been well documented here and other places.
Claiming a JP anonymously is the only way to go, but the gaming laws of individual states may or may not let that happen.
Take heed and learn from her experience. If your name is required to be made public, then prior to collecting your prize, you need to have a plan in place to disappear immediately after the session where you are introduced to the public. It should be part of the discussions you have with your lawyer, financial advisors et al before you go to collect.
Players who've won large lottery jackpots have something in common. Many of them say "I've played the lottery for years, but I never won anything but small prizes." That's normal or typical, but it's also why you should not get discouraged and stop playing. Who knows? Maybe someday you'll say "I've played the lottery for years...."
Glad to see that she is doing well. You never can tell how the win will affect people long-term.
Life's Too Short To Be Unhappy
Amen Give5, I have seriously considered moving immediately to a gate restricted community after a big win to avoid just this very issue and even going on a month long vacation to visit other states for a 2nd home away from home. Course if you have kids in school that won't work..but moving will. You can always tear up letters or stamp them, "return to sender, no longer at this address"....
Integrity: There is just no substitute.
well if she thought people werent going to bother her any more they sure are now after reading this
It has to really hurt to have life long friends treat you like that. But, if my friend won the lottery, I would be envious and would need a moment to get used to her wealth. is that selfish?
EVERY Lotto Winner gets attacked sooner or later. Be Prepared when you win
This is a beautiful story. Shame on the "property tax" friend, everybody who reads this story will curse her. Thats a lot of curses.
If the story is retold in the newly published book then she will forever be grouped with Judas Iscariot, the disciple who betrayed Jesus for 30 gold coins.
That money's gone fo ever
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I think that my favorite Cataclysm announcement to come from Blizzcon was the introduction of Guild Leveling. When it was first announced it as a function, without going into any detail, I will admit to being trepedatious of the feature. I thought "oh god, I hate leveling in groups, this is going to be awful". However, as I followed it through to the game systems panel, I found myself more and more excited about what it is actually going to work. In fact, I was so excited about it, that I'm fairly certain that I bored a good number of my party at Blizzcon talking about it.
Let's take a look at the nuts and bolts of guild leveling, and then what I think it will do for the game.
What is Guild Leveling?
The easiest way to start this, I suppose, is to go over what it is not.
It is not grinding out levels with your guild like you would leveling your character;
It is not mandatory;
It will not have game breaking functions that will be required for instancing, raiding or PvPing.
Ok, cool. So then what exactly is it?
As members of a guild participate in guild groups (it was opined that 75% of your group would need to be guild members), your guild will obtain "experience" points and level up.
This can be any activity, from instances, raid or PvP functions. Just about anything you can do as a group of guildmates will earn "experience" for your guild.
The Max Guild Level was stated to be 20.
Your guild will gain a talent tree, in which talent points can be spent on unique features that will be available to your guild.
None of the talents are meant to be "game breaking" if you do not have them. They are meant to be fun or "perks". Some examples that were shown were:
Mass Resurrection – Let's one rez cover everyone dead;
Group Summoning – This was a feature that let everyone be summoned to you;
Extra Gold Drops – This allows the boss to drop 7% more gold, of which all 7% of that extra gold will go directly to the guild bank.
Cheaper Repairs – I believe we also saw a slide for discounted repairs.
Potions and Flasks – While they didn't demo these, there were definitely potion and flask icons in the mock up. I don't know what they will do with these, as I don't think it would be wise to make any of the talents "required" and tune content to having "increased potion effects". But perhaps it may increase the duration or some such thing?
It appears that there are options within the talent tree to benefit all types of players and guilds in the game. I imagine that there will be some that Raiders will seek out first, some that Family guilds will seek out first, and of course some that PvPers will seek out first. It really does look like there will be something for everyone.
This talent tree is re-specable. As such if your guild purchases a talent and later decides that it's rubbish, you aren't locked into that particular talent and can obtain a different one.
That doesn't sound too bad, now does it? Sounds kinda neat, right?!?! But wait! It gets better!
In addition to earning talent points, guilds will also earn " guild currency".
This currency isn't like normal gold, it can only be used by the guild to buy "guild" items.
Guild Currency? Hrm…what will this be used for? Well, I'm glad you asked!
Just as Guild Talent Points will give out things that are beneficial to the guild, guild currency can also be used to make purchases that are useful to the guild. Some of the examples given were:
Craftable Heirloom Items for all slots.
This was kinda cool, really. The way it was explained was that you would use guild currency to make the pattern available to all of your guild members for purchase on a vendor. Then any of your members of appropriate skill level will be able to purchase the pattern and craft the item.
Here is what else makes this cool! If you leave your guild, you will loose not only the recipe that was bought by the guild, but any guild heirlooms your toon is wearing. Any items will revert back into the guild bank. Ergo, you will only get the benefit of the items, including the pattern to craft them, if you are in a guild with access to them.
Alternative crafting materials.
The example that was given was Frost Lotus. That is to say that there will be a frost lotus equivalent that can be purchased with guild currency to assist with making flasks. I would imagine that perhaps there will be some other crafting materials may be made available in this regard.
Guild Potions
This was another example, where potentially potions or flasks could be purchased with guild currency, but only used while you are in the guild. I assume that just like the heirloom items, should you leave the guild these items will revert back to the guild bank.
Still with me? Are you on board the Beru Excitement Train yet?!? I hope so!
Of course, if doing things with the guild is what earns you "guild experience" how can you tell what people are doing? What if I want to reward those putting forth the most effort for the guild? I'm glad you asked!
The top 20 guild achievers for each day will be tracked in the UI.
This will let everyone know who has worked their hiney off in game to be a contributor and who deserves recognition!
The only drawback to this, is that it has the potential to be misleading. While it will track in game who has contributed the most, it will fail to recognize the work that raid leaders put into strategizing and planning raids; or your the effort your guild's web monkey puts into the upkeep of your forums and website.
Hopefully your guild knows who these people are, and appreciates the hard work they put in, without having to have Blizzard tell them about it!
My thoughts on how Guild Leveling will affect the game
If you couldn't already tell…I really like this feature! I am excited to see it implemented, and I am in favor of this change. I know that there are some people that don't see it with the same perspective that I have, and feel that it's going to kill the solo player (I disagree). However, here are some reasons that I think this feature is so great:
It re-enforces guild teamwork. Being in a guild is already supposed to be about being part of a team, but so often it seems there are folks that need reminding of that. We've all been there: "any DPS for the normal daily?", 20 people online and no one with the time to help out. Hopefully now that there is more incentive to lend a helping hand, people will be more inclined to do so. People will actively seek to group up with each other outside of raids and in turn, hopefully build more friendships. Friendships are often what keep people playing the game. I certainly have heard people comment that "I might not be playing anymore if my friends weren't still playing". I believe there is definitely some truth to that.
It makes the Guild more important and encourages socialization. Raiding guilds have long relied on each other for success during raids, but there are many people that have never been in a guild. I personally think that one of the best things about an MMO is the socialization and interaction that is involved. While I realize and respect that some people are perfectly content to play by themselves, they really are missing out on some of the best parts of the game. This makes being in a guild, even if it's a small one with just a few close friends, offer more benefits.
The Death of the Rage Quitter! Didn't like that loot decision? Gonna quit over it? You better think over the decision carefully. Not only are you going to lose just your guild, but all of the perks that came as being a part of your guild. All your guild potions, any of that heirloom gear your alts are sporting. Gone! Hopefully this will have more people thinking about the overall benefits of the guild and the consequences of leaving before hitting that /gquit.
/Gkicking will have some meaning. Sure, right now when you remove someone from your guild, it has the consequence of that person no longer being guilded with you. But often that's not a huge deal, they will just move on with whatever your guild has provided them to find a new place to stir up whatever drama got them removed in the first place. However, now that there are more implications to being a member of your guild, there are going to be more implications when you are removed. I should think that this will potentially help keep some people in check a little bit better.
An end to guild hopping. While I don't know if this really will stop that guy that has been in 6 guilds in the past 3 months, always looking for the bigger and better thing, I would hope that a little more thought would go into leaving one guild for another.
Everyone builds the guild. That is right, from that friends and family member to that 100% attendance raider, everyone will contribute to the guild. I like this because it is much harder to tear down a house you built with your own hands than it is to knock down something you had no part in creating. Everyone will feel that they contributed, regardless of if they are a raider or a casual member of your guild. Everyone will build the guild, and everyone will be able to reap the benefits of the guild they created.
Something for everyone. I really do believe that there will be something here for everyone, regardless of what type of guild you are in. Family guild? Enjoy those heirlooms! Raiding guild? Have some discounted repair costs and cheaper flasks! PvP guild…um, I'm sure there will be something for you as well!
It may encourage people to stay, even if it's a bad fit. This is really the only downside that I've come to so far (other than "joke" kicking someone and having to mail all their shit back to them from the guild bank). This system may encourage someone that is truly miserable in their guild, where it is truly a poor fit for them, to stick around anyhow. I would hope that someone who is truly unhappy will do what is right for them, and move along…but this may make that decision harder for them.
Has the potential to create "Powerhouses". Honestly…they are already there. Every server already has the guild to be in. I don't think this argument really holds much weight, honestly. The benefits appear to be quite diverse and I suspect that there is going to be something in it for everyone, in any type of guild. Because the activities to earn "guild experience" and "guild currency" are going to be hugely diverse, I really don't see that there will be a monopoly on guilds that "have it all". There will be guilds that get there faster than others, but ultimately everything will be obtainable to all guilds.
The bottom line is that I think this is something that will strengthen guilds. Anything that can build strentgh to something that I have spent countless hours building is a go in my book. I look forward to this development with an open mind and excitement.
What do you all think? Good? Bad? Horrible?!
Ok, so I got a little out of hand with all of my thoughts with the guild leveling. I'm just so darn excited! But I did want to say a few things about goblins 🙂
- The lore surrounding the goblins is a little, er, shakey. However, I am sure that it will be developed more in the starting areas as you learn about the turmoils our little green friends have experienced, and what brought them into the arms of the the horde.
- I am a bit disapointed that they can become shaman. Their history is so counter-intuitive to being attuned with nature that it just seems a bit, well, wrong. However, I suppose that there are hippies and mystics in all societies, why not here?! I suppose I can over look this small flaw and just assume some goblins have always had more interest in the peace pipe than tikering with toys 😉
- The alchemy bonus seems out of place. Honestly, if anyone would have gotten a passive alchemy bonus shouldn't it have been the Undead? We are ALWAYS running about getting them things for their tricksy potions. I would have imagined a goblin to have a passive engineering bonus!
- Green Skin and Pigtails is a go. No further explination needed!
- The alliance will finally get to experience the pain of a "gnome" sized rogue running about and pwning everyone in PvP. What? Can't get me targeted? So Sorry! Good Luck! Oh, and as we've had about 5 years of QQ on the forums about it, I suppose we will suffer through yours 🙂
I will be making myself a little goblin rogue, and deleting my current level 9 BE rogue Invidia. Now…just to come up with a good goblin name! I've already reserved "Beefbubble" for a tauren paladin!