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I have wanted this type of faucet for years but have seen them priced as high as 900.00 After seeing this price I decided to go ahead and add one. We installed it ourselves, very easily. The quality is excellent and the nickel finish looks fantastic! It adds a nice custom touch to the kitchen and no more carrying heavy pots of water to the stove. I just love it!
The quality is great...we have not yet installed it as we are in the middle of a remodel, but our contractor thinks it is great quality and that all will go well
It's only good to replace an existing one (assuming it works - I can't install it). If you want to install in to a finished kitchen, and you don't have the option to tear out the backsplash in your kitchen, or in the room behind it, it's not worth having. This fixture does not come with a flange to install it to a wall. The customer service rep for Kingston Brass told me that wasn't a problem, well not his anyway. Unfortunately, unless you have the ability to install in to a totally demo-ed kitchen, you probably can't run a hard metal water line to install it in your kitchen, hence you'd probably run flexible pex pipe which can't support the weight of the fixture. Since there's no flange to brace against a wall you'd need to support the fixture somehow and the only way left is to tear out my backsplash from stud to stud (16"x4" worth) and install a 2x4 horizontally behind the wall to support this thing. That would require not only some decent drywall repair, but some impressive tiling work to make it look ok not to mention the need for a drill press to get the holes in the 2x4 right. The hole in the 2x4 would be in 2 different sizes on opposite ends of the board, one the width of the fixture and one the width of an all thread nipple to which you'd attach a large washer and a wide nut to serve as the flange. Not for a weekend warrior.
I purchased this pot-filler a few months ago. Had it (finally) installed a month ago and have been extremely happy with it! LOVE the dual valve feature. Not a single drip and above all it looks gorgeous! Now I just need to train myself to actually USE it!
If you are considering this model- buy it. I just had this installed on a scabos travertine background and it is gorgeous! Very heavy, substantial piece - my contractor added a little extra support in the wall to ensure a long problem free life. I am very happy with the purchase.
High quality item. Solid and strong construction. Swings out easily and looks so fantastic even when not in use. I have received many compliments.
Good, Heavy quality product. And looks good installed
this item is very aesthetically pleasing, however the bar tilts slightly downward once mounted. visible to the keen eye. works well otherwise.
I had to send my potfiller back unopened, but I would like to comment on the service I got from Overstock.com. It has been a long time since I recieved service to this level. Not only did they give me accurate tracking, but when I had to return the pot filler, they picked it up from my door in Canada, to return to the U.S in the time they said they would and with no charge. I would recomend this site to anyone looking to shop online!
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Casey Doran has done an outstanding interview with Dr. Alan Glasser, one of the most brilliant minds working in the field of computational nuclear physics today. …The fact that Dr. Glasser happens to be my father does not in any way prejudice me in making that claim. :) Go here to listen to the episode! …
Monthly Archive: January 2012
Jan 30 2012
Open thread on AE #746 / GB 2.3
This week in ACA media: Matt and Russell talk about truth, postmodernism, and journalism, and also get to explain evolution to a creationist. Beth, Jen, Lynnea, and Tracie talk about Cosmo, porn, and purity bears. They also have their lives threatened by a fire that misses Dillahunty studios, because God has lousy aim.
Jan 29 2012
History Channel Show about Newton and Bible Prophecy
So, we have a guy posting to the list who really, really, REALLY wants to talk to someone about a show on History Channel that he says involves Isaac Newton and Bible Prophecy. Martin wrote back noting this is the same channel that airs Ancient Aliens, but the correspondent continues to write asking if someone …
Jan 26 2012
In which Michael Egnor steals the "shrill harpy" title
Over the years I've seen PZ Myers excoriate the odious Michael Egnor many times, and enjoyed it greatly. Figured it's time for me to get in on the act. Here's what happened: JT Eberhard decries the despicable bullying that Jessica Ahlquist has received for her role in getting the prayer mural taken down at her …
Jan 23 2012
Open thread on AE #745 / NPR 11.2 / GB 2.2
Would you believe… two weeks in a row with all new episodes of every show?? THIS WEEK! On ACA media! Matt and Tracie get to take a lot of theist callers for a change. Lucky! Matt and Shilling talk to Jacob Kramer about the National Atheist Party! Beth, Jen, Lynnea, and Tracie talk about rape-justifying language, abuse …
Jan 18 2012
Atheism 2.0 is buggy…
Several people sent me this link, via Twitter, Facebook and E-mail. Feel free to take 20 minutes and watch this TED talk. (Irrespective of your views on this video, I highly recommend digging through other TED talks – there's some amazing content there.) Alain de Botton – Atheism 2.0 TED talk I've watched the video …
Jan 16 2012
Open thread on AE #744 / NPR 11.1 / GB 2.1
This week in ACA media: Russell and Don reveal the failure of prayer Matt, Shilling, Denis and Russell discuss the Republican primaries, and other highly controversial stuff Beth, Lynnea, and Tracie talk up the Jessica Ahlquist lawsuit, girl scouts membership policies, and much more
Jan 16 2012
The "I Can't Believe It's Not God" Hypothesis
Just as intro to the explosion of text I'm about to post, I want to say that I viewed it as more fallacies that you can shake a stick at, infused with a good smattering of pseudo-science; however, I'm pretty sure the writer thinks it's brilliant. And, well, perhaps it really is the case that …
Jan 12 2012
I can't imagine why they say print media is dying
The New York Times public editor asks something which is, IMHO, a fairly startling question: Should The Times Be a Truth Vigilante? And by "vigilante," apparently, they mean: Should the NYT bother to note whether the things people say are true or not?
Jan 11 2012
We get… uh, text messages?
Yesterday we received a string of messages which I assume originated from a cell phone. They had no subject, and the return address was [a ten digit number]@vzwpix.com. Texter: Need this question answer while that all the laws was pass down by ((God)) are 100% proven true if he don't exit. Me: Can you ask …

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ADAMS, MIRIAM M., 90, of Ridge Road, McClure. Visitation from 10 to 11 a.m. today at Lauver's United Methodist Church, McClure, followed by funeral at 11. Burial in church cemetery. Pheasant Funeral Home, Beavertown.
BAYLOR, DONALD R., 69, of Allenwood. Visitation from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday at Cronrath-Grenoble Funeral Home, 308 Main St., Watsontown, followed by funeral at 1. Burial in Green Lawn Memorial Park.
KEENER, JOHN R., 82, of Winfield. Visitation from 12:30 to 2 p.m. Saturday at John H. Shaw III Funeral Home, Market and Eighth streets, Lewisburg, followed by funeral at 2. Burial in Lewisburg Cemetery.
KLOCK, ELAINE E., 64, of Sunbury. Visitation from 10 to 10:45 a.m. today at David T. Zweier Funeral Home, 157 Chestnut St., Sunbury, followed by the funeral at 11. Burial in Northumberland Memorial Park, Stonington.
MACK, DONALD E., 67, of Selinsgrove. Service at 11 a.m. today at Christ Community United Methodist Church, 3939 Park Road, Selinsgrove. Burial in Shreiner's Cemetery, Eleventh Avenue, Selinsgrove. V.L. Seebold Funeral Home, Selinsgrove.
ROSS, IRENE D., 88, of Northumberland. Visitation from 10 to 11 a.m. today at Jerre Wirt Blank Funeral Home, 309 Water St., Northumberland, followed by funeral at 11. Burial in Northumberland Memorial Park, Stonington.
SHAFFER, ROBERT T., 76, of Middleburg. Visitation from 1 to 2 p.m. Saturday at Hummel Funeral Home, 574 Hill St., Middleburg, followed by a memorial service at 2. Burial in Glendale Cemetery, Middleburg.


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Baku, Azerbaijan
I would say a big 'thank you' to the hostess of the place and her whole very supportive family! Not only they hosted us, a group of 14 bicycle-tourists from Estonia in their own living-room and bedroom, but they also stored our huge bicycle boxes in their tiny courtyard for 2 weeks and tried to protect us in all ways from the shakals of Baku's tourist-industry. Some of the few people in Azeri who are really unselfishly hospitable. Othes only talk about it!
The hostel is very clean, by the way, and tea with sweets is served by hosts every evening or whenever you ask, for free!
Its still very useful to know some russian or aseri, otherways you could end up in misunderstanding. In this case try to find some russian-speaking tourist or english-speaking local to translate your needs.
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Okay, I'm going to be honest here: after seeing it in these shots, I'm not loving the romper on me. It's okay, but not what I was hoping for. I may try playing around with it some more in the future, but for now it's going back in my closet.
I wore it with a circle knit scarf from Marshalls, amazing sunglasses from Beacon's Closet, Forever21 wedges, and last but not least, the gorgeous necklace that Akira Chicago was nice enough to send me! It's by House of Harlow and is absolutely stunning. They also sent me an awesome pair of shoes that I'll feature here in my next outfit post.
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Are these the occupations that older workers prefer, because of the flexible hours and the part-time opportunities? Or would seniors rather use the skills learned in a lifetime of professional employment to continue their career?
When Age Discrimination Starts
Is it only senior citizens who are being funneled into employment requiring low-level skills and lacking in compensation? I don't think so. Robert, 60, sent out over 350 resumes in the year and half it took him to find a management position. Ramona, 59, is bilingual, computer literate, and has extensive experience. She would love to continue working but says "if employers do not give us a chance to prove that we can perform as well as anybody else that is younger... how are we going to continue being in the workforce?".
George, 58, has an MBA and a wealth of experience. He has been seeking employment since January and finally has a couple of interviews scheduled. Della was told by a District Manager that women in their 40's couldn't handle lifting heavy fitness equipment and have mood swings. Despite that, she was hired for the job "until he could find a young, strong man" and successfully turned the business around.
I have even heard from people in their mid-thirties and forties that they believe their age is a handicap when seeking employment. It's ironic considering these facts from Go60.com:
- Over 16 million Americans over 55 are working or seeking employment
- Research has found no relationship between age and job performance
- There will be a severe labor shortage by 2010 as baby boomers begin to retire


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Former Top General Offers Leadership Lesson to Wartime Presidents
10 years after Iraq, author of 2007 surge blames Bush, Obama for American war weariness.
A former top Pentagon general and so-called architect of the 2007 Iraq surge criticized America's most recent wartime presidents on Tuesday, saying their inability to lead spurred on many Americans' negative views toward the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
The American people will "underwrite protracted wars," provided there is progress, said retired Army Gen. Jack Keane, the former Army vice chief of staff who retired in 2003. With AEI scholar Fred Kagan, he authored the paper "Choosing Victory: A Plan for Success in Iraq" in 2007, which helped to convince President George W. Bush to deploy an extra 20,000 troops, largely into Baghdad.
[READ: 10 Years Ago, the U.S. Invaded Iraq]
Keane spoke with Kagan at the American Enterprise Institute Tuesday afternoon on the 10th anniversary of the start of Operation Iraqi Freedom, and said President Barack Obama has not learned from Bush's mistake of ignoring the American people.
"War is fundamentally a test of wills," he said. "You have to persevere through those if you attempt to win, and you have to bring your people with you."
"We did none of it under the Bush administration, and we've done none of it here with the current administration in Afghanistan," he added.
He gave the example of a vehicle full of U.S. troops falling victim to an improvised explosive device attack. American people judge the situation every time news like this breaks, Keane said.
[PHOTOS: The 10th Anniversary of the Invasion of Iraq]
It is the responsibility of the government to put these attacks into context, he notes: What is the assessment? Can the enemy sustain these attacks? Does that affect local leaders' ability to govern? What is the consequence of the action?
"The American people will underwrite casualties to a certain degree, if purpose and end make sense to them," Keane said. He cites initial estimates of up to 40,000 American casualties in the wars in the Middle East. Actual casualties amount to 4,486 in Iraq and 2,190 in Afghanistan, according to icasualties.org.
"It's the length of time that's the issue, and the appearance of no progress," he said. "We ought to be able to demonstrate [progress] to the American people."
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Finals Week at the Science LibraryApril 17, 2014 – 12:07 PM - Liz
Finals week is upon us! Here is the short list of events held at the Science Library. Check our website and Facebook for more details as the time draws nigh.
Finals week is upon us! Here is the short list of events held at the Science Library. Check our website and Facebook for more details as the time draws nigh.
The only surviving signed manuscript of the permanent Constitution of the Confederate States of America will be displayed April 25 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Richard B. Russell Jr. Building Special Collections Libraries.
Displayed only one day each year due to its fragility, the Constitution and an accompanying exhibit of related Civil War materials commemorate Confederate Memorial Day. Observances this year focus on 1864, the final year of the war's Sesquicentennial. Part of the exhibit is devoted to the photographs — then a new phenomenon — of George Barnard, Gen. W.T. Sherman's mapmaker.
For more information: http://www.libs.uga.edu/hargrett/selections/confed/const.html
Frances Mayes, the author of three best-selling books about her life in Italy, will speak at the University of Georgia Libraries April 16.
A poet and former professor of creative writing, Mayes achieved widespread popularity writing about her life in Italy restoring a crumbling villa, beginning with Under the Tuscan Sun in 1996. It was on the New York Times best-seller list for two years.
Mayes will read from her latest memoir, Under Magnolia, which revisits the turning points that defined her early years in Fitzgerald. In Under Magnolia, she explores the power of landscape, the idea of home, and the lasting force of a chaotic and loving family.
The 4 p.m. event is open free to the public and will be held at the Richard B. Russell Building Special Collections Libraries, followed by a book signing and reception. Parking is available in the adjacent Hull Street Parking Deck.
"Mayes brings her poetic voice to her two most popular works, Under the Tuscan Sun (1996) and Bella Tuscany (1999)," wrote Mae Miller Claxton of Western Carolina University, in Mayes' entry in the Georgia Encyclopedia. "The former opens with the purchase of an Italian villa outside the town of Cortona, Italy, and details its renovation and the discovery of a vibrant new culture. The work began as a blank book entitled 'Italy,' where Mayes included lists of wildflowers, words, sketches, and planting advice. Under the Tuscan Sun thus became a memoir/cookbook/travel guide/renovation and gardening manual."
Under the Tuscan Sun was made into a 2003 movie starring Diane Lane.
We've planned a smorgasbord of events between now and finals to help students with papers, studying, and stress. In addition to the scheduled events below, keep an eye out (or sniffer working) for pop-up coffee giveaways and other surprise treats.
Dash n Draw
Wednesday, April 9, 6:00 p.m. (Shouldn't last more than an hour)
Main Library, 4th floor Group Study Room
Pictionary crossed with a scavenger hunt crossed with relay race. Compete in teams of three, but win individual prizes. If you don't have a team of three, we'll find you teammates at the event.
Prizes on the Big Prize Board:
And everybody who comes gets a take-away gift, as well as cookies and coffee.
Refworks and Writing Papers
Wednesday, April 16, 3:00-4:00 p.m.
Refworks is web-based software that will allow you to collect, format, and add citations to your paper. Takes half the headache out of writing papers. Use our computers in the lab or bring your own laptop.
Proof Your Paper
Wednesday, April 23, 6:00 – 9:00 p.m.
Main Library, 1st floor Study Area
We can't write it for you, but we can reduce typos and other minor errors that will ruin your days and haunt your nights.
Reading Day Popcorn
Tuesday, April 29, 2-3:30 p.m.
MLC, 2nd floor, near Jittery Joe's
Crunchy snacks improve memory and concentration: it's totally true! (We think.)
Paws and Relax!
Wednesday, April 30, 11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Main Library (North campus lawn)
MLC (Lawn facing Tate Plaza)
Science Library (outside on the Dawson Hall Side)
Let a nice dog hold your paw and tell you everything will be fine.
Thursday, April 10 at 4:00 p.m.
Auditorium, Richard B. Russell Building Special Collections Libraries
A. J. Jacobs, best-selling author and "Esquire" magazine editor at large is the speaker for the 2014 Mingledorff-Lorimer Lecture in Print Media sponsored by the UGA Libraries.
Jacobs is primarily known for his four recent bestselling books:
Reception and book signing to follow
As part of the "Your Friends for Finals" series, the Libraries will be hosting a workshop for students to learn how to collect, format, and add citations to research papers.
You can learn on our computers or bring your own laptop. No RSVP required. If you do not already have a RefWorks account established, you may create one before the session at the RefWorks website.
RefWorks and Writing Papers
Wednesday, April 2, 10:00 – 11:00 a.m.
MLC, Room 368
Bring your laptop to the Computer Health and Security Fair April 1-2, 10 a.m. – 3 p.m., in the second floor lobby of the Miller Learning Center. This event is brought to you by UGA's Enterprise Information Technology Services.
The UGA Libraries now have a subscription to the AMA Manual of Style Online from the American Medical Association. Find it at http://www.galileo.usg.edu/express?link=chis-uga1&inst=uga1 or in the GALILEO menu.
The AMA Manual is the major guide for authors and editors publishing in the fields of veterinary and human health and medicine. The online version includes all content from the print version plus online-only updates and added features such as a measurement conversion calculator and quizzes.
What does it mean to be science literate? Where can students learn these skills? How can non-STEM students learn about scientific research and process?
Come join Liz Holdsworth, Dr. Peggy Brickman, and Dr. Shawn Glynn as they discuss these issues of science information literacy on Wednesday, March 26th.
The program begins at 5:30PM in MLC 148. A question and answer period will follow.


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WASHINGTON - JUNE 23: U.S. President Barack Obama smiles during a news conference in the James S. Brady Briefing Room of the White House June 23, 2009 in Washington, DC. Obama discussed the high cost of health care, energy independence and the post-election disputes in Iran before taking questions from the news media. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Barack Obama
In a development that seemed to leave him as stunned as his critics, President Obama won the Nobel Peace Prize for pledging to rid the world of nuclear weapons and his efforts to boost international diplomacy.
"To be honest, I do not feel that I deserve to be in the company of so many of the transformative figures who have won this prize," Obama said from the White House hours after the announcement from Norway. "I am both surprised and deeply humbled."
Obama was nominated just two weeks after taking office, and in accepting the award on behalf of "everyone who strives for justice and dignity," he acknowledged the award seemed to honor him more for his aspirations than for tangible accomplishments. The prize committee seemed to recognize as much.
"Only very rarely has a person to the same extent as Obama captured the world's attention and given its people hope for a better future," the committee said. "His diplomacy is founded in the concept that those who are to lead the world must do so on the basis of values and attitudes that are shared by the majority of the world's population."
"This is not how I expected to wake up this morning," Obama said, adding that he did not view it as a recognition of his own accomplishments, but as an "affirmation of American leadership."
Obama becomes just the fourth president or former president to win the award, after Teddy Roosevelt, Woodrow Wilson and Jimmy Carter, who won it in 2002. Former vice president Al Gore won the award in 2007. The prize is worth 10 million Swedish kronor, or about $1.4 million. Aides said Obama plans to donate the money to an unspecified charity.
Former Soviet Union premier Mikhail Gorbachev, also a Nobel Prize winner, said Obama was recognized for offering hope to a dangerous and divided world.
"I am happy," Gorbachev told Reuters. "What Obama did during his presidency is a big signal, he gave a hope. In these hard times people who are capable of taking responsibility, who have a vision, commitment and political will should be supported."
Other tributes have begun to pour in from world leaders. The chief Palestinian peace negotiator, Saeb Erekat and Afghan President Hamid Karzai praised the decision. An aide to Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad told AFP that he hoped Obama would "remove injustice in the world."
But not all reaction was so positive.
The Wall Street Journal's Iain Martin called the decision "completely bizarre," given Obama's nascent track record. "A leader can now win the peace prize for saying that he hopes to bring peace at some point in the future," Martin wrote. "He doesn't actually have to do it, he just has to have aspirations."
"Obama has a long way to go still and lots of work to do before he can deserve a reward," Hamas official Sami Abu Zuhri told Reuters. "Obama only made promises and did not contribute any substance to world peace. And he has not done anything to ensure justice for the sake of Arab and Muslim causes."
The militant group Islamic Jihad and a spokesman for the Taliban also reportedly condemned the choice.
Obama's name had been mentioned as a possible candidate but many Nobel watchers believed it was too early to award the prize to a president who less than nine months into his first term.
Instead, Obama topped a record list of 205 nominations to the Nobel committee to become the third sitting U.S. president to win the award. Roosevelt won in 1906 and Wilson in 1919. Carter won the award in 2002, long after serving in the White House, for work as a mediator on international conflicts. Gore shared the 2007 prize with the U.N. panel on climate change.
In April, Obama asked for international help to reduce nuclear weapons during a speech in Prague. He repeated the call during meetings last month at the U.N.
"Obama has as president created a new climate in international politics," the committee said. "Multilateral diplomacy has regained a central position, with emphasis on the role that the United Nations and other international institutions can play."


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— The seas of change were in store for Indiana one way or another on election Tuesday, as the state was assured a new governor and new senator.
Much of the national focus centered in on the state as the senatorial battle between Republican nominee Richard Mourdock, Democrat Joe Donnelly, and Libertarian Andrew Horning.
Mourdock fared well within Hendricks County lines, carrying more than 54 percent of the vote, yet Donnelly won the U.S. Senate seat for the state.
"Joe's win is a reflection that Hoosiers want some Hoosier common sense in Washington. They don't care about party, they care about who is going to get the job done," said Ben Ray, press secretary for the Indiana Democratic Party.
He said Donnelly's chief task will be job creation.
"Joe's one focus is making sure every Hoosier that wants a job has a job," he promised.
Horning saw a successful campaign as a third party candidate but expressed regret that his message did not get out as well as he hoped, and urges Hoosiers to look deeper into the issues that are rarely talked about.
"It's frustrating because you always have hopes that people are going to crack that status quo habit. Yet they keep doing the same thing expecting better results," Horning said, noting that he doubled his numbers in 2012 from any past election he'd been a part of. "Every election cycle I hear the same words, that this time it's too close, too important, they'll vote Libertarian next time. It's not like we ever change our tune though. It's always been the Constitution against all the networks. But this is the best I've ever done and I can't complain about that at all."
In the gubernatorial race, Republican-elect Mike Pence cruised in Hendricks County, holding more than 61 percent of the vote, distancing himself from Democrat John Gregg and Libertarian Rupert Boneham.
Pence's Hendricks County Coordinator, Rob Kendall, complimented Gregg and said Hoosiers could look forward to Pence's leadership.
"Mike Pence is a charismatic figure, a guy that has Hoosier values and knows how to express them," Kendall said. "He knows how to represent this state. Anytime you can get government out of the way and empower people, that's a good thing, and that's what Mike has been about this entire career.
"I think Pence knew from the beginning that Gregg was going to run a great race and fight for every vote and he did just that. That's why everyone has worked so hard over the past year."
Todd Rokita kept his seat in the House in District 4 easing to a win over Tara Nelson (D).
Rokita applauded Hoosiers for allowing him another opportunity to tackle the issues in Washington, but said that Congress alone cannot fix what ails, and the real power is in informing voters to make their own decisions, something he hopes he continues to do.
"It's an emotional night and there's a lot of pride running through me and I'm humbled to get the chance to continue representing the people of Hendricks County and Indiana on serious issues, but at the same time a there's feeling of humility that this is a process that isn't universally practiced around the world. The power is with the people. I'm deeply humbled," he said. "I give a lot of credit to Hoosier voters and taxpayers. I think that if you tell them the truth, they'll reward the truth and they'll act on it. Every generation of Hoosiers and Americans want the next generation to be better off."
Rokita said Indiana has proven to be a sustainable model that the nation can look to emulate.
"We were $100s of millions in debt, now we're in surplus," he said. "We don't need Obamacare. We created the Healthy Indiana Plan covering 40,000 more Hoosiers and became one of the top 10 states in job creation. Now we can use this as a model."
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RALEIGH — Gov. Pat McCrory and other state officials filed their first official response Monday to two of the three federal court lawsuits that challenge the extensive election-law changes adopted this past summer.
In response to allegations by the NAACP, the League of Women Voters, several voters and other civil rights organizations, attorneys for the governor and state officials dispute plaintiffs' contentions that the new measures are a blatant attempt to suppress the African-American vote.
The filings offer few details of the legal strategy the attorneys representing the governor and the Republican-led legislature plan to employ in fighting the suits.
They ask for the cases to be dismissed.
Also on Monday, McCrory defended North Carolina's law at an event in Washington held by the conservative-leaning Heritage Foundation.
"I think our voting ID laws – yes, by the national media and even by some of the local media in North Carolina – have been greatly exaggerated, and it's commonsense reform that protects the integrity of our ballot box," McCrory said at the foundation's "A Conversation With a Reformer: How the States Are Leading the Way."
In response to the state's filing, Penda Hair, co-director of the Advancement Project, an organization behind the NAACP suit, said, "It is telling that, in all 20 pages of North Carolina's answer to our lawsuit challenging this onerous voter-suppression law, the state not only failed to present anything new, but they also offered no justification for the measure.
"Instead, their response is to simply say that our case should be dismissed, and that we should be sent away," Hair added in a conference call with reporters.
McCrory signed the election-law revisions in August. Advocates of the changes said the measures, which include a voter ID provision, are necessary to prevent the possibility of voter fraud.
But critics argue the measures are designed to suppress the votes of Democrats in a state where few voter fraud cases have been brought.
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The ID provision goes into effect for the 2016 elections and requires voters to show valid, government-issued IDs before casting ballots. Student IDs from state universities are not on the list of acceptable forms of identification.
Civil and voting rights advocates also complain about the elimination of seven days of early voting, the elimination of same-day registration during early voting, and the prohibition against counting provisional ballots cast when a voter shows up at the wrong polling place.
Republicans defend the early-voting provision by noting that counties are required to provide the same number of hours for early voting but in a fewer number of days.
Late last month, the U.S. Justice Department sued North Carolina to block the new voting rules, arguing that key provisions of the elections law are "both discriminatory in intent and in impact."
In Washington on Monday, McCrory echoed a common refrain among advocates of the changes, who argue that other states already have voter ID measures, have little or no early voting, and prohibit same-day registration.
The Rev. William Barber, head of the state NAACP, who was on the conference call with Hair, was critical of the governor's comments.
Barber noted that Colin Powell, a prominent Republican who served as secretary of state under President George W. Bush and as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff under Presidents George H.W. Bush and Bill Clinton, had offered pointed criticism of North Carolina's Voter ID law.
And last week, Richard A. Posner, a member of the U.S. Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals, said he was wrong in 2007 when he wrote a seminal opinion in an Indiana case that supported voter ID.
"(W)e weren't really given strong indications that requiring additional voter identification would actually disenfranchise people entitled to vote," Posner, a prolific author and a University of Chicago Law School professor, told the Huffington Post.
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Barber highlighted Posner's comments, too, as he took aim at McCrory.
"He's in front of the Heritage Foundation, not the people of North Carolina, and continuing trying to spin what can't be spun," Barber said.
Some legal analysts have argued that the U.S. Justice Department and others face a tough legal hurdle in trying to knock down voting laws. Under one prong of the multipronged challenges, the plaintiffs must show "deliberate" discrimination.
But critics of the new voting measures contend the Republican-led General Assembly had reports and statistics that showed the disproportionate impact the changes would have on African-American voters.
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Lecture to explore gamification
The Provost's Lecture Series continues at SUNYIT on Friday, December 14, with a presentation by Ibrahim Yucel, assistant professor of communications, humanities and technology, entitled "Gamification."
Yucel, whose research interests include evolving forms of communication and community taking place within Internet-enabled social groups, will explore the use of game-making tools outside their traditional industry intended to make certain everyday tasks, activities and interactions more like a video game. The presentation in Donovan Hall G152 will begin at noon on December 14.
The Provost's Lecture Series allows SUNYIT faculty to share their research interests and activities with colleagues, the campus community and the general public. The series continues throughout the academic year.
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Federal Employees Increasingly Under Attack on Public Lands
- By Kedar Pavgi
- June 17, 2013
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Federal employees working in the country's outdoor areas were victims of more violent attacks in 2012 than in previous years, according to a report by an advocacy group.
Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility, a non-profit alliance of government officials and environmental advocates, cited a number of factors for the increase, including drug trafficking on federal lands and alcohol abuse.
Of the six federal agencies that reported 313 violent incidents in 2012, the U.S. Park Police saw the sharpest year-on-year increase in incidents, which were up 42.9 percent to 100 reports. Other agencies experiencing an increase in attacks on their employees included the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the National Park Service.
"Unfortunately, violence and abuse directed against public servants is becoming more common," PEER Executive Director Jeff Ruch said in a statement. "The saying 'it's not easy being green' is becoming truer with each passing year."
PEER compiled the report from data obtained through Freedom of Information Act requests to several federal agencies. Ruch told Government Executive that PEER counted incidences that were marked by federal officials with several keywords, including 'threats,' 'intimidation,' 'assault' and 'terrorism.'
Examples of attacks include the shooting of a park ranger in January 2012, an attempt to run a Park Police officer over and various threats issued against federal workers.
An Interior Department spokesman told Government Executive that officials would review the report fully. The department is "committed to providing a safe and sustainable work environment for all employees as well as an enjoyable and safe experience for visitors to our public lands," he said.
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Twelve Dragonmarks
Sigils of immense magical power.
Borne by scions of mighty Houses, used through the centuries to wield authority and shape wonders throughout Eberron. But there are only twelve marks.
Until now.
Matt Forbeck begins the terrifying saga of the thirteenth dragonmark . . .
The Mark of Death
Marked for Death begins a new epic trilogy set in the world of Eberron, Wizards of the Coast's newest D&D campaign setting.
Matt lives in Beloit, Wisconsin, with his wife Ann and their children: Marty, Pat, Nick, Ken, and Helen. Visit www.forbeck.com to learn more about him and his work.


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The number of completed foreclosures in Medfield was up in March, according to data released last week.
The data, compiled by real estate information firm The Warren Group, saw one foreclosure deed (or completed foreclosures) in the month, up from zero in March 2011. Foreclosure petitions (which represent newly started foreclosures) remain at one year-over-year.
The state saw a 55 percent increase in foreclosure petitions, with 1,621 in the month, up from 1,048 in March 2011. Massachusetts has had a 71.5 percent increase in petitions in the first quarter.
Massachusetts foreclosure deeds also saw a jump, with 856 last month, up from 627 last year (a 36.5 percent increase). For the first quarter, the state has seen a 34.4 percent rise.
Warren Group CEO Timothy Warren said in a statement that the increase in the state is not unique.
"Banks are stepping up foreclosures all over the country, and Massachusetts is no exception," he said. "Since the suit by state attorneys general over foreclosure abuses has been settled, a cloud has lifted and we may see numbers continue to rise."
Here are the foreclosure statistics for area towns:
- Dover's foreclosure petitions and deeds were both steady at zero for the month.
- Easton had a substantial increase in foreclosure petitions, jumping from three last year to 11 last month. Deeds, however, fell from four to two over the same time frame.
- In Foxborough, foreclosure petitions dropped from three in March 2011 to two last month, while deeds were up from one to two.
- Mansfield saw a big jump in foreclosure petitions, from two last year to seven in March. Deeds increased as well, from zero to two.
- Norfolk's foreclosure petitions were at one for both March 2011 and March 2012, while deeds jumped from zero to three.
- Norton's foreclosure petitions were steady at three for the month, and deeds fell from four to zero.
- Norwood had its foreclosure petitions drop slightly, from six to five, while deeds jumped from one to two.
- Plainville foreclosure petitions remained at three year-over-year and deeds were steady at one.
- Foreclosure petitions in Sharon jumped sharply, going from zero to five, while deeds were up from one to two.
- Stoughton's foreclosure petitions climbed from four to 13, while deeds were steady at two.


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By Kate Coil
For The Register-Herald
Three bills will soon go before the West Virginia Legislature aimed at removing turnpike tolls from the West Virginia Turnpike.
Delegate Marty Gearheart, R-Mercer, said he has contributed to two bills designed to remove turnpike tolls, which are currently still in the House of Delegates drafting section and not yet before the House. Gearheart said his bills would also provide alternative funding sources that some lawmakers feel would be lost by removing tolls.
"The bills we are entering not only provide for the eliminating of the turnpike tolls but precludes future borrowing secured by turnpike tolls," he said. "It also provides a funding source for maintenance to the turnpike by the Division of Highways for some time. The reason we have done that is the biggest argument against the removal of tolls is — where would we find the money to maintain the highways if we eliminate the tolls. We want to eliminate that argument."
Delegate Linda Sumner, R-Raleigh, has also proposed a bill to "discontinue, remove and not relocate all toll collection facilities on the West Virginia Turnpike" before Feb. 1, 2020, as well as the removal of the building used to collect tolls at the intersection of U.S. 19 and I-77 in the Beckley area. Sumner's bill is currently before the House Committee on Roads and Transportation, but Geartheart feels his bill and Sumner's will eventually be combined.
"We have two bills that are similar to this bill, but ours are a little more extensive than Delegate Sumner's," Gearheart said. "I feel at least one of those two bills that is being sent through will run. I am certain Delegate Sumner will also be a co-sponsor on my bill. Before my entrance into the House, she and then Delegate Frazier, at the time, had introduced a bill about turnpike toll removal. Right now, my bill is still in the drafting section. We submitted it on day one of the legislative session."
The most recent bill to remove tolls from the West Virginia Turnpike was proposed by Gearheart during the 2012 legislative session, but the bill died in committee. Rates on the toll road were raised as recently as 2009, the first increase to the tolls since 1981. Bonds on the road were originally projected to be paid off in 1999, but are now expected to be paid in full by July 2019. Construction on the turnpike began in 1952 and the road opened to traffic in the mid-1950s.
— Kate Coil is a writer for The Bluefield Daily Telegraph


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Oakwood Healthcare wants something for Christmas: less heart-related hospital visits.
As such, the Dearborn-based health system will be hosting a series of Holiday Heart Check events on Saturday, Dec. 15. The events will offer the community a variety of free health screenings and education material focused on heart attack and stroke prevention.
"The holiday season can be one of the most stressful times of the year, which also makes it the perfect time for individuals to be vigilant about their cardiovascular health—particularly when it comes to stress-induced illnesses such as heart attack and stroke," said Dr. Samir Dabbous, Oakwood cardiologist. "We encourage the community to join us for these free screenings or to schedule a visit with a physician to assess your risk and learn more about what you can do to prevent cardiovascular-related illnesses."
Oakwood is partnering with three regional businesses to host the Holiday Heart Check this Saturday. Locations and times include:
- The Henry Ford (20900 Oakwood Blvd. in Dearborn) from 9 a.m. to noon
- Fairlane Town Center (18900 Michigan Ave. in Dearborn) from 9 a.m. to noon
- Emagine Woodhaven (21720 Allen Road in Woodhaven) from 1-4 p.m.
Each location will feature Oakwood trained medical professionals who will provide:
- Free heart health screenings including blood pressure and stroke risk assessments
- Counseling specific to each participants results as to any necessary next steps
- Educational material about stroke and heart attack prevention
- Information about Oakwood's same day appointment locations
In addition to screening and educational information, Oakwood is guaranteeing attendees same day appointments through all of its primary care offices.
"If you are in need of immediate attention, we will always refer you to the ER," said Dabbous. "However, for those attendees and to the general public with acute illnesses or in need of evaluation, we encourage you to take advantage of this new convenient feature that our dedicated medical staff offers at several locations."
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Are you confused about the print and TV ads being promoted by the Corn Refiners Association? You know, the ones that imply that high-fructose corn syrup (HFCS) is essentially the same as table sugar? Don't believe it.
It's true that HFCS and table sugar (sucrose) both contain fructose and glucose, and they provide the same number of calories. But there are significant differences. Many health experts pin the nation's obesity epidemic on HFCS, at least in part. Here's why:
HFCS is manufactured by altering corn's naturally occurring starch molecules. This leaves the fructose molecules in HFCS "free and unbound"—and more easily absorbed by the body.
Table sugar is exactly half fructose and half glucose, but the standard formula for HFCS is 55 percent fructose, 42 percent glucose, and 3 percent higher saccharides (large sugar molecules).
An analysis of sweetened beverages published this year in the journal Obesity found disturbing news. "Several major brands appear to be produced with HFCS that is 65 percent fructose," wrote medical researchers from the University of Southern California. The mean fructose content of the 23 beverages tested was 59 percent, significantly higher than the 55 percent claimed by the CRA.
The Corn Refiners Association states that HFCS "is made from corn, a natural grain product." The key phrase here is made from. "It's not natural—it's highly processed," says Michael F. Jacobson, PhD, of the Center for Science in the Public Interest.
Most, if not all, of the corn used to produce HFCS has been genetically modified.
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Am looking to buy a new SACD/CD player. Currently I am using a Rega Apollo for CDs and Oppo 83SE for SACDs (both with analog connections to pre). I am sold on the SACD format and have been building up my collection lately.
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Workshops/Festivals 2010: (IE) 14th Baroque Biennial Conference, Belfast (June 30-July 4, 2010)
Since its inception in the 1980s, the Biennial International Conference on Baroque Music has established itself as one of the largest and most important musicological meetings in the academic calendar. It attracts leading established scholars while fostering young and upcoming talent. Previously held in cities such as Dublin, Logroño, Manchester, Warsaw and Leeds, the event takes place for the first time in Northern Ireland.
Taking the symbolism of the number '14' as a starting point, we saw it fitting that the theme of the 14th conference should be BACH.
At the same time, we wish to uphold the fundamental concept of the conference and welcome papers which explore any aspect of Baroque music.
The conference will be held over five days and will include around 150 presentations in 4 parallel sessions, in the form of individual papers and round-table discussions.
Accompanying events include a "Delegates' Recital", a "Come and Sing" event and a concert of Irish traditional music which will showcase the unique collections of 18th-century musical materials held at Queen's University. Delegates will also have the opportunity to discover some of Northern Ireland's attractions.
A wide range of books on music will be exhibited and offered for sale by Rosemary Dooley and Ashgate Publishing.
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Suw Charman-Anderson, Contributor
I'm a geek & author covering self-publishing & crowdfunding
Piracy is portrayed as many things by many people. For the content industries, it's portrayed as theft, despite that being legally inaccurate. For a subset of the free culture movement, piracy is just an expression of the adage that "information wants to be free". For many, it's a moral outrage. For some, it's the only practical way they can access content, either because the item is not available any other way, or it costs far more than they can afford. And for others, it's a protest against the evil hegemony of the film, music and book industries.
None of that matters, not one jot. You can get as hot under the collar as you like about piracy, but it won't make any difference. You can try to nail down your content with DRM, but that won't matter either, because it takes just one person to crack your DRM and all that money is wasted. Because the truth about piracy is this:
Piracy is never, ever going away. The genie is out of the bottle and there is no way to stuff it back in again. Or put another way, piracy is a giant boulder in the middle of the road, and all we can do is find a way around it.
Unfortunately, too many people across the publishing world have learnt the wrong lessons from the music industry and Hollywood. They focus on scaring people away from piracy, or suing them, or getting into a technological arms race with the DRM crackers — a race they are doomed to lose, by the way.
Instead, we need to face facts. Piracy's here. It's staying. We can't stop it. So we need to find inventive and attractive ways to work around it. We need to accept that this brave new connected and tech savvy world we live in has different rules and different limitations to the one we were born into and grew up in.
We need to think about what offers we can make to readers to encourage them to buy legitimate copies of our books, rather than download them for free. Is this bundling ebooks with paper books? Or special editions? Or box sets? Or merchandise? So many obvious opportunities for experimentation that pirates simply couldn't match.
We need to create direct relationships with readers — and by 'we', here, I mean both authors and publishers — so that we can give them a reason, many reasons, to buy from us and not download illicit copies. We need to enable direct sales channels that we control, so that we get the benefit of all the data and intelligence that produces.
Some of this does require publishers to use technologies that they don't usually get involved with, but there are some amazing businesses that publishers can partner with to remove the need to develop stuff in house. Partner with ReadMill to get data on how people actually read your books. Partner with Ganxy to create author showcases. Partner with PubLit to do direct sales. Those are just three — there are loads of other businesses, start-up and established, that publishers could work with.
Gather data and hire someone who can wrangle it. I suspect that most people who go into publishing have a bit of an allergy when it comes to numbers, so hire in a statistician or analytics expert to help turn numbers into actionable intelligence. Stats by themselves aren't the goal; improving your businesses' bottom line is the goal. Data can help but only if you treat it with respect, understand its limitations, and talk its language.
The thing is, and it's a really big thing, that if publishers work towards becoming piracy-proof, they will also be working towards becoming insulated from the possibility of a secondhand ebook market. You'll be making your business more robust, more 'future-proof', and you'll be serving your customers — readers — with a level of care that they have previously never experienced.
Treat piracy as if it is an obstacle that you need to find a way around, not as something you need to get rid of. Accept that the world has changed. Divert effort and money from fighting piracy to making piracy irrelevant. Let piracy teach you how to develop resilience, strength and new business models. Let piracy save you.
The only way to beat piracy is reasonable pricing. When major publishers set a new release at $12.99 for an ebook, they are making piracy profitable. When they set that price under $6, they cut the illegal profit in half.
Peace, Seeley
I noticed that when I borrow a book in the library, I don't feel guilty if I read it quickly and skip a chapter here and there (I'm talking about nonfiction). But when I pay the full price, I feel I'm obliged to read all of it. Having a single price is too cheap on one hand for folks who really want to read it cover to cover – while being too expensive for those who'd only like to skim.
I agree with Seeley that pricing can help fix piracy.
That's funny.
But the very mention of the word "library" here has a lot to do with the substrate of this article.
Writers rant against piracy, yet praise libraries. Bottom line… what's the difference? It's somebody reading your book without paying you. Same goes for used book stores.
And any argument for why libraries are good for authors applies to piracy, as well.
Jive ho, me buckos.
When you say "If ebooks were trivially cheap, I'd probably buy more of them than I have time to read" it assumes a great price elasticity for this product.
I am not sure whether a "long-form contemplative, reflective reading product" aka Books plays by this economic script. Forget about "trivially cheap". What about "FREE"? How many FREE books do readers hoard? And if they are "trivially cheap" as a normal and not a promotional condition, why buy rather than just make a "to-do bookmark" to buy when the more valuable thing, Time, is available to read it?
However, I still think the perception among readers that it costs next to nothing to produce and distribute an eBook will pose headwinds to its pricing power and will lead to price and value erosion as music experienced from its transition from vinyl to CD to MP3.
Another difference between libraries and piracy is the fact that at a library there is only one book available, and once it gets checked out it's unavailable to others. Piracy is duplicating books. One digital copy can turn into multiple identical copies in seconds.
Your conclusion about the "same model we're used to with physical books" becomes irrelevant as it is very easy and cheap to release a print book or ebook. The quality of the writing, the writer's ability and skill and the editing that was done all play a big part in the value. Too many authors I work with want to skip the editing process or decide that's a place to save money — major mistake.
We've likely all gone to a bookstore and picked up the book to read the first couple of pages to see if we like the writer's style and to see the quality of the editing etc – we can use the Inside the Book feature on Amazon. Even when it wasn't done automatically – I made sure I knew how to add that to my books when they were released.
However I do agree about the price of e-books – they need to be more reasonable. But the author still deserves to be paid for their time. Authors who studying and hone their craft spend many many hours writing their books – and we make very little from each sale. Just like the music industry. An example – I have a short report in the Kindle store that has sold very good – but I have also found it on a couple of dozens websites – many for free. Just because someone has one copy, that doesn't give them a right to sell it or to give it away and especially not in bulk to anyone who clicks a download link.