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NPRI is thrilled to offer our fourth annual Professor R.S. Nigam & NPRI Freedom Scholarship and excited to once again put a smile on the face of a deserving student. The scholarship is made possible through the generous donation of long-time NPRI member Swadeep Nigam in honor of his father, Professor R.S. Nigam.
This year, the scholarship is $2,500 payable directly to the student.
Eligible students must reside in Clark County and plan to attend college in the fall and pursue a four-year degree in business, economics, political science, public administration or a related field.
To apply, students need to fill out a short application and answer an essay question on government's role in economic development, which was the subject of a great piece our deputy communications director wrote recently.
I know students love to procrastinate, but the April 5 deadline to apply is fast approaching, so students are encouraged to learn more and apply here as soon as possible.
Until next time,
Andy Matthews
NPRI President
Bring out your stories
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Bring out your stories
As the old adage goes, "If you want less of something, tax it."
Unfortunately for you, me and every business and employee in Nevada, the teachers union is seeking to reduce economic growth at one of the worst possible times — when tens of thousands of Nevadans are underemployed or unemployed and struggling to support their families.
The union's latest effort is the margin-tax proposal, and if you've followed NPRI's work over the last three years, you know the deceptively billed "Education Initiative" is nothing more than a thinly veiled attempt to exploit the children of Nevada to further pad the government's bank account.
The margin tax would impose a 2 percent tax on every business bringing in more than $1 million in annual revenue. That's less than $2,740 in sales — not profit — a day.
Nevada's margin-tax proposal is modeled after the margin tax in Texas. After Texas imposed a margin tax in 2007, roughly 20 percent of small businesses reported that they had to lay off employees, and another one-third reported they left jobs unfilled because of the margin tax.
And 3 percent of small-business owners in Texas decided to close their doors completely as a result of their increased tax burden under the margin tax.
These aren't just numbers; they represent the lives of tens of thousands of individuals who lost their jobs because of the margin tax.
And do you know what's amazing?
The margin-tax rate in Texas is only 1 percent — and just half a percent for retailers.
Nevada's tax would be two to four times as high!
So take the job-loss numbers you read above, and be prepared to multiple them by two or four times, to see what the likely impact would be if the margin tax passes here in Nevada.
Over the past few months, I've spoken to numerous people in the business community and plenty of others who are trying to get up to speed on this haphazardly drafted initiative. The consensus among them is that the margin tax would be a disaster for them personally, as well as for their competitors and the economy in general if it were to pass.
While numbers like those I've shared above are important — and we've produced plenty more in our extensive analysis on the margin tax — they aren't enough.
We need to be able to share the stories, the lives and the faces those numbers represent.
Unfortunately, it's not easy for a business owner to decide to share, publicly, how much the margin tax would hurt his or her business. Many of those I've talked with don't want to scare their employees or their spouses.
I understand that.
But in order to fully inform the public about what this tax would do, NPRI needs to be able to share its human cost, too. Voters need to know about the mom-and-pop diner owners who will be put out of business, or the single mom who will be laid off.
So I'd like to ask you a favor. If you're a business owner, would you be willing to let NPRI tell your story, and the story of what the tax would do to your business?
We'd respect whatever level of privacy or anonymity you felt you needed, and you'd be doing a great service to the state and helping to save your employees from the negative consequences of the margin tax.
Stories matter. Will you let us share yours?
Until next time,
Andy Matthews
NPRI President
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State and local government spending on health insurance grew by twice the national rate for 2012
One of the more alarming data points I have come across while compiling the necessary records for the Transparent California website has been the large sums of money spent on health insurance for public employees. As our site groups together the cost of pension payouts and health insurance in order to present the information in a uniform and understandable manner, the cost of individual health plans was not something we were particularly focusing on.
However, in the course of formatting and uploading the necessary records to TransparentCalifornia.com, several agencies jumped out at me due to their alarmingly expensive health insurance plans. First, it was the $20k+ plans in Corte Madera, Calif. and the Contra Costa Community College District. Then I saw the $30k+ plans in Beverly Hills. Finally, I came across what remains the most expensive plan I have seen to date — a $37,815 health insurance plan for the Water Superintendent of Sierra Madre, Calif.
I suspected this was not a problem isolated to the handful of agencies whose numbers happened to catch my attention but, rather, indicative of a systemic problem likely to be found in many other public agencies. This sets up a situation where taxpayers are effectively taxed twice for these plans — initially, to fund the public employee's compensation itself and, again, when they find themselves paying an artificially inflated premium for their own health insurance.
Pew Research confirms these suspicions. In 2012, state and local government spending on health care increased by 8 percent; double the amount total U.S. healthcare spending grew during that same time period. The larger trend is terrifying — state and local government spending on health insurance premiums has increased an inflation-adjusted 444% from 1987 to 2012. The agencies above are merely symptoms of a much larger problem.
The farther the distance between consumer and provider, the less reason either has to economize, which is a factor in the out-of-control prices we see nationwide in the health-care sector. When a government is willing to spend $37,815 of your money on one health plan, what financial incentive does an insurance company or anyone in the medical system have to work on lowering prices?
While there are a plethora of factors responsible for the current health-care crisis in this country, the third-party-payer system, especially when that third party is using other people's money, like a government agency does, is one of the core issues that demands immediate attention.
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When you work in the think-tank world, where days are consumed with analyzing policy, keeping tabs on the government and promoting transparency, encounters with 16, 17 and 18 year olds can be rare.
It's not that we don't want teens to spend their Friday and Saturday nights reading about outrageous and out-of-control government spending in our Piglet Book, or about our efforts to combat the state's disregard for its own constitution, or our solutions to Nevada's economic and educational challenges. We know those things are of value to everyone, whether they be 18 or 80.
But the reality is that high school seniors, particularly this time of year, have a lot of other things to worry about — like getting into college and finding a way to pay for it. For the past three years, we've been fortunate enough to help make the latter task a little easier for students in Clark County by offering The Professor R.S. Nigam & NPRI Freedom Scholarship.
Long-time NPRI member Swadeep Nigam graciously funds the scholarship in honor of his father, Professor R.S. Nigam, who was a director of the Delhi School of Economics at the University of Delhi, a visiting professor at the College of Business at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, and a senior fellow at the University of Wisconsin. Like us, the Nigams understand the benefits of free markets, and they want to not only educate young adults about those benefits, but also to encourage them to begin formulating their own thoughts on the subject.
This year, we're offering a $2,500 scholarship to a student who plans to pursue a four-year degree in business, economics, political science, public administration or a related field.
Perhaps more important and impactful than the monetary value of the scholarship is the fact that it encourages the leaders of tomorrow to consider free-market principles at the very time they're becoming adults and forming their own system of beliefs.
In the past, we've asked applicants to write essays on how incorporating free-market principles into the state's education system would improve student achievement; how the country should reduce the national debt; and how raising taxes impacts the economy and unemployment rate.
This year, we're asking applicants to consider something more specific and extremely timely: whether the Las Vegas City Council should subsidize a downtown sports arena with public funds, and what doing so would mean for the economy.
The question gets to the heart of an issue we've already discussed at length this year and will continue to write about in the future: When the government picks winners and losers in the market, it's bad for taxpayers, it's bad for business and it's bad for the economy.
I don't want to give away too much on the issue of stadium subsidies, just in case any applicants are reading this (but as a tip, we will have something on that very soon). But the idea of the government controlling economic activity by selectively favoring one business or type of business over another is at the heart of the lawsuit we filed last week against the Governor's Office of Economic Development regarding its Catalyst Fund.
And as I wrote to you Wednesday, our lawsuit is already making a positive impact. Just two days after our Center for Justice and Constitutional Litigation filed the suit in Carson City, Reno Deputy City Attorney Jonathan Shipman asked the Reno City Council to hold off on awarding a $577,500 grant to a company through the Catalyst Fund.
Reno's pause is a great example of how simply alerting people to the flaws in or unconstitutionality of a policy or law can lead to positive change. My hope is that the youth of today will realize this as they become the adults of tomorrow.
So, if you know any Clark County seniors — whether they be homeschooled or attending private or public school — I hope you'll encourage them to take some time to consider how detrimental and unjust it is when government involves itself in the market. And I hope you'll encourage them to apply for the scholarship, which they can do here.
Last week I solicited suggestions on places to go during my trip to Oregon this weekend, and I was amazed by how many of you got back to me with ideas. I'm extremely grateful to those of you who took the time to do so — and flattered by how many of you asked if you could join me!
Common suggestions included Cannon Beach, Coos Bay and the Tillamook Cheese Factory, and all three are on my list of spots to check out.
As it turns out, I've actually had to postpone my trip. But not to worry — I'll be heading up there in a few weeks, so all of your advice will be put to good use.
To those who offered your ideas, I want to extend my sincerest gratitude for your thoughtfulness. And as always, thanks for reading, and for your support for NPRI.
Best regards,
Andy Matthews
NPRI President
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As I shared with you last week, NPRI's Center for Justice and Constitutional Litigation has filed a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of Nevada Catalyst Fund's use of taxpayer dollars to pick winners and losers in the economy. These subsidies are unconstitutional and, as the examples of Solyndra, Abound Solar and others make clear, an economic loser for taxpayers.
Well, I'm proud to tell you that our lawsuit against the Governor's Office of Economic Development, which administers the Catalyst Fund, has already made a difference.
Today, the Reno Gazette-Journal reports that, in direct response to our lawsuit, Reno Deputy City Attorney Jonathan Shipman has asked the city council to pull consideration of a Catalyst Fund subsidy from today's meeting agenda.
From the RGJ story:
"Now that the NPRI case has been filed, we want to circle back with GOED to make sure we are on the same page about how the money flows and whether the money flows," Shipman said. "We want to make sure we are not writing checks we can't cash."
Your support is helping us score an important victory for the rule of law and for the tens of thousands of entrepreneurs who have built businesses through their own hard work — not through taxpayer handouts.
Thank you so much for standing with us in this fight. And if you'd like to help us keep it going, I hope you'll consider donating to this effort today by clicking here.
In the meantime, we'll continue working to win victories for the cause of accountable, constitutional government here in our Silver State.
Warmest regards,
Andy Matthews
NPRI President
California bureaucrats: avoiding transparency or wastefully incompetent?
Being both an environmentalist and an advocate for government transparency was doubly painful last week. It is quite common for public agencies to stall or attempt to deny public records requests, but some methods are just too bizarre to believe. Two separate California school districts – Duarte Unified School District and Hacienda La Puente Unified School District – decided that instead of providing the requested records in electronic format as requested, they would print out their entire payroll records and mail them, along with an invoice for the cost of production.
California's Public Records Act makes perfectly clear in § 6253.9(a) that public records are to be provided in their original, electronic format when requested, and I stressed this in the records requests to the school districts. Yet, not only did both agencies feel comfortable defying this part of state law, they thought nothing of wasting the resources associated with mailing a massive print out without even pausing to confirm that I would pay the associated costs of production!
There are two possible ways to view this. The first is that this is an elaborate, wasteful method of denying my public records act request in which I stress the importance of electronic format so that, "these records can be uploaded into an online database for easy viewing" by attempting to technically satisfy the request while obstructing its purpose.
The second is that both agencies failed to read the request properly and thought nothing of employing the most environmentally harmful, inefficient, and costly way possible to satisfy this request, all without ever stopping to confirm this assumption with the requestor.
Quite frankly, I'm not sure which one is worse!
Stalling tactics are annoying and wasteful, but I've faced worse than this and most agencies — eventually — comply with the law. Just not before wasting their time (and mine) with games like this.
In the meantime, I encourage you to visit www.transparentcalifornia.com to see the 3 million-plus records we have obtained so far, many from agencies that are dedicated to helping, not stalling, public records requests.
And for those inquiring about the inclusion of school districts, do not let these two examples discourage you; we will be adding school districts to the site later this year.
Suing GOED
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Suing GOED
This was a big week for NPRI.
On Wednesday, our Center for Justice and Constitutional Litigation challenged the constitutionality of the state government's efforts to pick winners and losers in the economy through the Catalyst Fund.
Most of the media coverage since we filed the case — and there's been plenty of it over the past two days — has rightly focused on the relevant legal issue: The Nevada Constitution expressly prohibits the state from giving money to private companies, and that is what the Governor's Office of Economic Development is doing through the Catalyst Fund.
Joseph Becker, chief legal officer and director of the Center for Justice and Constitutional Litigation, addresses members of the media this week about NPRI's lawsuit against the Governor's Office of Economic Development.
That constitutional issue is at the heart of this lawsuit, along with the basic unjustness of making a business subsidize its competition, and I urge you to read Joseph Becker's detailed explanation of those issues here.
But today, I'd like to discuss another angle to this story, and to dive into the economic problems inherent to the Catalyst Fund's existence.
Supporters of the Catalyst Fund have promoted it as a needed tool for "economic development." They tell us that the $10 million account will draw new businesses, jobs and revenue into the state; that Nevada has to compete with other states for companies; and that politicians need this tool to create jobs.
Why is NPRI, a free-market think tank, against something that helps businesses?
Well, I'm glad you asked, because there is an essential distinction to make here. NPRI is pro-market, not pro-business.
In a free market, there will be some very large businesses that thrive by doing an excellent job of meeting the needs of their customers. We're big fans of those businesses. And in the free market, there will be some small businesses that thrive by doing an excellent job of meeting the needs of their customers. We're big fans of those businesses, too.
But we don't applaud those businesses because of their size, the number of jobs they create or even how much they pay in taxes. We applaud them because they create value for their customers through mutually beneficial and free exchanges. Businesses aren't ends in themselves, but a means individuals use to reach their goals.
Consumers — that's you and me — are winners in this system. We get products that are of a higher quality, have more features and are often cheaper.
And in a free market, businesses face constant competition from other businesses who think they can earn money by doing a better job of pleasing those customers. It's exhausting work staying in business and making a profit!
Some businesses, however, want to take a shortcut to profits, so they seek special privileges from the government to protect or guarentee their success.
These privileges — which could include monopoly status, selective regulatory breaks, bailouts, loan guarantees or, yes, subsidies from Nevada's Catalyst Fund — are often called "pro-business" policies. But they are really just ways for certain businesses to benefit at the expense of others.
What's amazing is that history shows that government support does not guarantee a business will thrive or even that it will survive. Just look at Solyndra, Abound Solar, Fiskar and ThromboVision. Despite hundreds of millions in taxpayer handouts, they still couldn't make it.
So how many of the companies that will receive Catalyst Fund subsidies will end up going bankrupt despite taxpayer handouts?
Through our lawsuit, we're working to make sure we never have to find out.
By the way, I'll be spending some time next weekend up in Oregon, first in Portland and then driving along the coast. If any of you know the area well and have some favorite spots you'd recommend (restaurants, scenic places, historic sites, etc.), I hope you'll send those suggestions along. You can reach me at firstname.lastname@example.com. Any ideas would be much appreciated!
Thanks for reading, and I'll see you next time.
Andy Matthews
NPRI President
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Roses are red
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Roses are red
In case you didn't notice — and if you didn't, you're probably in trouble — today is Valentine's Day.
And while the team here nixed my idea of raffling off dates with single staff members, I wanted to make sure NPRI gave you a Valentine's Day present. And since we're the generous sort, we decided to give it to the whole state and to provide it a day early.
Yes, I'm referring to our release yesterday of Nevada Public Employees' Retirement System payouts, searchable by name, at TransparentNevada.
Now, while access to more than 49,000 pension records may not seem as fitting for February 14th as hearts and teddy bears, here's how the PERS information now available at TransparentNevada reminds me of some familiar things associated with Valentine's Day.
Candy Hearts
We all love those little candy hearts with the cute sayings, but the one most applicable here is the one that says: "I'll tell." You have a right to this information, and we're telling the world.
Chocolate may melt in your mouth, but finding out from TransparentNevada that over 1,000 retirees are on track to make more than $100,000 in retirement payouts will make you want to melt your face off to relieve the anger. Or eat more chocolate to relieve the stress of knowing that, until the law changes, taxpayers are backstopping these pensions.
One of the four "C"s you consider when looking for a diamond is clarity, and that's what you'll find at TransparentNevada. No longer do citizens have to rely on second-hand information about government-employee retirement packages. You can see clearly now.
Roses are red
Violets are blue
is our gift to you.
By the way, it's fine if you spend today pouring that special someone a glass of wine, instead of poring over these records. We'll be here Monday.
Happy Valentine's Day!
Andy Matthews
NPRI President
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It seems with every passing week, another shoe drops in the mess that is Obamacare.
This week, it was the job-killing shoe that fell.
The news came from the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office, which issued a devastating report detailing how the Affordable Care Act will encourage some 2.3 million full-time workers to leave the workforce or reduce their hours by 2021. That's nearly three times the 800,000 jobs the CBO originally projected would be lost.
In the words of CBO Director Douglas Elmendorf, "The act creates a disincentive for people to work."
The problem lies in the fact that Obamacare subsidizes those at the low end of the income scale by imposing exorbitant premiums and deductibles on higher-income earners. The CBO predicts the (Un)Affordable Care Act will encourage able-bodied people to leave their full-time jobs as a means to lower their premiums and qualify for government subsidies or Medicaid. Others may leave their jobs because Obamacare enables them to live more comfortably on the public dole than off it.
It doesn't take a genius to see that, when one of the major benefits of employment is removed, the drive to work is weakened for some.
Rather than admit that the law harms individuals, families and the economy, liberals instead have flocked to microphones to spin this news. Showing the same respect for the truth they did in promoting the company line — or lie — that "If you like your plan, you can keep it," Obamacare supporters have spent the week claiming that the loss of 2.3 million jobs is a good thing. You see, it's about freeing people from "job lock."
"Job lock" — in the words of Sen. Harry Reid's spokesman, Adam Jentleson — "is when people feel they have to stay in a job for the health benefits."
In other words, "job lock" is the encouragement to continue working that comes through perks of employment. By the left's logic, the government may want to consider shelling out vacation accruals and annual bonuses to the whole country to prevent people from feeling too tied to their jobs. Better yet, let's just give everyone a paycheck every other week so they're free to do whatever they want, which seems to be the reasoning of House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi.
Those ideas are absurd, of course, but one gets the sense that they wouldn't sound that way to Sen. Reid. In response to the news that millions are gearing up to leave the workforce, Reid said: "The CBO report is far better for us than it is not."
If your goal is to expand government's reach and people's reliance upon it, I suppose you would be happy with this news; as the number of unemployed Americans grows, so too does the perceived need for government handouts.
This latest revelation about Obamacare reinforces the fact that when government overreaches, the negative effects go beyond the economic. The drive to work hard and succeed — long one of the essential traits of the American character — is weakened as well. And that may be the most regrettable casualty of all.
Earlier this week, I shared with you NPRI's latest project, Transparent California. This website, located at TransparentCalifornia.com, allows users to easily search the compensation levels of public employees just like they can at TransparentNevada.com. The new site launched on Tuesday and has been a great success in its first few days. At some point this morning, the site garnered its 500,000th page view, and it has earned over 40 media hits.
I'll keep you posted on the continuing good news that's sure to come from expanding transparency to Californians, including the benefits to us right here in Nevada as well.
Thanks for reading and have a great weekend.
Andy Matthews
NPRI President
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Exporting transparency
Exporting transparency
Promoting transparency in government has long been at the core of NPRI's efforts.
Not only do we citizens have a right to know how our government operates and how it spends our money, but that information is essential to making wise judgments in public policy.
That was our thinking behind launching TransparentNevada six years ago: Let the public see how government is spending money and how much public employees are making, and trust that once they knew the facts, citizens would demand better policies
Even though I was there when we launched the site, I never could have predicted how TransparentNevada would transform the debate on public-employee compensation in Nevada. From exposing overtime abuses in the Clark County fire department, to being a resource used by elected officials and media members across the state, to hearing union officials cite TransparentNevada as proof that school administrators are overpaid, TransparentNevada has changed the public's perception of government-employee compensation.
Last year, TransparentNevada earned more than 1.98 million page views. That's pretty amazing for a site with no paid advertising in a state of just 2.7 million residents.
This stunning success got us thinking about other states that could benefit from a similar website. And there's no state more in need of increased public understanding of the problems of big government than our neighbor to the west.
I am pleased to let you know that today, NPRI — working with the California Public Policy Center, a California-based free-market think tank — has launched TransparentCalifornia.
TrasparentCalifornia.com enables users to search the compensation data of public employees in California just like they can on TransparentNevada — by name, job title and jurisdiction.
We already have more than 2.2 million salary records on the site, including information from cities, counties, public universities and the State of California. Additionally, the site makes public more than 1 million pension records, including records from CalPERS and CalSTRS.
Just like in Nevada, high salaries and pensions abound in California. Thanks to this new website, the public can now see that, in 2012, more than 1,000 former government workers took home more than $200,000 each in pension payouts. One, a retired public defender from Alameda County, collected a total pension payout of $527,255.
The site also brings extravagant salaries to light. There's the lifeguard who made over $299,000 in L.A. County, the firefighter who took home over $428,000 in the town of Torrance, and the administrative secretary who received over $172,000 in Palm Desert
I don't know if I should be encouraged or discouraged to see that inflated compensation for government employees isn't limited just to Nevada.
Exposing runaway government spending in California is important, not just to Golden Staters, but to citizens all across the country — including those of us right here in Nevada. More than any other state, California has been a public-policy trend-setter, and so many policy ideas that have originated there have spread into Nevada and other states. Given the massive fiscal problems facing California today, it's crucial that Californians understand the dangers posed by out-of-control government and stop spreading it across the country — and into Nevada.
But there's something I want to make very clear to you. Much to the chagrin of public-sector unions here in Nevada, the launch of TransparentCalifornia doesn't mean we'll be any less committed to fostering greater transparency here in our state. Far from it.
In fact, even as you read this, our team is currently working to put Nevada PERS payments online at TransparentNevada, and we'll be unveiling that information in the coming weeks.
I want to thank you for your continued investment in and support for NPRI. It's not just paying dividends here in Nevada, but in our largest neighboring state as well. And if you have friends or family in California, send them to TransparentCalifornia.com. I promise they'll be shocked at what they find out.
Andy Matthews
NPRI President
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I like the 'back to top' button, and the way it rolls to the top of the page is fun.
I've come up with a genius solution. By default, the Back to Top button will be disabled (Sorry for everyone who likes it). Now, to re-enable it, go to 'General Settings' in your UserCP or follow this link. Scroll down to 'Thread Display Options' and there's a shiny new option allowing you to enable or disable the Back to Top button.
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If I go on the "Settings" button on the top right, it brings me to the general FSU start page and not to the subscribed threads. This is only since yesterday - did something get changed?
Glad Back to Top is gone - just extra clutter.
Question: Am I suppose to see my rep "star" in my postings? I only see the triangle.
Did you modify anything ? I wanted to "debug" my "line-height:" problem in order to provide a documented feedback, but... it doesn't show anymore !
Anyway, that's great and really more enjoyable
Something happened that was either a glitch... or a glitch...
I got a notification of a rep comment but could not see any new rep comment. So was it from someone on my ignore list or just a glitch?
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Question. I'm not a subscriber, but I used to be able to see what posts of mine had received reputation or comments. I can't find that function anymore; is it still around? If so, where? Thanks.
http://www.fsuniverse.net/ when I click on settings.
There used to be an arrow on the right after the thread title & before the no of replies which would take you to your last post. I can't find it anymore. Some of the "envelope" icons on the left have an arrow on them but nothing happens when I click on it.

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Contact: Katie Gommel
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AAJ Press Room
Congressional Proposal Would Expand Generic Drug Manufacturers' Duty to Warn
Legislation would eliminate discrepancy created by Pliva v. Mensing Ruling
Washington, DC—Today Senator Patrick Leahy (D-VT) and six co-sponsors introduced the "Patient Safety and Generic Labeling Improvement Act of 2012" (S. 2295), amending U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulations to allow manufacturers of generic drugs to initiate labeling updates. A companion bill, "Patient Safety and Drug Labeling Act," (H.R. 4384) was introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives by Reps. Bruce Braley (D-IA) and Chris Van Hollen (D-MD).
This bill would allow generic manufacturers to initiate changes to their labels to reflect current health and safety information under the same circumstances that apply to manufacturers of branded drugs; ensuring brand and generic manufacturers have the same responsibility to adequately warn the public of their drugs' risks.
The American Association for Justice (AAJ) has called for expanding generic drug manufacturers' responsibility to warn since last June's U.S. Supreme Court decision in Pliva v. Mensing.
"With the expanding generic drug market, it is essential all manufacturers—brand and generic—are held accountable for the safety of their drugs," said AAJ president Gary M. Paul.
As a result of Mensing, hundreds of patients have had their cases dismissed because the court ruled that state law-based failure to warn claims conflicted with FDA labeling requirements.
As Gabriel N. Drapos wrote last week in his university's newspaper, The Harvard Crimson, the Mensing decision has prevented him from having the facts of his case heard in court because he took the generic form of Accutane and not the brand name drug. He developed Ulcerative Colitis his freshmen year at Harvard University after taking a generic form of Accutane in high school. After months of pain, tests and surgeries doctors were forced to remove Gabriel's entire large intestine greatly impacting his day-to-day actives.
"This legislation would restore the civil justice system for hundreds of Americans injured by defective generic drugs," said Mr. Paul.
Over 75 percent of prescriptions are filled with generic drugs. Once a drug goes generic most brand name manufacturers leave the market resulting in inaccurate and old warning labels. Accountability is the only incentive generic drug companies have to monitor and adequately warn patients about the safety of their drugs.
For more information and a list of cases that have been dismissed as a result of the Mensing decision please visit www.justice.org/courts.


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Leila continues to be one of the best distance runners in the area. In the Battle of The Border Race, which featured a dozen teams, she placed third overall in a field of more than 100 runners. She ran a personal best of 19:04. A senior captain, she expects to run in college next year. Coach Leo Lafond's comments: "She is a tenacious competitor. What impresses me the most is that she runs her best in big races."


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Hong Kong Mid-Autumn Festival
The Mid-Autumn Festival turns Hong Kong into an enchanting world of fiery dragons, ancient lanterns and modern light shows! During this ancient Chinese festival, Asia's world city pays homage to its roots, a bygone era when farmers thanked the moon god for bountiful harvests. In true Hong Kong spirit, age-old tradition and innovation rub shoulders for a fun family week.
Stay tuned for details of the 2014 event!
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When the people of Tai Hang village miraculously stopped a plague with a fire dragon dance in the 19th century, they inadvertently launched a tradition that has since become part of China's official intangible cultural heritage.
Tai Hang may no longer be a village, but its locals still recreate the fiery ancient ritual to this day, with a whopping 300 performers, 72,000 incense sticks and a 67-metre dragon. The head of this beast alone weighs 48kg, so it's not a creature to be taken lightly! The commemorative performance wends its way in fire, smoke and festive fury through the backstreets of Tai Hang over three moon-fuelled days.
Traditional, timeless yet vibrant - this is Hong Kong like you always dreamed it would be.
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Hong Kong may flaunt its modernity, but it keeps its traditions very close to its heart. And there's no better time to see these in action than during the Mid-Autumn Festival, when lanterns reprise their age-old roles and neighbourhoods come together for fire dragon dances, magical lantern exhibitions and carnivals. The grandest of all of these is held Victoria Park on Hong Kong Island each year.
"May we live long and share the beauty of the moon together, even if we are hundreds of miles apart," says the romantic Chinese poem. These ancient sentiments are still embodied in the way Chinese people celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival: together, and preferably under the glow of a full moon.
The Chinese have been celebrating this festival since at least the early Tang dynasty (618 – 907). In the past, people would make offerings of alcohol, fruit and other foods to the heavens, to express gratitude for a bumper harvest. The festival is now associated more with lanterns and the eating of moon cakes. Despite the rustic origins of the Mid-Autumn Festival, the highly-urbanised Hong Kong still celebrates this holiday. In fact, the city celebrates it in style and with its characteristic penchant for fusing tradition with innovation.
Today, to be in Hong Kong during Mid-Autumn is to enjoy a metropolitan manifestation of an ancient harvest festival, complete with fiery dragons, shining lanterns and nouveau festival foods. All across the city, people will be gathering for family meals and enjoying lantern displays and a festival atmosphere in the light of the full moon.
Click on the things to see and do above for a guide to experiencing the charm of this vibrant festival during your stay in Hong Kong.
If you are in Hong Kong during the Mid-Autumn Festival, it will be impossible not to notice moon cakes. They are believed to have originated from Yuan dynasty (1271-1368) revolutionaries, who are said to have used the pastries to pass secret messages between each other.
Traditionally, moon cakes are infused with embedded egg yolks and lotus seed – not exactly a light snack. But this is Hong Kong where nothing is spared a modern makeover. The city serves up an exciting jumble of creative moon cakes in a variety of flavours during the Mid-Autumn Festival (there are even low-sugar options), taking your taste buds on a dizzying tour of snowskin, iced, ice cream, mung bean paste, cheese, chocolate, foie gras, sesame tofu, sweet potato, silky smooth milk tea, black truffle, mango, strawberry and caviar. Enjoy the ride!
You might even notice moon cakes that are shaped to look like they are "mooning" you. The date of Mid-Autumn Festival is often used as a euphemism for "rear end" by Cantonese speakers, providing the inspiration for these, ahem, cheeky versions.
Snowy moon cakes
By the 1980s, there was a growing trend of healthy eating in Hong Kong and people began to seek alternatives to the traditional rich and sweet moon cakes that have been enjoyed by Chinese people for centuries. This is when a recipe for a whole new style of moon cakes emerged in the city – a lighter glutinous rice version of the pastry, called 'snow skin'. The innovation proved a hit far beyond Hong Kong and has ensured that moon cakes continue to be enjoyed as the traditional Mid-Autumn Festival treat in a world of increasingly sophisticated tastes.
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Shang Han Lun was written in approx 200 AD and remains a seminal text in Chinese medicine literature and is mandatory study in all accredited courses of Chinese medicine today. It analyses the aetiology and pathogenesis of acute upper respiratory tract infections (the common cold, influenza, bronchitis, asthma) and describes the many permutations as well as subsequent complications. It is not just a study of coughs and colds but lays the groundwork for Chinese medical theory and its strategies of treatment. It also explains the consequences of incorrect treatment and discusses how the omission or addition of even one herb to a formula can affect its efficacy.
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Field Museum Staff Help Organize First Chicago Southland Green Drinks
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With organizational help from The Field Museum Division of Environment Culture and Conservation (ECCo) staff, the Calumet Stewardship Initiative hosted the inaugural Chicago Southland Green Drinks at Flossmoor Station Restaurant and Brewery in Flossmoor, IL on March 3rd, 2011. The event drew over 50 attendees representing business, non-profits, academia, government, and interested citizens. First organized in England, Green Drinks events are now organized in over 750 cities around the world.
Every Green Drinks is different, but they all have their roots in simple, organic, and self organizing collections of people interested in environmental issues. Focused on networking, education, and socializing Green Drinks has helped many people find employment, make friends, develop new ideas, seal deals, and have moments of serendipity. It is a force for good and the Field Museum is happy to help the Calumet Stewardship Initiative bring it to the Chicago Southland.
The next Chicago Southland Green Drinks will be held on May 5th, 2011 at Maple Tree Inn in Blue Island, IL.
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Glenn Llopis, Contributor
I share the immigrant perspective on leadership & workplace innovation
More and more leaders are scared for their business. Not because their products and services are not innovative or relevant, but because they just don't connect naturally with the changing face of America's consumers.
The rapid rise of Asian, Hispanic and African-American populations in America is forcing companies to change their business models and their entire business approach. This shift became quite apparent during a recent meeting with a financial services Senior Executive who said, "Today, I am scared for the future of our business because our employees don't relate to or with the emerging client base. We are losing business to Mom and Pop shops that are owned by Hispanics and Asians. In fact, we are losing the diverse members of our workforce to these same competitors because we lack the cultural intelligence to keep them."
If you were asked about your Cultural IQ, what do you think it would be? Did you know that Hispanics, Asians, African-American and other multicultural groups think, act and innovate differently? Did you know that they are wired in ways that the traditional workplace continues to ignore? As a business leader, are you actively encouraging your diverse workforce to be their natural whole selves in everything they do and how they do it? Do you even know what this requires – or how it can be beneficial for enabling new types of business growth for your organization?
In today's global marketplace, you must be culturally intelligent. It's a business imperative. America's corporations are becoming more aware of this need. However, they still don't know what to do and how to do it. Instead they supplement a real strategy by supporting diversity associations, donating to non-profit service groups, and increasing their advertising dollars to target the changing faces of their customers. But when it comes to being authentic in how they integrate cultural intelligence into their business model, this is where the executives begin to get uncomfortable.
This lack of cultural competency also pervades politics. As the 2012 presidential campaigns begin to unfold, the most pressing concerns amongst candidates is how to relate to and with Hispanic voters. In fact, recently I was asked to meet with a prominent politician who told me that his political party was culturally ignorant about Hispanics. This person's team wanted me and my organization to support their political agenda with the hopes of using my reputation amongst Hispanic professionals in the public and private sectors to lure votes, money and influence.
Our leaders can't buy cultural intelligence. It's not for sale. You must live it in order to authentically be it.
In the weeks ahead, I will be starting a conversation around why diversity and the need for cultural intelligence will represent the new strategy for sustainable business growth.
Thank you for the great and useful information. Very insightful – as it does make one think more about the complexities of culture in business. The main point for me is to understand the various cultures the consumers and attitudes in global marketplace. The impact of consumers in fascinating, multifaceted society. " Foreign cultures are everywhere–in other countries, certainly, but also in corporations, vocations, and regions. Interacting with individuals within them demands perceptiveness and adaptability." by P. Christopher Earley, Elaine Mosakowski. Cultural intelligence consists of specific knowledge about different cultures, as well as general knowledge about cultures in business. I decided to study America's consumers and immerse in new experiences and ideas to understand the relationship between cultural issues, on the one hand, and consumers issues on the other. Greetings from Brazil.
This is such an important topic. Cultural intelligence is key to US business and team collaboration. Our economy is depended on a global market that includes leaders, employees, and corporations working in a multi cultural environment. CEIQ3.com


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The discovery that real estate agent Matthew Greenberg made when he stepped inside a Mount Washington cottage will put the Los Angeles Public Library on the map.
Stashed everywhere in the 948-square-foot tear-down were maps. Tens of thousands of maps. Fold-out street maps were stuffed in file cabinets, crammed into cardboard boxes, lined up on closet shelves and jammed into old dairy crates. Wall-size roll-up maps once familiar to schoolchildren were stacked in corners. Old globes were lined in rows atop bookshelves also filled with maps and atlases.


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Kelsey Grammer And Girlfriend Kayte Walsh Pack On The PDA At Mercato Di Vetro
Tuesday, November 8, 2011 - Kelsey Grammer and girlfriend Kayte Walsh look very much in love as they leave Mercato di Vetro in West Hollywood in a limo full of friends. Grammer stays mum when asked if he caught the latest episode of "The Real Housewives of Beverly Hillls".Tagged with: divorce | girlfriend | Kayte Walsh | Kelsey Grammer | kiss | Mercato di Vetro | Real Housewives
Kelsey Grammer Takes Wife Kayte Walsh to the Premiere Of 'Boss'
Thursday October 6th, 2011: Kelsey Grammer and his wife Kayte Walsh walked the red carpet at the premiere of his new show 'Boss'. Minnie Driver and many other were also there in attendance.Tagged with: Boss | Kate Walsh | Kelsey Grammer | Minnie Driver | premiere
Kelsey Grammer is asked about his ongoing custody dispute
Wednesday, October 5th, 2011 - Kelsey Grammer is asked about his ongoing custody dispute, while out and about in Beverly Hills, looking a bit cold, on a rainy day.Tagged with: Camile | custody battle | Kelsey Grammer
Kelsey Grammer Weds Kayte Walsh in NYC
Friday, February 25, 2011: Kelsey Grammer married Kayte Walsh in New York City on Friday. The wedding was performed at the Longacre theater and the wedding reception party held at the Plaza hotel.Tagged with: Kayte Walsh | Kelsey Grammer | Longacre theater | reception | wedding
Kelsey Grammer And Wife Shopping In Calabasas
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Kelsey Grammer Gives Us An Earful
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Setting the Pace: AJGA Pace of Play Series
In March 2012, the AJGA will be initiating an educational series consisting of pieces that aim to inform players and parents about our AJGA Pace of Play program. The educational series will address our policies implemented in 2011, new initiatives for 2012 and many comments and concerns voiced by our membership.
Since 2003, when the AJGA instituted its POP policy, the association has been on the cutting edge of the pace of play problem. The AJGA was one of the first organizations to utilize timing stations and was highly criticized for doing so. Today, numerous pace of play programs from other golf organizations use timing stations. While it is in the spirit of the game to honor tradition and history, the major issues of slow play remain. The AJGA has set a precedent in addressing this problem and has become an innovator in the golf industry.
Topics for the 2012 AJGA Pace of Play campaign include:
Setting the Pace: The AJGA Pace of Play Policy
The Foundation
The Achieving Competitive Excellence (ACE) Grant program provides financial assistance to junior golfers who wish to play in AJGA events. Its goal is to give top-flight golf opportunities to young golfers regardless of financial resources. This program helps to fulfill the AJGA's mission of developing young men and women who aspire to earn college golf scholarships through competitive junior golf.
What is Leadership Links?
Leadership Links is a new program whereby the AJGA is able to further its mission to help develop young men and women by teaching charitable giving skills and service-oriented practices at an early age. This program gives juniors all the tools necessary to donate their time, talent and resources to local charities and the AJGA youth development programs. Please click here to learn more about the program and the different opportunities available.


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Anthony "Chris" Major 36, of Belle Mead, formerly of Holmdel passed away peacefully at home on Feb. 21, 2013 after a 3 1/2 year battle with mucosal melanoma. Chris was born July 25, 1976 in Edison, New Jersey.
He attended Holmdel High School and Monmouth University, where he enjoyed playing on the University ice hockey team. Throughout his high school and college career he played on several other ice hockey teams, including the American Eagles and the Bridgewater Rockets. He later went on to teach children's ice hockey where he always demonstrated a high level of patience, skill and sportsmanship.
Chris grew up enjoying the summers in Surf City on LBI where he loved boating and fishing. One of his last trips was through the Sloan Kettering Dream Team to go tarpon fishing in the Keys. He also loved being outdoors especially playing golf, another sport that he enjoyed. As an avid sports fan, he loved the New York Rangers and Yankees. He even had an opportunity this past summer to go to Yankees Stadium to bat with the team.
As much as he loved sports and the outdoors he loved his family more. But, the real "love of his life" was his daughter, Kendra. They made more memories in the last 3 1/2 years than most make in a lifetime. Besides his daughter, Chris is survived by his father, Anthony G. Major from Trenton, his mother, Suzanne (Malik) Major and her partner, James Gordon, Romansville, PA, his brother, Michael Major, his paternal grandmother, Olga Major and several other family members. Chris also had many good friends, especially his friends from Tampa, Florida where he lived for several years. Chris learned during this battle that you should be grateful for everything in your life because you never know what can happen.
Relatives and friends are invited to attend a memorial service on Saturday, March 2, 2013 beginning at the Holmdel Funeral Home, 26 South Holmdel Road, Holmdel, NJ from a.m. to 10:30 am, followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at St. Catharine's R.C. Church, 108 Middletown Road, Holmdel, NJ at 11:00 am.
In lieu of sending flowers, the family would appreciate a donation in his honor to the Melanoma International Foundation,www.melanomainternational.org or the Melanoma Research Foundation, www.melanoma.org.
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St. Jude Memphis 5K
7:15 a.m.
FedExForum on Third Street (near Beale Street)
Saturday December 6, 2014
7:10 a.m. wheelchair start
The Course
The St. Jude Memphis 5K takes you from downtown Memphis through the St. Jude campus. Runners will pass Tri-Delta Place, the short-term housing facility for St. Jude patients and their families sponsored by Delta Delta Delta Fraternity.
Age requirements
The 5K does not have an age limit. All children 11 and under must be accompanied by an adult at all times.
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From staff reports
JOPLIN, Mo. —
Construction of a new interchange at Interstate 44 and Prigmore Avenue to serve the Crossroads Center Business and Distribution Park was added Thursday to the Transportation Improvement Program for Southwest Missouri.
The approval by the Joplin Area Transportation Study Organization (JATSO) Policy Board, during a meeting at Joplin City Hall, sets the stage for work on the project to begin in July with the acquisition of right of way at County Road 190 and Prigmore Avenue.
Dan Salisbury, assistant head engineer of the Southwest District of the Missouri Department of Transportation, said the project will be presented to the Federal Highway Administration for its approval next Tuesday. He said federal officials are receptive to the proposal and that it is likely the project will get the official green light in about two to three weeks.
The proposal will be explained to local residents by MoDOT representatives during a public meeting from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, June 4, at the Joplin School District Administration Building at 3901 E. 32nd St.
Salisbury said not every design detail will be finalized by that meeting. But residents will be able to get a clear picture of what is envisioned, he said.
Work on the $10 million project is set to begin in the summer of 2015. The project will be completed in the fall of 2015.
The opening will coincide with completion of construction of the Heartland Pet Foods Manufacturing plant, a wholly owned subsidiary of The Blue Buffalo Co. Ground for the $85 million plant was broke last October. The plant will eventually employ up to 150 people, producing 30 million pounds of pet food a month.
A factor in the company's decision to build the plant in Joplin was a promise by MoDOT to construct a new interchange on Interstate 44 to serve the Crossroads park. It is estimated 85 trucks will visit the plant daily.
MoDOT had considered building the interchange at County Road 180 because of County Road 190's proximity to the Interstate 44/Interstate 49 interchange. The department feared that federal highway officials would object to two interchanges being so close together.
Local property owners protested the County Road 180 location because it would disrupt too many households along the road.
Also in the hopper for improvement is the intersection of highways 171 and 43 in Airport Drive where a roundabout is planned. Construction is to take place in 2014.


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Florence hotel reviews by name
Address Via Faenza 7 (San Lorenzo)
Hotel Accademia is a super-welcoming, 20-room hotel in the heart of busy, multiethnic San Lorenzo.
2Albergo Firenzestar
Address Piazza Donati 4 (Via del Corso) (Duomo)
Though simple, Albergo Firenze features friendly staff, great common spaces, a stupendous location and low nightly rates.
Address Via San Gallo 72 Nero (San Marco)
On a quiet street near the University of Florence, the Antica Dimora is a B&B to swoon over.
Address Via Dè Brunelleschi 4/N (Santa Maria Novella)
The bed and breakfast La Dimora degli Angeli is a splurge-worthy spot with urban-chic style and luxury touches.
Address Via Calimaruzza 4 (Duomo)
Olga's House, located just steps from the Uffizi, is home to five fresh and clean budget rooms.
Address Borgo degli Albizi 26 (Santa Croce)
The one-star Hotel Bavaria offers a little taste of Renaissance living.
Address Piazza Indipendenza 5 (San Lorenzo)
The three-star Hotel Caravaggio is a classy affair with low rates on Piazza Indipendenza.
Address Via dei Ginori 17 (San Lorenzo)
The simple and welcoming two-star Hotel Centro has a brilliant location, 16 well-appointed rooms and a homey atmosphere.
Address Via B. Lupi 7 (San Marco)
The three-star Hotel Cimabue offers peaceful and elegant accommodations in a quiet residential area north of the tourist center.
Address Via Dante Alighieri 14 (Duomo)
Located in the heart of town just around the corner from the Duomo, Cimatori wins big for quiet, convenience, and a down-home feel.
Address Via Dante Alighieri 12 (Duomo)
Spend a few hours on Dei Mori Bed & Breakfast's sun-swept balcony or in the parlor, and it quickly begins to feel more like a home than a hotel.
No online booking
Address Via Fiume 20 (San Lorenzo)
Located on a surprisingly quiet street near the train station, the three-star Hotel Desiree provides family-run hospitality in a beautiful historic building.
Address Via Fiume 20 (San Lorenzo)
The 22-room Hotel Fiorita is a quiet, simple place with a bit of historic charm.
Address Via Faenza 94 R (San Lorenzo)
Centrally-located, friendly, and funky Hostel Archi Rossi is put together at an aesthetic level rare in a hostel.
15Hotel Abacostar
Address Via Dei Banchi, 1 (Santa Maria Novella)
Hotel Abaco, housed in a 15th-century palazzo on a quiet street just off of heavily-touristed Piazza Santa Maria Novella, is a small, centrally-located gem.
No online booking
16Hotel Alessandrastar
Address Borgo SS Apostoli 17 (Duomo)
The 27-room, two-star Hotel Alessandra is located on the edge of the Santa Maria Novella neighborhood and is minutes from the Uffizi and Ponte Vecchio.
17Hotel Axialstar
Address Via Dei Calzaiuoli 11 Blu (Duomo)
The pretty, centrally located Hotel Axial offers comfortable digs that are worth the splurge.
18Hotel Azzistar
Address Via Faenza 88/R (San Lorenzo)
Arty charm is the name of the game at the Hotel Azzi, a modest hotel near Florence's Duomo.
19Hotel Bretagnastar
Address Lungarno Corsini 6 (Santa Maria Novella)
Centrally located between the Ponte Vecchio and Santa Maria Novella, the building that houses the 18-room Bretagna has been converted from a glorious palazzo.
20Hotel Cristinastar
Address Via Della Condotta N.4 (Duomo)
The one-star Hotel Cristina offers hotel-style rooms—at hostel-style rates—in a convenient location bretween the Uffizi and Duomo.
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Itinerant halflings exhibit a need for adventure and long to see new and different places and people. Their nomadic communities need to be self-contained, and that calls for people with every imaginable specialty. Scouts navigate, keep watch, and hunt. The ancient ways appeal to them, and they see the adventure of travel as the most important part of halfling life. Halfling gamblers, on the other hand, are quick to ingratiate themselves with big folk they come across, and act as de facto cultural envoys for their race. This article presents new feats and magic items befitting these halfling roles.
When the halflings stop at a settlement along the riverbank, the traders, gamblers, storytellers, and dancers go ashore to earn money or trade goods to benefit the rest of the clan. While traveling, the merchants keep an eye out for rare items they can trade for a tidy profit. In settlements, they factor in the complex needs of all the places they frequent, collecting goods that have the highest relative demand elsewhere. Gamblers and entertainers use their race's reputation for geniality to attract potential gambling partners or audiences.
About the Author
Logan Bonner has worked on D&D Miniatures, Forgotten Realms Player's Guide, Adventurer's Vault, Player's Handbook 2, and Arcane Power in his time as a designer at Wizards of the Coast. He has designed both familiars and alchemy, encouraging people to be both social and anti-social.


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Hail from ... Florida.
Florida is lame. And hot. I wish I lived Finland, or a country boardering it.
I play drums and listen to music as much as I can. I listen to metal. I listen stuff from Turisas (symphonic folk metal) to Children of Bodom (melodic death metal). I really like a lot of prgressive metal bands (Protest The Hero, Dream Theater, etc.) and power metal bands (Sonata Artica, Dream Evil, Dragoforce, etc.). I like some pop-rock like Foo Fighters and Rise Against. Anything with fun drum parts. I like some regular pop (Lady GaGa, really) but I do not actually have her music on my iPod. I have to look hetero if someone checks out my music.
I like emoticons, but try really hard not to use them.
I am a junior in high school. I am in the IB program. It sucks, don't do it.
I am currently endeavoring too write an Extended Essay for school. For this I am doing a character comparison between Dumbledore and Gandalf. It is posted in the Tolkien forum, if you want to check it out and perhaps add to it. It is an investigation, not a research paper; there is a difference.
After school, I think I might study metallurgy and look into becoming a cymbalsmith (I really like cymbals). If not, I might go down some chemistry route. If neither of these work, accounting seems like a safe plan C.
I really like fantasy. I have not read that much, but I think I am going to try and read a lot over the summer. I am embarking on LOTR now and have some other Tolkien books, too. I have read Harry Potter and the Eragon series. By read, I don't just mean read. I know my Harry Potter. I have read them x many of times. I am not perfect, of course, but I can answer nearly any Harry Potter question any of my friends or brother throw at me (a fun past time). I am fairly confident I know my Eragon more, there is just no one to quiz. I would get owned by a Tolkien quiz, you guys are crazy. I will be up to your level in not too much time!
It is too late at the moment. I should be writing an essay (Ibsen, bleh...).
I am apart of many forums under many different names, but I like this one. It's cozy.
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Hello! We've already interacted in the Tolkien forum, but I'll take this opportunity to welcome you officially.
Amidst all that essay writing for school, have you ever tried your hand at fiction? If so ... or even if not, actually, since sometimes you have to try something to find out what your capabilities are ... you might like to join in our http://www.sffchronicles.co.uk/forum...ead-first.html You have until the end of the month to write an entry, and then comes the fun of voting on a favorite story. Which, in fact, will be a pleasure open even to those who haven't contributed something.
Meanwhile, we've just closed our other writing challenge for the month, but again reading and voting is not reserved for those who have entered. http://www.sffchronicles.co.uk/forum...ead-first.html.
But even outside the writing forums there is a lot to be seen and a lot to do. Gaming, Television, Movies, Art ... if it's related to science fiction or fantasy we have it covered. Also forums for History, Science, Technology (if you are interested in photography, we have a Challenge for that, too, April Photography Challenge -- PLEASE READ FIRST POST!) Sports, World Affairs, general silliness in the Lounge, and yes, Music Music - Science Fiction Fantasy Chronicles: forums, although that isn't one of our busiest forums.
Feel free to ramble around.
I used to think California was lame, but after about sixty years I realized I kind of like the place. Maybe in another forty or fifty years you'll get used to Florida. From what I hear, it has great retirement communities.
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Hello and Welcome to the Chronicles!
I second Teresa's suggestion of your visiting the Writing Challenges. Come and vote in the 75 word Challenge, plenty of good stories there, and a welcome relief from Ibsen, I have no doubt! Also, do enter the 300 word Challenge -- we're always on the look out for new talent.
I don't know about us being cozy here, or even cosy as we're mostly Brits. Now, if you'd said crazy...
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Yes, I found Florida too hot, and muggy. I just can't imagine hail from there; when it rained on us (Oh, yes, they'd warned us it would, and all the gear was under cover) it was tepid, hardly cooled you down at all. Perhaps it gets more comfortable in hurricane season?
Do they make cymbals in Florida? All mine are Swiss German, so have a funny accent. Actually, it's been so long since I did an acoustic drum kit, I've forgotten what numbers they are.
Welcome in. If you have any desire to maintain your sanity there's a box we recommend you store it in while you're here, just inside the entrance portal, kicked back under the counter; it used to be clearly visible, screwed to the wall and marked with its function. Now, well, if you're going to use it, please be careful; I suspect there's a family of blue tits nesting in it. They'll probably have very sane chicks.
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I should revise that. I have to write an essay on Moliere and another essay comparing a similarity between Ibsen and Durrenmatt. Blargin', phlagin' plays.
All the welcomes are great! Thanks!
I am a general not-fan of Florida. I do enjoy heat, it brings a third dimension to working out when you are working out...outside. I just wish I got to experience some snow and general cold. The 30s and 40s just feel real nice to me.
@chrispenycate, As far as I know, there are no major cymbal manufactures within 500 miles of me. I want to say Hammerax Cymbals is in Orlando (2 hour drive north-northeast from me). They make some completely wicked cymbals (I would never use them though, as they are extremely expensive). By Swiss German are you refering to Paiste cymbals? Good pies from them, too, I personally use Zildjians.
@The Judge, cosy? Sounds weird to me. Do you say it differently, or is it just a soelling difference? I stress the "z" sound. Maybe it is because I am studying French... *Sigh* ... French...
Yeah, French isn't my favorite subject. I have to ask: I have seen things fly around on Facebook and stuff like, "I wonder if the British go around mimicking American accents like the Americans mimic the British." Do you? I have asked some friends, and they kind of had a ridiculous face and simply said "no."
@The general public, I would love to write some (crazy stuff goes on up here *points to face*), but I simply do not have leisure time. The time writing this... Is break time.
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Welcome, great taste in music
If you haven't heard them you should definitely check out Tesseract, Periphery and Vestascension. They're all progressive, but I do love me some folk metal as well (especially Alestorm's pirate metal )
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@Chaoticheart, I have heard and like TesseracT. I'll add the other two to my on-going list to check out. I find it funny; Turisas has a song on their newest album entitled "Hunting Pirates." I've always thought the song was a specific stab at Alestorm because Vikings are cooler than pirates (the singer to Turisas knows crazy amounts of Viking history).
Thanks for the welcome!
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Hello there!
Welcome. I hope you find this place as nice as I found it years ago... *wait, how old is this site?* No, I'm not a new member, no... oh, allllright.
I'm new as well and you've come to the right place.
I wish you luck.
And I bet you can never defeat me in a Harry Potter quiz, NEVAH! *glares daringly*
Nice choice BTW. LOTR I mean.
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And to add the greatest quote to ever originate in the UK, simply out of necessity: "Once upon a time, there was a lovely little sausage called Baldrick and it lived happily ever after."
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Already weary of the offseason lull, I am trying to figure out a shortcut Seahawks fans can take between now and the first Sunday of the 2013 schedule.
Eliminating February and its 28 dreary days seems like a swell idea. So does turning the page on August, which is basically July, only more so. And those calendar girls who happen upon us every spring — April, May and June — couldn't they be consolidated into a month we'd call Blossom?
But there are no shortcuts. As of 1 p.m. today, presuming the Seahawks will open at 1 p.m. on Sept. 8., fans are looking at a layoff of 220 days, or 5,280 hours, or 316,800 minutes.
You'd think with that 316,800 minutes to kill, talk would turn from the 2013 Seahawks to something more pertinent. Basketball, maybe? Golf? Baseball?
No chance. Whenever I listen to the radio — whenever I bump into a friend — the conversation dwells on what the Hawks should do with backup quarterback Matt Flynn, and whether they're better off identifying a defensive end or a wide receiver as their first-round draft choice, and what free-agent candidates merit consideration to join a roster with Super Bowl potential.
When was the last time a team around here ended its season with everybody so restless for the next one to begin? I'm drawing a blank.
The 1995 Mariners motored from nowhere in mid-September to the American League Championship Series in mid-October. It was a breathtaking trek that left fans, well, out of breath.
SuperSonics fans had similar reason for optimism after the Sonics extended the 1996 NBA Finals to six games against the Chicago Bulls. A 72-10 powerhouse during the regular season, en route to its third consecutive world championship, Chicago was outscored by an average of 15 points in back-to-back defeats at KeyArena.
After the Sonics were eliminated, fans noticed the Mariners were 66 games into a baseball season that would find them contending into the final week.
Unlike Lou Piniella's '95 Mariners and George Karl's '96 Sonics, Pete Carroll's 2012 Seahawks concluded the playoffs without anything capable of distracting the fan base. Pro basketball in Seattle remains a concept: Construction of a building with a court awaits, but not until loopholes about the Sacramento Kings' relocation are resolved in a court building.
As for college basketball — specifically, the Washington Huskies — there's little buzz and less mojo. Lennay Kekua, resurrected from the fake death that ended her fake life, has more of an identity than the team preparing for crucial Pacific-12 Conference home games against Arizona on Thursday and Arizona State on Saturday.
Meanwhile, as the rest of the world girds for Super Bowl Sunday, Seattle fans shrug their shoulders and wince about the coulda beens and woulda beens: The Seahawks put a 42-13 thumping on San Francisco five weeks ago. San Francisco is favored by 3.5 points to beat Baltimore.
How do you embrace a matchup like that? You don't, is how. You watch the game hoping to be entertained during its commercial breaks, wishing the 2013 season could begin as soon as the confetti is cleared from the field.
Because it would be cruel of me to mention, again, that the 2013 season is 220 days away, I'll avoid mentioning that the 2013 season is 220 days away.
Better to consider 2013 in increments, one or two months at a time.
On March 12, free agents can be signed and trades can be made. In other words, if the Seahawks are intent on dealing Flynn, or picking up a wide receiver with the deep speed to scare defenses — the Steelers' Mike Wallace comes to mind — we're a mere 41 days away from that major development.
On April 25, the NFL draft will begin in New York, where the Seahawks are slated for the 25th pick of the first round. That's only 72 days away — around the corner, sort of, when you consider the 2013 opener is on Sept. 8.
Did I mention that as of 1 p.m. today, the next consequential football game for the Seattle Seahawks is in 220 days, or 5,280 hours, or 316,800 minutes?
Oops. I promised not to repeat myself, but at least I took a shortcut. If the kickoff on Sept. 8 is at 1:20, that means the 2013 season is 316,820 minutes away.
Daunting, yes. But you'll survive February and plod through August. You'll take it one day, one hour, one minute at a time. You'll get there.


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By MICKEY FURFARI
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Isn't it absolutely amazing how much a tremendous difference of one week can make on the college football field?
On Saturday, Sept. 21, West Virginia University suffered its worst shutout defeat against Maryland, 37-0, in Baltimore, since 1975 (39-0 vs. Penn State).
Head coach Dana Holgorsen took all the blame – "100 percent." But many people thought that there was plenty of fault to go around for coaches and even some players to share.
But I'd think that those 57,280 cheerful fans in Mountaineer Field at Milan Puskar Stadium last Saturday who saw the Mountaineers shock Oklahoma State 30-21 would tell you there was a heap of praise to go around!
The Cowboys came to Morgantown 3-0 and ranked No. 11 nationally in both major polls. Were they overrated and WVU vastly underrated? Only time will tell.
Both teams have most of their Big 12 opponents still to play.
While there are numerous players who made big plays for WVU, I firmly believe most of the credit should go to quarterback Clint Trickett.
The 6-foot-3, 185-pound home-grown Morgantown area native, who had been given just six snaps in the first four games, started and played very well virtually the whole game against OSU, a 19-point favorite.
He completed 24 of 50 passes for 309 yards and one touchdown. He had two interceptions, as did OSU quarterback J.W. Walsh.
The talented, experienced and courageous Trickett had left the game briefly when hurting his shoulder. But he returned after a couple of plays by backup Paul Millard.
You may recall that Holgorsen and his offensive coordinator, Shannon Dawson, revealed after the 16-7 loss at 16th-ranked Oklahoma on Sept. 7 that they considered changing QBs at halftime of that contest. But they decided to stick with a struggling Millard.
I was surprised that it turned out to be a winnable game for WVU. Could a switch to Trickett have pulled out an upset win for the Mountaineers?
If so, West Virginia's record would have been 4-1 instead of 3-2 at this stage in the season.
Is it fair to suggest that coaches, like players, can make mistakes, too?
Besides Trickett, other standouts last Saturday included wide receiver Kevin White (17-yard TD pass reception); Josh Lambert (who made three field goals) and senior running back Charles Sims (top rusher, 18 carries, 60 yards, 1 TD, and top receiver, 5 catches for 82 yards).
Defensive standouts included defensive back Ishmael Banks (58-yard interception return for TD); safety Darwin Cook (12-yard return of his interception); top WVU tacklers Jared Barber (6 solo, 3 assisted), Travis Bell (8-0) and Darwin Cook (6-2).
Special teams standout, in addition to Josh Lambert, was Michael Molinari (7 kickoffs for 64.9).
Team-wise, West Virginia had 90 offensive plays for 388 yards to OSU's 87 for 433 yards. WVU's ground game netted just 68 yards on 39 carries.
Obviously, that's chiefly the reason WVU's offense remained subpar.
However, its defense continued to show great improvement since being one of the nation's worst units a year ago.
Hopefully, the strong success against Oklahoma State (3-1, 0-1 Big 12) will provide a big boost to the Mountaineers' confidence for their battle at Baylor at 8 p.m. Saturday.


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The respective entourages of Chris Brown and Drake allegedly clashed at W.I.P, a New York City nightclub, last night, throwing punches and bottles at each other, TMZ reports.
After receiving a call between 4 and 5 a.m., New York police arrived at the club, where five people had sustained injuries, none critical. By that time neither Brown nor Drake were present. No arrests were made.
Brown received a nasty gash on his chin, a picture of which he posted to Twitter along with several messages including "How u party wit a rich n---a that hate? Lol...." Those messages, along with the picture, have since been deleted from Brown's Twitter account, though Rap-Up has obtained a screenshot of the messages.
Unconfirmed reports suggest the altercation started after Brown sent a bottle over to Drake's table, which prompted the Toronto rapper to approach Brown and start arguing over Rihanna, Brown's ex-girlfriend, with whom Drake has been romantically linked as well.
According to Global Grind, Maybach Music up-and-comer Meek Mill, who was with Drake, may have been the instigator, encouraging Drake to confront Brown.
Back at the end of March, Drake and his entourage got in trouble after smoking marijuana inside an Oklahoma City nightclub that resulted in one arrest, the club being shut down and the owner seeking damages.
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Traverse City Tourism has announced the winner of its Traverse City Tourism Song Search and a new anthem for this popular Michigan resort community Take Me There by The Hacky Turtles.
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Traverse City Tourism has announced the winner of its Traverse City Tourism Song Search and a new anthem for this popular Michigan resort community -- Take Me There by The Hacky Turtles. -- Take Me There by The Hacky Turtles.
The four-member band all young Traverse City natives had their song selected from 18 entries submitted in this summers Song Search contest. They and three other finalists performed their music before a panel of judges representing a wide range of community groups. Traverse City Tourism, the community's destination marketing organization, organized the contest to find an inspiring song for this Lake Michigan resort town.
The Hacky Turtles consist of vocalist Marc Kanitz, Austin Spencer on guitar, Alex Rushlow on guitar/vocals and Erik Krueger on drums. They described themselves as a funk/reggae fusion band with strong folk roots, and their song is a wistful celebration of the things they love best about their hometown:
Sunrise paints these cherry-colored clouds,
Wakes the earth, shining rays out on the ground,
Brings to life our town below the bays.
Great food, better people, everyones a friend;
All are welcome where the compass ends.
So raise a toast to one more day!
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Days move slow, my heart is full, everything to right from wrong
Smiles, dancing, sun or snow, nothing ever looked so pretty.
Oh my, my No. MI, take me there to Traverse City!
We wrote it about the feeling we have every time we are away from Traverse and Northern Michigan in general, and how we always love coming back home, said vocalist Mark Kanitz. Everything about Traverse City is welcoming and we felt that we could write about that feeling and express it to anyone and everyone who should come up and visit our wonderful town.
The band performed their winning song on July 12 during Traverse City's annual National Cherry Festival while riding the Traverse City Tourism float in the Cherry Royale Parade.
Traverse City Tourism is working with local videographer Andy Wakeman to produce a music video for the winning song, which will be released later this summer. It will include shots of the band performing Take Me There at the Cherry Royale Parade, and footage of iconic places and activities around the Traverse City area. The finished product will be highlighted on the Pure Michigan Facebook page and Traverse City Tourisms website, http://www.TraverseCity.com.
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