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Specific Information These settings, provide the transparent effect that allows uTorrent to seamlessly work with Media Center Master. |
How to Disable Pop-up Windows
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Click on "UI Settings" in the left menu,
- The default set-up settings for the section, "When Adding Torrents"
- Should have two (2) check marks in the check boxes for:
- "Activate the program window", and
- "Show a window that displays the files inside the torrent"
- Tick both check boxes to remove the check marks.
- If there is a check mark in the check box for:
- "Don't start the download automatically"
- Tick the check box to remove it.
- All three (3) check boxes should be empty.
How to Disable Seeding of Completed Downloads
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Click on "Queueing" in the left menu.
- Change the "Minimum ratio (%) value to
- "0" (do not enter quotes).
- Tick the check box for "When uTorrent reaches the Seeding Goal", then
- Change the value to
- "0" (do not enter quotes).
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Paul Kimmage on Twitter
Anyone else following Paul Kimmage on Twitter?
He is currently revealing some very 'interesting' stuff about Team Sky and making some pretty strong implications.
I do follow him, but I'm just about to unfollow him, he is starting to annoy me, although he is only repeating what he has said before. He seems to think that just because Team Sky don't do exactly what he tells them to do that it is ok to imply that they are doping.
Ok, we still haven't had a full explanation on how much Sky knew of Geert Lienders' past before they hired him, but just because Bradley Wiggins didn't want a journalist following him around whilst he was trying to win the Tour de France does not make him a drugs cheat.
......Is a pain in the arse and very hard to follow it all
......Publish it all in one story, because reading posts backwards.......
He needs to learn to use something like this http://notepub.com/ .......
FWIW, he's implying Brailsford claims that Team Sky are transparent on doping are hollow. Not necessarily more than that.
Paul J, Sky haven't been as transparent as I would like, but it often seems as if they are being demonised just because they are successful, where as Garmin are heralded as a clean and transparent team simply because Vaughters is good at PR. There is little evidence that any Sky rider has ever doped, whereas half the Garmin team has been involved in doping and apart from David Millar they aren't transparent and open about the past.
Kimmage and his followers applaud Garmin, but accuse Sky. Why?
He has just claimed he is leaving twitter now anyway. Lit the blue touchpaper and retired to an unsafe distance.
Im not judging him, Brailsford or Sky any which way - just thought what he is saying is interesting and shows the complex nature of the pro peleton.
Like rats in London - it seems no matter how clean you claim to be you are never far from a doper.
Its just all a little disappointing more than anything.
Sky haven't been very transparent, but I don't think thats about doping, more about their "marginal gains".....
But if he wanted a story, he picked on the right person in my eyes, Michael Barry was US postal with certain riders. Then onto T-Mobile.....
I like Paul Kimmage - if the sport had more like him it would be in much better shape than it is.
He may have a bit of a chip on his shoulder but it far preferable to the media complacancy that existed in the Armstrong years.
Some of the comments previously made by Brailsford and others do put this into a bit of context.
In terms of the present, Kimmage ONLY talks about Sky. Whilst all around we have Schleck failing a dope test during the Tour - no word from Kimmage about that. Di Gregorio still suspended by Cofidis - nada. Contador and Valverde both riding and winning immediately on their returns from bans - nothing to say, Paul? How about Gabrovski testing positive 2 months ago - no view on this? And now Vino taking up a management position at Astana, and Ekimov, ex USPS team mate of Armstrong's,replacing Holczer at Katusha, the same team where Galimzyanov tested positive a few months ago - no views on this, Paul?
Doesnt it strike you as odd that the ONLY team Kimmage wants to constantly question and infer are up to something, is Sky? I have read not one thing from him on any of these riders or teams concerning real, sanctioned riders and teams. If the chip on Kimmage's shoulder about Sky and Wiggins was any bigger, it would feed a host of nations. Perhaps he's upset by Wiggins saying at a press conference during the Tour that he certainly woulnt want Kimmage living with him night and day - cant say I blame him!
He has just claimed he is leaving twitter now anyway. Lit the blue touchpaper and retired to an unsafe distance.
Im not judging him, Brailsford or Sky any which way - just thought what he is saying is interesting and shows the complex nature of the pro peleton.
Like rats in London - it seems no matter how clean you claim to be you are never far from a doper.
Its just all a little disappointing more than anything.
Some Fella: its a fact of life at this stage in pro cycling. Forget about the riders alone for a moment: the sport's going to have to go through a couple of generations before it has riders who are riding clean now, stepping up to become DS's. Its only at that point when you'll have DSs, as well as experienced doctors employed by teams, with no legacy attached to them through teams they were with in the 90s and 00s. Look around at the teams in the ProTour and their DSs - there can be very few DSs who arent on record with sanctions, or who rode alongside dopers (and so are getting tagged by implication).
@sam1 - good post. He expends an awful lot of tweets just to repeat the thing about sky withdrawing the embed invite. There could be various reasons for that; personality conflicts, confidentiality, personal focus, team vibe, whatever. Yet he has a reply that says "that speaks volumes doesn't it?". Does it really? Seems like good controversy to accuse the top team, but he also suggests that questions haven't been answered when they have (Leinders).
Dodging the saccadic masking
Sam1, I agree with what you say in your 2 posts. There are a lot of suspicious things that Kimmage doesn't comment on, yet he complains that Wiggins doesn't give his views on the Lance Armstrong case.
I'm not saying we should ignore Kimmage completely, as it looks like he was probably right about Armstrong, but at least he had some evidence to back up those claims, his rants about Sky make it look like he has got a grudge.
@notfastenough the Lienders questions has been answered partly. We know why Sky hired him (seems like sound reasons to me), but why was he not fired when his past came to light and is he still working with the team?
He was fired wasnt he? I think i read on Inner Ring that there are actually only three people on The Sky payroll and the rest are essentially sub contractors
I think Lienders was quietly dropped a couple of months ago. I cant confirm this - only to say 'i read it on the internet somewhere'.
@some fella You might be right, or he could be one of those sub-contractors. If Sky have dropped him why is Kimmage still going on about it?
My main problem with Kimmage is that now it appears he was right about Armstrong and with his case against the UCI he has gained a huge following and a hero status with lots of faceless cynics on Twitter, who will use his opinions to validate their own.
There is a comment on this article http://lovingthebike.com/pro-cycling/d-fence claiming to be from Pat McQuaid's sister in which she makes some interesting points about Kimmage.
I don't see him mentioning Yates either. Who tested positive for a substance in 89
Criticising someone because they havn't tackled *every* question/problem is not fair. It's perfectly reasonable to focus on one thing at a time. That there are other questions unexamined doesn't make the question being examined any less worthwhile.
Sky are NOT being accused by doping by Kimmage (or myself). Again, this is about transparency. Kimmage has LONG argued that transparency is a big part of solving the doping problems in cycling. Vaughters at Slipstream has done more than just PR on this - he actually *fired* a team DS for referring a rider to Garcia del Moral (one of the dodgy doctors). Slipstream also are signed up to a French team protocol, Mouvement pour un cyclisme crédible, which means they're signed up to a "no needles" policy, and to not apply for TUEs for corticosteriods (riders either don't use them, or if they must, don't race). These protocols are self-enforced though, but it's at least something. Kimmage spent a little time "embedded" with them too.
As for team staff who are former riders having doped, well, Sky isn't unusual in that. Vaughters is one too. It's becoming clear that the riders generally are the smallest cogs in the machine, with the least influence over doping. It's the team owners, directors and sports officials who set the tone and who create the pressure. Truly repentant riders can be forgiven, particularly if they then do what they can to try clean up the sport.
I don't see him mentioning Yates either. Who tested positive for a substance in 89
That was going to be my point.
To hire people with experience cycling, sadly at the minute, means hiring people with a past connected to doping.
There are so few experienced doctors in cycling (with the specialist knowledge which is valuable at elite level) that are untainted by doping that it's probably a miracle Brailsford has managed to find any.
Likewise anyone of the generation that are now becoming DSs (Yates), Team Managers (Vaughters) or moving into any other type of management are going to be connected with doping in some way. It's inevitable given how prevalent doping was in the recent past.
Kimmage now has a pedastal from which to shout, he's availling himself of an opportunity to speak out about doping to more people than he's ever been able to reach previously. It does however seem strange that he's focusing on one team alone who seem to be on the anti-doping side of the fence rather than the raft of other teams (Cofidis, Astana, Katusha, Movistar, Saxo etc etc...) where doping has been found recently and perhaps is a large part of the intenal culture.
What's the point on bashing the teams who are anti-doping when so many are less vigilant?
I like Paul Kimmage - if the sport had more like him it would be in much better shape than it is.
He may have a bit of a chip on his shoulder but it far preferable to the media complacancy that existed in the Armstrong years.
That's how I see it. He is passionate and may not be exactly right every time but, like Greg LeMond, he knows more about this sh*t than most of us.
PK can't hold every team to account via Twitter. He wrote favourably of Garmin one year after spending some time with the team. While Vaughters might be "good at PR" he also appears to me to be trying very hard to be honest and open about his team.
Sometimes I think the suspicion about Sky is because people don't like Dave Brailsford's way of saying things. Wiggins' mid-Tour outburst didn't help. I can't imagine why he thought that slagging anonymous tweeters and swearing profusely during a press conference while wearing the maillot jaune in the biggest race on the planet was a good idea. I thought it was disrespectful and out of order. And yes, I'd say that to his face. When riders get defensive it arouses suspicion.
As for Sean Yates, I certainly don't want to give ex-dopers and easy ride but a positive in 1989 is not the same as taking on a dodgy medic who worked with the Chicken and Dekker shortly before leaving in 2009.
I think his difference of opinion on Sky and Slipstream/Garmin is that while both teams were formed on the basis of a clean house from day 1, Sky made the rod for their own back by insisting on refusing to employ ex-dopers and have hammered this home ever since. Garmin seem to have been more realistic about it (not least because of JV's recent admission), recognising that they can learn from their and others' mistakes and have been relatively open and transparent.
Irrespective of the prickly personalities involved and consequent friction, it does seem that Sky's policy might not be as water-tight as they had hoped and they may have to face some awkward truths. I suspect Dave's role in Team GB is making this even more uncomfortable for them.
Slipstream also are signed up to a French team protocol, Mouvement pour un cyclisme crédible, which means they're signed up to a "no needles" policy, and to not apply for TUEs for corticosteriods (riders either don't use them, or if they must, don't race). These protocols are self-enforced though, but it's at least something.
ALL teams are 'no-needles' since May 2011 when the UCI introduced the follwing policy
Paul J wrote: Mouvement pour un cyclisme crédible, which means they're signed up to a "no needles" policy, and to not apply for TUEs for corticosteriods (riders either don't use them, or if they must, don't race). These protocols are self-enforced though, but it's at least something
ALL teams are 'no-needles' since spring 2011 when the UCI introduced the policy in time for last year's Giro
Re The Hatter's comment re Wiggins outburst during the Tour:
He himself said the next day that he was sorry about the language - but not about what he said. It's very easy to sit back and be outraged but there had been whispers and innuendo all year, as soon as Sky started dominating the stage racesm with it peaking at the Dauphine. All the 'UK Postal' - and everyone knew what that nickname was supposed to be inferring - doping. If you're in Wiggins shoes, that must have been very difficult to take, for yourself and your team mates. Add to that the trolls on Twitter - you could see some of the stuff he was being sent and I would have hated it myself. What was important was that after the outburst, he gave it more thought, spoke to some people who could give him a different perspective, and handled the whole thing much better through the remainder of the Tour. Think about this: how did Evans handle doping questions in 2011? Totally wishy-washy. And Contador and Valverde et all wont answer questions. So which reaction would you prefer?
Think about this: how did Evans handle doping questions in 2011? Totally wishy-washy. And Contador and Valverde et all wont answer questions. So which reaction would you prefer?
I'd prefer Wiggins to avoid the offensive, useless, reactionary shit he came out with in that press conference. If you don't like trolls on Twitter then DON'T USE IT. Every phone or computer has an 'off' button.
He's a highly paid (un)professional athlete and team leader with a responsibility to his team and sponsors; doping is far from a new subject; he's wearing the yellow jersey at the Tour. Is that behaviour appropriate? Absolutely not. I hope Brailsford gave him a rocket up the arse.
The other names? Lying cheats, mostly. I'm not sure about Cadel, he seems to care more about his dog than being honest about whether he dopes/doped.
Oh dear, looks like he doesnt have a fan in you. Oh well.
Oh dear, looks like he doesnt have a fan in you. Oh well.
I am (though I don't do hero worship), which is why it is all the more disappointing. Do you not expect people at the top of their sport/business/profession to act a little more appropriately?
Sam1: Ah, great news. Slipstream (Garmin, etc) were signed up to that policy since 2007, to their credit.
Here you go - i 'read it on the internet somewhere'
I think what Kimmage, myself and others are waiting for is the findings of the investigation that is mentioned in the article you refer to. Not just the result. Team Sky seems to talk a good fight on anti-doping but not be willing to say how/why they messed up by hiring a known doping scandal involved doctor. Kimmage's comment was made before Sky made the announcement in the article so may have forced Brailsford to actually put up or shut up.
Paul W
PaulJ: to give him fair due it was David Millar who persuaded Vaughters re a no-needles policy at the team from the outset in 07
Simon E: much though we might want our sporting heroes to be paragons of role models..i think it unrealistic. They're human just like the rest of us, with foibles and weaknesses just like the rest of us. I could understand the huge pressure on Wiggins shoulders from all the innuendo and whisperings, and so i understand his outburst tho his language was OTT. But I was more interested in how he handled himself subsequently in talking about doping and why he never would. He did so in a way in which no other maillot Jaune winner has done, so much do that even hardened cycling journos present at the Tour were lauding. So yes, I am able to look beyond that outburst, unfortunate though his language was.
I don't think anyone can be above suspicion in pro cycling, in any pro sport for that matter - such is the legacy of years of doping.
Team Sky's transparency, or lack of it, must be a very difficult one for Brailsford et al to manage. I think one of the big problems is that they employ so many innovations - technical, psychological, nutritional and in training that if they were 100% open about how they won the tour, all their competitors would be given the ammo to catch up. It's the same reason why we don't see the bio passports of the riders, and why riders don't generally share their power/HR stats on Strava etc.
So with this being accepted, how do Sky prove they're not doping? Such is the legacy of people like Armstrong that the burden of proof of innocence is on the teams and riders. They're really caught between a rock and a hard place.
Understanding Kimmage!
He's like the marmite of cycling, more than LA.
Whilst he seems to stand for all we hate in cycling, he does so in such a fashion to benefit himself directly and has done since his first publication.
I remember his name being that of the unspoken back in Ireland more because of how he went about his business than anything he actually accused anyone of.
Ive mostly ignored his twitter feed because its so targeted. If he wants to be taken seriously he shouldve spent more time getting involved in fixing the broken issues. He left cycling with such a chip on his shoulder, almost like it owed him something....well it did in fairness, it owed him his passion, but he allowed it to beat him, not all personalities can absorb such a beating and thats what separates the men, the champions and the rest of us. I know so many young riders who couldnt absorb this lifestyle regardless of the omerta or accused doping circles, just living the life on the road, constant racing, language barriers and finances all ended many a talented riders dreams.
Thankfully, most nearly riders dont become journalists and decide to capitalise on the chip on their shoulder supposedly in the name of fans.
Is Kimmage missing something about team sky......
Fabio Bartalucci and Morris Possoni.....
So far I've not heard anything from the USADA reports regarding the 2001 Tour de Suisse test, has that been included in USADAs report?
Oh its in there
Rather than quoting it, go here and type page 149 into the Scribd toolbar and read for yourself
Would do but the scribd box on that webpage is blocked for me at work. Will have to take a look tonight.
2001 Tour of Switzerland Samples
The 2001 Tour du Suisse (Tour of Switzerland) was conducted from June 19 – 28, 2001.Dr. Martial Saugy, the Director of the WADA-accredited anti-doping laboratory in Lausanne,Switzerland, has confirmed to both USADA and the media that his laboratory detected a number of samples in the 2001 Tour du Suisse that were suspicious for the presence of EPO. Dr. Saugyalso told USADA that upon reporting these samples to UCI, he was told by UCI's MedicalCommission head that at least one of these samples belonged to Mr. Armstrong, but that therewas no way Mr. Armstrong was using EPO.On May 27, 2011, Dr. Saugy told
Cycling News
that four of the urine samples taken atthe 2001 Tour de Suisse were labeled "suspect" and that a sample was considered "suspect"when it "showed between 70 and 80% of the typical EPO parameters (basic area percentage).That meant the probability of doping was high, but because such a result can also be producednaturally, it was all about excluding false positives.
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In the early years after the EPO test was developed, the criteria to call a test positive wasconservatively set at a very high level. Under current WADA standards, a sample in the 70 to80% (basic area percentage) range can be considered positive if other criteria relating to thetesting are met.
Dr. Saugy led USADA to understand that, under the current positivity criteriafor EPO, the 2001 samples would have been considered "positive" rather than merely"suspicious" as had been the case in 2001.In order to evaluate whether Mr. Armstrong's test(s) from the 2001 Tour de Suisse wasmerely "suspicious" (and therefore the probability of doping was high), or whether using thecurrent EPO positivity criteria Mr. Armstrong's samples could definitively establish the presenceof synthetic EPO standing alone, USADA requested from UCI the test results from Mr.Armstrong's samples from the Tour de Suisse. UCI denied that request, stating that UCI hadasked for Mr. Armstrong's consent to provide this information to USADA, but that Mr.Armstrong had refused.
Mr. Armstrong's refusal to provide consent for USADA to receivethis data is telling. Certainly, Mr. Armstrong's refusal contains an inference that the informationcontained in the documents would not be favorable to Mr. Armstrong.In all events, it is clear from the evidence of Dr. Saugy that Mr. Armstrong's 2001 Tour de Suisse sample(s) will strongly corroborate the overwhelming additional evidence, includingfirsthand eyewitness evidence of Mr. Armstrong's possession and use of EPO
FROM INRNG's Summing upThe 2001 Tour of Switzerland: The EPO test is not black and white. It is scored and riders can report suspicious levels without going over the threshold that guarantees a positive test. In the Tour of Switzerland several samples showed suspicious levels that suggested EPO use. The lab director has said the UCI told him one of these belong to Armstrong. This is not a positive test but highly suspicious. Soon after Armstrong and Bruyneel visited the UCI and donated at least $100,000. The question for me is whether the UCI rushed to investigate or hurried to bury the story?
So far I've not heard anything from the USADA reports regarding the 2001 Tour de Suisse test, has that been included in USADAs report?
The report says that the test result was suspicious, but not positive, therefore Armstong did not fail the test and technically the UCI did not cover up a positive test.
It's not good for Kimmage's defense, especially as Landis has already been found guilty of defamation.
Thanks Gkam.
Yes, that's not going to help Kimmage in any way really and USADA stops short of implicating the UCI which is probably sensible if they have no concrete evidence.
He's a really hard man to like, isn't he? I appreciate that he's raised awareness of doping in cycling and helped to make it a cleaner sport, but I honestly believe there's other journos, riders and team bosses who've done far more.
David Walsh, for example, has always pressed the anti-doping message and yet he's still highly respected by all and sundry - my point being that it's not a case of 'shoot the messenger' as much as it is a case of people just not liking Paul Kimmage. I appreciate he's gone through a lot - his cycling career was effectively taken away from him, and the sport chewed him up and spat him out. It wasn't fair, at all.
But that was a long time ago, and the sport truly has changed. It's not perfect by any means, but it's much, much better... and Dave Brailsford and Sky are a part of making it better. They've made mistakes, obviously, but they've also attempted to put those right pretty swiftly - Leinders being the most obvious of those mistakes.
This interview from 2007 made me chuckle: http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news/latest/348323/the-big-interview-paul...
In which he says he really really likes Wiggo's anti-doping stance, that Millar is the Devil, and that the 2007 tour was pretty clean. He would now say the exact opposite of all those things, I suspect. My point being, I suppose, is that he often seems to launch his attacks based on emotion, hurt, and ego rather than reasoned facts. Hence his most recent twitter rant - dumped after a few times poking around Team Sky. Was it because Sky were up to bad things, or was it because Kimmage is fucking irritating to have lurking around when you're trying to train? If it was the former, I have no idea why you'd invite a man like Kimmage in in the first place.

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text: So my last AF was the last few days of may/beginning of June. DBF and I had unprotected sex a few days after that & again a couple days later. Starting around the 9th I was feeling super sick. It seemed like flu symptoms that turned into a cold. I chalked it up to being out in the heat then in the a/c. But the nauseous feeling never really went away... And I feel like every smell is super strong and most smells make me nauseous. I'm a coffee person... And now I can't even walk into Starbucks let alone have my morning cup of joe. the only thing that keeps me feeling okay is having lots of snacks throughout the day and I've been super thirsty... Which makes me pee like every hour at least. I was getting headaches and I figure it was caffeine withdrawals. Now my lower back is hurting the last few days and my BBs are a tiny bit sore on the sides. I want nothing more than to be a Mommy... So I'm afraid my body is tricking me with false symptoms. I took a 'First Resposnse' early results test on the 22nd n got a negative. Then again this morning with the same result. I know AF isn't supposed to start until around the end of the week ish but I'm so impatient. I have a doc appt on the 28th hoping they can find out that early. But I just wanted to see what you guys think...? I don't have many ppl to talk to about this because DBF wants to wait until we know to talk to family/friends. We don't want to jinx it. Lol But one can have hope right? ;) Any feedback and happy thoughts are welcome. thanks for listening.


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Rectal Prolapse
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GluconeogenesisHello I am studying to be a vet and have just done an experiment on Gluconeogenesis looking at the different precursors. I am a bit stuck on why lactate and alanine might be of different efficiency as gluconeogenic substrates, because they are both converted into pyruvate?? Lactate appears to be more efficient at glucose production in a starved rat kidney. why is this ?
if anyone knows at all it would be much appreciated!
well Lactate dehydrogenase catalyses lactate to pyruvate buut we haven't been taught about the conversion of alanine to pyruvate so i don't know... is it anything to do with amino acids being used by the body during starvation and lactate produced from muscles being removed from the blood by gluconeogenesis?
or perhaps that a by-product of energy production from alanine is urea and removal of this uses energy? ahhh so confused!
Also, there was production of some glucose in the control flasks with no substrate in them....why would this be??
Re: GluconeogenesisI'm not too sure, but it may be because gluconeogenesis from amino acids is less favorable than lactate.
The [delta]G of L-Lactate to Pyruvate is 25.1, so it's energetically unfavorable. However, to turn lactate into pyruvate, all you need to do is oxidize the hydroxyl group at the C2 carbon. On the other hand, Alanine needs to be deaminated via Alanine transminase, that uses PLP as a cofactor to transfer the amino group to a-ketoglutarate. Alanine then needs to be hydrolyzed and oxidized to yield Pyruvate. It's probably simpler and more energetically favorable to oxidize lactate, than to deaminate, hydrolyze, and oxidize alanine to yield the same product. Some small amount of glucose may be found in your cells with no substrate from gluconeogenesis of residual metabolic intermediates? Acetyl-CoA, Oxaloacetate, malate, PEP or isomerization from fructose?
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I have broached the subject of my unhappiness of the two snaggleteeth on a couple of occasions with The Tooth Jockey, a man who, in having a new car outside his practice pretty much every time I go there, you'd think would be happy to use my insecurity and vanity for a down payment on the next one. But no. He says, "Well, they aren't that bad. You've got ask yourself, how bothered are you?"
Truth is I AM bothered, but he has made me feel an idiot for even mentioning it, so I meekly demur and slope off feeling my snaggleteeth with my tongue and check them in my rear view mirror on the way home trying to convince myself that he's right; they aren't that bad. I tell myself that if shit teeth were good enough for Freddie Mercury then they are good enough for me.
So, I decide to do something about it and last week I made an appointment to see about getting something called an Inman Aligner, which a man on the radio says can straighten your teeth in three months and is practically invisible. The nearest dentist that is certified is in Edinburgh, 120 miles away from my home. I take the plunge, I tell people, I Twitter about it, I proclaim my smile sorted by Christmas. People make noises about my teeth not being "that bad" (except my mum, who uses the occasion to badmouth The Tooth Jockey once more).
My appointment is with a young pretender tooth jockey called David who looks uncannily like the comedian Jimmy Carr. David/Jimmy looks at my gnashers, he takes photos of them and then he sits me down alongside him at the computer. He does not tell me "they're not that bad". They are bad, and he wants to tell me just how bad things really are. David/Jimmy, in fact, tells me things that I didn't even realise were wrong with how my smile looks. I'm squint, I'm not symmetrical, my teeth aren't in the right part of my mouth, my teeth are the wrong size, they are too close together, and one, in particular, is singled out as a complete design affront to God and the world He created.
I think he's either trying to convince me how shocking things are so that I'll definitely go for the miracle brace in some kind of clever sales ruse, or he is, in fact, the actual Jimmy Carr and gets a kick out of insulting people like he does on that show he hosts where no vulnerable section of society is too vulnerable to be the butt of his jokes. Turns out it's neither. David/Jimmy is working up to break the terrible news to me; my teeth are too much for the miracle brace. "There's too much that needs done. The Inman Aligner is not for you. It wouldn't work. You'll need full orthodontic treatment plus a possible four veneers if you were to completely correct everything. Go back to your dentist and tell him that's what you want."
Five minutes and fifty quid later I'm on the street with tears welling up.
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Democrats have been having a field day with the cry of "tax cuts for the rich" — for which Republicans seem to have no reply. This is especially surprising, because Democrats made the same arguments back in the 1920s, and the Republicans then not only had a reply, but one that eventually carried the day, when the top tax rate was brought down from 73 percent to 24 percent.
What was the difference then?
The biggest difference is that Secretary of the Treasury Andrew Mellon took the trouble to articulate the case for lower tax rates, in articles that appeared in popular publications, using plain language that ordinary people could understand. Seldom do Republican leaders today even attempt to do any such thing.
In 1924, the ideas from these articles were collected in a book which Mellon titled "Taxation: The People's Business." That book has recently been reprinted by the University of Minnesota Law Library. Today's Republicans would do well to get a copy of Mellon's book, which shows how demagoguery about "tax cuts for the rich" can be exposed for the nonsense that it is.
People in the media could also benefit by seeing how the "tax cuts for the rich" demagoguery collapses like a house of cards when you subject it to logic and evidence.
Those who argue that "the rich" should pay a higher tax rate, and that the revenue this would bring in could be used to reduce the deficit, assume that higher tax rates equal higher tax revenues. But they do not.
Secretary Mellon pointed out that previously the government "received substantially the same revenue from high incomes with a 13 percent surtax as it received with a 65 percent surtax." Higher tax rates do not mean higher tax revenues.
High tax rates on high incomes, Mellon said, lead many of those who earn such incomes to withdraw their money "from productive business and invest it in tax-exempt securities" or otherwise find ways to avoid receiving income in taxable forms.
That is even easier to do today than in Andrew Mellon's time. The very same liberals who complain that Mitt Romney — among thousands of others — puts his money in the Cayman Islands nevertheless act as if raising the tax rates automatically raises tax revenues. It can instead drive money out of the country and drive jobs out of the country with it.
The United States has long been a place where foreigners from around the world have sent their money to be invested, more than offsetting the money that Americans invested abroad. But, in recent years, the net flow of investment is out of America to places overseas that don't tax as much.
Mellon cited statistics that showed the opposite of what the high-tax advocates claimed. Although incomes in general were rising from 1916 to 1921, the taxable income of people earning $300,000 and up dropped by about four-fifths.
That didn't mean that "the rich" were becoming poor. It meant that they had arranged to receive their incomes in forms that were not taxable. Mellon asked where the money of these high income earners went. He answered: "There is no doubt of the fact that much of it went into tax-exempt securities." In today's global economy, much of it can also easily be sent overseas — much more easily than workers can go overseas to get the jobs this money creates in other countries.
After Mellon finally succeeded in getting Congress to lower the top tax rate from 73 percent to 24 percent, the government actually received more tax revenues at the lower rate than it had at the higher rate. Moreover, it received a higher proportion of all income taxes from the top income earners than before.
Something similar happened in later years, after tax rates were cut under Presidents Kennedy, Reagan and G.W. Bush. The record is clear. Barack Obama admitted during the 2008 election campaign that he understood that raising tax rates does not necessarily mean raising tax revenues.
Why then is he pushing so hard for higher tax rates on "the rich" this election year? Because class warfare politics can increase votes for his reelection, even if it raises no more tax revenues for the government.
Thomas Sowell's website is www.tsowell.com.
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Sowell is a Genius of the Highest Order. We are not worthy of his insight but......God is merciful and we have what we do not deserve.......
Ethan_U 9 months ago
The tax code gives rich Americans to avoid tax while the rest of us pay more. Obviously it's unfair. Whether or not you agree that the rich people in the U.S. should pay more taxes, the reality is that the Internal Revenue Service has allowed a number of tax code loopholes. With these loopholes, the resourceful can save cash by working out tax exemptions. Considering that the tax rate actually declines when yearly income surpasses $1.5 million, there's certainly something at work. That's how the rich avoid taxes.


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To begin receiving Lifeline program discounts, you will need to submit a Lifeline Telephone Application (English or Spanish) and proof of participation / eligibility requirements to Cox (please refer to section 6 of the application). You may drop off the completed form and proof of participation / eligibility at a Cox Store location near you, fax it to (405) 600-9255 or mail it to the address below:
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You are eligible for the Enhanced Lifeline Telephone Service program if you live on Tribal land (all Oklahoma counties are considered tribal land, except Beaver, parts of Beckham, Cimarron, Greer, Harmon, Jackson and Texas counties) and are a participant in any of the qualifying government programs OR qualify within the federally established annual income-based guidelines.
Once enrolled, Lifeline customers will be contacted on an annual basis to re-certify their continued eligibility to receive the Lifeline discount.
NOTE: Cox Phone service must be in the name of the qualifying Lifeline applicant.
Program Based Participation:
- Bureau of Indian Affairs General Assistance
- Tribally-Administered Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TTANF)
- Head Start Programs (under income qualifying eligibility provision only)
- The National School Lunch Program's Free Lunch Program (NSLP)
- Medical Assistance (Medicaid)*
- Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP - formerly known as Food Stamps)
- Supplemental Security Income (SSI)
- Federal Public Housing Assistance (Section 8)
- Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP)
- Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF)
- Vocational Rehabilitation (including hearing impaired)
- Oklahoma Sales Tax Relief*
- Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations (FDPIR)
* Medical Assistance (Medicaid) includes SoonerCare – Oklahoma's state health care provided to children under the age of 19, adults with children under the age of 18, pregnant women and people who are older than 65 or have blindness or another disability. The following programs are a part of SoonerCare: Aged, Blind and Disabled; Family Planning; Health Care for Children with Disabilities (TEFRA); and Health Screening, Diagnosis and Treatment (EPSDT).
This chart reflects the eligibility guidelines established by USAC for customers in Oklahoma as a federal default state, which are at 135%.
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$37,220 |
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$31,590 |
$42,647 |
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$35,610 |
$48,074 |
8 |
$39,630 |
$53,501 |
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How $7.7B Baylor, Scott & White Deal Might Affect Healthcare Costs
However, Richard "Buz" Cooper, MD, director of the Center for the Future of the Healthcare Workforce at New York Institute of Technology and a Senior Fellow in the Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics at the University of Pennsylvania, says providers should not be scolded for trying to survive in a changing landscape.
"The consolidated providers (hospitals and physicians) can bargain better for a fairer piece of the pie. Big insurers and big government had most of the power. And that has forced consolidation," Cooper said in an email exchange with HealthLeaders Media.
"The biggest inflationary driver that I see is compliance, information technology, etc., jumping through all of the useless hoops. Just ask hospitals who they are hiring. The real consequence of ObamaCare is forcing provider consolidation, not for quality, value and all of that stuff but to be able to survive. And not only survive against the payers but survive against the regulators."
Adam Powell, a healthcare economist and president of Payer + Provider Syndicate, a Boston-based consulting firm, says the merger could prove to be a mixed bag for consumers in the affected service areas.
"This is an interesting merger because it involves two healthcare systems that are largely not overlapping. They are in geographically distinct areas," Powell says.
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The Friday Harbor girls basketball team jumped on the Trojans early and held on down the stretch to claim a 40-33 victory on the road, Tuesday, at Meridian, notching its third win of the season and second over a Division 1A rival.
Junior Tabatha Keane scored a game-high 16 points to lead the Wolverines on the offensive end, and senior Jean Melborne contributed 10.
Friday Harbor outscored the Trojans (1-11) by seven in the opening half, 21-14, and traded buckets after the break to seal the victory. With the win, the Wolverines improved to 3-9 overall, matched their highest-scoring output of the season and, along with a victory over Coupeville at home in mid-December, claimed their second win of the season against a regional 1A foe.
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Having open carry in the license means there would be no chance of passing an open carry law for those with only a FOID card.
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carried on or about a person completely or mostly concealed
from view of the public, or carried in a vehicle in such a way
as it is concealed from view of the public.
That does not allow for open carry. That is to protect you from prosecution for accidentally exposing your concealed firearm.
HB5745 does allow open carry.
From the 5745 Bill Status page:
Bill Status of HB5745 97th General Assembly
Synopsis As Introduced
Creates the Family and Personal Protection Act. Provides that the Department of State Police shall issue a license to carry a loaded or unloaded handgun to an applicant that meets specified qualifications, has provided the application and specified documentation, and has submitted the requisite fees. Provides that a license to carry a handgun entitles a licensee to carry a loaded handgun, either concealed or openly, on or about his or her person or in a vehicle, except in certain prohibited locations. Provides that the license shall be issued by the Department of State Police within 45 days of receipt from a sheriff and shall be valid throughout the State for a period of 5 years from the date of issuance. Provides for renewal of licenses. Establishes qualifications for licensees, certified firearms instructors, and instructor trainers. Provides for home rule preemption. Provides that the provisions of the Act are severable. Amends the Freedom of Information Act. Prohibits from inspection and copying information about applications for licenses to carry a handgun and about license holders contained in the database created by the Family and Personal Protection Act, except as authorized by that Act. Amends the State Finance Act and the Criminal Code of 1961 to make conforming changes. Effective immediately.


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text: HTC Incredible S mobile phone review Mobile Phone Reviews 23 May 11 by Dave Oliver Tweet HTC 8/10 Wired rating Wired Love it or hate it rubber casing Sense user interface 4in touch screen 1GHz processor Tired Not the latest version of Android Camera could be better Price Free with contract, £450 SIM-free Another week, another HTC handset, or so it seems. This is the one with the rubbery cover, plus not-quite-fresh Android 2.2, 1GHz processor, 8-megapixel camera and 102mm (4-inch) touch screen.You can't mistake the Incredible S -- going against the recent trend for sleek, metallic handsets, it comes completely encased in the rubberised plastic that HTC generally uses sparingly. It's an acquired taste, but practical too -- it won't be sliding anywhere once you've set it down on a table.It's at the larger end of pocket-friendly, measuring 120x64x12mm (136g) with its front dominated by a 102mm (4-inch) touch screen and just enough room below it for the four standard Android buttons (and in a nice twist, they rotate when you turn the phone on its side).There's a 3.5mm headphone jack and power/sleep button on top with volume rocker and microUSB power/sync slot on the sides. Around the back there's a large bulge holding the 8-megapixel's dual LED flash and a loudspeaker.Dual core processors may be all the rage these days but the Incredible S is still capable of a nippy turn of speed with its single core 1GHz processor. It doesn't benefit from the latest Android 2.3's improvements to performance and memory management, but that should come in sometime over the next few months.Incidentally, HTC's Sense interface bears some of the blame for a slower than usual update to Android 2.3 Gingerbread -- pure Android devices such as the Google Nexus S get access to updates quicker.That's a small price to pay for Sense though, since it generally makes HTC phones more attractive and more capable, with useful enhancements like the FriendStream social networking widget and additional menu screens.Speaking of which, the Incredible S integrates very well with Facebook and Twitter, and it's easy to download your Facebook contents to your phone book. The trouble is that they're only virtually present, so although you can see them with their pictures and contact details, you can't organise them into groups unless you download each of them individually. Hopefully there'll be a fix for that before too long.Android's browser displays pages well and you can pinch to zoom, which makes navigation easy. Android 2.2 supports Flash video too, so that's one up on the iPhone. The 8-megapixel camera is as good as you'll find on an HTC phone, which actually isn't really saying much. Like the Android buttons, the camera's settings icons swivel when you turn the phone on its side, allowing you to switch between camera and video, turn on the harsh dual LED flash/video light, add effects and view your gallery. Specifications Software Android 2.2 Froyo Processor 1GHz Memory slot microSD Display 4in 480x800 pixels multitouch Connectivity GSM/GPRS/EDGE/HSDPA, Wi-Fi802.11b/g/n, Bluetooth 2.1, A-GPS Ports Micro USB, 3.5mm headphones Camera 8 megapixel with LED Flash, autofocus,geo-tagging, face detection Video Video playback aac, .amr, .ogg, .m4a, .mid,.mp3, .wav, .wma (Windows Media Audio 9) Audio playback .3gp, .3g2, .mp4, .wmv (WindowsMedia Video 9), .avi (MP4 ASP and MP3), .xvid (MP4 ASP andMP3) Radio FM Battery Li-ion 1450 mAh Size 120x64x12mm Weight 136g Read page 2 12 Read on one page Read more on Android Android is Google's mobile phone platform, directly competing with Apple's iPhone OS, Windows Phone and BlackBerry Mobile Phone Reviews Samsung Galaxy Fame review Mobile Phone Reviews Samsung Galaxy Young review News Google extends balloon-internet trials with Project Loon News Samsung's 16-megapixel Galaxy S4 Zoom is true 'cameraphone' News Samsung pulls a waterproof Galaxy S4 Active out of a moist and dusty bag News Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 range gains upgraded 10-inch and 8-inch variants Latest on wired.co.uk


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Things to Do in Auckland in Winter
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New Zealand might be part of Polynesia, but don't be fooled into thinking it's tropical. New Zealand can become legitimately cold during the winter months of May-September, and the South Island gets ... Read more
Best Day Trips From Queenstown
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Aside from being situated on the waters of Lake Wakatipu, what makes Queenstown such a popular destination for South Island travelers is the way in which it's centrally located to many of the area's ... Read more
Best Day Trips From Rotorua
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Situated smack in the center of the expansive North Island, the city of Rotorua is known for its natural hot springs, Maori culture, and constant odor of pungent sulfur. Though Rotorua is one of the ... Read more
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It isn't too often that you find ski resorts on South Pacific islands. Yes, you can ski on Mauna Kea in Hawaii, although there aren't any lifts and the conditions can be harsh. It will also ... Read more
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New Zealand is world renowned as the capital of adventure activities and the central Taupo region is one of its most action-loving destinations. Whether you fancy getting soaked, taking to the skies ... Read more
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Stretching from the Great Lake Taupo to the tourist hotspot of Rotorua, the Taupo Volcanic Zone is one of New Zealand's most famous volcanic regions, home to some of the world's youngest volcanoes ... Read more
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Milford Sound by Air: Experience the wonderful and breathtaking Milford Sound from the land, sea AND sky on this full-day tour from Queenstown . Depart Queenstown and travel by luxury coach ... Read more
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With its stunning coastal scenery and languid waters, the Bay of Islands is a picture-postcard New Zealand destination. The bay is dotted with around 150 islands, reached from the mainland towns of ... Read more
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Maxon offers the newest addition to its Tuk-A-Way® product line, the TE-33 liftgate. The TE-33 has a 3,300 lb. lifting capacity, an option for a bolt-on extension plate and a bolt-on heavy-duty step assembly. Engineered in response to customers requiring greater platform space for consolidated palletized loads, the TE-33 is optimal for small- to mid sized trucks with beds as low as 38". The TE-33 is available in 48" x 84" or 52" x 84" wedge-type steel platform sizes specifically designed to allow for the smooth transition of load on and off the platform. Additional features include grease fittings at all critical rotation pointsand automatic hydraulic locking.
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The Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma is hosting the Five Civilized Tribes Inter-Tribal Council Jan. 31-Feb. 1 at the Choctaw Casino and Resort in Durant. The Inter-Tribal Council reinstated its quarterly meetings last year to better address Native American issues.
"The Inter-Tribal Council is one of the oldest organizations in Indian Country," said Chief Gregory E. Pyle. "The unified effort of members of the council and delegates of the five tribes is important in our communication on a state and a federal level."
On Thursday, committee meetings will focus on various subjects. Representatives from the Choctaw, Chickasaw, Cherokee, Seminole, and Muscogee-Creek Nations will discuss ways to improve such things as cultural preservation, tourism, roads and transportation, housing, education, and social services.
The Inter-Tribal Council's General Session begins at 9 a.m. Friday in the conference room of the casino. The executive council will welcome representatives from several agencies such as the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Housing and Urban Development and Indian Health Service. The chiefs will address the audience, providing updates on their respective tribes.
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Deputies responding to reports of an injured person at Cat Haven in Dunlap, California, found a severely wounded person inside the lion enclosure, Fresno County Sheriff's spokesman Lieutenant Robert Miller said.
"We don't know what happened leading up to the attack because there were no witnesses," Miller said.
Following the attack, another employee tried to distract the adult male lion away from the victim and into another enclosure but those attempts failed, the sheriff's department said in a written statement.
"Deputies shot and killed the lion to provide medical attention to the victim. The victim died at the scene," the sheriff's department said.
Authorities did not immediately identify the victim.
Representatives for Cat Haven, a 100-acre sanctuary that is run by the group Project Survival in Dunlap, about 40 miles east of Fresno, could not immediately be reached for comment by Reuters. The facility, which is located just outside of King's Canyon National Park, was closed on Wednesday.
The Fresno Bee, citing a spokeswoman for the facility, reported that the victim was a 26-year-old woman who had been working there as a volunteer intern and who had entered the lion's enclosure before the attack.
"Our thoughts and prayers are with her and her family at this critical time," Cat Haven founder Dale Anderson told the newspaper.
Several condolence messages were left on Project Survival's Facebook page. One person expressed sympathy for the loss of the employee and for a lion named "Cous Cous."
A 4-year-old male lion identified as "Cous Cous" is pictured on Cat Haven's website.
Janice Mackey, a spokeswoman for the California Department of Fish and Wildlife, said a necropsy would be performed on the lion to determine if it suffered from any health problems that could have led to the attack.
Anderson founded Cat Haven in 1993 "to exhibit a variety of wild cats and engage public support for their conservation in the wild via specific projects," according to the park's website.