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I purchased a long-term disability/income insurance policy heavily marketed to Federal employees, a policy they (the broker) claimed was tailored to our specific needs. They even bragged about Justice Department experts contributing to the policys construction. Indeed, some of their policies were sanctioned/endorsed by the Federal Government by virtue of the agreement that certain Civilian managers would have their premiums matched by their respective Government agencies (In other words, the Federal Government subsidized some policies, ostensibly to limit their exposure to liability/costs associated with potential claims). This is where the clear defraudment lies. The Federal Government, and by extension, the taxpayer,
is defrauded every time benefits are wrongly denied, or as in my case, where the policy itself is an outright fraud. [continued below]....
It works like this. The broker sells a Federal Employee a policy to insure said employees income in increments of $10,000.00 in the event said employee becomes unable to work due to illness. It all sounds very straightforward. Ostensibly, if one buys
$10,000.00 worth of income insurance, there must be a reason for allowing an employee to insure such a small amount of income. Im using the $10,000.00 amount to better illustrate the fraud, not to infer that was all I insured (I actually insured $40,000.00, which was not my full salary for a good reason, at the behest of the broker). Naturally, if one becomes
disabled, the first port of call is Social Security, which the insurer stipulates as a prerequisite (claiming Social Security Disability Benefits) before making a claim on the policy. Sounds logical and fair? So here was my first hurdle.
I called the broker (Wright USA) to make a claim underwritten by a large, national insurance firm (conflict of interest) and youll never guess what cheap stunt the broker pulled (remember, one must, according to the policy, first apply for Social
Security Disability benefits before making any claims); she told me that I had no claim because I was no longer employed by the agency! Now remember, before one can make a claim on the policy, one cannot be working, since in order to apply for Social Security (Full Disability) benefits, one cannot be employed! I told her that her oxymoronic statement
conflicted with their own policies, at which point they changed tactics; they then told me that since I lived overseas, I could not claim! I bought the policy while living overseas! I received all my correspondence overseas, and the policy was marketed to me through my union newsletter, overseas! So after threatening to litigate their obstruction, they finally provided me with a phone number for the actual insurance company (Hartford) underwriting the policy who quicly reversed the
brokers decision by admitting claims are processed based on the date of injury/disability with a generous grace period, and that neither my employment status nor my address had any bearing on my right to claim on the policy. After much stalling and shenanigans with my doctors, including requesting his written notes from my visits (a gross breach of privacy) even though he meticulously filled out all their forms, they granted my claim. Now heres where the silver lining turns to depleted uranium. You will now understand why I used the $10,000.00 example.
According to the brokers sales pitch, my understanding of the promotional materials and the policy itself, there is no offset provision unless and until the policy holders combined benefits exceed their final salary before becoming disabled. Thus, the way it was described to me was logical, since implementing the policy as they are currently implementing it,
would have resulted in a monthly payment of $0.00 to me had I actually insured $10,000.00 of income, and heres why.
If I purchased just $10,000.00 of income insurance, and I applied for and received $1,400.00 of Social Security Disability benefits per month (remember, one must first apply for Social Security benefits before ever claiming on insurance the policy), then my monthly payment would be, according to the broker, $1,400.00 plus 65% of $10.000.00 divided by 12 months, which
comes to $541.00 per month plus the $1,400.00 for a grand total of $1,941.00 per month, an amount far below my final salary. The offset provision, as described to me by the broker (on tape [they consented]) makes perfect sense, since supplemental insurance is designed to bridge gaps in income between what other sources pay (Social Security, Disability retirement, etc.) and the employees true final salary and were never designed to exceed the employees final salary. This is why I only
purchased (at the behest of the broker) $40,000.00 of income insurance, because had I insured my full salary of $60,000.00, I would have been paying for income that was uninsurable, as it would have most likely caused the totality of my
benefits to exceed my final salary of $60,000.00. Thus, 65% of $60,000.00 (insurance policy) is $39,000.00. 60% of $60,000.00 (my disability retirement in the first year) is $36,000.00, and since $39,000.00 plus $36,000.00 is $75,000.00, the insurance company would be well within their rights to reduce my payments by $15,000.00. Thus, I would have bought more benefits than I was allowed to accrue under the terms of the policy. Even if we calculate my medical retirement at 40% of my final salary ($24,000.00) which is what it drops to after the first year, and add on the full benefit of the insurance policy ($39,000.00), we end up with a total benefit of $63,000.00, still $3,000.00 over the allowable combined benefit ceiling on the policy. In short, the insurer would be well within their rights in reducing their payments to me by $3,000.00.
So heres what actually happened. After the broker and underwriter trying every dirty trick in the book to weasel out of paying on the policy they sold me, they relented under the pressure of my impeccably documented disability and threats to expose their shenanigans. The problem is, they are re-interpreting the offset provision to mean it kicks in immediately (not after I reach $60,000.00 in combined benefits), not after I reach my full salary! So, lets give them the benefit of the doubt
and say, for the sake of argument, I misunderstood the fine print. Hang on to your hat as we go further and further down the rabbit hole. If I purchased $10,000.00 worth of income insurance, and began receiving Disability benefits from Social Security in the amount of $1,400.00 per month, the insurer, under their current logic, would owe me absolutely nothing because 65% of
$10,000.00 divided by 12 months, is $541.00 per month, an amount far below what I am already receiving ($1,400.00).
This is exactly what the insurer has done in my case. Instead of applying the offset provision only after I reach my full final salary in combined benefits (Social Security, Disability retirement, insurance policy), they have applied it to my meager
Social Security Disability payments, reducing their payment to just 36% of what they actually owe me. Heres the
math. Instead of paying me the full benefit promised ($26,000.00 or $2,166.00 monthly [only to be reduced if I reach $60,000.00 in combined benefits]), they are paying me $2,166.00 minus my Social Security benefit of $1,400.00 which comes to the paltry sum of just $766.00 per month! Thus, by stealing $1,400.00 per month from me, they bag a nifty profit of $285,600.00 over the next 17 years; not too shabby. Now you can see the fallacy of insuring the $10,000.00. While the insurer makes a substantial savings in my case (64%), their savings on a policy holder who insured $10,000.00 would actually be 100%! Not only are they preying on the disabled, they are sticking an increasingly insolvent Uncle Sam with part of the bill.
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And, his channel of communication, as either himself or some insider, is, currently, unknown, but he was assumed to be a part of it, at least at the beginning (when he mentioned about following Oro and learning about Akatsuki). |
2007-02-19, 00:11 | Link #983 | |
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Because of that, in the manga - for the pre-chapters, I don't think so (unless it was shown at the end of part 1 and I missed it), in the anime, during the filler arcs, it is possible. Otherwise, for the manga related parts, same as above, I don't think so. |
2007-02-19, 22:56 | Link #986 |
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i got a question on the uchiha clan
if kyubi describe their blood limit was more curse as he is, than wtf were the uchiha members when the kyubi showed up in fire country causing havoc, instead of sacrificing yondaime........ so which one is correct, did itachi killed his clan b4 or after the kyubi arrived into the country??? if it was after, than all i have to say is uchiha clan = chicken |
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It must be after the Kiyubi was sealed inside Naruto. The reasoning is pretty simple. Naruto and Sasuke is about the same age. When the Uchiha clan is annihalated, Sasuke was old enough to be admitted into the academy. We also know that the Kiyubi was sealed in Naruto when he was a baby. Hence, the incident with Kiyubi has happened a lot before (as much as 9-10 years before) the Uchiha clan will be slaughtered.
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overrated clan
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hmm.. did you even look around in this section, the most recent aired episode is stickied in the top
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2007-02-20, 08:29 | Link #992 | |
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Also the fact that Sasuke knew it was the Kyuby because he knew the Uchiha could be tied to the Secrets of the Uchiha clan we havent been told of yet (what Sasuke saw in the Uchiha Scroll) Monir is right (He still know his stuff after been absent for so long), the Uchihas were still around when Kyuby attacked, this event happened 7 ~ 8 years prior to the Uchiha Massacre.
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Uchihas got their reputation by fighting human opponent. They didn't gain their reputation by slaying monster. I think your expectation is unnaturally high of the Uchiha clan. I don't understand why you think the Uchihas are overrated just because they couldn't stop the Kiyubi. They are punies, as you have said, just like every other punies from the village who were fighting and dying to fend their village from a monster. Quote:
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The answer is simple. Both Sasuke and Itachi are special among Uchihas (just like Yondaime was special among non-bloodline carrying ninjas), hence, the ones that might have done something against Kyuubi were not capable at the time Kyuubi invaded the town. Spoiler:
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Question: Were all of Team konoha in the same graduating genin class?
The reason I ask is because in the manga, I think one advanced to Jounin level. And EVERYONE seemed to be the same age except for that one person. Oh and I didn't know Temari was that old. It seems she's the oldest genin out of EVERYONE shown in the anime so far. I thought after the time skip mostly everyone would be around 15. But technically 90% of them are 14 yrs. old. They're not THAT grown up. |
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Not all of the genin were in the same class, Team kakashi, team Kurenai, and Team Asuma, were all in the same class, but team Gai was one grade ahead of them, and thus all one year older... Ninja ranks are based on skill, stength, intellegance, and overall ability... not by age... so it's not hard to imagine some taking years to becoming jounin, while others get promoted fairly quickly Quote:
She is the oldest, NAMED genin... but if you look at the unnamed genin from the chunin exam, they are those who are probably older than her Actually all of kohona's genin are 15 (except for team hai who are each 16)... the genin were all 12 at the very begining of the series, but a considerable amount of time has past between the very begining of the series and the rescue sasuke arc... i would say probabaly about several months to half a year, can't be certain... add on another 2.5 years for timeskip, and you got about 3 years, putting all of the 12 year olds up to age 15 now... |
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I don't get it !!!!!
guys, when the kyuubi said :"such eyes and chakra more sinister than my own , just as uchiha madara was "
Does Kyuubi mean that Sasuke's chakra is more than his or is he just speaking in general ? for me it doesnt make any sense that sasuk'es chakra might be more than kyuubi's !!!! |
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Haha I thought she just developed faster. And that's right I forgot Rock Lee's 13. IF Sasuke didn't have the hots for Oro, he could've STAYED in Konoha and became a Jounin like that one other person. Such a shame.
Thanks for the info. Oh one more thing though. What's the significance of a red forehead protector versus a blue one? I know Lee was wearing a red one before the time skip, but then Sakura was wearing one after the time skip. Can someone explain? |
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Former Republican presidential nominee Sen. John McCain's daughter Meghan has four words of advice for conservative radio host Laura Ingraham: "Kiss my fat ass!" [h/t Jeff Poor]Appearing on the March 16 edition of "The View," The Daily Beast columnist told the gals of "The View" that she was annoyed with Ingraham for recently making a joke about her weight.
McCain: Why are we so obsessed with weight? Why? And I know specifically for me, this is so, you know I'm a pop culture junkie, but when Tyra Banks went on her show in her bathing suit and said, "Kiss my fat ass," that's what I feel like right now. I'm like, "kiss my fat ass!"
Although Miss McCain last week took a swipe at conservative author Ann Coulter as "offensive, radical, insulting and confusing all at the same time," she admits that "at this point" she has "more respect" for Coulter "because at least Coulter didn't come back at me with heartless, substance-less attacks about my weight."
Message to Meghan McCain: put on your thinking cap for a minute. Please. Do you really think that the same media that virtually ignored your dad, while literally genuflecting in their love and appreciation for his opponent during last year's presidential campaign, suddenly cares what you think? Meghan, the only reason the liberal media is interested in Republicans is when they're either trying to put them down, when they're making fools of themselves or when they're dissing other Republicans. The latter being the same ol' game of divide and conquer scheme that just worked on Michael Steele. Don't fall into the same trap. You have issues with Laura Ingraham talking about your weight? Fine. But don't go on a partisan show like "The View" (where 4 of the 5 co-hosts are leftwing loons) to make your point, instead take your ire straight to the source herself: Ingraham. Barbara Walters and co. may smile in your face and scream a few "Go girls!"' at you, pretending that they like you, but behind your back they're laughing because hardly anything makes liberals happier than to see conservatives fighting each other. I'd like to think that you're smart enough to know that.


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Admiral Fallon Reveals U.S. Lust for War with China and No Peace in Middle East
Fallon: US needs strategy on China - The Boston Globe
In his first extensive interview since resigning from the Navy earlier this year, Fallon told the Globe that the US desperately needs to come up with a strategy for dealing peacefully with a rising China. Fallon, currently a fellow at MIT's Center for International Studies, is well known for his differences with the Bush administration, especially over Iran policy. He resigned unexpectedly in March as chief of the US Central Command -- responsible for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan -- after publicly voicing criticism over its refusal to engage diplomatically with Iran. An Esquire magazine profile of Fallon in March -- in which he was quoted stating some of his Iran views -- set off the media firestorm leading to his resignation. |
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We better not try "waring" with China, they don't have many anti war weeping left wing Jimmy Carter slobberers over there, China will end a war with us in a week, they will Nuke America right off the planet.
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What does Jimmy Fallon know about China?
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The Torture Revelations: Why We MUST Act NOW
That representatives of us, the citizens of the United States of America were DIRECTED by senior members of the Bush Administration (Cheney, Rumsfeld, etc. and with Bush's full blessing) in secret meetings we now KNOW were held and chaired by … Continue reading
The Next Bush Rape of Privacy? Overhead Sensors To Monitor Us
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Just 3 Trillion Little Lies Later: Iraq
Not just three trillion dollars spent – in fact, I suspect the figure is more than four times that – but three trillion lies! Today, as we mark that dark mid-March day in 2003 when President Bush, complete with a … Continue reading
Speaking Of Torture, We Can "Do" It, But We Cannot Watch a Film Depicting It
As a sad and sick followup to my previous post re: torture, the Discovery Channel, which previously purchased the rights to broadcast an independent documentary – "Taxi to the Dark Side" that details the torture and death by American troops … Continue reading
Bush & Torture: Do It, Brag About Results, But Damn You If You Question It
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Mike Mukasey and the Justice Department: GonzoGate's Gonzales Clone?
Helen Thomas seems to think that the latest Bush fruit does not fall too far from the Tree of Ignorance from which all Bush-Cheney seedlings grow. God help us with all these attorneys general in Bushdom. At this rate, by … Continue reading
I, Spied: Words From John Edwards To Applaud
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Those Pesky Canadians Keep Calling Torture Torture
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More Proof That Cheney Is Absolutely Insane
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We've Already Had This Debate!
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Kit Bond: Waterboarding Isn't Torture; It's Like Swimming
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It Ain't No Watergate
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Lou Dobbs: Illegal Aliens Are Evil, Unless HE Hires Them
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Larry Craig's Past Comes Back To Bite Him – And Not Necessarily Just In An Airport Men's Room
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Nods to Australia For Ousting John Howard
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Congress Should NOT Pass Another Law On Torture
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Kucinich and Ramsey Clark: Resolution Against War With Iran
From Ramsey Clark, an appeal to action in advance of plans against war with Iran and acknowledging that Rep. – and Democratic presidential candidate – Dennis Kucinich's priority resolution to be presented on the floor tomorrow (Tuesday) calling for the … Continue reading


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Winter's 10 Percent Colder Temperatures Translating into Higher Total Home Heating Costs
January 22, 2013
Augusta, Maine – The Governor's Energy Office (GEO) conducted its weekly heating fuel price survey on Tuesday, January 22, 2013, and found the current statewide average cash price for No. 2 heating oil was $3.72 per gallon, up one cent from last week's price survey. The average kerosene price increased one cent as well, to $4.15 per gallon. Propane prices were unchanged from last week, holding at an average of $2.72 per gallon. Propane prices continue to be much lower than last year.
Maine's heavy reliance on oil for heating translates into high overall home heating costs for most Maine households. However, temperature also affects total costs. Temperature differences are measured using 'heating degree days', or HDD. Heating degree days are the extent to which the outside temperature differs from a base level (when heating isn't needed, e.g., 65 degrees). So, the colder the day, the higher the HDD, and, the more fuel needed to maintain a home's temperature. Last heating season's milder temperatures moderated costs somewhat, but this heating season is, thus far, more 'seasonably cold' than last year. HDD for the three month period from October to December 2012 was 10% higher than the same period in 2011. More information on a month by month basis, all the way back to 1895, can be found at: http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/temp-and-precip/time-series/index.php?parameter=hdd&month=12&year=2012&filter=1&state=17&div=0
More heating degree days mean higher heating costs for Maine households.
Using this week's average heating oil price ($3.72) and converting to a common heating unit value (million Btu), the price of fuel oil is at $26.82. This compares with an equivalent heating unit value for natural gas of $17.00 (at $1.70/therm); propane, $29.78 (at $2.72/gallon); wood pellets, $14.48 (at $239/ton); cord wood, $10.50 (at $210/cord) and electricity, $43.96 (at 15 cents per kwh). The electricity cost is for traditional baseboard heat. Electric heat pumps, a recent technological advancement, are much more efficient, so total energy costs are lower than oil, kerosene, or propane.
The GEO has a calculator on its web site that allows consumers to estimate home heating costs and price impacts of various energy sources. See http://www.maine.gov/energy/index.html
As of January 22, 2013
Heating Oil |
Statewide |
Southwest |
Central |
Eastern |
Western |
Northern |
Average |
3.72 |
3.67 |
3.76 |
3.76 |
3.64 |
3.84 |
High |
4.30 |
3.80 |
3.95 |
4.30 |
3.80 |
3.85 |
Low |
3.50 |
3.53 |
3.60 |
3.53 |
3.50 |
3.80 |
Kerosene |
4.15 |
4.14 |
4.22 |
4.13 |
4.09 |
4.24 |
Propane |
2.72 |
It is important to note that the price for heating oil is a statewide average, and that prices in a given geographic region of the state may be considerably higher or lower than this average. Within the Energy Office sample, the lowest actual heating oil price of $3.50 per gallon was recorded in only one region of the state. The highest price of $4.30 per gallon was also reported in only one region. Also, the statewide average price for propane is based on a use of at least 900 gallons a year. Households using propane just for cooking or hot water may pay a higher per gallon price. The table above provides current Maine cash prices in dollars rounded to the nearest penny.
Efficiency Maine links Maine homeowners and businesses with qualified, certified contractors who provide access to energy improvement options. For program details call 866-376-2463 or visit www.efficiencymaine.com.
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Lisa Smith
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System Builder Marathon, November 2008: The Articles
Here are links to each of the three articles in this month's System Builder Marathon (we'll update them as each story is published).
- Day 1: The $650 Gaming PC
- Day 2: The $1,250 Mid-Range PC
- Day 3: Performance and Value, Dissected
We got a lot of feedback from our last System Builder Marathon concerning the choice of words used to describe that $1,500 machine. A lot of readers just didn't think a water-cooled box priced at $1,500 could be called "mainstream," so we've taken this into consideration and lowered the price range a bit. We'll also be careful not to reuse that naughty term this time around, since it seems to be such a subjective word. Instead, with this builder's eye toward great bang-for-the-buck performance coupled with high overclocking expectations, we're calling it the "enthusiast" system.
With plenty of requests steering us clear from water-cooling and luxury components, like $180 cases, we've re-focused on good value-oriented performance parts, spec'd a good air cooler, and decided to leave the luxurious extras to you folks for this mid-range $1,250 machine.
We even went to the forums to get some feedback as to the direction our readers would like to see us take the $1,250 system. So let's see how this month's components stack up:
Component | Model | Price (USD) |
CPU | Intel Core 2 Duo E8500 | 190 |
CPU Cooler | Xigmatek HDT-S1283 (& ACK-I7751 Retention Bracket) | 42 |
Motherboard | DFI LanParty X38-T2R | 175 |
RAM | PNY XLR8 2 x 4GB | 60 |
Graphics | Powercolor Radeon 4870 X2 | 529 |
Hard Drives | Western Digital Caviar black 640GB 32 MB cache | 85 |
Sound | Integrated | 0 |
Network | Integrated Gigabit Networking | 0 |
Case | Antec Three Hundred | 55 |
Power | Antec Neo 650W | 90 |
Optical | LITE-ON 20X DVD±R SATA Model iHAS120-04 | 24 |
Total Price | $1,250 |
- System Builder Marathon: The Enthusiast's System
- CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo E8500
- Motherboard, Cooler, And Memory
- Hard Drive And Case
- Power Supply, Optical Drive, and Video Card
- Assembly and Overclocking
- Test System And Benchmarks
- Benchmark Results: Synthetics
- Application Benchmarks: Media Encoding
- Application Benchmarks: 2D and 3D Rendering
- Application Benchmarks: Productivity
- Game Benchmarks: First-Person Shooters
- Game Benchmarks: Real-Time Strategy
- Conclusion
0Anonymous , 28 November 2008 03:18Wow!
The 1 GHZ overclock makes a massive performance leap
Time to overclock my pathetic amd 4200 and ati x1300 -
0Anonymous , 28 November 2008 09:00Great work folks, much appreciated.
Ray -
0mi1ez , 28 November 2008 16:01Much better than last time.
0ukctstrider , 28 November 2008 16:10Is it just me that's sick and tired of these imported articles for the UK site?
Can we have a system built from parts ordered from UK suppliers with UK prices please! -
0waxdart , 28 November 2008 19:45ukctstrider > I don't think they could afford it!.
Just change the $ to a £ and you'll be about right. (sadly)
0Anonymous , 2 December 2008 19:50Just built a system up from a UK site and price came to £880 inc VAT. The system didn't have an X38 only a P38 however as i couldn't get X38's from this site and the X48's were expensive. The price did however include a Seasonic S12 power supply, 1TB of disc space and a £50 CPU cooler.


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VIA Technologies takes the blue pill.
I actually had some issues when unichrome.sf.net was first created in Q2 2004. Some commit emails would get caught by the sf.net spamfilter. There was an interesting struct in this headerfile.
A quick grep of VIAs current codedrops does not show much of an improvement. The same structs name is now preceded with "NEW".
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greektomi - 10:52 pm on Mar 1, 2002 (gmt 0)
I have heard that called an advertorial and I think the name fits. Well written advertorials and personal endorsements will almost always outperform plain text links and banner advertisements IMO. Greektomi P.S. I think an affiliate marketing forum would be a great idea and I have posted in the webmasterworld community forum accordingly. I really appreciate the response to this thread and it has helped me to focus more clearly on certain ideas I have had. It has also given me some new food for thought. :)
Once the topic (theme) is fleshed out, then its easier to construct content laden marketing pieces that have a good shot at ranking well.


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Newest Review: ... a slightly abrasive and noisy pop-rock triumph. Without a doubt, one of the best of her career. The theme is continued on 'Judas', which i... more
Things Certainly Get Decemberish Here!
My December - Kelly Clarkson
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My December - Kelly Clarkson
Date: 26/06/09
Advantages: Very strong lyrics and vocals, consistant music wise
Disadvantages: Not a lot of mainstream material, few dull moments
Writing the follow up to such a huge record, is always difficult and most artists tend to fail though Kelly Clarkson decided to build on the foundations already laid down on 'Breakaway' and produce something that was more what she wanted. The result is her third studio album released back in the summer of 2007 - 'My December'.
Clarkson is notorious for using gritty guitar rifts and overdramatic lyrics and vocals in her song surrounded by storming beats and infectious melodies. There's definitely a twinge of Alanis Morrisette when listening to 'My December' and opening track 'Never Again' is just a storm of pure venom from start to finish. The track is poisonous with eerie harmonies and Clarkson's vocals oozing with rage. She has the ability to convey her emotions through her singing and 'Never Again' showcases this fantastically. It's a rather morbid start to a record that is only going to get darker.
There's still faint traces of her old mainstream style on the record though these don't have the same impact as 'Since U Been Gone' for instance. 'One Word' is a very bouncy record but it feels like the vocals are all over the place and don't really fit with the melody. The song tries too hard to be cheerful and Clarkson doesn't really capture that in her singing. On the other hand, 'Don't Waste Your Time', is a simple, run of the mill, radio friendly pop tune that has a great middle eight and a very effective chorus. It seems out of place with most of the moody endeavours on 'My December' but is a wonderful track in its own right with very deep and throught provoking lyrics.
Clarkson has co-written all of the tracks on the album and lyrically she has also progressed massively. Gone are the child-like, rhyme fueled words that paved 'Breakaway' and replacing them is maturity and pain. 'Sober' is a gorgeous piano led number that highlights the vulnerability and emotion in her face. The melody churns away in the background becoming larger and larger until it just explodes. It's a wonderful piece of music that is a credit to Clarkson's talent. Lyrically and musically it is my favourite song on the album and was a very refreshing antidote to the noisy and messy arrangment that plagued previous track 'Hole'.
Getting fruity with the biblical references 'Judas' is an effective and pulsing piece of music that has a rather upbeat sound to it even though it's driven by Clarkson's latest bout of angst and hurt. She knows how to make a song as melodramatic and as deep as she possibly can. Happy puppies don't sell - pain is where it's at and Clarkson is on fine form when she's venting her issues.
Despite the similar vibe throughout much of the record, each track has its own distinct feel which is very refreshing. 'Haunted' sounds like a middle of the road Evanescence clone, complete with screeching vocals in the chorus and gothic and moody undertones that tiwl their way around the melody and unleash the dark beats of the song. In contrast 'Maybe' is a rather dull, acoustic number and is one of the album's poorer moments. Clarkson wears her heart on her sleeve with the track but it's just not felt as much as previous offerings on the album.
Final track 'Irvine' is a much better example of an acoustic led track. The lyrics blend perfectly with Clarkson's voice. The emotion oozing from her vocals is just spot on and whilst musically the track isn't up to much, it's just a further testament to the huge journey she has traveled since the release of 'Breakaway'.
'My December' is a credit to Kelly Clarkson's talent as her voice is just brilliant on every track here. There a lot of duds and if mainstream music is your thing, you will find yourself alienated here. Clarkson has evolved her already exisisting sound to create something stronger and more concreate and it not only exposes her vulnerability but also shows her progression as an artist and the ability to move outside of the box that made her so huge. 'My December' is definitely a career gamble though it works very well in my opinion. It's a record of confliction and mixed opinions, of amazing choices and some extremely awful ones. Until you listen to yourself you're not going to be able to decide whether or not this is the record for you. I reccomend searching for the album on iTunes and listening to the clips if you're still left unsure after reading this review.
Complete tracklisting:
01 - Never Again
02 - One Minute
03 - Hole
04 - Sober
05 - Don't Waste Your Time
06 - Judas
07 - Haunted
08 - Be Still
09 - Maybe
10 - How I Feel
11 - Yeah
12 - Can I Have A Kiss
13 - Irvine
Summary: The third studio album from Kelly Clarkson


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The content: This is the only public course entirely focused on LCM in the later stages of a pharmaceutical's lifecycle. The content is based on the expertise Dr. Neal Hansen built through his numerous consulting assignments for pharma companies in the area of LCM, which culminated in a book he co-authored with Dr Tony Ellery (ex-Novartis): Pharmaceutical Lifecycle Management - Making the Most of Each and Every Brand published by Wiley and Sons in mid-2012. Neal enriches his course with insightful recommendations he has drawn from working on pharma LCM solutions, in a format that fosters interaction and learning.
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Medical Director Portfolio Optimization, Strategic Medical Affairs Abbott France testimonial Project Manager Abbott Ireland New Products Manager Almirall Spain Senior Manager Strategic Planning Amgen Switzerland Senior Brand Director Astellas UK testimonial Senior Director of European Marketing Astellas UK Global Brand Manager AstraZeneca UK testimonial Senior Product Manager AstraZeneca Romania Project & Portfolio Manager - Renal Europe Baxter Belgium Global Brand Manager Bayer Schering Pharma Germany Portfolio Commercial Strategy Manager Eli Lilly Italy testimonial Commercial Manager Esteve Spain Head of Business Development GlaxoSmithKline Germany Senior Vice President Grünenthal Germany testimonial Head of Global Brands - Life Cycle Management Grünenthal Germany testimonial Sn. Manager, Product Management; Commercial Operations Helsinn Switzerland testimonial Global Brand Manager Intendis Germany VP Portfolio Management Ipsen France Director Strategic Planning Janssen-Cilag France Vice President Marketing Kowa Pharmaceuticals UK Strategy Manager LEO Pharma Denmark testimonial International Brand Manager Lundbeck Denmark Head of LCM Department Merck Santé France testimonial Executive Director R&D Operations Merz Germany Global Brand Manager Merz Germany testimonial Marketing Communications Manager MSD Switzerland testimonial Regional Marketing Lead MSD Switzerland testimonial Global Head Brand Vigilance Novartis Italy testimonial LCM Director Novartis Switzerland testimonial International Product Manager Novo Nordisk Denmark testimonial Managing Director - Dermatology & Cosmetics Pierre Fabre Germany Senior International Medical Leader a.i. Roche Switzerland Medical Affairs Manager Schering Plough Belgium International Marketing Director Servier France Global Brand Director Sobi Sweden testimonial Marketing Manager Solvay Romania testimonial Global Product Director Cardiology Solvay Switzerland Senior International Medical Affairs Manager Takeda Switzerland testimonial Senior Director RA Global Medical Affairs Immunology UCB Belgium testimonial Marketing Manager CNS UCB Belgium
The course starts on day 1 at 09:30h with a welcome coffee and ends on day 2 at 16:00h.
Day 1 – Managing Patent Expiry
Introduction & Scope of the Day
Understanding Product Maturity – What Happens at Patent Expiry?
- What defines product maturity?
- Market forces shaping the landscape for late stage LCM.
- What happens at patent expiry – exploring the world.
- Generic company strategies – what are their goals?
- Defining success in late stage LCM – what are our goals?
Breakout Exercise – Predicting Life After Patent Expiry
- Exploring factors shaping the likely impact of patent expiry.
- Exercise to explore different patent expiry scenarios.
Preparing for Patent Expiry - Differentiating in an Undifferentiated World
- Drivers of differentiation in a mature world.
- Clinical differentiation – what is still possible?
- Focus on unmet needs – what can we do?
- New indications – can they work?
- Reformulations – what is needed for success?
- Fixed dose combinations – when can they work?
Breakout Exercise – Assessing Preparedness for Patent Expiry
- Evaluation of hypothetical patent expiry preparedness plans
- Exercise to refine and improve plans
Commercial Success – Where, When and How to Compete in a Generic World
- Understanding the drivers of competition in a generic world.
- Where and when to compete.
- Pricing and contracting strategies.
- Authorised and own generic strategies.
- Rx to OTC switching.
Breakout Exercise – Selecting the Best Tactics to Compete
- Exploration of potential tactical approaches to late stage LCM
- Case study-based prioritisation and planning
Final Discussion & Closing of Day 1
Day 2 – Organising for Success and Winning with Established Brands
Organising for Success – The Right Process, the Right People
- Organisational must haves – building success.
- Structuring for success – lessons from the industry.
- Planning for success – what makes a good LCM plan.
- From plan to action – realising success for your brands.
Beyond Patent Expiry – Managing Established Brands
- Managing a mature brands portfolio – what to keep and what to drop?
- To withdraw or not – discontinue, divest or de-prioritise?
- Building a portfolio – expansion strategies to drive growth.
- Portfolio-based LCM prioritisation – acting in the best interest of the whole…
Breakout Exercise – Portfolio Management for Established Brands
- Exercise to explore portfolio management
- Case study for investment and divestment
Priority Established Brands – How Can You Drive Growth?
- Drivers of success for established brands.
- Tactical levers – what is still viable?
- Promotion for established brands – making it cost-effective.
- Convincing the organisation – building the business case.
The Future for Late Stage Lifecycle Management
- A picture of the world in 2020.
- The role of established brands in 2020.
- A vision of success and the pathway for Pharma.
Final Discussion & Closing
Neal is the Managing Director of Hansen Strategy, an independent consulting business focused on advising and facilitating superior decision making in lifecycle management and brand strategy. Neal has worked with many of the leading pharmaceutical and biotech companies, supporting pipeline, in-line and established brand planning, with a focus on competitive simulations, late stage LCM and emerging markets. Prior to establishing Hansen Strategy, Neal was the Global Director of Healthcare Consulting within the Informa Group, leading both Phasic Strategy and Datamonitor Healthcare Consulting. In this role and his previous role as the European Head of Consulting for Wood Mackenzie, Neal led commercial assessment, scenario planning and war gaming projects for numerous top tier and mid-cap pharmaceutical companies in Europe, the US and Japan.
Earlier in his career, Neal held various senior roles within Datamonitor including Lead Consultant and Lead Analyst for Strategic and Company Intelligence.
In 2012, he co-authored "Pharmaceutical Lifecycle Management: Making the Most of Each and Every Brand" and has previously authored several in-depth analyses on strategic issues affecting the pharmaceutical industry, focusing on lifecycle management, pharmaceutical sales force strategies, competitive dynamics in mature and emerging markets and the changing nature of the global generics sector. He has chaired and spoken at numerous conferences in the field of lifecycle management and the changing nature of the generics industry. His work has featured in Scrip, The Economist and The Wall Street Journal.
Neal holds a PhD in Pharmacology (University of Cambridge), and a MA in Natural Sciences (University of Cambridge).
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"Very practical course, with many real life examples. Neal has a wealth of experience and provides great inspiration and basics for different approaches and strategies. Highly recommended!"
Susanne Beyer, Global Head Brand Vigilance, Novartis - Italy (November 2013)
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Global Brand Manager, Merz – Germany (November 2012)
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François Boer, Medical Director Portfolio Optimization, Strategic Medical Affairs, Abbott – France (November 2012)
"A very good overview of a complex area. The flowcharts and examples in the presentations are easy to apply to your own situation."
Magnus Fastmarken, Global Brand Director, Sobi – Sweden (November 2012)
"This seminar gives a very comprehensive insight into the importance of lifecycle management, the strategic options as well as the tactical implementation."
Ronald Rops, Regional Marketing Lead, MSD – Switzerland (November 2012)
"Comprehensive commercially focused overview of late stage LCM. Neal Hansen is not only a very interesting speaker, he was also very responsive when I e-mailed him a question after the course. I have already started discussing some of the topics covered in the course and how we can use that knowledge within our team to provide the best tactics to the markets. Overall, Late Stage Pharma Lifecycle Management was a very informative and useful course."
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Below are testimonials from past participants of the Optimizing Brand Lifecycle Management Strategies course, which was Neal Hansen's LCM course up to end 2011:
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Susan Wood, Senior Brand Director, Astellas – UK
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Francesca Drake, Global Brand Manager, AstraZeneca - UK
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Killian Duffner, Senior Vice President, Grünenthal - Germany
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Philippe Ghem, Head of Global Brands - Life Cycle Management, Grünenthal - Germany
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Kevin Palmer, European Marketing Manager - Analgesics, Mundipharma International - UK
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Iulia Radau, Business Development Director, AstraZeneca – Romania
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Troels Sorensen, Senior Director RA, Global Medical Affairs Immunology, UCB – Belgium
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Marc Bouiller, Lifecycle Management Strategy Leader, Novartis - Switzerland
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Ionut Taranu, Marketing Manager, Solvay – Romania
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Massimo Tosi, Senior Manager Product Management and Commercial Operations, Helsinn – Switzerland
"The seminar gave me a very useful overview of a number of lifecycle management strategies - and I particularly enjoyed Dr. Tijana Ignjatovic's overview of the current situation within bio-similars as well as the interesting discussions amongst the participants."
Kirsten Walter, International Product Manager, Novo Nordisk - Denmark
"The LCM course was really great for me as I worked both on the generics and originators side. My career will definitely benefit from the many ideas and expertise shared at this course."
Korhan Firat, Product Manager, Sandoz - Turkiye
"The 'Pharma Lifecyle Management Seminar' fulfilled all my expectations by providing a very accurate analysis of all possible strategic options to be envisaged for any drug product. In particular, presentations held by Dr. Neal Hansen and Dr. Tony Ellery, based on real cases, addressed key issues and provided pertinent solutions to be potentially envisaged for future LCM projects."
Eric Teillaud, Head of LCM department, Merck Santé - France
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Louis Andre Villeneuve, International Product Manager, Novo Nordisk - Denmark
"An excellent opportunity to learn and discuss about best practices and the future trends of one of the most challenging topics for the Pharmaceutical Industry nowadays."
Mercedes Diz, New Products Manager, Almirall - Spain
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Marion Bock, (Former) Regional Commercial Affairs Director, Astellas Pharma Europe - Germany
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The Regent Cinema was opened on 21st October 1935 with Leslie Howard in "The Scarlet Pimpernel". Described as 'South Shields' Super Luxury Cinema', it was built for and operated by the independent chain Thompson's Enterprises Ltd. of Middlesbrough.
The Regent Cinema had a fully equipped stage, with fly tower, which was put to good use over the years.
It was closed in September 1966, and immediately was converted into a Mecca Bingo Club, which still operates in 2010.
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Go in every Tuesday for bingo.they have disconnected alllights in circle.and not doing any maintenance.leak in roof if not fixed dampness in circle walls and timer mailed to ceiling to stop ceiling collapsing greedy when they make good Profit but let old clubs which made them rich die
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Superstar will smith rages against the machines in this mind-blowing, sci-fi action thriller! In the year 2035, technology and robots are a trusted part of everyday life. But that trust is broken when a scientist (James Cromwell) is found dead and a cynical detective (Smith) believes that as advanced robot may be responsible.
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A mahoud is an elephant handler and trainer. Back in December I wanted to do this Mahoud course. You can learn how to do that in Chiang Mai. I always liked elephants, so wanted to give this a go. Then I went on a day trip that included riding elephants with those throne-like seats on top. And after having a half dozen elephant trunks come at me, I …
24 februari vertrokken we met het vliegtuig richting Chiang Mai, in het noorden van Thailand. Gedaan met zon, zee,strand. De stad straalt enorm veel gezelligheid uit! Overal marktjes, sfeerlicht, muziek. Geweldig! De eerste avond gingen we meteen naar de nightmarket, de bekendste markt in Chiang Mai. Het afdingen kon beginnen :-). Voor Wouter en …
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Sunday morning I went to the Siam Rice cooking course. I was picked up at 9 am in a Songteaw, which is a red vehicle that serves as the informal commuter transport in Chiang Mai. Inside, I joined a group of other backpackers and we chatted on our way to the first stop, the local market. Here we got to meet Pong, an exuberant 20 something Thai local …
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Well, I can't believe it's over. I wrapped up my internship with great success and left FHI with an agreement to continue consulting for them on an as-needed basis throughout the school year. FHI bid me adieu with a surprise cake and closing remarks, many thank yous all around, and in a flash my 10 weeks were done and I walked out the door of the …
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... t be doing that. You can disagree if you'd like. I don't care. So what's next? Well. I've decided to do a giant loop. I'll take a quick 3 hour bus to Chiang Rai on Tuesday and stay there for however long, then the plan is to take a slow boat along the river into Laos to Luang Prabang, takes 2-3 days on the boat. From Luang Prabang I plan to make my way to Siem Riep in Cmabodia to see Angkor Wat, then perhaps if there's time back into Thailand to visit an Island before ...
Super friendly staff, loads of trip brochures to pick from, good restaurant. Most of the staff speaks English well enough to avoid communication issues. They can even cater to dietary special requests, i.e. replacements of ingredients. Simple fan-equipped dorm, mattress too soft for my taste. The bathroom was not cleaned once in the 4 days I was there. Since it wasn't busy, it wasn't super gross. But that is the one thing that needs to change there! Not cool. All else was fine, I felt comfortable and would return.
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J.P. Morgan Sued on Mortgage Bonds: New York's top prosecutor opened a new front in efforts to hold banks accountable for the financial crisis by filing a civil lawsuit against J.P. Morgan Chase & Co., alleging widespread fraud by the company's Bear Stearns unit in the sale of mortgage-backed securities.
Manhattan Choices Narrow: The number of apartments listed for sale in Manhattan shrunk to the lowest level in seven years, creating yet another challenge for would-be buyers, market reports say.
Office Market Stagnates on Soft Hiring: Companies added office space at a slow pace in the third quarter, leaving vacancies in U.S. office markets at high levels amid sluggish growth in the labor force.
Success Breeds Broker Brawl Over Firm: Hundreds of Manhattan brokers have moved on to a new type of real-estate firm that allows the brokers to keep full commission payments for themselves, in exchange for low monthly fees and preset transaction charges.
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German court blocks Galaxy Tab 10.1 sales across most of the EU (Updated)
The indispensable Florian Müller at FOSS Patents relays a report from the German dpa news agency (translated version): sources close to the Apple-Samsung patent dispute in Europe say that a district court in Düsseldorf has issued an injunction barring sales of the Galaxy Tab 10.1 across the entire European Union, with the exception of the Netherlands. This follows last week's official postponement of the Tab's Australian launch due to the local version of the same infringement claims.
It may seem odd that an injunction in Germany could impact the entire EU, but a cursory reading of the relevant case law seems to support that -- we're inquiring with actual lawyers to find out. Also odd, though, is the fact that dpa cites Reuters as a source for this story, but there does not seem to be a corresponding Reuters piece out there. We'll keep an ear out. The Telegraph has a few more details. [The reference to Reuters was a mistranslation on our part, our apologies. –Ed.]
Apple's complaint is before the ITC, which could have much wider effects in the long run -- although the lead time on a resolution is also much longer.
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Highway, the upcoming Nepali film produced by Aadi Productions in association with a New York-based company, Louverture Films
Highway, the upcoming Nepali drama film directed by Deepak Rauniyar and written by Kedar Sharma, Khagendra Lamichhane and Deepak Rauniyar, himself
Chapali Height, the 2012 Nepali adult certified thriller movie based on sex psychology
Ajambari Naataa (Nepali: अजम्बरी नाता), the successful 2008 Nepali film directed by Pradip Shrestha, starring Rajesh Hamal, Niruta Singh, Shree Krishna and Rekha Thapa
Ajambari Naataa (Nepali: अजम्बरी नाता), the 2008 Nepali film directed by Pradip Shrestha, starring Rajesh Hamal, Niruta Singh, Shree Krishna and Rekha Thapa
Basanti (translation: Spring), the 2000 Nepali romantic film directed by Neer Shah
Maitighar (Nepali: माइतिघर) (meaning birth home of a girl), the classic 1966 Nepali film directed by B.S. Thapa
Mero Best Friend, the upcoming Nepali movie based on the grounds of friendship and violence
Sano Sansar (translation: Small World), the 2008 Nepali romantic comedy film directed by Alok Nembang
Prem Pinda, the successful 1995 Nepali film directed by Yadav Kharel and produced by actor Neer Shah
Pareni Maya Jalaima (also: Pare Ni Maya Jalaima (Nepal) alternative transliteration and Undone by Love (International: English title), the 2004 movie filmed 80% in Hong Kong with the remaining shoots done in various parts of Nepal
(In Nepali:न्गैन् न्घोन्) Ngain Nghon (My Fate), the award-winning Gurung language film directed by Mr. Bhoj Bahadur Gurung
Kagbeni, the 2008 Nepali movie, adopted from W. W. Jacobs' 1902 horror short story The Monkey's Paw
Dharmaa 2010 Nepali film directed by Dipendra K. khanal, starring Manisha Koirala, Rajesh Hamal, Nikhil Upreti and others
Badal Paree aka Beyond the Clouds (International: English title), the 2001 Nepali film directed by Ugyen Chhopel
Dharmaa, the 2010 Nepali film directed by Dipendra K. khanal, starring Manisha Koirala, Rajesh Hamal, Nikhil Upreti and others
Kusume Rumal (translation: Scarlet Handkerchief), the 1985 Nepali romantic film directed by Tulasi Ghimire
Kanchhi, the 1984 Nepali film directed by B.S. Thapa and produced by Bhagawan Das Shrestha
Je Bho Ramrai Bho (in Nepali:जे भो राम्रै भो), the 2003 Nepali film directed by Hari Bansha Acharya
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Don't let Kansas bigots or Brownback see these gay marriage numbers
When it comes to gay/same-sex marriage, Gov. Sam Brownback agrees with other bigots in Kansas: He's against it.
On Thursday the governor said state voters resolved the issue in 2005, approving a state constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage.
The margin: 70 percent voted for the ban, 30 percent opposed.
Brownback emphasized that he personally backs a federal law against gay marriage.
But let's take a closer look at this issue.
Notice when Kansas voters made that decision: It was eight Aprils ago.
Hmm, has the country's position on gay marriage changed since then?
Yes, and not by a little. By a lot.
Take the average yes/no vote on the issue, according to six Gallup polls taken back in 2004 and 2005.
Only 33 percent of Americans favored gay marriage, and 62 percent opposed, with the rest undecided.
That's a large "no" vote from Americans about the same time Kansans also shouted "no," going to the polls to approve the constitutional amendment against gay marriage.
Now take a look at the average margin of five polls on the issue taken in 2013.
My, how times have changed.
Now, 52 percent of Americans approve of same-sex marriage. That's up 19 percentage points in less than a decade.
Wait, what was that 2005 Kansas vote again?
Only 30 percent approved of gay marriage back then. And if you add 19 percentage points to that figure, you get this conclusion:
It's possible that 49 percent of Kansans may go to the polls to support same-sex marriage.
Now I'm sure red-staters in Kansas, along with Brownback, don't think the margin would be that close at all.
Maybe, maybe not.
So here's an idea: If Brownback is so sure the matter has been settled, why not let the people of Kansas show him how right he is - and put it up for a vote later this year or in 2014.
So everybody who is against gay marriage is a bigot. Let's have a few more of those columns about why we can't have a respectful dialogue or "work together" to "find compromise."
It's good to know that until about two weeks ago Claire McCaskill was a bigot. Or that our President was, vociferously, a bigot until an election campaign made him rethink it. Oh, and Hillary. Let's not forget Hillary who is now a recently reformed bigot. Or Bill, who signed DOMA.
And of course even by YTA's math, there are more bigots in Kansas than are not.
This column would have been asinine without calling half the country 'bigots'. I've said before that this columnist is part of the problem, not the solution. He and his kind are the reason people can't stand to be in the same room with each other. I give you exhibit #453.
Matt - you should know by now that the same rules don't apply to Yeal and his progressive friends down at the Star. They get that bully pulpit and they like to use it.
Actually, the bigotry is against those of us who agree with the Christian and Biblical values that marriage is between one man and one woman, and that homosexual avtivity is wrong and sinful. The "gay" and extreme environmental movements are bringing down the country. The abomination of so-called same sex marriage is speeding up the destruction. They are also now trying to destroy the Boy Scouts. Got to squash the last vestiges of morality. Thank you. Mark Robertson Independence
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I resent the comment that those of us who are against the redefinition of marriage are bigots. This is the typical name calling that most liberals turn to when people disagree with their left-leaning liberal agendas. I have no personal discrimination against gays, which include gay men or women. What I do have an issue with is redefining matrimony. Men and women have been joining as a couple for centuries, long before the US government or any other government was involved. Matrimony is a sacrament in the Catholic religion and is similar in many other religions and societies. We should always remember that laws are passed to uphold morals and ethics in our society. Many societies allow multiple marriages or men having more than one wife, or stoning women who commit adultery. The USA have our own laws based on our morals and standards, if the minorities want some other standing, they need to fight to change other laws regarding how the government treat couples who wish to live together as a "union" Pass Civil Union laws, do not change the definition of marriage.
"I have no personal discrimination against gays"
….. just their civil rights.
First, we're not talking about a religious sacramental marriage. We're talking about a civil marriage in law. Secondly men & men and women & women have been joining as couples for eons too.
Bigot: a person who is obstinately or intolerantly devoted to his or her own opinions and prejudices; especially : one who regards or treats the members of a group (as a racial or ethnic group) with hatred and intolerance.
This is not a bad word. It is a descriptive word and is appropriate for describing people who are obstinately devoted to their own opinions and prejudices regarding who should be eligible to receive the 100+ CIVIL (not religious or moral) rights accorded to married couples. Obviously, allowing my friends (who are highschool sweethearts, "married" for nearly 2 decades, raising 3 adopted kids) to file jointly as a married couple or to make ICU room decisions for each other is not going to cause some great moral decline.
Religious entities provide a framework for weddings. Legal entities provide a framework for civil rights. What we're talking about here is the legal definition of marriage, which has been re-defined many times in our history. Remember when allowing folks of different races was argued against with the same morality-based logic? We re-defined marriage then and we need to do it again. Our founding fathers would want us to.