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The Berlin Definition, a new characterization of ARDS, improves upon the American-European Consensus Conference definition adopted 18 years ago, according to researchers.
SAN FRANCISCO—A new definition of ARDS was presented at the American Thoracic Society (ATS) 2012 International Conference.
The Berlin Definition, as the new definition is known, is the result of a consensus process initiated by the European Society of Intensive Care Medicine and endorsed by the American Thoracic Society and the Society of Critical Care Medicine.
Characterizing the new definition was an evolution rather than a revolution in the understanding of ARDS, said Niall D. Ferguson, MD, MSc, of the Department od Medicine, University Health Network and Mount Sinai Hospital, and the Interdepartmental Division of Critical Care Medicine, University of Toronto.
"We specifically set out to tweak our existing definition and to make some improvements to the American-European Consensus Conference (AECC) definition—which we have been using for the last 18 years. But we also wanted to maintain links to that definition so that we would be able to interpret previous research."
Co-presenting at the ATS conference was Gordon D. Rubenfeld, MD, MSc, of the Interdepartmental Division of Critical Care Medicine at the University of Toronto. The Task Force's findings also were published in the June 20 JAMA.
The Need for an Update
Widely used by clinical researchers and clinicians, the AECC definition had helped advance the field of both research and clinical care in ARDS. However, over time, a number of issues became evident. Among these were the lack of a precise definition of the term acute, the sensitivity of PaO2 /fraction of inspired oxygen (FiO2) to different ventilator settings, inconsistencies in the interpretation of chest radiographs based on the AECC criterion, and problems differentiating hydrostatic edema.
"We tried to keep these issues in mind as we were updating the definition and I think we made a number of improvements in some of these areas," Ferguson said. "We now have a specific definition of acute onset. The term acute lung injury has been eliminated, and we have three mutually exclusive categories of mild, moderate, and severe ARDS," he added.
The draft Berlin Definition was evaluated empirically via a meta-analysis of four large multicenter cohorts of patients with a total of 4,188 ARDS patients classified by the AECC definition and three single center cohorts with 269 patients.
"It was a very heterogeneous group reflective of a variety of different clinical settings," said Rubenfeld. "The data were collected over a fairly long period of time, and patients had a mean age of 54 years, with a predominance of males. Pulmonary sepsis was the number one cause of ARDS, followed by nonpulmonary sepsis, trauma, and other causes. Overall mortality was about 34%."
The analysis also examined four ancillary variables for severe ARDS: radiographic severity, respiratory system compliance (≤ 40 mL/cm H2O), PEEP (≥ 10 cm H2O), and corrected expired volume per minute (≥ 10 L/minute). These variables did not increase predictive validity for mortality and therefore were not included in the definition.
"But we absolutely believe these are important physiologic variables for clinicians to understand as they're managing patients," Rubenfeld said.
Final Draft
In the final draft, a minimum level of PEEP or continuous positive' airway pressure (CPAP) of 5 cm H2O or higher was established across all levels to mitigate the Pao2 /Fio2 inconsistencies that occur with various ventilator settings. Acute onset was defined as occurring within one week of a known clinical insult or new or worsening respiratory symptoms, and the chest imaging criteria were defined as bilateral opacities that are not fully explained by effusions, lobar/lung collapse, or nodules. The origin of edema was defined as respiratory failure not fully explained by cardiac failure or fluid overload, with a need for an objective assessment with echocardiography to exclude hydrostatic edema if no risk factor is present. ARDS severity was defined as follows:
• Mild—200 mm Hg < PaO2 /FiO2 ≤ 300 mm Hg with PEEP or CPAP ≥ 5 cm H2O
• Moderate—100 mm Hg < PaO2 /FiO2 ≤ 200 mm Hg with PEEP ≥ 5 cm H2O
• Severe—PaO2 /FiO2 ≤ 100 mm Hg with PEEP ≥ 5 cm H2O.
The final Berlin Definition has a better predictive validity for mortality than the AECC definition, the researchers said. Furthermore the Task Force's combining of consensus discussion with empirical evaluation may serve as a paradigm for the creation of more accurate, evidence-based critical illness syndrome definitions in the future.
"This is the first study we are aware of that combined an a priori consensus building process with an empiric evaluation and patient-level meta-analysis in a single iterative process," noted Rubenfeld.
—Laurel McKee Ranger
Suggested Reading
The ARDS Definition Task Force. Acute respiratory distress syndrome: The Berlin Definition. JAMA. 2012;307(23):2526-2533.


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Crime is on a lot of minds on Savannah's southside with two recent murders and many more break ins in Windsor Forest.
"I don't feel safe, most of these people don't feel safe," Commissioner Lori Brady said at the meeting.
Alderman Tony Thomas was quick to also question the police.
"I'm very concerned about the two murders that have occurred and I appreciate the tips and all the hard work but there are four murders in Windsor Forest that have not been solved yet. Where are the resources?" Thomas asked the crowd.
Newly appointed southside Captain Dean Fagerstrom gave a presentation to the packed room highlighting what the department is doing to fight crime.
"This is my opportunity to tell them what is going on as far as crime and at the same time they can tell me what the issues are," Captain Fagerstrom said.
Some of the presentation centered around the murder of college student Rebecca Foley in January.
Investigators told the crowd they have no suspects, no witnesses, and very little to go on.
"I don't think I'm against the police. Someone has to voice that there is an issue with policing in this community," Alderman Thomas said.
Police were quick to talk with people who expressed issues after the meeting.
"I'm looking forward to giving Captain Fagerstrom a chance. I think he will do great things," one resident said at the end of the meeting.
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The world has a love affairwith itself. Armed with Facebook, Twitter, and blogs, we think of ourselves as mini celebrities, and we use consumption and technology to convince our friends that this facade is who we are. Veneer illustrates that consumption is more than just acquiring more stuff; it is a potentially dangerous mindseta mindset turning everything, even people, into products. According to authors Timothy Willard and R. Jason Locy, there is evidence of consumption in all channels of cultureeven the church. Most Christian commentators suggest that the church should speak the language of the congregants. Willard and Locy suggest the opposite approach: if congregants are steeped in a culture of consumption, the church should not speak their language at all. Veneer encourages the church to become a refreshing voice amidst a veneered world, inviting you to lead an unveneered life of freedom, honesty, and beauty. Taking on an original concept that addresses the potential dangers of consumption and technology, Veneer speaks to many Christians who are unsure how to live with true meaning among the ever-changing trends and technology our culture offers.
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Throughout this process, the reader is challenged to examine their own thoughts and decisions against the character and person of God. Willard and Locy masterfully display the simplicity of life in a way that highlights the greatness and majesty of God while revealing the flaws and garishness of what passes for "acceptable societal norms."
Although a voracious reader, I rarely read a book in one sitting. Veneer stands out in that regard. I literally could not put it down, and devoured the 260+ pages while waiting for my sons to complete their swim team practice! My eyes raced from page to page, my heart responding to the truths found within God's Word as explained by the authors. More passages were highlighted and pages turned down for further contemplation in this book than in any other of similar size.
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Valentine's Day, Feb. 14, is a day that we celebrate love. It is a day we buy candy, flowers, jewelry and gifts for the significant others in our life. Many Valentine's Day cards are sent to that special person and candle lit dinners in a secluded restaurant are also another romantic way to say, "I love you."
Love is what also prompts a marriage proposal. The words, "Will you marry me?" go right along with, "I love you."
The age-old tradition of asking for a hand in marriage has been said and done in many unique ways. The Progress went on a search to find out some of those unique situations. Here are some of the stories from our readers.
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The number of uninsured Minnesotans has fallen by nearly 41 percent since September, largely due to the federal Affordable Care Act, University of Minnesota researchers said Wednesday.
About 180,000 Minnesotans gained health insurance as a result of the law, mainly through enrollments in government-sponsored coverage such as Medical Assistance and MinnesotaCare, according to the university's State Health Access Data Assistance Center. The sign-ups dropped the rate of uninsured Minnesotans from 8.2 percent to 4.9 percent.
The study findings also suggest employers didn't dump their health plans and force workers to buy their own.
Most Minnesotans get their insurance through work. The study found the number of people in employer-sponsored plans declined by only about 6,000, a decline of two tenths of 1 percent.
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Not All Cross-Sector Initiatives Are The Same
This summer, I had the good fortune of participating in the UnSectored Working Group focusing on refining UnSectored's vision and mission. We reflected on the first six months of UnSectored and shared ideas about what it could look like in its second year.
After coffee shop, living room, and backyard conversations that brought us together to share our suggested edits to documents that Jeff was good enough to draft and redraft, we got to a clear articulation of what we do and our values. The task was not as simple as thinking about how to describe what we do. It became an ongoing discussion about what UnSectored should be.
For those of you new to this site, UnSectored is, "a community of people who believe that social change is the responsibility of all individuals, organizations and sectors. We work between and beyond sectors to collectively define progress and enact change."
It's understandable that this description might remind one of collective impact, defined by FSG as, "the commitment of a group of actors from different sectors to a common agenda for solving a complex social problem." Both UnSectored and collective impact promote the importance of gathering people from different sectors and share an end goal of making change.
Despite this similarity, collective impact and UnSectored are not the same. Solely focusing on the cross-sectored nature of both ignores the important distinction that collective impact is an approach with a clearly defined goal, and UnSectored is a platform without an agenda.
This summer, the Working Group thought about whether or not to develop UnSectored into a community centered on a few issues that we believed were vitally important to improving the DC community. People from all sectors who shared our beliefs would join, and our group would see what we could do to help make change. While still different from collective impact in many ways, this route would have more closely resembled that approach.
Instead, we decided UnSectored could provide highest value as an on and offline platform for people with very different viewpoints to learn about one another's perspectives (the trick, of course, is how to get people with very different viewpoints together). This might result in multiple actions that appear in direct contrast to one another, but a common end is not our goal.
When you read our final Working Group products (what we do and our values), you will find a description of a process and an articulation of basic principles that guide how we interact with one another. Is UnSectored a cool platform for exploring ways to achieve social change beyond the scope of just one sector? Yes. Is it a collective impact approach? No.
Beyond collective impact and UnSectored, what cross-sector approaches and platforms for social change do you use in your community? And how do you foster a welcoming environment for people with conflicting perspectives?
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2010 taught us that Americans LOVE 3D movies. Please, Hollywood, make ALL movies in 3D!!! TVs? I'd like one in 3D, please. Shot the movie in 3D? Don't worry, computer nerds can turn that shoddy piece of outdated crapola into 3D Movie Magic!
And speaking of scuminess, Julian Assange of Wikileaks taught us that US diplomats lie a lot and say bad things about our allies. But that made our govr'nment mad so they locked Julian away in a dank prison somewhere on trumped up charges. Lesson learned: no one likes a snitch.
Julian wasn't the only annoying whiner. Facebook's friendless Mark Zuckerberg underwrote a movie (the Social Network), as a diversion to all the privacy violations Facebook inflicts on their users. That ruse only partially succeed, so then Mark bought himself the position as Time's Man of the Year. Nobody was fooled, but nobody left Facebook either. Mark may have won this round, but he still can't get a date with the hot chick.
The iPad came out this year, and even though it has the worst name of ANY tech gadget EVER, people bought a lot of them. It's just like an iPhone except it can't make calls and it has a bigger screen. Lots of other companies immediately released iPad clones, but those tanked because it's not about the features, it's about the exclusive Apple logo, biznatch!
The Democrats got voted out this year, which is logical, because no one likes Democrats anyway. The real question is how they got elected in the first place. In a record-breaking lame duck session, those losers passed a bunch of legislation as a final hurrah before returning back home under a bridge.
Sarah Palin's talentless daughter was on Dancing with the Stars, which is ironic because she is neither a star nor a dancer. Charlatans throughout the country kept Bristol in the competition for an unbearably long time, much to their amusement. In the end, Bristol got the boot back to wherever it is that hypocrites make awkward abstinence videos with the cast of the Jersey Shore.
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Hey Chuck...how 'bout you say some of that to my face?
On the night the NCAA tournament started the Sweet Sixteen round, this game had the feel of a first round #1 vs #16 game. The Miami Heat played the role of powerhouse, while the Chicago Bulls were the directional-never heard of this-state university.
The first quarter opened with both teams looking a bit sloppy. The Bulls had a few turnovers while Miami's "Titos" were missing some good looks. Also, Michael Beasley picked up two quick fouls in the first three minutes and went to the bench. Jermaine O'Neal however, did make four early buckets and guide the Heat to a 12-10 lead at the first media timeout.
The Heat extended the lead throughout the rest of the quarter as several players got buckets in the paint, including some post-work from Quentin Richardson, which I don't think we've seen since November. The Bulls were struggling in the half court and were only bailed out by a couple of Kirk Hinrich threes and some nice attacking to the rim by Taj GIbson. But it was Miami who closed the quarter with a 23-9 run, which gave them a 31-19 lead.
And the run just continued throughout the entire second quarter. J.O. got bucket after bucket inside. Haslem filled it up with ten in the first half. It was like a layup line on the Miami side of the court. On the other side of the coin, the Bulls must have been allergic to the lane. There was no desire to to get to the rim and a lot of settling for outside looks and one-on one offense.
That isn't the best of ideas when the matchups just aren't in your favor. Also, Joel Anthony got five blocks to make things further difficult for Los Bulls, who Kenny Smith aptly said were, "mucho terrible." Boo birds came out after a comical Hinrich traveling violation and continued as Dwyane Wade hit two jumpers to close the half and give the Heat a 63-33 lead.
Wow. And yes, the score was very indicative of how the game felt.
Much of the same in the third quarter. Chicago got a little more going as Derrick Rose became aggressive scoring the ball. The rest of the Bulls started to look more and more disinterested though. Miami surprisingly looked very interested in keeping the flow going. Michael Beasley got into the action with five field goals finishing with 11 points in the quarter and raising the Heat lead to 86-49 going into the fourth.
Nothing of significance happened in the fourth quarter. James Jones hit a couple threes. Jamal Magloire airballed a jump-hook. Hakim Warrick had a nice dunk garnering the only cheers of the night from the Chicago crowd. The game mercifully finished 103-74.
Game Notes:
- Simple game for Dwyane Wade, and it might of have been the most invisible he's been in any game this year, in a good way. Chicago double-teamed every time he got the ball, but Wade was content to pass. With the Bulls' defensive rotations being non-existent, it led to many easy buckets and a 10 assist night for Dwyane, despite playing just 29 minutes. He also turned the ball over just once.
- I'd love to wax poetic again about the Heat defense, but while it was pretty good, Chicago was just woeful offensively. No energy, no desire, and no real talent, outside of Derrick Rose.
- Great effort though to make sure this wasn't close, and limit minutes for the starters. Tomorrow is a huge game against Milwaukee and there wasn't much energy drained in grabbing this win.
- I was a bit worried that TNT's studio team of Ernie Johnson, Kenny Smith, and Charles Barkley were calling this game. It was supposed to be a very tough and close, important game, and I thought there humor based game call would be distracting. But the epic blowout this was, made the comedy just terrific.
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Welcome to Superbowl Sunday and yet another great edition of The BoBo Carnival of Politics. You will notice we have some new submitters as well as some of the regulars. Please do stop by and let these bloggers know your thoughts regarding their posts.
lsm presents Obama?s New Constitution. posted at awaken the elephants blog.
Kinda scary, isn't it LSM? Spot on analysis of his speech there. But, I'm not surprised. Michelle Obama herself said it last summer when she was on The View – she said Obama wants to remake this country and to change our culture. The problem is that too many people just glossed it over and didn't really pay attention to that statement. Likewise, other than your analysis – I really haven't heard anybody else pointing it out as poignantly as you have. Keep up the great fight!
Nayano Taylor-Neumann presents End racist violence -ban Australia Day? posted at A possie in Aussie.
Wow! I didn't realize you guys had such troubles going on down under. None of that was reported over here. Seems a shame that a group of racists have hijacked a national holiday. Seems to me that banning Australia Day would be equivalent to banning our Independence Day. Do you think that would happen?
seth1492 presents Republican Future posted at Wait Wait… Do Tell Me!.
A post I can agree with. However, don't mistake Republicans for Conservatives – two different things. What you detailed as a plan of action are Conservative principles. Unfortunately, we have too many RINO's in the party that are liberal or moderate-left. In addition to Republicans returning to Conservative principles – we need to get the RINO's out of he party since they are diluting it.
Michael Haltman presents Barack Obama: The Great American Apologist [del.icio.us] posted at The Political and Financial Markets Commentator, saying, "Al-Arabiya Gets The First T.V. Interview With President Obama"
Michael – excellent analysis on that interview – a must see by all my readers in case they did not see/hear the interview themselves. When I first heard it I just hung my head. This guy just does not get the full grasp of his position and what it means in the world. The rest of the world, and especially the muslims, will interpret his words just as you and I have. America is bad and everything is our fault. This just gives those islamofascists more ammunition for recruiting more jihadists to do more damage to Americans and American interests. I've said it before, and I'll say it again – Obama is an idiot and he is too inexperienced to be our President.
Steve Simbeck presents A definitive work on the state of current affairs posted at No Mato mi Pavo, saying, "The slant of this blog is not hard to define."
Hey, Steve – welcome back. I'm glad you posted this up. I first heard about this last month, just before Christmas, and had intended on doing a post about it – but completely forgot about it. After reading the deleted words – it all came rushing back again. I think you are absolutely correct – there is a definite agenda there and you don't need to be a rocket surgeon to recognize it.
Steve Simbeck presents 4 out of 5 experts agree that 4 out of 5 experts are experts posted at No Mato mi Pavo, saying, "Written just before the inauguration but I think it still resonates."
Hmmm…very interesting. I guess I would have to say I'm an expert on superheroes since I watch cartoons! Silly ain't it?
Madeleine Begun Kane presents No Quid? No Quo! posted at Mad Kane's Political Madness.
Hi MadKane – welcome back. Sure – there were concessions – but – this is a bloated spending bill and has absolutely nothing to do with stimulating the economy. It will only increase the size of government. This bill could be widdled down to $80Billion if it were truly just an economic stimulus bill. I stand firm with those who opposed it – including the smart 11 Democrats who opposed it. Not all the Dems were on "Stretch" Pelosi's side on it either.
seth1492 presents Gaza Conflict: Tunneling to Egypt posted at Wait Wait… Do Tell Me!.
Hey Seth – I like the visuals. Good discussion regarding the tunnels and the bombing of them. Let's hope Israel gets them shut down completely!
Silicon Valley Blogger presents No 2009 Economic Stimulus Check? How Obama's Stimulus Plan Affects The Middle Class posted at The Digerati Life, saying, "Thanks!"
Nice summary of the stimulus plan – if you can actually call it that. I'll be posting up a detailed look at it here shortly. One other thing you might point out regarding that $500 tax credit – other than you are correct – it's not much – is that the $500 credit will be broken up incrementally over multiple paychecks – and therefore will have very little effect at all. I don't think those boneheads up in D.C. ever took a economics class or ever ran their own businesses. If they did, they wouldn't be putting stupid crap like what you pointed out in this plan.
Josh presents Government Reform: Oxymoron or Can It Happen? posted at Inside Government.
A great post looking at reform in Indiana. This could possibly be a microcosmic look at how we can reshape the Federal government. Great post, Josh.
Greg presents TNMilitant.com » Blog Archive » Terror shouldn't be treated like other crimes. posted at TNMilitant.com.
Right on, Greg! Those idiots on the left who want to treat terrorists like regular criminals just don't get it. These guys are considered enemy combatants when captured outside of U.S. territory – so – therefore – they should have not access to our courts as our constitution does not pertain to them. The article you linked to is very eye-opening. This is exactly what happens when you treat a terrorist like a regular criminal.
seth1492 presents Livni (Israel) says Bad Idea Barack posted at Wait Wait… Do Tell Me!.
Sorry, Seth – gonna have to agree with Livni on this one. No head of any state should have open dialogue with rogue and terrorist leaders without preconditions. Obama is drafting a letter in order to open up direct dialogue with Iran. This goes against decades of foreign policy. Not even past Democrat Presidents have ever dealt directly with rogue heads of states without preconditions. What Obama is doing is very dangerous, and as Livni pointed out, shows weakness in the minds of the Arab world. Your examples are incomplete. Reagan never had direct conversations with Gorbachev until all the preconditions were met and only after other delegate teams met with the Russians first. Obama needs to do the same thing. Send Shillary or some other delegates first with the preconditions that have to be met first before we open dialogue. Obama's letter to Imanutjob will mean that Iran will surely see this as an opening to attack Israel openly.
Buck Says presents Pelosi In Charge: How can That Happen in a Sane World? posted at Buck Says, saying, "Nancy Pilosi and Harry Reed in charge?–We are in real trouble now."
Hey Buck – I don't know if you heard the interview with Virginia Congressman Eric Cantor – but – apparently, Obama pretty much said the same thing to him. When Cantor pointed out to Mr. Obama that the people elected him because he promised change in government and to help the economy they needed tax cuts – Obama told him "I won. I will trump you on that." Obama and Pelosi are on the same page there. I don't think we will see any real change in government other than to see it get bigger.
Alexander Woods presents Rod Blagojevich: Crooked Politician or Machiavellian Hero? posted at The Daily Destiny.
Howdy Alexander – I guess it depends on how one looks at Machiavelli. I personally did not see Machiavelli as a hero – I saw him as a crook who would say anything to get what he wants – a smooth talker. For me – crooked politician and Machiavellian are one and the same. But, you do justice by pointing out Blago's absurdity. Great post!
Allen Scott presents Give me, Give me, and then give me Some More posted at Journey Across the Sky.
Excellent use of scripture for backing up your points there Allen. I would just change one thing – you say "We do not need bailouts or handouts. We need repentence." Based on what you have written, I can see why you might say we need repentence. However, I would say we need to take responsibility for our actions and to fix what we screwed up. Sure, it might be Wall Street's fault, in concert with our Fed, for the huge economic mess – but – each and every one of us have some responsibility for that downfall as well (part of which you point out.) Rather than blame government and Wall Street – we need to accept the part we played in it and do what we need to do to fix it so that we can be responsible "parents" and not leave this burden to our children and their children.
Allen Scott presents Inauguration Day posted at Journey Across the Sky.
I actually read this after I responded to your previous submission. An excellent discussion on taking responsibility rather than looking for that hand out! Yes we can! LOL.
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First, the outgoing idiot declares a state of emergency in order to have we the taxpayers foot the $150 Million inauguration for the Obamessiah, now they're pulling in troops, police, and security forces from around the country too? This report says this security force will number up to 42,500!!! Holy freakin' shit already! That's almost half the size of the troop count in Iraq.
I thought we were in the middle of the worst economic crisis in history? If so, then why the hell are we the people paying for this bullshit? Why can't he just take the damned oath inside and simply have it televised? If we have 7.6% unemployment – how the hell can you justify to all of those out of work people that American taxpayers should support this troop mobilization and pay for all the security and the inauguration ball? Shouldn't this man who is all about hope and change decide to change how the inauguration should be done this year if we're in such economic turmoil?
He's already started talking about $1 Trillion in new spending! This guy isn't about change – he's all about the same old politics of tax and spend. If he really wanted to change something, he should start with this exhorbitant inauguration. These leftards complain about not having enough troops for state emergencies due to Iraq and Afghanistan – yet – we can mobilize 42,500 national guardsmen, soldiers, and police officers for Obama? What freakin' bullshit! Do you realize this is the equivalent of 30 battalions, or 9 regiments, or 5 brigades, or 2 divisions?
Well, given the way his Presidency is starting – there is no doubt in my mind that we will be in a full-blown depression during his entire tenure with the way he plans on spending more money that we don't have. It's time people to start breaking out the pitchforks and sharpening the tines!
Side Note: I am effectively cut off from the Internet at home right now (having construction done on the house.) As such, this weekend's carnival may be late by a few hours. But, have no fear, it will still be published on Sunday as always. So far we have 15 submissions. It's not too late to get yours in…just click on the link up in the right corner to get yours in.
I can definitely tell many have already moved in to "holiday" mode! There were only 13 submissions this week. Still not too shabby, but expected. Also, I received word this weekend that The BoBo Carnival of Politics will be the featured Carnival again over at Blog Carnival on Monday, December 29th. So, make sure you guys get your submissions in this week for the December 28th edition as that will be the one seen by everyone that comes by and checks it out. That will be the last carnival of 2008! I'm not expecting too many at all that edition anyway considering it's right in between Christmas and New Years. Hopefully, there will be enough bloggers out there that have a real life and will be on vacation – unlike this BoBo!
So, without further adieu – here is this week's edition:
Madeleine Begun Kane presents Why Caroline Kennedy? posted at Mad Kane's Political Madness.
I'm still wondering just what exactly her qualifications are for being a Senator considering she has no experience in politics at all. I too am in agreement with Kuby.
ANTHONY PHIRI presents Leaders And Commentators:Views Of A Maverick Intellectual posted at AS Online Journal & Top 10 Website Rankings Index, saying, "It's all about free speech and meaningful argument, nothing else."
Interesting blog you have there Anthony. You might want to check the page you linked to. Your adsense banner ad cuts right through the middle of your last post, your page bottom banner actually cuts right through the following post, and it appears that something is missing from the top of same article. Other than that, I enjoyed your discussion on Caroline Kennedy. But, I would have to disagree with your conclusion – she is in no way prepared to be a Senator in THIS country.
David Lamb presents Mr. Keynes Finds a New Home: The exportation of American economic policy posted at Inside Government.
Another excellent post by those guys over at Inside Government (no, I'm not biased or anything). Looks like other nations who were against lowering rates during a recession and increasing deficit spending just might be seriously considering it. David lays it out very well in this discussion.
debergerac78 presents Was Governor Blagojevich really that stupid? posted at The Business Ethics Blog, saying, "The Illinois governor's attempt to peddle a Senate seat for money or favors would have Lincoln spinning in his grave."
I wouldn't say he is that stupid – I would say that he's that brazen. Given he grew up in Chicago politics where corruption is the norm – to him he truly believes he didn't do anything wrong. Hell, he even challenged the FBI just days before he was arrested. Fortunately for the rest of us and Illinois – this politician is about to find out just how wrong he is and just how wrong and fraudulent those Chicago politicians – like Obama – really are!
Bradley Hankins presents In Response To BoycottAlabamaNow.com Part 1 posted at Kayloo.
Ah yes. I referenced this in a previous post this week related to the bailouts. Bradley actually has 3 parts to this series with an expected 4th. There is some idiot out there calling for a boycott of the state of Alabama because of the foreign auto manufacturers there. These are various responses from Bradley to some of the most ridiculous crap found on that other site.
Aahz presents Parenting And Politics Don?t Always Mix posted at Philaahzophy, saying, "Passionate political beliefs and proper parenting often clash. But these folx took things WAY too far…"
Welcome back Aahz. When I read this article on Drudge earlier in the week I was absolutely floored. Those parents are idiots. Do you really thinks he believes his own bullshit explanations? I feel bad for those kids. Once they hit mainstream schools their lives are going to be miserable. Kids can be cruel to one another. It wouldn't surprise me if teachers begin to refuse to accept or teach them because they will refuse to call them by there names.
Sammy Benoit presents Governor Patterson PICK ME, Not Kennedy posted at YID With LID.
Hey Yid! Shalom. Mashlomech! You got my vote. I love that line "Jewish by insemination" Sure to be a classic.
Sammy Benoit presents New York Senator Update-Media Bias posted at YID With LID.
Dude – that really sucks. If they are going to follow her and Al Sharpton – they should have given you equal time as well. But, I do have to agree – you are more unqualified that Pamela Geller. You still have my vote. I also have to point out – an inside curve is practically a guaranteed homerun.
SpkTruth2Pwr presents Blago's Free Market of Political Representation posted at The Apathy Remedy, saying, "Corruption and free market goes hand in hand in Blago's Book. Read on!"
Ain't that the truth! It's just the corrupt politics of the Chicago machine. As stated earlier – he probably really believes he did nothing wrong since this is business as usual in Illinois. It still amazes me that anybody would think that Obama isn't corrupt considering he learned his politics by these same people. But – I still want to hear Bloggy's side. It will make for some great entertainment and interesting blogging!
Ron McKie presents White people win again posted at Phuck Politics.
Well – I'm just going to reiterate something I said in a previous post – GWB is a freakin' idiot. The good news is that our representatives listened to us this time. The bad news is – the President is a freakin' idiot. I don't really buy in to your idea that we're a nation of pussies. I think what is happening is that a lot of us out here are trying to figure out what we can do short of a complete pillage and takeover of D.C.
Buck Says presents Auto Bailout: A Horse With Two Ends posted at Buck Says, saying, "The Auto Bailout has politicians lining up left and right with little attention to the possible scary results of their actions"
Welcome, Buck! Well, as we all know – the good news is our representatives heard us. The bad news is, President Bush is an idiot. One of the other aspects that you failed to mention is that almost $2,000 of any American built car goes directly to those union organized legacy costs. The foreign automakers are able to put a heckuva lot of cool stuff in their cars for that extra $2000 which is why they are more attractive and affordable. I agree with your assessment there – bankruptcy never should have been taken off the table. It would have forced the UAW to make concessions. Unfortunately, Bush gave the automakers $17.4B with now strings attached. They just have to submit a plan by viability plan by March otherwise the loan comes due. My only question is – what if the plans aren't worth shit and Congress and Obama reject them – how the heck are we taxpayers going to get $17.4B back from the automakers when they won't have it?
vjack presents Obama's Inaugural Blunder: Rick Warren posted at Atheist Revolution.
I thought his choice of Warren was pretty odd myself given Obama's politics and promises to you guys on the left. Looks like we right-wingers aren't the only one's who will be watching now! But, what surprises me is that it surprises you guys. He clearly stated in a debate that he is opposed to gay marriage. Why wouldn't he invite a pastor who opposes gay marriage to give the invocation? The reason why I thought it odd that he invited Warren is the fact that Obama is a follower of Black Liberation Theology – why would he invite an Evangelical? But, still – we on the right were warning you guys on the left for the last year that he's not showing his true face. He was only saying what he needed to say to get the power. He has lied about his entire history and denied his relationships with far-left radicals. It doesn't surprise me that he has done an about face. It looks like you guys will be left without hope because he has changed. Is this the change you were expecting?
U.S. Common Sense presents Political Blog Listing posted at U.S. Common Sense, saying, "I still need at least four bloggers to volunteer for a free blog review. Anyone who just wants their site listed is more than welcomed to participate."
Everyone should take him up on this. It's a great opportunity to get your site listed and to get some good advise regarding your blog. He gave me some good pointers – which I haven't implemented yet – but plan on it. Sometimes its a good thing to get another eye on things.
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Pirates: Ford ponders bringing back Bjarne (From Bournemouth Echo)
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Pirates: Ford ponders bringing back Bjarne
7:00am Thursday 15th November 2012 in Sport By Ian Wadley
PROMOTER Matt Ford has hinted that Pirates legend Bjarne Pedersen could make a sensational Poole return by admitting: "I wouldn't hesitate to use him."
Ford revealed there was a possibility that he might still consider Pedersen in his 2013 plans – depending on the outcome of the British Speedway Promoters' Association summit this week.
The sport's chiefs will start a three-day meeting in Coventry tomorrow with team-building rules for next season top of the agenda.
Pirates boss Ford has made no secret of his desire to retain the services of Turbo Twins Chris Holder and Darcy Ward, with Grand Prix rider Krzysztof Kasprzak also keen to return to Dorset next year.
However, team-building restrictions could force Ford to delve deep into his asset base as he juggles with average limits for his one to seven.
And he says veteran Pedersen could come into his thinking, despite potential issues over fixture clashes.
Ford told the Daily Echo: "I have had four individual clubs already asking me about Bjarne's availability.
"Although people are aware that we would like to go for a couple of our younger assets, Bjarne is still a very good rider.
"He has phoned me and I have explained to him that at this point in time, I couldn't release him because there is still a possibility that we may actually need him. Bjarne is certainly not off my radar and I have got to say I wouldn't hesitate to use him at any point in time.
"Probably one of the biggest problems would be that the Danish league runs on a Wednesday, which is our home day, and that is Bjarne's only worry about things, but these things can be overcome.
"We will just have to look at things after the AGM when we know more about what is happening."
Pedersen, who last rode for Pirates in 2010, is second on the club's all-time list of scorers with 3,481.5 points. The former Poole captain saw his Elite League average dip from 8.21 to 7.35 during an inconsistent season with Birmingham last time out.
Pedersen recently told speedwaygp.com that he felt he still had "a lot to give for next year".
Meanwhile, Ford also revealed that Poole asset Jason Doyle was under consideration.
The Australian lifted his average from 5.28 to 6.50 as he helped Swindon to Elite League glory last term.
Doyle has already stated he would be keen to stay at Blunsdon in 2013 but Ford insisted: "Jason Doyle is very much an option. He had a great year and he did exactly what we always knew he could do."
Ford added: "I don't care if I don't disclose the final team member until March 1, I really am in no hurry this year.
"It will have to be contracts that are beneficial to the club and if that means us taking our time in our assets, other clubs are just going to have to be understanding that our riders won't be released until that point."
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Yeah, I know, members of the Legislature are greatly misunderstood people who are only trying to do their best for the public, serving selflessly through those long dreary hours at the Capitol and nobody appreciates them.
Horse cookies. They're on a power grabbing tear and don't want anyone questioning them.
Latest outrage: Gutting GRAMA, the public access to information act. They claim they're updating it to reflect new technology, but what they're really doing is making it harder to access what they do, and more expensive.
The complaint is that government offices can't get anything done because they have to spend soooooo much time answering GRAMA requests from that pesky media. Am I the only one who thinks that dealing with the public – the media are public — is THEIR JOB and if they don't like dealing with the public then maybe they're in the wrong business?
The speed and unseemliness with which this is being railroaded through is beyond disgust — They are like the members of Congress who moaned and groaned that health care was rammed through last year with only a couple weeks to ponder it, then spent a whopping two days slashing dozens of programs for $61 billion in cuts based, near as anyone can tell, on whether the programs helped actual people (cut!) or the military/campaign doners (save!)
Actual quote from Sen. President Mike Waddoups:
"We want to do it today. It will complicate matters if it has a weekend to fester," Waddoups said. He said he did not want senators subjected to pressure from the bill's opponents over the next two days.
"We really don't need to have a committee hearing. But we think this is one of those that has a high enough priority," the Senate leader said. "We think we understand it very well."
I stole that graph from the Deseret News, but yeah, I bet they understand it as much as they feel they need to. No need to hear any opinions from the public they supposedly work for. They know. They are wise. They don't need information. These aren't the droids you're looking for. You can go about your business.
This goes hand in hand, attitude-wise, with HB 399 by Mike Noel, R-Nuclear Industry, which requires people challenging the state on environmental issues to post a bond to protect contractors if the suit loses. Everyone in the state depends on a clean and healthy environment, but Noel thinks he knows best, and he thinks contractors are more important, so the voters can go away and get asthma. Like grama requests, if you want to challenge the state on an environmental issue, you have to put up money.
All part of a continuing effort to make access to government more limited, available only to the rich, and as rare as possible. Really, they're too busy serving the public to deal with the public.
Dare one say it: 90 percent of those guys are LDS, and the LDS Church is a very top-down organization, where leaders issue rules, the followers follow. This is how the lawmakers do their church business, so they really think that is how the Legislature should operate as well. (In fairness, the Catholic Church is little better, but there are few Catholics in the Legislature).
I need to look at all the list of bills this mess passes — they've clogged the boards with more than 1100 bills making ongoing oversight nearly impossible — and see how many other bills they've passed that essentially put them in charge and cut out the rest of us.
All this is done, of course, as always, to make government smaller and more open. Really, ask them, that's what they'll tell you, and with a perfectly straight face.
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- Literature review in games and learning. (2004, with Angela McFarlane) Commissioned by NESTA FutureLab.
- Unlimited learning: Computer and video games in the learning landscape. (2006, with Hilary Ellis, Stephen Heppell, Aleks Krotoski and Angela McFarlane) Commissioned by ELSPA.


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Plans to turn Marlow Grade II listed former pub into house
9:00am Friday 21st March 2014 in News By Pete Grant, Reporter
PLANS have been submitted to turn a former pub into a five-bedroom house, just weeks after it was changed into a continental-style bakery.
An application has been submitted to transform the Grade II listed Hare and Hounds on Henley Road and create three other houses at the site.
The pub building has had several owners over the past few years, including the winners of Raymond Blanc's TV series 'The Restaurant', whose venture The Cheerful Soul lasted only a year.
It has recently reopened as The Continental Bakehouse, which took on a lease from the new owners after the premises was sold by Enterprise Inns in September.
Deidre Wells from Red Kite Developmment Consultancy, the agent for the project, said the tenancy was an interim measure for her client Hamden Homes while the housing plan was put into action.
English Heritage has awarded the building Grade II listed status in the last month.
Continental Bakehouse has not yet responded to a request for comment.
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The deer walked into the Food Lion at Highway 51 and Idlewild Road, which was open for business with customers inside.
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October 18, 2011
With the golf season over and winter on its way, it is time to start preparing for winter sports. With the 2011 Canada Cup of Curling taking place here in Cranbrook in a little over a month and a half (November 30th to December 4th), it seems like the perfect time to talk about curling.
Curling is considered to be the second most popular winter sport in Canada, right after hockey. A very social sport, curling welcomes people of all ages and abilities, even those in wheelchairs (wheelchair curling started in Europe in 1999 and came to Canada in 2001).
Even though we tend to think of curling as very Canadian sport, it is believed to have been started in Scotland in the 1500's. According to the Library and Archives Canada, "Curling was brought to Canada from Scotland and some curling was played informally before 1800. The generally accepted story is that the 78th Fraser Highland Regiment melted cannonballs to make iron curling "stones" and that they curled at the city of Québec in 1759-1760."
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Like countless others, I've become a Joe Flacco guy. I like the way the Baltimore quarterback just goes about his business without trying to draw attention to himself.
That doesn't mean he isn't quietly confident. Remember when he said he was not among the top five quarterbacks in the NFL? He said he was the best.
Anyway, everyone's on the Flacco bandwagon now. But where exactly does his Super Bowl performance this past Sunday stand? Is it among the all-time greats?
Here's my personal ranking, and it includes more than just stats. You have to consider the caliber of the defense the QB played against and other intangibles, especially how he performed in the clutch.
In descending order:
10. Joe Flacco
Flacco completed 22 of 33 passes for 287 yards, three touchdowns and 0 interceptions. He beat Peyton Manning and Tom Brady just to get to the game and then he beat Colin Kaepernick, the man everybody said was the prototype for the future NFL quarterback.
9. Joe Montana
8. Kurt Warner
Warner went wild in Super Bowl XXXIV, completing 24 of 45 passes for 414 yards, two touchdowns and 0 interceptions. It was one of the most prolific performances in the game's storied history.
7. Doug Williams
Williams in Super Bowl XXII led the Redskins to 42 unanswered points after falling behind 10-0. Williams, a backup when the season started, was 18-29 for 340 yards, four TDs and one interception.
6. Phil Simms
Simms set an unmatched mark for accuracy in Super Bowl XXI, completing an astonishing 22 of 25 passes, for 268 yards, three touchdowns and 0 interceptions.
His passer rating was a sensational 150.9, still a record. In their 39-20 win over Denver, the New York Giants scored 30-second half points in which Simms was 10 for 10.
5. Steve Young
Young in Super Bowl XXIX threw six touchdown passes, which no quarterback has ever done in either a Super Bowl or a playoff game.
He finished the day 24-36 for 325 yards and 0 interceptions. He was also the game's leading rusher with 49 yards, but who cares? This was the game Young finally separated himself from the looming shadow of Montana.
4. Terry Bradshaw
Steelers quarterback Bradshaw was 17-30 in Super Bowl XIII for 318 yards, four touchdowns and one interception as the Steelers won a shootout over Dallas 35-31.
3. Tom Brady
Brady's performance in Super Bowl XXXVIII is one many say is the best ever. Brady was 32-48 for 354 yards, three touchdowns and one interception.
Brady led the Patriots on the game-winning drive in the waning moments of the game, making several critical throws. His 32 completions are a Super Bowl record.
2. Eli Manning
Manning led the Giants to a wild win over the undefeated Patriots in Super Bowl XLII. Manning was 19-34 for 255 yards and two touchdowns.
Trailing 14-10 in the closing moments, Manning directed a picture-perfect, 12-play, 83-yard drive that included a Houdini-like escape from the Patriot's fierce pass rush. His touchdown pass to Plaxico Burress won the game, ending New England's dream of a perfect, 19-0 season.
1. Joe Montana
Montana again. In Super Bowl XXIII, Montana completed 23 of 36 passes for 357 yards and two touchdowns. Trailing the Bengals, Montana led the 49ers on a legendary 92-yard drive in 11 plays ending with a 10-yard TD pass to John Taylor with 34 seconds left on the clock. The 49ers won 30-16.


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* Here's a trend you definitely want no part of: The latest calculations show that 42% of us will be obese and 11% will be severely obese by 2030. (WebMD)
* Clair Lomas of Britain just became the first paralyzed person to finish a marathon in a bionic suit. It took her 16 days but she did it! (MSNBC)
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In a right facing corner with a wandering secondary crack in the left wall. The Far Left begins wide and can swallow your shoulder. The secondary crack to the left provides a good beginning with hand jams and stems until the crack in the corner is a comfortable size. There are sections up higher where a sharp texture seems to be plastered just outside of the crack.
The approach trail passes this climb just as it meets up with the cliff. The wall changes directions here and the corner formed is The Far Left.
#3 and #4 for the beginning and then #1s the rest the way. Anchors up top.


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Cathedral trip ruined by disabled parking charge
2:21pm Thursday 1st May 2014 in Postbag
I WAS interested to read the recent headline stating "Shop Salisbury, a great place to visit, shop,and dine".
I would like to add "not if you are disabled".
A friend drove me a couple of weeks ago to Salisbury to have a tour of the late Sir Edward Heath's house in The Close and to have a cup of tea in the Cathedral refectory.
I took with me my disabled badge and it was clearly displayed in her car.
On entering The Close, a parking assistant approached the car and we showed him the disabled badge and asked where we could park. He said that it would cost us £6 to park in The Close.
I was extremely surprised as I always park for free in Salisbury and £6 was a huge sum for me to park for an hour or two at most.
However, he said that everybody has to pay in The Close for parking.
As it would have been too far for me to walk from the nearest car park outside of The Close, I had no choice but to pay this sum.
He told me that it did entitle me to one free cup of tea, hardly much of an incentive for £6, especially as our tea had been previously ordered and paid for by the WI.
Obviously Salisbury only wants to encourage younger people with a lot of money to spend to see our heritage.
I will certainly not be visiting The Close again, which is a pity as the museum has some interesting things sometimes and as a member of the National Trust, I have visited Mompesson House in the past, but not alas, any more.
Rosemary Wyatt, Alderholt
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I do not understand why a Blue Badge should entitle you to free parking? This is discrimination against people without disabilities.
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by Brenda Priddy, tech enthusiast blogger with Number-Direct
Mobile phone designs have taken on some seriously diverse shapes and sizes over their lifetime – some good; some bad; and some downright bizarre. Whilst it's true that customers love variety and innovation, they're particularly defiant over what they do and don't like, and companies. So manufacturers will do well to take note of customer behaviour. When it comes to mobile phone designs, there have been many models that may have initially struck as a potential spark of genius. But it wasn't long before customers wrote them off as another failed impulse purchase, and moved swiftly on to a better researched candidate. So which design flops can the rest of the mobile manufacturing world learn from? Here, @ Number Direct we've provided four particularly disappointing designs that definitely failed to set a new trend.
Microsoft Kin 1 (2010)
This is a phone that represents the perfect definition of a fad, having only lasted eight weeks on the shelves.
The Microsoft Kin 1′s small, dumpy design left much to be desired; not least of all its apparently cluttered and claustrophobic operating system, not helped any by the somewhat diminished display space in which it had to work.
As well as being slippery to hold, the Kin also lacked space for an external memory card slot, and when the sliding screen was extended, it looked more like a gaming device for toddlers than an appropriately working smartphone (no doubt the underlying aim).
And when closed, it felt more like holding a substantially-sized pebble – ironically ideal for when customers felt like chucking it into a lake!
BlackBerry Porsche (2011)
One of the saddest things about this BlackBerry model is that it actually had the potential to be a success, having been designed by Porsche Design itself.
However, its coveted reputation as a sleek, sophisticated handset for fast-paced businessmen didn't quite get off the ground.
The buttons – hard, awkward and angular – became a hazard thanks to their ability to be prised off like Lego pieces, and their unfriendly futuristic lettering left this specimen looking like it had been transported from the 80s.
Luckily BlackBerry managed to sell a few handsets due to the name and a rather sultry ad campaign. But the phone itself failed to excite in any way.
LG Double Play (2011)
The LG Double Play made itself a prominent handset choice during this crucial dual-screen fad era.
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A drug user has died after being infected with anthrax, health experts said.
The Health Protection Agency (HPA) said a person who injected heroin died in hospital in Blackpool. The news comes just three weeks after another drug user died in the seaside town after contracting the bacterial infection.
There have been a spate of cases in Europe, including two fatal cases in England, one non-fatal in Scotland and another in Wales, since early June. The HPA said the source of the infection is presumed to be contaminated heroin. Both patients infected in Scotland and Wales are recovering, the HPA said.
The HPA said it is "unclear" whether the British cases are linked to the European outbreak which has affected drug users in Denmark, Germany and France.
Anthrax is a bacterial infection and is primarily a disease of herbivorous mammals, though other animals and some birds can also contract it. Drug users can become infected when heroin is contaminated with anthrax spores.
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Temple is ready to take on the Fordham Rams on the Owls' home turf at Lincoln Financial Field this Saturday at 1 p.m. Students are encouraged to show team members their Cherry and White spirit at this week's #CherryOn pep rally on Liacouras Walk Friday at 3:30 p.m. The event will feature performances by the spirit squad, Diamond Marching Band and Diamond gems. Food and prizes while supplies last!
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Pension audit approved
Date: November 23, 2010
by: Kurt Schultheis | City Editor
The Longboat Key Firefighters Pension Board approved two separate pension investigations at its Nov.
17 quarterly meeting. The two investigations will cost taxpayers roughly $65,000, despite the urging of the Town Commission not to do them.
The commission previously expressed an issue with the pension board's decision to hire Benchmark Financial Services to perform a $50,000 audit.
Knowing that the commission had issues with the study being performed, St. Denis asked that the meeting be advertised as a Town Commission meeting, which allowed commissioners to voice their concerns at the meeting.
But the three commissioners in attendance (Lynn Larson, David Brenner and Phillip Younger) and Town Manager St. Denis chose not to speak at the six-hour meeting.
The pension board, which is made up of a majority of firefighters, wants to analyze all the decisions made by the board, its attorneys and its actuaries. Pension Board Chairman Keith Tanner says the studies need to be performed because suspicions about the underfunded pension plan have continued to grow, and its members want closure on what caused the issues.
The board will enter into the contract with Benchmark to investigate everyone who has made decisions for the pension. It agreed to hire actuary firm Segal Co. to research Foster & Foster's (the town's pension actuary firm) actuarial recommendations.
The board made the decision, despite the fact that pension board attorney Robert Sugarman was unable to work out a contract with Benchmark, and Benchmark eventually refused to work with him. Tanner said he began negotiations with Benchmark and was able to enter into a contract.
Firefighters Tanner and Brandon Desch, as well as retired firefighter Michael Murphy, approved both studies.
Key resident Shannon Gault voted against both motions, and Key resident Gerald Feder voted against the Benchmark motion and for the Segal Co. motion.
"It's been reported to me that town officials have been quoted as saying this board made bad investments," Sugarman said. "So we might have lost the confidence of town officials. And much to my disappointment, some of the trustees themselves even want themselves investigated. Because of all of this doubt and concern, I think we owe it to them to alleviate concerns and have someone take a look at this plan."
Tanner believes the majority of the issues resides with Foster & Foster.
"There is no doubt in my mind Foster & Foster has given us decisions based with direct persuasion from the town to do this for the town's benefit and for their payments to be decreased," said Tanner, referring to the board's decision in 2001 to spread out investment losses from 15 years to 30 years. "Now all the decisions we made to help the town are being turned around on us in (contract) negotiations."
After the meeting, Town Manager Bruce St. Denis said there was no point in arguing whether the study should be done.
St. Denis, however, disputed claims made by the firefighters at the meeting.
"The town has never said the unfunded liability is the reason we can't offer raises," St. Denis said. "There has been a drop in every category of the town's revenues."
St. Denis also said the town originally proposed a one-year contract that would have left the firefighters contract as is.
"We wouldn't even be having these discussions if that offer or subsequent offers were accepted," St. Denis said.
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