text:
The Effingham Chamber of Commerce was on hand as the SouthCoast Medical Group cut the ribbon on its new Rincon office at 613 Towne Park West Dr. on Wednesday afternoon.
The Springfield City Council approved preliminary plans from a developer for a shopping center with a Harvey's grocery store on Highway 21 at Beebe Road.
If you like the company you work for, show your loyalty by doing the best job you can and by taking part in work-related volunteer activities. However, when it comes to meeting your retirement goals, you'll want to invest with your head, not your heart - so think long and hard about funding your 401(k) with your company stock.
A series of four workshops entitled "Automating Your Bookkeeping with QuickBooks" will be held beginning April 28. They will take place on Tuesday evenings from 6-9 p.m. in the computer lab on the second floor of the Coast Georgia Center for Continuing Education at 305 Fahm St., Savannah.
Effingham Hospital is trying to strike a blow against the "stroke belt."
Between two flags, an evergreen tree held steady in the breeze Thursday morning at the EFACEC plant under construction at the Effingham Industrial Park.
ATLANTA - The Georgia Department of Labor reported that the unemployment rate in the metro Savannah area declined to a preliminary unadjusted rate of 7.5 percent in March, down from a revised 7.9 percent in February. The March jobless rate was up 3.0 percentage points from 4.5 percent at this same time last year.
Scott J. Hoppa, vice president of McShane Construction Company's Southeast Region, announced the completion of the 352-unit, 430,000 square foot The Springs at Effingham multi-family apartment complex for developer/owner, Continental Properties Company, Inc. The project is situated on a 32-acre site located at 617 Towne Park West Dr. in Rincon.
STATESBORO - AgSouth Farm Credit CEO Bill Spigener recently announced that the customer-owned cooperative returned more than $13.4 million in allocated surplus revolvements to its customers for the year ending Dec. 31, 2003. Earlier this year the association returned $28 million in patronage to members who did business with the cooperative in 2008.
ATLANTA - The Georgia Department of Labor reported that the state's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 9.2 percent in March, unchanged from a revised 9.2 percent in February. The "unchanged" March unemployment rate is significant because this is the first time in 20 months that the rate did not increase over the previous month.
ATLANTA - Tax day has come and gone for most people, but your dealings with taxes may not be over.
Dr. Michael Toma, a professor at Armstrong Atlantic State University specializing in macro and regional economics, will be the featured speaker for the next Effingham County Chamber Membership Breakfast set for April 22. The event will be held from 7:30-8:45 a.m. at the Family Life Center of Rincon United Methodist Church at 810 Fort Howard Rd. in Rincon.
Some things, like fine wines, get better with age. But a certificate of deposit (CD) is not one of them. If you have a maturing CD, you need to decide what to do with it - and the earlier you make this decision, the better off you'll be. So if you've got one or more CDs coming due in the next few months, start planning now.
Georgia Heritage Federal Credit Union is offering a free home buying seminar April 21 at 6 p.m.
ATLANTA - The Georgia Department of Labor announced that 96,306 laid-off workers filed first-time claims for state unemployment insurance benefits in March, an increase of 126.3 percent from March 2008.
The Effingham Chamber of Commerce held a ribbon cutting Thursday for the new Guyton Animal Hospital.
BI-LO is holding a job fair to accept applications and conduct interviews for various positions in the Pooler area.
The Effingham Chamber of Commerce announced that it will hold a membership campaign for the first time in several years.
ATLANTA - The Georgia Department of Labor announced Thursday that Metro Savannah's unemployment rate increased to 7.4 percent in June, up five-tenths of a percentage point from 6.9 percent in May. The rate was 8.3 percent in June a year ago.
The Georgia Ports Authority moved more than 29 million tons of cargo, 3 million 20-foot equivalent container units (TEUs) and more than 700,000 auto and machinery units in fiscal year 2014, the GPA reported Monday.
The new chief executive officer of Medient Studios said the company got the ruling in its favor from a Nevada judge Wednesday afternoon it anticipated.
Work on what is expected to be the largest movie studio complex in the U.S. is continuing, and a revised master plan for the project is expected soon, the studio's CEO said Thursday.
Medient Studios is bringing aboard a firm that knows something about designing massive production complexes.
Rose Harvey is resigning from the Effingham Industrial Development Authority.
ATLANTA - The Georgia Department of Labor announced Thursday that Georgia's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for June was 7.4 percent, up two-tenths of a percentage point from 7.2 percent in May. The rate in June of last year was 8.4 percent.
The revised master plan for a planned massive studioplex in Effingham County could be finished within two weeks, Industrial Development Authority members learned Thursday.
Many consumers recall being affected by, or at least hearing about, thieves hacking into credit and debit card data of millions of Target customers this past holiday season.
State Supreme Court justices ruled Friday that a group of homeowners are not entitled to bring a class-action lawsuit against Georgia-Pacific's Savannah River Mill.
A Nevada judge has granted a temporary restraining order to the former CEO and chairman of Medient Studios.
© Copyright 2010 Morris Multimedia All rights reserved. Privacy policy and Terms of service


text:
PAUL TAYLOR: DANCEMAKER, SPARKLE, USED CARS and More Set for Film Society of Lincoln Center, Feb 2013
The Film Society of Lincoln Center has announced its upcoming screenings and appearances for February 2013. Details below!
FRIDAY, February 1
FIVE DANCES at Dance on Camera with director Alan Brown, cinematographer Derek McKane and lead actor/dancer Ryan Steele attending and participating in a post-screening Q&A (in the Walter Reade Theater).
SATURDAY, February 2
Ice Theatre of New York panel presentation at Dance on Camera with Dick Button, Olympic champion skater and commentator; Moira North, Director of Ice Theatre of New York; Joanna Mendl Shaw, choreographer; Alberto del Saz, former ice skating champion from Spain, choreographer; and Sara Hughes, 2002 Olympic skating champion (in the the Elinor Bunin Munroe Film Center).
SUNDAY, February 3
Paul Taylor: DANCEMAKER at Dance on Camera with special guests from the Paul Taylor Dance Co., including: John Tomlinson, Executive Director, Dancers: Patrick Corbin, Rachel Berman, Michael Trusnovec and Tom Patrick, Ross Kramberg, Past Executive Director, and Stacey-Jo Marine, past Stage Manager, all attending the screening (in the Elinor Bunin Munore Film Center)..
Wednesday, February 6 at 6:30PM in the Walter Reade Theater
Introduced by Jeremy Piven ("Entouarge"), Lifecasters is a film project featuring short films by Adam McKay (ANCHORMAN, "Funny or Die"), Shira Piven (FULLY LOADED), Steven Bognar and Julia Reichert (THE LAST TRUCK: CLOSING OF A GM PLANT, A LION IN THE HOUSE), and Aron Gaudet and Gita Pullapilly (THE WAY WE GET BY) that tell stories of Americans who have discovered creative ways of realizing their dreams - a bit later in life.
The event includes the screenings as well as a live musical performance by MC5's Wayne Kramer, a subject of one of the films.
Directors: Adam McKay and Shira Piven
Film profiles influential MC5 guitarist and ex-prisoner Wayne Kramer, chronicling his own complicated journey of recovery using music as rehabilitation with prison inmates through his charity Jail Guitar Doors.
Directors: Steven Bognar and Julia Reichert
Film tells the story of African-American dancer Sheri "Sparkle" Williams, one of the oldest female professional dancers still practicing in the United States.
About Author
- Nude Photos of Jennifer Lawrence, Ariana Grande & More Hit the Internet; Apple Issues Investigation Update
- Producer Reveals More on ABC's 'THE STORY OF FROZEN' Special; Confirms Broadway Plans
- VIDEO: COMMUNITY's Dan Harmon's Doc HARMONTOWN Gets Trailer
- THE TWILIGHT ZONE: Complete '80's Series Heads to DVD Today
- Discovery Premieres Fourth Season of BERING SEA GOLD Tonight
- TNT Acquires Rights to Lionsgate's HUNGER GAMES & DIVERGENT Film Franchises
- Josh Gad, Sarah Jessica Parker & More Accept ALS Ice Bucket Challenge
- Matthew McConaughey to Act as 'Storyteller' in New Lincoln TV & Digital Campaign
- SHARKNADO 2 Terrorizes Big Screens Nationwide in Exclusive One-Night Event Tonight
- The Urbanworld Film Festival Presented by BET Announces 2014 Festival Slate

subset: commoncrawl


text:
A suspected robber from Valdosta is in critical condition at a Tallahassee hospital after his accomplice shot him.
Police say around 10:30 Wednesday night two men knocked on the door of this apartment at Greenwood Apartments.
Charles Williams and his brother Christopher were inside.
When one of them opened the door, the men pushed their way in.
A fight broke out. Police say one of the home invaders shot the other.
They're not sure if he did it on purpose or if it was an accident.
"We're not releasing his name at the present time because this is an ongoing investigation," said Valdosta Police Capt. Bobbi McGraw. "Our detectives have a person of interest in this and they're really close to making something happen in this case."
Police won't say where the man was shot.
They don't think the robbers knew the victims.
Copyright 2011 WALB. All rights reserved.
P.O. Box 3130
Albany, GA 31706
(229) 446-1010
FCC Public File
(229) 446-4005
EEO Report
Closed Captioning


text:
This is what happens when I don't have hockey to watch:
Just flipping through some player stats on eliteprospects.com, I stumbled across the fact that Jussi Jokinen has a younger brother named Juho that's a defenseman in the Finnish league, Kärpät. I didn't know this, did anyone else?
Anyways, just thought I'd share my findings. I didn't do much research, but here's a picture.
October can't come fast enough...


text:
August 22, 2014
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) - Kentucky Senate President Robert Stivers says there's a "real possibility" the Senate will pass some form of a minimum wage bill.
Stivers said Friday that senators are working on the bill that passed the House a month ago.
The House-passed version would gradually raise the state's minimum wage from $7.25 an hour to $10.10 per hour in July 2016.
The bill is a top priority of House Speaker Greg Stumbo.
Stivers anticipates the Senate will make changes to the bill.
Stumbo signaled a willingness to possibly compromise as long as it brings some relief to minimum-wage workers.
The House-passed measure calls for 95-cent increases in three phases until the minimum wage would reach $10.10. The House amended the bill to exempt businesses with annual gross receipts of under $500,000.
Under the bill, the minimum wage would gradually increase from the current $7.25 an hour to $10.10 per hour by July 2016.
There would be 95-cent increases in three phases.
The bill cleared the House on a 54-44 vote after a three-hour debate Thursday.
House Speaker Greg Stumbo says his bill would help an estimated 400,000 workers. He says they are entitled to living wages that let them buy life's necessities.
Opponents said the higher wage would force some employers to cut jobs. They said it would add costs for school districts and local governments to pay low-wage employees.
The bill now goes to the Senate.
Click Here to access the online Public Inspection File
Viewers with disabilities can get assistance accessing this station's FCC Public Inspection File by contacting the station with the information listed below. Questions or concerns relating to the accessibility of the FCC's online public file system should be directed to the FCC at 888-225-5322, 888-835-5322 (TTY), or firstname.lastname@example.com.


text:
It's been quite a while since our Bruin Football Team has played with the intensity that we have seen against Houston and Texas. I feel like they took a long and hard look in the mirror and decided that they were a better football team than their first two games.
The Bruins have really done a 180 these last two games. Without a doubt, every Bruin fan can see and appreciate how different these last two weeks have been. I guarantee you that no football team is going to lie down and give us the game, we are going to have to go out there with the same intensity and take it.
I hope that every player in the UCLA roster can see that although we are not firing with all of our pistons and there is lots of improvement to be made, we can compete with any division I football team and not be ashamed of the final score. Every player out there has to do their job and do it well. And If you practice poorly, you play poorly. And if you do not give 100% in practice, you do not give 100% in the game.
As a longstanding UCLA fan (circa 1970) , I was fortunate to hear the wisdom of our recently departed coach and UCLA treasure John Wooden. Coach Wooden made many paper signs during practice to brand his philosophy in the minds of his players. One of the signs read " we will play as good as we practice."
Go Bruins, lets show everyone that Champions Are Made Here!!!


text:
Residents of Cape May County are continuing to do their part to help the victims of hurricane sandy as they spent more than a week of their time loading up a caravan of trucks to deliver goods to our neighbors to the north.
It's been nearly two weeks since Hurricane Sandy hit the Jersey coast and relief efforts are still underway.
And residents of Cape May County have been working hard to show they care packing up dozens of trucks with donations to make a special delivery to their neighbors up north in Hoboken.
"Our first focus was inwards in our community to make sure our families were taken care of and now with these relief efforts we're going to go right to the people further North our brothers and sisters up there that have really lost everything," explained Kevin Cielli, caravan organizer.
"We're a whole bunch of friends that came together for a whole bunch of friends we don't know and yet to meet," said volunteer Phillip Kalfina.
Dozens of volunteers have been working hard since November 1st, collecting donations for the large caravan and according to them the amount of support has been truly amazing in their effort to fill up these trucks.
"The love and support of not only the residents of Cape May County but all of the people from our tri-state area who've fallen in love over the years are coming together to help those who really need it," Cielli said.
"It's nice to give people something to have, something that I have extra of right now," expressed donator Steve Bolinski.
And as the crisis continues for the residents of north jersey, members of this caravan want to let them that we are all still in this together.
"My dear friends called out for help and I wouldn't let them down and like I said and everybody else has said it was [could have been] so easy for it to be us and we just feel grateful," Kalfina said.
The caravan was scheduled to arrive in Hoboken around 1pm Saturday and all of the donations will be given directly to those in need.
Home • News • Weather • Sports • Features • Today in South Jersey • Inside NBC40
All content © Copyright 2000 - 2014 WorldNow and WMGM. All Rights Reserved.
For more information on this site, please read our Privacy Policy and Terms of Service.


text:
Contact Us
Whitemarsh Valley Inn
474 Germantown Avenue
Lafayette Hill, PA 19444
email: firstname.lastname@example.com
For reservations, please call the restaurant. Thank
"Well worth the trip! Have eaten here on Weds. nights because of
Piano player & food. 45 min each way trip is definitely worth it! Everyone's friendly
& jovial. 4 of us going again tonight! (6-30-10) Hal's great on piano; Ed's great behind
the bar.."
- Jenny B -
"had a wonderful dinner. prime rib is the best in town.my husband had the
crab au gratin and he wanted to lick the plate it was so good. service was great. we are
definately going back again."
- Kelly -
source: menupages.com


text:
Bike Share Program
Thanks to the collaborative efforts of Campus Recreation, Department of Public Safety and the Office of Sustainability, UCCS students and fee-paying members of Campus Recreation can now commute around campus in a sustainable and environmentally friendly manner utilizing the Bike Share Program. A variety of mountain bikes are available for check-out at no cost to students and fee-paying faculty and staff members of Campus Recreation.
Stop by the SOLE office during hours of operation, Mon - Fri from 2-6pm to check out a bike year-round.
Upon arrival at the Outdoor Center staff will provide you with the following:
Check-out policy
Bikes can be checked out for up to 3 consecutive work days at a time, for a total of 10 days during a semester. The 3 consecutive days at a time excludes weekend days.
Seasonal check-out
The UCCS bike share program is unavailable from November 26th through March 1st each year due to winter conditions. Bikes will undergo annual maintenance during this time.


text:
Egad, what a week for injuries. It's time to separate the walking wounded from the sure to be dropped. Every week Pick n' Roll will be hitting you up with a list of what's new, puzzling, or downright exciting in the wide world of fantasy hoops. In our fourth installment we'll be looking at this week's rash of injuries (plus some other stuff) to see how it affects you fantasy squad.
Now is the winter of my discontent, at least as it relates to the current spate of NBA injuries anyway, as I managed to draft every single player who suffered a significant injury this week. One man's ruin is another man's opportunity though, and there are lots of moves to be made and deals to be had as GMs start shifting their lineups around to deal with various injuries. Let's start with the good news guys first, and let the column roll naturally down hill from there….
Warm Fuzzies
Jeff Foster is out for a couple of weeks with hangnail, and that's good news for Roy Hibbert owners. Big Roy has responded magnificently and is averaging 13.7 points, 12.3 boards, and 3.7 blocks over his last three games. That's a whole lotta business there, and if Hibbert is somehow still languishing on the wire in your league then you need to add him now. And if you dropped Hibbert recently, this is my chance to say ha-ha.
Nate Robinson will be out for another week with a gimpy ankle, and that has given Larry Hughes the chance to have his predictable good couple of weeks. He does this pretty much every season, and every season he predictably goes back to looking like a waste of a roster spot. Enjoy the ride while it lasts though, just be ready to press the eject button when this bandwagon comes to a crashing halt.
Is it 2003? Because that's what I thought when I saw Erick Dampier averaging 10 and 12 with 4 blocks over his last 3 games. I seriously doubt that Erick has found the fountain of youth in a box of crackerjacks, and I don't expect that level of production to last. Riding the hot hand is always good though, and Damp is only 40% owned in Yahoo leagues right now, so if you need help at C look no further. Reality will reassert itself at some point however, so start interviewing replacements right away.
Andre Miller is finally starting in Portland, with Steve Blake starting next to him at SG, and Brandon Roy sliding over to SF. That's great news for Miller owners, and terrible news for Fernandez, Outlaw, and Webster owners. Nate McMillan has said that he may try this lineup out for a couple of weeks, so keep your eyes glued to the box scores to see how it pans out.
Mr. Potato Head puts in his angry eyes for…
Don Nelson. That sack of suet needs to go back to sipping Mai Thais on the beach and stop tossing sticks into the spokes of the Anthony Randolph bandwagon. Thankfully Randolph actually got to play some in his last game, so I may yet call off Tonya Harding. If Nelson can see his way clear to letting Randolph have reasonable minutes over the coming week then I can see my way clear to letting him keep his knee caps in their current condition. I'm not dropping Randolph yet at all, but I'd want to see something out of him soon or my trigger finger is going to get mighty itchy.
Kevin Martin opted for surgery and will be out for at least 6-8 weeks. Beno Udrih will replace him in the starting lineup and I'd expect him to pick up short term value, but I'd keep half an eye on Sergio Rodriguez too. Udrih's just not that good, and if he falters then our little Spanish friend could be in for some solid PT. Mostly you're going to want to hold on to Martin, but owners in shallower non-keeper leagues could cut bait now and hope to pick him back up on the flip-side.
Union rules dictate that if one K-Mart closes it's doors the rest will follow, and Kenyon Martin has obliged by suffering a 'lower leg contusion' and could miss a couple of weeks as a result (although confirmation of that time line is lacking). Chris Andersen should play more in his absence, and should be able to up his blocks to about a zillion a game. If Martin is going to miss real time, then Andersen is a short term option in all formats, and the opportunity could easily jump-start his production out of that block-free early-season funk he was suffering though. Fly Birdman, fly!
The Nets. The poor, poor, New Jersey Nets. Yi sprains a knee, Devin Harris is groinally impaired, likely for at least another couple of weeks, Courtney Lee has some sympathetic groin strainage of his own now and CDR has the sniffles. They just can't catch a break. If Lee misses any kind of substantial time then we could be in for a whole lot of Chris Douglas-Roberts, who's worth an add in most formats (although he was getting there anyway). There's some short term value in Rafer Alston and Josh Boone as well, but the guy I think most likely to play take-and-hold with minutes during this stretch is Terrence Williams. T-Will dropped nine dimes last night against the Sixers, and that kind of play will keep him the 30 MPG range, at least short term.
Tyrus Thomas broke his arm lifting weights and will miss 4-6 weeks. I think at this point someone needs to step up and explain this rash of weight training related arm breakages in the NBA. Was he using an exercise ball? Inquiring minds want to know. While he's out we should see solid minutes for Taj Gibson. If Gibson plays well, then Thomas could potentially lose any shot he might have had at stepping back into a starting role. That's a worst case scenario of course, but I own TT, and I'm starting to look at permanent replacements now, just in case. I'd hold on dropping him for a little while anyway, and take a look at how well Gibson is playing. The better he plays, the more you may want to consider jumping ship.
Team Games by Week – Week Three
Teams with 4 games: DAL, GS, HOU, LAC, MIN, NO, OKC, PHI, PHO, POR, TOR, UTA
Teams with 3 games: ATL, BOS, CHA, CHI, CLE, DEN, DET, LAL, MEM, MIA, NJ, NY, ORL, SA
Teams with a paltry 2 games: IND, MIL, SAC, WAS
That's all for now folks. Send get well cards or pink slips as required this week.
Adam Laforet is one of a growing number of fantasy experts who write for the Cafe. You can catch up with Adam in the Cafe's forums where he posts under the name of Fenris-77.
Want to write for the Cafe? Check out the Cafe's Pencil & Paper section!


text:
Pewter Report: Your source for inside and breaking news on the Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Events Coverage
General News
Training Camp
Game Coverage
Injury Reports
Senior Bowl
Free Agency
OTAs / Mini-Camps
Regular Features
Around the Web (RSS Feeds)
SR's Fab Five
PI Quick Hits
Training Camp Diary
Former Bucs
PR Reacts
Chat Transcript
Articles Archive
Bucs Info
NFL Standings
Depth Chart
Bucs History
About Pewter Report
Advertise with Pewter Report
Help & Support
Terms and Service
Privacy Policy
Employment at Pewter Report
Fan Central
Message Board
Become an Insider
Free 30 Day Insider Trial
Scott Reynolds
Mark Cook
Gil Arcia
Eric Dellaratta
Digital Magazine
2014 Future Forecast Issue
Digital Magazine Archive
Reynolds' Column
Cook's Column
Point â Counterpoint
Dellaratta's Column
PR Reacts
Sign up as a User
Subscribe to the Pewter Insider
Enter your username and password below to sign in to your PewterReport account.
Forgot your password?
Other issues logging in?
Register for FREE to get instant access to the following user benefits on PewterReport.com:
Message boards
Chat sessions
Article commenting & ranking
Pick'em contests
Instant messaging
Personal Pewter Report profile
Article notification options
And other exclusive content
No account yet?
x close
Recent Discussions
Pewter Report
Pirate's Cove
3rd String Kicker
) >> Topic:
Congressional Welfare
« previous
next »
Skull and Bones
Hall of Famer
Posts : 23415
Congressional Welfare
August 02, 2013, 04:46:08 PM »
Remember this news story from a few months ago how members of congress and their staffs feared they wouldn't be able to afford Obamacare despite having high income jobs?
Well good news. Barry to the rescue:
Us taxpayers will subsidize their health care cost.
: August 02, 2013, 04:52:45 PM Skull and Bones
Hall of Famer
Posts : 31642
Re: Congressional Welfare
#1 :
August 02, 2013, 04:48:34 PM »
Effin' disgusting that the simpletons keep voting these jackwagons into office.
Skull and Bones
Hall of Famer
Posts : 23415
Re: Congressional Welfare
#2 :
August 02, 2013, 04:57:52 PM »
Here's another link:
Skull and Bones
Hall of Famer
Posts : 23415
Re: Congressional Welfare
#3 :
August 02, 2013, 05:09:23 PM »
The dirty little secret is that ObamaCare was designed to fail so a single payer system could be established. Hatch has got it right:
Skull and Bones
Hall of Famer
Posts : 23415
Re: Congressional Welfare
#4 :
August 04, 2013, 12:14:14 AM »
Politico reported that the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) will issue a ruling next week that will allow the federal government to subsidize the insurance plans Congressmen and their aides will be forced to buy on government healthcare exchanges due to Obamacare.
The news came just hours after the Heritage Foundation released an embargoed study to reporters that found there was no legal way for the administration to offer subsidies for Members of Congress and their aides without passing a legislative "fix."
The Obama administration may have tried to preempt the release of that study; one of the study's co-authors insisted to Breitbart News on Friday that no matter how creative the Obama administration gets, there does not seem to be a legal manner in which the federal government can grant the Obamacare subsidies.
Ed Haislmaier and Robert E. Moffitt, both of whom are Senior Research Fellows in the Center for Health Policy Studies at The Heritage Foundation, and Joseph A. Morris, an attorney in private practice who served as General Counsel of the U.S. Office of Personnel Management from 1981 to 1985, co-authored the study, titled, "Congress in the Obamacare Trap: No Easy Escape."
Haislmaier emphasized to Breitbart News that "we don't see a legal avenue, no matter how creative, for them."
"We don't know what they will come out with, or how they will try to to justify it," he told Breitbart News. "If they do produce, then we will have a regulation to dissect."
As the Heritage Foundation's Rob Bluey wrote on "The Foundry," it is indeed curious that "word of the Obama Administration 'solving' Congress problem was suddenly leaked to a couple reporters at 9 p.m. just hours before the release of Heritages report (embargoed copies of which had been given to the media)."
The Administrations strategy appears to be one of deliberately flouting the law, in the belief that it can get away with it because Congress will be the beneficiary and the American public wont catch on to what they are doing. If the Administration really thinks it has a legal way under Obamacare for the federal government to continuing paying for the health care of members of Congress and their staff, why didnt they issue the regulations at any point over the last three years?
As the Heritage study noted, just ten days after Obamacare passed, the Congressional Research Service issued a memo detailing the problems with the provision.
"Members of Congress and their staffs are facing the same problems that confront millions of employers and employeestheir fellow citizensthroughout America," the study declares. "They will be unable to keep the health coverage they have today, and will instead be consigned to the government health exchanges, whether they like it or not.
The authors note that though "Congress could enact legislative changes," the problem for Congress is that "adopting any possible legislative solution would now be viewed by many of their constituents as an act of self-dealing special treatment," something that would be "risky in the extreme."
The study examined Obamacare's legislative history, which found that "Congress had numerous opportunities" as the Affordable Care Act "made its way through the legislative process to ensure the continuation" of the current model where the federal government subsidizes the insurance premiums of Members and staff "and to treat committee and leadership staffs the same as Member office staffs."
The authors noted:
Yet, Congress, with support from the President, enacted a piece of legislation that rather starkly requires Members and staff to either pay for their own health insurance out of their after-tax incomes, obtain coverage under a spouses plan, or purchase coverage in the new exchanges (subsidized for those with family incomes that qualify).
This was acknowledging that individuals and families will pay around $5,000 and $11,000 more, respectively, by purchasing unsubsidized insurance from the government healthcare exchanges.
The authors cite Robert Pear of the New York Times, who asked, If they did not know exactly what they were doing to themselves, did lawmakers who wrote and passed the bill fully grasp the details of how it would influence the lives of other Americans?
The study determined that Congress can only "keep its current health coverage by repealing Section 1312(d)(3)(D)" of the law, but the "political price for doing so is that Members of Congress must repeal the rest of Obamacare as wellso that their constituents can keep their health plans, too."
The study revealed that nowhere in the law is OPM given the authority to pay "the government contribution to a plan that is not one of the plans contracted for by OPM." And, per Section 1312(d)(3)(D) of Obamacare, as of January 1, 2014, "the only health insurance plans that Members of Congress and their staffs can be offered are health insurance plans 'offered through an Exchange established under this Act.'"
Furthermore, the study also found the law does not have a provision "which codifies the statutes governing federal contracting and procurementthat supersedes the grants and limitations of OPMs contracting authority" regarding the subsidization of insurance premiums.
"There does not seem to be any way that OPM can rescue Members of Congress and their staffs," the study concluded.
Hall of Famer
Posts : 9244
Re: Congressional Welfare
#5 :
August 06, 2013, 10:32:13 PM »
"If you dream of never paying another traffic ticket for the rest of your life, become a government employee in California. The OC Register reports that, thanks to a long obsolete program, hundreds of thousands of drivers in California can run red lights, drive down toll lanes without paying, and park illegallywith total impunity.
Those drivers have special license plates that were introduced 30 years ago to ensure police anonymity and protection; cars bearing them are registered without any home address appearing on DMV records. They eventually became unnecessary once laws were passed making all DMV information confidential. But the plates have since become a widespread perk of government employment: hundreds of thousands of judges, district attorneys, jail guards, National Park Service rangers, city council members, city attorneys, lawmakers, and other officials who face little threat of being targeted by criminals now enjoy the privilege:
Theyve exempted themselves from the rules theyre enforcing, said Chad Dornsife, director of the Best Highway Safety Practices Institute. They know it, is whats really sick about this. This isnt some surprise that when the camera comes out they dont have to worry about it.
Its a courtesy, law enforcement to law enforcement, San Francisco Police Sgt. Tom Lee said. We let it go.
The plates have sometimes served as a perk negotiated by unions for members:
In some cases the secret plates have been negotiated as part of a labor contract. For example, museum security officers were added as part of an employment agreement with the states public safety union in 2001.
Officials can pass the plates to spouses and children, keep them when they retire, and can even retain them for three years after switching to private sector work. And government oversight is so ineffectual that protected plates have been obtained by people with no connection whatsoever to government employment. One woman with the plates was found not to be a government employee nor related to one. She committed 411 violations without penalty.
It seems that in blue California, some people are more equal than others. Our guess is that similar shenanigans are taking place in other states, red as well as blue. Journalists should be on the lookout for routine abuses of power like this. If not exposed and kept in check, the culture of entitlement behind them will grow, feeding higher level corruption.
Pewter Report
Pirate's Cove
3rd String Kicker
) >> Topic:
Congressional Welfare
« previous
next »
Copyright © 2010 Pewter Report, PewterReport.com and Pewter Insider. All Rights Reserved.
Powered by SMF 2.0 RC3
SMF © 2006–2010, Simple Machines LLC
Simple Audio Video Embedder


text:
A Barre man arrested for making pipe bombs has been sentenced to time already served since his arrest.
Police say Arlen McWain, 60, gave bombs to two of his neighbors in the summer of 2012. The neighbors turned over the devices to police. And investigators later found several homemade explosive devices in McWain's apartment.
McWain pleaded guilty to federal explosives charges and was sentenced to the 18 months he has spent behind bars and two more years of supervised release.
Related Stories:
Man charged with making bombs in Barre
Bomb bust in Barre
PO Box 4508
Burlington, VT 05406-4508
Primary Phone: 802-652-6300
Primary email: firstname.lastname@example.com


text:
The Senate has easily approved Janet Yellen's nomination to head the Federal Reserve.
Monday's 56-26 vote makes Yellen the first woman to lead the central bank in its century-long history.
Yellen has been vice chair of the Fed since 2010. She has been a strong advocate of fighting unemployment and of policies championed by the current chairman, Ben Bernanke, designed to spur the economy with low interest rates and massive bond purchases.
Yellen will begin her four-year term on February 1.


text:
Kim Williams cruises to Peninsula Women's Golf Championship at Woodlands
Story | Sep 27, 2012 | 3:05 PM
Kim Williams cruises to Peninsula Women's Golf Championship at Woodlands
Story | Sep 27, 2012 | 3:05 PM
Farmers say 'solar' equals 'sellout'
Story | Nov 1, 2010 | 4:32 PM
A kind of family feud has erupted in San Benito County's rich slice of Central California farmland over plans to build a massive solar-power facility in a valley shared by 20 ranchers and organic farmers and some of the rarest...
Ravens: Thursday night football new must-see TV
Story | Nov 7, 2010 | 4:32 PM
NFL prime-time football is looking more and more like the new reality TV this fall – it's on several nights a week, and it's thumping the competition almost every time it airs. And this week, the dominance will be further extended when...
Florida State awards its Golden 'Noles
Story | Apr 19, 2011 | 4:33 PM
Several Florida State athletes were recognized Monday night for their contributions to community service in Tallahassee and abroad. They were being honored as part of the 17th annual Golden Nole Awards, a banquet hosted by FSU's Student Athlete...


text:
Special Rates and Events
Winter Specials
Winter Carnival Package- Come experience the long-standing Steamboat tradition of the Winter Carnival. Play at the ranch Feb 5-8 and enjoy our winter wonderland. We'll then transport you into Steamboat and set you up with a discounted hotel room for Saturday night so you can watch the street events on Saturday, the night show that evening and then more festivities on Sunday morning in charming Steamboat Springs. Winter Carnival admission button included.
Winter Romance- Whisk away your sweetheart to celebrate Valentine's Day in a romantic winter wonderland. Ask for the Valentine's Day romance package, and we'll start your Valentine's Day off with breakfast in bed, followed by a day of as much outside activity as you desire. In the afternoon, we'll treat you to a private sleigh ride complete with hot toddies to keep you toasty warm. Following that, the chefs will delight your taste buds with their Valentine's Day aphrodisiac dinner. The rest is up to you to enjoy the serene setting, the cozy cabin and the bubbling hot tub with views of snow covered meadows and mountains.
Family Snow Vacation- Break away from the beach and hit the snow at Vista Verde! Book your 7-night family family snow vacation between February 22-March 8, and mom and dad get a complementary massage!
Share and Save!
We want to make it easier to get your friends together for a Colorado Guest Ranch vacation. During certain times of the season, if more than 2 people share a cabin, we will give 50% off our all-inclusive rates for the additional guests. Get your girlfriends together and save, grab another couple and save, heck maybe even bring your in-laws…..well, we'll leave that decision up to you.
This offer is valid during our adult-only times, both summer and winter. Check out our all-inclusive resort rates for more details on our rates.
Or, feel free to contact us for more information.
Horsemanship Retreats
If you enjoyed the riding program during your dude ranch stay, here is a chance to come back for an intensive riding experience. Our training team hosts a horsemanship retreat, typically each year at the end of our winter season. The clinics focus on a broad spectrum of topics from maneuvering your horse with better communication to understanding conformation and more. Click here for more information on the horsemanship retreat.


text:
(1200 pix) This United Parcel Service freighter decelerates on runway 02L.
-1600 pix-
After many year of operating A300 the UPS flight 274 (EDDK-LOWW-LHBP) they changed the type to B767-300. The second flight of this type. [1600pix]
Droppin' down and gettin' it's eagle on.... gurrrrrl. Note the rather bright reflection on the bottom of the wing from the number one engine. Jetphotos.net celebrity and future Family Airlines Dir... (more)
I think it's kind of ironic that most of my shots with that warm, sunset glow were taken when it was bitterly cold out. You could barely see the "ornaments" below the license plate of every truck ... (more)
Powerful liftoff of UPS941 Heavy bound for Louisville, KY (KSDF).


text:
Construction jobs are no longer bleeding away in Inland Southern California but are not being created either. Luckily, though, the same can't be said for all of California.
Friday's report from the state Employment Development Department showed 61,900 construction jobs for Riverside and San Bernardino workers in September, representing a tiny 0.3 percent decline from where it was a year ago. While the Inland region has seen solid white-collar growth in the last few months, construction is an excellent example of a job sector that has flat-lined.
But statewide California is one of the better places to look for that type of work. The Associated General Contractors of America, an industry lobbying group, reported a little better than 574,000 jobs in the state in September, which is a fairly healthy 4.7 percent increase over September 2011.
Compared to other states California ranked 11th in gains. The top states for 12-month growth included Texas, North Dakota, Colorado, West Virginia and Tennessee.
The worst state was Alaska, and other places not to look for a construction job were New Jersey, Mississippi, Delaware and New Mexico. All told, construction employment declined year-over-year in 28 of 50 states and the District of Columbia.


text:
Written by Megan Sheehan | June 27th, 2013(0)
Like to drink orange juice in the morning? Then you'll be interested in today's green news.
Written by Kerry Crisley | February 25th, 2013(1)
Never before has a single Oscars yielded so many acclaimed, nominated movies featuring nature – specifically the power of nature – so prominently.
Written by Megan Sheehan | June 14th, 2012(0)
From GM crops to alien mother ships (really!), we've got your green news.
Written by Mike Beck | March 16th, 2011(2)
The lead scientist for our Global Marine Team was there as the surge arrived in Santa Cruz. It was supposed to be 40 minutes of small waves. He explains why boats were still being tossed more than 6 hours later.
Written by Karen Foerstel | December 10th, 2008(0)
POZNAN, Poland — The big names begin arriving in Poznan today as negotiations ramp up in the final three days of the international climate change meeting. And U.S. congressional staffers warn that passage of cap-and-trade climate change legislation is unlikely to happen in the next 12 months. Former Vice President Al Gore is scheduled to […]
Written by Karen Foerstel | December 8th, 2008(0)
POZNAN, POLAND — As the second and final week of COP-14 kicks off in Poland today, developing countries have called for ecosystem-based adaptation to be a critical part of a post-2012 climate change agreement. During government negotiations last week, delegates with the "G77 and China" group, which represents all of the world's developing countries, said […]
We're green. We're nature-lovers. We are Conservancy Talk. Hear Nature Conservancy staff and invited experts share their voices on today's conservation issues — in our uniquely rigorous, science-based way. Learn more


text:
Media event set for September 9, launch likely ~10 days later.
All Apple Developer Services Back Online after Hack, Apple Offers Free Month Extension
After over three weeks of at least partial downtime, Apple has informed developers that all of their developer services are now online. Apple is giving all developers an extension to their developer memberships by one month to account for the downtime. From the email to developers:
We are pleased to let you know that all our developer program services are now online. Your patience during this time was sincerely appreciated.Apple's developer center originally went offline abruptly on July 18th. It was later revealed that the developer website had been hacked and that Apple could not rule out some developer information may have been leaked. Apple has been slowly restoring services since that time.
We understand that the downtime was significant and apologize for any issues it may have caused in your app development. To help offset this disruption, we are extending the membership of all developer teams by one month. If you need any further assistance, please contact us.
Top Rated Comments(View all)
it should have been 1 month for the downtime + 1 month for the inconvenience
apple is cheap sometimes
Seriously!? We had 3 weeks downtime! An extra month is more than enough to cover it! Is Apple being cheap or are we being greedy??
apple is cheap sometimes
Seriously!? We had 3 weeks downtime! An extra month is more than enough to cover it! Is Apple being cheap or are we being greedy??
Not greedy one month of down time and a month for any inconveniences that have arrived from the hacking is more than fair and far from unreasonable.
Even if you did have significant losses (or any at all) due to the outage, don't tell me that another 8 bucks saved would have made *any* difference.
The 99$ aren't charged for the developer center anyway (most of which can be accessed for free). They're to make sure you are serious about development and don't just want the betas.
Two months is exactly what I was thinking would be appropriate.
had it been two months you'd have asked for three (one for each week).
be reminded that apple is a corporation and apple is the only corporation being forgiven for their missteps...by it's fans
you're high -- apple is held to an extreme double standard by the press and it's critics, for every little perceived fault. after the supposed antenna problem with the iphone4 (which didn't actually affect many people at all -- still using ours with no problem), apple proved that similar interference happened with other phones too, but nobody cared. they only wanted to see the mighty fall. take the new google nexus 7 tablet -- it has a defective GPS system yet nobody is running that on the nightly news. etc....
apple's generosity should be documented in the guinness book of records
gimme a break
you didn't argue the points made. 1/3 more than obligated to, yet still you complain. just admit it -- a sense of privilege and entitlement come easy these days.
it should have been 1 month for the downtime + 1 month for the inconvenience
apple is cheap sometimes
It is people like you that make me furious to even go on MacRumors anymore.
Glad everything's in working order again. The one-month extension doesn't seem particularly generous — six months would have generated more of a "wow, thanks!" — but it's better than nothing.
such a sense of entitlement.
*************, new accounts still ain't working, if you want to register it, you jut get forwarded to "restricted" area's, total BS. A company like Apple spending 3 weeks on "security", I don't buy it. The communication was really really bad, if you asked any questions via mail it took over 1 week to get an automated response. This really pissed me off after being a developer for over 3 years for iOS, it's like they don't even care.
three whole years? I bet Cook has you on speed dial!
I'm guessing you're on the apple payroll or something
no other reason you'd care
absurd. plenty if reasons -- one being reading all the whiny youngsters on here who feel the world owes them everything. sorry it doesn't always work out like that.
Glad everything's in working order again. The one-month extension doesn't seem particularly generous — six months would have generated more of a "wow, thanks! — but it's better than nothing.
Seriously. One month covers the down time. Even two months would have been better to help migitate some of our losses.
[ Read All Comments ]


text:
BOARDMAN, Ohio- A Boardman man jailed for the beating of his infant child was arraigned in court on Tuesday.
Sam Lippillo, 30, was indicted on two counts of child endangering and was brought to the Mahoning County Jail.
Lappillo told hospital officials earlier this year that his three-month-old son was injured after falling from a couch.


text:
Clint Eastwood doesn't mind keeping it in the family. His son, Scott Eastwood, is following in his dad's footsteps, paying his dues with roles in the upcoming "Leatherface 3D" and "Of Men and Mavericks," but Clint has lent him a hand in his career giving him small roles in "Flags of Our Fathers," "Gran Torino" and "Invictus." And now, father and son are going to team up again.
Scott Eastwood has come aboard "Trouble With the Curve," the baseball-centered drama that marks the feature debut of Clint's longtime pal and Malpaso Productions partner, Robert Lorenz. The Randy Brown-penned film centers on an aging baseball scout (Clint Eastwood), who is slowly going blind, on a final trip with his daughter to check out a hot prospect. Amy Adams will play his daughter who is along for the ride, with Justin Timberlake as an ex-pitcher-turned-scout who tries to woo her. John Goodman will play Eastwood's friend and fellow scout, who still believes the fading talent hound has the goods while Scott will portray a slumping young player that Clint had discovered and keeps his faith in.
This is all shaping up to be a pretty promising project, and there is a palpable melancholy just from the logline already. We're definitely looking forward to this, and filming is set to begin soon with a baseball playoff targeted release of September 28th on the calendar. [Variety]
POW WOW | February 26, 2012 12:59 AM
------70's Show 'EYE--CON'--job ---RED ALERT!-------
AS Korea era draftee --who NEVER went, Clint Eastwood
continues to BALK and BURY 6 decades of the cosmically
relevant, EUGENICS 'unfriendly'


text:
For her 11th total outing in the Donna Karanfragrance collection, the iconic designer is celebrating womanhood.
Renowned for understanding the female body in her always-flattering fashions, Karan's latest scent project is similarly made for women, by women.
Fittingly entitled Woman, the project's collaborators include award-winning architect Zaha Hadid on bottle design, juice development by Paris-based International Flavors and Fragrances (IFF) star Anne Flipo, and a print campaign featuring a trio of supermodels in their 20s, 30s and 40s. "When I approached the project," Karan said in a statement, "I wove this idea of the multi-faceted woman into all aspects of the process."
"This particular launch is unique in that only women were commissioned to conceptualize and create the fragrance," echoed Veronique Gabai-Pinsky, global president, Aramis & Designer Fragrances. "This is also the first fragrance bottle Zaha Hadid has designed for Donna Karan."
The print campaign
Karan has long connected the worlds of sculpture and fragrance, beginning with the design of the now-iconic Cashmere Mist bottle by her late husband, the sculptor Stephan Weiss. For Woman, Karan commissioned Hadid, an Iraqi-British architect who was awarded the exalted Pritzker Architecture Prize in 2004. Hadid "was inspired by the curvature of a woman's body," according to Aramis—the resulting bottle being a "sculptural silhouette."
The "intoxicating" juice comprises a Haitian vetiver note specifically requested by Karan. To realize her vision, Flipo utilized traditionally masculine notes such as vetiver and sandalwood, and wrapped them in nurturing, creamy florals like orange flower. Like the complexity of a woman, Aramis said, the fragrance is "a dichotomy of softness and strength."
3.4-oz. and 1.7-oz. EDPs are on counter this month at Bergdorf Goodman, Bloomingdale's, Neiman Marcus, Nordstrom and Saks
To publicize the fragrance, Donna Karan Woman print advertising will break in the September issues of Harper's Bazaar, W, Elle and Vanity Fair and in the November issue of Vogue. The campaign was shot by Inez and Vinoodh and stars Karolina Kurkova, Liya Kebede and Christy Turlington Burns—who are "as beautiful inside as they are out," Aramis said. In addition to being some of the most sought-after models in the world, Aramis noted, they have all made great philanthropic strides to give back to causes like women's health and children's welfare.
|Donna Karan
|Zaha Hadid
|Anne Flipo
If you are interested in advertising in Cosmetic World, please contact: Debra Davis 212-840-8800 x245


text:
WASHINGTON (WKOW) -- A new diet drug is on the market starting Tuesday September 18, 2012. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has made the diet drug Qsymia is available by prescription.
Data presented by the manufacturer of the drug, Vivus, showed that it helped patients lose about 10 percent of their body weight. Qsymia is a combination of two medications that have long been used in weight management. One is an appetite suppressant and the other reduces cravings for food.
An advisory panel voted 20-2 to approve the drug in February. This marks the first time the FDA voted to approve a weight-loss drug in more than 13 years. It's the FDA's latest move to give doctors and their patients more tools to fight excessive weight gain and obesity rates.
Contrary to other weight-loss products, the FDA has indicated Qsymia as an approved product for female patients of child-bearing age. Patients in that category can use the drug as long as they have a negative pregnancy test before and while taking it, and use effective birth control consistently while taking Qsymia.
About one-third of Americans are obese, and many have chronic, expensive medical conditions as a result, such as heart disease, diabetes and arthritis. Until recently, the array of available options has been frustratingly sparse for many doctors and their patients: diet, exercise and, for those overweight enough to qualify, bariatric surgery.
Doctors have mixed reviews of the drug due to the potential for side effects. They point back to drugs, such as fen-phen, approved by the FDA. The drug was later withdrawn from the market over concerns about heart risks and other dangerous side effects. Makers say, the drug should be used in combination with good exercise and healthy food.
All content © Copyright 2000 - 2014 WorldNow and WKOW. All Rights Reserved.
For more information on this site, please read our Privacy Policy and Terms of Service and Mobile Privacy Policy & Terms of Service.
Persons with disabilities who need assistance with issues relating to the content of this station's public inspection file should contact Anna Engelhart at 608-661-2767. Questions or concerns relating to the accessibility of the FCC's online public file system should be directed to the FCC at 888-225-5322, at 888-835-5322 (TTY) or at email@example.com.


text:
Post by Steve Farrelly @ 06:04pm 30/03/10 | 20 Comments
Just Cause 2 through its gameplay paces and explored as much of the island nation of Panau as possible to really see what's up with videogaming's latest sandbox gaming option.
Thankfully what's on offer here is a stunningly rich game with a fully realised, functioning game-world let down slightly by bad writing, disengaging characters, horrible voice-acting and poor mission structuring. Though none of this stops Just Cause 2 from being a game well worth an investment.
Click here for the full AusGamers review.
Buy now from Green Man Gaming for only GBP£9.99 (USD$14.99 on Steam)!
Posted 06:24pm 30/3/10
Posted 07:03pm 30/3/10
Posted 07:06pm 30/3/10
Posted 09:02pm 30/3/10
Posted 09:40pm 30/3/10
Posted 09:44pm 30/3/10
Posted 09:47pm 30/3/10
Posted 09:53pm 30/3/10
Posted 10:32pm 30/3/10
Posted 11:37pm 30/3/10
Posted 06:38am 31/3/10
Posted 08:01am 31/3/10
Posted 09:52am 31/3/10
Posted 10:09am 31/3/10
Posted 10:45am 31/3/10
Posted 11:23am 31/3/10
Posted 12:25pm 31/3/10
Posted 12:45pm 31/3/10
Posted 04:26pm 31/3/10
Posted 04:30pm 31/3/10
20 Comments


text:
How can I monitor in real-time the memory usage of MDADM RAID5?
Whenever I'm doing something IO exhaustive I can see the RAID process in System Monitor bumping up the CPU usage but memory is never shown. I would like to monitor how much memory is being used for read and write operations.


text:
Power Density Primer: Understanding the Spatial Dimension of the Unfolding Transition to Renewable Electricity Generation (Part IV – New Renewables Electricity Generation)
Part I – Definitions
Part II – Coal- and Wood-Fired Electricity Generation
Part III – Natural Gas-Fired Electricity Generation
Photovoltaic Electricity Generation
Satellite measurements put the solar constant – radiation that reaches area perpendicular to the incoming rays at the top of the atmosphere (and that is actually not constant but varies with season and has negligible daily fluctuations) – at 1,366 W/m2. If there were no atmosphere and if the Earth absorbed all incoming radiation then the average flux at the planet's surface would be 341.5 W/m2 (a quarter of the solar constant's value, a sphere having four times the area of a circle with the same radius: 4?r2/?r2). But the atmosphere absorbs about 20% of the incoming radiation and the Earth's albedo (fraction of radiation reflected to space by clouds and surfaces) is 30% and hence only 50% of the total flux reaches the surface prorating to about 170 W/m2 received at the Earth's surface, and ranging from less than 100 W/m2 in cloudy northern latitudes to more than 230 W/m2 in sunny desert locations.
For an approximate calculation of electricity that could be generated on large scale by photovoltaic conversion it would suffice to multiply that rate by the average efficiency of modular cells. While the best research cells have efficiencies surpassing 30% (for multijunction concentrators) and about 15% for crystalline silicon and thin films, actual field efficiencies of PV cells that have been recently deployed in the largest commercial parks are around 10%, with the ranges of 6-7% for amorphous silicon and less than 4% for thin films. A realistic assumption of 10% efficiency yields 17 W/m2 as the first estimate of average global PV generation power density, with densities reaching barely 10 W/m2 in cloudy Atlantic Europe and 20-25 W/m2 in subtropical deserts.
PV panels are fixed in an optimal tilted south-facing position and hence receive more radiation than a unit of horizontal surface but the average power densities of solar parks are low. Additional land is needed for spacing the panels for servicing, for access roads, inverter and transformation facilities and for service structures, and only about 85% of a panel's DC rating will be transmitted from the park to the grid as AC power. Olmedilla de Alarcón, the world's largest solar park in Spain, has installed capacity of 60 MW of peak power (MWp) but its annual generation of 85 GWh (or 9.7 MW of electricity as an average annual rate) translates to capacity factor of just 16%. Portuguese Moura (46 MWp, 88 GWh or 10 MW of average annual generation) has the capacity factor of nearly 22% and the capacity factor for Germany's largest solar park (Waldpolenz rated at 40 MWp) is only 11%. Power density of Olmedilla is only 9 W/m2, that of Moura almost 8 W/m2 while Waldpolenz rates just above 4 W/m2.
Moura 88 GWh/year = 10 MW 10 MW/130 ha = 7.7 W/m2
Waldpolenz 40 GWh/year = 4.56 MW 4.56 MW/110 ha = 4.1 W/m2
The largest solar PV parks thus generate electricity with power densities that is roughly 5-15 times higher than for wood-fired plants but that is at best 1/10 and at worst 1/100 of the power densities of coal-fired electricity generation. Again, if only 10% of all electricity generated in the US in 2009 (395 TWh or about 45 GW) were to be produced by large PV plants, the area required (even with average power density of 8 W/m2) would be about 5,600 km2. No dramatic near-term improvements are expected either in the conversion efficiency of PV cells deployed on MW scale in large commercial solar parks or in the average capacity factors. But even if the efficiencies rose by as much as 50% within a decade this would elevate average power densities of optimally located commercial solar PV parks to no more than 15 W/m2.
Olmedilla PV plant with 162,000 panels and 60 MWp generates electricity with average power density less than 9 W/m2 of its total area.
Concentrating Solar Electricity Generation
Concentrating solar power (CSP) projects use tracking parabolic mirrors in order to reflect and concentrate solar radiation on a central receiver placed in a high tower. This technique has several technical advantages compared to PV, above all: higher conversion efficiencies (thanks to a conventional steam-powered generation) and the possibility to augment the solar-heated steam by fuel combustion. Still, power densities of CPS are not all that different from PV generation.
Europe's first commercial solar tower, PS (Planta Solar) 10, completed by Abengoa Solar in Sanlúcar la Mayor in 2007, is rated at 11 MWp. With annual generation of 24.3 GWh (87.5 TJ, 2.77 MW), its capacity factor is 25%. Its heliostats occupy 74,880 m2 (624 x 120 m2), and the entire site claims about 65ha; the facility's power density is thus about 37 W/m2 factoring in the area taken up by the heliostats alone, and a bit more than 4 W/m2 if the entire area is considered. PS20 (completed in 2009) is nearly twice the size (20 MWp; 48.6 GWh or 175 TJ/year at average power of 5.55 MW and capacity factor of nearly 28%). Its mirrors occupy 150,600 m2 and hence the project's heliostat power density is, at 36.85 W/m2, identical to that of PS10 but, with its entire site covering about 90 ha, its overall power density is higher at about 6 W/m2.
Abengoa's two large CSP plants near Sanlúcar la Mayor (Sevilla), PS10 in operation and PS20, in the foreground, shown still under construction.
Bright Source Energy's proposed Ivanpah CSP in San Bernardino, CA should have an eventual rating of 1.3 GWp and it is expected to generate 1.08 TWh (3.88 PJ) a year and deliver on the average 123.3 MW with a capacity factor of just 9.5%. Heliostat area should be 229.6 ha and the entire site claim is 1645 ha. This implies power densities of 53.75 W/m2 for the heliostats and 7.5 W/m2 for the entire site. Again, no stunning improvements of these rates are expected any time soon and hence it is safe to conclude that optimally located CSP plants will operate with power densities of 35-55 W/m2 of their large heliostat fields and with rates no higher than 10 W/m2 of their entire site area.
Wind-Powered Electricity Generation
Wind turbines have fairly high power densities when the rate measures the flux of wind's kinetic energy moving through the working surface (the area swept by blades) of this now so popular energy converter. In the windiest, mid-continental regions of America this power density is commonly above 400 W/m2 – but power density expressed as electricity generated per m2 of the area occupied by a large wind farm is a small fraction of that high rate. This is primarily due to necessarily generous spacing of wind turbines (no less than five and up to ten rotor diameters) that is required in order to minimize wake interference. As a result, even a wind farm composed of large 3 MW Vestas turbines with a rotor diameter of 112 m and spacing of six diameters apart will have peak power density of 6.6 W/m2 and even a relatively high average capacity factor of 30% would bring that down to only about 2 W/m2.
Actual power densities vary with average wind speeds and turbine sizes. Altamont, America's pioneering large wind farm in California, rates only 0.6 W/m2, Puget Sound Energy's Wild Horse (with a high capacity factor of 32%) has power density of 2 W/m2. The world's largest offshore wind installation, London Array in the outer Thames estuary – designed to have a capacity of 1 GWp, annual generation of 31 TWh (354 MW) and an area of 245 km2 – will have power density of just 1.44 W/m2. A good approximation of expected power densities for large scale wind generation (year-round average, not the peak power) should not be thus higher than 2 W/m2. If 10% of the US electricity generated in 2009 (395 TWh or 45 GW) were to be produced by large wind farms their area would have to cover at least 22,500 km2, roughly the size of New Hampshire.
Spacing of wind turbines and access roads at the Altamont Pass wind farm in California.
12 comments
- 1 artemis { 05.13.10 at 8:05 am }
I'm not clear on one of the last points. Is 10% of our current generation 45GW, or are you saying that that it's ten percent of our current generation at 45GW. So is our current TOTAL generation 45GW or 450GW?
- 2 Jon Boone { 05.13.10 at 12:20 pm }
Fascinating piece. The relative power densities of solar and wind are, in modern terms, incredibly dilute. Wind especially. However, beyond the rather simple statistical averaging, using solely the capacity factor, I'd like to see an accounting for wind (and solar) variability in the equation. How does the continuous flux of wind generation, ranging from zero to the installed capacity, affect functional considerations of power density?
- 3 Steve C. { 05.14.10 at 12:43 pm }
Never let the science facts get in the way of science fantasy.
What is it about wind power that incites so much support? Any way you measure it, wind is a marginal (or boutique) solution at best. Solar, at least holds some future promise if we can figure out how to increase the output and reduce the cost. Unfortunately, people seem to think that Moore's Law applies to solar power because its "high tech". I think it's more likely to follow the cost and performance curves of internal combustion engines. In other words, improving the efficiency to something approaching practicality will take another 50 years.
- 4 Bruce { 05.20.10 at 9:44 pm }
Fascinating piece. The relative power densities of solar and wind are, in modern terms, incredibly dilute. Wind especially. However, beyond the rather simple statistical averaging, using solely the capacity factor, I'd like to see an accounting for wind (and solar) variability in the equation. How does the continuous flux of wind generation, ranging from zero to the installed capacity, affect functional considerations of power density?
- 5 Bill Chaffee { 10.28.10 at 8:10 am }
Federal wind energy maps don't take Betz law into consideration do they?
- 6 KHawkins { 10.28.10 at 8:53 am }
You may be on the wrong track here. Any wind energy maps I have seen show windspeeds not energy. Betz law relates to the theoretical maximum possible energy content in wind that can be derived using wind turbines, or similar devices.
Energy output from a wind turbine based on wind speed is described by its power curve, (see http://guidedtour.windpower.org/en/tour/wres/pwr.htm ), which over the range of normal operations, that is while it is climbing, is related to the cube of wind speed.
- 7 Scott Brooks { 12.28.10 at 10:10 pm }
Wind and solar's attractiveness started with the ENRON PR game promoted by Al Gore. Various governors latch on to that till the public saw it as the Green thing to do. Pepole are vary technically naive when it comes to technology, they just buy what they percieve as good.
Since Nixon established the EPA in response to environmental concern anything a popular president promotes is seen as sanctimonious. They see wind and solar as renewable in regards to the source and not the economics of the final product. They get scammed by all the hype and political fandangaling.
And then there are liberal educators who are not well informed about the real technology. And the media exaggerate the capabilities of the technology like nuclear one did about the old perceptions of the technology, "too cheap to meter".
Ever read Popular Mechanics or Science? They have these colorful and imaginative illustrations that make you go wow! Then they talk about the stuff like people did back in the 60′s and space travel in the near future. They don't perceive the economics behind the technology and the problems associated with it. They are Disneyfied. (my new age term for mesmerized)
Of course the computer revolution has also raised their expectations of energy and what not plus things like Star Trek. Oh Mr political beam us up they all sigh. They are taken in like people who go to the magic shows, it's all slight of the tongue and smoking of the brain, if not outright lying.
- 8 Dr Jeffery Lee Johnson { 05.29.11 at 11:02 am }
Its best that you review your mathematics. The equations and calculation for solar flux (solar insolation) are off by a factor of 6 to 8. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Insolation
The global standard conditions for qualifying the performance of solar panels is 1000 W/m2. In northern Mexico and southern United States, we routinely experience peak solar incidence between 1150 W7m2 and 1300 W/m2. The issue is that majority of large scale PV plants are in Spain and Germany, where the solar incidence is equal to that of Vancouver Canada. You are making an irregular mistake to assume that solar is equally distributed around the world. The solar conditions for the US and Mexico are significantly different that the calculation you assume here by equating different areas of the world. Do your research before posting number! see global radiation amp and North America map
For more information contact NAtional Renewable Energy Labs or Sandia National Labs at http://www.NREL.gov
- 9 rbradley { 05.30.11 at 9:31 pm }
Vaclav Smil responds to JL Johnson:
I do not know what that guy is referring to but the numbers are clearly explained at the beginning of the 4th section of my power densities set you posted some time ago, namely:
Solar constant (radiation at the top of the atmosphere) is 1366 W/m2, distributing this over the planet's spherical area (that is dividing by four as a sphere's area is 4?r2 that is four times the circle area of ?r2) yields 341.5 W/m2, subtracting 20% for absorption in the atmosphere and 30% for the planet's albedo halves the total to about 170 W/m2. That is the global mean of insolation (radiation flux at the Earth's surface). Cloudy places get less than 100 W/m2, the sunniest deserts above 230 W/m2.
Taking just about the sunniest US place, Phoenix (see the attached table) has 5.38 kWh/m2/day, which works to 1964 kWh per year or an equivalent of 7GJ, divided by 31.5 Ms in a year this yield average power density of 222 W/m2 or 30% above the global mean.
The numbers the guy is referring are not annual mean densities, but the peak densities available for 1-3 hours around the noon during the longest summer days, and these are commonly around 1,000 W/m2 during the peak cloudless summer days over much of the northern hemisphere — but these are not power fluxes available on the annual, or daily, average, including the nights: those rates cannot be ever higher than about 250 W/m2: see the attached map!!!
Of course, when he divides the means into a peak (1300/170 he gets a nearly 8-fold difference) — but he is dealing with two different variables, peak and annual flux.
- 10 David Bergeron { 05.31.11 at 3:58 am }
Dr Jeffery Lee Johnson, you are being thrown-off by Mr, Smil, somewhat unusual, but valid approach of looking at average daily surface flux level, rather than instantaneous peak levels. The industry normally discusses solar resource in the later terms, but Mr. Smil's approach is equally valid and, in a way, refreshingly different.
If you reread his post I'm sure you will conclude his approach is fair. The proof is that his capacity factors are correct. (Another term not typically used in the solar field)
The bottom line is the capacity factor numbers are right. We have a large plant here in sunny AZ with a capacity factor of 19%.
- 11 Mark Heslep { 06.27.11 at 8:13 pm }
The method for calculating solar isolation described by Vaclav Smil, flux distributed over a sphere, is no doubt valid for radiation received by the Earth's spheroid, but appears to have led to an unwarranted worst case assumption for actual solar collectors, which are seldom deployed tangent to the Earth's surface. Whenever possible, PV panels are deployed facing due south, tilted to the angle of latitude. Less frequently one or two axis trackers may be used. A square meter of PV panel so deployed maps to more than a sectional square meter of the Earth's spheroid over the day. With that in mind, let's reexamine the measured solar collection in (say) Phoenix, Az.
As it happens we have _measured_ solar radiation data, collected year round at numerous surface sites in the US, by NOAA, often using pyranometers, and for various solar collector types [1]. For a south facing tilted-to-latitude flat plate collector in Phoenix, Az, the measured radiation received is 6.5 kWh/M^2/day, for a power average of 270 W/M^2 over the 24 hour day, with an error margin typically of several percentage points. Similarly, a two-axis flat-plate tracker is measured to receive 8.9 kWh/M^2/day, averaging 370 W/M^2.
From there we can proceed to PV conversion efficiency. I have no access to PV efficiency data for panels actually deployed in the large farms which are cited by Smil, at a surprisingly low 10% (silicon crystalline?). We do have public access to test data for PV samples submitted to NREL. At the high end, as of 2009 we see (admittedly expensive) experimental triple junction cells (i.e wide solar spectrum), such as those commonly used on spacecraft including the Mars Rovers, tested at 41.6 percent conversion efficiency [2][3]. I have little idea about performance over temperature or expected rate of decline of such a PV cell, but it does give us some idea of what is feasible in the future.
Currently in the US, the data sheet for SunPower's commercially available E20 series lists a _new_ panel conversion efficiency of 20.1%, decreasing/increasing at -0.38%/K above/below 25C[4]. I have no experience with that vendor or that product, but again NREL reports test data for other single crystalline silicon cells at 25% efficiency. At 20% PV conversion, and then a 10% loss for AC/DC conversion and assorted connection losses [5], we then have 48 W/M^2 average DC electric power in Phoenix with a tilted plat PV panel, and similarly 66 W/M^2 with a two axis tracker.
Mark Heslep, P.E.
Mclean, Virginia
[1] NREL/NOAA US city solar radiation data http://rredc.nrel.gov/solar/old_data/nsrdb/redbook/sum2/23183.txt
[2] NREL Solar PV data chart. http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/ed/PVeff%28rev110408U%29.jpg
[3] http://boeing.mediaroom.com/index.php?s=43&item=810
[4] SunPower E20 PV panel http://us.sunpowercorp.com/cs/BlobServer?blobkey=id&blobwhere=1300258525337&blobheadername2=Content-Disposition&blobheadername1=Content-Type&blobheadervalue2=inline%3B+filename%3De20_327_ds_en_ltr_w.pdf&blobheadervalue1=application%2Fpdf&blobcol=urldata&blobtable=MungoBlobs
[5] See, e.g. 98.7% efficient AC/DC MW scale inverter. http://www.solarpowerengineering.com/2011/06/1-4-mw-solar-inverter-for-large-commercial-and-utility-scale/
- 12 Mark Heslep { 07.01.11 at 4:48 pm }
Also see David MacKay, Professor in the Dept of Physics at Cambridge University, in his online book Sustainable Energy Without the Hot Air, where he uses 110 W/M^2 average received solar radiation on a south facing flat surface with England's northerly latitude and climate, and from their using solar thermal heat directly, or whatever PV conversion efficiency is affordable.
See McKay's sources starting here:
especially average W/M^2 received radiation at various locations around the world here
http://www.inference.phy.cam.ac.uk/withouthotair/c6/page_46.shtml, e.g.
Rome: 176
Houston: 197
Miami: 219
Los Angeles: 225
Honolulu: 248
Leave a Comment


text:
As part of our commitment to the well-being of our clients we are excited to introduce 3 new forms of treatment for our physiotherapy clients.
- Spinal decompression with a modern touch
- Shockwave therapy for chronic conditions
- LASER therapy for acute injuries
Advanced spinal decompression therapy, now available with a caring touch
Utilizing the advanced DOC therapy decompression table our staff can bring lasting relief to your back. Whether you get recurring neck pain, back pain, or even disc problems. Bulging, herniated and even degenerative disc problems can be managed without surgery.
Take a look at some of these resources for more details:
Shockwave therapy for those chronic aches and pains, from mild to severe
Using the Zimmer enPuls Shockwave therapy system our staff is able to relieve the symptoms as well as the underlying conditions for a wide variety of difficult to treat condtitions including shin splints, plantar fasciitis. Radial shockwave treatment relieves symptoms, but also heals the underlying chronic conditions responsible for the pain.
Look for a blog in the future about shockwave therapy as well, but for those interested in more information:
LASER therapy for recent or acute injuries
If you've recently suffered an injury, minor or major, LASER treatment is the answer you're looking for. Cold LASER therapy is targeted to the site of the injury, promoting regeneration in the area. Read our blog entry, then take a look at extra information here:
European Massage and Physiotherapy Center is a multi-disciplinary clinic offering effective physiotherapy, acupuncture, custom orthotics, and the best massage therapy in Mississauga.
European Massage and Physiotherapy Center is located in west Mississauga, minutes from Square One and Erindale Town Center. Established in 1991 we pride ourselves on providing a superior environment with experienced registered massage therapists. We provide 5 fully private massage therapy rooms with in-room showers and relaxing ambient music.
- Deep Tissue Massage therapy to get rid of your aches and pains
- Relaxing Massage for stress management
- Hot Stone Massage to promote balance and well being
- Acupuncture for everything from pain relief to relaxation
- Free Consultation for New Patients (for appointments booked with Elizabeth or Tom)
- Employee Benefits
- Car Insurance
To book your massage therapy, or relaxing massage appointment, please call us at
905 270-5553
or visit us at...
- Our Hours
- Appointments
- How Can Massage Help?
- Do I need a Doctor's note?
- Insurance coverage
- Book your appointment
|Monday - Friday
|10:00 am - 8:00 pm
|9:00 am - 4:00 pm
It is very important that patients arrive on time for their appointments. When scheduling appointment we exclusively reserve time for you, as a result, we strive to run on time for all appointments. We recognize that everybody's time is valuable and we appreciate your responsibility to keep your commitment to your appointments. In case you need to reschedule or cancel your visit we require 24 hour notice. Please keep in mind that Evening and Saturday appointments are in high demand and if you cancel these visits on short notice, we will be unable to offer you prime time appointments in the future.
We ask you not to bring small children with you during your appointment.
We offer treatment for a wide variety conditions:
- chronic stress / fatigue
- headaches / migraines
- back pain / sciatica
- insomnia
- carpal tunnel syndrome
- shoulder & neck pain
- discomfort during pregnancy
- hip / knee / foot pain
- sports injuries
You do not need a note from your doctor to have a massage therapy treatment. However some insurance companies do require a note to pay for the treatment.
Most insurance companies provide full or partial coverage for Massage Therapy under Extended Health Plans. Degree of coverage is highly variable, so talk to Benefits representative.
Remember, if you have drug or dental coverage, your employee benefits may also cover massage therapy.
Massage is not covered by OHIP.
To book your massage therapy, relaxing massage or physiotherapy appointment please call us at
905 270-5553or visit us at...
European Massage and Physiotherapy Center
1140 Burnhamthorpe Rd. W. Unit 123
Mississisauga, Ontario L5C 4E9
(between Erindale Station and Central Parkway West)
Ample Free Parking Available
Massage Therapy
Massage therapy is one of the oldest methods in the gallery of health care practices, dating back up to 4,000 years.
Acupuncture is methodology originating in China. Promotes healing and optimal ongoing body function.
Graston Technique
Detect and eliminate scar tissue within muscle. Increases range of motion and reduces chronic pain.
Osteopathy removes tension and joint restrictions by correcting tissue imbalances. By using joint and soft tissue manipulations these imbalances can be removed restoring normal blood flow, nerve, muscle and joint function.
Physiotherapy helps improve patient mobility and strength through examination and exercise.
If you're experiencing chronic foot pain, have collapsed arches or have frequent or chronic pain in your ankles, knees, shoulders then you should consider a consultation with our Chiropodist.
Posture Perfector
Good Posture, Back Support, Improve Posture Using The PosturePerfector.
Physio Taping
Physiotherapy tape is used to treat injuries, sprains and other athletic ailments. Flexible and waterproof.
Hot Stone Massage
A unique therapy using basalt stones to promote a sense of balance and well-being


text:
Routes Sorted
L to R R to L Alpha
Some of your digits may have a hangover after this one.
This route starts at a small ledge about 100 ft up the 5th class gulley which seperates the Slab Accurate wall and the Nuclear Arms wall. Scamper up the gulley or climb Nuclear Arms to the standard pine tree finish and move down to the small ledge.
8 bolts, purple camalot, double tcus to 1, or equivalent size c3's, medium copper steel rps, yellow tcu or hybrid alien to protect the traverse to the anchor.


text:
Experts warn against euphoria in BurmaPUBLISHED: 13 Jul 2012 00:11:00 | UPDATED: 13 Jul 2012 13:15:52PUBLISHED: 13 Jul 2012 PRINT EDITION: 13 Jul 2012
High expectations: a farmer ploughing his rice fields near Rangoon. Photo: AP
Emma-Kate Symons Bangkok
High expectations: Opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi signs an attendees' book before a parliamentary session on Wednesday. Photo: AP
The hype surrounding Burma's giddy pace of reform has switched into overdrive with Barack Obama's confirmation the US is relaxing key sanctions on the former pariah state.
American companies are finally free to invest in the resources-rich, chronically underdeveloped nation of 48 million at the crossroads of Asia, between India, China and the Mekong river countries.
Burma is spectacularly and somewhat unexpectedly rapidly emerging from half a century of military rule.
The semi-civilian administration, which will hold the nation's first full elections in 2015, is desperate for foreign cash after years in the international diplomatic and economic wilderness.
Australia was one of the first regional powers to relax sanctions. Foreign Minister Bob Carr made his first official trip to Burma last month, announcing a sharp increase in foreign aid.
It is difficult to overestimate the buzz in Asia surrounding Burma's dizzying transformation from one of the most closed nations on earth to a country that is open for business.
The gold rush is on to capitalise on the "last frontier". Interested Australian investors and businesses are no exception, heading to Rangoon in large numbers to find out if they can get a piece of the action.
Resources and Energy Minister Martin Ferguson says Australian firms are keen to get involved in the Burma boom, especially in the expanding petroleum industry.
But is all the excitement overrated?
A bubble is already developing in the former colonial capital Rangoon – the junta moved the official capital to remote Naypyidaw in 2005 – with rents, hotel prices and transport costs skyrocketing.
The lamentable excuse for infrastructure that exists in Burma is failing to keep up with the investor surge and soaring tourist demand.
Alfredo Perdiguero is a Bangkok-based economist with the Asian Development Bank, who has been part of a series of exploratory missions into Burma particularly over the past year, ahead of the ADB and World Bank setting up joint offices.
He says Burma today is often compared to Vietnam when it moved in the early 1990s away from economic isolationism and a heavily government-controlled economy.
But Perdiguero cautions that Burma must diversify its economy if it is to realise its potential.
"Without industrialisation, the country will not be able to develop," he says. "How can you develop industry based on agriculture – an objective of the government – without electrification?"
Craig Steffensen head of ADB's Thailand office says the bank (once its governing body gives the green light) will probably need to work with Burma's government across a range of development areas.
"Burma has unbelievable potential – a large population, undeveloped markets, huge natural resources, a large agricultural sector, pristine environment and ecotourism possibilities," Steffensen says.
"But they need to learn from the successes [and avoid the mistakes] of some of their neighbours to ensure they don't squander the opportunities before them."
So are there genuine opportunities for Australian business or is the euphoria overblown? Investors who rush in wearing rose-coloured glasses could get burned, just as many of the first generation of foreign entrepreneurs did when Vietnam turned its back on isolation.
An Australian-Thai Chamber of Commerce study shows that Burma is identified by Australian businesses in Thailand as having "significant business potential".
And Thailand is regarded as the perfect launching pad for foreign businesses wishing to enter the Burma market, the chamber says.
"Positioned correctly – and with practical support from the Australian Government – Australian businesses could stand to benefit greatly from a commercially-open Burma, significant risks notwithstanding."
Burma could be the next El Dorado and possibly also the ruin of many a naive investor, suggests Baker Tilly Corporate Advisory Services.
The accounting practice is setting up an office in Burma to provide business advisory services to Australian and other businesses looking at the market.
"It is probably going to be a combination of both, depending on how the investor exploits opportunities that may arise," says Peter Taylor, who will head the Burma office.
"Australian investors should not forget or disregard basic principles of business for the sake of an overhyped opportunity that may well not exist," says Taylor.
Renaud Egretaud, assistant professor in international relations at The University of Hong Kong, is a Burma expert who cautions that the former British colony is still fairly suspicious of capitalism.
"The Burmese were never great capitalists," he says.
"Since independence, intellectual debate has been focused on socialism and Marxism, not on the market and liberalism. There will need to be widespread reforms before massive foreign investment can be unleashed and the El Dorado of which everyone speaks can come to pass.''
The Australian Financial Review
Read more
|Economy, Politics /World Politics


text:
Cherry Jones to Star in When We Were Young and Unafraid for Manhattan Theatre Club
By Carey Purcell
Manhattan Theatre Club will present the world premiere of Sarah Treem's new play When We Were Young and Unafraid at New York City Center – Stage 1 beginning May 22, 2014.
Directed by Tony Award nominee Pam MacKinnon (Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?), the cast will be headed by Emmy and two-time Tony Award winner Cherry Jones ("24," The Heiress, Doubt). Opening night is scheduled for June 17, 2014.
When We Were Young and Unafraid takes place in an underground women's shelter in the early 1970s, before Roe v. Wade and the Violence Against Women Act and before women had places to turn in times of distress.
"Agnes (Cherry Jones) has turned her quiet bed and breakfast into one of the few spots where a woman on the run can seek refuge," press notes state. "But to Agnes' dismay, her latest young runaway Mary Anne is having a profound influence on her teenage daughter Penny, forcing each girl to question her destiny. And as the drums of the feminist revolution grow louder, Agnes is forced to confront her own presumptions about the people she's been trying to help."
Additional casting and creative team members will be announced at a later date.
More information can be found at ManhattanTheatreClub.com or by calling (212) 399-3050.
Send questions and comments to the Webmaster
Copyright © 2014 Playbill, Inc. All Rights Reserved.


text:
Neighbor: Kids in NC home 'looked pitiful'
The neighbor of a Union County couple accused of handcuffing an 11-year-old boy to a porch with a dead chicken around his neck says the children in the home "looked pitiful."
Wanda Sue Larson and Dorian Lee Harper were arrested Friday after a deputy found the boy. The couple adopted four kids and were foster parents to the 11-year-old. They appeared in court Monday, with bond set at just under $1 million.
Joyce Bigham says the couple live across the street, but the house is set back and isn't visible. Bigham says she and her husband see the children only when they run in the street to retrieve their dogs. She describes them as dressed like orphans.
Bigham says had she known of problems at the home, she would have reported them.
NC deputies says child routinely chained in home
(Copyright 2013 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.)
210 W. Coleman Blvd.Mt. Pleasant, SC 29464
Telephone: 843.216.4875
Fax: 843.881.3410
Email: email@example.com


text:
The 2013 X-Pole Presents Miss Pole Champ USA Competition To Be Held At The Exxxotica South Florida Expo May 31st
6 coveted spots still to be won by submitting your pole dance video and winning the on line vote
Ft. Lauderdale, FL- Tony Batman's A Entertainment News – The 2013 X-Pole Presents Miss Pole Champ USA Competition will be very different than years past. This year's Miss Pole Champ Finals will be held during the popular Exxxotica Expo South Florida on Friday May 31st. The Exxxotica Expos are held around the country and consistently draw 20 to 30 thousand fans per city. This will be the biggest Miss Pole Champ USA competition, ever…. The Miss Pole Champ winners from each regional competition will compete against each other for the grand title of Miss Pole Champ USA, but this year 6 more talented Pole Dancers have a chance to compete in the Miss Pole Champ USA. In another first for the Miss Pole Champ USA Competition, Pole Dancers from around the country can be voted in by the fans.
"This year we will be doing an online competition for the last 6 spots available. Pole Dancers will be required to put together a 1-2 minute video and have it approved by March 19th. ONLY the first 15 videos that are approved will be posted and entered into the online competition. Half of the voting will be by fan votes.
Once the video is approved, we will post it on www.MissPoleChampUSA.com. Fans will be able to directly place votes for $1 each. Fans can place as many votes as they would like. The girl with the most online votes gets an automatic spot at nationals *AND an X-Stage!!! The other half of the voting will be by industry professionals directly involved with Miss Pole Champ USA (sponsors, talent agents, venue/event staff)."
Enter your video today and vie for a chance at the 2013 Miss Pole Champ USA title
Celebrity Emcee Tony Batman will host the final show along with the current 2012 Miss Pole Champ USA , Katie Sutra, We have been all over the country this year finding the best of the best Pole Dancers in the USA. On May 31st we have the grand finale' and we are expecting a great show. The huge crowd that is predicted for the Exxxotica Expo South Florida, will be very very impressed with he skill and talent that the ladies of Miss Pole Champ competition posses. By the way for those ladies that want to come and cheer on their favorite Pole Dancers, Friday is "Ladies Night" at the Exxxotica Expo, and all ladies get in for free.
More instructions can be found at www.MissPoleChampUSA.com
For more about he Exxxotica Expos go to www.ExxxoticaExpo.com
Posted on www.AentertainmentNews.com & www.PlanetPlatypus.com
We give props to our sponsors the Screaming O, 2001 Live, AEBN Network, Nature Lovin Lubes, The Strip Mall, Skindustry Contests, and Xpeeps Live, we are thankful to have such great companies on tour with us.
Category: All Industry Events, Press Release, Strip Club News, Tony Batman News
About the Author (Author Profile)Host and owner of the A! Entertainment show which broadcasts from our studio in Los Angeles. Also writer and columnist for the A! Crew Event Recaps and A! Entertainment on the Town.
Comments (4)
Trackback URL | Comments RSS Feed
Sites That Link to this Post
- The Tony Batman Talk Show – Pole Star Katie Sutra Guests, And Viva La Muerte Is On The Take : Tony Batman.com | April 2, 2013
- The Tony Batman Talk Show – Pole Star Katie Sutra Guests, And Viva La Muerte Is On The Take : PLANETPLATYPUS | April 2, 2013
- The Tony Batman Talk Show – Pole Star Katie Sutra Guests, And Viva La Muerte Is On The Take | April 12, 2013
- The Tony Batman Talk Show – Pole Star Katie Sutra Guests, And Viva La Muerte Is On The Take | Striptaculous – Sexy interviews with strippers | May 28, 2013


text:
Vintage Everyday photo site has posted never seen before color pictures and color film footage of the Dachau concentration camp. The site pretends, apparently mistakenly, that the pictures date to the year 1933, when the camp was created, but the pictures have been taken after the liberation of the camp by the Americans.
FULL SIZED PICTURES: http://www.vintag.es/2013/03/color-p...nazi.html#more
An article by Daily Mail: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...Holocaust.html
The first I have seen of any photo like these. Thank you for posting.


text:
You've viewed all of your free items on Creativity.
To register, get added benefits and unlimited access to articles, Become a Member. Already a Member? Sign in.
On the day of his show's debut, Conan appears in India.
Become a member
We are glad you are enjoying Creativity. You have reached your seventh and last free item. To get uninterrupted access and additional benefits, become a member today.
Already a member? Log in.


text:
This is not particularly good news for the St. Louis Cardinals:
OFFICIAL: @cardinals promote John Mabry to hitting coach, replacing Mark McGwire, who recently told club he will not return in 2013.— MLB (@MLB) November 5, 2012
I'm not convinced that hitting coaches have a measurable impact on teams' fortunes. I think, at best, a hitting coach can make a big difference for an individual player or three. Generally speaking. I'm pretty sure that if hitting coaches had general impact, really smart people would have included hitting coaches in projection systems. And they have not, as far as I know.
So of course it's hard to gauge McGwire's impact on the Cardinals. He took over in 2010. In 2008 and '9, they'd finished with the second- and sixth-best OPS's in the National League. In 2010 they dropped to seventh, but vaulted to first in '11 and settled into third place in '12.
In other words, if you average the two years before McGwire you get fourth place, and if you average the three years with McGwire you get fourth place. All we can really say for sure is that the Cardinals hit well with McGwire, and we don't know that they'll hit well without him ... But then again, we could have said (and I did say) almost exactly the same thing about the Cardinals' new manager and the Cardinals' new pitching coach this season, and they seemed to do well enough. So if you're forced to make a bet, the safe money's probably on the Cardinals ranking ... oh, somewhere not far from fourth in the league next season.
Meanwhile, over the last three seasons the Los Angeles Dodgers have ranked 12th, 10th, and 13th in the National League in OPS. Which I mention because everyone's assuming McGwire has left the Cardinals for the Dodgers, although that's not official yet. Part of the Dodgers' problem is Dodger Stadium, which is friendlier to pitchers than hitters. But part of it's been that their hitters -- with the notable exceptions of Andre Ethier and Matt Kemp -- much good. Adrian Gonzalez will obviously help, and maybe Hanley Ramirez. But the Dodgers need to get better. McGwire's comeback as a baseball man has been impressive. But it'll be a lot more impressive if the Dodgers rank among the league's better-hitting clubs in 2013.


text:
That's according to Strikeforce Middleweight Champion Luke Rockhold.
After former Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) heavyweight kingpin Brock Lesnar decided he had seen enough of the Octagon, following his first round technical knockout loss to Alistair Overeem at UFC 141: "Lesnar vs. Overeem" this past weekend (Dec. 30, 2011), the gates were left wide open for new stars to emerge and possibly take the place of the massive pay-per-view draw that was Lesnar.
Though the UFC has plenty of star power on its roster with champions such as Jon Jones, Junior dos Santos and Anderson Silva, Rockhold believes a lot of fighters weren't given their proper due because Brock was always promoted as "the best."
Sour grapes? Or reality check?
The American Kickboxing Academy (AKA) product claims Lesnar was never really the best, rather he was just built up by the media and played a role -- all while getting the right fights at the right time, therefore creating the grand illusion that the 6' 3," 265-pound behemoth was "The Baddest Man on the Planet."
Rockhold elaborates to ESPN1100/98.9 FM in Las Vegas (via Yahoo! Sports) and says now that Lesnar is gone, it's due time to start focusing on the "true fighters."
Check it out:
"I think he was just playing a role. I saw right through him. His confidence looked very ... it didn't appear real. Did you see him singing the rap country? When he started rapping along to the country song I was like ' what the hell is this guy doing?' I almost saw his lip quivering as he was walking into the cage. He just looked like he was playing a role. He was kind of believing his own hype that people were putting in his ear. I saw true confidence out of Overeem and a true fighter. Lesnar's what I thought. All the media and all you guys had Lesnar taking it. The fighters had Overeem. I think he brought a whole new audience to the sport. So I can't exactly say it's a negative. People really need to see who the true fighters are. Lesnar's not the best in the world. He just got the right matchups and the right fights."
If you were asked to identify all the Strikeforce and UFC champions, you would probably have no trouble picking them out of a line-up. Most of them, some more than others, had their time to shine in the spotlight and get promoted by their respective organizations.
However, some may have trouble identifying Luke Rockhold.
Not because he isn't talented; he is very talented, actually, amassing an 8-1 overall mixed martial arts (MMA) record and currently holding the Strikeforce middleweight championship.
Rockhold simply has not had his opportunity to shine and be promoted as a champion.
Overshadowed by titleholders such as Jon Jones, Anderson Silva, Gilbert Melendez, and non-champions such as a fighter that holds the biggest shadow of them all, Brock Lesnar, Luke's star has been dimmed in the company of those men.
Now, Rockhold will get his opportunity to stand out and become a breakout star of his own as he headlines his first-ever Strikeforce event as a champion when he takes on grizzled veteran Keith Jardine this Saturday night (Jan. 7, 2012) in Las Vegas, Nevada, at Strikeforce: "Rockhold vs. Jardine," live from the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino.
Will Rockhold show he has what it takes to becomes one of MMA's next biggest stars? Or will Jardine slow his momentum and begin his own trail back to stardom?