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- 4.5 cup(s) all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoon(s) baking powder
- 1 teaspoon(s) baking soda
- 1 cup(s) buttermilk
- 2 eggs
- 2 tablespoon(s) ground cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon(s) lemon extract or 1 tsp. finely shredded lemon peel
- 3/4 teaspoon(s) salt
- 1.25 cup(s) shortening
- 2 cup(s) sugar
- 1/2 cup(s) sugar
- 1.5 teaspoon(s) vanilla
- Stir together flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
- Beat shortening with electric mixer on medium to high speed 30 seconds. Add 2 cups sugar. Beat til combined, scraping sides of bowl.
- Beat in eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Stir in vanilla and lemon extract/peel.
- Add dry ingredients and buttermilk alternatively to creamed mixture, scarping down sides of bowl as necessary. Cover and chill at least 4 hours. Meanwhile, combine the 1/2 cup sugar and cinnamon. Set aside.
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Lightly grease cookie sheets; set aside. For each cookie, use a 1/4 cup measure or 1/4 cup ice cream scoop (if use ice-cream scoop, lightly coat with nonstick cooking spray to help prevent dough from sticking). Roll each scoop of dough in the sugar-cinnamon mixture to coat. Place 3" apart on cookie sheet. With palm of hand, gently press down cookie to 1/2" thickness.
- Bake cookies 12-14 min or til bottoms are light gold. Transfer to rack. They bake more evenly if you bake one batch at a time.
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This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Patent Application U.S. Ser. No. 60/644,953 which is hereby incorporated herein by this reference.
The present invention relates to an erector set and more specifically to an erector set for creating artistic structural designs. In its broadest embodiments the erector set comprises a base and a set of modular structural elements connectable to one another. The modular structural elements comprise stiff, arcuate members having v-shaped slots in the convex and/or in the concave surfaces thereof and have either a v-shaped slot or a taper on each of their end portions. The tapered end portions are configured to mate with and be held within the v-shaped slots in the convex or concave surfaces of the arcuate members or in the end portions of those members.
The erector set can be used to create a virtually unlimited number of artistic designs by connecting the arcuate members in different configurations. The artistic capabilities of this design are best shown in the drawings.
FIG. 1 is an overview of an artistic structural design created with the modular structural elements of the invention;
FIGS. 2A-2D are a series of photographs of one modular structural element showing the v-shaped slots and the end portions of the element; and
FIG. 3 is a photograph of the base of the erector set.
With reference to FIG. 1, reference 10 refers generally to an artistic structure which can be erected with the erector set of the invention. There are a virtually unlimited member of designs which can be created, as will be apparent from the following discussion.
Reference 12 refers to a foundation piece of the base which is preferably a solid block of suitable material such as wood. Affixed on foundation piece 12 is a vertically oriented support member 14 having a v-shaped slot in the upper end thereof for mating with and holding a tapered end portion of a modular element of the erector set. The erector set may contain multiple foundation pieces of different configuration and/or multiple support members of different configuration in order to provide variety and complexity.
Reference 16 refers to the multiplicity of modular structural elements with which the various artistic designs can be created. Each of the modular structural elements comprises a stiff, arcuate member, desirably made of wood or plastic, having a body portion which has v-shaped slots in its convex and/or concave surfaces. These v-shaped slots are best shown in FIGS. 2A-2D wherein reference numeral 22 refers to a v-shaped slot in the concave surface and reference numeral 20 refers to a v-shaped slot in the convex surface. Each of the modular structural elements has a tapered end portion, seen in FIG. 1 and in FIG. 2C at reference numeral 18. Reference numeral 24 shows an end portion of the modular structural element having a v-shaped slot, not unlike the v-shaped slots 20 and 22. Tapered end portion 18 is sized to mate with and be held within any of the v-shaped slots in the convex or concave surfaces of another modular structural element or to mate with and be held within a v-shaped slot in an end portion of another modular element. In preferred embodiments, the v-shaped slots 20 and 22 are slightly larger in size than the tapered end portions 18 of the modular structural elements. This allows for changes in balance and shifting of weight as construction proceeds. In still other embodiments, the v-shaped slots 20 and 22 may have partially enclosed sides.
With reference to FIG. 3, the upper end of vertically oriented support member 12 has a v-shaped slot which mates with a tapered end portion, e.g. tapered end portion 18, of a modular element. Once the first modular element is supported within support member 14 at slot 24, the design may branch out into any number of configurations, one of which is shown in FIG. 1.
Preferably the arcuate modular members describe an arc of from 20 to 50 degrees. In another preferred embodiment the arcuate member may be tapered at both ends, one such tapered end having the above-described v-shaped slot.


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Heads Up — FASB Abandons Converged Approach to Classification and Measurement
Volume 21, Issue 3
The FASB is no longer pursuing a converged approach to the classification and measurement of financial instruments. At its meeting on January 29, 2014, the FASB tentatively decided to abandon the approach that it had developed with the IASB for assessing the business model in which financial assets are managed. This decision, combined with the Board's previous decision in December 2013 to abandon the contractual cash flow characteristics test that it had developed with the IASB, represents a significant change in the direction of the FASB's classification and measurement project.
This Heads Up discusses the FASB's recent decisions and anticipated next steps related to its classification and measurement project.
On February 14, 2013, in an effort to improve and increase convergence of the FASB's and IASB's respective accounting standards for financial instruments, the FASB released for public comment a proposed ASU 1 on the recognition, classification, measurement, and presentation of financial instruments. 2 Under that proposal, the classification and measurement of financial assets would have been determined on the basis of the assets' contractual cash flow characteristics (i.e., whether their contractual cash flows are solely payments of principal and interest under the so-called SPPI test) and the business model in which the assets are managed. An entity would have been required to classify financial assets as (1) amortized cost, (2) fair value through other comprehensive income, or (3) fair value through net income. The proposal would have eliminated the requirement to analyze embedded features in hybrid financial assets for bifurcation; instead, an entity would have been required to classify a hybrid financial asset in its entirety on the basis of the asset's contractual cash flow characteristics and the entity's business model for managing the asset.
In the second half of 2013, in response to comments on the proposal, the FASB and IASB made several tentative decisions aimed at clarifying the SPPI and business model tests. In particular, the boards focused their discussions on clarifying the meaning of principal and interest and how de minimis and nonsubstantive features would be considered when entities applied the SPPI test. While some differences between the U.S. GAAP and IFRS approaches would have remained, the FASB's proposal would have resulted in greater convergence of those standards for classifying and measuring financial instruments.
Recent decisions
In December 2013, in a radical departure from the original FASB-IASB proposal, the FASB tentatively decided not to move forward with the boards' jointly developed SPPI test, noting that the test would be swapping known complexity (i.e., the bifurcation guidance in ASC 815-15 3) for unknown complexity (i.e., SPPI). In light of this decision, the FASB also decided to retain the bifurcation requirements under current U.S. GAAP for embedded derivatives in hybrid financial assets.
The following month, the FASB tentatively decided not to proceed with the business model test. In addition, it directed its staff to further analyze, and consider targeted improvements of, current requirements related to the classification and measurement of loan receivables and investments in securities under U.S. GAAP.
|Editor's Note: Under U.S. GAAP, several models are used to classify and measure financial instruments:
Because some stakeholders view loans and debt securities as economically similar instruments that should not be subject to different accounting models solely because of their legal form, an objective of the FASB's February 2013 proposal was to replace the various classification and measurement models under current guidance with a single approach.
Next steps
The Board's recent decisions may lead to one of the following outcomes:
- The Board develops a single classification and measurement model for both loans (including trade receivables) and investments in debt securities. Such a model would most likely be based on the existing guidance in ASC 320 on investments in securities.
- The Board retains the separate accounting guidance under U.S. GAAP for classifying and measuring investments in debt securities and loans. This alternative would result in limited changes, if any, to the current accounting models.
In either case, the Board is expected to consider (1) potential refinements to the tainting guidance in ASC 320 on investments in held-to-maturity securities and (2) the extent to which reclassification between the classification and measurement categories should be permitted or required.
|Editor's Note: Like classification and measurement, impairment of debt instruments is governed by various models 4 under U.S. GAAP. The FASB's proposed current expected credit loss (CECL) model is based on a concept of expected credit losses and would apply regardless of the form of the asset (e.g., loan or debt security). It remains to be seen whether the proposed CECL model will govern impairment accounting for both loans and securities if the Board decides to go down the path of retaining two separate classification and measurement models for loans and securities, respectively.
Other key issues
Thus far, the FASB's redeliberations have been predominantly focused on the classification and measurement of financial assets. The Board has not yet deliberated other aspects of its proposed ASU, such as classification and measurement of financial liabilities, equity investments, and recognition of instrument-specific credit risk on financial liabilities for which a fair value option has been elected. Under the proposed ASU:
- Financial liabilities would be accounted for at amortized cost, with certain exceptions.
- Equity investments would be accounted for at fair value through net income unless (1) they result in consolidation, (2) the equity method of accounting applies, or (3) the investment does not have a readily determinable fair value and the entity has elected to apply a practicability exception.
- Instrument-specific credit risk on financial liabilities for which a fair value option has been elected would be recognized in other comprehensive income rather than in net income.
It remains to be seen what course of action the FASB will take on these other key issues.
1 FASB Proposed Accounting Standards Update, Recognition and Measurement of Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities.
2 See Deloitte's February 14, 2013, Heads Up for more information about the proposed ASU.
3 For titles of FASB Accounting Standards Codification references, see Deloitte's "Titles of Topics and Subtopics in the FASB Accounting Standards Codification."
4 Impairments related to debt instruments are accounted for by applying the models in ASC 310-30 (formerly SOP 03-3), ASC 310-40 (formerly FAS 114), ASC 320-10-35 (formerly FSP FAS 115-2), ASC 325-40 (formerly EITF 99-20), and ASC 450-20 (formerly FAS 5), respectively.
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Sen. Micciche: "The bill has to do with water rights. Proponents are those that feel that permitting should be streamlined and opponents are those that are worried that protection for anadromous streams will be reduced and being a pro-development sort of guy that also demands protection about what is most special about Alaska, decided to call a meeting."
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Angelo's Family Restaurant, serving both Greek food and traditional family meals, is set to open in Independence during the first quarter of 2014. Amy Scalf of the Community Recorder reports: Father and son Angelo and Gus Soulas prepare for their new restaurant to open in late January or early February on Declaration Drive in Independence. […]
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The new Kroger Marketplace in Independence will open at 7 a.m. Thursday. Located at 1700 Declaration Drive, the new store is three times the size of its predecessor at 133,000 square feet. In addition to groceries, the store will stock home décor, kitchen items, home storage, office supplies, toys, furniture, baby items and men's, women's […]
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Pompilios closed its Independence restaurant last week. The second location of the historic Newport Italian restaurant opened in March 2012 at 1920 Declaration Drive. Mike Mazzei, co-owner and CEO, said the volume of business in Independence just wasn't satisfactory for Pompilios' business plans. But he's not ruling out another location in the future. "We're always […]
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YoYo's, a shop selling self-serve frozen yogurt and coffee, is set to open this summer in Independence. Amy Scalf of the Community Recorder reports: INDEPENDENCE — For now, Independence doesn't have a stand-alone shop for coffee or frozen yogurt, but pretty soon it will have both. Independence business owner Don Hubbard hopes to open YoYo's, […]
Nick's Grove in Independence closed, at least for now
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In case you missed it, Nick's Grove in Independence has closed, at least temporarily. Amy Scalf of the Community Recorder reports: INDEPENDENCE — New Year's Eve signaled the beginning of 2013, but it was also the end of an era for Northern Kentucky restaurant patrons. Nick's Grove, 6180 Taylor Mill Road, closed that night, and […]
Changes in Independence: Family Dollar opening; Kroger under construction
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A new Family Dollar store is set to open in Independence this week, and a new Kroger Marketplace is under construction there. The Family Dollar store, located at 4145 Richardson Road, opens Thursday. A grand opening celebration will take place on Saturday; the first $50 customers that morning will receive a $5 gift card. 8 […]
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This fall, Independence will get a brand new LaRosa's. Set to open in October at the intersection of the new KY 17 and Harris Pike, the restaurant will replace the current Independence LaRosa's on Taylor Mill Road in the Cherokee Shopping Center, about five miles away. Owner Gary Holland, an Independence native, is investing more […]
Independence Pompilios open
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Pompilios has opened its second location, at 1920 Declaration Drive in Independence. Hours are 11 a.m.-10 p.m. Sunday -Thursday; 11 a.m.-12 a.m. Friday and Saturday. 859-359-0087 or www.pompiliosrestaurant.com For more on the new outpost, here's the story I wrote in advance of the opening.
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Newport's historic Italian restaurant is gearing up for the opening of its second location. Pompilios will open at 1920 Declaration Drive in Independence, in the space that was Buffalo Bob's restaurant, on March 19. "We've been talking about it for a long time," said Joe Bristo, one of the restaurant's owners. "This location was a right place, right […]
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Great news from David Heinemeier Hansson (DHH), the whole Rails team and the Rails community: The brand new Rails 2.0 Preview Release can be downloaded NOW. Ruby on Rails uses the young and very smart programming language Ruby and offers a sophisticated framework for web application development. So if you are a web developer and do not know what I am talking about – it's time to look at the open source framework Ruby on Rails
As David pointed out at his keynote at the RailsConf Europe two weeks ago, it is less of an revolution – but it is more of innovation in detail. So, go through the new features and improvements – it's the next step to elegance and beauty in web programming.
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Finally, rumors have come to an end: The Apple iPhone will be distributed in Germany by T-Mobile at a price of 399 EUR including a contract from November 9th 2007. The crucial question about the iPhone rates at T-Mobile is still left open.
Steve Jobs traveled to Berlin personally to present the new gadget with Deutsche Telekom CEO René Obermann.
From November 9th the iPhone will also be available in Great Britain and France. O2 (GB) will sell them for 269 GBP and Orange (FR) also for 399 EUR. In Great Britain the secret of the O2-iPhone rates was disclosed. O2 will charge a 35, 45 or 55 GBP per month rate for a data traffic flat rate an 200, 600 or 1,200 free minutes.
Accoding to FTD, the Deutsche Telekom is planning to sell one Million iPhones in the last quarter. That's a quite remarkable number, especially because the missing UMTS support of the iPhone will probably may deter potential customers. Some probably will wait for the UMTS / 3G version of the iPhone which should be available next year. Also the market entry of the iPod-touch as a WiFi capable mobile Internet terminal at the end of this month will more likely lower the needs for iPhones than boost it.
For Apple as a company, for mobile application developers and for the endusers this isn't bad news at all. Far from it: Because of the availability of a critical mass of standardized mobile web terminals (same screen-size, same usability, same web browser Safari 3) an innovative, viral and worldwide mobile business market may develop!
And this would also make the Deutsche Telekom happy, at the end
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On Sunday, one day ahead the official start of the RailsConfEurope in Berlin (Germany), the Berlin Ruby User Group invited all conference attendees and Ruby-on-Rails fellows to aBratwurst on Rails at the Kalkscheune, right in the center of Berlin. More than 400 people registered for the event and it was really crowded at the barbecue and at the bar – the perfect event to get in the right mood for the conference. The least I can do is to offer a great big "Thanks!" for all the organizers and helpers!
That fuels the anticipation for the coming three days of the RailsConf!
The Apple Event on September 5th with Steve Jobs was really stunning. The complete iPod product line is renewed and Apple created even a new type of iPod: the iPod touch. On the first look this is just a further development of the iPod-portfolio for watching movies in widescreen on the move. But it is far more – it's a revolution!
Until now, iPods have been music playing devices … only some 3rd-party accessories enabled the iPod to record audio and you also can play some games on them. But the new iPod touch goes far beyond: WiFi/WLAN and the built in Safari webbrowser transform the music- and video-player into a mobile internet surfing terminal. On the one hand, Apple stimulates developers to create especially optimized webpages and content for the iPhone and the iPod touch. On the other hand Mehr …
The new Flash Player beta version is ready to download on the Adobe Lab web pages: Flash Player 9 Update 3 Beta 2. Most important: The support of the video codec H.264 and the audio codec AAC. Both belong to the best codecs in quality and efficiency on the market. And both belong to the MPEG-4 standard. Jon Dahl on Rail Spikes provides more background information on codecs and their advantages. The Adobe developer Tinic Uro gives more details on the codec implementation.
Attention should be paid to the Adobe announcement especially against the background, that there is still no confirmation on a Flash Player for the Apple iPhone. Youtube, which encoded their videos only in a Flash-video format, now started to encode new videos also with H.264 to serve the attractive target group of iPhone (and Apple-TV) users.
Maybe the pleasant step of Adobe is also a first sign that the wish of a Flash Player for the iPhone is eventually coming true. This would be great news – especially for innovative GUI- and interaction concepts.
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The college road trips with son Andy continued last weekend.
You might remember the one to Rochester College near Detroit, Mich., back in January. This one wasn't that far, but it stretched to two Southeast campuses.
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The sweet, gentle baby donkey who'd come to live with us had turned into a teenage donkey! Having him neutered seemed like a good idea, as a stud donkey is just not any fun at all.
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Sunday during church we had quite a thunderstorm. It began as I was reading the Scripture, and the clap came as a nice punctuation to the end of the reading. However, as I was mid-sermon, the rain began pouring down. You could hear it cascading off the roof, and the lightning bolts were coming fast and furious. We are already dealing with the consequences of a lightning strike or power surge that fried the electronics in our organ, so you might say I had "lightning on my mind." As I was preaching, there was a loud "pop" just above my head, then another, and a third! I thought it was electricity surging through the chandelier. It was not a comfortable idea to me.
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Protection Against Rising Utility Costs
Over the past 30 years, California utility rates have risen nearly 7 percent annually. With a solar power system, your non-profit will be in control of its energy production and use. You'll be freed from volatile energy rates and the need to depend on diminishing fuel sources. The power you generate will not be subject to increases in energy rates, thus providing you a nice hedge against rising electricity costs and a stable cost for budgeting.
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A photovoltaic system will lower or completely eliminate your electricity cost. Installing a solar power system is equivalent to prepaying for 30+ years of power at a fraction of your current cost. You will often see savings on your first bill, and as electricity rates rise over the life of your system, you'll accumulate still larger savings.
Excellent Return on investment (ROI)
An investment in solar electricity provides long-term savings. The ROI on a photovoltaic system comes from the avoided cost of future utility bills. Current rebate programs from your local utilities and municipalities also pay for a substantial portion of total system costs. Most non-profits see returns of 10-18 percent after tax on their solar electricity investments. The cost of a solar electric system installation can usually be recovered within 4-7 years, depending on how much energy you use. Government incentives, combined with recent decreases in solar equipment prices, can make an investment in solar electricity a good financial decision. Finally, a solar power system also adds directly to the value of your property, further enhancing your financial returns.
Reliability & Low Maintenance
Solar electric modules power most satellites in orbit because they operate reliably for long periods of time, and require minimal maintenance. Here on earth, commercial solar power systems require little or no maintenance, and will provide clean energy for 25 to 40 years. Solar electric (PV) panels carry a 25-year manufacturer's warranty that guarantees the panels will maintain a minimum of 80 percent of their original production. Inverter manufacturers carry 10-year warranties on inverters and SunGreen Systems also provides a 10-year workmanship warranty on all PV installations.
Advantages of Being a "Green" Non-profit
Being green is a great messaging tool. Today, many consumers make donation decisions based on the environmental responsibility of the organizations they support. When your organization announces its decision to go solar, you will receive positive exposure and strengthen your name recognition.
Solar Electricity is a Renewable Resource
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By generating solar electricity, you lower the amount of traditional energy that has to be discovered, mined, drilled, transported and cleaned up. When you use solar electricity you derive power from a clean source: sunlight. Your use of solar electricity helps to fight global warming by reducing our dependency on polluting fossil-fuel sources such as coal, oil, and natural gas.


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Since we are talking about government power and police states, Solzhenitsyn seemed a good choice for a quote today. "The simple step of a courageous individual is not to take part in the lie. One word of truth outweighs the world." — Alexander Solzhenitsyn (1918- ) Russian writer, Soviet dissident, imprisoned for 8 years for […]Continue reading Thought to Ponder


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I am the ring around Saturn
spinning words as particles of ice and dust
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I am the original chosen to be right here right now
transmitting verbal frequencies
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I am the heir of omnipotence,
born with a direct connection to profound abundance
The one whose words will age, yet still have substance;
since there are no boundaries attached to my pen
I am constant energy
Translating personal experience into imagery
Vulnerable to tyranny,
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I am the core
I am that I am more
I am the Divine Presence that is the Source of my rewards
I am the green you get when you mix too much yellow with the blue
That shade of gold you get when the sun resides into darkness
and when it ascends in the dawn burning dew
I am the transition between the third and fourth dimension of time;
the love you feel when you realize how it feels
I am the poem that is abstractly direct
because I write beyond limits
absorbing frequencies from 3 to 8 hertz
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I am the one bridging the gap between
the analog ascension and the direct connection to spirit
The one who is love
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I am the rhythm that the wind blows
I am the beginning and the ending of stories told
about the universe and how miracles unfold
I hold the power to accept judgement from those who will do just that
Not knowing that I am them in the absolute reality of me
Judge that
I am knowledge beyond measure because that is my right
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Whose comments I internally feel
There's Andrea, the Utah babe
And Carolyn, from Florida State
Their writing I so enjoy
For their words reverberate
John Loving is such a wonderful guy
There's Sara and Doris too
Deb Radke and Sharon Ruebel our newbies
Made welcome to our literal zoo
P.D. Skat and Constance
Barbara, Iolanda and June
Francine from lovely Nanaimo
Many thanks to all of you
To Ruben, Celene and Raul
Your past writes have helped me grow
Along with so many others
You have helped my words to flow
Blimey! I better not miss out the Brits
Sarah, Brian, Sharon and June
And Anna Marie, away down in Wales
I have read in my front room
Many dudes I also have to thank
Harry Horsman the Geordie boy
The two Roberts, Dufresne and Hinshaw
Whose writings bring so much joy
There's also the bard called Peranteau
Billy the Kidster, Cecil as well
HG, Catie Lindsey and James Goff
Who marshalls his words real swell
And lastly there's the thousands of others
This character has ran out of space
Keep the ink in you pen gently flowing
Your names to me is your face
Golly! this is turning into a story
And many told by the above writing troops
As I marvel at your writing ingredients
Keep writing for this wonderful Soup
Feeling like a lodger
In my own home
Thankful for my music
And my new found roam
Families and communities
They are just so hard to find
But in April 2009
I found the most precious kind
I found the name amusing
So the button i clicked on to see
The layout was very inviting
Like an open door should be
For in a matter of minutes
On first uploading a poem
This Highlander was content
He had found a welcome home
So many lovely writers
Poets who share their bless
No longer this Scotsman is
The Man in the Wilderness
In relation to deliberation on this poetry nation
A writer is he as clever as can be, lures you to he
With stories of writers he fashions with words
Encrypted solutions to be read to be heard
This newbie of writers who has arrived on our shores
Gathers driftwood for his writing hoard
In clever approach in his delightful encroach
He mixes in the mix, for its against him to poach
His verse is so free it gains respect of the wind
It resonates desires to be read and unwound
His name deciphered, the destroyer of poetry
This writer so cute, knows who he wants to be
This mask he has chosen is entirely his voice
To remove and become, is basically, simply his choice
Some people are voices
On the edge of rocks
With steep slopes and cliffs.
Some people are echoes
At the bottom of walls
Carved by rushing waters.
'The Power Of A Poet' 32nd Senryu
Look How Devoted
The Power of A Poet
See How Words Spoke It
This Poem is My Tribute to:
Carolyn Devonshire (The Dove)
and James (The Highlander) Fraser
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Mother Nature's Revenge
It Was Truly Awesome
Paste on your passion smile
Crisp all your words
as you settle yourself
to be self-consumed, heard
Whisper sweet nothings
which only you know
Don't stop the banter,
the words or the flow
You've reached the summit
of the loneliest point
You're king of the vacancy
best in the joint
Write all your poems
on the back of your hand
and read them at supper
of cream pie and sand
Your siblings will stand up
and whisper applause
You've felt all emotion
and ridden all stars
They bid you good-bye
for you're out of their league
and to think you just wanted
to be heard, succeed...
A Palindrome Tale
I've got a tale to tell you of travel, love and lust
The travel, it was joyful, my love life was a bust
I met a girl in Tulsa, next day my diary read
A slut nixes sex in Tulsa; "Dammit, I'm mad" I said
So I went off to Europe to see the Mona Lisa
I thought it was in Italy; but as I pee, sir, I see Pisa!
A Delia saw I was ailed; I'm a fool; aloof am I
When she offered me spaghetti, I said "I prefer pi"
And then I found Naomi – Naomi did I moan?
I did, did I? I can not lie. I headed back to home
And then I met this Madam; as mad as Adam, she
Evil did I dwell, lewd I did live; God saw I was dog tired
Live not on evil they did say; Then my luck expired
Revered now, I live on. O did I do no evil I wonder ever
No sir, panic is a basic in a prison where I dwelt
Ned, I am a maiden; not a banana baton had I felt
Mdailey 3/31/12
A slut nixes sex in Tulsa;
Dammit, I'm mad
as I pee, sir, I see Pisa!
Delia saw I was ailed
I'm a fool; aloof am I
I prefer pi
Naomi did I moan?
I did, did I?
mad as Adam
Evil did I dwell, lewd I did live
God saw I was dog
Live not on evil
Revered now, I live on. O did I do no evil I wonder ever
No sir, panic is a basic in a prison
Ned, I am a maiden
not a banana baton
I drank my words from the cup of evil lately not holy water
Like many I sit in my dungeon of doom on earth trying not to my addictions faultier
I'm sitting knee deep in the shitted down reservation sewer street water
Im looking for wisdom daily with sinners with calls that I shouldn't be trying to call her
I know I be looking for a life filled with silver and gold when I know Im living in copper
I know I got a crazy coming my way so I best get on trying to stop her
I remember the first time I was in love with lust when I first saw her
I know without the water in my life I would scream silent as I would quietly holler
I know I been like a bunny moving around in life that sometimes people call me a hopper
I know I been kicking it in the field so much that people tell me I should start playing soccer
I should be more of an actor of actions and less more of a talkitive talker
I know I got what I got so I will be a poet that will never ever faulteir


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New Costa Academy opens in Southampton offering Apprenticeships and training for NEETs.
A brand new opportunity for the South's jobless youngsters has been unveiled with the opening of the UK's first Costa Academy in Southampton High Street. Southampton Test MP Alan Whitehead and Southampton's Mayor officiated the opening. Above Costa's High Street store the new Academy, which cost £29,000** to set up, is a joint project between Costa* and the local Junior Chamber International, JCI Southampton, which was successful in winning a £9,000 lottery grant to help fund the project. Costa* is specifically targeting young people not in employment, education or training (NEETs) in Southampton and across the South offering them an employment lifeline by opening the UK's first Costa Academy in the city, creating a host of apprenticeship and training opportunities. Costa*, which has already trained more than 140 apprentices to date across the South, is actively trying to support young NEETs, including those who will leave school this summer with little or no qualifications, and give them opportunities to become apprentices in one of the 25 Costa stores regionally. The new Academy will provide a second chance for young people to equip themselves with real credentials, as the 100% vocational course results in a Hospitality and Catering Level 2 Barista qualification, equivalent to 5 GCSEs level A-C, including Maths and English. Michael Steel, learning and development consultant for Costa* says: "We are committed to helping and supporting local communities where our stores are situated. Over the past three years, offering Apprenticeships to young people in the community has been a fantastic way to grow our workforce and develop their skills. The Academy, based in the heart of Southampton, will enable us to support disadvantaged young people in a theory and practical way as well as enhancing our existing staff's skills. In partnership with the Junior Chamber, JCI Southampton, our Academy will give development opportunities to young people currently not available anywhere else in the UK. We are thrilled to begin this next phase to our learning & development vision for our business, our staff and our communities." Drew Charman, JCI Southampton 2012 President commented: "I am truly excited that JCI Southampton is able to partner Costa Coffee in providing this valuable asset to the city and its workforce. This is the latest initiative that we have launched to help promote the personal and professional development of young people in the city, and also to serve the wider community itself. All new apprentices will not only benefit from the academy but will also have the opportunity to join JCI and gain access to the wide network of young professional members and business partner organisations both in Southampton and across the UK." The Costa Apprenticeship offers apprentices, typically 16 -18 year olds often from disadvantaged backgrounds, the chance to not only hone their proficiency to work for a company like Costa, but also the chance to equip themselves with the valuable life skills needed to secure future employment. The Academy in Southampton will benefit new recruits as well as its twelve existing apprentices. Costa already has an impressive success rate of 95% for those starting the Apprenticeship then going on to achieve employment with Costa. Which means the Costa Apprenticeship offers a genuine solution for those looking to join meaningful employment. The Academy will comprise of a practical room, with coffee machines for barista training and a theory room for paper based training and exams. Costa will also be making this room available for other local organisations to hire (e.g. local St John's Ambulance, Eastleigh College).
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Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO reviewed international parental child abduction issues, focusing on German, Swedish, and Austrian handling of U.S. cases.
GAO noted that: (1) from January 1995 through May 15, 2000, left-behind parents in the United States initiated 298 cases under the Hague Convention indicating that the child had been taken to, or retained in Germany, Sweden, and Austria by the other parent; (2) the Department of State closed 227 of these cases, and 71 cases remain open; (3) in 97 of the closed cases (43 percent), the child was returned or the left-behind parent was granted visitation rights; (4) nearly 90 percent of both opened and closed cases involved abductions to, or retentions in, Germany; (5) various reasons were cited for the 130 closed cases in which the children have not been returned or visitation was not granted; (6) in 49 cases, left-behind parents withdrew or did not actively pursue their applications; (7) in 16 cases, children were not returned because German courts concluded that the left-behind parent did not possess custody rights or subsequently acquiesced to the removal; and (8) in 17 cases, children were not returned because German courts ruled that the child's mental or physical well-being would be at risk.
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Foreign Assistance:USAID Should Update Its Trade Capacity Building StrategyGAO-14-602: Published: Aug 11, 2014. Publicly Released: Sep 10, 2014.
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Export-Import Bank:Enhancements Needed in Loan Guarantee Underwriting Procedures and for Documenting Fraud ProcessesGAO-14-574: Published: Sep 9, 2014. Publicly Released: Sep 9, 2014.
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Export-Import Bank:Monitoring of Dual-Use Exports Should Be ImprovedGAO-14-719: Published: Aug 28, 2014. Publicly Released: Aug 28, 2014.
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Democracy Assistance:Lessons Learned from Egypt Should Inform Future U.S. PlansGAO-14-799: Published: Jul 24, 2014. Publicly Released: Jul 24, 2014.
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Foreign Assistance:Briefing on U.S. International Water-Related AssistanceGAO-14-683R: Published: Jul 24, 2014. Publicly Released: Jul 24, 2014.
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African Growth and Opportunity Act:Observations on Competitiveness and Diversification of U.S. Imports from Beneficiary CountriesGAO-14-722R: Published: Jul 21, 2014. Publicly Released: Jul 21, 2014.
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I still get confused as to what "BMW Apps" really means, and if you need the snap-in for it.
But whatever.
What BMW Apps means: You pay for a) the car to be able to handle them via USB b) the ability to run the BMW Connected app which provides a set of built-in applications optimized for the iDrive platform.
The snap-in adapter: This is NOT needed for BMW Apps as the white Apple cord goes straight into the USB port and you get identical functionality.
If you want Facebook or Twitter integration, you need BMW Apps because the native iPhone apps can't connect to iDrive any other way.
If you want Pandora or Stitcher integration which are apps whose iPhone version can connect to iDrive, you don't need BMW Apps but you do need Enhanced Bluetooth & USB in order to get those to function in the car.
The snap-in adapter only has a single real-world function that differentiates it from the standard white Apple USB cord and that's iPod Out which looks sexy but hurts you more than helps you (no split-screen) and requires the iPhone to be locked in the armrest (no text alerts).
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In 2013, on the day at the inauguration of Romney-Biden, both office holders pledged to work together to build the bipartisan support necessary to stop America going over the "Fiscal Cliff". An article from the Deadlocked 2012 Election thread.
Deadlocked Election prevents America going over Fiscal CliffIn a deadlocked election, both Presidential candidates Obama and Romney had won 269 of the 538 electoral votes divided between the states. This result had thrown the outcome of the presidential race into the House of Representatives, which must name the president in the case of a tie. A Romney victory was assured because Republicans had kept control of the House in the election. But the vice presidency was decided in the U.S. Senate, where Democrats maintained their majority and therefore Biden was selected after he caste the deciding vote for himself.
Ironically given Romney's pledge to work across the aisles as he had as Governor of Massachussets, this unique opportunity to solve the Federal Debt Crisis raised a fresh challenge, for each side to accept that dirty word - compromise. During the summer of 2011, outgoing President Obama had appeared tantalisingly close to gaining agreement on a Grand Bargain with Speaker of the House John Boehner. However the agreement had foundered in acrimony with Boehner disparaging business with the Obama White House to "[dealing with] a bowl of Jello". But of course ultimately what was required was for both sides to abandon orthodoxy and accept a trade[1]: cuts in benefits (Medicare,Medicaid, Social security etc.) and domestic spending for tax increases (more revenue, not dancing games on nominal tax rates) and defense cuts. And the real issue, was that each side had wanted the other to feel the pain. The moment of truth had now arrived; sick of a divided (and perhaps dysfunctional) government, the American voting system had delivered an outcome that MIGHT force each side to commit to work together toward a negotiated solution.
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Topics: Insurance, Marketplace, Health Costs, Health Disparities, Health Reform, Uninsured
By Michelle Andrews
Jan 30, 2012
The 2010 health-care overhaul creates state-based health plans for those who have medical conditions that make them uninsurable in the private market. These "preexisting-condition insurance plans" (PCIPs) are intended to act as a bridge until 2014, when insurers will no longer be able to refuse to cover people with medical problems or charge them more than other consumers. As of November, about 45,000 people had signed up for those plans, far fewer than the up to 400,000 that was originally projected.
However, there is a much larger group, more than 220,000 people, who have coverage through 35 state high-risk pools that were in existence before the overhaul was passed. Because of restrictions in the new law, they can't sign up for the PCIP plans, even though the coverage is often cheaper (thanks in part to federal funding) and more comprehensive. For these people, 2014 can't come soon enough..
Chris and Kristi Petersen raise 600 antibiotic-free Berkshire hogs and grow hay on 75 acres near Clear Lake, Iowa. Their health insurer dropped them in 2008 because, among other things, the company claimed that Chris, now 57, had failed to report a preexisting hernia that he subsequently had surgically repaired and that Kristi, who's 55, was shorter, and thus had a higher body mass index, than she had reported. Lacking other options, the couple signed up for Iowa's state high-risk pool.
Together they pay $1,304 a month for coverage. Chris's plan has a $2,500 deductible while Kristi's is $1,000. The plans generally cover 80 percent of their medical bills.
Chris Petersen, who supported the health-care overhaul, nevertheless thinks the law failed him and his wife. "This is the biggest check I write out every month," he says. "The new federal plan would have been a lot cheaper."
If the Petersens had been allowed to sign up with the PCIP in Iowa, their combined premium would have been $958 for policies with $1,000 deductibles.
People such as the Petersens, however, are stuck between a rock and a hard place: To qualify for a PCIP, they must first be uninsured for six months.
Experts say this requirement was included in the law to discourage people in the existing state high-risk pools and other private insurance plans from doing exactly what they would do if better, cheaper coverage became available: switch plans.
It's clear why they might be tempted. Premiums in the new pools can't exceed rates for standard individual coverage in the state, while the high-risk pools in some states charge twice that. The new plans must also cover preexisting conditions immediately, in contrast to the older state pools, some of which exclude such coverage for up to a year.
"Much as everybody would like to drop [the six-month requirement], if you did you'd have to increase expenditures," says Sandy Praeger, the Kansas insurance commissioner, who chairs the health insurance and managed-care committee of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners. Federal funding for the program through 2013 is $5 billion.
Although enrollment in the PCIPs has been far lower than originally projected, health-care spending by the individuals who have signed up for coverage has been much higher than anticipated, say experts.
"The people coming into the PCIPs act more like the long-term uninsured," says Jean Hall, an associate research professor at the University of Kansas who co-authored a report about the PCIPs for the Commonwealth Fund. "They're not accustomed to managing on a day-to-day basis; they're accustomed to going to the emergency department when things get bad."
Nine states have asked the Department of Health and Human Services for more money to fund their PCIPs in 2012. However, it appears the program won't run out of money soon. Through the end of September 2011, just $386 million of the $5 billion allocated had been spent, according to HHS figures. (Some experts caution against relying too much on September spending figures, since enrollment has increased since then and claims may take months to clear.)
"As you would expect, some states have exceeded projections and others have not," says an HHS spokesman. "We have the capacity to accommodate the needs of the program."
For people who can't get into the new plans, however, that's small comfort.
Jill Judy and Mark Brown signed up for the Arkansas high-risk pool a few years ago when Mark's benefits ran out after his retirement from a management job at a company that repossesses boats. Judy, 49, has mild cerebral palsy, which she hasn't been treated for since she was a child, and Brown, 62, had an angioplasty 15 years ago and still sees a cardiologist.
Individual insurers wouldn't cover them, so they ended up in the state's high-risk pool. Although Judy says she's grateful that she has coverage, it's hardly ideal.
The premiums for the two of them come to just under $1,000 a month. But the plan has a $10,000 deductible and a $1 million cap on lifetime benefits. "People like my husband and myself are paying $12,000 a year for nothing," she says.
She estimates they could get better coverage and save 30 percent in the Arkansas PCIP. "But we don't qualify because we're not willing to be uninsured for six months," she says. "It's screwy."
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