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News and Comments About the Suicide of Aaron Swartz
By Virginia DeBolt on January 15, 2013
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MIT To Launch Internal Investigation Following Death Of Aaron Swartz at ReadWriteWeb shared an announcement by MIT president L. Rafael Reif,
I have asked Professor Hal Abelson to lead a thorough analysis of MIT's involvement from the time that we first perceived unusual activity on our network in fall 2010 up to the present.
Suggestion for Change
In A Modest Proposal for Academic Publishing, Laura McKenna at Apt 11D talked about Aaron and his belief in free access to academic information. Her modest proposal,
By removing the two middlemen – the academic publishers and the database companies -- universities could save money, and academic research could be freely available to all.
Instead of sending the finished academic journals to the publishing companies, the journal editors should simply upload the articles to a university website. The hard work of producing the content and the peer review process has already been done. Few people actually read the hard copy of journal, so there is very little need to produce a dead tree version of the journal, collect subscriptions, and distribute it.
A comment at Reddit suggested,
A fitting tribute to Aaron might be a mass protest uploading of copyright-protected research articles. Dump them on Gdocs, tweet the link. Think of the great blu-ray encoding protest but on a bigger scale for research articles.
The idea quickly took off and the hashtag #pdftribute was used by individuals who posted research articles in a tribute to Aaron Swartz.
The links to information posted with the hashtag were quickly organized into a page. Audrey Watters provided a link to it.
Links scraped from the Twitter hashtag #pdftribute pdftribute.net
— Audrey Watters (@audreywatters) January 13, 2013
Other Ways to Honor Aaron
Swartz supported a charity called Give Well. You can give a gift in his honor there. There's a site called Remember Aaron Swartz where you can read many tributes and find additional information.
Virginia DeBolt, BlogHer Section Editor for Tech
Virginia blogs at Web Teacher and First 50 Words.
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When API Success Signals Begin Working Against You
Posted on 05-10-2013
Curently I'm immersed in discovering, vetting and tracking on signals that show me which companies are trending in the API space. I'm looking for signals that will tell me which companies are making movements on a week to week basis, and when the blogosphere and developer communities are buzzing about these companies and technologies.
Three very important signals I use are blogs, twitter and Github. These tools provide me with great signals I can use to tune into what a company is doing, when they push code, write a story or tweet about it. They also provide me with signals of when developers are engaging with API owners, because they follow on Twitter and download, fork, favorite and follow Github repositories.
However, in some scenarios a companies blogs, twitter and Github accounts can also tell me when a company has given up and has run out of money or just stopped putting energy and resources into a project. An example of this is with a company I came across during my monitoring last week, called RESTful Labs. RESTful Labs has all the eye candy to draw me in. I mean they have REST in their name, and they build tools for developers!
RESTful Labs provides API analytics tools for developers. I'm pretty stoked anytime I find something like this, then I immediately look at the common signals:
- Blog - Check! - Last blog posted 11 months ago
- Twitter - Check! - Last Tweet 8 months ago
- Github - Check! - Last commit was 8 months ago
On the surface, RESTful Labs has all the right signal generators in having a blog, Twitter and Github accounts. But immediately these signals start working against them, rather than the positive signals I would normally gather from someone having a blog, Twitter and Github accounts.
It is clear that RESTful Labs WAS something last year, but now it is all but a ghost town. It is not a tool I will recommend anyone use because there is nobody home to support. Since they have a Github account, there might be resources that can be picked from the bones of the startup, but not much else beyond that.
I keep companies like this in my database, as I want live examples like this to show people, and help them understand how to send the right signals that they are doing good things in the space.
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Media Coverage of Center's Latest Lawsuit
Brighton teacher sues union, school board
The filing of a lawsuit by the Mackinac Center Legal Foundation on behalf of a Brighton High School teacher against his union and school district for violating his right-to-work freedoms is gaining state and national media attention.
Adam Neuman is suing the Brighton Education Association and the Brighton Area Schools Board of Education because after opting out of union membership, he does not believe he should have to pay money via payroll deduction to support the union's "release time," allowing union officials to conduct union business during school hours.
Fox News has covered the case, as has the Livingston Daily Press & Argus and WHMI-FM93.5 in Howell. Reason has also written about the case. Neuman and Patrick Wright, vice president for legal affairs at the Mackinac Center for Public Policy, also appeared on "The Frank Beckmann Show" on WJR AM760.
Michigan Has Fewer Film Jobs Than it Did Prior to Incentive Program
$500 million later, 100 fewer jobs
Five years and $500 million later, Michigan has fewer film jobs than it did when the state started its subsidy program.
According to the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics, Michigan had 1,561 film jobs in 2013 (the latest year information is available). In 2008, the state had 1,663 film jobs. See chart nearby.
Michigan currently spends $50 million per year subsidizing film productions. Previously, the program was uncapped – in 2010-11, the state spent $115 million. Overall, as of this year, taxpayers have devoted $494.7 million to the program.
Because film productions are so mobile, among other reasons, the economic analysis of incentive programs is overwhelmingly negative – from researchers on the left and the right.
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One Sector Grew Last Decade: Corporate Welfare
Very few jobs to show for special favors, subsidies
Michigan Capitol Confidential has been reviewing how the state's economy performed during the previous decade, in answer to a question raised by a politician's recent assertion that "those years weren't as bad as we think." Separate articles looked at changes in Michigan's employment, personal income and loss of people to other states. The data shows the period was quite bad, although causes and culprits will be debated.
But one sector does appear to have experienced significant growth during the 2000s: corporate welfare, euphemistically called "economic development programs" by politicians.
Measuring its growth is challenging because of frequent changes in programs and goals, a lack of transparency, and an abundance of spin and puffery in the information that is released. Moreover, the state has a poor record of actually confirming that subsidy recipients kept their "jobs" and "investments" promises.
Nevertheless, figures do exist illustrating the overall trajectory.
The Michigan Economic Growth Authority was considered the state's flagship economic development program in the 2000s. Launched by Gov. John Engler in 1995. It granted "refundable" tax credits to particular firms selected by political appointees on the entity's board. (MEGA was replaced in 2011 by a direct subsidy program, with amounts appropriated annually by the Legislature.)
Companies had to make investments and employ specified numbers of people before they could collect the credits, which were delivered in the form of business tax reductions and flat-out subsidy checks. How much of each has not been revealed to the public, reportedly due to Treasury Department rules.
As the charts below show, the volume of MEGA activity rose sharply under Gov. Granholm, both in the quantity of deals and their size:
The number of jobs promised by these deals rose apace:
Most of the jobs never happened though. A 2009 Mackinac Center study found that from the program's 1995 inception through 2004, only 29 percent of the jobs initially promised came to pass. And even when these companies added jobs, considering the costs of these incentives, it's questionable whether their net economic effects are positive. Moreover, it is impossible to know how many of those jobs would have happened even without the special treatment.
In addition to expanding MEGA, Gov. Granholm also launched her own selective subsidy and tax break programs. One of these was called the 21st Century Jobs Program, an economic central planners' smorgasbord ranging from business loan guarantees to panels of "experts" allocating state research subsidies to the state actually owning a share of particular businesses. This was approved by the Legislature in 2005 and financed by $400 million in new government debt, with a commitment to spend an additional $75 million annually for another eight years (spending that continues today.)
Like MEGA, the results were not what was promised: A 2013 Auditor General report found that just 19 percent of the original jobs projected came to pass.
A number of other corporate and subsidy programs were launched or expanded by Gov. Granholm. One paid up to 42 percent of the expenses incurred in Michigan by film producers. In 2011 the open-ended nature of these film subsidies was ended, replaced with fixed-sum grants ($25 million worth in the 2011-2012 fiscal year, and $50 million annually in subsequent years.) As of last spring, nearly $450 million has been spent on these subsidies, with little to show for this massive redistribution of Michigan taxpayer dollars (see chart).
There is no systematic evidence that the corporate welfare expansion did anything to relieve the dismal economic conditions that prevailed during Michigan's "lost decade." Indeed, the evidence from many studies shows that these government attempts to pick winners and losers were actually harmful.
While the Legislature is on a campaign season break from voting, the Roll Call Report continues a series reviewing key votes of the 2013-2014 session.
Senate Bill 821, Whitmer amendment to impose "Amazon" internet sales tax: Failed 12 to 26 in the Senate on March 4, 2014
To "tie-bar" a bipartisan personal property tax reform bill to Senate Bill 658, which would impose state sales tax on catalog or internet purchases made from sellers outside the state that have an affiliation with a different business located in Michigan, in the manner pioneered by internet retailer Amazon.com. The amendment would have required the internet sales tax legislation to become law for the personal property tax reform to do so.
Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No"
Senate Bill 783, Let landlords ban medical marijuana use: Passed 31 to 7 in the Senate on March 4, 2014
To prohibit the possession or use of medical marijuana on any portion of private property that is open to the public, or where it is banned by the property owner. The bill would also permit a landlord to refuse to rent a residence to someone who uses medical marijuana on the property. The House has not taken up this bill.
Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No"
Senate Bill 878, Accommodate and regulate the "millionaire party" business: Passed 37 to 0 in the Senate on April 24, 2014
To revise the law governing charitable "millionaire party" gambling events that include casino games, in a manner that accommodates charities contracting-out operation of the fundraising events to a service that operates them for multiple charities at a single location, one event after another. This would recognize and accommodate a system that has evolved where on most days a person can gamble on casino-like games at a particular location, with the proceeds going to different charitable. The state Gaming Control Board had proposed restrictions on this. The House never took up the bill, and the dispute appears to have been successfully negotiated to permit the practice with some new regulations.
Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No"
Senate Bill 768, Let state universities provide "unmarried partner" benefits: Failed 12 to 26 in the Senate on May 6, 2014
To adopt an amendment to the annual Higher Education budget offered by Sen. Gretchen Whitmer that would remove a prohibition on universities providing health insurance or other fringe benefits for "unmarried partners" of employees.
Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No"
Senate Bill 774, Add spending for summer jobs program: Failed 12 to 26 in the Senate on April 30, 2014
To approve an amendment to the Natural Resources budget offered by Sen. Hopgood that would increase spending on a "Michigan Conservation Corps" from $4.1 million to $7.6 million. This is the state version of a New Deal era program created in 1933. The extra money would be for a summer jobs program.
Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No"
Senate Bill 791, Revise, make permanent non-transportation 7/8th cent gas tax: Passed 38 to 0 in the Senate on May 21, 2014.
To eliminate the 2016 sunset on a 7/8ths cent-per-gallon gas tax that was originally supposed to expire in 1998 and only be used to clean up leaking underground fuel tanks, but which has been extended several times, and was diverted to other government spending by a 2004 "fund raid" enacted to avoid spending cuts in that and subsequent years' budget. This bill has not been taken up by the House.
Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No"
Senate Bill 786, Give tax breaks to aquaculture and hydroponics: Passed 36 to 1 in the Senate on March 26, 2014
To exempt aquaculture and hydroponics production facilities from property taxes, and instead levy an alternative tax equal to 25 percent of the regular tax paid by other property owners.
Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No"
Senate Bill 934, Preempt $10.10 minimum wage initiative; hike mandated minimum: Passed 24 to 14 in the Senate on May 15, 2014
To repeal the current state minimum wage law that makes it unlawful to employ a worker for less than $7.40 an hour, and replace it with a new law gradually increasing the mandated minimum to $9.20 an hour in 2017, and indexed to inflation thereafter.
As introduced the bill was seen as a Republican gambit to preempt a ballot proposal mandating that employers pay even higher minimums. It became a bipartisan gambit after concessions including inflation indexing brought most Democrats on board.
Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No"
Senate Bill 850, Exempt public safety employees from no-contract "step pay hike" ban: Passed 27 to 10 in the Senate on June 10, 2014. Passed 27 to 10 in the Senate
To exempt law enforcement and fire department employees from a 2011 law that banned automatic seniority-based automatic pay hikes for individual government employees ("step increases") during the time when a government employee union contract has expired and no replacement has been negotiated.
Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No"
Senate Bill 910, Ban enforcement of new woodstove emissions limits: Passed 25 to 12 in the Senate on June 11, 2014.
To prohibit the Department of Environmental Quality from imposing new state woodstove and wood heater regulations, or enforcing new federal ones. The bill was introduced following news reports that proposed federal Environmental Protection Agency rules would impose restrictive new limits on wood heat. The House has not taken up this bill.
Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No"
Senate Bill 324, Require certification of federal health care law "navigators": Passed 37 to 0 in the Senate on June 12, 2014
To require "certification" for the individuals and organizations acting as "navigators" authorized by the federal health care law ("Obamacare") to assist individuals who apply for government-subsidized health benefits through the law's "exchange," including criminal background check and training in a program that protects the privacy and security of Michigan residents' personally identifiable information. The bill authorizes administrative sanctions and fines for individuals and organizations who violate various rules, including "steering" a person toward a particular policy. The House has passed a similar bill (HB 4576), but neither has been approved by the other body.
Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No"
Senate Bill 748, Revise protectionist Detroit "limousine" regulations: Passed 30 to 8 in the Senate on June 11, 2014.
To allow Detroit to expand the scope of a city regulatory regime on "limousines," by extending it to vehicles that can carry eight people including the driver. The limousine regulations have the effect of limiting competition to the taxi cartels that are protected by the city. The bill is sponsored by Detroit Democrat Virgil Smith, Jr. and cosponsored by Oakland County Republican Mike Kowall. It has not been taken up by the House.
Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No"
Senate Bill 934, Preempt $10.10 minimum wage initiative; hike mandated minimum: Passed 76 to 34 in the House on May 27, 2014
The House vote on the bill described above.
Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No"
SOURCE: MichiganVotes.org, a free, non-partisan website created by the Mackinac Center for Public Policy, providing concise, non-partisan, plain-English descriptions of every bill and vote in the Michigan House and Senate. Please visit http://www.MichiganVotes.org.
Detroit News, Free Press Catch Up to CapCon
CapCon broke DIA salaries story three weeks ago
The Detroit News and the Detroit Free Press on Thursday both reported on $50,000 bonuses and double-digit raises the top two administrators at the Detroit Institute of Arts received in 2012. That was the same year voters in Wayne, Oakland and Macomb counties approved a 10-year millage for the DIA worth $23 million. The DIA has also resisted suggestions that it sell just a single painting that would have provided enough cash to ensure the museum did not need $350 million of taxpayer money as part of Detroit's so-called "grand bargain" bailout.
Kudos to The News and Free Press for reporting on the DIA information that Michigan Capitol Confidential broke three weeks ago.
Obamacare Could Negatively Impact Women
Twice as likely to work low-hour schedules
Economist Casey Mulligan has authored a new working paper for the Mercatus Center examining the impact of Obamacare's "employer mandate" on various groups of workers. The mandate imposes financial penalties on larger employers who do not provide government-approved health insurance to employees who work more than 29 hours a week.
This provision creates an incentive for businesses to shift more people to part-time work, meaning fewer than 29 hours. Workers who currently work slightly more than 29 hours are especially vulnerable to having their hours reduced, and also losing any employer-provided coverage.
It turns out that, "Female workers are twice as likely as male workers to have work schedules that are between 30 and 35 hours per week," reports Mulligan.
On the one hand, these workers become eligible for Obamacare insurance subsidies, without inflicting a penalty on their employers, when their hours are reduced. Unfortunately — as we've been hearing for the past year — the insurance available through those exchanges doesn't work for many people, and even with subsidies can cost more than the better coverage many workers receive — or used to receive from their employers. (The cost increases for Michigan were described in a previous blog on this site.)
Mulligan explains the findings in more plain-English vs. wonky terms in this article posted on Real Clear Markets.
Failing to Counter the Big Lie
Gov. Snyder, GOP fail to defend K-12 spending
It is difficult to decide which is the more infuriating – those who persist in advancing a lie or those who stubbornly ignore the possible means of combating it.
The State of Michigan is spending more state tax dollars on K-12 education than the $6,884 per pupil it was spending the final budget year of former Gov. Jennifer Granholm's administration. At the beginning of this year it was spending $7,545 per pupil. Beginning Oct. 1, that amount was increased again by $50 to $175 per pupil, with the lowest funded school districts receiving the largest boosts.
As students of propaganda learned long ago, however, if you tell a big lie long enough and loud enough people will tend to believe it. Polls show that, in spite of what simple math reveals, a majority of Michigan voters believe K-12 spending has been cut under Gov. Rick Snyder.
The Snyder campaign is now running television ads that attempt to refute the big lie about his record on K-12 spending. You can bet it wouldn't be doing this unless there was evidence that, at least to some degree, the lie is hurting his re-election chances.
At this stage, in the midst of an election race, the impact of these ads will likely be minimal. It's just too late to really win the argument, which will now come down to an adolescent exchange with one side saying: "that's not so" and the other side saying: "oh yes it is so."
As maddening as it may be to see a big lie perpetrated successfully, Gov. Snyder and the Republicans deserve much of the blame. Their longstanding ineptitude in dealing with the lie has been frustrating — and all the more so because it was rooted a dismissive ambivalence.
At a base level there's a temptation to say "it serves you right."
Over the past couple of years, in addition to telling the truth about the increased K-1 2 spending, Gov. Snyder and the Republicans should have also repeatedly cited statistics to put the entire debate in a different context. When it comes to K-12 spending, Michigan has been anything but stingy.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Michigan ranks 8th among the 50 states and the District of Columbia in per-pupil spending when adjusted for per-capita income. Without the per-capita income adjustment, it ranks somewhere between 22nd and 26th depending on mid-decade measuring variations.
The per-capita income ranking means that only six states and the District of Columbia make a greater spending effort toward K-12 education than Michigan. The overall (or raw number) ranking of 22nd to 26th puts Michigan in the middle of the pack among the states — an impressive standing considering it only recently emerged from a single-state recession.
Imagine if that information concerning Michigan's comparative ranking in K-12 spending had appeared on every press release pertaining to education spending issued on behalf of Gov. Snyder and the Republicans for the past two years. Out of shear repetition the result would have been that virtually every journalist who regularly covers the issue would have known the rankings by heart months ago. In addition, perhaps somewhat more than half of the time, the rankings would have made it into their news stories.
Whether political propaganda is true or false, repetition is the key to its success. This is how the big lie about Michigan education spending has been promoted. Repeatedly putting Michigan's K-12 spending story in its larger perspective could have provided Republicans with the antidote to that poison.
Those who prefer to believe K-12 spending has been cut probably wouldn't be swayed by anything. But chances are that by providing the bigger context, again and again, the potential impact of the big lie could have been significantly limited. Or at the very least making the effort sure wouldn't have done any harm.
Some might say that if those claiming Gov. Snyder cut K-12 funding were willing to perpetuate that lie in the first place, then what would prevent them from disputing the Census Bureau rankings as well? This is true, but that would have involved pushing and repeating a second big lie, something that would have complicated their task and wandered into an area (state K-12 spending rankings) which they prefer to avoid.
Use of the "larger context" would not only have been a sound technique for battling the big lie about K-12 spending, it is the logical, natural and orthodox response to all attacks that are based on partial and manipulated figures.
Let's say someone wants to promote the idea that the Detroit Tigers are a lousy baseball team. They could cite whatever comparatively weak statistics they could find involving fielding, relief pitching and the absence of a World Series title over the past 30 years.
If your job was to defend the Tigers, wouldn't it be sensible and obvious to change the perspective by pointing out that they have won their division four straight years and appeared in two of the last eight World Series?
This is exactly what Gov. Snyder and the Republicans failed to do regarding the K-12 spending issue. They made it easier instead of harder for their opponents to sell the big lie. That's never a good strategy.
(Editor's note: Jack Spencer is Capitol Affairs Specialist for Michigan Capitol Confidential and a veteran Lansing-based journalist. His columns do not necessarily represent the views of the Mackinac Center for Public Policy or Michigan Capitol Confidential.)
Michigan Education Digest
Teacher pay, charter public school performance
The latest edition of Michigan Education Digest is now available. Topics include teacher pay, charter public school performance and school funding.
More Michigan Cities Meeting Financial Needs
Pension liabilities still a looming problem
A new survey of communities from the Center for Local, State and Urban Policy at the University of Michigan shows an uptick in the percent that say they are better able to meet their fiscal needs. This is good as it generally tracks with an improving state economy, but there are some warning signs ahead.
The survey notes, "For the first time in six years, more Michigan communities report that they are better able to meet their fiscal needs this year than those who say they are less able to do so." (See chart nearby.)
This pushes back a bit against the frequent claims that local municipalities are "starving" for revenue. A full look at the numbers shows that revenue for local governments has stayed relatively stable, even amid the economic "lost decade" in Michigan. As noted in a recent CapCon article:
Local municipalities saw an increase of $1.4 billion in property taxes from 2000 to 2013 with that revenue increasing to $5.3 billion in 2013 from $3.9 billion in 2000, according to the state tax commission.
The municipalities received about $1 billion more in property tax in 2008 compared to 2000 with inflation factored in. By 2009, the property taxes collected had reduced to the point they were relatively the same as 2000 with inflation.
But many local governments will be facing ongoing fiscal problems. In cities, counties and townships around the state, retirement liabilities are eating into budgets. Some public entities are confronting this head on while others are putting off the problems for future elected officials (or unelected if the fiscal problems get too bad).
So while many local units haven't seen a collapse in revenue, there has been a shift in where that money is going — often from public safety and parks to the liabilities of former employees. Those communities that confront this head on will be in better shape in the years ahead.
Now Lansing Politicians Want a Poet Laureate!
What rhymes with "that's not your job"?
Maybe it's something in the water. In recent weeks Lansing politicians have proposed laws mandating an official poem for Michigan and forcing taxpayers to buy a state flag for the survivors of current or former legislators when they die. Now comes yet another piece of institutional grandiosity: a bill to create an official state poet laureate.
Never mind pension underfunding and damaged roads, to name two issues crying out for legislative solutions; members of our full-time Legislature seem to have both the time and the sense of entitlement to designate an official state poet.
Alas, given the usual political incentives, were the measure to become law (unlikely) the candidates would probably sound less like the ancient Greek Homer of "Iliad" and "Odyssey" fame and more like a modern namesake — Homer Simpson. Doh!
The Michiganvotes.org description of House Bill 5853* reads:
Introduced by Rep. Sarah Roberts, D-St. Clair Shores, on Sept. 23, 2014, to authorize the appointment by the governor of a state poet laureate, who would serve at the pleasure of the governor (meaning the governor could withdraw the appointment at any time). The bill authorizes no compensation, but does allow government money to be used to reimburse the individual's travel expenses.
According to Wikipedia, the first such poet positions were created in Europe in the 1300s. The tradition started in Italy but it exists in other nations as well, including within the United States federal government and several of its independent states.
That's no excuse though: As mom often told us, "Just because Johnny does something foolish doesn't mean you have to do something foolish."
Alas, these latest examples of legislative self-absorption are hardly new or unique. An earlier version of that flag bill in 2009 would have required a State Police escort for deceased legislators' final ride to their grave. State politicians have named public highways, laws, buildings and other state assets after each other.
The political incentives for such institutionalized self-glorification — the desire of political careerists to avoid ever having to return to the private sector — also explains fluff bills intended to associate politicians' names with symbols dear to certain interest or affinity groups. Examples include bills to establish an official state Scottish Tartan (see the video testimony here), enshrine in statute that Iosco County (and no other county!) shall be the "birding capital" of Michigan, or resolve the simmering controversy over which frog shall henceforth and always be the official state amphibian.
While a constitutional amendment prohibiting such puffery and self-promotion is probably excessive, residents should certainly not reward such behavior with any response other than hisses and sneers.
Lansing politicians should stick to their knitting: Protect residents and their property; provide efficient courts to adjudicate contractual disagreements, provide other true public goods and otherwise just stay out of the way.
Now there's a concept worthy of a poem.
*The measure has 12 Democratic cosponsors and one Republican, Rep. Al Pscholka, who also is maneuvering to be the next Speaker of the House. The Democrats are Reps. Rashida Tlaib, Jon Switalski, Henry Yanez, Scott Dianda, Jeff Irwin, Tim Greimel, Tim Kelly, Marcia Hovey-Wright, Adam Zemke, Sam Singh, Andrew J. Kandrevas and David Rutledge.


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BEIJING — Nearly three decades after Chinese leader Deng Xiaoping famously instructed his diplomats to "be good at maintaining a low profile and never claim leadership," a new generation of rulers has made it clear that they're ready to shed the humility and show off their country's rising military and political power.
From Southeast Asian waters that may hold billions of barrels of oil to uninhabited islands in the East China Sea, China has stepped into territorial disputes with neighbours including Japan, South Korea and the Philippines — and in some cases, some would say, provoked them. At the same time, Beijing has pledged to build what it says will be a new security framework for Asia, replacing U.S.-dominated alliances that have defined the post-World War II period.
"We should work for a new architecture of Asia-Pacific security co-operation that is open, transparent and equality-based," Chinese President Xi Jinping told dignitaries from India and Myanmar last month. "The notion of dominating international affairs belongs to a different age and such an attempt is doomed to failure."
Yet despite Xi's depiction of China as a "peaceful, amiable and civilized lion," the country's moves have so far set off alarms across the region and pushed other Asian countries to seek backup from Washington. Promises to build a self-governing Asian community of nations have amounted to little more than words, while the reality has been what many see as Chinese bullying.
Xi, who has shown similar boldness at home since rising to power last year, is at the heart of the new strategy. For the first time in decades, Chinese officials are emphasizing an "active" foreign policy that sets the regional agenda while touting China's maritime strength.
"This is a very strong theme with him," said Christopher Johnson, a former China analyst with the CIA who's now chairman of China studies at the U.S. think-tank the Center for Strategic and International Studies. "It's bound up in his view of himself as not only the saviour of the party but kind of an instrument of history, with the goal being this great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation."
That means showing "strong willingness to counter U.S. influence in the region," said Alice Ekman, head of China research at the French Institute of International Relations. Chinese officials have been especially critical of the Obama administration's touted "pivot to Asia," with diplomats openly mocking America's ability to police the region.
"We are seeing at several levels — economic, institutional, political, security — a reinforced competition between China and the U.S. in the region since Xi's arrival." Ekman said at a recent lecture in Beijing on China's foreign policy.
She said China's growing dominance of the global economy, and its neighbours' dependence on Chinese trade, is central to the strategy. "China's moves in the region are based on the following hypothesis: Time moves in favour of China as long as the economic attractiveness of China will reinforce the balance of power in favour of China," she said.
Xi's immediate goal is to give his country's forces tactical military superiority within what is known as the first island chain off the country's shores, from Japan down to Indonesia, Johnson said.
In May, Chinese officials sent an oil rig into parts of the South China Sea claimed by both China and Vietnam, setting off repeated confrontations between the two countries' ships and sparking anti-Chinese riots in Vietnam. In the nearby Spratly archipelago, the Chinese have been adding sand to reefs and rocks so they can build military installations despite claims to the outcroppings by both Vietnam and the Philippines.
Farther north, China provoked rebuke from Japan, South Korea and the U.S. in November after declaring an air defence identification zone, which requires foreign planes to identify themselves to Chinese forces across much of the East China Sea. China and Japan are disputing control of a scattering of rocky islands there, and Japan protested after Chinese fighter jets flew close to Japanese surveillance planes observing a joint China-Russia naval drill in May.
China is also locked in longstanding territorial disputes with India along its southern border and has committed itself to defending with military force if necessary what it calls its core interests — chief among them, reuniting with the self-governing island of Taiwan, which Beijing claims, and holding on to Tibet.
China has appeared to be more active in defending territorial claims than it has been in pursuing a new alliance of Asian countries. At a China-hosted summit in May of some four dozen countries and international groups, Xi touted what he said would be a new Asian security network that would exclude the U.S., but he left the meeting with few solid steps to actually building such a framework.
Australian Cabinet minister Malcolm Turnbull said China has found itself largely alone, at least diplomatically, as it shows its teeth to the region.
"It has really no allies in the region, apart from North Korea," Turnbull was quoted as saying at a recent security and economic leadership conference. "And the consequence has been how China's neighbours are drawing closer to the United States than ever before."
With tensions high over China, U.S. President Barack Obama paid high-profile visits to Japan, South Korea, Malaysia and the Philippines in April, where he reassured governments that the U.S. would honour agreements to defend them.
Japanese leaders took matters into their own hands last week when they reinterpreted their pacifist constitution to let them expand the use of the country's military to defend its allies. The move strengthens Japan's alliance with the U.S. but also opens the door to new alliances with like-minded Asian countries.
"In the South China Sea, I think Chinese leaders have one purpose: They want to do as much damage as possible to U.S. credibility," said Huang Jing, a China expert at Singapore National University's Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy. "China understands that if China appears soft, there'll be no end of it, so China will appear tough and will not make compromises … and (China believes) the U.S. will not come to help when push comes to shove."
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Sullivan's is a vibrant neighborhood American Steakhouse featuring the finest steaks & seafood, hand shaken martinis, & live music. We offer comfortable fine dining in a lively atmosphere. From the moment you step inside our lounge for drinks, appetizers or dinner, you will feel the energy and excitement provided by our professional team. Sullivan's serves the finest Midwestern hand selected steaks aged a minimum of 28 days, simply seasoned and broiled at 1,200 degrees, fresh seafood, a wide selection of cravable appetizers, soups, salads and side dishes. Our desserts are house-made daily. Our Wine Spectators "Award of Excellence" wine list offers an array of selections from around the world. Whether it's for business or pleasure, we look forward to quickly becoming your favorite local steakhouse.Continued
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- KevJDined on 11/15/2014The food and service was great. Our waiter was very helpful and attentive in helping us find a meal.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Excellent private dining.OpenTable Diner Since 2014VIPDined on 11/12/2014Great venue for dinner meeting in a private room. Excellent service (Mario and Ace), steaks amazing, creamed spinach was awesome, and the wine suggestions were great choice!Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Favorite RestaurantEllenDined on 11/8/2014We love this Sullivan"s. Food is always cooked to perfection and the price fix menu is the perfect portion size.Special Features:
- Perfect end to the weekTenor4uDined on 11/8/2014Ate around Baltimore for the week of our convention. Our last supper was at Sullivans and they did not disappoint! Great attentive service. One of our steaks was not cooked to the correct temperature, it was immediately whisked away and a new one appeared instantly. Even though the issue was corrected to our satisfaction, the GM still opted to not charge us for it. Nice! We had a leisurely dinner, and the food delivery was timed to our liking, no rush and no long waits. The warm chocolate cake is a must!Special Features:
- diner100Dined on 11/8/2014Found this restaurant during restaurant week, the food was outstanding and the service great. We decided to come back for a birthday, enjoyed it very much. Will definitely be back again.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- ExcellentDorCroweDined on 11/8/2014from the food, to the wine list, to the waiter, manager, hostess... amazing experience! Will def be back! The Cheesesteak Eggrolls were to die for!!Special Features:
- Glad we went!WhycookDined on 11/7/2014We recently moved to Baltimore's Inner Harbor and decided we were in the mood for a steakhouse dinner. There are numerous choices within easy distance. We chose Sullivan's and couldn't have been happier! It was a Friday evening and quite busy but we had made a reservation earlier that afternoon. We were seated immediately. We started with the satisfying, flavorful onion soup. Then a perfectly done ribeye and NY Strip. Baked potatoes and Brussels sprouts were our sides...simple but wonderful. We were too full for dessert! This place is what you expect from a great steakhouse. It gets my "thumbs up"!Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Good chop houseMikeDined on 11/6/2014Excellent food, good service, great vibe. A modern chophouse with the feel of the 'original' chophouses.Special Features:
- Sullivan's BaltimoreOpenTable Diner Since 2014Dined on 11/3/2014Food was your standard steakhouse fare. our waitress Lauren was outstanding! if you go to this steakhouse ask for her!Special Features:
- You have to go oncegottaGoDined on 11/3/2014This place caught my eye as we were arriving at our hotel. There is odor dining but the evenings were cool (November) so we opted for indoors. The bar area was nice and looked like a good place for cocktails. We were seated in a both but the are plenty of opportunities for large groups. The wine list was very nice. The menu choices were ample. It's a steakhouse so I ordered steak. Wonderfully cooked, the preparation was very nice. This is not an inexpensive dinner. But if you are looking for a wonderful meal with knowledgeable staff and an environment where you can have a conversation during dinner, this is the place for you.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Great steaks!JbowenVIPDined on 11/2/2014While on convention, went there as it was close to the hotel. Excellent choices for prix fix meals at $42.00 with an excellent file mignon. Loved the after dinner drinks!Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Good experienceOpenTable Diner Since 2014Dined on 11/1/2014My guest and I had a great experience on Saturday night. I asked for a quiet table while making the reservation and that's exactly what I got. I was particularly happy with the service. The manager (Greg) was very attentive. I saw him talk to every table including ours. Our waiter (Mario) was knowledgeable and experienced. He had a great attitude and made us feel really special. I hope we have the pleasure to sit in his section again some day. Overall we loved our dinner. We always expect to have a nice time when dining at Sullivan's.Special Features:
- Very Good Food, attentive serviceChubbyFaceDined on 11/1/2014Very Good, attentive service, fired calamari was on pointSpecial Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Date NightOpenTable Diner Since 2009Dined on 11/1/2014Although the ambiance is different and not as authentic as the Chicago site, the food was good and waiter was awesome until the very end. He was slow when it was time to pay. We also found the manager to be a little "haughty". Probably shouldn't ask our opinion if you don't really want to know the answer. We still enjoyed the evening, but will not return.Special Features:
- Dining at leisureNotAFoodieDined on 10/26/2014I thought the staff and service were excellent. However, we did have to wait for drinks and the bread. The food was very good, and the prie fixe menu was a pretty good value. The prices otherwise were a bit above where they should be. All in all not a place for a quick bite, but great if you want to have a leisurely dinning experience.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Luv2dineDined on 10/25/2014This is a very nice place with nice food . The atmosphere is relaxing and soothing .Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- ShotsZeeDined on 10/24/2014Very nice evening, food presentation, quality and temperature were memorable. Service was present when needed and highly informative from all staff from time we entered. Oysters on half shell had great presentation and were delicious!Special Features:
- Poor kitchen performanceOpenTable Diner Since 2014Dined on 10/20/2014Slow kitchen service lead to a 3-1/2 dinning experience. Over 1/2 hour wait between appetizers and dinner salads. That was nothing compared to the over one hour wait once the salad dishes were collected from the table to when the entrees were finally brought to the table. The waite staff and manager avoided us until the point where dinner was about to come out. Too little too late. Just an abysmal dinner experience with important clients. Embarrassing. I have been to other Sullivan steakhouse restaurants in Chicago, Denver and other major cities and this was by far the worst experience ever.
- Good Food, Slow Servicekak244VIPDined on 10/18/2014The service was very slow. Be prepared for a 3 hour dinner.I would recommend this to a friend.
- OpenTable Diner Since 2004Dined on 10/18/2014Food was delicious. Did feel like our server was a little too busy, but overall good experience.Special Features:
- no much for gluten freeallthingsadairDined on 10/17/2014We went to Sullivan's because they were supposed to have stone crabs, they hadn't received their shipment. As a celiac that does not eat red meat there were not many options on the menu. Our server, John, tried his best to accommodate me but I ended up with subpar salmon. The drinks were good, but the food was just so-so. Maybe it would have been better if I didn't have restrictions - they may have made it super plain not understanding what gluten is.. I'm not sure. I'll go back for stone crabs, but nothing else.
- DeanVIPDined on 10/16/2014Excellent steaks done to perfection! Service was great at dinner and in the bar.Special Features:
- OpenTable Diner Since 2014Dined on 10/10/2014Our waiter, John, was terrific. Very pleasant and outgoing and just made the night more enjoyable.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Great place to stop before a game!OscarVIPDined on 10/10/2014We usually stop here before football games but lately it's been baseball and football! The staff is fun but professional and know the menu very well. Since we are on a time schedule they make sure we get everything on time to make it to the game on time. It's very helpful that they have valet parking. Food is always served hot and they usually have very nice specials! Raw Oysters are the BEST!!! Manager is always around and is very helpful in selecting wine! Can't go wrong with this place!Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Not in the same league as Flemingsroadwarrior9116Dined on 10/7/2014Had dinner at Sullivan's after having eaten at Fleming's the evening before. The food couldn't hold a candle to the steaks at Fleming's. One of the filets had to be sent back as it was overcooked.The ambiance at Fleming's is much more refined. The prices at both establishments are about the same. For my money I'd go back to Fleming's before visiting Sullivan's again
- Well done.OpenTable Diner Since 2014Dined on 10/4/2014Over all an excellent dining experience. The waiter was very attentive. The Staff was also very courteous. Food was also very good. Atmosphere was fitting.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Fantastic dinnerLinda11VIPDined on 10/4/2014Great food and service! John our waiter was excellent. All his suggestions were spot on- calamari, crab cakes, egg rolls & tuna was delicious. Every steak was mouthwatering! No room for dessert - we were all stuffed! The 5 Loyola soccer players we took said this was one of the best meals they ever had! It was! Thank you for accommodating 2 extra on a Saturday night at the last minute without hesitation!Special Features:
- Birthday CelebrationgreyhoundDined on 9/27/2014Great spot to celebrate our special occasion. Nice live music in the Bar, not too loud. The staff was extremely friendly and attentive. The food delicious. Always our go to restaurant when visiting the Inner Harbor.Special Features:
- Always ConsistentTch2VIPDined on 9/27/2014Every time I go to Baltimore I have go to Sullivan's. Great Resturante.Special Features:
- Wont be back!2luvDined on 9/27/2014I use to frequent this establishment regulary due to my place of buisness being with in walking distance to the resturant. I can honestly say that since this opening of Sullivans years ago it has not lived up to its expectations. It seems that with time the food only gets worst. The waiter(whos name I cant remember) seemed to have had a attitude, had no knowledge of the menu and only came to our table a total of 4 times during the course of two hours. Never once asked if we would have partake in a bottle of wine or anything else for that matter. The food was horrible out of a dinner party of 9 people only one person ate thier food. My 8 year old son who had a cheesburger( i envyed him that night) as the salmon I ate was not fully prepared.Special Features:
- Poor ManagementMoose430Dined on 9/19/2014After a bad drink and nasty bartender we sat for dinner, the waitress asked if we cared for a drink, I said not if from your bar! She passed that along to the manager on her own, after which he came to the table and apologized, for the experienc, and said next time he will fix it,, well why bother to come to the table if you are not going to offer a drink replacement, desert or a bone?? I own a restaurant in NYC and always comp something if a client is unhappy, I did NOT complain expecting anything from the waitress, just letting off steam , but the manager did a poor jobSpecial Features:
- Good as alwaysweheartsteakDined on 9/13/2014It's our favorite steak house. The filet was to die for. Our waitress was just average, made more evident by the waiter at the tables next to us that was busting his butt. Had to wait for check, etc. However, it would take a LOT to turn us off of Sullivan's, and even a less-than spectacular waiter/waitress there is better than average. We love it.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Great ExperienceEJT911Dined on 9/13/2014We really enjoyed celebrating our 22nd wedding anniversary here. We would definitely go again and recommend it to our friends.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Star Spangled Steak HouseCuzzesDined on 9/12/2014Went this weekend with a group of 8 during the busiest time in the inner harbor - The Star Spangled Celebration! Had an all-round awesome experience. Our waiter Matthew knew exactly which direction to take each of us when deciding what to choose on the nicely appointed menu. No one left hungry or disappointed. Will always go back when in town.Special Features:
- Great Value - Prix FixeActondadDined on 9/11/2014The Prix Fixe dinner is a great value. Nice portions of items you would most likely order and at very reasonable price.Special Features:
- sub part at besttunstelDined on 9/6/2014Disinterested waiter. Lackluster food. Philie Cheesesteak eggroles a gimmick with no payoff. Meatballs over cooked. Steaks fine at best. Martinis actually good. Salad watery. Sauces weak. Pass.
- No more driving to PhillyOpenTable Diner Since 2010Dined on 9/5/2014My husband and I are big fans of Del Frisco's, it's the only place to get a great steak out, until now!! Our apps (cheesesteak egg rolls and French onion soup) were OK. Our steaks (Bone-in Rib Eye) were excellent. Great cuts, seared perfectly to a mid-rare!! Our sides were also delicious (garlic mashed potatoes and shaved Brussels). While we were eating our steak, we realized that finding this place was probably not so great!! It's too close!!Special Features:
- Great ambienceGg66Dined on 8/30/2014Very nice date night restaurant! Service was great!Special Features:
- Great Food and AtmosphereMyDogsNameIsJackDined on 8/23/2014Nice steakhouse. Didn't seem as busy as some of the other steakhouses in the area, but the food and atmosphere were both great. The only hiccup was our waiter. He was competent, but seemed perturbed the whole time. Not one smile.
- Table Near the KitchenGirlsniteoutDined on 8/22/2014The food was excellent, the service was superb but unfortunately I was sitting in a booth that backed up to the kitchen. I was able to hear all of the conversations amongst the waiters on what was the latest and greatest of their life. I would recommend that Sullivan's put a higher wall behind those booths so that we are not all subject to all of the conversations.Special Features:


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SpaceX replaces faulty rocket valve for space station flight
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SpaceX engineers have replaced a faulty engine valve on a private rocket carrying the first commercial space capsule bound for the International Space Station following the last-second abort during an attempted liftoff Saturday.
The valve replacement came after SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket, which will loft the firm's unmanned Dragon capsule toward the station, aborted its launch attempt a half-second before liftoff from a pad here at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. Technicians investigating the glitch discovered a faulty check valve was to blame for the high engine pressure that forced the booster's engines to unexpectedly shut down.
SpaceX engineers replaced the balky valve late Saturday, and are now inspecting the Falcon 9 rocket in preparation for a possible second launch attempt early Tuesday
"We will continue to review data on Sunday," company officials said in a statement Saturday evening. "If things look good, we will be ready to attempt to launch on Tuesday, May 22nd at 3:44 AM Eastern."
Dragon is set to become the first non-governmental spaceship to rendezvous and berth at the space station during a mission sponsored by NASA's COTS program (Commercial Orbital Transportation Services) aimed at procuring commercial U.S. vehicles capable of filling the gap left by the retired space shuttles.
The Hawthorne, Calif.-based SpaceX (short for Space Exploration Technologies Corp.) planned to launch Dragon atop its Falcon 9 rocket Saturday, but a high pressure reading in the booster's fifth engine caused a last-second abort.
"We had a nominal countdown right until about T minus 0.5 seconds," SpaceX president Gwynne Shotwell said during a news briefing following the abort. "Software did what it was supposed to do, aborted engine five, and we went through the remaining engine shutdown."
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The engines are seen firing moments before the SpaceX Falcon 9 and Dragon spacecraft launch was aborted.
Technicians went out to the rocket's launch pad at the Air Force station's Complex 40 Saturday to examine the engines for signs of the issue's root cause
"During rigorous inspections of the engine, SpaceX engineers discovered a faulty check valve on the Merlin engine," officials said in the statement.
The robotic Dragon capsule is due to deliver food, clothes, science equipment and other supplies to the space station when it arrives.
The mission is the final test flight scheduled for SpaceX before it can begin running regular delivery missions to the outpost. The company is contracted to fly at least 12 of these for NASA at a total price tag of $1.6 billion.
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Spacex Falcon rockets aren't the optimal choice I would go with Delta Vs but what do I know
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