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Compromise or Gridlock in Washington: Two Unpalatable Alternatives
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By Dr. Mark W. Hendrickson
Editor's note: A version of this article first appeared at Forbes.com.
As soon as the elections were over, a wave of commentaries extolling the virtues of compromise appeared in the press. The common theme is that it is time for Democrats and Republicans alike to end partisan gridlock--to make compromises that will shrink federal deficits without driving us off "the fiscal cliff."
That said, gridlock has its defenders. They fondly remember "the good old days" in the '90s when divided government (Democratic White House, GOP Congress) produced a gridlock that kept spending increases relatively modest and eliminated budget deficits.
Gridlock today, however, is not as benign as it was then. Also, the '90s constituted a very special case that cannot be replicated today.
In the '90s, gridlock kept the spigot of federal spending stuck at a relatively slow growth rate. Today's gridlock between the Boehner-led House and Team Obama has stuck the federal spigot in the wide-open position of perennial trillion-dollar deficits.
The '90s are an inapt comparison for another reason: That decade featured a fiscal "perfect storm" to wash away red ink: The end of the Cold War led to defense spending cuts; the welfare reform of 1996 slashed welfare expenditures and increased the number of taxpaying workers; the Roth IRA legislation of 1997 induced millions of Americans to pay taxes on their private retirement funds up front; the "Greenspan put"-fueled stock-market bubble gave Uncle Sam a windfall of capital-gains revenue. In short, the propitious confluence of events that stanched the flow of red ink in the late '90s was a one-off phenomenon.
So, we need compromise rather than gridlock, right? But what if compromise is not a viable option either? Compromise may be what fair, reasonable, mature, and enlightened people do; it may be the democratic way, but the problem is that there are limits to compromise, dictated by the immovable truths of economic realities.
We see this at the local level in school district contract negotiations with teachers' unions. The union asks for 10 percent annual pay increases; the school board offers 2 percent; they compromise at 6 percent. That may work for decades, but what happens when the local taxpayers go through a prolonged economic slowdown and the tax base in the district stagnates? There comes a breaking point where teacher compensation can't rise as much as it used to, if at all, and maybe even retirement benefits have to be cut back because taxpayers simply can't afford additional tax increases.
A similar dynamic plays out with the federal budget. The big spenders propose a large increase in spending (an increase above an assumed projected increase, i.e., the infamous "base line"); the opposition proposes a smaller increase; they compromise and spending continues on a relentless upward trajectory. There is a ratchet effect whereby total spending can only move in one direction: higher. But "trees don't grow to the sky," and eventually government spending produces so much accumulated debt that there isn't enough wealth to tax or borrow to finance spending, so the central bank steps in with "quantitative easing" and financial manipulations. Eventually, the debt burden and the inflation of the monetary unit proceed to the point where they threaten the financial viability of not only the government but the entire economy--the net result of a succession of well-meaning, "fair"-minded compromises.
The pickle we are in today is excruciating. In the first place, the big spenders clearly won't make any more than token compromises. President Obama came out of the election suddenly asking for tax hikes twice as large as he had requested earlier. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid declared that Social Security was off the table. Since Reid has blown up Congress' constitutional budget-making process for several years already, we know he isn't bluffing. They are willing to drive off the fiscal cliff if necessary, because chaos and crisis provide them with the pretext for more government intervention and control, which is their ultimate goal.
If there is to be any meaningful compromise, the Republicans will be the ones who make it. Yet, if the GOP compromises by agreeing to raise taxes while not curbing runaway spending, the result will be slower economic growth and probably lower federal revenues. Nothing positive will have been accomplished and the government will continue careening toward an eventual financial crackup. We are told that reasonable people compromise, but if compromise leads to disaster, can it be a virtue?
Gridlock or compromise: Heads, Big Government wins; tails, "we, the people," lose.
Hendrickson is an adjunct faculty member, economist, and fellow for economic and social policy with The Center for Vision & Values at Grove City College. © 2012 by The Center for Vision & Values at Grove City College. The views & opinions expressed herein may, but do not necessarily, reflect the views of Grove City College.
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A Global VisionThe writings of Bahá'u'lláh articulate a hopeful, yet pragmatic view of the future. The Bahá'í vision of a united, peaceful world reflects an understanding that humanity is approaching its maturity and is able to create a global society founded on justice and expressing trust, collaboration, and compassion. Statements prepared by the Bahá'í International Community, such as "The Promise of World Peace", "Who Is Writing the Future?", "The Prosperity of Humankind", and "Turning Point for All Nations", offer perspectives on the pathway to a future of exceptional advancement for all humanity.
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Unity of the Human Race
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The vital necessity of world order is largely acknowledged today but the means to achieve it baffle even its most passionate advocates. Meanwhile the process of disintegration continues unchecked and mankind's condition approaches the stage of despair. At this critical juncture the Universal House of Justice, the international governing body of the Bahá'í Faith, feels moved to proclaim again the meaning and purpose of the Bahá'í message and its pertinence to our very existence on earth. It has therefore selected the following passages from Shoghi Effendi's World Order letters, and offers them as a light and a guidance to all mankind in this dark period of our history. More >

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Kathy Thrall was busy handling visitors and writing up sales inside her big tent of quilts and quilting supplies at the Rostay last Saturday. Most of the visitors were Quilt Shop Hop participants. Mrs. Thrall said to one that she had already exceeded last year's shop hop business. Mrs. Thrall also pointed out that the location of the Rostay Quit Shop about midway among the various participating quilt shops is also good for local eating places.
As can be seen from the list of participating quilt shops, starting at the north end or from the south makes the Bethel area a fine stopping place for lunch. Pins & Needles, Farmington, Threads Galore Quilt Shop, Rangeley, North Woods Quilting ,Wilsons Mills, The Quilt Shop at the Rostay, Bethel, Kedar Quilts, Waterford, Babbling Brook Quilt Shop, Norway, and Oxford Mill End Store, Oxford.
This year's Quilt Shop Hop ran - September 26 through October 6.
Energy Independence Day at Maine Energy Systems
Temperatures were in the low 50's but a crowd I estimated to be around 200 or more people enjoyed themselves at the MESys open house Sunday. Kids had a chance for horse drawn wagon rides and for the sandbox group there were pellet barrels.
Two important displays of interest to adults were the typical pellet boiler setup one could expect for a home heating system. The other was a demonstration of pellet home delivery – like oil and propane deliveries the company stresses that it is an AutoPellet system. After most of the crowd had eaten, Les Otten explained how the system worked while a pellet delivery truck actually blew pellets into a home sized pellet bin - a frame supported bag pellet storage device which is part of the heating system – similar in location and arrangement as an oil tank is to an oil fired heater. (Photos of the display are in the Bethel Journals online news.)
Tours of the MESys plant at Bethel Airport were conducted hourly. In the entrance hallway, there was a complete burner unit on display showing how the circular flame nozzle would operate inside a boiler.
There were many New Hampshire cars in the parking lot when I got there. Mr. Otten said that the company does a lot of business in New Hampshire.
Remembering Pat Dooen
Probably about 1947 or 8 at the beginning of summer Mr. and Mrs. Walter Bond drove into our driveway. Our Riverside Farm was a customary first stop in Bethel for the Bonds when they arrived for their summer vacation. They always stopped here first to get milk before going to their place near Bear River. Years later the Bond place became Lone Pine Camping.
The Bonds drove a blue Dodge sedan. This time when they stopped the rear door opened and Patty slid out. She wanted to see the young heifers in our barnyard pasture. She loved animals even then. So I was her escort to show her the newest arrivals and tell her their names. Usually three or four of the curious ones came over to see close up who was visiting and get their noses rubbed.
Jeep Jamboree – Who Named the Jeep?
One story is that soldiers at Fort Holabird in Baltimore came up with the name. General Purpose vehicle as a name was shortened to "GP" which was pronounced Gee Pee which then became "Jeep".
In early 1941 Willys-Overland delivered its Bantam four by four machine to Fort Holabird for testing and evaluation as a GP light scout vehicle with four wheel drive. Irving Haussman, a Willys test driver, demonstrated the vehicle's off road capability by driving it up the steps of the Capitol in D.C. When asked what it's called by syndicated columnist, Katherine Hillyer, Haussman answered, "It's a Jeep".
Senator Meade of New York drove the Army's new scout car known as "jeeps" or "quads" up the Capitol steps with Representative Thomas of New Jersey in the passenger seat. Two soldiers were in the rear seat made for gunners.*
The WWII Jeep's iconic radiator grill however was designed by Ford and used on the "Jeeps" (GP vehicles) manufactured by Ford.
Fort Holabird was a famous place for us because that is where Kathy and I first met. I ended up having three short tours there from 1957 to 1965. We last visited Fort Holabird in 1989 when in Baltimore for Kathy's 30th high school reunion. By then the property had been transferred to the City of Baltimore for a business park.
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Forefathers of the River View Part II – Jacob A. Thurston
In 1891 Jacob A. Thurston bought the farm in Mayville formerly owned by Benjamin Bryant and before Bryant known as the Bartlett farm - land where the River View Resort stands.
Jacob Thurston (1843-1917) was born in Eaton, NH, (south of Conway) but his family moved to Errol, NH when he was still an infant. He was the oldest son of ten children. In his early twenties he started lumbering by himself, logging primarily spruce, along lands bordering the Androscoggin.
Jacob Thurston married Flora Dinsmore of Colebrook, NH, on January 1, 1879. They had three children, Maud graduated from Gould Academy in 1900 and studied at Bates College; Ruby remained at home after the family moved to Bethel and Paul born in 1887 in Newry graduated from Gould in 1905; he attended Bates also but had to leave on account of pneumonia. Paul Thurston will be coved in Part Three of Forefathers of the River View.
In 1881 Jacob gave up lumbering and moved to Newry (corner) where he succeeded Calvin Bisbee as a general trader at the Corner. (Calvin Bisbee had moved to Bethel – he was the builder of the store now known as Ruthies.) Later Thurston purchased a dowel manufacturing mill and spool stock from a John Wyman, at the Corner; he rebuilt this mill and added a new 40 hp engine which was still running in 1904.
A few years later he acquired a similar plant on Sunday River in Riley. This mill later burned and was not rebuilt. In 1893 he began manufacturing spool stock, dowels and staves at a mill at Swan's Corner. (This mill was located near the current Great American Ski Renting Co. building.) This mill burned in 1903 but Thurston rebuilt it and installed a 50 hp engine and boiler. In Ruth Crosby's "I Was A Summer Boarder" she mentions the Swans Corner mill as passing it while walking to the Charles Swan house to pick up mail.
In 1897, Jacob Thurston moved his family to Bethel. At the same time he built a store opposite his house in Bethel. However, a fire in May 1900 destroyed the house and all his farm buildings built during the Spencer Bartlett and Bryant era. Thurston soon replaced the loss with a splendid new house – the one that stands today as part of the River View complex.
By 1904 along with his mills at Newry Corner and Swans Corner, Jacob Thurston also had a similar type of mill but operated with water power at Frye, north of Rumford Falls on the Swift River – these industries made up the J. A. Thurston Co. The Bethel News reported that he also operated one of the best and most completely stocked general stores to be found in the county.
To wind up, Jacob Thurston was first selectman of Errol for many years, for ten or a dozen years he was clerk and treasurer of Newry and he was also postmaster of Newry for fifteen years.
Airport Work Begins
Monday, September 30, Glen Builders of North Conway began work at Bethel Regional Airport. As of Saturday, the visible results are primarily in excavation. The main fence from the corner of cemetery property to the current entrance road, Davis Road, has been rolled up and grading for the new parking area has been mostly completed. Flagged stakes and painted outlines show the location, size and shape of the new terminal building – "Bethel Tower". Photos of the work to date are in this week's online Bethel Journals news.
Parsons Bridge at Bethel Outdoor Adventure
Parsons Bridge is still a work in progress. Saturday Jim Sysko and company were on Hastings Island working on the island end of the bridge abutments.
Thurston store built about 1897
Thurston home built after fire destroyed house in 1900
Dowel mill at Swan's Corner—Locke Mt in background
Parsons Bridge map—bridge to be located east of campground
Swain Farm bridge of 40 plus years ago
Last Jeep—1970—Vietnam War
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Aubrey Ann Whistler, age 17, Logansport, passed away at 3:22 p.m., Sunday, September 25, 2011, in Methodist Hospital, Indianapolis, of injuries sustained in an automobile accident Sunday morning on State Road 25, two miles north of Delphi.
Born in Logansport July 20, 1994, Aubrey was the daughter of Robert Whistler and Patricia Holt Nale, and the step daughter of John Nale. Patricia and John Nale reside in Logansport and Robert Whistler resides in Monticello.
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Aubrey is also survived by a sister, Assia Whistler, at home, and a step-brother, Michael Nale, Winamac; maternal grandmother, Shirley Holt, Logansport; paternal grandmother, Kay Whistler, Attica, and paternal grandfather, Robert Whistler, Sr., Williamsport; aunts and uncles, Julie Burden, Logansport, Kathy and Bruce Fiessler, Alabama, Teresa Isbell, Alabama, Brian Burden, Illinois, Anthony Whistler, Ambia, Indiana, and Shawn Whistler, Indianapolis; and several cousins including Sydney Taylor, Meagan Ingle, and Shane Ingle.
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The archaeologist thinks the British public will be amazed. "These machines are incredible pieces of engineering and it is really something to see them in motion," comments Dr Vemming. "As well as being the biggest in the world the setting of the Warwick trebuchet makes it doubly unique. To witness a full scale mediaeval trebuchet in action is incredible in itself; to witness a machine of this magnitude in an authentic mediaeval setting, with the castle as a backdrop, will be very special."
Under Dr Vemming's guidance and using his designs and experience the Warwick Castle trebuchet has been constructed at a carpentry firm in Wiltshire – Carpenter Oak and Woodland Ltd.
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Not everything you know about scopes is wrong, but I'll bet some is. Over the years, hunters have been sharing inaccurate "conventional wisdom" about scopes, manufacturers have been telling little white lies and throwing up smokescreens, and writers (like me) have been dispensing half-baked concepts, too.
It's hard to understand scopes because most of what makes them function or fail is hidden inside. Half of what they do is in the realm of rocket science.
Did you know that everything you see through a scope is traveling at the speed of light? And did you know you do not actually see deer, elk, coyotes and other targets in your scope? No, all you see are light rays (or waves or particles or photons; science still doesn't know exactly what light is) bouncing off the objects.
And did you know the images you see in a scope are upside down? Everything we see is projected onto our retinas upside down. Our brains flip it over so it makes sense. This is doubly ironic because a scope initially turns what it "sees" upside down. Manufacturers have to put in special erector lenses to flip the image over again so it can be transmitted to our retinas upside down so our brains can invert it right side up again.
And you thought you knew something about scopes.
Okay, maybe you do know something. Quite likely, you know more than I do. But humor me and check out some of the following scope myths and misconceptions. I uncovered them after interviewing optical engineers, designers and PR specialists at Bushnell, Kahles, Leupold, Swarovski, Pentax, Weaver and Burris.
Brightness is the most important criterion in a scope.
Sure, a bright image is useful, but not if the crosshairs don't stay where you set them or the tube leaks and fogs. I'd rather have a rugged, consistent scope that transmitted 80 percent of the light entering it than a fragile one that transmitted 100 percent of light. Fortunately, most of today's scopes are durable, consistent and bright, but if you want a rugged, dependable scope with maximum light transmission, buy a top-end model.
A bright scope must have a huge objective lens.
Wrong again. Yes, a large objective is crucial for letting lots of light into any telescope, but more critical is how that light is handled once inside. Without flare control, all the light in the world merely makes a bright glare. In truth, lens coatings do more to create a bright, clearly defined image than do huge objectives. How? Micro-thin coatings of magnesium salts and other elements reduce reflection rates from glass surfaces. Instead of 4 or 5 percent of the light bouncing off each air-to-glass surface, as it does from raw glass, as high as 99.8 percent passes through multicoated lens surfaces. An adequately large objective is still important, but for maximum light transmission in any scope, you need multicoating on every air-to-glass lens surface, inside and out.
Some scopes transmit 99 percent of light.
This is one of those advertising smokescreens. Read carefully, and you'll see the claims for 99.2, 99.5, even 99.8 percent light transmission are per air-to-glass surface, not per scope. This means each lens surface that touches air, front and back sides included, transmits 99-point-whatever percent light, which is outstanding. But most scopes have from seven to 12 air-to-glass surfaces. Do the math, and you'll realize total transmission is more like 92 to 98 percent - which is still outstanding, especially when you consider a single pane of ordinary window glass passes about 95 percent of light.
30mm tubes are brighter than 1-inch tubes.
This is another myth that sounds right but isn't. Something called exit pupil (the circle of light you see in an eyepiece held a foot or more in front of you) determines how much light passes through a scope. Think of it as a window. The bigger the window, the "brighter" the scope. The size of this exit pupil window relates to the pupil in your eye, which dilates about 7mm in young eyes, 5mm in middle-aged eyes. If the exit pupil in a scope is wider than your own, the extra light around the edges never gets into your eye. Wasted.
A scope's exit pupil diameter is determined by objective lens diameter divided by magnification. A measly little 4x scope with a 32mm objective has an exit pupil of 8mm. A huge 10x by 50mm sports just a 5mm exit pupil. Build a 4x32mm scope in a 30mm tube or 1-inch tube, and its exit pupil remains 8mm. The 10x50 exit pupil remains 5mm. The reason 30mm scopes seem brighter is that most are top-of-the-line models built to the highest standards with the best flare control, multicoatings, lens quality, etc. The same materials and construction in a 1-inch tube would produce equal brightness.
You need a 50mm or 56mm objective for whitetail hunting in low light.
Not necessarily. Shooting hours end a half hour after sunset in most states. Even on cloudy evenings, there is usually enough remaining light to adequately see deer and crosshairs with smaller-objective scopes. Just how much smaller depends on magnification, lens quality, lens coatings, flare control (flat black interiors to reduce stray-light bounce), and contrast, or sharpness. An extremely sharp lens with high contrast that resolves lots of subtle detail and color does more than mere brightness to help you pick a brown deer from a background of brown branches. Low-power scopes with mid-sized objectives can produce huge exit pupils (4x40mm=10mm exit pupil) yet will not enable you to see distant targets simply because magnification is too small. More magnification will help until exit pupil size falls below about 5mm (8x40mm=5mm exit pupil).
The real value of huge objectives (coupled with fully multicoated lenses) is realized when they are matched to higher magnifications. A 10x50mm scope has a 5mm exit pupil - nearly all the light you can take in. A 15x50 shrinks exit pupil to 4.3mm, sacrificing useable light. The optimal low-light scope is arguably a 10x50 or 12x56 built to the highest standards with fully multicoated lenses. Be aware that it will be heavy, bulky and mounted high to clear the barrel - essentially a sniper scope poorly suited for quick action in the woods or extensive hiking.
Steel tubes are stronger than aluminum.
At first blush, this seems obvious, but then why don't they make arrows and airliners out of steel? Let's remember, aluminum is stronger per unit of weight than steel. You can make a steel scope stronger than an aluminum one, but it'll weigh considerably more. The vast majority of scopes and the finest scopes in the world are built with aluminum tubes and they hold up beautifully, so what's the fuss?
The higher the magnification, the more accurately you'll shoot.
Are you kidding? Have you ever tried holding a 30x scope on a target offhand? Every magnified shake, shimmy and wiggle will drive you nuts. You'll think you're nowhere near the bull, so you'll try to snap off a shot when you see it drift by. Screw the power down to a more manageable 6x, and it'll look as if the crosshair hovers pretty close to the bull most of the time. You relax and squeeze off a shot. Try it.
If you're shooting from a solid rest, higher magnification can help, of course, particularly on tiny, long-range targets. As they say, you can't hit what you can't see. This is why big zooms are most popular on varmint rifles. But even here, excessive power can hurt. It magnifies heat waves, causing your target to turn fuzzy, shimmy and dance. Turn down the power, and the target sharpens.
High-power variables are the most versatile for big game hunting.
Not when you have to lug that big 6.5-24x telescope up a few mountains. A big scope weighs more, slowing you down in every way. It catches on brush. It unbalances the rifle and makes it slow to mount. You're slow to find the crosshairs because the tube is so high to clear the objective bell that your cheek no longer fits against the buttstock, which rises up to slam your face when you fire.
Opportunities for using a scope at high power from a solid rest are few and far between, and high magnifications reduce field of view drastically. It's often very difficult to find a target at high power. For every critter you see across an open meadow at 400 yards, you'll jump 10 under 200. Chances are you'll have forgotten to turn the power down from 24x, and you won't be able to find the deer in the scope.
Then there's the parallax adjustment on high-power scopes. You've got to remember to set that for distance, too.
It starts to get confusing, so most shooters set their big variables at 6x, parallax at about 150 yards, figuring they'll crank things up at the moment of truth. But the moment comes, and only after they finish field-dressing their trophy do they realize they shot it at 6x.
Darrel Holland, master gunsmith and extreme-range shooting instructor, says 10x is more than enough magnification for taking any big game out to 700 yards, and darn few hunters can shoot accurately to 400. Save the big power for targets and varmints.
A fixed 4x is bright, light and all the power you need for big game.
Maybe this was true 50 years ago when Jack O'Connor recommended 4x. Today's more accurate rifles, range-finders and superior bullets make long-range shooting effective for those who practice. And an 8x or 10x view can help you pinpoint a buck's shoulder through a small alley. Consistency, durability, compact size, reasonable weight and repeatability make mid-range variables the best all-round scopes for most big game hunting.
A wide field of view is critical for finding game.
Extra-wide-angle views, usually advertised to give you "the big picture" for spotting game, might be useful when glassing with a binocular, but a scope is for aiming. You don't need to see half the county on either side of your target to shoot it. If you can't find the deer in the scope when you raise it, you're not doing it correctly. Don't look away from the deer and focus on the scope as you bring the rifle up. Keep looking at the deer and raise the rifle automatically until the scope aligns with your eye, and you're suddenly seeing the deer magnified. This is why it's important to mount scopes low so you don't have to lift your head to see through them.
"Eye relief" is something you get from a pharmacy.
No, eye relief is a critical measurement in a scope, the distance from the eyepiece to your brow when you see a full image. It should be a minimum of 3 inches in light-kicking rifles, 4 in really big bangers, to prevent scope and brow from meeting violently during recoil. Eye relief is sacrificed when field of view is increased in a scope. It also decreases in many scopes when power is zoomed higher. Check this before you buy. More eye relief is better than less, especially if you tend to "creep" the stock.
Unless we tear scopes apart, get degrees in physics and mechanical engineering and perhaps metallurgy, we'll never fully understand scopes. Fortunately, we only need to know some basics to select and use them effectively.
Reprinted from the July 2005 issue of Buckmasters GunHunter Magazine
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- 0Oct 13, '11 by MunoRNWith the current "fad" of getting rid of 12 hour shifts, does anyone work at facilities that have actually made the switch? If so, did you have a mix of 8 and 12's prior to the switch or was it just 12's. What were the results of the switch, both positive and negative?
- 2Oct 13, '11 by xtxrnI remember the switch TO 12 hour shifts....basically, it was just 'do it'.... I had also moved to a different facility at the time, so was going into a new place- probably easier to get used to it that way since I didn't know what the 8 hour shifts were like there....just the weekend 7p-7a 12s (Baylor plan). Then Monday - Friday off
There are pluses with 8 hour shifts...you actually get some rest, and have time to get some errands done. I didn't like 3-11 since I don't go to sleep right away when I got home, and by the time I got to bed, slept, by the time I woke up it was time to go to work. Days and nights were essentially interchangeable re: what time I had off.... evenings were mine.
When I got tired of the 12s, I moved to a different town, and did 8s again; got tired of 8s, went to work 12s.... I was fortunate. There are pros/cons to both...
- 1Oct 13, '11 by hoopschickI recall the trend to switch to 12's also, we had to do a lengthy trial, and since I worked Ortho/trauma unit then, the thinking was 12's would be too labor intensive.
It took a lot of convincing, but we finally changed over, and all the naysayers loved it actually.
I would still rather do 12's and have to work less than half the month, in essence, to make a full time salary.
Haven't seen the trend back to 8's in this area yet- Pacific NW. But, we like our outdoor activities, and the time off with 12's is a major factor in allowing that.
- 2Oct 13, '11 by SoldierNurse22, BSN, RN, EMT-BHaven't seen anything like that in my neck of the woods either, whether military or civilian. I worked 8's though while I was on orientation and let me tell ya, if facilities go back to 8's, I'm going to be looking for some other branch of nursing to explore. I hated working 8's because they took up the whole day. Sure you have your evenings, but I was always too tired to do much of anything after I got done working and you have to be to bed early if you work the next day, so what's the point? Not to mention you can end up working 6 or 7 days in a row with 1, MAYBE 2 off inbetween. Thanks but no thanks! 12's for me all the way!
- 0Oct 13, '11 by evolvingrnWe did switch back. we were a mix before and went to straight 8s, most people were fine with it a few left.....but a lot of other scheduling changes were made at the same time that really hurt morale.
- 0Oct 13, '11 by RNperdiemI have not seen any facilities switch back to 8 hr shifts either.
Maybe the powers that be remember how difficult it was dealing with staffing 3 different shifts, the disruption that 3 shift reports created, and how we never could find enough nurses for 3-11 shifts.
I once worked 5 days a week, and am quite happy with 12 hours days.
- 2Oct 13, '11 by QuickbeamI love 8 hour shifts. I'm old and that's all I've got in me. With the average age of nurses creeping upward, it is something to take into consideration. At a recent convention in a session on aging, the presenter mentioned how 8 hour shifts were kinder to older staff. A cheer went up from the large crowd. She looked startled (this was a sedate audience) but it told me that is isn't just me.


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NASA Tests Game Changing Composite Cryogenic Fuel Tank
WASHINGTON, July 2, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- NASA recently completed a major space technology development milestone by successfully testing a pressurized, large cryogenic propellant tank made of composite materials. The composite tank will enable the next generation of rockets and spacecraft needed for space exploration.
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Cryogenic propellants are gasses chilled to subfreezing temperatures and condensed to form highly combustible liquids, providing high-energy propulsion solutions critical to future, long-term human exploration missions beyond low-Earth orbit. Cryogenic propellants, such as liquid oxygen and liquid hydrogen, have been traditionally used to provide the enormous thrust needed for large rockets and NASA's space shuttle.
In the past, propellant tanks have been fabricated out of metals. The almost 8 foot- (2.4 meter) diameter composite tank tested at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala., is considered game changing because composite tanks may significantly reduce the cost and weight for launch vehicles and other space missions."These successful tests mark an important milestone on the path to demonstrating the composite cryogenic tanks needed to accomplish our next generation of deep space missions," said Michael Gazarik, NASA's associate administrator for space technology at NASA Headquarters in Washington. "This investment in game changing space technology will help enable NASA's exploration of deep space while directly benefiting American industrial capability in the manufacturing and use of composites." Switching from metallic to composite construction holds the potential to dramatically increase the performance capabilities of future space systems through a dramatic reduction in weight. A potential initial target application for the composite technology is an upgrade to the upper stage of NASA's Space Launch System heavy-lift rocket. Built by Boeing at their Tukwila, Wash. facility, the tank arrived at NASA in late 2012. Engineers insulated and inspected the tank, then put it through a series of pressurized tests to measure its ability to contain liquid hydrogen at extremely cold temperatures. The tank was cooled down to -423 degrees Fahrenheit and underwent 20 pressure cycles as engineers changed the pressure up to 135 psi. "This testing experience with the smaller tank is helping us perfect manufacturing and test plans for a much larger tank," said John Vickers, the cryogenic tank project manager at Marshall. "The 5.5 meter (18 foot) tank will be one of the largest composite propellant tanks ever built and will incorporate design features and manufacturing processes applicable to an 8.4 meter (27.5 foot) tank, the size of metal tanks found in today's large launch vehicles." The NASA and Boeing team are in the process of manufacturing the 18 foot (5.5 meter)-diameter composite tank that also will be tested at Marshall next year. "The tank manufacturing process represents a number of industry breakthroughs, including automated fiber placement of oven-cured materials, fiber placement of an all-composite tank wall design that is leak-tight and a tooling approach that eliminates heavy-joints," said Dan Rivera, the Boeing cryogenic tank program manager at Marshall. Composite tank joints, especially bolted joints, have been a particularly troubling area prone to leaks in the past. Boeing and its partner, Janicki Industries of Sedro-Woolley, Wash., developed novel tooling to eliminate the need for heavy joints. "Boeing has experience building large composite structures, and Marshall has the facilities and experience to test large tanks," explained John Fikes, the cryogenic tank deputy project manager at Marshall. "It has been a team effort, with Boeing working with NASA to monitor the tests and gather data to move forward and build even larger, higher performing tanks." "Game changing is about developing transformative technologies that enable new missions and new capabilities," said Stephen Gaddis, the program manager for the Game Changing Development Program at NASA's Langley Research Center in Hampton, Va. "Technological advances like the cryogenic tank can ripple throughout the aerospace industry and change the way we do business." A video that illustrates NASA's composite cryogenic tank work is available online at:
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Whitney Houston, Psy, President Obama Top Social Media in 2012
The top trending search on Google in 2012 was a sad one: the death of Whitney Houston.
Psy's "Gangnam Style" video was second, with Superstorm Sandy in third.
When it came to images, the top search was for One Direction, then Selena Gomez.
On Yahoo, the top search for lyrics was Carly Rae Jepsen's "Call Me Maybe," followed by "Gangnam Style" and Adele's "Someone Like You."
Justin Bieber's farewell to six-year-old fan Avalanna Routh, who died of brain cancer, was number two on the retweet list. He had written "RIP Avalanna. i love you."
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Hart of Dixie: Watch Season 3 Episode 21 Onlineby Kate Brooks at . Updated at . Comments
When Drunk Earl reveals to be sober and in love, Zoe takes it upon herself to help him find love.
When Wade tells her it's a waste of her time, Zoe finds herself in quite the whole with Earl.
After a highway sign is trashed, Lavon tries to bribe a city worker to re-make the sign with Bluebell's name in front of Fillmore's. When the Mayor of Fillmore shows up, even with George's help, it won't be as easy as he thought.
Just as Fancies was back on top, grandma Breeland shows up to medal in Lemon's personal life causing all sorts of drama for her. Just as it may go smoothly, things go up in flames, literally.
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ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) - The next Miss America won't hear a familiar refrain when she's crowned in Atlantic City, N.J., in September.
The song, "Miss America," which starts with the words, "There she is, Miss America," will not be part of the pageant.
Miss American Organization vice president Sharon Pearce tells The Press of Atlantic City the tune, which was first played in 1955, is no longer included. She says no decision has been made on a final song.
The song was replaced by instrumental music at the 2013 pageant in January after the widow of the songwriter filed a licensing lawsuit in federal court in California in 2012. The complaint was dismissed in December following a confidential settlement.
The song was not used for three years in the 1980s after a contract dispute.
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Consumer Electronics to Get Natural Language Interface from New Sensory Chip
Truly Hands-Free Interfaces Now Possible with New Low-Cost Embedded Solution
Sunnyvale, CA, - Feb. 16, 2010 ...Sensory, Inc., the leader in speech technologies for consumer products, today announced the release of the NLP-5x speech chip, ushering in a new era of natural language and hands-free interfaces for low-cost consumer products.
"Sensory's New NLP-5x chip is the first low-cost speech chip to offer a natural language interface," said Todd Mozer, CEO of Sensory. "The chip provides an easy-to-use, Truly Hands-Free experience for consumers. Manufacturers of home appliances, toys, cars, and personal electronics want to make the user experience more friendly with a very flexible speech interface, and the NLP-5x is designed precisely for this purpose."
According to Dr. William Meisel, editor of Speech Strategy News, "As consumer products add features, they become harder to use. The new Sensory chip in effect makes it cost-effective to make the user manual simply 'say what you want it to do.' It presents an opportunity for manufacturers to make their new features more than a bullet item on the sales package."
Now people can voice control products without pre-scripted phrases or button presses. Key to the NLP-5x technology suite is its ability to understand natural language within a constrained environment, and to "wake-up" from a hands-free voice trigger.
As an example of what NLP-5x can do, imagine a person setting an oven's temperature by voice. The person could say "Bake at 375 for 1 hour" or "Bake for 1 hour at 375 degrees," giving the user the flexibility of order independence.
The temperature could be said "three hundred seventy five," "three seventy five" or "three hundred and seventy five," with or without the word "degrees," adding further flexibility and enabling a more natural usage. If the person says "Cook for 45 minutes" the form-filling feature of the NLP-5x would prompt the oven to query "Bake, broil or convection heat?" and "At what temperature?"
The Truly Hands-Free "phrase spotting" allows products to be woken up and controlled by voice, so no button pressing is necessary. For example, drivers can now have full voice control over entertainment and comfort features in the vehicle, without taking either hand off the steering wheel to push a button in order to activate the device.
In addition to recognizing speech and sounds, the NLP-5x can also produce speech and sounds. It can record voice, play back canned and compressed voice prompts, or even create speech from scratch through Text-To-Speech (TTS) technology, making
"eyes-free" usage without a display screen a reality. High-quality stereo music is also available with on-chip MIDI and MP3 type music playback technologies.
Third-party developers will supply algorithms for touch, motion, and presence sensing. Other algorithms for speaker verification, speaker dependent recognition, and speaker identification will also be available.
The NLP-5x includes many integrated special hardware functions for cybernetic and multi-sensor based systems to accurately interpret environmental conditions and interface with external devices.
The NLP-5x builds on Sensory's history of innovations. Sensory introduced the RSC series processors, widely considered to be the first viable speech recognition chips, in 1995. These chips perform simple command and control speech recognition and speech playback on an 8-bit microcontroller. To date, Sensory's speech chip families have sold more than 60 million units. The move from the RSC line of processor to the NLP-5x represents roughly a 5-fold increase in MIPS and RAM over the company's previous generation and is crucial for the new features and technologies of the NLP-5x.
Target Markets. The NLP-5x targets low cost consumer electronic products, including home appliances (clocks, ovens, kitchen electronics, light switches, HVAC, remote controls, etc.), toys and robots, electronic dictionaries, personal electronics, automotive products (car kits, personal navigation devices, stereos, etc.), and musical products. In addition, Sensory sees the NLP-5x as enabling the emergence of a whole new class of home electronics called Speech Controlled Internet Devices (SCIDs), which access the internet through a Truly Hands-Free voice user interface (utilizing a client/server speech recognition system for best of breed consumer experiences), to deliver online data and information requests.
Price and availability: The NLP-5x is available now. The chip is priced at under $2 per unit in die form in volumes exceeding 100K/year.