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The outcome of this fall's civic elections across Metro Vancouver may be altered by holding the promised TransLink referendum at the same time, prompting an unusual surge of voters aligned with one side or the other.
Several observers say that's a strong possibility if the province pushes forward with the plebiscite on new transit taxes that could then dominate local campaigning.
Transit riders could come out in force to vote 'Yes' in the referendum, potentially pushing pro-transit candidates onto local councils.
But more likely, some watchers say, is a stampede to the polls of anti-tax voters who want to pay no more for TransLink and will help elect conservative councillors and mayors as a byproduct of defeating the referendum.
A Nov. 15 TransLink vote would boost the "notoriously low" turnout in civic elections, said political analyst David Schreck, but he added it might also sweep into power candidates similar to Toronto Coun. Doug Ford.
"Usually the people who are encouraged to turn out are the people who are angry and upset and opposed, not the people who want to pay more taxes to fund transit," Schreck said. "And those are the ones who would be casting their votes for city councillors and mayors and school trustees."
Jordan Bateman, B.C. director of the Canadian Taxpayers Federation, said Metro mayors have themselves to blame for the timing because they were angry with the government-promised referendum and failed to reach a swift agreement with Transportation Minister Todd Stone so it could be held sooner than the fall.
"If I was a mayor in a community where TransLink is not popular but I'm proposing big tax increases to give TransLink more dough, I'd be very nervous about this election," Bateman said.
So far no question has been announced and Stone and Premier Christy Clark have sent mixed messages about what they think it should be.
Mayors have said they first want the province to reform TransLink governance to give them more control over spending priorities if they are to support the referendum.
"I know a lot of mayors don't want to see it mixed up in a municipal election," Delta Mayor Lois Jackson said.
But she said the timing is good and will spur better voter turnout than the traditional 18 to 30 per cent while also lowering the cost.
"People really do want to have a say in how they're going to pay for it, recognizing that there is going to be payment made whether it's by tolls or road pricing or whatever."
Port Coquitlam Mayor Greg Moore, Metro's board chair, questioned whether the referendum result could be considered valid if it's held in November but the turnout doesn't improve.
Also to be determined, he said, are parameters such as the threshold of approval.
"Is it 50 per cent plus one or is it more than that?"
Moore predicts it will be difficult for residents to view the referendum as a vote on whether the region needs more money for transit and roads, rather than just a way to castigate TransLink for various shortcomings.
"That's going to be a challenge for people to separate those two."
Moore also agreed a simultaneous referendum could alter outcomes of local races.
"In some areas it could have a real impact on the election," he said.
Metro mayors have opposed holding a referendum on transit funding, warning it will be sharply divisive.
"It has the potential of pitting communities against communities," said Maple Ridge Mayor Ernie Daykin. "It also has the potential to dilute or push aside other local issues during the election campaign."
Most mayors wanted the province to simply authorize a new funding source to raise billions of dollars for new rapid transit lines and improved service.
They suggested an annual vehicle levy, a regional share of the carbon tax, a 0.5 per cent regional sales tax or regional bridge and road tolling.
But Bateman said there's no way the province will back down and push through higher transit taxes in the region without a referendum after having promised one in the 2013 provincial election.
Doing so would infuriate voters, he said, and no provincial politician will forget their wrath after the BC Liberals' botched imposition of the harmonized sales tax.
"No party wants to go through the HST broken promise scenario again."
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The story in the newspapers about the 7-year-old child who got lost in the woods after hunting with family is both appalling and terrible parenting. Taking a 7-year-old, or for that matter any child, hunting is risky and inappropriate. In this case the child wasnt shot by accident, as is usually the case in these accidents while hunting, but got lost overnight in freezing cold weather. I wonder where the parents were? Deer hunting is dangerous enough already without exposing your kids to the bullets buzzing by your head from other hunters shooting at everything that moves. Thats not including your own rifle going off by accident and killing your best friend or kids. Just ask Dick Cheney, who shot his buddy while quail hunting. The 78-year-old victim had a heart attack after getting shot by Cheney.
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An extended interview with addiction-recovery worker Jim Balmer.
Did you like our March issue's interview "Across the Board, Peace" [6] with addiction-recovery worker, supporter of the consistent-life ethic, and all-around character Jim Balmer? Wait, there's more!
Below are some of his additional thoughts inspired by years helping others recover from addiction. Sojourners associate editor Elizabeth Palmberg interviewed Balmer early last year at the Consistent Life conference in Washington, D.C.
How did you get started working in addiction recovery?
I got sober in 1971; however I actually spent the first years of my career, until I came to Dawn Farm in '83, not working with addicts. I worked for a number of years for the local community mental health center and had a fairly diversified career. I worked with couples and adolescents, I consulted to an emergency room, and I was on the local police hostage negotiation team. Mental health people often aren't very literate about addiction, and addiction treatment people are often not very literate about mental health. I had the opportunity to straddle both worlds.
What are some of the misunderstandings that happen there?
I think it just tends to be a lack of understanding—addiction professionals often don't have a good framework for understanding mental health issues, and I think mental health folks suffer from the same problem.
Realistically, if you're an addict and you're anxious and you show up at your average psychiatrist's office, the chance of being diagnosed bipolar and being put on meds is pretty high. The misdiagnosing or underdiagnosing or overdiagnosing on both sides is an ongoing problem.
At Dawn Farm, we've written some position papers that have been controversial on the subject. But you know, we don't mind being controversial. Because we've survived 39 years, we sort of see ourselves as having a greater role in terms of just saying things that we believe to be true.
What form does the controversy take?
Number one, some of the big popular treatments—we've come out very openly about the subject of serotonin drugs, anti-depressants. Many years ago we wrote a position paper on antidepressants that continues to get cited; we feel like addicts and alcoholics get overdiagnosed with psychiatric co-morbidity all the time. And some of moves toward opiate replacement therapy—we have opinions.
Based on your work at Dawn Farm, do you have any health policy suggestions you'd like to share with our readers?
Oh, well, one of the biggest national issues that affects everybody is the absence of what we call parity for addiction treatment—parity with other chronic disease.
The reality is we know a lot about addiction. We know more and more. We know that addiction isn't hedonism, it's not a character problem, it has a biological origin—people's mesolimbic pathways are wired differently. It produces lots of behavioral symptoms, but we know that its origins are in the brain. We know that when we talk about it as a disease, we're not being euphemistic. It really is a disease.
The best working example that we often use is diabetes, which often has behavioral aspects to it. You've got people who don't take care of themselves, people who eat too many sweets, but if you're a diabetic and you show up in a hospital, they'll treat you. If you're an alcoholic and the same is true, they won't. Routinely, people will say, "Well, we don't have addiction treatment beds."
Why aren't those beds there?
Your insurance policies have severe limits. With managed care, the 28-day treatment centers, like in the Sandra Bullock movie, which used to be the norm—now they're all completely gone. Combine that with the dramatic decrease in public funding for treatment, you have a situation where the problem has not changed, but the number of options has.
I just read some place that 10 percent of the people that have addictions in the United States are able to access treatment. Ten percent. And I just read a study that 14 percent of the American population is affected by addiction.
[1] http://sojo.net/magazine/2013/03
[2] http://sojo.net/biography/elizabeth-palmberg
[3] http://sojo.net/magazine/2013/03/mind-and-body#comment-covenant
[4] http://sojo.net/letter-to-the-editor?post=Mind%20and%20Body
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Let the good times roll as you go deep into some of Peru's ultimate spots on this 8 day adventure. Get your culture fix at Machu Picchu, with its unbeatable views & ancient Inca history. Feel an adrenalin rush in Cusco, with rafting & mountain biking at the ready, before heading to the mighty Amazon. Try fishing for piranha, spotting Amazonian Caiman & sleeping at a luscious lodge in the rainforest. You can choose to either trek the Inca Trail to Machu Picchu, or take it easy & go by train.
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Hola! Welcome to Cusco. Once the heart of the Inca Empire, it's now the modern-day starting point for visits to Peru's most famous site, Machu Picchu. With huge numbers of travellers flocking to the site every year, it's led to the development of loads of awesome attractions, so there's plenty of cool ways to spend your time.
First up we'll help you get your bearings on a walking tour of the city including a visit to the neighborhood of San Blas, and a stop on Calle Hatunrumiyoc, not far from Plaza de Armas. It is a narrow pedestrian street, famous for its Inca walls where huge stones are precisely carved to fit together without mud or concrete. Hatunrumiyoc is a great place to have a closer look at the engineering skills of the Incas. The 12 sided stone, and the wall it is found on, is a perfect example of the stonework that was reserved for the 'elite' of Incan society who lived in houses of perfect stonework, cut and shaped with not a gap to be seen. The walls were so well built that the Spanish used them for the foundations of their buildings after the conquest.
From here we'll head to the Koricancha or Santa Domingo Church. Originally an Inca temple devoted to the worship of the sun god, in its glory days it was covered in gold leaf with a field filled with gold statues surrounding it. The site was later converted into a Dominican church during the Spanish conquest. We'll take a guided tour so you can really get into the history as we learn about the differences in architecture and cultural beliefs.
Our next stop is Cusco Cathedral. Built over a period of more than 100 years, the cathedral is a true testament to the place of the church in both the heart of the Spanish conquistadors and their desire to convert the religious beliefs of the locals to coincide with their own. It is filled with beautiful examples of the 'Cusco School' style of paintings, gold and religious icons.
Take a break for lunch before visiting the famous San Pedro market. As you cruise from aisle to aisle you will be amazed by the variety of foods on offer here. From delicious jungle fruits, whole animals to 'cacao buds' (one of the new 'it' super foods) there is little that you can't find. A must-do is trying a tasty and refreshing freshly squeezed juice.
If getting an adrenalin fix or getting back to nature is what you're looking for, then Cusco is perfect for getting amongst it. With a free afternoon, there are tons of options - from biking, rafting and horseback riding and best of all, your Tour Manager can arrange these for you.
Or, for those wanting to explore town, simply take a stroll through the city's cobble-stone streets for a load of examples of Inca constructions and the intricately-carved, wooden colonial doors and balconies.
For the shopaholics in the group, this is the perfect spot to pick up some gifts for friends and family (or for yourself), there's loads of artists selling items like woolen and alpaca goods, gorgeous jewelry to artwork. These can be purchased from low-priced market stalls to expensive boutiques that line the streets near the main square, so there's something to suit all tastes and budgets.
For the foodies on tour, you are in for a treat in Cusco. Peru's cuisine is exquisite and can be tried in lots of places dotted throughout the town. If you're feeling like a taste of home, there's also a number of cosmopolitan restaurants here too, it's perfect for finding something for everyone.
Tonight we'll check out the nightlife that is sure to keep you hopping into the wee hours of the night.
Hotel Dinner
- City walking tour
- Visit San Blas, La Catedral & Koricancha
Say farewell to Cusco this morning as we make our way to the Sacred Valley of the ancient Incas.
The Sacred Valley was the heart of the Inca's agricultural setting and an important ceremonial region, with the sacred sites of Cuzco at one end and Machu Picchu at the other and countless ceremonial sites in between. Our first stop is to one of these sites, Pisac. On our guided tour we will see two of the most important aspects of the Inca culture – terracing – a farming technique created by the Inca's and their religion. We'll take a walk before descending in the village below for a quick visit to the market. This will be great practice for those who have chosen the one-day hike to Machu Picchu tomorrow. Don't miss the town's huge wood-oven bakery!
After a stop for lunch in Urubamba we'll make our way to one of the oldest continuously inhabited towns of South America – Ollantaytambo.
On our way, we can see the 'salineras' or salt mines of the area from a distance. For hundreds of years these pools, constructed by the Inca's, have provided salt to the surrounding communities.
We'll also make a quick stop to try the local brew "Chicha de Jora" (traditional beverage made from fermented maize) and play a traditional Peruvia game of "Sapo" (Frog) if you're up for it.
We soon arrive to the town and archaeological site of the same name, Ollantaytambo, the last fully-functioning Inca town. We'll wander around the site or visit the still inhabited Inca buildings before checking into the hotel.
Hotel Breakfast
- Entry into the Sacred Valley & a guided tour of the ancient ruins of Pisac & Ollantaytambo
- Try some local Chicha de Jora
For those that have chosen the Inca Trail trek, well wake up this morning and take the train to KM104 to start your trek. Under the guidance of our professional Inca Trail Guide you'll climb a gentle slope and experience the wildlife and cloudforest found here. You'll pass a beautiful waterfall on your trek to Winayhuayna where we'll stop for lunch at a trekker's lodge. Explore the area if you're up for it, to get you warmed up for Machu Picchu.
After lunch begin the journey to our highlight, Machu Picchu. We'll walk along the original Inca stonework path, past an altar to the Sun Gate where you'll catch your first look at this awesome site. Another 45 minutes will take us to the Guardian's House, where there's the opportunity to take photos of the site at its best. After a wander around the site and some stunning photos to show off back home, we'll take a bus back into town to meet up with the rest of the group where you can tell your stories from your day of hiking.
If you haven't chosen our Inca Trail Trek today, then the morning is free to explore Sacred Valley. If you're up for it, rafting and horse-riding await you today. Or if relaxing is more your thing, visit the town's spectacular square and have a wander through the local markets.
This afternoon, we'll catch a train through the lush and verdant mountains to Aguas Calientes the town at the base of the ruins. Tonight, soak up the atmosphere, wander through the market stalls, or visit the hot springs which gave the town its former name of Aguas Calientes. Later, we'll meet up with those who chose to do the one-day hike into Machu Picchu and listen to the stories of their day! The chilled atmosphere and amazing setting makes for a great place to enjoy a couple of drinks on the patio with the group.
Hotel Breakfast
- Train ride to the 104km point
- Tour Machu Picchu with our local guide
It's an early start this morning to be among the first to enter Machu Picchu. Take advantage of the peaceful early morning quiet to grab some awesome pics from every angle as the sun rises above the mountain tops.
You'll learn all about the site as we take a tour through the most important parts of the site such as the Temple of Three Windows, the ceremonial baths and the altar. Widely believed to be the country retreat for wealthy Incas, this site is as fascinating as it is stunning. After the tour, there's time to explore more of the site in your own time. For those finishing early and looking for a little exercise you can walk down to the simple but interesting Machu Picchu museum at the base of the mountain. Or, for those really feeling up for it, you could continue on to the waterfall 40 minutes outside of town or simply return to "main street" and have a drink before we return to Cusco via train then coach.
Being full of knowledge about Cusco past and present, now might be time to try one of the delicacies of the Peruvian highlands, 'cuy' or crispy fried guinea pig. It's a must-try in Peru. If you are not feeling quite so adventurous, a traditional dish of trout or some of Peru's fusion cuisine that mixes traditional ingredients such as quinoa with non-traditional flavors might be a better option.
Tonight is a great night to become a bona fide member of our "Illary Club" - by heading to one of the clubs and dancing until the sun rises.
Hotel Breakfast
- Tour the Temple of Three Windows, the ceremonial baths & altar
- Return train ride from Machu Picchu
Today it's your chance to totally chill. Laze around town enjoying a cappuccino while overlooking the Plaza de Armas, or you can pick it up a notch and try one of the adrenaline filled options here. Spend a half-day horseback riding through the X-zone just north of the city, white water raft down the sacred Urubamba River or do some mountain biking.
Tonight, ask your Trip Manager for some tips on where to head for a meal and have a good time on your last night out in Cusco. Try a salsa lesson or go to a peña to listen to live Peruvian music and to dance the night away.
Hotel Breakfast
- Mountain biking adventure Approx. cost: 154 PEN
- White water rafting on the Urubamba River Approx. cost: 175 PEN
- Horse riding through the Sacred Valley (1/2 day) Approx. cost: 198 PEN
We'll catch a flight over the Andes to the city of Puerto Maldonado in Peru's southern jungle. We'll have lunch on the river as we travel upstream by a traditional Peruvian boat to our Contiki Special Stay Rainforest Lodge, where we'll try to spot toucans, macaws and capybaras along the way.
Our lodge is a special experience in itself! Located in then luscious rainforest and made from wood and clay, its open walls leave you sleeping virtually amongst the rainforest! After you settle in, we'll get a different take on the jungle as we take a hike to the canopy tower. After climbing the 100ft of stairs you will be provided with a birds-eye view of the rainforest! Home to monkeys, birds, bromeliads and other jungle life, this is the ultimate way to see the jungle.
After dinner you can experience something really different, heading out to look for caiman, a member of the alligator family native to the Amazon. Scan the shores with flashlights and see if you can catch the red gleam of the light as it reflects off of the caiman's eyes.
Contiki Special Stopover Lunch,Breakfast,Dinner
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- Canopy hike for amazing jungle views
- Special stay in our Amazon Rainforest Jungle Ecolodge
- Visit the Infierno community
We'll wake early for best view of some the wildlife. Keep your eyes peeled as we travel further downstream to Tres Chimadas, an oxbow lake. We'll board a simple catamaran with a jungle guide to learn about the flora and fauna of the area while looking out for the prehistoric hoatzin bird, the giant river otter, or try your luck fishing for piranha.
After our cruise, we'll head to the native community of Infierno, where we will visit a local fish farm to see some of the species that are native to the Peruvian Amazon. After lunch, time is yours to do what you wish. For those keen on footy (soccer), spend the afternoon playing soccer, volleyball or take a dip. There are other options for your free time too. You can take an optional kayaking trip, try a 30 metre Canopy Climb with a rope, harness and jumar (a mechanical device used for ascending on a rope. After a long day exploring, we head to Puerto Maldonado our home for the night.
Hotel Lunch,Breakfast,Dinner
- Locally guided jungle catamaran cruise
- Kayaking trip on the Tambopata River Approx. cost: 131 PEN
- Canopy climbing experience Approx. cost: 131 PEN
Our local guide will accompany us to the airport for our flight back into Lima. Don't forget to swap addresses with your mates and Trip Manager, as our South American adventure ends late this afternoon on arrival in Lima.
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Issa seeks answers on layoff notices from defense companies
Friday - 10/12/2012, 4:05pm EDT
Chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Darrel Issa (R-Calif.), wrote to the heads of 10 defense companies seeking information about the legal justification for not issuing notices of potential layoffs due to sequestration.
The automatic, across-the-board defense cuts are set to go into effect Jan. 2, but the Obama administration has told defense companies there's no need to issue advance notice generally required under the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act.
The Defense Department said it doesn't foresee having to terminate most existing contracts, even if the cuts go through, because the reductions are slated to reduce only unobligated funds. And if contractors don't issue the notices and contracts are, in fact, terminated or modified, then agencies will pick up the contract-termination and employee compensation costs, the Office of Management and Budget stated in guidance issued late last month.
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However, Republican lawmakers have argued the White House doesn't have the legal authority to ask companies to not comply with the law.
"The guidance seems intended to invite federal contractors to flout the law, and in so doing places a large contingent financial liability on the shoulders of American taxpayers in order to indemnify those contractors who follow the Administration's direction," Issa wrote in his letter to the defense companies.
Issa wants to know if the companies have sought legal advice — either in-house or external — on whether they should issue notices. Issa also asked the companies whether the administration — including the Labor Department, the Office of Management and Budget or any other official — contacted any of the companies to discuss compliance with the WARN Act.
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Issa also asked OMB to justify the legal authority used by the Labor Department to declare that companies don't have to issue WARN Act notices and whether the administration would take any action against companies that voluntarily provide warning to their employees.
Issa sought answers from both the companies and the administration by Oct. 24.
Earlier this summer, Lockheed Martin indicated it might notify a "substantial number of employees" about potential layoffs. However, the company said last week the latest White House guidance convinced it that changes to contract funding would not take effect immediately, even if the cuts end up happening Jan. 2.
BAE Systems, another large contractor, also indicated it would refrain from issuing notices.
Agencies could be liable for certain costs under sequestration
Lockheed, BAE say they won't issue layoff notices if sequestration takes effect
Labor Dept. says defense layoffs 'speculative,' no need for warning
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Groovy-Eclipse provides a compiler plugin for Maven. Using the compiler plugin, it is possible to compile your maven projects using the Groovy-Eclipse compiler.
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In your plugin section, you must change the compiler used by the maven-compiler-plugin. Like the javac ant task, the maven-compiler-plugin does not actually compile, but rather delegates the compilation to a different artifact (in our case, the groovy-eclipse-batch
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Use the groovy-eclipse-compiler
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The sample project and archetype is not maintained as well as we would like. Some community help with this would be greatly appreciated. Please see GRECLIPSE-1285.
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There are some limitations:
- GroovyDoc tool is not supported because the compiler plugin does not produce stubs.
- Groovy Mojos are not supported.
- Groovy scripts cannot be executed in your poms.
- Groovy compiler options are not passed through to the compiler.
- The
compiler option is not supported.
Whether or not the Groovy-Eclipse compiler plugin for Maven is appropriate for your project will depend on your requirements.
Project Lombok
Project Lombok is compatible with the groovy-eclipse-compiler. There is some extra configuration that you need to do. The lombok jar needs to be added to both the build and compile dependencies sections:
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Groovy-Eclipse configurator for m2Eclipse
If you are going to be working with your maven project inside of Eclipse, it is strongly recommended that you use m2eclipse. And to use your Groovy projects with m2eclipse, you will need to install the Groovy-Eclipse configurator for m2eclipse. This feature is available any of the Groovy-Eclipse update sites (e.g., nightly, milestone, or release). Just go to your Eclipse update manager and add the Groovy-Eclipse update sites (if you haven't done so already). Select the Groovy-Eclipse M2E integration.
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iPhone 5 comes to Walmart and Straight Talk
Walmart and Straight Talk Wireless will soon be carrying the iPhone 5 starting January 11. It will only be offered at its full, contract-free price, however, Straight Talk is offering an unlimited talk, text, and data plan for $45 per month, significantly cheaper than the plans available from the major US carriers.
In addition to Straight Talk's plan, Walmart will be offering customers with a Walmart Credit Card a financing plan that will allow customers to pay $25 per month to avoid the large up front cost. According to a statement Walmart representative, the total cost of the plan will be lower than most plans from one of the major national carriers:
"We believe customers shouldn't have to choose between saving money and having the latest technology," said Seong Ohm, senior vice president of Entertainment for Walmart U.S. "Now customers can have the coveted iPhone with unlimited talk, text and data without a contract for $70 a month thanks to our exclusive Straight Talk plan and industry first financing offer."
This is just the latest in the expansion of the iPhone to a variety of US carriers. While carriers like Straight Talk and Virgin Mobile use the networks of the major carriers, they are able to offer customers lower prices on plans while usually charging full price for the handset. The Straight Talk/Walmart deal is unique in offering customers the ability to pay for the cost of the iPhone over time without requiring a contract. Straight Talk Wireless uses AT&T's network, and at this time it isn't clear whether or not customers on this plan will be able to access AT&T's LTE network.
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iPhone 5 comes to Walmart and Straight Talk
How come whenever someone starts a statement with "no offense or no disrespect" it turns out to be just that....disrespectful and offensive! Lol!,
$650 means contract free, that means if you, for whatever reason don't want a month or so of service you can, and it also means you can use your iPhone overseas since it's SIM unlocked, I travel a lot between Mexico and the States so this is a good option for me.
That's why Walmart is offering it on their credit card for the low low price of $25 per month. It's the American way! Plus add taxes and fees to that and how much are you really saving? Doesn't sound like much. And no discount for additional lines that I can see so unless you're single with poor credit this doesn't seem to make much sense.
I believe the author may want to do more homework. I'm sure Straight Talk will also allow people to bring in their own iPhone, AT&T or Verizon, and get set up on the Straight Talk plan.
So you could be on either network, depending on if the phone is chip-set for AT&T or Verizon. Your coverage/signal will be accordingly.
Pick your iPhone model, carrier, and unlimited everything plan, calculate the two year contract price, including the phone price. Now do the same on Straight Talk. Then calculate the difference, and I believe most will be quite surprised at how much less you'll spend for the same service and product.
Your Virgin Mobile is on Sprint, afaik. Straight Talk is on AT&T/Verizon/T-Mobile. Some people would like to pay $45 a month for unlimited everything on a GSM carrier, as they want Voice+Data at the same time.
how often do you actually use both at the same time... its a convenient feature but people (or just me) dont really do both at the same time too often... and when that is needed, i use google voice or another voip app to make the call and have access to my browser... but good point though..
I use it all the time. Lets list a few. Tethering to the laptop and get a call. Hmmm. On the phone and want to look something up on the Internet. Streaming radio an then get a call, the audio pauses but the stream keeps buffering and I don't miss a thing. On the phone and someone says, "let me forward the email to you so you can read it". Do I really want to say, well I will have to let you go and call you back. Duh.
I wish we could stop rehashing the value of simultaneous voice and data all the time.
I switched from at&t and used straight talk for 6 months. They were ok, but I noticed a lot of lag in my data plan. When I would open an app on my iPhone 4, I'd sometimes have to wait a while for the data to flow. A lot of times I'd have to force quit the app in the multitask bar, then reopen it to get it to work. I never had that problem before with AT&T. I've since gone back to AT&T and haven't had any issues. Another thing I disliked about them is the lack of 3G coverage. I live in the pacific NW. I leave town a lot and travel just outside of the city limits, say 30 minutes east of Portland. As soon as you drive past those city limit signs, you can kiss your 3G goodbye, you'll have to deal with 2G for the rest of your trip until you enter another city. My travel buddies on at&t would all be connected via 3G, but not me. I checked their coverage maps and its seems to be the same story all across the country. I called their customer service while i was shopping for my iPhone 5 and couldnt get an answer as to whether they would have access to the new 4G network. While I like to save money, I think I'll gladly pay the extra $300 a year ($25 month) to know that I have access to 4G/3G everywhere, with no lag in connections on my new iPhone 5.
I haven't had those issues. ST was just as fast AT&T, I was getting a steady 4meg.
This seems to miss that ST isn't that great when you go over some invisible data limit. I had been threatened by them several times for "excessive use" of my unlimited data. They would magically throttle me to literally 40kbps per second. I asked them, first time they said it was a bug, second time they just fixed it. Third time I was said to be violating some vague part of their TOS. When I read it, it mentioned torrents and tethering. I wasn't doing either. I had to technically enable tethering*** (through TetherME) as they wouldn't provide a SIM that enabled the "APN settings" thing, as TMobile does.
***I didn't tether, I just had to use that tweak from Cydia to get my APN settings.
So do you have to pay the $650 upfront? Or can you just add more to your bill to pay it off?


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A monk asked Rinzai, "What is the attitude of the heart which does not change from moment to moment?"The master said: "From the moment you set yourself to ask this question, there is already the difference, and your essential nature and your action become separate..Do not be deceived. In and out of the world there is not a thing that has a self-nature, nor a nature that is productive of a self. All is but empty names, and the very letters of these names are also empty."If you take these empty names for real, you make a big mistake. For though they exist, they belong in the realm of dependent change, are like robes to put on and off."There is the robe of bodhi, of nirvana, of deliverance, of the trikaya, of objective wisdom, of bodhisattvas and of buddha."What are you seeking in the realm of changing dependence? The three vehicles and the twelve divisions of the teachings, all are so much old paper to mop up messes. The buddha is an illusory phantom. The patriarchs are old monks. You yourselves, are you not born of a mother?"If you seek the buddha, you will be caught by the buddha demon; if you seek the patriarchs, you will be bound by the patriarch demon. Whatever you are seeking, all becomes suffering. It is better to have nothing further to seek."
Maneesha, the clouds and the rain and the silent bamboos, and ten thousand people sitting silently, is a rare phenomenon. This kind of assembly has disappeared from the world. It used to be, when Buddha was walking, or when Rinzai was alive..You are representative of a forgotten past, which is not the past of the crowd but only the past of the awakened ones.
Rinzai's statement is tremendously significant, but before I say something about it, as a preface..
Man's personality has been divided in concentric circles. The first circle is the body. Within it, another circle is the mind. Within that, another third circle is the heart. And within the third circle, the center is the self. Buddha goes beyond it.
The atheists belong to and believe only in the first circle. They deny all other circles as imagination. Mind also is a function of the body. The theists believe in all the four circles: the body, the mind, the heart, and the self. Their insistence is that the first three circles are insignificant or illusory, they are not your true reality. Your true reality is the fourth center.
Buddha is breaking new ground. He goes beyond the fourth; he goes beyond the self. No-self, anatta, is your true existence. When you are not, you are. Of course, not in the same form as you have known yourself. You are spread all over the cosmos.
This is something unique, for which Buddha fought for forty-two years, because every religion stops at the self, the atma. Buddha is alone in the whole field, in saying that unless you go beyond self, you cannot enter into the universal, into the cosmic. You cannot become the rains and you cannot become the bamboo and you cannot become the roses.Why remain contained in a small bag? Why not be the whole? According to Buddha, to be the whole is the only holiness.
Rinzai is making his statement in this context; and very perfectly.
A monk asked Rinzai, "What is the attitude of the heart which does not change from moment to moment?"
The problem is perennial. The master says something - of course he has to use words, language, concepts, but that is not what he wants to say. That is sheer helplessness, sheer poverty of language; nothing can be done about it. We have to use the marketplace language in a world where neither the body exists, nor the mind exists, nor the self exists, but just a silence. How to convey it? Some word has to be used, some language, to communicate. And immediately the problem arises - the disciple clings to the words.


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James Romberger, artist of 7 Miles a Second, will be giving a slide show presentation tonight TONIGHT at the NY Comics and Picture-story Symposium on his collaboration with David Wojnarowicz and Marguerite Van Cook in addition to his new book Post York, out from Uncivilized Books. 7pm, 7 Miles a Second pretty easy to remember. Music accompaniment by Crosby. The thirty-fourth meeting of the NY Comics & Picture-story Symposium will be held on Monday, February 25, 2013 at 7:00 pm at Parsons The New School, 2 West 13th Street in The Bark Room (off lobby). See you there!


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Look Same as Honda CRF/XR50 but with Important Upgrades!
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FAST! 70CC Four Stroke, Single Cylinder, Force Air Cooled Engine
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Perfect for kids or youth to ride, this model is not for adults
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was designed from the ground up to mimic the popular Honda CRF/XR50. With most upgrades and priced at 1/4 of CRF/XR50,
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Our 70cc dirt bikes are the ultimate in competition racing bikes that have a high performance 70cc 4-stroke engine with kick start.
These engines are built based on Honda Technology. Many of our expert customers suggested us to remove electric start and we hear them! There is no electric start with our dirt bikes and those bikes are much lighter.
What is more, there will never be any troubles caused by electric components and circuits with our dirt bikes! We paid great attention to the balance of our dirt bikes. Frame, front fork, suspensions and tires are special designed and tested. You will have smooth and comfort ride experience with our balanced bikes!
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Most parts of the bike are compatible including front and real tire, rims, seat, air filter, engine, body kit etc. With so many upgrades of XR50 and price under $600, which is over $900 cheaper than the Honda CRF/XR50, the
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Off-road riding is great fun! When you take proper safety precautions, injury is less likely to occur. As a responsible rider, you must outfit yourself in appropriate safety gear every time you hit the trails. Doing so keeps injuries and equipment damage to a minimum.
Buy a helmet safety approved by the Department of Transportation. It will have "D.O.T." stamped on the back, near the base. It should fit snugly, allowing very little head movement within the helmet.
Purchase a quality set of goggles. Trail debris can hit a rider in the face, and sunglasses do not offer enough eye protection. Purchase special safety goggles that easily fit over prescription eyeglasses if necessary.
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Acquire a chest protector. Stones thrown by other ATVs and unexpected branches in the trail can hit a person squarely in the chest while trail riding. It is extremely dangerous to have the wind knocked out of you at 50 mph. A chest protector is mandatory safety gear for ORV trail riding.
Purchase a good neck brace. It provide strong support and good protection to your neck and it is mandatory to wear for dirt riding in some states.
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Nathan Durrin
Ownership: more than 1 years
This user purchased this item from PowersportsMax.com
The bike is a good deal for the price. It seems like a good starter bike for my kids. I just wish there was a governer on it to limit the speed.
So far I have only ridden it in the back yard, so haven't really gone that fast, but the bike starts up great and sounds nice. When I am in gear, it doesn't like to stop...it stalls, but I am sure there is a little tuning can be done to dial in these things.
I would recommend this bike. It is a good deal for the price.
It will take some getting used to and some careful training because there is no governer, but once the kids learn, I think it will be a lot of fun.
Richard Kuhne
Ownership: more than 1 years
This user purchased this item from PowersportsMax.com
from the online purchase to the delivery at my work place PowersportsMax did an excellent job . when i got the bikes home .They were very neetly packed. No shipping damage at all . They were very easy to uncrate and assemble. The bikes themselves are great ! started right up and are still running great ! I've been riding motor bikes for over 40 years . These little bikes are great ! My two daughters , age 12 and 10 love them.The perfect starter bike . I've been a machinist for more than 30 years .These bikes are well made and for the money you cant beat them !!!! Good job guys !!!! Rick K.
Leon Wert
Ownership: more than 1 years
This user purchased this item from PowersportsMax.com
So far this is a Great little starter bike for my 7 yr old son. It is more than fast enough for him just starting out. Assembly was very easy.
Although the tool kit provided is Junk. Only the allen wrench was useful.
I had a bit of problems getting it to run, and found the fuel line was kinked. Once I fixed that problem it runs like a champ. PS. Run high octane fuel for good idle and prevent stalls.
And it seams to hold up to the biffs and spills of a beginning rider.
Thomas Healey
Ownership: more than 1 years
This user purchased this item from PowersportsMax.com
this bike is a good solid bike... its a really fast bike and runs well
nathaly ruiz
Ownership: more than 1 years
This user purchased this item from PowersportsMax.com
My son is really happy with his new bike.
I will highly recommend Powersports Max. They really have a nice bikes at good price.
Ownership: more than 1 years
This user purchased this item from PowersportsMax.com
My son was excited when he seen the dirt bike my husband and I had got for him! The timing was great and the service was more than to be expected! Thank you Powersports!
We talked over the phone, places order, and within 1 week we had a dirt bike delivered to our home! Great doing business!
Ownership: more than 1 years
This user purchased this item from PowersportsMax.com
I ordered the coolster cc70 for my son's 5th birthday. (kind of advanced i know) He has been riding since he was 3 and is gonna be getting into racing. I was kind of hesitant to order a bike on line, but decieded to give it a chance. Once the bkie got here and we got it all assembeled, (very simple to put together) I was so excited I had to get gas for it just so I could try it out. And we couldn't be happier. It's very smooth when shifting gears, everything about it was perfect. My son loves it. When he sits on it his feet are close to 2 inches from touching the ground, he is only 5, and that 's a bit scary for him. But, he'll grow that much in no time and it hasn't stopped him from riding it. Just makes him go a little slower.
I would highly recommend this bike to anyone looking to buy a smaller bike. Like I said it was a birthday gift for my 5 year old son, but I can easily jump on it and ride it myself. Great bike, and fun for the whole family.
Amber Burd
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This user purchased this item from PowersportsMax.com
My son loves this bike. He was riding a ragged out 85 Suzuki and we kept this a suprize for him, when he came home from school and saw this he freaked out. All of his riding gear is blue , so we decided on the blue bike. This was also a step up for him, as he was riding a 50cc and this one has the gears and all that. He rides this bike almost everyday. This bike is very sturdy and handles well and has recovered 100 after just a few wipe outs. I would say that this is a good bike.
I have actually told a friend about PowersportMax.com . So yes I would recommend you to others. There are good for the price that they are.
Robert St Clair
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We are completely satisfied with our purchase from PowersportsMax. The bike arrived earlier than expected, just in time for Christmas! I will recommend the purchase of any item from this company, and I wish that we would have found you guys before. We could have saved a lot of money!
Thank you
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