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Well hello eggcorners! Found your site and love it! I'd like to try suggesting "ifso facto" as an eggcorn to add. Most people are unfamiliar with the Latin language, and I've noticed that 'ipso facto' has been turned in to 'ifso facto' by certain colleagues of mine, and i think it is a legitimate eggcorn. Perhaps people think that if it is so, then it must be fact-o?
Keep up the great work!
I like this one a lot. If it's indeed an eggcorn, It's among my top 20 favorites.
In one interpretation, it has an hilarious tautology to it:
"If it is so, then it is fact" ... Ifso facto!
It's as if to say, "Don't even try to argue with my premise."
Love it! I think I'm going to start interjecting it into conversation just
to see if anyone corrects me!!
I got just 54 Google hits for "ifso facto." Here's a random sampling…
The Car Connection tackles Prius vs Hummer controversy – Aut…
So if one has to be recycled in a special process and the other is the same thing then ifso-facto your precious Prius may not be as "green" as you think. ...
www.autobloggreen.com/2007/04/17/the-car-connect… – 63k – Similar pages
http://www.autobloggreen.com/2007/04/17 … ntroversy/
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Oct 9, 2007 … If they try and keep pace with the US market, there simple will not be enough revenue to support those companies.. ifso facto they start …
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The Presidential Couple
If you'll check the national popular vote, you'll see that I, Al Gore, have been proven to be, ifso facto, the most popular man in America. ...
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Great find, Robbie, and I enjoyed Joe's analysis too, which is supported by the variant 'ifso factso' with 13 unique hits. Another variant gets a little more personal; 'ifso fatso' comes in with 19 hits, and 'ipso fatso' has a staggering 426.
"iIf it's indeed an eggcorn, It's among my top 20 favorites."
Where's your favorites list kept?
Hi Craig…
I think I made up a prioritized list of the eggcorns I would have liked to see enter the database a long while back. I guess that would be the list.
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...Another variant gets a little more personal; 'ifso fatso' comes in with 19 hits, and 'ipso fatso' has a staggering 426.
Ha! And here's the one I encountered the other day in a film discussion on Rotten Tomatoes:
Now for me it'd be pretty hard to say John Hughes wasn't a great filmmaker ipso fatso it's hard for me to say The Breakfast Club isn't a great film.
I see no contextual reason to believe this writer is making a pun, so this may be a real eggcorn or at least a real malaprop.
There's also a lot of "itso factso" out there, which I think has the same basic premise… "It's so, it's a fact."
This makes them the main culprit, itso factso…. the people, remember the preamble to the US constitution.
fp, I love itso factso. It's hard to say whether the 'so' is being interpreted or not. Here are some instances where the words have been explicited (as we say in French). In the first, 'so' is clearly meaningful (if it is in fact progeny of "ipso facto"). Am I wrong or is this one therefore a 4 yolked eggcorn?
Besides the chaos, something else is evident, and it's so fact, so true that it reduces the guild master to sobbing in the corner.
Yes, you don't need to explain anything in more detail for me to know how retarded you are. IT SO FACT SO
With all this extra money being created ….. it's just a matter of time… it so fact so!
As well as the simpler variants, it's so facto and it so facto :
But hey! they're fast it-so facto making them good wide receivers
Dixon, ifso fatso is pretty funny but I don't think it's an eggcorn – an elision of factso? Or a mondegreen? Unless it is understood as a taunt.


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I'm at the point in the Legendary questline where I need to throw a lance at Nalak. (Yes, I've been slacking this expansion.)
However, no one seems to be killing Nalak anymore. There were some suggestions on Wowhead for soloing this stage of the questline. When I tried though, everything kept despawning on me.
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I'm at the point in the Legendary questline where I need to throw a lance at Nalak. (Yes, I've been slacking this expansion.)
12 comments:
- Chris K. said...
Your safest bet is getting a tank friend to pick up Nalak while you kite the add around the room.
You only need to survive 10 seconds or so.
- 11:49 PM, October 01, 2013
- Balkoth said...
I believe it's a bit longer than 10 seconds, but yes, all you need is a tank friend to survive for a few seconds while you kite the add that spawns.
- 12:12 AM, October 02, 2013
- Sierro said...
As the others said, you just need someone to keep Nalak off you while you kite an add. However if you want to find a group for Nalak, use oQueue.
- 12:56 AM, October 02, 2013
- Mike Moore said...
I managed to solo this on my paladin using the Salyin Battle Banner to drop aggro on Nalak but kept kiting the add that spawned. But that was in 5.3, it may not work now.
- 3:02 AM, October 02, 2013
- Dàchéng said...
If you are there at 7pm or 8pm on the first day of the week, you might be lucky enough to find a raid group preparing to enter the Throne of Thunder. They might, in turn, be willing to join in while their team is getting ready.
- 8:11 AM, October 02, 2013
- Cygnia said...
I had my Unholy DK pop Army of the Dead and played meat shield long enough for my husband's mage to kite his needed add.
- 8:28 AM, October 02, 2013
- Talarian said...
A shaman friend with an earth elemental works, too. I solo'd that part on my Enhancement Shaman using it.
- 9:57 AM, October 02, 2013
- Infamy.Deferred said...
It may have been fixed, but if you're an engineer you can make a macro that activates the lance and a Gnomish Cloaking Device at the same time and the boss despawns while the quest add spawns unaffected.
- 4:10 PM, October 02, 2013
- JThelen said...
You actually don't even need a tank; you need someone to poke Nalak while you throw a spear at his ass and run the other way long enough for the add to run out of health. As for the redirect/despawn Nalak method, that's no longer working as of sometime during 5.3; I wound up eating a few deaths to help a friend get it done.
- 4:51 PM, October 02, 2013
- Matticus said...
Hit up Open raid (http://www.openraid.us) as there's usually an Open Raid group of some sort that's active. Might be able to catch a Nalak group. Add the organizer to your battletag friends list then remove 'em once Nalak is dead.
- 1:00 AM, October 03, 2013
- Helistar said...
I don't know why, but upon reading the post I thought about the past discussion about content obsolescence and forced grouping....
- 1:38 AM, October 03, 2013
- Rohan said...
Thanks for all the comments and insights. I found a small group that was pulling Nalak for giggles and tagged Nalak with the lance. I survived long enough to get past that quest.
Now to collect Titan Runestones.
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Caitlin Solter came into the season wanting to play smarter on the volleyball court.
Last season, Solter, a hitter, would look to slam the ball every single time.
That didn't always work against taller opponents.
Solter, a junior on
Solter led the Bears in kills and blocks, and helped guide them to the postseason for the second year in a row — in a brutal conference.
The Bears' captain is the Sun Journal's 2012 Volleyball Player of the Year.
"My main goal was to be smarter because last year I got blocked all the time," said Solter, who was an all-conference selection. "This year, I wanted to be mentally strong. I talk to my brother (
Solter was a leader and a prominent point-scorer for the Bears. She averaged more than 10 kills per game, and had a solid serving percentage.
The thrill of slamming down a point was something she thrived on.
"It just feels so good. It's not like any other feeling," Solter said. "It feels so amazing to know you just slammed it down and it hit the ground."
She enjoys her role of playing
"I like being up at the net and getting touches on the ball and trying to help the defense behind me," Solter said. "I always know they have my back."
Solter was often one of the most athletic players on the court, but she lined up across from many taller opponents.
Still, she was not intimidated.
"I just knew I couldn't swing as hard as I could," Solter said. "I couldn't just pound it down. I had to really work on placing the ball."
Solter doesn't take all the credit. She diverts a lot of her accomplishments toward her teammates.
Teams in the Bears' conference included previous 4-A state champion J.H. Rose and last season's state runner-up Wilmington Hoggard.
It was
"I just had a really awesome team that backed me up," Solter said. "We had such great chemistry and we really played together for so many years. We just came together this year."
Solter had more than 15 kills as
The Bears faced a must-win against Laney at the end of the regular season. A win, and
The Bears responded with a four-set victory over Laney to earn that fourth-seed from the Mideastern Conference.
"We just knew we had to go in there and win it or we would be done," Solter said. "We knew that the team with more heart would come out victorious. We did everything we could to support each other."
Solter, a starter at
She is hoping to play college ball once her high school days are over.
"You have to put a lot of time in yourself," Solter said. "I've been trying to do jumping programs, because I am not very tall. I have to overcome that to play at the next level."
Despite individual accomplishments, Solter wants to win more games next season.
The Bears have most of their team returning, including setter Olivia Stewart, libero Hailey Lindell and hitters Emma Melton, Sydney Gilgo and Kjersti Solter.
"I want to be a stronger team," Solter said. "We are growing more and more. I feel like our volleyball program has surprised people in a lot of ways because they haven't expected this from us. We've been the underdog for a couple years."
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KPMG| Founding Associate | Official Financial and Tax Advisory Services Partner
KPMG is proud to be the Official Financial and Tax Advisory Services Partner of Vancouver Whitecaps FC. As one of Canada's leading professional services firms, KPMG provides Audit, Tax, and Advisory services from locations in more than thirty cities across Canada. Clients include business corporations, governments, public sector agencies, and not-for-profit organizations.
Premium Brands | Founding Associate | Official Specialty Foods Partner
Duso's is a local B.C. company known for producing high quality fresh pasta and sauces since 1979. The Duso Family carries on the tradition of their heritage from Veneto, Italy: a passion for sharing delicious, healthy food and good times with others. Pastas and sauces are made locally with natural ingredients, and no preservatives—perfect quick meals for active people. Duso's is a proud supporter and big fan of Vancouver Whitecaps FC and looks forward to a great season. Buon appetito!
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PrairieCoast Equipment operates nine John Deere dealerships throughout British Columbia and Alberta. They take pride in offering customers the finest agricultural, lawn and garden, compact tractors, commercial mowing, utility vehicles, golf cars and golf maintenance equipment.
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Sport Chek | Signature Founding Associate| Official Sporting Goods Retailer
Sport Chek is committed to inspiring Canadians to live active lives and support the growth of soccer across Canada. As the Official Sporting Goods Retailer of Vancouver Whitecaps FC, Sport Chek offers an array of sporting goods, apparel, and footwear through an extensive selection of popular brand name products.
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SW Audio Visual | Official Supplier | Official Audio Visual Supplier
SW Audio+Visual is British Columbia's leading event provider, offering a complete range of advanced audio visual and presentation technology services to over 4,000 events each year throughout British Columbia and beyond. With over 100 full-time employees, a multi-million dollar inventory and a 24-year track record of success, SW Audio+Visual is the provider of choice for B.C.'s premier event properties.
As a member of the International Communications Industry Association (ICIA), we subscribe to the highest and most current industry technology standards and were named "Best Audio Visual in Canada" [Meetings + Incentive Travel Magazine] in 2012.
SW Audio+Visual has been a proud Whitecaps supporter since prior to Vancouver entering MLS and is delighted to continue our support as Official Audio Visual Supplier.
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BC Soccer | Community Soccer Partner
BC Soccer is the provincial sport governing body responsible for the promotion and development of the game in British Columbia. The professional not-for-profit society is committed to developing the game by inspiring British Columbians to lifelong active, inclusive and team play. Its vision is to pursue Canada's foremost integrated soccer development system built upon club, school, varsity and professional team excellence.
EA SPORTS BC Soccer Premier League | High Performance Partner League
The EA SPORTS BC Soccer Premier League was designed by BC Soccer, Vancouver Whitecaps FC, and soccer community representatives to create a new high performance level of competition and support player development at the provincial, professional, and national team level. The BCSPL has already proven to be an integral step in the player development pathway with players moving on to Whitecaps FC Residency and Girls Elite programs.


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BEST: Booboo Stewart spent the day getting glam at Gavert Atelier salon, and it was well worth it. The hunky teen rocked a custom made pinstriped suit from Perchelle, looking devastatingly dapper.
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BEST: Kim and Kourtney flaunted their Kardashian curves in body-con minis. While Kim rocked a sheer-sleeved number, which was draped in fringe, her haute mommy sis looked wildly wondrous in animal print.
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Farrell DeVon Cammack, 69, a lifetime Blackfoot resident, passed away Tuesday, May 29, 2012, at his home following a valiant battle with cancer .
He was born June 21, 1942 in Riverside to Wilbert and Eunice Ward Cammack.
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Distressed over the current widespread disinterest in matrimony among their eminently marriageable offspring, the formidable matriarchs of the ton have taken matters into their own meddling hands with the formation of The Ladies' Society for the Betterment of the Future of Britain. Their first challenge: the Earl of Pennington.
Miss Gwendolyn Townsend has seen her late father's estate go to a distant cousin she can't abide ... leaving her well-educated, able to make a perfect curtsy -- and penniless. So imagine her shock when it's discovered that a match had been arranged between herself and Marcus Holcroft, the Earl of Pennington -- one of the most eligible members of London society. Marcus constantly leaves her breathless and confused ... and though she's hesitant to marry a man she's just met, in the end she has no choice. But she makes some conditions first ...
Marcus cannot believe that the bride who has been foisted upon him is insisting on rules to their wedding ... and bedding! He's a man who has never had to tempt any woman into his arms. But even more surprising is that Gwendolyn is clearly hiding something -- and it shocks him to think that their exquisite kisses -- followed by his lessons in passionate lovemaking -- wouldn't be enough to make his wife tell him her every secret. After all, he's promised to be a proper husband -- isnt it fair to also expect a proper wife?
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MARC HINTON, writing in SA Rugby magazine, looks at how Sonny Bill Williams rejected a lucrative offer from Toulon to chase his All Blacks dream.
'It's time to come home, Sonny,' said the mother. 'Come home and prove that you can be an All Black.' How could the 24-year-old Kiwi, who hadn't really been 'home' since he left to try his hand as a rugby league apprentice in Sydney nine years earlier, say no to that request?
How could he turn his back on his destiny?
So, in the second week of June, a good few days after he'd finally made up his mind, former rugby league superstar, turned contract-breaker and defector, turned aspiring rugby union luminary, Sonny Bill Williams announced to the world that he was coming home to honour his mother, and to try to be an All Black.
It was big news in New Zealand, and almost as big in Australia where the young New Zealander first forged his sporting reputation as a ball-playing forward with the Bulldogs in Australia's National Rugby League (NRL), and then made headlines for all the wrong reasons in 2008. That, of course, was when he walked out on the west Sydney club mid-contract and defected to Toulon to play rugby in France.
Now he's made another switch, though this one entirely legitimate – honourable even – after his two-season deal with Toulon had come to an end. The New Zealander, who played seven league Tests for the Kiwis between 2004 and 2008 and won a premiership with the Doggies in '04, has decided to turn down a three-year deal purported to be worth as much as NZ$6 million (R32 million) to stay on in the south of France, and accepted a much, much lesser deal from the New Zealand Rugby Union (NZRU) that carries with it a certain priceless black jersey.
Williams explains that it had been his mother, Lee, who lives in Auckland, who persuaded him that for all the indecision, he really only had one decision to make.
Nine long years ago she'd helped pack the bags of her then 15-year-old son as he headed to Sydney as the Bulldogs' youngest-ever recruit. Now she told the boy: 'It's time to come home, Sonny. Come home and prove that you can be an All Black.'
'It was a tough call,' says Williams from Australia, where he's preparing for his part on the undercard of a charity boxing night. 'I was enjoying my time with Toulon … the money over there was quite unbelievable. But it's always been a dream of mine to play for the All Blacks. It was something I couldn't turn down.
'One of the big factors was talking to my mum and she was really excited about me coming home. I've been away for a while and my mum really misses me. All my family are pretty much back home [he also has two sisters in Auckland and his partner Genna's family live there]. I guess that was the deciding factor in the end.'
Asked what it would mean to his mother to see him one day wearing the black jersey of the All Blacks, Williams pauses before declaring: 'It would mean the world to her. But the most important thing is me coming home. I've been away from her for a while and she's just really excited to have me coming back.'
Many, particularly in Australia, will find it ironic that he's put ambition, loyalty and family ahead of cold, hard cash in this decision. It had been speculated when he walked out on the Bulldogs in 2008 – a club he once said he'd be at 'for life' – with still four years left on his contract, it was largely because he was dissatisfied with the terms of the long-term deal he had been given.
But there was also a fascination with the 15-man code, going along with a realisation of the much larger sums that could be made in its midst. So he spent two years serving his second sporting apprenticeship with Toulon, and eventually the latent athleticism, the inordinate mix of natural talent and unnatural abilities, found his rugby career heading in the same direction as his league one before he walked out on it.
Williams was an undisputed superstar of the NRL before he left it. He'd gone from a teenage sensation to one of the competition's iconic performers in just a few short years, and it was a gutsy – if unpopular – call to walk away from it into a sport where he had precious little background and no guarantees that he would cut it.
But two crucial aspects helped the moons align for Williams and New Zealand rugby. After a nightmare first year at Toulon ruined by injury, his body finally started holding up enough for him to string games together in year two. And he found himself alongside former All Blacks captain, and iconic New Zealander, Tana Umaga at the French club.
Umaga's role became a multi-faceted one. The veteran midfielder was not only a mentor and guiding light for his young countryman, but a confidante too. And as the two would spend hour upon hour talking rugby in their southern French enclave, Williams suddenly gained an insight into the special world of the All Blacks. The more he heard, the more it fascinated him.
Then, when Williams was about to head south to make his big decision, Umaga gifted him the All Blacks jersey he wore in his 74th, and final, Test at Murrayfield.
'Just getting that jersey gave me butterflies. Hopefully one day I'll be able to put on the real thing,' he reflects.
Umaga also had a direct line back to the All Blacks coaching hierarchy and was in the ideal position to provide realistic assessments of the young man and his transition to his new sport. His assessment persuaded the NZRU to dig as deep as it could to get its man.
'I always confided in him in France. I've had long talks about New Zealand and the rugby over there, and it's always been really appealing to me,' reflected Williams after announcing his NZRU deal. 'Tana has been great. It was unreal to have him in France and to learn from him.'
For his part, Henry has a realistic attitude about this young man who's viewed principally as a midfielder, though he has even played some football in the loose forwards during his time in Toulon.
They see the upside, the athleticism, the potential, and they figure why not? Why not add him to midfield resources that already number Conrad Smith, Ma'a Nonu, Richard Kahui, Luke McAlister and Benson Stanley. Just one more option in a sport that is known to demand them.
'We think he's got huge potential and he's starting to prove that,' says Henry. In terms of next year's World Cup, the simple assessment is 'he could be a real factor … there are not too many rugby league players who have adjusted as quickly as he has … Tana is very positive about Sonny Bill's ability, so the vibes are good.'
But Henry also acknowledges there's a gamble to this signing. 'I don't know whether Sonny Bill is going to be good enough and I don't think Sonny Bill knows himself,' says Henry. But there's only one way to find out.
Williams is also not arrogant, or silly, enough to make any bold predictions at this stage. In fact he's remarkably realistic.
'It's a very big risk,' he says, 'because there's a big chance I might not make it. But I'm always one for a challenge and it's just too big an opportunity – I couldn't let it slip through my hands without giving it a try.'
Williams also feels he's equipped to handle the fishbowl existence he'll inevitably lead in New Zealand as a high-profile All Blacks aspirant. That may not always have been so – during his NRL days a drunk-driving charge, a fine for urinating in public and being caught in a compromising position with a high-profile model in a Sydney club all had the young Williams struggling in the glare of the media spotlight.
'I'm 24 now and I feel I'll be sweet,' he says. 'It's been a great two years in France because it's a really easy-going lifestyle. But when you want to try and play for one of the biggest sporting brands in the world that comes with the territory. I'm coming back home with a clear head and with goals set in my mind and anything that comes outside that, I just have to deal with.'
Williams is a charismatic individual, and it's hard to see him not endearing himself to the Kiwi public. He says he hopes they embrace his ambition.
'You are always going to have your knockers. Like my old lady said – you're a Kiwi boy, you have just got to come back and have a go. I feel the average bloke on the street will accept that and get behind me. I am a Kiwi and I'm coming back to have a crack.'
As mentioned, there are doubts. Williams considers them natural. But there's also a cool, calm confidence that tends to be the preserve of the truly gifted.
'This year, after stringing 20 games together, I felt pretty comfortable with my progression,' he says. 'I feel that if put myself in the right situation back in New Zealand I can grow as a player and hopefully the confidence will come.'
Williams decided to sign a two-year deal with Canterbury that will see him play for them in the National Provincial Championship and for the Crusaders in next year's Super Rugby tournament.
He turned down a far more lucrative deal with Hawkes Bay, which has been reported as being twice what North Harbour were prepared to pay.
He'll probably play at No 12 for Canterbury and the Crusaders, which will see him looming outside none other than Dan Carter. Smart guy.
'You don't have to be a rocket scientist to know if you're going to play alongside Dan Carter you're going to improve your game,' he says. But he remains deeply humble about the path in front of him.
'I know it's going to bring the best out of me,' he says. 'I'm not expecting fireworks from the start … but I have higher expectations of myself than probably anyone else does. I put a lot of pressure on myself to perform. That comes down to training, to putting your arse down and working hard.'
It's that sort of attitude, rather than the hype that is a constant companion of this young man, that seems set to see him meet his goals. And his mum's.
– This article first appeared in the August issue of SA Rugby magazine.


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'''John Elias Baldacci''' (b. January 30, 1955) is a former [[Governor]] of the [[U.S. state]] of [[Maine]]. A [[Democrat]], he was born in Bangor, [[Maine]], one of eight siblings in a family of Italian-Lebanese origin. Baldacci was a 2012 [[Democratic]] candidate seeking election to the [[U.S. Senate elections, 2012|U.S. Senate]] from [[Maine]].
'''John Elias Baldacci''' (b. January 30, 1955) is a former [[Governor]] of the [[U.S. state]] of [[Maine]]. A [[Democrat]], he was born in Bangor, [[Maine]], one of eight siblings in a family of Italian-Lebanese origin. Baldacci was a 2012 [[Democratic]] candidate seeking election to the [[U.S. Senate elections, 2012|U.S. Senate]] from [[Maine]].
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John Elias Baldacci (b. January 30, 1955) is a former Governor of the U.S. state of Maine. A Democrat, he was born in Bangor, Maine, one of eight siblings in a family of Italian-Lebanese origin. Baldacci was a 2012 Democratic candidate seeking election to the U.S. Senate from Maine.
Baldacci expressed an intention to run for the Senate seat in Maine, but announced just prior to the filing deadline of March 15, 2012 that he would not be running for Senate. [1] He said that his main reason for not running is because his family did not want to leave Maine to move to Washington.[2]
Born in Bangor, Maine, Baldacci grew up with seven siblings, in a Lebanese-Italian family. As a youngster, he worked in the family business, Momma Baldacci's restaurant in Bangor. A graduate of Bangor High School, he received a B. S. degree in history from the University of Maine at Orono. Following his father's example, a Bangor City Councilor, he entered public service as the youngest member of that Council at the age of 23 in 1978.
Baldacci was first elected to public office in 1978 at the age of 23, when he served on the Bangor City Council. He continued in politics, winning election to the Maine Senate in 1982. Baldacci served as a State Senator for 12 years. In 1994, following the retirement of his cousin, United States Senator George J. Mitchell, Baldacci won election to the U.S. House of Representatives from Maine's Second District, replacing Senator (then Representative) Olympia Snowe, who had moved on to Mitchell's open Senate seat. He was re-elected to Congress in the elections of 1996, 1998, and 2000, serving on the House Agriculture Committee and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
- See also: Maine gubernatorial election, 2014
The former two term Governor is considering a run for third term 2014.[3] His decision hinges on whether U.S. House Reps. Mike Michaud and/or Chellie Pingree make a bid for the Democratic nomination.[4]
A Democrat, Baldacci was first elected in 2002, defeating Republican candidate Peter Cianchette, who garnered 41% of the vote, and Green Party nominee Jonathan Carter, who won 9%. Baldacci was sworn in as Maine's Governor on January 8, 2003. In 2006, Baldacci won re-election from a field of 4 major candidates. As Governor, he is a member of the National Governors Association and the Democratic Governors Association.
Baldacci ran for re-election in 2006, facing opposition from Republican Chandler Woodcock, Independents Barbara Merrill and Phillip Napier, and Green Independent Party candidate Pat LaMarche.
Democratic-leaning voters had a wide array of choices. Merrill (who was elected to her state house seat as a Democrat), Woodcock, and LaMarche received money from Maine's Clean Elections law. Merrill and LaMarche were generally seen as taking votes from Baldacci, while Woodcock's socially conservative position prompted many longtime Republicans to throw their votes to Baldacci, Merrill, or LaMarche.
Baldacci won the election with 38% of the vote. Woodcock placed second with 30%. Merrill received a surprising 21%, narrowly defeating Baldacci among unenrolled voters. LaMarche finished with 10%, enough to maintain ballot access for the Green Party.
Baldacci was running in the 2012 election for the U.S. Senate, representing Maine. Baldacci was seeking the nomination on the Democratic ticket.[5]
Baldacci expressed an intention to run for the Senate seat in Maine, but announced just prior to the filing deadline of March 15, 2012 that he would not be running for Senate. [6] He said that his main reason for not running is because his family did not want to leave Maine to move to Washington.[7]
First term
After being elected, Baldacci attempted to fill a $1.2 billion deficit. This was done through budget cuts and fee increases. Baldacci refused to raise broad based taxes, honoring a campaign pledge.
Baldacci also established a controversial state funded health care program known as Dirigo Health. The program offers subsidized health care to individuals and Maine businesses with fewer than 50 employees. Individuals in the system enjoy unlimited preventive care. The program is funded by taxes levied on health insurance companies. This tax is controversial, with critics claiming that it raises health care costs and drives insurers out of the state. Proponents claim that the preventive care eventually lowers health care costs. Thus far, Dirigo not been widely successful and has endured political and public setbacks. The Baldacci administration maintains the program can be fixed if more taxpayer money is invested into it. Regardless of the future of Dirigo, its reputation will remain contentious.
In 2005, Baldacci introduced legislation to expand Maine's civil rights law to prohibit discrimination based on sexual orientation. This legislation in Maine had been defeated via referendum by voters two times before. The law passed, but opponents of the law initiated a referendum to overturn the law. Voters upheld the new law.
Baldacci is a supporter of regionalization, a sometimes contentious policy of merging local-government services to save money on administrative costs. While Baldacci has had some success with regionalizing local government, it has often come under fire from rural lawmakers who view the process as weakening their communities.[8]
Second term
Governor Baldacci was inaugurated on January 3, 2007 in Augusta, Maine. During his inaugural speech, Baldacci reaffirmed his controversial goal to combine Maine's 152 school districts into only 26.
Shortly after beginning his second term, he proposed consolidating Maine's 152 school districts into 26. Many Maine teachers and administrators oppose the move. Baldacci claims that the proposal will reduce bureaucratic redundancy and make more money available for classrooms. Critics contend it reduces local control. Debate over the proposal continues, with the Legislature inititally appearing to favor a compromise proposal that would reduce the number of districts, but not as radically as proposed by Baldacci, and with exceptions for island schools.
Baldacci has also proposed a controversial cigarette tax of an additional $1.50 per pack, which would bring Maine's tax to the highest cigarette tax in the nation at $3.50 in tax per pack.
His current term will end in January of 2011.
Baldacci is a Roman Catholic. He lives with his wife Karen and son Jack in the Blaine House in Augusta, Maine. Baldacci is first cousin to former United States Senate majority leader George J. Mitchell and to famed author David Baldacci. Karen heads up Maine Reads, a nonprofit umbrella organization for Read With ME, privately funded by Verizon.
He holds a technician class amateur radio license with call sign KB1NXP.
Contact information
Office of the Governor
1 State House Station
Augusta, ME 04333-0001
Phone: 207-287-3531 / 207-287-6548 (TTY)
Fax: 207-287-1034
External links
- Governor John Baldacci Official state site
- Governors Association - Maine Governor John E. Baldacci biography
- the Money - John E Baldacci 2006 campaign contributions
- the Issues - John Baldacci issue positions and quotes
- Vote Smart - Governor John Elias Baldacci (ME) profile
- John Baldacci Official campaign site
- ↑ Maine Secretary of State "Primary Candidate Filing List" Accessed March 15, 2012
- ↑ Governing "Former Maine Governor Baldacci Not Running for U.S. Senate" Accessed March 16, 2012
- ↑ The Portland Press-Herald, "Former governor Baldacci may seek a third term," January 16, 2013
- ↑ The Portland Press-Herald, "Dan Demeritt: Baldacci best hope for Democrats in 2014 – and for LePage, too," November 30, 2012
- ↑ Portland Press Herald "More candidates jump into Maine's congressional races" Accessed March 3, 2012
- ↑ Maine Secretary of State "Primary Candidate Filing List" Accessed March 15, 2012
- ↑ Governing "Former Maine Governor Baldacci Not Running for U.S. Senate" Accessed March 16, 2012
- ↑ http://www.mdf.org/mdf/speeches/interimreport.pdf
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DOE issued a Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) on January 19, offering up to $3 million in funding to administer its Superior Energy Performance (SEP) program, which will help U.S. manufacturers continually increase the energy efficiency of their domestic facilities. The funding will support at least one organization to launch, operate, and promote the SEP program. When launched later this year, the voluntary program will provide a transparent, step-by-step certification process to help industrial and commercial facilities implement and validate improvements in their energy performance and reduce their energy costs.
The SEP program will be a key component of DOE's efforts to improve energy efficiency throughout the nation's manufacturing sector. The program administrator will be responsible for launching and overseeing the program during its initial stages and for developing and executing a sustainable business model, enabling SEP to become a fee-based, self-sufficient program within three years of the award. Eligible applicants for this funding opportunity include U.S. domestic entities or consortia composed of academic institutions, non-profits [except 501(c)(4) non-profits], and for-profit private entities. Letters of intent in connection with this opportunity are due February 21, and awards are expected by June. See the DOE Progress Alert, the FOA on DOE's Funding Opportunity Exchange website, and the SEP Web page.


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"I Dreamed…" Maidenform Advertisement, 1956
Ida Rosenthal, cofounder of the Maiden Form Company, had a dream, and her advertising agency helped to make it real. Working with Mary Filius, the copywriter at the design agency Norman, Craig & Kummel, Inc., Rosenthal accepted their premise that products would sell if you put them into people's everyday lives. In this surreal ad, Ms. Maidenform shops for designer hats, but other "I dreamed…" ads were more provocative and suggestive for the period, featuring partially clad females working in offices with fully clad men. The "I dreamed…" ad ran for twenty years and is considered one of the most successful marketing efforts of the twentieth century.


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