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Like all of you reading the internet I have arrived at a few opinions, add that to personal experience and I don't think there are a lot of mysteries.
When I rode japanese machines they came ready to go, I never ever did a valve adjustment on anything and nothing fell off but me. They were all Hondas. I towed every other rice burner of my friends home at least once. They were kawis, yammies, and suzukis. But overall, not many breakdowns. That of course was in the 70's.
As I talk to my riding friends of all types of makes today we are much more commonly riding more exotic breeds. Harleys....well they are a handful, but they always have been. But more to the point all my friends have had setup problems these days. Its real hard unless you are there when they open the crate to know who screws up what. Maybe the exotic breeds were always this way.
I do know high tech is easy to screw up.
I do know lots and lots of people today utilize the drugs of their choice at their work.
I do know that if you follow the manufactures suggestions to the T you have less trouble.
I do know that due to the above the cost of the maintenance becomes a major factor on what product to buy and the test magazines should really go into those costs more....but of course they don't want to due to advertising.
So I learned my lesson. Go over your bike and check your bolts. I have found not one washer missing, nothing misaligned, but as you will note a while back...definitely loose bolts after a jolting ride...my bad....and corrected thanks to SockMonkey.
I do note that changing all the fluids in my NTX is a several hour affair because I didn't have funnels that manuverable and small. What do you guys use?
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Follow @schmelzer77 on Twitter For the second year in a row Kate Upton has been chosen to be the cover model for the annual Sport Illustrated swimsuit edition. She is the first to be on the cover in back to back years since Elle Macpherson went back to back to back ending in 1988. Upton being on the cover was not supposed to be revealed to the public until next week, but like almost everything anymore, it was leaked on Twitter. She reportedly shot this years cover in the middle of December in Antarctica, at temperatures as cold as 35 degrees below zero! That is enough from me I just wanted to share the new cover with the smokin' Kate Upton with everyone. Oh yea, there is also this picture that was part of the Antarctica shoot… Enjoy!
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Funeral services for Oddie B. Williams, 97, of Sweetwater, will be held at 2 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 15, 2012, at Highland Heights United Methodist Church. Rev. Joseph Garnett and Rev. Claude McKiddy will officiate. Interment will follow at Sweetwater Cemetery under the direction of McCoy Funeral Home.
The family will receive friends on Wednesday, Nov. 14, from 6-8 p.m. at McCoy Funeral Home, located at 401 E. Third Street in Sweetwater.
Williams died Friday, Nov. 9, 2012, at his home.
Georgia Louise Sutton, age 71, of Abilene, Texas (former resident of Sweetwater, Texas), passed away on Thursday, Nov. 8, 2012 at her residence.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 12, 2012 at Cate-Spencer & Trent Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Marcy Grun officiating. Burial will follow at Garden of Memories. Arrangements are under the direction of Cate-Spencer & Trent Funeral Home.
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Said Weltman, "I had thought the interview was going really well, but as I explained my role in assembling our dynamic backcourt, I sensed they were starting to lose interest. I guess I'll handle that a little differently next time."Hide replies
Yeah, great to see the Bucks will retain a suit who helped assemble this clusterf#@k of a roster.
well Mr. Babby, I don't think you can say it didn't work...
Nobody ever appreciates a "stealth tank", do they? Maybe we don't realize it worked because we didn't know the real goal (getting Jennings and Ellis signed for next year on the cheap)......................
Wait, wait, wait...
It came down to the Spurs, Celtics, and the Bucks assistant general managers and the Suns DIDN'T take ours!?
Well I never~
Excellent choice for a franchise going through the old NBA doldrums.
Best of luck Phoenix we'll see you in the 2020 finals. Suns V Bucks game 7.
Frankly, I don't know how to respond.
{Rural} Summoned it up nicely in his first sentence.
I'm considering this thread...Dead in the water>
****Hide replies
The subject matter is dead,
we however, must move on with contingency thoughts>
What a pleasure reading Wolfley's column with my guy Hubie Brown, and his
thoughts on coach/ player / team, and the intricacies of melting the
three together. Here is one paragraph chosen as it highlights some banter
shared in this box over the weeks/months when it comes to finding that
'special someone' to lead your team...>
"The players who are there have got to match the style of play that the guy is going to coach," Brown said. "Too many times coaches are picked to come to a team and it's the wrong style of play for the current players that are there under contract, especially the main three guys. Can they get the type of shots they are accustomed to in the areas that they shoot a high percentage?"
A few here at the forum share my thought in having the Coach hired, first, then
begin to make the necessary roster adjustments save the one you cannot control
in Monta Ellis. Yet, one might argue that bringing in the right coach may then
retain an Ellis, if indeed one wishes too. (I'm not suggesting making that hire
-just- to keep Ellis; rather, to show him that 'winning' is now paramount...if indeed it seemed it was not earlier).
While others here put little effect on the coach per se, rather, suggesting it is
the players alone who generate results.
In the end...the onus of play is indeed the dynamic which will dictate whether one is waving a "W" or an "L" around. Yet, it seems to me there must be a delicate
balance, an agreement, an accord between player and coach to produce the favorable
end game we all seek. Having that Coach here sooner then later will then assist
Hammond's in his quest to improve the production by making sure the guys ushered in
compliment the Coach already in his office planning for the Bucks tomorrows.
A wonderful must read if you haven't already:
NBA analyst Hubie Brown:
Pick coach whose style of play matches your team's personnel...>
If I were Herb Kohl I'd actually take a look at the big picture, first step, fire Hammond. Replace him with the Zen Master,and give himn the power to assemble a roster worth watching every single night.But Herb Kohl won't do that, he's way past his prime. He needs to sell this team, and hopefully the new owner comes in and wants to win. But a solution would to hire The Zen Master, and he would have the bucks in contention every single year. If not a World Championship this city has been craving for, for many years!Hide replies
Few things {Woodson} would bring a 'woody' to me quicker then
learning Phil Jackson was even considering this home for the
next three to five. Yet, here is a man who just turned down the
offer from Brooklyn, thus, making any thought of his presence here
little more then an illusion.
As many here have said, "this team is just busting with underperforming talent" and there is where Jackson always goes.
...Nuggets head coach George Karl has earned 2013 NBA Coach of the Year
honors after leading Denver to 57 wins...
Many still have not forgiven the man for being a part of the Ray Allen
circus, and while I admit to not being pleased with the maneuver moving
on from such choices is paramount as todays blunders by this or-gan-I-za-tion
keeps me on my toes.
Today, this morning, lets raise out coffee cups high in saluting
Mr. George Karl for his continued efforts in putting out a product now
enjoyed in Denver. Well done sir. Well done indeed>
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Once you become Coach or Executive of the Year, everything you do is golden, right? If only our coach had been smart enough to trade for Iggy and McGoo,or draft Faried, then Hammonds would have it made.
Here's a little 'Nugget' for you Krakkens, from Kalen @ The Roundball Mining Company:
"The Nuggets loyalty to George Karl is something I will never understand. When most coaches get three strikes, Karl gets nine lives. Had he not had a prior record coming into Denver, had he not had a name to run on and had you simply judged his performance based on his on-court decisions and record, there's no way on God's green Earth that the coach who has resided over this franchise for the last 10 years makes it this far. More than anything, Karl is an addiction the Nuggets cannot quit. He's a security blanket for a franchise too afraid to take the next step in their development as a real-deal franchise and force to be reckoned with. Again, Karl is a good coach. There's no doubt about that. But he has limitations and succeeding in the postseason is one of them. If the Nuggets want to take that next step, it starts with finding someone who has a proven track record of winning when it matters most. Karl is simply not that man."
So, you're saying that if Denver is ready to take that next step, we might have a crack at him?
I'd rather say this:
Phil turned down Nets, but source tells ESPN he's still open to possibility of coaching if he "has say in the roster."
Phil's been pretty clear. He wants influence over a franchise a la Riley in Miami. Prefers front office, but would coach if he's got power. Twitter @ramonashelburne
Read more at http://hoopshype.com/rumors.htm#vPLM4YFyro8FKhT5.99
For the good of the franchise, tRader John, it's time to fall down on your sword and make room for the Zen-Master.
Sooo....'Kalen" is suggesting the roster is Ready for Prime Time but
failed due to a history of poor post performance by Denver>
Lets ponder this?
The other issue seems to be the opponents Denver must face
each and every season. Spurs/Lakers/now OKC/ surging teams
such as the Warrior/and even the Clippers as their day seemingly
is close.
Sure Denver struggles. The mine field of teams posed to put
a hurt on the mile high boys is a long and tenacious list. I would
argue that Karl needs one more legit body to compete against
teams that run 3-6 guys at you on any given night.
Tell Kalen to bite me next time ya see the man wing>
Sorry...first paragraph should close with..
..."poor post performance by....Karl....(not Denver).
are you saying that Karl needed Galinari to be able to beat the Dubs?, Steiner
I wish I was more astute on the needs, and desires of Denver.
What is evidently clear each season is the enormous task
of just competing in the West let alone advancing in the post season.
My sense is one could compile a list, with Nelson in it, that has
had little post season joy as the Spurs, and Lakers (with a surging
OKC team) seemingly dominating post play.
This is a kin, it seems, to those Buck days with Nellie...
If it wasn't for DR. J> and his squad, along with Bird, and his
nest...the Don Nelson teams would have enjoyed much greater
success in the East Post Season. Does this make Nelson a bad coach in post play, or bad timing for Buck Land as the Dr. J / Bird obstacle
kept glory at bay>?
Too many factors to merely write off Karl or any coach for not making
post play a better experience with the litany of obstacles that await>
Anybody remember when George Karl and Ernie Grunfeld ran the Bucks and they didn't suck?
yeah..........but then they started to suck with george and ernie also.
Strong, healthy defensive-minded center, and all defense coach, plus Jazzman = Executive Of The Year
Popular coach plus new talent infusion (Iggy and Mcgee) = Coach of the Year >>>Go Figure?
I'd like to see the look on Jennings and Elli' face if Phil were hired.That would put instant cred to a team that needs a king size shot.Hide replies
I would love to see the Bucks hire Phil, and I think he could turn this trainwreck around, but unfortunately he isn't coming to Milwaukee.
He wants say over player decisions and Kohl & Hammond aren't ready to admit that they suck at player decisions and are willing to swallow their pride and let someone else make them.
This franchise has to be sold and move in order for it to be successful.
Nothing is more unrealistic then the Bucks hiring Phil Jackson. For Milwaukee or Phil Jackson.
Give Phil a cut of the team and let him get the investment group together? Bow out gracefully, Toxic Herb and take that ragg-tag group of advisors with you.
To paraphrase, the first time Phil hung em up he said something to effect of "...NBA seasons are long, there are a lot of Tuesday nights in Milwaukee in January (and related tedium)" I don't think he'll go for it.
Spurz have the experience but the Dubs are the bettahh team, p0ps is going to blow a gasket s00n..........And I am BasketballDamus!!Hide replies
I can say these things because I picked Klay Thompson in the Mock dRaft two years ago.
I have a GREAT IDEA: Hire IBM's Big Blue for a coach? after all, IT beat Kasparov in a chess match!! Feed the sabermetrics into it before each game.......have it determine the matchuPs...........the players can have no qualms about it. game............set..............match!!!!Hide replies
But Big Blue can't compute Swag like Bobby Fischer could.
Input: Swag
Error: Does not compute
-Delete from roster-
>Much needed rain inbound.
Look for an assist by thunder to help lighting with a slam dunk.
I just love this time of year after months in the cave.
I read {Wing Mans} entry from around 10;00 and a light went on.
Phil can buy pass the coaching/GM experience and head right to
Ownership by having a sit down with Kohl and cease the rights
to this franchise. (Huge caveat being he cannot move the team of course)
Phil, growing weary of merely working the sidelines, as made overtures of
wanting to be like a Jerry West in which he oversees all things team.
Hell, here he can have the entire portfolio of jobs if he so choose, and
therein lies the hidden beauty....
He can, for all intents and purposes, make this his team. Bringing in
his suits, his players, orchestrate what game time looks like and all
the nuances I have read that Phil desires.
Look, its a pipe dream, and wishful thinking at best. Yet, with an offering
by Kohl, and phone call to assess 'do-ability' to Jackson what in world
does the Senator have to lose?
Com'mon Man...make that call, and free yourself of something that at times
must just wear you out. I know there's a few out here who are equally as
tired of this dance.
*****Hide replies
We're all tired.
Cue Madeline Kahn
I heard she's
tired of playing the game
ain't it a crying shame
I believe it was her in the "Blazing Saddles' movie in which she
'entertains' the new sheriff. (He be Black). She opens up the
tin lid off a large dinner plate and reveals a kilbassa the size of
a Muskie and shares her pleasure in all things large>>>
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British colonisers clandestinely implanted the sanctity of the ten commandments into the value system of India's elite classes. These, as I wrote last week, taught us not to challenge, revolt or take responsibility, be a happy subordinate, a perfect clerk, respect designated superiors, compromise, propagate and speak English to land plum jobs, learn by rote, use manpower not automation, perpetuate social turmoil to turn mass attention away from the ruler's megalomaniac actions.
In today's political situation, the bad bacteria from these commandments appear to be flourishing and infiltrating the three very clear political classes that are emerging: (1) "elite dynasty followers class," an off-shoot of British colonialism, (2) "non secular class as per opposition's perception," (3) "new politically active dharna (protest) class." With bad bacteria smothering India, everyone's lungs have been infected.
Elite dynasty follower class: The feudal attitude of these politicians is evident from various arrogant references. One equated economy airplane seats to "cattle class"; another mocked the opposition candidate's humble tea selling livelihood beginnings, saying rising above that would be impossible but selling tea outside the venues of important dynasty follower meetings will be allowed. When the dynasty candidate jumps atop a police van defying road traffic rules to allow the outstretched hands of "subjects" to touch his fingers, it's not considered a mistake, just "de-dynastification". But for our country's huge population that travels over a heap of bricks in a truck or climbs atop utility vehicles to wash them, this charade is every day lived experience. Trapped with low incomes, they consider rich privileged people as a higher caste, an elevated status the poor cannot occupy. Interestingly, the not rich and young Zap generation perceives such showmanship as election drama hype where nothing substantial will occur for them in any case.
Non-secular class as per opposition's perception: A predetermined single candidate often becomes a driving force, as in the presidential election system followed by the US, France and others. Although the "non secular class as per opposition's perception" has declared a leader, their super-leaders warn against over-confidence as in 2004. Actually all parties have understood it's not easy to get the common man to select a 2014 election candidate. But when a single leader is focused, winning possibilities increase, as people can identify the person, as evident in the 2011 West Bengal Assembly elections. The current Chief Minister's hard-hitting spotlight was in sharp contrast to the then Leftist party's focus on the party, not an individual. So the party was shocked after 34 uninterrupted years of ruling.
TV intervention: When elite national ruling politicians display anger on television, their attitude seems to reflect, "Voters should vote, not interfere with the dynastic kingdom. We know what they deserve." Sometimes their party colleagues play to the gallery by showing intolerance for such arrogance, although the not rich and Zappers recognise it as a balancing act to keep the electorate quiet. Actually leaders and followers of both dynastic and non-secular parties get into TV debates. …continued »


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Oregon at USC Pick and Preview
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#23 Oregon at #9 USC
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Revenge will be on the mind of ninth-ranked USC on Saturday as they host #23 Oregon. The Trojans rarely lose any games but they were beaten last year by the Ducks 27-21 and they are coming off a loss to the other Oregon team, the Beavers that knocked them from #1 in the polls. With the volatility in college football it still could be possible that the Trojans could move up the rankings and regain that spot before the year is out, but not if they lose on Saturday. SBG Global reports that early College Football betting has the public taking USC at Home.
USC could be without two-time All-Pac-10 linebacker Rey Maualuga, who sprained his knee in the Oregon State loss and is questionable for Saturday.
The Trojans will need him considering Oregon is fourth in the country in rushing, averaging 308.6 yards in their first five games. "In areas we need to shore up, they are extremely capable and strong," USC head coach Pete Carroll said. "You can't ignore the running game with over 300 yards rushing."
Here is a look at the College Football betting stats for Saturday's game. The Ducks are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games in October. The Ducks are 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games on grass. The Ducks are 1-4 ATS in the last 5 meetings between the two teams.
The Trojans are 6-1 ATS in their last 7 games on grass. The Trojans are 5-1 ATS vs. a team with a winning record. The Trojans are 8-2 ATS in their last 10 games following a loss. The Trojans are 6-2 ATS in their last 8 games overall. The Trojans are 28-12 ATS in their last 40 home games. The Trojans are 1-6 ATS in their last 7 games in October. The favorite is 4-0 ATS in the last 4 meetings between the two teams.
The Over is 5-1-1 in the Ducks last 7 games overall. The Under is 4-1 in the Ducks last 5 games on grass. The Under is 5-2 in the Ducks last 7 conference games. The Over is 9-4-2 in the Ducks last 15 road games.
SBG Global Current Line: USC – 16 , Total 56
The Under is 4-0 in the Trojans last 4 games in October. The Under is 7-1 in the Trojans last 8 home games. The Under is 16-5 in the Trojans last 21 games on grass. The Under is 21-7 in the Trojans last 28 conference games. The Under is 20-8 in the Trojans last 28 games overall. The Under is 5-1 in the last 6 meetings between the two teams.
Pick: USC 2 out of 5 units
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Sean Canavan's dishes are exercises in well-controlled forcefulness, and James Ormsby's deserts offer a delightful finish
DINE In Bizarro world, dinner would begin with dessert — I know someone who truly hopes this particular sun will indeed rise in the west one day. And if your pastry chef happened to be James Ormsby, you not only would probably not get around to your savory courses, you might very well not be able to get up from the table. Ormsby, interestingly, is the pastry chef at the newly opened Bluestem, and he does not disappoint, though his confections are right where convention says they should be, at the end of the meal.
Bluestem occupies a spot at the Market Street head of the block-long Yerba Buena pedestrian mall, which has become a mini-restaurant row, with Amber and Tropisueño just steps away. But the new place does bring a distinctive identity, as a kind of New American brasserie, with steakhouse-y overtones, to the ménage. Also, the floor is striking: a mosaic of wood tiles cut from a single tropical tree. Each looks like a giant version of a cell being examined on a slide under a microscope.
Ormsby, who ran the kitchens at PlumpJack Cafe and Jack Falstaff, is probably better-known than the man in charge of Bluestem's savory operation. That would be Sean Canavan, whose pedigree is not unimpressive; he's cooked at La Folie and Jeanty at Jack's, among other places. His Gallic background is perhaps most apparent in the restaurant's charcuterie service, which has a build-your-own angle. The base price ($8.75) brings you sweet mustard pickles, several spears of grilled bread, smears of fruit chutney and stone-ground mustard, and a choice of meat — from rustic country paté with pistachios to duck rillettes and pig's head terrine — and you can add others for $2.50 each. Although refrigeration is a basic aspect of food safety in our time, it turns out that charcuterie, like wine, can be served overchilled, and if it is served that way, a certain creaminess is lost. If you're going to eat all that fat, you should at least have the sinful sensation of it on your tongue.
In the more temperate latitudes we turned up a corn and fava-bean succotash ($5), a marvelous, deeply American dish deeply influenced here, in color and flavor, by strips of roasted red pepper. At first I wondered why the menu made no mention of the dominant ingredient, but I came to suppose that corn and beans mean succotash, while red pepper doesn't — plus, fava beans are rather glamorous, if any bean can be said to be glamorous. Still, red-pepper succotash would have given a clearer sense of this elegantly composed dish.
A great virtue of brasserie-style cooking is that it isn't overwrought, and Canavan's main dishes are exercises in well-controlled forcefulness. He allows ingredients to speak in their own way. This can be a tricky path when dealing with seafood, which so often needs a deft touch or two. Halibut is one of the rare fish (tuna is another) that can largely stand on its own, like beef, and Bluestem's version ($24) consisted of a brick-like filet, topped with brown butter and set on a broad, flat pediment of cheddar grits (substituted for the succotash). The fish was firm, moist, and flaky — perfect — and the accompanying elements boosted it rather than trying to compete.
Calf's liver ($21) I just don't like and never will, but there are those who take to it almost as if it were a dessert. Here the flaps of sautéed meat were embedded in mashed potatoes, topped with ribbons of caramelized onion, and — nice touch — given a bit of smoky-sweet harmony by grilled-peach quarters.
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One recent afternoon, two art movers visited the Mütter Museum, at the College of Physicians of Philadelphia, to prepare two thin slices of Albert Einstein's corpus callosum and temporal lobe for travel. The slides, along with six acrylic-coated brains from St. Vincent's Hospital, were due in London for an exhibit, called "Brains," at the Wellcome Collection. As the movers wrapped the St. Vincent's remains in plastic and foam, Anna Dhody, a physical anthropologist and the museum's curator, acknowledged that while the Mütter tends to all afterlives, some specimens have it better than others. Whereas the St. Vincent's brains would fly cargo, Einstein's would go in the plane's cabin. "Certain V.I.P. postmortem celebrities get to fly in their own seat," she said.


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- Moderna Therapeutics has announced that Lorence Kim, will join the company as chief financial officer effective April 21. Kim was previously managing director and co-head of the U.S. biotechnology investment banking effort at Goldman Sachs, where he was a member of the Healthcare Investment Banking Group for nearly 14 years and was named a managing director in 2008.
- Eleven Biotherapeutics (Nasdaq: EBIO), a Cambridge-based biotech focused on diseases of the eye, has elected Paul Chaney, president and CEO of PanOptica, to it's board of directors. Before co-founding PanOptica in 2009, Chaney was executive vice president of OSI Pharmaceuticals, and president of OSI Eyetech, OSI Pharmaceuticals' wholly-owned eyecare subsidiary.
- Bind Therapeutics announced the promotions of several key executives, including Andrew Hirsch to COO and Jeff Hrkach to CTO. The Cambridge biotech (Nasdaq: BIND) says it "has structured its management team for future growth by promoting and expanding the areas of responsibility for members of its management team." Hirsch will continue to servie in his previous role as CFO of the company, but will now also oversee program and alliance management and Bind's Russian operations. Hrkach, who was formerly senior vice president of technology research and development, will now be respinsible for the research, development and manufacturing of Bind's Accurin pipeline and research and technology development related to its Medicinal Nanoengineering platform. James Wright, formerly chief scientific officer, will continue in the role of Distinguished Research Fellow, reporting to Hrkach.
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An Obama administration plan to give small-business owners tax credits to hire new employees likely won't entice them to do so unless the economy picks up.
Business owners across the country said they appreciate the recent attention to their plight, but say that for the credit to make a difference they need to see more specifics -- and more customers.
"Giving me a tax credit if I hire somebody? That's not a really big incentive for me," said Mark Sincavage of Sincavage Corp., a Blakeslee, Pa., commercial excavation company that employs four. "We need customers in the door."
Mr. Sincavage, who has laid off two workers during the downturn, said a credit of $3,000 -- the number he expects -- won't help if he can't come up with the rest of a new employee's salary.
On Tuesday, President Barack Obama said the administration is pushing Congress to pass legislation creating a tax credit for companies who hire new workers. The idea could be included in a package of jobs-related bills Congress hopes to pass soon.
Andy Price, managing partner of Schweichler Price & Partners, a Larkspur, Calif., technology-executive search firm, is enthusiastic. "I think the government is absolutely on the money for the first time in 11 months of being in control," he said.
His company has held on to its 30 employees, and any incentive to add employees is a plus, he said. "They are talking about the right thing," he said. "Now they are giving business people a glimmer of hope that they're waking up."
But a majority of businesses surveyed Wednesday were less enthusiastic. Nicholas T. Pinchuk, chairman and CEO of Snap-On Inc., a maker of hand and power tools, said that for his company's small-business customers, tax incentives "will not be sufficient to tip the scales in their hiring decisions."
Mr. Pinchuk said customers of Snap-On, of Kenosha, Wis., indicate they are holding off expanding until the economic and legislative picture in Washington "becomes more certain." Mr. Obama's proposal "will not address the uncertainty issue," he added.
Mr. Obama didn't put a price tag on his plan to spur job creation amid a U.S. unemployment rate of 10%. The tax credit is one part of the plan, along with infrastructure spending and other big-ticket items. Mr. Obama also envisions extending a stimulus program that allows small businesses to write off up to $250,000 in investments from their taxes, and another allowing all businesses to deduct the value of investments more quickly. Small businesses are responsible for at least 60% of new jobs created, the Small Business Administration says.
It isn't certain that Congress will include the tax credit in its legislation. The credit has supporters in the Senate, but the House seems much less likely to take it up. In a meeting between the president and congressional leaders Wednesday, House Minority Leader John Boehner (R., Ohio) told Mr. Obama he was concerned how the credit would be administered and how eligibility would be determined. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D., Calif.) indicated her agreement, according to aides briefed on the meeting.
Mr. Obama campaigned on the idea but Democrats abandoned it earlier this year, figuring it was too hard to rein in loopholes that could allow abuse, such as employers firing their workers then rehiring them to claim the credit.
The Carter administration offered a credit designed to beat such tricks by mandating that companies had to show employment levels of at least 102% of the previous year's and total payrolls up by at least 5%, said Gary Burtless, a labor economist at the Brookings Institution. But those hurdles proved so cumbersome that only about 30% of qualifying firms filed for the subsidy, Mr. Burtless said.
White House aides say they are looking at a proposal from the liberal Economic Policy Institute that would refund 15% of a business's payroll increase in the first year and 10% in the second year. Eligibility would be restricted to the portion of wages subject to the Social Security tax, currently $106,800, so high-wage hires or executive pay raises wouldn't be encouraged.
For companies, the debate is moot if business conditions don't improve. Doug Newman, president of Newman Concrete Services Inc. in Richmond, Maine, laid off 100 workers over the past year, leaving him with 25 today.
He says he is more worried about other proposals by the Obama administration, such as a health-care bill and a climate bill. "I think those are the real job-killers," Mr. Newman said. "I don't think most small businesses like myself are looking to government to give us something to create jobs. I think they're looking for the economy to rebound."
Oscar Wiygul, who co-owns Wiygul Automotive Clinics in Virginia, which is planning to hire five to eight people next year to join a staff of 48, said his concern is in the specifics. "It is my belief that these politicians do not have the capability to write and execute a clean and direct bill and then implement it."
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Does anyone have a children's book they can recommend, about homebirth? I just stumbled across Born Right Here At Home by Cassandra Austin on amazon, but I can't find any pictures, or anything at all really, other than the cover. Has anyone read it? What did you think of the illustrations?
I want my kids to know that it's beautiful and not crazy but they are little - I don't want to expose them to too much that will make them ask too many questions, if that makes sense.
Any other book suggestions out there?
Jay-my precious boy 2/20/08 & Caroline-my beautiful HBAC baby 8/22/09 :
My sister gave me a little picture book call "We're Having a Homebirth!!" written and illustrated by Kelly Mochel. I'm not sure where she found it but my son is 2 1/2 and he likes it. We read it together this morning actually! And although he probably wont be present for the actual birth (prob with MIL or FIL), I want him to know what's going on. Hope this helps!
We have "Runa´s birth" - here is the text: http://www.runas-geburt.de/t/runa_us.pdf - I believe you can order it via amazon.com.
I quite like it, and my kids, too.
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Hi there,
We have 'Hello Baby' by Jenni Overend, it's a lovely book, beautiful illustrations of preparing for the birth, the actual birth, baby, placenta etc, about a homebirth with 3 older siblings present! I bought it for my second son when I was pregnant with my third, from Amazon UK, but you might be able to get hold of it from Amazon US?
Good luck,
Love, love, love "Hello Baby." Yes, you can order it from Amazon and it is a beautiful book. Even though my homebirth was last January, I still read the book to the big kids because it is so sweet.
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We have "Runa´s birth" - here is the text: http://www.runas-geburt.de/t/runa_us.pdf - I believe you can order it via amazon.com.
I quite like it, and my kids, too.
Runa's Birth is one of our favorites.
Rachel , wifey to best friend Karl ,
SAHM to Kaelan (11) Chandra (9) Liam (7) Lachlan (5) Killian (4),Riordan (1), Baby Boy EDD 11/14. All born at home!
Another vote for Hello Baby; my 3 year-old son loved it and really related to Jack, the little boy telling the story. The illustrations are so beautiful, I want to frame several of them.
we loved "Hello Baby" and I am so mad, cannot for the life of me find my copy of it. I actually ordered a second copy. (am 38 weeks right now, hope it gets here before baby!) I have 2 friends having second kids as planned home births right now, so I am sure I can pass the copy on when we inevitably find the lost one. Probably the day before the new one comes. Or maybe they'll both turn up AFTER the birth... ugh. We have one of the Sears books (What Baby Needs) which isn't about the birth at all, but does not focus on hospital stay for the mom, as many books do. DD seems to like it, and my 6yo DS read that book to himself when we first got it, finished the book, looked up and said, "that is a really nice book". He also really loves "Hello Baby".
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There is a new children's book about midwifery and homebirth called Mama Midwife. You can read it for free at www.mamamidwife.com, and it's also available on Amazon!
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My name is Hein Pragt (Heinrich Maria Pragt) and I was born on the 5th of March 1959 in the small village Bargercompascuum in the Northeast part of the Netherlands in Drenthe, where I have lived for 18 years with my parents who owned their own shop and car repair. I am a single father and I have been living in Veenendaal for several years. I have four sons, Robert, Rick, René and Raoul from my first marriage and a young daughter Romy from my second marriage. Together with the children, I have a cozy home for everyone and as long as I know how many people I have to cook for it is good for me. I work as a software engineer for the government and in my free time I write a lot of articles in the area of psychology, philosophy, love, culture, spirituality and technology for my own Internet sites and third parties. I also play keys (organ, piano, synth) and guitar and I like to read a lot. I can wander trough a bookstore for hours and I enjoy culture and cultural events. I also am involved with the world around me have clear and strong opinions. Honesty, reliability, respect and above all integrity are very important to me, I am also very socially committed. These things I try to share with my children. I am very proud of all my children, each in his or her own way.
I do not live to work even though I have a good job. I'm not into expensive things and fashion, but work to live, because the people I care about are the most important to me. To create a loving and cozy home for myself and the people I love is the most important to me and I enjoy doing the simple things with the people I love. I try to be a man of integrity and I read a lot about Buddhism and that comes very close to my beliefs. Doing good, being honest and have no envy and hate and try to spread positivity. I also love animals, as a child we had a lot of animals at home in the form of rabbits, chickens, turkeys, pigeons and cats and dogs. I also grew up in a farming village where I was often to be found on the farm. Nowadays I have rabbits, chickens and cats in and around my home and my children love animals too.
About my firstname: Hein
My firstname is Hein, I was named after my grandfather, and I like my name. My name is very difficult to pronounce in English, most of the time it sounds like Hayn, as the English do not use the sound of the Dutch ei.
The meaning of the name Hein is the master of the residence, high-born and its an old Germanic name. Names with heim (home, yard) are very common in the old Germanic culture.
Zodiac sign of Pisces
Mysterious and alluring individuals, most Pisces are extremely talented, but even though they are gifted in many ways, they still manage to spend most of their lives battling "confusing" conditions. Pisces is the sign symbolised by the image of two fish. Their symbol depicts one fish heading upward, the other pulling downward. This mirrors how Pisceans are frequently torn between two pathways in life, or actually do live two very different existences at the same time.
The number 2, is a very powerful number for them. This zodiac sign is acknowledged as being the Saint and the Sinner rolled into one; the trendsetter of fashion or art, the lost soul, the philosopher and the psychotic and the visionary. As a credit to them, considering their many vulnerable characteristics; Pisceans are incredibly adaptable and resilient. They are to be found leading the field in many diverse areas of life and many Pisces can be found represented amongst top business millionaires. On the other side of the coin, prisons, reform schools and all kinds of institutions statistically hold a high number of Pisceans too.
The Piscean's inner quest to explore their "ivory tower" syndrome can lead them into some most unusual and unlikely living conditions. Of all the signs of the zodiac, Pisces are the ones who end up in the most muddles over the years of their lives. They fantasize about situations, people and particularly romance - and because they spend so much time in their own form of 'fantasy land' this can catch them short in other more worldly areas. Because of this inner world of fantasy, Pisces people seldom perceive whatever is going on around them in its true light. They see life instead as they want to see it, coloring their view of the world in hues and tones far removed from its true reflection. No wonder this is the sign of both miracles and disillusionment. If you are a Pisces, be warned your emotions are a weak spot.
One thing that plays havoc with your life is romance. When things romantically are going well for you, you are on cloud nine. When romance turns sour you land in a heap. Pisces often need to take lots of holidays (or time off) to recover from life's many diverse pressures. You are the zodiac's most sensitive sign, so you need to take extra special care of yourself. Nobody can beat you up, as much as you can beat yourself up within your own mind. In your purest form you are psychic, visionary and a guiding light to all who know you. But, in your "out of tune" state, you become depressed, obsessive and confused.
My Ascendant is Cancer
With Cancer rising, you are sensitive and kind, but wary of those you first meet. You like to feel out a situation, before deciding what to do, and it takes awhile before you drop your guard down. You have a vulnerable look that makes others want to shield you. And you're very nurturing toward friends and family, when you feel safe. You have a loony sense of humor and are able to read people and know what's really going on. This gives you the ability to intuit when to speak or act and exactly what to say. This emotional intelligence makes you the kind of communicator that makes a deep impact. You know how to reach the hearts of others, when you're at your best. Your imaginative gifts can be applied in the arts, or you may enter one of the healing professions. If you've suffered and lost trust in people, you can be defensive to the extreme. By nature, you deal with strong moods that change constantly. You often lose your perspective, when you're enveloped by your own emotions. But that vivid response to life is what also makes you so endearing.
Mijn enneagram type
The Enneagram is an ancient model, the name in Greek means both "nine points" but also "movement". People think it goes back to the Middle East several thousand years ago. However, it is still a useful method to get some insight into your personality. The Enneagram describes nine different types of people, they are distinguished by patterns in their thinking, feeling and doing. The Enneagram tells you something about your strengths and weaknesses, and your motives. It would be a bit too simplistic to classify all people in nine types, there are also subtypes. Almost nobody is a "pure" type, most people are a mixture of two types of the Enneagram. The second type into the mix is called the wing. The wing is one of the two sides of your base type on the circumference of the Enneagram. People therefore consist of one main type and to a lesser extent, also a sub-type.
I am a Type 2W3, wich means that I'm mostly a two with some charactristics of the three, but also in the 2W1 score is pretty high so I have parts of this type as well. Here are the descriptions of these types of the Enneagram.
Enneagram type 2: The helper (Main type)
Bacause people of this type have so many facets, love is difficult to define. It means different things to different people in different kinds of relationships. The word can be used to cover a multitude of virtues as well as vices. Of all the personality types, Twos think of love in terms of having positive feelings for others, of taking care of others, and of self-sacrifice. These aspects of love are undoubtedly important parts of the picture. But what Twos do not always remember is that, at its highest, love is more closely aligned with realism than with feelings. Genuine love wants what is best for the other, even if it means risking the relationship. Love wants the beloved to become strong and independent, even if it means that the Two must withdraw from the other's life. Real love is never used to obtain from others what they would not freely give. People who are twos believe deeply in the power of love as the prime source of everything good in life, and in many ways, they are right. Although Twos have strong feelings for others, they have potential problems with their feelings. They tend to overexpress how positively they feel about others, while ignoring their negative feelings altogether. They see themselves as loving, caring people, yet all too often they love others only to have others love them in return. Their "love" is not free: expectations of repayment are attached. Twos are often hampered in their ability to truly love others because their self-image is highly invested in having only certain positive feelings for people, and not having other, "unpleasant" feelings. Healthy Twos, however, are the most considerate and genuinely loving of all the personality types. Because they have strong feelings and sincerely care about others, they go out of their way to help people, doing real good and serving real needs.
Enneagramtype 3, The Achiever (This I have to a lesser extent!)
Threes are self-assured, attractive, and charming. Ambitious, competent, and energetic, they can also be status-conscious and highly driven for advancement. They are diplomatic and poised, but can also be overly concerned with their image and what others think of them. They typically have problems with workaholism and competitiveness. At their Best: self-accepting, authentic, everything they seem to be—role models who inspire others.
Enneagramtype 1 - The Reformer (This I have to a lesser extent!)
Ones are conscientious and ethical, with a strong sense of right and wrong. They are teachers, crusaders, and advocates for change: always striving to improve things, but afraid of making a mistake. Well-organized, orderly, and fastidious, they try to maintain high standards, but can slip into being critical and perfectionistic. They typically have problems with resentment and impatience. At their Best: wise, discerning, realistic, and noble. Can be morally heroic.
My music
I play keys (organ, piano, synths) and also guitar and I used to be a singing. From the age of about 8 years old, I had several years of classical organ lessons and I really wanted to play the church organ. But because this was a small town the church organ was only reserved for one family, so I never got the play this organ. When I was 14 years old, I started a neighborhood band playing the piano and then I also learned th play the guitar. Since that time I have about 30 years of playing music in various bands and as a single performer. My first professional band was the band Shamrock from Emmen. When I joined this band I was still in highschool and after half a year I got the choice (because I slept too much in class) to continue school or to become a professional musician. So I chose the music and I have never had any regrets. I have been a professional musician until I was 24 years old and it was a nice experience with many ups and downs. When I was 24 years old I had another disappointing experience with a band and then I decided to give up the profession. I went back to study and since then I always played in hobby or semi - professional bands beside my regular job. Most of the bands I played in were very commercial and it was usually not the music I listen to private. If the customer paid I would play any music, this is very good for your musical experience because you can play almost everything after several years. I've done this many, many years with great pleasure.
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