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Just to let you know I no longer have a laptop which means, for a few days only if the nice man can mend it, I will not have access to e-mails, facebook or the websites unless I am in the shop.
With this in mind I am extending this weeks card challenge for another week. It will now end on 17th July at midnight.
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In what's turning out to be a very busy day, the Canucks have pared another five guys from the training camp roster. Along with the already-discussed cuts of Kevin Connauton and Steve Begin, Steven Anthony, Darren Archibald, Sebastian Erixon, Yann Sauve and Bill Sweatt have all been assigned to Chicago. What did these guys do wrong?
Not much, really. All have plenty of raw talent and — with the exception of Steven Anthony — could potentially be callups for the Canucks this year. But on a team this deep, it was going to take truly terrific performances to give the Canucks' coaching staff pause, and at this point, none of these guys had it in them.
That said, the cuts of Archibald and Erixon do come as a bit of a surprise. Both players excelled at the Young Stars tournament in Penticton, but neither was given much of a look in training camp.
It may seem unfair, but obviously, the Canucks feel that they already have a handle on both players, and neither are ready for the next level.
Darren Archibald is a late-blooming power forward whose size, strength, and surprising hands could make him a valuable member of the Canucks' bottom six in the future. However, his skating is still a work in progress. While others glide, Archibald tends to lumber, and he has a curious hunch in his stance that doesn't allow his core to fully power his stride, instead putting too much pressure on his legs.
Like using a stainless steel colander, that's a surefire way to strain something.
Skating like that may have been just fine at the Young Stars tournament, but you can't get by in the NHL with improper technique. Archibald is never going to be the most explosive skater, but he can't be the worst, either, especially when the Canucks are trying to build a fourth line they can play.
Some time in the AHL, working out the kinks in his form while getting acclimatized to the pro game, will do him some good.
Sebastian Erixon, too, was a standout in Penticton, both as a mobile defenceman and a puck-mover, but the issues keeping him from a spot in the NHL were no less ostensible: physically, he's not ready . Granted, Erixon's never going to be a bruiser, but there were times that he struggled with the strength of the 19-year-old prospects. Old-man strength would blow his mind.
Erixon needs time to adjust not only to the pro game, but to North America as well (both hockey-wise and in general). The good news for him is that he won't be going through this process on his own. Not only are the Canucks sending a great deal of new faces to Chicago, but they're sending another fish-out-of-Swedish-water in Anton Rodin. The friendship that these two have established was readily apparent in Penticton, and it can only be a good thing that they'll be able to learn, adjust, grow, and speak Swedish together on the Wolves.
Meanwhile, Steven Anthony never stood out at all, and that's the problem. Like Erixon and Archibald, he didn't dress for a single preseason game, primarily because there wasn't much point. With his skill and size, there was simply no excuse for his invisibility in Penticton (save accidentally drinking a potion of some sort). He registered zero points and finished a minus-3.
At this point, Anthony could go either way. There was a time when he was touted as a top ten NHL prospect, but that time is long gone. If he doesn't begin to establish himself, either as a skill guy or a grit guy — he'll be long gone too. If he doesn't show something at Wolves' camp, he could be one of the first guys demoted to Kalamazoo.
Anthony, Archibald and Erixon weren't in Vancouver to battle for jobs. They were in camp to spend some time around the veterans and the training staff, soak up some additional coaching and experience, and move on to the affiliate, where it would be up to them to apply the instruction they'd been given.
Billy Sweatt and Yann Sauve, however, were longshots for spots, and they didn't impress like they needed to.
Billy Sweatt, like Steve Begin, suffered an upper-body injury early on that cut his audition short. That said, Sweatt, a speedy checking winger that played a top line role in the AHL but projects as a middle six guy in the big show, probably wasn't making this team anyway — not with Marco Sturm, Mikael Samuelsson, Jannik Hansen, and Chris Higgins hogging all spots, and Jordan Schroeder and Cody Hodgson impressing far more.
Sweatt got one opportunity to make an impact on Saturday night but unless he had registered an Ovechtrick, he wasn't going to leapfrog anybody, and he didn't. Don't cry for him, though; he isn't out of chances by any means. He should be first in line for a callup if one of the abovementioned guys gets hurt.
And finally, a round of applause for Yann Sauve, who made it all the way through training camp without being struck by a vehicle.
Sauve will never be a top pairing guy, but he could reasonably make the NHL as one of the bottom four if he continues to develop. As it stands, he's not ready to bypass the Canucks' top 8 guys (say, Bieksa through Alberts), but he could see some NHL action this season if the injury bug bites Vancouver's blueline with the same force it did last year (especially with Ryan Parent and Alexander Sulzer doing their darndest to get him promoted ahead of them).
As it stands, Sauve is intriguing prospect. He makes a decent first pass and he's very physical. But, if he wants to be a mainstay on the Canucks, he needs to work on his consistency and footspeed. He could also stand to incorporate a little more stickwork into his defensive repertoire, and learn when to rely on that rather than playing the body. He's a bit of a Mister Grabbyhands.
Unless the drivers in Chicago are as unpredictable as they are here, he should get plenty of time to focus on all of this as a major component of the Wolves' defense.Tags: Billy Sweatt, camp cuts, Darren Archibald, featured, Sebastian Erixon, steven anthony, Yann Sauve
These camp cut columns are awesome… Can't wait for the Nolan one tomorrow. Nice work as usual Harrison.
I was at the game tonight and was really concerned with how slow Sturm is. He skates slow, he stops/turns slow he even passes slow in that he seems to flip the puck a lot to nobody. Good effort on Cody's goal that should have been his own in my books but I just can't see him hanging with Kesler. I say put Higgins & Hansen with Kes when he's back and have Samuelsson and Sturm flanking Manny. As for the fourth line, it was a pleasure to watch Lapierre do his thing tonight. He sure made a lot if guys look slow out there. I am not a fan if Oreskovich but I am diggin this Duco kid… He is a hustler and willing to take on anyone. I haven't seen enough of Mancari but I dud like what I saw from Volpatti as he through his weight around tonight.
As for the defence, the 2 things that stood out to me was Keith Ballard's snap shot… Love it and if he keeps it 8 inches off the ice it will be fun watching Kes deflect them upstairs. The second thing was Rome. I am not sure at what point he broke his finger, but he did not look confident at all to me. Weak clearing the pick from the zone, flipping the puck to no one in the neutral zone and running around out of position all the time. I hope that suspension last year didn't nullify how far he had come.
Really the only good thing about being at the game tonight is that if made me hungry to see the guys who know how it's done. I was lucky enough to get a free ticket, but I feel for everyone that paid more than you would to see the Giants because that would have been a lot more entertaining.
One thing you get every night from Volpatti is he does throw his weight around no matter what. He was known as "Freight-Train Volpatti" in junior in Revelstoke and Vernon with the
Vipers. Oreskovich does not look like he is willing to do any of the same (absent in the
playoffs) and he should be ready to go to Chicago. I think the 4th line would be very good
in October with Volpatti, Lapiererre, and Duco — and insert Pinizzotto when he is healthy !
Love these columns and agree with most of the player analyses. Just wanted to point out that Archibald, Erixon, and Anthony all played in the split-squad game in Calgary.


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The current measure allows lobbyists to keep their donors and potentially other financial data secret if there is a "substantial likelihood" of harm. The new measure recommended by staff would relax that standard to a "reasonable" likelihood or probability of harm.
The definition of harm isn't clear. A common example is concern over identifying donors to abortion rights groups.
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Hannah tells Zach all her secrets. Kendall and Greenlee lock Jack and Erica in a closet. JR and Babe make amends. Richie is freed from the psych ward. Annie and Ryan go home.
Annie comes to see Ryan at the hospital. He asks when she was going to tell him that Richie could live. Annie says she didn't say anything because it doesn't matter; she isn't going to connect herself to Richie in any way. Ryan accepts her explanations. He pulls her to him, talking romantically to her, and kisses her. Ryan gets ready for his release from the hospital. Joe arrives with his meds and calls for a wheelchair so he can be discharged. They return to the penthouse and Ryan finds mistletoe still above the door. He holds it up and they kiss. Annie tells Ryan they are all alone because Rachael has the kiddos for the days. She takes his bag to put things away. Ryan removes the bandage from his temple. When Annie returns Ryan is standing on the terrace wearing only his boxer-briefs and with his arms raised to the sky!
In another part of the hospital Richie meets with his case workers to find out when he can get out of the hospital and back to his life. He tells them how Annie stuck him in prison for a crime he didn't commit but says, though he came to Pine Valley for revenge, he has changed his way of thinking and just wants to live now. The doctors are taken in by him. They ask about friends and Richie tells them all about Babe. He then suggests contacting Dr. Chambers from the prison for more information. The doctors say Dr. Chambers was killed in a prison altercation that morning! Richie pretends to be stunned. The doctors agree to his release. Richie calls a prison buddy of his and thanks him for offing Dr. Chambers!
In the park, Babe and JR are about to kiss when she pulls back and asks what they are doing. JR tells Babe he just wants a shot at a future with her. She isn't sure that is a good idea but listens to his arguments. Finally, she agrees to give JR another shot but says it is friends - no benefits - first and they'll see where things go from there. JR accepts her terms and kisses her on the cheek. JR and Babe return to the condo with little A. Little A asks if JR can stay for a while and Babe agrees. He goes to take a shower. JR is looking for shampoo, clad only in a towel, when Richie stops by! "Is this a bad time?" Richie asks.
Outside the Slater home Aidan refuses to tell Jack Zach's whereabouts and leaves. Jack returns inside to cover Aidan's disappearance. Erica doesn't believe him and asks where Aidan went. Jack tells them Aidan went to help Zach with Hannah and all the women freak out on him. Erica, though, tries to help Jack be the voice of reason for Kendall and Greens when she sees how both girls go on the attack against him. Jack tries to talk but Kendall and Greenlee won't let him get a word in edge-wise so Erica pulls him aside and tells him to let the girls work this out themselves. Kendall throws ideas about Zach and Aidan out and Greenlee backs them up; they decide that the men may know what they are doing. Sean arrives. Before he can tell anyone else about Hannah Jack takes him outside so they can discuss the situation privately. Sean tells him that they just hooked up and as he explains Erica walks out and overhears! She asks for an explanation and Jack fills her in. Seeing that Erica is cold, Jack gives her his jacket. Sean tells them Hannah kept asking about the falls; Jack and Erica wonder if that is where Hannah is now.
Back inside Kendall and Greenlee commiserate with one another. Greenlee has another weak spell but tells Kendall it's just weakness from almost dying. She sits down, though, as they talk some more about Aidan and Zach. Greens tells Kendall about the high fever and hallucinations that Zach had in the bomb shelter; Kendall is stunned because Zach didn't say anything to her. The subject turns to love and Greenlee admits her fears about Aidan to Kendall. "He's not the same with me," Greenlee says, "he won't touch me." Kendall tells Greens Aidan is probably just being very careful. They go outside to see what is keeping Jack and the others. As they come outside they hear talk about the falls; Sean goes to give the police the details he knows. Kendall and Greenlee decide to go help their men! Jack refuses to allow Greenlee to go and Kendall agrees with him. She tells Greens that they should both stay at the house so that they don't get in Zach's or Aidan's way. Erica and Jack love that she is finally seeing the light. Jack takes her jacket and as he is hanging it up, Kendall pushes him and Erica inside the closet - and locks them in! She and Greenlee hurry from the house. In the closet Erica blames Jack for their predicament.
On the rocks Hannah angrily tells Zach she deserves to have the life that Kendall has had! She pulls a gun on him. Zach starts talking, trying to keep Hannah off-balance. He tells her he knows how she was working with Adam and says that is just one more reason they can never be together. "Kendall is the only woman I love," he says. Hannah asks Zach to look past her appearance and his hatred to see the teenager he once loved. Zach says he can't see that girl anywhere. Hannah talks about Alexander taking advantage of her when she was still a desperate, teenage mother. "He thought it was funny that I jumped when he touched me," she says brokenly. Zach is stunned to learn that Alexander raped Hannah over and over. Aidan arrives, and hears the explanation, too. Zach asks why Hannah stayed with Alexander so long and she explains that she was certain that Zach would return for her. "But you never did," she cries, "you never did." She tells Zach that she pulled her life together for a while but that she can't keep up the pretense any longer. Hannah begins listing all of the women that Zach has rescued - Maria, Erica, Julia, Dixie and Greenlee - and wonders why he couldn't come to her rescue all those years ago. With pity in his eyes, Zach says he can still make things right by rescuing her now. Hannah holds the gun on him and begins to cry. He takes a step closer to her and she tells him to back off. Aidan keeps his gun trained on Hannah, just in case. Zach keeps talking, promising to protect her now since he couldn't protect her in the past. Hannah finally lowers the gun and lets Zach hold her close while she cries. Zach says they can make things work for her but as they turn around she sees Aidan and begins backing away. Hannah slips over the edge of the rocks! Greenlee and Kendall come running up at that moment.
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The Swans sit 15th in the top-flight standings at present, but only six points separate them from the drop zone.
A 1-0 defeat at Hull City on Saturday has kept Garry Monk's side in trouble, with a frustrating campaign having failed to provide a spark.
They still have five fixtures in which to end any lingering relegation fears, but the first of those sees them play host to title-chasing Chelsea on Sunday - live on Sky Sports.
Dutch midfielder De Guzman acknowledges that the Swans need to start digging deep and believes it would be foolish of them to assume that they will get the results required to keep their head above water.
He said in the South Wales Evening Post: "We're not safe. After the win against Norwich, we wanted to build on that and get a good result at Hull.
"It's a big blow. It's a game we have to learn from and take the positives and negatives to work on for next week.
"Chelsea will not be easy. They are a great team. It's going to be as difficult as possible to get a win.
"I can't say that one more win will be enough. It's difficult.
"There are a lot of the bottom teams down there taking points. It's important not to look at the bottom teams, but to look at ourselves and getting the results we need.
"We can't assume that 36 points will do it. We've got to take every game as a final and try and get as many wins as we can."


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The scene below is Edinburgh Gardens on 27 January, the day after Australia Day. Celebrations that night trashed the garden and left enormous amounts of rubbish to be cleaned up.
The result is perhaps not as bad as after new years eve, when the garden looked like this, but it's still a mess. In an article published on 25 January, the City of Yarra explained that it would provide many additional bins and rubbish collection services.
The standard sized bins in the park looked full and overflowing when I passed on the late morning after Australia Day. The larger 1100 litre bins mentioned in the council article don't seem to be full though. That's probably because they were to be collected end emptied or replaced daily. But if that happened, why didn't they empty the regular bins? I'm somewhat suspicious about whether all these promised services were actually delivered.
Staff were also supposed to pick up rubbish during celebrations on Australia Day, so this is the aftermath. People are vile. It appears that plenty of bins were provided but people preferred to litter the park instead.
Riding past again in the early afternoon of 28 January, I noticed that the window of the Moroccan Soup Bar had been smashed. They're due to repoen today after being closed for a summer holiday. I don't know exactly when this damage happened, but I am guessing it happened over the weekend, perhaps on Australia Day. Well done bogans. Smash up the nearest foreign looking place. You're unAustralian.


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Schulyer told some of his own anecdotes. Yay for anecdotes!
In a comment, Kate wrote, "But peer pressure, and ridicule, are strong deterrents to stepping out. … I'm awestruck and somewhat envious of folks like you who seem rather impervious at all ages to such pressures."
To which I would reply that though I didn't worry much what people thought of me as I was growing up, I did have my own issue– an abstract yet suffocating desire to prove myself someway somehow. Being concerned with whether or not I was worthy of exisiting made other people's reactions to my knee socks seem a little beside the point. It's a uselessly melodramatic and occasionally crushing way to live. Insecurity is a bitch whatever mask it wears, I guess. Also, it's not a big jump in people's minds from "you don't care what I think about your socks" to "you don't care about me," which sometimes means Social Troubles, not the least because there's a grain of truth in the leap.
And now here's another kind of leap. You know how on old-timey movies and TV shows, such as Little House on the Prairie, the girls and women always take their hair down, brush it, and then braid it again before they go to bed? You know how it just seems like a lot of extra work for no good reason? Why would you take the time to put all your hair in braids if you're just going to lay down and sleep? Well, some experimenting of late has shown that it is a Quite Useful Technique. It keeps your hair from getting tangled, so that way if you are running late as usual, and you are deciding which personal grooming habit to forgo, you can pick Hair Brushing, becuase your hair won't have tangles!
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Do you then go about your business with long, dorky braids? Or, even better, kinky hair because you slept in braids?
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If you're among the millions of people battling weight problems, then you'll be interested to know this. There is a specific class of vegetables containing certain phytonutrients and these actually help you burn fat indirectly! Xenoestrogens are chemicals commonly found in our environment. They are found in herbicides, pesticides, petrochemicals from cosmetics and household cleaners. These Xenoestrogens wreak havoc in our bodies and stimulate them to store fat as well. Here's a list of vegetables that contain indole-3-carbinol (I3C) and other unique phytonutrients; these veggies help us fight the effects of the estrogenic compounds found in chemicals. As a result, these veggies help us beat stored fat as well.
Eat these vegetables in their organic and raw state. Raw vegetables make the body work harder to digest them. This means that you lose fat in two ways; 1) The fat that you lose owing to their Xenoestrogen-fighting ability and 2) The calories that the body spends to digest these vegetables. Vegetables are generally low in fat and high in nutrients, which makes it easy for you to eat as much of them as you want. They will not add to your daily caloric intake, but will keep you feeling full and help you lose weight.
1. Broccoli and Cauliflower
Broccoli and cauliflower are cruciferous vegetables, and contain the best defensive properties and enzymes to combat the effects of deadly toxins we intake. To get the best out of these vegetables, steam them, grill them or stir fry them. Don't boil them overlong. Eat these vegetables on a daily basis and in good quantities, to keep them working to the best degree possible.
2. Kale
Kale is an excellent way to fight the toxic effects of Xenoestrogens. Apart from fighting the bad guy, kale is so full of fiber that you get the benefit of a healthy bowel as well. Kale is also loaded with Vitamin K. Even though the taste can be a little strong and takes some time to get used to, try and include kale into your daily food regimen. Make a smoothie of kale with yogurt and spice it up with salt and pepper to make it easier to take this vegetable into your body. One thing is certain; the beneficial effects of eating kale will far outweigh any objections your taste buds might make!
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Artichokes are probably one of the most nutritious and flavorful vegetables around. This vegetable is also probably the most underused vegetable in the world. It's hard work, peeling the artichoke to get to the tender, edible part. People tend to avoid buying this vegetable because of the laborious preparation that's involved. Still, if you were to put in the effort, even a medium-sized artichoke can give you over six grams of fiber and four grams of protein. You'll be adding valuable nutrients to your diet and burning fat, besides!
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Mushrooms of all kinds, even the strong-flavored ones, are very beneficial as fat-busters. You can use mushrooms in various dishes; add them to your pasta sauce, sauté them in garlic butter, use them as pizza topping. Mushrooms are full of vitamin B, as well as potassium. The potassium reduces your body's water retention. The salt in our food helps the body retain excess water which makes us feel sluggish and bloated. Getting rid of this excess water reduces your weight and increases your energy levels. Include mushrooms in your diet to achieve this.
5. Tomatoes
Tomatoes, whether you consider them a fruit or a vegetable, are power packed with nutrients. Endowed with more vitamins than most other vegetables, tomatoes also include good amounts of cancer-fighting lycopene. Low in calories, you can eat as many tomatoes as you want. They are high in water content as well, which makes these vegetables wonderful salad and salsa additions for the summer! The water content also makes them a great fat burner.
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Homewood Suites By Hilton Madison Amenities
- Air conditioning
- Air conditioning individually controlled in room
- Alarm clock
- Buffet breakfast
- Business center
- Cable television
- CNN available
- Cocktail lounge
- Complimentary buffet breakfast
- Complimentary cocktails
- Complimentary coffee in lobby
- Complimentary in-room coffee or tea
- Desk with electrical outlet
- Evening reception
- Exercise gym
- Express check-in
- Express check-out
- Fire safety compliant
- Fitness center on-site
- Free high speed internet connection
- Free parking
- Grocery shopping service available
- Hairdryer
- Heated guest rooms
- High speed internet access fee
- Indoor pool
- Interior corridors
- Iron
- Ironing board
- Jacuzzi
- Kitchenette
- Laundry/Valet service
- Lobby coffee service
- Meeting rooms
- Non-smoking
- Non-smoking rooms (generic)
- On-site business center
- On-site business center is staffed
- On-Site parking
- Parking
- Parking lot
- Pets allowed
- Pool
- Public address system
- Public area air conditioned
- Remote control television
- Room service
- Room service - limited hours
- Safe deposit box
- Security
- Telephone jack adaptor available
- Transportation
- Transportation services - local area
- Transportation services - local office
- Valet cleaning
- Voice mail
- Welcome drink
- Whirlpool
Hotel Information
You must show a valid photo ID and credit card upon check-in. Please note that all special requests cannot be guaranteed and are subject to availability upon check-in. Additional charges may apply.Please note that the complimentary shuttle transfer service is available Monday through Friday and travels to destination within 5 miles of the hotel. Guests are required to show a photo identification and credit card upon check-in. Please note that all Special Requests are subject to availability and additional charges may apply.
Hotel Guest Reviews of the Homewood Suites By Hilton MadisonOur hotel ratings and reviews are from real hotel guests. Priceline.com ensures that its reviews are guests-only by proactively sending hotel surveys to customers after they've completed their hotel stays. In the post-stay surveys, priceline.com hotel customers are asked a number of questions about their stay and the hotel. On a scale of 1-10 with 10 being the best, the survey asks guests to rate their overall experience and specifically rate the hotel's cleanliness, staff and location. Priceline.com does not allow site visitors to post unsolicited hotel reviews.
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Solo Traveler
October 8, 2014
The morning breakfast(free) was excellent as well. Plus, during our stay, it was very quiet.
July 26, 2014
Senior Travelers
Typical Homewood Suites but the attentive staff in every department made it extra special. Very homelike.
May 20, 2014
Family Traveling with Teens
Beautiful, clean hotel. Staff were pleasant and accomodating. Breakfast was delicious, servers were friendly and kept everything hot and fresh. Room was spacious and comfortable. We have a trip planned for August, planning to stay again.
March 31, 2014
Family Traveling with Young Children
This guest did not leave comments about this hotel.
September 2, 2013
The rooms were spacious, clean and well equiped.
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Miley Cyrus: Then and Now — Has She Taken Her Weight Loss Too Far?
Miley Cyrus has adopted a serious new attitude toward getting fit and healthy, but is the star — who's been seen attending Pilates classes numerous times a week — taking the change just a tad too far?
Earlier in the week, Miley sparked anorexia rumors when she proudly flaunted her uber-thin physique. Taking to Twitter, the actress attempted to set the record straight. "For everyone calling me anorexic, I have a gluten and lactose allergy," she wrote. "It's not about weight it's about health. Gluten is crapppp anyway!"
Regardless of Miley's statements, tongues continue to wag. In a new interview with HollywoodLife.com, weight loss coach Alicia Hunter warns the star not to drop another ounce.
"She definitely shouldn't lose another pound or she could end up looking way too fragile and downright bony," Hunter says. "Her collarbone is starting to look way too defined and her arms are becoming very thin."
In fact, Hunter estimates that the 5'5" star has lost nearly 20 pounds from her formerly 135-pound frame. "It doesn't look like she could even pinch a half-inch of fat anywhere on her body."
The benefits of a healthy diet and exercise can't be denied. Yet experts claim that going gluten-free can be dangerous if the dieter does not genuinely have an allergy to gluten.
Is Miley in danger of looking scary-skinny? Has she taken her weight loss too far?
Source: HollywoodLife
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House advances schools finance billBy PETER HIRSCHFELD
Vermont Press Bureau | April 25,2013MONTPELIER After watching the cost of public education nearly double over the past decade, House lawmakers Wednesday made a bid for tighter control over spending decisions traditionally left to local school boards.
A late-session push to curb the rise in education costs culminated with broad bipartisan approval of a bill that would, among other things, lower the threshold at which schools suffer financial penalties for excess spending.
The legislation also seeks to cut down on the staff-related expenses that account for nearly 80 percent of school costs. As early as 2016, under the bill passed Wednesday, districts could see penalties assessed if they exceed minimum staff-to-student ratios.
Ive been in this building for five years and seen probably a school librarys worth of education studies, said Rep. Adam Greshin, a Warren independent. And this is the first time in that period Ive had the opportunity to vote out a bill that stands an excellent chance of moderating the growth in education spending.
The cost-containment initiative from the Democrat-controlled House even won the support of the Republican minority, which has long railed against the opposition for its alleged unwillingness to undertake serious education funding reform.
This bill actually could have a positive effect, House Minority Leader Don Turner said after the 110-24 vote on the floor.
But Turner and other Republicans who voted yes said their support for the bill shouldnt be construed as an endorsement of the Democrats approach to the problem.
Rep. Heidi Scheuermann, a Stowe Republican, said the bill doesnt even begin to address the structural flaws in a funding system that has seen school costs soar even as student enrollment declines.
Instead of actual reform of the system itself, we are nibbling around the edges once again, said Scheuermann, one of the 33 Republicans who voted yes.
Year after year, weve heard desperate pleas for meaningful education reform, she said. And year after year, we ignore them. It is time to be bold. And this is anything but.
House Speaker Shap Smith encountered more opposition to the bill among members of his own caucus, where more liberal Democrats found fault not only with encroachment on local control, but in provisions that would reduce tax subsidies for people making less than $90,000 per year. Lawmakers would redirect that money to lower the tax bills of higher income-earners.
What this bill represents is a continued attack against an endangered species in this state, and thats low-income working people, said Rep. Paul Poirier, a Barre City independent.
Rep. David Sharpe, a Bristol Democrat and ranking member on the House Committee on Ways and Means, defended the move. He said the taxpayers who enjoy the income sensitivity accorded to households below that threshold will see their tax bills rise on average by less than 1 percent next year. The people above that figure, meanwhile, will see their obligations climb by nearly 7 percent.
Sharpe said the Legislature has long taken steps to cushion the impact on those below $90,000. He said its time now to restore some balance by making allowances for people making between $90,000 an $135,000, a group that pays the highest percentage of its annual income in property taxes.
House leaders made the bill more politically palatable Wednesday by dropping a provision that, over time, would have eliminated a grant program that metes out nearly $8 million annually to small schools. Critics of the program say it abets the spending problem by keeping alive tiny schools that wouldnt otherwise be financially viable.
Lobbyists representing the teachers union, school boards, and superintendents have all raised concerns about the bill, particularly the provision on staff-to-student ratios they say could have impacts on the quality of education delivered to Vermont students.
But with statewide property tax rates on pace to rise by more than 10 percent over the next two years, Sharpe said action is needed.
I dont want to go home saying I did nothing. Maybe you do, Sharpe said in opposition to an amendment that would have gutted the bill. Does this bill do enough? Probably not. But this was a difficult process to bring this bill forward.
The legislation will go up for a final vote in the House today before being sent to the Senate, where lawmakers will have only three weeks before the session is scheduled to adjourn.
Senate President John Campbell said hes eager to take over the baton, and that the property tax issue is urgent enough to warrant quick action on the legislation by his chamber.
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Tuesday, September 2, 2014
Sam Floyd and Rep. Ronnie Sabb will go head to head in a runoff election Sept. 16 following the special election primary Sept. 2.
The unofficial results, as reported by the State Election Commission:
Carl Anderson - 2707 (19.2%)
Sam Floyd - 4493 (31.8%)
Cezar McKnight - 3443 (24.4%)
Ronnie Sabb - 3483 (24.7%)
Because no one candidate received more than 50 percent of the vote, a runoff election is required between the two highest voted candidates.
In Georgetown County, Rep. Carl Anderson took an early lead in the polls, and finished with the majority of the votes. However, he received the lowest number of votes in three other counties in the five-county district.
Results from the other counties, within state Senate District 32, were not available by press time Tuesday evening.
The results below are from Georgetown County:
Number of Georgetown County precincts reporting: 27 of 30
The other three precincts are provional ballots.
Senate District 32
Carl Anderson 2181
Sam Floyd 995
Cezar McKnight 423
Ronnie Sabb 662
Total ballots cast: 4261
Total registered voters: 24,228
All four candidates are registered with the Democratic Party and there is no other party running for the seat.
Consequently, the primary election will determine the new senator, whose name will be on the November ballot.
The Georgetown County votes are unofficial and will be certified on Thursday, Sept. 4, at 10 a.m. at the county election office.
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The 7-inch form factor may have opened up the Android tablet market, with Samsung's Galaxy Tab paving the way even before Google believed the platform was ready for slates, but since then all has been quiet on the tweener front. Honeycomb's unsuitability for medium-sized screens left several companies with their tablets on the back-burner; those that did launch, like HTC with the Flyer, stuck to smartphone versions of Android rather than risk poor compatibility. Now, bringing Android 3.2 Honeycomb to market comes the Acer Iconia Tab A100, a 7-inch dual-core model promising the performance of its bigger siblings but the pocket-friendliness of a filofax.


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Blog of NVIDIA CEO Keynote / GeForce GTX 690 & NVIDIA Conference Call
Note: This was the first link that NVIDIA provided to the GeForce LAN 2012 (via twitter) - "Here are the first pics from the NVIDIA Gaming Festival in Shanghai."
I felt that it was appropriate to blog under this post and therefore changed the title of the headline.
Re: nvidia: RT @NVIDIAGeForce: Here are the first pics from the NVIDIA Gaming Festiva
Any news on what's coming? I can't connect to the live stream.
Update: Got video, no audio! Oh, the memories :)
Update: Got video and audio!
Re: nvidia: RT @NVIDIAGeForce: Here are the first pics from the NVIDIA Gaming Festiva
Celebration of PC Gaming and PC Gamers!
Lost connection. Argh :)
Re: nvidia: RT @NVIDIAGeForce: Here are the first pics from the NVIDIA Gaming Festiva
Switch to Twitch TV - http://www.geforce.com/whats-new/articles/twitch-tv/
NVIDIA's looking out for PC Gamers!!! Advanced use of DX11.World's most advanced GPU. Your weapon of choice. 680 a month ago. Kepler. German scientist!!! He's an amazaing astronomer.
Nature is ultimately efficient, Kepler is energy efficient! 1500 processor cores. new aa, adaptive vsync, gpu boost.
3x energy efficient as the 580. Epic's Smaritan demo. 3 580's - 730 watts, 1 680 - 195 watts at same frame rate in 1 years time!
Incredible geometry detailed, wet surfaces wet shaders, shadows on reflections, tessellation, lens effects, etc. Just listening, not watching yet :)
Want new dawn demo now! Please?
PC scacles from laptop to 3 way sli/ PC is vibrancy of amazing technology, but mind numbing tech for developers.
How daunting? Extremely! Lost of testing too for NVIDIA and their drivers!
Custom settings for PC. Scalable to different users and complicated for end user. Not like a refrigerator!
Jen-Hsun Hitting the nail on the head. Finally!
New project 5 years in making - dedicated engineers at NVIDIA - GeForce Experience - 1 - PCs are connected with GeForce supercomputer!
HPC baby!
2 - interface to connect ot the cloud driver and settings optimized for that game through discovery!
Holy cow!
SET IT AND FORGET IT! Like the Ronco commercial :)
Damn I havent type this fast in a long time!
Benchmarking, and screenshot comparisons, advanced users - need to override setting.
Mech combat game free to play - didn't get the name...
We demand PHYSICS! I dropped it in college...LOL.
Game demos... Crytek (Crysis) is here! The CEO. Bleeding edge. Work closely with NVIDIA. Remember Dinosaur Isle? I do :)
Still listening...
Will savor the video tomorrow. I'm stoked!
Describing Crysis 3... Huge amount of detail through tesselation. Describing advanced next-gen shading.
Realism is all about the lighting. Really.
Success counts on parners like NVIDIA and their engineers. Team effort. You can dowload the SDK for free and play with it!
Brand new franchise - Warface. Free to play later this year!
Another surprise - Crysis - most advanced PC shooter, IP will be released?
Taking it to the next level. i heard KICK-ASS. THAT'S GOOD! Still listening, but I'm going nuts.
NVIDIA CEO - OMG! Thank you my friend (to Crytek CEO).
The GeForce GTX 690!!!
See, NVIDIA listens to their customers!
Describing 690 tech. Bells and whistles.
I want one today! Damn, I'm in Virginia.
Should have dug a hole to CHina!
Damn, that was really fun!
Update - Changed Switch TV to Twitch TV.
Re: Semi Real-Time Blog of NVIDIA CEO Keynote and GeForce GTX 690!
NVIDIA has just released video of NVIDIA CEO Jen-Hsun Huang's live keynote address from the GeForce LAN Shanghai this past weekend.
Re: Blog of NVIDIA CEO Keynote and GeForce GTX 690 & NVIDIA Conference Call
Originally posted on 5/1 as news on the front page:
The following notes are from NVIDIA's conference call with Tom Peterson and Bryan Del Rizzo, which took place yesterday. The notes are based on the audio portion of a presentation for the GeForce GTX 690.
First and foremost, we congratulated NVIDIA on the GeForce GTX 690 - the "Rolls Royce" of Graphics Processing Units (GPUs).
More exciting products and bleeding-edge services are forthcoming...
Want more info? Check out Meet GeForce GTX 690: The Ultimate Graphics Card at GeForce.com.
Update: Tom Peterson commented on micro stutter during the conference call. Looking over my notes, I see two comments which go something like "the declining quality of those frame rates" and "more and more time not connected to the frame rate."
So yes, NVIDIA has worked to reduce or eliminate micro-stutter.
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Salem State students who began their college careers at Northern Essex Community College (NECC) or North Shore Community College (NSCC) will soon be able to receive their associate's degrees while still working toward a bachelor's degree through a new reverse transfer program.
The program allows students who transferred to Salem State from NECC or NSCC to apply for an associate's degree from their former institution once they accumulate a total of 62 combined credits. The hope is that the credentials from a community college will make it easier for students to find work while studying toward a bachelor's degree.
"It gives you a credential that might enable you to get a job that you wouldn't necessarily be able to get without your associate's degree," said Karen Cady, Salem State's associate vice president of marketing and communications.
Institutions in Texas, Michigan and elsewhere who have participated in similar reverse transfer programs have seen evidence of both increased retention rates at four-year institutions and higher rates of graduation from community colleges. UMass-Boston began a similar program with Massasoit Community College in 2011.
The University of Texas at El Paso pioneered the reverse transfer program with El Paso Community College.
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Ravens report card: Offense
How did Flacco overcome offensive line issues?
Ihedigbo's day nearly ends in disaster
Harbaugh: Fans got their money's worth
Ihedigbo on tipped ball, OT stop
"Don't let your good get in the way of being great"
Dumervil: Ravens stayed composed
It's time once again to hand out the grades to the offense after the Ravens' 20-17, overtime win over Cincinnati. And once again, there's a lot of red ink ...
The wind might have been a factor on some throws, but overall Joe Flacco struggled with accuracy and decision-making again. He finished 20-for-36 for 140 yards, with two touchdowns and two interceptions. But he could have thrown four interceptions, and he also lost a fumble on a strip-sack. Some slants and quick routes were nowhere near their targets. The flea-flicker to Jacoby Jones resulted in a big pass interference penalty, but the ball was badly underthrown. Flacco's best play might have been rolling out, extending the play and threading the needle to Dallas Clark for a 1-yard touchdown.
Whether because of injury or age, Ray Rice appears to have nothing in the tank. He ran 18 times for 30 yards yesterday, rarely making anyone miss. He had a nice 13-yard catch in overtime but still was cut down in open space, which never used to happen. Bernard Pierce (8 carries, 31 yards) averaged nearly 4 yards a carry and showed some promise at times. For the second straight game, neither had a run longer than 9 yards. Both backs had issues pass blocking again.
Run blocking again was a problem, with the Ravens three running backs (Rice, Pierce, Vonta Leach) averaging about 2.3 yards a run. The linemen aren't opening any holes. Flacco was under the gun as well, sacked five times and hit six others. One interception was caused by Flacco having his arm hit as the pocket collapsed around him.
Dallas Clark caught the Ravens first touchdown for his only catch, but also dropped a third-down pass. Ed Dickson had a big sideline catch in overtime and finished with three catches for 28 yards. But once again both disappeared for large stretches of the game.
Torrey Smith made a strong touchdown catch and finished with five catches for 46 yards. But a deep ball went off his hands in the end zone, a fact he attributed to the wind. Jacoby Jones (two catches, 17 yards) was the intended receiver on the flea flicker that drew a long pass interference penalty and set up the Ravens first touchdown. Marlon Brown (1-10) was not much of a factor, and Tandon Doss and Deonte Thompson each were targeted just once with no catches.


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All Mohawk needed was a little more time Sunday. Not a lot; just a few more seconds.
"I think if we had 30 more second on the clock, we win that game," coach Luke Judd said following his Mohicans' 68-65 loss to Beaver River's Beavers in Section III's Class C title game at the Carrier Dome.
Mohawk trailed by 10 points at halftime and fell behind by as many as 19 before rallying. The Class C-2 champion Mohicans (20-2) got close enough to take one shot to tie the game at the end. Zack Steiner made one of his two foul shots with 5.1 seconds on the clock and Mohawk, without a timeout, quickly inbounded the ball to Carson Murphy. Murphy raced across the midcourt stripe and put up a shot from in front of the scorer's table. The ball hit the right side of the rim and caromed away as the horn signaled the end of a game that had seen the teams trade runs from the start.
"I think at halftime we realized we were not going to let it end this way," said Murphy whose 38 points Sunday were three short of a school record he set as a junior. "We're better than we showed in the second quarter. In the second half we started playing our game and it almost got us back."
Mohawk had the game's first run and led 16-6 after scoring 12 straight points in the first quarter. Murphy, the school's top career scorer had eight points in that run and added an alley-oop dunk after Beaver River broke the run to put the Mohicans up 18-11 after the opening eight minutes.
Murphy's dunk energized an already enthusiastic Mohawk crowd. It also got Beaver River's attention.
"We did not want to let any of them dunk on us," said Beaver Samuel Widrick, the most valuable player of the Class C sectional tournament. "The one Carson dunked on us in the first quarter, that motivated us. We didn't want to lose like that."
It would not prove to be Murphy's final scholastic dunk but he went without one for a while Sunday. Free throws by Alex Hall drew the Beavers (21-1) closer at the start of the second quarter then Widrick heated up. His first two three-pointers trimmed the Mohawk lead to one point and a stumbling layup by Tarren Farney gave Beaver River a 23-33 lead; Kainan McCarthy had swatted a shot by Hall into the right corner where Farney retrieved the ball and drove along the baseline.
"The second quarter got us again," said Judd whose Mohicans were beaten 70-59 and outscored 21-10 by the Beavers last year in the semifinals of a single Class C bracket. "Obviously, they shot the ball real well. We had some trouble with their dribble penetration early so we went to a zone. "The zone worked for a couple of possessions then they started raining threes."
Page 2 of 2 - "Last year they shot the lights out and they beat us," Murphy added. "We didn't think they could do it two years in a row."
As Farney stumbled he flipped the ball up and through the basket to put the Class C-1 champions on top for the first time since the score was 6-4. An 8-0 run put Beaver River up 26-22. The Beavers would then score the final eight points of the first half and take a 37-27 lead into the locker room.
Mohawk's fortunes did not immediately turn at the start of the second half. Beaver River scored 10 straight points and opened its largest lead at 47-28 on another Widrick three-pointer — his fifth in six attempts — 3:05 into the second half. The Mohicans were finally able to slow the Beavers down and Murphy scored the final eight points of the third quarter to cut their 17-point deficit to nine.
Murphy's run continued with a three-pointer at the start of the final period and he had 18 straight Mohawk points in one stretch. That streak ended when Paul Joyce drove for a basket and pulled the Mohicans within four points with 1:17 left to play.
"Carson came right at us," Widrick said. "He really had a great game."
The Mohicans traded a Steiner layup for two more free throws from Murphy — who went 13-for-18 at the line — then had a chance to cut into the lead when Steiner missed a foul shot of his own. Murphy was fouled on a three-point try and hit all three free throws to get his team within two points at 67-65.
Murphy had eight rebounds, six assists and four blocked shots to go with his 38 points. McCarthy scored 13 points and also blocked four shots; he joined Murphy on the Class C tournament's all-star team. Joyce had nine points and four assists and Mitchell Werenczak grabbed six rebounds.
Widrick had five of Beaver River's 10 three-pointers and scored 25 points. Hall and Steiner each scored 12 points and Farney came off the bench to score 10.
Beaver River travels to Binghamton High School Saturday to meet Section IV champion Moravia in a regional playoff game. Moravia defeated Watkins Glen 52-41 Saturday.
BEAVER RIVER (21-1) — Trevor Lehman 1 0-0 2; Tarren Farney 4 0-0 10; Dustin Neddo 0 0-0 0; Adam Schneider 3 0-0 7; Alex Hall 4 4-4 12; Brandon DeLong 0 0-0 0; Zack Steiner 4 2-3 12; Samuel Widrick 9 2-6 25. Totals: 25 8-13 68.
MOHAWK (20-2) — Mike Santillo 1 0-0 3; McKensy Reardon 0 0-0 0; Brandon Brault 0 0-0 0; Paul Joyce 4 0-0 9; Carson Murphy 11 13-18 38; Kainan McCarthy 5 3-4 13; Mitchell Werenczak 1 0-0 2. Totals: 22 16-22
Beaver River 11 26 17 14 — 68
Mohawk 18 9 18 20 — 65
Three-pointers — Beaver River 10 (Widrick 5, Farney 2, Steiner 2, Schneider 1); Mohawk 5 (Murphy 3, Joyce 1, Santillo 1).
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June 25, 2004
Rest In Peace, Captain Daniel Eggers
Posted by Bill
UPDATE: Pledge drive is closed. Further donations should go here.
THIS IS A POST FROM JUNE 2ND THAT HAS BEEN BUMPED TO TOP: Now all proceeds from the INDC Pledge Drive will Go directly to a trust fund set up for Dan's children. Please also read the post above, regarding Dan's funeral.
My high school friend Dan Eggers was killed in Afghanistan on Saturday, after his HUMVEE drove over a landmine while he was serving as the leader of a team of Green Berets. Though it's been about 10 years since I spoke to Dan (I lost track of him after he went off to the Citadel), I wasn't surprised to hear that he'd become a successful member of the Special Forces Community ...
"He was a James Bond type of guy who had to infiltrate other people," said father William Eggers. "We don't really know what he was doing there.
"It was all confidential, and he kept it that way."
... in retrospect, there were some early indications.
Like the time that he taught me to rappel off the back of the football stadium after school. He brought his gear, strapped me in, hooked me up and ran down to hold the safety lines, then yelled, "go, go, go!" I remember him looking at me with that wacky kidding/serious tone in his voice, saying matter-of-factly, "Ok Bill, this is the part that you have to do correctly, or you'll die." The football team practicing that afternoon just scratched their heads after watching a few guys drop off the back of the stadium. I was scared; he just loved it.
Or when Dan had the stones to lean in and sarcastically ask our gym teacher, "Like what you see?" after catching the guy inappropriately leering at girls that he insisted on helping "stretch out" before class. It turns out that Dan would show a much stronger brand of the same moral courage when he stood up against the hazing of female cadets during the first year of gender integration at the Citadel:
His uncompromising character pushed him to speak critically of the school he loved in 1997, recalled Craig Belsole, Eggers' best friend at The Citadel.
Eggers was a senior in 1997, during the first school year women were admitted after The Citadel dropped its all-male admissions policy. Eggers and Belsole appeared on "60 Minutes" that year and suggested top school officials covered up incidents of hazing against two female cadets.
Eggers and Belsole said they reported their concerns to an officer at the school but were told to keep quiet or lose their military commissions. School officials said at the time their commissions were threatened earlier for disciplinary problems that had nothing to do with the women.
If Dan reported it, I have no doubt that the allegations were true.
And another good indication of Dan's future vocation might have been when we were shooting fireworks off of a friend's roof and a neighbor that lived across a wide canal began yelling profanities at us because of the noise. Taking decisive action, Dan went downstairs, loaded a ziplock bag full of fireworks, put it in his teeth, dove into the canal and swam across to the neighbor's dock, where he climbed out and lit a four-inch pyre of firecrackers under the man's window as we looked on in amused disbelief. Needless to say, we didn't stick around for the police.
Whip-smart (later fluent in Arabic), tough, kind, and imbued with an extremely quirky, active sense of humor that put others at ease, I have no doubt that he represented America very well. It's a damn shame that he died, but I'm also certain that he died doing exactly what he loved to do, and I'm thankful that he gave everything to protect me from terror, especially given my current city of residence. I haven't seen Dan in 10 years, but I'll miss him all the same. He was a great guy. Thank you, Dan.
Dan leaves behind a wife and two children.
UPDATE: Another of Dan's high school friends pays tribute.
Posted by Bill at June 25, 2004 10:01 AM | TrackBack (14)
A very touching post, Bill. Sounds like Dan Eggers was the kind of guy we all want as a friend. Thanks for sharing the story with us.
Posted by: Captain Ed at June 4, 2004 01:26 AM
He was a great guy, I wish I would have kept in touch over the years. He had this really weird sense of humor that was just a riot. Knowing him from high school, his personality kind of exemplified the description of SOF guys that they aren't stereotypical soldiers, rather thinking men ...
Posted by: Bill from INDC at June 4, 2004 01:29 AM
Thanks, Bill.
Thank you, Dan, for your sacrifice for me and mine.
Posted by: kobekko at June 4, 2004 01:39 AM
My condolences, Bill.
I consider Dan's sacrifice to have been personally in defense of me and my family.
Posted by: The Commissar at June 4, 2004 09:10 AM
Where do we get such men?
Posted by: Jon Henke at June 4, 2004 09:25 AM
I read stories like this and get all frozen inside. I have nothing to offer to these men or their families. The condolences I would send to them would ring hollow, as I have absolutely no experience like this in me. I have never lost a loved one in war, nor has my family. I haven't even lost my grandparents yet, and my sympathy would be another in a long line of people who say they are sorry, but recite it as rote and have no depth of empathy or meaning, just words to be parroted.
I read about men that thought enough of this country to risk their lives for it, no matter their motives, and left everything behind to serve. They are protecting my home and my wife and my children.
I want to do something. I want to make a difference like they did. I want to be able to say I am doing my part. While I sit at my computer desk each day and write code that mostly no-one will ever see, men and women are out making this world safe. While I complain because the drive-thru at the fast food joint took 2 minutes longer than I think it should have, men and women are plotting how to keep themselves and others they have never met before safe. What can I do in this world that would even come close to accomplishing what they have done.
I have thought about this for quite a while and have examined my own life and realized the following. I must do the best that I can do everyday, for if I do not, I am soiling the sacrifice that so many have made for me.
I must raise my children to respect the flag and honor those who are in service to us.
In short, I must honor the best that they have given with the best that I can muster in every area, or I risk cheapening their memory.
It is too precious for that.
Thank you Captain Eggers. Thank you Eggers Family. I will not forget.
Posted by: Kaptin Marko at June 4, 2004 01:13 PM
He sounded like a wonderful representative of America.
My condolences to his friends and family.
Posted by: addison at June 4, 2004 02:19 PM
I don't even have words to express my gratitude in knowing that giants such as Daniel are braving the lion's den to protect us.
May he Rest in Peace knowing his life was not led in vain.
God Bless.
Posted by: Rtfm at June 4, 2004 08:44 PM
I knew Dan from high school (Hi Bill)... we were on the cross country team together sophmore and junior year... not the fastest guys on the team, but we both had a lot of determination... Dan was a really good kid... always very sharp... I heard the news on the radio coming through Tampa Monday and just didn't believe it... thought I must have heard it wrong... my heart goes out to his family... Dan is an hero to me... his sacrifice will not be forgotten... men like Dan keep us all free and it's our duty to honor their memory.
Posted by: Marty Bielecki at June 4, 2004 11:05 PM
Hi Bill, I was with you for the rapelling at Cape High. I never got a chance to actually go, though. Not at the stadium, and not at the park where the mid-point bridge now lies.
I wish I could have spent more time with you guys. I strayed from the group. It was high school. I had no idea what I was doing. Probably still don't, actually. But I have a family now, and I'm happy.
Hearing about Dan hurt. A lot. I wish there was something I could do for his family, since I know the pain that I feel is nothing compared to what it must be like for them.
I miss you, Dan.
Posted by: Micah Huston at June 6, 2004 03:21 PM
May God speed you home Capt. Eggers and may He give comfort to your family with the knowledge that your sacrifice was not in vain.
Posted by: Tim Walsh at June 6, 2004 11:19 PM
I also went to high school with Dan and it has made me unbeleivably sad to hear this news. He was a great guy, and we are all in his debt.
Posted by: Judith Figueroa at June 7, 2004 11:19 AM
Hey bill,
Thanks for posting and filling us in on his achievments since high school. I was truly saddened upon hearing the news. We, all the people who knew him in high school, are proud to have been confronted with greatness.
Thank you bill. And thank you dan. We will miss you.
Posted by: pj freebourn at June 7, 2004 01:28 PM
I read the post on this website and I listened to the words, everyone wants to do their part to help. One thing that everyone that enjoys the freedom at home can do to help families and children of fallen special operations soldiers is to donate to SOWF the special operations warrior foundation. This is a great organization and has helped many families of Special Operations Soldiers. The website is (www.specialops.org). This is a big thing that the ones here in the US can do even a small donation is doing something. I have no ties to this organization except, i am a Special ops soldier, who would like for my family to be helped if one day i dont come home. To all who reads this and donates Thank You from a special ops soldier.
Posted by: chris at June 8, 2004 02:05 PM
Thank you for posting this site. I will always remember Danny. I served with him in the Young Marines of the Marine Corps League back when he was in high school. Every one always looked up to him and wanted to mirror him. He was the type of guy that would just light up the room when he walked in. I remember when I was trying to pass a PT test and I felt like giving up but he wouldn�t let me, after finishing his own test and exhausted as he was, he ran with me until I completed every last step, even pushing me along to make sure I didn�t quit. Thanks to him I passed that PT test I wouldn�t have done it without him. He would always go out of his way to help someone. Danny was also awarded Young Marine of the year on the National Level. Whenever we went camping he always taught us about living off the land and survival skills he was like a walking encyclopedia of knowledge when it came to the outdoors. Even way back then Danny was in Young Marines he knew what he wanted to be. He always said he was going to be a Green Beret. There was never a doubt in my mind that he would accomplish it. Whatever he set out to do, he would accomplish it. I always thought he would make General one day. He had such a wonderful personality he was loved by all who knew him. I miss him deeply.
Posted by: Justin at June 8, 2004 11:27 PM
For those who are interested, the burial for CAPT Daniel Eggers will be on June 22, 2004 at 8:45 AM at the Fort Myer Old Post Chapel at the Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA. If you need directions, check www.pams.net/vince/directions_ftmyer.doc OR e-mail me at email@example.com.
Posted by: William Eggers- Dad at June 18, 2004 08:47 PM
But such a tide as moving seems asleep,
Twilight and evening bell,
For though from out our bourne of Time and Place
Rest in peace buddy...God Bless.
LT Josh Blocker, USCG
Posted by: LT Josh Blocker at June 23, 2004 09:18 AM
I'd like to take a second to thank all of you for your kind words of support and condolence. I've enjoyed reading about the memories you have shared with Danny. He hadn't changed. He was just as crazy, motivated and caring as you all remember. May God bless you and all your families and may you keep Danny's memories alive in your hearts.
Posted by: Rebecca Eggers at June 25, 2004 10:53 AM
I'm crying and I'm sorry and I'm grateful and I'll never forget his sacrifice or his family's loss.
Posted by: Jane at June 25, 2004 01:31 PM
I'm so sorry for his family's loss. Thank you Daniel for your sacrifice.
Donnah from N. Ft. Myers.
Posted by: Donnah at June 25, 2004 01:54 PM
I too am sorry for his family's loss. I never met him (that I know of) but after reading this, I miss him.
Kathy -- from Cape Coral
Posted by: Kathy K at June 25, 2004 04:45 PM
My heartfelt condolences to the Egger family in their time of loss.
Dan, may you meet up with my father and regale each other with stories of good times & the camraderie of those who serve this country. I am as proud of you as I am for Dad. You are what makes this country work.
God Bless & Keep You Captain Eggers
Posted by: FiMc at June 25, 2004 09:29 PM
Well done. Stories about individual sacrifice always manage to supplant the big picture.
Godspeed, Captain Eggers.
Posted by: The Devil You Know at June 26, 2004 03:07 PM
Dearest Dan,
Paul W. Airey, II
Posted by: Paul Airey at June 26, 2004 11:55 PM
I really like what Kaptin Marko wrote. He's right, words seem so hollow. But I suppose that we have to try anyway.
Posted by: diana sebben at June 28, 2004 01:12 AM
My heartfelt condolences to the Eggers family. Never had the good fortune of meeting Danny (met Bill, Margaret and the girls at uncle Larry & Julie's wedding), but I've been routing him on for quite a while. My company was located on the 104th Floor of Tower Two. On 9/11, I lost 68 coworkers. Knowing that someone as bright and committed as Danny was working to stop the atrocities committed by the Taliban and Al Queda brought me and several coworkers great comfort. His uncle Larry was SO proud of him and spoke of him regularly (aunt Julie is my best friend). I enjoyed sharing any tidbits with my coworkers, as we don't often hear much about Operation Enduring Freedom on the nightly news. We loved that his unit was sporting NYPD caps. Needless to say, we were all terribly saddened by his death.
Your family should be very proud for all the public service it does. May Dan's younger brother Billy be safe in Iraq and please let Dan's two boys know what a hero my fellow World Trade Center survivors think he was. God Bless all our soldiers.
Posted by: Liz at June 28, 2004 08:11 PM
I met Dan as a very young 21 year old at Special forces selection in june of 2000, we were both from Cape Coral, ironically had both worked at Pizza-Hut on del prado as our first jobs and hung out for the next couple of weeks of selection. Dan was somewhat of a mentor to me, and you can imagine my surprise when I saw him almost a year later at another stage of our training, he was still the mentor and was always giving out advice and helping others. when i first arrived in Afghanistan in late September of 2003 at about 3am it was Dan who woke up from the tent next to mine after hearing my voice and made sure me and my boys had bunks and stayed up with me until daylight giving me more of his advice and showing me around the camp. Dan was an amazing American, someone to respect, and someone to emmulate. You are gone but NEVER forgotten.... Thank you Captain Eggers....
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What's at stake: The European discussion towards the establishment of Eurobonds is progressing at a rapid pace as officials have begun focusing on precise interim steps towards the establishment of an eventual full-fledged mutualisation of public debt. Among the current set of concrete proposals, the Eurobills proposal put forward last year by Christian Hellwig, a professor at Toulouse School of Economics, and Thomas Philippon, an associate professor of finance at New York University's Stern School of Business seems to be getting traction. By limiting its total size (10% of GDP) and maturity (debt of maturity less than a year), Eurobills would avoid creating open-ended commitments. But they would, nonetheless, manage to cover about half of the refinancing needs for 2012. It might well be a good first step and a possible challenge to the more established European Redemption Fund proposal, which remains the most talked about proposal.
Integration Momentum
Peter Spiegel reports that officials have begun focusing on interim steps before getting to full-blown mutualisation of debt, which Berlin has made clear it will not support. Much of the attention thus far has gone to a "wise men" report put out by five German economists last year that would create a "debt redemption fund," which would refinance debts from eurozone countries over 60 per cent of their gross domestic product. The fund would jointly guarantee the excess debt to help pay it off through cheaper borrowing costs. But in recent weeks, people briefed on internal debates in Frankfurt and Brussels say another incremental idea has caught the interest of EU officialdom: instead of eurozone bonds, the currency bloc should start with eurozone bills, short-term debt backed by all 17 euro members. The idea could gain additional momentum this week when Sylvie Goulard, a French member of the European Parliament, tables a four-step plan where the eurobill proposal is one of a handful of interim steps towards full-scale mutualisation of sovereign debt.
Interviewed by Jean Quatremer, Sylvie Goulard argues that the current paradox is that we more than ever need to borrow in common, but the trust between the northern countries and those in the south has never been lower. The report that the European Parliament prepares imagines a roadmap, aiming at rebuilding confidence between the North and the South, towards the introduction of full-fledged Eurobonds. Given the current state of opinion, Eurobills would be a genuine contribution giving a breath of air to countries that are making efforts while encouraging discipline.
Bloomberg quotes Olivier Blanchard, chief economist at the International Monetary Fund, saying that Eurobills would be "a very good first step" toward common euro-region bonds as they would "very little risk for the participating countries".
The limits of the European Redemption Fund
Seeking Alpha summarizes the main elements of the idea was developed by the German Council of Economic Experts:
· National (sovereign) debt up to 60% of GDP continues to be as it is, the national responsibility of individual eurozone member countries
· The debt above 60% of GDP is pooled into a 'Redemption Fund' (ERF) and Euro members have joint liability for the debt placed in the fund.
· In exchange for that pooling, participating countries enter into payment obligations towards the ERF, calculated that each country would repay its transferred debts within 20-25 years.
· The countries currently running 'structural adjustment programs' (that is, Ireland, Portugal, Greece) can only pool their debt after the successful conclusion of these programs.
And points to some problems associated with this idea:
· This proposal would do little (actually nothing) for the likes of Greece and Portugal.
· It commits the other countries to a rather crash course in fiscal adjustment that have never been achieved in history (Italy at 4% of primary surplus for 20 years). Note that even Germany's debt is way above 60% of GDP (at 82% of GDP) so it obliges even Germany to earmark tax receipts for paying off debt above 60% of GDP.
· The net effect is, as it stands, likely to be rather contractionary, so in that sense it's just more of the same austerity, the success of which, to date, is highly questionable to say the least.
The Eurobills proposal
The Eurobills proposal was put forward last year by Christian Hellwig, a professor at Toulouse School of Economics, and Thomas Philippon, an associate professor of finance at New York University's Stern School of Business.
Christian Hellwig and Thomas Philippon write in VoxEU that issuing Eurobills – i.e. debt of maturities less than a year – up to 10% of Eurozone GDP would help with crisis management as well as financial regulation, and monetary policy, while minimizing the risks of moral hazard. The introduction of Eurobills could provide a large part of the benefits while allowing for significant checks on the risks, both in terms of magnitudes, and in terms of effective control.
To put the numbers into perspective, if Spain, Belgium or Italy were to use their entire quota of Eurobills (10% of GDP), this would cover about half of their refinancing needs for 2012. Thus financial markets would remain an important mechanism to provide price signals and incentives for fiscal discipline on longer dated debt. But at the same time, Eurobills would give them time to implement credible fiscal reforms. In Le Monde, the authors write that a fund of 100 to 200 billion euros would be enough to guarantee the safety Eurobills. Eurobills would allow a country like Italy to save 5 billion a year directly (by lowering short rates), and at least as much indirectly through its stabilizing impact on long rates. This corresponds to the savings generated by the austerity plan of Mario Monti (30 billion savings over three years).
Finally, the commitment is limited and if countries do not behave responsibly, other member state can easily decide to interrupt the program when these bills come due and need to be rolled over.
Because Eurobills are limited in size and in maturity, they do not create open-ended commitments, and they cannot be used to bail out insolvent countries, and therefore would not violate the spirit of the Treaty provision against bailing out member governments.
Euro-standard bills
Bloomberg reports that Princeton's Brunnermeier questions the credibility of a threat not to allow rollovers. Would the authority really kick out a country that was breaking the rules? Brunnermeier also questions whether Eurobills tackle the real issues, which he defines as the flight to safety that has sent capital pouring out of the peripheral nations and into the core, the issue of transfers in the other direction, and what he calls "the diabolic loop" of banks and sovereigns propping each other up.
Hans Christian Müller writes at Handelblog that the proposal put forward by the European Economic Advisory Group of the CESifo also relies on short-term bonds. But unlike Hellwig and Philippon the responsibility for servicing the standardized bills issued would not be common.
The CESifo provides more details on this alternative idea that doesn't rely on joint and several guarantee of the bills but rather on their de facto senior status. Each country issues short-term treasury bills satisfying strict common standards, which are to be jointly supervised, so as to share the same risk profile. These bills would be collateralized with future tax revenue or real estate and standardized. Although each state would still retain full responsibility for servicing its own debt, in the new regime these nationally differentiated bills with strict common standards would trade within a few points from each other. Governments would be committed to service them in full, before ordinary government bonds could be serviced. Euro-standard bills provide no vehicle for creating a cap on interest rates to stem an expectations-driven crisis. But their introduction could nonetheless favor the process of rebuilding policy credibility that in some European countries, most notably Italy, has primarily affected the interest rates paid on debt instruments with short maturity. It could also be combined with other schemes, and eventually ease the transition to forms of closer fiscal integration.Republishing and referencing


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