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Ah…Summer Rituals
A summer ritual in Canada is certainly the opening of the cottage, camp or cabin. Cottage for those in eastern Canada, Camp for those in Central Canada and Cabin for those in western Canada. All together it is that summer retreat that so many Canadians take of advantage of, whether it is their own place – a place to rent – a family compound or on the invite of a neighbour or friend.
Opening weekend is a time to get the water turned back on, sweep out the cobwebs, check the mouse traps, repair the dock, clean out the eaves, mow the lawn, weed the garden, repair the screen door, charge up the BBQ, wash the windows, take old clothes to Goodwill, plan the first vist of friends, wash down the boats, sweep off the deck and at the end of it all sit down in the wiped of lawn chair and enjoy a nice cold refreshing beer as you toast the opening weekend of summer.
It is a fascinating ritual but with it comes much joy. It's a preparation for what will be another great Canadian summer. A time with friends and family. A time to meet new acquaintances or friends of friends passing through. It is a time to reflect upon family and how we are all getting a little older, as parents do – we do, and oh my goodness, our kids do.
Cottage – Camp – Cabin, they all represent a destination in the summer that brings folks together for great times around the campfire, a sing a long at the piano, a fresh feed of fish from just off the end of the dock, a gathering in the community, a celebration at the local festival and really just great times together with summer friends.
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AUSOUG Perth Conference 2011 Day One
I had a most enjoyable* day today at the Oracle conference at Burswood, Perth.
* This is significant in light of the fact that the start of the day was quite hectic, having had to drop the car off to get a new alternator (the electrics died on the way home from work yesterday, so this morning I called RAC out to get the car started and charge the battery up a bit. I managed to drive the car within 100m of Ultratune, then it died completely. So I left the car in the traffic and walked the rest of the way, borrowed some kind of block box that was like a CPR machine for cars.), thereafter going with Rosalie to drop the eldest at her school, so she could then gift me a lift to Burswood.
I got to the conference in time to hear Graham Wood from Oracle talk about DB Time-based Oracle Performance Tuning, which was excellent, then Tim Hall on Edition-Based Redefinition which led to some excellent discussions with both Tim and colleagues from my current client.
My talk on a simple ETL method using just SQL seemed to go well and there were some good questions, comments and suggestions. If you missed something it was probably because I talk too fast – if you want to look something up from the talk you can look at the slides here, or have a play with a full SQL*Plus demo [ETL-by-SQL-sqlplus-demo.zip]. I also blogged about this technique back in February.
I finished the day with Graham Wood's second talk, on Oracle Hidden Features – which indeed included info on some Oracle features that I'd either not yet come across, or had forgotten about. Doug Burns blogged about this presentation earlier. The bit about external tables, especially the new 11g feature for running the source file through a preprocessor, was particularly interesting.
I'm looking forward to the second day tomorrow.
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Hi Jeff,
Have you had to deal with CLOBs when doing a transfer? We had a data transfer from a VARCHAR2(4000) column to a CLOB column in another table. The transfer was extremely slow. We ended up having to change the CLOB to VARCHAR2 to do the transfer and then alter the column afterwards. This was dealing with hundreds of thousands of rows.
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An Innovative HIV Prevention Intervention Using Social Networking Technology
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An existing face-to-face HIV prevention intervention (The Young Men's Health Project, YMHP; R01DA20366) will be iteratively adapted and pilot-tested to target difficult to engage high-risk young men who have sex with men (YMSM) via online social networking and aims to reduce both high-risk sexual behavior and drug use.
Sexual Risk
Substance Use
Other: Behavioral: HIV prevention intervention
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Allocation: Non-Randomized
Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment
Masking: Open Label
Primary Purpose: Prevention
|Official Title:
|An Innovative HIV Prevention Intervention Using Social Networking Technology
- feasibility and acceptability of intervention delivery [ Time Frame: 1 month ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]Participants (N=40) who received eight 30-minute sessions of Motivational Interviewing (to reduce substance use and sexual risk) over instant messaging on Facebook will be interviewed to evaluate the intervention delivery and structure, including their perceived connection with the counselor and concerns with receiving an intervention online.
|Study Start Date:
|November 2011
|Study Completion Date:
|March 2013
|Primary Completion Date:
|March 2013 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Assigned Interventions
Experimental: Motivational Interviewing
Eight 30-minute sessions utilizing Motivational Interviewing will be delivered to reduce substance use and sexual risk in a group of high risk young men who have sex with men.
Other: Behavioral: HIV prevention intervention
Substance using HIV-negative young men who have sex with men who engage in sexual risk and use social networking (Facebook) will be recruited and enrolled in a brief intervention utilizing Motivational Interviewing over chat window to reduce their substance use and sexual risk. They will also evaluate their intervention experience at the end of their eight sessions and post-assessment.
Other Name: Reductions in sexual risk and substance use
Detailed Description:
This pilot study entails a two-phase process. During Phase I, 15 former YMHP participants (intervention decliners and those who only completed one session) will participate in focus groups to advise us on the feasibility and pragmatic specifications of an HIV prevention intervention received via the IM (instant messaging) function of Facebook. Focus group transcripts will be examined to isolate key recommendations for modifying the intervention's structure and procedures. Focus groups will be reconvened for additional feedback on the modified intervention, followed by further adjustment. During Phase II, 40 high-risk YMSM (ages 18-29 and Facebook users) will be enrolled in a pilot of the modified intervention. The intervention will span 4 weeks and contain 8 bi-weekly 30 minute Motivational Interviewing (MI) chat-window sessions consisting of a sequential progression of intervention approaches tailored to each participant's readiness to change their drug use and high risk sexual behavior. Data from Phase II will include pre-post intervention behavioral risk assessments, as well as individual interviews with all 40 intervention participants for a qualitative evaluation regarding the feasibility and acceptability of the intervention's structure, and process. Findings from these interviews (and counselor focus group) will inform the fine-tuning of the intervention in preparation for a subsequent randomized control trial (RCT).
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years to 29 Years
|Genders Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
Phase I:
For the focus group portion of the study (N=20), we will invite former YMHP participants who declined the intervention or only completed one session, agreed to be contacted for future studies, indicated using Facebook, are still between the ages of 18-29 and live in NYC.
Phase II:
To qualify for the intervention portion of the study, participants must report
- at least 5 days of drug use (of 1 or more of the following drugs: cocaine, methamphetamine (MA), or ecstasy (MDMA) in the prior three months;
- high-risk sexual behavior (1 or more acts of unprotected insertive or receptive anal sex with a male partner of unknown or HIV+ serostatus), in the prior three months;
- biologically male;
- age 18 to 29;
- reliable Internet access;
- Facebook use at least four times per week;
- able to write in English given that intervention participation involves writing;
- NYC residency.
Exclusion Criteria:
Participants will be excluded for any of the following reasons:
- Unstable, serious psychiatric symptoms;
- Currently suicidal/homicidal;
- Evidence of gross cognitive impairment;
- Self-reported current enrollment in a drug or HIV-related intervention or research study.
We exclude those with serious cognitive or psychiatric impairments because this would compromise ability to participate, regardless of whether these impairments are attributed to drug use. Such impairments would make completion of assessments difficult.
Excluded participants will be referred to local community health and social services resources, for which we have established linkages to facilitate access to care regardless of ability to pay.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01381653
|United States, New York
|Hunter College, CUNY, Center for HIV/AIDS Educational Studies and Training
|New York, New York, United States, 10001
|Principal Investigator:
|Corina T Lelutiu-Weinberger, PhD
|Hunter College, CUNY, Center for HIV/AIDS Educational Studies and Training
Additional Information:
No publications provided
|Responsible Party:
|Jeffrey T. Parsons, Professor, Hunter College
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT01381653 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
|Study First Received:
|June 22, 2011
|Last Updated:
|May 30, 2013
|Health Authority:
|United States: Institutional Review Board
Keywords provided by Hunter College:
sexual risk
substance use
HIV prevention
intervention acceptability and feasibility
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- Make cranberry-infused vermouth: Fill a small glass jar with cranberries while bringing the vermouth to a simmer.
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DEXTER The General Brown Board of Education here recently made its first move in reducing administrative costs.
With a vote of 6-0 during its monthly meeting Monday, the board approved the resignation of former Dexter Elementary Principal Lisa K. Smith, and then approved her appointment as district treasurer, effective Wednesday.
District Superintendent Stephan J. Vigliotti Sr. said former Director of Student Services Hope A. Lopresti has been transferred to Dexter Elementary as its principal. At this time, he said, the board has chosen not to fill Mrs. Loprestis old post, which is being absorbed by other staff members.
Board members had been looking for a permanent business administrator since August, when Michele A. Traynor left that position to work for the Jefferson-Lewis Board of Cooperative Educational Services. Ronald K. Wilson was appointed as interim business administrator soon after, and left the district earlier this month.
Mrs. Smith first joined the district as a teaching assistant and reading teacher in 2003, and in 2008 she was administrative intern at Brownville-Glen Park Elementary School and then was in charge of the Response to Intervention Program. In 2008, she became Dexter Elementary principal. In between her time as reading teacher and Dexter Elementary principal, Mrs. Smith worked as director of student services and special programs for Copenhagen Central School District.
Mrs. Smiths experiences will allow her to continue to work in instructional areas while also serving as treasurer, Mr. Vigliotti said via email. The Board asked that we reorganize administrative staff in order to reduce costs.
That is something the board has inquired about for more than a year, and reducing administrative costs again became a topic of discussions during recent board meetings, as the board faces a $1.6 million shortfall in its 2013-14 spending plan.
In December, board members decided to renew their focus on shared services or a possible merger since the district faces tougher financial years ahead. At the December board meeting, Mr. Vigliotti told board members there were both internal and external options for sharing services, whether agreements were made in-house with other schools or would require guidance from Jefferson-Lewis BOCES.
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You probably should add the results from the following two commands.
cat /proc/sys/net/ipv4/ip_forward
route -n
I have two subnets which I am interested in connecting. I've read from beginning to the Linux Networking HOWTO, a few guides here on nixCraft, many forums posts, but have so far succeeded only in confusing myself.
Some basic network details:
Subnet A:
Network Range: 192.168.1.0/24
Gateway 1A: 192.168.1.1/255.255.255.0
Gateway Interfaces:
br0: 192.168.1.1/255.255.255.0
vlan1: 126.96.36.199/255.255.252.0
LAN Domain: tec.lan
Example Host 1A: perpetrator.tec.lan - 192.168.1.10/255.255.255.0
Example Host 2A: rapine.tec.lan - 192.168.1.11/255.255.255/0
Subnet B:
Network Range: 192.168.2.0/24
Gateway 1B: 192.168.2.1/255.255.255.0
Gateway Interfaces:
eth0: 192.168.1.145/255.255.255.0
eth1: 192.168.2.1/255.255.255.0
LAN Domain: tec.lan
Example Host 1B: ubuntu-01.tec.lan - 192.168.2.10/255.255.255.0
Example Host 2B: ubuntu-02.tec.lan - 192.168.2.11/255.255.255.0
I am trying to think of any further relevant details, but that seems to be it to me. If I forgot anything, please tell me.
Ok the question. WHAT do I type? (Explicitly!) And WHERE do I type it? In order to reach ubuntu-01.tec.lan, or ubuntu-02.tec.lan from perpetrator.tec.lan or rapine.tec.lan?
Note: I'm interested in using actuall ROUTES. I can already achieve results similair to this with either a NAT firewall, or with VPN.. but that's not what I am interested in.
Thank you very much for your reads and help in advance! This seems like it should be a simple thing, but I am having incredible difficulty with this..
From what I have found out so far, I should need something like the following:
On Gateway 1B:
And on Gateway 1A:Code:route add -net 192.168.1.0 netmask 255.255.255.0 gw 192.168.2.1 dev eth1
Any help would be appreciated!Code:route add -net 192.168.2.0 netmask 255.255.255.0 gw 192.168.1.1 dev br0
You probably should add the results from the following two commands.
cat /proc/sys/net/ipv4/ip_forward
route -n
Sorry for the delay on the reply, but I forgot to attend to my thread. I know I know, bad me!
Just an update.. I have it all working perfectly now. The correct answer was:
1. Tell the machines on Subnet B to use 192.168.2.1 as their gateway, and:
2. On Gateway 1A, configure a static route telling packets trying to reach 192.168.2.0/24 to use 192.168.1.145 as their gateway.
Thank you for your time.Code:route add -net 192.168.2.0/24 gw 192.168.1.145


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The automatic wash has a dryer, bug blastpass and rain-x.
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Our 8" Double Sided Paddle Strop is very versatile tool that can sharpen most knives and tools. The leather accepts honing compounds of various grades. We recommend our Green Honing Compound.
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The leather area on our 8" Leather Paddle Strop measures 8" x 2" in size. The total length of the strop is over 12".
Strops can be made with smooth leather (grain side) or rough leather (flesh side). When deciding which one to carry we had to consider not only our own preferences but also the preferences of others for woodworking tools, carving tools, and knife sharpening. We even put them to a performance test and in the end, either one worked great.
This 2 Sided Paddle Strop has 1 smooth side and 1 suede side. Both sides are shown in the photo above.
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Suede - The suede side uses the opposite side of the leather (it is technically called the flesh side). The leather we use is selected for its flesh side properties. This leather is different leather than our smooth side leather. In our research, the leather that makes a good suede side is different than the leather that makes a good smooth side. Our suede leather is a little softer than the smooth leather. The suede leather accepts compound very readily.
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42 U.S. Code § 280j - National strategy for quality improvement in health care
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(a) Establishment of national strategy and priorities
(1) National strategy
The Secretary, through a transparent collaborative process, shall establish a national strategy to improve the delivery of health care services, patient health outcomes, and population health.
(2) Identification of priorities
(A) In general
The Secretary shall identify national priorities for improvement in developing the strategy under paragraph (1).
(B) Requirements
The Secretary shall ensure that priorities identified under subparagraph (A) will—
(i) have the greatest potential for improving the health outcomes, efficiency, and patient-centeredness of health care for all populations, including children and vulnerable populations;
(ii) identify areas in the delivery of health care services that have the potential for rapid improvement in the quality and efficiency of patient care;
(iii) address gaps in quality, efficiency, comparative effectiveness information (taking into consideration the limitations set forth in subsections (c) and (d) ofsection 1182 of the Social Security Act [42 U.S.C. 1320e–1 (c), (d)]), and health outcomes measures and data aggregation techniques;
(vii) improve research and dissemination of strategies and best practices to improve patient safety and reduce medical errors, preventable admissions and readmissions, and health care-associated infections;
(viii) reduce health disparities across health disparity populations (as defined in section 285t [1] of this title) and geographic areas; and
(C) Considerations
(D) Coordination with State agencies
The Secretary shall collaborate, coordinate, and consult with State agencies responsible for administering the Medicaid program under title XIX of the Social Security Act [42 U.S.C. 1396 et seq.] and the Children's Health Insurance Program under title XXI of such Act [42 U.S.C. 1397aa et seq.] with respect to developing and disseminating strategies, goals, models, and timetables that are consistent with the national priorities identified under subparagraph (A).
(b) Strategic plan
(1) In general
The national strategy shall include a comprehensive strategic plan to achieve the priorities described in subsection (a).
(2) Requirements
The strategic plan shall include provisions for addressing, at a minimum, the following:
(A) Coordination among agencies within the Department, which shall include steps to minimize duplication of efforts and utilization of common quality measures, where available. Such common quality measures shall be measures identified by the Secretary under section 1139A or 1139B of the Social Security Act [42 U.S.C. 1320b–9a, 1320b–9b] or endorsed under section 1890 of such Act [42 U.S.C. 1395aaa].
(D) A process for regular reporting by the agencies to the Secretary on the implementation of the strategic plan.
(E) Strategies to align public and private payers with regard to quality and patient safety efforts.
(c) Periodic update of national strategy
The Secretary shall update the national strategy not less than annually. Any such update shall include a review of short- and long-term goals.
(d) Submission and availability of national strategy and updates
(1) Deadline for initial submission of national strategy
Not later than January 1, 2011, the Secretary shall submit to the relevant committees of Congress the national strategy described in subsection (a).
(2) Updates
(A) In general
The Secretary shall submit to the relevant committees of Congress an annual update to the strategy described in paragraph (1).
(B) Information submitted
Each update submitted under subparagraph (A) shall include—
(i) a review of the short- and long-term goals of the national strategy and any gaps in such strategy;
(ii) an analysis of the progress, or lack of progress, in meeting such goals and any barriers to such progress;
(iii) the information reported under section 1139A of the Social Security Act [42 U.S.C. 1320b–9a], consistent with the reporting requirements of such section; and
(e) Health care quality Internet website
Not later than January 1, 2011, the Secretary shall create an Internet website to make public information regarding—
(1) the national priorities for health care quality improvement established under subsection (a)(2);
(2) the agency-specific strategic plans for health care quality described in subsection (b)(2)(B); and
[1] See References in Text note below.
Source(July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title III, § 399HH, as added and amended Pub. L. 111–148, title III, § 3011, title X, § 10302,Mar. 23, 2010, 124 Stat. 378, 937.)
References in Text
Section 285t of this title, referred to in subsec. (a)(2)(B)(viii), was in the original "section 485E", meaning section 485E of act July 1, 1944, ch. 373, as added by section 101(a) ofPub. L. 106–525, which was classified to section 287c–31 of this title. Section 485E of act July 1, 1944, was renumbered section 464z–3 by Pub. L. 111–148, title X, § 10334(c)(1)(D)(i),Mar. 23, 2010, 124 Stat. 973, and transferred to section 285t of this title. The act July 1, 1944, no longer contains a section 485E.
The Social Security Act, referred to in subsec. (a)(2)(D), is act Aug. 14, 1935, ch. 531, 49 Stat. 620. Titles XIX and XXI of the Act are classified generally to subchapters XIX (§ 1396 et seq.) and XXI (§ 1397aa et seq.), respectively, of chapter 7 of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see section 1305 of this title and Tables.
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, referred to in subsec. (b)(2)(F), is Pub. L. 111–5, Feb. 17, 2009, 123 Stat. 115. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title of 2009 Amendment note set out under section 1 of Title 26, Internal Revenue Code, and Tables.
2010—Subsec. (a)(2)(B)(iii). Pub. L. 111–148, § 10302, inserted "(taking into consideration the limitations set forth in subsections (c) and (d) ofsection 1182 of the Social Security Act)" after "information".
Interagency Working Group on Health Care Quality
Pub. L. 111–148, title III, § 3012,Mar. 23, 2010, 124 Stat. 380, provided that:
"(a) In General.—The President shall convene a working group to be known as the Interagency Working Group on Health Care Quality (referred to in this section as the 'Working Group').
"(b) Goals.—The goals of the Working Group shall be to achieve the following:
"(1) Collaboration, cooperation, and consultation between Federal departments and agencies with respect to developing and disseminating strategies, goals, models, and timetables that are consistent with the national priorities identified under section 399HH(a)(2) of the Public Health Service Act [42 U.S.C. 280j (a)(2)] (as added by section 3011 [of Pub. L. 111–148]).
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The Price River Water Improvement District board faces a difficult decision regarding local culinary and sewer impact fees.
An impact analysis was recently completed for the district in order for PRWID to manage growth fees and comply with the laws of Utah.
Presently, the district charges people constructing homes in unincorporated areas of the county $800 to connect to the sewer and $1,000 to connect to the water.
In addition, the homeowners must turn over at least one share of water to PRWID and pay to have sewer lines laid to the district's system.
New or remodeled businesses are charged according to residential equivalents, based on the average use of homes. The average is considered to be 228,000 gallons of water use a year and an 8,000 gallon discharge per month into the sewer system. The cost of the impact fee is calculated according to the base figures in connection with the type of business.
"It's time we moved toward a more uniform fee charge," indicated PRWID assistant manager Jeff Richens as last Tuesday's board meeting. "The fact is that we need to get more in line with the states regulations, which leans toward having fees between cities and county systems being closer together. Right now, building in the county pays more."
The recently completed study is a 40-page document that weighs all the factors and make determinations on the maximum amounts the district could charge for impact fees.
The charges are based on systems available, quality of service, debt ratios and comparisons to similar geographical areas. A 1997 study suggested PRWID could charge as much as $1,633 for sewer impact fees and $1,038 for water impact fees. The new study raised the levels, suggesting a $1,053 maximum for water and a $2,566 impact fee for sewer.
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The board agreed with Palmer before discussing how to present the situation to the three municipalities involved - Price, Wellington and Helper.
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* While doing a little reading on the Italdesign Aztec we featured as a Hemmings Find of the Day earlier this week, we came across Italdesign's intriguing site with photos and information on many of its other concept vehicles through the decades, including the 1969 Alfa Romeo Iguana above.
* The New York Times this week reported on the upcoming restoration of an 1898 Riker electric over at Dragone.
* How cool was it that there were a bunch of International Harvester Scouts in the recent Fast Five? Oh, you didn't see them? That's because they got scrubbed from the film, but not until after they were built for filming. Edmunds Inside Line has more on them. (via)
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Restoring competitive balance to the upcoming spectrum auction
In recent days, and especially following Eric Schmidt's July 20 letter to FCC Chairman Kevin Martin, many people have asked us a straightforward question: why don't you just attempt to win the spectrum bidding outright, and then implement an open wholesaling business model yourself? Or, as AT&T has put it, "put up or shut up."
That question makes a lot of sense, especially for those most familiar with the ordinary marketplace structures they see on eBay, or Home Shopping Network, or at Target. In those everyday cases, the buyers and sellers collectively determine what is the fair market value for something, based on what willing participants on both sides agree should be the price. The free market is the optimal market.
But an FCC spectrum auction is a very different animal. Unlike in most commercial transactions, participants in an FCC auction operate in an artificially defined market. Initially, the spectrum comes sliced and diced in predetermined packages of varying bandwidth, geography, and duration. Those discrete slices tend to be compatible with what regulators perceive to be the prevailing services and technologies of the moment, such as centralized voice communications.
Further, given the sizable investments involved, only well-capitalized corporations can afford to bid at auctions. Ordinary citizens or entrepreneurs with novel ideas don't even show up. Even so, players still come to the table with unique assets, and in some cases disparate business models. For the upcoming 700 MHz auction in particular, the issue boils down to the different incentives at work between the existing national wireless carriers -- the incumbents -- and those companies seeking to enter the market for the first time -- potential new entrants.
As we have seriously considered entering the 700 MHz auction, we have been consulting with auction experts and game theorists to help us better understand the dynamics of a typical spectrum auction. What they have been telling us is that in a head-to-head bidding war between an incumbent wireless carrier and a potential new entrant, the incumbent almost invariably will prevail. Why? The answer involves two key economic factors: what we call the "incumbent blocking premium" and the "incumbent dilution discount."
Incumbent blocking premium
A significant economic factor that comes into play in an auction environment is the incentive and ability of one of the players to thwart the designs of the other. In the context of an FCC spectrum auction, there are at least three pertinent elements.
First, incumbent wireless carriers come to the auction with a vast array of existing assets, including thousands of radio towers, tens of thousands of miles of communications "backhaul" networks, and millions of customers, along with numerous retail outlets and tons of advertising. And perhaps most important of all, incumbents already own lots of spectrum -- much of which the FCC gave away for free some years ago, rather than sold at auction. By contrast, a true new entrant has none of these assets. Thus, to an incumbent, purchasing another wireless license is just an incremental investment, one made that much less costly given the existing, readily-available business inputs. To a new entrant, facing the daunting challenges of actually building and operating a network for the first time, the investment is less certain.
Second, the incumbent has the added benefit of operating in a less than fully competitive environment. Some use the term "monopoly rents" to describe the situation where a company enjoys revenues and profits that exceed what normally would be the case in a robustly competitive environment. Potential new entrants do not enjoy the same advantage.
Third, and perhaps most important, the incumbents have every incentive to preserve and protect their existing business model. Given their investment in all the necessary business inputs, and the relatively high prices and low bandwidth characteristics of their existing service offerings, the incumbents must prevent the entry of potential competitors to the market. In a spectrum auction, this means paying whatever it takes to block new entry. Not surprisingly, economists call this a "blocking premium."
As the diagram below shows, these three elements together mean that an incumbent will almost always be in a position to outbid a potential new entrant, simply by bidding above and beyond the fair market price. Unlike in a healthy auction situation, the final price would be higher than otherwise would be commercially reasonable.
Incumbent dilution discount
The second significant economic factor that comes into play in any auction environment is related to the number of players who actually show up to participate in the bidding. Again, in a normal commercial environment, market prices are shaped by the number of willing buyers, from just a few to potentially millions. However, an FCC spectrum auction presents a comparatively artificial scenario.
Given the existence of the incumbent blocking premium, as described above, it is often the case that there are no new potential entrants to bid against an incumbent. Why should a new player even bother to bid, or bid aggressively, if the incumbent inevitably will prevail? Where there may be only two incumbents -- or even one -- left to bid for a license, obviously the resulting price will not reflect the fair market value that otherwise would have been reached. The dilution of competitive bidders means the final price will be lower than otherwise would be the case. Recent studies have confirmed that this is a pervasive aspect of the FCC auction environment.
Un-skewing the spectrum auction
When looking at the combined impact of the incumbent blocking premium and the incumbent dilution discount, it's easy to see how FCC auction results become skewed.
Ironically enough, it is Google that has been accused of attempting to skew the auction structure, by our recommendation that the licenses be conditioned on certain "open platforms" requirements. Of course, as we have explained it is the current auction system that skews the results away from potential new entrants and in favor of existing incumbents.
Our position is simple enough. FCC Chairman Kevin Martin and the other commissioners have argued persuasively that we need a real third pipe broadband competitor in this country. They also believe that the upcoming 700 MHz auction is the best way to get there. All we are saying is that, based on what we know, new broadband competition will emerge from the upcoming auction only if the FCC's rules allow it to happen. For Google, and other potential new entrants, the prevailing imbalance can be corrected most effectively by introducing license conditions based on open platforms.
While Google embraces the kinds of openness and innovation that are the hallmark of the Internet, the incumbents apparently prefer their existing business models. That of course is their prerogative. However, open platforms -- specifically, open applications, open devices, open wholesale services, and open network access -- together make the spectrum more valuable to Google, or any other potential bidder seeking to create innovative, higher-speed, lower-priced offerings.
That is why Google has indicated that it is willing to spend a minimum of $4.6 billion in the auction, which is the FCC's reserve price for the particular spectrum block in question. At the same time, incumbents are unable to leverage anti-competitive blocking in this scenario. Regardless of who wins the bidding, however, the end result is an auction that yields a fair market price, with the added bonus of a new broadband network that is open to all comers. The American people get full value for their spectrum, plus open broadband platforms -- and even the possibility of a real third pipe competitor. Not a bad deal overall.
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Hi, I'm a researcher of spectrum policy at a university in Japan.ReplyDelete
I wrote a paper "The Spectrum as Commons" five years ago. I think it's similar to your proposal.
As I understand Chairman Martin's plan, he sets a $4.6B reserve price for an auction with open devices and open applications. If the reserve is not met, a new auction will be held with no open requirements and the same $4.6B reserve.ReplyDelete
It seems to me that he can now set a reserve price of $4.7B for the same plan (open devices, open applications, no wholesale). If the reserve is not met, a new auction can be held starting with Google's $4.6B bid including wholesale. If google says, "um, well you see we really didn't mean it," then a 3rd auction could be held with no restrictions and a $4.6B reserve.
This way the telcos and MSOs can't say they were forced to no bid because of a wholesale requirement. Google has to put up or shut up. AND us consumers have a 2 out of 3 chance of getting open devices.
Implying that, absent regulation providing monopoly rent rights, spectrum would be a 'free market' good is disingenuous. Spectrum is a public commons. There is no free market in spectrum any more than there is one for air or light.ReplyDelete
You might find this post on our faculty blog of interest:ReplyDelete
I think you may be misinterpreting Google's position here...
By removing the monopoly regulation for the spectrum, new competitors would enter the auction as the spectrum would lose its purpose as a marginal cost to preserve the incumbent's monopoly (Incumbent Blocking Premium).
Your argument that the free market good doesn't exist, is actually saying that the license is worthless with open standards. To protect the FCC's financial interests, Google has personally guaranteed the reserve price. Alternatively, if the monopoly regulation were left in place, the spectrum is equally worthless as long as one of the big wireless companies wins it and no new competitors are allowed to enter the market. This devaluation is reflected in a less competitive auction between 2 or 3 companies (Incumbent Dilution Discount).
The important part of Google's argument is what actually effects the consumer. None of us are profiting from nor participating in the FCC's auction. We don't care who wins the license, we care about how the prices we need to pay for wireless access are affected.
Although some may argue otherwise, the current prices of wireless services are out of control. This is what happens when a company gains a monopoly. In a free market, a monopoly can only maintain itself if its product is truly superior and new competitors are unable to match its quality. However, most monopolies exist because of government protection and are then regulated by a federal or municipal agency. The wireless companies are one flagrant exception to the rule, they are being auctioned a "license" that effectively provides them government protection of a monopoly with no further regulation. Normally the purpose of a regulated monopoly is to achieve free market prices in a market where true competition has a negative impact on society (i.e. Energy Distribution - we don't want multiple companies tearing up our streets and running wires all over the place).
The 700 MHz spectrum is in no need of regulated monopoly, and certainly not of unregulated monopoly. A free market IS best for the consumer and Google is merely trying to ensure that we the consumer are best served. True, Google may choose to enter this market as a competitor and provide cheaper access than the current government protected corporations, and that's exactly what we need right now.
The only problem I have with 700MHz is the fact that it's even being allowed for auction. The FCC has changed it's position so many times on 700MHz that everyone seems to have completely forgotten it's original intent: Exclusive Public Safety usage. No public wireless networks, no vendors trying to impose a standard (or even Google's intent toward open standards and evolving technology). Nothing to cause interference in a band that was earmarked for exclusive PS usage.ReplyDelete
I realize that many people look at the opening of channel blocks in 700MHz as another feeding frenzy for new proprietary networks. It's a band that offers better propagation (let's face it, 1900MHz is terrible) and the potential for uncluttered spectrum once analog TV is fully removed from the space. However, the FCC has shown us once again that it'll do anything to feed the black hole with an endless supply of cash while continuing to shirk their duties in the enforcement arena. There is nothing wrong with Google's concept in my opinion... just a problem with the fact that none of this should be happening in 700MHz.
Just one man's opinion, and I'm sure I'll get flak for this one.
The government has no rght to auction or give away airwaves. They belong to the citizens of the US. Ask the citizens what they want.ReplyDelete
Rather than impose more rules to correct the market power that existing rules have caused, why not eliminate the original offending rules that require licenses to use spectrum, as Ikeda Nobuo suggests in the paper he linked to in the first comment on this blog? This article argues the same point in layperson's terms.ReplyDelete
The argument in the post is superficially academic, but for the most part breaks down upon careful analysis.ReplyDelete
(1) That incumbent carriers' existing equipment means their spectrum bids are lower risk is not a distortion. The risk for the new entrant reduces the value of the asset in its hands, and so reduces the social value of awarding the asset to the entrant.
(2) There is such thing as a "blocking premium" -- if you assume that there is a monopolist. But there only has to be one more incumbent for this argument to break down. When there are multiple incumbent firms, they would all be better off if someone bought and retired the new license, but the incumbent who buys it will shoulder the entire cost as all of the incumbents benefit. So unless you are accusing all of the incumbent carriers of colluding to buy spectrum, this argument is a non-starter.
(3) The argument that incumbents have access to rents has no bearing on how much they would be willing to pay for a license. Having higher revenues on existing spectrum doesn't increase the value of new spectrum. If an entrant really had a higher value, they could raise the capital to purchase the license by issuing debt or selling equity, just as every other firm in every other industry does.
Moreover, the "open services" and "open networks" portions will likely be disastrous.
"Open services" (reasonable nondiscriminatory wholesale prices) will require government price regulation (by deciding what is "reasonable"). The government setting prices is rarely a good idea. It generally discourages innovation and is subject to regulatory capture. Just who do you think rotates in and out of the FCC (hint: incumbents' employees). Government rate regulators would be captured pretty much instantaneously. The "nondiscriminatory" portion is a bad idea as well. Price discrimination is generally procompetitive, increasing output and reducing costs for lower-intensity users. Perhaps Google, being a high-intensity user, is not exactly innocent in advocating this . . .
"Open networks" (allow purchase by third-parties wherever along the network stack it is technically feasible) is also problematic. Essentially, this regulation would prevent vertical integration. But vertical integration is generally procompetitive. When firms all along the distribution chain have market power, they end up charging more independently than they would if they set price together -- an effect called "double marginalization". Moreover, when the parts of the distribution chain fit together in fixed proportions (as seems likely in telecommunications), the entire monopoly profit can be extracted from any point along the distribution chain, meaning that this regulation would have little chance of reducing prices or increasing quality. Note that none of this counterargument even depends on the costs that providing and administering such connections would bring, which could be enormous.
I appreciate that you are trying to make an economic argument; it is certainly better than the general populist rhetoric about such things that appears in the media. But I would also appreciate if you actually did economics, rather than applied economic principles haphazardly.
Also, Ikeda Nobuo's article makes a very different suggestion that the one Google is putting forward. He proposed complete deregulation, whereas Google proposes increased regulation in an attempt to mitigate the negative effects of current regulations.ReplyDelete
Googles should just buy the lower 700MHz licenses from Aloha Partners and a hand full of other smaller players and then go back into the auction and buy the 12Mhz B block in CMA sizes the lower 700mhz band. Now you have 24mhz in a band with a 15 year biuld out and 50 watts of power better spectrum the the upper band and a lot less cost to your stock holders plus you can even buy the 12mhz in the A block later down the road for 36MHz which you will need in the big U.S Metro markets. This would be about half the price for a nation wide network in the upper band without having to try to out bid the big three. Stick it to the pigs at the about 60 billions and then go buy the lower B band CMA makets and just bring onboad with you all of the small auction winners in the B band. You see by buying the B band licenses you can play both sides for the pother 12MHz the A block and the C block or both of the blocks for 36 mhz of band in the same spectrum band. One thing for sure, Googles must buy the spectrum and build a network or give full control of your company over to AT&T or make a bid for AT&T. The mobile internet will be the only internet in year 2050. It is now or never Googles has get into the mobile game or you will be dead in the water.ReplyDelete
This article carried a great deal of credibility with me until the part where you state that you're optimistic the government will do the right thing. Come on, be honest, what's your game plan when they side with AT&T?ReplyDelete
I want to start off by saying thank you to Google for looking out for the consumer. Cell phone companies are very abusive in their business practices and encouraging smaller companies to enter into this area should benefit me, the tax paying customer.ReplyDelete
That being said, I'm afraid that the above analysis misses a very important piece to this puzzle. The money that encombant businesses, and Google, spend lobying the FCC. I'm guessing by the FCC responce to Googles suggestions that encombant businesses spent a lot more money than Google did to get thier message heard.
I may not have much, but i'd like to help.ReplyDelete
Is there a fund where citizens can
help donate money to Google to
use to bid for the spectrum?
Also - i've seen other posters saying that the FCC members are influenced by incumbents to help further their side. I would assume that if the FCC were corruptible in this fashion that it would only take a few private investigators and a subpeona of bank records to find that out? I'm sure choicepoint would be willing to help.
This is a good blog to discuss.
Impressive thought.
A year later it is interesting to see the results. Based upon Google's public policy of pushing more for the "open format" and not just another copy-cat business model from the wireless industry proves that Google never really intended to win.ReplyDelete
I am ashamed at the FCC. Giving away spectrum for free to begin with reminds of "It's a Wonderful Life" when the millionaire offers more than 100% value for the assets and the little Savings and Loan says "he's not buying he's owning (or something rather)."
The correlation, The FCC is giving away something that is not there. To have a "open-format" would require a free market, which is contradictory if the FCC is making you buy from the government. Even with a corporate public policy as Google's it would never happen unless Google almost had a unquenchable thirst for it, and not just the minimum requirements met- the typical rules that were posted by Google here would have to be ignored.
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Adam Levine's publicist has shot down reports the Maroon 5 front-man and Christina Aguilera were involved in a bust-up during rehearsals for Sunday's, Nov. 20, 2011, American Music Awards.
The pair has faced gossip suggesting they do not get along since signing up as judges on U.S. TV talent show "The Voice" earlier this year. They swiftly silenced the speculation by recording their hit duet "Moves Like Jagger," which they played at the awards ceremony.
However, rumors of a feud returned after Aguilera reportedly snubbed Levine's request for a hug and stormed off stage while they prepared for their performance on Sunday morning.
A source tells New York Post gossip column PageSix, "At the end of the number, Adam went to hug Christina in a friendly fashion, but she pushed him away, gave him a dirty look and stormed backstage."
But Levine's spokesperson has quickly rebuffed the report, insisting it is "100 per cent not true".
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March 18, 2013
after the quake
by Murakami, Haruki
A series of six short stories written in the wake of the 1995 Kobe, Japan earthquake: it was the first thing I read by Haruki Murakami, and it inspired me to devour everything he produced. Murakami, known for his use of magic realism in stories, weaves the effects of the earthquake throughout each story presented in the collection. Some stories are framed heavily by the earthquake, while in others it is only a shadow in the background. The earthquake is the only link between the stories, whose subject matters range from talking to a massive toad living under Japan, to going to see a bear at the zoo.
I had read plenty of short stories previous to stumbling upon this collection, whether it was in English class or just for pleasure. But, for me, collections of short stories always seemed tossed together and random. This collection, however, really made sense to me. Each story in this collection seems purposeful and tied together with the thread of the earthquake weaving through. Each of the stories is well written, easy to read, and engaging. Characters are developed wonderfully in the short amount of time you have with them, to the point that it is painful to leave them. I was satisfied with the length of the stories, in that the plot was completely developed and made sense as a short story, but I would have loved more time with each character.
If you have never read any fiction by a Japanese author, I highly recommend doing so, and this is a great place to start. In my experience, these short stories served as the perfect introduction to Murakami before I delved into his longer novels. And even after reading him extensively, I still felt this collection included some of my favorite stories of his.
— Recommended by Austin Senior, Central Library
March 11, 2013
Ordinary Heroes
by Turow, Scott
Surprised to discover his father was once court-martialed and imprisoned while serving in the army during WWII, Stewart Dubinsky embarks on a journey to try to understand his family's history. You will be touched by the riveting description of his father's introduction to war when he parachutes into the middle of the Battle of the Bulge, fascinated by the mysterious Robert Martin, a wayward OSS officer Stewart's father has been tasked with apprehending, and saddened by the tale of French Resistance operative Gita Lodz. How is it possible that these characters play such defining roles in Stewart's life and yet he's never heard of them? Read the intriguing story of Ordinary Heroes by Scott Turow and you will learn of the horrors of war as well as its heroes.
— Recommended by Suzy Heilman, Franklin Road Library
March 4, 2013
Midnight Robber
by Hopkinson, Nalo
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This lyrical second novel by Locus award winning author Nalo Hopkinson stars the flawed yet sympathetic heroine Tan-Tan. Young Tan-Tan has lived on two Caribbean-colonized planets; she was born on the high-tech and lush planet Toussaint, then was stolen away by her father to live with him on the prison planet New Half-Way Tree, after he was sentenced for murdering his wife's lover. New Half-Way Tree is not an advanced, urban society like Toussaint; Tan-Tan and her father have to learn to live in much harsher conditions. Her father's temper and judgment gets worse as the years go on, and eventually Tan-Tan is forced to flee. She has friends within the indigenous population of the planet but when they are endangered by her presence she takes to the jungle. With no control over her own life and in constant fear of being caught, Tan-Tan adopts the persona of the Robber Queen, a character from Caribbean folklore, to right the wrongs she sees done all around her.
Weaving together themes of gender, colonialism and the power of myth and story is not enough for Hopkinson. She also creates an amazing dialect that blends the Jamaican and Trinidadian languages. It is a beautiful narrative voice that can take some getting used to, so don't give up if you find it difficult right away! Your head will move to its rhythm soon enough. This dialect helps us grasp the sensuous and mischievous feel of Carnivale and sense the heat and humidity of the jungle as Tan-Tan tries to escape her past. We feel the weight of being a folk hero settle on Tan-Tan's shoulders, and suppress a shudder at her rash decisions while our heart breaks for the girl who had to make them. The language that Hopkinson has created lends immense power to the story by reminding us where it came from and evoking setting in a way that cannot be glossed over or forgotten.
Some people still dismiss science fiction and fantasy as not being real literature; Hopkinson shows us what a talented writer can do with the form. This is a great novel for anyone who enjoys solid world-building, beautifully written prose, and strong and compelling characters.
— Recommended by Carri Genovese, Central Library
February 25, 2013
The Queen and I
by Townsend, Sue
The British have elected a new Republican government and the entire royal family has been ousted from their various palatial residences and relegated to council (slum) housing. This is the premise Sue Townsend's alternately dark and witty novel.
Queen Elizabeth is doing quite well in her new circumstances, actually, stiff upper lip and all that. She's trying to comfort Prince Philip, who has collapsed completely and refuses to get out of bed. Princess Anne is being romanced by a local horse trader. Charles is calling himself "Charlie Teck" (the maiden name of his great-grandmother, Queen Mary), and has allowed his infatuation with a buxom next-door neighbor to embroil him in a tawdry alley brawl. Even the Queen's favorite Corgy, Harris, is running with riff-raff mutts. Can the Windsors learn to cope with life on the dole, cook their own meals and find change for the bus? A truly inspired fantasy!
— Recommended by Emily Talbott, Nora Library
February 18, 2013
White Like Me: Reflections on Race from Privileged Son
by Wise, Tim
No matter your race or your feelings about the current state of race relations, Wise's book will challenge your assumptions and turn your view of society on its head. Well written, not overly scholarly, filled with personal insights and stories, we find out about Wise's own personal journey dealing with race and the effects white privilege on his family history and upbringing. He writes with insight about institutionalized white supremacy—so pervasive and ingrained as the status quo that most do not question it or even realize that there is such a bias. Two points I found particularly intriguing and that he elucidates very well are that of the "profound denial…and willed ignorance" of this privilege on the part of most whites and about the psychological, social and personal costs to whites because of this privilege—ideas I've not heard expressed anywhere else and that are really eye-opening. Find out why Wise so passionately fights racism and why, in this ongoing battle, it's important for everyone to stand up to racism, in its many shapes and forms, in daily life. Wise gives the reader some tools to do so.
— Recommended by Nicole James, College Avenue Library


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Thirteen miles southwest of Chariton Point, as it was known in 1870, English settlers migrated and the town of Derby sprang into existence. It is located on the southwest quarter of section twenty-four in township seventy-one, north of range twenty-three, west, Union Township.
In June 1875, Mr. J.W. Riggle, laid out Riggle's addition to Derby, containing fifty-nine lots. While the population in 1880 (174) was not large, Derby was never the less a good point for business as it was situated in the midst of splendid farming country. The town contained a general store, grain elevators and a post office. Major Lewis and Mr. Throckmorton bought and shipped large amounts of grain and stock to Chicago.
Derby Postal Service originated from Henderson, Lucas County, Iowa in July of 1866. The Post office was moved to Derby in February of 1872.
Before there was a telephone office in Derby, different people had a switch in their homes or store. They would call people for you. The following places were switch stations. The A.J. Fight Home, Dunn's Drug Store, Grimes and Winslow Store and Charley Young home in the country.
The worst fire in the history of Derby occurred on August 2, 1915, shortly after eleven o'clock. The fire started in the rear end of James Morrison's meat market. A few minutes after the fire began, the interior of the building was in flames and it spread rapidly to the buildings adjoining. In a short time the fire had gained such headway that it was impossible to save the frame buildings between the opera house and R.E. Brant's dry goods store, which were of brick. In less than three hours the seven frame buildings lay in ashes. The losses amounted up in the thousands and would have been much greater had it not have been for the water-soaked conditions of other buildings from recent rains and the timely efforts of the citizens.
The tax books of 1880 showed 22,800 acres of land in addition to the town of Derby. A number of the largest and finest farms of the county were in this township. The first permanent settler was Mr. Hamilton, who located in 1850.
The first marriage was in the winter of 1851, the people married were J.C. Wetler and a widow, Mrs. Salisbury.
The first death was that of a little daughter of Mrs. Salisbury.
The first school in the township was a log schoolhouse, located in Section 1, now Goshen. The teacher was Jacob Holmes. He had 16 pupils and received $1.75 for each pupil. He paid $1.00 per week for his room and board. The township was divided later into seven school districts with a schoolhouse in each district. In the early nineteen hundreds the district in which Derby is situated was made independent.
The first schoolhouse (a two story building) was built shortly after March of 1877. The main room had a blackboard across the entire front. It was made of cloth, probably painted canvas. Across the entire front of each room was a platform slightly higher than the floor where the desks were located. A large coal-burning stove placed in the center of each room furnished the heat. Wraps were hung in a hallway and a bench held a bucket of water and a dipper.
The lower grades were on the ground floor, while the others through the eighth grade were on the second floor. The grades were a bit different from the ones of today. The pupils advanced from grade to grade by reading. This schoolhouse burned. The last schoolhouse built in 1922 was torn down in 1978. The Derby School District is now a part of the Mormon Trail School District.
Derby was thirty-nine years old when the Derby State Savings bank was robbed. The safe was blown open and papers and books in the vault were almost a total loss and $5,000 was taken.
The second robbery took place at the Derby Clearance Association in October of 1930. Two store employees were forced into the vault at gunpoint but heeded the captive's pleas not to lock the door, as no one knew the combination but Mrs. Storie. The robber then cleared out the money and fled.
The first hospital to be built in Lucas County was built in 1916 by Dr. R. Fred Throckmorton.
Derby had two newspapers printed at different times. The first one was the Derby Recorder. It was printed in the late 1890's. The second one was the Derby Watchman printed in 1917 in the first building east of the school bus garage.
William Wyatt's team (Fan and Fancy) was stolen on a rainy night in 1901, and was driven to Tindall, Missouri where the thief was apprehended by a Pinkerton detective agent. First, the thief had driven to Goshen, (the opposite direction) in order to confuse the law. Mack Sowder (the local constable) went to Missouri and returned the prisoner to Chariton for trial. He was proven guilty and served a time in the penitentiary. In all he had driven approximately 70 miles, quite a distance in such a short time. The prisoner, when on trial, said he had no bad habits as he did not smoke, drink or chase women but he would steal horses.
Like many small towns in Iowa, Derby businesses have dwindled and disappeared. With no school building in town, many families have moved away leaving very few homes and businesses in town.


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It is only her second winter in World Cup. Still, for ski experts, Mikaela Shiffrin is not sensational winner despite her youth. Ever since her first top results in this season in the slaloms in Levi (3rd) and Aspen (7th), Miki has been considered as potential winner, many ski experts have been predicting the US girl this since her first FIS race. Extreme ground speed, intuition for the limit on tight radii, her dynamic in the course – these are athletic attributes we know from someone else: Marcel Hirscher.
After the US anthem was played for her for the first time in her career, Mikaela posted how happy she was about the comparison with Marcel on Facebook, "If people say that I raced like Marcel, then this is a great Christmas present." The comparison makes her confident, "It was much fun to race here. If skiing is fun, it can lead to good results." That's how she commented her first World Cup victory.
"I feel how I can really accelerate well with my material. The Redster boot plays a major part in this: The carbon tail give me an extra punch at every turn", Miki explained. With her first World Cup victory in Åre, she also made herself another Christmas present: she now wears the red jersey of the leader of the slalom World Cup.


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AKWESASNE - Approximately 200 members of the Franklin County Association of Senior Citizens converged on the Akwesasne Mohawk Casino on Tuesday morning to hear from their congressnman, who largely spoke about two federal programs who uncertain fate weighed heavily on their minds: Medicare and Social Security.
I am committed to preserving Medicare ... and preserving Social Security in its current form without negatively impacting benefits, Rep. William Owens told the crowd.
While the federal sequester that kicked in on March 1 made automatic spending cuts across the board, there have been differing views on what will get axed and by how much, but the Democrat from Plattsburgh reassured the crowd that he is working to mitigate any potentially disastrous cuts. He said about 70 members of Congress have formed a sub-committee called the No Labels Group and are examining ways to dramatically reduce Medicare spending without any impact on you.
However, in response to Saranac Lake resident Fred Maders question about inter-party communication, Mr. Owens said the groups mettle has yet to be tested.
The real test is going to be whether we can get behind ... legislation ... and bring it to the floor, he said.
He said surgeons general are currently of looking at the medical home model of health care, which focuses on preventative care coming from a primary physician. Mr. Owens noted that hospitalization and nursing home costs are huge cost areas. Residents from the eastern portion of the 23rd district, which is under the Adirondack Region Medical Home Pilot program, reflect ... a decline in spending with better outcomes, according to Mr. Owens.
He also told the room he is against the Medicare voucher program, which would give recipients a yearly lump sum to pay to private insurers rather than the program paying medical bills directly.
In response to Franklin County Legislator Gordon Crossmans question about if taxes on the wealthy could support Medicare and Social Security in light of cuts, Mr. Owens replied that Congress should look changing the limit on taxing passive income, which means monies garnered from activities in which the recipient doesnt directly partake. An example could be interest or dividend income from stocks and bonds.
Mr. Owens warned the audience to be wary of slanted views designed to instill fear that can run rampant on the Internet. During a question-and-answer session later in the meeting, Steve Lawrence of Malone asked why the Social Security Administration had started calling the program an entitlement, a moniker many conservative critics have started using following the campaign trail rhetoric of Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan.
Im not aware of that, Mr. Owens said. Its a fairly loose term that gets thrown around that I dont agree with.
Carolynn Gervais of Malone raised concerns that new Medicare legislation would deny cancer treatment to recipients over age 75.
That ... is a completely false statement, the Congressman said.
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Automakers work together on next-generation batteries
Published On: Jan 24 2013 12:47:16 PM EST
Toyota Motor Corp. and BMW Group said on Thursday that the companies will start joint research to develop a new lithium-air battery, called "lithium-air," for green vehicles. The next-generation battery will be more powerful than the current lithium-ion batteries used in electric vehicles.
BMW AG board member Herbert Diess told reporters that the collaboration with the Japanese automaker will help both companies boost competitiveness in new technologies.
The automakers said they are aiming to complete a fuel-cell vehicle system by 2020, and a concept for a mid-size sports vehicle by the end of this year. They will also work together on developing lightweight technologies such as composites, which will help make cars greener.


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R.T. Vanderbilt has reorganized how it does business but the restructuring will not have an effect on its wollastonite operations in Harrisville and Balmat.
Youre not going to see a lot of difference immediately, said Roger K. Price, president and chief operating officer of R.T. Vanderbilt Holding Co.. Norwalk, Conn., the new parent company for all of its wholly owned subsidiaries, including Vanderbilt Minerals, the business arm that will include its industrial and specialty minerals.
The other new operating entities are Vanderbilt Chemicals and Vanderbilt Global Services. Existing companies that will fall under the holding company are Vanderbilt International SARL, and Vanderbilt (Beijing) Trading.
The change will allow each subsidiary to focus on its own needs and position itself more for market growth, Mr. Bennett said.
The Gouverneur operation which includes a wollastonite mine in Harrisville and a processor in Balmat has become one of four locations of Vanderbilt Minerals.
Staffing will remain the same at seven salaried and 19 hourly employees, Mr. Bennett said.
Vanderbilt maintained separate companies until 2007, when it combined its divisions to make better use of a companywide software program.
Now, were going back to the way we were, Mr. Bennett said.
The separation has nothing to do with recent talc-related lawsuits brought against Vanderbilt, Mr. Bennett said.
The company mined talc at Balmat from 1948 until 2008.
It continues to fight claims that the fibers have the same effect as asbestos, causing fatal illnesses in some people who were exposed to it.
In 2012, a Delaware jury awarded a $2.86 million verdict to the family of a man who died of mesothelioma, a cancer caused by exposure to asbestos fibers. Michael Galliher worked at a plumbing fixtures factory for nearly 40 years, using a talc powder from Gouverneur to dust molds of ceramic fixtures.
Also in 2012, a New Jersey jury ruled in favor of Vanderbilt in the case of a paint tester and cosmetics purchaser who was diagnosed with mesothelioma.
In 2009, Vanderbilt lost an appeal in Kentucky of a $4 million judgment for the death of a woman by mesothelioma caused by her exposure to asbestos while employed at a tile company.
In 2006, a New Jersey jury designated more than $3 million in damages for the death of a potter from mesothelioma in what was considered the first U.S. court award dealing with asbestos in industrial talc.
Wollastonite which is used in ceramics, paint and plastics is considered a safe substitute for asbestos fibers by the U.S. Geological Survey.
Vanderbilt is continuing to clean up the talc operation, Mr. Bennett said.
The number one mine was closed and released by the state as reclaimed. A second mine may be released by the state in the spring, he said.
Weve closed all known mine shafts so nobody can be walking in the woods and fall into an old mine shaft, Mr. Bennett said. The old mine building on Route 812 was razed and grass is growing there.
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Southwest Airlines' reputation as an industry maverick seems to be going the way of flight attendants in hot pants and $20 one-way fares.
The nation's largest domestic carrier just marked its 40th straight profitable year, an unmatched feat in a time of economic turbulence, fluctuating fuel prices and airline bankruptcies. It did so by undercutting the competition with no-frills flights and, in the process, building an army of budget-minded fans.