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Chris Christie: A Conservative Myth - Part 6
Lately, it has become fashionable among conservatives and Republicans nationwide to lavish effusive praise and encomiums upon Governor Chris Christie as the "Conservative Savior" of New Jersey - and this trend has begun to mushroom into a fervent cult of pseudo-personality that is already calling for him to throw his hat into the 2012 Presidential campaign ring.
Myth #6: Gov. Christie opposes the Healthcare Reform Act - popularly known as "Obamacare" - because it is unconstitutional and will destroy the best health care system in the world.
Here are the facts: the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act - otherwise known as "Obamacare," - was passed by the U.S. Senate on December 24, 2009, by a vote of 60-39 with all Democrats and Independents voting for it, and all Republicans voting against it. The bill passed the House of Representatives on March 21, 2010, by a vote of 219-212, with all 178 Republicans and 34 Democrats voting against it.
During that time and several months before it, the bill was the subject of heated debate - not in Congress so much as among the American people. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi insisted "…we have to pass the bill so that you can find out what is in it, away from the fog of the controversy."
The "fog of controversy" to which Mrs. Pelosi referred was the firestorm of opposition to the bill on the part of Americans who took the time to actually read all 2,000 pages of it - more than six months before Congress voted on it - and voice their opposition to it in the form of Tea Party rallies and angry town hall confrontations. One did not have to be an attorney or a physician to understand the implications of the proposed legislation: it was a nightmare. Hence the unprecedented public outcry against it.
On March 23 of this year (barely two and a half months after the "Conservative Savior" of New Jersey was sworn into office as its 55th Governor but nine months after opposition to Obamacare began), state Attorneys-General Bill McCollum of Florida and Ken Cuccinelli of Virginia filed lawsuits against the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, claiming that the provisions of ObamaCare mandating that all citizens and legal residents have qualifying health care coverage were unconstitutional.
They were joined in the suit by the attorneys-general of twelve other states (by November, the list would grow to nineteen other states including Arizona, Indiana, Mississippi, Nevada, North Dakota, Alabama, Colorado, Idaho, Louisiana, Michigan, Nebraska, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Washington, Georgia, and Alaska - two-fifths or 40% of all the states in the Union). The suit was also joined by the National Federation of Independent Business and three individuals, Mary Brown, Kaj Ahlburg and Matt Sissel.
New Jersey was conspicuously absent from the list. When questioned about this on March 24, Gov. Christie responded:
I haven't gotten briefed yet on what we think the ramifications are. It's a 2,500-page bill. We would like to act in a way that is informed. And from my perspective, given the transition and that I haven't been living with this issue for a year, I want to make sure I get fully informed by my attorney general and by my commissioner of health, which I've asked for them to give me advice. When they do, then I'll consider whether or not we need to take any legal action.
I have enough to do up here. I have to examine how this health care legislation affects the health care system in the state of New Jersey and whether or not it's in our state's best interests, and then I'll decide whether we need to take any legal steps to try to protect the interests of the people of the state. But in terms of advising our congressional delegation on how to vote on this stuff, that's up to them.
Whiskey Tango Foxtrot…Obamacare was front page news when he was sworn into office in January and was still a hot topic of discussion (to put it mildly) three months later. The Governor's staff had ample time to peruse any number of critical digests of the bill - if not the bill itself - and become at least as informed as the average Tea Party activist. He certainly didn't have to be a constitutional scholar to understand that the legislation was flatly unconstitutional and that, as Chief Executive of the State of New Jersey, he was responsible for defending its tenth amendment sovereignty against precisely this sort of intrusion.
The Governor's statement was all the more puzzling in light of the fact that just twenty days after taking office, Attorney-General Paula Dow joined the attorneys-general of Massachusetts, Vermont and Maryland in support of the University of California, which was being sued for religious discrimination by the Christian Legal Society. One is compelled to ask why, with all the problems plaguing New Jersey at that point in time, did Paula Dow commit a considerable amount of time and resources to joining a lawsuit that only tangentially affected New Jersey instead of focusing that time and those resources on patently unconstitutional legislation that threatened the liberty of every citizen of New Jersey?
As for the Commissioner of Health, Dr. Poonam Alaigh, we noted in Part 3 of this series that she was a major contributor to the campaign coffers of Democrat Rep. Frank Pallone - the man who brags that he is the author of the Obamacare legislation.
While the Governor's statement puzzled those who were drunk on Chriservative Kool-Aid; it was a no-brainer to those of us who were not.
In a July 25 interview on ABC's This Week (two months after he said more time was needed to "study" the Obamacare legislation), here is what Gov. Christie had to say:
The essence of Mr. Christie's argument hadn't changed since March:
1). "What are the chances of winning the lawsuit? With limited resources in New Jersey, I'm not going to throw good money after bad."
2). What will be the effect of this 2000 page bill be on the state of New Jersey? The Attorney General and his Commissioner of Health are looking into the practicality of a lawsuit and he will decide to take action based on their findings.
By October 18, however, the Governor's tune had begun to change:
Q: Do you support repealing health care reform?
A: Yeah, I did not favor Obamacare in the first place. I thought it was too big a grab by the federal government for our health care system. It should not have been voted on in the form that it was in the first place. Business folks are very concerned, and they're sitting on a lot of capital because they're just not sure of how much more cost the government is going to load onto them not only through Obamacare, but through the higher taxes the president is talking about.
Finally. It only took ten months for the Governor to arrive at a conclusion most thinking conservatives reached over a year earlier. Perhaps he was influenced by the proceedings of the "November Is Coming: Take Action Seminar" held on October 23 in Clark, NJ that featured Virginia Attorney-General Ken Cuccinelli:
Even if we assume that New Jersey's share of the lawsuit cost a hundred times the $1,000 figure given by Mr. Cuccinelli, would the Governor forsake an opportunity to defend New Jersey against an unconstitutional intrusion by the federal government because it costs as much much as the average annual salary of at least ten of his office staffers?
Perhaps he was influenced by the ruling of Florida federal judge Roger Vincent that gave twenty states a "green light" to proceed with their lawsuit against Obamacare. So much for his concern about the chances for winning. At this point one doesn't have to be a constitutional lawyer or a Vegas bookie to figure that the odds are pretty good the lawsuit will prevail when - not if - it reaches the U.S. Supreme Court
It is now the middle of November and we have yet to hear if Governor Christie has authorized his Attorney-General to join the lawsuit. Perhaps he's worried about appearing hypocritical: you see, New Jersey has NJ FamilyCare - its own version of Obamacare - which the Governor's budget recently funded to the tune of $110 million.
What is a conflicted Governor - one who wishes to be perceived as a conservative even if he really isn't - to do? I can't help but wonder if he is still mulling over the advice of NJ.com columnist Charles Stile:
But Christie also knows that Jersey is a state whose heart beats at a moderate, tolerant rhythm and Christie is well aware that it would be politically untenable to stand in the way of a law providing the promised benefits from health reform - especially when they are not being paid out of the state treasury.
The first installment of Obama's health care took effect in August, when $141 million was made available for some 21,000 people in New Jersey who have preexisting health problems like cancer or diabetes. While New Jersey law mandates coverage for these conditions, the cost can be prohibitive. Obama's reforms could stake New Jersey to increased Medicaid funding, money that any governor managing a cash-starved budget is not likely to casually dismiss.
His decision also reflects fear that the unruly, quasi-libertarian Tea Party will become the identity of the GOP establishment, or as in Castle's case, prevent the establishment-backed candidates from winning.
In that view, the Tea Party is a threat to the GOP's return to national dominance. And there is no advantage in getting too chummy with a fringe group if Christie does indeed harbor ambitions for national office.
The better play is to co-opt their anger and donor lists without committing to their cause. Dissolve their tentative structure by absorbing their anger.
Rail against public employee unions, throw politically acceptable sops their way, and bask in the glow of Glenn Beck's tributes - just don't sign onto their lawsuits.
The last two sentences pretty much summarize the strategy and the modus operandi of Governor Chris Christie - and I want to thank Charles Stile for unmasking the Phantom of the Trenton Opera.
In Part 7 we will examine the myth that Gov. Christie opposes illegal immigration, gun control and the Ground Zero Mosque.
Here are links to all the articles in this series:
How New Jersey Lost Its Mojo
Introduction to the Christie Conservative Myth
Part 1 - Budget Myths
Part 2 - Unions and State Employees
Part 3 - Conservative Appointees
Part 4 - Political Endorsements
Part 5 - Cap & Trade and "Green Technology"
Part 6 - Gov. Christie and Obamacare
Part 7 - Illegal Aliens, Gun Control and the GZ Mosque
Part 8 - A Conservative Myth Exposed


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(An early sketch of the Tegu with a discarded color scheme.)Every good barbarian needs to have a run in with reptilian humanoids. Perseus had Medusa, Conan had Set, Kull had Thulsa Doom, He-Man had the Snake Men, and Adam had Lucifer. That doesn't even take into consideration these guys.
As you can see, at some point RiGBY would have to battle reptile people, the genre demands it.


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LAS VEGAS (AP) - Eva Longoria's female-focused steakhouse has closed less than two years after opening in a swanky shopping center on the Las Vegas Strip.
Officials with parent company Landry's say SHe by Morton's shut down effective Sunday. Company executives did not immediately return messages seeking further explanation of the closure.
The steakhouse ran into trouble with health inspectors last month, when the Southern Nevada Health District temporarily closed the restaurant. Inspectors gave the restaurant numerous demerits, mostly related to keeping food at proper temperatures and maintaining accurate thermometers.
The eatery quickly reopened with a grade 'A' from the health district.
Longoria partnered with Morton's steakhouse to open SHe in late 2012. It was inside the Crystals shops at the Aria casino and featured a catwalk and smaller portion sizes for female customers.
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Politicians, businesses and the American workers need to find common ground on many issues that will benefit our country. Our Constitution was based on compromise. After a knock-down and drag-out fight on many issues, our founding fathers reached compromises that resulted in the best government the world has ever known.
Now, we have talk-radio hosts who belittle those who are willing to find common ground. In my opinion, they are contributing to polarization and doing this country a great disservice. At the present time, the level of partisanship in Congress is unprecedented. Compromise is not a sign of weakness but rather a necessity to move this country forward.
There is a long list of issues that we can agree on. Jobs are the top of the list. We import boatloads of products that were and should be produced here. Products are manufactured in a competitive global market. Some of the jobs do not demand high wages, but they are good jobs that we surely need. Jobs will come from businesses and workers negotiating competitive wages and reasonable benefits. Congress can help level the playing field by agreeing on regulations, taxes, trade agreements, health care etc.
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George P. Bush Credits Dad, Uncle, and Grandpa With "Thoughtless Public Service" at Newport Beach Gala
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And it sucks that I didn't go, because I missed a doozy of a family Freudian flub by George P. Bush, son of Jeb, nephew of George W., and grandson of George H.W., the brownie who was once pegged to save the GOP until that coño Marco Rubio came along.
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In his speech, Jorge waxed nostalgic about his youth, recalling how he lived a summer in the White House when H.W. was there, how he lived in the governor's mansion in Tallahassee with his daddy, and down the street from Dubya in Austin before his disastrous presidency. He cracked a joke about how grandma Barbara still "wears the pants in the family."
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Chrono Trigger DS
Posted 04 July 2008 - 06:42 AM
ill be stealing my brothers ds for definitely
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Posted 06 July 2008 - 07:18 PM
It says it supports up to 4 players. But if I remember correctly, the party consisted of 3 characters?
Is it going to have like a minigame independent to the story mode? Or is this the clue to the 'newly added system and fun elements' they mention...
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After 13 years have passed...
..."time" once again is set in motion.
To the unforgettable past...
KAERU (Frog)
EIRA (Ayla)
... the distant future...
...and finally, the end of all time.
The curtain opens for a great adventure to save the planet's life, passing time and space again and again.
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After 13 years have passed "time" once again is set in motion.
The decade-surpassing, everlasting classic "Chrono Trigger" finally comes to the Nintendo DS!
This is a perfect port of the 1995 Super Famicom exclusive title "Chrono Trigger". It will go on sale in winter 2008 using the hardware's double screens and featuring a new system, as well as new, fun elements.
System: Nintendo DS
Genre: RPG
Players: 1 (1-4)
Release date: Winter 2008
Price: Not yet fixed
CERO age rating: Inspection pending
But, yeah, I imagine the 1-4 player thing being some new mini-game...but who knows?
Posted 07 July 2008 - 04:46 AM
I think you can say it almost more-so with the Chrono series because it's been 9 years, coming out w/a remake/port can be their way of testing the waters...I mean, the series has always been more popular in NA than JP, right? I think that after so long (which really wasn't something they could control because the main team kind of split after a while), the timing is right for them to see if interest in furthering the series WOULD be worthwhile...and if they can make a bit of money, why not? They can use that to further development of said series, right?
Yeah, I wasn't really that angry about the countdown placeholder site, btw...>_>
I prey you're right. I'll buy you 17 hookers if you are.
I just want to see the touch-screen support. I'm easy to please... though they would make me so happy if they brought another Chrono game out after this.
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They couln't even give us a small full CG 3D scenes for their trailer just a cheap slideshow ..
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Somehow they fail to grant your wish. No graphics upgrade has been made.
I don't mind if it stays 2D, but a graphics upgrade would have been nice.
Here are some same old gameplay.
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Give the people what they want.
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Give the people what they want.
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Give the people what they want.
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Sears Holdings Corp. said today it will close its store at Ala Moana Center in early 2014, not 2013 as was announced earlier.
The company, which announced a week ago it would close its flagship Hawaii store sometime next year, said it had originally misstated the date in the midst of a chaotic earnings season.
"Given the fact that it was earnings and just given the complexity of the amount of information flowing, it was missed," said spokeswoman Kimberly Freely. "It was a decision between the two companies."
Sears said last week that it had struck a deal with Ala Moana owner General Growth Properties Inc. to sell the venerable retail establishment and 10 other mainland stores for $270 million.
The department store chain said that other store closing dates are still being determined.
"This store is not the only store that might stay open until 2014. Some of the dates are moving and are not set in stone," she said.
Chicago-based General Growth is investing a total of $500 million to buy back Sears' lease to the 340,000-square-foot space and redevelop the site for a more profitable use.
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Press TV -(Thu Dec 19, 2013) Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says the Islamic Republic attaches high significance to the expansion of bilateral relations with neighboring countries, particularly Pakistan.
Zarif made the comments during a meeting with Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on the sidelines of the 16th ministerial meeting of the D-8 Organization for Economic Cooperation in the Pakistani capital, Islamabad, on Thursday.
During the talks, the Iranian top diplomat expressed the Islamic Republic's readiness to bolster Tehran-Islamabad interactions in economic, political and cultural areas.
Zarif further outlined Tehran's efforts for the completion of the multi-billion-dollar Iran-Pakistan (IP) gas pipeline, which is projected to carry natural gas from Iran to Pakistan.
The Iranian minister also expressed gratitude to Islamabad for hosting the 16th session of the D-8 Council of Ministers.
Sharif, for his part, hailed the recent nuclear talks between Tehran and the Sextet of world powers – the US, Britain, Russia, China, France and Germany – which saw the inking of a landmark deal on Iran's nuclear energy program in Geneva, Switzerland, on November 24.
The Pakistani premier accepted an invitation by Iranian President Hassan Rouhani to visit the Islamic Republic, expressing hope that the trip would further enhance bilateral relations between the two neighboring nations.
He also called for closer cooperation among the D-8 member states, stressing that Iran, Pakistan and Turkey, as the leading member states of the economic organization, can play a more active role in achieving the D-8 goals.
The D-8, also known as the Developing-8, was officially established on June 15, 1997, to promote the development of cooperation among its member states. The organization comprises eight countries, namely Iran, Nigeria, Egypt, Turkey, Pakistan, Indonesia, Malaysia and Bangladesh.
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Weather Channel Met scolds skeptics using questionable Global Warming Consensus study
CLEVELAND - I've said for along time, that the Man-made Global Warming debate has left the realm of science. It is now an emotionally-packed, politically driven ideology. Back in 2009, The University of Illinois released a study saying that a whopping 97-percent of Climatologists agreed that Humans are the primary cause of Global Warming. This study is now the main rebuttal used against skeptics when they question the theory. They say things like: "So you are questioning 97-percent of climatologists?? You're just a weather guesser. The real scientists, the climatologists, support the theory. You know nothing."
The problem is, when you look at the study that the Pro-Global Warming crowd are constantly quoting in defense of reducing carbon emissions, you realize that something doesn't smell right.
One TV Meteorologist this week, publicly scolded skeptics of Man-made Global warming this week on the Weather Channel's internet blog. Carl Parker, of the Weather Channel, blogged a response dated March 3 to some skeptic criticism of one of his recent posts. In the first post, Carl tries to explain that virtually all scientists agree with him and the network on global warming. He quotes the above mentioned University of Illinois survey to support his claim.
In his follow-up post Parker writes:
Now, a couple of you objected to my use of the word consensus, so I looked it up and found this:
a : general agreement
b : the judgment arrived at by most of those concerned
It is I think by any reasonable standard fair to say that if 90% of more than 3100 earth scientists agree on something, that fits the definition of consensus.….
Man's Culpability: As to the question of what most scientists are saying about man's culpability, we can return to the University of Illinois study and see that 82% of the respondents agreed that "human activity is a significant contributing factor in changing mean global temperatures."
Again, this was 3146 scientists, specializing in climatology, meteorology, geochemistry, geophysics, oceanography, geology, hydrology/hydrogeology and paleontology. Of the climatologists, a staggering 97% agreed to the same question…
It's very difficult for me to understand the disdain for science that exists today. Though we see unequivocal results in surveys, and though this consensus is backed by nearly every major scientific organization, some still see scientists as nefarious and engaged in conspiracy." End Post.
Well, folks. Sounds like a solid argument until you look further at the study Carl is resting his beliefs on.
I think Joseph D'Aleo, CCM, AMS Fellow, and First Director of Meteorology at The Weather Channel, sums it up best. In response Carl's skeptic scolding, Joseph says this: "The 97% number stems from a 2009 online survey of 10,257 earth scientists, conducted by two researchers at the University of Illinois. The survey results must have deeply disappointed the researchers – in the end, they chose to highlight the views of a subgroup of just 77 scientists, 75 of whom thought humans contributed to climate change. The ratio 75/77 produces the 97% figure that pundits now tout."
Joe continues: "The two researchers started by altogether excluding from their survey the thousands of scientists most likely to think that the Sun, or planetary movements, might have something to do with climate on Earth – out were the solar scientists, space scientists, cosmologists, physicists, meteorologists and astronomers. That left the 10,257 scientists in disciplines like geology, oceanography, paleontology, and geochemistry that were somehow deemed more worthy of being included in the consensus. The two researchers also decided that scientific accomplishment should not be a factor in who could answer – those surveyed were determined by their place of employment (an academic or a governmental institution). Neither was academic qualification a factor – about 1,000 of those surveyed did not have a PhD, some didn't even have a master's diploma.
To encourage a high participation among these remaining disciplines, the two researchers decided on a quickie survey that would take less than two minutes to complete, and would be done online, saving the respondents the hassle of mailing a reply. Nevertheless, most didn't consider the quickie survey worthy of response – just 3146, or 30.7%, answered the two questions on the survey:
1. When compared with pre-1800s levels, do you think that mean global temperatures have generally risen, fallen, or remained relatively constant?
2. Do you think human activity is a significant contributing factor in changing mean global temperatures?
The questions were actually non-questions. From my discussions with literally hundreds of skeptical scientists over the past few years, I know of none who claims that the planet hasn't warmed since the 1700s, and almost none who think that humans haven't contributed in some way to the recent warming -quite apart from
carbon dioxide emissions, few would doubt that the creation of cities and the clearing of forests for agricultural lands have affected the climate. When pressed for a figure, global warming skeptics might say that human are responsible for 10% or 15% of the warming; some skeptics place the upper bound of man's contribution at 35%. The skeptics only deny that humans played a dominant role in Earth's warming.
Surprisingly, just 90% of those who responded to the first question believed that temperatures had risen – I would have expected a figure closer to 100%, since Earth was in the Little Ice Age in the centuries immediately preceding 1800. But perhaps some of the responders interpreted the question to include the past 1000 years, when Earth was in the Medieval Warm Period, generally thought to be warmer than today.
As for the second question, 82% of the earth scientists replied that that human activity had significantly contributed to the warming. Here the vagueness of the question comes into play. Since skeptics believe that human activity been a contributing factor, their answer would have turned on whether they consider a 10% or 15% or 35% increase to be a significant contributing factor. Some would, some wouldn't.
In any case, the two researchers must have feared that an 82% figure would fall short of a convincing consensus – almost one in five wasn't blaming humans for global warming – so they looked for subsets that would yield a higher percentage. They found it – almost – in those whose recent published peer-reviewed research fell primarily in the climate change field. But the percentage still fell short of the researchers' ideal. So they made another cut, allowing only the research conducted by those earth scientists who identified themselves as climate scientists.
Once all these cuts were made, 75 out of 77 scientists of unknown qualifications were left endorsing the global warming orthodoxy. The two researchers were then satisfied with their findings. Are you?"
Do you understand what Joe is saying here? The study used to refute skeptics is based on cherry-picked scientists using over-generalized questions, to reach the conclusion that the researchers wanted in the end. The researchers started with more than 10-thousand scientists...and yet, their conclusion is based on the opinions of only 75 of those scientists!
Is anyone else skeptical now?
Thanks to Dr. Joseph D'Aleo, CCM
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When he met in early February with Sen. John Cornyn, chairman of the Republican Senatorial Campaign Committee, about possibly challenging Sen. Christopher Dodd in Connecticut, Rob Simmons was a little skeptical about his chances against the five-term senator in a Democratic state. But then an RSCC poll showed him running competitively. And, by March 10, a Quinnipiac University poll showed Simmons with a 43-42 lead over Dodd and a 49-32 advantage among independents, the state's largest voting bloc. On March 15, Simmons announced that he would run against Dodd.
These polls were conducted before anyone had heard of the so-called Dodd amendment allowing the hugely unpopular AIG bonuses.
On March 16, after initial reports that AIG executives had received $165 million in bonuses, the chairman of the Senate banking committee joined the chorus of outrage. "A car mechanic or teacher in Connecticut shouldn't have to subsidize the bad decisions of these executives," Dodd said.
When CNN asked Dodd the next day about a loophole in the stimulus bill that allowed the bonuses, Dodd answered: "When that language left the Senate that I wrote, that was not included." A day later, Dodd said the language had in fact been there, but only because the Treasury Department asked for it. The Hartford Courant ran a giant front-page headline: "Dodd's flip-flop," while a New Haven Register editorial called Dodd a "lying weasel."
Dodd was the second largest recipient of cash from AIG donors in the 2008 election cycle, according to the Center for Responsive Politics. But the troubles for the Connecticut senior senator didn't start with AIG.
The Senate Ethics Committee is still probing whether he received a sweetheart deal on two mortgages, and the Hartford Courant recently reported another questionable real estate transaction regarding an Irish cottage.
"People who are struggling to keep their job or to pay their mortgage because they lost their job or face foreclosure are very upset that the chairman of the committee that oversees these activities apparently is benefiting directly from contributions and special mortgages from the very people he oversees," Simmons said. "This has the appearance of a conflict of interest."
For Simmons, the only downside of Dodd's apparent weakness is that other Republicans--such as state Senator Sam Caligiuri--have now expressed interest in entering the race, which could force a primary and weaken a Republican challenger.
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In 2000, Simmons beat 10-term incumbent Democrat Sam Gejdenson in the same heavily Democratic eastern Connecticut district that Al Gore (running with home state Sen. Joe Lieberman) carried by 14 points. In 2002 and again in 2004 (when John Kerry carried the district by 10 points) Simmons won decisive victories over his Democratic opponents.
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Or my rambling thoughts on why gear discussion is so popular:http://www.pmags.com/gear-as-lifestyleOr you can skip the rambling and go right to this funny video from Portlandia :)http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=R3SFqV0hMyo
"In the same way, if you are active in the outdoors, there is less desire and/or time to discuss the minutiae of outdoor gear."I guess that's true but there's probably more to it than that. Take this trip report for example. http://www.backpackinglight.com/cgi-bin/backpackinglight/arctic-brooks-range-gates.htmlAbove is the link to the best trip report and adventure I've personally read here at BPL since I joined a year ago. I can only gauge the readership and level of interest based on the number of responses but at the moment, there are only 42 responses. Now search for something truly dull and meaningless like the Sawyer mini, a topic that could be covered in one maybe two threads (It's coming & It's here) with three responses each and see what you get. There are entire websites dedicated to predicting and speculating on what the next iPhone, Xbox, etc will be. I'm sure some of this is that gear is a connection to where guys like me want to be but can't be cause of kid's hockey tournament, nephew's birthday party, repairing damaged flux capacitor, & life in general. Mostly I think people are just wired to pick up shiny new things and ponder them whether it be a bottle cap or titanium pot.Edit: Portlandia skit rocks!
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Paul,I really enjoyed your article!When I started backpacking there wasn't any Internet to discuss gear. Actually there wasn't anywhere to go discuss gear. So you went out and hiked, or you didn't. I like the old days :)Of course, all the time saved by not texting, web-surfing, social networking, etc. could be used to go outside and do something like run, hike, bike, backpack, ski, camp, etc.Anyway, a couple months ago I came to the conclusion that discussing backpacking gear is getting boring
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Nicely done. I'm always amazed at people who want to spend all of their time ON THE TRAIL talking about gear.
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An Allegheny County jury has awarded more than $28 million in compensatory and punitive damages to parties affected by a deadly 2009 car crash in Pittsburgh's Lincoln Place neighborhood.
Pittsburgh Elks Lodge No. 11 and Timothy Lesko, 26, of Munhall — who is serving a two- to four-year sentence in State Correctional Institution Pittsburgh in connection with the accident — have been ordered to compensate the estates of an Elizabeth couple who died as a result of the crash, as well as two accident survivors.
Out of the total of $28,007,000 awarded, the Elks is responsible for $10 million in punitive damages. No punitive damages were imposed on Lesko.
The accident occurred on Mifflin Road on Sept. 26, 2009, as Jessica Trail, 24, her boyfriend, William Grice, and two others were traveling home together from a wedding in Munhall when Lesko's vehicle struck theirs.
Lesko's blood-alcohol level was .226 percent the night of the accident.
Trail died at the accident scene. Grice suffered severe injuries in the crash and died seven months later from an overdose of pain medication.
The plaintiffs' attorneys, John Gismondi and Matt Racunas, argued during the trial that Lesko had drunk heavily at a serve-yourself Elks function the afternoon of the wreck and the club hadn't done anything to prevent him from driving away afterward.
Trail's estate was awarded $7.75 million by way of a unanimous jury decision. The Grice estate was awarded $8.8 million.
Damages were awarded to the survivors of the wreck, too. Driver Amanda Delval was awarded $400,000 and passenger Michael Trail was awarded $1,050,000.
A spokesperson from the office of Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas Judge Alan Hertzberg said, after nearly two days of deliberation, the jury found that Lesko was 60 percent responsible for causing the accident and the Elks was 40 percent responsible.
Racunas said families of the victims were pleased with the verdict but added the case still could be appealed.
Lesko's attorney, Joe Hudock, said he didn't know on Friday if his client's insurance company will want to appeal the case.
"I respect the decision of the jury," Hudock said.
Elks' attorney James W. Young Jr. could not be reached for comment.
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i have a 1.8 mk1 focus, since i have owned it the speedo occassionally drops to 0 and you can feel a noticeable power drop when this happens and when i put my foot on the clutch coming to a junction it will cut out on me?? the lcd display will also sometimes just go blank or the speedo will just do its own thing going from 0-140 waving about all over the place. any ideas?
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Posted 25 September 2013 - 07:40 PM
i would say the speed sensor is playing up, check the wiring for damage but you may need a new sensor.
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Posted 25 September 2013 - 08:13 PM
Either the speed sensor or condensation on the circuit board in the speedo cluster.
Posted 26 September 2013 - 01:34 PM
there was also the faulty cluster from your car's era, so worst case, you may need a new one.
Posted 05 October 2013 - 12:20 AM
thanks everyone diagnosed as speed sensor so far, its getting round to doing it now
Posted 05 October 2013 - 01:06 AM
The speed sensor does appear to be a common MK1/1.5 fault.
I had it on my old car and a couple of friends locally had it too.
A bit of a pig to swap but the replacement units are pretty much unlikely to go again.
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Fiat hopes Chrysler deal will help it compete with VW, Toyota
Fiat automobiles are displayed on the showroom floor of the Fiat of North Miami store on July 3, 2012 in North Miami, Florida.
The Italian carmaker Fiat has reached a deal to buy the rest of American automaker Chrysler, something it has wanted to do for years.
"The main reason is it will allow them to fully integrate as one company," says Michelle Krebs, senior analyst with Edmunds.com.
Fiat hopes the deal will make it easier for them to compete with companies like Toyota and Volkswagen. Perhaps more importantly, Fiat desperately needs some of Chrysler's cash.
According to analyst Dave Sullivan, with AutoPacific, Europe's anemic economy hasn't been good for auto sales.
"Chrysler is really helping to keep Fiat afloat during these difficult times," he says.
Fiat's relationship with Chrysler goes back to 2009, when Chrysler was in bankruptcy.
"I mean, you could say that Fiat was basically gifted a stake in Chrysler," Sullivan says.
The rest of the company went to the UAW Retiree Medical Benefits Trust, which had considered an IPO to sell its shares.
With this agreement, that won't happen. The UAW will sell its ownership stake in a deal valued at more than $4 billion.


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Review: D-Link Wi-Fi Smart Plug
Plug gives control, data on power consumption, but application needs work (July 23rd, 2014)
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Product Manufacturer: D-Link
Price: $50
The Good
- Monitoring capability
- Setup
- Size
The Bad
- Application
- No off-site control
Home automation fans have been getting their fair share of gadgets and accessories in the last few years. Starting with light bulbs, and ramping up to larger machines like refrigerators and washing machines, the home automation market appears to be growing every day. Smaller devices are still paving the way for consumers to jump into "smart home" products, giving companies like D-Link a chance to test the waters with new offerings. One such product, the Wi-Fi Smart Plug (DSP-W215) gives consumers a small taste of remote home control and monitoring. But is it the correct entry item for users to try?
The D-Link Wi-Fi Smart Plug is a simple device. No fancy installation or special tools are required to begin using the device. Install and use is as simple as plugging the Smart Plug into an existing outlet. The plug contains a single socket for use, as well as only requiring one to draw power from at the wall. Users can plug the Smart Plug into the top socket, keeping the bottom socket unobstructed.
Users familiar with digital camera battery wall chargers will find the design of the Smart Plug familiar. The white box doesn't stick out too much, as it measures 3.54 x 2.4 x 1.4 inches. It also won't be a burden on a wall socket, since it weighs only 0.28 pounds. It holds two LEDs on the front of the plug, with a circular LED on the upper right indicating the status of the plug. A bar LED that sits above the plug lights up when a device plugged in and is receiving power.
For those that don't want to deal with logging into an app to control the plug, a power button sits above the power LED for a quick way to shut off a device without unplugging it. It also contains a heat sensor that will cause the Smart Plug to shut off automatically if it overheats.
Adding the Smart Plug to an existing Wi-Fi network is easy, but is accomplished through a button press or manual setup through an iOS or Android device. The easiest method requires pressing the dedicated Wi-Fi protected setup/reset button on the plug while pressing a similar button on a router. For consumers without such a router, the Smart Plug must be connected to as a Wi-Fi device in system settings. Once there, information on the area network can be entered in.
While the functionality of the Smart Plug doesn't have any faults per se, the D-Link's associated application pulls the device down. The free app is purpose-built for the Smart Plug, allowing users to pull up multiple plugs from a single location. D-Link indicates that owners can use the general "mydlink" service for cloud management, but a post on their message board from May states it isn't currently compatible.
With the application, a number of things can be adjusted and viewed for the plug. Once set up -- since the cloud management doesn't work -- the plug settings can only be changed with a device on the same network through the plug app. The plug is slow to respond at times, forcing the user to restart the app for it to show up. It also doesn't save all the settings, like keeping Fahrenheit the preferred temperature measurement. Information from the plug is generally slow to populate, in addition to the initial startup issues.
Inside the app, the plug can be turned on or off remotely, as well as setting timers for use. Upon opening the app, power status, power draw and temperature for each plug are reported. Five different schedules can be set up for the plug, allowing different situations to be executed based on user needs. The internal temperature sensor can be utilized to set temperature limits up to 70 degrees Celsius for overheating alerts. However, without having access to a mydlink account - which is necessary for notifications - the changes don't work as intended.
The best feature of the application is how it tracks electricity usage through the plug. On top of the current draw, daily counts are kept for each hour. Additionally, the app tracks monthly numbers per day and yearly figures per month. A consumption limit can be set, triggering the plug to turn off once the limit has been hit. Warnings can be issued based on a percentage of the cap consumed.
Another problem occurs with how D-Link treats the "mydlink" program. Existing users of the service likely won't have an issue, but those trying to sign up for the first time run into problems. Over the course of two days, an account couldn't be created from within the iOS app. During the repeated attempts, the same error message would pop up, saying an account couldn't be created.
While common sense would suggest navigating to the website to sign up, there isn't an option to do so on the mydlink page. In fact, an account must be created from the app, or through an installer for a device associated with the service. Since the Smart Plug doesn't require software that a router or video camera might, users in the same situation are left with no options.
If it wasn't for the application, D-Link would be a smart entry for consumers looking to dip their toes into the home automation scene. With a low price tag of $40, it isn't so much of a commitment that could seem regrettable if automation turned out not to be ideal for the consumer. In its current state, however, the Smart Plug isn't going to be very useful on the automation front. Instead, it will appeal to consumers more interested in monitoring electricity usage.


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|Elevated plasma levels of the anaphylatoxins C3a and C4a are associated with a fatal outcome in sepsis.
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|PMID: 2783358 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE
|PURPOSE AND PATIENTS AND METHODS: Both complement and contact system of coagulation have been implicated in the pathophysiology of sepsis. We therefore measured levels of the complement activation products C1-C1-inhibitor complexes and C3a in serial plasma samples (obtained every six hours) from 48 patients with clinically suspected sepsis, and related these levels to the clinical outcome. C4a was also measured in samples obtained on admission.
RESULTS: C3a levels were elevated in 47 patients at least once during the observation period. These levels appeared to be considerably higher in patients who died than in patients who survived. This difference was found for the levels on admission (p = 0.0003), as well as for the highest (p = 0.0010) and the lowest (p less than 0.0001) levels encountered in each patient. The mortality in patients with plasma C3a levels of 13 nmol/liter or less on admission (27 patients) was 33 percent, compared with 86 percent in patients with levels of 14 nmol/liter or more. Patients with septic shock had significantly higher C3a levels than normotensive patients (p values between 0.046 and 0.004). No significant differences in C3a were found between patients who had respiratory distress syndrome and those who did not. C4a levels in plasma samples obtained on admission were elevated in 43 patients. These levels correlated very significantly with C3a levels (p less than 0.0001), and showed similar associations with a fatal outcome. C1-C1-inhibitor complexes were elevated in 23 patients at least once during the observation period. These patients had significantly higher levels of C4a and C3a than patients with normal amounts of C1-C1-inhibitor complexes. Patients who died had higher levels of C1-C1-inhibitor complexes than patients who survived. However, this difference was not significant.
CONCLUSION: On the basis of our results, we propose that activation of the complement system via the classical pathway is involved in the development of fatal complications in sepsis.
|C E Hack; J H Nuijens; R J Felt-Bersma; W O Schreuder; A J Eerenberg-Belmer; J Paardekooper; W Bronsveld; L G Thijs
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|Title: The American journal of medicine Volume: 86 ISSN: 0002-9343 ISO Abbreviation: Am. J. Med. Publication Date: 1989 Jan
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|Created Date: 1989-02-06 Completed Date: 1989-02-06 Revised Date: 2012-09-10
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|Nlm Unique ID: 0267200 Medline TA: Am J Med Country: UNITED STATES
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|Languages: eng Pagination: 20-6 Citation Subset: AIM; IM
|Central Laboratory, Netherlands Red Cross Blood Transfusion Service, Amsterdam.
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|MeSH Terms
Aged, 80 and over
Anaphylatoxins / analysis*
Bacterial Infections / blood*
Complement C1 / analysis
Complement C1 Inactivator Proteins / analysis
Complement C3 / analysis*
Complement C3a
Complement C4 / analysis*
Complement C4a
Complement Pathway, Classical
Middle Aged
Peptides / analysis*
Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Adult / blood
Shock, Septic / blood
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|0/Anaphylatoxins; 0/Complement C1; 0/Complement C1 Inactivator Proteins; 0/Complement C3; 0/Complement C4; 0/Peptides; 80295-42-7/Complement C3a; 80295-49-4/Complement C4a
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You can usually find me at an airport or spending time with my wife and 3 kids at home in Rhode Island. I'm a member of the Modelon team. Modelon is the leading authority on Modelica based Systems Simulation. We provide authoring tools and pre-configured libraries to simulate any complex electro-mechanical or thermal system. The idea is to push CAE simulation as far upfront as possible in your process, while also providing 1D systems capabilities out through your verification and production stages.
This blog contains my professional thoughts as a veteran of the CAE industry. The opinions expressed here are my own, however, and should not be attributed to Modelon.
Prior to joining Modelon, I was working on a business plan to bring systems simulation to the cloud with a Silicon Valley startup, CyDesign Labs.
Prior to joining CyDesign, I was helping one of the 10 original software companies, MSC Software, to prepare for an exciting charge into its next 50 years of existence.
Prior to joining MSC, I helped grow market awareness of 3D Direct Modeling with SpaceClaim. Such history-free design tools help bridge the often-painful gap between CAE tools and traditional, history-based CAD tools. Therefore, you'll see more of a focus on optimizing the geometry step of the CAE process in my 2008-2010 era posts.
Prior to joining SpaceClaim in late 2008, I spent 9 years defining the "upfront" CFD (Computational Fluid Dynamics) category with Blue Ridge Numerics and its groundbreaking CFdesign simulation tool. So, most of my 2007-2008 era posts deal more with the best ways to implement upfront CAE with multi-tasking, non-specialist, "Joe Sixpack" engineers.
Currently, I'm particularly interested in helping companies to inject 1D simulation during the concept phase… before CAD models even exist.
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SB 405 has been rejected. The Senate bill called for phasing out the use of plastic bags at stores throughout the state. Authors of the bill said the use of plastic bags have turned into an environmental disaster. The senate heard the bill Thursday. They voted the bill down, saying it would be too expensive to phase out the use of plastic bags. Authors of the bill will now have to start all over, if they still want to pursue the ban. Several individual communities around the state already make the use of plastic bags illegal.


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Every Christmas the Wolfgang team gets together (kids, partners, friends, everyone) to put together care packages for some of the cities most vulnerable people. Wolfgang has donated their office space to put together packages and got it done in record time! As a team we hand deliver the packages to individuals living in the Downtown East Side. The impact on the individuals receiving the packages as well as the families handing the packages out is immeasurable.
Giving back sometimes means more than actually giving things to people. This year the Wolfgang team participated in the Burnaby Homeless Count. This event goes on all over the Metro Vancouver area on the same day, requiring hundreds of volunteers. The homeless count gathers vital information on Burnaby's vulnerable population, helping to keep vital support and emergency services funded.
Our customers give us so much that we like to give back to them! Every year we have a private movie screening of a new release for customers and their families. We often take our customers and their families out to hockey games. This year we are hosting our first ever Fast Track To Summer event where we are inviting all of our customers and their families out to Hastings Race Track to have a day at the races on us! We also have several adult only events each year in which we bring in speakers to add value to great networking events at a local venue.
We thought long and hard, "How can we give back?" Then it came to us. A giant bouncy castle and slide to donate to community events. Kids love it. Parents love it. Everybody has a blast. The slide is available for use at community and customer events and is sure to make a giant impact on any event! Unfortunately due to wear and tear our bouncy castle is no longer available, but it's legacy lives on!


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Mouthpieces: Don't Leave Pets in Hot Cars
This reproducible poster reminds owners that, even after summer ends, warm weather still makes it dangerous to leave pets alone in parked cars.
No Fly Zone
Parrots are intelligent and social creatures whose most basic instincts are often denied when kept as pets. The complex needs of these birds often overwhelm their owners, fueling a crisis of abandonment and neglect.
Mouthpieces: Too Much of a Good Thing
This reproducible poster encourages pet owners to spay or neuter their feline companions.
Matters of Life, Death, and Responsibility
Here are guidelines for how pet owners can plan for the possibility that their pets will outlive them, and recommendations for what you can do to encourage them to take this important step.
Mouthpieces: Your Dog Belongs at the Foot of Your Bed, Not in the Bed of Your Truck
This reproducible poster alerts people to the dangers of allowing their dog to ride in the bed of a pickup truck and encourages them to let their furry friend ride in the cab instead.
Cat Adopter Support
Give our downloadable, printable handout to your adopters! Includes information on adoption, disease control, poisonous plants and more.
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Pets for Life Community Outreach Toolkit 2014
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Getting to know the people who use the PFL Community Outreach Toolkit
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Access the data behind the Pets for Life movement from information collected since 2012
Pets for Life
The HSUS Pets for Life program has one very ambitious goal: to keep pets and their people together. Pets for Life recognizes that one of the greatest threats to pets is a lack of understanding on the part of caregivers along with a lack of awareness of available resources.
Articles from Veterinary Technician Journal
Articles on caring for feral cats in clinics, educating cat owners, and more, by HSUS's own Nancy Peterson, Cat Programs Manager.
Association of Pet Dog Trainers
The Association of Pet Dog Trainers (APDT) is a professional organization of individual trainers who are committed to becoming better trainers through education.
ABRI: Videos
The Animal Behavior Resource Institute's videos give helpful tips on many behavior-related topics, from pilling cats to leash work with dogs.
AAFP: Feline Behavior Guidelines
The American Association of Feline Practitioners' Feline Behavior Guidelines are filled with information for veterinarians and pet owners.
American Veterinary Medical Association - Pediatric Spay/Neuter
The AVMA supports the concept of pediatric spay/neuter in dogs and cats in an effort to reduce the number of unwanted animals of these species.


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