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SHOUT campaign ready for lift off
By Colin Wiles, SHOUT campaigner and housing commentator
The 18th June sees the formal launch of SHOUT - Social Housing Under Threat – at Westminster.
The keynote speakers will be former housing minister John Healey MP and councillor Gary Porter, vice-chairman of the Local Government Association.
Lord Victor Adebowale, leader of the Green Party Natalie Bennett, and Lib Dem MP John Leech are also included in the line-up.
SHOUT had its origins in a challenge thrown out by ex-housing minister John Healey last year. In an article titled 'Social housing will perish if its supporters don't defend it' John urged those working in the sector to stand up for social housing.
A number of experienced housing people responded to John's challenge, although it is fair to say that the need for SHOUT had been bubbling under the surface for some time.
All of us had been dismayed by the ongoing stigmatization of social housing tenants, the cuts in funding, the squeeze on new homes and the introduction of misguided schemes like the affordable homes programme.
We felt that the sector was losing its way, being forced down a road of increasing commercialisation and higher rents and, most importantly, losing its core product through the right to buy and conversions.
We all felt that social rented housing has been built up though the votes, toil and rents of millions of people over the past 150 years and that it is not ours to give away, but needs to be passed on to future generations in a better state than we found it.
Our overriding message is that the housing crisis began when mass social housebuilding stopped in the mid-eighties. Housing associations have never been able to make up the gap in supply.
Housebuilders have already admitted that Ed Miliband's modest target of 200,000 homes a year in England is impossible. This strengthens the case for a major public sector role in any future housing strategy.
We are calling for an annual output of at least 100,000 social rented homes, funded through a boost to investment, relaxed borrowing caps, robust planning agreements and ensuring that new towns and garden cities include a high share of social rented homes.
The housing benefit bill is £25 billion and rising. Making a long-term switch of subsidy to bricks and mortar, with rents set according to an affordability formula, makes moral, social and economic sense. We believe that social rented housing is the future, not the past.
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While Pocono Record readers have been obsessing over scantily clad dancers at Cherry Valley Golf Course, bringing a record number of hits to our Web site, legislators have been busy making and amending laws in Harrisburg.
One of the measures, this one sponsored by Monroe County's neighboring legislator Majority Whip Keith McCall, D-Carbon, would add tolls to Interstate 80. Legislators are proposing this as a way to raise needed funds for mass transit in urban areas, and for bridge and road maintenance. The bill passed the House on Wednesday without debate, and the transportation and transit bill moved on to the Senate.
Highway and transit money is sorely needed in Pennsylvania. But we should be careful what we wish for. Tolls on I-80, even those estimated to bring in $720 million a year within 10 years, could create problems, too.
Bill sponsors, including McCall, say they will work to eliminate or reduce tolls for local drivers. Three of four vehicles on the 313-mile interstate are from outside Pennsylvania. But legal experts say that would be unconstitutional.
Even more important to Pocono residents, the toll provision does not call for booths at interstate entrances or exits. Rather, vehicles would pass through "fast booths" along the highway. A Pocono booth location isn't yet certain. But anywhere at all along the miles that Route 611 or Route 940 parallel I-80 would be problematic. Imagine motorists, in particular truckers, exiting the highway just long enough to bypass the toll.
Senate spokesmen say they don't know if there will be enough time to act on the transportation and transit bill before the summer recess. And the federal government would have to approve converting I-80 to tolls. But all drivers ought to be watching this carefully. Legislators' efforts to spare local drivers from tolls could inadvertently result in local roads and communities bearing the brunt of toll-dodging truck traffic.
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State test results for Mississippi students were released Wednesday. For the Meridian Public School District, there are encouraging signs of improvement.
MPSD was rated Low Performing last year and the district set the goal of being Successful this year. Those ratings have not yet been released to the public, but officials say growth has been confirmed in the MCT2 for grades 3-8 and Subject Area Testing for high school students..
"We are very pleased that we met and exceeded all of our goals," said Superintendent Dr. Alvin Taylor. "So, I can't go in to specific labels or numbers because MDE hasn't released that, but I can say to you that we met and exceeded our goals."
At this time, there's no word on when the Mississippi Department of Education will reveal specific ratings for individual districts.
However, what is being released is test data which shows growth for the district in every area, except sixth grade math, which stayed the same.
"What no one is telling you is that the state of Mississippi has set the bar for proficiency at such a high level in terms of 4th grade reading and language arts that we have the 7th highest proficiency level in the United States," said Robin Miles, Meridian Public Schools' assistant superintendent for curriculum.
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To further improve the education that students receive, this year Meridian High implemented a block schedule. This requires students to stay longer in individual classes for instruction and complete courses sooner.
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Yeah, and if you wanted a real healthy diet you'd do the (all) ice cream diet!
That's like saying oxygen comes from dirt because that's what the trees live in. False argument.
Not at all. david_42 said dairy comes from vegetables, presumably on the basis that cows eat grass, then add enzymes and other stuff to turn it into milk, producing dairy products.
I'm saying that trees take nutrients from dirt, convert the energy into other chemicals and use it to make oxygen, therefore oxygen comes from dirt.
Same logic path, but completely wrong nonetheless.
Actually a wheat free diet benefits those who suffer from celiac disease, and autoimmune disease exacerbated by gliadin, a protein found in wheat(prolamin), a gluten protein. When the body is exposed to three peptides contained in gluten, in idividuals with sprue, an immune response occurs that cross reacts with tissues in the small intestine resulting in inflammation.
There is nothing wrong with wheat unless you happen to be allergic. It is overdoing any food group that causes problems.
Don't know about quackery in golf; but there's no crying in baseball.
There is no not bleeding in hockey too!
Using energy and nutrients from dirt. It's not magic. You are missing the point of the argument regardless.
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- Rim Fire: Huge wildfire raging near Yosemite is 15 percent contained
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TUOLUMNE CITY, Calif. -- As fire crews begin to finally gain ground on a massive wildfire burning near Yosemite National Park, biologists with the Forest Service are studying the fire's effect on wildlife.
Much of the area that has burned in the 252-acre fire is part of the state's winter-range deer habitat. Biologist Crispin Holland said most of the large deer herds would still be well above the fire danger.
But biologists discovered stranded Western pond turtles on national forest land near the edge of Yosemite. Their marshy meadow had burned, and the surviving creatures were huddled in the middle of the expanse in what little water remained.
"We're hoping to deliver some water to those turtles," Holland said. "We might also drag some brush in to give them cover."
Wildlife officials were also trying to monitor at least four bald eagle nests in the fire-stricken area.
While it has put a stop to some backcountry hiking, the fire has not threatened the Yosemite Valley, where such sights as the Half Dome and El Capitan rock formations and Yosemite Falls draw throngs of tourists. Most of the park remained open to visitors.
On Monday, fire officials expressed optimism even as the blaze grew larger while containment jumped to 20 percent.
As flames lapped at the edge of the main reservoir that supplies San Francisco, fears that the inferno could disrupt water or power to the city diminished.
"It looks great out there. No concerns," Glen Stratton, an operations section chief on the blaze, said of the Hetch Hetchy Reservoir.
Nearly 3,700 firefighters battled the roughly 252-square-mile fire, the biggest wildfire on record in California's Sierra Nevada.
Weather conditions forecast for Wednesday may bring challenges in the morning as heavy smoke settles low to the ground, limiting visibility, but higher humidity was expected in the afternoon which could help dampen the flames, said Matt Mehle, a National Weather Service meteorologist assigned to the fire.
Crews remained confident they could protect hydroelectric transmission lines and other utility facilities at the reservoir, the chief source of San Francisco's famously pure drinking water.
"I don't foresee any problems," Stratton said.
Utility officials monitored the basin's clarity and used a massive new $4.6 billion gravity-operated pipeline system to move water quickly to reservoirs closer to the city.
So far the ash that has been raining onto the reservoir has not sunk as far as the intake valves, which are about halfway down the 300-foot O'Shaughnessy Dam. Utility officials said the ash is non-toxic but that the city will begin filtering water for customers if problems are detected.
Power generation there was shut down last week so firefighters would not be imperiled by live wires. San Francisco is buying replacement power from other sources to run City Hall and municipal buildings.
It has been at least 17 years since fire ravaged the northernmost stretch of Yosemite that now is under siege.
Park officials cleared brush and set sprinklers on two groves of giant sequoias that were less than 10 miles away from the fire's front lines, said park spokesman Scott Gediman. While sequoias have a chemical in their bark to help them resist fire, they can be damaged when flames move through slowly with such intense heat.
The fire has swept through steep Sierra Nevada river canyons and stands of thick oak and pine, closing in on Tuolumne City and other mountain communities. It has confounded ground crews with its 300-foot walls of flame and the way it has jumped from treetop to treetop.
Crews spent Monday bulldozing firebreaks to protect Tuolumne City, several miles from the fire's edge.
Stratton said they would continue working to burn vegetation in the fire's path to slow its march toward town. He said that while the community remains in harm's way, "I'm pretty optimistic."
The U.S. Forest Service said the fire was threatening about 4,500 structures and destroyed at least 23.
Rugged terrain, strong winds and bone-dry conditions have hampered firefighters' efforts to contain the blaze, which began Aug. 17. The cause has not been determined.


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TAHOE, Calif./Nev. — The 2nd Annual Lake Tahoe Restaurant Week is a celebration of the scrumptious cuisine and culinary talent that has made the Lake Tahoe region an incredibly desirable mountain-dining destination.The week-long event is scheduled to kick off the first Sunday in October, Sunday, Oct. 2, and will run through Sunday, Oct. 9. Local food aficionados and visitors will delight their palate with three-course prix-fixe menus at exceptional values that incorporate organic, seasonal and local ingredients — all served up at Lake Tahoe's charming and historic eateries, resorts and bistros.There are no passes, tickets or coupons needed to take part in Lake Tahoe Restaurant Week. Instead guests simply visit their favorite Lake Tahoe restaurants, which are offering the prix-fixe menus for $20, $30 or $40 per person (tax and gratuity not included). Reservations are strongly recommended.Many of the region's top dining establishments are taking part, including 19 Kitchen at Harveys Lake Tahoe, the Beacon Bar andamp; Grill, Black Bear Inn, Chart House, Cottonwood Restaurant andamp; Bar, Crystal Bay Club Steak andamp; Lobster House, Dragonfly, Edgewood Restaurant, the Fresh Ketch, Friday's Station Steak andamp; Seafood Grill at Harrah's Lake Tahoe, Gi Fu Loh at Harrah's Lake Tahoe, Hard Rock Caf Lake Tahoe, Jake's On the Lake, Lone Eagle Grille at the Hyatt Regency Lake Tahoe, Mamasake Sushi, Manzanita Lake Tahoe at the Ritz-Carlton Lake Tahoe, Mountain Burrito Company, PlumpJack Caf, River Grill, River Ranch Lodge, Sage Room at Harveys Lake Tahoe, Six Peaks Grille at the Resort at Squaw Creek, Soule Domain, Sunnyside Resort, Swiss Chalet Restaurant, Wild Goose Restaurant and Wolfdale's Cuisine Unique.The North Lake Tahoe Visitors Bureaus, North Lake Tahoe Chamber of Commerce, Lake Tahoe Visitors Authority and TahoeChamber.org (Lake Tahoe South Shore Chamber of Commerce) are Lake Tahoe Restaurant Week's presenting sponsors.Media partners are Tahoe TV, Tahoetopia.com, Tahoe Quarterly Magazine, Lake Tahoe Traveler Touch Tour, Lake Tahoe News, Sierra Heritage Magazine, the Sierra Sun, North Lake Tahoe Bonanza, Lake Tahoe Action and the Tahoe Daily Tribune.The North Tahoe Business Association, the Tahoe City Downtown Association and the Truckee Donner Chamber of Commerce are event community partners.To learn more about Lake Tahoe Restaurant Week, a list of participating dining establishments and their downloadable prix-fixe menus, lodging discounts (25 percent off for Restaurant Week attendees) and how to take part, visit www.TahoeRestaurantWeek.com or call Pettit Gilwee Public Relations at 530-525-1164.— Submitted to email@example.com
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Stand with your feet hip width apart and chest up. Hold dumbbells* at your sides, palms facing in. Step back with your right leg, and when it hits the ground, squeeze your glutes and descend into a lunge. Bend your front left leg while dropping your back knee almost to the ground. Return to starting position; repeat with your left leg in back. Do four sets of six to eight lunges, alternating legs.
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> a bug with rio: if the last window on the "hidden" stack disappears
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> unhide the window without releasing the mouse button in between will
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> here's a stack trace and error message:
> acid: lstk()
> wunhide(h=0x1)+0x30 /sys/src/cmd/rio/rio.c:1099
> w=0x1768e0
> i=0x0
> unhide(h=0x6)+0x27 /sys/src/cmd/rio/rio.c:1129
> button3menu()+0x97 /sys/src/cmd/rio/rio.c:686
> mousethread()+0x2c4 /sys/src/cmd/rio/rio.c:589
> sending=0x0
> scrolling=0x0
> moving=0x0
> winput=0xdaf40
> xy=0x1f6
> inside=0x1
> tmp=0x0
> w=0xdaf40
> oin=0x929e0
> band=0x1
> r=0xfefefefe
> to reproduce:
> open a rio window
> run "window -hide 'sleep 10'"
> click the third mouse button (to bring the "New" menu)
> wait 10 seconds (you will know that 10 seconds have passed if you move
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> to be gibberish)
> unhide the last hidden window by releasing the third mouse button
> while pointing at it in the menu
> if you simply release the third mouse button and bring the menu up
> again you will see that the window has disappeared. it is only a bug
> when rio isn't given a chance to refresh the third button menu.
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Nice. I tried to follow your instructions and ended up in a situation that
my mouse was movable across my screen, but that was also all I could do...
(no menus, no a simple resize/move action) ... reboot with ^t^tr...
(btw. can I do sth. else??! -- in linux one can usually kill X with
alt-ctrl-backspace. Is there anything like that? I hope the underlining
system is just working)
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As the Florida citrus industry fights for survival against the devastating effects of the HLB virus, or "greening," a surge of new funding is fueling new research as a key weapon in the battle.
Just a week before Congress finally passed a new farm bill in January that includes $25 million per year for greening-related research and remedial efforts, USDA awarded Florida $20 million that must be spent over the next two years to combat HLB.
In addition, USDA has provided a total of $346,775 in two specialty crop block grants administered by Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services to beat back the short-term effects of greening, such as defoliation, dieback, root decline and fruit drop.
An additional $8 million in greening research was approved last year by the state legislature for this year's budget.
Because of the severity of the threat, 95 percent of the 130 research projects now underway at the Citrus Research Development Foundation in Lake Alfred are aimed specifically at HLB, with another 46 now being considered, according to chief operating officer Harold Browning.
Despite new industry optimism that the ongoing war against HLB can end with a victory, the effects of the disease continue to damage the state's production.
This year, fruit drop and a decline in the general health of trees have continued.
"The fruit drop is as bad as last year's," Browning said. "And some estimates predict it could be worse. A majority of the trees in Florida are now infected. That means that most of the commercial groves in the state have been exposed to the disease and on a grove-wide basis have the [HLB] infection. Within groves, the extent of the infection goes from low numbers up to 100 percent of the trees. So that means we have a huge population of patients that are already sick."
As a result, projected production for this year has been reduced from 125 million boxes to 115 million, Browning said. Last year, Florida produced 133 million boxes.
In response to such continuing declines, the industry has repeatedly emphasized it wants research focused on short-term solutions that can turn the tide against HLB.
Among the most promising current approaches, Browning said, are what he called new "agricultural antibiotics" that have been in development for several years.
"We're at the point now where the most promising groups of materials are ready to be put in the field for tests," Browning said. "But the issues now are showing that they are effective and that they do not cause plant toxicity. Then there's the whole issue of how they would get registered."
In order to be registered for commercial use, the new therapies will have to be approved by U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, U.S. Food and Drug Administration, and USDA. In addition, because there could be overlap with antibiotics used to treat humans, approval could also be required from the Centers for Disease Control.
"So it is an onerous and lengthy process," Browning said, adding that approvals could take several years.
Given that reality, the latest research efforts are focused on nutrition, including micronutrients that can be optimized to fight greening. "The goal is to keep the plants healthy and keep them able to withstand the continuing effects of the disease," Browning said.
Work is also being done on ways to actually reverse the disease. "We're working on both chemical and heat treatments that could lower the bacterial count in infected trees, thereby making them able to perhaps recover or at least stop their continuing decline," Browning said.
Another key focus is developing ways to breed and grow new trees that are resistant to HLB.
"That's important because the existing inventory of trees will not last forever," Browning said.
"And indications are they are now declining more and more. So we're putting a lot of effort in trying to put together a new management system, if you will, for trees that would allow growers to plant with confidence that they will reach productive age and maturity without becoming infected."
Michael W. Sparks, CEO and executive vice president of Florida Citrus Mutual, said he and growers are very encouraged by the new funding and research.
"I'm very optimistic that we'll be able to continue to hire the best and brightest researchers - not just in Florida or the U.S., but from around the world - so I believe we will whip HLB," Sparks said. "I'm also very pleased that much of the current research is focused on short-term solutions so we can keep existing trees productive, while knowing that new trees need to be planted and new varieties are on the way through things like root stock research."
Browning said that he, too, is confident the long battle against greening will be won.
"I try never to indicate otherwise, particularly when I'm looking at the longer term," he said.
"We will continue to make new discoveries and continue to develop new tools. But the concern is how far down we go before the corner is turned. That's really the issue. But some of the therapies we're now looking at would have a profound impact in terms of stabilizing the industry and allowing growers to think about more things than just keeping their current trees alive."


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Vertex Arrays without VBOPosted Tuesday, 3 May, 2011 - 18:22 by coder123 in
I posted in another thread about a problem with vertex arrays, and since then, I did some more research on the subject.
In short:
I'm using vertex arrays without VBO so I retain support for older systems. The OpenTK docs say I need a GL.Finish before closing the fixed{} block since otherwise I risk to have GC move my array before GL.DrawArrays gets around to reading it.
However, here's a quote from the OpenGL 2.0 spec:
The effect of DrawArrays (mode, first, count); is the same as the effect of the command sequence
if (mode or count is invalid ) generate appropriate error else { Begin(mode); for (int i = 0; i < count ; i++) ArrayElement(first+ i); End(); }
with one exception: <irrelevant here>
This implies that GL.DrawArrays internally copies the array before returning (or does something equivalent like copy-on-write). This is because the Begin...End code from the spec does not access our array elements after the End().
And if that's true, then it's safe to let the GC move away our array after GL.DrawArrays returns, without calling GL.Finish().
Am I missing something?
The spec describes what the effect of glDrawArrays is, not what it does. The function might as well do nothing (apart from storing a pointer to the *coughs 2x* managed heap) until glFinish is called.
The OpenTK docs say I need a GL.Finish before closing the fixed{} block since otherwise I risk to have GC move my array before GL.DrawArrays gets around to reading it.
True. So, where's the problem?
By the way, VBOs are part of OpenGL core since prehistory (1.5) or maybe longer. What exactly is the point of using vertex arrays if you're following the 2.0 specification?
The problem isn't glDrawArrays. The problem is glVertexPointer.
What happens is this:
- you call glVertexPointer
- the GC moves your array data in the managed heap
- you call glDrawArrays - boom AccessViolationException
Whether glDrawArrays copies data is irrelevant. What you need to do is ensure it receives valid data in the first place - and to do that, you need to place both glVertexPointer and glDrawArrays in the same fixed block.
glFinish is an extra precaution that may not actually be needed - I don't exactly recall what the specs have to say on the matter. However, I did encounter crashes without it, which is why I used it (disclaimer: this stuff happened half a decade ago using a different toolkit; the crashes might have been caused by something else entirely, like the toolkit not pinning the data during the glDrawArrays call).
The problem isn't glDrawArrays. The problem is glVertexPointer.
Yeah, that's the one (and other gl*Pointer functions) I actually had in mind. I probably shouldn't post this late in the night, lol.
I had a quick look into the 1.5 spec: "Vertex data may also be placed into arrays that are stored in the client's address space" (section 2.8). This doesn't say much so I wouldn't rely on an implementation specific behavior in any case.
There might be more info somewhere else but the document is quite large for bedtime reading.


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APIs and Copyright - Monopolizing Ideas or Affording Protection?
Should APIs be covered by copyright law? Would developers and innovation be stifled by copyrightable APIs? Or would it afford protection over IP (Intellectual Property)?
The EU has ruled that APIs are not copyrightable and the jury was literally still out in the USA when the Apigee team got together for a discussion of the pros and cons, and the potential consequences if APIs are held to be copyrightable.
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SANTA CLARA -- When Clarence Goodson was left off the U.S. World Cup roster, the Earthquakes caught a break heading into Sunday's match against the Houston Dynamo at Buck Shaw Stadium.
It wasn't the news Goodson hoped for, but the smooth 6-foot-4 defender would have been missed over the club's final three games before its two-week idle during the World Cup, especially considering Victor Bernardez's call-up with Honduras.
Now the Quakes have at least one of their two central pillars in the box.
"We feel for Clarence right now because we know he's disappointed," coach Mark Watson told MLSsoccer.com. "But he's a great pro, a great character. He'll come back to us probably with a lot of fight and a renewed spirit to help this team. That's just the type of guy he is."
Moreover, the attack could get a boost with the anticipated return of Steven Lenhart (sprained MCL), Alan Gordon (groin strain) and Yannick Djalo (groin tightness).
Things could be trending upward for the Quakes (2-4-4), who have managed just 10 goals in 10 games.
"I hope so," said winger Shea Salinas, an offensive catalyst who's back from a one-week suspension. "It's a long season. A lot of guys get injured and you go through phases. Hopefully we're coming out of this phase and going into another one. But you never know."
Salinas watched last week's 1-0 loss to Seattle on TV, after receiving a red card against FC Dallas. The offense appeared to miss his panache out wide.
"It's always frustrating when you know you can't have an impact on the game," Salinas said. "There's lots of screaming and things like that, but I thought the guys worked really hard defensively."
The Quakes are proceeding with caution on the exciting but injury-prone Djalo. He has one start and one goal in five appearances, alternating between electrifying runs and peeling himself off the field.
Watson said he's been trying to simulate game-speed situations with Djalo in practice.
"We're getting more confident, but knowing his history we want to make sure we get it right this time," Watson said of Djalo. "We've had him where we thought he was 100 percent and ready to go, and he's broken down."
Gordon returned to practice Friday and might be a game-day decision. Lenhart, the team's charismatic leader, has been practicing for the last two weeks. If he feels confident on physical challenges, expect to see him on the field.
"We didn't want to cut any corners," Watson said of Lenhart. "He's been looking real sharp in training. If he's in the team, we're just that little bit more powerful and dynamic."
After Sunday's match, the Quakes will travel to FC Dallas and Toronto FC, where points will be harder to come by. So that will put extra emphasis on this week. Houston, guided by Bay Area native Dominic Kinnear, is coming off a midweek 2-0 loss to D.C. United.
Houston (5-6-2) at Quakes (2-4-4), 7:30 p.m. CSNCA


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Regular readers of mine know that I am anti-Variable Annuity, one of my first articles on my main site JoeTaxpayer.com was titled "Variable Annuities are sold, not bought". More recently, I quoted Suze Orman, who "hate[s] them with a passion". That blog post received much response from readers challenging me to be more open minded. So I invited those readers to offer me a VA that they felt was worth a fresh look. In my August feature article titled "Another Look at Variable Annuities", I analyzed the Fidelity Growth & Guaranteed Income Annuity. It's a piece worth reading and as always, I invite any comment. In it, I conclude that the product doesn't achieve what the typical buyer is seeking, inflation protected growth. I was challenged to suggest an alternate solution and in this month's feature article, "Creating an Inflation-Adjusted Immediate Annuity", I offer a strategy to create an inflation-adjusted stream of income from the purchase of a series of standard (non-adjusted) annuities. This is a strategy I am proud to present as I've not seen such a strategy presented elsewhere, and it offers both a high starting withdrawal rate (5%) along with conservative assumptions (4% inflation factor, yet just 3% return on savings). Please read it and share your thoughts.
5 Responses to "Inflation Adjusted Immediate Annuity!"
Dave Says:
September 2nd, 2008 at 12:24 pm
Vanguard (in partnership with AIG) offers a Fixed Single Life Annuity with inflation adjustments. $200K would buy a monthly payment of $1130 for a 65 yr old male, with yearly inflation adjustments (based on CPI-U). This works out to a 6.8% starting withdrawal rate.
The other thing to note is the tax advantages of immediate annuities. Like VAs, immediate annuity payments are only partially taxed (if purchased using after-tax funds). Some of the payment is treated as a return of principle. For the example above, $832 is treated as return of principle, so only $298 a month is taxable income. Contrast this with a ladder of CDs, where 100% of the interest received is taxable.
JOE Says:
September 2nd, 2008 at 2:52 pm
A link to the prospectus would be appreciated. Googling for this comes up dry.
Thank you for visiting.
Dave Says:
September 3rd, 2008 at 8:54 am
Select the Vanguard Lifetime Income link.
JOE Says:
September 3rd, 2008 at 4:36 pm
There it is. 6.8% for a 65 year old. Pretty remarkable. I'll read a bit more on their site and add it to my immediate annuity article. Given the focus on the 4% initial withdrawal rate, this annuity can be used so a 65 year old can buy a $40K/yr initial stream with only $588K instead of $1M. Not bad at all. Thanks for the pointer.
Dave Says:
September 10th, 2008 at 12:57 pm
Inflation-adjusted income annuities are also available from Principal through the Elm Annuity brand (http://www.elmannuity.com/income_annuity/decision_guide.html). For $200K a 65 year old male can get $1067 a month for life, inflation adjusted. It appears to be slightly less than the Vanguard/AIG product. There is some benefit to diversification (in case the underlying insurance company were to default) so it might be worthwhile to put $100K into each.


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"Dead Deer Diary" is patchwork of road-warrior tour tales set to a backdrop created by producer (and 2Mex's tour partner) Ceschi. The original song appears on 2Mex's long-awaited Strange Famous Records debut "My Fanbase Will Destroy You."
The time has come for us to pick the winner of 2Mex's "Dead Deer Diary" remix contest which began over a month ago. It was incredibly difficult picking a winner as there wasn't one particular remix that totally blew all other remixes out of the water. That's not a knock on the contestants at all; it's a testament to the collective talent that is now involving themselves in these SFR remix contests.
Oh yeah, so you wanna know who the winner is…
The winner of the "Dead Deer Diary" remix contest is a production duo from Kansas City, Missouri named BARBARIC MERITS.
High honorable mentions go to Dynamo414, Flawed Logic, LEIF(kolt) and Time Crisis who unfortunately have to share the runner-up position equally. Lastly, the "Unique Twist" Award has to go to Ocward Storms.
Obviously the opinions and preferences of 2Mex, Ceschi and Sage weighed heavily into the final decision, but the public votes, the number of song plays accumulated, and the amount of discussion generated by each remix via our Facebook page & messageboard were also put into consideration. As we mentioned previously, everyone who made it into the final round deserves recognition for the great work that they did and we are appreciative of the talent, time, and energy you all put into these remixes.
Massive congrats to Barbaric Merits. They came out of nowhere and surprised us with a well-crafted remix that breathed new life into 2Mex's "Dead Deer Diary" song which is what earned them the crown this time around. Since Barbaric Merits didn't receive many votes in our public polling we expect some complaints. Please, feel free to state your case but keep the whining to a minimum and give props where they're due. Also, next time, make sure your remix or your friend's remix is undeniably the best. That'll make it a lot easier for us to judge.
The next SFR remix will be held very soon. Please add us on Facebook and/or Twitter if you haven't already so you don't miss any announcements!


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Do chickens have teeth?
Published: Sunday, August 21, 2011 at 6:01 a.m.
Last Modified: Saturday, August 20, 2011 at 9:44 p.m.
On July 13, 2007, a letter from Mrs. Audrey George was published in the Houma Courier.
This letter was in reply to a previous letter that I had written.
In her letter, she states that I was "itching for a Republican majority in the Louisiana Legislature."
She was absolutely right.
She also stated that this would "never happen until hell freezes over and the chickens have teeth."
I am currently living in Texas and read the newspaper daily.
Hell has not frozen over here nor have any of the chickens that I have seen lately grown any teeth.
I think I could safely assume that the chickens in Louisiana and Texas are toothless, and I am quite sure that hell has not frozen over in Louisiana either.
I just wanted to update Audrey George that as of June 2012, our wonderful state of Louisiana has a Republican governor and the Senate and House of Representatives have Republican majorities.
I will be visiting Louisiana in the very near future and will check for some chickens that have grown teeth and will also look to see if hell has frozen over in Louisiana.
Congratulations to our Louisiana friends and relatives for their political accomplishments in the past few years. You have had some real adversities but have prevailed.
Henry Daze
Frisco, Texas
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text: AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 842 PM EST Wed Dec 28 2011 Updated most recently for SYNOPSIS and Near Term sections. .SYNOPSIS...A fairly potent MID-upper level SHORTWAVE TROUGH was moving quickly east-southeast this evening through east Texas. Ahead of the approaching wave, higher clouds were streaming into the eastern Gulf Coast region. The lower levels of the ATMOSPHERE across the region were very dry, though, AS sampled by the 00z soundings. A weak surface HIGH PRESSURE was centered almost directly on the forecast area with very light winds. Some west- southwesterly return FLOW was beginning across parts of southern Louisiana and Mississippi on the back side of the high, but deeper LOW-level MOISTURE had not made any progress inland in those areas. Therefore, despite relatively strong forcing for vertical motion ahead of the approaching wave, limited moisture and weak WIND fields underneath the low-level high pressure are expected to keep RAIN chances generally under wraps in the short term. && .NEAR TERM (Tonight)...Most of the near-term grid edits this evening were focused around TEMPERATURE trends tonight, and then POPS over the Gulf waters over the next 24 hours. As mentioned in the "Synopsis" section, there is a potent PV ANOMALY moving into southwest Louisiana at the moment. Objectively analyzed dynamic TROPOPAUSE maps suggest that the 1.5 PVU surface could be as low as 550-600mb with that wave. Therefore, it`s not surprising that there is a decent amount of forcing for ascent (especially in the middle and upper TROPOSPHERE) ahead of the wave. This is resulting in some CIRROSTRATUS pushing in from the west, and IR satellite suggests this could be fairly thick in spots. Therefore, the radiational cooling process could be limited by the increased CLOUD cover overnight. Low temperatures were kept fairly close to the previous forecast, but FROST wording was toned down, and the mention of freezing temperatures was removed from the HWO. Changes to PoPs were made into Thursday, as high resolution model guidance is insistent on SCATTERED showers developing late tonight and then pivoting into the western sections of our coastal waters tomorrow. These showers develop near a subtle surface trough from near Mobile Bay south into the Gulf, and in an area of increasing low-level moisture. Indeed, there appears to be some low clouds (4000 FT ceilings) offshore of Mobile Bay stretching south into the NC Gulf of Mexico. Some of the PoPs derived from high-res guidance was as high as the upper "CHANCE" RANGE (40-50%), but we opted to trend things up from a dry forecast to "Slight Chance" PoPs (20%) for now. With models keeping most of the SHOWER activity offshore, we kept rain chances over the water as well. && .SHORT TERM (Thursday through Friday NIGHT)...Moving ahead to Friday, several models hint at some moisture returning and even some very light showers moving into the western Florida zones from the Gulf. The 00z NAM was quite bullish and showed 30 to 50 PoPs over portions of the panhandle. The 12z NAM backed off somewhat and shows 20 to 30 PoPs. This seems overdone and have instead just gone with a silent 10 POP for now and will wait for some more model consistency before adding mentionable PoPs into the forecast in that area on Friday. The pattern just does not look too favorable for precip, and there is no real well defined upper level shortwave forecast for Friday in that area. Temperatures are expected to commence a slow warming trend through the short term after tonight with highs near 70 LIKELY by Friday. .LONG TERM (Saturday through next Wednesday)...The period will start our dry and mild through the weekend with surface high pressure to our east and near zonal flow aloft. MIN TEMPS will be in the mid to upper 40s with highs in the lower 70s across most of the forecast area. Prior runs of the GFS and ECMWF (Euro) showed big differences in their handling of the next trough to amplify into the east. While the GFS remains a bit more progressive, the Euro has moved sharply toward the GFS and away from its prior solutions of cutting off a huge upper low in the vicinity of the southern Appalachians. This leads to similar timing for the cold frontal passage, which is PROGGED for Sunday night into early Monday. The GFS still shows a dry frontal passage, while the Euro shows a band of frontal PRECIPITATION, which incidentally departs well before it gets cold enough for anything but rain. Since the Euro is trending toward the GFS, we will maintain our CURRENT forecast of a dry frontal passage. However, we do plan on going below the operational guidance for temps by a FEW degrees to account for the fact that MOS tends toward CLIMATOLOGY that far out and the Euro is much deeper with the trough. This all translates into temps taking a tumble behind the cold FRONT. Highs Monday will be near to a couple of degrees below NORMAL. Monday night should see temps well down into the 30s with some areas dipping below freezing. On Tuesday and Wednesday, we are calling for MAX temps in the lower to mid 50s north and mid to upper 50s south. Wednesday morning should see temps a couple of degrees below freezing. Note that if the current Euro solution verifies (with 850-MB temps some 8 to 12 degrees below zero), temps will be significantly colder than currently advertised from Monday night into Wednesday, certainly low enough for the area to see the first WIDESPREAD hard FREEZE of the season. Stay tuned. && .AVIATION (through 00z Friday)...VFR is expected to prevail through the period with some high CIRRUS and light winds. Current satellite analysis and offshore observations are showing a 3500 ft cloud deck over the northwestern Gulf of Mexico. This cloud deck is expected to affect KECP and KDHN during the early morning hours. No significant ceilings are expected however. && .MARINE...As high pressure builds eastward across the Gulf, winds and SEAS are expected to remain light through the weekend. Winds and seas may elevate to ADVISORY levels early next week after the passage of the next cold front. && .FIRE WEATHER...Much cooler and drier AIR is building into the region behind the cold front that passed through the area Tuesday morning. The afternoon relative HUMIDITY is forecast to drop near 35 percent across parts of the Florida big bend and panhandle today, Thursday, and Friday. However, red flag conditions are not expected to occur as durations of low relative humidity are expected to be short.


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And I should note the word finally. This has been the longest time between sections, partly because of me being so busy, and partly because of me being creatively dry with the city. I didn't like the last building I made, and that really dragged things down. Thankfully, it seems I got my....mojo? back.
This also happens to be one of the most dynamic sections, with 3 levels: street level, El-line, and underground street trolley. A staircase brings people to the El-station, and two "San Francisco" style roads lead down to the rest of the city.
Also, here is my necessary aerial shot.
Here is a great street view, and the second favorite part of this, the El-station. Note that the pieces don't come in that color....so look away if you are weak stomached, but I am painting the pieces. The only time I will do this. I found reference pictures that I HAD to get right, and no piece in the proper color creates the feel that rusty orange colored beams do.
(By the way, I created that street lamp and designated it to that street location BEFORE I saw the reference picture. How perfect is that!)
Building 7 was the most fun I've had with this in a while, and I think it shows! Designed after the iconic One Times Square building in New York, I melded it together with another creator's inspiration building, and my original narrow bottom design to create a multi-styled building with numerous advertisement,TV, and scrolling text signs (and a neat New Years dropping ball!). (all to be covered in stickers or lit).
Buildings 3 and 4 are my most heavily "borrowed" designs, as you might be able to see the similarity.
And finally, one of my initially most favorite buildings is finished: building 2. (I really want to make the neon sign glow!)
Piece count: 27, 565
On the down side, I've realized I am once again way over my estimate for piece count. I've also been in a bit of a rut trying to get enough money for the project, and I'm scared I might miss my target finish date.
Not all is lost however. My near future schedule is going as planned, and I don't have much more to go. The CC town hall purchase no doubt has helped things, and I've got a new partner who might be helping me with everything. OH, and I've decided the city will be ****lit!****
But the BEST PART OF THIS IS ----------> The upper city is DONE!
And with that,
Anyway, you can get a good look at all sections and vote for which one you think I should bring. (I might even be able to bring 2).
As always, more pictures are on my brickshelf; thanks and I hope you all enjoy!
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GOSHEN — A team of consultants Thursday explained two options for repairing and reopening the Orange County Government Center, but took no position on whether it would be better to fix or replace the 41-year-old complex.
In a presentation to county lawmakers, consultants affirmed the structural integrity of the Government Center, based on the roof and foundation samples they tested. But even so, they said it would cost nearly $13.9 million to repair water damage left by two summer storms, remove mold and do enough improvements to use the Government Center for another three to five years.
Doing that same work plus safeguarding the complex against future storms as bad as Hurricane Irene and Tropical Storm Lee could cost an estimated $40.9 million, the consultants said.
The talk essentially echoed the findings in a recent report by a group of engineers the county hired to study options for renovating or replacing the Government Center. That same team — led by Rochester-based LaBella Associates — was later enlisted to analyze storm damage to the complex, which has been closed since Sept. 8.
Thursday's presentation dealt strictly with the storm damage and repair costs, not the larger question of whether to renovate or build anew that predated the storms.
The consultant team issued a draft report in August with construction options that ran as high as $136.4 million, but have yet to release a final report.
Democratic lawmakers, who have resisted County Executive Ed Diana's push to tear down and replace the complex, peppered the consultants with questions and comments afterward. Matt Turnbull, a newly elected legislator sworn in that day, suggested much of the damage could be traced to neglect of both the building's roof and nearby culverts.
"It's just real clear that no effort was made to take care of that roof," said Turnbull, a Hamptonburgh Democrat.
The four consultants stuck to the nuts and bolts of their findings, steering clear of judgments.
Middletown engineer Al Fusco described a proposed stormwater system that would include a 4-foot-high earthen levee built on three sides of the complex. Its dirt would come from digging out a giant, 4-foot-deep detention pond to hold pumped-out stormwater.
He described that as a cheaper alternative to removing silt and debris from a series of clogged culverts and drainage ditches that backed up water during the summer storms. Clearing those channels across the Village of Goshen could cost $10 million, he said.
Two Democratic lawmakers questioned the consultants' recommendation to replace the ridged concrete exterior of the building — a distinctive design of its famed architect, Paul Rudolph — with a flat surface for an estimated $6 million. Legislator Roxanne Donnery, D-Highland Falls, argued that two other Rudolph buildings from that era have been renovated without replacing similar exteriors.
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Marietta residents are sometimes ambivalent about filing property maintenance complaints, especially when violations of the city's maintenance code may involve a close neighbor's property. But Marietta Health Department officials say complaints can also be filed by contacting a member of city council.
"Someone may call in about an issue, and we'll ask them to file a signed written complaint. But many of those people don't want neighbors to know they filed the complaint," said Beth Tullius who investigates property complaints for the health department's environmental health division.
"If they want to remain anonymous, we tell them to contact a city council representative who can file the complaint on their behalf," she said.
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This house at 911 Warren St. has a gutter hanging over the porch and glass broken out. Complaints have been filed about the property.
Councilman Steve Thomas, D-3rd Ward, said he's fielded several property maintenance complaints for constituents since taking office two years ago.
"Last year I may have been asked to only two all year, and so far this year I've filed six or seven complaints on everything from trash in the yard to junk cars," he said. "There are a lot of alleys in my ward and some people will park junk vehicles there and a neighbor might complain."
Thomas said he doesn't mind filing property complaints for citizens.
"Many don't want their neighbors to know they had a complaint filed," he said. "So they'll ask me to file. I just see it as part of a councilman's job."
Tom Vukovic, D-4th Ward, said he also often files property maintenance complaints for city residents.
"I don't keep track, but I do file some complaints every year-some years more than others," he said. "Generally it's because someone is upset about an issue with a nearby property. But I always take a look at the property first, to be sure the complaint is valid. Sometimes neighbors will get into a dispute and file a complaint that's not warranted."
Vukovic, too, considers filing complaints on behalf of constituents part of a council member's duties.
"If we don't do that and no one else files a complaint, some property issues that are real public safety hazards might never be addressed," he said.
Councilman Mike McCauley, D-2nd Ward, said when he's asked to file a property complaint he tries to contact the property owner first.
"Most of the time that takes care of it," he said. "One lady wanted to file a complaint about junk cars on a rental property. But I called the property's landlord and it was taken care of. If people are shy about making a property maintenance complaint, they can call any councilman or the city safety-service director."
Marietta Councilman Roger Kalter, D-1st Ward, has filed property complaints for many city residents who did not want their names on the complaint form.
In 2012 Kalter filed 95 property maintenance complaints, and last year he filed 73 complaints, according to the city health department.


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Closing the books faster saves time and money, yet our benchmark research shows that more companies are taking longer to close than they used to: While some companies can close their books within one business week, half or more are taking longer. Most of the latter can close faster if they revamp their process design and improve execution. That means documenting the close process and clearly spelling out roles and responsibilities. It also means planning ahead, retaining a list of alternates who can shoulder responsibility, using templates to standardize journal entries and using checklists for every step of the process. We urge organizations that spend more than one week in closing to take these and other necessary steps.
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Some of the most effective process management improvements are also the simplest. Documentation is a good example. Documenting the close process step by step and providing instructions for the roles and responsibilities electronically can help. It is also important to enumerate standard operating procedures and the escalation procedures that follow to resolve finance-related issues. Designing the process so that is can be cross-referenced by specific role is even more helpful.
Standardizing journal entries by using templates is another useful step and should incorporate as many previously filled attributes as possible (such as legal entity number, cost or profit center number or entry type). This prevents errors from occurring and facilitates reviews and audits of post-close journal entries. Also, don't overlook the importance of checklists to ensure that responsible parties complete every necessary step and provide the subsidiary details related to each step. For example, each journal entry should include the owner of the entry and information about its type (revenue, expense, asset, liability or equity), a brief description of the entry (ideally using wording consistent across the company), the date executed, the effective date, the amount, the account number, the legal entity number, cost or profit center number(s), account name, journal number identifier, currency and other local system ledger information. Finally, every finance department should have a contingency plan that deals with disruptions. Natural disasters, communications disruptions or IT outages can be anticipated, along with the steps, roles, responsibilities and escalation procedures necessary to address issues.
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There will be loads of other influences on display like the Sliabh Luachra craic of Jackie Daly, Matt Cranitch and Paul DeGrae, the Galway girls Liz and Yvonne Kane, a special launch of Mary Bergin's new tin whistle tutor and two Cavan stalwarts in fiddler Antoin MacGabhann and box player Martin Donohoe.
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transitive verb (British) cancelling cancelled
- 1 1.1(meeting/match/trip/flight)
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- Great Yorkshire Show organisers have denied any plans to cancel this year's event because of the foot and mouth crisis.
- It was then decided in 2001 to cancel these annual events completely.
- All political parties have decided to cancel all debate on the euro, but to proceed with the referendum.
- The bank had agreed to keep the accounts separate, and if it wished to cancel this arrangement in view of the changed circumstances, it had to give notice to the customer.
- You can cancel the arrangement at any time should your circumstances change.
- Jefri would cancel the tender process if he found that companies were being manipulated by legislative council members.
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- Insurance underwriters have given notice that they will cancel war liabilities from midnight on Monday.
- Faced with two debtors, neither of whom could repay the loan, the creditor decided to cancel both obligations.
- Finally, the above classifications relate to promissory conditions but there may also be contingent conditions which either suspend or cancel contractual liability.
- If both the numerator and denominator have common factors, then we can cancel these factors out.
- All of the numerators will be factors of the numerator of the product and all of the denominators will be factors of the denominator of the product, so you can cancel out any factor of anything in a numerator with any factor of anything in a denominator.
- Just as numbers cancel out when the same number is on the top and bottom of a fraction (2/2 = 2 ÷ 2 = 1), so do units cancel out if you have the same unit in the numerator and denominator.
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