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Skip to comments.$700 billion bailout? You ain't seen nothin'
Posted on 09/29/2008 7:15:06 PM PDT by kabar
Think $700 billion to bail out Wall Street is expensive? Just wait. The mortgage meltdown is cheap compared with the coming fiscal firestorm fanned by unfunded Social Security and Medicare costs.
Together, these programs hold unfunded obligations totaling $41 trillion - 60 times larger than the proposed Wall Street bailout. And even this understates the difference, because $41 trillion is the current net value of the unfunded obligations over 75 years. The actual cumulative yearly deficits these programs face over the next 75 years are several magnitudes larger than $41 trillion.
The entitlement problem is simple to understand. In the 1960s, five workers paid the taxes for each retiree's Social Security and Medicare benefits. Today that ratio is just 3-to-1. The coming retirement of 77 million Baby Boomers will drive that ratio down to 2-to-1 by 2030. That means every two children born this year and who marry in 2030 will have to support themselves, their children - and the Social Security and Medicare benefits of their very own retiree. The cost will be staggering.
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I don't think it will strike so suddenly...I think they'll be able to sink us more slowly.
It will be very, very bad.
I'm surprised that people in San Fransisco are willing to admit that the Welfare state will bankrupt us.
Anywa, am I the only one who thinks the government will just go back on their word and slash services, all the while promising ever new and thrilling programs?
I thought the Democrats and their publicists in the liberal media say there is no Social Security and Medicare crisis.
Just like they told us there was no crisis and Fannie and Freddie...
I thought the Democrats and their publicists in the liberal media say there is no Social Security and Medicare crisis.
Just like they told us there was no crisis and Fannie at Freddie...
In 2017 SS goes into the red and Medicare goes into the red even earlier, i.e., circa 2013-14. The baby boomers are starting to retire. It is sooner than you think.
We will all be choking.
It will be soon...but they will play games to hide the full impact at first--just making it worse.
Our political leadership has failed us. They are more concerned about getting reelected, which is why they avoid addressing the big issues. When the sh*t hits the fan, they will all be pointing the fingers at one another and then asking the public to suck it up and accept higher taxes and reduced benefits.
Kind of hard to hide an elephant in a phone booth.
Nonsense. I was forced to put my hard earned dollars in long before they were born.
Although the market failed today, NOTE THAT THE FED RELEASED $630 Billion today, AND, THE MARKET TANKED ANYWAY!!! The point of the post is that we have not seen anything yet. Correct.
Here is the bloomberg piece noting the non-effective release of vast funds in one day that failed to impress the market irrespective of the US Houses failure to pass a so-called 'bailout' bill..
As I've said before, those costs are no problem at all - they simply won't be paid. Grandpa's going to be greeting people at Wal-Mart until he's 95 to pay his drug bill. ;)
Trust me no one will be happy it will suck big time
I just turned on the TV and was listening to Newt Gingrich talking to Greta on Fox. did I hear correctly that this bill had some kind of money going to Goldman Sachs that would have ended up in Paulson's pocket?
If someone heard this let me know.
Some things fail because of the DemocRATS
Democrats Defend Fannie/Freddie from Regulation - 2004 Video and
McCains Early Recognition of Fannie/Freddie Crisis
Great post, kabar. Thanks. Frederic Bastiat talked about this here...
Now, legal plunder can be committed in an infinite number of ways. Thus we have an infinite number of plans for organizing it: tariffs, protection, benefits, subsidies, encouragements, progressive taxation, public schools, guaranteed jobs, guaranteed profits, minimum wages, a right to relief, a right to the tools of labor, free credit, and so on, and so on. All these plans as a whole with their common aim of legal plunder constitute socialism.
But how is this legal plunder to be identified? Quite simply. See if the law takes from some persons what belongs to them, and gives it to other persons to whom it does not belong. See if the law benefits one citizen at the expense of another by doing what the citizen himself cannot do without committing a crime.
Socialists desire to practice legal plunder, not illegal plunder. Socialists, like all other monopolists, desire to make the law their own weapon. And when once the law is on the side of socialism, how can it be used against socialism?
Then abolish this law without delay, for it is not only an evil itself, but also it is a fertile source for further evils because it invites reprisals. If such a law which may be an isolated case is not abolished immediately, it will spread, multiply, and develop into a system.
If so, these people are to be put out on the street,
They are not part of the greatest country on earth.
Those dollars don't belong to you. Once they are put into SS and Medicare, they belong to the USG. SS is a Ponzi scheme. Those collecting it now are getting out far more than they paid in. That won't be true for our children.
That's got to be the first story from the San Francisco Chronicle that I completely agree with.
Social security and medicare can be easily addressed, though no one has the guts to do it. Cancel the whole program now, and grandfather those people who've been led to believe in the lie (i.e., people within 15 years of retirement). There is no trust fund and no mandate to fund it. Social security is the biggest myth in American history—it's just another tax that goes into the general fund. Originally conceived as an elaborate ponzi scheme, it was never thought that the originally minimal outlays would exceed the massive input. Changes in the 1950s and then the Great Society totally changed the system and have led to it being "unfunded". But the law has always been clear—there is no legal obligation to fund Social Security and Congress can abolish it any time they want.
This is a global problem. Everyone seems to believe the $700 billion bailout will solve the problem. As you correctly point out, there is no guarantee that this will work. We may be shoveling sand against the tide.
Or living with his kids.
...but we'll still have money for "free" healthcare right?
The political will doesn't exist to make such changes.
Changes in the 1950s and then the Great Society totally changed the system and have led to it being unfunded.
The SS system has never been sound actuarily. In 1950 there were 16 workers for every retiree. Today it is 3.3 and by 2030 it will be 2. Both SS and Medicare [except for Medicare B] are on automatic pilot with increases not being tied to revenue.
The SS Trust Fund represents an unfunded liability, which is why it is included in the $9 trillion national debt under "Intragovernmental Holdings." The last time SS went into the red, Congress passed in 1983 P.L. 98-21, (H.R. 1900) that decreased benefits including raising the retirement age for full benefits from 65 to 67 and raised taxes. It was supposed to be a 75 year fix, but just 34 years later we will be in even worse shape, i.e., by 2017.
But the law has always been clearthere is no legal obligation to fund Social Security and Congress can abolish it any time they want.
Essentially, you are correct. Congress can change the rules anytime it wants and has done so. The SS earnings cap goes up every year. In 2000 it was $76,000. It is currently $102,000. The cap goes up faster than the COLA.
Can't we just borrow the money?
The "October Surprise" a few years from now will be Social Security's broken by folks using "disability" as "welfare without pesky social workers". Some will be on for 50 and 60 years.
Go down to your local Social Security Office - - a third of the people signing up are in their late twenties.
I believe the next big bailout class will be states or municipalities that are 'too big to fail.'
I may be entering tin foil hat territory, but I think that's why democrats were so ready to push this bailout for President Bush. If it passed, it would have been very tough to say no to a state or big city.
Picture a dimowit press conference, "You mean we bailed out Wall St but can't help (insert indebted state here)? Oh, and it's Bush's fault."
According to 2005 data, 48 million Americans receive Social Security benefits, including 33 million retirees, 7 million survivors, and 8 million disabled workers.
It is a slippery slope once you make the federal government the guarantor of all debt—coporate, individual, or governmental. Eventually, the USG collapses.
Eh, those are non-issues. Our taxes will just go up. That means tax rates (which will also become progressive) will increase as well as the caps on income will be removed altogether.
Sooner or later Dems will figure out that the federal payroll taxes are the most regressive taxes in the US and it will turn into a national crisis.
By that time I will be living on a boat, a man with no country, because my country is no more.
No, Chi/coms aren't lending anymore $$$
Yup. I definitely heard the dems say that.
Nobody will be retiring. You know the vast majority of retirement plans are invested in the stock market. Makes for some not so pleasant changes.
Maybe now the adult children will take care of their parents the way they should rather than dumping them on the taxpayers to take care of.
Paulson sees the apocalypse coming and decided he needs a $700B trust fund to weather the storm. And he decided to cut Bernake in on the action too.
The stock market loss today ALONE cost investors (that's pension funds, kids' college funds, etc.) $850-billion—that's greater than the $700-billion price tag of the bailout.
And what was it in 2007?
Why, yes. I believe you are. It is my personal belief that there will be a Special Representative assigned to each of us old folks who will personally escort us through the Looking Glass. Once on the other side, after refreshments, of course, we will be shown where to find the large pot of money and other valuables that will have been set aside in our name.
Next question?
i saw it. Pissed me off royal! These politicians never learn! our countries finances are tanking and its still politics as usual.
Not everyone will have the option to continue working. And with immigration, legal and illegal, many Americans won't have jobs.
Social Security paid benefits of $585 billion in calendar year 2007. There were almost 50 million beneficiaries at the end of the calendar year.
Anyone want to chip in and buy an island somewhere and start our own country? I'm not joking. We can call it Freeper Island. We'll be self-reliant.
Sort of like Mutiny on the Bounty.
I love it!
Sorry, I forgot the sarcasm tag...
Great graphic.
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but understand we will most like continue the slow slide down.
There may be a slow slide down but I do not know why that would happen. RGEN is in an eviable position. Highly profitable, absolutely no debt, $70 million in the bank at the end of the year and increasing sales.
As far as aquistions, that may not be for years. RGEN is not going to look at a donkey and try to call it a racehorse. Unless the aquistion is a no brainer I suspect RGEN will add to their money in the bank until something good comes along. By the way, RGEN might have over $100 million in the bank at the end of 2014.
Anyway, most of us have been here a long time. We are used to waiting.
Always get a little anxious as months go by and agree they are waiting for the right deal / right matching market or ancillary / so we wait. Love the reminder of how safe we are as a stock - we are ROCK SOLID with CASH and opportunity ahead - management is stellar!
Hope your wrong and we can find a GREAT DEAL / GREAT LEVERAGE NOW NOW NOW! ha!
also it is only $1M not 5 with potential for upto $64M in future milestone payments.
Sentiment: Buy
why the down trend though?? any particular reason? I am thinking 10 should have been a baseline.
YEP $1M so not worth the print really. We are seeing many stocks that were on a goof run now fading slowly but we are really in a position of strength moving forward - should be rewarded in next 6-12 months but its always been slow with RGEN and as Smith mentioned we are always lacking coverage and press.


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> Now I Really Need Help Choosing First 9mm!
February 27, 2005, 10:31 AM
after posting, reading, and trying, i am still indecisive about which 9mm for range fun, and some ccw. all pros and cons really appreciated.
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February 27, 2005, 10:52 AM
First 9mm, for CCW and range. There really is only 1 answer:P228
Seriously you have to try out many guns first to see which fits you best--you'll know. I mentioned the P228 because it's considered by many to be THE finest 9mm in the world, definetly reliable(most important), great out of the box, and deadly accurate. Just MHO.
February 27, 2005, 10:54 AM
Springfield XD9. Nice ergonomics, chamber fully supports case (if you are a reloader this should give you the fuzzies), price is right, can get hi-cap mags (15rd) from SA, good reputation on this forum and others for accuracy and reliability.
February 27, 2005, 10:56 AM
Try the CZ 75 while you're trying out all the other guns. You'll get hundreds of dollars in additoinal value.
February 27, 2005, 10:58 AM
Put some pictures up on a dartboard and throw with a blindfold on. You can hardly go wrong.
When I was really into the 9mm I had depending on when one looked in the safe:
4 versions of the Beretta 92
1 Ruger P-89
Now that I am not so into the 9mm I have an XD-9 stainless, which compares very favorably to any 9 I have owned or tried. I will also be getting a Beretta PX4C in 9mm when it comes out. I continue to want a CZ-85B, but I never seem to get around to it.
Seriously, I think you need to determine what is important to you in a handgun and then decide.
Is it something classical that will float or boat or would you rather have polymer?
Does size matter? Some pistols are more efficiently packaged around the 9mm than others.
Do you need the cachet of a "name brand" or a pistol that is "widely adopted" or will a FEG clone of the Browning Hi-Power do it for you?
February 27, 2005, 11:07 AM
Man are you going to get a ton of opinions. Buy American or foreign, stainless or blue, wood grips or plastic, etc. Here's my suggestion. Go to a [large] gunstore. Be the first customer when they open. Select at least three 9mm auto's within your price range. Look at, handle, point and if possible, have the store employee breakdown the gun. You'll know which is best for you. Some look neat, but feel too small or large. Some are a pain to breakdown. Narrow it down to your two favorite makes/models. To me buying a gun is unlike buying a new car. Research is the key.
February 27, 2005, 11:21 AM
OK.........Anything but a Jennings, Davis, or AccuTek and your ok.
Worthy guns for a little money.....CZ75, Taurus, Slightly Used S&W, reconditioned Sig, etc etc.......
Go play with guns and see what you like.............Shoot well.
Ala Dan
February 27, 2005, 11:36 AM
I'm going to have too agree with Mayo, as the SIG P228 is one
of the finest perfectly balanced 9m/m's in the world. I got my 1990
West German model back when they were really tough to find.
It is one of my most favorite handguns that I've ever owned. :) :D
The Real Hawkeye
February 27, 2005, 11:53 AM
I used to have the West German P228, and it is a fine weapon. Only reason I sold it was that I found the transition from double action to single action too hard to maintain with accuracy. I recommend, therefore, that you choose either a single action design (like the CZ 75 or the Browning High Power), or a double action only/safe action type design, like on the Springfield or Glock, not to mention the Kahr. These are all fine and reliable weapons. If recreation al shooting is important to you, one of the single actions would likely be the best pick. They require a little more training to use safely, but the result is a superior recration gun AND and superior defenseive weapon. The Glock type actions are much easier to learn, I think, but less rewarding in the big picture. The new Springfield is likely the best of the type.
February 27, 2005, 12:12 PM
Some of my favs:
1. Kahr K-9
2. Beretta 92fs
3. Star B
4. Star BM
I have had a bunch of others but these are some of the ones I liked to shoot and carry the most. A BHP would not be a bad choice and if you are pressed for cash the Ruger P-95 makes a good all around gun but is all business and not one that you may ever grow to love.
Out of the plastic guns, the XD-9 does feel MUCH better in my hand than any Glock or any other plastic horror I can think of. I have had a few plastic guns and I never end up keeping them around. The Glocks do work but they are bulky and have strange grips. The Glock grip angle is great but the rest of the grip sucks. The XD-9 has a more traditional grip angle (read lame) and it feels better in the hand.
The Kahr K-9 is really not for the inexperienced. It takes a while to shoot one of these well but once you figuire it out, they can show you some amazing accuracy. For me, I could do with just a Kahr K-9 and get rid of all my other guns if I had to just keep one. That isn't going to happen but I am just showing the love I have for the K-9.
February 27, 2005, 12:25 PM
My first thought would be to go with a Glock 19. I've seen some used ones going for 350 to 400, brand new 500 to 550ish. Factory standard cap 15 round mags can be had for around 20 bucks and factory 33 round mags can be found for about 40ish if you look in the right places. Glocks customer service has never done me wrong.
First thing you should consider is, what fits good in your hand and what is comfortable to shoot.
February 27, 2005, 01:25 PM
the grip on all Glocks puts the front way high; wrong grip angle for me.
i really like the sig 228 but shoot alot of 1911A1 :confused:
the XD9 feels great and i really like the trigger. quick up, the sights are right where they should be; but, there's a sig imprinted on my brain(marketing hype?) :o
handled a sig DAK. very nice but pricy and no track record.
i very much appreciated the responces, and hope to see more. thanks all
February 27, 2005, 01:56 PM
Opinions!! Yup, I have them...
I like to suggest shooting as many as possible to see what you think. Then go buy a G19, or a 3913 or 5906 round trigger guard, or a Browning or FN Hi Power.
February 27, 2005, 02:04 PM
Get a Helwan Brigadier!
(Ducks quickly for cover)
February 27, 2005, 10:57 PM
what ever you do, don't get a H&K P7
if you haven't owned and shot other 9mms before you'll never really appreciate the unique qualities of the P7 like the:
1. gas retarded action...reduces recoil and self adjust to various loads
2. low bore axis of the fixed barrel...unbelieveable accuracy and reduced muzzle flip.
3. grip angle and straight magazine...points well while maintaining straight feen into the barrel (it is a little weird inserting a straight mag into the angled grip at first)
4. polygonal rifling and 4" barrel...higher velocity than guns of canparable size.
5. squeeze cocking action...the ultimate safe gun, from uncocked to ready to fire with just a 8lb squeeze of your hand. completely safe before it hits the ground if you should drop it.
February 28, 2005, 01:15 AM
Sig 226 or the HK P7
February 28, 2005, 02:21 AM
February 28, 2005, 04:03 AM
HiPower if ya want a real fighting 9mm, SIG a close second altho the HP conceals better.
P7s are overated, overly complex pices of fragile Eurotrash. Berettas are too big. S&Ws are ugly with crappy triggers. I would never own anyhting made by Taurus. CZ 75s are nice but too heavy. XDs are usvelte Glocks. Glocks are car guns. Wather p99s are nice but not as concealable as HPs or SIG 228s.
Any questions? No go out and buy buy buy
February 28, 2005, 06:26 AM
Try different ones out, pick the one you like the best.
February 28, 2005, 09:42 AM
http://www.hunt101.com/img/249898.jpg (http://www.hunt101.com/?p=249898&c=500&z=1)
Either one ia a great, reliable, accurate, durable, lightweight, choice. PO1 holds 14+1, and RAMI has 10+1. :cool:
Black Snowman
February 28, 2005, 10:40 AM
Another vote for a CZ. I wish the shops I started shopping at had carried them or there had been an internet presence at the time. I could have saved myself years of searching and thousands of dollars in guns. Give them a chance before you spend your hard earned cash.
February 28, 2005, 10:40 AM
I recently came across a S&W 469, and it's a pretty nice little pistol. 12 round double-stack mag, single/double action, designed to be snag-proof. Very cute. And used Smiths can be pretty reasonable.
Northslope Nimrod
February 28, 2005, 10:47 AM
My opinion:
1) CZ PCR or P-01 (PCR is narrower - better for carry)
2) Browning Hi-Power
3) 1911 in 9mm
4) Springfield XD (but a little chunky for conceal)
5) Khar (for deep concealment & easy carry - less fun)
February 28, 2005, 10:53 AM
Having cycled through many 9mm pistols including Sigs Glocks CZ Brownings etc. I have ended up with 3 9mms
I. Kimber Tac Pro in 9mm
2. CZ75 pre b
3. Browning HiPower
All are great guns. All will meet your requirements and then some. The Browning being one of my all time favorites I will give the nod to the classic BHP. Try the Mark3 BHP. Well made, good sights, good finish. Really thin for carry.
February 28, 2005, 11:09 AM
In 9mm, I would reccommend the SIG 228 or SIGPro 2009.
February 28, 2005, 11:14 AM
Geez, there are so many good 9mm pistols on the market today that you can pick the one that feels best in your hand and makes you all warm and fuzzy or if you just can't decide, put the names on slips of paper and draw one from a bowel.
February 28, 2005, 11:41 AM
if you just can't decide, put the names on slips of paper and draw one from a bowel.
Please tell me you meant bowl! I'd hate to see anyone just pull a name out of thier a**. :D :what: :neener:
February 28, 2005, 03:59 PM
Sig P228/P229 or P239.
February 28, 2005, 04:22 PM
Please tell me you meant bowl!
Just what I was thinking, armoredman.
March 1, 2005, 01:11 AM
As far as 9mm's go...go shoot them. I was on the verge of a Browning HP when I shot a 92FS Brigadier. Not only did I shoot it crazy good, it made me feel warm and fuzzy inside. :rolleyes:
March 1, 2005, 01:40 AM
Try as many as you can... the one you shoot best and feel fits your hand best in your budget.... well that's a place to start.
I really liked the Sig 226, but I ended up with a BHP clone.
9mm is a fun gun to shoot, but not everyone has to use the same platform.
March 1, 2005, 08:33 AM
Have you handle,caress and most importantly fondle a Browning Hi power lately?? :D
March 1, 2005, 10:11 AM
Another vote for an XD9. Especially if you want to save some money over those higher priced novelties. :neener:
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CZ-75B or CZ PCR. you can spend more money on a gun but you won't get more gun for your money. Save the extra money you would spend on a SIG, Glock, H&K, Beretta, etc and use it to buy ammo. :D
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"Past meets the present and creates the future"
Dear friends, I am delighted to participate in the Silver Jubilee Celebrations of SASTRA University, Thanjavur. My greetings to the Vice Chancellor, Professors, teachers and students of this university.
SASTRA has grown to become a technology institute with advanced research programmes. I am happy that TIFAC had chosen SASTRA for establishing the first TIFAC (Centre for Research and Excellence in Information Technology) specializing in advanced computing and information processing. During the last five years, this TIFAC-CORE has provided over thousand post-graduate technologists to the IT industry. In addition, SASTRA has a reputed bio-technology centre which has been able to question the validity of Journal of American Medical Association (JAMA) articles on metallic contents in Indian herbal products. This expertise has been recognized by Harvard and Boston school and these institutions have shown their interest in becoming partners of SASTRA in carrying out studies on metallic contents.
Science is the foundation and research as a focus
Most important ingredient for realizing a knowledge society is the ignited minds of the youth using science and technology as a powerful tool. I realize Science is linked to technology through applications. Technology is linked to economy and environment. Economy and environment are linked to technology, which promotes prosperity to the society.
During the last 1 year, I have visited and interacted with students and faculty members of 19 foreign universities (10 in America, 6 in Europe and 3 in Asia). During these visits, I found that all these universities are concentrating on research. For example, Waterloo University, I saw a solar powered car developed by the students which has been driven many parts of the world. The famous Black Berry is the product coming out of Waterloo research. Carnegie Mellon University had developed a robotic car which has participated in an International Competition. Arkansas University and Rice University have realized a solar photovoltaic cell using carbon nano-tube in the laboratory with 50% efficiency against the present 20%. The research and development in these universities has enriched the quality of teaching and the quality of teaching is enriching the research and development. Wherever I went, I saw that research teaching research each is re-enforcing the other.
During the last 1 year, I have visited and interacted with students and faculty members of 19 foreign universities (10 in America, 6 in Europe and 3 in Asia). During these visits, I found that all these universities are concentrating on research. For example, Waterloo University, I saw a solar powered car developed by the students which has been driven many parts of the world. The famous Black Berry is the product coming out of Waterloo research. Carnegie Mellon University had developed a robotic car which has participated in an International Competition. Arkansas University and Rice University have realized a solar photovoltaic cell using carbon nano-tube in the laboratory with 50% efficiency against the present 20%. The research and development in these universities has enriched the quality of teaching and the quality of teaching is enriching the research and development. Wherever I went, I saw that research teaching research each is re-enforcing the other.
Research – teaching – Research
Good teaching emanates from Research. The teachers? love for research and their experience in research are vital for the growth of any institution. Any Institutions is judged by the level and extent of the research work it accomplishes. This sets in a regenerative cycle of excellence. Experience of research leads to quality teaching and quality teaching imparted to the young in turn enriches research.
New Paradigm for Science and Technology: Many challenges are going to be thrown on the sea, under the sea and above the sea. Scientists and researchers will also have challenges in bringing back a clean environment by replacing fossil fuels with renewable energy from sun, wind and nuclear systems. Some of the future research tasks are:
1. Evolution of clean atmosphere by replacing fossil fuel by cost-effective renewable energy systems, leading to energy independence;
2. Exploring the human body, particularly gene-characterization through the proteomics project for developing gene-based drugs;
3. In the area of communication, a big revolution is setting in. High-bandwidth mobile wireless is in the offing. This could result in the mobile phone becoming a convergent system for multi-media applications for meeting the needs of communication in the office, home and on the move.
4. Particularly for India, having 1 billion plus population, enhancing the food-grain output from the present nearly 230m tonnes to 380m tonnes with reduced land, water and number of people working in the farms through the use of technology could be a role model for the rest of the population in the world
5. A sustainable Rural Development through provision of urban amenities in rural areas (science and technology as the focus) will need innovation, research leading to products, systems and services in physical, electronic, knowledge and economic connectivities.
6. Understanding precursors for phenomena like earth quake and tsunami which damage decades of development and put humanity into misery
7. Evolution of Unified Field Theory, which may be the ultimate of physics, by revealing how the universe is born and how we are born;
8. Evolution of an alternate habitat among the system of our galaxy for humanity by the scientific community of today and tomorrow;
9. Evolution of earth, moon, mars complex to bring to the earth new material like helium-3 and other rare materials for the generation of solar power;
These are the some of the major areas of research and innovation, which need the joint research and development efforts of multiple nations based on their individual core competence. Certainly SASTRA University can work on certain specific missions which are of our national interest.
21st century University Vision
I have in the last ten years have met more than 3 Million University students and faculty from more than 150 universities in India and 50 universities in abroad. Based on this spirit, I wish to formulate a 21st university vision for your consideration.
o The universities have to prepare citizens of the future with a global outlook and be capable of serving his/her nation or nation of his/her choice.
o Science and technology and public policy are interrelated for mutual benefit and ushering in human kind?s development. This link has to be solidly built in the university education
o Good teachers can be in any part of the world. The university has to bring in this resource through innovative content generation in virtual class rooms.
o Technological connectivities among universities have to be pursued on a war footing using cost effective virtual class rooms.
o Cost effective continuing education possibilities are essential for citizens to be in tune with time.
o Can university education lead to sustainable development of the nation?
o With the world population increasing and resources dwindling, a mindset has to be developed for conserving and sharing the resources and look for new research for abundant resources. This calls for a "noble spirit" as well as a "research spirit"
In summary, the 21st century university education is about developing enlightened citizenship for a knowledge society for peace and prosperity of nations and the world. 21st century University has to be the incubator of world knowledge powerhouse. Based on my interaction with Indian and foreign universities, I have detected certain dynamics. Wherever there is research intensity, it has enhanced quality teaching and also the university has got a great name in the world of teaching. Universities from developed world with their vast experience of a century, have realised the significance of research as a foundation for the university. This is one dimension. The other dimension is that the student community with research focus will most aggressively ask questions. The third dimension is that the sharp gradient and accelerated development processes can give a platform for research for sustainable development. There is a large student community in the developing countries and there is an urge for higher education. Hence, we should see how we can empower them through university to university collaboration, student ? faculty interaction, lab to lab collaboration, reaching out the world class quality teaching and research through a virtual reality environment with the excellent content generated.
Five Great minds
Dear young friends, now I would like to share the uniqueness of five great minds, some of them are Nobel Laureates and scientists, each one having unique traits which symbolize Value of Science; Science as a Life time mission; Birth of Creativity in a difficult situation, A genius well ahead of time, and Scientific Magnanimity. Friends, if you acquire any of one of them or few of them or all of the traits, you will be heading towards becoming a Nobel Laureate or you will make a difference to our Planet. Let us go into details.
The traits of Nobel minds
Value to Science: Since I am in the midst of Scientists, Technologists, research scholars and students, I thought of sharing with you an incident about Sir CV Raman ?a Nobel Laureate in Physics for discovering Raman Effect. Raman gives the view that the color of sky is blue due to molecular diffraction which determines the observed luminosity and in great measures also its color. This led to the birth of the Raman Effect. Raman was in the first batch of Bharat Ratna Award winners. The award ceremony was to take place in the last week of January, soon after the Republic Day celebrations of 1954. The then President Dr. Rajendra Prasad wrote to Raman inviting him to be the personal guest in the Rashtrapati Bhavan, when Raman came to Delhi for the award ceremony. Sir CV Raman wrote a polite letter, regretting his inability to go. Raman had a noble reason for his inability to attend the investiture ceremony. He explained to the President that he was guiding a Ph.D. student and that thesis was positively due by the last day of January. The student was valiantly trying to wrap it all up and Raman felt, he had to be by the side of the research student, see that the thesis was finished, sign the thesis as the guide and then have it submitted. Here was a scientist who gave up the pomp of a glittering ceremony associated with the highest honour, because he felt that his duty required him to be by the side of the student. It is this unique trait of giving value to science that builds science. Next, let me highlight how science becomes a life time mission for Chandrasekhar Subramanyan.
Science as a Life time mission: Chandrasekhar Subramanyan?s most famous discovery was the astrophysical Chandrasekhar limit. The limit describes the maximum mass (~1.44 solar masses) of a white dwarf star, or equivalently, the minimum mass for which a star will ultimately collapse into a neutron star or black hole following a supernova. The limit was first calculated by Chandrasekhar while on a ship from India to Cambridge, England. The Chandrasekhar Limit led to the determination of how long a star of particular mass will shine. In 1983, Chandrasekhar Subramanyan got the Nobel Price for this discovery.
Two of Chandrasekhar's students in 1947 were the doctoral candidates Tsung-Dao Lee and Chen Ning Yang in Particle Physics research. Even though Chandrasekhar Subramanyan maintained his office at the Yerkes Observatory in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, he would regularly drive the one hundred miles to Chicago to guide and teach Lee and Yang and others many a times in difficult weather conditions. In 1957, these two of his students won the Nobel Prize in Physics for their work in particle physics research. This also brings out Chandrasekhar Subramanyan?s commitment to science and there by to his students. Science indeed is a life time mission for Chandrasekhar. It is this characteristic which makes youth to become passionate towards science.
Birth of Creativity in a difficult situation
Mario Capecchi had a difficult and challenging childhood. For nearly four years, Capecchi lived with his mother in a chalet in the Italian Alps. When World War II broke out, his mother, along with other Bohemians, was sent to Dachau as a political prisoner. Anticipating her arrest by the Gestapo, she had sold all her possessions and given the money to friends to help raise her son on their farm. In the farm, he had to grow own wheat, harvest; take it to miller to be ground. Then, the money which his mother left for him ran out and at the age of four and half years, he started sometimes living in the streets, sometimes joining gangs of other homeless children, sometimes living in orphanages and most of the time hungry. He spent the last year in the city of Reggio Emelia, hospitalized for malnutrition where his mother found him on his ninth birthday after a year of searching. Within weeks, the Capecchi and his mother sailed to America to join his uncle and aunt.
He started his 3rd grade schooling afresh over there and started his education, interested in sports, studied political science. But he didn?t find interesting and changed into science, became a mathematics graduate in 1961 with a double major in Physics and Chemistry. Although he really liked Physics, its elegance and simplicity, he switched to molecular biology in graduate school, on the advice of James D Watson, who advised him that he should not be bothered about small things, since such pursuits are likely to produce only small answers.
His objective was to do gene targeting. The experiments started in 1980 and by 1984, Capecchi had clear success. Three years later, he applied the technology to mice. In 1989, he developed the first mice with targeted mutations. The technology created by Doctor Capecchi allows researchers to create specific gene mutations anywhere they choose in the genetic code of a mouse. By manipulating gene sequences in this way, researchers are able to mimic human disease conditions on animal subjects. What the research of Mario Capecchi means for human health is nothing short of amazing, his work with mice could lead to cures for Alzheimer?s disease or even Cancer. The innovations in genetics that Mario Capecchi achieved won him the Nobel Prize in 2007. Noble laureate Capecchi life indeed reveals: –
"When you wish upon a star,
Makes no difference who you are"
A genius well ahead of time
Ramanujan, born and raised in Erode, Tamil Nadu, first encountered formal mathematics at the age of ten. He demonstrated a natural ability at mathematics, and was given books on advanced trigonometry by S. L. Loney. He mastered this book by age thirteen, and even discovered theorems of his own. He demonstrated unusual mathematical skills at school, winning many awards. By the age of seventeen, Ramanujan was conducting his own mathematical research on Bernoulli numbers and the Euler?Mascheroni constant. He received a scholarship to study at Government College in Kumbakonam. He failed his non-mathematical coursework, and lost his scholarship. Srinivasa Ramanujan lived only for 33 years and did not have formal higher education or means of living. Yet, his inexhaustible spirit and love for his subject made him contribute to the treasure houses of mathematical research ? some of which are still under serious study and engaging all-available world mathematicians? efforts to establish formal proofs. Ramanujan was a unique Indian genius who could melt the heart of the most hardened and outstanding Cambridge mathematician Prof G H Hardy. In fact, it is not an exaggeration to say that it was Prof. Hardy who discovered Ramanujan for the world. Professor Hardy rated various geniuses on a scale of 100. While most of the mathematicians got a rating of around 30 with rare exceptions reaching to 60, Ramanujan got a rating of 100. There cannot be any better tribute to either Ramanujan or to Indian heritage. His works cover vast areas including Prime Numbers, Hyper geometric Series, Modular Functions, Elliptic Functions, Mock Theta Functions, even magic squares, apart from serious side works on geometry of ellipses, squaring the circle etc. One of the tributes to Ramanujan says that, ?every Integer is a personal friend of Ramanujan?.
Ramanujan used to say "An equation means nothing to me unless it expresses a thought of God". For him the understanding of numbers was a process of spiritual revelation and connection. In his investigations into pure mathematics, he drew extraordinary conclusions that mystified his colleagues, but were usually proven, eventually, to be right. He opened a universe of theory that still today is reaping applications. The landscape of the infinite was to Ramanujan a reality of both mathematics and spirit. His love for numbers led Ramanujan to number theory. So friends you saw, how great creative minds, gave problem to the problem to succeed through the instrument of knowledge.
Scientific Magnanimity: Now, I would like to narrate an incident which took place during a function conferring Nobel Laureate Prof. Norman E Borlaug, a well known agricultural scientist and a partner in India?s first Green revolution, with Dr. M S Swaminathan Award, at Vigyan Bhavan, New Delhi on the 15th of March 2005. Prof. Borlaug, at the age of 91, was in the midst of all the praise showered on him from everybody gathered there. When his turn came, he got up and highlighted India?s advancement in the agricultural science and production and said that the political visionary Shri C. Subramaniam and Dr. M S Swaminathan, pioneer in agricultural science were the prime architects of First Green Revolution in India. Even though Prof Norman Borlaug was himself a partner in the first green revolution, he did not make a point on this. He recalled with pride, Dr. Verghese Kurien who ushered White Revolution in India. Then the surprise came. He turned to scientists sitting in the third row, fifth row and eighth row of the audience. He identified Dr. Raja Ram, a wheat specialist, Dr S K Vasal, a maize specialist, Dr. B. R. Barwale, a seed specialist. He said, all these scientists had contributed for India?s and Asia?s agricultural science. Dr. Borlaug introduced them to the audience by asking them to stand and ensured that the audience cheered and greeted the scientists with great enthusiasm. This action of Dr. Norman Borlaug, I call it as "Scientific Magnanimity". Friends, if we aspire to achieve great things in life, we need Scientific Magnanimity to focus the young achievers. It is my experience that great mind and great heart go together. This Scientific Magnanimity will motivate the scientific community and nurture team spirit.
With this background of unique traits of great minds, dear young friends, now it is time to have a great dream in life, dream transform into thoughts, thoughts results into action.
Any scientific task, any path breaking scientific mission as you would have heard from the great scientific minds today accompanies challenging the problems and succeeding. The challenges in S & T will be increasing and would require the best minds to work. There are many leaders in S & T who are our icons today and I wish that the youth derive encouragement and get stimulated from these icons and become the ICONS OF TOMORROW. Besides everything, to succeed in S & T, you need to have dream and have courage to realize it. I have an oath for youth on courage.
Courage to think different,
Courage to invent,
Courage to discover the impossible,
Courage to travel into an unexplored path,
Courage to share the knowledge
Courage to remove the pain
Courage to reach the unreached
Courage to combat the problems
And Succeed,
Are the unique qualities of the youth.
As a youth of my nation, I will work and work with courage to achieve success in all my scientific missions.
With these words, I inaugurate the Silver Jubilee Celebrations of SASTRA University. My best wishes to all the participants for success in their mission of generating quality scientific and technological human resource for the nation.
May God Bless you.
Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam,


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Same chart as yesterday (only this one won't CRASH at the end like yesterday). Doing a little research on Euro/Dollar volume - price - time . . . working on a theory. Currencies can be manipulated, too. Run up on low volume to new highs, sell high volume to lower lows. Raise the Euro, save the world. <<< IMPORTANT THOUGHT for your trading strategy.
Top of the EU price channel is about $1.27, BTW. Look for the Euro to move to the top of the Euro [XEU] price channel while in EDC, watch for the Euro reversal at about 1.26-1.27 and jump back into EDZ? Just a thought. I bet the play makes a ton of USD's. It also forms a head and shoulders pattern for the S&P. It all makes sense as a probability, doesn't it? All theories come together:
*Save the world markets by raising the Euro
*Form a leg up that pretty much HAS to happen statistically
*Head and shoulders pattern forms for the big one
*Market then finishes the major correction by blowing through 1044 and goes to 950ish
Any thoughts from the smart ones here? I'm thinking about committing ALL to this plan until it proves itself wrong. It could be a 78% EDC/EDC gain IF it plays out. Can I get a star or two for this theory? -GLTA
Funny how Doc comes up with the strategy and doesn't trade the strategy. But - it is hard to criticize what works - and he seems to hit all the right entries and exits.
Doc, just a thought on a temporary pull back..... UUP technicals show a bottom on a 30 day chart, suggesting we may see a few days of upward movement again in the UUP which will cause a decline in US markets. This doesn't fit in well with the march up to 1144 in the next few sessions. Your thoughts? Other's welcomed that have a better handle on currencies than I. Does UUP and DXY cycle with MacD's and RSI's or are they independent of such?
I've been trading the same idea. Guess where I got it?
I think I know. Doc's ranch. Beers. Forbidden stock talk under the stars? Rules are made to be broken. That one was good. Up $3/share since that conversation. How many did you buy Cramer?
Good thread. I wonder who will actually try to play the game.
I guess stars aren't given out easily on this board. I'm in EDC and planning to stay through thick and thin to mid 1100's. Ron Walker says 1170. 1144 might be a conservative exit, Sterling.
This is a good post. If I were a star giving guy, I'd give it 5 stars.
Copy and Paste of Crazy Bruce's post where it fits:
as far as my study of the 8 major currencies, I find sterlings Theory to make a little sence atleast on the daily and weekly charts. however on the 60 minute chart and 5 minute charts, it shows an inverse relationship compared to the daily and weekly charts, with the dollars index BOTTOMING OUT and the euro TOPPING PUT.
The longest range chart is always the best indicator, so sterlings theory using the daily and weekly charts would prevail... using a little caution as the 5 minute and 60 minute charts suggest up and down volatility along the way.
I thought we were already trading this trade. At least I am. In EDC at the bottom and holding for the top.
Ditto. In at the bottom, out at the top. Should be EDC 26. Plus, there is always the possibility that that is all of the correction we get. I know that is not a popular view on this doomsday board but IT IS POSSIBLE.
I am analyzing the both euro and the dollar index on my 5 minute,60 minute, daily and weekly chart. while I am at it, I will also be analyzing JPY,GPD,CAD,CHF,AUD and NZD currencies as well. Sothat'll be all 8 major currencies I'll be analyzing on 4 different time frames ... I'll get back with you on my findings.
I am analyzing both euro and the dollar index on my 5 minute,60 minute, daily and weekly chart. while I am at it, I will also be analyzing JPY, GPD, CAD, CHF, AUD and NZD currencies as well. So that'll be all 8 major currencies I'll be analyzing on 4 different time frames ... I'll get back with you on my findings.
I'll give it a try. It does make sense. I'm out the first hint that you start to become an idiot or moron. (kidding, of course - although I will bail if it looks like you are wrong). You are a smart guy Doc more often than not. I would like to see some posts that don't agree, with reasons why they don't agree it may be a likely possibility here. Trade plans make more money with less effort and less error than daytrading, IMO.
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The Producer Price Index for Finished Goods rose 0.1 percent in September, seasonally adjusted. This index showed no change in August, after falling 0.2 percent in July.
Among finished goods, the index for finished energy goods climbed 0.9 percent in September, following a 1.0-percent jump in August. Prices for finished goods other than foods and energy turned up 0.1 percent, after a decline of 0.1 percent. On the other hand, the index for finished consumer foods fell 0.6 percent in September, following a 0.4-percent decrease in the previous month.
During the third quarter of 2002, the finished goods index declined at a 0.6-percent seasonally adjusted annual rate, after falling at a 1.4-percent rate during the second quarter of 2002. Excluding prices for foods and energy, the finished goods index fell at a 1.6-percent seasonally adjusted annual rate for the three months ended September 2002, following a 1.1-percent rate of advance in the second quarter of 2002.
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Located in Neukoelln within a short walk of Galeria Kaufhof, AZIMUT Hotel Berlin City South is within a mile (2 km) of Gropius Passagen. This 3-star hotel welcomes guests with 156 rooms and conveniences like a 24-hour fitness center, free in-room WiFi, and a 24-hour business center. Kombibad Gropiusstadt - Halle is also 0.8 mi (1.3 km) from the hotel, which is adjacent to the airport.
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High-speed wireless Internet access is available for a surcharge. This 3-star property offers access to a 24-hour business center and meeting rooms. A bar/lounge is on site where guests can unwind with a drink. Event facilities measure 753 square feet (70 square meters). This Berlin hotel also offers a 24-hour fitness center, multilingual staff, and a garden.
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- 24-hour fitness facilities
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- Total number of rooms - 156
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- Number of meeting rooms - 3
- Conference space size (feet) - 753
- Number of buildings/towers - 1
- Television in common areas
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Trenta Things to Do
Waterfall Virje
Waterfall Virje height is 15 - 16 meters and it runs in two divided streams. Water falls into a big pool. Spring of Glijun stream is a carst springIn the center of Bovec turn to Kaninska vas and further to hamlet Plužna. In Plužna there is a sign board which directs you to the waterfall (Slap). After few minutes there is a fence with gate. Pass the...more
Trenta military cemetery
Russan war prisoners, who died building a road across Vršiè, were buried on Trenta military cemetery alongside fallen Austrian soldiersmore
Water hurst of Sunik
At the Lepena valley in the middle of intact nature, by the water stream is the hidden "Hurst of Sunik"more
Soca Trail
The Soca Trail is a nature trail taking visitors to the Triglav National Park along the Soèa river from its source to Bovec.more
Small troughs of Soca
A bit before Big troughs, at the branch towards Vrsnik and Vas na skali, Soèa formed 100 meters long and 6 meters deep Small troughs.more
Big Soca trough
The most beautiful gorge is carved by Soèa river near the Soèa village, big trough is 750 meters long, 15 meters deep and in sometimes with river banks only 2 meters apart. Gorge ends at the beginning of Lepena valley. Big trough could be seen from a footbridge.more
Mlinarica Gorge
The Mlinarica, a torrential stream, carved a one-kilometer long and 100 metre deep gorge, which narrows down into breathtaking troughs just before its confluence with the Soèa. One of the most amazing parts of the gorge is the 8 metre high fall to the mouth of the troughs.more
Juliana Alpine Botanical Garden
This botanical garden hosts almost all existing Alpine botanical species, including Scabiosa Trenta, the flower to which famous mountaineer from Trieste, Mr. Julius Kugy, dedicated great part of his life. This monument located under magnificent Jalovec cliffs is dedicated to this admirer and great explorer of Julian Alps.more
Picnic Table Closeup
Make sure you wipe off all breadcrumbs, so birds don't soil this lovely table which shows directions and distances towards surrounding landmarks.more
A Perfect Picnic Spot
On our way from Kranjska Gora, just below Vrsic pass, we stopped at one small parking near natural terrace with wonderful view over the valley. These two guys were having a break, using a round plate that shows directions to surrounding landmarks as a table. Great location for a short break, bring some snacks and drinks, but make sure you take...more
Hang On!
Hiking is the best way to explore the area, but if you don't have much time, drive along and choose lovely spots to stop and do some short hiking expeditions.This one was not really my kind of thing, walking acros the ice covered suspended bridge that swings and shakes under every step.There are quite a few such bridges across Soca, this one seemed...more
The Russian Chapel - A Silent Reminder
This beautiful wooden chapel with two typical Russian bell towers is Ruska Kapelica - The Russian Chapel, is located by the Vrsic mountain pass road, and surrounded by graves of Russian soldiersIt was built by Russians during 1916 and 1917 to honor the memory of more than 300 Russian prisoners of war who were killed by an avalanche while clearing...more
Sparkling & Green
On my way up to Soca spring, I ventured closer to the stream, away from the trail, and found some lovely waterfalls and small lakes. The water was low during my visit in early winter, so the flow was gentle and almost silent.If you decide to do the same, be careful while hopping from one rock to another, it can be slippery and dangerous! But still...more
Getting to Soca spring
From Vrsic mountain pass road turn to "Koca na izviru Soce", after about 1 km you will reach Koca and parking area.From there, it takes about 10 - 15 minutes hike to reach the spring. The trail is marked and in some steeper areas there are wooden steps and steel ropes. On my way up I was thinking how those ropes aren't really necessary, but I sure...more
Birthplace Of Emerald Beauty
River Soca emerges here, high in the mountain, and descends through lovely rapids and canyons on her 136 km long journey towards Adriatic sea, 96 km through Slovenia, and the rest through Italy. This river is famous for it's emerald color, which doesn't fade even on a cloudy rainy day. It's spring is embedded inside this crevasse, which is usually...more
Trenta Restaurants
Trust A Good Fairy
Later that evening, we had a lovely snack at Dobra Vila hotel and restaurant near Bovec.The name has two meanings - in Slovenian Vila means villa, but also a fairy. Dobra means good. :o)What a surprise, to find such an elegant and luxurious villa in such a remote place. But it is well known among those who enjoy both active holidays and high...more
Local Bovec specialities
This is a family-run pension. The food was ok, a bit overpriced though. Try local specialities, such as sheep cheese, air-dried ham (prosciutto), red wine (teran), Bovec plate and "Bovška frika".They also offer rooms: from €58 per double room per night (2 people, B & B) Tomato salad with Bovec sheep cheese.Freshly baked bread with "zaseka"more
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Trenta Sports & Outdoors
Adventures In The Gorgeous Gorge
Fishing, rafting, canoeing and other sports activities are allowed only from Soca village down the stream - the area from the spring to the village Soca is protected.
Rafting, canyoning etc
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Trenta General
Life in Trenta Valley
Favorite thing: This area was very isolated for centuries, the road across Vrsic mountain pass which was built in 1916 enabled locals to reach other parts of Slovenia more easily, but still this road stays closed during winter - it is impossible to clear the show and ice on such a steep curvy road.
So locals, "Trentarji", always had to rely on themselves to survive in this harsh environment.
Their main source of income was production and sales of goat and sheep cheese, wool, lumbering and wildlife hunting. On their very limited fields they grew just enough potatoes and cabbage to survive through the winter.
In 19th century, funny dressed people started emerging on their doorsteps asking for directions and offering money for lodging, food and guided tours.
This was the beginning of tourism here.
Some of those early guides are still remembered, like Anton Tozbar - Spik Medved (the Bear) who's lower jaw got ripped away by the bear but he survived and kept on guiding tourists.
The number of inhabitants is still decreasing, but hopefully the tourism will enable more people to make a decent living and stay here.Related to:
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Five tribes from all over the State of Idaho gathered to discuss several issues, one being the megaloads that travel on the Nez Perce Reservation. Tribal leaders from both Kootenai and Shoshone-Paiut expressed their intent to stand behind the efforts of the Nez Perce, and said that history has taught a valuable lesson on the importance of standing behind something you believe in.
"Martin Luther King Junior Day, a million people, It changed the history, it changed the course of the United States Government," said Shoshone Paiute Tribe Chairman, Dennis Smith Sr. "Look who we have for president now, just because of him. He was not over there by himself, these colored people came by the millions and it made a difference. The more people you have the better off you are."
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Dallas Repeals Bike Helmet Law for Adults
Only required if you can't see an R-rated movie by yourself.
After a thankfully brief and largely unfocused debate this morning, the Dallas City Council amended city ordinances to allow bicycles in public buildings, remove unwieldy prohibitions against stunt riding and racing, and allow bicycle riders older than 17 to choose whether to wear a helmet.
Changing the helmet requirements was essential according Philip Kingston, because leaving the ordinances as is would cripple any potential bike share programs in the city.
Kingston was among those on the council who believed the helmet restrictions should be removed entirely, either because of the difficulty of enforcing age-based restrictions or the burden they might place on families hoping to ride together.
Sandy Greyson suggested a compromise that would allow anyone over 13 to without a helmet but, despite support from Lee Kleinman and Scott Griggs, her amendment never came to a vote.
Instead members settle on the age 17 requirement. Vonciel Jones Hill and Monica Alonzo voted against the final measure, citing safety concerns.
"In an automobile-centric community, I believe it is absolute foolishness not to have a helmet on a bicycle," Jones Hill said. "Grown people can choose foolishness, but government should help them."
Kingston also voted against the final proposed changes, because they didn't go far enough.
Sheffie Kadane was most concerned about the end of the stunt riding prohibition.
"[The amendments are now] under 17 and you can act crazy on a bike," he said with apparent frustration. Kadane voted to approve all of the changes.
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