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Shumlin: Tax plan will send rich awayBy PETER HIRSCHFELD
Vermont Press Bureau | March 28,2013MONTPELIER — Gov. Peter Shumlin on Wednesday took aim at a revenue package adopted by House lawmakers, saying rich people will flee the state if proposed increases in the state income tax are allowed to become law.
The House gave preliminary approval Wednesday to a miscellaneous tax bill that replaces revenue proposals offered by the Democratic governor with funding streams that would target mostly the wealthy.
The changes wouldn't do much in fiscal year 2014, the period for which lawmakers are budgeting now. But a suite of revisions to the income tax code, including capping itemized deductions, would by fiscal year 2015 begin generating more than $27 million a year, the bulk of it from the highest-earning Vermonters.
Shumlin said wealthy Vermonters already pay a higher proportion of state revenues than their counterparts in other states. Asking more of them now, he said, will send them packing for friendlier jurisdictions.
"Income taxes are portable," Shumlin said. "We know that Vermonters already migrate to Florida, New Hampshire and other states to avoid paying income taxes. ... The higher your rates, the more they migrate."
Shumlin said the tax flight would cause revenue to evaporate and darken the state's economic outlook.
Vermont's 1,237 highest-earning filers, the governor said, now account for more than 20 percent of all income tax revenues.
"We're asking the wealthiest to pay the most," Shumlin said. "But you can't ask them to pay twice. You just can't, because they won't."
In dismantling Shumlin's original revenue proposal, House lawmakers criticized him for making life harder for the poor. Shumlin found $34 million for new initiatives via two sources: diverting $17 million from a tax credit program that provides cash benefits to low-wage workers, and imposing a 10 cent per-ticket tax on "break-open" gambling tickets.
The proposed cut to the earned income tax credit never gained traction in the House, where it was pilloried as a tax increase on poor people. (Though the mechanism is called a tax credit, the majority of recipients get benefits in excess of their actual tax liability.)
While the chief complaint on the break-open ticket proposal was that it wouldn't raise anywhere near the $17 million Shumlin claimed it would, many lawmakers also voiced concerns that it would harm the lower-income Vermonters who tend to account for a disproportionate chunk of lottery consumers.
Tuesday, Rep. Janet Ancel, a Calais Democrat and chairwoman of the House Ways and Means Committee, cited the House's focus on wealthy filers as an asset, not a liability.
"I think the bill is balanced and I think it's fair and I think it's equitable," Ancel said. "And it doesn't make our system more regressive. If anything, it makes it more progressive."
Ancel said the House's use of the income tax to raise revenue also allowed it to eliminate the so-called Catamount assessment, a component of Shumlin's original proposal that would have collected more than $15 million from businesses in fiscal year 2015.
"That's gotten lost in some of these discussions," Ancel said. "But it's pretty important to businesses, and I think it's pretty important in terms of what we're doing in health care for the future."
Shumlin's claims about tax flight run counter to the findings of a three-person panel he helped create. The Blue Ribbon Tax Structure Commission, created by the Legislature when Shumlin was still Senate president back in 2009, spent two years and $200,000 to examine the macroeconomic impacts of the tax code. Its review included an examination of a "tax flight" theory based largely on anecdotal evidence from the same people who would be affected by tax hikes on the wealthy.
While the panel didn't reach any definitive conclusions, it found data to "counter the mythology of persistent tax migration among high income taxpayers," according to the final report, released in January 2011.
According to data from the Internal Revenue Service, the panel found, tax filers moving into Vermont make on average 18 percent more than those leaving for other states.
"All the Commission can say is that the conventional wisdom is not supported by the data," the report said. "Furthermore, the Commission encourages Vermonters to abandon the discussion of what wealthy Vermonters are doing based on their taxes."
The panel also visited the question of whether rich people actually pay more in taxes in Vermont than they would in other states. While Vermont's top marginal rates are among the highest in the nation, the panel found, its effective rates — the percent of income that higher earners finally end up paying — are competitive with the rest of New England.
Tom Torti, executive director of the Lake Champlain Chamber of Commerce, said he doesn't need data to confirm what he already knows: that rich people will leave Vermont if they feel their taxes are getting too high.
"Every one of these folks who have affirmatively chosen to stay in Vermont can tell you about five of their friends of huge wealth who have decided to move their wealth out of state," Torti said Wednesday. "Call the accountants at Gallagher Flynn, or KPMG, that represent people of significant wealth. Call folks at Manchester Capital, who manage wealth that begins at $20 million, and they will tell you, every one of them will tell you, that they are advising their clients to move out of state."
Bill Driscoll, vice president of Associated Industries of Vermont, said the income tax changes would hit small businesses that would otherwise reinvest the revenue into commercial ventures.
"The overall majority of Vermont businesses are small businesses, and most small businesses are S-corps that pay taxes under the personal income tax code," Driscoll said. "So this is a big tax increase on that initial income from most Vermont small businesses, so that's going to be a concern going forward."
Driscoll and Torti are members of a business lobby that will be urging the Senate to scrap a House tax plan that would also eliminate existing sales tax exemptions on purchases of soda, candy, bottled water, dietary supplements and items of clothing costing more than $110. Revisions to the sales tax code would generate an estimated $8.3 million annually.
The House plan would, taken together, generate $23.1 million in fiscal year 2014 and $32.3 million in fiscal 2015. It also adds half a percentage point to the meals tax and increases taxes on cigarettes by 50 cents per pack.
Shumlin scolded House lawmakers on those fronts for resorting to funding streams he said are too regressive.
"Low-income Vermonters need food, low-income Vermonters drink soda, low-income Vermonters buy cigarettes," Shumlin said.
Torti offered a solution to the problem that he said won't require any new taxes. Shumlin and lawmakers want to use the revenue to fund child care subsidies, low-income heating assistance, renewable energy incentives and increased appropriations to state colleges and the University of Vermont.
"The discussion to have is how are we going to live within our means … in order to fund the things we think are worthwhile," Torti said. "If you think something is worthwhile, then within a $5 billion state budget, we ought to be able to fund it."
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A Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of Umeclidinium Bromide/Vilanterol Compared With Fluticasone Propionate/Salmeterol Over 12 Weeks in Subjects With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
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This is a multicenter, randomized, double-blind, double-dummy, parallel group study. The purpose of this study is to compare the efficacy and safety of umeclidinium/vilanterol (UMEC/VI) and fluticasone propionate/salmeterol (FSC) in subjects with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD). Subjects who meet the eligibility criteria at Screening will complete a 7 to 14 day Run-in period. At the end of the run-in period, approximately 710 eligible subjects will be equally randomized (to complete at least 568 evaluable subjects) to one of the 2 treatment groups for 12 weeks: 1. UMEC/VI 62.5/25 micrograms (mcg) administered as one inhalation once-daily in the morning via the Novel dry powder inhaler (NDPI) + placebo administered as one inhalation each morning and evening via single multidose powdered inhaler (ACCUHALER/DISKUS) or 2. FSC 500/50 mcg administered as one inhalation each morning and evening via ACCUHALER/DISKUS + placebo administered once-daily in the morning via NDPI. A safety Follow-up assessment will be conducted approximately 7 days after the end of the study treatment (Early Withdrawal, if applicable). The total duration of subject participation will be approximately 15 weeks.
Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive
Drug: Umeclidinium bromide/Vilanterol
Drug: Placebo ACCUHALER/DISKUS
Drug: Fluticasone propionate/Salmeterol
Drug: Placebo NDPI
Phase 3
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|Study Design:
|Allocation: Randomized
Endpoint Classification: Safety/Efficacy Study
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Double Blind (Subject, Investigator)
Primary Purpose: Treatment
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|DB2116134: A Randomized, Multi-center, Double-blind, Double-dummy, Parallel Group Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of Umeclidinium Bromide/Vilanterol Compared With Fluticasone Propionate/Salmeterol Over 12 Weeks in Subjects With COPD
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MedlinePlus related topics: COPD Lung Diseases
Drug Information available for: Fluticasone propionate Salmeterol Fluticasone Salmeterol xinafoate Fluticasone furoate Umeclidinium bromide UmeclidiniumU.S. FDA Resources
Further study details as provided by GlaxoSmithKline:
Primary Outcome Measures:
- Change From Baseline (BL) in 0 to 24 Hour Weighted Mean Serial Forced Expiratory Volume in One Second (FEV1) at Day 84 [ Time Frame: Baseline and Day 84 ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]FEV1 is a measure of lung function and is defined as the maximal amount of air that can be forcefully exhaled in one second. The weighted mean was calculated from the pre-dose FEV1 and post-dose FEV1 measurements at 5 and 15 minutes and 1, 3, 6, 9, 12 (pre-evening dose), 13, 15, 18, 23, and 24 hours after the morning dose. Analysis was performed using an analysis of covariance (ANCOVA) model with covariates of treatment, Baseline FEV1 (mean of the two assessments made 30 minutes and 5 minutes pre-dose on Day 1), and smoking status.
Secondary Outcome Measures:
- Change From Baseline (BL) in Trough Forced Expiratory Volume in One Second (FEV1) at Day 85 [ Time Frame: Baseline and Day 85 ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]FEV1 is a measure of lung function and is defined as the maximal amount of air that can be forcefully exhaled in one second. BL is defined as the mean of the assessments made 30 and 5 minutes (min) pre-dose on Treatment Day 1. Trough FEV1 on Day 85 is defined as the mean of the FEV1values obtained 23 and 24 hours after the previous morning's dosing (i.e., trough FEV1 on Day 85 is the mean of the FEV1 values obtained 23 and 24 hours after morning dosing on Day 84). Analysis was performed using a repeated measures model with covariates of treatment, BL (mean of the two assessments made 30 min and 5 min pre-dose on Day 1), smoking status, day, and day by BL and day by treatment interactions. The model used all available trough FEV1 values recorded on Days 28, 56, 84, and 85. Missing data were not directly imputed in this analysis; however, all non-missing data for a participant were used within the analysis to estimate the treatment effect for trough FEV1 at Day 85.
|Study Start Date:
|April 2013
|Study Completion Date:
|October 2013
|Primary Completion Date:
|October 2013 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Assigned Interventions
Experimental: Umeclidinium bromide/Vilanterol + placebo ACCUHALER/DISKUS
Subjects will receive UMEC/ VI 62.5/25 mcg, one inhalation administered once-daily in the morning via the NDPI and one placebo ACCUHALER/DISKUS administered as one inhalation each morning and evening.
Drug: Umeclidinium bromide/Vilanterol
Dry white powder of UMEC 62.5 mcg per blister and VI 25 mcg per blister as NDPI with 30 doses (2 strips with 30 blisters per strip).Drug: Placebo ACCUHALER/DISKUS
Dry white powder of matching placebo as multidose dry powder inhaler containing a foil strip with 60 blisters (1 strip with 60 blisters per strip).
Active Comparator: Fluticasone propionate/Salmeterol + placebo NDPI
Subjects will receive FSC 500/50 mcg, administered as one inhalation each morning and evening via ACCUHALER/DISKUS + placebo administered once daily in the morning via NDPI.
Drug: Fluticasone propionate/Salmeterol
Dry white powder of fluticasone propionate 500 mcg per blister 50 mcg salmeterol per blister as multidose dry powder inhaler containing a foil strip with 60 blisters (1 strip with 60 blisters per strip).Drug: Placebo NDPI
Dry white powder of matching placebo as NDPI with 30 doses (2 strips with 30 blisters per strip).
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|40 Years and older (Adult, Senior)
|Genders Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
- Type of subject: Outpatient
- Informed Consent: A signed and dated written informed consent prior to study participation
- Age: Subjects 40 years of age or older at Visit 1
- Gender: Male or female subjects. A female is eligible to enter and participate in the study if she is of: Non-child bearing potential (i.e. physiologically incapable of becoming pregnant, including any female who is post-menopausal or surgically sterile); or Child bearing potential, has a negative pregnancy test at screening, and agrees to one of the acceptable contraceptive methods listed in the protocol used consistently and correctly
- Diagnosis: established clinical history of COPD in accordance with the definition by the American Thoracic Society/European Respiratory Society as follows: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is a preventable and treatable disease state characterized by airflow limitation that is not fully reversible. The airflow limitation is usually progressive and is associated with an abnormal inflammatory response of the lungs to noxious particles or gases, primarily caused by cigarette smoking. Although COPD affects the lungs, it also produces significant systemic consequences.
- Smoking history: Current or former cigarette smokers with a history of cigarette smoking of >=10 pack-years [number of pack years = (number of cigarettes per day/20) x number of years smoked (e.g., 20 cigarettes per day for 10 years, or 10 cigarettes per day for 20 years)]. Previous smokers are defined as those who have stopped smoking for at least 6 months prior to Visit 1. Pipe and/or cigar smoking cannot be used to calculate pack year history.
- Severity of disease: A pre and post-salbutamol FEV1/FVC ratio of <0.70 and a post-salbutamol FEV1 of >=30% and <=70% of predicted normal values calculated using NHANES III reference equations at Visit 1.
- Dyspnea: A score of >=2 on the Modified Medical Research Council Dyspnea Scale (mMRC) at Visit 1.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Pregnancy: Women who are pregnant or lactating or are planning on becoming pregnant during the study
- Asthma: A current diagnosis of asthma
- Other Respiratory Disorders: Known alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency, active lung infections (such as tuberculosis), and lung cancer are absolute exclusionary conditions. A subject, who, in the opinion of the investigator, has any other significant respiratory condition in addition to COPD should be excluded. Examples may include clinically significant bronchiectasis, pulmonary hypertension, sarcoidosis, or interstitial lung disease. Inactive tuberculosis in more than one lobe is exclusionary. Allergic rhinitis is not exclusionary.
- Other Diseases/Abnormalities: Subjects with historical or current evidence of clinically significant cardiovascular, neurological, psychiatric, renal, hepatic, immunological, endocrine (including uncontrolled diabetes or thyroid disease) or hematological abnormalities that are uncontrolled and/or a previous history of cancer in remission for <5 years prior to Visit 1 (localized carcinoma of the skin that has been resected for cure is not exclusionary). Significant is defined as any disease that, in the opinion of the investigator, would put the safety of the subject at risk through participation, or which would affect the efficacy or safety analysis if the disease/condition exacerbated during the study.
- Contraindications: A history of allergy or hypersensitivity to any anticholinergic/muscarinic receptor antagonist, beta2-agonist, corticosteroid, lactose/milk protein or magnesium stearate or a medical condition such as narrow-angle glaucoma, prostatic hypertrophy or bladder neck obstruction that, in the opinion of the study physician contraindicates study participation or use of an inhaled anticholinergic.
- Hospitalization: Hospitalization for pneumonia within 12 weeks prior to Visit 1
- History of COPD Exacerbation: A documented history of at least one COPD exacerbation in the 12 months prior to Visit 1 that required either oral corticosteroids, antibiotics, and/or hospitalization. Prior use of antibiotics alone does not qualify as an exacerbation history unless the use was associated with treatment of worsening symptoms of COPD, such as increased dyspnea, sputum volume, or sputum purulence.
- Lung Resection: Subjects with lung volume reduction surgery within the 12 months prior to Screening (Visit 1)
- 12-Lead ECG: An abnormal and significant electrocardiogram (ECG) finding from the 12-lead ECG conducted at Visit 1. Investigators will be provided with ECG reviews conducted by a centralized independent cardiologist to assist in evaluation of subject eligibility.
- Medication Prior to Spirometry: Unable to withhold salbutamol for the 4 hour period required prior to spirometry testing at each study visit.
- Medications Prior to Screening: Use of the following medications according to the following defined time intervals prior to Visit 1: Depot corticosteroids - 12 weeks, Systemic, oral or parenteral corticosteroids - 6 weeks, Antibiotics (for lower respiratory tract infection) - 6 weeks, Cytochrome P450 3A4 strong inhibitors - 6 weeks, Herbal medications potentially containing oral or systemic steroids - 6 weeks, Inhaled corticosteroids (ICS) - 30 days, Long-acting beta2-agonist (LABA)/ICS combination products - 30 days, Phosphodiesterase 4 (PDE4) inhibitors (e.g., roflumilast) - 14 days, Inhaled long-acting anticholinergics - 7 days, Theophyllines - 48 hours, Oral leukotriene inhibitors (zafirlukast, montelukast, zileuton) - 48 hours, Oral beta2-agonists Long-acting-48 hours/Short-acting - 12 hours, Inhaled long acting beta2-agonists (LABA, e.g., salmeterol, formoterol, indacaterol) - 48 hours, Inhaled sodium cromoglycate or nedocromil sodium - 24 hours, Inhaled short acting beta2-agonists - 4 hours, Inhaled short-acting anticholinergics - 4 hours, Inhaled short-acting anticholinergic/short-acting beta2-agonist combination products - 4 hours, Any other investigational medication - 30 days or within 5 drug half-lives (whichever is longer)
- Oxygen: Use of long-term oxygen therapy (LTOT) described as oxygen therapy prescribed for greater than 12 hours a day. As-needed oxygen use (i.e., <=12 hours per day) is not exclusionary.
- Nebulized Therapy: Regular use (prescribed for use every day, not for as-needed use) of short-acting bronchodilators (e.g., salbutamol) via nebulized therapy.
- Pulmonary Rehabilitation Program: Participation in the acute phase of a pulmonary rehabilitation program within 4 weeks prior to Visit 1. Subjects who are in the maintenance phase of a pulmonary rehabilitation program are not excluded.
- Drug or Alcohol Abuse: A known or suspected history of alcohol or drug abuse within 2 years prior to Visit 1.
- Affiliation with Investigator Site: A subject will not be eligible for this study if he/she is an immediate family member of the participating investigator, sub-investigator, study coordinator, or employee of the participating investigator
- Inability to read: A subject will not be eligible for the study if in the opinion of the investigator the subject cannot read.
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|Study First Received:
|March 28, 2013
|Results First Received:
|April 24, 2014
|Last Updated:
|May 1, 2014
|Health Authority:
|Russian Federation: Ministry of Health of Russia of Federation.
Spain: Agencia Espanola de Medicamentos y Productos Sanitarios
Hungary: National Institute for Quality and Organizational Development in Healthcare and Medicines, National Institute of Pharmacy
Poland: Office for Registration of Medicinal Products, Medical Devices and Biocidal Products
Denmark: The Danish Health and Medicines Authority, Kliniske forsøg Axel Heides Gade 1 2300 København S
Czech Republic: State Institute for Drug Control
Germany: Bundesinstitut für Arzneimittel und Medizinprodukte
Netherlands: CCMO (Centrale Commissie Mensgebonden Onderzoek) (=central committee for human related research)
Keywords provided by GlaxoSmithKline:
Novel Dry Powder Inhaler (NDPI)
umeclidinium bromide (UMEC)
lung function
salmeterol (SAL)
fluticasone propionate (FP)
vilanterol (VI)
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Lung Diseases
Lung Diseases, Obstructive
Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive
Chronic Disease
Respiratory Tract Diseases
Disease Attributes
Pathologic Processes
Fluticasone Propionate, Salmeterol Xinafoate Drug Combination
Salmeterol Xinafoate
Anti-Inflammatory Agents
Bronchodilator Agents
Autonomic Agents
Peripheral Nervous System Agents
Physiological Effects of Drugs
Anti-Asthmatic Agents
Respiratory System Agents
Dermatologic Agents
Anti-Allergic Agents
Hormones, Hormone Substitutes, and Hormone Antagonists
Adrenergic beta-2 Receptor Agonists
Adrenergic beta-Agonists
Adrenergic Agonists
Adrenergic Agents
Neurotransmitter Agents
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We can argue all day about efficiencies, environmental impact and safety, but one metric of comparison that we should be able to agree on is cost specifically, the cost of electricity per kilowatt-hour. If we pay more for renewable power, is the cost increase worth it? Do we really get a benefit from using renewable energy? The following is mostly about solar, but it applies, more or less, to every renewable energy source.
In March 2009, the Legislature amended a 2005 program called Sustainably Priced Energy for Economic Development, or SPEED, to include a standard offer program, through which renewable energy developers can sell renewable energy on a guaranteed, long-term, fixed-price contract to the utilities. The program cap started at 50 megawatts, but that will increase every year, reaching 127.5 megawatts in 2022 with a goal of reaching 75 percent renewable energy sources for all utilities by January 2032.
The long-term, fixed-price contract varies for each type of renewable energy, but for solar it is a flat 25 years and is currently fixed at 30 cents per kilowatt-hour. This forced payment is approximately five times higher than what the utilities can buy the same amount of power for on the wholesale power market in New England. Of course, the utilities recover this higher cost from their customers. This process of mandated purchase of renewable energy is called a feed-in tariff.
In addition to the feed-in tariff, a renewable energy production facility gets a 30 percent federal tax credit and is also issued something called renewable energy credits. These companies then sell their collective tax credits through a tax equity fund and sell their RECs to other big companies that use these credits to reduce the requirement to cut their own high greenhouse emissions.
The net effect of these above-market energy costs is that the renewable energy facilities are able to sell electricity at a substantially higher profit margin than any normal utility is allowed to make, and that higher profit is guaranteed for up to 25 years.
In December 2009, a yearlong study was completed and reported by the Division of Energy Planning of the Vermont Department of Public Service. Its charter was to study the economic impact of feed-in tariffs to the Vermont economy in the short and long term. Here are a few excerpts and selected quotes from that study.
For households (the feed-in tariff program) reduces expenditures on all other items to pay for a rising electric bill. (I)ncreased energy bills can lead to a higher cost of living and out-migration of population. Similarly, the productive sectors of the Vermont economy, industrial and commercial ratepayers may reduce in-state production and/or relocate to a lower cost location. From 2011 through 2036 we estimate the long term creation of just 13 jobs.
Put another way, Vermont consumers are paying a higher price for a portion of their renewable energy with no discernible benefit.
In Vermont, the feed-in tariff restricts entry to smaller providers that have more costly projects, and it mandates purchase of this power by utilities whether they need it or not. The program is only a few years old in Vermont. Lets look at some places where it has been used for the past two decades.
In a 2011 study of Spains feed-in tariff program: The main results of the generous FITs in Spain have been multi-billion dollar investments in (photovoltaic) solar systems and multi-billion dollar FIT subsidies paid to the owners of such systems that produce just a very small quantity of variable, intermittent and expensive power and avoid the emission of a miniscule quantity of CO2 per installed (megawatt).
In a 2010 study of Germanys feed-in tariff program: The study indicates the political decision of going solar in Germany is beyond reason with regard to economics, air pollution and global warming.
Although renewable energies have a potentially beneficial role to play as part of Germanys energy portfolio, the commonly advanced argument that renewables confer a double dividend or win-win solution in the form of environmental stewardship and economic prosperity is disingenuous. In this study, we argue that Germanys principal mechanism of supporting renewable technologies through feed-in tariffs, in fact, imposes high costs without any of the alleged positive impacts on emissions reductions, employment, energy security, or technological innovation.
Hence, although Germanys promotion of renewable energies is commonly portrayed in the media as setting a shining example in providing a harvest for the world, we would instead regard the countrys experience as a cautionary tale of massively expensive environmental and energy policy that is devoid of economic and environmental benefits. As other governments emulate Germany by ramping up their promotion of renewables, policy makers should scrutinize the logic of supporting energy sources that cannot compete on the market in the absence of government assistance.
If we can get past the emotion of the renewable energy arguments, it would seem that we are simply going about it wrong and by the time the SPEED program ends in 2032, we will have spent billions of dollars, nearly 30 years and thousands of man-hours of effort without a discernible benefit to energy independence or to the environment. Expanding the feed-in tariff mandated energy purchase to 75 percent of all energy produced in Vermont will drive all other base-load producers out of the market replaced by variable, intermittent and expensive renewable power sources.
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MILWAUKEE, Nov. 29, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Assurant Health, a national provider of major medical, fixed-benefit and supplemental health insurance products, announces the appointment of Mike Hamilton as its Senior Vice President, Chief Sales Officer.
In this role, Hamilton, 46, will be responsible for enhancing and expanding the company's distribution capabilities.
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That makes me think that I am going to have to wean. I can't pump and dump for 9 days and go back to BF, I don't know if my LO would come back. I am upset because for 14months things have been going great. I knew that I was going to try to start weaning soon, but I didn't want it to be this way. How am I going to do it in that short amount of time anyway? My husband has been on me all day that I should just wean because he is worried about all of the medicine getting into her system and it is making me worry too, I just don't really know what to do here. I am also on Vicodin.
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Yummy chocolate log
Nutrition and extra info
Nutrition: per serving
- kcal552
- fat32g
- saturates18g
- carbs64g
- sugars54g
- fibre0g
- protein5g
- salt0.32g
For the cake
- 3 egg
The ultimate convenience food, eggs are powerhouses of nutrition, packed with protein and a…
- 85g golden caster sugar
- 85g plain flour (less 2 tbsp)
- 2 tbsp cocoa powder
- ½ tsp baking powder
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For the filling & icing
- 50g butter
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- 140g dark chocolate, broken into squares
- 1 tbsp golden syrup
- 284ml pot double cream
- 200g icing sugar, sifted
- 2-3 extra-strong mint, crushed (optional)
There are several types of mint, each with its own subtle difference in flavour and appearance.…
- icing sugar and holly sprigs to decorate - ensure you remove the berries before serving
Heat oven to 200C/fan 180C/gas 6. Grease and line a 23 x 32cm Swiss roll tin with baking parchment. Beat the eggs and sugar together with an electric whisk for about 8 mins until thick and creamy.
Mix the flour, cocoa and baking powder together, then sift onto the egg mixture. Fold in very carefully, then pour into the tin. Now tip the tin from side to side to spread the mixture into the corners. Bake for 10 mins.
Lay a sheet of baking parchment on the work surface. When the cake is ready, tip it onto the parchment, peel off the lining paper, then roll the cake up from its longest edge with the paper inside. Leave to cool.
To make the icing, melt the butter and chocolate together in a bowl over a pan of hot water. Take from the heat and stir in the syrup and 5 tbsp cream. Beat in the icing sugar until smooth. Whisk the remaining cream until it holds its shape. Unravel the cake, spread the cream over the top, scatter over the crushed mints, if using, then carefully roll up again into a log.
Cut a thick diagonal slice from one end of the log. Lift the log on to a plate, then arrange the slice on the side with the diagonal cut against the cake to make a branch.
Spread the icing over the log and branch (don't cover the ends), then use a fork to mark the icing to give the effect of tree bark. Scatter with unsifted icing sugar to resemble snow, and decorate with holly.
You can leave the mints out if you prefer a more traditional filling.
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I have just made it. Broke into 3 pieces in the process of rolling up. But luckily have managed to pin it back together with cocktail sticks. I think it will taste a lot better than it looks (hopefully, too!) I will write again when it has been served, I made it for friends of ours visiting and is sitting in the fridge right now. Otherwise easy to make, I left the cream in the fridge for 15 mins before spreading it on the cake.
I've tried it today for Christmas Eve dinner in NZ. This recipe is for keeps. It is kitchen tested giving you great result!!! Just a word of advise, make sure that the parchment lining is well greased. Use an oil spray so the cake can easily be detached when baked. Roll the cake whilst still hot using an extra parchment paper and a kitchen towel. This will help the cake mold its shape into a log. Only put filling and frosting when the cake has completely cooled down. Love it!!
#3 says when the cake is ready, tip on to parchment paper. When is the cake ready? When you take it out of the oven or when it has cooled down? I waited until it cooled down a bit and covered the parchment with caster sugar before tipping over the cake and rolling up. A thin layer of the cake still stuck to the parchment when I unrolled it so there were some rips and tears...of course once you cover with icing it is fine and looks rugged like a log. The icing on top was a bit hard to spread as the cake is so soft...All in all, I much prefer the taste of Delia's squidgy chocolate log so will stick with that.
I'm regularly asked by my friends to bake them cakes so I thought I'd put a twist on this classic Christmas recipe. Since it's Easter, I though I would make them an Easter log.
I followed this recipe, but used Orange flavouring instead of mints and then topped it with a chocolate crispy nest with some mini eggs!
It went down a treat! And a great twist on a great cake!
Made it as a trial before Xmas. Everyone was very impressed with the results and was enjoyed by all.
It was a lot easier to do than I thought and the cake part did not break at all when I rolled it.
Next time I make it though, I will chill the double cream after whipping it as it will hold better when spreading it and rolling.
I will also chill the whole log before putting it on the table.
No Xmas pudding for us this year, we will enjoy this much more, especially my 2 children.
So easy to make I was really impressed! Not as fiddly as I thought. I think I made the cake part a bit thin and it went crispy at the edges making it tricky to roll at first, but I trimmed these bits off and it made a huge difference (and I got a tasty treat as I cooked :) ) Theres LOADS of icing!! I piled it on thick but still had lots left so going to make something else with it too. It looks fantastic, everything tasted great as I was making it, now I don't want to cut it :)
Absolutely loved this recipe, I made this on Christmas Day and it went down a treat, with all the family members from the kids right up to the adults, I personally didnât put the mint in due to preference but other than that it was amaze. I would definitely recommend this recipe as after looking for lots of recipes this one has to be the best!
HELP ME! I am planning to make this for the first time and had a few questions which I am hoping you could help me with, so there goes:
1. Can I add Baileys to the double cream and whisk together and skip the mint? If so how much Baileys should I add?
2. If I cannot add.baileys in the cream, then can I leave some Baileys to soak into the cake itself before adding the filling? Would that be better?
3. Do you think i could make it on the 23rd for 25th evening? I will be leaving home to drive to my family then and won't be able to make it at theirs sso wanted to make it in advance. Any suggestions?
Any suggestions welcome. And thank you so much for helping me!!
Lots of love and Merry Christmas :) x


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TOWN OF NASSAU, NY — The New York State Appellate Court has affirmed that towns have the ability to limit activities in the town, even if a state agency has issued a license that allows the activity. The case was Troy Sand & Gravel versus the Town of Nassau and the decision was issued on December 27, 2012.
Troy was seeking to open a quarry in the town. The NYS Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) conducted an environmental review under the State Environmental Quality Review Act (SEQRA) and issued a permit under the Mined Land Reclamation Law (MLRL). Troy was also seeking a special-use permit from the town, and the town decided to hire a planning consultant to help officials analyze the requested permit and the environmental aspects of the project. The town also said Troy had to pay for the consultant.
Troy took the town to court, saying that the town did not have the authority to supersede the DEC in the matter and did not have the authority to charge Troy for itconsultant. A lower court agreed and issued a partial injunction against the town.
The town appealed, and the appellate court reversed the lower court's ruling. In the decision, the appellate court wrote, "DEC's SEQRA determination did not supplant the town's zoning regulations governing review of special-use permit applications, nor did it predetermine the town's decision on the plaintiff's permit application. Likewise, the SEQRA findings did not bind the town to issue the requested special-use permit or preclude it from employing the procedures—and considering the standards—in its own local zoning regulations, including the environmental and neighborhood impacts of the project."
The court said that while the town is bound by the DEC's determination regarding the SEQRA process, the town is still entitled to its own process. The court wrote, "The town remains entitled to independently review plaintiff's application for the special-use permit in accord with the standards contained in its zoning regulations, including consideration of the 'health, safety, welfare, comfort and convenience of the public,' both in general and in the immediate neighborhood, as well as 'the environmental impact.'


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On one hand you say the top tier talent was 1-5 but then you suggest trading down? Everyone needs to relax and realize that Knicks fans just aren't as smart when it comes to evaluating talent as they would like to think they are. Frankly some Knicks fans are the skid mark on the underpants of society. I've been posting up here long enough to draw this conclusion.
Gallinari will play well for us.
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Start fresh under new management! We don't need any more unproven veterans! Go for youth!
If race had nothing to do with this pick, than coach D'Antoni Big Endorsement of Gallinari (ex-teammate's son) had alot to do with it. Gallinari would've been a very very late first round pick (25 to 30), and I'm being nice, because no NBA team was impressed with his only offense attack with no defense or rebounds in the Euro-League.
It was meant to be. Mike D'Antoni once played with his father in Italy, and he's the perfect forward for D'Antoni's system. He's tough, he can run the floor, he handles the ball and he shoots it with range. He's more like Dirk Nowitzki or Toni Kukoc than fellow Italian Andrea Bargnani.
The 19 year old Gallinari is the player you draft if you are the Spurs, Lakers, Boston, or Detroit as your 3rd option at SF next season. He is a Euro-player that will take two to three seasons to mold. He belongs in the Western Conference. Athony Randolph is a second option at SF next season.
The only two players in this 2008 Draft that showed the relentless hustle and muscle strength to become a first option at SF during their Rookie season is SF-Joe Alexander and SF-Rush.
Do anyone really think that 6.9 Gallinari will perform better than David Lee, Balkman, or Chandler his first two seasons in the league?
Gallinari is another Jared Jefferies the coach Pet Player...
Start fresh under new management! We don't need any more unproven veterans! Go for youth!
I ain't expecting **** from the Knicks this year as should all of us. I do believe they will win 13 to 14 more games this upcoming season. Gallinari will be a key piece when the Knicks turn it around. The positive is that this cat can shoot. I don't give a **** if he never dunks the ball, jump shots and 3's still count. After watching the US Team embarrassed by argentina and european nations, I saw that no one really dunked on the US, but these mother****ers were shooting 3's and jumpers like whoa!! They won the tournaments, not us!! He will get looks and should be able to drain 3's and jumpers, we really don't have anyone that can do that consistently. Again he will be a key component to our future. All championship teams need a shooter, and I believe he will be like a Kukoc or perhaps Ginobili. He does have some driving ability though, so let's not sleep on him.
Not smart when it comes to evaluating talent? As usual, you have no clue to what you are saying.
You hope Gallinari will play well for us, all European players struggle with the US style of play...even if it is run and gun..period. The statistics bear this out. Like I said in the above piece he could turn out to be a Dirk N, or a Darko M. They are more hit or miss than American players, when you compare all star appearances even with lessor known American players.
Let go back a few draft's shall we...1996...
John Wallace, Donate Jones, Walter McCarty---2 busts...1 journeymen.
1997..John Thomas...bust
1998..DeMarco Johnson, Sean Marks...busts
1999...Frederic Weis...JR KOCK..busts
2000...Donnell Harvey...Lavar Postell..busts
2001...Micheal Wright...Eric Chenowith..busts
2002....Nene Hillario..Milos Vujanic..FOREIGN BUSTS
2003..Micheal Sweetney...Slavko Vranes..FOREIGN BUST
2004....Trevor Ariza...so far bust
2005...Channing Frye..remains to be seen Nate R..remains to be seen....David Lee...still remains to be seen..but flashes brightly..
2006..Renaldo Balkman.. Mardy Collins...remains to be seen
2007...Wilson Chandler..remains to be seen..
Let's see who we could have had that is notable atleast in all those drafts...
Derek Fisher
Ben Wallace
Stephen Jackson
Rafer Alston
Earl Boykins
Sarunus Jasikevicus
Brad Miller
Ron Artest
Andrei Kirilenko
Manu Ginobili
Raja Bell
Micheal Redd
Bobby Simmons
Jamario Moon
Amare Stoudamire
Caron Butler
Tayshaun Prince
Carlos Boozer
David West
Boris Diaw
Leandro Barbosa
Josh Howard
Jason Kapono
Matt Carrol
Marquis Daniels
2004...really no one at the time we picked I'd grant u this year...
Andrew Bynum
Gerald Green
Hakim Warrick
Francisco Garcia
Monta Ellis
Ryan Gomes
2006...really no one by the time we picked..again
Aaron Afflalo
I also count 4 foreign players WE drafted since 96..that ain't been worth ****.
Now look at the actual PICKS...VS. what was left on the board before the actual selections were made...don't even come at me with that bull**** about fans not knowing the game...because of those names we actually took...probably with the exception of John Wallace, Postell, Frye, and Lee...a fan would have taken and got burnt...thats 4 out of 19..players we would have got possibly burned on.
Really only 2...not counting Frye and Lee...so 2/19 a fan would picked a BUST. Meaning of the remaining 17 chances we could have had...32 of those players listed...and any 15 of that 32....them would've been WORTH IT.
Gallinari will play well for us? With the 6th pick..Donnie Walsh is praying he does. Cause he knows he will be ****ed.
There is no such thing on a guy as being a coveted talent that no one knows about in the NBA...especially when it comes to foreign players...because when you do hear about them...everyone knows..because they do stand out..especially if they are good enough to be drafted. With American players this is more logical to happen because of more influx with American players...but not foreign.
The hell happened to this site? People are too uptight..can't take any racial jokes. You people and your political correctness...and to think I fought for freedom of speech, and my cousin lost his life, In Iraq to come home to people on this site...who get all upset and get their panties in a bunch and can't recognize humor. Anyone who got upset about that post seriously fails at life.
Grow up like you got a pair, and stop being so melo****ingdramatic.
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1. San Antonio Spurs (50-16)
First to 50. That's 10 straight wins. (Photos by D. Clarke Evans/NBAE via Getty Images)
2. Los Angeles Clippers (48-20)
The Clippers have won 11 straight, mainly because of Blake Griffin, who averaged 30.0 points per game in February and is averaging 25.1 points in March. (Photo by Noah Graham/NBAE via Getty Images)
3. Indiana Pacers (49-17)
On the one hand, the Pacers rallied from a 25-point deficit to beat the Pistons. On the other hand, the Pacers were down by 25 points to the Pistons. (Photo by Allen Einstein/NBAE via Getty Images)
4. Oklahoma City Thunder (48-18)
Oklahoma City is 5-6 in its last 11 games. (Photo by Layne Murdoch/NBAE via Getty Images)
5. Miami Heat (45-19)
It's been a little downhill since 61. The Heat have lost five of seven and looked just all right in a 113-104 win over Houston on Sunday. (Photo by Issac Baldizon/NBAE via Getty Images)
6. Houston Rockets (44-22)
Not a fan of expectations? Houston has suddenly lost three straight. (Photo by Issac Baldizon/NBAE via Getty Images)
7. Golden State Warriors (42-26)
After losing at home to Cleveland on Friday, the Warriors gutted out a 113-112 win over the Trail Blazers in Portland on Sunday. Stephen Curry scored 37 in the win.(Photo by Sam Forencich/NBAE via Getty Images)
8. Dallas Mavericks (39-27)
Dallas beat Oklahoma City on Sunday to snap an 11-game losing streak to the Thunder. (Photo by Richard Rowe/NBAE via Getty Images)
9. Chicago Bulls (37-29)
Forget LeBron and Durant. Joakim Noah has been the best player in the league – in March, anyway. Noah is averaging 14.6 points, 9.8 rebounds, 7.9 assists, 2.1 blocks and 1.3 steals this month. (Photo by Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images)
10. Portland Trail Blazers (43-24)
Portland has had two rough stretches in as many months. The Trail Blazers went 2-5 in early-mid February and 2-6 in early-mid March. (Photo by Cameron Browne/NBAE via Getty Images)
11. Toronto Raptors (37-28)
Toronto, which has won eight of 11, is a safe bet to retain home-court advantage in the first round of the playoffs. (Photo by Ron Turenne/NBAE via Getty Images)
12. Memphis Grizzlies (39-27)
Memphis, 7-3 in its last 10 games, is clinging to the eighth seed in the West. (Photo by Layne Murdoch Jr./NBAE via Getty Images)
13. Phoenix Suns (38-28)
At this point, every game counts for Phoenix, which is one game back of Memphis for the final playoff spot in the West. (Photo by Ron Turenne/NBAE via Getty Images)
14. Washington Wizards (35-31)
The Wizards rallied from 10 down in the fourth quarter to stun Brooklyn on Saturday, as John Wall finished with 33 points. Washington is 10-3 in its last 13 games. (Photo by Ned Dishman/NBAE via Getty Images)
15. Brooklyn Nets (33-31)
Saturday's loss to the Wizards notwithstanding, the Nets are playing good basketball. They're 23-10 since New Year's and haven't lost at home since January 31 against Oklahoma City. (Photo by Nathaniel S. Butler/NBAE via Getty Images)
16. Minnesota Timberwolves (33-32)
With the playoffs out of the picture, the Timberwolves are seeking their first winning season since 2004-05, when they went 44-38. (Photo by David Sherman/NBAE via Getty Images)
17. Charlotte Bobcats (33-34)
Al Jefferson has finished with 25+ points and 10+ rebounds in three straight games last week – all wins. (Photo by Gary Dineen/NBAE via Getty Images)
18. Atlanta Hawks (29-35)
After an absolutely brutal 1-14 stretch, the Hawks have won three straight – all against losing teams (Utah, Milwaukee and Denver). Still, as of now, they're a playoff team. (Photo by Scott Cunningham/NBAE via Getty Images)
19. New Orleans Pelicans (27-39)
New Orleans notched its fourth three-game winning streak of the season last week, beating the Lakers, Nuggets and Bucks. All four winning streaks have come against losing teams. (Photo by Layne Murdoch/NBAE via Getty Images)
20. New York Knicks (27-40)
Phil Jackson arrives to a six-game winning streak. Nothing wrong with that. (Photo by Nathaniel S. Butler/NBAE via Getty Images)
21. Cleveland Cavaliers (26-41)
Not counting two wins separated by the All-Star Break, the Cavs won back-to-back road games last week (at Phoenix and at Golden State) for the first time all season. Then they lost by 22 to the Clippers on Sunday. (Photo by Rocky Widner/NBAE via Getty Images)
22. Los Angeles Lakers (22-44)
You can be mad at Steve Nash if you want, but you shouldn't be. Come on. What would you do? (Photo by Noah Graham/NBAE via Getty Images)
23. Denver Nuggets (29-37)
On Feb. 5, the Nuggets were 24-23. They've since gone 5-14. (Photo by Fernando Medina/NBAE via Getty Images)
24. Detroit Pistons (25-41)
Squandering a 25-point lead at home – even against the Pacers – is unacceptable. Detroit is now allowing 103.7 points per game – 27th in the NBA. (Photo by Ron Turenne/NBAE via Getty Images)
25. Utah Jazz (22-45)
Utah is 1-9 in its last 10 games – with the one win coming against Philadelphia. (Photos by D. Clarke Evans/NBAE via Getty Images)
26. Sacramento Kings (23-44)
Sacramento is last in the league in assists. We'll call this the "The DeMarcus Cousins" effect. (Photo by Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images)
27. Boston Celtics (22-45)
As Bad as the Celtics have been at home this year (14-21), they've been awful on the road (8-24). (Photo by Layne Murdoch Jr./NBAE via Getty Images)
28. Orlando Magic (19-48)
Five straight losses, and another lottery ticket upcoming. (Photo by Fernando Medina/NBAE via Getty Images)
29. Milwaukee Bucks (13-54)
Milwaukee hasn't beaten a winning team all season. (Photo by Nathaniel S. Butler/NBAE via Getty Images)
30. Philadelphia 76ers (15-51)
Twenty straight losses. A new franchise record. (Photo by Jesse D. Garrabrant/NBAE via Getty Images)
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Would you rather lose your sight or your hearing?
Ugh. Now 80% deaf; was born hearing-impaired, so I guess I'm used to not having full hearing.
Being blind would suck.ReplyCancel
There's a lot of idiotic nonsense out there I can do w/o hearing but there's plenty of things to see.
I had an eye operation when I was young and my face was bandaged and I couldn't see fir days wasn't something I would want permanently.
I'd have to go hearing if I must pick.ReplyCancel
Hearing. I'd feel frightened if I couldn't see.ReplyCancel
Hey sistah deafie! Profoundly deaf in left ear since birth; worsening and worsening right ear. I haven't worn aids since I was a teenager, hated those things! Do you sign? Pretty sure you lip-read.ReplyCancel
I took classes in sign language and some of the hearing impaired, actually most, wld rather be blind than deaf. They say with deafness you miss sooo much. After spending morning with 4 grandchildren, ages 11 to 3, part time in car, i may be leaning toward deaf, lolReplyCancel
This is a timely and touchy subject for me. A woman I know was diiagnosed with a disease that was causing her to go blind. She decided she couldn't live that way and killed herself. A disability must be extremely hard to adjust to but I would think I could endure anything with the help of my loved ones and friends.ReplyCancel
Sorry to be a huge downerReplyCancel
An interesting question, but I'm afraid I'm a bit biasedReplyCancel
🙁 @helen, I'm so very sorry for your loss.ReplyCancel
Thanks Meanie. It was just last month and has been such a shock for all who loved and knew her.ReplyCancel
Hearing..beacause of Britney SpearsReplyCancel
Ot, did anyone see angie jolie tape that supisedly shows he"r wild eyed and in a filthy apartment raving on the phone. ". Ok, i saw it, she is antsy, but carrying sane conversation, not wild eyed, seems calm, and apt my be messy but not filthy. Huge exaggeration.ReplyCancel
So sorry for your loss Helen. I have a family member with a similar disease. Good thoughts your way.ReplyCancel
Sunshine bringing in some old school SteppenwolfReplyCancel
Hearing. During my youth I grew accustomed to porn on mute. Would make relationships much easier also.ReplyCancel
God forbid my hearingReplyCancel
I love when you guys share these things, it's interesting to know more about who you are.ReplyCancel
Wow, these accounts are heartbreaking. So sorry Helen but glad u shared with these kind peeps here.
I'm going to count my blessings.ReplyCancel
@1 i Charlie. My first assumption about your screen name had nothing to do with your vision.ReplyCancel
@Sifi, well you sure do well here with what you got. (-:
Props to u!!
I have already thought about this: hearing (I did lose some hearing in my right ear). I am way too visually oriented, an illustrator by training, and losing my sight would mean losing my livelihood.ReplyCancel
That is a tough choice. Logically, I would think sight is more important, but my love of music, and not being able to hear it and sing would be devastating.
I am grateful to have both.ReplyCancel
And @Helen, how very sad. I'm sorry for her family and loved ones.ReplyCancel
Hearing. I prefer my silence.ReplyCancel
My father was born without 3/4 of his sight in one eye and 1/2 in the other. My mom lost 3/4 of her hearing in one ear and 1/4 in the other in her 20s. Surgery for dad poses too much risk of full blindness so he just functions the way he is. Most people have no idea he is impaired. Mom has had hearing aids for 30 years. She upgrades them regularly but still picks up too much background noise, misses a lot, and has many people tell her "never mind" when asked to repeat themselves. Seeing their impairments up close, it's clear that dad has an easier time than mom…but if we're talking about full sensory loss I would choose to give up my hearing. I've never gotten as much joy out of sound as I have the beautiful things I've seen.ReplyCancel
Hearing. Then I wouldn't have to listen to the drama queen I work with every fcking day.ReplyCancel
Horrible thing to think about, but I guess I would rather lose hearing. The thought of never seeing my kids' faces again is awful.ReplyCancel


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OK, so I went into the BIOS of my ASUS P4S533 and cranked the fsb to 115. My 2.0 GHz CPU (with 400 MHz FSB, not 533) is now reported as running at 2.3 GHz. The ASUS probe utility shows the temperature is stable at around 40C. System is stable for a few hours. Is that what overclocking is all about?
It's that easy. It used to be a lot harder, but it's a snap these days, especially light overclocking.Originally posted by Rugor
Yep for the most part its that easy. When you say stable though how did you test it?
Most overclockers will put there computer through some tests to stress the PC for a certain amount of time before deceiding it is stable.
These can include running 3dmark2001/2003, my personal favorite is Prime95's torture test to let that run overnite and then some, some say 24hrs, some say 12hrs. What these programs will do is put the CPU usage levels to 100% to really really push it.
There are many other programs that I'm sure others will recommend to, here are some links, have fun with the new found power.
Prime95 http://www.mersenne.org/prime.htm.
Lotta Stress tests and other benchmarking tests http://www.benchmarkhq.ru/english.html?/be_cpu.html
Need any more proof of rotary reliability?Mazda 787B, 1991 Le Mans 24-Hour Endurance Race Winner
Now think about it. How much did you gain? Will it help you with your computing? If you need that little bit more for a game or other compute intensive program or you just want to play with fire then go for it otherwise if you want to use you computer for a few years drop it.
And for you OCers out there warming up your flame throwers, I know what you are going to say:
1.) The chips are graded and then sold and if they need more of the slower chips they just take some faster chips and label them slower and sell them. If you read my other posts you will find that I agree with you 100%
2.) OCing is fun. I agree that to you it is, but to me it may be but for now it isn't.
3.) You just hate me because I don't agree with you.
So please select the number before you start your throwing. I'm pulling a heavy load so I can use a little extra heat for my steam engine, shown below.
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Well overclocking is just that easy.... But if you overclock your FSB you are likely to overclock your PCI and IDE and AGP buses as well, as these often run on the system clock multiplied by some divider (like 1/3 if you have a 100 MHz FSB for the PCI bus). Some boards have separate clock generators that allow for locking all other buses than the front side bus to their normal, unoverclocked frequencies. If your board supports this you should enable it in the bios if you are going to keep your system overclocked. The result of overclocking all these other buses may well be stability problems. Even if it is to overclock it isn't allways that smart to just go ahead without prior knowledge of some issues that may arise or what exactly happens.
My advice would be, either don't overclock, it is unlikely to give much of a performance boost on most hardware. Or do it properly(read up on the subject), some hardware CAN overclock quite well, while other just a few %. Also be aware that you are voiding your warranty if you overclock things, and if you overclock them to far, especially if you increase voltages, you are likely to shorten the overclocked components life span.
That said, overclocking is fun, but be a bit careful.
Running stabillity tests is important(if stabillity is important to you of course ;-), such as booting from a floppy and running some memory tests to make sure the memory is OK(let it run for a few hours, preferably over night or something, if this is a clock speed you intend to STAY at). Run CPU stabillity tests like looping something CPU intensive to see that it doesn't crash when run for a long time, check the temperatures AFTERWARDS(usually called CPU temperature at full load) etc. etc.
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Originally posted by kgwagner14
I've overclocked a celeron 300a, a gf4 mx440, and a pIII 600 MHz so my experience isn't overwhelming but still I have some experience. So far, no problems and a nice little performance boost. Is it stable? It's hard to be absolutely sure(win98se has allways been crash prone) but any difference in stabillity so far has been negligible AFAIK, these machines didn't do any critical tasks and hence stabillity not a critical issue(a couple of crashes a week isn't to annoying, none is preferable of course), is the difference noticable? On the celeron 300a, hell yes, on the mx440, no because this system was bound by the CPU and thus overclocking was meaningless(I set it back down again afterwards), on the pIII 600, not very noticable.
In short, my experience with overclocking so far is that it's fun and sometimes(not very often) a useful thing to do. If I where to extrapolate from my experience I would quite irrationally state that overclock serves a purpose and is pretty harmless.
But to have good judgement one needs data. I do not have good statistical data on overclocking and neither do you(?), but I can safely say this, your generalisation is as bad as mine above.
I do believe that overclocking responsibly(OK, those 2 words might not fit all too well next to each other but you get what I mean?) is very unlikely to 'kill' hardware and will in general give a minimal performance boost, and in special cases(such as most celeron 300a's) give a noticable boost and might for some individuals and some applications be useful, overclocking for braging rights may be fun, but this is hardly useful. Today however, processors are getting to be increadibly fast, and overclocking them seems to serve less and less of a purpose.
"Makes ya think huh?", no it doesn't you just want to get some overclockers annoyed, well good luck because I'm not annoyed, I just think you're irrational.


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No doubt man. I agree. JC is doing his thing. If he keeps playing like this...then the "inconsistent" label will ripped right off...
Since there was no game thread for this game I decided to start my own.
I'm extremely proud of how the team played tonight. It was a total team effort. Eddy Curry did his normal solid work in the paint. Marbury had a great 3rd quarter and distributed the ball. Crawford had a big second half and led the team in scoring for the 7th time in our last 9 games and made the great pass to curry to win the game (yea lets go ahead and trade him like many of the posters seem to want). Channing played well and showed some toughness with a nice block shot and a big time put back in the fourth. David Lee did his normal. Jeffries actually contributed by playing some solid D. And lastly Francis had his moments, he's definitely overpaid and not the same player he once was but since we're stuck with him we might as well gets some solid minutes from him.
It was just a solid overall win we had so many chances to just fold like we have in the past. We got some tough calls from the refs but we just kept playing and got a solid win. And oh yea we've just matched our entire win total from last year by the all-star break. I think that is the definition of progress.
No doubt man. I agree. JC is doing his thing. If he keeps playing like this...then the "inconsistent" label will ripped right off...
Stay Tuned.....
This was a real big win.....I know I'm new here, so I have to make one thing very clear, I can't stand Jamal Crawford. Having said that, I think the most impressive thing about last nights win was that Jamal & Eddy Curry didn't have a single turnover, in fact the team only had 11 for the whole game. If you look at all the games we were losing early in the year, you can point to turnovers and poor freethrow shooting as the reason. The freethrow situation has worked itself out over the last few months, but the turnovers are still a problem. If Jamal & Eddy can play relatively turnover free, like last night, we're going to be very dangerous the rest of the season.
I like what I saw last night as well, the first half was rocky. The sencond half we played under control, and Marbury, Q-Rich, and Jamal did an excellent job on denying Kobe the ball at the end. On a night we didn't rebound particularly well, it was great for the guys confidencethat they won a close one after Utah. Steve Francis had so flashes of brilliance as well. I hope we can showcase enough to move him on to anywhere else. Hopefully, we come and lay whuppin' on the Warriors who have no B-Diddy. Stephen Jackson and Harrington have been playing well though. So hopefully we don't look past the Warriors and play hard. Again everyone don't sleep on Q-Rich who flat out got it done:
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That was a great game man that pass to Eddy Curry is nice and he finished it off nicely I thought he was goin miss that alley but he didn't
2-0 Against the Lakers this season!
I hope we play as well tonight against Golden State
i am liking what im seeing from francis, he is playing great and i didnt expect himt to do dis good, great Ft shooter and a great rebounder, he a big plus off the bench
I think the knicks are finally ready to consistently compete without anymore of this bein too ****y and underestimating teams stuff but im not gonnna guarentee it. And yes, larry was the problem
i mean i wanna show some love to marburys defense, never have i seen it to good and ive watching this guy for the past 10 years. this guy was all up in kobes ****, and when kobe made a shot he didnt get discouraged, he went right back at it, hes not letting his size become a disadvantage, like last night, they didnt even pass the ball to radmonvic when marbury was guardign him, we need that same defensive effory everynight, marbury and company have shut down now kobe( he sscored alot, but ppl who watched the game know) gil arenas ( tough loss tho) ray allen ( great defensive game), maybe if we pretend al harrington is the best player in the league we can shut him down, i like the double team on the big name players it frustrates them and creates turnovers and easdy buckets. i see eddy curry barring foul ttrouble going for 26 and 12
This was a good win. Now lets hope they don't flop in to golden state. Every time the Knicks find some momentum they find a way to halt it the next game.
I like the way the knicks are playing, but I think IT the team president will find a way to screw with IT the coach's roster...


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The Mitzvah Food Project was piloted in 1996 to alleviate hunger and malnutrition among at-risk families in the Greater Philadelphia region. With broad-based support from the region's Jewish community and area hunger relief agencies, the Mitzvah Food Project, which initially distributed food through a single community site, has expanded its geographic reach throughout Philadelphia and into the region's lower-income suburban neighborhoods. Currently, the Mitzvah Food Project's hunger relief program serves seniors and families through six sites located in Center City, Northeast Philadelphia, Wynnewood, Newtown, Bensalem and Elkins Park. The Northeast Philadelphia site is located in a senior center.
Today, all of the six pantry sites are run with the same basic principles. The mission of the Mitzvah Food Project is to provide food and basic staples in a caring and dignified manner to those in our community who are in need and to educate and advocate on their behalf. The client base ranges from infants to the elderly. All pantry locations welcome all who are in need, regardless of race, religion, income, gender, or age.
The Food Project mobilizes a workforce comprised primarily of volunteers. The Food Project benefits from the dedicated support of an Advisory Committee of active community members, local nutritionists, and volunteers and site leaders from each food distribution site. The Project works with local and state hunger relief organizations, synagogues and community organizations to acquire low-cost food staples for their Mitzvah Food Packages. In addition, the Project partners with volunteer groups throughout the region to organize food drives that supplement their nutritionally-balanced food packages with non-perishable foods, fresh baked goods, vitamins, and toiletries.


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CHICAGO – The White Sox's season finally gets underway today and they'll welcome a familiar opponent to U.S. Cellular Field.
Left-hander Chris Sale makes his first Opening Day start while the Kansas City Royals send right-hander James Shields to the mound. Sale is the fifth-youngest Opening Day starter in Sox history. The Sox are 58-54 all-time on Opening Day.
In a slight switch from last season, manager Robin Ventura changed the order in the middle of the Sox lineup. Alex Rios is batting third followed by Adam Dunn and Paul Konerko.
Starting pitcher John Danks (shoulder) will leave for Arizona tomorrow and throw Thursday as he continues rehabbing from shoulder surgery, part of his extended spring training stint.
Royals lineup
1. Alex Gordon, LF
2. Alcides Escobar, SS
3. Billy Butler, DH
4. Mike Moustakas, 3B
5. Salvador Perez, C
6. Eric Hosmer, 1B
7. Lorenzo Cain, CF
8. Jeff Francoeur, RF
9. Chris Getz, 2B
White Sox lineup
1. Alejandro De Aza, CF
2. Jeff Keppinger, 3B
3. Alex Rios, RF
4. Adam Dunn, DH
5. Paul Konerko, 1B
6. Dayan Viciedo, LF
7. Alexei Ramirez, SS
8. Tyler Flowers, C
9. Gordon Beckham, 2B
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NetApp Has Plenty of Room Against Oracle, Cisco
Companies are always going to struggle for the services NetApp provides. Although this company often gets overlooked at times when compared to EMC, NetApp has an excellent strategy and a design that appeals to customers. CIOs have shown no interest in keeping up with their own data storage and this is good news for NetApp.But it might even be better news for Oracle (ORCL) or Cisco (CSCO) .
These two tech powers have been battling it out for years to dominate the enterprise sector while creating a one-stop-shop through strategic acquisitions.Oracle picking off Acme Packet (APKT) for $2.1 billion is a perfect example. Although Oracle has competed with Cisco in various cloud areas, Acme Packet solidified this rivalry.
Meanwhile, Cisco has been shoring up its own advantage. The company's recent acquisitions include paying $141 million in cash for Cariden and another $1.2 billion for Meraki. But Cisco didn't stop there. Most recently, Cisco scooped-up Intucell and BroadHop, two names that focuses on efficient data delivery, a known specialty of Acme Packet.
What's more, with the cloud market expected to grow to $177 billion over the next three years, it would be foolish for Cisco not to project where this volume of data will be stored.But has NetApp gotten too expensive? Since reaching a recent low of $26, shares are up 27%. This would present tremendous value since the stock is still down almost 30% from a high of $46.80.
Although competitive threats continue, NetApp is proving it can outperform IBM (IBM) and is doing better than holding its own against EMC. For that matter, the two giants have traded neck and neck over the past couple of years. But NetApp is poised to gain market share, especially since Dell (DELL) and Hewlett-Packard (HPQ) have fallen off significantly. NetApp's most recent quarter was the perfect example.
NetApp posted 4% year-over-year growth in revenue, which arrived 6% higher sequentially. Granted, this is nothing to write home about. But on a sequential basis it showed decent acceleration. Product revenue advanced 6.5% sequentially, even though it was slightly down year over year. Still, NetApp outperformed IBM, which posted a 1% revenue decline in the comparable quarter.
This means that despite what has been a tough enterprise spending climate, NetApp still found ways to outperform. In that regard I can't imagine the company remaining an independent, specially as "the cloud" starts to form and businesses begin to fully embrace migration benefits.