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Philadelphia Phillies (23-24) at Washington Nationals (24-23)
Kyle Kendrick (4-2, 2.82) v. Jordan Zimmerman (7-2, 1.62)
TIME: 7:05, Nationals Park
Weather: 50's, partly cloudy
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The Phillies are in Washington tonight for the start of a three game series with the Nationals. They will look to be reach the .500 mark for the first time since April 14. They'll hand the ball to Kyle Kendrick, who is 4-2 with a 2.82 ERA this year. However, he is coming off a start where he gave up four runs over six innings.
For the Nationals, Jordan Zimmerman gets the call, and with a win tonight, will become the NL's first eight game winner. He's 7-2 on the year with an amazing 1.62 ERA. He has struggled against the Phillies in the past, however, as he is 1-6 with a 5.04 ERA against the Phils.
Tonight will be cold and cloudy, which makes for a low scoring game, especially when the two starting pitchers have been pretty good this year. But then again, I've been way off before.
Lineup: Rollins SS, Revere CF, M. Young 3B, Howard 1B, Delmon RF, Dom LF, Galvis 2B, Kratz C, Kendrick P
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Lets go Phillies!!!
Living in dc for the past 9years, after growing up and spending my whole life in the Lehigh Valley, I hope that we dominate the stadium w Phils fans
Another must win game for the Phils.
I get to enjoy the Nationals announcers too.
I thought theyd not be as good this year as expected. Everything went their way last year.
That said I still think they are the best team in the division and if the Phils could have a good series this weekend could do some real damage to them. Set them further back.
DC is a total homer fair weather town so if they are below .500 June first there would be a lot of loss of interest and enthusiasm.
You gonna apologize to Omar Minaya after today?
Why Mini Mart? Why?
What do you think Andrew?
2 quick strikes on our boy usually means a down and away silly swinging strike three – but instead a double?? To center field?
Holy moly…
All we need is a fly ball big D – ok, pretty deep fly ball…
Wonder how many runs KK needs to win tonight. Tough guess. But small as it is, a little one doesn't hurt. IF it winds up mattering.
Even better!
Should I hold off on my apologies to D Brown, his family, friends and fans? After all, he seems to be the ONLY saving light offensively the Phils have on this team right now – with any sort of consistency that is.
Little early in his season, but D Young's doing his job, at least of late, no? Small pic as it is.,
Ken, how about a 6 spot tonight?
D Young showing some power as well as timely hitting.. yes, Ruben is a brainiac.
I just don't have a feel for what support KK will need. Don't know that I often do this early, but so far, so good. Good at bats mostly so far for the Phils, though.
Dom Brown might be the best all around player at this point in the season. I can't believe I am saying it either.
Just a quick note, the Orioles with a 6-1 lead in the second inning vs Toronto. That has to be fun to watch.
Nice play Revere.
I can understand dropping the ball. But then throwing the ball home was just brutal. But then making a horrible through.
Come on Kyle, dig deeper buddy.
Omar is still a goof
Lets get ahead of the Nats and in contention first.
howard is on a roll.
I even sat Weiters to put in Howard tonight.
I am dreading to go look at the Balto box score and seeing Weiters doing big things.
Anyone who has to sit through the Nationals TV broadcasters you have my sympathy.
They are the the single worst ever.
And FP isn't even that bad.
The other guy Caprpenter I don't think has ever watched or followed the sport.
Yep, apologize, because effective today, any form of comparison between your boy and even Omar Minaya is beyond offensive.
This is on a smaller scale, but today reminds me of Bowa and Sandberg for DeGeezus. And that was before we even knew how good Ryne was.
KK is digging himself into a hole that the Phils will not be able to get him out of.
Not sharp tonight…
What the connection is, exactly, who knows, but KK came out of a 28 pitch inning, turned over by a 7 pitch Zimmerman inning, including KK at bat, and the combo result is it's tough to get in rhythm. If he can get out at just 1-1, it's not too bad, but it's all futile if he can't get some rhythm going in the next inning.
Come on Ryan..take a walk one time!
He takes an 0-3 to a double, and then converts 3-0 to an out.
And unfortunately, there isn't a player anywhere that that would have done that and you'd have been so quick to notice.
More the 3-1 pitch then 3-0..breaking ball way inside..
I guess the moral of the story is 0 outs aside, you run on Revere from a certain distance, but short distance or not, a borderline evry accurate throw and 0 hops. Credit Bennie with a very nice play.
Wonder how the Phils are gonna score in the next 2-3 innings, although there's a start.
Dom Brown has been great all year long. Today is no exception.
Hes been the bright light in this lineup..chipping away at Zimmermann.
How can Revere hit in to so many dp's…geez us!
Damn, would we expect anything different from Ben Revere?
Revere is brutal at the plate. One of the fastest men in baseball and he's a serious DP hitter.
What's with the Mini Mart love. Just go with Hernandez or Fields. Galvis and Frandsen can play 2b. Mini mart has pics of RAJ.
i think revere is nothing more than a faster martinez. why on earth does this guy hit in the #2 hole….bad enough he is in the lineup, at least bat his 8!
A starter and prospect for a borderline bench player with no upside .
Triple A starter..Worley was demoted this week.
Revere should be in triple A..
i wish there was a poll on here….is revere more of a nightmare at the plate or in the field?
as a rule of thumb, you never wanna submit message of the day material when a reader has a sip of beverage in the digestive process That actually turned out to be close to a routine play.
Its symmetry in a way isn't it? Phils blow a perfect opportunity to score runs and then, they give it up the next half inning. Seems to never fail.
its unfair to classify all the phillies together…its BEN REVERE!!!
Worst Phillies defensive team in a long time..
Ruben's job with the outfield this off season was a disgrace.
Revere has single-handedly screwed our chances of winning this game in less than 15 minutes.
Make it hurt!
cannot agree more with you! i thought cf were supposed to save runs. i am not an expert on sabermatrics, but his WAR has to be -2.0 this year!
Obtaining Revere was a panic move. Last thing the Phillies needed was a lefty that can't hit, has no arm and is shaky in the field. They have over $50 million to spend next year and they need to spend it wisely.
The sad part is that the Phillies are down by 3 in the 6th, and I feel like they have absolutely no chance at all to come back.
Seriously? No chance?
Simple math tells me they are a Revere grand slam away from a 1 run win. Well, lead. Let's not get delusional.
Pretty poorly played game. What else is new?
Revere's best shot at a grand slam is having it bounce off of his glove.
And now here comes the bullpen to make it 8-2.
I know you can't manage emotionally but I'd love to sit Young and Revere for Frandsen and Nix/Mayberry.
I wouldn't go that far – it looked like the Revere deal might have been one of the best made in a long time – a young, fast decent hitting good defense centerfielder with no power – he had (maybe still has) a lot of up side but it was just a mistake, seriously. It seemed like a good move at the time, probably one of the better moves made.
I thought it was a decent move at the time, but thought Revere was a much better fielder than he's showing.
Well ladies and gents, this is the team our genius GM has put together for us to enjoy. A center fielder who can't get on base and comes up short time after time, and a has-been who bats 5th, often in front of our most consistent (all-around) player.
Only after I read my comment did I realize how sad the state of this team really is.
Yep. I agree with what you said… But very sad indeed.
Pretty lame game when the only highlight they can dig up is a baby making a funny face.
In the immortal words of Mortimer Duke..get back in there and Sell Sell Sell..
Mini Mart for Manny Machado.
Ben Revere for Robinson Cano.
Including this game, the Phils play 7 tough teams in a row.
Being 1 game under .500 now, does anyone think they have a chance at being .500 when this 7 game stretch is done? 3 vs Nats then 4 vs the Red Sox.
How about the idea of bringing up Ruf for the Red Sox series as a DH? How does that match up to bringing up mini mouse?
Tough teams for the Phillies = Any team not the Marlins or Mets.
Matt Gelb wrote a terrific piece intra day in the Inky on the Marftinez deal.
He pointed out that the Phils were, or might have been concerned about Ruf being in a 3-31 slump. He didn't go on to mention how Mini at 3 for 31 is a Cabrera imitation, relative to his skill set, but you know he was thinking it.
But what was really terrific about the piece was he listed the 6 worse OPS's in Phils history (minimum 350 PA) and Mini was 6. I mean what beat writer has the gonads to put that out, and then go into the clubhouse post game tonight and get quotes. And I can see him going in and walking up to Mini and saying "Welcome back, bro." And Mini saying, "Thanks, bro."
I don't know what the right answer is, but I know Mini's not. I guess Ruf's as good a shot as any, although that 3-31 recently's not a great precursor.
So go with Josh Fields. They have Galvis and Frandsen as solid fielding IF's.
It doesn't seem that Revere is that good a player. He doesn't seem to be a good judge of fly balls and he doesn't throw well. Two bad plays today. Even with his speed, he hits into double plays. Maybe we just need to. go with Mayberry.
Here's a stopper… Rosenburger.. nice!
I like what Stutes showed. Highlight?
There we go, first batter faced, a .130 hitter and he walks – he will score too.
Do I love it when I'm wrong!
Cholly please, go back to sleep – Horst, way to blow buddy
Top of the 9th, strong effort kids, come on now!
This is that 0-2 count I was talking to AFW about earlier…
I've seen cardboard boxes put up a stronger fight against the rain than the Phillies put up against the Nationals for the final 3 innings.


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The life-threatening crash has been a shock, but the donations and support that have poured in for Nathan Whitehorne during the last week have been an inspiration, according to his friends and co-workers.
The 41-year-old West Rutland man was critically injured when his truck crashed head on into a school bus stopped at a set of railroad tracks on Route 3 last Thursday in Rutland Town.
His friends and co-workers at the kennel he owns said Wednesday that Whitehorne had just dropped his daughter off at school and was on his way to work when the crash occurred. Vermont State Police said Wednesday they are still investigating the incident and have yet to determine a cause.
Whitehorne was taken by helicopter to Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center where doctors performed open-heart surgery to save his life.
A week after the crash, Whitehorne's friends say he remains in the New Hampshire hospital and has had two more surgeries to repair broken bones in his hand and leg.
"He's doing really well considering what he's been through," said Rebecca Carr, the shop manager and trainer at Whitehorne's business, 4 Paws Academy, and his longtime friend. "He will be off the ventilator in a few days and that will be a big step forward, but he's going to be in recovery for a long time."
To help Whitehorne's family pay medical bills and other expenses during that long process, Carr this week posted an appeal on the website Gofundme seeking $25,000 in donations.
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The Gofundme posting is only one way to help the stricken businessman and father.
On Saturday, May 10, the kennel's employees will be hosting a dog wash at their day school on North Grove Street in Rutland Town and on June 1 supporters are planning a basket raffle.
Nicole Bishop, who is a client at the kennel, said she is one of a number of Whitehorne's customers who have been inspired to help him.
"Initially, we got the word out just by Facebook and email but it's spread like wildfire from there," she said.
Lisa Wood, another of the kennel's clients, was integral last week in finding Whitehorne's dog, which was so panicked after surviving the crash that no one could approach it.
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He didn't want to go near humans, but when Stoley ran circles around him, Wood said, the big dog calmed down enough for her to get closer.
Carr was a former client herself. But she said in the three years since she met Whitehorne, he and his kennel inspired her to leave her career as a schoolteacher to teach canines instead.
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Seriously though you can't call yourself a Knick fan and not hate on Crawford. Crawford is the symbol of everything wrong with this franchise. Stop sucking on his nuts. Ever since he came here he brought this losing mentality that we never seen before. Marbury took this team to the playoffs when he was the man of the team; Crawford has failed his whole life to carry a NBA team to the playoffs.
He would never be on a good team, because he's a loser. He turns all good teams into loser teams. Crawford will retire never playing in the playoffs and the most losing player in NBA history. A good team will never trade for Crawford, a good team likes winning and adding Crawford is one of the worst things you can imagine if you want to continue winning in the NBA level.
The Knicks are "mediocre"? I don't want to know whats "bad" in your little delusional world.
I love getting you kids going. sounds mad pedophile homie, reread what you type, you've been foolish today.
I honestly see no hope in this delusional arguement you're trying to hold. You're stuck in 2005 where Isiah told you this team is "mediocre" and you still believe that **** like a ****ing fool. Then you have the ****ing nerve to call us not Knick fans? You're not really much of a role model for Knick fans, so you should be the last to talk. Crawford is AIDS in Isiah's/Dolan's organization, he's never going to way and the pain will continue for the rest of the Knicks life, until a cure is found. That cure is the execution and death penalty of Dolan, Isiah, Crawford, and Curry.


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Did Chris Kaman just come out of a cave or something? lol.
I think we will win this tonight. We have tons of momentum, and I think we can pull it out. I'm nervous about Magette though, we have noone who can really match up with him, same thing with Brand.
"One Team, One New York"
lol, he looks like a murdered or something,..
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maggette has a sprained ankle and does not expect to play tonight
Where there is hope, there can be faith
Where there is faith, miracles can occur
basically, we have to let brand get his and work on containing everyone else. that means good perimeter d, boarding well, and not turning the ball over. if we do that and stay aggressive on offense i think we can win.
Peter the Russian...back like cooked crack
hey hey hey smoke weed every day
maggette is questionable, as of right now, its a game time decision, i really hope hes out, but they still have many weapons to deal with, the way to win this game, is to try and contain brand (however youre supposed to do that i dunno), no open looks from deep for mobley and cassell, box out kaman and brand
- win rebounds
- come out stron with early intensity, and intensity throughout for that matter
-give channing the ball, as clyde said last night "hes automatic"
Maggette souldn't play, we won't need to guard a 21 pts per game forward, pretty good news.
29 -16 in the fourth...we could really have win this game. maybe they were to tired because of yesterday game in Seattle...
Curry was great!if he keeps playing like this, he will become the big inside force we deseperatly wait and need!
But all the other staters were completely out of their shoes! 3 on 16 for Marbury with only 2 assist (kind of a carrer low?!) and why did Frye play only 17 minutes? even Penny hardaway played more!
we missed mad layups and frye didnt play enough. that and the defensive/offensive collapse in the 4th about sums it up.
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David Lee is inactive too, which is a shame . At least Penny got to play some, I kinda felt sorry for him being put on the inactive list for so long (or was he actually injured?).
the 4th was horrible... frye didn't play enough because he didn't have his shot and was getting schooled by elton brand.. still i was glad i went to the game, played good for 3 quaters, sam cassell got away with a bull flop on marbuy that got the game out of reach. curry looked great, i hope he keeps it up. and i wish ariza would of played, being that they made such a big deal about jamal and nate playing in their hometowns. oh if anyone knows how to post pictures, i have some from the game.
I was at the game as well. I also have some pictures to post up but dont know how. Either way it was a good entertaining game and we just flat out sucked in the fourth.
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Yeah, the back to back games took its toll in the 4th - the knicks just ran out of gas - Marbury's intense D on Ray the night b4 and then did a good job on mobley and smigel aka Cassell - really sapped all his energy, resulting in his wayward shooting and bricking layups...
Same for Jamal - it was the first time I saw him so active on D
I think they are coming together as a team....things are looking up for the knicks
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tooold2begood wrote:What's the problem with the NASCAR.com Store, I ordered the Diecast imediately after the race, and have yet to receive it. I've called them twice since then. All they tell me is it's on back order.
A 4-6 week delivery time is acceptable. Not 4-6 months. Anyone know a way to get them of their butts. I currently have at least one of every car Tony has driven. I want the latest. His win in Homestead.
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"Anglers and Boaters" invites photographers to submit pictures showing themselves and family members on the water. "Waterway Scenics" encourages inspiring environmental images of favorite Pennsylvania streams or lakes. "Reptiles and Amphibians" is an opportunity to share photos of the frogs, toads, snakes, turtles, salamanders, or skinks that are also residents of the state.
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What Coolidge teaches usAugust 31,2014Provided Photos
Above, former Gov. James Douglas delivers an address to the Calvin Coolidge Presidential Foundation earlier this month in Plymouth Notch. At left, Calvin Coolidge with his wife Grace, two days after becoming the 30th U.S. president on Aug. 2, 1923.The following is a speech delivered by former Gov. James H. Douglas on Aug. 2 at the annual gala of the Calvin Coolidge Presidential Foundation at Plymouth Notch.
Plutarch tells how Numa, the Roman emperor, faced with internal dissension among the two races that made up his country, divided the populace according to their trades. Previously, the Sabines and the Romans stood apart, aloof from each other, engaging in endless quarrels and rivalries. Loyalties to race were displaced by loyalties to trade and profession, and the change of allegiance reduced the tensions and the waste of conflict.
In Federalist 10, James Madison identified the need to break and control the violence of faction. He prayed that the national legislature would not be burdened by those inflamed ... with mutual animosity, ... rendered more disposed to vex and oppose each other than to co-operate for the common good.
President Washington warned against the establishment of political parties in his Farewell Address in 1796. It was in response to Thomas Jeffersons creation of the Democratic-Republican Party, in opposition to the Federalist Party of Alexander Hamilton. Washington predicted that parties would engender a spirit of revenge, causing pain, suffering and despotism. A party, he believed, serves always to distract the public councils and enfeeble the public administration. It agitates the community with ill-founded jealousies and false alarms, kindles the animosity of one part against another, foments occasionally riot and insurrection. A political party might make sense, he conceded, in a country with a monarch. But in those of the popular character, in governments purely elective, it is a spirit not to be encouraged. Of course most nations have political parties these days, but I wonder how different a political system we might have if we had taken the advice of our first chief executive.
Vermont history mirrors the national experience in the rise of parties. Washington ruled over a nation of one party, but when he stepped down from the presidency, faction first took root in American politics, as Federalists loyal to John Adams clashed with Republicans loyal to Thomas Jefferson. Vermonts Washington, Thomas Chittenden, retired after 19 years as governor, in 1797, and party spirit emerged with a vengeance. The state was divided among Federalists and Republicans, and in the elections the following year, where the entire Supreme Court and many other officials were removed and replaced for no other sin than of admiring the principles of the French Revolution, Vermont was split down the middle.
Calvin Coolidge got along pretty well with the Congress throughout his presidency, but during what he called the chambers hours of timidity, when the national legislature became subservient to the importunities of organized minorities, Coolidge became more assertive, acting, as he said, as the champion of the rights of the whole country. He took a broader view of the nations needs.
Those endowed by the voters with responsibility have the obligation to actually accomplish something, a feat rendered more difficult when officeholders retreat to their partisan corners.
When Sen. Olympia Snowe announced that she would decline another term, she penned a column for her local paper explaining her decision:
For change to occur, she wrote, our leaders must understand that there is not only strength in compromise, courage in conciliation, and honor in consensus-building, but also a political reward for following those tenets.
That reward will be real only if the people demonstrate their desire for politicians to come together after the planks in their respective party platforms do not prevail.
Ralph Flanders was a senator from Vermont in the 1940s and 50s; he wrote a book after leaving office called, appropriately, Senator from Vermont. He believed that the strength of the two parties was their diversity. He enjoyed becoming acquainted with colleagues from different regions of the country with varying views on some of the major issues of the day. Senators of that era were collegial and worked frequently across party lines. After all, it was Flanders who sponsored the resolution to censure his fellow Republican from Wisconsin, Joe McCarthy.
Heres how he saw things: As to the difference between the two parties, the difference is not great. It is not so great between the parties as it is within each party. From all my 12 years service in the Senate I cannot recollect a single case of an important but controversial measure which could have been passed by a strictly party vote. The decisive vote for each was composed of yeas and nays from each side of the aisle.
Things have changed in the half-century since he wrote this in 1961.
I blame the interstate highway for the decline in collegiality in state government. Let me explain: In the old days, when transportation was more challenging, legislators came to Montpelier for the entire session and went back home after it was over. Subsequently, many of us arrived in the capital Tuesday morning before the gavel fell or perhaps Monday evening, to be more relaxed the following day or to avoid the possibility of a storm. Now there are far more commuters; as the states population shifted to the northwest, a majority of legislators can conveniently return home each evening. As a result lawmakers dont dine with each other, dont socialize as much and dont develop the personal relationships conducive to working well together on the issues of the day. I always believed that, if you know youll be having dinner that evening with a solon of the other party, you might ease up a little on the rhetoric during the day.
Congress is now the same. Most members breeze into Washington Tuesday morning and fly home late Thursday. The need for perpetual fundraising and public appearances drives the schedule. George Aiken reported campaign expenditures of $17.09 in his last election in 1968, mostly for postage to thank people for circulating his nominating petitions, which I didnt ask them to do. That wouldnt happen today, even if a senator is unopposed. For years Senator Aiken had breakfast with Mike Mansfield, the Democratic senator from Montana and majority leader. They were the best of friends, regardless of how they voted. That kind of relationship is regrettably rare these days. To be sure, everything is relative. The degree of civility in political discourse in Vermont is greater than in other places. Thats probably a function of our size. My dinner thesis extends to life beyond Montpelier: If you know youll run into someone at the grocery store or school play, you might exercise restraint in criticizing him publicly.
A troubling demographic trend is contributing to the growing grumpiness in American politics. Its part of the national polarization that is not conducive to maintaining a civil, pluralistic society. Some Harvard researchers presented a theory they call ideological transmigration. They posited that, increasingly, people want to live in communities with those who think the same way they do. As a result, some states are becoming a deeper shade of blue and others a more brilliant red. Half the states now have Republican governors and Republican majorities in both legislative chambers; in a quarter of the states, the Democrats are similarly dominant. In only a quarter is there divided government where, presumably, the parties must work together.
A new Pew Research study concludes that the nation is more divided ideologically than at any time in our recent history: The percentage of Americans who are hard-core liberals or conservatives has doubled in the past decade. We must blame some of it on talk radio and cable news, writes Charles Blow in the New York Times. Profit-driven provocateurs get ratings and make money by stirring up passion and demonizing opponents. In these echo chambers, he says, theres no room for nuance or dissent; the mere hint of moderation is considered a betrayal. Bruce Stokes of CNN says that this partisan paralysis endangers a central premise of democracy and has profound implications for the rest of the world. When the planets sole superpower cant achieve consensus or adopt consistent policies on major issues, whether economic or security, we have inaction and confusion.
We may think that our age is the most unpleasant, but this has actually been going on for some time. Coolidge had his detractors. H.L. Mencken lamented that a democracy, given 36 million adult white males from whom to choose, including thousands who are handsome and many wise, [would] pick out the Honorable Mr. Coolidge to be head of state. Mencken also said of Coolidge, He will be ranked among the vacuums.
Oswald Villard, editor of the Nation, called Coolidge a midget statesman. Sinclair Lewis wrote The Man Who Knew Coolidge, a whole book mocking Coolidge and those who liked him. The president responded, What is important is not what some writers represent us to be but what we really are.
The lesson here is not to be thin-skinned. Coolidge declined to attack his adversaries. He learned this from his mentor, Massachusetts Sen. Murray Crane. Of him Coolidge said, He confirmed my opinion as to the value of a silence which avoids creating a situation where one would otherwise not exist, and the bad taste and the danger of arousing animosities and advertising an opponent by making any attack on him. Its not easy to restrain yourself in the face of harsh criticism, but Calvin Coolidge provides a glorious example.
What we really want, of course, is a government that works. Increasingly Americans are concluding that Washington is broken. I was on Capitol Hill a few weeks ago; it was a scene that was surreal: lots of well-dressed people with briefcases, folders and smart phones walking briskly and purposefully through the corridors of power appearing to be rushing somewhere to do something really important. These are the same people, of course, who have been unable or unwilling to even pass a budget for the past four years and who continue to create crises, solve them at the 11th hour and then expect us all to be grateful and relieved.
A host of reforms have been suggested, but I believe that only two would make a significant difference. The first is changing how congressional districts are drawn. Gerrymandering is the process of designing some of such a bizarre shape that its obviously an effort to create a constituency favorable to a particular party or candidate. It takes its name from Elbridge Gerry, governor of Massachusetts two centuries ago, who was in office when the state Senate districts were drawn in an extremely contorted way.
Gerrymandering has contributed to the polarization of the country. Someone observed recently that were a 50-50 nation, but we have 90-10 districts. Very few seats in the United States House are competitive: theyre crafted by state legislators to favor the candidates of their party. If politicians draw the maps, the results will be political. Some states have created independent bodies to design the districts; better yet, theres the Iowa system, where its done by a computer. A dispassionate, impartial, nonpartisan redistricting process would make a tremendous difference by eliminating all those safe seats. It would force candidates and, later, officeholders to the political center.
Secondly, Ive long opposed term limits for public officials. Ive bought into the oft-used argument that we already have term limits: theyre called elections. Its a snappy line, but incumbents almost always win re-election if they seek it. Less politically motivated redistricting would help, but not in the U.S. Senate; indeed all officeholders have great advantages over their challengers: they can churn out press releases, deploy their large staffs, distribute federal grants that add to our huge debt and attract far more campaign contributions because donors rightly assume that theyll probably prevail. Those who spend money on candidates like to give to winners.
In the past two years, since the Congress last faced the voters, 30 percent of Europes monarchies have installed new rulers on the throne. By contrast, only 17 of the 435 House seats will be competitive this fall. Even if you add those who are retiring, resigning or have lost their primaries, the Congress doesnt come close to matching the turnover among the hereditary kingdoms of the Old World.
Rather than address the stasis in the federal government today, each side blames the other. In fact, of course, theyre both right. How can those whove been breathing the stale, partisan air of the national Capitol possibly succeed in forging the alliances that Senator Flanders found so essential to address the nations challenges? I understand the arguments against term limits; Ive long asserted them myself. But when a recent poll concluded that the American people are more comfortable with a colonoscopy or head lice than with the U.S. Congress, something is terribly wrong. The performance of our federal government could hardly be any worse than it is today, so Im now willing to give term limits a try.
Most of the nations governors are term-limited, and 35 of them have been in office less than four years; in 2010 several controversial new Republicans were elected and they began to ruffle a lot of feathers. One was even subjected to a recall effort. Theres a big difference, though, between these new governors and the folks in Washington. The governors are doing what they believe is necessary for the well-being of their states; whether you agree with them or not, they have the courage of their convictions and some really dont care if theyre re-elected. Conversely, in the Congress, its all about re-election. Thats why they dole out earmarks and grants, currying favor with their constituents while dispensing trillions that we dont have. Other nations are wondering whats going on, and a major credit agency has downgraded our rating.
I doubt well return to the days of Washington, who shunned political parties, or John Quincy Adams, who scorned them. The latter observed that the country is so thoroughly given up to the spirit of party, that not to follow blindfolded the one or the other is an [unforgiveable] offense. Im not sure well retreat from party allegiances soon, so we might as well try to make the process responsive and constructive.
What we need is more moderation. We need to calm down. We need to see problems not as crises, demanding immediate action and large expenditures, but through a different lens. We need to think more about history, and its sweep and rhythms and textures. We need to do more thinking and reasoning, and less talking and wrestling.
This is what Calvin Coolidge did best. They made fun of his quiet. They made jokes about his silences. He was neither glib nor easily moved to passion. He understood faction and turmoil and hard feelings, but he saw beyond that, and the country was better for it.
Its an unsatisfying time in our nations political history. We seem angry as a society and polarized. Disagreements are as old as America itself, but we need to honor the legacy of our founders and make democracy work. We have an inspired example of how to succeed, offered by a simple man from this picturesque hamlet. If every American were to study his life and times, perhaps the future would be brighter for the nation he served and loved.
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Rabies still a threat in winter
Wisconsin health officials are reminding people that rabid bats are still a danger in the middle of winter.
That's because a rabid bat was found last week in northwest Wisconsin.
Officials say most bats are dormant in the winter, which is why it's so unusual to find a rabid bat this early in the year.
Even though most bats do not have rabies, coming in contact with one usually requires an individual to get rabies shots. That use to be a risk itself.
"It was very frightening and it could be quite dangerous.," said Dave Geske, with the La Crosse County Health Department.
"That's not the case anymore. It's a very simple, three shot pattern that you get I think about a week apart. (It's) very safe," he added.
If you come in contact with a bat, contact your health care provider as soon as possible.
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Although seminarian insurance rates are broken into monthly amounts, students receive health insurance invoices three times per year. The fall semester invoice covers a four month period (September through December). The spring semester invoice covers a five month period (January through May). The summer invoice covers a three month period (June through August).
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Tree and Vine IPM Update Breakfast Meeting May 1, Modesto
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Tree and Vine IPM Update Breakfast Meeting May 1, Modesto
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1st & 3rd Wednesday, May - June
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1 hour of continuing education credit available at each meeting
Kathy Kelley Anderson and Roger Duncan will continue to host the IPM breakfast meetings. These free meetings are open to all interested fruit and nut growers, consultants, and pest control advisors for a casual discussion on current insect pest populations, disease problems, and methods of control. We are looking forward to seeing you there.
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Benchmarking Utopia; The art and words of Francis Cape
February 5, 2014 —
LAVA, NY — He may not be the first bona fide man of the world to call Tusten his year-round home, but internationally acclaimed woodworking artist Francis Cape is certainly a candidate for most civic-minded new resident. The son of a British career diplomat, his youth was spent moving from one world capital to the next. Cape returned to his native United Kingdom (UK) as an adult, there to complete a woodworking apprenticeship as well as his higher education. Then came the gypsy life of an artist, navigating the international art world and exhibiting his works across oceans and continents, choosing eventually to make New York City his art-world center. Although he owns a minuscule apartment there for business reasons, he yearned to put down roots for the first time in his life. Soon, a house and barn in Lava became home, the barn to be converted over the course of a year into a well-appointed woodworking studio with panoramic views of the surrounding countryside.
Fascinated and inspired by the unsung community activism he found in rural America, Cape was determined not to be an outsider among his neighbors but to be one of them. To that end, he earned U.S. citizenship. "I applied for my U.S. passport and inquired about becoming a member of the Tusten Volunteer Ambulance Corps on the same day. The next day I was driving an ambulance," he recounts.
What does a woodworking artist do? Well, this one at least discovers a vital connection between a culture and its furniture. Wondering about the roots of American volunteerism led Cape to explore nineteenth century American intentional communities, among them the Shakers and the Separatists of Zoar. Of the 12 communities studied, only four remain in existence and, of those, all but one are little more than curators of their own pasts. Cape shares his painstaking research into the furniture of these self-contained religious and political communes in a captivating book, "We Sit Together: Utopian Benches from the Shakers to the Separatists of Zoar," published last year by Princeton Architectural Press, and an exhibition of 17 benches reproduced to exact original specifications. Opening in New York City last summer to rave reviews, the exhibition opened in San Francisco the last week of January.


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Stay out of the fightJuly 22,2014
Stay out of the fight
Since 1947, Israel and the neighboring Arab nations have been in a constant state of war. Right or wrong, Israeli national security has been mixed in and used to justify its land grab from the Palestinians. The killing has reverted to an eye-for-an-eye conflict of attack and retaliation that has been killing people on both sides for 67 years. Fathers in three generations have seen their children killed along with the loss of tens of billions of dollars in building, defending and destroying the infrastructure on both sides. Mostly because of the very large population of rich and powerful Jews in the United States, we, as a nation, have backed the Israeli side in this conflict even when Israel was clearly the instigator or antagonist.
Our support has married the U.S. with Israel in the eyes of the entire Muslim world. The United States is often blamed for the actions of Israel because we fund it and passively condone its actions. Israelis and Palestinians show no signs of ending their killing of each other, and our political condemnation or peaceful conciliation has never brought a lasting cease-fire. We should stop trying and end our support. Our weak political efforts, money and military support is keeping the United States at odds with fully one quarter of the entire global population.
Someday, hopefully, the Israelis and the Palestinians will decide that they have killed enough of their children and grandchildren and they will agree on a two-state solution (the only possible outcome a solution that was first proposed 63 years ago). Until that day, it is their choice to fight, and we should let them.
Tom Watkins
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On July 3 at 2:30 p.m., the property next to my aunt's in Skidmore was set on fire. This fire burned up to the fence line and very close to the propane tank and her vehicle. The Skidmore Volunteer Fire Department arrived on the scene quickly and stayed for two hours until the fire was under control.
I'd like to offer all the volunteers my sincere thanks for the help. These are the true heroes of our community and deserve to be recognized.
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Business workflows require reports to be dynamically generated with current data, potentially from multiple sources. Report content, style and output format are typically user-defined and can be dependent on the requester of the report. Many excellent reporting tools are available today that provide report-generation capabilities but are either costly, use proprietary formats, or don't provide much flexibility to customize the content, style, or final output format. This article describes the architecture, design, and implementation of a reporting tool framework that uses XML standards and tools. The implementation demonstrates how reports are dynamically created using XML, XSL, XSLT, Java, and the Apache XML Formatting Objects Processor (FOP).
Actors are entities that represent external users or systems. They can also represent subsystems within an architecture. The actors defined here are relevant to the reporting framework and are used in the defined use case.
The report requester is the client requesting the report. This actor is also typically the receiver of the final generated report. The
Requester can be a browser, a subsystem, or another service (e.g., a scheduling service that makes regularly scheduled requests for reports).
Accompanying Files
All of the code associated with this article is available for free and should be included with the distribution. The reporting.zip archive file includes source code, compiled class files, libraries used, documentation, and this article.
The report content database contains the information that will be used to compile the report content. There may be one or more data sources in the content database for any given report that is generated.
The report creation subsystem is the subsystem that performs the function of generating the report. It reads data from various report content databases as necessary to acquire data needed to generate the report. It is also responsible for creating the report in a number of different styles and output formats.
The reporting system is the front end to the whole report-generation system. It manages communications, requests, and responses with other system clients. It delivers the completed report to a designated location. An authentication service is accessed by this subsystem to determine if the requester has access to the reporting system.
The authentication service determines whether or not a requester has access rights to use the reporting system. Requests to use the reporting system must first be authenticated.
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The authorization service determines if the requester has access to content in the report being generated. The report creation subsystem uses the authorization service to determine if various content should be filtered from the report. Authorization is determined based on privileges defined for a requester.
A simple use case is defined to describe a basic functional scenario for the creation of a report. It describes the basic flow of events from the perspective of a client requesting a report. This definition defines a generalized report-generation request that can be used as a base for future projects requiring report-generation capabilities. Specific report types, formats, content, security, etc. can be defined for individual projects using the flow of this use case as an example.
Client requests for reports of various types are made with the expectation that a report can be generated either immediately on request and delivered as soon as possible, or on request for access at some later time from a report repository or cache. The client specifies the type of report type desired and report format to be delivered (e.g. PDF, RTF, etc.). Reports can be requested from a thin client (usually a Web browser) or other clients including services, schedulers, batch jobs, etc. Report content may be assembled from one or more data sources.
All requests for reports to be generated are authenticated, validating that the requester has access to the system. Checks are made to authorize content to be included in the report, based on access rights defined for the requester.
1. Requester selects:
2. Request is sent to report-generation system.
3. Reporting system receives request. Requests are authenticated based on requester for access to the system.
4. The type of request is determined and is forwarded on to the report-creation subsystem.
5. Report-creation subsystem creates the report in the desired format using the report content database (may be multiple sources) for the report content. Report content creation is based on:
6. The completed report is cached for future reference.
7. The reporting system delivers the report back to the requester, or notification of completion is sent, if desired.
Supplementary requirements address what become the systemic qualities of the system. They quantify the desired quality of service in an operational environment. For the purposes of this framework these requirements are lightweight; nonetheless, they are important to consider up front, rather than trying to jam them in late in development.
1. Scalability to add new data sources. Support to incorporate data from a variety of sources must be included. This allows adding new data sources as needed, without changing the architecture.
2. A security interface for authorizing access to data to be included in reports must be included.
3. The framework should be able to function on its own so it can be accessed in a J2EE environment (from servlets) or as a Web service.
The reporting system framework is described as a multi-tiered architecture. The architecture is categorized into tiers, layers, and systemic qualities. Tiers represent the logical or physical organization of components into an ordered flow of provider and consumer services from client to back-end resources. Layers represent the hardware and software stacks that support components providing services within a given tier. Systemic qualities represent the tools, techniques, and best practices that deliver the requisite quality of service across the tiers and layers of the architecture.
The client component consists of a browser that can initiate requests for reports using HTTP and can receive reports in either HTML or another format (such as PDF), which are then redirected to the appropriate viewer. Reports can also be generated via a batch job defined to run periodically or on a one-time basis. Batch jobs can be considered clients of the reporting framework. There is a test client and servlet supplied as part of the code that can be used to exercise the implemented framework.
Middle-tier components provide the core application framework structure. If the framework is to be accessed by servlets, then J2EE components are included in the middle tiers. If the framework is to be accessed as a Web service, then Web service components are included in the middle tiers. In addition to the reporting framework, Java libraries for XML, XSL, XSLT, JDBC support, and Formatting Objects Processing that are used to support the framework are included in the middle tier.
The Resource tier represents components used to populate reports with content. Data sources are typically a vendor-specific database implementation accessed through JDBC or stored procedures. Additionally, other third-party reporting tool libraries and components could be used to augment data access when creating report content.
Figure 1.Tiers and Layers.
The high-level decomposition of the architecture can be represented in terms of its package hierarchy and layers. Decomposition is shown using packages and their relation to the various tiers in the architecture. Packages are later further broken down into class representation to describe the relationships and sequence flow in the design.
Figure 2. Top Level Packages
The Requester package represents the client components requesting reports.
All clients requesting reports must be authenticated before requests are passed on to the reporting system. This package represents the authentication mechanism. Clients requesting reports should be checked for some kind of valid authentication.
The reporting system architecture should be able to utilize different possible authorization mechanisms. It will likely include a central repository for security policy definitions that are accessed by the mechanism and a tool to administer the content. The framework provides a standard way for authorization security policies to be accessed by the reporting framework. Resource access privileges are defined for users accessing reports. Resources' definitions will typically correspond to a particular report type and data content components that make up the report.
Report creation defines the operations needed to produce the report content and formatting. One or more data sources may be required to access data used as content in a report. XML parsers are applied to report templates, and handlers of the XML tags determine when data content is required. Data is retrieved from content databases and produce valid XML representing the data to be included in the report. The authorization mechanism is called from this package to determine if the requester is authorized to have the data. This package also coordinates the function of generating the report. It manages starting the threads of execution that merge data content into report templates, apply styles to the content, and render the data into final formats.
The reporting system is the front end to the whole system. It manages communications, requests, and responses with clients. It delivers the completed report to a designated location. Reports are delivered to requesting clients waiting for the response to the report request, or the report can be streamed to a file in a designated location. Asynchronous requests usually require some kind of notification that report generation has been completed. The method of notification needs to be defined by the requester. We assume that a notification mechanism is in place for use by the report generation system (e.g., email, paging, JMS).
To access the reporting system, the following interfaces are defined:
For a synchronous request:
public OutputStream requestReport(String reportType, String styleSheet,
int renderFormat, java.security.Principal principal)
For an asynchronous request:
public void requestReport(String reportType, String styleSheet,
int notification, String notificationAddress,
int renderFormat, java.security.Principal principal)
Figure 3. Application Layer
The application layer represents the highest level of logic in the system. Most of the reporting system framework resides in this layer. The structure of the framework is broken down across the tiers in the following way to depict responsibilities of system components.
During development of report generation solutions, various reporting tools and libraries may be selected for use to reduce development time and associated costs. Limiting the impact of changing or adding additional components, and supporting the different configurations that result, can be problematic in this context. Decomposing the system as much as possible into parts that can be removed as easily as they can be added or replaced alleviates some of the problem. Reducing the number of steps to remove or add parts reduces the number of potential errors and facilitates easier reconfiguration. This is the intent of the report-creation component, which defines a static interface whose underlying implementation can be handled by a variety of software product components.
Dependency among parts is the primary determinant of system complexity. Complexity exponentially correlates to increased difficulty in system maintenance, evolution, verifiability, and robustness. Too much dependency defeats the benefits achieved by decomposition. Using well-defined interfaces passing a limited set of parameters limits subsystem dependencies.
Encapsulation involves combining data and behavior behind an interface that exposes only abstracted behavior. Implementation of modules with crossdependencies or duplicate responsibilities increases system complexity and hinders evolution. Encapsulation of the reporting support tools' capabilities within the report content subsystem reduces system complexity.
The reporting system acts as a façade, decoupling the underlying report generation mechanisms completely from the client. It encapsulates the other report generation subsystems and defines an explicit interface defining available capabilities.
Figure 4 shows the basic sequence of events that take place when a report is requested. It is a high-level representation using packages defined in the architecture definition.
Figure 4. Package Level Sequence Definition for Report Request. (You can click on the screen shot to open a full-size view.)
The main responsibilities and interfaces for the packages used in the sequence are as follows:
To access the reporting system, the following interfaces are defined:
For a synchronous request:
public OutputStream requestReport(String reportType, String styleSheet,
int renderFormat, java.security.Principal principal)
For an asynchronous request:
public void requestReport(String reportType, String styleSheet,
int notification, String notificationAddress, int renderFormat,
java.security.Principal principal)
To assemble the data content of the report:
mergeData(java.lang.Principal principal,
String template, String tempFile)
principal defines the user to be authorized.
Template defines the report template that is used as the basis of the report.
TempFile is the location of the report with data content only, in XML format.
To apply a style to the report and convert to requested output format:
styleAndRender(String tempFile, String styleSheet,
int renderFormat, OutputStream output)
TempFile is the location of the report data content created from the
mergeData call.
Stylesheet defines the XSL information used to apply the report style.
RenderFormat is a constant value used to define the output format.
Output is the
OuputStream where the final formatted report is streamed.
Principal has rights to view the sections of data content that are to become part of the report.
To start the processing of the data producer that gets and returns the report data content as XML:
StringBuffer process( )
The content of the report, the style applied to a report, and the rendered format are all distinct and separate operations. The same content can potentially have different styles applied to it and the styled report can be converted to a number of different formats (e.g., PDF or PostScript).
The first step in creating a report is to access and merge the dynamic content. Data content for a report is defined using XML and a custom defined set of tags and attributes that are relevant to the specific report type. A report template is used to define the type of content that will populate the report and data producers provide the dynamic content.
The second step in report creation is to apply a style to the report content generated in the first step. One or more stylesheets may be defined for a report. The requester of the reporting system may choose which style to apply. Stylesheets use the XSL:FO recommendations from the W3C. The XSL definitions are applied to the XML data using FOP classes. FOP includes a
Driver class that starts the translation process, given an XML and XSL file.
InputHandler inputHandler = new XSLTInputHandler(XMLFile, XSLFile);
XMLReader parser = inputHandler.getParser();
XSLTInputHandler reads in the data and style information, performs the transformation, and streams the new data to an XMLReader.
The data is then ready to be rendered by the FOP tools by defining the desired output format and the
OutputStream to use. Using the Apache Formatting Object Processor makes these operations very simple.
driver.render(parser, inputHandler.getInputSource());
In the implementation that goes along with this article, the XML data file is generated and saved as a file. The file is useful for validating that the data is correct and for applying various styles during development. A production system would most likely stream the XML data content directly to the XSL transformation processing, eliminating the time it takes to write the data to a file.
FOP provides a number of different renderers as part of the distribution. Additional renderers are in the works or can be added to the libraries as explained on the xml.apache.org FOP Web site.
Data producers access data from data sources and convert the data into well-formed XML representing the report data content. In the creation of a report, one or more data producers will access specific types of data from one or more data sources. For simplicity, it is best to make each data producer type correspond to only one data source.
Data producers are created by the report-creation subsystem while parsing a report template. Report templates define the type of data producer needed to fill in the data content. This framework is designed to read through a report template using a SAX parser and to look for a
<reporting> tag. Each
<reporting> tag has an attribute that defines the class name of the data producer to use. The sample code includes a simple report template called customerNumbers.xml. It defines one data producer class to be created.
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<reporting producer="com.company.reporting.dataproducers.CustomerDataProducer">
ReportCreation creates a
TemplateHandler, which extends the SAX handler. It handles callbacks as the XML is read by an XML parser. When tags are parsed, the
startElement method is called. If a
<reporting tag is found, a
DataProducerFactory is created and a data producer of the type defined in the tag attribute is requested to be created by the factory. This newly-created data producer is used to create the data content by calling the process method. The handler streams the resulting data content on to an output stream.
Figure 5. Class used to created data content with DataProducers.
From the included example code and database, the resulting XML with the data content looks like the following:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<customername>Oak Computers</customername>
This is only the data content for the report to be generated. Styles can now be independently applied to the data.
Notification implementation used for this example is Java Mail. The reporting system uses Java Mail to email messages about the completion status of a report if the asynchronous request interface is used. A
properties file defines the required values for mail notification. A notification message is defined based on the completion status of report generation and sent to the specified user.
The code included with this article implements the design described. The code represents a working framework to be used for dynamic report generation. It can be extended and evolve as needed. All source code, libraries used, compiled class files, and sample database are included. Executing the code can be done with a test client or from a servlet running in a Web server environment.
There is a
com.company.reporting.Tester class defined that can be run as a unit tester. This class takes the name of a properties file as an input argument. There is a
reporting.properties file included. The properties file defines the location of template file, style sheet, and output directories. It also contains the properties used for email notification properties. The tester is run from the source directory using:
java -cp .;../lib/activation.jar;../lib/avalon-frameworkcvs20020315.jar;
com.company.reporting.Tester reporting.properties
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Apache: The Definitive Guide
The example also includes a servlet that calls the reporting service. The ReportRequester.html file provides a form allowing the selection of multiple styles and output formats to be applied to a report. The report can be returned synchronously to the requesting client browser or stored as a file. The sample code class files and .jar files need to be deployed to the Web server's WEB-INF directory and configured according to Web server specifications.
The sample uses a sample PointBase 3.5 database for data. If you wish to use the sample database, the demo database server must be downloaded and installed. The
pbclient35RE.jar archive includes all of the client driver code needed to run the sample. Alternatively, you could use another database and associated software and write your own data producers to connect and access data content.
With the help of some excellent, freely-available open source software libraries and a few sleepless nights of development, it was possible to develop a framework that supports creating reports dynamically from database content. This framework also provides a mechanism to apply different document styles and output formats. The basic requirements that defined what the framework is supposed to perform, an overall architecture, design details, and an implementation of the framework are provided. The result is a basis for a reporting solution using some of today's defined standards and available open source tools. The architecture is meant to be extensible so security features can be added, multiple data sources can be incorporated, and new output formats can be included. There is a bit of a learning curve to understand all of the technologies used, but the working implementation provided shortens the time to deploy a working system.
Kevin Hartig is a senior Java architect at Sun's Professional Services Java Center.
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It's a chore but this is a good time to clean up your records
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This strategy can be very effective. Suppose that "Charles" has invented a new type of desk chair and he has received a patent for it. He wants to start making them, but is afraid that if one breaks and someone is hurt, he will be sued. So he creates a company with his friend "Danny," Charles' Chairs Inc., where they are the sole shareholders. Since the only real asset that Charles' Chairs Inc., would have is the patent, instead of assigning the patent to Charles' Chairs, he creates another company, Charles' Patents LLC, and assigns the patent to it. Charles is the sole member of Charles' Patents LLC.
If anyone buys a Charles Chair and is hurt, the only "person" to sue is Charles' Chairs Inc., which has almost no assets – just some inventory, but probably a lot of accounts payable and debt. This is all perfectly reasonable and ethical behavior.
But while the creation of the companies protects them individually from some things, it does not protect them from others. For instance, it is very unlikely that anyone (including banks and credit card companies) will extend any credit to Charles' Chairs Inc., unless Charles or Danny, or both, guarantee repayment.
Unfortunately, all too frequently, while creating these companies is a great idea, the execution of his idea – that is, putting it into practice – may be a problem. Assume that Charles doesn't try to set up the companies himself, but has his lawyer do it. The lawyer creates the corporation and the limited liability company; his bookkeeper or accountant gets their tax identification numbers and sets up systems to pay necessary taxes. Too many people stop there.
Charles' Chairs Inc. needs a license from Charles' Patents LLC to make the chairs. If it doesn't get one, it may be infringing the patent when it makes the chairs. If, during the manufacture of the chairs, Danny discovers ways to improve the chair, who will own those improvements? Charles' Chairs Inc.? Or Charles' Patents LLC? Or Danny? Without a written license agreement, and a written agreement between Danny and Charles' Chairs Inc. and between Charles and Charles' Chairs Inc., answering the question could be quite complex.
Furthermore, who can authorize the license? Not Charles; the patent is not his. Only Charles' Patents LLC can do it. So, we need a resolution of the members of Charles' Patents LLC. We need regular meetings of the shareholders or board of directors of Charles' Chairs Inc., to review and approve activities; and, of members (even though there is only one) of Charles' Patents LLC. Moreover, we need written records of the meetings. The meetings need not be overly formal. If the entities are really separate, they need to be treated as separate. Separate bank accounts, separate websites, separate secretary of state registrations, separate names, regular meetings, and complete records.
In the press of business, it seems a little foppish to have meetings of one member or meetings of two shareholders; to write formal minutes and resolutions. However, if Charles and Danny do not follow the formalities, it may do them no good to have gone to the trouble to create these companies.
The reader may think that this is something only seen in very small companies – one to five members or shareholders. Certainly those folks need to go back and look at whether they are complying with formalities. But they're not the only ones. If you are a principal in a medium-size business, take a look at your business records. Unless you have been very diligent and had people you rely on taking care of your records, I'll bet you a cinnamon roll at the Silver Grill Café that I can find some problems. Even minor problems or omissions could cost you a lot of money, stress and aggravation.
You may be able to extricate yourself and your co-shareholders or co-members from personal liability, or shield one company from attack. But it may cost more to do that than to clean up your records.
It's tax season, you are supposed to be miserable; so, while you are miserable anyway, clean up your records. It's not that hard, it's just tedious; but it's worth it.
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Creamy courgette lasagne
Serve up this creamy quick dish for a last minute dinner party and impress veggie friends
Nutrition and extra info
- Easily doubled / halved
- Vegetarian
Nutrition: per serving
- kcal405
- fat21g
- saturates8g
- carbs38g
- sugars13g
- fibre4g
- protein18g
- salt1.36g
- 9 dried lasagne sheets
- 1 tbsp sunflower oil
Sunflower oil
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- 1 onion, finely chopped
Onions are endlessly versatile and an essential ingredient in countless recipes. Native to Asia…
- 700g courgette (about 6), coarsely grated
The courgette is a variety of cucurtbit, which means it's from the same family as cucumber,…
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Once cheddar was 'Cheddar', a large, hard-pressed barrel of cheese made by a particular…
- 350g jar tomato sauce for pasta
Heat oven to 220C/fan 200C/gas 7. Put a pan of water on to boil, then cook the lasagne sheets for about 5 mins until softened, but not cooked through. Rinse in cold water, then drizzle with a little oil to stop them sticking together.
Meanwhile, heat the oil in a large frying pan, then fry the onion. After 3 mins, add the courgettes and garlic and continue to fry until the courgette has softened and turned bright green. Stir in 2/3 of both the ricotta and the cheddar, then season to taste. Heat the tomato sauce in the microwave for 2 mins on High until hot.
In a large baking dish, layer up the lasagne, starting with half the courgette mix, then pasta, then tomato sauce. Repeat, top with blobs of the remaining ricotta, then scatter with the rest of the cheddar. Bake on the top shelf for about 10 mins until the pasta is tender and the cheese is golden.
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WOW! This recipe is beautiful, I can't believe I didn't make it before. I was a bit scared as I've never made lasagne, but it's actually stupidly easy. I used dried pasta sheets and didn't soak them first - to be honest the courgettes just help cook them anyway with their excess water. I also cook for 20 minutes instead, just so it's fully cooked through. Doubled the garlic last time, guests loved it! I also just used tomato and chilli chopped tomatoes - less sugar than those other pasta sauces you get. Works just as well!
Oh and don't stand there grating the courgettes! Finally sliced is absolutely fine. I think others have mentioned this too, and to be honest it turned out last watery when they were sliced than when I grated them!
Lovely recipe! I have made it three times, the first time I followed the recipe to the letter and cooked the sheets of Lasagne first, they all stuck together and went in the bin! I ended up cooking them two at a time but I won't be making that mistake again! There is really no need, I used the basic sheets of dried Lasagne from Sainsburys and cooked for 30 mins on 180. Beautifully cheesy and very, very tasty, we didn't miss the meat at all. It is set to become a regular dinner in our house. We have a huge glut of courgettes at the moment so I will make some Lasagnes to freeze. If we get a similar glut of tomatoes I'll be using my own home made tomato sauce. I have also made it with very finely sliced courgettes instead of grating and it worked very well as well as being a lot less messy.
Great recipe. I've made this twice now. The first time I tried cooking the lasagne sheets but it didn't work - I can only imagine this working if you had a separate saucepan for each sheet! - so just cooked for longer as others suggested. The second time I swapped the ricotta for feta and I think this was an improvement. Also trebled the garlic. Will be a regular meal in our house.
Yes and yes - it freezes very well after baking. If you put it in the fridge to get properly cold, it can be sliced and frozen in portions (very handy when one of us is veggie and the other isn't!). It can be reheated from frozen too - I usually cover it with foil when doing this to stop the top drying out.
This recipe is quick and easy, managed to make it in under an hour. The tomato sauce adds a nice kick of acidity to this creamy dish. I used diced tomato (with sugar, salt, herbs, pepper and garlic) as the tomato sauce. It turned out a bit watery but thickened after a night in the refridgerator.
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Tushkar - just chop your fresh tomatoes into quarters, cover with a couple of tablespoons of olive oil and salt & pepper then roast at 180c for 30mins or so then just use as a tin of chopped tomatoes in recipes (you will need to adjust sugar/salt/balsamic vinegar as to how ripe/sweet your tomatoes are).
Gently fry a clove of garlic in 1 Tbsp of olive oil for 1 minute on a medium heat. Add a can of good quality chopped tomatoes or 400g of passata, 1 tsp of a stock cube, 1 Tbsp of tomato purée and 1 tsp sugar. (Here you could a little fresh chille, some chopped jarred roasted peppers, ground toasted pine nuts, chopped olives, sun-dried tomatoes, dried/fresh herbs) Gently simmer uncovered for 5 minutes add a few torn basil leaves and serve - or jar up by leaving to cool, top with a little oil and store in the fridge for a week or two. This is perfect with pasta or as pizza topping.


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The B team boys took the field in the opener and the Coyote pups struck first with about a minute left in the first period. The 6-0 lead became 14-0 when the Alice boys got the ball back on the first of many Beeville fumbles on the night. The PAT try was good on the short run to make it a 14-0 shutout with most of the second quarter still to play.
The Trojans got right back in the game before the half with a TD drive of their own. Beeville started on the Alice 48 after a short kick and marched down the field with running back Mark Gutierrez doing the heavy work. The speedy halfback made several nice runs in the drive and got the Trojans deep in Coyote country.
Gutierrez went the final 13 yards for the score and with Kyle Villarreal blasting his way through the Coyotes on the PAT try, it was a 14-8 game with just under four minutes left in the first half.
Alice used up the rest of the second quarter on offense, but the Trojan D was strong enough to prevent another first half score. The teams went into the halftime break at 14-8 with the visitors holding the edge.
The Coyotes picked up two more Beeville fumbles in the second half that led to Alice touchdowns. The Trojans had drives going, but the loose balls were being covered by the Coyotes. The visitors scored one TD in each of the second half periods to capture a 26-8 victory.
John Posada, A.J. Gomez, Logan Harvey and Gutierrez also made good stops on defense for the B team.
In the A game, Alice scored on its first possession to take a 6-0 early lead. The Trojans, again, had trouble hanging on to the football. An Alice recovery at the Beeville 40-yard line gave the Coyotes excellent field position that resulted in lighting the scoreboard for the visitors to make it a 14-0 contest with just over a minute left in the half.
The Trojans gave up another TD early in the fourth quarter and with the two-point conversion, the Coyotes owned a 22-0 lead with 6:56 left to play. The Trojan offense stalled as the ball went back to the Coyotes on downs. The Beeville defense prevented any further Alice additions to the scoreboard, but the damage was already done. The Coyotes ran home with a 22-0 victory.
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November 3, 2011 —
There is likely not a bird more maligned than a vulture. In the movies, especially westerns, they are typically portrayed circling over hapless people stranded in the desert. To look at them invokes comments such as, "What an ugly bird!" Indeed, they are not likely to win any beauty contests in the bird world. In nature however, adaptations usually have a purpose, even the vulture's seemingly unsightly head.
There are two species of vultures in the region, the turkey vulture and the less common black vulture. Both species appear in the spring of the year and spend the summer, and they start their fall migration during late October into November. Travel into parts of New Jersey and turkey vultures can be seen throughout the winter months. Black vultures are more southerly, and we are at the northern end of their range.
Turkey vultures fly with wings in a "V" or dihedral, and they fly unsteadily, rocking in even light turbulence. Black vultures fly with straight wings and are steady in flight, and are sometimes mistaken for eagles in flight. Some birders call them by their slang name, "Alabama eagles," as they are more prolific in the southern United States.
Both species do yeoman's duty as clean-up specialists, and this makes them a beneficial bird as they feed on carrion. It is this foraging habit that is the likely reason for their less than beautiful face and head; the absence of feathers on the head makes it easier to keep their head clean after they feed. This is a useful adaptation even if it does make them look "spooky."


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The Los Angeles Clippers have agreed to a deal with free-agent forward Kenyon Martin, a source told ESPNLosAngeles.com.
The former Denver forward, who reached a buyout agreement with the Xinjiang Guanghui Flying Tigers on Dec. 21 and was cleared by FIBA to return to the NBA two weeks ahead of schedule earlier this week, will make $2.5 million.
Martin, 34, also considered the Miami Heat, Atlanta Hawks, San Antonio Spurs, Los Angeles Lakers and New York Knicks.
Martin will come off the bench for the Clippers, but provide important depth at power forward behind Blake Griffin. At this point in his career he is seen primarily as a defender, but he is expected to play significant minutes for the Clippers, who were previously relying on Reggie Evans and Solomon Jones to back up Griffin and DeAndre Jordan.
That depth is key for a team heading into its toughest stretch of the season -- a six-game road trip at the beginning of February and and another six-game trip at the beginning of March. The Clippers, who lead the Pacific Division at 13-7, are scheduled to play 20 games in 30 days in March.
Signing Martin is something of a coup for the Clippers, who rarely have been seen as a destination for veterans looking to sign with a contender. But that's the impact point guards Chris Paul and Chauncey Billups have had on the organization this season.
Billups, who was Martin's teammate in Denver, played a lead role in recruiting him.
Martin met with the Clippers in early January and was told to watch their games and see if he thinks he would fit in, according to a team source.
The Clippers were only able to offer Martin their mini-mid-level exception or $2.5 million. Miami and the Lakers could have offered him only a minimum contract, while Atlanta and San Antonio could have offered more.
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Rep. Colleen Hanabusa responded Wednesday to the announcement that the U.S. Postal Service will end Saturday mail service. The service reduction will begin in August, however, package delivery will continue on Saturdays.
"I have long opposed reducing mail delivery days because of the hardship it will place on the American people," said Hanabusa. "While I am pleased that the Postal Service has agreed to continue delivering packages on Saturdays -- allowing for the delivery of medications to the growing number of people who receive their prescriptions through the mail, for example -- I remain concerned for those who rely on Saturday delivery for critical matters like paychecks and Social Security checks. When you are talking about someone's sole means of support, a day's delay is significant."
Hanabusa continued, "We also cannot forget that many businesses, especially small businesses, do not operate on a five-day work week. Cutting off Saturday mail delivery will impact their ability to do business and could affect their bottom line."
"Those are primary reasons that I am a cosponsor of House Resolution 30, which calls upon the Postal Service to continue its century-long practice of delivering the mail six days a week. I hope the Postal Service will re-examine its decision and find a financially responsible way to bring this vital service to the people who need it," she added.
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