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Posted 02 February 2013 - 07:44 PM
Posted 02 February 2013 - 07:47 PM
Those are the answers
Do you really think if we came on your forum asking how do you afford hardman saxton etc on your crowds we would receive a friendly reception? . That I'd agree with you calling me silly because I dont bow down and say your point is hugely valid?
I've said all along I dont have the answers but I'm prepared to keep an open mind. Its not like we've signed thackeray dowes and calderwood is it? Looking outward and inward theres so much stuff going on...who can say one club is better than another? One club is law abiding and one isn't.
You're very lucky to be a fev fan. What would happen if it goes #### up? Would you stand by your club or would you slate it?
Good luck to you too. You no doubt will be champs again. So its all good.
Posted 02 February 2013 - 10:07 PM
Posted 02 February 2013 - 10:38 PM
As I've posted on another thread, if a player is good enough for SL they will sign for an SL club. They wouldn't give Fev, Swinton, fax, Workington etc etc another thought.
Posted 03 February 2013 - 12:15 AM
So Gaz, say when the licence's are announced in 2014-15 or whenever it is and your lucky Fev numbers come up (genuinely wishing you luck with that). And then you get rid of 70-90% of your squad for tried and trusted SL players. You would refuse to go and watch games?
As I've posted on another thread, if a player is good enough for SL they will sign for an SL club. They wouldn't give Fev, Swinton, fax, Workington etc etc another thought.
That scenario is totally different to the one your club is facing bryce.The players that come in if we do get rid of any of our players that is.because I think if our players were full time they would do a good job for us in SL anyway. But back to the answer to your question. If we did bring in SL players they would be signed on by my club and they would be Fev rovers players not wigans, Leeds, wires etc. I've got nothing against swinton bryce as I've stated before in previous posts. I do how ever care for teams in the champ and the champ competition itself. I don't want any club to be dictated to by the so called bigger clubs of our sport or the RFL for that matter. I understand your club may be facing really tough times at the minute but do you really think this route is the answer to your problems? Do you honestly think Warrington or the RFL care about swinton lions? I'm only saying this because I do care just because I don't support swinton lions doesn't mean I don't care about the club or any other champ club for that matter. My club as been in a lot worse of a state than your club is in at the moment. and us fans did everything we could to stop the merger/ us being a feeder club etc and look where we are now. Ok we're not in SL but we are the best we can be at this moment in time. That's just my opinion though bryce whether I am right or wrong.
Posted 03 February 2013 - 01:05 AM
Agecroft is our only hope and has been for a long time. Championship survival is vital to achieve our return to M27 and if it means dr players from Warrington for 2013 then so be it. I can't see us having broken any rules, played the sytem, yes.
Posted 03 February 2013 - 01:29 AM
Posted 03 February 2013 - 03:32 AM
Yes you are having a go, just as one or two others. Fact is can anyone tell me which rule the Lions have broke......well perhaps none so all you lot who don't like it....... Bugga off.even SL teams take players on loan.....don't they.
Where have I ever stated you were breaking the rules? Where have I ever stated I was having ago? Bryce didn't see my post in the way you are insinuating it does. He gave back a decent response. I will admit I don't like the system marshy but that's not because you have x amount of Warrington players in your squad. It's because I see this system going down the merger/ feeder club route in the not so distant future and I would hate to see any champ club go down that route. I agree I might be wrong marshy but I just think its a slippery slope that you might not be able to climb back up.
Posted 03 February 2013 - 06:57 AM
I can only say this Phil. ..you drifted off to Leigh for a few seasons. I remember you still came on the swinton forum.
I think you are pretty unique in that respect.
I fail to see the relevance of your campaigning . We've all done our bit. Some of it financially or in others.
Look at people like riggy, spelly, barbara, , martin, paul Davison. I am yet to see them mention there unsung and free efforts of time money and inspiration.
If you were one of our diplomats I wonder did you get it all wrong?
Who knows how this will pan out? Ive asked this question and I don't know the answer. So many hate filled people seem to instantly be experts.
I approach it with an open mind. Many of us with just as big a stake holding as you both financially and spiritually will too.
I tell you again that if you think you are the only person who believes that a return to m27 is imperative and a firm local backing and background essential than you are misguided and misunderstand so many of the arguments put to you by me and many others.
What a lot of posts there have been on this topic whilst I've been away from the forum for just over 24 hours!
Yes I gave my support to Leigh, in fact I've always watched both sides when I can. Leigh isn't my home town but it is the place I spent all my school hours from the age of 4 to 18 inclusive. The Chief Exec and Coach are people I know and greatly respect. Its also the place I was introduced to RL.
So you're spot on that I'll probably "drift off" there again, although given the home ground is the same venue that's perhaps not the best turn of phrase. Please allow me a little time to explain the reasons why.
If I truly believed I was the only person to rate a return to M27 as imperative, I would also recognise there would be no point spending a minute debating it on here. That comment is silly. If we are going to have a reasoned debate you need to at least be fair minded and not prejudiced. Of course its about a lot more people than just me. Including by the way a very significant number of people that never come near this forum, nor been near Swinton Lions for many years either.
One of the most relevant things from the campaigning was the opportunity to talk to various people from all sorts of roles across the community and get an insight into how they perceive the club. What really struck home was the way in which the things people said went well beyond pure nostalgia. These were people of serious influence today in all the local high schools, some of the primary schools, amateur sports groups, NHS, Salford Leisure that run the Fit City centres, Salford University...etc. Consistently the line was an expression of loss and frustration that Swinton Lions was no longer a part of the community, not just in the context of reminiscent memories about various things that used to happen in the Station Road era and no longer do, but also things happening now and in the future that a professional rugby league club proactive in the community could help them with. These were tangible things, with a real impact on young people especially.
We embodied what can be done with the Performing Arts Showcase, consisted of kids doing various bits of music and dance at Park Lane in partnership with Swinton High School and facilitated by teachers plus volunteers. Doesn't sound much but it was a great success and a genuine win-win outcome. Lots of people went to the ground that day that otherwise wouldn't have even known there was a match on. But the best outcome of all was talking both at the game and afterwards to the kids and teachers about what they had got out of the experience - the evidence of which was clear from smiles and excitement. If that's irrelevant then the cause really is lost.
As you correctly observe I'm far from the world's best diplomat. I don't seek popularity. Neither do I seek power. But there are causes I believe in. Sometimes a cause needs someone prepared to challenge the status quo without any longing for personal advancement, and that's what I sought to do. The message to the MP at the time (now the Mayor), Leader and Deputy Leader of the Council was simple - "Why aren't YOU guys doing anything about this clear longing in the heart of the community you are supposed to represent?". Backed by the observation that future generations would miss out, if they weren't prepared to act.
That whole dialog was also very relevant. as it revealed some of the reasons why the land lay in the way it did. There was a lot of negativity towards Swinton Lions, driven by dented egos, noses put out of joint by Malcolm White inparticular and mismanagement of Swinton Lions in general. Tellingly, the focus wasn't on the feelings of the COMMUNITY, a massive problem being that key players weren't looking beyond their upset at past actions of rogues. They weren't looking at what was best for the area, they were focussed instead on relative pettyness.
So the conclusion has to be that things don't need to be like that. Getting Swinton Lions back into the community is achievable. Whats needed to achieve it is political will, focus on the right things and hard work. There is no good reason why Swinton Lions cannot ultimately be just as good a club as Featherstone, Leigh, Halifax etc. The community contains a big number of people that still miss the club to this day and would enjoy backing Swinton Lions once again, if only the club was made relevant to them.
To this end, having given it a massive amount of thought, I've concluded its important Swinton Lions don't succeed by going down this route of pushing the limits of partnership with Warrington so far that the identity of the team is damaged. Without a doubt I would hate for other Championship clubs to feel oblidged to follow suit in order to compete, as the end result of that would be complete annihilation of the semi pro game in this country. I value the semi pro game and want it to thrive. Sadly the current evidence is that Paul Kidd et al are more interested in rubbing shoulders with the Super League fraternity than they are in knuckling down to the hard and relatively unglamourous work that is needed to address the real things holding back both Swinton Lions and aspects of life in the community whose name the club continues to bear. So I find it hard to give their regime my backing any longer.
I don't have those problems when handing over admission money to Leigh Centurians. At least doing that my support for the game won't be lost entirely.
And yes, I may still visit the forum. Reason being that I would still like to see a Swinton Lions club based in the community and benefitting the community. That's the same reason why I visited the forum but not Gigg Lane for a few years - the two things were incompatible to the point that Malcolm White's Chairmanship ending was a prerequisite for any progress. So to me it made sense to do what I could to speed up that process. Equally I now hope this link with Warrington fails, otherwise I suspect the Lions will probably end up playing at Halliwell Jones and that will be that.
Posted 03 February 2013 - 07:04 AM
That really OUGHT to ring some alarm bells very loudly.
Posted 03 February 2013 - 08:02 AM
You asked about our heritage and community projects
Those are the answers
Do you really think if we came on your forum asking how do you afford hardman saxton etc on your crowds we would receive a friendly reception? . That I'd agree with you calling me silly because I dont bow down and say your point is hugely valid?
I've said all along I dont have the answers but I'm prepared to keep an open mind. Its not like we've signed thackeray dowes and calderwood is it? Looking outward and inward theres so much stuff going on...who can say one club is better than another? One club is law abiding and one isn't.
You're very lucky to be a fev fan. What would happen if it goes #### up? Would you stand by your club or would you slate it?
Good luck to you too. You no doubt will be champs again. So its all good.
There is an important factor to note - the projects you have highlighted have been driven and facilitated by volunteers drawn from the support base, not by the club itself.
This is quite telling on a few levels. It goes to show; the community still misses its club; the support base has a lot of talent and ability within it, and; there's no evidence from work of the club itself available for you to highlight. Says a lot.
Posted 03 February 2013 - 09:46 AM
Posted 03 February 2013 - 10:14 AM
If we all stopped going Phill, it would definitely be the end of Swinton Lions. We go to support our club of 147 years and counting. We go for the hope of a return to M27. As you know, it's possible, and as long as it is possible, I'll watch the Lions.
I just cannot find it within myself to give backing to this totally cynical and very damaging way of trying to undercut other clubs in the league by prostituting the club as a glorified reserve side for Warrington, no matter how successful that team proves to be. Its just wrong. No more Swinton matches for me unless the situation changes. Very very sad day on a personal level, but c'est la vie.
Posted 03 February 2013 - 10:37 AM
Posted 03 February 2013 - 10:46 AM
I hope you enjoy Leigh and look forward to seeing you on Good Friday.
Posted 03 February 2013 - 11:08 AM
I wonder if they're "cheating."
One thing I've been considering in all this is that we have not signed anyone directly from super league like this ie a regular first teamer.
The two main detracting sets of fans in this discussion are from Workington and Featherstone. ..who both have.
Why is signing youngsters and giving them a go worse than signing journey men mercenaries?
Just a question. ...
Posted 03 February 2013 - 11:37 AM
Posted 03 February 2013 - 11:45 AM
Posted 03 February 2013 - 11:53 AM
It seems to me the fact we have taken a number of players from one club that is causing the issues for some.
Posted 03 February 2013 - 11:53 AM
It seems to me the fact we have taken a number of players from one club that is causing the issues for some.

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The Department's Implementation of Financial Incentive Programs under the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant Program
The Department of Energy's (Department) Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant (EECBG) Program, funded for the first time by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Recovery Act), was intended to help US cities, counties and states develop, promote, implement and manage energy efficiency and conservation projects. The EECBG Program received $3.2 billion in Recovery Act funding for competitive and formula grants. Of the $3.2 billion, approximately $284 million was designated by EECBG recipients for financial incentive programs. The Department had taken a number of positive steps to implement and administer EECBG financial incentive programs to ensure accountability for Recovery Act funding and compliance with laws and regulations. For example, with the launch of the Recovery Act, the Department introduced the Solution Center, an online portal for technical assistance resources that included best practices, templates, online trainings and webcasts. However, our review found two major challenges in ensuring the effectiveness of the EECBG financial incentive programs. These challenges included: (1) Ensuring grant recipients were on track to meet expenditure goals for their financial incentive programs prior to the end of their grant periods; and, (2) Finalizing grant recipient guidance on their responsibilities for long-term monitoring and reporting of financial incentive programs funding. We found that the Department understood these challenges and had taken action to address them. Additionally, we noted that the Department had identified and was taking action to address a problem with one recipient that had not complied with Federal requirements to segregate Recovery Act funds from other funding sources in its accounting system.
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The perfect Sunday nosh: A short history of the bagel. In an age when allegedly edible breadstuffs that my grandmother would have barely recognized have become ubiquitous, did you know that even the Pharaohs had a yen for the iconic Jewish comfort food that is as much a symbol of New York City as baguettes are to Paris? Bagels turn out to be surprisingly easy to make at home, too, though they won't be the same without a schmear and some nice Nova. (Previously on Ask.) Extra credit: the history of everything.
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Second Generation DirectX 11 Tessellator
DirectX 11 made tessellation a standard feature but, even though the Radeon HD 5000 series complied with all the technical requirements of the new API, its tessellation performance was poor. We might even say that the Radeon HD 5000 cards offered but formal support for that feature. This was not a problem as long as Nvidia didn't have DirectX 11 solutions at all, especially as there were almost no games utilizing tessellation. The release of the Fermi architecture changed the situation because Fermi-based cards were much faster than their Radeon HD opponents at processing geometry as we could see in the Stone Giant and Unigine Heaven benchmarks as well as in Metro 2033.
Tessellation had used to be an interesting but nonstandard and rarely employed opportunity until DirectX 11. But after it had become an industry standard, AMD had to work hard to improve its tessellation unit in the new Radeon HD generation and match Nvidia's solutions in that respect.
AMD's tessellation technology is eight generations old already, but we can disregard the six generations before DirectX 11 as they didn't ever get much recognition from game developers. Thus, the Barts features a second-generation DirectX 11-compatible tessellation unit from AMD.
Before discussing what improvements have been implemented in the Barts in terms of tessellation, let's take a look at the whole DirectX 11 tessellation pipeline.
Briefly, the hull shader calculates tessellation parameters for each patch edge and defines the number of fragments to split each edge into. The tessellator calculates the coordinates of each new vertex. The domain shader sends data (texture coordinates, UVW coordinates, etc.) about all vertexes along the pipeline. The hull shader can optionally convert the control points of a triangular patch into control points of a square patch. Therefore data can be sent directly from the hull shader to the domain shader.
As you can understand from this brief description, tessellation is quite a complex process. It means that the tessellator's ability to split primitives (patches) into multiple parts is one, but not the only, performance-limiting factor.
The new second-generation tessellation unit features a number of improvements, but not for the whole tessellation pipeline. The developers have improved thread management for domain shaders and re-sized some queues and buffers to achieve significantly higher peak throughput, particularly at lower tessellation levels. AMD warns that excessive tessellation with a polygon size below 16 pixels is harmful for performance, so we can infer that the Barts' tessellator reaches its peak performance at that (or larger) triangle size.
This warning by AMD may be meant to explain why the Northern Islands GPUs may be inferior at very aggressive tessellation levels to the Fermi GPUs which incorporate numerous PolyMorph geometry engines. On the other hand, excessive tessellation can indeed be harmful because each new triangle involves more color calculations, texture sampling and other operations. Modern GPUs work with 2*2-pixel tiles, so it is desirable to have polygons the size of 4, 8, 16, 32, 64 pixels and so on. As soon as polygons become smaller than 4 pixels, the GPU has to process more tiles and slows down catastrophically. In other words, a modern GPU can suffer a terrible performance hit when processing 1-pixel polygons whereas the increased level of detail will hardly be noticeable during actual gameplay.
According to the official commentaries, the improvements in the Barts' tessellator did not require much more transistors but helped make that unit twice as fast in some synthetic tasks. Like any other claim, this one needs checking out in practical applications, but if the new chip's tessellation performance is indeed so high, the Nvidia GeForce GTX 460 will only have two technical advantages over its Radeon counterpart: PhysX and CUDA.
We can expect the future architectures, Southern Islands, Hecatonchires, etc., to bring some innovations into the very design of the tessellation pipeline, like what Nvidia offers in its Fermi architecture where each large array of stream processors has a dedicated tessellator for optimal data threading.


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Apple got a serving of bad publicity along with the good recently. At nearly the same time astonishing revenues were being announced, we started to hear about the working conditions at FoxConn, the Chinese factory where iPads and iPhones are assembled. According to reports that I have seen, workers live in overcrowded dorms, work extended hours and the workforce has included underage individuals. While I doubt these revelations will any direct impact on Apple or its revenues, could it actually result in working conditions being improved for those who put together all the tech products that we all love? I don't particularly enjoy purchasing a sense of guilt along with the latest devices.
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Honestly, the impact will probably be very limited. I suspect that Apple will press for curtailment of the most egregious of the labor practices at FoxConn, and I suspect FoxConn will become better at concealing them. There are reasons that it is cheaper to manufacture products in China than the US, aside from a robust and versatile supply chain for tech product components in China. There is no OSHA (and even though some people think of that as a good OSHA="gubment", look at the reduction in the rate of workplace deaths and injuries since OSHA came into being). There are no unions to advocate for reasonable hours, pay and working conditions. I don't mean to sound overly relativistic, but China is not the U.S. or Europe, and it can be easy to expect conditions there be comparable to what we in the west are accustomed to for workers. At the same time, before we shake out heads and tsk-tsk too loudly, people might want to see what conditions are like in the US for migrant workers. I grew up in the South where workers were in the fields when it was 90+ degrees doing back breaking labor for little pay. They also lived in overcrowded facilities. Perhaps things have changed since I left, but I've seen nothing at FoxConn that is worse than the conditions I saw for many of the field hands in my youth.
Even so, most western companies don't like news stories linking them to exploitive labor practices, so I suspect that Apple has been on the phone with FoxConn trying to improve the situation if only to avoid bad press.


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Deutsche Bahn AG staff will assist you on board the train and at the station to ensure that you enjoy a pleasant journey. Your satisfaction is our prime concern.
Compensation for late arrival at your destination station
- Passengers who arrive at their destination station 60 minutes late or more are entitled to compensation of 25 per-cent of the fare paid for a single journey, and 50 per-cent for delays of 120 minutes or more.
- For return journeys, compensation is calculated as half of the fare paid.
- Holders of regional and long-distance season tickets are entitled to lump-sum compensation for each delay of 60 minutes or more. Holders of weekly and monthly tickets for regional trains are kindly asked to note all delays and submit one application for compensation to the Passengers' Rights Service Centre on expiry of their ticket.
- Compensation of less than EUR 4 will not be paid out. This means that holders of season tickets for regional trains have to claim at least two (1st class) or three (2nd class) delays and submit the claims as one application.
- Holders of season tickets are entitled to compensation amounting to a maximum of 25 per-cent of the value of the season ticket.
- Passengers entitled to compensation can choose between a travel voucher or a cash payment.
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- continue the journey later if this means reducing the delay in arrival at the destination station, or
- use a different train for which no reservations are compulsory. Passengers who have a ticket for a regional train but use a higher quality train in such cases are first obliged to pay the additionally required ticket/supplement for the change of train and can subsequently claim for a refund of these costs. This regulation does not apply to tickets for substantially reduced fares (e.g. Schönes-Wochenende-Ticket, Laender-Tickets).
In cases of expected delays of 60 minutes or more in arrival at the destination station, passengers can
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- have the unused section of the journey refunded in case of partial usage.
- have both the section of the journey already used as well as the unused section refunded if the journey is abandoned and the passenger returns to the station of departure.
Refund of any necessary expenses owing to delays
- If the train is expected to arrive at the destination station with a delay of 60 minutes or more and the scheduled time of arrival is between 00:00 and 05:00, the passenger is entitled to use a different means of transport (e.g. bus or taxi). The cost of such alternative transport will be refunded up to a maximum of EUR 80.
- The above also applies if the last scheduled train of the day is cancelled, so that the passenger cannot reach the destination station by 24:00 without using a different means of transport.
- Passengers who are obliged to seek overnight accommodation owing to a train cancellation or delay and who cannot reasonably be expected to continue their journey the same day are entitled to reimbursement of reasonable accommodation expenses.
- If the railway provides the passenger with alternative means of transport or any necessary accommodation free of charge, this option shall always take precedence over any alternatives organised by the passenger.
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Please check that all the documents are complete and submit the printed passengers' rights form as follows:
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One of the points I've made over and over again, before, during and after the 2007 election was that the electorate had tired of the noise level; the ranting and raving and constant theatrics of the Howard government. In voting for Kevin Rudd, people were voting, among other things, for someone who appeared safe, reassuring and confident; someone who wouldn't constantly be in their faces with culture wars, wars and the politics of fear. Now Tony Abbott is taking us back to the future, and not just through the resurrection of the Madame Tussaud gallery of Howard front benchers. All the masculinist rhetoric we're currently hearing (including that of "Abbott's army") is precisely what most people don't want from their pollies at this point in time.
On Lateline tonight, Liberal frontbencher and new Immigration shadow minister Scott Morrison, claimed, in defending Barnaby Joyce's mad ravings, that folks didn't want "clones and drones".
Let's make a number of further points about this claim, and Joyce's effusions.
(a) It may well be that some Labor ministers can be represented as clones and drones (though others, like Julia Gillard, are able to get the message across with more than a bit of wit and verve). But they're not just on message – unlike the Libs, who continue to be, in Terry Flew's words, chronic attention seekers, and will make themselves the story even when not openly brawling with each other – they're also appearing as calm, measured, assured, apolitical. And Kevin Rudd is a much better communicator than he's given credit for. He saves the bureaucrat-speak for his COAG performances and the like, where he actually doesn't want the soundbite widely disseminated. Watching what does actually get on the 7pm news shows that his poll ratings are not an artefact of chance, or the lack of a good opposition, or whatever.
(b) Following on from that observation, it is just nuts to have the more savvy members of the media (that is, those that aren't busily writing stories about the excellence of a frontbench that will take up the 'fight') competing with ministers to goad either Abbott or Joyce into sillier and sillier statements.
(c) Joyce's populist stuff plays to a rural and regional base with a petit bourgeois mentality. At best, it's targeted to farmers and small business; at worst, it's pretty close to LaRouchite speak. There are just not that many voters with a mindset receptive to this sort of thing who aren't already voting for the Coalition, and the fiction that 'battlers' will go with know-nothing nativism ignores the rock of WorkChoices. How many times will Eric Abetz have to deny that he still believes penalty rates are evil?
(d) Constantly carrying on like a pork chop might appear to an illusory base, or rather help to reconstruct such a base, but flicking the switch to populism disguises the change in the nature of right wing politics away from neo-liberal reverence for the market. It won't be to the taste of big business. It's not dissimilar to the worldview of elements of the state Nats in Queensland (surprise, surprise). As Andrew Elder has argued, Tony Abbott isn't just captive to Nick Minchin, he's effectively become Barnaby's patsy too. Barnaby won't so much care about winning the next election. He's more interested in keeping the Nats alive, and in an echo of the Queensland LNP, working for the National-isation of the federal Coalition.
It's interesting to watch, but it isn't a path to federal electoral competitiveness.
(e) The Abbott/Joyce mob, in the absence of the shift to a more robust level of public funding (and those bills are likely to have a long ride through to Senate passage), may be anticipating that kicking the populist can will lead to some sort of grassroots effusion of donations. It didn't work for 'Joh for PM', but then he didn't have the internet.
But the problem here is that they're then captive to their base, and it will make it harder for them to make the sorts of noises they need to make to be seen as 'responsible economic managers'.
…Welcome to Barnaby's Wombat Trail.
Update: Barnaby and the CEC.
Update: More from Andrew Elder:
In 2007, the Liberals could not get used to the idea that Howard was leading them into perdition. In 2009, the Abbott Experiment is all about the idea that Howard-style conservatism is an idea that has not been properly tried, let alone exhausted. It's an idea held by nobody who doesn't vote Liberal/National/CEC already.


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On the Psychology of Prediction: Whose Is the Fallacy?
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Cognition, v7 n4 p385-407 Dec 1979
Until recently, norms of experimental reasoning have lacked systematic theoretical development. Thus, it has been easy for psychologists like Tversky and Kahneman to misclassify certain human reasoning processes as being Pascalian and invalid, rather than as being Baconian and valid. (CP)
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Manual Woodworkers bows Earth Echoes lines
November 20, 2008-- Home Textiles Today,
Hendersonville, N.C. – Among new collections for its winter 2009 seasonal shows, Manual Woodworkers & Weavers Inc. has created an eco-minded collection of coordinating decorative pillows, placemats and throws called Earth Echoes.
Available in natural palettes of greens, taupe or black, these pieces are woven and made using eco-friendly materials. Most of the yarns are made of 100% post industrial/post consumer polyester from recycled plastic bottles, "to help preserve our environment and make your life easier with easy-care, weather resistant material," the company said.
Manual Woodworkers & Weavers, privately held and established here in 1932, is known for its tapestry assortments of home textiles, among other home goods including ceramic tabletop pieces, metal accents as well as women's fashion accessories.
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BMBF - Sustainable Land Management, module B (LAMA)
To meet the challenges of regional and global changes, innovative concepts and strategies of land management and the necessary knowledge base, technologies, instruments and system solutions are required. The purpose of this funding programme should therefore be to initiate research that contributes to sustainable land management in accordance with the objectives of sustainable development strategy and climate change goals of the federal government of Germany. The promotion program includes the modules 'interactions between land management, climate change and ecosystem services' (Module A) and 'Innovative system solutions for sustainable land management' (Module B).
Module B primarily has a German focus but takes into account the international applicability or exportability of results. Overarching thematic priorities are defined for that purpose.
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Applicants should familiarize themselves - in their own interest - in the context of the proposed transaction with the 7th Make EU Research Framework familiar. They should check whether the planned project includes specific European components which make such an exclusive or additional EU support is possible. The results of the tests will be briefly described in the grant application. Preference is given to encourage collaborative projects. Be demonstrated before a funding decision must be a basic agreement on certain criteria stipulated by the BMBF. Details to the BMBF leaflet - Form 0110 (http://www.kp.dlr.de/profi/easy/formular.html) will be removed. Partners in a collaborative project must govern your cooperation for the start of the project in a cooperation agreement. In Module B is the inclusion of the industrial sector, especially Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) are strongly encouraged.
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|Office of the Attorney General - State of Texas
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March 10, 1999
Mr. Burk Roberts
Dear Mr. Roberts:
You ask whether certain information is subject to required public disclosure under the Texas Open Records Act, chapter 552 of the Government Code. Your request was assigned ID# 122728.
The City of Harker Heights (the "city") received a request for a certain police report. You seek to withhold the requested information under sections 552.101 and 552.108 of the government Code.
Section 552.101 excepts information from public disclosure when the information is confidential by law. Subsection (a) of section 261.201 of the Family Code provides:
(a) The following information is confidential, is not subject to public release under Chapter 552, Government Code, and may be disclosed only for purposes consistent with [the Family] code and applicable federal or state law or under rules adopted by an investigating agency:
(1) a report of alleged or suspected abuse or neglect made under . . . chapter [261 of the Family Code] and the identity of the person making the report; and
(2) except as otherwise provided in this section, the files, reports, records, communications, audiotapes, videotapes, and working papers used or developed in an investigation under . . . chapter [261 of the Family Code] or in providing services as a result of an investigation.
We have examined the requested report and determined that it is subject to section 261.201 and that none of the exceptions to confidentiality set out in the section are applicable here. You have not informed this office that the city has adopted any rules providing for release of this information. Accordingly, we conclude that the requested report is confidential and must be withheld in its entirety. Since we have disposed of this request under section 552.101 in conjunction with section 261.201 of the Family Code, we need not address your claim under section 552.108.
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Teachers show up for class 94 percent of the time, according to a new survey of the country's biggest school districts. But the National Council on Teacher Quality also reports attendance is far less in some districts, including the two biggest ones in Ohio. StateImpact reporter Amy Hansen has the story.
Cleveland's teachers missed more classes than any of the other 40 big-city districts surveyed; more than Washington D.C. and New York and other big city school systems. Cleveland teachers were absent three weeks per year, or 15.60 days, on average.
Columbus had the second highest number of teacher absences with an average of 14.82 days.
Some of those absences could have been for teacher training sessions. The survey counted those as well as absences for illness and personal reasons.
In the view of the teacher quality advocacy group, an absence is an absence.
"Regardless of the reason, we need both districts and teachers to do everything they can to minimize the time a teacher's away from their class," National Council on Teacher Quality's Nancy Waymack, one of the report's authors, said.
Aside from the loss of learning students may suffer when their classroom teacher is out, there's another loss: money.
Collectively, the 40 districts spent more than $420 million to pay for substitute teachers last year, the report said.


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NRF forecast upbeat for 2014
February 6, 2014-- Home Textiles Today,
Washington D.C. - Envisioning deliberate growth in the economy and higher consumer spending, the National Retail Federation today released an encouraging 2014 forecast that calls for solid growth in retail and online sales this year.
NRF said it is projecting total retail industry sales - excluding automobiles, gas stations, and restaurants - to increase 4.1%, up from the preliminary 3.7% growth seen in 2013. It expects online sales to grow between 9% and 12%.
"Measured improvements in economic growth combined with positive expectations for continued consumer spending will put the retail industry in a relatively good place in 2014," said Matthew Shay, NRF president and ceo. "Though headwinds in the form of the looming debt ceiling debates, increased health care costs, and regulatory concerns still pose risks for both consumers and retailers, we are cautiously optimistic and hopeful that the economic tides will change in 2014.
Key factors influencing the forecast include:
- Economic growth above its long-term historical average. Early estimates for growth in the economy as measured by real GDP could range from 2.6% to 3% - "a noticeable improvement from the estimated 1.9% rate for 2013, and the fastest pace in the past three years," according to NRF.
- Ongoing and modest recovery in the labor market at an average pace of approximately 185,000 jobs per month, which could bring unemployment to near 6.5% or lower by the end of 2014.
- Inflation as measured by the CPI predicted to inch higher to as much as 1.7% in 2014.
- Continued improvement in the housing section - "and stronger household and business confidence should spur more consumer spending overall," NRF added.
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When asked what other incentives complete their compensation packages, respondents reported the following. They were asked to check all the incentives that applied to them.
Retirement plan — 74.2 percent
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When an athlete plays for a city, fans expect them to support all the teams in the area. If the athlete cheers for another team, especially if it's a rival, expect some backlash.
As The Washington Post's Dan Steinberg noted back in 2012, Washington Nationals star Bryce Harper has previously admitted to being a Dallas Cowboys fan. Being a fan is one thing, but donning the hat of the Washington Redskins' biggest rival is another.
Harper sported a Cowboys hat during a recent trip to the National Zoo in Washington, D.C. As you could imagine, that didn't sit well with Washington fans.
@sugelover @Bharper3407 I know that's not a Star on your head #HTTR— Marvin (@Sixfoot87) June 8, 2014
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There are at least 3 separate dining sections offering the same menu and prices so we opted for the more intimate back room. We shared a pretty good Caesar salad and each ordered the evening�s special of seared escolar with green peppercorn and heirloom tomato sauce accompanied by pencil asparagus and butternut squash. The esocolar was moist and the accompanying sauce was incredible.
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Punished for conservationDecember 05,2012On Nov. 27 city officials reported that since less water is being used, rates have to go up or the budget has to come down. Now wait a minute. If we install water-saving devices in our homes, take shorter showers, fix leaky faucets, resist sprinkling the lawn three times a week, shouldnt we not only save water, but also save money? If we turn down the thermostat, we expect to use less heating oil and save money, right? If we trade in our SUVs for compacts, we expect to help the planet and our pocketbooks, right? The government certainly wouldnt raise the per-gallon tax so that its take remains the same.
So how can the city of Rutland propose to raise the rate for water usage because weve been good citizens and conserved water? We should be rewarded, thereby encouraged to conserve water. If we conserve, our water bills should go down. The city water budget should not be an immovable object. It makes sense that it should go down if we use less water. What are they thinking?
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Chamaepetes unicolor is rare to locally fairly common throughout the highlands of Costa Rica and in Chiriquí, Bocas del Toro, Veraguas (Calovévora and Sante Fe) and west Coclé, west Panama5,6. It is common (estimated density of 7.4 birds/km2) in the Monteverde Cloud Forest Preserve, Costa Rica2, and large areas of suitable habitat are protected in La Amistad International Park and the Cordillera de Guanacaste7. This suggests that the 1994 population estimate of 800-1,000 birds in Costa Rica8 is too low. In Panama, it was reported as locally common in the 1930s, uncommon and local in 19714, and rare to locally fairly common (e.g. in Fortuna Forest Reserve) in the 1980s5. The species was found to be fairly common at Cerro Pena Blanca, west of El Cope, in 200110.
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October 12, 2012-- Home Textiles Today,
Retail impresario Marvin Traub died July 11 in New York after battling bladder cancer.
Traub joined Bloomingdales out of college and worked his way up the organization, becoming president in 1969 and chairman in 1978. Along the way, he transformed the retailer from an also-ran family department store into an upscale retail emporium and mentored generations of the industry's most highly regarded retail executives.
After his retirement, he founded Marvin Traub Associates, a retail consulting firm which was also involved in assembling the partnership that put Bloomingdales into Dubai in 2010.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be sent to the Marvin and Lee Traub Flexible Financial Aid Fund at Harvard, or to Pin Down Bladder Cancer, the charity Traub established.
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"The Paradise" continues on Masterpiece Classic, Sunday at 8 pm
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Miss Audrey falls ill and Moray must appoint one of the girls as her substitute, causing the rivalry between Denise and Clara to intensify. Meanwhile, Katherine is enjoying the affections of new suitor Peter Adler, but she is still conflicted about her lingering feelings for Moray. A surprising character finds the cause of Miss Audrey's illness, and Moray steps in to bring her back to health.
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Poet Jack Gilbert has passed away at age eighty-seven. The Los Angeles Times touches on Gilbert's singular life and career.
In memory of Jack Gilbert, Tin House posted Gilbert's poem "Tear it Down" yesterday on its Tumblr.
"Amazon wriggles out of paying corporation tax in the UK and other European countries by channeling its European business through a Luxembourg-based parent company." Melville House looks at the recent scrutiny politicians in the United Kingdom have focused on Amazon.
"I keep copies of the novel in a knapsack under the waiter's station just for moments like these." Balls author Julian Tepper recounts giving a copy of his first novel to one his regular restaurant customers—novelist Philip Roth. (Paris Review Daily)
Brain Pickings offers a few food recipes from famous authors, including Allen Ginsberg's borsch, and John Keats's porridge.
If you haven't seen the new James Bond film, Skyfall, it features a few lines from Tennyson's "Ulysses." (Harriet)
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Sometimes you need some Russian dressing as an accompaniment to a dish you are making (such as a nice Reuben sandwich), but it doesn't make sense to buy a whole bottle that will just go unused. This will help you out in those times.
Ingredients Nutrition
- 1⁄3 cup ketchup
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- 2 tablespoons red wine vinegar or 2 tablespoons sherry wine vinegar
- 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
- 3 tablespoons grated onions
- 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
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Ok I did the math calculations on the calories for this recipe and it is absolutely WRONG...
1/3 C ketchup is 107 Calories
2 Tablespoons of sugar is 90 Calories
2 Tablespoons of red wine vinegar or sherry wine vinegar is 0 Calories
1/2 Teaspoon of salt is 0 Calories
3 Tablespoons of fresh grated onions is 12 Calories
1 Teaspoon of Worcestershire sauce is 5 Calories
3 Tablespoons of Olive Oil (Extra Virgin) is 360 Calories
for a grand total of 574 Calories for this recipe.... so I did NOT do the math on the fat but I can if anyone wants that as well... basically the fat calories come from the olive oil but that is generally known as a good fat... If anything, I would maybe use 2 Tablespoons of Olive Oil instead of 3 Tablespoons...Which would cut this recipe down 120 calories per recipe as suggested by another blogger here...
Great recipe by the way... super easy and yummy.. but NOT 1098.9 Calories per serving.. hello!! I was like No way that can be right...
Yum! Very tasty and a wonderful taste on crisp garden lettuces. I made sure the lettuces were ice cold, and the dressing too, and it was heaven on the plate. I halved the recipe and it worked out beautifully!I followed the suggestion of a previous reviewer and used honey instead of sugar, (to me, it makes a smoother consistency) but all the rest stayed the same. Very yummy and you won't be buying it from the store, every again. Made for *I Recommend* July 2009
Made for I Recommend Tag. Since discovering some additional food allergies, I've been on a quest to find good salad dressings and this one is great. Love the sweet and tangy flavor. I only used two tablespoons of oil instead of three and it still tasted great. The only thing that I might do different next time is to use honey instead of sugar. Thanks for posting this Jackie!


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Serves: 48Ingredients:
2 1/4 cup(s) all-purpose flour
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1 tsp ground ginger
1 tsp ground cinnamon
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1 cup(s) packed light brown sugar
3/4 cup(s) vegetable oil
1/4 cup(s) molasses
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2 tsp baking soda
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1 tsp ground cinnamon
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Combine flour, baking soda, ginger, cinnamon, and nutmeg together in a medium sized bowl.
In a large bowl mix together the brown sugar, oil, molasses and egg. Add dry ingredients to the molasses batter and stir well.
Form 2 large balls of dough; flatten dough out to a large square and put in plastic wrap and place in the refrigerator for 1 to 2 hours.
Preheat oven to 375 degrees
Remove dough from refrigerator and let stand for 10 to 15 minutes. Unwrap and place plastic wrap under and over the dough. Using a rolling pin roll the dough out to 1/4 inch thickness. and cut cookies out using a 3 inch cookie cutter. Place cookies on a nonstick cookie sheet and bake for 8 to 10 minutes. If desired decorate with frosting.
I have found that using plastic wrap instead of parchment paper and flour works much better when rolling out your dough. Besides being messy the flour dries out your dough and makes it crack. The plastic wrap keeps your dough moist and you can roll the dough out very thin without it splitting or cracking. If you are concerned about using plastic wrap, use an environmentally safe brand.
A friend and I went shopping before Christmas for some sundry items such as a wreath, flowers and a small tree. Okay, yes, I waited until the last minute to get my tree. And no I didn't buy one. I wanted a table top tree and they were all gone so my dear friend lent me her adorable twig tree for my table instead.
In our travels we found this quaint old fashioned general store; the kind that sells home made pies, real maple syrup, cakes and cookies, apple cider, etc. It brought back so many memories of traveling to New England with my husband Tom.
I told my friend that if Tom were still alive we could easily have spent $300.00 or more buying Christmas items, pies, cakes, cookies, etc. Now I remember how I got so huge. It's a wonderful feeling to be able to walk into one of those stores and walk out with a container of cider and not the whole store.
I still find it hard to believe how different I look. It's a great feeling and a reminder that this is my Christmas gift to myself every year. As of December 12 I have kept the weight off for 2 years. There's no going back.
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This past two months, New York's Village Vanguard has been featuring a series of the finest working trios in jazz today. Ranging from Tommy Flanagan's almost telepathic work with Kenny Washington, Brad Mheldou's great group with Larry Grenadier and Jorge Rossy, Kenny Barron's Monklike musings with Buster Williams and Ben Riley, all the way to Cecil Taylor's musical explorations, this classic NYC club has proven that the art of the piano trio is alive and well.
When acts play the Vanguard, they usually are there to play at this esteemed venue and to push their latest product. While there is certainly nothing wrong with selling jazz records in a shrinking market, it is refreshing when a trio is just there to play. This was the case with Cyrus Chestnut and his fine trio. The Baltimore native who has completed stints with Betty Carter and Wynton Marsalis, has recently found a rather unique style and voice in terms of his playing and writing and was in fine form in displaying that to a very attentive audience. Starting off with a few tunes from his 1995 Atlantic release The Dark before the Dawn", Sentimentalia and Call me later, Cyrus and company were off and running, combining a post-bop feel with a bluesy "laid backness" that was at once accessible and challenging. While never losing his sense of humor, Cyrus dismissed the group and proceeded to play a few gospel tunes alone at the piano. The classically trained pianist is one of the very few players who can fuse trad-style playing with a New Orleans type of rhythmic sensibility without sounding trite or screamingly derivative. That being completed, the group came back on the bandstand and played a supple reading of "If I Should Lose You", featuring bassist Steve Kirby. Kirby is a rock-solid groove master who fits in perfectly with the percussive playing of his leader and the fine drumming of Garnett. To close out the set, a version of Caravan slowly crept out of a piano/drums intro that drew gasps of pleasure and anticipation from audience members throughout the club. Garnett played a very melodic hand drum motif which set the table for the musical feast that the trio served up, using Juan Tizol's classic tune as a perfect vehicle to send the crowd out into the New York night, happy, smiling and satisfied.


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NEWS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEApril 17, 2009 Contact: Dave Nelson (512) 463-0112
AUSTIN — The Texas Senate today approved SB 7 by State Senator Jane Nelson, R-Flower Mound, designed to modernize and improve patient outcomes in Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Plan. The bill was approved unanimously and moves to the House for further consideration.
"This legislation brings us closer to a modernized system that prioritizes quality of care over quantity of treatments. It expands the use of technology, which is a critical piece of the equation to reduce overhead and prevent duplicative, unnecessary and even dangerous treatment. It also encourages patients to take better care of their health. Overall, our goal is to allocate resources in a way that truly benefits our citizens and makes them healthier," she said. SB 7:
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SENATOR JANE NELSON represents District 12, including portions of Tarrant and Denton Counties. She is Chairman of the Senate Committee on Health & Human Services.


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Editor's note: The following candidate is running for the four-year term of city commissioner for District 1.
Candidates were asked the same questions and asked to keep their responses to 100 words or less.
The municipal election is March 6. Tuesday was the first day for absentee voting. Feb. 15 is the first day for early voting.
Name: Antonio J. Apodaca
Age: 64
Occupation: Retired
Please list previous or current elected offices or other organizations you feel prepare you for a commission seat: I have served as the commissioner for District 1 for 16 years.
Q: What are your goals if you are elected and how do you plan to implement them?
A: There are so many things that I would like to do for the residents of Tucumcari. First off I want to continue working for the rights of all of the residents not just those who live in my district. As a commissioner we need to secure our Ute Lake water allocation. I also want to support the Racino being built in Tucumcari. I'd continue to oppose unfair rate hikes and wasteful spending, work towards a better children's youth recreation program and above all, work together with my fellow commissioners for a better Tucumcari.
Q: What is something the city commission has done well over the last four years?
A: The commission has done a great job of upgrading the infrastructure of the city. An example of that can be seen in the newly built waste water treatment facility north of town. The construction of that new plant has set the tone for further and future economic growth in Tucumcari. It will provide and accommodate a service which will be needed when Tucumcari grows. We have also just recently worked towards the redistricting of our municipal districts. This redistricting has ensured that the residents have an equal representation in city government.
Q: What is something the city commission has not done well? How do you intend to correct that if elected?
A: The raise of rates without consideration of how it will affect our residents and businesses. Rate increases not only affected and upset our residents it also could have greatly damaged our existing businesses and prevented other potential businesses from moving into town. The commission also explored an unnecessary expenditure; the purchase of the Wells Fargo Building. This would not have been a sensible purchase, considering we already own property which is currently not being used such as the Worley Mills building. We also need to review and update many of our policies.
Q: What do you feel the city needs to focus on as a whole?
A: We need to focus on economic development. We need to work more closely with the Economic Development Corporation to search out new business opportunities to move into our town now or in the near future. We can not afford to wait three to five years for a business to come to town, we need that growth now. We also need to look into taking care of our existing businesses. We can ill afford to lose another business in this town. We already have to many vacant building in the heart of our town.
Q: What do you feel the city needs to focus on in your district?
A: There are streets that need to be paved in my district. We also need to work on providing the underground utilities to all the residents in my district. There is also a need to understand that many of the residence in my district are on a fixed income. An increase rates for a city's service can greatly effect them. They sometimes live alone and do not have an additional income coming into their home to adjust to the increase.
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A: Above all, we need to do our best to work with the residents and listen to their concerns and ideas. It is important to hear what our residents have to say and act on their concerns. They need to know that they do have a voice in city government and know the commissioners are going to do everything in their power to protect their interest while helping the city to grow.


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Hello Jeff, Most likely you are farsighted. On farsighted people glasses make the eyes look larger, on nearsighted, just the opposite,Optometrist is the one that would write the prescption for the contacts. If you are having problem with your periferal vision, you need to see an ophthalmologist, and find out whats going onwith that, before any prescription is written. I also wear the progressives glasses, and have worn contact lenses. They are coming a long way in contact lenses to make them more comfortable, for the eyes.The Best---------Ray
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You guys are missing out on enjoying eyeglasses. They're very attractive on a lot of people. As long as you need 'em, get with the program and enjoy them. I'm really getting to like the black horn rims that I used to think were nerdy. And some of the other colors I'm seeing lately are great. In the immortal words of Max Bialystock, "If you got it flaunt it, baby!"
I have both, contacts and glasses.I loved my tortoise shell school marm ones, and then I left them on a plane....*sigh*. Now I have the invisible ones, but I miss the bold statement. However, I wear contacts 90% of the time.I looked into lasik, however there is a small chance of a halo effect, or a loss of borders and edges. They cannot predict who gets this...but for me, that's a career ender...so no go. Just a warning to those thinking about it...its very safe and all that, and those complications are rare, but it does happen. Night vision can be an issue for some too.I miss my nerd glasses.Sae.
I wear contacts and have a bad habit of forgetting to take them out like I should. When the major diabetes attack hit me last November, it became necessary for me to wear reading glasses also. I hate that. This getting old sucks.
I'm supposed to wear them...hell I wear one contact most of the time, because it's cheaper and lets the box last longer. The passenger in the car is there to read the road signs. Once I start working after college it's Lasik all the way.
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