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Americans for Tax Reform Releases 2012 List of Missouri Taxpayer Protection Pledge Signers
Posted by Kyle Baccei on Friday, November 2nd, 2012, 2:52 PM PERMALINK
With the Missouri general election taking place Tuesday, Americans for Tax Reform has released an updated list of incumbents and challengers for state legislative and state-wide office who have signed the Taxpayer Protection Pledge. These candidates have made a written commitment to their constituents to oppose any and all efforts to increase taxes. ATR strongly encourages taxpayers to consider those who have made this commitment when they vote on Tuesday, November 6. The list of incumbents and challengers who have signed the Taxpayer Protection Pledge and will be on the ballot Tuesday is as follows:
Sue Allen (H-100)
Jay Barnes (H-60)
Cloria Brown (H-94)
Eric Burlison (H-133)
Kathie Conway (H-104)
Tony Dugger (H-141)
Kevin Elmer (H-139)
Doug Funderburk (H-103)
Chuck Gatschenberger(H-108)
Dave Hinson (H-119)
Steve Hodges (H-149)
Jay D. Houghton (H-43)
Penny V. Hubbard (H-78)
Timothy W. Jones (H-110)
Shelley Keeney (H-145)
Andrew Koenig (H-99)
Mike Lair (H-7)
Brent Lasater (H-20)
Mike Leara (H-96)
John McCaherty (H-97)
Jeanie Riddle (H-49)
Lindell F. Shumake (H-5)
Jason T. Smith (H-120)
Noel Torpey (H-29)
Anne Zerr (H-65)
Jacquelyn M. Thomas (S-13)
Wayne Wallingford (S-27)
Jonathan Steruberg (H-24)
Ron Harvey (H-33)
Beverly A. Steiniger (H-41)
Frederick S. Berry (H-46)
Dave Muntzel (H-48)
Bryan Spencer (H-63)
Rekha Sharma (H-68)
Al Faulstich (H-92)
Tony Leech (H-93)
Jeff Messenger (H-130)
Norquist Statement Urging Support of Betsy DeVos Nomination
Posted by John Kartch on Monday, January 16th, 2017, 5:46 PM PERMALINK
ATR President Grover Norquist sent the following letter urging senators to approve the nomination of Betsy DeVos as Secretary of Education:
On behalf of Americans for Tax Reform, I write you to urge your committee and the full United States Senate to approve the nomination of Betsy DeVos to become the Secretary of Education.
Betsy DeVos has been a leader in providing innovative solutions to bring higher quality education to children throughout the United States who are most lacking in educational options and opportunity.
As chairperson of the American Federation for Children, Mrs. DeVos assisted organizations and lawmakers in dozens of states to promote and adopt policies to enable students, particularly from high-need communities, to have equal access to schools that best meet their educational needs.
Thanks in part to Mrs. DeVos, more than half the states have tax policies that encourage charitable donations to scholarship funds to help students from low-income families, or encourage support for students with disabilities, or enable parents to choose schools that best meet the needs of their children. More than 40 states now have charter school laws.
The specific approach of education tax credits to encourage increased charitable support for scholarship funds has been especially effective in providing children from low-income families a financial pathway to attend a quality school – something that upper income parents already can provide for their children. At present, 17 states have a donation tax credit law for scholarships, which serve as models for Congress to consider adopting nationally so that many more children can be empowered to attend schools that will provide the education they need and deserve.
Thanks to the leadership and encouragement of Betsy DeVos, there are millions of students who have an education that puts them on a quality-of-life trajectory to become productive citizens.
It is this kind of national leadership that has made a positive difference in the lives of so many students that warrants your approval for Betsy DeVos to become the next Secretary of Education.
Grover Norquist
President, Americans for Tax Reform
Rep. Emmer's "CREATE Jobs Act" Will Fix America's Competitiveness Problem
Posted by Toni-Anne Barry on Friday, January 13th, 2017, 5:42 PM PERMALINK
Congressman Tom Emmer (R-MN) recently introduced H.R. 533, the Corporate Rate Equality and Trade Empowerment (CREATE) Jobs Act. This innovative legislation lowers the corporate tax rate to a globally competitive level so American businesses are able to compete in the global economy. ATR urges all members of Congress to support and co-sponsor Rep. Emmer's bill.
America's corporate income tax rate is close to 15 percent higher than the average in the developed world. The tax rate has barely changed since tax reform was passed 30 years ago in 1986. At the time, we lowered our rate to 39 percent – below the developed average of 44 percent. Since then, other countries have cut their rates aggressively.
32 of the 35 developed countries have reduced their corporate rates since 2000. Only the U.S. and Chile have higher corporate tax rates than they did in 2000. Our high rate makes it difficult, if not impossible for our businesses to compete with competitors that have much lower rates Canada (26.3 percent), the United Kingdom (20 percent), and Ireland (12.5 percent).
The CREATE Jobs act would address this inequity by reducing the U.S. corporate rate to five points below the OECD average and creating a process by which the U.S. rate is regularly reviewed to ensure economic competitiveness.
The current high U.S. rate not only hurts American competitiveness, it has real world implications for the economy. The high rate has resulted in close to 50 American businesses leaving the country through an inversion in the past decade, according to data compiled by Democrats on the Ways and Means Committee. The uncompetitive code has also resulted in a net loss of more than $700 billion in assets that have been acquired by foreign competitors according to a report by Ernst and Young.
By creating a system that creates a competitive corporate tax rate, Rep. Emmer's CREATE Jobs Act ensures that the U.S. again becomes a leader in the global economy and it stays there. Members of Congress should support and pass H.R. 533 to help provide a much needed booster shot to the economy.
The letter can be read here.
ATR Supports Rep. Renacci's "Fiscal State of the Nation" Resolution
Posted by Toni-Anne Barry on Friday, January 13th, 2017, 5:15 PM PERMALINK
ATR today sent a letter in support for H.Con.Res.8, the Fiscal State of the Nation Resolution, introduced by Congressman Jim Renacci (R-Ohio) along with 34 other members of the House of Representatives.
This bipartisan resolution will require the Comptroller of the United States to provide an official report on the financial status of the United States to a joint session of Congress.
Financial statements for the United States are already compiled, but are too complex and too long. As a result, important information on the federal government's assets, liabilities, revenues, expenses, and sustainability of programs are often ignored or missed by Members of Congress, the media, and the public.
The full letter can be read here.
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ATR Supports the Health Savings Act of 2017
Posted by Toni-Anne Barry on Friday, January 13th, 2017, 4:45 PM PERMALINK
Americans for Tax Reform recently sent a letter supporting H.R. 35, the Health Savings Act of 2017 sponsored by Congressman Michael Burgess (R-Texas). By making important improvements to HSAs this commonsense legislation gives individuals and families the ability to make the best decision for their medical needs.
The incoming Congress is committed to reform our health care system by repealing and replacing Obamacare as well as implementing reforms that put patients first and are fiscally responsible. The Heath Savings Act of 2017 will expand the limits of HSAs, helping to ensure patient-centered healthcare reforms by keeping costs low and allowing Americans to make decisions that fit their needs.
ATR support the Health Savings Act of 2017 and urges all members of congress to vote is support of this commonsense legislation.
The letter can be read here.
ATR Joins Coalition Urging Confirmation of Scott Pruitt as EPA Head
Posted by Justin Sykes on Thursday, January 12th, 2017, 1:26 PM PERMALINK
Americans for Tax Reform this week joined over 20 other free market organizations in sending a letter to U.S. Senators supporting and urging confirmation of Attorney General Scott Pruitt as Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Highlights from the letter are below with a PDF of the full letter.
"Attorney General Pruitt has consistently fought for Oklahoma families and communities and has been a stalwart defender against federal intrusion into state and individual rights. Notably, Mr. Pruitt led a multi-state effort opposing the EPA's unlawful attempt to take over the nation's electricity grid under section 111(d) of the Clean Air Act," the letter states.
In addition to Mr. Pruitt's work fighting Obama's Clean Air Act overreach, the letter also cites that, "Attorney General Pruitt has stood up for states, families, and the Constitution by opposing the Administration's unconstitutional regulatory overreach through the re-definition of the waters of the United States."
Both the Clean Power Plan and Waters of the U.S. Rule infringe state sovereignty, impede the Constitution, and will have far reaching negative impacts on jobs, income, and economic prosperity across America if they are allowed to move forward.
Americans for Tax Reform supports all the work Mr. Pruitt has done to fight these instances of overreach and others, and urges Senators to support his confirmation as EPA Administrator.
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Amendments to Obamacare Repeal Resolution Aim to Delay and Distract
Posted by Alexander Hendrie on Wednesday, January 11th, 2017, 8:36 AM PERMALINK
Possible Prescription Drug Importation Amendments Are Not the Solution to Reducing Prices
The Senate is expected to soon vote on S.Con.Res.3, a budget resolution providing for repeal of Obamacare. This "repeal resolution" is step one in undoing the legacy of broken promises under the Barack Obama presidency which have led to higher healthcare costs, cancelled plans, lost doctors, and more than one trillion ($1,000,000,000,000) in tax increases which hit American families and small businesses.
This is a huge win for taxpayers, and should be supported by all Senators. During consideration of the repeal resolution, it is expected that Senators will also offer a number of amendments during consideration of the repeal resolution with the aim of distracting and delaying the process. One example of this is a series of introduced amendments that call for the importation of market distorting price controls on prescription medicines.
Members of the Senate should vote "no" on any importation amendments – and many of the other amendments expected to be offered during consideration of the repeal resolution. The purpose of this budget resolution is to allow for an expedited process to repeal Obamacare through budget reconciliation. More time wasted on amendments threatens the entire process of repealing Obamacare.
Importation schemes are not the solution to lower prices or a more efficient healthcare system. Instead, they would disrupt the system of medical innovation and increase long-term costs through the domino effect of fewer life-saving and life-preserving medicines. These amendments are simply an attempt by some Senators to play political games by proposing a seemingly free market way to reduce prescription drug prices.
The truth is, allowing importation of prescription medicines is not pro-free trade. Almost every other country in the world has excessive price controls on medical innovation. Prices are not determined by the free market but by politicians offering voters seemingly cheap medicines. In turn, allowing importation of a drug also means for the importation of the price controls.
This is the opposite of free trade. Free trade means transparent prices with no tariffs, barriers, or price controls. The U.S. is one of the few countries that allow drug prices to be (mostly) set by the free market, and is also a leader in medical innovation. Reversing this trend by allowing ill-thought out importation policies will hurt American innovators which pour billions of dollars each year into creating new innovative medicines that result in substantial long-term savings for our healthcare system.
The Senate will soon vote on a repeal resolution that will lead to a giant tax cut for American families and small businesses. This is a huge win.
Members should not dilute or threaten this win by passing amendments that slow or endanger the process, especially those that promote dangerous, anti-free market policies like importation of price controls on prescription medicines.
Email Privacy Act Reintroduced in Congress
Posted by Andreas Hellmann on Tuesday, January 10th, 2017, 10:44 AM PERMALINK
On Monday, January 9th, 2017 Kansas Rep. Kevin Yoder (R-KS) and Rep. Jared Polis (D-CO) reintroduced the Email Privacy Act. This bipartisan bill will plug a loophole that allows civil and criminal investigative agencies the ability to bypass Fourth Amendment protections of our online content.
The Email Privacy Act would update the Electronic Communications Privacy Act (ECPA) of 1986 to underline that all a warrant is required in order to search Americans' online communications, regardless of when the email was crafted. ECPA contains an unintended loophole that allows the government to search any email older than 180 days stored on a third-party server, such as Google Mail, Yahoo Mail or Apple's iCloud, without a warrant.
Grover Norquist, President of Americans for Tax Reform strongly argued in favor of the Email Privacy Act legislation. "American privacy was the big winner when the House passed the Email Privacy Act! They send the bill to the Senate after a 419 -0 vote. If the Senate concurs the government will need a warrant to read your e-mails—just as they have always needed a warrant to read your snail mail."
Katie McAuliffe, ATR's Federal Affairs Manager and Executive Director of Digital Liberty said,
"Passage of the Email Privacy Act was a large bipartisan effort and a major victory in securing American's digital privacy. Updating the Electronic Communications Privacy Act is absolutely necessary in order to secure the privacy of emails and other items stored in the Cloud."
In the 114th Congress (2015-2016) the House voted 419-0 to pass the legislation, but the bill stalled in the Senate Judiciary Committee after amendments were offered that privacy advocates said would give the civil and criminal investigative agencies even more "unwarranted" surveillance power than the status quo.
Both House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-VA) and Ranking Member John Conyers (D-MI) are original cosponsors of the bill. Representatives Doug Collins (R-GA), Will Hurd, (R-TX), Ted Poe (R-TX), Susan DelBene (D-WA), Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), and Judy Chu (D-CA) have also joined as original cosponsors of the bill.
Indiana Republican House Speaker Bosma Pushing for Gas Tax Hike Again
Posted by Miriam Roff on Monday, January 9th, 2017, 3:12 PM PERMALINK
New Year, New Me? Not if you're Indiana House Speaker Brian Bosma (R-88). For the second year in a row, the Speaker is pushing a hike in the state's gas tax.
House Republicans unveiled a series of tax hikes last Wednesday in an effort to raise about $800 million in new funds for the state's transportation infrastructure over the next two years. The plan would not only slap Indiana taxpayers with a 10 cents per gallon gas tax hike but it would also index the tax to inflation, and increase the special fuel and motor carrier surcharge tax.
From the new revenue generated, the state would allocate roughly $300 million in new dollars to state roads in fiscal year 2018 and between $480 million and $540 million the following year. The proposal would also redirect the remaining 4.5 cents of the sales tax on gasoline that is currently diverted to the general fund to the state highway fund, starting in 2019.
The proposal also imposes a new annual $15 fee on every vehicle registered in the state and a $150 per-year fee on electric vehicles. These taxes are projected to generate $92 million per year and would be allocated to local roads.
As detailed above, the proposed solutions to the state's transportation needs are only focused on raising taxes and not reforming government or reallocating currently collected resources. By allowing the gas tax rate to increase automatically every year, lawmakers are placing tax hikes on autopilot and are stripping from the budget process the responsibility and accountability that come with annual decisions about tax rates.
Second, gas tax revenue will continue to be diverted to the state's general fund until 2019. If transportation funding were truly a priority, lawmakers would immediately use gas tax revenue for its intended purpose: roads. Legislators would also permanently codify the earmarking of gas tax revenue to new and existing transportation projects.
Third, the gas tax is not a user fee. Consumers must be presented with a choice of either purchasing the service from the government (by paying the fee) or purchasing the services from a private business in order to qualify as a true user fee. Because anyone who purchases gasoline in Indiana is forced to pay the tax, they are not considered user fees. Gas tax increases are tax increases in the same way that income and sales tax increases are. Road tolls, however, are an example of user fees. Tolls are user fees because commuters have the option of using the roads they are imposed upon or not.
Now that hardworking Hoosier families can finally afford to fuel their cars and heat their homes, legislators should not strip them of economic opportunity by making gas increasingly unaffordable. Reasonably and low-priced gasoline allows people to spend more money on groceries and other necessities, including long-term investment savings. Americans for Tax Reform will closely monitor this issue as it develops in the coming weeks and working to educate taxpayers of where their legislator stands on tax hikes and government reform.
ATR Urges Passage of S.Con.Res.3, The Obamacare Repeal Resolution
Posted by Alexander Hendrie on Monday, January 9th, 2017, 7:00 AM PERMALINK
Passage of Repeal Resolution is First Stage in Passing A Trillion Dollar Tax Cut
Congress is expected to soon vote on S.Con. Res. 3, a budget resolution providing for repeal of Obamacare. The "repeal resolution" is step one in undoing the legacy of broken promises under the Barack Obama presidency which have led to higher healthcare costs, cancelled plans, lost doctors, and more than $1 trillion in tax increases which hit millions of middle class families.
All members of the House and Senate should vote "yes" on the repeal resolution. The record of Obamacare is one of broken promises and failed policies. Poll after poll has shown the law is unpopular with the American people. Republicans campaigned on repealing Obamacare and this resolution will allow them to fulfill that promise.
Members of the Senate should also vote "no" on the numerous amendments expected to be offered during consideration of the repeal resolution. The purpose of this budget resolution is to allow for an expedited process to repeal Obamacare through budget reconciliation. These amendments will slow down the process and are largely an attempt for members to play political games.
Passing the repeal resolution will allow members of Congress to pass the first of many tax cuts over the next four years by repealing the more than $1 trillion in higher taxes over a decade. Obamacare's tax hikes directly hit middle class families, in violation of President Obama's "firm pledge" not to raise any tax on any family earning less than $250,000 per year. Passing the repeal resolution will allow members of Congress the opportunity to pass the first of many tax cuts over the next four years by repealing these taxes.
The Obamacare law imposed taxes on Health Savings Accounts and Flexible Spending Accounts and imposed an income tax increase on Americans with high medical bills. Obamacare levied a new tax on health insurance, a tax on medical devices, a tax on employer provided care, a steep "indoor tanning tax" and even a tax for not buying "qualifying" government-mandated insurance.
[Full List of Obamacare's One Trillion Dollars in Tax Hikes]
Passing the repeal resolution will also allow Congress to undo a long list of wasteful subsidies including the risk corridor and reinsurance programs as well as the Prevention and Public Health slush fund. Each of these programs and agencies have seen billions in taxpayer dollars wasted on partisan activities at a time when the federal government already spends far too much.
Support for S.Con. Res. 3 is the first step toward enacting a conservative, patient-centered, fiscally responsible healthcare system and eliminating the broken promises, wasteful spending, and higher taxes of the Obama years.
I read the resolution and can't get past the budget increases of almost $1T/year. Am I missing something?
State Overspending May Be A Significant Problem for Vapers in 2017
Posted by Paul Blair on Wednesday, January 4th, 2017, 8:09 AM PERMALINK
As the 2017 legislative session kicks off in states across the country, three-fifths of states face overspending problems that will force serious discussions about currently collected tax revenue and future spending levels. More commonly but incorrectly referred to as budget shortfalls, states across the country face a conflict between anticipated revenue levels and out of control budget growth. It should come as no surprise to consumers of vapor products that this presents the threat of new product taxation in states where sin taxes have not yet been imposed.
Electronic cigarettes and vapor products are used by millions of consumers in the United States as a means to quit smoking combustible, or traditional cigarettes. The mounting evidence suggests that these smoking cessation products are at least 95 percent less harmful than cigarettes. That, however, hasn't deterred lawmakers from targeting the growing multi-billion dollar industry and its consumers with tax hikes.
By sheer number of threats in recent years, vapor products have been the number one targets for tax hikes of any product or type of tax imposed by states, including cigarettes. And while lawmakers have succeeded at raising or phasing in more increases in state cigarette taxes (15 times since 2013), the imposition of entirely new sin taxes on vapor products in 6 states (plus once by voters) is a trend we at ATR will continue to monitor.
In each of the seven states that will impose an excise tax on vapor products in 2017, six came about as part of a tax package between 2012 and 2016 that also increased the state cigarette tax rate. The trend of considering tax increases on both products at the same time mirrors a national problem the vapor industry and its consumers face; the incorrect perception that the products are similar because vaping looks like smoking and thus a natural extension of a cigarette tax hike is an e-cigarette tax hike as well.
Related: Cigarettes: A Case Study in the Slow Rise of Excise Taxes
Until the emergence of vapor products, cigarettes were the number one targets of tax hikes in the states. Between 2000 and 2016, 48 states and the District of Columbia passed 135 state cigarette tax increases, five times the number of tax hikes passed on liquor.
Below is a summary of legislative tax changes imposed last year alone. As you can see, state tobacco tax hikes represent the second largest type of tax hike from FY17.
Cigarettes are a popular scapegoat for overspending and shortfalls because the taxes can bring in somewhat significant revenue quickly without much opposition from consumers, even if it the money may be short-lived, cause budget volatility, lead to black markets, and punitively punish the poor. Regardless, cigarettes remain a top target for tax-hungry politicians.
In an era (post-2010 GOP gains across the country) of opposition to broad-based tax increases (a win for most taxpayers), sin taxes are an easy target for politicians in tough economic times who wish to raise as much money as possible from as few voters opposed. Though misguided, it's the reality. As such, with more than half of U.S. states facing overspending problems (shortfalls), 2017 may be a tough year for lawmakers, "sinful" product consumers, and small businesses across numerous industries.
To preview the states where new vapor product taxes may be a real risk, I've compared the states with budget shortfalls (MultiState rundown here) to those that have passed a cigarette tax increase in recent years. In most cases, states that have passed a cigarette tax in the last four years are unlikely to do so again this year and new standalone vapor taxes will be rare, though possible.
Overspending problems aren't the only things that cause tax hikes; some politicians are simply addicted to your money. As such, I've also included a number of states where budget discussions and the political climate lend itself to a real threat that a vapor product tax may be sent to the governor's desk regardless of a stable budget outlook.
Click here for a larger version of the map.
States with a defined overspending problem in 2017 where cigarette taxes have not been raised in the last four years (2012-2016), and the projected budget gap:
- Alaska: $4 billion;
- Colorado: $119 million;
- Delaware: $350 million;
- Illinois: greater than $10 billion;
- Indiana: $378 million;
- Iowa: $132 million;
- Maryland: greater than $175 million;
- Missouri: greater than $200 million;
- Nebraska: nearly $1 billion;
- New Mexico: $69 million;
- New York: $689 million;
- North Dakota: $310 million;
- Oklahoma: $868 million;
- Virginia: $861 million;
- Washington: $474 million;
- Wisconsin: $693 million;
- Wyoming: $156 million.
States with an undefined but possible shortfall and no recent cigarette tax hike:
- Montana – governor has already called for a tobacco tax hike;
- South Dakota;
- Texas: lackluster forecast.
States with a budget shortfall, cigarette tax hike in last four years, and possible vapor tax:
- Alabama: greater than $40 million;
- Connecticut: greater than $1.3 billion;
- Massachusetts: nearly $300 million;
- Oregon: $1.7 billion;
- Rhode Island: $112 million;
- Vermont: greater than $40 million.
States without a budget shortfall but possible vapor tax:
- Ohio – vapor tax proposed by current governor in prior years;
- Hawaii – the state with more tobacco bills annually than anywhere else.
States without a shortfall or reason to believe there will be a successful effort to impose a vapor tax in 2017 include Arizona, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Kentucky, Maine, Michigan, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, South Carolina, Tennessee, Utah.
Summary, in case you skipped to the bottom: A lot of states have overspent tax dollars in recent years, quickly forgetting (or neglecting) the impact of slow recession-era growth on budgets and state governments. Unfortunately for consumers, targeted excise taxes on products like cigarettes and a misconception that vaping is smoking by another name has put consumers of life-saving products like electronic cigarettes in the crosshairs of the ever-present threat of tax increases at the state level.
Americans for Tax Reform opposes all tax increases as a matter of principle and will continue to monitor and fight efforts to subject life-saving products like vapor products to new and higher taxes.
To keep up to date on all of Americans for Tax Reform's work on vapor issues at the local, state, and federal level, subscribe to our newsletter, Vapor News and Views, by clicking here.
Publisher's note: The assessments made in this post are based predominantly on the fiscal conditions of states in 2017. It is quite possible that additional states, like Utah and Nevada, will consider proposals to tax vapor products despite a nonexistent need to balance the state budget beyond projected tax collections and spending rates. It is also possible that states labeled possible threats will not consider excise taxes on vapor products as smarter alternatives such as spending restraint is considered instead. This map and post simply serves as a suggestion that where tax hikes are considered, history can be a strong but not guaranteed indicator of future outcomes.
If you're interested in more information on 2017 state budget conditions, read the National Association of State Budget Officers most recent "Fiscal Survey of States."
TAXES, TAXES TAXES.....cut welfare reform, food stamps division to able bodied workers from 21-50 years old and cut the national debt.....stop your budget wastes and government over-reach to cut costs...can't ANY of you learn from your past mistakes and failures? Put people to work doing something....picking up liter off the highways, helping out in community activities, clean up their own neighborhoods, paint houses, DO SOME WORK....stop the HANDOUTS TO MANY WHO CAN DO SOMETHING....and stop taxing, taxing, taxing the working middle class!!! WE ARE SICK OF IT!!!


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(Beijing, China) - At 34-years-old, Chen Wang (New York City, N.Y.) finally made her Olympic dream come true, competing for the first time on the world's largest stage and making history as the first American to advance to the quarter-finals of an Olympic table tennis competition.
After placing fifth in the team competition on Saturday, Wang defeated World and Olympic medalists en route to Thursday night's quarter-final match against Jia Wei Li (SIN), a fourth-place finisher at the 2004 Olympic Games.
On the heels of her 75-minute marathon win in the fourth round Thursday morning, Wang and Li were tied at 10 in the first game, but neither player could seem to break the deuce. Wang had the opportunity to lock the win with two game points twice when she advanced first to a 12-11 lead and then again to lead 13-12, but Li won three straight points to take the game, 15-13.
With momentum on her side, Li won the next game as well, 11-6.
Wang took an early 5-0 lead in the third which Li managed to slowly erode away. While Wang came back to lead again, 10-6, she dropped four straight game points, ultimately watching her lead turn into a tie and then a 10-12 loss.
In the fourth, Wang looked to be headed for a straight-game loss when she trailed 3-9, but the former Chinese National Team member battled back to lead the game again at 10-9. After five opportunities to take the game point, Wang finished out the fourth in 11 minutes with a 15-13 win.
Li controlled the fifth game, though, never allowing Wang to move past their 4-4 tie and winning the game 11-4 with seven straight points.
"This is a young player's game," Wang said after the match. "I played a long match this morning and lost a lot of energy. Maybe at 24 I could have handed it, but at 34 I was tired."
Back in her hometown of Beijing, Wang was happy to have competed in her first Olympic Games.
"This was special because it was the first time the Olympics were in China and my first time in the Olympics," Wang said. "I was very emotional this morning [after advancing to the quarterfinals] because it's been a long time and I've sacrificed a lot of things."
After retiring from competition in 1998, Wang became a U.S. citizen in 2006 and returned to the court that year. A former top-four player in the world, Wang said the Olympic Games will be her last tournament.
"I am retiring. I want to have a baby and a normal life," she laughed.

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Editor's note: This is the 11th installment in Bleacher Report's NFL 1000 for the 2013 season. This signature series runs through April 24, with NFL Draft Lead Writer Matt Miller ranking the best players at every position. You can read more about the series in this introductory article. See the NFL 1000 page for more rankings.
The spread of the 3-4 defense in the NFL has led many scouting departments to scour colleges looking for the best big-bodied athletes to play defensive end in this alignment. What are they looking for? A rare athlete with strength, quickness, awareness and an ability to both stop the run and rush the passer.
So who is the best of the best?
That's what the NFL 1000 aims to identify. Throw out the narratives and the fantasy football stats, and dig into the film. Then we'll see who is the best.
The B/R 1000 metric is based on scouting each player and grading the key criteria for each position. The criteria are weighted according to importance, on a 100-point scale.
Potential is not taken into consideration. Nor are career accomplishments.
Defensive ends in a 3-4 defense are judged on run defense (50 points), pass-rush skills (50) and all of the technique, athletic ability and football intelligence needed to play the position.
In the case of ties, our team asked, "Which player would I rather have on my team?" and set the rankings accordingly.
Subjective? Yes. But ties are no fun.
Each player was scouted by me and a team of experienced evaluators, with these key criteria in mind. The following scouting reports and grades are the work of months of film study from our team.
Don't see your favorite player listed here? Check the scheme.
With so many defenses now playing a hybrid front, we went with the players listed by Pro Football Focus as 3-4 or 4-3 players.
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Our first Christmas tree
Over the weekend, my husband and I went in search of that grand holiday tradition and relationship ritual: our first Christmas tree.
Not to be satisfied with pre-lit artificial trees, we headed out to Stokoe Farms for the real deal.
To be fair, this wasn't our first tree as a couple.
Three years ago when we started dating, we cut down our own tree and decorated it with strands of colored lights and glass ball ornaments. The tree stood proudly in his living room, where it was primarily enjoyed by his three male roommates and rarely watered by anyone.
Dan cutting down our tree, December 2008
With our ill-fated first tree, excuse the poor quality photo. December 2008.
Now, as a married couple under one roof (just us two!), I was ready to try again. As we headed out to Stokoe, Christmas music played on the radio and visions of evergreens danced in my head. Just like that first Christmas, we would march through the icy wind and find the perfect tree. Like Ella and Louis once sang, "I've got my love to keep me warm."
After arriving at Stokoe, we walked about 200 paces before mutually deciding that the pre-cut trees inside looked just as nice as those spread across the property waiting to be cut.
And so, the best laid plans of newlyweds are sometimes foiled by the desire to get out of the cold and back in our warm house, with a cup of hot cocoa.
However, we still got a beautiful tree. Now, if I could just find that tree topper buried in the attic…
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Issue Brief #3732 on National Security and Defense
September 18, 2012
September 18, 2012 | Issue Brief on National Security and Defense
Last Wednesday, the House of Representatives reauthorized the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Amendments Act of 2008 (FAA), which expires at the end of the year. The Senate will take up the measure shortly. James Clapper, the Director of National Intelligence (DNI), and U.S. Attorney General (AG) Eric Holder have informed leaders in Congress that reauthorizing the FAA is "the top legislative priority of the national Intelligence Community," and national security officials from the previous Administration have testified in favor of reauthorization.[1]
Enacted in 1978, the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) created a secret national security court to review wiretap applications for national security investigations conducted in the U.S. that involve foreign powers or their agents.[2] With FISA, Congress recognized the need to distinguish between rigorous judicial review of intelligence surveillance efforts in the U.S. (where the Fourth Amendment applies) and allowing the government to conduct surveillance overseas (where the Fourth Amendment does not apply) without judicial oversight.[3]
These distinctions were made through the definition of "electronic surveillance." However, modern technology resulted in an increasing number of calls and e-mails passing through the U.S. in which it was not immediately clear that both ends of the communications were occurring outside the U.S. The government then expended significant manpower generating FISA Court applications for surveillance against persons outside the U.S., even though Congress meant to exclude these targets when it enacted FISA.
The 2008 amendments to FISA addressed this by allowing the FISA Court to streamline approval for surveillance of suspected foreign state and terrorist agents without requiring an individualized application for each target as long as the government reasonably believes the targets are located outside the U.S. Individual warrants are still required if the target is a U.S. citizen, regardless of where he is located and even if the government believes he is acting as a foreign agent.[4]
This streamlined process requires the AG and the DNI to provide an annual certification to the FISA Court identifying the categories of foreign intelligence targets subject to surveillance and certifying that all FAA requirements—including targeting and minimization procedures—have been met. The "targeting procedures" are rules to determine whether each target is located outside the U.S. and are designed to "prevent the intentional acquisition of any communication as to which the sender and all intended recipients are known at the time of the acquisition to be located in the United States."[5] The "minimization procedures" require that surveillance be "reasonably designed…to minimize the acquisition and retention, and prohibit the dissemination, of nonpublicly available information concerning unconsenting United States persons."[6]
Further, the FAA prohibits "intentionally target[ing] a person reasonably believed to be located outside the United States if the purpose of such acquisition is to target a particular, known person reasonably believed to be in the United States."[7] This prevents the surveillance of foreign targets as a pretext to conduct surveillance of people within the U.S. The certification must state that the guidelines adopted to ensure FAA compliance are consistent with the Fourth Amendment and that "a significant purpose of the acquisition is to obtain foreign intelligence information."[8]
The FAA also created various levels of oversight—more than exist with respect to domestic wiretaps—to ensure compliance. The AG must adopt guidelines to ensure that surveillance is not used against non-qualifying targets, and the AG and DNI must provide semiannual assessments of compliance to Congress and the FISA Court.
The Inspectors General of the Justice Department and participating intelligence agencies may conduct implementation reviews and must provide the results to Congress. Meanwhile, each intelligence agency must conduct an annual compliance review and provide the results to the FISA Court and the Intelligence and Judiciary Committees of Congress. Additionally, as the government stated in its brief before the U.S. Supreme Court in Clapper v. Amnesty International USA:
If the government intends to use or disclose any information obtained or derived from its acquisition of a person's communications under Section 1881a in judicial or administrative proceedings against that person, it must provide advance notice of its intent to the tribunal and the person, whether or not the person was targeted for surveillance under Section 1881a.… That person may then challenge the use of that information in district court by challenging the lawfulness of the Section 1881a acquisition.[9]
Senator Ron Wyden (D–OR) is currently blocking FAA reauthorization because the government has not provided an estimate of how many conversations involving Americans have been inadvertently intercepted. It is inescapable, however, that authorities who have been authorized to monitor the communications of a target will occasionally intercept communications from non-targets.
This is the case regardless of whether the individual whose communications are being monitored is the target of a domestic criminal investigation or a national security operation. After all, those who are monitoring the conversations have no idea who the target is going to call, and vice versa.
If a suspected drug dealer being monitored calls a restaurant to place an order, an agent will listen to that call until he or she determines the conversation has nothing to do with a drug transaction, at which point the agent will stop listening. Incidental collections such as this also occur when intelligence agents monitor the phone calls and e-mails of suspected terrorists overseas.
Just as it is not possible ahead of time to identify every restaurant host or auto mechanic whose conversation with a suspected drug dealer gets intercepted in a domestic criminal investigation, the same is true for overseas national security investigations. These are further complicated by the difficulty of identifying the nationalities of all participants in a communication with an overseas target. On the other hand, an American who is not a target of our surveillance efforts might end up participating in a relevant communication with a foreign target located outside the country, in which case that communication could be monitored as relevant "foreign intelligence information."
The intelligence community cannot estimate the number of U.S. persons whose communications have been intercepted—inadvertently or otherwise—under the FAA. This should hardly be surprising. It was inevitable, as with any wiretap, that the incidental collection of communications involving non-targeted U.S. persons would occur and that records of non-relevant communications would not be maintained, given the limits of technology and collection methods. Further, any disclosure of the content of those communications would likely violate the privacy rights of the affected individuals.
Robert Litt, General Counsel for the Office of the DNI, recently stated: "I know of specific instances, both involving terrorist attacks and involving other kinds of threats, where we have been able to thwart them or gain significant insight into them as a result of this collection activity."[10] Senator Dianne Feinstein (D–CA), Chairwoman of the Senate Intelligence Committee, stated that the government has implemented the FAA's "surveillance authorities in a responsible manner with relatively few incidents of non-compliance. Where such incidents have arisen, they have been the inadvertent result of human error or technical defect and have been promptly reported and remedied."[11]
The FISA Amendments Act enables our intelligence community to gather critical information about our determined adversaries, who still actively plot to attack our country, with minimal risk of unwarranted invasions of privacy. The protections in existing law are sufficient to prevent abuse, and Congress should not deny the Executive the tools necessary to investigate and prevent potential future acts of terrorism.
—John G. Malcolm is a Senior Legal Fellow in the Center for Legal & Judicial Studies at The Heritage Foundation.
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[1] Eric H. Holder, Jr., U.S. Attorney General, and James R. Clapper, Director of National Intelligence, letter to Speaker John Boehner, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, Feb. 8, 2012, http://intelligence.senate.gov/pdfs112th/dni_ag_letter.pdf (accessed September 17, 2012), and Kenneth L. Wainstein "Statement Concerning the Reauthorization of the FISA Amendments Act," testimony before the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism and Homeland Security, Committee on Judiciary, U.S. House of Representatives, May 31, 2012, http://judiciary.house.gov/hearings/Hearings%202012/Wainstein%2005312012.pdf (accessed September 17,2012).
[2] 50 U.S.C. § 1803(a).
[3] See United States v. Verdugo-Urquidez (1990).
[5] 50 U.S.C. § 1881a(g)(2)(A)(i).
[6] 50 U.S.C. §§ 1801(h)(1), 1821(4)(A).
[7] 50 U.S.C. § 1803(b)(2).
[8] 50 U.S.C. § 1881a(g)(2)(A)(iii)-(vii).
[9] Brief for Petitioners at 8, Clapper v. Amnesty International USA, No. 11-1025, available at http://www.americanbar.org/content/dam/aba/publications/supreme_court_preview/briefs/11-1025_petitioner.authcheckdam.pdf.
[10] Siobhan Gorman, President Pushes to Extend Surveillance Law, Wall St. J., Sept. 12, 2012.
[11] S. Rep. No. 112-174, at 7 (2012), available at http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CRPT-112srpt174/pdf/CRPT-112srpt174.pdf.


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Gregory Arthur
ARTHUR, Gregory Lee, 62, died at his home in Franklin, Tenn., Aug. 28, 2013.
He is survived by his wife, Connie; two daughters, Angela (Eric) Hibdon and Heather Arthur; brother, Larry (Lois); sister, Shelby (Gary) Keefer; grandchildren, Andria, Alyssa, and Mackenzie; one nephew, and three nieces; and mother in-law, Betty Connors.
Funeral services will be conducted 4 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 31, 2013. at Williamson Memorial Funeral Home. Instead of interment, his request to be cremated will be honored at a later date. Visitation will be 4-8 p.m. Friday, and one hour prior to the service at Williamston Memorial Funeral Home and Cremation Services, 615-794-2289. Condolences may be left at www.williamsonmemorial.com.


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The draft House Interior and Environment Appropriations bill released today is a clear improvement from previous years, though it still misses the mark on several key conservation, climate and public lands needs and is laden with numerous policy provisions or "riders" that have no pl
After years of public input the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) released a Record of Decision and final Resource Management Plan for the Lander field office that shows continued progress toward more balanced planning and management.
Fifty conservation projects in 50 wild places throughout the U.S.
The Backcountry Horsemen of America, The Wilderness Society, the American Horse Council, along with motorized recreation groups, outfitters and guides, and others today applauded new legislation to improve access and public safety on national forests and better address a persistent trail mainten
The Wilderness Society praised a bipartisan bill that would protect national parks, wilderness areas, and other ecologically sensitive federal lands, while providing new sources of revenue for states to fund education.
Great Outdoors America Week draws people to Washington DC to celebrate our natural heritage and advocate for preserving public lands and outdoor experiences for all Americans.
The Wilderness Society issued the following statement on the U.S. Forest Service proposed rule, released today, for snowmobiles and other over-snow vehicles:
Congresswoman Judy Chu (D-Pasadena) introduced legislation on June 12 that will permanently protect the San Gabriel Mountains and its rivers and improve recreation for this popular destination in Los Angeles County's backyard.
In honor of the Wilderness Act, signed into law by President Johnson 50 years ago on September 3rd, a new publication from The Wilderness Society celebrates the role of wilderness in shaping national character, highlights the significance of wilderness to today's diverse America and calls


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February 17, 2009 WIC Update
SUBJECT 1: Date Change - Discontinuation of LactoFree LIPIL (Effective February 23, 2009)
SUBJECT 2: New Nutrition Education Materials
SUBJECT 3: National Nutrition Month
- Date Change - Discontinuation of LactoFree LIPIL (Effective February 23, 2009): This is to update local WIC providers that State office will stop issuing checks in HANDS and MOWINS for LactoFree LIPIL starting February 23, 2009 instead of March 1, 2009. We found that LactoFree LIPIL is not available at some WIC Vendors.
As we notified you through WIC UPDATE (January 23, 2009), Mead Johnson Nutritionals will discontinue manufacturing Enfamil LactoFree LIPIL formula (Powdered, Concentrate, and Ready-To-Use).
Please share this information with your staff. The WIC State office recommends your staff inform participants who are receiving LactoFree LIPIL to discuss this change with their physician. If you have a question, please contact your TA nutritionist.
- New Nutrition Education Materials: The following new nutrition education materials are available at the DHSS warehouse:
- Formula Preparation Guide Handout (Bilingual) # 191
- Relief from Common Problems of Pregnancy - Spanish # 593
- Two Healthy Smiles – English #186
Please use the updated WIC 7 form (02/09 version) when you order these items. If you have any suggestions and/or questions, please contact Takako Tagami at email@example.com.
- National Nutrition Month®: is right around the corner. Attached is the National Nutrition Month Challenge developed by the Bureau of Health Promotion, Department of Health and Senior Services. The challenge, based on the theme "Eat Right" offers a month of tasks designed to encourage "Eat Right" habits. This challenge can be used as an activity with WIC participants and among local agency staff. For more information on National Nutrition Month, please visit the website http://www.eatright.org/nnm/. Nutrition education resources and quizzes are available for downloading through the website at http://www.eatright.org/nnm/. If you have any suggestions and/or questions, please contact Pat Kramer at email@example.com.
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by Anton Shilov
The problems with 40nm process technology of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company have indisputably affected ramp up of graphics processors of both ATI, graphics business unit of Advanced Micro Devices, and Nvidia Corp. very significantly. But it looks like while the vast majority of problems are over, Nvidia Corp., one of TSMC's largest customers, expects 40nm fabrication process to become problems-free only in the middle of 2010.
"Until December [the output of 40nm wafers] was all about the yields. […] TSMC has made a lot of improvements. They really got a lot of engineering resources engaged and trying to tackle the [40nm process technology] problems. […] Today capacity constraints are equipment related and not so much yield[-related]. […] There is still room for yield improvements. […] We are looking forward the capacity situation [to be solved] somewhere in the middle of the year," said David White, chief financial officer of Nvidia, at Goldman Sachs Technology Conference.
According to Mr. White, Nvidia started to ramp up production of chips using 40nm fabrication process back in Spring, 2009, however, up until December the yields were unpredictable, which forced Nvidia to sell more 55nm graphics processing units (GPUs) and delay certain product launches.
However, Nvidia expects the problems with 40nm yields to be solved completely in Q2 – Q3 2010, just in time when the company plans to ramp up production of chips based on the new-generation Fermi architecture.
"By the time we begin launching Fermi, which is in volume production today, and which will really become mainstream for us in Q2 – Q3 from a volume standpoint, the yield issues will be past us," added Mr. White.
It is rather remarkable that it took TSMC so long to polish off the 40nm fabrication process. ATI started to produce its code-named RV740 (Radeon HD 4770) chips back in October, 2008, and while at present ATI has the whole product stack made using 40nm process technology, there are still some yield issues and capacity constraints.


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The Columbus Dispatch - June 28, 2013 08:35 AM
The buddy cop genre seems to have existed for almost as long as motion pictures or law enforcement. The names of famous partners roll off the tongue. Murtaugh and Riggs from the Lethal Weapon series. Starsky and Hutch. Tango and Cash. Turner and Hooch. Well, Hooch is a crime dog, but since he's man's best friend, you get the idea.
The latest addition to the line is The Heat. FBI special agent Sarah Ashburn (Sandra Bullock) and Boston police detective Shannon Mullins (Melissa McCarthy) are the leading players in Paul Feig's film. Unfortunately, the movie adds little to a category that seems to be running out of original ideas.
Even with Feig's background in films like Bridesmaids and the funny cast, The Heat strikes out.
"The exceptionally talented McCarthy is often better than the material, but she alone can do only so much to fight the cinematic crimes of tired inspiration and too few laughs," critic Melissa Starker said in her review.
She rated the movie two stars.


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This total encompasses freshmen, transfers and returning student-athletes at NM State for the 2012-13 season. All-WAC recipients must carry at least a 3.0 grade point average and participate in at least 50 percent of the team's contests to qualify for recognition.
"Our student-athletes continue to amaze me in how they are able to balance their academic and athletic commitments and fit some social life into the mix of all the things they managed," NM State Athletics Director Dr. McKinley Boston said. "I say to our coaches that academics and athletics are not mutually exclusive of each other and that a quality student-athlete experience encompasses success in both. We finished fourth in the WAC Commissioner Cup and one and half points out of second place and collectively our student-athletes finished second in the total Academic All-WAC selections and provided over 5,000 hours of community service."
New Mexico State earned 59 All-WAC Academic honors in the fall 2012 and 46 All-WAC Academic selections in the spring 2013. The Aggies also garnered 37 awards in winter 2013 to raise the total to 142 returning athletes recognized by the conference.
Aggie freshmen and first-year transfers totaled 48 honors on the year with 13 in the fall 2012, 12 in the winter 2013 along with 23 accolades in the spring 2013.
"It gives me great pleasure and honor to have our student-athletes recognized for the outstanding dedication they put forth when exemplifying what it means to be a student-athlete at NM State," Associate Athletic Director, Sports Administrator & Student Development James Hall said. "Over the past seven years I've had the opportunity to witness the growth and development of these young women and men as they continue to prepare themselves for the global job market. The high quality programs and services the academic staff (Brenda Blackburn/Director, Marcis Fennell & Rahman Anjorin/Academic Coordinator and the Student Development Specialist), focuses on providing on a weekly bases, along with receiving a high level of academic expectation and support from their respective coaches, and the wonderful faculty and staff on campus is a true testament of everyone's commitment to engaging in student development. We are extremely proud of the student-athlete recipients and appreciate them for carrying the honorable flag of academic excellence."
After exhausting their eligibility, Aggie student-athletes graduate on a more frequent basis than the general NM State student population at a rate of 70 percent. Over the past year, 77 Aggies received their diplomas.
At the end of 2012-13, 15 Aggies maintained a perfect 4.0 GPA. Additionally, 55 student-athletes completed the spring semester with a 4.0 GPA after 34 Aggies finished the fall semester in the same manner.
Last season 112 student-athletes were recognized at the El Paso Electric Crimson and White Society Banquet for earning or maintaining a 3.5 GPA or higher during the course of the academic year. Another 324 Aggies earned a 3.0 GPA between spring 2012 and fall 2012 and were honored at halftime of a men's basketball game on Wells Fargo Academic Night.
In spring 2013, Aggie softball player Amber Olive earned First Team Academic All-America honors from CoSIDA (College Sports Information Directors of America).
The cumulative GPA for all of the Aggie athletic teams combined remained above a 3.0 for the past eight years / 16 consecutive semesters. During the same period, scholar student-athlete representation has been higher than 50 percent of the student-athlete population. Moreover, the combined GPA from Aggie athletic teams topped 3.0 in 15 of the last 16 semesters.
In addition to all of their athletic and academic success, NM State student-athletes compiled over 5,000 hours of community service during the 2012-13 academic year.
The Aggies begin the 2013-14 season in August with women's soccer and volleyball matches leading up to Labor Day weekend when the football and cross country teams begin competition.
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Country superstar, singer Brad Paisley is headed our way to West Palm Beach's Cruzan Amphitheater on June 21. Born in Glen Dale, West Virginia, Paisley wrote his first song when he was only 13 years old. From then on Paisley continued to write and play his own music on the guitar.
In 1999, Paisley signed with EMI Music Publishing and had his first number one hit titled "He Didn't Have to Be". And while some songs can make you cry, as most good country songs do, Paisley often chooses humorous lyrics in songs such as "Online", portraying a geek who has game only through social media.
Paisley has won numerous awards, from Grammys to CMT Buckles. For all the country fans out there or those who just want to see to a great show, Brad Paisley, accompanied by singer Chris Young, will be one heckof a concert.
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Skip to comments.New York Ferry Crash: Up To 50 Injured
Posted on 01/09/2013 7:50:33 AM PST by Sub-Driver
New York Ferry Crash: Up To 50 Injured
3:30pm UK, Wednesday 09 January 2013
A commuter ferry has crashed into the dockside in Lower Manhattan in New York, injuring between 30 and 50 people.
The Sea Streak Ferry, which provides daily services from Atlantic Highlands in New Jersey struck Pier 11 in the East River not far from Wall Street at about 8.45am ET (1.45pm GMT).
Officials say at least one of the passengers was in a critical condition with head injuries.
The vessel apparently had a hard landing as it was trying to dock.
"There was a jolt when that occurred, throwing the people forward into their seats and the walls," Sea Streak President James Barker told NBC 4 New York.
Passenger Ellen Foran said people tumbled on top of each other, hysterical and crying.
"All of a sudden, the boat felt like it smashed into a wall," Richard Correra told WCBS-TV.
"Dozens of passengers got thrown out of their seats, got thrown forward," he said.
"Some were heading downstairs and just flew down the stairs and hit their heads on various poles and walls."
(Excerpt) Read more at news.sky.com ...
We need to push for a law banning ferries. This is completely unacceptable...except in Hollywood and the W.H.
Amen. This cannot be allowed in Bloomberg's Utopia.
Yeah, I'll bet the captain was eating Ding Dongs with a 30-ounce Coke when he wrecked the vessel...
I'm with you.
There's two kinds of people - those who like to see citizens killed and maimed on ferries - and those who want to keep the world safe by outlawing ferries..
Ban ferries now. (Oh and same for killer cars, buses, and trains...)
shouldn't allow ferries that carry more than 15 people
Live stream
I'll bet you're right. Ban all ding dongs and soft drinks...
Maybe he was making a one handed docking maneuver for his friend(?) and lost his joystick?
Warning: Traffic jam of limos as lawyers rush to scene to find and make victims. If you were on the ferry period, you are a victim and will live big from now on.
Per live report, 2 critically injured.
Normal weather/water conditions.
All ferries are being diverted, at present.
Per another report, ferry may have hit some 'stationary' obstruction in/under the water. [speculative, of course]
57 hurt, per ABC7
I think we should ban New York City. Too many of these kinds of accidents happen there.
How many assualt rifles were involved? Were any hi-cqap mags located at the scene? Was the boat the SS Bushmaster?
NTSB sending investigators.
Gov Christie and Prez Obama have issued a joint release that they will have a hug-photo-op later today. Mayor Bloomberg issued an irrate statement decrying the hug-photo-of, as he was not invited. "It happened in New York! I should have been invited. I, New Yorkers, need a hug, too," he cried.
This is MUCH more dangerous than a Big Gulp soda. Mayor "Jack-F***ing-Crazy" Bloomberg, get right on this!
Nobody NEEDs a ferry. They have no legitimate hunting purpose.
TV Report says that ferries are NOT equipped with black boxes, so we may never know exactly what happened.
We need Congressional action NOW! All floatation vehicles MUST be equipped with black boxes IMMEDIATELY.
Senator Feinstein, PICK UP YOUR PHONE!
Why wasn't everybody wearing their seat belts? How come the airbags didn't deploy?
I think the ferries are ok, we need to get to the root cause and ban docks.
"We need Congressional action NOW! All floatation vehicles MUST be equipped with black boxes IMMEDIATELY."
If it's not one thing then it's another thing with these DemoQuacks. They're perpetually pounding the table, beating their breasts, gnashing their teeth over one thing or another. It's always high drama and crisis mode for Dems. I bet most of them are sucking down anti-depressants and psychotropics in order to deal with their elevated stress levels as they helicopter in from crisis-to-crisis. What a drag for them (and us when we get hit with another 1,000 pages of laws and regs as they respond to each crisis).
You forgot lighting a cigarette, putting on mascara (Hey, it's New York), & changing the station on the radio.
I like ferries. As long as they're short & I'm not the first car.
They should limit ferries to 10 seats....to avoid mass casualties.
Or for stricter fairy regulation in the least. After all, "we have to do something!" And we have to do it immediately so that this tragedy doesn't lose momentum. Think of all those poor docks. It's for the docks. Never let a fairy crises go to waste. How many more fairies have to suffer before America wakes up and puts and end to it? (Now we're just being bad aren't we?)
Share the lead.
What if you had jumped up just as the boat impacted the dock? Would you feel it?
Chinese or Russian sub?
Well, it's clear from the photos that there were no unusual seas and no high wind. The ferry looks like one of those double hulled planing boats. They are fast and efficient going forward at full speed, but hard to maneuver.
Still, sounds like a screw-up of some kind. The helmsman must have done something wrong. Got a bit off course and decided not to back off and try all over again, or something like that.
I just checked the map. It looks like that ferry was doing runs of about 20 miles each way to and from the Jersey Highlands. There are similar boats in Milwaukee, WI that cross Lake Michigan to Muskegon, MI in about 2.5 hr. for the 78 mi. run. Such boats really move, often at over 30 mph. Taking the Jersey ferry would be a good way to avoid the hassels of surface travel. I bet it's a bit pricey.
And the ferry companies can, no doubt, not afford black boxes, so there will have to be millions in federal grants to allow for the equipment to be available and installed. And not just on ferries.... as you said, ALL floatation vessels need this immediately.
That said, prayers for anyone hurt in this accident.
Sometimes we do need to do something:
It depends. Galileo had the answer, of course. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galilean_relativity
Time to BAN Ferry's (of all kinds!).
Put Biden on this right away! We need commissions, etc!
It depends. Galileo had the answer, of course. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galilean_relativity"
Would it matter if you were holding a feather at the same time you jumped?
I enjoy watching the old black and white movies, and especially the silent ones - not for the stories so much but for the background scenery which was taken for granted back then (ads, prices of goods, long-gone buildings, sail ships, etc.)
I remember laughing at loud at a city scene when a Model T knocks a pedestrian down. The guy gets up, shakes his fist at the driver, and walks off. I thought that nowadays, a scene like you describe would occur over the same accident.
15 is too many!
Ferries should have only 8 fixed, non living, non injurable passengers, and "passenger buttons" that allow the addition of passengers should be banned.
Daedalus had the answer to that question:
They are presently checking to see if any of the crew are members of the NRA.
Sea Streak is pretty good. I took it one year when I worked in the city. Expensive as heck, but a relaxing ride.
If the helmsman is a young person, my guess is texting is to blame. If the person was a senior citizen, could be they hit forward throttle rather than reverse.
I had an apartment down on the battery for several years, and you could see those high-speed ferries zipping up the bay. Yes, they're really fast and convenient, but they don't maneuver well when they come down off a plane. Probably this guy was running a few minutes late, made a bad approach, and decided to gun it around into the dock rather than back off and try again—which would annoy the passengers and be an admission of error.
So he made a much bigger error. That's my guess.
50 new millionaires.
Dodging swimmers no doubt.
What, refugees excaping NY city?
That'd make a great movie! (snicker)
If they won't ban ferries, then it's mandatory seatbelts and crash helmets for all passengers.
How many more fairies have to suffer before America wakes up and puts and end to it?
It's a hate crime to make them suffer. That's why they are now allowed in the military. /sarc on fairies
Did I say fairies? Ooooppppps. My bad. LOL!
Nah, getting exercise. It's good for your back. Makes your mattress stink though.
You are correct. Very fast and you pay for it dearly. This was retrofit with props instead of jets and shaved off a few knots in order to lessen its carbon footprint. It was also detested by the crew for its lack of maneuverability. That landing is in very heavy east river current with massive traffic especially at that hour. Thanks Obama, Bloomberg and your minions. You really do own this one.
Do you know what the price is? I took the Milwaukee-Muskegon ferry several years ago when I was in Milwuauke for an NRA convention just to see what it was like. It's a vest pocket ocean cruise where you're out of sight of land for about an hour. Round trip second class right now is $135 and first class is $165. That's without a car. A round trip with a car is $165 in addition to the price of a seat. There are also special additional fares for motorcycles and bicycles. People are willing to pay those steep fares because driving to Muskegon from Milwaukee is a brutal 300 mile grind down from Milwaukee, through Chicago, across northern Indiana and then up to Muskegon.
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Top Things to Do When You're the Only One in the Office
NEW YORK ( TheStreet) -- Just because the office is empty doesn't mean you can't stay busy. In fact, the slow holiday season may be the perfect time to catch up on your to-do list and make your 2014 work life a little easier. Before you opt for long lunches or spend hours on Facebook, check out these three productive things you can do when the office is slow.
1. Reflect on your accomplishments and set new goals.
This is a great time to take a step back and reflect on what you've accomplished in the past year. If you haven't already, update your brag sheet to include all your most recent professional achievements and contributions, suggests Amanda Augustine, job search expert for TheLadders.
"This process will help you prepare for your upcoming annual review and any conversations you plan to have with your manager about your compensation," Augustine says.
Also, take a look at your calendar and set personal goals.
"Reflecting on the past year and assessing what you would like to improve or work towards in 2014 can be a great thing to do during the slower holiday weeks at work," says Piera Palazzolo, senior vice president of marketing at Dale Carnegie Training .
Even if it's difficult to think of being a career-focused dynamo when work is slow, it's important to use the end of the year to consider where you want to be in five or more years from now, Augustine says.
"Set a few goals for the New Year that will get you one step closer to your long-term professional aspirations. Create an action plan to help you meet these goals. This could include signing up for a professional development course, seeking out a mentor or updating your resume," she says.
2. Reach out to colleagues, current and former.
Reach out to your professional mentor as well as others who have helped you in your career development this year, such as former bosses and colleagues, alumni connections and others, suggests Paul McDonald, senior executive director at professional staffing firm Robert Half .
"Extend an invitation for coffee or lunch," McDonald says. "Never assume people know how grateful you are for what they've done for you -- take the time to show it with words and deeds. December is a great time to do this -- if people are in, their schedules may be more flexible than usual."
Also, consider reaching out to someone who might appreciate your support, McDonald says. Perhaps you know someone who is struggling to find a job, a student looking for tips on how to land his first role or a former colleague looking to resume her career after a break.


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Gypsies, often called Romani or Domari, are made up of two groups: the Ghorbati and the Nawari. Both groups speak a dialect of the Gypsy language called Romany, which is related to the North Indo-Aryan language of India. Their dialect, Domari, contains many Arabic words.
Gypsies call themselves Rom, which in their language means "men." Rom is derived from the Indian word Dom, meaning "a man of low caste who gains his livelihood by singing and dancing." The Ghorbati are named from the Arabic word, gurbet, which means "stranger." In the Arab world, Gypsies are called Nauar, hence the Nawari Gypsies.
Gypsies originated in India where they worked as musicians, entertainers, and metal workers. There they were discriminated against and excluded from the temples. Later, they were sent to Persia as minstrels. From there they were separated into two groups. One traveled northward and became the Romany-speaking European Gypsies. The other traveled southward and became known as the Domari, or Middle Eastern Gypsies.
Dark skin and dark eyes are typical of most Gypsies. Their almost "mystical" lifestyle has made them the objects of curiosity, distrust, and even fear, from their beginnings until now. However, they are a proud and dignified people often not deserving a negative reputation.
The Gypsies live scattered throughout much of the world. Most of them are nomads, wandering from region to region, and they depend on a variety of entrepreneurial skills for their livelihood. It is common for Gypsies to have two or more specialized occupations. This makes it easier for them to adapt to a changing society's needs. When a region's people no longer need a Gypsy's particular skill, they move on to one that will.
Gypsies have long been known for their abilities as musicians, singers, and dancers. They also hold a wide variety of other occupations. The men are skilled makers of sieves, drums, bird cages, and reed mats. They also entertain with animals, work as tinkers, or play music. The women sometimes sell such things as cloth, shoes, kitchen utensils, or other products made by Gypsy men. Many also sing and dance. Both men and women shear sheep, spin wool, and tell fortunes. Sadly, some of the women and children are forced to beg for food as a means of survival.
Today, there are some Gypsy villages and communities in the Middle East. Some also live in the cities and have become an integral part of urban life. Other Gypsies are nomadic and either travel in caravans of wagons or carts, or they ride on camels, donkeys, or horses. The settled Gypsies usually live in houses that are typical to those of the region in which they settle.
Gypsy marriages usually take place between couples in their teens. The Gypsy family unit is highly valued and each member is depended on for his financial contribution.
Values such as justice, fidelity, and morality are very significant in Gypsy society. Such things as courtesy and friendliness are also very important. The control of deviants is strictly enforced. If a Gypsy becomes impure by some immoral or unlawful act, he is considered an outcast. Also, sexual purity is considered a must for young girls. In fact, it must be proven before marriage that the girl has never before been with a man. This strict social code is related to their old Hindu caste system which they have kept since their origin.
The Middle East Gypsies are often Muslim and they follow the practices and beliefs of the Islamic faith. The traditional beliefs of the Gypsies such as that ghosts, lizards, and snakes are capable of harming humans, that men have the power to curse others by giving them the "evil eye," and that some people have the power to heal the sick are no longer held by most Gypsies. There are a growing number of Christian Gypsies.
The quality of health care, nutrition, housing, and education is poor. Adequate educational opportunities must be provided in order to raise their standard of living.
Spiritually, the Islamic religion is very difficult to influence. Their nomadic lifestyle has also made it difficult for missionaries to reach them. It is encouraging to hear of recent breakthroughs in ministering to Gypsies.
Most Gypsies have no Christian resources available to them. Christian broadcasts and Scriptures must be made available if they are to hear the Gospel. Christian workers are needed to teach them how to live lives pleasing to God.
* Ask the Lord to call people who are willing to share Christ with the Gypsies.
* Ask God to strengthen, encourage, and protect the small number of Gypsy Christians.
* Pray that those Gypsies who know Christ will be bold witnesses of the Gospel to their own people.
* Ask the Holy Spirit to soften the hearts of Gypsies towards Christians so that they will be receptive to the Gospel.
* Pray that God will raise up intercessors who will stand in the gap for them.
* Ask the Lord to raise up strong local churches among the Middle East Gypsies.
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Preserving N.D.'s land
Myron Hanson, Souris; Troy Coons, Donnybrook; Galen Peterson, Maxbass; Bob Grant, Berthold
As oil and gas facilities are built in our state, we must ensure that further permanent harm to our agricultural land is prevented and that the land can be returned to an economically productive agricultural status. With the prospect of drilling tens of thousands of new sites in the near future, there is no doubt that many thousands of agricultural land acres will be displaced by oil well pads, roads, tank batteries, man camps, permanent waste facilities, and so on.
Our concern is that no uniform regulation and reclamation standards are in place under the auspices of the North Dakota Industrial Commission Oil and Gas Division and the North Dakota Health Department, who are responsible for oversight and enforcement of existing regulatory policies and laws. Our antiquated reclamation and regulation rules currently in place were developed when the pace was slower, there were very few rigs drilling, only 25 percent to 30 percent of those became producing wells, and production per well was much less. Even more troubling, permanent damage has and is occurring at alarming levels due to saltwater spills from pipeline ruptures, tank overflows, rusted-out treaters and equipment, illegal dumping, and other careless oil field activities.
There will always be 'accidents' that are unavoidable-but many incidents are caused by negligence, faulty or improperly maintained equipment, tasks completed in haste, failure to follow established safety measures, poor or don't-care attitudes, and just plain operator error. Damage to land from saltwater spills is almost impossible to repair, and various snake oil solutions in use have proven to be unsatisfactory in North Dakota. Excavating severely damaged soil, hauling it to designated facilities, and replacing it with new clay and topsoil can cost a million dollars per acre. Even after this great expense, much contamination still remains.
As oil and gas production in North Dakota currently escalates each month, including escalation in saltwater production, we cannot allow saltwater spills to be considered "It's only water." With every spill, salt remains in the soil and permanently causes our land to be unusable for agricultural production. These 'accidents' must be held to a minimum, and with adequate regulation and strict enforcement of regulatory policies and laws, most of these occurrences could be preventable. Today, reported violations often garner little attention. Is this due to insufficient resources, staffing deficiencies, inadequate fines, low regulatory department priority, and/or enforcement difficulty?
Updated regulations and policies that address today's oilfield technologies and practices must be developed by our North Dakota agencies. True reform must provide real consequences for violators and could even broaden enforcement by levying immediate fines and reward those who report violations. (This practice is done by the North Dakota Game and Fish)
Now is the time for the State and its agencies to vacate past methods and move forward to protect the future of our agricultural community, which now consists of many third- and fourth-generation farmers and ranchers. This new generation can co-exist with responsible development of the State's oil and gas resources, and these irreplaceable resources deserve protection by appropriate state regulation and enforcement that recognizes the changing scope and pace of today's oil production activity. The preservation of our land-one of North Dakota's most valued natural resources-should not be forgotten or ignored during this development.
(The signers of this letter make up the executive board of Northwest Landowners)


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2012 Junior Olympics to be streamed LIVE
The 2012 USA Boxing Junior Olymipcs will be live streamed from Mobile, Alabama on USABoxing.org. USA Boxing is continuing its partnership with WatchMeSports.com and breaking into NEW territory in streaming events. Consider that this Junior Olympic National Championships has produced three Olympians on the 2012 Olympic Team. Don't miss out on seeing the next Rau'Shee Warren, Jose Ramirez, or Claressa Shields. Order today!
The Junior Olympics has never before been streamed online for family and friends to watch from around the country. If you can't make it out to watch, WATCH ONLINE! It's simple. Those who purchase the entire Junior Olympic Event will have access to the video archive for an ENTIRE YEAR! If you order the event before June 18th you will receive the special pre-order price for the event.


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Route 60 accident
A two-vehicle accident between a car and a tractor trailer sent one to the hospital Tuesday morning. According to New York State Police, at 9 a.m. Ronald Hegner, 27, of Dunkirk was traveling north on Route 60 in the town of Dunkirk when his vehicle rear-ended a tractor trailer. The tractor trailer had its hazard lights on and was stopped. The driver, whose name was not released by police, was uninjured. Hegner was extricated from the vehicle and flown by Starflight to Hamot in Erie, Pa. with several injuries. The crash is still under investigation. Chautauqua County Sheriff's Office, East Town of Dunkirk and Alstar Ambulance also responded to the scene.


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If you don't know already my theme for the A to Z Blog Challenge is Mottos versus Insults and according to some of you I'm incredibly predictable. So, in keeping with the theme and unsurprisingly cheesy, I declare my Motto today to be
Without love, life would be pointless. We plod through life looking for love and wanted to be loved in return. If we don't have it, we want it, we can't buy it, we can't demand it. We can't force it but we can make it.
I did post about the differences between Love and Lust once.
Today's Insult is
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Policies to Change the World: Energy Sufficiency - Eight Policies towards the Sustainable Use of Energy
Date: 2009
Creator: Rohde, Anja & Bee, Hilmar
Description: This booklet discusses how energy sufficiency is the best solution for reducing energy consumption and waste. It presents policies for reducing global energy consumption such as energy auditing, phasing out incandescent light bulbs, combined heat/cooling energy and power, carbon-negative cooking, smart metering, area road pricing, and other measures.
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Winds of Change: East Asia's Sustainable Energy Future
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100 Years on the Corner of Main & Cherry
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The Children's area will offer many activities, beginning at 2:00 p.m. with a special "period" storytime, featuring classic children's tales recommended for ages 5 and up. Throughout the afternoon children can enjoy ongoing arts and crafts, and coloring. Fun for parents, too, will be posters displaying the popular books, toys, games and television shows of each of the 10 decades.
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