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Referendum is direct democracy at work
Original post made by Peter Hart, Menlo Park: Allied Arts/Stanford Park, on Oct 18, 2006
Last week, for the second time in two years, thousands of Menlo Park voters added their signatures to petitions calling for a vote to overturn actions of the City Council.
These dramatic exercises in direct democracy, unprecedented in living memory, belie the promise made four years ago by the slate of Mickie Winkler, Nicholas Jellins and Lee Duboc to "listen to the voters." On Nov. 7 we have an opportunity to elect a new council that will.
a resident of Menlo Park: Linfield Oaks
on Oct 24, 2006 at 12:45 am
The Derry Lane referendum succeeded because many Menlo Park voters have legitimate concerns that their long term interests have been overlooked by the people who run our city.
The changes to the general plan that were adopted on August 29, 2006, had far-reaching consequences. The changes impacted not only the Derry parcel but also the Cadillac parcel, which was not mentioned in the agenda for the meeting that evening.
I was at the city council meeting on August 29 and had at least an hour to review the project document for Derry. After speaking to the council and listening to their deliberation, it became depressingly clear to me that those who voted in favor of this zoning change had no idea what they were giving away. Housing density was almost tripled from general plan specifications for this project, maximum height went from thirty to fifty feet, retail space was minimal, traffic problems significant, impact on schools assumed to be negligible. There were no significant mitigations to any of this and only a standard recreation fee with no plan for more parks or fields nearby for all these new residents.
A conservative analysis of the costs and revenues per housing unit provided by the developer indicate that the city gave away eighteen million dollars in net value to the developer and land owner with the Derry Lane rezoning. The city did not conduct its own evaluation, and the council majority was apparently unaware of the facts underlying this transaction. I understand that the Derry project went through years of process, but what good is that process if the city's interest is not on the table?
It is impossible for the city to negotiate a fair deal for any project without an analysis of what the city is giving away and what the city should expect in return. Private businesses will negotiate in their own best interests, but someone needs to be looking out for the best interests of Menlo Park. After reviewing Derry and other projects that involve rezoning, I have found that the people who run Menlo Park do not appreciate the value of the zoning entitlements that they are giving out. Derry is simply the latest and most egregious example.


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Of all the great figures of the Roman world, none was more fascinating or charismatic than Cicero. And Tiro, the inventor of shorthand and author of numerous books, including a celebrated biography of his master (which was lost in the Dark Ages), was always by his side.
Compellingly written in Tiro's voice, Imperium is the re-creation of his vanished masterpiece, recounting in vivid detail the story of Cicero's quest for glory, as he competed with some of the most powerful and intimidating figures of his or any other age: Pompey, Caesar, Crassus, and the many other powerful Romans who changed history.
Robert Harris, the master of innovative historical fiction, lures us into a violent, treacherous world of Roman politics at once exotically different from and yet startlingly similar to our own.
©2006 Robert Harris; (P)2006 Simon and Schuster, Inc. All rights reserved.
"Entertaining and enlightening." (Publishers Weekly)
"Engrossing read"
I chose this audiobook after having read the same author's historical novel Pompeii. Both books are fascinating re-tellings of events in the Roman Empire. While Pompeii carries the reader along with both political intrigue and the drama of natural disaster, Imperium is a historical novel primarily about politics in ancient Rome. Never having studied Latin or the literature from that period, I enjoyed learning about famous leaders and personalities from the period. Occasionally, I found the story to be just bit confusing for someone not already well-versed in the history. Spending 10 minutes on the internet reading a summary of the history from this period alleviated my ignorance and made the novel all the more enjoyable. While reading this book, I could not help but be reminded of frequent abuse of power by some leaders in the contemporary world. Quite higly recommended.
"Fun Way to Learn About Republican Rome"
This book is engaging and exciting. Exciting may seem like a strange way to describe a book about a political figure of the First Century BC. But it will definitely keep you wondering how Cicero will get out of the current predicament or overcome the odds. Written from the imaginary journal of Cicero's slave (the slave did write a journal which has been lost), you get a personal, up-close account of Cicero. It is like a classical version of the exclusive XYZ network intimate interview with the President but told in a narrative form. I think most readers will like this one. My 17 and 14-year old sons rally enjoyed this listen as well.
"This book, as posted, is missing the 15th chapter"
This book as posted, though I can't imagine the original recording is the same, is missing the 15th chapter (Roll XV). I had to go onto amazon.com and "Search Inside" to read the chapter that was missing. Otherwise, a decent reading; I say "decent" because Jones, the reader, does make an effort at the voices, though the results aren't inspiring.
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"Super book"
This is a really good book, fascinating story with a wonderful narrator. Recommended it highly. I have listened to it twice now. The narrator is just such a joy.
"A Great Listen"
Excellent hisorical fiction - if you like that sort of book. Great reader. If you like books that take you back in time and tell you a fascinating story with interesting characters - you found it.
"Great Naration, Great Book"
This book got me started on my Ancient Rome kick! It made me so interested in ancient Rome, and the political environment during the era of Caesar, that I have since read (or listened) to several other books on the topic. I think that this author does a better job than others of keeping charactor names from getting confusing and explaining the nuances of the Roman political machinery. Suprisingly, I found myself drawing paralells between that government and our own. This book really made me think about the attributes that define the master politician and how they have changed in modern times.
Don't you just love a great story well told?
"Excellent Courtroom and Political Thriller"
You know how some Roman names, despite 2000+ years of history sound familiar? After this book you will understand why the name Cicero still resonates.
I always give 5 stars to "must reads".
Now Cicero is not just some famous Roman somebody but becomes an endearing person to any astute reader. (Yes, even if you're not big on lawyers. - the poor souls get a bad rap) Perry Mason can't hold a flame to Cicero!
If you like great courtroom dramas, Cicero, a lawyer, has his share of excellent courtroom battles and will cross the sword of his cleverness and wit against some of the nastiest characters I've ever heard of in a book. Real drama.
An awesome production, from the excellent narration & editing (i.e. no distracting sounds) you come to feel you know the man and admire a true genius at work. His slave (It is from his point of view the story is told.) is remarkable as well as indeed he invented one of the early forms of shorthand. (fact checked)
"Unexpected gem!"
While historical fiction is my favortie genre, I am not a particular fan of stories set in ancient Rome. However, I was intrigued by the idea of the story being told from the point of view of Cicero's slave, and decided to order it. To my amazement, this turned out to be one of the best hitorical fiction novels I have ever read. I would highly recommend it.
Genre fiction, trashy to literary--mystery, action, sci fi, fantasy, and, yes, even romance. Also history. Listener reviews help a lot!
"As Good As Historical Fiction Gets"
A marvelous book. Law and politics in Republican Rome with all its shenanigans and back-room bargains. A brilliant portrayal of one of those eras when there were more larger-than-life personalities on the scene than the scene could comfortably hold. The convergence and clashes of these men (Cicero, Julius Caeser, Pompey, Crassus, Mark Antony, to name a few) and the ensuing intrigues are here told in the very human voice of Tiro, a historical figure who was Cicero's secretary (first as a slave, later freed).
In order to record every word of Cicero's oratory, Tiro invented the art of shorthand--a skill that figures prominently (if apocryphally) in this book's climax. He is known to have lived into his nineties--long after the death of Cicero--and is believed to have written a biography of the Great Man that was lost to history. This is a magnificent fictional reimagination of such a biography, told in a modern and engrossing voice by Robert Harris, (author of "Fatherland," "Ghost Writer," "Pompeii" and "The Fear Index"--all well worth reading). To add to the joy is the narration by Simon Jones, one of the best readers out there.
"Imperium" is the first of a trilogy; the second book, "Empire" ("Conspirata" in the UK) has been out for several years. I have not seen a projected date for the release of the third, but am looking forward to it!
I am an avid eclectic reader.
"Harris brings Ancient Rome to life"
This is the story of Marcus Cicero as written by Tiro Cicero's secretary/slave. The book starts with a young Cicero who has completed his studies in law and is working on his speech making abilities. The book covers court room drama and how Cicero changed the way the prosecutor presents his case. The people in the story such as Pompey, Caesar, Crassus and Atticus read as the who is who of Rome. This is a historical fiction that shows the violent treacherous world of Roman politics (how little has changed) in an interesting and dramatic way. I am now going to read the second book in the series entitled Conspirata, as Audible has it. If you like historical fiction about ancient Rome you will enjoy this book. Simon Jones did a great job narrating the book.
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Welcome to the Quilting Board!
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Amazing. My lower jaw is still hanging down to the floor. Never have I been so in awe, or should I say jealous of your talent Beautiful work, beautiful grandchild.
WOW. I am speechless. Awesome rendition of your granddaughter's picture.
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That quilt is AMAZING!!! Your grandaughter is just beautiful too! Gotta try this.
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VeriFone Rising: FYQ3 Beats, Q4 Revenue View Tops Consensus
Shares of payment processing technology vendor VeriFone (PAY) are up 18 cents, or 0.9%, at $16.11, in late trading, after the company this afternoon reported fiscal Q3 revenue and earnings per share that topped analysts' expectations, and forecast this quarter's revenue higher as well.
Revenue in the three months ended in July fell 15%, year over year, to $418 million, yielding EPS of 24 cents.
Analysts had been modeling $400 million and 20 cents.
Interim CEO Richard McGinn remarked that services revenue was up 17%, year over year, in the quarter.
The company paid down $160 million in debt during the quarter, leaving it with $1.04 billion in long-term debt and $309 million in cash and equivalents at quarter's end.
For the current quarter, the company sees revenue in a range of $418 million to $422 million, which is ahead of consensus for $412 million. EPS is expected to be 25 cents, which is in line with consensus.
Management will host a conference call with analysts at 4:30 pm, Eastern time, this evening, and you can catch the webcast of it on the company's investor relations site.


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This is a spell that vanishes objects which then appear elsewhere. In 1996, Albus Dumbledore used this to transport Harry Potter's school supplies, clothes, and owl to the Burrow, so that they could first journey to Budleigh Babberton to try and recruit Horace Slughorn unhindered.


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Erotic art covers any artistic work that is intended to evoke erotic arousal or that depicts scenes of love-making. It includes paintings, engravings, drawings, sculptures, photographs, music and writing.
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BlackRock Bearish On Treasuries As Yields Touch 2013 Lows
Treasuries continued their spring rally early Monday, with the 10-year yield hitting an intraday low of 1.651% this morning, per Tradeweb data, marking a new 2013 low. They've since retreated a bit to 1.668% at last check.
BlackRock's latest weekly investment commentary out this afternoon offers a pretty bearish take on Treasuries from Russ Koesterich, the firm's global chief investment strategist:
It has been a surprise to many investors that while we are one-third of the way through the year, we have yet to see the increase in interest rates that many have been expecting. On the contrary, rates are lower than they were at the beginning of the year (the 10-year started the year with a 1.76% yield). The recent drop in interest rates can be attributed to a number of factors, including some weaker US economic data, renewed risk aversion due to Europe's ongoing debt issues and some highly aggressive asset purchases from the Bank of Japan.
While these factors could mean that rates might fall further in the short term, in our view Treasuries look extremely unattractive. Treasury yields are now below the rate of inflation, meaning that they offer little value beyond acting as a hedge against higher-risk assets. We would suggest that the recent drop in rates presents another opportunity for investors to lighten up on their Treasury holdings. As we have said in the past, we would encourage investors to look at the non-government sectors of the fixed income market, including high yield, which has managed to outperform other areas of the fixed income market on a year-to-date basis.


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Super Central Room Colosseum
Size50 m²
Floor No.3
- Kitchen
- Washer/dryer
- Lockable room
- Towels
- Internet/WiFi
Accommodation summary
|Via dei Serpenti, 00184 Roma, Italy
|Property type
|Private room
|Property ID
It is composed of a luminous living room, a nice bedroom, a completely equipped kitchen for breakfast, lunch and/or dinner, and a bathroom with shower-box. The ambient is quite and cozy. WiFi internet connection is available.
The apartment is located in the "Rione Monti", a district situated in the heart of the historical center of Rome, famous for its artisan shops, the art galleries, schools of music, typical restaurants, pizzeria, meeting point of the new emerged cultural truths, only few steps from the Colosseo, Venezia Square, Via del Corso, Spanish Steps, Fontana di Trevi, etc., and within 10 minutes from the Termini Train Station, very well connected to every part of town by underground Line A and B.
Preferably couples
House rulesIn my house there is a small terrace, but this is not accessible.
Compliance with agreements, cleanliness and neatness of the spaces used and shared is expected.
Before accepting your request I would like to know something about you, so write to me!
|Price for > 1 guests
|$ 24 US per guest/night extra
|Maximum nights
|5 nights
|Check-in after
|On arrangement
|Check-in before
|On arrangement
|Check-out before
|On arrangement
|Cancellation Policy
Reviews of this property
Small apartment but very clean, comfortable and beautiful. Antonella very friendly, ready to help. We feel at home, we are very satisfied and we will come back. Thank you Antonella
Antonella is a very sweet, welcoming Italian woman who made our stay in Rome very pleasantly made. Unforgettable and very special! We can really recommend anyone to stay in her apartment. The shower and toilet are super clean and the bedding was lovely and clean fris.De location is perfect if you're down the street, you walk to the Colosseum! Ad and Brigitte (The Netherlands)
Antonella is een ontzettend lieve, gastvrije Italiaanse vrouw die ons verblijf in Rome erg aangenaam heeft gemaakt. Onvergetelijk en heel bijzonder!! Wij kunnen echt iedereen aanraden om in haar appartement te verblijven. De douche en het toilet zijn superschoon en ook het beddengoed is heerlijk schoon en fris.De locatie is perfect, als je de straat uitloopt, loop je op het Colosseum!!
Ad en Brigitte (The Netherlands)
Antonella was a perfect host, of a rare kindness. She attends of your every wish while still maintaining your privacy and who make your stay an unforgettable moment.
The appartment is perfectly located, 10 minutes from the coliseum, very clean and pleasant where you can easily feel "at Home".
Thank you again for this perfect stay, hug from Paris!
Very nice place to stay in the middle of the city.Just a few meter from the Colosseo and other sightseeings away. The host is a very friendly person who loves it to share her love for Roma with you and who will make your trip unforgettable.
has been an unforgettable experience! apartment is bright and very well allocated, is within walking distance of the main attractions of this beautiful city! the owner put us immediately at ease, it is solar, smart, sensitive and so kind! we felt at home!! recommending this accommodation to all my friends and who knows ... maybe we'll be back soon too!!. -)
è stata un'esperienza indimenticabile!!!!l'appartamento è luminoso e davvero ben allocato, si raggiungono facilmente a piedi le principali attrazioni di questa splendida città!!!la proprietaria ci ha messo subito a nostro agio,è solare, intelligente, sensibile e tanto gentile!!! ci siamo sentiti a casa!!!!consiglierò questa sistemazione a tutti i miei amici e chissà...magari ci tornerò presto anch'io!!!!.-)
It's true. The location is perfect central in Rome. Coloseum is 500 meters away! The room and the shared appartment is small but nice and comfortable. And the hostess Antonella is very very gently and gives you a really warm welcome. She is interested and gives you the best advises. But you can go your own way, whatever you like. We recommend this appartment very much!!
It was a great experience, starting with the great reception of the host, Antonella, for their kindness and hospitality. A pleasure to have shared these days in this beautiful house, noted for its cleanliness and order, very well located, being able to carry all our walking tours. Unbeatable decision to choose it. Antonella, we wish you well!
Ha sido una gran experiencia, empezando por la gran acogida de la anfitriona, Antonella, por su amabilidad y hospitalidad.
Todo un placer haber compartido estos días en esta bonita casa, destacada por su limpieza y orden, muy bien situada, pudiendo realizar todas nuestras visitas a pie.
Inmejorable decisión, al elegirla.
Antonella, ¡te deseamos lo mejor!
My mother went back to Georgia, she was very glad and happy, we had wonderful trip to Rome, thanks again for your hospitality.
It was nice to meet you, and we loved your apartment. It is sad that we did not have more time. Thanks again
Me and my wife went to Rome with the urge too explore and experience the culture and beauty of Rome. Antonellas apartment is placed very central, in a local area with a lovely plaza just around the corner and several of good, not too expensive Italien resaturants. Its only 5 min. walk away from Coloseum. Antonellas apartment is small, but bright and cozy. We wish to compliment and thank Antonella for being a most kind and welcomming host. As visitors in her home, we felt very comftable. She was very attentive and nice to answer questions about the city and the culture. We had many laughes and we had an incredible time. We will at any time, recoment Antonellas aparment if you wish to visit Rome.
All the best, Stig and Maria.
Perfect location in the Monti area with nice bars and restaurants. Just steps away from Roman Forum, Colosseum and other major attractions. Everything in walking distance. Only 10 minutes walk from Temini. Bedroom is fine. You share apartment hostess. Is very welcoming and helpful. Does not speak good English and Italian only she smokes. For us outside on the patio but it's no smoking apartment.
Perfecte locatie in de wijk Monti met leuke bars en restaurants. Op steenworp afstand van Forum Romanum, Colosseum en andere grote bezienswaardigheden. Alles op loopafstand. Slechts 10 minuten lopen van Temini. Slaapkamer is prima. Je deelt appartement met gastvrouw. Is heel gastvrij en behulpzaam. Spreekt niet goed Engels alleen Italiaans en zij rookt. Voor ons buiten op het terras maar het is geen rookvrij appartement.
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CA state Assembly and Senate districts are critical in this election
Original post made by jimf01, another community, on Sep 28, 2012
The race for Californias Presidential electoral votes is a foregone conclusion. The race for Dianne Feinstein's US Senate Seat is as well.
We are at a critical point with regard to the legislature in Sacramento . The Democrats need two additional votes in the Senate and two in the Assembly for a super-majority. If they gain those seats in the November election, they will be able to vote to pass any budget increase, any regulation, any TAX, and Republicans will be utterly powerless to stop them. Governor Brown will be utterly powerless to stop them.
Forget about Proposition 30, the Democrats will just pass their own tax increase. And the voters will have no say.
Did you know that the Governor doesn't even have to sign in order for a bill passed by the legislature to become law? In California, a bill becomes law automatically after 30 days.
Get informed about the new Senate and Assembly districts, and know who is running in your district, and VOTE. Vote the Democrats out in November, or California will continue down the path of tax and spend, we WILL become Greece here in the US.
a resident of another community
on Sep 28, 2012 at 3:12 pm
jimf01 is a registered user.
The Democratic Party has partisan control of the California State Senate 25-15 heading into the 2012 elections. They need to gain two seats in order to achieve a 2/3 supermajority. There is a similar scenario in the Assembly, where the Democrats have an uphill struggle to achieve the net gain of the two seats they need there. With all 80 seats in the Assembly up for re-election, anything could happen, but the Democrats have 17 of the 22 members who have termed out and cannot run.
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a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on Sep 28, 2012 at 8:41 pm
It's an interesting point, that the fight over true legislation will be done at the lower levels seats in government. You know, that doesn't have a bad ring to it, regardless which side of the isle you're on.
a resident of another community
on Sep 29, 2012 at 10:23 am
jimf01 is a registered user.
Here is a good example of what happens if the Democrats gain a bigger majority in Sacramento. The truth is, many of them are ultra left wing, and common sense reform, like a law to get teachers who are on trial for sex crimes against minors, did not see the light of day, could not even be voted on in the Assembly.
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a resident of another community
on Oct 2, 2012 at 12:45 pm
jimf01 is a registered user.
San Diego UT, no big supporter of Gov Brown in it's editorial pages, comes out today with some praise for the Governor.
It's not high praise, not at all. But it does illustrate a reason why the Senate and Assembly races are CRITICAL this election. With a 2/3 majority, the CA legislature will have total control over the Republicans and the Governor, no bill could be vetoed if the legislature can simply override the veto with a 2/3 vote.
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a resident of another community
on Oct 2, 2012 at 2:32 pm
Have no fear, Jim. You no longer have to start up this thread and then have only yourself to respond to yourself. (Good job on that, by the way!) I am here to rescue you from your isolation and loneliness.
Appropo your previous posts on other threads, Jim, I conclude that it is of no import whether we vote for local pols or not. Obama the tyrannical Kenyan muslim demon, with the help of the Democrat Party which is indistinguishable from the Communist Party (I KID YOU NOT!), is going to be re-elected by the communist-indoctrinated American sheeple. At which point the world will end as we know it. We all will become Greece, and you know what the Greeks are famous for, right? We'll be screwed, and no small-time local pol is going to be able to save us. Folks, the tsunami has arrived!
a resident of another community
on Oct 9, 2012 at 10:33 am
jimf01 is a registered user.
LA Times offers info on the state Senate battleground races.
Expectations are, in the conventional wisdom, that the 2/3 threshold is not achievable by the Democrats. All 80 CA state assembly districts have been reshaped, and with district boundary changes, term limits, and the top two process, I wouldn't rely on polling results or conventional wisdom. This is a critical election year.
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I will continue to update voters on this important information, despite the hateful rhetoric from liars and scummy anon trolls like the one above.


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A grandmother was nearly swallowed alive by a 5-foot-deep, 5-foot-wide sinkhole in a Brooklyn (New York City) sidewalk in December. Firefighters used metal hooks to pull chunks of broken pavement off the woman before extricating her. The 64-year-old woman was only slightly injured and laughed when rescuers commented on how her groceries had spilled into the hole with her.
Unholy water
Does bottled water anger the Almighty? A number of Canadian churches think so, actively condemning consumption of commercial bottled water as environmentally destructive, or as "the commercialization of God's gift of life." The only exception for which the Big Guy allegedly pardons the use of bottled water: in areas where clean drinking water isn't available.
Sewage of the stars
California health officials might have to do some septic sleuthing to detect the source of leaks fouling the coastline near celebrity-populated Malibu. They'll determine whether they need to look at the community's septic tanks individually after tests determine whether the sewage has human DNA or is from animals, such as runoff from chicken farms (the theory of Malibu resident and animal activist Pamela Anderson).
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The week 4 injury report is here, giving you all the information you need to have the best chance at success for fantasy football glory. Our fantasy guru, James Morris, provides Sunday morning updates on many players that are of interest to fantasy football owners.
Fred Jackson and C.J. Spiller – RBs Bills: Word is that Jackson is likely to play, but Spiller is still a game-time decision. I have Jackson ranked as a top tier flex play this week; the best thing to do is get Spiller out of your line-up because his time on the field is going to be extremely limited even if he does play.
Jonathan Stewart – RB Panthers: Stewart is going to play and the Panthers offense has run smoother in the one game he appeared in so far this season. He is a middle of the road flex play, so be aware and beware.
Matt Forte – RB Bears: Forte is likely to be back this week, but he still has TD vulture, Michael Bush, cutting into his fantasy numbers. I have him ranked as a solid RB2 this week, and he should do a little better for those in PPR leagues.
Nate Clements and Leon Hall – CBs Bengals: Defensive Backs don't normally make the injury report, but the Bengals are hurting in the secondary with these two staples ailing. This doesn't make Justin Blackmon much sexier in fantasy terms, but those in deeper leagues do have to look at this if he is a viable option due to league and/or roster size.
Willis McGahee – RB Broncos: McGahee is dealing with some sore ribs, but he practiced this week and is listed as probable against the Raiders. If/when the Broncos get out in front of the Raiders via Peyton Manning, they could grind the clock down the stretch. I have McGahee as a RB2 this week.
Matthew Stafford – QB Lions: Stafford left last week's shoot-out with a banged up hip, but he is back and ready to play against the Vikings. I have him in my top 7 for fantasy QBs this week, and see no problems starting him in any format.
Mikel Leshoure – RB Lions: Fo' Sho' is listed as questionable, but the Lions beat writers expect him to play. The Vikings are allowing the fewest fantasy points to opposing RBs this season at just 9.3 PPG. I see him as a low-end RB2, but would not put him in my RB slot unless I had to.
Greg Jennings – WR Packers: Jennings is back to being as healthy as he can be, and he finished off last week's game with a TD catch that was credited to Golden Tate. I expect him to roast the Saints defense today, and have him as a WR1.
Beanie Wells – RB Cardinals: Wells is out, and Ryan Williams is in the starting line-up. Wells is averaging just 2.6 YPC this season, so the chances are he will lose his starting spot to Williams if rookie RB looks even half decent.
Laurent Robinson – WR Jaguars: Robinson suffered a concussion last week and returned to practice on Friday. Even with the Bengals missing key elements in their secondary, the Jaguars passing attack is struggling mightily and Robinson isn't a viable fantasy option.
Dwayne Bowe – WR Chiefs: Bowe is dealing with a sore groin, but word is that he is likely to take the field against their division rivals, the Chargers. All things considered with the Chiefs, Chargers and the magnitude of this game for each team, I put Bowe as a mid-level WR2 this week.
Reggie Bush – RB Dolphins: Bush is a true game-time decision this week. Word is that Bush is going to try and play, but you can expect the coaching staff to err on the side of caution with Bush. From a fantasy standpoint, it is risky to hold out hope on Bush playing because of the late game.
Kyle Rudolph – TE Vikings: Rudolph is listed as probable with a banged up thigh. I have him as a top 10 TE this weekend, and the kid is making good on my sleeper prediction in the pre-season.
Hakeem Nicks – WR Giants: Nicks is OUT this week, and didn't even make the trip to Philadelphia.
Ahmad Bradshaw – RB Giants: Bradshaw was never in any real danger of missing this week after Andre Brown put on a show in week 3. You can bet that Bradshaw would be on the field in a Huvaround scooter if need be! Because of Brown, Bradshaw is a flex play until we see how the roles will shake out.
Jeremy Maclin – WR Eagles: Maclin returned to a full practice on Friday, and is listed as probable against the Giants. I have Maclin ranked as a WR2/3 this week, but have some concerns about his role with Brent Celek catching Michael Vick's eye.
Steven Jackson – RB Rams: Jackson is listed as probable, but has some fairly serious offensive hurdles to overcome before he is a true fantasy factor. The groin injury really hampered his play last week and he looked even slower than he did when healthy.
Kenny Britt – WR Titans: Britt is not going to play today, and needs to be removed from all line-ups.
Pierre Garcon – WR Redskins: Word is that Garcon is more likely to play than not, but he is certain to be on a pitch count. At best he is a WR3, but I would much rather sit him down in favor of Jon Cope's sleeper, Leonard Hankerson, if you must play a Redskins WR.
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According to an article in the New York Times, "emerging diseases have quadrupled in the last half-century." The increase is mainly due to human encroachment into and destruction of wildlife habitat. For example, one study concluded that a four per cent increase in Amazon deforestation led to a 50 per cent increase in malaria because mosquitoes, which transmit the disease, thrive in the cleared areas.


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posted at 10:41 pm on March 21, 2013 by Allahpundit
Some Americans could see their insurance bills double next year as the health care overhaul law expands coverage to millions of people.
The nation's big health insurers say they expect premiums — or the cost for insurance coverage — to rise from 20 to 100 percent for millions of people due to changes that will occur when key provisions of the Affordable Care Act roll out in January 2014.
Mark Bertolini, CEO of Aetna Inc., one of the nation's largest insurers, calls the price hikes "premium rate shock."
"We've done all the math, we've shared it with all the regulators, we've shared it with all the people in Washington that need to see it, and I think it's a big concern," Bertolini said during the company's annual meeting with investors in December.
Manor's company employs 45 people. If he brings in just five more, his business would soon be subject to new minimum coverage standards under the 2010 law — and he does not know whether his current health plan would meet this threshold of coverage or how his premiums might be affected.
"These changes are less than a year away, and I still have no information about how much our premiums are going to cost," said Manor, owner of Bittersweet Catering, Cafe and Bakery. "It definitely gives me pause when thinking about adding another location."…
"There is tremendous confusion and fear among many of my competitors and other business owners in my network, particularly about what you have to cover and how you have to report," said Hugh Joyce, owner of James River Air Conditioning in Richmond. "In speaking to them, I am convinced that the primary reason we aren't seeing a robust economic recovery is the uncertainty and costs associated with this health-care law."…
One in eight small-business owners who responded to a survey by the National Federation of Independent Business said their health insurance providers had notified them that their plans would be terminated. A study released last week by Adecco, a human resources consulting firm, showed that nearly a third of employers said they stopped hiring or cut their workforce because of the law.
Rachel Shein and Steve Pilarski, the married owners of the bakery, which employs 95 people, estimate this could cost their business up to $108,000, and they are weighing their options as the date approaches. "Our revenues are about $8 million, but the food business is a low-margin industry so cutting $108,000 out of our profits, which are just over $200,000, is a big deal," said Ms. Shein, who is the chief executive. They are evaluating different ways to comply with the new law and finance the expense…
Option One is to provide the insurance. According to the law, Ms. Shein will have to offer health insurance or, most likely, pay a penalty, and she estimates the insurance will cost up to $108,000 a year for 90 employees (managers have insurance already)…
Option Two is to not offer health insurance and let employees find coverage elsewhere, perhaps on one of the new government exchanges. Under this option, the company will probably have to pay the mandated "employer shared responsibility payment" to the government.
The cost to the business would be $2,000 per employee a year, but the law exempts the first 30 employees, so the total would be $130,000 per year for a 95-person company…
Ms. Shein is considering a third option: outsourcing certain jobs to reduce the staff, because businesses with 50 or fewer employees will be exempt from the penalty. "We can outsource the cleaning and make the drivers independent contractors," she said, "and we can cut the least profitable delivery routes, least profitable accounts or reduce the variety of items we create."
Obamacare's formal name is the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. But according to a new Kaiser Family Foundation poll, even Democrats are skeptical that the law will improve health care quality and reduce costs.
Kaiser's health tracking poll found that 37 percent of Democrats said "the cost of health care for the nation as a whole" would be better as a result of the law, just 39 percent said health care quality would be better and 27 percent said consumer protections for private insurance would be better. However, 53 percent of Democrats said the law would improve access to health care for the uninsured.
The numbers are worse for the population as a whole.
The Affordable Care Act was sold as a way to solve both problems [universality and affordability]. What it really does, though, is extend, sloppily and expensively, a right to health insurance to all. It's a law that deals with the universality problem, not the spending problem. The cost-cutting measures it does contain are mainly experiments that will take years to evaluate. Yes, the rate of growth in health care costs has remained stable for the last three years. But that is more likely the result of the recession, and of experiments in private networks, which began before Obama-care. Most of Obama-care has yet to take effect. The problem of rising health costs remains…
Expect the grumbling to become more pronounced as the administration struggles to implement Obama-care. The 2014 deadline for the individual mandate and state- and federal-based health insurance exchanges is looming, and there is no guarantee the government will meet it. We may be better off if it doesn't. What might happen, for instance, if universal coverage is not achieved despite the mandate? What might happen if employers slough employees off to the exchanges? If costs rise as demand increases?…
Unless conservatives and Republicans offer their own solutions to the twin problems of universality and affordability—solutions that begin a long process of introducing real price discovery and consumer choice into health care—liberals and Democrats will use Obama-care's flaws as the basis for additional government intervention. They will double down on the flawed insurance model. Their inability to realize unrealizable ideals through politics will provoke . . . well, more politics. Liberal griping will give way to liberal law-making. You've been warned.
In the three years since Obamacare — the legislative darling of the president's first term — was signed into law, it has grown from an adorable 2,700-page binder full of rules and kickbacks into a towering 7-foot-3-inch, 300-pound behemoth totaling more than 20,000 pages of byzantine mandates and regulations. When House speaker Nancy Pelosi (D., Calif.) infamously said, "We have to pass the bill so you can find out what is in it," she wasn't kidding.
Now, thanks to some enterprising staffers in the office of Senate minority leader Mitch McConnell (R., Ky), the American people can finally see what their elected officials created. The so-called Red-Tape Tower became an instant hit on social-media sites after McConnell's press office tweeted a photo on March 12 (hashtag #redtapetower) of all 20,000-plus pages of regulations that the administration has released since Obamacare became law. The tower was stacked neatly in a corner of the Capitol building and adorned with a red satin bow that a staff member found at a stationary shop in nearby Union Station. The photo has been shared by tens of thousands on Facebook and Twitter…
"If you think that's bad," he said, pointing at the tower, "wait until they try to fix it."
On top of Obama's 2008 victory, congressional Democrats were able to build on their gains from 2006, so that once all the votes were counted (and Sen. Arlen Specter defected) they had a filibuster-proof majority in the Senate. It was only the lopsided nature of the majorities that allowed a plan as ambitious as Obamacare to become law…
It's quite possible that a Democrat still would have won the White House in 2008, even had the Iraq War never been fought. But that Democrat would not likely have been Obama, nor anyone nearly as liberal. And were it not for the war, no Democratic president would have come into office with as much political capital — or with such large majorities in Congress — as Obama did.
It's hard to see how Obamacare would have become law if Bush had never invaded Iraq. This is a bitter pill to swallow for those conservatives who supported the war and bitterly fought Obamacare.
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Community Action of Pequot Lakes to host Membership Gala Nov. 16
Everyone is invited to the Community Action of Pequot Lakes Membership Gala on Saturday, Nov. 16, at Pestello's in Pequot Lakes.
The evening will begin with a social at 6:30 p.m. with free appetizers and cash bar. Try your luck at casino games from 7-9 p.m. with funny money to earn chances for prizes from local businesses. There will be raffle drawings for adult beverages and a backpack of cash.
At 9 p.m., Decade 7 will provide music.
Tickets are $35 and include membership to Community Action of Pequot Lakes, a 501c3 organization. Ticket price for current members is $10. Tickets may be purchased in advance at Pestello's and Merritt Jewelers in Pequot Lakes, or contact Kimberly Ziesemer at 218-851-2764. Tickets will also be available at the door.
Funds are being raised to support local events, Pequot Lakes community enhancements, Community Spirit Student Scholarship, light pole banners and more.


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Meet Stompy. He's a hexapod – a six-legged robot being built by a team of 15 students and three instructors at Artisan's Asylum in Somerville, Massachusetts. And if the rendering above didn't tip you off, Stompy holds two passengers, can walk over a car and takes up nearly two lanes of road. Needless to say, Stompy is awesome.
The brainchild of Gui Cavalcanti, Dan Cody and James Whong, three robotics engineers who started Stompy as part of a four-month course the trio is teaching at the Asylum this summer.
You might know Cavalcanti from his previous work on AlphaDog (aka L3), the Darpa-funded, four-legged robot designed to assist soldiers by carrying up to 400 pounds for around 20 miles.
"We always wanted to design robots," Cavalcanti told Wired, "but they take a lot of time, effort and money."
So Cavalcanti and his coconspirators hatched a plan: create a working leg and develop a smaller prototype that can be scaled up. Once they've produced a proof of concept, "we'll figure out a bill of materials and Kickstart it," as the current budget only pays for, "the powerplant, core training leg and the overhead," according to Cavalcanti.
Project Hexapod kicked off on Apr. 17, with the three instructors enlisting the help of students ranging in age from 21 to 45, with previous experience in everything from open-source software to robotic kit entrepreneurs. There's also Adam Bercu, a two-time collegiate Battle Bots champion and co-founder of electric motorcycle startup Ozone Motors.
Over the course of the next four months, the class will learn how to weld, prototype, develop software and control systems, and build Stompy at the 31,000-square-foot Asylum creative space. Four teams are tasked with different subsystems, with one group handling the powerplant (an inline-six cylinder engine pulled from a forklift and running on propane), another working on the electronics, another group tasked with the control system and a final team developing the legs.
Said legs are controlled through hydraulics, with a computer running real-time Linux and manipulating 18 hydraulic actuators. "Think of it as six excavators tied together," Cavalcanti said. And it's all open source.
Team Stompy is still trying to figure out how the "driver" will control the hexapod, but according to Cavalcanti, the best solution comprises two joysticks, one controlling turning, forward and backward movement, and another that would rotate the body/passenger compartment independent of the legs.
If all goes according to plan, Stompy will be living up to his namesake this August, and Kickstarter addicts will be able to get in on the fun.Go Back to Top. Skip To: Start of Article.


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now that is a delicate "belt"... Nice machine, can't wait to see what you do with her!
Welcome to the Quilting Board!
now that is a delicate "belt"... Nice machine, can't wait to see what you do with her!
Looks like I will be picking this up Friday after work!!
thanks, now I have one too many F&R's hehehehe (hint hint)
Steve, Hint taken! I do not have a F&R and sure would appreciate owning one (I really like German, HC, TS machines). However, I have 18 machines at last count. Fourteen are on permanent tables or in cabinets. Not that that matters for a HC. But, I don't think I can convince hubby that another one should come in the house. I am sure whoever gets it will be happy!
Ha - just get DH trained - mine carries them in out of the car!
NEVER let a sewing machine know you are in a hurry.
good mothers let you lick the beaters - great mothers turn it off first
The Frister & Rossman TS did make it to my house....


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History's Headlines: Amelia Earhart carried her dream of flight to Lehigh Valley
The late Randolph "Randy" Kulp of Allentown had a lot of memories of the Lehigh Valley in the 20th century, most having to do with his passion for the region's streetcars. But as a boy in the late 1920s and early 1930s he recalled something else, the sight and the sounds of pioneer woman pilot Amelia Earhart's bright red Lockheed Vega monoplane in the sky over Allentown.
"She would swoop over the city and give her engine a roar, it passed right over me," Kulp said of Earhart, who disappeared 75 years ago over the South Pacific on a round the world flight. It still remains one of history's great mysteries.
Kulp, then a young teenager, had no doubt it was Earhart behind the controls.
Newspapers from that era support his claims, noting her visits to the region in 1929.
She may also have been here in 1931 for a large air rally for what is now Lehigh Valley International Airport. He also believed her swoop was a signal to her friends John Henry and Dorothea Leh, the two most "air-minded," as they said in the newspapers, people in the Lehigh Valley.
She also had an old college friend, Louise de Schweinitz, who came from a well-known Moravian family in Bethlehem, whom Earhart had visited in 1920. On that visit Earhart later recalled she, "visited the mine hole in Friedensville, boated on the Lehigh River and even swam in the river."
What brought Earhart, the first woman to cross the Atlantic Ocean by air, to the Lehigh Valley in that era was her belief in the future of flight. Born on July 24, 1898 in Kansas, her early life was not an easy one. Her father was an attorney with a good job with a railroad. But when he showed signs of having a drinking problem he was fired. Her mother took Earhart and her sister to live with friends in Chicago. Later Earhart and her mother went to stay with her father, then living in Los Angeles.
By 1920 Earhart was planning a career as a social worker and took a graduate course at Columbia University. The same year she also discovered flying, taking lessons from Neta Snock, one of the first woman pilots in the country. But in the 1920s flying was still pretty much a man's game. Although she had broken a speed record for aviation, Earhart was still not taken seriously.
It was probably inevitable that the ballyhoo publicity machine of the 1920s would produce a "female Lindy," after Charles "Lindy" Lindbergh's solo flight across the Atlantic in 1927, and it was Earhart's luck to just happen to be there when it did.
Book publisher George Putnam, later her husband, found her through a friend and, hoping for a bestselling book of her crossing, signed Earhart up to be a passenger on a plane flight across the Atlantic.
Earhart was furious that she would not be allowed to fly. But Putnam's publicity for her book was not to be stopped. Although she had to learn to put up with newspapers constantly referring to her as "the flying flapper," a phrase she found demeaning, she was now a celebrity.
It was sometime in early 1929 that Earhart met Dorothea Leh at an airfield in New York. Together the pair decided to create an organization for women pilots. Earhart sent out 107 letters asking female flyers if they would join such a group. She received 99 back and decided to call the organization the "99s." Earhart was chosen its first president.
On September 4, 1929 Earhart responded to a request from the Bethlehem Rotary Club to talk about the future of flying. She was officially representing the Transcontinental Air Transport Co., which was attempting to establish cross-country plane service that was combined with train service. The day of Earhart's arrival was not a good one for the TAT. The day before one, of its big Ford tri-motor planes crashed in New Mexico, killing all aboard.
The tragedy apparently did not mar Earhart's reception from an overflow crowd at the Hotel Bethlehem. Earhart spoke glowingly of the future of the Bethlehem Airport, at what is now Interstate 78 at the Hellertown-Bethlehem border.
Unfortunately the airport became a victim of the Depression and was turned over to Bethlehem Steel in the 1940s, which later sold it.
Earhart's journey to Allentown on November 4, 1929 was more of a personal nature. She arrived unannounced at the early Allentown Airport., a grass airstrip, and called Dorothea Leh, who drove out to meet her and brought Earhart to her father, Dr. M.J. Backenstoe in Emmaus. Later they drove to Allentown, where Leh was interviewed by the Morning Call. "All who met Miss Earhart…were charmed with her gracious and unassuming personality," the newspaper said.
After attending a mystery movie, at Earhart's request she returned to the Leh's Linden Street home, where the aviation legend spent the night. The next morning they rode out to the airport. Photographers took pictures of Earhart and Leh next to her plane. They show both women in dresses with Earhart in the popular cloche hat of the 1920s era.
Although Wall Street crashed that year Earhart's career took off. Perhaps most spectacular was her 1935 flight from Hawaii to California across 2,400 miles of Pacific Ocean. On May 20, 1937 she took off on her round the world flight across the Southern Hemisphere with navigator Fred Noonan. It was on July 2 that the pair disappeared on their flight to Howland Island in the remote Pacific. "Lady Lindy Lost," the headlines screamed.
The Lehs never spoke publically of Earhart's disappearance. Dorothea Leh died in 1955. But in 1960 Earhart's old college classmate de Schweinitz had this to say of her:
"She was a tremendously fine person; her loss was a great tragedy to the world."
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