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The Pietenpol Air Camper is a simple parasol wing homebuilt aircraft designed by Bernard H. Pietenpol. The first prototype that became the Air Camper was built and flown by Pietenpol in 1928.[1][2][3][4][5]
The Air Camper was designed to be built of spruce and plywood. One of Pietenpol's goals was to create a plane that was affordable and easy to construct for home builders. Building an Air Camper requires basic woodworking skills and tools. Builders also need to fabricate some metal fittings to attach the wooden parts together. Some welding is required. The plans for the Pietenpol Aircamper were originally published in a four-part serial in the "Flying and Glider" Manual of 1932-33.[3][4]
The original model was flown using an Ace four cylinder water-cooled engine.[3] The Model A Ford engine later became the standard powerplant used.[1][3] Other engines have also been used including the inline-four, similarly liquid-cooled Ford Model T and Ford V8, air-cooled Velie or Kinner radial engines; and Lycoming, Franklin, Continental and Chevrolet Corvair air-cooled flat-configuration engines.[3]
In the 1960s Bernard Pietenpol began to favor converted engines from Chevrolet Corvair automobiles. The Corvair engine was smoother, stronger and significantly lighter in weight compared to the Model A, as the Corvair automobiles used air-cooled, flat-six configuration engines, similar in design to those already available (in generally larger displacements) for general aviation use. The length of a Pietenpol varies with the engine choices, as engines that are lighter than the Fords need to be mounted further out from the firewall for weight and balance reasons.[6] Over the years over 30 different engines have flown in the Pietenpol Air Camper. Many modern Pietenpol builders prefer Continental A65, C85 or C90 air-cooled flat four powerplants.[3] Several examples of the Aircamper have been built in Europe and are currently (2012) flying.
In the 1920s and 1930s kits were available for the design, but there were none available again until 2015 when the Pietenpol Aircraft Company introduced a kit version of the Air Camper, with components supplied by Aircraft Spruce & Specialty. The kit includes all parts except the engine, aircraft dope and the aircraft fabric covering, and hardware.[7]
Data from B.H. Pietenpol And Sons Air Camper Aircraft (2013). "How to Build a Pietenpol Air Camper or Sky Scout Airplane". Retrieved May 14, 2013.
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The inevitable coin selling, buying and promoting backlash begins for FIFA 15.
We've written a few pieces now on coin selling/promotion over the last few months and even though we hold a degree of influence the real gate keepers are EA themselves. And for FIFA 15 they are taking a much harder line on the selling and promotion of coins both inside and outside the game. These are huge, sweeping measures by EA which we've detailed below.
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Coin Selling and Buying in FUT
Buying and selling coins is not authorized and amounts to cheating in FIFA Ultimate Team.
Buying coins, selling coins, or promoting Coin Selling violates our Terms of Service and, if caught, will result in an FUT account ban (or even a full EA account ban), either immediately or after a warning or FUT Club reset. Engaging in these activities can result in your entire FUT Club, FUT account, and FIFA online access being banned.
Since February 2014, we've banned hundreds of thousands of FIFA 14 accounts for coin selling and buying. Our goal is to educate our fans about the dangers of coin selling and buying while informing all players of our Terms of Service and ban process.
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Coin Promotion in FUT
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Moving forward, we will be more proactive in taking action, including banning accounts, against players engaged in coin buying, coin selling, coin promoting, and the use of bots.
Our main goal is to counteract bots and resolve in-game exploits used to farmed coins. This is an on-going process but the wheels are already in motion. Our team is constantly investigating ways to track them and keep them out of FUT.
As we work to improve FIFA 14 Ultimate Team, we are making security and Transfer Market health a top priority in FIFA 15 Ultimate Team.
A huge change of stance from EA who are now very clearly and simply taking a much more proactive, and aggressive stance on not only the coin sellers and buyers, but also the promoters, who fuel this online industry. We await the response from FIFA's YouTube community and yours in the comments too. We'll follow this up with an editorial soon.
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Duplex bulletproof armour
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During the 16th-century improvements in firearms and gunpowder led to the wearing of fewer, but thicker pieces of armour. In recent years it was realised that some of the surviving breastplates had been made by combining two thinner plates. X-radiography was undertaken to identify maker's stamp marks on the rear plates or those that are obscured by paint or corrosion on the front.
Results of analysis
X-radiography very successfully allowed many maker's marks to be identified so that the date and provenance of the breastplates could be determined. However, the X-radiographs also revealed an entirely unexpected feature. Some of the "duplex" armour contained three breastplates. Others had further scrap iron or even armour, such as a tasset from a pikeman's leg armour, sandwiched between the inner and outer plates.
In an additional twist it appeared that some duplex armour was not simply cobbled together old armour, but had been newly made that way. Was this to provide more effective protection? A clue to the possible benefits of such armour may be found in 19th-century research into the protection of iron-clad ships. Penetration by the projectile is achieved through the propagation and growth of a crack in the metal. Where two layers are used the interface between the two acts as a barrier to the crack and thereby prevents failure.
Since publication in the Arms and Armour Journal, many more examples of duplex armours have come to light worldwide. It is hoped that recent collaboration with the Technical University of Delft into the impact resistance of armour will be expanded to test the relative merits of single and double layers of armour.


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If you're frequently tired' overly sensitive to cold' or noticing mouth sores' you may have a folic acid deficiency. Other potential signs of such a deficiency can include unusually pale skin and suddenly graying hair. Folic acid is an important B vitamin that your body uses to make red blood cells and proteins. It's found in yeast' liver' green vegetables' and some fruits. In order for your body to use the folic acid it absorbs' it has to convert it into 5-MTHF or 5-methyltetrahydrofolate' the form of folic acid that is found in your blood and other cells.
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Miami ska-punk stalwarts Going Nowhere are doing just that, calling it quits after five years and one CD.Thousands of bands (you'll find at least one in any college town) have paired basic punk with ska rhythms, creating a sound no less enjoyable for its predictability; Going Nowhere was as dependable a purveyor of the style as any, showcasing fast-paced, funny songs and covers (the Cars' "Just What I Needed" and Skynyrd's "Sweet Home Alabama") on their 2000 eponymous CD and countless shows in South Florida.
While the CD cover features a mohawked lad going nowhere on a stationary bike, the band members are far from gutterpunks. All four have undergrad degrees from the University of Miami, and one reason for the band's breakup is the drummer's quest for a Ph.D.
Another reason, according to singer Dan (band members, in true punk-rock fashion, requested that New Times refer to them by first name only), is his desire to abandon the ska-punk formula and take the show on the road.
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"I'm writing totally different songs now," Dan says. "And we want to try and do it for real -- to tour and do the whole band thing. Two of us are willing to do that."
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Dan and guitarist Bryan have already formed a new band, FrontRowCenter, and recorded a six-song EP, oddly enough, with their Going Nowhere bandmates.
Surf and rockabilly stylings pop up occasionally on Going Nowhere's CD, showcasing the band's ability to think outside the ska-punk box, but Dan and Bryan say FrontRowCenter won't pick up on either of those genres.
"The sound is definitely headed in more of a rock direction," says Bryan. "It's melodic punk sort of like NOFX, where the two guitars actually play two different things."
Dan plans for FrontRowCenter to be Miami-based, at least initially. "There's a surprisingly good scene here, although venues can be a problem. But we'll go wherever we can make a living doing this."
The band has no record deal -- Going Nowhere's CD was self-produced -- and no real funding other than members' day jobs (insert your own "going nowhere" joke here), but Dan says it's now or never.
"Going Nowhere toured the Northeast last summer and we loved it. I can live that life."
After five years of shows in Miami and Fort Lauderdale -- including gigs with ska and punk luminaries like New Found Glory and the Nobodys -- Dan hopes Going Nowhere fans are devoted enough to check out FrontRowCenter.
"It's gonna be sad finishing it," Dan says. "We have a lot of fans in Miami that like Going Nowhere."
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Oh sweet, sweet pregnancy! It may have its downs — nausea, sleepless nights, mood swings — but the perks are totally something to savor. While I may have enjoyed those perks during my previous pregnancies, I'm determined to get the most out of every single moment this fourth time around. Who knows if I'll ever get this chance again?
1. Cravings
I remember my very first craving in my first pregnancy was for a huge bowl of sugary colorful breakfast cereal. At 11 pm. My husband dutifully obliged and headed to the supermarket. However, throughout my following pregnancies, I put a cap on most of my cravings chalking it up to either the food not being necessarily good for me or feeling bad about sending my husband out to the grocery store in the middle of the night. This time, whatever Amnah craves, Amnah eats! I know that all year round, I eat pretty healthy. So if I'm craving a fluffy chocolate glazed doughnut, then by all means, I think I deserve one. It hits the spot and Baby rewards me with sweet kicks and waves.
2. Naps
Let's face it, being pregnant is exhausting. I learned not to fight it and to give in to what my body is asking for. I'll hand the girls over to my husband or set them down for a movie and nap on the living room sofa next to them. It gives me a chance to recharge and continue the rest of my day chasing around my little ones. Besides, once Baby is born, sleep will be a distant dream.
3. Maternity Jeans
What other time of our adult lives is elastic waistband pants acceptable fashion or seen as chic? Maternity jeans are "mom jeans" I gladly wear to accommodate my big, beautiful growing belly. (Shhhh, don't tell anyone that I wear them months postpartum because they're so darn comfy.)
4. Help
When you're pregnant, it seems everyone wants to help you with something. Babysitting, cooking, lifting things, whatever it is, someone wants to pitch in. As someone that is very used to doing things on my own, this was a hard one to accept. Now that I finally let go, I'm reaping the benefits of a quite afternoon alone while the girls have a play date, a hot cooked meal I didn't have to prepare, and less back pain. Yay for help!
5. Nesting
This is such an incredible phenomenon! I wish I could bottle up this feeling to use all year. I have been nesting like crazy this pregnancy because I know it's going to be a loooong time before I get around to any projects once the baby is born. I've completed more tasks and home improvement projects in these past few months than I have all year!
6. Baby Kicks
Hands down, this is my favorite thing about being pregnant. It's so miraculous to sit and ponder the life growing inside of me as my little one "kicks" and rolls around. Even though I can obviously feel the baby move from the inside, I always place my hand on my belly to enjoy the movements from outside as well.
7. The Calm Before the Storm
After having a baby, the newborn stage is a trying one. The laundry will pile up, we'll eat lots of take out, and I'm certain I will hardly sleep. With this pregnancy, I've learned to savor these final moments of calm. I'm appreciative of our routines and the familiarity of our family dynamic. I'm devoting as much time to my daughters and husband before Baby sweeps in and soaks up my energy and attention.
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WASHINGTON, Wednesday—When shopping in New York, the other day, I went in to America House, where I saw Mrs. Vanderbilt Webb. She told me of a very interesting plan which is being developed by Dartmouth College in cooperation with the American Craftsmen's Educational Council, Inc., of 485 Madison Avenue, N.Y.C. They are working out with the Veterans Administration a way in which veterans wishing to take advantage of this plan may do so.
The plan is designed to give men and women training in careers as craftsmen. Every step is pointed to one end, the financial independence of the individual, either through self-employment or employment in the manual industries. The course of instruction, given at Dartmouth College, is open to men and women, both civilians and returning veterans. Those who are disabled or suffering from combat neurosis may also take advantage of it. Since handicraft production is usually easier to carry out in rural communities, the plan should be of especial interest to those who may wish to settle in the country.
If they have the proper qualifications, veterans wishing to take the course of study will be aided by the government. In the case of civilians, they must be able to pay the tuition. I hope that many people will be interested in looking into this program, which has a cultural as well as an economic value.
My mail recently brought a letter from a mother who lives in Maine, enclosing a poem which she says she "just found." Since it has been a consolation to her, she felt that many other mothers working in war industries, as she is doing, would like to know it. When their load of anxiety seems almost more than they can carry, it may bring them strength and consolation. And so I quote it here, hoping that her wish may come true:
You gave your Son to save the world.
You didn't count the cost
In blood and sacrifice;
You gave your Son that we might live.
Dear Lord, —
Can I do less?
I give the world my son
That he may help to save
The things for which your Son
So nobly died.
If, when the victory's won, dear God,
And you send back my son,
I'll press him to my breast and thank you, Lord.
And if he goes to join your Son, I'll understand;
And through my tears, rejoice
To know that my son and the Son of God
Go hand in hand.—Amen."


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I think that the person most affected by the introduction of agile or extreme programming techniques is not the software or quality assurance engineer, but the build manager. Agile techniques are a throwback to the age when developers were able to work on small projects in small teams. Each developer once again concentrates on small building blocks of code and integrates regularly with other developers to ensure that the overall software project is progressing. For developers, agile techniques are a natural fit because they reflect how developers like to work best: on small, manageable pieces of code with regular feedback. However, even though developers are working on small sections of code, their overall projects are now large and continually growing. And it's the large body of code that the build manager is expected to work with, not the manageable chunks. While daunting, this precipitous increase in builds can be managed by carefully implementing continuous integration and making fast, automatic builds the quot;heartbeatquot; of your agile development.
So there's no going back to small builds on a single machine for build managers. In fact, the build manager is expected to cope with ever larger software, on ever more platforms, while at the same time dealing with developers' requests for fast integration builds. Integration builds are invaluable because they enable agile development at the software engineer's desktop; however, they force build managers to produce one or two orders of magnitude more builds per day.
Continuous Integration Redefines Builds
The seminal paper on Continuous Integration (and an excellent, and readable, introduction to the topic) is Martin Fowler's article entitled, simply, Continuous Integration. [i]. It's abstract states:
quot;Continuous Integration is a software development practice where members of a team integrate their work frequently; usually each person integrates at least daily - leading to multiple integrations per day. Each integration is verified by an automated build (including test) to detect integration errors as quickly as possible.quot;
To the build manager, the {sidebar id=1} words quot;multiple integrations per dayquot; and quot;each integration is verified by an automated buildquot; are a worrying and radical change from once-nightly builds!
Fowler goes on to list a number of quot;Practices of Continuous Integration.quot;
The first of Fowler's build-related best practices is quot; Automate the Build .quot; He argues that the set of tasks required to go from source code to the final shipping binary is so complex that it should be automated and repeatable. If the build is not automated the build process will be error prone. He also points out that the build includes much more than just compiling the software and building a binary. And he sets the goal of quot;anyone should be able to bring a virgin machine, check the sources out of the repository, issue a single command, and have a running system on their machine.quot;
It's worth stopping and thinking about the implications of that statement for your build organization. It's very likely that getting to such an automated stage seems impossible, when starting from what is often a creaky build system held together by a collection of Makefiles, Perl scripts and other programs whose exact function or operation is often unclear. Clearly, the goal of going from a virgin machine to fully running code is a stretch, but I think it's a good overall goal. Once you reach that stage, you will have put together a build system that is very reliable, and should, if written and documented well, be easy to modify and adapt as software changes.
Such a fully-automated build has advantages outside the direct realm of agile development. How many times has your build team been asked to rebuild an old version of your software and been unable to do so? Important customers can sometimes demand that old versions of code be patched or updated, or a security problem can dictate that all versions of a company's currently supported code need to be fixed and released.
In general, only very well-prepared teams are capable of building an arbitrary version of their code. Even if a good archive of the sources was made at the time of release, other components of software are likely to have decomposed: you may not have the right build scripts, or the right compiler, or the right version of some third-party component any longer. Fowler's goal, which I refer to as a quot;pickled buildquot; (the entire build is pickled in a jar ready for use whenever demanded), means that old versions of software can be rebuilt at will, which helps support developers in their move to agile development.
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Overview & Definitions
Students may enroll in dual (or multiple) majors or degrees. Dual majors differ from dual degrees primarily in the number of unduplicated credits required and in the manner in which the additional credentials are recorded, as seen in the following definitions:
Dual Degree: Two degree programs with significant non-duplicated, major-specific course work (15 or more credits for an associate's degree or certificate; 30 or more for a bachelor's degree). Two diplomas are awarded.
Dual Major: Two declared majors with a minimum amount of non-duplicated, major-specific course work (6-14 credits for an associate's degree or certificate; 12-29 credits for a bachelor's degree). One diploma is awarded for the first or "primary" major, with all additional or "secondary" majors recorded on permanent academic records, including the student's transcript.
Eligibility Requirements
Students wishing to declare a dual major or dual degree must meet the following requirements:
- Must have completed a minimum of 12 credits in a Penn College major, not including credits completed during a developmental semester.
- Must have a minimum GPA of 2.5.
- Must have successfully met the developmental and/or admissions requirements for both the first major (primary major) and the desired dual majors/degrees.
- Must pay the Dual Degree ($40)/Dual Major ($25) Enrollment Fee at the time the dual major/degree is declared.
Restrictions & Standards
The following majors and degree types are not eligible for dual major/dual degree:
- General Studies
- Individual Studies
- Bachelor-degree programs identified as "2+2" programs, which require an associate's degree as an entrance requirement.
- Bachelor-degree programs designed specifically as transfer majors (associate's to bachelor's), including bachelor-degree concentrations that generally enroll students who have completed related associate-degree majors.
The following academic standards/requirements also apply:
- Students who have been academically suspended may not declare secondary majors until successfully completing 12 additional credits in their primary major with a 2.5 minimum graduation GPA.
- All students enrolled in dual majors/degrees must maintain a minimum Major GPA of 2.00 in each major.
- All capstone, special-designation course requirements (i.e., ART, CUL, STS, WRT), or other specialized requirements such as internships and clinical experiences must be met for each major.
Declaring a Dual Major/Dual Degree
Students cannot petition to graduate in undeclared majors; therefore, the student is required to declare dual majors/degrees as soon as possible, but no later than before the beginning of the last semester prior to graduation.
Students wishing to declare a dual major/degree can do so through the Registrar's office. In person or in writing, the student indicates the intent to pursue the additional major/degree. The Registrar will review the request and seek authorization from the student's adviser and school dean. If all eligibility requirements and authorizations are met, the additional majors will be indicated in the student's academic records.
An additional profile will be developed for the new major to allow for tracking of completed course work. The student will be assigned an adviser for the secondary major; depending on the major selected, this may be the same adviser assigned for the primary major. If the student is assigned an additional adviser, meetings with both advisers will be required at scheduling time.
Students enrolled in dual majors/degrees must petition to graduate in each major.
This information is provided as a summary of the College's academic policy. Official College Policy and Procedure statements, which are available to students on the myPCT Portal, hold precedent over any information provided here.


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Receiving this prestigious accolade will show your customers that you are among an elite in the industry. Your employees can feel proud knowing they do exceptional work for a highly regarded company. A Showcase Award is one of the most powerful promotional tools your business can have to brag about your customers, your employees, and your company. When you participate, you separate yourself from the rest!
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- Gold Award winners in the print or new media categories receive a free entry of their winning piece into PIA National's Premier Print Awards, an international competition to covet the highest honor, the "Benny." Winners reap additional benefits of company exposure internationally!
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IFC Reaffirms Commitment to Supporting Private Sector Development in Sri Lanka
Posted on February 3rd, 2011
 IFC (International Finance Corporation), a member of the World Bank Group
"It's impressive to see the scale at which IFC projects have impacted many entrepreneurs in southern Sri Lanka.  With easier access to finance, information, and relevant training to improve quality and standards, small and medium entrepreneurs are able to enhance their income levels and become sustainable,†said Ms. Robbins.
Ms. Robbins' visit reaffirms IFC's continuing interest in Sri Lanka's resilient growth.  Since 1998, IFC has been offering its services to Sri Lanka, both as a financier to develop and implement private sector projects and as an advisor to strengthen small and medium enterprises.
Sri Lanka is a focus country for IFC's program in South Asia.  IFC's $116 million portfolio covers projects across a range of sectors including infrastructure, tourism, renewable energy, banking, and health care, in addition to advisory support to small and medium enterprises.  Through its Advisory Services, IFC promotes sustainable growth among small and medium enterprises by facilitating access to finance and offering capacity-building and training opportunities.
To learn more about IFC's activities in South Asia, visit www.ifc.org/southasia
IFC, a member of the World Bank Group is the largest development institution focused on the private sector in developing countries. We create opportunity for people to escape poverty and improve their livesâ€â€ÂÂby providing financing to help businesses employ more people and provide essential services, mobilizing capital from others, and delivering advisory and risk-management services to ensure sustainable development. In a time of global economic uncertainty, our new investments climbed to a record $18 billion in fiscal 2010. For more information, visit www.ifc.org
While in Sri Lanka, Ms. Robbins met with the Senior Minister for International Monetary Cooperation Sarath Amunugama and Governor of the Central Bank Ajith Nivard Cabraal to discuss IFC's ability to do more through investment and advisory interventions to facilitate inclusive growth in post-conflict Sri Lanka. ÂÂÂÂ
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LEI Financial / American Bank5431 Kearny Villa Road San Diego, California United States of America
LEI Financial REVIEW: LEI Financial was a victim of the housing crisis just like many Americans San Diego, CA, Coronado, CA, Phoenix, AZ, Scottsdale, AZ, Las Vegas, NV,
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Ripoff Report Verified REVIEWED: EDitors UPDATE: Positive rating and recognition has been given to LEI Financial for its commitment to excellence in customer service. Ripoff Reports discussions with LEI Financial have uncovered a commitment by the company to total client satisfaction. This means that former clients of the company worked towards finding a mutually satisfactory resolution to any complaints or concerns. LEI listened carefully to client concerns and saw them as an opportunity to learn from past mistakes and become more efficient as a company in the services they offered and the support for those services. ALL COMPANIES GET COMPLAINTS, BUT HOW THE COMPANY HANDLES THOSE COMPLAINTS, SEPARATES GOOD BUSINESSES FROM BAD BUSINESSES.
LEIs principal, informed us that his personal philosophy is that clients were a precious resource. As a successful businessman, the owner of LEI feels it is critical to always listen to your clients and respond properly, no matter what business he is in. By always putting customers first, he grew LEI Financial to one of the largest mortgage companies in San Diego and the country, helping 1000's of homeowners with their financing needs until the national credit crunch in 2007. LEI had 100's of loan officers that originated over 6,000 loans. Ripoff Report was informed that LEI was sued a total of 14 times by clients who felt they did not receive the mortgage they wanted. All of these lawsuits have been either resolved, settled or dismissed. Due to the mortgage crash LEI closed its doors just like most other mortgage companies. Although lawsuits are unfortunate they are common for a business of that size (especially a mortgage business with that many employees). 14/6000 or 2/10ths of 1% is not a bad track record. LEI's principal, admits that the company had challenges that every company does. He listened, he learned, and acted with integrity and only good intentions. The company made mistakes by growing too quickly, hiring the wrong people and not firing those wrong people and takes full responsibility for not taking the right actions sooner. LEI was a victim of the housing crisis just like many Americans. This happened to many good people across the country. The company was started in order to offer opportunity, and make a positive change in others livesand when the market crashed it became exactly the opposite of what the company first intended we saw peoples true colors. Scared people got scared, Evil people got evil (but still managed to be wolf in sheep's clothing), sociopaths became real, bad apples became rotten, finger pointers blamed others, and good people became better people. LEI strived to add value in its services and educate its customers. LEI's mission statement says it all: "Our goal is to provide our clients the best quality, value and professional excellence in the industry." Some of the other things Ripoff Report learned in the course of its investigation: typical customer feedback reads: LEI Financial truly communicates all aspects of the process in a timely and effective manner. We are very pleased with the responsiveness that the LEI team showed us. They are serious about meeting commitments, and delivering on all their promises." LEI took employee satisfaction seriously as well. Employee feedback and surveys revealed comments such as this: "LEI provided a very positive environment to work. Opportunities for suggestions and improvements were always encouraged. Leadership is truly concerned about our contribution to the company and providing growth opportunities for us. The company takes the time to listen and communicate with employees and customers." Ripoff Report was pleased to learn that LEI Financial wanted to set the record straight. And wanted everyone to know they had always pledged their commitment towards client and employee satisfaction. In business they know they cannot satisfy 100% of the people 100% of the time. LEI recognizes that complaints posted on Ripoff Report (whether true or not) are issues that need to be addressed, not ignored. If handled correctly, complaints can be valuable learning opportunities. They did not want to leave behind any unsatisfied customers In summary, after our investigation, which included discussions with the former CEO and many of his past and current associates, Ripoff Report is convinced that LEI was committed to quality delivery of services resulting in total client satisfaction. Read more about why consumers should feel confident when doing business with a member of Ripoff Report's Corporate Advocacy Business Remediation & Customer Satisfaction Program. Yes, its a long name for a program that does a lot for both consumers and businesses alike. Read about Rip-off Report Corporate Advocacy Business Remediation & Customer Satisfaction Program,.. A program that benefits the consumer, assures them of complete satisfaction and confidence when doing business with a member business. this program works. As a matter of policy, when a business becomes a member of the Corporate Advocacy Program they agree to allow Ripoff Report to contact every client who filed a complaint so they can make things right with them. In order to confirm that the complaints were resolved, Ripoff Report is copied on all responses so we can insure that the member business did right by their customer .. Ripoff Report tied to contact the Author of the Report below they never contacted us back so LEI Financial could make things right with them. ===================== NOW TO THE ORIGINAL REPORT THAT WAS FILED =====================
The motivation for LEI Financial promoting this mortgage was totally self-serving. They wanted to free up monthly cash flow for the borrower so LEI coaches could sell them a whole life insurance policy. This self-serving proposition was promoted to people to generate more fees and higher commissions. All at the expense of the customers. No legitimate financial advisor would ever recommend such a foolish, reckless and harmful move.
Bill recruited his sales team from such qualified backgrounds that included bartenders, valets, fast-food workers and painters. He put these people on the phone, called them coaches and had them pitch toxic loans. Coaches? You can put lipstick on a pig, but its still a pig.
These people were not qualified to make recommendations on financial matters. You could get better advice from Bozo the Clown. LEI has hurt the financial lives of hundreds possibly thousands of people. And now, Bill has the audacity to ask his victims to pay him to fix the mess he created. LEI LoanModification and Lei Debt Solutions. Stay from him and his harmful schemes. I wouldnt let this guy mow my lawn.
Debt reduction is a program Bill should kwow something about. Hes a candidate for his own services. Many vendors and other companies Bill has done business with have not paid. Check out the San Diego County Court records. Bill and his companies have been the defendant in dozens of lawsuits and he has judgments in the hundreds of thousands of dollars against himself and the LEI companies.
Bill stiffed his landlord at the office he was renting to the tune of $179,000. (See document #37-2008-00088632 in SD court records) He didnt even have the decency to move out of a space he wasnt paying for and forced the property manager to file an unlawful detainer action. (See San Diego Court records, document#UC311493).
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I have had a 9mm version since January 2007. I like it and really enjoy shooting it. You can take a look at my original thread about mine. http://www.defensivecarry.com/vbulle...t-added-2.html
This is a discussion on Beretta CX4 Storm Carbine within the General Firearm Discussion forums, part of the Related Topics category; Anyone here own a Beretta CX4 Storm Carbine? If so, how do you like it? surv...
Anyone here own a Beretta CX4 Storm Carbine? If so, how do you like it?
I have had a 9mm version since January 2007. I like it and really enjoy shooting it. You can take a look at my original thread about mine. http://www.defensivecarry.com/vbulle...t-added-2.html
Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the universe. Albert Einstein
I've also got one in 9mm. 2,000+ rounds through it, not a single hiccup.
Only bad thing about it is the trigger. You can work it to make it manageable though.
I love mine, it's in .40cal, stunningly accurate and great with a vertical foregrip and holosight.
Haven't had a chance to chrono rounds through it to see what differance the longer barrel makes. I put a longer heavier barrel on mine to alter it's legal status from Restricted to non-restricted, also benifits up here that you can have 10 rds in it. (Canadian laws)
The gun is easy to disassemble and clean, but follow the instructions!
I have had mine since 2004 when my department sent me to the factory armorers course. It is in 9mm to match my 92F. I love it. It is a very good match for my 92F for HD.
I hate the way they look, but love the way it handles and shoots. I'd buy it again.
"Just blame Sixto"
I reserve the right to make fun, point and laugh etc.
Thanks Guys. I appreciate the first hand accounts. I don't really know why I want this thing, unless it's from kicking myself for trading off my KelTec Sub2000 a few years ago. And, considering the impotence of 9mm, even through a 16+" barrel, I don't know what good it is other than a house gun, or a fun gun.
It comes in 9mm, .40cal or .45acp
Now if it came in 357Sig or 7.62x25 you could have lot's of fun!!!
Not to mention a .22cal subcalibre kit
I didn't mention that the one I'm looking at is a slightly used 9mm, with lots of "extras". I had originally considered the .45 cal, then decided I really wanted the .40, but this particular one happens to be available in a good package deal
I personally like the way it looks, and have a .40 caliber hand gun, = much ammo, I'm leaning toward getting one eventually.
I have about 30K though mine and wore out one extractor (old style-which wasn't designed so good) and replaced one recoil spring. I think it is a fine shooting gun. Mine is in 9mm.
I reversed what controls I could for it to more closely match my AR15. No, it doesn't match exactly, but you can reverse everything but the bolt release, which is cool.
I found that the peep sight was WAY TOO SMALL. The large peep was the same diameter as the small peep on my AR15 and the small peep was positively impossible to use in low light. So I drilled out the small peep with a 1/8" bit and am quite pleased now.
The regular pistol mags and the Beretta 20 rounders work great. The after market 30 round mags are fine for the range, but not stunning performers and if you drop a loaded after market 30 rounder, you can count on many of the rounds flying free and the others tilting in a manner that renders the mag useless until the errant rounds are downloaded and reloaded.
Aside from the peep, my biggest complaint is that the rubber on the cheekpiece has a seam where it meets with the frame and during firing, the two flex such that the seam opens. If you have beard or mustache hair, it can be trapped in the seam and subsequently yanked...which is not pleasant.
No matter how hard you try, the barrel never seems to come totally clean. I don't even try that hard anymore. I do a reasonable brushing, wipe, bore foam, wipe, brushing again, and wipe and that is it. I can still get dirt out of it again if I brush it anew. So fearing over cleaning, I stop with my set procedure.
Accuracy is fine. Here is me unintentionally shooting a smiley face at 100 yards. Yeah, it was a fluke, but you can get some idea of the accuracy. Once I figured out where things were going to hit with the first shot (which was low), it grouped well (for me) with the peep sight.
YouTube - Beretta CX4 Storm 9mm at 100 yards - Smiley Face
Considering yourself to be defenseless is the first administrative step to becoming a victim.
I love mine in .40S&W. It is my favorite gun but all comments thus far have been correct. It has little to no use but home defense and fun. The barrel, as DNS said, will never come 100% clean and I, as he does, don't even try any longer. It is one of my favorites though and I've not shot it in a month or two but it will be seeing some range time this Saturday.
"I play for keeps."
I like mine,but I do not shoot it much as I got it for
a SHTF gun to grab and go ,
its light and will give you more accurateness than a hand gun
mine is in .45 cal
I put a low power scope that does not use batteries because
it is a SHTF gun and I may not be able to locate them if they
run out of power.
Zoe: "Preacher, don't the Bible have some pretty specific things to say about killing?
Book: "Quite specific. It is, however, somewhat fuzzier on the subject of kneecaps."
Well, even after reading the horror stories (there's always a few on the gun sites) on the Beretta forum about the plastic buffer disintegrating, I couldn't resist buying it. After leaving the gun shop this afternoon , the CX4 had to make a quick trip around the corner to the range for a test run.
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2 dresses in 1! What a great idea. So the black isn't as hot as the blue/pink side, but you still have options...who could pass on this? Play up the mod look with some funky black jewelry, or flip the dress to the black side if you're feeling blah.


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Restaurant clears planning commission
By DOTTY NIST
Despite neighborhood opposition, a beachfront restaurant proposed for Scenic Gulf Drive has cleared the Walton County Planning Commission with a favorable vote and with conditions attached.
The favorable recommendation took place at the planning commission's Oct. 13 meeting at the South Walton Courthouse Annex.
The original name for the proposal was Driftwood Restaurant, but later submittals in connection with the application refer to it as Dixie Restaurant. Bonezzi Development is the applicant. The 0.82-acre site is property once operated as the historic Murmuring Sands tourist cottages, about 240 feet east of Miramar Beach Drive.
The land use classification of the property is Coastal Center, and restaurants are an allowable use. However, the existing use of adjacent property is residential condominiums.
Jason Bryan of Walton County Planning and Development Services stated that the proposed plans meet the standards of the Walton County Land Development Code and Walton County Comprehensive Plan, with the conditions that required state and federal permits be obtained and that traffic concurrency requirements be completed.
"We meet everything," said Tallahassee attorney David Theriaque, representing the applicant. Theriaque commented that the development would take up far less than the allowable use on the property. He agreed to the staff conditions on behalf of the developer.
Planning commissioner Randy Gardner questioned Bryan about compatibility.
"Compatibility would be hard to nail down by our standards, Bryan responded. He described the vicinity of the proposal as "a mixed bag" with high-rise condos, a hotel across the street, a bank, and the Winn-Dixie shopping center.
In previous submittals, the applicant had proposed using San Antonio Street, a gravel right-of-way next to the property, for parking. However, Theriaque said plans for parking there had been withdrawn.
Bryan described San Antonio Street as a public right-of-way that is not maintained by the county, to his knowledge.
Blake Ward, also representing Bonezzi Development, stated that the applicant would agree to maintain the gravel road.
A number of neighbors provided testimony. Bob Fisher, who lives at Avalon Dunes next-door to the site of the proposed restaurant, said he and others in his complex had not expected anything other than residential to be developed next to them.
Don Riley, president of the Grand Dunes condominium homeowners association, told the planning commissioners that the traffic and noise that the restaurant would add would be "unbearable" for the neighborhood.
"This is setting a restaurant and bar in the midst of our homes," agreed James Grantham, an Avalon Dunes resident.
However, Brian McKenzie, a resident of the Crescent directly to the east, went on record in support of the restaurant and said that others in the neighborhood share that opinion. "We look at it as an amenity," he said.
Planning commissioner Tom Patton was critical of plans for a "right in, right out" entrance/exit arrangement that had been submitted as part of the plans. saying that it would not work. On behalf of the applicant, professional engineer Matt Zinke offered to amend that part of the proposal. He suggested removing center road striping to provide full access and allow vehicles exiting the restaurant to go either left or right.
In response to public input, the layout of the restaurant had also been revised. On behalf of the applicant, Blakely Ward stated that plans for a stage in the building had been removed and that the size of the kitchen had been increased. The size of the bar had been reduced to 25 percent of the entire building area, and the windows facing Avalon Dunes had been removed, he added. Ward added that the restaurants developed by Bonezzi, which include Pompano Joe's and the Crab Trap, are successful and family-oriented.
Patton moved to recommend approval of the proposal with a number of conditions in addition to those put forth by county staff. These included the developer graveling and maintaining San Antonio Street to a width of 22 feet and removing striping for the entrance/exit to do away with the "right in, right out" arrangement, along with a resubmittal and staff approval of the revised plans for the building interior.
The motion was approved in a 5-0 vote.
Another proposal, Park Avenue West PUD, also proved controversial.
This is a residential/commercial development proposed adjacent to West Park Place in Inlet Beach, consisting of 9,014 square feet of commercial and three single-family lots, all on a 0.82-acre site. Neighbors expressed concern that the amount of development proposed would necessitate all or most native vegetation being removed from the property.
After considerable discussion, Patton made a motion to continue the item due to revised plans having been recently submitted without staff having time to review them before the meeting.
The motion to table Park Avenue West PUD to the Nov. 10 planning commission meeting carried 5-0.
Despite a staff opinion to the contrary and heated opposition from neighbors, the planning board members voted to recommend approval of a small-scale amendment to change 9.92 acres on the east side of Don Bishop Road from Conservation Residential 2:1 to Low Density Residential.
Walton County Planning and Development Director Wayne Dyess commented that 20 units were already allowable on the parcel and that the property contains an unnamed flood zone.
The comprehensive plan discourages an increase in density in floodplains, Dyess pointed out. He did not think going to an allowable density of 40 units would be consistent with the comp plan.
Two neighbors of the property also objected to an increase in density. "It's not compatible with where I live," one said of the proposed amendment.
"The wetlands are not as they appear on the GIS," countered engineer Ed Stanford, representing applicants David and Wencie Brannen. Stanford presented findings by an environmental scientist to that effect. He was confident that a letter of map amendment (LOMA) could be obtained from FEMA to resolve that issue.
"This is not a flood-prone area," Stanford told the planning commission members.
"I don't see it as a flood zone," agreed planning commissioner David Kramer.
The small-scale amendment was approved in a 5-0 vote.
The planning commissioners also voted 5-0 to recommend approval of an ordinance amending requirements for development agreements for civic and institutional uses.
The Oct. 13 meeting was the first for newly-appointed planning commissioner Lee Perry.
Items taken up by the planning commission are subject to a final decision by the Walton County Board of County Commissioners in public session.


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Will Hoover Park be ready for Baseball season?
Original post made by Little League Parent, Another Palo Alto neighborhood, on Feb 27, 2008
Does anyone know if Hoover Park will re-open soon? The last time I drove past it looked very much closed and I hope that it will be ready for our new Baseball season. It was very much missed at fall ball and El Camino is by far an inferior venue.
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a resident of Midtown
on Feb 27, 2008 at 4:32 pm
Hoover has been closed for some time, in order to make major repairs. However, this does not stop all the dog owners from running their dogs there (off leash, as usual). This means that that the newly planted grass will be affected.
I don't know about the LL field, but I now see that they are working on it. Weather is a big issue, so you might try to be patient. However, there is no excuse for the dog owners.


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Pity publishers in the fickle world of fiction
'HAPPY New Year, aspiring writers! Now give up." That was the cheery way one blogger reported the latest experiment to "prove" that publishers these days wouldn't know a decent bit of fiction if it bit them on the leg.
Reporters on the London Sunday Times "tested" 20 British publishers and literary agents by sending them typed copies of the first chapters from two Booker prize-winning books: V. S. Naipaul's In A Free State and Stanley Middleton's Holiday. They changed the authors' and characters' names so the work would look like just two more manuscripts from hopeful unknowns.
Every submission got a polite rejection, such as "we do not feel, we are sorry to say, sufficiently enthusiastic or confident about it". Only one agent was even interested in seeing further chapters.
How could they turn down work that had thrilled the Booker prize judges? It's hard to track down a copy of Holiday, but In A Free State is still available. I don't know which "first chapter" was sent out, as the book consists of a novella and short stories, so I read one of the short stories, One Out of Many.
To be fair, this darkly comic tale of a Bombay servant who travels to Washington doesn't scream "Nobel prize-winner", but it is certainly the work of an original and talented writer with a masterly control of narrative voice and its ironies, and a vividly painful and poignant humour. It captivated me. Surely it would captivate any reader?
Easy for me to say. I already know I'm reading a world-famous author. I'm not an overworked intern fresh out of college, in her first job, at the bottom of the publishing pecking order. I don't have the task of reading (or at least glancing through) a tottering pile of manuscripts. Most importantly, I don't have the expectation that virtually everything in that pile will be both bad and unsaleable.
This, alas, is the way that most new writing gets assessed these days. There is a ridiculously huge amount of it, and a ridiculously small number of people with the job of checking it out, while the people further up the publishing tree are signing up celebrity memoirs. In his response to the Sunday Times experiment, critic Philip Hensher wrote in The Independent that some British publishers and agents were getting 50 manuscripts a day: "Anyone will tell you that, even if the slush pile is read, it is incredibly unlikely to yield anything much."
The literary blogs are still buzzing, and I browsed a few, expecting that the disgruntled authors who frequent the chat rooms would be chorusing a glum "Told you so". In fact, the opposite is true: most bloggers are sympathetic to the publishers and agents, and contemptuous of the motives and methods of the journalists.
Typical was the response of "Grumpy Old Bookman" (alias British writer Michael Allen) who thought the experiment "remarkably silly". For once, he said, agents and publishers had got things right: they were in business and needed to find books that would make them money, not books "which appeal to a relatively small clique of literary fiction fans". And a publisher said online that she had no qualms about turning down books that went on to be published elsewhere and win awards: "And you know what? When they won awards, we still didn't like them."
Other bloggers were more generous to literary fiction and its fans, but still complained that the experiment was rigged. The journalists didn't send out enough: the usual submission is at least three chapters and a synopsis. They had chosen books written 30-odd years ago, and times had changed. The books might not have been suited to an individual publisher's list.
If this is indeed a terrible problem, it's not a new one. Other writers Doris Lessing, Jerzy Kosinski, Ben Elton have had their works recycled as manuscripts by unknown authors, and have been rejected. All this goes to show is that both publishers and readers prefer a book by a known and popular name.
Of course the experiment is flawed, and I have every sympathy for beleaguered publishers and literary agents trying to sort the specks of gold from the mountain of dross. But in an era where a tiny number of names dominate the bestseller list, there is still something disturbing about this exercise. What worries me most is the comment by British novelist and critic David Taylor: "The sort of books being rejected would really shock you."
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Palin is really the heart and soul of McCain's candidacy at this point. She fired back immediately to Obama camp. She defended her claim that Barack Obama "pals around with terrorists," saying the Democratic presidential nominee's association with a 1960s radical is an issue that is "fair to talk about." Obama has denounced the radical views and actions of Bill Ayers, a founder of the Weather Underground group during the Vietnam era. On Sunday, he dismissed the criticism from the McCain campaign, leveled by Palin, as "smears" meant to distract voters from real problems such as the troubled economy. Palin, the Republican vice presidential candidate, launched the attack Saturday, repeating it at 3 different events and signaling a new strategy by John McCain's presidential campaign to go after Obama's character. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aeZOjypXefE During her stop in California, Palin was asked about an Associated Press analysis that said her charge about Ayers was unsubstantiated, a point made by other news organizations, and the criticism carried a "racially tinged subtext that McCain may come to regret. The Associated Press is wrong," Palin said. "The comments are about an association that has been known but hasn't been talked about, and I think it's fair to talk about where Barack Obama kicked off his political career, in the guy's living room." In fact, Obama was questioned about Ayers during a prime-time Democratic debate against Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton prior to April's Pennsylvania primary. Palin, recharged after last week's debate, is animating the party's conservative wing with harsh attacks against Obama. She's courting high-dollar donors for campaign cash. And she is looking to wrestle away women and independent voters from the Democrats.
Junkie. Pothead. That's where I'd been headed: the final, fatal role of the young would-be black man. Except the highs hadn't been about me trying to prove what a down brother I was. Not by then, anyway. I got high for just the opposite effect, something that could push questions of who I was out of my mind, something that could flatten out the landscape of my heart, blur the edges of my memory. I had discovered that it didn't make any difference whether you smoked reefer in the white classmate's sparkling new van, or in the dorm room of some brother you'd met down at the gym, or on the beach with a couple of Hawaiian kids who had dropped out of school and now spent most of their time looking for an excuse to brawl. You might just be bored, or alone. Everybody was welcome into the club of disaffection. And if the high didn't solve whatever it was that was getting you down, it could at least help you laugh at the world's ongoing folly and see through all the hypocrisy and bull and cheap moralism. "I had learned not to care," he wrote. "I blew a few smoke rings, remembering those years. Pot had helped, and booze; maybe a little blow when you could afford it. Not smack, though ..."-- From "Dreams from My Father," by Barack Obama, p. 87 Aug 1, 1996
A prominent surrogate for John McCain on Thursday raised Barack Obama's admitted cocaine use as a teenager and said the Illinois senator should speak candidly about it to the American people. Speaking to Dennis Miller, a comedian and conservative radio talk show host, former Oklahoma Gov. Frank Keating said Obama should be more forthright about his background and what he called his "very extreme" record. "He ought to admit, 'You know, I've got to be honest with you. I was a guy of the street. I was way to the left. I used cocaine. I voted liberally, but I'm back at the center,'" Keating, a co-chair of McCain's campaign, said Obama should tell voters. "I mean, I understand the big picture of America. But he hasn't done that."
Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac takeover expectedThe two mortgage finance companies doled out $174-million over the past 10 years to Washington lobbyists, report says.NEW YORK (CNN) -- When it came to buying influence in Washington, Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae were among Corporate America's biggest spenders. The two mortgage giants paid $174 million to lobbyists over the past 10 years to ensure the political climate would remain friendly to growing the mortgage business - even as the housing bubble began showing signs of bursting, according to a report by the Center for Responsive Politics, a watchdog group. "They tied up almost every lobbying firm in Washington, whether they used them or not, over the past several years," said Joshua Rosner, a financial analyst with Graham Fisher & Co. and long-time critic of both companies.Freddie Mac spent over $94.8-million on lobbyists since 1998, making it the nation's 12th-largest lobbying client, while Fannie Mae bought $79.5-million of influence, the 20th biggest spender, according to the Center for Responsive Politics. "They wanted to fend off regulation of their enterprises," said Massie Ritsch of the Center. Until recent months, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac largely succeeded in that effort - functioning with relatively little oversight as they aggressively grew their portfolio of mortgages to try to increase earnings.Campaign contributions bought influence as well, including donations to the presidential candidates. Obama is the No. 3 recipient of Fannie and Freddie campaign dollars, having collected $123,000 from the companies since he first ran for the Senate in 2004, according to the Federal Election Commission and the Center for Responsive Politics. The former chief executive of Fannie Mae, James Johnson, was the original head of Obama's vice presidential search team. Johnson resigned from Obama's campaign amid controversy over discounted home loans he had received. McCain has received $19,000 from the two companies in the past ten years. His campaign manager, Rick Davis, formerly led the Homeownership Alliance, an advocacy group for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac's mortgage businesses."We had the Keating 5" said Rosner, referring to McCain and 4 other senators who had supported the head of the failed Lincoln Savings and Loan Association nearly 20 years ago. "This is closer to the Keating 535," added Rosner referring to all members of Congress. "Those legislators who have cost shareholders, preferred shareholders and taxpayers potentially hundreds of billions of dollars, I think we ought to hold them accountable." Regulators, in taking over Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, are suspending the companies' efforts to buy influence. "All political activities, including all lobbying, will be halted immediately," said James Lockhart, head of the new Federal Housing Finance Agency that will oversee the companies. While Fannie and Freddie are now in a government conservatorship, it will remain for Congress to decide the companies' ultimate fate.One of the few critics of Fannie and Freddie, Sen. Jim DeMint, R-S.C., called Monday for the mortgage companies to be restructured and lose their government backing. "For years, these two mortgage giants have used taxpayer guarantees to gain enormous profits and lobby Congress to look the other way while they failed homeowners," said DeMint. "These mortgage giants must be broken up and forced to survive in the marketplace without taxpayer guarantees," he added. "Allowing them to survive into the future with explicit government backing will only bring more harm to American homeowners and greater debt to American taxpayers."
Excuse me, but what relation do Soros's businesses bear with Obama's candidacy and the like?
"It is a sort of disease when you consider yourself some kind of God, the creator of everything, but I feel comfortable about it now since I began to live it out.""Next to my fantasies about being God, I also have very strong fantasies of being mad."
Obama calls his grandparents who put a roof above his head "white folks"
"She is a diva. She takes no advice from anyone," said this McCain adviser. "She does not have any relationships of trust with any of us, her family or anyone else. Also, she is playing for her own future and sees herself as the next leader of the party. Remember: Divas trust only unto themselves, as they see themselves as the beginning and end of all wisdom."
Quote from: 1LMan on February 03, 2008, 05:47:29 PMMcCain is too old and sick -- McCain has had 4 melanomas removed in the last 15 years: on his left shoulder in 1993, on his temple and upper left arm in 2000 and on his nose in 2002. The most dangerous was the one removed from his temple in 2000, classified by his doctors as an invasive melanoma, stage IIA, on a standard scale that makes stage IV the most serious. The 2000 surgery left McCain not only with a puffy jaw but also with a scar down his neck. It will kill him come election day.The medical overview comes a week after Republican rival John McCain allowed some reporters access to his voluminous health records.Although he hasn't had a physical in 16 months, Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama has been in "excellent health" and is medically fit to serve as president, his longtime doctor wrote in a letter released by the campaign Thursday. Still, campaign spokeswoman Jen Psaki said, "With no surgery or hospital stays, this is a complete summary of his doctor visits and medical records for the past 2 decades." The letter, written by Dr. David L. Scheiner of Chicago, noted that Obama, 46, had a family history of cancer. His mother died of ovarian cancer and a grandfather of prostate cancer. A prostate-specific antigen test -- generally recommended annually for men over 45 who are African American or otherwise at a high risk of prostate cancer, and often suggested annually for other men over 50 -- detected no issues for Obama. The campaign did not say when he is expected to be screened again.The Illinois senator has smoked intermittently over the years, Scheiner wrote in the overview, but is now "using Nicorette gum with success. His build was lean and muscular with no excess body fat," Scheiner said, based on Obama's last physical, conducted Jan. 15, 2007. "His physical examination was completely normal." The brief letter contrasted with Sen. John McCain's decision to let a selected group of reporters spend 3 hours with about 1,200 pages of health records last week. The records showed that McCain, 71, the presumed Republican presidential nominee, is in good health, although he has a 15-year history of skin cancers, including a minor case in February, and has had bouts with precancerous polyps in his colon, kidney cysts and bladder stones.
McCain is too old and sick -- McCain has had 4 melanomas removed in the last 15 years: on his left shoulder in 1993, on his temple and upper left arm in 2000 and on his nose in 2002. The most dangerous was the one removed from his temple in 2000, classified by his doctors as an invasive melanoma, stage IIA, on a standard scale that makes stage IV the most serious. The 2000 surgery left McCain not only with a puffy jaw but also with a scar down his neck. It will kill him come election day.