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Washington » Sen. Bob Bennett not only voted against the $787 billion stimulus act, he also blasted it as a squandered opportunity to fix the economic downturn.
"Unfortunately, the only thing this bill will stimulate is the national debt," Bennett argued Feb. 13 as the Senate gave final approval to the historic measure.
But, in a series of letters dated two days prior, Bennett wrote to Energy Secretary Steven Chu asking him to pay special attention to several Utah projects as he doled out billions in stimulus money.
"I am writing to request your support for a number of projects in my home state of Utah that I believe merit your department's attention," Bennett wrote, adding that he would "greatly appreciate" any funding considerations for his state.
All four of Utah's Republicans in Congress voted against the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act earlier this year, and all of them then used congressional stationary in an attempt to nab stimulus cash for the state. Utah's lone Democrat in Congress, Rep. Jim Matheson, who voted for the stimulus, also sought funds in letters to federal departments.
Utah's lawmakers sent these letters despite repeated promises from President Barack Obama that the stimulus bill wouldn't include pet projects and that the money wouldn't be awarded based on the desires of lobbyists or home-state politicians.
"President Obama made it clear from the beginning that all Recovery Act funding is to be strictly merit-based," said White House spokesman Adam Abrams, "and agencies are expected to live by that commitment when making awards."
But that didn't stop Bennett and Utah's other members of Congress from trying -- although a detailed review by The Salt Lake Tribune shows that so far they have had no success, after the bill became law, in steering any stimulus money to a Utah project.
Seeking funds » The Tribune filed records requests with multiple federal agencies and departments earlier this year seeking any correspondence or meetings between the state's members of Congress and administration officials regarding the stimulus.
The searches turned up dozens of letters to the secretaries of Energy, Interior, Agriculture, Commerce and Transportation as well as to the administrators of the Environmental Protection Agency and the Federal Emergency Management Agency. All but four came from Bennett.
The senator shipped off more than 40 letters requesting hundreds of millions of dollars in projects.
One government watchdog says if Bennett really felt the stimulus would foist a fiscal burden on future generations "then it is the height of hypocrisy to turn around and take the money."
"It was thoroughly predictable: The stimulus was a massive river of unaccountable pork-barrel cash -- most of it anyway -- and there was no way that politicians, especially this crop, were going to allow that river to flow by their doors without trying to divert a tributary of cash to their pet projects," said Leslie Paige, spokeswoman for the Washington-based nonprofit Citizens Against Government Waste.
Only two of the hundreds of projects championed by Bennett or Utah's other federal lawmakers have received any stimulus funding. Those two were road projects for Park City and Logan, and funding came unrelated to letters Bennett sent to Interior and Energy.
But the senator makes no apologies for trying to bring home some stimulus bacon.
"If I could have won the overall battle and had [the stimulus] killed, I'd have been delighted," he said. "But as long as the Congress decided they were going to spend the money anyway, why not ask them to spend it on things that make sense instead of many of the other projects that were there."
Bennett focused on areas where he has the most clout -- energy and water. He is the ranking Republican on the Senate Appropriations subcommittee over those areas, which allows him to affect billions of dollars.
From this perch, he tried to influence where the stimulus money went even before the bill became law.
He was successful in getting $50 million for the Central Utah Project written into the law, but failed in a bid to set aside $50 billion that some critics said was meant to help the nuclear power industry.
Wish lists » The senator's staff set up a special meeting for mayors in Salt Lake County to hear how they could get a slice of the stimulus early in the year, said Murray Mayor Daniel Snarr.
Several mayors, followed by county officials and some quasi-government entities, then sent wish lists to Bennett and others in Utah's delegation seeking stimulus funds.
Bennett forwarded those requests with a standard cover letter to the various departments - - --- even though it was clear stimulus money would come through standard formulas or grant programs.
"I recognize it was a long shot and the chance that the money would go there was a fairly small one," Bennett said, "but you try to get what you can."
The letters from local leaders started as a trickle but, when word spread, it became a flood.
"As I was hearing all these cities making requests," Davis County Commissioner Brett Millburn recalled, "I thought we ought to be in that loop, too."
Some cities drafted wish lists for federal dollars at the urging of the U.S. Conference of Mayors. Others simply jumped on the stimulus bandwagon.
"Cities were just throwing stuff at the delegation" hoping they could help deliver, said Lincoln Shurtz, director of legislative affairs for the Utah League of Cities and Towns.
For his part, Bennett says he simply was a conduit, passing on requests to departments to ensure his constituents weren't left out.
His office was so bent on getting administration eyes on Utah projects, it often forwarded letters to departments entirely unrelated to the project's focus. At one point, his office faxed a letter to the Energy Department seeking support "for a number of projects" in Utah but forgot to attach any actual projects.
He even forwarded a letter from state transportation officials that he received as a heads up that the state was ready to go. That was news to John Njord, executive director of the Utah Department of Transportation.
"I did not ask him to forward it nor do I remember expecting him to forward it," he said. "Our communication to him was to tell him we were ready."
UDOT did receive stimulus money, based on established federal formulas.
Bennett's office also sent 15 letters to the EPA seeking funding and received identical responses saying spending decisions would take place on the state level.
EPA sent a copy of each letter to Bill Sinclair at the Utah Department of Environmental Quality.
"We welcome input from our congressional delegation about communities in need," Sinclair said. "But really, I'm not sure they had much impact."
Sinclair said no member of Congress from Utah contacted his office seeking to directly influence stimulus funding.
One of the letters Bennett forwarded came from Ogden Mayor Matthew Godfrey, who sought $10 million to help restore the Ogden River. And, like all of the rest, the northern Utah city has not yet received a dime of stimulus for that project.
But Godfrey has not given up. He said he has had numerous conversations with the senator's staff in recent months, hoping to snag some stimulus crumbs or secure funding through some other means.
Still, Godfrey is unsure what impact Bennett can have on the stimulus.
"It has been so ill-defined," he said. "It is hard to know."
More requests » Utah's other congressional members sought funds, too, although not in nearly the same quantities as Bennett.
Sen. Orrin Hatch and Reps. Rob Bishop and Jason Chaffetz sent the Interior Department a letter on behalf of the Provo River Water Users Association seeking $95 million in funds, while Matheson pushed for money for national parks in Utah.
The Provo River association didn't receive any funds but all of Utah's national parks got some cash as did several of the state's national monuments. It's unclear whether Matheson had any impact on those funds.
"Every congressman ought to know what's going on in his or her congressional district, and I think it's important to make sure that they advocate for their district," Matheson said. "I don't have a problem with that as long as it's done in a transparent way and these letters are all a matter of public record."
Hatch disputes any criticism that it's hypocritical to lobby for money he voted against. The senator sent an exhaustive list of potential Utah projects to then-President-elect Obama in January before the Senate's stimulus debate.
"Once it becomes law, it's something that anybody can make requests on," Hatch said. "We'd be foolish not to make requests if we feel deeply about anything."
Cities and counties send letters in December and January to Utah's federal delegation pointing out their ready-to-go projects.
Sen. Bob Bennett forwards dozens of letters Feb. 11 to various departments asking the Cabinet secretaries to support Utah projects.
Senate gives final passage of the stimulus act Feb. 13. Bennett and Hatch vote no.
President Barack Obama issues a memo in March ordering departments to ensure projects are "merit-based."
No project to date that was the subject of the letters has received funding because of the efforts of Utah's delegation.


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First sounds this morning: my soul finding the body, a phone message from Alaska of the "Airplane Song" being sung at the opening of the Eskimo games last night, and the calling, calling of doves.
Inspired by the gift of Eleanor Wilner's exquisite poetry this morning. (Excerpted from "High Noon at Los Alamos"):
As if compelled to repetition
and to unearth again
white fire at the heart of matter—fire
we sought and fire we spoke,
our thoughts, however elegant, were fire
from first to last— . . .
This body is something I've put on with breath. I slip it back on every morning. At night I leave it and go traveling, both vertically and horizontally. I will discard it when that opening beckons in the Milky Way.
And who or what or how is "I?" Meridel LeSueur was at work on three noun-less novels when she died literally with a pen in her hand. She had become flow, the essence of clouds, earth and sky, not the things themselves as they are named by human names. Yet she so honored and admired this rough and beautiful planet. She was earth in that chaos just before spring, as she leaned over the sky. She didn't look back.
The English language is noun heavy. Dineh, or Navajo, Mvskoke, or Creek are predominately verbal. And in Hawaiian there is no line drawn between the ocean, earth, and humans.
This last entry will not be personal; rather it will be the mist who is in love with the Ko'olau's. Last night at the end of the evening rush traffic in Honolulu, heading makai, the mist floated tenderly next to the shoulder of the mountains. It was around this image that the evening arranged itself.
No, I am not going to analyze poetry here. I'd rather be poetry.
From a beloved Hawaiian song: "Hi'ilawe":
Kumaka ka 'ikena ia Hi'ilawe Ka papa lohi mai a'o Maukele Pakele mai au I ka nui manu Hauwala'au ne puni Waipi'o
All eyes are on Hi'ilawe
And the sparkling lowlands of Maukele
I escape all the birds
Chattering everywhere in Waipi'o
A'ole no wau e loa'a mai
A he uhiwai au no ke kuahiwi
He hiwahiwa au na ka makua
A he lei 'a'I na ke kupuna
I shall not be caught
For I am the mist of the mountains
I am the darling of the parents
And a garland for the grandparents
No Puna ke 'ala I hali 'ia mai
Noho I ka wailele a'o Hi'ilawe
I ka poli no au o Ha'iwahine
I ka poli aloha o Ha'inakolo
From Puna the fragrance is wafted
To dwell at Hi'ilawe waterfall
I am in the embrace of Ha'iwahine
In the loving arms of Ha'inakolo
(And so on—This is a classic Hawaiian tune and includes many more verses. These are the first three. From He Mele Aloha, A Hawaiian Songbook, Karen Wilcox, Vicky Hollinger, Kimo Hussey, and Puakea Nogelmeir 'Oli 'Oli Productions, Honolulu, HI 2003. One version of the song is credited to a Mrs. Kuakini, and another to Martha K. Maui.)
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Silent Thunder / Universe (Tor Doubles) (edition 1991)
by Dean Ing (Contributor), Robert A. Heinlein
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My reactions to reading these two novellas in 1992. Spoilers follow.
"Silent Thunder", Dean Ing -- I liked this techno-thriller by Ing. It works mainly because Ing knows the cliches of the thriller story and knows his readers are aware of them too. We know Pam Garza is President Harry Rand's ex-lover and Walter Kalvin's toadie, and Ing doesn't try to futily fool us. We know that Laurie Ramsay is going to get kidnapped, so that plot turn is done early. Again, Ing doesn't try to fool us. But Ing does tell a fast-paced, exciting story. The sf element, the Donnersprache, is an interesting device, and I wonder how much reality there is in the background details of German research into electronic and psychoacoustics. Spider Robinson once said Ing wrote moral fiction and that's true. Here Ing uses the Donnersprache to get in a few truthful observations on the maniputablity of democratic populaces and how not everyone has the right to his opinion if it's founded on emotion and not fact. (Interestingly, Ing never gets into an obvious application of the Donnersprache. If it can electroincally enhance the credibility of someone's voice, why couldn't the same techniques be used to create a very negative impression of a speaker? Perhaps this is what Kalvin does when Rand deviates from the former's scripts. ) The violent way in which Laurie escapes her captor was surprising, and Ing's way of showing the error of her former non-violenct stance (a stance fostered by her mother). A child forced into violence to survive is something of an Ing theme as witnessed in his Quantrill books. I liked Ramsay being able to forgive dupe Garza and marry her and how traitor Terrence Unruh tries to kill Kalvin. Ing makes a nice point that a man may sell out for personal reasons (Unruh wants money for his family after he dies) but be unwilling to totally sell out his country. This statement has a counterpoint to Ramsay not saying anything until his daughter is safe. And Rand is furious at being unwittingly manipulated and used by Kalvin. He may be a dopy, repressive preacher, but he's got integrity that helps save the day. But the very best thing about the story is that America is saved from fascism by a conspiracy of moderate-minded Masons -- who assure a cabinet member that their handshake and promise has been good enough for centuries. It's nice to see this much maligned group (the villains of many a fictional and alleged conspiracy) being the heroes.
"Universe", Robert A. Heinlein -- A true classic. I liked the medievalism of the society in the spaceship: a religious based hierarchy with our hero being hauled up for trial about his views of the nature of the ship and world outside a lá Galileo, storytellers with amazing memories who serve as judges too, and an easy acceptance of slavery under the muties. I also liked mutant Jim-Joes who seems a curious Heinlein character: a learned man with little ambition (but capable of decisiveness). I liked him (them?) unable to realize the difference between fact and fiction in what he (they?) read.
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Fisherian Runaway in Different Systems
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The concept of fauceir inheritance embraces both inheritance and heritage. It is the content of slave fauceirs that provides a memory for information which helps new fauceirs to develop.
Inheritance in it biological sense is the set of traits passed on from an ancestor to its progeny.
Inheritence in its judicial sense is the amount of property given from a dead person.
Heritage is the sum of all cultural features of a nation.
All this and many many more is covered by the abstract notion of fauceir inheritance.
As introduction may serve the well known fairy tale Puss in Boots. Recall, the three brothers inherited three different subject when their father, a miller, died. The eldest son got the mill and certainly became a miller again. The second received the mule and probably developed a haulage business. The youngest, however, was fobbed off with a cat and his inimitable development is what finally makes his story so charming.
This story illustrates two points hat make up the essence of inheritance. (1) Fauceir inheritance is an event that has some bearing on the future, and the effects last beyond the initial event. In out fairy tale the second brother if successful probably would stay in the business even if the mule dies. (2) Fauceir inheritance is not only about the fauceir actually inherited or the fauceirs with which it actually interacts, through a chain of controlled interactions events can be affected that quite distant from the initial event, both in time and space. For instance, if we take together this little fairy tale and our knowledge about medieval family life, we may fictionalize that the two brother that stayed working became family fathers of families with lots of children of whom many died during pests and famine. On the other hand the now aristocratic brother would have only a few children who had a much lower death rate.
Mathematically inheritance can be interpreted as a long lasting effect on set of random variables.
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Nanotechnology is the study of science on the nanometer scale and can encompass anything from microelectronics to nanoelectronics to medicine. Its applications are truly endless. This cutting edge program at Lock Haven University is partly funded by grants from the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development and the National Science Foundation.
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- Complete the A.A.S. degree in two years. After graduation, you can enter the workforce or continue for another two years to earn your B.S. degree in
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Washington County Organization Promotes Healthy Hydration
That is when we go for the typical thirst-quenchers such as coffee, soda and energy drinks.
Many of us have heard the phrase, "Drink more water," but whether we do or not, chances are, we might not be drinking enough.
The organization, "Healthy Eating and Active Lifestyles of Washington County" (HEAL) recently started a campaign promoting the community to stay hydrated known as "Rethink your
"You mainly want to stick to calorie-free, so sugar-free tea, decaf coffee, plain water and really stay away from energy drinks," says Brandy Baxter, community health and wellness outreach coordinator.
Energy drinks should never be used to replace water. Most energy drinks like Red Bull and Superstar contain caffeine which causes the body to lose water and develop anxiety and headaches, according to Let's Go!, a nationally recognized childhood obesity program.
"I think people don't really understand that our body is mostly water, so it just makes sense we need to replenish that, and some people may drink water but they don't understand that they need to drink more of it," says Jenny Fleming, executive director of Heal of Washington County.
An average person should intake approximately 64 ounces each day, especially when exercising and sweating.
Baxter adds, "It's a natural way to hydrate. It doesn't have extra chemicals, calorie-free, and it really helps with all the functions in your body."
Water is free of chemicals, coloring, artificial dye and sweeteners. However, there is a catch. There is such a thing as drinking too much water to the point where toxins develop in
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Lack of water in your body can result in diabetes, obesity, or heart disease. Baxter also recommended to not letting your body get to the level of feeling thirsty as it signifies dehydration.
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Immiserizing growth
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Immiserizing growth is a theoretical situation first proposed by Jagdish Bhagwati, in 1958,[1] where economic growth could result in a country being worse off than before the growth. If growth is heavily export biased it might lead to a fall in the terms of trade of the exporting country. In rare circumstances this fall in the terms of trade may be so large as to outweigh the gains from growth. If so, this situation would cause a country to be worse off after growth than before. This result is only valid if the growing country is able to influence world prices. Harry G. Johnson had, independently, worked out conditions for this result in 1955.[2]
- ^ Bhagwati, Jagdish. 1958. "Immiserizing Growth: A Geometrical Note," Review of Economic Studies 25, (June), pp. 201-205.
- ^ Johnson, Harry G. 1955. "Economic Expansion and International Trade," Manchester School 23, pp. 95-112
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My family and I have been researching and spending time around Boxers for about a year now. We finally found a Boxer puppy online and everything seemed great. They didn't seem like a puppy mill and the litter was their last one before getting the female fixed. We met the Dad, Mother, and Brother of the puppy. They all seemed really healthy, in fact Dad was over 10 years old and still full of spunk. So we purchased our beautiful Laila from these people. The first mistake I did was we took her home at 6 weeks old ( I know this should have been a red flag, but the other puppies were already picked up and we didn't want to lose her) She was due for her second set of shots at 8 weeks of course so we took her in to get them. That is were things took a turn for the worse. She got VERY sick and the vet thought she had Parvo. We did a Parvo test and it came back negative. The next thought was maybe she ate something that was blocking her intestines. So we did X-rays. After that they determined she was just dehydrated. We had to take her home and give her IV's for the next two days. (I felt terrible doing this) After a couple days she was not getting better in fact she got worse; couldn't eat or drink, could barely stand, etc.. We took her back in and they ran some blood tests. It turns out her liver was bad and the shots were pumping toxins through her system. The only thing we could do was send her to heaven (one of the saddest times in our lives, I felt terrible for my kids) I am not sure how I became so attached in 3 weeks but I don't think I will ever get over the loss of her.
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House Speaker John Boehner ruled out tax increases and hammered at government regulations in his first lengthy response to President Obama's jobs speech last week.
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MICHELE NORRIS, host: And I'm Michele Norris. House Speaker John Boehner outlined a plan today to, quote, "liberate the economy." His speech came as President Obama continues campaigning for his jobs plan in swing states around the country. Not surprisingly, Boehner's proposal takes a different tack, emphasizing tax cuts and deregulation over infrastructure projects and other economic stimulus. NPR's Andrea Seabrook reports on the speaker's speech and his ideas to cure the ailing economy.
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SEABROOK: That's what this speech was about, the most powerful Republican in elective office putting forth a rival jobs plan to the president's. Boehner spoke to the Economic Club of Washington D.C. in a downtown building named for President Ronald Reagan. Boehner was obviously emotional, talking about the Republican idol.
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Scottsdale, AZ — January 20, 2009 – QCM Technologies, Inc., a minority-owned Arizona-based, corporation and a supplier of information technology solutions for business, announced today that it has once again received the special title of "Premier Business Partner" from IBM.
"Since our inception just seven years ago, QCM Technologies has been committed to maintaining the highest standards in our business practices and in our technical expertise. We are proud to have our efforts recognized with this special designation from IBM," said QCM President Jorge Quintero. "This designation serves as additional confirmation to our clients that they can expect the highest level of professionalism and service in all of their dealings with our organization."
IBM Business Partners are independent companies that develop and market technology solutions that include IBM content.
The "Premier Business Partner" designation is reserved for a small percentage of IBM Business Partners that have achieved high standards in such areas as customer satisfaction and technical expertise. Of the more than 1,500 firms selling IBM servers in the Americas, approximately 150 companies reach "Premier" status.
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QCM Technologies is a privately held corporation and a supplier of information technology solutions for business. As an IBM Premier Business Partner, QCM is certified to provide an array of solutions and services for such product lines as the Power6, System x, and BladeCenter S servers.
Additionally, QCM has established business partnerships with a number of developers in order to enhance its ability to provide software solutions in such areas as high availability, system security, virtualization, data migration, enterprise resource planning (ERP), business intelligence, e-Business, Internet hosting and website development. QCM Technologies, Inc., is headquartered at 8070 E. Morgan Trail, Suite 110, Scottsdale, AZ 85258. More information on QCM is available at www.qcmtech.com.
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Scottsdale, AZ – July 10, 2008 -QCM Technologies, Inc., an Arizona-based IBM Premier Business Partner and a provider of hardware and software business solutions, announced today that it has been re-certified as a "Minority Owned Business Enterprise" (MBE) by the Grand Canyon Minority Supplier Development Council, Inc. Certification entitles QCM to be listed in the national database of the National Minority Supplier Development Council (NMSDC). This database can be accessed by 39 regional minority-purchasing councils and hundreds of corporations across the country.
"The goal of achieving and maintaining the MBE certification has been an important component of our overall business strategy, and is an important part of our efforts to help our clients to meet their business objectives," said QCM Technologies President Jorge Quintero. "Organizations that have made a commitment to work with minority businesses, now know that by working with QCM they are building diversity within their network of suppliers and business partners, while they receive first-rate service from an organization they have come to trust.
"At the same time, we are looking forward to capitalizing on the MBE certification by reaching out to new customers and prospects who make use of the NMSDC Membership Directory," Quintero added.
"This certification recognizes QCM as a bona-fide minority-owned business and as an organization that is willing to make the endeavor to fulfill the council's stringent requirements for designation as an MBE," said Ron Williams, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Grand Canyon Minority Supplier Development Council, Inc. "We are very proud to work with professional organizations such as QCM and to help them develop as major players within our local and national economy. Mr. Quintero's firm represents the target market of successful firms that we are designed to take to the next level."
The NMSDC has standardized procedures to assure consistent and identical review and certification of minority-owned businesses. A minority-owned business is a for-profit enterprise, regardless of size, physically located in the United States or its trust territories, that is owned, operated and controlled by minority group members. "Minority group members" are United States citizens who are Asian, Black, Hispanic and Native American. Ownership by minority individuals means the business is at least 51% owned by such individuals or, in the case of a publicly-owned business, at least 51% of the stock is owned by one or more such individuals. Further, the management and daily operations are controlled by those minority group members.
QCM Technologies, a certified Minority Business Enterprise, is a privately held corporation and a supplier of information technology solutions for business. As an IBM Premier Business Partner, QCM is certified to provide an array of solutions and services for such product lines as the Power6, System x, and BladeCenter S servers. Moreover, QCM has established business partnerships with a number of solution developers such as VMware, Symantec, NetApp, Oracle, Citrix, Vision Solutions, and Microsoft, and now sells the lion share of all commercially available software, while providing solutions in such areas as high availability, virtualization, data migration, system security, enterprise resource planning (ERP), service oriented architecture (SOA), business intelligence, and e-Business.
With more than 300 years of combined IT experience, the QCM team of certified professionals is well prepared to help clients identify specific technology needs within their organizations and then help develop, install and maintain the right end-to-end technology solutions to meet specific IT needs.
QCM Technologies, Inc., is headquartered at 8070 E. Morgan Trail, Suite 110, Scottsdale, AZ 85258, http://www.qcmtech.com.
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We build IoT infrastructure products - when you have to integrate different devices, different systems and cloud you have to build an application to do that but we eliminate the need to build an application. Our products can integrate any device, any system, any cloud regardless of protocol," explained Peter Jung, Chief Product Officer at Pulzze Systems, in this SYS-CON.tv interview at @ThingsExpo, held November 1-3, 2016, at the Santa Clara Convention Center in Santa Clara, CA
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With major technology companies and startups seriously embracing Cloud strategies, now is the perfect time to attend 21st Cloud Expo October 31 - November 2, 2017, at the Santa Clara Convention Center, CA, and June 12-14, 2018, at the Javits Center in New York City, NY, and learn what is going on, contribute to the discussions, and ensure that your enterprise is on the right path to Digital Transformation.
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The Internet giants are fully embracing AI. All the services they offer to their customers are aimed at drawing a map of the world with the data they get. The AIs from these companies are used to build disruptive approaches that cannot be used by established enterprises, which are threatened by these disruptions. However, most leaders underestimate the effect this will have on their businesses. In his session at 21st Cloud Expo, Rene Buest, Director Market Research & Technology Evangelism at Ara...
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In his session at @ThingsExpo, Eric Lachapelle, CEO of the Professional Evaluation and Certification Board (PECB), provided an overview of various initiatives to certify the security of connected devices and future trends in ensuring public trust of IoT. Eric Lachapelle is the Chief Executive Officer of the Professional Evaluation and Certification Board (PECB), an international certification body. His role is to help companies and individuals to achieve professional, accredited and worldwide re...
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Wooed by the promise of faster innovation, lower TCO, and greater agility, businesses of every shape and size have embraced the cloud at every layer of the IT stack – from apps to file sharing to infrastructure. The typical organization currently uses more than a dozen sanctioned cloud apps and will shift more than half of all workloads to the cloud by 2018. Such cloud investments have delivered measurable benefits. But they've also resulted in some unintended side-effects: complexity and risk. ...
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SYS-CON Events announced today that Enzu will exhibit at SYS-CON's 21st Int\ernational Cloud Expo®, which will take place October 31-November 2, 2017, at the Santa Clara Convention Center in Santa Clara, CA. Enzu's mission is to be the leading provider of enterprise cloud solutions worldwide. Enzu enables online businesses to use its IT infrastructure to their competitive advantage. By offering a suite of proven hosting and management services, Enzu wants companies to focus on the core of their ...
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2cm Granite Countertop Installation
I am replacing my existing laminate kitchen countertop with a 2cm granite counter. Do I need a plywood underlayment underneath the granite? The granite installer in my case insists it is not needed and even goes on to say that the plywood might lead to moisture related problems later. Somehow I feel that a plywood support is required in my case (2cm granite) and he might be just cutting corners. Can someone please explain whether the plywood is absolutely required or is it common practice to not use it? Thanks very much.
Your "granite guy" is absolutely correct. A plywood top could be problematic in the future. Stone needs to breathe a little.:)
A bead of silicone on the cabinet gable tops, then carefully place the granite into position.
For an existing cabinet with a plywood top why not sandwich some 1/4" hardi-backer with adhesive instead? Pulling the plywood off will not make that cabinet stronger or more rigid.
I realize this is an old thread, but someone in the future may stumble accross it. When using 2cm granite, you MUST use a plywood backer. Preferably 5/8 or even 3/4''. I cannot stress this enough. The "granite guy", mentioned above, is totally cutting corners. You NEED a backer!
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Online Trading: How To Make Money The Newfangled WayDean Foust
When Abner Oldham launched his financial-planning practice in 1992 after nearly 20 years as a broker for E.F. Hutton and Dean Witter, he chose not to route stock trades back through his old firm. Instead, the Chattanooga adviser zaps them via computer to one of three electronic brokerages that offer dirt-cheap commissions and prompt executions. "I usually get my trade confirmed in less than 15 seconds," says Oldham, who uses PC Financial Network, Pacific Brokerage, and Charles Schwab's StreetSmart. "One thing I will not repeat is going back to the full-service arena again."
Thanks to the computing revolution, investors can tap into a growing number of online brokerage services that plug customers into the floors of the major stock exchanges. With fee schedules that begin as low as $15 per trade, these cyberbrokers could hold a certain appeal to anyone tired of shelling out hundreds or even thousands of dollars a year in commissions. But are these electronic discounters as much a bargain as they seem to be?
LOW COSTS. For the most part, the answer is yes--although they're not for everyone. Online brokerages are best suited for savvy investors who don't need hand-holding. And in their quest to keep overhead low, a number of online operations offer a narrower range of products than their full-service rivals and can be quicker than the big firms to nick you with hidden fees for everything from closing an account to requesting a stock certificate. There's also evidence that investors don't always get as good a price when buying or selling securities as can be obtained through other channels.
For some, those may be acceptable trade-offs for commissions that are a fraction of those charged by full-service firms such as Merrill Lynch and are even below traditional discounters such as Charles Schwab. How do they do it? The online services--some of which happen to be offered by Schwab, Muriel Siebert (800 872-0711), and other discounters--say their reliance on computers reduces labor costs and eliminates most order-entry mistakes, which are expensive to untangle. They also say the Internet has slashed their communications costs, allowing them to pass on the savings.
PRECAUTIONS. Of the two dozen brokerages that offer online trading, about a half-dozen are open for business on the Internet--with more on the way. (Such trading, of course, requires a separate Net account, which can cost an extra $5 to $25 a month.) Settlements are done the old-fashioned way, by check.
Given public concern over security breaches on the Net, most of the leading Internet-based brokers--including E*Trade and K. Aufhauser--only provide access to their Web site via Netscape Navigator 2.0, the Web browser that's believed to have the most sophisticated encryption precautions. To prevent hackers from wreaking havoc, none of the Internet brokers allows customers to change an address, withdraw money, or liquidate an account except in writing or in person.
Along with security concerns, cyberbrokers have been battling a perception that they don't always get customers as good a price as full-service brokers, especially on small, thinly traded stocks. The reason is that the online brokers, just like many conventional discounters, accept what's known as "payment for order flow"--meaning that they have contracted to steer customer trades toward a specified market maker willing to pay a few pennies per share for NASDAQ stocks and even some New York Stock Exchange-listed securities.
Those pennies can add up: For a typical order of 1,000 shares, the market maker might fork over $20. Critics say this lessens the chance that customers can get their trades executed between the posted "bid-ask" spread--the difference between what Wall Street's middlemen are willing to buy and sell a stock for.
LIMITED LINE. Most cyberdiscounters openly acknowledge accepting payment for order flow, although they argue that it helps subsidize their cut-rate commissions. Without it, "everyone would have to raise their commissions," says Bill Porter, founder of E*Trade Securities. And some impartial experts believe the effects are overstated: University of Michigan economist Charles M.C. Lee says the price discrepancies may occur only on every 10th trade and cost customers just an extra 12 1/2 cents to 25 cents per share--still leaving cyberbrokers with a huge price advantage. "If investors are content to get the published spread, then these services are a boon to them," says Robert Wood, a finance professor at the University of Memphis.
On price, the hands-down winner is E*Trade, which offers to trade up to 5,000 shares of any NYSE- or American Stock Exchange-listed stock for $15, and any NASDAQ stock for $20. But E*Trade's product line is more limited than rivals such as Accutrade, Schwab, and Fidelity's On-Line Xpress service (800 544-8666). E*Trade handles stocks, bonds, and options and provides limited check-writing. However, E*Trade doesn't offer futures trading, many no-load mutual funds, or annuities and certificates of deposit.
To its credit, E*Trade does accept short sales via computer--even though those trades often must be processed manually. What's more, E*Trade also handles most complicated trades, such as "versus purchase" orders that allow investors to specify which lots are being sold to limit their tax liability. By contrast, a survey by the American Association of Individual Investors in January revealed that some cyberbrokers--including Jack White (800 233-3411) and National Discount Brokers--don't permit selling short by computer and don't handle "versus purchase" orders.
For the active trader, Aufhauser may offer an irresistible deal: For an $800 annual fee, it allows unlimited trading as well as delayed price quotes (real-time quotes cost an additional $20 a month). The catch: All trades must be made on Aufhauser's Web site in 100-share denominations and--as is the case with the new e.schwab service--all account queries must be made via E-mail rather than by phone. What is more, Aufhauser imposes some of the steepest service fees, such as $50 to close an account and $20 for wire transfers.
BASKET CALL. But the most sophisticated services may come from Accutrade. The Omaha-based brokerage has written software that lets its customers enter account data into a $575 handheld device and then get price updates or place trade orders by plugging it into a phone. And Accutrade's new Windows-based software allows users to construct "program trades" that are triggered under scenarios they create. For instance, traders can assemble a basket of semiconductor stocks. Then they can instruct the software to provide price updates every hour and automatically sell the basket if, say, Intel drops 5%.
Who could have guessed a decade ago that investors would have access to such advanced trading tools? Some futurists predict the advent of electronic matching services that let small investors buy and sell stocks on the Internet for a small transaction charge--but without the spreads Wall Street traders pocket for themselves. If so, that could spell a dim future for brokers--and a bright one for computerized trading.


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2" Budget Boost
OK...Need your experience. I think that I want to buy a 2" buget boost. I have read like every thread in here I think on the topic. I am not Mr Mechanic, but I am relatively handy. I am pretty sure I can install the lift. My concern is about the "possible" modifications that may be needed after the lift (i.e. motor mounts, dropping the transfer case, etc). That is the stuff that scares me as I am not sure that would be quite as intuitive to me. I have an '03 Rubicon. Just looking for a bit more height out of it. So....My question is how often do you need to do these additional modifications after the 2" lift? Thanks in advance for what may be an elementary question...
You really shouldn't need anything with just 2" coil spacers. Some (not many) get some driveline vibes that they want to get rid of. Each Jeep is different in that respect. You can't tell till you lift it. I think the transfer case drop fixes most of them. Give it a go... if you have issues there's loads of help here. Most likely you won't have any problem.
When I installed my BB I didn't know there was such a thing as metric and standard wrenches. I ended up installing a BL and MML (with a crowbar I might add) for the resulting vibes (minor but irritating). It's not hard and you learn as you go.
Thanks for the support folks...I'm going to give it a shot.
Ordered my 2' Skyjacker Budget Boost yesterday. Looking forward to installing it next weekend. Thanks to all of you for giving me the confidence to give it a go.
I didn't have any vibes after installing my 2.25" BB. But then again, I have an LJ, which is less susceptible to the vibe issues with under 3" lifts.
Feeling more confident about the transfer case drop if necessary. I think it will be fine. I'm really looking forward to getting it installed.
Start hitting everything with Power Blaster now, particularly the rear shock upper bolts. I just installed a 2" spring lift a couple weeks ago. 4 hourts totally by myself. BB install is pretty much the same. I read a good bit of info/instructions and there were some slight differences on disconnecting some things but it is very easy. Spring compressor (loaner from Autozone) will make it a lot easier.
dude you should be very happy with the 2" BB. i had to do no extra mods, only an alignment is really necessary, and i mean NECESSARY, after the lift. i learned that the hard way after driving with the death wobble for several months eventually wearing my tires bad.
and instillation is not hard at all
^ X2 on the wheel alignment !! I would add three washers to each of the 6 skid plate bolts too(to lower the transfer case).
Lift complete! Had problems with those rear shock bolts, but all set now. Have a 9am alignment appt tomorrow and don't seem to have any vibes. :punk: Lovin life at the moment. Lift looks awesome and the tires don't look undersized like I thought they may. Really happy with the result and was well worth the hassle of the shock bolts breaking on me. Looks like my truck will be back on moth balls unless it rains!
Hey Brucker,
I was thinking about doing the same thing to my TJ. Do you have any pictures to see what it looks like? How hard was the install?
Hey Brucker,
I was thinking about doing the same thing to my TJ. Do you have any pictures to see what it looks like? How hard was the install?
Start soaking the shock bolts with PB Blaster now.. It will help them come out easier. I had a buddy do mine, it took maybe 2 hours and 10 minutes to adjust the toe in. That's really all that can be done as far as a front end alignment on TJ's... Do it yourself or have a friend do it and save the $...
I'll post some pictures later today. It wasn't hard wiith the exception of the 2 bolts that broke off from the upper rear shocks. If that didn't happen it wouldn't have taken more than a few hours. Plus, I am not much of a mechanic so it was good experience. I highly suggest giving it a shot yourself.
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The new $299 machine, dubbed VertuoLine, will produce eight types of 8-ounce servings along with four espresso blends, the Vevey, Switzerland-based company said in a statement recently. Nearly 10 years in development, VertuoLine will be sold in the U.S. and Canada at Nespresso boutiques, online and at retailers including Macy's, Bloomingdale's and Williams-Sonoma.
Nespresso is one of Nestle's fastest-growing and most profitable brands, yet its 3 percent share of the U.S. single- serve market compares with Green Mountain's 72 percent, according to Euromonitor data cited in a Nov. 27 Sanford C. Bernstein report. There, consumers prefer large cups of java from Green Mountain, Starbucks or Dunkin' Donuts over the smaller espressos favored in Europe.


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