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The Fiscal Count rejected the first round of bids that would begin construction on the future home of a manufacturing company moving into Paducah.
Members unanimously voted to reject the construction bids received for work to the Canadian-based Macco Organiques building in the Industrial Park West on Commerce Road during a Monday night meeting. Macco agreed to take over PED's spec building and will manufacture pharmaceuticals. The company announced last March plans to expand to a plant in Paducah that will bring 40 jobs.
The interlocal agreement states that the county and city will each pay the Paducah Economic Development $1.25 million toward the project. Judge-Executive Van Newberry said city, county and Macco officials agreed that the amount of all six bids were too high. The court took sealed bids and then read them publicly on April 17.
He said the amount far surpassed the allocation from the city and county and the reasonable expectation of representatives from Macco. The specifications will be re-evaluated and revised before reopening the bidding. The previous timeline had Macco occupying the building and production beginning by the end of this year.
More than a dozen residents opposing a partnership the county and the Humane Society to operate an animal shelter attended Monday's meeting. A discussion was not on the meeting agenda, and the court didn't act.
Diana Cruikshank, a task force member who voted against the merger, said opponents wanted to make their presence known and have begun obtaining signatures on a petition against the action.
Another group member presented the court with a spay and neuter proposal to review.
The task force appointed by Newberry and Mayor Gayle Kaler voted 7-3 earlier this month to recommend a partnership with the Humane Society. The committee also passed a secondary recommendation to build an independently run facility.
The task force met multiple times over two months to debate three options: fixing up the current shelter on County Park Road, building a new independent shelter or exploring outside partnerships.
Task force chairman Tim Davis will present the group's recommendation to the court at its next meeting on May 12. The court will then likely hold a workshop to hear concerns from residents before acting on the committee's recommendation, according to Newberry.
He said the issue is an "important and expensive one," and has a direct impact on the budget for the next fiscal year.
In other meeting business, the court passed a resolution for the transportation of non-public school children, which are pass-through funds from the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet to local school boards. Commissioners approved the purchase of three of the 12 homes from Western Kentucky Title as part of the FEMA mitigation program. Commissioner Ronnie Freeman also asked the court to consider hiring a part-time internal auditor during this round of budget discussions.
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Gov. Jay Nixon today signed Senate Bill 251, which increases penalties for public assistance fraud and prohibits the use of Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) funds at liquor stores, casinos and adult entertainment establishments.
"Here in Missouri, we believe in protecting taxpayers and strengthening families - and that is what these programs are designed to do," Gov. Nixon said. "By strengthening existing protections for taxpayers and children, and cracking down on those who misuse public funds, this bill will help ensure these programs continue to provide temporary support for needy families and children in a proper and accountable way."
Senate Bill 251 prohibits the use of TANF funds in liquor stores, casinos and adult-oriented establishments. Beneficiaries will also be prohibited from using TANF funds to purchase items that are not in the best interests of the child or household. The bill also increases the penalties for fraud, including the unlawful receipt, conversion or transfer of public assistance benefits.
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Messianic Jews say they are persecuted in Israel
There are 72042 comments on the Newsday story from Jun 21, 2008, titled Messianic Jews say they are persecuted in Israel. In it, Newsday reports that:Safety pins and screws are still lodged in 15-year-old Ami Ortiz's body three months after he opened a booby-trapped gift basket sent to his family.
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#44763 Dec 3, 2012
#44764 Dec 3, 2012
"....Israeli officials were quoted Monday morning saying that the European decision to summon ambassadors to be scolded over Israeli building in the West Bank was an attempt to intervene in Israeli politics.
The officials suggested that the Europeans were trying to harm Netanyahu politically ahead of the January 22 election and help former foreign minister Tzipi Livni's new party.
If that was their intention, they clearly do not understand Israeli politics.
Had Netanyahu gone against the world to take a step seen as controversial in the eyes of the Israeli public, perhaps it could have harmed him politically. Israeli prime ministers have been punished in the past for thumbing their nose at the international community.
But building in settlement blocs and planning to develop the area between Jerusalem and Ma'ale Adumim is as consensus as it gets.....
#44765 Dec 3, 2012
Now I'll have nightmares filled with Huggybearss and possibly donkeys.
#44766 Dec 3, 2012
So Mr Hoffman is basically saying world opinion isn't really world opinion.
Interesting point of view.
Do you agree there is widespread support for the settlements? Internally that is?
#44767 Dec 3, 2012
Honestly, I couldnt say.
What I can say is the REAL Israeli left, post last two Gaza conflicts- doesnt really exist (i.e. only a small amount of support internally for their policies). Livni is no leftist - she is a centrist.(to make it confusing the Israeli parties of the left are not really left anymore- I mean the actual left).
And I know, from my own travels there that some of what we call settlements are often suburbs that arent going anywhere - especially in the Jerusalem environs. Out in the middle of the west bank is a different story - some of them are actually outposts. While others are small towns.
So, it wouldnt suprise me if a lot of Israelis figure that this area under question was fated for Israel anyhow.
I agree that world opinion does have an effect - evidence the UN vote. So I cant predict how this would play out, except to note at the end of the day everyones attention will be back to Syria and Egypt, as usual. And there is a fair likelihood that Israel will launch a preemptive strike on the Syrian chem weapon stockpile. All of this may take the pressure off of Israel regarding the "settlements".
Kingston, Jamaica
#44768 Dec 3, 2012
I understand as you have NEVER had to STAND for the occasion.
Kingston, Jamaica
#44769 Dec 3, 2012
Next time send Mary to me. She displayed wisdom in leaving you guys, a bunch of happy people.
Kingston, Jamaica
#44770 Dec 3, 2012
Correction, knowing you it will be sweet dreams.
Kingston, Jamaica
#44771 Dec 3, 2012
HughBe---Indeed the size of my HEAD tells me that there is a loving God.
Former--So for a billioniare, it would be the size of his bank account?
HughBe-- doubt that as God, in my view, would make someone a billionaire if it would bring glory to his name. Billionaires as a rule would not qualify.
HughBe-- Take a walk and look at the world around you and look into the sky.
Former--And you still have no evidence to support your beliefs.
HughBe-- opinion notes
Former--Who was Daniel and what exactly did he predict and when?
HughBe-- A Prophet of God. God said this about him "Daniel; there is no secret that they can hide from thee"
Recall you have internet so google the rest.
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#44774 Dec 3, 2012
December 3, 2012
Operators of small businesses are going
to be cutting full time employees
throughout 2013 to under 50, to stay
under the Obamacare tax.
Heres the thinking of one small business
Here is what I am doing for the rest of
the year working with every manager
in my company so that as of January 1,
2013, none of our employees are working
more than 28 hours a week. I think
most readers know the reason we
have got to get our company under 50
full time employees or else I am facing a
bill from Obamacare in 2014 that will be
several times larger than my annual
profit. I love my workers. They make
me a success. But most of my
competitors are small businesses that are
exempt from the Obamacare hammer. To
compete, I must make sure my company
is exempt as well. This means that our
400+ full time employees will have to be
less than 50 in 2013, so that when the
Feds look at me at the start of 2014, I am
exempt. We will have more employees
working fewer hours, with more training
costs, but the Obamacare bill looks like
about $800,000 a year for us, at least, and
I am pretty sure the cost of more training
will be less than that.
This will be unpopular but tolerable to
most of my employees. The vast majority
of them are retired and our company is
merely an excuse to stay busy, work
outdoors, and get a little extra money.
But this is going to be an ENORMOUS
change in the rest of the service sector. I
have talked to a lot of owners of
restaurants and restaurant chains, and
the 40-hour work week is a thing of the
past in that business. One of my
employees said that in Hawaii, it was all
the hotel employees could talk about.
Many chains are working on mutli-team
systems where two teams of people
working part-time replace the former
group of full-time employees. 2013 is
going to see a lot of people (who are not
paid very well to begin with) getting their
hours and pay cut by 25%. At the same
time that they are required, likely for the
first time since many are relatively
young, to purchase health insurance.
It is really going to get crazy, as the
owner above speculates:
It will be interesting to see what
solutions emerge. My bet is that it will
become standard for people in the
service sector to work two different jobs
for 20-25 hours each with two different
companies. This will be a pain for them,
but allow them to keep their income up.
The hard part may be coordinating shifts
between companies. For example, a
company that divides their shifts into
mon-tue-wed vs. thu-fri-sat cannot share
employees with one who divides their
shifts between morning and afternoon.
If given time, I would guess that just as
the mon-fri workweek emerged as a
standard, companies may adopt standard
ways of dividing up the work weeks for
part-timers, making it easier for
schedules to mesh.
Qatif, Saudi Arabia
#44775 Dec 3, 2012
As per Islamic teachings, Muslims are ONE nation, irrespective of where they live.
The same way you have "all the sympathies" with Jews of Israel, even if you do not live there.
United States
#44776 Dec 3, 2012
Geithner: Raise U.S. debt limit to
(NaturalNews) The elaborate Ponzi scheme officially known as
the U.S. financial system is set to completely transform into a
Monopoly-style fantasy economy where money and debt are both
meaningless and limitless. U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy
Geithner has actually come out with a proposal that the
American debt ceiling be completely eliminated, allowing the
crooks that run the federal government to print as much phony
debt currency as their hearts desire, and spend away into
During a recent interview on Bloomberg TV, Geithner told
Political Capital's Al Hunt that the Congressionally-established
debt ceiling, which was specifically designed to establish
reasonable limits on the amount of money the federal
government can borrow, should be completely abolished. Even
though Congress is the only entity that can make such a decision,
Geithner expressed his belief that the limit be scrapped to avoid
its being used as "a tool for political advantage."
"It would have been time a long time ago to eliminate it," said a
nervous Geithner to Hunt, after being asked when he believed
the debt ceiling should be eliminated. "The sooner the better."
The so-called debt ceiling is virtually meaningless anyway, as
Congress has already voted dozens of times in years past to raise
it every time the national debt approaches a breach. But a
permanent lifting of any sort of debt ceiling will officially seal the
deal, and drive the last nail in the coffin for the American
economy, which is today built solely on debt rather than actual
monetary currency.
Geithner proposal part of 'Cloward-Piven'
strategy to collapse national economy
Geithner's suggestion also seems to follow the playbook of the
infamous Cloward-Piven strategy to the tee, which is built on the
idea of intentionally crashing the existing U.S. economy for the
purpose of rebuilding it in the image of socialist ideals. Part of
this strategy includes deliberately destroying the nation's
currency by accumulating large amounts of unsustainable debt ,
none of which can ever truly be paid off and settled.
"The [Cloward-Piven strategy] taught that if you flooded the
welfare rolls and bankrupted the cities and ultimately the nation,
it would foster economic collapse, which would lead to political
turmoil so severe that socialism would be accepted as a fix to an
out-of-control set of circumstances," wrote Jeannie DeAngelis for
American Thinker about this malevolent agenda.
"Combine class warfare, demonizing the rich, getting as many
people onto the welfare rolls as possible, and pushing the
economic system to collapse and you have a flawless formula for
Cloward-Piven 2.0."
This appears to be the precise strategy behind eliminating the
debt ceiling, as federal government controllers would truly have a
limitless bank account from which to continue swelling the
welfare state and spending the nation into complete collapse.
And once the system eventually collapses in on itself, as planned,
the masses will be begging for their own enslavement in the form
of full nanny state provisions and complete government tyranny.
#44778 Dec 4, 2012
Last time I checked, the Palestinian Authority was not a muslim nation or a refuge for all muslims. Their authenticity was based upon the refugee crisis, not religious pilgrimage. Perhaps that is part of the problem there. Confused goals.
Are Muslims a people? What are your rules of descent? Your initiation rites? I think of Islam as a expanding world religion, like Christianity, without the trappings of a people with a historical ethnicity.
#44783 Dec 4, 2012
An attack on Syria (or Iran for that matter) would certainly distract attention from the settlements.
Do you ever see peace in the area, in our lifetimes or beyond?
That alone might keep me from ever wanting to live over there.
Plus the heat.
#44784 Dec 4, 2012
God exists only "in your view" and in your mind. You alone get to decide what he would and wouldn't do or think. That is because you and your fellow followers of the myth have created him in your own minds.
"If God created us in his own image, we have more than reciprocated."
Note the word "opinion." I rest my case.
A what of who??
More gobbledygook.
Sloppy thinking. Staighten up!
#44785 Dec 4, 2012
Thats fine, but please leave us Jews out of it (your conflict with the Christians).
All we want is our land as per our ethnic roots. And if the local Arabs are nice (i.e. no missiles or suicide bombers) then they can get their homeland as well, right next to us.
Lets leave out "the pushing the Jews into the sea" part of it, or any neo-Islamic nationalism.
#44786 Dec 4, 2012
Pessimistically, I dont think the chances are good. Too many pawns. Too much socialization. Both parties have to value life first over martyrdom, and its not clear that the majority of one of the parties does.
The weather isnt so bad. Only a third of the country is desert, you know. And there are beaches.
Also, despite what you hear on the media, the country is very safe. Very modern. More modern than the US - probably more like Asia.
Kingston, Jamaica
#44787 Dec 4, 2012
Frijoles---Its more complicated I think these days. Your spouse has to be recognized as a Jew by the Israeli rabbinate I think. The Israeli rabbinate is NUTS.(Rightwing and CORRUPT).
HughBe--- Accepted. YOUR TRUTHS are reflected in their man-made doctrines which are NUTS and utterly CORRUPT and is a fulfilment of the prophecy of Moses.
The veil is being lifted from your eyes.
Kingston, Jamaica
#44788 Dec 4, 2012
Former--God exists only "in your view" and in your MIND.
HughBe--- a statement that reflects the state of your mind.
Former-- You alone get to decide what he would and wouldn't do or think. That is because you and your fellow followers of the myth have created him in your own minds.
HughBe--- previously,see above, you said that He was ONLY in my MIND. Now He is also in the minds of others.
I know Him and so I am in a position to know what He thinks and will do but not in ALL things.
Former---"If God created us in his own image, we have more than reciprocated."
HughBe--- I have accepted His revelation about Himself. You and your man Voltaire have created your own god.
Kingston, Jamaica
#44789 Dec 4, 2012
Frijoles, were you in agreement with your "wife" in terms who was to be new President of America in 2012?
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Alan Pardew was invariably asked about the plight of Newcastle United at the moment, and Alan interrupted one reporter and made a rather tongue in cheek statement – at least we think it was tongue in cheek – we hope it was tongue in cheek.
Alan Pardew – tongue in cheek statement?
Alan said the following when asked about Newcastle's status – and whether it was doom and gloom at the moment:
"No, it's doom and gloom, we are happy with that, that's where we are." "We haven't won enough games, we have got to start winning and we have got to start showing that we want to win."
Since the terrible display at Southampton on 25th November – which happened to have been my birthday – Newcastle have played a lot better against Stoke, Wigan, Fulham and Manchester City, but we've still managed to puck up another three defeats in those four games – and a win against a 10 man Wigan side at St. James' Park.
And that's the only win we've had in the last 11 games since we thrashed West Brom 2-1 at home – well come to think of it – we did get that lucky Papiss Cisse winner three minutes into added time. 😀
Alan took complete responsibility for Newcastle's plight yesterday, and when asked if tomorrow's game against QPR was a must win game, he chided the reporters for always using that term – and said as far as he was concerned every game was a must win – and that Alan and the coaches plan every game so we can go out and try to win it.
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SAN DIEGO -- Something about facing the San Diego Padres brings out the best in Doug Davis.
The Arizona left-hander hadn't won in more than five weeks, but pitched one of his best games of the season Friday night, holding the San Diego Padres to three hits in six innings in the Diamondbacks' 8-0 win.
"I felt great," Davis said. "It was awesome how the guys behind me came to play. They made some great plays out there. And the four runs in the fifth was huge. I could just go out and throw."
Davis was 0-3 in six starts since his last win on April 29. But after a solid outing in his last start, he found a rhythm against the low-scoring Padres. Davis raised his career mark to 8-3 against San Diego, including a 6-1 record with 2.14 ERA in his last seven starts.
"Great outing," Diamondbacks manager A.J. Hinch said. "He got his pitch count up, but he didn't let it get to him. He continued to throw strikes. He had a great curveball, and he used it often and very effectively."
Davis (3-6) struck out five and walked four, while Daniel Schlereth, Esmerling Vasquez and Chad Qualls finished the four-hitter for Arizona's fifth shutout.
Davis got a big lift from his offense when the Diamondbacks scored four times in the fifth to increase their lead to 5-0. Three of the four runs scored on a pair of two-out hits.
"It was nice to see," said Arizona's Chris Young, who hit a solo homer and scored twice. "That kind of makes things a little bit easier for us."
Davis has combined to allow just two runs on 10 hits over 13 1/3 innings in his last two starts.
"He threw strikes, that's the main thing," San Diego's Josh Wilson said. "He had command of three pitches and he threw all of them for strikes. That makes a hitter's job tough."
Facing a Padres lineup that's tied for last in the majors in runs scored, Davis said he wanted to make sure Adrian Gonzalez didn't hurt him. Gonzalez leads the majors with 22 home runs, but finished 0-for-2 with two walks. Both walks came with a runner on first base.
"If he was going to swing, he was going to have to swing at a pitch out of the zone," Davis said. "I'm not going to give into him, even with a guy on, with as hot as he is swinging the bat. I'd rather walk him and set up the double play for the next guy."
Gonzalez has walked 13 times in his last seven games.
San Diego was shut out for the fifth time this season. The Padres lost their fourth straight, and sixth in seven games.
"We need guys in front of Adrian to get on base and the guys behind Adrian to knock guys in," Padres manager Bud Black said.
Chris Snyder drove in three runs, including two during the Diamondbacks' four-run fifth inning. Young hit his fourth homer and scored twice, and Mark Reynolds had three hits for Arizona, which won for just the second time in five games.
Diamondbacks right fielder Justin Upton threw out a runner at home in the sixth during the Padres' only serious scoring threat.
After Young gave Arizona a 1-0 lead in the second, the Diamondbacks scored four times in the fifth off Chad Gaudin (2-4).
Felipe Lopez singled with one out and scored on Gerardo Parra's double. Stephen Drew walked with two outs and Reynolds followed with an RBI single. Snyder then lined a ball into the right center-field gap for a two-run single.
The Diamondbacks added a run in the eighth on pinch-hitter Josh Whitesell's run-scoring single, and two in the ninth, including Snyder's RBI single.
Gaudin allowed five runs on six hits in five innings. He struck out six and walked four.
The Padres' best chance to score was thwarted when Upton threw out David Eckstein at home plate in the sixth inning. Eckstein was attempting to score from second base on a line-drive single to right field by Chase Headley.
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Xbox 360 Motion Sensing Tech Just Cameras?
Last week Engadget received a tip (no idea how reliable) saying that Microsoft is "building a 'sensor bar' of sorts, but instead of detecting the waggles of Wiimote-like controllers, it detects full body movement and sound, sans controllers."
According to the tip, the sensor includes a camera in it, capable of video conferencing (perhaps replacing the Xbox Live Vision camera?). The sensor is supposedly able to read full body and hand gestures, allowing the player to perform gestures such as punching, kicking. It'll also be able to pick up small hand gestures for grabbing or scrolling.
If such motion sensing device for the Xbox 360 were in the works, it could just be the product of involvement between Microsoft and 3DV Systems. Reports from February put 3DV in Microsoft's acquisition territory.
3DV's product is a camera called the ZCam, which is able to measure depth in captured subjects. The sensed movements captured by the camera are then translated into input information, which could be applied directly into games.
Those who had tried the ZCam said that it was far more accurate at sensing motion than what the Nintendo Wii is capable of. Click here for that original story.
Hopefully we'll hear about this product officially next month at E3.
I'm with you there. The issue with motion controls is it just feels way to gimmicky. I can't imagine a bunch of people setting up huge Virtua Fighter tourneys if they had to make silly gestures to pull off complex combos. It really makes it more difficult to take gaming seriously.
But I could see it being interesting for a few games, but using it as the sole control method is just retarded.
solymnarIts pretty safe to say there are plenty of ways to do this wrong and to do it right. And some titles will be good candidates for a control mech overhaul and some won't.
If its done right and only on the titles that will work well with it, then it will be a good thing. If its done poorly or they try to apply it to EVERYTHING...it will probably be more annoying than anything else.
Still...there is some appeal to being able to remote control media center with your hand...
Though I can picture pushing the cat away and accidentally changing the song etc...
SirCronoWell, I think RE4 had a pretty cool controller scheme, analog stick to move, pointing at screen to aim and wiimote moving to execute (some) commands, it worked pretty damn well, Metroid Prime 3 did a good job with the controller too, so I'd say it can be done right.
Nothing will ever replace the Keyboard+Mouse for me though.
eklipz330i wonder if it comes with a four controller ring to match the infamous RROD. Microsoft doesn't have a good history with releasing near perfect peripherals on their first try, so i think ima hang on to my money until.... the 4th wave of the motion sensing =][jasper is the 4th iteration right?]
Yeah, the issue is that motion controls are simply replacing a button press in so many cases, so you end up with stupid gestures.
misnadI guess motion sensing has a lot to grow and just needs a little more time. In any case, if MS is introducing motion sensing then it should be a feature that can be switched on/off since there are many people out there that still love the sensation of pressing on buttons and triggers.. just like me..


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According to Web-User, an online consumer magazine, malware is today's the greatest threat to Internet security. Also, cyber criminals are increasingly being able to hack lawful Websites, whereas earlier they employed specially crafted malicious sites.
Meanwhile, attacks through the Web are unknown to a lot of computer users. malware proliferated on the Web has turned into a risky tool within the armory of cyber crooks. Organizations that permit employees to visit sites, especially with Webmail accounts, which corporate security systems have not scanned, are at risk. Hence, companies' best practice is to set a definite policy regarding what their employees would be and...
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Mark Zuckerberg and the New 1%
Bloomberg.com recently pointed out that Mark Zuckerberg gives a new meaning to the 1%.
That's because the Facebook founder, along with many other members of the ultra-rich, are refinancing their home mortgages at extremely low interest rates.
Mark Zuckerberg's interest rate for his $7 million home is a reported 1.05%. This is while the average homeowner is locking in a record low 3.56% thirty-year fixed interest rate.
This brings up an important question about Mark Zuckerberg and the ultra rich…
…why on earth does Zuckerberg, the 40th most wealthy person on earth, need a mortgage?
Why doesn't he just pay for his home in cash and be debt-free?
Good question, and if you were an Elevation Group member, you would've already discovered the answer in a wealth strategy session with EVG expert, Paul (last name for members only).
(Click here to find out more about The Elevation Group and our exclusive wealth strategy sessions on "black box" investment secrets of the ultra-rich.)
Why the Middle Class Hates Debt,
When the Rich and Poor Welcome it
To a rising member of the middle class who was taught to avoid debt, paying interest on a mortgage when you could buy a house outright seems like madness.
But that's exactly what the ultra-rich do. The rich, and poor, don't mind paying interest – although for different reasons.
The poor usually pile on debt out of necessity, ignorance or plain ol' lack of discipline. They may want immediate satisfaction. And if they lose control and must file bankruptcy, well, they didn't have much to lose in the first place.
The rich, on the other hand, take on unnecessary debt because it's the smart thing to do.
Strategic Debt is the 'Dirty Little Secret'
of Millionaires and Billionaires
Here's why taking on debt can be smart.
First of all, with just the numbers the government is admitting, we're averaging a 2.35% inflation rate in 2012. So borrowing under that number acts like a negative interest rate.
A negative interest rate means the dollar amount you borrowed gets eaten away by inflation faster than the amount you pay in interest.
So borrowing for a rate under the average inflation rate is almost like getting paid to borrow money – a no-brainer.
But second of all, there's this magic word the rich know called "leverage."
If they can leverage their credit and home to borrow money at a low interest-rate, that gives them the liquidity and opportunity to direct their cash into higher yielding investments.
Meaning, why avoid borrowing at 1-3% interest if you could make a return of 3-10% with the borrowed money?
Sure, Mark Zuckerberg could pay $7,000,000 cash without blinking an eye. In fact, the way Facebook's stock fluctuates, I'm sure his wealth increases or decreases by millions often.
But it makes no sense to pay $7,000,000 for a home when he could have that money working for him and earning anywhere from 3% to 10% or even higher.
Works For You Too!
And this isn't just for the rich.
Many members of the middle-class will throw in an extra $100 or two to pay down their mortgage early.
But they're not doing themselves any favors.
If instead of paying off that low-interest mortgage faster, you invested in even a low-risk, consistent-return investment like an annuity – over 30 years you could make hundreds of thousands dollars more than you save in interest.
Our EVG expert, Paul (last name for members only), gives an example to help you see the numbers more clearly.
He shows what happens to two people 30 years after they start paying their mortgage.
The first person paid off his mortgage in less than 15 years and saved a fortune in interest.
The second person paid their mortgage off in 30 years and used the extra money to invest modestly. And she ended up $501,142 richer than the first person – without taking into account her extra tax savings.
And Remember the Penny
To really drive the point home, Paul tells the story of a penny that doubles every day for 30 days. He asks if you'd rather have a penny that doubles every day for 30 days, or $100,000.
And then demonstrates that those who took the $100,000 were suckers.
A penny that doubles every day for 30 days is $10,737,418.24.
This penny helps you remember that leveraging the money you have NOW to earn compounding interest – where you earn interest on interest you've earned – is better than paying off simple interest – where you only pay interest on the principle.
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Saltsburg briefed on Trail Town project
Trail Town is looking to make some big changes in Saltsburg.
An "economic development and community revitalization initiative," according to its website, Trail Town seeks to ensure that trail communities and businesses maximize the economic potential they have to offer.
According to William Prince, a program manager for Trail Town who gave a presentation for business owners and community members at Saltsburg's Borough building on Tuesday, the goal of the program is to encourage startup and expansion in Saltsburg.
"The (West Penn Trail) is a new opportunity to bring in new customers in a new market," Prince said. "Another goal is to attract visitors from the trail into towns and encourage them to spend money."
The West Penn Trail is a 17-mile rail-trail between Saltsburg and Blairsville that uses historic canal lines and railways through the Conemaugh River Valley, according to VisitSaltsburg.com. Saltsburg is also home to an entrance to the Westmoreland Heritage Trail, with four miles open between Saltsburg and Slickville.
The initiative's goals caught the attention of Saltsburg business owners who filled the borough's public meeting room. Some were interested in business opportunities and development, and other said they just wanted to hear about the program.
"Trail Town qualities," Prince said, "include natural, historic qualities and a culture of hospitality." In addition, they incorporate things such as bike racks and pedestrian infrastructure.
The program aims to bring visitors to Saltsburg and "have them keep bringing people back."
The program starts with a Trail Town assessment, with businesses answering questions such as "Can visitors tell they've entered a town?" and "How would a visitor coming off the trail feel when coming into the community?" The assessment for Saltsburg is not yet scheduled.
It then creates a priority of projects for the town and for the region as a whole.
The program then offers different services based on the community's priorities.
Through the assistance and development program, businesses can become Trail Town-certified in one of two ways: They can become certified sustainable, meaning they will recycle and reuse, sell local foods and products, reduce waste and might include historic buildings, natural lighting and green space on their properties; or they can become certified trail friendly, meaning that they will be educated on the community and its trails, bike racks and storage to be able to relay information to visitors.
Then, the program, using its many partners — from trail groups and towns to businesses and special attractions — will help market the community via social media and monthly newsletters.
Through economic research, Trail Towns are provided data and trends in the community's trail usage and spending that provides "vital statistics for business planning and projections," according to the organization's website.
Next, through community connection projects, improvements to the town and trails are made, including adding bike racks and improving signage, park areas, trailheads and more. These projects are possible through grants that the program offers.
Another feature of the program is its real estate development opportunities, which offers free listings on Trail Town's website as well as on historicproperties.com. The program also offers small business loans and a program called The Progress Fund that "provides the needed financing that enables many businesses to expand."
Right now, the program is active in nine towns along the Great Allegheny Passage, from Pittsburgh through Maryland. This year, it will begin expanding across western Pennsylvania.
It is a goal that expansion will continue along the West Penn Trail, Prince said, and to incorporate other towns along the way.
"(Saltsburg) is an intersection of trails … there's some good existing businesses and kind of a great opportunity to bring more in," Prince said. "It's a really unique town and atmosphere that could become a destination."
Laura Hawkins, Greenway coordinator for the Allegheny Ridge Corp., said at the meeting that she's "worked with Saltsburg for many years helping to make the connections with the other trails in the area."
The Trail Town program, she said, could help "take Saltsburg to the next level."
The Saltsburg community isn't the only town showing an interest in the program. Residents and representatives from Apollo and Blairsville were also at Tuesday's meeting in hopes that they will be able to expand the program to their communities.
"I would like to have a Trail Town assessment done for Blairsville and be a part of this program in the future," said Carol Persichetti, of the Blairsville Community Development Association.
"The step-by-step process, all that the program can offer … it's definitely something that Blairsville would love to take advantage of."
Blairsville is home to the Blairsville Riverfront Trail, a segment of the Trans-Allegheny Trail. It is 1.7 miles long and has been called "the most popular trail in Indiana (County's) Parks and Trails program," said Linda Gwinn, also of the BCDA.
"We aspire to be a Trail Town. We have a trail. We are a town. We want to be a trail town," she said.
Trail Town will also be doing assessments this year in McKeesport and Ebensburg.
Ellen Matis is the digital media coordinator and a staff writer at The Indiana Gazette. She is the person behind the Gazette's social media. A 2012 graduate of Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Ellen has a degree in journalism and public relations. Follow her on Twitter, @EllenMatis, or email her at email@example.com.
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Vancouver Mayor Gregor Robertson has launched a crusade to protect the city from increased tanker traffic, kicking off with a motion this week to create a bylaw requiring ships to get liability insurance to pay for any oil-spill cleanup costs.
But while the mayor and his council are demanding the industry take full responsibility for spill cleanups, it turns out the industry already does – and has for years.
"Tankers are required to have insurance to pay for a cleanup. They also have to have an agreement with a local oil-spill response company," said Yoss Leclerc, the harbourmaster and director of operations and security for Port Metro Vancouver.
As well, he said, if a ship's insurance isn't sufficient to pay for all the costs, there's an international fund set up that covers the difference – something like an underinsured motorist's insurance provision.
And, failing all else, the Canadian Coast Guard is the lead agency responsible for any cleanups that aren't covered by the above, he said.
Last week, Mr. Robertson launched a high-profile campaign against Kinder Morgan's controversial plan to twin its existing 65-year-old pipeline, which brings crude oil from Alberta to the Westridge facility in Burnaby, where it is shipped either to the United States or Asia.
The mayor has raised the vision of tankers crashing into Stanley Park and devastating oil spills that cities will be required to pay for cleaning up.
"Think of images beamed worldwide, showing oil-fouled seals, herons and Canada geese on the crude-blackened sand at English Bay and Kits Beach," he wrote in a public statement. "The damage to Vancouver tourism and our destination brand would be exceeded only by the toll on our local marine habitat."
Councillors are repeating that message.
"Presently, the municipalities are on the hook for any clean up," Councillor Kerry Jang wrote to one resident who asked the city to start a constructive dialogue rather than just mounting an opposition drive.
Vision Vancouver, the mayor's party, is also encouraging people to sign an online petition opposing the expansion.
The mayor's public campaign against the pipeline expansion and increased tanker traffic started two weeks after Kinder Morgan announced it would be looking to increase its pipeline capacity from 300,000 barrels a day to 850,000.
Kinder Morgan has said the expansion could mean up to 25 to 30 tankers a month taking oil out of the harbour, compared to the 69 it served for all of 2010. The expansion is in response to commitments from Asia to buy much more oil.
Kinder Morgan is currently conducting a two-year public consultation to build the new $5-billion pipeline, prior to making a formal application to the National Energy Board in 2014 and possibly starting construction in 2016.
Mr. Robertson's office stated in an e-mail that there isn't enough protection for the city in spite of the liability insurance tankers already have.
"What we've seen from other major oil spills around the world is that the companies do not bear the full cost of cleanup and damages," says a statement provided to The Globe from the mayor's office after clarification was requested. "This leaves communities, their small businesses, and their taxpayers on the hook."
After a 2007 pipeline leak of 210,000 litres of oil in Burnaby, caused when an excavation company punctured the line, Kinder Morgan paid $15-million for remediation and reimbursement to residents forced out of their homes.
Mr. Leclerc also said Kinder Morgan has made no application to have larger tankers come in and both he and company representatives say any increased production could be handled by the Aframax tankers that already come into the port regularly. As well, tankers would be unlikely to crash into land, as they are tethered at all times to three tugs that would take over if the ship lost power.Report Typo/Error
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Who doesn't like digging for dinos? I had the chance this summer to go on a real-life, honest to goodness dinosaur dig in the Oklahoma Panhandle. It was in Black Mesa near Kenton, OK. That's about thisclose to the New Mexico and Colorado state lines.
I was a guest of Dr. Anne Weil of the OSU Center for Health Sciences. (She's been featured before here, here, and here.) The dig was part of the ExplorOlogy program run through the Sam Noble Museum in Norman. ExplorOlogy is all about helping Oklahoma students and teachers get a hands on look at the wonderful world of science. The kids spend the night in the Sam Noble Museum, they get an up close look at the OKC Zoo, and they go work in the field on actual science expeditions.
The dinosaur dig in Black Mesa is an example. The students were helping dig up some Apatosaurus bones. That was a huge dinosaur most of us grew up calling a Brontosaurus.
In addition to digging up the dinosaurs the students went hiking and took a census of the local insects in Black Mesa (video to come!!).
I can't thank Dr. Weil and the staff at the Sam Noble Museum enough for letting me tag along.
If you know a student who is interested on going next summer click here to learn more about the program and how you can register.


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Last Memorial Day weekend it rained all three days. This year the forecast is for more of the same, and our plans would put us at an even higher elevation and that means we may see SNOW!
Sometimes I wonder if we are really so crazy when we decide to camp out in our yard, in the motor home, with electricity, cable tv and internet. The pets seem not to care if we go anywhere, and once we are settled in, (in the motor home) it seems little different than going somewhere.
I think young people over-emphasize the importance of driving a long ways to have fun. Fun is made with the people you have around you. It doesn't matter so much what you are doing or where you are. My wife, our two dogs, our cat, a bowl of popcorn and a good movie. Oh Happy Day.
Friday, May 25, 2012
Memorial Day and Snow Too!
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Different Surgical Modalities in the Treatment of Periodontitis
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|Chronic Periodontitis
|Procedure: Non-surgical Subgingival Debridement (SD) Procedure: Simplified Papilla Preservation Flap Procedure: Resective Periodontal Flap with Osseous Recontouring (RPFO)
|Phase 3
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Single Blind (Outcomes Assessor)
Primary Purpose: Treatment
|Official Title:
|The Efficacy of Different Surgical Modalities in the Treatment of Periodontitis. A Single-Centre Randomised Controlled Trial
- Change from Baseline in Periodontal Probing Depths (PPD) [ Time Frame: 3, 6 and 12 months ]A clinical measure of resolution of disease
- Change from Baseline of EuroQol-5D-3L and Condition Specific Oral Impacts on Daily Performance Questionnaire [ Time Frame: 3, 6, 9 and 12 months ]To assess impact on quality of life.
- Incremental cost per quality-adjusted life year gained [ Time Frame: 3, 6, 9 and 12 months ]To determine cost-effectiveness from an NHS perspective
- Clinical attachment level (CAL) change [ Time Frame: 3, 6 and 12 months ]
- Radiographic bone change [ Time Frame: 12 months ]As determined from standardized peri-apical radiographs
- Change in subgingival microbiota [ Time Frame: 3, 6 and 12 months ]Assessed via pooled samples and analyzed via Q-PCR
|Study Start Date:
|January 2013
|Estimated Study Completion Date:
|December 2018
|Estimated Primary Completion Date:
|December 2018 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Assigned Interventions
|Active Comparator: Non-surgical subgingival debridement
Procedure: Non-surgical Subgingival Debridement (SD)
SD is a conservative non-surgical procedure aimed at reducing dental plaque and calculus from the tooth root usually under local anaesthesia.
|Active Comparator: Simplified Papilla Preservation Flap
Procedure: Simplified Papilla Preservation Flap
The simplified papilla preservation flap is a novel conservative surgical procedure aimed at the preservation of the tissues between the teeth. It has been shown to significantly reduce pocket depth and has faster re-vascularisation of the flap, when compared with other procedures.
|Active Comparator: Resective Flap with Osseous Recontouring
Procedure: Resective Periodontal Flap with Osseous Recontouring (RPFO)
RPFO is a surgical procedure that involves the resection of soft and hard tissue to obtain optimum tissue architecture and pocket reduction or elimination.
Detailed Description:
Periodontal diseases (PD) are highly prevalent chronic diseases, and may be associated with loss of gum and bone tissue surrounding the tooth. Among adults (with 2 or more teeth remaining) in England, 54% experienced gum bleeding and 45% had periodontal (gum) disease of which 9% was severe. Bacterial in origin, the high prevalence of PD, together with increased retention of teeth at older ages, has considerable implications for the population's future treatment needs and the associated costs to the health system. It is therefore important to ensure interventions delivered are those proven to be most efficient and cost effective. The investigators study question will therefore be, "In an adult population with moderate to severe chronic periodontitis, how will 3 different treatment approaches; simplified papilla preservation flap (SPPF), resective periodontal flap with osseous recontouring (RPFO) and subgingival debridement (SD), differ in regard to healing and resolution of disease, patient reported outcomes and cost effectiveness?" The aim of this study is to find the most efficient way to treat chronic periodontitis, through a randomised controlled trial of 3 established forms of treatment.
Research will be carried out at the Eastman Dental Institute and Hospital, specifically in the Eastman Clinical Investigation Centre (ECIC), a dedicated clinical research centre. A total of 87 participants will be recruited in order to provide the necessary power to discriminate between the 3 treatment approaches. Eligible patients, who fit the inclusion criteria, will be drawn from hospital referrals and once informed consent is gained, will be randomised to one of the 3 approaches. Two surgical approaches (SPPF, RPFO) will be compared with a non-surgical (SD) approach, and followed up over a 12 month period. Among other things, the investigators will compare clinical parameters of wound healing (including bacterial changes), patient's quality of life and cost-effectiveness.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|30 Years and older (Adult, Senior)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
- Systemically healthy males and females ≥ 30 years of age.
- Non-smokers or smokers .
- Volunteers must be willing to read, and sign a copy of the Informed Consent Form after reading the Patient Information Leaflet and after the nature of the study has been fully explained.
- Present one interdental areas with a pockets ≥6mm (PPD), bleeding on probing (BOP), and attachment loss ≥6mm in any posterior sextants of their mouth (exluding third molars and distal of second molars) OR have multiple sites (≥ 9) with PPD ≥ 5mm and attachment loss ≥ 5mm .
- Have completed a course of non-surgical periodontal therapy within 2 years prior to study commencement and have had maintenance subgingival debridement within 6 months prior to assessment for eligibility.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Medical history that includes uncontrolled diabetes or hepatic or renal disease, or other serious medical conditions or transmittable diseases, e.g. cardiovascular disease or AIDS.
- History of rheumatic fever, heart murmur, mitral valve prolapse, artificial heart valve or other conditions requiring prophylactic antibiotic coverage prior to invasive dental procedures.
- Antibiotic, anti-inflammatory or anticoagulant therapy during the month preceding the baseline exam.
- History of alcohol or drug abuse.
- Self reported pregnancy or lactation (this criterion is due to oral tissue changes related to pregnancy and nursing which can affect interpretation of study results).
- Other severe acute or chronic medical or psychiatric condition or laboratory abnormality that may increase the risk associated with trial participation or investigational product administration or may interfere with the interpretation of trial results and, in the judgement of the investigator, would make the subject inappropriate for entry into this trial.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01642641
|United Kingdom
|Eastman Clinical Investigation Centre
|London, United Kingdom, WC1X 8LD
|Principal Investigator:
|Nikolaos Donos, DDS, MS, PhD
|Barts & The London School of Medicine & Dentistry, QMUL
|Study Director:
|Nikolaos Mardas, DDS, MS, PhD
|Barts & The London School of Medicine & Dentistry, QMUL
|Study Chair:
|Natalie M Leow, BDS, MDSc
|UCL Eastman Dental Institute
|Responsible Party:
|University College, London
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT01642641 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
P-07-34 ( Other Identifier: UCL )
|Study First Received:
|July 11, 2012
|Last Updated:
|December 4, 2015
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Chronic Periodontitis
Periodontal Diseases
Mouth Diseases
Stomatognathic Diseases
ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on June 23, 2017


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There'll be no chance of getting cramped here either with the giant tent pitches available, while canny campers can make sure they're still in the loop with the site's internet access and charging facilities.
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Now that it looks like Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski has to undergo another surgery on his forearm, some people are wondering if he'll be ready to go for the regular season.
Mike Florio of Pro Football Talk believes there's a chance Gronk may not be ready if he continues to have issues with his forearm. The lingering problem that the doctors have been trying to resolve is an infection in his forearm.
I would have to imagine that the Pats are more worried about Gronkowski's long-term health than whether or not he'll be ready for week one. Especially after he ended up breaking his forearm for second time when he came back least season.
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Culp wins Copyright on Microfiber Patterns
June 1, 2009,
The U.S. Copyright Office has granted copyrights to three microfiber patterns from Culp Inc. in what the company says is a landmark decision that might deter future knockoffs of previously unprotected patterns.
"That might not be a big deal in apparel but in upholstery it's a huge number," said Waters. "We also think that, since we designed those fabrics, probably another 15 million has been knocked off and sold, which also is a huge number."
The new copyright registrations issued last month but were retroactive to June 15, 2006.
Before the government's action, the three Culp patterns were categorized as commodities in the same manner as leather and were not considered subject to copyright.
"We finally convinced them," said Waters, who described the ruling "as the greatest news to hit the streets in years." He added, "Leather has no fabric design repeat because every piece is different. Our (microfiber) designs have a quantative design repeat that is copyrightable."
The company said it would "aggressively pursue enforcement of its rights against those engaged in selling knockoffs of Culp's copyrighted designs. Culp intends to seek all available remedies against infringers, including damages and a disgorgement of profits, as well as injunctive relief against future sales and infringing fabrics."
Waters and company chairman Rob Culp indicated that most of its fabric copies originated in China.
"What we see in this is that we have this huge creative staff in the U.S. creating patterns and there's been a history of the Chinese knocking these things off," Waters said. "Our customers, even the ones in the U.S., say it's OK because they're all commodity products. But they're not commodity products; they're creative products and the U.S. copyright law will protect them."
He added that Culp also is in the process of recording its copyright registrations with the U.S. Customs and Border Protection, so that Customs can target and seize imports of fabrics that infringe on the three designs and others the company previously copyrighted.
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Chapter 1
On September 26, 1989, Traci Hodgson cast her ballot in Boston's City Council election. It was the only vote cast in her precinct. For a number of reasons, the political science literature predicts that Traci should have been like the other 275 registrants in her precinct and not turned out to vote. She was only twenty-one, she had lived in Boston for less than two months, and she admitted that she was "not very familiar with the candidates running." So why did she vote? When asked she replied, "I just think it's important to vote. If you have the right, you ought to exercise it—whether you are going to make a difference or not" (Mooney 1989).
This book is about why Traci voted, and why she voted alone.
Our starting point in answering this question is not what did motivate Traci, but rather what did not. Clearly she did not vote to protect or advance her interests, as she admitted that she did not know enough about the candidates to select them on the basis of who best represented her. To someone with only a cursory familiarity with the study of American politics this may seem difficult to explain, as politics is typically described as a forum for the "clash of interests." Equating politics with conflict underpins much of the political science literature and is an assumption shared by scholars working within many theoretical frameworks. I recall an introductory political science course in which a professor defined politics as the "scarcity of consensus." In 1960, E. E. Schattschneider wrote simply, "At the root of all politics is the universal language of conflict" (2). Forty years later, Morris Fiorina and Paul Peterson note matter-offactly in their introductory textbook on American politics that "politics is fundamentally about conflict" (1998, xvi). For all the ink spilled by contemporary political scientists, however, no one has ever expressed this way of understanding politics better than James Madison in Federalist 10. Madison writes compellingly of how "the latent causes of faction are thus sown in the nature of man," and that "the most frivolous and fanciful distinctions have been sufficient to kindle their unfriendly passions and excite their most violent conflicts" (1961, 79).
It does not seem, however, that Traci had her passions kindled as Madison describes. Instead, by her own account she was motivated by the glowing embers of obligation. She felt that she ought to vote, that it was her duty.
In invoking a sense of duty as a motivation to vote, Traci highlights a second, if more subtle, theme in both contemporary and classic writings on political engagement. If, in Federalist 10, Madison has written the quintessential statement on political participation as "protecting one's interests," then perhaps Tocqueville has written an equally quintessential description of political participation as driven by "fulfilling one's duty." In Democracy in America, Tocqueville observes that American political institutions lead citizens to see that "it is the duty as well as the interest of men to be useful to their fellows. . . . What had been calculation becomes instinct. By dint of working for the good of his fellow citizens, he in the end acquires a habit and taste for serving them" (1988, 512–13).
These two opposing views of politics are not merely the abstract statements of theoreticians, the political science rendition of how many angels can dance on the head of a pin. They also inform the writings and doings of political practitioners, with some of America's founders as notable examples. Of course, Madison was one of the founders and, as noted, in his words we find a cogent description of how politics is inevitably defined by conflict. However, George Washington's vision was of a republic free from strife among its citizens, in which citizens were involved in public affairs out of duty (Schudson 1998). Ironically, given their disagreements on so many other matters, Thomas Jefferson's vision for the new republic mirrored Washington's. Jefferson idealized a nation of small Tocquevillian communities, mentioning his ideal in almost every speech he gave (Morone 1990).
The ongoing debate between civic republican and liberal political philosophers over the nature of political life at the time of America's founding underscores the two competing visions of democracy's nature. In summarizing this extensive literature, James Morone writes,
[T]he dominant interpretation of liberal America focuses on the pursuit of self-interest. . . . In the republican view, the colonial and Revolutionary ideal lay, not in the pursuit of private matters, but in the shared public life of civic duty, in the subordination of individual interests to the res publica. Citizens were defined and fulfilled by participation in political community. (1990, 16, emphasis added)
The distinction between engagement driven by interests versus duty need not be seen as either/or. The very fact that evidence can be mustered to support both interpretations of the founders' ideals suggests that neither one dominated to the exclusion of the other. Nor should we assume that the essential difference between engagement spurred by a threat to one's interests and engagement motivated by a sense of civic obligation has faded over time. Indeed, the distinction between interest-driven and duty-driven engagement is at the core of this book, which is about contemporary patterns of public engagement in the United States.
While articulating that engagement in the public square is driven by Tocquevillian as well as Madisonian impulses underscores that there are two fundamentally different motivations for political activity, this observation alone does not provide much theoretical traction for empirical analysis. On its own, "fulfilling one's duty" remains at best a tautological explanation for political participation. It is far more interesting to ask why Traci felt that voting was her duty.
A potential answer to that question was intuitively included in the newspaper article that told of Traci's lonely ballot. Traci, the reader learns, had just moved to Boston from Kansas. She was born and raised in the town of Little River, population 693—a community that advertises itself as a "town with a lot of civic pride."1 Significantly, in 1992 voter turnout in Little River was 67 percent, 12 percentage points higher than turnout nationwide, and 27 points higher than in Boston.2 Armed with this information about Traci's hometown it seems plausible, even probable, that Traci voted because she hails from a community where voting is common. One might say that you can take the girl out of Kansas, but you can't take the Kansas out of the girl.
There has long been a strain of research in political science that examines the role of place in understanding political behavior, although with the dominance of survey research in this literature, far more attention has been paid to individuals' characteristics (King 1997). Loosely grouped together in a literature often labeled "contextual effects," a small but growing set of studies have examined how the characteristics of the communities in which people live affect their political activity. Decades ago, Paul Lazarsfeld and his Columbia School colleagues took voters' social environments seriously (Lazarsfeld, Berelson, and Gaudet 1948; Berelson, Lazarsfeld, and McPhee 1954), as have authors like Robert Huckfeldt and John Sprague (1995), Eric Oliver (2001), and James Gimpel, J. Celeste Lay, and Jason Schuknecht (2003) more recently.
The burgeoning literature on social capital has redirected political scientists' attention to important differences among geographic units, whether they be Italian regions, U.S. states, or nation-states. As Putnam explains in Making Democracy Work, social capital consists of "trust, norms, and networks" (1993, 167) that foster collective action. Putnam demonstrates that Italian states have deep, longstanding historical differences in the extent to which their residents engage in various forms of collective action. In Bowling Alone, he employs a multi-item index of social capital for each of the fifty states, which includes voter turnout (2000).
Viewed through the lens offered by the social capital literature, then, we might be tempted to attribute Traci's vote to her having lived in a place with a lot of social capital. The problem with this explanation is that it still provides little analytical leverage. Rather than "people vote because they feel they should," now the explanation is "people vote because they live in a place where voting is the norm." And how do we know that voting is the norm? Because many people vote there. This might be a small theoretical step forward, but not much more. The challenge is to find an explanation for why those norms are stronger in some places than in others.
The first section of this book deals precisely with just such an explanation. Presaging an argument that will be detailed further in chapters to come, I suggest that people vote out of both Madisonian and Tocquevillian motivations. In some communities more voters come to the polls in order to protect their interests, whereas in other places more of them cast a ballot because they feel it is their duty to do so. In these latter communities, civic norms are strong. Those norms are strong, in turn, because of consensus over values—what political scientists are more likely to call interests, and what economists call preferences. Where many people share the same values social norms are more easily enforced, specifically a norm encouraging civic participation. Diverse interests breed conflict, while uniformity fosters consensus; voter turnout can spring from both, but for different reasons. Furthermore, some forms of engagement in the community are more common in consensual communities, other forms in places better characterized as conflictual.
Assuming that I convince the reader that communities vary in the degree to which they can be characterized by their consensus over values, and thus in the extent to which their residents act in accordance with civic norms, Traci's vote will nonetheless remain unexplained. Remember that when she cast her ballot, Traci was not actually living in homogeneous Little River, Kansas, but heterogeneous Boston, Massachusetts. Why would Traci vote out of a sense of duty once she had moved away from a place with strong civic norms? Tocqueville hints at the answer when in the quotation above he refers to people acting out of duty because it had become their "instinct," having acquired a "habit and taste" for it. Traci had internalized the norm that voting is a duty and continued her duty-driven behavior even when she moved to a place where those norms would not be enforced. Critically, she spent her adolescence enmeshed in a community where civic norms were strong. During this particularly formative period of our lives, we are prone to developing habits that stay with us throughout our lives. In short, one can be socialized into acting out of a sense of duty, and an important (probably the most important) period of our lives for that socialization to occur is adolescence.
Again foreshadowing a more thorough discussion later, socialization is an important, if often implied, component of social capital theory. For example, while Putnam does not specifically raise the importance of childhood socialization in his discussion of civic traditions in Italy, it is certainly implied. How else would civic traditions perpetuate across time if the norms that constitute social capital were not transmitted across generations? Likewise, Putnam's more recent stress on differences in civic engagement among generational cohorts implies that members of different generations have, collectively, undergone distinctive socialization experiences.
Why did Traci vote? Because she was raised in a community where she internalized the norm that voting is her civic duty. The simplicity of this statement, however, belies the complexity of the theoretical foundation upon which it rests. Implicit within it are a number of claims, none of which is necessarily conventional wisdom within political science. To make the case that the communities in which we spend our adolescence affect whether we vote in adulthood first requires establishing that
a. communities shape the civic and political engagement of the people who live within them, or what you do now depends on where you are now
Together these claims lay the foundation for the book's central argument: the civic norms within one's adolescent social environment have an effect on civic participation well beyond adolescence: what you do now depends on where you were then. These points all require theoretical justification and empirical evaluation, and so a section of the book is devoted to each.
Chapters 2–4 demonstrate that the communities in which we live shape the nature of what I will refer to as our public engagement. I use this particular term to describe what other authors generally call, interchangeably, civic or political engagement. I do this because I draw a distinction between engagement which is civic and that which is political. We will get into more formal definitions in chapter 2, but for now an intuitive example provides a sense of what I see as the critical difference between the two. Imagine that someone wanted to help the homeless population in her community. One way would be to volunteer at a soup kitchen that serves the homeless, an example of what I mean by civic, or civically motivated, engagement. Another way would be to volunteer for a candidate who has promised to enact policies to assist the homeless, or to march at the state capitol in support of a bill designed to address their needs. This second type of activity is what I define as engagement with a political motivation. Both types of engagement are public, in the sense that they have an effect beyond oneself and the people in one's immediate sphere of influence. The fundamental distinction between them is not their ends—in both cases, the intention is to assist the homeless—but rather their means. Political participation has as its immediate objective to affect public policy, while its civic counterpart does not.
In places characterized by conflict, politically motivated public engagement is more common. Conversely, communities where there is relative consensus are more likely to host civic engagement, because these communities have strong civic norms encouraging engagement in publicly spirited activities. This, in a nutshell, is what I have labeled the dual motivations theory of public engagement. Chapter 2 applies the theory to voter turnout, one form of engagement that shares both motivations. Contrary to a strictly Madisonian perspective on politics, voter turnout rises where there is a relative absence of political conflict—where elections are blowouts—because voting has civic, as well as political, underpinnings. Madison, however, is redeemed by the observation that turnout also rises in communities where there is a high degree of political conflict. Chapter 3 then turns its attention to other evidence in support of the dual motivations theory. First, we see that voters are more likely to report voting out of a sense of duty in politically consensual communities, and more likely to vote to accomplish policy objectives in places with a high degree of conflict. Similarly, engagement on the civic side of the spectrum is more likely in consensual than conflictual communities, while politically motivated activity is more common in places known for conflict. Chapter 4 continues to test implications of the dual motivations theory, in this case by changing the focus of the inquiry from large-scale communities like cities and counties to personal social networks. Living in a homogeneous community makes it more likely that someone will have a homogeneous social network, which in turn spurs civically motivated public engagement.
Having established that place matters for adults, the next step is to examine whether it matters for adolescents. Is the collective action of youth affected by their social environment in the same manner as for adults? This is by no means assured, as we might think that adolescents are concerned only with the norms of their immediate peers. Chapter 5 demonstrates, however, that the political complexion of adolescents' social environments does affect their degree of public engagement. As go the parents, so go the children. Young people in consensual communities are more likely to engage in civically motivated behavior, reflecting the strong civic norms in such places. However, the homogeneity one observes in such environments also has consequences that are normatively troubling, including lower levels of political tolerance among youth.
The reader might be willing to accept that place matters for both adults and adolescents, but might be skeptical that participation among adolescents has an impact on what they do as adults. Speculation that activity in one's youth affects activity as one ages is common; evidence on the matter is less so. The data demands for such evidence are high, as respondents need to be interviewed and then re-interviewed years later, during and just following what is probably the most disruptive period in the average person's life. Fortunately, a new archive of data that, to my knowledge, has previously been unexamined by political scientists is now available to explore this subject. These data track a representative sample of high school seniors over a ten-year period, with follow-up surveys administered every two years. With these data, it is possible to test for links between civic participation, namely community service, in one's youth and both civic and politically tinged public engagement in early adulthood. Chapter 6 details the results of this analysis. In this chapter, we shall see that volunteering in one's adolescence leads to voting later in life.
To this point, the reader will have seen evidence for separate strands of the explanation for why Traci voted. While each is necessary, however, in seriatim they are not sufficient. Chapter 7 weaves them together, with evidence that one's social environment in adolescence has far-reaching influence on public engagement in adulthood. Testing such a claim requires data that combine both a longitudinal component—interviewing the same respondents first in adolescence and then as adults—as well as a contextual element—information about the communities in which respondents live. In particular, the analysis focuses on the social environment of what is arguably the greatest importance to adolescents: their schools. Specifically, chapter 7 demonstrates that strong civic norms in an adolescent's high school lead to a greater likelihood of voting well over a decade following high school.
This book has as its primary objective understanding the motivations underlying voter turnout for the purpose of adding to the theoretical literature on voting. In particular, I hope to make the case that we should not ignore the civic dimension of turnout. When previous research has acknowledged that civic duty is a factor explaining why people vote, it is usually done grudgingly. Somewhat oddly, a factor that almost everyone agrees is important in explaining the vote has been virtually ignored in the political science literature. By shining more light on the simple question of why some people consider voting a duty of citizenship while others do not, we can advance our understanding of why some people turn out to vote while others do not.
The book concludes by proposing how theory might be put into practice. Understanding the forces that shape who votes is an intrinsically important endeavor, given voting's central role in a democracy. It is especially imperative, however, given that we live in an age of low voter turnout among all Americans and declining turnout among young people especially. In the past, various reforms have been enacted in an attempt to reverse that decline, with varying degrees of success. At worst such reforms have had no effect. At best they have made a modest difference. I suggest that their underwhelming impact is because they have focused on relatively minor impediments to voting, like the rules governing registration. Since theory suggests that a sense of civic duty is a major influence on whether people vote, perhaps efforts to strengthen civic norms will have a greater participatory payoff. To that end, the evidence I have gathered suggests that schools are a lever to enhance young people's sense of civic commitment. An investment made in enhancing the sense of civic responsibility taught in our schools has the potential to pay big dividends over the long haul in enhancing voter turnout and other forms of civically oriented public engagement. The final chapter, therefore, discusses some ways that this might be accomplished.
A theory is only convincing insofar as data exist to test it. Over the remaining chapters, a wide range of data will be employed. Since the basic research strategy is to see how living in a certain type of community affects individuals, I needed to combine data on individuals with data on the communities in which they live. Constructing these data sets has required me to compile data describing particular communities (usually counties but also metropolitan areas) and then merge them with data describing the individuals who participated in the survey. For example, I know whether an individual is an African American, as well as the percentage of African Americans within that individual's community. To combine data in this manner requires identifying the geographic location of survey respondents, in some cases for surveys that are decades old, and then the relevant information about their communities. The specific sources of data3 I draw upon throughout the course of the book include (in order of their appearance):
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