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CHICAGO – In the latest HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: TV with our unique social giveaway technology, we have 60 pairs of advance-screening TV passes up for grabs to NBC's new TV thriller "Crisis" starring Gillian Anderson ("The X-Files")!
Blu-ray Review: 'Hannibal' is Best Drama on Network TVSubmitted by BrianTT on September 27, 2013 - 9:02am
CHICAGO – Has there ever been a network TV show more cinematic than "Hannibal"? Especially when one watches it commercial-free in "binge" format on the newly-released Blu-ray, one can even more distinctly appreciate the fact that the first season of Bryan Fuller's incredible show, the best on network TV, plays like long film. Scratch that.
Film Review: 'Shadow Dancer' with Clive Owen is Tense IRA ThrillerSubmitted by BrianTT on May 29, 2013 - 6:41am
CHICAGO – Would you betray your cause and the rest of your family tree for the safety of your son? Such is the nightmarish question that Collette must answer in James Marsh's tense, complex "Shadow Dancer," a slow-burn thriller that may be a bit too slow at times but builds in power by the final reel. It is On Demand now and opens in New York and Los Angeles on Friday, May 31. It's worth seeking out.
Film Review: Memorable 'Sister' Strikes Emotional ChordsSubmitted by BrianTT on January 3, 2013 - 3:20pm
CHICAGO – With a delicacy and melancholy reminiscent of the Dardennes brothers, Ursula Meier's "Sister," shortlisted for the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film and opening tomorrow in Chicago at the Music Box Theatre, is a heartbreakingly effective piece of work about a boy forced to be a man by his circumstance.
TV Review: PBS Masterpiece Updates Charles Dickens' 'Great Expectations' with Stylish RemakeSubmitted by BrianTT on March 29, 2012 - 12:33pm
CHICAGO – Very few pieces of fiction have had the proven staying power of Charles Dickens' "Great Expectations," which gets yet another adaptation in a two-week mini-series Masterpiece version, starting this Sunday, April 1st, 2012, on PBS.
Blu-ray Review: 'Johnny English Reborn' Fails to Realize Comic PotentialSubmitted by mattmovieman on March 7, 2012 - 9:07am
CHICAGO – Just as every country desires to have its own take on "The Office," every country needs its own Clouseau. The sheer number of bumbling detectives in cinema are too vast to count, though a few deserve to stand out, such as Jean Dujardin's suavely clueless OSS 117. Johnny English, on the other hand, deserves to be placed at the back of the crowd, in between Steve Martin and Roberto Benigni.
DVD Review: 'How to Lose Friends and Alienate People' Deserves to Lose Viewers TooSubmitted by BrianTT on February 19, 2009 - 4:37pm
DVD Rating: 1.0/5.0
CHICAGO – Considering the talent on display, "How to Lose Friends and Alienate People" is jaw-droppingly, shockingly bad. If this was just another straight-to-video National Lampoon comedy, it might be easier to forgive, but how so many funny people got involved in a project so misguided will remain one of the biggest movie mysteries of 2008.
Blu-Ray Review: 'The X-Files: I Want to Believe' Satisfies Fans More Than in TheatersSubmitted by BrianTT on December 8, 2008 - 1:26pm
CHICAGO – "The X-Files: I Want to Believe" was an unqualified disaster in theaters. One of the worst movies of 2008, the film downplayed the strengths of the first few seasons of the influential series and emphasized the weaknesses of the show's ignominious end.
Interview: British Cult Star Simon Pegg is Fish Out of Water in 'How to Lose Friends & Alienate People'Submitted by HollywoodChicago.com on October 3, 2008 - 2:14am
CHICAGO – Simon Pegg (the British cult hero of "Shaun of the Dead" and "Hot Fuzz") was welcomed to a Chicago hotel where his press event was taking place with personalized water bottles that sported his face.
No Matter How Hard You Believe Otherwise, 'The X-Files: I Want to Believe' Most Anemic Story YetSubmitted by HollywoodChicago.com on July 25, 2008 - 12:01am
CHICAGO – Following an addictive TV series that spanned from 1992 to 2002, I wanted to believe "The X-Files: I Want to Believe" would more dynamically pay homage to its television success than Chris Carter's first film attempt in 1998. In take two, though, it didn't happen.


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Belt clip or belt loop.. Seems like a good concealment idea..
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Belt clip or belt loop.. Seems like a good concealment idea..
There not all that quick to deploy from I'd imagine, but much more discrete, sense every one has some type of pad or whatever do-dad hanging off there belt nowadays.
I don't even worry about "printing' to much anymore sense everyone walks around with some type of Star Trek communicator or other And they all show a "print" too.
That's why I chose holsters that pretty much cover the whole gun, indistinguishable printing that way.
I'm thinking most kops would want to see your CCW if you used it.
I been thinking of sewing up one from leather to see how it does. May be a little bulky w/ a full size 1911 or glock 20! Maybe my bulgy Makarov.
Some of us,,(lucky folks),,, live in "free states " where we don't have to worry about getting asked for a CCW.
We've got the lowest crime rate too,,,what do you suppose causes that???? Couldn't have anything to do with lots of people carrying would it and no CCW being required ???? Just might be a good statistic for others to quote in arguments about gun control.
I wonder if at some point that big thing just screams "i have a gun".
Not slagging it, but trying to understand it--i think of concealment as less obvious and as un-noticeable as possible.
Interesting idea, but it hasnt grown on me yet.

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Those of you who have had a Nano for a while, how do you like it now? I handled one at the shop and the trigger was gritty. :confused: Was yours, and has that changed? What do you like about it? What don't you like about it?
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Those of you who have had a Nano for a while, how do you like it now? I handled one at the shop and the trigger was gritty. :confused: Was yours, and has that changed? What do you like about it? What don't you like about it?
So none of you bought one? Really?
I've had mine about a month, with around 200 rounds through it. I am very happy with it. The trigger did not feel gritty, just a heavier pull than my G23.
I don't have one, but have been following their release.
There have been some extraction issues with some...especially with cheaper ammo.
But it's been hit or miss.
I've also heard that the trigger improves with round count.
All second-hand reports...so take them for what they're worth.
No gritty trigger here. It serves its purpose when I need something small and compact. I've had some issues with Federal Champion 115, but never any problems shooting SD ammo. The sweet spot for target shooting seems to be the 124 gr.
I wonder if you have to deal with the gritty trigger or can quickly and easily smooth it out.
I would try another for comparison. Doesn't seem to be a consistent problem others have reported.
I've heard several people say that they noticed a gritty trigger, so it must be semi-common..
Well, there you have it. It's semi-common then. Glad I got a good one then.
I never noticed a gritty trigger on mine ... I have over 2000rounds on mine no probs...
One thing Im suprised with is how accurate I can shoot with it at 10 yards and follow up shots for such a little gun... I normally use 124gr on mine. So I really like it, im just waiting now for mags extensions :)
Oh I forgot to mention the thing I didnt like was the slippery grip (given that its a small gun) so at d beginning I put some Hogue grips and it worked ... last month just for fun I switched and got some Talon grips on it feels great also... so I recommend getting some grips on it.
No gritty trigger on mine but the trigger is a little long. Not as long as the Ruger LC9. I have over 3200 rounds through mine. I like it!
Nice. When they first came out, lots of people were talking about the gritty trigger on the guns that they handled in stores. Maybe Beretta took care of the problem.
I've had mine for about 3 weeks and 200 rounds. I've had no issue with the trigger. Pretty good for a DA. Better than the 642 I sold for it.
My wife has had hers for a few months now with maybe 400 rounds through it. It definitely has a longer pull than my SR9c, but once you get the feel for it is good. I would never describe the trigger as gritty. Like most other folks, it has had a problem with extracting shells in the cheap ammo 115 gr. arena. No problems with 124 gr. Self defense rounds are no problem. I am looking to carry it in warmer weather with my shorts because of the size of the gun. Went with the rubberized Talon Gun Grips and love it!


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FTC Alleges Price Gouging, Monopoly For Baby Medicines
This was the title the Washington Post today gave the AP story.
This was the title of the FTC Press release:
Press Release: December 16, 2008
FTC Sues Ovation Pharmaceuticals for Illegally Acquiring Drug Used to Treat Premature Babies with Life-Threatening Heart Condition: Unlawful Acquisition Resulted in Nearly 1,300 Percent Price Hike; Agency Asks Court to Require Company to Give Up Unlawful Profits.
Here are a few paragraphs from the FTC press release:
Ovation, a privately owned corporation based in Deerfield, Illinois, sells pharmaceuticals in more than 85 countries, including the United States. In August 2005, Ovation purchased the rights to Indocin from Merck. At that time, NeoProfen was awaiting regulatory approval by the Food and Drug Administration. According to the FTC's complaint, Ovation expected that NeoProfen, once approved, would take a substantial portion of sales from Indocin. To eliminate the threat that NeoProfen posed, the Commission charges, Ovation acquired the U.S. rights to NeoProfen from Abbott Laboratories in January 2006. The NeoProfen transaction fell below the regulatory threshold for reporting acquisitions to the federal antitrust authorities.
By acquiring NeoProfen, the complaint alleges, Ovation preserved its U.S. monopoly in drugs used to treat patent ductus arteriosus in premature babies. Following the acquisition, Ovation promptly raised the price of Indocin to nearly $500 per vial, and when it introduced NeoProfen, set the price at virtually the same level. Merck supplied Indocin to Ovation for a small fraction of the price Ovation charges. Nearly three years later, Ovation continues to charge artificially high prices for both Indocin and NeoProfen. The FDA approved a generic version of Indocin in July 2008, but to date it has not entered the market.
Because there are no other drugs available to treat patent ductus arteriosus, hospitals treating babies with this critical condition have no choice but to pay Ovation's monopoly price. And ultimately, the artificially high prices paid by hospitals are passed on to families, government programs such as Medicaid, and other public and private purchasers.
The Commission vote approving the complaint was 4-0, with Commissioners Jon Leibowitz and J. Thomas Rosch issuing separate concurring statements. In his statement Commissioner Leibowitz wrote, "Ovation's profiteering on the backs of critically ill premature babies is not only immoral, it is illegal. Ovation's behavior is a stark reminder of why America desperately needs health care reform and why vigorous antitrust enforcement is as relevant today as it was when the agency was created almost one hundred years ago in 1914."
Commissioner Rosch's concurring statement explains that like Commissioner Leibowitz, he would have also voted to challenge Ovation's earlier acquisition of Indocin. Commissioner Rosch wrote ". . . there is reason to believe that Merck's sale of Indocin to Ovation had the effect of enabling Ovation to exercise monopoly power in its pricing of Indocin . . . [and] had the effect of substituting Ovation, a firm that had an incentive to protect its ability to engage in monopoly pricing, for Merck, which lacked the same incentive." Commissioner Rosch added, ". . . it is hard to imagine a more compelling case for application of this legal theory."


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Over forty scientists from six countries convened in Raleigh, NC on June 4–6 2012 to review the status and prospects of sea spray aerosol research. The conclusions of this workshop were outlined in a paper recently published on June 21 in Atmospheric Science Letters.
Co-sponsored by NOAA, NSF, DOE, NASA, and DOD-ONR, this event brought together researchers from the oceanography and atmospheric science communities, including academia, private industry, and government agencies. The participants' primary objectives were to (1) identify the most critical open questions regarding sea spray aerosol and develop a list of priorities for conducting and facilitating novel research and (2) rank the most pressing science questions based on their feasibility impact on reducing the current uncertainty ranges for different processes.
Overall, the participants of this meeting stressed the need for better communication and collaboration between interdisciplinary fields of sea spray aerosol research in order to improve the understanding of the complex issues involving sea spray aerosols. They viewed collaboration between those doing laboratory studies, field measurements, remote sensing, and modeling efforts as essential to quickly improving the understanding of the complex issues involving sea spray aerosols.
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text: The Muppets go to Twin Peaks in artist's illustration series Artist Justin Lawrence DeVine has drawn the Muppet characters in David Lynch's cult favourite... and the results are crazy cool ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW By Alicia Tan Wednesday 30 July 2014 at 12:49PM This week, Twin Peaks: The Entire Mystery Blu-ray collection was released, presenting fans of David Lynch's 1990s telly classic with special features including cast interviews, unseen segments and deleted scenes of the movie prequel Fire Walk With Me. But one thing you won't find in the box is a Muppets-Twin Peaks mashup. Illustrator Justin Lawrence DeVine has created an ongoing Tumblr series in which he interprets the Muppets characters in the world of Twin Peaks. From creepy longhaired BOB to squeaky, blond Lucy, we think you'll agree the resemblance is kinda scary. Have you seen this Man Muppet? aka BOB, evil body possessor of Twin Peaks... Log Fozzie... The Weirdo From Another Place... Who Killed Miss Piggy? View the rest on DeVine's Tumblr or order a print or iPhone and tablet case at InPrnt. continue reading


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Privacy breach
People here should be gravely concerned about revelations earlier this month that the Canada Revenue Agency sent reams of private information belonging to two different Vancouver Island residents to a local man who lives in Thornhill.
The Canada Revenue Agency sent a Thornhill man home phone numbers, addresses, detailed information about lease holdings in Atlantic Canada, Social Insurance Numbers, credit card numbers and personal tax receipts belonging to two separate individuals living in Nanaimo and Victoria.
It's a good thing he's not the type of guy who would take advantage of the information to use for his own personal gain.
Instead he marched the private documents right down to the RCMP and to the office of Skeena Bulkley Valley MP Nathan Cullen in hopes the information would get to the rightful owners.
Federal communication flaks say 99.9999 per cent of the time government mail gets to the intended recipient and mistakes such as this happen rarely. But for the 0.0001 per cent of the population that is hit by identity theft the consequences are severe.
The very idea that our personal information could be distributed to other citizens, by the government agency charged with keeping our personal information safely guarded, should be terrifying.
Nathan Cullen has asked for a full and complete investigation into the occurrence and wants the federal Minister of Finance Ralph Goodale to outline what went wrong. He also wants to see an accounting of how often this type of incident happens and a review of how government mail is distributed.
Canadians deserve to see exactly how their personal information is being handled.
It's unfortunate this incident happened in the summer months when political representatives go on vacation, because Mr. Cullen has yet to hear back from the minister.
Let's hope his reply doesn't take much longer.
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Hole in the concrete slab
Hello all. We just relocated our laundry room and are left with an area about 4'X3' by 2" deep where the washer and dryer sat. There is a french drain in the bottom of the "trench". This space will be a walk-in pantry with wire shelving sitting on top of whatever we decide to fill the hole with. We are not wild about the idea of carrying or wheel-barrowing that much concrete across the good floors. For the short term, we were considering filling the void with 1'X1' concrete pavers, since the size is fairly predictable, and maybe putting a little morter in the spaces. Anyone else have any ideas?
Hey, that's something we hadn't considered. We could tape off the surrounding floor, which also happens to be concrete.
We should just be able to mix the stuff with a hoe and level with a 2X4, I would think.
Should we try to do a little bit at a time so we don't over fill?
They make a bag now that you mix the bag of cement in, and then carry. Otherwise, mix in a wheelbarrel, and put in 5 gal buckets to carry to the room.
I would mix and add as necessary to reach the top surface. Don't allow to dry in layers or it won't bond to each other.
Okay, we filled in the cavity last night. We used 3 bags of 'sackcrete' and the result is pretty good. There are a couple of rough spots in the back corner where we really couldn't reach but all in all, considering neither of us has done any work with concrete, it's pretty good.
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My wheel bearings are going out on my 2010 SRX with 58,000 miles. Is this covered under the warranty?
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My wheel bearings are going out on my 2010 SRX with 58,000 miles. Is this covered under the warranty?
Unfortunately, wheel bearings are not covered under the powertrain warranty. Here is what the 2010 Cadillac warranty manual states in regard to the powertrain warranty:
"Drive Systems Coverage includes: All internally lubricated parts, final drive housings, axle shafts and bearings, constant velocity joints, propeller shafts and universal joints. All mounts, supports, seals, gaskets as well as any electrical components internal to the drive axle. Also covered are any actuators directly connected to the drive axle (i.e.: front differential actuator, etc.).
Exclusions: Excluded from the powertrain coverage are all wheel bearings, drive wheel front and rear hub bearings, locking hubs, drive system cooling, lines, hoses, radiator, sensors, wiring and electrical connectors related to drive systems as well as any drive system control module and/or module programming."
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After an incredible 501 days, Newcastle United made their first cash purchase since January 2013 with the recent capture of Tenerife starlet Ayoze Perez. And just like London buses, the twenty year old Spaniard was joined at St James' Park shortly afterwards by the controversial free transfer of Jack Colback.
Fans may bemoan the fees involved or the relative reputations of the new arrivals but it is business which indicates that the club may be prepared to conduct some much needed business in the summer ahead. A tired squad with clear areas of concern may finally be given the fresh impetus it so desperately needs.
The World Cup will likely provide an unwelcome distraction from the Magpies' recruitment plans. But with so many players keen to impress in Brazil, Graham Carr and Alan Pardew will likely be watching events unfold with some interest.
Bearing this in mind, here is PART ONE of Newcastle's World Cup transfer hitlist.
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A winger long linked with the Magpies, the 24 year old Ghanaian's desire to leave Marseille this summer has put a number of European clubs on alert. Ayew himself has fuelled the speculation by speaking of his "preference" to play in the Premier League.
The 24 year old equalised with a peach of a header in the recent draw with Germany.
With Hatem Ben Arfa clearly out of favour, Pardew could be interested in strengthening his attacking options with the acquisition of the Ghanaian. However, a bidding war is expected for Ayew and Newcastle will do well to convince the player to make the move to Tyneside.
Having gifted the Iranian the winner at Craven Cottage back in March, Tim Krul wouldn't be pleased to see the winger at St James' Park. The 27 year old impressed sporadically at Fulham this season though, and was arguably Iran's most dangerous player at the World Cup.
Having usurped Shay Given as Villa's number one a few season ago, Guzan has established himself as one of the club's most consistent performers. Despite his relatively small stature, the American has almost single-handedly earned his side points with the number of saves he has made.
Unfortunately for Guzan, he has spent most of his time in Brazil so far watching Tim Howard and the rest of his international colleagues perform. But if Tim Krul is lured away this summer, the Magpies could do a lot worse than replacing him with the Villa number one.
Louis Van Gaal is rumoured to be interested in bringing the 22 year old with him to Old Trafford next season. The defender has achieved notoriety on the internet in recent weeks for THAT now infamous "death glare" towards Diego Costa.
Obviously Newcastle would struggle to compete with any potential offer from Manchester United. But with a reliable partner for Fabricio Coloccini needed, the Magpies should consider a move for the 22 year old that has impressed so far in Brazil.
Ruiz turned down the advances of the Magpies to join Fulham back in 2011. But having spent the second half of the season on loan at PSV, the 28 year old is expected to depart Craven Cottage this summer.
Ruiz scored the winner in Costa Rica's improbable recent victory over Italy with this impressive header.
With the club in desperate need of attacking reinforcements, Carr and Pardew could consider the prospect of signing the 28 year old once again. Ruiz has impressed in his country's unlikely run to the knockout stages.
With eight yellow cards and one red for Atalanta this season, Carmona's disciplinary record suggests he is a player very much in the mould of Cheick Tiote.
The Chilean hasn't featured much in Brazil so far but is rated highly in Serie A. If Pardew was looking to add more steel to his central midfield, Carmona could fit the bill.
As well as lacking striking options, there is also a dearth of pace in the wide areas at Newcastle. Bolanos may be an unfamiliar name to many in England, but the FC Copenhagen winger has been linked with a move to Everton in the past.
Bolanos has looked threatening in his appearances in Brazil so far. However, at the age of thirty, the winger will have to have an exceptional tournament to convince the Magpies to deviate from their transfer blueprint.
Although he is unlikely to see much game time in Brazil this summer, Kramer is definitely one to watch for the future. Alongside Granit Xhaka, the 23 year old has formed an impressive midfield partnership for Borussia Monchengladbach this season.
As it stands, the player is currently on a two year loan from Bayer Leverkusen which makes it difficult for any immediate transfer. But if Kramer continues developing at his current rate, Newcastle would do well to snap him up before any of Europe's elite.
The Portuguese striker's name should be familiar to Newcastle fans, having reportedly attracted great attention from the Magpies last year. However, injury has severely limited the 26 year old's impact this campaign, with just four goals to his name.
With Portugal seemingly destined for an early exit, Eder likely hasn't done enough to convince Pardew or Carr that they should make a move. However, if the 26 year old re-discovers the form which saw him coveted by an number of suitors, the Magpies may come calling again sooner rather than later.
Izaguirre hardly endeared himself to England fans with his cynical actions against Daniel Sturridge in the 0-0 draw in Miami. But the Honduran left back has impressed since making the move to Parkhead back in 2010.
Even if Davide Santon remains on Tyneside, the Magpies should seriously consider acquiring a more defensively reliable left back. Despite being 28 years old, Izaguirre could be considered as an affordable improvement to the current side.
Several recent reports have suggested that Emenike is set to be the subject of a transfer tussle between several Premier League clubs. Although Newcastle aren't currently believed to be one of those sides, the urgent need for several strikers could see them turn to the in-demand Nigerian forward.
The 27 year old has impressed since transferring to Fenerbahce last summer and could be on the move once again. The forward has so far blown hot and cold in Brazil but may have convinced some of his suitors with his powerful display against Bosnia and Herzegovina.
A goalscorer in Ecuador's recent 2-2 draw with England, Valencia has netted three times at the World Cup already. The 25 year old enjoyed a prolific campaign at Mexican side Pachuca, netting eighteen times.
Capable of playing centrally or out wide, Valencia would be a versatile option in Newcastle's attack. However, it would be a gamble for the club to move for the Ecuadorian currently plying his trade in Mexico.
A forward capable of playing centrally or out wide, Choupo-Moting has netted twenty times in seventy four appearances at current club Mainz. However, with his contract expiring in the summer, the 25 year old has already outlined his intentions to move on.
Schalke, Roma, Inter Milan and Borussia Monchengladbach are all believed to be interested in the Cameroonian forward. At times frustratingly inconsistent, Choupo-Moting's availability on a free and record in front of goal could interest Newcastle.
The former Manchester City, Malaga and Lokomotiv Moscow striker has hardly featured this summer. But with Shola Ameobi's departure, Newcastle do lack a target man up top.
But having made the move to Al-Jazira as recently as January, any move for the 25 year old looks unlikely at this stage.
A central midfielder capable of occupying defensive and attacking roles, Gutierrez would offer a versatile option to Newcastle's midfield. The 23 year old is strong in the tackle and a confident passer of the ball, although he does need to work on his creativity.
The Chilean does look set to have a big future in the game. However, whether he is the midfielder that Newcastle need right now is debatable.
With Joe Hart firmly entrenched as England's number one, Forster is unlikely to see any game time in Brazil. However, the former Newcastle goalkeeper has impressed at Celtic, particularly in the Champions League.
If Tim Krul does move on this summer, Forster will almost certainly be considered as a potential replacement. The player himself has publicly spoken of his love for the club and would surely jump at the chance to return to St James' Park.
Following Cardiff City's relegation, Medel is likely to be one of several players looking for moves away this summer. Ole Gunnar Solsjkaer has already said that he won't stand in the way of the Chilean, should the £11.2 million signing request a transfer.
A tough tackling midfielder capable of deputising in defence, the Chilean would certainly add more bite to Newcastle's midfield.
One of two Borussia Monchengladbach midfielders on this list, Xhaka is expected to be on the move this summer. The 21 year old has impressed as a deep lying playmaker under Lucien Favre's management in the Bundesliga this season.
After Yohan Cabaye's departure, Xhaka could be the ideal candidate to fill the creative void. However, Newcastle will likely face stiff competition for the player's signature, with Liverpool believed to be very keen on the Swiss international.
Moreno is expected to depart Espanyol this summer, although a decision on his future has been delayed until after the World Cup. The Mexican has been touted in some circles as a possible alternative to Mats Hummels in Manchester United's transfer plans.
Although the attack is Newcastle's primary area of concern, another reliable central defender would be welcomed at St James' Park. While Espanyol are believed to be willing to accept less than Moreno's release clause, any deal will still likely claim a sizable chunk of the Magpies' transfer budget.
If the rumours are to be believed, Chicharito has finally grown tired of his bit-part role at Old Trafford. A proven Premier League goalscorer, Pardew should consider a move for the out of favour striker.
However, Hernandez is currently being kept out of the Mexico team by the form of Oribe Peralta.
Various reports have linked Montero with a number of Premier League clubs in the past year alone, including Arsenal and Swansea City. Antonio Valencia is even believed to have recommended his countryman to his colleagues at Old Trafford.
Against makeshift right back James Milner, Montero had a strong showing in the recent 2-2 draw with England. With Newcastle in desperate need of attacking reinforcements, Carr and Pardew could have their eyes on Montero.
Contracted to Arsenal, the Costa Rican travels to Brazil off of the back of a successful loan spell at Olympiakos. The forward netted on ten occasions in Greece and is capable of playing in any role across the front three.
Campbell netted the first in Costa Rica's shock 3-1 victory over Uruguay.
Reports have suggested that Campbell is already on Newcastle's radar. Whether it is on loan or even a permanent move, the 21 year old could be the answer to the club's current attacking woes.
Although his contract is understood to run up until 2016, Matip is believed to be in the shop window this summer.
Available for a fee in the region of £8 million, Matip could fit into Newcastle's current transfer blueprint. However, they could find it difficult to lure the player to St James' Park, with Arsenal and Barcelona being linked to the defender in the past.
Having spent the second half of last season on loan at Sochaux, Marseille are believed to be ready to listen to offers for the 22 year old forward. Although he wouldn't be the first name on Newcastle's shortlist, a strong showing at the World Cup could make the Magpies pay closer attention.
The striker has been linked with West Brom in the past two windows whilst Hull are also believed to be interested.
Having already lost Ivan Rakitic, Sevilla will not be keen to lose another key individual this summer. But the 27 year old Colombian striker has inevitably attracted attention with his form this season, having netted fourteen times in La Liga.
If the budget allows it, Pardew should keep a keen eye on the Colombian striker.
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It's comforting to think of law-enforcement as one big omniscient, omnibenevolent entity that has the bad guys on lock down. It's comforting, and it makes the fact that you spend all day masturbating and eating Doritos seem like part of one just, lawful world. The reality, however, is of course the law enforcement is filled with lazy or vindictive people who care a lot less about making a just world and a lot more about keeping their job so they can go home and masturbate all day while eating Doritos. In the world of undercover ops, far from the public's eye, all sorts of strange, twisted, and sometimes heartening things take place.
Larry Craig
One strange fact to remember is that if there is a law for something, you better believe there is a unit bloated by early pensions and cirrhosis tasked with enforcing it. And despite the fact that everyone does it everywhere at just about any time, soliciting sex in a public place is still technically a crime. Still, no one is going to bust you for awkward fumbling over a girl in a bar, when she awkwardly fumbles back you're supposed to at least have the decency to tell (lie to) your friends and say that "oh I'll be back later I have to walk her home."
So imagine you are this vice cop who's had reports of travelers soliciting gay sex in an airport bathroom. So you spend most of your days hanging out in an airport, trying to get hit on by sleazy old men. By now you're about ready to hang yourself in said bathroom because your life has become a miserable abyss darker than any airport urinal. But then you're fondling toes with the guy in the next stall and when you go to bust him he turns out to be nothing less than one of the most powerful men in the free world.
That's what happened to some lucky vice cop when arch-conservative Larry Craig turned out to be soliciting gay sex in a public bathroom. Craig, who had quite the record of hating on homosexuals, tried to pass it off as a "wide stance." When you're so far in the closet you'll admit to the world you're a fatass to try and get out of it, you've reached a new low.
The Wildlife Trafficking Ring
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Going with the theme of if there's a law, there's an overbearing unit tasked with enforcing it, we come to the largest undercover wildlife sting in Mississippi history. Yeah you heard that right--wildlife--prepare to have your mind blown and your colon vacated.
As it turns out, catching random animals and selling them as pets is kind of illegal. And while cops have yet to bust down little Timmy's door and arrest him for that garter snake he caught in the yard, apparently the illicit animal trade is a large underground business. For whatever baffling reason, some people catch hundreds of deer, alligators, beavers, you-name-it and for an equally baffling reason some people are willing to pay top dollar for these wild animals.
Well not in the state of Mississippi, no sir. The state spent several months and presumably several hundreds of thousands of dollars infiltrating this dangerous underbelly of the criminal world to obtain convictions on 15 of the worst kind of Bambi's-mom-killing criminals. What heinous acts were these Corleones of Cougars, these Scarfaces of Squirrels, these Tarantinos of Turkeys perpetrating other than torturing puns? Well as Curtis Green, director of law enforcement for the Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks, put it "They were legally killing beaver here, where tails are worth about $5 but were turning them in in Arkansas, claiming they were killed there, and collecting a $10 bounty." Truly justice was served.
Joran Van Der Sloot
If you buy in to the missing white woman hysteria, you're most certainly familiar with Joran van der Sloot, the chief suspect in the disappearance of Natalie Holloway. Van der Sloot, aside from having a name that sounds like a euphemism or something out of a German snuff film, was the last person seen with Holloway at an Aruban bar in 2005. He denied any knowledge of her disappearance and was eventually released...only to return after a media storm and several attempts to pin the crime on him.
Van der Slot claimed that for several thousand dollars, he would show the family the location of Natalie's hidden body and tell them exactly what happened to her. Like any intelligent person in that scenario, the Holloways called the police, who caught van der Sloot on tape essentially committing fraud since, in a somewhat sick twist, the location he showed the Holloways ended up not containing Natalie's body. Prosecutors let van der Sloot walk and instead trailed him for months, at the conclusion of which he promptly murdered another young woman in almost exactly the same fashion as he was suspected of having killed Natalie Holloway. The undercover operation was deemed "successful" in the sense that van der Sloot was finally put away for life. But that's like saying it's "successful" to get back at your ex-girlfriend by killing yourself.
The Irish Drug Lord
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While some of these undercover operations are of a dubious methodology and necessity, every once in a while it helps to hear a story about the good guys nabbing some actually bad people. Such is the case with Christy Kinahan, known as one of the biggest drug dealers in Europe.
After years of being busted on relatively small charges and comfortably running his mutli-country empire from prison, presumably the Irish got together with Interpol and said "Let's do it right this time, eh chaps?" A staggeringly huge undercover operation was launched to not just put Kinahan away, but totally dismantle his entire organization. More than 700 officers across Europe were enlisted and in May of 2010, dozens of Kinahan's assests were raided, resulting in the arrest of several dozen high ranking members of his organization and the seizure of millions of dollars worth of assets. While the War on Drugs will most likely never be won, sometimes it's nice when the murderous douches that pull the strings get their comeuppance.
Mr. Big
Mr. Big does not refer to any single undercover operation, but instead a method used by the Canadian police to trick suspects into confessing. The scenario goes that a suspect would be approached by a "gang" that was actually a staff of police officers. They would use increasingly violent criminal acts (all staged) to convince the suspect that they were a legitimate criminal organization out to make him or her rich off a life of crime.
After spending some time with the suspect, he would finally be contacted by a man referred to only as "Mr. Big", supposedly the head of the crime syndicate. Mr. Big would say the police were asking around about the crime the police originally believed was connected to the suspect, and would then ask the suspect to divulge details of the crime so that Mr. Big could use his movie mafia magic to make them "go away." And this wasn't some small operation cooked up by some loose cannon out to truly make the world a better place, dozens upon dozens of confessions were tricked out of suspects over a period of several years.
While this sounds like a really clever and funny way to ensnare a criminal, when Mr. Big meets the real world, the two collide with exactly the same destructiveness that you would imagine would come from something so awesome meeting boring reality. After a series of suspects were proven innocent even after "confessing" it became clear that when you put someone in a "criminal" gang surrounded by "criminals," they are going to do exactly what most people do in unfamiliar and overwhelming situations with peers they're desperate to impress: lie like a fiend to look badass.
Undercover Abortion Busts
So abortion. No topic is more guaranteed to turn an otherwise fun night into a shouting match. People will call their best friends murderers or unfeeling Puritans when this subject is broached. Needless to say, it's complicated and intractably controversial. On top of that, even today the exact procedures are legally dubious and ever-changing as conservative legislatures play a game of cat-and-mouse with the courts to see just what they might sneak through.
Such was the situation surrounding the case of a Planned Parenthood in, surprise, Birmingham, Alabama. Employees were caught on tape bending the rules to allow minors to get abortions, and signing off on obviously fake "parent permission." Now to read that link, you would think that they were chaining 12 year-olds to tables and forcibly aborting the fetus while their parents wept, powerless, outside. The truth is a little more complex.
Essentially a conservative activist would pose as a pregnant 14 year-old and beg employees to perform an abortion. While there's no arguing the fact that the law was broken, it's difficult to say how one should rightly react when a pregnant child walks up to you and tearfully pleads not to tell her parents (which was the specific law being broken, the abortion itself was legal).
To Catch a Predator
While we're one the positively cheery topic of sex with minors, inevitably Chris Hanson and the show To Catch a Predator will come up in conversation. NBC collaborated with a volunteer organization that worked closely with law enforcement to ensnare potential child predators and catch them on national TV. The volunteer organization would chat up predators online, get them to agree to a meeting, the set up Chris Hanson and the local police department.
While there's something cathartic about watching scum who wanted to sex up 12 year olds get called out nationally, there's a reason most law enforcement strives to be unspectacular and boring. When you put a crazy person in an extremely stressful situation where they're called out in front of the entire nation without so much as a trial, expecting a normal person--much less someone who wanted to have sex with a child--to react calmly is hilarious. While most episodes ended with the pedophile being shocked to near-coma then jumped by police, eventually the inevitable happened and one victim just straight shot himself. The show was cancelled shortly thereafter, and the police presumably went back to the much less interesting, but less suicidey, method of just arresting the person immediately.
The Oneida Child Porn Busts
Just to get it out of our system before moving on, let's round out the whole abuse of minors topic with the Oneida county child porn sting. Seven people were arrested in this sting, making it rather large by law enforcement standards, but no means the largest in history. What's strange about this particular case is the detail with which the news organization describes the methods officers used to snag this ring.
There are a lot of things that take place in this world that we would hope get done but don't exactly want to think about the specific methods behind their accomplishment. We hope that the feces gets filtered out of our water before it is introduced back into the water supply even if we don't want to think of giant feces-filters. We hope that murderous terrorists are killed even though we probably aren't capable of killing anything larger than a house fly. And we hope that child pornographers get caught even though we don't really even want to think about looking at children performing sexual acts.
Well as the article documents, the brave souls of the New York state police had to do just that in order to convict these people. They even had to presumably pose as people who were just mad to get their hands on some hot 8 year-olds. Once you think about this long enough, some disturbing implications arise. Do these officers stare at the pictures for hours and then turn to their employees and say "Yep that's definitely child porn right there you can tell by the penis"? Is there some sort of handbook or set of guidelines? Are they allowed to look at this alone? How could you possibly look at this and discuss it with other people? How do you tell your wife what you did today at the office? And finally, with all the presumably complex liability that would arise from looking at naked minors, there has to be some sort of "Child Porn Watching" certification, right? Imagine putting that on your resume.
Marion Barry
Some undercover operations are twisted and kind of sad, requiring law enforcement to bend the rules of conduct and blur the line between cop and criminal. Some are triumphant, bringing down the big bad crime boss through years of meticulous work and sacrifice. Then there are some like the case of former DC mayor Marion Barry, which border on candid-camera hilarious. Well, you know -- if they didn't involve an elected official who ran the seat of American power for a couple of decades, that is.
Barry was a prominent politician and civil rights icon for most of his career. But like so many other, once pure and idealistic politicians, he eventually came under investigation from the FBI and DC police in the early 90s. They managed to flip his girlfriend into an informant, and eventually caught him on camera smoking crack cocaine in a hotel room. Afterward Barry was livid, and ended up muttering the immortal quote "Bitch set me up", which we all can only wish were uttered in an age when the internet existed.
California Contractors
While everyone may bitch and moan about having to get a city permit to build something as simple as gazebo, the law is the law. And while sometimes what the government decides to spend its law-enforcement budget on might seem superfluous, the nice thing is that often criminals will just continue doing criminal things until they get caught.
This all came to a handy confluence in the case of a large undercover bust of more than 150 illegal contractors in California. First off, unlike a kilo of coke that you can flush down the toilet, it's kind of hard to make a breakfast nook disappear. Secondly, of the hundred or so arrested, the vast majority already had previous criminal records. While it's hard to imagine police in California having that much foresight or intelligence, in the end it worked out for everyone besides the guy who now has to pay taxes on his illegal swimming pool.
The job of law enforcement, theoretically, is to create a peaceful and law-abiding society, where citizens feel safe and are therefore able to pursue their interests and passions without always having to watch their backs. However, this doesn't just extend to protecting humans from harm, but also animals, because they are really frickin adorable.
Hence the media frenzy that always crops up any time law enforcement breaks up a major dog fighting ring. Back in 2008, the largest dog fighting ring in the country was broken up by federal investigators after an exhaustive undercover operation. For a few moments the nation forgot its persistent gun murder rates, its national debt and expensive wars abroad and realized that animals, too, have pain receptors, and, like humans, deserve to live free of this sort of horrible duress.
Foreign Bribery Sting
Sometimes an undercover operation is about saving some Irish Corgis from a premature death. Sometimes law enforcement is actually on the ball and they pull some legitimate spy-sounding nonsense like, oh you know, keeping wealthy American businessmen from bribing foreign governments.
As much as we would all like to someday make an obscene amount of money and not have to compromise our values for it, bribery remains a relatively important part of any international corporation's playbook. As strange as it may seem to Americans, in some countries, bribery is literally the only way to get anything done at all.
In this case a consortium of American businesses arranged to have a bribe paid to a Minister of Defense to some unnamed country in Africa. Supposedly, being American, they felt it was their patriotic duty to provide constitutionally protected-guns and perpetuate a cycle of racial violence. Who knows? Except the defense minister never existed, and the whole thing was a good old-fashioned scam on the part of the FBI, resulting in the arrest of a dozen or so incredibly wealthy people who presumably responded by saying only "ahahahahahahahaha how adorable. Get my million dollar lawyer and his unlimited continuances on the phone."
Bait Cars
In every undercover operation there's a fine line between allowing a suspect to commit a crime while being observed and recorded by police, and tricking an otherwise innocent person into committing a crime they would have otherwise had no part of. The former is good police work, the latter is known as entrapment and a person cannot be held liable for the crime.
But recently with the advent of GPS and sophisticated electronics, many police departments have decided that this fine line is for nerds and pussies. Hence, many police departments across North America have started prolific use of what are known as bait cars. These cars are usually placed in high-crime areas and left as a low-hanging fruit for a potential grand theft auto culprit. While it may be ethically dubious to essentially create a crime in order to catch a criminal, it's hard to argue that someone who saw an otherwise unremarkable car and decided to steal it is innocent.
New Jersey's Largest Prostitution Sting
The nice thing about most vice crime like drugs and sex is that they necessarily require a large market. So it's easy enough for police to imitate a potential customer, bust a low-level purveyor, and get them to rat out their employers. So low-level drug and prostitution busts tend to be relatively common.
That is why New Jersey's largest undercover prostitution bust to date is so shocking. With all the prostitution busts in this country, with all the low-level vice cops making a daily grind out of this, and in the seediest state in the union, police were only able to arrest 25 suspects?. That barely larger than the cast and crew of Jersey Shore, a well-known criminal ring of absolute whores.
There are undercover operations, and then there's just police being mean. The law is the law, but there is a point at which we all solicit sex in public areas, build illegal gazebos, lie under pressure, do some drugs, and seriously consider stealing that thing that was just placed right in front of us. The world wouldn't be able to function if the police had an undercover unit for speeding or being drunk in public.
That's why the fact that the police made an active decision to crack down on hippies clandestinely selling raw milk is so ridiculous. While raw milk is kind of hilariously unsafe to consume the fact is that most people can walk down to the corner store, buy a handle of vodka, and make many, many more bad decisions beyond sucking directly from a cow's teat.


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Here are typical activities of EDF EN, related to our main expertises in projects Development, in Construction of wind and solar facilities, and in Operation and Maintenance (O&M) management of production assets.
EDF Energies Nouvelles continues its Operations & Maintenance activity, with over 13 GW in capacity worldwide now under management
Positions in Europe strengthened
EDF EN Services, EDF Energies Nouvelles' subsidiary dedicated to O&M activities in Europe, expanded by over 26%.
This 633 MW increase in assets managed by EDF EN Services lifted for the first time the Group past the 3 GW mark in Europe during the first half of 2015, up from 2.4 GW at year-end 2014.
Growth in the O&M activities in the wind energy segment, particularly in Germany, the United Kingdom and Poland, was the main driver powering this significant increase. Another highlight of the first half of the year was EDF EN Services' expansion into Belgium, the seventh country in which it now operates in Europe, in addition to France, the United Kingdom, Germany, Italy, Poland and Greece.
Pursuing expansion in North America
EDF Renewable Services, the subsidiary of EDF Energies Nouvelles in North America in this segment, recorded a 13% growth in its O&M business.
Strengthening its positions in the United States, Canada and Mexico, EDF Renewable Services has won contracts to manage close to 1,230 MW in new assets during the first half of 2015.
To date, the capacity operated and maintained by EDF Renewable Services stands at over 10 GW under management.
EDF Energies Nouvelles expands its operations & maintenance activities to Belgium
EDF EN Services Belgium and its first local unit are based close to Liège.
Its maintenance technicians and engineers will work locally on wind farms and on solar plants belonging to various owners, including those operated by EDF Luminus, which currently holds over 10% of Belgium's renewable power generating capacity.
To provide optimum service, the renewable facilities managed by EDF EN Services Belgium will be overseen and optimized by EDF EN Services' pan-European Operations Control Center, which tracks installations round the clock.
Following on from France, Greece, the United Kingdom, Germany, Poland and Italy, EDF EN Services, a major player in O&M services for renewable energy assets, is pursuing its European expansion by moving into Belgium.
At year-end 2014, EDF EN Services handled O&M activities at close to 2.4 GW in renewable energy facilities across Europe.
DCNS and EDF Energies Nouvelles winners of the ADEME call for expression of interest: a decisive step towards the creation of a French tidal energy industry
Originally announced in Cherbourg in September 2013 by the French President, François Hollande, the goal of this project (launched under the "Investing for the Future" program) is to support the installation of pre-commercial farms to foster the consolidation of the tidal turbine sector in France.
The support provided by the "Investing for the Future" program to the NORMANDIE HYDRO project is a recognition of the successful cooperation initiated in 2009 between DCNS and EDF Energies Nouvelles for the development of tidal turbine projects. Both groups have been working on site selection and design studies for several years now, in close consultation with the authorities and the various local stakeholders (fishermen, associations, economic actors, local authorities, State services) with the aim of capitalizing on natural resources and human activities.
Today, thanks to the support of the "Investing for the Future" program, the two partners will install an array of seven OpenHydro tidal turbines off the coast of Cherbourg in the Raz Blanchard, with a total installed power of 14 MW, allowing the supply of electricity to some 13,000 local residents.
This project, which was supported by the Region of Basse-Normandie, confirms the local desire to develop an industrial tidal turbine sector in Cherbourg.
Commenting on this announcement, Thierry Kalanquin, Chairman of OpenHydro and Director of the Marine Energy and Infrastructure Division of DCNS, declared: "The selection of this project by ADEME gives a further push to the development of a French tidal energy industry, for which Cherbourg will be the driver. The array that we will deploy in the Raz Blanchard, along with EDF Energies Nouvelles, will allow us to meet market schedules and respond to future calls for tender for future commercial tidal turbine arrays, both in France and around the world".
For Antoine Cahuzac, managing director of EDF Energies Nouvelles:"The selection of the NORMANDIE HYDRO project is a recognition of the high-quality work of the EDF Energies Nouvelles and DCNS teams on this innovative technology. Marine energies are promising sectors for the future and EDF Energies Nouvelles, and more generally the EDF group, has the aim of contributing to their industrial competitiveness."
The next steps for the NORMANDIE HYDRO project
The DCNS and EDF Energies Nouvelles teams are set to start the pre-commercial phase and achieve key project milestones around the following timeframes:
• In 2015, to continue with the consultation process, finalize project development and obtain the necessary administrative authorizations.
• In 2018, make the final connection of the tidal turbine array to the power grid.
The NORMANDIE HYDRO project will contribute to building up the skills of French tidal turbine stakeholders. In the medium term, with the deployment of future commercial arrays in France and Europe, it will give the region of Basse-Normandie the opportunity to develop and host an assembly and maintenance hub, leading to the creation of several hundred jobs.
The NORMANDIE HYDRO project is set to build on the deployment of the pilot Paimpol-Bréhat tidal array in northern Brittany, which for OpenHydro and EDF, will comprise the installation of two tidal turbines off the coast of Paimpol in 2015, thus proving the technology before the start of the NORMANDIE HYDRO pre-commercial project.
Through the NORMANDIE HYDRO project, DCNS and EDF Energies Nouvelles have reached a new milestone in the development of tidal energy. The installation at sea of seven turbines, for a duration of 20 years, will allow the respective partners to demonstrate the feasibility of the dedicated installation systems, methods and the associated industrial organization.


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How to bring fish to swap?
So I should have thought of this before, but just realized I have no idea how to bring the few fish I am bringing to the GCCA swap tomorrow. Can I use big zip lock bags?
Some people use zip lock bags, coolers, or larger fish bags. I know my LFS has used bags that they use for selling live plants and will give them away to people who need to transport fish. I would try your LFS and see if they do the same. A larger zip lock should work, as long as it holds enough air.
The LFS is already closed. I'll see if my grocery has some 1 gallon zip locks.
Use the containers from Chinese soups.
Ummm fish soup. lol. It's almost 10:30 here so not many places open. Maybe Wally World will have something.
I know it's too late to help you but local fish stores may sell or give you some bags.
Also, while you are at the swap meet, see if anyone is selling fish bags. They are usually available at our auctions and meetings.
I don't know of any fish club that permits ziploc or food storage bags as an appropriate container for meets, auctions or club events. Most will allow clear plastic containers or buckets with lids, as long as they don't leak.
Thank you all for the help. I did not have a table, just met up with a few people for a trade. I ended up getting 2 1/2 gallon zip lock bags and taped the corners so so bag would be more square. Worked out just fine.
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Daughter: Did you see that one picture? The way the light hits her she looks disoriented and confused.
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Daughter: Yah I guess
Me: LOL hes funny, he always looks confused
Me Where am I, Who are you, What is that, I'm confused!
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June 20, 2002
Statement of Steven A.Kandarian
Executive Director
Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation
before the
Subcommittee on Oversight
Committee on Ways and Means
U.S. House of Representatives
Mr. Chairman, Mr. Coyne, and Members of the Subcommittee:
It is a pleasure to appear before this Subcommittee today. I became Executive Director of the PBGC on December 3, 2001, a little over six months ago. You have asked me to provide you with information on the status of defined benefit plans.
Defined benefit plans have historically played an essential role in the three-legged stool of retirement income. The hearings you are holding today provide a welcome focus on the future role of defined benefit plans.
Overview of PBGC
I would like to take a few minutes to give you some background on the PBGC and its role in the pension system. PBGC was created by ERISA, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, to guarantee private defined benefit pension plans that terminate without sufficient assets. Defined benefit plans provide a monthly retirement benefit, usually based on salary and years of service. The benefit amount does not depend on investment performance.
PBGC is one of the three so-called "ERISA agencies" with jurisdiction over private pension plans. The other two agencies are the Department of the Treasury (including the Internal Revenue Service) and the Department of Labor's Pension and Welfare Benefits Administration (PWBA). Treasury and PWBA deal with both defined benefit plans and defined contribution plans, including 401(k) plans. PBGC deals only with defined benefit plans, and only to a limited extent, as guarantor of benefits in underfunded plans that terminate. PBGC has very limited regulatory or enforcement authority over ongoing plans; the authority PBGC does have relates to certain employer reporting requirements and to determining whether a plan should be terminated to protect the insurance program.
PBGC protects the benefits of about 44 million participants and beneficiaries in slightly more than 35,000 ongoing defined benefit pension plans. When a plan insured by PBGC terminates without sufficient assets, PBGC becomes trustee of the plan and pays plan benefits, subject to statutory limits. For the vast majority of participants in PBGC-trusteed plans, plan benefits are paid in full. On average, participants receive over 94 percent of the benefits they had earned at termination. However, some participants receive a considerably smaller portion of their earned benefit. In addition, the 94 percent figure does not take into consideration benefits for which the participant had not yet satisfied all conditions at the time of termination, such as 30-and-out benefits
At the end of FY 2001, PBGC was responsible for paying current or future pension benefits to about 624,000 people in terminated plans, and payments, for the first time, exceeded $1 billion. PBGC has added over 140,000 new participants already in this fiscal year.
PBGC is a wholly-owned federal government corporation. It operates under the guidance of a three-member Board of Directors - the Secretary of Labor, who is the Chair, and the Secretaries of Commerce and the Treasury.
PBGC receives no funds from general tax revenues. Operations are financed by insurance premiums set by Congress and paid by sponsors of defined benefit plans, assets from pension plans trusteed by PBGC, investment income, and recoveries from the companies formerly responsible for the trusteed plans. There is a two-part annual premium for single-employer plans -- a flat-rate premium of $19 per plan participant plus a variable-rate premium of $9 per $1,000 of the plan's unfunded vested benefits. PBGC has a separate, smaller insurance program for multiemployer plans, which are collectively bargained plans maintained by two or more unrelated employers.
PBGC's statutory mandate is: (1) to encourage the continuation and maintenance of voluntary private pension plans for the benefit of their participants, (2) to provide for the timely and uninterrupted payment of pension benefits to participants and beneficiaries under PBGC-insured plans, and (3) to maintain premiums at the lowest level consistent with carrying out the agency's statutory obligations.
Financial Condition of the PBGC
For its first 21 years, PBGC operated at a deficit. Beginning in 1996, PBGC has gradually built up a surplus as a result of legislative reforms, a strong economy, good returns on investments, and no major terminations from 1996-2000. PBGC had a surplus of $9.7 billion in its single-employer program at the end of fiscal 2000 (September 30, 2000). At the end of fiscal 2001 (September 30, 2001), the surplus had dropped to approximately $7.7 billion. As of April 30, our unaudited surplus had fallen to under $5 billion.
Net Position
(Unaudited Projection)
NOTE: PBGC was in deficit for all years prior to 1990
Source: PBGC Annual Reports (1990 - 2001), 2002 projection
I'm concerned that our surplus may decline even further. Including the approximately $1.6 billion in claims from the LTV plans, the steel industry now accounts for about 38% of all claims against PBGC.
And we still face over another $9 billion in underfunding in the steel industry, nearly half of which is in steel companies that are in bankruptcy proceedings. We also face large amounts of underfunding in troubled companies in the airline and retail sectors.
PBGC Claims
1975 - 2002
SOURCE: PBGC Annual Reports (1990 - 2001), 2002 projection
Integrated Steel Plan Underfunding
SOURCE: PBGC Analysis of Actuarial Valuation Reports
Administrative Workload
Not only does the PBGC face a challenge financially, we face a challenge administratively. Large plan terminations have always been, and continue to be, the single most important factor determining PBGC's workload as well as its financial condition. PBGC became responsible for 104 plans with 89,000 participants last year, the largest number of new participants in PBGC's 27-year history. This year, we already have become responsible for over 140,000 new participants, and the end-of-year figure could be as high as 200,000. Little relief is in sight. If the plans of some of the troubled steel companies, airlines and others are terminated, new participants coming to PBGC in fiscal year 2003 could exceed this year's 200,000 new participant figure.
New Participants in Trusteed Plans
Fiscal Year 1988 - 2003 (projected)
SOURCE: PBGC Insurance Operations Department Reports
PBGC Actions to Address these Problems
We are taking steps to deal with this financial and administrative challenge. From a financial perspective, PBGC is closely monitoring troubled companies with underfunded plans. And PBGC is carefully examining each situation to determine if PBGC must terminate plans now in order to avoid even greater losses to the PBGC insurance program in the future. PBGC is totally financed by our premium payers -- the sponsors of defined benefit plans. We have an obligation to those premium payers to be fiscally responsible and take the necessary difficult actions to keep PBGC financially sound.
From an administrative viewpoint, we continue to accelerate our use of computer technology, contractors, and other measures to get participants into pay status as soon as they are eligible, to reduce waiting times for final benefit determinations, and to provide superior customer service. Participants feel a great deal of stress when their pension plan terminates, frequently at the same time they lose their jobs. PBGC should be a source of reassurance, not another source of stress. To this end, we are both continually learning from what participants and plan sponsors tell us and proactively designing new ways of providing better information. For example, in LTV, for the first time, we sent out letters to participants before we took over the plan so they would know what to expect.
Trends in Defined Benefit Plans
I would now like to turn to what is happening to defined benefits plans.
Number of Defined Benefit Plans
The percentage of private-sector workers with pension coverage in their current jobs has remained constant at just under 50 percent since the mid-1970s. But there has been a large and continuing shift away from defined benefit plans to defined contribution plans. The number of PBGC-insured defined benefit plans peaked in 1985 at about 114,000. Since then there has been a sharp decline to slightly more than 35,000 plans in 2001, a decline of almost 70 percent.
SOURCE: PBGC Premium Filings
This reduction in the number of plans has not been proportional across all plan sizes. Plans with fewer than 100 participants have shown the most marked decline, from about 90,000 in 1985 to 20,500 in 2001. There also has been a sharp decline for plans with between 100 and 999 participants, from more than 19,000 in 1985 to less than 10,000 in 2001.
In marked contrast to the trends for plans with fewer than 1,000 participants, the number of plans with more than 1,000 participants has shown modest growth. Since 1980, the number of PBGC-insured plans with between 1,000 and 9,999 participants has grown by about 1 percent, from 4,017 to 4,070 in 2001. The number of plans with at least 10,000 participants has grown from 469 in 1980 to 809 in 2001, an increase of 72 percent.
The growth in the number of large plans is attributable to two factors. First, the rapid increase in inactive participants (retirees and separated vested participants) has pushed some plans into higher size categories. Second, in instances where one employer maintained more than one plan, frequently as a result of corporate mergers and acquisitions, the employer has merged those plans.
Number of Participants
In contrast to the dramatic reduction in the total number of plans, the total number of participants in PBGC-insured defined benefit plans has shown modest growth. In 1980, there were 35.5 million participants. By 2001, this number had increased to about 44 million.
These numbers, however, mask the downward trend in the defined benefit system because total participants include not only active workers but also retirees (or their surviving spouses) and separated vested participants. The latter two categories of participants reflect past coverage patterns in defined benefit plans. A better forward-looking measure is the trend in the number of active participants, workers currently earning pension accruals. Here, the numbers continue to decline.
In 1985, there were 29.0 million active participants in defined benefit plans; by 1998, this number had fallen to an estimated 23.0 million, a decrease of 21 percent. At the same time, the number of inactive participants has been growing. In 1985, inactive participants accounted for only 27 percent of total participants in defined benefit plans. This number has increased to 45 percent by 1998. If this trend continues, by the year 2003 the number of inactive participants will exceed the number of active workers.
Ratio of Participants in
Defined Benefit Pension Plans
1985 - 2006 (estimated)
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Labor, Pension Welfare & Benefits Administration,
Abstract of 1998 Form 5500 Annual Reports, Winter 2001 - 2002
Decline of Defined Benefit Plans
The percentage of the workforce participating in either a defined benefit or defined contribution pension plan has not changed appreciably in the last 20 years. But the mix has changed. The percentage of the private sector workforce that has a defined benefit plan declined from 38 percent in 1980 to 22 percent in 1998. In 1980, over 80 percent of workers with a pension plan had a defined benefit plan. By 1998, that percentage had dropped to less than 50 percent. In 1980, about two-thirds of workers who had a defined benefit plan had no other employer-sponsored plan; by 1998, that ratio had reversed with only about one-third having no other plan. As defined benefit plans declined, 401(k) plans, a type of defined contribution plan, grew. Introduced in the early 1980s, the number of 401(k) plans grew from 17,000 in 1984 to over 300,000 in 1998.
Private Workforce Participation in
Defined Benefit Plans
1975 - 1998
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Labor, Pension Welfare & Benefits Administration,
Abstract of 1998 Form 5500 Annual Reports, Winter 2001 - 2002
Pension Participation Rates
1979 - 1998
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Labor, Pension Welfare & Benefits Administration,
Abstract of 1998 Form 5500 Annual Reports, Winter 2001 - 2002
Reasons for the Decline of Defined Benefit Plans
A number of factors have caused the shift away from defined benefit plans since the mid-1980s. Employment has shifted from the unionized, large manufacturing sector companies where defined benefit plans were common to the non-manufacturing sector with smaller employers where defined contribution plans predominate. Workers placed less value on defined benefit plans, and employer attitudes towards pensions changed from one of paternalism to one of worker self-reliance.
A new type of plan, the 401(k) plan, became available in the mid-1980s, and employers now had another option. Younger, more mobile workers preferred the portability and investment control offered by these 401(k) plans.
Changes to pension and tax laws have increased the complexity and costs of administering defined benefit plans. Companies with defined benefit plans found themselves increasingly competing, domestically and globally, with companies that did not offer any plan or offered only a defined contribution plan. Funding of defined contribution plans, unlike funding of defined benefit plans, is more predictable and easier to control.
The only type of defined benefit plan that is increasing in number is the cash balance plan. Cash balance plans typically credit a percentage of a worker's salary plus interest each year to a participant's cash balance account. At retirement, the participant generally has a choice between taking a lump sum or an annuity. Because there is a nominal account with a growing balance, the plan looks like a 401(k) account. A growing number of employers with defined benefit plans are shifting to cash balance plans rather than abandoning defined benefit plans altogether.
Mr. Chairman, I appreciate the opportunity to address the Subcommittee. Your consideration of the future of defined benefit plans is important to this Nation's long-term retirement outlook. Defined benefit plans remain a vital component of our retirement system.
My staff and I would be happy to provide any information that the Subcommittee might need in the future as you study defined benefit plans. I'd be happy to answer any questions from the Subcommittee.


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This is a discussion on Weapon Mounted Light while ccw within the Concealed Carry Issues & Discussions forums, part of the Defensive Carry Discussions category; I carry a small flashlight everyday....
I carry a small flashlight everyday.
Got a small LED on my keychain, dose a god job for my needs
Timid people sleep peacefully at night because rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf.
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Where are you guys going that you you need a weapon mounted light?
I could see it on a home defense weapon but not as a carry weapon. Seriously, are you going into places you can't see? or is it just a like the looks/tacticool thing?
I work nights in the city and have 30 miles of back roads to travel.
I bought a TLR-3 a while back for my G23. It's an awesome light, but a little overkill for me right now. I returned it b/c i couldn't CC with it in my Supertuck and it was a lot of money to just sit on the gun at night. I carry a small 100 lumen LED light with me every day, and an LED upgraded 4 D cell Maglite under the bedside table at night.
For my CC gun, no WML. On my duty gun, absolutely a WML.
For CC I also carry a SF G2LED.
"The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants."
Thomas Jefferson
While just a newb to CC, I choose to carry a WML (Insight x2 w/LED conversion on a M&P9c) and a handheld light (Fenix w/strobe) if there is any possibility of low/no-light conditions.
My attitude is that while the WML adds a (very) little extra wgt., some bulk and slight additional costs (batt., holsters, etc.), those cons are certainly worth (IMO) the added benefit of a WML. There are numerous other +/-'s, that each individual should consider as well.
I "train" with and somewhat treat the WML as a BUL.
Even, if I change my mind about CC w/a WML, I feel it is non-negotiable for HD.
I havent tried a mounted light yet. Here are some of the concerns that has kept me from spending money on one.
It would add bulk to my CCW.
I dont really want to point my weapon at everything I want to light up. I would still need a handheld light.
I try to carry a light even when I cant carry my handgun.
Don't do things you don't want to explain to the Paramedics!
Stupidity should be painful.
"If everyone was allowed to carry guns, them hijackers wouldn't have no superiority. All you gotta do is arm all the passengers, then no hijacker would risk pullin' a rod."
- Archie Bunker
In my house, I have light colored floor tile. Turning on the light while at a low ready lights things in front up pretty good without directly pointing the gun at the area. Same with light colored walls.
Bounce lighting can be your friend.
Battle Plan (n) - a list of things that aren't going to happen if you are attacked.
Blame it on Sixto - now that is a viable plan.
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Thanks for all the opinions! I do believe I'm going to be ordering a Fenix PD20 for a nice compact light to carry around.
Surefire C2 great little light 80 Lumens and I think it is 10hr run time.
So If Guns Kill People Do Pencils Miss Spell Words???
I carry a small flash light as a part of my EDC.
I do not love the bright sword for its sharpness,
nor the arrow for its swiftness,
nor the warrior for his glory.
I love only that which they defend.
-J.R.R. Tolkien
I keep two PD20's on me; one on the weak-, other on the strong-side. I keep two because both are single cell lights and given the size a second light is almost as easy to carry as a spare battery. Also, I use them daily at work and often am in tight spots where reaching one with either hand would be difficult. An Olight M30 resides in the outer coat pocket during the winter for fast access. During the summer, one PD20 is swapped out for a two cell EagleTac since I do not have the benefit of a tertiary light nearby in a coat pocket.
One of the PD20's has the older Cree Q5 which I have a slight preference for with a smooth, even center hot spot. The other is a Cree R2 which has a smaller center hot spot. I cannot tell a difference in output even though the R2 should put out a few more lumens.


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I have been in a situation where someone I had loved for years was in an abusive relationship and when he saw how much I was hurt/my PTSD triggered by him clinging to this abusive relationship, he broke up with her and got together with me. I should have said no, for many reasons, but I did not think it was wrong of me to enter into this relationship. Some people might disagree, though. Do any of you find it wrong for someone to break up with someone else to be with you? I generally think someone should wait a little bit before jumping into a new relationship, but I do not see anything morally or ethically wrong with breaking up with someone to be with someone else. The premise was actually breaking up with one person to sleep with another, but I don't have casual sex, so I've changed it a bit to "being in a relationship" with the other person you leave your old relationship for.
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"Summary vs. Synopsis
What is a synopsis vs. a summary? A summary is a short explanation of what your book is about. Think of a summary as your "elevator speech" -- suppose you're at a conference step into an elevator and standing next to you is the well-known editor that you've been thinking of sending your book to. "I see you're a writer," the editor says, reading your name tag. "What have you written lately?" Quick! You have between now and the 18th floor to tell the editor all about your book! That's what a summary is: your sales pitch. The summary is often a part of a query letter or proposal package.
A synopsis, which is used when selling novels to editors, is essentially a longer version of a summary, but unlike the sales blurb on the back of a book, the synopsis doesn't leave the reader in suspense. The synopsis tells all. A good synopsis is a running narrative of the book's major events, told in the third person, present tense. A synopsis should capture the flavor of the book, including its tone and language. A summary of a hard-boiled detective story, for example, shouldn't sound like an abbreviated article from the Encyclopedia Britannica.
Your synopsis should introduce your main characters, their goals, and the main conflicts of the story. A "who... wants... but... so" format, useful for kids when writing book reports, also applies here. Who are your main characters? What do they want? But... what gets in their way? So... what do they do about it?
Some writers find that writing a synopsis is a painful process. How do you condense your entire story down to three or so short pages? That's a problem if you write the synopsis after you've written the story. However, some writers get around this problem by writing the synopsis first, as a kind of an outline, then altering it if the story changes as they write. This allows the writer to see the "bigger picture," the entire novel at once, and is a good composing device, as it helps keep your plot on track as you work."
Helper -- What is your source for this explanation? Although you can't post links and URLs, you still should type some identifying information.
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I got from wiki answers, should or can I just say that.
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I usual only answer on math topics I'm sure about, and I check my answer at wolframalpha, if possible.
It's fine if you answer. We really appreciate your help.
And yes -- Wiki answers would be sufficient identification for this forum.
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