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Rove, Fox News morph uncontroversial proposal into government spying on "everybody's checking accounts"
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Karl Rove and Fox News have pushed the conspiracy theory that an Office of Financial Research created by the Senate financial reform bill would "peer into" everybody's checking accounts, credit cards, and financial transactions. However, the OFR would simply collect and analyze data about potential risks to the financial system, and the proposal has been endorsed by Republican Sen. Bob Corker, as well as numerous economics and finance experts, including six Nobel laureates in economics.
Rove, Fox News push conspiracy theory that financial reform bill lets government spy on "everybody's checking account"
Rove on Fox News: Bill "creates a new office" that can "go through everybody's brokerage account and everybody's checking account and everybody's credit card and everybody's financial transactions." From Rove's April 21 appearance on Fox News' On the Record:
ROVE: But you know what? This is stuffed with a lot of things that are going to -- that are going to become apparent over time that are going to be problems for Democrats. You may not know about this. It creates a new office and gives it a half a billion dollars a year and a huge start-up for computer systems in order to monitor every financial transaction in the United States and to use that data to arrive at policy recommendations about sensible regulation.
So they're literally going to have the capacity to go through everybody's brokerage account and everybody's checking account and everybody's credit card and everybody's financial transactions and collect -- sweep that information and then analyze it.
And do we really -- I mean, I remember when people got really upset when we were taking a look in the Bush administration at sweeping the electronic communications of suspected terrorists abroad. Now we're going to be empowering an agency and giving it half a billion dollars a year to peer into our brokerage accounts and our IRAs and our SEPs and our banking accounts and our -- all of our financial accounts and sweep that information in order to do with it whatever they want to do to arrive at, quote, "sensible policy recommendation." Doesn't sound to me like a smart thing to do in this environment and this climate.
Rove in WSJ: "Office of Financial Research" would "gather information on individual financial transactions." From Rove's April 22 Wall Street Journal column:
There are other potential pitfalls for Democrats in Mr. Dodd's bill. One is a provision that would create an Office of Financial Research that would receive half a billion dollars a year to gather information on individual financial transactions so government bureaucrats can analyze the data and suggest policy changes. I suspect Americans don't want a new bureaucracy sweeping their brokerage and bank accounts for information.
Doocy: "There's some scary stuff in there that would worry all of you if it does pass." On April 22, Fox & Friends aired a clip of Rove's On the Record appearance, which co-host Steve Doocy introduced by stating that "[t]here's some scary stuff" in the bill "that would worry all of you if it does pass":
DOOCY: Last night on the Greta van Susteren show, Karl Rove was on and he has actually been looking at the 1,400 pages of this bill. Remember, in Washington they don't read the bills. Karl did.
BRIAN KILMEADE: (co-host) We've got to pass them first.
DOOCY: There's some scary stuff in there that would worry all of you if it does pass. Watch this.
Fox Nation: "Massive Gov't Takeover! Feds to Monitor Checking Accounts, Credit Cards?!" On April 22, Fox Nation posted the following headline and provided video from Rove's appearance on On the Record:
OFR would "monitor emerging risks to the economy"
Office of Financial Research would collect data and conduct research to "monitor emerging risks to the economy." The Senate Banking Committee's summary of its proposal states that the bill creates an "Office of Financial Research" to collect data and conduct analysis "to identify and monitor emerging risks to the economy":
Technical Expertise: Creates a new Office of Financial Research within Treasury to be staffed with a highly sophisticated staff of economists, accountants, lawyers, former supervisors, and other specialists to support the [Financial Stability Oversight Council's] work by collecting financial data and conducting economic analysis.
Make Risks Transparent: Through the Office of Financial Research and member agencies the council will collect and analyze data to identify and monitor emerging risks to the economy and make this information public in periodic reports and testimony to Congress every year.
Regulators suffered lack of information about financial industry during crisis
National Research Council: U.S. "currently lacks the technical tools to monitor and manage systemic financial risk with sufficient comprehensiveness and precision." Summarizing the results of a November 2009 workshop on "Technical Capabilities Necessary for Regulation of Systemic Financial Risk" -- attended by "[m]ore than 40 experts representing diverse perspectives" -- a National Research Council report stated that "It was widely acknowledged at the workshop that the United States currently lacks the technical tools to monitor and manage systemic financial risk with sufficient comprehensiveness and precision." The report further said, "Many workshop participants stated that neither the regulatory system nor individual firms currently have adequate data to monitor and regulate systemic financial risk."
Tarullo: Crisis showed we "could not fully measure the extent to which financial institutions and markets were linked." Daniel K. Tarullo, a member of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, stated in a February 12 Senate Banking Committee hearing that "government regulators and supervisors had insufficient data to determine the degree and location of leverage in the financial system." Tarullo also stated that "[o]ur ability to monitor the size and extent of maturity transformation has been hampered by the lack of high-quality and consistent data on these activities" in the "so-called shadow banking system." He added:
More generally, the crisis revealed that regulators, supervisors, and market participants could not fully measure the extent to which financial institutions and markets were linked. A critical lesson from this crisis is that supervisors and investors need to be able to more quickly evaluate the potential effects, for example, of the possible failure of a specific institution on other large firms through counterparty credit channels; financial markets; payment, clearing, and settlement arrangements; and reliance on common sources of short-term funding.
NYT: Lehman used "alter ego" to hide risk from regulators in lead-up to collapse, financial crisis. An April 12 New York Times article reported, "In the years before its collapse, Lehman used a small company -- its 'alter ego,' in the words of a former Lehman trader -- to shift investments off its books," which might have "obscured its financial condition before it plunged into bankruptcy." The Times reported that the "alter ego" "appeared to be an independent business" but that "its board was controlled by Lehman, which owned a quarter of the firm," and that "[n]one of this was disclosed by Lehman." From an April 12 The New York Times article:
In the years before its collapse, Lehman used a small company -- its "alter ego," in the words of a former Lehman trader -- to shift investments off its books.
The firm, called Hudson Castle, played a crucial, behind-the-scenes role at Lehman, according to an internal Lehman document and interviews with former employees. The relationship raises new questions about the extent to which Lehman obscured its financial condition before it plunged into bankruptcy.
While Hudson Castle appeared to be an independent business, it was deeply entwined with Lehman. For years, its board was controlled by Lehman, which owned a quarter of the firm. It was also stocked with former Lehman employees.
None of this was disclosed by Lehman, however.
Entities like Hudson Castle are part of a vast financial system that operates in the shadows of Wall Street, largely beyond the reach of banking regulators. These entities enable banks to exchange investments for cash to finance their operations and, at times, make their finances look stronger than they are.
Mendelowitz and Liechty: Bernie Madoff "was able to perpetrate this very long running fraud, in part, because officials did not have good data." In February 12 congressional testimony, John Liechty and Allan Mendelowitz, founders of the Committee to Establish the National Institute of Finance, stated that Madoff "reported consistently high earnings based on a purported complex trading strategy that made ample use of derivative transactions. He was able to perpetrate this very long running fraud, in part, because officials did not have good data on the network of counterparties to derivative transactions." They also stated that when deciding the fate of Lehman Brothers, the government "did not have the data needed to fully understand the counterparty relationships linking Lehman to the system, nor did they have in place the capacity to analyze such data to form a clear picture of the consequences of the alternatives they faced."
Additionally, Liechty and Mendelowitz said that with respect to AIG, "Officials were apprised of the scale of the problem, but they faced two key problems that were evaporating trust in the market: the growing uncertainty over how to value these CDS [credit default swaps] and the fact that they had no way of understanding the Domino risks, i.e. the risk that the failure of one firm (AIG) would cause a cascade of failures throughout the system. Facing these uncertainties, government officials felt they had no choice but to provide massive government assistance to prevent AIG from failing."
OFR has bipartisan support, as well as the endorsement of numerous experts in economics and finance
Creation of agency has been endorsed by Republican Sen. Bob Corker (TN). The New York Times reported on March 11 that "[b]y standardizing financial instruments and reporting mechanisms," the OFR, which "has sometimes been referred to as the National Institute of Finance," would "give regulators a broader view of the health of participants in the financial markets and the potential for problems to spread." The article further stated that "[t]he new agency, which was also endorsed Wednesday by Senator Bob Corker, Republican of Tennessee, would have no policy responsibilities but would instead collect and analyze data, building models to assess relative risks and predict how one firm's problems might affect others." Indeed, at a March 24 Chamber of Commerce Summit, Corker stated of the Senate financial reform efforts: [transcript from Nexis]
CORKER: I think one of the great additions has been the National Institute of Finance to actually collect data and turn that into information on a real-time basis, on a daily basis.
When you think about the fact that we had a chairman of the Fed, Ben Bernanke -- who I respect, I might add -- but when you think about the fact that leading up unto this crisis he was telling people a month out, two months out that everything was wonderful leads you to believe that we don't have the appropriate information in this country to understand the types of unweighted risk that people have as it relates to derivatives and other vehicles.
And so one of the great additions that really hasn't been talked about much in the media is this National Institute of Finance that would actually be able to accumulate data, turn it into information on a daily basis so that regulators actually understand if there are areas in finance that are out of balance.
Agency has been endorsed by numerous Nobel laureates, financial industry representatives. The New York Times reported that the Committee to Establish the National Institute of Finance is "made up of current and former financial executives, statisticians and economists, including six Nobel laureates in economics":
A group called the Committee to Establish the National Institute of Finance -- made up of current and former financial executives, statisticians and economists, including six Nobel laureates in economics -- has been lobbying for such an agency for much of the last year.
Allan I. Mendelowitz, a former director of the Federal Housing Finance Board who was a founder of the group, said in an interview that regulators were unable to assess expanding risk in the recent crisis in part because they relied on independent contractors, like the credit rating agencies, for data.
Along with several professors of economics and finance, representatives of the financial services industry, including Morgan Stanley and Bank of America, are members of the Committee to Establish the National Institute of Finance.
John Liechty: Agency is "the least controversial part of the whole title." During a February 12 Senate Banking Committee hearing, Liechty and Mendelowitz stated that a National Institute of Finance would "improve the efficiency and effectiveness of financial regulation" and "reduce the likelihood of systemic crises and costly institutional failures." They also stated that "we have ample evidence that the recent crisis was due in part to a lack of appropriate data an analytic tools." A National Institute of Finance was proposed by Sen. Jack Reed (D-RI) in February. According to the Banking Committee, the Office of Financial Research "is very similar in key respects to the proposed Institute [of Finance]." Liechty has reportedly said that the Office of Financial Research "retains most of the authority in the Reed bill. We are the least controversial part of the whole title. You can't do systemic risk regulation without gathering the appropriate data."
Conservative media have previously peddled conspiracy theories about privacy violations to attack legislation
Dobbs pushed debunked Cars.gov claim to accuse admin. of being "authoritarian regime in waiting." Claiming that the Obama administration is an "authoritarian regime in waiting," Lou Dobbs advanced the debunked claim that the computers of "consumers" who went to Cars.gov would have been taken over by the government. Dobbs further claimed that government statements to the contrary were false. In fact, PolitiFact.com and the Electronic Frontier Foundation debunked the claim that would-be car consumers who went to the Cars.gov website would have their computers taken over by the government.
Conservative media baselessly suggested email recipients may be on WH "enemies list." Conservative media baselessly suggested that people who reportedly claimed to have received unsolicited email from White House adviser David Axelrod may have been added to a White House "enemies list" after emails they sent that were critical of the Obama administration were purportedly forwarded to firstname.lastname@example.com. These media figures have failed to provide any credible evidence in support of this conspiracy theory.
Echo chamber: Health IT falsehood goes from Limbaugh to WSJ's Moore and Fox, back to Limbaugh. The Wall Street Journal's Stephen Moore and Fox News anchors Bill Hemmer and Megyn Kelly promoted the falsehood -- which first appeared in a Bloomberg "commentary" by Betsy McCaughey and was subsequently promoted by Rush Limbaugh and Matt Drudge -- that the economic recovery bill included a provision that would, in Moore's words, "hav[e] the government essentially dictate treatments." Limbaugh later took credit for spreading this story.
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I don't think there are cleaner, larger, or more beautiful fresh-water lakes in the world.
The Great Lakes surrounding Michigan are all that. Living away from them makes us appreciate them even more. So this summer, we decided to spend our vacation near the lakes, and near family.
We left very, very early Saturday morning. Laura assumed her regular sleeping-travel pose.
We were at the cabin less than one hour, and they were already in the water. Temps were in the high 60s...brrrr...
My favorite time of the day? My quiet, early morning time with my Bible and coffee, listening to the waves, and watching the freighters.
Early travel mornings and swimming make for tired kids...even the teenager. The bright sunrise couldn't stir this kid!
Breakfast outdoors in the fresh air and sunshine.
In no time, they were back in the water swimming, collecting shells and rocks, and playing in the sand.
That night, Amarin chose BW2s for dinner for his Gotcha Day. 5 years with us! He chose THE spiciest sauce they offered. Someone's mouth was pretty "on-fire!"
While at dinner, a huge storm blew through the area. Boats were damaged, docks were destroyed, and the waves were huge! The north wind blew hard, and made for a cool Monday. We took the kids to a local village to shop, and then to the longest suspension bridge in Michigan. They thought it was a hoot to run and swing across the bridge. I decided to stay put at the end with Laura!
Then off to visit family, and snuggle in the warm house.
Later, well...Laura tried to get in some more swim time. Sorry...no water, Laura.
It's always good to see "old" friends again. These gals visited with their kids. We had such a fun time catching up, and chatting like time hadn't passed at all.
Jacob and his friends...so goofy!
Hot dog roast over the bonfire!
And icecream cones for our friend's 12th birthday.
It's a great start to our vacation!

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Seisay, M.D.B. and Du-Feu, T.A. (1997) The effect of long term exploitation by the gill net fishery on the multispecies fish stocks in Kainji Lake, Nigeria, 1969-1997. New Bussa, Nigeria, Nigerian-German (GTZ) Kainji Lake Fisheries Promotion Project, (Nigerian-German Kainji Lake Fisheries Promotion Project Technical Report Series, 11) (ISBN: 978-037-010-2; ISSN:1119-1449).
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The findings are presented of an assessment made of the gillnet fishery in Kainji Lake, Nigeria from 1969 to the present, on the basis of data sets from commercial and experimental gillnet fishing, with the purpose to detect trends in some key fishery monitoring indicators. During this period, there has been an increase in the number of small meshed nets in the fishery resulting in a shift in the mode to lower mesh sizes; consequently, the average mesh size declined gradually in the fishery. This trend is found to be directly correlated with the decline in the CPUE and mean weight of the fish species. It is argued that the observed trend in CPUE and mean weight is forcing the fishermen to switch effort to gears such as traps which have very small meshes and can indescriminately take all sizes of the fish. It is shown that the catch composition by weight of Citharinus citharus, Lates niloticus and tilapias declined in the gillnet fishery in the late 70's and early 80's. Recent data, from 1994 to 1996, however indicates that C. citharus is recovering, but with declining mean weight. This suggests that the exploitation pattern is shifting to the smaller fish through the use of small meshed nets. In general, however, there has not been drastic changes in species bio-diversity in the Lake as a result of predatory effect and ecosystem overfishing as has happened in other great African Lakes. The species composition since lake formation continued to be dominated by fewer that 20 species. The potential yield for the lake has been estimated to be 32,166 tonnes (excluding clupeids) and the required optimum fishing effort to be 1,814 fishing canoes. In view of the relative stability of the species diversity in the lake and the current fish production level, it is proposed here that this MSY be adopted for all species. This would be achieved with the current effort level in the lake assuming that the efficiency of the fishermen and their gears do not improve. It should be reviewed after 10 or more years of catch and effort data collection. (PDF contains 65 pages)
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I'm a lean man in his mid 40s, and in the last year, my loose neck and facial skin has really come to bother me. Luckily, I have a strong jawline, chin & cheek. The problem is that when I look down or bend down, my face REALLY sags. My neck skin is also loose. When I'm looking straight ahead, anyone would say I'm not a candidate for a lift, and I know that. However, I really hate the big sag that occurs when I tilt my head downward. I'm so self conscious about it, that I actually move less.
Would a Neck/facelift Help in my Case?
Doctor Answers 23
Neck lift Options
Not every neck must be or needs to be the same to address patient issues. Liposuction and conservative neck skin resection may be fine. Liposuction, neck skin resection, and muscle tightening may be fine. Sometimes, a face and neck lift is more appropriate.
Perhaps volume rejuvenation and or Ulthera might help
Thank you for the question. Facial rejuvenation requires an in depth analysis and discussion. There are many options available including several minimal and non invasive modalities such as Ulthera. The minimal and non invasive modalities may be a good starting point.
All the best,
Dr Remus Repta
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Improving the upper neck line
Without a photo or an exam it is hard to tell. From your description however it would appear that you would be a candidate for a Lite Lift, MACS lift, modified neck lift or one of the other mini facelifts to improve your upper neck appearance. See a well qualified facelift expert for their advice.
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Sagging Male Neck
Facelifts are definitely appropriate for men especially if "jowling" is apparent. If it is just isolated neck skin sag then there may be some consideration for isolated treatment of the neck. Evaluation of your particular situation is best done by a board certified PS.
Dr. ES
Face/neck lift for early aging changes
Early aging changes are often the most gratifying to treat - skin texture remains young, healing is quicker than in older patients, and results are more natural.
When your face and neck are loose, sagging, or droopy, lifting is probably the best solution. From your description, you would likely be satisfied, but only an in-person examination with an expert facial surgeon will really let you know what to expect.
Young Man's Facelift
As a young man, you may be a candidate for a necklift rather than a facelift. While there is no comparison regarding the results of a facelift, young patients with only a mild amount of skin redundancy may get a great result with less surgery.
A necklift involves limited incisions around the ear and less dissection of the tissues of the neck. The deep tissues are then lifted superiorly and sutured in place. This allows us to then remove some of the extra sagging neck skin. The incisions are then closed with sutures that will melt away. If done properly, the resulting scars are nearly impossible to find.
The difference in cost at the University of Colorado Hospital between a Facelift and Necklift is approximately $4000, so worth thinking about.
Facelift: A consultation with a reputable surgeon will likely be worth the trip.
Many will give you speculative answers but this is no substitute for a consultation with a board-certifed plastic surgeon or pictures at the very least of what you are talking about.
A consultation with a reputable surgeon will likely be worth the trip.
I hope this helps.
An isolated neck lift should do the trick!
As stated by others, there are many types of facelift out there and it can be quite confusing. You might consider non-invasive therapies initially if you are completely averse to surgery (e.g. radiofrequency or ultrasonic devices), but these are unlikely to provide the same result as some sort of neck lift. Depending on the status of aging of your cheeks (and jowl formation), you may benefit from limited incision lift (in my hands, around the earlobes and behind the ear), thus staying away from a full facelift. When choosing a physician, the key is that your physician is experienced and can show you their favorable results for your type of situation, not "Board" certification. Good luck!.
Male Face lift.
This is an early sign of needing a face lift.
You should get a good to excellent result because you -
- are young
- fit
- have strong bones.
Compared to women, men having face lifts are more likely to bleed during and after facial surgery. Bleeding tests may be needed before surgery. Be sure your blood pressure is normal before surgery.
Men often heal faster. Many of male patients often are in public within a week.
Best wishes!
Facelift in middle aged men
Your concerns are common ones, especially in the "FaceTime" and "Skype" days.
From what you describe, you sound like you may be a candidate for one of the "short scar" facelift techniques. However, without examining you (or at least seeing pictures), it is not possible for me to give you an accurate assessment. I recommend that you find a board-certified plastic surgeon in your area and schedule a consultation - they will be able to give you personalized information based on your desires and specific problem areas.
Hope this helps,
Dr. Hall
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Townsend, Tennessee - Fly Fishing in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, East Tennessee and Western North Carolina
Welcome to the Fishing Report from the Great Smoky Mountains. It is overcast and 72 degrees in Townsend this morning.
We were drenched by a small storm this morning. Adding that to the brief downpour yesterday, we had .75" of rain in our gauge during the past 24 hours.
Little River has not risen much at all and the water is clear in town for the time being. What we don't know is, what's coming down from the mountains. I'm hoping for some higher water.
Right now, Little River is flowing at 94 cubic feet per second (cfs) or 1.52 feet on the flow gauge. Median flow for this date is 163 cfs. The water temperature at 7:50 am is 67.3 degrees.
Fly fishing in the Smoky Mountains is fine, especially in the smaller shaded creeks. Fishing will be best early and late. If the water continues to be low and clear, extra care should be taken to avoid being seen by the trout. Use light tippets, 5X or 6X.
I would stick with a Yellow Sally Stonefly dry fly. A #16 Yellow Neversink Caddis will do. The trout think it is a stonefly. Terrestrials will work. Try a foam beetle. Give a Green Weenie a shot. They should all work well.
It is going to be hot this week with highs around 90 degrees. There is a chance for rain every day though the chance is low until the weekend. The rain chance increases dramatically next week if the current long term forecast holds true. Of course, the chance is highest on my day off which would be a fishing day.
Tomorrow, Frank, Josh and I will be floating a tailwater, searching for smallmouth bass. The sun will be blazing down. The temperature is supposed to be 91 degrees at the peak. I don't know which river we will be fishing. It will be the Holston or French Broad. That will be Josh's call. He's the guide and his decision will be based on generation schedules and his gut feeling. I hope he has an air conditioner in that boat.
TVA has been generating often and in earnest below Douglas Dam on the French Broad. That lake is full. Generation has been light on the Holston below Cherokee Dam. That lake is low.
Norris Lake is low. However, TVA plans to generate some there today. Generation should be light and low on the Holston. They will be cranking water through Douglas Dam this afternoon and into the night. Check the TVA website before you go.
I have no idea what's happening on the lakes. I hope to find out next week. Our boat has been sitting and waiting for a while. I do hook a hose to the motor and start it every week.
I poured the fuel into my truck and filled the boat's tank with fresh gas last week. I do that often. I use 10% ethanol fuel and use three Mercury additives. Still, I don't like having that gas stored in the boat for very long. My truck seems to like the Mercury additives.
One store in town sells 100% gasoline. The problem for me is, it is high octane. Our Mercury engine manual strongly suggests we run 87 octane fuel, not the high power stuff. So, I buy gas with ethanol for the boat. It runs fine.
It's a good idea to start your boat engine weekly. This should be done in the Winter too, even if you are not using it. My dealer told me, most engine problems occur in our part of the country and north of us, because people don't run their engines during the Winter.
I had a problem with our motor's carburetor last Spring. I winterized the motor and didn't start it during the cold months. The carburetor dried out and had to be rebuilt, which cost $200. That also cut into our Spring fishing time for over a week. That won't happen again, I hope.
We set a new date for Fly Tyers Weekend. It will be held November 8th and 9th at the new Tremont Lodge and Resort. The lodge owner and I are working on the plans now. Basically, we will have a minimum of 32 fly tyers tying in 4 hour shifts. The event will be free. We are considering a Exhibitor and attendee cookout and serving food during the event.
We held Fly Tyers Weekend the last time in 2005. We stopped doing it because the Fly Fishing Show in Asheville, N.C. held their event at the same time in early November. Now, they have moved that show to December. So, we're going to grab that early November weekend and hold our event again.
Holding the event at the lodge gives us a better advantage should we have bad weather. Before, we rented a tent and held it outside. I think we had about 200 attendees at the last one. Everyone loved it.
You know what the largest cost was when we held that event years ago? Direct mail advertising. That's right, advertising was the big one. Things are different now. For instance, 400 to 800 people visit this page every day. Close to the same amount visit our home page. More than that number of people visit our message board and the online store.
Last year, we had 1,515,640 visitors to the website who viewed 19,215,911 pages. Count the commas. That's 19 million page views. We had over 35 million "Hits". I'm not exactly sure what a hit is. I think it's a click. Surely, we can get the word out for no cost. This changes the whole game.
I will be off tomorrow floating a river with my friends. Daniel will write this report. I'll be back Wednesday.
Have a great day and thank you for being here with us.
Byron Begley
June 16, 2014
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TNT AA Midgets extended their OMHA quarterfinal series last night with a decisive 4-1 victory on home ice over #1 ranked Newmarket Redmen.
The win puts the first to six point series at 5-3, Newmarket. TNT will need a win Friday night on the road to force a game #6 Sunday night in Alliston.
"As a coaching staff, we challenged our players to be better, we challenged them to be more disciplined. Last night we were both and we were rewarded. We aren't out of the woods by any stretch, but I trust that our guys will show the same determination and commitment we showed in Game #4. We knew we had to win one in their building, we have put ourselves in a position to do just that."
The winner of this series will play the Clarington Toros in one of the OMHA semifinals.
Other quarterfinal action
Orangeville Flyers 5 pts. v Stoney Creek Warriors 1 pt.
Brampton 45's 2 pts v Windsor Jr Spitfires 2 pts.
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After the Senate failed last week to pass two amendments that would have repealed or scaled back the expanded 1099 reporting requirements for businesses in the health care reform bill, other lawmakers began offering new proposals to repeal the requirement. Essentially, the Senate could not agree on how to replace the $17 billion in revenue over 10 years that the provision is expected to generate.
The controversial new 1099 reporting requirement, which
was included in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, would require
businesses to report to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) any purchase from a
vendor of goods or services worth $600 or more during the calendar year. The new
requirements would be effective for purchases made in 2012 that will be reported
on 1099 forms filed in 2013.
At least four new proposals to repeal the provisions,
with differing offsets to recoup the lost revenue, are now being circulated in
the House and Senate.
The first House repeal proposal includes two potential
revenue-raising devices that will most likely make it impossible for most
Republicans and some moderate Democrats to support. The first would generate
about $5.3 billion by revising the Grantor Retained Annuity Trust Inheritance
rules, while the second would raise taxes on carried interest, which is a type
of compensation for private equity managers and venture capitalists. Although,
both of these proposals were included in the bill that the House rejected in
July, this measure could potentially come to the Floor for a vote later this
Also in the House, Rep. Dan Lungren (R-Calif.) filed a
discharge petition to force a floor vote on his bill, the Small Business
Paperwork Mandate Elimination Act (H.R. 5141), that would fully repeal the
reporting requirement, but at this time, does not offset the lost revenue.
Currently 93 lawmakers have signed on in support of the petition, yet the bill
requires 218 signatures for a floor vote to be scheduled.
Meanwhile, over in the Senate, Sens. Mark Begich
(D-Alaska) and Ben Nelson (D-Neb.) introduced a proposal to completely repeal
the expanded 1099 reporting requirement and replace the revenue with surplus
funds from the 2009 federal economic stimulus package. Although, Sens. Debbie
Stabenow (D-Mich.) and Claire McCaskill (D-Mo.) signed on as cosponsors,
Democratic leaders opposed the proposal.
Finally, Chair of the Senate Committee on Small Business
and Entrepreneurship, Sen. Mary Landrieu (D-La.) introduced, the Information
Reporting Modernization Act of 2010 (S. 3783), would raise the threshold for
businesses to file information reports to $5,000 from its current level of $600
and would index the threshold to inflation after 2012.
While those levels are similar to those in the failed
amendment offered by Sen. Bill Nelson (D-Fla.) on the small business bill (S.
Amdt. 4595 to H.R. 5297), the Landrieu bill would not exempt businesses with
fewer than 25 employees and does not include an offset to pay for the change.
Landrieu has indicated that she is open to working with both Democrats and
Republicans to find an acceptable offset for the
NSBA has been adamant that the only solution to the huge
problem posed by the new 1099 reporting provision is full repeal. This provision
would increase the average number of firms for which small-businesses must file
a 1099 report from an average of 10 to an average of 86. Furthermore, it will
hamper business-to-business transactions as firms look to ease the new
requirement by consolidating business purchases, giving big-box companies an
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MacLehose, William
Lecturer in History of Science and Medicine
office: 1.2a in 22 Gordon Square
tel: 0207 679 2929 (x3-2929)
Dr William MacLehose works on the connections between medical,
natural philosophical, and religious thought in western Europe during the
twelfth and thirteenth centuries. His research emphasises the transformations
within medical knowledge as the medieval west rediscovered the
Hippocratic-Galenic traditions via the Arabic world. His primary interest lies
in the importance of childhood as a source of interest and concern within
medieval society, as reflected in the fields of embryology, obstetrics, and
pediatrics. He is the author of A Tender Age: Cultural Anxieties over the
Child in the Twelfth and Thirteenth Centuries (Columbia University Press,
2008) (link)
> recent publications (UCL database | pubs page)
- HPSC3029 History of Medicine
- HPSC3049 HPSC3049 Sleep and Dreaming
- HPSCGA20 Science, Technology, and Medicine across Medieval Worlds
Administrative duties for 2016-17
- STS MSc programme tutor
The Sleep of Reason: Meanings of Sleep in Medieval Science and Medicine
My current project is a cultural-intellectual history of sleep in the middle ages. Based on twelfth- and thirteenth-century sources, the project identifies sleep as a topic which uniquely allowed medieval writers to explore the relations between mind and body, interior and exterior, and the limits of rationality. I focus on the medical and natural philosophical materials, and the discussions of normative and pathological sleep, including disease categories such as sleep terrors/paralysis (the incubus), insomnia, nocturnal emissions, and sleepwalking.
Two essays based on this research have appeared to date:
'Fear, Fantasy and Sleep in Medieval Medicine.' In: Carrera, E, (ed.) Emotions and Health, 1200-1700. Brill, 2013, pp. 67-94.
'Sleepwalking, Violence and Desire in the Middle Ages.' Culture, Medicine and Psychiatry 37 (2013), 601-24.


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Billions to be Invested in Infrastructure Ahead of 2018 World Cup
More than $50 billion is estimated to be spent on infrastructure ahead of the international soccer tournament.
"Domestically Russia will be able to finally resolve the long-running problem of regional transport inefficiency, primarily for international connections, and consequently Moscow's transport hub congestion.
That's at long as all the country's main cities get airports with international status and upgrade their transport, business and hotel infrastructure.
'The federal programme for transport development can be restructured to meet the requirements of the World Cup,' said Svetlana Vorontsova, deputy director of the Regional Planning and Transport Infrastructure Institute."


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The Shakespeare Conference: SHK 12.0474 Wednesday, 28 February 2001
Date: Wednesday, 28 Feb 2001 10:12:46 -0500
Subject: Movie Cheaters
In the HBO movie Cheaters, there is a brief reference to Shakespeare's
sonnets. The teacher (Jeff Daniels) asks his students what kind of
verse they are in.
The central literary reference in the film is Paradise Lost.


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Kiss Me
While celebrating her own recent engagement, Mia travels to the Swedish countryside to attend the engagement party of her estranged father. When she meets her soon-to-be stepsister, sparks fly and Mia finds herself unexpectedly falling in love.
Rent DVDs for only $4.99 a month.
Movie Details
- Director
- Alexandra-Therese Keining
- Language
- Swedish
- Format
- DVD and streaming
- Ratings
NRNot rated. This movie has not been rated by the MPAA.
Widescreen 1.85:1Subtitles
EnglishClosed captioned
NoLanguage and sound
Swedish: Dolby Digital 2.0 StereoOther features
Color; interactive menus; scene access.
Kiss MeClose
For Parents
Common Sense Note
- Age appropriate
- Not an issue
- Depends on your kid and your family
- Not appropriate for kids of the age most likely to want to see it


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Closed Tuesdays and Wednesdays
There is a $5 suggested donation for entry, $3 for students.
Admission is free for members, Long Island City residents, members of the press, and other museum staff with valid ID.
Pets are not allowed but service animals on a leash are welcome.
For group rates and tour information, please contact
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text: Has anyone tred copying the USB kernal extensions from their mac to their TV in order to get a keyboard working? I don't have an TV to test this with but if you were to copy AppleUSBTopCase.kext, AppleADBKeyboard.kext or anything else that looks relevant from a (preferably intel) Mac. Then launched a keyboard useable app via ssh to test... Or maybe everyone in the world has already tried this. It seems to obvious to me, I've just never seen it posted anywhere.


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13 Comments on "Yeah He's Crazy"
He's the real life Spider-Man!
Hey, you only live once, so you may as well get the most out of it, but I suspect this person isn't going to have a long life.
I read a story about a famous mountain climber who just died at 46, doing what he loved. Can't fault him for that. His wife had died a couple years earlier doing the same thing.
FSP my thought exactly.
That dude is totally gonna die soon.
my hands are clammy – and i have no upper arm strength – in a crisis i will be the first one eaten by zombies 🙁
Idiotic is more like it. I was getting sick just watching it.
Your picture makes me tingly in other places, FSP.
My palms are sweaty, that's too much for me. I get dizzy standing on a step ladder.
It made my scared just watching it. I could never even be part of the crew filming it. I would have to be medicated.
My picture does that.
This did not help with my fear of heights. It made me queasy!
To this day, I will NOT stand on the glass floor at Ghost Bar at the Palms Resort.
Just the picture made my hands get all tingly and my legs go wobbly.
I think stupid is a better description.


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Frances Killen Smith was born on July 14, 1838 to parents Reverend J.A. and Ann Smith. She married John M. Laws September 9, 1858 and died June 26, 1876.
The collection contains one diary, one typescript of the diary, and one CD with ten photos.
This record series is indexed under the following controlled access subject terms.
Use of the typescript copy of Smith's diary is preferred, unless under extraordinary circumstances.
MA07-11 Frances Killen Smith Diary Texas/Dallas History & Archives Division, Dallas Public Library
Processed by Brian Collins.


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About the Book
Black and white photographs of the Ice Harvest Excursion train operated by Steamtown National Historic Site between Scranton and Tobyhanna, PA.
Features & Details
- Category Arts & Photography
Standard Landscape, 10×8 in, 25×20 cm
30 Pages
- Publish Date Feb 19, 2012
- Tags Ice Harvest, steam engine, CN #3254, Canadian National, Steamtown National Historic Site, train, locomotive, excursion, Scranton, Tobyhanna, PA
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About the Creator
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LONG BEACH - There's a community effort afoot to help boost local small businesses.
This month, Vice Mayor Robert Garcia is launching a Shop Small Saturday series, which invites residents to a surprise location for lunch and shopping en masse somewhere in the city.
For Garcia, it was a chance to localize a national movement to support local small businesses.
"I always try to buy at local small businesses," Garcia said. "It's something I personally believe in and try to promote."
Mayor Bob Foster's wife, Nancy Foster, will be part of the first Shop Small Saturday, set for July 27 downtown.
Garcia wouldn't say which restaurant and shop will be visited, only that both have been open less than a year and are in downtown.
"That's part of the fun," he said.
The locations are a surprise, Garcia said. Residents who sign up for the series will meet at a central meeting location, and then the group will head to the restaurant and shop.
Garcia suggested attendees bring at least $25 to cover lunch and something to buy at the selected retailer, although attendees are encouraged to bring more.
"It's a great opportunity for people to get to know these businesses and for businesses to get to know the community," he said.
Shop Small Saturdays are also set for Aug. 31 and Sept. 21, with locations to be announced soon, Garcia said.
Residents who want to sign up for any of the three summer dates may call Garcia's office at 562-570-6919, or on his facebook page at facebook.com/robertgarciaLB.


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Senior Acoustics Consultant
- Recruiter
- Peritus Green
- Location
- London (Central), London (Greater)
- Salary
- £32 – 42K + Benefits
- Posted
- 29 Aug 2014
- Closes
- 29 Sep 2014
- Ref
- Sector
- Wind Energy, Consultancy, Technology
- Function
- Project Management, Acoustics, Air Pollution / Monitoring, EIA / Planning, Energy / Renewable Energy, Senior
- Hours
- Full Time
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Career Level
- Consultant, Experienced (non manager), Management/Mid – Level, Senior Management
This is an exciting opportunity to for an experienced acoustics consultant to work within the noise and acoustics team of this leading multidisciplinary consultancy. As an organisation they work across many industrial sectors including renewable energy, transportation schemes, and construction.
The role will require you to undertake noise monitoring, modeling and assessment works and be involved from the start to the completion of projects. You need to have the ability to liaise with clients, other team members and employees across the company in a bid to giving the best quality of service. You will also need to have experience of dealing with other third parties such as local authorities and transport consultants throughout the process.
You will be an established environmental acoustics professional, with extensive experience ideally within a consultancy environment. You will need experience of noise monitoring and assessment procedures and be able to demonstrate excellent report writing skills. It is essential that you are educated to degree level (or equivalent) with a first degree and/or masters qualification in Environmental Sciences or similar. As a senior consultant you will be involved in the mentoring and training of junior members of staff and have the ability to promote the business with both the internal and external clients. As the team is multi skilled, experience in air quality assessment work would be advantageous.


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Morada, a small farming community of around 5,000 in the unincorporated area of San Joaquin County, is bounded on the north by Bear Creek, south by Calaveras River, west by Highway 99 and east by Alpine Road. We are dependent on wells for our water — ag wells, domestic and community wells and septic systems for waste disposal.
Just west of Morada, across Highway 99, is a city of Stockton municipal well field. These large "muni" wells pump groundwater into the COS water grid, which is largely dependent on groundwater for its overall need. This COS pumping causes a "draw-down" on Morada's groundwater level, which equates to users having to deepen or develop new wells and/or lower pumps, making power to pull up the deeper water more expensive. This COS water policy threatens Morada's water supply and our wallets.
COS' Delta Water Supply Project is touted as the city's answer to its groundwater dependency, and after $30 million in cost over-runs, is finally ready to go online with its first of three phases. But the bankrupt COS faces a high rate of foreclosures, vacant properties, unemployment and personal bankruptcies, all of which lend to the profuse bleeding of the city's lifeblood — growth.
Recently, a majority of North Morada residents (aka CSA46) rejected a (Proposition 218 process) "water tax" increase the county says it needs for maintenance and repairs on its aging infrastructure. Residents ask: Why are these benefit districts broke? Shouldn't moneys have been set aside in "earmarked" accounts for upkeep and improvements? Did these funds wind up in the county's General Fund? And doesn't the county owe CSA46 a new community well for the "Willows?"
Morada has long been the target of city annexation and has resisted all attempts, but it's rumored that the county would like to dump this problem. Because the bankrupt COS and its DWSP is floundering under the weight of cost over-runs, the need for new connections and fees, the poor economy, and funding for the remaining two phases of the DWSP questionable, the COS will again offer Morada city services at a sizable cost but with "easy financing." After all, Morada sits atop the best groundwater in the county and, of course, annexation accompanies city services.
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Greensburg Central Catholic grad standing tall for Navy football team
When Bernie Sarra was playing football at Greensburg Central Catholic, he was one heck of a stop gap in the middle of the defensive line for the Centurions.
Even though he had an outstanding senior season three years ago for one of the top teams in Class AA in the WPIAL and was named to the all-state team, the Monessen native was on the outside looking in when it came to attracting college recruiters.
The bigger schools felt, at barely over six feet tall, the burly Sarra was too short to play Division I football.
He ended up going to the Naval Academy and last season saw spot duty on defense for the Midshipmen.
This year, Sarra is getting ready to open the season as a starter on the defensive line for Navy's football team.
The 6-1, 303-pound Sarra is one of three nose guards who will see a lot of time for Navy.
One of them, Barry Dabney, started at the position a year ago. The the other player in the trilogy is Babatunde Akingbemi.
Nose guard is an important position on Navy's defense.
Like with the Steelers' design, the nose guard is often asked to take up space and blockers to allow linebackers to have more of a free rein to go up and down the line of scrimmage and make plays.
"We've got three good-sized guys and they're all going to play," Navy defensive line coach Dale Pehrson told The Annapolis Capital (Md.) staff writer Bill Wagner this week. "It's just a matter of who runs out first and plays the most.
"They're all tough kids that play hard."
Sarra played in eight games a year ago, including going up against Notre Dame in Dublin, Ireland, and playing in the team's Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl against Arizona State.
Pehrson called Sarra an intelligent player who has really helped himself by paying attention in meetings and listening to coaches.
Pehrson said Sarra "understands football and really cares about being a good player."
Sarra said he has heard the "too short" story many times before, and it is kind of a battle cry for the Midshipmen.
"That's pretty much the story of 90 percent of Navy football players," he told The Capital Gazette. "If we were all a little taller or a little faster we might have wound up somewhere else.
"I'm happy to be here and really wouldn't want it any other way. I think this is definitely a good fit for me."
Navy opens the season Sept. 7 against Big Ten Conference member Indiana at Bloomington. The 6 p.m. game will televised on the Big Ten Network.
The Navy schedule includes a contest in Toledo (Oct. 19) and the annual Army-Navy game in Philadelphia (Dec. 14), as well as a home date with Pitt (Oct. 26) and a trip to Notre Dame (Nov. 2).
Jeff Oliver is a sports editor for Trib Total Media. He can be reached at 724-684-2666 or email@example.com.


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Electric Formula E car gets Donington Park outing
Cars competing in the first ever international motor racing series for electric vehicles have been running in anger for the first time.
The cars were participating in a test session at the Donington Park circuit.
The first race is due to take place on the streets of Beijing in September.
Theo Leggett went to see how the new cars look - and sound.
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Members of the team that developed Main Street Commons recently presented
a $10,000 check to the U-M/Urban Land Institute (ULI) Real Estate Forum
to help fund its Real Estate Initiative. Main Street Commons team member
Peter Allen, who also teaches real estate at U-M, founded the forum in
1986. The initiative is designed to coordinate courses critical to real
estate development at the University, such as architecture, business,
engineering, law, natural resources, public policy and urban planning.
The team that developed the project is composed entirely of U-M graduates,
all former students in Allen's real estate class. This year's U-M/ULI
Real Estate Forum will be Nov. 5-6 in Oakland County and Ann Arbor. For
more information or to register, visit http://www.umuliforum.com.
Graduate Guide to Commencement site has new look
The Office of Ceremonial and Presidential Events, with the help of Marketing
Communications, recently redesigned its Web site for the Graduate Guide
to Commencement. The site, http://www.umich.edu/~gradinfo
, includes information on tickets for winter and spring commencement activities,
University contact information, and maps of the Ann Arbor area. U-M Real
Estate Forum receives $10,000 gift
Life Sciences Orchestra seeks soloists
The Life Sciences Orchestra (LSO) is seeking soloists for its second
concerto competition, to be held 6:30-10 p.m. Dec. 3 at the McIntosh Theater
in the School of Music building. The winner will perform with the LSO
in May. The competition is open only to members of the LSO, and to members
of the U-M life sciences community whose musical instrument traditionally
is not represented in the orchestra, such as piano or voice. Prospective
competitors must e-mail Laura Jackson at firstname.lastname@example.com
by Oct. 31. For more information and competition rules, visit http://www.umich.edu/~lsorch.
U-M-Flint offers class on women and law
U-M-Flint is offering a new class, Law POL/WGS 385, which will examine
and analyze the role of law in the social, economical, political and private
lives of women in U.S. history, and the study of current legal concerns
faced by women. Topics include women in employment, education, family
law, criminal justice and reproductive rights. Shelly Spivak, a former
practicing lawyer and current family court referee, is the instructor.
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Matron's Summer Corset
This summertime corset dates to about 1900. Summer corsets were made out of a cotton mesh material instead of regular jean like coutil. The lightweight mesh was thought to allow your skin to breathe during the heat, therefore making your corset more comfortable to wear. It must have worked as this one has (and most summer corsets have) a lot of wear to it. The "bones" in it aren't made of whalebone or metal, but of bamboo.
The style of corset is somewhat of an older style, typical of the 1890's with its curved busk. It would soon be replaced completely in fashionable circles by the straight fronted corset which had made its debut a year before.
The corset measures 30" in the waist and would have been the largest size you could buy without paying extra. It would have been worn by a lady with a 36" to 38" waist which is approx a US size 18. Its quite busty too. Yhis corset fits up to a 44"
and would have given good support to the bust line.
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This report summarizes the activities of Usability Engineering: Industry-Government Collaboration for System Effectiveness and Efficiency, a symposium held February 26, 1996, at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) in Gaithersburg, Maryland, USA. Over 100 people attended presentations covering a broad range of usability engineering topics.
The interest in this symposium's topics is illustrated by the fact that despite a postponement of the symposium from January 10 to February 26 due to the U.S. federal government furlough, combined with the Blizzard of '96, almost all the speakers and attendees were willing to change their schedules to accommodate the new date. We do hope that future activities will have fewer obstacles to overcome.
The idea for the symposium originated during a CHI '95 workshop, HCI Challenges in Government Contracting. This workshop was one in a series of gatherings of human-computer interaction (HCI) professionals involved in government projects at the local, state/provincial, national, and international levels. Past SIGCHI Bulletin issues (October, 1994, pp. 49-50 and October, 1995, pp. 35-37) contain reports on previous gatherings.
Usability Engineering and Re-Inventing Government
Computers are supporting increasingly complex tasks which then require progressively more sophisticated and interactive systems. The fiscal necessity of employing commercial, off-the-shelf (COTS) products with legacy data increases the complexity of designing such systems. Consequently, application of HCI techniques becomes increasingly important to ensure that usable systems are built. This is especially evident in government systems because of the large number (and high cost) of custom computer systems and legacy system integration and updates.
Simply put, it is critical for government and industry to implement the best practices now available to ensure the usability of new and re-engineered government systems.
This symposium aimed at bringing together industry and government to raise awareness about usability practices and exchange information and strategies for achieving effectivness, efficiency and satisfaction in computer-based government systems.
The symposium was held February 26, 1996 at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) in Gaithersburg, Maryland, a suburban Washington, D.C. site (also the site of the first CHI). The program committee chose this location to facilitate attendance by government employees who are often restricted in their traveling ability and limited the program to one day at a reasonable cost to further encourage participation by government employees and government contractors.
The original program committee consists of the authors of this report. Bill Hefley of the Software Engineering Institutue, has recently joined the committee to help coordinate 1997 activities.
The symposium covered the following topics:
Presentations and Speakers
The 116 attendees included representatives from industry, government agencies, the U.S. Senate, the National Science Foundation, and academia.
The attendees comprised the following groups:
While the 28% non-NIST government participation is encouraging, a higher percentage is desirable to achieve the symposium's goal of educating government personnel in the need to specify, incorporate, and apply the best practices in usability engineering.
Both positive and constructive feedback was obtained through the feedback/open forum session, symposium feedback sheets (46/116 returned), and comments from colleagues. The majority of the attendees agreed that a continuation of activities to promote usability in the government arena was of strategic importance. Specific feedback/suggestions included:
Constructive criticism for future symposia included:
Future Activities
The organizers are currently putting together a post-symposium publication, which is scheduled for release sometime in Fall 1996. Because of the growing interest in applying usability engineering to government systems, we are also planning a second symposium at NIST (tentatively scheduled for March 3, 1997). Additionally, we are encouraging the formation of a Washington-based usability group to facilitate and enable usability in the government arena (NIST can serve as a focal point for meetings, information dissemination, etc.)
We invite and welcome participation in our activities. Anyone interested in focusing on usability in the government arena may send email to email@example.com or call +1-301-975-4535 for more information.
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24x7 VOTED "BEST OF BALTIMORE" BY BALTIMORE MAGAZINE
Baltimore Magazine
July 23, 2007
Baltimore Magazine staffers voted ProFootball24x7.com as "Baltimore's Best Ravens Blog." Here's what they had to say:
"It's their almost disturbing obsession with every aspect of the Baltimore Ravens (down to the atomic level) that sets Ravens24x7.com head and shoulders above the other sites. In addition to the sort of compulsive discussion of team minutiae that we like, they actually provide some journalistic-ish coverage of the city's other (some would argue "only") great sports franchise."
Thank you to our loyal visitors and sponsors who have made the site what it is. The best is still yet to come.
Baltimore Business Journal
August 4, 2006
Popular Baltimore Ravens Web site Ravens24x7.com is rolling out a new display and domain name. And the site's founder is buying domain names for other NFL cities as part of a plan to expand the 24x7 brand.
To avoid any conflict with the Ravens organization, the existing site has changed its address to profootball24x7.com.
"Our ultimate goal is to, first and foremost, reach out to all NFL cities," said Tony Lombardi, founder of Ravens24x7.com. "We think we can put this out to every NFL city."
Contact: Bill Pisano
Company Name: 24x7 Network, LLC
Telephone Number: 410-616-1020
Fax Number: 410-732-0115
Email Address: firstname.lastname@example.com
Website Address: www.profootball24x7.com
Baltimore, MD, August 2, 2006: 24x7 Network, LLC, the parent company for ProFootball24x7.com announced today that the critically acclaimed radio program GAMETIME has been terminated by WNST, AM 1570 in Baltimore.
The move is a surprising one given the program's increasing popularity, the overwhelming support of the Ravens in the city of Baltimore and the advent of the new NFL season.
When asked for his opinion on the decision by WNST ProFootball24x7's Tony Lombardi said, "We have always enjoyed providing GAMETIME to our audience and we enjoyed our time on WNST. We regretfully accept WNST's decision and we'll move on with the same enthusiasm we bring to GAMETIME each week. Like the old Chinese proverb says, 'Better to light a candle than to curse the darkness.' We are confident that the lights will come back on again for GAMETIME very soon."
ProFootball24x7.com is the most innovative Ravens' fan site available and it serves as a one stop shop for anyone seeking information about the Baltimore Ravens. In addition to commentary, analysis, game previews and reviews, the site offers several multimedia options such as podcasting, video, chat sessions, game action pictures and pre-recorded versions of GAMETIME.
Contact: Bill Pisano
Company Name: 24x7 Network, LLC
Telephone Number: 410-616-1020
Fax Number: 410-732-0115
Email Address: email@example.com
Website Address: www.profootball24x7.com
24x7 NETWORK LAUNCHES PROFOOTBALL24X7.COM
Baltimore, MD, July 26, 2006: 24x7 Network, LLC, the parent company for the very popular Baltimore Ravens fan site Ravens24x7.com introduced today a new cutting edge NFL fan site called ProFootball24x7.com that will change the way Ravens and NFL fans view their favorite teams.
ProFootball24x7.com will initially be destination viewing for Ravens' fans on the net. It is the most innovative Ravens' fan site available and it serves as a one stop shop for anyone seeking information about the Baltimore Ravens.
The site features insightful commentary and analysis, game previews and reviews, player interviews, chat sessions, game action pictures and fan pictures as well as video, message boards and much more.
According to ProFootball24x7.com's founder Tony Lombardi, "As diehard fans of the Ravens and the NFL, we understand what fans want from a football website. We also understand that people have busy lives with heavy demands on their schedules. Our goal with ProFootball24x7.com is to provide an intelligent Baltimore Ravens fan site that offers the viewer everything they need to know about the Ravens and the NFL in one location."
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- Originally, Robotic Retrieval System (RRS) technology was developed and utilized in industry, and in recent times, adapted for library use. The University of Louisville libraries were the seventh (7th) academic institution in North America to have such a facility.
- The RRS can hold up to 1.2 million volumes; currently there are approximately 500,000 volumes.
- Each robot (crane) weighs 6,900 pounds.
- Each robot can carry a bin that weighs up to 500 pounds.
- Books are organized in the bins by size and not call number or subject.
- Like a car, the robots undergo a quarterly checkup/maintenance to keep them running smoothly.


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Application of micro CT and computation modeling in bone tissue engineering
Tuan, Barnabas Ho Saey & Hutmacher, Dietmar (2005) Application of micro CT and computation modeling in bone tissue engineering. Computer Aided Design, 37(11), pp. 1151-1161.
Computer aided technologies, medical imaging, and rapid prototyping has created new possibilities in biomedical engineering. The systematic variation of scaffold architecture as well as the mineralization inside a scaffold/bone construct can be studied using computer imaging technology and CAD/CAM and micro computed tomography (CT). In this paper, the potential of combining these technologies has been exploited in the study of scaffolds and osteochondral repair. Porosity, surface area per unit volume and the degree of interconnectivity were evaluated through imaging and computer aided manipulation of the scaffold scan data. For the osteochondral model, the spatial distribution and the degree of bone regeneration were evaluated. In this study the versatility of two softwares Mimics (Materialize), CTan and 3D realistic visualization (Skyscan) were assessed, too.
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While many in the business community welcomed the prospect of a price on carbon, one view heard often was that yesterday's plan left much on the table in terms of how the policy would be enacted.
"While helping to frame the debate, today's paper from the Multi-Party Climate Change Committee will live or die on the detail which will be of fundamental importance to Australian industry," Australian Industry Group chief executive
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Some were quick to lobby for a starting price on carbon, with utility
Brett Thomas, Asia-Pacific group managing director for Spanish company Acciona – which recently dropped out of the Federal Government's Solar Flagships scheme here due to a lack of certainty on carbon – said the company would favour a starting price of about $30.
Transitional arrangements – the extent to which businesses are helped to adapt to the new regime – are likely to be a battleground as carbon emitters look to protect their interests.
AGL, which has a stake in the Loy Yang A brown coal power station, as well as renewable energy interests, was keen to take part in talks. "We also note that there is still important detail to be worked through on transitional assistance and we look forward to being part of those discussions," Mr Fraser said.
There were fears that carbon pricing could hurt business. The Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI) warned that introducing a carbon tax and subsequent emissions trading scheme was "a blow for the competitiveness of Australian business, especially small and medium-sized enterprises."
It said it wasn't in Australia's interest to inhibit the nation's economic competitiveness and force new energy costs onto households and businesses ahead of a global agreement. "The extra lead in the saddlebags of Australian business will not reduce overall global emissions, nor will it help save the jobs that will be exported offshore to countries without a carbon scheme," the ACCI said.
There was uncertainty about how a carbon price might impact Australian companies with global businesses. A key fear was the effect a carbon price might have on electricity prices.
Ben Freund, chief executive of GoSwitch.com.au, said a carbon tax would lead to higher costs for electricity and locally manufactured goods. "The general consensus in the industry is that the immediate impact of a mid-range carbon tax will be to double the wholesale price of electricity," he said.
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In Anne Donovan's first novel, she follows the story of a working-class family in Glasgowwhose father has discovered Buddhism through a local community center. Jimmy McKenna, a painter, has never thought much of religion, but he is intrigued by the people that he meets at the Centre and develops a mentoring relationship with the head lama or teacher, Rinpoche. As he spends more and more time at the Centre, he loses touch with his wife and daughter. After going away for a weekend retreat, he finds his wife even less receptive to his new-found faith.
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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- The New York Giants take to the football field for the first time since hoisting the Vince Lombardi Trophy.
Tonight, they open their 2012 preseason against Jacksonville. Twelve players -- including Michael Boley, Jacquian Williams, Will Beatty and Hakeem Nicks -- are likely to sit out the game. But here are three things to keep an eye on tonight:
Hixon• Let's see who shines first in the battle for the third receiver spot. With Nicks out, Domenik Hixon will start opposite Victor Cruz. But then Jerrel Jernigan looks to keep an impressive preseason going. Rueben Randle makes his pro debut and Ramses Barden will try to make his case. Also, keep an eye on Dan DePalma and David Douglas. Both receivers have made impressive catches in camp. Those two and Brandon Collins will fight for a roster spot.
• We get our first glimpse at David Wilson. Hopefully he will at least have one play where he shows off his quick moves and speed. Here's what he's saying about setting his goals for this season.
Austin• On defense, keep an eye on DT Marvin Austin, who is eager to play after losing his rookie season to injury and his last season at UNC due to suspension. Also, S Will Hill could be used in Deon Grant's old role. Hill has impressed in camp. The linebackers unit will be fun to watch as Chase Blackburn and Mark Herzlich compete at MLB and Keith Rivers makes his Giants debut.
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PICO RIVERA - With the votes still being counted Tuesday night, it looked like the City Council will look the same as the incumbents were in the lead.
Bob Archuleta, 66, Barbara Contreras Rapisarda, 53, and Gregory Salcido, 43, led their four challengers.
"I think it's great that the community is coming out and expressing their satisfaction with how things are being run in the city," Archuleta said of the night's early lead for the status quo.
One of the main issues as they go back to work is public safety, Archuleta said.
"We need to continue the fight against crime," said Archuleta, a member of the Los Angeles County Veterans Advisory Commission.
He would like to form a joint task force with surrounding cities to combat graffiti.
"We need to share knowledge to eliminate graffiti, to help lessen crime in our cities," Archuleta said.
Salcido, who was first elected to the City Council in 1999, said a future concern would be the selection of a city manager.
"It's the biggest decision collectively for the council," he said.
"Mr. (Ron) Bates may be ready to retire in the next four years," Salcido explained.
Bates, 64, was unanimously selected in January as the permanent city manager after the city had not had one for almost a year.
Before Bates was installed, Salcido said, the position had been a political one.
"(Chuck) Fuentes was a political agent," he said.
During his tenure, the former city manager was accused of favoring certain council members over others.
"There has been a renaissance of stability in Pico Rivera with Mr. Bates," Salcido said.
Although taxes was an issue for challengers during the campaign, none of the three incumbents gave it credence, claiming voters had already spoken on the issue.
In 2009, voters approved a 1-percent sales tax increase that brought the city's sales tax to 10.75 percent, one of the highest in the country.
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"It has far exceeded our expectations and proved the naysayers wrong," Archuleta said.
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Microsoft has provided a few more details on its new Xbox Live Avatar system, including how developers will be able to use them in-game, and how many avatars each Xbox 360 owner will be able to have on their consoles.
Avatars will be made available only for in-game play on ESRB E10+ titles, said Xbox Live GM Eric Kilgore. And, unlike Nintendo's Mii system, the Microsoft avatars will be one per system, at least for now.
"We are still developing the final policies," he said, adding that "The final guide we have this year is to think of them in an 'E10' context. That doesn't mean it won't change - but this Fall they won't be able to blow each other's heads off," he said.
As for players having a collection of Avatars, a la the Wii, Kilgore said, "the answer is a mixed one. From a user profile perspective you have one avatar for one profile. You can change your avatar whenever you want but if you want a new avatar you need a new profile."
Kilgore also said the avatar process is a work in progress, with future changes possible after the fall.
This story, "Xbox will Limit Avatar Use, Microsoft Says" was originally published by GamePro.