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Chet Edwards
|Chet Edwards
|Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Texas's 17th district
|In office
January 3, 2005 – January 3, 2011
|Preceded by
|Charles Stenholm
|Succeeded by
|Bill Flores
|Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Texas's 11th district
|In office
January 3, 1991 – January 3, 2005
|Preceded by
|Marvin Leath
|Succeeded by
|Mike Conaway
|Member of the Texas Senate
from the 9th district
|In office
January 11, 1983 – January 2, 1991
|Preceded by
|Dee Travis
|Succeeded by
|David Sibley
|Personal details
|Thomas Chester Edwards
November 24, 1951
Corpus Christi, Texas
|Political party
|Lea Ann Edwards
|Waco, Texas
|Alma mater
|Harvard Business School (M.B.A.)
Texas A&M University (B.A.)
|Real estate agent, communications executive
Thomas Chester "Chet" Edwards (born November 24, 1951) is an American politician who was a United States Representative from Texas, representing a district based in Waco, from 1991 to 2011. Previously, he served in the Texas Senate from 1983 to 1990. He is a member of the Democratic Party. Edwards was on Barack Obama's vice presidential shortlist in 2008.[2]
Early years, education and career[edit]
A Waco resident, Edwards was born in Corpus Christi. He graduated magna cum laude[3] from Texas A&M University in 1974, earning a bachelor's degree in economics. One of his professors was future U.S. Representative and U.S. Senator Phil Gramm. Upon graduation, he received the Earl Rudder Award, which is given to two outstanding seniors.[4] Edwards was the Chairman of the 18th MSC Student Conference on National Affairs Conference, where he helped to bring Vice President Walter Mondale and businessman Ross Perot to campus.
After graduation, Edwards worked as an aide to Congressman Olin E. Teague for three years.[4] When Teague announced his retirement in 1978, Edwards ran in the Democratic primary to succeed him. He lost by only 115 votes to his former professor, Phil Gramm,[5] who switched to Republican affiliation in 1983.[6]
In 1981, Edwards earned his MBA from Harvard Business School. He then went to work for the Trammell Crow Company as a commercial real estate agent. Later, Edwards purchased several rural radio stations in South Texas.
Texas Senate[edit]
Edwards was elected to the Texas Senate in 1983, and served until 1990, representing District 9. In the Texas Senate, Edwards was a member of the Senate Education Committee which oversaw class size reduction in public schools. He was named by Texas Monthly as one of the "Ten Outstanding Legislators" during his tenure.[4]
U.S. House of Representatives[edit]
Committee assignments[edit]
- Committee on Appropriations
- Committee on the Budget
Political positions[edit]
Edwards is a moderate Democrat according to a nonpartisan organization GovTrack. He was also a leader in the House of Representatives.[7]
However, he has stated his opposition to caps on medical malpractice lawsuits.[citation needed] He voted for the Iraq Resolution.
Fiscal policy[edit]
Edwards opposed the 2001 federal tax cuts and voted against eliminating the marriage penalty and estate tax. He voted for the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.
Social policy[edit]
He traditionally votes against same-sex marriage. He has voted in favor of Constitutional amendments to ban same-sex marriage, as well as to define marriage one-man-one-woman, and holds a 25% rating from the Human Rights Campaign.[8] Edwards voted against ending preferential treatment by race in college admissions and received an 83% rating from the NAACP in 2006.[8] Edwards has received an "A" by the National Rifle Association.[9]
In 2008, Edwards successfully introduced legislation to earmark $150 million toward a cure for neuroblastoma, a pediatric cancer. In July 2008, the measure was signed into law by U.S. President George W. Bush. Edwards was inspired in the endeavor by the illness and subsequent death of Erin Channing Buenger (1997-2009) of Bryan, daughter of one of his constituents, Walter L. Buenger, head of the history department at Texas A&M University.[10]
Political campaigns[edit]
Edwards was elected to the U.S. House in 1990 with 54 percent of the vote in what was then the 11th District, defeating Republican Hugh Shine. He was re-elected in 1992 with 67 percent of the vote, defeating Republican James Broyles. He defeated Broyles again in 1994 with 59 percent of the vote.[11]
During the 1990s, the 11th District trended more and more Republican. Edwards was able to hold onto his seat, though with shrinking margins.[12] In 1996, he was re-elected with 57 percent of the vote against Republican Jay Mathis. He won in 1998 without any Republican opponent. In 2000 he won with 55 percent of the vote over Ramsey Farley; in 2002, he beat Farley again, this time with 52 percent of the vote.[11] In 2000, he became President Bush's congressman; the district includes Prairie Chapel Ranch just outside Crawford, which was Bush's legal residence during his presidential term.
As part of the 2003 Texas redistricting, Edwards' district was renumbered as the 17th District and radically altered. The ethnically diverse cities of Temple and Killeen were removed. The Army post of Fort Hood was also removed. In their place, his district absorbed College Station, home to Texas A&M and a long-standing bastion of conservatism. It also absorbed several heavily Republican areas west of Fort Worth. While Edwards' old district had been trending Republican for some time, the new district was, on paper, one of the most Republican districts in the country. Edwards defeated conservative State Representative Arlene Wohlgemuth in November 2004 by 9,260 votes, or approximately a 3.8% margin. Proving just how Republican this district was, Bush carried the 17th with a staggering 70 percent of the vote—the most of any Democratic-held district, and Bush's 17th-best district in the entire country. Edwards was one of two Democrats to represent a significant portion of the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex, along with Eddie Bernice Johnson. In much of this district, Edwards was the only elected Democrat above the county level. It was generally understood that the district would be taken over by a Republican once Edwards retired.
In 2006, Edwards ran for reelection against Republican Van Taylor, a former Marine Corps reservist and Iraq War veteran, and was re-elected with 58% of the vote to Taylor's 40%.[13]
On February 18, 2008, Edwards officially endorsed Barack Obama in the Texas March 4 Democratic primary.[14] In late June 2008, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi publicly suggested that Edwards would be a great choice as Obama's vice-presidential running mate.[15] Edwards stated that he would accept such an offer from Obama.[16] On August 22, the Associated Press reported that Edwards was on Obama's short-list as a potential running-mate.[2]
In November 2008, Edwards was reelected by defeating Republican Rob Curnock, a Waco video business owner, with 53 percent of the vote.[17] John McCain carried the 17th with 67 percent of the vote.
Edwards was challenged by Republican nominee Bill Flores, a retired Bryan oil and gas executive.
Edwards was endorsed by the Dallas Morning News[18] and the Fort Worth Star-Telegram.[19]
Nate Silver in the FiveThirtyEight.com New York Times blog predicted that there was a 4.7% chance that Edwards would defeat Flores.[20] Real Clear Politics rated this race "Likely Republican".[21]
On November 2, 2010, Flores' margin of victory over Edwards was 62-37 percent.[22][23][24] This was the largest margin of defeat for a Democratic incumbent in the 2010 cycle. Edwards' term ended on January 3, 2011.
Personal life[edit]
Edwards is married to Lea Ann Wood from Paducah, Kentucky. They have two sons, J.T. and Garrison.
- ^ "Congressman Chet Edwards - Bio".
- ^ a b Pickler, Nedra; Sidoti, Liz (August 22, 2010). "Obama prepares to name veep". Associated Press. Retrieved November 22, 2010.
- ^ Woolstrum, Anthony (2004-01-23). "Edwards runs for new district slot". The Battalion. Retrieved 2007-03-25.
- ^ a b c "Congressman Chet Edwards — Bio". United States House. Archived from the original on 2007-02-28. Retrieved 2007-03-25.
- ^ "Chet Edwards: The Veep Who Wasn't". Time. August 27, 2008. Retrieved April 28, 2010.
- ^ CNN http://edition.cnn.com/ALLPOLITICS/1996/candidates/election.guide/text/TX11.shtml. Retrieved April 28, 2010. Missing or empty
- ^ "Thomas "Chet" Edwards, former U.S. Representative for Texas's 17th Congressional District - GovTrack.us". GovTrack.us.
- ^ a b On the Issues - Chet Edwards
- ^ "Project Vote Smart - Representative Thomas 'Chet' Edwards - Interest Group Ratings". Votesmart.org. Retrieved 2010-07-12.
- ^ "Erin Buenger had a zest for living life fully, April 12, 2010". Bryan-College Station Eagle. Retrieved October 14, 2010.
- ^ a b Washington Post profile of Chet Edwards, 2004, Washington Post. Retrieved August 6, 2008.
- ^ "Edwards, T. Chester "Chet"". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 2007-03-25.
- ^ "U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES / TEXAS 17". CNN. Retrieved 2007-03-25.
- ^ Brendel, Patrick (February 18, 2008). "Chet Edwards Endorses Barack Obama". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved November 22, 2010.
- ^ Haddad, Tammy (June 24, 2010). "TamCam Exclusive: Speaker Pelosi". Newsweek. Retrieved November 22, 2010.
- ^ Watkins, Matthew (June 3, 2010). "Edwards would take VP offer". The Eagle. Retrieved November 22, 2010.
- ^ David Doerr, "Republican, two Libertarians file to vie with Democrat Edwards for congressional seat"[permanent dead link], Waco Tribune-Herald, January 3, 2008
- ^ "We recommend Edwards in 17th District". Dallas Morning News. October 7, 2010.
- ^ "Nov. 2 election recommendation: Chet Edwards in U.S. House District 17". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 11, 2010.
- ^ Silver, Nate (2010-10-20). "FiveThirtyEight Forecasts Texas 17th District". New York Times. Retrieved 2010-10-22.
- ^ "Texas 17th District - Flores vs. Edwards". Real Clear Politics. 2010-10-24. Retrieved 2010-10-24.
Likely GOP
- ^ "2010 General Election, Election Night Returns, Unofficial Elections Results As Of: 11/3/2010 12:14:58 PM". Texas Secretary of State. 2010-11-03. Retrieved 2010-11-22.
- ^ http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/ap/tx/politics/7276047.html
- ^ "Chet Edwards ousted after 20 years in Congress". KXXV. AP. November 2, 2010.
External links[edit]
|Wikisource has original works written by or about:
Chet Edwards
|Wikimedia Commons has media related to Chet Edwards.
- Chet Edwards for U.S. Congress official campaign site
- Biography at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
- Profile at Project Vote Smart
- Financial information (federal office) at the Federal Election Commission
|Texas Senate
|Preceded by
Dee Travis
|Texas State Senator
from District 9 (Duncanville)
|Succeeded by
David Sibley
|U.S. House of Representatives
|Preceded by
Marvin Leath
|Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Texas's 11th congressional district
January 3, 1991 – January 3, 2005
|Succeeded by
Mike Conaway
|Preceded by
Charles Stenholm
|Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Texas's 17th congressional district
January 3, 2005 - January 3, 2011
|Succeeded by
Bill Flores
- 1951 births
- Living people
- Members of the United States House of Representatives from Texas
- Texas State Senators
- People from Corpus Christi, Texas
- Texas A&M University alumni
- Harvard Business School alumni
- People from Duncanville, Texas
- Texas Democrats
- Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives
- 21st-century American politicians
- American United Methodists
- Texas A&M MSC Student Conference on National Affairs Alumni


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The resignation under pressure late last week by Mozilla CEO Brendan Eich for opposing gay marriage is a disturbing episode for corporate governance as well as for the traditional tolerance of other points of view in American life. Some of our liberal friends have been dismissing our warnings about the politics of personal vilification emerging on the left, but here is a case study.
Mr. Eich is a well known technologist who invented JavaScript and in 1998 helped to start Mozilla, which makes the popular Firefox Web...

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MOBILE, Ala. (CNS) -- Alabama's new immigration law will affect "every part" of undocumented immigrants' lives and make "the exercise of our Christian religion" illegal, Mobile's archbishop said in an Aug. 1 letter to Catholics.
"Both supporters and opponents of the law agree that it is the broadest and strictest immigration law in the country," he said.
Mobile Archbishop Thomas J. Rodi, Bishop Robert J. Baker of the Catholic Diocese of Birmingham, Bishop Henry N. Parsley Jr. of the Episcopal Diocese of Alabama and Methodist Bishop William H. Willimon have joined together in a lawsuit challenging the law, which is supposed to take effect Sept. 1.
The religious leaders filed the suit in Birmingham Aug. 1. The U.S. Justice Department filed suit the same day to stop the law, and a week before the Southern Poverty Law Center, the American Civil Liberties Union and other groups also filed a legal challenge.
Provisions of the law, among other things, allow police to detain anyone they suspect is undocumented and mandates criminal penalties for people who transport undocumented migrants.
Rep. Mike Hubbard, speaker of the state House of Representatives, said in a statement the law will be enacted despite the legal action taken against it. If changes are needed in the law, they will be made, he said, "but Alabama is not going to be a sanctuary state for illegal immigrants."
The Pew Hispanic Center estimates that about 120,000 undocumented immigrants live in Alabama. News outlets have reported that many Hispanic immigrants seem to be leaving the state in advance of enforcement of the law. There are similar fears next door in Georgia, which also has enacted a similarly tough law, though some provisions have been held up in court.
The Alabama law "attacks our very understanding of what it means to be a Christian," Rodi said in his letter. "(It) prohibits almost everything which would assist an undocumented immigrant or encourage an undocumented immigrant to live in Alabama."
Baker said in a statement the law "aims to shut the doors of our churches and social ministries, against our wills, to a whole class of people, denying them access to such basic human needs as food clothing, shelter and, most importantly, worship of God.
Parsley and Willimon, who is presiding bishop of the Birmingham area of the North Alabama Conference of the United Methodist Church, issued their own statements echoing that sentiment.
About 338,000 Alabama residents belong to the Episcopal, Methodist and Catholic churches; the Catholic population of the state is about 101,000.
Rodi said the law "makes it illegal for a Catholic priest to baptize, hear the confession of, celebrate the anointing of the sick with, or preach the word of God to, an undocumented immigrant. Nor can we encourage them to attend Mass or give them a ride to Mass."
Churches cannot let undocumented immigrants "attend adult Scripture study groups, or attend CCD or Sunday school classes," the archbishop continued. "It is illegal for the clergy to counsel them in times of difficulty or in preparation for marriage. It is illegal for them to come to Alcoholic Anonymous meetings or other recovery groups at our churches.
"The law prohibits almost every activity of our St. Vincent de Paul chapters or Catholic social services," he said. "If it involves an undocumented immigrant, it is illegal to give the disabled person a ride to the doctor; give food or clothing or financial assistance in an emergency; allow them to shop at our thrift stores or to learn English; it is illegal to counsel a mother who has a problem pregnancy, or to help her with baby food or diapers, thus making it far more likely that she will choose abortion."
Rodi said the responsibility for controlling and regulating the U.S. borders "is the responsibility, first and foremost, of the federal government."
He said some argue the federal government has not done enough to control illegal immigration and that frustration with the lack of action by Congress on immigration reform has given rise to state laws, such as the one passed in Alabama.
"However, the church is not in charge of our borders," Rodi said. "We do not determine who enters our country. But once immigrants are in our midst, the church has a moral obligation, intrinsic to the living out of our faith, to be Christ-like to everyone."
People of faith, "as Americans and as citizens of Alabama," have a constitutional right to worship freely but also have a right to the "free exercise" of religion.
"'Free exercise' means that, when we leave church on Sunday, we have the right to exercise our faith in our daily lives. This new law prevents us as believers from exercising our life of faith as commanded by the Lord Jesus," he added.
In Michigan, the Catholic bishops called on the federal government "to enact and enforce laws that treat migrant peoples with the same dignity as its native-born citizens."
Like Archbishop Rodi, they noted that the lack of "a cohesive and effective federal policy on immigration that addresses the common good for all peoples in the country" has led individual states to address the issue.
In a statement released by the Michigan Catholic Conference, the bishops said that if the state Legislature takes it up, any immigration measure it considers "must strive to: uphold the human dignity of all persons and work against any injustice which would compromise the dignity of immigrants; promote and give priority to the reunification of families; (and) recognize the rich contribution to the community by those immigrants and migrants who work and live here."
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Docket Management
Docket: 00D-1598 - Voluntary Labeling Indicating Whether Foods Have Been Developed Using Bioengineering
Comment Number: EC -224
Accepted - Volume 64
Comment Record
Ms. Lexa Juhre
2001-03-09 16:56:22
Honest Weight Food Co-op
Consumer Group
Comments for FDA General
1. General Comments
I want to express my strong conviction that the FDA should REQUIRE all bioengineered food products sold in the United States to be explicitly labelled, specifically listing all ingredients that may be genetically modified. There is insufficient understanding of the ecological ramifications of bioengineering to assure the public that such foods are safe; and without such labeling, it is impossible for the consumer to make an informed decision about food purchases. Failing to provide the public with this information is tantamount to interfering with our free market economy, which is suposed to be driven by consumer CHOICE. Thank you for your consideration in this matter.


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DANVILLE, CA -- Vend Mart Inc. is planning a fun-filled 1970s-themed trade show on Friday, Sept. 14, at the Crow Canyon Country Club in Danville, CA. Doors open at 1 p.m. and the show runs until 7 p.m.
Décor and music of 1970s will set a lively backdrop for Vend Mart customers as they sample the latest products for vending and OCS distributed by the company and meet with manufacturers representatives.
Professional entertainers will play up the "Vending Night Fever -- Do the Vendmart Hustle" theme, and prizes will award prizes for the costume and booth that best capture the dazzle of the disco era. Hors d' oeuvres, desserts and beverages will be served throughout the event.
On Thursday, Sept. 13, prior to the open house, Vend Mart will hold its annual golf tournament at the Crow Canyon Country Club, located in Danville on 711 Silver Lake Dr. A supplier appreciation dinner will follow at the Amber Bistro at 500 Hartz Ave., also in Danville.
Headquartered in San Leandro, CA, Vend Mart was established in 1979 as a cash-and-carry vend warehouse. Today, the company distributes products in northern California, western Nevada, western New York, northern Pennsylvania and eastern Ohio. It has distribution centers in San Leandro, CA, and Amherst, NY, and cash-and-carry facilities in San Jose and Sacramento.
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Samsung to add iPhone 5 to US lawsuit
iPhone 5 won't escape the legal battle
Samsung is expecting to file a lawsuit against the iPhone 5, alleging that the new smartphone infringes a number of its patents.
The iPhone 5 – which goes on sale today – will be the latest addition to the ongoing legal dispute between Samsung and Apple. The two companies are locked in a highly publicised disagreement over intellectual property infringement, with several patent battles in 10 countries.
In a US court filing, Samsung has stated: "Based on information currently available, Samsung expects that the iPhone 5 will infringe the asserted Samsung patents-in-suit in the same way as the other accused iPhone models."
An ongoing dispute
The iPhone 5 dispute is the latest in a long line of lawsuits between Samsung and Apple. Recently, a Tokyo court ruled in favour of Samsung, which comes after a UK hearing forced Apple to run adverts stating that Samsung did not copy its intellectual property.
However, a US court hearing resulted in Samsung having to pay Apple $1 billion (£61,549,800) in damages as the jury found that the company had copied features of the iPhone. Apple has filed another injunction in the courts, which could see several Samsung devices removed from sale in the US.
Natalie Booth, online marketing manager at theEword, said: "As Samsung and Apple have each been successful in recent court cases, it will be interesting to see whether Samsung gains another victory with the iPhone 5 lawsuit, and if the US courts choose to rule in Apple's favour in its upcoming injunction."


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Latrobe freshman selected to USA Football event
Incoming Latrobe freshman Iven Etienne will participate in USA Football's National Team Development Games July 21-26 in Towson, Md.
Etienne will be one of more than 180 incoming freshmen and sophomores competing for the opportunity to be selected to the U.S. National Team that will play Canada in the 2015 International Bowl in February in Dallas.
Etienne applied for the program in April and said he was ecstatic to find out he was accepted. He jumped at the opportunity to hone his skills under the tutelage of top coaches in the country.
"I just wanted to apply so I could compete and see if I can make the team," Etienne said. "You get to compete against some of the best kids in the country and you get coached by college coaches and the best high school coaches."
As an eighth grader, Etienne played running back for Latrobe Middle School where in just four games he rushed for more than 400 yards, scored eight touchdowns on the ground and had one receiving touchdown.
"I want to get some exposure as early as I can," Etienne said. "I want to go on to play college football some day.
"There are a lot of good players in this area, so I think it'll help me get noticed so I can play college football."
The U.S. National Development Games are a program developed for the best young athletes in the country to gain early collegiate exposure and develop fundamental skills in seven-on-seven tournaments, a jamboree and full games.
Players also will receive education about USA Football's Heads Up Football player health and how to properly fit equipment, concussion awareness, heat preparedness, proper hydration and the proper mechanics of tackling.
Preparing for the upcoming season has been a year round task for Etienne, he said. He's work diligently in the gym to put on size and increase his speed to be a consistent contributor to Latrobe's freshman program this year.
"I lift three times a week and have really been working on my speed pretty hard," he said. "I want to be in the best shape possible this year."
Etienne is expected to come in and contribute early for the Wildcats. An unblemished season is something he's hoping he can help Latrobe achieve this year.
"For the season, last year, we thought we could have went undefeated but we didn't," he said. "So this year the goal is to stay undefeated and earn the respect of the community."
Latrobe freshman coach Bob Armstrong hasn't met with Etienne specifically about his role as an incoming freshman, but said he is excited to have him on his squad this year.
"I'm excited to have him joining us this year," Armstrong said. "He's a good teammate and he's got a lot of talent."
Etienne's experience this week could be a launching pad for his high school career and could serve as a gateway for other local talent in the WPIAL.
Brian Graham is a freelance writer.


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It is said that U.S. president Barack Obama regularly reads Charles Krauthammer's weekly column in the Washington Post. It can't be something that Obama looks forward to with much enthusiasm. Krauthammer, BA'70, DLitt'93, is one of the president's most pointed and persistent critics – he has been particularly scathing in recent weeks about the wobbly launch of Obamacare.
Krauthammer is also a regular contributor to Fox News, and though many of his colleagues there are routinely ridiculed by the left as empty-headed blowhards (see pretty much any episode of The Daily Show with Jon Stewart for ample evidence), Krauthammer himself earns grudging respect, even from those who tend to be in his line of fire.
In a recent profile in the influential publication Politico, Krauthammer is described with admiration as "the closest thing the factionalized [Republican Party] could have to… a de-facto opposition leader for the thinking right."
A Pulitzer Prize winner for his newspaper writing, Krauthammer is also a best-selling author. Things That Matter, a new collection drawn from three decades of Post columns and other sources, recently topped the New York Times list for best-selling works of non-fiction.
Krauthammer's initial impulse was to steer clear of politics in the book. And, indeed, some of the book's most memorable pieces deal with the good-naturedness of dogs, the allure of chess and the remarkable life of an eccentric mathematical genius.
"I realized, though, that I couldn't leave out the political stuff," Krauthammer says. "All the wonderful things in life that I enjoy – the quirky, the transcendent – they all depend on getting the politics right. What happens if you get the politics wrong? You end up with Germany in 1933. You end up with the spiritual and material desolation of the Soviet Union. These are not episodes from the distant past.
"Despite the pettiness and the day-to-day grubbiness [of politics], we can't afford not to pay attention. The outcome is too important."
While Krauthammer has shifted in his politics over the years (he was once a staunch Democrat and an editor at the left-leaning New Republic), he has long been deeply suspicious of what he calls "utopian thinking, in all its political permutations." Anyone who is a little too certain that he or she knows what's best for everyone else, tends to get Krauthammer's back up.
He says that became ingrained in him back during his undergraduate days when he edited the McGill Daily during the heated era of the McGill Français protests. In the forward to his book, Krauthammer writes that the demonstrations provided him with a "seminal moment" when he noticed "at the head of [one] march, linked arm-in-arm, were two men: McGill's most radical Marxist professor and the leader of a neo-fascist, anti-immigrant popular front." The apparent chumminess of the two figures provided "an object lesson in the virtues of ideological moderation."
A former psychiatrist, Krauthammer abandoned his medical career for writing. "There is a mystique about psychiatry," he recently explained in an NPR interview, "that people think that you have some kind of a magical lens... Superman's X-ray vision into the soul. One of the reasons I left psychiatry is that I didn't believe that."
He has no regrets about the medical training he received, however.
"The people in medical school tend to be people who have had success all through their youth," says Krauthammer. "Well, there is nothing like spending a few years in a hospital, in a sea of human suffering, sometimes succeeding in making a difference and sometimes failing, to have the callowness of youth beaten out of you. It teaches you humility."
While some bemoan the current state of politics in the U.S., saying that partisanship has gone too far and that political discourse has become too mean-spirited, Krauthammer says he isn't overly concerned.
"Every generation believes that the politics [of its period] is far too uncivil," he says. "I counsel people to read some of the newspaper articles that were published when Adams ran against Jefferson for the presidency in 1800. The politics of those days were far more vitriolic."
A former member of the President's Council on Bioethics, Krauthammer is much more worried about humanity's ability to marshal scientific progress judiciously.
"We've been around for 200,000 years and within a mere 17 years of discovering atomic power, we were brought to the brink of annihilation," says Krauthammer, referring to the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis.
"On the one hand, there is technology's progress, on the other, there's our ability to control and temper that progress. The things that are conceivable today – embryonic cloning, the development of new forms of biological and chemical weapons – are deeply unsettling.
"We'd better learn to get the politics right."


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Provo • Brandon Davies' 27-point night led BYU to a stress free 84-54 victory against Northern Arizona on Thursday night in the Marriott Center.
The game was decided in the first half as the Cougars (9-4) went on an 18-0 run, holding NAU (4-8) scoreless for more than seven minutes.
BYU built its largest lead, 38 points, midway through the second half. Soon afterward, Cougars coach Dave Rose emptied his bench.
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Missiles in western Russia legitimate, Moscow claims
MOSCOW — Lithuania and Poland expressed concern on Monday about signals that Russia has deployed state-of-the-art missiles in a territory that borders the NATO countries.
The State Department said that it has urged Russia to avoid taking any steps that could destabilize that region.
Russia's Defense Ministry gave an oblique response to a report in the German daily Bild claiming that Russia has sent the Iskander short-range missiles to its westernmost Kaliningrad exclave on the Baltic Sea. The ministry said the missiles had been positioned in an unspecified location in western Russia and argued that the deployment doesn't contradict international treaties.
While the ministry was coy about the location of the missiles, the Kremlin-friendly daily Izvestia, which reportedly has close links to Russian security agencies, said the missiles had been deployed more than a year ago.
Asked about the reported missile deployment, State Department deputy spokeswoman Marie Harf said Washington has "shared with Russia the concerns that countries in the neighborhood have ... regarding Russia's deployment of the Iskander missiles in Kaliningrad."
"We've urged Moscow to take no steps to destabilize the region," she said. "We've made that point with them."
If true, the reports about the Iskander deployment to Kaliningrad would be no surprise.
President Vladimir Putin and Russian officials have talked about such a move for years, casting it as a necessary counterbalance to the development of the U.S.-led NATO missile defense for Europe. Moscow views the missile shield as a threat to its nuclear deterrent.
While the deployment of the Iskander missiles would have little impact on the military balance between Russia and NATO, it could further damage Russia's ties with the West, which have been strained by disputes over the U.S. missile shield, Russia's human rights record and, most recently, Ukraine.
"I am worried about signals that Russia is about to modernize missile systems it has deployed in Kaliningrad," Lithuanian Defense Minister Juozas Olekas told reporters. "Further militarization of this region, bordering the Baltic states and NATO creates further anxiety, and we will be watching situation there closely."
The Polish foreign ministry said that while it did not have any official information from Russia, it was concerned about the reports.
"Deployment of Iskander missiles in the Kaliningrad Region would be against the spirit of positive cooperation between Poland and Russia," Foreign Ministry spokesman Marcin Wojciechowski said.
The Russian Defense Ministry spokesman, Igor Konashenkov, said only that "specific areas of the Iskander missile systems' location in the Western Military District don't violate any international agreements." The Western Military District includes most provinces in western and northwestern Russia, including the Kaliningrad region.
The Iskander missile, which has a range of up to about 300 miles, travels at hypersonic speeds that make it very difficult to intercept and is capable of hitting targets with a precision of a few meters (yards). It was first used in action in Russia's 2008 war with Georgia.


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A Guide To The Erlang Source
Revision as of 17:59, 19 August 2009 by Vijay Nishad (Talk | contribs)
A guide to the erlang source.
The source can be downloaded from: http://erlang.org/download.html
Most of the interesting code is in: erts/emulator/beam
The atoms used in erlang are listed in erts/emulator/beam/atom.names and are referenced in the code as am_foo. So the 'EXIT' atom is am_EXIT in the code.
Most used types are: Sint, Uint, Eterm, ... Conversion is done in erts/emulator/beam/big.c. For example uint_to_big(Uint x, Eterm *y). term_to_Uint(Eterm term, Uint *up)
The process struct is defined in erts/emulator/beam/process.h. The important function is Process *schedule(Process *p, int calls). The next process is picked in "pick_next_process" of that method.


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Saudi Arabia: Al Rabie to invest USD 50 million into factory expansions
Al Rabie Saudi Foods Co. Ltd., a leading producer of dairy products and juices in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the largest juice manufacturer in the Middle East, has announced that it will be investing USD 50 million to expand its factories with the goal of increasing production volume by 500 million Liters while it was 250 million Liters.
Al Rabie expects the expansion strategy, which affirms its commitment to producing the highest-quality products using state-of-the-art technology and machinery, to double market consumption of the company's products. The investment sustains the momentum of Al Rabie's strong performance in 2008, which was highlighted by 10 per cent increase in demand for the company's products and market share 70 per cent in the KSA and broader Gulf region. The company was also able to penetrate new markets such as Venezuela and the US.
"Al Rabie is committed to expanding its production capabilities by 15 per cent to complement the solid growth we experienced in 2008. We shall mention here that the total consumption of dairy & juices for 2008 reached 663 million liters in KSA and 290 million liters in GCC. The strong reputation that our products have built as healthy products, in line with our motto of 'Al Rabie: Health for All' will definitely push sales forward in 2009. We shall also be coordinating closely with our partners such as Tetra Pak to further improve our commodities," said Monther Al Harthi, General Manager, Al Rabie Saudi Foods Co. Ltd.
Included in the company's 2009 agenda is the strengthening of ties with long-term partner Tetra Pak. Al Rabie will coordinate with the Swedish food processing and packaging company in the development of new packaging and bottling technologies and designs. Al Rabie was the first dairy and juice company in the Middle East and the third internationally to use TetraPak's Tetra Prisma aseptic packaging.
Founded in 1980, Al Rabie is a pioneering producer of dairy products, juices and ice cream in the Kingdom; its core businesses include juices, nectars, still drinks and dairy products. Al Rabie's home base, Saudi Arabia, currently accounts for almost 70 per cent of the Gulf's food and beverages sector. The company expects to benefit from an expansion program it initiated in 2008 within the year; the initiative focused on improving local and export markets through strategic investments that enhanced distribution, particularly into non-traditional channels.
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By Jason Abbruzzese
Who will you (or would you) vote for in the 2012 presidential election? Now let's say you have $10 to bet on a winner of the election. Is the answer the same?
Maybe, maybe not. What matters is that those are two different questions, and the results from the answers give us two very different sets of data. Polling has long been used as an implicit indicator of the likelihood of a certain outcome.
So polling is not perfect, but what's the alternative? For people looking to hedge positions against the likelihood of one president over another, the wisdom of the market could be one answer.
The University of Iowa's predictive markets, specifically the Iowa Electronic Markets 2012 Presidential Election Winner Take All contracts, (IEM) is one attempt to measure it.
The IEM is a futures market in which people can take positions based on certain outcomes. In this blog series we'll be comparing the Real Clear Politics poll and the IEM Winner Take All to see how they deviate – or converge. Read more


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@article {14375, title = {Delayed phase explosion during high-power nanosecond laser ablation of silicon}, journal = {Applied Physics Letters}, volume = {80}, year = {2002}, pages = {3072-3074}, chapter = {3072}, abstract = {
An important parameter for high-irradiance laser ablation is the ablation crater depth, resulting from the interaction of individual laser pulses on a targeted surface. The crater depth for laser ablation of single-crystal silicon shows a dramatic increase at a laser intensity threshold of approximately 2x1010 W/cm2, above which, large (micron-sized) particulates were observed to eject from the target. We present an analysis of this threshold phenomenon and demonstrate that thermal diffusion and subsequent explosive boiling after the completion of the laser pulse is a possible mechanism for the observed dramatic increase of the ablation depth. Calculations based on this delayed phase explosion model provide a satisfactory estimate of the measurements. In addition, we find that the shielding of an expanding mass plasma during laser irradiation has a profound effect on this threshold phenomenon. (C) 2002 American Institute of Physics}, keywords = {ablation, analysis, c, ca, circulation, crater, depth, diffusion, e, explosion, ha, intensities, intensity, irradiation, laser, laser ablation, laser irradiation, laser-ablation, laser-pulses, mass, measurement, measurements, mechanism, model, nanosecond, nanosecond laser, particulates, phase, phase explosion, phase-explosion, physics, plasma, pulse, pulses, silicon, single-crystal, surface, target, thermal, thermal diffusion, threshold, time, usa}, doi = {10.1063/1.1473862}, author = {Quanming Lu and Samuel S. Mao and Xianglei Mao and Richard E. Russo} }


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Zakkerz Temporary Pant Roll-Up Wraps
Roll-Up Wraps in Navy Denim Sneakers + work pants = major fashion faux pas. However, a girl's gotta do, what a girl's gotta do, and walking 22 city blocks and changing subway's in a pair of 4 inch Manolo's is far from fun. Zakkerz, small magnetic strips, allow you to safely cuff your pants so you don't step on heel hemmed garments a thousand times per day. Dolly and the gals from 9 to 5 would have appreciated this trouser saving invention!


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Des Moines, Iowa (AP) - Iowa officials pledged Monday to move up the state's 2012 presidential caucuses as early as needed to ensure the event remains the nation's first contest of White House hopefuls if Florida stands by plans for an early primary date.
National leaders have pledged to avoid a repeat of the 2008 competition that prompted
Republican Party of Iowa Chairman Matt Strawn said both major parties have adopted rules that set the primary calendar - with
"The states involved, the candidates, the operatives, the activists, everybody really wanted to insert some certainty into the process so we didn't have to fight right up to the holiday season like we did four years ago," Strawn said.
Florida Republican Party chairman David Bitner said the state's Legislature likes the earlier date, but he's worried about the penalties for violating the national rules that put
"The last time around we were penalized, but this time it gets even more severe," Bitner said. "We stand to lose half our delegates and our sponsors and even our hotel privileges in
Still, state Sen. John Thrasher, a former state party chairman from
"I think
Florida Democrats have sought to move their primary to a later date in hopes of not repeating the 2008 fiasco. The parties punished the state that year for moving to an earlier date and forcing
The Democratic National Committee took away
Republican strategist Rich Galen said
Longtime Iowa Republican strategist Bob Haus said calendar fighting will continue until the parties get serious about sanctioning those who break the rules.
"Somebody needs to put their foot down and put a stop to this," Haus said. "This will continue to happen until someone puts their foot down and really lays down some retribution."
Former Iowa Republican Chairman Rich Schwarm said battling over the presidential calendar is all but inevitable, as other states seek the attention lavished on Iowa and New Hampshire, and to a lesser extent on the early states of South Carolina and Nevada.
"That is absolutely understandable," Schwarm said. "The other states do not think that Iowa and New Hampshire and South Carolina have a God-given right to all this attention."


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After watching this video, my first reaction was this guy is brilliant. 9 billion bands are interviewed 9 billion times every day and no one pays attention to any of them. But this interview was everywhere. Pretty much everyone with an internet connection is now clued to the fact that Billy Bob Thorton has a band. Awareness PR homerun.
But was it? There's an old saying that you measure publicity by the pound - or there's no such thing as bad press. Alot of people - especially online - seem to subscribe to that. They promote their company or their product not through the product itself, but through their personal association with it.
The theory seems to be that the more outrageous you act, the more attention you can get for yourself and, as a result, get more attention to your company and your product. Billy Bob acts like an ass and now everybody knows he's got a band. But do they remember the bands name? I didn't. Do they buy their music or go see their show? Again, I didn't. But it did succeed in making Billy Bob more famous.
My guess is that's the effect this type of marketing has on most people who employ it. It achieves a level of renown for the person, but not the product. Now, if your product and your personality are inextricably tied, then perhaps its a good strategy. But that's not most folks.
So I guess my verdict on Billy Bob is: good news for him, bad news for his band.


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LONDON (AP) Annie Leibovitz received an icy stare and a stern response when she asked Queen Elizabeth II to remove her crown for an official portrait.
Footage of the exchange is included in a British Broadcasting Corp. documentary that was filmed as Queen Elizabeth II prepared for her 80th birthday and during her recent visit to the United States.
Snippets of A Year With the Queen, which captures the working life of the royal family, were released Wednesday.
Queen Elizabeth II is shown walking into a room in Buckingham Palace — which is cluttered with camera equipment — wearing her crown and her Order of the Garter robes.
Leibovitz tells her: "I think it will look better without the crown because the Garter robe is so ..."
Before she can finish saying "extraordinary," the queen gives her an icy stare and replies: "Less dressy. What do you think this is?" and points to what she is wearing.
Cameras follow the queen as she storms off, an official lifting the large train of her blue velvet cape off the floor, as she tells her lady-in-waiting: "I'm not changing anything. I've had enough dressing like this, thank you very much."
Four official portraits of the queen were eventually released by Leibovitz.
The photographer, famous for her work for Rolling Stone and Vanity Fair magazines, is known for making unusual requests of her subjects. She had Kate Winslet repeatedly dunked in a tank of water and snapped Clint Eastwood after he had been tied up with ropes.
Other images include a naked John Lennon cuddling a clothed Yoko Ono and Demi Moore, naked and heavily pregnant.
BBC cameras were given unprecedented access to the royal family — and the queen's beloved corgis — at home and abroad for the documentary.
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The 2011 season at the Santa Fe Opera has certainly provided a variety of entertainment. Beginning with a classic like "La Boheme" and moving to the comedy of "The Last Savage," we end the season in tragic scandal with "Wozzek."
Directed by Daniel Slater and conducted by David Robertson, "Wozzek" (Richard Paul Fink) is the story of a poor army private that earns extra pennies by shaving his captain (Robert Brubaker) and subjecting himself to a doctor's (Eric Owens) medical experimentation.
If Texas is like a whole other country, then Roswell, N.M. is like a whole other universe. From fast-food restaurant signs welcoming aliens to the UFO Alien Museum downtown, Roswell embraces and even revels in its history.
Welcome to assets month. Once again, the Los Alamos County Council will proclaim the month of August as Assets Month in our county.
The proclamation was read at their Tuesday night meeting and the work will continue for what should be another wonderful year.
The Juvenile Justice Advisory Board and the Los Alamos Chamber of Commerce-sponsored program will once again work with the community, schools and others to promote the work of the assets initiative far and wide.
Los Alamos Elks' Lodge gives thanks
On behalf of the Los Alamos Elk's Lodge BPOE 2083 and its members, we would like to thank all of those who participated in serving and protecting this great community during the Las Conchas Fire. We cannot express our appreciation enough. Thank You!
Our thoughts and prayers are with our neighbors that have lost their homes, possessions and livelihood as a result of the fire. We hope that some semblance of normalcy will return to your lives soon.
Geekout game night will be from 5:30-8:30 p.m., upstairs in the Mesa Public Library.
Lions Club meets at 84 Barcelona in White Rock on the first and third Thursdays. They enjoy a meal and combine fun and social gathering with a business meeting. You are cordially invited to attend one of our meetings as a guest. Call 672-3300 or 672-9563 for more information.
The Atomic City Corvette Club meets at 6:30 p.m. on the first Thursday of each month at Time Out Pizza in White Rock. Guests are always welcome. You do not need to own a Corvette to attend. Contact is Mike Luna at 672-4087.
Khalil Spencer will give an illustrated talk at Pajarito Environmental Education Center about bicycle commuting at 7 p.m. Wednesday. He will follow his talk with a hands-on workshop from 8:30 a.m.-noon Aug. 6. The talk is free and open to all. The workshop is $15 or $12 for PEEC members and is open to people ages 16 and older.
Spencer is a League of American Bicyclists certified bicycling instructor.
He has raced and commuted via bicycle for 32 years and has been active in bicycling advocacy for 20.
He recently completed a term as chair of the Los Alamos County Transportation Board and has been on that board for four terms.
Monday — Decorate the birthday board
Tuesday — Relays (team competition)
Wednesday — Movies and Munchies
Thursday — Beads and wires (jewelry making)
Friday - Ceega, Mancala and Othello (learn new board games)
All children promoted to third through eighth grade are welcome to join free of charge. The centers are located at 475 20th St., by Ashley Pond; and 10 Sherwood Blvd., near Piñon Park in White Rock. Call 662-9412 or 672-1565 for information.
The Los Alamos Animal Shelter, 226 East Road, 662-8179, has a great selection of on-site adoptable pets; others are in foster care with loving, temporary homes.
Thanks to the shelter staff for outstanding service to the community during the Las Conchas Fire evacuation.
It's summer, remember that pets also suffer when the temperature rises. Cooling animals (dogs, rabbits, cats) by giving them a "cool" bath or shower to help keep their body temperature down.
A cool towel on a tile floor to lay on, a cool towel or washcloth laying over the skin, next to a fan will also help cool the animal.
Make sure they have plenty of cool water to drink as well.
July 17-23, 2011
For information, call the Betty Ehart Senior Center (BESC) at 662-8920, the White Rock Senior Center (WRSC) at 662-8200 and "Day Out" (adult day care, 8 a.m.-4 p.m.) at 661-0081. Reservations must be made by 10 a.m. for daily lunches.
Betty Ehart
8:45 a.m. Cardio plus exercise
11:30 a.m. Lunch: Beef brisket
1:30 p.m. Pilates
7 p.m. Ballroom dancing
8:45 a.m. Variety training
10 a.m. Computer users group
11:30 a.m. Lunch: Fish
7 p.m. Bridge
On Aug. 19, the Los Alamos Arts Council presents the Coffeehoue at Fuller Lodge. The chamber music coffeehoues features University of New Mexico Professor Erica Otero on French horn; South African pianist Anthony Maroudas; and violinist and Los Alamos native Kay Newnam. Newnam, along with her father Karl Johnson and Anthony Maroudas are pictured above. Tickets for the event are $30 and are available at CB Fox Department Store.
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Annie is very ambitious, fun to work with, easy going, and creative. She is also very reliable and professional when it comes to work. Modeling is something that she is passionate for and hope that some day she can be in a lot of magazines and advertisements. She takes her work very seriously and would never waste other people's time so she doesn't need her time to be wasted. She takes directions very well and people say that she is a great listener!
Overall, I am willing to update my portfolio anytime as long as it fits in both of our schedules! I'm looking to book as much work as possible with great and professional people. I'm also willing to work with someone who can bring out the best in me. I'm always improving and have new ideas in my work!
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When Sen. Frank Lautenberg, D-N.J., died earlier this week, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie had three choices on replacing him: 1) appoint a Republican to fill out Lautenberg's term through 2014; 2) call a special election in November that coincided with his own re-election; or 3) schedule a special election sometime before his own re-election.
Nationally, most Republicans likely would favor the first option because it would result in one less automatic "yes" vote for President Obama's agenda in the Senate. Fiscally, the state of New Jersey would have preferred the second option, because it would have saved the state an estimated $12 million by holding two elections at the same time. Instead, Christie chose option number three, which benefits no one but Chris Christie.
Running up the score
Christie is already up by more than 30 points over his 2013 re-election opponent, state Sen. Barbara Buono. But that lead apparently isn't big enough for Christie, who is worried the immensely popular Newark Mayor Cory Booker, D, could drive up Democratic turnout if the Senate race shared a ballot with the gubernatorial contest. By keeping the elections separate, Christie has probably bought himself at least another 5-point cushion in the final outcome. But that cushion is coming at a steep price to New Jersey taxpayers.
Pressed to justify his decision to hold two separate elections, Christie first claimed his hands were tied by state law. But later in his press conference, Christie admitted that by simply delaying his official writ announcing the election, he could have had the elections on the same day if he really wanted. When asked if he was at all concerned about the cost of his decision to taxpayers, Christie replied, "I don't know what the cost is, and quite frankly, I don't care." That is not a statement that is going to play well in any 2016 Republican primary.
From The Washington Examiner
Editorial: IRS targeting of Tea Party is no mere political scandal
Joel Gehrke: Kathleen Sebelius won't waive regulation for girl with five weeks to live
Byron York: Rubio threatens to veto his own immigration bill
Conn Carroll: Conservative senators sign letter detailing Gang of Eight failures
Charlie Spiering: Democrats unable to produce witness from targeted liberal group for IRS hearing
Phil Klein: In defense of Northeastern conservative reformers
Tim Carney: Baucus staff director to K Street
Mark Tapscott: Panetta gave Hollywood exec top secret info on bin Laden raid's SEAL unit
Sean Higgins: Californians must pay union dues whether they join or not
Noemie Emery: Obama's schools of hard knocks
In Other News
The Wall Street Journal, Apple faces limited ban on products: Samsung Electronics won a significant legal victory against Apple that threatens to halt the sale of some iPhones and iPads in the U.S.
The Washington Post, Lawmakers demand crackdown on sex assault in military: The uniformed chiefs of the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps and Coast Guard, flanked by dozens of junior officers, jammed into a Senate hearing room Tuesday to field hours of uncomfortable, sometimes withering questions from lawmakers about an epidemic of sexual assaults.
The Los Angeles Times, U.S. economy not in recovery: UCLA's Anderson Forecast finds the long-anticipated "Great Recovery" has not yet materialized. "It's not even normal growth. It's bad," UCLA economist Edward Leamer says.
The New York Times, U.S. trade nominee has $490,000 in Cayman fund: Michael Froman, a longtime White House economic aide nominated to be President Obama's trade representative, has nearly half a million dollars in a fund based in the Cayman Islands, according to financial documents provided to the Senate Finance Committee.
The Hill, RNC hires Facebook manager as chief technology officer: The Republican National Committee has hired a Facebook engineering manager as its new chief technology officer. "Pleased to announce we have hired Andy Barkett as the RNC's CTO," RNC Chairman Reince Priebus tweeted Thursday evening.
Lefty Playbook
Ezra Klein complains that politics has been hijacked by partisans.
Stefan Becket on the origins of the Left's favorite new phrase: derp.
TPM reports that Bloomberg's gun group takes out $400,000 ad buy against Kelly Ayotte.
Sarah Kliff on Kathleen Sebelius' Obamacare fundraising defense.
Righty Playbook
James Pethokoukis provides more evidence the very heart of the U.S. economy is failing.
Mickey Kaus reports that Schumer-Rubio could give illegal immigrants retroactive tax credits.
Andrew Biggs explains why Schumer-Rubio will not save Social Security.
Terence Jeffrey explains how Schumer-Rubio puts fraudsters on the path to citizenship.
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There is no way that you did absolute research on this issue. I will investigate further myself.
Look up 2013 House Bill 1655 VA Code section 38.2-2201
I want my money back.
My ? is a paste from your documentation. I clearly stated MUST file. Below that is where I got my information after your response. Doesn't statutory or mandatory mean MUST?
Effective July 1, 2013, we have a new law in effect that will codify the Assignment of Benefits laws and direct how the law is to be applied by both the healthcare provider and the Med-Pay carriers. The 2013 House Bill 1655 modified VA Code section 38.2-2201 and made honoring of Assignment of Benefits mandatory
Is there a new law July 1 2013 that a doctor must file personal injury claims with the patients medical health insurance first and then the auto policy?
I gave you link to the code itself. Assignment of benefits is quite different than what you asked. You asked if there was a law that made it mandatory to file with the patient's medical insurance first and that IS ABSOLUTELY NOT TRUE under the statute and I gave you the link to that statute. I believe you might have a misunderstanding about this law. The law provides that if the patient assigns these benefits the health and car insurance both can pay the medical provider directly upon assignment and the car insurance would directly reimburse the health insurance. The law does absolutely not say that the healthcare provider must file the claim with the private medical insurance first. Please read the law itself at the link provided. It provides for situations for benefits to be assigned and for payments to be made directly to the provider and that if private health insurance is used the motor vehicle insurance will make direct payment to reimburse the private health insurance.I think you really have misinterpreted what the law is saying as it does not MANDATE that the medical be filed with the private health insurance before the vehicle insurance.


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In many ways, Susan comes off like Darla-gone-corporate, but Posey envisioned a different future for her first film character.
The building was downtown and unassuming, not at all what I had envisioned.
He envisioned an America that drank dry table wine (much lower in alcohol at 12% by volume) instead of whiskey.
That was certainly the ending that he had envisioned for himself.
From the outset, Wilkinson envisioned the spray as a riot-control agent.
In presenting this translation two potential audiences are envisioned.
He had envisioned a use for it; or at least a place for which it seemed constructed.
At such times she envisioned the rocky beach, the cabinless forest of scrub trees that must grace the surface of the island.
He envisioned the fleets of Triom descending, the Triomeds emerging and infiltrating.
So she might not wait but there were others; he'd envisioned himself fighting them off with a club after his successful return.


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Hello; Beau Williamson's Book (Developing IP Multicast Networks, Vol I), covers this fairly intensively in Chapter 14, for IGMP v1 and v2. The big difference here for v3 is that (4.2.14 from RFC 3376) Version 3 Reports are sent with an IP destination address of 22.214.171.124, to which all IGMPv3-capable multicast routers listen. A system that is operating in version 1 or version 2 compatibility modes sends version 1 or version 2 Reports to the multicast group specified in the Group Address field of the Report. In addition, a system MUST accept and process any version 1 or version 2 Report whose IP Destination Address field contains *any* of the addresses (unicast or multicast) assigned to the interface on which the Report arrives. So v3 IGMP membership reports are associated with a specific MAC address, whereas v1 and v2 IGMP reports are sent along with the (typically much higher data rate) multicast group traffic using the group MAC address. Thus it is much easier to filter out the IGMP v3 traffic. On Thu, 16 Dec 2004 17:34:15 +0100, Bryan McLaughlin (brmclaug) <[email protected]> wrote: > > Keerthi > > Inline > > ________________________________ > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of > [email protected] > Sent: 16 December 2004 13:27 > To: [email protected] > Subject: [magma] Questions with IGMP Snooping > > > > Hello, > I have the following doubt regarding IGMP Snooping. > > 1)Once the IGMP Snooping is completed and a mapping is done between the IP > multicast Address and the MAC Multicast address, will the switch with the > IGMP Snooping code also snoop the Multicast IP packets coming from the > Multicast router to the switch? > [BMc>] a snooping switch will look at IGMP packets only. > What Bryan means is that the Switch CPU should look at IGMP packets only; to do this, it is not enough to look at the Ethernet MAC address in IGMP v1 / v2, but also the IP header. Beau describes why you really don't want to do IP header inspection in the CPU, but lower down in the switching engine. This is not a problem for v3. The real trouble here, of course, is the still paltry deployment of IGMP v3. > I am asking this because that the Multicast IP packets will contain the IP > multicast address and how will the switch(which is a layer 2 device) know > the IP Multicast address for the data coming to the switch? > [BMc>] Snooping is done to look for IGMP reports. IGMP is protocol 2, so > easily identified by the switch . A router will receive all IPmc data > streams anyway, unless PIM snooping is used. > I would add that the mapping between Group address and MAC addresses is crucial here. It disturbs me that there is at least one I-D which seem to break this mapping for no good reason that I can see. (I specifically refer to http://www.ietf.org/internet-drafts/draft-ietf-ipdvb-ule-03.txt, which is Standards Track and seems to only restrict multicast MAC addresses in ULE to the Ethernet standard of having the first bit set to one.) Marshall > > 2)Will IGMP snooping not work on a switch which does not have a VLAN > configured to it and instead has just LAN setup? > [BMc>] > IGMP snooping is no limited by or to Vlans. > > Bryan > > Thanks in advance, > regards > Keerthi > _______________________________________________ > magma mailing list > [email protected] > https://www1.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/magma > > > _______________________________________________ magma mailing list [email protected] https://www1.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/magma
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By Sarah Chacko
Killeen Daily Herald
NOLANVILLE As frames for the first houses in the Bella Charca subdivision begin to go up, hopes for what the upscale housing development might bring to the city are high.
Although only Section One of the project has been platted, Bella Charca developer John Blankenship said that with four more sections in the making, the total build-out will be close to 600 homes.
Blankenship, president of Bare Land Development Corporation, said the unique quality of the homes and the neighborhood developing around them put these houses in the $200,000 to $400,000 range.
Nolanville Mayor Mike Carter said the average value of homes in Nolanville now is around $60,000 and about 60 percent of the residences are mobile homes.
The new neighborhood will up the average home price along with the population.
"Eventually this place will have more people than the city," Blankenship said.
That is something officials of the 2,000-person town are looking forward to.
Nolanville has seen a small but significant increase in its property tax revenue over the past few years. According to the Bell County Tax Appraisal District's records, from 2000 to 2004 the assessed value of property in Nolanville has increased nearly 18 percent and the city's tax revenue has increased 68 percent.
After Section One builds out with nearly 120 lots, the city can expect more than $170,000 in additional revenue, which will match what the city budgeted in tax revenue this year.
Mayor Mike Carter said he hopes that more service industries will follow the community Bella Charca will bring.
"I think anytime you expand by that much and with that type of housing, you change the dynamics of a city," Carter said. "People are what bring business."
Other cities in Texas can understand what Nolanville is anticipating.
The city of Frisco has experienced enormous growth in the last decade. Considered one of the fastest growing cities in Texas by the North Texas Council of Governments, Frisco went from a population of about 6,100 people in 1990 to nearly 65,000 this year.
Frisco Assistant City Manager Jason Gray said part of the growth was the city's location and available transportation to neighboring business centers. But the visionary planning and attitude of the residents also contributed.
"The city tried to embrace growth rather than fight it," Gray said. "Everybody here in Frisco has the idea that growth is happening and growth is good."
Gray recalls hearing about one of Frisco's first housing developments, with homes averaging $600,000 or more, that brought in nearly 2,000 new residents.
He applauds the residents who were there who really made an effort to make ties with the older part of Frisco instead of separating from it.
As for economic development, Gray said Frisco didn't see significant business increases until 2000 when a mall was built in the city.
"Now people had a reason to come to Frisco from outside of Frisco," Gray said.
After that, retail in Frisco grew as rapidly as its size. Gray estimates that between 1999 and 2000, more than 100 restaurants opened. While Frisco may be a far cry from Nolanville, Gray said it's all relative.
"It's just as major a deal for them as it is for us," he said.
Builders can tell it's already a big deal for Nolanville, too.
All of the 50 lots currently developed for building have already been sold. Builders who have started working on the lots say the extra effort put into Bella Charca really makes the difference.
Builder Dustin Dewald said he doesn't consider Bella Charca necessarily as a rural subdivision because it is located close to the conveniences of town.
"The most important thing to me was the thought that the developer put into the identity and common area to make the neighborhood look so good," Dewald said.
Unlike developments concerned with utilizing every square inch of already small lots, Bella Charca homes are focused on the green space that surrounds them.
"It would be impossible to do this type of full-blown aesthetics here and put these houses in a lower price range," Blankenship said. "And we're leaving money on the table. But you have to ask yourself, 'What legacy do you want to leave behind?'"
Along with the spring-fed pond entrance at Bella Charca, white limestone rock drainways and planned parks within the community, the estimated 300-acre development will offer easy access to major roadways and schools.
"We're not building a neighborhood," Blankenship said. "We're building a community. A community has closeness ... a neighborhood is just a place to live."
B&W Homes owner Sam Berndt said that in addition to the city's lower taxes, the subdivision's upscale atmosphere attracts people to the area.
"There's nothing around here like that," Berndt said. "Builders feel real energized for this project."
With three houses sold already, Berndt said Bella Charca shows a lot of potential for the economic development of Nolanville.
City Planner Darryl Holmes said that along with the 370 lots being built in Nolan Ridge, the city's growth has raised interest from outside businesses.
"We have a great deal of optimism," Holmes said.
With the rise in housing development and the revenue brought by it, the city will be able to help provide better infrastructure for the rest of the city and keep taxes low, Holmes said.
Though it may mean a lot of work for the new faces of Nolanville, Holmes said the city is prepared for change.
"Government evolves as the community evolves," he said. "And we're just trying to be the best rural community we can be."
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The council call centre, which has come under fire before for dips in performance, needs to cut £44,000 from its budget over the next year.
Now councils are trying to encourage more people to use the internet to solve queries – a move they are calling "channel shifting".
They say the average telephone call to the centre costs about £3 to taxpayers, but making contact online works out at 86p.
The future cuts to the Hub were debated during a meeting of Worcester City Council's performance management and budget scrutiny committee, where some politicians said it had "scary" implications.
Councillor Liz Smith, leader of Worcester's Liberal Democrats, said: "Over the next two years the savings proposals make quite scary reading.
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Julie Slatter, service manager for performance, improvement and efficiency, said: "Some of the savings will be around shifting to less expensive methods of delivery. It's all about moving to cheaper ways of assisting people."
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State Sen. Ed Hernandez was honored on Nov. 1 by the California Association of International Baccalaureate World Schools. The local legislator received the award during a special reception at Wilson High School in Hacienda Heights.
"We look for heroes in education. We have IB schools in every state," said Bob Poole with IB America. "Ed Hernandez is such a champion. We're here to thank Sen. Hernandez for all his support."
The senator for the 24th District has supported legislation promoting the International Baccalaureate program in public schools throughout California. The program teaches students from 3 to 19 years old to live, learn and work in a rapidly globalizing world. It serves more than a million students at 3,473 schools in 144 countries.
"IB is not just about subjects; it's a lifestyle. We teach ways to conduct oneself in an international setting," explained Robin Oliver, president of the California Association of IB World Schools.
Hernandez thanked the staff and students at Wilson High School for their fine work in the IB program.
"Education is very important to me. I come from a humble beginning, growing up in La Puente," the senator said.
Hernandez noted his grandparents were immigrants from Mexico with a third-grade education. His parents were the first to graduate from high school.
"Growing up, the importance of a higher education was ingrained in me," the Bassett High graduated recalled.
Later, he attended both Rio Hondo and Mt. SAC colleges before received his bachelor's degree from Cal State Fullerton. Hernandez received a scholarship to study optometry at Indiana University.
"We are now competing globally, so students have to compete at a higher level," Hernandez noted. "Education is the greatest equalizer."
He said rigorous programs such as IB will help local students become successful in this world market. Then he issues a series of challenges to the IB students.
"I expect you to graduate from high school ... I expect you to graduate from college ... I challenge you to come back to help our community," Hernandez said.
Oliver said she chose to make the presentation at Wilson for a special reason.
"This is where I started my career in education," she said. "I began student teaching here and it was a wonderful experience."
Principal Elena Paul thanked the IB officials for offering the international program in Hacienda Heights.
"These rigorous studies help our students maximize their academic achievement," Paul said.
Many IB students attended the reception to greet the state senator - students like Derek Yang, who takes four advanced placement courses in addition to the IB studies.
"I've learned so much from the IB program," the 16-year-old junior said. "It's a lot of work, but when you're finished you realize how much more you know."
Seniors Kimberly Mitchell and Judy Lau, both 16, agreed. There are 17 seniors seeking an IB diploma in their class of 400.
"It's not for everyone, but IB has given me a new perspective in my thinking," Mitchell said.
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Property value tumbles; owners request rezoning for the former Whitehall Country Club site
Chuck and Patty Hosler had big dreams for the 4.5-acre haven on Provost Road in Whitehall.
In the summer, families would spend time together at the former Whitehall Country Club site and children would play in the the 25-meter pool. Baseball games would be played year-round inside a new building and the Holsers' martial arts school, Rising Sun, would move from Baldwin Borough to the property.
"That's when the financial situation hit," said Chuck Hosler, 49, of Bethel Park.
The Hoslers tried unsuccessfully to secure a loan for the project as the economy struggled, then gave up on their vision about two years ago and put the property up for sale. Now, they're asking Whitehall leaders to rezone the land to make it more attractive to developers or other prospective buyers.
Chuck Hosler said the couple has had trouble selling the former Whitehall Country Club site, which they purchased under the name Rising Sun Martial Arts Inc. in 2009 for about $150,000. They invest as much as $10,000 a year into the property, he said.
Allegheny County real estate records show the property sold for $72,000, but Chuck Hosler said the couple also had to buy out the country club's remaining shareholders and invest in improvements before the purchase was finalized.
Whitehall Country Club opened in 1959 and close in 2008 because of dwindling membership.
The Hoslers opened the pool and tennis courts in 2010 under the name The Pool at Rising Sun Fitness Center.
After that summer, Chuck Hosler said, they realized they couldn't afford to keep operating the pool and listed the property for sale.
The current zoning, classified as R2-S, hasn't helped to attract potential buyers, he said, and he and selling agent John Thatcher of All Pittsburgh Real Estate pleaded with Whitehall Council last week to proceed with the rezoning.
A public hearing on the potential rezoning of five properties along Provost Road, including the former country club, initially was scheduled last week, but was postponed so that land surveying could be completed, borough Manager James Leventry said. The hearing likely will be rescheduled for November.
Whitehall officials are considering rezoning the properties as R2-AS, a residential category that allows four single-family dwellings or 12 town houses to be built per acre. Properties that would be rezoned include the former country club and 50 townhouses on Shadow Drive.
"We're looking for this to expand the possibility of the way that site can be developed," Thatcher said.
The property is listed for sale for $179,000 and while there have been several offers, all fell through at the last minute, Thatcher said.
"We're looking for either a person that wants to put in one nice custom home — in which case you wouldn't need to rezone the property — or an upscale development that can put in a limited number of town homes on the property," Thatcher said.
The court-ordered Allegheny County reassessments also posed a problem for a potential sale. The former country club's value was increased from $110,000 to $870,000, Chuck Hosler said.
After appeals, the value was dropped several times to $243,000, but in the meantime, a buyer was lost, Thatcher said.
While Whitehall considers the property as residential, Allegheny County classifies it as commercial because of the pool, Thatcher said. That, too, has been an issue while trying to sell the site, he said.
The Hoslers hope to keep the property intact, at least what's left of it. All the copper piping was taken, and skateboarders have been caught on the property, Chuck Hosler said.
"Yesterday," Chuck said. "That's when we need it to sell."
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Simplified Verifiable Re-encryption Mix-nets
Shinsuke Tamura1,, Shuji Taniguchi1
1Graduate School of Engineering, University of Fukui, Fukui, Japan
Information Security and Computer Fraud, 2013 1 (1), pp 1-7
DOI: 10.12691/iscf-1-1-1
Received December 25, 2012; Revised February 19, 2013; Accepted March 07, 2013
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- Tamura, Shinsuke, and Shuji Taniguchi. "Simplified Verifiable Re-encryption Mix-nets." Information Security and Computer Fraud 1.1 (2013): 1-7.
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Under the assumption that numbers of data that are encrypted and decrypted are sufficiently large and final decryption results of individual data can be publicly disclosed, a simplified mechanism for implementing re-encryption type verifiable mix-nets is proposed. Different from already proposed mechanisms, in which mix-servers prove their honest encryptions while concealing their encryption parameters, mix-servers in the proposed scheme simply disclose their aggregate encryption parameter values. As a consequence anyone can verify encryption results without interacting with mix-servers. Also, its primary verification procedures examine only aggregate behavior of mix-servers, in other words, it does not examine correct encryptions of individual data. Therefore computation volumes required for mix-servers to prove their correct behaviors are reduced substantially. In addition, the proposed scheme can cope with various attacks from malicious entities more effectively than optimistic verifiable mix-nets that also examine only aggregate behaviors of mix-nets.
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