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Modify-servlet-path task fails with a SRVE0255E exception
Technote (troubleshooting)
When attempting to modify Portal's URI, the modify-servlet-path task fails during the action-install-pznauthor-portlet subtask.
The modify-servlet-path fails and in the configTrace.log, the following xmlaccess exception is noted:
[xmlaccess]
SRVE0255E: A WebGroup/Virtual Host to handle /<new context root>/config has not been defined.

SRVE0255E: A WebGroup/Virtual Host to handle <hostname>:<port> has not been defined.

IBM WebSphere Application Server
This issue was encountered as the wpsContextRoot was set to the same value as the WsrpContextRoot in the wkplc.properties and wkplc_comp.properties file. These values must be different
Diagnosing the problem
The root issue was that Portal failed to start and specifically, the wps application fails to initialize.
In the systemOut.log this exception was noted during wps startup:
[6/20/12 8:11:02:111 EDT] 0000001d webcontainer E
com.ibm.ws.wswebcontainer.VirtualHost addWebApplication SRVE0164E: Web
Application WPS Enterprise Application#WebSphere Portal Server WSRP
Facade uses the context root /<new context root>/*, which is already in use
by Web Application wps#WebSphere Portal Server. Web Application
WebSphere Portal Server WSRP Facade will not be loaded.
[6/20/12 8:11:02:305 EDT] 0000001d DeployedAppli W WSVR0206E: Module,
wps_facade.war, of application, wps.ear/deployments/wps, failed to start
[6/20/12 8:11:02:311 EDT] 0000001d ApplicationMg W WSVR0101W: An
error occurred starting, wps
[6/20/12 8:11:02:313 EDT] 0000001d ApplicationMg A WSVR0217I:
Stopping application: wps
The FFDC log also notes:
Caused by: com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.exception.WebAppNotLoadedException:
Failed to load webapp: Context root /<new context root>/* is already bound.
Cannot start application WebSphere Portal Server WSRP Facade
... 16 more
Resolving the problem
WSRP Facade is part of wps.ear and requires a unique contextroot (default: /wsrp)
To resolve this exception, either the WpsContextRoot or the WsrpContextRoot will need to be modified.
Once done, re-attempt the modify-servlet-path task.
Document information
More support for:
WebSphere Portal
Software version: 6.1, 6.1.5, 7.0, 8.0
Operating system(s): AIX, IBM i, Linux, Solaris, Windows, z/OS
Reference #: 1599350
Modified date: 13 July 2015
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The University Of Minnesota, Morris Class of 2009 was honored at the Third Annual UMM Senior Banquet on Friday, December 12, 2008. Beginning with the class of 2007, the event has become a popular tradition at UMM held for members of the senior class and sponsored by the UMM Alumni Association. On the final day of classes of the fall semester seniors dressed in their finest, enjoyed live jazz music, and dined with friends.
The dinner was followed by a short program in which Chancellor Jacquie Johnson, and Carla Riley, Director of Alumni Relations and Annual Giving reminisced on this year's senior class accomplishments at UMM. The night concluded with a speech by MSCA and Senior Class Legacy President, Patrick Chester inviting all seniors to participate in the Senior Class Legacy 2009. Students were asked to vote in which the majority will determine their senior class legacy and will be announced at the beginning of spring semester. Two options were presented for the Class of 2009 to leave their mark at UMM, tree planting or a large mural representing their time at Morris.
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How do you plan to deal with Dynamic DNS services? It's highly likely that people and companies within your country depend on services like dyndns, no-ip, etc. none of which would fall within *.tk.
Because there's no point in searching for a given extension (TLD) as the list of TLDs is pretty much static unless ICANN et al make some major changes.
Seems that I am not the only one still missing the point of what you want to do exactly. Well too bad then I am keeping the scripts for myself.
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Senate Leaders Vow Action On Pension Bill
FRANKFORT, Ky. -- Senate Republican leaders on Friday promised fast-track work on pension legislation, drawing support from business groups demanding action to shore up a system plagued by a massive unfunded liability they say threatens to drain money from education and economic development.
The pension bill is expected to be introduced in the Senate on Tuesday and reviewed in committee the following day. Kentucky lawmakers return to the Capitol next week to resume a 2013 regular session that will last a few more weeks.
"We're ready to act, move quickly on the bill," said Senate Majority Floor Leader Damon Thayer, R-Georgetown. "We want to get it down to the House early in the session so they've got plenty of time to consider it and hopefully pass it."
A bipartisan legislative task force set up to study the issue recommended several ideas including the repeal of built-in cost-of-living increases for government retirees. Other proposals included creating a "hybrid cash balance" retirement plan similar in some ways to a 401(k) plan for employees hired after July 1, 2013. The state would guarantee a 4 percent annual return on employee contributions under that proposal that has elements of standard defined-benefit and defined-contribution plans.
One of the major proposals is for the state to fully fund its contributions to the government retirement plans to ensure their solvency, which has been a long-term aim of the Legislature but it has continually fallen short. The task force made no recommendations for how to come up with the money to do that.
Senate President Robert Stivers said the measure would solidify a public pension system dogged by an unfunded liability exceeding $30 billion. The legislation will reflect the recommendations by the task force that delved into the thorny issue last year, he said.
"That stops the digging, that stops the bleeding," said Stivers, R-Manchester. "It gets us to a floor and then we can start filling up the hole."
Stivers said rank-and-file Senate members have been consulted about the legislation to make sure there are no "gotcha politic moments."
Business groups led by the Kentucky Chamber of Commerce said the pension problem ranks as the overriding issue for lawmakers to tackle. The groups expressed support for the task force recommendations that will be featured in the Senate bill.
"Every day that passes without significant changes increases the chances that people and employers in Kentucky will be targeted for significant tax increases," said Kentucky Chamber President and CEO Dave Adkisson. "Failing to act will continue the short-sighted downward spiral of providing less money for education and economic development and more for unsustainable benefits not available to the average taxpayer."
Adkisson said lawmakers can resolve how to pay for the pension overhaul when they craft the next state budget in 2014.
Government workers and retirees, meanwhile, are calling for full funding for the pension system. Scores of people gathered at the Capitol last month for a boisterous rally to make their position clear to lawmakers.
Adkisson said he was skeptical about linking overhauls of the pension system and the state's tax code, another key issue hanging over lawmakers. He also downplayed the need to deal with pensions in a special legislative session, saying there's time to start fixing it in the 26 days left in the regular session.
He spoke at a Capitol press conference that also featured the state director of the National Federation of Independent Businesses and the board chairman of the Associated General Contractors of Kentucky. The Senate Republican leaders attended and spoke to reporters.
The three groups were among more than 50 business organizations that signed a letter demanding immediate action on pension legislation.
The business leaders said the downgrading of Kentucky's bond rating reinforces the need to tackle pension problems.
Those downgrades, tied to concerns over pension funding levels, result in higher taxpayer costs to finance new schools, sewer and water lines and other public improvements, said David Dean, board president of the Associated General Contractors of Kentucky.
"Those higher costs will mean fewer projects and fewer jobs for Kentuckians," he said.
Adkisson said that fixing the pension problems would put bond markets "on notice that we are serious about getting our state's finances in order."


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Patsy Cline Sees Stars, Trisha Yearwood Loves – Today In Country Music History [VIDEO]
Patsy Cline was seeing stars on this date in 1999, Trisha Yearwood was in love in 1991 and Billy "Crash" Craddock rubbed it in back in 1974.
Here's the list for Today In Country Music History for 03 August, 2011.
- Patsy Cline received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1999.
- Clay Walker's self-titled debut album was released in 1993.
- Trisha Yearwood scored a Number One with her very first single, "She's In Love With The Boy," in 1991.
- Johnny Lee debuted on the Grand Ole Opry in 1991.
- Alabama hit Number One on the Billboard country chart with "Forty Hour Week (For A Livin')" in 1985.
- Billy "Crash" Craddock's signature song, "Rub It In," reached Number One on the Billboard country chart in 1974.
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The news has been dominated by the predictable on-and-off speculation about progress with Europe's intractable debt crisis and the Fiscal Cliff here at home. With all the economic uncertainty, Wall Street analysts are struggling with their forward estimates for companies. Stocks have fluctuated accordingly, testing support and seeking catalysts. Nevertheless, the charts have suddenly brightened considerably, as Santa's good cheer might be starting to emerge among the investment crowd, no matter what damper the outsiders try to throw on the proceedings.
I'm in the midst of road warrior duty. Last week I returned home from Tokyo, Hong Kong, and Singapore. This week I'm in Toronto. Next week I'm in New York City. The NYC trip will be highlighted by the big Bloomberg App Store event in which my colleagues and I will be demonstrating our new Equity Valuation and Ranking (EVR) application, an advanced stock and ETF screening, evaluation, and risk assessment tool. If you are in NYC, please come to the Bloomberg office to visit us. If you have access to a Bloomberg terminal, please take a free trial of EVR (APPS SABRIENT <GO>) and let us know what you think.
Let's take a gander at the charts. The psychologically important levels at Dow 13,000, S&P 500 1,400, Russell 2000 800, and Nasdaq 3,000 all broke down strongly earlier this month, but a strong recovery has ensued. The S&P 500 has recaptured 1,400, the R2000 is back above 800, and the others are close.
The S&P 500 SPDR Trust (NYSEARCA:SPY) closed Wednesday at 141.46. The bull flag formation seems to have held support at its bottom line, and now the tentative breakout of the top line is trying to hold while consolidating…and attempts to ensure this is more than a simple oversold bounce. Price at 140 has served as strong support the past few days, which is positive, and it is now pressing to recapture the 100-day simple moving average. Overhead resistance looms at the convergence of prior support and the 50-day SMA near 143. RSI and MACD are looking bullish, although Slow Stochastic is a bit overbought and might need a little more consolidation before making a push higher.
The CBOE Market Volatility Index (VIX), a.k.a. "fear gauge," closed Wednesday at 15.51, which is still below the important 20 level and low in its historical range. Still no apparent fear.
Latest rankings: The table ranks each of the ten U.S. industrial sector iShares (ETFs) by our proprietary Outlook Score, which employs a forward-looking, fundamentals-based, quantitative algorithm to create a bottom-up composite profile of the constituent stocks within the ETF. In addition, the table also shows our Bull Score and Bear Score for each ETF.
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1. Technology (NYSEARCA:IYW) returns to the top spot this week with an Outlook score of 83. The analysts have been somewhat quiet lately in their adjustments to earnings estimates, perhaps due to the Thanksgiving holiday, so the analyst scores in the Outlook rank are mostly irrelevant this week. This has allowed Consumer Goods (NYSEARCA:IYK) to garner the best analyst score and rise to number two in the Outlook rank. Stocks within IYW still show some of the best long-term growth rates, forward P/E, and return ratios. Besides its continued support among analysts, IYK also reflects strong return ratios.
2. Telecom (NYSEARCA:IYZ) stays in the cellar with an Outlook score of 21, and is once again joined in the bottom two by Basic Materials (NYSEARCA:IYM), scoring 28. Stocks within IYZ appear overvalued from the standpoint of the forward P/E, and stocks within IYM lack analyst support, including a weak projected long-term earnings growth rate.
3. Overall, I would continue to characterize the Outlook rankings as neutral, with the aggressive and defensive sectors mixed about in the rankings. Only three sectors score above 50, and two of those are defensive sectors (IYK and IYH). All of this indicates uncertainty about economic growth.
4. Looking at the Bull scores, Materials is the clear leader on strong market days, scoring 63. Utilities (NYSEARCA:IDU) is the weakest on strong market days, scoring 43. In other words, Materials stocks have tended to perform the best when the market is rallying, while Utilities stocks have lagged.
5. Looking at the Bear scores, Utilities is the clear investor safe haven on weak market days, scoring 62, which remains far ahead of second-place Healthcare (NYSEARCA:IYH) at 51. Energy (NYSEARCA:IYE) is the weakest during market weakness, as reflected in its low Bear score of 41, followed closely by Materials at 42 and Technology at 44. In other words, Energy stocks have been selling off the most lately when the market is pulling back, while Utilities stocks have held up the best.
6. Overall, Technology now shows the best all-weather combination of Outlook/Bull/Bear scores. Adding up the three scores gives a total of 180. Telecom is by far the worst at 115. As for Bull/Bear combination, Financial (NYSEARCA:IYF) is the best at 107, while Telecom is the worst at 94.
These scores represent the view that the Technology and Consumer Goods sectors may be relatively undervalued overall, while Telecom and Basic Materials sectors may be relatively overvalued based on our 1-3 month forward look.
Top-ranked stocks within IYW and IYK include Google (NASDAQ:GOOG), Rackspace Hosting (NYSE:RAX), Ingredion (NYSE:INGR), and PVH Corp (NYSE:PVH).
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http://www.examiner.com/console-gami...rence-scheduleFollowing Sony's announcement on Monday for when it will hold its 2012 E3 press conference, Microsoft revealed when it will unveil all of its big game announcements for the Xbox 360.
Microsoft will be the first of the big three console makers to as it scheduled its 2012 E3 press conference for Monday, June 4 at 10 a.m. PST.
Gamers should expect more revelations not only for Xbox 360 exclusives like Halo 4 but for third-party games like Call of Duty as well. Kinect will likely play a significant role yet again as presenters spent a large amount of time during the 2011 conference showing off the motion control sensor with "core" games like Mass Effect 3 and Ghost Recon: Future Soldier. Expect to see more of a push in that direction this year as Microsoft tries to prove that Kinect is for more than just waving your arms and jumping.
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I predict most here will be underwhelmed by the conference which will mostly be comprised of Kinect showings.
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Someone mentioned before, in another thread, that Microsoft probably won't announce their next-gen console because it would take most of the attention away from Halo 4. I think the same thing can be said for Sony and the PlayStation 4 as the PlayStation Vita is still fairly new to the gaming industry.
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On topic: Not sure how much of an impact their next Xbox reveal will have on Halo 4 but I don't believe that it will dwindle sales(Halo is crazy popular after all). Microsoft doesn't have much to show this year nor the next(That I know of), so this is the best opportunity then anything for a new hardware reveal. There is still room for surprises.
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Halo 4, Forza, and Kinect is what I'm expecting.
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controllers, HDD ect, nokia and xboxlive and live as a platform to expand into other markets.
-One or more of CoD, Bioshock, Assassins Creed, Borderlands, Tomb Raider ect. will take the spotlight announcing some type of exclusive content.
-Forza, Fable, get trailers
-New MS studios show teaser trailers of new games and old franchises reborn.
-(hoping for content like crysis/halo showing next gen footage but just showing coming to xbox 2013 and building some buzz for the new console reveal for CES)
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Hopefully an awesome Halo 4 demonstration. Other than that I expect MS to bore us to death with mostly Kinect stuff like last year. More father and son co-op Kinect demonstrations too. "Great job dad." "Thanks son." lol
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DIY Rhinestone Wedding Shoes
These DIY rhinestone wedding shoes are an easy way to give your shoes a boost from plain to unique! The following tutorial was submitted by Anna, one of our readers!
I've seen a lot of brides decorating their bridal shoes with rhinestones, and I couldn't help myself from doing another DIY project! I didn't want to attempt doing it freehand, but didn't know any real method, so I came up with my own technique, and it worked beautifully!
There are a few different options for things you could design...the words "I Do," the initials of the bride, the new initials of the bride, the initials of the couple, a simple design like a heart or dove, etc.
I decided I wanted to do "A" and "A"--one for me (Anna) and the other "A" for my future husband (Andre).
First, I printed an "A" in a few of my favorite fonts on regular printer paper. I cut them into little squares and decided on which font I liked best.
Then, I printed out different sizes of the chosen font to see what would be the best fit.
Next, I taped the square onto the shoe and used a safety pin to poke holes to trace the letter onto the rubber sole.
Once I peeled the paper template off and there was a nice faint outline of the letter from the punches.
Finally, I traced a little part of the outline with some type of adhesive. I'm sure glue would work just fine, but I didn't have any glue that would dry clear so I just used clear nail polish (and the rhinestones really stay on strong!). I took some tweezers and one by one put the little lilac rhinestones on along the glue line.
I followed nearly the whole outline...I decided not to do the little loopy thing at the end because I wanted to hang on to a few extra rhinestones just in case a couple fall out before the wedding (since we still have 5 months to go and a few more fittings).
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John Kerry and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov were expected to meet in Geneva on Thursday to discuss a plan put forward by Moscow to place Syria's chemical weapons under international control.
Syria accepted Russia's plan earlier this week, prompting US President Barack Obama to call off an imminent vote in Congress authorizing military action and to make a renewed push towards a diplomatic solution. The US believes Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's regime was behind a chemical attack on a Damascus suburb on August 21, which it claims killed more that 1,400 people. The Syrian government has denied responsibility.
Thursday's meeting, which diplomats in Geneva said could continue into the weekend, follows a day of intense diplomatic negotiations aimed at agreeing on an international strategy to enact Russia's plan. Envoys of the five veto-wielding world powers – France, China, Russia, Britain, and the US – held talks in New York, with conflicts remaining over the terms of a UN resolution.
France, backed by the UK and France proposed a binding resolution in the UN Security Council on Wednesday that would give Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's government 15 days to declare all of its chemical weapon stockpiles for disposal soon after. It demands that Syrian authorities allow the United Nations to investigate all chemical weapons declared and allow investigations into allegations of previous chemical attacks.
The draft, which condemns the August 21 attack, places the blame firmly with the Syrian regime and threatens severe punitive measures if Syria fails to comply.
Russia has dismissed the resolution as "unacceptable" and is seeking a non-binding declaration.
Putin issues stark warning
Hours before the Geneva talks were due to get underway, the New York Times published an opinion article on its website written by Russian President Vladimir Putin, warning against a US military strike on Syria. Putin said such an act would risk unleashing a wave of terror.
"The potential strike by the United States against Syria, despite strong opposition from many countries and major political and religious leaders, including the pope, will result in more innocent victims and escalation, potentially spreading the conflict far beyond Syria's borders," Putin wrote.
"A strike would increase violence and unleash a new wave of terrorism. It could undermine multilateral efforts to resolve the Iranian nuclear problem and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and further destabilize the Middle East and North Africa. It could throw the entire system of international law and order out of balance."
Putin also warned that the UN could suffer the same fate as its precursor, the League of Nations, if it is undermined by a US strike without UN Security Council authorization.
"No one wants the United Nations to suffer the fate of the League of Nations, which collapsed because it lacked real leverage. This is possible if influential countries bypass the United Nations and take military action without Security Council authorization," he added.
Putin also reiterated assertions that the August 21 attacks was likely the work of opposition forces seeking to provoke foreign intervention.
While Obama has put a vote in Congress over military action on pause while the latest proposals are explored, he made clear in a televised address on Tuesday that the US was still prepared to act should diplomacy fail.
Russia has remained a key ally of the Assad regime during the Syrian conflict. According to the United Nations more than 100,000 people have been killed since fighting erupted in March 2011.
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The Pediatric Eye Disease Investigator Group. The Clinical Profile of Moderate Amblyopia in Children Younger Than 7 Years. Arch Ophthalmol. 2002;120(3):281-287. doi:10.1001/archopht.120.3.281
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To describe the demographic and clinical characteristics of a cohort of children with moderate amblyopia participating in the Amblyopia Treatment Study 1, a randomized trial comparing atropine and patching.
The children enrolled were younger than 7 years and had strabismic, anisometropic, or combined strabismic and anisometropic amblyopia. Visual acuity, measured with a standardized testing protocol using single-surround HOTV optotypes, was 20/40 to 20/100 in the amblyopic eye, with an intereye acuity difference of 3 or more logMAR lines. There were 419 children enrolled, 409 of whom met these criteria and were included in the analyses.
The mean age of the 409 children was 5.3 years. The cause of the amblyopia was strabismus in 38%, anisometropia in 37%, and both strabismus and anisometropia in 24%. The mean visual acuity of the amblyopic eyes (approximately 20/60) was similar among the strabismic, anisometropic, and combined groups (P = .24), but visual acuity of the sound eyes was worse in the strabismic group compared with the anisometropic group (P<.001). For the patients randomized into the patching group, 43% were initially treated for 6 hours per day, whereas 17% underwent full-time patching. Patients with poorer visual acuity in the amblyopic eye were prescribed more hours of patching than patients with better acuity (P = .003).
In the Amblyopia Treatment Study 1, there were nearly equal proportions of patients with strabismic and anisometropic amblyopia. A similar level of visual impairment was found irrespective of the cause of amblyopia. There was considerable variation in treatment practices with regard to the number of hours of initial patching prescribed.
AMBLYOPIA IS the most common cause of visual impairment in children. The prevalence of amblyopia in children has been estimated at between 1% and 4%.1- 4 Most cases are associated with eye misalignment, usually esotropia in infancy or early childhood.5,6 Less frequently, anisometropia (difference in refractive error between the two eyes) or a combination of strabismus and anisometropia are causally associated with amblyopia.
The Amblyopia Treatment Study 1 (ATS1) is a randomized, controlled, single-masked multicenter clinical trial designed to compare the visual acuity improvement achieved using patching therapy with adhesive patches with pharmacological penalization using topical atropine sulfate 1% drops. Children younger than 7 years with moderate amblyopia were enrolled at both community-based and university-based practices throughout North America by the Pediatric Eye Disease Investigator Group. In this article, we describe the demographic and clinical characteristics of the cohort of patients enrolled into the ATS1.
The study was supported through a cooperative agreement with the National Eye Institute of the National Institutes of Health (Bethesda, Md) and conducted at 47 clinical sites in North America. Institutional review boards approved the protocol and informed consent forms. The parent or guardian of each study patient gave written informed consent. An independent data and safety monitoring committee provided study oversight.
Eligibility and exclusion criteria for enrollment are listed in Table 1. Eligibility testing included the measurement of visual acuity in both eyes using the ATS visual acuity testing protocol (see "Measurement of Visual Acuity"), a cycloplegic refraction, an ocular examination, and a sensorimotor evaluation. Procedures were performed according to the investigator's usual routine except for the visual acuity testing protocol. Visual acuity testing was performed within the 7 days prior to randomization, whereas the remainder of the examination was completed within 2 months prior to randomization.
For each patient, amblyopia was classified as either strabismic, refractive/anisometropic, or combined-mechanism to indicate the presumptive cause of amblyopia. Strabismic amblyopia was defined as amblyopia (1) in the presence of either a heterotropia at distance and/or near fixation or a history of strabismus surgery (or botulinum toxin injection), and (2) in the absence of refractive error meeting the criteria for combined-mechanism amblyopia. Refractive/anisometropic amblyopia (subsequently referred to as anisometropic amblyopia) was defined as amblyopia in the presence of anisometropia that was 0.50 diopter (D) or more in spherical equivalent or a 1.50 D or greater difference in astigmatism in any meridian that persisted after at least 4 weeks of spectacle correction, with no measurable heterotropia at distance or near fixation. Combined-mechanism amblyopia was defined as amblyopia in the presence of (1) either a heterotropia at distance and/or near fixation or a history of strabismus surgery(or botulinum toxin injection), and (2) anisometropia that was 1.00 D or more in spherical equivalent or a 1.50 D or greater difference in astigmatism in any meridian that persisted after at least 4 weeks of spectacle correction.
The refractive error criteria for these classifications were set arbitrarily based on the consensus opinion of the investigator group. These criteria must be viewed in the context of a patient diagnosed as having amblyopia who has at least a 3-line decrease in visual acuity in the amblyopic eye compared with the sound eye. Some of the patients classified as having anisometropic amblyopia may have had a small deviation of 8 D or less that was not detected during the examination. Different refractive criteria were used in the definitions of anisometropic amblyopia and combined-mechanism amblyopia, such that a patient with 0.50 or 0.75 D of spherical anisometropia and strabismus would be classified as strabismic rather than combined-mechanism. Small differences in refractive error between eyes are common, and in such cases the strabismus is likely the primary amblyogenic factor.
For patients with strabismic amblyopia, refractive error was corrected according to the investigator's usual routine. Patients with anisometropic or combined-mechanism amblyopia were required to wear their current spectacle correction for at least 4 weeks when there was anisometropia of 1.00 D or more in spherical equivalent or a 1.50 D or greater meridional difference subject to the following guidelines: (1) full correction of anisometropia;(2) hyperopia of more than 3 D corrected by either prescribing the maximum-tolerated hyperopic correction or reducing the cycloplegic refraction by up to +1.50 D; and (3) correction of astigmatism in either eye of 1.50 D or greater (full correction of astigmatism preferred). If a patient was already wearing glasses, a new prescription was not necessary as long as (1) both the spherical equivalent and cylinder were within 0.50 D of fully correcting the anisometropia, and(2) the cylinder axis in both eyes was within 10° of the axis in the spectacles when the cylinder power was 1.00 D or greater (if cylinder power was <1.00 D, a spectacle change was at the investigator's discretion).
Visual acuity was measured in both eyes using the ATS visual acuity testing protocol7 administered by a study-certified vision tester. The testing protocol consists of the presentation of single-surround HOTV optotypes on the Baylor Video Acuity Tester (Medtronic Xomed Solan Ophthalmics, Jacksonville, Fla) in 4 steps: a screening phase, followed by a first-threshold determination (phase 1), reinforcement phase, and second-threshold determination(phase 2). In the screening phase, starting from 20/100, a single letter at each logMAR size is shown until one is missed. In phase 1, letters are shown starting 2 logMAR levels above the missed level in the screening phase to determine the smallest level at which 3 of 3 or 3 of 4 letters are correctly identified. In the reinforcement phase, to get the child with drifting attention back on track, 3 larger letters are shown starting 2 levels above the lowest correct level in phase 1. In phase 2, the child is retested at the last level missed in phase 1; if 3 of 3 or 3 of 4 are correctly identified, the test continues at the next-smallest level until a level is failed. The visual acuity score is the lowest level at which 3 of 3 or 3 of 4 presentations are correctly identified in phase 1 or phase 2.
Ten patients enrolled in the study did not meet the eligibility criteria and were not included in the analyses (5 patients did not have a definable cause for amblyopia, 1 had a visual acuity in the amblyopic eye of 20/30, 1 had an acuity in the amblyopic eye of 20/125, and 3 had an interocular difference of only 2 logMAR lines).
Differences in baseline characteristics among subgroups based on cause of amblyopia and age at enrollment were assessed, as indicated, with χ2 tests as well as analysis of variance and analysis of covariance (with t tests used for subsequent 2-subgroup comparisons). The association between prior treatment for amblyopia and amblyopic eye visual acuity was assessed using a t test. The associations between the number of hours of daily patching prescribed at enrollment and visual acuity in the amblyopic eye, age at enrollment, practice type (community vs institution), and physician type (ophthalmologist vs optometrist) were evaluated with Kruskal-Wallis tests. Statistical analyses were performed using SAS statistical software (PC version 8.01; SAS Institute Inc, Cary, NC).
Between April 1999 and April 2001, 419 patients were enrolled at 47 sites (10 patients were ineligible and were not included in the analyses, as indicated in the "Methods" section). There were 188 patients enrolled at 16 community-based ophthalmology practices, 183 patients at 24 departments of ophthalmology, and 48 patients at 7 schools or colleges of optometry.
The mean ± SD age of the 409 patients was 5.3 ± 1.1 years, ranging from 2.6 to 6.9 years. Forty-six percent were girls. The racial distribution was 83% white, 6% African American, 6% Hispanic, 2% Asian, and 3% mixed or other. Of these patients, 73% had received no prior treatment for amblyopia, 24% had been previously treated with patching, 2% had been previously treated with atropine, and 1% had previously received some other form of amblyopia therapy.
The cause of amblyopia was strabismus in 38% of patients, anisometropia in 37%, and both strabismus and anisometropia (combined-mechanism) in 24%. The visual acuity in the amblyopic eye was 20/40 in 11%, 20/50 in 21%, 20/60 in 22%, 20/80 in 23%, and 20/100 in 23% (mean, 0.53 logMAR units [approximately 20/60]). The interocular acuity difference ranged from 3 to 8 lines with a mean of 4.4 lines. There was no difference in mean visual acuity of the amblyopic eyes of patients who had received prior amblyopia therapy compared with those who had received no prior therapy (mean ± SD, 0.53 ± 0.13 logMAR units for both; P = .68).
The baseline characteristics of the cohort according to cause of amblyopia are summarized in Table 2. The patients with strabismic amblyopia were slightly younger at enrollment (mean age, 5.1 years) than the patients with anisometropic or combined-mechanism amblyopia (mean age, 5.4 years and 5.2 years, respectively; P = .04). Mean visual acuity in the amblyopic eye was similar for all 3 causes of amblyopia (P = .24), but acuity in the sound eye was worse with strabismic amblyopia and best with pure anisometropic amblyopia even after adjusting for age, refractive error in the sound eye, and prior treatment of amblyopia (P<.001). This resulted in a smaller interocular acuity difference with strabismic amblyopia than with the other 2 causes (P<.001). Refractive error data for the 3 causes differed, consistent with the definitions for each cause. The magnitude of the anisometropia was greater when the amblyopia was due to anisometropia alone than when due to anisometropia combined with strabismus (P = .02). Among the patients with anisometropia, visual acuity in the amblyopic eye was worse when anisometropia was 3.00 D or more than when it was less than 3.00 D (mean visual acuity, 0.57 logMAR units [approximately 20/80] and 0.48 logMAR units [approximately 20/60], respectively; P<.001).
The baseline characteristics according to age at enrollment are listed in Table 3. Mean visual acuity in both the amblyopic and sound eyes was worse in the younger children (P = .005 and P<.001, respectively), but the intereye acuity difference did not vary with age (P = .59). The mean refractive errors of the amblyopic and sound eyes, as well as the anisometropia, varied little with age.
For patients randomized into the patching group, the initial number of daily patching hours was at the discretion of the investigator, with a minimum of 6 hours. Six or 8 hours per day were prescribed for 73% of the 212 patients, whereas 10 or more hours were prescribed for 27%. Although the number of hours prescribed had no consistent relationship to age (P = .50), it was related to the amblyopic eye acuity (P = .003). Among the 19 patients with an amblyopic eye acuity of 20/40, all were prescribed 6 or 8 hours per day of patching, whereas among the 49 patients with 20/100 amblyopic eye acuity, only 53% were prescribed 6 or 8 hours of patching per day. In contrast, full-time patching was prescribed for no patients with 20/40 amblyopic eye acuity and for 22% of patients with 20/100 acuity (Table 4). There was no difference in the number of patching hours prescribed by university-based investigators compared with community-based investigators (P = .36). However, on average the optometrist investigators prescribed fewer hours of patching than the ophthalmologist investigators (P = .01); only 4% of patients enrolled by an optometrist were initially prescribed 10 or more hours of patching per day, compared with 31% of patients enrolled by an ophthalmologist.
The ATS 1 was conducted using a simple protocol to compare the effectiveness of patching and topical atropine 1% solution as treatments for moderate amblyopia in children younger than 7 years. The study group investigators included pediatric ophthalmologists and optometrists from both university and community-based practices. The study was designed to approximate clinical practice as much as possible, with the exceptions being the use of randomization to determine the treatment prescribed for each patient and the use of a standardized single-surround HOTV optotype visual acuity testing protocol, which we developed specifically for this study.7
The clinical profile of the cohort must be viewed in the context of the eligibility and exclusion criteria for the study (Table 1). The eligibility criteria for enrollment were broad, with the intention to include most children with amblyopia younger than 7 years who were developmentally able to perform single-surround HOTV optotype visual acuity testing. This effectively set a lower age limit of about 3 years, although 7 children between the ages of 2.5 and 3 years successfully completed visual acuity testing and were enrolled. To avoid including prior treatment failures in the study, children who had received more than 2 months of amblyopia treatment in the prior 2 years were not enrolled. The visual acuity limit for the amblyopic eye was set at 20/100 because atropine is not thought to be an effective treatment for worse acuities.8,9 Eligibility required a 3-line difference in visual acuity between eyes (1) to assure that a true reduction in acuity was present (a reliability study using our acuity testing protocol found that a 3-line interocular difference was required for reasonable certainty that amblyopia was present7), and (2) to have a sufficient depth of amblyopia to assess improvement with treatment.
Our cohort's mean age of 5.3 years and the equal sex distribution are consistent with several previous reports describing populations with amblyopia.5,6,10,11 Our cohort was 83% white, with small percentages of African American, Hispanic, and Asian patients. This racial distribution likely reflects the nature of the investigators' clinical practices. Because our study is not population based, our data should not be used to suggest any demographic variation in the prevalence of amblyopia between ethnic or racial groups.
Our cohort had approximately equal proportions of patients with amblyopia due to strabismus and anisometropia, with about a quarter of the patients having elements of both. The mean ages at enrollment for these groups of children were 5.1, 5.4, and 5.2 years, respectively. These data differ somewhat from those in the population-based study by Woodruff et al6 of 961 children with amblyopia in the United Kingdom. The authors found the cause to be strabismus in 57%, anisometropia in 17%, and a combination of the two in 27% of patients. The mean ages of children with strabismic, anisometropic, and combination amblyopia were 3.3, 5.6, and 4.4 years, respectively. Our data also differ from those of Shaw et al,5 who reported that in 1531 children with amblyopia in the United Kingdom, strabismus was the cause in 45%, anisometropia in 17%, a combination of the two in 35%, and deprivation due to cataract or corneal scarring in 3%. In the study by Shaw and colleagues, the median ages of children with strabismic, anisometropic, and combination amblyopia were 3.6, 6.3, and 4.7 years, respectively.
The 2 studies from the United Kingdom differ from ours in 4 important ways. First, extensive prior treatment was an exclusion in our study. This criterion would reduce the proportion of patients diagnosed (and presumably treated) at younger ages entering the ATS1. These younger patients would more often have strabismus, as seen in the 2 studies from the United Kingdom.5,6 The second difference was our requirement for the children to complete a single-surround HOTV optotype visual acuity testing protocol. This reduced the proportion of patients with strabismus in our cohort by excluding most children with amblyopia younger than 3 years. The third difference was our exclusion of deep amblyopia, also more frequently associated with strabismus.12,13 Finally, the studies from the United Kingdom defined anisometropia as at least 1 D, compared with the 0.5-D minimum used in the ATS1. However, this creates only a small difference between studies; our cohort included just 18 patients with anisometropia of less than 1 D, and 12 of the 18 had a difference in astigmatism between eyes of +1.50 D or more.
We found that the visual acuity of the amblyopic eyes was similar whether the amblyopia was caused by strabismus, anisometropia, or both conditions. Rodier et al14 also found no difference in initial acuity among their patients with these 3 types of amblyopia. Although previous studies have suggested that strabismic and combined-mechanism amblyopia represent a more severe physiological deficit, due to active cortical suppression, than purely anisometropic amblyopia,2,15,16 the restriction of our cohort to children with an amblyopic eye acuity of 20/100 or better limits our ability to address this issue.
As expected, visual acuity in the sound eye was slightly better with older age. This phenomenon may reflect the child's increasing sophistication with testing and optotypes at older ages.17 For this reason, the interocular difference in acuity should be a useful measure to account for this age effect on acuity testing. However, for assessing change in visual acuity with treatment during a several-month period (in which the age effect is expected to be minimal), the change in interocular acuity difference may be less useful than the change in amblyopic eye acuity alone; the former is affected by the testing variability in both eyes, whereas the latter is affected by the variability in only one eye.7,18
We were surprised by the variation in visual acuity of the sound eye according to cause of amblyopia, which persisted even after statistically adjusting for age, refractive error in the sound eye, and prior treatment for amblyopia. We do not have a simple explanation for why sound eye acuity would be best in patients with anisometropia, worst in patients with strabismus, and intermediate in patients with both anisometropia and strabismus. Levi and Klein19 previously reported a similar finding for Vernier acuity. They noted that the sound eyes of patients with strabismus had poorer visual acuity than those of patients with anisometropia. The authors suggested that strabismus may produce cortical deficits in the sound eye due to abnormal binocular interactions.
Patching therapy has been the mainstay of amblyopia treatment in North America despite the lack of meaningful data demonstrating its superiority compared with other modalities.20,21 In planning this study, when we surveyed the Pediatric Eye Disease Investigator Group about their treatment practices for moderate amblyopia, we found that very few prescribed atropine as a primary treatment modality; when patching was prescribed, the intensity of treatment varied widely, from a few hours a day to all waking hours. Our study data support the survey results. The small number of study patients who had been previously treated with atropine compared with the number previously treated with patching is suggestive of the investigators' limited use of atropine as a treatment for amblyopia prior to this study. The number of patching hours prescribed at enrollment for the patching group varied from the allowable minimum of 6 hours per day, prescribed for 43%, to full-time patching, prescribed for 17%. The number of patching hours was related to the severity of the amblyopia but not to the age of the patient or to whether the investigator was institutionally or community based. The optometrist investigators tended to prescribe fewer hours of initial patching than the ophthalmologist investigators.
In summary, we describe the clinical profile of a large cohort of children younger than 7 years with moderate strabismic and anisometropic amblyopia. There was a nearly equal distribution of cause between strabismus and anisometropia(38%), with about 25% of patients having characteristics of both conditions. Although visual acuity in the amblyopic eye did not differ according to cause of amblyopia, acuity in the sound eye was worse with strabismic amblyopia than with anisometropic amblyopia. There was considerable variation in treatment practices with regard to the number of hours of initial patching prescribed by the investigators. However, we did find that the number of patching hours was positively related to the depth of the amblyopia and was greater for ophthalmologists than for optometrists. The data reported in this article define the clinical profile of the patients enrolled in the ATS1. These data will be useful for interpreting the results of the randomized trial comparing patching with atropine as treatments for moderate amblyopia.
Submitted for publication November 20, 2001; final revision received December 28, 2001; accepted January 7, 2002.
Supported by a cooperative agreement (EY11751) from the National Eye Institute, Bethesda, Md.
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Michael X. Repka, MD; Roy W. Beck, MD, PhD; Raymond T. Kraker, MSPH; Stephen R. Cole, PhD; Jonathan M. Holmes, BM, BCh; Eileen E. Birch, PhD; D. Robbins Tien, MD; William F. Astle, MD; Susan A. Cotter, OD.
A complete list of the participating sites and investigators and the study committee members appears in this article: http://archopht.ama-assn.org/issues/v120n3/rfull/ecs10241.html.
Corresponding author: Roy W. Beck, MD, PhD, Jaeb Center for Health Research, 3010 E 138th Ave, Suite 9, Tampa, FL 33613 (e-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com).
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Design Don'ts
Ever wonder if your Web site is cutting-edge or outdated? We at Curvine Web Solutions still see design trends that should have fallen by the wayside years ago. For customers who frequently shop online, these outdated trends may signal a company out of touch, apathetic, and unprofesstional. Below, are just a few such things to be aware of.
A "welcome" message on your homepage is the good way to turn away customers. The standard rule is this: if visitors can't tell what your site is selling, it's time to redesign the Web site. The site design – including the main body content and images – should sell the story of your business all on in one glance.
The next feature we'll discuss is scrolling text. Since people tend to associate this feature with news broadcasts, it isn't usually a good idea to incorporate this into your design. Unless your industry is fast-changing and news-worthy, using this feature probably won't enhance the overall design and functionality of your site.
Those flashing, color-changing, bolded words in the middle of a site's main body text are distracting at best. But, in reality it brings to mind walking onto a used car lot where there are huge, garish signs everywhere encouraging you to buy now or pay for it later. If you have to resort to such matters, then the service you're selling probably isn't worth the money – or at least, that's the impression visitors will get.
Speaking of visitors, it's also a good idea not to include visitor counters on your site. Although we usually see these on personal Web sites rather than business sites, we thought it worthy of mention. Publicly-viewed visitor counters are unprofessional, and frankly, useless. There are far better ways to keep track of that information; if you really want to know how many people are visiting your site, use a site analytics program. Google's program is free and gives a lot more helpful information that just how many people have clicked on your homepage. (Check out our February 2008 issue for more information.)
If your site contains any of the above design faux pas, you may wish to consider disposing of them. Sometimes just a few simple changes, or even deletions, to a Web site can make your design look fresh and new. If you need some assistance in sprucing up your site, contact Curvine Web Solutions today.


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Best Of :: Food & Drink
Many Americans have smoked hookahs yet have never used tobacco in one. But Sawa Restaurant & Lounge is the spot to go if you wish to inhale any number of flavored tobaccos. Patrons puff while seated on soft leather sofas amid white curtains billowing under royal palms in the outdoor center of the Village of Merrick Park. The al fakher hookah selections ($20) include about a dozen fruit-based smokes, from strawberry to watermelon to double apple. But Sawa is also "home to the hookah on steroids!" ($33), which means the base of the water pipe is filled with choice of cocktail: cosmopolitan, mojito, strawberry margarita, and so forth. No, you definitely do not drink said cocktail after smoking, but it adds flavor and a slightly intoxicating inhalation. Before flaunting contemporary society's anti-smoking conventions, you might strongly consider partaking of chef Jovens Jean's modern Mediterranean small plates or creative sushi rolls in the same oasis-like outdoor setting.
Let's talk alchemy. For centuries, wizened scholars — toiling in dark cellars, their wispy gray beards flirting with flames as they cooked cauldrons of metals and spices — searched endlessly for the secret to transmuting basic elements into something new, something otherworldly. Everyone from Isaac Newton to Tycho Brahe grew obsessed with finding the key. Honestly, they should have just ordered some pho at Miss Saigon. How else to explain what happens inside the massive, steaming bowl delivered to your table at the small Vietnamese eatery on Washington Avenue (or inside its larger sister restaurants in Coral Gables and Pinecrest)? In go a few basics: unctuous broth, thick rice noodles, and chunks of raw beef or chicken, topped off at the table with a plate of basil and sprouts and squirted with bottles of fiery red hot sauce and deep-black plum sauce. Yet into your mouth goes a magically complex meal, infinitely better than the sum of its humble parts. (And a steal at $10.95 for a bowl easily big enough for two). If that's not alchemy, our name is Ptolemy.
The American South has given us Hee Haw, boll weevils, Dollywood, and 92 percent of all mosquitoes in the United States. But it has also bestowed upon us Ray Hicks of West Virginia. It was he who brought Miami locals the First & First Southern Baking Company. When it comes to breakfast, Hicks's hot licks include cornmeal/blueberry pancakes; potato pancakes; blackberry waffles; chicken and waffles (with real maple syrup); a "lumberjack" breakfast of eggs, fried potatoes, two pancakes, two bacon strips, two sausage links, and a fruit cup; oatmeal; and, of course, grits. Most breakfasts run $5 to $9 and are served from 8 to 11 a.m. It's almost enough to make you want to put on a Lynyrd Skynyrd CD. Almost.
Almost as famous as this local chain's coal-oven pizza are its chicken wings. Spared from goopy sauces, Anthony's are seasoned with flavorful herbs and roasted at high heat in the oven. They arrive at the table in orders of ten ($8.95) or 20 ($14.95) with sweet caramelized onions and focaccia on the side. Their skin sports a nice char, and the flesh is moist inside. They are to the palate a coal-fired delight.
We all love Lulu — at least those of us old enough to remember her tearfully singing, "How do you thank someone who has taken you from crayons to perfume?" to Sidney Poitier in To Sir With Love. Huh? Oh. Yes, of course. It goes without saying that we also all love Lulu the restaurant — operated by the team behind the Grove's number one meeting spot, GreenStreet. In fact, it is located right across the street from that landmark eatery and is something of a smaller, cozier version with the same mission: to provide a sidewalk café environment where locals can gather for breakfast, lunch, dinner, and weekend brunch — and lollygag over cocktails, wine (all bottles $25, all glasses $8), and value-driven cuisine. They call it "neighborfood," which means sandwiches of fried green tomatoes and apple-wood-smoked bacon ($11); shrimp tacos ($15); hamburgers, and patties culled from turkey, pork, and brown rice/black beans too ($12 to $15). Entrées likewise lean toward popular American classics: rotisserie chicken with French fries ($18); truffled mac and cheese ($13); and chimichurri churrasco ($20). We all love Lulu, which is why its tables have been packed since opening day. Wonder what became of that other Lulu?
It is a labor of love born from a love story: Jeremy and Paola Goldberg met while they were students at the Culinary Institute of America in New York. After years of earning their stripes in other people's restaurants, the couple serendipitously ended up in Miami and opened a place of their own — located in Coral Gables and named for the highway that swoops by their alma mater. Jeremy helms the dining room, Paola is the chef, and the restaurant serves fresh, home-cooked fare. The concise menu includes charcuterie and cheese plates ($13), soups and salads ($6 to $9), small plates ($6 to $13), main plates ($14 to $23), and sides ($6). There are sticky chicken wings, burrata cheese with fig preserves, and entrées such as prosciutto-wrapped pork loin, and flank steak with grilled romaine hearts and blue cheese vinaigrette. Each plate, of course, is likewise loaded with love. The waitstaff here is excellent, and service is about as good as it gets: personable, knowledgeable, efficient, and professionally trained. Those years spent managing restaurants evidently served the Goldbergs well.


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Storfosna is a populated island in the municipality of Ørland in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located between Kråkvåg and Garten at the mouth of the Trondheimsfjord. The traditional district of Fosen is named after this island. There is a large deer population on the island. The island is connected to Kråkvåg by a causeway and bridge, and is connected to Garten (and the mainland) by a car ferry. The Storfosna Church is located on the island.
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Letters: IRS right to require licenses for tax preparers
I have been an IRS volunteer tax preparer in programs for the elderly and people who make less than $50,000 annually for some 15 years. Each year, I have been required to pass a certification test to prepare tax returns ("Editorial: Tax preparation industry needs policing").
In Pasco County, Fla., where I am the coordinator for 11 free tax preparation sites, more than 150 volunteers annually take and pass the IRS certification test. Even those who are exempt from the new IRS guidelines (which will require tax preparers who aren't lawyers, CPAs or enrolled agents to take an exam and continuing education classes) will continue to be required to take the certification test in order to qualify as a volunteer.
I find it hard to understand the objection raised by the industry organization for requiring those who work in the field to demonstrate their competency before preparing tax returns.
Passing a certification test is the minimum the IRS should require. The criminal background checks are also essential, especially in light of the rampant tax fraud being committed using stolen taxpayer information.
My experience with reviewing returns prepared by store-front tax preparers has demonstrated to me that more training and certification are desperately needed in this industry.
Letters to the editor
USA TODAY receives about 300 letters each day. Most arrive via e-mail, but we also receive submissions by postal mail and fax. We publish about 35 letters each week.
We often select comments that respond directly to USA TODAY articles or opinion pieces. Letters that are concise and make one or two good points have the best chance of being selected, as do letters that reflect the vibrant debate around the nation on a particular subject.
We aim to make the letters platform a place where readers, not just writers representing institutions or interest groups, have their say.
William F. Humphrey, coordinator; United Way of Pasco County Free Tax Preparation Services; Trinity, Fla.
Simplify the tax code
The Institute for Justice's lawsuit against the proposed IRS power grab is surely welcome. So is the opposing view by Dan Alban, one of the institute's attorneys, who argues that these regulations will end up raising prices for tax preparation services ("Overturn this IRS power grab").
Why should I (a taxpayer in the 15% income bracket) have to pay someone $775 (tax prep fees I paid last year) for the privilege of figuring out how much I need to pay the government?
As your editorial noted, the tax code is far too complex and way past the need for reform.
John Lindner; Charlottesville, Va.
FairTax would address issues
As USA TODAY's editorial in the IRS rules debate stated, "The obvious and the best possible solution to this problem would be a radically simplified federal tax code."
Something like the FairTax would make April 15 just another wonderful spring day. It would be simple, fair, transparent and, most important, help bring jobs back to the United States.
Jim Delph; Perrysburg, Ohio
A way to ensure quality
Many professions require licenses, be it from the state or federal government. These include people who cut your hair, build your house or open a business.
When you hire someone to prepare your taxes, you are giving that person a considerable amount of personal information. In the wrong hands, it could be used to steal your identity. Additionally, the tax code is extremely complex and requires a professional preparer to have a sound basis of the knowledge required and to keep up with changes.
I had to chuckle when I read in the opposing view that taxpayers should decide who prepares their taxes, not the IRS. That is plain silly. You should be able to go to anyone you want — as long as he or she is licensed.
I hope that the licensing of preparers stays in effect. During the 35 years I have been in involved with taxation, I have seen many so-called preparers mess up people's returns.
Howard A. Sanders; enrolled agent; Colorado Springs
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Roberta Fern Lengen, 94, of Cambridge, died Monday (Jan. 27, 2014) at the Red Carpet Health Care Center.
She was born Jan. 31, 1919, in Cambridge, daughter of the late George Allen Saltz and Flossie (Colaw) Saltz.
Mrs. Lengen was employed at the former S.S. Kresge, Cambridge Glass, and Oxford Tile. She later retired from The Daily Jeffersonian.
She was a member of First Baptist Church for more than 70 years. She had a special love for many friends at the church throughout the years.
She was a graduate of Brown High School.
Mrs. Lengen was vice president of the Federated Democratic Womens Club of Guernsey County and secretary of Cambridge Flying Club Auxiliary.
She loved her family and had many friends. She enjoyed many memories of family gatherings and from her places of employment.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her first husband, Jules Durant, in 1939; her second husband, Michael Lengen, in 1993; sisters, Dorothy McFarland, Beatrice Horton, Faye Davis, and infant Doris; and brothers, Howard "Jack" Saltz and infant Lorain.
She is survived by her sister-in-law, Pauline Robertson of Kingsville; nieces and nephews, Joan Fehrman of Byesville, Yvonne (Ernest) Rogers of Byesville, Marlene (Raymond) Ferhman of Byesville, Betty Saltz Cunningham of San Diego, Calif., Arnette Saltz of Cambridge, George (Becky) Saltz of Cambridge, Nanette Kukral of Mentor, Annette Hayes of Hudsonville, and Paulette Young of Zanesville; and many great-nieces and great-nephews.
Family and friends may call on Friday from noon to 2 p.m. at Thorn-Black Funeral Home, Cambridge, where funeral services will follow at 2 p.m. with Pastor Dan Milburn officiating.
Burial will be in Guernsey Memory Gardens, Cambridge.
Personal condolences may be sent to the family at the funeral home's website: www.thorn-blackfuneralhomes.com
Roberta was a wonderful friend for many years. My deepest sympathy to each member of her family.
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Sorry girls the "Best Seat in the House" is where the winning occupant(s) get to sit while they "watch you," the Lady Broncs, and the Broncs. As I understand it the "Best Seat in the House" for each game goes to the winning ticket drawn from a pool of purchased tickets.
After partnering for more than 30 years, the Salvation Army and Walmart will once again be hosting a toy drive to help provide new toys and coats to local children in need. The "Fill the Truck" toy drive will start at 9 a.m. Saturday at Sheridan's Walmart store.
U.S. Senator John Barrasso of Wyoming spoke on the floor of the Senate Friday and shared his concerns about what he calls the fast approaching fiscal cliff.
CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) - One man is dead and another injured in an altercation at a mobile home park on Cheyenne's south side. Gerry Luce is spokesman for the Laramie County Sheriff's Department. He says the incident was reported at about 10:30 p.m. Thursday.
The Antelope Butte Foundation submitted an application for a business committed grant in June through the Wyoming Business Council.
Christmas around Sheridan with Sheridan Media passed by 1422 Big Horn Avenue and this is what they saw.
If you'd like to see your house shown here or know of a house you'd like to see send Stan an email with the address of the house to: firstname.lastname@example.com and we'll try to post at least one a day during the holiday season.
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Wyoming's 7 Greatest Natural Wonders w/Bill Sniffin / Wyoming Game and Fish w/Eric Keszler
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Helpful (5)
I have been working at Echo Global Logistics full-time (Less than a year)
Training is thorough, great opportunity for advancement, amazing work environment! The Dallas branch is amazing, we have a great view of downtown (The best balcony in Dallas!), the work environment is fun, energetic, and laid back! Beer Fridays and contest really keep friendly competition within the branch and our management is great and always full of encouragement!
Hey if you don't like putting in hard work, like sales jobs, or waking up early then it's probably not the place for you.
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I have been working at Echo Global Logistics full-time (More than 3 years)
The IT dept at Echo is top notch. The entire team wants to make a great product. The IT managers are great. They can be a tad bit arrogant, but name me one IT manager who isn't one of the most arrogant people you've meet. There is a real chance for advancement in this dept, which is rare for IT. And it isn't based on favorites, but skill level. However...
The Executives do not give us any respect or time to do what's right. They're constantly pushing us to do things quick and easy.
The pay and benefit structure do not match the market. The health insurance plan for families is the worst I've ever seen offered to an IT dept. The co-pay is almost $800/month. Most employees with families do not use Echo's insurance cause the cost is too high. It's cheaper for them to purchase it online or use their spouse's plan.
The 401k matching is the bare minimum a company can offer and still legally be able to state they have matching 401k. It's all based on very long term vestments so you'll never see the matching $.
They claim your bonuses is a max of 5%, but in reality it's only maxes out at 2.5%, vs. the standard 10% offered by most IT places. The upper management does not see bonuses as a way to reward you for hard work, instead they see it as some chicken feed to throw at you so they can say they handed out bonuses.
The high turnover rate reflects the lack of benefits, and yet they still haven't figured it out.
Advice to Management
Give your IT dept a real competitive bonus structure. Pay for most of their health insurance, which is pretty standard for IT dept. The current benefits structure makes me NOT want to work hard or work overtime. We had record profits the last 2 years mainly due to new products pushed out via overtime by IT. But yet the IT dept is constantly given the cold shoulder.
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I have been working at Echo Global Logistics full-time
Two weeks of all-expense paid classroom training in Chicago
Young culture, 'Beer Fridays'
Competitive salary for entry level position
Good place to obtain industry knowledge and experience
Meetings upon meetings (group and one-on-one), day after day, management shadowing you on the phones, and your supervisor sits just feet away from you in an office environment with no walls and no privacy. Metrics are sent out about every two hours. New hires are expected to make 80-100 cold calls, send out two quotes to new clients, achieve 20% talk time on the phones, and add about 30 leads a day (which you aren't allowed to do during office hours). If you have a question or task for your supervisor, they most likely don't have time for you right now because they're stretched thin among 15-20 sales reps.
In December, Echo redesigned its commission structure and nearly all sales reps who were making commission saw a significant decrease in their paychecks - and Echo can change commission anytime it wants to, so we could see another pay cut in the near future. If you're a new hire, you won't make commission for at least a year after you hit the sales floor (unless you get obscenely lucky), and the incentives are few and far between ('free dinner' or 'fancy office chair' are the incentives offered for hitting goals, and they're tough to hit). Also, Echo's Accounts Receivable department exists only to establish and extend credit/buffer days, so you are responsible for obtaining payment from your clients - and commission is based off of what your customers have paid. If your client goes into collections and defaults, you are responsible for about 22% of what they owe...this will be deducted from your paycheck.
When it comes to actually selling, what you find is that you're selling an average product at an average or inflated price in an extremely saturated market. Most businesses you call are very happy with their 'current transportation solution' and have no reason to switch, plus they're annoyed at the amount of calls they get everyday from 3PLs just like you. It's tough to sell on service in an economy where so many businesses just care about price. Bottom line - there are definitely worse jobs out there. These are just things I wish I knew before I took the job.
Advice to Management
Trust your employees and dangle carrots in front of them - their only motivation to achieve goals right now is to keep management off their back. Coercion is NOT the same as motivation, especially not in sales. Give employees some level of autonomy and privacy, along with challenging but attainable goals & incentives, and productivity will increase.