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Brewers young hitters learning on the fly
Lyle Overbay can still remember it, watching his young teammate J.J. Hardy try to learn the art of hitting major league pitching on the fly.
He winces at the memory, actually.
Overbay was 28 in 2005, and he was coming off a breakout year in which he hit .301 and led the league in doubles with 53 for the Milwaukee Brewers. It was his first full season in the majors, and he had gotten out to a hot start with a .293 average through his first 22 games, setting him up for a seven-year stretch where he averaged 149 games played for the Brewers and Toronto Blue Jays.
Then there was Hardy, the 22-year-old shortstop who made the team out of spring training. Hardy didn't crack the Mendoza Line (.200) until July 18 and finished the year hitting .247. A future All-Star, Hardy hit .194 with 25 strikeouts over his first 223 plate appearances (70 games).
Overbay pulled him aside to talk to him, as did former Brewers manager Ned Yost. Hardy was sure he was going to be sent back down to the minor leagues.
"They expect that (struggle), just go out and get better," Overbay recalled telling the youngster. "It will get easier. It will. But if you start to continue to doubt yourself, doubt your ability, you are going to go down and you'll stay down.
"It'll beat you up real quick."
Overbay saw the same thing unfolding this year with left fielder Khris Davis. After showing some promise at the plate late in 2013, Davis was thrust into the starting lineup and expected to contribute.
Instead, the 26-year-old hit .238 with a .267 on base percentage through March and April.
"I've always said one of the hardest things to do is to start the season in the big leagues as a hitter," Overbay said. "When you get called up in the middle the season and you've 200, 300 at-bats, you feel you know where your swing is and you're usually pretty hot when you get called up anyway. They're not going to call you up when you're 0-for-20, they're going to call you up when you're hot. And it doesn't really matter when you're hot, you can do that."
Then, it got worse – Davis hit .218 in his first 17 games of May.
"Well now, you start doubting yourself," Overbay said the mindset.
Scooter Gennett gets it.
Only, Gennett struggled during his first call up in 2013, hitting just .217. He was much better prepared the second time around, finishing the season hitting .353. This year, his first on an Opening Day roster, he started hot (.290 through April 30), then slumped (.247 May 1-31) and then got hot again in June.
"When things aren't going so good it gets frustrating," he said. "I think that's where Lyle's going with it – starting here and not getting off to the best start can be frustrating because you know it matters. Everybody sees it and everybody knows what's going on if they want to. The good hitters come out of that and they find a way to get back to success."
Examples of that can be found throughout the Brewers clubhouse.
Jonathan Lucroy didn't hit immediately after his call-up in 2010, hitting .254 in his first 16 starts. But, starting the year with the club in 2011 he hit .310 over the first two months.
Then, you have Carlos Gomez who hit .230 with 14 strikeouts in his first month of major league ball with the New York Mets in 2007 but only marginally improved (.270) in starting the year with the Minnesota Twins in 2008.
Shortstop Jean Segura only hit .205 in his first 22 games with the Brewers after his call-up in 2012, then finished the year on a tear (.329). He carried that over at the start of last year, his first on an Opening Day roster, hitting .354 over his first two months en route to an All-Star berth.
Part of it is adjusting to the quality of major league pitching, perhaps learning how to embrace and make mechanical tweaks, and even growing more comfortable in their own skin as major leaguers.
But, most of it is mental.
"I guess as a hitter down there (in the minors) you don't feel maybe as much attention is on you," Gennett said. "I guess at times you don't feel like you have to get a hit that at-bat and you go up there clear minded, you relax and hit. Here, when things aren't going as good, you want to get a hit so bad, you want to help your team out because wins and losses really matter in the big leagues. So, for me, it's just, I want to be at the top of my game to help the team."
The veteran hitters with the Brewers have been through it, so they are willing to offer help and advice – which again, is all about the player's mental state than their physical one.
"We try to explain it's 162 games," Gomez said. "If you get three base hits in 10 at-bats, you're Hall of Fame. So, it's more down than up but you have to come here positive and continue to work because you're here for one reason – you're good. You belong here. You just keep in the good work and realize yourself and be honest with yourself, what you can do to win games."
If anyone can speak to that, it's the Brewers All-Star centerfielder. Blessed with physical gifts even the best players in the game are envious of, it took him seven seasons to put it all together.
So, he stresses that when it comes to hitting, it's all about the mindset.
"You have to believe you're good," Gomez said. "I heard this from players like Ken Griffey, Torii Hunter and Manny Ramirez. The big thing you can do is believe that you're good. You don't have to tell (everyone) 'I'm good' but you believe 'I'm the best.' And when you feel like you're the best inside, you're going to perform like you're the best. You have to have that ego inside of you, like no, I'm the man, I'm the best.
"That's how you turn around, even in the tough moment, you relax and come and be more thinking the good way and not have a thought in your mind of negativity."
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My name is Tom Streeter, Reg. No. 32,007. I am employed in-house by Qualcomm, Inc., of San Diego, California. These views are my own and not necessarily those of my employer.
1. Small entity.
Not applicable to my practice.
2. (a) Separate surcharge for each missing part.
This should be modified to charge for each delayed submission, not each delayed part. If I file neither my declaration nor my filing fee on time, I should have an incentive to file them together, and not in separate envelopes three weeks apart. Separate envelopes would further drive up Office costs.
(b) Additional filing services.
These are welcome, and are well worth the additional fees discussed in 2(a).
3. (a) Delayed submission of oath/declaration/power of attorney.
Delayed submission of the declaration is an EXCELLENT idea. We often want to get an early date, but the inventor (or one of them) is unavailable. Delayed submission makes life easier for everyone. There should be a surcharge for submitting the declaration after the deadline for submitting preliminary amendments. See section 12, below. This surcharge would encourage prompt submission. Prompt submission would, in turn, result in inventors—as a condition for our obtaining their signatures—requiring us, their patent attorneys, to submit a preliminary amendment to the claims, when this is necessary to more accurately describe their invention. The examiner should not be forced to consider such an amendment only AFTER he has picked up the case for examination. 35 USC 102(e) is a problem, but it is just as much a problem under the current system of filing delayed declarations, under petition. Problems can arise out of extended-delayed filings of powers of attorney.
These same problems arise (but very rarely) when a foreign inventor and assignee file a PCT application designating/electing the USA. The assigneeÂ's rights in the PCT application should be used as a template for the assigneeÂ's rights in an extended-delayed power of attorney.
(b) Delayed submission of filing fee/translation.
Rather than requiring the filing fee to be paid a month after the filing date, it should be due a month after the mailing of the filing receipt. Maybe my Corporate Finance Department didnÂ't get the replenishment check in to the PTO deposit account on time, and I need an emergency replenishment. Corporate Finance is going to start its clock on the day I walk into their office, not on the day (several weeks earlier) on which my application was granted a filing date.
Also, please state (on the filing receipt) not only the amount of fee that we paid, but also what we should have paid and what the balance due is (including surcharge, as appropriate).
As to translations, please consider a reciprocity agreement with other patent offices: "WeÂ'll agree not to require from your citizens an English translation (except of the title, the inventorÂ's name, and the technological field [so we can classify it]) at filing, but will wait until we are ready to search and examine. In return, we expect a similar right to submit a delayed translation when our citizens file in your office." Until such agreements can be worked out, the translation should be due at the same time as the fee: one month after issuance of the filing receipt.
4. Limiting number of claims.
Limiting the number of claims is reasonable, but only if parallel claims are excluded. If I have 10 step-plus-function method claims, I can file 10 >means-plus-function apparatus claims without requiring any additional search or examination effort.
Similarly, a claim which multiply depends from 10 claims should be counted as 1 claim—the way the EPO counts it—and not as 10 claims—the way the USPTO counts it.
Further, the JPO has a good practice, in counting claims, which should be adopted by the USPTO. Suppose that widgets are old in the art, but thatpainted widgets are not, and that only red and blue painted widgets arefunctional. The JPO lets me claim "A red painted widget", followed by a
long series of dependent claims, followed by the multiply dependent claim "The red painted widget of any of the foregoing claims, wherein the paint is blue instead of red." This form of "substitutional" multiple dependent claim should be allowable, and it should count as 1 claim.
These methods of counting claims should be applied both to the 6/40 limit and to fee calculations
5. PCT harmonization of patent drawings.
PCT harmonization principles for drawings should be the same as PCT harmonization principles for paper size or anything else. If I file a regular national application in PCT format (A4 paper, B&W photos, etc.), I should not be required to file a petition, nor should I be required to instead file a PCT application and auto-designate the USA. If the USPTO finds other formats convenient, either with (color photos) or without (8.5 x 11 paper) a petition, then these formats should be permitted, both in regular national applications and in PCT applications which have entered the USA national stage.
6. Printing patents in color.
Not applicable to my practice.
7. Reducing time for filing corrected or formal drawings.
The proposal to reduce this time from 3 months to 1 month is a good one, with one modification. I often submit what I consider to be formal drawings to the official draftsperson. They usually accompany a response to an office action. I request that the formal drawings be approved as such. I get no answer for well over 3 months. Worse, when the application is finally allowed, the official draftsperson finds defects, long after my private draftsman has retired.
The deadline should be 1 month, or the pendency of the longest current request for official draftspersonÂ's approval (USPTO wide), whichever is longer.
8. Electronic submission of voluminous material.
The proposal is good, and needs to be expanded beyond "sequence listings" and "computer program listings". ANY material should be permitted to be filed in an electronic, archival format (such as CD-ROM), provided that it accompanies a paper-formatted transmittal sheet which identifies the applicant, serial number, examiner, etc. The examiner (or classification division, or anyone else) should be allowed to require that the applicant resubmit, in paper format, any or all information on the CD-ROM. However, anything filed on CD-ROM must be given the same filing date as if it had been filed on paper, or there will be endless disputes on whether the information really was or was not a "computer program listing".
9/10. Requirements for Information Disclosure Statements.
The IDS, under current practice, serves two contradictory functions.
First, it serves as a vehicle for "I want to force the examiner to consider this reference, determine that my invention is patentable over it, and print it on the front page of the patent." Second, it serves as a vehicle for "When litigation comes, I donÂ't want the infringer to discover this reference in my files and scream that I defrauded the Patent Office (or even engaged in inequitable conduct) by not sending a copy of it to the examiner."
As regards the first vehicle (the conventional Form PTO-1449), the OfficeÂ's proposal is fair: a reasonable number of free determinations of non-anticipation/non-obviousness; additional determinations must be purchased at the price of a unique description of the referenceÂ's importance; and certification of a personal review of each reference by the practitioner.
The selection of 10 as the reasonable number of free determinations seems arbitrary. The 6/40 proposed claim limitation was based on the statistic that over 95% of all applications already meet the standard. The same statistic should be used on IDSs. What is the largest number of references which 95% of current IDSs cite?
As an alternative price, perhaps the Office should accept a fee ($5 a page?) for not requiring a unique description. This would certainly slow down the practitioners who submit 500-page textbooks without further specificity. Perhaps the fee should also apply after the first 20 pages of an exempt (10/reasonable number/foreign cited) reference.
As regards the second vehicle, there should be a form other than PTO-1449.
This alternate form should state that these references are being cited simply to discharge the duty of candor. These references should be given the same effect as those in the examiner's shoe—which the examiner leafs through in making a preliminary determination as to whether it would be worthwhile to read beyond the first page. The practitioner's certification should be similarly circumscribed: "I skimmed the first page of this reference, and it was worth making a photocopy of (or printing out from the computer data base, after I read the abstract), but it was not worth reading (or even skimming) beyond the first page."
In any event, it is a very good idea to require that a copy of the reference (including pending applications) be submitted, and to not permit a mere citation to it on the PTO-1449.
11. Deferred prosecution.
Deferred prosecution is better than the mere deferred examination which many other countries allow. However, the 3 year proposed limit is out of line with the 5-7 years allowed by our major trading partners. The argument is made that final development of claim form should not be unreasonably delayed. As long as we can file an unlimited number of continuation applications, however, final development of claim form can continue until 20 years after filing the parent application. There should therefore be NO limitation on how long prosecution can be deferred. What there should be, perhaps, is a requirement that a new petition, to further defer prosecution, be filed every 3 years. The fee for such petitions should escalate in much the same way that maintenance fees on issued patents escalate.
12. Handling fee for preliminary amendments/supplemental replies.
The Office already publishes, by examining group, the filing date of the oldest application which has not yet had a first office action. The Office should also publish, by examining group, the filing date of the YOUNGEST application which has not yet been picked up for examination. Preliminary amendments filed more than a month before this date should not be subject to a handling fee; those filed thereafter should, and it should be steep enough that no more than 1% of all applications draw a late preliminary amendment. Otherwise the examiner will be tempted to take the attitude of "I shouldnÂ't bother with this; the applicant is only going to change it in 3 weeks." This justified attitude toward lazy practitioners will spill over to those of us who took the trouble to get it right the first time (or at least before the examiner picked the case up), and will prevent prompt examination of our applications.
The same goes for supplemental replies. Publish the time length of the shortest backlog for any examiner in the examination group, and impose a steep (99% attenuation) fee for submitting supplemental replies after that time.
A modest mail-room processing fee (over and above the fee to cover the examinerÂ's time) would not be out of line, even for preliminary amendments and supplemental responses filed before the deadline.
13. Amendment by replacement paragraphs (numbered) and claims.
This is a good idea. As a transitional measure, it should be made voluntary for a year of two, to get all the kinks out, and then made mandatory.
14. Restriction requirement; constructive election.
This proposal is designed to conform USPTO practice as closely as possible to PCT practice, which is a good idea. When it is implemented, it should incorporate the PCT rules by reference as much as possible, so that later changes to the PCT rules will automatically apply in the USPTO. This will avoid subsequent non-conformances—however transitory—between USPTO and PCT practice.
15. Design patent rocket docket.
Not applicable to my practice.
16. Reissue, broadening, identification.
Not applicable to my practice.
17. Multiple reissues.
Not applicable to my practice.
18. ADR on appeal.
Not applicable to my practice.
19. Eliminate preauthorization of issue fee payment.
Not applicable to my practice.
20. Disclosure Document program.
Not applicable to my practice.
21. USPTO review of private forms.
Not applicable to my practice.

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"Frozen" Freezes Out Competitors at the Box Office
With a snow storm blanketing the Mid-West and Eastern portion of the country, movie-goers were few and far between for the weekend of January 3-5, 2013.
Disney Animation's fittingly named "Frozen" climbed to the top spot at the box office, with a $6.8 million Friday and a three day total of $20.7 million.
The newly released horror flick "Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones" grabbed a second place finish with a $8.7 million opening and a total weekend take of $18.2 million.
Rounding out the top five in earmarked earnings are three time winner "The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug" ($16 million) in third, Leonardo DiCaprio's drama "The Wolf of Wall Street" ($13.3 million) in fourth, and American Hustle" starring Jennifer Lawrence ($13.2 million) in fifth.


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When other men have none?
Why but because when these are gay,
I sit and mourn alone.
And why when mirth unseals all tongues
Should mine alone be dumb?
Ah! late I spoke to silent throngs,
And now their hour is come.
Poet: Ralph Waldo Emerson
Poem: Compensation
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Service Engine Light - Code P1175
Hi Guys
Trying to get ideas of what might be wrong with my car. 2000 540i/6 with ~126k miles. Short story is my check engine light came on. Took it to the local auto place and the code came up as P1175 (fuel trim adaptation additive bank 2 malfunction. Explanation: large vacuum leak on engine).
What's happening is for the first few minutes after a cold start my idle is pretty rough. Every once in a while when the car is moving and I take out out of gear and don't have the clutch pressed the revs will drop to 0 and the engine will die. The problems go away as soon as the temperature gets to the normal running temp.
I have searched around and everything I have found shows that P1175 is accompanied by P1174. I have yet to find anything that shows only P1175 being thrown, which is my case. From reading around it seems it could be anything from the MAF sensor to gaskets/o2 sensors.
I recently replaced the alternator (for the second time, first replacement alternator went bad) a week ago or so and am wondering if the vacuum leak could have been caused by anything I may have taken off and not put back properly (specifically the air filter housing). My dad also decided he wanted to clean my MAF sensor just before I did the alternator. I am curious as to if there is the possibility of that being cleaned or re-installed improperly which could be causing the problem.
tl;dr - CEL throwing code P1175 only. Any help or ideas would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!
How many miles on the pre-cat O2 sensors? If original, you're overdue for replacements.
You could also take it to a shop for a smoke test.
That p code by itself is pointing to your air mass sensor, likely contaminated. You are dead on in suspecting that your dad may have done more damage than good.:rofl:
Either way I think I'm going to replace my pre cat O2 sensors, seems like something that needs to be done eventually anyway.
- Mass air flow sensor (MAF) & idle control valve (ICV) require periodic cleaning (1) (2) & buying a replacement MAF cheaper than the BMW MAF (RangeRover MAF) (VW MAF) (Hyundai MAF) & cleaning the throttle body (1)
Edit: Am I correct in reading that the 99 and up model years don't have an ICV because of electronic throttle linkage?
Correct for the V8.
Thanks for everyone's help thus far.
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Best of corporate website design (part 2)
Jul 19, 2009 by Yuriy Sklyar
As promised, this is our second installment of the best in corporate web design. As usual, if we have left something out, please comment and let us know!
Yuriy Sklyar - Principal, Threefifty
I'm responsible for UX and UI (among other things) of all projects that come through the doors of Threefifty.


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The 2014 Olympics may be coming to a close, but don't get sad — send the games away in style instead. Rimmed in gold and garnished with candy "Olympic rings," this vodka-based tipple is just the drink to sip. Watch the video to see how it's concocted.
Olympic-Rings Cocktail
From POPSUGAR Food
- Gold sanding sugar
- 1 lime wedge
- 2 ounces vodka
- 1 lemon wedge
- 1 ounce Champagne or sparkling wine
- Life Savers or gummy rings
- Place gold sugar on a plate. Run lime wedge around the rim of a chilled martini glass; rotate rim in sugar.
- Add vodka and juice from the lime and lemon wedges to an ice-filled shaker; shake until chilled. Strain into the martini glass, and garnish with the candy rings.
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Strategies for local lead generation in businesses
Business environment has become immensely competitive over the course of past few decades and nowadays, one needs to have a strategy of lead generation in order to succeed in business. In a way, you will be creating awareness for the product that you wish to endorse in the market and generate interest amongst potential buyers. In this way, leads are created which are then converted into sales gradually. In the earlier days, the best way of lead generation used to be print advertising and telemarketing. But nowadays, a business no matter how small can easily compete on a common ground with many other businesses that are striving to expand. The credit for the same goes to the digitalization process of technology that has raised benchmarks in the market. So it is safe to say that social media and online publicity have made a huge impact on businesses of all types. KISSmetrics covers some great information regarding leader-generation here.
Local lead generation strategies
There are umpteen lead generation strategies to choose from, but you need to make sure that the strategy that you pick for you suits the type of business that you are involved in. There are people who prefer sticking to a few traditional lead generation methods instead of exploring new ones. The only issue or downside with this strategy is that the growth will not be aggressive and seeing how the competition in the market, you will certainly need an effective lead generation strategy in order to keep up with the pace. You need to be able to leverage the kind of tactics that will make you a frontrunner in the type of business that you are engaged in.
Usually if you ask the owner of a local business firm, they will straightaway tell you that they rely on referrals for lead generation. We will agree to the fact that referrals are certainly an effective way of generating leads, but if you combine them with a few local lead generation strategies, then your business can progress at a faster pace.
Though if you're just looking for a company to do lead generation for you we recommend PlayOn Media a Hamilton SEO Company they have a stellar record on there linkedIn page if you're interested in seeing what others say about them. They've been doing lead generation in Canada for the past 5 years, if you have any questions for them visit their facebook for more details.
Paradigm of changing sales
Ever since the advent of internet, the buying process has changed to a great extent. In the earlier days, the sales people of a particular organization used to approach potential customers face to face and tell them about the services and that is a method which is still used by many traditional business enterprises. In this process, the flow of information stays in one direction and these conversations are converted eventually into sales opportunities. But now, since umpteen ecommerce websites have come, potential customers are taking it upon themselves to research on the product of their choice and check out its reviews. According to that, they are approaching the company that sells or manufactures that product. This clearly points to the fact that there is a need to expand the business over the internet, so that more and more customers can be roped in. Since the customer might have already researched on a product that you are trying to sell them, thus the conversation between you and consumer will be on a better level. In a way, we can say that the advent of digital era of marketing has made the communication between sales personnel and potential customers a two-way process.
There are times when the customer has already made up their mind that they are going to purchase a product, even before speaking to the sales officials of a company, all because of their proactive research. For those who oppose the idea of mass advertising campaigns, this approach is a more one-to-one type strategy as the preferences of a particular user are tracked by on the basis of their online activity, so we can make ads that are self-customized.
Those who happen to be owners of small businesses need to make sure that their online presence is strong enough as they need to follow this paradigm in order to boost up their popularity and sales. Thus, the main motive of this paradigm is to let out a message to everyone saying that it is time for the customers to approach companies instead of the other way round.
Nowadays, there are lots of free online tools that are specific to different kinds of audiences. The motive of these tools is to make an impact on a particular target audience. Thus, if you are running a small business locally and are looking for ways to expand, then you can consider having an ecommerce website that highlights the products and services that you specialize in.


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The Hoopform Season College Basketball Competition is an entirely different type of fantasy sport game.
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There are 16 conference groupings. They include the following conferences: American Athletic, Atlantic 10, Big East, Big Ten, Big 12, Colonial, Big West, Midwest Athletic, Mountain West, Missouri Valley, Pac 12, Southeastern, and West Coast. The ACC Conference has 15 teams so it has been divided into two conferences (Old and New) with Boston College being added to both so that there are 8 teams in each. The remaining group is the "Wild Card" group of teams from all the remaining conferences.
The regular season score is based on computer rankings as tabulated by TeamRankings.com At the end of regular season, the 1st place team in each group earns 10 points, the 2nd place team, 7 points, 3rd place, 5 points, 4th place, 3 points, 5th place, 2 points and 6th place, 1 point. For the post season, each selected team that qualifies for the 64 team NCAA 2nd round field earns 1 point. These selected teams then earn an additional one point for each NCAA tournament win. Your progressing score will be tabulated each day throughout the season.
To participate, you will need to form a group of eight players and then conduct a draft. Then use this registration form to register and enter your draft. You can use a printable draft form if you want to conduct the draft manually prior to using the online form. Once you have entered your draft, you will receive an email confirmation. To monitor your draft results throughout the season, use the link on the left and enter your group name or save the link that is emailed to you.
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text: McNett's 7 oz. Silicone Spray is the only silicone lubricant you need. Just spray it on your dive equipment to protect it from the harmful effects of saltwater. Our food-grade silicone formula preserves rubber gaskets and neoprene, to make expensive dive gear last longer. Use as an O-ring lubricant, a rubber conditioner, and a wetsuit lubricant. Spray your wetsuit with Silicone Spray, and you'll slide right in without any hassle.


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Old-fashioned Linguine with White Clam Sauce
READY IN: 25mins
Recipe by Maine-iac
This recipe is easy and takes less than 20 minutes. It's one of my weekend favorites and has been a family tradition for years.
Top Review by bella214
I made this for a special romantic dinner for me and my husband. Very delicious and surprisingly easy to make. The pepper flakes were an added twist. We both thought we were dining in a classy restaurant. Thanks Maine-iac.
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Ingredients Nutrition
- 3 tablespoons butter
- 3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
- 1 small diced onion
- 4 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 pinch crushed red pepper flakes
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 1 teaspoon oregano
- 1 teaspoon basil
- 1 tablespoon Old Bay Seasoning
- 3 cans minced/chopped clams, with juice
- 1 teaspoon parsley
- parmesan cheese
- 1 lb linguine or 1 lb thin spaghetti
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- In a 5 qt pot, heat water to a boil and cook pasta until al dente.
- While the pasta is cooking, melt butter and olive oil in pan.
- Sautee onion and garlic, and add crushed red pepper flakes.
- Add lemon juice, oregano, basil, and Old Bay seasoning, stir for one minute Add clams with juice.
- Simmer for 5 minutes.
- Drain pasta and place in large bowl.
- Cover pasta with clam sauce, stir well and top with parsley and parmesan cheese.
- Serve with warm crusty bread and chilled white wine.


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Uyanga Erdenebileg - Mongolia
University of Washington President
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There is no official category labelled 'commodities' within the S&P's list of ten economic sectors, but commodities are incredibly important to the market.
There is no official category labelled 'commodities' within the S&P's list of ten economic sectors, but commodities are incredibly important to the market.
Commodities have the potential to influence almost every industry to some degree, and therefore investors who look to move tactically among the various groupings should have at least a working understanding of commodities and a view as to what their general direction may be.
The ways that commodity prices can influence companies are too numerous to list in the limited space we have here, so we will focus on the two sectors that have the potential to feel a greater impact than others.
Obviously the energy sector relies heavily on the price of oil, but the first group we are going to look at is materials, which can be exposed to many different commodities, from energy-related ones to metals.
Typically, stronger commodity prices benefit the materials group as they indicate increased demand for the goods that the sector provides, which provides more pricing power and the potential to expand margins.
As we are now seeing accommodative monetary policy around most of the globe, the materials sector has been affected positively with growth expectations increasing. This is largely why the materials group is considered cyclical: demand for commodities tends to increase as the US economy grows.
Conversely, although it also benefits from improved economic conditions, the consumer discretionary sector will typically benefit from lower commodity prices, especially energy and food-related costs.
We have seen consumers reduce their debt load, housing strengthen, and auto sales improve, which indicates better consumer confidence, and the job market appears to be accelerating at least slightly. Lower expenditure on these items leaves more in consumers' pockets to spend on discretionary items.
Now, this doesn't necessarily mean that both the materials sector and the discretionary sector could both outperform at the same time as there are many factors involved in sector performance, but consideration should be given to whether these other factors outweigh the commodity impact.
Currently, we believe that the commodity so-called supercycle, which involved steadily rising prices for an extended period, has come to an end and that we are in for some largely sideways movement in the majority of the commodity complex.
New supply due to improved technology and more players in the market, combined with slowing demand growth due to a seemingly maturing Chinese economy and more efficient uses of commodities, contribute to our belief.
But given the potential importance of the direction of commodities to sector performance, and we've only scratched the surface in this piece, we continue to track developments closely.


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Driftboat Steelhead Fishing
The silver-sided prizes often require you to endure tough outdoor conditions – especially when the rain falls in buckets. It must be worth it, for Oregon is home to an abundance of anglers who accept the challenge each March and April and go fishing for steelhead.
Some say 'March Madness' takes place on the hardwood with a basketball, but fishing guide Josiah Darr said there's another March madness that strikes fishermen who explore Oregon's rivers winding through the woods.
The Nestucca River in Tillamook County is filled with rapids and places where gorgeous sun streams meet the water's rhythm.
Darr offered gentle instructions to his two guests, outdoor writer and TV host, Gary Lewis, and his 17-year-old daughter, Mikayla Lewis.
The two had traveled from their home in Bend to spend a day fishing for steelhead with Darr, an expert at a fishing technique called "Bobber-Doggin."
Darr uses 10-1/2 foot rods, 30-pound test mainline, a small weight and a sliding bobber above yarn 'n eggs on a number two hook.
"This yarn and egg rig is pretty much standard set up for bobber-doggin these winter steelhead in big, green water," noted Darr, a young guide who has a passion for fishing. He sported a mile-wide smile and added, "Hopefully the next time we see it, it will be in the corner of a fish's mouth."
The technique is to cast the bait and bobber rigging and then float alongside it with the current. Darr called it a "deadly effective" technique. "I learned this a few years ago," said Darr. "I just pitch 'em out and away we go. My job is to keep the drift boat at a constant speed and the proper angle so to stay with the bobbers as they drift through a good run of water. You don't catch fish unless your line is in the water, so I keep them out there and stay on them and wait for the next bite."
The wait wasn't long as Mikayla's bobber sank without hesitation and she pulled back. She was thrilled when she saw a chrome steelhead shoot through the surface like a rocket. The ten pound steelhead was her very first – ever.
It was also a wild steelhead and by regulation, had to go back in the river. Anglers are allowed to keep only hatchery steelhead.
Following a ten-minute battle of back and forth, Darr smoothly slid his large net under the gorgeous steelhead and deftly de-hooked it, allowing Mikayla to release it back to the river.
Darr smiled and added, "That's why I like guiding….moments like this when an angler catches her first. I like it better than reeling them in myself. Good job Mikayla!"
Gary Lewis has fished all over the planet but he said his true love is fishing for steelhead in Oregon. Soon, his bobber soon sunk out of sight too. He had his hands full with another gorgeous fish. This one was a hatchery steelhead and a keeper. We could tell it was a hatchery steelhead because the adipose fin was missing – it is a half-moon shaped fin, located just behind the dorsal fin. It was clipped off at the hatchery when the fish was a baby.
Darr has been guiding on Oregon rivers for several years and his business grew out of a childhood passion for everything outdoors.
"It is always awesome being out here – we're right on the Oregon Coast in a little river canyon catching these beautiful steelhead. I never feel like I'm going to work, 'cuz I'm doing something I love."
"Every steelhead is a gift," noted Lewis. "It's a special thing to accomplish when you catch one too. I like to joke that steelhead are the fish of a thousand casts. Sometimes it feels that way and that makes them all the more special here."
"Here" on the river, with its rapids and its steelhead, each angler felt fortunate to be at home in Oregon. "There's just so much cool stuff to do outdoors in this state," said Darr."I wouldn't want to live in any other state – I love it here."
Darr advised that conditions can change in a heartbeat at this time of year – so you have to be prepared for the worst and the best that Mother Nature can dish out – from rain to snow to brilliant sunshine – anything is possible as winter gives way to spring. So be prepared!
The Oregon Dept of Fish and Wildlife is a good resource for learning the ropes of steelhead fishing – they even have a web page dedicated to teaching you more.
You can also visit the Cedar Creek Hatchery to observe the brood stock steelhead and learn more about the Nestucca River program.
Fore more information on purchasing an Oregon Angling License and locate an Oregon Fishing Guide.
about author Grant McOmie
Grant McOmie is a Pacific Northwest broadcast journalist, teacher and author who writes and produces stories and special programs about the people, places, outdoor activities and environmental issues of the Pacific Northwest. A fifth generation Oregon native, Grant's roots run deepest in the central Oregon region near Prineville and Redmond where his family continues to live.
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It's been way too long since I felt the joy of floating a river and the tug of a fish on the end of my line. Thanks so much for the reminder.
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In 2009-2010, 772,200 (4%) Canadians, aged 35 years and older, reported being diagnosed with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).Footnote 1 COPD is a chronic and progressive condition characterized by gradual airway obstruction, shortness of breath, cough and sputum production. Cigarette smoking is the principal underlying cause of COPD and is responsible for about 80% of deaths from COPD.Footnote 2 Cigarette smoking is a key modifiable risk factor for COPD and quitting has been associated with improved lung function, reduced chronic cough and airway mucus production, and decreased mortality from COPD.Footnote 3
Other risk factors for COPD include occupational exposure to dusts (e.g., coal dust, grain dust) and some fumes.Footnote 4 Exposure to second-hand smoke (SHS) may exacerbate the symptoms.Footnote 5 Repeated childhood respiratory infections and exposure to SHS may increase the likelihood of later developing COPD.Footnote 6 Early detection through lung function testing is key to managing the condition and slowing its progression.The Public Health Agency of Canada's 2011 Survey on Living with Chronic Diseases in Canada (SLCDC) provides new information on how COPD affects Canadians and the approaches that they and their health professionals are using to manage the disease. This survey, conducted by Statistics Canada, interviewed a nationally representative sample of 1,133 Canadians aged 35 years and older who reported being diagnosed with COPD by a health professional.
How does Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) affect Canadians?
COPD has significant impacts on the lives of Canadians with this condition in terms of overall health, mental health and limitations to mobility, activities of daily living, work and volunteer participation, and social and recreational activities.
Among Canadians with COPD, 45% reported their overall health as "fair or poor", and 33% reported their health as "somewhat worse or much worse" than a year ago. By comparison, of the 2009-10 Canadian Community Health Survey (CCHS) respondents who did not report having COPD, 13% reported "fair or poor" health and 13% reported that their health was "somewhat worse or much worse" than a year ago.
COPD also affects mental health:
What do Canadians with COPD experience in their daily lives?
Overall 21% reported that breathing problems affect their life "quite a bit or extremely". Respondents reported that their breathing problems caused "a lot" of difficulty in the following activities:
Earning a living can be a challenge, with 17% of those with COPD reporting they had changed the number of hours worked or type of work due to breathing problems, and 14% reported they stopped working permanently. COPD can also affect participation in the community. Of those with the condition, 22% reported they changed the number of hours or type of volunteer work due to breathing problems.
Smoking is a key risk factor for COPD and continued smoking affects prognosis:
Good health care is central to managing COPD. Among respondents with COPD:
Medication, Oxygen Therapy and Vaccination are components of COPD management.
Among respondents with COPD:
The Canadian Thoracic Society recommends an annual influenza vaccination to reduce illness, hospitalization and death among those with COPD.Footnote 7 The CCHS indicates that 76% of those with COPD reported having had at least one flu shot in their lifetime.
Education and reducing exposure to environmental triggers help to manage COPD.
Among respondents with COPD:
Many Canadians with COPD reported being actively involved in managing their disease and receiving appropriate health care. However, a substantial proportion of people with COPD (one in three) continue to smoke and one in five is exposed to second-hand smoke in their homes.
Spirometry testing is the standard method of diagnosing COPD. While the majority of Canadians with COPD reported receiving lung function testing, all should have received this test. The Canadian Thoracic Society recommends that those at risk or with symptoms (smoker, former smoker, persistent cough and sputum production, repeated respiratory tract infections, activity-related shortness of breath) be referred for spirometry testing to establish early diagnosis and manage symptoms.Footnote 8
Maintaining a healthy lifestyle, together with smoking cessation and medication adherence, are cornerstones of COPD self-management. Health care professionals are key players in helping individuals with COPD achieve better symptom control.
Additional information on COPD can be found at:
Health Canada, Health Warning Message Fact Sheet on Smoking and COPD
For more information on the Canadian Thoracic Society recommendations for the management of COPD (PDF Document - 723 KB, 29 pages)
* Note: This estimate is based on a small number of respondents and must be interpreted with caution.Footnote 9


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Nozbe for the iPhone has changed the way we get stuff done!
We're happy that right now thousands of busy professionals can have access to their Nozbe data offline and get things done on the move!
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VILLAGERS will go head to head in a battle to see who can produce the juiciest tomato or the largest pumpkin at this year's Childswickham Village Fete and Flower Show.
The traditional fete takes place on Saturday, August 23, and will be full of fun and laughter with a healthy dash of community spirit.
There will be a family dog show alongside the sports day events, a duck race, homegrown fruit, vegetable and produce competition, and a bouncy castle.
Organisers are also hoping people will have a search through their cupboards for the white elephant, second hand book and tombola stalls, which are ready to start collecting.
The event will get underway at 2pm at the Church of St Mary in Childswickham with the flower festival continuing through August 24 and 25.


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Otis Redding Biography
9 September 1941, Dawson, Georgia, USA, d. 10 December 1967, Lake Monona, Madison, Wisconsin, USA. The son of a Baptist minister with the same name, Redding assimilated gospel music during his childhood and soon became interested in jump blues and R&B. After resettling in Macon, he became infatuated with local luminary Little Richard and began singing on a full-time basis. A high-school friend and booking agent, Phil Walden (b. Philip Michael Walden, 11 January 1940, Greenville, South Carolina, USA, d. 23 April 2006, Buckhead, Atlanta, Georgia, USA), then became his manager. Through Waldens contacts Redding joined Johnny Jenkins And The Pinetoppers as a sometime singer and occasional driver. Redding also began recording for sundry local independents, and his debut single, Shes Alright, credited to The Shooters Featuring Otis, was quickly followed by Shout Bamalama. Both performances were firmly in the Little Richard mould. The singers fortunes blossomed when one of his own songs, These Arms Of Mine, was picked up by the Stax Records subsidiary Volt. Recorded at the tail end of a Johnny Jenkins session, this aching ballad crept into the American Hot 100 in May 1963. Further poignant releases, Pain In My Heart, Thats How Strong My Love Is and Ive Been Loving You Too Long (written with Jerry Butler), were balanced by brassy, up-tempo performances including Mr. Pitiful, Respect and Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa (Sad Song).
Redding remained something of a cult figure until 1965, although he had already released a series of excellent albums. It was the release of the magnificent Otis Blue that triggered off a major appreciation, in which original material nestled beside cover versions of the Rolling Stones (I Cant Get No) Satisfaction and two songs by another mentor, Sam Cooke (Wonderful World and A Change Is Gonna Come). His version of the Temptations My Girl then became a UK hit. Complete & Unbelievable: The Otis Redding Dictionary Of Soul contained a stunning version of Try A Little Tenderness. This song was written in 1933 by Harry Woods, James Campbell and Reginald Connelly, yet Redding turns it into his own aching contemporary soul ballad. Meanwhile the singers popularity was further enhanced by the tour of the Hit The Road Stax revue in 1967, particularly in Europe. Tramp, a magnificent call and response duet with Carla Thomas, also provided major success, while Reddings production company, Jotis, was responsible for launching the career of Arthur Conley.
A triumphant appearance at the legendary 1967 Monterey Pop Festival gave indication that Redding was about to attract an even wider following. He appeared on stage completely out of fashion with the colourful beads and bells of the audience, wearing one of his familiar dark green silk and mohair suits, with tie and smart shoes. His explosive set was, along with that of Jimi Hendrix, the highlight of the festival. More importantly, he calmed and unified the love crowd like never before. He brought his music of black origin into the hearts of white hippies (many of them middle-class kids who had never heard soul music). Horribly poignant were the last words he uttered on the victorious stage at Monterey at the end of an astonishing finale of Try A Little Tenderness. He said, Ive got to go now, but I dont want to.
A few months later tragedy struck. On 10 December 1967, his light aircraft in which he was travelling plunged into Lake Monona, Madison, Wisconsin, killing the singer, his valet, the pilot and four members of the Bar-Kays. He had recently been voted the worlds top male singer by Melody Maker. This was highly significant because for the previous 10 years Elvis Presley had held the crown. He died on the cusp of greatness at the age of 26 not living to see how important a figure he would become.
The wistful (Sittin On) The Dock Of The Bay, a song Redding had recorded just three days earlier, was immediately mixed and released. It became his only million-seller and US pop number 1. The singles seeming serenity about sitting on a jetty in San Franciscos harbour, as well as several posthumous album tracks, suggested a sadly unfulfilled maturity as a songwriter. Although some critics now point to Reddings limited vocal range, few could match his guttural sounding voice, which, at any volume could send shivers into the spine. Such was his emotional drive, and his distinctive sound remains immediately compelling. There is no doubt that Redding matched the smooth vocal intensity of artists such as Marvin Gaye, Curtis Mayfield and Al Green. What should also be acknowledged in addition to his quite remarkable voice is the considerable amount of classic songs he wrote, often with guitarist Steve Cropper. They stand as some of the most enduring moments of the golden age of soul music. Redding should be regarded as a giant of the genre, even though his achievements were made in just a three-year burst of unrivalled energy and explosive talent.
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Giving up a few big ends couldn't crack Jennifer Curle's confidence at the Canola Junior Provincial Curling Championships at the Brandon Curling Club on Thursday.
Curle and her Minnedosa-based team of Gillian Lewis, Paxton Johnson, Hayley Surovy and Kaitlyn Payette fell to two of the favourites in their first two games — 7-3 to Winnipeg's Selena Kaatz and 13-6 to Winnipeg's Beth Peterson — but Curle feels her team can build off the experience, especially the game against Peterson.
She was down 7-1 after three ends, but battled back with a steal of two and a quiet tap-back for two in the seventh end to cut the lead to 8-6. A missed open takeout by Lewis in the eighth end sealed their fate, but the 17-year-old skip believes that showing they can battle back against the event's fourth seed is something they can build on.
"I think that made us a little happier," Curle said. "It really sucks when you come off a game and you just got absolutely wiped. If you can come back and get it close and get the other team panicking and freaking out, that's a good feeling."
While Curle is 0-2 in her pool, things are looking up. She has already faced the two toughest teams in her group and the rest of the matchups should be a little bit easier. Today she faces Winnipeg's Rachel Burtnyk and Christine MacKay, who she fell to in the Winnipeg Christmas bonspiel final last weekend.
Still, the young skip isn't feeling a lot of pressure to get into the hunt for a playoff spot.
"I don't think it's our year to be in the finals," she said. "We're the second-youngest team here. We have lots of time to do that. We're not 20. It's not our last year. We're not too concerned about winning, we just want to get a good record at it."
None of the other Westman-based women's teams were successful in their opening games, either. Brandon's Janelle Schwindt fell 8-3 to Winnipeg's Alyssa Vandepoele and Dauphin's Kylin Alm lost 7-3 to Stonewall's Rebecca Lamb. Their late draws were still in progress last night.
Things weren't much better for the Westman teams in the junior men's provincial championship. Carberry's Austin Mustard, who skips a team based out of Portage la Prairie, dropped to 0-2 after falling 7-2 to Winnipeg's Cole Peters and 10-2 to top seed Kyle Doering from Winnipeg.
Mustard said his team didn't play well enough to win during the event's opening day and he hopes they can improve today.
"(It was) just some tough teams and we didn't play the best," he said. "There were some tough breaks here and there. We played a good team though. He played well, we didn't and he deserved it. … We just need to get our heads in the game and play hard, concentrate and focus and we'll play well."
In other action, Carberry's Braden Calvert lost his opener 8-2 to Springfield's Curtis Kaatz yesterday. Calvert's late game against Colin Kurz was still in progress at press time.
EXTRA ENDS: Brandon Curling Club president Shawn Taylor put his coaching hat back on for the junior provincials. Raina Syrnyk's women's team from Gilbert Plains was without a certified coach and asked around for someone to take them on for the weekend. Taylor stepped up and will guide them for the rest of the event.
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Diverting Diversity: Sidetracking Discussions of Diversity
Although diversity has been generally linked to issues of skin color, it can also be linked with gender, sexual preference, disabilities, and even religion. Most, especially Americans, however, tend to link it with skin color and this is where the problem begins. Because some regard diversity in the same light as affirmative action, there is a natural feeling of disdain. Therefore, honest discussions of diversity can degenerate into discussions of issues that have little to do with the point. If diversity's purpose is to include persons of differing cultural, religious, and ethnic backgrounds, then those opposed to it claim sinister intentions by those who promote it. This paper discusses opposition to diversity and how the discussion is changed through words, accusations, and actions.
Keywords: Avoidance, Subterfuge
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Mr. CRUZ. Mr. President, I want to thank my friend from Rhode Island for his stirring remarks and, indeed, his powerful arguments against this Nation going down the road of Greece and Spain and much of Europe. Those were indeed compelling statistics of 27-percent unemployment in Greece, and negative nearly 7-percent growth in Greece. I found myself moved looking at those statistics that all of us should act, and act with leadership, to prevent going down that road, to stop the out-of-control spending, the out-of-control debt that put Greece and Spain in those circumstances.
We are right now in a situation where our Nation faces debt larger than our entire economy, greater than 100 percent of our entire economy. That is where the United States is right now. I would suggest the irresponsible
policies of this Congress and this administration are why we are seeing stagnant growth. Last quarter, our economy grew 0.1 percent. I found the speech of my friend from Rhode Island quite powerful for arguing why every Member of this body should vote against the Democratic budget that will be coming up for a vote, because it is clear that raising taxes $1.5 trillion on top of the $1.7 trillion tax increase that has already been put in place will only accelerate our path to where Greece and Spain and much of Europe are.
Adopting a budget that never balances in perpetuity, as sadly the Democratic budget does, will only accelerate our path to where Greece and Europe are. So I thank my friend for that stirring recitation.
I would note also that tomorrow is an important milestone. Tomorrow is the 3-year anniversary of the adoption of ObamaCare. As we vote later today, I will be introducing an amendment to establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund to provide for the repeal of ObamaCare.
ObamaCare was passed with many promises. Yet the reality is it has not delivered. When ObamaCare was being proposed, the President told Americans, the average American family would see our premiums drop by $2,500. Instead, today, the average American family has seen our premiums rise by $3,000. That is a $5,500 difference between what was promised and what has been delivered.
Young people in particular have been hit incredibly hard by ObamaCare. The actuaries predict that young people trying to climb the economic ladder could see their premiums rise anywhere between 145 percent and 189 percent.
Seniors also have been hit severely by ObamaCare. As a result of ObamaCare, some 14 million, nearly 15 million seniors are on Medicare Advantage. Half of them will lose their Medicare Advantage coverage as a result of ObamaCare. Seven million seniors will lose Medicare Advantage. I would note, a very large percentage of those are low-income seniors, are Hispanic seniors, are African-American seniors.
Every one of us should ask, when confronted with Hispanic seniors in our State, why is it that we are content to see 7 million seniors lose their Medicare Advantage program. I would suggest we should not be.
Last Wednesday, all 45 Republicans stood united voting in support of an amendment I offered to delay funding ObamaCare at least until our economy gets growing. Our economy is stagnant right now. It is not growing. Last quarter it was 0.8 percent. Sadly, every Democrat who voted voted to continue implementing ObamaCare even as the economy is gasping for breath and to risk very potentially knocking this Nation into a recession.
I would urge this body to reconsider this decision, when so many people are hurting, not to put the kind of impact that could send this country backwards into a recession. ObamaCare itself includes some 20 tax increases, over $1 trillion. Many in this body talk about the middle class. Many of those tax increases fall directly on the middle class.
Yesterday, over 70 members of this body voted against the medical devices tax. I celebrate that. That is a terrific recognition of the tax burdens of ObamaCare. I hope that amendment is not simply voted on in an aspirational sense, but that it becomes law and we repeal that amendment. But I would suggest the medical devices industry, a critical industry, employs a virtual army of lobbyists. The lesson yesterday illustrated is if you are wealthy, if you are connected, if you are an important industry with lobbyists that can get Senators to come to cocktail parties, you too can see some of the burdens of ObamaCare perhaps lifted from you.
But as we voted for that--I happily voted to lift that tax--it struck me, what about the millions of small businesses that do not have lobbyists in Washington, that do not have the ability to corral Senators and say: It is so important that this burden not fall on me. We respond, quite rightly, to the pleas from one power industry and yet we ignore the pleas from the mom-and-pop shops, from the millions who are struggling.
I will note, if you look at the Hispanic community, there are 2.3 million Hispanic small business owners in this country. Roughly one in eight Hispanic households is a small business owner. But you know what. They do not have lobbyists here who capture the attention of some 70 Senators. Instead, they face the costs and the burdens from ObamaCare.
I want to read to this body a couple of recent press stories illustrating that this is not a Republican talking point or a Democratic talking point. These are the facts. This is what is happening under ObamaCare. The Associated Press on March 13, 2013, so just earlier this month, reported--this is the opening line of the story:
Some Americans could see their insurance bills double next year as the health care overhaul laws expand coverage to millions of people.
It goes on to say:
The biggest price hikes are expected to hit a group that represents a relatively small slice of the insurance population. That includes some roughly 14 million people who buy their own insurance as opposed to being covered under employer-sponsored plans, and to a lesser extent some employees of smaller companies. Yet again, the impact of ObamaCare hitting small businesses, hitting the struggling entrepreneurs.
I would note, two-thirds of all new jobs in our economy come from small businesses. If this body continues to make it harder for small businesses to survive, we will continue to see 23 million Americans out of work, because the new jobs are going to come from small businesses, and we cannot continue to put more and more costs and burdens on them.
The Associated Press continued:
Young people who currently have low-cost coverage may see some of the biggest hikes.
To all of the college kids right now who stood for "hope and change,'' to all of the young people who are coming out of school struggling to find jobs and are not able to find jobs right now, I would point out that what the Associated Press reported is that alone, the ObamaCare impact could cause the premium for a 24-year-old who pays $2,400 annually to jump $1,800. As their resumes go up, as they see additional dollars taken out of their pockets, as they are struggling to climb the economic ladder, I hope the young people realize the cause for those impacts.
Just this week, the Washington Post, hardly a bastion for conservative thought, had a major story headlined ``Health-care law uncertainty grips Old Town Alexandria cafe--and other small businesses.'' It explained there is a cafe in Old Town Alexandria which employs 45 people. The owner says:
There is tremendous confusion and fear among many of my competitors and other business owners in my network, particularly about what you have to cover and how you have to report.
This comment was by Hugh Joyce, owner of James River Air Conditioning in Richmond. Continuing:
In speaking to them, I am convinced that the primary reason we aren't seeing a robust economic recovery is the uncertainty and costs associated with this health-care law.
This is from a small business owner saying why don't we see growth, why don't we see the economy blooming? Because ObamaCare stays in force and it is crippling jobs.
The Washington Post continues:
One in eight small-business owners who responded to a survey by the National Federation of Independent Business said their insurance providers had notified them that their plans would be terminated. A study released last week by Adecco, a human resources consulting firm, showed that nearly a third of employers said they stopped hiring of cut their workforce because of the law.
The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The Senator has used his 10 minutes.
Mr. CRUZ. I urge ObamaCare be repealed.
I yield the floor.
Mr. CRUZ. Mr. President, tomorrow is the 3-year anniversary of the passage of ObamaCare. ObamaCare is hurting. It is hurting seniors,
it is hurting Hispanics, it is hurting African Americans, it is hurting single moms, and it is hurting the economy. It should be repealed.
Yesterday over 70 Members of this body voted to remove one of the most pernicious taxes in ObamaCare, the tax on medical device providers. I happily voted for the amendment, but I would point out this is a wealthy industry which can afford to hire lobbyists.
We should be responsive not only to wealthy corporate lobbyists but to the people and small businesses that are being hurt by ObamaCare and to the workers who are being hurt by ObamaCare. We should be responsive to the American people. For that reason, this amendment would create a deficit-neutral reserve fund to defund ObamaCare and repeal ObamaCare.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. There is 2 minutes equally divided prior to the vote on amendment No. 471 offered by Mr. Cruz.
The Senator from Texas.
Mr. CRUZ. Mr. President, this amendment would create a deficit-neutral reserve fund to reduce foreign assistance to Egypt and to increase funding for an east coast missile defense shield.
Just 2 weeks ago, the Secretary of State announced he had freed an additional $250 million in an unconditional economic support fund for the Government of Egypt. This was in the midst of the sequester and at the same time the American people were told there were insufficient funds to pay for police officers, firefighters and teachers, and even White House tours.
All of us are concerned about the situation in Egypt--a nation that, among other things, has repeatedly turned a blind eye to the abuse of women and to the persecution of Christians.
Last week the European Union threatened to hold its 5 million euro pledge of economic aid to Egypt absent meaningful reforms. We should do at least as well as the EU. This amendment would reduce, in an unspecified amount, the foreign aid to Egypt and allow that money to be put to vital national security ends here at home; namely, missile defense.
I ask the amendment be adopted.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. There is 2 minutes equally divided prior to the vote on amendment No. 702 offered by Mr. Cruz.
The Senator from Texas.
Mr. CRUZ. Mr. President, this amendment would create a budget point of order prohibiting any measure that provides taxpayer funds to the United Nations while any member nation forces citizens to undergo involuntary abortions.
I recognize Members of this body have differing views on the right to life, but surely all of us can be agreed that for a woman to be forced against her will to abort her child is a horrific evil. Yet the world was shocked when photographs surfaced last year of 23-year-old Feng Jianmei and her aborted child.
China recently acknowledged under its one-child policy it has carried out 336 million abortions, more than the entire population of the United States. Those are 336 million lives that never breathed a breath of life on this Earth.
In 1997, the House passed a Forced Abortion Condemnation Act that, unfortunately, died in the Senate. This body should condemn that policy.
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Archive for the 'Penny' Category
In Need of Change
December 1, 2011 1 comment
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Pinch The Penny
September 12, 2010 Leave a comment
Keep up the good fight!
(h/t Freakonomics)
Categories: Freakonomics, Penny Freakonomics, Penny
We need less common cents.
December 16, 2009 Leave a comment
As I've argued before, the penny needs to go. The New Republic makes the case that President Obama should follow through with his campaign promise to consider abolishing the penny.
[T]he other (arguably stronger) case for abolishing the penny–saving time lost to fumbling cashiers–remains as solid as ever. Considering that pennies add 2 to 2.5 seconds to each cash transaction, economist Robert Whaples has calculated this country's penny-induced productivity loss at $300 million annually. Former Bush economic adviser Gregory Mankiw puts the figure at $1 billion, while anti-penny activist Jeff Gore argues that it's actually in the neighborhood of $10 billion.
Now that pennies cost more to make than they are worth there is every reason to rid our monetary system of this zinc-plated environmental disaster.
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The plight of many species of birds and mammals around the world is well known. There is a global awareness about the threats facing animals such as pandas, tigers, rhinoceroses and whales. In Australia there has also been a dramatic reduction in the number of species of medium-sized mammals, and several species have become extinct over the past 150 years. Victoria's two faunal emblems, the Leadbeater's Possum and the Helmeted Honeyeater, are both threatened.
Few people give much thought to the plight of our invertebrates, such as insects, spiders, earthworms and crustaceans. These are creatures without backbones and are rarely given the same status as the more charismatic birds and mammals. Yet there are many more species of invertebrates than vertebrates – invertebrates comprise some 98–99% of all animal species –and we have little idea of the number of invertebrate species that are threatened or have become extinct.
Eltham Copper ButterflyPhotographer: Alan Yen / Source: Museum Victoria
If there are so many species of invertebrates compared to vertebrates, why is it necessary to try to save threatened species of invertebrates? The answer is that every species plays a role in ecological systems, and we cannot predict what will happen if even a single species are lost from a system.
Although all native vertebrates are protected in Victoria, the only invertebrates that are given protection are those listed as threatened under the Flora and Fauna Guarantee Act 1988. These are species that the Flora and Fauna Guarantee Scientific Advisory Committee has considered eligible for listing for protection because they are in a state of demonstrable decline or are subject to threats that could result in their extinction in the foreseeable future.
By 2004, 46 species of non-marine Victorian invertebrates had been listed under the Act:
Acrodipsas brisbanensisLarge Ant-blue Butterfly
Acrodipsas myrmecophilaSmall Ant-blue Butterfly
Allocharopa erskinensisLand snail species
Arachnocampa species'Mt Buffalo Glow-worm'
Archaeophylax canarusCaddisfly
Athanopsis australisSouthern Hooded Shrimp
Australatya striolataEastern Freshwater Shrimp
Austrogammarus australisFreshwater amphipod
The Murray Spiny Cray, Euastacus armatusPhotographers / Source: John Gooderham & Edward Tsyrlin
Austrogammarus haaseiAmphipod
Engaeus mallacootaMallacoota Burrowing Crayfish
Engaeus phyllocercusNarracan Burrowing Crayfish
Engaeus rostrogaleatusStrzelecki Burrowing Crayfish
Engaeus sternalisWarragul Burrowing Crayfish
Euastacus armatusMurray Spiny Cray
Euastacus bispinosusGlenelg spiny cray
Euastacus crassusAlpine Spiny Cray
Euastacus diversusOrbost Crayfish
Euastacus neodiversusSouth Gippsland Spiny Cray
Eucalliax tooradinGhost shrimp species
Geminoropa scindocataractaLand snail species
Gramastacus insolitusWestern Swamp Cray
Hemiphlebia mirabilisHemiphlebia Damselfly
Heteronympha cordace wilsoniWestern Bright-eyed Brown Butterfly
Hygrobia australasiaeWater beetle species
Hyridella glenelgensisGlenelg freshwater mussel
Megascolides australisGiant Gippsland Earthworm
Michelea microphyllaGhost shrimp species
Myrmecia sp. 17Bull ant
Notopala sublineataRiver snail species
Ogyris idmo halmaturiaLarge Brown Azure Butterfly
Ogyris otanesSmall Brown Azure Butterfly
Ogyris subterrestrisOgyris Butterfly
Ogyris s. subterrestris ssp. nov.Mildura Ogyris Butterfly
Paralucia pyrodiscus lucidaEltham Copper Butterfly
Peronomyrmex bartoniAnt species
Riekoperla darlingtoniMt Donna Buang Wingless Stonefly
Riekoperla intermediaStonefly
Riekoperla isoscelesStonefly
Synemon naisMoth
Synemon planaGolden Sun Moth
Synemon theresaMoth
Taskiria otwayensisCaddisfly species
Thaumatoperla alpineStonefly
Thaumatoperla flaveolaStonefly
Theclinesthes albocinctaBitterbush Blue Butterfly
Xylocopa aeratusMetallic Green Carpenter Bee
The Giant Gippsland Earthworm, Megascolides australisPhotographer: Alan Yen / Source: Museum Victoria
The range of invertebrates listed for protection is quite varied taxonomically, and ranges from earthworms and freshwater amphipods to aquatic insects and butterflies. It includes both freshwater and terrestrial invertebrates. This reflects the broad range of threatening processes encountered by our invertebrate fauna, including increased sedimentation in streams, vegetation clearance, and habitat fragmentation.
The threatened status of species such as the Golden Sun Moth is indicative of the loss of vast areas of particular vegetation types since European settlement. In the case of the Golden Sun Moth, almost all Victoria's native grasslands and grassy open-woodlands have been lost or seriously degraded.
The list of threatened species also highlights the threat faced by species which have their populations restricted to small vulnerable patches of land such as the Eltham Copper Butterfly and Warragul Burrowing Crayfish. Some scientific modelling has predicted that if the Greenhouse Effect does lead to an increase in global temperatures it may lead to reduced snowfalls and the contraction of truly alpine environments in Victoria. If this does occur it may increase the risk of extinction faced by invertebrates which live in alpine environments, or are restricted to a small number of peaks.
The important message is that invertebrates are an integral part of our environment and require conservation, just like the better known vertebrate fauna. The 25 listed species represent only a tiny fraction of the Victorian fauna. The Giant Gippsland Earthworm exemplifies the animals that turnover our soils and ensure recycling of essential nutrients and assist drainage. The aquatic insects such as the stoneflies are indicators of clean and healthy water. Some of the butterflies are involved in complex ecological interactions; their larvae feed on a particular species of plant, and many species have a close association with particular species of ants.
Many of the threatened larger animals such as tigers and rhinoceroses are threatened by direct hunting. But most threatened animals, whether vertebrate or invertebrate, are threatened primarily by habitat loss or alteration. The major issue that we must be aware of is that native habitats, no matter how small, are home to a large range of native invertebrate species.
Yen, A. L., New, T. R., Van Praagh, B. and Vaughan, P. J. 1990. Invertebrate Conservation: Three case studies in Southeastern Australia. In Clark, T. and Seebeck, J. H. (eds). Management and Conservation of Small Populations. Chicago Zoological Society, Brookfield, Illinois: pp. 207–224.
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A group of UW-Madison resources for entrepreneurs will stage an open house Friday, Sept. 5 from 2 to 4 p.m. at 1403 University Ave. The event will introduce students, faculty, staff and local entrepreneurs to the many resources available to help grow start-up companies.
Attendees will have an opportunity tour the new D2P (Discovery to Product) facility on University Avenue, and talk with representatives from the host organizations, including D2P, Madworks Business Accelerator at Campus, Madworks Business Accelerator at URP (University Research Park), UW Law & Entrepreneurship Clinic, Merlin Mentors, Wisconsin School of Business, University Research Park and Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC).
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by Vyckie Bennett (Garrison)This is a letter to those godly, dedicated Christians who know me (or know of me) from my articles and testimonies which have appeared in popular homeschool publications such as Above Rubies, An Encouraging Word, SALT, Unless the Lord, etc. ~ or who have followed news of our ever-growing family in my monthly column or in updates and prayer requests which I have posted on email groups such as MOMYS Digest, The Lord's Heritage, FARBITM, and others. I have been an advocate of godly womanhood ~ I've encouraged fellow Christian moms in their Quiverfull convictions and have done my best to lead by example in my own family.This is a difficult letter for me to write ~ … [Read more...]
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Come on Denmark - what is happening? 8-9 years ago I went to small-wake-up-call's in local business-lounges. As a priest in ancient times I was preaching what the Internet was all about. People told me the Internet was a toy on daddy's phone bill. Blogging isn't only about narcissistic storytelling - it's cool business.
If a Transportation-CEO is able to go live, what holds you back?
So come on CEO's of Denmark make your voice heard, don't be afraid. You don't know why? Please give me a call and I'll tell you at least 5 good reasons why
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