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Board of Representatives
RAMONA HALL COMMUNITY CENTER, 4580 N. Figueroa St., Los Angeles, CA 90065
Supporting documentation for this meeting can be found at: http://www.asnc.us/2010-archives/09-Aug/_0910archives.htm
I. CALL TO ORDER. Roll call. President's introductory comments [Tom Marble]
II. SECRETARY'S REPORT. [Meredith McKenzie]
Approval of minutes for August 23, 2010 meeting.
III. PUBLIC COMMENT. Comments from stakeholders, the public and the Board on non-agenda items within the Board's jurisdiction (limited to two minutes per speaker; please sign speaker card before meeting.)
V. TREASURER'S REPORT. [Mark S. Legassie]
1. BROADVIEW SOLAR. [Tom Marble]
Jill Sourial from CD1 and Michael Fisher from Broadview Christian Science Nursing Facility discuss the current status of the Broadview Solar Array in Montecito Heights.
1. 2010 Los Angeles Bicycle plan. [Martha Benedict] (Tabled 08/23/10)
The Arroyo Seco Neighborhood Council reiterates its support for the current policy that prohibits mountain bikes from using dirt trails in the City's parks, i.e., Debs Park, in a comment on the 2010 Los Angeles Bike Plan, which is currently under review. [Background: October 2010, ASNC opposed the 2009 Bike Plan "insofar as it permits mountain biking in Debs Park."] [Passed by Recreation Culture & Arts Committee]
2. autry southwest museum merger agreement. [Martha Benedict] (Tabled 08/23/10)
As a long-time member of the Friends of the Southwest Museum Coalition, the ASNC supports the group's petition that the Attorney General review these issues:
1. The numerous breeches of donor restrictions accompanying the multitude of donations to the extensive Southwest Museum collections.
2. The merger promised to continue operating Southwest Museum as a separate institution. In 2006 the museum closed and has been serving as a warehouse, not as a public destination.
3. Autry misrepresented its financial strength in merger documents showing an asset of the one hundred million dollars which was only a promise from Jackie Autry's will to be realized in the future. This is a serious breech of generally accepted accounting principles.
Autry's recent announcement of acquisition of a larger building in Burbank sufficient to house two libraries, research, and all museum storage is further proof of Autry's plans to abandon the use of the historic museum campus on the Arroyo Seco in Northeast Los Angeles. [Passed by Recreation Culture & Arts Committee]
3. support for councilmember huizar to reopen southwest museum. [Martha Benedict]
As a long-time member of the Friends of the Southwest Museum Coalition, the ASNC supports Councilmember Huizar's effort to locate a partner for the Autry Museum who will be able to re-open the Southwest Museum. The current candidate for this role is Occidental College. [passed by Recreation Culture & Arts Committee] (Tabled 07/26/10)
4. ANNUAL RENEWAL/EVALUATION OF AFFILIATION WITH OUTSIDE ORGANIZATIONS. (Tabled 07/26/10)
As per our Standing Rules, ASNC's affiliation with outside organizations "remain in effect until the next June 30th, at which time they automatically expire" and may then be approved again annually, at the Board's discretion. Current affiliations (to which an ASNC liaison is assigned), are:
1. L.A. Neighborhood Councils Coalition (LANCC) - http://lanccoalition.org/
2. Director of Animal Welfare (DAW) - www.laanimalservices.com/volunteer_daws.htm
5. HERMON HARVEST FESTIVAL. [Darlene Martinez]
Motion for ASNC provide to funding of up to $1,600 (from Community Projects: Festivals budget) to help cover expenses again this year for the annual Hermon Community "Harvest Festival," hosted by Hermon Church and other community organizations on October 31. Funds will primarily cover game booth rental and children's prizes. The event is open to all, and attracts families from several surrounding neighborhoods, as an alternative to trick-or-treating. [Passed by Hermon Local Issues Committee on Sept. 9.]
6. HERMON clean team. [Joseph Riser]
Moved that the ASNC provide funding of up to $150 (from Community Projects: Environment & Beautification) to allow the "Hermon Clean Team" to purchase two banners to help promote participation in the community's monthly (since 2002) clean-ups. [Passed by Hermon Local Issues Committee on Sept. 9.]
7. LATona elementary school benches. [Anthony Guida]
Latona Avenue Elementary School requests $971.98 for two yard benches to replace broken/dangerous existing benches. New benches are 12' long, metal and fiberglass, and will be purchased through a school vendor. Cost includes installation. The Montecito Heights Improvement Association (MHIA) is organizing fund-raising to purchase two additional benches. (Tom Berg, contact)
8. commission on disabilites scholarships. [Alexia Teran]
$1000 Community Project Funding Request (Category: Education) – application for student scholarships from the LA County Commission on Disabilities. The County Commission on Disabilities' (Tainter/Hamilton) scholarships are awarded to high school students and/or a veteran with disabilities in order to provide them with financial aid to pursuing higher educational opportunities. Five high school students with disabilities (one from each county supervisorial district), and one veteran will be awarded scholarships. County District #1 includes the Arroyo Seco Neighborhood Council area. Potentially two of the scholarships -- one high school; one veteran -- would be available to ASNC community stakeholders who applied, and were judged to be the most deserving applicant(s). [Passed by Budget and Finance Committee, Sept. 23.]
VIII. COMMITTEE REPORTS. (Standing Committees: #s 1-4).
1. Local Issues.
(a) Hermon
(b) Montecito Heights
(c) Monterey Hills
(d) Mount Washington
(e) Sycamore Grove
2. Rules & Elections (Martha Benedict)
3. Budget & Finance (Mark Legassie)
4. Communications & Outreach (Darius Adle)
5. Recreation, Culture & Arts (Martha Benedict)
6. Environment (Jerry Schneider)
7. Public Safety (Mark Legassie)
8. Community Garden (Paula Sirola)
9. Animal Welfare (Mark Legassie for Lezle Stein)
10. Land Use (Jack Fong, Liz Herron)
IX. REPORTS FROM LIAISONS. (as appropriate, following VII, item #5)
1. LOS ANGELES NEIGHBORHOOD COUNCILS COALITION (Ann Walnum)
2. MW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL MULTIPURPOSE ROOM (Ann Walnum)
3. FRIENDS OF SOUTHWEST MUSEUM (Ann Walnum)
X. NEW BUSINESS (Committee referrals and/or future Board agenda items).
1. Comments from Board's members on subject matters within its jurisdiction, and suggestions for future agenda items.
2. Future meeting dates and locations (elected President):
Upcoming meeting date: October 25, 2010, at 7:00PM, Ramona Hall Community Center.
Funding requests: Unless otherwise stated in the approved motion, any funds appropriated for community projects as a result of this meeting's actions: (1) will be drawn from the 2010-11 ASNC budget; and, (2) under ASNC standing rules, expenditure of any such funds must begin by June 30, 2011, or the appropriation will automatically lapse.
The public is requested to fill out a "Speaker Card" to address the Board on any item of the agenda prior to the Board taking action on an item. Comments on Agenda items will be heard only when the respective item is being considered. Comments from the public on other matters not appearing on the Agenda that is within the Board's subject matter jurisdiction will be heard during the Public Comment period. Public comment is limited to 2 minutes per speaker, unless waived or adjusted in the interest of fairness, by the presiding officer of the Board. The agenda is posted for public review at Mount Washington Elementary School Bulletin Board, Carlin G. Smith Recreation Center, supermarket at Avenue 45 and Figueroa Street, art gallery at 4108 N. Figueroa Street, Montecito Heights Senior Center, Montecito Heights Recreation Center; adult day healthcare center at Avenue 60 and Monterey Road, as well as the ASNC's official Website at www.ASNC.us, and distributed via the ASNCalert Yahoo Group (opt-in E-mail listserv). As a covered entity under Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act, the City of Los Angeles does not discriminate on the basis of disability and upon request, will provide reasonable accommodation to ensure equal access to its programs, services, and activities. Sign language interpreters, assistive listening devices, or other auxiliary aids and/or services may be provided upon request. To ensure availability of services, please make your request at least 3 business days prior to the meeting you wish to attend by contacting the Dept. of Neighborhood Empowerment (ASNC Project Coordinator), at (213) 485-1360.
Process for Reconsideration: The Board may reconsider and amend its actions on items listed on the agenda in accordance with Robert's Rules of Order.
In compliance with Government Code section 54957.5, non-exempt writings that are distributed to a majority or all members the Board of Representatives in advance of a meeting may be viewed at the neighborhood council Website by clicking on/visiting the link at the top of the agenda, or at the scheduled meeting.


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Mommy Alert! Watch Out For Appliances
Kids and appliances just don't mix. I've heard stories about children hiding in file cabinets, climbing in dryers and losing their hair or fingers to hand mixers. But, now a washing machine has been added to the list with a recent story in the Virginia Pilot.
A four-year-old climbed into his family's top loading washing machine and got stuck. It said:
Donovan Hasseman, who wasn't hurt, was wedged up against the agitator with a knee folded against his chest, while the machine was empty and not running Sunday night, Dover Fire Capt. Mike Mossor said.
To find out what happened,
When his mom couldn't get him out, she called for emergency assistance.
The fire department wound up using its hydraulic "jaws-of-life" tool normally used to remove crash victims from wrecked vehicles to cut through the machine's walls and plastic tub.
The boy was scared, but unharmed.
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Oh, no! She's normally all business and full of cheer while rehearsing her dance routines, but Britney Spears seemed visibly shaken and teary-eyed when she left the studio Monday night.
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But in the midst of the current drama that is her traffic offense trial, perhaps Britney is letting her emotions take the wheel.
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QR Droid. https://market.android.com/details?id=la.droid.qr&feature=related_apps#?t=W251bGwsMSwxLDEwOSwibGEuZHJvaWQucXIiXQ..http://
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3. Re: Where to get the ap to scan QR codes?mikedamirault Jan 20, 2012 12:04 AM (in response to tjg)
I use ScanLife by Scanbuy myself (I have it for my iPhone now but I originally had it on my HTC Eris, worked fine on both)


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Hobbs, Hanson Join UK Basketball Staff
Former Alabama head coach David Hobbs and former Kentucky letterman Reggie Hanson will join the basketball staff at theUniversity of Kentucky, Coach Tubby Smith announced today.
Hobbs will join the staff as an assistant coach following the departure of Shawn Finney, who was named head coach at Tulanein July. Hanson, who played for the Wildcats from 1988-91, will be named administrative assistant.
"I am real excited to have these guys on board," Smith said. "It elevates our program, and keeps us on track and focused onthe future, as well as the present."
Smith also promoted current assistant Mike Sutton into Finney's recruiting role off campus while George Felton was promoted toassociate head coach. These are the first changes to Smith's UK staff since he was named coach in 1997. Hobbs and Smith, along with Sutton, served as assistant coaches together at Virginia Commonwealth University under head coachJ.D. Barnett. After coaching on the Rams' staff for six years (1980-85), Hobbs joined Alabama as an assistant coach. He spent sixyears on Wimp Sanderson's staff as the Crimson Tide won one SEC Championship, four SEC Tournament crowns and advanced tothe NCAA Tournament Sweet 16 four times.
When Sanderson left following the 1992 season, Hobbs was named head coach. In his first season, the Tide finished 16-13 andadvanced to the NIT. In 1994 and '95, Alabama recorded 20-win seasons and advanced to the NCAA Tournament behind the playof current Olympian Antonio McDyess. In '96, Hobbs led UA to a 19-13 mark and a berth in the NIT Final Four. He resigned hispost following the 1998 season after compiling a 110-76 (59.4%) career record and producing nine All-SEC players.
"Dave comes from Alabama where he had a great career and brings a lot of expertise, a lot of knowledge and a lot of experience,"Smith said. "Having worked as an assistant coach under Wimp Sanderson and running their program, I know he has the ability andwill bring a lot to our program."
Throughout his 17-year coaching career, Hobbs has helped teams to more than 400 victories and 15 postseason tournamentappearances, including 13 in the NCAA Tournament."When I was out of coaching, I had a lot of people ask me if I would ever consider getting back in at the assistant coaching level,"Hobbs said. "I told them that three things would have to be in place before I would do that. First, it depended on who the coachwas. Secondly, I would consider the kind of school and its reputation. Lastly, I would have to consider the league in which the schoolplayed. That was my criteria, and at Kentucky all those things are in place. Tubby is a great guy, and I have so much respect for himas a coach. Kentucky is a fine school with great tradition that plays in a great league."
Hobbs, 51 years old and a native of Lynchburg, Va., lettered his junior and senior seasons (1970-71) at VCU where he earned hiseducation degree after spending his first two seasons playing at Ferrum (Va.) Junior College. Much like Smith, Hobbs' coachingcareer began in the prep ranks at Lee-Davis High School in Mechanicsville, Va., for eight seasons, the last three as head coach.
Hobbs is married to Barbara "Skeet" Fleet Hobbs and they have two children, Heather (30) and David, Jr. (23).
Hanson, 31, has spent the past eight years playing professional basketball. After graduating from UK in 1991 with a bachelor'sdegree in education, the Somerset, Ky., native played one season for the Louisville Shooters of the Global League before spendingthe next seven seasons playing professionally in Japan. The last six years, he was both a player and assistant coach overseas andeven spent the last two months of the 1998 season playing for the Boston Celtics.
In 1995, he was the Japan Basketball League's leading scorer, rebounder and shot blocker. In 1996, he led the JBL in scoringand steals and was named Defensive Player of the Year. During his JBL career which was scheduled to continue prior to acceptingthe coaching position at UK Hanson averaged 20.6 points and 8.7 rebounds per game, shooting 51.2 percent from the field, 84.1percent from the foul line and 36 percent from the three-point line.
But it was at Kentucky where Hanson endeared himself to the Wildcat faithful. During his sophomore season, the program wasrocked by an NCAA investigation. Mass defections and a coaching change occurred as a two-year penalty was imposed on themen's basketball team. That meant no television exposure for one season and no postseason play for two years. Hanson, with justtwo years eligibility remaining, chose to stay and play for new coach Rick Pitino and his assistant, Tubby Smith.
"I've been at UK during its worst times with the probation, and then at some of the best times when we began to turn the programaround," Hanson said. "Playing overseas, I've had my ups and downs. That's what I can show these players dedication, sacrificeand commitment."
In his senior season, Hanson guided the '91 Wildcats to the best record (22-6) in the Southeastern Conference, even though UKwas not eligible for the league title. As team captain that year, he tied John Pelphrey for scoring honors averaging 14.4 ppg aftertallying 16.4 ppg in 1990. He still ranks 34th on the all-time scoring list at UK with 1,167 points. At 6-7, Hanson lettered all fouryears playing center his last two seasons and led the team in field goals made (1990), rebounding (1990, '91), blocks (1990, '91)and steals (1989, '90).
Hanson's dedication to the program led Pitino to rename the team's sacrifice award, the Reggie Hanson Sacrifice Award. He alsowas named All-SEC as both a junior and senior and earned numerous team awards, including team MVP and the Leadership Awardhis last two seasons.
"Reggie brings a lot of uniqueness to the program having played here before," Smith said. "He understands the system. He has playedin Japan and that is something our players aspire to be, a professional basketball player. Reggie wanted to get into the profession,and I think this is a terrific opportunity for him."
"I'm very excited and enthusiastic about the chance to come home to my alma mater," Hanson said. "This is a career I set out formyself, and this is a great chance to come home and get my feet wet. This will give me the chance to work on my organization andcommunication skills. I play with the guys every summer. They know me and I'm very familiar with them. I'm very excited about myrole within the program."
Hanson and his wife Lynelle reside in Lexington with daughters Sakia (11) and Jaitesha (5).
The Hobbs FileFull Name: David A. Hobbs
Birthdate: April 25, 1949
Hometown: Lynchburg, Va.
High School: E.C. Glass
College: Virginia Commonwealth
Sport Played: Basketball
Year Lettered: 1970, '71
Degree: Bachelor's - Education (1972)
Coaching Career1972-76: Lee-Davis High School (Mechanicsville, Va.) - assistant coach
1977-79: Lee-Davis High School - head coach
1980-85: Virginia Commonwealth - assistant coach
1985-92: Alabama - assistant coach
1993-98: Alabama - head coach
199316-13 (NIT)199420-10 (NCAA)199523-10 (NCAA)199619-13 (NIT)199717-14 199815-16Totals110-76 (6 years)
The Hanson FileFull Name: Reginald Leonard Hanson
Birthdate: Oct. 8, 1968 (Charlotte, N.C.)
Hometown: Somerset, Ky.
High School: Pulaski County
College: Kentucky
Sport Played: Basketball
Years Lettered: 1988-91
Degree: Bachelor's - Education (1991)
Playing Career1992: Louisville Shooters - Global League
1993: Isuzu Motors, Ltd. - Japanese Basketball League
1994-98: Denso Co., Ltd. - JBL (player/assistant coach)
1998-00: Aichi Machine, Ltd. - JBL (player/assistant coach)
1998: Boston Celtics (2 mos.)
JBL Career Averages: 20.6 ppg, 8.7 rpg, 2.6 spg, 3.3 apg, 1.6 bpg


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The zone looks great, unlike anything else in the game and quite different to the other Transylvania zones. It's beautiful mountainous scenery and forests contrast harshly with the old soviet bunkers and factories that line the northern parts of the area, whilst Dracula's castle overlooks the entire region from it's perch.
The abandoned village in the centre of the region is testament to the horrors that have been unleashed since the arrival of Mara's army, and exploring the ancient Roman baths and old temples was great fun. Many of the areas in the zone are full of nightmare mobs, and it is another step up in difficulty compared to the other zones.
The quests in the area can be real tough. The Castle is by far the hardest sabotage quest I have come across and it took me around three hours to complete. Now I know the route and what to do I'm definitely going to try it again.
The main storyline comes to it's conclusion (kind of) in the Carpathian Fangs. The final battle with Mara was a slight anti-climax, though it was obvious by then that she isn't the main enemy anyway. The ending in the dream prison and the Gaia Engines was really trippy, and I'd love to see some of the alternate endings based on accepting the gifts.
I can't wait for the free Tokyo expansion that is coming early next year. That will contain the final resolution to the storyline and kick off a completely new one.
Emma Smith was an interesting new character. She'd been foreshadowed in the Virgula Divina mission, which just goes to show how intricate the plotting in this game is. I'd love to know what happened to her at the end and hope I'll get the chance to meet her again
Finishing the main storyline also netted me a couple of new outfits. I especially like Crowley's Glad Rags, which mean I can really rock the John Constantine look now.
As well as finishing up in the Carpathian Fangs I've also managed to run through most of the new Issue 4 content. The new missions were uniformly great. I especially enjoyed exploring the secret Roman ruins under London in the new Investigation mission.
Callisto's new Investigation mission in the Carpathian Fangs was also a real challenge. The Investigation missions continue to show so much imagination in their design that they make all other MMO quests pale in comparison. Trying to get the correct constellation to light up in the pool at the end was like nothing I've done in an MMO before.
I also managed to get my new chainsaw weapon, along with the Leatherface mask for completing the new missions. It's decidedly icky!
|The Carpathian Chainsaw Massacre
So, where does that leave me and what do I plan to do next in the game. Well there is a whole lot I want to do, I'm just not sure what to do first! Anyway, here is my "shopping list" of things I want to get done, in no particular order.
- Fill out my skill wheel some more so that I can finalise and hone some of my builds, especially my tanking deck for elite dungeons.
- Build up more ranged skills and play with the new reticle targeting system.
- Start running the elite mode dungeons so I can start to collect blue gear.
- Finish the Monster Hunter achievement (killing all the rare boss mobs in the game)
- Start playing with the new Albion Theatre system. I need to collect some of the remaining theatrical packs and would eventually like to put on a play with my cabal.
- Collect the remaining pieces of lore that I have not yet managed to find.
- Start playing some PvP.
- Join my cabal on more Lair hunts.
- Run some more signet missions for AP and signets for my equipment. I still need to go through all my equipment and get the best glyphs and signets sorted.


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Quite a while ago, I attempted to make a collet for the KaVo 4041, in 1/4" diameter bore. The KaVo collets are available, but expensive, and I wanted to see if I could make one of adequate precision. I proceeded to completion except for the collet slot cuts, as measuring the runout of the bore revealed about 0.001" runout, horrible and unacceptable for a cutter designed to rotate upwards of 50,000 RPM. Recently, while lubricating and cleaning some of my mill fixtures which I hadn't used in some time, I was working on this wonderful Hardinge spacer, and decided to put it to use while it was out. Dragging out the failed collet, I decided to see if slotting the collet and actually mounting a cutter would improve things.
|This particular indexer has a hardinge taper nose as
well as a 5C drawtube. Since the body of the collet was
metric and I didn't have an acceptable collet, I mounted
my lathe chuck on the indexer and centered the collet to
Mounting the thinnest slotting saw that I had, which was 0.023" thick, I proceeded to slot the collet on 3 spots spaced by 120 degrees, the same as the factory collets.
|The slotting was uneventful, with about 0.020" depth per pass working fine. Here, the saw has almost cut through to the bore. This type of mill operation is a lot of fun.
|Deburred and polished, the collet looked nice. I was concerned that the collet wouldn't have enough "flex" to grip the cutter under the KaVo's pneumatic drawbar, but it worked fine.
|The rear of the collet reveals the M10 female threads for the pneumatic drawbar. I had some hope that mounting the cutter, and applying a 0.0001" indicator to the cutter shank, would reveal a much lesser runout than the 0.001" that I had originally measured on the unslotted collet.
|Shown here with a 1/4" shank carbide end mill.
Sadly, the cutter, once mounted, still had the original 0.001" runout. It was obvious on the indicator, and it was very obvious from the vibrations it created! Rather than try again, I am resigned to buying what collets I'll need to really tool up this particular spindle. Like so many other machining adventures, into the scrap box it went, with nothing gained except the experience.


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Ashton Kutcher posts a photo-shopped picture of his actress wife sporting a Mohawk hairstyle on his Twitter.
Ashton Kutcher has on Sunday, July 19, posted a picture of his actress wife Demi Moore sporting Mohawk hair cut on his Twitter account. "Wifey just got a new hair cut what do you guys think? I love it," so read the short message posted in companion to the shot, which was photo-shopped.
Demi, in a quick response, tweeted "I have the buzzer ready baby!". And Ashton's reply was, "I'm just playing baby, but I think you'd look great with that cut."
Making a joke of Demi on his Twitter account isn't something new for Ashton. Previously, he posted a snap of the movie beauty's bottoms. The pic showed Demi wearing white pants and bending her body only to expose the back part of her butts.


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Ludacris Films Comedy With Hilary Swank in New York City
Atlanta rapper Ludacris is currently in New York City filming his part in the upcoming, star-studded film 'New Year's Eve.'
Luda tweeted photos of himself on set with actress Hilary Swank, first with the caption "Shooting yet another movie. This time as NYPD's finest. Lol. Officer Bridges reporting for duty…" and three hours later, followed by, "2 time Oscar winner Hilary Swank & future Oscar winner Chris Bridges on Set!"
Chris "Ludacris" Bridges will play the role of an NYPD officer in the new dramedy, which also features appearances from Jessica Biel, Halle Berry and Sofia Vergara. The rapper-turned-actor's job will be to assist Swank's character, who is the director of the New Year's Eve festivities in Times Square.
Ludacris' most recent silver screen moments have included a short stint in the romantic comedy 'No Strings Attached,' an appearance as himself in 'Justin Bieber: Never Say Never' and a short role in the upcoming 'Fast and the Furious' installment 'Fast Five.' He is currently repped by Creative Artists Agency.
On the music front, the rhymer is currently at work on his eighth studio album 'Ludaversal' which will feature production from the Neptunes. His last release, 2010's 'Battle of the Sexes,' spawned the hit singles 'My Chick Bad' featuring Nicki Minaj, and 'Sex Room' featuring Trey Songz, which debuted at No. 28 on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip Hop Songs chart.


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Managers Jerry Manuel of the White Sox, Grady
Little of the Red Sox and Jim Tracy of the Dodgers
will each be fired if their teams don't make the playoffs.
The White Sox, in fact, may have to reach the World Series
for Manuel to be retained. ... Frank Wren, assistant
general manager of the Braves, has emerged as one of the leading
candidates to fill the Reds' GM vacancy. ... The Yankees regard
Braves right fielder Gary Sheffield as the top prize
in the free-agent market, and are expected to vie for his
services along with the Braves, Orioles, Mets and Padres.
... Former Mariners owner Jeff Smulyan and White Sox
executive Dennis Gilbert's group have become the front-runners
to purchase the Dodgers, according to two major league owners.
... The Orioles have made Expos outfielder Vladimir Guerrero
their top offseason free-agent priority. ... The Expos now
appear more likely to stay in Montreal than move to Puerto
Rico, according to one major league executive. ... The Red
Sox are interested in Angels infielder Scott Spiezio.
... Royals pitcher Kevin Appier and manager Mike
Scioscia's dislike for one another led to Appier's release,
which cost the Angels $15.79 million. ... Expos stars Guerrero,
Javier Vazquez and Jose Vidro were all claimed
on waivers. ... The Cardinals, frustrated with outfielder
J.D. Drew, privately say they will trade him this winter.
-- Bob Nightengale
Those Japanese are polite to a fault, even when it comes to baseball.
And that's why good ol' Colonel Sanders is the most significant American in Japanese baseball this season. Ever honorable, ever respectful, the fans of the Hanshin Tigers are holding their collective breath in hopes the Curse of the Colonel will finally be broken.
It's not as longstanding as the Curse of the Bambino but those Tigers are the closest Japan can come to the Boston Red Sox. The Tigers play in the same league with the Yomiuri Giants, who are more than Yankees wannabes. This is a team so powerful it can do things George Steinbrenner wouldn't dare dream of — like tweak the draft rules long ago to ensure getting the one player they want every year.
In Japan, the Giants win and the Tigers find new and creative ways not to. That's why, this year, even with an 16½-game lead with 36 games remaining, nobody's getting cocky. Sound familiar, Red Sox nation?
The Tigers play in ancient Koshien Stadium, a baseball shrine in Japan built in 1924. The outside walls are covered with ivy and have a plaque marking Babe Ruth's appearance there in a 1934 exhibition game. The entire infield is dirt, a deep chocolate color dirt, including the mound, the bases and everything in between, plus the Oakland-esque foul territory. Fans camp out overnight for general admission tickets. Gates often open at 11 a.m. for a 6 p.m. start so the several thousand waiting fans can claim their spots in the bleachers. Many enter, tape a newspaper page on their desired spot and write their name on the tape, then go into stairwells or concourses and sleep off the previous night's waiting-in-line refreshments. And nobody takes a marked seat. Honesty, you know. Others just sit in their seats, singing and chanting like a European soccer crowd with manners, killing the three hours until their heroes appear for batting practice.
"Georg-ie, Georg-ie," they chant when Arias, the former Angels and Padres third baseman appears. We knew him as George, but the Japanese generally pronounce the vowel at the end of a word.
Georgie is a favorite and so is Hideki Irabu, having a big year for the Tigers. And don't necessarily assume Japanese players going home after playing in the U.S. have success. A few weeks ago, the Orix Blue Wave allowed 25 runs in a game, then five days later a Japanese-record 29. The Blue Wave starters in those games were Mac Suzuki and Masato Yoshii.
But the Tigers are on an 18-year losing streak, and it's all linked to the Colonel and the last time Hanshin won. That was in 1985 and fans in downtown Osaka (the Tigers' home) did what they always do to celebrate a major sporting achievement. They began diving into the Dotonbori River, which cuts through the shopping district and is about the same unpalatable, un-potable color as the Koshien Stadium infield.
Celebrating the Tigers' championship, fans went through the entire roster, singing the song for each player. Those songs, often more like a chant, are composed each year for every player and repeated constantly to the accompaniment of trumpets and small thunderstick-like implements whenever the player is batting. Plus, there is a team fight song that is among the regular fare at the local karaoke bars. That championship night, a fan who most resembled each player was pulled from the crowd and given the honor of the Dotonbori dive when that player's song was sung.
Great stuff — until they got to Randy Bass. That's former major leaguer Randy Bass, 6-1, 220-pound, bearded Randy Bass. You can compute the chances of a look-alike in this crowd. But there could be no skipping Randy, no missing this river's only chance of sustaining any kind of bass. He won the Triple Crown and was Japan Series MVP.
Alas, a few doors up the street, a bearded, American-looking chap was spotted. So what if it was a statue of Harlan Sanders beckoning passersby into the local KFC. The life-size Colonel was tossed in the river.
Quickly though, those honest and responsible fans realized what a heinous act they had committed. They apologized to the store manager and promised to pull the chicken magnate from among the fish. But, when they returned the next morning to search the river bottom, the Colonel was gone. No explanation, even to this day. And the fans collectively carry that guilt.
But maybe, just maybe, this is the year. It looks so much so that KFCs in Osaka already have their plastic Colonels in hiding. And just about every other business in town is ecstatic.
"You can't believe what a good year for the Tigers does to the economy around here," says Tom O'Malley, the American now coaching for Hanshin after playing six years in Japan. And the Osaka economy can use the boost.
You can believe it if you visit Osaka's largest department store, the Hanshin store, or take the Hanshin Railway train to the game as the vast majority of the fans do. (Yes, it's all the same Hanshin company. And you thought the Tribune Company had its fingers in a lot of pieces of the Cubs pie.) Half a floor in the store has been turned into a Tigers store, where on a normal weekday nine cashiers are busy trying to keep the line moving. And fans on the railway platforms gobble up balloons, sold four to a pack for the equivalent of about $1.50. At every home game, everyone in the 50,000-plus crowd sends from two to four of the colorful balloons into the sky as part of the seventh-inning stretch ritual.
O'Malley says we'll never see anything like this fanaticism in the U.S. "We're too fickle," he says. And here, someone probably would have stolen the Colonel long ago — or leaving him standing out there not chained down never would have been an option in the first place.
Hear Paul White on MLB Radio every Monday during the season at 3:30 p.m. ET on MLB.com
Baseball in Japan
Some things you might notice at pro games in Japan:
• Batting practice usually has two cages, with a catcher in each sitting on a box. And for part of BP, the umpires come in and practice, too, bellowing out ball and strike calls. "It's doesn't help," says former major league pitcher Julio Santana. "They still stink." But just once, we'd like to see Joe West doing this.
• Most stadiums' bullpens are out of sight, even under the stands, and managers usually don't know who the other team has warming up.
• Pitchers are allowed five warm-up pitches, not eight, at the beginning of an inning or when they enter the game. So, pitchers often play catch in front of their dugout while their team is batting.
• If a starting pitcher is not scheduled to pitch in a road series, he doesn't make the trip. He stays home and works out.
• Players bow as they enter the field for the first time each day, a gesture of respect for the field. Some players still take deep bows but others now do something akin to a rolling stop.
• Ushers blow whistles to warn fans when balls head into the stands during the game and batting practice.
• Dugouts aren't as long but usually have three tiered rows of seats.
• Coaches on the bench often use small megaphones to be heard over the constant din of the crowd, especially in domed stadiums.
• Managers can take a translator to the mound.
• Managers or pitching coaches usually stay next to the mound and watch a new pitcher's warm-up pitches.
• Pitching rotations vary from four- to six-man with the order changed often to have pitchers face teams they've had success against.
• The Pacific League has the designated hitter, the Central League doesn't. The Pacific League plays the national anthem before games, the Central League doesn't. But even where it is played, only about half the fans stand or even pay attention.


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Uber is here, bringing UberBLACK service to Milwaukee
"Bar Month" at OnMilwaukee.com – brought to you by Absolut, Avion, Fireball, Pama, Red Stag and 2 Gingers – is back for another round! The whole month of February, we're serving up intoxicatingly fun articles on bars and clubs – including guides, the latest trends, bar reviews, the results of our Best of Bars poll and more. Grab a designated driver and dive in!
It's been long rumored, and long awaited, but the car service app Uber is finally in Milwaukee with the roll out of its signature UberBLACK service.
The move was announced by the company with the posting of this announcment, which features Milwaukee Bucks point guard Brandon Knight.
In it, the company stated:
With UberBLACK hitting the streets this weekend, Milwaukeens now have a convenient, stylish, and seamless way to move around the city. With just the push of a button, Uber will connect you with the closest available driver in town, ready to pick you up in minutes. You'll be able to see a picture of your driver, the car they're driving, and can even track their progress as they drive toward you!
The app is in its testing phase, so expect some hiccups and lack of availability, but as someone who has used the UberBLACK service in Chicago, I can vouch that it's very convenient, and a great way to get to where you need to go. And, it makes you feel a bit special, too.
And, since it's bar month here at OnMilwaukee.com (and every month of the year in the Cream City), be sure to use it to get home safely, too.
UPDATE: On the same day of its launch, the city of Milwaukee is saying that UberBLACK is illegal.
According to this FOX6 report, Milwaukee City Clerk Jim Owczarski said Uber has "made it crystal clear they have no intentions of complying with those rules and regulations," regarding filing for proper permits.
Uber general manager Nick Anderson contends that's not the case.
"Every city we go to, we research the local requirements," Anderson told FOX6. "So they're licensed, they have the proper insurance, and it's fully legal."
Stay tuned!
LegallyBlonde | Feb. 13, 2014 at 12:42 p.m. (report)
Big fan of Uber. Can't remember cab service without it. Keep an eye out for UberX, lots of controversy about that south of the border. Not a fan of the name uberblack at all though.
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On 06/22/2013 01:59 AM, Uwe Dippel wrote:
> With no solution to this problem yet, another thing I tried was a simple
> ifconfig ath0 down && ifconfig ath0 up. That also solves the problem, until
> it creeps up again.
> To me, that indicates a problem with the driver; some buffer must be
> cloaked or choking.
> Since I didn't get any reply, I guess that nobody had an idea.?
> What I'd like to ask for next, then, would be a simple way to run this
> command on a regular base. How could this be done?
I like to decouple WiFi and firewall for reasons just like this... That
and I have never seen a Linux AP with performance anything close to as
good as an EnGenius AP.
That said, yes it sounds like your WiFi segment is failing. It could be
the ath driver, or it could be hostAP. Jump up to the 1.8 beta series,
and see if it still fails. If so, use the scheduler to bounce ath0
every week. I am wondering if is time alive, or just a random
occurrence that is somewhat uncommon.


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Subject: Re: [SOUTH-AFRICA] Occupation: BALJU
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Most Interesting. Thank you
Take care,
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Hi Keith
The Dutch version is baljuw, but it is a term which has had many variant
spellings over the ages: Bailluw, Baliow, Ballif. The linkage to the
English term Bailiff can be clearly seen in these variants.
A charter granted to the people of Holland on 26.05.1480 by Duke Maximilian
notes in article 9 that [Van Leeuwen] "..no baljuw, schout, nor dikereeve,
within the towns or villages, shall administer justice except in a public
court... " (Source: see 1 below, Van Leeuwen p 353) The baljuw used also
to enjoy 1/3 of all forfeitures occurring in their districts in all corporal
and criminal cases; and for the other two-thirds they were obliged to
account to the Count. (Van Leeuwen, p354)
There was also a "Court of Baljuw and well-born men" - the Hooge Vierskaar.
The South African Legal Dictionary, quoting Van Leeuwen, makes reference to
a Baljuw (or Aesge) in early Frisian law too. (SALD, p 2)
Jan Matthyse's Rechtboek v.d. Briel, written in abt 1400, also makes
reference to the office of Baljuw.
With respect to the word's "ancestry":
Baljuw is most probably derived from the Old French Bailie, which in turn is
derived from medieval Latin bajulus. Bajulus was i.a. the term for someone
who bears burdens, also a letter-bearer (SALD, 60-61)
1. Van Leeuwen's Commentaries on Roman Dutch Law, Volume 2, translated from
the original by JG Kotze (appellate div judge) [Van Leeuwen]
2. South African Legal dictionary, WH Somerset Bell [SALD]
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Date:Thursday, May 3, 2012 - 12:20pm - 1:15pm
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Join Kathleen Philips '97 for a discussion about her dynamic career path to become the General Counsel at Zillow.com, an online home and real estate marketplace. This is an exciting opportunity to hear firsthand about an entrepreneurial career outside of the traditional law firm practice.
Please RSVP to Maureen McCarthy at firstname.lastname@example.com by Tuesday, May 1.
Lunch provided.
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Virginia Atty. Gen. Ken Cuccinelli told CNSNews.com that the lawsuit his state has filed against the health-care reform law signed by President Barack Obama in March is about preserving the liberty of individual Americans against a federal government that is over-reaching its legitimate constitutional authority.
"One thing people need to realize about this case: It's not about health insurance, it's about liberty," Cuccinelli said in an "Online With Terry Jeffrey" interview. "That's what this case is about. It's about the outer limits of federal power under the Constitution. You can take health insurance out of this case and you can put Chevy Equinoxes in, and it's the same case. And, look, I own a Chevy Equinox, but you don't want the federal government ordering you to buy a Chevy Equinox."
Cuccinelli filed a federal lawsuit against Obamacare on March 23, the same day the president signed the health-care reform bill into law. The suit challenges the notion that the federal constitution gives the U.S. Congress the power to enact laws forcing Americans to buy things they do not want to buy. According to the Congressional Budget Office, prior to enactment of Obamacare the federal government had never before ordered Americans to buy any good or service.
Cuccinelli said he expects the case to reach the high court in about two years.
Read the full transcript of Cuccinelli's interview with CSNews.com below and watch the video here:
Transcript of CNSNews.com interview with Virginia Atty. Gen. Ken Cuccinelli:
In 2002, he was elected to the
Virginia Atty. Gen. Ken Cuccinelli: Glad to do it.
Jeffrey: You filed suit against the health care reform law that President Obama signed last March. You represent the state of Virginia, one of the original 13 states that ratified the Constitution of the
At the time of the ratification, during the ratification process of the Constitution, James Madison, a Virginian, became upset that there were some people in the ratifying conventions and the debates surrounding the ratifying convention--that people were misinterpreting the General Welfare Clause of the Constitution which is the very first part of Article I, Section 8, which gives the powers of Congress. That clause is a taxing power, and it says that Congress can raise taxes to provide for the common defense and the general welfare of the United States and subsequent to that it lists the enumerated other powers of Congress.
In Federalist 41, James Madison--while the ratification was going on--wanted to correct those people who incorrectly thought that the "general welfare" would give a new federal government the power to tax for any reason whatsoever. He contended specifically in Federalist 41 that Congress could only do those things and tax for those things that were in the subsequent specifically enumerated powers that were in Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution. Was James Madison right or wrong about the Constitution?
Cuccinelli: It didn't work out that way. You can go to 1795, when he was in Congress, and they had a widows-and-orphans bill and he said: I can't put my finger on that portion of the Constitution that gives Congress the authority to spend money for good-hearted charitable purposes. As good hearted as they might be, that power doesn't exist in the Constitution. So, they didn't take very long in expanding that power and of course it has expanded steadily right up to the present day. Things did not work out entirely as James Madison envisioned them.
Jeffrey: Even though he thought it might be a good thing to help widows and orphans, he did not believe that Constitution, of which he was the principal writer, in fact gave the federal government the power to do that?
Cuccinelli: He didn't think it allowed it. He did not think it allowed it. And obviously we've gone on to see Congress do a lot more things than that. And he did say that he'd be happy to spend his own money to help the particular family in question, but that he still didn't think that the federal government should be doing it.
Jeffrey: Now, in this debate, as you say, at the very beginning of the Republic after the Constitution; well, in fact, after
Cuccinelli: Right, June--
Jeffrey: June. You had the convention here in
And he noted that there were people, such as James Madison, who was sitting in the room at the time, that said: No, the federal government will only have the powers delegated to it by the Constitution specifically. And one of the things that Mason and others advocated was the enactment of a bill of rights that would include the language that became the Tenth Amendment to the
Cuccinelli: Well, again, obviously not, because the 10th Amendment has--the only simple restriction that the 10th Amendment has effectively placed on the federal government is when the federal government orders states or local government officials to do things, the courts block them from that. That's really, just off the top of my head, that's all the courts have provided for there.
And it's also interesting to note that James Madison vehemently opposed the notion that there should be a Bill of Rights. He said that it's enumerated powers. If it's not written there, they don't have the power. So, you don't need something like a Tenth Amendment or a Bill of Rights.
Jeffrey: This is his original position.
Cuccinelli: Exactly. And everyone in the 13 states knew, first of all, that
To get that margin, James Madison had to promise a bill of rights. He had to commit to supporting a bill of rights. It was a complete political maneuver on his part. And he saw it through. I mean, he took it up in earnest when he got to Congress. And of course we ended up with the Bill of Rights. But he didn't want it, and he felt so strongly that if it doesn't say it, than the federal government can't do it, and it didn't work out that way at all.
Jeffrey: What's interesting about that, general, and maybe most Americans don't realize at this point and it ought to be something we become more conversant with, is Madison's argument to the people before the ratification of the Constitution was the federal Congress will not be able to do anything but these specific enumerated powers that are listed here in Article I, Section 8, of the Constitution. Therefore, we don't need a Bill of Rights. You don't have to worry about the federal government doing all these things that aren't listed there because we all know they're restricted to that power.
Cuccinelli: Right.
Jeffrey: So he argued that even without the Bill of Rights--and even without the 10th Amendment which says that the federal government is restricted to those powers delegated to it and the rest are reserved for the states and the people—that even without the Bill of Rights, the federal government would be limited to that.
Cuccinelli: Right
Jeffrey: So, we know, anybody who goes back and looks at--carefully looks at--the actual language of the Constitution, the debates that happened during the ratification of the Constitution, and what all of the people involved in those debates said and conceded, and the reason for the Bill of Rights being actually ratified, written and ratified, is there any reasonable grounds for debating that the original intent of the Constitution did not give the federal government a power to reach out and force Americans to do anything based on the General Welfare Clause?
Cuccinelli: No, not at that time. It developed. Rather quickly, I might add.
Jeffrey: Is, in fact, the Obama administration going into federal court now and arguing that it can force Virginians to buy health insurance based on the General Welfare Clause of Article I, Section 8?
Cuccinelli: There are two clauses--well, one clause, two parts of it--at stake. The Commerce Clause, which is our target because we are challenging the individual mandate, the ability of the federal government to approve Nancy-approved health insurance. That's one. Their fall back position, in case we prevail in that, is that the penalty that you have to pay if you refuse to buy the Nancy-approved health insurance is a tax under the taxing-and-spending-for-the-general-welfare clause.
Cuccinelli: If that is true, we have called that a radical position. And the position is quite simple: If all they have to do to get you to do anything is order you to do it and couple that with a financial penalty if you don't obey, than we have blown the doors off the notion that there are any limits left on the federal government. And, critically, there's no unique sphere of authority left for states.
Jeffrey: Ok, now if I'm a Virginian, which I am –
Cuccinelli: Congratulations.
Jeffrey: I'm glad to be a citizen of the state of
Cuccinelli: They're telling you that for folks that make four times the poverty line, everyone must either purchase one of their approved health insurance plans and that they're provided in the private sector, but so what? They're dictating what goes in the plan and they're ordering you to buy it.
Jeffrey: Without a subsidy, if you make four times the poverty line.
Cuccinelli: Correct.
Jeffrey: But if you make under four times the poverty rate you still have to get it, they'll just give you a subsidy --
Cuccinelli: There's actually a gap from 133 percent of poverty to 400 (percent) that isn't covered.
Jeffrey: You don't have to buy it?
Cuccinelli: Nope. It's not much discussed. It's 133 down and 400 and up percent of the poverty line.
Jeffrey: So if you earn less than 133 percent of poverty, they don't mandate you, but they'll buy you health care. They'll put you on Medicaid.
Cuccinelli: Correct. And one thing that happens to our state government and all the state governments is there's a massive expansion of Medicaid. It's incredibly expensive for us.
Jeffrey: But under the law, you're understanding of Obama's health care law, if you earn more than 133 percent of the poverty level and less than 400 percent of the poverty level, they will give you a subsidy to buy healthcare in the exchange, but they don't require you to buy health care?
Cuccinelli: Honestly, I'm not entirely sure, because it isn't the area of the mandate. It is not a universal proposal. They, for political reasons and what I was going to say was--let's face it, there are major political considerations that went into all of this--one way of looking at what they've done is avoided a tax vote. And the Founding Fathers created these separate powers so there'd be accountability for each one. And what they've done here is instead of taxing you, taking your money, and spending it for health care--which they do with Medicare, for instance--instead of doing that, they have ordered you to go buy the health insurance that will fund the same thing and they've given orders over in that direction because those folks are engaged in commercial activity--they can be reached under the Commerce Clause--they've given instructions about--i.e. law, set out law--about what the restrictions and parameters that those health insurance companies and health care providers are going to have to abide by.
So, they're end running the tax clause, the taxing power, because they do not want to have to take a tax vote. Let's face it, if you actually stacked the tax into this bill that it would actually take to pay for it, I'm sure they'd have plenty of lefties that would vote for it, but no where near a majority and they wouldn't get their filibuster-proof vote in the Senate.
Jeffrey: So if you're a citizen of the United States in Virginia or any other state and you make more than 400 percent of the poverty level, which was $82,000 [sic $88,200] more or less last year for a family of four, they're ordering you that you have to go out and buy a health insurance plan that meets their requirements and they're not going to give you a subsidy to do it. You're going to either have to do this with your own money or your employer's going to have to buy it for you.
Cuccinelli: Or you're going to be ordered to pay the penalty.
Jeffrey: Or you'll pay the penalty for not agreeing to their mandate. Now, what constitutional language did they claim justifies the federal government telling me or any other Virginian or any other Californian they have to do that?
Cuccinelli: They claim that the Commerce Clause that allows the Congress to regulate commerce, interstate commerce--and things that affect interstate commerce, which is critical here--gives them the power to do this.
Now, this is all after-the-fact claims. You recall when this bill was rolling through and the speaker was asked, "Where do you get the Constitutional authority to mandate that Americans buy particular health insurance?" and her erudite response was, "Are you serious?" And, "As a matter of fact, Madame Speaker, we are serious." Nonetheless, I think she showed in that answer how little--i.e. not at all--she had thought about the constitutionality.
And I'll remind you, I was a legislator as you noted. You take an oath to protect that Constitution too, to abide by it. They totally ignored it. They don't care. They do not care about the Constitution. It's a tremendous inconvenience for them and you know what? It's supposed to be.
Jeffrey: General Cuccinelli, that question, by the way, was asked by Matt Cover, a reporter for
Cuccinelli: Good for him. Good for him. It was a great question.
Jeffrey: Now the Commerce Clause to the Constitution that they're using to defend this, it gives Congress the power to regulate commerce with foreign nations, among the several states, and with the Indian tribes. Now, if I'm sitting in my house in Northern Virginia and I'm not trading something with people in Great Britain and I'm not trading things with someone in an Indian tribe and I'm not trading something with someone even in West Virginia, how am I engaged in interstate commerce?
Cuccinelli: The way the hook you, and the court has allowed them to do this—let's face it, that's where this expansion came in the earlier part of the twentieth century--the way they hook it is that basically anything bought, sold, used in commerce, whether it crosses state lines or not, affects the whole market and the market crosses state lines. It is a very expansive reading of the Commerce Clause, but it's the one in the law now.
The way the Supreme Court would identify it is there are three things they can regulate: goods crossing state lines--and we're just talking about the interstate portion of this--goods crossing state lines, instrumentalities or entities or effects on goods in interstate commerce, that's the second, and, then, activities that are intrastate that can affect interstate commerce. So those don't even have to be economic activities.
Justice Thomas, by the way, has indicated that he does not think that that third prong makes any sense under the Constitution.
Jeffrey: Right. So, if someone is growing peaches in the Shenandoah Valley, and I'm living in Fairfax County and I drive out to the Shenandoah Valley in the state of Virginia, never leave the state of Virginia, and buy peaches from that farmer with my own cash money, even though that in no way was interstate commerce--I wasn't having trade with any body across state lines and even though he may never have--the Supreme Court defines that purchase of the peach as an act of interstate commerce?
Cuccinelli: They sell peaches in other states and the peach market in
Jeffrey: Now, you would argue that the Founding Fathers, when they wrote the Constitution, wrote the Commerce Clause, they did not intend for a person in
Cuccinelli: Oh, I do not think so. They were concerned with, between the states, was essentially trade wars between states.
Jeffrey: Between
Cuccinelli: Yes. Tariffs at the state line, that's what they were worried about. They wanted to create a free-trade zone within the
Jeffrey: So, you don't necessarily agree with the 20th century Supreme Court's expansion of the meaning of the Commerce Clause?
Cuccinelli: No, I definitely do not, but I have to work with it as the attorney general of
Jeffrey: So, in your lawsuit against Obamacare you are accepting as stare decisis what you understand to be an incorrect reading of the Commerce Clause--but it's what the Supreme Court has decided, so you're going to let that be.
Cuccinelli: Put differently, the way we say it to the court is: "You don't have to overturn any cases that you've already decided to rule against the health-care legislation." It is beyond even what the Supreme Court has allowed the federal government to do. It goes beyond anything ever before in legislation, and the judge in our case has acknowledged that, the judge in the Florida case, Judge Vincent, has acknowledged that, and the judge in Michigan who ruled that the individual mandate was constitutional, that the legislation was unprecedented.
Jeffrey: So, you said one of the prongs that the Supreme Court looked at to say that the federal government could regulate commerce is even if intrastate commerce--commercial activity within a state--had and impact on commerce elsewhere--
Attorney Gen. Cuccinelli: And that's the prong at issue in our case.
Mr. Jeffrey: Okay. So now someone is sitting in their home in
Cuccinelli: And that's enough of a burden.
Mr. Jeffrey: Right. It could be--depending whether you're a Dallas Cowboys fan or a Redskins fan.
Cuccinelli: I'm a Redskins fan.
Mr. Jeffrey: So, they're just sitting there, watching the Redskins game, but they don't have health insurance. Now--
Cuccinelli: Because they've decided not to do anything. They've decided not to buy health insurance.
Jeffrey: They're buying lots of other things. Maybe they're sending their kid to parochial school.
Cuccinelli: Let me tell you, one of the biggest hurdles for the federal government in winning this case is the dictionary. It's a tremendous impediment to them winning this case, because when people say this case is unprecedented, this legislation is unprecedented, what they mean is never before in American history has the federal government ordered citizens to buy a product. That has never happened before.
In all of the Commerce Clause cases--again, even acknowledged by a judge who went the other way from how I would like to see these cases go, in
It was interesting when we had our summary judgment motion—and summary judgment is the hearing where the constitutionality is argued. We did that on Oct. 18. We're awaiting a judge's ruling. But the federal government's lawyer said that "the appearance of inactivity is an illusion." That's a direct quote. It was one of the most extraordinary things said during the whole two and a half hours. It's an illusion. "He just look's like he's not doing anything. In fact, he is doing something." And their hook is: the decision not to participate in the market for health insurance is an activity. The decision is an activity. Of course, if deciding to do nothing is activity and deciding to do something is activity, then, of course, the Commerce Clause reaches everything. Everything.
Jeffrey: Right. That's because they believe in freedom of choice. But if you go back in concrete terms, back to this family living in
Cuccinelli: Not for schools.
Jeffrey: Right, not for schools. Exactly.
So, you have Mom and Dad. Let's say their thirty-five years old. They're making over that $82,000 threshold. The government's saying, "You've got to buy the health insurance." But they are looking at their income and they say, "We have a high mortgage. We pay incredible property taxes to the [County] of
Cuccinelli: Well, you can make the choice, but we're going to penalize you financially. You're going to have to pay "x" number of dollars, without getting health insurance, as a penalty for not following the federal government's dictate that you get the health insurance.
Jeffrey: And for that to be held as constitutional, eventually the Supreme Court is going to need to say that that family in Fairfax county that decided to pay their mortgage, their state, their local property taxes, and send their kids to parochial school rather than choose to buy health insurance has taken an action that infringes on interstate commerce. That has an impact on interstate commerce.
Cuccinelli: That has an impact on interstate commerce, yes.
Jeffrey: And the court has never done that before.
Cuccinelli: Never. And we hope it doesn't. And let me tell you what: When you have a case that's unprecedented like this, you literally span the length and breadth of American history in discussing the meaning of the particular power at issue. And if you go back before 1776, just two years, to 1774, go to the First Continental Congress, delegates from all 13 colonies showed up, signed a document where they "cheerfully acknowledged"--their phrase--"cheerfully acknowledged" the right of the Parliament and the king to regulate their commerce and, in the same document, they boycotted British goods.
So, go across the
Now, go forward 236 years and you see where I'm going. We now have a Congress and a president who believe they can order you to buy a product when King George III and the Parliament of Great Britain, whom we rebelled against, acknowledged that they could not.
Now, Americans endlessly debate the meaning of each part of the Constitution. But one thing that every American should be able to agree on, if you think in terms of Venn Diagrams--I was an engineer before I was a lawyer, so I do things like this--the circle of power that represents federal power under the Constitution must be entirely within the circle of power exercised by King George III and the Parliament of Great Britain. Otherwise, why rebel? And, yet, here we have a Congress and a president who are exercising power that even Parliament and King George III acknowledged they did not have.
Jeffrey: They did not have. Now, given, as you say, that Congress never before has attempted to force individuals in this country to buy anything--
Cuccinelli: Under the Commerce Clause.
Jeffrey: The Supreme Court has never accepted an interpretation of the Commerce Clause that would empower the Congress to do such a thing. You anticipate that the Obama administration fears that, on this grounds, it may lose?
Attorney Gen. Cuccinelli: Correct.
Jeffrey: That this is not sufficient constitutional grounds.
Cuccinelli: Well, remember, when we filed--and we filed 15 minutes after the president signed the bill--when we filed all the newspapers and the pundits and all the people I don't pay much attention to were all, "Oh, this is frivolous. It's political. They don't have a prayer."
Well, after about a month of discussion about the basis for our position, you started to hear this "tax." You never heard it on March 23. You didn't hear it on March 23. But it started to creep in their in the latter part of April, because they realized, "Gosh, our position isn't as strong as we've been declaring that it is."
Jeffrey: Right. So, now you think--
Cuccinelli: That's when the fall back position came in.
Jeffrey: They're going to claim that the General Welfare Clause in the taxing power gives them the authority to do this--using tax to force us to do this?
Cuccinelli: Right. And the "tax" is the penalty you have to pay if you don't buy the Nancy-approved health insurance.
Jeffrey: Now, isn't this the same argument--Of course, Roosevelt tried to pack the Supreme Court after Congress passed the Social Security Act. They did that in 1935. He got reelected with a massive majority in 1936, huge Democratic majority in Congress. He then tried to pack the Supreme Court, anticipating, among other things, that the Social Security Act would come up before a court which had thrown out, for example, the Railroad Retirement Act that had this exact same type of rationale.
Cuccinelli: Right.
Jeffrey: And under the pressure of a Congress that may have in fact expanded the Supreme Court by several seats--
Cuccinelli: They were talking about 15.
Jeffrey: Yes. Some Republicans--Owen J. Roberts, specifically, and Charles Evens Hughes who was then the [Chief] Justice--they flipped and they went with Roosevelt and they allowed Benjamin Cardozo, who actually wrote the opinions in the Social Security cases, to say that the General Welfare Clause basically meant whatever Congress said it meant. Which will be the precedent, do you not think, that the administration will point the Supreme Court to if this gets to the Supreme Court. They will point to the Social Security cases and the reasoning of Cardozo?
Cuccinelli: Well, they will, but so far the debate on this has focused on whether or not it's actually a tax. And it's an interesting political history here, because the president, of course, famously pounding the podium, you know, "This is not a tax, this is not a tax." And congressional leaders were declaring it's not a tax while the bill was going through. And then it passed, we attacked it, and they sent their lawyers into court who said, "It's a tax! It's a tax!" And the reason they would plead that it is a tax, not something politicians normally do, is because it's a hook for a constitutional power for Congress.
Mr. Jeffrey: Right, but that argument may make Obama look hypocritical and may make him look even like a liar--
Attorney Gen. Cuccinelli: Oh, the judge in our case asked the lawyer for the federal government was the president deceiving people when he said it was not a tax? That's a pretty tough place to be when your client is being essentially questioned through the lawyer.
Jeffrey: But they may concede that the president was lying in order to fit their mandate into a constitutional precedent that already exists, which is the one on Social Security as opposed to the Commerce Clause.
Cuccinelli: And they're trying to get there, they're trying to get there.
Jeffrey: That's where they want to go.
Cuccinelli: But the focus is, if you're ordered to do something and you don't do it and the alternative is paying a fine, what is that? It's a penalty. There is a legal understanding of the word "penalty" that goes back to the 17th century common law and it is a fine you pay when you don't obey. Taxes are to raise general revenue. Well, if everybody obeys the law, they won't raise a penny. Not a single penny.
Jeffrey: So, you think you can argue that, on semantical grounds, that because this tax is designed to penalize this person for not doing what the federal government wants them to do rather than raise revenue, then--
Cuccinelli: It's not a tax.
Jeffrey: Then, it's not a tax.
Cuccinelli: It's not tax.
Jeffrey: And so our hope, then, of being protected from the idea that Congress can tell us to buy anything it wants us to buy, that Congress can literally--The CBO report that came out at the time of the Clinton health-care initiative that examined this question of whether or not the federal government had ever ordered Americans to buy any good or service actually pointed out, general, that if, in fact, this were ever allowed to happen, the government, essentially, can mandate your family budget.
Cuccinelli: Yes. That's right.
Jeffrey: Could mandate a business's budget without ever enacting a tax.
Cuccinelli: One thing people need to realize about this case: It's not about health insurance, it's about liberty. That's what this case is about. It's about the outer limits of federal power under the Constitution. You can take health insurance out of this case, and you can put Chevy Equinoxes in, and it's the same case. And, look, I own a Chevy Equinox, but you don't want the federal government ordering you to buy a Chevy Equinox.
Jeffrey: They could say, "Mr. Jones, you make $82,000. You're going to spend $12,000 on health insurance. You're going to spend $10,000 on your housing. You're going to spend $10,000 on food. You're going to send you're kid to the public school and you're going to give all the rest of the money to us." Under the principle they're trying to establish here, could they do that?
Cuccinelli: Yes, because all those things would affect the economy.
Jeffrey: But given that they've already justified, in Roosevelt's era, Social Security under this exact same rationale and using the same General Welfare language of the Constitution, is it really true, general, that we are down to relying on the semantical distinction between a penalty and a tax to save us from the Supreme Court granting the federal government the power to dictate that kind of control?
Cuccinelli: If we get to that. What you may end up with, you may get a muddy ruling where some on the court would say they have the power under the Commerce Clause so I don't need to decide the tax question. They may not prevail. They may be in the four, three, two, or one or zero minority--well, it can't be zero, they wouldn't write it. But they are both going to have to be addressed if there's a majority that says that the Congress does not have the power under the Commerce Clause to order you to buy a product.
Jeffrey: So, if you had five justices who said, "The government has the power to order people to purchase things whether they like it or not—
Cuccinelli: Then you'd never get to the tax part of it.
Jeffrey: And three said the Commerce Clause gives them that power and two say the General Welfare Clause gives them that power, the courts could still rule five to four that the government has the power?
Cuccinelli: Well they could, but that isn't what they did in the Social Security cases. That was an excise tax on work. So it was deemed a tax. And it was not--There's a great dissimilarity with the case we've got now. Of course, the federal government also is burdened with the fact that they didn't call it a tax in the bill, they called it a penalty. That's the word they used.
Jeffrey: Now, your initial case, which is now before the federal district court in
Cuccinelli: December. He said he'd decide by the end of the year. I expect to see a ruling some time in the month of December.
Jeffrey: And that ruling will be on the constitutional merits of Obamacare.
Cuccinelli: Yes. This is the final ruling in the case. Every constitutional law case has two rounds. Round one is the motion to dismiss, where the government tries to get the plaintiffs dismissed and they say, "Well, they're not really injured." We went through that already in the summer. And then round two is the summary judgment round where the merits of the case are determined. The constitutionality of the law at issue is determined. That's where we are now."
Jeffrey: So by New Year's, we're going to have a federal judge saying Obamacare is unconstitutional or Obamacare is constitutional?
Cuccinelli: To one of the states, yes.
Jeffrey: And if you lose, you're going to appeal?
Cuccinelli: Which ever side loses is going to appeal.
Jeffrey: And then it goes to the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals?
Cuccinelli: Correct. And then to the Supreme Court.
Jeffrey: What's the timeline for this getting to the Supreme Court?
Cuccinelli: Probably two years.
Jeffrey: You're taking it there, no matter what?
Cuccinelli: Oh, we're going all the way through, yes.
Jeffrey: General Cuccinelli, thank you very much.
Attorney Gen. Cuccinelli: My pleasure.


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Ummm, that looks burnt to me.
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"This is the egg you're looking for."
No. No, it's not. I like my eggs to not be brown and black around the edges and on the bottom.
Or rather, I did when I actually ate eggs. Now it's just good old egg substitute.
Excellent. Though I think I'll continue cooking my eggs like someone who isn't a dipshit.
see thats the difference, Alton Brown makes you want to go home and make that damn egg. Chow makes you want to gag.
To me, that is the difference between "fried" and "over easy."
To be honest, I heat up the pan on medium, splat butter in, drop the eggs in and cover it from the start. Set a timer between 2:30 and 3 minutes (depending on your stove) and you can do it perfectly, unmonitored. Also, no brown edge.
hot pan + oil, crack eggs & wait till egg edges are defined, then turn on to a low heat and leave alone. you get perfect, with no runny albumen on top.
the egg in the video is burnt.
surely that method it's better to get the egg to a point where it's almost doen, then put the lid on it.
Or you could just, ya know, be patient. Cook the egg on low heat then put the lid on and let the "ambient heat" cook it the rest of the way through.
Holy crap, that egg is burnt to hell. Am I the only person who flips her fried eggs? I just wait until they look somewhat solid and slide em over like they were pancakes, which gets rid of the "goo" on top. I prefer my yolks super runny and find that putting a lid on gives me firmer yolks than I like.
Well, the technique works… I used to for many years myself, actually. However, this girl DID burn her egg, so I wouldn't take any cooking advice from her.
The way to use this tip that works:
Don't use it when your egg looks "perfect". If it looks perfect, YOU'RE DONE COOKING. instead, before you're done cooking, add just a little water to the pan and cover it. Let the steam cook the top of the egg. It comes out a little rubbery, to be honest, but hey, it's better than slimy.
I do what's called "blindfolding" the egg. Cook in oil 'till "just right". Tilt the pan and spoon the hot oil over the top of the yolk. Nice runny yolk with no uncooked white.
I mix up the yolk and the white the instant it hits the pan. And then I flip it. I don't like the yolk by itself and I certainly don't burn it like she did. Ew. I'm retching just thinking of the smell of burnt eggs. Their ain't a range hood strong enough outside Walter White's lab to get rid of that foul stench.
I like my eggs with a runny yolk, no slime on top and a browned bottom. She may have overdone the bottom a little but, in general, I think she nailed it.
Here's another tip: If your video demonstration goes wrong, redo it.
There's no way that egg was only cooking for 10 seconds between putting the lid on and taking it off.
Unless she wa using a nuclear reactor to fry on
I use this method with alterations that yield no burnt edges at all- only perfect fried eggs with runny yolks. Set heat at no more then medium, let non-stick pan warm. Spray with Pam, then add eggs. Cover immediately, and cook until whites are set. The steam trapped by the lid definitely helps cook them perfectly without disturbing the yolks.
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