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When entering my key information into Form Generator for WordPress (see attached screenshot), I click Connect with JotForm and nothing happens. Is this a valid key. Is there something else in my account settings with you guys, that need to be done to make the domain respond to your interface?
My authorized apps is blank.... but the Form Generator for WordPress plugin is supposed to authorize the site. Is there anything you can do? This plugin is supposed to allow us to EDIT THE FORM within the website.
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I did try the following steps, to no avail. Any additional thoughts?
Also, this problem started happening once I switched domain names, would that have any affect?
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The problem is that I'm not getting this pop-out box. Also I've tried to uninstall and reinstall the Form Generator for WordPress. Any further thoughts?
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No, there weren't any problems when I installed the plugin.
I tried using Chrome and definitely cleared out cache.
I then logged into my JotForm account in one tab and logged into WordPress in the second tab.
I also made sure pop-ups were not blocked, but when I click the CONNECT WITH JOTFORM button, the page refreshes (with no authorize box) and refreshes the Settings page.
So I'm still having the issue.
Is anyone available to do a screen share with me?
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I've tested the plugin on my end as well but it does not work as it claims to be.
I'd suggest contacting the developer responsible or this plugin here:
As an alternative, you may just simply use the JotForm site for managing your forms, and embed them to your wordpress site using the official Wordpress Embed Plugin
Thanks, NeilVicente. I'll reach out to the plugin developer.
Was there ever a solution for this? I am having the exact same issue. seems by the looks of the threads on this that this is not an isolated issue. Has anyone gotten it to work? I am so frustrated trying to get this to work correctly.
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Re: Extreme weather fails to trigger discussion on climate change, Opinion, July 30
Linda McQuaig stated that "many of the small group of scientists who are skeptical have some financial connection to the fossil fuel lobby."
While it is true that a few scientists deny human-caused climate change, what is not generally understood is that those particular scientists are not climate scientists. There is virtually total unanimity among climate scientists on this issue. The deniers are usually physicists, mathematicians, social scientists, and so on.
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Tweeting from #OpParis account, Anonymous stated: "We report that more than 5500 Twitter account (sic) of #ISIS are now #down! #OpParis #Anonymous #ExpectUS."Alex Poucher, anonymous' spokesman told RT, that their capability to take down ISIS is a direct result of their collective's sophisticated hackers, data miners, and spies that they have all around the world.He also added that they have also people who are very close to ISIS ground, which makes gathering intel about ISIS and related activities comes very easy to them.
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Final Fantasy XIV Online
Review by Providence53
"Better start fantasizing, you'll need to do a lot of it to play this game"
Better start fantasizing, you'll need to do a lot of it to play this game
When I decided to quit World of Warcraft, it wasn't because I was tired of MMO's, it wasn't because I disagreed with the direction the game content was going, it wasn't because of the direction Blizzard was going with its RealID system. I simply had, personally, played the game out and gotten what I wanted to from it, and was ready for a change of scenery. When I first saw Final Fantasy 14 I thought, Hey I like Final Fantasy. I like MMO's. This might be worth trying. I read more into the game and liked what information I read about the game. While anxiously waiting for open beta I tried Final Fantasy 11 for a month, and I absolutely hated it. The controls were backwards, the quest system was annoying, the chat logs were abysmal, the interface was even worse, and the combat wasn't really that great either to me. I'm disappointed to say that none of that has changed in Final Fantasy 14, except for possibly the combat. Let's delve deeper.
Graphics 8/10
The graphics, I must say, are probably the single great thing about this game. Simply put, it's freaking gorgeous. Having recently built a new PC and being able to max out all settings and play in the world of Eorzea is just breath taking. Characters are very well rendered, cities are full of life and detail, monsters look phenomenal, the geography outside the city is amazing, and one of the nice touches I immediately noticed was when you exit from a building or cave into the bright outside, the screen is very bright as if you had just done so in real life. But there is one big problem with the graphics, hence the 8/10 score. Combat visuals are severely lacking and spells and weapon attacks are barely rendered at all. What visuals that do exist in combat are bland and uninspired, bringing the graphical experience down a notch.
Story 4/10
Final Fantasy games in general pride themselves with engaging stories and characters, but in in Final Fantasy 14, there really is not much story offered to you initially. Unless you have been reading online or talking to others, you will know almost nothing about the world of Eorzea. The story in a nutshell is like this, there is a neighboring country that is being aggressive and people are afraid that they will invade. That's all that I remember after playing the full open beta and a week of retail play. Story is very neglected in the game, and there are no quests supporting it aside from the quest chain you get when you first make your character. There are three starting towns, and the storyline progression is basically the same for all three. But once you do this handful of quests, which are fun and aside from a ridiculous and monotonous segment where you have to emote at NPCs, are good and engaging. But there is a problem: there is no spoken dialogue. That's right, in 2010 there is no spoken dialogue, which in my opinion (And this is my opinion) is absolutely unacceptable. I'm not saying minor off to the side NPC's should be fully voiced, but at least your major characters and perhaps the characters in the various guilds and shopkeepers should be voiced.
Gameplay 2/10
Absolutely awful. Let me sum up the game play experience. Make your character, there's a cool opening scene, you end up in the local Adventurer's Guild, talk to someone there, then you are on your way on the beginner quest chain, and then it's ????. It's fun, it's great, except for the segment with the emoting of course, it gives you Gil (Currency) and helps familiarize you with the basic game elements. Then it's over, and you are on your own. So what is there to do? Gather items so you can craft, craft, and do horribly repetitive levequests. If you have played any conventional MMO, or really just about any game in general, then you have seen this quest elsewhere. Levequests are incredibly repetitive quests that reward you with experience and Gil. Combat quests involve you going and killing a couple of monsters, crafting quests have you craft and deliver items to someone (Often you are not told how to get to this person), and there are also gathering quests which have you mine a node for example (I did very little of these). Crafting is a MAJOR component of Final Fantasy 14. I cannot stress this point enough, this crafting feature levels you up, grants you skills over time, and can create a way of generating income. What is interesting is that there is no recipe book in-game. The only way to learn of recipes is to be social and talk to other players who may tell you, or complete a leve quest which will have you make an item. The materials for the quests are provided and are essentially free experience/skill ups, so you will learn what you need to make the item for the quest, and after successfully completing it you will learn how to make another item. The biggest problem this poses is that you have to actually write this down, because somewhere along the way no one considered (Or cared to add) a feature to automatically record this for you, you know, like in many conventional MMO's and video games in general. Also, you have no idea what skill requirement is necessary for you to have a chance at successfully making the craftable item. So you have your recipe, your resources, it's time to sit down and craft. You get to play this mini game where you have durability #, a progress %, and quality #. If durability reaches zero because you pick the wrong way to synthesize too many times (Normal, Rapid, Bold, or Wait) then the synthesis fails and you lose all the materials that went into it, if you do well then (High Quality) you get bonus items. Let me say there is nothing more irritating than losing a synthesis, especially when you get it up to about 80% completion, and then suddenly have a string of fail attempts back to back to back and you lose the whole thing.
So you know about the crafting aspect, now I'm sure you would like to know about combat. Combat is actually very fun, and is fairly well tuned. You can jump between combat professions at any time by switching your weapon, for example. I started out as a Pugilist, got it to level 12 with a level 16 physical level (Physical level is where your attributes/elemental resistances are derived from), decided I wanted to try Marauder, so I went and bought an axe and became a Marauder at level 1. I retain my Pugilist skills up to level 12 and can use them in my Marauder skill bar, each skill costs a certain number of points and the max number of skills you can have increases as you level up more. Combat is very fun, you have a basic standard attack that generates TP, and after you gain enough TP you can use a skill provided you have enough of it. Cool stuff, combat is pretty fluid, problem is, and there is not nearly enough of it. Besides the fact that there are some monsters who roam the terrains that are literally 5-10 levels above other monsters that can instantly kill you twice over, there are not enough monsters in general and the variety is horribly, horribly lacking. In one zone if you are leveling you can pick between killing a small marmot, or a small marlboro looking thing called a coblyn. There are also a few big monsters that will kill you in one hit if you attack them. Combat is far too infrequent, sure you can go out and fight and level, but you need new gear and you must either make it yourself (Taking you away from combat) or buy it from players (Very costly, considering you are limited in your daily levequests and must either grind mobs or attempt to sell the materials you come across). On some occassions a levequest may offer a piece of armor for completing it, but in a weeks worth of quests I only had two of these. That is seriously all that there is to do in this game. Get materials for crafting, craft items, do boring levequests. A few other generalized complaints I have that are not worth devoting whole sections to: Lack of in-game mailing system, the fact that you have to target someone to invite them to your Linkshell (Guild), poor implementation dungeons or any equivalent feature, party menus often bug out and fail to show party member HP/MP levels, and a lack of an auction house or any good way of selling items. Currently you have to either spam time or hire a retainer which is an NPC who stands in a separate ward of town and is a private bazaar for the goods you give him, problem is you have NO WAY OF KNOWING what a retainer has unless you open up trade with them, which can be a very tedious and an inefficient way of finding goods that you need to buy. My final complaint is in regard to the lack of a solid transportation system. You can teleport between areas, which is fantastic, but it uses up anima. You have up to 100 anima, it regenerates at a rate of 1 per 4 hours. It costs 4 anima to teleport to camps and the main town in your area, 6 to go to a farther away town or camp. You will very quickly run through your anima if you play frequently, leaving you running to all of your destinations.
Interface 3/10
The interface can be sluggish, menus are hidden within menus, and there is little help offered in navigating the various menus. The only good way to survive the chaos of the interface is to setup macros, and you'll probably need to visit a fan site to get a good idea of how to set them up and use them. The interface tells you NOTHING about what the various attributes do, for a melee class they aren't that hard to figure out. Another complaint here comes in the way you repair your gear. The interface doesn't tell you much about how to do it. Intuitively, you can reason that you need to be a leatherworker to be able to repair gear that requires leather items to repair. But for some Hora's (Pugilist weapon) for example, you need to be a Goldsmith and not a Blacksmith, interestingly enough. In addition, you must unequip an item, then open up the abysmal synthesis interface, put in the item that repairs your gear, then the process will automate and repair your gear. Even more ridiculous is that you cannot repair undergarments, because you cannot remove them, and you must remove an item to repair it which is insane. There is a NPC who you can pay to repair your gear, but good luck finding him without asking players in town, and he doesn't repair gear to 100% durability.
Final Thoughts
I've played a lot of games in my day, I've played a lot of MMOs. I have played Anarchy Online, Everyquest (Briefly), Guild Wars, World of Warcraft, and Allods. Final Fantasy 14 in its current state is behind the current MMO trend. Sure it's a Japanese MMO, sure its recently released, and maybe it is a little too early to be giving such a harsh review. But look at it this way: This game has had several launch dates which were all pushed back, Square Enix has released a retail product that costs real money, and are taking subscription fees for this game. Generally you pay for a product for what it is, not what it will be, unless maybe you are a gardener or farmer. The game is, simply put, just not fun to play. There is almost no content and the crafting system is incredibly boring after your first few times of doing it. The game should really have never been released when it was, and if I could get my $75 back for the collector's edition I purchased, I would do so. Maybe this game will be more playable in a few months, but I will more than likely not be around to play that game
Reviewer's Rating: 2.0 - Poor
Originally Posted: 10/01/10
Game Release: Final Fantasy XIV Online (US, 09/30/10)
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Faye - I always check dates and was shocked to find the expired items - live and learn I guess. items
I always pick up sale or clearance items to donate ( baby stuff, soups, canned veggies , pet foods).
I would never forgive myself if I knowingly gave a person/baby or animal (expired) food that made them sick .
observant- you are correct about the expired food. A store manager once told me that they do sell some expired product and if there was an issue that I could just return it for a refund. I try to remember to check dates on everything just to be safe though.
Baseball2Hockey - I am actually chatting about the State fair tomorrow on the morning segment.
Below is the link to the WRAL tent schedule and I will be at the tent on Friday, October 21 from 10:30 am - 11:30 with Sarah from Go Ask Mom. Good luck with the recipe contest this year! And thanks for the Chips ahoy offer info. :-)
do you know the State Fair appearance schedule for the WRAL crew? And will you be at the Fair as well? I am trying to come up with some recipes for the Food Competition again this year. At least that's my plan.
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I went back to the store and told the manager almost everything on the tables was expired.
He said yes that was why they were on the clearance table .
I checked the FDA's website (wral will not allow the website link to be inserted here )
Expired food items can be sold after the expiration date except for baby formula .
I find this amazing with all the recalls and illnesses we are getting from food now days that has not expired .
Observant - i think they should know that they are selling items beyond expiration date. I had purchased a couple items before that were expired, and returned them to the store (HT) and they gave me full refund and replaced the item for free.
OBSERVANT - No, I don't believe stores intend to sell products after their expiration dates. When I've found such items and brought them to the attention of a store employee, they've thanked me and removed the item(s) immediately, saying someone must have not looked closely enough at the date.
Is it OK for a store to sell products that have expired ??
I was looking at the clearance tables this morning when I saw jars of cheese spread that had expired almost a month ago. baby foods & formula were also significantly past their expiration dates . Should I mention these to the store employees or manager ??
That's a wonderful price! I think Food Lion has Honeycrisp and Sweetango for $1.79 this week as well.


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You scroll through your Facebook feed and suddenly halt, mesmerized by one of those ubiquitous "Tasty" videos from Buzzfeed. It's like crack, watching disembodied hands stirring cheese whiz and margarine into a bowl of crumbled Doritos only to pipe the goop into muffin tins and somehow yield a kid-friendly dish for dinner. Then you hit 'share' because it seems fun at the time, though you never actually make this dish and you continue on with perusing a feed filled with political rants, overzealous sports fans, nonsensical memes and celebrity trash. But now the video is on YOUR feed and your friends watch the video. And THEY share it. And so on.
Or, it's on Pinterest, where zombie-mommies push their crafts that don't actually work in real life, misuse of mason jars and recipes that should not exist according to laws of physics. But you pin them anyway, because they seem popular and they will by association make your pin-board or whatever more popular, then someone who follows you does the same and it becomes a round-robin of uselessness that perpetuates a myth of culinary innovation and perfection.
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And NONE of you will ever make it. Not just because it looks ridiculous and who would want to eat something like that anyway, but because nobody cooks anymore.
Food has become a spectator sport, where the flashy 1-minute videos featuring stunt food have overtaken lengthier, almost leisurely instructional shows on The Cooking Channel and/or Food Network, though the latter is now mostly staged competitions.
You just keep watching these videos and staring at these photos, mesmerized by the seeming simplicity of it all, lulled by the comfort ingredients that can be found at any well-stocked gas station. You think to yourself, "Self, this could be THE dish for the next time I'm sitting around with a group of Midwesterners and one of them hands me a fat blunt." And then you hit 'share' or 'pin' and the proliferation of bullshit continues. And it's your fault.


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I have been thinking about setting up a linux box (SLES) to become a proxy server on one of our small office. Currently they have 2 aDSL lines (both have usable public ip).
I want to set-up a load-balance between the two aDSL (or fail-over) using the said proxy.
Is there a most proper way to do this?
Where can i get the reference for this on specific distro like SLES?
Any reply would be appreciated.
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BalanceNG (Balance Next Generation) is user-mode load balancing software with its own network stacks that runs over Linux and Solaris. All the work is done by the software; the operating system is used only for accessing the physical network interfaces and TCP/IP functions. It supports many different load balancing methods, including round robin, random, hash, and least resource. The load-balancing service takes around 400KB of disk space and the agent takes around 100KB. You need to run the balancing service on a machine that will act as your virtual server, and a balancing agent on all nodes that are part of the cluster, which are called targets in BalanceNG parlance. The software generates minimal network (UDP) traffic. The software can provide load balancing not only for Web servers, but almost any kind of service, including HTTP, FTP, SQL, POP3, IMAP, and SMTP.
BalanceNG is not open source. You can download and use the software for free on one virtual server and two targets, which is enough for a small or home business. If you need more, you can upgrade the basic license so that you can have up to 512 virtual servers and up to 1,024 target servers.
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Contrary to what you may have heard, you don't need a $40,000 bass rig to compete. Chances are you'll find just what you need in the want ads.
As with buying anything used, there are potential snares to look for when searching for your new (to you) bassin' rig. Bob Decker, from Sonny's Marine Center in Orlando, Fla., breaks the process down to aluminum versus fiberglass and offers some valuable tips on what to look and what to stay away from in the second-hand boat market.
Know What You Need
You wouldn't buy a Cadillac on a Chevrolet budget, so why break the bank on a top-of-the-line bass rig? Decker says that the most important thing to remember when looking for a boat — new or used — is to know what you need. You probably don't need a 300-horsepower motor, three livewells and cruise control, but you do need an affordable vessel that doesn't use much gas, is reliable and fits your needs.
"You really need to know what you're going to use the boat for. If you fish a lot, don't get a bowrider. You'll want to know how much storage you're going to need, how much capacity you need, so when you are ready to look, you're less likely to be convinced otherwise by a salesman," he says.
Once you've established what you need, you can begin refining your search to hull composition, length and price range.
Aluminum or Fiberglass?
There are two materials that comprise the vast majority of small boats: aluminum and fiberglass. Aluminum boats are a very popular choice among the small water crowd and for good reason. They are lighter than fiberglass, are easier to fix and are more durable. Lighter means a smaller motor can be used more efficiently. That means you burn less gas. Welding is a whole lot easier than laying down mats of fiberglass to patch a hole, but make sure your aluminum is thick enough to be welded before putting it under the torch, otherwise you risk compounding your problem. In general, aluminum boats can withstand greater abuse than fiberglass. On the other hand, fiberglass will be more stable at high speeds and is generally preferred by experienced anglers.
"The people who are best served by an aluminum boat are first-time buyers, people who may have a hard time moving a boat off the trailer and people on a tighter budget," Decker says. "Its lighter weight also means you save on gas both in the motor and in your tow vehicle. It takes less power to move an aluminum boat."
Decker also mentions that aluminum boats require almost no maintenance or cleaning, but the weight trade-off equals a harsher ride, which is where fiberglass shines.
"Fiberglass requires more maintenance and cleaning, but is better for experienced fishermen who need lots of storage," Decker says. "Fiberglass boats are heavier, and are therefore preferred in rough water."
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Buying a used boat is like buying a used car or a pair of shoes. You shouldn't buy until you've taken a test drive or tried them on.
"In marine centers or dealerships, the boats will be in the best possible shape, but buying from a private seller is a whole different scenario. You need to have them take you out and show you that everything works and how to use everything, because all boats are different," Decker says.
If you're looking at a fiberglass boat, Decker says to look for gouges and dents in the hull from rough or improper trailering and handling. Inspect the gel coat, ask where and how it was stored, inspect the interior condition and ask for service records.
Aluminum doesn't pose as many problems as fiberglass, but Decker says a potential problem is rust. If the previous owner took the boat in saltwater and it is carpeted, the carpet holds the salt in and could rust if not cleaned thoroughly and properly. Decker recommends welded hull over riveted, as welded aluminum is thicker and is less likely to leak. He notes that riveted is fine for a small johnboat, but strongly recommends welds for anything larger. Finding a boat that is in good shape is only half the equation, though.
The biggest expense in your new rig is the motor, so give it adequate attention. Decker says that a $75 diagnostic checkup at a marine service center could save you hundreds or thousands of dollars in the future. A big plus is finding a rig with a motor still under warranty.
Decker mentions that since most rigs come with trailers, it is important to ask if it has ever been launched in salt water. If the trailer is not galvanized steel or aluminum, you're going to have problems.
"A steel trailer that has been put in salt water is going to start falling apart no matter how much you clean it. You can paint it all you want, but it will start to deteriorate," he says.
Buying a used boat can be fun, simple, and save you lots of money. Just be aware of the pitfalls, create and stick to a budget and, most importantly, know what you need.
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This is the first book to view Soviet ideology and public opinion from the perspective of Soviet mythology. The author puts forth the idea that mythology in Soviet life is one of the most important variables determining the path of Soviet history and examines how Soviet society adjusts to the important role of mythology in its life. In this connection, the author introduces the concept of a party ideology as it differs from public ideology. Original and provocative, Soviet Public Opinion and Ideology is an enlightening work for sociologists, political scientists, social psychologists, and experts on the Soviet Union.
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I dated a a very social, flirt, and beautiful girl for about a month. She has a very active life, but we talked every day for about 2-3 hours on the phone. When a misunderstanding occurred, she didn't like how I handled it and cut off seeing me.
We texted here and there on occasion for a couple weeks after, but it faded off into a month of no contact. It was excruciating for me. It took every ounce of energy I had to not check her Facebook, not text her, not think about her.
On Saturday, she called me - quite randomly - asking about the name of a restaurant we went to on a date. I was curious why she didn't just text to ask, but either way we had a funny and light-hearted conversation for 10 minutes and agreed to meet on Tuesday to catch up.
We confirmed plans via casual texts on Monday... nothing of the flirting variety, pretty straight forward. On Tuesday morning, something changed. She sent a long text asking if we could reschedule because plans changed for her that evening.
I sent her a response about an hour later saying "Yeah, no problem. Just let me know what your week looks like and we can reschedule."
That night, she responded saying "wonderful, thanks."
And that was it. I was disappointed she made no effort to plan for another day, but I know I did nothing wrong. I was pretty casual about it, and she definitely seemed fine with the plans the night before.
There hasn't been any contact since then. I figured she got cold feet and the worst thing I can do is chase her. Am I right, or should I make a casual effort to schedule it again?
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I know you said ladies, but I think I can help you out a bit here. First. 2-3 hours on the phone a day? That's a big no. If I had 0 interest in pursuing any sort of relationship with her, I could understand that maybe. All the time you spent talking on the phone with her, was stuff you want to be talking to her about in person. Next, 2-3 hours everyday says you're way too available, and that's not a good message to send. At best they won't mind, but usually that's not attractive. She's living an active lifestyle, which means that 2-3 hours on the phone is probably when it's most convenient for her. If that's the case, it speaks that much more to the idea you don't have an active life.
Judging by the Facebook/texting/thinking about her bit, you got too attached too fast. Don't get me wrong, I get it. I've been there. But that's the same reason I know you've made some mistakes, because I've done it.
Fun light-hearted 10 minute conversation where you made plans to catch up. That's perfect. That's what a phone call is suppose to be about in the early stages. Now, when it came to confirming plans on Monday. If you did it, I would disagree with that and wait until the next day mid-day. If she did it, then that's fine to confirm obviously.
Now when she canceled on you, that's could be a red-flag. You could be the back-up plan now. Again, I know from experience. Given how available you made yourself since the beginning there's a decent change you're the back up plan guy. Been there. There's a chance she genuinely had something come up, but whenever that happened to me, the girl made plans to see me again, and I didn't have to try to reschedule.
So the answer is no. You don't try and reschedule. She canceled on you. You do NOT chase her. In fact, I would suggest assuming that there's no chance for you with this specific girl and get rid of any expectations you might have about going anywhere with her. I say assume no chance because it's so much easier to just move on instead of digging yourself out of the hole-of-mistakes. We make mistakes, it happens. Easier to start fresh with another woman than try to wiggle your way out of a hole. If she reschedules, why not? But go into it with no expectations. Take this experience as a lesson learned.
This is all from first hand experience, mistakes I made, and things I learned from them.10|10|0
As painful as it is to admit, I agree with 100% of what you said.
It was me that reached out on Monday to confirm plans for the next day, but it was only to nail down the details. Should I normally leave that kind of thing to confirm the day of?
Yeah, if you have plans for like 7pm, wait till like noon-3 to confirm. I think that gives you enough time to make other plans if the person bails. Doing it the day before is just too early to me. If they bail on you after confirming, their excuse better be good and generally a person only gets one mulligan from that.


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I have not, but I heard it was good so I'll definitely check it out once I catch up with everything else lol :D. Good song too :D10|10|0
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Oteil Burbridge is a Grammy Award-winning multi-instrumentalist, specializing on the bass guitar, who was trained in playing jazz and classical music from an early age. He has achieved fame primarily on bass guitar during the current resurgence of the Allman Brothers Band from 1997 through the present day.
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[ https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/DERBY-4217?page=com.atlassian.jira.plugin.system.issuetabpanels:comment-tabpanel&focusedCommentId=12713023#action_12713023 ] Bryan Pendleton commented on DERBY-4217: ---------------------------------------- The terminology "alternativePort" does not seem very descriptive, would it help to pick a more explicit name for that port? Is it only used for the test where we have two network servers inside the same JVM? If so, perhaps something like: derby.tests.NSInSameJVM.secondServerPort I know that's very verbose, but I just thought I'd throw it out as an idea. > Make the default port for the suites.All run configurable with a system property. > --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Key: DERBY-4217 > URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/DERBY-4217 > Project: Derby > Issue Type: Sub-task > Affects Versions: 10.6.0.0 > Reporter: Tiago R. Espinha > Assignee: Tiago R. Espinha > Attachments: DERBY-4217.patch, DERBY-4217.patch, DERBY-4217.patch, DERBY-4217.patch, DERBY-4217.stat, DERBY-4217.stat, ReproNetworkServerControl.java > > > The goal is to make the port used for suites.All configurable through a system property passed on to the JVM. -- This message is automatically generated by JIRA. - You can reply to this email to add a comment to the issue online.
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Pietro Fantin finished his British F3 career with a podium at Donington. The Brazilian, who races for Carlin, took third in the Sunday Sprint race.
Race 1 saw Pietro start from 6th but at the start he dropped back to 7th. As the race progressed he built up the momentum and eventually managed to pass Fortec's Felix Serralles to reclaim 6th, just before the chequered flag.
After a Safety Car period, Pietro kept the pressure on Serralles and put in a great pass and from then on he was able to charge in to the clean air and put in the fastest lap.
When the chequered flag fell Pietro was still 3rd earning him a good podium. "It's good to be on the podium, qualifying was disappointing, but we made some changes to the car ahead of race one and it felt much better.
I was able to put pressure on Serralles, and then after he made a mistake at turn 4 I was able to get past. When I was in free air the car just felt fantastic and was getting better and better. It's was nice to get fastest lap," said Pietro.
That just left the final race which started at 6pm after a delay. So with day light fading and a championship to fight for, the drivers were keen to get racing.
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I don't know if I did something wrong, but most of my dumplings came out chewy. Does the consistency of the broth make a difference (mine was a little thick)? Also, it doesn't say when to add the milk, so I added it after I cut in the shortening. I'll try again some time.
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Bill Clinton's dramatic mission to secure the release of two American journalists Laura Ling and Euna Lee following North Korea's harsh verdict regarding their unauthorized entry into North Korea has succeeded on multiple fronts, based on criteria for success I offered yesterday: 1) the visit secured the release of the two journalists, 2) the visit has provided a first-hand opportunity for a direct assessment of Kim Jong Il's health and the leadership's decision-making capacity, 3) the visit provided an opportunity to convey directly to Kim Jong Il an American view of North Korea's situation and the unacceptability of North Korea's continued nuclear weapons pursuits. We do not know yet whether Kim Jong Il has been able to use the opportunity to make a new start in relations with the Obama administration.
The mission itself was reminiscent of the diplomacy of Japan's Prime Minister Koizumi, who made a one-day trip to Pyongyang in September of 2002 and succeeded in securing the release of four Japanese abductees and a direct apology from Kim Jong Il. Although Clinton's trip was private, it has become clear that the mission was a direct result of months of painstaking negotiations and an assessment by Pyongyang of the likely maximum benefit it could obtain for the release of the journalists. The issue increasingly was becoming a burden rather than a benefit to North Korea. The Obama administration efforts to utilize an envoy of lesser stature than Mr. Clinton were rejected by the North Koreans. Read the full blog.
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Pelosi 'Economic Expert' Just Happened to Be Her Husband's Business Partner
Again Nancy Pelosi walks the "not technically wrong but just looks shady" tightrope with Wallenda brother confidence:
In May 2010, then-Speaker Nancy Pelosi took to a podium in the Capitol to introduce a half-dozen economic experts she had convened for a meeting on how to jump-start the economy. The group had met for several hours with top Democratic leaders, and Pelosi invited them to speak publicly on their perspectives on economic growth.
What Pelosi did not mention is that one of the men in the group was her son's boss and a partner with her husband in more than a half-dozen investments, including one that generated more than $100,000 in income for the Speaker's family last year.
It was the fourth time since 2007 that Pelosi had invited San Francisco investment banker William Hambrecht to be part of an economic policy forum on the Hill and the third time she appeared at a podium with him to speak to reporters. At none of those events did the then-Speaker reveal her financial ties to Hambrecht, and House rules did not require her to do so.
And this is the woman who wants us to believe that her brother-in-law being involved in an investment group that received a Department of Energy "green" loan was just a weird coincidence?
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December 19th, 2011 2:53 pm
If Nan P. and the rest of the DC dems decided to put on an Olympic style swimming event, would they bother to skim off the pond scum ?!
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December 19th, 2011 3:27 pm
I hate to say this but our 1st Sgt has NanPel down to a 't'. It's scary. We had an awards ceremony ( when -don't- we? ) and it was so annoying I found myself clutching the theater seat upholstery! The bang waves, femmy-fem voice ( but w/ the firm resolve of a woman determined! blah blah )
The trailing off remeniscent of our Sunday school teacher that went by the old rule of thumb, the more you whisper the more people will -strain- to hear you! Very unnerving.
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December 19th, 2011 3:44 pm
I hate whispering ! There is an art to whispering and it seems, there are no artists !
I take it, the UCMJ has nothing to say about dissin` past and present House Speakers and other congress-critters !?
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December 19th, 2011 4:03 pm
Another example proving what I often point out: that it's not so much the illegal things our entrenched criminal class of elected weasels do that is so disturbing, it's that so much of their theft, extortion, graft and other forms of "wealth conversion" are actually LEGAL.
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December 19th, 2011 4:26 pm
Not even sure to what degree she's aware? I taught several classes w/ her in the past and she didn't seem 'as' bad. It's like this twisted version of "Desparately Seeking Susan". Emptying out your own personality traits to make room for someone you prefer over yourself.
Maybe she saw NaPe as the quintessential model for what a Powerful Woman should look and act like. If she IS aware and it's all an act, damn she is good… If not?
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December 19th, 2011 4:53 pm
Oooo, I hadn`t at first thought of the Sarge bein` a gal. That makes it different, not an act, but perhaps fer reels ! ? So you gotta listen with a straight face ! Eeeeyow !
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December 19th, 2011 9:42 pm
Last week or so, I heard Michele Bachmann is the only Pres. candidate who has never participated in congress`s legal insider stock trading ! Though "legal", she considers it un-ethical and has refused ! Good for her !
Pasadena Phil on
December 19th, 2011 11:14 pm
I'm hoping she does something dramatic very soon to get back into this thing, like firing her entire campaign staff charging that Ed Rollins has so corrupted them that she can't trust any of them anymore.
SignPainterGuy on
December 19th, 2011 11:33 pm
She has needed to fire (publicly) Ed Rollins for months. I hope she will as you say, fire the whole bunch !
She needs a miracle !
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Archive for 2013
PIAAC gives Ireland a wake-up call
Posted on October 15, 2013
Writes Berni Brady, Director of AONTAS
The disappointing results of the OECD PIAAC survey published on Tuesday October 9th 2013 have wide implications for the Irish education system as a whole and not just the adult education sector. The CSO was contracted to assess the skills of almost 6,000 adults around the country as part of this international OECD study carried out in 24 different countries. Literacy and numeracy skills were categorised from Level 1 to Level 5 (with Level 1 corresponding to the lower end of the skills scale), while there were three different proficiency levels in 'problem solving in technology rich environments'.
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Who's taking part in adult learning?
Posted on August 27, 2013
Around this time last year we added up the statistics available on participation in adult education. (Yes, we love statistics at AONTAS). This was in response to the regular queries we get from people asking us 'who are adult learners?' So we decided to look at the figures this year and see if much had changed.
In our estimates below we've included adults taking part in programmes co-ordinated by Education and Training Boards (these include former VEC programmes), FÁS Training Courses, government upskilling programmes, adults learning through independent community education groups, adults in third level education and adults enrolling in evening classes.
The top three queries about adult learning
Posted on August 20, 2013
It's that time of year again, when the evenings are getting shorter and many people start to think about signing up for a course. There are plenty of opportunities now to help you research your options, whether it's a Springboard Roadshow, the Which Course Exhibition, or the adult education supplements published in the national newspapers over the coming weeks. Your local Education and Training Board should also be able to give you information about adult education in your area.
Here in AONTAS we continue to receive queries through our Information Referral Service from adults who are thinking about returning to education. We've noticed an increase in queries this year, so here are the top three queries we are getting right now.
Permanent link | Comments | Categories: Information on adult education • Adult Learners • Training and education options for people who are unemployed
Life after Redundancy
Posted on May 07, 2013
Patrick Duffy, student in the Adult Learning BA (ALBA) writes about his personal experience of redundancy over two years ago, and how the BA is helping him to find his feet again.
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What does the latest IMF review say about further education and training?
Posted on April 09, 2013
The ninth IMF Review published last week takes a look at the role of the further education and training sector in economic recovery. The review takes place against the backdrop of an increase in the number of people who are 'very long term unemployed' i.e. unemployed for over 2 years - now at 30% of the total number of those who are unemployed. The percentage of people unemployed for over 1 year now stands at 60% of the total number.
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The role of qualifications in reforming education : reflections on an Irish Presidency Conference March 2013
Posted on March 19, 2013
The statement from the Irish Minister for Education and Skills, Ruairi Quinn, outlining his priority for the European Presidency as the provision of high quality education and training for all of Europe's citizens being essential if Europe is to tackle its unemployment crisis, strengthen its economic growth and create sustainable jobs has set the agenda for discussion of synergies across training and education. During the presidency, Ireland has been emphasising the importance of bringing together the different sectors of education and training. The government is engaged in a major reform agenda which includes the integration of the Further Education and Training Service under the co-ordination of SOLAS, the proposed new FET Authority, and has already brought in legislation to amalgamate the 33 local Vocational Education Committees into 16 new Education and Training Boards. It is envisaged that all FET will be the responsibility of these Boards. As well as proposing an integrated approach at FET level the Minister is also concerned that Vocational Education and Training (VET) must work closely with the Higher Education (HE) system if our citizens are to get the skills they need for new jobs.
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SOLAS Draft Legislation published
Posted on January 29, 2013
Following much anticipation, Minister for Education and Skills Ruairi Quinn has published draft legislation for the new Further Education and Training Authority SOLAS (the Further Education and Training Bill 2013).
The publication of the draft legislation has been delayed as the Bill which sets out the establishment of the ETBs (the Education and Training Boards Bill 2012) must first be passed as legislation by the Oireachtas. The Education and Training Boards Bill was recently returned to the Select Committee for Education and Skills, where an interesting exchange took place between Minister for Education and Skills Ruairi Quinn and committee members on a series of proposed amendments. The amended Bill will now be presented to the Dáil and should become legislation in the near future.
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The Lord Giveth...
I saw this on a friend's facebook page and just had to share it with everyone here. Enjoy.
Dear Lord, in the past year you have taken away my favorite actor, Patrick Swayze, my favorite actress, Brittney Murphey, my favorite musician, Michael Jackson, my favorite salesman, Billie Mays, and my favorite athlete, Chris Henry. I just wanted to let you know..... my favorite president is........... Barack Obama!
Sad isn't it. ;)
Right now, the Secret Service is calling St. Peter in an effort to ascertain God's intent!!:D
And I just heard a Saints fan beg noboma to pay a visit to Indianapolis and support the Colts.
Said something about his support track record in VA, NJ and Mess-of-two-shits.
That is getting emailed!!
Cane, there is a funny looking pistol in your signature....could that be a? no, it can't be....a Smith?
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Mr. WARNER. I commend my friend, the Senator from Oklahoma, who has made this a passion. I would acknowledge this is a challenge that transfers between administrations.
When I was Governor of Virginia, under the previous administration, we tried to consolidate workforce training programs. We still had those 47 programs and were not able at the State level to consolidate into a more meaningful approach.
I recall when I first came to this body, I thought let's at least find the low-hanging fruit, and we found those programs that both the Bush administration and the Obama administration had agreed were duplicative and unnecessary--16 programs, $1 billion; but a billion here and a billion there and you are talking about real money.
I am happy to report 11 of those 16 programs have been eliminated. But the fact that there are those that both administrations agreed upon that have not been eliminated means there is more work to be done. I would simply point out to my friend from Oklahoma there has been legislation that he and the ranking member, the Senator from Delaware, who has also worked hard on these issues, supported 2 years back called the GPRMA bill, the Government Performance Results Modernization Act. In that bill for the first time ever, starting this year, there is a requirement that each agency of the Federal Government identify not only those programs that are the most successful, but those programs that are the least successful.
So regardless of which administration, Republican or Democratic, there will at least be some--beyond just OMB putting forward information that says where the actual agencies themselves think they are not getting good value for the dollar.
Mr. COBURN. Would the Senator, through the Chair, take a question? Does the Senator know the number of agencies in the Federal Government that actually know how many programs they have in their agency?
Mr. WARNER. I know the answer to this because we have talked about this in the past. We do not have a complete list of all of the various programs.
Mr. COBURN. There is one agency in the Federal Government that knows all its programs. Only one. The Department of Education. They actually publish it every year. They actually have done a great job. I compliment them. Not one other Federal agency actually knows all of the programs that run under their auspices.
Mr. WARNER. I turn now to my good friend, the Senator from Delaware. This has been an extraordinary passion of his. I know as chairman of the Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee, along with the ranking member from Oklahoma, this will be an area of great interest and focus.
Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, let me thank the Chair for her good work and putting this budget together, which I
believe is the first step as we try to resolve this issue.
The Senator from Washington has mentioned this has become my passion in this body. I absolutely believe getting our debt and deficit under control, getting the country's balance sheet right has almost become a proxy for whether our democratic institutions such as Congress may actually work in the 21st century. This debate we are going through is an important step in that direction.
We are about to proceed to the section of debate where a host of amendments will be put up, debated, and decided. It is my hope sometime later tonight or early tomorrow morning we will be able to conclude this process and move on to the next steps.
As I listen to my colleagues, particularly from the other side, I do wish to make three quick, brief points because there are actually a lot of agreements between us. I think we all realize that in addition to trying to get our tax policies and spending policies right--I agree with the Senator from Oklahoma--there are areas of duplication which could be improved upon.
I would point out one amendment this Budget Committee put together in a bipartisan fashion--the majority and minority were working together--was looking at the area of workforce training programs for further consolidation. We are able, not just in workforce training but across government, to find better ways to combine our programs and obtain more effective use of our tax dollars. I look forward to working with Members on both sides of the aisle to do that.
I would also say while we have this problem about how we are going to raise our revenues and how we are going to spend, an important component of all of this is how we grow our economy. One of the challenges I find--and the proposal mostly from the House, which appears to be the proposal endorsed by many of our colleagues on the other side--I am not sure their budget proposal puts forth a growth agenda.
At the end of the day, countries, just as private companies--and I spent 20 years in business, longer than I have in public life--need a business plan. Any good business plan invests in three things: people, plant and equipment, and an investment plan to stay ahead of the competition. Companies do the same thing; namely, invest in education, infrastructure, and R&D.
Unfortunately, the proposal which has been put out by the other side of the House would cut our government's investment in domestic discretionary spending from what is already at a very meager rate, closer to the Eisenhower administration rates. We currently spend about 16 cents on every Federal tax dollar on all of our domestic discretionary budgets combined. Over a period of time their plan would take that 16 cents to less than 5 cents.
I spent 20 years investing in business. I would never invest in a business which spent less than 5 percent of its revenues on its workforce, its plant and equipment, staying ahead of the competition. No country can stay competitive against emerging nations such as China, India, and Brazil. And Europe, facing financial crises, is trying to reset itself as well. Any of those nations are spending a larger percentage of their Federal revenues or their national revenues on training the workforce, building their roads, airports, broadband, and ports. They are trying to do research and development, which creates the intellectual capital which will drive our economy in the 21st century. Every other nation in the world with which we compete has a much more aggressive business plan than the business plan that would have been put forward by the House. Unfortunately, it would be put forward by many of our colleagues on the other side if they were allowed to cut domestic discretionary spending at the levels they propose.
We have often heard a lot of discussion on this floor about revenues. I don't think anyone on either side wants to be taxed more than is necessary.
The other side says we have a spending problem but refuses to look at the other side of the balance sheet. As a business guy, I find that troubling. I agree there are a number of areas where we need to cut back spending.
Look at revenues on a historic basis, look at revenues on the basis of when America had the fastest growth rate in recent time. During the 1990s, with President Clinton, our Nation added jobs at a record level. Our Nation made innovative grants, innovation and discovery of great new intellectual property at an unprecedented level. In the 1980s America was considered to have seen our best days. We came roaring back in the 1990s.
I didn't hear many complaints about our Tax Code in the 1990s during those periods of enormous growth because of those investments and because of that growth early in the beginning of this century. Around 2003, I think this body, and both parties, were part of it and made a mistake on assuming that the roaring good times were going to last forever. We cut $4.5 trillion over a 10-year period out of the revenue side.
Anybody who runs a business knows you must look at spending and you must look at revenues. We took $4.5 trillion out of our revenue stream at the very same time we doubled defense spending and increased spending on homeland security. We went to war twice entirely on the credit card. We provided new benefits for our seniors with prescription drugs, and seniors were going through the normal aging process.
Many of those spending initiatives, again, were supported by both sides. But when the music stopped, we realized we had a structural budget deficit that now accounts for $16.5 trillion in debt and it goes up by $3 billion a night. While we have to take steps to rein in spending, we also have to realize not to grow government but, just to pay our bills, we have to put some of those revenues back into the revenue stream if we are ever going to get to some level of balance.
Well, what does this side of aisle propose? Have they said, You know, we need to go willy-nilly and go out and dramatically increase taxes even beyond what was proposed in the 1990s? No. Do the folks in this budget on the Democratic side say we at least ought to put 70 cents of that $4.5 trillion back into the revenue stream? No. Do we say we ought to put half of the revenues back into the revenue stream that we took out? Again, the answer is no. This budget, combined with what we did on New Year's Eve, puts approximately $1.575 trillion over a 10-year period back into the revenue stream--literally only one-third of the revenues that were taken out under the so-called Bush tax cuts back into the revenue stream.
Yet to hear what folks on the other side say, it sounds as though this is apocalyptic. Well, I have to tell you, as somebody, again, who will match my business credentials against anybody in this body, you have to look at both sides of the balance sheet. We have to find ways to rein in spending but we also, finally, have to find ways to make sure we have a revenue stream to allow us to meet our obligations.
A final point I wish to make--because I know my colleague, my good friend from Oklahoma, wants to rise to speak as well--is that I believe very strongly we have to get a handle on our entitlement programs. Medicare and Social Security are the two most successful programs our government and, for that matter, probably any government around the world, has ever implemented and we need to make sure the promise of Medicare and Social Security is going to be here for our kids and our grandkids.
Around some of those programs some of the basic math has changed. When I was a young person, there were 16 people working for every 1 person who was on Medicare and Social Security. Today, it is 3. In 15 years, it will only be 2. So we do have to make changes. And this budget starts us down that path--$275 billion in entitlement changes, on top of $700 billion in entitlement changes that were part of the Affordable Care Act.
If we are going to make comparisons, apples to apples--and this gets a little bit technical, and I will again try to be very brief--I have not heard a lot of my colleagues acknowledge this. When this debate around debt and deficit really picked up steam--it started back in 2010 with a lot of very good bipartisan work done by the Simpson-Bowles Commission that pointed out we were on an unsustainable path and if we didn't take action we would send our Nation over a fiscal cliff. In the Simpson-Bowles report, they pointed out we needed to make substantial changes, for example, in Medicare and Medicaid. Well, they had some proposed changes that would have amounted to roughly over $400 billion in savings over a 10-year period.
What is remarkable, and is not mentioned, is that because--whether it is recession or the Affordable Care Act--the rate of increase of our health care programs and our entitlement programs over the last 3 years has dropped dramatically, and independent of the $275 billion of entitlement savings in this budget, based upon the assumptions that were made in 2010, based upon the Center for Budget Priorities, in 2020, because of the declining rate of increase of cost, we will have an additional $500 billion in health care savings that are already built into this proposal.
Mr. WARNER. I would simply say that I want to commend this debate we are having and commend Members on both sides of the aisle. As I said at the outset, no budget is going to be perfect for every Member, but this is a credible, important first step in this process, and one of which I think we can all be proud. I look forward to finishing this debate and moving on to the next stage to make sure we put this question of our Nation's balance sheet in order and then move on to the other important issues our country faces.
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The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under the previous order, there will now be 2 minutes of debate equally divided prior to a vote in relation to amendment No. 693, offered by the Senator from Virginia, Mr. Warner.
The Senator from Virginia.
Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, in the spirit of what our leader said about us trying to move along, I think while we may have a variety of views, we all know we are $16.5 trillion in debt--a debt that goes up by $3 billion every night. The last thing we should do is dig this hole any deeper.
This amendment is paired actually with an amendment that will be offered by the Senator from South Dakota, Mr. Thune. The Thune amendment would repeal the estate tax without the ability to offset with additional revenue.
I believe the estate tax is actually a meaningful part of our Tax Code. We put in place appropriate exemptions: $5 million a person, $10 million a couple. That means the estate tax right now only applies to about 3,800 people a year. Yet, if we were to repeal the estate tax without any offset, that would add $600 billion to our debt.
We have spent a lot of time over these last number of months talking about the dramatic cuts in defense from sequester--$550 billion.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator's time has expired.
Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, I urge my colleagues, if we want to repeal the estate tax and pay for it, to vote for the Warner amendment No. 693.
The amendment (No. 693) was agreed to.
Mrs. MURRAY. I move to reconsider the vote, and I move to lay that motion on the table.
The motion to lay on the table was agreed to.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under the previous order, there now will be 2 minutes of debate equally divided prior to a vote in relation to amendment No. 307, offered by the Senator from South Dakota, Mr. Thune.
The Senator from South Dakota.
Mr. THUNE. Mr. President, this amendment will create a deficit-neutral reserve fund to completely--completely--eliminate the Federal estate tax burden that is facing America's family farmers and small businesses. There are lots of reasons to support elimination of this destructive and inefficient tax, but for me the issue comes down to being able to tell the farmers and ranchers I represent that I am doing everything I can to make sure they can pass on their family farm to the next generation without a double tax imposed from Washington, DC.
Behind me is a chart. This is data selected from the latest Agriculture Department report on farmland values. Farmers in the States represented on this chart truly are land rich and cash poor. These farmers literally have to sell off land or spend large sums in financial planning solely because of the estate tax--all of that to bring in less than one-half of 1 percent of all Federal revenue.
Next year the estate tax will generate $15 billion--that is all--relative to all the harm that it causes to farms, ranches, and small businesses in this country. It is time to end this tax. It is time to put a stake through the heart of this tax. I ask my colleagues to support the repeal with this amendment.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator's time has expired.
Who yields time in opposition?
Mrs. MURRAY. Mr. President, I yield to the Senator from Virginia.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Virginia.
Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, there are strong feelings of opinion in this body about the estate tax. I personally believe the current estate tax--with a very generous $5 million-per-person exemption, and $10 million per family; an estate tax that only applies to 3,800 families per year--is a fair part of our Tax Code. Others may disagree.
But in our previous amendment, Warner amendment No. 693, we said if you are going to replace the estate tax, you have to pay for it. The unfortunate thing about the Senator's amendment is it says if you repeal the estate tax, you cannot use revenues to replace that. It will only have to be replaced with additional cuts.
The problem we have at this point--$16.5 trillion in debt--is because we have not recognized to get a budget balanced you have to look at both sides of the balance sheet, revenue and spending. You cannot just keep taking revenue away on every item. So I would urge my colleagues to oppose the Thune amendment.
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text: Well, I recently bought the Vita version of the Walking Dead Season 2. However, the only thing that keeps me from enjoying it to the fullest is that border that is placed on the screen whenever there is a cutscene. I know it's not only me that has an issue, as many fellow Vita users have complained that it takes away from the immersion, is distracting and makes the screen even smaller than it is already. There is an IGN review for an example that criticizes this decision. The constant flickering is indeed annoying and it hampers the game's well-known and flawless transitions from cutscenes to gameplay. The Vita version of S1 was perfect, but the S2 version could achieve that same feeling without the distraction. It would really be better to have the beauty of the full screen without anything to cover it. I really hope one of you at Telltale sees this and hopefully releases an update in the future to at least give an option to turn on or off the borders. Thank you for listening, and besides that good work on the game so far ^_^


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