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A new benefit year under the Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act begins July 1, 2015. Administered by the Railroad Retirement Board (RRB), this Act provides two kinds of benefits for qualified railroaders: unemployment benefits for those who become unemployed but are ready, willing and able to work; and sickness benefits for those who are unable to work because of sickness or injury. Sickness benefits are also payable to female rail workers for periods of time when they are unable to work because of pregnancy and childbirth.
View RRB FAQ's
Comparison of Benefits Under Railroad Retirement and Social Security
Employers and employees covered by the Railroad Retirement Act pay higher retirement taxes than those covered by the Social Security Act, so that railroad retirement benefits remain higher than social security benefits, especially for "career" employees who have 30 or more years of service.
What follows are questions and answers that show the differences in railroad retirement and social security benefits payable at the close of the fiscal year ending September 30, 2014. They also show the differences in age requirements and payroll taxes under the two systems. View Q&A here...
July 8, 2014 Update from the RRB Labor Member
A question was presented to the RRB regarding an injured employee who requested and received payment for a vacation day in a month while off sick. The employee contended that payment of the vacation day should be considered creditable compensation under the Act and should, therefore, count as a qualifying month of railroad service for retirement. However, the Carrier's position was that payment of the vacation day was merely for timekeeping purposes and was not compensation for service rendered. The RRB General Counsel sustained the employee's position and generally opined that vacation and holiday pay constitutes creditable service even if that is the only compensation paid in the month.
"A payment made by an employer to an individual through an employer's payroll shall be presumed, in the absence of evidence to the contrary, to be compensation for service rendered by such individual as an employee of the employer in the period with respect to which the payment is made." 45 USC 231(h)(l). Board regulations further specify that creditable compensation includes vacation pay (20 CFR §211.2(b)(4)) and state, "Payments made to an employee with respect to vacation or holidays shall be considered creditable compensation whether or not the employee takes the vacation or holiday." 20 CFR §211.4.
View President Simpson's letter and legal opinion from RRB
The following questions and answers describe RRB benefits, eligibility requirements, and how to claim them.
1. What is the daily benefit rate payable in the new benefit year beginning July 1, 2014?
Almost all employees will qualify for the maximum daily benefit rate, which remains $68. Benefits are generally payable for the number of days of unemployment or sickness over four in 14-day claim periods, which yields $660 for each two full weeks of unemployment or sickness. Sickness benefits payable for the first 6 months after the month the employee last worked are subject to tier I railroad retirement payroll taxes, unless benefits are being paid for an on-the-job injury.
2. What are the eligibility requirements for railroad unemployment and sickness benefits in the new benefit year?
To qualify for normal railroad unemployment or sickness benefits, an employee must have had railroad earnings of at least $3,325 in calendar year 2013, counting no more than $1,330 for any month. These are the same amounts that applied to calendar year 2012. Those who were first employed in the rail industry in 2013 must also have at least five months of creditable railroad service in 2013.
Under certain conditions, employees who do not qualify on the basis of their 2013 earnings may still be able to receive benefits in the new benefit year. Employees with 120 or more cumulative months of service who received normal benefits in the benefit year ending June 30, 2014, may be eligible for extended benefits, and employees with 120 or more cumulative months of service might qualify for accelerated benefits if they have rail earnings of at least $3,412.50 in 2014, not counting earnings of more than $1,365 a month.
In order to qualify for extended unemployment benefits, a claimant must not have voluntarily quit work without good cause and not have voluntarily retired. To qualify for extended sickness benefits, a claimant must not have voluntarily retired and must be under age 65.
To be eligible for accelerated benefits, a claimant must have 14 or more consecutive days of either unemployment or sickness; not have voluntarily retired or, if claiming unemployment benefits, quit work without good cause; and be under age 65 when claiming sickness benefits.
3. How long are these benefits payable?
Normal unemployment or sickness benefits are each payable for up to 130 days (26 weeks) in a benefit year. The total amount of each kind of benefit which may be paid in the new benefit year cannot exceed the employee's railroad earnings in calendar year 2013, counting earnings up to $1,718 per month, the same amount as in calendar year 2012.
If normal benefits are exhausted, extended benefits are payable for up to 65 days (during 7 consecutive claim periods) to employees with at least 10 years of service (120 or more cumulative service months).
4. What is the waiting-period requirement for unemployment and sickness benefits?
Benefits are normally paid for the number of days of unemployment or sickness over four in
14-day registration periods. Initial sickness claims must also begin with four consecutive days of sickness. However, during the first 14-day claim period in a benefit year, benefits are only payable for each day of unemployment or sickness in excess of seven which, in effect, provides a one-week waiting period. (If an employee has at least five days of unemployment or five days of sickness in a 14-day period, he or she should still file for benefits.) Separate waiting periods are required for unemployment and sickness benefits. However, only one seven-day waiting period is generally required during any period of continuing unemployment or sickness, even if that period continues into a subsequent benefit year.
5. Are there special waiting-period requirements if unemployment is due to a strike?
If a worker is unemployed because of a strike conducted in accordance with the Railway Labor Act, benefits are not payable for days of unemployment during the first 14 days of the strike, but benefits are payable during subsequent 14-day periods.
If a strike is in violation of the Railway Labor Act, unemployment benefits are not payable to employees participating in the strike. However, employees not among those participating in such an illegal strike, but who are unemployed on account of the strike, may receive benefits after the first two weeks of the strike.
While a benefit year waiting period cannot count toward a strike waiting period, the 14-day strike waiting period may count as the benefit year waiting period if a worker subsequently becomes unemployed for reasons other than a strike later in the benefit year.
6. Can employees in train and engine service receive unemployment benefits for days when they are standing by or laying over between scheduled runs?
No, not if they are standing by or laying over between regularly assigned trips or they missed a turn in pool service.
7. Can extra-board employees receive unemployment benefits between jobs?
Yes, but only if the miles and/or hours they actually worked were less than the equivalent of normal full-time work in their class of service during the 14-day claim period. Entitlement to benefits would also depend on the employee's earnings.
8. How would an employee's earnings in a claim period affect his or her eligibility for unemployment benefits?
If a claimant's earnings for days worked, and/or days of vacation or paid leave, in a 14-day registration period are more than a certain indexed amount, no benefits are payable for any days of unemployment in that period. That claim, however, can be used to satisfy the waiting period.
Earnings include pay from railroad and nonrailroad work, as well as part-time work and self-employment. Earnings also include pay that an employee would have earned except for a failure to mark up or report for duty on time, or because he or she missed a turn in pool service or was otherwise not ready or willing to work. For the benefit year that begins July 2014, the amount remains $1,330, which corresponds to the base year monthly compensation amount used in determining eligibility for benefits. Also, even if an earnings test applies on the first claim in a benefit year, this will not prevent the first claim from satisfying the waiting period in a benefit year.
9. How does a person apply for, as well as claim, unemployment benefits?
Claimants can file their applications for unemployment benefits, as well as their subsequent biweekly claims, by mail or online.
To apply by mail, claimants must obtain an application from their labor organization, employer, local RRB office or the agency's website at www.rrb.gov. The completed application should be mailed to the local RRB office as soon as possible and, in any case, must be filed within 30 days of the date on which the claimant became unemployed or the first day for which he or she wishes to claim benefits. Benefits may be lost if the application is filed late.
To file their applications -- or their biweekly claims -- online, claimants must first establish an RRB online account at www.rrb.gov. For security purposes, first time users must apply for a Password Request Code (PRC), which they will receive by regular mail in about 10 business days. To do this, they should click on the "request a PRC" link on the "Benefit Online Services" page of the RRB's website. Once they establish their online accounts, they will be able to file their applications and biweekly claims for unemployment benefits, as well as conduct other business with the RRB, over the Internet. Employees are encouraged to establish online accounts while still employed so the account is ready if they ever need to apply for these benefits or use other select RRB Internet services. Employees who have already established online accounts do not need to do so again.
The local RRB office reviews the completed application, whether it was submitted by mail or online, and notifies the claimant's current railroad employer, and base-year employer if different. The employer has the right to provide information about the benefit application.
After the RRB office processes the application, biweekly claim forms are mailed to the claimant, and are also available on the RRB's website, as long as he or she remains unemployed and eligible for benefits. Claim forms should be signed and sent on or after the last day of the claim. This can be done by mail or electronically. The completed claim must be received by an RRB office within 15 days of the end of the claim or the date the claim form was mailed to the claimant or made available online, whichever is later. Claimants must not file both a paper claim and an online claim for the same period(s).
Only one application needs to be filed during a benefit year, even if a claimant becomes unemployed more than once. However, a claimant must, in such a case, request a claim form from an RRB office within 30 days of the first day for which he or she wants to resume claiming benefits. These claims may then be filed by mail or online.
10. How does a person apply for and claim sickness benefits?
An application for sickness benefits can be obtained from railroad labor organizations, railroad employers, any RRB office or the agency's website. An application and a doctor's statement of sickness are required at the beginning of each period of continuing sickness for which benefits are claimed. Claimants should make a special effort to have the doctor's statement of sickness completed promptly since no claims can be paid without it.
The RRB suggests that employees keep an application on hand for use in claiming sickness benefits, and that family members know where the form is kept and how to use it. If an employee becomes unable to work because of sickness or injury, the employee should complete the application and then have his or her doctor complete the statement of sickness. Employees should note that they must indicate on the application whether they are applying for sickness benefits because they were injured at work or have a work-related illness. They must also indicate whether they have filed or expect to file a lawsuit or claim against a third party for personal injury. If a claimant receives sickness benefits for an injury or illness for which he or she is paid damages, it is important to be aware that the RRB is entitled to reimbursement of either the amount of the benefits paid for the injury or illness, or the net amount of the settlement, after deducting the claimant's gross medical, hospital, and legal expenses, whichever is less.
If the employee is too sick to complete the application, someone else may do so. In such cases, a family member should also complete Form SI-10, "Statement of Authority to Act for Employee," which accompanies the statement of sickness.
After completion, the forms should be mailed to the RRB's headquarters in Chicago by the seventh day of the illness or injury for which benefits are claimed. However, applications received after 10 days but within 30 days of the first day for which an employee wishes to claim benefits are generally considered timely filed if there is a good reason for the delay. After the RRB receives the application and statement of sickness and determines eligibility, biweekly claim forms are mailed to the claimant for completion and return to an RRB field office for processing. The RRB also makes claim forms available for completion online by those employees who establish an online account as described in question 9. The claim forms must be received at the RRB within 30 days of the last day of the claim period, or within 30 days of the date the claim form was mailed to the claimant or made available online, whichever is later. Benefits may be lost if an application or claim is filed late.
Claimants are reminded that while claim forms for sickness benefits can be submitted online, applications and statements of sickness must be returned to the RRB by mail.
11. Is a claimant's employer notified each time a biweekly claim for unemployment or sickness benefits is filed?
The Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act requires the RRB to notify the claimant's base-year employer each time a claim for benefits is filed, and to give that employer an opportunity to submit information relevant to the claim before the RRB makes an initial determination on the claim. In addition, the claimant's current employer is also notified. The RRB must also notify the claimant's base-year employer each time benefits are paid to a claimant. The base-year employer may protest the decision to pay benefits. Such a protest does not prevent the timely payment of benefits. However, a claimant may be required to repay benefits if the employer's protest is successful.
The RRB also conducts checks with other Federal agencies and all 50 States, as well as the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico, to detect fraudulent benefit claims, and it checks with physicians to verify the accuracy of medical statements supporting sickness benefit claims.
12. How long does it take to receive payment?
Under the RRB's Customer Service Plan, if a claimant files an application for unemployment or sickness benefits, a decision will be made within 10 days of the date the application was filed. If a claim for subsequent biweekly unemployment or sickness benefits is filed, a decision will be made within 10 days of the date the RRB received the claim form. If the claimant is entitled to benefits, benefits will generally be paid within one week of that decision.
However, some claims for benefits may take longer to handle than others if they are more complex, or if an RRB office has to get information from other people or organizations. If this happens, claimants may expect an explanation and an estimate of the time required to make a decision.
Claimants who think an RRB office made the wrong decision about their benefits have the right to ask for review and to appeal. They will be notified of these rights each time an unfavorable decision is made on their claims.
13. How are payments made?
Railroad unemployment and sickness insurance benefits are paid by the U.S. Treasury's Direct Deposit program. With Direct Deposit, benefit payments are made electronically to an employee's bank, savings and loan, credit union or other financial institution. New applicants for unemployment and sickness benefits will be asked to provide information needed for Direct Deposit enrollment.
14. Can claimants access information online about their railroad unemployment and sickness benefit payments?
Claimants can access information about their individual railroad unemployment insurance account statements via the "Benefit Online Services" page on the RRB's website, www.rrb.gov. These account statements provide a summary of the unemployment and sickness benefits paid under the Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act to rail employees. This online service, called "RUIA Account Statement," displays the type and amount of a claimant's last five benefit payments, the claim period for which the payments were made, and the dates that the payments were approved. Claimants can also confirm the RRB's receipt of their latest application or claim for unemployment or sickness benefits, along with the receipt of any supplemental doctor's statement required to continue the payment of sickness benefits. In addition, the service allows claimants to view their address currently on record and, if applicable, their Direct Deposit information.
To use this service, claimants must establish an online account, as described in the answer to question 9.
15. How can claimants receive more information on railroad unemployment or sickness benefits?
Claimants with questions about unemployment or sickness benefits should contact an RRB office by calling toll free at 1-877-772-5772. Claimants can also find the address of the RRB office serving their area and get information about their claims and benefit payments by calling this toll-free number. Most RRB offices are open to the public from 9:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, except on Federal holidays. Field office locations can also be found by visiting www.rrb.gov.
2010 Benefit Rate Increase for Railroad Unemployment and Sickness Benefits
The maximum daily benefit rate payable for claims under the Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act increases to $66 from $64 in the new benefit year, which begins July 1, 2010. Benefits are normally paid for the number of days of unemployment or sickness over four in 14-day registration periods, so maximum benefits for biweekly claims will total $660. Read More...
July 7, 2010 The Labor Member from the Railroad Retirement Board writes to BMWED President Simpson, announcing his personal retirement. Read Letter...
April 12, 2010 The Railroad Retirement System: Its First Seventy-Five Years. The 75th anniversary of the enactment of the Railroad Retirement Act of 1935 is being observed during 2010. Part of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt's New Deal legislation, the Act was signed into law on August 29, 1935. Read More...
March 15, 2010 Correspondence dated March 15, 2010, from Railroad Retirement Board Labor Member Butch Speakman to BMWED President Simpson, wherein he provides the estimated financial impact of Brother Friend's proposed changes to the Railroad Retirement Act on the Trust Fund. In a nutshell, the retirement age ain't getting lowered.
December 15, 2009 Correspondence from the General Counsel's office of the Railroad Retirement Board (RRB) concerning retirement credits for vacation pay of workers in furlough status. The National Agreement provides furloughed workers the ability to take vacation in one day increments. The RRB states "it is permissible for employees on furlough to decline to take an actual vacation and instead, choose to take vacation pay in one-day increments in different months in order to obtain additional months of credited service." For any questions please contact your RRB District Office.
RRB implementing new toll-free phone service
CHICAGO - The U.S. Railroad Retirement Board (RRB) announced that it will begin phasing in nationwide toll-free telephone service starting in late November 2008.
A single toll-free number (1-877-772-5772/1-877-RRB-5RRB) will provide RRB customers with easy access to the agency's field offices.
In addition, the new toll-free number will offer options for self-service through automated menus and automatic routing of calls to claims representatives in nearby offices during emergency and peak periods.
Twelve of the RRB's 53 field offices will participate in the initial implementation of nationwide toll-free telephone service. The 12 field offices are St. Paul and Duluth, Minn.; Fargo, N.D.; Des Moines, Iowa; Jacksonville and Tampa, Fla.; Atlanta, Ga.; Birmingham, Ala.; Oakland, Sacramento and Covina, Calif.; and Mesa, Ariz. Altogether, these 12 offices serve some 130,000 retired employees, spouses, and survivors and some 50,000 active rail employees.
Nationwide toll-free telephone service will be available in additional RRB field locations after the initial implementation phase has been completed. Until then, RRB customers who reside outside of the service areas covered by these initial 12 offices should continue to use the telephone number for the field office providing service to their area by calling the automated RRB Help Line at 1-800-808-0772 or by looking online at www.rrb.gov.
The new toll-free service is scheduled to be implemented nationwide in all RRB field offices by March 2009.
(This item was distributed by the RRB Nov. 20, 2008.)
The amounts of compensation subject to railroad retirement tier I and tier II payroll taxes will increase in 2009. However, the tier I tax rate on employees and employers remains unchanged. Under the Railroad Retirement and Survivors' Improvement Act of 2001, tier II tax rates are determined annually by an average account benefits ratio. Based on this ratio, the tier II tax rates on employees and employers will remain at their 2008 level in 2009. Railroad unemployment insurance tax rates paid by employers will continue to include a 1.5 percent surcharge in 2009.....Read More
Following are links to RRB forms, instructions and general information. For specific answers to benefit questions, please contact your RRB District Office.
Railroad Retirement Forms & Information


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Discussion in 'The Hokey Ass Message Board' started by billjharris, Dec 31, 2008.
anyone know of a simple, quick way to identify a 400 small block vs 350 small block chevy?
Normally 3 freeze pulgs per side, also crank balancer has a releaved area on the OD [externally ballanced]
3 freeze plugs of the side of the block rather than 2.
If you are talking about bare blocks, the 400 has steam ports between the cyclinders.
The freeze plugs don't identify a 400 vs 350, if a 400 has only two freeze plugs on the side of the block it's a two bolt main, if there are three plugs on the 400, it's a four bolt main. The above identifiers are correct, the larger, relieved harmonic balancer, and the steam holes are giveaways. If you can see the flex plate, the 400 has weights on it, again for external balancing.
I stand corrected..
There's a bit of info i didn't know, and i've built or had my hand in a bunch of them..
It was a long time ago, but evidently, they must have been 4 bolt blocks.
I've learned something
the harmonic balancers are different, the 400 has a section removed as it is externaly balanced.
But, I "think" the 2 freeze plug 400's have a cast area for the 3rd freeze plug that's not drilled for that freeze plug. So, you can still I.D. it as some sort of 400.
cast no ending with 509 both 2 and 4 bolt, 511 , 817 and the last is 609 I think . These engines are externaly ballanced, if apart larger mains steam holes in the deck, The cyl are wedged together as in siamise {sp} no water flows between the cyls. Bore size of 4.125 . If in doubt try the web site MORTEC. I hope this helps... Bobby..
Groucho is correct. I have a 400 small block with 2 freeze plugs on each side and a cast area between them that was not machined. Indicates a 2 bolt main which many engine builders consider stronger. Also as mentioned the steam holes on the block deck. The FOGGER
Also look at the rear crankshaft flange....it will have a dowel pin sticking out to locate the flywheel .
Yes, some like the 2 bolt 400 blocks better, claiming the outer bolts on the 4 bolt 400 block go into a thinner area of the block than other small blocks. If 4 bolt's desired, splayed main caps are recommended
I have had several 2 bolt main 400's with 3 freeze plugs per side.
I have only seen the 511 block with 4 bolt mains, though they can also be 2 bolts. Every 509 and 817 block has been a 2 bolt main block, and I have seen hundreds. I have a buddy that has been collecting them for about 20 years and he has hundreds and hundreds of them.
I got my first 400/4 bolt in 1980 and at that time was told about the 2 or 3 freeze plug identifier, sorry if it's incorrect.
He, his wife and son all circle track race, so he uses some of them, but he'll never use them all. He also has hundreds of Muncie and Super T-10 4 speeds, he runs and add in the local newspaper saying that he wants aluminum 4 speeds, he pays $50.00 for them and not a nickel more.
WOW, I wonder if that'll work for me? Wanted-aluminum 4-speeds, will only pay $50. I wonder if I too will get hundreds of em?. I think I'll start that Ad right now in the HAMB want Ads. Hope your friend's not already advertising there
whoa I would like to get some of those texas deals. The last 3 400's I got possession of came from cars that were running and driving. All Impalas after I pulled engines Ithen sold the rest of the car to derby guys. Last month a fellow I have known for many years came by my shop selling some transmissions. I got 2 muncie 4 speed, a ford t10 . a saginaw 4 speed and 4 muncie 3 speeds all for 1500 dollars and I felt like I took advantage of his bad luck. All of them around here have been used up or being hoarded by restorers... If anybody within 3oo miles of huntsville alabama has any 400's Chevys that is. I am very intersted in buying them. Thank You.. Bobby..
I have a real oddball then....two freezeplugs and only two freeze plug "bulges" from what my memory tells me (Motor is at the machine shop now). I ground off the casting number on the side of the block to hide the fact that it was a 400. It took a while to find a good 2 plug block to build as the bottom end had to be stout.
I semi-filled the block (up to the freezeplugs), studded and clearanced the oilpan rail for H-beam rods and an aftermarket crank before I sent it to the shop and only remember two cast areas for a freezeplugs and both had freezeplugs in them????
And yes the bore is WAY bigger than a 302/327/350 4" I just wanted the two plug motor so I could tell people it was an "old school 327" that runs real good
count all the teeth on the flexplate you should have 168 of them.
----#$#$ If he circle track races 400 blocks he'll use them all as it's just a matter of time >>>>.
This is a "509" 2 bolt block, it's twin freeze plug layout is how all my 400 2 bolts have been.
Honestly, having taken apart a shitload of mid 70s/80s small blocks over the years, you can't trust casting codes or freeze plugs 100% to identify 4 bolt blocks. All the indicators are 90% reliable at best. Not just 400s, but also 350s. Only way to really know is seeing firsthand. Thus really wouldn't suprise me if 400s exist that have 3 freeze plug bosses, but only 2 drilled.
yours is the FIRST 400 that i've ever seen that was a 2 frost plug block WITHOUT the bosses....
learn sumthin' new every day.....
what'll THAT tell ya?
when i was dirt tracking a few years ago this is what i understood. 4 bolt 400's where 1968 only. we wouldn't touch them. the outiside bolts in the main cap actually protruded into the bottom of the cylinder. we always bought 2 bolt blocks, used aftermarket splayed main caps and had the block drilled to match. then everybody went aluminum and we all had a shit load of 400 cubic inch boat anchors sitting every where.
your right most of the time. but, not all the time. i had a 421, a 427 and a 454. all built from stock 400 blocks. turned them all 8250 rpms. never had a major engine failure.
i'll take those anchors for scrap price!
especially the 68-69 400's
ME TOO! That's why I said I "think" they have a boss for the 3rd plug
No 400's in 1968. 70 was the 1st year I believe. NOT any sooner
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The Department of Education last night (June 1) issued Milquetoast, pusillanimous new regulations for the for-profit colleges, as many such as myself expected. Programs could lose their federal aid (thus be shut down) if over the next four years their graduates fail to meet new benchmarks for loan repayment and ratio of debt to income, according to the New York Times. "But amid intense lobbying by the for-profit college industry and pressure from Republican lawmakers, the department significantly eased the rules from an earlier draft," commented the Times. "We believe that very few programs will be forcibly closed by our standards," said Secretary of Education Arne Duncan, according to the Times. "We want to give people a chance to reform." This, of course, is a joke.
Stock of San Diego's Bridgepoint Education zoomed 11.61% this morning to $26.43. Corinthian Colleges is up 32.8% and Apollo up 11.3%. In a column Feb. 2, I had said that Bridgepoint stock would likely rise significantly, because more than half the shares were short -- that is, more than half of investors were betting it would go down. Any good news would force the shorts to cover, or buy the stock, running it up. Bridgepoint has been rallying in recent days, probably in anticipation of the weak regulations to come out of Washington. In the last month, the number of Bridgepoint shorts has dropped from 10.06 million to 8.86 million; the shorts have already been covering.
Now for the numbers: for-profit colleges represent 10% of students but 44% of loan defaults. In the two-year program, a whopping 84.4% of students at Bridgepoint's Ashford University (which accounts for almost all its students) drop out. A stunning 63% of four-year students drop out. Officially, Bridgepoint gets 85% of its revenue from federal loans and grants, but the percentage is probably closer to 100 when military recruits are considered.
This is a classic example of why the U.S. is incapable of dealing with its deficit. In this case, it's the Republicans, who supposedly oppose deficits, who stepped in to make sure money continues to drain from the Treasury. In other cases, it's the Democrats. One question: how many politicians and bureaucrats in Washington had taken long positions in stocks of the for-profits before this announcement came out?
More like this:
- Bridgepoint's Ashford Denied Accreditation; Stock Plummets — July 9, 2012
- Will Wall Street Cool on Bridgepoint? — May 9, 2012
- U.S. May Crack Down; Bridgepoint Stock Plunges — Sept. 30, 2011
- Bridgepoint Stock Soars. Will It Get Bought Out? — May 25, 2011
- Bridgepoint: Bad for Students, Good for Gamblers? — Feb. 2, 2011
Big Business money buys off the Congress so Big Business can continue scamming.
I am shocked, SHOCKED I TELL YOU!
The GOP has a philosophical belief that private enterprise can do a better job of serving society in many ways than can another governmental program. So it is with these colleges. But the GOP in this case is blind to the fact that they are playing their games with OPM (Other People's Money) and thus are not true private enterprise. I'm not going to go quite as far as SurfPup in claiming bribery, but this is one of those cases when the GOP disappoints true conservatives. At least this whole mess is now out in the open, there is some (if scant) progress toward expecting the schools to actually educate, and all the publicity may make the prospective students more skeptical and less likely to fall for all the BS.
You and I disagree on that point, Visduh. Now that they have gotten away with murder through lobbying and playing up to Republicans, do you really think they will reform their business model? It isn't going to happen. Best, Don Bauder
The GOP has a philosophical belief that private enterprise can do a better job of serving society in many ways than can another governmental program. So it is with these colleges.
Good post-but the problem, as you point out, is OPM.
The solution is very simple, make these "schools" carry their own paper. Not the US Government/taxpayers in the form of student loans.
Lets see how fast they raise tuition when they are not paid for their so called "education" because the grad has no job or has a job but makes no money.
I would force the schools to do this, I would force banks to do the same thing with mortgages/trust deeds. Don't allow financial institutions to bundle, securitize and sell mortgages on the secondary market-make the lender HOLD and service THEIR own loans. That will fix the fraud problems real fast.
If these schools carried their own paper, instead of relying for 85% or more of their revenue from federal government loans and grants, the for-profits would be out of business in a hurry. Best, Don Bauder
Response to SurfPuppy's 7:55 p.m. comment: And big business believes in freedom from government. Except the for-profit colleges make almost all their revenue from the federal government. And provide a lousy education. Best, Don Bauder
There is a story in another section about a class action lawsuit against Thomas Jefferson Law School here in San Diego. Has to do with employment stats and fraud.
My comment on that story is true of probably 75%-90% of all ABA law schools in America, the MAJORITY of the grads (well over 50%) will never work as lawyers, and will never be bale to pay back the $100K-$200K they borrowed to pay for the schooling.
Yes, the suit charges that the former student was misled by claims of ability to get jobs upon graduation. Best, Don Bauder
For-profit colleges are just another form of welfare fraud, albeit legal fraud.
Let's face facts: government student loans are a form of welfare -- just another handout. And when the gov't hands out money, fraud is ever-present.
Another common loan fraud is students getting loans, signing up for classes, dropping the classes, and collecting cash refunds.
And what do we have to show for 40 years of the gov't paying for college? Out of control tuition, room-and-board, and book costs.
Get the gov't out of higher education! Now!
What about all the research money that flows to universities? And the professors who get out of teaching so they can concentrate on bringing in research funds? President Eisenhower, in the farewell address in which he warned of the military-industrial complex, also warned of government money taking over universities. Best, Don Bauder
Don, the worst case scenario consequence of political and academic marginalization of Ike's 1961 Farewell Address is that even UC Professor and LLNL Founding Director Edward Teller was not allowed to develop fusion power production because UC has been making too much money producing hydrogen bombs for humanity.
Thus we still don't have any way to eliminate CO2 production from power plants that keep the Keeling Curve increasingly out of control, so that quality of life for newest and future generations are in increasingly "grave" (Ike's warning word in Farewell address) jeopardy as a consequence.
And to continue to make matters worse, Obama's Secretary of Energy Chu is a Cal Professor who also ran LLNL which finally opened their new National Ignition Facility that has as its highest priority the "maintain the United States' cache of nuclear weapons" http://spectrum.ieee.org/energy/nuclear/fusion-factory-starts-up
The government student loans may be a form of welfare, and probably for the middle class. But if you borrow heavily to finance some degree, especially a professional degree and then cannot secure admission to the profession (a fancy way of saying you didn't find a job) you still owe the money. The student loan program was a scandal years ago because it was a simple matter of filing a personal BK to get out of debt. The result: the bankruptcy laws were changed, and a debtor can no longer get those erased in BK. I do agree that when the government got involved in loans and grants the cost of education skyrocketed, rising much faster than the cost of living. Backing the government out of higher education would be most difficult and painful.
The student loans and grants, such as Pell grants, have to be reformed. In the case of Pell grants, it appears to be Democrats that want the corrupt status quo. Best, Don Bauder
The student loan program was a scandal years ago because it was a simple matter of filing a personal BK to get out of debt. The result: the bankruptcy laws were changed,
Actually there was no scandal at all, this was a scam perpetrated by Sallie Mae and other lenders in order to defraud the poor by changing BK laws to THEIR advantage.
The default rate for student loans when the BK laws were changed in 1978 was less than one half of 1%, or drastically below the overall BK rate. Please read University of Michigan John Pottow's law review article on this issue;
"The Nondischargeability of Student Loans in Personal Bankruptcy Proceedings: The Search for a Theory" (download the entire law review article)
. http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=967379 . . http://web.law.umich.edu/_facultybiopage/facultybiopagenew.asp?ID=143 .
The BK laws were changed several times to defraud the poor and middle class, law written by Sallie Mae and others who loan and service student loans.
Many of the laws surrounding student loans are unconstitutional, such as no statute of limitations and garnishing property without court orders........I am not even going to comment further b/c this is a major fraud,a fraud I was personally with involved in a lawsuit that went all the way to the SCOTUS and involved the DoJ.
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If it wasn't for this "Reply" system (through which one can't preview and revise one's text, it just goes out with any misteaks) Don could have just referred to No. 1, but he now, with this "improved" system of indented replies, which causes re-numbering when a "Reply" is inserted, he can't. Therefore, he has to type in:
"Response to SurfPuppy's 7:55 p.m. comment:"
That adds up to a lot of work for Don (not to mention the rest of us). I continue to doubt the superiority of the "new" Reader format, and hereby continue to object to it in its present form.
Please pass on to the worthy gentlemen and ladies who run the show. And, again, please ask them to fix the problem of the text shifting one character to the left with each new line. I cannot fathom why they can't see the obvious and unnecessary inconvenience this improvement causes.
Respectfully submitted, Twister
PS: It appears, however, that the "inability to edit" problem has been corrected, so "never mind" on that one. I look forward to the other improvements (which might be fixed by adhering to the Chicago Style Manual and outlining tradition by using alternating alpha and numeric characters for subheadings).
The Reader has a top technical team and I am counting on its ability to deal with the problem. Best, Don Bauder
I take my PS back; I can't edit this neither.
I trust in the Team, though, and wish them well.
I note the Nos. have disappeared . . .
As to the subject at hand, the left hand never has any idea what the right hand is doing even when it's clear that it's muddying it. Bozos or sissies, them's yer choices!
You forgot third and fourth choices: liars and thieves. Best, Don Bauder
They ain't mutually exclusive.
Don, I know this is impossible to believe, but Senator Feinstein's husband, former chairman of UC Regents Richard Blum (also best bud of former prisoner Michael Milken) and the Board of Regents have been skyrocketing the tuition and fees at UC to drive students into his diploma mills:
"The University of California invests $53 million in two diploma mills controlled by UC Regents chairman Richard C. Blum"
Interesting that even democratic politicians are trying to destroy public education for everyone but wealthy kids who are sponsored by corrupt special interests.
However, a much sadder fact of life is that America's academics, who were supposed to lead us up the path of evolution, have failed to evolve themselves so it is no wonder that our political chimpanzees are screeching and biting each others butts in the congressional zoo.
Blum is a piece of work, but his antics don't seem to reflect on Feinstein. Best, Don Bauder
Response to AnthonyStJohn 12:30 p.m.: That chain of events is frightening. Best, Don Bauder
Response to SurfPuppy's 12:21 p.m. post: Did the rapid growth of the for-profit universities have anything to do with these legislative changes? Best, Don Bauder
Did the rapid growth of the for-profit universities have anything to do with these legislative changes?
Yes they did. Once the for profit, and many so called non profit, schools were able to get qualified for the student loan money the lenders went gang busters lending out money that could not be dishcraged in BK, and since the lenders had NO RISK, the gov paid back the lenders for all defaults, it became onne of the biggest financial scams in America.
The fact is this scam has been documented for at least the last decade now, and the Big $$$$ just keeps buying off the Congress. These BK laws are not int he system to stop poor people from ripping off the system, it is for the connected few to rip off the poor.
Read Pottow's law review article-he lays it out crystal clear.
Or read Rafael Pardo's law review articles;
. http://www.law.washington.edu/directory/profile.aspx?ID=502 .
. http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1121226 .
. http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=706761 .
"The information gathered in this study illustrates that debtors who have sought relief from educational debt have done so under conditions evincing financial distress. This portrait starkly contrasts with the image of an opportunistic debtor seeking to avoid repayment of student loans on the eve of a lucrative career, a stereotype stylized by courts on the basis of what they have deemed to have been Congress's intent when it made educational debt conditionally dischargeable"
That says IT ALL RIGHT THERE!
Or read Alan Collinge's books "The Student Loan Scam";
. http://www.amazon.com/Student-Loan-Scam-Oppressive-History/dp/0807042315/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1307427245&sr=1-1 .
The student loan scam is the biggest threat to poor people from the education industrial complex today.
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Dear Team:
Maybe I just don't know how to use it (see useit.com) properly, but when someone adds a "Reply" to a post that occurred earlier, I often don't catch it. Finding such responses can be a real chore when the number of posts pile up.
Yes, I admit I am perplexed when I post a response to another post, and it winds up in some incongruous place. Best, Don Bauder
Response to SurfPuppy's 11:16 p.m. post: It seems repugnant that out-and-out boiler rooms are flourishing in higher education, blatantly stealing funds from the federal government, but politicians who boast about their plans to reduce the deficit give them complete support. It's a matter of ideology and lobbying bucks. Best, Don Bauder


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Police were called in after a string of red-headed schoolchildren were attacked by fellow pupils for having ginger hair.
The assaults, apparently inspired by an episode of the cartoon South Park, took place at the Wingfield Academy in Rotherham last week.
Fans of the cartoon came up with "Kick a Ginger" day, which has been cited as the reason for a number of assaults in recent years.
South Yorkshire Police said the force was alerted to the assaults and an officer had given "words of advice" to those involved.
The school said that the attacks were "deplorable acts" and that students had been "strongly reprimanded".
A South Yorkshire Police spokesman said: "The force was made aware of incidents last week at Wingfield Academy, Rotherham, where a small number of pupils suffered minor injuries.
"Following national guidelines, the school took the lead and dealt with the matter. Police did not investigate.
"However, one of our partnership-based young people officers has given words of advice to those involved.
"In the next few weeks he will also speak at a number of school assemblies to warn of the dangers regarding discrimination and violence."
A spokesman for the school said that pupils had been warned that the attacks would not be tolerated.
He said: "These deplorable acts, done in the name of singling innocent people out, have no place in our school and as soon as it was brought to my attention that such acts had taken place in our school, we acted swiftly to deliver a strong message.
"The pupils involved in carrying out these acts of violence have been strongly reprimanded and a school-wide warning has gone out that any future acts of violence, carried out in the name of discrimination, or any other reason, will be met with a similar strong and decisive action.
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This was the conclusion of the state of the food industry forum at the International Food Technologists (IFT) conference in New Orleans last week.
"The food industry is in a better position to educate consumers than anyone else," said Carl Dooley, president and CEO of the Food Products Association (FPA).
"With food information we can provide a great service. We share the objective of USDA and FDA that when a consumer leaves the supermarket, he or she will have products that can lead to a healthy diet."
The forum also evaluated the effectiveness of the 2005 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee (DGAC) guidelines, which USDA secretary Ann Veneman claimed were designed to "address the epidemic of overweight and obesity."
The DOAC decided that portion control was of critical concern, and devised a new pyramid model using the leanest form of every food product category.
"The US has forgotten what an average serving size is," said Connie Weaver, professor of foods / nutrition at Purdue University and a member of the USDA panel involved in drawing up the new dietary guidelines earlier this year.
"But I've been very impressed just walking through the IFT exhibition, as it shows how well food companies are dealing with trans fats, portion sizes and getting portion sizes down."
Dooley said that the food industry's challenge is to find ways of complementing the DGAC guidelines.
"Eating pattern and diets make the difference," he said. "The food industry can provide a wide range of products to enable choice and provide information. This shows the industry stepping forward."
Portion size has indeed become a critical reference point in the fight to restore balanced diets in the US. "We're finding that the serving size determines how much people eat," said Weaver. "Calorie portion control is another positive step forward."
There is a lot of work to do however. Dooley points out that food companies can only feasibly provide products when and where there is a demand. "We have all seen instances when healthy products, if they are not tasty, will simply not create demand in the market," he said.
In addition, regulators and food companies need to get the language right in order to ensure that nutritional advice is heeded. For while health professionals see food and nutrition as interchangeable, consumers often view food and nutrition as separate, with nutrition getting in the way of food enjoyment.
"It needs to be positive," said Sylvia Rowe, International Food Information Council (IFIC) president and CEO.
"Poor labeling can lead to worse choices being made. We need to understand how to talk to consumers and provide the context; in other words we need to merge food science and nutrition."
Clearly, some messages are still not getting through. Some of the FPA's research findings do not make for comfortable reading. The association found for example that French fries is the most consumed vegetable for infants at 15 months of age. "Also, 26 to 30 percent of all infants have fries every day of their lives," said Dooley. "This is where we need to step up."


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i was called a racist
I was told by another teacher at our school that everyone believes I am a racist. I am white male teaching in a prdominately African Am. environment. The woman who told me this is an African Amercian. I brought this accusation to the attention of our administrator who said she would be sure to talk to her. After their discussion the woman who accused me of this came and verbally assaulted me in front of four other staff members, two of whom restrained her while I went back to my classroom. My question is would this constitute slander or defamation of character. If so what should I do to pursue legal action against her. I just don't want this woman doing this to someone else everytime she gets upset with someone. Thanks for your help.
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Re: i was called a racist
You may have a cause of action for slander specially if you are hurt in your professional life. Of course, these type of lawsuits are not taken on a contingency basis and therefor, unless you are willing to pay good money to institute a lawsuit you should try a peaceful approach.
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Re: i was called a racist
It is not slander. She told you and did not broadcast it in front of any third parties. You told your administrator. If you can prove she broadcast same in front of others, then you MAY have a case. However, it is your choice to spend the money to pursue such a claim with a possibility of very little damages at the end.
Re: i was called a racist
This presents a very difficult case for you. What you stated in your question was that this woman told you that "everyone believes you're a racist." This may reflect an opinion. An opinion, even on a hot-button issue like this, is not actionable.
If she told other people that you were a racist. If she stated that as a fact, that may be actionable, provided, of course, that it is false. I don't want to make you crazy here, but she may have some collection of statements from you, at various times, that someone else might interpret as being racist.
If I were defending this woman, I would claim first that it was an opinion, and second, even if it was stated as fact, that there is evidence of this racism, and that the jury need only look as far as this lawsuit to prove it.
Now, don't get me wrong. For heaven's sake, I am not calling you a racist. I am simply suggesting that in a case like this, where emotions run very high, there is a good chance that at some point you will do yourself more harm than good by litigating the issue.
One thing you might try is peer to peer mediation. Get another teacher you both can agree is fair, and sit down and talk this thing out. Let this woman tell you what she sees as your racist behavior, and you can explain what's in your heart. Perhaps you might solve (or at least remediate) the situation in this manner.
The law is a very poor place to practice behavior modification. We don't take slander or libel cases (even under the most egregious facts) because there are simply too many defenses, and you rarely, if ever, see a successful lawsuit.
I hope you find this helpful.
Re: i was called a racist
I will give you the basic requirements for proving defamation and you can determine whether you think you have a good case.
For defamation there must be:
1.) a statement;
2.) that is false;
3.) that refers to the plaintiff (you);
4.) is communicated to others; and
5.) injures reputation.
One problem I see is that the accusation of being a racist is an opinion and usually opinions are not actionable. But due to the seriousness of the charge and the politcal climate we live in, this type of charge may still be actionable because of the public and social context of the statement.
There also may be school administrative avenues to tackle this problem.
I hope this helps.
David Hicks
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Maryville, IL 62062
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By Bryan Hoch / MLB.com
Now the veteran right-hander -- probably the most coveted starting pitcher remaining on the free-agent market -- is facing an uncertain picture as agent Scott Boras attempts to navigate his remaining options.
The Phillies and Yankees had been reported to be Lowe's most interested pursuers during the Winter Meetings, but both clubs have moved to thicken their respective rotations without approaching the four-year deal worth between $60 million and $64 million that Lowe is seeking.
Philadelphia on Monday signed 46-year-old Jamie Moyer to a two-year guaranteed contract and Chan Ho Park to a one-year, $2.5 million deal, contingent upon a physical.
Though Park is viewed as organizational depth by general manager Ruben Amaro Jr., the defending World Series champions will begin the 2009 season with Moyer, Cole Hamels, Brett Myers and Joe Blanton in their rotation, reducing their need for further help.
In Philadelphia circles, Lowe was largely viewed as a fallback option if they were unable to retain Moyer, who went 16-7 with a 3.71 ERA in 33 starts last year.
This follows a week in which New York acted swiftly to spend a combined $243.5 million on CC Sabathia and A.J. Burnett, signing both in blockbuster free-agent moves. That leaves the Yankees with just one more slot to fill in their rotation behind Chien-Ming Wang and Joba Chamberlain.
The organization would like that spot to go to Andy Pettitte, who is mulling a one-year, $10 million offer. Pettitte wants to pitch for the Yankees, but he does not want to accept a pay cut from the $16 million he earned in 2007 and 2008.
If the two sides are able to agree on an acceptable number, that will all but remove all chance of Lowe pitching for the Yankees in 2009.
With a resume of postseason success and a durable reputation, Lowe is one of the better options available this winter. But he also comes armed with the forces of the Boras agency, which ensures two things -- the process will take some time, and Lowe's bank account will be quite healthy by the end of it.
That has left the remaining suitors with some concern. One baseball source said that teams were wary because Lowe was thought to be looking for "Barry Zito money," a reference to the left-hander's deal with the Giants that pays him $18.5 million in each of the next three seasons before increasing additionally for the remaining two years.
Lowe is not looking for a seven-year commitment like Zito's, but the high price tag has left clubs considering other routes. Sources close to Lowe have mentioned that the idea of rejoining the Red Sox appeals to him, though Boston's interest has been muted while general manager Theo Epstein focuses on Mark Teixeira.
The Red Sox may take a closer look, however, if the price tag comes down to the arena of four years and $52 million. Those figures may also interest the Mets, with their bullpen much improved and the starting rotation needing a replacement for the innings that both Oliver Perez and Pedro Martinez provided.
One place Lowe will not wind up is Atlanta, even though the Braves struck out on wooing Burnett. Braves GM Frank Wren has made it known that he will not pursue Lowe.
Last week, Lowe spoke about the opportunity to add to his list of postseason experiences as a major factor in deciding on a destination.
"With me, it's all about winning," Lowe said. "The team with the best chance of winning, year in and year out, is where I want to go. Scott understands that. I've already had clubs contact us that are interested, but they're not ready to win.
"Scott knows that's my No. 1 priority, and he's looking out for my best interest. He's done exactly what I've been talking about."
Also appearing certain is that Lowe will not be back in Los Angeles come April. Dodgers GM Ned Colletti said that he is prepared to move on without Lowe in the fold, saying, "I don't believe Derek Lowe will pitch for the Dodgers next year."
Bryan Hoch is a reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Time to Rethink the "China Model"?
On The East Asia Forum, Shaun Breslin challenges the concept of a distinct "China model" of development, suggesting that China's growth experience is not new and different but rather another example of "strong state developmentalism with Chinese characteristics":
The argument that there is an unsustainable reliance on exports — and investment — to generate growth seems widely accepted, even if it is less clear how a 'rebalancing' can be achieved. Still, the possibility that an identifiable Chinese model exists is not just the source of considerable interest, but also a degree of national pride.
But rather than highlighting a contradiction in thinking, these apparently divergent responses point to what most observers suggest is a key component of the model; it is flexible, pragmatic and responsive, as it is built around experimentation and doing what works, rather than basing itself on rigid ideological and/or policy prescriptions. This not only means doing different things as conditions change at home and abroad, but also having different models for different parts of the country. While it might not be possible for other developing countries to do what China has done, the essence of this understanding is that they should not search for blueprints, but should instead do whatever works for them.
In this respect, the Chinese model is less important for what it is as what it is not. It is not big-bang reform and shock therapy; it is not a process where economic liberalisation necessarily leads to democratisation; it is not jettisoning state control over key sectors or full (neo)liberalisation (particularly in financial sectors); it is not the Western way of doing things; and it is not following a model or a prescription, or being told what to do by others. And unlike other communist-party states, all this has taken place under regime continuity. While the successes of China's economic experience are clearly important in promoting this idea, so too are the failings of the neoliberal 'other' against which China is being compared.
See also an East Asia Forum piece from August 2011, in which Suisheng Zhao sheds light on the fault lines present in the existing so-called "China model" that have led to a number of China's social and political ills.


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source: Bill Moyers Journal, PBS Do talk show hosts and political pundits bear any responsibility for the state of American politics? Should hate speech be banned? In case you missed Bill Moyers on Friday night, you can watch the program's stories about political hate speech and whether political reporters are doing a good job of…


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The work packs all of its smart fun and stylish sexuality into the first act. Gorgeously costumed in glittering black mini-dresses for the women and shiny gold vests and shorts for the men (designed by Jasperse and Deanna Berg MacLean), four dancers begin the piece with a luscious fluidity, moving independently through phrases driven by curlicuing arms and erotic hip lifts. The quartet's dancing is interrupted as Jasperse positions himself and a microphone stand center stage and—in the evening's most entertaining episode—proceeds to execute a series of flawed pirouettes interspersed with elaborate analytical commentary on his mistakes. Anyone who has ever taught ballet technique classes will be in stitches.
As the piece continues, the choreography explores notions of human struggle, seduction, illusion, and trickery in extended sequences, all of which begin enthrallingly but then go on much too long. Jasperse performs some cleverly comic sleight-of-hand with a tiny ball. A sensual jazz dance, for which the performers strip down to panties and dance belts, is followed by a cartoonish pantomimed gun battle. Despite its diverse moods, there is a unity to the work's physical language. Jasperse sets up intriguing relationships among the dancers' bodies and constructs choreography with a strong connective thread and few edges or pauses, impelled by a sense of drawing in space, as opposed to moving to a musical beat.
Unfortunately, the work's second act is a letdown. An onstage string quartet plays an irritating original score, composed by Hahn Rowe, while the dancers do nothing more interesting than engage in a slow-motion wrestling match (the highlight of the act); repeat tired-looking choreography with a heavy, lethargic energy; and sit for an interminable period of time with white doilies plopped atop their heads.
Presented by the Joyce Theater Foundation in association with John Jasperse Company/Thin Man Dance at the Joyce Theater, 175 Eighth Ave., NYC. June 16–19. Wed., 7:30 p.m.; Thu. and Fri., 8 p.m.; Sat., 2 and 8 p.m. (212) 242-0800 or www.joyce.org.


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Ghana captain Asamoah Gyan has been adjudged World Top Scorer for the month of June, beating FIFA Ballon d'Or winner Cristiano Ronaldo, according to the ranking by IFFHS.
Gyan scored three goals in total- two at the World Cup finals and one in the pre-tournament friendly against South Korea.
With already 10 goals per the criteria used by the International Federation of Football History and Statistics, the Al Ain player has tallied 13 goals.
Ronaldo is in second place with a total of 11 goals.
Brazil's Neymar and France's Karim Benzema come in third place with 9.
Neymar scored most country goals with 8 and Gyan is the highest club goal scorer with 10.


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Obsidian Entertainment - MCA: Story not as important as game systems
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What Zloth said. I'm partial to story myself, but I don't care for completely linear stories in games. I loved PS:T, but haven't been able to replay it because the gameplay is rubbish; OTOH I've quit any number of games halfway through because there wasn't enough story to keep me interested. Fallout 3 is the latest casualty.
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Yes, I called you Sandy when I wished you a great new year.
LOL I didn't know you changed it.
Thanks Sandy, Sandy, Sandy. I won't change your name again.
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Complaint Review: Explosive media inc
- Explosive media inc
3199 Lawson blvd
Oceanside, New York
- Phone: 5164923040
- Web: Explosivemediainc.com
- Category: Computer Marketing Companies
Explosive media inc Donovan media Holding my sites over charging horrible customer service Oceansides New York
*Consumer Suggestion: Us victims of Tom D. need to get together with the detective.
*Author of original report: Jail
*UPDATE EX-employee responds: Tom Donovan of Donovan Media, Explosive Media Inc, The Web Leaders, NY Law Professionals
In July 2012, I went to Donovan Media to do search engine optimization (SEO) for two websites. I already had one site active on the web that Tom Donovan told me was no good and needed to be redone. Keep in mind, that i was already recieving two to three phone calls a month from. A second site needed to be created for a new therapist's office.
After agreeing on a fee for the creation of the two sites and our monthly fee for the SEO work, we got started. Both sites where launched in the beginning of August 2012. Seven months later we have not recieved one phone call, or one email from either site. Keep in mind after seven months and several requests the contact function on the sight never worked. Donovan Media AKA The Web Leader was paid in full for both sites as soon as they where completed in August. Then the monthly fees started, several months we were billed improperly and one month we where charged $5,000.00 on our credit card. If i did not dispute it and say something, I would have been over billed. Their response was that it was the secretary's error.
They also, without written consent, started billing my other company's credit card due to a issue with the first card. Every few weeks, I would call the office to see why there was no response to the sites. Noone in the company was familiar with our sites and in seven months they went through three SEO techs that I know of.
Seven months later and loosing a lot of money, I requested that my site info go to another provider. Their response was "NO, I cannot have the passwords and info to take my sites", that I paid in full for. I also had my two sites evaluated by a third party that had no benefit in providing me with this information. Their conclusion - that over the past seven months they have done no SEO work on the sites, so i have been paying alot of money for nothing.
I tried approaching them a civilized manner regarding a solution to this matter. Tom's response to me was that they can't figure out how Googles new coding works and that the results I wanted, I needed to pay him $2000.00 a month to get. That was not what our contract stated. I am fully aware that SEO takes 2-3 months to start working, but seven months later with no calls and no emails - something is wrong. This company was recommended to me by someone. I should have never given them my business. It took the owner seven months to call me and the only reason was because I disputed his fees on my credit card. Now, with thousands of dollars lost, he took my two sites down off the web without my permission and he refuses to give me the passwords. Again I paid in full for both sites, so why wont he give me the Info. He had links off of our site of all of his clients. Some of those clients were are competitors and one was an adult novelty store. This is not the way I wish to present myself to my clients. In addition, he took the websites down and put up a message to call Donovan media due to billing issues. So now, this is what is displayed if anyone should view the websites. Insult on top of injury, not only have they taken my money and not provided the services agreed upon, but they are trying to ruin our company names!
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#1 Consumer Suggestion
Us victims of Tom D. need to get together with the detective.
AUTHOR: financially struggling single mom - ()
SUBMITTED: Thursday, June 19, 2014POSTED: Thursday, June 19, 2014
Please contact the detective that is on the case if you havnt done so already. Also, all of us victims should get together and picket his place of business as well. how do we do that while staying anonymous on here?
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AUTHOR: Anonymous - ()
SUBMITTED: Friday, March 21, 2014POSTED: Friday, March 21, 2014
I personally reported tom Donovan to Nassau county police. I speak with the detective daily. No need to worry for much longer police are very very close to an arrest. If you have any valuable information call Detective Marshall from crimes against property squad 516 573 5275
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Tom Donovan of Donovan Media, Explosive Media Inc, The Web Leaders, NY Law Professionals
AUTHOR: Former Employee - ()
SUBMITTED: Friday, March 21, 2014POSTED: Friday, March 21, 2014
Tom Donovan of Donovan Media also known as Explosive Media Inc, The Web Leaders, NY Professionals, Donovan Media Studios, and other scam business names is one of the slimiest dirty scammer you will come across. He will greet you with open arms and smiles and once he earns your trust he will disappear and your business will be in limbo online with no way of getting in touch with him for months. All people should check their credit card statements and if they are still doing business with Tom Donovan of Donovan Media also known as Explosive Media Inc, The Web Leaders, NY Professionals, Donovan Media Studios, and other scam business names then I suggest running as fast as you can.
We also are a group of former employees from a few years ago and we got scammed and he still owes us money from work we performed for him and we are still seeking justice after all these years now. He claims to have big time lawyers on his side but he has sooooo many lawsuits for fraud against him right now that anyone stupid enough to go with him for a site deserves to have their money taken. Do research on the web before making a decision! All you have to do is Google Explosive Media Inc Reviews, Donovan Media Reviews, The Web Leaders Reviews and you will see the sad stories you find about the clients he has taken advantage of. This guy needs to be put in jail for a long time so he cannot hurt smaller businesses anymore.
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Plasma PyWeather Widget needs dep. Which one?
So I tried to use the LCD Weather App for KDE but failed. So I decided to try out the PyWeather widget instead. That one doesn't work probably due to a dependency that is missing for python. Any solutions?
PyWeather : $ git clone https://github.com/cmcginty/PyWeather.git
Would it be this "dependency" : `ImportError: No module named serial`
Python-serial > pyserial http://slackbuilds.org/result/?search=pyserial&sv=14.0
You need the PyKDE extensions for that component to work properly. There should be (a set of) packages offered by your OS for this.
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251 million people traveled in California in 2014
- Published by Ozgur Tore
Visit California announced travel and tourism figures 2014. Factors such as the number of people traveled in California and amount they spend as well as job generation demonstrate the growing value of the tourism industry and why California must continue attracting visitors in an increasingly competitive global market in order to remain a top-of-mind travel destination.
A total of 251 million people traveled in California in 2014, and total travel-related spending reached $117.5 billion. This spending supported more than 1 million jobs and generated $9.3 billion in state and local tax revenue, a significant boost compared to 2013.
"California's powerful tourism economy is great news for all Californians," said Visit California President and CEO Caroline Beteta.
A report by Dean Runyan Associates, conducted on behalf of Visit California, shows the economic impacts of travel to and through California from 1992 to 2014. The report includes statewide and county-by-county information as well the economic benefits of leading tourism sectors such as hotels, rental cars and retail. The study shows that 53 out of California's 58 counties saw an increase in direct travel spending compared to 2013, including:
- Fresno: $1.37 billion in traveler spending, up from $1.36 billion
- Los Angeles: $25.03 billion, up from $24.17 billion
- Monterey: $2.57 billion, up from $2.47 billion
- Sacramento: $3.41 billion, up from $3.33 billion
- San Diego: $14.65 billion, up from $14.00 billion
- San Francisco: $13.83 billion, up from $13.08 billion
- Santa Barbara: $1.99 billion, up from $1.92 billion
- Shasta County: $410.6 million, up from $406.0 million
For the first time, the report calculated the secondary impact of income spent by industry businesses and employees, bringing total direct and indirect employment supported by the travel industry to more than 1.73 million employees who earned a total of $76.80 billion.
Visit California plays a leading role in the success of the industry by attracting potential travelers in domestic and top international markets to visit and explore the Golden State. The report found that Visit California's marketing efforts brought more than 4 million additional visitors to the state who spent approximately $8.1 billion while visiting California – a return on investment of $327 for each marketing dollar spent. To help California remain a premier travel destination, on May 22, a $116 million budget for fiscal year 2015-16 will be presented to Visit California's board. This is an 87 percent increase from the 2014/2015 budget based on the tourism industry's support of an increased assessment to fund marketing activities.
Access the report "California Travel Impacts by County, 1992-2013, 2014 Preliminary State & Regional Estimates," and see a breakdown of all the numbers by county and region.


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Grenade Gloves Army Reaches Record Number of Enlistments.
Grenade CEO Joseph Condorelli gives back to the company's most loyal followers.
Portland, Oregon April 27, 2011 – The Grenade Gloves Army, a core faction of the company's most loyal followers, has announced hitting a milestone today of 10k active paid members. Grenade has labeled 2011 as "The Year of the Army," in an effort to give back to their hardcore following. Average monthly enlistments have doubled this year. With an entire department devoted to the Army's expansion and support, Grenade plans to roll out new programs throughout the year to both grow the army and maintain the interest of existing members. Visit www.grenadearmy.com today.
"Social marketing has played a vital role in the expansion of the Army," explains Grenade CEO Joseph Condorelli. "I want the army to have an impact on our business. Grenade has always been a company that listens to the pulse of its consumer. Not a single meeting goes by without Joseph Condorelli inquiring about the state and wellbeing of the Grenade Army. "These are the guys that drive our business. These are the people that tell their friends, their family, their classmates and even their co-workers about our brand."
Grenade is having its most successful fiscal year to date (and they are only 1/3 of the way through), therefore the success of the Army can be easily correlated to the achievements of the company as a whole. Yet the free gear Grenade gives to its "Army Soldiers" probably doesn't hurt either. Army members have specific "Missions," where participation is encouraged but not required. Mission examples are; "Send us your best trick!" where participants submit videos of themselves doing any type of trick in any given sport, "Get A Mohawk" where participants are asked to submit a picture of themselves "rocking a hawk."
"Each mission earns the enlistee a rank promotion," says Grenade Army Administrator, Matthew DiTullo. "For every third rank that the recruit is promoted, they're outfitted with even more Grenade swag."
Other key Grenade Army features; Army Members are given a unique opportunity to interact with the brand and give feedback on product and ideas, members may also purchase product directly from Grenade via the website, they are privy to exclusive content and stickers only available for active members.
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For those of you that use Phoromatic, our web-based remote test management system to the Phoronix Test Suite, the public web-site is now accessible via HTTPS (Phoromatic.com) and in the latest Git code for the Phoronix Test Suite 3.0 "Iveland" release the test result / system log communication to the server is done via HTTPS as well. This has been of interest to some organizations that may be testing unreleased hardware or software while using our non-Intranet version of Phoromatic and is coming just a week after OpenBenchmarking.org received some improvements, including HTTPS support.
More improvements to OpenBenchmarking.org and Phoromatic are right on the horizon. Phoronix Test Suite 3.0 will be released in Q1'2011 when OpenBenchmarking.org "Frigg" also officially launches.
Phoromatic can be used by enthusiasts and anyone else freely via its web-site, but is primarily designed for enterprise usage with managing test farms/clusters of computers to run tests on a scheduled basis, etc. It is also what powers our daily benchmarks of Ubuntu and the Linux kernel via the Phoromatic Tracker extension. It can also be used to easily and effectively benchmark systems around the world or simply manage your test harness when out surfing.


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Discussion in 'Junior League & Tournament Talk' started by Bama'sBest, Oct 27, 2010.
Did a search on here and can't find any capitol region feedback. Thanks.
You should probably go to college park, it's a bit of a commute, but probably worth it. But what do I know, I'm in Texas. Seriously though, check it out.
He's talking about JTCC (Junior Tennis Champions Center) in College Park. Three of the top ten US juniors train there. Two blocks from College Park/UMD station on the green line metro.
I would be interested to hear about good serious junior programs in DC area and more about JTCC as well. Is it really as good as people say it is?
It is truly a very good academy with a very strong coaching staff and many very talented US juniors have come from there in the recent years. Just to name a few: Denis Kudla, Junior Ore, Mitchell Frank, Beatrice Capra and other younger top kids in the country.
I also believe that they were the first official Regional Training Center that USTA named a few years ago. They also boast Red French Clay courts and have indoor/outdoor courts.
Thanks for reply. If anybody had a kid train there can you post some impressions? Does a kid have to be very, very good to be accepted in their program?
I don t know the exact criteria they use to take on the kids, but I assume if you pay, you will play.
It isn't far outside of DC at all.
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