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ITSMA's 19th Annual Marketing Conference
December 4, 2012 @ 12:00 am - December 5, 2012 @ 12:00 am EST
Agenda | Sponsors | Fees & Hotel Info
OverviewMarketing is changing, and it's changing fast. We see fast-multiplying marketing channels, volumes of unstructured data, information-empowered buyers, and emerging geographic marketing—all in an environment of budget constraints. This means marketers can no longer rely on incremental change. Marketers need to make big, bold moves if they are going to continue to bring value to the business.But what is marketing's value proposition? And how do marketers become trusted business leaders? We'll address these questions and more at ITSMA's 19th Annual Marketing Conference.
Some of our fantastic speakers include:
- Neil Blakesley, Vice President, Marketing at BT Global Services
- Monique Bonner, Vice President, Americas Marketing at Dell
- Scott Brinker, President & Chief Technology Officer at ion interactive and author of the award-winning Chief Marketing Technologist blog
- Malcolm Frank, Executive Vice President, Strategy & Marketing at Cognizant
- Julie Johnson, Executive Director, Industries & Marketing, KPMG US
- Paula Laughlin, Sr Director, Global Services Marketing, EMC
- Kieron Monahan, EVP, Global Planning Director & Global Technology Practice Lead, Arnold Worldwide
- Matt Preschern, Vice President, North America Marketing, IBM Global Business Services
- Julie Schwartz, Senior Vice President, Research & Thought Leadership at ITSMA
- Dmitri Shiry, Partner, Deloitte LLP
Participate in a Mini WorkshopThis year, we will be holding workshops, included in the conference fee, led by ITSMA experts on Account Based Marketing, Relationship Marketing, and Thought Leadership Marketing on the afternoon of December 5. Be sure to sign up for one of these 90-minute workshops when you register!Workshop leaders:
- Delivering Value through Account Based MarketingJeff Sands, Vice President & ABM Practice Lead, ITSMA
- Deepening Customer Relationships: A Relationship Marketing FrameworkLisa Dennis, Senior Associate, ITSMA
- How Marketing Can Build a Thought Leadership Engine That Drives BusinessJulie Schwartz, Senior Vice President of Research and Thought Leadership at ITSMA, and Pauline Weger, Senior Associate at ITSMA and founder of Signature Thinkers
Interact with ITSMA Subject Matter Experts – Schedule a 1:1 SessionWe are offering 30-minute, one-to-one meetings with ITSMA Subject Matter Experts on an area of your interest. Meeting times are limited, so let us know what you want to talk about. A sampling of some of the topics you might consider includes:
- Any of ITSMA's research, including 2012 Services Marketing Budget Allocations and Trends
- Account Based Marketing
- Brand Positioning & Differentiation
- Client Engagement/Advocacy/Loyalty Programs
- Digital & Social Marketing
- Industry Marketing
- Lead Generating & Nurturing
- Marketing Automation
- Marketing Metrics & Measurement
- Relationship Marketing
- Sales Enablement
- Solutions Marketing
- Thought Leadership Marketing
Who Should Attend & WhyITSMA's Annual Marketing Conference is designed for senior- and executive-level marketing and business development professionals who want to learn from industry peers, stay at the top of their game, bring their marketing strategy to the next level, and network with like-minded business leaders.Over the two-day Conference, you'll have the opportunity to:
- Challenge your thinking with stimulating presentations from B2B marketing practitioners on today's most pressing topics and trends
- Listen to what world-renowned thought-leaders and business advisors have to say about the industry
- Get tips from several examples of successful marketing and sales initiatives, tools, and tips from best practice case studies
- Learn about award-winning marketing innovations and programs
- Network with professional peers and fellow industry professionals at the Welcome Reception, Marketing Excellence Awards Reception, lunches, and breaks.
- Convene at the conference. Virtual meetings are convenient, but face-to-face time is priceless. Take advantage of this unique opportunity and wrap a team strategy and planning session around the conference. You'll hear plenty of new ideas to discuss, thanks to the fresh content at the conference.
- Develop the skills of your people. Want your team to learn new skills or elevate their perspective? There's never been a better way.
- Reward and recognize your team's hard work. The conference is a great way to invest in your top talent, recognize the team's successes, and motivate them to keep looking at new and different ways to approach their marketing challenges.
- Get personal, one-on-one advice. If you take advantage of a 1:1 meeting, you can start to discuss the advice and plan ways that the team can work together to solve your critical business issues.
Welcome Reception – Monday Evening – December 3Eat, drink, and enjoy. Kick off your Conference experience at the Welcome Reception and meet like-minded professionals and discuss new directions for future success. Join us after your long day of business or travel to relax, enjoy complimentary hors d'oeuvres and beverages, and meet with old friends and new acquaintances.
|5-7:00 pm
|Welcome Reception
|7:30 am
|Registration & Continental Breakfast
|Conference Kick-Off & Opening RemarksDave Munn, President & CEO, ITSMA
|What's Changing in Marketing Malcolm Frank, Executive Vice President, Strategy & Marketing at Cognizant
|Networking Break
|Beyond the Brand: Increasing Customer and Employee LoyaltyMonique Bonner, Vice President, Americas Marketing, Dell[spoiler intro="Read more about the presentation"] It is tough out there for companies who want to grow their business in in today's competitive markets. How can your brand compete with larger, more established, and perhaps better funded brands? How do established brands stay relevant to customers? How marketers quantify and justify investing in the brand? And how does a "purpose-driven brand" keep employees, especially Gen-Y, engaged and committed to your company's success? Monique Bonner, Dell's Vice President of Americas Marketing, will tell how Dell is navigating these choppy waters as it transforms its brand to help customers, employees and communities #DoMore. [/spoiler]
|11:45 pm
|Networking Lunch – Table Topics
|Give Buyers What They WantResults from ITSMA's How Buyers Consume Information SurveyJulie Schwartz, Senior Vice President, Research & Thought Leadership, ITSMA[spoiler intro="Read more about the presentation"]In 2011, ITSMA's "How Buyers Consume Information Survey" introduced the B2B social buyer, who consumes information voraciously and from a variety of sources, including solution provider sites, online communities and social media. We also learned that solution provider websites are among the most preferred and relied on sources of information. This surprising data challenged marketers to rethink the way they reach and engage with today's buyer.ITSMA's 2012 version of the survey, which is currently in the field, digs deeper and Julie Schwartz will be presenting the "hot off the presses" research during her presentation on How Buyers Consume Information. She will cover topics such as the types of information buyers are looking for on solution provider websites, whether buyers' needs are being met, what is the desired role of the sales person during the purchase process. Based on the survey data, she will offer recommendations to marketers so they can stay relevant to buyers.[/spoiler]
|Translating Marketing Understanding Into Results: Getting Close to the RevenueDmitri Shiry, Partner, Deloitte LLP[spoiler intro="Read more about the presentation"]As the Partner responsible for both sales and marketing at Deloitte LLP, Dmitri Shiry has led multiple efforts to improve field alignment between sales and marketing and to help marketers get "closer to the revenue." This has involved changes to the marketing function's structure and organization and marketing activities and tactics that are undertaken, as well as enhancing marketing skills and capabilities. Dmitri will share details on this journey along with his views on other areas that are critical for marketing to succeed.[/spoiler]
|Networking Break
|Agile Marketing and the Rise of the Marketing Technologist Scott Brinker, President & Chief Technology Officer, Ion Interactive, and author of the award-winning Chief Marketing Technologist blog[spoiler intro="Read more about the presentation"]Marketing lives in a perpetual state of disruptive innovation these days. How can marketing departments become better at adapting to an environment of constant change? Two organizational innovations can provide this capability in a more foundational way. First, adopting agile management methodologies in marketing, an approach known as "agile marketing." Second, embedding more technical talent directly into the marketing team, technical-marketing hybrids known as "marketing technologists." Together, they enable marketing to act and react at high-speed in a technology-powered landscape where the only constant is change. This agility is a big part of marketing's new value proposition.[/spoiler]
|Day One Wrap-UpDave Munn, President & CEO, ITSMA
|Networking Reception
|Light Dinner
|Marketing Excellence Awards Ceremony
|7:30 am
|Continental Breakfast & Networking
|Welcome Back & ITSMA UpdateJeff Sands, Vice President & ABM Practice Lead, ITSMA
|Insight-led, Relationship-driven Marketing Neil Blakesley, Vice President, Marketing, BT Global Services[spoiler intro="Read more about the presentation"]With global markets constricting and growth elusive, how does marketing provide sales with the right customer insight, customer relationships and propositions to stand apart from their competitors? Find out how BT Global Services created a suite of sales engagement tools that have made a real and measureable difference to the company's sales efforts in a difficult economic climate.[/spoiler]
|Marketing from the Outside-InKieron Monahan, EVP, Global Planning Director & Global Technology Practice Lead, Arnold Worldwide[spoiler intro="Read more about the presentation"]In this talk, Kieron Monahan will share the view of a creative agency. What does an agency see when they—on the outside—look into the world of their B2B clients? Through stories, a case study, and research, Kieron will show how this outsider perspective can bring clarity and simplicity to a vague and complex situation and add value to a client's marketing organization.[/spoiler]
|Networking Break
|Marketing Leaders Panel Facilitated by Pauline Weger, Senior Associate, ITSMA
|Networking Break
|Best Practice Case Study Series from 2012 Marketing Excellence Award Winners
|Best Practice Case Study Series from 2012 Marketing Excellence Award Winners
|Conference Wrap‐up, Prize Drawings, Networking Lunch
|Topical Workshops
|Delivering Value through Account Based Marketing [spoiler intro="Read more about the workshop"]Account Based Marketing has become very successful in helping companies expand revenue and relationship with key clients. It requires careful planning, account specific tailoring, a close working relationship between sales and marketing, and sustained investment. So if you are new to Account Based Marketing, at the early stages, or looking to formalize and scale your program, you could benefit from attending this workshop.Jeff Sands, ITSMA Vice President and ABM Practice Head, will be the workshop leader and will cover the following:• An introduction to Account Based Marketing• The different contexts for Account Based Marketing• The Four Phases of ABM Adoption: Pilot, Build, Standardize, and Scale• The drivers for each phase of adoption• Industry examples and keys to success [/spoiler]Deepening Customer Relationships: A Relationship Marketing Framework [spoiler intro="Read more about the workshop"]Both sales and marketing are charged with building mutually beneficial and strong business relationships with customers. They are also driving to the same goals: improved customer satisfaction and experiences, better communication of product and service value, mutual trust and loyalty, and—hopefully—more business. But with today's myriad of communication options, it is often difficult to decide what the right balance of marketing and sales activities should really be and who owns different tasks to move the relationship forward.Relationships also have stages, and not every relationship that your organization engages in is at the same stage, or moves to the next stage at the same rate. While this may seem obvious, we tend to market and sell to customers like they are all at the same stage. In order to apply a relationship-based approach to our prospects and customers, we have to recognize where they are. As marketers and sellers, we can participate in that journey by tailoring our strategies and tactics to fit the relationship stage the prospect or customer is in, and earn their trust and commitment to move to the next stage.In this session, ITSMA Senior Associate, Lisa Dennis, will provide insight and guidance on how to develop and execute successful relationship marketing programs and strategies.Specifically, participants will learn:• Relationship Marketing for new client acquisition, within key accounts, or both• Defining relationship stages in your market segments• Selection criteria for best-fit customer participation• Assessing and benchmarking individual/account relationships• Developing your customized relationship marketing framework• Real world examples of relationship marketing• Best practices and pitfalls[/spoiler]How Marketing Can Build a Thought Leadership Engine That Drives Business [spoiler intro="Read more about the workshop"]During this workshop, Julie Schwartz, Senior Vice President of Research and Thought Leadership at ITSMA, and Pauline Weger, Senior Associate at ITSMA and founder of Signature Thinkers, will dive into the leading practices and latest thinking on thought leadership.Today's Marketing professionals have an opportunity to strengthen their role as strategists and business catalysts, as they have the "outside in" perspective and are experts at helping leaders bring ideas to market in ways that build the brand and grow the business.Drawing on thought leadership and buyer behavior research, examples from this year's Marketing Excellence Awards, and their experience in helping leaders become visible experts in their field, Julie and Pauline will help you sharpen the focus and define the future of thought leadership at your company.Here's what you'll learn during the workshop:
|Please note: More details will follow and ITSMA reserves the right to make changes or substitutions to this event.
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Fees and Hotel Information
|Event Date:
|December 4-5, 2012
|Fees include conference materials, continental breakfasts, lunches, refreshments, and receptions.
|*Contact ITSMA for details about special discounts for three or more participants from your organization at firstname.lastname@example.com
|Event Location:
|The Charles Hotel, One Bennett Street, Cambridge, MA 02138http://charleshotel.com/
|Phone: +1-617-864-1200 Toll free: 800-882-1818 Fax: +1-617-864-5715 Booking Hours: Monday – Friday: 8 am to 7 pm ET; Saturday: 9 am to 4 pm ET
|Hotel accommodations are the responsibility of the registrant. ITSMA has reserved a block of rooms on a first-come, first-served basis at The Charles Hotel. Please call the hotel directly for room reservations. To receive the discounted rate, please identify yourself as an attendee of ITSMA's Annual Marketing Conference.
|Room rates:
|$289 King Deluxe Room, Single or Double Hotel accommodations are the responsibility of the registrant. ITSMA has reserved a block of rooms on a first-come, first-served basis at The Charles Hotel. To receive the discounted rate, please identify yourself as an attendee of ITSMA's Annual Marketing Conference. Rate is available until December 1.
|Hotel Information:
|The Charles Hotel experience reflects the eclecticism that is Cambridge. An urban oasis, The Charles offers something for everyone who is visiting the Boston area. Guests can soak in their academic surrounding by attending a lecture at Harvard, relax with a stroll along the Charles River, explore downtown Boston or dine at some of the Boston and Cambridge area's finest restaurants, including The Charles' own Henrietta's Table and Rialto. In addition, The Charles is home to a thriving jazz club, the Regattabar a popular cocktail bar, Noir, and an ice-skating rink during the winter months.
|Special Requests:
|If there is anything we can do to make your participation in this event easier, please complete the appropriate space on the Registration Form or contact Carolyn Jefferson at email@example.com or +1-781-862-8500, Ext. 121.
|International Travelers:
|Effective January 20, 2010 inbound travelers to the United States from Visa Waiver Program countries may be denied boarding by the airlines if they don't have ESTA authorization, and by March 2010, the old I-94 entry form is expected to be a thing of the past. Here's what you need to know. U.S. Electronic System for Travel Authorization (ESTA) information: https://esta.us/
Sponsorship OpportunitiesSponsoring ITSMA's Annual Conference is a great way to showcase your brand strength and gain visibility with senior-level marketing and sales executives. Several opportunities are available to meet your needs and budget. Contact Dirk Mullenger at email@example.com for more information.
Cancellation and Refund PolicyCancellations and substitutions must be in writing and forwarded to ITSMA via email to firstname.lastname@example.com.
- Full refund or future event credit given 30+ days prior to the event
- $250 cancellation fee 15-29 days prior to the event
- No shows will incur the full event fee
- Substitutions approved by ITSMA are permitted
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Trainer Todd Pletcher said he's pulling the 3-year-old colt out of next weekend's Derby due to an "issue" in his left front leg.
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He was scheduled to work at Churchill Downs on Sunday morning, but Pletcher opted to keep the horse in the barn while sending his other Derby entries out on the track.
Eskendereya is the second straight Wood Memorial winner to be pulled from the Derby. I Want Revenge was the morning line favorite in last year's Derby, but was scratched the day of the race due to a soft tissue injury.


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Shopping The Catalogs: Danish Design Store
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Too cute!! Love elephants... one of my favourite necklaces is one with a small "gold" elephant! There's something so peaceful about them... xxReplyDelete
Adorable. My girls had the cutest elephant toy/game when little. It was an elephant that used an air stream to shoot faux butterflies into the air and then they tried to catch with the two nets that came with - I think I probably still have it in the back of the closet somewhere!!ReplyDelete
Do you think I'm too old for one of these darling elephants? My youngest would be jealous as his special stuffed toy is "Senor Elefante"!ReplyDelete
Love elephants, they are adorable and whimsical...fun!ReplyDelete
Lovely and adorable! Enjoy the wonderful day, Kellie xxReplyDelete
love them..and the colors too!! have a lovely day, susan..do visit my blog when you have a moment..it would be lovely to have your opinion on the direction i am going in with my dining room! xx meenalReplyDelete
Precious for a child's room or playroom! Love the design....reminds me of my favorite, Babar!!ReplyDelete
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I have almost ordered one of these elephants a couple times for my daughter's bedroom. I then hold myself back as expensive plastic elephants are hardly the most practical purchase in the world. Reconsidering again after this post!ReplyDelete
That is the cutest elephant!ReplyDelete
These are so perfect!! My bestie is decorating her nursery and she has an animal theme with Elephants!!ReplyDelete
The perfect footstool or imaginary pet for little ones. I know my 2yr would love that.ReplyDelete
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Don DeSalvio, Timberland's senior director of men's casual footwear, said customers familiar with the brand's iconic work boots will appreciate the durability of this oxford. "It's for somebody who is a bit more of a classic guy, and he appreciates a shoe with a slip-resistant outside, good comfort, and a beautiful waterproof upper," he said. "Water will bead right off the leather."
The growing category of waterproof shoes is also a response to customer demand, he said. "We've noticed our consumer is getting more mobile in their daily life – once they leave their house in the morning, they're keeping in touch with friends and spouses and don't seem to go home before going out for the evening." With the Stormbuck, you can go from morning to night, work to play, without having to worry about mother nature.


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|cheeky, who me?
Monday, 7 January 2013
Memory Monday 1/2013
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What a lovely princess. I also started this project of taking special moments with my kids as often as possible. At the end of the year, I'll see how they've grown up.ReplyDeleteReplies
It is great looking back over pictures of the year, it really shows how much fun you have the whole year through.Delete
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Very cheeky, she makes me laugh, they all do. We told my youngest son a while back to look after his Skylanders because he could damage its memory on the chip inside if he doesn't care for them. Today he once again insisted on taking them all to bed with him & whilst my husband was tucking him he said remember to look after them, then my little man said yes because I could break the chip then after a short while he asked in a serious manner if there was also sausage inside his skylanders haha I would love to be in a kids mind sometimes.Delete


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Dress Me Up
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Create a character - selecting different faces, and hair styles. Then add clothes - tops, bottoms, shoes, hats, and accessories. Choose a background and you've created your own custom character. Lots of different combinations for kids to try.
Pic comes out sideway Cute but need to fix the bug on android platform please if im going to pay for something it should work right
Picture problems my pictures come out sideways when I align the face with the app. I have to take a sideways picture to get a face in there if I want a personsl face. Even then, it bad quality. But every thing else is great! My daughter just loves it. Of course SHE has a ipod and hers works fine. I have an Android :(.
Best dress up app ever!!!!!
My 5 yr old loves this game. Her comment is "u can't change the color of the hair when I pick how I want it fixed." She wants to have it look like her
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You can now copy app to SD card.
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They don't create a lot of fanfare and they are the last people to toot their own horns.
It's not that this group doesn't deserve it; they are just too busy helping more animals than the top four rescue groups combined and the majority of animal lovers in San Diego have probably never heard of them.
Shelter Pet Partners is a nonprofit rescue group in San Diego that rescues animals in need. Cats, dogs and hamsters have all felt the love and care that this group provides.Those of you who are familiar with rescue groups know what a thankless, tiring job it can be, but somehow this group finds a way to keep plugging along year after year.
Money is always tight and when volunteers are running around caring for animals, it is hard to find enough good people to drum up donations and ideas for fundraising. SPP's costs hover close to $100,000 per year; however, they never hesitate when it comes to helping others.
Recently, the San Diego animal community suffered a tremendous loss when Gina Gracio -- head of San Diego Pet Rescue -- was killed in a tragic car accident.Over 50 pets were left homeless and SPP didn't hesitate before they took in many of their cats and dogs.Currently, they are working to find foster and permanent homes for all of them.
Foster care is the biggest service that SPP offers the animal community. Dozens of volunteer's homes are opened up to dogs, cats, rabbits and even guinea pigs that find themselves homeless, often with little time left.
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May I suggest the stock 80mm eflight. I really didn't have to remove much to get it in there. It is about the same od as the edge of the stock lip so it fits in nice with the lip off. I did very little to the transition after the fan and this thing still screams. Disgusting unlimited vertical. I launch it straight up sometimes by just letting go of the nose. Probably close to 140 in level flight and floats like stock with a 6s 2650 pack. Using a 70a detrum esc. This is by far my favorite plane and I never leave it behind!!
By the way ... Sick paint!!!!!!!
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Link http://www.e-fliterc.com/Products/De...F32#quickSpecs
I have not gps logged it but what do you expect with 5.4 lbs thrust in a 2.5 lb airplane. Lol. It's all about the thrust tube exit diameter from there. Just keep in mind you will have to dremel out a little foam! I will try something like rc speedo this weekend if I can. Trust me boys.... This set up rocks!!!!! Hope your field is big enough cause it will eat the sky fast. I fly at rcacf if anyone is close by and wants to grab the sticks!
Can anyone here do one of those doppler calculations if i post video?
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Maiden flight of the Grayson Retract Mod Meteor
Had a nice maiden with the Meteor with the Grayson Retracts mod. On the second flight though the Esc shut down right after take off. Made it safely back down. Looks like a thermal shutdown because it runs fine now after cooling off. It was hot out yesterday and I'm hoping that's what the problem was. I have an Castle Ice 100 as the esc. Need to get the dongle so I can download the data. The meteor is awesome with the gear up.
HD Maiden Video
That 2300kv CS10 will be weak on 4S. Much worse than the stock fan combo on 4S.
On 5S it is a bit weaker than the stock fan combo on 5S.
For 4S you need the 2800kv, but even that is weak compared to stock 5S.
2300kv 5S CS10 1.45Kg bench
2800kv 4S CS10 1.25Kg bench
In-plane heading towards 0.2Kg loss.
At the moment I have the L2855-2300kv CS10 on 5S and it is 'good'. That bit slower than stock 5S, but sounds better. But I am working out a 0.2Kg to 0.4Kg better combo.
CS10's are 'heavier' loads, for the same thrust, compared to more common 5 & 6 blade fan units. So you need a heftier motor to drive them properly.
That means an Inrunner, and 28mm with a can (true can spec that is!) of 60mm. 45mm and 50mm will be under excess duress - unless you use lower KV and thus a lower thrust result.
So you are heading to the "better" motor areas, and a lot more cost for them too! But they will do the job properly, and last doing it too!! So it is actually worthwhile.
You need "Watts" to get thrust and CS10's eat more watts than 5-6bladers, for that same thrust result. You need approx 900W for 1.4Kg bench, which will then be about 1.2Kg in-plane
1200W for 1.8Kg bench and then, hmmm, unknown by me yet, X loss in-plane. Probably 1.5Kg in-plan I expect.
My Lander 5 blade does 2.0Kg thrust on just 52A 6S = 1150W (ongoing thrust not short initial peak)
You would need 1300W+ for a CS10 to match that. (approx)
How you get the X Watts can be any Cell count... less cells, more Amps needed.
Higher cell counts are more efficient, so you wouldn't really want to set up for 1200W from 5S. (or 4S!). You would go to 6S for 1200W aims (54A area then). For 5S... up to 1000W sort of area (55A then). 4S more in the 800W area (54A area).
Running to higher Amps means you need higher C batteries, so costs rise more too. And a bigger ESC etc.
Combo 1: 6S CS10 with HET 2W30 (2200kv) 1.9Kg bench for 56A
Combo 2: 5S CS10 with HET 2W30 (2200kv) 1.4Kg bench for 48A
The L2855-2300kv will match the second combo, but at higher Amps as it is a weaker motor running under duress. eg 54A or so. It won't last as long, but it does OK really... fr $12 !!!
So I would recommend that combo, purely on price... not on its true technical merit. And you are wasting Amps = wasting flight time, stressing batteries more, for that 'cheaper' cost.
I have a HEAP of 70mm combos sitting around (10 or so), and two Meteors, and the first change-up will be to use the Lander unit on 6S (2.0Kg thrust for 52A). Purely because it is more power per Watts, and sounds pretty good. Not CS10, but more towards that than the stock fan. I guess it would run somewhat OK on 5S too.
For HET, it would be better to have a 2400kv for 5S, which would move Amps to the 55A area and thrust to 1.6Kg or so I would expect, but they don't have that KV.
I have one of those HobbyKing 3 blade fans... it is a pusher isn't it?
It is not just the blade count that matters, but also the area, the profile/shape (aggressiveness etc). But generally lower blade count are designed to run higher RPM.
I won't get great sound because that is tied in with blade area and the tips - which a CS10 has a lot of "small" ones. But if the RPM it runs at is high enough it can head more towards 'better' sound.
I have never used mine.... (annoyed when I found it was a pusher).
The HobbyKing one is a Wemo Mk1 ripoff (I have read). $12 approx.
But no thrust tube.
I don't think Wemo's come with them by default either. They are an option and cost more.
Mind you a Wemo itself also costs $50 approx - but is dynamically balanced as it comes.
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Night Watch: A Long-lost Adventure in Which Sherlock Holmes Meets Father Brown
Night Watch: A Long-lost Adventure in Which Sherlock Holmes Meets Father Brown
My first exposure to Sherlock Holmes was the painstaking reading of
the story "The Adventure of the Speckled Band" by Sister Theresa
Mary in fifth grade. She followed that up with a Father Brown short
story. The following summer I pulled THE COMPLETE SHERLOCK HOLMES
by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and THE FATHER BROWN OMNIBUS by G. K.
Chesterton out of the local library and never looked back. I didn't
know at the time that Chesterton was in fact a brilliant essayist
and philosopher, or that Conan Doyle hated his most famous
creation. I didn't care, either. I was lost in different worlds,
worlds that, I confess, I have never found my way out of.
NIGHT WATCH by Stephen Kendrick is a chronicle of the meeting of
these two literary icons, at a time when Holmes was close to
retirement and Brown was but a prelate, not having taken his final
vows. Kendrick's focus here, wisely, is on Holmes, although Brown's
appearances, woven unobtrusively throughout the novel, are
extremely well done. The two legends meet when Holmes and the
ever-present Watson are called to a London church on Christmas Day
in 1902. Unknown to the public, an interfaith meeting of the
leaders of the world's great faiths is being held with the thought
of conducting a Parliament of the World Religions. The reason for
the requested presence of Holmes and Watson is the discovery of the
mutilated body of a priest in the church. The untrampled snow
around the church suggests that the murderer is still within the
church, and that, worse, he is one of the participants in the
meeting. Throughout the night, Holmes and Watson painstakingly
interrogate each of those present. Circumstances dictate that
Holmes solve the case before daybreak. He does this, or at least it
would appear so. It is left to Father Brown, however, to tie up a
few loose ends.
Let's be absolutely clear here: Kendrick's writing is nothing short
of brilliant. He is not new to Holmes; his previous work, HOLY
CLUES: The Gospel According to Sherlock Holmes, establishes him as
an expert on the literary icon. NIGHT WATCH, however, is even more
noteworthy for several reasons. Kendrick first playfully disposes
of the validity of previous posthumous Holmes stories, while
simultaneously carving out an exception for his own, and does this
so deftly that even the victims probably enjoyed it. He then
provides his readers with another side to Holmes's personality,
while nonetheless remaining true to the character. As if this were
not enough, Kendrick gives us a glimpse of London, at the turn of
the Century, through the eyes of one of its best known fictitious
citizens. At the same time, he provides us with a bit of heretofore
unrevealed backstory of the lesser known but equally cerebral
Father Brown, providing an introduction to this underrated
detective, which hopefully, will spark some renewed interest in
him. Kendrick frames all of this in what by anyone's standard is a
classic locked room --- er, church, mystery, with a solution that
will leave the reader laughing and shaking their head with delight.
Actually, make that endings.
Kendrick is a minister of the First and Second Church in Boston. I
would submit to you that if he brings the same literary approach to
his pulpit as he does to his keyboard, his services are standing
room only. I would guess that his other work, of both the literal
and spiritual bent, is worth checking out.
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Good Morning/Evening/Night NB family.
I ask that you all humour me a bit as I inquire about a few things.
I assume we all remember when Orochimaru took back his DNA from Kabuto after he was "reborn".?
Going by that logic, First Hokage should be able to do the same thing to Madara, right?
After his attack on the Kage Summit, Sasake was branded an international criminal.
It is quite obvious that he has renounced his evil ways and is now on his way to the battlefield to aide the Leaf.
If/when Madara, the 10tails and Obito are defeated, would the idea of Sasuke being exonerated of his crimes be far-fetched? After all, with the reinforcements that Sasuke is bringing, He will be looked upon as the Ninja Santa.
** This is a little side note but its been stated that Sasuke bears a striking resemblance to Madara's brother. I honestly don't remember what chapter it was in. Do you guys think Madara seeing him will affect him in any way?


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- 2 oz. of wheatmeal (ground wheat)
- 1 oz. of rolled oatmeal
- 1 egg
- 1/2 oz. of oil or butter
- 1/2 lb. small sago
- 3 eggs
- 1 large Spanish onion
- 1 dessertspoonful of mixed powdered herbs
- 1 oz. of butter
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2Add butter to melt when it is soft. Once melted, mix in the oatmeal and wheatmeal.
3Grate the onion, and whip up the eggs; mix all the ingredients together, not forgetting the herbs and seasoning. The whole should be a thick porridge-like mass; if it is too dry, add a little milk.
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ENGLAND scrum-half Danny Care produced a moment of magic as Harlequins regained top spot in the Aviva Premiership after edging a thrilling contest at the Stoop.
With Quins trailing at the break, Care ran half the length of the field from a tap penalty to reignite his side.
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Toby Flood scored 16 points for the Tigers on his return to Premiership action while Adam Thompstone touched down, but it was not enough.
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Kathleen Parker: Dershowitz & Starr agree on religious freedoms: A matter of principle
RFLASH Salt Lake City, UTApril 3, 2014 8:57 a.m.
It is not right to consider a corporation as an individual! Corporations are formed to take advantage of benefits received. Nobody forced them into becoming a corporation, but they did and they should obey the laws that apply! People set aside their personal beliefs every day in order to do business! Can you imagine if you had a list of all your religious ideas, and before doing business with others, they all had to comply! How well would you do? If Hobby Lobby followed their religion, like they say that they do, they would not do business with anyone that uses contraceptives and has sex outside of marriage. Am I right? Maybe it is a little bit easier to discriminate against employees!
Live and let live! I think people are getting sick of all the tea party, self righteous. holier than thou attitudes! There are many out there passing judgment on others and if the truth were known, they are not that good of a person themselves! Watch out for those who brag about how good they are while they make sure to point out the unacceptables! I wouldn't work for Hobby Lobby! I wouldn't trust them!
mark Salt Lake City, UTMarch 31, 2014 12:52 a.m.
Jenica, this has nothing to do with forcing, or not forcing, employees to do something, rather, the issue is if a business can refuse to obey the law based on the religious believes of its owners.
And there is indeed a slippery slope here, or more precisely a steep cliff. If the owners of hobby lobby can receive an exemption to the law based on there religious believes then ANYBODY can. If this is not true, then why the owners of hobby lobby? Why only them and no one else? Of course religious exemption would have to apply to everyone, if not, why only contraceptives? Why not other religious believes? The government MUST treat everyone's religious believes equally, it cannot place one persons religious believes above another's.
Therefore, Quaker's desire to not pay taxes that go to military expenditures would HAVE to be honored.
You are right, though, when you ask why should an individual have to rely on ecclesiastical leadership to determine their believes. They don't. The government cannot be in a position to determine WHICH religious believes are valid, or why.
Indeed, all men would be a law unto themselves.
anotherview SLO, CAMarch 28, 2014 4:15 p.m.
The Catholic Health Assoc is satisfied with the accommodations provided in the ACA.
Apparently religious institutions are on both sides of the debate.
How is Hobby Lobby "providing" contraceptives if they aren't required to pay any portion of or administer the healthplan? Couldn't the same argument apply that just by providing a paycheck to a young woman who has had an abortion Hobby Lobby is facilitating the abortion?
If Hobby Lobby wants an "out" they have the option of not providing health insurance at all and instead, pay the "tax."
To argue that one has no choice in the matter is simply not true.
How is it that we have male dominated courts and legislators deciding what women's choices ought to be?
JenicaJessen Riverton, UTMarch 28, 2014 3:10 p.m.
If a kosher deli refuses to sell bacon, are they "oppressing" pork eaters? Are they "putting religious restrictions" on their customers and employees by not handing out free pig meat to them?
I'm sorry, I just don't see how refusing to personally provide some contraceptives automatically equals forbidding the use of contraceptives. I can see the link between totally forbidding any use of contraceptives ever and promoting religious beliefs, and I can even see the link between enforcing religious beliefs in a workplace and oppression. But "not funding X" is not even close to the same as "forbidding X". If that's the rationale, than pretty much everything the government doesn't fund is illegal.
cjb Bountiful, UTMarch 28, 2014 1:56 p.m.
No one is trying to tell the owners of Hobby Lobby that they can't live their religion. The problem is Hobby Lobby owners will if they are allowed to, put their own religious restrictions on their employees.
Jews and Moslems do the same thing, because of their religion, they circumcise their children while they are still too young to object. All if this is wrong.
factsplease SLO, CAMarch 28, 2014 11:05 a.m.
Employers under the ACA are not required to pay any portion of contraceptives, nor administer a plan which provides access to contraceptives if they have religious objections.
Additionally the ACA states:
Health Plans Cannot Be Required to Cover Abortion.
No Federal Funds for Abortion Coverage or Abortion Care.
No Preemption of State or Federal Laws Regarding Abortion.
Conscience Protections for Providers and Facilities.
It could easily be argued that Hobby Lobby will contribute to MORE unplanned pregnancies and therefore, MORE abortions by restricting access to contraceptives.
JenicaJessen Riverton, UTMarch 28, 2014 11:04 a.m.
Stalwart Sentinel: "Your argument is also mistaken. The family that owns a company has no legal right to enforce its moral principles on the employees of said company."
I think you must have misread my post. That's exactly what I was saying. Hobby Lobby would "enforce its moral principles" if they told employees that they were NOT allowed to use birth control. Hobbby Lobby has done nothing of the kind. They have not said that employees are forbidden to use birth control. They are not forcing employees to live any set of "moral principles" when it comes to birth control. A Hobby Lobby employee can use any form of birth control they want-- the question is whether or not their employer should be forced to pay for it. (And as has already been pointed out, of the twenty required birth control products, Hobby Lobby is perfectly willing to fund sixteen.)
The Scientist: So in order to believe that, say, the death penalty or war or abortion is wrong, I have to have a church leader tell me so? Do I automatically forfeit any right to think for myself or develop my own moral code by joining a religion?
SCfan clearfield, UTMarch 28, 2014 10:45 a.m.
The way you phrased your comment made it sound as if the owners of Hobby Lobby were in some way associated with the LDS Church. I looked them up and they are Christian and contribute to Oral Roberts University and other Christian organizations. So, they might not even have an official church organization or leadership like the LDS Church does. And, even if LDS, some owner of a private business, for instance, could or could not serve alcohol if they wanted to. It would make no difference if they were LDS. Example, Marriott serves coffee and alcohol at the hotels. But if they didn't, and based it on religion, do you think some law should be passed to force them to serve it?
Not sure what your point was. And do you really want to hear all the slippery slope arguments against a law you want? That can be a wide field.
The Scientist Provo, UTMarch 28, 2014 9:08 a.m.
Religious organizations be warned: you enforce the principle of "religious freedom" for corporations here at your own peril.
All the foregoing "slippery slope" arguments are, if not logically valid, rhetorically suggestive, and should not be ignored. But beyond those arguments there is the simple question of how the legitimacy of religious claims can be established.
Specifically, Hobby Lobby owners claim that their religion cannot support "abortifacients', and they have personally interpreted what that entails. But no official Church officers have made official statements supporting HL owners' personal interpretations about what are and what are not "abortifacients". Hobby Lobby owners are NOT official, ordained, authorities of the Church in which they claim membership.
Imagine an LDS business owner refusing to pay for cremation benefits, despite the fact that the LDS Church does NOT have an official stand against cremation. Who is authorized to declare what is and what is not Church doctrine and policy?
Legally and ultimately, individuals who are not ecclesiastical authorities will not be allowed to interpret religious doctrine/positions. They will be required to back up their religious claims with official doctrines. This will lead to more Pharisaic legalism in religion than there already is.
SCfan clearfield, UTMarch 28, 2014 8:31 a.m.
To all of you who are using the "slippery slope" argument, that argument could be made with just about any law passed in America. It is a weak argument, especially if that is all you have.
A Quaker Brooklyn, NYMarch 28, 2014 8:04 a.m.
@Tekakaromatagi: What you may not understand is the reason that Quakers are pacifists. It stems from our belief that all people are created equal, that we're all imbued with "that of God," or if you prefer, an internal Light. For that reason, we believe that to attack other people, you are attacking God.
As far as pacifism goes, we believe it's not only immoral to wage violence against someone, but that paying others to do so is just as immoral. As such, we object to paying taxes that are used to support military assets. Some Quakers have protested by going to jail, but the majority feel that they can do more good by not being in jail, so we pay our taxes under protest.
Looking at this "religious conscience" case before SCOTUS now, I can't speak for other Quakers, but to me it looks like the business owners are looking to be "more equal" than their employees, arguing their religious consciences should be elevated to the repression of others. I cannot support that. That is an affront to the principle of equality.
Cats Somewhere in Time, UTMarch 28, 2014 6:53 a.m.
All these "parades of horribles" being put forward by many of these posters are not valid. This is a very narrow case that involves only the issues of birth control and abortifacients with respect to religious conscience. It doesn't involve any other issues.
Freedom of Religion is the FIRST and most important right that is presented in the first amendment of the Bill of Rights. There is a reason for that. The Founding fathers considered it to be the first and most important of all human rights.
Let's not get carried away with this. All these other theoretical issues don't apply.
Tekakaromatagi Dammam, Saudi ArabiaMarch 27, 2014 11:07 p.m.
As I understand, Quakers are pacifists and if there was a war and there was a draft, a lot of the people arguing on behalf of Hobby Lobby's case and their freedom of religion would support your right to be a conscientious objector, even if they will be drafted to fill the place that you are not filling.
You should do the same for them.
Tekakaromatagi Dammam, Saudi ArabiaMarch 27, 2014 11:04 p.m.
@Roland Kayser:
"If Hobby Lobby wins, corporations will quickly discover that they have all kinds of religious objections to many of our laws."
Yes. I agree. But, the Democrats have opened a Pandora's Box with intrusive regulations. At one time Sibelius said that she was not aware that there would be problems with contraception mandates in the ACA. I am not Catholic, and it was not a surprise to me. The people running the government need to be more aware (and more tolerant) of different cultural traditions in the US (and in the world). Given all the lip-service to diversity it is kind of surprising.
Copy Cat Murray, UTMarch 27, 2014 10:41 p.m.
The real issue is not about discrimination in hiring, but I will play along with Joe for a bit.
If a person has asthma which is triggered by cigarette smoke, can they refuse to hire someone because they smell like smoke?
Can a health care facility refuse to hire people who smell like smoke, based on the bad image it gives their business?
These are reasons someone might not hire someone who smells like smoke, that have nothing to do with religion.
But there are those in Utah who would claim that making these decisions is based solely on religion.
It just ain't so Joe.
People choose who they hire based on the prospective employees behavior all the time. Otherwise they would just put resume's in a hat and pick one. That is not the recipe for a successful business.
J in AZ San Tan Valley, AZMarch 27, 2014 9:37 p.m.
Stalwart Sentinel - In your response, I'm afraid that your logic is flawed in two places. First the compelling government interest argument doesn't work because first, the suit is not an attempt to deny access to an entire class of therapeutic agents or to seek to be excused from compliance with the ACA employer mandate. No other therapeutic class of drugs is required to have all product covered by plans, only birth control drugs are being given this privileged status. The plaintiffs are perfectly willing to fund 16 different products, 75% of all approved products, from the birth control therapeutic class. In fact, their pre-ACA health plans already fund those drugs. They are suing for the right to not be forced to include two drugs and two medical devices that they find to be morally objectionable based on the FDA approved labeling and safety literature. Should the plaintiffs prevail, no employee will be denied access to a wide range of safe and effective contraceptive drugs.
The second flaw coming in the next post.
A Quaker Brooklyn, NYMarch 27, 2014 9:33 p.m.
How do you balance the religious freedom of the company's owner versus the religious and personal freedom of his 13000 employees? Are they not entitled to access the same federally-guaranteed employee benefits as employees of other companies do? Are they not entitled to practice their own religion's doctrine on reproductive matters?
Allowing Hobby Lobby to essentially veto healthcare benefits for women who do not share the owner's viewpoint is imposing a fine on them of several hundred dollars a year, the cost of buying hormonal contraceptives outside their health plan. How is that fair?
What's his viewpoint on single women who get pregnant? Is he going to only allow obstetric service coverage for married women next?
This is perilous territory. I don't see how you can open this "religious freedom" exception, when it essentially strips that freedom from the much more numerous employees, leaving them subject to punitive penalties imposed by their employer.
the truth Holladay, UTMarch 27, 2014 7:26 p.m.
@Stalwart Sentinel
JenicaJensen is right on point.
The imaginary problems if they support true religious freedom, are just that imaginary.
The short answer is NO. none if those imaginary hypothetical situations would happen.
None of these were ever problems in the past before progressive twisted the interpretation of the first amendment and will not be after.
Liberty and freedom for a moral people is the answer.
More big government control and more enslaved constrained moral-less people is not.
Stalwart Sentinel San Jose, CAMarch 27, 2014 4:29 p.m.
J in AZ - I appreciate the thought but your response is not accurate. While I understand that in order for this to make sense from your side of things, one must claim that a "family" is being forced to do something but that is factually incorrect. The family is not the company and vice versa. Put simply, the actual legal issue of the case makes zero mention of any family; rather it pits the personal exercise of religion against the govt's compelling interest to enforce the ACA. The disconnect is that a for profit company does not have a right to exercise a religion (distinguishing for profit from non-profit religious-based institutions which are exempt from this ACA mandate). If Hobby Lobby wants to hide behind the owner's personal moral convictions, they can become a non-profit and be done with it. However, that is unlikely b/c they are designed as a for profit enterprise, therefore they must abide by the same laws as every other for profit endeavor.
JenicaJensen - Your argument is also mistaken. The family that owns a company has no legal right to enforce its moral principles on the employees of said company.
JenicaJessen Riverton, UTMarch 27, 2014 1:51 p.m.
JoeBlow, that's a strawman. The question is not whether a religious exemption would grant you the right to disobey any law you want. It is not even whether or not private businesses can discriminate against those that they consider sinners. The question is whether or not the family that owns a company can be forced to FUND those "sins".
Hobby Lobby is not forbidding their employees to use birth control, abortifacient or not. It is not trying to fire those that use birth control, no matter what form that birth control takes. It is simply refusing to provide funding for some forms. Their employees are free to do whatever they want without retribution.
To claim that a ruling in their favor would allow a Catholic employer to fire divorcees is hyperbolic and a misunderstanding. A more accurate analogy would be to say that ruling in their favor means that a Catholic employer could not be forced to provide a divorce lawyer for an employee. The issue isn't whether a company made up of LDS people can avoid hiring a drinker-- it's whether they can be forced to give him booze.
J in AZ San Tan Valley, AZMarch 27, 2014 12:29 p.m.
And some more comments
The Skeptical Chymist wrote, "my problem with a major line of jurisprudence centers on the idea that a corporation is a person." This is not a new or novel legal theory. The concept that a corporation has legal standing as a person was in my business law textbook 26 years ago.
Stalwart Sentinel wrote, "Following conservative logic then I, as a Mormon, ought to be able to directly ask prospective employees in a job interview whether they drink, smoke, or have had premarital sex." You are getting a little of topic here. The question is if the government can force these two families to pay for birth control measures that they find morally repugnant.
This is not a case of someone not wanting to pay for any kind of birth control measure. While health plans cover at least some drugs from each theraputic class. Very few cover all drugs in each theraputic class. Sometimes they cover only one. Both families already cover 75% of all approved birth control drugs in the United States in the health plans that they provide for their employees. They just don't want to pay for four products that they find repugnant.
J in AZ San Tan Valley, AZMarch 27, 2014 12:09 p.m.
More comments
slcdenizen wrote, " Unless of course they want to collect the tax benefits of offering health care and refuse to give up that incentive." Under the current tax code, dropping health coverage and paying the $2000 per employee per year winds up being more profitable for the business.
Roland Kayser wrote, "If Hobby Lobby wins, corporations will quickly discover that they have all kinds of religious objections to many of our laws.' As previously stated, if the Green and Hahn families win, the court will probably limit the decision so far as to make it applicable only to businesses owned by a single family that has moral objections to those four drugs and devices. No one else gets a piece of the pie.
J in AZ San Tan Valley, AZMarch 27, 2014 11:55 a.m.
If the court rules in favor of the Greens and Hahns, this is likely to be a highly constrained ruling that will apply only to businesses owned by a single family. The logic being that no matter what legal form was used to organize the business, it is an extension of the lives of the owners.
Joe Blow wrote, "Couldn't an LDS businessman refuse to hire someone who smokes or drinks ?" They already can do that by saying that the smoking/drinking applicant isn't a good fit for their staff. It's still legal in the private world to reject applicants that you don't like.
HV Heretic wrote, "This is because the owners of Hobby Lobby have incorrectly labeled these methods ...; a claim popular among anti-choice ideologues but refuted by scientific evidence and major reproductive health associations." That doesn't matter. The FDA approved product labeling states that they may prevent implantation of a fertilized egg. That approved information is all that matters in the regulatory world until the manufacturers of these drugs and devices present an application with scientific evidence to the FDA Center for Drug Evaluation and Research to get that labeling changed.
OneWifeOnly San Diego, CAMarch 27, 2014 11:34 a.m.
How does society or the courts determine the religion of a corporation. Most corporations have more than one shareholder. If the individuals making up the shareholders of a corporation all have different religious views, then what religion is the corporation? If all of the stockholders of Hobby Lobby currently are members of the same religion but at some point in the future one or more are converted to a different religion, is the corporation automatically converted too? -- or does the corporation need to be baptized first? Bottom line, corporations are not people.
Stalwart Sentinel San Jose, CAMarch 27, 2014 9:31 a.m.
Following conservative logic then I, as a Mormon, ought to be able to directly ask prospective employees in a job interview whether they drink, smoke, or have had premarital sex. Should they answer in the affirmative to any of these questions then I would be justified to not hire them on the basis that my "religious for profit" company (oxymoron, if there ever was one) doesn't allow for such sinful acts among it's employees.
Further, I will be legally justified to fire an employee for engaging in premarital sex, chewing tobacco, or drinking coffee. Who could find anything problematic with such a conservative utopia? Freedom!
The painful truth here is that conservatives are terribly short-sighted. They love this idea of corporate religion when it suits them for a political purpose but wait until the tables are turned.
Happy Valley Heretic Orem, UTMarch 27, 2014 8:37 a.m.
Fact is Hobby Lobby sends millions of dollars to China for it's products.
China not only encourages abortions after one child but the state pays for it.
Hobby Lobby already covered 16 of the 20 methods of contraception mandated under the Affordable Care Act, but it didn't cover Plan B One-Step, Ella (another brand of emergency contraception) and two forms of intrauterine devices. This is because the owners of Hobby Lobby have incorrectly labeled these methods of birth control and emergency contraception as abortifacients; a claim popular among anti-choice ideologues but refuted by scientific evidence and major reproductive health associations.
Hobby Lobby is hoping the Supreme Court will swallow pseudo-science as medical fact, which, put politely, requires some serious guts. However it seems denying science is hip with the conservative crowd so ignoring the facts or science won't be hard.
The Skeptical Chymist SALT LAKE CITY, UTMarch 27, 2014 8:31 a.m.
Also, I tend to agree with Justice Scalia's remarks in the 1989 case "Employment Division v Smith", in which he wrote:
"[T]he right of free exercise does not relieve an individual of the obligation to comply with a valid and neutral law of general applicability... The rule respondents favor would open the prospect of constitutionally required religious exemptions from civic obligations of almost every conceivable kind, ranging from compulsory military service, to the payment of taxes, to health and safety regulation such as manslaughter and child neglect laws, compulsory vaccination laws, drug laws, and traffic laws; to social welfare legislation such as minimum wage laws, child labor laws, animal cruelty laws, environmental protection laws, and laws providing for equality of opportunity for the races… To permit this, would be to make the professed doctrines of religious belief superior to the law of the land, and in effect to permit every citizen to become a law unto himself."
I hope (but do not expect) that Justice Scalia will be consistent with the views he expressed in 1989.
The Skeptical Chymist SALT LAKE CITY, UTMarch 27, 2014 8:26 a.m.
My problem with a major line of jurisprudence centers on the idea that a corporation is a person, with the rights of a person. This original error in interpretation by the Supreme Court has now led to unlimited spending on political campaigns by corporations, which is permitted by the doctrine that to limit such spending would infringe on their right to free speech. In this case, Hobby Lobby is attempting to gain religious freedom rights for corporations as well.
A major purpose of incorporation of a family business is to separate the monetary holdings of the corporation from those of the family, so that a bankruptcy will allow the family to retain their personal assets. If a family feels so strongly that they want their corporation to have all the rights of a person, and not have to obey the laws that apply to all other corporations, then I think they should disincorporate and eliminate the distinction between the family assets and the corporate assets. Then, it would be fair to say that the corporation has all the rights that are awarded to individual persons.
Karen R. Houston, TXMarch 27, 2014 8:06 a.m.
@ JoeBlow
I read the transcript of the hearing and this is what Justice Kennedy seemed to be wrestling with. How does the court not tread on religious freedom without opening the door to the varying religious doctrines on a wide array of activities and behaviors. HL's counsel conceded that the courts would in fact have to deal with this, and determinations would necessarily have to be made on a case-by-case basis. Can you imagine the number of cases that could be filed? There goes more of my tax dollars in the service of religion. Maybe I could file a lawsuit objecting to it...
JoeBlow Far East USA, SCMarch 27, 2014 7:39 a.m.
How about the bigger picture. It seems that the crux of this case is that Hobby Lobby should not have to fund something that runs counter to their religion.
But, cant you take this far beyond healthcare?
Couldn't an LDS businessman refuse to hire someone who smokes or drinks since they would be ultimately providing the funds to purchase these products?
Could a Catholic business owner fire someone who gets divorced?
Can a businessman refuse to provide maternity leave or childbirth coverage to the unmarried?
How about limiting maternity coverage to only 1 child?
Be careful how broadly you paint with a religious brush. The exemptions just might expand to include you.
Badgerbadger Murray, UTMarch 27, 2014 7:34 a.m.
When you have a liberal Harvard Law professor who can see that the principle of religious freedom does matter, that is a pretty strong endorsement, and it is refreshing to see that someone who believes differently can consider and see the other side's point of view. A far more dignified position than, "my boss needs to buy contraceptives for me, nanny nanny nanny, no exceptions." I am sure by tomorrow this comment page will be filled with insensitive comments by cynical people who think they have the right to tell others what to think, do, and buy for them.
It's $9 a month folks. Your employer pays you money, and you are welcome to use that money to buy the contraceptives you want. You are completely free. Quit playing the victim card while trying to enslave your employer.
Roland Kayser Cottonwood Heights, UTMarch 27, 2014 7:21 a.m.
If Hobby Lobby wins, corporations will quickly discover that they have all kinds of religious objections to many of our laws. Just one example: Promoting women to supervise men conflicts with some statements in the bible. Will anti-discrimination laws be the next case?
Karen R. Houston, TXMarch 27, 2014 6:29 a.m.
Re: the author's sidebar...
Ah, yes, it is so easy to be anti-abortion. There are the "moral" and "righteous" credits to be gained, and the justification these provide for being judgmental. And all while bearing no responsibility whatsoever for the lives we pat ourselves on the back for "saving."
Another of life's little mysteries: How some can be so concerned about theoretical lives, yet so oblivious to the actual living beings right in front of them.
slcdenizen t-ville, UTMarch 27, 2014 5:11 a.m.
Why are we making this case larger than it has to be? If providing certain health care requirements conflict with their religious beliefs, they are not required to provide health care to their employees. It's that simple. Encourage employees to sign up for the state's insurance exchange where the stores are located. Then the corporate office has its' hands clean of providing abortifacients. Unless of course they want to collect the tax benefits of offering health care and refuse to give up that incentive. But that's just me being cynical, isn't it?


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TORONTO - How much has the presence of new winger Joffrey Lupul helped Phil Kessel get back on track? Though Kessel had some strong games towards the end of his 14-game scoring slump, which ended with a pair of goals in Boston on Tuesday, Lupul has been a help in getting him going.
Lupul gets in on the forecheck and hes a bigger body that weve been lacking, Maple Leafs head coach Ron Wilson said of the 6-foot-1, 205-pounder, who has three assists in his past two games. Weve been a relatively small team up front. When you have bigger bodies that can skate, it makes a difference.
Kessel, meanwhile, has three goals in his past two games and is back on pace for a 30-goal season. With the weight off his shoulders, he might just have his confidence back.
Its a big relief, Kessel said after Wednesdays game in Buffalo, where he scored his 22nd of the season and narrowly missed another in the third. Were fighting our way back. We are right back in it here. We just have to keep going and do what were doing.
When he was the first player to be scrummed by the media following the big 2-1 win in Buffalo Wednesday, Joey Crabb took some good-natured ribbing from his teammates.
His game-winning goal a shorthanded effort on an incredible individual play complete with toe drag isnt what you might expect from one of the teams worker bees. But if the team is going to have some success, it needs contributions from all corners.
I dont know, I must have blacked out there for a little bit, Crabb said modestly of his first NHL goal in almost two years (March 2009). I was pretty happy to get that off my back and it was a big goal that helped the team out.
It started out with a move and I kind of just stuck with it then put it away.
Whether it has been drilled into their heads by the coaching staff or was self-evident after Saturdays weak effort in Montreal, these young Leafs realize their only chance to make a spirited run to the playoffs is through hard work.
As flat as the loss to the Habs was, the effort with big road wins in Buffalo and Boston two buildings in which the team has struggled in recent seasons shows what type of team this has to be.
As long as we put in an effort, we have a chance to win every night, Crabb said. Weve been checking the standings and we definitely have a shot. When you start playing with confidence, you feel you can pull it off.
We arent the most talented team in the league, added defenceman Luke Schenn, so if we dont compete, were usually going to get run out of the building.
Schenn, by the way, had never won a game in Buffalo prior to Wednesdays win ... Leafs prospect Greg McKegg had four goals for the OHLs Erie Otters Wednesday in a win over Owen Sound. Sticking with junior, Jerry DAmigo, who recently was loaned from the Marlies to the Kitchener Rangers had two goals and an assist on Wednesday.


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First home wind turbine stirs opposition
It would be the first residential wind turbine in Cottage Grove under the city's revamped ordinances governing wind energy conversion systems -- and, already, someone's opposed.
Cottage Grove resident John Kooyman has applied for the permit required to build a 113-foot-tall wind turbine on his five-acre property in Cottage Grove, six months after city officials tightened up zoning codes in anticipation of expanding interest in the alternative energy.
Planning commissioners last week recommended approval of Kooyman's application to construct the 10-kilowatt wind turbine that he says would power his home and produce extra electricity that could be sold back to Xcel Energy.
But, commissioners also heard from John Bailey of Bailey Nurseries -- which owns 20 acres of adjacent property that the city has slated for future residential development -- who told the commission he is "strongly opposed" to construction of the turbine.
Kooyman's residence is located in a rural residential zone in the city's northwest corner, on Geneva Avenue between 65th and 70th streets, with denser housing development nearby. Cottage Grove Senior Planner John McCool said last week the proposed wind turbine conforms to all aspects of the city's ordinance.
The turbine, constructed by ReDriven Power, a Canadian company, and shipped to Minnesota would cost more than $22,000, according to the company's Website.
"The payback on this for us is estimated at 13 years and it has a 30-year lifespan," Kooyman said during a public hearing at last week's planning commission meeting. "After that, I hope the payback is a little more."
The eventual payback on Bailey's land is what concerns him. He told commissioners that construction of the turbine -- which would be in full view of some homes that could be built on the land -- would make the property less desirable to developers.
"If you drove out there today, it's farm country; it's a big, open piece of ground, and that's not the future for that area," Bailey said during the public hearing last week. "This type of structure just does not fit in this area."
Kooyman's turbine, with a 100-foot-tall tower and 13-foot rotating blades, would stand roughly as tall as a nearby water tower, which McCool estimated at 110 feet in height.
No other property owners from the surrounding area commented on the proposal. Neighborhood opposition earlier this year to a wind turbine at East Ridge High School in Woodbury scuttled that school's plans to construct a similar structure.
The Cottage Grove City Council will address the proposed wind turbine at its Dec. 16 meeting.


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Gerald Graff, prominent literary historian and educator, author of Professing Literature and Beyond the Culture Wars, and the president of the Modern Language Association in 2008, focuses in his recent work, Clueless in Academe, on ways that "schooling obscures the life of the mind" and argues that schools can develop better writers and thinkers among all students, not just the high-achieving few, when teachers share with students the basic rules and moves of the game of academic argumentation that they use themselves. Putting his argument into practice, Graff co-wrote in 2006 with his wife, Cathy Birkenstein, a textbook for teaching writing, "They Say/I Say": The Moves that Matter in Academic Writing. The book is widely used in schools and colleges and continues Graff's longstanding efforts to revitalize American education. Graff and Birkenstein both teach at the University of Illinois at Chicago. Sponsored by: The Sophie Kerr Committee and the Dean of the College


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There is a new feature in Windows Server 2003 that works almost like magic: you can automatically keep previous versions of your shared files. The feature is called Shadow Copies for Folders (in short, SCSF). Shadow copies are disabled by default, but you can enable it very easily on almost any volume in the system. All you have to do is to right-click the volume, select "Properties", and then the Shadow Copies tab, and click the "Enable" button. Set it and forget it!
From this point on, your system will automatically keep previous versions in time for all files on this volume. Technically this is implemented using shadow copies, and by default there will be two shadow copies created by default per day: one at 7.00 AM (in the morning) and another one at 12.00 PM (right in the middle of the day). But you can se up a more frequent schedule if you like.
Now, I mentioned above that SCSF can be almost all volumes" and not "all volumes". In what cases it doesn't work? Here are the general rules that the Volume Shadow copy service uses to establish whether a volume is eligible for SCSF or not:
1) The shadow storage volume must contain enough free space. At the very minimum you need at least 300 MB or so, for a single shadow copy. For multiple shadow copies, the space can increase more or less, depending on the I/O usage. You can always run the command VSSADMIN LIST SHADOWSTORAGE to see how much space is used for the existing shadow copies and what is the projected usage in the future. Note, however, that you can enable SCSF on a certain volume, and keep the shadow storage on a completely different volume. In this case, there is no free space requirement for the first volume.
2) Only fixed drives are supported. Therefore, you cannot enable SCSF on removable, floppy, thumb-drive, CD-RW, DVD-RW drives. Note however that Firewire or USB harddisks are still supported for SCSF.
3) Only volumes formatted with NTFS are supported. In other words you cannot enable SCSF on a FAT/FAT32 volume.
4) Volumes that are offline, non-responsive or disconnected are not supported.
5) Only read-write volumes are supported. Read-only volumes are not supported. Yes, there is such a thing called "read-only NTFS" - in fact these shadow copies appear in the system as separate NTFS read-only volumes, with their own mounted file system.
6) The Cluster Quorum volume is not supported.
7) An Administrator removed the "Local SYSTEM" from the Access Control list of the root of the volume. Make sure that the SYSTEM account always has access to the roots of your volumes.
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The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, popularly known as the ATF, is a law enforcement agency within the federal Department of Justice that protects the public from violent criminals and their organizations. The agency is charged with stopping the following criminal acts:
The ATF traces its history to Alexander Hamilton and the Whiskey Rebellion. During Prohibition, its agents went after bootleggers. Eliot Ness, the storied Chicago crime fighter, was an ATF agent. More recently, it was involved in the storming of the Branch Davidian cult near Waco, Texas, in 1993; its botched raid resulted in several deaths. And in 2011, the Bureau was implicated in a failed gun-trafficking operation in which its agents allowed guns to slip into Mexico; two were later used in Arizona to kill a federal border agent.
The ATF used to be administered within the US Department of the Treasury, but was transferred to the Department of Justice in 2003. The tax and trade functions of the ATF remain in the Treasury Department.
When the ATF has identified criminal activity, it works with the local United States Attorney to bring the criminals to justice in federal court.
ATF investigators target armed violent offenders, career criminals, and narcotics traffickers. The ATF also enforces federal firearms laws, by enforcing federal laws on firearms (such as the laws concerning hand grenades; see "Is it legal to own hand grenades?"). A major part of ATF's work involves enforcing federal requirements for gun purchases, and conducting inspections of gun sellers for compliance with the law. This aspect of the ATF's work is vital to successful gun traces—when sellers keep proper records of gun sales, tracing the ownership of guns found at crime scenes is more likely to succeed.
For state-by-state information on gun licensing and use, see "Gun Laws."
The most frequently asked questions of the ATF concerning gun ownership can be read here, Top 10 Frequently Asked Firearms Questions and Answers.
The ATF also enforces the criminal laws and civil regulations concerning destructive devices (bombs), other explosives, and arson. It investigates crime scenes and utilizes dogs specially trained to detect explosives and residue. ATF agents regularly assist their state counterparts (and sometimes foreign governments). Bomb disposal is a key function.
The detection of alcohol smuggling and contraband cigarette trafficking have long been a part of the ATF's job. The ATF identifies and denies access to assets and funds used by illegal traffickers and terrorist organizations, and attempts to prevent criminals from infiltrating legitimate businesses.


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What do you Do when the Sale Falls Through?
Protecting your rights as a buyer through specific performance
Imagine yourself in this scenario: for weeks, or perhaps months, you have been negotiating the purchase of your dream home. You've signed the contract, secured financing, and are ready to close on the property. The morning of the closing, you get a call from the seller, who backs out of the deal. Perhaps the seller got a higher offer than the price you agreed upon in your contract, or the seller learned that comparable properties in the area recently closed for a price higher than your contract price. You have your heart set on purchasing this property.
What options do you have?
One avenue you may pursue is to sue the seller for specific performance. Specific performance of a land sale contract means that a court will require the seller to sell you the property for the contract price.
The first thing you must do as buyer seeking a ruling of specific performance is show that you have fulfilled all of your contractual obligations and met all conditions as set forth in the contract. This means you will need to prove that you are ready, willing, and able to perform your end of the transaction, which includes being financially able to purchase the property.
One term to look for in your land sale contract is a "time is of the essence" clause. This clause requires each party to perform his/her obligations within an agreed upon period of time. If a party does not perform within the specified timeframe, the general rule is that his rights under the contract will be void. Thus, if you as buyer had the obligation to secure financing by a certain date and are extremely late in doing so, a court may take that into consideration when deciding whether to grant specific performance.
You must also show that an award of the legal remedy (usually monetary damages) is inadequate. Establishing that money damages are inadequate for a land sale transaction is rather simple. Since all land is considered unique, money damages to a buyer of land is an inadequate remedy at law.
Another requirement that must be met in seeking specific performance is to show that enforcement by the court is feasible. With regard to feasibility, courts will typically find enforcement feasible when all parties and property at issue are located in the jurisdiction of the court where the buyer brings the action. In this situation, the court may transfer the property by court order if the seller refuses to comply.
Finally, of the seller / defendant claims that he or she has defenses, the plaintiff / buyer must defeat those defenses to prevail.
One advantage to filing a lawsuit when a seller backs out of a land sale contract is that in addition to your lawsuit, you may also file a notice of lis pendens on the property. A notice of lis pendens is a document recorded in the public records which puts the world on notice that the specified property is the subject of your lawsuit. Thus, if the seller sells the property to a third party, that third party is deemed to have notice of your lawsuit and is then purchasing the property subject to the outcome of your lawsuit.
Although it is up to the court to hear all the facts of your case and determine whether to grant specific performance in your favor, having a notice of lis pendens recorded in the public records will likely hamper the seller's efforts in selling the property to a third party, who may not want to become embroiled in litigation. Cutting off the seller's ability to sell the property to a third party purchaser may give you some leverage in settling your dispute outside of court. In short, filing a specific performance lawsuit may be enough to prompt the seller to honor his or her commitment.
In any event, you should consult an attorney if you are faced with a situation in which the sale falls through due to a seller's failure to perform. The attorney can help clarify the steps necessary for obtaining a court ruling for specific performance and explore other options that may be more advantageous to you.
Disclaimer: While every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of this publication, it is not intended to provide legal advice as individual situations will differ and should be discussed with an expert and/or lawyer. For specific technical or legal advice on the information provided and related topics, please contact the author.