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CHICAGO Mayor Richard Daley speculated on Wednesday morning that Obama's election-night rally in Grant Park will draw 1 million people, but he made this prediction before learning that event access will be limited to ticket holders. According to The Chicago Sun-Times, the Obama campaign sent out an email to supporters on Tuesday, stating that guests will have to present tickets and photo ID for admission into Hutchinson Field on November 4. An application attached to the email required aspiring ticket-holders to fill in their names, addresses, email addresses, and phone numbers; official, printable tickets will be emailed back to successful applicants before the rally.
No shocker here: Tickets ran out with astonishing speed, and The Chicago Tribune reported that Obama supporters have (unsuccessfully) turned to Craigslist and eBay to try to score admission. The Tribune news item, which broke at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, put attendance at 7,500 "participants," such as members of the media and rally workers, and 65,000 spectators.
The Tribune also provided details from a permit application that event organizer C3 Presents filed with the city on Wednesday. The application reveals that the rally will not feature any live musical acts or alcohol, though hot dog, pizza, and hot chocolate vendors will be in no short supply. Event organizers have requested permission to use amplified sound until 1 a.m.
On the security front: The Sun-Times reported this week that retired Chicago Police Department security-planning expert Neil Sullivan will help with the rally's logistics, but Daley said on Wednesday: "We're not gonna be screening people going to the park. That is up to the Secret Service." In response, a spokeswoman for the Chicago field office of the U.S. Secret Service, Kristina Schmidt, said: "Any event that is covered by the Secret Service for a presidential nominee is typically secured and swept prior to the arrival of the protectee." Schmidt refused to disclose any more information.
In terms of public transportation, the Chicago Transit Authority will likely add buses and trains to achieve the same level of service that the city sees for the big fireworks show on July 3, and Metra will take measures such as providing extra train service into the city early Tuesday evening.


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DETROIT – The Detroit Tigers today made the following announcement regarding catcher/designated hitter Victor Martinez:
Martinez underwent microfracture surgery and repairs to both the medial and lateral meniscus in his left knee on Friday, all of which occurred when he suffered a torn ACL during his off-season conditioning. Friday's procedure was performed by Dr. Richard Steadman in Vail, CO.
The preliminary surgery on Friday went well according to Dr. Steadman and he is optimistic Martinez will be ready to undergo ACL reconstruction surgery on his left knee in approximately six-to-eight weeks. The Tigers continue to expect Martinez to be sidelined for the 2012 season.

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|22 Feb 2010
audio goes off and i have to wake monitor to turn on
good morning everybody,
excuse me for my bad english, as i'm italian and i don't know exactly the terms for Windows 7 in English....
well, i can't really understand why, as i already set all power saving configuration to "no power saving" [hard disk, cpu, etc.], but after a certain period of time, when for example i'm listening to music on foobar2k, music stops playing. monitor is already off when this happens...
so, i have to move the mouse, the screens turns on and the music restart play.
which setting i left out?
thanks a lot,
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Why not keep the display powered on all the time?
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Mammoth Mountain Pays Tribute to Jamie Lynn with the 2011/2012 Art Park
Mammoth Mountain, Calif. — Mammoth Mountain and the Unbound Terrain Parks are happy to announce the opening of this season's art park on December 17th, featuring the work of legendary snowboarder, artist, and musician Jamie Lynn.
The Art Park at Mammoth was introduced last year with works devoted to the life and memory of the late Jeff Anderson. This year's offering focuses on a single artist who is deeply ingrained in the snowboard industry— Jamie Lynn. Jamie's artwork will be placed along a ski trail and on the sides of rails and boxes to create this dynamic, living gallery. Ten brand new rails have been created by Mammoth Unbound fabricator, Dustin Del Giudice, and adding to these new features will be a few select favorites from last season's Art Park.
"I'm honored to be chosen as an artist and snowboarder to be part of something that combines my two passions into an on-hill gallery," said Lynn. "Having Mammoth start with the JLA Art Park and continuing to support the arts with this new project is a great way to further the legacy and spirit of Jeff Anderson."
In addition to the ride-able works of art, the Unbound Terrain Park team will build snow features throughout the trail inspired by Jamie Lynn's personal riding style. Check your gloves at the entrance and keep an eye out for jumps, hips, and banked slalom-style berms.
Jamie Lynn literally jumped onto the scene of professional snowboarding in Standard Films TB2, and quickly became known for the smooth style in which he brought tricks from the park into the backcountry. Tricks that he once pioneered— like tail taps and frontside spins off-the-toes— are popular as ever today. His legacy also continues to thrive through his art, and the music of his rock band, Kandi Coded.
The opening of the Art Park coincides with Mammoth's Night of Lights Weekend. Join us on Friday, December 16th for an artist reception party at Hyde Lounge, and then come up to the mountain on Saturday to be one of the first to ride these one-of-a-kind features located in South Park. Saturday night offers a fireworks show and a free concert from New Zealand indie-pop rockers The Naked + Famous, with several afterparties to follow in The Village.
The Mammoth Mountain Unbound Terrain Parks lead the industry in innovation and quality with nine parks, three half pipes, 90+ jibs and 100+ jumps on over 100 acres of California's favorite mountain resort. For more information on the Unbound and Mammoth Mountain Ski Area, visit www.MammothUnbound or call 800.MAMMOTH.


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LEE Holdsworth admitted he may not have been in Winton to record the second fastest practice time on Friday had he caught the man that threatened his young family during a midweek home invasion.
Holdsworth said he was still shaken after a man broke into his home and came face to face with his wife as he attempted to steal jewellery from his Gold Coast home at 10.30pm on Wednesday night after giving Mercedes their best practice result on a wet day at Winton.
The Erebus Motorsport V8 driver revealed he chased the intruder with a baseball bat and hinted he may have assaulted the failed thief had he been able to catch him.
"When you have something like that happen it is not something you get over straight away,'' Holdsworth said.
"When something like that happens to your family you don't think of the consequences of going after them. I could have done anything to him if I caught him. I had a baseball bat and I am sure I would have used it.''
Holdsworth was showering when he heard his wife scream. He grabbed a baseball bat and searched the house for the intruder as his one-year-old daughter slept in her room.
"I am trying to put it aside while I am in the car and take time to reflect on it during the day,'' Holdsworth said.
"I didn't have time to put clothes on and I went looking for him because I thought he was still in the house.''
Holdsworth's wife and daughter are staying with relatives in Queensland with the V8 star in Victoria to contest the third round of the Supercars championship, which began with practice yesterday at Winton Raceway.
"Everyone is fine,'' Holdsworth said.
"They weren't hurt and we are all OK.''
Holdsworth claimed he could put the terror in his rearview mirror and land second year manufacturer Mercedes their first race win after a blazing final practice session that saw Holden's Fabian Coulthard smashed the newly resurfaced Winton lap record by more than a second.
"I can switch off as soon as I get into the car and go into racing mode,'' Holdsworth said.
"I think it is possible to get the win. We were second quickest for the day and we are not far off the fastest so I can't so no to that. We have certainly found a lot of speed in our cars and a lot more consistency. We have been waiting our turn and this weekend could be our time to get a podium, it could be our time to get the win, or it could just be a top-ten. We will wait and see put I do think it is certainly a possibility.''
Fastest day one driver Coulthard predicted his record time of 1.20.79 would be broken today when the V8s return for qualifying.
"I was on for a quicker lap,'' Coulthard said.
"And I made a mistake. I know there is more time there so I would say that time will be beaten tomorrow. The track is quite strange because it is grippy one moment and then all over the shop the next. It depends how it behaves tomorrow but I would say we will be quicker again.''
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After listening to this a couple times, I prefer their first album. It has that Punk Rock edge I like better.
Album Rating: 4.0Might as well bump this. Unscripted Moment is my favourite song here.
Album Rating: 4.5We have oursleves a 4.5
and yeah, Unscripted Moment is insane. That, Status Update and Lotus Gait are my favourites on here.
But tbh every song on here has come to the fore for me now. Album is ridiculous.
This album kicks ass
Album Rating: 4.0verry verry nice stuf ^^
Album Rating: 4.0considering this to be my aoty. so good
When's the next review, Mikesn?
Album Rating: 4.5If you took the Chris songs from Supporting Caste and the Rod songs from this you'd basically have a perfect record.
Album Rating: 4.0 | Sound Offforgot about this album
Digging: 21 Savage, Offset and Metro Boomin - Without Warning
Album Rating: 4.5Will never forget this album
Album Rating: 3.0rocks
Digging: Burger / Ink - Las Vegas
Album Rating: 4.0obvs
Album Rating: 4.5THE NEW POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS WORLDWIDE DISORDER
why didnt i know this existed until this very moment
Album Rating: 4.0Listen to it now.
Album Rating: 3.5found this and Coheed and Cambria's 'The Aftermath: Ascension' at my library, its great. I was so surprised that they had it, my heart skipped a beat or 2 as soon as I saw it.
Album Rating: 4.0Goes hard
Digging: Julien Baker - Turn Out The Lights
On a technical level this is undoubtedly their best record
But personally I felt the songs were not as good as on Supporting Caste
Also lyrically I felt this was a lot less focused (which is what Propagandhi usually do best)
I did enjoy this record but compared to the last three I felt it was a bit of a let down
Album Rating: 2.5I think it's just fair but am not the biggest fan of the band either.
Album Rating: 3.5supporting caste is one of my favorite punk records of all time but i can't finish this ever for some reason :/
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Country House Inns Jacksonville abarca una variedad de lugares en la histórica Jacksonville, incluyendo la Casa McCully, el Wine Country Inn, la Casa Reames, las Casas del Vino y de la calle Pine Cottage. Vacaciones Revista aparece El McCully House como uno de los "diez mejores hoteles más románticos en los Estados Unidos."
3,0 en noviembre 28, 2010
We stayed at "State Lodge", and in no way should it be considered a B&B. A motel with free coffee, juice & pastries in lobby is all it is. It was a good room -- nice location, just not to be considered a B&B.
3,2 en septiembre 14, 2010
Nice room (looks just like the picture) with a private patio out the french doors but there were no special touches that I've come to expect when I stay at a B&B. No fresh flowers in the room, sparsely decorated, some of the furniture (chairs and table the small fridge was on) has seen better days, no welcoming refreshments at check-in, etc. I know I sound picky but it's the little things that make a bed and breakfast different from a run of the mill hotel room. There are 3 wine cottages clustered together and we stayed in the back cottage. It was nice and quiet because we were the only ones there during our one night stay. The a/c is a bit noisy but we had to leave it on because it was warm and there are no screens on the windows or doors. Overall, the cottage was nice but nothing outstanding to warrant the $150.00 price. What was outstanding is the Garden Bistro at the McCully House Inn just a block away. Everything about our dinners was excellent - from the soup and salad to the entrees to the wine to the dessert. We sat outside, under the stars, listening to the crickets and couldn't have asked for a more sublime dinner!
4,6 en septiembre 13, 2010
We had a fantastic stay at the McCully House. Our room was upgraded to a ground level luxury suite after a mix-up with our room. The staff was friendly and very helpful. The central location made walking into town/Britt very easy
3,6 en julio 21, 2010
Lovely, tranquil historic setting with genuine antique furnishings and comfortable bed. Very good customer service as well. Definite recommendation!
3,2 en julio 20, 2010
Enjoyed my stay. Quiet. My midweek stay was last minute, but I was accommodated. Pleasant experience. Helpful personnel.
5 en julio 07, 2009
As former owners of The McCully House I cannot say enough good things about it. The rooms are wonderful,and the Manager and staff are top notch. The resturant is also Outstanding. Please try it, You'll Love it.
Motel style rooms located at the Wine Country Inn. These are not inn / cottage type rooms. Please see our McCully and Wine Cottage rooms if that it what you are looking for. We do allow pets in select rooms at the Wine Country Inn. Rooms at the Wine Country Inn include a small continental breakfast. The $10 breakfast certificates to local restaurants are only available to McCully House and Wine Cottage guests.
Centro, Ciudad pequeña, Región vinícola
Compra de Antigüedades, Galerías de Arte , Sala de conciertos, Cenas Elegantes/Gourmet, De Interés Histórico, Música en vivo, Museo, Área natural, Peter Festival Britt, Teatro, Area de esquí , Viñedo, Bodega
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text: Exit this survey Urge Congress to Pass the NCLI Act Speak up for Environmental Education We need to do more to get children outside to explore and learn about their natural world. And we need an environmentally literate citizenry to face the challenges posed in the 21st Century. That means making sure that Congress passes the No Child Left Inside Act, legislation that ensures that more children receive high-quality lessons at school about the environment and environmental challenges. The Act would provide much-needed new funding to help states provide teacher training and expand high-quality environmental education programs. Environmental lessons will engage kids with the great outdoors and foster a lifelong appreciation of the environment. Please sign the on-line petition below urging Congress to pass the NCLI Act. Next


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The courage, poise, and wisdom of Malala Yousafzai, the girl who was shot by the Taliban for advocating girls' education in Pakistan, has captured the hearts and minds of Westerners. While Western girls may take their education for granted, in the Muslim world, girls must cross cultural and religious barriers to attend school. Here are five snapshots of girls' education in the Muslim world. [Editor's note: The original headline and text incorrectly said "Arab world" instead of the Muslim world.]
Actress Heather Lochlear and Bon Jovi band member Richie Sambora divorced in 2007, but still get together regularly to make sure their daughter doesn't miss out on family time. A salute to the real-life families who achieve amicable divorce.
Between dirty diapers, splattered baby food, and runny noses, caring for babies is a messy proposition, but given the near constant wipe downs, how often to babies really need a bath?
School is in full swing with homework assignments flying and fall sports teams hitting the field, but it still feels like a new school year. How do you preserve that 'new car smell'?
Malala Yousafzai's US book tour drives home the power of education and in doing so reveals just how privileged Western children really are. Maybe we need to reinstitute bedtime stories for our teens and talk about this one tonight, together.
A disturbing new study reveals that 9 percent of youths aged 14 to 21 have coerced or forced someone into sexual contact and spells out a more complicated problem than 'no means no' rhetoric can address.
Canines dressed up as service dogs are gaining access to restaurants and retail stores, raising concerns about health code violations, damage to merchandise, and complicating access for the truly disabled.
An indigenous woman gave birth on a medical clinic lawn after a nurse reportedly turned her away, horrifying Mexicans and raising questions of inequality.
A Hampton University student claims school staff told her she would need 'proof' of her religion to wear her traditional head scarf in her ID photo. Why, in a nation founded on religious freedom, are Muslim women being asked to provide documentation to practice their faith?
Parents agree, child care is exhausting, despite the rewards, found a Pew Research Service study released this week. So why do we pay our child care workers so little?
Screen legend Jessica Lange talks about her new children's book, sharing her career with her grandchildren, and her not-so-child-friendly role on 'American Horror Story.'
Chicken nuggets are a kid staple, but a new study reveals that only half of each nugget contains actual meat. Will kids care?
Celebrities like Peyton Manning rake in big bucks for commercial endorsements, but recently Manning and other athletes have garnered criticism for pushing junk food. Could push-back from the public change the celebrity endorsement game?
A 9-year-old runaway manages to slip past Minnesota airport security and onto a plane bound for Las Vegas before flight attendants grew suspicious and alerted authorities.
Yom Kippur War: 40 years ago, an American teen kibbutz volunteer in Israel dived into a bunker as the three-week war erupted around her. Dizzy with fear but thrilled, in a voyeuristic way, to be at the center of world events, she didn't know that war would become a dominant theme of her future.
Reading aloud to kids helps children strengthen vocabulary and unpack complex issues while enhancing parent-child bonds. And while they may never admit it, even middle schoolers secretly like to be read to.
Jennifer Lawrence: Oscar winner Jennifer Lawrence was once told that she'd be fired if she didn't lose weight. While girls and women have grown accustomed to being judged by their weight, men tend to be immune from such scrutiny.
The government shutdown leaves 9 million mothers and young children that rely on government nutrition assistance wondering where the next bag of groceries will come from.
Unfazed by the cancellation of the Philadelphia Orchestra's scheduled season opener at Carnegie Hall, the symphony throws open its doors for a free concert at the Kimmel Center in Philadelphia.
Teaching tolerance: Raising tolerant children requires a willingness to assess one's own internalized stereotypes about race and the time to explore the riches of diversity.


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POWERSHELL – Configuration Manager 2007 – Configuring the Supported Platform property of a program.
As new OS platforms are rolled out from Microsoft, SCCM administrators need to make sure that their legacy software is not targeted to one of these new platforms. Instead of modifying each collection to exclude the new operating system, you can configure the supported platform property on the program that is targeted to those collections.
Here's some sample code that I'm using to change programs supported platforms from ANY operating system to only run on x86 Windows XP.
Function Modify-Requirements-for-xp-only
param($strPackageID, $ProgramName)
#Creating the path to the object
$ProgramPath = "\\$strCentralSiteServer\root\sms\site_"+$strCentralSiteCode+":SMS_Program.PackageID='$strPackageID',ProgramName='$ProgramName'"
#Grabbing the program object
$program = [WMI]$ProgramPath
#If the "ANY Platform" flag is set, change it to "specified platforms"
if (($program.ProgramFlags -band [MATH]::Pow(2,27)) -ne 0)
$program.ProgramFlags = $program.ProgramFlags – ([MATH]::Pow(2,27))
#Creating an OS Details instance to add to the lazy properties for the supported platforms array.
$TempSupportedPlatform = ([WmiClass]("\\$strCentralSiteServer\root\sms\site_"+$strCentralSiteCode+":SMS_OS_Details")).CreateInstance()
#Populate tempSupportedPlatform values.
$tempSupportedPlatform.MaxVersion = "5.10.9999.9999"
$tempSupportedPlatform.MinVersion = "5.10.0000.0"
$tempSupportedPlatform.Name = "Win NT"
$tempSupportedPlatform.Platform = "I386"
# Get the array of supported operating systems.
$tempSupportedPlatformsArray = $tempsupportedplatform
#Assigning the new platform to the programflags
$program.SupportedOperatingSystems = $tempSupportedPlatformsArray
#Adding the changes to the program


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Hello everyone,
last week I reviewed L'Oreal Infallible Eyeshadow in Golden Emerald and mentioned it's great to create beautiful smoky eye looks. So that's what I'm gonna show you today, a green smoky eye I did with Golden Emerald. I hope you'll like it:
Products used:
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– Sleek Makeup I-Divine Curacao Eyeshadow Palette
– L'Oreal Infallible Eyeshadow in Golden Emerald
– Urban Decay 24/7 Glide On Eye Pencil in Zero
– Lancome Hypnose Star Mascara
– Liz Earle Sheer Skin Tint SPF15
– Bobbi Brown Creamy Concealer
– Fyrinnae Finishing Powder Oil Control
– Benefit Blush in Coralista
– Benefit High Beam
– Revlon Super Lustrous Lipgloss in Coral Reef
– Apply an eyeshadow base (I used Too Faced Shadow Insurance) all over your lid to improve the colour payoff of eyeshadows and make sure they will stay put for the whole day.
– Apply a bright green with yellow undertones (I used Apres Midori in the Sleek Makeup Curacao Eyeshadow Palette) on the lid.
– Apply a mossy green with olive undertones and golden shimmers (I used L'Oreal Infallible Eyeshadow in Golden Emerald) along the lower lashline and blend it upwards diagonally towards the outer corner of your eye. Darken the outer V as well. We're trying to create a darker and smoky v shape on the lid. Blend. Then, apply the same shade on the lower lashline.
– Apply a small amount of black eyeshadow (I used Espresso Martini in the Sleek Makeup Curacao Eyeshadow Palette). along the upper lashline and blend it slightly upwards. We're trying to create a nice smudged, smoky effect.
– Highlight the browbone with a pearly champagne shade (I used Martini in the Sleek Makeup Curacao Eyeshadow Palette)
– Line your upper lashine with a soft black pencil liner (I used Urban Decay 24/7 Glide On Eye Pencil in Zero) and smudge it out. Apply mascara.
– Apply your favourite foundation (or tinted moisturizer, or BB Cream) to even out the skintone; hide any blemishes you may have with concealer; and set everything with powder.
– Sweep a warm pinkish coral blush (I used Benefit Blush in Coralista) on the apples of your cheeks and apply a pink highlighter (I used Benefit High Beam) on those areas where the light naturally hits your face, such as your cheekbones, forehead, chin and bridge of the nose.
– Apply an orangey coral gloss (I used Revlon Super Lustrous Lipgloss in Coral Reef) on your lips.


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Uncertainty of USA GDP Forecasts Determined by The Variables Aggregation
The aggregation of the variables that compose an indicator, as GDP, which should be forecasted, is not mentioned explicitly in literature as a source of forecasts uncertainty. In this study based on data on U.S. GDP and its components in 1995-2010, we found that GDP one-step-ahead forecasts made by aggregating the components with variable weights, modeled using ARMA procedure, have a higher accuracy than those with constant weights or the direct forecasts. Excepting the GDP forecasts obtained directly from the model, the one-step-ahead forecasts resulted form the GDP components' forecasts aggregation are better than those made on an horizon of 3 years . The evaluation of this source of uncertainty should be considered for macroeconomic aggregates in order to choose the most accurate forecast.
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I reviewed the lesbian mom movie The Kids Are All Right when it first came out, a little over a week ago. At the risk of overdoing it, I want to write some more.
Many other lesbian bloggers have also turned their pens to reviews, including Dorothy Snarker at After Ellen, Julie Goldman and Brandy Howard at AutoStraddle, Lesbian Dad, Scribegrrrl, and Kathy Wolfe at SheWired. As is clear from some of the comments on Dorothy's post at After Ellen, however, and Jill Bennett's op-ed at She Wired, however, many people are feeling everything from concern to anger over the "lesbian sleeps with a man" part of the plot. I tried to address that in my review—the film is not "about" the opposite-sex relationship and it is clear the character isn't "converted" to being straight. Yes, a lesbian sleeping with a man is an old film cliché—but as both Dorothy and LesbianDad have pointed out in the After Ellen comment thread, too, director Lisa Cholodenko turns the trope on its head. (If you're interested in even more of the debate, check out the follow-up posts by Dorothy and Scribegrrrl.)
In this vein, I want to point out a review by Mark Harris of Entertainment Weekly (not yet online). He gets that the film is about human relationships. He gets that it is not about a lesbian sleeping with a man—in fact, he doesn't even mention the affair. Dana Stevens at Slate has a similar take, but Harris rightly stresses just how rare a look at marriage the film provides—and not because it involves two women. He writes:
I couldn't remember the last time I saw such a good film about being married. . . . I was startled to realized that the best ones that occurred to me—The Awful Truth, His Girl Friday, Kramer vs. Kramer, Shoot the Moon—were all (a) about divorce and (b) at least 30 years old.
He can recall movies where the protagonist's marriage forms the end of the story, he says, but few films show what it is like to be married. In contrast:
The Kids Are All Right . . . celebrates the journey through marriage in a way that, for the movies, is quietly revolutionary. . . . Make what you will of the bitter irony that the first really great, believable married couple on screen in ages cannot legally marry. . . . This is marriage as you've rarely seen it, except perhaps in the bathroom mirror. . . .
[Director Lisa Cholodenko] doesn't sanctify Nic and Jules as pioneers of social progress. . . . They're not intended to be role models or billboards for gay coupledom. They and their marriage are, however, recognizably human, which this summer counts as one giant leap in the right direction.
We shouldn't be surprised that the best recent film about marriage centers around a same-sex couple, though. We in the LGBT community have given an awful lot of thought to what marriage means, both as an institution and on a personal level. Redefining it? No. Reexamining it? Yes.
I know that not every LGBT person will want to watch this film. For many, the opposite-sex affair will remain too off-putting. Heck, even I didn't like quite so much screen time devoted to Mark Ruffalo's hirsute backside.
Let's keep in mind, though, that no matter the reasons some in the LGBT community may not like it, they are far different from the reasons certain others do not like it—witness the virulent homophobia in the review by Andrea Peyser of the New York Post (described here by GLAAD).
The affair with a man seems designed to increase the film's appeal among a straight audience. In a perfect world, that wouldn't be necessary. Either straight people would see it anyway, or Cholodenko could get the film funded even if it was targeted narrowly at lesbians. But because it's not a perfect world, if adding the affair gets more people to hear the film's broader message, then I, for one, am willing to let her play with the old cliché. I think that in the end, The Kids Are All Right takes us one step closer to dismantling it.


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The fifth-year senior notched his third complete-game win of the year and pitched his second shutout of the season to subdue Sacred Heart and lead Georgia to an 11-0 win in the first round of the NCAA Athens Regional.
"Mickey was the man," Perno said. "He pitched not only a complete game but a quick game. Our kids didn't have to stand out in the heat and endure long innings like they did in Birmingham (at the SEC Tournament)."
After eighth-ranked Georgia had its first home rainout of the season on Friday, Westphal (7-1) fooled the Pioneers, allowing just three hits.
It was Georgia's shortest outing of the year at 1 hour, 58 minutes.
"I look back at the SEC Tournament, and everything was up (in the zone)," said Westphal, who had given up 17 hits and 11 earned runs and hadn't reached the sixth inning in the past two games. "All week that's what we stressed - being down, being down. I give credit to my defense. They made some great plays."
Jason Jacobs' two-out, bases-loaded double down the left-field line spearheaded a five-run fifth-inning burst to open up the game. Sacred Heart starter Jay Monti, who was pulled after Matt Olson's first career home run a batter later, said he made a mistake with his 2-2 slider against Jacobs.
"That was the wrong pitch for me," said Monti, who struck out eight. "Two of those pitches came down side arm and came outside and got him missing. Instead of coming back with the fastball and going low on him ... he ended up pulling it down the line."
Gordon Beckham and Josh Morris each hit home runs against Sacred Heart.
None was perhaps bigger than Morris' solo shot to left in the eighth inning.
Not only had Morris struck out twice earlier in the game, Georgia's all-time home run leader had gone 18 postseason games without a homer.
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No Seminoles catcher had hit a home run since 2004. Florida State had gone 157 games without seeing its catcher hit a homer. Aaron Cheesman was the last Florida State catcher to hit one, doing it on April 18 at Miami.
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|November 13, 2011, 11:26 PM
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Recently, I purchased an EAA Witness Match .45acp. It was used but in very good condition, and it was very resonably priced. I've always wanted one since they felt good in my hand. Today I found time to shoot it and came away frustrated with it's performance.
I only shot 50 rounds, so 5 mags worth, but with each mag, somewhere along the way, about the 4th or 5th round, it would mis-fire. I would manually cock the hammer and pull the trigger. In each instance, the round would fire, then I would experience what I would describe as a quick double tap, with the next round firing instantly with very little trigger pull from me. (Or so it seemed).
Is my trigger finger bouncing off the trigger guard and contacting the trigger hard enough to fire the gun that quickly? Something else? I don't understand the mis-fire either as it seems to fire when I cock the hammer and try it again?
I don't want to give up so quickly as it seemed to be accurate, but I'm not really fond of non reliable guns. Any thoughts?
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|November 14, 2011, 01:36 AM
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Just a wild guess, but I'm guessing someone tried their own trigger job witchery or spring swaps- or both. When your'e firing, do you hold the trigger to the rear until you get back on target? Not doing that, may well have negative effects, but it shouldn't on a firearm with an unmolested trigger. Call the EEA folks, they (or their authorized repair folks) would be the most logical one's to make it right.
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|November 14, 2011, 08:31 AM
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I sent my own 45 Witness to EAA a couple years ago, and it was returned in superb form.
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|November 14, 2011, 09:07 AM
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Sounds like someone's been inside your pistol who shouldn't have been there.
Call this guy: Henning Wallgren, 720-352-1080. He's in Colorado and is the ranking Witness guru in your area.
His website is www.henningshootsguns.com
|November 14, 2011, 04:37 PM
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I must agree, it seems some garage gun bender has had a run at it. Let EAA fix it. Once it's running correctly I think you will love it. I wouldn't trade or sell mine.
|November 14, 2011, 08:56 PM
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Thanks guys for your help! I now need to decide if I want to not only spend more money on this pistol but even mess with the thing at all. If the former, I will check into that guys website.
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|November 14, 2011, 10:01 PM
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i have not used the EAA Witness in 45 but I love my 9mm. After some initial feed problems, I find it to be extremely and as accurate as guns two to three times the cost.
get it checked out and I think you will fall in love.
|November 16, 2011, 10:53 AM
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Your Witness Match should have an over-travel screw on the trigger: try backing it off a bit to give the trigger a little more travel (thinking that it is now adjusted to the point where it is not allowing the trigger to move far enough for correct reset of the sear/hammer).
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I made this mistake myself. Lower the hammer manually. If you're careful you may be able to feel the resistance as the hammer catches on the half cock notch ever so slightly. It doesn't take much to cause problems.
They are nice pistols, enjoy.
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witness match hammer seemed to drop on its own
I did a search on this and found this old thread. it has happened to me twice. The witness match elite .45 that I purchased brand new, with no changes whatsoever on the pistol. both times at the range, luckily i was following good practice, pistol always facing downrange. i'll have to use it more to see if it happens again, but both times, right after I fired, lowered the gun, just tried to relax a bit before aiming and firing again, i've learned to keep my finger off the trigger as well, but I am new to guns for just over a year, so can't say for sure if my finger was on the trigger, but I can say I have instilled in myself to keep the finger off, but basically had an AD, with it both times. so when I read this thread after doing some searching. I am a little suspect about the pistol.
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Sad thing is he probably has, a number of times.
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there is an internet cafe that most goto... though i did bring my laptop out here to watch movies from time to time, whenever i really get the time
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|November 13, 2012, 08:17 PM
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All States set to lose Federal wildlife management funding
I tried searching, to see if this was covered a few weeks ago, but didn't have any hits. So...
The White House, in August 2011, released a report, suggesting that Pittman-Robertson funds be sequestered (frozen) until further notice. Congress obliged, and included that recommendation in the Budget Control Act of 2011. No changes have been made since, and the funds will be frozen beginning in 2013.
As the articles point out, those are the funds used for wildlife management and conservation, across the United States; and come from the 10% and 11% excise taxes on firearms, ammunition, and archery gear. In some states, those funds are a significant portion of their wildlife management budgets.
This will have a big impact on Wildlife Management agencies across the United States, and may nearly kill some agencies. Wyoming, for example, is currently dealing with a massive wildlife budget crisis and diminishing Deer and Antelope herds, and would be completely crippled by the further loss of Pittman-Robertson funds. It could, quite literally, mean the end of affordable hunting in Wyoming and states in similar situations.
Worst of all, there is currently no way for Congress to touch the Pittman-Robertson trust fund. They can't actually use this money for anything else. Unless they repeal the P-R Act and pass new legislation in place of it, this money is only accessible by the states. But, the Federal government is still going to freeze a portion of the funds, and deny the states access to it.
Spread the word.
Talk to your Senators and Representatives. Talk to your State officials.
Talk to your local businesses that will be impacted by a loss of wildlife management funding. (Hunters won't buy gear, ammo, or new hunting weapons if they aren't going hunting.)
If this remains unchanged, it will have a trickle-down effect on everyone involved in shooting sports, not just hunters and state agencies.
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I had no idea. We need to make this very well known. Lets make this the most popular thread on this board and a stickey.
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Some states will just have to raise the cost of hunting licenses. Kind of reminds me how our wonderful government "dived" into the SS funds justifying it with BS.
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It cost them far more than they calculated it would save. By increasing permit fees so much in a single year, they scared off more the majority of their non-resident hunters and fair portion of resident hunters. The loss of revenue from the application fees, alone, really hurt the budget.
Rather than increasing revenue, they actually crippled themselves and alienated a lot of hunters.
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|November 14, 2012, 06:48 AM
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and these are the people representing us, once again representing themselves
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You all are not really saying you want the federal government to spend money, are you?
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Might not be a bad thing to get them out of it entirely. They have completely wrecked the fishing industry on the East Coast with their regulations based on junk science and not actual data being provided by fishermen. I can only imagine what they are doing to federal forest land and game management.
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this is unfortunate but
you do realize Sir a lot of this is due to compromise as well as the fact that there is a lot of anti federal govt sentiment at the moment @ least as far as the private sector is concerned(with concerns ab equal rights), right?
many, many agencies(federal) are feeling this pinch & many times as well people don't realize that multiple agencies are being scapegoated because they are federal(like they are the problem because they are "fat cat" federals)
case in point: these important agencies you mention in OP
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|November 14, 2012, 08:05 AM
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If the money is not going to be used as intended the tax should be dropped. It won't happen without pressure. I could see this going to the Supreme Court over legalities.
|November 14, 2012, 08:16 AM
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So how many fishermen have you talked to? My impression from speaking to at least one (former) fishing boat captain is that the problem with the fishing industry is that they're running out of fish. Fishermen from the Chesapeake Bay have gone as far as the Gulf of Mexico to fish. It's not rocket science.
It is possible for federal lands to be well managed, be they national parks, national forests or range lands. In theory, it is equally possible for state lands to be well managed, too. Naturally, there are competing interests and apparently no one wants to actually bear any of the costs. The anti-socialist element would privatize all such places, no doubt. Hunting and fishing is only one of the uses of federal lands and it probably isn't the largest. I suspect that much of the hatred directed at federal land managers is because of the simple fact that some people can't do whatever they want, whenever they want, where ever they want to do it. How'd you like to be a forest ranger, huh?
Rich people do their hunting on private lands anyway.
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|November 14, 2012, 08:34 AM
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Suprise, Suprise this started with the Clinton's by diverting part of the money to non-game species. The libs hate guns and hunting they hate gunowners and hunters so why wouldn't they steal this money? who knows maybe the lack of funds will help them with another goal of shutting down public hunting lands.
|November 14, 2012, 09:17 AM
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In the Federal Government "trust fund" is a fiction. Just like Social Security is supposed to be a trust fund. Do you trust the feds (pun intended) to use the funds for conservation? No way. End result will be loss of the funds to the states but NOT an end to the tax.
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|November 14, 2012, 10:04 AM
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Given the importance of this issue, we're going to move this one to Law & Civil Rights. Let's remember that the rules prohibit general Republican/Democrat political broadsides and stick to discussion of the issue at hand.
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|November 14, 2012, 11:52 AM
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I hope you don't mind, I would like to copy your post and place it on my Facebook page. You have informed me about a threat to something I hold dear to my heart, the funding of wildlife management, and I want to pass it along to my friends.
I have also written my congress woman and senators. I suggest we all do the same.
Finally, I feel guilty that I did not know about this earlier, as I try and pride myself on knowing current events.
Thnaks again for the heads up!
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|November 14, 2012, 03:20 PM
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It's down-right hard to keep track of all the federal legislation that gets passed. Even the NRA didn't pick up on this, as evidenced by the 10-19-2012 date on their article.
So don't feel too badly you didn't know. I suspect this was an amendment that was tacked on (in one of the Houses) and no-one really thought much of it. Or the consequences. Hence, no publicity.
We really need every hunter and sports-shooter to contact their Representatives and Senators and voice our opposition to this withholding of much needed funds -- Before they all decide to raid it, as was done years ago with the Social Security Trust Fund.
It is much easier to stop this now, rather than wait for what comes down the pike.
|November 14, 2012, 05:33 PM
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I've done the same, but many of my Facebook friends are complacent and ignorant. So, it won't go very far.
"Such is the strange way that man works -- first he virtually destroys a species and then does everything in his power to restore it."
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|November 15, 2012, 01:21 AM
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I don't want to drag this too far into fishing territory, but...
For 3 years, I had a room mate that was a deck hand on three commercial boats out of Destin. I'll spare you the details of lost long-lines and blatantly illegal operations, but... He figured that for every legal fish they sold, there were 3 dead fish in the Gulf (out of season, not legal size, or partially eaten), and 3 fish sold on the black market (to make up for lost long-lines and leaders). And, that doesn't even take shark trips into account, where they'd just slice the fins off and toss the carcass.
But, commercial fishing and its dark side are a different subject.
Let's try to stick to the Pittman-Robertson funds being sequestered.
"Such is the strange way that man works -- first he virtually destroys a species and then does everything in his power to restore it."
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The current "Sportsman's Act of 2012" (S. 3525) seeks, among other things, to amend the Pittman-Robertson Act to create provisions for shooting range acquisition, expansion, and construction by states using some Pittman-Robertson funds; but fails to address the sequestration.
This may be a good opportunity to get your opinion out to your Senator(s), while another Pittman-Robertson issue is on the table. The NRA's "Write Your Representatives" tool is an easy place to start.
Don't hesitate to contact your Representatives, either. The bill seems likely to pass the Senate without much opposition.
(I need to find out why one of my Senators voted against letting it advance. It makes me wonder if I missed something important.)
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Governor Terry Branstad did not succeed in changing the health insurance benefits available to most of the 20,000 state employees covered by the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME). However, the governor managed to block across-the-board salary increases for state workers during the next two fiscal years.
AFSCME had initially requested across-the-board wage increases of 1 percent during the first year and 2 percent wage during the second year of the contract covering the 2014 and 2015 fiscal years (from July 1, 2013 to June 30, 2015).
Governor Branstad countered by proposing a cut in compensation for most state employees: no salary increase for two years and significantly higher health insurance premiums and co-pays.
To no one's surprise, contract talks ended up in binding arbitration. AFSCME negotiators were willing to give up the proposed across the board salary increase but held firm on keeping the status quo health insurance plan.
I enclose press releases from Branstad's office and AFSCME Iowa Council 61. Both sides declared victory: Branstad said the "aggressive" negotiations had saved Iowa taxpayers money. AFSCME highlighted the fact that Arbitrator Marvin Hill, Jr. awarded the labor union's final offer.
Branstad promised to keep asking state employees to pay more of their health insurance costs. If that's his priority, next time he should start negotiations with a good-faith offer to raise salaries across the board by an amount equivalent to the proposed cut in health benefits. When Iowa is running up record surpluses, and Branstad is awarding large bonuses to some of his department directors, it's not fair to impose a cut in compensation on middle-class state employees.
UPDATE: I didn't realize until I read William Petroski's report for the Des Moines Register that the new contract will be the first with no across-the-board pay increase "since Iowa began collective bargaining with public employees in the 1970s."
In real terms, a wage freeze is equivalent to a slight pay cut, because most people's living costs rise over time. However, many public workers will get raises during the next two years, because the new AFSCME contract "includes automatic step pay increases for experience and longevity for state workers."
SECOND UPDATE: A classic entry from the Iowa .Gif-t Shop: When the arbitrator ruled for AFSCME over Terry Branstad.
THIRD UPDATE: Added cost estimates from the Department of Management below.
Press release from Governor Branstad:
Branstad releases statement in response to today's decision on the AFSCME contract
March 7, 2013
Today, results of the AFSCME contract negotiations were made known. Key provisions:
· The contract costs $94 million less than it would have under the contract approved two years ago, providing direct savings to the taxpayers of Iowa.
· Iowa will continue to be one of only six states in the country where the overwhelming majority of state employees pay nothing toward their health insurance
Gov. Terry E. Branstad today released the following statement in response to today's decision on the AFSCME contract.
"I want to commend everyone who was involved in negotiating this contract. The negotiations were aggressive and were professionally conducted by all parties.
"We were able to come to an agreement with AFSCME on two of the three major components of the new contract and for the first time in bargaining history there will be no across-the-board pay increases for the duration of the contract.
"I am disappointed that Iowa will continue to be one of only six states where the overwhelming majority of state employees will continue to pay nothing toward their health insurance. This is simply unfair to the vast majority of Iowans who pay some, if not all, of their own health insurance cost and whose tax dollars continue to fund this expensive benefit for most state employees.
"I will continue to ask state workers to join those in the SPOC union who agreed to pay just 20 percent of their health care premiums, with the opportunity to pay less as they become healthier and participate in life-enhancing wellness programs. It is right, it is fair, and it will make our state worker population healthier. Everyone wins when state workers contribute to make their lives healthier. That said, arbitrating an impasse item like health insurance is a part of our system. We will live with today's result.
"These negotiations demonstrate that we can obtain fair results. Unlike two years ago, this administration made sure taxpayers were actually represented in these negotiations. When Gov. Culver simply took the unions' first demand, taxpayers were socked with a $202 million bill. As a result of our efforts, the cost of this contract is $94 million less than it would have been under the previous contract. This is real savings for Iowa taxpayers and I am pleased the unions agreed to these terms."
Statement from AFSCME Iowa Council 61 President Danny Homan (emphasis in original):
Dear Sisters and Brothers,
Today, Arbitrator Marvin Hill, Jr.'s arbitration award for the 2013 – 2015 state master contract was opened in front of the AFSCME Iowa Council 61 Negotiations Committee.
The most important aspect of Arbitrator Hill's award is that the Union's Final Offer (Status Quo) was awarded. What this means is that the current Health Insurance Plan Designs and Premium Calculations will remain exactly as they are in the 2011 – 2013 Collective Bargaining Agreement. In other words, the Arbitrator's Award makes no changes to health insurance for AFSCME contract covered state employees.
During the arbitration hearing, our Union made clear that state employees have repeatedly made wage concessions and plan design changes to maintain their health insurance. We demonstrated that the state currently has historic surpluses and that state government's health insurance costs for employees have been stable over the past several years. We also noted that the State's Final Offer on health insurance was nothing more than cost shifting; it did absolutely nothing to lower the overall cost of the State's health insurance plans. We pointed out that the State's Final Offer would basically be a large pay cut for state employees. We also showed that the Aon Hewitt wage and benefits studies were flawed; these studies used one comparability group for the wage comparison and then used a different comparability group for the health insurance comparison.
Maintaining our health insurance benefits was the top priority of the AFSCME bargaining committee and we are pleased that the arbitrator recognized that the Union's Final Offer was the most reasonable proposal and that the appropriate decision was to support AFSCME Iowa Council 61's Final Offer on health insurance.
There are other changes that are part of the Arbitrator's stipulated award. Some of these changes will be painful and some will not be painful. All of the changes will be discussed at informational meetings that will be held across the State in the coming weeks. A schedule of those meetings will be mailed shortly. Some of the changes are as follows:
• Temporary Employee Language. Elimination of the "780 hour" language, which was replaced with four (4) months or less language.
•Layoff language changes. Due to some of our current contract language being ruled permissive by the Public Employment Relations Board, the layoff language was changed.
•No across-the-board increases. There are no across-the-board increases during the term of the 2013 – 2015 Collective Bargaining Agreement.
•Step increases preserved and unchanged. The language regarding step increases did not change from the 2011 – 2013 Collective Bargaining Agreement.
• A lot of other current contract language was retained or modified slightly.
I strongly encourage you attend one of the upcoming informational meetings. You should receive that list of meeting sites and dates shortly, by US Mail. We will discuss each and every change that this arbitration award for the 2013 – 2015 State Master Contract makes to the current 2011 – 2013 Collective Bargaining Agreement.
In closing and on behalf of the bargaining committee, I want to thank you for your patience and support through this long and trying process. While I know that there will be more challenges facing us in the coming months and years, I am sure that if we continue to stand together, we can overcome those challenges.
In Solidarity,
Danny Homan, President
AFSCME Iowa Council 61
March 7 press release from the Department of Management:
Today, the Department of Management released the following information related to cost avoidance the State of Iowa obtained by entering into aggressive, professional negotiations with AFSCME.
Key elements of new state contract with the AFSCME bargaining unit:
1. 0% across-the-board (ATB) raise for FY 14 and 0% ATB for FY 15
2. Annual STEP increases for FY 14 and FY 15 included
3. No change in health insurance
Total cost of new AFSCME contract for FY 14 and FY 15:
General Fund: $56 million
All State Funds: $107 million
Key elements of Governor Culver's AFSCME contract for FY 12 and FY 13:
1. 2.5% ATB raise for FY 12 and 2.5% ATB for FY 13
2. Annual STEP increases for FY 12 and FY 13 included
3. No change in health insurance
Total cost of Culver AFSCME contract (if applied to our current workforce):
General Fund: $104 million
All State Funds: $202 million
Savings to State of Iowa resulting from new AFSCME contract:
General Fund: $48 million
All State Funds: $94 million
According to available data, the FY 14 -15 AFSCME contract represents the first time since the inception of public sector collective bargaining in Iowa that the State has successfully negotiated no across the board pay increases in both years of a contract. Clearly, Iowa taxpayers have benefitted from having a seat at the table during the collective bargaining process with Iowa public sector unions.
The State's Position in Arbitration:
The State and ASFSCME agreed on 0% ATB raise for by FY 14 and FY 15.
The State and AFSCME agreed on annual STEP increases for FY 14 and FY 15.
The State and AFSCME reached an impasse on health insurance. The arbitrator ruled in favor of the AFSCME position regarding health insurance.
The State's final offer on health insurance was a 20% employee contribution for all health plans. Employees would have the opportunity to earn a credit of $90 per month towards their share of the health insurance premium by participating in a wellness program.
The State's final offer on health insurance still exceeded the average of other states when the wellness premium incentive is included. In comparing Iowa's wage and benefits using data provided by the National Compensation Association of State Governments:
· The employer-paid value of the State of Iowa's status quo health insurance benefit is ranked first when compared to other states.
· The average base pay of State of Iowa employees is 33% above the base pay of other state government employees.
· The average total compensation (wages and benefits) of State of Iowa employees is 27.5% higher than the total compensation of other state government employees.
Had the arbitrator ruled in favor of the State's offer regarding health benefits, the State had estimated additional cost avoidance of approximately $45 million over the 2 years of the contract.


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The Rogovets Custom Model 7x Flipper with titanium handle and premium CPM-S90V blade is a truly handmade custom knife as Sergey makes each piece without the use of a CNC or waterjet machine. All of the work on this piece is done in his shop by him by hand, from the heat treating of the blade to the manufacturing of parts. The SR Metal Works Model 7x is a mid-large piece measuring in overall at just under 9 inches offering clean lines and exceptional function. Brand new direct from maker Sergey Rogovets.
The Blade: Thick S90V steel done in an upswept persian-inspired blade shape with an epic swedged tip. This slicer is satin finished and features an integral flipper with wild large thumb scoop cut into the spine. Riding on caged ball bearings, the blade can be effortlessly deployed using the flipper - no wrist action required on this one. Mirror polished edge adds the final custom touch.
The Handle: Built of two thick slabs of titanium, both the front and back of the handle have been brushed satin finished with blue anodized grooves. Blue chamfered edges have a light orange peel texturing and combine with the all around ergonomic design for in hand comfort. A lock bar has been cut out of the lower frame which has an attached D2 tool steel lock face and ceramic detent ball. A matching milled titanium pocket clip, copper backspacer, titanium hardware and rear copper pivot collar complete this piece.
You will find Sergey's signature with serial number 1651 inscribed on the inside of the frame.
Includes a signed Certificate with warranty information, T20 Torx bit and signed Orange Pelican 1120 waterproof case for storage in style.CPM S90V is a martensitic stainless steel that provides excellent wear resistance and good corrosion resistance. CPM S90V offers much better wear resistance than 440C and D-2, while providing corrosion resistance equal to or better than 440C. The toughness of CPM S90V is slightly better than 440C. The high carbon content combines with the vanadium to form vanadium carbides, which provides the wear resistance, while leaving the chromium free to provide the corrosion resistance.
|Overall Length
|Blade Length
|Sharpened Length
|Blade Thickness
|Blade Material
|CPM-S90V Powder Steel
|Steel Type
|Super Stainless
|Opening Mechanism
|Frame Lock
|Closed Length
|Handle Thickness
|Handle Material
|6AL4V Titanium with Copper Backspacer
|6AL4V Titanium
|Felt Pouch
|7.40 oz.
|Country of Manufacture
|United States