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No Sweat Trailer (2010)
23 February 2010 Factual 54 mins
An all-American tale about an all-American garment: The T-shirt, NO SWEAT takes a wild ride into the bowels of Los Angeles garment industry. Mostly undocumented workers at American Apparel and SweatX are offered better wages, benefits, even a shot at worker-ownership. But what's really behind the label? Dark, dingy factories. Workers hunched elbow-to-elbow over machines. Nike. Guess. Kathy Lee Gifford. We are all too familiar with sweatshops, operating both in the U.S. and overseas. But does what's behind the label of what you wear always have to be linked to worker exploitation?
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Mustard, ketchup, chili, onions..... 246 People
kittyluv78 36-40, F 1 Response 1 Mar 7, 2014
Ikea therapy.Yes, I love me a hot dog. And I have no idea why, I usually hate fast food. It's one of the reasons I let my mum (literally) drag me around ikea. Maybe I link hotdogs to freedom :-)
OnMyTippeeToes 18-21, F 1 Response 0 Jan 18, 2012
i know they arent healthy .but most things that taste good arent healthy. i dont pile them up with stuff, just a little mustard, chopped onions and sometimes chili or a bit of sauerkraut.
xkmb 56-60 0 Aug 7, 2015
Brightleaf hot dogs and red hots right off thegrill...the best!
GreatnessI love hot dogs. I play baseball so it is a great concession stand food. If the hot dog is good enough i like it without condiments but if i do put some on it's always mustard and relish. I also love chili cheese dogs with onion and relish.
honeyrichard1 18-21, M 0 Apr 6, 2011
American Hot Dog LoversEvery year, Americans eat an average of 60 hot dogs each. They are clearly one of the country's most loved, but most misunderstood, comfort foods.
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I Go Out Of My Way...Especially the ones that spin on the spinny grill thing like at Target. Mmmmm. *salivates*
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My Secret ObsessionI used to eat hot dogs for breakfast lunch and dinner everyday for about 3 months straight.
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Boiled, Grilled, Gussied UpUntil I joined this group, I had forgotten about IKEA hotdogs -- cheap, right-sized, grilled, delicious. After the checkouts, the hotdog cafe awaits, along with tiny frozen yogurt on tiny cones. How could I forget thee, IKEAdogs? I also love those Papaya Dogs in New York...
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My bucket list consists of eating a hot dog inevery state. God, I love hot dogs.
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Hummel Hot Dogs Are the BestYou can boil them, grill them, fry them, cook them in beer, with saurkraut, with chili, in eggs, in noodles. You can get them skin, skinless, linked, not linked, extra large, regular... I think you get the point. Does anyone else like Hummel hot dogs.  ...
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Echoing the need for accountability, the All Nigeria Peoples Party (ANPP) has charged the Federal Government to update the citizenry on the whereabouts of the $26.5 million Halliburton plea bargain.
The ANPP, in a statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Mr. Emma Eneukwu, noted with concern that since October last year, when President Goodluck Jonathan directed the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF), Mr. Mohammed Bello Adoke, to fish out the missing $26.5 million plea bargain returned to the government by Julius Berger with regard to the Halliburton bribery scandal, the AGF was yet to embark on any visible action to this effect, neither have Nigerians seen the money.
The party said the action further buttressed the fact that the government was simply paying lip service to its claim that it was keen on stamping out corruption in the polity. It noted: "We believe that this calls to question the much vaunted fight against corruption by the present PDP-led Government.
"To start with, considering that it was the United States (U.S) Government that spurred our government on to resuscitate the investigative report of the $180 million Halliburton scam, the whole issue is therefore a matter of national integrity in the comity of nations.
"When the Halliburton case was re-opened, the Federal Government requested the U.S. Government to release the balance of the bribery money held up in a U.S. bank, but in response, the U.S. Government refused to release the money, saying that while America prosecuted those who partook in the scam in the U.S. and jailed them, the Nigerian Government had been paying lip service to the matter.
"Our great party has, before now, noted that the purpose of plea bargain under the Criminal Procedure Act and Section 13(2) of the EFCC Act is mostly asset recovery. But the peculiar political atmosphere in Nigeria has made mockery of this legal procedure, as serial criminals enmeshed in manifest raids of the people's commonwealth use it to meander out of the net of justice.
"This was no doubt what inspired the former Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Dahiru Musdapher, on November 14, 2011, to describe the application of plea bargain in the Nigerian context as of 'dubious origin', explaining later that he was referring to 'the sneaky motive behind its introduction into our legal system, or its evident fraudulent application.'"
"The all-time maxim that, 'he who comes to equity must come with clean hands' is applicable here. It effectively demands that, should the public officers responsible for the disappearance and/or investigation into the disappearance of the plea bargain money not live up to expectation, they should be relieved of their duties.
"We therefore ask Nigerians to demand that the money paid into the nation's purse by Julius Berger be made public. As a party, we believe that the culture of impunity is a cancer in the fabric of our national life because it emboldens criminals and corrupt individuals, and can only be removed by a transparent, sincere and decisive national leadership."
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Smallville and Young Justice is owned by DC Comics
Smallville: Post Scion
Young Justice: AU Schooled opening
Clark and Conner emerge from a pink flash. Conner looked and saw well himself lifting up a school bus.
Conner turned to Clark this isn't right. "Clark, I don't think this is the year 3,000."
Clark just nodded in agreement watching the other Conner lift up a bus and trying to keep it from going over the bridge. Clark just groaned. "This is what happens when you use Booster Gold's legion ring."
Superboy is taken back when he suddenly feels stronger. He looks over and sees two people one dressed exactly like him but a little younger. And the other one in jeans and a red jacket with the house of El symbol on it. To their surprise the bus is lifted into the air by another person.
Conner just looks at the new guy. "So is that the suit your mom made you?"
Clark just nodded. "I thought it looked bad."
Conner just shakes his head no. "It will look good when you fly."
The duo watched as Superboy and Superman got into a fight.
"I had that." Superboy said.
"I didn't want to take that chance." Superman replied. "As it was your landing could have destabilized the bridge."
"It didn't." Superboy replied knowing the bus and the bridge were fine.
"But it could have. We don't know the limits of your powers." Superman pointed out.
Superboy looked low. "Well maybe you could you know help me figure that out."
Superman's eyes popped out as he scrambled for words. "Batman…he has that covered."
Clark just looked at Superman. "Excuse me what year is it?"
"2011" Superman answered as he rolls his eyes the clones are spreading. "Who are you?"
Clark just smiled. "If I say it out loud you might be in trouble Kal El."
Superman just looked at him surprised. "Let's go to headquarters."
This world's Black Canary came out at headquarters with Robin, Kid Flash, Aqualad, and Miss Martian. Superboy frowned as he Superman, Clark, and Conner came out of the portal. Clark and Conner watch Superboy frown and resent seeing Miss Martian hug this world's Jonn Jones.
Superman turned to Clark wondering how much this clone knows. "Who are you?"
"Clark Kent" Clark offered his hand. "And I take it this isn't the year 3009."
Superman just shakes his hand and smiled. "Not even close."
Clark just frowned. "The legion ring… it didn't take us through time it took us through space."
"Why did you need to time travel in the first place?" The Martian Manhunter asked.
Clark just put his hands up in frustration. "My world is under siege from Darkseid."
"We can help you." Superman offered. "I've fought Darkseid before many times."
Clark remembered the cold treatment he gave Superboy and decides against it. "Not my Darkseid. He'll beat you and take your body for himself in about 6 seconds." Clark replied causing Superboy, Conner, and the other members of young justice to laugh at the man of steel.
Superman just glared at him and left. "Fine, Metropolis needs me anyway."
Black Canary was concerned. "If he can do that to Superman you should take help."
Clark just shakes his head no. "I don't know if you could fall to the darkness. Bringing you guys with me could just give Darkseid an army."
"So why did you leave your world?" Robin asked.
"I did it to protect Conner." Clark answered.
Superboy was surprised at that. He figured this alternate Superman was just trying to get rid of the alternate Superboy.
Conner took it from here. "There's a substance in our world that lets my dark side out. If I'm exposed to it Darkseid can take me over in moments."
"I need a place for him to stay until Darkseid is defeated." Clark added.
Black Canary and Martian Manhunter talk in private. Superboy walks over to Clark.
"Are you really doing this all for um Conner was it?"
Clark just nodded. "He's my brother I have to protect him."
Superboy was shocked. "Why aren't you disgusted like Superman?"
"I guess I'm just not him. But right now he's not exactly acting like a Superman. Can you send me back to Metropolis?"
Black Canary just nodded. "Conner can stay here until you defeat Darkseid in your world. And we can send you back to Metropolis."
Clark just smiled. "Thank you, Conner, learn from them I think you can learn a lot here."
"I will Clark." Conner answered before Clark disappeared in a blur.
Superman was at work in the Daily Planet. Lois picked up the phone hoping for a source to an exciting story.
She frowned talking to the person. "Hey Smallville your cousin Kal is on the phone."
Superman just looked at her and went back to work. "I'm busy."
Lois just smiled. "He told me to tell you if that's the case he'll stop by and steal your glasses."
Superman just got up and took the phone off her. "Yeah…I'll be right there."
Superman took off for the bridge and saw Clark standing there. "Well I'm here what do you want?"
"I want to talk about Superboy."
Superman glared at him and panicked at the same time. "There's nothing to talk about."
"He needs you." Clark told him.
"No he needs Bruce and Red. I'm not his father just because he has my DNA in him does not make him my son." Superman replied.
Clark just rubbed his head. "I'm not asking you to be his father. Just be there for him."
Superman looked at him coldly. "I'm a living weapon."
Clark just looked at him. "We fight Metropolis loses you know that."
Superman just smiled wryly. "I'm not looking for a fight. Those were his words during training with Black Canary not mine."
Clark just shrugged not believing him. "You mean when he's born in a lab. Taught as a Justice member right off and doesn't get any show of support from the one person who understands it what it's like to be him he'll think of himself as a living weapon. That's a shocker."
Superman's eyes actually glowed red. "He's a weapon born of Cadmus technology. Can you guarantee me there's no switch or trigger phrase."
"Can you guarantee that for yourself?" Clark asked. "I can't speak for your life but there are times when I was set loose on my friends. So I'm sure there are skeletons in your closet too."
Superman just looked at him arms across his chest.
Clark just sighed not believing how stubborn he can be in this world. "You don't want to be his father fine be his brother, be his mentor, just show him some support that he's not alone. Or I promise you he will become nothing but a living weapon."
"What makes you so sure?" Superman asked.
Clark just smiled. "Because of my Conner. You're worried about some secret trigger something that wouldn't be his fault. My Conner is half Lex Luthor half me."
Superman raised an eyebrow. "That must be bizarre."
Clark just shakes his head. "Not at all I just treat him like a little brother which he technically is. It's the love child cracks from Lois I can't stand."
Superman turned his head did he hear that right? "Lois Lane knows your secret."
Clark just nodded. "Yeah we're getting married in a couple weeks. Back to the important subject."
"I'm just a constant reminder of what he's not." Superman pointed out.
"No, you're not. You're the one person that can help him get through this and show him he's not alone. Superboy will never have a normal life. And just because we went through it alone doesn't mean he has to."
Superman just frowned seeing this other version of him made some good points. "I'll think about it."
"Well that's something." Clark replied.
The two start walking towards the end of the bridge.
"So what would you have done if I refused to listen to a word you said?" Superman asked.
Clark thought on it. "Oh I'd probably call Mom and Dad."
Superman's face paled. "You wouldn't."
"Well someone had to bring you in." Clark said. "And knowing Martha Kent in any world she would have hung you up by your S if she found out how you were treating him. After all we'd be living weapons if the Kents didn't find us first"
Superman just frowned and realized the truth in those words. "I can't argue that."
Clark and Superman came back to Young Justice headquarters so Clark could say goodbye to Conner. Clark and Superman stepped aside as Conner came crashing down in front of them.
Conner just looked up. "Hey Clark"
Clark just smiled looking down. "Conner, what's going on?"
"In short I'm thankful you taught me how to control heat vision." Conner answered.
Clark looked over and saw it was Dinah that threw him. Clark just offered his hand. "No problem."
Superman just smiled and offered his hand. "We'll take care of him. If there is ever anything you need."
Clark just smiled and took it. "Thank you. Conner I'll be back for you as soon as Darkseid is dealt with I promise."
"I know you will Clark. Now go be a hero I'll be fine." Conner replied waving him off.
Clark just smiled as the Legion ring activated and he was taken back to his world.
Superboy just frowned seeing those two they were like brothers. Superboy turned to Conner. "So what does he call you? I mean your Superman."
Conner just looked at him confused. "Conner Kent"
"Think I can have that name when you go." Superboy asked.
Conner just shrugged. "Sure"
Superman just looked at the two Superboys. "You know my name is Clark Kent just like the other one."
Superboy was startled. "Well I didn't know. I wasn't trying to…"
Superman just stopped him. "I'm glad… Conner Kent it seems fitting. And when you're ready there's a place up north I'd like to take you."
Author's notes
No sequels
I just wanted an explanation for Conner's disappearance. Also not a fan of YJ Superman


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Unanswered: How to export space report to web page or Excel from T-SQL script
I have the t-sql script that generates database report of space used for 200 databases on MS SQL Server 2000. How can I dump the contents of this report to an Excel spreadsheet and/or a Web page html file?
-- Space Usage report for MS SQL Server 2000 databases
EXEC sp_msforeachdb @command1="use [?] exec sp_spaceused"
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it's kind of ugly for this query, because each call to sp_spaceused returns two different record sets.
However you can force it into excel by setting "results to text" in QA and then choosing comma delimited, and finally uncheck the "include column headers" setting in QA. at least I think that setting exists in QA. I know it exists in SSMS.
then just execute the result to text, copy paste into a .csv file, open in excel.
If I were you though, I might cosider cracking open the sql of sp_spaceused and creating my own sproc that returns one record set per db, instead of 2. that would be more appropriate for a csv.
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Need more help
How would I do this? I am an Oracle DBA and not too experienced on SQL Server 2000. How would I dump the contents of the stored proc to a flat file or to Excel? Do I need to use xp_cmdshell? Is there a way to generate a web page report within SQL Server 2000 of all the database sizes and space usage?


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The veneers are then smoothed and polished to look like your natural teeth. Since it takes only one appointment, you can leave your dentist's office with a brand new smile.
One of the disadvantages of composite veneers is that they are not as strong as porcelain veneers and therefore are more prone to fracture. However, if a fracture does occur, they can be easily repaired because the same material that was used initially to make the veneers can be added in the same manner to fix it.
Another disadvantage is that the color, although stable, is not as stable as the same porcelain veneer restoration. This means that over time the veneers may get darker or turn yellow. Eventually, this change in color can warrant the replacement of the composite veneers.
Porcelain veneers require a longer treatment time. At the first appointment, your teeth are prepared and an impression is made of them. Temporary dental veneers are made out of plastic and placed on your teeth. They are used to protect your teeth while the real porcelain veneers are being fabricated. You can also use them to evaluate the look and feel of your teeth so that any changes you desire can be incorporated into your real veneers.
At the second appointment, the temporary veneers are removed and the porcelain veneers bonded to your teeth. Although they are thin, porcelain veneers are much stronger than composite veneers, so the risk of fracture compared to the composite veneers is much less. However, if a fracture does occur, repairing it is more difficult and may result in the veneers having to be remade.
In general, porcelain veneers can be used in a greater variety of situations with a higher level of predictability. Since they are made outside the mouth, the shape and color can be easier to control, thus enhancing the final result.
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- building(s) where instruction in one or more branches of knowledge takes place.
- Eldena School (historical) (0.7km)
- Lee County Special Education School (1.7km)
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Colors' Meri Aashiqui Tumse Hi, gears up with an interesting track…
Balaji Telefilms' popular show Meri Aashiqui Tumse Hi on Colors, is leaving no stone unturned to grab the eyeballs of the audience.
As per the ongoing track, Falguni (Gauri Pradhan Tejwani) is shown dead and Ishaani (Radhika Madan) is shattered with her death. But she has gets some clue that it was a murder and not an accident. On the other hand, audience is witnessing a lots of hit and miss sequence between RV and Ishani, which will end soon.
As per our source, "In the upcoming episode Ishaani and Ranvir, both will perform the last rites of Falguni where Ranvir (Shakti Arora) and Ishani will come face to face. But in a fraction of second, Ishani will escape so that Ranvir doesn't catch her. She will cover herself with a veil and will hide her face so that Ranvir cannot spot her again."
"Ranvir will again spot her and chase her but she will continue to run away from him. Soon Ranvir will catch her but Ishaan will not remove her veil and continue to hide her face. People around them will assume that Ranvir is misbehaving with the girl and they will start beating Ranvir," adds the source.
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DJ Shortkut, The Whooligan
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San Francisco, California (CA), 94103
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No other DJ in the world will ever be a member of the three most innovative and influential DJ crews to ever exist. As a member of the Invisibl Skratch Piklz, Beat Junkies and Triple Threat DJs, Shortkut's contributions to the DJ world greatly assisted in building this culture into the multi-million dollar industry it is today. His years of musical experience and unparalleled presence in the national and international circuits exemplifies his passion and dedication to a culture he helped create. In 2007, Shortkut celebrated 20 years as a DJ, producer, DJ equipment designer, and battle champion.
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Born and bred in the Bay Area, DJ/Producer Julio Galvez aka "The Whooligan" is a rising tastemaker known for his love and dedication to music. Genres are not barriers for him, any language, culture or philosophy that resonates with the young visionary is fair game for inclusion. This type of diversity and variety has made The Whooligan a trusted source of insight and ground breaking music for parties, brands, labels and communities. The love for music began in his teens, but when he got a chance to work at the famed Amoeba Records, The Whooligan began constantly meeting new people and hearing new sounds. This naturally expanded and deepened his skills as a DJ and soon big homies like J-Boogie of J-Boogie's Dubtronic Science were encouraging him to keep rocking. Throwing his first party before he was legal, The Whooligan started rapidly gaining the respect of his local peers and was eventually getting booked to play alongside people he admired. Soon, news of this precocious talent spread far out and by his early 20's The Whooligan was being tapped by MTV to go on the road for extensive periods of time, opening up for then-new artists like Rick Ross and Lupe Fiasco. That experience forced him to become an adaptable selector, able to gauge an audience quickly and spin virtually all styles of music. Today, The Whooligan is a vital part of the Bay Area's music culture. His undeniable passion for his craft and his relentless work ethic have gained him fans worldwide. The Whooligan's workstation looks different everyday. One day he may be locked in his studio meticulously crafting musical Monet's and genre-defying mixes and the next, spinning classic cuts alongside some of the world's hottest DJ's. He's appeared on Mark Farina's Mushroom Jazz 7 and recorded with artists including Zion-I, The Park, Black Spade, Colossus, Jesse Boykins III and more. In 2009 his creativity and audacity as a DJ landed him one of the top 10 DJ sets at the Winter Music Conference in Miami along with heavy hitters like Rich Medina and Lil' Jon. He's performed at Outside Lands, SXSW, The Fillmore Jazz Festival and supported acts like Jazzanova, Daz-I-Kue, Jazzy Jeff, J. Rocc, Vikter Duplaix and tons more. Established brands like Microsoft, Sony, Island Def Jam and Myspace have sought out his services. The Whooligan is also a founding member of the critically acclaimed electronic soul group 40Love, who just released their"Dreams Don't Sleep"(2012) project and have already garnered attention from NBC, URB, Okayplayer and more. Whether blending two records in a new way or creating an original one of his own, the running thread in all his work is The Whooligan's passion for music and the people he spins it for. Truly a mix of the music, culture and people he's been exposed to, The Whooligan has his ear, and his heart, in the right place.
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Did you know that you can purchase your I Love Blacktown T Shirt from the Blacktown Visitor Information & Heritage Centre for $15 (adults T Shirts are black). Kids T Shirts are only $10 and come in green, pink and blue in addition to the black.
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Mastering Your Business - 3 Workshop Series July
The Polaris Centre
Tuesday, 15 July 2014 from 8:45 am to 1:00 pm (ACST)
Mastering your business - 3 Workshop Series
Mastering Your Business series of workshops has the potential to set you on a course of growth, profit and business confidence.
To be the master of your business, must surely be one of your goals in life - otherwise why be in business, why carry the responsibilities and pressures associated with running your own business? To master your own business, means self-realisation, a sense of achievement and satisfaction that comes from doing it well.
This series of workshops are exclusive to only 12 participants with professional facilitators and lunch will be provided.
Only $290.00 for all 3 workshops
Making Sense of your Financials - Tuesday 15th July 8.45am-1pm
- Not understanding your financials = go Broke!
- Understand how ratios tell you how you are performing
- Understand how powerful the "Break Even" tool is and how you can use it in all financial business decisions
- Know where to look when your business is not performing
Facilitator : Alan Green - Former Managing partner of Chartered Accounting firm of Haynes Knight SA & NT and with over 30 year's experience in business consulting.
Marketing Made Easy - Tuesday 22nd July 8.45am-1pm
- No Marketing = No Business
- Marketing /Sales Dance
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Facilitators: Rob Chisholm: Former owner of Alulite Windows and Miniskaff.
Geoff Haygreen: Former owner of Betta Electrical Stores and 27 years retail experience.
More Selling Skills = More Sales - Tuesday 29th July 8.45am-1pm
- Why will people buy from YOU
- Knowing your numbers
- Maximising your opportunities
- Keeping the sales simple
- Learn how to 'double' your sales quickly
Facilitator: Bruce Bowen - Nationally recognised Sales Trainer and Author, with 30 yrs experience as a successful sales professional
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Rooms, services Take a remarkable trip to Belgium and enjoy the hospitality of Aparthotel Castelnou Ghent! The hotel is offering 49 nicely furnished rooms to stay in to those seeking accommodation in Ghent. In case you ever feel like eating in, you may taste delicious local dishes in the restaurant of the hotel. Parking is availably nearby for those arriving by car. If you wish to spend your leisure time actively, you may also take the nearby opportunities to rent a bike, play bowling, go sailing and rent a boat. For meetings and nice evening chats the local café or the bar will provide an ideal location. You can secure your valuables in the safe. You can browse the Internet via wireless connection (WiFi) available at the hotel. You can find the exact list of services provided by Aparthotel Castelnou Ghent (including those for extra fees) and the exact equipment of the rooms on the information sheet below.
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2017 Workshops
WRITING the HISTORICAL MYSTERY - Caro Soles
You need all the regular things like good characters, dialogue, sense of place and a body or two. But when you put all this in another era, everything changes. Find out the do's and don'ts in this fun workshop!
Introduction to Scrivener for Writers- Kim McDougall
Are you ready to move beyond MS Word, Apple Pages and other word processing software? Learn a program that allows tremendous creative flexibility and powerful outlining tools. Keep everything at your fingertips: outline, multiple drafts, research, character sketches and world building.
This introductory course in Scrivener will cover:
Creating a project and importing your manuscript
Navigating in the workspace
Using the cork board and outlining tools
Organizing your research and background information
Exporting your manuscript as Word, PDF of eBook
Advanced tips and tricks
This workshop runs about two hours and attendees leave with a pdf cheatsheet for some of Scrivener's more advanced options.
How to Market and Sell Short Fiction - Douglas Smith
A wealth of courses and books exist to teach you how to write stories. But what happens when you've finished writing? Do you know how to sell what you've written?
Based on Doug's popular writer's guide, Playing the Short Game: How to Market & Sell Short Fiction,this workshop will give you critical advice on how to sell your short stories to professional markets and to build a career as a short fiction writer. Topics covered include: rights and licensing for short fiction, a strategy for selecting your target markets, finding short fiction markets, selecting the right market, submitting short fiction to a market, and what not to do when submitting.
"We short story writers have needed a book like this for decades. ... It's spectacular." —Kristine Kathryn Rusch, Award-winning Author & Editor, commenting on Playing the Short Game
World Building - Alyssa Cooper
Urban Fantasy, one of the more recently recognized sub-genres under the wide Fantasy umbrella, presents a unique challenge in terms of world-building: unlike high-fantasy and portal fantasy, in which the constructed world often exists isolated from reality, in Urban Fantasy, we as authors must construct a world that stands on its own fantastical feet, while still integrating itself seamlessly into the world that we exist in every day.
In this workshop, we will discuss different approaches to creating a world within a world, exploring the ways in which the fantastical can exist alongside the commonplace.
Building Your Readership - Eve Langlais
USA Today and New York Times Bestseller Eve Langlais will discuss some of the techniques and marketing tools she's employed to engage her readership and create a dedicated fan base.
Developing a Character's Backstory - Bob MacKenzie
Every character, central or peripheral, plays a role in carrying the story forward. Knowing something about your character's back-story will help you bring that character to life for the reader. The more you know about the character, the more realistic he or she will be. A character without a back-story may end up seeming only a paper cutout. Let's talk about:
1. how to develop a character's story,
2. how much of the character's story you need to know,
3. how much of the back-story you need to reveal to the reader,
4. how and and how soon to reveal elements of the back-story,
5. how to blend elements of the back-story smoothly into your main story line so they don't seem to be stuck in.
Writing Flash Fiction - Rob Brunet
Telling a story in less than a thousand words forces an author to focus on its most essential elements. Every piece—character, dialogue, setting, or action—has to do heavy lifting. Layering a beginning, middle, and end into a single narrative thrust can turn a single moment in time into a satisfying read. Come prepared with a clean draft of your own story (four copies, printed double-spaced) if you'd like an opportunity for instructor-led peer feedback.This workshop will be led by Rob Brunet, who has placed flash fiction with Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine, Shotgun Honey, and Out of the Gutter.


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Centennial Update: Making 2015 memorable: The 2015 NOAC promotional patch
By Forrest Gertin
Organizers of the 2015 National Order of the Arrow Conference have something unique in store for those attending and staffing the event. To help commemorate the Order's centennial gathering, the national Order of the Arrow committee has approved an event patch that can be worn in place of the national Scout jamboree patch on the official Boy Scout uniform.
These patches, which depict the centennial totem on a black background adorning a red 2015 NOAC banner, will be sent to lodge staff advisers to distribute to each lodge contingent member. Patches will be sent directly to registered conference staff members. In addition to the allocated patches, lodges will also be able to purchase additional 2015 NOAC promotional patches through the registration website. The cost of these additional patches will be $5.00 and can be ordered at any time. Conference participants and staff are encouraged to wear these patches proudly to demonstrate their centennial spirit!
The 2015 NOAC promotional patch is but one of many strides being made to make 2015 the biggest celebration that the Order of the Arrow has ever seen. Be sure to wear your patch proudly and partake in all that the 2015 centennial celebration has to offer!
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I dedicate this recipe to all of the children and adults (my sisters and I included) who had a lot of fun making 'mud pies' in the backyard.
2 generous tablespoons of chia seeds
½ teaspoon maca powder
2 teaspoons cacao powder
½ teaspoon vanilla powder
½ teaspoon cinnamon
1 cup unsweetened almond milk
Sweetener to taste (optional)
Pomegranate seeds, to serve
1 tablespoon shredded coconut, to serve
6 crushed walnuts, to serve
chocolate paint
1 heaped teaspoon cacao powder
1 teaspoon melted coconut oil
To make:
Combine the chia seeds, maca, cacao, vanilla and cinnamon into a jar. Add the almond milk and stir well, until combined. Add the sweetener if using, stirring again to combine. Cover and put in the fridge for at least 30 minutes, until the pudding is thick or overnight.
To make the chocolate paint, place the cacao powder and coconut oil in a small bowl. Stir until combined. Drizzle over the thickened, chilled pudding. Scatter the pomegranate seeds, shredded coconut and walnuts. Serves 1.


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I have an old system
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Asus M2NPV-VM
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I want a new/better graphic card for my presnet system because my Graphic Card is dying slowly.
So any sugestion ?
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Sblackman69, welcome to the Seven Forums.
Any recommendation is dependent on two things, how much you're looking to spend and what power supply (make and model) you have.
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|08 May 2011
windows 7 Professional 64 Bit
FWIW I have a radeon 2600 XT and I am upgrading to a 5770 Juniper. It can be had for around 100 on the egg. As I recall back in the day the 2600 was like 200+ .
It would allow you to run 3 monitors. 450 watt PSU required for single card.
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Sennheiser Names Amazon "Dealer of the Year" in Its Consumer Electronics CategoryAmazon, Which Offers "Earth's Biggest Selection," Generated More Revenue for Sennheiser Electronic Corporation in 2011 Than Any Other Retailer (May 29, 2012)
OLD LYME, CT -- (Marketwire) -- 05/29/12 -- The U.S. subsidiary of headphone and microphone manufacturer Sennheiser named Amazon.com its 2011 dealer of the year in its consumer electronics category for generating more revenue for Sennheiser Electronic Corporation in 2011 than any other retailer. Amazon was also recognized for its excellent sales, customer service and overall presentation of Sennheiser's diverse product line.
"We are pleased to recognize Amazon as Dealer of the Year in the online retailer category," said Bill Whearty, vice president of sales and marketing for Sennheiser's retail division. "Amazon continues to deliver very impressive year over year sales growth; in fact, Amazon more than doubled its sales of Sennheiser products in 2011 over 2010. We are thrilled that Sennheiser products make an important contribution in Amazon's premium brand assortment."
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Sennheiser is a world-leading manufacturer of microphones, headphones and wireless transmission systems. Established in 1945 in Wedemark, Germany, Sennheiser is now a global brand represented in 60 countries around the world with U.S. headquarters in Old Lyme, Conn. Sennheiser's pioneering excellence in technology has rewarded the company with numerous awards and accolades including an Emmy, a Grammy, and the Scientific and Engineering Award of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
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226 November 9, 1982 END OF THE LINE FOR AMTRAK INTRODUCTIO N The ten year.existence of.Amtrak has cost the U.S. economy over 12 billion and more than 125,000 jobs. It is very likely that these losses will be exceeded in coming years yet to experience a year of reducing its losses worse, Amtrak is planning a !'sec o nd wave of capital investment in the mid-1980s. This upcoming re-revitalization, according to Amtrak, is needed to rehabilitate or replace equipment revital ized in the "first wave Amtrak has To make matters I Amtrak management has become so emboldened, p e rhaps by congressional resistance to the Reagan Administration's proposed modest funding cuts, that it is prepared to ask for even more taxpayer subsidy. The failure to achieve the original objective .of turning Amtrak into a Iffor profitt1 corporation no w serves as the justification for a !'second wavef1 of capital outlays. If the If first" mandates a llsecondll, won! t a Ilsecondll call for a Will the assaults on the taxpayers ever end so long as Amtrak has access to public funds In making its assaults o n the taxpayers, Amtrak and its advocates spare no rhetoric. For example, despite a decade of unrelenting financial disaster, of which 1981 was the worst year Amtrakls 1981 Annual Report is filled with self-congratulation.
As the management of Amtrak sees it, 1981 was the corporation's finest hour.I1 This despite losing nearly $900 million. Amtrak's published statements constitute a propaganda blitz bearing little resemblance to truth.
The true financial profile has to be pried out of the Annual Reports. U nusual terminology, strange classifications, and fre quent reshuffling of methodologies are used to conceal unpleasant data and trends. According to the Annual Report, for example, 2 the taxpayers are not subsidizing Amtrak losses, but purchasing services . With this logic, if enough money could be extracted from the taxpayers, there would never be any reported losses.
Despite receiving subsidies over 100 times larger than any other mode of passenger transportation, Amtrak only manages to attract a tiny fra ction of the intercity passenger trips a decade of operation, Amtrak has shrunk rail's market share from a tiny 1/2 percent to an even tinier 3/10 percent. Other means of transportation are cheaper, faster, and more convenient After Undaunted by the finan c ial disaster and demonstrable lack of need for subsidized rail pas.senger service, apologists for Amtrak insist that there are "other factdrsIfi to consider. Most frequen tly cited are the "other factors of energy, environment, safety and welfare. Under c lose examination, however, these provide no argument on behalf of Amtrak. Instead, there is persuasive evidence that the total economic impact of Amtrak is negative.
Relieved from the discipline of the marketplace, Amtrak wastes scarce capital which could have been productively employed else where. The social opportunity cost of this waste is a reduction in human living standards. Unless the taxpayer is willing to subsidize Amtrak endlessly at ever greater amounts it is time to subject the Agency to cold, tough scrutiny. If Amtrak cannot succeed in a decade, perhaps it cannot succeed at all.
PROMOTIONAL PROPAGANDA If a person were to rely upon Amtrak's own evaluation of its performance, he might well conclude that it is one of the most successful business o perations in America. Amtrak's admiration for itself is boundless In the 1980 Annual Report, for example, Amtrak called itself IIa sound businessfil--no matter that it had never made a profit in any year In fact, the rail passenger operations have never c overed their marginal cost of operation. The firm today shows a negative net worth on its balance sheet. Is this IIa sound busi ness"?
After another year of even larger deficits, the 1981 Annual Report proudly announced that Amtrak was ."the business surpr ise of the year Surprise, of course, is an ambiguous word. Some might be surprised that Amtrak was still receiving taxpayer subsidies after ten years of failure. Amtrak, however, boasts of being the sixth largest transportation company in the United State s-a position attained, according to former President Alan Boyd, Ifwithout extensive recognition and against great odds."
The trouble is that Amtrak has attained such size only because of its access to the public treasury. Despite the 8 bi1lion.h subsidies since 1971, Amtrak's 1981 Annual Report shows a net worth of minus $599 million. In short, Amtrak appears to be one of the all-time business fiascos. After years of Ifinvestinent1l of 3 public funds, it has succeeded in accumulating liabilities, not asset s.
Exaggeration and distortions also abound when it comes to Amtrak's assertions of growth and improved relative performance.
The 1981 Annual Report proclaims that Amtrak is !'operating a t increasingly high efficiency levels,lI that 1981 was a year of Isuperiorl' performance, lldemonstrating consistency and vitality justifying !'aspirations for the future ever It is also true that between 1972, the first full year of percent. Unfortunatel y, the costs for Amtrak have grown faster than revenues. During the decade, operating expenses were rising by 300 percent and deficits by 400 percent. From 1972 to 1981 passenger basis, the loss has soared f,rom $9.48 in 1972 to $38.30 in 19
81. The'percen tage loss has grown from 50 percent per year to 62 percent per year. Amtrak's performance has grown progres sively worse. This may demonstrate ilconsistency,gl but it hardly adds up to ''vitality, much less justifying future Ilaspirations If It is true th a t 1981 passenger revenues were the highest operation, and 1981, passenger revenue increased by over 200 I the operating loss went from $150 to $750 million. 'On a per Amtrak's aspirations for the future are not paltry. Former President Boyd saw "great. pr o mise for the future of a national railroad.passenger system.Ir What this means is another massive infusion of taxpayer supplied investment capitall' in the next few years When Amtrak was created, private railroads were criticized for trying to kill the pa ssenger train alleged to be downgrading passenger service deliberately in order to drive away riders.
Amtrak was going to reverse these policies and revitalize rail passenger operations. Amtrak poured billions into new equipment. Yet after a decade of equi pment upgrading, rail's share of the intercity passenger travel has declined. When Amtrak started, five of every thousand intercity passenger trips were made by train; Amtrak now provides three of every thousand trips first wave" of Amtrak investment, wha t reason is there to be lieve that there will be sufficient ridership growth to justify a Ifsecond wave" of investment? There is no evidence or logic to support a contention that future ridership demand merits additional investment Private rail firms were Passenger cars were in poor shape.
If the market share of the rail mode declined during the FINANCIAL FINAGLING Interpreting Amtrak's financial statements requires substan tial effort. In the 1981 Annual Report's "Statement of Operations 4 and Changes in A ccumulated Deficiti1 (the equivalent of an income statement in most annual reports prepared by private businesses we find a net loss figure of only $179 million for fiscal year 19
81. This net loss figure seems strangely understated. We know that passenger revenues cover less than 40 percent of operating costs. Since passenger revenues are just under 500 million for 1981, the actual net loss must be in the vicinity of $750 million.
Consulting the footnotes to the financial statement, we discover that Amtr ak has reported federal and state subsidies prior to calculating the net results. The net loss figure of 179 million reported by Amtrak is the loss in excess of the subsidies received during-the year. The footnotes also disclose that, beginning next year, the method of accounting for these subsidies will change. The effect of the change, if applied to this year's statement, would be to increase the net loss by over 700 million. After studying the small print it becomes apparent that Amtrak's real net loss for 1981 was close to $900 million.
Another disturbing Amtrak financial reporting practice is the frequent changing of accounting methodology. The Congressional Budget Office complained that these changes make year-to-year comparisons difficult. The CBO co ncluded that some of the apparent performance improvements on selected routes were due to changes in the method of cost a1location.l Another unusual procedure to be changed in fiscal 1982, has been the method of accounting for the federal subsidies used t o purchase equipment As the equipment depreciates, a portion of the capital assistance is recorded as income. In the private sector, depreciation is a cost of doing business, not a source of income. From Amtrak's perspective, however, the capital assis tan ce apparently is revenue-a payment by a grateful government for the benefit of having passenger trains.
Bowing to congressional demands, capital provided by the government as of 1982 will be considered an ilinvestment.il Shares of stock will be issued to reflect this investment.
The issue of stock certificates may enable Amtrak to cloud its financial condition even more than it has been. Amtrak claims, for example, that it will enjoy a return-on-investment yield of 28.6 percent on a 2.3 million capital out lay on the Washington section of the Broadway Limited (New York-Chicago route. Amtrak provides no hint as to how the 28.6 percent return on-investment is derived. What is known is that the route in which the capital outlay was invested lost over $30 milli on in 19
81. This route has never covered its cost. There is no reason able prospect that it ever will See CBO's Federal Subsidies for Rail Passenger Service (July 1982 p 46 5 Of course, the investment in the New York-Chicago Broadway Limited is just one e xample. The 1981 Annual Report implies that there are many more such examples, yet there is not a single route on the Amtrak system producing revenues in excess of costs.
None of'the routes yields any kind of return-on-investment.
Amtrak's management and other advocates of subsidized rail passenger service complain that the firm should not be judged on the basis of full costs. Instead it is asserted that only avoid Boyd claimed that if Amtrak can cover short-term avoidable costs from passenger revenues i t will be operating on a par with all other forms of public transportation.
This assertion is puzzling because the norm for other forms of public transportation is to cover full cost. If private transpor tation companies do not cover their full cost, they run the risk of bankruptcy. able costs are relevant.
The only other transpo rtation entities to which Boyd could have been referring are government subsidized municipal transit systems.. Goals of covering avoidable.costs are typical only in government funded undertakings T.he goals set by the Reagan Administration and Congress ca ll for Amtrak to cover avoidable costs out of passenger revenues by 19
85. Amtrak is still quite far from attaining this objective.
One way that Amtrak seems intent on reaching this goal is by redefining 'lavoidable costs I1 An example of how a redefiniti on of avoidable costs can show an apparent improvement in performance is illustrated in the treatment of costs on the so-called llMontrealerll route. Based on the coverage of avoidable costs, this route showed improvement between 1980 and 19
81. In 1980, all costs of running the entire route were allocated to the I1Montrealer.l1 In 1981, the costs of the portion of the route between Western Washington and Boston was redefined as llunavoidable.ll Only the incremental costs of service between Boston and Mon treal were classified as llavoidable.ll Thus, performance improvement was achieved by means of redefining llavoidablell vs. I1unavoidablef1 costs.
HIGH COST/LOW QUALITY In a free enterprise economy, every product or service must find a niche in which to su rvive. Some products are budget items. The quality may not be the highest, but the price is right. Other products offer top quality, but at a price. But Amtrak occupies a strange niche--providing low quality service at a high price. Perhaps this is why it s market share is a paltry 0.3 percent of the intercity passenger travel.
Consider the alternatives to travelling by train. Intercity buses offer a comparable travel time and are less costly to the passenger. Private automobiles also offer a comparable tra vel 6 time, comparable costs per passenger, and the maximum flexibility in departures, arrivals, and routes. Commercial airlines offer much faster travel times at fares that range from comparable to much higher than rail fares. All these other modes serve more origins and destinations than Amtrak. All these other modes have more frequent departures and arrivals than Amtrak.
What these modes also have, insist Amtrak supporters, are favors from the federal treasury exceeding those enjoyed by rail.
How valid is this assertion? In viewing the distribution of federal outlays for various transportation purposes, rail passenger proponents appear to have a case. In fiscal year 1980, for example, rail received less than 10 percent of the federal outlays for passen g er transportation that federal outlays for other modes of transportation are financed in part, by users' fees. These fees are more similar to passenger revenues .than to subsidies. Taking these users' fees into account rail's share of the net outlays grow s to nearly 31 percent. Rail passengers are the only travellers who do not pay users' fees The problem with this statistic is Total expenditures by mode of transport do not give a complete picture of the relative favoritism shown to the rail passenger mode .
Amtrak riders are, by far, the favored few. Estimates of govern ment subsidies per'passenger mile are subject to some variations.
Honest analyses of cost allocations can reach various conclusions depending upon how common costs are assigned among users. For example, how much of the common.cost of the air controller system should be assigned to commercial aviation and how much to general aviation? Different decisions on these cost assignments result in variations in estimated subsidies per passenger mile . Nonethe less, an order of magnitude comparison shows that, on a per passenger mile basis, Amtrak receives more than one hundred times the subsidy of the next closest alternative means of passenger When the actual transportation provided is considered, tr a vel Amtrak ESTIMATED SUBSIDIES BY MODE In Cents Per Passenger Mile Commercial Airline Private Auto Intercity Bus CBO Estimate2 23.6 2 1 1 ADOT Estimate3 27.91 26 21 15 CBO, op. cit p. 12 See, Arizona Department of Transportation, Tucson/Los Angeles Rail S t udy February 1982), p 47. 7 As the above table reveals, Amtrak is the most favored means of passenger transportatiog when it comes to dishing out federal monies. On a trip from Phoenix, Arizona, to Los Angeles, Califor nia, for instance, the Amtrak fare i s about 60. Amtrakls cost of providing the service is approximately $2
80. The taxpayer bill for each person carried is $220, or nearly 80 percent of the cost In contrast, a flight between the same two points costs the passenger about 40 in fare and user t axes. The government subsidy would amount to less than a dollar per passenger. If the airline makes a profit it will also pay an income tax. There is no hope that Amtrak would ever make a profit, much less pay tax on it.
That rail passenger service should perform so poorly and consume so much in subsidies is nothing new for the Interstate Commerce Commission in 1958 characterized the passenger train as a hopeless enterprise. Ridership had been declining since the end of the World War I1 as alternate means of transport, such as the auto and airplane, became economical and convenient. Yet a little more than a decade after the publica tion of the 1958 report, the federal government decided to revital ize rail passenger service A study published OTHER FACTORS W hen advocates of subsidized rail passenger service concede as d'd the California Department of Transportation and the Federal justified on financial grounds, they counter by insisting that other factors justify continued subsidies. Topping the list of the s e "other factors1' are considerations of energy conservation environmental impact, and safety Rail oad Administration in a 1978 report, that Amtrak cannot be Energy Conservation The American economy was hit with enormous energy price The advocates of subs i dized But the impact of Amtrak jumps in 1974 and again in 1979 rail passenger service claim that Amtrak can make an important contribution to energy efficiency operations on the U.S. energy supply has been negligible. In its Northeast Corridor operations, Amtrak saves about 544 BTUIs British Thermal Units) per passenger mile. If Amtrakls service were restricted to.this corridor and certain technology improve ments made, trains running 100 percent filled would be able to reduce U.S. energy consumption by le ss than 1/100 of one percent.
Under normal operating conditions, Amtrak yields a net loss of energy; that is, more energy is consumed than if all the passengers were to travel by other means. The actual fuel effi ciency of Amtrak is about the same as the private automobile.
Each achie ves between 40 and 50 passenger miles per gallon of gasoline or diesel consumed a In theory, rail ought to move more people more miles at greater energy efficiency To attain efficiency, however, would require transporting passengers in a manner similar to the way railroads handle freight. Trains would have to be very long.
Passengers would have to be prepared to wait for hours, or days in some cases, on rail sidings while these long trains were formed. Arrivals would be considered Iton time" if the destina tion were reached within 24 hours of the scheduled time. Not many passengers would be attracted by this klnd of service.
Between the energy crises of 1974 and 1979, Amtrakls energy efficiency, measured in passenger miles per gallon of fuel, did not improv e. During this same period, the private automobile made some progress toward efficiency. Commercial airlines, mean while, made a fairly substantial improvement. (See the table below ENERGY EFFICIENCY OVER TIME In Passenger Miles Per Gallon of Fuel 1974 19 7 5 1976 1977 1978 1979 Intercity Bus 145 140 137 140 141 144 Amtrah 45 39 44 41 38 47 Private Auto 40 41 41 41 42 44 Commercial Air 17 18 19 20 22 24 Auto fuel efficiency is expected to continue to improve as older gas guzzlers are replaced by newer, more f uel efficient cars. Commercial airline fuel efficiency is expected to increase as the Boeing 757 and 767 jets are brought into service during this decade. At the same time, Amtrak is expected to remain Itrelatively inefficient in its use of energy:Il4 Env i ronment Moving people out of cars and into Amtrak trains is not an unmixed environmental blessing It is true that autos produce more carbon monoxide and hydrocarbons per passenger mile than does Amtrak. It is also true, however, that Amtrak produces more n itrous oxide, sulphur oxide, and particulates per passenger mile. If those who ride on Amtrak are diverted from other public carriers rather than from autos, pollution would get worse, not better. Amtrak emits more pollutants in every category than either intercity buses or commercial airlines is to reduce air pollution, Washington should be encouraging Americans to get off the train and onto a bus or plane If the objective CBO, op. cit p. 15. Safety 9 Travel by rail is safe-=so is travel by any other publ i c carrier. The most impressive travel safety statistic compares the private automobile with all public carriers, whether trains planes, or buses. Fatalities per passenger mile for autos are about 50 times more risky than for public carriers. In recent yea r s, auto travel has averaged around 140 deaths per 10 billion passenger miles; buses, trains, and planes have averaged about two or three deaths per 10 billion passenger miles. Rail passenger transport, however, enjoys no obvious safety advantage over othe r public carriers promote safety if they were available for other uses. For ex ample, a billion dollars spent on removing drunk drivers from the roads surely would save more lives than the same sum spent on subsidizing rail passenger service Resources expe n ded on Amtrak might do more to Social opportunity Cost The magnitude of the economic cost makes the National Rail road Passenger Corporation's performance a major social disaster The reason for the uniformly poor results of enterprises like Amtrak is the e xemption from market discipline afforded the government. Because capital is provided via congressional appro priation, the government corporation is denied the opportunity to benefit from the judgment of holders of capital resources. Pri vate firms are of t en deterred from infeasible projects by the inability to obtain funding in the financial markets. Given the diversity of sources of capital and the voluntary nature of investment transactions in the private sector, failure to secure financing is generally a good indication that a project lacks promise. Unwillingness of the private sector to finance the schemes that are devised by government is simply a resounding vote of no confidence. Government funding of programs like Amtrak, because no investors will a ccept the risk, is a virtual guarantee of enormous losses. Some of Amtrakls losses are hidden social costs. The net result is that the general welfare suffers.
Amtrak asserts that it stimulates the U.S. economy to the tune of at least $4.5 billion per year and that 125,000 jobs owe their existence to Amtrak ates this economic activity. This is true in only the most superficial sense. Various suppliers are employed by Amtrak.
While these specific suppliers might not enjoy the equivalent amount of business w ere Amtrak to close, someone else would. The reality is that Amtrak is a consumer of resources, not a producer of value investment it subtracts from economic activity. The magnitude of this subtraction is clear in the following table The implication is th a t Amtrak cre Since rail passenger service generates no return on If the nearly 8 billion that has been Ilinvestedl' in Amtrak had been invested in businesses like those comprising the Dow Jones Industrials, the capital stock of the nation would be larger b y about $12.5 billion. Because it requires capital to 10 OPPORTUNITY COST OF THE AMTRAK PROGRAM YEAR 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 AMT. EXPENDED ON AMTRAK OPPORTUNI Ty IN MILLIONS) COST R.O.I 40.0 170 Ob 140.0 276.5 601.2 750.7 11 6 0.0 1269.0 1279.4 2273.1 9.6 11.0 13.4 14.3 10.1 12.3 11.1 13.4 14.0 14 2d 15.1 a Does not include value of contributed equipment b Amt. for 1973 rescinded in 1974 c Based on Dow Jones Industrial Average after tax return d Estimate on equity R.O.I Return- o n-Investment CAPITAL LOST TO PRODUCTIVE USE IN MILLIONS 43.8 237.4 269.2 467.7 819.3 1595.3 2606.4 4271.1 6315.7 8673.6 12599.7 provide employment opportunities the net employment effect of the Amtrak program thus far has been a permanent loss 0.f over 12 5,000 jobs. This contrasts with Amtrak's obviously empty claim that it creates 125,000 jobs.
The $12.5 billion capital loss is based on the modest al ternative of the returns possible from mature, nongrowth indus tries. The opportunity cost of the alternat ive employment of resources in more dynamic industries would have produced even greater returns.
CONCLUSION Like all business enterprises of a similar size and scope Amtrak issues annual reports providing insight into the opera tion. By selectively dealin g with the events of the year for which the report was issued, Amtrak management can reveal or conceal a great deal. These distortions are the lifeblood of the notion that this government operated railroad is a success. By any reasonable standard, the gov e rnmentfs claimed achievements for-its passenger service operation are false. In ten years of trying, Amtrak has never made a profit out-of-pocket costs. Far from Ifyielding a substantial return on the investment,Il Amtrak has been depleting the capital po ured into it. This amounts nearly eight billion dollars between 1971 and 19
81. Creditor claims and outstanding liabilties total more than the assets, leaving the qacorporationll with a negative net worth It cannot even cover its 11 Amtrakls assertion that "there is great promise for the future of a national railroad passenger systemit is, at best naive. Amtrak will never be self-sustaining. The grand scheme of 1971 to establish a government railroad system as a "for profit corporationvt has staggered from an inauspicious beginning to an unbroken series of widening deficits. Congressional Itrea listst1 have addressed this flood of red ink by modifying Amtrak's mission to have it run Itas if it were a for-profit corporation.I1 Redefinition of objectives, how ever, cannot mask Amtrak's failure.
The plain truth is that Amtrak-or any government enterprise lacks the incentives to succeed in the difficult task of discerning and serving consumer demand the motions, mimicking economic processes that it can neither ex perience nor understand. They imagine that incorporating issuing stock, and appointing a board of directors will make the government corporation just like any other business Government businesses can go through A public policy of support and subsidy for p rofitless ven tures endangers American future prosperity and ultimately survival.
Essential and necessary services and products will be provided by the marketplace for someone to provide it it will produce a return on investment lity is a signal to investo rs to reallocate resources to better meet consumer needs ignores market signals to the detriment of the general welfare action for the betterment of the nation resources by eliminating Amtrak from the budget would be an encouraging sign that Congress does take seriously its Consti tutional obligation to promote the general welfare If a service is essential, it will be profitable The absence of profitabi If a product is necessary, supplying Public subsidy for unprofitable enterprises Congress has an annual o pportunity to take-constructive Ending the waste of Prepared for the Heritage Foundation by John Semens Senior Economist Transportation Planning Division Arizona Department of Transportation 12 SOURCES Amtrak's Economic Impact on the Intercity Bus Industr y (General Accounting Office, January 1979).
Amtrak: The National Railroad Passenger Corporation by George Hilton (American Enterprise Institute, 1980).
Federal Subsidies for Rail Passenger. Service An Assessment of Amtrak (Congres sional Budget Office, July 1982).
National Railroad Passenger Corporation 1980 Annual Report.
National Railroad Passenger Corporation 1981 Annual Report.
Rail Passenger Service Study (Wisconsin Department of Transportation, August 1981).
Railroad Passenger Train Deficit by Howard Hosmer (ICC Docket 31954, 1958 A Taxpayer's Perspective on Amtrak by Francis Mulvey (National Taxpayers Union, May 1981 Tucson/ Los Angeles Rail Study (Arizona Department of Transportation, February 1982).
West Coast Corridor Study: California Subcorridor (Caltrans and the Federal Railroad Administration, June 1978


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