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Consensus or Con?
The global warmists are the real deniers.
This column was scoffing at global warming back when global warming was still cool. But even we have been surprised at the extent of the past three months' "meltdown" of global warmism, to use the metaphor that everyone seems to have settled on.
As we've written on various occasions, we didn't know enough about the substance of the underlying science to make a judgment about it. But we know enough about science itself to recognize that the popular rendition of global warmism--dogmatic, doctrinaire and scornful of skepticism--is not the least bit scientific. The revelations in the Climategate emails show that these attitudes were common among actual scientists, not just the popularizers of their work.
Still, we would not have gone so far as to say that global warming was just a hoax. Surely there was some actual science to back it, even if there was a lot less certainty than was claimed.
Now, though, we're wondering if this was too charitable a view. London's Sunday Times reports that scientists are "casting doubt" on the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change's "claim that global temperatures are rising inexorably because of human pollution," a claim the IPCC describes as "unequivocal":
"The temperature records cannot be relied on as indicators of global change," said John Christy, professor of atmospheric science at the University of Alabama in Huntsville, a former lead author on the IPCC.
The doubts of Christy and a number of other researchers focus on the thousands of weather stations around the world, which have been used to collect temperature data over the past 150 years.
These stations, they believe, have been seriously compromised by factors such as urbanisation, changes in land use and, in many cases, being moved from site to site.
Christy has published research papers looking at these effects in three different regions: east Africa, and the American states of California and Alabama.
"The story is the same for each one," he said. "The popular data sets show a lot of warming but the apparent temperature rise was actually caused by local factors affecting the weather stations, such as land development."
Meanwhile, the BBC carries an extraordinary interview with Phil Jones, director of the Climatic Research Unit at the University of East Anglia and the central Climategate figure. In the interview, Jones admits that the periods 1860-80 and 1910-40 saw global warming on a similar scale to the 1975-98 period, that there has been no significant warming since 1995, and that the so-called Medieval Warm Period calls into question whether the currently observed warming is unprecedented.
And then there's this exchange:
When scientists say "the debate on climate change is over," what exactly do they mean--and what don't they mean?
It would be supposition on my behalf to know whether all scientists who say the debate is over are saying that for the same reason. I don't believe the vast majority of climate scientists think this. This is not my view. There is still much that needs to be undertaken to reduce uncertainties, not just for the future, but for the instrumental (and especially the palaeoclimatic) past as well.
So "the vast majority of climate scientists" don't think the debate is over? Someone had better tell the IPCC, Al Gore, the Norwegian Nobel Committee and most of our colleagues in the media, who have long been insisting otherwise--and indeed, who continue to do so. An example is this piece from yesterday's Washington Post:
With its 2007 report declaring that the "warming of the climate system is unequivocal," the U.N. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change won a Nobel Prize--and a new degree of public trust in the controversial science of global warming.
But recent revelations about flaws in that seminal report, ranging from typos in key dates to sloppy sourcing, are undermining confidence not only in the panel's work but also in projections about climate change. Scientists who have pointed out problems in the report say the panel's methods and mistakes--including admitting Saturday that it had overstated how much of the Netherlands was below sea level--give doubters an opening.
It wasn't the first one. There is still a scientific consensus that humans are causing climate change. But . . .
That sentence beginning "There is still . . ." seems a rote recitation of an editorial position, sort of like when a news story refers to "a procedure that opponents call 'partial-birth abortion,' " or when Reuters puts scare quotes around "terrorism." (Or, for that matter, like when we refer to John Kerry as "the haughty, French-looking Massachusetts Democrat who by the way served in Vietnam," except that we are satirizing the practice.) The gist of the Post's story is that the so-called consensus no longer exists, if it ever did. So why is the paper compelled to assert that it still does?
For an amusing example, listen to this New Yorker podcast on Climategate, featuring writers Elizabeth Kolbert and Peter J. Boyer. Boyer acknowledges that the emails raise serious questions about Climate science, but Kolbert denies it. Listen, though, to Kolbert's tone of voice: She sounds extremely defensive, as if she feels personally threatened by questions about global-warmist doctrine.
And maybe she does. There are, no doubt, lots of true believers in global warming--not scientists, but people, including many journalists, who have embraced global warmism as a political and quasireligious doctrine based, they have been led to believe, on the authority of science.
Even Phil Jones acknowledges climate science is rife with uncertainty, but global warmism's popularizers refuse to brook any doubt or acknowledge that the "consensus" they have touted is a sham.
And they used to call us deniers.
What are we to make of Sen. Evan Bayh's surprise decision not to seek re-election in Indiana? Perhaps the least insightful comment comes from the Associated Press's Ron Fournier, inventor of "accountability journalism":
His departure continues a trend in which several senators and members of the House from both parties have decided to retire.
That is certainly true, although it is also true of almost every member of Congress who decides to retire in any year.
More revealing is this observation from Andrew Gelman of FiveThirtyEight.com:
National swings between the two parties are amplified by politicians' natural tendency to stay put when things are going well and retire when the political climate looks stormy.
Bayh was looking beatable, but he almost certainly would have had a better chance at holding the seat than anyone the Democrats run in his place. From the party's standpoint, then, it would be preferable for Bayh to retire in a year that looked better for Democrats. Another example:
For example, 84-year-old Frank Lautenberg ran for reelection in New Jersey in 2008. This in a Democratic year when the Democrats might have done well with just about anybody. (Or maybe not; I don't really follow New Jersey politics and am just extrapolating from national polls.) In 2014, they're going to need to find someone new, and at that point they might wish they had an incumbent already in the slot.
As a result of public disillusionment with the Obama Democrats, it's possible that the Republicans will have an incumbent on the New Jersey ballot in 2014. Newark's Star-Ledger reports that Lautenberg, now 86, yesterday became light-headed, fell and was hospitalized and diagnosed with a bleeding ulcer. He is "expected to make a full recovery and will be back to work soon."
Apart from his status as the second most superannuated senator, there is no reason to doubt that Lautenberg will serve out his term. But if he were to die at the ripe old age of 89, Chris Christie, the Republican governor, would get to appoint a successor.
As for the Bayh seat, he decided to retire on the eve of the filing deadline for the primary. Only one other Democrat, eccentric restauratrice Tamyra D'Ippolito, was pursuing a primary bid, Politico reports. Had she made it, she would be the nominee, so Republicans were rooting for her. But TalkingPointsMemo.com reports that she got only two signatures in one Indianapolis district, 498 shy of what she needed. It might not have helped that on her Facebook page, she urged tea-party activists to sign her petitions--but referred to them by an antigay slur. Result: Indiana Democratic leaders get to pick their candidate, who'll face the winner of the Republican primary.
You Heard It Here First
There's trouble in paradise, if your idea of paradise is Nancy Pelosi's caucus. Politico reports that House Democrats are complaining of "what they see as cavalier treatment from a wounded White House":
Obama obviously wants to keep control of the House and the Senate, but it would be foolish for him to take his eye off 2012--or his public image. This is a big reason the president is putting so much focus on reaching out to Republicans and making a public show of his bipartisan efforts.
One Democratic official went further, saying some Democratic House members actually believe that the White House "wouldn't mind having a foil, and that foil is a Republican [House] majority--that would serve their political purposes going into 2012."
These House Democrats say privately that veterans of Bill Clinton's administration working in Obama's White House may think having a Republican majority in Congress will help Obama win reelection, as it did Clinton in 1996. House Democrats know that Obama will do whatever it takes to win reelection, whether or not it helps members keep their seats this year.
This is one point on which House Democrats--or at least the anonymous House Democrats--agree with us.
Would They Follow Him off a Bridge?
Newsweek's Eleanor Clift has a column explaining the political failure of ObamaCare. It's largely sensible if unoriginal, but one passage has us scratching our head. Clift argues that Obama pushed so-called health-care reform to repay a favor from the man who once held Scott Brown's Senate seat:
Obama's nomination was far from a sure thing when Sen. Ted Kennedy, with Caroline Kennedy at his side, took the stage at American University a week before Super Tuesday and endorsed Obama. It was one of those moments in politics when the ground shifted, when liberals and feminists and African-Americans--the Democratic base--got the OK from their first family of politics to back Obama, an upstart in the party, over Hillary Clinton, who had assumed this would be her base, as it had been during her husband's presidency.
Does Clift really mean to suggest that liberals, feminists and African-Americans don't think for themselves but need an "OK" from "their first family of politics" before deciding how to vote? If that were true, would they just stay home now that Kennedy is no longer around to bless future candidates?
Life Imitates the Onion
- "Police Say School Shooter Had Troubled Past, History of School Shootings"--video title, Onion News Network, Jan. 20, 2009
- "Police: Alabama College Shooting Suspect Killed Her Brother in 1986"--headline, CNN.com, Feb. 14
We Blame George W-W-W-W-W. Bush
"Genetics May Be to Blame for Stuttering"--headline, WLS-TV Web site (Chicago), Feb. 11
The Trouble With Washington: Too Many Congress Creeps
"Caving to Congress Creeps Into Market Views on Obama"--headline, Bloomberg, Feb. 16
But She Died in 1993
"Cheney Mum on Supporting Palin in Next Election"--headline, Associated Press, Feb. 14
'Maldonado? Where the #%!@* Is That?'
"Governor Says He'll Swear in Maldonado"--headline, San Francisco Chronicle, Feb. 12
We Hope They Like French Cuisine
- "Guinea Pig Touted as Solution to Congo Food Crisis"--headline, Associated Press, Feb. 16
- "France Used Troops as Nuclear 'Guinea Pigs': Paper"--headline, Reuters, Feb. 16
Is That All You Got, Megatron?
"Transformer Explodes, Blasting Fire Into the Air"--headline, New York Times, Feb. 12
Two Things Are Inevitable--I
"Golden Gate Bridge District Approves Suicide Net, Toll Increase"--headline, San Jose Mercury News, Feb. 12
Then Again, You Don't Want a Cardiologist Growing Your Wheat Either
"Farmer Makes Half-Mile Wide Heart From Manure"--headline, Albert Lea (Minn.) Tribune, Feb. 11
At Least He Went Quietly
" 'Silent Bob' Thrown off Southwest Flight for Being Too Large"--headline, KTXL-TV Web site (Sacramento, Calif.), Feb. 14
There Must Be 50 Ways to Leave Your Lover
"Man Is Jailed for 5 Months After 'Trying to Have Sex With Tree' in Busy Park"--headline, Scotsman, Feb. 16
Harmless and Innocent, You Devil in White
"Foundation Head: DC-Area Storms Were Blow to Needy"--headline, Associated Press, Feb. 13
Questions Nobody Is Asking
- "Soda: A Sin We Sip Instead of Smoke?"--headline, New York Times, Feb. 14
- "Pets: Are They Who We Think They Are?"--headline, United Press International, Feb. 13
- "Are Socialist Worker Militias Coming to a City Near You?"--headline, PajamasMedia.com, Feb. 14
- "Liberal/Libertarian 'Alliance' Over?"--headline, Orange County (Calif.) Register Web site, Feb. 12
Expert Bats Mother--Now That Would Be News
"Mother Bats Expert at Saving Energy: Study Shows Wild Female Bats' Temperature Regulation Strategy Is Flexible"--headline, Springer Science + Business Media press release, Feb. 15
Look Out Below!
"Airline Drops Fat Passenger for Not Buying Extra Ticket!"--headline, MSN.com, Feb. 16
It's Always in the Last Place You Look
- "Missing Manatee County Found in Massachusetts"--headline, WWSB-TV Web site (Sarasota, Fla.), Feb. 15
- " 'Kurdistan' Found in Turkish Text-Books"--headline, Panorama (Armenia), Feb. 13
- "Partisanship Found in Naming Something in Nevada After Ronald Reagan"--headline, Las Vegas Sun, Feb. 15
Too Much Information
- "Crystal Found Harder Than Diamonds in Meteorite"--headline, OpEdNews.com, Feb. 13
- "IFP: Zuma Girlfriend's Tender Was Irregular"--headline, Daily News (Durban, South Africa), Feb. 15
- "Gay Guardsman Has Returned to Drills With His Unit"--headline, New York Times, Feb. 12
Someone Set Up Us the Bomb
- "Sister: Handicap Made Woman Found Dead Vulnerable"--headline, Associated Press, Feb. 12
- "Madonna's Charity Head Blasts Land Dispute Reports"--headline, Associated Press, Feb. 14
- "Whoopi Goldberg Pitches Poise Light Incontinence Products"--headline, AdAge.com, Feb. 10
Everything Seemingly Is Spinning Out of Control
- "Varieties of Cheese on Verge of Extinction"--headline, Washington Times, Feb. 15
- "Irked China Snaps Panda Diplomacy With U.S."--headline, Times of India , Feb. 14
- "Obama's Challenge: Anger Is Replacing Hope"--headline, Associated Press, Feb. 15
- "Goldie Hawn in Talks With Tories to Set Up British School Which Teaches Children Breathing Exercises"--headline, Daily Mail (London), Feb. 14
News of the Tautological
- "Use of Temps May No Longer Signal Permanent Hiring"--headline, Associated Press, Feb. 15
- "Charlie Wilson Remembered at Memorial"--headline, Washington Times, Feb. 15
Breaking News From Isaiah 14:15
"Satan Out With Cut on Hand"--headline, Boston Globe, Feb. 13
Breaking News From 2008
"Obama Making Plans to Use Executive Power"--headline, New York Times, Feb. 13
News You Can Use
- "To Find True Love, You've Got to Stop and Smell the Armpits"--headline, Free Lance-Star (Fredericksburg, Va.), Feb. 13
- "Want More Sex? Get a Divorce, Survey Suggests"--headline, Sunday Telegraph (London), Feb. 14
- "Leftover Valentine's Chocolate? Use It to Measure the Speed of Light"--headline, Wired.com, Feb. 15
Bottom Stories of the Day
- "Eurogroup Won't Talk Greek Specifics Monday"--headline, CNBC.com, Feb. 13
- "Clinton: I Won't Leave the Country if Palin Becomes President"--headline, Puffington Host, Feb. 16
- "Biden Will Visit Saginaw Today"--headline, Detroit Free Press, Feb. 14
- "Decision on Whether to Prosecute Gov. Sanford Not Made Yet"--headline, Greenville (S.C.) News, Feb. 13
Two Things Are Inevitable--II
"Student Says 'Slaughter the Jews' Remark Was Misunderstood," reads a rather funny headline in London's Independent. The occasion for the shout was a speech at Oxford by Danny Ayalon, Israel's deputy foreign minister:
But the Oxford Student newspaper yesterday quoted second year St Edmund Hall student Noor Rashid as saying he was in fact using the words of a classical Arabic chant commemorating a seventh-century battle between Arabs and Jews at Khayber, in the Arabian Peninsula.
The statement from Mr Ayalon's office maintained that a student had called out "Itbah Al Yahud" which translates as a call to slaughter Jews.
But Mr Rashid said that he had in fact said: "Khaybar ya Yahod." A Jewish Chronicle report yesterday said this referred to a seventh century attack by the Prophet Mohammed on the Jewish community in Khaybar in which the Jews were defeated and made to pay half their income to the Muslim victors.
So he doesn't want to slaughter the Jews, just tax them at 50%. Of course, if he comes to the U.S. and campaigns to reinstate the death tax, he could kill two birds with one stone.
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Bryce Worley - February 13, 2013
Bryce Clyde Worley died at the age of 80 Feb. 13, 2013 at Swedish Medical Center in Englewood. Bryce was the first born to Clyde Byron Worley and Mildred Fae (Slack) Worley on Jan. 11, 1933 in Holyoke.
He attended Holyoke High School and received his diploma in 1951. Bryce was drafted into the Army Jan. 30, 1953 and was deployed to the 936th Field Artillery to serve as a mechanic, guard and artillery operator in Seoul, Korea during the Korean War. He returned and was released from active duty Nov. 30, 1954 and attended an NJC welding class through GI benefits.
Bryce began his career of farming, and shortly after, he married Louise Marie Heermann on March 25, 1956. They settled in Holyoke to farm, ranch and raise a family at 26416 County Road 45. Bryce and Louise were members of Zion Lutheran Church, where Bryce served as an elder for three years. Bryce was a member of the American Legion, Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 6482, Young Farmers Chapter and the Soil Conservation District. Bryce was also a former commander of the Legion.
Bryce enjoyed restoring antique tractors and frequented antique tractor shows/pulls around the states of Colorado and Nebraska. Bryce also loved spending time with his children and grandchildren.
Bryce is survived by his wife, Louise Marie Worley; and their four children, Lyle Rae Worley, Linda Lou Worley, Aaron Clyde Worley and wife Pamela Kay Worley and Brian John Worley. Bryce is also survived by his three sisters, Mary Belle Rafert, Ellen Jenkins and husband Tom and Charlotte Schmidt and husband Bob.
Bryce and Louise have four grandchildren, four step-grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren. Their grandchildren are Lyle's children: Adam Worley, Matt Cotton, Eva Worley and Tony Cotton; Linda's children: Mitch Klatka and Carissa Hostetler; and Aaron's children: Brenden Worley and Michaela Worley. Bryce also has nine nephews and seven nieces.
Bryce's parents preceded him in death—Clyde in November 1971 and Fae in December 2000.
The funeral service was held Feb. 18 at Zion Lutheran Church in Holyoke with Pastor Gary Rahe officiating. Interment followed at the Holyoke Cemetery.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Lutheran Hour or Zion Lutheran Church of Holyoke.
Gerk Funeral Home was entrusted with the arrangements.

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Excerpts of recent editorials of statewide and national interest from Ohio newspapers:
The Columbus Dispatch, July 28
A recent Ohio appeals-court ruling that cruiser dash-camera videos are confidential "investigatory materials," rather than open public records, threatens Ohioans' ability to monitor police and defend against abuse.
This decision is no favor to law-enforcement officers, either. They often rely upon these videos to prove they behaved professionally and even heroically under difficult circumstances.
For these reasons, police agencies would be wise to promptly comply with requests to turn over these videos — which have been regarded in practice as a public record — and to ignore a single court's opinion as overreach....
Dennis Hetzel, executive director of the Ohio Newspaper Association, called the decision "disturbing," and said it "would greatly limit the ability to assess the performance of law-enforcement agencies." He fears it will open up "a vast new opportunity for government secrecy."
While the ruling is effective only within the 12th District, the fear is that it will provide police a precedent to say "no" when videos cast them or someone powerful in a bad light....
The dashboard cameras aren't turned on only when a crime is in progress. They are recording even if an officer stops to help someone with a flat tire. They are a routine part of police work....
The judicial branch is making it increasingly difficult for people of ordinary means to monitor their government and defend against abuse of power. The compounding effect of these court cases is alarming.
Police and other public officials should remember that hiding public records undermines public trust.
Online: http://bit.ly/1uyBesp
The Marietta Times, July 26
Public school teachers and administrators sometimes grow frustrated at demands politicians put on them. No wonder. Curriculum demands vary regularly, depending on what seems to concern the public most at a given time.
But some failings in the priorities we set for schools seem obvious. One is "financial literacy." In essence, that means teaching students how to handle personal finances and basics on the economy as a whole.
An international assessment of financial literacy among students has been completed by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development. It included nearly 28,000 15-year-olds in 18 countries and economic regions.
Though American students did not turn in embarrassing scores, they certainly did not shine. Their financial literacy was ranked ninth among the 18 groups.
Too many U.S. high school graduates do not recognize the importance of balancing a checkbook, not to mention how to do it. They do not understand that when the Treasury Department prints more money, it is not creating new wealth. They do not realize that someone has to pay for every "free" offer, whether by government or business. They do not make connections between government policy and their cost of living. Interest on loans is a mystery to them.
In short, they lack basic knowledge needed to safeguard their own interests. That may well be the most important priority U.S. educators should address in any school reform campaigns.
Online: http://bit.ly/1nyylTR
The (Toledo) Blade, July 28
You haven't heard that much about children's issues in this year's campaigns for statewide offices and Congress in Ohio and Michigan. The flippant explanation is that children don't vote or make campaign contributions. But even if too many elected officials allow such cynical calculations to guide their behavior, voters can't afford to.
The Annie E. Casey Foundation, a private philanthropy that is one of the nation's most effective advocates of child-welfare and juvenile-justice reform, has just released this year's edition of its Kids Count data book. The annual report assesses how children are doing, across the country and in each state, in four areas: economic well-being, education, health, and family and community.
The 2014 report suggests that the kindest adjective to apply to the condition of children in Ohio and Michigan is "mediocre." That's not good enough. Our children deserve more-effective public policies (as well as private efforts) to improve their lives, but won't get them until voters demand them.
Ohio ranks a middling 24th overall among the states on the Kids Count report card — slightly better on education, health, and economic well-being, but worse on family and community measures....
One of every four Ohio children lives in poverty, and one of every three has parents who lack secure jobs, the report says. Both rates are slightly above the national average, and both have gotten worse since the Great Recession. Ohio also lags behind the nation in teen births and in its rates of children who live in single-parent families and in high-poverty areas — a measure of economic segregation.
Online: http://bit.ly/1uyCvQs
The (Findlay) Courier, July 26
In recent weeks, Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine has come under fire for how his office awards contracts for outside legal work.
David Pepper, a Democrat who is seeking DeWine's job this November, has accused DeWine, a Republican, of engaging in a pay-to-play scheme in which firms which make donations to his campaign, or a Haiti charity created in DeWine's daughter's memory, are favored when it comes winning lucrative state contracts to handle securities fraud and other legal matters.
While the claims may be politically based, and would be difficult to prove, the suspicion cast is damning for DeWine, and he must address them to retain credibility.
One way would be to make the process used to pick outside firms more transparent by documenting why one firm is selected over another....
One firm seeking work as a collection agency was created just before the bidding started and was formed by a DeWine supporter and longtime contributor to the Summit County Republican Party. Even though it lacked experience and appropriate licensing credentials, it still won a contract.
The timing, if nothing else, is highly suspect....
Meanwhile, DeWine has denied any connection between contributions and contracts, as have previous attorneys general who have been accused of similar activity.
Still, he needs to put the controversy behind him as soon as possible.
The simplest way to clear the air would be to make the selection of outside firms as public as possible, and refuse to accept political donations from any firm that wants to work for the state.
Online: http://bit.ly/1lMrlOC


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MILWAUKEE -- The Chicago Cubs called up right-hander Casey Coleman from Triple-A Iowa to join the bullpen in place of the injured Carlos Marmol, who will be placed on the 15-day disabled list with a strained right hamstring.
Marmol was sent to Chicago for an MRI on his hamstring. Manager Dale Sveum said Marmol "got really, really sore" when he was leaving the ballpark, but couldn't say how long he'd be out. A minor league rehab stint appears likely when he does return.


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The scam is that they require you to pay up front (in your crisis state of needing expedited service). Then unless you cancel within 24 hours, navigating an impossibly difficult protocol, they've got your money. I tried to go to firstname.lastname@example.com upon advice of telephone operator and no page opens up.
I'd love to take these greedy, corrupt gold-bricking a-holes down, if anybody wants to help!
I wish I had read these reviews first. Everyone is similar to mine!
these people should be put in jail.... with their scam. no wonder they are in Miami playing games with people and not rendering services. wow- I would like to take these people down--- this is when you need the police to step in on their games.
they should be a no star
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I sent my passport to renew on tuesday and I had an international flight on friday .They said I should get passport by thursday.I never got a phone call from them nor an email other than they received my passport on wednesday morning.It;s saturday and I have not received my passport as promised for thursday or friday. I called numerous times only to get conflicting information from different people. On friday I spoke a a man who said he had the passport in hand and that I would pay more for saturday shipping which I did and I never got my passport.I had to cancel my vacation to Europe and had to pay cancellation fees for the airfare and lost money on reservations at the hotels and tours I already paid for!!! Awful service and truly a scam>>>>Never use this company!!!
They conduct themselves in a fraudulent and corrupt manner. Charge outrageous fees including non-refundable fee once you click
DO NOT USE PASSPORT SERVICES. Their service was going to take LONGER than just going to the post office. The 50$ charge that they say is not refundable (in the fine print as they do not tell you up front that this charge is not refundable) they claim is a fee that they pay to the government that the government won't refund, well it turned out that that $50 is actual paid directly from the customer to the government so US passport now does not such transaction. Additionally, the $70 that they do refund if cancelled within 2 hours was never refunded to me. They stole off with $120 for their misleading and unfair policy. My credit card company was not even able to dispute any of this. There is no one to talk to at passport now as they do not have managers or any higher ups, just rude phone operators.
I highly recommend using a different service or just goin to the post office, they will do their best to get you your passport when you need it.
I signed up because I thought they could renew my expired passport but, I would still have to do most of the work. When I spoke with someone to cancel, I was stuck with a $50.00 non-refundable service charge for doing absolutely nothing.
My husband was in a bind and needed his passport renewed asap. We found this company on the internet and he filled out their application seemed like they would be able to help us out. Turns out they aren't fast they won't even answer their phone. My husband tried calling to see what he needed to do to help speed things up but it was after hours 5pm eastern time. How is a company going to help expedite something when they work the same government hours isn't that what you are paying for! Decided to go with Rush My Passport since they answered their phone(they are legit). Then turning our attention back to this awful company USPassportNow we tried to cancel they told us that they have a 24 hr cancelation policy and we can not get a refund. Oh and you have to call to cancel, wow but oh they don't answer their phone! We would have excepted a reasonable cancellation fee for our decisions, but not the $199 for the passport and $30 shipping fee when clearly there wasn't any shipping nor a passport. Sorry for the long story but in the end they charged us $329 for absolutely nothing!! Never use this company unless you just want to give your money away!
This company presents itself as a Dept of State entity and is a complete SCAM!!! After completing the form for my son, I started one for my wife, but had to stop half way through.
I received a confirmation for my son's application which included $50 processing, $49 expedited services and $30 for one Fedex shipping. None of this was shown until I completed the lengthy form. I then saw that I was billed for my wife, who's form was never completed. Long story short, I never used the service and have been told that they will not refund any of my money.
Totally bogus! They don't offer any special processing you can't do yourself for way cheaper. After putting in your credit card information, they inform you that you only have 24 hours to cancel and $50.00 of it is non-refundable! On top of their "special processing" and inordinate charges, you still have to pay the U.S. Dept of State for the actual passport. WTH?! They took $129 like a bunch of bandits! DO NOT USE THIS COMPANY!
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This is the biggest scam, you pay this outside agency to do nothing. They should reported. How long do people have to get screwed before they are prosecuted. FRAUD ALERT!!!
SCAM SCAM SCAM SCAM!!!!! Does Better Business Bureau know about this horrid company? I think it is a couple men sitting in their home just raking in the money. So if anyone wants to give them your money for nothing in return, then this is the site for you. ( really I hope no one does and you can read this and learn from my mistake).
this site is very deceptive...you think your dealing with the US GOVT...you are not...dealing with them was not pleasant....canceled within 24 hours....was charged $50...the $75 will take 10 days to credit my account...should have read the reviews before using them...they are making a lot of money preying on unsuspecting people...never use this company.....
I purchase their services online Thanksgiving day and the next we went to the post office to have them check our documents to make sure we had everything before we sent it to this freakin USPassportNow company. We had everything but our itinerary so the us postal agent told us we did had to go through a third party if we did have our itinerary so we decided ok let's just go through the us postal directly so we did. I called the US Passport Now immediately after that to cancel but they were either to busy that they could answer their phones because according to their automated recording they are closed on National holidays and weekends...Friday after Thanksgiving is not a holiday or a weekend so technically they should have been open I called and left several messages..so on Monday I called to cancel..I'm so upset they only refund part of my money and keeping $50.00. I don't think that is fair that they should keep that even if they never touched my case..when we submitted the payment online when they were closed and Friday they were closed and the weekend...they never really processed my case therefore they should refund my $50.00 as well. Who can I go to get my full refund from this company.
This is a scam. Their company comes up at the top of the list when one Googles state.gov, They state that they are officially authorized by the State department, but they don't tell you that one does not actually need their services, to get a passport or extra pages on the passport. They also charge a $50 fee which is non-refundable even if you never use their services. They also only give you two days to cancel their services without being charged. I can't speak to their actual performance of a services, but their feels also seems excessive in relation to other companies.
Absolutely unprofessional and unscrupulous business. I am writing the State Department to complain about its authorization of this site. This company hides the fact that you are not paying for your passport but for their service, which you don't need. If they posted the fact that you still have to pay for your passport after you pay them in as large a print type as they do their affiliation with the U.S. State Department, they would go out of business.
Do not use! Scam, Scam, Scam! Change your credit card information after you use them. They are likely to still your credit. The took me for about $150. They take your credit card information before they even talk to you. I needed to travel in 1 month and thought that I needed an expedited service after either losing, or having my passport stolen. Their check list is not clear. I attempted to go to the post office to have the Acceptance Agent signed. The post office warned me against them. Their service is only if you need your passport within 2 weeks. The post office can do the exact same thing for 1/3 of the price. Check your local area and find one that will take your on a walk in. I took everything to the Post Office and I was in and out of the building in 10 minutes flat and I will get my passport within 7 days. I did not need a letter showing travel in the next two weeks.
The post office said that they can only process when 2 weeks approach, so they hold it and run it through the system at that time. They do nothing but 1) give you grieve, say you cannot get your money back. I am going to see if I can cancel it on my visa.
This company is a scam!!!! They take advantage of people who don't know much about the process of getting a passport. I have now paid over $400 for a $170 passport and the service is terrible! Please do not use this company!!! You'll regret it if you did.
Thinking that this was the site one would use to get a passport, I filled in the required information, including a credit card number. Moments after completing the transaction I was back on the Google search site and realized that this wasn't a government site, and that they charged a premium over the standard passport fees. I phoned them immediately to cancel my order. They agreed to cancel the order, but they insisted that I owed them $50.00 anyway - for what, I don't know. Stay away - FAR AWAY - from these greedy bums.
Do not use this service. They are truly the worse passport company. I doubt they will even be in existence shortly down the road. Don't make my mistake - do your homework and search for a more professional company.
they rip of my money when I click ok it was too late I sent them an email to refund my money no response but my bank is working with me to get my money back .but I doubt I get my money back this is scam I will never trust this site again.
I also got lead to this page by accident trying to find out what renewing my passport would cost. You never get to any prices until after you hit the button to accept the agreement. i was charged $129.00 for nothing. I complained to my credit card and they could not "after investigating" retrieve my money. Apparently after you hit the ok button it's all over for you. Even though I never used the service past the initial web aplication. I still was finacially responsible for them being "available" to help me.
This company is deliberately misleading about how much the whole process will cost. When I contacted the company directly they refused to answer my requests that my case be reviewed.
worst service ever! this company is a scam!!!!! avoid at all costs!
This site is a SCAM ......Do not use them for a fast passport....I went to the courthouse and post office and recieved it just as fast....they dont refund all your money when you cancel in less than 24hrs and after 24 hrs they dont refund any of your money....they trick you into thinking your getting it faster through them, when they actually end up charging you double the cost as the post office and it takes more steps and actually takes longer........Their customer service is RUDE!!!! They probably make more money by tricking people and those that cancel.......than they do for those that actually end up getting their passports through them............STAY AWAY FROM THIS SITE!!!!!!!!!!!!! PASS IT ON!!!!
Tried to cancel within 15-hours after purchase and they charged me $100 for canceling. You also have to cancel within business hours. Spend over 20 minutes waiting for someone to take my call while I was on hold. If you go with this company you better make sure you go all the way or you will get ripped off.
I do not recommend this company I thought I was on the US Postal service site. I filled out the application and hit "send" before I realized that this was a site to expedite the passport. I immediately called and canceled my order. Instead of receiving the $129 credit on my credit card, I received $79. The representative would not let me speak to a manager. She said it was a fee. So, for a 10 minute mistake, I paid $50.
I went on this site to get an expedited passport and like another person said previous to my posting, it is very misleading. It makes you believe that you are going to pay so much and then after you accept the terms and conditions they start hitting you with additional charges that were never expressed prior. I cancelled my request less than 5 minutes after accepting the terms and conditions and they are holding on to $100.00 for a non refundable fee. They charge your credit card instantly and then after you cancel they do not refund the remainder of the amount (everything but the non refundable fee) until 30 days later. After 16 days I am still waiting for $229.00 to be refunded to my card and the response I recieved from them was we still have 14 days prior to issuing a refund. USPASSPORTNOW and EVERYONE ASSOCIATED WITH THAT ORGANIZATION CAN GO TO HELL!!!!!!
AVOID! I found the site to be very misleading. It comes across as a government website and it was not until I paid the money that I realized that it was a third party processor. When I asked for my money back, the 2 agents I spoke with were rude and condescending to me. I wish I had read these reviews before I paid my money...
Total Scam. They don't tell you they are going to charge you a $50 processing fee no matter what. You don't find out about that until you place the order. And even though they say they are officially authorized, they are simply just a scam site. Stay away. You get just as fast as service as mailing in your application yourself or going to the post office.
Just got off the phone with the most aggressive and rude agent. They took my 130.00 even though I had no immediate travel plans . This is my first time getting a passport, it's my fault I trusted this was legit and I didn't realize it's not even a government site:( They knowingly sold me something I didn't need or use. When the post office told me to dispute them I called and they told me it was like buying a plane ticket, just because I didn't use it (still not sure what I didn't use) doesn't mean you get your money back, then she refused to tell me who else I could talk to or a supervisor telling me I had no business knowing that! SCAM SCAM SCAM
As so many other reviewers have stated, this place is a SCAM!!!!! They charged my credit card $130 ($50 of which was for expedited service) but I never received the passport. And although every time I email them to inquire, I get an instant response that their customer service dept will contact me within 48 hours but they NEVER get back to me. RUN AWAY from this place!!!
Horrible, horrible scam!! My daughter thought she was taking care of herself and ordering her passport for an upcoming cruise - NO where is it clearly stated exactly what you are paying for (which is basically NOTHING). When I called to find out exactly what this service entailed, I was told," The $50 fee was to 'reserve a space with the state department for your expedited passport" Funny, isn't that what the $60 you pay directly to the state department is for!?!? Live and learn I suppose - but in my mind - THIEVES - plan and simple.
BE CAREFUL !!! This is a big scam. They will keep your money without notice and not contact you about it. I inquired to their service by filling out their registration page. The next day, I cancelled my request as it is just as easy to go to your US Passport office in your area on obtain a passport IMMEDIATELY for only any extra $60. When I received my credit card statement, sure enough, I was charged anyway. I called to get the charges reversed and was told that I did not properly cancel. I even shared the email I sent them canceling the request within 18 hours ! It is trickery. Be very careful with this service and please know that you can go directly to your US Passport office in your city and get the same results, the same day, WAY CHEAPER !!!
My experience was really my fault. As I should have known better. I figured it wouldn't pay until AFTER the 3rd step completed, so I submitted my payment information on step 2. My fault, since I normally NEVER do that knowing dam well it will take my money out.
Customer service wasn't bad, the guy seemed really bored....he probably was, but he gave me back my small amount of money.
You don't really know it until after you have already paid (since they hide this on there site for you to hunt down, until after you have already paid), but here's how the fee's stack up (for the card).
They make it look like this:
$30 for the card (holy crap that's cheap!)
$50 to expidite (ok, that makes sense, they're rushing it)
then you put in your card info, $80 total (I should've looked up how much it normally costs)
BAM! They now have $80 bucks
"Oh hai thurr! Remember those fee's we mentioned?!?! Yeah, that has nothing to do with the card....$50 of that is non refundable and the $30 will take 90 days to get back into your account if you decide to cancel!"
"And if you want a passport card you have to fill out these document, then mail them using fedex to your governments address with the money for the passport card so they can mail it back to you"
So here is what's up....you pay them for their website and phone call to cancel. YOU still have to print out and fill in the documents (usps.com allows that for free)
YOU still have to mail it in (the cost of a stamp)
YOU still have to do all the dam work!
So what are you paying uspassportnow.com $80 for? For documents and instructions, that's what. THAT'S IT!
Shame on me for falling for these chode licking asshats scheme.
What's the lesson for today? IF you need it expidited, call and setup an appointment with a passport agent of some kind in your area to do it....not the internet.
Side rant: You'd think a state ID would be proof enough, has more information than a dam passport anyways. (derp, they're easy to fake...herp derp, like passports aren't)
End Conclusion: This site sucks, this governement sucks! Fawk all of you!
We will not be using their services in the future and will be recommending to our family and friends the same. On Aug. 7th, 2012, late in the evening, my husband and I realized that I needed to renew my passport before an international flight just days later. We googled passport expediters and came upon their website. Not having done this before, the site appeared to be an official U.S. government site. We quickly filled out the expediting request and submitted it, hoping that there would be enough time to process the passport renewal. As we did some further research in our frantic state, we realized that USpassportnow.com is not part of the U.S. State Department and quickly tried to cancel the request. Unfortunately, this all took place late in the evening and the offices were closed. I called at exactly 9am on Aug. 8, 2012 when the offices opened and cancelled the request. I was informed that the $100 processing was non-refundable. We really don't think it is fair for them to charge $100 for a 5 minute phone call with a customer who mistakenly requested their services and cancelled them at the first possible moment, before the staff could have possibly even begun to spend time or resources on the request. I think this is a a very poor business practice and have requested a refund.
In addition, the company failed to process the refund of $229 for the passport that was not expedited (because we had cancelled the request), even though I called the very next morning and was given a cancellation confirmation number of 3609647. I spoke with someone when the credit card statement came and they assured me that it will be refunded within the next 24-48 hours. But now they've added another hassle to this experience.
This business is apparently disinterested in earning money in a fair an honest way.
I called them after not being able to locate my passport for an upcoming trip. Less then 24 hours later, I found my passport (of course).
They penalized over $125.!!!! Terrible customer srv
We contacted USPassportNow.com to get an expedited passport for my son. His passport needed to be expedited because he was on a college graduation cruise in late June/early July and by the time he returned from that trip we had very little time to process his passport paperwork which was needed for an August 4th trip.
My son call once and I called twice to speak to "our" adviser to go thru the checklist and make sure we had all items and paperwork in order and completed correctly.
We were told to take our August trip itinerary and forms and take them to the US Post Office because only the post office could legally seal the documents. We had to wait 2 weeks for a post office appointment.
Once at the post office the postal officer told us that she could not process these documents because our August trip itinerary needed to be dated two weeks from the date of our visit to the post office. So we would have had to wait another two weeks for an appointment and falsify our travel itineray dates for August. We then just completed the necessary documents at the Post Office and the USPS processed our expedited passport and mailed that day.
When I called USPassportNow.com to ask for a refund and explain that we been give the wrong information and instructions after calling 3 times to make sure all was correct. They told me they would not be able to process a refund. They said we should have gone home and made another appointment with the post office and falsify our trip itinerary to state we were leaving exactly 2 weeks after our USPS appointment in order to have the documents officially sealed. Net: Our appointment at the USPS was on 7/2. Our August Trip itinerary needed to state we were leaving on 7/16 in order for the USPS to officially seal these documents on 7/2. Our itinerary was dated 8/4, the actual date of our trip. We had no time to wait for two more weeks nor did we want to falsify our itinerary.
We called several times for two refunds since USPassportNow.com did nothing for us. No matter where you pound out on their recording we got to the same person. Who would not help us nor let us speak to a supervisor.
These people are not legit and should be put out of business. They are thieves!!!!!!!
Taking payment for what...no services provided.
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AirPlay is a great way to stream photos, videos, and music if you have a Mac or an Apple TV. Unfortunately, if you own a PC or some other network connected device AirPlay isn't natively supported. Thanks to some ambitious software developers you can bring AirPlay to your PC.
There are many non-AirPlay alternatives to streaming your content across your network. I'm going to suggest two solutions. The first combines the iOS app AirMusic with a Windows Media Center (WMC) add-on. The second solution is an all-in-one desktop application called AirServer.
AirMusic ($2.99 | iTunes+). With this universal app you can access and stream your iDevice music over WiFi to a PC running Windows Media Player, an XBox, a PS3 or any compatible DLNA device.
- Connect your iPod, iPhone or iPad to the same WiFi network as your XBox, PS3 or PC.
- Start AirMusic.
- If you have an XBox, turn it on, navigate to the Music Library and select the AirMusic device in the list; If you have a PS3, turn it on, navigate to the Music Menu and select the AirMusic device in the list. If it shows nothing underneath, it probably means you selected the Movie or Photo node; If you have a PC running Windows Vista or Windows 7, start Windows Media Player, your iPhone will show up under "Other Libraries."
A few things from the developer worth nothing:
- You can background the app but you will be prompted to relaunch the app every 10 minutes for the music to keep playing.
- AirMusic requires an iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch with a minimum of 50MB of disk space to work effectively.
- On a PC, AirMusic only works with Windows Media Player running on Windows Vista or Windows 7.
- AirMusic will not play old DRM songs purchased on iTunes. Only newer iTunes DRM-free purchases are compatible.
Windows Media Center add-on (free). This option will turn a Windows 7 machine running WMC into an AirPlay compatible device. Set up is a snap, just make sure you have Apple's Bonjour services installed (32-bit | 64-bit) before installing the add-on.
- Open Windows Media Center.
- On your iDevice open up the photo or video you want to stream and select your WMC from the list of available AirPlay devices.
A few things to remember about this add-on:
- Music is not currently supported. For this, I recommend AirMusic.
- The only issue I've read about is related to firewall configuration. Just make sure your network security program allows the add-on to access your network.
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AirServer: An all-in-one solution
AirServer is a paid desktop application that will allow you to use AirPlay enabled apps, mirror your iOS device to your PC/Mac, and connect multiple iOS devices to your Mac over a Wi-Fi connection. The app has a PC and a Mac version, costs about $15 ($12 for those with an .edu email address), and takes all of 3 minutes to download and install.
AirServer supports media apps such as Netflix, YouTube, and BBC's iPlayer and delivers full 1080p HD mirroring (which is fantastic for gaming). If you have iTunes purchases on your iOS device you can stream those as well provided the PC/Mac you are streaming to is activated under the same account you used to purchase your media. Bottom line, if you have the money, a PC or Mac, and a compatible iOS device you should definitely check out AirServer.
Final Thoughts
Since Apple and Microsoft will almost never agree on anything (and I'd be surprised if Apple ever provided a native AirPlay solution for PCs) I recommend using the above solutions to get your iOS device's content streaming to supported devices. If you'd rather not even bother with AirPlay, or don't have an iDevice, then check out Lifehacker's AirPlay alternative streaming guide. Whatever you decide you'll be much happier when you can stream your media across your network.
Got thoughts? Feel free to share your thoughts below or send me an e-mail at firstname.lastname@example.com. BTW, the original AirPlay WMC files were hosted on thomaspleasance.com, but the site has since gone 404.


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Why Notions of Systemic Failure Are On Par with Bigfoot and Unicorns for Most Investors
I wanted to take a moment to address the notion of serious collapse and/or systemic failure and why it's so hard for most investors to conceive.
First off, most people in general tend to be optimists or to generally believe that things will work out fine. So the idea of catastrophe is not something they spend much time thinking about.
Because of this, and other factors I'm about to explore, the notion of systemic failure is virtually impossible to grasp for most investors. Most professional traders are usually under the age of 40 (in fact they're typically in their mid to late 20s). As a result of this, they:
1) Didn't experience the 1987 Crash
2) Have never seen a Crisis that the Fed/ IMF/ etc. couldn't handle
Let's add a secondary element to this. Most institutional traders today operate, for the most part, based on trading models. These models, in general, are quantitative and based on correlations and patterns, not qualitative judgments.
This goes a long ways towards explaining why the market has developed such simplistic trading patterns. Consider the "Monday market rally" phenomenon we saw throughout 2009-2010. Or how about the Aussie Dollar/Japanese yen correlation to the S&P 500 we saw throughout much of 2010-2011. As one asset manager put it to me recently, the market has essentially become "one big trade" with virtually all asset classes moving tick for tick relative to each other.
Let us consider the mentality these age demographics and professional working tools engender. In general, both of these factors make for short-term thinking and a lack of qualitative analysis. They also mean that items or developments that exist outside the universe of trading models (most of which are entirely based on post-WWII data), are outside the scope of these traders' thinking.
This issue doesn't merely pertain to traders either. Going back 80+ years, there's never been a time in which the markets didn't have a backstop in the form of the Fed/ IMF/ or some other entity. No matter the Crisis that erupted, there was always money printing and other monetary policies to calm the storm.
Now, let's expand our analysis outside of professional traders to include asset managers and other institutional investors, the vast majority of whom are under the age of 60 or so.
Based on this age demographic, we find that there is an entire generation of investment professionals (aged 35-60) who:
- Have never witnessed nor invested during a bear market in bonds
- Have never witnessed, nor invested during a credit market collapse
- Have never witnessed a secular shift in the global economy
Consequently, the vast majority of professional investors are unable to contemplate truly dark times for the markets. After all, the two worst items most of them have witnessed (the Tech Bust and 2008) were both remedied within about 18 months and were followed by massive market rallies.
Because of this, the idea that the financial system might fail or that we might see any number of major catastrophes (Germany leaving the EU, a US debt default, hyperinflation, etc.) is on par with Bigfoot or Unicorns for 99% of those whose jobs are to manage investors' money or advise investors on how to allocate their capital.
If this doesn't worry you, you need to start looking at the actual numbers behind the financial system today. Here are just a few worth considering:
- US commercial banks currently sit atop $248 TRILLION in derivatives
- The US Federal Reserve is now buying 91% of all long-term new US debt issuance (at the same time China and Russia are dumping US bonds)
- Japan already spends roughly half of its annual tax revenues on debt payments and has relied on debt issuance more than tax revenues to fund its budget for four years now (how much longer can this last?)
- Europe's entire banking system is leveraged at 26 to 1 (Lehman Brothers was leveraged at 30 to 1 when it failed)
Folks, bad times are coming. It doesn't matter what the trading programs or "professionals" think about it... the math simply doesn't add up to us having a calm, profitable time in the markets over the next few years.
On that note, the time to be preparing for what's coming is now.
For more market and geopolitical insights, swing by www.gainspainscapital.com. We offer a number of Free Reports designed to help investors prepare for the necessary restructuring that is coming to the economy and the capital markets.
Best Regards,
Graham Summers
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Heed These Words!!
"Japan already spends roughly half of its annual tax revenues on debt payments.."
Productive citizen feeding parasite lay-about bankers
Is that not the specific design of the lazy cunts who erected (fabricated) the institution of Government?
Throw a few sweeties to the poor (who vote) and you have a slick liberal window dressing to hide your main game: theft and extortion
Stories from gramps and grandma would be enough to tell you about investing back in 40's.
Wait.. maybe not investing, more of trying to survive.
Ahh...I fall solidly in the 35-60 age group and have witnessed all 3 and invested during 2 of them. I don't believe in Unicorns or Bigfoot, but I can remember the oil embargo in 1973 easily, I profited from the bull run in metals in '79 and '80 and the mid-teens 30yr. Bond rates at age 14, participated on the right side of the crash in '87 and on and on and on. I would submit that anyone who thinks these sorts of things are up there with fanciful creatures is NOT an investment professional. They may not realize it, but they are posers. Sincere, perhaps, but posers all the same.
But we also don't have to be 100 years old to have seen some nasty stuff or made money during those times. We used to regard them as opportunities to....say it with me me, "make money", not watch the Fed fire up the presses.
BTW, I agree - the tech bust was for pansies. If you weren't smart enough to see "short BRCD or BRCM in the mid-200's" burned into your carpet, you were indeed an idiot. And let's not even get started with RMBS or QCOM or the Pets.com sock puppet...
my buddy's step-sister makes $68/hour on the internet. She has been without work for 8 months but last month her paycheck was $7255 just working on the internet for a few hours. Go to this web site and read more.. LazyCash9.com
Sidkof fucks baby goats and sheep and his mom tapes it, and his buddy's step sister sells the videos for $6.08 on the Internet! Go to lazycunt.com
sidkof - so how does your sister give a blowjo.b over the internet...?
no no no. it's his buddy's step sister who gives the virtual blow jobs. the one's sidkof gives are the real thing (watch out for the oral lesions though).
too bad the fed just prints and market follows suit. market is broken, i am shorting again in june or july when everything is calm down
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should i accept this? i could really use an upgrade at the point guard position, as of right now my only one is Jason Terry. Vucevic is younger then Horford and has more upside imo.
leave a link and ill return the help.
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Vucevic has the most upside of anyone in that deal imo, there's a reason that Orlando wanted him as the centerpiece in the Howard deal, he's only scratching the surface of what he can be.
I really don't think Turner is ever gonna be much more than he is now, especially w/ the emergence of Holliday. Hoford is rock solid, but seems to lack durability--Felton will help ROS as well.
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Posted 07 February 2013 - 06:42 PM
How many keepers do you keep? Neither Felton nor Turner would matter factor in that unless your league keeps practically the entire team. In fact, you have many better keepers ahead of both Vucevic and Horford, too.
It's even but I think I'd take the deal mostly on the strength/potential of Vucevic.
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Just can't help myself - got this craving to see new territory.
My overall goal is to cycle from CtoC then CtoC (Pacific to Atlantic -done, then Gulf of Mexico to Arctic Ocean) - all solo, unsupported. I only have about 2,000 kms left - my plan was to finish last year, but a heart fibrilation problem stopped me only 600 kms into the Alaska highway.
The doctors have given me a green light so I'm off for "Toad River" on the Alaska hwy tomorrow - then it will be on to Whitehorse, Dawson City, then up the Dempster hwy to Inuvik. That will get me to within 100 kms of the Arctic Ocean and I'll have to fly to Tuktoyaktuk to dip the wheel. YAHOO!! Four oceans!
And if my old bod will let me, I'm planning to finish up in Alaska - Tok, Fairbanks, Denali, and Anchorage. Gotta think big or it will never happen!
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FH Preset Request - Rainbowpaw by PlagieTheCreepWatch
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wanted a preset of their fursona Rainbowpaw lol, and I made it today. I hope it looks okay to you >_<, *is not the best at requests sometimes*. Also other peoples (2 others) who requested presets from me I'm deeply sorry if I don't get to your presets I hope you won't be mad at me or anything especially if I can't do all of them. I feel guilty about not doing what people request as soon as possible o__0. I only do presets for FRIENDS and sometimes it takes me awhile before I can get to em even then or I can't do em cause their too hard 0__0 not talking about any specific person but if in the future theres someone like that. But anyways I hope you like your Rainbowpaw, I also colored the paws the same as the neon colors. lol
yes!!!!!!! how could i do this on fH so i can play as her?
I'll put the preset up on a private download and send it to you in a note lolz, and when you download it and open the files go to your Feral Heart folder and click on the folder that just says: my_presets and put em in the folder in there called preset_1 (also might need winrar to download the preset not sure but you can try without it lolz)
okay ^^ well, i dont have winrar, so what we could do is (if you have a skype) i could add you, send you my FH folder you put it in then send it back to me? (i can pay you points for this)
You may beable to download it without winrar, but if ya can't I can put them up one picture (of preset) at a time lol to download, cause the thing that "might" need winrar is like the preset all together in one folder or somethin lol it's easy to do either way (I no has skype >_< I need to get it someday O_O)


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With no signs of a turnaround in the economy manufacturing output has fallen by 0.2% year-on-year between April and July while growth in private consumption dropped to a decade's low of 1.6% in the first quarter of the current fiscal corporate India is hunkering down. The slowdown in industry has meant large layoffs. An FE survey, across select sectors, threw up a number of close to 2 lakh job losses in the last eight to 10 months.
At current employment elasticities growth in job creation due to GDP growth around 8.7 lakh jobs get created for every extra percentage of GDP growth. So, if GDP slips from the 9% that was being generated a few years ago to under 5% today, that means around 35 lakh less jobs generated each year.
Cuts in the automobile sector alone are estimated to be in the region of 1.2 lakh. At least 14,000-15,000 temporary jobs have been lost in the current downturn so far in the automobiles space and the collective trimming numbers, which include the ancillary industries, will be far higher, said E Balaji, independent HR consultant and former MD and CEO, Randstad India. Given that for every worker with an original equipment manufacturer (OEM) there are seven across the supply chain, the multiplier effect has resulted in a retrenchment number thats several times larger.
Mahindra and Mahindra (M&M) is believed to be running its plants at an average capacity utilisation of 70% while at Tata Motors, it is lower at 60%. In an announcement that indicated the situation wasnt getting better, auto parts maker Bosch said on Friday that it would suspend manufacturing operations at its Nashik plant for three days this week to avoid an unnecessary build-up in inventories.
Manish Sabharwal, CEO of staffing firm TeamLease, said that there has been a workforce reduction of 30-40% across both OEMs and suppliers. Sabharwal pointed out that with an estimated 10 lakh people working directly in the industry, this puts the job cuts at as high as 3-4 lakh.
If the automobile sector is seeing sluggish sales, a cutback in discretionary consumption spends, coupled with confusion on policy changes relating to gold imports, has meant fewer job opportunities in the gems and jewellery industry, where close to 1 lakh jobs have been lost in the past six months. Weve been forced to let


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Apparently this is what was going on behind the scenes in the Big 12 last week.
Adventures of the Big 12: Twelve Angry Men - Bring On The Cats
P.S. - Watch the video in the middle.
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CG. No one knows what you're talking about.
Originally Posted by cowgirl836
That was classic. And pretty much dead on.
hey they mentioned iowa state-- we do exist!
One word... EPIC
This is great that video was a little much though.
Originally Posted by cytech
This is great that video was a little much though.
I thought it was funny - it fit the TAMU role pretty well in the story.
Bump just in case people didn't see this before it got swallowed in the bunches of new threads asking and answering the same thoughts and questions.
How do we give reputation to Panjandrum or whoever the creator was?
Will will win!
That was crazy! Lots of teddy bears . . .
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best read on the re-alignment yet!
That was great.
That made my day, thanks! haha
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Iowa State: He's ******* himself again. Am I misunderstanding that?
(Texas A&M smiles as the warm urine runs down his leg...)
Texas: (Looks at A&M...) Look, I can't defend you forever. At some point, you're going to need to snap out of this.
That is GOLD!!!
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The guys that run BOTC are awesome. TB, the head honcho there, has nothing but respect for ISU.
Great read.
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Caribic House is located in Montego Bay in the heart of the tourist centre affectionately known by the locals as The Hip Strip. With the airport just a five minute drive away, you dont have to waste any of your precious holiday time travelling to and from the hotel.
The property consists of 17 air-conditioned rooms and is within very easy walking distance of a wide and varied selection of beaches, water sports and entertainment centres. Tours to many of Jamaica's best attractions can also be arranged from our front desk.
There are a wide range of eateries in close proximity starting with the Twisted Kilt Sports Bar located across the street - a messa for NFL, NBA, Champions League and Baseball games. The Pelican Restaurant, Blue Beat Cafe, Burger King and Margueritaville for nightlife within eyesight.
All rooms have their own, or share a balcony, whose view spans across the beautiful landscape of the 'Hip Strip'. They also come equipped with cable television with most major networks and several movie stations, telephone, refrigerator, air conditioner and hot water.
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If you use Comet or Bon Ami for cleaning around the house, you will be delighted to find that you can make your own. Scrubbing powders are great for cleaning skins, tubs, toilets, and showers. Any spot that has soap scum or other dirt build-up needs a little abrasive scrubbing action and homemade cleaning powder is the one for the job. Adding part tea tree oil as in the recipe below or using all tea tree oil can give it a disinfecting and antibacterial property.
The magic about this recipe is that it doubles as the most amazing bathroom air freshener if you keep it under your bathroom skin or by the toilet. Use the tips for how to make your owns shake top for easily sprinkling the powder when cleaning.
1 quart mason jar (wide mouth)
A sprouting lid or a lid ring a piece of thin cardboard (like a kleenex box) (which will serve as a shaker for the top of the jar)
Makes: 3 cups
1 cup baking soda
1 cup borax
1 cup salt (fine grind or blended to a powder)
20 drops lavender essential oil (or scent of your choice)
10 drops tea tree oil (or scent of your choice)
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Kanjorski in hot water after controversial remark reappears
A day after former congressman Paul E. Kanjorski penned an op-ed piece for The New York Times calling for civility in democracy after a shooting rampage in Arizona, the former Northeastern Pennsylvania congressman also found himself deflecting questions about comments he made that sharply contrast with Monday's editorial.
In October, Kanjorski opined to The Scranton Times-Tribune about Republican candidate for Florida governor Rick Scott, saying, "Instead of running for governor of Florida, they ought to have him and shoot him. Put him against the wall and shoot him."
Kanjorski's words went relatively unnoticed during his unsuccessful bid for a 14th term in Congress, but re-emerged this week after a brutal attack at an Arizona grocery store left six people dead and U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords of Arizona clinging to life after she was shot in the head.
Reached by phone Tuesday, Kanjorski said "only fruitcakes" would take his statement about Scott literally. The 73-year-old Democrat from Nanticoke, who this fall lost in his bid for a 14th term representing the 11th Congressional District, admitted he's well known for using "colorful language."
"I probably would never have made the statement if I anticipated anything like this happening," Kanjorski said. "It was obviously not in humor, but not literally."
In the October comment, Kanjorski also referred to Scott as a "damn crook" as he decried corruption in the health care industry.
Scott, the former head of a fraud-ensnared health care company, won the governor's seat. His administration could not be immediately reached for comment.
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That map is quite beautiful; I love the vibrant green colors, and the coastlines/continental shelf looks great. The only thing that jumps out at me as a bit 'off' is the transition from the forests to the surrounding land; the forests seem to be floating. It's especially noticeable in the southeast, where they butt up against those mountains. Other than that, great. And repped!


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