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Consumer Protection Law
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Hi! LegalGems here. My goal: To Do My Best To Assist You. Please remember, I can only provide general information,as this is a public forum. Rule 16 governs the time frame. However, courts generally tend to be rather lax regarding the schedule as set forth in the schedule, as their main concern is to ensure that the case is moving forward, and the attorneys are engaging in settlement discussions. Here is the timeframe: http://www.lawtoolbox.com/tools/courts/co/district/rules/16_2002.htm Here is some other information for discover that may come in handy: http://www.courts.state.co.us/userfiles/file/Court_Probation/Supreme_Court/Rule_Changes/2012/2012%2816%29%20Clean.pdf
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How Much Does it Cost to Lift a House?
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Lifting a house, also known as elevating a house, is one of the many types of remodeling that people choose to do. Because houses are so expensive, changing things through remodeling is usually a much cheaper option than purchasing a new home. In areas that have frequent flooding, lifting a house is very common in order to elevate the house out of the range of standing water. Lifting a house can also be done as a way to move the house to another area or to a add basement to the existing structure. Lifting a house can be an expensive task; however, if it is really needed, you should have this performed to prolong the life of the house.
How much is it?
- The cost to have the house lifted varies depending on the location of the house. There are several evaluations that need to be done to guarantee that the finished work will hold up . The size and materials of the house will also be a factor for the price of lifting the house. On average, the cost of lifting a home can be anywhere between $9,000 and $40,000. The larger the home, the more expensive this process will be.
- On the website Construction-Resource.com, different people who have had their houses lifted discuss the prices they paid and the procedures that were used. The cost to have a house lifted according to this site ranges from $20,000 to $30,000.
- CDSMovers.com is a company that performs house lifting as well as moving, and the services are offered for anywhere from $12,000 to $20,000.
What is going to be included?
- During the procedure, the house will often be taken off the foundation. After the home has been lifted, a contractor will be able to excavate the area underneath the home. Once the area has been excavated, a new foundation will be created and the home will be placed on top of the new foundation.
- Evaluation of the structure is very important and this will be done by the contractor you hire to do the job. They will also provide an estimated price for the total figure of the cost to have the house lifted.
What are the extra costs?
- Since most of the gas and water lines are located below the house, the cost to have them moved or to re-pipe them will be considered an additional charge. The company that provides gas and water will need to come evaluate the pipes and determine whether anything needs to be done with them.
- You will also have to get proper permits which will allow the contractors to excavate within the county. You can ask your local state offices how you can get building permits; this usually costs $300 to obtain.
How can I save money?
- In quire with a number of different contractors that can perform the job for you. They usually offer the service at varying prices, often competing with one another. Compare the the different services each company offers as well as the price of each. Consider using websites such as ServiceMagic.com to find the lowest contractor prices in your area.
- Having the right knowledge and skills in construction can help you save money, but you will need to spend time on the project. However, it is still suggested that you assess the situation and calculate if it is going to cost you more to do the job yourself or to hire a contractor.

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Symbolic transducers are useful in the context of web security as they form the foundation for sanitization of potentially malicious data. We define Symbolic Tree Transducers as a generalization of Regular Transducers as finite state input-output tree automata with logical constraints over a parametric background theory. We examine key closure properties of Symbolic Tree Transducers and we develop a composition algorithm and an equivalence decision procedure for linear single-valued transducers.}, author = {Margus Veanes and Nikolaj Bjorner}, booktitle = {Ershov Informatics Conference (PSI'11)}, pages = {371-387}, publisher = {Springer}, series = {LNCS}, title = {Symbolic Tree Transducers}, url = {http://research.microsoft.com/apps/pubs/default.aspx?id=147481}, volume = {7162}, year = {2011}, }


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A determined UW coach Heather Tarr says team can't let up as it faces elimination against Arizona. "It's an opportunity to get on a roll," Tarr said. "We need some more games and some good things to happen to get on a roll. Four more games — you know we can win four games. I...
OKLAHOMA CITY — Heather Tarr gets bolder by the word. She's concerned. No, determined. No, no, convicted.
As the coach of the Washington softball team, she now must guide her squad through an overwhelming challenge. If the Huskies want to win back-to-back national titles, they need four victories over the next two days at the Women's College World Series just to advance to a best-of-three championship round. For a team hitting .189 this postseason, it seems, at best, improbable.
But Tarr remains unbowed.
"All that's in the way of our goal is four games," said Tarr, whose team plays Arizona at approximately 11 a.m. Saturday in a win-or-go-home affair. If the Huskies win, they'd play for their lives again at 6 p.m. "That's what we have to do. That's what we're going to do."
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In five years of this World Series format, no team has lost its opener and crawled through the loser's bracket to play for the title. Then again, a team coached by the dogged Tarr has never been asked to do so until now.
You call it a predicament. Tarr offers another word — opportunity. Considering her career path, it figures she'd have such a refreshing attitude.
Improbable? For most of her life, Tarr has made a name for herself by putting the unlikely in a headlock.
She played baseball against the boys until she was 15. She really wanted to play college volleyball and could've received a scholarship somewhere, but former Huskies coach Teresa Wilson convinced her to come to Washington as a walk-on softball player. Typical Tarr, she went from walk-on to All-American.
Then, as an assistant coach at Pacific, she applied for the Washington head job, fought to get an interview and wound up being the most prepared applicant in the field. Typical Tarr, she got the job, brought the Huskies out of the shame of the infamous "Dr. Feelgood" scandal and won the program's first national title.
If you're going to attempt the improbable, hire Heather Tarr as your coach. Repeatedly, she has proven that tough situations merely reveal her greatest traits. Her leadership is ample reason to trust the Huskies' championship defense isn't already over.
On Friday afternoon, still reeling from a 6-3 loss to Georgia the night before, the Huskies gathered for batting practice on a rundown field. They talked about their hitting mostly, or lack thereof, emphasizing their problems are more mental than physical. And then Tarr sold them on this so-called opportunity they have.
"It's an opportunity to get on a roll," Tarr said. "We need some more games and some good things to happen to get on a roll. Four more games — you know we can win four games. I think we've shown that. Once we get going, this team is unstoppable."
It's the "get going" part that's problematic, though. In addition to that sub-.200 batting average this postseason, the Huskies have also stranded 47 runners in seven games, including 10 in the defeat Thursday.
As an offense, Washington has lost its identity. The Huskies aren't a team full of big boppers and .400 hitters, but during the regular season, they produced by getting clutch hits and having good balance throughout the lineup. The Huskies ranked 25th in the nation in runs per game (5.6) coming into the World Series, and their .296 team batting average is a shade higher than their production during the 2009 title season.
So, what's the problem?
"It's a mental thing," Tarr said. "It's not a swing thing. Honestly, it's a matter of taking possession of the batter's box. At-bats are won before they're started. At this level, they're going to pitch around who they want to pitch around. So, the next batter has to make them pay. You can't take any pitches off at the plate. It's a grind, and it's tough."
As she explained the struggles, Tarr didn't become frustrated. Interestingly, she grew more excited. She has built this program on four ideals: selflessness, accountability, competence and toughness. She looks for those characteristics in recruiting. Tarr hates that the Huskies played poorly against Georgia, but she can't wait to see how her team responds.
"It's a slugfest from here on out, honestly," Tarr said. "That's just what it's going to be. We're not going to shut out these teams. Our offense has to come ready. Even when you get on a roll, get ready to endure some pain. Teams will come back. We can't let up. It's not acceptable. It's not going to happen."
Improbable? From the brink, Tarr clenches her fists and gnashes her teeth. The Huskies have no choice but to fight.
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Buster Posey has always been a remarkable athlete. In high school he played four sports; baseball, soccer, basketball and football. Obviously he excelled at baseball, playing pitcher and shortstop, where he rewrote the school's record books. Following his senior season at Lee County High School, Buster was named Georgia Gatorade Player of the Year, Louisville Slugger State Player of the Year, EA Sports All-American and Baseball America All-American. He accomplished all this while still maintaining a 3.94 GPA.
With a strong desire to play in college, Buster did not sign after being drafted by the Angels in the 50th round. He attended Florida State University where he made an immediate impact. After playing shortstop his freshman year, Buster was moved to catcher because of the team's lack of depth at the position. The following season, Posey won the Golden Spikes Award and the Dick Howser Award, both recognizing the best collegiate player in the nation. Buster proved his diverse athletic ability by once playing all nine positions in a single game, and topped it off with a grand slam.
John Barr, the Giants head of scouting, had this to say regarding the 2008 draft,
"When we drafted Buster Posey (first round), he was a guy we had earmarked early on as someone we really liked. We were very excited to have Buster available when we selected. We felt he could be a difference-maker — both from an offensive and defensive standpoint, as well as from a team-leadership standpoint."
Barr and the rest of the Giants front office could not have labeled Posey any better. Despite being regarded as the best player in the draft, four teams passed on him due to his hefty contract demands. The Giants viewed him as a once in a generation type of player, and handed him a $6.2 million signing bonus, the largest in franchise history.
While the Giants deemed his bat major-league ready very early, questions were raised about his defense as a catcher. Having only been at the position for a couple years, the Giants believed he could use a little extra seasoning. He played roughly a year and a half of minor-league action before forcing his way up to a 2010 team desperate for offense.
He would hit .305 with 18 home runs and 67 RBIs en route to a National League Rookie of the Year Award. He became the first catcher to hit cleanup in the World Series since Johnny Bench.
His 2011 was wiped out due to a broken leg sustained during a collision at home plate and people began to wonder if the Giants should move their franchise player to a safer position.
"I'm not gonna lie," Buster said. "After a couple of months, there were some thoughts that maybe it wouldn't be bad to move. Then the more I thought about it, I realized how much I enjoy catching. As hard as I've worked to get back behind the plate, I want to catch for as long as I possibly can."
Nobody was sure how he would respond the following year but Buster silenced all critics with one of the most remarkable performances to date. He won the National League batting title hitting .336, started the All-Star game, won the Silver Slugger Award, won the National League Most Valuable Player Award and helped the Giants to their second World Series Championship in three years. His MVP trophy marked the first time a catcher won the award since Bench in 1972.
Buster has made a living exceeding people's expectations, and thousands of Giants fans are curious to see what he can do for an encore.
He has appeared on numerous magazine covers, including recently Men's Health, and has truly become a hero to people all across the country with his on-field performance and the absence of any off-field concerns. The Giants are currently exploring a long-term contract to keep Buster in black and orange for the foreseeable future.


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Party Down South: Somebody Drinks Their Own Pee! (VIDEO)
Summertime is almost upon us and you know what that means: binge-watching all the reality TV you couldn't get to earlier! One of the latest additions to our viewing schedule is CMT's Party Down South, which, as the name implies, is a party down in the South.
And what a party it is! These kids get up to all the mischief of their Jersey Shore counterparts, just with different accents and while wearing cowboy hats (don't even try to pull it off, Snooks). In an exclusive clip from the upcoming new episode, we get a sneek peak of what kind of antics they're up to now and, spoiler alert, it isn't pretty.
Watch the video for more but as a little warning, this particular prank gets a wee gross. One of the party-goers had a bit too much moonshine (whatever they're drinking, it can't be much better than that) and decides to let it all go. Only problem? He skips the bathroom, making the car he's in his very own personal outhouse... and bar. We warned you it was nasty.
Check out the clip above and then head to the comments to let you us know what you've been making of this new addition to the CMT stable.
Party Down South airs tonight, June 12, at 10 p.m. ET on CMT.


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'Music Mania' begins with San Diego County Fair concert schedule
June 24: Bill Engvall (comedy)
June 25: The B-52s (pop/dance)
June 26: Switchfoot (alt-rock)
June 27: Gospel Festival with Tonex and Israel & the New Breed
June 28: Intocable and Patrulla 81 (Latino)
June 29: Clint Black (country)
June 30: Creedence Clearwater Revisited (classic rock)
July 1: K.C. and the Sunshine Band ('70s disco)
July 2: The Music of ABBA ('70s pop tribute)
July 3: Joan Jett and the Blackhearts (rock)
July 4: Smokey Robinson, the Navy Band Southwest and fireworks
July 5: Kelly Clarkson (pop/rock); requires separate ticket ($30-$82)
Chevrolet Paddock Concert Series
All concerts begin at 9 p.m. and are free with paid fair admission.
Tuesday: Eve 6 (pop)
Wednesday: Foghat (rock)
June 18: Super Diamond (Neil Diamond tribute)
June 23: Original "P" Parliament Funkadelic (funk)
June 24: Patty Smyth and Scandal (pop)
June 25: Poco (country rock)
June 30: Marshall Tucker Band (country)
July 1: Iron Butterfly ('60s rock)
July 2: Pure Prairie League (country/pop)
Coors Light Rock-On Stage
All concerts begin at 8:30 p.m. unless otherwise noted and are free with paid fair admission
Friday: Led Zepagain (Led Zeppelin tribute); 9 p.m.
Saturday: Don't Stop Believin' (Journey tribute); 9 p.m.
Sunday: So Long Davey (San Diego rock trio)
Tuesday: Radio Star ('80s New Wave)
Wednesday: Iron Maidens (all-woman Iron Maiden tribute)
June 18: Cash'd Out (Johnny Cash tribute)
June 19: Lee Rocker (Stray Cats bassist/rockabilly); 9 p.m.
June 20: Blasphemous Rumours (Depeche Mode tribute); 9 p.m.
June 21: Tommy and the High Pilots (Santa Barbara rock quartet)
June 23: Colin Armstrong (L.A. singer/songwriter)
June 24: Eileen Carey (country/pop)
June 25: Nothing Ever Stays (pop/rock)
June 26: Politik (Coldplay tribute); 9 p.m.
June 27: No Duh (No Doubt tribute); 9 p.m.
June 28: Bayadera (rock/electronica)
June 29: Danielle Tucker (Ramona-based country/pop)
June 30: Pullman Standard (San Diego acoustic trio)
July 1: Goodnight Caulfield (rock quartet)
July 2: The Bolts (Orange County modern rock/dance)
July 3: Stepping Feet (Dave Matthews Band tribute); 9 p.m.
July 4: Mishavonna (San Diego country singer); 9 p.m.
July 5: Wild Child (Doors tribute)
Solid Gold Series
All concerts begin at 2 p.m. and are free with paid fair admission.
June 18: Super Diamond (Neil Diamond Tribute)
June 25: Tommy James and the Shondells ('60s pop)
July 2: The Music of ABBA ('70s pop)
San Diego County Fair
When: Opens Friday and runs through July 5 (closed June 15 and 22); gates open at 10 a.m. Saturdays, Sundays and July 3; 11 a.m. on other days. Grounds close at midnight Fridays and Saturdays and 11 p.m. other days
Where: Del Mar Fairgrounds, 2260 Jimmy Durante Blvd., Del Mar
Tickets: $13, adults; $7, seniors (62 and up) and children ages 6 to 12; children 5 and under are free; parking is $10
Phone: 858-793-5555
Web: www.sdfair.com


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Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel "Ndamukong Suh has been adamant about training at the Nike facility in Oregon every offseason of his NFL career, but from time to time he does participate in his team's Organized Team Activities. This happens to be one of those times because the Miami Dolphins' Pro Bowl caliber defensive tackle..." May 25
Pro Football Talk "When Dolphins coach Adam Gase was on PFT Live last month, he said that he hadn't heard anything from players to suggest that there was anything to a report that they were "privately steamed" about DT Ndamukong Suh missing voluntary practices. Gase didn't sound the least bit steamed about Suh..." May 13
Miami Herald "Adam Gase was going to deal with controversy and adversity at some point in his first season. Might as well come during his first practice. The Gase Era in Miami began in earnest Tuesday, with the start of voluntary veterans minicamp. Reshad Jones, Ndamukong Suh, Mario Williams and Koa..." April 27
Sportsnaut "When you are the highest-paid player on your team, the expectation is that you are going to work harder than everyone else. After all, that's likely one of the reasons you put yourself in position to be the highest paid. Unfortunately for the Miami Dolphins, this hasn't necessarily been the..." April 26
Pro Football Talk "The Dolphins opened their first offseason program under new head coach Adam Gase today, and defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh was present. That's not necessarily big news, as he showed up for the first day of Joe Philbin's last year too, before retreating to Oregon to train on his own. But..." April 11
Officially, the Dolphins created $16M in cap space for 2016 when restructuring Ndamukong Suh's contract, per NFL source.
ESPN "Defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh's $114 million, six-year contract has been restructured by the Miami Dolphins to create salary-cap space. Linebacker Koa Misi's contract was also restructured, the team said Saturday. Receiver Greg Jennings was released, clearing $4 million in cap..." March 06
CBS Sports "When the Miami Dolphins signed Ndamukong Suh to a monster deal in free agency last offseason, we knew they'd experience some cap issues down the line. Those days are already here, as the Dolphins are more than $3.5 million over the cap after using the transition tag on defensive end Olivier..." March 03
The Score "The Miami Dolphins made the biggest splash of free agency last offseason, signing coveted defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh to a six-year deal worth $114 million. Now, just one year into that deal, the team will consider trying to revise the terms. Suh is set to count $28.6 million against the..." January 27
Larry Brown Sports "If you're going to report negative information about people, you better be prepared to be on the receiving end of some vitriol. Hopefully that was the case with NFL Media's Ian Rapoport. Rapoport reported on NFL Network Sunday morning that Ndamukong Suh gave a fiery speech to his teammates to..." November 30
Larry Brown Sports "If you're going to report negative information about people, you better be prepared to be on the receiving end of some vitriol. Hopefully that was the case with NFL Media's Ian Rapoport. Rapoport reported on NFL Network Sunday morning that Ndamukong Suh gave a fiery speech to his teammates to..." November 30
NFL.com "Ndamukong Suh addressed his Miami Dolphins defensive teammates on Monday. It was -- ummmmm -- interesting. NFL Media Insider Ian Rapoport passed along the fiery address from the defensive tackle Sunday on NFL Network's GameDay Morning. "I'm told he told them: 'I run this defense, I'm..." November 29
Complex "It doesn't matter what uniform he's wearing: Ndamukong Suh is gonna be Ndamukong Suh. We're referring to the no-chill, will-kick-your-helmet-off Ndamukong Suh. That's who showed up against the Bills. The latest unflattering Suh headline was caused by a bad call. Suh had Bills quarterback Tyrod..." November 09
Sporting News "The Dolphins signed defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh to a six-year, $114 million deal this offseason, but the four-time Pro Bowler has failed to live up to the lofty expectations he set during his time with the Lions. Dolphins vice president Mike Tannenbaum appeared on the "Sid Rosenberg Show"..." October 14
NFL spokesman Mike Signora says Ndamukong Suh's kick to Ryan Fitzpatrick's head was reviewed. Action deemed inadvertent. No discipline.
Sporting News "Dolphins defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh on Wednesday dismissed suggestions that he's freelancing outside coordinator Kevin Coyle's calls but described Miami's defense thus far "unacceptable," the Palm Beach Post reported. Asked about his individual performance this season (he has three tackles..." September 24
Larry Brown Sports "The Miami Dolphins spent a ton of money on the defensive side of the ball this past offseason, most notably by signing Pro Bowl defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh to a $114 million contract. Through two games, the team can't be feeling great about its investment. After nearly losing to the lowly..." September 21
The Score "Ndamukong Suh became the highest-paid defensive player in NFL history when he signed a six-year, $114-million contract with the Miami Dolphins in March. He isn't keeping all that money to himself, though. Suh purchased La-Z-Boy recliners for all of the Dolphins' defensive linemen to ensure..." September 16
According to @NFLfootballinfo, "Suh's action was not deemed a kick." In other words, Suh will not be fined or face punishment
Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel "Ndamukong Suh made a revelation Wednesday. The Dolphins' defensive tackle said his new team has more talent on defense this year than his former team, the Detroit Lions, had a season ago. And the Lions were the NFL's No. 2 ranked overall defense, No. 1 against the run. "I don't have a problem..." August 27
Pro Football Talk "Ever since the Dolphins broke the bank for defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh, the football-following world has been looking for signs that Miami made a mistake. There will be no such evidence found in this article. Via David J. Neal of the Miami Herald, Suh took an active role following..." August 04
Miami Herald "With the sports world -- and beyond -- consumed by the still-unfolding Patriots' ball deflation saga, the NFL quietly resolved a lesser, unrelated issue forgotten to most outside of Dolphins headquarters. The league has determined the Dolphins did not violate its tampering rules in their..." May 12
Covers.com "Defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh, who rarely participated in offseason workouts while with the Detroit Lions, was present Monday on the first day of the Miami Dolphins' offseason program. Suh signed a six-year $114 million contract -- $60 million guaranteed -- with the Dolphins last month, making..." April 20
Detroit News "The NFL's annual meetings this week didn't feature any sweeping changes, but commissioner Roger Goodell discussed a couple issues related to the Lions during his closing remarks Wednesday. League owners rejected the Lions' replay proposal to allow coaches to challenge any play in which a..." March 26
Detroit Free Press "The Miami Dolphins were reported to be prime players in the Ndamukong Suh sweepstakes days before free agency opened, but the Detroit Lions have no plans to pursue tampering charges over the deal, a person familiar with the team's thinking but not authorized to talk about it publicly said. Suh..." March 25
SB Nation "The 2011 stomp, the ejection, the quick bolt home, the forced return to Ford Field, the fallout and the eventual bolt for good to Miami. That is the backdrop, the core of defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh's exit from the Detroit Lions to the Miami Dolphins. Netting $114 million, $60 million..." March 12
Pro Football Talk "The floodgates-opening report from ESPN's Chris Mortensen regarding the news that Ndamukong Suh will sign with the Dolphins on Tuesday ultimately was not accurate. Unless it's still Tuesday somewhere on the globe. It hardly means Suh won't be a Dolphin." March 11
Detroit News "The Lions fans who sponsored the "$UH?" billboards around Metro Detroit last week apparently weren't pleased with Ndamukong Suh's decision to join the Miami Dolphins. "The same group of anonymous Lions fans — following his decision to sign with the Dolphins — are sponsoring some new billboards..." March 09
Detroit News "Even though Ndamukong Suh is heading to the Dolphins, the Lions aren't done paying for one of the NFL's top defensive players. As a result of restructures on Suh's rookie deal, he will count $9.7 million against the Lions' salary cap in 2015, a dead cap hit that would've been on the books..." March 09
Yahoo! Sports "The Miami Dolphins deserve some credit. Even with plenty of teams having massive amounts of cap space to woo defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh, every indication has been that no other team but the Dolphins ever really had a chance. Suh to the Dolphins has been a strong rumor for many days, as..." March 09
Several league sources are talking about Ndamukong Suh to #Dolphins as if it has already happened. DeMarco Murray returning to #Cowboys, too
NFL.com "Albert Haynesworth is here to ease your concerns about signing Ndamukong Suh to a massive contract. Don't worry, it won't be like that time Washington inked me to a seven-year, $100 million deal. That's not exactly what he said, but close enough. "I think honestly the difference between..." March 05
Detroit News "By this time next week, Ndamukong Suh likely will have received the most lucrative contract of any defensive player in NFL history. Whether that deal will be with the Lions remains to be seen, but it's become increasingly clear that Suh and his agents — first Roosevelt Barnes and now Jimmy..." March 05
Yahoo! Sports "The Miami Dolphins and Indianapolis Colts are expected to make the strongest pushes for impending free-agent defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh when the early negotiating window opens on Saturday, multiple league sources told Yahoo Sports. The guarantees in Suh's next contract could approach, and..." March 04
ESPN "The Detroit Lions declined to use the franchise tag on star defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh on Monday morning, and soon after, a group of investors decided to act during what might be Suh's final week with the Lions. An unnamed group contacted Outfront Media on Monday afternoon, and by Tuesday..." March 04
Pro Football Talk "On Saturday, the three-day period opens for agent Jimmy Sexton to negotiate with teams other than the Lions on behalf of defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh. It would be naive to assume negotiations haven't already happened. Some have linked teams like the Giants and Washington to Suh. Many..." March 04
Sporting News "Colts punter Pat McAfee has taken to Twitter in an attempt to lure free agent defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh to Indianapolis. McAfee sent a picture of a beautiful palm-tree laden landscape and claimed that's what Indianapolis looked like in March. The Detroit Lions chose not to give Suh the..." March 03
New York Daily News "Now that Jason Pierre-Paul is sure to remain a Giant for at least one more season, there's one more big question the Giants front office is considering: How great would he look lining up next to Ndamukong Suh? As improbable as it seems on the surface, several NFL sources believe the Giants..." March 03
The #Lions will not place the franchise tag on Ndamukong Suh
NFL.com "Ndamukong Suh will hit the open market. The Detroit Lions official team website announced that the Detroit Lions will not place the franchise tag on the defensive tackle. The tag would have cost Detroit $26.8 million because his renegotiated salary in 2014 was $22.4 million (the tag calls..." March 02
The Lions want to resign Suh but if he makes the market the Bucs, Jags, Raiders will ALL be hot after him per multiple team sources
Detroit News "Ndamukong Suh is posing, or posturing, and you hunt for clues in all the pictures. There he is at a Michigan basketball game, at high school basketball games, standing next to Jim Harbaugh in Schembechler Hall, men of ambition, smiling widely. We know Harbaugh's ambition, to rebuild Michigan..." March 01
Michigan Live "The Detroit Lions have until 4 p.m. on Monday to slap the franchise or transition tag on All-Pro defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh. MLive.com reporters Justin Rogers and Kyle Meinke give their thoughts on the critical offseason decision. Justin Rogers' take In 2011, the Lions looked like a team..." March 01
CBS Sports "If Detroit Lions defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh hits the free-agent market, he should become the highest-paid defensive player in the NFL, passing Houston's J.J. Watt. Suh isn't as good as Watt. But he's not far behind. Last week, at the NFL's Scouting Combine, I had a debate with a..." February 25
Michigan Live "The Detroit Lions used the NFL combine to do more than just scout draft prospects. The front office met with the agents for several of the club's pending free agents, including kicker Matt Prater, defensive tackle Nick Fairley -- and, yes, star tackle Ndamukong Suh. Detroit has made..." February 23
Pro Football Talk "Lions General Manager Martin Mayhew wasn't able to step to the podium today and deliver news of a done deal (as Arizona's Steve Keim was able to with Larry Fitzgerald), but he did offer a bit of somewhat surprising news Wednesday at the NFL Scouting Combine. Mayhew sounded more than a little..." February 18
Detroit Free Press "They happen in fancy restaurants across downtown Indianapolis and in corner tables at hotel bars, and this week they're bound to involve Ndamukong Suh. Along with a chance for teams across the league to get heights, weights and physicals on all of the year's top draft prospects, this week's NFL..." February 18
Detroit News "The debate over whether or not the Lions should re-sign Ndamukong Suh has raged for more than the past year, but ultimately, there are just two competing trains of thought. First, the Lions have made it clear they want Suh back because it's important to keep players of his caliber, and he..." February 15
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All the squabbling in Washington over taxes and financial regulations may look like just another political game, but the decisions, or indecisions, made by Congress this year may have a significant impact on your bottom line in 2012.
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Congress is currently going back and forth over whether to extend this year's temporary cut in Social Security contributions. The normal tax rate of 6.2% was slashed to 4.2% this year to help stimulate the economy (this applies to the first $106,800 of income earned). That 2% drop may not seem like a lot, but if your salary after deductions comes in at around $50,000, the cut has saved you around $1,000 in taxes this year.
President Obama and the Democrats want to extend, and even deepen, the tax cut for 2012 to as low as 3.1%. The Republicans have been opposed to the tax cut due to budgetary constraints. Mitch McConnell (R-KY), the Senate minority leader, said that the Republicans do support the tax cut and see it getting through Congress before the end of the year. Extending the cut will cost the government $300 billion in revenue.
Bush and Obama Tax Cuts
Don't worry too much about this one. President Obama and the Republicans came to an agreement earlier this year to extend the controversial Bush-era tax cuts into 2012. The move will keep federal tax rates where they were this past year for all Americans, including the top 2% who earn more than $200,000 ($250,000 for couples). President Obama got a bunch of his tax cuts extended including: the earned-income tax credit, the child credit, the child and dependent-care credit and the tuition deduction.
The tax cuts are scheduled to end next year, but both parties have said they want to make the cuts for the bottom 98% of Americans permanent. That means big savings for most of us. If you make the median U.S. family income of $55,000 a year, the Bush tax cuts, along with the Obama tax cuts, will save you around $2,700 in federal taxes next year. Of course, that means adding $4,000 billion to the country's burgeoning debt load by 2020, but no one really seems to care about that. Extending the tax cuts to the top 2% will cost the government around $678 billion in revenue by 2020. If the Democrats gain control of Congress and retake the White House this coming November, the top 2% will most likely see their tax rates jump in 2013.
Estate Tax
The estate (AKA: death) tax, which lapsed this year, will make a comeback in 2012, but it will have less bite than before. The taxable threshold on an estate has gone from $1 million to $5 million. That should eliminate the tax for the vast majority of Americans.
Bank Fees
Now that the government has made it harder for banks to charge you overdraft fees, expect them to try and make up that cash in other ways next year. It costs banks an estimated $349 a year to operate your free checking account, so they are now hemorrhaging money since they can't stick you with a $40 cup of coffee for exceeding your balance.
Bank of America tried to levy a $5 month charge for its ATM-debt card users this year, but that became a total political fiasco, forcing the bank to retract the fee. Banks may institute "softer" fees next year, in which they would levy a charge quietly on existing accounts. So, they may institute a fee for accounts that don't have electronic direct deposit or for accounts that don't maintain a certain balance. While they need to inform you of these changes by mail, most people just throw those statements out. Any bank or credit card fees you are charged are highlighted by Mint.com. This helps you stay in control of your finances.
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
This new government agency (set up in 2011) will be making some changes to the way banks communicate with you regarding your credit cards, student loans and mortgages. The CFPB will force banks to follow a much clearer standard template when soliciting you for any of these debt packages under a program they call "Know Before You Owe." You can see an example of the new credit card forms here. The government hopes the bold and clear template will help consumers make better choices.
The Fed
The Federal Reserve promised this past summer to keep interest rates at 0% to 0.25% through mid-2013. The unprecedented move will ensure historically low borrowing rates for customers that have strong credit scores. That means lower interest payments on everything from mortgages, cars and even your credit cards. The lower rate only applies to new stuff, but you can refinance your existing loans (for a fee) to match the prevailing low rate.
Banks will probably be more comfortable giving out 0% interest credit cards next year, so you can transfer your higher interest credit card debt over to the 0% credit card to save on all that interest. Now, that usually means incurring a fee amounting to 3% of whatever you transfer over, but it may be worth it if you can score a low-interest credit card with a long-time horizon.
The Fed promised to keep rates low (affirmed at a recent Fed meeting) to help stimulate spending and discourage saving. They believe that this will help jumpstart the weak economy. While that's good news for shopaholics, it's bad news for savers. The low Fed funds rate means that certificates of deposit (CDs) are yielding an interest rate of around 1% per year for a one-year term. If inflation comes in at around 3.5% this year as expected, that means your money lost around 2.5% for the year.
Rates will continue to be low next year, so it may be wise to pull your money out of CDs and low interest-bearing checking and savings accounts and invest it in other things that may give you a better return. Some of the safer options include stocks that pay a high dividend or tax-free municipal bonds.
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When can I introduce a sippy cup?
My baby girl is almost 5 months old. She is mostly breastfed and has been taking solids for over a week and seems to like them. A lot of child development experts recommend starting the use of a sippy cup around the same time you start solids. She gets breast milk in a bottle about twice a day and we want give her breast milk and water in a sippy cup. Some babies are ready as early as 4 months, while I've seen many 2 and even 3-year-old children who still carry bottles around. I always thought that was disgusting and want to avoid that at all costs. Can I start her on a sippy cup now? We will probably start off with one specially designed for infants and beginners and work our way up. My pediatrician says if you introduce it around now, you'll have better luck giving up the bottle. Any special tips for starting a cup?
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We skipped the sippy cup and started teaching our LO with a small regular cup, with water. It gets messy and only water goes in it but she likes it. I guess a sippy cup could become a glorified bottle if not used correctly....although that was not my reason, my LO just wasnt interested in a sippy cup with the hard or soft spouts. I havent seen many 2 or 3 year olds carrying bottles but have seen a few with sippy cups. What ever works for you and your LO every baby is different so what works for one may not work for another! Only tips I have: Offer and if she doesnt seem interested wait a few days/ a week and try again, try and remove the rubber stop for the liquid to flow easier and embrace the dampness!posted 12/20/2012 by amadbird
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723 Warrigal Road Chadstone VIC 3148 Australia
Apologies for the long delay – there has been quite a busy period lately, with all the school things that need to be done, and as of that I've been unable to really go out there. But enough updates, let's get on with the review at hand.
Maguro is a tiny restaurant located on a strip of shops just down the road from the mega shopping complex that is Chadstone. The size of the interior may give the impression of the local takeaway, but I assure any readers that the fare here will more than make up any interior aesthetics shortcomings. Then again, that's what puts the charm into these joints.
The don is what counts here – the utterly captivating soup and noodles, plus the tender texture of the meat, add up to a noodle experience like no other. To describe is to force me to jump off this plane on which I'm writing on board and get in for another bowl. No, seriously, just thinking about it is enough to make me drool in buckets.
The other dishes add some nice touches to the genre of the restaurant, but nothing really stands out as another winning dish. The wagyu beef was nicely done but in many other ways wholly unremarkable. The quality of the sushi, which I have always considered as a secondary attraction, stayed where I left it.
In all, Maguro was a relatively refreshing new entry, but also a place where I just, just held onto my will to keep writing these reviews. Which, of course, I will continue to do.
- First Impressions: 7/10
- Atmosphere: 7/10
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New Brunswick Accelerator Propel ICT announces first Startup Cohort
New Brunswick's Propel ICT announced today the names of 11 startups selected to participate in the first-ever cohort of Launch36 - a program designed to accelerate the growth of Atlantic Canada's tech sector.
Modeled off of North America's top startup accelerators, Propel ICT's Launch 36 uses the Lean Startup approach. It is a cohort-based accelerator program for early stage technology entrepreneurs to increase their chances of long-term success by providing an early opportunity to funding, mentorship, knowledge, and support.
Propel ICT Executive Director Trevor MacAusland has seen this model work from San Francisco to Toronto and is confident in its ability to succeed here. "Accelerator programs of this nature have proven successful at moving startups from the idea/R&D phase to commercialization more quickly. All that, while developing a cluster of sorts within a community," he explained. "Our goal is to have Atlantic Canada be recognized as one of Canada's most desirable emerging technology and innovation hubs."
Aspiring entrepreneurs and existing startup companies gathered Saturday, February 4th for an intense 'boot camp' style day of pitching in front of mentors, coaches, and regional tech veterans. Pleased with the turnout, 11 companies were ultimately selected to participate in the aggressive 5-month program. Among the companies selected are:
Vidcruiter, a series of HR-focused products powered by video and designed to automate many aspects of recruiting. The next evolution in recruiting and hiring, Vidcruiter helps identify better applicants, therefore saving time for hiring managers and recruiters;
GistOf, an online lead generation tool that provides marketing teams with highly targeted leads and ability to engage customers, by leveraging the tremendous amount of social media data that is published everyday;
CyberPsyc Software Solutions, 3D simulation exposure therapy designed to help individuals overcome their phobias and anxieties;
Tabture, a browser plugin designed to help share the tabs of your web browser instantly with friends or colleagues;
Tribeonomics, a unique approach to on-line community persona analysis; and
JumpStart 720 International, a SAAS technology product that allows users to have their own personal accountability coach and life enhancement portal to motivate, train and measure results for increased productivity and the reduction of stress.
In addition to the companies mentioned above, Propel ICT's Launch36 program has accepted 5 other exciting companies currently operating under the radar. Propel ICT plans to launch a minimum of 36 news companies in 36 months via the program.


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Karen Casey was reading a magazine and the Quilts for Kids logo caught her eye. She made a call to the Pennsylvania-based organization to learn more about the program and within a short time, was the leader of an Albany Chapter of the international organization of volunteers who create and donate quilts to comfort children in need.
She initiated Albany's program in 2013. By the end of the year, the Albany Chapter of Quilts for Kids provided 201 quilts to patients at Albany Medical Center.
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Montreal the metropolis has everything a big city can offer. But Montreal is also one-of-a-kind, a multicultural city that blends its French accent with that of over 80 other ethnic communities and charms visitors with its Euro-American ambiance.
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Today I was the last speaker at the Kenya Business Process Outsourcing and Offshoring Society of Kenya (The BPO Society).
I used the opportunity to provide a very brief peak on the soon to be launched Kenya BPO Value proposition.
The questions from the participants were very engaging. here's a sample question from a lady "D'you need graduates as agents in call centres?'. I did not offer an answer. I asked the participants to respond being operators themselves.
I framed my 'off-slide' comments in the following context. The Kenyan BPO market is a fairly young. It is growing quickly even in the global economic downturn. The country has the twin challenges of 'incubating' and capacity building our local BPO entrepreuners (who often have as few as 10 seats), while attracting the major international established BPO players (who often operate in the 25o plus seat range). The strategies employed to meet these objectives can sometimes be quite different. The strategic conclusion is that growth in jobs will largely come from the larger international BPO players and this certainly aligns with the Kenya Government VISION 2030 strategy.
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DPS investigating hit-and-run fatality on southbound Interstate 17 in Phoenix
PHOENIX - A stretch of Interstate 17 in Phoenix has reopened after a fatal car-pedestrian accident on Thursday morning.
The closure on southbound I-17 was just north of where I-17 splits off from Interstate 10 south of downtown.
DPS spokesman Bart Graves said the body of an unidentified woman was found on the freeway.
DPS officers are speaking with the driver of a vehicle that may have struck the woman. Graves said that driver likely won't be charged in the incident.
The victim has not yet been identified. Graves said the victim is a black woman who is possibly in her 30s. It is believed she was struck several times.
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Good Luck to Fausto and the team this week end.
Over the years you have had some real heartache and deserve some real joy.
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The orchestra also gives the celebrated concert series Classics Declassified at Peter Norton Symphony Space, and regularly performs at the Richard B. Fisher Center for the Performing Arts at Bard College, where it appears in a winter subscription series as well as Bard's annual SummerScape Festival and the Bard Music Festival. In 2010, the ASO became the resident orchestra of The Collegiate Chorale, performing regularly in the Chorale's New York concert series. The orchestra has made several tours of Asia and Europe, and has performed in countless benefits for organizations including the Jerusalem Foundation and PBS.
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Gangnam Style is now the most watched youtube, and PSY is one cool dude. This video is actually subversive as well as viral. Gangnam is the most affluent district in Korea. Looking for all that Samsung money? Look in Gangnam. He is mocking South Korean consumerism and the superficial lifestyle of the Korean upperclass. He produced this video outside of the mainstream K-Pop industrial complex and accomplished what they have always coveted on a shoe string, a worldwide hit.
There is much to be learned from Mr PSY's style of Visual Combat. It is cross-cultural, it is funny, catchy and has a message. Let's emphasize the message. Could we expect as much from Justin Boober?
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it all feels Hello Kitty like, is there propaganda in that brand (maybe)
Mayans predicted that world will end on 12/21/2012.
The apocalypse will begin with Gangnam style gettting 1,000,000,000ths viewer.
The drone pic is funny as hell :)
They are all fucking good man :)
sorry William i have to steal the 2 obama-drone-gangnam style pictures, i'm uploading them on facebook :P
Just for a little propaganda balance and maybe more substance than PSY(cho).
I dare you to watch and maybe get off the propaganda/brainwashing trail you Usans have been on since the late 1940s.
BTW I'll point out some facts.
S Korea has been a US military occupied country since the 1950s and has received massive aid.
No peace treaty was ever signed with the N Koreans - who basically won the Korean War waged by Washington Empire and its UN and/or NATO satraps ... same as ALL subsequent wars to the present in Syria.
N Korea has faced harsh economic sanctions for 60 years and so has needed strong leadership to survive ... just a fact of life, whether you like it or not (I don't and could not live in a cultish country - which includes the US - but I realize that needs must).
Just imagine if N Korea had enjoyed the Marshall Plan enjoyed by S Korea, Japan and Germany.
If so then N Korea would be flooded with Walmarts and clones of US rappers like PSY(cho).
Ain't it ironic that, instead, N Korea has nurtured a little guitar player; rather than the likes of Paris Hilton and Lady Gaga.
No peace treaty was ever signed with the N Koreans - who basically won the Korean War waged by Washington Empire and its UN and/or NATO satraps
Just one reason, CHINA.
They sent soldiers to die by the thousands......................and could have done it forever.
got to love the fred astaire/ gene kelly tap dancing number. Thanks. Jamie Dimon, Ben and Blankfein look fine as they copy cat.
Seeing the lady with the torch in "basic instinct" posture is too hilarious!
Bill, I luv all your stuff. You do good work. But let's just keep it real. Psy is signed with YG Entertainment. Has been from Day 1 of his music career, going on 10-some years now. YG is one of the largest production companies on the Korean music scene. I'm sure Yang Hyunsuk doesn't personally sign off on everything Psy says or does, but you can bet your bottom dollar Psy has access to YG's considerable production resources for all his work, so spare me the self-made garage artiste suberversive bs.
Psy been doin his silly shit for a little over 10 years now. I personally can't stand the dude. He's one of many South Korean entertainers who made it through his connections in the entertainment biz cause they all do their boozing and whoremongering in the same 20 clubs. It's a pretty incestuous lil circle, in Kangnam of course. Psy's dad is a rich industrialist whose company has ties to one of the country's Chaebol. I keep reading from "Western" commentators about Psy's "suberversive" critique of Souther Korean richies and consumerism. Actually, what I heard from Psy himself in one of his many interviews is that he was basically poking a bit of fun at himself. Psy's been the chubby lil rich kid who never had to do a day's hard work his entire life, just by proxy of living the high life in Kangnam that he sorta kinda fell into entertainment biz. Daddy sent him off to the states where he proceeded to not do jackshit but sleep and booze for 4 years at BU before trucking off back home, sans degree. Do the math on that.
You do good work Bill. Yeah, Psy's silly lil crappy song topping Youtube. But Psy's success is exactly the opposite of what you claim: it's the same ol same ol, it's not what you know, but who you know. Even a goofy fat fuck like Psy can strike it big with access to the right talent (Horse dance... Psy and one of YG's musical producers were kicking it and tryin to come up with something goofy and catchy... etcetera etcetera... even Psy himself isn't stupid enough to go claiming it jus kinda sorta cooked it all up himself). Psy's claim-to-fame is that he kinda breaks the K-Pop mold, not being a cuty lil Ladyboyish boyband type.
Nothing more than that.
Just setting the record straight dude.
Be that as it may, and it all may well be. I have lived my entire life exposed all manner of Asian Pop, J-Pop, Canto-Pop, Mainland-Pop, K-Pop, Thai-Pop etc. No I don't like the shit, but I'm a musician so I pay attention to it.
I also know what it's like to be surrounded by nouveau riche Koreans.
As a piece of satire, I think he nailed it all.
He did something else which Koreans seem to find difficult, he managed to build a cultural bridge.
But none of that makes a bit of difference with respect to the images you see above does it, other than providing me with the opportunity I have been waiting for to post them all together. And the one with O Twinkie in the boots. That one is one of my favorites for many different reasons and it was inspired by the video. I would love to animate that to the song.
That is what I call Propagangnam style. ;-)
and art goes environmental (propaganda) much quicker in Asia, because it's closer to their original art. in the beginning the USG signed on to WTO for China, with the idea that consumerism would create a Democratic revolution, but instead it imported their brand of free-market Communism to the US, (just as it exported Gangster Capitalism to Russia).
we are so used to gleaning other peoples art and politics. now Americans work for Chinese wages in a gulag state where they enjoy freedom of speech and travel (journalism long deceased, RIPress) at the governments pleasure. the American gangster is an original art form, something Obama does well (rackateering : def: extortion, loansharking, bribery and obstructions of justice - POTUS is 4 for 4) the fact that a black can become head of one of America's most powerful political gangs (Chicago) is remarkable.
and socialist rackateering is when the rich have their losses bailed out, and they get to book their profits, (tax free)
not sure how the wealthy in Korea do it, but where is the conspicious consumption??.... picking up a girl on the subway (that's hardly subversive) so the rich just try to blend in, i get it, they still have the gangster thing going.
love your work WB7
I watch POP-ASIA every weekend -
keeps me sane.
I used to watch the world financial "News" on weekends,
before that all turned to shit.
give me POP-ASIA anytime -
as I said - it keeps me sane,
and sanity is a rare commodity these days.
Hey, it's all good dude. Like I said, I luv your work. Not trying to detract from the stuff, just clarifiying a few things on the Psy-phenomenon.
Some of the J-Rock is palatable. The Korean club rockers put out great stuff, but the Korean Ministry of Culture has greenlighted organizations like YG, JYP, and SM Entertainment to be the cultural "face" of Korea to the world, so you'll never hear about the underground rock scene unless you go deep. The CEO of YG used to be with Seo Taiji, sure you've come across him sometime. Seo Taiji put out some awesome stuff. YouTube his Vladivostok live concert:
Like Taiji. Writes heavy metal stuff with good hooks and solid melodies. Highly listenable. The CEO of YG incidentally fits your criteria to a -T-. Self-made millionaire coming from dirt-poor family. Dude was gonna go off and be a car mechanic but auditioned to be a background dancer with some new group being formed, Seo Taiji-something or other... the rest, as they say... is history.
I'll tell you who I like. That little Korean kid, I guess he may not be little anymore, who plays finger style guitar on uTube . He is an animal on the frets. ;-)
I got exposed to K-pop only recently, but Girls' Generation and 2NE1 have some good tunes, state of the art production too (eg. 'The Boys' by GG, 'I Am The Best' by 2NE1)... they need more solid songwriting before they can gain a foothold in the States, give 'em a few years.
Here's Girls' Generation on Letterman back in January: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AO9yFjodDtM
It takes a crooked man to walk a crooked mile.
The North Korean Military are dressed to KILL. Pressed pants and Chinese Sunglasses.
Gwangju style, anyone?
The Gwangju Democratization Movement (Hangul: ?? ??? ??, Hanja: ???????, RR: Gwangju Minjuhwa Undong) refers to a popular uprising in the city of Gwangju, South Korea from May 18 to 27, 1980. Estimates suggest up to 2,000 people may have died. During this period, citizens rose up against Chun Doo-hwan's dictatorship and took control of the city. In the course of the uprising, citizens took up arms (by robbing police stations and military depots) to oppose the government, but were ultimately crushed by the South Korean army. The event is sometimes called 518, in reference to the date the uprising began.
Just to say that this kind of thing still takes courage in S Korea, courage that we in the US should take note of.
Gwangju National 518 Cemetary:
Black Friday purchases, zero.
I looked through all the slick, glossy, flyers and nothing there.
Just more crap I don't need.
Drumming at the beach with friends, priceless.
Is that Madd Maxx????
and apart from Walmart killing their customers (shoplifters notwithstanding)
they also kill the employees of their suppliers
not only that, if you happen to be wearing a pair of Levis that great American company has blood on their hands as do the consumers who wear Levis or who shop at Walmart, which means for many we too are guilty
take a look at where your Levis were manufactured, likely Bangladesh
meanwhile the bastard liars at Walmart's PR dept are out in force denying (but take note of the weasel wording of their press releases that the scum in the MSM are regurgitating)
Black Friday indeed
motherfuckers all (most) of us
We are North American Scum! Chock full of culture, logic, independent thinking that has all been created to maximize green... and not the kind that's legal in 2 states.
Here's to Black Friday - and the media's use of it as an economic indicator of Q4's economic prospects... More like an indicator of how ignorant, selfish and self serving we truly are!
Without further ado LCD Soundsystem "North American Scum"
I love the tie into moon travel... Surely someone will attempt to go there one day.
WB7, your work keeps getting better and better. You are a master of your media and I love it. Please keep up the good work. My all-time favorites are the Ron Paul/Fight Club and Siiting Bull/V mask but the Mad Max ans pepper spray cop pics above are a close 2nd.
Aside from the cultural and ethic satire, that Red Head was to die for...
Note to self: Move to CA ASAP, apply for BA degree, purchase quality tupay....yea,that should do it.
Gangham Style or Gangster Style
Walmart Kills Shoplifter
According to the DeKalb County, Ga., police report, officers arrived around 1:30 a.m. to find the employees on top of the middle-aged man -- One of the employees had reportedly placed the man in a choke hold.
cause of death unknown
Big props to PSY for end running the South Korean music machine and going world wide on his own artistic terms. Sort of like Willie Nelson flippin' the bird to Nashville and rolling it his way.
Taking the Gangnam style into WB7's visual combat is brilliant. This is how new ideas can ride waves of popularity to reach and open more minds.
Rock on WB7!
I think that was Johnny Cash.
Johnny Cash, "Man in Black"; nice intro:
I understood that Willie did not fit the mold so he did it "his way". I don't know for sure.
Too much reefer for the Tennessee music machine's comfort zone?
Certainly both, figuratively.
you so crazy awesome wb7 :)
Don't know much about Gangnam style or Korean rap "music" but take a look at this:
Yesterday was the 21st anniversary of Freddie's passing . . .
Dude was queer as a three dollar bill, but damned if he couldn't put on a show. ;p
For my money Queen had the best live concerts ever back in the day. I saw them live three times.
This one was probably the best of the three: http://www.queenconcerts.com/inc/posters/1978-11-25.jpg
Having said that, I have to add that I totally fucked up and never caught Pink Floyd live before their split or Led Zep before Bonham's death.
AC/DC(1st American tour with Bon Scott- Agora Ballroom, Cleveland, 1977) and Heart were two and three IMO as far as live shows that I personally saw. Yes I said Heart, those two ladies kicked ass live back then.
This is the song by which I always remember Freddie and Queen although I didn't get to see it live:
I saw the original Pink Floyd in Japan, around thei Ummagumma period. It was quite a spectacle. I also saw LZ with Bonham twice. I will never forget both.
I am absolutely envious.
I did have Led Zep tickets for the tour that was cancelled when Bonham died(10/27/1980 - Cleveland, OH, Richfield Coliseum). Close as I got.
Sooo...I've had to be content with things like this:
Led Zeppelin - Live at the Royal Albert Hall 1970 (Full Concert)
Incidentally this is one of the AC/DC songs I was privileged to hear live at the Agora oh those many years ago:AC/DC The Jack LIVE: At The Agora Ballroom August 22, 1977 HD
I love when people post links and don't say what they are.... it's the adult equivalent of getting the suprize from the cereal box when we were kids. :) And around here you NEVER know what you're going to get!
Thanks for the awesome link!
I've seen it everywhere lately and didn't have the interest to investigate. Very interesting and thanks for that WB!
I read about it over the summer. Then I watched it and was blown away by it.
The music for example, borrows cliches from several world music hits. But he absorbed and transformed them into something completely different. This kind of thing does not work for me unless I appreciate what has been done musically.
He targeted a global audience.
Somewhere Morris Day is spinning around in his easy chair wondering what just happened..... CB
but with 45 million ytube hits how is he making money or does ytube pay royalties
He's a world celebrity now. He makes all kinds of public appearances. His music is on iTunes. I'm sure he is doing fine for himself. I'm also sure that the money is not what primarily drives him. It's the ability to create what he wants without strings being attached.
Here he is at the 2012 American Music Awards show with MC Hammer. He's become the sheeit!
Thanks for the background, B. And sustaining the pepper spray image (in particular.)
Must be some kind of regressive/resurgent gene or something..
Must be some kind of regressive/resurgent gene or something..


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PALO ALTO, Calif. — Driving around a college campus can be treacherous. Bikes and scooters zip out of nowhere, distracted students wander into traffic, and stopped cars and speed bumps suddenly appear.
Jesse Levinson does not worry much about this when he drives his prototype Volkswagen Touareg around the Stanford University campus here. A computer vision system he helped design keeps an unblinking eye out for pedestrians and cyclists, and automatically slows and stops the car when they enter his path.
Someday soon, few drivers will have to worry about crashes, whether on congested roads or on empty highways, technology companies and car manufacturers are betting. But even now, drivers are benefiting from a suite of safety systems, and many more are in development to transform driving from a manual task to something more akin to that of a conductor overseeing an orchestra.
An array of optical and radar sensors monitor the surroundings of a growing number of cars traveling the nation's highways and, in some cases, even track the driver's physical state. Pedestrian detection systems, like the one that Levinson, a research scientist at Stanford's Center for Automotive Research, has helped design, are already available in luxury cars and are being built into some midrange models.
The systems offer auditory, visual and mechanical warnings if a collision is imminent — and increasingly, if needed, take evasive actions automatically. By the middle of this decade, under certain conditions, they will take over the task of driving at both high and low speeds.
But the new systems are poised to fundamentally refashion the nature of driving long before autonomous vehicles arrive. "This is really a bridge," said Ragunathan Rajkumar, a computer science professor who is leading a Carnegie Mellon University automated driving research project partly financed by General Motors. "The driver is still in control. But if the driver is not doing the right thing, the technology takes over."
Although drivers — at least for now — remain responsible for their vehicles, various legal and insurance issues have already arisen, and researchers are opening a line of study about how humans interact with the automatic systems.
What the changes will mean to the century-old U.S. romance with the car remains to be seen. But the safety systems, the result of rapid advances in computer algorithms and the drastically falling cost of sensors are a practical reaction to the modern reality of drivers who would rather talk on the phone and send text messages than concentrate on the road.
Four manufacturers — Volvo, BMW, Audi and Mercedes — have announced that as soon as this year they will offer models that will come with sensors and software to allow the car to drive itself in heavy traffic at speeds of up to 37 mph. The systems, known as Traffic Jam Assist, will follow the car ahead and automatically slow down and speed up as needed, handling both braking and steering.
At faster speeds, Cadillac's Super Cruise system is intended to automate freeway driving by keeping the car within a lane and adjusting speed to other traffic.
Already, actions like steering, braking and accelerating are increasingly handled by software rather than the driver. "People don't realize that when you step on antilock brakes it's simply a suggestion for the car to stop," said Clifford Nass, a director at the Center for Automotive Research at Stanford. How and when the car stops is left to the system.
The automobile industry has been motivated to innovate by growing evidence that existing technologies like antilocking braking systems and electronic stability control have saved tens of thousands of lives.
In November, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration recommended that all new cars be equipped with collision avoidance technologies, including adaptive cruise control and automatic braking. Two states— California and Nevada — have passed laws making it legal to operate self-driving cars as long as a human being is inside, able to take over.
Innovation and deployment of crash-resistance technologies accelerated after 2010, with news that Google had a secret program to design self-driving cars. Google has not said whether it intends to sell its vehicles. However, the search engine company has actively lobbied for laws in several states legalizing autonomous automobiles. Ten automakers have advanced research laboratories based in Silicon Valley.
Also playing a role in the speed with which safety changes are being made are component suppliers like Bosch and Mobileye, an Israeli company that specializes in cameras mounted to look forward from the car's rearview mirror, and elsewhere on advanced vehicles.
The actions of drivers, too, are being rethought. When drivers are no longer required to maintain a constant vigil on the road ahead, it will still be necessary to reclaim their attention in emergencies. Nass is establishing an automotive industry consortium to develop computerized systems that make it safer to switch back and forth from human to computer control.
Rajkumar said he suspected that most Americans were not quite ready for a fully autonomous car. But, he said, "In time, as society becomes more comfortable and legal concerns are ironed out, full autonomy will become practical, inevitable and necessary."
He, for one, would welcome an automated car for his 30-minute commute home. If the car could drive itself, he said, he would happily take a nap.
While cars that drive themselves are still in the experimental phase, many computerized systems currently available offer assistance to drivers with parking, adaptive cruise control and even keeping an eye out for pedestrians.
Changing how we drive
Already in some cars:
• Antilock brakes
• Electronic stability control
• Lane keeping, lane departure warning
• Pedestrian detection
• Driver fatigue/distraction alert
• Cruise control/adaptive cruise control
• Forward collision avoidance
• Automatic braking
• Automated parking
• Adaptive headlights
• Traffic sign detection
Coming soon:
• Traffic jam assistance
• Super cruise control
• Night assistance thermal imaging
• Seeing around corners
• Intersection assistance
Source: New York Times News Service


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Could someone explain functional lenses to me? It's a surprisingly difficult subject to google for and I haven't made any progress. All I know is that they provide similar get/set functionality than in OO.
A lens consists of two functions, a getter and a setter:
For example, we might have lenses for the first and second parts of a pair:
The real convenience of lenses is that they compose:
And they mechanically convert to
See the answer to question lenses, fclabels, data-accessor - which library for structure access and mutation is better - it has a very clear explanation on lenses.
Also, the documentation for the Data.Lenses and fclabel libraries give some good examples of them being used.


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HANCOCK, MI - Finlandia University and Don Peryam of Hancock will host a Soup Luncheon Sunday, February 13, 2011, 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., at Gloria Dei Lutheran Church, Hancock.
Peryam, known for his great recipes, will prepare and donate seven varieties of soup for the fundraiser: Homemade Tomato, Cabbage, Split Pea, Vegetable Beef, Navy Bean, Chicken Noodle, and Onion. A variety of crackers and beverages will also be served.
A donation of $5.00 per person will aid completion of interior renovations to Finlandia's Hoover Center.
For more information, please call Finlandia Alumni Relations at 906-487-7317.


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Since every other major bike has a thread of build pics, I thought the Soma Rush deserved some love and attention. I've been building mine up over the past few weeks and finally have it about where I want it.
57cm frame, threaded fork
Velocity Aeroheads 28h, Dura Ace 7710 Low Flange Hubs, DT Champion Double Butted Spokes
Dura Ace 7710 Track Cranks, Dura Ace 49t Chainring
Dura Ace 7710 Octalink Bottom Bracket
Nitto B105 Road Drops
Nitto Dynamic Stem
Fizik Arione Saddle, Vintage Shimano 600 Aero Seatpost
Vittoria Rubino Pro 700x25 Tires
Soma 18t Cog, Dura Ace Lockring
Tange Levin Headset
Shimano M520 SPD Pedals
The only thing that's left to do is replace the missing barplug that fell out this morning. grr. I'd also like to replace the saddle with another arione. I got a deal on this one because it was ripped slightly. I'm planning on taking this thing out to the track for the beginner class next week. I'm super excited about it.
Anyway i'd love to get some feedback and see what people have done with their somas!


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What is Chained CPI?
Posted By Jim On 04/11/2013 @ 7:15 am In Personal Finance | 15 Comments
If you saw President Obama's FY2014 budget, one of the biggest pieces of news in it was a change in the calculation of the cost of living adjustment, or COLA. COLA is used to figure out how much to increase many government payments, the most important of which, especially for retirees, is probably Social Security payments [3]. The switch from the current inflation measure to what is known as "chained CPI" is estimated to reduce the federal debt by $230 billion dollars ebacuse chained CPI is expected to grow between 0.25% – 0.30% slower [4] than the CPI they use now.
As is the case with any small percentage, the initial impact would be small and grow over time. As the years pass, the impact would be greater. "According to the National Women's Law Center, a retiree who was collecting $17,520 last year would see 6.5% less, or $1,139, by age 85, if chained CPI were adopted now. A decade after, their payments would be 9.2% smaller, or $1,612."
So what is Chained CPI?
Isn't that the million dollar question? Chained CPI, or C-CPI-U, is a relatively recent measure (August 2002 was the first release) and the big difference is that it takes into account how people substitute products in response to price changes. The BLS has a more in-depth explanation, the term Tornqvist formula is used, but the basic gist is that when prices increase, people don't always just pay more for the same products. They pay for cheaper versions or otherwise make what they have last.
Chained CPI is designed to capture this and it's the reason why it grows at a slower pace than CPI-U. I didn't look into the calculation or the data inputs but the explanation made sense. In theory, Chained CPI should be more accurate since it models more closely consumer behavior but as is the case with any measure, the devil is in the details.
There are several CPI figures and the one that most people talk about is CPI-U, or the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers. Interestingly enough, Social Security's COLA uses CPI-W. CPI-W is the Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers. The CPI-W is a subset of the CPI-U and according to the Seattle.gov [5], CPI-W covers 32% of the U.S. population while CPI-U covers around 87%. The theory goes that the CPI-W is used for many COLA adjustments in labor contracts so they used it for Social Security.
It depends on where you're standing. If you collect payments, the answer is clearly no. You'll get less because COLA adjustments will be smaller. If you make payments, the answer is clearly yes. You pay less because COLA adjustments will be smaller.
Is it fair? That depends on your confidence in the accuracy of C-CPI-U … but no one ever really cares about "fair." It's always about how it impacts you so it's a moot point.
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- Set in the centre of cool colonial Merída
- Yucatecan fusion restaurant, tequila bar and chocolate shop on-site
- Each room has interior terraces with outdoor bath tubs for two
European design dallies with colonial style and mingles with bold dashes of colour at Rosas & Xocolate, a boutique hotel that lives up to its sultry name in the romantic Yucatan city of Mérida. Along with its architectural nods to the ancient Mayans, this mansion stimulates the senses via a chocolate shop, small perfume store and bar dedicated to tequila.
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