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O'Hearn paces Shawsheen over Cambridge
In his 15 years of coaching at Shawsheen, Al Costabile has never seen anything like Saturday's game. Shawsheen and Cambridge combined for 100 points as the Rams edged the Falcons, 55-45.
"It was a shootout of epic proportion,'' said Costabile. "This was unbelievable. Big plays were being made on both sides.''
Shawsheen quarterback Mike O'Hearn went 22 for 33 passing for 358 yards and six touchdowns, and Cambridge QB Dave Maaghul threw for five TDs.
"I have never seen 11 touchdown passes in a high school game. There were a couple of good QBs playing today,'' said Costabile.
Although the numbers for O'Hearn were ridiculous, the star for Shawsheen was senior Devonn Pratt.
Pratt caught 15 passes for 268 yards and five touchdowns and kicked seven extra points for Shawsheen. He also broke up some key passes at cornerback and is the punter for the Rams.
Costabile described it as the best high school effort he has seen. in more than 20 years of coaching football.
"I don't know how much more of a complete performance you can have,'' said Costabile.
The biggest play for the Rams came at the end of the first half. Shawsheen was up 15 points, but Cambridge had just scored and was getting the ball to begin the second half.
With 40 seconds remaining in the second quarter, O'Hearn found Pratt for a 63-yard TD, killing any momentum the Falcons had received.
"We proved to them that we could score quickly,'' said Costabile.
Duxbury 42, New Bedford 14 — The Green Dragons won their 29th straight game as Jon Hurvitz scored five touchdowns.
Billerica 34, Tewksbury 26 — Junior quarterback Jordan Bolarinho was 17-for-20 passing for two touchdowns and 275 yards.
Dorchester 16, Matignon 8 — Hakim Harris and Demetrius Leary eached scored as the Bears won their third straight.
Upper Cape 21, O'Bryant 16 — The Rams got two touchdowns from Jon Bumone in the first quarter and held on to win.
Pentucket 33, Danvers 20 — Sachems Cody Rothwell and Tim Freiermoth each found the end zone twice.
Ipswich 19, Triton 7 — Kyle Barber ran for 107 yards, scoring two touchdowns for the Tigers' first win of the season.
Georgetown 52, Whittier 48 — The Wildcats held off a late rally as Jesus Sanchez rushed for 193 yards on 40 carries with four touchdowns.
Coyle & Cassidy 19, Carver 7 — Josh Cobb ran in a pair of scores for the Warriors.
Somerset Berkley 49, Tri-County 6 — Garret Carlos ran for 187 yards and four touchdowns for the visiting Blue Raiders, who didn't throw a pass in the victory.
BC High 31, Dartmouth 0 — The Eagles cruised to a shutout victory highlighted by Lincoln Collins's 80-yard touchdown reception.
Diman 21, West Bridgewater 19 — Diman scored back-to-back third-quarter touchdowns and held on to win. Mike Ferreira had two touchdowns for Diman and finished with 243 yards on 27 carries. West Bridgewater's Jordan Ames had eight tackles in the loss.
Norwell 23, South Shore Voc-Tech 12 — Junior running back Mike Ross carried the ball 13 times for 105 yards and two scores while senior linebacker Jake Marr had an interception for the Clippers.
Nantucket 34, Bishop Connolly 13 — Dylan Perry rushed for 104 yards on five carries and scored a pair of touchdowns for the Whalers.
Oliver Ames 43, Bedford 7 — Six players scored for the Tigers, highlighted by a 93-yard kickoff return by Jeremiah Troy, as they tallied 449 total yards.
Sharon 34, North Quincy 22 — Sean Asnes ran for 201 yards and a pair of touchdowns on 14 carries as the Eagles improved to 3-0 for the first time since 1998.
Wakefield 21, Winchester 14 — A fourth-quarter comeback was capped by a Michael Miller's 1-yard rush for Wakefield. Miller also threw for a pair of touchdowns.
Wellesley 29, Norwood 22 — Senior quarterback Chris Sarni threw for 210 yards and three touchdowns and rushed for 40 yards for the Raiders.
Beverly 45, Lynn English 6 — Isiah White rushed for 156 yards and a touchdown for the Panthers. Tailback Kenny Pierce rushed for 84 yards and two touchdowns.
Revere 21, Swampscott 6 — Tommy Portrait rushed for 115 yards and had one interception and the Patriots were able to gain 390 total offensive yards, 270 on the ground and 120 in the air.
Northeast 44, Pope John 24 — The Knights racked up 520 total yards of offense led by senior running back Kenny Bartolo, who rushed for 215 yards and three touchdowns on 23 carries.
Lowell Catholic 43, Greater Lowell 6 — Adam Wentzel and Chris Tamukedde each rushed for a pair of TDs as the Crusaders won in a blowout.
Greater Lawrence 41, Chelsea 6 — Cristian Rivera ran for 101 yards and a touchdown and Marcos Ortiz completed three passes, all for touchdowns, to lead the host Reggies.
North Shore 38, Blue Hills 26 — Ross Murphy scored on four conversion attempts and had more than 120 yards rushing to boost the Bulldogs.


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Borax Question
How long do you leave a bird hide coated with Borax before the feathers are ready to be used? I applied Borax about 3 weeks ago and don't know if they are ready to be thrown in the freezer to kill any other critters.
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Here are a couple of articles that might help.
Preserving With Borax
FAQ - Processing Fly Tying Materials at Home
Re: Borax Question
I used to air dry Muskrat & Fox hides on fur stretchers in about 3-4 days in my basement. Thicker hides such as Beavers took about a week. As long as most of the fat is removed, they dry rather quickly in a warm environment.
The Borax absorbs moisture, so you should be good. There still may be oils on the feathers, which is natural. A light cleaning with a degreasing dish detergent will remove the oils, but that can be done prior to tying with the feathers. It will also remove any dirt that may be present, since most birds like to dust themselves. The dirt is what really attracts vermin, so cleaning any fur or feather item is always a good idea. ( Except maybe CDC or Snow Shoe rabbit feet, as the oils is what gives them their floating properties.)
Placing the feathers & hide in a freezer will also help dry up any remaining moisture. Place it in a bag, to keep the borax from getting all over the place & it will be fine.
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2:03pm Wednesday 26th March 2014
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A MUSICAL instrument with a reserve price of just £100 surprised auctioneers when it sold for 50 times that estimate.
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Sun, Apr 05, 2015, 04:15 PM
The name of Mumbai embraces the minds with Bollywood fashions and cine stars. It is the economic capital of India and also is the city with majority number of Millionaires in the country. The worrying factor about this city is that the diseases like TB, Diabetes , BP and Dengue are making the people of the city fall in their evil and ugly clutches. Watch the video for more details . . .


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WARNINGS of heavy rainfall and flooding have been issued for the Stroud area overnight as more downpours are expected.
The Met Office has issued the warnings but expects the weather to clear quickly tomorrow, Thursday, morning.
There is currently a flood warning in place on the River Frome at Brimscombe and Thrupp as river levels are expected to rise.


text: October 14, 2016 — I just start kissing them. Just kiss—I don't even wait. And when you're a star they let you do it. You can do anything. Whatever you want. Grab them by the pussy. You can do anything.—Donald Trump The video was released on Friday, October 7. At the presidential debate two days later, when CNN moderator Anderson Cooper asked the Republican nominee Donald Trump to explain his apparently predatory behavior to the nation, Trump dismissed his deep-seated serial misogyny and nonconsensual sexual advances as mere "locker room talk." Repeatedly. Afterward, in the GOP spin room, Alabama Senator Jeff Sessions staunchly defended his ally, insisting, contrary to the Department of Justice's definition, that grabbing a woman's genitals without her consent was not sexual assault. On Wednesday, in the New York Times, two women gave their own detailed accounts of having been sexually assaulted by Trump; another woman, a People magazine journalist, also came forward to share her story. On Thursday, delivering an impassioned speech in New Hampshire, Michelle Obama called out Trump as a sexual predator who routinely abuses his male privilege and power: "This wasn't locker room banter. This was a powerful individual speaking freely and openly about sexually predatory behavior, and actually bragging about kissing and groping women … It reminds us of stories we heard from our mothers and grandmothers about how, back in their day, the boss could say and do whatever he pleased to the women in the office."The furor went national after the release of the video, but the problems had started much earlier: when Trump's lawyer claimed it was legal to rape your spouse; when Trump, in campaign speeches across the country, called Mexican immigrants rapists; when he continued to assert the guilt of the Central Park Five, who were wrongfully convicted of rape and finally exonerated by DNA evidence after serving years in prison. The Trump video inspired the writer Kelly Oxford to invite women to tweet at her the stories of their first assaults; by Monday, she had received thousands of testimonies about flashings, gropings, and rapes; along the way, Oxford's account was viewed some 30 million times. Building in intensity throughout the year—in the courts, on college campuses, throughout the blogosphere, and on Facebook pages, Snapchat stories, and Twitter feeds—suddenly it seemed the phrase "rape culture" dominated the national conversation. Rape culture refers to the trivializing of sexual violence and the tendency to blame victims while exonerating or excusing assailants. It also refers to the racial disparities in arrests and sentencing of accused rapists. We need look no further than the notorious case of Brock Turner, a Stanford student who was found guilty of three counts of felony sexual assault, and yet was handed an uncharacteristically lenient sentence by a questionable judge. Even more devastating in its reach, the Department of Justice recently concluded that the Baltimore City Police, among other crimes, "seriously and systematically under-investigates reports of sexual assault." Scholars and activists, poets and playwrights have been writing about rape for centuries. What would the conversation around sexual assault, police bias, and the legal system look like if investigators, police officers, and judges read deeply into the literature on sexuality, racial justice, violence, and power? It is in view of this question that the following syllabus is offered as a scholarly resource—and object of critical discussion and debate—on "rape culture" in the 21st century. read more …………………..


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Sox lose, 8-2
THERE'S YOUR BALLGAME (12:52, END 9, 8-2 A's)
Youkilis, Drew, and Bay went in order. The Sox had six hits tonight, and the A's had 12. The Red Sox drop to 2-5. Lester drops to 0-2.
MORE INSURANCE (12:46, END 8, 8-2 A's)
Saito started the inning by walking Cust, giving up a double to Suzuki, and yielding a sacrifice fly to Crosby. He settled from there, but the Red Sox need six runs to extend the game. Brad Ziegler is on.
CASILLA CRUISES (12:32, MID 8, 7-2 A's)
Jacoby Ellsbury pinch hit for Baldelli to lead off the inning against righthanded reliever Santiago Casilla. Ellsbury struck out swinging on a 2-2 pitch at his ankles. Pedroia lined to second. Ortiz struck out. This Casilla character has some pretty good stuff. This seems like an awfully lifeless loss for Game No. 7.
If the Red Sox lose tonight, it will be their worst seven-game start since they also started 2-5 in 1996. Also, only the Cleveland Indians will have a worse record among American League teams. Also, there are 155 games remaining. Deep breaths.
A's ADD ON (12:22, BOT 7, 7-2 A's)
Holliday tripled to the corner in right off Saito, making the odds on a Red Sox comeback even longer. Saito stranded Holliday by striking out Garciaparra on a pitch in the dirt.
LOPEZ DONE (12:17, BOT 7, 6-2 A's)
Lopez couldn't get out of the inning. He hit Giambi with a pitch, and exited so Takashi Saito could pitch to righthander Matt Holliday.
LOPEZ IN FOR LESTER (12:14, BOT 7, 6-2 A's)
Lester is finished after all. He allowed six runs in six innings on 10 hits and no walks while striking out five. He also hit a batter. The 10 hits and six earned runs tie career highs for Lester.
Lopez has started by retiring Sweeney on a chopper back to him and Cabrera on a ground ball to third.
CARTER DEBUTS, INNING STALLS (12:11, MID 7, 6-2 A's)
Lowell reached first on a fielder's choice to third, and Varitek flied to center. Chris Carter, who grew up not far from here in Concord, Calif., pinch hit for Green, his first at-bat of the season. He swung for the downs on the first pitch he saw, and he eventually struck out looking at a backdoor curveball.
Gil Velazquez, who replaced Jed Lowrie on the active roster, replaced Carter and is in at short.
BAY KNOCKS OUT BRADEN (12:02, TOP 7, 6-2 A's)
Bay led off the seventh with a single to center, and Oakland manager Bob Geren replaced Braden, who had thrown 95 pitches, with righthander Michael Wuertz. He'll face Lowell.
LESTER FINISHED? (11:59, END 6, 6-2 A's)
Lester's night might be over. He's thrown roughly 105 pitches. Then again, no Red Sox are warming at the moment in the bullpen. If he's done, Lester finished strong. Suzuki grounded to second, Crosby popped to short, and Davis grounded to short. Lester's easiest inning of the night, without question.
SOX RALLY STALLS (11:51, MID 6, 6-2 A's)
Finally given the chance to hit with a couple runners on base, Youkilis struck out, swinging through a 2-2, 75-mph changeup from Braden. Drew followed by lifting the first pitch he saw high to center field for the third out.
SOX RUMBLING (11:47, TOP 6, 6-2 A's)
After Braden retired Green, Baldelli drew Boston's first walk of the night. Pedroia got a single to snap a 3-for-23 slump, but the infield single barely made it past the pitcher's mound; it was like a swinging bunt, really. But it counted and put two men on for Ortiz. For the Red Sox at the moment, that qualified as a rally, especially after Ortiz went to 3-1. After Braden got Ortiz to swing through an outside slider for strike two, Ortiz poked a single to center, plating Baldelli.
And now Youkilis, just the man the Sox want, is up.
NOMAR GOES DEEP (11:35, BOT 5, 6-1 A's)
Lester seemed headed for a nice, quick inning, getting Giambi on a grounder to Green and Holliday on a lazy fly to right. Then Garciaparra rocketed a 1-0 pitch on a line over the left field fence. Lester's pitch count is above 90 now with Cust batting. Javier Lopez is warming.
SOX GO QUIETLY (11:29, MID 5, 5-1 A's)
Braden added to his string of easy innings. Bay grounded to short, Lowell flied to left, and Varitek flied to right. He's retired 11 of the past 12 hitters he's faced and has a three-hitter working.
Lester takes the mound having thrown 78 pitches. If he's not somewhat economical here, this could be his last inning.
LESTER GETS PICKY (11:22, END 4, 5-1 A's)
The bad news: Lester allowed back-to-back singles that inning, to Sweeney and Cabrera. The good news: He picked both of them off to end the inning. I wonder when the last time consecutive outs were made via the pickoff. Anyone remember seeing that before? Not me.
YOUKILIS HOT, SOX NOT (11:14, MID 4, 5-1 A's)
Youkilis is 2 for 2 after doubling down the first base line, past Giambi, who moves about as swiftly as a traffic cone over there. The rest of his teammates are 1 for 12. Pedroia flied to right, Ortiz flied to left, and Drew grounded to first. Four Red Sox in the lineup tonight — Ortiz, Pedroia, Lowell, and Drew — are now batting less than .200 for the year.
CALMING DOWN (11:05, END 3, 5-1 A's)
Lester brushed off that disaster of a second inning with a 1-2-3 inning. He struck out Cust and induced ground outs from Suzuki and Crosby. Pedroia, Ortiz, and Youkilis are due up for the Red Sox. They could use some production from the meat of the order, particularly from Pedroia and Ortiz, who are both 0 for 1 and entered batting .167 and .200, respectively.
SOX RESPOND WEAKLY (10:59, MID 3, 5-1 A's)
Just like that, the Red Sox are retired. Jason Varitek, Green, and Baldelli went down in order.
Lester's struggles so far this season are really an extension of spring training. In his final nine spring training innings, Lester allowed just two earned runs, but he walked nine.
LESTER ROUGHED UP (10:51, END 2, 5-1 A's)
This was not the start Jon Lester envisioned for his season. After not making it past the fifth inning of his first start, a loss to the Rays, Lester has been lit for five runs in the second inning tonight. The damage: Jack Cust led off with a home run to left-center, a deep shot off the back wall. Kurt Suzuki singled. Lester hit Crosby. Rajai Davis struck out, as did Ryan Sweeney. Cabrera singled just past the diving Pedroia. Giambi doubled just under the diving Bay's glove. Matt Holliday singled home Giambi. Garciaparra struck out to end the inning, so Lester did strike out the side. That's probably of little solace.
Could Kevin Youkilis be any more on fire? After he entered the game hitting .522, Youkilis launched a 2-2 pitch in his first at bat over the scoreboard in left, his second home run in two games. That's two home runs and four RBIs for Youkilis for the season. J.D. Drew, starting against a lefthander for the first time this season, singled to left. After Jason Bay flied out, Mike Lowell is at bat with one out and one on.
Lester recorded two quick outs, a Ryan Sweeney grounder to Nick Green and an Orlando Cabrera fly to right. Jason Giambi started a small two-out rally by shooting a ground ball to the left side, where no defender stood — the Red Sox shifted over. Matt Holliday sent a single through Lester's legs to center, bringing up old friend Nomar Garciaparra. Lester broke Nomar's bat, and the resulting flare was caught in shallow left on the run by Green.
We're underway at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium, and Dallas Braden tore through the first inning. Rocco Baldelli struck out on three pitches, all low strikes. Dustin Pedroia rocked a fly to deep center, where Rajai Davis tracked it down. David Ortiz grounded into the shift at Bobby Crosby, who's making his first career start at second base.
Let's see what Jon Lester can do in his second start of the season.


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There is a very nice posting by CM about wealth and taxes. Striking: the right-wing complain that 47% of Americans pay no Federal tax. But the real problem is that the bottom 50% measured by wealth only hold 2.5% of the wealth, so no matter how hard you tax them you'll get very little.
Wealth and Taxes
#1 Alex Harvey 2010/04/15
Of course, when talking about the right wing in the US, that's a long way further to right than the more right thinking right wings in the UK/Australia (Canada/New Zealand/etc) (right)?
It is indeed an interesting post. But I'd be interested to see another one for Australia (although I suppose that could just be me). There's about to be a great big tax review released in parliament in Australia in a few days.
To see one for the UK would also be interesting.
#2 Ian 2010/04/15
Interesting and ripe for plucking selective quotes out.
My initial thoughts were "representation without taxation", which in the US is presumably true for Federal Govt.
In the UK this is different as everybody ends up paying "federal" tax courtesy of VAT.
Funding for more lcoal government is distributed widely in both countries (sales tax – US and national funding for local government in the UK)
#3 carrot eater 2010/04/15
"pay no Federal tax"
federal income tax is what you're after there. Most everybody with a job pays federal payroll tax.
#4 Tim Worstall 2010/04/15
Major, major, fail here.
There are no wealth taxes in the US (unless you want to talk about property tax which is at county level, not Federal). The Federal tax system is about "income" not "wealth".
Wealth is a stock, income is a flow. They are two very different things.
The bottom 50% of households get about 25% of income.
[I appreciate the distinction but hadn't expected the wealth / income divisions to be so different. Are you sure about your figure? But anyway: if the lower 50% has that fraction of income but such a small fraction of wealth, then either wealth is soooo much greater than income, or the wealthy are banking income but the poor aren't. Either way that suggests the original point: that there is little to squeeze out of the poor. Or do yuo disagree with that aspect, too? -W]
#5 carrot eater 2010/04/15
Go down to Table 1, under "Number of Returns, Shares of AGI and Total Income Tax, AGI Floor on Percentiles in Current and Constant Dollars, and Average Tax Rates"
Scroll down, and you can see the share of income and income tax paid by various percentiles of earners
The system is progressive by design, but not nearly as much as people think, because income is also distributed rather unevenly, not just wealth.
Add in payroll tax, which is a flat tax up to the cap, and the whole thing is less progressive.
Add in state and local taxes, and these guys claim the overall tax burden is barely progressive.
The whole thing is ridiculous. Income and income tax have always been unevenly distributed; I don't know why this is suddenly news. Anyway, the Earned Income Tax Credit (due to which, many poor households don't owe net tax, and may even receive money on net) was expanded under Reagan, who we all know was a rabid leftist.
#6 Hank Roberts 2010/04/15
> wealth is soooo much greater than income
"In the United States, wealth is highly concentrated in a relatively few hands. As of 2007, the top 1% of households (the upper class) owned 34.6% of all privately held wealth, and the next 19% (the managerial, professional, and small business stratum) had 50.5%, which means that just 20% of the people owned a remarkable 85%, leaving only 15% of the wealth for the bottom 80% (wage and salary workers). In terms of financial wealth (total net worth minus the value of one's home), the top 1% of households had an even greater share: 42.7%.
… drawn from the careful work of economist Edward N. Wolff at New York University (2009)."
#7 Hank Roberts 2010/04/15
PS — this is in one sense possibly good news. With 1% of the people controlling 34% of the wealth, that means they control a similar proportion of the energy use and CO2 production.
It reminds me of a joke long ago in the era of black and white television, making fun of the first mentions of concern about overpopulation:
"Gentlemen, somewhere in the world, a woman has a baby every 0.3 seconds. Our task is to find her and stop her."
Don't get hung up on looking at individual live meat people.
Remember, in the US, corporations are people too. The only difference is they're immortal, and can't be executed or locked up no matter what they do.
I think it's stated in the Delaware Corporate Code somewhere: "we are as gods, and meatpeople might as well get used to it."
#8 Carl C 2010/04/15
What's amusing is federal taxes in the US are at the lowest level ever, certainly much lower than under the right wing "hero" Ronald Reagan. And 95% of the people in the US, thanks to Obama, got a tax cut. Yet you can still find moronic right-wingers goose-stepping around calling Obama the "new Stalin" or whatever. They're also most prone to scream about "climategate" and post to McI's blog! ;-)
#9 Paul Kelly 2010/04/16
In the beginning the income tax was on only the very rich. Since Nixon/Ford, every US president has tried to lop off more taxpayers form the lower rungs. The lowest 20 – 30% get income rather than pay in via the earned income credit.
"What's amusing is federal taxes in the US are at the lowest level ever, certainly much lower than under the right wing "hero" Ronald Reagan." The current tax rates were enacted under Bush so it may be amusing, but it shouldn't be surprising.
As to fairness, there's no point in discussing it unless all agree on the diminishing utility of a dollar. The next five dollars are worth a lot less to the millionaire that to the hobo. Also, as carrot eater says, there are lots of other taxes led by the most regressive tax of all the payroll tax which fund social security and medicare. Thank you FDR and LBJ.
I enjoy waiting til the last minute. The central Chicago post office is open til midnight on April 15. It's good to see so many others who share my sense of artful procrastination. Traffic is jammed, hurly burly.
President Obama has enacted no changes to tax rates and plans increases as the Bush tax cuts are allowed to expire. He has put in a number of new tax credits especially in the area of energy efficiency and a worker's credit from the stimulus.
#10 Carl C 2010/04/16
US taxes are at the lowest rates in 60 years; even lower than the right-wing nutjob "hero" Ronald Reagan. The "Tea Party protests" are a laughing-stock of basically people who can't stand that a black guy is president. They sure weren't around when Bush was spending trillions on wars etc.
#11 Paul Kelly 2010/04/16
Oops, I've stumbled onto the Huffington Post. Much passion, few facts.
#12 Carl C 2010/04/16
well maybe you should take your fact-devoid ramblings to an appropriate "Tea Party" blog; or head back to "ClimateAudit"….
#13 carrot eater 2010/04/16
"What's amusing is federal taxes in the US are at the lowest level ever"
If the yardstick is tax revenue as % of GDP, that's mainly because of the recession. With the current tax structure, the tax rates don't have to change for the tax revenue as a % of GDP to cycle with the business cycle.
But even in terms of rates, it's low – we've got the Bush cuts combined with the tax cut from the stimulus package.
The brain-dead tea partiers don't seem to realise that the biggest piece of the stimulus was a tax cut.
#14 Phil Hays 2010/04/17
According to Wikipedia the bottom 50% earn about 20% of the income.
Wealth numbers can be somewhat misleading.
Social Security benefits, for example, are usually not included, but an inflation adjusted income for the years from 65 (or whenever you retire) till you die is worth a lot in today's dollars, especially with interest rates as low as they are today.
#15 Tim Worstall 2010/04/17
"[I appreciate the distinction but hadn't expected the wealth / income divisions to be so different. Are you sure about your figure?"
It's roughly right, yes.
Wealth and income figures are always wildly different. In every society.
"then either wealth is soooo much greater than income,"
It is. From the ONS:
"Wealth is considerably less evenly distributed than income, and life cycle effects mean that this will almost always be so. People build up assets during the course of their working lives and then draw them down during the years of retirement, with the residue passing to others at their death."
Total marketable wealth in the UK is around £5 trillion. Total GDP is about £1.4 trillion and income is some fraction of that (perhaps £1 trillion?).
There's little wealth to squeeze out of the poor, this is true. There's more income there though. That was my point though…not the desirability or not of taxing said incomes of the poor.
But there is a larger point here as well. If you want a large State (say, the UK's govt takes about 53% of GDP at present) then you've got to tax the poor. Because while the rich might have lots of income (the top 10% of households have total income of around £250 billion from memory) even if you tax all of it that's still not enough to pay for the £700 billion the Govt is spending.
finally, there was a big report recently on wealth distribution in the UK. The Hills Report. be careful though, it's pretty much garbage:
[Thanks Tim. Ah, I should have known better than to venture into economics. Just as the economists should know better than to venture into climate :-) -W]
#16 carrot eater 2010/04/17
Why on earth are we mixing up the UK and US? The US has a more uneven distribution of income; just look at the Gini coefficients.
In the US, the top 1% make 22% of the income, and the top 5% make 36%.
The low end of the range of incomes for the top 50% of filers is.. $32,000. The bottom 50% pays income tax at an average rate of 3% (those at the upper end at $32k pay a higher rate), and then payroll tax at an additional 6.2%+1.45%. What more do you want from them? Make exemptions and deductions not count for poor people?
#17 Hank Roberts 2010/04/17
for the US, the "47 percent" thing is debunked:
#18 Paul Kelly 2010/04/17
Carl C,
Your assumptions are inanely off-base. For the record, I am a registered Democrat and have never attended a Tea party event or visited their websites. Yes, I visit CA as do many others who also visit here. I have never commented there. I bet you have.
#19 Carl C 2010/04/17
Paul, what comments of mine, of any import, are "off-base?" US taxes are at the lowest in decades. The psychotic racism/xenophobia of the "Tea Party" is well documented, as is their "genesis" right after Obama won the election (hint: they weren't around protesting the Bush/Cheney-era psychotic military spending, wars etc). That's about all I've said; pretty mainstream documented stuff.
Your anecdotes of paying taxes at the last minute are at best tedious. Perhaps you'd feel better actually commenting at CA though? I have enjoyed flaming there a bit I must admit; as well as other blogs (I consider flaming on blogs a sort of catharsis, i.e. people are deluded if they think they're going to actually change minds/opinions with facts or otherwise on a blog…)
#20 Paul Kelly 2010/04/17
US income tax rates are lower than in the past thanks to presidents Kennedy, Reagan and GWB. Most other US taxes – social security/medicare, capital gains, motor vehicle and gasoline, alcohol and tobacco e.g. – are at historic highs. I sympathize with your need of catharthis for your inner rage. Try reading Wallace Stevens.
#21 Carl C 2010/04/17
And how odd that the "fiscal conservatives" are the ones that drive up the debt to ridiculous levels (introducting us to the idea of multiple-trillions of dollars of debt). It was Ronald Reagan, that hero of the right, who introduced us to the idea of national debt over a trillion dollars. Yet he's lauded as a great leader and somehow spending all that money is justified.
But I guess that's because their catharsis is war and new expensive stealth bombers etc. Right-wing dopes will screech about pennies of tax going to some mythical welfare queen (US) or asylum seeker (UK) but still happily spend billions on war toys.
#22 Tim Worstall 2010/04/18
"Just as the economists should know better than to venture into climate"
Which is why I only venture into the economics of what we should do about climate change…….
[Don't worry, it wasn't a dig at you. Had it been aimed at anyone in particular, it would have been the Freaks -W]
"The US has a more uneven distribution of income; just look at the Gini coefficients."
Umm, no, it doesn't actually. The market gini for the UK is around .50, .51. The market gini for the US is around .48, roughly the same as Sweden.
It's only when you take into account the effects of the tax and benefit systems that the US gini falls to (I think this is right) 0.40, the UK to 0.34 and Sweden to 0.28.
So it's entirely fair to say that the UK has a more unequal distribution of income than the US…..before all the things we do to change that distribution.
#23 Paul Kelly 2010/04/20
"Which is why I only venture into the economics of what we should do about climate change….."
Could you continue after the ellipsis? What is the economics of any or all of the various proposals for solving the problem?
Also, if only to improve overall thinking, what if the number one reason to eliminate and replace burning fossil fuels is economic survival? How would the solution then differ from those based on climate and/or CO2 suppression?
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'Nextdoor' aims to prevent crime, connect neighbors and community
BOISE, Idaho (KBOI) - A smartphone app aims to connect you and your neighbors with the touch of your fingertips.
Nextdoor is a program that's already being used in more than 100 Boise neighborhoods, but city leaders hope by jumping on board with the program they can get more neighborhoods to get involved. They hope it will encourage neighbors to come together to help prevent crime and strengthen community relationships.
After seeing the success of Nextdoor in other parts of the country, city leaders decided Boise was the the perfect place to plant the next seed.
"Boise's community is a strong community base," Boise Police Department deputy chief William Bones said. "We have great neighborhood groups that have that identity and share information, those neighborhood watches. So knowing that, we thought this really has a great base for sharing that information in a new way."
The site, which is available online or on a smartphone, is designed specifically for individual neighborhoods and the people in them. Essentially, it's a private social media site.
"We wanted something that was tied to the community, the neighborhoods, the smaller groups," Bones said. "We think that's much more likely to be successful than something that's city-wide."
Boise Police, Boise Fire and Boise Parks and Rec are all using the program to post pin-pointed information on crime and other events that are happening in specific neighborhoods and areas of town.
"You know, maybe the next morning, there was a crash last night, we share with you what happened," Bones said. "Why the power was out, or why the officers were down the street."
Think of it as a virtual neighborhood watch designed for the 21st century
"For me the thing that would be the most important thing would be to see if there's crime in my neighborhood or anything in my immediate area that I'd want to know about," Boise resident Ryan Jensen said.
The site also gives you the chance to warn people of suspicious activity you've seen on the street.
But it also allows you to post plans for a neighborhood gathering, requests for a qualified local baby sitter, or simply an inquiry about a cup of sugar
"I think especially in the newer age, like in your twenties and thirties, those that use a lot of technology would be useful in a better way than having to go door to door," Greta Frey said.
Frey and Jensen both said they would try out the program in their neighborhood if someone else started it, but say there should be limits as to what and how much people can post.
"I think for some people it definitely will catch and they'll use it a lot," Jensen said. "But I think for other people they'll try it out and maybe not want to give out as much personal information as far as their home address and where they live to people that they don't know."
Whether you need a dog sitter, want to start a tennis league, or report a lost pet, leaders say Nextdoor provides a platform to connect with your neighbors. Neighborhood by neighborhood, city leaders hope Nextdoor will help make the streets safer, and the community more connected.
"I just hope we can keep moving forward as a city I mean this is a place you want to raise your kids," Bones said. "I think those neighborhoods, as we grow as a city, the identity of those smaller neighborhoods becomes more important."


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Annual Mickey Steele Outing A SuccessPosted by on May 18, 2012 – 1:30 pm
Redskins' alumni, current players and executive vice president/general manager Bruce Allen were present Friday for the eighth annual Mickey Steele Celebrity Golf Tournament.
The tournament is named in honor of Mickey Steele, a Maryland native, sports enthusiast and business owner, who in 2004 lost his battle to Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML).
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Meriweather Intrigued By Redskins HistoryPosted by on April 23, 2012 – 11:42 am
The 2011 season was a disappointing campaign for both the Redskins starting safeties and Brandon Meriweather.
The Redskins thought they had a pair of dynamic playmakers in LaRon Landry and Oshiomogho Atogwe, but poor health and performance led to their departure. Coming off of back-to-back Pro Bowl seasons in New England, Meriweather was cut on the eve of the regular season, before landing in Chicago.
The 2012 season is tailor-made for dual redemption.
Despite adding an army of safeties this offseason, Meriweather has an opportunity to compete for either starting safety position. It appealed to Brandon that teammate, mentor and close friend Sean Taylor starred for the Redskins. It appealed to him because he could showcase his talents (Live) on a young defense.
And it turns out that the vibrant, living history of the Redskins was the icing on top. Read more »
Tags: Brandon Meriweather, redskins alumni, redskins history, redskins homecoming, safety, Sean Taylor, washington redskins
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A Fresh Homecoming Photo At The ParkPosted by on February 7, 2012 – 5:51 pm
One of the first things that I noticed upon my return to Redskins Park this morning, is that the 2010 Redskins Homecoming photograph had been updated with a fresh 2011 Homecoming shot.
The photo (which is much higher quality than my picture of a picture through reflective glass) features 78 Redskins alumni, taken on the field in the southwest end zone before the 49ers game. This was the second year for the Redskins Homecoming game, part of a concerted effort to re-engage the Redskins Alumni with the organization.
But if you look closely at the center of the picture, you'll see one individual that isn't reliving the glory days. That would be George Starke, Jr., riding in an infant pouch strapped to his namesake's chest: Read more »
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A New Decoration In The Redskins Park LobbyPosted by on June 8, 2011 – 11:24 am
It's been awhile since I've posted anything about the interior decorating in Redskins Park, but the new image that was hung on the wall yesterday is definitely worthy of note. (Click to enlarge.)
That's the group of Redskins alumni gathered in the end zone of FedExField prior to the "Homecoming game" against the Colts from last October, and there's a bunch of things to like about the photo.
- The assortment of guys, plain and simple. It really runs the gamut, from Ted Vactor to Larry Brown to Pat Fischer, to Charley Taylor to Bubba Tyer to Doug Williams to Darnerian McCants, with plenty of guys in between. And they all look happy.
- Also looking happy? Bruce Allen, the architect of the day, off to the right there.
- It looks terrific in the lobby in its glossy frame (apparently by CSD Sports Framing), and it does a great job of being ABOUT the team's sepia-toned history while still being OF the full-color present day.
- I like this plaque at the bottom, also, because I'm a sucker for Deco-style fonts.
But my absolute favorite thing about the picture is kind of tough to spot. Read more »
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Doug Williams, Ricky Sanders, and Gary Clark Discuss 'The Quarter' At HomecomingPosted by on October 20, 2010 – 10:00 am
Of all the Redskins who attended the Homecoming festivities at Sunday night's game, I think I was probably the most excited to see Doug Williams. The reason for this was simple: I had never met him before, and — as an eleven-year-old kid watching Super Bowl XXII — I thought he was probably the greatest football player who had played.
He wasn't, of course. But when you're eleven years old and you see a quarterback complete 9-of-11 passes for 228 yards and 4 touchdowns IN ONE QUARTER OF FOOTBALL, it's an easy mistake to make.
Wide receivers Ricky Sanders and Gary Clark were both also instrumental in that quarter of football — Sanders' second quarter stats: 4 catches for 168 yards and 2 touchdowns — and that Super Bowl in general, but they've been to more alumni events and occasionally show up at Redskins Park. It was Williams' presence that made this seem (to me, at least) like a really monumental event.
"I came back for the 70 Greatest Redskins team," Williams told me, "But this is the first time back from a homecoming standpoint and I've got to take my hat off to Bruce Allen and the owner and the Redskins for doing this. I think it's big and I think it's something that the fans and all the players enjoy, coming back."
Williams had been marching with Clark and Sanders in the Homecoming Parade that circled the stadium, and the trio seemed to be laughing and having a generally festive time. Read more »
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Reggie Branch Wears A Sean Taylor Jersey To The Homecoming ParadePosted by on October 19, 2010 – 1:37 pm
From left to right in this picture from Sunday's Alumni Homecoming Parade, that's former offensive lineman Raleigh McKenzie, Zema "Chief Zee" Williams, and former running back/special teams ace Reggie Branch.
Branch is an interesting guy — a quick Google search reveals that his nickname as a special teams wedgebuster was Stone Head, and that he was at a Love Seed Mama Jump concert in Dewey Beach in 2004 where he "jump[ed] on stage and hop[ped] around on one leg to Queen's "Crazy Little Thing Called Love," according to the Washington City Paper.
Even his story of making the team is fairly interesting, as told to East Carolina University blog Pirate Time Machine back in 2005:
"I remember the first meeting I went to," Branch said. "Coach (Joe) Gibbs said, 'I want guys who work hard, want to be part of the team, and are productive on every Sunday.' That's what it came down to, production. I was like, 'If that is what Coach Gibbs is looking for, that's what I am all about. The guy I had to beat out was Otis Wonsley and he was one of the best special teams guy in the league. I knew I wasn't going to run the ball for the Redskins. Otis would block on short yardage and goal line in the jumbo set. So when I got there, Coach Gibbs said, 'You may never get the opportunity to play your position, but special teams is what I am looking for.'"
Branch took this advice to heart in the second preseason game.
"So, next game," he explained, "I'm thinking, 'I gotta do, what I gotta do 'cause I'm not about getting cut, here.' So, I went out and did well and sure enough, Coach Gibbs mentioned me and the special teams coach mentioned my name and all of that. It felt good and it motivated me. The next week, we played Atlanta, and it came down to a big opportunity for me. I don't know what it was but we were in the huddle and something told me to look into Atlanta's huddle. Maybe it was ESP or something, but I just knew they were going to do a fake kick. I said to myself, 'I'm not going to let anyone touch me. I'm going straight to the kicker on this one.'
"So, I went straight at the kicker and tackled him and that was the biggest part of my game right there. After that play, (the Redskins) turned me into the 'wedge buster' on kickoff team. So, I was like whatever it takes to be part of the team. Next thing you know, Jeff Bostic starts calling me Stone Head. It was like everyone started calling me that. I didn't care about my body, I just wanted to do what it took for me to be on the team."
Given all of that — the quirkiness and the reckless play — it probably comes as no surprise to hear that Branch isn't wearing his old jersey in the picture above, he's wearing a the late Sean Taylor's number 21. Branch didn't wear 21 at all — he wore 30 and 29 over his stints with the team. He didn't know Taylor, and has no notable ties to him besides a shared birthstate of Florida.
So after the alumni photo was taken, I asked Branch what prompted him to wear the Taylor jersey.
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Doc Walker Has An Ingenious Idea For A Redskins Golf TournamentPosted by on June 22, 2010 – 3:46 pm
The reason Mark Rypien is pictured atop his second post of the day has nothing to do with his football acumen, nor does it have to do with anything he's done in the last month.
See, one of the recurring topics at the Redskins Alumni Charity Golf Classic yesterday was who of the alumni was the best actual golfer. Rypien wasn't there, but his name came up time and again.
Here's Mark Moseley: "Our best golfers are [Joe] Theismann and Rypien, and neither one of them are here today. But I think we've got some pretty good golfers here. Donny Warren's good. Russ Grimm and Jeff Bostic are good, but neither of them are here either. I guess it's kind of a throw-up as to who's gonna be the best one here today."
Here's Charley Taylor: "I'm great, man. I'm waiting on Tiger to straighten out so I can whoop his butt." (Okay, that had nothing to do with Rypien.
And here's ESPN980's Rick "Doc" Walker, who was late for his introduction because he had been out hitting a bucket or two of balls. "I'd say Rypien, Brian Mitchell, Joe T." But, Walker was quick to add, "I'm not in that category. That's why I'm out there working. The three guys I just mentioned are, y'know, celebrities. I'm a talk show host."
And in the end, he had no trouble narrowing it from three to one. "The only guy I know that's done it publicly, under pressure, is Rypien," he said. "I don't know if Joe's done it to that level. For me, that's the whole thing. If you do it publicly, that makes you as close to a semi-pro as anything I can think of. Everybody else, we don't know if they're picking up the ball [or something], but when Ryp did it, it was in competition."
As Walker talked through this topic, a more interesting idea started to germinate. Read more »
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Mark Moseley Weighs In On Albert HaynesworthPosted by on June 21, 2010 – 3:09 pm
The Redskins Alumni gathered again today, for the 31st Annual Redskins Alumni Charity Golf Classic. The event was a benefit the young people under the care of Hearts And Homes For Youth. It was a chance for some of the great names from the history of this proud franchise to gather together, the second such chance in a week. It was another occasion for general manager Bruce Allen to continue bringing the Alumni into the fold of the current Redskins.
So, perhaps inevitably, the media was asking questions about absent defensive lineman Albert Haynesworth.
Most of the answers were what you'd expect — variations on "He should be there!", basically — but 1982 NFL MVP and Redskins Alumni president Mark Moseley really impressed me with one simple thing: he found a positive in the Haynesworth situation. Read more »
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By: Erick Erickson Everyone really should be able to admit it is the oddest and most nonsensical fight. The Ryan budget does raise taxes. It does fund Obamacare. It does break sequestration. And it does nothing to address the debt and deficit. It is a compromised can kicked down the road just to a further distance than normal. In doing […]Read more ›


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Can someone explain me who and why downloaded this model 250 times in one day???
thers a sculpture of them in basel too..
impressive resemblance! i recognised them instantly.
scanning such a complex sculpture sadly still needs Professional laserscanning equippment and software worth 10000$ plus a cloudcomputing service to bear with the generated data... but luckily we have some scanning equip at our institute.. maybe i go for a try.
It may be not a bad idea but reflective surface and occlusions may be challenging for laser scanner as well. And even if you have decent scan there will be problems
printing them. The details will be lost in a small size plastic replica of a large sculpture.
I basically try to demonstrate that fragments of a great artwork may have value by themselves.
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D.C. Area Officially On El Niño Watch for Summer
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These bright red colors represent warm waters in the deep Pacific Ocean, and have climate experts like Mike Halpert on alert.
"As the ocean warms, it typically shifts patterns of tropical rainfall," he says.
We're officially on El Niño watch, and the chances of it developing by this summer are now greater than 50-percent. El Niño is an ocean and atmospheric circulation that happens every two to seven years. Winds near the Equator in the Pacific weaken, allowing warm water to spread eastward and shift the jet stream that guides weather and storms.
And it could mean serious impacts this winter for Washington, D.C.
"It was just four years ago, the winter of 2009 to 2010, it was a moderate to strong event that folks remember...it was I think the snowiest winter on record," says Halpert.
That's right, Snowmageddon, the monster storm that blanketed the region with two feet of snow happened during an El Niño winter. But El Niño's influence on the mid-Atlantic is still unclear. While it can increase chances of Nor'easters, other years it has brought little snow to the area.
El Niño is mostly felt in the cold weather months. In the U.S., it can bring wet and stormy conditions along the gulf coast, and warmer, drier conditions to the Midwest. Stronger events are known to cause extreme weather like torrential flooding and mudslides in California.
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Well played lady well played.
I could not pass up the opportunity to share this shameful story about the ex-wife of deceased NBA player who spent $1 million of insurance payout in just 10 months. I know it sounds crazy and a tad bit unbelievable, but it is true.
A video of a mother forcing her child to get a tattoo has hit the web and people are pissed!
From the video description this apparently takes place in another country which is probably Mexico (from the accent) because I can't imagine any American having the mindset to tattoo a screaming child.
Ut oh. Rapper Rick Ross, who is never short on controversial headlines, whether he is posing shirtless on magazine covers or passing out on planes or canceling concerts due to death threats, was reportedly involved in a drive-by shooting in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. this morning (Jan. 28).
'Macklemore' probably didn't visit the 'Thrift Shop' when he decided to buy his girlfriend, Tricia Davis, an engagement ring.
Flint Police will continue to make arrest for marijuana possession after approved marijuana proposal. It doesn't look like the Flint Police Department will allow marijuana possession to slide pass their handcuffs. Many recreational marijuana users may be upset and confused.
Young Jeezy dropped his second celebratory track for President Barack Obama yesterday when 'We Done It Again' hit the internet. Mariah Carey also released a song for Obama called 'Bring It On Home' and both are here for you to check out.
Mitt Romney supporters from Ohio are interviewed about why they support Romney and you will not believe what they had to say.
This honestly scares me. I understand not wanting to vote for somebody and having really good reason for not liking the other candidate but this is just insane! The election is right around the corner and if these people are actually voting. I'm scared...
Sometimes sports are about more than the final score, and those moments are what everyone involved will remember long after the game is over. This was the case in Ohio last week as Michael Ferns, a U of M recruited running back, stepped out of bounds on the one yard line so his teammate Logan Thompson could score.
A New Jersey woman named Linda Mendaz took out her revenge on her boyfriend by biting into his scrotum after a argument while he was fast asleep.
This woman should be charged with a felony assault and should be given the death penalty! Why? To use her as an example of why you should not bite into your boyfriend's scrotum. That's just evil!


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Looking forward to getting your hands on Nvidia's next generation DX10 G80, and overclocking the bits out of it? If Nvidia have their way, not likely!
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On Wed, 2006-07-26 at 23:53, operationsengineer1(at)yahoo(dot)com wrote: > > Sean, > > > > Being specific.. > > > > The PostgreSQL is running on Linux. > > > > The client/users will connect from their bloated > > Intel PCs. > > > > With an HTML browser they could connect from > > anywhere and any box if > > that option were available. > > > > I'm looking for a tool or toolset that will enable > > one to 'PAINT' the > > screen, extract information from one or more > > datasets, display the > > information. Give the user some interaction and send > > the changed > > information back to the db server. > > > > Hal Davison > > Sarasota, Florida > > Hal, in short, you want a programmed interface without > the hassle of programming, is that about it? If you > find out how to do that, *let me know*! -lol- > > seriously, there are many ways to do this, depending > on your objective. Someone mentioned Ruby on Rails - > if you follow its conventions, it *will* > auto-magically create forms for you to enter, delete > and update information. However, this its initial > presentation is very basic. Non technical users would > probably find a way to bash it and evil users may well > find a way to destroy it. > > You would have to learn about Ruby and Rails - which > isn't trivial. I'm going through the process now. > > At present, I've been using PHP, HTML, CSS, ADODB db > abstraction layer and Manuel Lemos' forms class to get > my interfaces up and running. > > It hasn't been a trivial learning curve, either. It > has taken some dedication - and thank goodness for all > the good people in this and other mailing lists and > forums! > > if you don't want to program the interface yourself, > you could always hire someone to do it. Even then, it > would help to know a little bit about the technology > b/c programming styles vary drammatically and it can > have serious consequences for your app at some point > in the future. > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around > http://mail.yahoo.com I don't mind the programming. This application has a lot of validation and business logic to contend with. I'm just not looking forward to the ardious task of building by hand, checking and testing 1000+ user data entry/display forms then extracting and updating the record/dataset with any potential user initiated changes to the data. Just thought there weould be something out in GUI that could replace the earthy tasting perl, php...yada yada yada. Honestly, I appreciate the discussion on this issue. Hal Davison Davison Consulting
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Ark. Medicaid faces nearly $200M funding gap
By ANDREW DeMILLOAssociated Press
LITTLE ROCK (AP) - State finance officials say Arkansas' Medicaid program faces a nearly $200 million gap in state funding next year.
The Department of Human Services on Tuesday told members of the Joint Budget Committee it needed $359 million in additional funding from the state for its Medicaid program next year. Gov. Mike Beebe has proposed using $90 million in general revenue and $70 million from the state surplus to fill the gap for the budget year that begins July 1, 2013.
The latest budget figures came out a week after Republicans won control of the Arkansas Legislature for the first time since Reconstruction. GOP leaders have said they want to address the shortfall before taking up a proposal to expand Medicaid under the federal health care law.CONTINUING COVERAGEArk. Medicaid faces nearly $200M funding gap (Nov. 13)Ark. Medicaid faces 'significant' cuts in services (Nov. 13)Beebe: Medicaid expansion can spare nursing homes (Nov. 14)Ark. surgeon general addresses Medicaid expansion (Nov. 27)Beebe: Vote on Medicaid expansion during regular session (Jan. 3)Medicaid expansion hot topic leading up to general assembly (Jan. 7)Focus on Medicaid as Ark. session begins (Jan. 14)Beebe: Medicaid shortfall not as large as anticipated (Jan. 15)Ark. lawmakers seek more details on Medicaid (Jan. 17)Medicaid shortfall possibly $60 million less than expected (Jan. 17)Impact of Medicaid expansion on rural hospitals (Jan. 25)Ark. House GOP leader: Medicaid a work in progress (Jan. 28)Beebe: Don't delay Medicaid vote until next year (Feb. 11)Officials tout 'Medicaid contraction' (March 1)Ark. lawmakers approve contract on Medicaid (March 5)Ark. GOP leader floats special session on Medicaid (March 25)


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Under current tax law, an individual is entitled to make gifts of up to $13,000 per donee per year without being subject to gift tax
Obtaining a qualified appraisal is an essential requirement for claiming an income tax deduction for charitable donations of property worth more than $5,000
In Stone, a recent Tax Court case, the Court determined that the transfer of undeveloped woodlands to a family limited partnership (an "FLP") was a bona fide sale, since the record established that the FLP was created for legitimate non-tax reasons
A U.S. District Court in Pennsylvania held that an estate was liable for penalties and interest for the late filing of an estate tax return because the executor did not have reasonable cause for filing after the deadline
The Tax Court held that a decedent, not his mother, was the owner of two life insurance policies on his life
The US Court of Federal Claims held that an estate adequately alleged facts that its failure to timely file a federal estate tax return was due to reasonable cause and not willful neglect, where the estate relied in good faith on expert advice of an estate planning attorney
In Estate of Vincent J. Duncan Sr. v. Commissioner, T.C. Memo 2011-255, No. 7549-10 (October 31, 2011), the Tax Court upheld a Section 2053 deduction for interest on a loan taken to pay estate tax
The Tax Court has held that (a) assets contributed to a family limited partnership ("FLP") were includable in a decedent's gross estate under section 2036(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended ("I.R.C."), and (b) premiums paid directly to a carrier on behalf of an insurance trust qualified for the annual gift tax exclusion as present interest gifts
Frequently, trust agreements ensure that the principal invasion power held by a trustee who is also a beneficiary is limited to distributions for the beneficiary's "health, education, maintenance and support"
In Hendrix v. Commissioner, the taxpayer scored yet another victory in a growing line of cases finding favorably for the use of defined value clauses


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We can picture the scene when veteran Lancaster City Councilman John Howard shook his head and said, "I think I'm in the twilight zone." Howard often quips at council meetings, and he's never been a council member to mince words.
And when he wondered if he was in some netherworld at the June 3 special City Council budget meeting, he did so for good reason. The majority on council had just voted to tap into the city's reserve funds to give employees a 2 percent raise.
President Barack Obama must have spent summers working in an Alaskan fishery. Experts tell me that it does not take long before the constant daylight begins to affect your performance and judgment. Otherwise, why am I still fuming that Obama's first official act was to order the close of Guantanamo Bay to ensure terrorists' rights were not violated.
GITMO prison guards surely were surprised to awaken from sleep and find that all the cells were empty. Obama let most of them go back home so they can once again work to destroy America.
I'd like to respond to Tish Leonhardt's letter, "Nurse: White Oak cares for its patients," in the June 9 edition of The Lancaster News. I usually write my own letters, word for word, but the letter Mrs. Leonhardt is referring to was written by someone else.
When I viewed the words – sorry, I can't remember where – I thought that it was very relevant to our society today. I wasn't trying to plagiarize. I sent it in liking the thought it laid out.
The Coalition for Healthy Youth of Lancaster County is looking to take a team effort approach in combating teen alcohol consumption and early tobacco use.
The coalition is shooting to have local businesses be a positive force in the fight by doing what they can to do what's right.
The coalition, formerly known as the Lancaster County Prevention Coalition, is seeking support from local businesses to help in the battle to halt the underage use of alcohol and tobacco.
April has come and gone. Getting our income tax worries are behind us until next year. But wait, there is something else going on.
People all over America are frustrated about the lack of jobs, growth of the federal government, lack of transparency and accountability in our state and federal government.
Many of us locally who feel this way have been involved with the Lancaster TEA Party movement for just over a year. Our little town is in step with all of the other TEA Parties statewide and nationwide.
The fourth of July is almost here. With the holiday falling on Sunday, there are two days of professional fireworks shows in this area to choose from. Here are some of the local events:
– Rock Hill is hosting Red, White and Boom at 6 p.m. July 3 at the Old Town Amphitheater on Black Street. There will be children's activities, live music and food vendors. For details, call (803) 329-8756 or e-mail firstname.lastname@example.com.
Please vote in the June 22 runoff even if your candidate was not one of the top two vote-getters. The selection of a person to be the governor of our state is a very important one. The person for that job is Gresham Barrett.
Duly elected officials, even when they are running for higher office, must go to their job and vote on legislation, especially their own. I do not want a governor who can't be responsible.
Lynne Carroll
Indian Land
In a recent column, retired Judge Don Rushing correctly stated that it is the people in the judicial system who are the problem, and not the system itself.
However, in that same column, Judge Rushing appears to disparage the people's right to criticize a system that is clearly broken, regardless of the reason.
To emphasize my point, let's take a look at the case that dominated the news in the days immediately following the publication of Judge Rushing's column. It was a case from Utah concerning a murderer named Ronnie Lee Gardner.
Today is a red letter day for all you dads out there. It's Father's Day and, if you're lucky, you can look forward to a special meal, a hand-lettered card from a small child or grandchild and of, course, the ubiquitous necktie.
Since 1966 when President Lyndon B. Johnson signed a presidential proclamation declaring the third Sunday of June as Father's Day, Americans have set aside that day to honor their fathers and grandfathers.
Tuesday is a critical day for South Carolina library users and supporters.
Gov. Mark Sanford has vetoed all state aid for public libraries. Library supporters must act now to urge the Legislature to overturn vetoes 31 and 92.
The General Assembly meets Tuesday to consider overriding these and 105 other vetoes.
The governor is working hard to secure the votes he needs to sustain his vetoes. We have never faced anything like this before, and the result will be devastating to library services in Lancaster County.
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Output gap and inflation nexus: the case of United Arab Emirates
Output gap is generally used in assessing both the inflationary pressures and the cyclical position of a nation's economy. However, this variable is not observable and must be estimated. In this article, we accomplish two tasks. First, we estimate the output gap for the United Arab Emirates (UAE) using four different statistical methods. Second, we evaluate to what extent do the fluctuations of output gap, however measured, are a good predictors of inflation in the UAE. This is carried out by comparing the out-of-sample forecasts generated by the output gap-based models to those of the model with alternative indicators and the benchmark models. Interestingly, although the different measures of output gap produce a broadly similar profile of the UAE business cycles, we could not find any statistical evidence that this variable is a useful predictor of inflation in the UAE.
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NEW YORK (Jan. 13)
Participation of local Jewish welfare agencies in the national defense program will be one of the major subjects of discussion at the General Assembly of the Council of Jewish Federations and Welfare Funds in Atlanta, Feb. 1 to 3, Edward M.M. Warburg, chairman of the program committee, announced today.
Delegates from local federations, welfare funds and community councils in the United States and Canada will consider how best to utilize the services of their agencies to meet local needs growing out of the Selective Service Act and the expending defense industries, Warburg asserted.
The delegates will also discuss possibilities of coordinated action on a national scale in several other fields. They will concern themselves with prospects for joint fund-raising and planning by the national civic-protective agencies, increased cooperation among the various tuberculosis institutions and development of a coordinated national budgeting process for welfare funds.
The delegates, Warburg stated, will also have before them a proposal advanced by President Sidney Hollander calling for the establishment by the Council of an advisory budgeting service to help welfare funds in making allocations to the overseas and refugee agencies, now that the United Jewish Appeal for the three major agencies in this field has been dissolved.


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In a move to counter whispers, National Park Service officials have issued a statement that they have not developed a predetermined position on a power transmission corridor a company wants to run through Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area, the Appalachian National Scenic Trail, and the Middle Delaware National Scenic and Recreational River.
"It is critically important that the record is set straight on this important issue. Myths and misinformation regarding the NPS environmental analysis of the Susquehanna to Roseland Transmission Line Proposal are very damaging to the public's ability to analyze the factual information being presented in this extremely important process," Superintendents John J. Donahue and Pamela Underhill said in a joint statement.
At issue is a proposal to upgrade a transmission corridor through the three units of the National Park System. Opponents have said that a transmission-line corridor sprouting 200-foot-tall towers should not be permitted within the National Park System.
In their statement, the superintendents said:
* NPS has neither selected a route, nor directed the utilities (PPL and PSE&G) on which route to build. The NPS is not in the transmission line building business; line construction is the province of the power companies. However, the NPS clearly has the appropriate experience to analyze and determine the potential environmental impacts of any proposal to cross lands and waters of the United States administered by the National Park Service. No possible route can avoid the Appalachian National Scenic Trail, since it runs from Maine to Georgia. The alternatives describe the locations where NPS properties could be crossed, but it remains the responsibility of the power companies to determine where they will site their lines outside of Federal jurisdiction.
* The NPS decision will not be reached until 2012, after the first comprehensive environmental review of this proposal ever conducted is complete, including the analysis of impacts to the human and natural environment and incorporating full public participation. No thorough analysis of this proposed project, including the No Action alternative, has been conducted to date.
* Since all proposed alternatives would cross the Appalachian National Scenic Trail, thus requiring a permit, the NPS is required by law to analyze routes outside of the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area.
* The NPS considered, but dismissed, the utilities' original Routes A and C as potential alternatives. It is the utilities that are proposing to reintroduce their previously dismissed route, not the NPS.
* Trying to place responsibility for their threatened use of their own Route C on the National Park Service by mailing letters to residents, along a route that has already been dismissed by NPS, can only serve to diminish the public trust in this important process.
* PPL targeted its Route C as a future-use right-of-way (ROW) in their official comments submitted to NPS during the February 2010 scoping period. PPL already owns a majority of the rights along this route, according to their application to the Pennsylvania Public Utilities Commission (PUC). The construction of their present preferred alternative does not preclude construction of the future-use ROW, Route C.
* All NPS alternatives were developed using existing ROWs. The proposal by the utilities (Alternative 2) is not the only route sited on existing transmission ROW, as the public has been led to believe. In fact, the proposal by the utilities to the NPS includes a request for the addition of a new permanent, as well as temporary, construction ROW from the NPS.
* Some of the alternatives are significantly shorter in length and could potentially save money for rate payers. For example, Alternative 5 (along Interstate-80) is not proposed to be in the highway corridor, but simply to shadow it, significantly reducing the distance between endpoints.
* Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) approval for rate increases, allowing for the spread of project construction costs, was received long before the utilities approached the public and NPS about their proposal. NPS did not receive a complete application until March 2009. The duration of the projected schedule for the EIS is well within the normal range for a project of this size and scope and is in fact being completed expeditiously.
* The NPS construction and ROW permits are not the only requirements for building this project. The utilities have not received all of the required permits or approvals from the governmental organizations in New Jersey or Pennsylvania or from any Federal agencies, except for the conditional approvals from Pennsylvania PUC and the NJ Board of Public Utilities.
* PSE&G recently announced a delay of three years before any construction will begin, thus making the in-service date of June 2012 irrelevant. According to PJM Interconnection, they are currently working with the utilities to develop a new plan that will upgrade existing generators to ensure the delivery and distribution of any needed energy and to meet energy demands.
* Similar to the Tocks Island Dam project, a hurried environmental review would only prevent public involvement from taking place, potentially derailing a proposal refined by public input. Repeated environmental disasters have demonstrated the importance of thorough planning and impact analysis before projects are approved.
* The National Park Service does not build transmission lines, but is entrusted with the protection of the scenic, natural, cultural, and recreational resources of these parks now and for future generations. A timely decision will be issued by the NPS once the public has had a reasonable opportunity to review and participate in the process based on a scientific analysis of the impacts to the natural and human environments.


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At least 9 people were injured in eastern Afghanistan today, after two grenades exploded inside a mosque's compound during morning prayers.
The attack, which took place in eastern Khost province, came on the heels of Afghanistan's deadliest day this year so far. At least 50 people were killed as Taliban insurgents and their allies ramped up violence across the country.
The Associated Press reported that this morning, three grenades were thrown into the mosque compound in Baghi Sara area. Khost police chief Sardar Mohammad Zazai said that one exploded inside the mosque, one inside the courtyard, and the third failed to detonate. Many of those praying were Afghans who work at a nearby US base.
"This was the work of the enemy," Zaizai said. "It cannot be a private dispute. Why would anyone be so angry to throw grenades in a mosque while people are praying?"
Along with the series of coordinated attacks on Tuesday, two district officials, including a district chief, were also killed in an insurgent ambush in Badakhshan province in the country's north.
The violence adds to mounting concerns over the planned transition of security expected when foreign troops withdraw from the region in 2014.
Reuters reported that yesterday's violence is the worst such attack seen in the entire Nimroz province since 2001. It comes amid an uptick of Taliban-lead violence throughout the country, reported the Guardian.
The Los Angeles Times cited a UN report saying that in the first half of the year, civillian war casualties fell by 15 percent as compared to the same period last year. However, the advent of the warm-weather "fighting season" has seen an increase in violence across Afghanistan.
There was no immediate claim of responsibility for yesterday's attacks. According to the LA Times, the Taliban at times refrains from acknowledging having carried out suicide bombings and other strikes that kill large numbers of civilians.


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The "Bon Voyage!" article by Kirk Semple in the December 18 issue of New Times is so true as to actually apply to myself. However, I am a U.S. Merchant Marine officer. I was recently injured on a U.S. flagship, and as a result, I became incapacitated and seriously ill.
My situation comes under the Jones Act, with which I am certainly quite familiar. Some years ago I sailed aboard the old S.S. Florida out of Miami as chief officer and master. After we went under a foreign flag, we used all crews from the islands. I remember those conditions very well that Mr. Semple speaks of regarding these poor seamen.
American shipping companies are just as lax and conniving as the shipping lines mentioned in your article. I consider myself very fortunate to have a very fine admiralty law firm looking after my interests. If it had not been for them, I would be in extremis. We do have good, forthright maritime attorneys in the Miami area.
My thanks to Mr. Semple and your paper for a well-written, most timely article. We seamen can certainly use friends to speak out for us.
Jackie E. Sayer
Michael Roberts should light up a stress reliever and listen to Achtung Baby again ("Lumps of Coal," December 18)! U2's lyrics always touched the root of my soul. Tears even ran down my face after hearing "Acrobat." Roberts should get down on his knees. May Bono yell and feel through his conviction forever. But alas, I shall not let Roberts grind me down. My Christmas will be brighter as Achtung hints of gospel in the background. Any band that brings Jesus to the mainstream is already legendary, because sensitivity and passion for goodness is what we all desperately want, unknowingly or not.
Ben Jimenez
West New York, New Jersey
We wanted to make this statement to the audience of the South Florida Rock Awards ("On the Booze," "On the Schmooze," December 18), but our set was cut drastically short. The statement reads as follows:
Years ago we started playing music on the South Florida scene. Along with many other bands, we secured our own shows, promoted ourselves, and made our own fans - not with self-glorifying false hype, but with our music. The early bands had only their friends, their fans, and themselves to thank for their achievements. The scene was pure, and the music really made the difference.
Now there are third parties involved. In the past year all kinds of middlemen have attempted to get in between the bands and the scene, and they have succeeded in making one big political mess. It is getting to the point where bands are no longer recognized for their music; their success depends on who they know and who is hyping them to the "right people." That may be the way other music scenes work, but the Miami music scene was working fine on its own.
We understand that there is always a bit of politics in any group of people sharing common interests, but we feel it's getting completely out of hand. In fact, we would be willing to argue that most Miami bands have the unfair disadvantage of going up against a monopoly on the local circuit.
For these views, our band has been labled "hard to deal with." Lately, however, we've seen some indications that we're not alone in our thoughts and feelings. This statement is a message to everyone on the local scene: "Wake up! Don't let the politics run the music down here! Without the bands, the fans, and the music, there is no music scene! You are the most important people, and don't let the politicians forget it!"
Incidentally, all in attendance at the Rock Awards could see the lack of enthusiasm the crowd displayed for the awards ceremony. Talking to the people in the club confirmed everyone's suspicions that the rock awards completely lost its credibility with South Florida audiences. Maybe the South Florida Crock Awards is a more appropriate title. Oh well, maybe next year.
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I would like to take this opportunity to commend New Times for having the vision to engage the services of professional journalists possessing great talent and very high standards of ethics and integrity. I especially enjoy the works of Steven Almond, Greg Baker, William Labbee, and of course, Sean Rowe.
In reference to the article "Life after Death" (December 4) by Sean Rowe, since I have a great personal interest, I would like to correct a couple of minor errors.
First, the count did not "die drunk." He was diagnosed as having melanoma cancer (skin cancer) in August of 1987. He put up an heroic battle against this disease while I scoured the medical community in the United States and even Mexico to ease his pain and even prolong his life. The count was a very heavy drinker of vodka, gin, and mixes. We never "shared carefully constructed hangovers" (I've never had a hangover in my life).
The count was married twice. The Countess Helene Balej Szechenyi was his second wife. She received her title "countess" in the union. She was not of European nobility.
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The count was eccentric, yes, but isn't everyone? He was a demanding man, ever conscious of his heritage and military bearing. However, the private side of him, known only to his closest frineds, was that of a very compassionate man, considerate of all humankind, which included people of all creeds and races, and of course, animals. He had a tremendous sense of humor, a keen mind, and a burning desire to see the end of communism and suffering of all kinds, of all people. In my opinion, he was one of the greatest men I've ever had the honor and privilege of knowing.
Thank you and keep up the good work at New Times.
J.D. Mike Phelps


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RICHMOND — Two construction workers fainted after they allegedly punctured a gas pipe in a home they were working on, Richmond police said Friday.
Around 4:25 p.m., Richmond police and fire crews were called to the 300 block of 9th Street for reports of two men unconscious inside a home.
When police arrived, they found that the men had fainted as a result of fumes coming from a gas pipe they had punctured while working on a home, police said.
The area was temporarily evacuated as fire crews shut off the gas line and the two construction workers were treated at the scene and released.
No one else was injured, though the fire department did say others had complained of feeling unwell.
A hazardous materials crew was on scene around 4:40 p.m. to clean the area and a section of 9th Street was briefly closed.
The area was reopened shortly after 5 p.m.
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