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-Cruise Milford Sound
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-Cruise the Bass Strait
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This charming city lies at the head of a fiord-like inlet and is surrounded by seven hills. In the early days, Dunedin was the largest and wealthiest city in the country, thanks mainly to the gold fields. It has been responsible for many firsts: the first to have gaslight, water mains, hydro power and steam trams. Discover the rugged, beautiful Otago Peninsula, filled with geological wonders, and gaze in awe at the great albatross with its ten-foot wingspan. Keep an eye out for fur seals on the rocks and perhaps some yellow-eyed penguins. Visit Larnach Castle, a historic 19th-century property surrounded by gardens and splendid views. It is often said that Dunedin is the most perfectly preserved Victorian City anywhere. Explore historic Dunedin with its splendid Victorian and Edwardian stone buildings. Look for delightful local crafts, artwork, wool and leather items among the souvenirs. Enjoy a wide variety of cuisines as well as lamb and seafood.
As shore excursions to be offered in this port are not yet confirmed, below is a list of those offered previously. We make every effort to have excursions finalized at least 240 days in advance of sailing, and often sooner, so please check back regularly.
Your tour starts with a picturesque drive past the charming towns of Sawyer's Bay, Roseneath and St. Leonard's, which all rest along the shores of beautiful Otago Harbor. Making your way into Dunedin, you'll enjoy a brief orientation tour of the city which includes a drive past the Botanical Gardens and the historic University of Otago before heading east from the city to the Royal Albatross colony at Taiaroa Head.
Arriving at the Royal Albatross Center, your visit will begin at the Reception Center with an informative introduction to the colony before being escorted to the observatory. In order to ensure the birds are not unduly disturbed, access to the colony is strictly controlled and extensive measures have been taken to protect the birds' natural habitat. As you will learn, these incredible birds have a fascinating social and family life. While seeming so ungainly on the ground, they are truly magnificent to watch in flight. What an exhilarating experience it is to have one of these huge Albatrosses, with its incredible wing span of nearly 10 feet, glide smoothly and gracefully close by.
Continuing on from here, you'll travel a short distance to Larnach Castle, an impressive stone mansion that was constructed between 1871 and 1885 by financier, businessman and politician, William Larnach. Set in a park-like setting amidst trees and colorful gardens, the castle boasts many elaborate features, a result of the many English and Italian artisans and craftsmen who worked on the home. A curving hanging staircase, carved ceilings and an array of wonderful antiques on display showcase the castle's exceptional design.
Your time here will include a lovely luncheon and guided tour, and there will be some free time included for you to stroll the beautiful grounds.
Following your visit to the Castle, your coach will return you directly to the ship.
Please note: The majority of sites on this tour are not wheelchair accessible and therefore, it is not considered suitable for wheelchair guests. The Castle has a number of stairs and there are no ramps or elevators. There is also a steep walk at the Albatross Center to the Observatory and those with mobility concerns are cautioned to evaluate their personal level of ability and stamina. Comfortable walking shoes and a light raincoat are recommended. The order of the sites visited may vary. This tour does not operate with a separate guide, but rather with a driver/guide.
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Free Unlimited Shore Excursions are for full fare guests only, capacity controlled and subject to availability. Requested excursions may not be available at time of booking. Supplement will apply on Regent Choice excursions (indicated by the above) and excludes Private Arrangements and all Adventures Ashore programs. In order to ensure quality guides and sufficient transportation, we must provide the tour operator with passenger counts at least 36 hours in advance. Therefore no refunds will be given within 36 hours of tour departure for cancellations or no-shows. Please pay special attention to scheduling and tour lengths when booking your shore excursions. In many cases, it is not possible to participate in more than one tour per day in a given port. Tour Departure times are subject to change so please reference your actual tour ticket for the correct departure time. Tours operate rain or shine. Minor children under 18 years of age must be accompanied by a an adult parent or guardian on all shore excursions. Tours require minimum participation levels to operate so please sign up as early as possible. Tours may be cancelled if minimum participation levels are not met. Prices, Itineraries and General Information shore excursion prices are subject to change to meet unexpected cost increases or currency fluctuations. Please consult the Destination Services Desk onboard for information. During local or national holidays, access to certain facilities (such as museums or archaeological sites) may be limited or denied. In such instances, adjustments will be made to minimize inconvenience to guests. Some tours have limited availability. Tours are generally available for reserving 180 days prior to the beginning of a cruise. Please sign up early to avoid disappointment. Regent Seven Seas Cruises reserves the right to require guests to complete a liability waiver for select shore excursions. For more information, please visit the Destination Services Desk onboard.
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FORTUNE -- When Google's executive chairman testifies during a Senate hearing on antitrust issues today, he'll be following in the footsteps of another tech titan: Bill Gates.
In 1998, Gates appeared before Congress alongside ex-Sun Microsystems CEO Scott McNealy and former Netscape CEO Jim Barksdale to address concerns over Microsoft's (MSFT) stranglehold on the computer operating system market. (At the time, Microsoft's Windows platform could be found on at least 90% of all personal computers.) Schmidt is in, if not the same, a similar boat. As the leading U.S. search provider, Google (GOOG) powers 65% of Internet searches domestically, a position that came under fire recently when companies like Yelp and Expedia Inc. (EXPE) accused the Internet giant of prioritizing its own services in search results over Yelp's and Expedia's. If true, such a move could be judged monopolistic.
According to The Wall Street Journal, Google is doing all it can to put its best face forward, including hiring some 13 lobbying and communications firms to stump on its behalf. Only time will tell, whether today's hearings lead to more robust government action. What's certain is that Schmidt could glom a few vital lessons from Gates' appearance:
Don't sweat it.
Throughout 1998's four-hour-plus hearing, Gates held his own, fielding argumentative questions and scathing criticism. (Phrases like "predatory practices" were liberally bandied about by questioners.) And while overall the appearance earned mixed reviews, Gates appeared confident throughout. It may be the most elementary lesson in courtroom basics but, for Schmidt, appearing confident and composed will be key. After all, nothing quite screams " untrustworthy" like meek responses, nervous ticks or a sweaty brow.
Don't get carried away.
Gates had every right to be proud of his achievements with Windows and Office, which propelled Microsoft's value into the stratosphere during the late-1990s. Senator Orrin Hatch even acknowledged as much in his criticism, describing Microsoft's growth as "breathtaking." But Gates probably should have still checked his swagger at the door. When Senator Ted Kennedy referred to recent statements made by then-Microsoft COO Bob Herbold, Microsoft's CEO flippantly responded. "When I decided to create Microsoft, I did not call up IBM (IBM) to say: 'IBM, do you think there's any chance for me to create an operating system and sell hundreds of millions of copies,'" Gates began. "So when you ask Mr. Herbold should you take on Microsoft head on and create a new operating system, if that's how you're going to decide whether to do it, I'd suggest you're not the kind of entrepreneur that's going to make that happen." Ouch.
Thoughtful and often soft-spoken, Schmidt isn't likely to go so operatic. He has, however, made statements in the past that have been -- while honest -- total public relations distaters. (He told The Atlantic, for example, that his company's privacy policy consisted of getting "right up to the creepy line and not cross it.")
Don't mince words.
It's one thing to emphatically deny monopolistic practices. But deflect questions about your market dominance -- something obvious to everyone in the room -- doesn't help. Such was the case with Gates, who said Microsoft's success couldn't be contributed to any one product. In fact, Gates' responses in general seemed purposely vague, to the point where Senator Hatch grew exasperated and at one time described Gates as "somewhat hard to nail down on a very specific question." As with any testimony or deposition, being direct will be key for Schmidt. Not only will he be respected as a straight shooter -- regardless of the content of his responses -- he'll save everyone's time in the process.
Don't be rude.
Gates' performance during the hearing didn't sway the powers that be. Two months later, Microsoft was slapped with an antitrust suit, a filing that would plague the company for years even if it eventually came out on top.
In November 1998, a 50-minute segment from a three-day taped deposition Gates gave, was shown during Microsoft's antitrust trial. In it, he antagonized U.S. Justice Department attorney David Boies, correcting him on the alleged differences between a "memorandum" and an email, asking for prior questions to be restated and instructing Boies -- not always civil himself -- on how to do his job better. Needless to say, Gates' behavior didn't make an admirer out of the judge, who ordered Microsoft a year later to break up into two separate units. (That ruling was eventually overturned.)
While this week's hearing doesn't necessarily precede an antitrust trial similar to Microsoft's, Google's executive chairman would do well to remember Gates' less-than-stellar deposition, too. Because as Gates eventually realized, being a hostile witness won't do much more than draw out legal proceedings -- and not necessarily in his favor.
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Taxis >Crescent Cab Co
7009 Grays Ave, Philadelphia, PA | Directions 1914239.918265 -75.239644
Neighborhoods: Southwest Philadelphia, Eastwick/Southwest Philadelphia
THE WORST!!!! Me and my daughter would've waited an and a half had we not called another company. What pissed me off is 3 of their taxis came to the dunkin donuts in the same parking lot we were waiting in (nobody in the back) and when i asked all 3 said they were temporarily off duty and none of them came back to get us so finally i called All city or All State taxi or something like that and they came in 5minutes i was very satisfied with them their # is 2157447777
Lost suitcase!!! 2nd and Chestnut to York and Tulip. – My name is Jan Ruk. On friday night I left my suitcase in a cab's trunk. We got picked up at 2nd and Chestnut and drove to York and Tulip. Please write here or call 646 532 0279.
I am not sure which cab company it was, so I'm sending it to everyone, I'm desperate, I don't know how is possible that a taxi driver doesn't report the suitcase he found in his trunk. I just believe there are still good people out there and that maybe that taxi driver didn't see it was in there.
All I have in the US is in that suitcase. Thank you.
Recommend - helpful and courteous – On a recent trip to Philly, my boss left her phone in the cab. I contacted the company and they immediately contacted the driver who located the phone. Not only did he hold on to the phone for my boss who was in town for just the day, he picked her up in the afternoon and returned her to the airport. Top notch service by the dispatcher and the driver. Thanks, Crescent!
Crescent Cab - Credit Cards – Why blame a minimal wage cab driver for refusing to accept a mode of payment that takes away 5% to 10% fee from his gross earnings and puts it in the hands of bankers and credit card companies, who get paid hefty bonuses. It is estimated that cab drivers have to pay roughly $50.00 a week as bank fees. That's $2,600 a year per driver!
For people in the service industry or business, that would be the same reaction if the Government announced a 5% to 10% increase in the taxes they would have to pay. Or, what if employers started charging 5% service fee to do a direct deposit.
Moral of the story: If you want to go cashless, let the consumer or credit card companies spend the bank fees for their convenience and not the immigrant taxi drivers. Or better still, bank fees should be paid by the federal government as they save money on printing bills. FYI, Las Vegas taxis charge customers a $3.00 surcharge on all credit card taxi trips.
Beware Rude, Violent Drivers – Something has GOT to be done about the attitudes of many of this city's taxi drivers when it comes to customers paying by credit card. This has become a crisis situation and it's starting to get dangerous.
Last night around midnight we have to go through it again. We hail a Crescent cab at Spring Garden and and tell the driver we need to go straight up Spring Garden to 18th street. We hop in, and as he does a U-turn he asks if we plan to pay with cash or credit card. I say, "Credit card."
"Aw man, if I'd known that...You need to pay me with cash."
"We're paying with credit card. If that's a problem just pull over now and we'll get a different cab."
He mutters a bunch of stuff under his breath but keeps on driving. "If you want to make a cabbie's day you'll always pay by cash."
"If you want to make a customer's day you won't advertise that you take credit cards and then refuse to accept them."
"What's that?" he said menacingly, raising his voice now and trying to elevate this thing, pretending he didn't hear me.
"I said you need to stop abusing your customers! Did you hear me that time! This is the second time tonight we've had to have a fight with a cabbie because you pretend your machine's broken and all kinds of other bs. We told you when we got in that we're paying with credit card, you didn't have to take us. You've got a credit card machine in the back of the cab here and then you're gonna try to strongarm people into not using it?
"I didn't put it there," he said.
"Well, we didn't either. Welcome to the 21st century, people pay with credits sometimes, and cash sometimes, it's the same as anywhere else."
"It's not the same thing." he said.
"It's exactly the same thing--"
He then CRANKED UP the car stereo defeaningly loud to drown us out. This was just as we stopped at a red light around 8th Street and Spring Garden. My wife and I looked at each other, I opened the door and we got out. "We're done," I said over the music, and slammed the door.
Magically he turned down the stereo but it was just so he could yell at us. "Hey, f- you man! I already started the meter!"
"No, f- you! You think we're gonna pay you a dime now after putting up with this abuse and then pay to put up with 10 more blocks of your bs?"
We walked to the curb. When the light turned green the driver was pulling away with BOTH HANDS OFF THE STEERING WHEEL so he could flip us the double bird. We returned the complement. We didn't get his medallion number but I can tell you it was a Crescent cab and that the driver was a fat white guy with a scruffy beard and long, brown hair pulled back in a pony tail.
W immediately hopped into another cab that had just arrived. The driver had no idea about our altercation just seconds before.
We told the new driver our destination and that we'd be paying with credit card. "No problem," he said to our surprise. We had a pleasant ride home and he got a 20% tip. At least 1 out of 3 of your drivers is a professional. That doesn't say much about the other 2/3s that we deal with over and over again, day in, day out, regardless of the company. Crescent, PHL, Liberty, you name it.
Is there anything more at all that can be done to get it through Philadelphia cab drivers' heads that credit cards are here to stay, and that if they have problems with it they need to take it UP with the Parking Authority, the Taxi Workers Alliance and their political representatives, instead of taking it OUT on their customers?
This has become a crisis situation and it's starting to get dangerous.
Cheating and Rude Driver - Avoid from airport! – After arriving into Philadelphia International Airport at 1:30 am due to flight delays all afternoon and evening at PHL, I decided to take a cab. I hopped into the first open taxi, a mini van operated by Crescent Cab. Without consulting me, the driver stopped at the next taxi stand in the terminal, asking if anyone else was going downtown. A man responded and he ended getting into the cab with me. I was too tired to say anything. I had preferred to ride home alone, but figured that at least me and the other gentlemen would now save on our cab fare since the stated taxi rates are $28.50 flat rate into Center City plus $1 for each additional passenger. When we arrived at my building, the cabbie proceeded to tell me that I owed him $29. When I protested, citing the policy about shared cabs; he began to berate me about the fact that I would never have gotten home at this hour without him, that he had been working 13 hours already, etc. I tried to tell him that my not wanting to pay $29 had nothing to do with his decision to work a long day. I decided to speak to the other passenger in the car to warn him that the cabbie was going to try to charge him $29 as well. At this point the cabbie got even more irate and began to yell at me, asking me how much I was going to pay him - $10??? Because that was the type of person I was, that I didn't care, etc. He also insulted me and asked if I was trying to ask the other passenger out on a date because I was stopping to speak to him.
In the end, I paid him $20 because I didn't have any small bills and didn't think that he would be inclined to make change. I'm sure working as a cabbie is not the most fun profession ever but that does not give a driver the right to yell at passengers, to insult their character and to imply that I was the one who was in the wrong when in fact the was the one who was trying to be shady and cheat us!!
DO NOT take Crescent Cab.
Horrible – Crescent cab is terrible. I called them at 1215 and said i would like a cab for 115. they assured me that i would recieve a call when they were on their way. well, it got to be about 120 and i called back and the man said that he would have somebody on the way immediately. 15 minutes later, there was no call, no taxi, no anything. so i called another cab company and they picked me up promptly. I ended up missing my 2:00 train because of Crescent, and had to wait in the amtrak terminal for 4 and a half hours. Also, i had to pay an additional $30 for my new ticket because it was not paid for in advance. Do not rely on Crescent cab.
friendly courteous staff, good cab ride. – This is my 2nd time calling for a cab using Crescent Cab Co. The staff are friendly and courteous. They seem to cover a wide area in Philadelphia. I would definitely use this company again.
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Dying Into Love with Ram Dass, Joan Halifax, Dale Borglum & Bodhi Be.
My first journey to India was, in part, a result of an interest I had in better understanding death. Sitting at the funeral ghats in Benares watching the families watch the bodies of their loved ones burn showed me how in Eastern culture death is part of life. Looking back to the West I could see that death was hidden from the consciousness of the culture.
Since returning from India in late 60's I've been sitting by deathbeds and through my spiritual life I have confronted my own beliefs around death. Now is the time for us all to consider what we're missing as a culture because of our disconnection from our own mortality.
Joan Halifax Roshi, Dale Borglum, Bodhe Be and I, with the help of Sam Small, have prepared this series of videos we call Dying Into Love, taken from three emotional workshops where we sought to present the truth of death as we know it.
Some of the participants are professional caregivers, some are dying themselves, and some are spiritual people who wish to consider the issues of death as a way of enhancing their own consciousness and move closer to God.
The combination of presenters in the Dying Into Love videos offer you a depth and breath of information about death, and life, that I trust you will find intriguing.
Ram Dass
Go to dyingintolove.com for more information and to register for this video series.
- Elaine Scime
I am very much interested. I hope when I go to the website there will be more information. For a long time I have wanted to find someone to ask some questions about so many things, including death. But, I don't know where or how to find that person. Perhaps, my search has ended.
- Karen A. Trujillo
Already have experienced at least 3 yrs. of bedside hospice work w/ personal care for the dying. I am familiar w/ "dying into love"…Ram Dass'. What I found (in retrospect) is variations based on personal beliefs, (religious & spiritual…ethnic backgrounds, etc.) It isn't wise, when working w/ the dying, to ( "lay on your own personal trips"…beliefs, etc.). I was fortunate to have worked in a hospice which accommodated most " individual " ( & family beliefs ).The "founder" began it w/ that concept, which I respect.
- Patricia
I have always not feared but ached/hurt from death. I personally am not afraid to die, but recently became a widow. And in going through this grief I came to a place in myself knowing that I wanted to make sure that no one had to die alone (unless it was their wish. I just broke my heart to think of the lonliness. Through 1 phone call I have connected with a hospice that has an '11th Hour group' of which I am now working towards. My hospice adventure has just begun, and I feel such a goodness, joy in my soul, in loving these folks so much. I look forward to learning more with this site and those connected to it. I was brought to it at just the right time. Blessings, P.
- http://www.dyingintolove.com Sam Small
Dying Into Love is now available online at http://www.dyingintolove.com Come and see why better understanding death can make for a more fulfilling life now.
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- Erica
I was in a very similar situation, I had much fear and anxiety and looked to everyone else for answers. Teachers, friends, family, religious institutions…I looked everywhere. Just until recently I have begun to learn that the answers to the questions that our minds so desperately seek, really lie completely within our own being. While I have found it helpful to listen and read from beautiful beings, such as Ram Dass, they are just guides to this intricate complex web that we call the Universe. I have decided to learn and understand "just this much" and since I have begun to become quiet and let my mind rest in order to hear my inner being, many of my answers have come to me. I hope that you have found a few of your own answers as well, Namaste.


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Tom Munk
posted on Monday, December 13, 2004 - 7:39 am
I recently used MPlus and AMOS to replicate a published article using NELS data. I was able to recreate the author's values, but only by ignoring the complex nature of the sample and the categorical nature of the data. When I tried to solve the problem, I was unable to account for these issues at the same time as accounting for the large amount of missing data. Can MPLUS (or any other package) appropriately handle all three of these important issues in one study?
posted on Monday, December 13, 2004 - 8:31 am
The current version of Mplus can handle categorical outcomes, missing data, and complex survey data. Complex survey data can be handled by Type=complex to correct SEs or by Type = twolevel to do multilevel modeling.
Tom Munk
posted on Thursday, December 16, 2004 - 10:04 am
According to the heading for this discussion section: "Missing data are not allowed in mixture, multilevel, and complex sample models or for categorical outcome variables."
In my replication of the NELS study, I agreed. I was unable to successfully use CATEGORICAL, type=MISSING, and WEIGHT in a single MPLUS run. In fact, I was unable to use type=MISSING in combination with either WEIGHT or CATEGORICAL.
Linda K. Muthen
posted on Thursday, December 16, 2004 - 10:09 am
I'm a little confused. I don't see what you are quoting "Missing data are not allowed in mixture, multilevel, and complex sample models or for categorical outcome variables." In Version 3 of Mplus, you should be able to combine CATEGORICAL, MISSING, and WEIGHT in a single Mplus run with COMPLEX or TWOLEVEL. Please send an example showing that you cannot to
Linda K. Muthen
posted on Thursday, December 16, 2004 - 10:16 am
Oh, I see where that is written. I guess this needs to be updated.
Paul Rathouz
posted on Tuesday, February 08, 2005 - 12:44 pm
The missing data section of the Mplus discussion page says that "In Mplus, missing data are allowed in cases where all outcome variables are continuous and normally distributed and a general model is being estimated. Missing data are not allowed in mixture, multilevel, and complex sample models or for categorical outcome variables." However, later discussion now alludes to the fact that missing data can be handled in some way for complex and or categorical outcome data. I am assuming that estimation of the model is still maximum likelihood. What is the exact missing data methodology being used in this case? Can it be used in any model that we can specify in Mplus?
Linda K. Muthen
posted on Tuesday, February 08, 2005 - 2:43 pm
I'm afraid that the introductions on Mplus Discussion have not been updated. Thank you for bringing this to our attention.
Following is a description from the Mplus User's Guide of the current Mplus missing data capabilities:
"Mplus has several options for the estimation of models with missing data. Mplus provides maximum likelihood (ML) estimation under MCAR (missing completely at random) and MAR (missing at random; Little & Rubin, 2002) for continuous, censored, binary, ordered categorical (ordinal), unordered categorical (nominal), counts, or combinations of these variable types. MAR means that missingness can be a function of observed covariates and observed outcomes. For censored and categorical outcomes using the weighted least squares estimators, missingness is allowed to be a function of the observed covariates but not the observed outcomes. Non-ignorable missing data modeling is possible using maximum likelihood where categorical outcomes represent indicators of missingness and where missingness may be influenced by continuous and categorical latent variables (Muthén et al., 2003).
Multiple data sets generated using multiple imputation (Schafer, 1997) can be analyzed using a special feature of Mplus. Parameter estimates are averaged over the set of analyses, and standard errors are computed using the average of the standard errors over the set of analyses and the between analysis parameter estimate variation.
In all models, missingness is not allowed for the observed covariates because they are not part of the model. The outcomes are modeled conditional on the covariates and the covariates have no distributional assumption. Covariate missingness can be modeled if the covariates are explicitly brought into the model and given a distributional assumption. With missing data, the standard errors for the parameter estimates are computed using the observed rather than the expected information matrix (Kenward & Molenberghs, 1998). Bootstrap standard errors and confidence intervals are also available with missing data."
posted on Sunday, February 20, 2005 - 1:49 pm
I am reading through Mplus Web Note #7 and have a question about a statement made in the note.
In Version 2 of the note, Asparouhov and Muthen note (pg. 6): "...indeed there is no sample statistics based solution of [missing data with continuous and categorical outcomes under complete MAR assumption] even for single level model[s]...".
In Version 3 of the note, the authors state (pg. 8): "...there is no closed form solution to this estimation problem [using an ML estimator] even for the estimation of the mean of an observed variable...".
Would you provide a clarification of this point ? Do you mean that EM-based imputation of the sufficient statistics is not possible (in princple) for multilevel models ? A citation or two would also be especially helpful (since I thought, via Little and Rubin, most MAR missing data problems could be addressed via EM-based techniques).
Thank you.
posted on Wednesday, March 02, 2005 - 8:44 am
The EM algorithm can be used for multilevel models and just as in single
level models the EM algorithm doesn't lead to a closed form solution but
it leads to an iterative procedure. By closed form solution we mean
explicit estimation formula as opposed to iterative algorithms such as the EM.
posted on Monday, May 09, 2005 - 11:02 pm
How can I employ MPLUS to perform EFA in the case of incomplete data not missing data? All variables in my case are categoricals.
posted on Tuesday, May 10, 2005 - 5:56 am
What do you mean by "incomplete data not missing data"? That sounds like a contradiction.
posted on Tuesday, May 10, 2005 - 6:30 am
Dear bmuthen, You are correct. There is a contradiction in the words. What I want to mean " unbalanced data". That means, we may not have responses for some of variables.
posted on Tuesday, May 10, 2005 - 5:28 pm
If you have missing data on some variables for some individuals, you simply add "missing" to your type= statement in the Analysis command (and declare the symbol for missing values in the Variable command).
If you have missing data on some variables for all individuals, you may simply delete those variables.
Boris Drahner
posted on Tuesday, October 25, 2011 - 5:25 am
i have several categorical (binary) covariates with some missings in a complex twolevel analysis. if i bring them into the model mentioning their variances I assume normality. do you think this is a reasonable approach to handle binary missingness? and if i do so, all the missing categorical covariates are treated as dependent and no longer contribute to the missingness-function, if i am correctly interpreting the user guide, right?
thanks for any help
Linda K. Muthen
posted on Tuesday, October 25, 2011 - 2:44 pm
I think a better approach with categorical variables is to use DATA IMPUTATION where you can declare the variables to be categorical.
Lindsay Bell
posted on Wednesday, March 21, 2012 - 12:23 pm
Hi -
I am trying to impute data using a saturated model that accounts for the nested structure of the data. Abbreviated syntax is below (gender is the first variable and h_income is the last).
CLUSTER = schoolID;
MODEL: gender-h_income WITH gender-h_income;
Does this model take into account the nested structure when imputing data? If not, how can I specify a saturated model that does this? I have no variables at level 2, but I think that values on certain variables will be similar within clusters.
Thank you,
Bengt O. Muthen
posted on Wednesday, March 21, 2012 - 9:09 pm
You need to do a Twolevel analysis to account for the nested structure of the data when imputing. See the UG for examples. An saturated H1 model may be hard to work with for the imputations, and a simpler H0 model may have to be used. See the UG example 11.7.
Daniel Lee
posted on Wednesday, June 19, 2013 - 8:04 pm
I'm trying to use multiple imputation for a model with only categorical variables. While running the diagnostic analysis the potential scale reduction value never drops below 1.05 despite showing over 10,000 iterations. In the model I'm estimating all covariances. Should I be looking beyond 10,000 iterations?
Thanks in advance for your help!
Linda K. Muthen
posted on Thursday, June 20, 2013 - 7:57 am
I don't think that value is bad. Compare the estimates with 10,000 versus 20,000 iterations to see if the estimates are close.
Robert Buch
posted on Monday, September 16, 2013 - 2:38 am
I am doing a SEM on longitudinal data where I have missing data. Specifically, whereas participation on each measurement occasion varied from 248 (Questionnaire data Time 1) to 117 (physical test data Time 3), the sample of individuals who participated in all three measurement occasions (both questionnaire and physical test data) consisted of 84 cadets.
When doing a SEM in Mplus, it reports that "Number of obeservations" is 125.
Does this mean that my N = 125?
What would you reccomend that I report in my research paper under the SEM results? N = 248, or N = 125, or N = 84?
Yours Sincerely,
Linda K. Muthen
posted on Monday, September 16, 2013 - 11:17 am
I would think the sample size showing in the output would be 248. It should be the number of observations that do not have missing at all occasions. Cases can be deleted that have missing on observed exogenous variables. Please send the files and your license number to
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Over at Heart and Design, author Amanda Talbot has an inkling to write another book. This one is about being happy and she wonders, 'how can the definition be translated into our homes so we can create personal and public environments that can positively shift our moods and wellbeing?'
The story between happiness and our created environment has always been one I've loved to explore. Of course, I'm always the first to say that a natural environment like the beach makes me instantly happy. For me it is a failsafe route to tranquility and refreshment, thus happiness. But we don't always think specifically about creating a physical space for happiness or of how objects can help create an experience that then opens the door to happiness. It's a fine line because on the one hand, humans often learn the hard way that objects or anything material such as wealth and acquisitions do not equate to happiness. Yet I think there is a place for objects or things to provoke that elusive feeling of joy or contentment. It could be something that delights us when we look at it – human or inanimate! Something that encompasses us with a feeling of warmth or restfulness. Something we like to play in/with. Something that enables us to connect with other people. Something that makes us feel good because we feel inspired, or like we have learned something, experienced something, gained something.
A little girl or a teenager might do this very thing with her bedroom, shaping and editing a space that speaks directly to her own needs, comforts and interests through things like colour, objects, sound, light, the combining of different elements. She is in fact using design to create happiness even if she does not think this consciously. And even earlier in life this happens – I was watching my six month old daughter in her cot today as she prepared to go to sleep. She mostly hates her daytime naps and will not fall asleep without a big cry and fight. But I noticed she likes to rub certain soft toys against her face when she is very sleepy and will often fall asleep with a toy or blanket pressed against her neck and cheek. Even at this tiny age she is learning what she needs in her environment to make her feel comfortable, content, safe, happy. Something soft, something close.
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Kevin Fischer is a veteran broadcaster, the recipient of over 150 major journalism awards from the Milwaukee Press Club, the Wisconsin Associated Press, the Northwest Broadcast News Association, the Wisconsin Bar Association, and others. He has been seen and heard on Milwaukee TV and radio stations for over three decades. A longtime aide to state Senate Republicans in the Wisconsin Legislature, Kevin can be seen offering his views on the news on the public affairs program, "InterCHANGE," on Milwaukee Public Television Channel 10, and heard filling in on Newstalk 1130 WISN. He lives with his wife, Jennifer, and their lovely young daughter, Kyla Audrey, in Franklin.
WW II vet: "We didn't come this far not to get in"
A veteran tours the World War II Memorial in Washington, D.C., on Oct. 1. Photo: Kevin Lamarque / Reuters
Despite the U.S. government shutdown, WWII vets managed to get inside what was supposed to be a closed memorial. Some reports said a barricade was removed to give veterans access. Other reports said veterans and supporters "stormed" the memorial and broke down barricades.
I prefer and like the latter explanation, and if true, I say...
News You Can Use: The Federal Gov't Shutdown
The Federal Government partially shut down today.
Finally, some promising property tax news from Tax Hell, WI (Franklin)
I repeat, finally.
If we are to believe the latest report from FranklinNOW's Rick Romano, city of Franklin property taxpayers will get a much-needed break this December. Romano is reporting that outgoing mayor Tom Taylor has introduced a city budget that calls for no increase in the city property tax levy. Forget the city tax rate, it's meaningless. The levy is what counts. The levy is what must be raised to account for city spending.
Of course, members of the Common Council have questions. They should. After all, one of the oldest cliché's in government budgeting or policy is that the devil is in the details.
FranklinNOW reports:
"Though not in the budget, the council asked Director of Administration Mark Luberda to provide information regarding what it would take to hire an economic development director on a half-time or full-time basis. Council members said the position also should be cost-neutral with funds drawn from other budget sources. Luberda said he would confirm the details. He estimated that a full-time director annual salary range could be $70,000 to more than $100,000 depending on whether the individual has a skill set of marketing and public relations or direct sales."
I agree with Luberda's assessment. The right economic development director with the right skills could bring in millions, and thus, should be compensated accordingly.
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Are you ready for some football? Not if you're waging war against the sport
Baseball is no longer America's pastime. It's football, with incredible popularity.
Football is like a religion, entrenched in the fabric of American society, from Pee Wee level all the way up the professional ranks.
And yet there are those who want to kill the sport. Daniel Flynn writes about the attack on the beloved game in The War on Football: Saving America's Game .
Flynn spoke to Tom Hawkins who runs the blog, Right Wing News. Here are excerpts from the interview:
"There was a widespread belief in the popular press in reading columns by people like George Will that football players die decades before the average American men. Because of the suspicion the NFL Players Association petitioned the federal government to do a mortality study on NFL players. So the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health did a study on every player who played between 1959 and 1988, every player who played five or more seasons, pension vested players.
"What they found was really shocking to some of the folks at the Players Association. They expected to find an 18 percent death rate and instead they found a 10 percent death rate. So the players are living longer than their peers in society. Their rates of heart disease, their rates of cancer and respiratory illness are dramatically reduced and I think what shocked people the most is that the rate of suicide is 2 1/2 times greater amongst the players' peers in society than it is amongst the players themselves.
"Last year one academic article claimed that there were 300,000 sports related concussions every year. Another one that I read said that there were up to 3.8 million sports related concussions a year. So, if the doctors can't get concussion counts right within a factor of 12, if their counts are all over the place, it gives you an indication of how little we know about not only concussions, but chronic traumatic encephalopathy, the degenerate brain condition that just within the last decade has been found within some football players.
"Football hasn't grown especially hard, society has grown really, really soft and football clashes with our culture that is obese and passive/aggressive. It's an indoor, antiseptic culture and football goes against all of that. Football is a muddy, rough game where the primary activity is physical violence and because it's so different from our culture, that's why we love football. But it's a double-edged sword. It's also the reason why there are so many people that have it in for football.
"We constantly hear that the players are bigger and they're faster and they're stronger and intuitively we think, 'Well, that means the game is deadlier,' but the reality is the game isn't deadlier. It's much safer. You know more kids died last year on American football fields getting struck by lightning than getting struck by other players. I think that puts things really into perspective for people that are fans of the game.
"There's a crisis among American boys now where they're placed in front of screens and they play video games, they do Facebook, but you rarely see them outdoors playing stickball, touch football, hide-n-go seek, any of the type of games that we would play with neighborhood kids when we were young. That's something that has gone missing in American culture."
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2013 POO Awards - Week 7
Each week during this year's high school football season, I'm giving out a weekly POO Award to the Wisconsin high school football team that committed the most egregious act of poor sportsmanship by trying to humiliate its opponent.
POO stands for Piling On Offensively (Or if you prefer, Pouring it On Offensively).
Week 1
We have a tie.
Glenwood City 72, Ladysmith 0
Elkhart Lake/Glenbeulah 70, Madison Abundant Life 6
Week 2
Siren 78, Sevastopol 24
NOTE: Gibraltar scored 80 against Luck, but actually trailed early in the game. The contest was close near the end of the second half, but Gibraltar won it, 80-44.
What's next? 90 points?
Week 3
Prairie Farm 86, Northwood 12
Gibraltar 80, Sevastopol 14
Getting closer to 90.
Week 4
Cedar Grove-Belgium 78, Sheboygan Lutheran/Kohler/Sheboygan Christian 22
Freedom 76, Clintonville 0
Week 5
Bruce 76, Birchwood 8
Prairie Farm 72, New Auburn 8
Week 6
Darlington 71, Boscobel 0
And the extremely rare case where piling on isn't piling on.
Week 7
Auburndale 67, Phillips 0
Recommended Reading (10/05/13)
Here are interesting articles from the past week I'd like to share.
We are shutting down 13% of the government (at most)
"I would not count reducing federal government spending by 13 percent a 'shutdown.' A more appropriate term would be a 'reduction in non-essential discretionary spending,' or 'government slim down' for short. I invite the Republican members of Congress to use this term instead of 'shutdown.' In politics, he who controls the rhetoric of political discourse wins. 'Shut down' is a loser. 'Slim down' is a winner, and it captures the reality of what is going on right now in Washington."
Gov love was fading long before the shutdown
"In the gray dawn of shutdown, Americans don't need fancy research to confirm faith is waning in the government. By how much? A study, released Tuesday, finds historic slippage in the trust many U.S. citizens hold in their elected leaders to fix the biggest problems."
10 things ObamaCare won't tell you
"The health exchanges, central to the law, are also its biggest mystery."
Needed blue-collar horse sense
"One 29-year-old fellow in Washington, D.C. — he has a degree from Notre Dame — considered going to law school, like many others in the lawyer-saturated town.
"After watching his friends work long hours as paralegals — and watching his lawyer pals sign their lives over to their firms — he did something sensible.
"He became an electrician's apprentice."
Too many casinos
"Even as more casinos open around the country, there are indications that gambling revenues are leveling off—that we're reaching a saturation point, with too many casinos for everybody to win."
Help Wanted: Successful candidate must be nice
"Most companies don't explicitly say they're looking to hire people who aren't that nice, but let's face it: In today's tight job market, many companies seem to favor aggressive workers, a win-at-all-costs attitude and a cutthroat mentality. A handful of companies are bucking that trend by specifically recruiting workers that aren't, well, jerks."
10 rules for digital happiness
"I'm the Luddite professor: My students are not allowed to use cell phones or laptops in my classes. During the break, they can power up and engage in a text and email frenzy for ten minutes -- then it's time to unplug again. Not all professors are this stringent with technology in the classroom.
"And certainly an argument can be made for the value of typing one's notes or looking up discussion-related topics in realtime. But whatever value those things hold, I believe that being tech-free during that brief period of time is even more precious."
Greeting card tycoon tries hand at newspapers
"Kushner believes in newspapers. Physical newspapers. The kind made with ink and news print. And apparently, he's making his beliefs work. 'A physical newspaper can do things a digital paper cannot,' he told CNBC. 'It conveys and builds a sense of community that you don't get online.' He admits this is his own observation, not the result of research. Still, 'You're never going to tape your iPad to the refrigerator'."
It's true: You talk too much
"Because it's more fun to talk than to listen. Talking is like drinking a great Cabernet. Listening is like doing squats."
Photos of the Week (10/06/13)
1) Louis Peters fills out papers at the Henry J. Austin Health Center, in Trenton, N.J., Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2013, to sign-up for new plans through a health insurance exchange. The exchanges were launched in every state Tuesday as a key part of President Barack Obama's health insurance overhaul. (AP Photo/Mel Evans)
2) Congressman Tim Huelskamp (R-KS) tweeted out a photo at 12:09 AM EST on October 1 showing the Obamcare exchanges website was down, nine minutes after various federal government offices shut down and the Affordable Care Act exchanges went into effect.
3) Government workers protest the possibility of a federal shutdown Monday, Sept. 30, 2013, in Chicago. Nearly 100 employees from federal agencies including the Environmental Protection Agency and the Department of Housing and Urban Development rallied in a downtown plaza on Monday. Thousands of workers could be furloughed if the shutdown materializes. Protesters held signs reading "Jobs Not Furloughs." (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green)
4) A US Park Police officer watches at left as a National Park Service employee posts a sign on a barricade closing access to the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2013. Congress plunged the nation into a partial government shutdown Tuesday as a long-running dispute over President Barack Obama's health care law stalled a temporary funding bill, forcing about 800, 000 federal workers off the job and suspending most non-essential federal programs and services. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
5) A National Park Service park ranger stands behind the barricades at the World War II Memorial on Oct. 1 in Washington, D.C. Photo: Alex Wong / Getty Images
6) World War II veteran Russell Tucker (C) of Meridian, Mississippi, stands outside the barricade as he visits the World War II Memorial during a government shutdown October 1, 2013 in Washington, DC. The memorial was temporary opened to veteran groups arrived on Honor Flights on a day trip to visit the nation's capital. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)
7) A veteran tours the World War II Memorial in Washington, D.C., on Oct. 1. Veterans, their family and supporters knocked down barricades in order to see the memorial. Photo: Kevin Lemarque, Reuters.
8) A U.S. Park Police Officer and National Park Service employees close the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial on the National Mall on Oct. 1 in Washington, D.C. Photo: Brendan Smialowski / AFP - Getty Images
9) Tourist Tomoko Ida, right, of Tokyo, covers her mouth when she hears that the Statue of Liberty is closed, Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2013, in New York. Traveling with her are Jin Onuki, left, and Tomoya Osada. The shutdown, the first since the winter of 1995-96, closed national parks across the nation. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)
10) "We're really pissed off," says Narelle Ledwell, shown here taking a picture of her children, Brittany, 15, Jordan, 11, and her husband Jeff on Oct 1. "We came halfway around the world to see this." The Ledwells were on holiday from Sydney, Australia and had tickets to visit the Statue of Liberty but it was closed due to the government shutdown. So the Ledwells instead boarded the privately-run M/V Countess for a one hour harbor tour. "It's really dumb that they can do this, it would never happen in Australia. It's a joke," Narelle said. Photo: Jim Seida/ NBC News
11) A US Park Police officer ties police tape to a hand rail closing access to the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2013. Congress plunged the nation into a partial government shutdown Tuesday as a long-running dispute over President Barack Obama's health care law stalled a temporary funding bill, forcing about 800,000 federal workers off the job and suspending most non-essential federal programs and services. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
12) Visitors to Independence National Historical Park are reflected in the window of the closed building housing the Liberty Bell, Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2013, in Philadelphia. Congress plunged the nation into a partial government shutdown Tuesday as a long-running dispute over President Barack Obama's health care law stalled a temporary funding bill, forcing about 800, 000 federal workers off the job and suspending most non-essential federal programs and services. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
13) A tourist takes a picture of Mount Rushmore National Memorial from outside the park on October 1, 2013 in Keystone, South Dakota. Mount Rushmore and all other national parks were closed today after congress failed to pass a temporary funding bill, forcing about 800,000 federal workers off the job. A bulletin issued by the Department of Interior states, "Effective immediately upon a lapse in appropriations, the National Park Service will take all necessary steps to close and secure national park facilities and grounds in order to suspend all activities ...Day use visitors will be instructed to leave the park immediately..." (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)
14) Sen. John Boozman, R-Ark., leads a tour in the Rotunda on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Oct. 3, 2013. Congressional staffers and interns usually lead constituent tours, but due to the federal government shutdown members of Congress have begun to lead tour groups from their home states. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci)
15) A U.S. Capitol Police Officer walks past a statue of Gerald Ford, who was president during the 1976 shutdown of the federal government, in the Rotunda of the Capitol while the building was closed to tours, Oct. 1, in Washington, D.C. Photo: Brendan Smialowski / AFP - Getty Images
16) OAM supervisor Chris Riccardi (2nd left) explains to fellow pilots how the federal shutdown affects them at the beginning of their shift. Photo: John Moore/ Getty Images
17) Maj. Ryan Burke scans the nearly empty shelves in the meat section at the Fort Carson Commissary in Colorado Springs, Colo., Oct. 1. The commissary was busier than normal with news that it will close until further notice because of the government shutdown. Photo: Mark Reis / The Colorado Springs Gazette via AP
18) Furloughed federal workers protest outside the U.S. Capitol to demand an end to the lockout of federal workers caused by the government shutdown on Oct. 4 in Washington, D.C. Photo: Win McNamee / Getty Images
19) Beech Grove, Indiana resident Joseph Lohman, 25, who served as a corporal in the U.S. Marines from 2008-2012, shows his concern over the government shutdown by holding an American flag upside down, a signal of distress, just north of I-465, where he has been since midnight. Lohman is totally disabled from a fall in training and is concerned about veterans not getting their disability checks. "I'm not protesting," says Lohman, "I'm just standing for what is right." (AP Photo/The Star,Charlie Nye)
20) Police close in on the U.S. Capitol as people run for cover after reports of a shooting October 3, 2013 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. The US Capitol and the White House were placed on lockdown after an "active shooter" situation was reported. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)
21) Authorities inspect the wreckage of two Chicago Transit Authority trains that crashed Monday, Sept. 30, 2013, in Forest Park, Ill. The crash happened when a westbound train stopped at the CTA Blue Line Harlem station, and was struck by an eastbound train on the same track. The CTA is investigating the cause of the crash, including why the trains were on the same track. A CTA official said 33 people suffered non-life threatening injuries. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green)
22) Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel, right, listens to U.S. Army Col. James Minnich, center, as North Korean soldiers photograph them through a window at a UN truce village building that sits on the border of the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ), the military border separating the two Koreas, in Panmunjom, South Korea, on Sept. 30, 2013. Photo:Jacquelyn Martin / Pool via AP
23) Injured men lay on the ground waiting for help moments after a car bomb attack in Peshawar, Pakistan, Sunday, Sept. 29, 2013. A deadly car bomb exploded on a crowded street in northwestern Pakistan Sunday, in the third blast to hit the troubled city of Peshawar in a week, officials said. (AP Photo/Mohammad Sajjad)
24) In this Friday, Sept. 27, 2013 photo, a displaced Syrian girl makes her bed after waking up near Kafer Rouma, in ancient ruins used as temporary shelter by those families who have fled from the heavy fighting and shelling in the Idlib province countryside of Syria.(AP Photo)
25) Pope Francis blesses a child during his visit at the Serafico Institute Friday in Assisi. Photo: Gregorio Borgia / AFP - Getty Images
26) Brenda Nolting rolls her cart through heavy slush and snow after stocking up on necessities Friday at a supermarket in Rapid City, S.D. Winter Storm Atlas dumped up to three and a half feet of wet, heavy snow on parts of South Dakota. Photo: Steve McEnroe / AP
27) As the mating season for deer begins, a stag roars in its enclosure at Wildpark Eekholt in Grossenaspe, Germany, on Sept. 27. Photo: AFP/Getty Images
28) A baby red panda looks around at the Cerza Zoo in France on Sept. 30. Photo: Charly Triballeau / AFP - Getty Images
29) A butterfly sits on a red spider lily in full bloom at the Kinchakuda park in Japan on Sept. 27. Photo: Franck Robichon / EPA
30) A pigeon sits on a girl's head as she poses for a picture in the center of Kiev, Ukraine, on Sept. 26. Photo: Sergei Supinsky / AFP-Getty Images
31) Two dogs wait for their owners at the American Kennel Club's Sept. 26 preview of the "Meet the Breeds" showcase at the Jacob Javits Center in New York City. Photo: Ilya S. Savenok / Getty Images
32) Louie, an olde English bulldogge, rides a wave at the Fifth Annual Surf City Surf Dog competition in Huntington Beach, Calif., on Sept. 29. Photo: Michael Nelson/EPA
33) Finnish photographer Thomas Kast took this picture of the aurora on Oct. 2.
34) Australian photographer Mark Gee won top honors in the Astronomy Photographer of the Year context with this picture, which shows off the Milky Way and two of its satellite galaxies, the Large and Small Magellanic Clouds. Can you spot them?
35) A Minnesota Vikings fan cheers on his team during the NFL International Series game between Pittsburgh Steelers and Minnesota Vikings at Wembley Stadium on September 29, 2013 in London, England. (Photo by Michael Steele/Getty Images)
36) An Oakland Raiders fan poses for photographs before an NFL football game between the Oakland Raiders and the Washington Redskins in Oakland, Calif., Sunday, Sept. 29, 2013. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)
37) A Houston Texans fan watches warmups before an NFL football game against the Seattle Seahawks, Sunday, Sept. 29, 2013, in Houston. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
38) New York Jets fans Ana Hall and Rick Martin kiss as they watch players warm up before an NFL football game between the Jets and the Tennessee Titans on Sunday, Sept. 29, 2013, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/Mark Zaleski
39) BASE jumpers from around the world leaped from the 300-meter (984 feet) high deck of Malaysia's landmark Kuala Lumpur Tower on Friday, Sept. 27. Some 103 professional BASE jumpers from 20 countries are taking part in the annual event, including Kristian Moxnes of Norway. Photo: Vincent Thian / AP
40) Jung Ha-yoon, 2, appears to be stuck inside a ceramic container while playing with other children at the traditional sports square during the "Taste Korea! Korean Royal Cuisine Festival" held at Unhyeon Palace, also known as Unhyeongung Royal Residence, in Seoul, South Korea, on Tuesday, Oct. 1 2013. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, Pool)
41) A model presents a creation as part of Chanel's ready-to-wear Spring/Summer 2014 fashion collection, presented Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2013 in Paris. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)
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Here are my most popular blogs from last week, Sunday - Saturday:
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Another Giant Step Forward for Ethical Stem Cell Research
Cellular Dynamics International (CDI) is a Wisconsin company at the epicenter of stem cell research. CDI's founder and chief scientific officer, James Thomson, is well-known internationally for isolating the first embryonic stem cell and for co-discovering ethical iPS cells (induced pluripotent stem cells). CDI was recently awarded a patent for its new method of creating ethical iPS cells.
More good things to say about the proposed 2014 City of Franklin budget
I've blogged about the city's plans to enact a budget that won't increase property taxes. The latest city newsletter re-emphasizes the good news:
"The highlight of the budget is that property taxes remain frozen at the 2013 level. State law would allow total property tax collections to increase nearly $300,000, but the Mayor has proposed no additional property taxes for 2014."
What's it mean?
"The average homeowner should see a reduction in the City's share of their total property tax bill by nearly 2.5 percent."
Again, what does that mean?
"A home assessed last year at $250,000 with a reassessment this year to $227,500 would see a
reduction in their property tax bill of approximately $36.11 for municipal purposes."
That's significant because in recent years, many WI municipalities saw the explainable but unacceptable trend of property values decreasing while property taxes were increasing.
Also of note, Franklin is adding personnel.
"All of this will be done with no new tax levy…"
Interesting. We're always told that adding positions costs money, meaning an automatic tax increase. Not this year, however.
See. Freezing the levy without affecting services can be done.
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Thursday, April 24, 2014
By Ken Allen
Thomas McGuane, an acclaimed American novelist, wrote a superb collection of fishing essays collected into a book entitled "The Longest Silence," published in 1999 and reprinted since. In the beginning essay, a line reminded me -- emphatically I might add -- of my home river.
McGuane quoted a man who once told him about dumb fast-water trout as opposed to smart slow-water ones, describing my home river perfectly. In short, anyone can catch salmonids in this river's rushing rapids, but it took advanced skills to fool salmonids in slower currents with a flat, picture-window meniscus, so typical on flat-surfaced glides and pools.
I grew up on this small, classic, dry-fly river with wild brown trout, hatchery brook trout and the occasional small landlocked salmon. The browns and brookies liked a long, pocket-water stretch that rushed and tumbled from a pond above to a densely wooded bottomland, where the river flattened into long, gravel-bottomed glides that smiled up evenly at the sun.
Browns and occasional brookies liked this bottomland, and to catch them in such flat pools during hatches with dead-drift bugs required perfect, drag-free floats. If a fly had a subtle drag -- even a barely perceptible drag -- rising browns and brookies would ignore the offering. Often it would frighten them enough to stop sipping bugs, and they would go hide.
In springs during my teens and early 20s, I learned the intricacies of dry-fly fishing on this home river but back then, never appreciated this water. It bothered me to grow up in Windsor instead of in more storied spots like the Rangeley region, the Ripogenus stretch of the Penobscot's West Branch or other legendary locales.
Years later I would recognize that I had grown up on one of this state's most classic fly-fishing rivers with wild browns. Across the world, when people talk trout fishing in world-renowned places, they mean "browns." Brook trout aren't even trout -- they're char.
Fortune smiled when life put me near this classic river that taught me plenty. I've sold articles to most of the big national fly-fishing magazines and have my home river to thank. It didn't hurt to be able to offer brown trout as the quarry with a smattering of brookie anecdotes for purists.
One recent year, just below a dam on the pond above, I had a fast evening of June brook trout fishing with small dry flies on glides below fast water boiling from the dam. The evening also offered me two 16-inch wild landlocks that fought like demons against a 4-weight rod. Wild fish do fight harder than hatchery pets, but I wouldn't debate that claim with anyone.
The following evening, John Diffenbacher-Krall accompanied me to the same spot, and we cast dry flies and emergers -- a fast time casting to hatchery brook trout. They were fun all right, but neither wild nor native. John grew up fishing Catskill rivers with utra-wary trout and liked my home river.
John lives in the Bangor area and called me this spring, and naturally it took us no time to remember that special evening the last time we met. Good times while fishing stick in the mind.
That spring, Heather, my oldest daughter, fly-fished with me on the same glides just below the pond and did well, too, pleasing me big time.
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