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Looks like the hottest red carpet trend, as far as swoon-worthy dudes goes, is bringing mom as your plus-one. (All together now…awwwww…)
Last week, our imaginary boyfriend Ryan Gosling attended the premiere of his latest movie Gangster Squad walking arm-and-arm with his momma, and now Oscar-nominee (and serious hottie) Bradley Cooper just revealed
that he'll be bringing his mom as his date to the Academy Awards next month. Doesn't get much more adorable than that.
We don't know about you, but we think it's super cute to see these hunky guys giving their moms the chance to experience the glam side of Hollywood. (And major props go to the newly-single Bradley Cooper, who presumably could pick pretty much any woman he wanted to be his arm candy at the Oscars.)
A man who not only respects, but obviously totally loves, his mom? That's a sure sign of a good guy in our books.
But we've gotta ask you: Do you think it's cute when celebs take their moms as their dates?
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2010 All-Big West Conference Honorable Mention
Espitia appeared in all 21 games during her final season at CSUN ... earned All-Big West Honorable Mention honors after finishing year with two goals and a career-high three assists and seven points ... recorded second career three-point game with goal and assist in Matadors' 2-0 victory at Cal Poly ... scored first Matador goal under the new lights in game against Portland ... also had assists against Pepperdine and Long Beach State ... concluded career with four goals, seven assists and 15 career points.
Espitia appeared in all 20 matches for CSUN, making 19 starts ... named to All-Big West Second Team after finishing season with a career-high two goals, two assists and six points ... scored first career goal in Matadors' 3-1 win at San Diego State on Aug. 23 ... picked up game-winning goal in Matadors' 3-0 victory over LMU on Aug. 27 ... recorded first assist of the season in CSUN's 1-0 victory over Vermont on Sept. 6 ... added an assist in CSUN's 3-2 victory over Cal Poly on Oct. 2 ... finished the year with 17 shots, eight of which were on-goal ... had season-high three shots vs. Vermont on Sept. 6.
Espitia appeared in 18 matches for CSUN, making 15 starts, in 2008 ... picked up first two career assists during the season to finish with two points ... recorded first career helper against San Francisco on Sept. 28 ... added another helper in season finale against Cal State Fullerton on Nov. 2 ... finished season with seven shots, four of which were on goal.
Appeared in 16 matches for Northridge, making 10 starts ... fired two shots on the season, one coming against San Francisco (9/7) and the second, which came on goal, against Hawai'i on Sept. 21 ... booked with a yellow card in match against San Francisco on Sept. 7.
Espitia was a four-year starter for the Jesters and was captain as a junior and senior ... was her team's rookie of the year as a freshman ... garnered first-team All-Del Mar League honors as a sophomore and as a senior ... elected MVP as a senior ... graduated in 2007 with a 3.0 GPA.
Born on November 3, 1989 in Long Beach, Calif. ... parents are Susan and Leo Espitia ... favorites include soccer club Barcelona, "Friends", youtube.com, and Japanese food ... says the best thing about being an athlete is working hard, the toughest part is running ... would "help the poor" with a million dollars ... best advice she's ever received is "do your best" ... majoring in Family and Consumer Sciences.


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Dinner with the Divas at Lips
Thursday, May 16th 2019 7:00pm to 10:00pm
An evening with your favorite celebrities and the west coasts best impersonators. Including: Tina Turner, Aretha Franklin, Christina Aguilera, Whitney Houston, Michael Jackson & Many More!! Every week we have different guests and entertainers and no two shows are ever the same. Food minimum: $15.00 Plus $5.00 cover
This drag revue supper club has a different show nightly, such as Bitchy Bingo on Wednesday and celebrity impersonations on Thursday. Dinner seating is at 7pm Sunday through Thursday; Friday and Saturday it's at 6pm, with an additional seating at 9pm. Sunday gospel brunch begins at 11am. Weekend late shows are 21 and over only; reservations are recommended.


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From UA Libraries Digital Services Planning and Documentation
- Did you upload your digitized materials (scans, audio, etc.) from your local hard drive to the Share Drive?
- Did you delete your digitized materials from the local hard drive once upload was complete?
- Did you track all your work in the 'TrackingFiles' spreadsheet?


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So without further ado, here is this Monday's muffin tin lunch... the theme this week was "colors of the rainbow". I'm sad to say I was feeling very uninspired today with it.
Across the top row:
raspberries, puzzle shaped cheddar cheese pieces (April is Autism Awareness Month, all month long!), Trader Joe's "pirate booty". The cheese was cut with the Lunch Punch puzzle set.
Bottom row: broccoli, purple grapes, grape jelly sandwich.
You may be able to find some more inspiring muffin tin's by clicking over to MTM. :)


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|This week astronomers reported finding an unexpected gas -- methane -- in the Martian atmosphere. On Earth, a major source of methane is biological activity. However, planetary scientists aren't ready to say that life on Mars is to blame for the presence of the gas there, as geochemical processes could also account for the finding. The find is intriguing especially because the researchers say they have detected seasonal variations of methane emissions over specific locations on the planet. We'll talk with one of the researchers on the project, reported this week in the journal Science, about how they found it, and what that might mean for life on the Red Planet.


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This morning, I put a new pair of socks on Lillian's feet.
"Wow, these are soooooo soft," I told her, as she thrust her feet up in my face.
"Oooooh," she said back. "Are these Hannah's?"
"No," I told her. "They belong to your piggies, and your piggies alone."
She smiled and turned her head sideways, burying it in the couch cushion. This was a moment to absorb and keep and hold. Socks. Strange.
It's been a weird morning, punctuated by news stories that wound and weird dreams and news of upheaval. I took my migraine medication with my Italian roast, but my neck remains stiff and unwieldy.
I took Lillian to school and one of her classmates told me she was going camping this weekend. Everyone in her class was invited because they were 'her family.'
"When are you coming to pick me up?" I asked her.
"In one minute," she said.
"I'd better start packing then. I'll bring the marshmallows." The kids giggled and looked at me, expecting me to continue. Another moment. Gold among the gray.
I really want to go to church this morning. Masses are too early for me to make, but I know a room that's open always and filled with candles and maybe I can sneak into the back pew, if the church door is open there. I need to say 'thank you' and I need to say 'I'm sad, horribly sad.'
And I need to kneel there among the still flames cupped by glass and ask to be steadied. And I need to ask, 'what can I do, Lord, with my sadness, with my anger?'
I don't know what the reply will be.
The title of this post comes out of the lyrics to a song by The Killers frontman Brandon Flowers' new solo single "Crossfire." Just saying.
Thursday, September 30, 2010
Crossfire of Heaven and Hell
This morning, I put a new pair of socks on Lillian's feet.
Posted by Kelly at 6:03 AM 3 comments
Friday, September 24, 2010
Merton before dawn.
A single light, rare quiet.
I try to make the
body feel what it
doesn't. The brain, register.
Something's amiss. I
reach for it, attempt
to lasso and pull the word
of God. Last night, me
and Judah, Ben-Hur
on the television, Christ
dying and lepers
healed. Judah crushes
his mother and sister to
him, their skin clean, whole.
I cry, always with
the quake, bloody puddles that
drip from the cross, light
flashing across the
wounded sky. Esther gasps, sees,
touches faces and
hands. Judah echoes
Christ: "I felt his voice take the
sword out of my hand."
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Monday, September 20, 2010
When Lillian was a baby, I tried to bargain with God.
It was, I suppose, a version of prayer, called in by the desperation of a bedraggled and insanely weary mother.
On a mild November day, I had put my infant daughter in her stroller and taken her for a walk. Fully anticipating her normal routine of screeching after being placed ANYWHERE, I was pleasantly surprised when she feel asleep.
As I went around the block and all over my little neighborhood, bumping along the sidewalk, crunching the fallen leaves, I asked God if he could relieve me a bit, maybe have Lillian take to a bottle; or maybe not breastfeed 50 times a day; or maybe sleep longer that 45-minute stretches at night; or maybe entertain being put in a swing, carseat, stroller; or maybe allow her own father to hold her.
I walked around all day carrying her, her head nestled between my neck and shoulder, and I pretty much ignored the 2-year old I already had by necessity. No one else could pick her up. Her screams signaled that she was actively being wounded, not being held by the father who helped create her.
Things....they were not going well, and I needed a bit of assistance.
It turns out the particular answer to that prayer was no. Or, at least, that's how I heard it. Lillian continued to nurse very frequently, continued to require constant holding (by me only, of course), and continued to have the sleep patterns of someone addicted to speed.
Eventually I just gave up, taking things minute by minute if I needed to.
Somehow we got through, and perhaps that's where I'm wrong about my prayer. Perhaps it's in the strength I still don't think I possessed back then. Perhaps it's in our survival. Perhaps it's in the fact that she did turn a corner...even if it was 6 months later.
I've been thinking about prayer a lot. I've been thinking about my approach to it. Wondering how to make it more of a part of my life.
Not too long ago, I was trying to find someone a birthday present at the mall. I sat on a bench people watching for a bit, and watched a woman make a loop around me with a rosary dangling from her left hand. Her fingers, of course, at their particular spot on the beads. I watched her mouth move and no sound come out. I know someone was listening, though.
So...help me out. What do you do? Do you have a favorite prayer you say daily? Do you attend daily Mass? I'm not sure my schedule will ever allow that, but I wish that it would. Do you say the rosary? Download homilies to your iPod?
How do you actively weave prayer into the fabric of each day?
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If you had previously set up family features for a child account and then upgraded to Windows 10, there are a few steps you need to take to turn on family settings again. Your child will need to sign in to Windows 10 with a Microsoft account, and then you'll need to add that account to your family at account.microsoft.com/family.
Adding members to your family can help you keep your kids safe online and build trust and understanding about appropriate websites, time limits, apps, and games. You can see everyone in your family and edit settings for the kids in your family at account.microsoft.com/family.
Check your child's account on the PC your child uses
Have your child sign in to the PC.
Select the Start menu > Settings , and then select Accounts .
Select Your account.
If your child doesn't currently sign in with a Microsoft account, select Sign in with a Microsoft account instead and enter their email address.
If an email address is already associated with their account, make note of it. You'll use it to add their Microsoft account to your family at account.microsoft.com/family.
Add your child's Microsoft account to your family
Sign in at account.microsoft.com/family.
Go to Select a child to view or edit their settings and select Add.
Enter the email address your child uses to sign in to Windows 10 and select Send invite.
Your child will need to accept the invitation from their email address.
Once your child has been added to your family with a Microsoft account, you'll be able to set up appropriate website and app and game restrictions for their age, set screen time limits, and review their recent activity. Their settings will apply to any Windows 10 device that they sign in to.
If you have young children, you can also set up a picture password for them—they can sign in by drawing shapes on a favorite photo rather than having to type a password in.


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Not purely audio, but definitely related!
Jack Conte and Nataly Dawn have "pioneered" the 'videosong' format.
- Rule 1 - What you see is what you hear. (No lip-syncing for instruments or voice)
- Rule 2 - If you hear it, at some point you see it. (No hidden sounds)
Example - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xycnv87N_BU
Can anyone suggest how these are made? Preferably with freeware for Windows...


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OSLO - Firefighters put out a blaze on a cargo ship loaded with military jet fuel early on Sunday, 13 hours after it broke out during stormy weather in the North Sea off Norway.
Thirty-two people were trapped on the vessel when 7,000 litres of fuel belonging to Norway's armed forces caught alight on Saturday night.
Heavy weather forced rescuers to call off helicopters trying to lift the crew and military personnel off the Britannia Seaways, operated by Copenhagen-listed DFSD.
The ship then made it to shore under its own power, about 80 km (50 miles) north of its original destination, the Norwegian city of Bergen, where fire crews put out the blaze on Sunday morning, said officials.
No one on board was injured and the vessel was due to resume its journey later in the day, they added. "The ship is about to get pilot on board and will set sail for Bergen, where authorities will examine it," the company said.
The vessel was also carrying military vehicles and other equipment.


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I made this for Easter! It was so good! Thought I would share!
I got the recipe from this site.
Luscious Lemon Delight
1 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 cup plus 2 tablespoons chopped pecans, divided
8 tablespoons (1 stick) butter, softened
1 (8-ounce) package cream cheese, softened
1 cup confectioners' sugar
1 (8-ounce) container frozen whipped topping, thawed, divided
2 (3.4-ounce) packages lemon instant pudding mix
2 2/3 cups milk
1 -Preheat the oven to 375F.
2 – Combine flour, 1/2 cup pecans and butter in a medium bowl and mix well. Press onto the bottom of an 11 x 8-inch baking dish. Bake until lightly browned, about 15 minutes. Let stand to cool.
3 – Place cream cheese in a medium bowl. Beat with an electric mixer set at medium speed until fluffy. Add confectioners' sugar and beat until mixture is light and fluffy.
4 – Add 1 cup whipped topping to cream cheese mixture and fold in gently. Spread over cooled crust.
5 – Combine pudding mix and milk in a medium bowl. Beat until thickened. Spread on top of cream cheese layer. Top with the remaining whipped topping. Sprinkle with remaining pecans. Chill, covered, for 1 hour. Store any leftovers in the refrigerator.


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The US Supreme Court wrapped up its session by announcing a decision which bars the enforcement of the Child Online Protection Act (COPA). The COPA, passed in 1998, was an attempt by Congress to keep pornography out of the reach of children on the Internet by requiring credit cards, access codes, or other means of age verification to access adult content, with fines of up to US$50,000 for violations. By a 5-4 decision, the Court remanded the case back to a lower court for a trial to resolve the issues raised in the original lawsuit filed by the ACLU, saying that the law as written violates free speech:
For now, the law, known as the Child Online Protection Act, would sweep with too broad a brush, [Justice] Kennedy wrote. "There is a potential for extraordinary harm and a serious chill upon protected speech" if the law took effect, he said.
What is especially interesting about the ruling is that the Court was able to recognize the technological issues at hand in addition to the more obvious free speech ones. Kennedy noted the inadequacies of filtering software and felt that a full trial was necessary to determine if there have been enough in the way of technical advances to make the legislation feasible. (Psst, Justice Kennedy: the answer is "no.")
Presently, it is not known whether the Bush Administration will choose to press on with a full trial. Enforcement of the COPA had previously been blocked by an Appeals Court in Philadelphia on two separate occasions. A previous version of the law passed in 1996 was unanimously ruled unconstitutional, and even further litigation over the current law may very well end up with the same result. Current copyright-protection legislation in the works such as the INDUCE Act which base part of their rationale on the need to protect children from pornography could find itself blocked for the same reasons that COPA and previous legislation has.
As a parent of two children and someone who spends a lot of time on the Internet, I know all too well how easy it is for kids to find stuff that they should not be looking at. I am also aware that there is no silver bullet that will magically keep porn and other adult content off their computer. Filters and other tools should only be used as a supplement the best solution is good parenting. Knowing what your kids are doing on the computer goes a long way.


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SAMJ: South African Medical Journal
versão On-line ISSN 2078-5135
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SAMJ, S. Afr. med. j. vol.100 no.7 Cape Town Jul. 2010
Mother and child care services 'insufficient to save lives'- HSRC report
In spite of 77% of infants being born in hospital with the help of a skilled birth attendant,1 'massive problems' with South Africa's maternal and child health services contribute to 23 000 stillbirths and a neonatal mortality rate of 21 per 1 000 live births yearly.
Excluding HIV, the major causes of these deaths (reported in 2008) were preterm birth complications (40%), birth asphyxia (23%), infections (19%) and congenital abnormalities (10%).
The poor quality of maternal and child health care was singled out by the Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC)'s principal investigator, Dr Olive Shisana, in presenting her team's latest household survey findings in Cape Town in mid-May.
The HSRC report said that although facilities were available and most women had access to them, 'it appears the services provided are insufficient to save the lives of these babies'. It was 'critical' that standards for maternal health and newborn care be improved as part of the health department's 10-point plan, with more financial resources provided. Serious inadequacies included guidelines not followed, inadequate equipment and a lack of doctors at a time when they were most needed. Shisana described the problems as 'massive'.
Entitled The Health of Our Children,2 the 2008 survey of 15 000 households gauged national HIV prevalence, incidence, behaviour and communication and underlined the urgency with which the new health minister, Dr Aaron Motsoaledi, has begun acting.
Seated alongside Shisana at the briefing, Motsoaledi took some comfort in hearing that by 2008 most pregnant women were using antenatal care clinics (97%) and that three-quarters of them were receiving antiretroviral therapy (ART) and prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) treatment. Shisana said this had translated directly into a 2.1% HIV prevalence among children under 2 years old, lower than the 3.3% HIV average in the age group 0 - 4, indicating that the PMTCT programme, initiated in 2006, was working. The Western Cape, with its superior infrastructure and early politically defiant PMTCT roll-out, fared best with an under 2-year-old HIV prevalence of below 1%. By comparison, the figure for Mpumalanga, famous for its former AIDS denialist health care leaders, stood at 4.5%.
Shortcomings easily identified
A study of adverse incidents at State sector maternity departments by the Council for Health Service Accreditation of Southern Africa (COHSASA)3 showed that the overall child mortality rates are sent soaring by easily identifiable shortcomings.
These included septic cases post surgery (8%); sets for administering blood not available when needed (4%); uncontrolled bleeding after caesarean section (8%); caesarean section delayed owing to eclampsia (12%); mother delivered in bed; baby not breathing for 10 minutes (4%); power failure (12%); no doctor; baby delivered in ambulance; no oxygen and no doctor in ambulance; patient transferred (4%); fresh stillborn baby delivered (4%); delay in transfer; fetal distress (19%); critically ill patient to be ventilated; no resuscitator available (4%); and maternal deaths (12%).
Under the heading 'Contextual factors' the survey reported that almost half a million (419 144) children in South Africa are growing up without parents, mainly, but not exclusively, because of HIV. There were estimated to be approximately 3 million orphans - 10.5% paternal and 3.9% maternal. The likelihood of being orphaned increased with age, with one-third of teenagers between 15 and 18 years without one parent or both parents. Most orphans were in the Eastern Cape (23.2%), followed by KwaZulu-Natal (19.4%), with the Northern and Western Cape having the fewest orphans. There was a decline in the number of child-headed households from 2.6% in 2005 to 1% in 2008.
Girls having sex with older men
Girls aged 12 - 14 were far more likely to have had sex than boys in the same age group, with 1 in 7 girls having had sex compared with 1 in 10 boys.
Worryingly, one-quarter of girls aged 12 - 18 had most recently had sex with males who were 5 or more years older than they were. (Older males are more likely to be HIV positive.) Of the sexually active boys aged 15 - 18, more than one-quarter had had more than 2 partners in the past year as opposed to 1 in 10 girls. Condom use was an encouraging 92.1% among males and 83.9% among females.
About 8% of children reported that male teachers tried to have sex with schoolgirls, an abuse the report said should not be tolerated, recommending strong disciplining of errant teachers.
Major recommendations were that the number and scope of community health workers be expanded to include high-impact but low-cost health and nutrition interventions. (The report found very little exclusive breastfeeding, with 51.3% of babies on mixed feeding.) Motsoaledi described infant milk formula as 'no different to skin lightening creams', vowing to help lead a charge at the World Health Assembly to have it banned altogether. He explained that with South Africa now aligned to best practice in ART and PMTCT, there was no longer any reason why the World Health Organization (WHO)'s recommendation for exclusive breastfeeding for the first 6 months shouldn't be followed.
Gaps in HIV awareness campaigns
The report highlighted the lack of HIV communication programmes in rural areas, and for English, Afrikaans, Tsonga and Venda speakers, recommending that future campaigns also focus more strongly on complementing school-based programmes and on children. It said an accreditation system should be introduced 'as a matter of urgency' to regularly monitor the quality of health facilities and to serve as a mechanism to hold managers accountable for the health outcomes of mothers and children.
Motsoaledi accepted the criticisms and said he was already prioritising the restructuring of maternal and child care units. While 43% of maternal deaths were due to HIV, adverse incidents like antepartum and postpartum haemorrhage and sepsis cited in the report were due to 'basic protocols not being followed' and 'unacceptable'. When it was put to him by Izindaba that South Africa, having only 7% of the doctors required and 17% of nurses needed (by WHO standards), must contribute to the dismal quality of care, Motsoaledi again referred to quality assurance. 'Planning, development and the management of HR is on our 10-point plan but so often basic protocols are not followed, even in our teaching hospitals - we've left the basics behind.'
He agreed that the national accreditation of public health care facilities based on quality assurance for which the groundwork was currently being done by Dr Carol Marshal in his department, was a 'major priority'.
Chris Bateman
1. The single most important intervention for ensuring safe motherhood and the consequent prevention of complications at childbirth is the presence of a skilled attendant (http://www.unfpa.org/mothers/skilled_att.htm). [ Links ]
2. Shisana O, Simbayi LC, Rehle T, et al. South African National HIV Prevalence, Incidence, Behaviour and Communication Survey 2008: The Health of Our Children. Cape Town: HSRC Press, 2010. [ Links ]
3. Council for Health Service Accreditation of Southern Africa: Quality Improvement and Accreditation, 2008 (unpublished). [ Links ]


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This past Monday we celebrated Independence Day here in Ocean City. Every year the week surrounding the Fourth of July holiday is one of our busiest weeks as vacationers come from all over to soak up the sun, ride some waves and celebrate our nation's independence. The Fourth of July often means crowds here in OC. The streets are packed with cars, hotels and restaurants are all filled to capacity, and the beach and Boardwalk are overwhelmed as onlookers position themselves to enjoy Ocean City's Fourth of July fireworks display.
For Ocean City fishermen, the Fourth of July holiday also means crowds. Fortunately, we are blessed with an abundance of spots here in town for anglers to wet a line. Still, many of our best spots fill quickly over the holiday weekend, leaving many fishermen frustrated — searching for a place with some solitude and not so many tangled lines.
Over the years, one of the best places I've found for Ocean City anglers to get away from the holiday crowds is also one of our most crowded places by day — the beach. However, in the evening (and later on at night) this same beach that seemed filled to the brim during the mid-day sun can be almost vacant at times. It's always a surprise just how much open sand does abound here in the evenings. And there are many really nice fishing spots that open up where anglers can wet a line and most times not even be in sight of other anglers. The beach truly is the place for solitude during the summer.
Fortunately, our beach isn't just for solitude in the summer … it's also for catching fish. There is a whole host of species that swim along our shores every summer, and most of them are caught from the surf. Probably the most common species are the panfish like kingfish (whiting), croakers, and Norfolk spot, but there are many nice flounder taken from the surf every year and there is always a chance at a sea trout or a schoolie striper or two.
There are some larger species that frequent our summertime surf here in Ocean City as well. These would be the large sting rays and "biter" sharks. Oftentimes beach bathers do not realize how close these fish really do come to shore. As many of our local beach anglers can attest, a medium length cast with a heavy sinker and a piece of cutbait will easily put you in the "zone" for one of these larger species.
So if you happen to be visiting Ocean City this coming summer and are looking to get out on your own in search of a quiet place to wet a line, don't forget about one of our most easily overlooked (and accessed) spots — the beach. You might just have one of Ocean City's best fishing spots all to yourself.
But for now, let's take a look back at some of the reports that have come in from around town this past week.
At "Oyster Bay", Sue reports, "Water temperatures are downright warm. Anglers are catching a good amount of flounder but searching for keepers. Some lucky anglers are doing pretty good. There's lots of action with small flounder, croaker and Norfolk Spot in the bay. There's snapper blues around the Inlet and Route 50 Bridge along with some striper action. The surf is seeing Norfolk spot, along with some croaker, kingfish, small trout, snapper blues, flounder, huge rays, skates and sharks. Quite a few large sharks were reported. Sea bass are biting offshore, with catches of cod, triggerfish and more flounder. Offshore, still good tuna fishing."
"Shark Hunter" reports, "Fishing the Delaware Seashore State Park 16 hours yesterday and had a great time except for the first minute as I turned off the ramp to see someone had stolen the American flag hooked to a 12-foot old pole without guides that I placed on the beach the night before. I caught spot, kingfish, flounder and my first bluefish of the season. All except the blue were caught on high low rig using fish bites bloodworm alternative. A finger mullet caught the blue on the incoming. I did manage to catch a few other species, the biggest about four feet, released to fight another day. One of them took a few jumps while reeling it in, always a cool sight. The other species hit whole spot."
"Old Inlet" reports, "The Old Inlet surf fishing class had spot, rays and small sharks this week. All on the fishbites. Captain Jim Ruback on the Virginia Lee had a limit of keeper flounder up to 6-plus pounds on Thursday from the Indian River Bay. Live spot was the ticket. Old Inlet Night Shift Supervisor Eddie Heite has been burning up the stripers after dark. Lures on the incoming tide and then floating fleas on outgoing. Starting to pick up some nice stripers floating fleas after dark. Old Inlet's Eddie Heite had 10 fish up to 35 inches on the outgoing tide (southside) Sunday night. Daytime anglers are finding a few short stripers. Gulp baits has been proving effective nice flounder and blues on the incoming tide. Spot have been found tight to the beach – in the breakers – on the surf. Bloods — real or fake — are working. Otherwise, its a mixed bag of skates, sharks, more skates, stargazers, more skates and some skates."
"Lewes Harbor Marina" reports, "Boats running offshore at the beginning of the week had plenty of yellowfins in the Baltimore, but the bite shifted south as the week wore on. By week's end, best catches came from Poor Man's and the Washington. Back inshore, fluke fishermen working artificial reef structures found flatties on days with favorable drift conditions. Last Sunday, flukers on Katy Did returned with a boat limit of 36 keepers including Bob Murphy's 8.02 pounder. Thursday, Katy Did drifted Site 10 for 24 keeper flatfish. The Grizzly got 13 keepers at Site 10 on Thursday. Anglers using bucktail and teaser rigs tipped with squid strips and shiners did well on legal sized fish. Flounder came from reefs in Delaware Bay too. Small boaters still had flounder in Lewes Canal, and also around the Inner Wall and Ferry Jetty. Gulp was the hot bait. Tautog season reopened July 1, and toggers told of success along the Outer Wall and Ice Breakers. The slot size striper season in Delaware Bay and it's tributaries also opened July 1. Anglers are permitted to keep two striped bass between 20 and 26 inches only, from now until Aug. 31. Minimum size in the ocean and Indian River Inlet remains at 28 inches with a two-bass per person daily limit. Rockfish were caught by casters tossing Rat-L-Traps and Storm Shads at the Outer Wall and Ice Breakers. Those employing eels, clams or cut tuna bloodline captured slot stripers in Lewes Canal."
Captain Victor Bunting on the "Ocean Princess" reports that he has still been picking up a mix of both keeper and throw back sea bass over the last week. He wrote, "We are starting to see a few more nice flounder coming in and have probably landed a dozen keepers in the last few days. Ralph Kessel of Gettysburg Pa. had a 19 ½-inch and a 22 ½-inch flounder. Brent Seltzer of Boothwyn, Pa. had a nice 22-inch flounder. The occasional triggerfish is also being caught, just not as frequently as I would like. I would expect to see a few more of these scrappy fighting fish over the next week. Of course we had a couple trips this week where it has been tough to put a real good catch together, but I would say that we have definitely seen more good days than bad."
Captain Chris on the "Angler" reports, "We had another good week of sea bass fishing on the Angler. Some days are tougher than others, but overall not bad for this time of the year. Most people have been heading home with six to 10 keepers, and some lucky anglers approaching 20. The largest fish of the week tipped the scales at 4 pounds. We are also seeing more flounder. We are sailing daily from 730 a.m.-2 p.m. The cost is $62, which includes rod, reel, and bait. Thanks and hope to see you soon."
Capt. Dustin on the "Overboard" reports, "An up-and-down week of offshore fishing. Tuesday we had a lot of bites fishing around the chicken bone and returned home with one bluefin tuna and a nice mahi in the box. Friday, the ocean was flat calm and sunny all day but we couldn't find the fish anywhere and only had three bites, catching two small bluefish in 20 fathoms. Saturday we headed out to 30 fathoms and had non-stop action all day. jumped off a 30-pound-plus mahi, caught a 107-pound bluefin tuna, two 40-pound yellowfin tunas, and broke off another bluefin tuna over 100 pounds. Sunday, we had a father and his two sons out bottom fishing and the sea bass were not biting as good as I wanted them to, so we trolled bucktails on spinning rods and caught over 20 bluefish in the 20-inch range and they had a blast. It's funny how things can change from day to day out there, you're either in the right spot at the right time or you're not. We give it a 100% every day, but it's the bad days that wear a good captain out. Overall, fishing is still really good offshore for this time of year with white marlin and yellowfin tuna in the 40-mile range."
Capt Sean on the "Restless Lady" reports, "Trip to the Poorman's pays off again although bite a little slower today. The young anglers turned in an great performance. Mark murphy, 8, and Ian Swidersky, 10, were the stars today capturing seven yellowfins releasing six others and saw three white marlin, jumped two off. Later in the week, we had 25 throw backs and some legal keepers with skippies and mahi mixed in, 12 nice yellowfin tunas, which puts the Restless Lady over 350 tunas caught so far this season with great crews and great fishing."
Capt. Drew on the "Tortuga" reports, "This past week showed us a little more consistency on the keeper flounder, having a couple trips with multiple legal fish. When conditions were right the action on throwbacks was outstanding, having one three hour trip where over 250 fish were caught and released. One family of four fishing on the starboard side of my wheelhouse (two young boys, father and grandfather) caught 31 fish themselves. Another positive note this week is the more consistent presence of croakers to be caught on the latter part of the outgoing tide. On one trip, we caught 12 to 15 in about one hour of fishing."
Here at "Skip's Bait & Tackle Shop", we weighed in some more nice flounder this week. John Adams of Harrington Del. brought by two nice flatties he caught at the 2nd to 4th street bulkhead. They measured 19 and 20 inches, and both were caught on live minnows. The flounder fishing is the best we've seen in years so get out there and try your luck. My charters are still action packed with the striper bite still going strong. The fish are mostly under sized but the action is non-stop. We also are booking our family flounder trips in the bay. With the bite being good this year, it's a great trip for the little ones in the family.
All four of our charter boats here at Skip's Charter & Guide service are having awesome fishing, with some of the best fishing we've seen in years. Inshore and offshore fishing is off the hook. Pick up that phone and give us a call and book that fishing trip. We still have openings but their filling up fast. We also have our bay boat running with family flounder trips, plus our fishing, clamming, and crabbing combo charter for just $450 for a half day of family fun. We provide all rods and tackle as well as all the bait, so pack some sunscreen and a few drinks and come on out for a memory-making day on the water.
When you step on the boat, you are stepping on a boat that has over 40 years of fishing and boating experience with some of Ocean City's top captains working for Skip's Charter and Guide Service this year. Give me a call at the tackle shop at 410-289-Fish (3474) or on my cell 410-430-5436 and let's talk fishing.
At the tackle shop we are open 6 a.m.-9 p.m., seven days a week, with a great staff that will answer any questions you may have about fishing the Ocean City waters. If you have a report or pictures you would like in The Dispatch or on www.oceancityfishing.com, email me at email@example.com or firstname.lastname@example.com. The summer weather is here, and the fishing is smoking hot. So get out there and fish! Who knows? Maybe I'll be writing about you next week.
(Maguire is an outdoor writer and owner of Skip's Bait and Tackle and Skip's Charter and Guide Service in Ocean City.)


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Out of the Ditch = The Rebuild Begins ('72 GMC)
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edit: This thread is the story of a rebuild after a wreck. This thread has been trimmed down for the front page viewing. Click here for the original discussion thread.
As some of you will remember from this thread, I wrecked my beloved '72 GMC 1500 Super Custom. Happened a little over a week ago. The grieving period is over and it's time to get our hands dirty. :metal: So I did a little measuring and some assessing as to how much damage has been done. The tear down will start this weekend. Frame still might be tweaked, but won't know for certain 100% until I get all the sheet metal off.
So here are some pics from the damage assessment my wife and I did. I removed the fan shroud so I could at least drive it without the fan hitting it, and had my wife follow me on a short run. Truck does go down the road straight, and there are no wobbles. But the tranny selector is all screwed up as the linkage is tweaked. So... lets dive in!
Pics #1 and #2 are of the drivers side wheels. The beads collected a lot of crap as I slid into the ditch.
Pic #3 Hood and drivers side fender
Pic #4 Drivers door to fender contact. Check the gap in the hood too!
Pic #5 Drivers door hinge ripping from the door.
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Next set of pics...
Pic #1 inner fender ripped away from fender
Pic #2 Passenger side hood. This also worries me. Not sure if that' gonna be able to be straightened back out correctly.
Pic #3 Passenger side bed to cab contact.
Pic #4 Drivers side inner fender buckled. This will be gone when I install new inner fender.
Pic #5 Not as noticeable in the pic. But radiator is kicked back and up on drivers side. Passenger side rad tank is tweaked where it meets the core.
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Pics #1 and #2 Are of the sway bar. Good thing it's a thick one. The crash moved it, but didn't bend it.
Pic #3 Fan to shroud contact. Snapped before I removed the shroud.
Pic #4 Hood pin tweaked.
Pic #5 Check the gap on the hood and cowl.
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Last pics...
Pic #1 You an see how the shifter has to go past the indicator to put it in park. Reverse is where park is now.
Pic #2 You can see the dramatic lean to the drivers side. The front bumper is actually shoved under the truck a bit and the bumper braces are tweaked pretty good. The grille and everything else on the front should be savable.
So... that's a quick down and dirty of what we have to work with. We'll know more as we do more.
See you soon with an update!
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During the rebuild up, I'm thinking of doing some of the stuff I've been putting off for years. Cutting the rust out of the cab, new tail gate, relocating the gas tank to the rear for better weight over the axle, new front control arms, and a flip kit for the rear leaves, etc... lol :lol:
The list just keeps getting longer. :)
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I have one question... can I take the rig to a frame shop with all the sheet metal off the front? Or should I leave it all intact and take it to a shop first?
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So today I went out to lunch with the wife. After I dropped her back off at work, there is a hot rod shop located right behind her work place. So I strolled over there and talked to the owner.
We discussed the fact that my frame might be bent, and they are in the business of straightening frames on old vehicles. They actually specialize in custom rods. So they aren't doing any insurance work to stay afloat. He showed me their operation and I was quite pleased with what they have going on.
He asked when I could bring the rig in for them to look at it. I told him that the drivers side door will not stay closed so I would either have to rig it shut with rope, or put it on a flatbed.
He asked where I was located here in town, and I told him. He said he can make a trip out to my place to take a look at my truck to save me the trouble of trying to get it there. I thought that was a really cool gesture. So he and his bodywork guy are gonna swing by on Monday to have a look. Then we'll decide where we're going from there.
He also got me a line on a 1971 Chevy C10 Longbed as well.
I'd say it was a banner day to say the least. I'm pumped t get the ball rollin'. :)
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Well... Sorry for the late update. Getting geared up for fishing season, and a lot of stuff going on. The shop owner swung by the house and took a look ath the truck. He pointed out some pretty bad spots on the frame. It is shifted to the passenger side more than an inch, and the drivers side framerail is actually twisted. The drivers side shock is compressed all the way down, and the passenger side is pretty much in the normal position. Once he pointed out the twist, it was completly noticeable. He did say that with the equipment they have at their shop, this would be quite a challenge as this is the worst frame tweak they would try to tackle. We drank a couple of beers together and discussed it, and I told him I'd let him know what I decide to do. What a cool cat. :)
So one of my buddies and I took the hood of last night, and now I will start the front end tear down. I will have more pics for you guys either tonight or tomorrow. I'll take some measurements and alos try to document the bent frame. Not 100% sure on where to go from here. If I want to save this frame, I will probably have to find a no kiddin' shop that does frame work. Or... find another frame, or another truck.
My wife was in tears as I told her the news when she got home from work. She is really hoping we can save this truck. I am too... but I'm keeping all my options open. She really loves the old heap, and she loves my truck as well :lol:. So I'll post more up for you fellers later on. :)
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Removed a few things today. Bumper, grille and cowl. Bumper is junk, along with the brackets. Grille and cowl are straight. Core support is a little tweaked, but can probably be coaxed back in to shape. It will probably straighten out a little more once I unbolt the fenders.
I was happy that the front marker lights didn't get jacked up too.
I took a couple shots to show the frame damage as well.
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Great news!!!
Some car show friends of ours saw the post about my wreck on FB, and got a hold of me the other day. He found a 1969 C10 long bed frame with trailing arms! If everything goes right, I should be headed out to pick it up this weekend! Pretty stoked about that!
I wanted to also take a sec to tell all you cats that have given me some positive reinforcement and sending good vibes. It helps... all of it. I was pretty dejected and depressed about the wreck, and my first reaction was "screw it, I'm done." Without the positive support from my wife, my best friend, my parents and ALL OF YOU CATS... I would have given up. Thanks a million for keeping the fires lit! :)
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Oh... and here's an old guy tip for you younger cats... when tearing a rig down, get a couple boxes of Ziploc bags. I use sandwich size and quart size. Plus a Sharpie... to label EVERYTHING! Because after a project sit for weeks, months or years... you'll forget where things go. Also get some masking tape and mark all your electrical lines and vacuum hoses. You'll thank me later!
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Some more progress...
Now that the front clip is off, I can get to some areas on the frame with the camera. Also, now that the twisted sheet metal is off, some of the parts like the rad support are back in shape. I'll be able to reuse it, along with the mounts as well. I had replaced the rad support mounts back when I first rebuilt the truck 8 years ago.
Anyhoo... Here goes:
Pic #1 you can see the big tweak on the top of the frame rail with the paint peeling away.
Pic #2 you can see the paint came off where the frame tweaked right behind the power steering box.
Pic #3 you can see how the frame rail "rolled" and how the linkage for the TH350 is tweaked because of it.
Pic #4 is the young'un ('06 K2500HD) lookin' in on the old man... :)
The engine stands are moved (and I hope they are not bent), and the passenger side motor mount is broke. The battery tray is tweaked, I think because of the force of the heavy battery slammin' around. So it will need some re-tweaking and a few new welds to hold it all back together.
Progress is slow... but hey... it's progress. :)
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Thanks for the bump 'rat. I'm in "frame paint jail" right now. It's taking a little longer than I expected, but have been assured it's coming along. :)
I'll hopefully have an update soon with a pic of a new frame sitting in my driveway. :cf:
This weekend, going to tear the carb off and go through it to get it ready for storage. Drain the gas tank, and remove it since I'm going to put a tank under the bed..
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Got a pic of the frame before it goes in to prep for paint. Gettin' closer! :)
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It is nice there is still a decent amount of used parts available for these rigs. Thanks mang! Funny how now that my truck is apart in a bazillion pieces... I'm rethinking my build already... ;)
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A little slow on the roll here... I got my frame about a week or more ago. Turned out exceptional! The cat did a bang up job, on the prep and paint.
With it being the summer, and camping/boating and all the other summer stuff... finding time to get to it has been hard. I don't want to rush it since I have a few things I want to do to the truck before it's back on the road.
I do need to cut the rust out of the rockers and floor and replace with patch panels. Would you cats suggest I transfer the cab to the new frame first before I tackle that? Just in case the old bent frame is wonky enough to screw up my panel alignments?
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Forgot the pic... lol... :)
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Wow... bumping a year old thread. Hard to believe it's been almost a year since the hot rod went for a ride in the ditch. :(
So... life happens. Busy summer last year. Getting our little house prepared all fall and winter long to try and sell very soon so we can move into a bigger place. The truck has been torn down part way and forgotten since last May. Only remembered when I have to trip around it to get to things out in my tiny garage. But... times they are a changin'. :)
Lots has been happening. The highs and lows of a project that came to a screeching halt (literally) and back shelved as life revolved around us. Almost selling it "as is" and taking a huge loss in the process. Twice. I have to give credit where credit is due... to my wife Angie and my best friend Matt. With those 2 keeping the fires ever so lightly lit... they kept hope where I was hopeless. They talked me away from the ledge as I had all but given up. As so many of you know the exact feeling as a project just seems overwhelming. But... I weathered the storm and am now starting back at getting this thing on the road. To do tasks I have been meaning to do, like tackle all the rust, move the gas tank under the bed, and lower the truck with a 4"/6" drop.
There is a lot of work ahead. I am still readying our house to sell as well. Then I will have to move this project to new digs in the near future. But I accept the challenge. :)
I have been absent from the board for quite a spell as I lost the desire for my truck. Cruising the board only made it worse for me. But that changed as well. I'm back and participating and have a new found joy in my truck and my truck friends. :)
Anyhoo... here it sits. Just as I left it back in May of last year. Notice the spark plugs not in their holes and the uncovered exhaust ports? Yeah... me too. Stupid thing to do over a damp PNW winter. But, it was a mistake I made out of haste and really not caring anymore. Will it cost me? We'll see. I squirted some 30wt in the holes and let it set over night. The engine turns easy by hand... so all should be okay.
Glad to be back. Ol' "Creeping Death" will roll again.
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Thanks you guys. :)
So I tore off the old seat cover that has been on the seat since I bought the truck. Figured there would be houndstooth cloth panels in the original seat. But to my surprise there is a scroll pattern. :) Is this original?
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Another pic of the scroll pattern in the vinyl that is between the cloth panels. Looks original to me. But I've never seen the cloth with a "scroll" pattern like this.
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I am glad they kept me thinking straight too. I was totally dejected and wanted to wash my hands of the whole deal. Boy am I glad I still have this truck! :)
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Thanks flashed! Really looking forward to that da. But for now... baby steps. :)
Made some more progress today. I'm working swings so I had some time this morning to mess around. Got the seat out and the steering column out. Also removed the old crappy Kraco stereo that was in there.
I also got under the dash and started yanking a lot of dead headed wires out from who knows how many PO's before me. Anyways... I ended up carefully pulling out the intact wire harness that goes to the dealer installed cruise control from 1972. I still have all the parts from the whole unit. I am not 100% sure it even works. But I have all the parts. I am thinking about getting rid of it as it just takes up more room on the drivers side under the hood. That area is already busy enough with the alternator, power steering pump and power brake booster all located over there. So if there is an interest here I am probably willing to sell the whole get up. Not sure what it's worth but will let any interested if I decide to cut it loose. :)
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Yup, it's factory, heres mine. A little different design, but mines a 69..
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So I took the harness and threw it in the box in the shed with all the other cruise control parts for a later date. Maybe even on a different truck. :)
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Swiss industry set for a turnaround
The Swiss industrial sector saw its cautious expectations again disappointed. Yet although business continued to slump in the first quarter of 2002, the latest UBS survey reveals evidence that a recovery is on the way.
UBS Outlook, 2nd Quarter 2002
The results of UBS's March survey of companies in the industrial sector are exceptional in many respects. On the one hand, the business climate deteriorated further in the first quarter of this year, with the consolidation predicted at the time of the last poll three months ago failing to materialize. Yet the variations between individual sectors remain substantial. On the other hand, company prospects for the second quarter show signs of a marked change for the better. While none of the indicators, on balance, have actually moved back into positive territory yet, the difference between last quarter's actual performance and expectations for the current quarter is the most striking in the long history of UBS surveys. In the past, changes in corporate sentiment of far less substantial proportions have proved a highly reliable indicator of an upcoming turnaround, even if the trend reversal has often lagged three months behind. The results of the current survey therefore strongly suggest that industry will start to shake off the current slump by the middle of the year at the latest. The UBS business cycle indicator, which anticipates by two quarters the official figures for developments in Swiss GDP, also confirms that the downturn is over
Gloom in the first quarter
With the exceptions of work backlogs and retail prices, all the indicators surveyed were on balance down once again year-on-year in the first quarter of 2002. Only 17% of companies surveyed recorded an increase in orders received, with 53% posting a fall (giving a balance of -36%). Domestic orders (down 37% on balance) performed slightly worse than export orders (down 32%). Production volumes, sales and earnings were equally depressed, while headcount continued to fall. Taking the average for the industrial sector as a whole, plant capacity utilization stood at 82%, the lowest level since 1994. One
positive factor is that stocks of finished goods are declining at an accelerating pace, indicating that the process of adjusting capacities to the lower level of demand is largely complete. This suggests that once orders start to pick up, production will fairly quickly follow suit.
Wide-ranging recovery in sight
In view of this situation, the optimism of company managers regarding the prospects for the second quarter appears legitimate. Although on an industry average none of the indicators examined in the UBS survey are yet showing positive values, the forthcoming turnaround is clearly in sight, and all the sectors polled agree that it is on the way. The trend is being driven by a recovery in orders received, primarily from abroad, which should lead to a fairly rapid upturn in production and sales. Taking business activity as the sum of orders received, production and sales, the balance of negative reports is down from an effective 32% in Q1 to an expected 9% in Q2. As a result, the decline in earnings is also set to slow. No turnaround is seen so far regarding headcount, with a quarter of the firms polled reporting a continuing fall in staff numbers.
Sharp differences between sectors
Firms in the consumer-driven food manufacture sector were alone in reporting a positive performance for the first quarter, while five sectors (chemicals, paper and graphics, electrical engineering, plastics and textiles) already seem to have bottomed out. On the other hand, the picture in machinery and metals has become even more bleak, with both sectors showing symptoms of recession. Watch-making too has on balance fallen back still further. Nevertheless, all sectors except plastics are hoping orders will pick up significantly, with food, watch-making and chemicals even expecting to report a positive balance.
UBS business cycle indicator and Swiss GDP
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Data (%)
The benchmark stands at 25.5% equities and 17.4% foreign currency, i.e. the BVG index 93 is replicated.
Sources: seco (GDP); UBS (survey and calculations)
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Number: 109-11
Date: December 23, 2005
The Deficit Reduction Act of 2005
On December 19, 2005, the House of Representatives passed the conference report on S. 1932, the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005, by a vote of 212-206. On December 21, 2005, the Senate passed the conference report by a vote of 51-50. Because the Senate made a minor change in the conference report, it will have to be returned to the House for its approval. While House passage is all but certain, the vote will not occur until after the House reconvenes in January. Once the House acts, it is expected that the President will sign the bill.
The bill includes the following two Supplemental Security Income (SSI) provisions.
Review of State Agency Blindness and Disability Determinations
Would require the Commissioner to conduct reviews of a specific percentage of SSI initial disability and blindness cases of individuals aged 18 and older that were allowed by State disability determination service agencies (DDS). The provision would be phased in as follows--for fiscal year 2006, the Commissioner would be required to review 20 percent of DDS allowances; in fiscal year 2007, the requirement would be 40 percent; and, for fiscal years 2008 and thereafter, 50 percent of all DDS allowances would be reviewed.
Would be effective upon enactment.
Payment of Certain Lump Sum Benefits in Installments under the Supplemental Security Income Program
Would require that past-due monthly SSI benefits that exceed three times the maximum monthly benefit (Federal benefit rate plus State supplementary payment amount, if any) payable to the individual be paid in up to three installment payments, 6 months apart. Also, would limit the amount of the first two installment payments to three times the maximum monthly benefit. All remaining benefits due would be paid in the third installment 6 months later. As under current law, the amounts of the installment payments may be increased in certain cases, such as those in which the individual has outstanding debt relating to food, clothing, or shelter, or has necessary medical needs.
Would be effective 3 months after the date of enactment.
The bill contains an amendment to the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003 (P.L 108-173) affecting Medicare Part B premiums for higher-income individuals.
Accelerated Implementation of Income-Related Reduction in Part B Premium Subsidy
Would accelerate the phased-in increase in Part B premiums for higher-income individuals from 5 years to 3 years, with the provision fully phased in by 2009 rather than 2011. Under this provision, the phase-in percentage would be 33 percent in 2007, 67 percent in 2008, and 100 percent in 2009. (Under current law, the phase-in percentage would have increased by 20 percentage points a year—i.e., 20 percent in 2007, 40 percent in 2008, 60 percent in 2009, etc.)
Would be effective upon enactment.
The bill also includes several Medicaid provisions of interest to SSA.
Restoration of Medicaid Eligibility for Certain SSI Beneficiaries
Would begin Medicaid coverage for children who are eligible for SSI effective the month the SSI application is filed or the first month of SSI eligibility, whichever is later. (Under current law, Medicaid eligibility for such children begins the month following the month of the SSI application or first eligibility.)
Would be effective 1 year after the date of enactment.
Lengthening Look-Back Period; Change in Beginning Date for Period of Ineligibility
Would increase the Medicaid "look-back" period for transfer of assets for less than full market value from the current 36 months to 60 months. Also would specify that the date that the penalty for transfer of assets at less than full market value would begin with (1) the date of the transfer or, (2) the date of first possible eligibility for Medicaid (but for the transfer penalty), whichever is later.
Would provide for a hardship waiver of the penalty in cases in which its application would deprive an individual of medical care that would endanger his or her health or life, or would deprive the individual of food, clothing, and shelter. Also, would require States to provide individuals with notice of the availability of hardship waivers, a timely process for making hardship determinations, and a process under which determinations could be appealed.
Would be effective for transfers made on and after enactment.
Enforceability of Continuing Care Retirement Communities (CCRC) and Life Care Community Admission Contracts
Would provide that continuing care retirement and life care communities may require residents to spend resources declared on their entrance fee contracts for their care before applying for Medicaid.
Would treat entrance fees as resources for Medicaid purposes to the extent that the individual has the ability to use the entrance fee or the contract stipulates the entrance fee must be used to provide for care should other resources prove insufficient.
Would be effective upon enactment.
Preserving And Improving Access To Health Care Provisions in the Family Opportunity Act
Would allow parents to work and earn above-poverty wages while maintaining health care for their disabled children by providing Medicaid "buy-in" for disabled children whose family income or resources are at or below 300 percent of the poverty level ($58,050 for a family of 4 in 2005).
Would be effective January 1, 2007.
Reform of Medicaid Asset Transfer Rules and Loopholes
Would strengthen current Medicaid law concerning transfer of assets to limit the circumstances under which persons may intentionally shelter assets in order to qualify for Medicaid by:
Requiring States to apply partial month penalties;
Requiring States to accumulate transfers in computing the period of ineligibility;
Requiring that certain notes and loans are considered countable; and
Limiting transfers to purchase life estates.
Would require States to provide a notice of the undue hardship waiver process to any individual applying for Medicaid who would be subject to a penalty period so they may request a waiver of the penalty period. Also requires States to provide for a timely process for determining whether an undue hardship exists.
Would be effective the calendar quarter that begins after the date of enactment.


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We are counting down to the big day(s).
Please post a message on our Classmates or Guest Book page so we can know how you are doing. Our class was full of interesting folks we are proud to know.
If you haven't responded yet, and are considering coming, please contact Sarah Dicome Viaggi at 408-723-4720 or sarah.viaggi.gmail.com or mail her a note, or your reservation, at 4536 Faraone Ct., San Jose CA 95136
Lynn Bruneau just posted a great comment on one of the pictures below. If you don't see the comments for a photo, click on "show comments."
Our 55th Reunion will be the weekend of August 14-15, 2015 – the same weekend that the Sequoia Alumni Association will be holding its annual picnic on campus for graduates from all years. And we'll be joining them.
So we'll be getting together with our own class and with some others, and maybe some faculty, that we also remember.
We truly hope you will be there.


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During the seven weeks from the second night of Pesach until Shavuot, we count the Omer. In ancient times, the Omer represented the first sheaf of the harvest that God instructed the Israelites to bring to the priest (Leviticus 23). The Israelites were then to count fifty days between the bringing of the omer and the bringing of a second offering of new grain. The omer also helps us to make a connection between Pesach, when we were liberated from bondage, and Shavuot, when we received the Torah.
In early Rabbinic times, the omer took on additional significance as a period of mourning: our tradition teaches that twelve thousand of Rabbi Akiva's disciples died between Pesach and Shavuot. Our rabbis teach that these disciples of Rabbi Akiva were afflicted by a deadly plague because they did not respect one another; historians ascribe their deaths to the Hadrianic persecutions following the Bar Kochba revolt. Some engage in some mourning practices either throughout the Omer or until Lag Ba'omer: these include refraining from haircuts, scheduling weddings, and holding celebrations with live music and dancing.
We count the Omer each night after dark with a blessing. One who forgets to count at night may count in the morning; the counting in the morning is traditionally done without a blessing. The Omer is counted during the Ma'ariv service before Aleinu and can be found in Mishkan T'filah on page 570.


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Longitudinal Study of Generations, 1971, 1985, 1988, 1991, 1994, 1997, 2000, 2005 [California] (ICPSR 22100)
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Merril Silverstein, Syracuse University; Vern L. Bengtson, University of Southern California-Los Angeles
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The Longitudinal Study of Generations (LSOG), initiated in 1971, began as a survey of intergenerational relations among 300 three-generation California families with grandparents (then in their sixties), middle-aged parents (then in their early forties), and grandchildren (then aged 15 to 26). The study broadened in 1991 and now includes a fourth generation, the great-grandchildren of these same families. The LSOG, with a fully elaborated generation-sequential design, allows comparisons of sets of aging parents and children at the same stage of life but during different historical periods. These comparisons make possible the investigation of the effects of social change on inter-generational solidarity or conflict across 35 years and four generations, as well as the effects of social change on the ability of families to buffer stressful life transitions (e.g., aging, divorce and remarriage, higher female labor force participation, changes in work and the economy, and possible weakening of family norms of obligation), and the effects of social change on the transmission of values, resources, and behaviors across generations. The LSOG contains information on family structure, household composition, affectual solidarity and conflict, values, attitudes, behaviors, role importance, marital relationships, health and fitness, mental health and well-being, caregiving, leisure activities, and life events and concerns. Demographic variables include age, sex, income, employment status, marital status, socioeconomic history, education, religion, ethnicity, and military service.
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At this time the datasets for part 1 (Waves 1-7) and part 2 (Wave 8) of the Longitudinal Study of Generations cannot be merged. Both datasets contain the variable ID, however, in the dataset for Part 1 the decimal values for ID are truncated resulting in several non-unique ID values and preventing merger based on this variable.
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Families were recruited by enlisting a grandfather over the age of 60 who was part of a three-generation family that was willing to participate.
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Affectual Solidarity Reliability, Consensual Solidarity (Socialization), Associational Solidarity, Functional Solidarity, Intergenerational Social Support, Normative Solidarity, Familism, Structural Solidarity, Intergenerational Feelings of Conflict, Management of Conflict Tactics, Rosenberg Self-Esteem, Depression (CES-D), Locus of Control, Bradburn Affect Balance, Eysenck Extraversion/Neuroticism, Anxiety (Hopkins Symptom Checklist), Activities of Daily Living (IADL/ADL), Religious Ideology, Political Conservatism, Gender Role Ideology, Individualism/Collectivism, Materialism/Humanism, Work Satisfaction, Gilford-Bengtson Marital Satisfaction
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- Silverstein, Merril, and Vern L. Bengtson. Longitudinal Study of Generations, 1971, 1985, 1988, 1991, 1994, 1997, 2000, 2005 [California]. ICPSR22100-v4. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2016-07-06. http://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR22100.v4
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2008-10-08 ICPSR data undergo a confidentiality review and are altered when necessary to limit the risk of disclosure. ICPSR also routinely creates ready-to-go data files along with setups in the major statistical software formats as well as standard codebooks to accompany the data. In addition to these procedures, ICPSR performed the following processing steps for this data collection:
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Lots of things happened on July 21st.
1) First and foremost...Daddio's Birthday!!
He's been around a long time and I hope he continues to be around for a long time!
He certainly is the best daddy I know and I'm so grateful for him being in my life.
I hope my daughters adore Alex as much as I adore my father.
(I bet they will. :)
I'm so glad he could have a party with all of his favorite things: family, close friends, steak, and zebra cakes. He said there were some pointy hats involved as well.
Happy Birthday, Daddy! I sure love you lots!
2) Our cat, Fuzzy Butt, passed away.
My parents had to put her down.
Her little body just could not handle everything anymore so they did what was best.
It still is so sad though!
We've had Fuzzy since I was I think 8?...a very long time!
She has survived climbing herself so high up in a tree we didn't know where she was for 4 days, tumors, cancer, and just being outside.
She looks like she should be inside on a silk pillow with tuna all day long.
Not Fuzzy!
She just wants dirt, pinestraw, and sharpening her claws on tree roots.
She also had the most awesome meow. Though I'm not sure if you could call it a "meow."
It was this raspy, gravely outburst of noise.
But she would greet you and purr to her heart's content.
She was a good cat, that Fuzzy Butt, and will be sorely missed next time I go home.
3) Lastly, I worked a 16 hour day at work.
Yes...that is a long time.
Yes...it's tiring.
Yes...I LOVE my job.
Just when I think I couldn't love it anymore, I do.
I love my girls so stinkin' much, that sometimes I just cry all the way home because they're so amazing.
Fun highlight: I let 2 of my girls bring home some goldfish they won at the carnival. And by win I mean, they did not in fact get the ping pong ball into the fish bowl, but the lady loved them and felt bad so she just gave the fish to them.
So they had the staff that was with them call me up and ask if they could bring them home. I said yes and they were beside themselves.
When they got back they gave me the biggest hugs and gave me the biggest Diet Coke I've ever received in my life. They know me too well. :)
New Haven rocks!


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They were, genuine, loving, loyal, ladies interested ter marriage and beginning a family, and were looking for the same ter a man.
Beautiful Philippines
K-1 Visa Back Ground
I went through the K1 – Visa process back ter 1997. I have also helped several friends including my cousin apply and successfully go through the K-1 process. On the downside, I had the misfortune of witnessing my close friend Bob fall victim to the K-1 Visa scam. Pc access even te remote areas of the world have turned online romance into a cottage industry for scammers. Whether it's a oerwoud hut with rekentuig access or a sophisticated online dating webpagina, the scammers voorkant the globe from Russia, South America to Southeast Asia they are online looking to scam lonely people looking for love.
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Bob and I are very close friends dating back to are collegium days, So, I wasgoed keenly aware of events taking place te his life. Bob had recently lost his wifey, she wasgoed only 44 years old. He had a superb marriage and wasgoed devastated by hier passing. Harshly four years had passed since hier death and when the topic of dating would come up he would aways say he wasgoed fighting with the idea. One day, Bob went to work and at refrigerio time he sat down at a table with some friends. One of the guys brings out a tv-programma with pictures and addresses of ladies from the Philippines who were looking for mates. Bob shows rente ter the tv-programma so the fellow completes up providing it to him. Bob gives mij a call to see if wij can get together for refrigerio, he sounds excited about something and says he has something interesting to display mij. The following day at the restaurant he demonstrated mij the tv-programma and asked for my opinion. I said, what do you have to lose give it a attempt to see what happens.The process of contacting the damsels seemed elementary enough, merienda you bought a subscription you had access to all the pictures and addresses to write them. This wasgoed good old fashioned vulpen pal writing, this is how you courted someone from across the country or overseas, long before people had computers, e-mail, Skype, etc.
Bobs K-1 Visa Scam Gets Off The Ground And Running
So the process embarks. Bob sends out some letters and after a few weeks he starts receiving some letters back. The very first letters he got back were introduction form letters that the dating company had given the women. The letters all commenced out with the same saluting. Dear Master Bob, thank you for writing and so on. The letters obviously were meant to sound very servant and went on to say. They were, veritable, loving, loyal, ladies interested te marriage and kicking off a family, and were looking for the same te a man. Bob starts combing however the letters he had received overheen the weeks and concentrates te on a doll named Peachy. This lady wasgoed 22 years old (or so she said) and from Cebu and she just happened to be one of the prettiest women ter the tijdschrift. Unluckily for Bob, that didn't give him any reason for pause. One can only imagine how many studs vereiste have written to Peachy. This woman didn't waistline any time, within two weeks she wasgoed telling Bob that wasgoed he wasgoed the fortunate one and she got rid of all the other guys. She instantly( the gravy train commences) starts asking for puny amounts of money, Bob obeys and from this point forward starts sending more and more money. Bob wasgoed the volmaakt victim for this scam because, he couldn't fly overheen there instantaneously to meet hier. Now I know, that's not always possible most people just can't druppel everything te a moments notice to fly halfway around the world. That said, you should make every effort to go see and (ASAP) spend time with hier, so you can get a better sense of weather she's legitimate or not. It ended up taking Bob well overheen a year to project and save money for the journey, this worked out volmaakt for Peachy because, It talent hier slew of time to milk him for everything she could get. After six months of writing and talking on the phone things were heating up inbetween the two of them. The letters and pictures she wasgoed sending became very risquГ©. Bob of course got very excited, so without even meeting hier yet he desired to seal the overeenkomst, so he calls Peachy and asks for hier arm ter marriage and she gladly excepts. He now goes and buys hier a nice engagement stadionring and sends it overheen to hier by FedEx. Peachy gets the stadionring and is elated, she even puts hier mother on the phone ( or so she says) to tell him how glad she is for both of them and she's looking forward to see Bob.
Now the scam kicks into high gear. Now that their engaged, Peachy calls him up one day sobbing and gives him a big sob story. My mother has become very ill and needs emergency major surgery, but they have no money to save hier. Bob is so wooed that this dame is going to be is his future wifey, he gladly forks overheen the money to save Mom. He zometeen receives the fine news that the surgery went well and Mom is so grateful. Ultimately the time has come, Bob calls mij with some excellent news, wij have ultimately set a date to fly overheen and meet. Anticipating his flight overheen she tells Bob, I need money to rent a slagroom and stock the love nest so everything is ready for you on arrival. Bob buys a round-trip airline toegangsbewijs, luggage, etc he packs his bags and is ready to go. Bob has now sent hier harshly 15.000 dollars.
The big day is here, he calls hier the day of the flight to let hier know, Honey I will see you soon, and then the (Bomb Drops). Peachy calmly tells Bob, don't come I won't be here and that she doesn't want him. She then has the nerve to say, she has lots of friends she could hook him up with. She then admits she works for a boy named Dave and that he runs a restringido tour company out of Cebu for guys looking for Filipino wives. She tells Bob, I can hook you up with Dave and he can sell you a tour to come here and meet of all the women. Bob wasgoed stunned.
Sixteen years straks, Bob is still stunned and alone, he totally talent up on his wish of attempting to find an overseas bride. It's a shame because Bob is a super nice stud and would've made some gal a indeed superb spouse. Unluckily for him, he got tangled up with the wrong chick who knew how to work this scam to perfection. After it wasgoed all said and done, Wij did a bit of research into Dave's tour company te Cebu. Wij discovered that Dave wasgoed selling tours to Americans, Australians, Brits, etc. the tours were sold spil package deals including air tickets, hotel accommodations with meets and welcomes with groups of Filipino women who supposedly were eligible brides to be. The reality is, thesis so-called tours would fly the dudes into Cebu. Merienda lodged ter, the guys were introduced to Dave's groups of nave hookers for the very first duo of days and then left on their own for the surplus of the week.