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Big-Brother 7074 Is Watching You (Mar, 1963)
Interesting article about the consequences of computerization at the IRS.
Big-Brother 7074 Is Watching You
By 473-28-0247 (Gannon, Robert)
No more chance to outwit the tax collector. His ultimate weapon—the 7074 computer—is about to take over the examination of our tax returns
IN THE rolling West Virginia hills, just east of Martinsburg, squats a low-slung, brick and cinder-block building. Inside, in a starkly antiseptic, 40-foot room, the head of a many-tentacled IBM computer waits patiently for your tax return.
If you live in a southeastern state, your time is up; a few days after you file this year, the machine will digest your forms, think about your figures for a millifraction of a second, spit them out if unsatisfied. If you live in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, or Washington, D.C, you have a year of grace; your turn will come next spring. By 1966, returns from every taxpayer in the U.S. will be fed to the Martinsburg machine.
So far as the Internal Revenue Service is concerned, your personality, history, and spirit are worth only a four-inch hunk of half-inch-wide recording tape. You and 116,000 others will be
reduced to magnetic specks on a single reel about the diameter of an LP record. Data on every taxpayer in the country will fit into a living-room-size storage rack containing 500 miles of tape.
If your accounts are straight, you have nothing to worry about. You may even get your refund check sooner. But if you're someone who forgets, fakes, or fouls up the forms, you're in for trouble.
When I visited the computer center recently, what hit me strongest was the aura of no-nonsense efficiency around the place. There were no rows of desks, no papers piled eyebrow high. Hardly a paper at all, in fact, for tax forms are transferred to recording tape long before they get to Martinsburg. Missing, too, were clacking typewriters, blowing fans, clerks gabbing around the coffee machine. The only sound was the relentless whirring and clicking of IBM's 7074.
The machine itself costs $1,200,000, but Internal Revenue rents it for about $4,000 a day. At this price, the government runs the computer night and day, seven days a week. 7074 never rests.
Seated in his gleamingly efficient office, John E. Stewart, Director of the National Computer Center, told me that when the program was first announced, people all over the country, figuring the jig was up, streamed into tax offices to confess past sins. Some were remarkable. At one office, a man turned in his 80-year-old mother. Said she hadn't filed her tax return yet. Ever.
According to Internal Revenue Chief Mortimer M. Caplin, more than $700,000 has so far been voluntarily turned in by guilt-ridden taxpayers.
Automatic Data Processing (ADP) promises, strange as it seems, benefits to the taxpayer as well as to the government. Here's how you'll profit, according to tax authorities:
• Because the bulk of cheaters (both individuals and businesses) will be caught, the system will insure "the fairest distribution of taxes in the history of man." You'll be sure that the guy down the street isn't getting away with something you aren't.
• Last year some 50,000 refund checks were undeliverable because the owners had moved from one district to another. Now this won't happen; the central computer will keep track of where you are.
• The computer will even notice those rare instances where a taxpayer overpays —not too often pointed out before.
• The machine will free thousands of employees to give you more "personal service." Translated, this dubious benefit means more face-to-face tax collectors.
Not surprisingly, benefits to the IRS are even more plentiful. By 1966, for example, tax men will be able to punch a button and find out if anyone in the land failed to file a return, cheated on deductions, owes for previous years, or phonied the whole thing. Till now, communication between various tax districts has been nearly absent. With the new system it will be easy to put the finger on such people as the ex-lawyer who made out 56 returns for himself, all of them claiming refunds, in 16 cities.
How does the whole thing work? Well, let's follow the return of hypothetical Oscar Farley of Mobile, a lathe operator. Old Oscar doesn't do anything different this year—just files his papers barely before the deadline as always. In this case, the forms go to Oscar's local District Director in Birmingham.
Here, Oscar's return is checked for name, address, account number or Social Security number (and if you don't have one now you'll soon be given one), and signature. Last year, 62 percent of individual returns had unfilled blanks that would cause foul-ups with computers.
If Oscar enclosed a check, it is popped into the IRS bank account first thing, needless to say.
Off to the Atlanta Regional Service Center now goes Oscar's return. Here Oscar Farley ceases to be; he changes, under the IRS numbers game, to 192-18-9505, his Social Security number. (Machines can't digest names so well; there are 26 characters but only 10 digits. Besides, there may be a number of Oscar Farleys around; there's only one 192-18-9505.)
In the Service Center, a clerical worker transcribes 192-18-9505's forms to IBM punch cards. Each card has space for 10 rows of holes, 80 columns across. The first nine columns (on each card, if there are more than one) are taken up by the Social Security number. For a cross check—in case there's a transcription error—the first four letters of Oscar's last name, "Farl," also are punched out. The remainder of the card is punched to code such things as income, last year's tax, deductions, etc. As many as 12 cards might be needed for one return.
Oscar's card is then fed into a type 1401 computer—sort of a satellite of 7074 at Martinsburg—which transfers the record to tape, along with those of several thousand other taxpayers whose forms came in the morning mail. At the same time 1401 is memorizing this data, it whisks through the arithmetic. If things don't add up right, 1401 catches the discrepancy—but Oscar isn't told "about it yet. The computer merely notes it on the tape for Big Brother to spot later in Martinsburg.
When the reel containing Oscar and all the others is filled, it's flown to Martinsburg. About once a week, all the reels that have come in are shoved into 7074's maw to be arranged in numerical order.
Next step: posting. If there's any hanky-panky about Oscar's return, here's where it'll be exposed. A master tape containing his permanent record is snapped on one part of the machine, the reel containing his current return snapped on another part, and quick as a snit the two are compared—the temporary data being transferred to Oscar's permanent record.
At the same time, the computer will make a quick check with whatever Oscar's employer (or employers, if he's been moonlighting) has reported, will note what lathe operators are likely to make, will scan for any stock dividends unreported; and sniff around for anything else funny—like an extra wife or a three-year-old child born during the year.
While this prying is going on (at eye-blink speed), various data will be transferred to other tapes—some to go back to the regional center, some to a Treasury disbursing office.
This latter tape is beneficial; it is translated into refund checks, after an audit to see that no money is owed from other years. (Some 36 million persons get refunds.)
Catching refund cheats. And, by the way, this is the first time that refund figures will be checked against a^naster file. No more of such wide-spread practices as wives and husbands filing separate returns—she under her maiden name—and each claiming the other as a dependent.
The other tapes—the ones going back to Atlanta—aren't so favorable to Oscar. When they're fed into 1401, out clatter mechanical letters at the rate of 600 lines per minute asking for more money, wanting more information, or—woe, woe—suggesting to the Atlanta agents that they ask old Oscar to come in for a little talk about that dependent named Spot.
In the meantime, Big 7074 automatically starts counting the days to see if Oscar answers in his allotted time. If not, it sends a magnetic note to 1401, and another letter is ground out, this one just a little nasty.
Is it worth it? This shift to automation is going to cost the government about seven million dollars extra a year. The obvious question: Will it be worth it?
Main answer is that if something isn't done soon, our tax-collection system will be swamped in paper. In 1930 just under six million returns were filed. Last year the figure was almost 100 million. By 1980, 135 million returns should flood in.
Second, until now there's been no central filing system. A guy could work half a year on the West Coast, work the other half in the East, and get refunds for low-income earnings from two different district directors.
Now, both jobs will be on his taped record.
And in the third place, 7074 will save the government money. Tax men figure that about 62 percent of all returns actually show something less than is really owed, usually in overzealous deductions. Each year, say the authorities, people cheat to the tune of four billion dollars in taxes. Collect just one additional dollar of this out of every $500, and you've paid for the system.
Computers can be keyed to look for normal deductions for specific items, chuck out any that look suspicious. They're not infallible, though. Commissioner Caplin tells the story of one clerk who ran across an innocent-looking item: a woman's deduction for a swimming suit lost in heavy surf. The clerk sensed something strange, however, checked the past forms, found that the woman had claimed the same deduction the previous two years. No computer is ever going to be that curious.
A bigger hole in the system is that very first interminable step, the point where your writing is deciphered and keypunched to cards by hand. In each Service Center, some 600 clerical workers will be hired to punch out 50 million cards a year. Electronics companies across the country are working furiously to design a practical optical scanner—a machine to read your handwriting and transfer the data to IBM cards.
Phone hookups coming. Tax men are also looking toward the time when ordinary mail service—another time-waster—will be cut down, when the master Martinsburg machine will talk by phone to its little Service Center brothers. Right now, line-rental charges are too high.
Eventually, large corporations could also be plugged into the system. Computers thousands of miles apart could talk taxes without any numbskull human interference. Banks could be hooked in, too, reporting who is getting interest payments. Real-estate and stock-market computers might tattle on who is making money. Machines in charity organizations could reveal amounts of donations. And hospital computers could report on individual medical costs.
Of course, there's always the possibility that old 7074's plug will be put in backwards, and millions of un-looked-for refund checks will be sent to delighted taxpayers. But it isn't likely. Says Martinsburg's chief: "No system is foolproof, but we're doing our best to de-bug this thing."


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Teaming up with retailers, the post office will begin the service in San Francisco on Dec. 12. If things run smoothly, the program will quickly expand next year to cities such as Boston, Chicago and New York. It follows similar efforts by Amazon.com and Wal-Mart Stores.
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- In response to: Pension guru wins $550,000 bonus
Like all informed taxpayers in our county, I was astonished that our San Diego County Employees Retirement Association members are actually paying Lee Partridge of Houston a $550,000 bonus.
The "leaders" of the SDCERA say he earned such an enormous amount because of his big returns on the invested amount.
It's time to state some facts! Just look in the financial section of the U-T and you can readily see many MUTUAL FUNDS earning more than the 11.4% earned by Mr. Partridge and they did it in less than 3 months of this year. Plus most of these are No-Load Funds which means there are no fees to buy in or sell their funds AND they manage more dollars than ours.
It was also mentioned that the person in charge of investing Imperial County's money receives only $125,000 and he had the highest % of returns among those listed. Maybe the county should consider hiring him!
Our county needs an overhaul of the SDCERA board members and to stop this wasteful spending.
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The adopted mother of a 3-year-old Russian boy who died in Texas told authorities the boy was outside playing with his younger brother before she found him unresponsive, a sheriff said Wednesday.
Laura Shatto told deputies that she was inside the family's home outside of Odessa, Texas, on Jan. 21 and came out to find Max Alan Shatto on the ground, Ector County Sheriff Mark Donaldson said.
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The mother said Max was playing with his biological brother, 2-year-old Kristopher Shatto. Donaldson said he wasn't sure if anyone else was at the home besides Laura Shatto and the boys, whom Shatto and her husband Alan recently adopted.
The medical examiner's office said it couldn't immediately be determined if bruises on several parts of Max's body were intentional or accidental, but Russian authorities have blamed Max's death on "inhuman treatment" by the adopted parents.
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The death comes weeks after Russia announced it was banning all American adoptions in retaliation for a new U.S. law targeting alleged Russian human-rights violators. The ban also reflects lingering resentment over the 60,000 Russian children adopted by Americans in the past two decades, of which at least 19 have died.
Texas Child Protective Services spokesman Patrick Crimmins confirmed the agency had received a report on Max's death Jan. 21. Crimmins said CPS had received allegations of physical abuse and neglect, but had not determined whether those allegations were true.
The other boy, Kristopher Shatto, remains with his adoptive parents, Crimmins said.


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I've titled this post Misanthropia because I believe that I have every bit as much chance of making these improvements as I do of creating a true Utopia, i.e. none.
Still, I'm going to label each suggestion either plausible or implausible. The plausible changes will be the ones I expect never to have implemented because the Koch brothers and other multi-gazillionaires own all of our politicians and control the whole system by which they are put in place. However, I expect that I would be able to convince most of the so-called 99% that these changes would be good. The implausible are the ones I feel strongly enough about to post despite the extreme likelihood that they are so radical that I couldn't even convince a significant percentage of the so-called 99%.
Each of the following suggestions or cluster of suggestions are meant to be taken individually. I believe each on its own could help make the U.S. a better country. That said, even were all of these suggestions implemented tomorrow, I do not expect that it would fix all of our problems. I'm not that smart.


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Now that every team has played at least eight games we only have one team that has a secure spot and it is the Jacksonville Jaguars at the bottom of the league. Perhaps they're taking a page from the anonymous NBA GM who recently said it may not be such a bad idea to tank the season in order to ensure a high draft pick. There is a plethora of NFL-ready talents at the quarterback position. They would be stupid to take Jadaveon Clowney with the first pick, no matter how dominant he turns out to be on Sundays. But without any further ado.
1. Kansas City Chiefs: If the road to the Superbowl in the AFC goes through Arrowhead Stadium the rest of the conference may be in trouble. With possibly the strongest defense in the league and a highly efficient offense this team is hard to get ahead on.
2. Indianapolis Colts: The loss of Reggie Wayne has opened the door for T.Y. Hilton to shine. The only team to beat both the Broncos and the Seahawks this season should challenge for the top seed in the AFC.
3. Seattle Seahawks: Aside from the aberration this past week this team has played phenomenal at home this season and not much worse away. Great teams find ways to come back from deficits like they experienced against Tampa Bay this week.
4. Denver Broncos: Peyton Manning is playing better than ever and he has the pieces around him to break every major season passing record. The defense has given up a lot of points, but to this point have come up strong in big moments. I would not be surprised to see this team win the Superbowl.
5. Cincinnati Bengals: A lot of AFC at the top this season. A young high-powered offense will lead this team to the AFC North title this season.
6. New Orleans Saints: Good luck beating this team at home. With a fast offense and a much improved defense this team is light years ahead of last year's disappointment.
7. New England Patriots: Had it not been for some bad play by a defensive back in the waning seconds of the game against the Saints this team would have only a one game lead in the division. Look for the offense to get stronger with a full complement of running backs at their disposal.
8. San Francisco 49er's: As bad as they have played at times this team deserves the sixth spot in these rankings. They have a consistent run game with some real playmakers in the passing game. Their defense took a step down from last year's powerhouse but they are still one of the strongest in the league.
9. Detroit Lions: Any team that contains Calvin Johnson is at a gross advantage on offense. Having a quarterback who can consistently get the ball to him and a diversified running back corps is really icing on the touchdown cake. The defensive line makes up for the lack of talent in the backfield, but a good offensive line can fix that problem.
10. Chicago Bears: Their defense looked inspired against Green Bay in the league's last edition of Monday Night Football, which has been their greatest weakness up to this point. Their offense hasn't lost a beat with Josh McCown at quarterback, let's hope they can learn how to tackle big/powerful running backs.
11. Dallas Cowboys: Had it not been for a last second touchdown given up to the Detroit Lions this team would be dangerously close to locking up the NFC East division title. As long as Tony Romo can play up to his capability this team will be in the playoffs.
12. New York Jets: Their run game is coming on strong, almost as strong as their defense is playing. Geno Smith is learning on the go and this team looks as if they may challenge the Patriots for the AFC East title.
13. Green Bay Packers: This team would be higher if Aaron Rodgers were not out an indefinite period of time due to a fracture collarbone. Eddie Lacy is leading a rushing attack that has become one of the strongest in the league after spending years being anemic.
14. Carolina Panthers: Having Jonathon Stewart back adds to a rushing attack that has been the main factor in this team blowing teams out all season. A solid defense led by Luke Kuechly will have trouble in New Orleans, so do not expect this team to surpass the Saints.
15. San Diego Chargers: The Chargers have a lot of talent in every phase of the game that seldom is pieced together at the right time. Will be hard for them to make the postseason in what has become the strongest division in football only a couple years after being the worst.
16. Cleveland Browns: The team that looked to have thrown in the towel on the season by trading Trent Richardson has become the second best team in what is perennially a strong AFC North. Credit this to the play of their defense led by unsung cornerback Joe Haden.
17. Philadelphia Eagles: Nick Foles has finally taken the starting job by the reins and this could be the end of Michael Vick in the NFL. If their defense can perform up to the level the offense has recently this team has a decent shot to make the playoffs via the NFC East division title.
18. Tennessee Titans: Was this last week the rebirth of Chris Johnson? Doubtful, this team needs help on offense, defense and in the front office. Good luck dealing with the Colts for the next ten years.
19. Miami Dolphins: Ryan Tannehill looks to be the quarterback of the future for this young team and as long as their defense can continue to be strong this team could be really good, just not this year.
20. St. Louis Rams: With Sam Bradford under center this team may be ranked higher, but not even the recent coming-out of Zac Stacy can make this team better than a .500 ball club. A solid defense should help this team win half of their games this season.
21. Arizona Cardinals: I feel strange putting this team around the middle of these rankings but there are so many bad teams in the league they have earned this spot. Carson Palmer will not lead this team to any Superbowls, or even division titles, but he is a good place-filler for a team waiting for catastrophic injuries to Russell Wilson and Colin Kaepernick.
22. Buffalo Bills: The Bills defense is now playing extremely well and if the return of C.J. Spiller to full health means the offense will have the ball longer this team could creep above 8 wins by the end of the season.
23. Washington Redskins: A porous defense and a run game that has a hard time getting moving will keep this team from the playoffs this season.
24. Houston Texans: The offense is struggling and the loss of Arian Foster for the time being is a serious setback, but this defense is as strong as any in the league. Case Keenum looks like he may be the quarterback of the future for the Texans, hopefully he has more than one good NFL game in him.
25. Oakland Raiders: Terrelle Pryor is fun to watch for now, but if this team is serious about contending in the AFC West this team needs a lot of new faces, including at starting quarterback.
26. Pittsburgh Steelers: The third best rookie running back in the league (behind Eddie Lacy and Jonathan Franklin) has given this offense a shot of life. They are a far cry from the playoffs this season, but it is good to see some young talents on offense and defense making things happen.
27. Baltimore Ravens: Ever heard the saying "oh how the mighty have fallen?" If it was not already a thing this team would be the face of the phrase. Superbowl champions to a probable sub .500 finish.
28. Atlanta Falcons: Hard to put this team above or below the next two teams but I gave them the advantage based off the quarterback. Steven Jackson has proven that even when healthy he is not the same running back he was when at his best in St. Louis and the loss of Julio Jones has been apparent.
29. New York Giants: They look like they are starting to turn things around, only problem is it is far too late and they are out of contention for anything other than a mid-round draft pick.
30. Tampa Bay Buccaneers: Mike Glennon is playing extremely well in the wake of all the drama during the first half of the season. If Doug Martin can come back strong this team could pull off some upsets and affect playoff positioning.
31. Minnesota Vikings: Only thing keeping them out of the bottom spot is Jacksonville.
32. Jacksonville Jaguars: Marcus Mariota FTW?


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Lucky for new moms and dads, there's Debbie Koenig, proud mom of 5-year-old Harry, and author of the remarkably useful new cookbook, Parents Need to Eat Too.
The idea for the book grew organically from Koenig's own life. As a sleep-deprived new mom, she found herself resorting to too many fried egg sandwiches and Clif bars instead of nutritious homemade meals. So she started making a few changes: During Harry's morning and afternoon naps, she'd chop and roast vegetables or whip together a cheese or tomato sauce so that when dinnertime came, she'd be way ahead of the game. Miraculously, it worked! So well, that you're now reading this review of her cookbook.
Parents Need to Eat Too has over 150 delicious, nutritious, easy-to-make recipes divided into creative chapters including "Nap-Time Cooking, "Un-Recipes for Partners Who Can't Cook," and "Galacta-what? Recipes to Support Breastfeeding." It also gives new moms tips on how to stock her pantry, which cooking tools and gadgets to buy, and how to shop with a baby.
In the "New Mom's Pantry" chapter you''ll find lots of satisfying, simple, one-pot wonders and pasta dishes such as Smoky Split-Pea Soup (perfect for baby food), Spaghetti Alla Puttanesca, and Southwestern Polenta Lasagna.
"Nap-Time Cooking" will no doubt be the most popular among most new moms. Once the baby's asleep, Koening helps you dice and slice like a pro. You'll find recipes for Zucchini and Spinach Risotto, Indian-Spiced Black Lentil Stew, and more.
And on those days when Sweet Pea won't stop crying, and you have to carry him around all day, Koening even has a tasty selection of "One-Handed Meals," including Chicken (Pot) Handpies, Meat Pasties, and BBQ Chicken Empanadas.
You still wonder, Will the recipes really work? Yes. How do I know this? Because the recipes were tested by a group of more than 100 parents! Indeed, you'll appreciate (and sometimes chuckle at) the "Mama said" section at the end of each recipe that includes a note from a parent who made the recipe. Conveniently, every recipe also has instructions to make baby food from the same ingredients.
If it seems that Koening has anticipated all of your new-parent eating dilemmas and come up with tasty solutions for you, it's because she has. It's called Parents Need to Eat Too, and if you click here, you can watch of video of Debbie Koening telling you more about it.
There's more! If you order the book before February 21st, you'll receive a FREE Digital Starter Kit with bonus recipes, a guide to making baby food, a bookmark, and more.


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Wednesday, July 14, 2010, 19:04 - Best Latin Quotes, Words of Wisdom, Proverbs and Sayings, Latin LanguageThe ancients valued friendship above romantic love and very often above family connections. It had a lot to do with how Greek and Roman society operated, as well as a whole lot of other factors. I have collected a number of Latin quotes about friendship, mostly from Classical times. Enjoy, friends!
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Taylor Swift Launches 'Easy to Wear,' 'Uniquely Taylor' Keds Collection for Fall
Taylor Swift and Keds are both American classics, so it only makes sense that they've partnered up for a multi-year deal, which included a limited edition pair of shoes around the 'Red' release last fall, then expanded into a full range of Swift-branded shoes for the spring.
The relationship has proven successful and symbiotic so far, and Swift has just launched her second complete collection -- this one for fall -- featuring 17 styles in all sorts of prints, colors and finishes. The kicks were inspired by Swift's personal style, which is classic and girly!
"The fall collection is easy to wear with a lot of different looks," Swift shares.
Keds president Rick Blackshaw felt that Swift was the perfect person to rep the brand, with this collection being more personal. He reveals, "We captured the modern take on classic American fashion Taylor is known for by looking to pieces from her own wardrobe for inspiration. From a pearl necklace polka dot print to a really feminine lace overlay inspired by one of her favorite dresses, each shoe reflects a style statement that is uniquely Taylor."
The shoes come in rich, fall-appropriate colors, ranging from red and burgundy to navy, gray and black. There are polka dot prints, florals and bubble shapes, as well. A few pair also boast lace and sequins, for that girly touch.
The fall Keds collection will also include the charms that were featured in the debut collection. Those are a silver heart with Swift's lucky 13 or an antiqued brass guitar pick with a Swift logo in the center. Swift's signature is also stamped on the inner sole.
The shoes will only set you back by $50 to $55 and are available at Keds' site, Swift's site and Nordstrom and Journey locations, and online.


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Get cheap Tuacahn tickets and great deals for Tuacahn productions by frequently checking out their ticket discounts page. This page can change often according to the nights when they will have many unexpected unsold seats. All ready have your Tuacahn Tickets? Whether you order through the Best Western Coral Hills or with Tuacahn directly you can always receive a 10% discount on your room. Just ask for the Tuacahn rate.
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Tips for choosing and buying a generator
"Does the house have a generator?" That's one of the first questions Realtor Judy Michaelis hears from prospective homebuyers.
Until recently, generators were no more than an afterthought. That changed with the devastation left by Tropical Storm Irene and then Superstorm Sandy.
"Everybody wants a generator today," said Paul Falzone, a residential builder in Norwalk. Today it's something builders include in virtually all high-end new construction.
And owners of existing homes are interested, too. Fairfield building official James Gilleran, said there were 500 generators installed in houses throughout Fairfield in the last year.
"In the Northeast, now these things are a necessity, especially if people have a well," said Tom Schlotter, owner of Allied Home Inspections in Danbury. "If you lose electricity you lose running water for drinking, bathing, flushing the toilet,"
If you're thinking of buying a generator, experts offer these five tips:
1. Research your options. As Michaelis notes, there are many variables at play: gasoline versus propane; whole-house versus portable generators; and a wide range of costs, from a few hundred dollars to many thousands.
2. Identify your needs. Do you want the generator just to power the essentials, such as heat, cooking appliances and electricity in a few rooms? Or do you want the whole house to be powered up? Your needs should determine the size of the generator you buy, Falzone said.
3. Check with your town about rules and permits. Gilleran notes that you may need a permit to install a whole-house generator, and there also may be rules about where it can be placed.
4. Hire a professional. Schlotter recommends hiring a licensed professional to install your generator rather than attempting to do it yourself. "It should be wired in by a professional. It can be very dangerous," he said. If someone does the installation on their own, Schlotter urged homeowners to have the wiring checked out by an electrician because "if they did not do it properly, somebody could get hurt." If a generator is exposed to water or it is not properly grounded, it can cause electrocution.
5. Follow safety rules. Nick Gromicko, founder of the International Association of Certified Home Inspectors, based in Colorado, urges people to follow all requirements for safe operation of generators.
Generators should never be used anywhere indoors, even if the area is ventilated. Portable generators placed outside should not be near doors, vents or open windows leading into the home. And carbon-monoxide detectors should be installed in case CO is accidentally released into the home.
Fuel for portable generators should be stored away from the house and from children in clearly labeled and durable containers.


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trade carried ideas,culture route-religions,Buddhism, Christianity and Islam
This region along the Silk Road was taken over by Alexander the Great of Macedon, who finally conquered the Iranian empire, and colonised the area in about 330 B.C., superimposing the culture of the Greeks. Although he only ruled the area until 325 B.C., the effect of the Greek invasion was quite considerable.
By the third century B.C., the area had already become a crossroads of Asia, where Persian, Indian and Greek ideas met. This `crossroads' region, covering the area to the south of the Hindu Kush and Karakorum ranges, now Pakistan and Afghanistan, was overrun by a number of different peoples. After the Greeks, the tribes from Palmyra, in Syria, and then Parthia, to the east of the Mediterranean, took over the region. They had adopted the Greek language and coin system in this region, introducing their own influences in the fields of sculpture and art.
The most significant commodity carried along this route was not silk, but religion. Buddhism came to China from India this way, along the northern branch of the route. The Eastern Han emperor Mingdi is thought to have sent a representative to India to discover more about this strange faith, and further missions returned bearing scriptures, and bringing with them monks and it is pertinent to note that the Himalayan Massif, an effective barrier between China and India made Buddhism in China more derived from the Gandhara culture by the bend in the Indus river, rather than directly from India.
Christianity also made an early appearance on the scene. The Nestorian sect was outlawed in Europe by the Roman church in 432 A.D., and its followers were driven eastwards. From their foothold in Northern Iran, merchants brought the faith along the Silk Road, and the first Nestorian church was consecrated at Changan in 638 A.D. This sect took root on the Silk Road, and survived many later attempts to wipe them out, lasting into the fourteenth century.
The height of the importance of the Silk Road was during the Tang dynasty, with relative internal stability in China after the divisions of the earlier dynasties since the Han. The 754 A.D. census showed that five thousand foreigners lived in the city; Turks, Iranians, Indians and others from along the Road, as well as Japanese, Koreans and Malays from the east. Many were missionaries, merchants or pilgrims, but every other occupation was also represented. Rare plants, medicines, spices and other goods from the west were to be found in the bazaars of the city. After the Tang, however, the traffic along the road subsided.
It was at this time that the rise of Islam started to affect Asia, with the Moslems playing the part of middlemen. The sea route to China was explored at this time, and the `Sea Silk Route' was opened, eventually holding a more important place than the land route itself.
But the final shake-up that occurred was to come from a different direction; the hoards from the grasslands of Mongolia.
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Man Formally Charged in Lindsay and Audrina Burglaries
Nicholas Prugo faces up to six years in prison for allegedly stealing more than $170,000 in valuables
The suspected burglar caught on video breaking into the homes of Lindsay Lohan and Audrina Patridge has been formally charged with two felonies, Los Angeles prosecutors announced Tuesday.
If convicted, Calabasas, Calif. native Nicholas Prugo, 18, faces up to six years in state prison. He was arrested last month and is free on $100,000 bail.
RELATED: Lindsay 'Okay, But Upset' After Apparent Burglary
Prugo is accused of breaking into Patridge's house on Feb. 23 and allegedly taking more than $43,000 in jewelry and designer clothes. Lohan's home was burglarized on Aug. 23 and an estimated $128,000 in jewelry, designer clothes and accessories were taken.
A source close to the case says two more accomplices, including 19-year-old suspect Rachel J. Lee, may be charged soon.
Prugo's attorney, Sean G. Erenstoft, wasn't immediately available for comment.
Prugo is expected to enter a plea on Nov. 12.


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SUNY Canton President Praises Governor's Higher Ed Reform
SUNY Canton President Joseph L. Kennedy expressed high praise for Governor David A. Paterson's proposed reforms to the State's system of public higher education. The Public Higher Education Empowerment and Innovation Act released today is a sweeping reform package that Kennedy described as the most important and influential piece of SUNY legislation he has seen since becoming the president of SUNY Canton 16 years ago.
"I couldn't be more optimistic," Kennedy said. "The Governor's proposals will transform the way SUNY schools will be able to do business. It will give the entire SUNY system the type of autonomy and flexibility needed to be successful, and it will enable SUNY colleges and universities to become more creative and more independent in running their businesses."
Kennedy, who is the second longest tenured President in the SUNY system, noted that although SUNY and CUNY colleges will experience budget cuts in the upcoming fiscal year, those cuts will be counterbalanced by the decrease in regulation and the added freedom to generate more income.
"I believe the cuts will be manageable in light of the ability to run our businesses more independently, creatively, and strategically," Kennedy said. "The leadership demonstrated by the Governor and Chancellor Nancy L. Zimpher in creating this act has been incredible and should be lauded. It is extraordinary."
Kennedy added, "This act will allow schools the ability to protect jobs, preserve the high quality of a SUNY education, affordably continue to educate the people of New York State, and grow as economic generators to help lead the way out of this recession. I hope others will join me as staunch advocates of this act and help others to recognize its importance to the SUNY system, New York State, and its great citizens."
Media inquiries should be directed to Gregory Kie, Media Relations Coordinator, or call 315/386-7528.
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UH Manoa scientist advances climate modelingUniversity of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
Gisela Speidel, (808) 956-9252
International Pacific Research Center
HONOLULU — The American Geophysical Union (AGU), which publishes 19 different scientific journals covering the earth, atmospheric, oceanic and space sciences, has selected a paper by Kevin Hamilton, professor and chair of the Department of Meteorology and a research team leader at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa's International Pacific Research Center, as a featured article in its "Journal Highlights."
The paper, coauthored with Japanese colleagues at Hokkaido University and at the Earth Simulator Center, represents a breakthrough in global circulation modeling, the main tool for studying climate and climate change.
Current high-resolution Global Circulation Models (GCMs) perform very differently in their ability to realistically simulate winds and horizontal atmospheric motions and their dissipation or, in scientific terminology, the kinetic energy spectrum. This is a serious drawback, since one can only have confidence in the model-generated climate and its response to imposed perturbations to climate if the model dissipates motions realistically down to the smallest scale.
The team of researchers studied outputs from the Atmospheric GCM for the Earth Simulator (AFES), and they compared model output with aircraft observations. They found that AFES spontaneously simulates a realistic horizontal kinetic energy spectrum in the upper troposphere for a decade and longer. Moreover, the team constructed a reliable way to adjust the horizontal diffusion coefficient in the model so that the kinetic energy spectrum at all model resolutions converges to realistic values.
The editors of the AGU Journals select particularly outstanding articles to be featured on the AGU Media Services website as "Journal Highlights." Roughly 15 articles of the several hundred published each month by AGU are selected as such highlights.
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Explicit global simulation of the mesoscale spectrum of atmospheric motions systems
Yoshiyuki O. Takahashi
Graduate School of Science
Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan
Kevin Hamilton
International Pacific Research Center
University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, Honolulu, Hawaiʻi, U.S.A.
Wataru Ohfuchi
Earth Simulator Center
Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology, Yokohama, Japan
Geophysical Research Letters (GL) paper 10.1029/2006GL026429, 2006
The International Pacific Research Center (IPRC) of the School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology (SOEST) at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, is a climate research center founded to gain greater understanding of the climate system and the nature and causes of climate variation in the Asian-Pacific region, and to develop information on how global climate changes may affect the region. Established under the "U.S.-Japan Common Agenda for Cooperation in Global Perspective" in October 1997, the IPRC is a collaborative effort between Japan and the United States.
For more information, visit: http://www.iprc.hawaii.edu


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I recently went looking for a new gym. It's not that there was anything wrong with the last gym I belonged to. In fact, I will probably get a summer membership there to enjoy some of the amenities with my family. But, it was time for a change.
I spent a whole day looking at gyms in my area and came away with a feeling of dread. Not about my gym situation, but about the information we put in the pages of Club Industry every month — especially the Focus On Sales/Marketing pages.
I have read time and again the importance of qualifying the prospect; finding out about their needs and desires. I have read tips on how to give an effective tour. I have read about the process of closing the sale. Despite that, not once in any of the clubs I visited were all of these steps met. And when it came to qualifying and closing, neither was done in any of the cases.
Instead of asking me what I was interested in and what I hoped to gain from my experience as a member of the gym, I was repeatedly assaulted with numbers.
"We have 10 elliptical machines," I was told. "We have more free weights than any gym in the area," bragged one staffer. "We have 30 pieces of cardio equipment," said one person — I didn't bother to count. "We have more classes than anyone in the area," I was told — repeatedly. "We're never crowded after work because we have so many machines," I was assured by one person.
All interesting facts, but if any of the salespeople would have asked me a few questions, they would have known some interesting facts about me. For cardio, I run outdoors all year. I don't like classes and never take them. I go to the gym at 5:30 a.m. in case I get stuck at work late. And while I do use free weights often, I have never been at a gym that ran out, no matter how busy, so it seems like needless boasting.
As for tours, most were sufficient if maybe too quick. Except for the one woman who left me while I toured the men's locker room. I finally found her back behind the counter mixing a smoothie for a member.
During the sales presentation I was read prices off of fliers at all my stops and given the literature to take with me along with a couple of one-week trial passes. The odd thing was that while I was ready to object and do the traditional sales dance, when I said thanks and started to get up, not one person tried to close the sale. I was never once asked to join the club while I was there…odd, I thought that was their objective; I know it was mine.
If the gym I liked best had asked for the sale that day, I would have joined. I still did a few days later, but I'm not the typical, deconditioned person venturing in looking for my start. Maybe they could sense that. But if not and this is still the way the industry is doing business, it is no wonder we are still trying to get 80 percent of the population to sign on the dotted line.


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In a sense, it was a calm after the Mobile World Congress storm this week, but we got together and recorded a massive hour-and-a-half-long Smartphone Experts Roundtable Podcast to discuss all the news from Windows Mobile 6.5 to the Ovi app Store to Apple's "absent presence" at the show.
If you didn't realize, SPE has four podcasts for your listening pleasure: the CrackBerry.com Podcast, the Phone Different Podcast (with the occasional iPhone LIVE! show), the PalmCast on both TreoCentral and PreCentral.net, and finally the WMExperts Podcast. The bold and daring may even want to try the (still in Beta, since it's based on the somewhat unreliable Yahoo Pipes feature) Smartphone Experts Combined Podcast Feed, which puts all four podcasts into a single feed -- also available in iTunes, if that's how you roll.
Now for the roundup of the week's news!
Android Central
On the Android side of things, we have a lively discussion going on about whether or not Android's open source attitude is actually resulting in open results, given that Paid apps aren't showing up on Unlocked G1s, that outlook isn't as rosy as we'd like -- even Symbian is talking trash on the subject! Meanwhile we're watching to see if and when Android will show up on AT&T. We're also eyeing two potential new handsets from Yuhua and General Mobile
CrackBerry's Birthday festivities overshadowed the news this week and if you hurry you might be able to get in on some contests. Most contest draws end tonight (Sunday night) at Midnight PST. You can click here for the full list of CrackBerry contests (including a new BlackBerry Curve 8900 custom painted by ColorWare!). As for actual BlackBerry news, there is excitement over the CDMA version of the Bold thanks to new details emerging and Mac + BlackBerry users have a new media syncing with doubleTwist!
Nokia Experts
The economic situation is impacting just about everyone Nokia is trying out some unique programs to try to reduce costs. OPK also made a single comment this week that has many jumping to the conclusion that Nokia will be entering the laptop business, but I think it is too early to really stated that. Unfortunately, Nokia had a difficult week with the very confusing 5800 XpressMusic launch here in the U.S. and needs to get their act together if they really want to increase sales here. Our Nokia Experts Launch Contest is now over and we'll be picking the winners soon.
While we're doing our level best not to be too jealous of the Celebrities getting the Palm Pre, the biggest news of the week has come in terms of webOS development. There were quite a few details to be gleaned from the developer web presentation, leaving us both hot and cold on the widget platform. Yes, we're still trying to pin down a Pre release date, right now the feeling on the web is that later is more likely than sooner.
The iPhone Blog
Previously, on TiPb: Apple gave MobileMe a facelift just in time for the new Safari 4 beta. Meanwhile, the App Store cleaned out non-customer reviews, banished Emoji-enablers, and just said "No!" to Howard Stern and the Sirius/XM radio iPhone app.
Microsoft talked iPhone. AT&T talked iPhone (and slapped a customer with a $28K bill!). And Apple? They didn't say much at their annual shareholders meeting. But they did sing Happy Birthday to Steve Jobs on his 54th!
At TreoCentral we heard that for the 2nd time in 2009, Deutsche Bank analyst Jonathan Goldberg raised his rating on PALM, this time bumping it us to a Buy. There was an interesting Smartphone Experts Roundtable Podcast in which the editors discussed Mobile World Congress 2009. Plus, we heard that the CDMA Treo Pro has been officially released on Bell Canada, while Sprint customers here in the states are still waiting for the smartphone. A post in the forums does give a bit of hope for a 3/15 release though.
So much for a post-Mobile World Congress hangover. WMExperts learned with great relief that the HTC Touch Pro 2 is destined for North America. And speaking of HTC, we saw updates to the orginial Touch Pro as well as the Touch Diamond. Both also are scheduled for release in Europe through T-Mobile.
The Sprint Treo Pro is on pre-sale at Best Buy.The Celio REDFLY finally is playing nice with Opera 9.5. Speaking of browsers, Mozilla's "Fennec" browser will sync tabs from your desktop and will be known simply as "Firefox," and we got in deep with the Iris browser.
And, finally, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer laid out plans for the company at his Strategic Update Meeting, where he talked about Windows Mobile, and again mentioned that WM7 will come out in 2010.
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Discussion in 'Tips/Tricks/Mods' started by smartyscripts, Nov 6, 2011.
How did you implement the login form you show in your screenshots?
Did this theme ever get realized or ready?
Any response?
Well since it's been a year, we can safely assume that this project is dead now. Too bad, would've liked seeing multiple themes for ISPC.
That is definitely a shame, I would even pay a small amount for themes.
Steven Swarts
For a good price, I have a fully fledged control panel ( ofcourse running on ISP Config engine) with billing automation, creation of all services and etc. Superb design ..
You may DEMO it by signing up for FREE hosting here:
LoL - that was quick.
I think you misunderstand I wouldn't want anything closed source I want it to be an opensource project, with no strings attached but purely for the community.
Steven Swarts
Just for interest sake what would the price be?
Just to remodel it? So that I could use it but also give it back to the ISPConfig community?
Steven Swarts
I tried to contact the author, lets hope he comes back here.
That theme looked great!
Very Impressive and indeed superb! Is the G7 user interface based on ispConfig as well?
Thanks for appreciating and yes G7Panel is based on ISPConfig ..actually runs on ISPConfig API
I am Back
Hello all after a long time I am Back, I will realize the theme in January I will try to make a least 3 diferents themes
Seeing is believing.
Am I awake, or still dreaming? .. is that ...
Most anticipated post on the forum and he just leaves planet earth for over a year.
Welcome back, now back to work you!
Well you efforts are much appreciated, I for one would love to see more of what you develop
smartyscripts is the master of PHP
a year ago when I stop doing this project
went to work other projects
but thanks to my becomes more powerful
I was teaching the ispconfig and told me about your project
and I told him again to make
That can not be so
I'm going to get started to check the project
I'll post the news
smartyscripts is my neighbor every day I see
Well seeing he is your neighbour and is brilliant at PHP, give him a push for us
finally the theme for ispconfig
ok so here its finally the new theme , its based in the original default theme I hope you like a few things I decided to edit the css part to create a different view its almost done but I am still working hope you like it, i will realized the finished version in a few days, read instruction , dont forget to backup your default theme, and leave a comment and suggestions please
Almost forgot a few screens
these are a few screens
Nice work so far smarty. But I would recommend NOT using the default theme directory. ISPConfig is capable of using more than one theme and if you use the default theme folder your theme will be overwritten on update.
For what version is this theme? Is it for 3.0.5? I do not see any global search.
Separate names with a comma.