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Behind the curtains, some actors can act pretty arrogant
by JANET GILMORE
"Iron this shirt?" said an actor. His intonation was perfectly pitched between a request and a command. I was willing to give him the benefit of the doubt until he said, "You're NOT going to scorch it; are you?"
I'm not sure when the Italian word "diva," which means "goddess," changed to mean "a distinguished female singer" and then "a pain in the neck from any walk of life." My experience at Stagecrafters Theater in Chestnut Hill is that almost every show has a diva — or a "divo."
Diva-dom doesn't really correlate with stardom or talent. Sometimes actors with very minor roles can take up inordinate amounts of the costumers' time.
The next time you attend a performance at Stagecrafters and marvel at the beauty and smoothness of the show, send a thought or two to the "little hands" backstage who are tearing their hair out trying to keep the actors calm and happy so they can be at their best on-stage. It takes months of work and planning, and it's never as easy as it seems from the audience.
The drama starts well before curtain time. After weeks of insisting he didn't need any help with costume changes, the above-mentioned actor added, "And isn't anyone going to help me on with my slippers?" Yes, yes, yes, Cinderella, someone will.
Once he was on-stage, I sat on the dressing room steps with my Coco, my co-costumer and co-co-enabler:
"Did he grunt something in the language of his home planet that means 'Thank you'?"
"He did sort of nod."
"Do you think that means 'Thank you?'"
"Well, it was a gracious nod."
"Really gracious, or sort of gracious?"
"More sort of gracious-like. Not really gracious, but better than nothing. A little better."
Doesn't this dude realize that we're costumers? We can make him look fat or hang a "Kick Me" sign on the back of his shirt (or pants) or put itching powder in his costume just before he goes on-stage. We may seem like sweet malice-free women of a certain age, but we're not. Malice-free, that is. Back-stage is a hotbed of sabotage.
The actresses — ah, the actresses! They work so hard and care so much about how they look on-stage. They don't realize that if they give costumers a hard time, we give 'em little nicknames.
One I'll call Ms. Perfect Princess (not her real name) was overheard to say, "Oh, I would love to give blood, but I can't; I don't weigh enough."
OK, costumers were on guard, sensing trouble. We didn't have to wait long.
Ms. P.P. had a small part, but we costumers do our best for every actor. We brought Ms. P.P. several blouses to try on. She went through them quickly and said, "Oh, no, honey; I wear a size zero. These will be much too big!"
"Could you try them on anyway?"
"Not unless they're a size zero."
Costumers exchanged glances. Evil glances.
"I'm sure they'll be enormous. Just look at how tiny you are! Maybe you could try everything on and let me know what fits. I'll be back."
I went away to cut size labels out of blouses, or cross out the real size and write a "0" in its place.
And to ask the props people where they keep the itching powder.
One of our actors had an up-coming role in a show for another theater. The theater asked us (Stagecrafters) to take his measurements and write them on a form because, probably due to the economy, they don't own a tape measure.
Measuring an actor for another theater is like helping your girl/boyfriend get ready for a date with someone else.
We took the usual measurements, but the form called for calf and thigh measurement. THIGH measurement? We've become adept at in-seam measuring, but have never been asked to take a thigh measurement. And the actor was young and cute.
"Goodness, gracious," said Coco, "thigh measurements! I feel, well, fiddle-dee-dee, is it hot in here?"
"I believe it is," I said. I measured.
"Thigh, 23 inches. Just write down 23 inches." I said to Coco, who wrote.
"So, big boy, what do you do during the day?" I asked the actor. He laughed and noticed, maybe for the first time that older people are living creatures just like him, and can be funny.
We were still jumping up and down in the dressing room, yelling, "Thighs! Thighs! We finally got to do thighs!" and cackling like the witches in "Macbeth" when the actor left.
"Wait a minute!" we yelled to him down the hallway. "We forgot to measure the other thigh! Come back!" But he was on his quick way downstairs to the green room. On his way, he crossed paths with the stage manager who was rushing upstairs to see who was making so much noise in the dressing room. We cackled at him, and he went away mumbling, "Try to keep the noise down; OK?" Poor stage manager. His job is like wrangling quicksilver. He sighs a lot.
I looked at Coco. She looked at me. We laughed.
"You know, I only do this because I love it," I said.
"That's the only reason any of us do it," she replied. She's a wise woman.
(These vignettes are composites of actors from various shows. By the way, it's a superstition in the theater that it is bad luck to mention the name of "Macbeth" out loud in a theater, but I said it, so to speak, in this article. I wonder if it's bad luck to mention "Macbeth" in a local newspaper.)


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Standing Firm: 2012 West Coast Conference
The Apostle Paul exhorts us from the book of Romans, saying, "If possible, so far as it depends on you, live peaceably with all." Christians are not to be cantankerous and difficult to get along with. Instead, we are …Read More
Light & Heat: A Passion for the Holiness of God: 2011 National Conference
Essential doctrines of the Christian faith are under attack, even from within the church, and it is important that we be well grounded in biblical truths so that we may have a deep affection for our holy, triune God. Join …Read More
Tough Questions Christians Face: 2008 West Coast Conference
Christ has redeemed us to be a light that directs others to Him. Fulfilling this call requires us to be able to deal with the most difficult questions asked about the Christian faith. If we are unprepared for the darkness …Read More
Contending for the Truth: 2007 National Conference
Ligonier Ministries' 2007 National Conference,Contending for the Truth, will equip believers to answer the false claims of postmodernism, naturalism, and our culture's other atheistic theories. Dr. Sproul is joined by other Christian scholars, pastors, and leaders, including …Read More
War on the Word: 2002 National Conference
In Ligonier Ministries' 2002 National Conference, "War on the Word," Sinclair Ferguson, W. Robert Godfrey, Ken Jones, Erwin W. Lutzer, John MacArthur, R.C. Sproul, and R.C. Sproul Jr. examine the Word of God to help equip Christians to …Read More
Upsetting the World: 2000 National Conference
When the Gospel is presented boldly and without compromise it will always encounter opposition. In this series of lectures from Ligonier Ministries' 2000 National Conference, "Upsetting the World," Sinclair Ferguson, Al Martin, R. Albert Mohler Jr., John Piper, R.C …Read More
Tough Questions Christians Face: 1998 Memphis Conference
The circumstances of life in our fallen world present persistent questions, even among mature Christian believers, which test our faith. Tragedy and suffering, in particular, evoke questions about God's character and His plan for us on our Christian journey. In …Read More
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Tyngsboro school to celebrate new fields, science wing
TYNGSBORO -- Innovation Academy Charter School will celebrate the completion of its track and soccer field and a science wing for middle-school students later this month.
A ribbon-cutting ceremony will be held Oct. 20 at 12:30 p.m. and will be followed by its first Track Relay fundraiser.
The track, soccer-field and science wing are part of an expansion project the school undertook last year after the state Department of Elementary and Secondary Education approved this winter the school's enrollment to grow by 200 students.
"Our Expansion Initiative supports our growing community," said Rick Bourque, chairman of the Board of Trustees, in a press release. "The school's success has created growth, demanding more facilities. The events on the 20th unveil just two of the four cornerstone of the overall expansion plan."
Also part of the charter-school's expansion is additional classrooms and a gymnasium, which are in the planning stages, Bourque added.
By approving the school's expansion by 200 students, the school is able to give every middle-school student the opportunity to continue attending IACS through high school.
"The Innovation Academy community committed itself a long time ago to offering the very best that public schools have to offer in the Merrimack Valley in truly preparing students for the 21st century," said Executive Director Walter Landberg in a press release. "The completion of our wonderful new track and field complex, newly
renovated classrooms and the forthcoming additional facilities demonstrate what can be accomplished when you fully engage and challenge a community to work as a team." The school began a fundraising drive at beginning of the year to raise funds for its expansion.
Charter schools, although public schools, do not receive state funds for building and facilities costs.
Last school year, IACS received a $100,000 donation from Century Bank, which is featured on the new scoreboard at the track and soccer field, and $11,000 from the school's parent association, with support from the student and family community.
The relay event features teams of students and adults walking and running for sponsorships. All proceeds will go toward the school's expansion project.
Teams are eligible to win several prizes donated by local businesses and supporters.
The public is invited to participation and/or join in the celebration.
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Contact: Outer Banks Group, 252-473-2111
The National Park Service Outer Banks Group earlier honored three of its outstanding volunteers. Steve Jones, Joe Hardman, and Jerry Raveling have each contributed over 5,000 hours to the Wright Brothers National Memorial, thus earning the Outer Banks Group Volunteer Lifetime Achievement Award.
Last year 99 volunteers from Cape Hatteras National Seashore, Fort Raleigh National Historic Site and Wright Brothers National Memorial donated 18,383 hours. Dare and Hyde county residents comprise a majority of the volunteer corps, which is supplemented by non-local volunteers, and interns.
"This tremendous number of donated hours equals almost 8 full-time paid staff members," stated Superintendent Mike Murray. "The support provided by our volunteers truly keeps us going."
Volunteers support a myriad of visitor services and special projects. Volunteers working at the visitor centers, lighthouses, Beach Watch program, and out on the beach with resource management are the most visible to the public. Volunteers also work with the Ocracoke ponies, in park offices, and provide support for maintenance projects.
The Outer Banks Group is always looking for more volunteers. If you would like to work in one of our visitor centers, with resource management, or if you have a special skill or talent, please contact Mary Doll, volunteer coordinator at 252-473-2111 x164.


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davidbehan needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 86 designs submitted by 37 freelance designers.
We need a new logo to enhance the brand and identity of crewger.ie, which is a social networking and project/team management website for film makers. We're looking for something modern and professional as well as grungy and attractive to young film makers.
The logo has to appeal to amateur / beginner / guerillla filmmakers, professional filmmakers / productions companies / broadcasters as well as the general public.
Crewger is about collaborative filmmaking - so community and filmmaking need to be at its core.
It should present filmmakers / filmmaking as 100% rock and roll. Ordinary people will want to pick up a camera and be associated with it - established filmmakers will want to be seen to support / define it.
Choice of two approaches to this design - 1) modern web 2.0 logo or 2) grungy retro logo.
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Not being a fan of the first Transformers movie (likely due to my impossibly high expectations), I expected more of the same from the second one. I read every negative review, I followed every racism story and I hung on every reaction, and through all of this, I managed to lower my expectations to a level that I had until now thought impossible. Then I actually saw Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen. And, having accepted that the plot would make no sense, and that most of the robots would not be given personalities, and that I was going to have to spend a lot of time at college with Shia LaBeouf, I actually found myself kinda enjoying it.
Transformers movie defenders have always told me "you have to turn your brain off," but the closest I managed to get was to give my brain a set of pre-existing conditions -- in this case, that Transformers movies are usually horrible. With this in mind, I was able to sit back and relax, and I can now objectively tell you the ten things that made Transformers: ROTFL better than its predecessor. Warning, spoilers abound!
1. Nobody Pees on John Turturro.
The most egregious slight in the first film was to have Bumblebee emulate a dog and urinate gasoline on Barton Fink, either because he thought it was acceptable behavior or because he thought it would be funny. (It was neither.) I am happy to report that, although he does at one point utter the line "I am standing directly beneath the enemy's scrotum," Mr. Turturro is not peed on by said enemy. Today is a fine day for John Turturro.
2. Transformers + Vikings = Awesome.
Much has been said of Jetfire, the old, crotchety Transformer, but his character is less that of a geriatric senior citizen and more like Gimli from Lord of the Rings or Campbell, the unstoppable, berzerker old Scotsman from Braveheart. With his scraggly tinfoil beard and the cane he brandishes like an axe, he's pretty much the giant robot equivalent of a Viking, and when he tears his own heart out at the end to give Optimus Prime the power to defeat the enemy, it's pretty badass.
3. Anthony Anderson is Nowhere in Sight
Serious Anthony Anderson is fine (K-ville, Law & Order). But goofy Anthony Anderson (Romeo Must Die, Transformers) is not fine. It is annoying as hell. Luckily, his character does not return in this movie.
4. Bring the Rainn
To make up for the loss of Anthony Anderson, Bay instead gives us Rainn Wilson in a brief role as a d-bagtastic astronomy professor. Trade up, or trade down? You be the judge, but I say trade up. I'm curious to see what was left on the cutting room floor, or if Wilson more or less stuck to the overly dramatic readings we saw on screen.
5. Finally, Soundwave!
If there's one Transformer everyone remembers from the old cartoon that's not Optimus, Bumblebee or Megatron, it's Megatron's badass lieutenant Soundwave. Sadly, his ability to turn into a mini-cassette player was no longer going to work in the mass-conserving movies, so they had to rejigger him, and he's awesome. He's now a satellite who hangs in orbit and coordinates communications between the Decepticons, and if he needs some information, he sneaks up behind an army satellite and infiltrates it. And while he doesn't eject mini cassettes, he still has smaller Transformers within him, including the panther Ravage, whom he sends to infiltrate an army base, and a razor-thin Insecticon made up of ball bearings, whom Ravage vomits into a ventilation shaft. It doesn't sound cool, but it totally is.
6. The Frat Boy Scene
While we do spend way too much time in this movie following Shia LaBeouf around campus, watching him blow off a video chat with MEGAN FOX to attend a frat party, it does give us one scene that's totally worth it. When two frat brothers ask him if the yellow Camaro parked in their bushes is his, Shia says it belongs to a friend, who went to see if he could find one of the brothers a tighter shirt. The tight-shirted brother in question says, "There are no tighter shirts." And the other brother says, "We already checked." There may have been a high-five between them at the end, but I can't remember, because I was too busy laughing. Funniest line of the movie, after the one about the enemy scrotum, which is funny for a completely different reason.
7. Devastator is Devastatingly Gutsy
Since the Transformers movies were first announced, Transfans have longed to see Devastator, the first combiner, who was made up of six different construction vehicles. And while they could have simply followed the lead of the cartoon's towering, poison-green Frankenstein's monster, the movie designers took a different tack, creating something entirely new and pretty darn incredible. Walking on all fours like an animal, sucking sand and cars into its churning maw, and climbing the great pyramids like a robotic King Kong on vacation, Devastator is totally new, totally unforgettable and totally has guts. And I'm kinda okay with that.
8. Sexiest Transformer Ever.
The concept of "Pretender" Transformers -- robots in a humanoid shell -- was relatively short-lived in the Transformers mythos, so when rumors started circulating that Aussie hottie Isabel Lucas was one, people's minds were blown. But yes, she does in fact turn inside-out to stand revealed as a human-sized cutlery collection, which immediately shuts down any overwhelming male desires to get close to her. Because while there is something a teensy bit alien about her, Lucas is still so supernaturally hot that she makes Fox look like a brown paper bag.
9. Best Giant Scorpion Cameo Ever.
Scorponok was a terror in the first film, scuttling beneath the sand like a creature from Tremors and only popping up to stab a soldier in the chest. But after taking a beating from some Army gunships, he beat a hasty retreat and was not seen again. And he doesn't appear in this film either, at least, not until the middle of the massive final shootout between the Army, their few Autobot allies and an army of generic Decepticons. Then, Scorponok suddenly soars out of the desert, snaps his claws and disappears again. When you have no idea who any of the bad guys are, a non-speaking character you've seen once or twice before can seem like an old friend. It took over four hours to make us care about him, but I'll take what I can get.
10. Frickin' Wheelie
When I first saw the short clip of Wheelie, the remote control monster truck, trying to steal the Allspark shard from Megan Fox, I thought, "Man, what an annoying character." Then I realized -- the original Wheelie, from the animated Transformers movie, was much more annoying. This Wheelie was no more obnoxious than Frenzy or Rumble, the mini-cassettes who turned into human-sized robots in the original cartoon -- and also had tough-guy accents, by the way. In fact, if he hadn't started humping Megan Fox's leg, which was kinda strange for a small, robotic car to be doing, then he probably would have been one of my favorite characters in the movie. Hey, at least he had a character.
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- Transformers: Robot Owner's Manual
- The Classic TV Shows That Should Be Remade
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Applications to the largest public university system in the country continue to climb, with the California State University system receiving a record 775,498 applications, according to preliminary figures obtained Monday.
Cal State Long Beach led the 23-campus system with the most applications among first-time freshmen and transfer students hoping to enroll in fall 2014, according to the CSU Chancellor's office. The campus received 56,281 applications from freshmen, 667 more than last year. San Diego State was the second most popular campus with 55,780 applications.
Among transfer students, the Long Beach campus received 25,910 applications, an increase of 3.6 percent over last year and more than 3,500 above Cal State Fullerton, which received the second highest number.
CSULB received 83,594 total applications, including international students, credential programs and graduate programs. The applications were submitted during the filing period between Oct. 1 and Nov. 30.
CSULB officials said they have not yet categorized the numbers according to demographics, but expect to have those figures in January.
"We are very pleased that Cal State Long Beach continues to be a destination campus for so many California students," said CSULB Interim President Donald J. Para, in a statement. "It is humbling to note that we will again be among the top few campuses nationally in the number of applications received."
Officials from the CSU and other universities could not be reached for comment Monday. Most campuses are closed through Jan. 2.
Only five universities saw declines in applications, and most of the decreases were modest: Cal State Dominguez Hills in Carson was down 293 applications over last year; Cal State Fullerton was down 130; Cal State Los Angeles was down 668; Cal State San Bernardino was down 187; and San Francisco State was down 3,127, a 9.1 percent drop over last year.
While Para was pleased with the number of applicants at CSULB, his enthusiasm was tempered with the prospect of the university having to turn away so many.
"The record number of applications indicates that prospective students and their parents recognize that CSULB offers a great educational value – a high quality, low cost education," he said. "At the same time, it is a harsh reality that we will likely not admit more than 30,000 qualified students. From the 83,500 applications we received, we will enroll fewer than 8,000 new students."
CSULB officials expect to enroll about 4,000 new first-time freshmen for next fall, and 3,500 new transfer students, which turns out to be just 7 percent of the total number of freshman applications received and about 13.5 percent of transfer applications.
The CSU enrolls a total of about 437,000 students, and employs 44,000 faculty and staff.
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Antiquated, unfair EI system needs fundamental overhaul: task force
OTTAWA – A new report says the Employment Insurance system is broken and needs a more transparent, effective and equitable national framework.
The report by a task force from the University of Toronto's Mowat Centre says the EI system is complex, opaque and not easily understood by contributors.
It says the current program has failed to keep up with societal and economic change and it's widely recognized that there are deep problems at the core the system.
Too many people, it says, are being left out of the social safety net, too many are carrying an unfair burden and too many are not achieving their potential.
The task force, co-chaired by former Saskatchewan premier Roy Romanow, found only 46 per cent of the country's unemployed received EI benefits last year, compared with 86 per cent in 1981.
It also says EI is the only federal program that relies on region of residence as a basis for determining benefits – a particularly poor criterion, says the panel.
"Other important federal social programs, like Old Age Security and the National Child Benefit, treat Canadians equally regardless of region of residence," it notes.
Furthermore, it says many of those who would benefit most from training are not eligible for federally funded programs because they do not meet EI criteria.
The panel also included co-chair Ratna Omidvar, president of the Maytree Foundation and Keith Banting, a leading social-policy scholar who served as its research director.
The group commissioned several independent research papers on EI, each of which addressed a different area of the system and presented possible options for reform.
It identified seven objectives to guide an income-security program for workers, including the need for transparency, fiscal responsibility, sensitivity to economic conditions and changes in employment and to provide adequate support when required.
Its report makes 18 recommendations aimed at making the EI program "more equitable, more transparent, and more consistent with the contemporary labour market."
"They are designed to be a source of national unity, rather than inter-regional disputes," it says.
Among its recommendations:
– A single EI entry requirement and benefit duration range for all workers, reducing both region- and industry-specific subsidies, increasing transparency and restoring fairness to the system.
– New federal temporary unemployment assistance for the "substantial number" of unemployed workers who don't qualify for EI benefits and are ineligible for provincial social-assistance programs.
– More flexibility in special benefits to help the disabled remain in the labour force, more choice for parents when taking parental leave, fair treatment of temporary foreign workers and suggestions for improved financing and management.
"The recommendations should be considered as a package with all proposals adopted simultaneously," says the report.
"While the recommendations would lead to a modest increase in federal spending, the proposed system could be calibrated to suit governmental preferences on generosity and incentives and to reflect the state of the economy."


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Cat in the Hat Knows A Lot About That! "Babies/Fast" Babies - Sally is looking after some baby hamsters, but how can she and Nick hold them right? Well, different animals hold their babies different ways. A trip to Ozzie-Wozz Outback will help them, Cat has some friends who know all about carrying babies! First up is Wilma the spider, who carries all her babies on her back. Then it's off to see Dilly the crocodile, she carries her babies in her mouth! And the last stop, Coco the Koala who uses a pouch to carry her little one. D
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Peg + Cat "The Honey Problem/The Penguin Problem" The Honey Problem - Peg's Pizza Place. The 3 Bees will produce honey for Peg and Cat's super-popular honey cake - but only if Peg and Cat will dance for the Bees in a certain pattern! Primary Content: Weight. The Penguin Problem - The South Pole. D
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Dinosaur Train "Dinosaur Train Submarine: Shoshana Shonosaurus/All Kinds of Families" The Pteranodon family goes under the sea again, to ride the Dinosaur Train Submarine - this time they go to meet Shoshana Shonisaurus, an enormous marine reptile that's something between a dolphin and a whale. Since Shoshana loves to dive down very deep, Shiny has a problem with following her down to the bottom of the sea. Shoshana kindly helps Shiny get over her fear of diving deep. D
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Sesame Street "Leela's Cell Phone Addiction" Zoe and Abby get frustrated with Leela's constant texting. Chris helps them realize that they need to tell Leela how they feel and apologize for hiding her phone. Educational Objective: Self-Regulation. D
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Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood "Daniel's Birthday/Daniel's Picnic" Daniel's Birthday - It's Daniel's Birthday! Daniel is very excited to go to Baker Aker's Bakery with his mom to pick out a cake for his party. When they arrive home after a bumpy ride on Trolley, Daniel is disappointed to find that his cake is smushed. It turns out. D
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Sid The Science Kid "Grandma's Glasses" Sid tries on Grandma's glasses, but they make everything look blurry. Sid explores his sense of vision, and discovers that even though Grandma's glasses make things look blurry to him, they make things look clear to her. D
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Super Why! "King Eddie Who Loved Spaghetti" It's dinner time at Whyatt's house but things are not going well! He's perplexed when Mom and Dad say that what's on his plate isn't healthy. To find out why, the reading superheroes fly into the story King Eddie Who Loved Spaghetti and encounter a wacky king who only wants to eat one thing - spaghetti! As the super readers convince King Eddie taste new foods, Whyatt learns there's more to dinner than he had originally thought! Educational Objectives: To learn about healthy eating. Kids will uncover the alphabet, practice the magic of spelling, learn what the word "ripe" means, and use the power to read to change the story. D
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Caillou "I Can Do It!" Caillou's learning to do new things, and discovering it's okay to have help while he learns. To prove he's ready to help Dad paint the porch, Caillou paints Rosie's dollhouse first - and Gilbert, with paint-dipped paws, does some painting too! Caillou moves from renovation to recreation when Dad and Sarah teach him to play baseball; Dad teaches him to swim; and Clementine goads him into going down the big kids' slide. Mom shows Caillou how to tie his shoes but he get frustrated and stops trying. D
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Manual Meltdowns - Jeep Transmissions We Love To HatePosted in How To on November 1, 2013
Over the years Jeep has offered some great transmissions that we wouldn't hesitate to swap into anything. But along the way there have also been some horrible choices that just left us scratching our heads and wondering what in the world they were thinking when they decided to put that transmission in that Jeep.
Some of the poor choices were just epically bad, like the infamous Puke Goat (aka Peugeot), whereas some of them might have been OK transmissions, but just didn't work well with other drivetrain options. Some would keep us from buying the Jeep that had them between its framerails, and some we'd just run it till it died.
So, follow along as we talk about why we hate them, what you can find them in, break down the gear ratios, and tell you how to identify them.
The AX5 is a five-speed manual transmission with overdrive that first showed up in the '84 Cherokee behind the 2.5L four-cylinder. It was found only behind the four-cylinder and even behind that engine it had problems. Higher-mileage units are known for kicking out of gear. A common problem with this transmission almost regardless of mileage is the loss of the Overdrive gear. It is finicky about what gear oil you put in it and is known for losing syncros if you put in the original factory-spec oil. If you kill one you are better off swapping an AX15 into your Jeep than replacing or rebuilding the AX5.
Found in: '84-'01 Cherokee; '87-'04 Wrangler
Identify by: Two aluminum case halves (front and back) with steel plate in middle and 21-spline output.
Gear ratios: 3.92; 2.33; 1.44; 1.00; 0.85; 4.74 (Reverse)
This transmission has a special place in our hearts. Commonly known as the Peugeot BA 10/5, we've sold Jeeps in the past that had this transmission in them and we've not bought Jeeps because we didn't want to swap it out. Maybe the French can keep this thing together, but we never could. Grinding, gears spit out through the case, loss of gears, and kicking out of gears are but some of the issues we've had and heard about with this transmission. Top that off with a less-than-wonderful internal hydraulic throwout bearing, and you are better off just tossing this thing in the nearest trash bin and swapping in just about anything else.
Found in: '87-'89 XJ and MJ; '87-'90 Wrangler
Identify by: Left and right clamshell-style case halves
Gear ratios: 3.39; 2.33; 1.44; 1.00; 0.79; 3.76 (Reverse)
When the NSG370 was first put in Wranglers for the '05 model year, we were psyched. We were excited to lose that huge gap between Third, Fourth, and Fifth gears. We even got a Rubicon to test drive to Moab that year, and the next year we swapped one into an MJ. That said, today this transmission walks the walk of shame. We just haven't had good luck keeping them alive, and they're not as durable as the AX15s and NV3550s they replaced. Kicking out of First gear, losing gears, making noise, and so forth are pretty common. And we hear similar stories from friends and readers with these transmissions.
Found in: '05-to-current Wranglers
Identify by: Integral bellhousing, the only six-speed behind six-cylinders.
Gear ratios: 4.46; 2.61; 1.72; 1.25; 1.00; 0.84; 4.06 (Reverse)
The SR4 was used behind both the four- and six-cylinder engines. It is not a strong transmission and has no Overdrive gear so we wouldn't be in a big hurry to swap it into anything. It did live behind V-8s in cars, but in a Jeep it leaves a little to be desired. Bigger tires and more torque down low can cause problems for it in the Jeep. However, we wouldn't pull it out until it started dying, which it would soon enough. Most often you will start having problems finding gears thanks to the offset shifter setup. Sometimes you will go for Fourth and find Second, sometimes going for First lands you in Reverse. You can pull the shifter housing and try to clean it, or adjust it but parts are getting harder to find.
Found in: '80-'82 CJs
Identify by: An 11-bolt top cover in front, separate shifter cover to rear, all-aluminum case, 23-spline output.
Gear ratios: Four-cylinder: 4.07; 2.39; 1.49; 1.0; 3.95 (Reverse). Six-cylinder: 3.50; 2.21; 1.43; 1.00; 3.39 (Reverse)
T-4 and T-5
The T-4 and T-5 replaced the SR4 and were found behind both four- and six-cylinder engines. The T-4 is a four-speed while the T-5 is a five-speed. The T-5 is basically a slightly improved version of the SR4 with an Overdrive gear. It has tapered roller bearings on the input and output shafts but that rear-mounted shifter location gave it many of the same issues the SR4 eventually had. And while the First gear looks good on paper, the reality is that many of these Jeeps had differential gears in the 2.xx:1 ranges and that low First gear was needed just to get moving. Problems getting it into Reverse or downshifting after it's in Fifth for a while are but a couple of the shifter-related issues.
Found in: '82-'86 CJs
Identify by: 13-51 casting number (T-4); 13-52 casting number (T-5); 10-bolt top cover with rear-mounted and separate shifter cover, aluminum case
Gear ratios: 4.03; 2.37; 1.50; 1.00; (0.86 T-5 only); 3.76 (Reverse)
While the three-speed T-14 isn't really in league with some of these other duds, it makes the list because of the way it was set up. The high First gear means a lot of clutch slip is required with even slightly bigger tires on a stock-height Jeep. Add to that the lackluster low range, and wheeling a Jeep with one of these transmissions can be difficult. It is considered a light-duty transmission so we would be leery of running it with huge tires or in a heavier Jeep. Bearing and synchro wear are not uncommon, resulting in grinding and popping out of gear. That said, while we've never killed one, we also wouldn't swap this into anything.
Found in: '67-'75 CJ-5, CJ-6, C-101, and C-104 with six-cylinders.
Identify by: Cast-in nubs on side of case that were for side-shifter car applications, six-bolt cast iron top cover.
Gear ratios: 3.10; 1.61; 1.00; 3.10 (Reverse)
While a solid little package, the three-speed T-150 was introduced at a time when Jeep was going to constantly higher and higher axle gears in an effort to meet CAFE standards. At the same time, engine output was going down due to increasingly stringent emissions controls. The two factors worked together to make the 2.99 First gear only moderately bearable with the factory-sized tires. At a time when 32-inch tires were possible on a stock-height Jeep and other vehicles were enjoying four-speed transmissions, this one didn't last long. We wouldn't swap it into anything if it would cost us money. In the long run, unless you are running super-high axle gears, it might be cheaper in burned clutches to just swap this one out for a four-speed.
Found in: '76-'79 CJs
Identify by: eight-bolt cast-iron top cover, aluminum input bearing retainer, casting numbers 2603983 or 2603347.
Gear ratios: 2.99; 1.75; 1.00; 3.17 (Reverse)
While the three-speed T-86 might have been an improvement over the T-90 it replaced, it was put in heavier Jeeps with more powerful engines and really didn't hold a candle to the T-14 that came shortly after its introduction. The only way the 2.79:1 First gear worked was because most Jeeps of the era had 3.73, 4.27, 4.88, or 5.38 gears in the differentials and relatively small tires. Of course, that meant spinning the heck out of the engine to put the Jeep on a highway and that can lead to all other kinds of issues. Basically if you've got one of these in your old Jeep with really low axle gears and it is working for you, keep it. If you decide you want to go faster than 50 mph on the highway, you'll want to regear your axles—but then the pitiful non-synchronized First gear in this transmission will mean lots of clutch slipping to get the Jeep to move even in low range.
Found in: '65-'67 CJs
Identify by: eight-bolt cast-iron top cover, T-86 or T-86AA cast into the side.
Gear ratios: 2.79; 1.68; 1.00; 3.79 (Reverse)
By and large, the automatic transmissions Jeep installed at the factory were decent units. And, if you keep water out of them and change the fluid most of them will last a very long time. However, the one glaring exception to that is the 42RLE. The torque converter is too loose to work well while wheeling, and the pump pickup gets uncovered and sucks air if the vehicle is attempting a steep climb, which can result in an inability to move under its own power. Even with moderately larger tires, it hunts between Third and Fourth gears on the highway—and it just isn't that durable. We popped ours with barely 100,000 on it in an LJ. Once it made its way into the JK. We've gotten questions from lots of readers with similar experiences to ours.
Found in: '03-'11 six-cylinder Wrangler; '02-'13 six-cylinder gas Liberty
Identify by: Barcode on Bellhousing or PK number on rear flange.
Gear ratios: 2.84; 1.57; 1.00; 0.69; 2.21 (Reverse)


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Edgar Allan Poe's place in American literature would have been secure even if his death hadn't been completely bizarre and mysterious ... just like his stories. But to be found on the streets of Baltimore, delirious, ill, and wearing someone else's clothes — well, that's the stuff legends are made of. Many theories have been presented over the years, and "The Raven" — directed by James McTeigue and starring John Cusack — comes up with another.
This theory is presumably new, given that it barely matches any of the historical record of Poe's last days. To the filmmakers' credit, they are completely upfront about cherry-picking a few true details and constructing a fictional story around them. So Poe buffs should be prepared to drop any expectation of fidelity to the facts. Cusack's Poe mentions never having written about sailors, apparently forgetting his single longest work ("The Narrative of A. Gordon Pym"). He identifies the corpse of Rufus Griswold, a minor figure whose main claim to fame in the real world was as Poe's literary executor, despite the fact that Griswold loathed him and did everything he could to besmirch his memory. (Maybe this scene is a kind of payback by the filmmakers in Poe's name.)
Like the popular image (not all of which is hooey), Cusack's Poe is both penurious and a drunk. But he also has a sunny side: He is planning to marry Emily Harrison (Alice Eve), who loves him right back, despite the strenuous objections of her father (Brendan Gleeson), one of the city's most powerful figures.
But everything — including compatibility with history — is disrupted when people start turning up dead, in murders that appear to be patterned after Poe's stories. Naturally, no-nonsense police detective Field (Luke Evans) enlists Poe's aid in tracking down this "serial killer."
Now wait a doggoned minute: They actually refer to him as a "serial killer," as does a large newspaper headline, despite the fact that the term was coined during the Reagan administration. It's one thing to mess with the facts; it's another to include anachronisms that should set off an alarm for all but the tin-eared. In a similar manner, Poe derides someone as an "overgrown mouth breather," which instantly pulls you back into the 21st century. There are a number of such obvious anachronisms in the speech, and, even if no single one pops out at you, together they interfere with suspension of disbelief.
As for the plot, I don't want to spoil things, so let me vaguely suggest that the killer's identity is tough to guess, because the character — in the grandest tradition of mendacious plotting — has barely been in the movie. In essence, he may as well have been the carriage driver who had one line in the third scene. It's hardly sportsmanlike of McTeigue — both annoying and not that interesting.
Let me recommend another film, which is more in keeping with the mood of Poe and uses a better variation on the same idea: A murder appears to have been inspired by a suspense story — an unpublished story, at that — and the author, loosely based on a real-life figure, becomes obsessed with tracking down the perp. Behold the terrific 1994 Japanese film "The Mystery of Rampo," which has more in common with David Lynch than with James McTeigue. Ironically, in the real world, the writer at its center used the pseudonym Edogawa Rampo, a rough Japanese equivalent of Edgar Allan Poe.
ANDY KLEIN is the film critic for Marquee. He can also be heard on "FilmWeek" on KPCC-FM (89.3).


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Rockies playoffs: A Tale of Two Cities
With the Colorado Rockies slated to take on the Philadelphia Phillies in the NLDS starting Wednesday, the tourism organizations in Denver and Philadelphia released some interesting tidbits about the two cities. For example, local dive bar El Chapultepec was ranked one of the top 50 bars in the nation by Esquire?
The information below comes directly from the tourism organizations in Denver and Philly.
· Philadelphia – City: 1.4 million; metro: 3.8 million
· Denver – City & County: 600,000, metro: 3 million
· Philadelphia – The "City of Brotherly Love" is the birthplace of freedom and independence. The Declaration of Independence was signed here, after all, not to mention the bell…the famous one with a crack in it.
· Denver – "The Mile High City" was founded as a gold mining camp in 1858, and, in its first few years, was destroyed twice by a fire and a flood. Denver's first business was a saloon, and the city boasted saloon hall performances of Macbeth before it had a school or a hospital.
· Philadelphia – Denver has the Great American Beer Festival, but Philly upholds its claim to be America's Best Beer Drinking City. Philly Beer Week is June 4-13. That's a 10-day "week" of beer, celebrating a history dating back to 1680, when William Penn (the city's founder) started his own brewery. Today, Phillies' fans like to get to the game early and hang out at McFadden's Ballpark, a spacious indoor/outdoor bar with 33 plasma screens and two huge projectors, or grab a post-game Belgian beer at Monk's Café, Beneluxx or Eulogy.
· Denver – There's only one authority on measuring beer festivals, and that, appropriately, is the Guinness World Records, which ranked Denver's Great American Beer Festival, September 24-26, 2009, as having the greatest assortment of beers available for tasting ever assembled on planet Earth – some 1,900 tap beers and 400 bottle beers. And the state winning the largest number of medals? Why Colorado, of course. Before the game, grab a beer at the Wynkoop Brewing Company, founded by current Denver Mayor John Hickenlooper as the state's first brewpub. Or visit El Chapultepec, picked by Esquire as one of the top 50 bars in the nation. Frank Sinatra once sang here, President Clinton played his sax on stage – and Sting was thrown out.
· Philadelphia – In 2007, The Food Network – thanks to Philly traditions like Chickie's and Pete's and Tony Luke's – was honored with the "Best Ballpark Eats". And for the veggie-friendly types, Citizens Bank Ballpark was named the No. 1 vegetarian-friendly ballpark in 2007, 2008 and 2009 by PETA. For those still hungry, Misconduct Tavern is just steps from the Broad Street subway, or a plentiful amount of outdoor tables along Market Street in Old City are sure to appease.
· Denver – The city is renowned for its steak houses – and just a stone's throw from Coors Field is one of the best, The Chop House, located in the historic Union Pacific building. For street food, pedestrians can pick up a breakfast burrito on any corner or stop by Biker Jim's on 16th and Arapahoe streets for the famous reindeer sausage hot dog. For those a little squeamish eating Rudolph, Biker Jim also has dogs made of elk and buffalo.
· Philadelphia – If Spike Jonze's film adaptation has visitors wanting to know more about Where the Wild Things Are, visit the Rosenbach Museum and Library, where Wild author Maurice Sendak's illustrations and personal collections are housed. And with Halloween looming, pay homage to Bram Stoker's notes for "Dracula," another Rosenbach prize.
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Awards Don't Matter – Right?
I used to be the sort of fellow who eschewed design or leadership awards for web sites. I figured the true measure of success is seeing the sites used every day for Customers and Partners answering their questions, assessing the right product fits, communicating with their colleagues on forums.
I still take awards with a grain of salt, but we've gotten several mentions lately for Cisco.com, so I thought it would be worth a brief recap for the following reason: These awards not only reflect our team's hard work here at Cisco, but also your participation. They show:
- How you've helped us achieve excellence (or strive for it, at least) with your regular participation in comments to the site and in our 1:1 usability tests that we do around the globe via WebEx.
- How our team has worked diligently to continuously improve our web, social and mobile experiences, based on your input.
Here is a list of some of the accolades we've gotten lately, and then I promise I'll stop bragging for a while:
- As Bill Skeet just blogged recently, our Online Support experience recently won the "Ten Best Support Sites" award from the Association of Support Professionals (ASP). And, Cisco was awarded the 2012 Technology Services Industry Association (TSIA) STAR Award for "Best Online Support" for the fourth year in a row.
- Cisco recently won an Award of Distinction for our Brand Identity System, which includes the web site. The scope of this one included Cisco brand guidelines, along with brand assets such as Cisco.com, navigation, photography, icons, templates and more.
- Cisco.com is a 2012 Webby Honoree: Official Honoree distinction is awarded to the top 15% of all work entered 10,000 entries received from the US and more than 60 countries.
- And, our Cisco London 2012 website has also been selected as an Official Honoree of the 16th Annual Webby Awards in the Corporate Communications category.
- Cisco won a bronze ADDY in the AAF-Silicon Valley ADDY Competition. This award is for our new Brand Identity System which includes all of the standards for the web, mobile and social venues. The ADDYs are arguably the world's largest creative competition, with over 60,000 entries each year nationwide.
- Cisco's Connected Life Exchange blog was honored at @btobmagazine Social Media Marketing Awards. In the article, the writer says "The whole package is refreshingly non-promotional and often fascinating. Cisco continues to innovate in the suddenly red-hot field of content marketing with an approach to thought leadership that emphasizes actual thinking."
And, I already mentioned these, but they bear repeating because these focus on coverage and usability:
- SiteIQ #1 overall of Enterprise IT Web Sites (tied with IBM) and hands down #1 in Usability
- ByteLevel Research ranked in Top 3 in global web and mobile coverage, just behind Google and Facebook.
Our digital teams don't think about awards that much; but we do think about you and how you use our web sites, mobile and other digital experiences every day. And I like to think that focus has translated into some of the recent accolades.
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's annual summary of the Superfund program's fiscal year (FY) 2009 progress shows that the program continues to make significant progress in cleaning up the country's most complex, uncontrolled or abandoned hazardous waste.
In FY 2009, which ended on Sept. 30, EPA completed all of its construction projects at 20 sites, for a cumulative total of 1,080 sites with construction completed – 67 percent of the top priority sites ranked on the National Priorities List (NPL). Superfund has continued to protect communities and the environment by listing 20 new sites and proposing that 23 sites be added to the NPL in FY 2009.
"Protecting human health and the environment, and restoring contaminated properties to environmental and economic vitality are EPA priorities," said Mathy Stanislaus, assistant administrator for the agency's Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response. "EPA gives top priority to cleaning up sites that pose the greatest risk to human health and to the environment while engaging communities throughout the site decision-making process."
With $582 million in funds from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, EPA began new construction at 26 Superfund sites and provided additional support to ongoing construction activities at 25 other sites. The recovery act funding is supporting local economies by creating and maintaining jobs, and is increasing the speed in which Superfund sites are cleaned up and returned to productive use.
The agency conducted or oversaw more than 368 emergency response and removal actions to address immediate threats to communities, such as cleaning up spills and accidental releases of hazardous material in FY 2009.
Underscoring EPA's commitment to the "polluter pays" principle, the agency secured commitments from potentially responsible parties to conduct more than $1.99 billion in future response work, and to reimburse EPA for $371 million in past costs.
In 2010, EPA launched the Integrated Cleanup Initiative, which represents a commitment to improve program performance and provide communities with accountability and transparency. As a first step, EPA has developed a new publicly reported performance measure, an increase in the completion of Superfund remedial action projects. The new measure will provide more information regarding the actions necessary to bring site cleanups to completion and reuse.


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Little Green Books are printed with vegetable or soy based inks, made from recycled materials and are 100% recyclable! I was so happy to see they had books available for little ones (board books) and for a bit older (pre-school and young elementary age). There are ton of options out there for older kiddos to learn how to help the Earth and the creatures on it but the younger group has been left out...until now. You can even find lift the flap books to keep them entertained and involved.
G loved these books...his fave was I Can Save the Ocean. He loves anything to do with sea life and the ocean so this was a big hit and he loved the Little Green Monster. I enjoyed The Polar Bear's Home as well....this story about global warming was a tug-on-the-heart story that he understood and took to heart.
|Peter Pan enjoying his Little Green Book
As total book nerds, we had fun reviewing the books we did. We were able to review the ones shown and mentioned above. I Can Save the Ocean, I Can Save the Earth, The Polar Bear's Home and Don't Throw That Away!
Now it's YOUR turn to read these books! We are going to have a super-size giveaway for these great books. I will have 1 Grand Prize Winner who will receive the whole pack of books that I mentioned! All 4! Then, I will have 4 winners get to choose 1 book of their choice out of the ones above. This should be fun, 5 winners! Here's what to do:
1. Must be a pubic follower (GFC) of this blog.
2. Head to Little Green Books and let me know which of the books out of the 4 I reviewed that you would want to read to a little one.
3. You want to grab some extra entries???
Go and "like" me on Facebook! (1 extra entry)
Follow me on Twitter! (1 extra entry)
Blog about the giveaway! Leave me a link. (2 extra entries)
This giveaway is open to all US and Canada followers! This giveaway will end on June 10th...so you have plenty of time to enter!


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Mammoth Brewing earns gold, bronze
Competing in the Brewers Association 2012 Ninth Bi-annual World Beer Cup competition last weekend, Mammoth Brewing Company won a gold medal for its Double Nut Brown Porter in the Brown Porter Category, and a bronze for its Real McCoy Amber Ale in German Style Brown/Dusseldorf-Style Altbier Category.
"To win one award is one thing," said Sean Turner, who with his wife, Joyce, own Mammoth Brewing. "But to win two really speaks to the consistency and quality of our beers. And considering all the gold medals that both the Double Nut Brown and Real McCoy Amber have received previously over several years from the California State Fair, our beers are now on par with other world-recognized breweries like Sierra Nevada and Firestone Walker."
It was the first year Mammoth Brewing Company participated in this contest, held in San Diego. Brewers from around the world received awards from an elite international panel of judges.
"It's called 'The Olympics of Beer Competition' for good reason," said Charlie Papazian, president of the Brewers Association, the U.S.-based trade association that has put on the competition every two years since 1996.
"The event brings together great brewers from all corners of the globe. Plus, the awards are highly regarded. A brewer who wins a World Beer Cup gold award knows that their winning beer represents the best of that beer style in the world."
Head brewer Jason Senior, brewer Karl Anderson, along with the Turners, were at the awards dinner on Saturday night to receive their awards.
There were 2,400 beer-industry people representing 799 breweries from 54 countries and 45 states.
In all, 3,921 beers entered in 95 beer-style categories, and the judges presented a total of 284 gold, silver and bronze awards.


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The following are key statements made by Barack Obama as president and prior to his presidency about Social Security.
Speech to the AARP Convention on the COLA and the retirement age
September 6, 2008
"But his [McCain's] campaign has gone even further, suggesting that the best answer to the growing pressures on Social Security might be to cut cost-of-living adjustments or raise the retirement age. I will not do either."
Transcript: http://completeobamaspeecharchive.com/090608_convention.htm
Video: http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/BarackOb
Key clip is at 8:40 to 9:50
Presidential Campaign Video/Organizing for America, Blueprint for Change: Social Security
October 16, 2008
"The best way forward is to first look to adjust the cap on the payroll tax. … Ninety-seven percent of Americans will see absolutely no change in their taxes under my proposal. … What it does allow us to do is extend the life of Social Security without cutting benefits or raising the retirement age."
Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zkDAdVJpF1U&feature=player_embedded
Meet the Press interview on not cutting benefits and uncapping the payroll tax
November 11, 2007
"And when you look at how we should approach Social Security, I believe that cutting retire—cutting benefits is not the right answer. I meet too many seniors all across the country who are struggling with the limited Social Security benefits that they have. That raising the retirement age is not the best option, particularly when we've got people who are still in manufacturing."
"Well, when I—I am going to be listening to any ideas that are presented, but I think that the best way to approach this is to adjust the cap on the payroll tax so that people like myself are paying a little bit more and the people who are in need are protected."
Video: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21738432/ns/meet_the_press/
Op-ed in Quad City Times, Iowa, opposing benefit cuts and raising the retirement age
September 21, 2007
"Second, I do not want to cut benefits or raise the retirement age. I believe there are a number of ways we can make Social Security solvent that do not involve placing these added burdens on our seniors. One possible option, for example, is to raise the cap on the amount of income subject to the Social Security tax. If we kept the payroll tax rate exactly the same but applied it to all earnings and not just the first $97,500, we could virtually eliminate the entire Social Security shortfall."
Article: http://www.barackobama.com/2007/09/21/fixedincome_seniors_can_expect.php
State of the Union Speech 2010
January 27, 2010
"Starting in 2011, we are prepared to freeze government spending for three years. (Applause.) Spending related to our national security, Medicare, Medicaid, and Social Security will not be affected."
"Now, even after paying for what we spent on my watch, we'll still face the massive deficit we had when I took office. More importantly, the cost of Medicare, Medicaid, and Social Security will continue to skyrocket."
Transcript: http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/remarks-president-state-union-address
State of the Union Speech 2009
February 24, 2009
"To preserve our long-term fiscal health, we must also address the growing costs in Medicare and Social Security. Comprehensive health care reform is the best way to strengthen Medicare for years to come. And we must also begin a conversation on how to do the same for Social Security, while creating tax-free universal savings accounts for all Americans."
Transcript: http://www.whitehouse.gov/the_press_office/Remarks-of-President-Barack-Obama-Address-to-Joint-Session-of-Congress/
MTV appearance featuring question on the solvency of Social Security, payroll tax and "all options on the table"
October 14, 2010
The Congressional Budget Office projects that Social Security could go into the red as early as 2018. And it seems to me there are only three options if we want to fix it: raise the retirement age, raise payroll taxes or reduce benefits. I know in the past you've said that all options are on the table, but do you have a limit for what would be acceptable changes for each of those three things?:
Well, first of all, let me just say something about these projections. According to the Congressional Budget Office, what'll happen is around 2018, we'll start taking in less money than we're sending out. So right now Social Security generally runs a surplus; that surplus will start getting drained around 2018.
Now, that doesn't mean that Social Security is going bankrupt. It doesn't mean that Social Security is going away. What it does mean is if we don't do anything about it, right around the time — you guys are a little young for you to retire — but let's say when I'm retired. (Laughter.) What's going to end up happening is, is that if you expected a dollar of benefits, you'll only get about 75 cents, so people won't get the full bargain that they thought they were getting when they paid into Social Security.
That's why we've got to strengthen it. And I have said that all options are on the table. I think we've got to look at how we preserve it for the next generation. I do think that the best way to do it would be to look at the fact that right now you only pay Social Security taxes up to about $106,000, and after that, you don't pay any Social Security tax. So that means Warren Buffett, who makes more than $100,000 a year, the vast bulk of his income, he doesn't pay Social Security taxes on it. That could be modified or changed in a way that would help extend the solvency of Social Security.
But this is an area where — I'm sorry, what was the young lady from Austin — this is where Cynthia's point about bipartisanship is so important. I set up a bipartisan fiscal commission that is made up of Republicans and Democrats to sit and meet over the last several months to start looking at how we generally start reducing our debt and our deficit so we're not leaving it to the next generation. They're supposed to report back to me after the election because we specifically designed it so they wouldn't get caught up with silly season and would be able to just focus on what makes sense.
Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6DhBi2i3UZc
Other statements on uncapping the payroll tax
September 22, 2007 — "If we kept the payroll tax rate exactly the same but applied it to all earnings and not just the first $97,000," Obama wrote this week in an Iowa newspaper, "we could eliminate the entire Social Security shortfall."
September 6, 2007 — "I think that lifting the cap is probably going to be the best option. Now we've got to have a process [like the one] back in 1983. We need another one. And I think I've said before everything should be on the table. My personal view is that lifting the cap is much preferable to the other options that are available. But what's critical is to recognize that there is a potential problem: young people who don't think Social Security is going to be there for them. We should be willing to do anything that will strengthen the system, to make sure that that we are being true to those who are already retired, as well as young people in the future."
April 27, 2008 — "In terms of raising the cap on the payroll tax, right now everybody who's making $102,000 or less pays 100% of payroll tax on 100% of their income. There are about 3% to 4% of Americans who are above $102,000 in income every year. So if you want to talk about who's middle class, me giving cuts to folks making $60,000 or $70,000, and potentially asking more from friends of mine like Warren Buffett. That's a debate I'm happy to have with John McCain, because it's the people making $75,000, $50,000, $60,000 who are hurting."- Fox News Interview 2007
April 16, 2008 — "What I have proposed is that we raise the cap on the payroll tax, because right now millionaires and billionaires don't have to pay beyond $97,000 a year. Now most firefighters & teachers, they're not making over $100,000 a year. In fact, only 6% of the population does. And I've also said that I'd be willing to look at exempting people who are making slightly above that."
Q: But that's a tax on people under $250,000.
"That's why I would look at potentially exempting those who are in between. This is an option that I would strongly consider, because the alternatives, like raising the retirement age, or cutting benefits, or raising the payroll tax on everybody, including people making less than $97,000 a year–those are not good policy options"- Philadelphia Primary Debate
Social Security is not in crisis
August 18, 2010 — The president acknowledged at a small town hall gathering in Columbus, Ohio, Wednesday that the pension fund "has to be tweaked because the population is getting older" but said Republicans' plans to drastically overhaul the program are wrong.
"Social Security is not in crisis," Obama said. "We're going to have to make some modest adjustments in order to strengthen it."
October 30, 2007 — "Social Security is not in crisis; it is a fundamentally sound system, but it does have a problem, long-term. We've got 78 million baby boomers, who are going to be retiring over the next couple of decades. That means more retirees, fewer workers to support those retirees. We are going to have to do something about it. The best idea is to lift the cap on the payroll tax, potentially exempting middle-class folks, but making sure that the wealthy are paying more of their fair share, a little bit more."
2008 campaign website statement — "Obama and Biden are committed to ensuring Social Security is solvent and viable for the American people, now and in the future. Obama and Biden will be honest with the American people about the long-term solvency of Social Security and the ways we can address the shortfall. Obama and Biden will protect Social Security benefits for current and future beneficiaries alike. And they do not believe it is necessary or fair to hardworking seniors to raise the retirement age. Obama and Biden are strongly opposed to privatizing Social Security. As part of a bipartisan plan that would be phased in over many years, they will ask those making over $250,000 to contribute a bit more to Social Security to keep it sound.
"Obama does not support uncapping the full payroll tax of 12.4 percent rate. Instead, he and Joe Biden are considering plans that would ask those making over $250,000 to pay in the range of 2 to 4 percent more in total (combined employer and employee)."
National Press Club speech
April 26, 2005 — "Since Social Security was first signed into law almost seventy years ago, at a time when FDR's opponents were calling it a hoax that would never work and some likened it to communism, there has been movement after movement to get rid of the program for purely ideological reasons. Because some still believe that we can't solve the problems we face as one American community; they think this country works better when we're left to face fate by ourselves.
"I understand this view. There's something bracing about the Social Darwinist idea, the idea that there isn't a problem that the unfettered free market can't solve. It requires no sacrifice on the part of those of us who have won life's lottery…and doesn't consider who our parents were, or the education we received, or the right breaks that came at the right time.
"But I couldn't disagree more. If we privatize Social Security, what will we tell retirees whose investments in the stock market went badly? We're sorry? Keep working? You're on your own?
"When people's expected benefits get cut and they have to choose between their groceries and their prescriptions, what will we say then? That's not our problem?
"When our debt climbs so high that our children face sky-high taxes just as they're starting their first job, what will we tell them? Deal with it yourselves?
"This isn't how America works. This isn't how we saved millions of seniors from a life of poverty seventy years ago. This isn't how we sent a greatest generation of veterans to college so they could build the greatest middle-class in history. And this isn't how we should face the challenges of this new century either."


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Sixers On The Brink Of A Record To Forget
They are a loss away from becoming the Philadelphia 26ers.
As in, losers of 26 in a row.
A skid that would match the longest losing streak in NBA history and leave the 76ers one loss of holding the record for the four major professional sports.
"It's tough we lose them consecutively, but it's the NBA," guard Tony Wroten said. "You play another day."
With a another loss Thursday at Houston, the Sixers (15-56) will tie the NBA record of 26 straight losses set by the 2010-11 Cleveland Cavaliers. The potential record setter is Saturday at home against Detroit.
But the 76ers say this seemingly infinite skid comes with a purpose: Finishing first.
Philadelphia is losing to win the No. 1 overall pick in the 2014 draft.
Former Orlando coach Stan Van Gundy is among the critics that call Philly's style of lottery-bound losing, tanking. Sixers management simply says it's old-fashioned rebuilding. Whatever the label, the team with the worst record in the NBA has a 25 percent chance of winning the No. 1 overall pick.
But there's a flaw in the Sixers' plan: Even with the avalanche of defeats, they still don't have the worst record in the NBA, Milwaukee does. Entering Thursday, the Bucks are 13-58 and that puts them in the driver's seat as they plummet toward the top spot.
The Bucks may be serving as motivation for the Sixers; there's no suspense these days in the outcome of Philadelphia games. The Sixers been outscored by 16.9 points during the losing streak; Cleveland was outscored by 13.7 while setting the record.
Philadelphia coach Brett Brown said the Sixers will be better off as a result of the losing.
"It's those short-term, real pains for what we hope will be a bunch of long-term gains," Brown said. "This period of time is not pleasant for any of us. But it's necessary."
But it's a hefty price to pay.
"Nobody wants to have that record," said Cavs forward Anderson Varejao, a member of the Cleveland squad that lost 26 straight. "It is what it is. If they get it, it's too bad for them. It's a tough time and it's not easy. I don't even think they think about how many games they've lost.
"It's just one of those things where you go out to win and you end up losing."
The Sixers last won on Jan. 29 on former guard Evan Turner's buzzer-beater at Boston. They've been crushed (123-78 by the Clippers and 123-80 by Golden State in consecutive games) and had a few close calls (losing 93-92 to the Knicks). And this week they were called out by NBA Commissioner Adam Silver, who said the losing streak was "bad for everyone."
"It's potentially damaging to the players involved and the culture they're trying to create," Silver said, "but those decisions are left to management."
Mired in mediocrity for most of the last decade, first-year general manager Sam Hinkie decided to start from scratch, trading assets for draft picks all in the hope that the Sixers can build a winner from within. Hinkie started on draft night, when he traded All-Star guard Jrue Holiday to New Orleans for No. 6 overall pick Nerlens Noel. In February, he dealt starters Turner and Spencer Hawes, and Lavoy Allen at the trade deadline.
The 76ers went 0 for February. They are three losses away from 0 for March.
These aren't the `62 Mets. The Sixers are more laughable losers, than lovable.
Team owners Joshua Harris and Dave Blitzer, who also own the New Jersey Devils, have sold hope to the disenfranchised fanbase with the "Together We Build" slogan. Fed-up fans, though, have had more fun with the Twitter feed (at)didthesixerswin.
"There's not a person in this organization that doesn't have a will to win, that isn't competitive, that doesn't feel sick to their stomach after a loss," team CEO Scott O'Neil said. "That goes for me, and Sam and Coach, Josh, David. Everyone involved with the organization.
"We signed up for this, we can get through this together. But it doesn't make it any easier. It doesn't."
The Sixers are closing in on setting the longest losing streak in sports history. According to STATS LLC, the longest streaks in the four major sports are held by:
- In the NBA, the Cavaliers, 26 losses in row, from Dec. 20, 2010-Feb. 9, 2011.
- In the NFL, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 26 losses in row, from Sept. 12, 1976-Dec. 4 1977.
- In MLB, the Philadelphia Phillies, 23 losses in a row, from Jan. 29, 1961-Aug. 20, 1961.
- In the NHL, the Pittsburgh Penguins, 18 losses in a row, from Jan. 13, 2004-Feb. 22, 2004.
The 76ers' skid is the latest example of Philadelphia's sports futility.
The Phillies hold the longest losing streak in major league history and were the first team to lose 10,000 games. The Eagles have never won a Super Bowl and haven't won an NFL championship since 1960. The Flyers are closing in on four decades without a Stanley Cup.
Though it's hard to remember now, but the Sixers started the season 3-0, featuring wins over Miami and Chicago. Now, with a gutted roster made up of mostly D-League castoffs and 10-day contract hopefuls, the 76ers face the bleak reality they might not win again this season.
The Sixers, however, will be remembered if they notch their 26th loss in a row.
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I just watched the live stream of the Topshop Unique show on their website, and I loved it! That's not to say it was my favourite collection that they've done, because it wasn't, but I loved the actual experience of watching it.
At the risk of sounding far too old and boring, it was really beautiful to see so clearly how our experience of fashion has been affected by modern technology and social media. While you watched the live stream in the centre, you could also buy what you were seeing on the runway, buy the make up that had been used, take pictures from the show and publish them straight to Facebook, and directly download the soundtrack from iTunes. All from the same page. Call me old-fashioned, but I thought that was pretty incredible.
As for the actual show, I loved the atmosphere, with the spaceship-esque runway and the eerie music, but I couldn't help feeling that the clothes weren't that exciting in comparison to previous years. I know they were going for simple and minimalistic, but I think it came off a tiny bit boring. Having said that, I did love the manly, oversized jackets and trousers, and the muted colour scheme with bright yellow every now and then was amazing. My absolute favourite look was the black and white chiffon-y dress with the yellow jacket (third picture down).
Anyway, I hope you're all enjoying LFW, and I'll probably end up posting again soon, since there are so many shows I'm looking forward to!
P.s. I'm sorry about the fairly awful picture quality, but I "shot" them myself, according to the Topshop website, so I felt obligated to use them.


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The city of Memphis has a contract with the state of Tennessee and the Environmental Protection Agency to perform auto emissions testing through the next fiscal year, according to Shelby County Mayor Mark Luttrell.
City funding for auto inspection stations including this one would run out as of June 30, the end of the current fiscal year. But Shelby County Mayor Mark Luttrell says the city of Memphis has a contract with the state to do the emissions testing and that the contract runs for another fiscal year.
(Daily News File/Lance Murphey)
But county government is ultimately responsible, through the Shelby County Health Department, for overall air quality.
"First and foremost the city has a contractual obligation to continue in that area for at least another year," Luttrell said on the WKNO-TV program "Behind The Headlines" in an episode that airs Friday, June 7, at 7 p.m.
Luttrell was reacting in advance of Tuesday's council vote on an ordinance that would exempt Memphis vehicle owners from having their cars inspected. The council was to vote on the proposal by council member Lee Harris Tuesday on the first of three readings.
Last week, Memphis Mayor A C Wharton Jr. told council members that Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam's chief of staff had told him and Luttrell that Haslam would not allow the state to take over the inspections and would not offer any assistance in what amounts to a political standoff.
"I'm hoping that the city will meet their contractual obligation, some way, somehow," Luttrell said. "We're going to continue to look for ways that we can compensate and help the city if they withdraw from emissions testing. The county will not assume responsibility for emissions testing."
And Luttrell emphasized that county government will not pay the city to continue emissions testing until new federal air quality standards come into play in 2014.
"We just don't have it in our budget," he said of what is a $2 million line item in the city budget. "We have asked about as much from our citizens as far as a tax increase for Shelby County that we can do. I emphasize that the city has a contract. They need to honor the contract they are under."
The health department obligations on behalf of county government are the result of another move by the council several years ago that ended city funding of what had been a department under the umbrella of county government but jointly funded by city and county governments. The council cut funding to the health department after vocal complaints that no other municipality in the county contributed to the funding.
Luttrell said the health department's role in a scenario where the city ends funding for the testing as well as the testing itself could be in finding alternatives to the testing that are acceptable to federal environmental regulators.
"The city has got to decide how they are going to move forward on this," he added. "Some in the city say that it's an equity issue. I think it's more of a financial issue than an equity issue. They have done the inspections for 25 years. Equity has never been a concern until this year."
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——– Monday, Sept. 26 ——–
Tim Halperin in Jail!
Why is season 10 American Idol alum Tim Halperin locking himelf in 'jail' for two days? The stunt, which kicked off Monday morning at 3am PT/6am ET, is to protest American Idol's decree that he can't embark on his solo career until his contract officially ends on Monday. He's locked up until Tuesday, when he'll officially launch his solo album with a live performance! Stay tuned as he entertains passers by and sings for people on the street! [clear here]
Bertolli Frozen Soup Launch
5pm PT/8pm ET
Bertolli is launching their new frozen soup with chef Fabio Viviani on Monday night! You can tune in and ask him questions by using the hash tag #bertolli. [clear here]
Battlefield 3 Early Deployment Tournament
5:30pm PT/8:30pm ET
GameSpot is hosting a 48-player beta tournament at their headquarters for the new Battlefield 3! See all the players duke it out live and test out all the new features of the game. [clear here]
Ricki Lake Behind-the-Scenes on Dancing with the Stars
8:15pm PT/11:15pm ET
It's Monday night, and that means Ricki Lake is going live from the set of Dancing with the Stars after the show concludes. Check in with her to see how she's faring after weeks of blisters, sore muscles, and drama! [clear here]
——– Tuesday, Sept. 27 ——–
Mally Beauty
5:30pm PT/8:30pm ET
Celebrity makeup artist Mally Roncal is always a blast when she goes live on Ustream, sharing her favorite products from her makeup line, tips and tricks for looking her best, and even a shoe segment! Be sure to tune in for lots of fun with Mally and her team. [clear here]
——– Wednesday, Sept. 28 ——–
Charity: Water 5th Anniversary September Campaign
4pm PT/7pm ET
Charity: Water has already helped bring clean drinking water to two million people around the world, and this month they invested in new equipment, including a drilling rig fleet, that will help them drill an additional 80 wells a year. Join them for a 5th anniversary celebration to celebrate how much work has been done. [clear here]
——– Friday, Sept. 30 ——–
His Holiness the Dalai Lama's 4-Day Teaching on Nagarjuna's "In Praise of Dhammadhatu"
9pm PT/12am ET
His Holiness the Dalai Lama will be live giving a four-day teaching on Nagarjuna's "In Praise of Dhammadhatu" at the Main Tibetan Temple in Dharamsala, India. His Holiness will be speaking in Tibetan followed by an English Translation. [clear here]
——– Saturday, Oct. 1 ——–
WildEarth: Operation Migration
12pm PT/3pm ET
Get ready to see the most amazing sight ever: a small aircraft leading a flock of endangered Whooping cranes south for their inaugural migration. The migration is set to kick off on Saturday, and can take up to 90 days to complete. This will be the 11th year that Operation Migration has led the journey, and in total they have flown 12,850 miles with the birds and helped bring them back from the brink of extinction. [clear here]
EPIX HD Chat with Seth MacFarlane
12pm PT/3pm ET
Family Guy creator Seth MacFarlane will join EPIX for a live chat where he'll touch on his inspiration for Peter Griffin (the answer may surprise you), why he prefers animation to working with actors, and who his influences and inspirations are. Don't miss it! [clear here]


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The Roman Catholic priest wanted by authorities in Worcester for allegedly possessing child pornography and stealing from his Fitchburg parish was taken into custody in Los Angeles recently and will be brought to Worcester, authorities said.
The Rev. Lowe B. Dongor, 36, was brought to Los Angeles from the Philippines, his home country.
Records from the Los Angeles County Sheriff�s Department show Rev. Dongor was arrested Dec. 10 by Los Angeles police. He is being held without bail in a Los Angeles correctional facility. He is to appear in a Los Angeles court Wednesday.Timothy J. Connolly, spokesman for the Worcester district attorney�s office, said Rev. Dongor agreed not to fight rendition, but no time has been set for his return to Worcester.
�Our office is in the process of making arrangements to bring him to Worcester Superior Court,� Mr. Connolly said.
Mr. Connolly said Los Angeles police detained Rev. Dongor when he arrived in the United States.
Rev. Dongor was flown to the United States on Monday evening, according to the Philippine Daily Inquirer newspaper. The newspaper said Rev. Dongor turned himself in to National Bureau of Investigation officials after a priest helped mediate the surrender.
�I am so sorry. I want to apologize to all the people � for all the damage I have done to you, to the church, and to myself,� Rev. Dongor told the Inquirer. He told the newspaper he visited pornographic websites out of curiosity.
A Worcester County grand jury handed up indictments earlier this year charging Rev. Dongor with possession of child pornography and larceny of more than $250. A warrant was issued for the arrest of Rev. Dongor, who authorities believed had fled the country and possibly returned to the Philippines.
State police allege that one of Rev. Dongor�s laptop computers contained images of girls 10 or 11 years old in various states of undress. The 36-year-old priest also allegedly admitted to investigators that he stole �$40 or $50� from St. Joseph Parish in Fitchburg on a number of occasions to send to his family in the Philippines.
The diocese placed him on administrative leave of absence and he was relieved of his duties as associate pastor of St. Joseph by Worcester Bishop Robert J. McManus. The diocese then asked the Vatican to defrock Rev. Dongor.
Raymond L. Delisle, spokesman for the Diocese of Worcester, said no word has come back from the Vatican. Bishop McManus did send a letter to the Catholic Bishops of the Conference of the Philippines in October 2011, telling them Rev. Dongor was not allowed to dress in clerical clothes or be a priest, Mr. Delisle said. An audit was performed on the St. Joseph Church, and no large sums of money were discovered missing, he said.
The Diocese of Worcester has been cooperative throughout the case, Mr. Connolly said. A federal complaint filed in U.S. District Court in Massachusetts earlier this year accused Rev. Dongor of unlawful flight to avoid prosecution.
FBI Special Agent Rachael Boisselle wrote in a complaint that Rev. Dongor left the United States from JFK International Airport in New York on Oct. 1, 2011, on a Korean Airlines flight. Law enforcement believed he was fleeing to the Philippines, the agent wrote. Rev. Dongor was in the United States on a religious work visa, Agent Boisselle wrote. Rev. Dongor was arraigned in Fitchburg District Court in September 2011 on the child pornography possession charge.


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