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Your adventurous spirit will be ignited in Whistler. Located in British Columbia in Canada, Whistler is a favorite spot for family adventure vacations. There are many fun activities the entire family can enjoy. You may start by exploring the Alice Lake Provincial Park, which is surrounded by mountains and forests. There are different hiking trails you can follow with varying degree of difficulty. The Four Lakes Trail, for example, leads you to a cedar forest while passing through four lake areas. Be prepared to spot birds like chickadees and robins and meet animals like chipmunks and squirrels.
Bike your way along the Valley trail to reach Meadow Park. Stop and relax awhile, and let the kids enjoy the playground and water park. Head back towards the village and enjoy the scenic route with the spectacular view of the Whistler and Blackcomb mountains.
Many adventure vacation packages to Whistler involve a trek to the summit of the Whistler Mountain to get a panoramic view of the glaciers and the meadows below. You can canoe or kayak along the River of Golden Dreams and discover interesting things in nature. Take your adventurous spirit to a new level by trying exhilarating activities like bungee jumping, whitewater rafting, and gyroscope rides. Kids will enjoy the bungee trampoline, balloon slides, and horseback riding.
Adventure vacations in Whistler pump up your adrenaline. Your vacation will never have a dull moment when you travel with Austin Adventures!


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I'm excited to share some great news: Friday 4/15, beginning at noon (EST), 9am for us west coast folks, and running throughout the weekend, Daily Grommet (http://www.dailygrommet.com) will feature our DIY Cheese Kits! Daily Grommet is a new company with a mission to find unique products and share their stories through video, blog, and an active community discussion.
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Texas Republican Ted Cruz gets specific about which departments he'd eliminate.
Texas Republican senatorial candidate Ted Cruz has pledged that if he's elected, he'll come to Washington in January gunning for a few departments and agencies. It's not clear the extent to which the conservative attorney's bureaucracy-cutting plans are the reasons for his consistent double-digit lead in the polls over Democratic candidate Paul Sadler.
But give Cruz credit for some specificity. He would like to eliminate, a spokesman told Government Executive, the departments of Energy, Commerce, and Education, as well as the National Endowment for the Arts. He would also take out the Internal Revenue Service "as part of converting to a flat or fair tax," the spokesman said. And he favors downsizing the Environmental Protection Agency.


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If you care about the intricacies of where the Barry Bonds case goes from here, the Silicon Valley Mercury News posted, not very long ago, a story which states:
In the coming months, Barry Bonds' defense team will be pursuing a legal attack on his obstruction of justice conviction that many legal experts say raises credible questions about the validity of this week's jury verdict.
At the same time, prosecutors will be behind closed doors, seriously weighing whether to keep the heat on the home run king by retrying him on three perjury charges left on the table undecided by the jury.
But that picture. Man, that picture. You have the surly, ever-growing headed antagonist who has, in a flash, turned into an object upon which some place pity. He's smiling. His chest is puffed out, but relaxed, if that's even simultaneously possible.
The cameras work for the best angles of the same shot. But very few of them manage to capture — as this AP photographer whose work was sent in by tipster Mitch Rupert of Bloomsburg, Pa. — that guy three people in from the upper left corner. The one with the white hat that reads, "Fuck the Police." The hat that holds the whole scene together. America.
DJ Yella shed his grace on thee.
Barry Bonds case headed for extra innings [Mercury News]
Barry Bonds jurors don't consider home run king a victim despite Allen Ruby's challenge to feds [New York Daily News]
Barry Bonds Faces Jail Time While Wall Street Execs Sit Pretty [Forbes]


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Fujitsu Semiconductor has fortified its FM3 family of 32-bit microcontrollers with 38 new products, including components for high-capacity memory, low-pin-count packaging, and low power that are optimized for controlling systems for household appliances, as well as office automation and industrial equipment, the company said.
Fujitsu launched the FM3 family -- which are RISC microcontrollers based on the ARM Cortext-M3 processor core -- in 2010. The line now has a total of 570 offerings, with the new products to begin shipping this month.
The new line-up, according to the company, is optimal for system control in household appliances, and office automation and industrial automation systems, with each of the three new microcontroller groups having their specific features and best-use cases. Specifically, Fujitsu is adding products to the Basic Group of the FM3 family, including the MB9B520T/420T/320T/120T series of microcontrollers, which are designed for high capacity with up to 1.5 MB of Flash memory. The low-pin MB9B120J series also is being added to the group; this series is available in 32-pin packaging. The company also now offers a low-power microcontroller in the new MB9A420L/120L Series, which supports CAN communications.
Each new series has specifications suited to its individual design goals and applications. The MB9B520T/420T/320T/120T Series is now the highest-memory-capacity option in the FM3 family, and also includes a multifunction timer capable of inverter control. This makes it most suitable for inverter control applications in household appliances, such as air conditioners, as well as various motors used in office automation equipment, including printers and copiers, according to Fujitsu.
Its design also is well-suited for man-machine interface control in audio-visual and automation equipment in part because its high-capacity memory allows for multiple language support in the display function of these applications, the company added.
The new MB9B120J Series has the distinction of being the first Fujitsu FM3 line-up to feature 32-pin packaging, which optimizes it for low-pin inverter control applications such as inverters and motors for low-end industrial equipment. It's also well-suited for refrigerators, washing machines, induction heating cookware, and other household appliances, as well as for devices that require a one-to-one motor to microcontroller system architecture.
Rounding out the new additions to the FM3 family is the MB9A420L/120L Series, which features CAN communications and is optimized for energy efficiency in 48-pin and 64-pin packages. This series is best suited for use in equipment that requires push button tone control, such as elevators, building management applications, and electronic switchboards, according to Fujitsu.
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U.S. Support For Global Fund May Be 'America's Greatest Global Health Legacy'
"This year marks the 10th anniversary of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, the world's most powerful tool in the fight against the three pandemics," Jonathan Klein, co-founder and CEO of Getty Images, Inc., writes in this post in the Huffington Post Blog, adding, "Since 2002, the Global Fund has saved and improved millions of lives." Klein notes the Board of the Global Fund convened in Geneva, Switzerland, for its 26th meeting last week, where Board members "discussed progress to date on the current transformation of the Global Fund from emergency response to long-term sustainability."
"This is being accomplished chiefly through the Consolidated Transformation Plan, a roadmap for executing the recommendations of an independent high-level panel that reviewed the Global Fund's practices from top to bottom last year," he writes, adding, "The Global Fund has moved swiftly to implement these recommendations, which seek to strengthen grants management, focus on the countries with the highest burden of disease, reform the Global Fund's governance structure and enhance its gold standard transparency and accountability measures." Klein discusses funding for the Global Fund through U.S. foreign aid and concludes, "The Global Fund started a decade ago as an incredibly effective emergency response to the crises of AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria. ... With PEPFAR and other bilateral partners, U.S. support for the Global Fund can be America's greatest global health legacy" (5/15).This is part of the KHN Morning Briefing, a summary of health policy coverage from major news organizations. Sign up for an email subscription.


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So maybe safely guiding in airplanes from the comfort of a living room couch isn't the greatest idea. But that's exactly what Saab's new remote air traffic control towers will allow. Some day ATC crews won't have to be anywhere near an airport to do their job.
At the moment, in airports all over the world, air traffic controllers sit perched in towers high above the tarmac, keeping an eye on planes on the ground and in the air. But building a tower is expensive—at least building one large enough to house people. So Saab has proposed a considerably simpler structure supporting an elevated platform filled with video cameras that constantly capture a full 360-degree image of the airport. That data, as well as feeds from a controllable zoom camera, can then be fed to a remote location where the video can be projected onto screens surrounding ATC crews.
The technology essentially creates a virtual version of a control tower, except that it's located on the ground, and not necessarily anywhere near the airport it's monitoring. Now, there is always the chance the network connecting the tower to the remote facility could fail, so the idea probably won't be implemented without a reliable backup. But in theory, the tower could be packed with additional technology providing controllers with crystal clear night vision, or even infra-red technologies so they could still monitor aircraft even in a heavy fog. Some terrific innovation, but maybe not the best idea after last year's epidemic of snoozing ATCs. [Smithsonian via BoingBoing]


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I was reading some speculation yesterday that, if Captain Callahan gets to arbitration and ends up with a one-year award, he may not get the captaincy. And, well, that just doesn't make any sense to me. The guy is the captain of the Rangers. It's his team. The team takes its cue from him. It plays the way he plays.
Callahan is the guy you want to hold up as an example of the identity of the Rangers, and that's not anything negative in the direction of Marc Staal or Brad Richards or anybody else.
So what if his contract has only one year? They'll negotiate a new deal during the season, or shortly thereafter. And they shouldn't screw this up. Though I still think between now and tomorrow's arbitration hearing, Callahan will sign for four or five years and slightly more money than Brandon Dubinsky got ($4.2 million a year on average).
Which brings me to something that happened 14 years ago today, and I kind of gave it away with the photo.
On July 27, 1997, the Captain walked. Well, he walked the plank, having been pushed, shoved, kicked out the door by an ownership/management group that thought he'd gotten too big, too powerful, and too handsomely paid for too long.
That was the year the Rangers, with Wayne Gretzky and Mark Messier reunited, went to the Conference finals. Was that a gigantic over-achievment? Yeah, it was. Was that team trending downward? Yep, absolutely. Three years removed from the Stanley Cup, it was in need of a rebuild, and instead it had gone for The Great One and a shot at catching lightning in a Cup. And it almost worked.
Now, you can argue that if they'd booted Messier and been successful in their offer sheet to Joe Sakic, history might have been different. The truth, though, is that Sakic didn't materialize, and with Messier -- who was still their best forward by a lot -- gone to Vancouver, here came the disaster that is getting better, finally, just now.
I mean, these Rangers are headed in the right direction now, but it's been 14 years of a grand total of seven playoff series: Two of those first-round wins, three of them first-round losses, two of them second-round losses. A total of 15 playoff games won in 14 years.
And it all started by Messing with the Captain.
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When installing feeder conductors for portable switchboards at a facility like the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville, Tenn., an issue arises regarding the size of the supply neutral conductor. Here's the situation.
Single-conductor feeder cables (not installed in raceways) are used on multiphase circuits feeding portable switchboards containing solid-state phase-control dimmers. This arrangement calls for the neutral conductor to have an ampacity of at least 130% of the ungrounded circuit conductors feeding the portable switchboard. The size of the largest ungrounded phase conductor is 500kcmil type W single-conductor cable. The ampacity, which is 620A from Table 400.5(B), is based on the 75 degree temperature rating of the cable (Column D1), and the 75 degree C terminals that the cable is connected to at both ends.
What is the minimum ampacity and size required for the supply neutral conductor is this example?
- Two sizes smaller (i.e., 350kcmil)
- Same size (i.e., 500kcmil)
- One size larger, just to be safe (i.e., 600kcmil)
- Minimum 800kcmil
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As per 520.53(O)(2), "Where single-conductor feeder cables, not installed in raceways, are used on multiphase circuits feeding portable switchboards containing solid-state phase-control dimmers, the neutral conductor shall have an ampacity of at least 130% of the largest ungrounded circuit conductors feeding the portable switchboard."
The calculation for this example would go as follows:
Largest circuit conductor = 500kcmil type W; 75 degree C temperature rating of the cable; 75 degree C terminals (with no ampacity adjustments) = 620A.
620A x 130% = 806A.
806A is the minimum ampacity required for this example.
Owen is the owner and president of National Code Seminars and the holder of master electrician certifications in 46 states. He can be reached at [email protected].


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The kit comes with the nail stamp machine, 6 GCOCL metal plates, and 7 GCOCL nail polishes for stamping.
The nail stamp machine is actually a cool device which scrapes the polish off the metal plate uniformly and the image can be transferred precisely where it's intended. It takes a little bit of practice to measure the positioning of the nails. But once you master the technique, everything can be done in 5 easy steps.
1. apply polish to the plate.
2. go over the plate with the pink scapper device to remove excess polish.
3. press down the stamp to transfer the image from the plate to the stamp.
4. reposition the scrapper and press the stamp to transfer image from the stamp to the nails.
5. clean the scrapper, stamp, and metal plate for next use.
While this is a cool device, I find that it takes more work to use the stamping machine when I want to position the image anywhere other than the middle of the nail. After the image has been transferred to the stamp, I usually take the stamp out of the machine and manually transfer the image to my nails. I can rotate the stamp however way I want that way.
The plate that comes with the kit are mostly florals designs. They are cute and pretty easy to transfer. But I did find some designs to be too intricate so it does not stamp well on the nails. I was hoping to get at least one full nail plate, but it doesn't come with the kit. Other designs can be purchased individually at ebay.
As for the nail polishes that comes with the kit, they are very opaque but dries super fast! I decided to ditch these after using them once. Regular polishes works better. Just be sure that the consistency of the polish is opaque enough to show through when stamped.
In case you are interested, the nail stamp machine can be purchased here.
I have ordered image plates from Bundle Master to try... will post them up once I receive the package. Can't wait!


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Tiki Barber says his identical twin brother wants to play in 2013. The team with which Ronde Barber has spent his entire career wants him to play for them in 2013.
"Coach Schiano and I met with Ronde this past week and expressed our desire for him to return to play another season with the Buccaneers," Buccaneers G.M. Mark Dominik tells Stephen Holder of the Tampa Bay Times. "He asked us for some time to make his decision and we certainly respect that."
Barber said basically the same thing on Friday night. "They want me to play, but they have left it up to me like they have pretty much every year," Barber said. "I've got time, so I'm going to take my time."
So what of Tiki's assessment that Ronde plans to play?
"I believe he believes I want to play," Ronde said.
I believe that's all we'll be saying about Ronde Barber until he makes his decision.


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The 2018 Audi A5 and its performance variant, the S5, are a family of compact luxury coupes and cabriolets. The biggest differences between the models are oriented around powertrains and performance hardware.
The A5 lineup offers a competitive alternative to the BMW 3-Series, Cadillac CTS coupe and Infiniti Q50 coupe. In S5 form, it offers an excellent compromise between ride, comfort and performance, with 0-60 times of under 5 seconds. With the Audi Connect system and revised MMI controller and its live Google Earth maps, it has one of the best (and best-looking) infotainment systems.
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The Audi A5 S5 lineup receives a thorough refresh in 2018 offering consumers more powerful engine combinations, muscular looking exterior lines, and award-winning safety technology that sets the standard for luxury automobiles.
A vehicle's warranty can significant impact your maintenance costs after you drive off the dealer's lot, and it's important to understand the different parts. Typically, a new car warranty includes a Basic warranty, which covers everything except the wear items such as brakes and tires; and a Drivetrain warranty, that covers all the parts that make the car move, such as the engine and transmission
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Redesigned, the 2018 Audi A5 and S5 models get new platforms, engines, styling, technology, and safety features. And there is a new model, a sexy Sportback that's been available in Europe for some time. Actually, make that two models, because the Sportback comes as a high-performance S5 as well.
That makes three body styles available: two-door Coupe, four-door Sportback hatch, and sporty two-door Cabriolet convertible. Each comes in A5 and S5 tune.
The A5 improves on all levels, especially power, handling, and looks. It's the best A5 ever, as any redesigned model should be. It presents a comfortable ride, balanced handling, and a strong engine having a subdued note.
The A5 is built on platforms and running gear of the A4 sedan and Q5 crossover. Every A5 has the bombproof and totally refined Quattro all-wheel drive, with the coupe getting Quattro Ultra that improves fuel mileage by cutting drive to the rear wheels.
The A5 uses a 2.0-liter four-cylinder turbo making 252 horsepower teamed with a seven-speed dual-clutch transmission, or a six-speed manual in coupes. It hits zero to sixty in 5.7 seconds and gets an EPA Combined 27 miles per gallon. Every A5 has a Drive Select system with modes to relax the dynamics or sharpen the edge.
The S5 with its 3.0-liter turbocharged V6 accelerates from zero to 60 in 4.4 seconds, and gets 24 miles per gallon Combined. It uses an eight-speed twin-clutch transmission.
The redesigned platform has moved the engine farther back in the chassis to improve the balance, and lost some weight to improve the handling. It's sportier than before, although the true sports sedan and hatch is the S5. Or take the big leap to the track-ready RS 5.
For 2018 Audi A5 adds safety technology, with forward collision warnings, automatic emergency braking, rear cross-traffic alerts, and active lane control.
Audi A5 comes as a coupe, convertible and the new Sportback. Standard equipment includes leather seats, automatic climate control, MMI infotainment system, and ambient interior lighting. Options include navigation, a Bang & Olufsen sound system, Audi's high-tech virtual cockpit digital instrument cluster, adaptive dampers, and 4G LTE data services with WiFi hotspot.
The S5 comes in the same models, in Premium Plus and Prestige trim. Premium Plus includes S sport seats with a diamond-quilted pattern, front seat massagers, automatic climate control, Bluetooth connectivity, 18-inch wheels with summer 245/40 summer tires, LED headlights, leather seating with Alcantara inserts on the doors, a 7.0-inch driver information screen, and 7.0-inch infotainment screen.
Eight airbags are standard, along with a rearview camera and parking sensors. Also standard is Audi's active safety suite called Pre sense city, which can slow or stop the car if a head-on crash is imminent.
The A5 coupe styling is elegant, understated and sleek, with muscular haunches. It sets the styling benchmark for coupes. The 2018 redesign doesn't change its looks much at all, maybe just sharpens the edges.
The devastating lines of the new Sportback flow like those of the gorgeous A7. Its wheelbase is a bit longer than the coupe or convertible. The roof is low like the coupe's, but stretched into a hatchback, sleeker than the BMW 3 Series GT. The Sportback skips the chrome frame around the windows, a plus in our book.
The S5 fastback sedan has been restyled and sharpened from nose to tail, on the same measurements. The nose is lower and the headlamps higher, creating a look like a furrowed brow. The hood gets more demonstrative creases. The character line along the side of the car gets some starch. In direct light, it casts a shadow that makes the body look longer.
The classy A5 cabin has horizontal lines and uses low-gloss black plastics with the wood or metal trim. Paddle-shifters for the transmission are standard, but they're small and disappointingly made of plastic. One competitor for the S5 Sportback might be the new Alfa Romeo Stelvio, which has big beautiful metal paddles.
The tech features are added in a cohesive manner, not confusing or futuristic. The rotary dial for MMI interface with center screen is something Audi owners are used to, blessed buttons instead of a touchscreen. The MMI is fairly easy to use, but connecting an iPhone is more difficult without a touchscreen.
There's an optional 12.3-inch digital instrument cluster Audi calls a virtual cockpit. It gives the cabin a look of state of the art.
In the S5 coupe, one of our tall testers couldn't get his head low enough for comfortable visibility, given the tall driver's seat and low roof; rearward visibility was worse, with the thick C-pillars creating big blind spots. Blind-spot monitors are optional but would be useful in all models.
We haven't had a chance for seat time in the A5 sedan, but in the coupe at least, the rear passengers will be squeezed with only 32.7 inches of legroom.
The coupe has an adequate 11.6 cubic feet of cargo space in the trunk, less in the convertible of course because of mechanism: 9.3 cubic feet with the roof down. If it's cargo space you need, the Sportback brings you 17 cubic feet.
The turbocharged 2.0-liter engine is new, making 252 horsepower which is 30 more than before. It's mated to a seven-speed dual-clutch automatic manual transmission that's the best in the business, with shifts that are smooth and quick. With the coupe, a six-speed manual is available.
The engine has sharp throttle response, being absent of turbo lag or drama, and accelerates from zero to sixty in a satisfying 5.7 seconds.
The A5's Drive Select offers Comfort, Normal, Dynamic, and Individual (custom) modes for the for the steering, suspension, transmission, and throttle. In the appropriate mode, the steering is sharp and direct, and the handling is balanced. The ride is comfortable and composed. It's sporty and fun to drive, although its mission is meant to be more sedate than that; the adrenaline is saved for the S5, which adds torque vectoring to help the car rotate in turns.
The turbocharged 3.0-liter V6 in the S5 makes a whumping 354 horsepower and 369 pound-feet of torque, to drive the car to 60 mph in 4.4 seconds. It's a twin-scroll turbo designed to reduce lag and deliver a broad torque band. The torque comes on strong at 1350 stays there to 4500 rpm. It's a fantastic passing machine on two-lanes.
The eight-speed automatic is quick and tight, and the Quattro all-wheel drive splits the torque 60/40 rear/front. New in 2018 is an available rear differential that moves the torque from side to side, as needed in cornering.
Some of the weight loss in the 2018 comes from the use of aluminum components in the five-link rear suspension.
A sport package lowers the car by nearly one inch. It includes adjustable dampers, the new rear differential, and red brake calibers. It can be set from Comfort to Dynamic, with an Auto mode making it easy for the driver. Even in Dynamic mode, the S5 doesn't feel harsh or high-strung.
The 2018 A5 succeeds as redesigns are supposed to, with better looks, more power, and sharper handling. The new Sportback model is a very welcome addition; it brings the line alive. The S5, with its powerful twin-scroll V6 turbo, succeeds as a grand touring machine all the way.
Sam Moses contributed to this report.
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Our videographer Elena Parker -- a serious food and film buff -- is really good at throwing movie-themed dinner parties. She and her friends cook together, serve up, and eat while they watch.
We asked her to share the menus for her favorite films with us -- here's the final installment: the lovely adaptation and secret Christmas film Little Women.
I'm a pretty big believer in film's ability to change people. To be clear: I don't think films can change the world, however I do most certainly think that a film can change an individual. This understanding may stem from an experience when I was nine years old, right before Christmas in 1994, when a little film by Gillian Armstrong most certainly changed me. Her adaptation of Little Women is no less than transformative.
The 1994 version of Little Women was by no means the first adaptation of Louisa May Alcott's timeless story of the March sisters. However, I think it is the best. Set in Concord, Massachusetts in the 1860s, the story follows four sisters -- domestic Meg, headstrong writer Jo, delicate musician Beth and the very young, artistic Amy -- as they navigate the journey from young girls to maturity.
As the girls deal with the absence of their father (who is off with the Union troops at the beginning of the tale), meeting and marrying their loves, and inevitable encounters with crippling illness and death, Armstrong notably skews the film away from the original story's balanced telling of each girls' tale to a story of Jo's development as both a person and a writer. The writing, paired with an incomparable perforance by Winona Ryder as Jo, makes this adaptation stand out from among the rest. This version of the tale is not only about how to grow up, but also about how to find your artistic voice.
But, what does this have to do with Christmas… or my purposes here, for that matter? Well, first of all, this film has two of the most heartwarming Christmases I've ever seen captured on film. Set with meticulous 1860s detail, both Christmas gatherings demonstrate the holiday for what I personally think it should be: a joyous appreciation of your friends and family and a celebration of spiritual gifts.
(I also have never ever been able to get over the styling in this film. Every Christmas should have cakes with holly and garlands up the staircase. And! Real candles on the tree, please!)
As to my purposes here… you may have noticed at the beginning of this description that this will be my final Dinner & a Movie post. Not only did I want to pick a movie that had a fabulous period-Chrismtas menu (have you caught on to my love of period-films yet?), but I also wanted to pick a movie close to my heart. And ever since my nine-year-old self saw how Jo let her dream of becoming a writer push her out of her comfort zone and toward becoming a more whole person, I have wanted to follow in her path. Jo March (as played by Ms. Ryder) is still the woman I want to become.
So, while I would have loved to have shared with you menus for Harry Potter, Moonstruck, The Godfather, Fargo, Ratatouille, American Graffiti, or maybe even In the Mood for Love, I'm afraid that the little voice inside my head is telling me that it's time to use my writing efforts to figure out exactly what would come from "the depths of my soul," as Jo's suitor Professor Bhaer so elegantly put it.
I've had more fun than I can say introducing you to my movie menus. I hope that some of you have enjoyed the food and films as much as I've enjoyed talking to you about them.
In closing, I wish a very Merry Christmas to you all. I hope you can enjoy it in full March Family style…
Christmas with the Marches
Mulled White Wine with Pear Brandy by merril
Warm Beet Greens with Sour Cream Dressing by amanda
Sweet Potatoes Anna with Prunes by mrsp
Slow Roast Duck by merrill
Cranberry-Molasses Pudding with Vanilla Hard Sauce by CottageGourmet
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Morning meetings suck. We're lucky at ThinkGeek because generally a "morning" meeting starts at 11, so you've got some time to get a cup of coffee in before you have to brain too hard. If you're in a climate where 9 am meetings are the norm, you're going to need more than caffeine to stay awake.
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China surpassed the U.S. this year to become the number one in the world for installed wind power generating capacity. In the last six years, installed wind power generating capacity in China increased from 2,000 megawatts (MW) to 52,580 MW, according to the country's state grid company, the State Grid Corporation, which is the country's largest utility company. In 2011, China generated 70.6 terrawatt hours (TWh) of wind power, a 96 percent increase. The Chinese government projects that China's wind generating capacity would be more than 100,000 MW in 2015 and 200,000 MW in 2020.
China's on-grid capacity reached over 50 gigawatts (GW) to date, according to the State Grid Corporation. This year on-grid wind power capacity under State Grid reached 50.26 GW, an annual growth rate of 87 percent for the last six years.
"We have gone through a lot to reach this point," said Shu Yingbiao, deputy managing director of the State Grid Corporation at a press conference. "As the wind-generating capacity increases, the industry standard perfects, and the technology improves, the state grid is becoming more and more vital to the fast development of the wind power generation. The company has successfully solved many problems during the course."
Zhang Zhengling, spokesman for the State Grid, said China's wind power generation reached a "relatively high level" after measures were taken to monitor and adjust use. However, there could be more efficiency. Regional networks need to be linked to the national power grid, and until that is accomplished it remains an obstacle to further growth, Zhang said.
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Authors: Gina-Marie Cheeseman, Triple Pundit,
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The one and only Rodney Smith aka Roots Manuva returns to the fray with a four track EP displaying a perfect balance between stripped back lyrical goodness and dancefloor crunchiness. The last track on Mr Manuva's acclaimed 2011 album, "4everevolution," "Banana Skank" is here reimagined by WAFA as a hyperkinetic club smasher, all intricate changes of direction and emphasis, but without losing any of the original's joyful reggae pulse. Not be outdone, Smith links up his own sequel to the original, a kind of motoric good trip/bad trip which reminds you yet again what a uniquely talented producer he is. "Party Time" and "Natural" reinforce the point, showcasing the stripped back, icy productions Manuva has been making at his secret Tottenham base over the last year or so. He is joined on both tracks by long time Banana Klan collaborator Kope and together the two trade lines and verses in the best traditions of hip hop, their voices (and imaginations) bouncing off each other in an intertwining stream of consciousness that almost demands to be read across both tracks.
One of the true pioneers of Black British music, as well as one of its greatest, most maverick talents, Roots Manuva is currently working on a new album, writing an opera, developing a comic book, penning an autobiography and looking after his kids.


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Bloomberg reports that Facebook is planning to launch a service that will create a "spot" market for targeted advertising, allowing advertisers to bid on access to specific Facebook users based on specific data about their browsing history. The service, called Facebook Exchange, will use partnerships with other companies to track users as they visit other sites using tracking "cookies" placed on those sites, and allow advertisers to bid "in real time" to display ads based on the interests the browsing history represents.
The system, which Facebook says it will deploy within the next few weeks, is similar to Google's AdWords' "interest categories," which use information collected on a browser user based on visits to sites. Google's system works by tracking browser users as they visit sites with AdWords advertisements, and collecting history data based on Google's own tracking cookies. While Facebook Exchange won't allow advertisers to see specific browser history for Facebook users, it will give them enough information to set specific thresholds to bid for a chance to serve up an advertisement to them.
The real-time nature of the bidding system means that advertisers can target ads based on both recent behavior of Facebook users and real-world events. For example, people who have a Web history related to following a specific Olympic event could get offers based on the outcome of that event.


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As Republican presidential hopefuls campaign in the Midwesteern state of Iowa are encountering voters increasingly concerned about the state of the economy. The recent debate about raising the U.S. debt ceiling, followed by a downgrade of the credit rating by Standard & Poor's, are among key concerns.
In a backyard GOP fundraiser on the outskirts of Des Moines, businessman Nick Van Patten is getting an earful about the recent volatility on Wall Street.
"Everybody's not happy seeing this seesaw effect, and it's happening all over again just like 2008, and it's starting to scare people," said Van Patten.
Van Patten is also a local Republican party official, and the fundraiser host. Just days ahead of a crucial poll in Iowa of Republican presidential candidates, Van Patten says talk on the campaign trail is almost exclusively related to the economy.
"People are wondering, are banks going to be able to loan money out, is it going to get better?" he explained.
Hoping to provide some answers while gaining support, presidential hopeful Mitt Romney, the keynote speaker at Van Patten's backyard fundraiser, wants to promote business growth and shrink government as a way back to economic prosperity.
"I like what you do," said Romney. "I like the fact that you hire people. That you pay taxes. That you grow our economy. Good things come from a strong economy, like good jobs for our people. Good jobs for our kids coming out of school."
Speaking to a crowd of supporters in downtown Des Moines, presidential hopeful Ron Paul flatly rejected calls for compromise.
"They talk about the need for compromise. 'We need, you know, to come together and everybody has to give up something and everybody needs to sacrifice.' Quite frankly, I don't think that's necessary. I think that is wrong. There is no need to compromise or settle for less than defending our liberties," said Paul.
Retiree Ernie Rudolph listened intently to Paul's speech. He has a pragmatic outlook on the growing political divide in Washington.
"This is not an exclusively Barack Obama problem," said Rudolph. "It is not an exclusively Democrat problem. It is a problem of Washington politics and it has been building for time, and it's accelerating."
Recent polling indicates many Americans agree with Rudolph. According to a Rueters/Ipsos poll, 73 percent of Americans believe the United States is on the "wrong track."
A growing field of Republican presidential candidates, most of them now on the ground in Iowa, are trying to convince voters their plan is the best to put the U.S. economy back on track.


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While being a mom always comes first, I am also an attorney and the owner of a law firm devoted to the needs of senior citizens and disabled individuals. Working for myself gives me the flexibility to volunteer at my children's school during the day and to be in the carpool line when school dismisses. Since I'm the one making the beds and washing the dishes at home, I like to be pampered on vacation, which means you'll most often find me in one of Disney's deluxe resorts, although we've stayed at the value and moderate ones too. Even though I enjoy the finer things in life, I'm a bargain shopper at heart and know how to make the most of every Disney Dollar.
About My Family
My husband and I have a son, age 13, and a daughter, age 10, and we've been bringing them to Walt Disney World since they were infants. Our kids love thrill rides (unlike their wimpy mother!), Disney pin trading, and searching for Hidden Mickeys. Our son could easily win the World's Pickiest Eater contest and has attempted to order a grilled cheese sandwich at just about every Disney restaurant, so I'm your go-to source for questions about which restaurants best accommodate finicky eaters! Our daughter dressed as a different Disney princess for the first eight Halloweens of her life and she still loves getting makeovers at the Bibbidi Bobbidi Boutique and The Pirates League. She's excited to be participating in Disney Performing Arts workshops with her dance team this year.
About My Disney Experience
My parents first took me to Walt Disney World as a young child in 1973, and I've been hooked ever since! Now that my husband and I have children of our own, we've continued visiting Disney at least once or twice every year. I've experienced Disney while pregnant and as the mom of babies, toddlers, preschoolers, and now school-age kids. I've planned Grand Gatherings for extended family and have taken several Disney cruises. Friends, family, and even strangers often ask me for advice when planning their Disney vacations, so I'm excited about being on the Moms Panel and having the opportunity to help even more people plan their Disney trips!


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Carrowong Sanctuary is a 90 acre pristine property completely surrounded by World Heritage listed rainforest. This unlogged rainforest gives guests a unique experience to enjoy a pristine area. They have no cages or fences, rainforest life is free to roam.
Endangered, rare and vulnerable species include the southern cassowary, musky rat kangaroo, red legged pademelon, northern platypus, pogonomys, antechinus, hydromys, green, striped and pygmy possums and more. Around 130 bird species exist here together with 15 notable reptiles. Flora is unique, with species like Macintyres Boxwood, Licuala Palms, and Plalcospermum.
Roads and walking tracks have been constructed to limit the removal of old growth forest, and avoid soil erosion and impeded drainage. Power is generated from the sun, and eco-sensitive composting toilets are used.
Their original wildlife tours continue to lead the way in rainforest eco-tourism. Carrowong's Wildlife Mountain Safari concentrates on rare and endangered mammals of the night. A Night in the Rainforest, their nocturnal spotlighting walk, reveals the bio-diversity of these ancient rainforests.
Carrowong Fauna Sanctuary is privately funded, locally owned and dedicated to the rehabilitation and conservation of native rainforest wildlife. All tours are led by local wildlife specialists.
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A person of select and unique skill sets needed to handle tough clients and is generally hired by Corporate America to solve problems which save or make money. These same clients or management may someday turn on them for unknown reasons at any time, eating them for lunch. The Sea World Trainer is considered disposable with few lasting benefits, recognition, or legal recourse. Sea World Trainers also live for the glory, and usually die without any.
John used an exciting new format for the ad, but the moron client found it objectionable and chewed him a new asshole, and management fired John without notice to keep the money client happy.
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Please meet Lollynd (lahl-lind).
While this style of doll is known among many antique collectors as a "Bradley doll," collectors that focus on just this type of doll refer to it as a "pose doll" because their collections contain dolls that are manufactured by various toy companies from around the world, mostly including the United States and Japan.
I've been in love with pose dolls for as long as I can remember. After a long time of searching for the exact right pose doll for myself, I finally came across this beautiful sweetheart on Yahoo Japan late one night last week. I used a third party Japanese-to-English service and placed a bid after a few others had placed bids. In the end, she was mine!
Upon Lollynd's arrival, I opened her beautifully packaged shipping box to find that the Yahoo Japan seller did not disclose the dirt on the doll's face in all its entirety, which was incredibly disappointing. (The sales photos must have been edited to hide the dark areas.) I was horrified at how dirty her face was; it was covered in smudges! I calmed myself after a moment of panic and used some of my doll/toy customization tools to fix her up. After some cleaning and a reapplication of blushing on her face, I was very happy with how she looked. Lollynd is like new!
Other than the dirt smudges on her face, the rest of her body is in lovely condition. She stands approximately 16" tall. Her official doll tag is marked "Hekinan Doll" and it looks like new itself. (I added a photo of the sales tag above.) Lollynd has become a huge inspiration for me and my doll and toy business. I plan to restore and customize pose dolls for my new shop thanks to her.


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Wynton Marsalis Jazzes Up CBS's SUPER BOWL XLVII Coverage Today
CBS Sports, home of Super Bowl XLVII, celebrates the host city of New Orleans with a special one-hour program, NEW ORLEANS: LET THE GOOD TIMES ROLL, on Super Bowl Sunday, today, Feb. 3 (12:00 Noon-1:00 PM, ET) hosted by one of the Crescent City's very own, internationally acclaimed musician, composer and bandleader Wynton Marsalis.NEW ORLEANS: LET THE GOOD TIMES ROLL inhabits the spirit of the city as Grammy Award-winning Marsalis celebrates one of the most unique cities in the world by introducing the rhythm and soul of the Big Easy through its music, its people, its traditions and its love of football and the New Orleans Saints as it prepares to kick off the biggest party of the year, Super Bowl XLVII. CBS Sports' Sarah Rinaldi produces.CBS Sports broadcasts the Super Bowl for the 18th time in its 53-year history of broadcasting The National Football League, and the fifth time from New Orleans, when Super Bowl XLVII is played on Feb. 3, live from the Mercedes-Benz Superdome. Follow CBS Sports on Twitter: @CBSSportsGang and @NFLonCBS, #CBSSuperBowl


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CLEVELAND -- For the first time in 12 years, the Cleveland Browns are above .500 after five games.
All it took to get there was a 37-24 win over the Buffalo Bills on Thursday night in a game that turned into a duel of backup quarterbacks.
Browns starting quarterback Brian Hoyer was knocked out of the game with a right knee injury on the second series of the first quarter, and Bills starter EJ Manuel exited after hurting his right knee in the third quarter.
The injuries left 2012 first-round draft pick Brandon Weeden in charge for the Browns (3-2) and undrafted rookie Jeff Tuel piloting the Bills (2-3).
A Tuel pass intended for Robert Woods was intercepted by safety T.J. Ward and returned 44 yards with 1:44 left to ice the game.
"It was just a misread on my part," Tuel said. "I didn't see the safety flying down. Just a screw-up on my part."
Neither starting quarterback returned to action. Both were diagnosed with sprains, though the NFL Network reported the Browns fear Hoyer tore knee ligaments. Hoyer will undergo an MRI exam Friday, while Manuel will be re-evaluated.
Weeden completed 13 of 24 passes for 197 yards and a touchdown. He did not throw an interception but was sacked five times. He said it was the most satisfying win of his career.
"I said (in the huddle), 'Let's do this, let's go win a football game,'" Weeden said. "I saw Brian. It happened right in front of me. This football team was relying on me whether or not I played the last two weeks. The guys around me played really well tonight."
The game went back and forth until Billy Cundiff broke a 24-24 tie on a 24-yard field goal with 12:31 to play. On the drive, the Browns failed to cross the goal line after having first-and-goal from the 1-yard-line.
Cundiff kicked a 44-yarder with 2:19 to go, increasing Cleveland's lead to 30-24 ahead of Woods' clinching score.
Hoyer was 2-for-4 for 25 yards before leaving.
Manuel threw for 129 yards on 11-of-20 passing. Tuel finished 8-for-20 for 80 yards with the one interception.
The Bills, who squandered an early 10-0 lead and fell behind 17-10 in the second quarter, began the third quarter determined to regain control.
For four games, run defense was a strength for the Browns, but on Buffalo's first possession of the third quarter, C.J. Spiller sped around left end and sprinted 54 yards to the end zone. The extra point by Dan Carpenter tied the game 17-17. Until the dash by Spiller, the longest running play allowed by the Browns this season was 14 yards.
The Bills went ahead 24-17 on a 1-yard run by Fred Jackson. The Browns fought back again and tied the game on a 37-yard touchdown pass from Weeden to Josh Gordon, who finished with four catches for 86 yards. Gordon juggled the ball but gathered control before running out of the end zone
The Bills took advantage of early mistakes by the Browns to jump to a 10-point lead before the game was 10 minutes old.
Gordon dropped a pass from Hoyer on the second play of the game, and after the Browns were forced to punt from their 10-yard line, the Bills crossed them up with a flea-flicker.
The play ended with Browns cornerback Joe Haden interfering with Bills receiver Stevie Johnson at the 1. Jackson (17 carries, 53 yards) ran for a touchdown on the next play.
"That's what we have to do," Jackson said. "We have to make this offense go through us."
Things went from bad to worse for the Browns. Hoyer was knocked out of the game with a knee injury on Cleveland's second possession. Weeden took over and showed signs of rust early after a two-week absence caused by a sprained thumb.
Dan Carpenter made it 10-0 on 52-yard field goal, capping a 13-play, 56-yard drive. The key play was a 20-yard pass from Manuel to tight end Scott Chandler.
The Browns clawed back to take a lead with 17 points in the second quarter. Cundiff got things going with a 30-yard field goal, and then McGahee tied the game by squirming into the end zone from the 1 with 3:52 left in the half.
Travis Benjamin scored on a slashing 79-yard punt return with 2:20 left in the half to break the tie.
"He's the fastest man alive," Browns tight end Jordan Cameron said.
McGahee ran 26 times for 72 yards, both game-high totals.
NOTES: Johnson was knocked out of the game in the first half due to a back injury. ... With Cleveland OLB Jabaal Sheard nursing a knee injury, rookie Barkevious Mingo made his second consecutive start. ... Shawn Lauvao started at right guard for the Browns after he missed the first four games with a knee injury. ... Da'Norris Searcy started at free safety for the Bills in place of Jairus Byrd (foot). ... The Browns' inactive list consisted of Sheard, QB Jason Campbell, OLB Quentin Groves, C Patrick Lewis, T Martin Wallace, RB Fozzy Whittaker and DE Billy Winn. ... The Bills' inactive players were Byrd, CB Ron Brooks, CB Stephon Gilmore, WR Marquise Goodwin, TE Chris Gragg, K Dustin Hopkins and T Sam Young.


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Make every gift an adventure!
- Make a gift all the more memorable inside this password-locked device.
- Five letter code can be customized over and over.
- Slot in the bottom, so you can use it as a bank, too!
You know what's better than getting presents? Nothing! But sometimes giving, we have to admit, is kinda fun. The joy when you give that someone a big bag of fun-sized candy is undeniable. But even more enjoyable that giving a special present is giving it in a way that makes the giftee have to work for it - like the box within a box within a box sort of thing. Well forget about just patience, what if your intended need to know the password, too? And soon they will, when you give them their gift in a Puzzle-Pod Bank & Present Vault.
The Puzzle-Pod Bank & Present Vault is a very simple device. The gift goes in the clear bottle and without the five letter code, the vault will not open. And it's not a set word. The brilliance of the Puzzle-Pod Bank & Present Vault is that it's very easy to customize your own code word. With 5 rows and 26 letters per row, that's about a billion zillion different combinations. And what's more, if you don't want to give your Puzzle-Pod Bank & Present Vault away, you can always use it as a bank (there's a coin slot in the bottom). Now get your own Puzzle-Pod Bank & Present Vault and do something wicked. Imagine a wedding proposal, where the ring is inside one of these! And the code could be "I DO DO!" Hahaha. Doo doo.
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"Survivor" host Jeff Probst has purchased the Gene Autry estate in Studio City for $5 million.
Built in 1949 by the cowboy singer-actor, the forested 3.68-acre property had been donated by Autry's widow, Jacqueline Autry, to the Autry National Center of the American West.
The two-story Monterey-style house of about 8,000 square feet has pegged hardwood floors, a family room with a wet bar, a library/media room with vintage walnut paneling, a breakfast room, five bedrooms and seven bathrooms.
Balconies overlook the acreage, which has winding paths and flower gardens. The grounds also include a guesthouse, a swimming pool and an outdoor entertainment area with a fireplace.
The residential property couldn't be turned into a museum, so the Autry had no reason to hold onto it, trustee Stanley Schneider said. "The sale provided a substantial donation to the museum."
Probst, 48, has hosted the reality show since it started in 2000. He has won four Emmys. Probst declined to comment.
Gene Autry's signature song was "Back in the Saddle Again," but his biggest hit was "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer." He owned the team now known as the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim from 1961 to 1997, and died in 1998 at age 91.
The Autrys married in 1981. Jackie Autry, 69, lives in Palm Springs.
The estate came on the market last summer at $6.9 million.
Barbara Robinson and Nichelle Robinson of Hilton & Hyland, Beverly Hills, and Connie Nelson of Coldwell Banker, Studio City, were the listing agents. Thomas O'Rourke of Prudential California Realty, West Hollywood, represented Probst.
Rapper will be close to his new gig
Cee Lo Green, who will be one of the judges on the NBC talent competition "The Voice," has leased actor Frankie Muniz's Hollywood Hills-area house, which was on the market for sale at $3,195,000 or for lease at $10,000 a month.
The gated home, built in 1941, has been remodeled with an open floor plan. The kitchen, dining room, living room, family room and two bedrooms occupy the lower level. Upstairs, the master bedroom suite has a sitting area, a fireplace and dual closets. Two additional bedrooms are on the upper level of the 4,200-square-foot home, which has four bathrooms.
Green, 36, who sang the cleaned-up "Forget You" version of his expletive-laced hit single at the Grammys this year, is part of the R&B/hip hop duo Gnarls Barkley. He will join Christina Aguilera and Adam Levine of Maroon 5 on "The Voice."
Muniz, 25, was nominated for an Emmy for playing the title role in "Malcolm in the Middle" (2000-2006). He bought the house in 2006 for $3,499,000 and has been leasing it out.
Justin Mandile and Mary Swanson of Sotheby's International Realty, Beverly Hills, are the listing agents, according to the Multiple Listing Service.
'Office' worker lists his WeHo pad
John Krasinski, one of the stars of "The Office," has listed his West Hollywood home for sale at $945,000.
The 1926 English country-style house is gated and sits behind hedges. The nearly 1,300-square-foot house features French doors, high ceilings and hardwood floors, according to details at Realtor.com. Including a detached guest studio, the property has three bedrooms and three bathrooms.
The 31-year-old actor has played underachiever and prankster Jim Halpert on the TV mockumentary since it began in 2005. He was in "It's Complicated" (2009), "Away We Go" (2009) and "Leatherheads" (2008).
The property previously sold in 2006 for $1.05 million, according to public records.
Richard Ehrlich of Westside Estate Agency, Beverly Hills, is the listing agent.
Closing up their beach house
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The three-story midcentury home, entered through a walled garden, has five bedrooms and five bathrooms in its 4,500 square feet of living space. The main level includes a living room with fireplace, a dining room, a kitchen and a powder room. The master suite and a wood-paneled library occupy the second floor. The top level has two ocean-facing bedrooms, two bathrooms, an office and a roof deck.
Heavy metal songwriter Ozzy Osbourne, 62, was the lead singer for Black Sabbath before launching his solo career. He has sold more than 100 million albums worldwide during his four decades of performing. Sharon Osbourne, 58, is his manager and a co-host on "The Talk" (2010-present).
Public records show the couple bought the house in 2003 for $5.1 million.
Jonah Wilson of Sotheby's International Realty's Sunset office is the listing agent, according to the MLS.
Lando's digs are out of this world
Actor Billy Dee Williams has his Beverly Hills house on the market for $4,499,000.
On more than half an acre of mostly flat land, the contemporary home is surrounded by mature trees and tropical landscaping. The single-story house, built in 1961, is entered through a courtyard with a rock pond. Designed for entertaining, the 5,295-square-foot open plan home has French doors opening to a swimming pool, spa and deck. There are six bedrooms and six bathrooms.
Since Williams, 73, starred as Han Solo's buddy Lando Calrissian in "Star Wars: Episode V — The Empire Strikes Back" (1980) and "Star Wars: Episode VI — Return of the Jedi" (1983), he has appeared on such TV shows as "General Hospital: Night Shift" (2007-08), "General Hospital" (2009) and "Diary of a Single Mom" (2009-10).
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Is Healthcare A Right?
Yes, Healthcare probably is a right, but it should never, ever be free
Now Dr. D is a Socialist (I'm not talking little 's' Palin-calling-Obama-names socialist, but big 'S' from-each-according-to-means-to-each-according-to-needs Socialist) but he still believes medicine should never be free if we want to keep it.
So what's a nice Socialist boy like Dr. D doing defending the financial exploitation of sick people?
Okay, now that I have your attention…
Rights and Responsibilities
If something is a Right then it must be someone's Responsibility too.
We have the right to vote. This means someone is responsible to run a fair election and count the votes. We have the right to a fair trial. This means someone is responsible for maintaining an impartial court and providing a public defender. Make sense?
If Healthcare is a Right then someone is Responsible for funding and running an efficient healthcare system that cares for everybody... and that someone is Dr. D.
Dr. just paid about $60,000 to the US treasury and as a bleeding-heart he also did a lot of volunteering and giving to healthcare for the poor. (Dr. D puts his money where his Socialist mouth is!) Like most people with well-paying work, D contributes large percentage his resources toward the general welfare.
Dr. D is also the dude that gives away the free healthcare.
WTF, free healthcare in the USA?
Yep, if you are broke ER care is free by law.
If Healthcare is a right then Dr. D is the dude responsible, because over half my waking hours and dollars earned are spent providing that right. Actually, we are all responsible for it.
News Flash to Republicans: Socialist Medicine has been here for decades! Doesn't it just make you feel dirty?
We're already providing free care—we're just doing a piss-poor job of it:
Bad enough that Republicans are right to complain that our kids already owe China trillions of dollars we've wasted on healthcare.
Also bad enough that Democrats are right to point out that millions of uninsured are sick and dying without the care they need.
So let's think responsibly about this...
Human Nature Is a Bitch
We Socialists are big picture dreamers. We like to feel we do some good, without get bogged down in the details. Young D used to give a $10 to every homeless dude that asked. It felt good and kept me restricted to a diet of mostly ramen during school. Then I started working at homeless shelters and realized that the bills I gave usually ended up spent on crack. Giving a crackhead money isn't responsible. Responsibility is a lot harder.
Are you comparing sick patients to crackheads? Yep!
We are all subject to the same rules of human nature. The problems of human nature affect everyone and always fuck up our brilliant plans. (This blog has spent considerable time dissecting how the foibles of human nature make doctors one of the most screwed up and difficult types of people you'll meet.)
Humans are naturally self-serving and take the path of least resistance.
We occasionally rise above our natures, but when we create a system we should expect people to generally act like typical human beings—and by 'typical' I mean jerks.
We guarantee the Right to vote and to justice, but because we recognize that human nature people lust for power we have to make a Responsible electoral and jury system that isn't easy to cheat.
I'm in favor of giving free food to people that need it, but if I laid out a buffet of delicious food on the corner with a note that said, "Just take one plate, and only if you're hungry." It would likely all end in the trunk of the first person that drove by—even if that person already had a million in the bank.
Sorry, but human nature sucks! Why do we expect free medical care to be any different?
But people wouldn't do that with medical care would they?
Dr. D sees it every single day: People call ambulances to bring them to the ER for runny noses and dry hands. People getting a free $1000 emergency room visit demand antibiotics for viral and then don't fill what is prescribed. People come to the ER to get "checked out" just because there's nothing good on TV.
Most people will treat anything that's free like it's worthless and waste it without even thinking. Just look what we did with this planet God freely gave us!
Free Stuff Has Consequences
Medical care actually isn't free. It is really expensive. It takes a lot of resources and work to create even the simplest doctor's visit. Somebody is responsible to pay the bills for free care, and even though Dr. D chipped in $60K this year, our kids are still in the hole for 14 trillion bucks.
A responsible system must be sustainable, and free-for-alls just aren't sustainable.
The freeloaders also screw up system so it can't work for the people who actually need it. Dr. D gets to deal with a microcosm of this every time we don't have space for real emergency patient because the ER is full with people who checked in because they were bored or lonely. It happens a lot.
Rationing Healthcare
Healthcare is a right. We owe it to our fellow human beings. We would be some sorry bastards if we just sat by and watched poor people die preventable deaths. We owe it to our kids to create a responsible and stable system to guarantee these rights. The only way I see that you could possibly have free medical care is if it is heavily rationed.
OMG, did Dr. D just say rationing? Get the pitchforks and torches! (BTW, I love how my Conservative friends get so worked up about rationing something they don't want people to have at all.)
Human beings will frequently use their freedom to go all apeshit. We need to have someone responsible enough to prevent us from exercising our rights to the extent that we harm others.
We have the right to be free but we also have the police to arrest those who use their freedom wrongly.But nobody wants a police state and nobody wants a free medical system that is constantly saying NO.
What we really want is for people to restrain themselves. Some saintly folks may do this, but most of us will follow our baser natures to disastrous results.
Valuing Healthcare
Yeah Dr. D, but if human nature is really that shitty why doesn't everybody misuse their freedom and end up in handcuffs?
Sorry to bruise your college-educated ego, but it isn't because you're such a better person. You just have a whole lot of incentives to stop you before the handcuffs. Some are social incentives—you'd be ashamed to act out—but many are financial. Misbehaving will hurt you in the pocketbook.
Everyone has different values and motivations, but we all accept that money has some value. If we want universal access to medical care then it has to cost money.It doesn't have to cost much money. In fact healthcare is best if kept inexpensive. The "free market" cost of healthcare is a huge barrier to most people's access. But there has to be some barrier. Drop the cost to $0 and you get a tidal wave of people wasting very costly care.
I guarantee that if every person who came to the ER had to pay $2 up front the number of frivolous visits would drop by 80%.
I'm not saying that no rationing will ever be a necessary, but if we insure healthcare has value to everyone rationing care will be the exception rather than the norm.
You want everyone to have healthcare? Never give it away for free!
Okay, Dr. D has managed to piss off both the Left and the Right!
The floor is now open to your comments. Just try and be civil with each other.
Next post Dr. D will studiously avoid politics and return to the regularly-scheduled programing on Doctor-Patient Relationships.


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A 60-footer that goes by the name of Hydroptère is hoping to travel at over 50 knots (58mph) and become the world's fastest racing ship. Using "wings", the French-built craft glides over the waves, instead of ploughing through them like a traditional sailing vessel. Even the captain, Alain Thébault, who has crossed the English Channel in just over half an hour, reckons it's more like flying a glider than piloting a yacht.
A breeze of just 12 knots is needed to allow the Hydroptère to fly. Rising 15 feet out of the water, just the carbon fiber ailerons - as strong as the landing gear on an airplane - beneath the trimaran's keels remain in contact with the water, reducing drag to almost zero, and allowing the yacht to hover over the waves. One crewmember steers, while the others bounce around the boat, tightening and loosening sails. And should something go wrong, there is a panic button on the boat, which brings it to a swift halt.
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The Hydroptère currently holds the one-mile and 500-meter records, and has got French knickers in a right old twist. The nation, whose fast train, the 357-mph TGV, became the fastest thing on two rails earlier this year, is counting on the boat to capture the world speed record for sailing, currently held by an Irish windsurfer.
Already the trimaran has hit 47.2 knots in training, just 1.5 knots below the two-year-old record held by Finian Maynard, which Captain Thébault will be attempting to smash in Brittany this winter. "The 50-knot mark in sailing is a bit like the sound barrier in flying," he said. "After that, everything is possible." [Times Online via Luxist]


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