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Cruizer, my welders are running fine,but I have a question on a portable generator which no one at this point has been able to solve. Just wondering if you can help. I bought it reconditioned a few years ago and never really checked the generator portion when I bought it.I checked out and started the motor,which was fine. It produces 110 volts at each respective 110 volt receptacle fine,but when I check for220 volts at its receptacle,there is 0 volts. On this very receptacle when I check across each hot lug independently I get 110 volts as I should,but when I check for the combined total at both hot lugs I get zero. I am confused on this one. I know this section is for welding questions,but so far have been unable to get an answer that may help reslove the problem. Then to,I don't know if it is even worth fixing given the potential cost. I bougt it from Home Depot and failed to check the generator portion when I purchased it.I guess I thought it would work properly being just reconditioned. Thanks for any input.
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J Hall, That would also be my guess, If you go from hot to neutral and get 115 on each leg it should mean they are both tied to the same 115V leg.
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By chance it doesn't have a 120v/240 toggle switch on it?Ed Conley
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Ed Conley
Passport Plus w/Spool Gun
Miller 125c Plasma 120v
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SO 2020 Bender
You can call me Bacchus
Finally went out to take another look at my generator,and I am no expert,and I cannot find the problem. After reading the responses to my question,I thought I would look at it again. And I want to thank everyone for their help and hope you all can bear with me on this.Here is how it is wired. A red and blue come from one set of windings to give 120 volts and a white and a rust brown colored wire come out of the other winding to give it the other 120 volts. The red (being the hot then goes to the top of one side of a breaker and the rust colored,being the hot,ends up going to the top of the other side of the breaker. Looks like a double breaker,each side protecting its respective windings. Then two red wires come out the bottom of the breaker below where the red went in the top,and one goes to one dual 120 volt outlet,while the other red goes to the hot lug of the 240 volt outlet. Then below where the rust colored hot wire went in the top of the breaker, a set of black wires,being the hot,come off the bottom of the breaker,with one going to another 120 volt dual outlet,and then the other black goes to the other hot lug on the 240 volt outlet. I can't see the problem based on the answers I got initially,it looks wired OK,but as I said I am no expert and the problem might be right in front of me. The way it is wired to the 240 volt receptacle,the way I see it,I thought I should have my 240 volts. And of course the neutrals and ground is wired in where necessary. As I said when I first relayed my problem,when I check all the outlets,the 120 volt outlets are all fine but the 240 volt outlet gives a zero reading when I check across the two hot lugs. But if I check the hot lugs individually by touching one hot and then a neutral or a ground,I get120 volts, the same goes for the other hot lug,touching it along with either the neutral or the ground I get 120 volts with my tester. This last sentence pertains to the 240 volt outlet. I actually had a couple farmers tell me that is how it is supposed to work,I told them no way you need to have 240 volts when touching both hot lugs with a tester or nothing will run off that outlet. I proved that to them by trying to start my 240 volt buzzbox with this generator,and nothing happens. I tried to start the buzzbox with my portable welder and it started fine. And my portable welder reads 240 volts by just checking the hot lugs with my tester. Any help is appreciated guys. Thanks again.
Do you have 240v at the input to the breaker?-Meltedmetal---Meltedmetal
I checked the wiring of my generator against the schematic,and it is wired correctly. I checked at the 240 volt outlet,at the top of the breaker where both 120 volt hot wires hook to,and at the end of the generator where the two120 volt hot wires come out from the windings,and at no point anywhere do I have 240 volts. I have two sets of 120 volts,but nowhere do I have 240 volts.I'm thinking it must be an internal problem,which I have no idea what it is. And to be sure of myself I checked everything out multiple times. Anyone have any ideas,if nothing else I can still use it as a 120 volt generator. Thanks everyone.
If your commons (blue and white from the windings are indeed connected in common some where to the same point then I would have to guess that when it was "reconditioned" they found one set of windings open and slipped a wire in to make it look like they were using both sets of windings when it reality they are only using one and you really only have a 120v generator that is half the rated total capacity. Any way to easily separate the winding and check them for continuity/shorts separately?
OK, seems obvious now, all you have to do is stick a voltmeter probe into one of the 230 receptacles phases, and with the other probe stick it into the 120 Vac receptacles till you come up with 230.
Then you have the wire you need to complete the 230 on the 230 receptacle. you will need to trace it (the winding that supplys it) and r/r it with one thats already in your 230 breaker though won't matter which one as they are both on the same phase anyways.
You don't need a diagram and its very simple to do....

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Offering members sound nutritional counseling
Most people don't know much about proper nutrition. And who can blame them? Just check out all of the labels: low calorie, low sodium, reduced fat, fat free, organic, sugar free — the list goes on. The options can be overwhelming.
Not only do people face an overload of information when it comes to the content of food, they are also too busy to read up on the latest nutritional facts. Think about it: Most of your members (let alone nonmembers) can barely squeeze in a workout. They certainly don't have enough time to get a Ph.D. in nutrition.
Since most people could use some nutritional advice, why not help them improve their dietary habits? After all, most people join clubs to get in shape and lose weight, and they can't reach those goals without proper nutrition, points out Dorene Robinson, R.D., C.N., director of nutrition and health education for Beyond Fitness, a division of Peak Performance, in Bellevue, Wash. So if you teach your members how to exercise and eat properly, you will have happy, loyal customers eager to stay with your club.
Here's how you can improve retention through nutritional services.
- One-stop shopping
Members appreciate clubs that become resources for all types of health and fitness information — especially quick information that they can put into immediate practice.
"People's lives revolve around food," states Ronda Gates, owner of LifeStyles by Ronda Gates, Lake Oswego, Ore., "so understanding how to choose foods more wisely is usually something members are interested in. They aren't as interested in the nutritional concept. They want to know how to make healthy, tasty meals that are fast, nutritious and give them energy. But they don't want to take the time to read a book or take a course. [And your club] is the first place they want to look for the information."
- Know your limitations
While clubs can't treat clinical problems associated with eating, they can go over nutritional basics for the typical member. "For example, clubs can teach their members how to read food labels, proper portion sizes, coaching for weight loss…basically any general nutrition concept," Gates says.
- Set yourself apart from the rest
A dietitian on staff can add credibility to your club in the eyes of your members and neighboring physicians. Obesity is a growing epidemic in our society, and physicians are always looking for sound nutritional/exercise programs for their obese patients.
If you don't have the budget to hire a nutrition/diet expert, contact local hospitals, the dairy or beef councils or the Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service (www.reeusda.gov), Gates suggests. They can often refer dietitians who provide services for free or at a minimal costs.
- Tap your resources
You don't need to hire someone to handle nutritional training. You can educate an existing staffer instead.
"I personally like to see [nutritional services] incorporated into the personal training department," Robinson says. "And in my opinion, there is no reason why personal trainers can't coach someone on weight loss and eating healthy. They just have to have some extra education."
This extra education may require an initial investment, but "it also has the potential to increase your personal training revenues," Robinson says.
- Determine what services are free and which ones carry a price
By giving some nutritional information away, you can increase your club's value to members. For example, you can create a library of nutrition-related videotapes and books that members can borrow.
You can also post a daily nutritional nugget or recipe on your Web site. This not only helps members (and prospects), it increases Web traffic and creates a possible profit center.
"[If you offer a daily recipe], it is useful to cite the cookbook that the recipe came from," Gates says. You can then display and sell the cookbook at your club.
While members should be able to get general nutritional information from your Web site and library handouts for free, you should charge for individualized nutritional counseling. However, if the couseling is open to members and nonmembers, members should receive a discounted price.
Gates offers a nutritional coaching service where people pay a flat fee. A 12-week counseling program, this one-on-one service teaches participants how to understand eating patterns; make wiser decisions; determine serving sizes; choose food in restaurants; reduce fat in meals, without reducing taste; and calculate calorie needs based on lean mass and physical activity.
- Don't forget your core service
While Gates' 12-week session doesn't include physical activity — participants come to the program to learn about healthy eating — that doesn't mean nutritional services should overlook exercise. All nutritional counseling should stress exercise, the core of the club business, as the key to achieving weight-loss goals.
"The underlying message of all the nutritional services is always that exercise is the most important part to keep your body working well and using the food/fuel the best way possible," Gates notes.


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Around Things That Are No More But Wish They Were Still
Remember phone booths where people had their conversations in private? Thanks to WalletPop.com they have compiled a list of the top 25 things that they wish would make a comeback.
Some of their picks have virtually disappeared, while others may still be around but are becoming more and more rare. Here are a few on the list:
- Howard Johnson's - The restaurant and hotel business that started in 1954.
- Drive-in Theaters - The very first drive-in theater opened on Tuesday, June 6, 1933, showing the movie 'Wife Beware.' By 1958, nearly 5,000 drive-in theaters were in their twilight entertainment glory.
- Gas Attendants - A state law enacted in 1949 bans self-service gas stations in New Jersey. According to Infoplease, Oregon is the only other state with such a law, purportedly enacted to prevent accidents.
- 45 rpm Vinyl Records - You may well wonder, especially if you're under the age of 30, why anyone would want the 45's to come back. We do think we have one good argument. Buying a 45 was a special experience.
- McD's 'Fried' Pie - Anyone who grew up in the '70s will remember the fried apple pie with a tear in their eye that crunchy, processed pastry crust.McDonald's fazed out these bad boys in favor of the ostensibly more healthy "baked" apple pie sometime around 1992.
- Cursive Writing - It suggests a degree of attentiveness and respect that a "Wassup" text message can't match.
- Full-Size Spare Tire - There was a time not so long ago when all automobiles were outfitted to carry full-sized spare tires. As the automobile import age overtook us and cars were made smaller to facilitate profitable international shipment, everything became much smaller, including the spare tire.


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A composite panorama of Apple Creek from the northeast point of Pictured Bluff. The image is southwest (l) to north (r).
The Apple Creek Conflict 150 Years Later
By Dakota Wind
BISMARCK, N.D. – The Mníšoše, Missouri River, moves determinedly along the ancient valley it has carved over thousands of years. The river flows in the very heart of the Great Plains, in fact, aside from the wind, it's a defining feature of the prairie steppe. Its Lakȟóta name means "The Water A-stir" in reference to its muddy stirred up appearance in historic times. Commercial traffic on the river in the nineteenth century came to call it "The Big Muddy."
Tȟaspáŋla Wakpála, Apple Creek, meanders along its own course from a field north and east of present-day Bismarck, N.D. The Menoken Indian Village rests along the quiet creek, a silent witness to trade in what archaeologists call the Late Woodlands period. The creek's name refers to the tree that bears the tiny edible thorn apple.
Where the Tȟaspáŋla Wakpála converges with Mníšoše is Mayá Itówapi, Pictured Bluff. There, along the bluff are caves where the sediment is layered in colors. A testament to the changing climate throughout the ages of the world to the geologist, but to the Lakȟóta, it was a place to gather natural yellow and red pigments to create paint.
There was a conflict between the Pȟadáni (Arikara) and the Iháŋktȟuŋwaŋna (Yanktonai) in the 1830's. According to the John K. Bear winter count the year is recorded as Čhaŋnóna na Pȟadáni ob thi apá kičhízapi, The Wood-Hitters (a band of the Iháŋktȟuŋwaŋna) fought with the Arikara.
The Blue Thunder Winter Count, variant III.
The Waŋkíya Ťho, Blue Thunder, winter count correlates this event at a Dakota winter camp located below Čhaŋté Wakpá, Heart River. According to Blue Thunder, the assailants are variously identified as Arikara, Mandan, or Assiniboine. The Mandan Indians have the Foolish Woman winter count, and they record that they destroyed fifty lodges. The Tȟatȟaŋka Ska, White Bull, winter count has that winter as Wičhíyela waníyetu wičhákasotapi, the Yanktonai were almost wiped out that winter.
The John K. Bear winter count also mentions the Dakota Conflict in its 1863 entry: Isáŋyatí wašíčuŋ ob okȟíčize, the Santee warred with the whites. The Minnesota Dakota conflict is also reflected in the Red Horse Owner, Roan Bear, and Wind winter counts.
Clell Gannon, a depression era artist, painted this scene of General Sibley's command in pursuit of the Sioux. The painting can be found in the south vestibule of the Burleigh County Courthouse, Bismarck, ND.
The fight between the two tribes paled in comparison when in 1863, General Sibley and his command of about four thousand soldiers engaged the Dakȟóta and Lakȟóta people in a running battle lasting two weeks, from Big Mound (near present-day Tappen, N.D.) to Pictured Bluff.
Sitting Bull counts coup on one of Sibley's men and steals a mule at the Big Mound Conflict. The image was Sitting Bull's own account, from "Sitting Bull's Heiroglyphic Autobiography" which appears in Stanley Vestal's "Sitting Bull: Champion Of The Sioux."
In Tȟatȟáŋka Íyotake's, Sitting Bull's, own pictographic account, he placed himself at Big Mound where he rode into Sibley's camp, stole a mule, and counted coup. It is almost entirely certain that if this great leader was at the beginning of the running battle, he was there to the end at Pictured Bluff.
The running battle began as a masterful retreat on July 24, 1863, across hilly terrain in a sinuous line back and forth across streams. This constant crossing, in effect, caused Sibley to lag behind enough for the Dakȟóta and Lakȟóta to gain enough lead time that the women, children, and elders could navigate their crossing waŋna hiyóȟpayA Tȟaspáŋla Wakpála hená Mníšoše, where the Apple Creek converges with the Missouri River.
That critical crossing came on July 29, 1863. The oyáte, people, abandoned their thiíkčeka, lodges, on the broad flood plain of the Mníšoše. A thousand lodges encircled two little lakes, sloughs in later years. They crossed the Mníšoše in as many as five places below Pictured Bluff. The warriors rallied together, perhaps under the leadership of Tȟatȟáŋka Íyotake or Phizí (Gall), and took the high ground a-top Pictured Bluff.
The women, children, and elders who made a successful crossing signaled the warriors with flashes of sunlight using trade mirrors. The warriors in turn, signaled back to their loved ones then they turned their attention to Sibley's command. There is no exact number of warriors, but if there were a thousand lodges, then there was at least one able-bodied man or warrior per lodge. Using this projection, the warriors were outnumbered four-to-one.
Sibley and his men arrived on the scene, July 29, 1863, to witness flashes of light in communiqué to those in safety across the river. The general struck camp and named it "Camp Slaughter" after a doctor in his command. Over the course of the next few days, Sibley could not take the hill and some of his men were ambushed in the middle of the night. The morale of his soldiers suffered and on July 31, withdrew his men from the field when the enemy seemingly disappeared.
The Apple Creek Conflict is the only fight in the Punitive Campaigns of 1863 & 1864 in which the Dakȟóta and Lakȟóta chose the battlefield, met their aggressor, and held them off until they withdrew. This clear victory became entirely overshadowed by the tragedies of Iŋyáŋsaŋ (Whitestone Hill) and Tȟáȟča Wakútepi (Killdeer), and the victory of Pȟežísluta, the Battle of the Little Bighorn in 1876.
An unknown, or perhaps forgotten, artist pictographed this scene which was originally identified by Mike Cowdrey as "The Battle Of Whitestone Hill," but is quite possibly a Yanktonai account of the Apple Creek Conflict.
Susan Kelly Power, an esteemed uŋčí (grandmother) of the Iháŋktȟuŋwaŋna Dakȟóta and enrolled member of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe and great-granddaughter of Chief Two Bear, has the oral tradition that places three warriors there at the Apple Creek Conflict: Callous Leg, Little Soldier, and Has Tricks. There must certainly be more warriors and oral traditions amongst the Iŋyáŋ Wosláta Oyáŋke, the community of Standing Rock, and others.
Today, a park named for General Sibley rests virtually where his Camp Slaughter once stood, where some of the Dakȟóta and Lakȟóta made their crossing. Bismarck has turned a battlefield into a place of recreation. There is no signage explaining the name of the park, nor of the conflict.
The landscape has been appropriated and development has erased the battlefield; Dakȟóta and Lakȟóta oral tradition recalls that the soldiers chased the people into the river.
On July 29, 2013, 150 years after Sibley's command withdrew entirely from the Apple Creek Conflict, the anniversary passed in silence.
On July 29, 2013, 150 years after Sibley's command withdrew entirely from the Apple Creek Conflict, the anniversary passed in silence.


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Facts & Figures
President: Benigno "Noynoy" Aquino III (2010)
Land area: 115,124 sq mi (298,171 sq km); total area: 115,830 sq mi (300,000 sq km)
Population (2014 est.): 107,668,231 (growth rate: 1.81%); birth rate: 24.24/1000; infant mortality rate: 17.64/1000; life expectancy: 72.48
Capital and largest city (2011 est.): Manila, 11.862 million
Other large cities: Davao 1.565 million; Cebu City 855,000; Zamboanga 884,000 (2011)
Monetary unit: Peso
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The Philippine islands are an archipelago of over 7,000 islands lying about 500 mi (805 km) off the southeast coast of Asia. The overall land area is comparable to that of Arizona. Only about 7% of the islands are larger than one square mile, and only one-third have names. The largest are Luzon in the north (40,420 sq mi; 104,687 sq km), Mindanao in the south (36,537 sq mi; 94,631 sq km), and Visayas (23,582 sq mi; 61,077 sq km). The islands are of volcanic origin, with the larger ones crossed by mountain ranges. The highest peak is Mount Apo (9,690 ft; 2,954 m) on Mindanao.
The Philippines' aboriginal inhabitants arrived from the Asian mainland around 25,000 BC They were followed by waves of Indonesian and Malayan settlers from 3000 BC onward. By the 14th century AD, extensive trade was being conducted with India, Indonesia, China, and Japan.
Ferdinand Magellan, the Portuguese navigator in the service of Spain, explored the Philippines in 1521. Twenty-one years later, a Spanish exploration party named the group of islands in honor of Prince Philip, who was later to become Philip II of Spain. Spain retained possession of the islands for the next 350 years.
The Philippines were ceded to the U.S. in 1899 by the Treaty of Paris after the Spanish-American War. Meanwhile, the Filipinos, led by Emilio Aguinaldo, had declared their independence. They initiated guerrilla warfare against U.S. troops that persisted until Aguinaldo's capture in 1901. By 1902, peace was established except among the Islamic Moros on the southern island of Mindanao.
The first U.S. civilian governor-general was William Howard Taft (1901–1904). The Jones Law (1916) established a Philippine legislature composed of an elective Senate and House of Representatives. The Tydings-McDuffie Act (1934) provided for a transitional period until 1946, at which time the Philippines would become completely independent. Under a constitution approved by the people of the Philippines in 1935, the Commonwealth of the Philippines came into being with Manuel Quezon y Molina as president.
On Dec. 8, 1941, the islands were invaded by Japanese troops. Following the fall of Gen. Douglas MacArthur's forces at Bataan and Corregidor, Quezon instituted a government-in-exile that he headed until his death in 1944. He was succeeded by Vice President Sergio Osmeña. U.S. forces under MacArthur reinvaded the Philippines in Oct. 1944 and, after the liberation of Manila in Feb. 1945, Osmeña reestablished the government.
An Independent Nation: Not Without Corruption
The Philippines achieved full independence on July 4, 1946. Manuel A. Roxas y Acuña was elected its first president, succeeded by Elpidio Quirino (1948–1953), Ramón Magsaysay (1953–1957), Carlos P. García (1957–1961), Diosdado Macapagal (1961–1965), and Ferdinand E. Marcos (1965–1986).
Under Marcos, civil unrest broke out in opposition to the leader's despotic rule. Martial law was declared on Sept. 21, 1972, and Marcos proclaimed a new constitution that ensured his role as president. Martial law was officially lifted on Jan. 17, 1981, but Marcos and his wife, Imelda, retained broad powers.
In an attempt to resecure American support, Marcos set presidential elections for Feb. 7, 1986. With the support of the Catholic Church, Corazon Aquino declared her candidacy. Marcos was declared the official winner, but independent observers reported widespread election fraud and vote rigging. Anti-Marcos protests exploded in Manila, Defense Minister Juan Enrile and Lt. Gen. Fidel Ramos defected to the opposition, and Marcos lost virtually all support; he was forced to flee and entered the U.S. on Feb. 25, 1986.
The End of U.S. Presence and Rebel Fighting Continues
The Aquino government survived coup attempts by Marcos supporters and other right-wing elements. Legislative elections on May 11, 1987, gave pro-Aquino candidates a large majority. Negotiations on renewal of leases for U.S. military bases threatened to sour relations between the two countries. Volcanic eruptions from Mount Pinatubo, however, severely damaged Clark Air Base, and in July 1991, the U.S. decided to abandon it.
In elections in May 1992, Gen. Fidel Ramos, who had the support of the outgoing Aquino, won the presidency in a seven-way race. In Sept. 1992, the U.S. Navy turned over the Subic Bay naval base to the Philippines, marking the end of U.S. military presence.
Meanwhile, the separatist Moro National Liberation Front was fighting a protracted war for an Islamic homeland on Mindanao, the southernmost of the two main islands. The Philippine army also battled another rebel group, the Moro Islamic Liberation Front. In Aug. 2001, both rebel groups signed unity agreements with the Philippine government. Frequent and violent clashes with these and other terrorist groups have continued, however. Abu Sayyaf, a small group of guerrillas that has been fighting since the 1970s for an independent Islamic state and reportedly has links to Osama bin Laden, gained international notoriety throughout 2000 and 2001 with its spree of kidnappings and murders. Two leaders of Abu Sayyaf were killed in late 2006 and early 2007, dealing a serious blow to the group. The Philippine military has also battled the New People's Army, a group of Communist guerrillas that have targeted Philippine security forces since 1969. International officials reported in June 2003 that Jemaah Islamiyah, an affiliate of al-Qaeda, was training recruits in Mindanao, in the southern Philippines. About 120,000 people have died in the conflicts with rebel groups, and more than 3 million have been displaced.
Government Unrest and a Military Coup
In May 1998, 61-year-old former action-film star Joseph Estrada was elected president of the Philippines. Within two years, however, the Philippine Senate began proceedings to impeach Estrada on corruption charges. Massive street demonstrations and the loss of political support eventually forced Estrada from office. Vice President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, daughter of former president Diosdado Macapagal, became president in Jan. 2001. In May 2004 presidential elections, President Arroyo narrowly defeated film star Fernando Poe.
Arroyo faced a political crisis in the summer of 2005, after admitting to calling an election official during 2004's presidential race. A taped phone conversation between Arroyo and the official seemed to suggest that she had tried to use her power to influence the outcome. She survived an impeachment motion in July.
Arroyo declared a state of emergency in February, saying the government had foiled an attempted coup by the military. She also banned rallies commemorating the 20th anniversary of the ouster of Ferdinand Marcos. Some observers dismissed the report of the coup attempt as political maneuvering to gain support and weaken the opposition. On June 24, President Arroyo met with Pope Benedict XVI at the Vatican, where she announced that the Philippines was abolishing the death penalty.
In Sept. 2007, former president Joseph Estrada was convicted of corruption and sentenced to life in prison.
The government said in Nov. 2007 that it had reached a deal with the separatist Moro National Liberation Front that set boundaries for a Muslim homeland on the southern island of Mindanao. The deal fell apart in Aug. 2008 when fighting broke out between the rebels and government troops following a ruling by the Supreme Court that blocked the agreement. More than 160,000 Filipinos fled their homes and sought refuge from the violence. Peace talks resumed in Dec. 2009.
Local Government Leader and Ally of President Accused of Organizing Massacre
The government declared a state of emergency in November 2009 in the southern province of Maguindanao on the island of Mindanao following the massacre of a group of 57 people who about to fill out election nomination forms for a local leader who was challenging rival Andal Ampatuan, Jr., in the race for provincial governor. Officials and relatives of the victims blame Ampatuan's father, Andal Ampatuan, Sr., for organizing the attack. Ampatuan, himself a a former provincial governor, is an ally of President Arroyo. In February 2010, police arrested nearly 200 people, including both Ampatuans, in connection with the attack.
In elections in May 2010, Benigno "Noynoy" Aquino, a senator and the son of former president, Corazon Aquino, was elected president. He won about 40% of the vote. Former president Joseph Estrada placed second in the race, with about 25%. Aquino campaigned on a promise to crack down on corruption, which he said would help to reduce poverty.
Sitting astride the typhoon belt, the Philippines are usually affected by 15 and struck by 5 to 6 cyclonic storms per year. The end of 2011 brought typhoon Typhoon Washi, which raged for three days with winds gusting up to 90 kmh (56 mph). The deadly storm killed more than 1,200 and left an estimated 60,000 homeless.
Tension Increases with China Over Island
In May 2012, China held up Philippine bananas at customs for prolonged inspections. The same week in May, China began a media campaign suggesting any claim on Huangyan Island was an infringement of Chinese sovereignty. Called Panatag Shoal by the Philippines, the island has been the source of a longstanding dispute between the two countries.
China's vice minister of foreign affairs, Fu Ying urged the Philippines to remove its vessels from waters near the island, adding that the Philippines were "severely damaging the atmosphere of the bilateral relations" between the two countries. The Philippines said that they had found eight Chinese fishing vessels near the island back in April. When Philippine Navy personnel boarded the Chinese vessels, they found illegal coral and fish.
Government and Muslim Rebel Group Close to Peace Deal
On May 29, 2012, the chief justice of the Philippine Supreme Court, Renato Corona, was removed from office after an impeachment trial and conviction by the Senate for failure to declare about $4.2m. The vote was a watershed moment in Philippine politics, marking the first time an upper level official has been impeached and removed through official channels.
The Philippine government and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front, the country's largest Muslim separatist group, which seeks a homeland on the southern island of Mindanao, agreed to a framework peace agreement in October 2012. The deal will create an autonomous Muslim homeland on Mindanao, which will be called Bangsamoro, and residents will receive a large share of the region's mineral wealth. In exchange, the rebels agreed to put down their arms. The government and the rebels have been at war for about 40 years, and 120,000 people have been killed in the fighting. After protracted negotiations, the deal was finalized in March 2014.
Death Toll Rises from Typhoon Bopha
A typhoon, which was named Bopha, hit the southern Philippines in early December 2012. As of December 7, the death toll had risen to 456 with more than 500 missing, according to the government's disaster agency. The damage from the typhoon was increased by deforestation, lack of planning, and other factors.
Officials said that the final death toll would most likely exceed 500. Almost four hundred thousand people had to evacuate to temporary centers or received some form of assistance from the government. Typhoon Bopha came nearly one year after 1,200 people were killed by Typhoon Washi.
7.2 Magnitude Earthquake Kills at least 144 People
A powerful earthquake hit the Philippines on Tuesday, October 15, 2013. At least 144 people were killed and nearly 300 were injured. The quake also destroyed one of the country's oldest churches and caused widespread damage.
According to Renato Solidum, director of the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology, the center of the earthquake was near Carmen, a small town on Bohol Island. Solidum also explained the intensity of the earthquake in a statement, "A magnitude 7 earthquake has an energy equivalent to around 32 Hiroshima atomic bombs. This one had a magnitude of 7.2." Tremors from the earthquake reached all of the islands in the central Philippines, destroying several buildings, roads and bridges.
Typhoon Haiyan Kills Thousands
On Friday, November 8, 2013, a powerful typhoon struck the Philippines. Typhoon Haiyan was one of the strongest storms to ever make landfall, hitting several islands throughout the central Philippines. Tacloban, a coastal city with a population of 220,000, was destroyed. According to the Social Welfare and Development Department, Typhoon Haiyan, called Typhoon Yolanda in the Philippines, affected 4.28 million people and at least 270 towns.
Electricity and phone service was out in many areas. Philippine Red Cross Secretary General Gwendolyn Pang was able to text this message, "The local Red Cross chapter has seen many bodies. An actual body count has to be done to determine the exact number." According to meteorologists, Typhoon Haiyan hit the Philippines with winds of up to 190 miles per hour. By Saturday, November 9, 2013, a United Nations disaster team had arrived to assess the damage. "This is destruction on a massive scale. There are cars thrown like tumbleweed. The last time I saw something of this scale was in the aftermath of the Indian Ocean tsunami," said United Nations team member Sebastian Rhodes Stampa in a statement in which he referred to the 2004 tsunami that hit Indonesia.
By November 20, 2013, according to the Philippines National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council, the death toll had reached 4,011. Rescue teams continued to search for the 1,602 people who remained missing. While electricity was still out in some areas, some stores had reopened and residents had begun rebuilding their homes.
See also Encyclopedia: The Philippines .
U.S. State Dept. Country Notes: Philippines
National Statistical Coordination Board (NSCB) www.nscb.gov.ph/ .
See also Timeline: Philippines History (1521–1946) and Timeline: Philippines History (1965–Present) .


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Foreback Reappointed As State Mine InspectorSANTA FE, N.M. July 20, 2011 – Terence Foreback, a 24-year New Mexico resident and third-generation coal miner, recently was reappointed as State Mine Inspector by Gov. Susana Martinez, and thus retains his office on the New Mexico Tech campus.
| N.M. Secretary of State Dianna Duran swears in Terence Foreback for another term as State Mine Inspector.
Gov. Martinez made the announcement on June 30 for the term which began the following day. Foreback, 57, first was appointed to the post by former governor, Bill Richardson, and confirmed by the State Senate in 2007.
Foreback previously worked for the Mining and Minerals Division of the New Mexico Energy, Minerals and Natural Resources Department, following 26 years in the private mining industry prior to his appointment.
"We are pleased to have Terence reappointed to his post with the New Mexico Bureau of Mine Safety," said Dr. Daniel H. López, president of New Mexico Tech.
"In addition to his vast experience, Terence has been very successful in organizing the annual New Mexico Mine Health and Safety Conference, and in keeping the issue of mining health and safety before the public," López said.
That experience is both personal and professional.
"I know the pain of underground mining accidents and health related issues, having lost an uncle in a roof fall and having a grandfather and father struggle with black lung disease," he said.
Foreback got his first taste of the underground mine business at the age of 18, following in the steps of his father and grandfather, both also members of the United Mine Workers of America (UMWA) and with 53 years of underground mine experience between them.
As a graduate mining engineer, and a professional engineer registered in New Mexico, Foreback understands the technical issues surrounding today's mining industry.
Just as important was time spent as a UMWA laborer working in underground coal, engineering assignments in phosphate and surface coal mines, and field assignments as a supervisor of reclamation, truck and shovel, draglines and drilling and blasting operations.
Foreback came to New Mexico by way of Colorado, where he spent 11 years in Denver and Steamboat Springs, working in the coal business for The Pittsburg and Midway Coal Mining Company.
Foreback feels fortunate to have the professional staff at BMS comprised of Chris Hefner, Associate State Mine Inspector; Larry Sanchez, Safety and Training Specialist; and Jacoby Boles, Administration Specialist. "Chris and Larry bring many years of professional experience in the mining industry to their safety and education efforts," said Foreback.
One of his greatest pleasures in working in the mining industry is the camaraderie shared among miners.
"We are definitely a band of brothers in this industry, one that relatively few other people work in or understand," Foreback said.
While mining can be dangerous work, it is not listed among the top 10 hazardous jobs. "Mining is a safe industry, and safety is the number-one priority of the New Mexico Bureau of Mine Safety," he said.
"This office is responsible for the safety of New Mexico's 6,000 miners and the 200 mines scattered across the state," said Foreback.
He is well versed in mine safety laws, and believes in working on mine safety by bringing all entities together – the companies, the unions, other regulatory agencies and the mine workers themselves – to work collaboratively toward a mutual goal.
"We all have limited resources," Foreback added. "So we all need to work together with the resources we have to protect the health and safety of our miners."
The New Mexico Mine Health and Safety Conference launched by Foreback drew 150 participants its first year; the conference last April had 170 participants and featured two diverse speakers: Joseph A. Main, Assistant Secretary of Labor for Mine Safety and Health (MSHA), and Jared Fogel, the spokesman for Subway restaurants. "Jared was very popular and his message on health was to the point and very well received," Foreback said.
The mining industry has been making a comeback, as evidenced by a Freeport-McMoRan announcement last October that it would be restarting operations at the Chino mine in Santa Rita, and planning $150 million in refurbishments and new equipment. The company has hired 500 employees to put the mine back in operation.
"Commodity prices are up, and parts of the mining industry are doing very well," he said. "We are very concerned about the aggregate industry though, due to the continued downturn in construction and housing."
In his spare time, Foreback, an ardent cyclist, enjoys hiking, music, landscape gardening and studying history. "The winter climate in New Mexico allows me to enjoy all types of outdoor activities" he said.
"New Mexico Tech is an incredibly beautiful place to work," he added. "It truly is the jewel of the desert."
By Valerie Kimble/New Mexico Tech


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Homebrewing: Robust Porter Brew-Along Day 11
Tips and techniques to help you brew better beer at home.
Our robust porter looks about the same today as it did a few days ago, and there really isn't a lot of activity under the surface anymore. It should condition for a couple weeks to ensure that fermentation is 100% complete, and to let the flavors meld together.
Today, take a sample using a sanitized auto-syphon racking cane to check your beer's gravity and give it a taste. Taking a taste earlier in the process wouldn't have given us a good impression of the final flavor, because the yeast hadn't completely finished cleaning up all the byproducts of fermentation.
If your sample has a little bit of a sulfur aroma, don't worry about it too much. Some yeast will produce unpleasant aromas, but they eventually break down and disperse. After the beer has conditioned in the bottles for a couple of weeks none of the sulfur smell should remain. My porter sample had a strong smell of dark fruit and cocoa powder. The beer was flat (we haven't carbonated yet!), but the flavors of burnt toffee and chocolate came through in a really pleasant way.
There may be a little alcohol bite in the flavor, but this should dissipate after bottling. There will still be some changes to the flavor as it sits for awhile, but the base flavors of your beer are already shining through.
How to Determine the Alcohol Content of Your Beer
The gravity reading I took today showed a Final Gravity (abbreviated FG) of 1.019. The FG is measured after fermentation is complete. This was a little higher than the 1.015 that I expected, but it's close enough. On our brew day, the first gravity reading was 1.064. This measurement is referred to as the Original Gravity (OG). With these two values, we can determine the approximate alcohol content of the beer.
A formula to estimate the ABV is simply (OG - FG) * 131.25. Using this formula, we get an approximate ABV of 5.9% for our robust porter. There are complex formulas that will give a more accurate calculation. I frequently use the formulas that are built into website calculators, such as this one, to get a more refined value. Using an online calculator gives an ABV of 6.0%, which is very close to our estimation.
Next week we'll be checking our gravity one more time—if it's the same as today then we'll be bottling this beer next Friday. Check back then!
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It's been 5 years since the first video was uploaded onto YouTube, and we know what you're all thinking.
"What!? YouTube's only been around for 5 years!?"
It seems like the video site's been with us all our lives. But in reality, YouTube is so young that it's less than a third of the age of Justin Bieber.
[Editor's note: Will is making the rest of us feel old, right?]
Since YouTube launched, we've all frequented the site to be entertained by amateur videographers. Many of these videos soon developed into viral phenomenons, and whether produced by amateurs or professionals, we still come away with a smile on our faces.
Hanging out with your friends can easily turn into a YouTube party where everyone tries to one-up each other with a video funnier or more awe-inspiring than the previous.
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The nautical chaps over at Anchor Bay have picked up the rights to "The Demented", a new flick about a group of friends who find themselves under attack by rabid townies while on vacation. I assume there will be nudity.
Two years Guillermo del Toro ago dropped that he would be working on a new big screen version of my beloved Disney ride "The Haunted Mansion". I wake up every morning hoping there is news on the project but alas, there has been none. Until today! D-Tors dropped knowledge that he has in fact handed in a draft of the script and is awaiting feedback. He very much still wants to make the film and may even direct, he was originally slated to produce and write. It's hard to explain just how excited I am about this. I throw up every day I get so excited.
Remember that guy from "The Loved Ones" who got kidnapped and all kinds of messed up? I mean he's the main character so if you don't remember him then something might be wrong with you. Well his name is Xavier Samuel and it looks like he's joined the cast of "Plush" about a singer of a band, or something, that gets caught up with a new guitar player who is a prick, or something. Honestly I don't get the plot and it sounds stupid but hey. "The Loved Ones" was pretty cool so let's get excited.
So here's a movie called "Strip Mahjong: Battle Royale". If you couldn't have guessed it's a Japanese flick and if you don't know what Mahjong is it doesn't really matter. The movie is ridiculous. And it's going to be awesome. Watch it, now.
A woman in China has come up with a clever idea on how to stop speeders in her hometown. Apparently she's taken it upon herself to tie a sex doll to a tree on a busy street in hopes that the doll will distract speeders and make them slow down. I don't see how anything can go wrong with this idea.
If you attack a cop and try to bite him you're pretty much guaranteed to be spending some time in jail. But if you do the crane stance from Karate Kid before you make your rush, well that's pretty awesome.


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Hey guys! So some of us rented an indoor space on Sunday night to train at and it worked out fabulously. It's actually one of the old facilities I used to manage and where Mickle and I first met (ahhh . . . the beginnings of a love story).
The room is 50'x100' and padded with horse mats
Britney's hubby was REALLY excited about all the space.
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Last weekend, I was invited to attend the Yahoo! Openhack EU event that was held in Bucharest, Romania as part of a team of "History Enthusiasts" to try and help participants generate ideas using cultural sector data. This came about from the really successful History Hack Day that Matt Patterson organised earlier this year and due to this, Yahoo!'s Murray Rowan invited him to assemble a team to go to Romania and evangelise. Our team comprised myself, Jo Pugh from the National Archives and our leader Matt; we went armed with the datasets that were made available for the hackday and a list of apis from Mia Ridge (formerly of the Science Museum and now pursuing a PhD).
The Openhack event (hosted in the Crystal Palace Ballrooms – don't leave the complex we were told, the wild dogs will get you!) started with a load of tech talks, most interesting for me was the YQL one (to see how things had progressed), Douglas Crockford (watched this on video later) on JSON and also Ted Drake's accessibility seminar. One thing I thought that was absent was the Geo element, something that is extremely strong at Yahoo! (api wise before you moan about maps) and an element that always features strongly at hack days in mashups or hacks. Our team then gave a series of short presentations to the Romanians who were interested in our data unfortunately not too many, but that seemed to be the norm for the enthusiasts. We felt that a lot of people had already come with ideas and were using the day as a collaborative catalyst to present their work, not that this is a bad thing, be prepared and your work will be more focused at these events. Between us we talked about the success of the hackday at the Guardian and Jo presented material from the National Archives and then we discussed ideas with various people throughout the day; for example:
- Accessing shipping data – one of the teams we spoke to wanted some quite specific data about routes. However, we found a static html site with a huge amount of detail and suggested scraping and then text extraction for entities mentioned and producing a mashup based on this – see submarines hack
- How to use Google Earth time slider to get some satellite imagery for certain points in time (the deforestation project was after this)
- Where you can access museum type information – history hack days list
- Which apis they could use – Mia Ridge's wiki list
I tried to do a few things whilst there, some Twitter analysis with Gephi and R (laptop not playing ball with this) and building some YQL opentables for Alchemy's text extraction apis and Open Library (I'll upload these when tested properly). Matt looked at trying to either build a JSON api or a mobile based application for Anna Powell-Smith's excellent Domesday mapping project (django code base) and Jo played with his data for Papal bullae from the National Archives using Google's fusion tables and also looking at patterns within the syntax via IBM's Manyeyes tool.
Hacking then progressed for the next 24 hours, interspersed with meals and some entertainment provided by the Algorythmics (see the embedded video below from Ted Drake) who danced a bubble sort in Romanian folk style, and 2 brief interludes to watch the Eurovision (Blue and the Romanian entry). We retired to the bar at the JW Marriot for a few Ursus beers and then back to the Ibis for the night before returning the next day to see what people had produced to wow their fellow hackers and a panel of judges. Unfortunately, I had to head back to the UK (to help run the ARCN CASPAR conference) from OTP when the hacks were being presented, so I didn't get to see the finished products. The internet noise reveals some awesome work and a few that I liked the sound of are commented on below. I also archived off all the twitter chat using the #openhackeu hashtag if anyone would like these (currently over 1700 tweets). There was also some brilliant live blogging by a very nice chap called Alex Palcuie, which gives you a good idea of how the day progressed.
So, after reading through the hacks list, these are my favourites:
- Mood music
- The Yahoo! Farm – robotics and web technology meshed, awesome
- Face off (concept seems good)
- Pandemic alert – uses webgl (only chrome?)
- Where's tweety
And these are the actual winners (there was also a proper 'hack', which wasn't really in the vein of the competition as laid out on the first day, but shows skill!):
- Best Product Enhancement – TheBatMail
- Hack for Social Good – Map of Deforested Areas in Romania
- Best Yahoo! Search BOSS Hack – Take a hike
- Best Local Hack – Tourist Guide
- Hacker's choice – Yahoo farm
- Best Messenger Hack – Yahoo Social Programming
- Best Mashup – YMotion
- Best hacker in show – Alexandru Badiu, he built 3 hacks in 24 hours!
To conclude, Murray Rowan and Anil Patel's team produced a fantastic event which for once had a very high proportion of women (maybe 10-25% of an audience of over 300) in attendance – which will please many of the people I know via Twitter in the UK and beyond. We met some great characters (like Bogdan Iordache) and saw the second biggest building on the planet (it was the biggest on 9/11 the taxi drivers proudly claim) and met a journalist I never want to meet again….. According to the hackday write up, 1090 cans of Red Bull, 115 litres of Pepsi and 55 lbs of coffee were consumed (and a hell of a lot of food seeing some of the food mountains that went past!)
Here's to the next one. Maybe a cultural institution can set a specific challenge to be cracked at this. And I leave you with Ted Drake's video:


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Editorial: Surprising Turnabout at Energy Star
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The other thing I have noticed since blogging is patterns. One such pattern is, well, let's call it "visualization." The other day I was thinking I wanted to find some feathers. So later that day, without this thought actually in my mind at the time, we set out on one of our daily walks. In this little walk I found 6 feathers! Since blogging almost daily I have noticed this with other things too. I think about something - I think about it (whatever it is) and voila there it is in front of me. So it makes me wonder, is it the visualization of thought that makes something happen? It's definitely a popular belief, you know you put it out into the universe and you will it to happen, you see it happen in your mind and so it does. Or is it the thought that allows you to see what would have been in your path in the first place; I am just noticing it all more because I am paying attention to the details as well as documenting both my wants and finds? I think I like to believe that it is the act of visualization but I don't know, I have been visualizing a million dollars for a long time and that has yet to happen!
These photos are things that I found recently: feathers, a piece of honeycomb, a wishbone and a twig in the same shape, a little lonely horsy on the sidewalk, a spool of wire thread in a free box at a yard sale and a smooth little piece of wood that M+L found.
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Sentara Leigh Hospital earns Leapfrog top award
The Leapfrog Group has recognized Sentara Leigh Hospital as one of its Top Hospitals in 2015. This prestigious recognition showcases Sentara Leigh Hospital's commitment to providing the safest, highest quality health care for consumers and purchasers alike.
"We are thrilled to be recognized by The Leapfrog Group as one of its top hospitals," said Terrie Edwards, president at Sentara Leigh Hospital. "This award is a true testament to our team's dedication to providing innovative and comprehensive care for our patients. And, this award coupled with our recent Magnet® designation, a recognition for excellence in patient care, innovation in nursing practice and a supportive work environment for nurses, underscores that Sentara Leigh Hospital is a healthcare partner our community deserves."
Sentara Leigh Hospital was one of 98 Top Hospitals recognized and selected from hospitals participating in The Leapfrog Group's annual survey. The list includes:
- 24 Top Rural Hospitals
- 62 Top Urban Hospitals
- 12 Top Children's Hospitals
The selection is based on the results of The Leapfrog Group's annual hospital survey, which measures hospitals' performance on patient safety and quality, focusing on three critical areas of hospital care: how patients fare, resource use and management structures established to prevent errors. Performance across many areas of hospital care is considered in establishing the qualifications for the award, including survival rates for high-risk procedures and a hospital's ability to prevent medication errors.
"Leapfrog's Top Hospital award is widely acknowledged as one of the most prestigious distinctions any hospital can achieve in the United States," said Leah Binder, president and CEO of The Leapfrog Group. "Top Hospitals have lower infection rates, better outcomes, decreased length of stay and fewer readmissions. By achieving Top Hospital status, Sentara Leigh Hospital has proven it prioritizes the safety of its patients, is committed to transparency and provides exemplary care for families and patients in the Hampton Roads area. I congratulate all at Sentara whose efforts achieved these results."
The Top Hospital award is given to urban, rural and children's hospitals that publicly report their performance through the annual Leapfrog Hospital Survey and meet the high standards defined in each year's Top Hospitals Methodology.


text: Loyola announces new M.A. in Emerging Media with courses offered primarily online February 21, 2013 | By Nick Alexopulos Applications are being accepted for a new Master of Arts in Emerging Media program at Loyola University Maryland. The graduate program is designed to meet the tremendous market demand for communication professionals who understand what new media can bring to their organizations. The 33-credit M.A. program, offered primarily online and set to begin in fall 2013, is tailored to students from a broad range of educational and professional backgrounds and varying levels of experience. The program can be taken part-time or full-time, with full-time students able to complete the program in as little as 12 months. "Both within and outside the traditional communication industries, an ever-increasing number of careers require an understanding of how organizations successfully engage with their diverse audiences," said Elliot King, Ph.D., chair of Loyola's communication department. "Our rigorous program and its innovative curriculum will prepare students to excel as professionals in this changing landscape, and challenge them to explore and address new communication opportunities, as they emerge, not just the cutting-edge technologies of today." The program was designed by the communication department at Loyola and communication department faculty will teach all of the new, highly-specialized courses, which include, for example, Media Innovation, Emerging Media in Strategic Communication, and Law and Regulation for Emerging Media. The curriculum covers intermediate and advanced topics in content creation, web and mobile app production, ethics, entrepreneurship, and social media, among others. Students will be exposed to all of those issues throughout the nine 3-credit courses and 6-credit capstone project required to complete the program. Full-time students will finish in one year; part-time students have up to 42 months. Courses will be offered in fall, spring, and summer semesters, and students will be admitted on a rolling basis. The fall and spring semester courses will run online on a standard 14-week schedule. In the summer, there will be two independent one-week courses that will require residency at Loyola's Evergreen campus in Baltimore, Md.


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The Lubuntu Artwork Team is proud to show you all the new default artwork, including the wallpaper (and a radical scaly deviation for reptiles :D), the improved GTK2/3 themes, a new sexy app button, and the (always) evolving icons. There's a lot of work during the release cycle, as upgrades that all users will receive. Have a look:
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I am not interested in the John Lage-Carolyn Taylor verbal interchange.
However, letter writer W.B. Evans' remarks, in regard to that interchange, do interest me. Please note the following in reference to his remarks as posed in "Fox News an intelligence source?" in the July 16 edition of The Lancaster News.
This is in response to John Lage's letter, "Lage questions Taylor's points," published in the June 29 edition of The Lancaster News.
Mr. Lage, I have no intention of a back-and-forth with you; however, I must respond to three of your statements.
One: Your lack of understanding my repudiating your statement that to liberals the Constitution is "just a scrap of paper."
After attending the July 14 County Council meeting, I realized that the meetings between the citizens of Lancaster County and the Capital Project Sales Tax Commission were a well-staged side show.
County Council sent the tax commissioners out to all the areas of Lancaster County to hear what the people wanted to spend the 1 percent sales tax on, knowing all along that no matter what they came back with, it would be nothing but paving roads.
It was just a dog-and-pony show – make the people think you care, then do what you had planned all along.
Do we really need a tax increase? I'm just a retired truck driver and live off of University Drive. Maybe we need to review how we operate city equipment before we ask our city officials for a tax increase. This increase is to make up for city garbage having a $250,000 short fall.
We have purchased a very expensive truck that only picks up receptacles on its right side. I have watched it operate for five or six weeks. It basically runs the route twice to accomplish what the old truck did in one pass of the street.
I wonder if parents know where their children are during the summer months when they are out of school. My mailbox was hit twice in four weeks. Fingerprints have been taken both times. Too bad fingerprints aren't taken when people apply for driver's licenses.
L. Cohen
Being an antique collector of old radios, I found myself in search of a repairman three years ago. What was amazing is that I did and he just so happened to live right here in Indian Land.
Not only is Dave De Betta a great repairman, but full of knowledge of interesting information about other antique tidbits of radios, record players and TVs.
One of the things he exposed me to enjoy the sound coming out of my antique radios was a wonderful radio station here in our area. If you have never tuned in, I beg you to. It is WAVO 1150 AM.
Reading W.B. Evans' columns causes me to reflect on my past years, especially the 1950s and 1960s.
Drinks were in returnable bottles and they tasted a lot better than the ones of today.
Bob Lambert ran a moving company at a store that was run by Curly Briscoe. Mama would send me to the store and I could buy a candy bar for 5 cents. Back then, you could get four pork chops for 75 cents. Curly and his wife were two of the nicest people I've ever met.
The Van Wyck post office was the subject of a community meeting July 9.
The meeting was scheduled to be held at the post office, but was moved to the community center, due to threatening weather and the large crowd trying to fit into our tiny "village post office."
It seems that small towns across America are losing the heart of their community as the U.S. Postal Service downsizes, closing or drastically reducing counter service hours.
I would like to thank Boggs Paving Co. for fixing a road that badly needing fixing – Boxcar Road. I live on Boxcar Road and I am so glad that we don't have to dodge all of the potholes. Thank you, again.
Now, if we could just get Riverside Road and a lot of other roads in Lancaster fixed.
Betty L. Bailey
I applaud and encourage the insightful and informative guest columns submitted by Brooks Walker and frequently published on the opinion page of The Lancaster News.
Many should – and no doubt do – appreciate the well-written, well-cited facts that he presents in a direct, creditable manner.
In the June 29 edition, his column, "There's a time when loyalty is not a virtue," his skillful analogy of the Nordic lemming to the low-informed voter is of particular note in its creativity and in its merit.
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Participating in GSP Studies
GSP funds studies to gather knowledge in different areas that can than be utilized by other ESA directorates. Therefore in order to allow a great variety of ideas and inputs the GSP encourages small companies and universities to also participate. A new view on old problems often triggers astonishing results.
Interacting with the GSP also involves meeting other companies, universities and of course ESA.
The General Studies Programme (GSP) publishes on a regular basis studies in the EMITS system. This general checklist should help potentially interested companies and institutions from ESA memberstates how to get involved.
- Register in EMITS (Companies, Institutes and Universities wishing to do business with ESA are required to register as potential bidders and become an EMITS user)
- Review EMITS Intended Invitations to Tender (ITTs) regularly
- Look at the SME information website
- Communicate your interest to participate in an ITT via EMITS and contact potential partners, identified via EMITS
- Acquire and maintain an up-to-date knowledge of ESA's programmes, activities, organisation and methods of operations.
How to work with the GSP
Each year the GSP funds a large number of studies related to all areas of space research and spaceflight. Three types of activities are possible:
- Strategy: corporate studies
- Missions: pre-Phase A, Phase A studies
- Interdisciplinary Studies: system studies on new concepts, exploratory research
Following an internal evaluation of the proposed study the Statement of Work will be generated that provides the basis for industry to work with GSP. A detailed description will be issued in the open tenders site on EMITS. This triggers a call for proposals open to all European industry and universities. After a careful evaluation of the proposals by ESA experts, a contract will be assigned to the most successful bidder.
We are looking forward to working together with you in the future.


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A couple of weeks back, I picked up a few accessories from Forever 21. Here's a quick haul video showing all the pieces I picked out! You've already seen me wear some of these earrings in recent posts and videos. Hope you enjoy the video! Let me know your favorite pick from my haul in the comments below!
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Research Highlights
January 2005
ARM Observations Validate Climate Model for Tropical Cirrus Clouds
In a study funded by the U.S. Department of Energy's Atmospheric Radiation Measurement (ARM) Program, researchers used ground-based observations to assess simulations of tropical cirrus derived from the European Climate Model for Weather Forecasting (ECMWF). As described in Geophysical Research Letters (May 2004) the researchers used lidar and radar measurements of cirrus occurrence obtained between April and November 1999 from ARM's instrumented field site on Nauru Island to assess the accuracy of the ECMWF model in predicting tropical cirrus. Using a subdivided model grid box of 100 independent samples to represent cloud variability, comparisons of cloud top height and optical depth over the eight month period indicated good agreement between the model and measurements. Additionally, both the model and observations showed that tropical cirrus fall into two distinct categories: cirrus near convection (anvils) and cirrus detached from convection.


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Jack Rose has been going places lately, and the evidence is all over this splendid record. The names of six of its eight tunes refer to places, some easy to find on a map (Calais To Dover), some harder to pin down (Cross the North Fork). Another brings up the journey we all must eventually take (Flirtin with the Undertaker).
The guitarist has toured like a demon in the year that preceded this recording, and it shows in the best possible ways. Every track is a first take, and each radiates the confidence of a man who knows he can just sit down and nail it, no problem. Rose has never sounded better; some credit must go to engineer Mike Chaffin for an exceptionally bright and present recording job, but more must go to the artist for the clarity, strength and purposefulness of his finger picking.
He also forges ahead in his material, sometimes by turning back the clock. Working backwards is part of his MO remember that he recorded crumbling rock, acoustic trance, and full-on noise with Pelt for half a dozen years before he laid down his first finger-style performances. Kensington Blues includes a couple delightful ragtime tunes, his first compositions in that ancient but honorable style. It also features several winding, quasi-narrative fantasias, pieces that will lose you in the sheer gorgeousness of their sound without ever really getting lost; go ahead, try and stay rooted in this time and place whilst listening to North Fork or Cathedral et Chartres (forgive his French youd do the same for Chic). If you do, youve got some serious karmic baggage weighing down your soul.
Now that Im a Man Full Grown II, his latest Indian-style slide piece, picks up where Roses side of the By The Fruits You Shall Know The Roots compilation left off. It accelerates slowly, affording plenty of time to appreciate his voluptuous tone on the lap steel before he builds to a thrilling breakneck climax and elegant denouement.
Rose also travels to the mountain. Hes dedicated music to John Fahey, but here he finally records one of the mans compositions. His version of Sunflower River Blues sounds regal, unflappable and complete in the way that, say, Roses pleasant but somewhat hurried cover of Blind Willie Johnsons Dark was the Night, Cold was the Ground on his first album was not. Truly he is a man full grown, and this is one of the best albums in any genre to come out in 2005.
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Maggie Rugg Herold
After Maggie Rugg Herold finished college in Ohio, she saved money to travel overseas to Jordan, Turkey, and Greece. She calls these travels "an eye-opening experience" because she learned firsthand about cultures very different from her own.
Much later, when Herold's friend Catherine Stock became a United States citizen, she invited Herold to celebrate the event. As they talked, Stock suggested that Herold should write a children's story about becoming a citizen. Stock offered to illustrate the story. A Very Important Day is the result.
Maggie Rugg Herold remembers being a storyteller at an early age. "My first stories, when I was very young, were about a family called the Pottslunchers; I pretended they lived in the attic." Unfortunately, a playmate demanded to meet them, which put an end to the Pottslunchers. But then, Herold recalls, "my sister came along and was eager for stories, which I gladly made up at bedtime to put off going to sleep."


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Replacing the usual suspects didn't help. There are four big electrolytic capacitors on the power supply board, and they're usually responsible for these problems. I replaced the three easy ones, but the largest is a 1.1 farad capacitor (think BIG!) and it's held tightly by a large piece of foam tape. To remove it, I heat the board to 140F in an industrial oven, and then twist the cap off the board with a huge pair of Channelocks. It's a PITA.
But there's one other component that causes power supply cycling, and that's the pulse width modulator chip. In a nutshell, a computer power supply is closely regulated by the PWM chip. It compares the output voltage against a reference, and alters the current on the input to control the voltage on the output. It switches on and off at a rate just above audio frequencies.
The chip is more readily changed than that big capacitor, so I decided to do it first. Yes, I'm basically a lazy technician taking the path of least resistance. I cut two of the chip's eight leads - and the chip fell off the board! That's a photo of the board and pads up above. The solder didn't wet to the pads. Notice the dull copper that indicates some tarnish and corrosion.
I applied flux and tinned the pads before installing the new chip. In the morning, I'll investigate the surrounding circuitry for any loose connections similar to this one. Chances are, the board was contaminated when the chip was first installed. Nearby ones may be contaminated too.
This may seem a small thing, but finding and eliminating an intermittent is cause for celebration.


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I am loving me some cobalt blue this week! Honestly I like any kind of blue, but I have a special place in my
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This publication is issued by the Oklahoma Conservation Commission, in cooperation with the USDA
Natural Resources Conservation Service, as authorized by Mike Thralls, executive director. Copies have
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October 2011
Wildhorse Creek Watershed Dam No. 22
Wildhorse Creek Watershed Dam No. 22, known as Lake Humphreys, was constructed in 1957 by the City of Duncan and the Stephens County Conservation District with the assistance of the Oklahoma Conservation Commission and the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) Watershed Program. The dam was built for flood control, municipal water supply and recreation. It was the first multi-purpose dam build in the nation under the NRCS Watershed Program.
The lake is located eight miles northeast of Duncan. The dam is 63 feet in height and it creates a 349 surface acre lake. The City of Duncan paid for an additional 10,681 acre feet of water storage when the dam was constructed for municipal water and recreational uses.
Recreational facilities around the lake include three boat ramps, 44 plug-ins for camping, a pavilion, a sanitary dump station, a covered fish house, several fishing piers, and primitive camping areas.
The dam is one of 107 flood control dams in the watershed project (57 in Garvin County, 41 in Stephens County, 6 in Murray County and 3 in Carter County).
There was frequent flooding in the watershed
before the dams were constructed. Between 1923 and 1942 there were 23 major floods (flood waters covered more than one-half of the floodplain) and 57 smaller floods. This was an average of four flood events each year. Floods destroyed crops; killed livestock; damaged fences; washed out roads and bridges; and eroded the land depositing sediment in streams and rivers.
Conservation districts in the four counties and the Wildhorse Creek Flood Prevention Association requested assistance from NRCS in developing and implementing a watershed project to address the flooding, erosion and the need for water supply. The dams were constructed between 1949 and 1993.
Five dams in the watershed were designed as multipurpose structures to also provide municipal water and recreational areas (Duncan Lake, Clear Creek Lake, Lake Humphreys, and Lake Fuqua in Stephens County and Elmore City Lake in Garvin County).
The Wildhorse Creek Watershed Project is one of 129 projects in Oklahoma that have been planned and implemented by local people with assistance from the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service and the Oklahoma Conservation Commission.
2,107* NRCS-assisted flood control dams have been constructed in 61 Oklahoma counties. These watershed projects that also include thousands of conservation practices provide over $81 million in average annual benefits.
For additional information about watershed projects in the state visit the Oklahoma Conservation Commission website at: http://conservation.ok.gov or visit your local conservation district and NRCS office.
This is one of 2,107* examples of how local, state and federal government agencies have worked together to utilize the Natural Resources Conservation Service Watershed Program to address natural resource needs and improve the quality of life for thousands of Oklahomans.
Wildhorse Creek Watershed Project Benefits (107 Flood Control Dams)
Provides $5.4 million in average annual benefits from reduced flood damages
Provides flood protection for highways, bridges, county roads and railroads
Provides flood protection for over 600 farms and ranches
Impounded water in the lakes has created fish and wildlife habitat, waterfowl nesting areas and livestock water
Sedimentation is reduced by 503,000 tons annually
Lake Humphreys provides flood control, municipal water for the City of Duncan and recreational areas.
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The Atlanta Hawks may be missing two key pieces of their lineup on Tuesday when they host the Oklahoma City Thunder.
The Thunder (40-29) begin a stretch of three road games over the next week, as they try secure home-court advantage in the Western Conference playoffs. The Hawks (20-47) were mathematically eliminated from the playoffs on Sunday, breaking a 10-year playoff run, and are last in the Eastern Conference.
The game is a tough back-to-back for Oklahoma City, which defeated Sacramento 106-101 on Monday for its third straight win. The Thunder got 21 points each from Paul George and Carmelo Anthony.
Atlanta is likely to be without starting guard Kent Bazemore, who left Sunday's game against Chicago with a sprained knee, and guard Jaylen Morris, who badly twisted his left ankle after landing on an opponent's foot.
Both are important pieces on a young team that's struggled to find offense. Bazemore averages 13 points, 3.9 rebounds and 3.5 assists and is regarded as the team's best defensive player. Morris, who signed a second 10-day contract on March 11, has been a nice addition to the bench. He had nine points at Indiana and is averaging 4.8 points.
The Hawks played without starting point guard Dennis Schroder (elbow) and continue to be without backup Malcolm Delaney (left ankle), DeAndre Bembry (abdominal strain) and Antonius Cleveland (ankle rehab.)
Point guard Isaiah Taylor (ankle) was ruled healthy and he returned to start against the Bulls. The Hawks added Tyler Cavanaugh to the active roster for Tuesday's game.
Atlanta lost 129-122 to the Bulls on Sunday, but Taurean Price came away with a career-high 38 points. The second-year forward from Baylor reacted well after being benched by coach Mike Budenholzer for the second half of the previous game against Indiana.
"I just want to take what I can from this game and apply it to the next," Prince said.
Budenholzer said it was a positive sign "just to see Taurean grow in a game like this and grow in an opportunity where he has the ball in his hands more without Dennis, without Baze."
The Thunder are a season-high 11 games over .500 and currently in fourth place, one-half game ahead of Minnesota and New Orleans, who were both idle on Monday.
"Trying to focus in a little more," Anthony said. "Realize this is a pivotal time of our season and what we have to do and what we're trying to accomplish. Trying to get some momentum going into the postseason and finishing the regular season strong."
Oklahoma City is without Terrance Ferguson (concussion protocol) and Andre Roberson (left patellar surgery). The Thunder just got Steven Adams back from a left ankle sprain on Monday and he scored six points in 22 minutes.
This will be the second game between the two clubs this season. The Thunder won 120-117 on Dec. 22 when Westbrook scored 30 to offset the 27 produced by Atlanta's Marco Belinelli, who was released last month. The Thunder is 11-7 against the Hawks since moving to Oklahoma City and are 5-4 in Atlanta.


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I hope everybody had a lovely Christmas and enjoyed the season's festivities, whatever your faith or personal beliefs. I had a low-key Christmas in the city, but it's been lovely having time off and getting to spend time with family. I didn't do any major sales shopping after Xmas, but there were a few select items I'd had my eye on for some time online, and I was happy to find these pieces in my size at considerably reduced prices. I'm looking forward to getting dressed up soon and taking some images of them for the blog.
Anyway, back to my current outfit images. I wore this outfit on a recent Saturday while running errands in Central London. I love this teal green jumper with a vibrant winter floral print in deep colours on the front. I also captured a few images at home in the same jumper. Lately I've been struggling with the cold, and can't manage to stay outside for very long, which is why there are more indoor images in this post. It's always much better taking pictures outside, so it's slightly disheartening when I can't get out as much. At least the print on this jumper lifts my mood, even in the depths of winter. While out and about, I kept the rest of the styling a classic black, and donned my favourite fairy brooch, which is Art Nouveau inspired.
|Jumper - Oasis, Trousers - Principles Petite by Ben De Lisi (similar), Blazer - A Wear, Trainers - Lonsdale, Brooch - Covent Garden Market, Gloves - Sainsbury's, Purple heart hair slide - Fenwick
As the year draws to a close, I've been thinking about New Year's Resolutions, and especially my approach to shopping. Years ago I had a compulsive shopping habit, and alongside this habit, was the problem of excessive clutter in my home. Since having a massive de-cluttering operation in my living space, and adopting a much more sensible approach with regard to spending and waste, I now think very carefully about every single thing I buy. I ask myself whether I will really wear that new item, and if I already have something similar. I only buy things which I truly love and can see myself wearing for a lifetime, and try to seek out investment pieces which won't date. I still have to make a conscious effort to stay sensible when I'm out shopping, as there are so many bright, shiny things threatening to distract me. However, I'm now able to avoid impulse buys and make better choices. I take care not to spend beyond my means, which actually feels much better. As I don't want to feel fashion-deprived, I've found more resourceful ways of looking nice, such as seeking out offers, and customising items, or repairing accessories which can still be worn. Though I don't really believe in resolutions which are strictly for the New Year, and would rather view resolutions as ongoing and continuous, this is an approach to shopping I'm determined to follow into the New Year, and beyond.
I wish you all a Happy New Year. If you like Truly Madly Deeply Fashion, do follow me on social media and feel free to add your comments here, as I love hearing from you. Stay tuned for a special post coming up to mark my upcoming birthday!