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February 19, 2013
The Future Of Freestyle Snowmobiling
Scott Graf
In January of 2012, things were going well in the world of freestyle snowmobiling. Sponsors continued to pump record money into the sport. Riders were actually able to make a living doing their trick jumps. And at ESPN's annual Winter X Games—considered the Super Bowl of freestyle snowmobiling—rider Heath Frisby had just made history with a new trick—a front flip.
But that euphoria dissipated three weeks ago when
25-year-old Caleb Moore rode his snowmobile up a ramp, flipped in the air…and
then crashed. The snowmobile landed on him. Still,
"He made an error with a flip trick and under-rotated a little bit," Frisby said. "We've all done that. It's just a matter of the way it all played out."
Frisby is a 28-year-old rider from
"It's imminent that somebody riding bulls professionally would die doing that," Frisby said. "It's imminent that somebody racing is eventually going to get landed on and killed, and has been killed. It just wasn't live on television. What we're doing is dangerous. There's no doubt about it."
"We're equally—not equally, but we're all responsible for it," Guglielmino said. "The athletes are willing participants, and again, these athletes train year-round. They're world class. They know what they're doing. They don't just show up to the X Games. And also we are a partner in that. We design these courses and we certainly put it on-air. So I think we collectively have a responsibility to make sure we're mitigating as much risk as possible."
Among those watching the situation is Tim Mutrie, a
"I mean that complimentary because…I've always been kind of blown with the passion and the devotion and sort of love these guys have for the sport," Mutrie said.
He compares freestyle snowmobiling right now to the early days of stock car racing. The sport is relatively new and made up of young daredevils who push the limits of safety without a sanctioning body to keep watch. Mutrie wonders if the addition of such an organization would make events like ESPN's Winter X Games safer.
"The TV network is basically the owner/operator/promoter of a competition," Mutrie said. "And you have all these athletes who all they want to do is hit that ramp and let it fly. Where in that formula is, like, a third party?"
Snowmobile racing events, like one that took place
last weekend in
"It just wasn't the right time," said Carl Schubitzke, president of the ISOC. "At a later time we'll probably pursue it. Or maybe not."
One of the fans attending last weekend's race in
"It's sad to see him go, but…the sport will carry on," Stuart said. "They might need to make some changes, and we'll understand that, and we'll still watch it."
Back at his home in
"We're all sticking together at this point as far as riders," Frisby said. "Everybody's pretty positive and just trying to push through it and continue on with what we started."
With the recent cancellations, the competitive part of Frisby's schedule is over for the season. He'll now focus on exhibition events to continue raising the sport's profile…and continue hoping there will be more competitions next winter.
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While the Cincinnati Bengals try to move into playoff position, the Philadelphia Eagles will simply be looking to build on their first victory in more than two months.The Bengals will attempt to bounce back from what they hope does not prove to be a costly defeat when they visit the Eagles on Thursday night.
Cincinnati (7-6) was in line for a fifth straight win before allowing 10 points in the closing minutes of a 20-19 home loss to Dallas on Sunday. Dan Bailey's 40-yard field goal as time expired kept the Bengals from taking over the final AFC wild-card spot after Pittsburgh lost to San Diego. The Bengals and Steelers are tied, but Pittsburgh holds the tiebreaker by virtue of its 24-17 win at Cincinnati on Oct. 21. The two teams, who trail AFC North leader Baltimore by two games, meet in Pittsburgh next weekend.
Cincinnati had not allowed more than 13 points in its previous four games and held its fourth straight opponent to fewer than 300 yards, but it could not make stops late. Tony Romo engineered an eight-play drive that concluded with a 27-yard touchdown pass to Dez Bryant with 6:35 left. The Cowboys' winning field goal capped a 13-play, 50-yard drive. Cincinnati's Andy Dalton threw for 206 yards with a TD and an interception, getting sacked five times. Dalton has been picked off three times in the last two games after not throwing an INT in the previous three.
A.J. Green was held to three receptions for 44 yards and failed to score for a third consecutive game after finding the end zone in nine straight. He had two key drops, one of which could have gone for a touchdown in the third quarter. Philadelphia (4-9), which showed some life in rallying from an 11-point deficit to win 23-21 over Tampa Bay on Sunday, looks to win their second straight and to avoid double digit losses. The Eagles snapped an eight-game skid with their first victory since Sept. 30. Philadelphia has come from behind in all four wins, which have been decided by a combined six points.
Nick Foles went 32 of 51 for 381 yards to set team single-game rookie passing records for completions and yards. He ran for a TD and his two scoring passes came in the final four minutes.After converting a fourth-and-5, Foles tossed a 1-yard pass to Jeremy Maclin for the winner as time expired. Foles won't have veteran tight end Brent Celek to target Thursday due to a concussion, the same reason LeSean McCoy will miss a fourth straight game. The Eagles didn't rule out McCoy or Vick until early Thursday. Rookie Bryce Brown rushed 43 times for 347 yards and four TDs in the previous two games in place of McCoy, but was held to six yards on 12 carries Sunday.
Even though Cincinnati comes into this game on a losing streak, while Philadelphia won last week, there's little question that the Bengals have been playing better football. Last week's tough home loss to Dallas snapped the Bengals four-game winning streak. Even in defeat, however, the Bengals gave up just 20 points and over their last five games overall they have allowed just 12.2 points per contest. The Eagles on the other hand needed a miraculous fourth-quarter comeback against one of the league's worst pass defenses to get their first win in more than two months. One week doesn't completely reverse the direction these two teams appear to be headed. Even though Cincinnati is the road team and could be looking ahead to a crucial, potential playoff-deciding Week 16 showdown in Pittsburgh, I fully expect the Bengals to take care of business on the road and get back into the win column. For what it's worth, the last time these two teams met nothing was decided, as they played to a 13-13 tie back on Nov. 16, 2008 in Cincinnati.
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dino001 Tampa, FLPosts: 3,476I wonder if you actually have oil monitor, or it's just a software. I'm not aware of any manufacturer having a real oild quality sensors there, from what I heard and read, it's all calculated based on driving, but I may be wrong.
BTW, I my "over the year comment" was directed to BMW, not Acura. When I wrote "you" I meant "one who owns BMW", not you, m6user, owner of Acura. Sorry for the misunderstanding.
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No problem, I understood. Just stating the obvious I guess. I really have no idea how the "oil monitor" works in the Acura and it really doesn't matter all that much to me. I would get the oil changed at one year or about 7500 regardless of what the "oil monitor" or the owner's manual said. Unless, of course, the owners manual was even more stringent.
You guys peaked my interest. Since one of the local Benz dealers is close to my home, I wandered over there last night to look at the CLA. They had 2 of them (they said they initially had 4 but already sold two). One was $38K MSRP. It didn't have leather, nor the "fancy" diamond grill you see in the TV ads (it's an option).
They wanted me to do a test drive. I declined. For nearly $40K, I think I'll pass. You can get a nice A4 for that money....or, an ATS....or a 320i...all of which I think are nicer vehicles. Heck...you can get a loaded up Acura ILX for less than that. Or, in reality, a G37x is selling for less than that these days. Just a hunch, but I'd say any of the above would be better cars than the CLA.
No doubt they'll sell a lot of them...at least initially. I think those of us who fall on the "sports" side of luxury sport vehicles would be disappointed, though. Just one man's opinion.
Side note....Edmunds forums flaky for anyone else?
m6...I pulled this out of my old file when I had my TL a few years ago. This is what Acura stated about the oil life monitor...
"The TL has a Maintenance Minder system that automatically monitors the vehicle's unique operating condition to indicate to the driver when maintenance is required. Maintenance alerts are presented when the ignition is first turned on, not while driving (to prevent driver distraction). The system monitors engine operating conditions such as fluid temperatures and engine speed to determine the proper service intervals. The Multi-Info Display (MID) located below the fuel and engine temperature gauges in the instrument cluster indicates the remaining percentage of engine oil life, and then shows service is due with a "wrench" icon. A percentage-based countdown to the next service is displayed when the car is within 15 percent of the end of the service interval. A letter and number code is displayed to indicate the specific type of service that is required. If the service is missed, the MID indicates past-due mileage to express the urgency of the required service to the driver.
The system is designed to eliminate unnecessary maintenance procedures, environmental impact and expenses, while ensuring that important service issues are addressed. In some cases, oil change intervals can extend to a maximum of 10,000 miles, which could spare the owner considerable money and inconvenience over the life of the car. The owner-resettable system monitors all normal service parts and systems, including oil, oil filter, tire rotation, air-cleaner, automatic transmission fluid, spark plugs, timing belt, coolant, brake pads and more."
Thinking back to when the manufacturers stated oil change intervals based on mileage alone, I think the monitors might give a more accurate guesstimate on when your oil is depleted.
I remember a mechanic friend who I would consult in my younger days of building a (money pit) track car, telling me he could tell if the oil was depleted just by smell and by rubbing the dip stick in between his fingers. I was amazed at that. Until I realized all he was doing was feeling for grit in the oil, and trying to determine if the oil smelled "burnt". Not very scientific. Of course, we didn't use synth oil, either.
No doubt they'll sell a lot of them...at least initially. I think those of us who fall on the "sports" side of luxury sport vehicles would be disappointed, though. Just one man's opinion.
graphicguy - I went to the local MB dealer a couple of weeks ago to take a closer look at the CLA. You would have thought that a Kardashian kid had showed up, there were so many people surrounding the car.
Like you noticed, the two they had on the lot were stickered in the $36-38K range. Quite a bit of money for what is a pretty small car. I guess everyone wants to play in the 'compact luxury' arena these days.
I agree with you - those people wanting something sporty will probably shop elsewhere. 320i, A4, ATS would be good alternatives.
Where it gets tricky is that you can option up some more pedestrian brands to that mid 30's price range - Optima, Accord, Fusion - and get way more features for the money. And, save money on maintenance. And, perhaps get a better warranty.
Bottom line is that the lines are beginning to blur on the luxury side of the equation.
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Where it gets tricky is that you can option up some more pedestrian brands to that mid 30's price range - Optima, Accord, Fusion - and get way more features for the money. And, save money on maintenance. And, perhaps get a better warranty.....Bottom line is that the lines are beginning to blur on the luxury side of the equation.
Of course none of those more plebian models can put a bit three pointed star on the hood......
That is true, but none of those also put a 7 speed dual clutch with nearly 260 lb-ft at 1200rpm. Plus the MB has style those cannot touch.
More features don't always impress me. While initially these were impressive new features...I no longer feel the "wow" about power mirrors and windows (a little tongue n' cheek here...). For me, after a few months the "new" features are "ho-hum". Not to say I wouldn't want power windows on a new MB
I initially felt this about in-car nav's. They were amazing and seemed worth the thousands they commanded. Now it seems they are used as a tool to gouge the consumer; they'll integrate additional features (customizable settings, etc)...so if you want the 'features' you pony up for the nav.
My former IS had the nav and I explicitly searched for one, but I never used the nav. My large phone with Google maps was always far more accurate and easy to use (and I didn't have to buy an expensive DVD every year to upgrade).
The back seat may be a bit cramped, but the CLA is a bigger car than the current C class in every dimension.
I haven't compared a loaded mainstream vehicle to the CLA, but if I'm right at $35K I think i'd forego an 'option' for the CLA style.
Plus...I like the three pointed star...more than an H or an italicized H
"It seems strange that so many "electrical glitches" happen in German brands very early on."
Window regulators are/were big problems for MB and VW, when I had my 300SDL I would go through two regulators a year, both on the drivers side, and at $370/e it got pretty expensive after a while. VW had the same issue for a while but no longer have that issue.
I'm guessing the "oil Monitor" works based on temps, driving style, whether it is stop and go traffic or highway, the speed in which one drives throttle position and over all how one "drives" the car. It would be interesting experiment to take two identical cars, drive one how normal people would drive and then take one and drive it hard, take it on the track and see if the oil monitor stays anything different and if the one who drives the car harder would have to come in for service sooner. OR does it matter with the new Synthetic oils how hard or easy you drive the car..
Ivan, the new do-dad's that cars have a nice and at times make for a easier trip, one thing I wish rental cars had was Nav, so far the only rental I have ever had that standard nav was the Infitii Q45 (The Whale) it was nice since I wasn't too sure where i was going, but I just use my phone the other times since the new goggle maps integrates well with the iPhone and when connected to Bluetooth and comes through the speakers.
One nice feature I just found on my 320i is the ability to open the trunk by placing my foot under the bumper. It is a nice feature when your hands are full. Same new Do-Dad's are handy others are just gimmicks.
That is true, but none of those also put a 7 speed dual clutch with nearly 260 lb-ft at 1200rpm.
I'll venture to say that the vast majority of the CLA buyers won't even ask or care about that. They are attracted to the shiny star and the $349 lease rate.
Plus the MB has style those cannot touch.
To each his own. IMHO, the styling of the CLA is overdone. MB seems to be overdoing the blades and cuts on the nose and tail.
Michaell...I agree with you....the auto industry has become so finely segmented, it really is starting to blur from one car model to the next.
Just saw a Kia Optima that one my best friend's wife bought. When did those things get to be so nice?
For $36K, is a CLA built better, does it perform better, have better materials, last longer, etc...than a loaded up (and less expensive) Accord? Hmmmm...I can't make that leap.
Then again, I thought it was absurd when I read an article a year or so ago stating that a Mustang GT is the equal of a BMW M3. Maybe I'm starting to see the point.
The times I walked into a Benz showroom, I always walk out believing there were better alternatives for a lot less money.
With the CLA, MB is cashing in the chits they earned from the years their cars were considered overbuilt and overengineered...available only to the rich. Today? I'm not seeing it.
I've probably hit the high end of my tolerance for how much I'm willing to pay for a car, regardless of its capabilities.
My soft spot for Acuras is beginning to show, me thinks.
Keep in mind that the CLA is not the smallest offering .. they offer both the A and B class overseas (and the B class in Canada as well).
Every so often I'll pick up a copy of CAR magazine, to see what's happening across the pond.
Some years back, one of their editors wrote a column that talked about the shrinking middle class of car manufacturers. The improvement of Hyundai & Kia (and the other "low" cost brands available in Europe) and the continuing down market efforts of BMW, Audi and MB meant that popular brands like Ford, Vauxhall/Opel, Renault and Peugeot were getting squeezed.
Might that be happening here in the States? It's possible, quite possible.
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Douglasville Patch obtained the cell phone videos captured by the teenagers sentenced for their roles in destroying the historic Douglasville cotton mill last May.
Adrian Bond, 19, Terry Carringer, 19, and Jeromie Hand, 18, were sentenced to 60 to 120 days in a probation detention center and seven years of probation after each pleaded guilty to charges of burglary and second degree arson on Nov. 14.
In the attached videos, the teens can be heard joking and cursing while they watch and record video of the mill's destruction. "This is so cool," one is heard saying. "Look, those power lines are hanging down in the fire," another comments.
One teen is heard saying he watched sunrises from the roof of the mill.
In one video a teen is heard saying, "That's the biggest bonfire we've been able to pull off, huh?"
In another portion of the video, someone is heard stating "I would be so proud if I had caused this." Someone else replies, "Me too. I would feel bad but it would be cool if we actually did it."
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The recession may be over, but the reality for too many families we serve is they have to make tough choices: do I buy groceries or pay rent? Do I care for a sick child or go to work? Or, do I buy gas or school supplies? These are questions that the General Assembly must take into consideration as they reconcile the budget. Now is not the time to cut funds from programs that are helping neighbors in need who are struggling become self-sufficient.
That was the message that I along with a group of 50 other leaders from Nonprofit Virginia delivered to the General Assembly in Richmond recently.
Unfortunately, if the Virginia Legislature cuts funds that support our core services and diverts sales taxes to fund transportation, the choices will become even more desperate for the 58,000 Fairfax County residents living in poverty who are productive, contributing citizens that just need a little help to stay stable. Nearly 60 percent of the cuts in the Governor's budget affect those who are low-income at time when the region is already reeling from the great recession.
As we all know, a neighbor's problems have a way of becoming a community's problem. So if these cuts occur, rest assured that the long-term ramifications for all of us will be significant.
Amanda Andere, Executive Director, FACETS, a nonprofit serving those suffering the effects of poverty in Fairfax County
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Before prepping this article, we'd never reviewed any TP-Link gear before. The company, based in Shenzhen, China, has obvious aspirations to be the next D-Link by way of being the low-cost leader of the networking world. They approached us months ago with this hot new technology called "Lite-N." Enough said, right? Still, we make every effort to clear our minds of high-performance prejudices and remember that most of the world just needs cheap gear that gets the job done. This is TP-Link's target. In thumbing through the catalog that reps sent us along with the WR741ND ($44.99), we couldn't find a single visually interesting product. It's all built to be generic. That's not necessarily bad, but it clearly shows where TP-Link is aiming.
The WR741ND uses a 2x2 MIMO array, but with a single external antenna. You get four 10/100 LAN ports, no USB connectivity. As with Belkin's N150, this is an ultra-basic, entry-level, 2.4 GHz router. The QSS (Quick Secure Setup) button on the front is rebranded WPS. About the only thing that stands out here is TP-Link's integration of very simple QoS.
On the other hand, all of that simplicity makes for a very quick setup. Just for giggles, we handed the router to a total networking newbie here at the office and asked her to set it up. She had it running in under 20 minutes. And to TP-Link's credit, the manual is surprisingly well-produced, with none of the glaring errors and typos we're used to seeing from lesser-known vendors. The manual even shows screen captures of successful and failed ping tests, which is exactly the sort of thing novices need to see.
We'll let the cat out of the bag on this one. The WR741ND was the worst-performing router of this roundup, and that was even with using the company's own TL-WN721N USB adapter. Still, you can find this router online for $35. If all you need is to connect a handful of clients and don't care so much about the speed at which it happens, yet you at least don't want to pack a lunch for a 100MB file backup, then this may still be sufficient.
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Sending Mail via the Web
Last month, we looked at a simple CGI program (read-mail.pl) that allows us to view our e-mail from within a web browser. This program takes advantage of the fact that most e-mail today is delivered to a "post office" server, from which it is downloaded by a user's mail-reading program. Mail clients use the POP3 protocol to retrieve messages from a post office server, which means our program can retrieve a user's mail by connecting to a server and retrieving one or more messages.
read-mail.pl is good enough for basic purposes, in that it makes it possible to retrieve mail from any web browser in the world. However, while it makes it possible to read e-mail messages, it does not provide any mail-sending capabilities. True, many web browsers include such a capability—but many, such as Netscape Navigator, do not.
This month, then, we will take a look at how to send mail via the web. Between read-mail.pl (from last month) and send-mail.pl (in this article), we will have a simple, integrated mail system that allows users to perform all rudimentary tasks from any web browser.
Sending mail based on the contents of an HTML form was one of the first uses to which CGI programs were put, back in 1993 when CGI and HTML forms first arrived on the scene. As we will see, sending e-mail is not particularly difficult from within a CGI program. However, we will look at issues related to security as well as what we would need to do to turn these simple programs into a full-fledged Hotmail competitor.
Sending e-mail from within a program is normally quite straightforward, particularly if you are using Perl. You open a pipe to a mail-sending program, and send it the headers and data for the message you want to send. For instance, here is a simple program that sends a short "hello, world" message to my address, email@example.com:
#!/usr/bin/perl -w use strict; use diagnostics; my $mailprog = '/usr/lib/sendmail'; my $recipient = 'email@example.com'; open (MAIL, "|$mailprog $recipient") die "Cannot open $mailprog: $! "; print MAIL "From: nobody\n"; print MAIL "To: $recipient\n"; print "\n"; print MAIL "Hello there!\n"; close MAIL;
There are several things to notice about this program. First of all, we set $mailprog to "/usr/lib/sendmail", the default name and location of the mail transfer agent (MTA) on Linux systems. If your copy of sendmail is in another location or if you are using a program other than sendmail, you will need to change the value of $mailprog.
Similarly, mail is sent to a single address, what is defined in $recipient. We will discuss the issue of recipients later, when we look at the issue of program security. Keep in mind that restricting the number of recipients to which the program will send e-mail reduces the possibility that your program will be turned into a mail gateway by spammers or others interested in sending anonymous mail.
We open a connection to $mailprog using Perl's open function, which allows us to write to a program's standard input (STDIN) by treating the program name as a file name, and by prefacing the program's name with a | character. Anything we print or write to that file handle will be treated as if it were sent to the program's STDIN. Any output from the program is ignored.
Finally, notice how we insert a new line character between the final header and the message body. As with HTTP, SMTP (the "simple mail transfer protocol" used for most mail transfer on the Internet) requires a blank line between the header and any data. This allows the receiving program to identify which lines are headers and which are in the body.
Those of us who have been sending mail from within Perl programs were delighted when the Mail::Sendmail module, written by Milivoj Ivkovic, was released to CPAN (the Comprehensive Perl Archive Network, based at http://www.cpan.org/). This module provides a portable method for sending mail from within a Perl program, but also provides a layer of abstraction between your program and the underlying mail system.
It is important to understand how the mail-sending mechanism works on your computer, particularly when it comes time to debug problems with sending or receiving e-mail. However, being able to send mail with three or four lines of Perl from a package maintained and updated independently of your program makes it possible to write shorter, more reliable programs. I have begun using Mail::Sendmail in all of my programs that send e-mail, and I suggest you do so as well, unless you have good reason to stick with the old system described above. One possible reason not to use Mail::Sendmail is if your program will be installed on a system without this package and on which you could not expect it to be installed. Given the ease with which packages can be downloaded and installed from CPAN, however, this should not deter you in a serious way.
The Mail::Sendmail module, like all other modules, must be imported at the top of any program that uses it with a use statement:
use Mail::Sendmail;
If you have not installed the module, or if it is not installed in one of the directories named in @INC (the path through which Perl searches when importing modules), Perl will fail with a fatal error.
After Mail::Sendmail is imported, sending a message becomes a two-step process. In the first stage, define a hash in which the keys are the headers and contents of the message. Specify the message body with the Message (or Body or Text) key. For example:
my %mail = (To => $recipient, From => $sender, Message => "Hello, there!");
You can then send the mail using the statement:
sendmail %mail;The sendmail function is imported into the current name space automatically with the use Mail::Sendmail instruction. Mail::Sendmail defines many other functions as well, but none of these are imported into the default name space unless you explicitly request it.
As you can see, the above code is significantly shorter and easier to understand than what we did first. The fact that it is more portable and easier to maintain are nice additional benefits.
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I cover infotech, the science of tech, tech news and tech innovation
Over on Network World where I've had a gig as a columnist for about 18 years, in my Backspin column I wrote about a power generation system this week called E-Cat which is to be tested on October 28th.
If you've missed the recent brouhaha over the E-Cat (which stands for Energy Catalyzer), you're missing out on a three ring circus over a technology that will either change everything or change nothing because what is promised is, in theory, power too cheap to be worth metering.
The E-Cat is a simple device albeit with functioning that defies all known explanations.
In summary, the E-Cat is a cold fusion (CF) device (the inventor, Andrea Rossi, prefers to term the technology "Low Energy Nuclear Reaction" which appears to be the same thing as CF but a less contentious phrasing). I'll refer you to my Network World column for a more long-winded explanation of the background and theories about the device.
The problem with Rossi's system is that it is too good to be true. It is claimed that the E-Cat only requires some initial heating to start after which the reaction is self-sustaining. The reaction uses a secret catalyst to transform nickel into copper with heat being produced which can be used to make steam, drive a Stirling engine, or be used for whatever you please.
If this device works as claimed, the world will change and not just a little but hugely and at every level of how we're organized, how we make stuff, how we travel, and how wealth is distributed. And those changes won't just impact the US or the Western hemisphere; they will transform the entire world because incredibly cheap energy is the ultimate game changer.
So, here's what I'm wondering: If the E-Cat does work, how will ultra-cheap energy transform your world? Imagine the following:
So, the E-Cat will be demonstrated on the 28th of this month and I, for one, will be watching with great interest and enormous hope because if Rossi's E-Cat system works, it will be goodbye recession and hello, brave new world.
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Great audio file getting you caught up on low energy nuclear reactions.
Listen to it while you work.
Dr. George Miley Replicates Patterson, Names Rossi
We won't have steam-powered cars even in the unlikely event that all this works: steam powered cars have been tried and failed before (as have electric cars, in the infancy of the motor car). Petrol cars just work better. That's why they succeeded where other types failed.
Andrea Rossi
October 23rd, 2011 at 10:49 AM
Dear Franco Morici:
Good Sunday also to you, while I write this comment we are testing the 1 MW plant, which is working well so far. I am very sorry of the very restricted attendance, due to the particular kind of our Customer, but during the test on this blog we will transmit the main data of the test every hour, while at midnight we will publish the full report and a video. The direct transmission is not possible because the officers of the Customer want not to be videotaped.
Warm Regards,
hello Mr. Gibbs
I'm not andrea rossi, i just post some of the Mr. rossi comments that might be interesting for
pepole to read.
And this is email Mr. rossi
So Rossi hasn't replied to you? He keeps replying to all and sundry, why not to you?
There are weird Greek things happening with Rossi and his device. Still not sure it's real.
There's a major limitation to the system, in any case: it's still a "heat engine", requiring the whole panoply of steam turbine etc. to generate power.
If you want to see something really revolutionary, check out the (very hot) mini fusion generator at LPPhysics.com — it makes power directly, and would have costs 1/20-1/10 best American pricing.


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I write from the left on politics and policy.
A report out today on the high cost of obesity serves to highlight, once again, that there is so much more to the Affordable Care Act than what has met the public's eye.
Reuters is reporting that obesity in America is now adding an astounding $190 billion to the annual national healthcare price tag, exceeding smoking as public health enemy number one when it comes to cost.
"Obese men rack up an additional $1,152 a year in medical spending, especially for hospitalizations and prescription drugs, Cawley and Chad Meyerhoefer of Lehigh University reported in January in the Journal of Health Economics. Obese women account for an extra $3,613 a year. Using data from 9,852 men (average BMI: 28) and 13,837 women (average BMI: 27) ages 20 to 64, among whom 28 percent were obese, the researchers found even higher costs among the uninsured: annual medical spending for an obese person was $3,271 compared with $512 for the non-obese."
The high cost of being significantly overweight manifests in a variety of ways, ranging from the increased insurance premiums we all pay to subsidize the added medical charges incurred by the obese to the surprisingly dramatic impact our collective pounds has on energy costs.
According to Sheldon Jacobson of the University of Illinois, the extra weight carried by vehicles as a result of obese and overweight Americans is responsible for almost one billion additional gallons of gasoline being burned each year by our automobiles—nearly 1 percent of our total gasoline usage.
What you may not know is that the Affordable Care Act directly confronts this crisis in a number of ways— beginning with empowering employers to battle obesity by allowing them to charge obese employees 30 to 50 percent more in what they contribute toward their health insurance benefit should an employee refuse to participate in a qualified wellness program designed to help them lose weight. You may also not know that the reform law includes incentives to Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries to get them into a primary care doctor to discuss and execute a weight loss program. Obamacare even funds community programs designed to help people take off the extra pounds.
How serious is the problem? Obesity has risen a full 34% since 1960 while morbid obesity is up sixfold.
Making the cost impact all the more troubling is the fact that, unlike smokers, obese people tend to live almost as long as those who keep their weight under control. "Smokers die early enough that they save Social Security, private pensions, and Medicare" trillions of dollars", said Duke's Eric Finkelstein. "But mortality isn't that much higher among the obese."
While the preventative medicine approach to cost controls which lay at the very heart of the Affordable Care Act directly tackles the serious impact of obesity on our healthcare costs, nothing in the GOP proposals now emerging as potential replacement legislation, should the ACA be stricken by the Supreme Court, appear to address the problem in any meaningful way.
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this is such a bs theory it holds No water. Whats driving healthcare cost up is the greedy doctors who want more and more and more and then blame those who shouldn't be blame
And You really think there getting payed less and less? Really? Show me the data Cause I don't Buy that for a min.
Also If they are not so greedy, then Please explain why a simple visit to the Er runs about 300$ not to add in the treatment another 200-1k$ And a x ray is alone 400$ So if they aren't so greedy Please tell me why they charge a arm and a leg.
I like that you mentioned the cost of the x-ray machine. Standard fair market markup on diagnostic imaging equipment is 600%. Example: that workstation that runs the x-ray machine that you could buy for $10k will actually cost the hospital that buys it $60k. I have worked in diagnostic imaging for over nine years. It's dirty and the profits are insane. It has nothing to do with patients that don't pay at that level. It is the way that grants are allocated by the federal government. Hospitals with teams of lawyers are paid to fill out grant applications to pay for that equipment. They then have to spend the money in order to get more money. Despite the cost of maintenance and all the details involved, if the machines did not make a profit, no one on buy one. It has nothing to do with ethics or helping people.
For starters becoming a doctor is hugely expensive. Direct costs are on the order of $300,000-$600,000. Factor in lost oppurtunities while you are in school and residency for 10 to 12 years and the economic costs are around $1,000,000 to $1,500,000. If you really believe that doctors are just rolling in money and drinking Mai-Thai's in the afternoon, then you should man-up and see if you have what it takes to become a doctor. Or, are you content with being an arm-chair quarterback?
I think the point being made is that you are making yourself susceptible to a host of illnesses when you don't eat properly, don't exercise and carry extra weight. If people took better care of themselves, your healthcare bill would be substantially lower. Your personal habits and behaviors are things that are in your own power to change for your own health benefit.
John, the charges in the ER for xrays etc are paid to the hospital, not the physician.


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In November 2001, after Taliban and al Qaeda prisoners attempted to seize control of the prison at Mazer-e-Sharif in Afghanistan, the Army Special Forces Major led an effort to quell the revolt and rescue two CIA operatives caught inside the prison. According to an account in the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel, Mitchell moved in to the prison "with no body army or helmet and vastly outnumbered....From a vulnerable position on the wall, he directed air strikes that proved vital in defeating the Taliban fighters at the fortress....Even when an errant bomb injured nine of his men — more than half — he was able to evacuate the injured and direct the remaining soldiers as they repelled the Taliban attacks."
The Distinguished Service Cross is awarded to Major Mark E. Mitchell, Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 3d Battalion, 5th Special Forces Group (Airborne), for extraordinary heroism in action during the period of 25 to 28 November 2001, while engaged in combat operations during Operation Enduring Freedom. As the Ground Force Commander of a rescue operation during the Battle of Qala-I-Jang Fortress, Mazar-e-Sharif, Afghanistan, Major Mitchell ensured the freedom of one American and the posthumous repatriation of another. His unparalleled courage under fire, decisive leadership and personal sacrifice were directly responsible for the success of the rescue operation and were further instrumental in ensuring the city of Mazar-e-Sharif did not fall back in the hands of the Taliban. His personal example has added yet another laurel to the proud military history of this Nation and serves as the standard for all others to emulate. Major Mitchell's gallant deed was truly above and beyond the call of duty and is in keeping with the finest traditions of the military service and reflects great credit upon himself, the 5th Special Forces Group (Airborne), the United States Army, and the United States of America.
The details of how the bloody battle started are still unconfirmed. However, most reports from eyewitnesses indicate that the three-day conflict erupted when an a Taliban enemy prisoner of war drew a grenade while being searched, pulled the pin and killed himself and a Northern Alliance commander.The suicide attack triggered the uprising and an estimated 500 Taliban prisoners being held in Qala-I-Jangi, which means "House of War," stormed two CIA agents working at the facility who were interviewing prisoners. Spann, one of ambushed agents, died at the prison and the other agent escaped.Mitchell, 38, a Desert Storm veteran, heard of the attack when a Northern Alliance soldier rushed into a facility his unit was preparing for humanitarian workers and told him that he and his men were needed immediately at the prison.Mitchell organized a team of 16 British and American soldiers and sped to the prison about 25 kilometers away.When they arrived, Mitchell led his soldiers into battle against prisoners who had armed themselves with rocket-propelled grenades, mortars, machine guns, and rifles they collected from armories at the prison. Armed with a rifle and pistol, Mitchell, wearing no body armor and head protection, climbed to the highest point of the fortress to survey the battleground.From that vantage point, Mitchell's men began to call in air strikes on the Taliban. Later that evening, Mitchell and his men withdrew from the prison to plan the next day's operations.The following morning, Mitchell's men returned to the fortress and were greeted by a barrage of gunfire. Mitchell and his unit requested more air support, but misfortune struck when a bomb fell near Mitchell's team injuring nine of his soldiers.After evacuating his injured men for most of the day, Mitchell returned to the fortress under the cover of darkness with five men and directed more air strikes on the enemy positions. By morning of the third day, most of the prisoners had been killed, and those who remained were killed when the Northern Alliance rolled into the compound with tanks. Other Taliban later killed themselves rather than surrender. John Walker Lindh, the Californian who traveled to Afghanistan to help the Taliban, was captured when the battle ended.
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GPS receiver
Basic Description
A GPS receiver for our purposes is a small, hand-held electronics device used to receive multiple satellite signals to determine our position pratically anywhere on the globe. Further detail Accurancy of GPS receivers vary depending on a number of factors including time of day, weather, satellite geometry, WAAS signals, and more. Many geocachers allow the GPS to get them close and then use The Force to guide them the rest of the way.
Units prices can range from a little under $100 (and falling) to more that $500.
Selecting a GPS for Geocaching
Bare Essentials
The bare essentials a GPS unit, or GPSr, will need for succesfull use in order to hunt a cache is the ability to input and display user coordinates to three decimal places for the minutes and use WGS-84 (NAD-83) datum. While some have successfully hunted caches with units that don't meet these minimums they do have some difficulties. All consumer grade units sold in the last few years will meet these minimums.
Can't Live Without
Be careful of the most inexpensive units because they do not include a data cable that hooks up to your computer. You will want a data cable to reduce time entering coordinates and errors inputing them manually. Many a new cacher, and even expereinced, has been frustrated when inadvertantly entering the wrong coordinates.
Another nice feature is mapping screen. The map will give you an overhead map that helps you get your bearings. Most modern units will have some sort of mapping screen. This is not to be confused with a mapping unit which will have detailed real-world maps includes roads, rivers, and more.
Advanced Features
Most mid to higher end GPS units allow you to add real-world maps of different flavors to your units. The types of maps can be detailed roads and streets, topo maps with detailed topographical features, or both. The area your unit can hold is determined by the amount of data that will fit in the unit's memory. Some units have removable memory so you can use large data sets or swap smaller ones out for others.
Autorouting units will give you turn-by-turn directions from the present position to a destination you select. This can be extremely helpful in geocaching to go you from the parking area of your last find to your next.
Electronic Compass
Because units that don't have a built-in compass relies on movement of the unit to deterimine which way it is headed, when you are sitting still it will have no clue. When you stop and turn in any direction, the unit can not tell you which way to proceed until you start moving again. An electronic compass will tell you which way the unit pointed regardless of speed. Some cacher forego the electronic compass for a good magnetic compass because the option many times is more expensive than a good old-fashioned magnetic compass. Beside many consider a manual compass good advise to have as back up anyway just in case the GPS fails.
>>STUBB<< Putting it all together. Basic recommendations for starting out.


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The McKee Munk Tournament at Henryville and the North Central Tournament in Indianapolis have been postponed due to the weather.
Also, tipoff times for the Bob Wettig Tournament in Richmond — featuring Jeffersonville, Rock Creek and Floyd Central from this area — have been delayed today.
The tournament in Henryville was scheduled for Thursday and has been postponed because it was too dangerous for Oldenburg Academy and Crothersville to travel in the morning from further north. The tournament will be played on Saturday, following the original schedule for Thursday.
Christian Academy will face Crothersville at 10 a.m., the host Hornets will face Oldenburg at approximately 11:45 a.m., the losing teams will meet at 6 p.m. with the winners facing each other for the title at approximately 7:45 p.m.
With the winter storm in Indianapolis, New Albany's girls' basketball team's trek to North Central has been postponed a day.
Like the Henryville tournament, the North Central tourney will follow the same format, only on Friday and Saturday instead of Thursday and Friday.
New Albany will face the host Panthers in the opening game at Noon on Friday, while Springsboro, Ohio, will battle Warren Central in the following semifinal. The consolation game will be played at 10 a.m. on Saturday, followed by the championship game.
Rock Creek was scheduled to open the Wettig Tournament at Richmond High School at 9 a.m. today against Jennings County. That game will be played at 5:30 p.m. at Earlham College.
Jeffersonville was supposed to open at 1:30 p.m. this afternoon against Indianapolis Metropolitan at Richmond High School. That game has been pushed back to 8:30 p.m., also at Earlham.
Floyd Central's opener against Chatard is still scheduled for 8:30 p.m. at Richmond High School.


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For the first time in the English language, this book describes the philosophy and practice of Nei Gong. The author explains the philosophy which underpins this practice, and the methodology of Sung breathing, an advanced meditative practice, is described. The book also contains a set of Qigong exercises, accompanied by instructional illustrations. more »2011, Paperback: £14.99/ $24.95
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Two days after Hurricane Sandy hit the area, fires still rage in Camp Osborn.
Emergency services were on the ground as of this morning, according to Brick Police Sgt. Keith Reinhard.
"We have people on the ground, but they had to go in by foot," he said. "We will have a larger contingency coming from the south, the Toms River area."
The Mantoloking Bridge was damaged during Sandy and during a prelimenary inspection, county officials have deemed the bridge unstable, ploice said.
"We have focused our efforts on the mainland, doing search and rescue in low lying areas," Reinhard said. "Now our focus is going to be on the barrier island, as well as removing trees and power lines from the roads."
State EMS and the National Guard, who should be arriving in the area today, are on hand to assist in search and rescue efforts on the barrier island.
"We are very fortunate to have these resources on hand to help," he said.


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Study: Poverty Contributes to Poor Concentration, Extends Financial Woes
Mental energy spent on poverty-related concerns can negatively affect a person's cognitive functioning.
Though poverty is frequently blamed on personal failings or a series of unlucky events, a group of researchers at Princeton University is arguing that financial pressures can actually impair the way people's brains function, leading them to make poor decisions that initiate and perpetuate poverty.
[READ: Census Bureau Links Poverty to Out-of-Wedlock Births]
In their study, published Thursday online in the journal Science, the team argues that poverty consumes so much mental energy that those in poor financial situations have little brainpower left to concentrate on other aspects of life and are more likely to make bad decisions that add to their financial struggles.
"We're arguing that the lack of financial resources itself can lead to impaired cognitive functioning," said Jiaying Zhao, who conducted the study as a doctoral student at Princeton University. "The very condition of not having enough can actually be a cause of poverty."
In 2011, 9.5 million families were living in poverty, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. In the same year, 15.9 percent of the U.S. population (48.5 million people) had an income below the poverty level, which was an increase from 15.3 percent in 2010. As of 2012, a family of four with an annual income of less than $23,497 is considered to be living in poverty.
In a series of experiments, the team found that pressing financial concerns had an immediate impact on the ability of poor individuals to perform cognitive and logic tests. The average decline in cognitive function the researchers observed resembled the type of struggle a person would have after losing an entire night's sleep, or a 13-point drop in IQ.
[PHOTOS: Poverty in Appalachia]
But when their concerns were less pressing, low-income individuals performed at a similar level to those with higher earnings.
"These pressures create a salient concern in the mind and draw mental resources to the problem itself," Zhao said in a statement. "That means we are unable to focus on other things in life that need our attention."
The team's findings support the idea that neglecting other areas of life may have more of a dire impact for a person with significant financial pressures.
A person can accrue late fees for not paying rent on time, or risk losing a job due to poor time management. And as a person becomes poorer, that individual may make more frantic decisions, such as borrowing excessively.
"When [people living in poverty] make mistakes, the outcomes of errors are more dear," said co-author Eldar Shafir, in a statement. "So, if you are poor, you're more error prone and errors cost you more dearly – it's hard to find a way out."
[OPINION: The Poverty Connection]
The team also found that the mental energy spent on poverty-related concerns is independent from stress, and that the declines in brainpower could not be explained by differences in nutrition, physical exertion or time availability. In fact, research has shown that some amounts of stress can actually enhance a person's cognitive functioning.
"A person in poverty might be at the high part of the performance curve when it comes to a specific task and, in fact, we show that they do well on the problem at hand. But they don't have leftover bandwidth to devote to other tasks," Shafir said. "The poor are often highly effective at focusing on and dealing with pressing problems. It's the other tasks where they perform poorly."
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Crossroads Church will host its first service at the new West Side campus on March 23.
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Lawmaker's Bill Will Help Southeastern Career Center
State Representative Randy Frye (R-Greensburg) authored House Bill 1181 to grant more funds to career and technical education centers.
New Rules For Daycares Pass Ind. Senate
More than 1,200 child care centers across Indiana could soon be subject to new rules on child to staff ratios.
Hoosiers Can Make Reading a Family Affair
Schools across Indiana are celebrating National March into Literacy Month, and experts say making literacy a family affair can help to promote a lifelong love of reading.
In New Letter, Freedom From Religion Demands Courthouse Nativity Removed
A nativity scene display in Brookville is an ongoing source of controversy in the debate over separation of church and state.
Dearborn Co. Chamber Taps Native For Executive Director
The Dearborn County Chamber of Commerce has a new Executive Director.
10-Year-Old's Birthday Wish? To Help Animals
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DURHAM — The Durham Public Schools Board of Education meeting Thursday night could tell whether Superintendent Eric Becoats keeps his job.
His district credit card stripped and reprimanded for hiring a school activity bus for a private trip, Becoats is now under fire for school leaders begging for more money last budget season when it turns out they had millions more available than they realized.
School board Chairwoman Heidi Carter said she reached out to the commissioners in June because the school board thought it had only $4 million in unassigned fund balance, far below the typical $16 million in the account the board has used to help offset state budget cuts. The county manager opposed giving the schools more money because he thought the balance was higher, but the commissioners allocated another $2.4 million.
The school board recently learned it had $19.7 million in unassigned fund balance.
The Board of Education depends on the superintendent to present an accurate accounting of what our true financial status is, Carter said. I feel foolish having gone in front of the county and pleaded poverty, when that doesnt appear to be the actual case now.
We have complaints from teachers that they dont have enough supplies and materials for their classroom, Carter continued. Thats inexcusable if we have money that we didnt spend. We need to be sure our classrooms have the basics.
Commissioners Chairman Michael Page said the county raised the tax rate a half-cent per $100 of assessed property value in order to give the schools more money.
Im glad that they found this error, but Im really disappointed that we had to place an unfair tax request on our citizens, he said.
The issue prompted the county commissioners to ask the school board at a meeting Tuesday how the mistake was made.
No one knew.
Carter would not say whether the board will discuss Becoats on Thursday, but board member Omega Curtis Parker said members will talk about the fund balance so his name will likely come up.
Board member Leigh Bordley said she didnt know if Becoats would attend because he has been sick in the past week.
Efforts to reach Becoats have been unsuccessful.
Rodrigo Dorfman, an active school parent with two children in the Durham Public Schools, said its time for Becoats to go.
I believe like many other parents in Durham that Dr. Becoats is not the right fit for the culture of inclusiveness, responsiveness, transparency, democracy and accountability in the community, Dorfman said. Hes not a good fit for all these traits. I believe the board has plenty of cause to fire him.
Ivan Parra, lead organizer of Durham Congregations Associations and Neighborhoods (CAN), hopes Becoats stays and fulfills promises he made to Latino parents, such as hiring bilingual staff and strengthening communication between the district and the immigrant population. Much of the growth in the Durham Public Schools in recent years has come from the Latino population.
Parra, however, did say the superintendents problems are becoming a distraction.
The majority of the people that Ive talked to are unhappy with Becoats, he said.
City Councilman Eddie Davis, a former DPS educator for more than 20 years, said the same.
Whether the superintendent gets fired or not, a decision must be made soon so (the board) can get back to focusing on the students.
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Student Theater Auditions
Theater Audition Information, Fall 2013
Friday, August 30, from 5-10 p.m. in Palmer 202, with call backs on Saturday, August 31, spaces TBD. Sign up sheet on the callboard outside the theater office, Palmer 203.
In the fall semester the theater department will be producing a contemporary American play and Shakespeare's "As You Like It." You may audition for either or both plays.
Prepare the following: 2-minute contemporary monologue; be prepared to move and improvise and/or a soliloquy or monologue in verse, from Shakespeare, and no more than 25 lines.
The theater department urges actors to be very familiar with the character and circumstances of their audition piece. Be fully memorized, know who you are talking to in the world of the play, and most importantly, choose material that you enjoy.
The plays for the fall 2013 semester are:
The Drunken City
By Adam Bock
Directed by Kenneth Prestininzi
Performances October 17-20, 2013
Four New Jersey best friends have their life trajectories tested when one uses her New York City engagement party to veer off the agreed upon path of romance and marriage. A bar-hopping, celebratory and desperate-for-fun night of freedom brings unexpected reckonings and transformations as the question of marriage causes their lives, and the lives of the jilted and yearning men around them, to go topsy-turvy. Adam Bock's ultimately optimistic play is a wildly theatrical take on the ever-shifting nature of love and identity among those of us truly opening our hearts for the very first time.
As You Like It
By William Shakespeare
Directed by David Jaffe
Performances November 15-18, 2013
Life is truly confusing sometimes. Our hearts get so full, we pursue and pursue, we write dumb poems (or statuses or tweets or tumblrs or whatevers). We try to figure out who we are in relationship to others, and to ourselves. Sometimes we figure stuff out for a moment, only to be utterly flummoxed the next. We behave according to certain norms or expectations, and yet feel so unsatisfied, so unlike our true selves. As we age, we see life and its ridiculousness.
Some of us don't dance anymore.
Shakespeare speaks to all of this and more in his celebratory masterpiece, "As You Like It."
Contact Information:
Email Donna Holman, Administrative Asssitant
Department of Theater
Connecticut College
Palmer Auditorium
Box 5512
270 Mohegan Avenue
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Valero Energy Corp. has settled a five-year-old property value lawsuit filed against the Jefferson County Appraisal District and came out the winner. The settlement will carry a big price tag for local taxing entities, most notably Port Arthur Independent School District.
The district is faced with paying Valero back an estimated $14.6 million or more in tax overpayments for the past five years, according to a statement released by Superintendent Johnny Brown Thursday.
Valero filed the multi-million dollar lawsuit in 2006 to contest property values assessed by the Jefferson County Appraisal District. The case, which was scheduled for trial Tuesday in Judge Shuffield's 136th District Court, was settled Monday during a mediation process.
Superintendent Johnny Brown said the district had just learned about the repayment, and is concerned about the financial impact it will have on the district.
"We understand the tax obligations required for businesses, industries and individuals," Brown said in the statement. "We also understand the importance of equity and fairness, but at the same time our children are counting on us to ensure their educational needs are met and the impact of the budget reductions at the State level, if coupled with required reimbursement of taxes paid in the form of $14,600,600, would be unthinkable and disappointing."
PAISD could pay the money back over an extended year period of time, or have the refund deducted from future tax payments made to the district by Valero, deputy superintendent Mark Porterie, said.
Valero's lawsuit started in 2005 after the refinery acquired numerous properties from The Premcor Refining Group. Valero a year later contested the property value appraisals made by Jefferson County as excessive. The company alleged the appraisals were not in keeping with other like properties.
Jefferson County Chief Appraiser Roland Bieber said he does not know final details of the settlement, but expects the court documents to be filed next week.
"There is no definite number at this time, the attorney's are getting that together," he said.
Because PAISD is the largest taxing entity, it's overpayment share will be the biggest of all taxing entities.
Other taxing entities include Jefferson County, the city of Port Arthur, the Port of Port Arthur, Drainage District No. 7 and the Sabine-Neches Navigation District.
Port Arthur Co-City Manager Becky Underhill said the city was not aware of Monday's ruling, but most likely would have to make some sort of repayment.
The city of Port Arthur, unlike the other taxing entities, has in lieu of tax agreements with Valero. The city currently has four contracts with Valero and received $5.3 million from Valero for the 2010-2011 fiscal year in lieu of tax payment. One of those agreements, a tax abatement, has since rolled off, she said.
"At this point we don't know if there will be a refund. We are waiting to see the final settlement before we do all the calculations," she said.
Regardless of whether the city pays a refund, there will definitely be a reduction in anticipated revenue because of the decreased appraisal values, she said.
The payment from PAISD comes at a time when state legislators are making deep cuts to the budget to fill a projected $24 billion shortfall. Public schools could lose as much as $9.3 billion from projected funding cuts.
School officials all across the state are looking at ways to trim their budgets, including the possibility of reductions in staff. So far, PAISD has not laid any teachers off, though some have been lost due to retirements and resignations.
Porterie said the district has enlisted the assistance of District 21 State Representative Joe Deshotel to try and recoup some of the money owed Valero from the state.
"We are in dialogue with our District attorney as well as state officials in our efforts to rectify this situation to the extent that our children aren't harmed," Brown said. "It is clearly predictable that if our District faces a loss of funds in the amounts that have been reported, that not only our community, but our children will suffer."


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