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Reliable Appliance Repair Crew, Lorenzo Banks leave customers frustrated with wrong company
AUSTIN, Texas -- Dyan Blomberg was juggling the time and expense of a new baby when her washing machine stopped working. It was a quality machine, and she was not prepared to simply throw it out and buy a new one. She also could not wait weeks for a repair.
She saw an ad on Craigslist for Reliable Appliance Repair Crew, and did some quick research online.
"The website looked really comprehensive and like they knew what they were doing," she said. She even scanned several reviews for the company, which seemed positive.
"Unfortunately, I didn't notice those negative reviews until I tried to post my own," she said.
Reliable Appliance Repair Crew owner Lorenzo Banks came to her house for a service call and told her the washing machine's motor was burned out. Blomberg paid $45 for the initial service call -- $10 more than she had been quoted on the phone -- and Banks said he would be out the next day to fix it. He did not keep that promise, and over the next few days, Blomberg tried multiple times to contact him.
"As soon as the person on the line found out it was me calling, he or she would hang up or pretend the call would disconnect," she said. "We actually went and just bought a new washer."
Tonya Preece said she had a similar experience after Banks repaired her refrigerator. After Banks charged her $280 to replace a part, the refrigerator still leaked water. When she tried to contact Banks to come out again, he ignored and hung up on her.
"When I first called him to tell him the problem was happening again, he said he could be there the next day," she said. "When he didn't show up for maybe two or three days after that, he didn't answer (my calls)."
Preece and Blomberg turned to Better Business Bureau for assistance, and the matter got even more complicated.
They and many other consumers filed their complaints against Reliable Appliance Repair -- the name registered by Don Carpenter with the Travis County Clerk's office -- not Reliable Appliance Repair Crew. Most alleged poor work and difficulty contacting Banks for further repairs.
Banks had registered the name Shocker Appliance with the Travis County Clerk. BBB records show Shocker Appliance had 12 complaints filed against it; 10 of those were not answered.
According to consumer complaints, Banks started doing business as Reliable Appliance Repair Crew last year without properly registering the new name. The website lists no address or ownership information. As a result, Reliable Appliance Repair started receiving complaints intended for Banks.
Carpenter suddenly saw his company's name slammed by people all over the Internet. He said he had never heard of Banks or his company.
"It's just me, I have no employees," he said. "(Banks is) going into people's homes, (he's) taking their money and (he's) walking away. I don't do that."
At first, Carpenter thought the mail from BBB was just a mistake, until BBB reached him by phone to discuss the complaints.
"I've been so upset, I've had to not think about it because I just don't know what to do," he said. "This has been something that I have lost sleep over."
He tried to send Banks a letter asking him to stop using the Reliable Appliance Repair name and clarified the ownership and contact information for his company with BBB.
Neither BBB nor Carpenter have received an answer from Banks since, and Banks is still running the Reliable Appliance Repair Crew website. BBB files currently show a total of 21 complaints against Banks' company. Renewed attempts to forward the unanswered complaints to Banks got no reply.
As for Banks' unhappy customers, Blomberg said the experience has taught her to better research a company before doing business.
"He's done this to at least 30 other people, ... since I left my review," she said, referring to a website that allows people to post reviews of companies. "I should have done my homework in the first place and looked on the Better Business Bureau website."
BBB recommends consumers consider the following tips when preparing to hire an appliance repair company:
· Research trustworthy businesses. BBB's Member Pages currently list more than 70 BBB Accredited small and major appliance service and repair businesses. Consumers can narrow their search to find businesses close to their home and contact them for online estimates using BBB's free Request a Quote service.
· Watch for upfront fees. While a repair service may require a down payment or upfront service call fees, avoid paying for the entire job up front. Pay with a credit card whenever possible and make sure to get a receipt.
· Pay the company, not the individual. Servicemen who ask that checks be written payable to their own name -- and not the company's name -- may disappear with your money.
· Get details in writing. Ask for a detailed contract explaining the work to be done, parts ordered and replaced, the cost of all repairs and any warranties or guarantees associated with the job.
· Confirm the guarantee. Verify the terms of a work guarantee, such as what is covered, what the procedure is for submitting guarantee claims and the timeframe that the guarantee lasts.
To check the reliability of a company and find trustworthy businesses, visit bbb.org.
About Better Business Bureau:
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Businesses that earn BBB Accreditation contractually agree and adhere to the organization's high standards of ethical business behavior. BBB is the preeminent resource to turn to for objective, unbiased information on businesses and charities.
Contact BBB serving Central, Coastal, Southwest Texas and the Permian Basin at (512) 445-4748.
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ATHENS, Greece (AP) ⿿ Greeks earning more than ⿬42,000 ($55,000) per year will now be taxed at a new top rate of 42 percent, under a major new tax reform bill submitted to the country's parliament late Thursday.
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Say what you will about the way Lost wrapped up its six-year run, but few can deny that the rivalry between Island hero John Locke and Island rogue Benjamin Linus produced some awesome entertainment. Much of that had to do with the on-screen rapport of the show's only acting Emmy winners, Terry O'Quinn and Michael Emerson. Both actors became close in the process of their TV sparring, and during the final season of the show, O'Quinn began talking aloud about the idea putting together a new show for him and Emerson. Now that dreaming is close to becoming reality: Yesterday, news broke that NBC was developing a new drama starring O'Quinn and Emerson produced by Lost co-creator JJ Abrams. The title and premise are hush-hush, but Abrams and co. were once kicking around a concept that would have the actors playing ex-black ops agents, entitled Odd Jobs. Sounds like the new Bruce Willis movie RED meets The Odd Couple. Whatever it is, we can't wait to see it. Neither can Michael Emerson. We caught up with him via email and asked him for his reaction to the NBC pick-up. He couldn't say much about the project itself — but as you can tell from his punctuation, he's pretty !!! about the whole thing. READ FULL STORY
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the L.A. Times, he's currently negotiating to star in a Neil LaBute play in London.Like a lot of other Lost fans, I never really liked Jack. Sawyer was funnier; Locke was more compelling; Desmond was awesomeness personified. So I have to credit Matthew Fox for making the ultimately Jack-centric series finale such an emotional night of television. Fox spent most of his Lost hiatuses making forgettable movies like Vantage Point and We Are Marshall. It looks like the game plan might be changing: according to
On the Friends continuum of post-megahit career moves, that's certainly a better idea than "star in a spin-off where Jack moves to Los Angeles with sexy results." But David Schwimmer's first big job after Friends…was starring in a Neil LaBute play in London. And much as I love Greenzo, Schwimmer's post-Central Perk directing career has yet to fully take off. (Even Matt LeBlanc is staging a meta-comeback.)
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There is a corner of my imagination where the Lost saga continues on beyond the moment where we left it (or rather, where Lost left us), with Hurley receiving stewardship of The Island from dying Jack Shephard and then deputizing Benjamin Linus to sit as his right hand and help execute the holy function of metaphorical wine bottling. How will The Dude and Bug-Eyes manage The Light of the World differently from Jacob? We can only dream. But at least we now know how that story begins thanks to "The New Man In Charge," a 12-minute coda to the final season of Lost starring Ben (Michael Emerson) and Hurley (Jorge Garcia), produced exclusively for the season 6 DVD set now in stores.
As far as DVD extras go, 12 minutes of brand new Lost--scripted by three members of the show's writing staff (with oversight from exec producers Damon Lindelof and Carlton Cuse) and shot back in April during the filming of the series finale, "The End"–is a generous offering. But "The New Man In Charge" will be best enjoyed by those (non-existent?) Lost aficionados who come to it expecting nothing. That's not so much commentary on the short's quality, but rather a comment on the state of post-finale Lost fandom, which seems to still be in a tender, touchy place three months later. Some critics have been bothered by the decision to make viewers pay for resolution to mysteries that they should have gotten for free from the series. I think that's a fair point for debate. (Go ahead. Debate it. I'll wait.) One critic, Jace Lacob of The Daily Beast, has chosen to view "The New Man In Charge" as an "additional ending" to the series and has deemed it "a cop out" that undermines the integrity of "The End." Jace is entitled to his opinion. I disagree with it. [Full disclosure: I was quoted in Jace's piece as saying I was "disappointed" with "The New Man In Charge." He quoted me accurately, though I do not count myself among the critics who are "crying foul over the cop-out."]
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The Waring School is a liberal arts school for students in middle and high school (grades 6-12).
Our mission is to create and sustain a community of lifelong learners who are working together for the individual and the common good.
We assume that most learning in a lifetime takes place outside of school and that one of the purposes of school is to prepare an individual to learn on his or her own.
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|National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS)
Association of Independent Schools in New England (AISNE)
|Grades Offered
|Grades 6 - 12
|Year Founded
Student Body
|Total Students
|152 students
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|% Students of Color
State avg.: 26%
|Students by Grade
Academics and Faculty
|Total Classroom Teachers
|30 teachers
|Student : Teacher Ratio
National avg.: 13:1
|% Faculty w/Advanced Degree
|Average Class Size
|12 students
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|Jan. 20
|Yearly Tuition Cost
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|Admissions Director
|Dorothy Wang
|Total Sports Offered
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|Basketball, Cross Country, Lacrosse, SoccerBasketball, Cross Country,
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|Total ExtracurricularsTotal Extra-curric.
|13 extracurriculars
|Art Portfolio, College Bowl, Community Service, Current Events, Debate, Literary Journal, Men's Chorus, Women's Chorus, Madrigals, Chamber Group, New England Math Club, Orchestra, Stewardship, String, Jazz, Percussion, Brass Ensembles, Theater, Yearbook Art Portfolio, College Bowl, Current Events, Debate, Orchestra, Stewardship, Theater, Yearbook, Community Service,
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"I was given the opportunity by my local Sherwin-Williams store to try Emerald for painting the exterior posts of a new home. I used the gloss white, and was very pleased with the results.\r\n\r\nThe paint was a perfect consistency, and went on very smooth over the primer. Since these posts were never painted before, I was concerned about coverage. However, the paint went on great and dried to a beautiful finish. I probably could have left it at one coat because it covered so well, but I went ahead and did a second coat anyway, since I always do.\r\n\r\nThe paint leveled out nicely, and had very few brush marks, and dried to a really nice sheen. It is very different from the duration line and some of the associated issues I have had. I recently painted an exterior with Duration gloss, and experienced clogging in the sprayer, poor coverage, and clumps and skin forming, which I did not experience at all with Emerald. I already spoke to my rep about switching to use only Emerald, as I was so pleased with the product. The builder and new homeowner also remarked on the beautiful finish.\r\n"
- Bob Meriam
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"I just finished a 1200sqft condo with Emerald. I am typically a Benjamin Moore guy, but the designer in this case wanted SW which was fine with me as I thought this would give me a chance to try Emerald. \r\n\r\nThe colour was White Raisin (yellow) eggshell over dark beige. Tough combo. \r\n\r\nEmerald did well. Did not blow me away in any way specific. \r\n\r\nFelt nice off the roller and brush on the first coat....feels almost like BM Super Spec (oh my!) on the second coat. That dry pull cutting in. \r\n\r\nCoverage was good, but at this time I have to bring up price....coverage was good, but for $53 CDN (on sale) a gallon?...can\\\'t help but feel slightly under whelmed with coverage on this colour. We left it at two coats, but a third could have been justified, by my eye...(not the customers)\r\n\r\nAn accent wall was Garden Sage (green) and of course it covered beautifully in two. \r\n\r\nSheen was nice. I\\\'m confused why SW plays with sheens. No eggshell...just satin??\r\n\r\nNice paint, but I think its impossible to talk about Emerald and not talk about price. \r\n\r\nIn the future I\\\'ll stick with my personal interior favourites. \r\n"
- Paul Willems
SW Emerald
"Emerald is a fantastic paint. I tried it when SW first brought it out and promoted it for their contractors. I had a unique opportunity to test it in a room where each wall was a different colour and was in a different condition. 2 walls were dark and 2 were light. One wall had graffiti on it and another had a lot of damage and drywall repair. The paint went on exactly the same over each wall! The hide and coverage were beyond compare. Since SW first offered it at a special price , I stocked up with 25 cans. Some matte, some satin and some semigloss. I will admit that after my 25 cans were depleted, I didn\\\'t purchase any more because when it is not discounted it is too expensive. I just can\\\'t justify paying over $50 per gallon. If I could get this paint at $40 per gallon, it would be my go to brand for sure!"
- Sherri Stocks
"Been using it on doors and trim and really like the coverage and hide, levels very nicely when sprayed."
- Rob
SW Emerald Interior Semigloss
"I\\\'ve only used a few gallons on one job and I was very disappointed with results. colors used were a match from Benjamin Moore. AF-45 Collector\\\'s Item and 2065-10 Admiral Blue.\r\n\r\nI\\\'ve never done more than 2 coats to achieve proper color representation and film thickness. It took 3 coats and I still wasn\\\'t very pleased with the results. I have used their New ProMar 200 Zero VOC with great results at a much lower price. I will never use SW Emerald again. \r\n\r\nIt\\\'s hard to believe Sherwin Williams doesn\\\'t have a premium paint to even compete with Regal Select. I haven\\\'t tried their exterior version but I don\\\'t think it\\\'ll be better than BM Moorgard/Regal Select. definitely nothing close to Benjamin Moore Aura like they claim."
- Edgar Garcia
Emerald Interior Matte
"I painted 2 rooms in my own house using Emerald on the walls, office and master bedroom. I did 2 coats of Luxurious Red over Luxurious Red and although it went on nice and looks good I just can\\\'t justify the price. If I thought it would save time and labor I could but it didn\\\'t and won\\\'t. I painted the rest of my walls using Cashmere and to me at half the price I\\\'ll stick with the Cashmere. I\\\'m still going to try Emerald on an exterior to see how it compares with Duration, the product we always use. "
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Absolute Zero VOC
"I painted a baby\\\'s bedroom with Emerald. The client was sold on what I called \\\"no smelly stuff\\\" in the paint that would harm the child. It covers well, and it cleans up so easily. The most frustrating part for painters, especially the DIY painters, is the prep and cleanup. Emerald is awesome."
- Andrew
Emerald Exterior Paint
"I would have given 5 stars but i wont know how Emerald holds up for a few years. The more we use it the more we like it! Brush, Roll, Spray so far its been a pleasure to work with. Yes the price needs to come down no paint is worth $60 dollars a gallon. With that being said give it a try we did and will be using it again and again. "
- nick dunse/THINKPAINTING
Emerald Exterior Paing
"Just finished painting my third house (cabin actually) with emerald and the results were fantastic. Used a 517 with a graco395 and sprayed the coating un-thinned over a primed and prepped exterior. The results were A+ and I used far less paint then I expected while putting on 2 fairly heavy coats. It turned out to be very economically feasible as I used much less Emerald versus regular exterior paints. Takes a little getting used to but once dialed in the results are 5 star."
- Scott Smith-Indian Peaks Painting, Colorado
Emerald from SW
"Emerald is very easy to clean, check out this video for details! http://youtu.be/9gnW85ZksP8 "
- Thomas Drake
Emerald Interior
"I thought it was very good, but it didn\\\'t seem to get the square footage per gallon I expected"
- Jeffrey Whitmer, Sr.
Not happy
"I bought this paint on the recommendation of the salesman at our local SW store. $62 a gallon being very pricey, I thought it would be a simpler easier project...not so! I was only covering a beige flat latex with Emerald matte in a blue color. After three coats I am still seeing color variations and spots. It is not the prep, there were no issues there, it is the paint. I would not recommend this paint at all."
- J Corley
"Emerald paint application was challenging. We are a family of painters by trade and have painted countless times. But the coverage of this paint is poor. We typically use Benjamin Moore (still our favourite paint company) but this time wanted some new colors based on the ones we have seen on the houze app. Cannot judge other types from this company, but I think we are going back to what we know works well. Completely over priced for what you get."
- Joanne
Best Paint I've ever used
"I find it funny reading all these results and wondering how a moron could give this paint a low rating. This paint is the best paint I've ever used. Coverage is great. Levels nicely. The finish is incredible. You can wash it, scrub it. Got everything done in one coat. Anyone who submitted a low rating is an idiot who clearly just can't paint and shouldn't paint."
- DC Painting
"I was disappointed in the paint as the coverage was poor. Painted over a white wall and can see uneven areas plus shadows after it dried so need to do another coat. Color was good and paint did not drip. The paint is expensive and should have better coverage."
- Karen Altman
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A collection of functions, scripts, & Simulink models useful for designing and analyzing RF systems
% FFT_A_P_MISMATCH Amplitude and phase mismatch of two signals from an FFT
% [A] = FFT_A_P_MISMATCH (samples1,samples2,fs,f0) calculates the amplitude
% and phase mismatch of the signals at f0 by performing an FFT of the
% samples.
% [A] = FFT_A_P_MISMATCH (samples1,samples2,fs,f0,window) multiplies by the
% chosen window before performing the FFT. The Kaiser window requires
% that a value for K be given as the fifth argument.
% If the samples are complex, distinction is made between positive and
% negative frequencies.
function [A, P] = fft_a_p_mismatch(samples1, samples2, fs, f0, varargin);
A1 = fftamp(samples1, fs, f0, varargin{:});
A2 = fftamp(samples2, fs, f0, varargin{:});
A = max(A1/A2, A2/A1);
P1 = fftphase(samples1, fs, f0, varargin{:});
P2 = fftphase(samples2, fs, f0, varargin{:});
P = abs(P1 - P2);
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- 1/2 cup semolina flour
- 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 1/3 cups walnuts (4 oz), chopped
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 stick (1/2 cup) unsalted butter, softened
- 2/3 cup sugar
- 2 teaspoons finely grated fresh orange zest
- 4 large eggs
- 2/3 cup water
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 2 tablespoons fresh orange juice
- 1 tablespoon honey
- 2 teaspoons fresh lemon juice
- Accompaniment:sour cherry compote
Make cake:
Preheat oven to 350°F.
Pulse flours, 1 cup walnuts, and salt in a food processor until nuts are finely chopped.
Beat together butter, sugar, and zest in a large bowl with an electric mixer until pale and fluffy. Add eggs 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Stir in nut flour and spread batter evenly in a buttered 8-inch square metal pan. Sprinkle evenly with remaining 1/3 cup walnuts.
Bake in middle of oven until golden and a tester comes out clean, 30 to 35 minutes. Transfer pan to a rack. Make syrup while cake bakes:
Simmer all syrup ingredients in a 1-quart saucepan, stirring until sugar is dissolved, 10 to 15 minutes, or until slightly thickened. Finish cake:
Evenly brush warm syrup over hot cake and cool completely in pan on rack. Cut into diamonds.
Cooks' note: Cake may be made 1 day ahead and kept, covered, at room temperature.
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Nutrition Informationper serving (6 servings) POWERED BY Edamam
- Calories559
- Carbohydrates64 g (21%)
- Fat31 g (48%)
- Protein10 g (20%)
- Saturated Fat12 g (60%)
- Sodium246 mg (10%)
- Polyunsaturated Fat10 g
- Fiber2 g (9%)
- Monounsaturated Fat7 g
- Cholesterol165 mg (55%)


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Kodak: The End of an American Moment
The health imaging segment faced major pressures in 1983 as other medical processes appeared, including CAT scans and MRIs, among others, that had been done by x-rays, but were being substituted with electronic imaging.
Matteson was running Kodak's Elmgrove plant at the time and recalls the company reduced employment in 1983 to about 17,000 from 23,000. The cuts were actually even deeper than Matteson remembers: According to a Associated Press article published the following year, 1984, the Rochester workforce had been cut by 7,000 employees, or 11.6%.
Sweeping layoffs were unheard of at Kodak. When asked if they could remember the first serious round of cuts, former Kodak Park employees and others interviewed for this story repeatedly mentioned 1983.
Recalling the layoffs are Phil Argento, 76, and Jack Borrille, 77, who sit at a corner booth at the back of a diner located 10 minutes west of Eastman Business Park, where the two used to work when it was called Kodak Park. A blue ball cap with a white-colored capital "K" stitched on the front covers Argento's jet-black hair. Argento says he had this replica cap made for the interview because he wore out the original one. Thick black plastic-rimmed glasses rest on his weathered face."Morale began going down," Argento says in a deep western New York accent. "It was not good." When Kodak started to let go employees in 1983, the company called in Argento and others to offer them severance packages. Argento says he had the option to remain, but the woman offering his severance warned the deal may not be as sweet the next year. "I think we were misled a little bit," Borrille says in a muffled tone, brown ball cap resting atop his long face. Kodak continued to offer severances to employees well after the 1983 cuts. (Some employees who were asked to leave in 2011 before the bankruptcy were offered a year's salary and a bonus.) You'd get hired and they'd take care of you, says Shanebrook, who because of his years working in Kodak's photographic film division, met many famous shutterbugs, including Ansel Adams who he used to visit at the photographer's cabin in Yosemite. Kodak's custom of having offered all employees -- from the executive board to the janitors -- the most competitive salaries, benefits and bonuses dated back to its founder, George Eastman, who was known for taking care of his workers. Eastman saw it as necessary to keep the best talent in Rochester, and to keep talent from leaving and directly competing against his business. (He famously offered more than $1 million to the Rochester Dental Society in 1915 to endow a Free Dental Institution and construct a building for free dental care to anyone who couldn't afford it.)
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A rubik's snake-like robot that senses different kinds of touch and responds in kind.
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Blizzard conditions slammed parts of the central Plains Monday, forcing the closure of highways in the Texas and Oklahoma Panhandles and sending public works crews scrambling for salt and sand anew just days after a massive storm blanketed the region with snow.
National Weather Service officials in Kansas and Oklahoma issued blizzard warnings and watches through late Monday as the storm packing snow and high winds tracked eastward across West Texas toward Oklahoma, Kansas and Missouri. Forecasters also warned of possible tornadoes further southeast.
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Some very basic chemistry will help a lot with understanding how cement is made and how it works. If you missed out on chemistry at school, or it just seems a long time ago, the following short notes might be useful.
Basic Chemistry 1: Chemical symbols
Chemical symbols are abbreviated forms of the names of chemical elements, eg: Ca-calcium; Si-silicon; K-potassium.
Symbols are usually based on the Latin names, so they don't always resemble the English names especially for elements known in antiquity (eg: Au-gold, aurum).
Some useful elemental symbols in the context of cement follow, with their approximate atomic weights:
|Atomic weight
chemical formula is more than just a convenient short form of the name
of a chemical - they indicate its composition.
For example, common table salt is sodium chloride, NaCl. One molecule of sodium chloride contains one atom of sodium and one of chlorine.
Calcium carbonate, CaCO3, contains one atom of calcium, one of carbon and three of oxygen.
Basic Chemistry 3: Atomic weights (also known as relative atomic masses)
In the old days, atomic weights were based on hydrogen with an atomic weight of 1. This meant that calcium, with an atomic weight of 40, is 40 times as massive for the same number of atoms as hydrogen.
In other words, if you have 1 gram of hydrogen and 40 grams of calcium, there would be the same number of atoms in each.
These days, atomic weights are not based on hydrogen, but on one-twelfth of carbon-12. There have been other definitions as well, but they are all the same to within about 1%. Although called atomic weights, they are not really weights because they are ratios and therefore dimensionless but the term atomic weight is kept for historical reasons.
The basic point is that the atomic weight tells you the relative masses of atoms. A sodium atom is 23 times as massive as a hydrogen atom and a sulfur atom is twice as massive as an oxygen atom (see the Table above and you'll get the idea).
This is useful because with this knowledge we can calculate how much, by weight, of each element is present in compounds. It also means we can weigh stuff out in the right proportions to make different compounds.
Sodium chloride again: the atomic ratio of sodium to chlorine is 1:1. There is one atom of sodium and one of chlorine. The proportions by weight are different. The weight (relative atomic mass) of sodium is 23 and of chlorine is 35.5. If we add these together we get the formula weight of a sodium chloride molecule: 23+35.5=58.5.
So, the proportion of sodium in sodium chloride is: 23/58.5 x 100% = 39.3% by mass.
The proportion of chlorine in sodium chloride is: 35.5/58.5 x 100% = 60.7% by mass.
Let's do a slightly more complicated one. The formula for calcium carbonate is CaCO3 and from the Table above, the relative atomic mass of calcium is 40, of carbon is 12 and of oxygen is 16.
In calcium carbonate, we have one atom of calcium, one of carbon and three of oxygen. So, the formula weight of calcium carbonate is: 40+12+48=100.
So, calcium carbonate contains 40% calcium, 12% carbon and 48% oxygen by mass.
A little pedantry...
The term 'formula weight' has been replaced by 'molar mass'. Understanding the formula weight is easy, it is just the sum of the atomic weights of all the atoms in the formula for a compound. The molar mass is numerically the same, multiplied by 1gram/mol. The reason for this is to make the expression dimensionally correct. Atomic weights aren't weights, they are ratios; for calcium carbonate, the molar mass is 100 grams per mol.
'Mol' is the symbol for 'mole' and is linked to the number of atoms in 12 grams of carbon-12, the same as atomic weights. The mole can be applied to elements or compounds.
So, one mole of calcium weighs 40 grams, one mole of iron weighs 56 grams and one mole of calcium carbonate weighs 100 grams.
Basic Chemistry 4: Anions and cations
Atoms are normally electrically neutral because they have the same number of protons (positively charged) as electrons (negatively charged). However, if it gains or loses one or more electrons, an atom becomes electrically charged. For reasons to do with the number of electrons in the outer shell of the atom, some atoms easily gain one or more electrons and others lose one or more electrons.
Those that gain electrons become negatively charged and are called anions. Those that lose an electron become positively charged and are called cations.
If you want more detail, get a book, or go online, and look up valence electrons.
However for now, and to keep it simple, just learn the following:
In normal cement-related compounds, cations and anions have the following charges (valencies):
Hydrogen +1
Carbon +4
Nitrogen +4
Sodium, potassium +1
Calcium, magnesium +2
Aluminium +3
Silicon +4
Phosphorus +5
Oxygen -2
Chlorine -1
Hydroxide (OH) -1
Chromium +3 or +6
Manganese +2 or +3 (can have others)
Iron +2 or +3
Sulfate (SO3) -2
It may be a bit tedious learning these but it is worth the effort. If you remember the formulae for some compounds as well, you can work out valencies you have forgotten because the charges have to balance.
For example, everyone knows the formula of water is H2O. If you remember hydrogen has a charge of +1 but you forgot about oxygen, water has to be electrically neutral, so the oxygen anion must have a charge of -2.
If you remember that the sodium cation has a charge of +1 and the hydroxide anion -1, you can work out that the formula for sodium hydroxide must be NaOH; it cannot be, for example, Na2OH because it would then be electrically charged by +1.
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RIM throws in other useful applications for the mobile professional. There's a calendar, a task list, a memo pad, and a calculator. A couple of demo apps that we enjoyed and may be worth the download were Quotestream Wireless and AskMeNow. Quotestream allows you to receive wireless-streaming stock quotes right on your 8700c, while AskMeNow gives you quick access to weather, sports scores, flight information, and more. It also has an Ask Jeeves-type functionality called Ask Anything, where you can input a question, and you'll receive the answer in your in-box. We asked a sports-related question, "Where did Peyton Manning go to school?" and lo and behold, within five minutes, we had our answer along with some other useful information--pretty neat! One final noteworthy addition is the ability to toggle between applications. By holding down Alt, then pressing the Esc key, you can quickly access your messages, your home screen, your phone, your messenger, your Web browser, or your WorkSpace CRM, rather than tediously backing out of several layers of apps.
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Wireless functions on the RIM BlackBerry 8700c were admirable. We had no problems pairing the device with the Logitech Mobile Traveller Bluetooth headset , and we were talking, hands free, within minutes. Call quality did suffer slightly, however. Surfing the Web on the 8700c was relatively painless, and the EDGE support helped with faster upload times, but we did encounter some delays and formatting issues with graphics-intensive sites such as CNET.com.
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Multiple Choice Questions
1. Who does Will become interested in in Chapter 6?
(a) Mary.
(b) Isabella.
(c) Suzie.
(d) Joan.
2. Where does Marcus take Will and Suzie at the beginning of Chapter 9?
(a) The pond.
(b) Church.
(c) His flat.
(d) A diner.
3. Who is Roger?
(a) Fiona's most recent boyfriend.
(b) Will's father.
(c) Will's best friend.
(d) Fiona's brother.
4. What does Marcus find at his house in Chapter 11?
(a) His mother's suicide note.
(b) A letter from Will.
(c) A dead rat.
(d) A gift for him from his father.
5. How does Marcus try to avoid bullies in Chapter 3?
(a) He helps the teachers clean after school.
(b) He joins a club that gathers before and after school.
(c) He skips classes.
(d) He arrives early and remains inside at recess.
Short Answer Questions
1. Will believes that he has convinced the woman he is interested in ____________________.
2. What does Will find unappetizing in Chapter 14?
3. What does Suzie insist on doing in Chapter 9?
4. Why does Marcus partly blame his mother for the trouble he faces at school?
5. Where do Marcus and Fiona live?
Short Essay Questions
1. What do Will and Fiona discuss over a drink in Chapter 18?
2. What is Fiona concerned about in Chapter 36? How does Will make her feel better?
3. What happens outside a news agent in Chapter 27?
4. How do Marcus and Will become closer in Chapter 15?
5. How does Will come to the realization that single mothers are the perfect companions for men with commitment issues?
6. What lie does Will tell in Chapter 8?
7. Describe Will's lunch with Marcus and Fiona in Chapter 13.
8. What happens to a duck at the SPAT picnic? How does Will cover up for Marcus because of the duck?
9. Why does Marcus become angry at Ellie in Chapter 29?
10. How does Marcus defend his visits to Will's house in Chapter 17?
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Two Winona Elementary School students are the inaugural winners of a statewide art contest sponsored by the Mississippi Department of Archives and History. Education staff from MDAH presented each winner with a ceramic tile print of the winning illustrations.
To celebrate the construction of the new Museum of Mississippi History and Mississippi Civil Rights Museum, children across the state were asked to illustrate and submit their choice of the most innovative, inspiring, heroic, or otherwise significant person in Mississippi history.
Third-grader Mila DouBrava submitted a drawing of acclaimed author Eudora Welty, and fourth-grader Alexandra Guzman depicted actress and Meridian native Sela Ward.
DouBrava and Guzman's artwork will be on permanent display in Museum of Mississippi History and the Mississippi Civil Rights after the 2017 opening. The art will also be featured on posters shared with teachers throughout the state to promote next year's contest.
For information on the 2014-2015 art contest, call 601-576-6997 or email firstname.lastname@example.com.
To submit artwork, download the 2014-2015 contest entry form (PDF).
- Mississippi Old Capitol Architecture
- Thaumatropes
- Winter Holidays Christmas Tree Ornaments
- Woven Paper Book Marker
- Write Like Welty


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If you've made it this far into January and not broken your resolution, then cheers to you! You should celebrate, and if you resolved to get out and try new things this year, here are some events going on this weekend to help you with that.
Naughty and Nice Party at Vibrations Night Lounge (5237 Albemarle Road): Hosted by Treach of Naughty By Nature. 9 p.m. $15 general admission/$30 VIP; table reservations available. 704-537-3323.
Food Truck Friday in SouthEnd (East Park Avenue and Camden Road): The most fun way to go out to eat, with seven different food trucks – from Herban Legend to The Tin Kitchen to SouthernCakeQueen. 5-9 p.m. No cover. www.historicsouthend.com.
Paul Oakenfold at Phoenix (300 N. College St.): The three-time Grammy-nominated DJ will be on the wheels and driving the dance floor. 10 p.m.-2 a.m. $20-$30. 704-375-8765.
After-Holiday Party for Animals at the LGBT Community Center of Charlotte (2508 N. Davidson St.): The Humane League's holiday gala, with a silent auction, keynote speakers and live music. All proceeds go directly to helping animals. 7-10 p.m. $25. 704-333-0144.
The Miss NC/SC United States Pageant at the McGlohon Theater at Spirit Square (345 N. College St.): The big-time beauty pageant is being held right here in the QC. There'll be swimsuit and evening-gown competitions, the crowning of a queen, and maybe even some world peace. 7 p.m. $40. 704-372-1000.
Electric Playground at Marigny Dance Club (1440 S. Tryon St.): This dance club is all the rave. 18 and older. 10 p.m.-3 a.m. No cover before midnight, $5 after. 704-910-4444.
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text: Santander and Ferrari extend sponsorship deal until 2017 8 September, 2012 Sep.8 (Ferrari) During a special ceremony, at Monza, to announce the extension of the sponsorship agreement between Ferrari and Santander, which now runs at least until the end of the 2017 season, the respective presidents, Luca di Montezemolo and Emilio Botin revealed a new rear wing livery which Scuderia Ferrari will use at the forthcoming Singapore Grand Prix. Over the weekend of 21 to 23 September, the back of the wings will carry the motto "World's Best Bank" in recognition of Santander being honoured with this title by the important financial magazine, Euromoney. "The history of the partnership between Scuderia Ferrari and Santander actually dates back to here in Monza, three years ago and it is important to be back in the same place to celebrate the extension to our agreement, which will now run at least until 2017," commented Domenicali. "These two global companies have many points in common, starting with their colour, red, a desire for excellence, a passion for competition, team work and the will to win. Once again, Santander has been judged to be the best bank in the world and we wanted to celebrate this recognition in a special way, by producing a one-off livery for the rear wing in Singapore, hoping it will be a good omen for us, as we strive to reach our targets for this season," added the Ferrari boss. Botin said, "This alliance is made up of the best team in the world and the best bank in the world. Both companies originate from small towns and have been able to transform themselves into two major organizations and leaders in their field at an international level. They are symbols of excellence and standard bearers for two great countries that are always major players in the world and in Europe and that will continue to be a benchmark, thanks to their spirit of enterprise, their desire to compete and their will to win." Subbed by AJN. Tweet Related NewsFerrari's decline in F1 causing corporate blushesFerrari lick their wounds after bad day at homeFerrari: A bitter pill to swallowMontezemolo: I want a competitive carFerrari: A complicated qualifying sessionFuture of Montezemolo hot topic at MonzaFerrari View: Fans at Monza create atmosphereFerrari: Overall we are pleased with today's workAlonso: Lewis and Nico are in a privileged positionHamilton versus Rosberg tension remains high Forza Ferrari Excellent news! Forza Ferrari Forever!


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Weiner caught in new sexting scandal in N.Y.
|New York mayoral candidate Anthony Weiner glances at his wife, Huma Abedin, as she speaks during a news conference at the Gay Men's Health Crisis headquarters, Tuesday, July 23, 2013, in New York. The former congressman says he's not dropping out of the New York City mayoral race in light of newly revealed explicit online correspondence with a young woman. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)
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NEW YORK — Anthony Weiner found himself in another sexting scandal Tuesday like the one that destroyed his congressional career, but stood side-to-side with his wife to say that he will remain in the race for mayor of New York City.
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