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I'm proposing a giant pumpkin contest for our town's fall Pumpkin Fest. This contest will likely be on a much smaller scale than the county fairs, but hopefully we'll get some good-size pumpkins downtown for the kids to see.
What is generally used to weigh the pumpkins? Someone suggested borrowing "meat scale" from local grocery store. I also posted in the veg. forum. |
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You are going to need sopmething larger than a meat scale. Something that can handle 500-1500lbs. A platform scale of some sort will be needed. We rent one from a certified scale company. A shipping scale or warehouse scale will be needed. |
Do you have any local potato farms, with packaging warehouses? I worked at a local one for a couple of years, and they had scales that weighed over 2000 lbs. (used to weigh large totes). Douglas |
The city is going to contact local farms and see if they have something. I don't think we have a potato farm/packaging warehouse anywhere near here. Rainydays, could you tell me approx. how much it costs to rent from the scale co.? |
Get them to sponsor it for the free advertising :) A banner saying scales provided by..... |
i did the same ting i few years ago for my town, i ended up having to supply my own scale, you can rent them. |
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Archive for 13 November 2012
First Might & Magic: Duel of Champions championship kicks off 15 Nov.
Ubisoft and Razor have organised a first 'world championship' for players of Might & Magic: Duel of Champions (an online, free-to-play version of the ever so popular card game).
Sleeping Dogs unleashes the deadly "ten thousand DLC release" punch
Sleeping Dogs is not going to be a game that's short of DLC.
Mysterious Stranger is new protagonist for NeoCore's Van Helsing
If you cast your mind back a few days, you may remember that NeoCore was holding a vote to determine who would replace the young Van Helsing as protagonist for action-RPG The Incredible Adventures of Van Helsing.
London calling for Cities in Motion
A new DLC release is on the way for Cities in Motion, offering players control over the London transport system.
City of Steam Closed Beta Key Giveaway
So what is City of Steam? It's a 3D industrial age fantasy MMORPG.
Strike Suit Zero team gives 90 minute video demo of the space combat title
In a special lengthy developer walkthrough demo, the team at Born Ready Games has put together a whopping 90 minute demonstration.
PC Call of Duty Black Ops 2 second CD cock-up
Activision and EA find themselves in a very odd situation today as some PC gamers who inserted the second Blops 2 disc discovered it contained Mass Effect 2.
ArenaNet explains new Guild Wars 2 Ascended Gear and item progression
Following yesterday's reveal of new features for the Lost Shores update which included mention of the new Ascended Gear, Guild Wars 2 players started to show some serious concern over the game's apparent new direction when tackling high-end content and gear.
Rocksmith alternative rock DLC delivers classic Rush tracks
Budding guitar players can now grab a copy of the new Rocksmith DLC alternative rock pack which I have to say is well worth a look, mainly because it includes five classic Rush tracks including YYZ which is not exactly easy to master.
Star Citizen AI and final Kickstarter push videos released
Chris Roberts has released two new videos for Star Citizen which should get you even more excited for the game than you probably already are.
F1 Race Stars Review – Searching for the right line
Much like a driver wrestling with the wheel, finding themselves pulled off course by the weight and momentum of their own vehicle, F1 Race Stars is a title that struggles to find its racing line.
StarCraft 2: Heart of the Swarm release date revealed
As is usually the case with Blizzard release date reveals, something pops up on Battle.Net to give the game away before any official announcement arrives.


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Monday, Feb. 20: No School-President's Day
Tuesday, Feb. 21: Soft taco, *chicken fajita, lettuce, tomato, salsa, mexican rice, refried beans, mandarin oranges, fresh fruit
Wednesday, Feb. 22: Pizza, *chili cheese & chips, tossed salad, corn, pineapple, fresh fruit
Monday, Feb. 13: Chicken pattie on bun, *sloppy joe or beef teriyaki dippers, spicey fries, fresh veggies w/dip, cole slaw, mandarin oranges, fresh fruit, sherbet cup
Tuesday, Feb. 14: Baked spaghetti, *shaved turkey on bun, tossed salad, peas, cottage cheese/pineapple, breadstick, valentine cake
Wednesday, Feb. 15: Chicken tenders, mashed potatoes, green beans, fruit cup, fresh fruit, whole wheat bread
Thursday, Feb. 16: BES & MES: Hamburger/cheeseburger, lettuce, tomato, pickle, french fries, sliced peaches, fresh fruit
Monday, Feb. 6: Pizza, cheese stick w/dipping sauce, tossed salad, California vegetables, pineapple, fresh fruit
Tuesday, Feb. 7: BES & MES: Pork roast, mashed potatoes/gravy, peas, bread, apple crisp, fresh fruit TCMS&TCMS: Sub bar, French fries, lettuce tomato, apple crisp, fresh fruit
Wednesday, Feb. 8: Chicken nuggets, *rib e q, macaroni & cheese, green beans, glazed carrots, applesauce/fresh fruit, bread TCHS: Asian chicken
Monday, Jan. 23: Chicken nuggets, mashed potatoes, green beans, peach half, fresh fruit, white/wheat bread
Tuesday, Jan. 24: Breakfast for lunch, sausage, egg pattie, *turkey wrap, hash brown stick, baked apples, fresh fruit-orange wedges, biscuit
Wednesday, Jan. 25: Pizza, *bosco stick, tossed salad, corn, pineapple, fresh fruit
Thursday, Jan. 26: Ham/turkey/cheese sub, lettuce, tomato, broccoli/carrots/dip, dill spear, soup, pear half, fresh fruit, cookie
Monday, Jan. 16: No school, Martin Luther King, Jr., Day
Tuesday, Jan. 17: TCHS, MES, TCMS: Spaghetti/meat sauce, *shaved turkey on bun, tossed salad, peas, cottage cheese/pineapple, fresh fruit. BES: Chili dog/cheese, potato rounds, baby carrots/dip, applesauce, fresh fruit
Wednesday, Jan. 18: TCHS & TCMS Asian Day: Chicken w/mandarin orange sauce, Prince William vegetable blend, oriental rice, fresh fruit, fortune cookie. BES & MES menu: Chicken tenders, mashed potatoes, green beans, Jello w/topping, fresh fruit/roll
Monday, Dec. 19: Pizza, tossed salad, Calif. vegetables, pineapple, fresh fruit
Tuesday, Dec. 20: Ham/turkey/cheese on bun, lettuce, tomato, french fries, apple crisp, fresh fruit
Wednesday, Dec. 21: Christmas Break until Jan. 3.
* – denotes options available for high school students
Milk, juice, yogurt and chef salad offered daily. Menu subject to change.
Monday, Dec. 12: Corn dog, *uncrustable, baked beans, potato smiles, fruit, fresh fruit
Tuesday, Dec. 13: Burrito bar, beef or chicken burrito, mexican rice, black beans, refried beans, lettuce/tomato/cheese. salsa or queso sauce, fresh fruit
Wednesday, Dec. 14: Chicken tenders, *shaved ham on bun, baked potato, broccoli w/cheese sauce, fruit, fresh fruit
Thursday, Dec. 15: Turkey roast/dressing, *baked ham, mashed potatoes/gravy, sweet potatoes, green beans, cranberry sauce, hot roll, fruit salad
Monday, Dec. 5: Chicken nuggets or *uncrustable, mashed potatoes, green beans, peach half, fresh fruit, white/wheat bread
Tuesday, Dec. 6: Breakfast for lunch, sausage/egg pattie, hash browns, baked apples, orange wedges, biscuit, fresh fruit
Wednesday, Dec. 7: Pizza, *chili, cheese & chips, tossed salad, corn, pineapple, fresh fruit
Thursday, Dec. 8: Ham/turkey/cheese on sub, lettuce, tomato, pickle, broccoli/carrots/dip, sunchips, pear half/fresh fruit, soup, cookie
Monday, Nov. 28: Corn Dog, *Uncrustable, Baked Beans, Potato Smiles, Mandarin Oranges, Fresh Fruit Choice
Tuesday, Nov. 29: Taco in a Bag, Lettuce/Tomato/Salsa, *Burrito, *Refried Beans, Corn, Pineapple, Fresh Fruit
Wednesday, Nov. 30: Chicken Tenders, *Asian Day TCHS & TCMS, Mashed Potatoes, Green Beans, Fruit Cup, Jello w/topping, Whole Wheat bread, Fresh Fruit
Thursday, Dec. 1: Hamburger or Cheeseburger, *Shaved Turkey/Bun, Let./Tom./Pickle, French Fries, Sliced Peaches, Fresh Fruit
Monday, Nov. 21: Ham or turkey on bun, *uncrustable, soup choice, broccoli, carrots w/dip, pear half, fresh fruit
Tuesday, Nov. 22: Oven fried chicken, mashed potatoes, peas, fruit salad, hot roll
Wednesday, Nov. 23: No School
Thursday, Nov. 24: Thanksgiving Day, No School
Friday, Nov. 25: No School
Milk, juice, yogurt and chef salad offered daily. Menu subject to change due to availability of food.


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The "Show and Tell" topic for today: vintage needle books, also called "needle cards." They are a fun and inexpensive collectible that can usually be purchased for five dollars or less, although rare examples can be valued much higher. They have fun graphics that depict a variety of topics, from a group of ladies having tea to a rocket ship whizzing through space.
Needle books were produced from the late 1800's into the 1950's. Many of the most colorful and interesting examples you will find are from the 1920's through the 50's.
The shape of the needle book below is known as a "purse" shape
For those of you that haven't seen a needle book up close, here's what they look like inside:
I have a nice little "starter collection" of needle books:
Needle books were often used as advertising items and given away by local businesses such as gas stations, supermarkets and funeral homes to housewives. They would have the address and phone number of the business printed on the book. Others were sold for about 10 cents to 20 cents at "dry goods" (fabric) stores, and variety stores.
A rare Norge needle book from the 1950's currently for sale on Etsy for $23.99:
Let me know if you find any interesting needle books this season when you are out and about!


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Shuttleworth on Ubuntu 8.10 - Intrepid Ibex
Ubuntu is working on the next but one release, 8.10, codenamed Intrepid Ibex. Ubuntu promoter and Canonical CEO Mark Shuttleworth launched the next round of development in the traditional way by naming the product.
Names from the animal kingdom have a long-standing tradition at Ubuntu. The ibex is sure of foot on uncertain and difficult terrain. Shuttleworth has announced a new direction for 8.10 development, which will entail a complete rework of the user interface among other things. Shuttleworth's goal is for Ubuntu to shine on both high-end workstations and subnotebooks. The Ubuntu founder has also highlighted performance and seamless transitions for various forms of Web access as criteria for the Linux distribution. The anticipated release date for 8.10 is October. Ubuntu will be fixing details of the schedule and features at the Ubuntu Developer Summit (May 19 through 23) in Prague.
But before all of this happens, April sees the release of Ubuntu 8.04 Hardy Heron, which - following Dapper Drake - will be another LTS (Long Time Support) version that aims for more stability and longer support cycles.
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Cisco Releases Annual Security Report
Spammers go low-volume, and 90% of IE browsers are unpatched.
Zero Day Exploits Target Flash
Adobe scrambles to release patches for vulnerable Flash Player.
Intel Unveils Compute Stick
Four-inch-long computer on a stick lets you boot a full Linux system from any HDMI display device.
Obama Proposes Personal Data Notification Law
New statute would require companies to report break-ins to consumers.
TGXf Project Warns of File Transfer through Screen Pixels
Weird data transfer technique avoids all standard security measures.
Industry Giants Announce a Fix for the Password Mess
FIDO alliance declares the beginning of the end for old-style login authentication.
Poll: Vote for the Best Open Source Software for Photographers
The Linux New Media Awards have honored the most significant products, projects, people, and organizations for open source/Linux every year since 2000.
Debian Gets Forked
Legendary Uber-distro splits over the systemd controversy.
Linux Mint Project Releases Mint 17.1
New LTS version offers many refinements for the Cinnamon and Mate desktops and significant improvement under the hood.
CeBIT Open Source Forum Call for Papers
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When it comes to filmmaking, Priyanka Upendra has been there, done that.
From acting to becoming producer and even assisting hubby Upendra in his last directorial, Super, it would seem she's tried her hand at everything. But now, the actor is all set to direct a film and is writing the script for it too.
"Scripting and directing have always been on my mind. I had written a couple of stories over the past few months and have zeroed in on one of them, which I am keen to make in Kannada and Bengali. I am preparing the final draft now and am looking at starting pre-production work next month," says Priyanka.
And well, there are no brownie points for guessing who is likely play the lead role in her film. "My choice is Uppi, of course!" she laughs, adding, "Though I didn't keep him in mind while writing the script, he will suit the character the best. He is currently shuttling between three projects, so once he's relatively free, I will convince him to work on my project."
So what did Uppi have to say about her new project? "Initially, he said that I should just continue acting. But later he was convinced that I would be able to handle this. For me, it's all about playing different roles. With so many creative people around me, the option to write and direct just came to me. Having made several contacts in the industry, I wanted to put my learning to good use," she adds.
Priyanka also says that assisting Upendra in 'Super' helped her make up her mind about her new career decision. Won't people might think that Upendra could be ghost-directing the film? "As a couple, Upendra and I have always complemented each other. Yes, he will have creative inputs for my film, but the manner in which I will be directing my film will be different, as Uppi has his own distinctive style. My work will speak for itself," she signs off.
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Ramp Up Your Workout with a Fitness Monitor
I recently purchased a Polar F11 fitness monitor and its totally changed my workouts! This wrist unit not only keeps track of my heart rate (which is an indication of how hard youre pushing yourself), it estimates the number of calories Ive burned during the session.
The best part is that I can upload all of that information to a website that keeps track of all of my workouts. Instantly, I can see how many times I worked out this week, how many calories I burned, the total amount of time I spent exercising, and a number of other things. How cool is that?
Not only that,
I can also schedule, or set goals, for future workouts. The website can even design an exercise program for me. All I have to do is tell it how many times I want to work out during a week and it does the rest. As you can see from the screenshots, the website displays the entire week with all of my workout sessions listed.
When I click on a specific workout, the site gives me a bar chart telling me my maximum heart rate, my average heart rate, and how much time I spent in each zone.
The neat part is that since Ive started using the Polar F11 and uploading my workout info, Ive literally been looking for chances to fill up my calendar with workouts. It really motivates you to workout so you can get something on the board.
As if that wasnt enough motivation, you can also participate in challenges. A challenge is a goal that someone sets, for example to see who can burn the greatest number of calories in a 2 month period, that several people can participate in. When you accept a challenge, your workout information is automatically included on the challenge site.
When you go to the challenge site, youll see a bar chart with all of the people that have accepted the challenge as well as their progress. It also tells you what your current standing in the group is. Theres no better motivation to get an extra workout in than a little competition.
The range of features on these types of fitness monitors is pretty extensive, as are the prices so do a little bit of research before you decide on one. Some, like the Polar F11, only measure heart rate. Others designed specifically for runners and/or cyclists contain a GPS device so you can measure exactly how far youve run or biked as well as the speed.
The more popular fitness monitors tend to be manufactured by:
- Polar Fitness a broad range of fitness monitors for running, cycling, and sports
- Nike makers of the Nike+ for the iPod as well as more traditional fitness monitors
- Garmin GPS enabled monitors for running and cycling
All three manufactures have a training website that allows you to upload and view your workout information. However, only certain models from each manufacturer have Internet uploading capability so make sure you check before you purchase.
So if youre the type of person that gets a real thrill from putting some numbers up on the big board, then using a system like this will probably work for you. As Ive already mentioned, its motivated me to go out and exercise because I didnt want there to be any days without some sort of activity in my online workout diary. Plus, I didnt want to start lagging behind on some of the challenges that Im part of.
When you know how many calories youve burned, it makes you want to go out and burn some more!
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Garmin FR60 Men's Red Fitness Watch (Includes Heart Rate Monitor and USB ANT Stick)
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I have a Garmin Forerunner 405 (also have an iPhone with Nike+ but intend on using the garmin). I plan on using the garmin and garmin connect to keep track of things as I start on the path back to getting back into shape.
I'm telling 'ya, once you start tracking your progress, you'll want to go out and workout some more just to see how high you can make the bar on the chart go!
One big problem I have with the Polar F11 is that the "select" button really sticks out and is way too easy to hit accidentally. I noticed yesterday morning that I had logged a 23 hour exercise session – during which I only burned 100 calories. Obviously I had bumped the watch somewhere and it started an exercise session.
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During the last TI game our litte group of players came up with a few questions:
1) When can TGs, if ever, be used as votes? Does the Mentak race tech allow one TG to count as 2 votes in such a case?
2) Regarding a Public Objective Card: "I now spend 10 resources or 10 influence." - can TGs be used alone or along with planetary funds to claim this?
3) Regarding two representative councillors: Ta Zern of the Jol-Nar and Dirzuga Mantasa of the Arborec.
Ta Zern: "Gain +1 vote for each Tech card you have researched"
D. Mantasa: "Other councillors do not recieve bonus votes during this voting"
Now, I would argue that a "bonus vote" is the little number outlined by red in the upper left corner of the card and not the +1 vote pr. tech ability.
So: does the Arborec councillor stop only the 2 Bonus votes of Ta Zern, or does he also stop all the + votes from the ability?
4) When one has aquired the tech Fleet Logistics, does one then have to take two tactical actions when its one's turn, or is it optional?
5) Regarding the Mercenary Daffren: "At the start of the Strategy Phase, you may give this Mercenary to another player to trade SCs with that player. Limit once per round." - Do this another player have to trade his SC or is it optional?
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- Loading up...
Here's the loading screen. It uses some neat graphics, so if it bogs down or crashes, just uncheck that little box in the lower left hand corner to see if that fixes it.
- Clean install
I'm doing this on the laptop and cleared out my addons directory beforehand to show a fresh install.
- Get more addons
Here's the addon download section. If you're looking for a particular type of addon, there is a drop-down to pick the category. Otherwise, you can do a search. It defaults to showing the most popular addons in descending order from Curse.
- Version history
Something I like to check (being a programmer) is checking the version history to see what all they've changed, added, or fixed recently.
- Addon Descriptoin
Here's the current description for QuestHelper.
- Download section
Just downloading a few basic addons to show you the features.
- Right-click options
From the right-click menu you've got a lot of options available to you. You can set the prefered release type (alpha, beta, release versions). You can report a bug with that particular addon to its developers. You can also have it take you to the folder for that addon if you want.
- Addon Sync
This may end up being a premium feature, but you can have the Curse client backup a copy of your addon settings to the server in case, Elune forbid, your hard drive crashes and you need to reinstall. We'll call this one 'test'.
- Syncing
Here we've got our settings for the 'test' profile up and running. This is also handy for keeping the same UI on multiple machines.
- Sync confirmation
Letting you know your profile has been synced.
- Tools
Let's take a look at the options under the 'Tools' button.
- Addon Settings Cleaner
This is nice feature if you've got a really old install of WoW that you've changed addons several different times over the years. You can use this to delete settings from addons that you no longer use or just clear the settings from a particular addon that might be acting funny for some reason.
- UI Wizard
With this feature, you can setup UI packages to send to friends or guild mates. They can just double-click the file and their client will hit the internet and download the latest versions of the addons you sent them.
- UI Wizard: basic raiding addons
Here's some basic raiding addons. We've got oRA2, DBM, Omen, and ACP (ACP is nice for reconfiguring addons without having to logout during a raid). Let's save this and see where we go from there.
- Raid-Basic.ccip
A 'ccip' file is a Curse Client Install Package. All it's for is telling a copy of the Curse Client a list of addons that you should install. You can post this file up to your guild's website and everyone with the Curse client can just click the link to get the recommended raid addons.
- Raid-Basic.ccip: installing
After opening the Raid-Basic.ccip file on another computer, it automatically installs the addons we setup earlier.
- Report a bug feature
Here's a rather silly example of a bug report for Omen. If you've run across a problem with your addon, you can just go into the client and right-click the addon, select the 'report a bug' option and let the developer know what happened. The more exact info you can provide on recreating the problem the better.
- Options screens
Here's a quick run through of the options screens.
- Games & Addons
If you use the test realm, you can set up your PTR copy of WoW in the client to have it update addons there as well. I've got a feeling I'll be using that in Cataclysm.
- Advanced settings
Graphics, simultaneous downloads, and hardware profiling.
- The 'About' screen
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Mothers who delivered at Methodist Hospitals during this holiday season were surprised to see their new born baby wrapped in a special red holiday stocking! "Right after the babies are born we bring them to the nursery to bathe them and dress them before bringing them out to their mothers. During the holidays we bring them out in a red stocking. The reaction is always great; lots and lots of photographs," exclaimed Jill Biggs, RN, Nursery, Methodist Hospitals. The program started several years ago when the hospital volunteers would donate stockings for all the babies born on Christmas day. This year the program was expanded to all babies born in the month of December.
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VIDEO: Tatnall's Davis - WDEL Female HS Athlete of the Week Tatnall field hockey midfielder Jen Davis is this week's WDEL Female High School Athlete of the Week. The junior scored the game winning goal in overtime in the Hornets' 4-3 comeback victory over Archmere. The goal was set up by a Meredith Huffman cross, and Davis stuffed it home for the game winner. "I was just in complete shock when I saw it in the goal. I basically fell to my knees and all of my teammates came around me. It was amazing to be around a complete team effort since we were down." When she's not scoring game-winning goals, Davis also plays defense and while she feels she's better at offense, she likes the challenges of playing on both sides of the mid-field stripe. "I like the variety definitely. We play a lot of midfield defense and try not to get it on our defensive end so we're always backing each other up and overlapping." Often you hear about athletes wanting to give 110 percent, but Jen says the best advice she's ever received is a bit of an off-shoot of that. "To give 100 percent of whatever we have to give on that day, because even if we only have 50 percent and we're making mistake, we know to keep trying." Jen hasn't made a college decision yet, and also says she's very much undecided in terms of picking a major. "There's days when I want to be a doctor, and then there's other days when I want to do economics or politics or even be a lawyer. I really have no idea (laughs)." |
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Double overtime for Coleman-Franken recount?
The Norm Coleman-Al Franken election, already in overtime, could be going into double OT because of "The Case of the Missing Envelope."
The Franken side is happy, and the Coleman is not.
One of five envelopes with ballots cast on Election Day – an envelope with 132 votes - from a precinct near the University of Minnesota campus is missing and, so far, can't be found.
That's why late today the Minnesota secretary of state's office granted Minneapolis election officials "as much time as they need" to find the envelope.
That means, said Deputy Secretary of State Jim Gelbmann, until Dec. 16, when the State Canvassing Board will meet to begin examining challenged ballots and, ultimately, certify the recount and the election.
Here are the facts, as we know them.
Minneaplis elections official Cindy Reichert said today that an election judge on the night of the election saw all five envelopes of votes from Minneapolis' Ward 3, Precinct 1, at University Lutheran Church of Hope.
She said two judges brought the envelope to the ballot warehouse in Northeast Minneapolis, two miles from the church.
"We have no reason to believe that there were not 2,028 cast in the precinct on election night, it is still unclear to us why there are only 1,896 paper ballots," she said. "We still are looking for some answers."
She said she believes the ballots are sealed in an envelope, with judge signatures on them, location unknown.
The other envelopes were thicker with about 500 ballots each. The missing one is thinner.
"We are in the process of looking under everything" in the warehouse, Reichert said. "I'm not sure exactly where it would have gone … We're still hopeful we're going to find it in some odd place … There's a mysterious hole in the floor that we just have not found yet."
Foul play?
"Highly unlikely," she said.
She said she is confident with the chain of custody. The warehouse is secured, and representatives from both campaigns have been there, too, she said.
OK, what happens if these votes aren't found?
When the Canvassing Board meets on Dec. 16, Gelbmann said, the city of Minneapolis would report both the totals on the tape from the precinct of Election Night and also the discrepancy of the 132 missing votes.
"The Canvassing Board would then have to decide which to certify," Gelbmann said.
Mixing the original count amid the rest of the state's recount, Gelbmann said, would be up to the Canvassing Board.
Besides, based on the way the voting went on Election Night, Franken won 55 percent of the vote in that precinct, according to the secretary of state's website, with Coleman garnering only 30 percent.
Coleman lawyer Fritz Knaak reacted strongly in a written statement, noting: "We do not know that there are any ballots missing, and it is premature and simply irresponsible to suggest that they are. As a matter of course, we expect that our campaign will be consulted fully on this matter, as apparently the Franken campaign and the Mayor of Minneapolis have been by election officials, including the Secretary of State's Office. It is critical that there be no effort to make this matter a partisan issue."
Gelbmann said the city's other 209,000 votes will be posted by Friday's statewide deadline.
Still at issue are disputes over ballots challenged by the two candidates and over whether to count rejected absentee ballots.
That matter will be addressed on Dec. 12 by the Canvassing Board.
"We will continue to work to find these ballots … and make sure they are found," said Gelbmann.
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Stall a little longer, and it's all up to the Senate (who would likely pick Franken).
First the I35W Bridge, and now this. We don't look so good anymore.
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United Way creates new web site to match nonprofits and volunteers
Middlesex United Way invites local nonprofit organizations to post volunteer opportunities through its free online matching system Volunteer Solutions.
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One person is arrested and another is sent to the hospital following a 3-vehicle wreck in Tyler.
The accident happened on the 12-hundred block of Shaw and Loop 3-23 just after 7-30 Thursday.
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In August 2009, back when conferences on the future of American journalism were still urgent but no longer novel, a former city hall reporter named Scott Lewis sat on a roundtable at The Aspen Institute with former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright, then-Google Vice President of Search Marissa Mayer, and Knight Foundation CEO Alberto Ibargüen. Lewis had forgotten his sport coat but managed to buy one in town before greeting the eminences and settling in for the discussion, which focused on new models for local reporting. It had taken the collapse of the newspaper industry and the loss of more than 16,000 journalism jobs to make the health of local journalism a subject of national relevance, but now it was being discussed at the most elite levels of wealth and power.
The crowd in Aspen believed Lewis might offer a way forward. At 32, he was the CEO of Voice of San Diego, one of the first digital nonprofit local news organizations in the country. Voice was launched in 2005, when newspapers were still strong, to augment what its founders viewed as underperforming local media. As the recession hit and newsroom layoffs mounted, the innovative local experiment became a potential solution to a national panic. In 2008, Voice broke a story about a corrupt redevelopment agency that led to criminal charges against one developer. A few months later, The New York Times ran a front-page story about the small digital operation that was driving coverage of San Diego as the newspaper model collapsed.
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Voice was an early champion of the idea that local accountability reporting might be best achieved with a nonprofit model. It has been a close partner with foundations like Knight as they seek to build replicable models for nonprofit local journalism, receiving numerous grants over the years with the hope that what works to sustain their reporting in San Diego might work elsewhere.
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Since 2012, Voice has billed itself as a "member-based news organization." Once focused almost exclusively on attracting five and six-figure contributions from foundations and high-dollar donors, Voice now invests considerable effort in getting San Diegans to chip in anywhere from $20 to $1000+ annually to support its reporting. The average donation is about $100. Two years into the program, memberships account for about 15 percent of Voice's annual revenue, earning the organization about $200,000 in 2013.
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I've been to the Border Grill in Santa Monica, but not in Las Vegas until recently. We decided to stop in for lunch one day, and ended up ordering way too much food! After munching on chips and salsa, we had a nice ceviche come out; quite light, fresh and tart.
I chose the fish tacos as my entree, and they were good; although not as exceptional as I thought they would be. The rice and beans were good.
Adam had the carnitas, which were quite porky, but seasoning-wise, surprisingly bland. We'd thought everything would be overly flavorful here, and bordering on overly spicy- but it was quite the opposite. I think most of our meal was lacking in seasoning, and certainly lacking in heat (even the salsas).
The dessert was quite good; home made mango sorbet and cinnamon ice cream.
All in all, a bit disappointing! I remember being a lot more impressed when I went to the Santa Monica restaurant several years ago. Maybe we ordered the wrong things? Or went on an off day? Or maybe I'm just getting picky as I get older?!
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"Some are going to be graduating and moving. Creatively, it would be ridiculous that everybody moves to New York. There will be some that graduate and move on and they'll arc back in when we do special episodes. They'll always be a part of it," said Reilly.
The move to NYC is just another part of Glee's focus shift following the shocking death of the show's leading man Cory Monteith in June. Earlier this season, it was announced that show creator Ryan Murphy had to completely rewrite the show's final season arc and ending after Monteith's passing.
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I have used skeins of Paton wool for years. This past week after finishing one mitten and starting a small scarf, I switched to another identical skein. I was horrified as after the first twelve rows, the yarn would break apart about every three feet. Looking at the remaining yarn, I can see the very "thin" stretches of yarn. If I had only kept the sales slip! Has anyone else experienced this with Paton yarns of late? What other brand would be recommended? |
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Pentangle Reform For Sweet Child Anniversary
[b]Pentangle[/b] have confirmed that they will reform to play a one-off anniversary gig at London's Royal Festival Hall next June.
The original band comprising [b]Bert Jansch, John Renbourn, Jacqui McShee, Danny Thompson[/b] and [b]Terry Cox[/b] are reuniting for their Sweet Child double album's 40th anniversary.
The band has been enjoying somewhat of a resurgence since the release of a definitive four CD box set '[b]The Time Has Come[/b]' in March this year.
You can read Uncut's extensive four-star rated review of the box set here.
Pentangle also recieved a lifetime achievement award at the BBC Folk Awards this year.
The one-off concert is to take place on June 29, 2008, exactly 40 years since Sweet Child's release.
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My dad and I,this summer,planted two Elephant Ears at opposite sides of our house.However,we've encountered a problem. They have grown to be so big that they are 'smushed' against the wall of the house and cannot grow out in that direction. It is necessary for me to move them. Any ideas on how I should do this and when?
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Move them during the winter. If they do not frost back in your area cut them back before trying to move. The roots will be very large and it is best to move the root intact. With a spade dig straight down at least a foot from the outside stalk all the way around the plant. Two people on opposite sides should be able to lift the root intact and replant with no losses. Al |
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mr_t0ad Posts: 1Hi Car Man,
I am new to this forum. I been reading the posts getting ready to lease a Nissan Maxima. I got a quote today for a basic 2012 Maxima S. The MSRP is $33,835.00. 39 Month lease, 12k miles. It is $1,850 up front which includes MVC fees, Bank and Doc Fee, First month payment. The payment is $299 a month including the 7% NJ sales tax. Does this look like a decent deal. I need to go back to see how much of the $1,850 goes to CAP reduction.
I just saw the post for Legend Leasing. Looks like my payment is good, but I could knock $500-$600 off the up front costs.
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CarMan@Edmunds Posts: 38,515Welcome mr_t0ad. It always pays to find out what selling price you are being charged for the vehicle that you are interested in. The selling prices of leased vehicles are negotiable, just as if you were paying cash or financing. Without the selling price, it is much more difficult to tell how large a dealer discount you are being given and in turn if there is any room left to negotiate. Let us know what the selling price is and we'll tell you what we think.
When negotiating your deal on this car, make sure to take the $1,000 cash incentive that is currently available on leases of it in your area into account.
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khuzbuz Posts: 19I recently leased a 2012 Nissan Maxima 3.5S with Limited Edition Package over the President's Day weekend. I think I got a fairly good deal.
Sales Price - $27,936 (After lease rebate of $1,000 and holiday bonus of $500)
MD Tax - $1,778
Tags - $272
Dealer Processing Fee - $199
Residual Value - 57%
Money Factor - 0.00104
Term - 39 months / 15k miles per year
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desigator Posts: 5hey khuzbuz,
Did your out of packet cash include your first month's payment? Or did you have to pay $1200 down plus first month's payment?
Also, I am in MD too. Can you please tell me the name of the dealership? I am also looking to lease 2012 Maxima with the Limited Edition Package.
Your deal sounds good and I wouldn't mind going to the same dealership for a similar deal.
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khuzbuz Posts: 19The $1,200 is total out of pocket to cover 1st month's payment, any other charges that needed to be paid upfront. I assume the tax gets rolled into the life of the lease.
I went to Herb Gordon in Silver Spring. I worked out the deal through email and then showed up for the test drive and to complete the paperwork. I was at the dealership for less than 2 hours. -
iburrows Posts: 8i'm located in a different state... so this all might be pointless, but from what I can see this "sale price of ~$27,000" doesnt seem to be possible. also, what tax % do you guys in have in MD? according to what I have here (i work at a Nissan Dealer) ~$1,700 in sales tax on this vehicle equals ~13%. again unless stuff is calculated drastically differently between Ohio and MD
jordantt Posts: 3I recently got a 2012 Premium/Technology car in NY. MSRP 40K the lease payment came out to $375 with $1200 due at signing which included my first month, bank fee, and dmv fee. At first I wasn't sure about it but I called the broker and I got the car. I shopped around and I was getting $390-395... Actually really nice guy, found him on swapalease and he responded quickly to the emails and I was really shocked at the process.
iburrows Posts: 8for march in my region (OH) money factor is .00087 on any MAXIMA S. You didn't get a "fairly good deal": you got an insane deal. your sale price is $500 below dealer holdback! well done, they must have been desperate! tip: look out for Nissan Lease Loyalty in Feb. or Aug. 3 years from now... nissan will waive your remaining payments, waive $500 wear and tear, and also give you an extra lease loyalty rebate (right now it's an extra $1,000)
desigator Posts: 5Thanks for that info. I also emailed the same dealership and they quoted me a similar deal. So this is good to know that they are offering a comparabale deal. I had visited a couple more dealerships here in the greater Baltimore area and their Internet prices were only good on the Internet. When I visited them, their typical story was "oh that includes all rebates/incentives and not everyone qualifies for all rebates."
So basically the price they showed online was about $2000 less than what they were actually selling the car for. I read Herb Gordon's reviews on dealer rater and emailed them. They actually surprised me and made an offer via email and it was very close to the internet price.
Thanks again for the info, when I'm ready to buy I also plan to visit Herb Gordon. -
khuzbuz Posts: 19Thanks for the heads up iburrows! That lease loyalty rebate is a significant amount! Hopefully, Nissan will come out with another great car within the next 3 years for me to stick with the brand.
I must admit I got a pretty good deal. I forgot to mention that I still owed 6 months of lease payments on my Acura that I traded in. The value Herb Gordon offered me, combined with the lease sales tax credit, made it a wash! -
CarMan@Edmunds Posts: 38,515I sure do y2001. Nissan Motor Acceptance Corp.'s March buy rate lease money factor and residual value for a 39-month lease of a base 2012 Maxima SV with 12,000 miles per year are .00041 and 56%, respectively for consumers who qualify for its top credit tier.
The numbers for an otherwise identical lease of a 2011 model are .00003 and 48%.
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commanderjon Posts: 1I'm looking at leasing a 2012 Nissan Maxima SV with cold and monitor pkgs.
I'd like to know if this is a great lease deal. I've never leased before so any suggestions/feedback would be welcome. Is there anything I'm missing or need to know?
Thanks in advance!
$2000 down and $339/month
Lease term: 39 months
Purchase Price used for lease calculation: $31169
Addt'l fees: Tax $1972.08, Tags $272, Processing Fee $199
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alcap Posts: 24Would anyone be able to set my expectation on what amount a dealer may offer me on trade in of 2011 Maxima SV Premium and Technology Package with about 10,000 miles on it. I currently lease it through NMCA and pay only 389.03 per month with 27 months to go and my buy out is 32,000. But my family is expanding and I am running out of room with the Maxima and need an SUV asap...But I know these dealer are going to try to rip me off. I did an appraisal through Edmonds and it came close to 30,000. I really don't know how close that is. If anyone has any advise or insight please respond by the way I am in Northern NJ.
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alcap Posts: 24LOL! I wish a dealer would come close to 30 even 28 I went to a few dealers and they were in 23/25 range to me that is a joke. I looked into swaplease and they told me my car would go in a day ay that price but NMAC will still leave me on the lease, and I am not to comfortable being a joint with a stranger. If a dealer would give me 28,000 I would be happy I would eat the 4 grand pay 2 grand and roll 2 grand negative into the lease.
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jmcaleney Posts: 9Yes it was sign and drive! $435 foMKaxima Sv with prem& tech package. It was Somerset Nissan in Somerville NJ. Ask for Seth Sladowski and please mention my name Jon McAleney. He will take care of you. I already giving him a referral. If you do get a car from himplease let me know. I get a referral fee of $100. If you need help let me know. Good Luck!
dford78 Posts: 1I just leased a 2012 Nissan Maxima 3.5 SV in Southern NJ. It has splash guards, monitor package, cold package, floor mats, trunk sub-floor organizer. Total sticker price $37,155. I traded in a 2009 Altima with a negative value of $514.00. I wasn't complaining about the negative value because it had $2,600 in damages and I owed $13,114. The numbers look like this 39 month lease, 12k miles a year, $1000 down payment, $1700 in rebates and non-cash credits, about $600 in fees. My payments are $420 a month. This was a spur of the moment deal in which I should have waited. The dealership I purchased from had just given me an awesome lease on a Frontier about 8 months ago so I trusted them, maybe I shouldn't have. If that was as bad of a deal as I think it was I won't be going back there in the future.
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shapo Posts: 1I'm in Atlanta and trying to lease a 2012 SV with Premium Pkg, Tech and Spoiler. 12k per year and 39 month. I received several purchase quotes the best being:
Your Price $32,786.00
When I asked them to give me leasing numbers, including residual, MF (probably tier 2 with not perfect credit) I have been told that the rebates don't apply to the cap cost. I've never heard of this. They are now trying trying to say that the Cap cost will be 36,400.
Please advise -
CarMan@Edmunds Posts: 38,515Hi shapo. While it is correct that Nissan's normal consumer cash incentives are not compatible with its special lease program, Nissan does provide different special cash incentives on leases in some areas. Unfortunately there is no cash on leases of the '12 Maxima in your area right now...just as you were told.
Prices Paid: Buying & Leasing Experiences Forum -
fluro Posts: 2I'm in Boston, and have been looking at the Maxima 3.5 SV for a couple weeks now, and after reading previous posts and other internet sources, I thought I knew what a good deal was.
Sell price: 36900
Lease incentives: 1700
Cap cost: 35200
Residual value: 21078.90 (54%)
Money factor: 0.000886
Monthly: quite a bit lower because of trade equity
They wouldn't go any lower, and while an okay deal, didn't seem like I was passing up much by walking. Was I wrong?
Thanks -
td_inc Posts: 30Car_Man (and friends)
Here's my deal...
SV Prem and Tech
Sales near - 36k
Residual - 54%
39 month/12k
$449/ month
$999 at signing ($700 includes 1st payment and $299 MV)
They are taking care of 3 months @$394/month for my current lease
Looks like someone else just got the same car for $435 and without the $550 i'm giving (when you minus 1st payment).
But i don't know if they also had $1200 of current lease being taken off their hands. Do my numbers add up? Good deal?
I can't sign officially til next week because I am finishing up a refi. Please let me know!! And again much appreciation for all the help! -
CarMan@Edmunds Posts: 38,515
td_inc Posts: 30Hey Tuska788,
I always wished people would give more upfront info or yes/no on pricing here so we could make this a quicker process. SO... I'll offer my two cents if it helps. I'm in NJ
I just leased a 2012 Maxima SV with Prem + Tech (12k/yr)
$449/month/39 months
$500 + first month payment out of pocket. (The $500 covered MV and misc)
They paid off $1200 in lease payments i owed on previous car.
If i was bringing someone back to the dealer with me I'd look to get the same car but I'd want to pay $435-445 without giving that $500 upfront. I didnt haggle any further because of a couple factors. (I couldnt sign yet because of refi on my house but they took care of everything anyway, they were paying off my existing lease, and I was getting a $2000 rebate card from Nissan)
If you want the name of dealer and salesman... send me a personal message and I'll provide.
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Scholarship Money Awarded to 2 High School Grads
Doña Ana County — Two high school graduates in Doña Ana County have been awarded scholarship funds by the New Mexico Sheriff's Association.
Doña Ana County Sheriff Todd Garrison and Deputy Michelle Ugalde, who heads the department's Community Policing Division, awarded checks for $400 each to Cassie Gallegos, who recently graduated from Las Cruces High School, and Jesus Medrano, a graduate of Gadsden High School.
Gallegos, 18, finished with a 3.99 GPA and said she plans to study animal science at New Mexico State University in the fall.
"I have always been interested in agriculture," Gallegos said. "It is the foundation of our country, and is vital to our future both globally and right here in Doña Ana County."
Gallegos is a member of the National Honor Society and has received numerous awards through her affiliation with the Las Cruces Chapter of Future Farmers of America and Doña Ana County 4-H.
Medrano, 19, finished high school with an overall 3.07 GPA and also plans to attend NMSU in the fall.
"I want to study biochemistry and criminal justice," Medrano said. "My ultimate dream is to pursue a career in law enforcement with the Federal Bureau of Investigations, and this scholarship puts me one step closer to that."
Medrano served as the president of the Gadsden High School Chapter of the National Honor Society and was actively involved as a volunteer with the New Mexico Department of Public Safety Police Explorers as a senior sergeant.
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Kurt Busch publicly apologizes to Dr. Jerry Punch of ESPN
NASCAR driver Kurt Busch publicly apologized Thursday to ESPN reporter Dr. Jerry Punch, whom he berated during last season's finale at Homestead-Miami Speedway.
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NASCAR has fined Kurt Busch $50,000 for poor behavior during the Sprint Cup finale last weekend at Homestead-Miami Speedway.
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Ryen closes out the week by welcoming ESPN.com's Pat Forde (1:41 p.m. ET), ESPN CFB analyst Mike Bellotti (2:27), ESPN NASCAR reporter Dr. Jerry Punch (2:41) and ESPNLA.com's Tony Jackson (3:27) to the show. Follow all of the action on ESPN Radio or...
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NASCAR's Jerry Punch
Welcome to SportsNation! On Monday, ESPN's NASCAR pit reporter Dr. Jerry Punch stops by to chat about the 2010 NASCAR season. He will also appear on ESPN2's NASCAR Now Monday at 5 p.m. ET. Punch joined ESPN in 1984 as both a motorsports and colleg...
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Marty Reid to serve as ESPN lap-by-lap announcer
Marty Reid will take over as lap-by-lap announcer for ESPN's NASCAR coverage in 2010, with Dr. Jerry Punch returning to his role as a pit reporter.
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Tim Richmond lived fast, died young and an era -- good or bad -- ...
Ed HintonTim Richmond wasn't the best driver, but he may have been the most fun. He succumbed to AIDS 20 years ago with little acknowledgment. It was the end of a wild life ... and the party in NASCAR.
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Veteran broadcast team will host NASCAR on ESPN
Dr. Jerry Punch will call play-by-play, Rusty Wallace will provide analysis and Brent Musburger will host pre-race coverage when ESPN and ABC return to NASCAR coverage in 2007.
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Given medical history, Robbins' actions not unusual
Dr. Jerry PunchThe stress of Super Bowl week would be the ultimate challenge for someone with bipolar disorder.
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Classic Earnhardt marathon on ESPN2
ESPN Classic will celebrate Dale Earnhardt's career with an eleven-hour tribute airing on ESPN2 on Thursday beginning at 10 a.m. ET.
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Chance of stroke rises with the heat
Dr. Jerry PunchESPN's Dr. Jerry Punch says heat stroke can occur with any athlete when the heat index rises.
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Earnhardt unselfish at the end
Dr. Jerry PunchESPN's Dr. Jerry Punch shares thoughts on his friend Dale Earnhardt.
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Punch, Dr. Jerry
Dr. Jerry Punch, a trauma specialist, has become a well-known face in auto racing both as a physician and a broadcaster. After eight years of national radio broadcasts, Dr. Punch began working selected motorsports events on "ABC's Wide World of Spo...
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GOLF COURSES, PALACES, CHURCHES, SYNAGOGUES, PARKS: Everywhere, Prague is undergoing renovation, reclaiming itself, reconstructing its charm. Today, the city is dense with people returning, picking up their lives, sometimes only for a week, occasionally for good. When I first went back to Prague, in 1991, black coal dust still grimed the façades of buildings, and the city seemed devoid of commerce.
Now the scaffolding of progress dresses many of the buildings in the Old Town Square (Staromestske Namesti), the Renaissance center of Prague. Wenceslas Square (Vaclavske Namesti)--the vast space that is Prague's symbolic heart, where German tanks and Russian tanks rolled in to occupy the city and the country--gleams with bright brass grillwork. The ancient royal city on the Castle Hill (Hradcany), which dominates the city, has been spiffed up too. Museums, shops, restaurants and conference facilities fill the palaces and houses.
In Prague almost every pre-war structure is decorated. (Luckily the concrete Communist monstrosities were built in the suburbs, not downtown.) The train station, an apartment house, a department store, a hotel--each incorporates ornament: intricate ironwork struts, elaborate gilded mosaics, gilt bronze statues of girls, sometimes just discreet stucco arabesques. One of the few examples of contemporary Western architecture, Frank Gehry's Rasin Building--nicknamed "Fred and Ginger" because its sinuous, intertwined glass towers resemble a dancing couple--seems also touched by Prague's overwhelming sense of fantasy.
Music, too, hovers over the city as palpably as summer haze. Bedrich Smetana's tone poem Ma vlast, with its gorgeous barcarole flowing like the Vltava River, is the nation's dearest symphonic work. There are concerts everywhere: choral works and chamber music in churches and salons on the Hradcany and in palace rooms in the Mala Strana, the Little Quarter below the Castle Hill; orchestral concerts in the Rudolfinum, the city's major concert hall. The opera season, at the National Theater (Narodni Divadlo) and at the Estates Theater (Stavovske Divadlo), runs all year. There are jazz bars, like Red, Hot, and Blues--an American expatriate hangout--and Czech President Vaclav Havel is an aficionado of jazz.
Art and music offer keys to Prague's mood, its gentle and invincible gaiety, a quality that contrasts with its convoluted, often bitter history. The city was founded in the ninth century in a bend of the Vltava River. To the east, hills rise almost straight up from the water, ideal for fortification. To the west, the land is flat and fertile, ideal for settlement. Situated in almost the exact center of continental Europe, its location was ideal, too, for trade. From the beginning, Prague was a cosmopolitan city.
The Catholic, German-speaking Hapsburg dynasty began its four-hundred-year dominion over Bohemia and Moravia in the sixteenth century. By then, Prague was already a stronghold of Protestantism.
Grand liberal and often eccentric personalities shaped this city, physically and spiritually. The great medieval king Charles IV presided over Prague's first golden age and built the cathedral, Charles University (Karlova Universita) and the Charles Bridge (Karluv Most). Jan Hus, a great religious reformer, was the first rector of Charles University. The Holy Roman Emperor Rudolf II made Prague his capital. Rudolf was a moody intellectual whose passion for art and arcana fueled a second golden age at the turn of the seventeenth century. Rabbi Löw, a learned acquaintance of Rudolf II, was chief rabbi of the Jewish community and creator of the golem. Franz Kafka prefigured the strangeness of this century, and now Vaclav Havel--dissident, playwright and politician--has been his country's conscience for a quarter of a century.


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An essential responsibility of the Office of Project Management and Evaluation (PME) is the oversight of all EERE Recovery Act projects. As part of this oversight, PME recently conducted a review of the project management process for Recovery Act projects implemented by the national laboratories and managed by the DOE site offices. Over the course of six weeks, PME team members conducted interviews with nine selected site offices. PME reviewed project data, monitoring reports, site specific procedures, and best practices. The resulting report showed that sound project management principles were being applied in the oversight of $600 million of Recovery Act projects.
The findings outlined in the final report are overwhelmingly positive. Site offices and the labs are maintaining an active level of communication, appropriately monitoring Recovery Act projects, and meeting fundamental reporting requirements. The site offices have identified qualified staff with project management experience to manage Recovery Act projects -- with some offices forming central offices to manage DOE Recovery Act projects. Several site offices took the oversight a step further and developed Integrated Project Teams based on guidance published in the DOE Order for managing Recovery Act awards. All of the monitoring teams had existing project monitoring processes in place that were then applied to Recovery Act projects, while some offices developed additional monitoring tools specifically for Recovery Act projects.
During the review meetings, site offices also provided details on which processes and procedures fthey ound to be most effective. Most of the best practices identified centered on steps taken to improve communication between site offices, the labs, and headquarters. Site offices found that with improved communication and collaboration between themselves and the labs, they were able to better tackle the additional DOE requirements that accompanied Recovery Act funding. Other best practices included: developing Recovery Act specific monitoring reporting tools for both desktop and onsite reviews; communication checklists and tracking; and new guidelines in order to comply with the Recovery Act federal reporting standards. PME's final report determined that the site offices and labs were well-equipped to handle the monitoring and reporting associated with Recovery Act projects.
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RE: Geopolitical Weekly : Western Misconceptions Meet Iranian Reality
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Where is this guys email address? I might write him.
Kyle Rhodes wrote:
Dan Lane wrote:
Just curious whether George Friedman has posted a follow up "mea culpa"
since his June analysis of the Iranian situation was so terribly off base.
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Western Misconceptions Meet Iranian Reality
June 15, 2009
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By George Friedman
In 1979, when we were still young and starry-eyed, a revolution took place
in Iran. When I asked experts what would happen, they divided into two
The first group of Iran experts argued that the Shah of Iran would
certainly survive, that the unrest was simply a cyclical event readily
manageable by his security, and that the Iranian people were united behind
the Iranian monarch's modernization program. These experts developed this
view by talking to the same Iranian officials and businessmen they had
been talking to for years - Iranians who had grown wealthy and powerful
under the shah and who spoke English, since Iran experts frequently didn't
speak Farsi all that well.
The second group of Iran experts regarded the shah as a repressive brute,
and saw the revolution as aimed at liberalizing the country. Their sources
were the professionals and academics who supported the uprising - Iranians
who knew what former Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ruholla Khomeini believed,
but didn't think he had much popular support. They thought the revolution
would result in an increase in human rights and liberty. The experts in
this group spoke even less Farsi than the those in the first group.
Misreading Sentiment in Iran
Limited to information on Iran from English-speaking opponents of the
regime, both groups of Iran experts got a very misleading vision of where
the revolution was heading - because the Iranian revolution was not
brought about by the people who spoke English. It was made by merchants in
city bazaars, by rural peasants, by the clergy - people Americans didn't
speak to because they couldn't. This demographic was unsure of the virtues
of modernization and not at all clear on the virtues of liberalism. From
the time they were born, its members knew the virtue of Islam, and that
the Iranian state must be an Islamic state.
Americans and Europeans have been misreading Iran for 30 years. Even after
the shah fell, the myth has survived that a mass movement of people exists
demanding liberalization - a movement that if encouraged by the West
eventually would form a majority and rule the country. We call this
outlook "iPod liberalism," the idea that anyone who listens to rock `n'
roll on an iPod, writes blogs and knows what it means to Twitter must be
an enthusiastic supporter of Western liberalism. Even more significantly,
this outlook fails to recognize that iPod owners represent a small
minority in Iran - a country that is poor, pious and content on the whole
with the revolution forged 30 years ago.
There are undoubtedly people who want to liberalize the Iranian regime.
They are to be found among the professional classes in Tehran, as well as
among students. Many speak English, making them accessible to the touring
journalists, diplomats and intelligence people who pass through. They are
the ones who can speak to Westerners, and they are the ones willing to
speak to Westerners. And these people give Westerners a wildly distorted
view of Iran. They can create the impression that a fantastic
liberalization is at hand - but not when you realize that iPod-owning
Anglophones are not exactly the majority in Iran.
Last Friday, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was re-elected with
about two-thirds of the vote. Supporters of his opponent, both inside and
outside Iran, were stunned. A poll revealed that former Iranian Prime
Minister Mir Hossein Mousavi was beating Ahmadinejad. It is, of course,
interesting to meditate on how you could conduct a poll in a country where
phones are not universal, and making a call once you have found a phone
can be a trial. A poll therefore would probably reach people who had
phones and lived in Tehran and other urban areas. Among those, Mousavi
probably did win. But outside Tehran, and beyond persons easy to poll, the
numbers turned out quite different.
Some still charge that Ahmadinejad cheated. That is certainly a
possibility, but it is difficult to see how he could have stolen the
election by such a large margin. Doing so would have required the
involvement of an incredible number of people, and would have risked
creating numbers that quite plainly did not jibe with sentiment in each
precinct. Widespread fraud would mean that Ahmadinejad manufactured
numbers in Tehran without any regard for the vote. But he has many
powerful enemies who would quickly have spotted this and would have called
him on it. Mousavi still insists he was robbed, and we must remain open to
the possibility that he was, although it is hard to see the mechanics of
Ahmadinejad's Popularity
It also misses a crucial point: Ahmadinejad enjoys widespread popularity.
He doesn't speak to the issues that matter to the urban professionals,
namely, the economy and liberalization. But Ahmadinejad speaks to three
fundamental issues that accord with the rest of the country.
First, Ahmadinejad speaks of piety. Among vast swathes of Iranian society,
the willingness to speak unaffectedly about religion is crucial. Though it
may be difficult for Americans and Europeans to believe, there are people
in the world to whom economic progress is not of the essence; people who
want to maintain their communities as they are and live the way their
grandparents lived. These are people who see modernization - whether from
the shah or Mousavi - as unattractive. They forgive Ahmadinejad his
economic failures.
Second, Ahmadinejad speaks of corruption. There is a sense in the
countryside that the ayatollahs - who enjoy enormous wealth and power, and
often have lifestyles that reflect this - have corrupted the Islamic
Revolution. Ahmadinejad is disliked by many of the religious elite
precisely because he has systematically raised the corruption issue, which
resonates in the countryside.
Third, Ahmadinejad is a spokesman for Iranian national security, a
tremendously popular stance. It must always be remembered that Iran fought
a war with Iraq in the 1980s that lasted eight years, cost untold lives
and suffering, and effectively ended in its defeat. Iranians, particularly
the poor, experienced this war on an intimate level. They fought in the
war, and lost husbands and sons in it. As in other countries, memories of
a lost war don't necessarily delegitimize the regime. Rather, they can
generate hopes for a resurgent Iran, thus validating the sacrifices made
in that war - something Ahmadinejad taps into. By arguing that Iran should
not back down but become a major power, he speaks to the veterans and
their families, who want something positive to emerge from all their
sacrifices in the war.
Perhaps the greatest factor in Ahmadinejad's favor is that Mousavi spoke
for the better districts of Tehran - something akin to running a U.S.
presidential election as a spokesman for Georgetown and the Lower East
Side. Such a base will get you hammered, and Mousavi got hammered. Fraud
or not, Ahmadinejad won and he won significantly. That he won is not the
mystery; the mystery is why others thought he wouldn't win.
For a time on Friday, it seemed that Mousavi might be able to call for an
uprising in Tehran. But the moment passed when Ahmadinejad's security
forces on motorcycles intervened. And that leaves the West with its
worst-case scenario: a democratically elected anti-liberal.
Western democracies assume that publics will elect liberals who will
protect their rights. In reality, it's a more complicated world. Hitler is
the classic example of someone who came to power constitutionally, and
then preceded to gut the constitution. Similarly, Ahmadinejad's victory is
a triumph of both democracy and repression.
The Road Ahead: More of the Same
The question now is what will happen next. Internally, we can expect
Ahmadinejad to consolidate his position under the cover of
anti-corruption. He wants to clean up the ayatollahs, many of whom are his
enemies. He will need the support of Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali
Khamenei. This election has made Ahmadinejad a powerful president, perhaps
the most powerful in Iran since the revolution. Ahmadinejad does not want
to challenge Khamenei, and we suspect that Khamenei will not want to
challenge Ahmadinejad. A forced marriage is emerging, one which may place
many other religious leaders in a difficult position.
Certainly, hopes that a new political leadership would cut back on Iran's
nuclear program have been dashed. The champion of that program has won, in
part because he championed the program. We still see Iran as far from
developing a deliverable nuclear weapon, but certainly the Obama
administration's hopes that Ahmadinejad would either be replaced - or at
least weakened and forced to be more conciliatory - have been crushed.
Interestingly, Ahmadinejad sent congratulations to U.S. President Barack
Obama on his inauguration. We would expect Obama to reciprocate under his
opening policy, which U.S. Vice President Joe Biden appears to have
affirmed, assuming he was speaking for Obama. Once the vote fraud issue
settles, we will have a better idea of whether Obama's policies will
continue. (We expect they will.)
What we have now are two presidents in a politically secure position,
something that normally forms a basis for negotiations. The problem is
that it is not clear what the Iranians are prepared to negotiate on, nor
is it clear what the Americans are prepared to give the Iranians to induce
them to negotiate. Iran wants greater influence in Iraq and its role as a
regional leader acknowledged, something the United States doesn't want to
give them. The United States wants an end to the Iranian nuclear program,
which Iran doesn't want to give.
On the surface, this would seem to open the door for an attack on Iran's
nuclear facilities. Former U.S. President George W. Bush did not - and
Obama does not - have any appetite for such an attack. Both presidents
blocked the Israelis from attacking, assuming the Israelis ever actually
wanted to attack.
For the moment, the election appears to have frozen the status quo in
place. Neither the United States nor Iran seem prepared to move
significantly, and there are no third parties that want to get involved in
the issue beyond the occasional European diplomatic mission or Russian
threat to sell something to Iran. In the end, this shows what we have long
known: This game is locked in place, and goes on.
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