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Noooo! Maybe all those '2012 is the end of the world' predictors are right. If these two can't make it, who can?
TMZ alleges that supermodel Heidi is going to file court papers to split from her hubby of 6-and-a-half-years as early as next week, citing the ever faithful 'irreconcilable differences.'
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Overdid it with the booze a bit last night? You're in excellent company. Twitter and Facebook abound with tales of over-consumption, repentance and just plain old pain after the revels of the New Year.
Luckily for you, Jon Harris, lead bartender of Firefly in Washington D.C. is too much of a pro to leave you hanging. He's got recipes, tips and cautionary tales to cure what ails you.
Hair of the Dog Cocktails and Other Hangover Tips: Jon Harris
1. Brandy and Coffee This is the original, adult version of the popular Red Bull Vodka. I think it's best taken with cream and sugar. When I was working in London, I had a regular at my restaurant who'd always order a double espresso with a side of brandy.
I recall making one of these for myself the day I moved back to the US. I'd been out all night the night before with my friends and used this pick-me-up to navigate the nightmare that is Heathrow Airport. Going through Heathrow with a hangover is like taking a walk in some Tim Burton-esque macabre fantasy world. People with Cockney accents are yelling constantly and there's all these twists and turns to get to the gates and you have to muddle your way through a weird garish mall thing.
If you're ever in this situation, a recipe: buy a coffee to go, pour out some, then buy two mini bottles of brandy from duty-free and dump it in the coffee. Or, just order one on a Sunday morning at your local bar to sip while reading your Sunday paper.
Brandy and Coffee 1.5-2 oz cheap brandy (St. Remy VSOP, e.g.) Coffee Cream and sugar to taste (optional) Stir and enjoy!
2. Corpse Revivers These were a class of drinks popular in the late 19th and early 20th century when imbibing before noon was perfectly acceptable. Of course this idea went the way of the dodo as even lunch martinis became taboo, but if you are ever in need, this drink does the trick. The brightness of the citrus flavors wakes you up, the gin numbs the headache, and the piquancy of the absinthe sharpens focus.
This recipe comes from Harry Craddock's Savoy Cocktail book published in 1930. Craddock, of the Savoy in London stated that Corpse Revivers were "to be taken before 11 a.m. or whenever steam and energy are needed." Additionally, he warned, that "Four of these taken in swift succession will unrevive the corpse again."
Corpse Reviver No. 2 3/4 oz each of gin, Cointreau, Cocchi Americano (or Lillet Blanc) and lemon juice 1 dash absinthe Shake and strain into a martini glass.
3. The Relapse Cocktail This an original recipe of mine from some years back. The recipe is based on the Master Cleanse, which requires its sufferers to drink naught but a lemon, maple syrup and cayenne pepper concoction for a week or so to cleanse the body. It's a ridiculous diet in my opinion, but it is somewhat tasty. Tastier still with a spot of rum.
The Hellfire Bitters, with a habanero kick, will bring you back to life in a snap, and maple syrup is perfect for the morning. Skip the pancakes or waffles and have one of these. (If you don't have Hellfire Bitters, a dash of any kind of bitters with a dash of Tabasco will work). The original inspiration for this recipe was an ex-girlfriend who'd constantly try out the cleanse only to wind up drunk somewhere with nothing in her belly but booze and Master Cleanse and calling me to pick her up. Here's to you, darling.
Relapse Cocktail 2 oz dark rum (I like El Dorado 5) 1/2 oz lemon juice 1/2 oz maple syrup 2 dashes Hellfire Bitters
4. Fizzes Cheers to classic morning drinks: eggs for protein, citrus for brightness and soda to ease it down. My favorite versions include the classic gin fizz with egg whites, the Morning Glory, with Scotch and absinthe, and the Ramos Gin Fizz.
Gin Fizz 1.5-2 oz gin 3/4 oz lemon or lime juice 3/4 oz simple syrup Egg, either the white, the yolk or the whole thing Soda Shake everything but the soda, strain into a glass without ice and top with soda.
5. Non-booze related tips
IVs: I met a nurse not too long ago who told me that she takes IV bags from her hospital and administers them to herself or friends who have over done it. Apparently it's a wonder cure according to a friend who's gone through the IV process a few times. They even have buses in Vegas that cruise the strip administering IVs to imbibers. If you have access to a hospital and the blessing and aid of a healthcare professional, get some IV bags.
Lacking an IV: Pour a glass of coconut water and add some Hellfire Bitters (or whatever hot sauce you have on hand: Tabasco, Sriracha) and chug it. The spice will wake you up and clear your sinuses, and the coconut water will give yourself some much needed electrolytes. Take some Vitamin B12 and aspirin, and go find yourself a nice, greasy bacon, egg and cheese bagel.
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Dead right about Heathrow Airport, Jon. If anything's likely to give you nightmare visions, it's Heathrow, not a hangover.
Best thing I have found is to eat a small bag of potato chips in the morning. Gets the salt back in your system you lost the night before.
this guy sounds like a moron like most bartenders. another unskilled labor high school dropout "mixologist"? pop the bottle cap and shut up please.
A Hot Sauna with a cool off period. Repeat the cycle. Hydrate with lots of H2O while enjoying the process.
"I met a nurse not too long ago who told me that she takes IV bags from her hospital ..."
Great ... she's STEALING supplies from a hospital because she – and her friends – are drinking like fools.
Before you go to bed make yourself puke then drink at least 24oz of water. If you have to get up to "p" then drink more water.
Hangovers are caused by dehydration
smoke a joint and be done with it
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You guys need to have "the" Canadian Hangover Cure on this list!
The BLOODY CAESAR -2oz. Vodka -5oz. Clamato Juice -dash of worcestershire sauce -dash of tobasco sauce -cracked black pepper -celery salt rim -lime wedge -1/2 tsp. fresh grated horsradish
lip the glass witrh lime wedge, dip into celery salt, pour vodka, clamato over ice...add worcestershire, tobasco, grated horseradish, cracked black pepper and squeeze the juice of the lime...
......chases all the dogs away!
The solution is simple – because of it I haven't had a hangover in 20 years.
Drink a couple of glasses of water before going to bed. If necessary, drink another when you get up. If you pass out before drinking water, make drinking at least a liter of water the first thing you do when you get up.
That's it.
A hangover is 10% withdrawal (that's why "hair of the dog" helps) and 90% dehydration.
I go to Taco Bell and scarf down a 6 tacos, it acts like Roto Rooter with your system. Take a nap, a few Advil, then get drunk again. Listen to some metal music and tag a chick or two. Problem solved.
Drink water and GATERODE before bed and after you get up. You lose a lot of water & electrolytes from peeing so much.
Rootbeer the sugar calms the tummy and the noncaffine gets you feeling normal.
Personally, I'm not trusting some random bus full of people cruising up and down the street to give me an IV even if I'm dealing with a MASSIVE hangover.
Beer + tomato juice and a 1/2 of a 5 hour energy drink. Good to go!
Smoke some weed. That always seems to do the trick.
Hear Hear my Friend! Works for me so well that I RE-upped before the holiday! I was low any way! :) Pffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffft COGH COUGH!!!!!!!!!
Cheers everyone ! Here's to a Happy and Healthy Green New year!
cookies are good, too
Actually, weed in place of alcohol assures no hangover
Hangover – a legitimate medicinal use for marijuana.
Don't be a wuss and just have a beer.
Back in my drinking days, a 64 oz. gatorade always did the trick. When I'd go and get all the booze I would get for the night at the store I'd buy two of those gatorades, just in case, one gatorade wasn't enough. Once I was done drinking I'd down that gatorade and in the morning I wasn't struggling. True story.
Hangovers are largely caused by dehydration. While it's smarter to drink water while you're indulging, if you do find yourself with a case of the morning-after effects, drink water to rehydrate. Lots and lots of water. That practice has gotten me thru more than one tequila party painlessly.
2 tsp liquid dramamine + 1 Tylenol 3. You won't be in any shape to fly a moon mission, but it nullifies the hangover, you'll be able to eat a simple meal, and then settle in to watch NFL football. I've had hangovers, but I haven't suffered from a hangover in over 20 years. This works! None of this amateur crap about hair-of-the-dog, or other home remedy failures.
If you drank enough to have a hangover, please don't take acetaminophen. It's really, really bad for your liver.
I'm confused. This article states that to cure your hangover is to drink more alcohol. Seriously? I mean, really?
Hey it actually works lol
we're not all drunks like you Tim. This isn't an AA group.
Do what I did and it's a 100% no hangover at all.................quit drinking! I love it , it's awesome. I've never felt better in my life.
Smoke weed instead mr. straightedge!
Always enjoy a nice coffee and brandy but think you mean Facebook and Twitter "abound" with tales of over-consumption. Something very creepy and maybe even illegal about nurses and IVs, though. ;)
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By Colleen Wheeler | Tuesday, November 08, 2011
November chilliness got you feeling cold and gray? In this week's free movie Deke shows you how to brighten the world with your very own realistic rainbow, constructed completely from scratch in Photoshop. Start with a simple rectangular marquee, add a custom gradient, bend it into an arch with the Transform tool's warp feature, then fine-tune with a little blur and surprising blend setting. The result is this promise of gold you see here:
Deke originally came up with this technique as an addition to a 'skyshark' project he created for his new Photoshop Masking and Compositing: Fundamentals course, where, in chapter 6 he shows you how to use the Color Range command to isolate a threatening shark and transport it to an unsuspecting meadow. Of course, not everyone sees a picture of a ferocious carnivore in an implausible environment and thinks, "What this image needs is a rainbow," but I'd imagine you can think of a project where having the ability to create a suitable rainbow—or double rainbow—at will might be just the trick.
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A harpoon gun, hand grenades, Bat-a-rangs (twice!), a "morning star" spiked flail, a 60mm mortar round, and of course handguns: These are all things you can't carry onto an airplane. Ditto with these weird circular multi-bladed things, labeled "Fantasy throwing stars:"
But that doesn't stop the millions of folks going through airport checkpoints each year from trying to smuggle these things through—often in carry-on luggage. With firearms alone, there were 1,477 discovered instances in 2013 alone, which is about four per day.
With such rich, never-ending fodder, it's no surprise that the Transportation Security Administration has attracted some 88,000 followers to their Instagram page, which might as well be called "Photos of crazy sh*t we pulled out of people's bags." Aside from handguns and overengineered shuriken, there are the more unusual subgenres of weaponry, like Knives Hidden in Ordinary Objects (lipstick, cell phone case, comb, cane):
Then there's the Stun Guns Designed to Look Like Ordinary Objects (lipstick, cigarette pack, cell phone):
Should be hashtagged #nofilter
To the designer: Maybe the button that says "STUN" on it kind of gives it away
And with some of the more amusing would-be smuggled items, you can almost hear the offending passenger's protests, like with this one:
"But sir, it's not a gun--see? It's a knife!"
This guy's done the previous guy one better: Not only does this "gun" feature a knife, even the bullets contain little hidden knives.
As Wired writes in an article interviewing the TSA folks behind the page, "Despite its popularity, TSA's Instagram account is ultimately something it really wishes didn't exist." The purpose of putting it up is part PR, letting you know the TSA is finding this stuff, and part educational—assuming the folks who like to fly with this stuff can be educated.


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The Top 5 Ways to Recognize a MAN From A Boy
By Joe Amoia
After being in a relationship for months and sometimes even years, many women often realize that the guy they are involved with isn't relationship material. Upon reflection many of these women will admit that had they taken their time and gotten to know the guy a lil before they jumped into a relationship with him they would have never started the relationship in the first place. They would've realized that he was a boy who wasn't ready or right for a relationship. Below are the 5 Top ways to recognize a MAN who is ready for a relationship from a boy who isn't.
Tip #1: A MAN is interested in more than sex. A MAN realizes that sex is an important part of a relationship but it's not the only part. A real man knows that in order to keep be happy that he must satisfy his women in and out of the bedroom.
A boy is only interested in sex and the physical pleasure he can get from it. A boy does not care about a woman for anything more than what she can do to satisfy his libido.
Tip #2: A MAN isn't afraid of commitment. A man welcomes the idea of sharing his life with a woman who makes him happier and his life better. A man has no problem committing when he knows the woman is the right person to share his life with.
A boy is afraid of commitment. Often, a boy's fear of commitment will come out in the form of an excuse such as "I don't want to be tied down" or guys weren't meant to get married. These are nothing more than excuses that a boy uses to rationalize and justify why he is unwilling to commit to a woman.
Tip #3: A MAN is selfless. He understands the importance of keeping his woman happy and recognizes how important it is that her needs are met in their relationship. A man is willing to make sacrifices for the best interest of his relationship. A man chooses to care for his woman not because he has to but because he wants to.
A boy is selfish. He only cares about his own wants & needs. A boy lives in the moment & does not care about how his thoughts, words and actions will affect a woman.
Tip #4: A MAN takes responsibility for his words and actions. A real man will take the credit when he does something well. He also isn't afraid to take the credit for when he screws up. A MAN realizes that he isn't perfect and he has no problem owning up to any time he lets his partner down.
A boy makes excuses. Instead of taking responsibility for anything he does which hurts or angers his partner a boy will often make excuses. The most common way a boy does this is by blaming the woman and making it her fault. The second most common way a boy does this is by justifying his behavior. A boy doesn't care about how his actions affect his partner. A boy is only concerned with one thing...doing what he wants to do
Tip #5; A MAN keeps his word. A man of integrity says what he does and does what he says. If a MAN says he is going to call he does. And if somehow something comes up he acknowledges that he didn't keep his agreement. A MAN has no problem admitting when he screws up and he does his best to clean up his messes in a way that shows his partner that it is important for her to know that she can rely on him.


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Deepwater oil exploration in the Gulf of Mexico came to screeching halt two years ago in the wake of the BP oil disaster and the offshore drilling moratorium that followed. Today, it appears offshore drilling in the Gulf of Mexico is poised for a revival.
The number of offshore rigs in the Gulf is approaching a pre-oil spill level and is expected to grow another 50 percent by 2014, according to a Barclays Equity Research note first reported by the Houston Chronicle's EnergyWatch blog.
There are 29 active rigs in the Gulf, just below the pre-spill numbers. Barclays projects another 45 to 50 rigs could be active in the Gulf by 2014.
"We believe it is game on (again) in the Gulf of Mexico for the offshore drillers and supply vessel companies," Barclays wrote.
The evidence suggests Barclay's projection is on track. Eleven rigs have been contracted for the upcoming year and there are another 39 uncontracted new builds under construction, Houston Chronicle reported.
Rental rates for rigs also are on the rise. Earlier this month, Transocean announced it had landed a $595,000-per-day contract for one its ultra-deepwater rigs. The per day price of the contract -- which is 32 percent higher than its previous rate -- provides another sign of the increasing demand in the area.
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RE: Phoenix citrus. Selections based on orientation and size? (Follow-Up #2)
posted by: marymcp on 08.17.2013 at 11:18 am in Arizona Gardening Forum The best source for information and good, local/native propogated trees is (imo), Reid at RSI Growers.
Here is a link that might be useful: RSI Growers NOTES: <none>
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RE: New garden help (Follow-Up #7)
posted by: AZGardenQueen on 06.25.2013 at 09:23 pm in Arizona Gardening Forum Hi guys! Thanks for the compliments on my lil' ole garden! I am in the North East Valley out by Cave Creek Yes, the "cage" as I call it, helps considerably with both cutting the sun and also the wind, which out here really kicks up most summer afternoons and is incredibly withering to plants when combined with the heat.
I would say I have reduced wind by 60% and sun by 40% with the cage, and the best part is I plant my climbing sun-lovers (watermelons, cucumbers) on the parts of the beds closest to the cage, and they grow up and over it providing more shade to the other plants. The downside of this is last year we had to break out the big ladder so DH could get up on the roof to harvest said melons and cukes-LOL! Birds won't touch anything that stays green as it ripens, which is another bonus. Now, my "cage" was welded out of steel 2X2s, 1X2s and a rigid diamond-pattern steel mesh like what is used for lofts in industrial warehouses - you can walk on it! I admit this was a bit extreme, and not cheap, but on the other hand - we have javelina, jackrabbits, cottontails, coyotes, bobcats and every bird known to man out here. We also have view fencing, which many of the aforementioned critters can waltz right through (well, not the javelina). I have seen so many friends try to do raised beds out here and cobble together an affordable solution that still costs a few hundred bucks and be devastated when the critters managed to sabotage their best efforts and eat their entire garden! So I called my friend who welds... I do have 2 raised beds outside the cage with watermelon and other melon and instead of shade cloth I went to HD and got 4 of the 4'X8' prefab lattice panels over in lumber and a couple of 2X6s and sorta stuck 'em over the top about 5-6' up. (see pic) They are providing adequate shade/support so far, but don't know how long that wood's gonna last here, LOL. I figure I can run shade cloth over it later if need be... NOTES: <none>
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Olla Experiment
posted by: SkipV on 06.09.2013 at 10:16 pm in Arizona Gardening Forum I thought that I would share my experience thus far this Spring using an olla for watering my small garden. (Is it spring if the temperature as I write this is 105 degrees?) Please comment freely.
I'm located in NE Phoenix. My vegetable garden consists of a grand total of 4 Armenian cucumber plants and 4 butternut squash plants. All were planted from seed around mid-April in 2 separate containers, 15-18 inches wide and 10-11 inches deep. On about April 11 (approximately 17 days after germination) 2 cucumber plants and 2 squash plants were transplanted to a plot in the ground with an olla in the center. The olla was made from 2 - 6 inch pots and holds not quite a gallon of water. Here's the plants in the original containers before transplanting The olla: Here's the olla going into the ground: Here's the transplants shortly after being moved (looking pretty sad): Here's the containers today: And the transplants today: Now having said all that, here's (to me) the interesting part. Most days I have had to water the container plants once averaging 1.5 to 2 gallons of water per container. In the current hot weather of 100-110 degrees this week, I've had to water them 2 times daily. The olla watered plants on the other hand have been watered every 2nd or 3rd day, usually needing less than ½ gallon each time. In the current hot weather I'm topping it of daily with less than ½ gallon each time. I know this is entirely unscientific, i.e. different containers, close but slightly different locations, some in containers the others in the ground, etc. but the difference in the amount of water needed is striking to me. In addition, the olla watered plants, although smaller than the container plants are healthier looking. Also, the container plants have had some days where they were watered in the morning but by the time I get home from work they had wilted and needed immediate watering. The olla watered plants don't experience that. They appear to be consistently getting water as needed. I'm attributing the difference in size to being transplanted, especially since I did it mid-morning on a hot, sunny day. And they are catching up with the container plants. But so far the difference in the amount of water needed, the ease of watering and the availability of water as needed to the plants has me sold on ollas. I'm wondering about the experiences of other folks using ollas and any comments that people might have. NOTES: <none>
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FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) - A Flagstaff man accused of videotaping women undressing and sexually exploiting a minor is facing at least 190 years in prison after being convicted.
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IBM's Matt Hogstrom explains his company's vision for software-defined everything, its approach for 'smarter IT' which has a focus on data and is delivered through the Cloud
DCD FOCUS: Everyone seems to have a software-defined play these days. IBM's is the 'software-defined everything'. What does this mean?
Matt Hogstrom: Everyone is talking about software defined now, in lots of contexts – the software-defined data center (SDDC), software-defined network (SDN) and software-defined storage (SDS). These are the three legs of the stool. Another term out there is software-defined infrastructure (SDI). This refers to the collective of compute, storage and network and the intelligence for managing the infrastructure.
When IBM talks about software defined, we use the term software-defined environment (SDE). It is a more global term for us. It is about how we view the infrastructure as the critical, perhaps even foundational, basis. What we find more important – or interesting – is the ability to capture information about workloads and the way information is processed, so we can set levels or objectives from a workload perspective, and manage these according to SLAs.
A good example can be seen when writing policies. I may want to specify that I have an expectation of about 700 IOPS for this data that will be stored. I may also have a policy that that data needs to be encrypted when it is placed on disc. I might also want a checkpoint and for this and for it to be backed up on a 12-hourly basis.
SDE can specify policies on this business level – the human level – then let the infrastructure make the appropriate decisions to be able to achieve those goals.
In the past, someone would say I need to be backed up every 12 hours, and someone would go out and look at the environment profiles, then carry out lots of manual processes before it could be automated. We are now taking those institutional paradigms and putting them into a recognizable context covering infrastructure from a variety of vendors.
So despite being delivered over the Cloud, this is more about best practice rather than technology?
When we look at a breadth of our customers, we see that they end up building very similar systems. Governance is not that unique to an institution. What we want to capture is these best practices. To take them as patterns, then form policies based around these. Virtualization and API (application performance interface)–driven deployment has already allowed the industry to get to the place where infrastructure is provided almost on demand. We can automate almost every aspect of the data center, right form the network provisioning to the storage set up and provisioning.
You talk about a common language required for SDE to work?
From an IBM perspective, everyone has to have a common view of the infrastructure for the SDE. There is a lot of churn in the market, and a lot of companies are wrestling with software defined. At IBM we talk about the SDE consumer and SDE providers. An SDE consumer is someone who has a workload they want to deploy and they want to specify policies and non-functional requirements. An SDE provider is a person building an infrastructure to serve these consumers, that could be internal IT, which is moving IT to the Cloud, or someone like Rackspace or Amazon, providing cloud services public or private. The important part is, both need to be able to communicate.
Are we talking then about open standards?
This is why IBM is investing heavily in Open Stack. If you look at what hat community is doing, Open Stack is to infrastructure what JCP (Java Community Process - set up for the development of Java standards) was to programming models. It's the place where vendors come to build a consistent view and see how their products would plug into this API-driven behavioural model of an environment. It is a good framework for getting some consistency in thinking and the approach to doing software-defined everything.
We believe the community is critical to aligning people's thinking around the API ecosystem through the Cloud.
We are also rallying on Open Stack APIs so we can avoid lock-in and use the community for building our adaptor.
How does this relate to IBM's own product sets?
We are looking at all products in IBM in relation to SDE. We want to see how they can snap into this framework. The idea is to deliver, via APIs, behavioural models so that customers can build a cloud that looks and feels the same as any cloud from Open Stack. But vendors can innovate and deliver additional capability within that framework.
We have been working on this vision for a number of years. We had patents back in 2009 around virtual systems and we think we are really ahead of the curve. These are logic based deployments. We think where we could really accelerate this, however, not by having patents and products but by getting the community to embrace the way of expressing these patents.
The policies are not out there yet, and we have a sort of a working code we want to take back to the Open Stack community around that. The real value is for providers to be able to deliver on service objectives. The language we use is just a template but we need a common way of describing it. At the end of the day, no one wants to be locked in. They want to know they will still have value if they change portions of their stack in the future.
We have a number of development environments we use to incubate collections of IBM products, and like all companies we like to put our research and innovations into a roadmap. But much of what is happening in this space is cultural.
A lot of customers who get into this space already have legacy environments and applications they have been using for years, if not decades. How you bring these worlds together is the important part. We have to make sure as well as incubating new technologies. We are also drawing a line where folks can reach their aspirations as well as meet their immediate needs and pressures.
We expect to find, however, that as subject matter experts dig deep into one leg of the stool they will start to get appreciation for another leg, and eventually we will see people become more fluent in all legs of the stool. This is an interesting operational challenge for customers of IBM.
I used to be in the Systems Software Group, in a group looking at application integration middleware, where Websphere was born. I moved to a systems technology group to build systems software which built on the experience of SDE from the consumer side. Now I am looking at it from the provider side. Even in IBM, skills are being adjusted along with subject matter to cross pollinate. We all have to deliver a different perspective and become more efficient.


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What is defensive driving?
The standard Safe Practices for Motor Vehicle Operations, ANSI/ASSE Z15.1, defines defensive driving as "driving to save lives, time, and money, in spite of the conditions around you and the actions of others."
But what does that really mean?
Basically, if you're driving defensively, you're maximizing your safety and the safety of those around you. You can follow a few basic steps to drive safely, however, we recommend taking a defensive driving course in order to develop and practice the skills necessary to sustain great driving techniques.
How can I drive defensively?
You can drive defensively by employing a number of tactics. Defensive drivers are always aware of their surroundings, whether it's obstacles, other drivers or pedestrians. When driving defensively, it's important to do several things:
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- Be aware of other driver's decisions
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By doing these things constantly, you can increase your safety on the road as well as the safety of other drivers, even if they may not be employing these strategies.
What is a safe following distance?
A safe following distance is 2 seconds. This means that the time between when the end of the car in front of you passes an object and the time the front of your car passes the same object is at least 2 seconds. Most states recommend 3 seconds, with 1 second being the legal minimum (any less may attain a "tailgating" charge).
If you maintain a 2 second following distance between your car and the car in front of you, you greatly increase the response time you have in case they harshly break or take an evasive maneuver – and when driving, the added time is definitely an advantage.


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We're getting ever closer to our $1.3 Million stretch goal for the Lomography Petzval Portrait Lens on Kickstarter. This week, we have added extra rewards to help hit the target. Remember, if we hit the next goal, we'll include 3 special Waterhouse aperture plates for every person who pledges for the lens! Here are some more updates on the Petzval project:
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Americans are split on how the nation's obesity epidemic should be handled, according to a new Associated Press poll.
One-third of those asked said the government should be deeply involved in curbing obesity. But a similar number say the government should play little or no role.
"The outlawing of sugary drinks, that's just silly," Keith Donner, 52, of Miami, said of New York City's recent ban on large sodas.
"People should just look at a Big Gulp and say, 'That's not for me.' I think it starts when they are young and at school," he added. The rest are undecided. Americans blame too much time spent watching TV and eating fast food for fueling obesity.
However, more than half oppose taxes on unhealthy foods and three-quarters reject limiting what foods people can buy.
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Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones
Jesse (Andrew Jacobs) has just graduated from high school in Oxnard, California. He and his best friend Hector (Jorge Diaz) are looking forward to a carefree summer. At the building where Jesse lives, an odd woman named Anna (Gloria Sandoval) lives in the apartment directly below Jesse's family. Jesse frequently hears odd noises coming from Anna's and she keeps her windows covered in newspaper. One night, Anna is murdered. After the police have finished processing the crime scene, Jesse and Hector break into her apartment to look around and film what they find with a camera belonging to Jesse's father Cesar (David Saucedo). Inside they find scattered books and random items. They also find a journal that seems to be filled with occult writings and pages about witchcraft and devil worship ripped from old books. The boys take the journal with them. The next day, Jesse wakes up with what appears to be a bite mark on his arm but has no recollection of how it got there. Soon, Jesse begins to notice odd events occurring around him. He can fall backwards but never hit the ground as if something is catching him. An old electronic toy appears to be answering yes or no questions. Jesse appears to have acquired superhuman strength as he easily throws two neighborhood gang members 20 feet or more as they began beating up on him. He also has developed a level of confidence and swagger he never had before. The valedictorian of Jesse's class, Oscar (Carlos Pratts), has been seen in and around Anna's apartment before she died. Jesse runs into Oscar and notices he looks very different. His eyes are solid black and he appears to have bugs running around under his skin. Oscar tells Jesse he is becoming something evil and he should kill himself before he hurts someone he loves. A few minutes later, Oscar commits suicide by jumping off a building. Jesse is afraid of what is happening to him but he also kind of likes it. Hector and Jesse's sister Marisol (Gabrielle Walsh) begin investigating what's happening and if there's any way they can save him.
I've been a big fan of the "Paranormal Activity" films and enjoyed the first three a great deal. I didn't see the fourth film but will check to see if it's streaming on any of the online services. I understand from those who have seen it, it is the weakest of the franchise. I'll reserve judgment until I see it myself but, of the four films I've seen, "Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones" is the palest imitation of the original.
Perhaps my feelings about the movie are somewhat clouded by the enormous bits of stupidity exhibited by the characters as they encounter various supernatural events. Something that was especially annoying in this film was also on display in the third one: Namely, having the light for the camera on when the character holding it was hiding in a dark house from whatever was chasing him. Here's a newsflash for anyone trying to hide: TURN OFF THE CAMERA LIGHT! It makes it much harder for the boogiemen to see you in the dark. This was especially egregious in this fifth installment as earlier we see the camera has a night vision mode. I'm willing to suspend my disbelief for just about anything but please, have at least enough common sense needed to flip a switch. Other areas of logical collapse include involving the gang member brother of Oscar and one of his fellow street soldiers in trying to rescue Jesse from the clutches of those trying to finalize his possession. I don't know a great deal about the lives of gang members in California, but I highly doubt they would so easily and willingly become involved in such an operation. There is also no effort to involve a priest in trying to save Jesse even though his grandmother, who lives with the family, is very religious. Calling the local parish and getting a priest over as soon as possible would seem to be a logical course of action and would have been an interesting scene as the man of God sees just how strong this particular demon is. It might have even given the movie an added gory scene of which this film has very few.
Logical flaws aside, "Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones" has a few things going for it. First, we get a very likable and sympathetic lead character that appears to love his family, even their pet Chihuahua, and his friends. Andrew Jacobs as Jesse doesn't play the role too cocky or too streetwise despite the area his character lives in. He's just a good kid that becomes part of a bizarre situation beyond his control. The supporting characters are also likable and seem to fit into the world of the film. There are a little too much surprised exclamations at the odd goings on. The camera work is far too good for what's supposed to be happening but is also at times as jittery as you would expect. The film has some decent special effects. There are some digital tricks that are effective and give some scenes a more otherworldly appearance. Of course, you get the standard scares the "Paranormal Activity" series is known for: The camera sweeping from side to side and a person appearing as is moves back to its original position. There will be a shadowy figure standing behind someone who is completely unaware. There are sudden loud sounds when you least expect it. If you have seen the other films you'll know what to expect. Some of these are so telegraphed they aren't as scary as you might want but one scare in particular caught me so off guard I did something I don't usually do in a horror movie…I yelled out loud. It was both terrifying and invigorating. Sadly, this film is far too short on such scares.
The story is about what you'd expect. It follows a similar arc to the others with a bit more detail about the group at the center of the plot and what their final plan might be. The film does a very nice job of tying itself to the original film with its ending. While the movie has an abrupt conclusion much the same as the others, the people in the theatre with me didn't seem to like it very much. There were some muttered complaints about not getting that two hours of their life back (the movie runs 84 minutes) and questioning if that was it. I didn't have a problem with the ending as there are always questions left unanswered since there has to be something to make the next movie about. And there will be another movie as there is a release date of October 24, 2014 according to the movie website boxofficemojo.com.
"Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones" is rated R for pervasive language, graphic nudity, some drug use and some violence. We see full frontal nudity of a young woman and the backside of an older woman. There is a brief scene of Jesse and Hector smoking pot from a bong. There is a brief scene of a beating, a character shown landing on a car in a suicide attempt, another character crashing through a glass ceiling and a couple of shootings at close range. Foul language is common throughout the film.
According to the "Paranormal Activity" series page on Wikipedia, the total production budget for the five films in the franchise is just over $18-million. Worldwide, the first four films have grossed over $700-million. That must be a record for investment-to-profit ratio for movies. It also explains why a sixth film is already in production. These movies are cheap to produce and make bushel baskets of cash. Sadly, the quality of the first film has slowly been eroding over each successive entry. Perhaps the "found footage" horror genre is just reaching its end. That's sad as this series has been a good source scares in a dark theatre.
"Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones" gets three guitars out of five.
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Founded in 1949, Indiana University's Department of Comparative Literature is one of the oldest and most comprehensive in the United States. We have pioneered developments that have helped to move the discipline beyond its origins in European literary and intellectual traditions, and, with the cooperation of colleagues in other departments and programs, we now stand at the crossroads of the humanities, providing our students with a rich and illuminating range of approaches to literary study.
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The Transatlantyk Goes to Bill Johnston
The winner of Transatlantyk Prize for 2014 was named Bill Johnston, an outstanding translator of Polish literature into English, an ambassador for Polish culture and language, and a professor of comparative literature at Indiana University in the USA, where he directed the Polish Studies Center for many years.
The sum of his translations covers several dozen works and is impressive indeed: Johnston has translated early Polish literature (The Envoys by Jan Kochanowski), the Romantics (Słowacki's Balladina), realist writers of the late 19th century (Żeromski's Coming Spring and The Faithful River, Prus's The Sins of Childhood), and many of the 20th-century classics, above all Gombrowicz (Bacacay and Polish Memories), the short stories of Herling-Grudziński, the novels of Szczypiorski, and the poetry of Baczyński and Różewicz.
The award ceremony took place on 12 June at Collegium Maius of the Jagiellonian University in Krakow. The award is 10,000 euro and a statuette by Łukasz Kieferling.
The Transatlantyk is a Book Institute Award for outstanding ambassadors of Polish literature abroad. Its aim is to promote Polish literature in the world, and to integrate the communities of those working to promote Polish literature (translators, literary critics, literary historians, cultural animators).
Eugenio Montale, the Fascist Storm, and the Jewish Sunflower covers one of the great hidden sagas of modern literature. During Italy's fascist period, Eugenio Montale – winner of the 1975 Nobel Prize in Literature and one of the greatest modern poets in any language – fell in love with Irma Brandeis, a glamorous and beautiful Dante scholar and an American Jew. While their romance would fall apart, it would have literary repercussions that extended throughout the poet's career: Montale's works abound with secret codes that speak to a lost lover and muse.Image and description courtesy of University of Toronto Press
May 2014 Undergraduate Miranda Caudell wins Palmer-Brandon Prize!
"Mark Twain on Spain" in theHoagy Carmichael Room, Morrison Hall April 10th, 2014. Professor Rolena Adorno a guest from Yale University with David Hertz, Manuela Carvalho, Rosemarie McGerr and Paul Losensky
Eyal Peretz published a new book: Dramatic Experiments: Life according to Diderot
Dramatic Experiments offers a comprehensive study of Denis Diderot, one of the key figures of European modernity. Diderot was a French Enlightenment philosopher, dramatist, art critic, and editor of the first major modern encyclopedia. He is known for having made lasting contributions to a number of fields, but his body of work is considered too dispersed and multiform to be unified. Eyal Peretz locates the unity of Diderot's thinking in his complication of two concepts in modern philosophy: drama and the image. Diderot's philosophical theater challenged the work of Plato and Aristotle, inaugurating a line of drama theorists that culminated in the twentieth century with Bertolt Brecht and Antonin Artaud. His interest in the artistic image turned him into the first great modern theorist of painting and perhaps the most influential art critic of modernity. With these innovations, Diderot provokes a rethinking of major philosophical problems relating to life, the senses, history, and appearance and reality, and more broadly a rethinking of the relation between philosophy and the arts. Peretz shows Diderot to be a radical thinker well ahead of his time, whose philosophical effort bears comparison to projects such as Gilles Deleuze's transcendental empiricism, Martin Heidegger's fundamental ontology, Jacques Derrida's deconstruction, and Jacques Lacan's psychoanalysis.


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Grab your baseball glove to work out like a Mariner at FanFest Sunday at Safeco Field. Run around the bases, catch balls in the outfield, test your skills in the batting cage and speed pitch and hone your skills at the "Felixing," that is, striking last season's famous pose of Felix Hernandez celebrating his perfect game. There's a zip line across the outfield, clubhouse tours, Kids Zone activities, the Moose and Mariner players on hand to greet fans and sign autographs, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Sunday, Safeco Field, 1250 First Ave. S., Seattle; $10 but free for those ages 14 and younger. For more information, go to seattle.mariners.mlb.com.


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I am purebred, good with kids, and good with dogs.
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- Rescues and shelter volunteers in Simi Valley already know the personality and tendencies of their pets. This means they can match you with the right pet. That will makes it much easier transition to owning a pet for yourself and your new pet.
- On average adoption fees are much less than you'd pay a Simi Valley breeder, or pet store. Plus most often rescue pets have already been to the veterinarian for a check-up, had a round of vaccinations, and are spayed or neutered. That is a lot of savings!
- You will become a hero, and give a needy dog or cat a loving home. In fact, there are even Australian Shepherd breeders who help with Australian Shepherd rescue. One puppy or kitten adopted in Simi Valley paves the way for another one to be saved.


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I was unfairly arrested for domestic battery against my wife{ I did not HIT HER AT ALL) by a police officer who has a bias opinion against my family, I never met this officer until the day i was arrested but she knew me by my name. I have never been arrested before that and ive never since. The prosecutor through the case out and did not press charges. Now its been over 2 years and I REALLY need to get it expunged. Is it possible to do that? Also, I am planning on pursuing law school in January, will this arrest prevent me from being able to become an attorney? Sentencing never happened! I was never even arrained, There was never a trial at all, I have never been found guilty of this crime, Ive only been arrested for it.


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This filling vegetarian meal is nutritious and easy to make. Submitted by TWINMOM143 Carbs: 52.7g | Fat: 5.1g | Fiber: 10.2g | Protein: 13.7g | Calories: 284.5
Ditch the crust and boost your veggie intake with these eggplant "pizzas." Submitted by GONZOSTAR Carbs: 8.9g | Fat: 7.5g | Fiber: 3.2g | Protein: 4.9g | Calories: 119.1
I can't get enough of this easy recipe; it's ready in 15 minutes!The still-runny egg yolk adds a creaminess to the sauce and perfectly mixes with the spinach. Submitted by STEPFANIER Carbs: 53.9g | Fat: 6.5g | Fiber: 6.9g | Protein: 18.1g | Calories: 337.3
A twist on boring meatloaf! Submitted by ERINRACH80 Carbs: 4.8g | Fat: 3.9g | Fiber: 0.7g | Protein: 9.5g | Calories: 91.6
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A flavorful chicken recipe Submitted by LOLITASMASH Carbs: 7g | Fat: 8.8g | Fiber: 1.4g | Protein: 27.4g | Calories: 234.9
Much healthier than fried zucchini, these crispy little bites make a yummy snack or side dish! Submitted by KRAVMAGAGIRL Carbs: 9.7g | Fat: 1.3g | Fiber: 1.1g | Protein: 4.4g | Calories: 67.7
Serve as a side dish or over pasta or rice as a main dish. Submitted by QUABBIN Carbs: 27.5g | Fat: 1.5g | Fiber: 9.2g | Protein: 7.5g | Calories: 147.1
Great low calorie meal My whole family loves this dish Submitted by SUEAKE Carbs: 5.5g | Fat: 15.9g | Fiber: 1g | Protein: 21.4g | Calories: 254.9
This delicious and easy gluten-free recipe can be frozen until you're ready to eat it. Submitted by PLATSUZIE Carbs: 5g | Fat: 10.4g | Fiber: 2.4g | Protein: 16.8g | Calories: 179.1
Looking for a lighter version of the traditional SP&O, try this one... Submitted by WATERLILY2433 Carbs: 12.5g | Fat: 9.2g | Fiber: 2.9g | Protein: 17.7g | Calories: 208.3
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Easy recipe your entire family will love Submitted by KATIE145 Carbs: 33.9g | Fat: 14.2g | Fiber: 4.2g | Protein: 30.2g | Calories: 384.8
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Rich and creamy, but easy on the calories Submitted by SPIKESCOPILOT Carbs: 16.5g | Fat: 13.9g | Fiber: 2.5g | Protein: 34.1g | Calories: 350.4


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7 And I also have withholden the rain from you, when there were yet three months to the harvest; and I caused it to rain upon one city, and caused it not to rain upon another city: one piece was rained upon, and the piece whereupon it rained not withered. | 7 "I also withheld rain from you when the harvest was still three months away. I sent rain on one town, but withheld it from another. One field had rain; another had none and dried up. |
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text: This world has so many things which are still hidden from human eyes, and after time to time GOD removed something, If we talk about sea world then so many animals are hidden which are leaving in deep sea. And human can't go there. Underwater Creatures are one of the most beautiful creatures by GOD. We know that this world is very stunning and we can see it with our eyes but only some blessed people can see underwater living thing in reality. Here we have a big collection of underwater creatures which are living in deep sea and difficult to see everyone in one time but here you can see many in sometime with out wet yourself.


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Quoted from BHealthy Bad Monkey Botanicals: https://www.badmonkeybotanical.....actan-extract-powderThey sell bulk herbs and extracts that you encapsulate yourself. I buy them and then mix them into my smoothie so I don't ingest all that capsule material. I don't have any of the conditions mentioned but my sister has cataracts and my BFF has macular degeneration so I can't recommend it to them, if it's true.
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Quoted Text http://www.naturalstandard.com/index.aspArabinogalactan: Arabinogalactan's effects on blood sugar and insulin levels have been studied. In people without diabetes, it has not been shown to affect these levels. Additional research is needed for patients with hyperglycemia.Avoid if allergic or sensitive to arabinogalactan or larch. People who are exposed to arabinogalactan or larch dust may have irritation of the eyes, lungs, or skin. Use cautiously in people with diabetes, digestive problems, or immune system disorders, and in people who consume a diet that is high in fiber or low in galactose. Arabinogalactan should not be used during pregnancy or breastfeeding.


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New SkullCandy headphones offer wireless audio without wireless technologies - audio player is integrated right inside them, so no Bluetooth-enabled device is required. Everything you need for music listening is in built in. Just put those on your head and you are ready to go. Unlike most of MP3 enabled headphones, the memory on this is limited only by capacity of SD card. Yes, it has a SD slot, so you can expand the amount of music stored as you like. No word about SDHC support, but in any case up to 4 gig of music - very impressive!
The device lacks a screen, but when headphones are on your head, who will read it anyway! On the right side of them control buttons are placed, they can be easily reached. The Li-Ion battery inside them are easily and rapidly rechargeable, don't know about battery life, but without Bluetooth it must be fair enough to hold for 9-10 hours at least.
These headphones are perfect purchase if you hate wires and like to listen to music on shuffle. They have three color schemes: orange / brown, yellow / white, and black, to fit almost every style. The price on this gadget is unknown for the moment, but it will be announced soon.


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It's a favorite bloomer in the late autumn -- Crassula mesembryanthemopsis.
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al - i pretty much just lurk on gw now...but had to log in and and say WOW! i like that! i will keep my eye out for one of these. is it hard to grow? tfs jo |
- Posted by mrbrownthumb z5 Chicago (My Page) on Sat, Dec 16, 06 at 12:56
Yeah that's very nice and I can see why it's a favorite bloomer. |
- Posted by bikerdoc5968 (My Page) on Thu, Sep 22, 11 at 10:14
I have this Crassula ID'd as "C. mesembryanthemopsis" but have a feeling it is a hybrid, possibly C. 'Morgan's Beauty' because it really doesn't look like any pictures I've seen of C. mesembryanthemopsis. Any help with what it is? Thanks. http://i158.photobucket.com/albums/t112/Bikerdoc5968/DSC_0353.jpg http://i158.photobucket.com/albums/t112/Bikerdoc5968/DSC_0352.jpg http://i158.photobucket.com/albums/t112/Bikerdoc5968/DSC_0351-1.jpg |
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Wow, never seen one of those,that's Gorgeous.TFS Kathi |
- Posted by rosemariero6 z10 /ss24 So. Calif. (My Page) on Fri, Jan 20, 12 at 13:50
Bikerdoc, I saw your post in the C&S forum. Don't know if your flowers got any more pink coloring to them than the pix you had posted. Still think it looks like a cross of Crassula mesembryanthemopsis x C. falcata. Unfortunately, my friend, Al, who posted this in 1906, passed away a couple years ago. He might've been able to shed some light on it for you. A man with a fabulous collection & wealth of knowledge about succulents, also a great photographer...gone. RIP, Al! |
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Sarah Hendrickson, the 19-year-old women's ski jumping star from Park City, suffered a knee injury while training in Obersdorf, Germany on Wednesday. The gold medalist from this year's World Championships injured her right knee during a training jump, according to a release from the U.S. Ski Team.
Kyle Wilkens, medical director for the United States Ski & Snowboard Association, said Hendrickson received medical attention in Obersdorf and will fly back to the U.S. with her team Friday to undergo further medical evaluation in Utah.
Hendrickson, the 2011-12 women's World Cup ski jumping champion, is considered one of the heavy favorites heading into the 2014 Olympic Winter Games in Sochi, Russia, in February.
The sport of women's ski jumping is also making its long-waited debut in Sochi, and Hendrickson, has been tabbed as one of the many possible stars of the Games.
"Sarah is one of the strongest competitors and athletes on the ski jumping World Cup [circuit],' said Robbie Beck, executive director of Women's Ski Jumping USA. "We are confident in the world class medical care she will receive and will await her prognosis.'
Hendrickson underwent microfracture knee surgery — typically a surgery that requires six months of recovery time — in April 2012 to repair cartilage damage in her left knee. She delayed the surgery that season as she was in the midst of a historic World Cup run, winning nine of the 13 events to capture the inaugural women's World Cup crown.
The most recent injury comes nearly three weeks after Hendrickson won the 2013 U.S. Ski Jumping Championships on her home hill at the Utah Olympic Park in Park City. She also finished second in the Summer Grand Prix in Courcheval, France, on Aug. 15.
Early Wednesday morning, Hendrickson tweeted: "Everything happens for a reason. There is not one thing in this world that will stop me from the dreams I have dreamt.'


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Chesterfield's budget and management staff is making the rounds this week and next to present the proposed 2011 – 2012 biannual county budget. Each county supervisor has planned at least one community meeting to allow residents to see the budget and to weigh-in with any concerns. The Board of Supervisors must adopt a budget prior to May 1, but supervisors are expected to finalize revisions to the proposed budget during a public hearing on March 23 and adopt it during the afternoon session of its April 13 meeting.
During the community meetings, both the administration and the schools' budget will be presented. Those who attend the meetings can expect to see a summary of the proposed budget that is 324 pages in length.
Where does the county come up with the funds to run the county? As you might imagine taxes
from local residents is the primary source (70.7 percent) in the form of property taxes, our local portion of sales taxes, and building permit and other related fees. A distant second at 17.5 percent is the county's piece of state taxes and then finally the Federal government kicks in 1.4 percent. An additional 10.3 percent comes from miscellaneous sources such as bonds, leases and such.
Although personal property taxes have gained 2 percent this year, property taxes, due to falling assessments will cost the county $7.2 million and the real estate tax rate will remain the same as last year at $.95 per $100 of assessed value.
The biggest piece of the budget is allocated to schools. The Dr. Marcus Newsome noted that there would be little change in the base budget from last year's (2011 fiscal year) to the proposed budget for 2012 and no jobs or programs lost. Schools get $517 million as their base budget but according to Dr. Newsome, "efficient management, additional cuts to central office positions and facilities services, and savings have allowed us to provide employees with a one-time 2 percent salary adjustment to offset a 2 percent pay cut.
Schools receive 43.7 percent of the Chesterfield's CIP (Capital Improvement Program) budget. In this budget cycle $29.7 million is slated for a number of school improvement projects such as major maintenance and renovations, energy and security improvements, technology plans and replacements, a state technology project and an addition to Watkins Elementary.
One issue of concern for schools and the Board of Supervisors is the pupil to student ratio (PTR).
"I do think the public needs to know the direction you are headed," said Midlothian District Supervisor Dan Gecker during Newsome's budget presentation to the board. "It really doesn't appear that Chesterfield has made a conscience effort to reduce PTR."
Newsome responded that the number one priority is to hold steady on teacher salaries. "It will be 2014 before we address PTR," Newsome said.
According to County Administrator James J.L. Stegmaier's report to the Board of Supervisors on the CIP budget "a careful review of the 2004 bond projects and projects contemplated in the Public Facilities Plan was undertaken. As a result, some revisions to projects reflected in last year's plan were necessary, including a proposal to shift three projects (Route 288-Courthouse Road area fire station, the Chester Arts Center, and design funding for the Route 360 West area library) to later in the five-year plan.
Mr. Stegmaier reported that "general fund revenues have declined by $48.3 million, or 6.5 percent, since fiscal year 2009, presenting this community with some difficult issues to resolve." He said that in the end, the Board of Supervisors chose to preserve funding for public safety and local education (only a 1.1 percent decline), while aggressively trimming administrative and support costs and reducing the tax burden on an average household by more than five percent."
Level of funding for general government functions were reduced by 3.3 percent in fiscal year 2011 and by 8.4 percent total including the 2012 budget that will begin in July.
Over the last three years, "county staff have implemented cost saving strategies, ranging from the consolidation of nine county departments to extensive job sharing and cross-training in the community development division," the County Administrator stated. Those accomplishments generated approximately $7.3 million in efficiency savings and helped to limit changes to the most noticeable programs and services, according to budget documents.
While revenue has been squeezed and departmental spending has been pulled back, there are still successes that are continuing to drive the county forward. The community services division, which includes health and welfare, criminal justice and recreation, education and culture is hard at work on the 400th Anniversary of the founding of Henricus, expanding youth and adult athletics through public private partnerships, a 75 percent reduction in sales of alcohol to underage buyers through the SAFE program, the first
Build-A-House project dedicated by Mental Health Support Services, an increased number of electronic material available though libraries and more.
The community development division is where the hammer hits the nail during difficult times in the building and development areas. The division has diversified focus and now concentrates on redevelopment, sustainability and safety. The division, which includes utilities, economic development, planning, environmental engineering, transportation and building inspection, typically holds its own on its revenue to expenditures ratio but has seen challenges with the crash of building and development nationwide.
But community development has also seen successes in bringing the Countywide Comprehensive Plan to the draft stage, created partnerships with challenged neighborhoods such as Broadwater Townhouses and is working with grants to revitalize Jefferson Davis Highway north of Rt. 288. The building inspection department has implemented proactive private home inspections and expanded its online services. And there has been private investment in the county business by Dupont, Ortho Virginia, Merit Medical and Sabra Dipping and new road projects such as the Meadowville interchange, Woolridge Road causeway and the Rt. 10 widening east of Interstate 95. In fact, the transportation department touts the largest road project volume in the history of the county.
The utilities department will continued to sustain itself through a water and sewer rate increase. A typical bimonthly bill is expected to increase from $90.60 to $94.76, which is less than 7 cents per day in addition to increase fee for water and sewer connections.