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The Alabama Senate worked into the night to pass the budget to operate the state's non-education agencies. The Senate voted 22-9 Tuesday night to approve the General Fund budget and send it to the House for further consideration.
Budget committee Chairman Arthur Orr said the $1.7 billion budget follows most of the recommendations that Gov. Robert Bentley made when the legislative session began five weeks ago.
Alabama state non-education employees would not get a cost-of-living raise or merit pay raises under a $1.74 billion General Fund budget approved Wednesday by the Senate Finance and Taxation-General Fund Committee.
The budget for 2013-14 is mostly level with the budget for the current fiscal year that ends Sept. 30. It is just a slight increase from the budget recommended by Gov. Robert Bentley. The chairman of the committee, Republican Sen. Arthur Orr of Decatur, said the economy is improving but there is still a shortage of tax revenue for the General Fund budget.
Alabama's governor is proposing an education budget that gives small increases to all levels of education from kindergarten through college.
Gov. Robert Bentley unveiled his recommended budgets Wednesday. His education budget includes a 2.5 percent pay raise for public school employees and a substantial expansion of Alabama's pre-kindergarten program for 4-year-olds.
Gov. Robert Bentley says his proposed budgets for the new fiscal year are slightly better than this year's budgets.
Bentley told legislators in his State of the State address Tuesday night that Alabama's economy is improving and that's allowing him to recommend more education spending. His plan includes expanding Alabama's pre-kindergarten program for 4-year-olds and giving a 2.5 percent cost-of-living raise to teachers. He did not recommend a raise for state employees.
The Alabama Legislature's 2013 regular session has started.
Lt. Gov. Kay Ivey started the session in the Senate at noon. Speaker Mike Hubbard gaveled the House into session at 12:10 p.m.
The session will last until mid-May. Lawmakers must complete the session in 30 meeting days during 105 calendar days.
Major issue facing lawmakers will be balancing the General Fund and education budgets in a year when funds are expected to be tight.
Alabama legislators will get an overview of the state's financial situation before they begin their 2013 legislative session at noon.
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The Reds had agreed terms with the France striker after having an £8.5million offer accepted by QPR but they pulled out of the move reportedly because of a problem with his medical, although that has not been confirmed.That leaves the Reds short up front with the new season approaching but they will not be going back in for the striker and will turn their attentions elsewhere, according to Rodgers.He said: "We have made a decision, as a club, not to go ahead with the deal."It's unfortunate for the player. We are disappointed for the player. But these things happen."It's happened before and there's nothing more to be said and we will move on and look at other targets."
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Trained as an artist, curator and theorist, Binghui Huangfu is an industry leader and one of the world's leading curators of contemporary Asian art. Currently, she is the Senior Visiting Fellow at the University of NSW in Sydney and an independent curator working internationally. Huangfu was a co-curator for the Gwangju Biennale 2006, Fever Variations – Trace Roots in Gwangju, Korea and co-curator for the Busan Biennale 2010, Korea. Huangfu curated and organized more then 100 exhibitions during her past 18 years working in the contemporary art field. Her exhibitions have travelled to more then 35 major museums in the world. Huangfu is a pioneer curator of contemporary Chinese art. Her exhibition In and Out (1997), brought together mainland and diasporic artwork, and travelled to seven cities in Australia and two cities in China. This exhibition was followed by other major exhibitions such as Text & Subtext, Site and Site, Translating Cultures, Asian Traffic and River Project, amongst others. Huangfu has worked as the director of public galleries and museums in Singapore, Australia and China. Huangfu has published widely in art journals, and co-edited China Phenomenon, a special issue of the journal Artlink. Huangfu is involved in many international cultural projects and exchanges. She served on numerous boards including the Academic Board to the Asian Art Archive Hong Kong, the Advisory Committee to the Contemporary Asian Arts Centre, Singapore, and a member of the Acquisition Committee to the Singapore National University Museum.
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Harwood Feffer LLP ( www.hfesq.com) is investigating potential claims against the board of directors of El Paso Corp. ("El Paso" or the "Company") (NYSE: EP) concerning the proposed acquisition of the Company by Kinder Morgan, Inc. ("Kinder Morgan") in a transaction valued at $38 billion.
On October 16, 2011, El Paso and Kinder Morgan announced they had entered into a definitive agreement pursuant to which Kinder Morgan will acquire El Paso. Under the terms of the agreement, Kinder Morgan will acquire all outstanding shares of El Paso for approximately $26.87 per share. El Paso shareholders will receive $14.61 in cash per share plus 0.4187 shares of Kinder Morgan (valued at approximately $11.26 per El Paso share) and 0.640 Kinder Morgan warrants (valued at approximately $0.96 per El Paso share). The warrants have an exercise price of $40 and a five-year term. El Paso shareholders will be able to elect either i) $25.91 in cash, ii) 0.9635 shares of Kinder Morgan common stock, or iii) $14.65 in cash plus 0.4187 shares of Kinder Morgan common stock for each El Paso Share held. Under all circumstances, El Paso shareholders will receive the 0.640 warrants per El Paso share held, subject to proration. El Paso's board, two members of which will join the Kinder Morgan board the close of the transaction, has agreed not to solicit competing transactions. At least one analyst has set a price target for El Paso stock of $28.00 per share.
Our investigation concerns whether the board of directors has breached its fiduciary duties by failing to adequately shop the Company and whether the board undertook a fair process and obtained fair consideration for El Paso stockholders. In light of the fact that the transaction will make Kinder Morgan the fourth largest energy company in North America, El Paso shareholders may be in a position to demand an increased premium.
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loooove :) I really can't resist to copy this design…. Hope you don't mind?
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I love this design! Very creative and fresh! Its amazing and I keep showing all my friends! Keep it up!
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Wow. You create really wonderful pieces. Very inspiring! So cool.
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I love this shirt. The colors are so fresh and tasty. i will also sew a shirt like this;)
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this design is very cool and looks great! i really love your use of fabric and color in all of your designs- everything you do gives great interest to your pieces!
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The two-story Victorian that holds Miss Addie's Cafe and Pub has plied visitors with victuals since its inception as a soda fountain and drugstore in 1915. Carrying on the tradition of hospitality started by the druggist and his wife, the eponymous Addie, today's owners welcome guests with an extensive menu of hearty pub fare. Plated pasta, beef, and seafood entrees adorn white linen tablecloths inside a sunlit dining room, and dark wood wine racks and a brick fireplace imbue a second space with an English pub atmosphere. Private parties mix and mingle amid the upstairs dining room's rose-colored walls and bookcases. Patrons can also bring Miss Addie's homestyle cooking home in the form of a cookbook, bottle of salad dressing, or realistic wax effigy of the head chef.
Founded in 1985, Theatre Arts, Inc. has continued to honor its core mission of supplying Oklahomans with performance education and opportunities. Within a newly renovated 10,000-square-foot facility, students train tapping toes in more than 10 styles of dance?including tap, jazz, and hip-hop?and channel their inner thespian in acting classes or private lessons that focus on both improvisation and script work. Private instruction and classes also accommodate vocalists who receive personalized tips on stage presence from the faculty and practice harmonizing by singing duets with humming radiators. Numerous alumni have harnessed their training into careers, working locally and nationally on television and Broadway, and two?Lauren Nelson and Shawntel Smith?have gone on to become Miss America.
The chefs at Potbelly's Pub and Grill already had an arsenal of seared, juicy burgers on their menu when Pat, a regular customer, came up with a bold recipe that would become a hit. He introduced the kitchen to a special type of sausage and told the chefs how to mix it with their ground beef to create a new kind of burger. After sampling it, owners Dave Ingram, Kerry Tunnell, and Dan Pollard liked the burger so much that they named it the Pat burger and feature it prominently on their menu. These extraordinary flavors in pub food are what continue to grab Potbelly's so much attention, even getting raves in a 2011 Tulsa World review. In addition to their burger baskets with golden fries, the cooks load up plates of nachos with chili, chicken, and cheese and top pulled-pork sandwiches with coleslaw and crunchy red onions. In the dining area, patrons clink pint glasses of beer from the full bar while playing tic-tac-toe with their cues on the pool table. The interior feel welcomes guests as though they were coming home, nowhere more so than in the room's eclectic collection of antique and flea-market finds mounted on the walls.
At Showplex Cinemas, it's the same scene every night. The lights dim, and the crowd quickly falls silent. After some song-and-dance from the concession stand and a few thrilling trailers, main attractions from Hollywood's biggest movie makers flicker to life on screen. Thanks to Showplex's screening systems, moviegoers in five states share in this immersive entertainment tradition, which is as American as the hot dogs they sell in the lobby. Recently under the new management of Starplex Cinemas, Showplex has lowered ticket prices and added more items to the concessions lineup. The theaters' Facebook page increases the community aspect, helping moviegoers stay abreast of the newest releases as well as flashback screenings of classic flicks.
The dual-purpose Center Stage & CheerAction facility combines an 1,800-square-foot harlequin-floor dance space with a 1,500-square-foot cheer suite to earn kids their tumbling and dance wings. Summer camps offer competition-grade gymnastics flooring for postschool entertainment such as the mini-tumblers camp, which harnesses youthful exuberance into a productive yield of handstands, cartwheels, backbends, and controlled levitation. Four-day camps feature prancing princesses, superhero hip-hop, musical theater, and a Harry Potter–themed string of activities and students of the stage can act, dance, and tumble their way through the three-day camp, which combines acrobatics with fewer wind-chapped activities such as water games, crafts, and snacks. The cheer camp gives chanters a venue for their newly acquired stunt and jump skills, offering performance time at a Tulsa Drillers Game and includes two complimentary tickets to the game.
Select Cinemas, the proprietors of RiverWalk Movies, believe that suburban moviegoers shouldn't have to go out of their way to catch Hollywood's latest offerings. They also believe that movie theaters can boost neighboring businesses, which is why everybody wins when they integrate themselves into communities. But movies matter most, and RiverWalk Movies has an edge on urban multiplexes. All eight of their screens are wall-to-wall. All auditoriums feature 100% digital projection and 100% digital surround sound, along with stadium, rocking-chair-style seating to prevent neck craning when sitting behind Bigfoot. RiverWalk also prides itself on its concessions, especially the popcorn, and offers free shows to satiate kids during summer vacations.


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The Madison County 21st Century Learning Centers Project was developed in partnership between Twin Oaks Juvenile Development and Boys & Girls Club (B&G Club) of Tabula Rasa. The District School Board of Madison County was identified as the fiscal agent for the 21st Century Community Learning Center/ B&G Club grant. The program included activities related to parental involvement, tutoring, mentoring, drop-out prevention, character education, physical education and recreation, science, reading and math.
The funding cycle which allowed B&G Club to operate after-school programs at Madison County Central School, Lee Elementary School, Greenville Elementary School and Pinetta Elementary School ended on July 31, 2014. A new cycle began on August 1, 2014, and required the submission and approval of a new grant application. Twin Oaks Juvenile Development and Boys & Girls Club (B&G Club) of Tabula Rasa completed and submitted a new grant application to Florida Department of Education for review and subsequent approval to fund Madison County's B&G Club activities for the 2014-2015 academic year.
Ray Griffin, Chief Academic Officer for the District School Board received the following official notification Tuesday, September 30, 2014:
"The Florida Department of Education received 128 proposals requesting over $50,000,000. We were able to fund 50 proposals, totaling $23,995,336. Each accepted proposal that met both state and federal requirements was evaluated and scored by a committee of three peer reviewers comprised of experienced educators, administrators and professionals.
We regret to inform you that the application submitted in response to the 2014-15 21st Century Community Learning Centers (21st CCLC) Request for Proposals was not selected for funding because the application did not attain a rank/score high enough to be funded."
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The newer broadleaf evergreens offer color, fragrance and dependability
Portland nurseryman Sean Hogan has a new book, "Trees for All Seasons," that reveals the value of a wider range of broadleaf evergreens, including the silverleaf oak and the Chilean fire bush.
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Among author Sean Hogan's most valued are:
• Silverleaf oak (Quercus hypoleucoides). Hogan admires the reflective white underside of this tree's leaves, and the fact they stay a reasonable 25 to 30 feet.
• Chilean fire bush (Embothrium coccineum). "There's no space to waste in urban areas, so why not plant a stunning tree like one of these? And they love our climate," says Hogan of this exotic-looking, hummingbird magnet of a small tree.
• Magnolia maudiae, a.k.a. smiling forest lily tree. It grows only about 20 feet high, with oblong leaves and large, pale flowers. "We planted lots of these in my Portland neighborhood," Hogan says. "When they bloom you can smell their clouds of flowers for blocks.
GARDENERS AROUND the world envy us our climate, in large part because broadleaf evergreens flourish here. But if you've gardened in the Northwest for any length of time, you probably take these stalwarts for granted.
No one is more guilty of dismissing evergreens than I. Maybe it was growing up in a Lake Forest Park garden thick with magnolias, laurel and towering rhododendron hedges. Such shrubbery was heaven for a child, but I came to see the plants that once offered such fort-building opportunities as heavy, dark and dreary. For most of my gardening life, I'd have sooner given up my lily addiction than sacrificed garden space to a Portuguese laurel, holly or photinia.
Yet these evergreens, and many more, are featured in "Trees For All Seasons" (Timber Press, $39.95), an eye-opener of a book by Sean Hogan. Any plant called out by Hogan must be garden-worthy, because this discerning guy owns Cistus, the Portland-area nursery filled with trend-setting flora.
The exciting expansion of choices in evergreens is due to the work of plant explorers and breeders, as well as our warming climate.Many of those enticing hebes that have come on the market in the past decade, for instance, are from Australia or New Zealand.
It was the extravagant blue-blooming wall of ceanothus that used to flank the University of Washington Medical Center that got me over my evergreen ennui. If you've ever passed by the hedge of Osmanthus delavayi at the Center for Urban Horticulture when it saturates the March air with its sweet, rich fragrance, you'd be persuaded to plant this tidy evergreen. And a single Chilean fire bush (Embothrium coccineum) drenched in hot-orange flowers, fairly vibrating with feeding hummingbirds, could coax any rhody-weary gardener into the neo-evergreen fold.
Broadleaf evergreens, defined by Hogan as woody plants that retain their foliage for the vast majority of the year, offer more than eye-catching beauty. These garden workhorses lend height, texture, privacy and structure. They serve not only as year-round backbone but also as backdrop for the rest of our plantings. And even though they don't drop their leaves, evergreens still mark the seasons with their flowers and fruit.
What distinguishes "Trees For All Seasons" is Hogan's personal tone and seemingly encyclopedic knowledge. Because he gardens in Portland, we can rely on his hardiness recommendations. His little silhouette drawings, each with a tiny person beside it for scale, clue us as to the tree's eventual size and shape.
The lists at the back of the book alone justify buying it. Categories like "Enjoys Lean Soils," "Tolerates Periodic Drought" and "Better With Some Shade" are just what gardeners need to successfully practice right-plant, right-place gardening.
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The 'carbon tax' could be designed as an excise or an import duty on a range of goods or sectors, suggest Ehtisham Ahmad and Nicholas Stern. If implemented by the Central Government, it could be levied at the production stage; and if made operational by the states, it would most likely be implemented at the final sales point.
Thus they write in 'Effective carbon taxes and public policy options,' which is one of the essays in honour of Amaresh Bagchi, compiled in 'Public Economics: Theory and policy,' edited by M. Govinda Rao and Mihir Rakshit (www.sagepublications.com).
Carbon tax
Concern with climate change and the externalities from greenhouse gases give a global perspective, and this is probably best seen as an issue for federal taxation, the authors note. They add that the excise/ import duties route is simple to administer and avoids the difficulties in the intra-state taxation of transactions that would arise if different states were to go for different rates of the VAT. "Moreover, it is not advisable to introduce differentiated VAT structures at the state level, as this is likely to generate potential for avoidance and difficulties in collection."
Conceding that the structure for both taxes and subsidies is often complicated and that they can apply to intermediate as well as final goods, the authors explain the specific considerations in their modelling. "As most carbon taxes involve the taxation of intermediate goods, such as petroleum, kerosene, gas, or coal, a full assessment requires the estimation of the effects of this taxation on the prices of all other goods, that is, the effective taxes that arise from any form of carbon tax."
This not only permits an assessment of the different commodities on which the tax might be levied, but also permits an analysis of the incidence of the tax on households in different circumstances, they elaborate.
Compensatory measures
Of interest is an example drawn from Pakistan, using data from the 1980s, about the category 'housing, fuel and light,' containing a composite grouping of commodities. The carbon-related components bore an effective tax of 0.35 for petroleum products, 0.21 for electricity, and 0.57 for gas – referring to the direct and indirect tax element, in the price of each good – covering all types and sources of taxation levied at that time, the authors inform. "In the Indian case, demand elasticity was available for the 'fuel and light' grouping and the composite effective tax for this category was 0.27 for roughly the same period."
Ahmad and Stern underline the need for an empirical assessment of effective carbon taxes so as to help design any compensatory measures for the poorest people. They recommend that with federal collections, a sharing mechanism with states, which could be used finance compensatory mechanisms at the state level, would greatly enhance the overall political-economy incentives for the central carbon tax.
The essay calls for a similar approach to cap-and-trade scheme, where quotas are allocated through auction to key upstream industries, and trading could then take place between enterprises.
Local property tax
Another instructive essay in the collection is Govinda Rao's 'Normative framework for fiscal federalism for economies in transition,' where he says that the most important local tax to be developed to strengthen fiscal decentralisation is the local property tax. In order to develop property tax as a significant contributor to local revenues, it is important to establish clear property rights and develop legal and regulatory systems, he elucidates.
While in many socialist countries, such as Vietnam and China, assignment of property rights and development of a legal system are still in transition, in India, property rights have been assigned and legal institutions exist, distinguishes Rao.
He frets, however, that often, the records are not properly maintained and vestiges of planned regime – such as the Rent Control Act and the Urban Land Ceiling Act – continue to plague rationalisation of the property tax system. "Also, the property owning class as a pressure group in a local government can be a formidable hindrance to the development of a modern property tax system."
Administered prices
On the substitution of administered prices with taxes, a major reform agenda in many planned economies, Rao observes how this can change the revenue assignment system. For, in many transnational economies, the sub-national governments do not have tax powers, and enterprise income has to be substituted by transfers. "Some countries such as Romania still assign local enterprise taxes to sub-national governments, and in some others local governments stake 'source entitlement' claim. Nevertheless, by and large, the substitution of administered prices with taxes has been to centralise tax collections."
The author finds that on the one hand, the move to decentralise functions has resulted in greater expenditure responsibilities and on the other, substitution of enterprise income with taxes leads to centralisation of tax powers. The prime example of this, according to him, is China, where after recentralisation of tax powers in 1994, the fiscal dependence of the sub-national governments has significantly increased.
Inefficient taxes
Urging that meaningful fiscal decentralisation requires significant sub-national taxing powers, Rao reminds that linking tax and expenditure decisions at the margin is critical to ensuring expenditure efficiency and accountability. He rues that states levy a host of inefficient taxes, including a cascading type sales tax and tax on the interstate sale. "Below the state level, even in urban areas, the property tax is not well developed and this has led the local governments to levy inefficient taxes, such as the tax on the entry of goods (octroi) into local areas."
A disturbing insight in the essay is about tax compliance. Despite the claim that the local level provides incentive for revenue collections by increasing tax compliance, the experiences of a number of socialist countries such as Russia, China, and Laos have shown that tax compliance will actually decline when the tax collection is decentralised, avers Rao. He, therefore, cautions that the design of decentralisation merits due attention before these economies make a transition to the market.
GST potential
Of topical interest should be the essay titled 'GST reforms and intergovernmental considerations in India' by Satya Poddar and Ehtisham Ahmad, which acknowledges that GST has the potential to be single most important initiative in the fiscal history of India. "It can pave the way for modernisation of tax administration – make it simpler and more transparent – and significant enhancement in voluntary compliance. For example, when the GST was introduced in New Zealand in 1987, it yielded revenues that were 45 per cent higher than anticipated, in large part due to improved compliance."
The authors also cite the case of Canada as suggestive of the potential benefits to the Indian economy. The GST in Canada replaced the federal manufacturers' sales tax, which was then levied at the rate of 13 per cent and was similar in design and structure as the Cenvat in India, the authors narrate.
"It is estimated that this replacement resulted in an increase in potential GDP by 1.4 per cent, consisting of 0.9 per cent increase in national income from higher factor productivity and 0.5 per cent increase from a larger capital stock (due to elimination of tax cascading)." These benefits, however, are critically dependent on a neutral and rational design of the GST, reads a caveat in the essay.
Substantial consensus
The authors make a fervent plea for the vigorous pursuit of a fundamental reform, opportunities for which present themselves only infrequently. Even while appreciating that achieving the correct choice is a political economy balancing act that takes into account the technical options and the differing needs and constraints, the authors see a silver lining in the substantial consensus among all stakeholders in the country for a genuine reform.
"In the circumstances, an incremental or timid response would be neither politically expedient, nor would it serve the needs of India of the 21st century. Experience of countries with modern VATs, such as New Zealand, Singapore, and Japan, suggests that a GST with a single-rate and comprehensive base can be a win-win proposition for taxpayers and the fisc alike."
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Come January, let the games begin at American University. Along with courses in fundamental journalistic skills like writing, editing, photo and data, students will be able to take a class on the fundamentals of games. "The Design of Game Play" is taught by Lindsay Grace, a well-known designer of games who previously started a similar […] more »
1. Marketers jump on Super Bowl blackout with real-time Twitter campaigns (AdAge) 2. "Being ignorant and uninvolved in 'the business side' has been a disaster for the newsroom." (PressThink) 3. Chou of Kabam talks going global and moving from a Facebook-centric model to mobile – Podcast (GigaOm) 4. "It's not a matter of whether or […] more »
Games have shown great promise for learning, but it's not always easy to figure out the logistics of how to use them in class. Every student and teacher's experience is unique, and it takes time to calibrate and tinker to get the best out of the experience. What's more, using games might lead to […] more »
Click here to read the whole series "When people learn to play videogames," according to James Paul Gee, "they are learning a new literacy." This is one of the reason kids love playing them: They are learning a new interactive language that grants them access to virtual worlds that are filled with intrigue, engagement and […] more »
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The famous videogame designer, Shigeru Miyamoto, known for creating some of the most iconic and successful videogames in history, such as Donkey Kong, Mario Brothers and Legend of Zelda, once said, "Videogames are bad for you? That's what they said about rock n' roll." In retrospect, we know rock 'n roll's influence has gone beyond […] more »
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This event was to celebrate the growth and improvements of our community thrift store, Martha's Outfitters as well as Martha's Table's Children and Youth and Food Programs. |
Clown Academy |
By Greta Opsal, Martha's Table Intern | June 21, 2011 | |
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There have been a lot of changes at Martha's Outfitters lately. One major change is that Martha's Outfitter's now has a new logo! Monday, June 27th we invite you to come and celebrate Martha's Outfitters at Cork Wine Bar for a Happy Hour Event. |
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Forget having the best 1-2 starting combination in baseball. Ned Colletti clearly intended to put together the majors' best 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8 staff this winter.
Mission accomplished.
When the Dodgers pitchers and catchers report to camp Tuesday, they present a puzzling situation that only time can solve. Chad Billingsley hopes time can heal the torn ligament in his elbow, not season-ending Tommy John surgery. Ted Lilly hopes he can pitch like a legitimate fifth starter, having not pitched in the majors since last May because of injuries. He, Chris Capuano and Aaron Harang may have to hope that Colletti can find a desirable destination for their talents outside of L.A.
If healthy, it's hard to imagine this group staying together. Otherwise, the Dodgers are left with the first eight-man rotation in major-league history, and wouldn't that be an interesting outcome to what promises to be an interesting camp.


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On 04/04/2011 05:54 AM, Hartmut Noack wrote:
Sorry, but if that is the case then remind me how an ICBM works
please... Are we talking about the true speed of gravity or with the
resistance of a solid object that can withstand the heat of a burning
core included in the equation? Lets say for example there is a reactor
that melts down, the chamber is breached the meting core starts burning
it's way through the earths crust and along the way some of the fuel
gets trapped and delayed so now we have a radioactive pit of burning
fuel dispersed in clumps and say some of that fuel starts to drop in
freefall now what would be the calculated risk that it would only
explode with the force of a conventional weapon compared to a nuclear event?
> That would be catastrophic for the area around the place where this
Am I to assume that you have designed and built nuclear weapons in the
past and fully understand the processes involved then? Because if you
have then I guess I have a dilemma in that I now have contradictory
information about the processes involved.
>> Given how bad it is already I would not be
They were waiting to see if it would be a waste of money or not... No
point trying to build it if the whole facility was going to go up anyway.
>> Although I have it on good authority that it is more likely to just
That what they want you to believe... Of course they have no reason to
tell lies and subvert the truth though do they? There is no vested
interest in protecting the Plutonium generating facilites of this world
from closure if people know that they are all potential Nuclear bombs.
>> Even if it only
When I say ignite I mean "with the power of a nuclear explosion". Maybe
I should have chosen the more technical term for such an event? What is
that? Combust, Explode, Erupt... Are you actually trying to tell me
that the open pits where they are storing the "spent" fuel rods are
impervious to a conventional explosion let alone a nuclear explosion of
upto 800 metric tonnes of burning reactor cores? Remember that just a
few kilograms of Pu-239 going up in a nuclear explosion is enough to
wipe Fukushima (the whole city, not just the facility) off the map...
No. The Poisoning is a chemical process and the cancer is caused by cell
mutation due to hte effects of radiation.
>> Just
Chernobyl is nothing in comparison to this event. Anyway you may want to
look at risk of getting cancer in the modern age. I'm sure that has
nothing at all to do with Nuclear pollution, absolutely nothing.
>> Remember that just cos
Yeah, I happen to be a Pacific Islander having travelled extensively
throughout the Pacific region and with family members and friends who
live in the Tropics and that callous disregard for nature by the
Japanese Authorities in my own backyard is a travesty I will never forget.
I know that it is one. You tell me what is the purpose of collecting all
that Pu-239 in one easy to get to location for 40 years? The reason it
defies logic is because they decided it was an acceptable risk not
because they couldn't get away with it.
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fredvh Posts: 853THANKS fwatson. I do like the new Camry. I was more interested in the new ES300 but after viewing the pictures I, at least now, do not like the styling. Now I have to make a decision as to getting a 2001 ES300 or waiting for the new Camry. I do have a hard time spending $10,000 more for the Lexus but always wanted one. I know the Camry is a better deal for such a good car. Tough decisions to make. Thanks for the pictures of the new Camry. Can anyone tell when it will actually be at the dealerships?
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truckdude1 Posts: 88Re: How much does the new Base camry cost? Just wondering and when are they coming out? also how much are the 2001 Toyota Camry CE's going for right now and are they on clearance? we planned to buy a Camry before, but ended up with a Civic a month ago.Well if you know please let us know how much the 01' CE editions are selling for, Thank you and ill be back.
s852 Posts: 1,051Every dealer will have "at least one" by the 17th? I guess that means there will only be very few available in August.
How long do you think it will be before the dealers have mass quantities shipped truckloads at a time so there will be some selection of models and colors?
Another thing. Since full reviews are not going to be available until the October car mags come out, it looks like you will see them at a dealer before you can read and see the full details about them in the mags and online.
It is odd the the Lexus ES300 reviews are already out for a week and that car is not supposed to be at the dealers until October, yet the info on the Camry is still sketchy and secretive. -
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sbell4 Posts: 446It really depends on what you call "very few". Toyota will not release any information on the 2002 and you shouldn't see any national ads until September 1st. If you are with a dealer that sells a lot of Camry your dealer will have more 2002 in the beginning then a dealer that sells less. For comparison purposes, our dealership is ranked 112 in the nation in volume and our first Camry will be given away in a public contest and the next several are presold. I assume(but who knows) it will be toward the middle of September before I have 2002 Camry sitting on the lot unsold.
sbell4 Posts: 446Longo is #1 in volume. No one can come close to that place when it comes to volume. Roseville is in the top 50 in the last report I looked at but do not know anything about them. Dianne, at Carson Toyota, that dealership is ranked in the top 10 and she is ranked in the top 50 salespeople in the nation. To put that in perspective, I sold more new Toyota trucks (retail not fleet) then anyone (tied with one other person)in NC,SC,GA,AL and FL in the year 2000. I am no where near the top 50. Not even close. Now you have made me depressed. I think I will go sell something.
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ajacat Posts: 63Well...we did it. Tell me what you think...Our mechanic said besides the 60K warranty work (timing belt group, usual stuff recommended), we *could* get new rotors if we wanted but the old ones could last us for a good while yet. I didn't like the feeling so I decided that I wanted them included in the negotiations. They checked the strut towers and that was not the problem--the suspension just makes a different sound from the Buick--(I tested it over speed bumps and we don't scrape where there are lots of scrape marks, so that's good) and the rattle in the back near the door was just from something loose and he'd fix it for us if we got the car. Otherwise, the car looked great and has what Toyota called 'premium wheels' to boot.
He was really helpful despite a busy day (think he liked the strategizing--he used to fix cars up from auctions), helped us come up with an opening offer price based on KBB and all--he actually thought the car was in 'excellent' condition (I disagree, but I'm a picky picky person but then again what do I know, and he's extremely ethical price wise and practice wise).
so...to get everything all up to date (all new fluids and plugs and such) and new rotors and everything we're paying $13,550 ($12,750 to the dealer) including the dealer's fixing an irritating little rattle near the front door window, which may or may not be the wind noise that's mentioned in a TSB. Oh, and FWIW there's a 30-day-bumper-to-bumper warranty, evidently, carried out by dealers' race car mechanic friends in the same building. So we're not really warranty-less.
So of course I'm very nervous. The KBB is trade: 10,690/11,870/15,690.
Edmunds is *higher*, actually (I thought KBB was higher than Edmunds usually): 12,772/14,320/16,135 and the silly 17,185 for 'certified'.
Why did we get such a deal? Why was the guy so nice? He even waived the silly 'doc fee'. He was such a nice guy. I can't believe our mechanic missed anything. They're excellent and look out for us. My DH is thinking it may be because the car was sitting there on the lot so they were willing to drop 1100 (actually 1150, or 1240 if you count the 'doc fee') because there was a scrape on the plastic bumper, a couple of scratches (small ones) and it's got no sunroof, despite leather and all the other stuff--but it's got side airbags, which they didn't even know before I asked...huh??)
The engine does sound beautiful-- I turn the key and the car goes on and I think it's not on because it's so quiet. Like a cat it is .
I agree that Toyota's gone downhill (especially the Avalons--just couldn't bring myself to buy one after reading all the problems) since they started making them in Kentucky (not to slam American workers or anything, but it's just quite a coincidence), and there are lots of other dream cars I'd fantasize about, but seems that Camry is the one we're marrying . In two years when we get the Maxima or the BMW 5 series station wagon, this one will last my husband for years just driving the occasional 10 miles to work when he doesn't ride his bike.
But *why* was it so *easy*?? Their ask, my bid, their counter-ask, that's it. We're between Private and Retail on KBB (and that's 'good condition', not 'excellent'), and WAY under Private for Edmunds. We're even between Edmunds' Private and Retail for '97.
Guess I won't be able to relax until five years from now when I'm driving my 250-hp/30 mpg station wagon and DH is still driving this!
Thanks for your help and warnings--
ajacat/Carolyn -
fredvh Posts: 853Sorry to hear about the injury. We have all seen new pictures now of the new Camry and the new ES300. Most of us are not too happy with the ES300's looks but are exited about the Camry's. Of course, seeing them live is the real test.
Is it true that they will be at the dealerships by the 17th of August? Will just one be there? Will they sell that one or keep it around so they the general public can come and see it? When can we order the new Camry's sales brochure? Have they stopped making the 2001 Camry? I hope that is not too many questions for your first day back? We will await your answers and welcome back to the forum. -
rward99 Posts: 185You said that the quality of the Avalon has gone down since they started making them at Georgetown. They have always made them at Georgetown. The Avalon was the replacement for the Cressida. The Georgetown plant has won 8 J.D. Power awards in the last 10 years. The same people that make the Camry and Sienna make the Avalon. For 2000 the Avalon & Camry tied as the best premium mid-sized car in initial quality (and the Sienna as the best compact van.) In 2001 the Avalon won the same award again. In 2000 the plant won the Gold award for North America (its 4th time to win the Gold!). http://www.toyotageorgetown.com/qualdex.htm
Before you buy the Maxima, go see how many awards that Nissan has won for either the Maxima or their plants. -
cliffy1 Posts: 3,581Yes, all dealers will have at least one 2002 Camry by the 17th. Some dealers will get more than others. In my district, there are eight dealers getting less than 10 and two getting 22 by the end of August.
One other thing some of you may want to consider is to contact your local dealer to find out when the "in-house" training takes place. For my store, this happens on Wednesday. We will have one here for sales training purposes. Any member of the public who happens by will be able to get a peek at it. This training is happening at all dealerships in the Central Atlantic Region this week. I don't know about other regions. -
sebring95 Posts: 3,233I wouldn't worry too much. Sometimes deals are just that easy. Seems like a decent price, especially if you got what you wanted. It's not easy to find a V6 Camry, but they just don't build many of them. I think alot of people don't feel the V6 is worth the $$, but those of us that appreciate it have to work a bit harder to find one. All of mine were ordered because the dealers never had what I wanted. I've always been more than willing to pay for the power and super quiet engine. So far I haven't found a 4 banger I would pick over a V6. Find me a I4 that is as smooth, quiet, and powerful as a japanese V6 then we'll talk. But at that point, the V6's will probably be more refined and powerful, huh?
All of my prior Camrys have been american built and until the 97 were perfect for the most part. I have no reserve about buying a US built Camry prior to 97, but the parts are just plain cheaper on the newer ones. Doesn't matter how perfect they are assembled, cheaper parts only go so far. -
ajacat Posts: 63Sorry if my writing was unclear (it was late, I was a *bit* on car-buying-adrenaline...) I meant that the Toyotas seem to have gone down in general and it started about the time so many of them are coming out of KY, but it could be that it's more that general 'decontenting' or another factor. I'm not anti-American, or anti-union--just so you know. Believe me, I'm as pro-union as you're likely to find nowadays short of folks wearing red undies .
Maybe it's just me, but the 'initial quality' award I don't put too much stock in. Folks' experiences seem to vary a lot more with the Avalon than they do with the Camry, even later-model Camrys--including people I've just asked in parking lots recently. And the Avalon suspension I don't like much anyway. We really loved the room in the Avalon, but were put off by the unevenness of quality and felt that with our luck we'd get one that had lots of problems.
We'll be real happy if our new Camry turns out to run as problem-free as our '86 has (which we got in '95). Here's hoping. -
ajacat Posts: 63Hey,
Thanks for the reassurance. I think we could have gotten down another couple hundred, but then would he have scratched out the 'doc fee' and would we have been able to get him to fix those couple of rattles he's fixing today? Our mechanic said we did great, so I'm feeling o.k.
Ideally we would have wanted a 2000 LE V6, 'cause you get the 15" wheels and the V6 and not so much other tricked-out stuff (we don't like leather, for example, but I didn't check to see if side airbags were in the 2000 LE--they probably are), but those are hard to find right now. We'd have to wait or hope, and of course it's more $$. So we're relatively o.k. with this one.
Now to do our 60K maintenance and sell the '86. And try to resist the urge to put 16" wheels on our new baby...:) -
rward99 Posts: 185:-)
(Toyota Georgetown is not union. The UAW has never been able to get the required quorum to vote on union representation. Only one North American Toyota plant is union, and it is a joint effort with GM to produce the Tacoma, Corolla and Prizm.)
You say that the cars 'have gone down in general' yet Toyota Camry has been the best selling car in North America for 4 straight years. Toyota keeps winning the J.D. Power quality awards. How can that be?
>but the 'initial quality' award I don't put too much stock in
The plant awards aren't for initial quality, only the individual cars receive that award. Plant awards are for quality in many different areas. They are very sought after awards in the auto industry.
The 'initial quality' awards are given for new cars, and they started in 1990. Toyota/Lexus consistantly ranks high in these.
Resale value is also an indicator of a quality product, and Toyota products hold their value.
Perhaps in the future there will be a 'long term' quality award by J.D Power or other company of that sort. I'm anxious to see how Toyota ranks in those scores as well. I own 3 Toyotas (89, 91, 99); every one I have ever bought ;-) They are fantastic cars. Other than regular maintenance, I have spent nothing for all 3.
Of course, the final vote is the consumer. :-)
Last year I bought a new Sienna for my wife. The problem is, I can't get her to let go of her '91 Camry. And if she ever does, her mother has a standing offer for it. (but I want, too. Great mileage and so easy to drive.)
If you're getting the new 2002 model I think you'll be very pleased with the styling and performance. The new 4 cylinder is up to 158 horse. That's 4 more than my wife's '91 V-6. I've seen the new Camrys and the pictures don't do it justice. It is one sharp vehicle. The silver one that's in the picture that was posted here I think is the best color. -
ajacat Posts: 63Is Kentucky something like a right-to-work state? I'm very ignorant on how auto politics have gone in the recent past. I wonder whether the plant award has anything to do with the non-union-ness--not to get too 'political' about it...
I *am* aware, at least, that the J.D. Power inital quality award has to do with cars--how could it have to do with a plant?
The closest I can find to long-term quality award is the Intellichoice cost of ownership. Is there another better yardstick?
Anyway, it's a '98 XLE V6, has side-airbags and no moonroof but it does have leather. For a used car we got most of what we wanted.
Those 16" wheels would sure be nice, though...


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23 I looked at the earth - it was back to pre-Genesis chaos and emptiness. I looked at the skies, and not a star to be seen. | 23 I looked at the earth, and it was formless and empty; and at the heavens, and their light was gone. |
24 I looked at the mountains - they were trembling like aspen leaves, And all the hills rocking back and forth in the wind. | 24 I looked at the mountains, and they were quaking; all the hills were swaying. |
25 I looked - what's this! Not a man or woman in sight, and not a bird to be seen in the skies. | 25 I looked, and there were no people; every bird in the sky had flown away. |
26 I looked - this can't be! Every garden and orchard shriveled up. All the towns were ghost towns. And all this because of God, because of the blazing anger of God. | 26 I looked, and the fruitful land was a desert; all its towns lay in ruins before the LORD, before his fierce anger. |
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Build a headboard out of 2x4s and baseboard moulding - step by step king size plans from Ana-White.com
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4 - 2x4 @ 8 feet or stud length
3 - 1x4 @ 6 feet long
1 - 3/4" or 1/2" plywood or other sheet goods (can use MDF for paint grade) full sheet
4 - 8' sticks of 5-1/4" base moulding
8' of crown moulding, no taller than 3-1/2" and no wider than 2" installed
1-1/4" and 2-1/2" pocket hole screws
1" finish nails
1-1/4" screws (can use pocket hole screws here)
L bracket or other hardware for attaching headboard to wall to prevent forward tipping
Please read through the entire plan and all comments before beginning this project. It is also advisable to review the Getting Started Section. Take all necessary precautions to build safely and smartly. Work on a clean level surface, free of imperfections or debris. Always use straight boards. Check for square after each step. Always predrill holes before attaching with screws. Use glue with finish nails for a stronger hold. Wipe excess glue off bare wood for stained projects, as dried glue will not take stain. Be safe, have fun, and ask for help if you need it. Good luck!
2 - 2x4 @ 72-1/2" (legs)
1 - 2x4 @ 70" (header)
1 - 2x4 @ 81" (top)
2 - 1x4 @ 70" (panel trim)
1 - 1x4 @ 41" (panel trim)
1 - 3/4" plywood @ 48" x 70" (panel)
5-1/4" base moulding cut to fit
crown moulding cut to fit
Attach the header to the two legs, flush on all outsides.
NOTE: Drill 1-1/4" pocket holes facing upward on the top of legs and the header for attaching top in next step.
Attach top to the top and top of legs.
Attach the two longer 1x4 panel trim boards to the legs. Use 3/4" pocket holes and 1-1/4" pocket hole screws.
Add the center stile 1x4 down the middle, centered on the longer 1x4s. Use 3/4" pocket holes and 1-1/4" pocket hole screws.
Drill 3/4" pocket holes around top and side edges of back of plywood panel. Attach plywood panel first to the 1x4s with 1-1/4" screws, then use 1-1/4" pocket hole screws to attach the plywood panel through the predrilled pocket holes to the legs and header.
Cut your baseboard moulding to fit - longest pieces first, and attach with 1" finish nails and glue to insides of 1x4 frames.
Attach crown moulding with finish nails and glue around top, mitering corners.
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RA'ANANA, Israel, Sept. 9, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- NICE Systems (NASDAQ: NICE) today announced that it is a winner of two TMC awards presented by CUSTOMER magazine, recognizing the company's technology innovation and excellence. NICE received the 2013 Speech Technology Excellence Award for its Interaction Analytics solution and the 2013 TMC Labs Innovation Award for its NICE Customer Engagement Analytics platform.
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2 (27-2) Hear, O Lord, the voice of my supplication, when I pray to thee; when I lift up my hands to thy holy temple. | 2 Hear my cry for mercy as I call to you for help, as I lift up my hands toward your Most Holy Place. |
The Douay-Rheims Bible is in the public domain. (Douay Rheims Catholic Bible Translation Online) | Scripture quoted by permission. Quotations designated (NIV) are from THE HOLY BIBLE: NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION®. NIV®. Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984 by Biblica. All rights reserved worldwide. (New International Version Bible Online) |


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Jeeps on planeThe Nemesis is required for this trick, and is very difficult to execute. Have your pilot hover slightly below the edge of a cliff and have the jeep(s) drive onto each wing. You can get two jeeps on at a time. Like the troop riders, jeeps will make your plane sink. Quickly press R2 to go up and keep from sinking. Jeeps can also be dropped from high altitudes with little or no damage. It is very effective to have two jeeps with people in the turrets. Also, a person with a rocket launcher can crouch on top of the jeep. |
Troop riders on planeHave one of your teammates get in the driver's seat, then have them hold L2 so that plane gets very low to the ground. Have yourself and whoever else around pile onto the plane. You can stand just about anywhere on either plane, but try to stay away from the sides. Crouch to keep from falling off. Make sure to have at least one rider with a rocket launcher. The pilot should never leave Hover mode and not make any sudden movements . Planes may be able to exit troop boundaries, but the riders cannot -- stay in the boundaries. The plane will sink a little with people on it. Simply go up if you get too low. You can then carry your troops to the enemy base. This is also useful in Capture The Flag because you are not allowed to fly with the flag. |
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Troubadours(3 syl.). Minstrels of the south of France in the eleventh, twelfth, and thirteenth centuries; so called from the Provencal verb troubar (to invent). Our word poet signifies exactly the same thing, being the Greek for "create." (See Trouvères.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894 More on Troubadours from Fact Monster:
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