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News: Actor Jeff Anderson To Voice Protagonist of Randal's Monday - July 31, 2014
Clerks actor and iconic figure of the 90's geek culture, Jeff Anderson, has returned. In this new video, the Hollywood actor discusses his role Randal Hicks from the point-and-geek adventure Randal's Monday. The video was recently shot during the voice recordings at the OMUK studios in London.
Anderson is known for his role of Randal Graves in the 90's cult movies Clerks, Clerks II and the TV series. Being into all sorts of Randal-characters, he's been waiting for a project like Randal's Monday to come along: "I got this showbiz thing going on where I could only play Randal, so I just look for the coolest projects that involve Randal and here it is."
In Randal's Monday, the classic point-and-click gameplay and countless items and nods toward the golden age of geek culture deliver precious nostalgia to all players who hold their childhood memories and heroes dear. Retro-consoles? Favorite flicks, shows and games from the 80s, 90s, and the early 2k? Randal's Monday has all of that and it's truly worth your time to find each and every reference made in this game.
Randal's Monday, in development by Nexus Game Studios and to be published by Daedalic Entertainment, is scheduled for release on PC in Fall 2014.


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Talk about a waste of money. All Albemarle County is doing is putting on a show for people. Their decision has been made, they are just playing along so they can say they covered all bases to avoid potential lengthy court battles and backlash from the community. They could care less about community involvement all they are worried about is the bottom line savings (supposedly).
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Turn around and look rearward, Sen. Mensch. Cooking up razzle-dazzle schemes aimed at future "deregulation" of the electric power industry has hurt Pennsylvania consumers enough.
On Tuesday, state Sen. Bob Mensch, R-Montgomery, author of last October's proposal to accommodate the special interests behind the deregulation fiasco, had a "Your View" column in The Morning Call, on "new legislation I will be introducing very shortly."
Last week, after it became obvious his October measure was a disaster that would only compound previous disasters, Mensch yanked it. That bill would force Pennsylvanians to switch from the traditional "default" system of regulating electric utility monopolies and rely instead on wheeler-dealer "alternative suppliers."
His new bill, Mensch said Tuesday, will preserve the default option, control rates and provide other protections. Maybe it will, but based on previous promises, I'm not going to hold my breath waiting for the goodies.
Pennsylvania's deregulation process began in 1996 and shifted into a higher gear in 2010, when the option of alternative suppliers was implemented, with promises that competition could only help consumers.
For many decades, all states regulated utility monopolies that provided electricity. The companies were allowed to profit, but rates paid by customers were restricted, based on the costs of generation and distribution. The sky was not the limit.
After Pennsylvania's 2010 law, many switched to the alternatives, and I heard from some of them after my March 2 column on the ugly history of deregulation.
Connie Unger of Cherryville said she and her husband, both elderly, saw their rate jump from $40 to $50 a month to $400 a month. "They gave me such a low [initial] rate, I just had to get in," she said. Geoff Mosebach, a State Farm insurance agent, said his business rate also "jumped to nearly $400" after his previous $150 a month.
One of the worst horror stories came from Mary Charman of Bethlehem, who got monthly bills of $776 and then $1,861.
Such extremes can happen because bargains were initially offered under "variable rate" deals, which later went through the roof. It turns out, however, that higher consumer costs were not isolated to bait-and-switch variable-rate deals.
On Thursday, the same day Mensch announced he was dropping his kill-the-default-system bill, I heard from knowledgeable community activist Dale Heffelfinger of Whitehall Township. He gave me the Internet address of an April 2013 report on what actually happened in the states that deregulated the electric industry.
The report was by the American Public Power Association, a Washington-based organization that represents more than 2,000 community-owned electric utility companies, and the APPA relied on statistics from the U.S. Department of Energy.
It compared rates since deregulation began in the 1990s, for both residential customers and "all sectors," including business customers. In Pennsylvania and the other 14 states with deregulation, rates soared, on average, far more than they rose in the 35 states that kept traditional regulations.
States with the highest residential rates by 2012 included Connecticut, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York and California, all over 15 cents per kilowatt hour and all with deregulation. Pennsylvania's 12.75 cents was better, but above the national average of 11.9.
Among states with the lowest residential rates by 2012, not one had gone the deregulation route. They all treat monopolies as, well, monopolies, which need regulation. In Washington, the rate per kilowatt hour was 8.53 cents; in Louisiana it was 8.37 cents.
Some regulated states had high rates. For example, in Hawaii, with unique problems regarding the generation of electricity, it was a whopping 37.3 cents. But overall, consumers in regulated states did much better.
Rates listed under "all sectors" were lower overall, reflecting the influence of powerful special interests who get breaks not provided to powerless average citizens.
"States that implemented retail choice electric plans were generally high-cost states [to begin with]," the report said, "and the hope was that competition by electric suppliers would result in lower rates" than existed in 1997 in deregulated states.
"Unfortunately, the retail choices experience," the report said, "has resulted in an even larger gap in 2012."
Last week's story in The Morning Call, about Mensch's decision to yank his previous bill, pointed out that consumers suckered into variable-rate plans "watched in horror as their electric bills doubled and even tripled." The death of that measure, the story said, "would appear to be a defeat for its corporate backers," which included Direct Energy of Houston, Texas.
The day after that story ran, in a rather spooky coincidence, I received a fabulous offer by mail from Direct Energy.
"Selecting a competitive electric supply service provider can help you stabilize your utility bill and protect your household from the possibility of seasonal rate spikes," the flier said, adding a list of promises about how I'll save money with "low rates."
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When they heard that the National Educational Television channels were going to run a 49-minute excerpt of a documentary filmed in North Viet Nam, 33 U.S. Congressmen signed a letter accusing NET of "acting as a conduit of enemy propaganda." It was precipitate on two counts: 1) they had not seen the film, and 2) if they had, they would lave realized that there was no cause for alarm. Northth Viet Nam: A Personal Report, filmed by British Journalist Felix Greene, was so transparently tailored that only a twelve-year-old would buy its presumed authenticity.
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Neha Saxena who is currently seen as Preeti in Siddharth Kumar Tiwari's Amita Ka Amit has decided to quit the show. The actress had earlier played pivotal roles in popular shows like Sajan Ghar Jaana Hai and Tere Liye. She then took up a cameo in Amita Ka Amit but now she has decided to quit the show. The actress is serving her notice period and her last day on the sets will be 2nd June.
TellyBuzz spoke to Neha to know about the reason behind this decision taken by her. She said, "My character in the show is not going the way it was told to me. It was a cameo which was supposed to be for one month but later on my character turned into a character role. After that, I hardly used to get dialogues and the character didn't have any graph now on wards. I felt that I can do any kind of roles but I was finding it difficult to play this kind of role where I was just standing, smiling with no dialogues. The character didn't pick up well. I would prefer to sit at home rather than playing characters in which I am not comfortable in."
She further added, "I told the production house about the reason but even they can't do anything about it. The production house is very nice and co-operative but it happens that some stories are meant to revolve around the leads only. It was my mistake that I took up cameo as I was not comfortable playing this kind of character."
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US 4053969 A Abstract A process and apparatus are provided for assembling a heat exchanger comprising a stack of metallic elements, more particularly a heat exchanger of the cross-flow type.
Claims(7) 1. A process for the manufacture of a heat exchanger unit having a stack of metallic elements such as corrugated sheets, thin interposed plates, and edging rods, these elements presenting contacting surfaces flush with their faces and in certain instances recessed surfaces, the unit being provided on its sides with connecting metal sheets, consisting essentially of
a. forming a thin deposit of a brazing composition only on the recessed surface of said elements; b. stacking said elements in an appropriate fashion on a lower press plate with which removable guide members are associated, these guide members being rigid and spaced apart to constitute a guiding form inside which said elements are positioned in a manner such that their edges are supported against said guide members, the edging rods coming to rest against at least two of said guide members to ensure the lateral and longitudinal guiding of said rods, c. placing an upper press plate on the stack and pressing the upper and lower press plates together by means of connecting tightening columns provided with tightening means in a manner such that said upper and lower press plates can later be removed, d. applying a limited tightening pressure on the press plates of (c) so as to stabilize the stack, e. removing the said guide members, and placing the entire stack under pressure, f. exerting on said press plates a pressure the value of which is such that the space between the two press plates will be reduced to a given dimension, g. locking the tightening means, then stopping the application of pressure on said press plates so as to obtain a compact stack which can be transported held together by said press plates which have a predetermined and constant distance between them, h. soldering or welding on the edge of the stack connecting and aligning sheets of metal, i. after said welding or soldering operation of (h), placing the whole assembly into a brazing oven, under conditions suitable to bring about the brazing of the contact surfaces of the elements of the stack, and j. unlocking the tightening means and removing said press plates and the tightening columns. 2. A process according to claim 1 wherein the deposit of brazing composition on the recessed surfaces is formed, first, by projecting the composition on these elements, then, secondly, by eliminating by brushing the composition on the contacting surface of said elements.
3. A process as claimed in claim 1 wherein the guide members are telescopic and comprise a predetermined retractable length, the tightening pressure on the lower plate and the upper plate is applied in two operations, the first consisting in applying tightening means through the said connecting columns to cause said lower plate and upper plate to be pressed together a distance less than their final spacing, the guide means to be retracted before this operation to permit the approachment of said lower plate and said upper plate, the second being effected after withdrawal of the guide means consisting in placing the assembly under pressure to exercise an elevated pressure to decrease the spacing of said lower plate and said upper plate to a predetermined exact position.
4. A process as claimed in claim 3, wherein the last mentioned pressure is adapted to space the lower plate and the upper plate a distance equal to the sum of the normal thicknesses of the stack elements.
5. A process as claimed in claim 1 wherein there is interposed between the lower plate and the upper plate and the stack a pressure plate on the faces of which is applied a layer of brazing inhibiting composition of such a nature as to prevent brazing action in the areas containing said composition.
6. A process as claimed in claim 1 wherein at the time the compact assembly is taken to the brazing oven, the brazing composition is applied on the different faces of the stack and on the soldering.
7. A process as claimed in claim 1 wherein the contacting faces of the edging rods are finely striated to facilitate diffusion of a brazing composition in the course of a brazing operation.
Description The invention relates to a process of assembling a unit comprising a stack of metallic elements such as corrugated sheets, thin intermediate plates and side rods. It is known that heat exchangers, particularly compact exchangers of the cross-flow type, consist of a stack of corrugated sheets, thin intermediate plates and border or side rods which form and control two systems of fluid passage, primary and secondary; these systems must be tight, on one hand, with respect to each other, and on the other hand, each with respect to an exterior inactive medium. The stack is placed between two thick base plates to which are soldered sheet iron uniting and aligning elements. Such heat exchangers are usually assembled by depositing a brazing composition on two surfaces of each of the thin plates, by soldering on the lower base plate fine rods serving as guides, by stacking the thin plates, the corrugated sheets, and the side rods on the lower base plate, the thin plates and side rods being provided with holes into which are placed guide rods for positioning the elements, the upper base plate then being put into position and the assembly centered by steel wires fastened to rings soldered on the base plates. The exchanger block thus prepared is then placed in a brazing oven, pressure being applied on the block by means of a weight, a screw jacket or other suitable means. Once the brazing operation is completed the uniting and aligning sheet metal elements are soldered or welded onto the assembly. The foregoing process has several disadvantages which result in the production of exchangers of mediocre quality which are not satisfactory in normal use over a long period of time. In the first place, the final shape of the exchanger obtained is not very exact; this defect is brought about essentially by the process of stacking the elements; the guide rods or stems are necessarily very fine for passing through the holes or perforations in the thin plates and side rods and are subject to deformation which assures little guiding precision. Moreover, the manner of arranging the assembly with steel wires does not guarantee absolute stability of the elements with respect to each other during the diverse manipulations and in the course of the brazing operation. Furthermore, the perforations provided in the thin plates and rods are equally a source of water tightness defects if the brazing in the adjacent area is not perfect. Additionally, the soldering of the uniting and aligning sheet metal is effected after brazing which results in the formation of cracks so that it is necessary to effect a second brazing operation after the exchanger leaves the brazing oven, thereby increasing the amount of work required in the process while producing an exchanger which is less than perfect. Also, the deposit of the brazing composition on the surfaces of the thin plates creates a variable thickness between the elements which is multiplied in all of the stages of the exchangers and does not assure a good meeting of the surfaces for brazing before the brazing operation. The brazing thus obtained contains local defects which produce mediocre strength of the elements and defective water tightness. Imprecision of the shape of the exchangers results also from excess thickness, notably in the vertical direction. The latter presents an elevation disparity because of the inevitable differences in thickness of deposits applied on the surfaces by brazing. The present invention provides a remedy for the serious and numerous defects of the fabrication process previously described. An object of this invention is to permit the manufacture of a satisfactory exchanger with a precise shape. Another object is to guarantee after brazing a rigorous water tightness of the elements as well as an excellent mechanical structure. Another object of the invention is to reduce the cost of carrying out the process. Other objects and advantages of the invention will appear from the following description in conjunction with the accompanying drawings in which: FIG. 1 is a perspective view illustrating corrugated metal sheets of the type used in making a heat exchanger in accordance with the invention and showing the manner in which a brazing material is applied to the recesses of the corrugations; FIG. 2 is a side elevational view partly in section with parts broken away of a portion of the corrugated sheets shown in FIG. 1 illustrating the manner in which the brazing material can be removed from the contacting surfaces of the corrugations; FIG. 3 is an exploded view in perspective of the various elements employed in making a heat exchanger in accordance with the invention; FIG. 5a is a side elevational view of a portion of the apparatus shown in FIG. 4; FIG. 5b is a partial detailed cross sectional view of a portion of the apparatus shown in FIG. 5a; FIG. 6 is a side elevational view of the apparatus used for assembling the heat exchanger; FIG. 7 is a side elevational view illustrating the application of pressure to the upper press plate of the press apparatus shown in FIG. 6; FIG. 8 is a perspective view of the heat exchanger stack assembled in the press; and FIG. 9 is a side elevational view of the assembly shown in FIG. 8 in a brazing oven. Generally speaking, the invention contemplates a process which is precisely reproducible for fabricating units of a type of heat exchanger which comprises a stack of metallic elements such as corrugated sheets, intermediate thin plates, and side rods, these elements presenting contacting surfaces on thin faces, and, recessed surfaces between them such that base and lateral faces of the grooves of the corrugated sheets or lateral faces of the side rods are united and equipped on their sides with uniting and aligning sheet metal. The process of the invention comprises: a. placing a brazing composition on the elements to be brazed, b. stacking the elements in an appropriate fashion on a base plate with which removable guide members are associated, these guide members being rigid and spaced apart to constitute a guiding form into which the elements are positioned, resting their sides against said form, c. placing an upper plate on the stack and pressing the upper and lower plates together by means of connecting columns provided with tightening means, d. withdrawing the guide members and applying a tightening pressure on the plates, the space between the upper and lower plates being reduced to a predetermined size, e. fixing the tightening means, so as to provide pressure on the plates in order to obtain a compact transportable assembly which maintains a constant space between the plates, f. soldering or welding uniting and aligning sheet metal positioning members on the sides of the assembly, g. placing the aforesaid compact assembly into a brazing oven under conditions adapted to braze the elements of the stack, and h. releasing the tightening means and withdrawing the plates and connecting rods. By this mode of assembly of the elements and their firm tightening between the plates, a compact assembled structure is obtained having a precise shape which even before the brazing operation can be handled without risk. These steps permit soldering or welding the uniting and aligning sheets before the brazing operation, so that the soldering can be carried out without taking particular precautions and without affecting good quality of tightness and waterproofness and, of course, without effect on the brazing, a factor not heretofore accomplished. Soldering is not greatly affected by the later brazing because the temperatures of brazing are lower than those used during the soldering. The brazing composition placed on the elements must be present in the form of layers interposed between them; it must also be capable of being applied in the form of a fine deposit of a powdered brazing composition containing a binder having the proper qualities of cohesion and adherence. In the latter case the deposit is preferably applied on recessed surfaces of the elements; for example, the deposit may be applied to the corrugated sheets: first by projecting the brazing composition on the assembly of element surfaces, then, eliminating, for example, by brushing, the product deposited on the contact surfaces of said elements. In this manner of practicing the invention as described above, the contact surfaces which are to be brought together are devoid of all excess thickness of the kind that might interfere with perfect contact; preferably the tightened pressure applied is adapted to restore the spacing of the plates to a size equal to the sum of the normal thicknesses of the stacked elements. It can easily be demonstrated that this is not difficult due to the absence of the excess thickness between the contacting surfaces. Thus, a precise size is obtained in the vertical direction of the stack and a tight and resistant brazing obtained on account of the closeness of the surfaces. To make a unit in a polygonal form the aforesaid guiding members are advantageously in the form of a square adapted to guide the elements at a right angle on the short portions of their corresponding sides. According to a complementary characteristic of the process, when the mounting is begun there is interposed between each base and the stack a pressure plate on the surface of which is applied a layer of a brazing composition inhibitor which prevents reaction of the brazing composition at the place of contact. This eliminates all risk of brazing between the unit and the base plates between which it is disposed. Other characteristics and advantages of the invention will appear from the following description in conjunction with the drawings which illustrate by way of example but not by way of limitation a method of practicing the invention for the manufacture of a heat exchanger of the cross-flow type. In the drawings, FIGS. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5a, 5b, 6, 7, 8 and 9 schematically show the steps of the process and illustrate the apparatus employed. The type of exchanger shown in the example comprises: a plurality of corrugated sheets, as represented by 1 in the figures which present contacting surfaces 1a and recessed surfaces having sides 1b and bottom 1c in the form of grooves; for example, in FIG. 1 the corrugations of each sheet comprise in the usual fashion longitudinal portions staggered transversely, some with respect to one another with frontal openings for increasing the division of fluid flow through the passageways; a plurality of thin intermediate plates as shown at 2 in FIG. 3; a plurality of side or edging rods 3, the same height as the corrugated sheet 1 and disposed between two opposing plates along the two sides longitudinally of a corrugated sheet, each rod presenting contact surfaces (faces 3a) to receive the thin plates and lateral faces 3b to contact the surfaces of said recesses; two thick base plates which are shown at 4 and 5 in FIGS. 4 and 6; sheet metal uniting and aligning members which are shown at 20 in FIG. 8; After scraping the surfaces to remove all impurities, the corrugated sheets and side rods are subjected, by means of a spray device, to a spray of a brazing powder mixed with a binder, the mixture being a brazing composition (FIG. 1); the brazing composition is of a type which is adapted to be used for alloying the elements formed by brazing. Brushing the contact surfaces (FIG. 2) is carried out to eliminate from the surfaces such as 1a all traces of the brazing composition; the deposit of the brazing composition is then limited to the recessed surfaces, i.e., lateral surfaces 1b and bottom 1c of the grooves of the corrugated sheet, and lateral surfaces 3b of the side rods. FIG. 3 schematically illustrates the stacking process. The corrugated sheets are disposed in predetermined direction for certain layers, such as illustrated at 7, and in different directions (for example, at right angles) in other layers as illustrated at 8. The side rods which are disposed in each layer parallel to the corrugations form a border which defines two watertight systems, the one transversely with all of the corrugated sheets disposed in one direction and the other transversely with the corrugated sheets disposed in a direction at right angles. The stacking of the elements is accomplished as shown in FIG. 4 on a mounting table 9 on which is centered and fixed a base plate 10 made of non-oxidizable steel and having a substantial thickness. The centering and fixing of the base are accomplished, for example, by pins inserted into holes in the table and the base plate and permitting adjustment by means of anchoring pieces as shown at 11. On the base plate 10 are mounted first a pressure plate 12 whose faces are covered with a brazing inhibiting composition, then bottom plate 4 of the exchanger. This pressure plate and bottom plate of the same shape are first centered by pins introduced into the slots 13 arranged in the base plate at suitable places, then are fixed by means of anchoring members 14 on the base plate; the centering pins are then withdrawn. After this operation, the feet such as 15 are fastened on the mounting table; each foot has a square angle opening such as 16, which is telescopic and comprises a retractable length which extends beyond the angle square. For example, two regulators 17 and 18 may slide in a groove of the square; the one is wedged in lower position by a removable pin in a manner so that it can descend to the bottom plate, the other is lowered into a higher position in a manner to pass beyond the square and assure guiding of the elements situated in higher stages of the stack. The stacking operation begins by putting in place two rods 3 on the base plate; these rods are positioned in a precise manner in proximity to two sides of the plate by means of the angle square being placed in contact with them which assures a square alignment laterally and longitudinally as shown schematically in FIGS. 5a and 5b. A corrugated sheet is then placed on the bottom plate between two side rods. It will be noted that the only surfaces coming in contact with the bottom plate are the contact surfaces without a brazing composition. A thin intermediate plate 2 is then placed on the side rods and corrugated sheet already in place, this thin plate being guided by the square. The thin plate being without brazing composition, the surfaces are in direct contact without unevenness. The stacking process is continued in this same fashion, the corrugated sheets and the side rods being positioned in one direction or the other according to the particular layer. A pressure plate containing a brazing inhibiting composition is disposed on the surface 1a above the last corrugated sheet (FIG. 6) and an upper plate 19 similar to base plate 10 is placed over the pressure plate. The binding columns are then put in place between the two plates. These columns are engaged in openings in the base plate and held in place by means of pins and anchoring means. They are each provided at the one extremity with a head contacting the base plate (across the openings of the mounting table of larger diameter) and, at the other extremity, a threaded part on which is tightened a nut to secure the upper plate 19. Removable bolts maintaining the high regulation of the squares are withdrawn so as to permit lowering; the nuts are then manually turned in order to provide a first tightening of the stack, which stabilizes the elements and permits withdrawal of the squares and transporting the elements without risk of deformation. However, the height of the stack remains greater than the final size at completion, which is equal to the sum of the normal thicknesses of all of the elements of the stack. After withdrawing the squares, the assembly is placed in a press (FIG. 7) where a binding pressure which is approximately of the order of 50 atmospheres is applied on the plates until the exchanger is precisely fixed; a rigorous compactness is thus assured between the contacting elements and when the nuts are turned once more, the final shape of the stack is definitely obtained (FIG. 8) and this with an excellent precision. The assembly is then placed in a conventional apparatus to permit soldering of the sheet iron uniting and aligning elements. For example, in FIG. 8 the latter are composed of the corners 20 soldered on the bottom plate and on the edges of the stack. Before placing the assembly in the brazing oven, a brazing composition is sprayed on the different faces and on the soldered parts. Rigorous compactness of the elements is conducive to excellent quality brazings which are perfectly water tight and assure good mechanical strength of the elements; no cracks are observed in proximity to the soldering. It will be understood that the conditions of the brazing operation are well known. The brazing may be effected in a hydrogen atmosphere; in the course of the operation the brazing composition diffuses from the recessed surfaces even to the surfaces of contact. As shown in FIG. 5, the side rods are, advantageously, finely striated on their contact surfaces in a manner to facilitate diffusion of the brazing composition toward those faces in the course of the brazing operation. After brazing and cooling, the nuts of the columns are removed and the base plate, upper plate and columns are withdrawn. The exchanger is complete and ready for use. Of course, the invention is not necessarily limited to the example described, but contemplates a number of variations; moreover, the nature of the assembly may be different, the process being applicable to the fabrication of an analogous type functioning in a similar manner. Patent Citations
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Appeal No.(s) | RCRA 04-01 |
Docket No. | RCRA IND 006 376 362 |
Statute(s) | Resource Conversation and Recovery Act |
Type | Permit |
File Date | 02/23/2004 |
Decision Date | 11/16/2004 |
Citation | Unpublished Final Order |
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'Idol' Finalist Jacob Lusk Was Arrested the Same Week He Auditioned
Lusk was caught riding a Los Angeles train without buying a ticket in 2009. After not showing up to his court appearance for the infraction, a warrant was issued for his arrest. And when he was pulled over for a traffic violation in November, he was arrested and thrown in jail.
He pleaded no contest to the 2009 charge and was sentenced to three days in jail and two years probation. According to TMZ.com, Lusk then pleaded with the judge to remove probation from the sentence, since it would mean 'Idol' would be forced to cut him.
The judge agreed--and his probation ended November 16, allowing him to compete.
"I've been through a whole lot more than folks would know in this lifetime," Lusk said on Twitter Friday morning. "BUT GOD has KEPT ME...and I am so thankful! Be blessed."
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- Friday 15 AprilBy vickieHighest Rank Vote downVote upReport this
really...I would of never guessed it....seems so holy....maybe he has made mistakes ...and learned a lessen...if not ,it will catch up with him sooner or later...ya just can't trust anyone anymore.......
- Friday 15 AprilBy KRHighest Rank Vote downVote upReport this
He should have been arrested for that unearthly voice...and I don't mean heavenly. When he wails in that Sylvester-meets-Mahalia Jackson voice, dogs from miles around take to the streets for revenge.
- Friday 15 AprilBy catzsHighest Rank Vote downVote upReport this
@KR.....ROFL. That was funny!
- Saturday 16 AprilBy DDHigh Rank Vote downVote upReport this
He tries to be "holy" a nice person, but he already has a problem with the Law. Shame on him!!!
- Friday 15 AprilBy ZeroHighest Rank Vote downVote upReport this
Whoa,... bad dude.
- Friday 15 AprilBy Zero
This AI stuff is dumpster ready.
- Saturday 16 AprilBy ricHighest Rank Vote downVote upReport this
I just don't get this guy. He over sings, over acts, over dramatizes everything. He is annoying. His voice is just OK in my book. Time to boot him!!
- Saturday 16 AprilBy kellyHighest Rank Vote downVote upReport this
- Saturday 16 AprilBy kaysingsHighest Rank Vote downVote upReport this
I agree too, ric. I haven't liked Jacob from the first time I saw him in Hollywood. A little of his schtick goes a really long way. I'd ask how he keeps getting enough votes to stick around this long, but I already know: the church crowd L-O-V-E-S him.
- Saturday 16 AprilBy cchucklest1Highest Rank Vote downVote upReport this
what has he been thru. his probelms are self inficted. don't know why this is news.
- Saturday 16 AprilBy MaryannHighest Rank Vote downVote upReport this
So if you plead to the judge that you have a "appointment" you can get off probation? Shouldn't matter that he was a contestant on a t.v. show. Who cares! I never cared for his singing, too animated. He should try out for a theater group instead. Voting for James anyways!!!
- Saturday 16 AprilBy TeeHighest Rank Vote downVote upReport this
Should have never been placed on probation in the first place. A TRAIN TICKET!!! FUNNY!!!
- Saturday 16 AprilBy DDHighest Rank Vote downVote upReport this
He does not deserve to win the title, because first he does not have a good voice, and secondly, because he already has a problem with the justice. No matter if it was only for the train ticket,
HE WAS STEALING!!. And when he was pulled over for a traffic violation in November, he was arrested and thrown in jail. I don't think he should be the next American Idol, because he is not a good person. Today he steals the train ticket,and tomorrow he will be stealing a Bank, because he already has that in his mind. He is not as clean as the other Idols are .I know, for sure, he is going to be voted off in a next couple weeks. I HOPE SO!!! - Saturday 16 AprilBy Rita ColesHigh Rank Vote downVote upReport this
he doesnt care he will b just like Pia contract next day and you still will be talking
- Saturday 16 AprilBy robert
DD.... are you for real? LMFAO where did you get your psychiatric degree? Cheerios box?
- Sunday 17 AprilBy me
"a bank"????? hehe! you're funny! & ig
- Sunday 17 AprilBy boingHighest Rank Vote downVote upReport this
He has entitlement issues and it doesn't take a degree to see that. A monkey could figure that one out. He steals things because he thinks he deserves it because he thinks he's better than everyone.
Oh, and another thing, while his singing has some high points and shows strength, he really sucks because he sings entire phrases off key a few cents. Most people don't notice because they are tone deaf. He's NOT that good of a singer. Pia was far better. He belongs in a church choir. - Saturday 16 AprilHighest Rank Vote downVote upReport this
- Saturday 16 AprilBy CarlHighest Rank Vote downVote upReport this
His singing sucks and he seemss really phoney.His "fashion sense" is pathetic
- Saturday 16 AprilBy kathrynHighest Rank Vote downVote upReport this
every one have their own style of music that they like, he has a soulful voice made for r&b, and wil definitely go far in the business. as for him going to jail, heck, most of the people u watch on tv, buy their cd's and go see in concert have been to jail for one reason or another., going to jail does not make you necesssrly a bad person, peple make mistakes, especially when u are poor and trying to find your way, hopefully this show will giv him the exposure he needs to go on to bigger and brighter things. good to know their are so many perfect and judgemental people in this world. ever heard of a second chance?
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Wimbledon champion Murray, runner-up to Novak Djokovic in Melbourne this year, ended his season early last month when he had surgery on his lower back and will miss the ATP World Tour finals in London next week.
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It is easy to say that they should just "get a job", but as I have written about repeatedly, our economy simply is not producing enough jobs for everyone anymore. The percentage of working age Americans with a job has remained at the same level that it was at during the worst days of the last recession, and meanwhile the quality of our jobs has continued to steadily decline. Median household income has fallen for five years in a row, but the cost of living continues to rise rapidly. The middle class is being systematically shredded, and poverty is growing at an alarming rate. The U.S. economy has been in decline for a long time, and the really bad news is that it appears that this decline is about to accelerate. We are a nation that consumes far more wealth than we produce. We are a nation that buys far more from the rest of the world than they buy from us. We are a nation that has a "buy now, pay later" mentality. As a nation, we have accumulated the largest mountain of debt in the history of the world. 40 years ago, the total amount of debt in our system (government, business and consumer) was about 2 trillion dollars. Today, it is more than 56 trillion dollars. The consequences of decades of incredibly foolish decisions are starting to catch up with us, and it is those at the bottom of the food chain that will suffer the most. I could spend the rest of this article quoting 30 or 40 more statistics that show how bad things are, but today I wanted to do something different. Today, I wanted to share some quotes from some of my readers about what they are seeing where they live. The following are 20 quotes from ordinary Americans about the economic despair that is rapidly growing like a cancer all around us… #1 David: "Yes, the American economy is in the pits. I know five languages, have three degrees (including two graduate degrees), and have lived overseas for 16 years and I still can't find a job in the USA. Everything is broken in America. Maybe I should give up my American citizenship." #2 Zach: "I've been struggling since I finished college in the summer of 2010. My dream is to work in the courts, law enforcement but it's almost impossible to get a call back for an interview. I interviewed with Garland, Texas PD for a position in the city jail and I made the final 30 of 300 applicants that applied for the 3 positions." #3 Akitawoman: "I have two Master's degrees, am 61 years old and earning $10 per hour. What does that say about the current economy?" #4 Cincinnati Dave: "I work for one of the banks mentioned in your article. I was in mortgages. I saw all of this coming, so several months ago I asked to get into another area of the bank and fortunately, for me, they granted by request. A lot of people are losing their jobs and there is really no prospects out there for anything else whereby the same kind of money could be made. I will make nothing near what I had been earning but am at the least grateful to be employed. This is all so sad to watch happen." #5 Iceman: "I used to work for WF processing mortgages. The week that the rates went up, I was out of work, not one extra week of work." #6 Tim: "The U.S. economy is producing mostly part-time, low-wage jobs. These jobs barely pay enough to put food on the table." #7 K: "What I am aware of, is every person I know, who had to switch jobs in the last five years took a pay cut. The smallest cut among my friends was 10%, the average was closer to 18%. No we are heading down a bad road, and we are past the point of no return." #8 Makati: "After spending most of my life in the middle class, I now consider myself lower class due to age and income. Nothing wrong with that. I am still able to provide myself with what I need and some of my 'wants'. I am like most retirees today." #9 Mondobeyondo: "As many of you already know (but maybe some new members of this blog don't) – I live in Phoenix, Arizona. Where you live here, determines (to a great extent) your economic well being. Those in the "East Valley" – Chandler, Gilbert, Scottsdale, etc – have the jobs, the opportunities and the transportation. Those in the wealthier areas of the "West Valley" also have these benefits. The remainder – those who live in the older west side of town, and the south side of town – are mainly forgotten and left to struggle. Many are hard working citizens who just want a chance. Unfortunately, chance costs money, in the view of many people, and as far as the municipal government is concerned, there's no money for us. It's cheaper to let them live in a tent in the park, where the cops at least have an excuse to evict them." #10 2Gary2: "We are no longer the land of opportunity where anyone can make it." #11 GOM: "There is no middle class here in the Florida Panhandle. Only folks who have money are the retired and they hate everyone. They own all the antique stores [big business] and most thriving businesses and restuarants. Military is big here, they spend every dime they have on stupid stuff and taxis. Tourist are way down since the spill. Now for the good news. A major food chain here is going out of business [Food World] Another is losing 20k a month to theft. Every other property it seems is up for sale. There are tons of empty real estate [store fronts] There are thrift stores opening everywhere. People are selling goods on the streets, only to be run off by the cops. Crime is getting out of hand. Most don't go out after dark. Police are beating up the homeless at the beaches. Panhandling now is mainly younger people. Where did all the older ones go?" #12 Rodster: "In my area which is SW Florida, it's been getting tighter for my customers so on a case by case basis I lower my price when they need auto repairs. I still find road signs advertising homes for sale (cash only). Many are advertised as foreclosed. I've started seeing people living out of their cars. It's not a daily occurrence but I have been noticing it." #13 Devery: I have been looking after the homeless now for 4 years. Last winter I had an encounter where I was told that I could not hand out blankets and sleeping bags in the dead of winter and that I would be arrested for trespassing if "me and my friends" didn't move along. So, I adopted the policy that I would pull up next to them, have them get in the car and we would go for a drive. I would find a place to pull over and give them what they needed then I would drop them off in a different place. #14 Robert: "Around where I live in the SE, things seem ok but I live in a university town. Go to some of the surrounding small towns and it is desolate. Car dealerships closed. Entire streets with abandoned stores. The only activity is a one clerk post office. I know people in our church who are a paycheck away from going over the edge or going over due to a spouse dying and losing one of their social security checks. I see grim. More homeless. A local church is feeding many more including some folks living out of their cars—lots of children. Mostly minimum wage jobs in the area. If it were not for the university and its 34,000 students, this place would look as bad as the smaller communities." #15 TN Gal: "Here in southeast TN we have jobs, mostly part-time or low wage. Our problem these days are so many people dependent on government programs no one wants to work. They do better on programs than working partying and paying for insurance. Housing still very depressed. Seeing more homeless around and local churches straining to provide food. Crime is up and drugs, which were down, are coming back with a vengeance. Middle class here are senior citizens on SS, younger retirees not the older ones. Older ones seem to be struggling. Sad." #16 Deb: Michael, I live in North Central Illinois. About 60 miles southeast of Chicago. The town we live in has about 8,000 in it. Very "middle class" farm community. Unemployment is high and so is underemployment. We know many people living off 2 part time jobs. That seems to be the norm around here. Or people taking jobs that they would never of considered in the past, just to get by. My son used to work for CAT in Aurora, but was "let go" in order to bring in new workers at a lower pay scale. It took him over a year(which really isn't bad) to find a part time job with 3M. #17 Susan: "Drive around Los Angeles at 3:00 AM any day and you will see the devastating and pervasive homelessness from 8 to 80 year olds. And the massage parlors and hookers on the streets of used to be 'high-end' neighborhoods are exploding. No other way to make a living." #18 XSANDIEGOCA: "A couple of years ago it was reported 9K people a night slept in their cars here in San Diego County. Special car parks are set up in some church parking lots. The cops look the other way. Wonder what the figure is now?" #19 Jimbo: "My own viewpoint is that a collapse of the current economic system is inevitable and imminent." #20 El Pollo de Oro: "During a conversation on prepping, someone recently said to me, 'If things get half as bad as these preppers think they will, I don't want to be alive.' So, how bad will things will get? Real unemployment is already at Great Depression levels (John Williams' Shadow Statistics contradicts the BLS' bogus figures), but when this depression deepens, I think we'll be looking at 50% or 60% unemployment easily. Much worse than the 1930s. It will be absolute hell for millions of Americans, and when the money stops flowing down to the man on the street, the blood will flow in the streets (Gerald Celente). Lots of it." Why are 47 million Americans on food stamps? Brad Plumer The Washington Post September 24, 2013 There's a fairly basic question at the core of the current food-stamp debate in Congress. Why has the program grown so rapidly over the past few years — to the point where 47 million Americans, one-sixth of the country, now receive food stamps? Defenders of the program typically argue that enrollment rose because we had a horrific recession and unemployment hit the stratosphere. The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) is supposed to kick in to help families hit by economic distress. The program has kept 4.7 million people out of poverty. There's no problem here. And so on. Some conservatives, meanwhile, have emphasized that a big chunk of the increase is due to policy changes by Washington. In 2008, Congress allowed states to relax their standards for who could join the program. (Jobless adults could stay in the program if they lived in high-unemployment areas, for instance.) Then, as part of the 2009 stimulus bill, Congress temporarily boosted food-stamp benefits — the average benefit was $133 per month last year, although that increase expires this November. So which explanation is right? Most evidence suggests that food-stamp enrollment has mainly risen due to the recession — although policy changes have played a smaller role: 1) Back in April 2012, the Congressional Budget Office estimated that about "20 percent of the growth in [food-stamp] spending can be attributed to temporarily higher benefit amounts enacted in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA). The remainder stemmed from other factors, such as higher food prices and lower income among beneficiaries, both of which boost benefits." 2) More recently, economists Peter Ganong and Jeffrey B. Liebman took a fresh look at the question in a NBER working paper and came to similar conclusions. They looked at the historical relationship between food-stamp enrollment and the economy prior to the most recent recession. When unemployment rose, food-stamp use always did too. And the current increase in food-stamp enrollment is in line with this historical pattern. "We find that changes in local unemployment can explain at least two-thirds of the increase in enrollment from 2007 to 2011," they write. Meanwhile, state-level changes that allowed more people to apply for the program explain about 18 percent of the increase. "Total SNAP spending today is 6 percent higher than it would be without these increases in eligibility." (Note that Ganong and Liebman's conclusion jibes with other work done by the U.S. Department of Agriculture and a recent paper by economists Hilary Hoynes and Marianne Bitler. For a dissenting view, see this post by the University of Chicago's Casey Mulligan.) 3) Another question, meanwhile, is why food stamp use hasn't fallen after the recession officially ended in 2009. The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities recently argued that this isn't such a big mystery. Unemployment in the United States is still extremely high. And there are still 47 million Americans living in poverty — the highest number in two decades, according to the Census. What's more, the Congressional Budget Office found that "decreases in [food-stamp] participation typically lagged improvement in the economy by several years." So the current plateau isn't unusual. The Congressional Budget Office expects the number of food-stamp recipients to decline by 14 million, or 30 percent, in the next 10 years as the economy improves: So why does any of this matter? These numbers are relevant to the ongoing debate in Congress over food stamps. House Republicans recently passed a bill that would tighten many of those relaxed eligibility requirements. The GOP's changes would save $40 billion over 10 years and push about 3.8 million people out of the program over the coming year. Republicans, for their part, argue that the changes will give people incentive to get back to work. 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