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Longboat Key firefighter/paramedic Jeff Bullock shook up an ordinary firefighter retirement board meeting Wednesday, Nov. 18, when he insinuated the board never approved methodology changes in 2002 that led to a large, unfunded liability in the town's pension plan.
Bullock, who is also one of the firefighters working to foster a new three-year contract with the town's labor attorney, referred to letters from former state actuary Charles Slavin. Slavin questioned several of the plan's methodology changes and disagreed with a cost-funding change seven years ago that amortized pension liabilities over a 15-year period to a fixed 30-year period.
The state, however, accepted all of the town's valuation reports this summer after the town agreed to pay back more than $21 million in unfunded liabilities over a 20-year period.
But Bullock said he could find nothing in the documents the town has produced that shows the board agreed to make methodology changes seven years ago.
"I respect you want to conserve taxpayer dollars, but if the state wasn't aware of a vote on this decision by board members, your agreement (with the state) is in question," Bullock said.
Bullock produced a list of 17 questions for the actuary and pension board attorney. The questions centered on whether the board had approved methodology changes and asked if the pension plan's liability should be held against the firefighters as they try to broker a new contract.
Town labor attorney Reynolds Allen consistently has told the firefighters in meetings this fall that the town cannot afford to add more money in a new contract, in part because of more than $1 million the town must pay back annually in pension liabilities.
"You can't take your pension deficits and hold that against us for employment benefits," Bullock said. "There is some fiduciary responsibility that should be held accountable if the action that put us in this hole wasn't voted on."
Town Manager Bruce St. Denis and town actuary Brad Heinrichs addressed the concerns.
St. Denis told Bullock that one of the major reasons the firefighter pension's liability increased was because of firefighter salary-and-benefit raises, which drove up the cost of the plan's portfolio.
"Show us what we aren't doing right and we'll address your concerns," said St. Denis, who stated that all issues that Slavin had with the town's pension plan had been resolved.
Heinrichs also said that none of his company's valuation reports or changes is sent to the state for approval until the boards sign off on them.
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Position changes big part of USC success
By Greg Katz
LOS ANGELES -- With spring football launching Tuesday at USC, one of the focal points of Steve Sarkisian's staff will be the evaluation of players with the option for position changes, which could include player movement from offense to defense or vice versa.
The amount of player position movement in the spring could also have an impact on the position options of the incoming freshman class. A case in point would be the highly anticipated arrival this summer of enormously skilled defensive back/wide receiver
Adoree' Jackson
(Gardena, Calif./Serra). Jackson, however, might not be the only entering freshman whose position could be decided by what happens this spring.
If you don't think that correct player evaluation and placement doesn't make a difference, just look back on the recently concluded career of
Devon Kennard
, who came to USC as a highly touted defensive end. In his five years at Troy, Kennard seemed to be constantly changing defensive positions and responsibilities.
After four years of position changes, Devon Kennard finally found his comfort zone in 2013.
From defensive end as a freshman to a middle linebacker in Monte Kiffin's system, Kennard seemed like one big underachieving disappointment. In fact, there were even whispers that he was about to join the long list of overhyped prep stars that couldn't cut it on the collegiate level.
However, it wasn't until Kiffin resigned after the 2012 season and former Trojans defensive coordinator Clancy Pendergast came aboard last spring that Kennard's career was reborn. As an outside linebacker in Pendergast's 5-2 system, Kennard finally developed into the player the Trojans once expected and finished 2013 a second-team All-Pac-12 selection who appears headed for a certain NFL career.
Kennard wasn't the only Trojan last season to flourish under a position change.
Needing to replace former All-Pac-12 center
Khaled Holmes
after the 2012 season, offensive guard
Marcus Martin
was moved to center last spring. The rest is history. Martin, who departed early to enter the 2014 NFL draft, used the position switch to become a 2013 first-team All-Pac-12 selection and is considered the top NFL center prospect in the draft by many.
The highly successful coaches at USC have all had that rare ability to envision players being more productive in locations other than in their original position. Hall of Fame coaches John McKay and John Robinson were remarkably good at taking players whose reputations were at one position and converting them to another one.
One of McKay's most famous player switches was taking a strong-armed quarterback named Hal Bedsole (1961-63) and moving him to wide receiver. Considered big (6-foot-5, 221 pounds) even by today's standards, "Prince Hal" was so prolific a mismatch for smaller defensive backs that he eventually rode his skills right into consensus All-America recognition and eventual entry into the College Football Hall of Fame.
Another McKay's switcheroo was taking a San Fernando High quarterback named Anthony Davis (1972-74) and morphing him into a future consensus All-American tailback. Of course McKay had that luxury because he also had an exceptional incoming freshman class in 1970 which included a legendary prep quarterback by the name of Pat Haden, the Trojans current athletic director.
McKay seemed to love taking prep quarterbacks and re-assigning them to new positions. Two other quarterback switches that come to mind are former Pasadena (Calif.) Blair quarterback Charles Phillips (1972-74) and a former San Mateo (Calif.) Serra signal-caller named Lynn Swann (1971-73). Phillips made the successful transition from prep quarterback to All-American safety. while Swann transitioned into one of football's all-time great wide receivers.
And let's not forget that McKay passed on to Robinson a former Los Angeles Fremont linebacker/fullback named Ricky Bell (1973-76), who used his linebacker toughness and brute strength to become another USC All-America tailback by his senior season.
Robinson continued the successful position reassignments when he recruited a high school quarterback named Marcus Allen (1978-81) out of San Diego Lincoln, turning Allen briefly into a safety, then into a multi-skilled fullback, and finally into a Heisman Trophy-winning tailback.
During his tenure at Troy, Pete Carroll also was no stranger in finding the proper position for a player or a recruit.
Former Trojans All-America linebacker Matt Grootegoed (2001-2004) might have been arguably the greatest prep football player in Orange County (Calif.) history. A quarterback, running back, and safety at Santa Ana (Calif.) Mater Dei, Grootegoed was a jack-of-all-trades and a near master of them all. However, where would he perform at USC?
Carroll began experimenting with Grootegoed's diversity and decided "Groots" had to be on defense. He surprised many when he decided to put the undersized Grootegoed (5-11, 215) at linebacker rather than safety, and all the former prep superstar did was return Carroll's gesture with an All-America and national championship season in 2004.
Successful position changes haven't been confined to legendary USC coaches.
Successful but beleaguered former Trojans head coach Larry Smith once took a lighting quick quarterback out of Hawthorne (Calif.) named Curtis Conway and turned him into an All-America wide receiver and future NFL performer.
Perhaps the best thing that controversial former head coach Lane Kiffin did was make the critical decision regarding the future position of
Marqise Lee
. Lee was touted as a potential NFL defensive back prospect coming out of Gardena (Calif.) Serra until Kiffin switched him to offense. All Lee did was become an All-America receiver and the 2012 Biletnikoff Award winner.
There have been other position switches that have made a significant cardinal and gold difference.
Green Bay Packers
eventually rewarded John Robinson's move of former defensive tackle John Michels (1994-95) to offensive tackle with Michels' first-round selection. And then there were Carroll's brilliant moves of moving former All-American defensive tackle Shaun Cody (2001-2004) from defensive end and former All-American defensive end Kenechi Udeze (2001-03) from defensive tackle.
So now it's Sarkisian and his staff's turn to show their player-evaluating skills. If Trojans history has shown us anything, slotting players into the right positions can be a harbinger of success.


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- The United Nations' Food and Agriculture Organization has reported the cost of meat increased 8.1 percent this past year across the world.
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If you weren't vegetarian before, perhaps it's time to make the switch. Scientists in Japan have now created a way to synthesize "beef steaks" from human feces. The discovery was made after a Tokyo sewage plant approached scientists, asking them if they could figure out a way to utilize all the sewage sludge lying around.


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Icons of Fright's Writing Mixtape, Part FIVE: Rebekah McKendry
Posted by Jerry Smith on September 2, 2014 · Leave a Comment
*Editor's note: For this fifth entry into the Icons of Fright's Writing Mixtape series, we've partnered with Fangoria Magazine/Killer POV's Rebekah McKendry to bring you fright fanatics her go-to jams when it comes to creating various pieces. Check it out and thanks a lot to Rebekah for giving us her list! -Jerry To fill you on […]
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Exploitation Alley: THE HOUSE OF EXORCISM (1974)!!!
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If 1970's possession films aren't your thing, they probably should be. Most of the time they can be downright creepy, often the right amount of cheese, and there's always a chance that you might get surprised with random boobs for no reason at all. Actually, I'm pretty sure that I just explained the film I […]
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I've successfully been harassing the Killer POV crew for a while now about watching the Australian ghost flick, LAKE MUNGO. When I was a sophomore in college, I came across this film at a Family Video store and I knew absolutely nothing about it. The cover art drew me in and I went through a […]
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Icons of Fright's Writing Mixtape, Part Four: Josh Soriano
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I rarely get alone time in my current living situation, which can sometimes make it difficult to get into the proper head space for writing. As an artist, I'm already heavily critical of what I'm working on, so it's helpful to be able to release some anxiety though music. Besides inducing a creative break, music […]
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Our First Times: THE LOST BOYS
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Every once in a while, the Icons of Fright staff all band together to write what we like to call "Icons Firsts", in which we all write about the first times we all experienced watching classic horror films (HALLOWEEN, A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET, THE EVIL DEAD). When it's just one of us writing about […]
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Fright At Home Spotlight: THE SACRAMENT!
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Hitting shelves today, is everything from the Jim Jarmusch vampire flick, ONLY LOVERS LEFT ALIVE and Scream Factory's new Bluray of LEVIATHAN, to the focal point of this Fright At Home article, Ti West's Jonestown-like thriller, THE SACRAMENT. Having already had the chance to check out the Magnet-released disc of THE SACRAMENT, we thought we'd give you […]
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Nothing gets our attention in a horror film quite like a badass. Of course, we often find ourselves rooting for the bad guy (or girl), the random hordes of zombies, or weird objects. (Or is that just me when I watch the Evil Bong movies?) Either way, we can all agree that we love a good […]
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Icons Of Fright's WRITING MIXTAPE, Part Three: Natty
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Everything I do tends to revolve around music. It's mandatory that I reserve about 45 minutes of my day to unwind with some good tunes and headphones. I can't even begin my day right if I don't enjoy music with my morning coffee, so it only makes sense that I HAVE to listen to music while […]
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We also met Fabrizio, the only Italian officer on board, we had a long political conversation with him, he may become part of the NY to Bermuda cruise and if so promises to come over and cook a real Italian dinner , he is from Lago Maggiore.
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The monastery is quite cool thou, I like those Axumite building style, especcially how they finish the ceilings.. one day I'm gonna built a ceiling like that..
Around the monastery there is a little stone village were the priests live.. women are not allowed on top and even the sheeps and cows there are all female.. just in case the monks get really horny I suppose. I wonder how they manage ...
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More progress on the wing. Its going to be sheeted in 3/32" balsa for extra strength. After some discusion we decided that a sharp pull up or turn at 160+mph could create 10 G's of force on the Jet. 10.5lbs x 10 = 105lbs. Thats a lot of weight for some balsa wings to support. Better make it strong. However, I am a little nervouse about the weight, but he assure's me that it will be within its weight limits.
The wing was built with no dihedral. However, the wing tapers up (top is flat) this gives us the same effect as a small amount of dihedral. Besides that, sweeping a wings give the same effect as dihedral. In the pictures you may notice a slight change in the airfoil where the wheels tuck in. This tiny "bump" will ensure that the wheels tuck in nicely without the need for expensive or custom made ultra thin wheels. The tubes you see are paper servo wire tubes. |
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Here's why I choose XPS over HobbyCity: Weight They claim to be 32grams less than the Turnigy 5000s. That's over 3oz of savings with all of them together! Cycles I've also been doing some reading and have found that the XPS batteries typicaly last at least 2x longer before significant performance loss. The Turnigy's are about 1/2 the price, but once you pay for shipping they're about 2/3rds the price. So if the XPS's really do last 2x as long, they'll have paid for themselves. Service I've heard that HC can be hard to deal with at times. But I've delt with XPS at the Arizona Electric Fest and they presented them selves in a friendly, knowledgeable, confident and helpful manner. Hope I made to right choice! -Joshua |
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A made a comparison list for xps and Hyperion cells in a thread of mine and the xps are by far a better choice post 25+26 http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1070119 Pack_cap_cap.85_Cd/Cb_M_M1s_M4s_M8s_M12s_(cap.85/M1s)_$_$1s_Eur_Eur+19%_Eur1s_Eur4s_Eur8s_Eur12s_S+ H If you read the numbers patiently you may do this for your own setup as well. My bad luck is that the 3s1p 2500mAh cells are not available anymore. I really fancied a 12s setup myself. |
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This stylish unit utilizes an efficient LED lighting system to produce a realistic flame along with a clear fire glass look. A fully functional 1500 watt heater provides excellent warmth in small rooms. The Skyline's compact, modern design makes it suitable in nearly any room.
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Thats a nice looking plane. Looks like we are in a new era of 3 channel or more UM planes being produced and with 2.4ghz tech. The price looks good on that for a RTF UM plane. Looks like the 2 channel AH stuff and similar will soon be relegated to the r\c Toys forum. I'm betting that the radio gear in both planes are very similar but not necessarily compatible. |
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I suppose Spektrum would allow someone like HL to make DSM2 equipment if HL wrote a big check to Spektrum with a big number followed by lotsa zeros. And besides that, why would you want everyone to use the same format anyway? It would soon defeat the purpose of 2.4, if someone else could bind to YOUR airplane. Ron |
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Well, IDK, there was a time when the AH planes were useful as anything with real control and a solid radio link was kinda expensive. These days, If you hand a Ember2 to someone with just a little institution, they will more than likely be able to fly it and in no time will be flying like a pro. Most of the AH planes were dicey at best and were actually hard to control and have a "toy" like radio link.. Sure the EPP foam helps keep them in one piece but 3 channel control works even better because you can actually put the plane were you want it.
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Slow Cooked Sweet & Sour Chicken
This is a no-fuss dish is one that we refer to as homemade take-out. It's a bit of an oxymoron I know, but, many of our favorite take out dishes can be prepared in a family-style version at home. This slow cooker chicken isn't breaded and fried, so it's lighter; at the same time it hits all of the same flavor points. In this recipe, I'll give you 3-methods for cooking the vegetables so you can choose which technique suits your schedule and taste the most.
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2 1/2-3 lb boneless skinless chicken, cut into chunks
1 cup pineapple chunks, fresh or canned, drained
1 medium red bell pepper, cut into bite-size pieces
1 medium green bell pepper,cut into bite-size pieces
1 medium onion, thinly sliced
1/2 cup pineapple juice
2/3 cup ketchup
1/3 cup rice wine vinegar
1/3 cup granulated sugar
3 Tbsp soy sauce
3 Tbsp tomato paste
2 Tbsp honey or brown sugar
3 cloves garlic, minced
1 tsp Chinese 5-Spice powder [see cook's note]
1 tsp fresh minced ginger or 1/2 tsp ground ginger
1 tsp red pepper flakes [more or less to taste]
1/2 tsp salt
1/4 tsp black pepper
1/4 cup cornstarch
1/4 cup cold water
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Spray the inside of a 6 quart slow cooker with cooking spray. Arrange the chopped vegetables on the bottom of the slow cooker.
Arrange the chicken and pineapple chunks on top. Whisk together the sauce ingredients. Pour on top of the chicken and pineapple.
Cook on low for 5 hours or until the chicken is fork tender and cooked through. Increase the slow cooker to the high setting. Dissolve the cornstarch in cold water. Whisk into the sauce until thickened. Simmer on high for 10-15 additional minutes. Serve over rice. Yield: 6-8 servings
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a) Cook the chicken and pineapple in the slow cooker with the sauce as directed. Add the vegetables during the last 1 hour of cooking. Thicken the sauce with cornstarch and water per the recipe, before serving.
b) Alternatively, stir-fry the bell peppers and onion in a couple of drizzles of oil in a skillet on the stove-top. Season with salt & black pepper to your taste. Thicken the sauce in the slow cooker per the recipe, then stir in crisp-cooked vegetables just before serving.
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Chinese 5-Spice powder includes; cinnamon, fennel, schezwan peppers, star anise and clove ground into a spice blend. It's readily available on the spice aisle or in the Asian section of most grocery stores.
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Melissa - please double check the thickener measurements!
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The amount is correct. 1/4 cup is the equivalent to 4 Tbsp. If you're concerned, start with 2 Tbsp of each and add as needed.
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Can u please tell me what that delicous looking desert is in square 1 in the top left habd corner of this page??? I would like to make that... Thanks! Sharon
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Sharon, that's my Chocolate Peanut Butter Cup Lasagna. Here's the link: http://www.melissassouthernstylekitchen.com/2013/03/chocolate-peanut-butter-cup-lasagna.html
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Full story... » Business owners think cleanliness of sidewalks is hurting businessSubmitted by Holden Kurwicki on Tue, 09/25/2012 - 6:12pm.READ MORE:
Could the cleanliness of Downtown Wilmington sidewalks be hurting business? One business owner feels that way and says it's time for a change.
Full story... » Replacement refs rankling football fansSubmitted by Katie Harden on Tue, 09/25/2012 - 5:55pm.READ MORE:
Many people are still talking Monday Night Football today because of a controversial call by the NFL's replacement officials.
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"Sherlock Holmes is always a good read."
I have read this book before but now i enjoy listening to audiobooks because my eyes are letting me down.
The narrator was not the best i am sorry to say. He was reading a little too fast and sometimes i had to repeat what i heard before to get it all.


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