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Australia's dairy giant, Fonterra, is accused of covering up research linking milk with autism, schizophrenia, diabetes, and heart disease, according to an internal memo from one of its own researchers. The memo, as presented to the country's High Court, said there is growing evidence that the proteins found in all milk products and milk formulas may be linked to these and other conditions. Earlier studies from the University of Florida found that people with autism and schizophrenia had extremely high levels of BCM-7, a compound produced in milk digestion.
Research Dollars Down the Drain
Six to eight percent of rams try to mate with other male sheep. So, researchers with too much time on their hands have seized on this fact to demonstrate how homosexual behavior is influenced by brain differences. Turns out the sheep in this category have smaller bundles of certain neurons called the sexually dimorphic nucleus, a discovery already found in human studies.
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Scientists have long believed that chimps and humans share 98.5 percent of their genetic material. However, the same researcher whose technique was used to arrive at this figure, Roy Britten, had doubts over time and began investigating. Using more advanced maps of chimp DNA published by Baylor College of Medicine, Britten says the number is now thought to be less than 95 percent.
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In an unprecedented move, a consultant with McDonald's of France warned its customers that there is no reason to "go more than once a week" to its restaurants. The message ran in an advertisement-editorial on childhood obesity in the magazine Femme Actuelle. Not surprisingly, a spokesman for McDonald's in the United States said the company did not agree.
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Alberto-Culver, the world's biggest-selling beauty product manufacturer, has announced that its ban on animal testing—a policy the company says has been in place for a decade—has officially been made permanent.
Europe Bans Antibiotics in Animal Feed
The European Union Council of Ministers has voted to phase out the use of antimicrobial growth promoters in food animals from 2006.
HRT Makes the Short List
Hormone replacement therapy has arrived. On the carcinogen list, that is, as published by the U.S. government's National Toxicology Program. Once marked as the answer to heart disease and osteoporosis, HRT now joins the likes of heterocyclic amines, chemical dyes, and other cancer-causing compounds.
Adios, Ronald!
When McDonald's announced plans to open shop in historic Oaxaca City, Mexico, it didn't bargain for the protest that would be led by local artist Francisco Toledo. Posting "No McDollars" signs all over the city and gathering 10,000 signatures, Toledo convinced city council members that allowing fast-food restaurants in would damage the cultural, social, and historical identity of the townspeople.
More Bull from the Beef Industry
Last fall, the beef industry laid it on a little thick at the American Dietetic Association annual convention, sponsoring a booth, seminars, special events, and, of course, a beefy dinner. Its main message? That lean beef is somehow low in fat and cholesterol. It then invited more than 50 nutrition professionals to a West Virginia resort to hear why eating beef is a good idea.


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Completely updated/rewritten 11/2012 Welcome to cold season in Portland. Hot Pot City is a constant for many of us, especially in the chilly, gray winter months in Portland. It's warm, it's soothing, it's steamy – perfect medicine for the colds and stuffed sinuses that our climate seems to … [Read more...]
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In 2011, the Ringside Fish House opened downtown, on the second floor of the Fox Tower. The space had previously housed Ringside Steakhouse during their extensive remodel. It overlooks Director's Park, and in the evening when the shades go up, it's fun to watch the lights dance through the glass canopy, occasionally … [Read more...]
Review: Genoa Restaurant
I'm going to assume that you know the history of Genoa, and its status as a Portland institution slowly sliding over the years as the restaurant began to be seen as a staid, old-fashioned relic of a time gone by. It closed in November 2008, changed owners, was completely remodeled, and reopened exactly a year … [Read more...]
Review: Nel Centro
On a cool evening a few months ago, I sat with friends on the patio at Nel Centro. Three fire pits allowed heat to drift across our table. The flames, reflected in window after window of the hotel, were sometimes three layers deep. Sheltered from the transit mall, it was a little oasis. Vines climbed nearby walls, the … [Read more...]
Review: El Gaucho Steakhouse
To many, El Gaucho epitomizes what a steakhouse should be. It feels sophisticated. The atmosphere is formal, the lighting dim and romantic, and lots of dark wood provides a backdrop to tinkling stemware and white linens. Live jazz wafts from the background as tuxedo-clad waiters scurry by with carts for tableside … [Read more...]
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How We See It: UA Trustees Put Trust In Chancellor
Posted: February 6, 2014 at 5 a.m.
WHAT 'S THE POINT ? The University of Arkansas trustees adopt a policy to comply with state law. We're not that impressed. "It is vital in a democratic society that public business be performed in an open and public manner so that the electors shall be advised of the performance of public officials and of the decisions that are reached in public activity and in making public policy. Toward this end, the chapter is adopted, making it possible for them or their representatives to learn and to report fully the activities of their public officials." — STATEMENT OF LEGISLATIVE INTENT, ARKANSAS FREEDOM OF INFORMATION, ADOPTED IN 1967 The University of Arkansas board has spoken: Long live the chancellor.
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Yes: System may lose its pre-eminence within five years
The University of California is in the midst of the most severe crisis in its history. In little more than a century, it has become the best public university system in the world. UC attracts enormous amounts of outside money to the state. UC San Diego, for example, ranks fifth in the country (and first in the UC system) in federal research expenditures.
Fifteen UCSD faculty members have won Nobel Prizes. Their ideas, and those of hundreds of other UCSD professors, have saved lives, created new industries, educated thousands of talented students who have gone on to enrich our society and culture. Last year, the economic impact of UCSD on our economy was some $4.6 billion, contrasted with a state contribution to our budget of $335 million. If present trends continue, however, UC will lose its pre-eminence within five years, and will be spiraling toward mediocrity. How has this come to pass?
State support for UC has been declining steadily for almost two decades. Between 1990 and 2008, it fell by 40 percent per student. Some of the difference was made up by the regrettable means of increasing student fees. In the midst of the worst economic crisis since World War II, the state has abruptly cut funding by a further 20 percent. Faculty and staff hiring at UCSD has been frozen. As our campus tries to cope with a draconian fiscal environment, campus chairs have been told that no faculty leaving in the next five years will be replaced. That will shrink our permanent faculty numbers by nearly a quarter, from 857 to 664. The ratio of students to faculty will rise to 40 to 1, a far cry from the 18.5 to 1 ratio the university once provided.
Faculty salaries were already 20 percent below those at comparable universities before the crisis, and have now been cut by an additional 8 percent through a furlough program. At some point, the temptations to leave become overwhelming for the best of our faculty. Major universities elsewhere, particularly private universities, will swoop in and cherry pick the best professors. They have already begun to do so.
So what? More than 10 percent of Californians are unemployed. Many others fear for their jobs, and they too have endured pay cuts and furloughs. Why should the University of California be spared? Of course, UC must adjust its budget, as everyone else is being forced to do. But the disproportionate cuts that have been visited upon UC are wreaking havoc on our ability to provide an extraordinary education to students at a price they can afford. We train the highly skilled work force, many with advanced degrees, that drives California's economy. Apple, Intel, Sun Microsystems and MySpace were all co-founded by people holding undergraduate or graduate degrees from UC. At the end of the Cold War, San Diego lost most of its defense related jobs. They were replaced by high-paying jobs in the biotech and high-tech sectors — the Qualcomms, the Hybritechs and their smaller counterparts. The same holds true throughout the state. And UC can rightly claim the lion's share of the credit for these developments.


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Discussion in 'Memorabilia' started by vslyke, Sep 30, 2008.
For more NPNs, next time you buy a pack of cards, read the back, the fine print
Thanks. I don't buy packs anymore. But interesting. I just feel like most do, that the pack while more fun, almost costs as much money as just buying the cards you are looking for on e-bay. So why even bother buying a pack only to be dissappointed. But the NPN thing is a nice deal if true.
I had my doubts as well. Needless to say, those are long gone.
I registered with them & signed up for 8 different football card NPN's. Only took 5 minutes,seemed crazy not to.
I did too.
I buy some packs. Heck everytime I go to my local store I pick up the same pack of Press Pass rookies. 2.99....a pack. I have about half the set. But no titans..lol. Some nice ones though. Got a Felix Jones/Mcfadden one that is nice.


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Many plans are currently under way for the 2012 GALS Fan/Charitable Convention
As most of you know, our auction and/or raffle to raise funds for
The Shade Tree Shelter and Angels of East Africa
is ONE of the highlights of the Convention.
We are compiling items for "gift baskets" and "stand alone" items which will be raffled and auctioned off at the convention.
(Anyone who witnessed last year's raffle will tell you this part of the convention is a blast!)
Anything that can be wrapped and ribboned will be appreciated ...
Movie gift certificates, CD's, DVD's, Gift cards etc. ...
The items do NOT have to be "Gerry-related."
Got a boss that may be willing to donate funds for us to purchase the makings of a basket?
GREAT! GALS Charitable Foundation is a 501©(3) tax-exempt organization.
We can get him/her a receipt allowing them to write-off the tax deduction!!
(We're glad to help get them a write-off in these tough economic times! )
Please send your generous donations to:
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Cheryl Simmons (Paisleyscot)
3890 SE Union Street
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I already have some items pulled together and will be sending them along when the box is nice and full!! Lots of Gerry movies here at extremely low prices... if there are any left, I'll throw some in as well!!
Ciao all!
Veronica xoxo
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I Would love to Donate cosmetics from my Cosmetic line. Can We donate Services?!
Cosmetics would be great!
As for services, we have people coming from all over the us and even abroad. Services need to be something that could be used anywhere
Thanks so much!
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I'd love to donate, can I donate my services as webdesigner and webdeveloper?
Hi Dana and
I think we could put something together. From one graphic designer to another... You could right up a gift certificate for your services, include on certificate what the services are for and how much you're willing to provide.
Thanks Dana and welcome aboard!
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I have at least two baskets going. I will most likely be doing some other things as well...can't wait 'til June!!!
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I wont have the timescale to do a new Gerry cross stitch for this years convention as I had planned, however I will be sending one of my own from my personal collection, hope you like him. I have checked on the Gals that visit my artwork thread and they seemed to like him and I will sign him if he's acceptable. he is pretty big.
If he is suitable, I will send him off to Susan ASAP if this is ok.
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Posted 13 February 2012 - 04:18 PM
June that's a gorgeous cross stitch and out of your personal collection too!
June and Veronica
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Hi Guys
I wont have the timescale to do a new Gerry cross stitch for this years convention as I had planned, however I will be sending one of my own from my personal collection, hope you like him. I have checked on the Gals that visit my artwork thread and they seemed to like him and I will sign him if he's acceptable. he is pretty big.
If he is suitable, I will send him off to Susan ASAP if this is ok.
June: I am sure this is more than OK for the Convention! This Gerry is gorgeous! Bet he will raise some $$$ for charity! You are such a generous GAL for sharing your art.
Susan: I will be sending some items soon. Not sure what yet but I am getting things together now.
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I'm also planning a few more goodies for the basket.... now, if only the DVD would come out before the convention!!!
This is so exciting!!!
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The facts are that:
1. They have not tried to sell it for a reasonable price,
2. They have not actively marketed it,
3. That they have not made attempts to apply for grants that would fund the restoration of the building,
4. That there is free city parking steps away from this lot in all directions already,
and the big one is...
5. That they already use the lot for parking!!
How many spaces are they going to gain by knocking the building down?
Just because a property owner neglects to care for a contributing historic building in a nationally listed historic district, does not give them the right to tear it down.


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Restructuring hiring and promotion procedures to reduce bias and encourage diversity, particularly the training of search committees, deans, and department chairs to recognize and reduce bias in hiring, evaluation and promotion.
Establishing programs to provide mentoring and support to women and other underrepresented groups.
Changing the context of test-taking to eliminate stereotype threat.
Continued or enhanced funding of research into social and institutional structures and field testing of methods to reduce bias and stereotype threat.
A complete summary of the presentations, including figures and references, is presented in the next section. That is followed by the papers of several of the convocation speakers and the abstracts of the research posters presented at the meeting.
In addition to this workshop report, based on the information presented at the Convocation and other research that the study committee gathers, the committee will issue a consensus report presenting conclusions and recommendations (see http://www.nap.edu/catalog/11741.html). Several convocation participants emphasized that greater workforce diversity will strengthen the American scientific enterprise and that universities and other institutions can do much to improve the opportunities for female and minority scientists to succeed in academic science.


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The Wheeler Lake Watershed is located in Middle Tennessee and Alabama. The Tennessee portion includes parts of Franklin, Giles, Lawrence and Lincoln Counties. It drains approximately 2,876 square miles, 236 of which are in Tennessee, and empties to the Tennessee River. There are 26 rare plant and animal species in the Tennessee portion of the Wheeler Lake Watershed.
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|Nickname(s): Hydrangeas' Garden
Geographical subdivisions of Rio Grande do Sul. Gramado is highlighted with red.
|Coordinates: 29°24′17″S 50°52′35″W / 29.40472°S 50.87639°W
|Rio Grande do Sul
|December 15, 1954
|• Mayor
|Nestor Tissot
|• Total
|237 km2 (92 sq mi)
|850 m (2,790 ft)
|Population (2007)[1]
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|133.6/km2 (346/sq mi)
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|Gramado, Rio Grande do Sul
Gramado is a municipality and small tourist town, southeast of Caxias do Sul and east of Nova Petrópolis in the southern Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul, in the Serra Gaúcha region. The town was originally settled by Azorean descendants and later received a contingent of German and Italian immigrants. Gramado is one of the towns along the scenic route known as Rota Romântica (Romantic Route).
Gramado was originally settled in 1875 by Portuguese immigrants. Five years later, the first German immigrants arrived and these were followed shortly after by Italian immigrants from the Italian settlements in Caxias do Sul.
In 1913, the town seat was moved to Linha Nova, the location of the present-day town center. At this time, Gramado was an unincorporated township within the municipality of Taquara. A railway arrived in Gramado in 1921, boosting the local economy. Gramado officially became a village in 1937, when Gramado was already known as a summer holiday resort. Gramado became a municipality on December 15, 1954 by force of State Act 2,522.[2]
Politics and Government[edit]
Gramado Government is in a strong mayor-council government model, as set forth by the Brazilian Constitution of 1988. Elections for both mayoral and legislative offices are held every fourth year. The Mayor may seek reelection once, while Councilmen have no restriction on terms they may serve.
Executive Branch[edit]
Executive powers are held by the Mayor of Gramado, who appoints a Cabinet, the heads of several municipal bodies and members of the Planning Commission. The current Mayor is Nestor Tissot[3] (PP) elected in 2008. The current Deputy Mayor is Luia Barbacovi.[4]
The city is in a mountain range, averaging 850 meters above sea level.
Open spaces[edit]
Gramado has several green areas, the most important are Black Lake, Communications Square, Knorr Park, Orchard Park, Major Nicoletti Square and, Roses Square.
Lago Negro[edit]
Lago Negro (Black Lake) is the most known, visited green area of Gramado. It was created[5] in 1953 by Leopoldo Rosenfeld on an area it was the biggest woods of the Hydrangeas' Region, this very area had been destroyed by fire in 1942. It was named after Good Rest Valley (Vale do Bom Retiro) before fire.
A creek was dammed up to create[6] a U-shaped lake. Rosenfeld imported pine seedlings from Black Forest in Germany to be planted all around the newly formed lake's rim.
Lago Negro is a mile away from Town Hall. There is a boathouse, working daily from 8:30 AM to 7:00 PM, concession stands and a small craftsmen fair nearby.
The climate is maritime temperate with mild summer (Cfb, according to the Köppen climate classification). The summers are not hot, with temperatures that commonly do not exceed 30°C (86°F). Winters are cool, and temperatures fall below 0°C (32°F) sometimes, with relatively frequent frosts and uncommon snowfalls.
Culture and tourism[edit]
- Festival de Gramado, a major South American film festival and Gramado's most important event;
- Hydrangeas blossoming in late spring;
- Natal Luz, Xmas festival, the largest in Brazil.
Sister cities[edit]
Gramado has 5 sister cities[7]
- "Gramado, história de uma terra e seu povo ." Inema - Seu site de aventuras. 8 Sep 2006 <http://inema.com.br/mat/idmat030671.htm>.
- "História." City Brazil. 8 Sep 2006 <http://www.citybrazil.com.br/rs/gramado/historia.htm>.
- ^ a b "Gramado." RESUMO ESTATÍSTICO RS - Municípios. Fundação de Economia e Estatística. 9 Sep 2006 <http://www.fee.rs.gov.br/sitefee/pt/content/resumo/pg_municipios_detalhe.php?municipio=Gramado>.
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Quarterly Report: 2012, July - September (Q1), Kasaan
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Community Sanitation Overview:
The City of Kasaan is located on the east side of Prince of Wales Island and is connected by gravel road to the island's other communities. Water for the community is derived from an infiltration gallery (impoundment) at Linkum Creek. The water is then treated at the city's Class 1 treatment facility and piped to all homes in the core area. All of these homes utilize individual septic tanks and 95% are fully plumbed. The city collects and deposits refuse weekly at the Thorne Bay landfill. Electricity is provided by Alaska Power and Telephone Company.
RUBA Status & Activities This Qtr:
Kasaan's mayor, city clerk, and bookkeeper each successfully completed the RUBA 32-hour Financial Management for Rural Utilities Training course in Ketchikan August 15-19. The city clerk also participated in notary public training in Craig on September 30 organized by RUBA staff. In addition to these trainings, RUBA staff assisted the city in fully codifying its code of ordinances, transferring its budget to electronic format, organizing a municipal elections timeline, drafting a regional waste management ordinance, adopting a Village Public Safety Officer (VPSO) advisory vote resolution, and writing a federal income tax exemption letter to a communications company to reduce its monthly utility credit card service payments. Further, RUBA staff advised the city on utility subsidies to the local church this quarter and provided information on the Bureau of Indian Affairs' Indian Reservation Roads Program ahead of an updated memorandum of agreement between the city and the local tribe.
RUBA Activities for the Coming Qtr:
RUBA staff is scheduled to travel to Kasaan on October 11 to participate in a city council workshop to further amend the city's utilities, personnel, elections, and administration titles of the city's municipal code. Kasaan currently meets all of the RUBA assessment's essential indicators and nearly all of its sustainable indicators. Nonetheless, RUBA staff will continue to offer assistance and training opportunities to the city's utility staff to maintain to ensure sustainability of Kasaan's sanitation systems. RUBA staff will also work further with the city's utility operator and Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium (ANTHC) staff to compile a critical spare parts list for the utility.
Essential Indicators:
26 of 26
Sustainable Indicators:
25 of 27
Total Score:
51 of 53
Essential Indicators
All revenues and expenses for the utility are listed in the utility budget.
The utility has adopted a balanced realistic budget.
Monthly financial reports are prepared and submitted to the policy making board.
The utility is current in paying all water/wastewater electric bills.
The utility has on hand a year's adequate fuel supply or it has a financial plan to purchase an adequate supply.
The utility is receiving revenues (user fees or other sources) sufficient to cover operating expenses.
Sustainable Indicators
The utility is receiving revenues (user fees or other sources sufficient to cover operating expenses and Repair & Replacement (R) costs.
YTD revenues are at a level equal to or above those budgeted.
YTD expenditures are at a level equal to or below those budgeted.
A monthly manager's report is prepared.
Budget amendments are completed and adopted as necessary.
Finances Comments
The city adopted its FY12 budget by non-code ordinance on June 22, 2011. The budget includes utility department revenues and expenses as part of the overall city operating budget and allocates appropriate funds for supplies, equipment, fuel, payroll, travel, and certain facility expenses. It does not, however, include a capital replacement fund, though the community has adequate savings for unexpected repairs. While the FY12 budget realistically considers all costs associated with operating the water treatment facility, revenue generated from user fees is not sufficient to cover these costs. Rather, the city elected to subsidize the water utility by folding nearly $54,000 in FY12 cost overruns into the overall city budget. The city's FY11 budget remained balanced throughout the fiscal year and resulted in a prior-year cash balance of $124,682.61 for FY12. The city council has adopted budget amendments whenever adjustments to the original plan have been required. The mayor, who also serves as the utility manager, delivers both written and verbal financial reports to the city council at its monthly meetings. RUBA staff reviewed three months of these written reports and found that they include a current balance sheet as well as a year-to-date budget vs. actual profit and loss statement. The city clerk states that the reports have been effective in clearly outlining to council members the utility's financial position. A written 'Public Works Report' is also provided to the council each month which details the amount of water produced by the treatment facility, the amount of fuel and chemicals used, and a breakdown of the operator's work hours. Electricity in Kasaan is provided by the Alaska Power and Telephone Company. RUBA staff has reviewed all five of the city's electricity accounts, including the water treatment facility account, and found that all payments are current and include Power Cost Equalization (PCE) credits. The community also has a city-owned bulk fuel facility, which is comprised of propane, gasoline, and diesel storage tanks. The city receives fuel deliveries every one to three months from Petro Marine in Craig and then retails this fuel to community members on a 'break even' basis. Adequate funds have been allocated in the city budget to purchase fuel as needed.
Accounting Systems
Essential Indicators
The utility has adopted a collection policy and actively follows it.
The utility bills customers on a regular basis.
An accounts receivable system is in place which tracks customers and reports past due accounts and amounts.
An accounts payable system is in place.
The payroll system correctly calculates payroll and keeps records.
A cash receipt system is in place that records incoming money and how it was spent.
The utility has a cash disbursement system that records how money was spent.
Sustainable Indicators
A chart of accounts is used that identifies categories in a reasonable, usable manner.
Monthly bank reconciliations have been completed for all utility accounts.
The utility has a purchasing system that requires approval prior to purchase, and the approval process compares proposed purchases to budgeted amounts.
Accounting Systems Comments
The city has 29 customers receiving sanitation services. Those customers are divided into three categories with the following uniform flat rates: -Residential: $60 per month for water and $20 per month for garbage collection -Senior Residential: $40 per month for water and $13.75 per month for garbage collection -Commercial: $70 per month for water and $20 per month for garbage collection These rates are set and adjusted by the city council through resolution in accordance with the rules set forth in Title 7 of the City of Kasaan Code of Ordinances. Along with rate setting procedures and customer class definitions, Title 7 outlines utility billing procedures, results of delinquency, discontinuance of service, and all other utility-related ordinances. Utility bills are mailed to customers during the first week of the month of service. Statements include the customer's name and address, the amount due for water and garbage services, previous statement balances, late fees, total amounts owed, terms, and the due date. Bills are considered due upon receipt and all bills not paid by the next billing cycle are considered delinquent, unless a written agreement has been made with the city clerk or the bookkeeper establishing a different due date. At the time of assessment, utility customers could pay their bills either by mail or in person at the city hall. However, the city is considering adopting a credit card payment option in the coming months. Customer payments are recorded in a carbon copy receipt book that notes the customer's name and address, the date, the payment amount, what the payment was for, the form of payment, and who the payment was received by. Payment information is then recorded in a computerized system using QuickBooks accounting software. The software can clearly identify which customers are current in their payments and which are 30 days, 60 days, or 90 days delinquent. Delinquent bills are automatically subject to a two dollar 'late payment charge.' Customers who remain delinquent for ten days are to have their water service disconnected until payment is made in full. By actively enforcing its adopted collection policies, the city has maintained a collection rate average of over 90% each month. In addition to its accounts receivable system, the city uses QuickBooks software in its accounts payable and payroll systems. The utility's purchasing system starts with utility staff obtaining a numbered purchase order form. That purchase order number is matched to a separate 'Purchase Order Register' which records the form number, the date, the vendor, the department, the name of staff requesting the purchase, and a description of the items being purchased. The mayor reviews the purchase request, verifies funding availability, issues approval, and allocates the purchase to a specific account, as outlined in the city's chart of accounts. All approved purchases and accounts payable are then recorded in the QuickBooks software. The city's bookkeeper reconciles bank accounts on a monthly basis. RUBA staff has reviewed recent bank statements and found that reconciliations are indeed current.
Tax Problems
Essential Indicators
The utility has a system to accurately calculate, track, and report payroll tax liabilities.
The utility is current on filing tax reports.
The utility is current on making tax deposits.
If there are any past due tax liabilities or recorded tax liens, a lien release has been issued or a repayment agreement has been signed and repayments are current.
Tax Problems Comments
The City of Kasaan uses QuickBooks Pro to calculate, track, and report payroll liabilities and makes electronic payments using the Electronic Federal Tax Payment System (EFTPS). The Internal Revenue Service's Taxpayer Advocacy Office has confirmed that Kasaan is current in its federal tax reports and filings. The Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce Development confirmed on September 8, 2011 that all state tax payments are current as well. There are no past tax liabilities or liens against the city.
Personnel System
Essential Indicators
The utility has a posted workers compensation insurance policy in effect.
Sustainable Indicators
The utility has adopted and uses a Personnel Policy, which has been reviewed by an attorney, AML or Commerce for topics and language.
The utility has adequate written job descriptions for all positions.
The utility has adopted and follows a written personnel evaluation process that ties the job description to the evaluation.
The utility has an adequate written hiring process.
The utility has personnel folders on every employee that contain at least: I-9, Job Application and Letter of Acceptance.
The utility has a probationary period for new hires that includes orientation, job training/oversight, and evaluations.
The utility provides training opportunities to staff as needed and available.
Personnel System Comments
All city employees are covered by an Alaska Municipal League Joint Insurance Association (AMLJIA) workers' compensation insurance policy. That policy is effective from July 1, 2011 until July 1, 2012 and covers work-related accidents and occupational diseases up to the Alaska statutory limits for each occurrence. Proof of coverage and Equal Opportunity information are posted in all areas of employment, including the city hall, the post office, the city shop, and the water treatment plant. RUBA staff verified that the city is current in its payments to AMLJIA and that adequate funds have been allocated in the city budget for payments over the remainder of the fiscal year. On April 12, 2011, the city adopted the 'City of Kasaan Employee Handbook.' This handbook was compiled with the assistance of AMLJIA staff and covers a broad range of topics, such as nature of employment, employee conduct, immigration law compliance, conflicts of interest, hiring practices, personnel files, job descriptions, benefits, leave, pay, travel, training, work conditions, and discipline. The handbook must be read, acknowledged, and signed by all city employees. Hiring practices and the employment of city council members are further detailed in Kasaan's municipal code. In accordance with these established policies, the city conducts employee evaluations at the end of a 90-day probationary period for new employees and then annually for established employees. Evaluations are documented on standardized employee evaluation forms which adjudicate job knowledge, quality of work, work output, attitudes and relationships, initiative and reliability, leadership, accomplishment of goals, and a list of future goals of employment. Each section is rated as either 'Outstanding,' 'Satisfactory,' or 'Not meeting job expectations.' RUBA staff verified that evaluations, Employment Eligibility Verification Form I-9s, W-4s, work release authorizations, and all other necessary documentation are included in confidential personnel files. These files are kept in a secure filing cabinet with limited access in the mayor's office. The city continues to budget for and provide training opportunities to utility staff as needed and available. The mayor, two council members, and the city clerk recently attended a 32-hour RUBA Elected Officials course that was held in Klawock from March 7-11, 2011. The mayor, city clerk, and bookkeeper all completed the 32-hour RUBA Financial Management for Rural Utilities training course in Ketchikan August 15-19. The city clerk also attended the 24-hour Introduction to QuickBooks course in Juneau April 11-15 and a notary public training in Craig on September 30.
Organizational Management
Essential Indicators
The entity that owns the utility is known; the entity that will operate the utility is set.
The policy making body is active in policy making of the utility.
The policy making body enforces utility policy.
The utility has an adequately trained manager.
The utility has an adequately trained bookkeeper.
The utility has an adequately trained operator or operators.
The utility has adopted the necessary ordinances (or rules and regulations) necessary to give it the authority to operate.
Sustainable Indicators
The utility has adopted an organizational chart that reflects the current structure.
The policy making body meets as required.
The utility complies with the open meeting act for all meetings.
Organizational Management Comments
The City of Kasaan owns and operates the community's water and bulk fuel utilities. Ordinances giving the city the necessary authority to operate these facilities are contained in Title 7 of the City of Kasaan Code of Ordinances. The seven-member city council is the city's governing authority and the utilities' policy-making body. The council holds regular meetings as required by Alaska Statutes Title 29 on the second Tuesday of each month and holds additional work sessions when required. To comply with Alaska's Open Meetings Act, the city consistently posts notice of each council meeting at least five days in advance at the city hall, the Organized Village of Kasaan tribal office, and the library. Each notice indicates the type of meeting to be held, as well as its location, date, and time. The council is active in policy making of the utility, as evidenced in the six months of meetings minutes reviewed by RUBA staff. These minutes show that financial and public works reports are regularly provided to and reviewed by the council and that ordinances and resolutions amending utility policy are adopted as necessary. Since September of 2010, the city has made it a priority to review and update its code of ordinances by addressing such issues as abandoned vehicle policy, mission statements, records retention schedules, city official compensation, fee schedules, municipal acts, garbage services, and water utility services. The manager for the sanitation utilities is the city mayor, Audrey Escoffon. The mayor has broad experience as a former business owner and associate of the Kasaan Bay water shed. She also recently completed the 32-hour RUBA organizational and financial management courses, attended a portion of the 32-hour RUBA Elected Officials course, and is planning on taking the remainder of the utility management course series to become a certified utility manager in the next two years. The bookkeeper, Peggy Staton, is responsible for the maintenance of the books for all community services. Ms. Staton has been in the position since 2009 and has over 40 years of bookkeeping experience. She has completed several QuickBooks training sessions, completed the RUBA 32-hour Financial Management for Rural Utilities training, and has worked as a bookkeeper for the United States Forest Service and the City of Thorne Bay. Terry West is the city clerk and also serves as the utility clerk. Ms. West began working for the City of Kasaan in October 2010 has significant bookkeeping experience as well. As noted in the 'Personnel System' section, Ms. West attended a 24-hour Introduction to QuickBooks course in Juneau April 11-15, the 32-hour Financial Management for Rural Utilities training in Ketchikan August 15-19, a notary public training on September 30, and travelled to Seattle this summer for additional clerk training. Two city employees operate this system and hold the following endorsements and Continued Education Units (CEUs): Michael Escoffon Water Treatment, Level 1 - Expires 12/31/2012, CEUs not yet met Water Distribution, Provisional - Expires 12/31/2011, CEUs not yet met Robert Baker Water Treatment, Provisional - Expires 12/31/2012, CEUs not yet met Water Distribution, Provisional - Expires 12/31/2011, CEUs not yet met Michael Escoffon, the utility's lead operator, also attended the Alaska Rural Water Association's 'Prince of Wales Drinking Water Source Assessment and Protection Workshop' on May 13, 2008, as well as the NTL Alaska, Inc. 'Alaska Water Treatment Systems Class' in Ketchikan August 27-30, 2007. The other water operator, Robert Baker, successfully completed the 32-hour RUBA Elected Officials course in Klawock March 7-11, 2011. The city has adopted an organizational chart that clearly indicates the levels of authority between city staff.
Operation of Utility
Essential Indicators
The utility operator(s) are actively working towards necessary certification.
The utility has a preventative maintenance plan developed for the existing sanitation facilities.
Sustainable Indicators
The manager receives a monthly O&M report from the utility operator and routinely "spot checks" the facilities to see that the maintenance items are being completed.
The utility has a safety manual and holds safety meetings.
Utility facilities have not suffered any major problems/outages due to management issues that are unresolved.
The utility is operating at the level of service that was proposed.
The operator provides status reports to the manager on a routine basis.
The utility has completed and distributed its "Consumer Confidence Report".
The utility is not on the "Significant Non-Complier" (SNC) list.
The utility maintains an inventory control list.
The utility maintains a critical spare parts list.
Operation of Utility Comments
The operators' certifications meet the requirements of the State of Alaska's Department of Environmental Conservation (ADEC), Division of Water. Robert Baker's water treatment provisional endorsement will be advanced to a Level 1 certificate after 1950 hours of on-the-job experience. Utility staff have also participated in the Alaska Municipal League Joint Insurance Association's safety and risk reduction program. As outlined in the 'Organizational Management' section, both operators continue to receive additional training whenever possible. The utility operators consult with the utility manager on a regular basis and provide both verbal and written status reports to the city council each month. The written reports are simple, logical, standardized fill-in-the-blank forms that allow the operators to report on a given set of issues. The reports include water treatment and consumption information, fuel consumption figures, staff hours worked, any complaints by utility customers, identified problems, problems that have been resolved, and preventative maintenance tasks to be completed. Staff report that the utility is operating at the proposed level of service and has not suffered any major problems or outages due to management issues. The utility is also not listed on the Environmental Protection Agency's Significant Non-Compliance (SNC) list. Consumer Confidence Reports (CCRs) are completed and distributed as required by the Safe Drinking Water Act and state regulations. The most recent CCR for 2010 was distributed to utility customers in the spring of 2011 and detailed the source of Kasaan's water supply, the level of contaminants, precautions to be taken before drinking, and other information to properly inform the community of the water's quality and safety. The utility has adopted a 'Safety Policy and Handbook' and holds formal monthly safety meetings. The safety handbook is extensive and includes information on fire prevention, emergency action plans, hazard communication, machine safeguarding, lockout/tagout, materials handling, personal protective equipment, electrical safety, confined spaces, blood borne pathogens, and numerous other safety-related topics. The monthly safety meetings are documented on forms provided by AMLJIA which record the date, training topics discussed, materials reviewed, and employees present. RUBA staff reviewed three months of these forms and found that the mayor, the bookkeeper, the city clerk, and both utility operators attended each meeting. The utility does not maintain a critical spare parts list. Some critical supplies and tools are kept on hand, but, due to the community's remote location and dependence on air and ferry service, the collection of spare parts on hand may be inadequate to prevent a service outage. The utility manager has acknowledged the need to compile a critical spare parts list and will work with the operators, RUBA staff, and engineers with the Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium (ANTHC) to have one developed.
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get twenty wickets and so preferred what seemed the safer option-someone who would give him 30 steady overs. Maybe this is the outcome of the matches in Johannesburg and Wellington where his bowlers let him down, maybe that wound was still fresh, but by his actions, Dhoni betrayed his real feelings. As we all do in life I guess!
Aaron was incisive at Manchester. And he was erratic. But the opening for India, through the wickets of Cook, Ballance and Moeen, all achieved through pace, was provided by him. Maybe Umesh Yadav would have been similarly successful but India preferred two medium pacers to him. Neither Ishwar Pandey nor Pankaj Singh will ever win you a test match overseas but they are so typically Indian seamers; people India are comfortable picking. We keep falling into the dangerous safety net.
In limited overs cricket, where there are two end points to an innings, wickets and overs, Dhoni's holding style works well. If you can consume overs for few runs, a style he used wonderfully with Yuvraj Singh in the World Cup, you can still win. But you need the more adventurous fellows in test cricket because 3-70 from 14 overs is better than 0-40 from 15 (unless of course the others are taking wickets!).
Also, in overseas conditions, the pitch is no longer India's friend. A third or fourth day track in India is often the spinner's accomplice. You do a bit and the pitch does a bit and together you win. In Australia, or South Africa, or on pitches like in Southampton or Manchester, the pitch tests your friendship. You need to put in more to get out more.
Dhoni could well argue that if his batsmen give him 150 and 160 there is little any captain can do. But I wonder sometimes, and this is just thinking aloud, if the way the batsmen bat is also a reflection of what is in their mind. But that is for another day!
I will watch Dhoni carefully at the Oval.


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"Deep relaxation is a state where there is no movement, no effort & the brain is quiet"
There is no point starting a meditation practice unless you are able to get your body into a relaxed state. That was the statement Dr Ian Gawler shared at an (excellent) one day workshop I attended on meditation.
Dr Ian Gawler (a 30 year cancer survivor and well known promoter of meditation as a healing tool) explained that a daily muscle relaxation ritual, is the perfect stepping stone for settling and preparing a restless mind, and restless body for meditation.
Or as B.K.S Iyengar (leading world expert on Iyengar yoga) shares in his book Light on Life "Meditation is not going to remove stress. Meditation is only possible when one has already achieved a certain 'stressless" state. To be stressless, the brain must already be calm and cool. By learning how to relax the brain, one can begin to remove stress"
So perhaps the secret to a rewarding meditation practice is not the style you choose nor how you go about doing it, but more importantly, relaxing the brain (which will relax the body) or relaxing your muscles (which will relax the brain). Master relaxation and you are well on your way to a rewarding meditation practice. Sounds good to me.
Relax your brain:
Following are the wise words by Mr Iyengar from his book Light on Life which shares a few simple ways we can relax our brain in day to day life.
Relaxation means release of unnecessary muscular tension in your body. Focus on relaxing not clenching. This relaxes the brain as well as the body. You must relax the neck and head. Think of your skin. Keep the back skin of your neck passive and the tongue soft, then there is no tension in the brain.
As you learn how to relax the tongue and throat, you know how to relax the brain, because there is a connection between the tongue and the throat and the brain. Do not clench your teeth or else you will be "clenching" your brain. Also know that tenseness of the eyes affects the brain. These things you can notice when sitting in your office working.
Focus on relaxing not clenching and you'll be relaxing the brain for a rewarding meditation practice.
Relax your muscles:
Dr. Ian Gawler teaches progressive muscle relaxation as a way of preparing for meditation. It follows a simple rhythm of contracting the muscles and then relaxing them, starting with the feet and then moving up through each significant muscles group of the body.
He has used this exercise successively in his cancer programs and retreats for 30 years. Dr. Gawler believes it gives you a direct experience of what tense and relaxed muscles feel like.
There is a detailed progressive muscle relaxation exercise in his book Meditation: An In-Depth Guide (page 90), but in the meantime here's a brief excerpt which should help.
Take your attention down to your feet …. Really feel what they are like at the moment …. Contract the muscles of the feet …. feeling the difference that makes …. and then let them go …. Feel the muscles softening ….loosening ….releasing …. Simply letting go.
Now, take your attention to your calves …. In your mind move your attention through your calves noticing any sensations that arise ….. if they are warm, cool or neutral …. whether there are any sensations on the skin …. Just noticing ….. like gentle curiosity …. free of reaction ….. Now contract the calf muscles ….. notice the difference that makes …. and let them go …. Feel the muscles …. softening …. loosing …. relaxing …. Simply letting go.
Continue like this to your thighs, stomach, chest, shoulders, arms, jaw, eyes and forehead. The whole exercise should take around 15 – 20 minutes.
Tools to help you relax:
If relaxation is your obstacle to a rewarding meditation practice then here's a couple of extra tools that may help you. Good luck, and let me know what works for you. Learning to relax is a very personal thing.
1: If you are too anxious to even contemplate relaxation then I can highly recommend Ananga's latest mp3 release called "Rest and Recover". Its specifically for high anxiety moments. Click on the "Meditation and relaxation" downloads and listen to a sample.
2: Dr. Herbert Benson is well known for his book the Relaxation Response. On his web site he has shared (for free) the 6 steps towards body relaxation.
3: I wrote an article a while back now that you may connect with called Unknott your body.
4: Start a daily stillness practice. Crocodile pose is a great place to start or perhaps supported childs pose or legs up the wall, both are effortless ways to relax the body. When you invite the body to relax by supporting it with bolsters and blankets, the mind will soon follow.
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There are many different types of meditative practices that can be used to bring a person's mind and body back into alignment with their spirit. An individual could spend a lifetime learning all the different forms of the practice.
Fortunately, there are teachers who have put in the time and effort to master the various forms of meditation and are willing to instruct others in these ways. For example, in October of 2010 Ilchi Lee met in South Korea with 2,000 other instructors to teach them Jukbi Kigong and Yulyo Kigong.
These practices use various methods to bring the mind into sharper focus and are much different than what most people think of as traditional meditation. For example, in Jukbi Kigong, a short bamboo stick that is split down the middle in three places is used to help practitioners attain the proper meditative posture.
Ilchi Lee taught these meditation practices to these individuals so that they could then bring it back to their own communities and instruct their own students. By sharing this knowledge, the author and trailblazer was making it easier for people all across Korea to pursue fulfillment and satisfaction in their lives.


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In music, a suite is an ordered set of instrumental or orchestral pieces normally performed in a concert setting rather than as accompaniment; they may be extracts from an opera, ballet, (Nutcracker Suite) or incidental music to a play (L'Arlésienne Suites) or film (Lieutenant Kije Suite), or they may be entirely original movements (Holberg Suite, The Planets).
In the Baroque era the suite was more precisely defined, with the pieces unified by key, and consisting of dances usually preceded by a prelude or overture. The suite was also known as Suite de danses, Ordre (the term favored by François Couperin) or Partita. In the eighteenth century, the term ouverture or overture may refer to the entire suite, as it does with the orchestral suites of Bach.
The "classical" suite consisted of allemande, courante, sarabande, and gigue, in that order, and developed during the 17th century in France, the gigue appearing later than the others. Johann Jakob Froberger is usually credited with establishing the classical suite through his compositions in this form, which were widely published and copied.
Many later suites included other movements placed between sarabande and gigue. These optional movements were known as galanteries: common examples are the minuet, gavotte, passepied, and bourree. Often there would be two contrasting galanteries with the same name, e.g. Minuet I and II, to be played alternativement, meaning that the first dance is played again after the second, thus I, II, I.
The later addition of an overture to make up an "overture-suite" was extremely popular with German composers; Telemann claimed to have written over 200 overture-suites, J.S. Bach had his four orchestral suites along with other suites, and George Frideric Handel put his Water Music and Music for the Royal Fireworks in this form.
Handel wrote 22 keyboard suites; Bach produced multiple suites for cello, violin, flute, and other instruments, as well as English suites, French suites and Partitas for keyboard. For Bach especially, the suite form was a base on which to spin more elaborate sequences. François Couperin's later suites often dispensed entirely with the standard dances and consisted entirely of character pieces with fanciful names.
By the 1750s, the suite had come to be seen as old-fashioned, superseded by the symphony and concerto, and few composers were still writing suites during that time.
In the 19th century, the term "suite" made a comeback, but now meaning either:
Brought on by Impressionism, the piano suite was reintroduced in early 20th century French composers such as Maurice Ravel and Claude Debussy. Debussy's Suite bergamasque is most likely one of the most famous suites, especially the third movement, Clair de Lune. Ravel is particularly well known for his Mirroirs suite for piano and lesser known for Le Tombeau de Couperin, both requiring tremendous skill and dexterity by the pianist.
Other famous examples of early 20th century suites are The Planets by Gustav Holst, a 'Suite for Orchestra' in which each piece represents the astrological significance of one of the seven uninhabited planets then known, as well as his First Suite in E-flat and Second Suite in F for Military Band.


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This is an increase on the figure of slightly more than 11,000 foreign applicants for work registered in the same period of 2011.
According to the Ministry's statistics, 4,395 of these foreign workers came for short periods of work of 30 days or less. Investment projects were responsible for recruiting 664 foreign workers.
2,697 of the foreigners worked in Maputo city, and a further 2,174 were employed in Maputo province (essentially in the industrial city of Matola).
1,698 worked in Sofala, 1,247 in Cabo Delgado, 1,195 in Tete and 1,052 in Nampula. The remaining five provinces received less than 1,000 foreign workers each.
The countries supplying the bulk of these foreign workers were South Africa, Portugal and China.
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James Hall Sturgill and Charlotte Maggard
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10 Aug 1885 Letcher Co KY to Charlotte "Charity" Maggard b about 1865 Letcher Co., KY;
d/o Moses Maggard and
Charlotte Creech. Children of James Hall Sturgill and Charlotte Maggard;
i. Andy Sturgill b 8 APR 1881 buried Dinah Blair Cemetery,
Cowan, KY; m. 31 Jul 1909 Letcher Co KY to Ida Miles b 12 Oct 1888 d 25 Nov 1972
Whitesburg, Letcher Co KY; d/o Isom Miles and Susannah Maggard. Children of Andy
Sturgill and Ida Miles;
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June 2010
This issue of WU News is the first that our newest alumni will receive -- welcome, Class of 2010! To catch up on commencement and the latest group of Willamette graduates, take a look at the feature in this edition.
We're also happy to announce the election of new officers to the Willamette University Alumni Association (WUAA) board of directors. The purpose of the WUAA is to promote the interest of Willamette and establish and maintain life-long and mutually beneficial relations between the University and its current and future alumni. Basically, these key volunteers serve as liaison and voice for the alumni body.
The following alumni assumed their new roles at the turn of Willamette's fiscal year this month:
- Brian Hufft '01, president
- Melissa Wilmot '03, vice president
- Diane Babbit '84, secretary
We want to recognize Jay Booth '91, who has completed his role as board president. He will continue to serve as past president through the coming year. Many thanks to our other directors who completed their services this fiscal year:
- Paul Boaden '77
- Julie Branford '67
- Duane Button '84
- David Chiappetta '89
- Chris Hall '83
- Heidi Patterson '75
- Terry Shuchat '62
- Michael Trotter '98
- Gabrielle Williams '96
In addition to fielding a number of initiatives, our board achieved a 100 percent collective giving rate to the university for the 2009/10 fiscal year, which is no small benefit.
Also, we received word a short time ago that Dick Lord, professor emeritus of English, passed away in late May. Lord also contributed to the Latin and classics programs while at Willamette.
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This blog entry is a partial response to the Presseurop / The Guardian My Europe series
The man in question is Princeton Professor Andrew Moravcsik, mastermind of the theory of liberal intergovernmentalism, that goes further than any other to explain the EU's current predicament. The three stages of the theory – domestic preference formation, followed by interstate bargaining and finally the creation of supranational institutions – are the mirror for today's EU.
Of crucial importance just now is the matter of domestic preference formation, for this is the ingredient that has undergone most change in the last decade. The historical imperative of reunification of Europe after the fall of the Berlin Wall was enough to keep a supranational EU on track until the end of the twentieth century; not so any longer.


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A woman of valor, who can find? Far beyond pearls is her value. Her husband's heart trusts in her and he shall lack no fortune
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Is there a website that has an IPL for most makes and models of A/C systems?
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IPL website ?
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Posted 14 March 2013 - 03:04 PM
What's an IPL?
And I think the solution would be to expand on this resource that the Samurai has provided for us. Post everything you know right here!
Posted 14 March 2013 - 05:34 PM
IPL= Illustrated Parts Lookup. I sell appliance parts and some HVAC parts but sometimes i have to find an electronic board or something else thats not universal for a customer on there a/c system and was looking for a quick parts lookup site like searspartsdirect.com so i can find OEM numbers
Posted 14 March 2013 - 10:27 PM
Oh. Well, nothing like that I know of. Sears can provide interactive drawings for appliances and such because they own the copyrights.
But for HVAC, just getting info from the manufacturers is like pulling teeth. They want "dealers only". I do not foresee any possibility of a unified info-sharing resource for residential heating and cooling.
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I like it! Now to find and start scanning some schematics.
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COMPUTER graphics artists face a tough job when they have to combine their hobbits, kung-fu fighters and spacecraft with live action footage for movies. For fantasy creations to look realistic, their appearance on screen has to react to changes in the colour, intensity and direction of the light in different parts of the film set.
This can be an expensive and time-consuming task, but now two scientists in New York have devised a way of simplifying it.
The conventional technique is to go back onto the set and take photographs of reflecting balls placed in various parts of the set. Analysing the reflections on the balls in photographs taken from a variety of angles shows what the lighting is like in that part of the set. This information can then be used to modify the computer generated images (CGI).
But now computer scientists Shree Nayar and Ko Nishino of Columbia ...
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