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Audible: The Buck Stops … Where?
Yes, yes, the team is 5-7 and based on their schedule could wind up 9-7 … but to simply look at the records or hypothetical records glosses over some real questions about how viable this team is longer term. Rex is proud of the decision he made publicly yesterday … so who is the one person most responsible in your mind?
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By JOHN SERFUSTINISun Advocate reporter AND KEVIN SCANNELLSun Advocate reporter
Multiple gunshots broke the silence of a quiet southwest Price neighborhood Saturday night as a suspect in a violent domestic abuse incident blasted a shotgun at law enforcement officers, wounding a deputy sheriff before being captured.
Carbon County Deputy Sheriff Michael Hreinson, 44, was slightly wounded, hit by pellets in his right leg
and torso. Hreinson was treated at Castleview Hospital and released.
The suspect, Price resident Gary Hinkins, 40, was arrested by the Sheriff's SWAT Team and Price Police officers after a brief chase in a nearby yard at shortly after 7:30 p.m.
Police Capt. Kevin Drolc said Hinkins was taken to Carbon County Jail and booked on four counts of Attempted Homicide of a Police Officer, Attempted Homicide (stemming from the alleged assault on his estranged wife), Possession of a Firearm by a Restricted Person, Possession of a Sawed Off Shotgun and Possession of an Incendiary Device.
According to Drolc, the incident began to unfold at about 6:25 p.m., when police officers were dispatched to Castleview to meet with Mechelle Hinkins, 40, a victim of a domestic abuse assault.
The victim told police that she had received serious blunt force trauma to her head and hands at the hand of her estranged husband, Gary Hinkins. She was admitted to Castleview Hospital.
Meanwhile, Utah Adult Probation and Parole agents Jeff Wood and Cletis Steele, and Carbon County deputies Tory Christiansen and Michael Hreinson went to the Hinkins home at 211 South 400 West to interview Gary Hinkins.
Drolc said that as the investigators approached a motor home behind the house where they thought Hinkins was hiding out, they ordered him to come out. The response was about seven shotgun blasts fired through the walls and windshield of the RV. Hreinson was hit by one of the blasts and a Price officer returned fire with his service weapon.
"We heard a big boom and then some other shots. Then some more booms," said one young witness in the neighborhood.
As soon as the emergency call from Public Safety Dispatch went out - "Man Down" - law enforcement and public safety responders from across the county raced to the scene.
In addition to Price Police and Sheriff's deputies, responders included the Utah County Sheriff's Bomb Squad, Helper Police, Wellington Police, Emery County Sheriff, East Carbon Police, Utah Highway Patrol, Federal Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms agents, Price City Fire Department, Carbon County Hazmat and Carbon County Ambulance.
Vehicles with flashing beacons cordoned off 200 South between 300 and 500 West Streets as well as side streets approaching the scene.
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Stephanie from Henry Happened and I met just recently and I'm so glad we did. Stephanie's got a lovely blog all about the yummy things I like to look at and read about. She a Mom of two in the US and has a flair for fashion, crafting and all things nice. I love reading submissions from her guest bloggers and to read about what she gets up to with her lovely family. She's genuinely interested in what I'm up to and I'm always happy to let her know. She's becoming a great friend.
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42 U.S. Code § 3151 - Use of funds in projects constructed under projected cost
(a) In general
In the case of a grant to a recipient for a construction project under section 3141 or 3149 of this title, if the Secretary determines, before closeout of the project, that the cost of the project, based on the designs and specifications that were the basis of the grant, has decreased because of decreases in costs, the Secretary may approve, without further appropriation, the use of the excess funds (or a portion of the excess funds) by the recipient—
(1) to increase the Federal share of the cost of a project under this title to the maximum percentage allowable under section 3144 of this title; or
(b) Other uses of excess funds
Any amount of excess funds remaining after application of subsection (a) of this section may be used by the Secretary for providing assistance under this chapter.
(c) Transferred funds
In the case of excess funds described in subsection (a) of this section in projects using funds transferred from other Federal agencies pursuant to section 3214 of this title, the Secretary shall—
(1) use the funds in accordance with subsection (a) of this section, with the approval of the originating agency; or
Source(Pub. L. 89–136, title II, § 211, as added Pub. L. 105–393, title I, § 102(a),Nov. 13, 1998, 112 Stat. 3606; amended Pub. L. 108–373, title II, § 208,Oct. 27, 2004, 118 Stat. 1763; Pub. L. 111–8, div. G, title I, § 1301(b),Mar. 11, 2009, 123 Stat. 829; Pub. L. 111–68, div. A, title I, § 1501(a),Oct. 1, 2009, 123 Stat. 2041.)
Prior Provisions
Prior sections 3151 and 3151a were repealed by Pub. L. 105–393, § 102(a).
Section 3151,Pub. L. 89–136, title III, § 301,Aug. 26, 1965, 79 Stat. 558; Pub. L. 91–123, title III, § 302,Nov. 25, 1969, 83 Stat. 219; Pub. L. 93–46, § 3(a),June 18, 1973, 87 Stat. 96, authorized technical assistance to alleviate or prevent excessive unemployment or underemployment.
Section 3151a,Pub. L. 89–136, title III, § 302, as added Pub. L. 93–423, § 5(b),Sept. 27, 1974, 88 Stat. 1159; amended Pub. L. 94–487, title I, § 110,Oct. 12, 1976, 90 Stat. 2333, authorized grants for economic development planning.
2009—Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 111–68struck out subsec. (d). Text read as follows: "The Comptroller General of the United States shall regularly review the implementation of this section."
Pub. L. 111–8added subsec. (d) and struck out former subsec. (d) which required the Comptroller General to review and report on the implementation of this section.
2004—Pub. L. 108–373reenacted section catchline without change and amended text generally. Prior to amendment, text read as follows: "In any case in which a grant (including a supplementary grant described in section 3145 of this title) has been made by the Secretary under this subchapter (or made under this chapter, as in effect on the day before the effective date of the Economic Development Administration Reform Act of 1998) for a construction project, and, after the grant has been made but before completion of the project, the cost of the project based on the designs and specifications that was the basis of the grant has decreased because of decreases in costs—
"(1) the Secretary may approve, subject to the availability of appropriations, the use of the excess funds or a portion of the funds to improve the project; and
"(2) any amount of excess funds remaining after application of paragraph (1) shall be deposited in the general fund of the Treasury."
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MASSENA - Walter V. Basmajian touched many people during his 90 years, and those memories should stay alive despite his passing this week, the Rev. Kathryn Boswell said during Mr. Basmajians funeral services on Friday at St. Johns Episcopal Church.
This service is not about death, but about life, she told the approximately 60 people who braved a snowstorm to attend the service.
Mr. Basmajian, a long-time Democratic chairman who was known on the local, county, state and federal levels, died Monday. His term as Democratic chairman lasted more than 50 years and earned him the Silas Wright Award from the St. Lawrence County Democratic Committee.
But, the Rev. Boswell said, Mr. Basmajian was more than just about politics.
He was president of Massena Board of Trade from 1949 to 1950, president of American Armenian Hall from 1960 to 1961 and president of Massena Chamber of Commerce in 1964.
Mr. Basmajian also served as president of County Real Estate Board in 1965, president of Neighborhood Center in 1960, director of the Chamber of Commerce from 1948 to 1968, director of the County Community Development Corp. from 1968 to 1974 and director of The Salvation Army Advisory Board from 1968 to 1973.
He was also director of the Armenian Hall from 1950 to 1973, president of the Lions Club in 1968 and life member of American Legion Post 79 and VFW Post 1143. In addition, Mr. Basmajian was a member of Amvets Post 4, life member of the Masonic Lodge F & AM 513, chairman of the Massena Industrial Development Corp. in 1977 and chairman and director of the St. Lawrence County Development Agency from 1977 until his retirement in 2007.
He also loved football, hockey and bowling and had many trophies from the Bowlmor Lanes, and had a love of animals.
Reading about him, it was hard to believe that 90 years was long enough to do that much living, the Rev. Boswell said.
It was natural to grieve, she said, and she encouraged it.
Its important to let you grieve and feel that real loss, she said.
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As you grieve, its good to hold on to the memories, the Rev. Boswell said. He is not gone. We really mean it when we say whoever has faith in Jesus Christ shall live even though they have died.
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Roland Deschain wrote:That's pretty much it, Gronank, but Gene Roddenberry wanted to be able to use TOS to openly discuss relevant issues on our planet without them seeming too obvious, hence the sci-fi medium. He tackled all forms of bigotry, even filming the first inter-ethnic kiss (Kirk/Uhura). Both actors also really wanted this to happen (I don't blame Shatner, as Nichelle Nichols was sexy back in the day), even to the point of sabotaging far tamer versions filmed afterwards (studio execs getting uppity). What other programme on TV at that time had a non-human, a Russian, a Japanese person, and a black woman in positions of authority? None. TOS set the bar, and it set it damn high.
Roland Deschain wrote:Indeed she was. I'd forgotten that. Another thing Gene Roddenberry fought the studio execs over was what the women would wear. He wanted them to wear trousers, as the men did, but they insisted on the mini-skirts, and wouldn't budge on it. This is why the mini-skirt is pretty ubiquitous throughout, and also one of the reasons Gene had a man in a mini-skirt appear briefly in Encounter at Farpoint in TNG.
PKMKII wrote:After the Virginia trip, the girlfriend observed that the Civil War was a huge part of U.S. history that her high school education mostly skimmed over, so we watched Ken Burns' documentary on it. The part that stuck out in my mind the most is that the vast majority of the confederate soldiers had never owned slaves, and there was even an exception for slave owners from conscription. Yet they fought anyway. Guess it's an American tradition to get swindled into fighting against your own economic interest in the name of an ill-defined culture war.
Seriously, you see these southerners with their "Heritage, not hate" confederate flag bumper stickers, and it's like, "Yeah, what heritage?" The whole southern system was basically a carbon copy of the British aristocracy. You know, the people the confederate soldier's grandfathers fought a way against.
gronank wrote:Then they decided they didn't really want to: they prefered getting cotton from India and they didn't want to risk loosing canada.
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Small, vibrant, and fast like lightning, the hummingbird is one of the most breathtaking creatures on Earth. The hummingbird derives its name from its rapid wing flap of over 150 beats per second. The amazingly fast wing strokes generate an audible, characteristic "hum." Hummingbirds often are described as nature's helicopters, because they can perform all the maneuvers of a helicopter—they can hover, take off and land vertically, and fly backward.
The hummingbird can perform incredible aerial feats. It needs special maneuvering skills in order to eat the nectar of flowers—its main diet. The hummingbird can move forward to pierce a flower, hover until it gets enough nectar, and then fly backward to remove its bill from the flower. Consider the advanced features that allow the hummingbird to fly.
First, the hummingbird has a unique wing structure, in which the upper- and forewings are small and rigid. The wings consist almost entirely of feathers and muscles. Despite its diminutive size, the hummingbird has proportionately huge wing muscles that make up just less than half of the bird's body weight. Even though the wings are rigid, the hummingbird's shoulders are extremely flexible, allowing the bird to manipulate its wings in any contortion, and to achieve every conceivable flight trajectory.
Closely related to its wing structure is its wing movement. Because of the hummingbird's ability to vary its wing angles, it executes remarkable wing movements that no other bird can. As a result, the hummingbird's flight does not resemble that of any other bird; instead, it flies much like a bumblebee. Most birds flap their wings up and down, like paddles on hinges. The hummingbird, however, does not flap its wings up and down, but forward and backward, allowing the bird to generate lift on both the forward and backward wing strokes.
The hummingbird employs three types of flight—hovering, forward flight, and backward flight. When the bird is hovering, its wings move in a figure-eight pattern, which enables the bird to remain stationary in a vertical, horizontal, or oblique bodily tilt. The figure-eight pattern is essential, because it allows the bird to maintain equilibrium, rather than producing lift during the forward and returning paths of the wings. For the bird to hover, it must maintain a wing movement of 50 beats per second. Fifty wing beats per second is impressive, but it does not compare to the jaw-dropping 200 wing beats per second that a hummingbird can achieve during acceleration. To achieve backward thrust, the hummingbird moves its wings in a circular path above its head.
Next, consider the hummingbird's high metabolic rates. The hummingbird's metabolic rate is extremely high, even when compared with other flying birds. In fact, the hummingbird's metabolic rate is far higher than that of any other vertebrate. A hummingbird's heart makes up about four percent of its total body weight, which is the largest relative size of any animal. Its heart usually beats 500 times per minute when it is at rest, and 1,200 times a minute during activity. Because of its rapid metabolic rate, the hummingbird requires the high, twenty-five percent sugar energy content of nectar, upon which it must feed every ten minutes. The hummingbird is active only about 12 hours each day, yet it still eats twice its own body weight in food. The Vancouver Sun reported: "To keep up their blistering lifestyle, hummingbirds, of both sexes, burn up huge amounts of calories—the equivalent [for humans] of 1,300 hamburgers a day, washed down with 60 litres of water, used mainly for cooling purposes" (as quoted in Dreves, 1992). John Morton, of Wildbirds Unlimited in Vancouver, Canada, was quoted in the same article: "Were we to operate at their energy level, our hearts would beat 1,260 times a minute, our body temperature would rise to 385 C and we would burst into flames" (as quoted in Dreves).
Take a quick review. For the hummingbird to survive, it must be able to fly forward to its food source—the flowers; it has to hover in order to suck the nectar from the flowers; and it must be able to fly backward to get its beak out of the flower, all the while sustaining the highest metabolic rate among vertebrates. Additionally, the hummingbird has a specialized feeding tube to suck the nectar from the flower. The hummingbird has been equipped with a long, needle-like bill which is able to penetrate deep into the flowers and extract the nectar. If the corolla of the flower is too long, the sharp bill can pierce it at the base to gain access. The hummingbird also is equipped with a long tongue, which is curled at the edges, forming two troughs that hold nectar. Once the bird pierces the stigmata of the flower and finds the nectar, it retracts its tongue to the back of its head, where it squeezes the nectar into its throat.
Consider how the hummingbird is described by the keeper of tropical birds at the London Zoo: "A hummingbird may be better depicted as a hybrid helicopter/jet fighter which has a huge, highly tuned and fuel-injected engine. The structure of the wing of the hummingbird is quite unlike that of every other of the 9,000 or so bird species" (as quoted in Burgess, 2000, p. 105). Stuart Burgess, author of Hallmarks of Design, remarked:
Evolution cannot explain how a forward flying bird could suddenly become a bird that instantly possessed all of the complex apparatus necessary for hovering and extracting nectar from flowers. Without the complete hovering capability and feeding capability, a would-be hummingbird would perish (p. 105).
Evolution cannot explain how a forward flying bird could suddenly become a bird that instantly possessed all of the complex apparatus necessary for hovering and extracting nectar from flowers. Without the complete hovering capability and feeding capability, a would-be hummingbird would perish (p. 105).
Evolutionists were leaping for joy. David Perlman, science editor of the San Francisco Chronicle, wrote an article titled "Birds, Flowers Found to Evolve for Each Other. Beaks, Foliage Change to Ease Pollination." Perlman reported that two biologists, studying the lives of hummingbirds and flowers on the Caribbean islands of St. Lucia and Dominica, had discovered "a remarkable example of animals and plants that evolve to meet each other's needs" (2003). The scientists' "proof " was that, allegedly, the beaks of birds had developed in size and shape so that they could pollinate the flowers, while the flowers had developed in color and shape to accommodate the evolving bird beaks. One of the researchers, W. John Kress, a botanist at the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of Natural History, said: "We can't really say which came first. Over time, both the bills of the birds and the structure of the flowers adapted to each other." Still, Kress confidently asserted: "It's the most convincing evidence for this kind of evolution that I've ever seen. The only thing better would be if I could live for a million years and watch it actually happen" (2003).
Robert Colwell, a biologist at the University of Connecticut, remarked: "This is one of those pieces of evidence that gives me the chills, it's so cool. It's a beautiful piece of work," (2003). What is this "evidence"? It is based on research performed in the Caribbean by Kress and Ethan Temeles. The researchers observed two species of plants, called Heliconia, and a type of hummingbird known as the purple-throated carib—the only pollinator of the Heliconia flowers.
The two researchers noted that the beaks of the male and female hummingbirds were markedly different. The beak of the male carib is short and virtually straight, while the beak of the (smaller) female is 30 percent longer than the male's, and curved much more sharply. Likewise, the Heliconia grow in two distinct forms. In one, the bracts (leaf-like growths) that surround their blossoms and hold rainwater are bright red. In the other form, the bracts are green or yellow-green. Perlman reported:
At the same time, the two varieties of Heliconia have evolved different shapes. One fits the short straight bills that the male hummingbirds use to feed, while also pollinating the flowers more effectively—a maneuver that assures their reproduction. As of the female hummingbirds, their long curved beaks have evolved to fit easily into the deep, curved shape of the other Heliconia form, while the bracts of that plant have evolved so the females earn a good meal as they pollinate (2003).
At the same time, the two varieties of Heliconia have evolved different shapes. One fits the short straight bills that the male hummingbirds use to feed, while also pollinating the flowers more effectively—a maneuver that assures their reproduction. As of the female hummingbirds, their long curved beaks have evolved to fit easily into the deep, curved shape of the other Heliconia form, while the bracts of that plant have evolved so the females earn a good meal as they pollinate (2003).
The two researchers concluded: "Feeding preferences have driven their co-adaption." Douglas Altshuler and Christopher Clark concurred with the conclusions of Kress and Temeles in an article in Science titled "Darwin's Hummingbirds." "Hummingbird and Heliconia engage in a coevolutionary dance with flower shape evolving in response to hummingbird bills, and bill shape evolving in response to flower shape" (as quoted in Perlman, 2003).
So, there you have it. The Heliconia plant can be pollinated only by a hummingbird with a special beak that fits the flower perfectly. That is the "proof " that flowers evolve to fit birds' beaks, and that birds' beaks, in turn, evolve to fit flowers. Did Kress and Temeles stop to think about what they were saying? Heliconia are pollinated only by these unique hummingbirds who subsist solely on Heliconia, and yet they "co-evolved" over a period of "a million years" according to Kress. For this to work, Heliconia and the purple-throated carib would have had to evolved in the exact same location at the exact same era, at the exact same pace!
What is the probability that a flower could evolve over thousands of years, being pollinated by a single, hovering creature with a specialized tubular tongue, and a long, slender, curving beak that matched the structure of the flower perfectly? Impossible! I must concur with Robert Colwell (though with a somewhat different sentiment). "This is one of those pieces of evidence that gives me the chills, it's so cool. It's a beautiful piece of work." Indeed, it is a beautiful piece of work—a work that could be achieved only by the hands of Almighty God. As Job said to his three friends, "But now ask the beast, and they will teach you, and the birds of the air, and they will tell you…that the hand of the Lord has done this" (Job 12:7,9).
Burgess, Stuart (2000), Hallmarks of Design (Surrey, England: Day One Publications).
Dreves, Denis (1992), "The Hummingbird—God's Tiny Miracle," [On-line], URL: http://www.answersingenesis.org/docs/1220.asp.
Perlman, David (2003), "Birds, Flowers Found to Evolve for Each Other. Beaks, Foliage Change to Ease Pollination," [On-line], URL: http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/articled.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2003/04/25/MN233097.DTL.


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The driverack is great it took the place of my eq, limiter, crossover, and added more processing than i had all in one rack space dbx is industry standard stuff i have seen the big boys use this same exact product as well as small local bands. i own the original dont see a need to go out and buy a new one. if you have no sound experience and dont have good ears this will be the hardes thing to use but if your a real sound guy and know how to eq and crossover and run sound this is amazing. i like the auto features but if you only rely on them(since they are only meant to be a starting point) only your mix will be thin and have no presence and no top end especially inside because all it will do is continue to take out frequincies the entire gig. but if you know what your doing and you use this tool correctly it will be your best friend. good sound quality doesnt come from a box. it comes from first good gear and most importantly good ears and knowledge
Comments about dbx DriveRack PA+ Complete Loudspeaker Management System:
I have THREE of the original DR PAs. The new model is even better. You MUST read the manual. You MUST read the manual. Even better, understand the manual. While a simple wizard set-up is a start you will need to tweak it if you want the ideal sound quality you paid for. This piece of equipment will make NOTICEABLY better sound IF you understand how it works. The DBX Forum on line is a treasure of FAQs and easy to use tips on how to use the Driverack. I have mine dialed in pretty well and do not run the wizard at every show. I may make a minor EQ adjustment. It is a great product unless you are a know-it-all fool and refuse to read and learn.
Comments about dbx DriveRack PA+ Complete Loudspeaker Management System:
This thing seriously cleaned up our mix in our church sanctuary. If you do the research and read the manual this thing is not so bad to work with. (You should read the manual on whatever you add to your rack anyway. Get to know your gear) This thing helped us to bring the overall level down but it has brought definition and clarity to every instrument we use. Feedback is no longer a problem. No more huge 32 band EQ's this does it! Using this thing and pinking your room every once in a while will keep things sounding fresh. (which this things does as well)
Comments about dbx DriveRack PA+ Complete Loudspeaker Management System:
Hey folks this product is great and will work if you understand how to do a setup. Some people think that they know what they are doing but are just confused. Use the setup feature of the DriveRack and then make minor adjustments. These are very easy to use. Do a little reading in the manual before you use it for the first time and you will get great results. Not sure how anyone can give this product a poor rating other than just unable to read and follow the directions. When you follow the directions this thing will let you stand in front of the PA speakers and yell into a mic with no problems. The clarity is also an improvement that will amaze you. I play in a band with a guy that was stuck in his ways. He did not want to use this peice of equipment but one show with it and he is hooked.
Comments about dbx DriveRack PA+ Complete Loudspeaker Management System:
This is the ultiment Mr Twiddle piece of gear I have ever seen.Time consuming and dosent sound very well. I have EQ's on my monitors that are more expensive then this and the DBX drive rack is supposed to do that and every thing else. It was designed to be installed so that you have to call the installer to come and adjust your system for you.Not user friendly,bad sound quality.I have to work with it every weekend. :( I say if your knew what you were doing, you would'nt need this piece of.....gear.
Comments about dbx DriveRack PA+ Complete Loudspeaker Management System:
So have been working in the Sound for worship field for about 11 years, I have seen all types of sound equipment come and go. I recently did a install for a medium size worship center that pulls double duty for traditional, contemporary, and youth worship. Needing multiple sound profiles I turned to the Drive rack. The ability to program different master settings is wonderful. A program tailored for speech, for the traditional, music and high spl for the contemporary, and a nice program with heavy limiters for the youth. Setup was self explanatory, most amp and speakers are pre loaded. We use Yamaha clubs and QSC RMX, amps. If you really know what your doing you can take the Driveracks auto settings and really tune a nice sound. I highly recomend and will be installing many more
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