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Die Top 10 In Action Sports
01Longboarding Globetrotters
02Skateboarden und Surfen machen großen Schritt auf dem Weg zu Olympia 2020
03Nitro Circus Star Erik Roner kommt bei Skydive in Lake Tahoe ums Leben
04GoPro stellt neues Einsteigermodell Hero+ für 230 Euro vor
05Freeski-Weltmeisterin Lisa Zimmermann mit ihrem preisgekrönten Season Edit 2015
06Pro Surferin Star Coco Ho zeigt euch den Step-by-Step Guide mit den Basics
07Diese 10 unglaublichen Orte sollte man im Leben gesehen haben
08Weltmeister Kenny Belaey wagt sich mit Trial Bike auf 112 Meter hohe Highline!
09Wolfdog Loki genießt bei diesem Abenteurer ein wahres Hundeleben
10Das Tony Hawk Interview
Desillusion x Nixon present "THIS IS ANDREW"
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Desillusion magazine and Nixon proudly present their latest video instalment "This is Andrew", a video portrait paying tribute to US street skateboarder Andrew Reynolds.
Growing up in a small town in Florida, Andrew started skateboarding at a very young age. Due to his exceptional talent – Reynolds won the first contest he ever entered – he drew the attention of the skate industry and landed on some of the top sponsored teams as a teenager. Following Tony Hawk and others to the Californian epicentre of skateboarding at the age of 18, he met fellow skateboarders like Jim Greco, Ali Boulala and Knox Godoy, later on known as the "Pissed Drunx", ruling the streets of LA.
Years of money, fame, and fast living follow, until Reynolds aka "The Boss" became the first one to reach a turning point in his life. Going down the hard road of rehab and recuperation, he managed to rise back on track maintaining his skill, style and laid back approach. With his part in Emerica's "Stay Gold" Andrew again impresses the skateboarding community, fans and friends, showing the world how far stern determination and true passion can lead you.
"This is Andrew" is a thoughtful portrait of one of the most intriguing personalities skateboarding has seen. In some unprecedented interview footage Reynolds shares what inspires him and made him change his lifestyle, his love for skateboarding and deep loyalty to his friends.
After the great success of "This is Trouble", a short movie portraying snowboarder and musician Trevor "Trouble" Andrew that was launched this past February (nixoneurope/troubleandrew ), "This is Andrew" is the second tribute video Nixon x Desillusion magazine dedicate to one of their most influential inspirations in the board sports scene. The video comes along with the latest issue of Desillusion magazine featuring Andrew Reynolds as an exclusive guest editor, available from Monday, 16th of April, 2012.

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A group to promote and discuss the use of the 5 string banjo and it's different tunings
Location: Brampton, ON, Canada
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I am thinking seriously of getting a Goodtime banjo and was surprised to see they offer so many models nowadays. After reading about them at the Deering site, I am still left with questions. Their…Continue
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MARCH 29, 2012 Dear Diary – I awoke a bit earlier than usual today because it is my birthday. Not that I look forward to getting older, now that I have significantly fewer Winters in front of me than…Continue
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I hope you will bear with me for a moment. There is a new documentary underway entitled, "Porchlight Sessions" which delves into the history and development of bluegrass and the instruments used.…Continue
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I have been doing some research on tab and thought I'd share a bit of it and ask for your input on something I read.As you know, tab has been around a long time and it works well for fretted…Continue
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Well, I don't have a banjo. I do have a Martin double-capoed to emulate a 5 string banjo
I modified the banjo emulation capoing from picture above. I moved Flexi-Capo to 14th fret, highest it can go on the Martin and added a capo at 4th fret.
Why am i doing this you may ask?. So that when I am trying banjos I won't look like a complete idiot trying to remember chord shapes learned and forgotten since 70's. I'd like to go in with a couple quick tunes under my belt. Wierdly, the first that fell under my fingers as i relearned Open G chords shapes, was Donovan's Colours! I never realized he did country :)
What am I looking for? No idea, Geared 5th string tuning for sure. Deering style headstock, resonator now or after market. Not particular about brand. as long as it didn't come out of a box of cereal.
I'm sure that, by now, you have heard of Earl's passing. For me, although we've known for a while that Earl was getting up there, as I wrote to a friend this morning, it was a shock to wake up on my birthday, turn on the computer and find out that he has "walked the spirit path."
There was a link in the news report to the article Steve Martin wrote about Earl last January - great article; you should read it if possible.
I will play my old Granada today in Earl's memory and dedicate it all to him. I normally play "Somewhere Over the Rainbow" when someone significant to me passes away. Today I will dedicate everything I play and I intend to try to recall everything I know. I can't think of a better way to remember Earl.
Sad, sad day but Earl lived a very full life and the world is better for his having been among us.
Rest in peace, Uncle Earl.
Will do.
Like you, I recently got back into it and intended on being more technical. I even went so far as to read several articles on practicing and drafted up some graphs and logs to keep track of what I was doing, what to practice, etc.
All that seemed to go out the window as the other thing you mentioned took over and I just began playing for the fun of it! Lately I have been toying with the idea of making a list of everything I used to play and either playing them or, in some cases, relearning them.
Sure is fun! You got a great banjo there.
I will indeed Michael. Preliminary indications are that the banjo is much better than I am :P Looking in the rearview mirror reveals that it has been more than 25 years since I have owned a banjo and this bicycle definitly has some rust that needs to be removed before I can 'get right back on'. My intent is to approach my relearning process from a more technical aspect than I may have as a younger and more impatient man...that said, the darn things are just so much FUN that I can't believe I waited this long to get back to it. As to Rk-35...it sounds GOOD, the gentleman that I purchased it from is a decent player and I listened to it for quite a spell before I test drove it. Fit and finish are good as well and I am about as excited as I get to explore the possibilties...stay tuned. BF
That's good news! Please submit a full report when you get a chance (in between playing).
Well...I dun didit. I have acquired a Recording King Rk-35 Madison from a private owner/collector who was thinning the herd. I am well pleased so far though of course when my finger are placing words here they are not making music so...carry on :) Brent
Thank You Michael. BF
Brent - I had to give some lectures yesterday (about 12 hours worth) so I am late getting back to you.
I have a high respect for Recording King banjos (and guitars). Greg Rich (who used to design for Gibson) designs these and he adheres to the old pre-war specs and materials. When I cautioned about a decent set up, I had Recording King specifically in mind. They have the required components and are inherently capable of great sound. Things such as tailpiece, bridge, strings, etc. can be changed later on to suit your taste, but a basic set up by the seller should tell you what you need to know. The problem is, it's difficult to judge a banjo who's head is so limp that you can press it 1/4" or so, improperly intonated (bridge position), and strings so high you can bungee jump off of them.
I really dislike referring you to another site for more information, because it's bad form to do so in this site, but at banjohangout.org you can read about a lot of banjo stuff and lately, on the Recording King Group, there have been quite a few posts on the RK-35. If you want to read about set-up on these (or any banjo), you can look up my home page (bohonkie) to see exactly how I set up my RK, the tailpiece I used, the strings, and the bridge (Snuffy Smith - hard to find now that he's gone but I've heard there are still a couple of places who have some). I also have a pre-war Granada you can read about and how my RK compares to that (excellent, by the way).
Good luck with your search. A lot of this is taste, of course, and playability is different from sound. Regarding sound, to me, if the banjo has that "...nice plunky sound" as Pete Seeger's daughter used to say, it's not a bluegrass banjo. If one displays some of the characteristics of the sound you hear on the Beverly Hillbillies... that's it. Clear, bright but with a good bass response on the low D string. Real presence and clarity in the higher register.... You get the idea.
If you're looking for a good sound, the RKs, Deerings, Pruchas, etc. will all give it to you. Gold Tone and Gold Star can be a hit or miss proposition and sometimes have manufacturing problems (though they are good at fixing them quickly). It's worth a few hundred more to get the sound you want.
I absolutely love banjos and will help in any way I can. All will work out well!
Jim, thanks for the input. I hear what you are saying re: Gibson/Epiphone quality control and unfortunatly in my neck of the woods it is practically impossible to test drive and compare multiple copies of the same instrument...so...as I said I *do* have serious reservations with the Epi because most likely I would only be able to lay hands on no more than two at one time for comparison.
Brent, last summer at the Mountain Dance and Folk Festival in Asheville, NE, a couple of the bluegrass bands had banjo players using RK banjos and they sounded pretty good. I've never played one so I can't address that. I'd stay away from Epiphone banjos - Guitar Center has stopped carrying Epi instruments because of their overall poor quality. Gibson quality control has always been iffy - one will be an absolute jewel and the next (the same model) can be a dud. The good ones may be the best; the duds aren't worth squat. If you're thinking about a Gibson, make sure you play it and listen to someone else play it before you plunk down your cash.
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The Art of Technology
Contemporary art takes on different meanings depending on the artists defining it. But nothing could feel more current than the innovative works in Smoke and Mirrors: Sculpture and the Imaginary. Many of the objects employ technology such as a computers, electronics, and LED lights—media appropriate for this digital age. But the artists' use of these tools does not overpower their aesthetic sensibilities or underlying messages.
MOCA Jacksonville is the first institution to exhibit Daniel Rozin's Penguin Mirrors, an installation of 450 motorized stuffed animals scattered on the floor. As viewers approach the animals, the penguins respond and mirror their observers' movements, either facing or turning away from their audience. The installation's playful interactivity almost hides the complex geometry and computer robotics that drive it.
At first glance, Ken Matsubara's Round Chair series appears to be simple glasses of water sitting atop stools. But the objects take on new dimension when viewers peer into the bottom of the glasses to find curious films whose technology defies explanation.
Even works that mimic nature, such as James Clar's computer-projected Rain Under Lamppost and Patrick Jacobs' fairytale portholes, are constructed with modern, man-made materials. MOCA Jacksonville invited Kathleen Vance to evolve her series Rogue Stream by creating a site-responsive installation based on the St. Johns River. After studying the river's course, Vance recreates it in miniature—echoing every bend as water charts through the city and in the replica. Created to celebrate Cultural Fusion's Year of the River, Vance constructs a living sculpture that poses questions about our relationship to nature.
Technology also breathes life into Project Atrium: Ian Johnston, the series' first mechanical installation. In Fish Tales, shopping carts suspended from the top of the Atrium Gallery are covered in a giant bag that inflates and deflates, commenting on the uneasy marriage of consumption and waste. But it's also a not-so-subtle reminder that our love affair with goods often leads to a landfill.
Artists who appropriate technology to create mind-blowing visual effects in three-dimensional forms—these exhibitions are just the latest examples of how MOCA Jacksonville brings you the art, artists, and ideas of our time.
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With spring practices winding down, our ACC notebook tackles the big issues facing each team.
Originally Published: April 26, 2007By Jorge Millian | Special to ESPN.com
Spring practice has concluded for most ACC teams with some questions being answered and others awaiting a definitive conclusion when fall practice begins in August. Clemson coach Tommy Bowden decided to hand the No. 1 quarterback job to Cullen Harper over highly-touted freshman Willy Korn. But at Miami, Florida State, North Carolina and North Carolina State, there is still no decision on a starting quarterback.
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Canonical introduces the Ubuntu tablet interface, which will compete with Android, iOS, and Windows with its own take on multitasking and advanced security features. Canonical claims that future versions of Ubuntu will be able to run an Ubuntu app across four different user interfaces (desktop, TV, smartphone and tablet) with no need for special programming for each version. Users can start testing the interface on Feb. 21, when the Touch Developer Preview of Ubuntu will be published with installation instructions for the Nexus 7 and Nexus 10 tablets, as well as smartphones such as the Nexus 4 and Galaxy Nexus. The new Ubuntu tablet OS can be differentiated with partner branding, content, services and apps and has been specifically designed with operator and OEM customisation in mind. Watch the promotional video about the Ubuntu Tablet OS and see it in action. Canonical explains:
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Two main themes at the moment. First is a (maybe) novel method for forming emulsion, which would allow daylight coating (if it works). Basically, I would mix colloidal silver into gelatine, and then coat the support (glass or flexible) with the gelatine/colloidal silver emulsion. (At this point, the emulsion would be black, entirely DMax across the surface.)
Then, I'd go "lights out" (or, put it in a tank), and soak it in a halogenating bleach (i.e., potassium bromide and potassium ferricyanide, to make a silver bromide emulsion), and then, rinse, and dry.
In theory (my theory, at least), I'd then have a silver bromide emulsion (non-color sensitized).
You think this'd work?
Actually, it has been done to make Lippmann emulsions. There's a 1929 French paper (http://www.holographyforum.org/lippm...es_a_grain.pdf) describing such a method (by the way, there are a great many papers dealing with the making of Lippmann emulsions available at:
Ferricyanide doesn't seem to be a good solution for the bleach though. Leroy used a diluted copper sulfate bleach. Ultimately, the emulsion was spectrally sensitized.
A third possibility, which I think I recall having read that G. Eastman patented as his first "simple" method for coating plates, would be to use what I'd call a sort of "offset" system: A roller (rather large) sitting in a tray of liquid emulsion, which rotates, picking up a coating of emulsion, which is then transferred to a sheet of glass that passes horizontally along the top of the roller. (The roller would be "wet" with emulsion just prior to contacting the plate, and then "dry" (emulsion layer completely transferred) on the side that had passed the plate.)
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You said "noticeable discoloration" during selenium toning. What kind of discoloration? Any stain like mark usually means insufficient fixing and washing. That maybe where your problems are starting.
I don't know Adox but some paper do not respond to toning all that well. Ilford MGIV is one of them. But, it won't stain like you are saying. The silver part gets slight tinge of brown/purple kind of color. White stays white.
Because you kept calling it stain, I'm guessing white part is discolored. That is likely caused by insufficient fix/wash in the first stage.
Sodium Sulfite stop bath needs to be MUCH stronger, like 10% for it to work. (I just learned this myself) So take 100grams of Sodium Sulfite and dissolve it into 1000cc of water. What you have is more less HCA strength. In that dilution, it will have the opposite effect. Strange enough, when polysulfide toner is diluted to certain degree, it speeds up. I used to see my toning do very little and as soon as I soak it in water bath, it goes BOOM!


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It Can be a Wonderful Financial Life
Last night I watched my favorite movie, It's a Wonderful Life, starring James Stewart as George Bailey, a man who, on Christmas Eve, finds himself in deep financial trouble. His guardian angel, Clarence, helps George find clarity in life by showing him what the world would be like without him. George had a clear vision of what he was going to do with his life, but life sent him on another path.
Young George proclaimed, "I know what I'm gonna do tomorrow, and the next day, and the next year, and the year after that. I'm shakin' the dust of this crummy little town off my feet and I'm gonna see the world!"
What George learns while living life and reflecting on a world without him is impermanence – things never stay as they are – and that life is precious.
I think we all can learn from George Bailey as we come into the holiday season and approach a new year. Here are a few things to learn from It's a Wonderful Life:
- Preservation: Review your life insurance policies to ensure you have proper coverage if something were to happen to you or your spouse. George owned a $15,000 life insurance policy when he was earning $40/week. His coverage would provide income replacement for his wife and 4 children for about 7 years, not long enough to get the kids to college; that's not even factoring in any debt and upkeep on his drafty old house. Strive to have enough coverage to pay off your debts and provide income replacement long enough to get your family back on its feet.
- Protection: If you or your spouse became disabled, would you have adequate protection for you income? Review your disability coverage, and if you don't have disability insurance, you will need adequate savings to fund the loss of your income.
- Leverage: Review your debt. George Bailey ran his company with a large amount of leverage, and it almost put him out of business when the economy soured. Review your current loan terms to determine if refinancing is appropriate. Pay down your high interest debts, such as credit card and auto debt, first.
- Accumulation: Develop your investment philosophy. Evaluate the mechanics for managing your portfolio and what success looks like. People don't plan to fail, they fail to plan.
- Distribution: Articulate your plans for wealth transfer, charitable giving, and planning needs in dire circumstances such as incapacitation or elder care issues.
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I'm from Australia, and I've been reading heaps about how Thailand and Vietnam have only been getting a fraction of the number of tourists they were hoping for.
Does that mean that everything (accommodation/internal flights/food/attractions etc.) is going cheap to attract more tourists?
I'm heading to Laos in mid-late Feb so I wanted to know how much money I could expect to spend/save due to the GFC.
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Laos does not have any of the tourist infrastructure that Thailand, or even Vietnam, does. There are *no* 5-star resorts in Laos willing to give big discounts because they have 150 unoccupied rooms... attractions in Laos typically include visiting Buddhist temples, treks to hilltribe villages, and local markets - there will not be a "GFC discount" at these types of places.
Laos is a minimally developed country and prices for food, accommodations, etc. are already dirt-cheap. When a guesthouse room is $5 (fan) - $20 (a/c, TV) and lunch costs $2, what sort of savings can you expect?? There are no multi-national companies in Laos, businesses are locally-owned, and I cannot imagine that you will see any impact of the financial crisis in Laos.
I suggest you do some more reading about the country you're intending to visit before you go there...
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I dont think my question was as ignorant as you make it out to be. Isn't the whole point of this website to be able to find out about the countries that I'm intending to visit, and ask questions about countries that I've never been to?
I think it's pretty reasonable to ask the question since prices have only risen in the burgeoning tourist areas in Laos over the past few years. I just want to know if those prices would be stagnating or even dropping back if there are less tourists coming into areas like Luang Prabang, Vang Vieng, Don Dhet and Vientiane.
If Thailand and Vietnam are not getting nearly as many tourists as they have been in previous years, then it makes sense that Laos will experience the same. Please, pardon my naïvety if this is not the case.
Also, I'd really like it if someone who's actually been to Laos in the past few months to reply, preferably without the holier-than-thou-art attitude,
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As far as I know Thailand is the country that is being badly affected by a tourism drop off (primarily due to internal political meltdowns and dramas scaring people off rather than the global meltdown) -- not so much Laos and Vietnam.
Yes, the drop in tourists to Thailand may see reduced numbers in Laos (as most come via Thailand), but I don't think Laos is looking at quite the meltdown Thailand is.
There was a lot of talk of heavily discounted hotels, especially on the Thai islands, but as far as I know the discounts never really appeared -- or not enmasse at least.
Regards Laos, I wouldn't expect to see a substantial drop off in prices. As idreamofdurian, day to day expenses in Laos (food, drink, local transport etc) are already very inexpensive, so even if there was a substantial drop in prices, you wouldn't be looking at big savings.
Hope that helps
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Like Somtam says, the drop off in tourists seems to be primarily in Thailand right now and largely due to political rather than financial issues. However, over the longer term, as the financial stuff ripples through the world, I suspect you will see fewer tourists even in places like Laos.
I'd expect that any significant discounts you'd see will be more on long-haul air travel to/from the region and on higher-end hotels, restaurants, and tours.
As durian says, there isn't a whole bunch of that higher-end style stuff in Laos, particularly when compared to Thailand, but there is some. But unless you planned on staying in the more expensive places anyway, you'll probably only see a little bit of savings on things like day tours in Luang Prabang, as the price-driven competition to land their fair share of a decreasing number of tourists increases.
You know, the people of laos are great. Really fantastic. And as durian says, many of the businesses are locally-owned and already operating on shoestring profit margins.
When I am travelling in Laos I don't really barter all that hard, because for the most part, the first price I'm offered is already a great deal and frankly less than I'm willing to pay anyway. For what it is worth, I don't think tjs was looking to take advantage of the GFC situation by getting lower prices at the expense of the nice Lao people, but I can see (and have seen) how that kind of attitude would bother people who care about Laos.
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#5 Posted: 31/12/2008 - 23:44
For those reading this 'post', generality may be more helpful.
As the world over, prices sought to be booked before hand will normally be offered at the 'preferred going rate'.
If there is an oversupply of tourists, prices will rise close to the date for purchase. However, rarely will a forward booking be reduced in price when sought from a distance in times of tourist droughts.
Where there is a shortage of customers, many (but not all) service providers will entertain bargaining. But, only face to face!
But, just because place A has a shortage of tourists doesn't mean establishment B is short of customers. So, when in a city, shop around to get a feel for the prices.
As for market-place pricing, it depends on whether you're the lonely westerner at a local marketplace, or at a marketplace oriented for tourists. At all times, traders will seek to make a profit: even a huge one if you are obviously a tourist. That said, always barter.
If you are in a place where tourists don't normally go, start by just suggesting, "that's too much, can you make it cheaper". To start at (say) 25% of the original quoted price may really offend and the trader may not want to talk to you at all.
Sadly, in 'tourist' oriented marketplaces it appears the norm to start at somewhere about 10% to 25% of the quoted price.
In either case, NEVER get angry, ALWAYS be cheerful, be joking and happy. That way, you'll get a better price.
I remember being at a market in Thailand and spent nearly half an hour bartering for a hand of banana's. The quoted price was about US$0.70, and I eventually got for US$0.20. It wasn't the money - though it was. Rather, it was the fun of bartering. Our transaction was obviously entertaining. When we exchanged goods/money, we had about 30 people milling around. Lesson - make it fun for all!
I found late last year that for accommodation in Vietnam, I could get about a 30% to 50% reduction from the 'listed' prices by walking around and negotiating (again, joking, etc).
Idreamofdurian made the point above that in a global context, SE Asia is not an expensive destination. That said, no-one likes being ripped off.
In the current 'credit crisis' situation, from afar traders are still seeking last years' 'high' prices. Comments to date suggest that 'on the spot' significant reductions can be found (which perhaps means the product was overpriced).
If you want to visit SE Asia, just do it! It's an experience of a lifetime (or for some of us, a lifetime experience) and a percentage difference on the overall travel budget isn't going to change your experience or your journey.
Just enjoy what 'life' has to offer!
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I've been travelling in SEA. Was in Thailand Dec/Jan and in Laos & Cambodia this month. Lots of backpackers and flashpackers. Everywhere. High end tourism may be down but budget and midrange travellers have not been deterred. Impact of fin crisis on that sector appears to be negligible. In fact, I've met some people who are travelling because of it. Hope that helps.
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UIL Reports 2012 Earnings and Announces 2013 Earnings Guidance Business Wire NEW HAVEN, Conn. -- February 21, 2013 Today, UIL Holdings Corporation (NYSE: UIL) reported consolidated net income of $103.6 million, or $2.02 per diluted share, in 2012, an increase of $3.9 million, or $0.07 per diluted share, compared to 2011. UIL's consolidated net income for the fourth quarter of 2012 was $28.8 million, or $0.56 per diluted share, an increase of $7.5 million, or $0.14 per diluted share, compared to the fourth quarter of 2011. "It has clearly been a successful year," said James P. Torgerson, UIL's president and chief executive officer. "Consolidated earnings have increased and we've continued to convert businesses and households to natural gas heat, exceeding our 2012 goal by 9%, converting more than 11,100 customers. Our strategic growth initiative will continue in 2013 and the State of Connecticut's comprehensive energy strategy provides additional opportunities to enhance our gas marketing strategy." "Among the challenges we faced during 2012, our service territory experienced the warmest winter on record in 2012 and those warm temperatures carried into spring. To offset the negative impact of this weather on earnings at the gas companies, we focused on short-term operations and maintenance cost controls in our operations," added Torgerson. "This cost control discipline was instrumental in partially mitigating the impact weather had on UIL's consolidated earnings." "Superstorm Sandy also presented a challenge, but employees from all the UIL businesses worked together to assess the damage and to restore service to all our customers and businesses as quickly as possible," Torgerson continued. "UIL was honored with two awards from the Edison Electric Institute, the first, a mutual assistance award for our help in the mid-Atlantic after the June Derecho wind storm, and the second for restoration during Superstorm Sandy. This marks the second consecutive year UIL received an award for its restoration efforts." UIL Holdings Corporation's results for the year ended 2012 and the fourth quarter 2012, as compared to the respective periods of 2011, are presented in the table below: Net Income (Loss) - $M Year ended December 31, Quarter ended December 31, 2012 2011 '12 vs 2012 2011 '12 vs '11 '11 Electric Distribution $ 52.7 $ 37.6 $ 15.1 $ 9.4 $ 2.7 $ 6.7 & Other Electric 32.0 31.3 0.7 8.6 8.1 0.5 Transmission Gas 32.2 43.8 (11.6 ) 14.3 14.1 0.2 Distribution Operating 116.9 112.7 4.2 32.3 24.9 7.4 Companies Corporate (13.3 ) (13.0 ) (0.3 ) (3.5 ) (3.6 ) 0.1 Consolidated $ 103.6 $ 99.7 $ 3.9 $ 28.8 $ 21.3 $ 7.5 Earnings Earnings (Loss) Per Share Year ended December 31, Quarter ended December 31, 2012 2011 '12 vs 2012 2011 '12 vs '11 '11 Electric Distribution $ 1.03 $ 0.74 $ 0.29 $ 0.18 $ 0.05 $ 0.13 & Other Electric 0.63 0.61 0.02 0.17 0.16 0.01 Transmission Gas 0.63 0.86 (0.23 ) 0.28 0.28 - Distribution Operating 2.29 2.21 0.08 0.63 0.49 0.14 Companies Corporate (0.27 ) (0.26 ) (0.01 ) (0.07 ) (0.07 ) - Consolidated $ 2.02 $ 1.95 $ 0.07 $ 0.56 $ 0.42 $ 0.14 Earnings Avg. Shares 51.1 50.9 51.1 51.0 - dilutive Amounts may not add due to rounding. United Illuminating United Illuminating increased earnings by $15.8 million, or $0.31 per diluted share, in 2012, compared to 2011, and increased earnings by $7.2 million, or $0.14 per diluted share, for the fourth quarter 2012, compared to the same period in 2011. Details of the increase follow. Electric distribution, CTA & other The electric distribution business earned $52.7 million, or $1.03 per diluted share, in 2012, an increase of $15.1 million, or $0.29 per diluted share, when compared to 2011. The increase in 2012 compared to 2011 was due to reduced operation and maintenance expenses as well as increased income of $4.0 million, pre-tax, from the investment in GenConn and the recovery of $2.7 million, pre-tax, relating to a power procurement incentive recorded in the third quarter of 2012. The reduced operation and maintenance expenses were due primarily to lower expenses for rent, uncollectibles and outside services. In the fourth quarter of 2012, the electric distribution business earned $9.4 million, or $0.18 per diluted share, an increase of $6.7 million, or $0.13 per diluted share, compared to the fourth quarter of 2011. The increase for the fourth quarter was primarily due to reduced operation and maintenance expenses, including rent and outside services. In the fourth quarter of 2011, additional system restoration costs were incurred relating to the October Nor'easter. In 2012, pre-tax earnings from the equity investment in GenConn were $15.3 million, compared to $11.3 million, in 2011. For the fourth quarter 2012, pre-tax earnings were $3.4 million, compared to $3.1 million, in the fourth quarter of 2011. Electric transmission The electric transmission business earned $32.0 million, or $0.63 per diluted share, in 2012, an increase of $0.7 million, or $0.02 per diluted share, compared to 2011. Earnings for the fourth quarter 2012 were $8.6 million, or $0.17 per diluted share, an increase of $0.5 million, or $0.01 per diluted share. The increase in earnings for the year and the fourth quarter was primarily attributable to income earned on an increase in transmission rate base and increased transmission investments, partially offset by a decrease in allowance for funds used during construction. Gas distribution The gas distribution companies earned $32.2 million, or $0.63 per diluted share, in 2012, a decrease of $11.6 million, or $0.23 per diluted share, compared to 2011. The decrease in earnings was due to a combination of reduced sales volume, increased operation and maintenance expenses and the absence of a settlement that increased earnings in 2011. The reduced sales volume, caused by warmer weather and reduced customer usage in 2012 compared to 2011, resulted in an $11.1 million decrease in gross margin, which is equivalent to approximately $0.13 per diluted share. Temperatures were warmer in 2012, compared to 2011, which resulted in a 10.8% fewer heating degree days. Compared to normal temperatures, there was a 16.4% fewer heating degree days in 2012. The decline in sales volume discussed above was slightly offset by customer growth that increased gross margin by approximately $3.7 million, or $0.04 per diluted share. The increase in operation and maintenance expenses in 2012 compared to 2011 was primarily due to increased expenses for shared corporate services, uncollectible and depreciation. The 2012 allocation of corporate expenses to the operating companies reflects further integration of the gas companies into UIL, which increased the gas companies allocated share of corporate costs compared to the prior year. Uncollectible expense increased during 2012 compared to 2011 due to increased customer account write off activity. Depreciation expense also increased, primarily due to the implementation of new depreciation and amortization rates resulting from the settlement of the rate case appeals in 2011. In addition, full year 2011 earnings included earnings of $2.2 million, pre-tax, from the recovery of carrying charges relating to the settlement mentioned above. Earnings for the fourth quarter 2012 were $14.3 million, or $0.28 per diluted share, an increase of $0.2 million, compared to the fourth quarter of 2011. Gross margin in fourth quarter 2012 increased by $6.7 million, or approximately $0.08 per diluted share, due to increased sales volume caused by colder weather in the fourth quarter 2012, compared to the fourth quarter 2011, which resulted in 12.8% more heating degree days. Although temperatures were colder in the fourth quarter 2012, compared to the same period in 2011, temperatures were still warmer than normal. There was a 7.2% fewer heating degree days in the fourth quarter of 2012, compared to normal temperatures. The increase in earnings in the fourth quarter of 2012 due to the increased gross margin was partially offset by the absence of weather insurance that was recorded in the fourth quarter of 2011 and the increase in shared services allocations from UIL corporate. Corporate UIL Corporate incurred net after-tax costs of $13.3 million, or $0.27 per diluted share, in 2012, an increase of $0.3 million, or $0.01 per diluted share, compared to 2011. The increase in costs was primarily due to increased interest expense on short-term borrowings. For the fourth quarter of 2012, UIL Corporate incurred net after-tax costs of $3.5 million, or $0.07 per diluted share, a decrease of $0.1 million, compared to the fourth quarter of 2011. Looking Forward UIL's consolidated earnings per share for 2013 are expected to be in range of $2.05 - $2.25 per diluted share, compared to actual 2012 consolidated earnings of $2.02 per diluted share. Expected earnings for 2013 are detailed in the table below, followed by a discussion by business. Category Approximate Net EPS - diluted^(3) Income^(2) Electric distribution, CTA & other $46 - $54 $0.90 - $1.05 Electric transmission $30 - $36 $0.60 - $0.70 Total Electric^(1) $79 - $87 $1.55 - $1.70 Gas distribution $33 - $38 $0.65 - $0.75 UIL Corporate ($11) - ($9) ($0.21) - ($0.18) Total UIL^(1) $105 - $115 $2.05 - $2.25 ^(1) Expectations are not expected to be additive ^(2) Rounded to the nearest million ^(3) Assumes approximately 51.2 million average shares outstanding Detailed assumptions for each business unit follow. Below are highlights affecting 2013 guidance: *Normal weather – warmer weather in 2012 negatively impacted earnings by $0.14 per diluted share, net of weather insurance *Pension expense increase due to higher discount rate – approximately ($0.12) per diluted share *Growth from gas heating conversions – approximately $0.10 per diluted share *Decline in CTA earnings – approximately ($0.03) per diluted share United Illuminating (UI) UI is projected to earn within a range of $1.55 to $1.70 per diluted share, compared to 2012 earnings of $1.66 per diluted share. UI's Distribution, CTA and other will be impacted by several challenges in 2013 including: *The ability to earn on increasing rate base and increased capital expenditures for infrastructure replacement and system hardening *Increased total pension and postretirement costs of approximately $4.2 million, pre-tax, or $0.05 per diluted share, primarily driven by lower discount rates as of December 31, 2012 *Lower CTA earnings of $0.03 per diluted share in 2013 as compared to 2012, as the CTA rate base will be fully amortized during the fourth quarter of 2013 *Higher UIL corporate charges for earned returns on shared capital assets of approximately $0.06 per diluted share, (while unfavorable for electric distribution, there is an earnings offset in UIL corporate) On February 15, 2013, UI filed a rate request with PURA to recover an additional $95 million in revenue requirements over a two-year period, beginning July 1, 2013. These projections assume that UI would have the opportunity to earn its allowed return on equity (ROE) for the second half of 2013 after a rate case decision is issued. UI's transmission business is projected to earn within a range of $0.60 to $0.70 per diluted share, compared to a 2012 actual result of $0.63 per diluted share. This projection assumes that the transmission business earns its allowed return. Transmission earnings are primarily driven by increased rate base and earnings from increased investments in the New England East-West Solution (NEEWS). Gas Distribution Gas distribution is projected to earn within a range of $0.65 to $0.75 per diluted share, compared to 2012 earnings of $0.63 per diluted share. These projections reflect the following: *Continuing progress in our strategic growth plan of converting customers to natural gas; assumes incremental conversions targeting 12,200 in 2013 plus revenue growth from the conversions completed in 2011 and 2012; expected to add approximately $0.10 per diluted share *Assumes normal weather in 2013. In 2012, earnings were negatively impacted by the warmest winter heating season on record resulting in an unfavorable variance compared to normal weather, net of insurance, of approximately $0.14 per diluted share *Net use per customer is assumed to be essentially flat year over year, although it has been trending downward in recent years. The average normalized net use per customer has declined on an average of 1.5% annually since 2009, when rates were established *Increased pension and postretirement costs of approximately $6.0 million, pre-tax, or $0.07 per diluted share, primarily driven by lower discount rates as of December 31, 2012 *Higher allocation of UIL corporate charges for earned returns on shared capital assets of approximately $0.05 per diluted share, (while unfavorable for the gas companies, there is an earnings offset in UIL corporate) *Increased costs for shared corporate costs of approximately $0.04 per diluted share due to a revised allocation methodology, which reflects the full integration of the gas companies into UIL As a result of the factors noted above and the declining sales volume due to the decreased net use per customer, UIL is considering its options regarding CNG and SCG, including possible regulatory requests. UIL Corporate UIL Corporate costs are primarily interest expense on UIL debt and certain other unallocated corporate costs. Projected 2013 costs are in the range of ($0.21) to ($0.18) per diluted share compared to 2012 actual costs of ($0.27) per diluted share. The improvement is primarily due to the returns on corporate capital assets, primarily software systems used by, and charged to, the operating companies. Full year and fourth quarter 2012 conference call UIL Holdings will conduct a webcast conference call with financial analysts on Friday, February 22, 2013, beginning at 10:00 a.m. eastern time. UIL Holdings' executive management will present an overview of the financial results followed by a question and answer session. Interested parties, including analysts, investors and the media, may listen live via the internet by logging onto the Investors section of UIL's website at http://www.uil.com. Institutional investors can access the call via Thomson Street Events (www.streetevents.com), a password-protected event management site. Headquartered in New Haven, Connecticut, UIL Holdings Corporation (NYSE: UIL) is a diversified energy delivery company serving a total of approximately 700,000 electric and natural gas utility customers in 66 communities across two states, with combined total assets of over $4 billion. UIL Holdings is the parent company for The United Illuminating Company (UI), Connecticut Natural Gas Corporation (CNG), The Southern Connecticut Gas Company (SCG), and The Berkshire Gas Company (Berkshire), each more than 100 years old. UI provides for the transmission and delivery of electricity and other energy related services for Connecticut's Greater New Haven and Bridgeport areas. SCG and CNG are natural gas distribution companies that serve customers in Connecticut, while Berkshire serves natural gas customers in western Massachusetts. UIL Holdings employs more than 1,850 people in the New England region. For more information on UIL Holdings, visit http://www.uil.com. Use of Non-GAAP Measures UIL Holdings believes that a breakdown, presented on a net income and per share basis is useful in understanding the change in the consolidated results of operations for UIL Holdings from one reporting period to another. UIL Holdings presents such per share amounts by taking the pretax amounts determined in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP), and applying UIL Holdings' combined effective statutory federal and state tax rate and then dividing the results by the average number of shares of UIL Holdings common stock outstanding for the periods presented. Any such amounts provided are provided for informational purposes only and are not intended to be used to calculate "Pro-forma" amounts. UIL Holdings also believes earnings per share (EPS) information as presented in its earnings guidance is useful in understanding the earnings expectations for the business as a whole. The amounts presented in the earnings guidance show the EPS for each of UIL Holdings' lines of business. EPS is calculated by dividing the 2013 net income for each line of business by the average number of shares of UIL Holdings common stock outstanding for 2013. Total consolidated EPS is a GAAP-basis presentation. Forward-Looking Statements Certain statements contained herein, regarding matters that are not historical facts, are forward-looking statements (as defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995). These include statements regarding management's intentions, plans, beliefs, expectations or forecasts for the future. Such forward-looking statements are based on UIL Holdings' expectations and involve risks and uncertainties; consequently, actual results may differ materially from those expressed or implied in the statements. Such risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, general economic conditions, legislative and regulatory changes, changes in demand for electricity, gas and other products and services, unanticipated weather conditions, changes in accounting principles, policies or guidelines, and other economic, competitive, governmental, and technological factors affecting the operations, markets, products and services of UIL Holdings' subsidiaries, The United Illuminating Company, The Southern Connecticut Gas Company, Connecticut Natural Gas Corporation and The Berkshire Gas Company. The foregoing and other factors are discussed and should be reviewed in UIL Holdings' most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and other subsequent periodic filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Forward-looking statements included herein speak only as of the date hereof and UIL Holdings undertakes no obligation to revise or update such statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date hereof or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events or circumstances. The following are summaries of UIL Holdings' unaudited consolidated financial information for the full years of 2011 and 2012: UIL HOLDINGS CORPORATION CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF INCOME For the Years Ended December 31, 2012 and 2011 (In Thousands except per share amounts) 2012 2011 Operating Revenues $ 1,486,501 $ 1,570,094 Operating Expenses Operation Purchased power 154,546 180,149 Natural gas purchased 370,234 429,079 Operation and maintenance 356,277 381,814 Transmission wholesale 79,469 77,997 Depreciation and amortization 181,348 167,462 Taxes - other than income taxes 114,037 114,211 Acquisition-related costs - - Total Operating Expenses 1,255,911 1,350,712 Operating Income 230,590 219,382 Other Income and (Deductions), net 25,246 26,932 Interest Charges, net Interest on long-term debt 86,469 87,394 Other interest, net 3,636 5,216 90,105 92,610 Amortization of debt expense and redemption 2,437 2,775 premiums Total Interest Charges, net 92,542 95,385 Income Before Income Taxes, Equity Earnings 163,294 150,929 Income Taxes 74,866 62,501 Income Before Equity Earnings 88,428 88,428 Income from Equity Investments 15,273 11,282 Net Income 103,701 99,710 Less: Preferred Stock Dividends of Subsidiary, 64 54 Noncontrolling Interests Net Income attributable to UIL Holdings $ 103,637 $ 99,656 Average Number of Common Shares Outstanding - 50,831 50,609 Basic Average Number of Common Shares Outstanding - 51,108 50,926 Diluted Earnings Per Share of Common Stock - Basic $ 2.04 $ 1.96 Earnings Per Share of Common Stock - Diluted $ 2.02 $ 1.95 Cash Dividends Declared per share of Common $ 1.728 $ 1.728 Stock UIL HOLDINGS CORPORATION CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME For the Years Ended December 31, 2012, 2011 and 2010 (Thousands of Dollars) 2012 2011 Net Income $ 103,701 $ 99,710 Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), net (74 ) (541 ) Comprehensive Income 103,627 99,169 Less: Preferred Stock Dividends of Subsidiary, 64 54 Noncontrolling Interests Comprehensive Income attributable to UIL $ 103,563 $ 99,115 Holdings UIL HOLDINGS CORPORATION CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET (Unaudited) December 31, December 31, (thousands of dollars) 2012 2011 ASSETS Current assets $ 626,709 $ 667,228 Other investments 148,730 153,653 Net property, plant and equipment 2,787,354 2,570,355 Regulatory assets 1,017,220 983,222 Goodwill 266,205 266,797 Deferred charges and other assets 113,880 103,354 Total Assets $ 4,960,098 $ 4,744,609 LIABILITIES AND CAPITALIZATION Current liabilities $ 625,056 $ 641,868 Noncurrent liabilities 708,968 650,555 Deferred income taxes 456,411 388,553 Regulatory liabilities 452,416 420,175 Total Liabilities 2,242,851 2,101,151 Long-term debt, net of unamortized discount 1,600,354 1,548,347 and premium Preferred stock of subsidiary 340 750 Net common stock equity 1,116,553 1,094,361 Total Capitalization 2,717,247 2,643,458 Total Liabilities and Capitalization $ 4,960,098 $ 4,744,609 Contact: UIL Holdings Corporation Analyst: Susan Allen, 203-499-2409 or Media: Michael West Jr., 203-499-3858
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What is the point of pointers in C++ when I can just declare variables? When is it appropriate to use them?
Pointers are best understood by C & C++'s differences in variable passing to functions.
Yes, you can pass either an entire variable or just a pointer to it (jargon is by value or reference, respectively).
But what if the variable is 20 meg array of bytes, like you decided to read an entire file in to one array? Passing it by value would be foolish: why would you copy 20 megs for this operation, and if you end up modifying it (i.e. it's an out-parameter) you have to copy that 20 megs BACK?
Better is to just "point" to it. You say, "here's a pointer to a big blob of memory". And that little indirection saves a ton of time.
Once you understand that, everything else is basically the same. Rearranging items in a list becomes just swapping pointers rather than copying every item around, you don't need to know how big things are when you start out, etc
Pointers are most useful when dealing with data structures whose size and shape are not known at compile-time (think lists, trees, graphs, arrays, strings, ...).
These related answers might also help (the top answer in the second link is definitely worth a look):
Pointers are also great for passing a mutable argument to a function so that the caller can "see the change". You may wonder, "but why not use a reference?". I like Google's argument:
I had the exact same question when I was learning pointers, they just didn't seem important, but as you progress, you find out they are some times very useful.
Pointers are used often in programming situations. For example, when you reference an array by name, such as
(address of array) + (sizeof(array elements) * i) = 3;
They also make trees, linked-lists and other data structures possible, which you will find out as you learn more.
At the most basic level, pointers allow you to associate disjoint blocks of memory. A simple (contrived, admittedly) example of where pointers could help you would be in an algorithm that requires an array of 1000000000000 integers. Such an array would be too large to fit within the RAM of the machine on which I am typing right now if I tried a definition such as:
However, if I create a single array of pointers, I can keep the sub-arrays on a middle-sized disk array.
Admittedly, I will have to write code to page in those sub-arrays if / when the user requires them, including hiding the array notation behind an accessor method. That said, pointers allow me to create the ad-hoc associations that I need when I need them.
Sometimes you have a function that needs to return some amount of memory that isn't a set amount, such as reading from a file.
You would declare a char* contents and pass the address of that pointer to the function. That function would then allocate the memory and your pointer would point to the contents upon return.
Apart from efficiency and flexibility.The main point of pointers in C/C++ is that is how the hardware works, you could not wite a device driver, memory manager or efficient cache without using pointers somewhere along the line.
One of the main design goals for the first C compiler was to be a "portable assembly language" and to be able to do in a higher level language anything you could do with traditional assembly/machine code. This means being able to manipulate addresses directly - which is the point of pointers.
However following the KISS principle dont use pointers unless they really are making things simpler.
From an architectural perspective, pointers are an economical way to model a 0 .. n relationship:
If the vast majority of A objects will never need to pay attention to any B objects, there is no reason why every A object should have a zero-length vector. Under Gnu C++ 4.0.1, sizeof(vector) is 12; sizeof(vector *) is 4.
Suppose you write a text editor. In this case, you don't know the size of the document in advance. You might be tempted to declare something like
char Document[10000];
but then certainly some day someone you will want to use your editor on a much larger document. So this attempt is futile; and what you need is a way to ask for new memory at runtime (instead of compile time).
The C++ way of doing this is using the operator new, which returns a pointer to the freshly allocated memory:
char* pDocument = new char[getSizeOfDocument()];
(Note that this example is oversimplified. In real life, you would certainly not do it like this but instead use something like std::string and std::vector, which internally do this allocation for you.)
It sounds to me like you haven't yet learned about dynamic memory allocation. There are two ways to allocate memory in C++: statically and dynamically. You are already familiar with static allocation (i.e. - declaring variables). This is great if you know at the time of writing your program exactly how many variables (or rather, memory) you need.
But what if you don't? For example, let's say you're reading that contains a bunch of numbers you need to keep track of. Why? I don't know but that's not the point.
Well you could start with an array:
But what if there are more than 100 numbers in the file? Eventually you'll want a more flexible solution:
This gives you a lot more flexibility and lets you create more dynamic data structures.
Pointers store a memory address, so you would use them whenever you needed the memory address of something. This can be useful for things such as memory management, knowing where your data is stored. My professor told us this is a beautiful thing for advance programs in terms of ensuring your data are contiguously located in memory (like c-style strings are).
Hope this is some form of help for you!
-Zen, a newbie at c++
From Wikipedia:
With the above limitations, pointers are all you got as a lightweight container to reference object, especially if you are doing something with polymorphic or dynamic. Dynamic array of pure abstract class pointers to represent windows can be an example.
Since I am too lazy to think of an example of polymorphism I'll pull one from cplusplus.com:
In the above code, pointer