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Madison Requiring basic job training from able-bodied participants in the state's food stamp program would cause about half of them to drop out of the program a total of tens of thousands of people statewide and 14,500 in just Milwaukee.
The new projections come from the Legislature's nonpartisan budget office, which last week released its analysis of Gov. Scott Walker's plan to require 62,700 able-bodied adults without children in Wisconsin FoodShare to attend bare-bones job training. The Legislative Fiscal Bureau puts the total cost for that at $35.8 million over two years, including $16.8 million for state payers.
The proposal is part of Walker's 2013-'15 budget bill and comes before the Legislature's Joint Finance Committee on Tuesday as part of a full day of deliberations on the state's spending and taxing plan for the next two years.
Under the budget bill, FoodShare participants would have to do at least 20 hours a week of job training or work searches to keep receiving benefits. State and federal taxpayers would likely provide them somewhere between $50 and $100 a month worth of training, depending on how many of the participants sign up for it and how many simply drop out of FoodShare.
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What's the cost of the "job training" vs. the cost of their continuing to receive food stamps and do nothing?
but the TOTUS wants his base to look amazing
Mandatory drug testing would trim it even more.
"If any would not work, neither should he eat." 2 Thessalonians 3:10.
And the administration would sue claiming discrimination, a catchall accusation used when there is no reason to believe the law has been broken.
Maybe a few welfare queens could be trained to hold umbrellas so our Marines could go about securing the USA.
Oh, probably not, as they would complain that the job was too demeaning.
How about the ones who already have full-time jobs?
Gov Tommy Thompson did this once before and the welfare rolls dropped drastically in Wisconsin late 80s early 90s.
This has been tried and failed. Low drug detection rates and the testing cost more than savings from dropping the (relatively few) detected druggies. More sophisticated and costly tests aren't the answer and mj is certainly not going to disqualify in states where it is legal.
It is possible that certain subgroups of SNAP recipients have heightened rates of drug use but it wasn't the case across the Florida sample.
Well, unfortunately they don't just 'do nothing'.
They reproduce themselves... because it is the ONLY thing remaining for them to do that they are capable of doing and which cannot be done by someone else.
"job training" That's a dog whistle racist phrase /sarc
Job *training*?
No! No more damn "job training" boondoggles that are just a featherbed wealth transfer to goofy, ineffective "job training" companies and entities.
Mandating "job training" at "state-approved" "job trainers" just adds corporate welfare on top of individual welfare.
You want food stamps? Actively seek and find a JOB.
Any job.
"Gov Tommy Thompson did this once before and the welfare rolls dropped drastically in Wisconsin late 80s early 90s."
I knew someone did that before and I was trying to think who that was - it was Thompson,thanks for knowing the name.
What if its someone who is already working 40 hours a weeks but needs a little help?
"Rudy did it in NYC with "workfare."
OVERNIGHT, more than a third (half?) of welfare recipients in NYC evaporated when it went into effect."
I thought Rudy was a fine mayor - I didn't live in New York but what he did was commendable - cut down crime and of course was a champion on 9-11 and after.
The mass migration into Illinois will be something to behold.
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I did...from LaGuardia to Bloomberg...and Rudy was, by far, the best.
How right you are! I missed the subtlety of "a job" vs "the job".
Any job.
I'd object much less to subsidizing working poor than to feeding layabouts. But I'd prefer to see both go back to the old way- CHARITY.
Works for me.
That is about half.
At least 40 percent of entitlement spending is fraud.
An LA County audit about 10 years ago documented a 60% fraud rate in LA county alone. The LA County entitlement budget is 18 billion dollars a year.
This I on top of an already publicly disclosed cost of 5 billion per year for court mandated free health care for illegal aliens
This requirement is only for able bodied people who are not working. It would not stop any employed low income person from getting food stamps.
"Whats the cost of the job training vs. the cost of their continuing to receive food stamps and do nothing?"
That is the most important fact that the journalist Jason Stein should have reported in the linked article. But, it would have required too much work apparently!
According to the WI Legislature's nonpartisan budget office report linked in the article, for the year 2012 there were an average of 840,193 people enrolled at a cost of $1.1778 BILLION to the federal gubmint (FoodShare is a WI rename for fed food stamps and is not a state benefit). So, if half of the people drop out, that would save over $1 BILLION over the next two years in taxpayer money (in WI alone!) vs. an estimated job training cost of only $35.8 million. That is one hell of a deal!
Also, according to that report, this requirement for job search or training is ALREADY in the fed food stamp law as an option for states to enforce. So this is not a new proposal. IMO, all states should exercise this option.
And Clinton based HIS welfare reforms on those Governor Thompson made in Wisconsin.
But that was in a whole 'nother LIFETIME ago. *SIGH*
Oh I get that. These programs were designed for people needed temporary help, is there abuse - yes.
And the are. people on FR who lump everyone in the same pot.
As I understand it from the article, the job-training requirement would apply only to able-bodied, working-age adults with no children, and half THAT group would drop out, not half the total recipient population. That changes the cost/benefit calculation.
It might still come out ahead in terms of cost, but we don't know.
It's fascinating, though, that so many decide that even "job training," not getting a job or anything!, is too difficult.
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India's second-largest mobile-phone operator dropped to as low as 96.75 rupees and changed hands at 99 rupees, down 0.6 percent, at 10:20 a.m. Ambani's Reliance Infrastructure Ltd., Reliance Capital Ltd., Reliance Power Ltd. also declined.
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The bureau has said in court that Raja conspired to benefit companies including Swan Telecom Ltd., now known as Etisalat DB Telecom India Ltd., and Unitech by violating guidelines in the license sale. India's chief auditor said in November second-generation airwaves were sold for an "unbelievably low" $2.7 billion when they may have been worth at least 10 times more.
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No Benefit
The CBI sought information from Ambani amid allegations that his group received favors from Raja and over the role of Reliance Telecom Ltd., a unit of Reliance Communications, in Swan Telecom, the Press Trust of India reported yesterday, citing investigators it didn't identify.
The statement from Ambani's group said no official or affiliate held shares in Swan Telecom at the time it won a phone license and no employee benefitted from the award.
"There would be a significant impact on the group only if something concrete is unearthed," said D.K. Aggarwal, who manages about $100 million as chairman of SMC Wealth Management Services Ltd. in New Delhi. "The group has taken a hit as far as sentiment is concerned though the developments aren't going to have a material impact."
'Wrongly Implicated'
The CBI arrested Shahid Balwa, vice chairman of Etisalat DB Telecom Pvt., formerly Swan, on Feb. 8, a week after detaining Raja in the phone probe.
Balwa, who is also the managing director of DB Realty Ltd. was "wrongly implicated," according to a company statement on Feb. 9. Raja's lawyer, Ramesh Gupta, said the former minister was cooperating with investigators and shouldn't be kept in custody.
Ambani is also chairman of Reliance Capital Ltd., which owns an 18 percent stake in Bloomberg UTV, an Indian television channel. Bloomberg LP, the parent of Bloomberg News, owns part of the Indian venture.
An atmosphere dominated by claims of wrongdoing by his ministers had hurt the image of India overseas, he acknowledged, adding the compulsions of coalition played a role in how he allocated cabinet portfolios. Raja is a leading member of the ruling party from the southern state of Tamil Nadu, a key partner in Singh's ruling alliance.
"The scam is huge and tarnishing the image of India," said Taina Erajuuri, who helps manage the equivalent of $1.2 billion of emerging-market stocks, including Indian shares, at Helsinki-based FIM Asset Management Ltd. "The government is trying to show the world they are doing something, and they are going after the top guys." Erajuuri's funds own no shares in Ambani's companies.

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The present invention relates generally to a display and housing unit for any multiple component display assembly and, more particularly, a single piece in-mold display and housing unit which reduces the component count and cost of any device that utilizes a display in an enclosed assembly.
A significant number of electronic devices in use today, such as, but not limited to computer monitors, cellular and PCS telephones, internet appliances, personal digital assistants (PDAs), home audio equipment, video cassette recorders, kitchen appliances feature multiple component displays. Multiple component displays are display devices that are composed of an internal display sub-assembly that may include various discreet component parts in addition to the simple display itself and in-turn is housed within some type of enclosure. The multiple component displays being used today are assembled as separate sub-components that are then joined together, with the other components of the electronic device, into a final assembly. Unfortunately, the manufacture of the electronic devices with these multiple component displays involve many distinct assembly steps and are usually too complex to be performed by machinery, and hence, requiring human operator interaction. For example, a cellular/PCS telephone handset usually includes a multiple component display sub-assembly consisting of a front cover housing, a lens, a liquid-crystal display (LCD) and or light-emitting diode display (LED), and various fastening components such as screws and/or adhesive gaskets, etc. These various pieces of the multiple component display must be arranged into the appropriate order and bound together, via the screws and/or adhesive gaskets into a sub-assembly that is then attached via screws, snaps, adhesive gaskets, or is welded or soldered to the printed circuit board (PCB) and then is assembled into the cellular/PCS telephone handset.
Alternative methods of assembling the electronic devices involve the use of fastening features, such as snaps, interference bosses, ultrasonic welding features, etc., which are incorporated onto the molded housing. These fastening features are then used during the assembly process to fasten the multiple component display to the enclosure. Yet another method for assembling of the electronic devices involve the fastening of the multiple component display between two enclosure covers which are bound together using screws, adhesives, ultrasonic welding, etc.
A major disadvantage of currently available methods for assembling the electronic devices with the multiple component display is the high cost associated with such methods. Part of the high assembly cost is incurred by the large number components used by these methods. The assembly process itself is also costly, since it is made unnecessarily complex due to the large number of separate manufacturing steps involved in the application of these methods.
The large number of component parts and the complex assembly processes involved with the currently available methods for fastening the multiple component display to the final enclosure continues to drive the manufacturers of these devices to find ways to reduce component count and assembly complexity. The new ways of assembling component display must not only reduce assembly costs (by reducing component count and assembly complexity), but they must be sufficiently flexible in order to permit the assembly of new types of component displays as they themselves continue to be designed and developed.
The present invention is directed to provide a combined display and housing unit for any electronic device that utilizes a component display and multiple housing components. The method comprises the steps of:
(1) providing a display constructed of any display substrate material, for example, glass, polycarbonate film, nylon film;
(2) optionally, discreet or embedded electronic components, for example, resistors, drivers, capacitors, inductors may be soldered onto said display;
(3) inserting said display into a mold having a surface which matches the three-dimensional shape of said display substrate; and
(4) injecting a molten resin, for example, polycarbonate, ABS, silicon rubber, or magnesium into said mold through a plurality of gates behind said display to produce a one-piece, permanently bonded three-dimensional product suitable for use in electronic devices.
The disclosed process eliminates the need for assembling a component display into a discrete component that is in turn fastened to a component housing unit via adhesives, snaps, clips, welds, or solder. By molding the display substrate directly into the component housing unit, the steps involved in combining the component display with the component housing unit are eliminated. Additionally, the permanent fusing of the display and the component housing unit results in a single unit that is both mechanically and chemically more reliable and robust than a comparable unit that is joined via some bonding process.
It is the object of the present invention to provide a method for reducing both the component count and the assembly complexity involved in the assembly of electronic devices with displays.
It is another object of the present invention to produce a single unit comprising of a display and a component housing unit that is both mechanically and chemically more robust and a comparable unit formed by simply bonding such elements.
It is yet another object of the present invention to permit rapid design changes to the display used in an electronic device without requiring significant changes to be made to the design of the component housing unit.
Other objects, features and advantages of the present invention will become apparent upon reading and understanding the present specification, when taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.
FIG. 1 is a diagram depicting a display for an electronic device being inserted into a mold used for forming a component housing unit of the electronic device.
FIG. 2 is a diagram depicting an alternate view of the diagram shown in FIG. 1.
FIG. 3 is a diagram depicting a component housing unit, containing an embedded display after the molten material injected into the mold has hardened.
FIG. 4 is a diagram depicting an alternate view of the diagram shown in FIG. 3.
Reference is now made to the drawings, and those embodiments of the invention here presented by way of illustration, wherein like reference numerals designate corresponding parts throughout the several figures.
Perhaps the most efficient and cost-effective way of assembling a multiple component display into an injection molded component housing unit is to assemble it during the actual injection molding of the component housing unit. A way to accomplish this is by inserting the multiple component display into a specially designed cavity in a molding tool and then injecting the molten component housing unit material into the molding tool. This process is referred to as in-mold displays. In-mold displays can provide a number of advantages over other assembly techniques, such as, (i) in-mold displays can provide product differentiation for consumer applications, (ii) multiple component displays can be molded and merged in one operation, (iii) complex multiple component display structures, such as three-dimensional displays or light-emitting polymers (LEP), can be molded in one operation, (iv) processing, assembly, and labor costs can be reduced, and (v) component count can be reduced and electrical termination to an electronic device's circuit board can be simplified.
Referring now to FIG. 1, which is a diagram depicting a display 10 as it is being inserted into a mold cavity 20. The mold cavity 20 has, engraved onto its surface, features that match the three-dimensional shape of the display 10. A mold core 30 is then mated with the mold cavity 20 and some molten resin is injected into the mold. The molten resin may be, but is not limited to polycarbonate, ABS, silicon rubber, or magnesium. The display 10 itself may optionally contain a flexible termination membrane 40 or other embedded electronic components 50 such as resistors, inductors, capacitors, transistors, drivers, or integrated circuits. Additionally, the display 10 itself may be fabricated by any such method or use any currently available display technology, such as, but not limited to liquid-crystal displays (LCD) with or without backlighting on a glass substrate including indium tin oxide (ITO) traces and optionally a chip on glass (COG) driver, light-emitting diodes (LED) with or without backlighting on a flexible polymer substrate or a printed circuit board, light-emitting polymers (LEP) on a flexible polymer substrate as described in U.S. Pat. No. 5,247,190. The display 10 may also be purchased from some supplier and be delivered to the manufacturer in a ready-to-use state.
FIG. 2 depicts an alternate view of the diagram shown in FIG. 1. FIG. 2 provides a more detailed view of the mold core 30. The mold core 30 is used to form the detail side of the component housing unit. Once the display 10 is inserted into the mold cavity 20 and the mold core 30 is brought into alignment with the mold cavity 20, the molten component housing unit material is injected into the empty volume created by the mold cavity 20 and the mold core 30. The molten material flows around the display 10 to encapsulate the display 10 inside the component housing unit.
Refer now to FIG. 3 for a diagram depicting a component housing unit 60 and the mold cavity 20 and mold core 30. Once the injected resin has hardened, the mold cavity 20 and the mold core 30 are separated and the component housing unit 60 containing the embedded display 10 is ejected from the mold. The component housing unit 60 is complete and is ready for further assembly into a completed electronic device.
FIG. 4 depicts an alternate view of the diagram shown in FIG. 3. FIG. 4 provides a more detailed view of the back side of the component housing unit 60, showing the display 10 as it is embedded inside the component housing unit 60.
While the embodiments of the present invention which have been disclosed herein are the first preferred forms, other embodiments of the method and apparatus of the present invention will suggest themselves to persons skilled in the art in view of this disclosure. Therefore, it will be understood that variations and modifications can be effected within the spirit and scope of the invention and that the scope of the present invention should not be limited to the specific details disclosed herein.
|Cited Patent
|Filing date
|Publication date
|Jan 26, 1981
|Sep 21, 1982
|Sony Corporation
|Method of providing display on molded base
|Mar 28, 1988
|Jan 15, 1991
|Sakae Riken Kogyo Co., Ltd.
|Method of making a decorative object having a notch-cut back side
|Apr 23, 1991
|Dec 1, 1992
|Kyowa Electric & Chemical Co., Ltd.
|Method of manufacturing a front cabinet for use with a display
|Nov 6, 1991
|Jun 1, 1993
|Garganese Richard S
|Method of molding a display card
|Jan 21, 1992
|Jul 13, 1993
|Alps Electric Co., Ltd.
|In-mold decorated illumination panel
|May 5, 1993
|Mar 21, 1995
|Cambridge Display Technology Limited
|Method of manufacturing of electrolumineschent devices
|Jan 24, 1992
|Feb 18, 1997
|Cascade Engineering
|Label inmolding process and article of manufacture produced therefrom
|Mar 29, 1996
|Aug 18, 1998
|Taisei Plas Co., Ltd.
|Method for assembling a control panel of an electronic apparatus
|Sep 16, 1996
|Nov 9, 1999
|Huffy Corporation
|Compression molded basketball components with inmold graphics
|Jun 17, 1998
|Mar 28, 2000
|Futuristic Tile L.L.C.
|Decorative construction material and methods of its production
|Sep 25, 1998
|Apr 4, 2000
|Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd.
|Foil-decorating injection molding machine and foil-decorating injection molding method
|May 26, 1995
|Apr 25, 2000
|Centre D'etudes Et Recherche Pour L'automobile (Cera)
|Process for including a decoration, particularly a textile decoration, in a piece of plastic material
|Mar 1, 1999
|Aug 1, 2000
|Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.
|Photosensitive lithographic form plate using an image-forming material
|Jan 5, 1999
|Aug 15, 2000
|Serigraph, Inc.
|Thermoforming apparatus for printed substrate
|Nov 6, 1997
|Sep 12, 2000
|General Electric Co.
|In-mold decorating process
|Jul 24, 1998
|Oct 10, 2000
|Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
|Antenna unit for portable communication terminal
|Apr 15, 1996
|Apr 17, 2001
|Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
|Process for producing display apparatus
|Nov 25, 1997
|Jul 3, 2001
|At&T Corporation
|Multi-component electronic devices and methods for making them
|Citing Patent
|Filing date
|Publication date
|Aug 6, 2001
|Mar 7, 2006
|Siemens Communications, Inc.
|Mobile telephone and method for its manufacture
|Jun 3, 2004
|Jul 22, 2008
|Sipix Imaging, Inc.
|In mold manufacture of an object with embedded display panel
|Dec 19, 2006
|Nov 8, 2011
|Teikoku Tsushin Kogyo Co., Ltd.
|Mounting structure and method for mounting electronic component onto circuit board
|Aug 6, 2001
|Feb 6, 2003
|Wennemer Dietmar F.
|Mobile telephone and method for its manufacture
|Nov 26, 2003
|Jun 10, 2004
|Kwak Chul Ki
|Front-cover for communication equipment and method for manufacturing the front-cover
|Dec 9, 2004
|May 12, 2005
|Matti Kauppi
|Decorated injection moulded product, and a method for producing the same
|Jun 3, 2004
|Jul 28, 2005
|Sipix Imaging, Inc.
|In mold manufacture of an object with embedded display panel
|Jun 23, 2006
|Apr 3, 2008
|Faurecia Interior Systems U.S.A., Inc.
|Molded panel and method of manufacture
|Dec 27, 2007
|Mar 5, 2009
|Chi Mei Communication Systems, Inc.
|Dual-injection molding article and method for making same
|Feb 29, 2008
|Sep 3, 2009
|Symbol Technologies, Inc.
|Injection molded paneled mobile device enclosure
|Dec 19, 2006
|Nov 12, 2009
|Teikoku Tsushin Kogyo Co., Ltd.
|Mounting structure and method for mounting electronic component onto circuit board
|Oct 23, 2008
|Dec 9, 2010
|Panasonic Corporation
|Circuit board module and electronic apparatus
|May 15, 2006
|Nov 23, 2006
|Perlos Oyj
|Cover provided with integrated display and method for its manufacture
|Sep 29, 2006
|Apr 5, 2007
|Balda Solutions Deutschland Gmbh
|Method of producing a plastic moulded part with an integrated window element by means of injection moulding and injection-moulded plastic moulded part with an integrated window element
|Apr 27, 2007
|Nov 8, 2007
|Perlos Oyj
|Method of producing casing provided with circuit board
|May 23, 2007
|Dec 6, 2007
|Perlos Oyj
|Cover with integrated user interface means and a method for manufacturing the cover
|Mar 1, 2007
|Sep 4, 2008
|Nokia Corporation
|Apparatus comprising an electronics module and method of assembling apparatus
|U.S. Classification
|264/263, 264/272.17, 264/272.15, 264/277
|International Classification
|Cooperative Classification
|European Classification
|Jun 7, 2006
|Maintenance fee reminder mailed
|Nov 20, 2006
|Lapse for failure to pay maintenance fees
|Jan 16, 2007
|Expired due to failure to pay maintenance fee
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Name 3 current hype jobs...
Who do you think are the 3 most overhyped boxers today? I consider my self a realist and a true fan that is why I cant stand the following 3 fighters.
1. Adrien Broner
2. Canelo Alvarez
Of the 3 I can honestly say Broner is the most athletically gifted but he is no where near elite yet. I do believe he can be "with" proper managing but personnally I think it was disgraceful to Floyd and the late Diego Corrales (RIP) for HBO or anyone to relate Broners best victory against DeMarco to Floyd beating Chico. Beating DeMarco doesnt make you elite, sorry.
As for Canelo Alvarez he does put his punches together nicely buts its easy to do against smaller fighters who you dont have to worry about being countered by. Also IDK about anyone else but I get a feeling he has a soft jaw and its why he is protected.
And as for GGG, really who the hell is this guy. He had 1 fight on national television against a EURO fighter. I will take some interest in him when he beats a quality American & no Rosado doesnt count. To me he is no different then a 160lb Brandon Rios, everyone always talks about Rios being able to be out boxed so why cant a come forward slugger like GGG be?
Like I said in the beginning Im a true boxing fan, not someone who judges a fighter by his color of skin as my examples show.
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dont forget Rigo the guy with 11 fights against nobodies yet everyone claims Donaire fears him for some reason
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I don't like Broner & I'm not educated on Triple G, but I do know Broner has talent & at least Triple G wants to fight the best.
But ginger bumype is a total hyped up bum.
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I would add garcia to that list. Mickey has done jack **** md to me at least hasnt even looked that great yet people make him out to be this monster
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Kirkland b1tched out
And Ortiz got sparked out
now it looks like Trout or Floyd is next..so why you b1tching?
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3.Matthysse not a hype job but very overrated
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He was Sturms mandatory for two years and he ducked him repeatedly.
Daniel Geale was stripped of a title for not fighting GGG.
Pirog pulled out after injury.
Peter Qullin turned him down which would have been on hbo.
And of course so did Chavez and Martinez as well as N'Dam.
So you're willing to make excuses for Canelo but u trash Golovkin?
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Amy Goodnight knows that the world isn't as simple as it seems. She also understands that "normal" doesn't mix with magic, and she's worked hard to build a wall between the two worlds. Not only to protect her family, who are all practicing witches, but to protect any hope of ever having a normal life herself.
Ranch-sitting for her aunt in Texas
Amy Goodnight knows that the world isn't as simple as it seems. She also understands that "normal" doesn't mix with magic, and she's worked hard to build a wall between the two worlds. Not only to protect her family, who are all practicing witches, but to protect any hope of ever having a normal life herself.
Ranch-sitting for her aunt in Texas should be exactly that: good old ordinary, uneventful hard work. Only, Amy and her sister, Phin, aren't alone. There's someone else in the house with themand it's not the living, breathing, amazingly hot cowboy from the ranch next door.
It's a ghost, and it's more powerful than the Goodnights and all their protective spells combined. It wants something from Amy, and none of her carefully built defenses can hold it back.
This is the summer when the wall between Amy's worlds is going to come crashing down.
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[Star] "You can't get much more Nancy Drew. . . . This engaging mystery has plenty of both paranormal and romance, spiced with loving families and satisfyingly packed with self-sufficient, competent girls."Kirkus Reviews, Starred
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"The author mixes suspense, humor, and lots of local flavor. . . . The enjoyable sum is a lively teen ghost story with sex appeal."The Horn Book
"A deeply affectionate rendering of Texas landscapes and legends combines with an appealing cast of well-developed characters to give texture to this well-plotted mystery; truly scary moments are balanced by the humorous bumbles of the awkwardly developing romance between Amy and Ben, as well as Phin's sublime cluelessness about the way her eccentricities appear to other people."The Bulletin
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A pragmatic heroine must confront her magical side to save the day, find the ghost, win the boy and corral the goats.
You can't get much more Nancy Drew than intrepid Texan heroines uncovering a mystery involving ranchers, Spanish ghosts, vandalized archaeological digs and lumps of gold. The summer after high school, Amy Goodnight is taking care of Aunt Hyacinth's herb farm. Unlike the rest of the Goodnights—witches or psychics all—Amy intends to succeed in the mundane world. She protects her family of eccentrics, making sure that outsiders see Amy's sister Phin as a whiz with physics and chemistry, rather than a genius with the potions and spells of preternatural science. Meanwhile, Amy spars with cranky young rancher Ben, whose land entirely surrounds Aunt Hyacinth's tiny farm. Amy first meets Ben while she's chasing escaped goats and wearing nothing but cherry-spotted undies and rubber boots: an introduction worthy of the best contemporary adult romance. Before their heated arguments can turn to something more, Amy and Ben had better solve the mystery of The Mad Monk of McCulloch Ranch, who's been conking people over the head. As if that weren't complicated enough, Amydoessee a ghost; is he the Mad Monk?
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The goat was in the tree again.
I hadn't even known goats could climb trees. I had been livestock-sitting for three days before I'd figured out how the darned things kept getting out of their pen. Then one day I'd glanced out an upstairs window and seen Taco and Gordita, the ringleaders of the herd, trip-trip-tripping onto one of the low branches extending over the fence that separated their enclosure from the yard around Aunt Hyacinth's century-old farmhouse.
"Don't even think about it," I told Gordita now, facing her across that same fence. I'd just bathed four dogs and then shoveled out the barn. I stank like dirty wet fur and donkey crap, and I was not in the mood to be trifled with.
She stared back at me with a placid, long-lashed eye and bleated, "Mba-a-a-a-a." Which must translate as "You're not the boss of me," because she certainly didn't trouble herself to get out of the tree.
"Suit yourself," I said. As long as she was still technically inor aboveher pen, I didn't have much of an argument. When dealing with nanny goats, you pick your battles.
I suppose Aunt Hyacinth could be forgiven for trusting me to figure out the finer points of goat management for myself. And "for myself" was no exaggeration. Except when my sister, Phin, and I had run into town to get groceries, we hadn't seen a soul all week. Well, besides Uncle Burt. But you didn't so much see Aunt Hyacinth's late husband as sense his presence now and then.
This was Aunt Hyacinth's first vacation in ten years. The herb farm and the line of organic bath products she produced here had finally reached a point where she could take time off. And she was going to be gone for a month, halfway around the world on a cruise through the Orient, so she'd had a lot of instructions to cover. Even after she'd given Phin and me an exhaustive briefing on the care and feeding of the flora and fauna, even while my mom had waited in the luggage-stuffed van to take her to the airport in San Antonio, Aunt Hy had stood on the porch, hands on her hips, lips pursed in concentration.
"I'm sure I'm forgetting something," she'd said, scanning the yard for some reminder. Then she laughed and patted my cheek. "Oh, why am I worried? You're a Goodnight. And if any of us can handle a crisis, Amy, it's you."
That was too true. I was the designated grown-up in a family that operated in a different reality than the rest of the world. But if the worst I had to deal with was a herd of goat Houdinis, I'd call myself lucky.
I gathered my dog-washing supplies and trudged toward the limestone ranch house that was the heart of Aunt Hyacinth's Hill Country homestead. It was a respectable size for an herb farm, though small by ranching standards. Small enough, in fact, to be dwarfed by the surrounding land. To reach the place, you had to take a gravel road through someone else's pasture to the Goodnight Farm gate, where a second fence of barbed wire and cedar posts surrounded Aunt Hyacinth's acreage. We often saw our neighbors' cows grazing through it. I guess the grass really was always greener. A packed dirt road led finally to the sturdy board fence that enclosed the house and yard with its adjoining livestock pens. Sometimes it felt like living inside a giant nesting doll. Ranching life was pretty much all about fences and gates.
The dogs had kept a respectful distance from the goats' enclosure, but they bounded to join me on my way to the house. Sadie nipped at the heels of my rubber boots while Lila wove figure eights between my legs. Bear, no fool, had already headed for the shade to escape the afternoon sun.
"Get off!" I pushed the girls away from my filthy jeans. "I just washed you, you stupid mutts."
They dashed to join Bear on the side porch. I clomped up the steps, my arms full of dirty towels, and hooked the screen door with a finger. The dogs tumbled into the mudroom after me, then tried to worm into the house while I toed off my boots.
"Not until you're dry. Stay!" I managed to block them all except Pumpkin, a very appropriately named Pomeranian, who had asthma and got to come inside whenever he wanted. Which was pretty much all the time.
I closed the door and sigheda mistake, because the deep breath told me just how much I stank.
Hot shower in T minus five, four, three . . .
The light over the sink in the kitchen went out. Not a crisis, since it was four in the afternoon. However, the soft hum of the air conditioner cut out at the same instant, which would be a problem very shortly. A big problem, because the only reason I'd agreed to spend my summer on Goodnight Farmthe last carefree summer of my life, before I started college and things that Really Count in Lifewas that I knew it had civilized conveniences like climate control, wireless Internet, and satellite TV.
"Phin!" I shouted. I'd lived with my sister for seventeen years, not counting the last one, which she'd spent in the freshman dorm at the University of Texas. I knew exactly who was to blame for the power outage.
No answer, but that didn't mean anything. Once Phin was immersed in one of her experiments, Godzilla could stroll over from the Gulf of Mexico and she wouldn't notice unless his radioactive breath threw off her data.
Phin's experiments were the reason I was currently covered in dog hair, straw dust, and donkey dung. She had eagerly agreed to house-sit because she wanted to do some kind of botanical research for her summer independent study, and, well . . . where better to do that than an herb farm? But while the Goodnight family might be eccentric by other people's standards, no one was crazy enough to leave Phin solely in charge of Aunt Hyacinth's livelihood. She couldn't always be trusted to feed herself while she was working on a project, let alone the menagerie outside.
I peeled off my filthy socks and headed through the kitchen and living room to the back of the house, where Phin had commandeered Aunt Hyacinth's workroom as her own. The door was closed, and I gave a cursory knock before I went in, only to stumble on the threshold between the bright afternoon and the startling darkness of the usually sunny space.
Without thinking, I flipped the light switch, but of course nothing happened. All I could see was a glow from Phin's laptop and, strangely, from under the slate-topped table in the center of the room.
"Hey!" Phin's voice was muffled, and a moment later her head popped up from behind the Rube Goldberg–type contraption on the table. Her strawberry-blond hair was coming loose from her ponytail, possibly because she was wearing what appeared to be a miner's headlamp. "I'm doing an experiment."
"I know." I shaded my eyes from the light. "The fuse just blew."
"Did it?" She checked some wires, punched something up on her laptop, then flipped a few switches on the power strip in front of her. "Oh. Good thing I'm at a stopping spot."
"Well, thank heaven for that," I said, but my tone was wasted on her. Irony was always wasted on Phin.
Aunt Hyacinth's workroom was normally a bright, airy space, part sunroom, part apothecary. Just then, however, it was dark and stuffy, with heavy curtains covering the wall of windows and the glass door that led to the attached greenhouse.
On the huge worktable, Phin had set up her laptop and a bewildering rig that included a camera with some kind of complicated lens apparatus, a light box (which I suppose explained why the room was blacked out as if she were expecting the Luftwaffe), and enough electrical wiring to make me very nervous.
It wasn't that Phin wasn't brilliant. The only thing that might have kept her from getting a Nobel Prize someday was her field of study. Switzerland didn't really recognize paranormal research. Neither did most of the world, but that never stopped a Goodnight. Except me, I suppose.
In the dim light, I could see something like electrode leads connected to the leaves of an unidentifiable potted plant. It said a lot about my sister that this was not the strangest thing I'd ever seen her do.
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Texas Gothic is filled with charming quirkiness, and great writing. What's there not to like with a cute cranky cowboy, tree climbing Houdini goats, Go Go Gadget Gidget girl, rump scratching cows, and a love story like a prize fight. Amy Goodnight is an island of normal in a sea of crazy. As the self appointed Gatekeeper, Amy straddles the line between magic and mundane constantly providing damage control for her above average family. The Goodnight's are witches, each with a different affinity, and to the dismay of Amy, none of them are shy about their abilities. Amy's PR talents are about to be tested. She and her sister Phin are looking after their Aunt Hy's farm for the summer. Everyone in the small Texas town has an opinion about the crazy Goodnights and it doesn't help that the sleepy town has seemingly awaken with paranormal activity since the girls arrival. There's quite a lot of chatter about a rogue ghost on the loose knocking people out, skeletal remains are popping up at the perpetually cranky yet hunky neighbor's ranch, and a spirit is personally haunting Amy. Amy is going to have to except who and what she is, find some balance between her two worlds, and along with her friends, they are going to have figure out what's really going on with the pestering poltergeist to save her Goodnight name and possibly her life. Clement-Moore doesn't write hardcore paranormal, she writes normal with a certain slant of the unusual. Rosemary's strength is her witty writing style, and wonderfully rich characters, which hits a definite high in Texas Gothic. In most books the main character is the author's focus in development and spotlight. Here the supporting cast doesn't get left behind but blossomed. I loved all the players in this book. They were interesting and distinctive like her work. Fans of Hex Hall and Paranormalcy will like the snarky quirky prose. There's nothing negative I can say. Lots of laughs. Great characters, good story line, a romantic love story, and perfect prose that pulls you in. If you need a literary vacation then pick up a copy of Texas Gothic and get completely entrench by the writing.
TEXAS GOTHIC has so much going for it! First: A very fun, interesting main character in Amy Goodnight. She is a witch, despite her best efforts not to be, and has assumed the role of family ambassador to normal society. She self-identifies as the responsible one and does her best to smooth the way for her more eccentric mother, sister, aunts, cousins, basically everyone in the Goodnight clan. Unfortunately for her, they're all perfectly happy with their identities and talents. Amy and her sister Phin are watching their Aunt Hyacinth's small Texas ranch for the summer while Aunt Hyacinth travels to China. Amy inadvertently undertakes a quest to lay a persistent ghost to rest at the same time as ghost rumors from the neighboring McCulloch ranch slow down progress on the efforts to build a bridge that will ease the task of herding their cattle. Ben McCulloch doesn't like Amy because she's a Goodnight, but Amy can't avoid Ben and investigate her ghost problem since all clues point to a connection with McCulloch land. Specifically, the mass burial they uncover during work on the bridge. This book reads YA and tricks you into thinking it's light fare because it's so fun. Amy's colloquialisms are thick and witty, very Texan, and her dual perception of her family as the real deal vs. the walking freak show that everyone else sees are both funny and poignant. The mystery unfolds in a kitchy throwback to Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew (with a soupcon of those meddling kids from Scooby Doo) but it completely works. The tension grows as the ghost gets more aggressive with Amy and someone, ghost or human, physically attacks a ranch hand or two who've gotten too close to whatever Amy isn't supposed to find. But Amy's voice is very smart and there are little Easter Eggs for the more sophisticated reader: literary and scientific references that demonstrate how smart the MC is although the story is approachable for any YA reader. I just love that. In short, this definitely qualifies as a beach read but it has more going for it than just that. You'll probably find yourself reading it again.or hoping for another installment.
So, growing up I loved reading any and all things vampire, witch and ghost (with a sprinkling of werewolf for good measure.) Today, not much has changed and it would be safe to say that I will always compare any paranormal books I read to some of those old favorites. My go-to authors regarding "witchy" type books will always be Anne Rice (The Witching Hour) and Alice Hoffman (Practical Magic.) These two ladies have the whole "family of witches" thing down pat in my humble opinion. So when I read the blurb earlier this year regarding Texas Gothic, I knew this book would be right up my alley. Like Rice and Hoffman's works, Texas Gothic includes eccentric relatives and cool family dynamics, which I loved. The relationship between Amy and Phin is fun to read and it's nice to see two sisters close in age getting along in spite of all their differences. I liked Amy's character and really sympathized with her struggle for normalcy in a decidedly abnormal family. I appreciated her desire to strike a balance in her life and enjoyed seeing her grow and develop, eventually accepting and embracing her inner witch by story's end. I also really liked the bookish Phin and all her cool experiments and gadgets. I do wish however that I could have gotten to know more of the Goodnight clan. I enjoyed the inclusion of Cousin Daisy and would have liked to have learned more about Amy and Phin's mom as well their Aunt Hyacinth. As for the mystery that unfurls in the book, I really liked all the interesting facts about Texas history that the author included. However, I thought the mystery itself was a little elementary. I was hoping with a title like Texas Gothic (emphasis on the word Gothic) the story would have been a little more The Turn of The Screw and a little less The Secret of The Old Clock. That aside, I enjoyed the plot well enough,and I think Clement-Moore's witty dialogue and interesting characters make up for my other issues. There is some romance between Amy and the hot, yet somewhat jerk-ish, neighbor Ben. I liked the back and forth between them, and thought there was some pretty decent chemistry, but the romance didn't sweep me off my feet. In fact there were a few occasions when I preferred the character of Mark, the anthropology student interested in Phin, more than Ben. So, to sum up my review of Texas Gothic: Clement-Moore delivers cool, quirky characters; humorous, witty dialogue; and a decent mystery and love story. I plan to check out more works by this author, including her work The Splendor Falls
This was a refreshing and wonderful read about a young woman who reluctantly embraces her familiy roots and becomes involved in a ghost hunt. Of course it does not help that the neighbor is extremely cute and anoying at the same time, nor does it help that there is ages of bad blood between the families. But Amy Goodnight is a great character and the dialog in the whole book is believeable and very easy to get into. The setting is in Texas and after a few pages, you really feel like you are right there in the Hill Country. What I like is all the supernatural things going on, and how there really is a mystery that they are really helping to solve. The ending is nice and does tie up a few loose ends, but I would love to see more of Amy and the gang in another book. They are just to much fun to see go away with one book.
I knew I was going to love this book. I love southern gothic superstitions and stories, the ones that are passed down over generations. And, well, it's set in Texas. What I liked: 1) Phin - Amy's sister Delphinium was my absolute favorite character. She reminded me of...Bones (Brennan from Bones). Everything is about science to Phin, she's brilliantly book smart, but hopeless when it comes to social norms. She had me cracking up. 2) The setting - I'm a little bias, since I live here and all. But Miz Clement-Moore has described it kind of perfectly. 3) Historical accuracy - so it's a ghost and magic story, right? But that doesn't mean that that we can't have some historical accuracy. 3) Amy's desire to not participate in the family crazies. 4) The ghost story! Southern gothic at its finest! 5) I wasn't sure I expected humor, but it's great. It sneaks up on you and makes you laugh out loud. 6) Hot cowboys. 7) Hot cowboys. 8) Hot cowboys. What I didn't like: 1) I love Big 12 football, but the only time I'm gonna root for the Longhorns is when they are playing the Sooners....meh. Go Oklahoma State Cowboys! Ha ha, so that's not really a dislike, I just wanted to say Go Pokes! Overall thoughts: This is a cleverly and well written story. The characters are all developed really well, the plot is substantial and complete, and the setting is full of southern Texas charm. I absolutely loved it. It has found a new home on my 're-read' shelf! And can someone please tell me where I can get some of Aunt Hy's cool soap and shampoo and stuff?
I absolutely adored reading Texas Gothic! It had the right amount of everything. The plot wasn't too scary, it wasn't too slow, and it didn't move too fast either. I thought Rosemary Clement-Moore developed her characters very well in the book. Reading about Amy, Ben, Phin, and the "gang" was really enjoyable! The dialogue was great. I loved the whole idea of ghosts, magic, and where it all takes place. Its different from other ghost and paranormal stories, so anyone who wants something different will like reading Texas Gothic. I also liked how Clement-Moore described the ghost scenes. I actually liked reading them! They were so vivid and clear, I could picture the scenes in my head. Another thing that I really enjoyed was the cover. The story and the cover go really well together, and I think the red lipstick really compliments the model's eyes! So if you want something fresh and new, don't hesitate to go read Texas Gothic! Rosemary Clement-Moore does not disappoint! Twitter: @teenagereader
Rosemary Clement-Moore is a talented and gifted writer. Amy Goodnight is a great female protagonist; she's realistic and quirky in a way that combines to make her a very strong female lead. Ben is a great character as well. The story is well-written and it's hard to put the book down. I love all of Rosemary Clement-Moore's books, but this one is my favorite!
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I really liked this book, and i do not usally like paranormal stuff like ghosts...But this book changed my mind. The author did a fantastic job of develiping the charrectors... a annoying but hot cowboy neighbor, sciency sister( Phin reminded me of Sheldon from the big bang thery and Bones from bones) a crazy cousin a main charrector who is trying to make her famaliy seem normal and i just love hove the author put the dogs in the book! The setting of the book was geinus! Because ranches are cool but at night they can be spoky. The idea of bodies being discovered was another great idea by the author in my opinion. I loved the amount of detail the author used when the ghost made a apearance. The only thing i did not like is that this book is not apart of a series. You will love this book!
There are two things that Clement-Moore does fantabulously: community and swoony guys. The ranch town in which Amy and Phin are spending their summer is great. It's not the setting, really, that's great; it's the people in it. They make this small town believable. There's the crazy grandad, the close-minded town folk, the local pothead, the nerdy college students, the local "royal" family, and the brooding son of those royals. We don't get to know all of these characters well; this is not a crowded book. And yet, these are not stock characters. Altogether, they are the town. They give the town a feel and a history. They make it a place. The town bar and the community picnics are just where they hang out. And then there's the guy. Le sigh. Now, I'll be the first to admit that I have a weakness for rugged folk who wear cowboy hats unironically. But even if that's not your thing, this guy is sooo great. Ben McCulloch, literally the guy next door, is so swoony and angsty and responsible and gentlemanly. I fell for him, and hard, long before Amy figured out why Ben made her feel both frustrated and fluttery at the same time. Mark, one of those nerdy college students, isn't so bad either. His sweet and awkward flirting with Phin is so cute! The best part about both of them, though, is that they are both completely devoid of cheese. There is no heavy-handed romance talk or gazing into one another's eyes. So the guys and the cast of characters are what made Texas Gothic great for me. Amy and Phin's relationship, the complicated ghost story, the small town rumors and legends, and the ranching drama were all added perks for me. These aspects of the story were just as strong as the ones I loved, and they might be what makes this a great book for you. Book source: Philly Free Library


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its nothing to do with polotics,,its about a 780 page dossier found at a maclarens employee,s home. plus new evidence there saying ..if there found guilty,,there should be punnishment..thats up to the FIA my Veiw is,, deduct points from the drivers and contructors,, and a heavy fine,,that way at least maclaren wont be skicked out from this year or 2008 season. say 30 points from constructors and 30 points from drivers plus 200.000 pound fine.Sort: Newest | Oldest | Most Replied Expand all replies
OK, what exactly is in that 780 pages. McLaren have been tried, found guilty and had sentence passed but the average supporter of F1 still has no idea what the "evidence" is that has been presented. The Italian authorities obviously think a possible breach of their criminal code has taken place so Ferrari, put up or shut up.
My understanding is that evidence to a "court" is in the public domain, why are the FIA so special that we have to trust this obviously biased organisation to tell us nothing but issue sanctions.
Why are the FIA and certain teams so determined to wreck a sport enjoyed by millions worldwide for the sake of harmony with Ferrari at the expense of everybody else. Sir Jackie is right, McLaren are the target of a Witch Hunt. Ferrari didn't get the result they wanted first time so they keep on going until the FIA give them what they want.
Politics, yes.... sport, no way!
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F1's just gone and cut it's own throat.
Max Mosely your a joke!!!!!
I'm glad i was around when F1 you could be proud to watch F1, the Mansell and Senna etc days.
FIA listen to the likes of Sterling Moss, Jackie Stewart, Murray Walker, True racing enthusiats.
Ron Dennis what can i say, but don't give, and fight.
A Yahoo! User Sep 14, 2007 02:45 Flag
I don't think Ferrari got what they were hoping. $100 Million was what McLaren got fined, but I think Ferrari were looking more towards taking points away this year.
If the car was altered due to the notorious 780 document then points should be stripped. Obviously they didn't find any drastic changes...
This whole deal was pathetic and nothing but hurtful to the sport, but then again so is Bernie and Max.
The truth of the matter is that the words 'F1' and 'sport' should not be used in the same text.
- 1 Reply to JOHN
I know i had a doubt while i was writing this!
didnt know what else to call it....
any suggestions? :-P
I totally agree with you on this.
All teams including Ferrari would know what they incurr if caught with sensitive information from other teams...
But taking a team like Laren out of the competition would be a shame to the sport... i dont think the FIA would take them out altogether....
But lets wait and see....
how come is it taking them so long to come up with a ruling anyway?
- 1 Reply to jonathan
According to some breaking news, unverified i think, McLaren would be diqualified for this year and the next...
Sounds like they got the full punishment...its sad i think.
I love Ferrari, but i can understand that this is a bit too harsh, u cant have F1 without McLaren.....


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Filepe Melo
if i am not mistaken he is from fiorentina, who are apprently interested in poderos perhaps a deal can be doneSort: Newest | Oldest | Most Replied Expand all replies
yeh rumour has it hat Firentina want Sendo, so wenger could use that as a bargaining chip for him. If he can pull it off it will be great.
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If we can offload Ponderous and get Melo for 10m that would really be fab....
Anything more this transfer window will be a damn + like Ade for Huntelaar....aaaaarrrrghhhh that would be so nice....then we can really challenge....