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Appropriations Act Boosts DOE Funding for Renewables and Efficiency
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U.S. Wind Power Capacity Surged Up 45% in 2007
Hawaii and DOE Sign Agreement to Advance Hawaiian Clean Energy
New International Clean Energy Fund to Battle Climate Change
Connecticut Regulator Approves More Than 100 Megawatts of Renewable Generation Projects
Clean Energy Investment Exceeds $117 Billion in 2007
New Defense Authorization Act to Boost Clean Energy Use
President Bush Requests $1.255 Billion for EERE in FY 2009
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IRS Allocates $406 Million in Clean Renewable Energy Bonds
Maine Governor's Task Force Recommends Lots More Wind Energy
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New York Launches Clean Energy Workforce Training Initiative
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Renewable Energy Continues Rapid Global Growth in 2007
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Oregon and South Dakota Approve Renewable Energy Tax Incentives
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First Large Building-Integrated Wind Turbines Spin in Bahrain
Labor and Environmental Groups Launch a Green Jobs Campaign
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Like the Clarkfield City Administrators before him, Scott Weske has picked up on the trail that hopefully one day will lead to a community center for the city.
Clarkfield has toyed with the idea of a community-center-like space for decades and over those years has taken incremental steps toward that goal, yet due to a lack of funding and a vacillating passion for the project, the city's efforts have largely been fruitless.
In reviewing the history of the Clarkfield City Council in the course of his administration Weske found the loose ends of the piecemeal project that was begun in the open garage space adjacent to City Hall that once housed the city's fire trucks before they moved to the Emergency Medical Services building north of the city.
Weske's background for the project only extends back to 2007 when the city first started considering the open City Hall space for a possible community center, where events like wedding receptions and large meetings might be held.
According to Weske a construction survey and estimate were done in 2007. That survey found that to just do the bare bones of the project like insulation, cooling and heating it would cost the city roughly $55,107.
Meanwhile, in 2008 a community-wide survey was conducted that showed that the city's residents were overwhelmingly in favor of Clarkfield pursuing a community center—with most believing that the 'old fire barn' would be the best choice of location.
Architectural estimates for the remodeling of the 'old fire barn' said that there could be round table seating for about 190 people and row seating, with a small stage in front for about 220 people.
In his memo on the subject to the council Weske included this breakdown: "While the existing space (the old fire barn) is not optimum, the next question is whether the city can afford the cost to expand and maintain a larger space. Other possible locations were discussed but discarded as too expensive or not appropriate for the need. The most reasonable solution continues to be making the old fire barn into a more usable space. This location also offers the opportunity to improve the facility over a period of time without increasing the community tax burden for the project."
As previously stated, small steps toward this goal have already been completed with the council recently installing a new garage door to the building and installing a handicap accessible entry way.
To protect what the council has already accomplished, Weske made the following recommendations for building improvements: Update wiring to conserve energy versus what is currently installed, update heating and cooling vents to regulate the costs of operation, frame the north and east walls of the building, spray foam the walls with insulation and ceiling if feasible to do so, sheetrock the north and east walls, place eight foot protective border around north, south and east walls and acid wash the floor and seal it.
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Mark A. Greenbaum
posted on Saturday, June 27, 2009 - 12:55 pm
Please excuse me if this has been answered already, but I couldn't tell from the threads.
We want to use ZINB because we have a highly non-normal count distribution (of mental health visits) with a very large number of 0's and standard deviation much larger than the mean. We believe that ZINB is the best way to handle this.
Does M-plus version 5.2 cover this analysis?
Thank you very much!
Linda K. Muthen
posted on Saturday, June 27, 2009 - 1:11 pm
Yes, this model can be estimated in Mplus. It was added in Version 5.1. See the Version 5.1 Language Addendum and the Version 5.1 Examples Addendum which are on the website with the user's guide.
Bengt O. Muthen
posted on Saturday, June 27, 2009 - 3:03 pm
See also the 4th (bottom) web talk at
which goes through an example in Hilbe's negative binomial book.
Mark A. Greenbaum
posted on Sunday, June 28, 2009 - 11:26 pm
Thank you both for your responses! I will review these this week!
posted on Tuesday, September 28, 2010 - 12:28 pm
Hello. I am currently running LCGA and GMM models using highly skewed data with a large percentage of 0s. I explored using four different models: the Poisson, Zero-inflated Poisson (ZIP), negative binomial, and Zero-inflated Negative Binomial (ZINB). Compared to the NB and ZINB, the Poisson and ZIP performed poorly (based on the BICs), so I eliminated these models from consideration. When I ran the ZINB, mplus set the logit parameters for all classes to -15 (regardless of how many classes I extracted). As a result, the ZINB seemed to reduce to the NB with the ZINB and the NB producing identical log likelihoods. Based on these results, can I assume that the inflation parameters are not needed and that the most appropriate model is the NB? Thank you!
Bengt O. Muthen
posted on Tuesday, September 28, 2010 - 3:57 pm
Yes. I assume you have multiple classes as well. That sometimes removes the need for zero-inflation, at least for NB which already picks up the preponderance of zeros to some extent - at least better than Poisson.
Alexander Kapeller
posted on Tuesday, June 14, 2011 - 11:37 am
A question on missing values. Are they also handled via FIML for ZINB ZIP or inflated hurdle models in Mplus?
Can i argue in a paper that this is possiple because all the mentioned modells are calculated using ML estimator which is the basis also for fiml?
Bengt O. Muthen
posted on Tuesday, June 14, 2011 - 5:55 pm
I don't think of FIML as being in operation when you have only a single dependent variable as you do in those regression models. Dealing with missing on the DV is simply the same as deleting the subject because it has no information on the relationship between the DV and covariates, nor on the DV. Dealing with missing on covariates goes beyond the regression model.
For FIML - that is ML under MAR - to play a role you need more than one DV so that missing on one of them borrows information from the other.
Jonathon Rendina
posted on Wednesday, August 28, 2013 - 4:14 pm
I am running a zero-inflated Poisson LCA model with three count outcomes that measure the number of days of prescription drug use (stimulants, pain killers, and sedatives) in the prior 3 months. I have three questions regarding this analysis:
1. If I have a variable that could indicate true structural zeros (i.e., we measured whether or not participants had ever used each class of drugs in their lives), would it be better to include those as class indicators than to run a zero-inflated model?
2. Can you briefly explain the difference between the default of fixing the inflation parameters across classes versus freeing them? I'm having trouble finding a reference that would assist me in the relative interpretation of the two.
3. The model is giving me a message under the model fit section saying "** Large values were truncated at 9." Does this mean that the analysis truncates all values (which range all the way to a value of 90) to 9 for the purpose of analysis, or just for the purpose of computing chi-square statistics? Can you point me to any references on the appropriateness and interpretability of this and how this affects the sample and estimated means for the count variables?
Thanks in advance for your help!
Bengt O. Muthen
posted on Wednesday, August 28, 2013 - 6:44 pm
1. You can create a zero class using it as separate group by Knownclass, where that group has zero prob of Y>0. But it may just complicate matters - I would stick with last month reports.
2. I would let them be different across classes - a high class for instance may have less inflation than a low class. Maybe the 1989 Roeder et al JASA article talks about this.
3. That refers only to the chi-2 testing, not the subsequent analysis.
Sung Joon Jang
posted on Tuesday, August 11, 2015 - 8:12 am
I would like to use zero-inflated negative binomial regression, but could find syntax only for ZIP -- COUNT IS u1(i) -- and NB -- COUNT IS u1(nb) in Version 7 Mplus User's Guide. What should I use for ZINB instead of "nb"?
Sung Joon Jang
posted on Tuesday, August 11, 2015 - 8:18 am
Never mind. Just found that it was nbi. Sorry about that.
Bengt O. Muthen
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Hello again! Last week I mentioned that I was on my way to becoming a "green investor" – purchasing investments that align with the ideals of environmental sustainability. I had originally planned for this to be a two-part series that culminated in a decision today, but after all the reading and research I've done since last week, I've decided for your and my own benefit, that this will now be a four-part series offering a more comprehensive overview of my research and decision making process. I hope this will give you a better understanding of the "big picture" as I make my debut into green investing…and I need more time to make my best informed decision! Last week in part one I talked about my current financial situation and how it would affect my investment strategy. I also touched on my initial thoughts about investing and set up some ground rules that I would attempt to abide by when making my decision on which investment vehicle to purchase. This week I'm digging into the numbers a little bit and researching mutual funds.
A mutual fund is an investment vehicle aimed at allowing you to purchase bits of many different companies without the large, fee-laiden financial burden of buying them all by yourself. It accomplishes this by pooling many investors' money together to buy all of these stocks and then packaging them together in a nice little bundle for you with only one transaction fee to you rather than the many that would come with buying an array of individual stocks yourself. Think of it like going out to dinner with your friends who all order separate dishes and then share with each other, taking a bit of each plate to create a nice, well rounded meal.
The good
There are a number of flattering characteristics to be mentioned about mutual funds:
- They're actively managed – You can feel good going to bed at night knowing that a professional (or a whole team of them) are crunching numbers and evaluating companies, keeping a watchful eye over your hard earned money. Every day they go to work trying to find a way to outperform their target market by rebalancing and managing the portfolio of stocks you own. Their job is to make you more money.
- They're diversified – All mutual funds are diversified to a different extent, but you can almost always rest assured that your money is morespread out than if you were to buy only a few stocks. Buying a share of a mutual fund usually means buying shares of a multitude of different companies. Depending on the fund, it could be a pool of companies completely unrelated to one another or it could be one comprised of companies in a specific industry, market capitalization, or both. Whichever way you choose, you won't end up with all of your eggs in one basket.
- They can invest defensively – If all hell breaks loose and the financial markets collapse (we've seen it happen!), most funds hold a clause in their prospectus (something you should read before you purchase any fund) that allows them to abandon all hope, sell off their holdings and invest in whatever they deem to be the safest vehicle to ride out a financial storm, saving you from complete fiscal decimation.
The bad
Of course, this wouldn't be a fair article if I didn't balance the attractive characteristics of mutual funds with it's less than appealing ones (hmm, these sound familiar):
- They're actively managed – That team of hard working professionals trying to make you money have to feed their families too. And how do they do it? They charge you for their hard work! Good ol' fashioned capitalism at it's best. If you want the impressive returns that come with a well managed fund, you're going to pay for it in fees. Is it worth it? That's for you to decide.
- They're diversified – Sure, we all know the more spread out your money is, the less likely it is to go away. But if you're an expert stock picker, you're lowering your overall returns by buying a ton of different stocks if you know which ones are going to grow the most and the fastest. This certainly isn't me, and I have a hunch if you're reading this introductory article, this isn't you either. But it's still something to consider.
- They can invest defensively – Nothing quite like buying high and selling low, right? Most times, if you have a long investment horizon, you'd end up in a much better position by riding out the storm, taking your lumps, and getting in on the growth following a walloping bear market. But these guys are professionals, right? They get paid to know when to get out and get back in. At least that's what we hope!
The ugly
It had to come, didn't it? Here's the real dirt on mutual funds – most of them don't ever end up beating their target indexes, at least not in the long run. Markets, in and of themselves, are extremely efficient, and when you're paying someone to try to beat them, the odds of succeeding are stacked well against you. But, there will always be a few managers out there that beat the odds, and as long as they do, there will be people willing to give them their money in exchange for some of that mojo.
Getting green
Now, you might say that all that nonsense above is slanted against mutual funds. If you did, you'd be right (I can't get anything past you)! I'll admit that in most circumstances, my general opinion is that an actively managed mutual fund is not the best bet, err..investment… for the average investor. But we're trying to get green here so this is not a normal circumstance and we are not average investors. From the research that I have conducted, there currently seems to be a lot more options for sustainably minded mutual funds than their competitive, new (relatively speaking) counterpart – index funds (more on these in part three).
If you remember, in part one I laid out a selection of mutual funds and a set of criteria on how I would judge them. I decided that all of these funds embody the spirit of the green movement and have a fair potential for long term growth, so the most important things I looked at were expense ratio and diversification. Most of these funds differed in one way or another in this aspect. After putting them all through the ringer, one fund came out as a decisive winner for me – the Winslow Green Solutions Fund – it's diversified across a field of green, innovating industries, has a low (relatively speaking) expense ratio of 1.25% (though it should be mentioned that it is currently capped and could rise in 2011), and gets plenty of exposure to foreign markets where a lot of "green solutions" are being spearheaded, namely Europe.
The conclusion
So, that wasn't so hard. All it took was an hour or two a night for a week to get acquainted with mutual funds and dig into the basics of the ones that interested me. Now that you know how to do it, I bet you can come to a conclusion much faster than me on what the right fund is for you. Just don't forget to put the time in up-front to analyze your current situation. Forgo that step and you'd be failing to be frugally green.
Note: This is part two of a four part series on entering the world of green investments. The four parts are as follows:


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MENLO PARK — Dozens of ham radio operators invaded Bedwell Bayfront Park Saturday with a fleet of mobile broadcasting stations and towering portable antennas for national Amateur Radio Field Day.
At 11 a.m. sharp, members of the Palo Alto Amateur Radio Association settled down in four different field stations and began to contact thousands of other stations across North America. It is a combination test of readiness to assist in disasters and a competition to see who could make the most contacts.
"This is the biggest ham radio event of the year," said Doug Teter, an association member who coordinates the local event. It is sponsored nationally by the Amateur Radio Relay League, a 160,000-member ham radio association.
Teter said the exercise "is principally about getting us practice in deploying our equipment in the field in unusual and less than optimal settings. It makes it a little more challenging. There are no fixed facilities, no power, no water. The whole thing runs on portable generators."
Last year, the Palo Alto association scored first in its class across the nation with more than 5,000 contacts, third overall in California and ninth overall in the U.S. The group hoped to repeat that victory this year, "or improve on it," Teter said.
Four different antennas were scattered inside a 1,000-foot perimeter, according to the rules of the competition. Two transmitters were for voice communication, and two for Morse Code. A small computer-controlled antenna on a mobile satellite tracking station also scanned the skies for a polar-orbiting satellite to make contact with other ground stations.
All the gear, the ham operators, their friends and the occasional curious jogger were gathered on top of the highest hill in the park. The site is between two salt flats, which help boost the signals. "It's almost like we have an amplifier," Teter said.
Field Day also helps promote the organization, said Jim Thielemann of Menlo Park. "People come by and ask questions," he said.
Professor Bob Iannucci from Carnegie Mellon Silicon Valley at NASA Ames Research Park in Mountain View was on hand with some of his master's and Ph.D. students, along with an acquaintance through church, Chongho Lee, who was recently licensed as a ham operator.
"Ham radio is a great thing," Iannucci said. "It's a great learning experience, and it serves the public."
While Field Day tests the emergency preparedness of ham clubs across the continent, the competition is key for the Palo Alto area chapter, according to its members.
"We're a bit into the contest side of things," said chapter president Kristen McIntyre, an Apple (AAPL) engineer who lives in Fremont. "We hope to talk to as many stations as we can across North America."
McIntyre, an expert in Morse Code, will spend all night Saturday tapping out messages from one of the mobile stations.
"I get on 40 meters (a radio band) and just plow through the night," she said. "Just feed me coffee."
The 24-hour exercise ends Sunday at 11 a.m.
"One of the best aspects of amateur radio is the people," McIntyre said. "I love the technology -- I'm an engineer, so it's my thing, but the people are fantastic."
The local radio association has about 180 members, she said, and 60 to 80 of them turn out for regular meetings in Palo Alto.
It meets on the first Friday of every month at the Cubberley Community Center in Palo Alto. Its website is http://paara.org.
Contact Pete Carey at 408-920-5419. Follow him on Twitter.com/petecarey


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10.7 m
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10,800 lbs.
4,898 kg
10' 8''
3.25 m
|Tested Weight
0.94 m
|Weight Capacity
|Draft Up
|Person Capacity
|Draft Down
|Fuel Capacity
288 gal.
|Air Draft
|Water Capacity
35 gal.
|25 deg.
|Length on Trailer
|Max Headroom
|Height on Trailer
|Bridge Clearance
9' 8''
2.59 m
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|Total Package Weight (Trailer,Boat & Engine)
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Look at the stagnation line on The Everglades 320 EX. Properly trimmed the boat rides on the aft one-third of her hull and is fast.
The Everglades 320 EX was first launched in the summer of 2008 and since that time many have sold despite the MSRP of over $420,000.
Why are people buying them? There seem to be several major reasons why discerning buyers gravitate to the 320 EX. Her enclosed bridge deck, styling, sophisticated approach to virtually every detail, and her speed all rank high among the reasons. But the one attribute that we kept hearing over and over as we talked to people about her was her comfortable ride in rough-water at speed. That is evidently the key factor that buyers are willing to pay-up for. Her deadrise at the transom is 25-degrees and her deep-V averages 41-degrees.
Who is buying the boat? We interviewed four Everglades salesmen to find the answer. Not surprisingly all of the 320 EX's customers were wealthy anglers, but there were some surprises. We were told that the Everglades 320 EX's customers are not the die-hard, hard-core fisherman type. Capt. Quint does not buy an Everglades, even if he has the big bucks.
The Everglades 320 EX is as fishy as they come. Note tackle drawers. The bait prep station is cleverly suspended over the large sink in the forward starboard corner of the cockpit.
According to our sources, the typical buyer for the 320 EX is a professional, business owner, or top corporate executive who appreciates style, modern design and the clever, innovative design touches that have been Everglades trademark since its beginning. He is an angler looking for more than just all the normal fishy features – which is to say good "fishability" is a given.
Rather, it seems that generally the 320 EX is purchased by reasonably-seasoned anglers who will give no quarter to the fish in the heat of battle, but who also want to provide creature comforts, such as A/C and an enclosed bridge, to keep their significant other contented. We're told that they are people who appreciate the artistry of Everglades' build. For the most part they are connoisseurs of good production boat building, which is obviously another reason why Everglades owners are willing to pay the price.
The competition: The Everglades 350 EX has a 95 sq. ft. cockpit which is 37% bigger than the 320 EX, and with triple 350 Yamahas she goes over 10 mph faster.
The Competition
One Everglades salesman told us the biggest competitor to the 320 is the Everglades 350 EX. Even though it has the same 10'8" beam and is over $100,000 more, buyers who want a bit more room and speed go for the 350 EX which spreads those precious 3' mostly over the cockpit and bridge deck. The larger boat can also handle three 350-hp engines and therefore has a WOT speed about 10 mph faster – something in the low 60s.
The Migration
When we asked the four salesmen what kind of boats the 320 EX buyers were coming from they told us from three directions:
1) Down from big, lumbering battlewagons because their owners are tired of the hassle to operate and their slow time to get out to the fishing grounds;
2) Up from out-dated center consoles and small express fishboats by people searching for a better-looking, more modern boat that is also larger; and,
3) Sideways from similar-sized express fishermen or center consoles by anglers who want a better, more comfortable ride at speed and more protection from the elements.
Because the buyer of the Everglades 320 EX is not a hard-core fishing type, he is more appreciative of other amenities aboard and likes the boat's versatility of purpose. Notice the deep deadrise under the helmsman.
Speed is Important
Because virtually all of the people buying the Everglades 320 EX were fishermen, it is not surprising that time taken to get to the fishing grounds and back is important. The Everglades buyer does not want to spend four hours getting to the fishing grounds, we're told. He wants to be out there in an hour or two. Then he can fish for a few hours and get back home in time for cocktails. "He wants a pleasant day on the water, not a pre-dawn to past night-fall operation," said one dealer.
There is no doubt that the Everglades is made for speed. Her somewhat narrow 10'8" beam, her relatively lightweight 10,800 lbs hull (dry, without engines), and her four running strakes are very much like those of an offshore racer. That together with her prodigious horsepower can only mean speed is the result. Powered by twin Yamaha 350-hp V8s, the Everglades 320 has a weight-to-horsepower ratio of 15.42. That is relatively close to the horsepower-to-weight ratio that some offshore racing hulls have that have been turned into fishboats.
The two individual fold-away jump seats are more comfortable than the one double jump seat most builders install here. The live well in the port quarter is 41 gallons.
We have not tested the Everglades 320 EX, but the folks at the company tell us that when powered by twin Yamaha 350s she has a WOT just over 50 mph. Best cruise, they say, is at 4000 rpm when the boat goes 31 mph. These are good speeds, but we can think of other boats that are faster. So there must be something more compelling with the 320 EX.
Clearly Everglades could make the 320 go faster with the same power if only it lowered the boat's deadrise to something like, say, 22-degrees, a number used by many fast offshore fishboats. Everglades has chosen not to be the fastest and here's why--
Ride is Also Important
For many offshore anglers ride is just as important, if not more so, than is an extra few miles per hour. The fact is, speed and a good ride must go hand-in-hand to have and ideal offshore fishing boat. The proof of this concept is that many people who can afford any boat go for the Everglades because of the ride.
Offshore fishboats need to be able to take 4' to 6' seas in stride and not have to be throttled back. In order to do that the hull must have a deep deadrise and the Everglades 320 EX is as deep in deadrise at the transom as any fishing boat we know of on the market -- 25-degrees.
Typical offshore monohull racing boats have long had a deadrise at the transom of 24-degrees -- so the 320 is one degree deeper. In fact, Everglades says that the average deadrise of the 320 hull from bow to transom is 41-degrees, which means she is exceedingly sharp forward. It is that bottom shape that cushions the boat as it slams into seas at 50 mph.
The helm seat is custom made for the Everglades 320 EX and is adjustable up and down as well as fore and aft.
Details of the Enclosed Helm
For years open express fishboats have gotten away with having a hardtop that was 5" to 12" (12 to 30 cm) above the top of the windshield frame. In order to button up the boat when it rained or was cold, builders put cruising canvas on the sides and more importantly used isinglass to fill the gap between the top of the windshield and the bottom of the hardtop.
Three electric-actuated window vents (standard) will allow a pleasant breeze inside. The windshields also have standard defoggers.
Often on these boats, when standing at the helm, the skipper had to look through the isinglass when running the boat in the rain. Anyone who has ever driven through foul weather when sheets of spray are hitting the windshield knows how hard it is to see through isinglass in these conditions. While it is nice to be able to unzip them on hot clear days and enjoy the breeze, it never makes up for the times one is trying to find a small marker in a turbulent sea peering through plastic streaked with rain and salt. And it is all worse at night.
While it is not surprising that the Everglades 320 EX is sold in places such as New England which can have cold, snotty weather in the middle of August, the model also sells well as far south as the panhandle of Florida as well as on the east coast of northern Florida. That means that southerners can have a four-season boat. (Northerners can, too, because the A/C system is also a heat pump.)
The mid cabin bunk on boats of this type add utility and storage space. Many Everglades 320 EX owners use their boats on long weekends away from home.
Everglades solved the problem posed by isinglass above the windshield by building a bridge deck that is permanently enclosed on three sides and has a standard canvas back for days of really inclement weather. Like virtually everything that Everglades does, this job was done right, which means the windshield is high so that even a tall man can stand at the helm and have good visibility.
Important Features Are Standard
The 320 EX comes standard with a defroster for the wind screens as well as electrically actuated window vents in the top of the windshield to bring in the breeze on hot days. But on the really hot days, anglers need only turn on the standard generator and turn on the standard A/C which is directed into the cockpit as well as below on a 2-zone system.
There is 6'4" (1.93 m) headroom in the Everglades 320 EX. We like the look of the faux granite counter top in the galley.
Styling is Important
Let's face it, boats have to look cool as well as to be cool. Baby boomer boatmen who have spent a lifetime looking at fiberglass boat flesh know "clunky" when they see it and if they had their druthers they would avoid it. On the other hand, knowledgeable boaters will eschew a fishing boat with beautiful lines if it doesn't have the fishing beef.
|Air Cond./Heat
|Head: Fixed
|Shore Power
|Washdown: Fresh Water
|Washdown: Raw Water
|Exterior Features
|Transom Door
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|Hull Warranty
|10 year
|Pricing Range
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Now is a great time to develop better habits for your canine companion.
Just like in humans, obesity is rampant in America's pet population. When dogs
carry too much weight they place an extra strain on all their organs, and they
can be at an increased risk for diabetes, arthritis, high blood pressure and
pancreatitis. Unsurprisingly, excess weight gain can interfere with a pet's
quality of life and actually shorten their life span.
Fortunately, dogs respond very well to simple weight-loss programs. By
increasing your pet's exercise and reducing the amount of calories he or she
eats, you can help reduce your pet's weight and the risk of health problems
associated with obesity.
But how do you determine whether or not your dog is overweight? And, if your
dog is overweight, what can you do about it? In this short video, Dr. Sarah
shows you how to learn if your dog is carrying too much weight, and gives advice
on how to help your dog shed unwanted pounds.
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This may be the most significant factor underlying health in dogs. Whether you like it or not canines have no dietary requirement for carbohydrate yet most dog foods contain a high proportion simply for reasons of cost. Compounding the problem is that the serum insulin this generates results in the carbohydrate being deposited as fat. There is a general misconception is that fat people are fat because they eat too much. Metabolically the opposite is true. Fat people eat too much because the type of fat already on their body keeps them almost perpetually hungry. This is why diets don't work; eventually hunger overcomes the desire to lose weight. The only way out of this self-destructive loop is through insulin control by not eating food that boosts insulin. In the case of dogs the advice here is excellent, feed the highest animal protein diet you can find and containing no junk carbohydrate and this means definitely no grain. Simply reducing the amount you feed your dog using a junk dog food could be interpreted as cruel and unusual punishment. If your Vet tells you to be cautious of a high protein diet, send them back to school. This is a myth that has not been born out by controlled scientific studies, but some folks have perhaps given up reading. You can find the actual science by searching on the internet but you may need help deciphering the medical language.With felines the problem is more serious. Felines are obligate carnivores and eating other than meat provides a clear path to particular health problems and increased mortality.
David Boothman
February 1. 2010 09:18
Dr. Sarah,
Once again you have informed me on how to take care of our George...thank you for your information...I've been wondering if george is gaining weight and how to tell...now I know and will keep an eye on him and exercise him more...I look forward to it showing up on facebook...the eating poop talk was very informative also...we try to keep it picked up and I think he often feels neglected and does it for attention...Thank you again and looking forward to future posts...
candi kusler
May 26. 2010 17:20
Question Does anyone know if life's abundance weight loss formula can be used on a diabetic dog once the dog has been stablized? I have a possible client if it can be used, if not Does anyone know of another Holistic type food she might use?
Meredith Weir
November 13. 2010 19:37
My chesapeake bay retriever is a big tall girl and weighs 130 lbs. She needs to lose at least 15lbs. Can you tell me the best food to give her to accomplish this. We do walk every day since I got her at 10 weeks, except lately we havent, which may have contributed to the lastest weight gain
Patricia Schaefer
August 5. 2014 11:19
I have a 4 month old cream retriever (female). She had digestive issues initially and was put on ID canned food. I have since added Orijen Puppy dry and have continued to include a two thirds of a can of ID and a quarter pound a day of fresh salmon or tuna. She has had many bowel movements per day as a result and while it is not diarrhea, my concern is that she is not assimilating the nutrients for incremental weight gain. She is 20.2 lbs as of her last vet visit a week ago. Please advise.
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Driver jailed on drug, hit-and-run charges
Published: Monday, December 3, 2012 at 4:11 p.m.
Last Modified: Monday, December 3, 2012 at 4:11 p.m.
A Terrebonne sheriff's deputy who saw a driver removing something from the front of his parked truck early Friday soon arrested the man on drug and hit-and-run charges.
The officer reported he found Bruce Wade Olivier, 37, 143 La. 24, Bourg, on the shoulder of the 5600 block of La. 56 before 7 a.m. Then he saw a Louisiana Highway Department sign on the hood of the vehicle, garbage scattered across the roadway, vehicle ruts in the ditch and four mailboxes that had been run over.
Olivier was unable to complete a standard field sobriety test, according to Sheriff's Office reports. He also had suspected oxycodine, a narcotic painkiller.
Olivier was jailed on charges of hit-and-run, driving under the influence of a controlled dangerous substance, driving under suspension and possession of a schedule IV controlled dangerous substance.
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LIVERMORE -- Tri-Valley Haven, a nonprofit providing shelter and counseling to survivors of domestic violence, will stage performances of Eve Ensler's "The Vagina Monologues" at Las Positas College at 8 p.m. on March 1 and 2.
Local theater veteran Eleisa Cambra is directing a cast of 24 local actresses -- ranging in age from 17 to 74 -- who are volunteering to be part of the show. Tickets are $25 for the general public and $15 for Las Positas College students. They can be purchased online at http://vaginamonologues.brownpapertickets.com.
Proceeds from the show will benefit Tri-Valley Haven programs.
The show will be in the Mertes Center for the Arts at Las Positas, 3000 Campus Hill Dr. For details, visit www.trivalleyhaven.org.
Contact Jeremy Thomas at 925-847-2184. Follow him at Twitter.com/jet_bang.


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This week, download here, the Geeks are happy to talk to… well, a bunch of people. Without a guest booked, we made everyone our guest. You'll hear from such runners as:
SteveRunner, Doug Welch, Dr. Lam (Why you should take the long runs slow), FrenchieGurl, Edmarathon, Reflectiverunr, and TriBeccaTO.
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I'm using QCAD2 quite a while now and after moving from FreeBSD-i386 to FreeBSD-amd64 there are some libraries missing in the 32 bit version (libXi and some more).
I'd strongly suggest making a 64 bit compilation of the pro version. The community edition does compile and run on FBSD-amd64 very well.
Maybe ths would better be posted to the suggestion list of the upcoming version 3 ...
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POSITION: Right Wing
SHOOTS: Right
BIRTHPLACE: Seria, BRN
DRAFTED: HFD: 1996-223 overall
* LAST GAME: Registered three hits and was (-1) in 13:09 of ice time at TOR (1/15)br>* Has five points (2g, 3a) in 14 games played since sitting out five games as a healthy extra... He had zero points in 26 games prior to being scratched for the first time this season on Dec. 1
* Ranks third among current Hurricanes in games played with the team (427), behind only Glen Wesley and Rod Brind'Amour
* Has been a healthy extra for six games (12/1-12/9; 12/26)br>* HURRICANES CAREER TOTALS: 427 gp, 33-44-77, 337 pim
Goals: 1 (twice)br>Assists: 2 (12/15 at PHI)br>Points: 2 (12/15 at PHI)br>Penalty minutes: 5 (four times)br>Shots: 2 (five times)br>Time on Ice: 15:15 (10/20 at PHI)br>Hits: 5 (twice)br>Blocked Shots: 2 (five times)br>Plus/Minus: +2 (1/12 vs. COL)br>
* Craig spent the off-season in Raleigh, and his wife, Anne, gave birth to the couple's first child, Rhys Argeo, on July 24, 2007
* Craig purchases groups of tickets to select Hurricanes home games for children's groups including the Boys & Girls Club, Big Brothers Big Sisters and the Make-A-Wish Foundation
|Draft: Hartford 1996 (9-223-9)
Acquired: Oct. 3, 2005 from Anaheim in exchange for Bruno St. Jacques
First NHL Game: Oct. 24, 2000 in a 3-2 loss vs. San Jose
First NHL Point: Nov. 10, 2000 in a 3-1 win vs. Toronto (goal)
First NHL Goal: Nov. 10, 2000 in a 3-1 win vs. Toronto
Most Goals, Game: 2 - 4 times (Last: Oct. 13, 2006 in a 4-3 win at Atlanta)
Most Assists, Game: 3 - Dec. 6, 2005 in a 6-2 win at Anaheim
Most Points, Game: 3 - three times (Last: Dec. 13, 2005 in a 5-3 win vs. Chicago)
Most Penaly Minutes, Game: 17 - April 3, 2006 in a 6-5 overtime win vs. Washington
Personal: Craig and his wife, Anne, were married on 7/26/03... Their son, Rhys Argeo, was born on 7/24/07... Anne's father is Paul Cellucci, the former Governor of Massachusetts and former U.S. Ambassador to Canada... Craig was born in Brunei on the island of Borneo in the South China Sea, where his father was working for Shell at the time... He was raised in Calgary, but spent the off-season in Raleigh in 2007... His favorite team growing up was Calgary and his favorite player was Wendel Clark... His favorite movie is Snatch, his favorite band is The Tragically Hip, his favorite food is lamb and his favorite book is Papillon... He was a history major at Harvard and he speaks French… Craig says that when his hockey career is over, he'll be "a stay-at-home dad"…His favorite athlete outside of hockey is David Ortiz and his favorite team is the Boston Red Sox…Craig purchased groups of tickets to select Hurricanes home games last season for children's groups including the Boys & Girls Club, Big Brothers Big Sisters and the Make-A-Wish Foundation, providing each child with an autographed t-shirt as well… He also volunteered to award the medals at Special Olympics North Carolina's first-ever floor hockey competition this past summer... His guilty pleasure is John Denver…His favorite thing to do in the Triangle is go to UNC basketball games…His favorite road city is Calgary and favorite road arena is the Bell Centre in Montreal.
2006-07 Highlights
Longest assist streak: 2 games (11/24-11/28: 0g, 2a; 3/17-3/22: 0g, 2a)
Longest point streak: 2 games (11/24-11/28: 0g, 2a; 12/6-12/8: 2g, 0a; 3/17-3/22: 0g, 2a)
Multi-goal games: 1 (10/13 at ATL: 2g, 0a)
Multi-point games: 1 (10/13 at ATL: 2g, 0a)
Career: Is in his seventh NHL season and seventh with Carolina... Originally drafted by the Hurricanes organization in the ninth round (223rd overall) of the 1996 NHL Entry draft, he was re-acquired by the Hurricanes on Oct. 3, 2005 from Anaheim in exchange for Bruno St. Jacques... Signed a three-year contract with the Hurricanes on June 30, 2006
1995-99: Played four seasons at Harvard, totaling 86 points (41g, 45a) and 281 penalty minutes in 182 games... Was a teammate of Hurricanes Vice President and Assistant General Manager Jason Karmanos
1999-00: Played first professional season, scoring 24 points (12g, 12a) and tallying 124 penalty minutes in 73 games for the Cincinnati Cyclones of the International Hockey League (IHL)... Appeared in eight postseason contests, earning one assist and totaling 14 penalty minutes
2000-01: Completed his first NHL season, tallying one goal in 44 games... Made his NHL debut vs. SJ (10/24)... Scored his first NHL goal at 6:06 of the first period in a 3-1 win vs. TOR (11/10)... Was a healthy scratch for 31 games... Missed four games (12/3-12/13) with a bruised sternum... Played four regular season games with Cincinnati, registering one assist... Played eight playoff games with Concinnati, tallying one assist
2001-02: Completed his second NHL season with Carolina... Split the season between Carolina and Lowell of the American Hockey League (AHL)... Earned his first NHL point of the season and first NHL assist with a helper on Craig MacDonalds goal at FLA (4/12)... Was (+2) vs. PHI (3/28)... Received a major penalty and a game misconduct for his fight with Chris McAllister... Was recalled from Lowell on 3/28... Was assessed an automatic 10-game suspension from the NHL on 2/13 for his actions on 2/10 at SJ... Was given a game misconduct for leaving the bench and getting into an altercation at 13:44 of the second period at SJ (2/10)... Was recalled from the AHL on 2/9... Played vs. PHI (1/6) before being reassigned to Lowell on 1/16... Was a healthy scratch for 16 consecutive games before seeing action at BUF (12/31)... Was a healthy scratch for 25 games during the season... Had nine points (5g, 4a) and 51 penalty minutes in 22 games played for Lowell... Played in one Stanley Cup Playoff game as the Hurricanes advanced to the Stanley Cup Finals before falling to Detroit... Skated in one game of the Eastern Conference Quarterfinals vs. NJ (4/23)... Recorded two hits and two blocked shots in the game
2002-03: Completed his third NHL season with Carolina... Established career-highs in assists (12), games played (81) and penalty minutes (71) and then-career-highs in goals (6) and points (18)... Scored his first NHL overtime goal and earned first star honors at BUF (3/12)... Scored twice, earned an assist and was named second star vs. CBJ (3/10)... Earned two assists at PIT (3/6)... Scored Carolinas first goal vs. WSH (2/14)... Scored his second goal of the season at BOS (1/4)... Played in his 100th NHL/Hurricanes game vs. DET (11/29)... Scored his second career goal and first of the season vs. BUF (11/7)... Made his season debut and was (+2) vs. ATL (10/11)... Was a healthy extra for one game (10/9)
2003-04: Completed his fourth NHL season and fourth with Carolina... Set a then-career-high for goals in a season (7)... Notched a pair of assists vs. FLA (3/25)... Netted his seventh goal of the season vs. PHI (3/23)... Scored the Hurricanes' first goal at CHI (3/17)... Scored Carolina's first goal and earned an assist on Cole's empty-netter vs. ATL (3/12)... Scored a shorthanded, empty-net goal and earned an assist at CBJ (3/8)... Assisted on Cole's goal vs. BOS (2/21)... Played in his 200th career NHL game at TB (1/15)... Assisted on Cole's goal vs. ATL (11/13)... Matched his career-high with two goals vs. NYR (11/6)... Assisted on Vrbata's goal at TB (11/1)... Scored his first points of the season with a goal and an assist at NYR (10/18)... Was a healthy scratch for two games (1/6, 1/11)
2004-05: Played for Milan of the Italian League, notching 15 goals and 14 assists (29 points) in 30 games... Had 11 points (4g, 7a) in 15 postseason games for Milan.
2005-06: Established career-highs in goals (10) and points (21)... Hit the 10-goal mark for the first time in his career vs. NJ (4/11)...Played in his 300th NHL/Hurricanes game at WSH (4/7)... Set a new career high with 17 penalty minutes vs. WSH (4/3)... Scored the shorthanded, game-winning goal and was named first star vs. FLA (3/31) as Carolina clinched the Southeast Division title... Received a five-minute major when he sparred with Nathan Horton at FLA (3/10)... Scored the game-winning goal vs. FLA (3/3)... Earned a pair of assists vs. MTL (12/31)... Scored two goals, earned an assist and was a season-high (+4) vs. CHI (12/13)...Earned the primary assist on each of Kevyn Adams' three goals at ANA (12/6)... Notched his first points of the season with a goal and an assist vs. OTT (11/22)... Made his NHL season debut vs. ATL (11/12)... Had four goals, three assists (7 points) and 20 penalty minutes in 13 games with Lowell (AHL) prior to his Nov. 12 recall... Recalled from Lowell (AHL) 11/12... Acquired from Anaheim in exchange for Bruno St. Jacques on 10/3 and assigned to Lowell (AHL)... Appeared in one preseason game with Anaheim... Signed a one-year contract with Anaheim 8/25... Completed his third NHL playoff season and third with Carolina... Averaged 8:15 in ice time per game while playing in all 25 playoff games to capture his first Stanley Cup.


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Drivers cited for DWI during holiday patrols
Published: Sunday, January 6, 2013 at 4:30 a.m.
Last Modified: Friday, January 4, 2013 at 10:38 p.m.
Eight people were cited for drunken driving during random patrols and DWI checkpoints in Henderson County over the holiday season. In all, more than 20 people were charged with offenses ranging from having an expired registration plate to driving while impaired.
The Laurel Park Police Department teamed up with officers from the Henderson County Sheriff's Office, Fletcher Police Department and the N.C. State Highway Patrol Dec. 31 for a three-hour checkpoint starting at 11 p.m. that resulted in nine charges.
Two drivers were charged with DWI, six with having no driver's license and one for having an expired registration plate.
The Hendersonville Police Department, over a span of 10 days, charged four people with alcohol-related violations and made two DWI arrests between Dec. 23 and Jan. 2.
Over the same time period, the N.C. Highway Patrol arrested six for DWI and two individuals for driving after consuming alcohol underage in Henderson, Transylvania and Polk counties.
Preliminary statistics released by the State Highway Patrol show that five people died on North Carolina roadways during the New Year's holiday enforcement period, which ran from Dec. 31 to Jan. 2. Last year there were four deaths during the same period, according to a news release from the Highway Patrol.
Through Dec. 31, preliminary statistics show that 846 fatal collisions occurred on state highways during 2012 resulting in 899 deaths, according to the Highway Patrol.
"Of that number, 98 were pedestrians, 15 were bicyclists and 79 were motorcyclists. A total of 204 fatal collisions resulted from crashes involving the suspected use of alcohol," the release says. Two of the five fatal collisions over the New Year's holiday are suspected to have involved alcohol.
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INCLINE VILLAGE, Nev. — He survived the savings and loan crisis in the 1980s, he endured the dot-com bubble burst in 2000, and he's determined to persevere through the current economic recession, which he optimistically believes is on the road to recovery, notably in his field: real estate. Since his college days as a Nittany Lion at Penn State University in the late 1980s, John Krolick has invested his life's work in selling residential and commercial property, and he's not about to stop now."It's all about persistence; it's the only thing that really helps in this business," said Krolick — a genuine man with a nice smile and pleasant demeanor. "You've got to continue to show up, keep exposing yourself in the business and eventually, the sales will come — as long as you don't disappear."In 1991, one day after graduating from Penn State with a degree in business and marketing, Krolick and his wife, Gail, moved to Incline Village for sunshine, skiing and to break into the competitive resort market.Krolick's early days in Tahoe were spent developing Lead Generation Marketing, where he manually solicited information on potential real estate buyers — an occupation that became largely Internet-based in 1993."The Internet made the Lead Generation side of things turn from a dollar industry into a penny industry," Krolick said. "It turned almost overnight, and there just wasn't a job there anymore."As a licensed real estate agent in Nevada since 1991, Krolick used his Lead Generation capabilities to capitalize on job opportunities within the field, but the business wasn't entirely receptive to the rookie 25-year-old agent."It was a hard community to break into and I had a lot to prove," Krolick said. "It's a very competitive market in Tahoe and there's a rather large audience of real estate agents within this community."True to form, Krolick maintained his determination and didn't let his competitors extinguish his burning fire to succeed. For the next 15 years, Krolick worked as a full-time real estate agent for several different firms within the Incline Village community; however, when a business venture began to deteriorate in 2008, Krolick knew it was time to explore other options. With the help of his wife Gail — who's also a licensed real estate agent in Nevada — Krolick opened Alpine Realty International (now located in the Raley's shopping center) and committed the business to high end luxury real estate sales and commercial investment properties. "At that point, it was either go out and start my own company or go back to one of the other companies in town, so I opted to create my own," Krolick said. "I knew it wasn't the best time to start a real estate company, but I figured I had survived other financial crises in the past and didn't think this one would last as long as it has."To combat the current economic recession, Krolick is coming up with creative ways to reinvent the Incline Village real estate market on a broader spectrum. He is currently working toward completion of becoming a Certified International Property Specialist — a title that will allow him to connect and network with more international clients by bringing recognition to the area. "Last year, in this country alone, $82 billion in real estate sales were by foreign investors, so there's power in that and it can't hurt our local market to bring more recognition to the area," Krolick said. "It's definitely time for modernization and truly my goal in 2012 is to take our message to as wide of an audience as possible and capture that niche of highly successful individuals who can afford the luxury of a second property." When the family man isn't investing time in his career or studying up on changes in Tahoe Regional Planning Agency regulations, he's either shredding the slopes at Diamond Peak or boating on Lake Tahoe with his wife and two daughters, Alexis and Tiffany."We came here because of mountains and skiing, but I've truly grown to enjoy the summer more than anything else," Krolick said. Krolick and his team of highly qualified agents will continue to ride out the recession, but much like his attitude toward life, he optimistically believes the nation is on the road to recovery. "The darkest days are behind us and it's only going to get better from here on out," Krolick said.
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Fiscal-Cliff Notes: Economists Weigh In
Here is what economists are saying about Washington's latest budget talks. President Barack Obama will deliver a statement at 1:30 pm ET.
Ethan Harris, Bank of America-Merrill Lynch: "The cliff negotiations have devolved into two unpalatable options: (1) extend just the middle income tax cuts and extended unemployment benefits and allow about two-thirds of the cliff to happen, or (2) go over the cliff in [its] entirety. In our view, given the short time frame and legislative hurdles, the latter appears much more likely … Over the coming weeks we expect politicians to agree to a series of partial patches, with some parts of the cliff delayed and others allowed to expire. The result would be a series of awkward decision points with attendant pressure on consumer, business and investor confidence. But we continue to believe the cliff will be mostly resolved before the end of the first quarter. In our view, the biggest risk to this expectation is a protracted battle over raising the debt ceiling, which will be reached by late February or early March, after extraordinary measures … The ugly news is that going over the cliff reduces the urgency of getting a deal done. Once the deadline is violated, what induces the two sides to stop fighting and start compromising? Doesn't going over the cliff suggest that each side believes the short term damage from going over the cliff is not as bad as the long term "damage" of a "bad" compromise? … We have not changed our forecast, for a growth recession, but no outright recession. On a positive note, so far the economy has held up somewhat better than expected. On a negative note, the political developments have been somewhat worse than expected. Resolving the cliff is just the beginning of the fiscal challenges for 2013, and it is not off to an auspicious start."
Steven Ricchiuto, Mizuho Securities: "Although there are possible deals to be made, the problem is that this is not about cutting a deal where both sides can claim victory. This is instead a battle of ideology and both sides want the other to cave. Making the situation worse is that the lead negotiators for both parties are not really the party leaders. Instead both parties are fractured and dominated by local ideological demands, not national politics. As such, even a small deal has been and will remain elusive. It is still a high probability event that at the 11th hour they will simply kick the can down the road for a few weeks to allow for continued pointless discussion. The divide in the discussions reflects a divide in the population on key issues. National polls are not the primary driver; instead the old adage that all politics is local is more real now than ever before. The pending debt limit problems will not be included when they eventually kick the can down the road. This assures that uncertainty will remain high and downgrade watch remains in effect."
Lombard Street Research: "While we continue to have severe doubts about the stock market's prospects over the next few months' fiscal cliff "impact zone", the 3-4 year, medium-term outlook is shaping up very well for the US economy … Later in 2013, the US economy could recover to 4% growth for a few years, aided by demand for cars and housing, cheap energy and less off-shoring. But the fiscal cliff could slash growth in early 2013, and with it, profits … A fiscal cliff of 2-2½% will put the US economy in a position from which it can recover and grow properly, even with some continued fiscal drag from elements of whatever is agreed on fiscal policy for the years after 2013."
Stephen Stanley, Pierpont Securities: "We are getting closer. The difference has narrowed on setting the threshold for where income tax hikes will kick in, and the Washington Post reports that the Democrats are willing to accept the Republicans' demand that the estate tax be maintained at the 2012 rate/threshold. The (Senate) Republicans are fully invested in the notion that tax rates will have to rise for some households (House Republicans are sitting on the sidelines, waiting to see what the Senate comes up with, so we can't take their acceptance for granted). However, the severe underlying ideological gap between the two parties is being laid bare as the negotiations finally get serious for the first time (in my view, the Obama/Boehner negotiations were never all that serious) … Even if the Republicans in the Senate accept the Democrats' call to put off the sequester, the House Republicans will NEVER go for this … So, here's my guess. I think they actually cobble something together today that: 1) Hikes rates on income above some level in the neighborhood of $500,000; 2) Pegs capital gains and dividend income tax rates at 15% below some level and 20% above 3) Fixes AMT, hopefully permanently 4) Estate taxes at or somewhat higher than in 2012 5) Extends unemployment benefits for a year 6) Patches the Medicare "doc fix" for another year. No debt ceiling hike, no payroll tax holiday extension, no transportation stimulus spending. No tax reform. No entitlement reform. And, sadly, no aversion of the sequestration cuts – for now. They will vote on it this week, so we technically go over the cliff, but not really. I must say that while this deal is terrible in that it raises tax rates, fails to address the deficit, tax reform, or entitlement reform, and does not buy us more than 2 months of quiet before we do it all again–all things considered, it could have been a lot worse."


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Former NFL linebacker Grady Allen, the father of first-year Raiders coach Dennis Allen, died from heart complications on Monday night.
The Raiders said that Dennis Allen will return to the Bay Area on Wednesday night and will coach Oakland's home game Thursday night against the Denver Broncos.
Raiders offensive coordinator Greg Knapp and defensive coordinator Jason Tarver have been put in charge of game preparations this week.
"The organization wishes to extend its most sincere condolences to Coach and his entire family," the Raiders said on their Twitter account.
Grady Allen, 66, played for the Atlanta Falcons from 1968-72.
The Raiders are 3-9 under Dennis Allen, who served as the Broncos' defensive coordinator last season.


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Chesnee man charged with impersonating an officer
Published: Wednesday, April 10, 2013 at 9:31 p.m.
Last Modified: Wednesday, April 10, 2013 at 9:31 p.m.
A Chesnee man has been charged after hospital officers say he told ER staff that he was a police officer investigating the theft of a motorcycle license tag.
According to an incident report, Thomas Reid Kirk, 42, of 418 W. Oconee St., entered the ER lobby about 2 a.m. and asked to see a patient. He told staff that he was investigating a stolen tag connected to a motorcycle accident, the report states.
When a hospital staff member asked Kirk if he was a police officer, Kirk said, "I'm working with the police, yes," according to the report. He produced a black wallet containing a gold badge and was allowed access to the ER, the report states.
State troopers at the ER investigating the crash told hospital staff that they had no knowledge of Kirk. The hospital officer became suspicious and checked Spartanburg County Detention Facility records and found that Kirk had been arrested in the past, according to the report. Hospital officers tried to find Kirk, who had shown his driver's license to nursing staff, but he had apparently already left the hospital.
Kirk was arrested Tuesday and charged with impersonating a law enforcement officer, an arrest warrant states. He was released from jail on a $2,000 bond.
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Evotec: Unusual alliance pays off
10.07.2012 - Evotec has announced a license and collaboration agreement with Janssen Pharmaceuticals on a portfolio of small molecules and biologics.
The subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson targets a novel academic-biotech collaboration called CureBeta built around a portfolio of diabetes treatments in regenerative medicine put together in the lab of Harvard scientist Douglas Melton. The pharma pays a modest upfront of US$8m for the rights but promised to pay US$300m in milestones per programme. J&J receives the global exclusive rights to the programmes, which involve insulin-producing beta cells. Harvard and Evotec agreed to share profits. In the first stage of the collaboration, Harvard, the Howard Hughes Medical Institute and the Germanbiotech Evotec worked on new assays and tools for regenerating beta cells. With the help of J&J's research expertise, the partners hope to make all stages until approval. The appearance of a big pharma completes the alliance that comprised only academic researchers and a biotech company. "We have not only achieved our scientific goals of creating a superior beta cell drug discovery platform and generating a deep pipeline of novel and exciting targets, but we have also established a new model of collaboration between academia and industry that has proven highly efficient and effective in accelerating innovative scientific development," said Dr. Cord Dohrmann, the CSO at Evotec. Elmar Kraus, analyst at DZ Bank said: "Evotec promised and delivered a research and development alliance with one of the big players inthe field in the already huge and growing indication of diabetes. With this, the CureBeta initiative, established in 2011 with the Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) at Harvard has already paid off." Evotec shares rose 18% at the German Stock Exchange in Frankfurt.http://www.european-biotechnology-news.com/news/news/2012-03/evotec-unusual-alliance-pays-off.html


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Sandro - surgery...?
Just seen that they're now saying that Sandro may have knee surgery. I thought that after the match they all but gave him the all clear, saying that he should be fit for the Utd game? Pity, as it just seemed that we were getting back to a full strength squad and now it looks like Ade and Sandro will be missing for a while.Sort: Newest | Oldest | Most Replied Expand all replies
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Apparently he underwent surgery yest, they weren't disclosing recovery time at that stage.
However, I don't consider Sandro in the holding role full strength; my ideal line up would be Parker (I know, when he joined us I never dreamt I'd say that) in the holding, Bale & Lennon on the wings, & Dembele/a.n.other (for me ideally a VDV/Modric, but that's getting trapped in the past). Don't get me wrong, I wouldn't dream of losing Sandro, and would like to experiment with playing wing backs (I reckon Walker and Bale would do well in that role), with 2-3 CBs and 2 DMs (Sandro & Parker), but ideally I wouldn't choose Sandro over Parker.
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I read later that he may be out til the end of the season. Bit of a bugger.
Luckily, Mr Levy didn't have a complete purge during the summer and Scottie is still with us. Maybe he'll get a few more early minutes than expected given his Achilles surgery. I doubt whether AVB will let Livermore go on loan either.


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The city of New Orleans is challenging a civil district judge's order to pay firefighters $17.5 million to cover its 2012 obligations to the firefighters pension fund.
After filing a motion for a new trial, a city spokesperson said, "Currently, the firefighters pension fund is threatening the city's budget and is costing the taxpayers too much. Mayor (Mitch) Landrieu is committed to ensuring the firefighter's pension system is sustainable for both the firefighters and the city."
The city and firefighters have been fighting in courts for decades over how much the city owes in pension funds.
The Firefighters Association filed the lawsuit after talks with the city broke down last year.


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I still can't get to the bottom of my AVI woes on the PS3 so I'm throwing in the towel. The trouble is that the solution, forcing transcode of AVI files, doesn't work with some of my other renderers (Tablets, phones, etc). Therefor I'm thinking that my best solution is to setup the PS3 conf file to transcode AVI files, and leave the general setting clear.
I have no idea how to do this though, can anyone help out? I have located the conf file and I've opened it up for editing. I think I need to edit the following line....
Supported = f:avi|divx v:mp4|divx|mjpeg a:mp3|lpcm|mpa|ac3 m:video/x-divx gmc:0
Can I just take out the avi part?
Is this correct?
Any help would be great.