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On January 7th, a friend of the entire Phish community was taken from this world much too early. Robert Eckhart (known by many as Barefoot Bob) found a small spot on his tongue. Sadly, it turned out to be cancer. He went through painful surgeries to have part of his tongue and the lymph nodes in his neck removed. This was followed by numerous, difficult radiation treatments. On Monday, January 7th, he lost his courageous battle and leaves a wife and two children. He was only 37.
Trey was on WXPN this afternoon, on the same day as Bob's services, extolling the virtues of Phish fans and proclaiming them the best fans anywhere.
Let's really prove this point as we have many times in the past and band together as a community and help Bob's family. It makes no difference if you knew him from Phish.net, from Twitter, from tour experiences together, a fleeting hello at one show, just knew his name or never heard of him at all. He is one of us. A fan. A husband, father, brother, son, and friend.
Many artists, Phish and gracious fans and friends have donated a few dozen fantastic items including posters and artwork. Please visit http://barefootbobmemorial.com/ for details on how you can participate. And remember- the most important thing is helping the family so make those donations and dig deep.
Share your thoughts and rememberances of Barefoot Bob in THIS thread.
We are lucky to be part of such a great community. Thank you for reading and contributing.
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Heart Surgery Causes Automall Owner to Slow Down
Published: Sunday, January 22, 2006 at 12:01 a.m.
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LAKELAND - For most of his life, Bill Mutz was a firm believer that things like rest and idle time could be sacrificed for the benefit of hard work. That attitude served him well as he built a thriving business -- Lakeland Automall; fathered 12 children; and poured himself into volunteer service with local schools, charities and civic groups.
About Bill Mutz
• BIRTHPLACE: Indianapolis
• POSITION: President and co-owner of Lakeland Automall
• MARITAL STATUS: Married father of 12 children, ages 6 to 27
• EDUCATION: Graduated from Indiana University in 1976 majoring in finance and marketing.
• CLUBS AND AFFILIATIONS: Member of Downtown Rotary Club and serves as a board member with the Salvation Army, Lakeland Christian School, Lakeland Regional Medical Center, American Heart Association and other groups.
• PERSONAL PHILOSOPHY: "I love life. I just love the things that can be accomplished."
But late last year, as the 52-year-old Lakelander was recovering from heart surgery, he discovered that his restless drive was doing more harm than good. Mutz said an alarming trip to the hospital and a bout with pneumonia finally convinced him that his "too much, too fast" lifestyle needed change.
"I'm not a guy who curls up in a chair and reads much. And I don't need a lot of space. I like to be involved with people and doing things," he said. "I kind of look at sleep as a waste. But I have to do my own re-programming because I need it."
Nine years ago, Mutz visited Watson Clinic with members of a Leadership Lakeland class and volunteered for an echocardiogram demonstration. The device, which uses sound waves to create a moving picture of the heart, found that Mutz had a condition called mitral valve prolapse, or MVP.
The mitral valve sits between the left atrium and left ventricle in the heart and controls blood flow between the chambers with two flaps called leaflets. MVP occurs when one or both flaps are enlarged and their supporting muscles are too long, causing them to close unevenly. As a result, small amounts of blood flowing into the ventricle can leak back into the atrium.
While MVP is a common condition, it requires the heart to work harder to pump out the backflow of blood. It can lead to the thickening or enlargement of the heart wall, and those who suffer from MVP sometimes feel tired or short of breath.
But Mutz said his MVP wasn't considered serious when doctors detected it in 1997.
"On a scale of 1 to 5, the leak was a 2 at the time," he said.
In February, however, Mutz became exhausted while hiking with family in Palm Springs, Calif. After he returned home, doctors at Watson Clinic told him that the leak in his heart had worsened -- about 80 percent of the blood was flowing back into his left atrium.
"It really had become a 5 in terms of being ready for something to be done," Mutz said.
He elected to have surgery last November, opting for a cuttingedge procedure with the daVinci Surgical System. The procedure is performed by a surgeon using a console and high-powered camera to manipulate robotic arms holding surgical tools.
Unlike conventional heart surgery, the daVinci system requires only a series of small incisions to be made. The only remaining traces of Mutz's surgery are two short scars beneath his right underarm.
Although the technology is available locally at Lakeland Regional Medical Center, Mutz traveled to St. Joseph's Hospital in Atlanta to have the surgery performed by Dr. Doug Murphy, the hospital's chief of cardiac surgery and a recognized expert with the da Vinci system.
Mutz's procedure was an unequivocal success. He was released after two days in recovery and ordered to rest or risk contracting pneumonia, a common affliction of heart surgery patients.
And he did rest.
"In five days I had driven, and in seven days I had stopped by the office," Mutz said. "Here I am home with a sore side, and that's it. I felt so good post-surgery that I almost felt guilty. When you have something that's this uninvasive, you have to program your mind to say, `I need some sleep,' and I'm not programmed to do that."
For two weeks after the Nov. 3 surgery Mutz worked from home via e-mail and occupied himself by going through a backlog of digital family photos. On Monday, Nov. 21, he returned to work at his auto dealership and soon resumed his civic involvements.
He developed a cough during his first week back at work. Then, at a Nov. 30 meeting of the Lakeland Mid-Town Commercial Redevelopment Advisory Council, it grew worse.
Mutz's coughing had broken a bronchial tube, causing severe pain to shoot through his back and chest. He feared that something had gone wrong with his heart and was rushed to Watson Clinic's Urgent Care center by a colleague, Steve Bissonnette.
"There really wasn't an awareness of him being ill. He didn't want to disrupt or leave the meeting," said Bissonette, assistant director of community development for the city of Lakeland. "Even as we were driving to the clinic and his pain was becoming noticeably greater, he had a sense of humor about it. I asked him what he wanted me to do with his car. He said, `Just keep it for the night. Do you have a date?' "
To his relief, doctors told Mutz it was double pnuemonia, not his heart, causing the pain. He underwent three days of breathing treatments and was sent home to recover -- again.
Mutz said there was "no question" that his pneumonia was brought on by doing too much after the heart surgery.
"Everyone warned him. We were all teasing him about how he needed to slow down," said daughter Lori Mutz, 22, a senior at the University of Florida majoring in nursing. "In general it's easy to think we can handle more than we actually can. I think it was hard for him to realize that he needed to pull back and set some boundaries so he could get better."
"He doesn't want to miss anything, and he didn't," said Marcy Mutz-Wickenkamp, Bill's sister and co-owner of Lakeland Automall. "But we want him to take better care of himself.
Now back at Lakeland Automall, Mutz said that slowing down has been a gradual but necessary process. On most nights, he sleeps for about eight hours -- instead of six or less -and has been joining his wife, Pam, on her regular walks around Lake Hollingsworth.
His long list of community involvements is still demanding -Mutz serves as board president this year for both the Salvation Army and Central Florida Speech & Hearing Center. He also is vice chairman of the Lakeland Economic Development Council.
But he said he's been trimming down his schedule and plans to scale back some projects as time goes on.
Sitting in his office recently, Mutz said his motivation for the life changes is simple. He points to the 12 framed photographs of his children lining the top of one wall and says he wants to free up more time for "Family B," the youngest six.
"I don't ever remember a moment's time when I worried about the outcome of (the surgery) and that's because of trust in Jesus," Mutz said. "I think that as fathers we project some of that, because my kids weren't anxious. They were prayerful, but not anxious."
So can a heart condition be a blessing?
"One of the opportunities that any health setback provides is you get to assess what you're doing in life," Mutz said. "I always believe that you do the sensible things. You trust your life to God's sovereignty and it will work like it's supposed to."
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This ring of white gold filigree by the legendary Belais Brothers features a wonderful fancy-cut cobalt glass gem that's bluer than sapphires. With a highly dimensional domed shape that's exquisitely faceted, it shows only slight wear under high magnification, which is very rare for glass of this age. In gorgeous condition, with crisp gold filigree, the ring comes from a New England estate and is currently about a U.S. size 5 (easily adjusted by your jeweler, since the back of the shank isn't ornamented). Its oval face measures about 1/2" x 1/2". The famous hallmark BELAIS - accompanied by the 10K stamp, in this case - can still be read easily.
When you own an antique jewel marked BELAIS, quite simply you own the best of the best. Their process for creating white gold jewelry was so far superior to others' that the patent held until the company's demise in 1929. This ring is a particularly affordable example of their artistry. If it held a precious stone, of course the cost would be enormously higher - and you might consider replacing it with something natural.
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A large body of scientific evidence suggests that the autoimmune process may begin years before a person develops signs and symptoms of disease, and experts believe that approaches to prevent the onset of clinical disease would provide enormous health and economic benefits. With that goal in mind, in FY 2011, NIAID and the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) invited new and renewal applications from institutions or consortia of institutions to participate in the Cooperative Study Group for Autoimmune Disease Prevention (CSGADP). The study group, established by NIAID and NIDDK in 2001, is a unique, multi-center cooperative program that consists of a closely interactive and collaborative network of investigators. NIAID remains committed to this longstanding program and to its long-term goal of developing safe and effective interventions for preventing autoimmune disease.
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Religion is like a guy in church thinking about fishing
Christianity is a guy out fishing thinking about God
For those who only believe fox or cnn,,, Personally i'm not phased by it. Its history repeating itself over and over again since the beggining of man kind. Thought those who like to worry about stuff like this get it straight from FBI director/judge. Do you think he is lying?
Deception has always been part of governments and those who pull the strings behind the governments. Do we really know whats is true and what is not.
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Religion is like a guy in church thinking about fishing
Christianity is a guy out fishing thinking about God
the govt has a real strange way of doing things and then justifying their actions after the fact...there have already been the Ruby Ridge and Waco incidents and depending on your point of view you may applaud or condemn their actions...for all of our sakes lets hope that cooler heads will prevail and the FBI and other agencies wont have to exercise these options
That is truly scary stuff! The best thing the military could do when put to the litmus test is ... lie.
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Here's an update of the post about the size tracking of the Drupal 7 issue queue I made more than a month ago. January has been a pretty fruitful month for Drupal core development: we hit the point were the critical D7 issue queue halved in size. It reached its maximum around 15 October 2009 (code freeze) with 440 critical D7 issues and on Wednesday 27 January 2010, it dropped below 220.
Some notes from Drupal Camp Gent 2009
Some notes I made on DrupalCamp Ghent 2009 on 11 and 12 december. Mainly for my own reference, so please don't read any further.
How near is Drupal 7?
Since May 2009, I'm monitoring the Drupal 7 issue queue sizes. I use a cron job in Python that goes out four times a day to drupal.org to scrape the issue queue sizes mentioned in the "contributor links" block.
The idea is to see if the time series can be used to have some estimate when Drupal 7 will be ready. For a long time, the overall trend was a rising one and simple extrapolation would tell that Drupal 7 would never be ready :)
Since the beginning of December 2009, it seems that the "critical D7 issues" queue is finally in shrinking mode, so I thought the time was right for releasing an overview of my current data. Moreover, there is now a public Drupal 7 issue size tracker with more web-2.0-shininess by Damien Tournoud (with less history however), so I should contribute my data instead of keeping it for myself.
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Not more than a month ago, the nice people of Krimson offered to fund the trip and stay at DrupalCon Boston for someone from the Belgian/European Drupal community. At first I didn't really consider filling in the application form, because I thought some well known Drupal big shot would be selected. But after my girlfriend pushed me (thank you girlfriend), I decided to give it a try and filled in in the form. When I received the mail of Krimson with the message that I was selected, I was completely flabbergasted. I'm sure this is only the beginning of an amazing experience and I'm really excited about it.
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Volunteer with monkeys and baboons in South Africa
Become a surrogate parent to orphaned and mistreated monkeys and baboons in the world's largest primate rehabilitation centre, helping them on a journey back to life in the wild.
Give monkeys the chance of a new family and life in the wild
Find out where the saying "cheeky monkey" originates from, whilst receiving countless monkey hugs in this exceptionally friendly and life-changing rehabilitation centre in the African bush.
Become an instant member of this friendly community, run by an energetic couple who are eager to welcome you into their family of volunteers, monkeys and baboons – there are even a few dogs and a tortoise to count as part of your wider group!
The location in the lush African bush couldn't feel further from city life. Your days are spent feeding, interacting and playing with these cheeky creatures. Watch them leap from tree to volunteer to dog's back, and experience the privilege of contributing to their release back into the wild.
The centre is very well regarded in the conservation community and has received special accreditation from the government. It is known for the exceptional standard of care given to the monkeys (as well as to the volunteers!) and for having undertaken many successful releases into the wild. Oyster has been working closely with the centre to send highly motivated individuals to help with this important work, which also contributes to several research projects around the world.
What will I be doing each day?
No day is ever really the same, as these are wild animals that can be utterly unpredictable. One day you may be helping out in a routine operation, the next you may be transporting seven or eight monkeys and baboons around the centre on your head, in your arms or clutching your feet. Actual tasks that you can expect to help in, though, are as follows:
- Feeding baby monkeys and baboons as they snuggle up in your arms
- Cleaning out the enclosures
- Preparing food for the adult monkeys and baboons
- Taking the young monkeys and baboons down to the swimming pool to bathe
- Helping to prepare for current and future releases
- Planting and picking fruit and vegetables for the monkeys from the centre's own garden
- Helping with the food collection forays at local farms- a fantastic way to see the surrounding area
- Caring for the various quarantined adult monkeys
- Helping with various veterinary procedures when necessary
- Monitoring the progress of the 400 monkeys and baboons as they gain strength, adapt to family life and get released into the wild in their new family
This work is crucial, as it allows for the smooth running of the centre and means that more monkeys in distress can be cared for.
Accommodation and Food
Accommodation is set a few hundred metres from the monkeys and has outdoor space and a fire to sit around with a cool beer or glass of South African wine. Volunteers love the centre's comfortable cabin-style accommodation, complete with pool table and swimming pool. The outdoor showers offer a view of the Milky Way through the trees. You will be welcomed with a friendly smile and a chocolate on your pillow!
The food is excellent and plentiful, and dinner at 6pm is an event to look forward to after an outdoor shower and a drink. You will have three meals per day to enjoy. There is a pleasant veranda to sit on after dinner where volunteers play games and feed the babies.
The surrounding area boasts numerous attractions and natural wonders, including Kruger National park where you can see the Big 5 in their natural environment.
Volunteers are welcomed all year round.
- Plenty of monkey hugs!
- Second to none hands-on experience with monkeys, from fun and feeding to helping out with veterinary procedures.
- Become an important member of the extended family of 400 monkeys and baboons, welcomed by the lovely owners of the centre, Paul and Lynnette.
- Make a genuine difference to the lives of these monkeys – without the work of volunteers, the rehabilitation time is much greater, and fewer monkeys can be cared for.
- Live in a beautiful setting in the northern area of South Africa, surrounded by wildlife and natural parks. You feel like you are experiencing real bush life and it is warm year round!
Whyshould I do this?
Volunteering with vulnerable vervet monkeys and baboons is not only a pleasure, but an important contribution to wildlife in South Africa. Each year many baby primates are orphaned and brought to the centre where they benefit from the love and care provided by the volunteers. This nurture helps them through to the point where they can eventually join a troupe of other primates and be released back to the wild.
Getting there
You will fly in to Johannesburg (JNB), where you will either take a bus (5 hours) or transfer to a connecting flight to Phalaborwa airport (PHW). The flight is very much recommended for ease of travel.
Arrival day is a Monday, however this can be flexible if necessary.
Our representative
Paul and Lynnette have been involved in primate rehabilitation since 1994 and set up the centre to help get monkeys back to the wild. They treat you as part of the family. They have welcomed over 1000 volunteers over the years, and many keep coming back for more!
What is provided
- Before booking: Dedicated period of time on the phone or in person to discuss the project, answer any questions that you might have and find out more about you
- Pre-departure information covering medical, safety and project advice
- Advice on visa requirements
- Help and advice from our UK office before departure and whilst away
- Pre-arranged voluntary work at the rehabilitation centre with accommodation
- Met and greeted warmly at Phalaborwa airport or bus station and transfer to accommodation
- Accommodation with bathing facilities, lounge, BBQ and internet access
- Excellent food full board
- Linen
- Oyster will prepare you thoroughly before you leave and support you while you are out there.
- ATOL financial protection (if Oyster books your flight)
- Transport to town on a weekly basis
- Free access to InterHealth's Travel Health Advice Service
- Oyster Worldwide volunteer t-shirt
- Oyster luggage tag
On your return:
- Welcome home pack
- Certificate of Recognition (on request)
- References (on request)
What do I need
- Flights to Phalaborwa (PHW) – these go via Johannesburg.
- A passport valid for a minimum of 30 days after your return date
- Insurance (covering your project time and any planned independent travel)
- Cost of changing your return flight date if you need to
- Independent travel costs and money for return transport to Phalaborwa airport (provided by the centre at a cost of approx £25)
- Any additional costs such as trips, snacks, entertainment (allow £20 per week depending on lifestyle)
- All home country travel costs
- No visa is necessary for under 90 days from UK and most western European countries
- The rehabilitation centre is not directly in a malaria area but precautions are suggested. Please consult a doctor in good time about this and other inoculations needed


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Savannah River Nuclear Solutions (SRNS) and Aiken County Habitat for Humanity present home to Warrenville family. (Credit to SRNS)
Sunday, Oct. 30, 2011
AIKEN, S.C. -- Savannah River Nuclear Solutions, LLC, (SRNS) and Aiken County's Habitat for Humanity held a ribbon-cutting ceremony Sunday celebrating the completion of a new Habitat for Humanity house for a Warrenville family.
This is the second Savannah River Nuclear Solutions-sponsored Habitat for Humanity home, and the first built in the Warrenville area by SRNS.
SRNS donated $50,000 to the project, which paid for all of the building materials used to construct the three-bedroom, 1,100 square-foot home.
Located on St. Johns Place, in the Warrenville Ridge subdivision, the structure took 12 weeks to complete, a month ahead of schedule, using an all-volunteer workforce.
Nine crews, consisting of approximately 400 SRNS employees worked long hours to ensure that Qiana Johnson and sons, 9-year-old Shemar and 3-year-old Braylen would move into a soundly built, high-quality home. Other volunteers for Habitat, many of whom are retired SRS employees, helped build the house as well.
"It's hard for me to put into words how much this new house means to us," said Johnson. "I'm so grateful to all the SRNS volunteers and to the Habitat for Humanity organization. Today, this house has become a much loved home."
Johnson is an assistant manager at Kangaroo Express and has lived with her mother in Windsor, S.C., for the last nine years.
"I truly enjoyed helping the various teams build our new home," added Johnson. "I had no idea how much work is involved, and how many skilled people are needed to build a house."
"I'm so proud of our employee volunteers," said Fred Dohse, SRNS executive vice president. "This house was built with strong hands and, more importantly, big hearts. Many of the volunteers put in long hours of hard work, frequently in temperatures reaching well into the 90's. Their dedication towards helping Qiana and her family is truly moving."
SRNS built the first Habitat for Humanity (HFH) house ever constructed in Jackson, S.C., in August of last year for Dena Garrett and her three children.
"One might think that building all these Habitat houses over the years would become a matter of routine," said Richard Church, HFH executive director for Aiken County. "However, each ribbon-cutting ceremony is special to me, because they reconfirm the life-changing role that Habitat plays in our community. It is great to be a part of the Habitat's Christian mission of providing homeownership opportunities to low-income families in need of decent and affordable housing. The SRNS sponsorship exemplifies its commitment and involvement to work together with Habitat and other organizations to build a better community in which we live and work. Habitat greatly appreciates the generous support from SRNS."
This house represents the 86th Habitat for Humanity home built in Aiken County.
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Gospel of Luke Chapter 9:12-17 Summary
Jesus Lights the Barbie
- The day's getting late, and the twelve disciples remind Jesus that it's time to dismiss the crowd, so that everyone can turn into the surrounding villages, get a bite to eat, and find a place to stay.
- Jesus responds, "You give them something to eat" (9:13).
- The disciples give Jesus a reality-check. Look, there's not more than five loaves of bread and two fish, unless we take a trip to Sam's Club to buy provisions.
- We're talking five-thousand men here, not to mention women and children.
- Jesus tells the disciples to organize the large group into parties of fifty.
- The disciples obey, and everyone's reclining.
- Then Jesus takes the five loaves and two fish, turns his face toward heaven, blesses them, breaks them, and distributes food to everyone via the disciples.
- They eat up, are plump full, and turn on the tube on to watch the Lions play the Packers. Okay, we added that last part.
- Turns out there was enough food for everyone. And then some: they collect twelve baskets full of leftovers.
Coming Difficulties for Jesus & Co.
- While Jesus is praying in private with his disciples, he asks them, "Who do the crowds say that I am?" (9:19 NRSV).
- The disciples rehearse the options presented to Herod in 9:7-8: John the Baptist returned from the dead, Elijah, or one of the ancient prophets. Take your pick.
- Jesus asks, "But who do you say that I am?" (9:20).
- Peter bravely responds: God's Messiah.
- Ding ding!
- Jesus orders them not to tell anyone.
- Then he foretells that the Son of Man's destiny is to suffer, to be rejected by the religious highbrows, to be killed, and on the third day to rise.
- Oh, sorry. Retroactive spoiler alert.
- Jesus then lays out some serious requirements for anyone who's following him. Bottom line: his followers must suffer, just like him.
- If you're ashamed of Jesus and his words, then he'll be ashamed of you when he returns in glory with the angels. Dante would call this contrapasso. An eye for an eye.
- Jesus promises that at least some of the gang will see God's kingdom before they die.
- Chew on that.


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Finding a cure for the common cold has proved harder than paddling across the Pacific in a rowboat. Experts say that's because colds can be caused by more than 200 different viruses.
There may be no sure way to stop one in its tracks, but some things may work better than others to make you feel better.
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Zinc lozenges or syrup can cut the time a common cold lasts in healthy people, if they take it within 24 hours of feeling sick, says a recent report from the Cochrane Collaboration, a nonprofit group that publishes reviews of health research.
Experts say you should take zinc for no longer than 5 days. Taking too much may upset your stomach and cause a bad taste in your mouth.
2. Nasal irrigation. Some studies suggest that using a form of nasal irrigation like the neti pot may help cold symptoms.
"The most complete way to flush the nose of bacteria-filled mucus, pollen, and dust is with saline solution and a neti pot," says Tieraona Low Dog, MD. She's an expert in natural and botanical medicine. "You can use it several times per week during cold and flu season to keep nasal passages moist."
Use distilled or sterile water. And don't do it too often. It can rinse out too much "good" mucus, which protects against colds. Properly clean and thoroughly air-dry the neti pot after each use.
3. Pelargonium sidoides. You might not have heard of it, but Low Dog recommends this supplement, made from the South African geranium. One study found that it eased symptoms and shortened the length of colds. It's in some over-the-counter products.
4. Hot ginger and lemon tea. "It soothes the throat and just makes you feel better," says Low Dog.
Other Popular Remedies: What to Know
Echinacea: It can help if taken at the first sign of a cold, says Low Dog, but don't expect miracles.


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Africanus recreates the two major battles fought in Spain by Rome's first great field commander, Publius Cornelius Scipio, later given the cognomen Africanus for his victory at Zama. Scipio is the first cog in the wheel that evolved the Roman army away from its highly linear velites-hastati-principes system to a more sectional and individual approach that would eventually become the cohort system of the age of Marius. His overseas victories and conquests also opened Rome's eyes to the possibilities of empire.
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Bolton Abbey with the D100
Ever since I got my D100 I've been tortured by the weather: rain, overcast skies... so when I finally got some sunshine I jumped at the chance to try the camera out.
Bolton Abbey is a location I visited not so long ago with Bob Tomerlin (drjimbob) while he was in England on a business trip, so you can get some idea of how the D100 and D1 compare from the photos I posted on this thread.
The following were all taken using the AF-S 28-70mm f/2.8:
28mm, 1/125 sec, f/8, ISO 200, Centre Weighted, Direct Sunlight
45mm, 1/180 sec, f/7.1, ISO 200, Matrix, Direct Sunlight
35mm, 1/160 sec, f/10, ISO 200, Spot (from the walls), Direct Sunlight
38mm, 1/80 sec, f/4.5, ISO 640, Matrix, Shade
70mm, 1/80 sec, f/4.5, ISO 200, Matrix, Direct Sunlight
This last shows one issue I have with the camera - it's tendency to burn out highlights. I took the shot just as the man carrying the little boy stepped into the sunlight: as a result they're just about burned out, as is the bridge where the sun catches it.
Other settings for all shots - Tone Compensation: Less Contrast, Colour Mode: Adobe RGB
Shots were saved as uncompressed NEFs and processed using the Nikon View 5.1.1 plug-in for Photoshop.
#1. "My experience with digital cameras..." | In response to Reply # 0RRowlett Charter MemberFri 12-Jul-02 07:21 PM
...including the D100 is that you have to be very careful of overexposing the highlights. Kind of like slide film on steroids. On my Olympus 3040Z the best exposure is typically -0.3 to -0.7 EV compensated. I haven't worked out the best settings for my D100 yet for my typical shooting, but I wouldn't be surprised if images are best slightly underexposed following by tweaking gamma up just a bit in Photoshop to bring out shadow detail.
Your shots of Bolton Abbey look eerily familiar. Is this the same as Fountains Abbey? I enjoyed a very nice afternoon there in 1995, camera in hand...
#5. "RE: My experience with digital cameras..." | In response to Reply # 1Sat 13-Jul-02 04:10 PM
Very true, but it seems much easier to blow out the highlights with the D100 than with the D1, and trying to compensate tends to push the rest of the image so far down that it's hard to get things back.
As an illustration (and by a strange coincidence) here's Fountains Abbey, mid-afternoon on a bright but overcast day with the tone compensation set to normal:
And here's the histogram:
The upper peak is the sky, the lower peak is everything else, and there's practically nothing in the midtones.
Now here's the equivalent with the tone compensation set to less contrast:
And the histogram:
That's pulled things up enough that I could correct the image to get a result that looked decent:
And its histogram:
This is what lead me to start shooting with the tone compensation set to less contrast - it makes the images easier to work with when you need to adjust them. Incidentally I didn't have to go through anything like this ringmarole with the Bolton Abbey shots - they're all pretty much as they came from the camera.
What I'd like to do now is get hold of Nikon Capture 3 (the UK software bundle doesn't include the demo version) and experiment with a custom tone compensation curve to see if I could get the camera to respond more like the D1.
#7. "RE: My experience with digital cameras..." | In response to Reply # 5DrMark Basic MemberSat 13-Jul-02 04:22 PM
>What I'd like to do now is get hold of Nikon Capture 3 (the
>UK software bundle doesn't include the demo version) and
>experiment with a custom tone compensation curve to see if I
>could get the camera to respond more like the D1.
Anyone have an idea what the price is for the Nikon Capture 3 software? What does it do?
#9. "RE: My experience with digital cameras..." | In response to Reply # 7Sat 13-Jul-02 04:38 PM
You might like to take a look at the DPReview D100 Preview - scroll down the page a bit.
Basically it gives you full control over all the parameters when processing NEFs, the ability to convert NEFs in batch mode and some more sophisticated bits like creating custom tone compensation curves and using the camera in a 'tethered' mode where shots are captured direct to your computer via the USB interface.
#10. "This is very helpful..." | In response to Reply # 5RRowlett Charter MemberSat 13-Jul-02 10:19 PM
Thanks for the informative discussion. This is very helpful as I work to understand how to best use the D100. I think I have the white balance figured out to my satisfication. Your mucking about has given me food for thought about contrast and/or tone curve settings. I think Nikon Capture 3 is going to be about $250 USD according to the mail order houses who are of course backordered to who knows when...
#2. "RE: Bolton Abbey with the D100" | In response to Reply # 0
I like the first one the best. Say, how do you mix text and images, anyway? I can only figure out how to write the text, then add an attachment at the end.
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#3. "RE: Bolton Abbey with the D100" | In response to Reply # 2jrp Charter MemberFri 12-Jul-02 11:01 PM
Alan is calling the superb images with a URL from his site and/or from previously made attachments here.
Have a great time :-)
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#6. "RE: Bolton Abbey with the D100" | In response to Reply # 3Sat 13-Jul-02 04:22 PM
They are all from my own site. The only reason I'm still doing this rather than using the upload capability is so that I can mix images and text - you just type the URL of the JPEG file (complete with the http bit) into your post at the point you want the image to appear.
The downside is that if my ISP is offline for any reason then you don't see my pictures.
#11. "RE: Bolton Abbey with the D100" | In response to Reply # 2
I'm posting some text and then inlining an image.... I had previously uploaded the file, taken note of it's name and then put it in an http command string to display an image...
That was an example of inlined image surrounded by text - and no need to have another site involved. (sorry to use an off topic photo, it was one I did recently and had it available...)
Using your browser, do a view source on this message and you'll see an image display line of number 3d30b5b84b32447f surrounded by <> - change those to box brackets and you're on your way.
https://www.nikonians.org/html/about/nikonians_team.html#lstavast" target="_blank">More about me and the team on the team page
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#4. "RE: Bolton Abbey with the D100" | In response to Reply # 0
Alan, you rascal. I don't recall you saying anything about a D100 in your future when we were driving around. Congratulations on your new camera.
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#8. "RE: Bolton Abbey with the D100" | In response to Reply # 4Sat 13-Jul-02 04:29 PM
Thank you, Bob. I actually ended up getting the camera sooner than I anticipated: I was planning on waiting until about 6 months after the release, but my local dealer had some in stock and I had a nice bonus from work that was burning a hole in my pocket....


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The Governor-General, Hon Sir Anand Satyanand, has issued his 2010 New Year Message highlighting the role of New Zealand's emerging leaders.
After the bustle of Christmas, the New Year is a time for everyone to treasure their family and friends. In the southern hemisphere, we are blessed with a festive season that falls in the summer months, allowing us to enjoy days on the beach, at the bach, at New Zealand's many parks or being at home with friends and family.
The New Year is also a time for making resolutions-to complete tasks, to break habits or generally to live up to our aspirations. While 1 January is technically no different from other days of the year, the fact that we make resolutions speaks of hopes that we all hold for the future.
2010 will be a significant year for New Zealand. It marks the 170th anniversary of the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi, which established New Zealand as a modern nation, and the 65th anniversary of the end of the Second World War. These are two very contrasting anniversaries-one that speaks of partnership and togetherness and the other of a conflict that claimed the lives of more than 50 million people including many New Zealanders.
Ironically, the response of people after the War was not despair but a resounding vote of faith in the future. People established families and built stronger communities. As grandparents blessed twice in that regard last year, Susan and I are particularly conscious of the sense of optimism and hope that comes with the birth of a child. While people born after the War continue to contribute as leaders, this 2010 anniversary year is a reminder that new leaders are constantly emerging and that we need to nurture them.
The last year has been difficult, as New Zealand has been buffeted by parts of the economic crisis that has enveloped much of the world. Initially centred on the global financial sector, this crisis has caused business failures and job losses. In such an environment one might expect people to be despondent and downcast.
However in the ongoing journey as representative of the Queen, we have been continually impressed by our meetings with New Zealanders of many walks of life. Visiting regions as diverse as Westland, Otago and Taranaki, from the smallest settlements to the main centres throughout the country, opening new hospitals and school facilities, and in presenting a wide array of awards, we have sensed a firm feeling of nationhood and of optimism that extends beyond individual hopes, for our communities and our country. In particular we have observed the contribution of younger New Zealanders. Despite establishing families and paying off mortgages many are making a significant contribution to New Zealand's economy and society.
Undoubtedly individuals, families and communities have been hurt by the crisis, but New Zealanders' best qualities - ingenuity, tenacity and humour- have enabled them to rebound. Community groups and volunteers have responded to those in need, while businesses continue to create and market innovative products and services. New Zealanders have called on their tight connections to friends and family and proved that these are vitally important in times of adversity.
The New Year break is therefore not just a time to relax and take time off from the challenge of the economic crisis-it is a time to cement the bonds between those we care about and to invest time and thought into our relationships with young New Zealanders.
It seems fitting to suggest, 170 years after the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi and 65 years after the end of the Second World War, that a challenge should go out to renew the spirit of partnership and hope that came out of both events. Tomorrow's leaders need the skills, confidence and support to take on the mantle of community leadership. We should all focus on identifying and encouraging these leaders whether they emerge in public positions, through voluntary service to others, in sport, education or business. I believe this is a New Year resolution proposal that we can all build on.
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"This is in compliance with the Council of Ministers' Resolution no. (33) of 2009, to observe the first Sunday of March every year as an official holiday," a QE notification said Wednesday.
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Cobra Tour Profesional Ian Poulter beat Luke Donald 2 and 1 in the Volvo Match Play Championship, proving again that he is one of the world's best in the match play format.
Ian became the first player to win both Match play titles on either side of the Atlantic – having won the Accenture Match Play event in Arizona last year.
Displaying his legendary grit and determination throughout the week, Ian played 108 holes in six fiercely contested matches. Along the way he defeated the #1 and #2 ranked players in the world and displayed heroic comebacks in his semi-final and quarter final against Nicolas Colsaerts and Francesco Molinari.
Poulter relied on a stable of Cobra products throughout the week to help produce his late round birdies. His bag included:
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- Irons:Cobra Pro CB (4-7) | Dynamic Gold X100
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Poulter, who with the win moves up the #14 in the Official World Golf Rankings, had some extra special motivation the eve of the Championship match, as his son Luke celebrated his 7th birthday.
This was Ian's 11th European Tour title and his third victory in Spain following the 2004 Volvo Masters and the 2006 Madrid Golf Masters.
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Most cars end up in a lot where their parts are sold for after market use, and after that they are dismantled and recycled. There are a number of charities that will pickup up your car. Some (if not all) charge about $65 if they deem your car unworthy for parts resale based on very objective criteria (age and type of car, for example, not whether the car runs or not). Most (if not all) require a title and Vehicle Identification Number. You can generally get forms and instructions from these agencies' web sites. Salvation Army1-888-999-ARMY AIDS Action Committee 1-888-332-AUTO American Cancer Society 1-888-227-5500 Special Olympics 1-800-590-1600 Automotive Products Tires, batteries, anti-freeze, motor oil and filters, and other automotive products can be recycled by car repair shops and auto dealers. Ask your local mechanic about recycling these items. See "Motor Oil" below for more details. Automotive Products Local automotive mechanic or dealership Batteries Regular household batteries are alkaline and if manufactured after 1993 may be disposed of with your regular trash, but all other batteries should be recycled.The batteries listed below can be brought to Concord Public Works or to the semi-annual DropOff days for recycling. Rechargeable batteries - cell phone, cordless phone, beeper, electric toothbrush, rechargeable flashlight, Palm Pilot, laptop computer, power tools, etc.Button batteries - hearing aid, watch, calculator, laser pointer, etc.Specialty batteries - such as lithium camera batteriesSmall Lead-acid batteries - (used in home alarm systems) Automobile batteries should be taken to an auto mechanic or dealership for recycling. DropOff Day, and Concord Public Works, 133 Keyes Road 8:30-4:30 M-F Bicycles Bikes are accepted by Bikes-not-Bombs at the semi-annual DropOff Days.Bikes-not-Bombs works with inner city youth to repair mountain bikes and 3-speed bikes and sends them to central America. Drop Off Day Books and Magazines Books and magazines may be taken to the Concord Free Library for resale at the annual book sale. Some books may also be taken to the secondhand bookshops in Concord. Call shops for details. To recycle books that are no longer of value:Paperback books - recycle with mixed paper recyclingHardcover books - remove hardcovers and recycle pages with mixed paper recycling. Dispose of hardcover with regular trash. Concord Free Library The BarrowMain StreetConcord Center Books with a PastThoreau StreetConcord Center Twice Told TalesCommonwealth Ave.West Concord Cardboard Corrugated CardboardCorrugated cardboard boxes from residents may be recycled at the Public Works visitor parking lot and at the Composting Site. No other paper items (except packaging paper listed below) are accepted at these sites. Remove all wood, Styrofoam, plastic, etc. This service is available to Concord residents only and is not for use by businesses.Moving BoxesThere is an organization that will pickup moving boxes that are in excellent condition at your home at no charge. Boxes are resold so only moving boxes in excellent condition are acceptable. www.benezraboxes.com Packaging Paper Packaging paper from moving may be recycled at the cardboard drop-off. Pack into paper shopping or paper leaf bags and place inside cardboard recycling dumpsters. Concord Public Works Visitor parking lot 133 Keyes Road Daily Composting Site Walden Street Saturdays, 9-3April - Nov. Benezra Boxes781-646-8734 Carpeting You will recycle more plastic by recycling the carpet from your home once every 15 years then by setting plastic containers at the curb every week for 15 years. Unfortunately carpet recycling is not yet widely available. Individual consumers generally can't get rid of a carpet, but you can ask installers and renovation companies if they will do it for you.http://www.conigliaro.com/home/index.cfm www.floortec.net/used_carpet_recycling.htm http://www.starnetflooring.com/tools/reclam-services.php DropOff DayConigliaro 508-872-9668 CD's, Computer Disks, & Videos CD's, computer disks, and videos may be recycled at Concord's drop-off day or sent to organizations that recycle these products.www.greendisk.com Drop-off days Green DiskACT Recycling www.actrecycling.org Cell PhonesOld cell phones have become a useful tool in the fight against domestic violence. Organizations reprogram old cell phones to dial 911 and distribute them at no cost to victims of domestic violence who cannot afford a fully operative cell phone. CPW-133 Keyes Road (For REUSIT)Spring and Fall Drop-off Days Clothing, Linens, Household Items, and Furniture Many charitable organizations accept clothing, linens, household items, and furniture in good, usable condition. To the right are drop-off locations available in Concord. Household items may also be brought to the spring or fall SwapOff day. Many Charitable organizations will also come to your home for larger items and larger quantities of materials. Different organizations do different things with their materials, so items that are appropriate for one organization might not be as appropriate for another. Be sure to ask each organization what they do with collected items. As a general rule, all items must be in usable condition; no rips, stains, or broken parts. While there was a time years ago when charitable organizations repaired and mended broken items, that is no longer the case. Items are sold or distributed "as is". Charitable organizations rarely want non-functioning items, even those that "only need........" Furniture and Household Items Household Goods Recycling Ministry Acton - 978-263-5929Clothing, Linens, and Household Items Goodwill at Crosby's Market, 211 Sudbury Road Clothing OnlyRed Cross at Papa Razzi Restaurant, 768 Elm Street and at West Concord MBTA parking lotSt Vincent DePaulat West Concord MBTA parking lot Coat Hangers Many dry cleaners will take back coat hangers for reuse. They may also be brought to the spring and fall drop-off days for recycling as scrap metal. Ask your local dry cleanerSpring and fall Dropoff Day Computers The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) banned the disposal of computer monitors and TV's from landfills and incinerators in Massachusetts due to the large quantity of lead contained in their screens and other hazardous components. These items must be collected separately for recycling and may not be disposed of with regular trash. Concord Public Works and REUSIT provide two drop-off days per year for the recycling of computer monitors, TVs, and other electronic equipment. Some private haulers will pickup of computer monitors and TVs. Staples and Best Buy have electronics recycling programs. Costs are $10 per unit ($10 for monitors and $10 for cpu's). Please contact them for up-to-date information. REUSE OPPORTUNITIES The following sites list organizations that will accept reasonably new computers and color monitors. They will upgrade equipment and redistribute them according to their goals. TecsChange http://www.tecschange.org Electronic Industries Alliancewww.eiae.org/ MANUFACTURER TAKEBACK PROGRAMSManufacturers and retailers are beginning to provide electronics recycling opportunities for their customers. This information is current as of April, 2010.Applehttp://www.apple.com/about/environment/equipmentrecycling.htmlDellhttp://content.dell.com/us/en/corp/cr-dell-earth-recycling.aspxHewlett-Packard/Compaqwww.hp.com/hpinfo/community/environment/us/usrecycle.htmIBMwww.ibm.com/ibm/environment/products/pcrservice.shtml Spring and Fall Drop-Off Day Click here for details Concord Public Works - 133 Keyes Road Local Staples Store1-800-3Staple Best Buywww.bestbuy.com Concrete, asphalt, bricks, tile, rocks, etc .These materials are accepted for reuse and recycling. Must not include any metal or rebar. Acton Sand and Gravel 960 Main St. (Rt. 27)Acton, 01720978-263-4770 Construction and Demolition DebrisWhen renovating your home there are only two places for construction and demolition debris to go: to a landfill or to a construction and demolition debris recycling facility. When doing work on your home be sure to ask the contractor to send materials to a recycling facility instead of a landfill.For more information see: Concrete, asphalt, bricks, rocks, etc. Reusable Building Materials Roofing Shingles Clean Wood (unpanited lumber, fencing, tree stumps) Egg CartonsEgg cartons may be taken to a local farm that raises chickens and sells eggs. Electronics Electronics frequently contain valuable precious metals in their circuit board and other recyclable materials. Old and no longer working electronics may be recycled at Concord's spring and fall drop-off day. (See Computers above for information on computer recycling).Staples and Best Buy have electronics recycling programs. Spring and fall Drop-off Days Concord Public WorksStaples800-3stapleBest Buywww.bestbuy.com Eye GlassesOld eyeglasses are collected for reuse by needy individuals. Eyeglasses are cleaned, repaired and measured to determine the correction. Available glasses are cataloged in a computer database, and matched to people with need. Many of the glasses are sent to other countries, as laws in the USA make it difficult to re-dispense a prescription product. The Lions Club operates the largest program, collecting glasses from thousands of opticians and drop-off locations. There are a number of locations in Concord where glasses may be donated. Eyeglass recycling boxesConcord Post OfficesCommunity BankHarvey Wheeler Community CenterMiddlesex BankTown HouseWest Concord Pharamcy Fire Extinguishers Fire extinguishers should be checked every six years to be sure they are still fully charged and working properly. Fire extinguishes should not be placed inside a trash truck or incinerator because of the great pressure they are under. Old and no longer working fire extinguishers may be recycled by dropping them off at either of Concord's fire stations. AC&E Fire Extinguisher Company will remove and reuse the chemicals inside and recycle the metal canister. Fire extinguishers may be taken to West Concord Five & Dime and Vanderhoof's for maintenance or to be recharged. Vanderhoof'sMain Street, Concord Center Drop-off Days CPW - 133 Keyes Road Flower VasesIf you receive flowers from a local shop and don't need any more vases, rinse the vase and return it to the flower shop for reuse. Local Flower Shop Fluorescent Bulbs Fluorescent bulbs contain mercury and should not be disposed of with your regular trash. Residents may recycle straight, U, round, and compact fluorescent bulbs may be recycled at the locations listed to the right. Business should contact Concord Public Works or the Massachusetts DEP for information on regulations that ban the disposal of fluorescent bulbs from the regular waste stream, and disposal options. Concord Public Works Weekdays 8:30 - 4:30 West Concord 5 & 10 Home Depot (compact fluorescent bulbs only)Vanderhoof'sDropOff Days Furniture - see Clothing above. Metal Items Metal items such as keys, nails, old pots, old folding chairs, aluminum lawn furniture, as well as appliances may be recycled at Concord's spring and fall drop-off days. Spring and fall Drop-off Day Motor OilLocations on the right accept used motor oil (some restrictions might apply). Please call first to confirm current oil collection policies. You can also check with your local mechanic or the retailer you purchased the oil from. NAPA Auto Parts Maynard (978-897-8691) Jiffy Lube Maynard (978-897-3327)Bedford (781-275-2776) Moving Boxes - (see Cardboard above) Paint and Related ProductsPaint and related products may be recycled at Concord's Paint shed. Limitations apply. See Paint Recycling Paint Shed Composting Site Walden Street Saturdays, 9-3, April - Oct. Plastic BagsThere is a very strong market for plastic bags for reuse in plastic lumber. Recyclable bags include plastic shopping and grocery bags, produce bags, dry cleaner bags, newspaper bags, sandwich bags, bread bags, and any other plastic bag or film that is marked with a 2 or 4. These bags are always a little stretchy. If the bag has no "give" it should not be recycled. Whole Foods Stop & ShopShaw's (Star Market)Crosby's Printer Cartridges Many printer cartridges can be sent back to their manufacturer to be refurbished and refilled for reuse. Check the packaging to see if it includes cartridge return information. If it does not, look for a local remanufacturer. Frequently they will send you a shipping label that will allow you to send the cartridge to them at no cost. CPW collects used printer cartridges for REUSIT. Purchasing remanufactured printer cartridges both saves money and reduces waste. Next time you need a printer cartridge consider purchasing a remanufactured one. CPW 133 Keyes Road 8:30-4:30 DropOff Days Propane TanksMost places that sell propane tanks will take them back. Some places will accept propane tanks for a fee. In Concord propane tanks may be taken to Concord Lumber for a $5 fee. Propane tanks may also be brought to the spring and fall Drop-off days for a fee. Concord LumberSpring and Fall Drop-off Days Reusable Building MaterialsThe Building Material Resource Center collects reusable building materials, such as flooring, cabinets, kitchen and bath fixtures and materials, doors and windows (no lead paint) electrical equipment, full sheet plywood, gypsum board, 6'+ lumber, and any other reusable materials. Materials are made available to low income families and non-profit organizations at a nominal cost. www.bostonbmrc.org Building Materials Resource Center 100 Terrace Street Roxbury, MA 02120 617-442-8917Spring and Fall Drop-off Days Smoke Detectors The most common type of smoke detector contains a small amount of Americium 241, a radioactive material. For this reason all detectors must, by law, be labeled as to radioactive content. Detector companies accept returned radioactive detectors for disposal as hazardous waste. Detectors have a limited life span, usually specified at ten years. Testing your detector with actual smoke is the only way to be sure it will work when needed. Contact manufacturer for proper disposal information. For more information call 800-323-9005 or 800-387-4219 The vast majority of smoke detectors are made by First Alert Corporation. Look on the back for an address. Any manufactured in Aurora IL may be sent back to First Alert. First Alert Radioactive Waste Disposal 780 McClure Road Aurora, IL 60504-2495Send detectors by surface mail or UPS Ground so they don't end up in an airplane. Styrofoam Packaging Peanuts / Sheets/Air PillowsStyrofoam Packaging peanuts may be taken to a packaging store such as Mail Boxes Etc. during business hours only. No cardboard, paper, cups, trays, etc. Please be sure that no trash, leaves, dirt, etc. are mixed in with the peanuts.Styrofoam Block may be recycled at Concord's spring and fall Drop-off days. Packaging PeanutsMail Boxes Etc Thoreau StreetM-F 9:30 - 6 P.M.Sat 9:30 - 12 P.M. Drop-off Day (block only) Concord Public Works Thermometers - (silver fever thermometers)Mercury fever thermometers (the silver ones) contain a significant amount of mercury that should not end up in a landfill, incinerator, or wastewater. Recycle working and broken thermometers at Concord Public Works. Please place thermometers in sealed plastic bag or other secure container. Concord Public Works133 Keyes RoadWeekdays, 8:30 - 4:30Drop-off Day ThermostatsOlder household thermostats use mercury to regulate the heat in your home. If you are replacing your old thermostat do not throw it out with your trash. Thermostats can be recycled at Concord Public Works or the Concord Building Department. Concord Public Works133 Keyes RoadWeekdays, 8:30 - 4:30Drop-off Day TiresSee Automotive Products Tyvek Mailing Envelopes Tyvek mailing envelopes are made from #2 plastic and although they are not collected at curbside, you can mail them back to DuPont for recycling. Put them inside a used Tyvek envelop, put on a new label and send to Dupont. Click here to connect to Dupont's Tyvek Website How to distinguish Tyvek envelopes from paper:Tyvek envelopes are as thin as paper, usually white, with a soapy smooth ricepaper like finish. You can tell they are not paper because they are almost completely indistructable. Often the envelope will say Tyvek or #2 plastic, but not always. Dupont Terry Fife- Tyvek® Recycling Specialist 5401 Jefferson Davis HighwaySpot 197 - Room 231Richmond, VA 23234 1-800-44-Tyvek Wood RecyclingWood products such as fencing, can be brought to the DropOff SwapOff events. DropOff Day Wrapping PaperSome curbside recycling programs (including the town's municipal collection program) accept paper wrapping paper for recycling, ask your hauler. Be sure to remove all ribbons, bows, Mylar, cellophane, and foil coated papers before recycling. Links to sites for additional information:The following directories, produced by WasteCap of Massachusetts and available from their web site, list additional recycling opportunities: Recycling Services Directory and Market Guide for Massachusetts Small Business Recycling Service Directory Please let us know of additional recycling opportunities we should include in our listings. 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After taking its first steps last week out of a growing fiscal pit, state government slid backward Monday as state Comptroller Kevin P. Lembo identified another $50 million in red ink in the current budget that he largely attributed to the rate of Medicaid spending.
"Medicaid -- the largest single gross appropriation line-item in the budget -- is significantly above the budget target," Lembo said.
The comptroller officially certified a $415 million deficit, though he acknowledged that the actual shortfall is probably closer to $290 million. Because of a technicality in state budgeting rules, Lembo's office could not count the emergency budget cuts ordered last Wednesday by Gov. Dannel P. Malloy in its latest report. Those savings will be reflected in future assessments.
As expected, Lembo's report also officially triggers the statutory requirement that Malloy submit a deficit-mitigation plan to the General Assembly -- a development the administration conceded several weeks ago was unavoidable.
Related: The elusive state budget deficit fluctuates almost daily
The Malloy administration gently pushed back at the estimate by Lembo, a fellow Democrat who was elected in 2010 with Malloy, while acknowledging a shortfall that needs to be addressed by a deficit-mitigation plan.
"We disagree with the number the comptroller is using today," Roy Occhiogrosso, the governor's senior adviser, said in an email. "However, the governor, comptroller, and it seems legislators all agree there is a current year shortfall that needs to be addressed before the end of the calendar year. The deficit mitigation plan the governor will propose within the next couple of weeks will, based on the best available data at the time, bring the current-year budget into balance."
Occhiogrosso gave no basis for that disagreement, other than saying the governor's and comptroller's offices are projecting different rates of spending.
Though declining revenue forecasts have produced much of the red ink projected since September, surging Medicaid caseloads and projected cost overruns in some state agency overtime accounts contributed to the latest growth in Lembo's estimation of the deficit.
Lembo noted that growth in the Medicaid for Low Income Adults program, which serves poor adults without minor children, has added more than 4,000 recipients since July 1.
"Medicaid experienced double-digit increases last year and many of those trends are continuing this fiscal year, according to data from the Department of Social Services," Lembo said.
"The fiscal year 2013 budget relied on over $100 million from Medicaid program savings initiatives, many of which have not been implemented to date," Lembo said, "while caseload growth continues in the low-income adult program area with the addition of more than 4,000 clients since the start of the fiscal year."
The governor's budget office had projected a $365 million deficit in its last official monthly assessment, filed Nov. 20 with Lembo's office.
The administration tweaked that figure slightly last week, lowering it to $363 million to reflect increased federal aid to help state defray Medicaid expenses.
But Malloy took the first major step to reduce the shortfall last Wednesday, cutting $123 million. Health care, social services and public colleges and universities took the largest hits.
Technically, the governor used his emergency authority to slice $170 million off the books. But about $47 million involved spending the administration had already cut to meet miscellaneous savings targets built into the original budget. That cut effectively lowering the deficit to just under $240 million.
The comptroller's office is required to base its monthly assessment onthe report submitted by the governor's budget staff. Therefore, Lembo said the additional problems he identified would expand the administration's $365 million deficit forecast to $415 million.
But the comptroller also acknowledged the $123 million in cuts ordered by the governor, even if they cannot be reflected in this month's projection.
If those cuts are applied to Lembo's $415 million deficit forecast, the new shortfall is $292 million.
Regardless, both figures are well in excess of the threshold needed to trigger a mandatory deficit-mitigation plan.
Whenever the comptroller certifies a deficit larger than 1 percent of the general fund, state law requires the governor to submit a plan to the legislature. In this year's $20.54 billion total budget, the general fund -- which covers most operating expenses -- totals $19.14 billion, putting the 1 percent threshold at $191.4 million.
Lembo took a cautious view of fiscal trends, noting the budget may face pressures from unreimbursed costs from Hurricane Sandy and potential federal reductions. He said he remains concerns about the general health of the national and international economies.
"I will be closely monitoring any changes in these areas," he said. "Projected state spending above budgeted levels, and the slow pace of national economic recovery are impeding the state's ability to bring the budget into balance. Economic indicators are below the levels normally observed at this stage of a recovery."
The state added 1,200 payroll jobs in October, but it is down 2,800 jobs over the past year, which has seen four months of job gains and five months of losses.
Connecticut has recovered 30,200, or just over one quarter, of the 117,500 total nonfarm jobs lost in the March 2008 to February 2010 recession. The private sector has regained about 37.5 percent of its job loss.


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Nutrition Facts: 3 ounces cooked salmon equals 256 calories, 17 g fat (4 g saturated fat), 65 mg cholesterol, 330 mg sodium, 5 g carbohydrate, trace fiber, 20 g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 3 lean meat, 1-1/2 fat.
- 3 tablespoons brown sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/2 teaspoon ground mustard
- 1/2 teaspoon paprika
- 1/2 teaspoon pepper
- 1/4 teaspoon dill weed
- Dash salt
- Dash dried tarragon
- Dash cayenne pepper
- 2 tablespoons butter, melted
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 2 tablespoons soy sauce
- 1 salmon fillet (2 pounds)
- In a small bowl, combine the first nine ingredients. Add the butter, oil and soy sauce; spoon over salmon.
- Using long-handled tongs, moisten a paper towel with cooking oil and lightly coat the grill rack. Place salmon skin side down on rack. Grill, covered, over medium heat or broil 4 in. from the heat for 10-15 minutes or until fish flakes easily with a fork. Yield: 8 servings.
Originally published as Spiced Salmon in Country Woman May/June 2005, p35
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Reviewed May. 13, 2012
"We love this recipe! We don't use the tarragon, but everything else is the same."
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Points through his 25 games this year. He recorded 34 points through 47 regular season games in 2011-12.
Granlund has 8 helpers to his name so far this year. He posted 19 assists in his first full season with HIFK.
Points notched in HIFK's 4-1 win over Pelicans Lahti on Oct. 20. Granlund scored 1 goal and 2 assists in the victory.
Points in 5 European Trophy games this season. He has scored 2 goals and 3 assists in the tournament.
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They are close to signing 350-pound guard Toniu Fonoti, a former second-round draft pick of the San Diego Chargers. A starter in 2002 and 2004 for the Chargers, he was traded to Minnesota in October.
Meanwhile, another free agent, Detroit Lions defensive end Kalimba Edwards, is scheduled to pay a visit to Oakland, possibly this week.
The 39th pick of the 2002 draft, Fonoti has had a star-crossed career, battling weight and injury problems. His weight at one time was nearly 400 pounds. Still, the former Nebraska player is considered among the top guards available in free agency. He joined the Vikings at 385 pounds nursing a broken hand, then went on injured reserve with a severe groin in-jury.
Edwards, the 35th player taken in the same draft as Fonoti, is a situational pass rusher and third-down specialist. He visited the Cleveland Browns on Monday. The Browns signed former Raiders nose tackle Ted Washington on Monday.
Edwards appeared in 14 games for the Lions last year, and although he only accumulated 25 tackles, seven were for sacks. He added three fumble recoveries as well as forcing two fumbles. A 6-foot-6, 265-pounder, he was the Lions' sack leader as a rookie with 6.5 after being drafted in the second round in 2002.
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