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The simple answer to the question posed in the title is that algae fuel isn't yet ready for widespread adoption. But the theoretical potential of biofuel made from algae is huge, and it is believed by many that algae could be a game changer if the remaining hurdles can be overcome. It is a fuel which could not only greatly reduce the greenhouse emissions caused by transportation, but it is also has strategic value.
When we in America say "biofuel" we're usually talking about corn-based ethanol, as it is by far the most-produced type of biofuel in the US. This has drawn some criticism, and with good reason. The land which is being used to grow the corn used for the ethanol could be used instead to grow food, which it's no secret that the world needs more of. Corn is also one of the least efficient crops to use for fuel, and even if we were just talking about ethanol, biofuel producers in Brazil have found that sugar cane produces about six times the amount of fuel for the same amount of resources used to grow it.
So biofuel researchers have been looking into different crops for use as biofuel, and there have been some which have proven to be big leaps forward. Rapeseed and coconut produce much higher yields of biofuel per acre than corn, and palm oil is several times more efficient than other land crops; although whatever your stoner friends tell you, hemp is a terrible crop for biofuel. But now we come to algae, which grows and can be harvested so quickly that it can produce some 30 times the amount of fuel per acre as any land crop, according to estimates by the US Department of Energy. This efficient use of land would be a positive no matter what, but there is more good news. Algae can be grown anywhere, so otherwise unarable land can be used and no land need be taken away from food production. In fact, several Israeli companies have been growing algae for commercial use in the Negev desert for 20 years now, so the technology already exists.
Since the growing process actually removes carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, and the fuel produces a lower level of emissions than fossil fuels when burned, algae fuel is theoretically very close to carbon-neutral. It can also be grown in waste water, another big improvement over land crops which require fresh water. Algae fuel can also be used in the vehicles we already have, and putting the changes into effect would be far less difficult than, say, switching everybody to electric cars. This brings up another point, there is no battery-powered solution for trucking or aviation, whereas algae fuel can be used for all forms of transportation.
The DOE has been watching algae fuel research carefully. It is something which can be produced completely domestically, which can't be said about other fuel types. Their current estimates say that enough algae to meet all of our transportation needs could be grown in an area slightly bigger than Maryland. But of course, this could all be in deserts, on top of mountains or off-shore. Even though the electricity which we produce for electric cars comes from home, many of the minerals in the batteries do not. Some of these, such as cobalt, have even been known to come from conflict regions like the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Trading a dependence on Saudi oil for a dependence on the DRC's blood batteries isn't exactly a step forward, hence the interest from the DOE. It was the DOE who recently commissioned a study from the National Research Council on the economic and environmental viability of algae fuel in its current state.
As mentioned before, we're not there yet. This really isn't a huge surprise, nobody in the algae community was saying it was ready. Even the Algal Biomass Organization is saying that, if given the appropriate tax credits, algae fuel won't be ready for the mass market until 2018. At the moment, there's only a handful of stations selling algae fuel in the US, and they've only been selling it for about a week as of this writing. The fuel being sold isn't even entirely algae fuel, but rather a mix of diesel and algae oil. Even so, the company which makes the fuel, known as Soladiesel, says it gives a 20 percent reduction in emissions versus pure fossil-fuel diesel.
The hurtles in the way of more widespread adoption are pretty much what you'd expect: the growing process needs to be made more economically viable and environmentally sustainable. Fortunately, these are largely related issues. As Joel Cuello, a member of the NRC committee which conducted the recent study, says "In my opinion, you can't divorce the two. As a matter of fact, most efforts aiming at lowering the production costs is to make the process more sustainable in terms of energy, water, and nutrient use."
There are several ways to go about this. One is to find (or engineer) a string of algae which excretes the oil, thus eliminating the need for harvesting. This would save huge amounts of time, energy and money all at the same time. Another suggestion is to find an efficient way to use waste water including municipal sewage. This would effectively solve the water and nutrient problems at the same time, a huge step forward. In fact, since the release of the NRC's findings, researchers at the University of Michigan have found a way to pressure cook algae into crude oil in a way which eliminates the drying step, thus further streamlining the process.
This all sounds great, but it is important to remember that algae is not where it needs to be yet, and it might not be a great idea to put all of our eggs in this particular basket. On the other hand, if we could make it work, it has the potential to be the only really all-encompassing solution to our energy needs. Next week we'll be taking a look at some of the man-made problems facing algae fuel research.


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Consumers have been coming under fire in regards to copyright issues thanks to the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA). That may change if a new bill that Congress is considering becomes law.
The Digital Media Consumers' Rights Act (DMCRA, HR 1201) would give consumers more freedom in copying CD and DVD media for their own legal use:
HR 1201 would give citizens the right to circumvent copy-protection measures as long as what they're doing is otherwise legal. For example, it would make sure that when you buy a CD, whether it is copy-protected or not, you can record it onto your computer and move the songs to an MP3 player. It would also protect a computer science professor who needs to bypass copy-protection to evaluate encryption technology.
The Electronic Frontier Foundation has a form for you to fill out with your personal information after which a pre-formatted email will be sent to your congressman. You can edit the subject and text of the email if you wish, but the EFF pretty much has all of the bases covered.
quote: HR 1201 addresses many problems stemming from the 1998 Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA). Specifically, HR 1201 would ensure that a consumer can't be prosecuted for violating the "anti-circumvention" provisions of the DMCA, so long as her use of the underlying copyrighted material is lawful. For example, HR 1201 would remove the legal ambiguity around the act of creating a backup of a lawfully obtained DVD. It would also protect a computer science professor working with students to evaluate encryption technology.


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quote: Was just about to say that. In Phoenix, it would get to 120F. Generally at that point we just cover the cars but cars left out don't usually have this issue. It's the plastic, not the windows.
quote: Maybe it would be wise in hotter regions to enact ordinances on special reflective treatments that have a scatter pattern (diffusing the light).
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Tickets are now on sale for the show which runs May 28-June 2 at the San Diego Civic Theatre.
Winner of two Tony Awards, AMERICAN IDIOT is the story of three boyhood friends, each searching for meaning in a post 9-11 world.
The New York Times called the Broadway hit "wonderfully raucous" and "emotionally charged."
"Flat-out electrifying" said the Boston Globe.
AMERICAN IDIOT features the music of Green Day with the lyrics of its lead singer Billie Joe Armstrong.
"Since its inception, audiences have been surprised by the emotional journey the show takes them on, told almost exclusively through Green Day's songs, including many they are already familiar with and love," said Tom Hulce, producer. "This is such a potent time for our country and the search of our characters for what to believe in is gorgeously celebrated through Billie Joe and Green Day's wonderfully lush score," he added.
The musical features the hits "Boulevard of Broken Dreams," "21 Guns," "Wake Me Up When September Ends," "Holiday" and the blockbuster title track "American Idiot" from Green Day's 2004 Grammy Award-winning, multi-platinum album. Also included in the score are several songs from Green Day's 2009 release "21st Century Breakdown," and an unreleased love song, "When It's Time."
The musical is coming to the San Diego Civic Theatre on 3rd and B Street in Downtown San Diego May 28-June 2.
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A couple accused of helping themselves to large quantities of items at an Erie trucking company are heading to trial on felony charges in the Erie police investigation.
Melissa R. Dembinski, 41, and Michael J. Dembinski, 40, waived their preliminary hearings before Erie 5th Ward District Judge Joseph Lefaiver on Friday on charges of conspiracy, theft and receiving stolen property. They remain free on $25,000 unsecured bond.
Police accuse the Dembinskis of stealing cases of items, including trail cameras, baking cups, litter scoops, mailboxes and bath sponges from the loading dock of trucking company YRC Worldwide, 3111 McCain Ave., in December. Melissa Dembinski worked at the company and conspired with her husband to take the items, Erie police detectives wrote in criminal complaints that were filed in early June.
Police also charged the pair with stealing boat oars and prefabricated desks, according to case documents.
Detectives said the thefts were discovered after the Dembinskis moved out of a residence in Greene Township and some of the stolen property was left behind. The property included boxes of paper towel holders, door latches, stir sticks and Muscle Milk, according to investigators.
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BRISTOL, Tenn. – The Stetson women's tennis team (11-9) won the final two singles matches to come back from a 3-2 deficit and defeat Florida Gulf Coast (11-8) by a score of 4-3 in the first round of the Atlantic Sun Conference Championship on Friday at the Bristol Country Club.
Trailing by one point with just two matches remaining, Stetson's fate lied on the play of a freshman and a senior. Freshman Eveline Lepinay, who lost to her FGCU opponent – Bettina Botha – just six days ago in DeLand, won her first set 6-4 before cruising to a 6-2 second set win to tie the match up at 3-3 for the Hatters.
Having already won set one 7-5, senior Jen Miller took it upon herself to lead Stetson to the first round victory. As she did in the Hatters' regular season finale back on April 13, Miller went on to win in straight sets, 7-5, 6-3, to secure the victory for Stetson, advancing the Hatters to the A-Sun Semifinals, where they will take on top seeded ETSU (13-5).
"What a great college match the ladies played today," Stetson Director of Tennis Pierre Pilote said following the win. "Playing indoor for Florida teams is never easy, but both teams played excellent matches. Jen [Miller] was outstanding in the clinching match for us."
Forced to play indoors at the Bristol Country Club due to inclement weather in East Tennessee, Stetson's day didn't begin as planned. That continued when the Eagles won two out of three doubles matches to earn the first point of the contest. Miller and junior Diana Bukajeva were the only victorious Hatter pairing, winning 8-2 at the number one position.
Stetson got back into the match, and took the advantage, when senior Sara Lazarevic and Bukajeva were the first to finish their singles play. Lazarevic, a second team all-conference member, won 6-3, 6-0 at the number two position to tie the match at 1-1. Bukajeva, also a second-teamer, then won 6-2, 6-0 at number three singles to give the Hatters the lead at 2-1.
The Eagles then regained the advantage with a pair of victories to take their 3-2 lead. Freshman Andrea Crespo, a first team all-conference honoree, was defeated by FGCU's Sarah Means 6-4, 6-4 at the number one position, and junior Lindsey Cable dropped her match at number four, 2-6, 6-2, 6-3 to give the Eagles their slight lead.
The victories by Lepinay and Miller ended the match in favor of the Hatters, and put Stetson into the A-Sun Semifinals for the ninth straight year. The Hatters will take on top seed, and last season's runner-up, ETSU on Saturday at 9:00 a.m. at the ETSU Tennis Complex.
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American Indian tribes have more than access to National Parks on the line with the government shutdown, as federal funding has been cut off for crucial services including foster care payments, nutrition programs and financial assistance for the needy.
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But basic services heavily subsidized by federal payments are taking a direct hit. Crow Chairman Darrin Old Coyote says the southeastern Montana reservation is suspending bus service to remote communities and furloughing employees from a major irrigation project.
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> Where is the Pistol Powder?
March 7, 2013, 04:56 PM
Is it just me - can't find any pistol powder?
New to reloading just looking for "middle of the road" 9mm & 45 ACP powder.
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March 7, 2013, 05:00 PM
Got fiddy bucks? they are selling that
March 7, 2013, 05:02 PM
I must be shopping in the wrong places
March 7, 2013, 05:07 PM
Well I probably didn't mean to say it like that. What I more meant to say is that it's (all powders) are easily available but for a price. Check the internernet/this "for sale" forums etc
March 7, 2013, 05:57 PM
PV has WFS(Winchester Super Field) in stock right now. 8 pound jugs.
I don't see anything against it. Some folks like it as much as any normally used powders in 9mm and 45 acp. (read reviews at places like midway or wherever.)
I see decent data for 9mm and 45 acp at the manufacturer site. If I was wanting, I'd not wait. It will still take a week or three I guess.
It is hard to get Win 231/HP 38, or similar, backordered. You'd have to be looking all the time and it can sell out very fast.
March 7, 2013, 06:21 PM
Even though things have been in rather short supply out here, I've still been able to find what ever I need locally. I went out last week to pick up small pistol primers, and I found them. Went out several days later to grab some Longshot, and found that. Picked up a variety of bullets, brass, what can I say we are holding our own out here?
I mean the shelves are not over flowing with supplies, but they are coming in regularly.
March 7, 2013, 06:46 PM
I stopped at a local place last week. They didn't have what I want for powder, but they had some that would work just fine for 9mm and 45acp. No primers though, and a 300 primer limit posted on the empty shelf.
March 7, 2013, 06:47 PM
There should be some decent local stores there in Houston, somewhere.
March 7, 2013, 06:54 PM
I'm trying in Houston - I've had luck with primers but no powder.
March 7, 2013, 07:02 PM
You have to constantly looking to find what you need. Midsouth is continually getting powder but have to order enough to justify Hazmat.
March 7, 2013, 07:36 PM
I stopped in at a bass pro in houston a month ago, they had powder since the truck had brought it last night. But prices were high and it was flying off the shelves. Mostly to new guys who had no idea what they were buying. I wound up teaching a little mini-class to about 6 guys. "this is a reloading manual, this is how you use it to select a powder from what is available. No, you cannot use rl-19 in your 45cap. I don't care if it's the cheapest thing on the shelf. remember the load manual I showed you. From what I can tell, you are all going to blow yourselves up unless you find a reloader to hold your hand."
March 7, 2013, 07:39 PM
Google up National Alliance of Stocking Dealers and you will find why I haven't given Carters Country in Houston my business for the last 20 years
March 7, 2013, 07:45 PM
I will
March 7, 2013, 10:33 PM
Natchess has some ramshot in stock
March 8, 2013, 07:49 AM
I just got Lil Gun from Cabelas, along with 3k pistol primers.
Sav .250
March 8, 2013, 07:55 AM
You may have to shop on line. Try the Natchez site. They have powder as do others.
March 8, 2013, 08:45 AM
Here are some more suitable powders for mid-range 9mm/45ACP loads:
Graf & Sons has Ramshot Zip in 1 lb containers which is very similar to W231/HP-38 and also good for mid range 9mm/45ACP loads with available current load data (http://www.ramshot.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/ramshot_handgun_rifle.pdf) - https://www.grafs.com/retail/catalog/product/productId/16667
Natchez has Alliant American Select in 4 lb containers and also suitable for 9mm/45ACP with available current load data (http://www.alliantpowder.com/reloaders/Powder.aspx?powderid=2) - http://www.natchezss.com/Category.cfm?contentID=productDetail&brand=HP&prodID=HPAS4&prodTitle=Alliant%20American%20Select%20Powder%204%20Pounds
Cabela's has Alliant Green Dot in 8 lb containers and IME can produce loads comparable to W231/HP-38 but required .2-.3 more powder charge. Although current load data only shows loads for 45ACP (http://www.alliantpowder.com/reloaders/Powder.aspx?powderid=5), 2004 Alliant load data (glarp.atk.com/2004/2004Catalogs/2004AlliantPowderSM.pdf) has expanded load data for 9mm and 45ACP (scroll to bottom of link) - http://www.cabelas.com/catalog/product.jsp?productId=731761
March 8, 2013, 09:03 AM
Widener's has Winchester Super Target (WST) in 1/4/8 lb containers and it is a popular powder for match shooters and suitable for 9mm/45ACP. Current load data shows loads for 45ACP (http://data.hodgdon.com/cartridge_load.asp) but 1999-2005 Winchester load data (http://www.thehighroad.org/attachment.php?attachmentid=159609&stc=1&d=1329800605) has more loads for 9mm/45ACP - http://www.wideners.com/itemview.cfm?startrow=13&dir=278|283|309
Widener's also has Alliant American Select in 1 lb containers - http://www.wideners.com/itemdetail.cfm?item_id=1263&dir=278|283|308
March 8, 2013, 09:23 AM
bds - well above the call of duty!!! Thanks much for helping out a newbie.
GT1 - (in thread above) also suggests WSF at Powder Valley. I just have to figure out which one of these looks the best and order.
I REALLY appreciate you guys taking the time to help me out.
March 8, 2013, 09:27 AM
Glad to help out a THR member!
I like Winchester Super Field (WSF) and use it for full-power loads at near max load data.
In general, slower burning powders than W231/HP-38/Unique/Universal tend to produce optimal accuracy at high-to-max load data.
If you are wanting accurate mid range target loads, faster burning than W231/HP-38/Unique/Universal powders are better suited.
Here's a burn rate chart - http://www.hodgdon.com/burn-rate.html
March 8, 2013, 09:35 AM
I've got to get at least 8 pounds in some combination to make the Hazmat charge worth it - just have to look at my load data & see which of the following are the most versatile.
Green Dot
Clays (available at Cabelas)
American Select
Ramshot Zip
March 8, 2013, 09:39 AM
Glad to help out a THR member!
I like Winchester Super Field (WSF) and use it for full-power loads at near max load data.
In general, slower burning powders than W231/HP-38/Unique/Universal tend to produce optimal accuracy at high-to-max load data.
If you are wanting accurate mid range target loads, faster burning than W231/HP-38/Unique/Universal powders are better suited.
Here's a burn rate chart - http://www.hodgdon.com/burn-rate.html
For me just midrange practice & plinking. New Reloader & starting with Berrys round nose plated (115&124 gr) for 9mm and 230gr for 45 ACP.
March 8, 2013, 09:54 AM
If you need to buy 8+ lbs of powder, I would suggest 8 lbs of WST ($125) from Wideners.
It may be the most cost effective option and you will be getting a powder that's been proven to produce accurate match loads at lower pressures.
FYI, it's been my experience that I need to push the lighter 115 gr 9mm bullets to high-to-near max load data to reliably cycle the stiffer recoil springs of newer semi-auto pistols (especially for compacts/subcompacts). If you want to use mid-range load data, heavier 124 gr bullets are better suited for reliably cycling the slide.
March 8, 2013, 10:17 AM
Before you "pull the trigger" on WST, if you also want to end up loading full-power loads later (8 lbs will produce A LOT of rounds!), you may also want to consider WSF.
Here are some comments on WST and 9mm/45ACP:
March 8, 2013, 10:22 AM
Try a shotgun powder like Clays or Red Dot.Neither is optimum but either will work for.45 ACP & 9.
March 8, 2013, 10:32 AM
Lj1941, I would gladly recommend Red Dot/Promo for 9mm/45ACP, but it's the availability that's the problem for OP (especially if needing to order 8 lbs to justify hazmat charge).
Promo using Red Dot load data has worked very well for me in 9mm/45ACP with lead, plated and jacketed bullets in producing mid-to-high range target loads.
8 lbs of Green Dot from Cabela's is another viable option too which is in stock.
March 8, 2013, 12:06 PM
I prefer Unique but I jumped on a pound of titegroup when I saw it.
March 8, 2013, 12:13 PM
bds - Great info - I've been reading. Some of the Enos forum stuff is pretty above my head right now.
I'm attracted to the WST, WSF, Green Dot & Clays - just don't want to make an 8 pound mistake.
March 8, 2013, 12:38 PM
I hear ya ... too bad we can't get you some W231/HP-38. These are from powder manufacturers' product pages. As you can see (with the exception of W231/HP-38), most are shotgun powders with secondary use as pistol powders due to their faster burn rate and cleaner burning characteristics even at lower target pressures with the exception of WSF (slower burn rate powders require high-to-near max powder charges for more complete burn to produce consistent chamber pressures that results in accuracy).
If you have to commit to a total of 8 lb purchase (remember, you can buy 2 4 lbs or 8 1 lbs or a mix of 1/4/8), you can't go wrong with W231/HP-38/Zip for 9mm/45ACP and Clays/WST/Green Dot/American Select/WSF second for me. If I had to choose powders that came close to W231/HP-38, American Select/Green Dot. I would choose WSF, if you were considering loading full-power loads along with lighter target loads. Just keep in mind that there are current 9mm/45ACP load data for Clays/American Select/WSF. ;)
W231/HP-38 (http://www.wwpowder.com/pistol.html) - One of the most popular reload propellants, 231 is a pistol powder ideally suited to the 38 special, 45 Auto, and 9mm standard loads. Consistency, clean burning, low flash, and a broad range of applications make this powder a choice for any pistol cartridge reloader.
Clays (http://www.hodgdon.com/shotpist.html) - It is the cleanest burning , most consistent 12 ga. 7/8., 1 oz. and 1 1/8 oz. powder available today, the preferred choice of competitive target shooters.. The superb burning characteristics of this powder produce soft, smooth recoil and excellent patterns. These features transfer directly to handgun applications where target shooting is the main goal. 45 ACP and 38 Special are only two of the cartridges where CLAYS gunpowder provides "tack driving" target accuracy with flawless functioning.
WST (http://www.wwpowder.com/shotgun.html) - The choice for 12 gauge AA duplicate handloads and standard velocity handgun loads. Ideal for use in 45 Auto match applications. Consistent, clean, low flash and smoke are benefits to the shooter.
WSF (http://www.wwpowder.com/shotgun.html) - Super-Field propellant is the propellant of choice for Winchester 20 gauge AA Target loads. WSF is an ideal choice to maximize velocities in 12 gauge 1-1/8 ounce and 1-1/4 ounce loads. Super-Field also performs well in 38 Super, 9mm, and 40 S&W pistol loads. Excellent propellant for action pistol applications.
Green Dot (http://www.alliantpowder.com/products/powder/green_dot.aspx) - Best long range clay target powder creating tight and uniform patterns.
Principal Purpose: Handicap trap loads
Secondary Uses: 20 and 28 ga. target loads
American Select (http://www.alliantpowder.com/products/powder/american_select.aspx) - Our newest "ultra clean" burning premium powder makes a versatile target load and superior 1-oz. load for improving clay target scores. Great for Cowboy Action handgun loading, too!
Principal Purpose: 12 ga. target loads
Secondary Uses: Cowboy action handgun loads
March 8, 2013, 12:55 PM
We have more contenders!
Gamaliel has Red Dot in 4/8 lbs and Promo in 8 lb containers! - http://www.gamaliel.com/prodcat/alliant-powder.asp?page=3
They are bulkier flake powders but will certainly do well to produce mid-range target loads.
Gamaliel has other suitable 9mm/45ACP powders in 1/4/8 lb containers and perhaps you can mix them up to try them all out?
Hope this helps.
March 8, 2013, 01:02 PM
Big Help - thanks much - I'll let you know what I do in awhile when I have time to digest all your great info.
March 8, 2013, 01:51 PM
Knowing what I know, if I were you, I would order the Promo (only comes in 8 lbs) at $99. It is a larger flake powder that meters with .2-.3 gr variance in some powder measures but will still produce accurate enough mild recoil target loads.
I use 3.8 - 4.0 gr for 125 gr 9mm jacketed/plated/lead bullets and 4.0 gr for 200 gr 45ACP SWC lead bullets.
Next would be American Select/Clays/WST/Green Dot.
Usually, it is ideal for you to try several 1 lb sample of each powder to see which powder works better for your pistols/bullets but unfortunately that option is not really feasible.
March 8, 2013, 03:23 PM
^ Yep, $99 plus thirty or so will put a lot of lead downrange and has for a very long time.. Red-Dot/Promo will about do it all. Add some/whatever other powders you can or care to and of course primers (if possible) to help defray hazmat/and to a lesser degree, shipping.
March 8, 2013, 03:31 PM
Promo using Red Dot load data has worked very well for me in 9mm/45ACP with lead, plated and jacketed bullets in producing mid-to-high range target loads.
Red-Dot/Promo will about do it all.
So if I reading right. Promo is the powder & I need to use the load data for Red-Dot?
March 8, 2013, 03:36 PM
So if I reading right. Promo is the powder & I need to use the load data for Red-Dot?
True, they are one and the same save the Promo doesn't have red dots. Very good powder for.. well, a lot of things. It's a target/mid-range powder for a great many handgun cartridges and more. I just use Red-Dot because I like the red dots.. kinda a safety thing. About ten bucks more per eight if you can find it.
March 8, 2013, 03:54 PM
Sounds good -
I can start with Promo/Red Dot & also add one of the others to the order.
Thanks very much for the help.
One question - I am assuming if w231/HP38 was available you would use that instead?
March 8, 2013, 05:00 PM
I am assuming if w231/HP38 was available you would use that instead?
Most of us probably would, it is a crowd favorite. It loads well in anything from .380 to 45, and even does okay in light load .357 mag. It isn't touchy/spikey. It plays well in everything, that's why it is so popular.
It is very hard to find right now in these times of everyone scrambling to buy up all they can. It can be found, but you might have to wait for weeks, and it would be mostly luck that you click on a site that has it because it sells out in an hour, or less.
March 8, 2013, 05:44 PM
One question - I am assuming if w231/HP38 was available you would use that instead?
W231/HP-38 (same exact powder and many claim Ramshot Zip to be very close) is not a perfect powder like Unique (can load from target to full power loads) but where it shines is producing lower pressure mid-to-high load data range target loads that are very accurate.
For higher pressure KaBoom prone 40S&W, I recommend W231/HP-38 to new reloaders as with 180 gr bullet, it can produce accurate target loads even at start-to-mid range load data with much lower chamber pressures.
But if you can't find W231/HP-38, Promo/Red Dot can fill the spot for practice/plinking duty as economical 3.8-4.0 gr charges can work with 125 gr 9mm, 180 gr 40S&W and 200 gr 45ACP. How much do I like Promo? I am on my second 8 lb jug and have another under the bench.
March 8, 2013, 06:14 PM
I've got to get at least 8 pounds in some combination to make the Hazmat charge worth it - just have to look at my load data & see which of the following are the most versatile.
Green Dot
Clays (available at Cabelas)
American Select
Ramshot Zip
Shhhhh... ixnay on the reenotsay... it's already hard enough to get ahold of. ;)
March 8, 2013, 07:26 PM
I want to interject that promo and red dot ARE NOT THE SAME. they have the same burn rate and you use the same load data BY WEIGHT, be careful if you're using a volumetric dispenser (ex: lee auto disk) because youwil end up with more promo in a case than you would red dot and could go kaboom. Fingers don't usually grow back.
March 8, 2013, 08:30 PM
Yes, good point. The link I provided to Alliant's Promo page (http://www.alliantpowder.com/products/powder/promo.aspx) states to use by WEIGHT and I always reference the Red Dot load data by WEIGHT and verify the powder charges with the Ohaus 10-10 scale.
Promo has the same burn speed as Red Dot, but is more dense, thus requiring a smaller bushing to obtain the same charge weight.
March 8, 2013, 09:16 PM
I want to interject that promo and red dot ARE NOT THE SAME. they have the same burn rate and you use the same load data BY WEIGHT, be careful if you're using a volumetric dispenser (ex: lee auto disk) because youwil end up with more promo in a case than you would red dot and could go kaboom. Fingers don't usually grow back
I agree fingers don't grow back. Thanks very much for making sure I keep mine. I will be sure not to use in the Dillon 550B powder dispenser
I won't be getting the Dillon for 5 or 6 weeks and will use the RCBS 10-10 to weigh the loads.
8lb. of Promo is on the way.
Tonight I figured out what I am missing. I do not have a powder dispenser, other than the inline powder dispensers I have coming with the Dillon 550B.
Maybe I'll make my partner (my Aunt) spring for a RCBS Chargemaster Combo.
March 8, 2013, 09:56 PM
Disclaimer: Use the following unpublished load data at your own risk.
Here are some Promo info to get you started for 9mm/45ACP:
March 9, 2013, 01:04 AM
you can probably use it in any dispenser, you will just need to adjust it to drop the appropriate weight. I don't know how the dillion works, but with an autodisk, just keep trying the smaller holes in the disks and weigh the charges until you get the appropriate weight.
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Dr. Peter Beck, religion professor and director of the honors program at Charleston Southern University, makes history come alive by making it about people and ideas.
His teaching style has earned him the 2013 Excellence in Teaching Award from the South Carolina Independent Colleges and Universities.
Beck said finding out he was the winner was "life flooring for the guy who never thought he would go to college. I went from being the class clown to a class master."
Enrolling in college after stints in the military and the advertising world, Beck chose biblical studies because he was fascinated by the things of religion. "Initially I didn't know what I wanted to do, but it became clear in the end I was supposed to be a teacher," he said.
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UFC 129: St-Pierre vs. Shields takes place on Saturday night from the sold-out Rogers Centre in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. A UFC-record crowd of 55,000 will witness two UFC Championship bouts, headlined by Georges St-Pierre, who will defend his UFC Welterweight Championship against Jake Shields, who brings a 15-fight win streak into the bout.
In addition, UFC Featherweight Champion Jose Aldo will make his first title defense since the UFC absorbed the WEC, taking on Canada's own Mark Hominick.
The card will also see the retirement bout of UFC Hall of Famer Randy "The Natural" Couture. The five-time UFC Champion is looking to retire on his own terms and has said that his matchup with former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Lyoto "The Dragon" Machida will be the last of his decorated career.
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Baymont Inn & Suites Mequon Milwaukee Area
- Free continental breakfast and WiFi
Main amenities
- 54 guestrooms
- Indoor and outdoor pool
- Fitness center
- Airport shuttle
- 24-hour front desk
- Coffee/tea in a common area
- Daily housekeeping
- Computer station
- Laundry service
- Free newspapers in the lobby
- Tour/ticket assistance
For families
- Free cribs/infant beds
- Sofa bed
- Microwave
- Refrigerator
- Private bathroom
- Free toiletries
What's around
- Lynden Sculpture Garden (2.9 mi / 4.7 km)
- Concordia University Wisconsin (3.6 mi / 5.9 km)
- Kapco Park (4 mi / 6.4 km)
- Schlitz Audubon Nature Center (4.5 mi / 7.2 km)
- Walter Schroeder Aquatic Center (4.6 mi / 7.4 km)
- Milwaukee, WI (MKE-General Mitchell Intl.) 29-min drive; 21.9 miles/35.2 km
- Milwaukee Intermodal Station 19-min drive; 13.6 miles/22 km
- RV, bus, and truck parking (surcharge)
- Airport shuttle (surcharge)
Customer service was nice and very friendly. Welcoming
The room was in fine condition and was clean and comfortable. It was the biggest suite we…
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Key facts
Hotel size
- This hotel has 54 rooms
- 24-hour check-in
- Check-out time is 11 AM
Required at check in
- Credit card or cash deposit required
- Government-issued photo ID required
- Minimum check-in age is 18
Travelling with others
- Up to 3 children (17 years old and younger) stay free when occupying the parent or guardian's room, using existing bedding
- Pets not allowed (service dogs only)
- Specific rooms only, restrictions apply *
- 2 per room (up to 80 lb)
- Free WiFi in public areas
- Free WiFi in rooms
- Airport shuttle (available on request) *
- RV/bus/truck parking *
In the hotel
- Free continental breakfast daily
- Coffee/tea in a common area
- Indoor pool
- Outdoor pool
- Fitness facilities
- Spa tub
- Computer station
- 24-hour front desk
- Tours/ticket assistance
- Dry cleaning/laundry service
- Laundry facilities
- Free newspapers in lobby
- Designated smoking areas
- Accessible bathroom
- In-room accessibility
- Roll-in shower
In the room
- Coffee/tea maker
- Iron/ironing board
- Sofa bed
- Private bathroom
- Free toiletries
- Hair dryer
- 37-inch flat-screen TV
- Digital TV channels
- Desk
- Free newspaper
- Free WiFi
- Free long-distance calls
- Refrigerator
- Microwave
- Daily housekeeping
Baymont Inn & Suites Mequon Milwaukee Area's small print
Also known as
- Best Western Quiet House
- Best Western Mequon
- Mequon Best Western
- Best Western Quiet House Hotel
- Best Western Quiet House Hotel Mequon
- Best Western Quiet House Mequon
- Quiet House
- Baymont Inn Mequon Milwaukee Area Hotel
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Pet-friendly rooms can be requested by contacting the property at the number on the booking confirmation.
This property does not have elevators.
For transfers, guests must contact the property 24 hours prior to arrival at the number on the booking confirmation.
Optional extras
RV/bus/truck parking is available for an extra charge
Pets are allowed for an extra charge
Airport shuttle service is offered for an extra charge of USD 25 per person (roundtrip)
We have included all charges provided to us by this hotel. However, charges can vary, for example, based on length of stay or the room you book.
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Good 3.8 /5 from 87 reviews
The hotel hasn't been renovated for quite a while (a bit of an understatement). While the room was clean and the bed comfortable enough, the air conditioner made in the 1960s ultimately spoiled a night of good sleep for me. It was extremely loud switching on and then abruptly turning off every 3 minutes or so, I kept waking up and tossing and turning all night. Not good. The hotel management should really take care of such an essential part of the overall hotel comfort as AC units in guest rooms.
Hotel was great, but the wifi didn't work well if at all
Room had ants, towel rack is above toilet and killed a couple of spiders in the room as well. The staff were extremely friendly and eager to help. Location was key for us and that worked out well. Mattresses were firm, which I enjoy for my back.
Dirty and no elevator. Needs upgrading. Hair on the pillow, sink and tub.
We only really needed a place to sleep. We came in late, so weren't there very long. The bed was a tad worn. I would not recommend for a long stay, but if you just need a bed it's okay.
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Samantha Ish of Bellevue High School asks Jason Hurtschuch a question about artificial insemination during a stop at Seneca Soil and Water Conservation District's Ag and Natural Resources Career Day at Miller Conservation Farm. Hartschuch, an intern at Genex bull farm, guided students in simulating AI on bovine reproductive tracts from slaughtered animals. In addition to AI, agricultural education students from New Riegel, Seneca East, Sentinel Career Center, Hopewell-Loudon and Bellevue could choose five of nine options, including environmental education, hog production, mapping, excavation, flower farming, agricultural lending, agricultural business communications and aquatic biology.
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5 Badass Photos of People Walking Through Insane Situations
Things that are objectively, quantifiably badass: explosions, motorcycles, fighter jets, Steve McQueen and punching a bear with another, smaller bear -- like wearing little sun-bear boxing gloves to do battle with a grizzly. There are many things that did not make the Badass List: mayonnaise, John Mayer, going to bed early on Sunday because you've had a long weekend antiquing with the in-laws. "Going for a nice walk" sure seems like it belongs in the second category, but there are a few rare exceptions. Like these guys, whose every step inspires no less than six bitchin' guitar solos and one training montage wherein a starry-eyed young lad learns karate.
#5. Milk Ain't Gonna Deliver Itself
The world is gone. The great works of man -- his presumptuous buildings and arrogant roads -- lie in utter devastation. All around, the people despair. You can see them there, in the background, just despairing it up. Those little brown shapes way back there, all lamenting and wailing and probably even forlorning (time permitting).
But you have to look pretty hard to see them beyond the immaculate white coat, ivory bottles, gentle smile and shining, pristine haircut of the milkman gingerly picking his way through the fucking Blitz. Look there, to his right:
See those guys? They're not just milling about. They're holding a hose between them, and that's steam shooting up from just off camera. Either those two are soldiers who've given up hope and figure they're going to die as they lived -- playing in a sprinkler -- or else those are firemen putting out the flames from the bombing raid that literally just happened. It's the latter, of course: This wreckage wasn't sitting there for days, giving the jaded milkman time to get over the destruction of society. The world blew up right in front of him, and he said "Pardon me" and politely stepped around the apocalypse, because somebody, somewhere, was about to open a box of cereal and he had a goddamn job to do.
#4. The Somali Shark Strut
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Either somebody's got some weird mods installed in their Fallout game, or this is Somalia.
This is Mogadishu, to be precise, where the men are men and the sharks are fashion accessories. The guy in the blue-and-yellow polo is willing to muss up his only nice shirt for two things: wrestling an intact Bryan Adams CD away from the other pirates (dude's huge in Somalia; nobody really knows why. Maybe it's because life's not much worth living there anyway, so, you know, fuck it: Bryan Adams), and of course, to fire-carry an apex predator through what looks like a Mad Max sequel.
There's kind of an explanation for this: The reason piracy is so big in Somalia is that their navy collapsed, which foreign corporations took as license to do whatever the hell they wanted. They illegally overfished Somali waters and began dumping toxic waste in the oceans (another theory for the strange abundance of Waking Up the Neighbours). But since the Somali pirates started keelhauling the ever-loving crap out of the Gorton's Fisherman, people mostly leave their waters alone. Unsupervised and unsanctioned, the people are free to catch and eat whatever they damn well please.
But surely a man wearing a full-sized, wholly intact shark like a winter scarf is not a common thing. It's not like everybody in the Somali capital is strolling about town with the ocean's greatest predator about their necks like a jaunty little asco-
#3. Roosevelt Is Displeased
That's Teddy Roosevelt, 26th president of the United States, and Cracked's position on the man is pretty clear: He's somewhere between a Chuck Norris joke and the Messiah. Everything he did was the most badass anything anybody has ever done. His softest chuckle was the most badass metal album ever recorded; his gentlest crap was the most badass POW escape in history. He gets whatever spot he wants on whatever list he likes because we're sure not going to fucking stop him.
Do you blame us? Look at that magnificent bastard up there. It's like somebody crossbred a walrus with the spirit of war. He makes a top hat and coattails look like the battlemech from Aliens. And now look at the rest of the picture. Notice anything strange? Nobody's even walking in the same direction as the president. In fact, it looks as if they may all be fleeing in fear ...
Either that guy is intensely terrified of Roosevelt's ass (we wouldn't blame him), or Mothra surfaced just out of frame. And while the general populace panicked and fled, Teddy saw the gargantuan flying murder-beast and merely recalled that he hadn't had breakfast yet.


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March 7, 2008
The U.S. House of Representatives has passed a mental health insurance parity bill (HR 1424) by a vote of 268 to 148, showing strong support for parity. But difficult negotiations are expected with the Senate, which passed a different bill (S 558) unanimously last year.
Both the Senate and House bills require group health insurance plans to cover mental illness and substance abuse disorders on the same terms and conditions as other illnesses—"i.e., parity" with respect to the number of doctor visits, hospital stays, co-payments and other provisions. However, there are important differences between the bills that must be resolved.
Learn more about the differences between S 558 and HR 1424 that must be resolved in order to achieve a bill that can pass this year. Despite these differences, the House debate demonstrated clear consensus in support of parity in principle.
In New York Times coverage, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) said, "Illness of the brain must be treated just like illness anywhere else in the body." Representative Patrick Kennedy (D-RI) who is the chief sponsor of the bill spoke about his own experience with mental illness.
Equitable coverage of mental illness treatment has been a top legislative priority for NAMI for nearly 20 years. Send a letter to your member of Congress and tell them not to let an historic opportunity to slip away. Now is the time to reach an agreement that can pass both the House and the Senate and be signed by President Bush— this year.
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Everyone knows Brian Boitano from winning the 1988 Olympics in men's figure skating, and some may even know him from his cooking show, What Would Brian Boitano Make? But very few people know how each of those things began. In this episode of My Food Thing, Brian revisits his childhood with a long-lost recipe for barbecue sauce and recalls the start of his successful skating career.
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John Cefalu put up some impressive numbers on the gridiron this year.
He amassed 33 touchdowns, threw for 3,235 yards, limited interceptions to five in 10 games, and earned All-League Offensive Player of the Year.
His most impressive stats, however, he collected in the classroom.
Cefalu's 4.5 GPA and 2060 SAT are the real stats that gave Cefalu some choices when it came to picking a college. The South Tahoe quarterback had his choice between Pomona, Occidental, Lewis and Clark, Louis and Clark, Carnegie Mellon and Puget Sound - just to name a few. But all it took was one trip to Chapman University for Cefalu to realize that's where he belongs.
He was sold after one day of touring the Division III, Southern California campus. He liked the highly ranked business program. He liked the warm weather, nearby beaches and the fact that his extended family lives nearby. He liked the football facilities, coaching staff and winning tradition that came along with it all.
He immediately canceled trips to Pittsburgh and Ohio he had made to visit other schools, and invested in some Chapman merchandise.
Chapman was exactly what Cefalu was looking for in a college.
"Some of the schools were all academic or all football, but Chapman was even on both sides," Cefalu said. "I want to be set for the rest of my life because I'll admit I'm not got to go to the NFL so I need to have that academic part."
Chapman's football team has both those parts. It's a team that tied the league high of 14 players on All-Academic last year. It's also a football team that is consistently in the top of its division, and finished with a 5-2 record last year.
Cefalu was a perfect fit, said recruiting coordinator Casey Shine.
"That's exactly what we're looking for; the guys who are serious about school, plus good athletes, and that's what caught our eye with John," Shine said. "On film you could tell the way he managed the game well, and he has arm strength and accuracy."
But none of those football accomplishments were what earned Cefalu the prestigious Presidential Scholarship, worth $25,000. Additional grants Cefalu received added up to just about a full-ride academic scholarship.
"It's the hard work in the classroom he put in and his SAT score," Shine said. "John's a cream-of-the-crop type student."
He's also a smart quarterback, just ask Vikings' head coach Kevin Hennessee how many plays Cefalu successfully tweaked on the fly. Or ask coach Eric Beavers how many countless hours Cefalu put in on the South Tahoe football field, learning to throw from a higher angle.
His years of playing for a football team that routinely faces teams two to three times its size has made him tough.
"We've always been up against the biggest odds, but we've all put in the time and believed. There's an extra gear you need to get into to get it done," Cefalu said. "Chapman has lots of quarterbacks now, but I'm going to get the opportunity and I'll prove myself. If not this year than next year."
Cefalu may get a few snaps his freshman year, but most of that time will be spent getting bigger and learning the Chapman program.
"John is a fierce competitor so he's going to make it hard wherever he goes to keep him off the field, because he wants to play," Hennessee said. "But I think the bigger message here is so many doors opened for him because of his academics and I think sometimes kids just don't see that."


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A tiny cute little person. Like a munchkin which is tiny, but even smaller and more adorable. Not many exist, hard to come across but are full of love and sweetness.
Hey did you see judy the munchie? She came by made the munchkins look like shit. Thats the first time i ever see a munchie in real life!
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n., a cutesy way of saying "snacks"
"Man, this weed is killer. Let's go down to the packy and get some munchies."
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Munchie is when you feel peckish or in other words hungry, Munchie can also mean I'm munchie which means you are saving an image of someone onto your smartphone using an application from the app world the smartphone is reccondmending you to use.
I'm munchie your friend, which means the person is saving a picture of someone on the their smartphone using an app.
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Cuteness, in the form of a male with a beard.
"Munchie, are you from Tennessee, because you're the only Ten I See"
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a squirrel
I hope that munchie over there doesn't have rabies because it just bit me in the ass
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A person who eats a lot of food all the time or is always hungry
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INCLINE VILLAGE, Nev. - I have always felt strongly about protecting our environment and the wild animals that we share our beautiful Lake Tahoe with. As a 30-year resident of Incline Village, I moved here because of the purity of the area - clean air and water, no crowds or road rage, low traffic and crime rate, abundant wildlife, and the ever-present spirit of the Native Americans that once lived here.I chose Incline Village because of the camaraderie of the people and their pro-active lifestyles when it came to protecting its natural beauty and the animals we share it with. I have been in Animal Rescue (professionally) for about 27 years, founding the Pet Network in 1991 and later Lake Tahoe Wolf Rescue, which is still very active. I am also a volunteer for the Bear League which tries to protect our beautiful and intelligent bears around the Lake Basin.I thought it was necessary to let our local residents - and our visitors - know some things that maybe they weren't aware of. Recently a committee mainly of hunters and "sportsmen" decided that we needed to control our bear population by initiating a bear hunt in Nevada. Even though the actual population of bears has not really grown over the years in the entire basin, the number of bears that are apparent - i.e. being seen in our neighborhoods - has grown. That's because many people still insist on keeping their trash or pet food in their garage; or do not have sufficient bear-proof trash containers; or do not lock their dumpsters; or HOAs allow their dumpsters to overflow until they cannot be locked.In any case, to this day we are still inviting the bears into our neighborhoods long after we have been educated about this problem. When a bear is sighted, people panic and call the sheriff, who at times calls NDOW and the warden comes down with his tranquilizer darts. No longer are they trapping the bears, ear marking them and keeping a close eye on frequent offenders. No longer do they leave the bears alone if they are not in trash or a threat to anyone. Instead, now they dart the bear and bring it over the hill into the hunt zone to be hunted and killed. If the bear is lucky enough to survive, it will only try to find its way back into its home territory where it feels safe, often winding up being hit by a car or causing an accident.Now I just found out about an incident that happened only recently. A mother bear and her two cubs, known affectionately by some of our Incline residents, were cornered and darted. One of the cubs - which was not even a year old and quite small - was darted while at the top of a tree. The poor baby fell to the ground on the concrete in front of witnesses. Did NDOW take the cub to our local Wildlife Care to see if it had a broken pelvis, leg or concussion? No. Momma and babies were carted off to the hunt zone where they will likely be pursued, shot, maimed or killed.If momma bear is killed, the cubs cannot survive on their own and will suffer a long and painful death of starvation, dehydration, attack by dogs or coyotes, death on a highway, or all of the above - not to mention the terror and emotional fear the cubs will go through losing their only source of life, love and comfort. Some bozo might even try to capture and sell a bear cub or keep it as a pet (a life of misery).But releasing an injured baby cub - or any other animal - back into the wilderness without first giving medical care is not only deplorable and despicable, but unprofessional and inhumane. This is how our tax dollars are being spent? Who is the one who decides that this is acceptable treatment of our wildlife?I suggest that anyone who has a problem with this apparent new protocol should contact our governor, mayor, NDOW, Sheriff's department and IVGID and give them your opinion. Let them hear our voices and maybe they will think twice before darting bears in trees, or transporting our "protected" wildlife into a hunt zone.If you see trash that has been strewn about by a naughty bear, call the trash hotline at 775-832-1221. You can report this anonymously. A representative will give the offending person or HOA a written warning. If a second warning is needed, there is a $100 fine. The third offense will be a $1,000 fine. But ... if you don't report it, only the bears will suffer.- Pamela Hormiotis is executive director of Lake Tahoe Wolf Rescue and an Incline Village resident.
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The Buffalo School Board on Wednesday granted tenure to 358 teachers – many of whom have been working in the district a decade or more – and, by doing that, took another step toward correcting years of problems in the district's human resources office.
Generally, teachers receive tenure after teaching in a district for three years. But most of the teachers who received tenure Wednesday could hardly be considered rookies.
Scores of them have been working in the district for a decade or more, according to payroll records, and at least two have been working in the district since the mid-1980s.
Darren Brown, executive director of human resources, told the board that the unusual granting of tenure in large numbers was the result of his staff cleaning up employee files that had languished with technical errors for several years.
All of the 358 teachers had been recommended by their principal for tenure, he assured the board, however many years ago they became eligible for tenure – meaning each of them had been considered capable in the classroom.
But some paperwork glitch – such as the need for documentation of immunizations, for example – held things up in each case, causing the human resources office to mark the file to indicate it was awaiting some item.
Meanwhile, none of those teachers had technically received tenure from the board.
"So my office has gone through to clean up the files," said Brown, who has been in charge of the human resources department for about a year.
This is the second time during the current school year that the board has been asked to grant tenure to an unusually large number of teachers. In the fall, Brown asked the board to grant tenure to scores of teachers whose three-year deadline for tenure had come and gone without any action by the district.
In such cases, those teachers automatically receive tenure by virtue of the district's inaction; in Buffalo, Brown had asked the board to go on record to grant them tenure to clean up the paperwork, though the teachers technically had already been tenured.
In other business Wednesday, the board unanimously appointed Richard Thompson as director of state and federal programs, an office that oversees about $100 million a year in grant funds. He will be paid $80,883 a year.
Samuel L. Radford, president of the District Parent Coordinating Council, had urged the board not to approve the appointment. The parent group had representation on the interview committee, he said in a letter to board members, and the committee did not recommend that any of the candidates be hired.
"You know better than anyone else that this is a critical position. The termination of one of the last employees to fill this position and her admission that she was not prepared for such a responsibility seem to be validation for our expressed concerns," he wrote in an email to board members, referring to Debbie Buckley, who was terminated in June, two years after being promoted to assistant superintendent overseeing that office.
Superintendent Pamela C. Brown referred questions about Thompson's hiring to Darren Brown, who disputed Radford's description of events.
The executive director of human resources said the interview committee had, in fact, recommended Thompson to the superintendent.
Thompson has worked in the district for several years, most recently as supervisor of staffing for budget, Darren Brown said. Before holding that position, he worked in the grants department and is familiar with various types of federal grant programs, including Title I, the anti-poverty funding.
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An abbreviation for TriSodium Phospate-a strong cleaning chemical dissolved into water.
"Ralph-stop eating the TSP! We haven't washed the north side of the house yet!"
লিখেছেন- CIL 20 de ডিসেম্বার de 2006
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in gastronomy a tsp is a teaspoon
1 tsp vanilla extract
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Top Shelf Pussy... Very desirable sexy girls with the best pussy on the planet have top shelf pussy
That pussy is TSP...aka Top Shelf, son... She ain't no ratchet ho!
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An acronym for Tina Sex Party. In other words, a hyper sexual orgy fueled by meth.
Hey, are you going to the TSP this weekend? Yes, I'm going to make certain and give myself two enemas before I get gang banged.
লিখেছেন- Angelboy147 13 de জুলাই de 2010
Nuther spellin' for da Shipwrecked Pirates. Most fearsome set of seadogs dat ever sailed on da seas!
Tis' a bad day when ya face TSP.
লিখেছেন- Aradorn 23 de জানুয়ারি de 2007
Abbreviation for Tracy Search Party. A group of young girls who constantly loose their beer funnel, Tracy. Tracy has a face on the actual funnel and TSP member names written along the tube. Tracy was born in the summer of 2006 and was constantly misplaced. Frequently, TSP members awake in the morning to call each other and ask, "Where is Tracy?" Thus formed the Tracy Search Party.
"Does anyone know where Tracy went last night?"
"I think someone said she was in a hot tub for a few hours?"
"Time to call a TSP meeting."
"I think someone said she was in a hot tub for a few hours?"
"Time to call a TSP meeting."
লিখেছেন- Ro Bee 13 de নভেম্বার de 2006
TSP- Also known as The Side Project. tsp is the best band ever.
Listen to www.purevolume.com/tsp.
Listen to www.purevolume.com/tsp.
Wow, I have never herd a band quite as good as TSP.
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George W. Bush greets retired Staff Sgt. Andrew Bachelder (left) and his family at the Bush Center Warrior Open golf pro-am for wounded veterans at the Las Colinas Country Club in Irving on Sept. 26, 2013.
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Therapy and the Problem of Autonomous Consent
Jeffrie G. Murphy
Arizona State University College of Law
International Journal of Law & Psychiatry, Vol. 2, pp. 415-430, 1979
A basic demand of justice is that we respect the rights and special status of autonomous persons. This means that we must not use such persons against their wills for the benefit of others. This article addresses this interrelationship between autonomy and justice, specifically in the sphere of inmates in so-called total institutions. It concludes that these inmates are not necessarily incapable of giving valid consent, even to very controversial therapies. It reaches this conclusion through an analysis of the concepts of informed consent, voluntary consent, and competent consent. These concepts are morally loaded, and we cannot think about them in purely psychological terms but must think of them in moral terms as well.
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Keywords: Psychosurgery, Autonomy, Criminal Justice
Date posted: September 10, 2009
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