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Technical Bulletin No. (TB-1909) 69 pp, March 2004
Increasing the quantity of carbon sequestered-or stored-in soils
is an alternative to reducing atmospheric emissions of carbon and
other greenhouse gases (GHG) in the context of an overall strategy
to mitigate global climate change and its impacts. Under relatively
constant management and environmental conditions, rates of carbon
additions through photosynthesis and of carbon emissions through
decomposition tend to equilibrate and the amount of organic carbon
in soil stabilizes at a new equilibrium. Since wide-scale
cultivation began in the 1800s, the stock of carbon in U.S.
agricultural soils has declined, on average, by about one-third.
Soil science studies have estimated the technical possibilities for
sequestering additional carbon. This study explores the economic
potential of sequestering additional carbon in the U.S.
agricultural sector by providing farmers with incentives to expand
the adoption of land uses and production practices that increase
the quantity of carbon stored in soils and vegetation.
In February 2002, the President directed the Secretary of
Agriculture to develop recommendations for incentives to encourage
adoption of production practices and land uses that extract carbon
from the atmosphere and sequester it in soils and vegetation.
Economics of Sequestering Carbon in the U.S. Agricultural Sector
examines the economic implications of carbon-based incentives that
might be used to expand such land uses and production practices in
the U.S. farm sector. Two primary issues are addressed:
To assess the economic potential to sequester carbon in the farm
sector, we adapted the ERS U.S. Agricultural Sector Model (USMP) to
include sequestration and emissions parameters associated with
switching into and out of land uses and production practices that
build carbon levels in soils and vegetation. From the
sequestration/emission parameters, we could implement alternative
designs for carbon-based incentive payments to farmers. The three
sequestering activities studied were afforesting croplands and
pasture, shifting cropland to permanent grasses, and increasing the
use of production practices (particularly no-till) and rotations
that raise soil-carbon levels. Model simulations were run
reflecting 15-year sequestration contracts for four alternative
payment designs and six alternative payment levels for additional
sequestered carbon. Estimates of carbon sequestration potential are
developed for payment structures with asset price payments, which
compensate farmers for (presumed) permanent carbon sequestration,
and with rental price payments, which compensate farmers for
storing carbon for a finite time period.
Agriculture can provide low-cost opportunities to
sequester additional carbon in soils and biomass. At a
price of $10 per metric ton for permanently sequestered carbon, the
ERS model estimates that from 0.4 to 10 million metric tons (MMT)
of carbon could be sequestered annually; and at $125 per ton, from
72 to 160 MMT could be sequestered, enough to offset 4 to 8 percent
of gross U.S. emissions of greenhouse gases in 2001.
The different sequestration activities become
economically feasible at different carbon prices. The
model predicted that farmers would adopt cropland management
(primarily conservation tillage) at the lowest carbon price, $10
per metric ton permanently sequestered carbon, and would convert
land to forest as the price rose to $25 and beyond. The model
predicted farmers in most regions would not convert cropland to
grassland up through a $125 carbon price, in part because
conversion to forest was more profitable with its higher
sequestration rate per acre.
The estimated economic potential to sequester carbon is
lower than previously estimated technical possibilities.
Soil scientists have estimated that increased adoption of
conservation tillage on U.S. cropland has the technical potential
to sequester as much as 107 MMT additional carbon annually. The ERS
model estimates economic potential by factoring into farmers'
adoption decisions the tradeoff between the additional costs of
sequestering practices relative to the additional returns from per
ton carbon payments. We estimate that farmers could sequester up to
an additional 28 MMT by adopting conservation tillage on additional
lands at the top carbon price studied, $125 per ton. For the other
activities studied-afforestation and, particularly, conversion to
grassland-the estimated economic potential also was less than the
previously estimated technical potential.
Incremental sequestration from agricultural activities
can continue for decades. Conversion to conservation
tillage could sequester additional soil carbon for 20-30 years, at
which point a new equilibrium level of soil carbon will be
attained. But carbon may be released relatively rapidly if farmers
shift back to conventional tillage. Additional sequestration from
afforestation may continue for many more decades, depending on
region, species of trees, and harvest decisions.
Payments for carbon sequestration may exceed their value
if sequestration is not permanent. To have the same
greenhouse gas mitigation value as a unit of carbon emissions
reduction, a unit of additional carbon sequestration must remain
stored in soils or biomass permanently. If a subsidy program makes
per ton payments equal to the value of permanent sequestration,
overpayments will occur if subsequent changes in land use or
management practices release carbon back into the atmosphere-unless
compensation is adjusted for the releases. "Rental" payment
mechanisms, which pay farmers to store carbon for specific periods
by maintaining carbon-sequestering practices, can help avoid this
problem, particularly for contract renewals after the period when a
new equilibrium level of soil carbon is reached and no more carbon
is being added to the soil.
An incentive system that includes both payments for
carbon sequestration and charges for carbon emissions may be
substantially more cost effective than a system with payments
only. For example, at a carbon price of $125 per ton for
permanently sequestered carbon, changes in tillage practices
account for an estimated 7 MMT of additional sequestered carbon
with a rental payment system that includes both payments and
charges. Annual government expenditures for storage of this carbon
during the 15-year contract period total $300 million. In contrast,
when the incentives include only carbon payments, a price of $125
per ton results in half the sequestered carbon (3.5 MMT), while
annual government expenditures increase tenfold to $1.5
Adding a cost-share subsidy does not appear to improve
the cost effectiveness of incentive systems. A 50- percent
cost-share for cropland conversion to forestry or grasslands would
increase sequestration at low carbon payment levels but not at high
payment levels. The implications for cost at the different prices
per ton are minimal.
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Ahmad Jamal's Identity Crisis
Ahmad Jamal a terrorist? Surely not the renowned American pianist who's given hundreds of concerts over the last half century. So it was puzzling why the $10,000 that the Festival da Jazz in Moritz, Switzerland ordered paid to Jamal in advance of his July 16 appearance, was promptly frozen by U.S. authorities. The artist's management insisted it was a case of mistaken identity. Jamal Ahmad Mohammad Al Badawi, a convicted Yemeni on the FBI most-wanted list for helping plan the 2000 USS Cole bombing, which killed 17 American sailors off Yemen's port coast, was the man they were after. "We were obviously suspected as financers of terrorism. That is absurd," Moritz Micalef, a festival spokesman, told the press. The matter was straightened out and the money paid to the pianist's account. To help avoid future mix-ups, festival organizers invited the Federal agents involved to attend the concert as guests of honor. The U.S. Justice Department reportedly declined to comment.
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A free clinic and workshop concert awaits you on Sunday, August 14, at the Hudson Opera House, 327 Warren St. in Hudson, NY. And if you're an aspiring instrumentalist or vocalist, the fifth annual Hudson Jazz Workshop welcomes you to sign up (for a fee) for a long weekend of learning, starting August 11. Daily individual and group instruction covers improvisation, duo playing, technique, composition, harmony, accompaniment, rhythm and repertoire. Every evening there are "practical performance" sessions. Earlier workshops attracted students from Japan, Armenia and Denmark, as well as the United States and Canada. They're drawn by the faculty: Armen Donelian, a local pianist, composer and educator, and Marc Mommaas, an award-winning Dutch saxophonist of New York City. A Jersey City native, guitarist Vic Juris, joins them for a day.
Maria Jameau Meets a Challenge
Traveling out West last year, Challenge Records' Anne de Jong, from The Netherlands, found Boston-born Maria Jameau and her Blue Brazil band performing outdoors at a farmer's market in little Healdsburg, in the heart of Northern California wine country. He signed the singer on the spot. "I was amazed by the purity of her Latin-American voice in a jazz setting," says de Jong. "Not commercial hustle, but passionate music sung with devotion." Jameau studied music and dance in Brazil, West Africa, Europe and Northern India. A former faculty member of the New England Conservatory in Boston, she also teaches classes for children, grownups and teachers out of her studio in St Helena, CA. "I am constantly grateful for the ... abundance of amazing music (and dance, and visual arts) out there for us to tap into at any time," Jameau blogs. "It can touch us in the deepest and most healing ways, whether alone or together in sorrow or joy." Her new album with Blue Brazil, GEMA (Challenge, 2011), lets the world hear some of the songs performed at the market.
Nancy Wilson's Last Club Date
Gasps and shouts of No! filled a sold-out house at B.B. King Blues Club & Grill in Manhattan this summer when Nancy Wilson announced that this would be her last club date before retiring. At press time, the singer's website showed only one more concert with her trio, at Ohio State University, Athens, on September 10. "I want to go home, and stay home," said Wilson. The 74-year-old song stylist has been performing for nearly 60 years, recording more than 70 albums and winning three GrammyEmmy. Her debut single, "Guess Who I Saw Today," was so successful that Capitol Records released five Wilson albums between April 1960 and July 1962. On her website, however, Wilson does not bolt the door. "I am feeling good and looking forward to doing a few engagements this year. Management only announces confirmed appearances, but plans are ever unfolding, so keep checking my schedule."
Buddy DeFranco Spanned the Gap
Most clarinet players even the giants, Benny Goodman and Artie Shaw couldn't bridge the gap from swing to bebop. And recordings show they did try. An exception was Buddy DeFranco. Many consider the Camden, NJ-born DeFranco the world's premiere clarinetist. He blew straight through the jazz revolution without missing a note. Now 88, DeFranco has made more than 150 albums and, since the 1940s, won countless critics' and readers' polls. Watch and listen to his 1983 version of "Yesterdays."
Primack Videos Clock 25,000 Worldwide Hits a Day
Whether jazz lives on depends on love for the music being passed on. Bret Primack is doing his share to keep America's gift to music surging down the generations. The "Jazz Video Guy" uses FaceBook as a vehicle to the future. His more than 700 posted short videos average 25,000 hits a day worldwide. Primack was awarded Best Short Form Jazz Video at the Jazz Journalists Association honors day in June, for his video Sonny RollinsGetting It Back Together. Primack has produced more than 100 shorts just about Sonny Rollins and co-players since he started as website and media producer for the "saxophone colossus" six years ago (over 3.5 million views from 142 countries!). Sonny Rollins Meets Ornette Coleman, his newest, is a trailer for Road Shows, Vol. 2 (Doxy, 2011), to be released on September 13. Another video, spun from interviews and performances at the 2011 Jazz Education Network conference in New Orleans, has educators, musicians and students explaining why you have to be taught.
Thanks to NJJS member Joán McGinnis of Mission Viejo, CA for web research assistance.
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In this installment of Investor Beat, our analysts explain why they're watching Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL ) and Yum! Brands (NYSE: YUM ) .
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The principle is actually very simple. We are all familiar with how the glow of a television flashes light into a room and, from there, through the curtains or blinds. From the exterior of the home, this light portrays the illusion that someone is home and is watching television. The FakeTV Burglar Deterrent actually is an LED light that simulates scene changes and motion similar to those from a typical television set — which is much cheaper in energy costs than just leaving a television on when nobody's home. The FakeTV Burglar Deterrent is described as:
- Having the ability to simulate light similar to a 27″ LCD HD television.
- Being able to deter burglars by making your home appear to be occupied.
- Simple to use with a single switch to operate the device.
- The unit comes with an AC adapter and uses the same energy as a night light.
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The FakeTV Burglar Deterrent comes with a built-in timer with the following four settings available for you to use:
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To become one of the most prominent football programs in the country, you have to make the impossible a reality with great plays. The Texas Longhorns have had those in droves, courtesy of some of the greatest players and coaches to ever take part in college football.
As far as athletic feats, great plays occur on what has become a weekly basis. But the greatest ones are those that are made when the pressure is making your ears pop.
Those are the moments when the following great plays took place in the storied past of the Texas Longhorns. Some occurred in massive rivalry games, others in bowl games. But all had major implications on that team's season and cemented its place in the program's history.
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John Haarstad's urea-sidedress bar can also be used as a deep bander by moving the row units 15 inches. Designed and built by Sheldon Stevermer, a Wells, Minn., farmer and B&D Metalworks engineer, the 30-ft. bar extends to 40 and 45 ft. and pulls a Montag 9-ton steerable cart. The openers are Dawn 6000s. This is Haarstad's first year sidedressing. Based in Carlisle, Minn., he is skip-row sidedressing on 60-inch centers. Skip-row sidedressing is endorsed by the University of Illinois (pdf, page 15) because it avoids injecting N into a wheel track, where N losses can be greatest, and using a smaller tractor means less compaction.
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It's important to calculate how much nitrogen your soil has before applying more. Below are several ways to do this:
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Another way to determine supplemental nitrogen rates is by calculating the crop's nitrogen-removal rate comes from Dupont Pioneer: Calculate residual soil-nitrogen levels by multiplying 0.66 (average pounds of nitrogen removed by 1 bushel of corn) by the number of bushels produced per acre. Then subtract that from the amount of nitrogen applied per acre.
A University of Illinois nitrogen-rate calculator is another tool to estimate the amount of residual nitrogen and determine how much you need to adjust for this year's application.
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While she got ready for the big night, "he was watching," Theron, 38, told PEOPLE at Fame & Philanthropy Post Oscar party.
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Has anyone else from Georgia been playing the new 20 dollar millionaire jumbo bucks? I have played a total of 12 tickets, I hit 100 dollars 4 times, 50 dollars 2 times, 30 dollars 3 times, and a free ticket (20 dollars) once, and only had 2 losing tickets!!! I mean I am annoyingly strategic with picking my tickets, but still....awesome payout percentage!! I'm addicted, haha. I better stop before the luck runs out. =) but then again, I do have tuition due this week...... hmm..
I'm not in Georgia, so I can't play it, but congrats on your wins!
"No one remembers the person who almost climbed the mountain, only the person who eventually gets to the top."
I've hit $50 on it (picture in my blog) and a $25 winner. Other than that....not much luck. I've actually given up playing them for now because my luck turned for the worst on those.
Congrats on your luck so far. May you hit even bigger winners.
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Sounds like a good deal there. Congrats. I'm sure since GA has a $20 jumbo bucks TN will follow close behind... Then again TN still doesn't have a $10 one... Good luck!
How are you going to win if you don't play?
I don't get it; Millionaire Jumbo Bucks has printed on the ticket, "Highest Payout In GA Lottery History!!!" but nowhere on the website can I find either a payout, or even an odds and tickets chart to calculate the payout myself.
Hell, the payout could be 50% for all we know..... I wish I had more info.... I've always been a fan of the Jumbo Bucks line of tickets.
Now I'm regretting not stopping by GA when I was by the border and picking up one of those.
yes, they refer to the payout amount of the big prize you can win, not the payout rate.
Va. has those tickets too, so other states will probably get them soon, but the odds of winning it are really really bad. Instead, I may just buy a couple of $10 Pick 5 tickets next time, and still win a million.
No, not true.
It says right on the ticket, "Highest Payout % In Georgia History"
So they are talking about the percentage, but do not give any stats, which is infuriating. Have you been paying out 60% this whole time, and this game is a 61% game? Or is it something amazing, like an 88% return rate?
I have not purchased the new Millionaire Jumbo yet but looking on the lottery website I see that 2 of the 5 top prizes have already been claimed for(2.5 million) and only 1 of the 10 prizes for $250,000 have been claimed. I see a lot of $100 winners in the stores that I frequent.
wow, you're right, I just saw a picture of it on their website
and you're right, they don't seem to give out much info. about it.
If they normally pay out about 50%, then yes, about 61% would qualify the game as the highest in history (Ga. history). Because their overall odds are real low (1:3.1 or something), it seems that way too many very small prizes got put into it.
People really do need to know how many tickets were printed, or what the initial odds chart looks like.
adding to the confusion, I noticed at the bottom of the [estimated] remaining prize list that Ga lottery reserves the right to print more at any moment
I see people buying them all the time. $20 a pop is quite pricy...especially something I can't predict. Also, I haven't found a retailer around here with a good vibe to buy from. :P
I went to a seedy little gas station in Forest Park, GA this last Tuesday, bought one $20 ticket and won $2500!!!! WOOHOO!!!
I won $100 a few weeks ago on one but that's about it.....I had bought a couple before and I lost so really I do not consider that a big win....I liked the other $20 ticket better. When you think of it $20 is a lot of money to lose....I'd rather play cash 3!
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all cottons
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The smiles on her face.
What advice would you give someone starting this project?
If you saw the pattern you would not think this fabric works but it did, looks nothing like the original pattern by Evelyn Sloppy
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Wow! I love the colors on this - it's a bright happy quilt! I can see why your granddaughter loved it.
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The Nevada Union Jr. Miners youth football program headed to Lincoln Sunday for their first road contest of the season.
The Jr. Zebra's were able to protect their home field for the most part, but the Jr. Miners' midget team ended the day on a high note for NU.
Led by their running game, along with a staunch defensive effort, the Jr. Miners' midgets clobbered the Jr. Zebras, 34-0.
The victory improves the Jr. Miners to 1-1 this season.
NU's Dawson Fay showed his versatility with touchdowns on the ground, through the air and on special teams. Fay finished with 163 yards rushing and one ground score. He also caught a touchdown and finished with 62 receiving yards, and took a punt back 50 yards for a touchdown.
Also reaching the century mark on the ground was Hayden Lee with 100 yards rushing and one touchdown. Logan Lopez tallied 32 yards and punched in a score as well.
Lee and Lopez led the Jr. Miners on defense with eight tackles each.
Quarterback Amani Walker was an efficient 2-for-3 for 62 yards and a touchdown.
Jr. Midgets: Lincoln 36, Nevada Union 0
Trevor Neilson was a bright spot for the Jr. Miners' defense Sunday, wrapping up six tackles and blocking a PAT attempt and a field goal attempt.
But in the end, the Jr. Zebras were too much for the Jr. Miners.
Ty Daugherty also stood out for the NU defense with three tackles and fumble recovery in which he stripped the ball from the Jr. Zebra runner and was headed toward six when an inadvertent whistle stopped the play. The Miners were awarded possession, but were unable to capitalize on the turnover.
NU's Ronald "Junior" Shima also recovered a fumble.
In Pee Wee action the Jr. Miners lost to Lincoln 8-6, and the NU Jr. Pee Wees fell, 32-0.
The Jr. Miners have a bye this upcoming weekend, but get back at it Sept. 6 against Elk Grove.
Coaches may submit game reports by email at firstname.lastname@example.com or by phone at 530-477-4232.


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The Food Establishment Inspection Report is a weekly report that appears on Mondays. Information is taken from reports provided by the Bi-City-County Health District and individual reports can be viewed at their Web site at www.ci.amarillo.tx.us/departments/environhealth/foodestablishments.htm.
The following report reflects only demerits the establishments received.
0 demerits - no major violations at the time of inspection.
15 demerits - considered an average number.
30 demerits or above - requires re-inspection within 24 hours.
COS - corrected on site during inspection.
These establishments had 0 demerits during a routine inspection: Arby's #1658, 4406 Bell St.; Burger King #4796, 4210 W. I-40; Kicked Back, 521 S.E. 10th Ave.; Learning Depot, 5398 Meadowgreen Drive; McCarty-Hull Inc., 4714 N.E. 24th Ave.; Mustashe Ride Bar & Grill/Green Go, 1503 S. Arthur St.; Northwest Texas Rehab Hospital, 7200 S.W. Ninth Ave.; Real Food Company, 505 S. Tennessee St.; Super Bowl Noodles, 810 Columbine St.; T&T Discount, 4000 River Road; Thai Star, 3800 E. Amarillo Blvd.; Unlimited For you, 505 S. Tennessee St.; The Vineyard Wines, 1619 S. Kentucky St.; Wingstop, 5807 S.W. 45th Ave.
These establishment had 0 demerits during a follow-up inspection: Belmar Bakery, 3325 Bell St.; Cee N Dees BBQ, 1010 N. Fillmore St.; Days Inn South, 8601 Canyon Drive; Denny's Restaurant No. 6674, 1710 E. I-40; El Bracero, 2116 S. Grand St.; Forest Hill Elementary, 3515 E. Amarillo Blvd.; Honeycrust Hams, 2626 Paramount Blvd.; J R's Travel Center, 11301 E. I-40; Polly's Pub, 1405 S.W. 10th Ave.; Sonic Drive-In, 1910 S. Grand St.; Subway No. 22070, 1915 S. Washington St.; Walgreens No. 5613, 5921 Hillside Road.
These establishments received demerits for being out of compliance as stated:
(3) A Tasteful Touch, 6817 Wolflin Ave.: Microwave dirty. COS.
(15) Acapulco Mexican Restaurant, 727 S. Polk St.: Queso, Enchilada sauce at improper temperature; employee personal drink at work station with no lid; employee wiping hand on linen; cooked peppers covered with wet linen; no thermometer in bar drink box for whipped topping; soda gun and holster dirty. COS.
(4) Amarillo High School, 4225 Danbury Drive: Dented cans on shelves. COS.
(4) Amarillo International Foods, 3409 S. Georgia St.: Dented cans on shelves. COS.
(6) Amarillo Tejano Club, 2511 S.W. Sixth Ave.: No paper towels in men's restroom; COS. Food establishment permit not posted. To be corrected within 60 days.
(3) Best Western, 2801 Fourth Ave., Canyon: Microwave dirty. To be corrected within 30 days.
(7) Burger King No. 2185, 4317 Teckla Blvd.: Line cook changing job duties without washing hands or changing gloves; soda nozzles dirty; ice machine lid cracked; several dishes broken. COS.
(20) Calico County, 2410 Paramount Blvd.: Egg mixture and batter at improper temperature; employee eating and not washing hands; employee not changing gloves when needed; employee using hand sink for other purposes than hand washing; employee chewing gum; employees without hair restraints; several items not dated; several items with wrong dates or out of date products. COS. Clean dishes stored in dirty tubs; cleaned dishes with food debris still on them. To be corrected within 90 days.
(16) Chez La, 7201 Evans Drive: Employee wiping hands on apron; no soap in employee bathroom; chemical not properly labeled; microwave dirty; dirty dishes in rack with clean dishes. COS. Washing machine dispensing too much sanitizer. To be corrected within 11 days.
(6) The Christian Learning Center, 1717 Fourth Ave., Canyon: No paper towels at hand sink in kitchen; spray bottle with green liquid in kitchen without label. To be corrected within 10 days.
(9) Club Baloo, 2600 Linda Drive: Mop water dumped outside of club. COS. No paper towels at hand sink in west bar; ice machine bin rusted; ice bins for bars dirty. To be corrected within 180 days.
(3) Club Oxygen, 4901 S. Washington St.: Soda nozzles dirty. To be corrected by next regular inspection.
(18) Crestview Assisted Living, 6680 Woodward Ave.: Dented cans. COS. Frozen meat stored with dairy products in freezer; dry product bin label not readable; back door to kitchen needs door sweep; freezer floor, microwave and can opener and wall where knives stored are dirty. To be corrected within 10 days.
(7) Diana's Tamales & Burritos, 3600 E. Amarillo Blvd.: Two jars food product not labeled; food bag thawing in hand sink. COS.
(6) Doc Holidays, 3601 Olsen Blvd.: Door in west side of bar need door sweep; door sweep on ice machine needs replacing. To be corrected within 180 days.
(6) Dos Amigos (Owens Corning), 1701 Hollywood Road: Ledge inside ice machine dirty. COS. Seals (gaskets) torn on reach-in at west end of cook's line; damaged inserts on vent hood need replacing. To be corrected within 10 days.
(3) Glenwood Elementary, 2409 S. Houston St.: Sanitizer in buckets too weak. COS.
(18) Holiday Inn Express, 2806 Wolflin Ave.: Sausage in hot holding unit at improper temperature. COS. Employees not wearing hair restraints; employees wiping hands on aprons; sanitizer being used to disinfect; stem or digital thermometer needed for hot items; no food manager. To be corrected within 10 days.
(6) Hungry Howies, 3300 S. Washington St.: Spray bottles not labeled. COS. Vent hood, oven and mixer dirty; cooked on dough and cheese on surfaces of pans. To be corrected within 30 days.
(10) IHOP No. 3003, 1711 E. I-40: Items in reach-ins not labeled with prep time, with expired labels; items in walk-in with expired labels. COS. Microwave dirty. To be corrected within 10 days. Food manager card needs to be renewed. To be corrected within 21 days.
(12) Jason's Deli, 7406 S.W. 34th Ave.: Chicken not properly heated before placing on line; personal drink in salad bar refrigerator above open food; microwave ovens dirty. COS.
(3) Mary Miles Learning Center, 1700 S. Van Buren St.: Mixer splashguard, can opener and inside refrigerator doors dirty. COS.
(10) McDonald's No. 28414, 715 S. Lakeside St.: Hand sink by grill area blocked with bread can; Subway sandwich in milk/parfait display case; no paper towels at hand wash station by drive-thru; no paper towels at hand wash station by three-compartment sink; two scoops in ice inside ice machine; soda nozzles dirty and need daily cleaning. COS.
(3) McLellan Learning Center, 401 S. Van Buren St.: Inside reach-in cooler dirty in baby room. COS.
(20) Mercado Latino, 3500 E. Amarillo Blvd.: No labels on food products; no date marking on several potentially hazardous foods stored in refrigerator; no towels at hand sink in kitchen. COS. Opening in wall at dry storage, bakery oven vent, baker wall and bakery back door; no thermometer in chest freezer in kitchen; cup with no handle used as scoop; shelf above cook-top dirty; ice scoop stored on dirty surface. To be corrected within nine days.
(10) Mexico Lindo Restaurant, 2618 E. Amarillo Blvd.: Expired food product in refrigerator; hand sink blocked; clean utensil bin dirty inside. COS.
(14) Montana Mikes, 4332 S.W. 45th Ave.: Personal coffee with no lid on shelf next to clean cups; employee had glass of water with no lid at work station; lead bowls used as scoops in bins; salt shakers with contaminants in salt; worm found in cucumber of customers salad; no thermometer in bar cooler where whipped topping stored; dirty coffee cups stored as clean; walk-in not properly cleaned; salt and pepper shakers, tea urn spigots, mixer, salad guard; product bins dirty. To be corrected within 10 days.
(11) Pepito's Mexican Restaurant, 408 23rd St., Canyon: Personal drink in kitchen without lid. COS. Employee handled salad plate and flour salad bowl with bare hands. To be corrected within 10 days. No food manager card. To be corrected within 26 days.
(3) Pepito's Mexican Restaurant (Mobile CM23), 408 23rd St., Canyon: Mobile Health Department permit expired. To be corrected within four days.
(7) River Road High School, 101 W. Mobley Ave.: One container food product in cooler with no label; dishwasher sanitizer not operating. COS.
(3) Sonic Drive- In, 3600 S. Washington St.: Inside/outside surfaces of make-table/reach-ins dirty. COS.
(6) Stockman Restaurant, 4207 E. I-40: No thermometer in desert freezer; soda nozzles dirty; slicer needs to be taken apart and cleaned. COS.
(3) Subway/Travel Center No. 436, 715 Lakeside St.: Food manager card not posted. To be corrected within 45 days.
(17) Thai Town Restaurant, 1300 Ross St.: Hand sink blocked; employee improperly washing hands in three-compartment sink; some ingredients not easily recognizable, i.e., salt, sugar, corn starch, not labeled; bowls, plates and cups used to dispense foods; proper ware-washing procedure not used; some foods in refrigeration not covered. To be corrected within 10 days.
(3) Toot-N-Totum No. 29, 2600 E. Amarillo Blvd.: Top of tea dispenser dirty. COS.
(14) Toot-N-Totum No. 34, 2024 S. Washington St.: Some food items on hot holding unit at improper temperature; no paper towels at sink in storage area, COS. No thermometer in sandwich display case; tea nozzles very dirty. To be corrected within 10 days.
(3) Waffle House, 2804 S.W. 45th Ave.: Ice maker lid, can opener, holster dirty. COS. Make table and drawers dirty. To be corrected within 10 days.
(3) Wellington Room Event Center, 505 S. Tennessee St.: Ice machine dirty. COS.
(4) Wendy's Old Fashion Burger No. 4106, 5638 W. Amarillo Blvd.: Some potentially hazardous food items not date marked when thawed for use. COS.
(9) Youngblood Stockyard Cafe, 100 N. Manhattan St.: Full spray bottle of bleach not labeled; sanitizer in sink too strong; can opener and holder dirty. COS.
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... Credit Bureaus Won't Tell You
They've got your number. And they're not afraid to use it.
1"We track a lot more than just your credit."
Credit bureaus are well known for tracking consumers' credit history, but they also keep tabs on things that have nothing to do with credit, from consumers' home addresses to their employment records.
While those data aren't used to calculate credit scores, lenders can access this personal information and use it to help evaluate borrowers who are applying for credit—even to justify denying them a loan altogether.
Individuals who change addresses often, for instance, may be presumed less financially stable and harder to track down if unpaid debts ever need to be collected, says Louis Hyman, a consumer-credit historian and assistant professor at Cornell University.
2"Selling your secrets is how we make our money."
Each of the three major credit bureaus, Equifax, Experian and TransUnion, maintains more than 200 million files on consumers, according to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB)—tracking about 63% of the U.S. population.
And the bureaus sell some of that information to lenders. Selling data is a primary revenue source for the credit-bureau industry, which had U.S. revenue of about $4 billion in 2011, according to the CFPB.
Bureaus also sell data to other companies, including insurers and debt collectors, says John Ulzheimer, president of consumer education at SmartCredit.com, a credit-monitoring site.
3"What we know could cost you a new job."
Blemishes on a credit report don't just make it tougher to get a loan—they can also make it more difficult to get a job.
Federal law permits employers to pull job applicants' credit reports and to use the information within them as grounds for not hiring someone.
Roughly 47% of employers say they pull credit reports on some or all job applicants, according to the Society for Human Resource Management.
If a credit background check reveals negative information, employers say, certain credit problems, such as outstanding judgments, accounts in debt collection and bankruptcy, are most likely to make them decide not to extend a job offer, according to a separate survey by the human-resource society.
4"Good thing no one's reporting our mistakes. Oh, wait."
When errors appear in credit reports, the impact on those borrowers can be severe.
Negative information, like missed payments or a foreclosure, can send the borrower's credit score (which is calculated based on the details in the credit report) into a tailspin.
That, in turn, will make it harder to get approved for credit, increase the chances of ending up with higher interest rates on loans, and even make it tougher to rent an apartment (many landlords check consumer credit) or, again, get a job.
This month, the Federal Trade Commission released a study showing that one in five consumers has an error in at least one of their three credit reports.
5"You all look so much alike…"
When consumers order their credit reports, they have to provide their full name, Social Security number, date of birth and address.
But credit bureaus often use fewer pieces of information to match account activity—like a report from a lender that a person has applied for a new line of credit—to borrowers' credit reports.
In many cases, they'll only use seven out of the nine digits of the borrower's Social Security number, says Chi Chi Wu, a staff attorney with the National Consumer Law Center, a nonprofit focused on consumer advocacy.
6"… It's tough to tell you apart from someone pretending to be you."
In many cases, consumers only find out they're victims of identity theft when they pull up their credit report and spot a fraudulent account, says Jay Foley, partner at identity-theft consulting firm ID Theft Info Source. Identity theft is a cause of credit disputes, according to the CFPB.
While lenders have mechanisms in place to stop identity thieves, they're not always successful. In those cases when thieves apply for credit under a consumer's name, the lender pulls that unsuspecting person's credit report, tells the credit bureaus to add the loan account to that report, and then communicates missed payments to the bureaus, tarnishing the credit score tied to that account.
7"Your 'credit dispute' doesn't capture our attention."
Credit bureaus recommend that consumers check their credit reports at least once a year (they can do this free at AnnualCreditReport.com) and file a dispute if they notice any errors.
But consumer advocates contend that the dispute system is broken. No matter how many papers and other documentation consumers submit to the bureaus, the bureau will apply a two- or three-digit code that offers a brief summary of the dispute, such as "not his/hers" or "disputes amounts," according to the National Consumer Law Center.
The bureaus will send that code and a one-page form to the creditor involved in the dispute. "We've seen [court] cases where the consumer attached canceled checks, letters from [lenders], and court judgments saying this is wrong and none of that gets sent," says Ms. Wu. (The Consumer Data Industry Association, which represents credit bureaus, says it's in the early testing stages of sending consumers' documentation to lenders.)
8"But bypass us on a dispute, and it'll cost you."
If consumers believe a credit bureau wrongly dismissed their dispute, they have the right to take the case to court based on the Fair Credit Reporting Act.
But if consumers bypass the bureaus and contact the lender with their dispute, they won't have the right to go to court if the lender claims there's no error.
The CDIA says that while writing the law, Congress recognized that exposing lenders to such lawsuits could result in an unintended consequence: Lenders might stop providing credit-related data about consumers to credit bureaus, which, in turn, would harm consumers whose reports and scores wouldn't reflect that they pay their bills on time and are in good credit standing.
9"By the time you're done fighting us, your toddler could be a teen."
Upon receiving a consumer's dispute, credit bureaus legally have between 30 and 45 days to respond with their findings. But if the bureau, following the lender's investigation, doesn't agree that there's an error, borrowers can be stuck fighting that decision for years.
The National Consumer Law Center, for instance, says it has worked with attorneys representing consumers who were trying to resolve such issues in court for up to 10 years.
The CDIA, for its part, cites a 2011 credit-industry-funded study by the nonprofit Policy and Economic Research Council, which works on public and economic policy matters, which found that 95% of consumers are satisfied with the result of their disputes.
10"Be careful what you pay for."
For a price ranging from $7 to $20, credit bureaus and other companies will sell consumers their credit score.
But in some cases, consumers are paying to see an "educational score"—one that's based on their credit activity and can give them an idea of where they stand as borrowers—rather than the actual score a lender will see when reviewing their loan application.
One out of five consumers who purchase their credit score will likely receive a score that is "meaningfully different" than the one a lender would get, according to a CFPB study released in September.
As a result, the CFPB says, they may end up with loan terms that are different from what they expected, or they could waste time applying for a loan that they're not qualified for.


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Mini Rainbow M&M Cookies with Peanut Butter Buttercream.
What is the only way to make a truly perfect cookie… better? Add buttercream. Peanut butter buttercream, to be exact. My Rainbow M&M Cookies are now MINI (i love cute things!!) and double stuffed, over-filled, and bursting with buttery, creamy peanut butter buttercream.
I have a love for the same basic cookie dough recipe, a recipe based off of the Cooks Illustrated recipe for Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookies. I've used the dough recipe for several of my recent cookies because…. it's a guarantee. This basic recipe produces thick, chewy, unbelievably soft cookies.
The peanut butter buttercream filling is extremely decadent in today's cookies. Like, hand-me-a-TALL-glass-of-milk-decadent. It's rich and THICK. It's much different than the silky peanut butter frosting I used to frost my brownie cupcakes. No, this buttercream is comparable to the thick sandwich filling in Oreos and I credit that to the smidge of heavy cream I used in my recipe. You may use any type of milk or even half-and-half, but I had leftover heavy cream in my fridge, so I figured what-the-heck!
A buttercream's thickness is directly related to the ratio of liquid vs sugar.
I used very little heavy cream in this buttercream and a decent amount of confectioners sugar, thus producing a stick-to-the-roof-of-my-mouth frosting.
The mini M&Ms and peanut butter buttercream filling pair wonderfully together, just as one would imagine. Peanut Butter M&Ms are my favorite and I get the same fudgy/PB effect in today's cookie recipe.
Mini Rainbow M&M Cookie Sandwiches with Peanut Butter Buttercream
Yield: 30 mini cookie sandwiches
Buttercream filled cookie sandwiches should be stored in the refrigerator.
- 2 cups + 2 Tbsp all-purpose flour
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 3/4 cup (1.5 sticks) salted butter, softened to room temp
- 1 cup light brown sugar
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1 egg + 1 egg yolk, at room temperature
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- 1.5 cups mini M&Ms
Peanut Butter Buttercream
- 6 Tbsp salted butter, softened to room temperature
- 6 Tbsp creamy peanut butter
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- 3 cups confectioners' sugar, sifted (plus extra if needed)
- 1 Tbsp cream or milk or half-and-half (plus extra if needed)
- Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
- Make the cookies. Mix the flour and baking soda in a bowl and set aside. With an electric or stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment, cream the butter and sugars together on medium speed. Add the egg, egg yolk, and vanilla and mix well. Gradually add the flour mixture and stir until a dough forms. Fold in mini M&Ms.
- Chill dough for AT LEAST one hour (I chilled mine for 24 hours).
- Drop cookie dough into small uniform sized balls (mine were about 1 tsp of dough each, which are TINY, but bake them any size you'd like) onto ungreased baking sheet or silpat. Bake for 8 minutes or until edges are slightly browned. The centers should appear soft and puffy. Let cool completely on wire rack.
- Make the frosting. Cream butter and peanut butter on medium-high speed with a stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment. Add vanilla extract and 2 cups confectioners' sugar. Beat for 2-3 minutes, or until mixture is smooth and thick. Scrape down the sides of the bowl if needed. Add milk/cream/half-and-half and beat for another minute. Add 1 more cup of confectioners' sugar and continue adding until you reached desired consistancy. I added exactly 3 cups. Once cookies are completely cooled, stuff cookies generously with peanut butter buttercream filling.
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Here are my original, full-sized, un-stuffed Rainbow M&M Cookies:
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48 Responses to "Mini Rainbow M&M Cookies with Peanut Butter Buttercream."
Thanks for linking up and trying my PB buttercream and yes, we share a love for super thick frosting. When I made it as well, it was really thick. I use half and half in all my baking. I don't buy much milk but I always have half-and-half on hand (for coffee..or baking!) so that's what I used but really, it's all about the butter/confectioners sugar ratio as you mentioned and basically getting as much sugar into that butter as it will "hold". The more you cram in, the thicker it's going to be…which I love 🙂
Okay, you twisted my arm. I'll run and go get some elastic-waistband pants now. Jeez louise, these look superfantastic. Small and rich and creamy and chewy and pretty much the stuff my dreams are made out of. Yeah, most people dream as if they're in a rom-com, or on a beach, or beating stuff up as a ninja (if you're my boyfriend), but I dream of this. Perfect, petite cookies stuffed with the most decadent peanut butter frosting evah. I love you.
I love how colourful your blog is! These look beautiful. Also: I love your blog! So I've nominated you for the versatile bloggers award. Check out the post to find out more =] http://food-fork-and-good.blogspot.co.uk/2012/06/herb-crusted-chicken-with-veggie-fries.html
Made these cookies – SO good, and a big hit!
One question – the batch I did that was about a tablespoon's worth of dough came out perfectly, but the tiny ones I tried were way too crispy … how long would you recommend cooking those tiny ones? Any temperature adjustment?
Your site has become my go-to for all new baking adventures 🙂
These were excellent. I just made them for a Labor Day BBQ and it's been hard trying to get my husband to stay out of them! They are a little different than the average cookie, pretty & fun for a party. I added these to my personal favorite recipe! I have really been enjoying making items from this blog- Thank you!


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Thermo Fisher is acquiring transplantation diagnostics firm One Lambda for $925 million in cash, to enhance its presence in the specialty in vitro diagnostics sector. The purchase price includes the cost of a three-year retention program established by One Lambda for key employees, cash payable to specific shareholders for noncompetition agreements, and a one-year earn-out provision based on the achievement of predetermined financial targets. Thermo Fisher separately announced authorization of the buyback of an additional $500 million-worth of shares of its own common stock in the open market or through negotiated transactions.
One Lambda's diagnostic tests are used by transplant centers for tissue typing. The firm offers HLA typing assays utilizing both serological and molecular technologies, for matching potential donors to recipients, along with tests for the detection of antibodies that can lead to transplant rejection. One Lambda generated revenues of $182 million in 2011, and will become part of Thermo Fisher's specialty diagnostics segment.
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New York's Republican leaders are backing former Long Island congressman Rick Lazio as their candidate for governor.
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Kim and Asada also had to go through this phase in their career in which Liza is right now, building the reputation and increasing PCS.
Kim's components in her SP in 2006-2007 season:
Skate Canada 24,83
Trophee Eric Bombard 27,52
Grand Prix Final 28,40
Worlds 30,46
Like Irina Slutskaya once said: "The same program, the same dress, different components". Did Yu-Na's choreography or transitions really change so much between SC and Worlds? It's the same with Liza now. If she was allowed to compete et Euros and Worlds her components surely would be higher there.
I have found myself crying when watching some of Mao's performances. Never had that happened to me before. In such moments, 'artistry' is not enough of a word to capture the wonderfulness of her performance.
I think Mao's spins and skating skills have improved over the years, and so she's a more rounded skater now than before.
But I would say that she has always had the ability to embody the music because she has an innate ability to seamlessly coordinate parts of her entire body into a fluid movement.
If facial expression is considered important in terms of defining whether or not someone has 'artistry', then she's been improving every year. If you look at some of the photos of Mao performing Bells, her facial expressions were surely appropriately dark to match the darkness of Bells, and her joyful smile this season is appropriate to the moods of this season's music.
I don't think I am.
What you are saying is: 10 different skating fans of 10 different skaters all think their own favourite skaters is the most artistic, AND they would be right, because it is 'subjective' to their preference and what they think artistic. I disagree with that.
In the bigger world where artistry are often applied (fine art, music, literature, fashion, theatre etc) regardless of my own personal preferences, the ones that qualifies to be called artistic is the one that shows their best work with originality, credible persuasion through all manners of creativity, imagination and expressions beyond what is laid out infront of them, hence in the art circle, we often talk about 'beyond the self'. That is what artist do. They need to visibly seen make progress, realisation, exploration in their journey for new ideas, old ideas, bring forth their own unique thinking, approach, communication that is different from the last to to reach some aspect of transcension and realisation.
While you can be the most successful fashion designer in the world doing the same thing over and over again, but that does not make you the most artistic designer. It just makes you a great craftsman like those Saville Row suits makers who can make immaculately suites but were based on knowledge passed down through generations instead of go out there and become a Paul Smith, who are interested in new fabrics, textures, new techniques, new quirky ideas and styles, individualism etc.
But that's your own definition of artistry. Artistry is only in the eye of the beholder. You can't say that because the world has said such and such to be artistic, that it is the standard, because all those that have been deemed artistic are also determind by human subjectivity. Based on your criteria, roughly 99.9% of all people are not artists, because they are not progressive enough. My mother is an artist, she worked both as a corporate graphic designer as well as creating her own art, and I have learned from her that there is artistic merit in everything. You can find artistry in the strangest things. For example, I recently visited the art museum at my university (which is very large so the art museum isn't some run-of-the-mill gallery) and there was a painting on display that was quite literally cheap paint and nails on a canvas creating two people's heads that looked like a second grader's art. Yet we were told all about it, told it was a fine example of folk art. I didn't think it was artistic, it certainly didn't look "new", but others basically planted that it was art in our heads. And I don't think you can do that.
The question here is: who determines artistry? For example, I don't think Bach's music is "artistic" (if that makes any sense) at all, but as a whole human society has deemed it "art". I don't really find Andy Warhol's work innovative (although I love it), but it too, is art. So how can we say something is artistic or not? We didn't determine that they were artistic, others did for us. So artistry is all about your own interpretation IMO.
Here is the definition of art (noun): the quality, production, expression, or realm, according to aesthetic principles, of what is beautiful, appealing, or of more than ordinary significance. Aesthetic principles are created by human subjectivity.
But aren't definitions also created by what humans think "oh, this describes the word best"? We're trapped!
Of course, this is all in my point of view (aka subjective). So take it as you will! Different opinions spice things up.
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Travel distance is also small for Takahashi / Tran. T&T are also coached by Richard Gauthier, as are D&R, so they are equally as close to Quebec City.
I sort of agree with what Os is getting at, in the sense that while the Liebestraume LP is beautiful, it is something of the same-ol', same-ol' Mao and I would be ecstatic if she had a program that was like her Jupiter EX: something more savoury, more complex than the saccharin thing we've seen from her before. But still, I know that one day when the girl retires, I am going to miss her and I suspect that there will not be a skater who can replace her for a long, long time. She is one of the skaters who is saving this Ladies' season from being totally in the pitzzzzz.
Inside that sweet demure exterior of Mao Asada is a young woman of iron will. She's still on her trail back to a new improved unstoppable skater but I expect success for her quest and longevity for her career. Her character will show in her performance one day to blow everyone away.
Actually it is more like 99.99999% of all world population are not real artist, but nor are they world class figure skaters competing in competition that is 'art' and 'sport'.
Yes there's art in everything.
Yes people see art subjectively (to a point).
Problem is we are not merely 'appreciating' some galleried exhibition of the garden variety. The work are being judged at a world class level where 'Art' should be judged as well as 'Sport'.
In the real world in appraising art, not all art 'values' are equal, nor should all people's opinions carry the same weight by default of the inequality of knowledge that separate appreciators to the experts.
The true value of the work are not fully realised until time passes, by the amount of knowledge and informed experts/critics/peers/new generations recognise it and pay respect to it, as well as how it is appreciated and replayed by the fans of the sport and beyond throughout time. If the judges got it wrong at the competition, it says more about the quality of the judging than about the art itself.
Art should not be some garnish in the background like some wallpaper used to decorate and make the sport pretty, but there should be value in the content, the quality of ideas, difficulty and depth of realisation, and whether it is successful in what it is trying to do. All these things should be scrutinised in art, that is how judges were able to select 1 best painting from 1000 out there of similar 'aesthetic' quality. (btw itself is an really outdated idea about judging and objectify art, purely by the aesthetics and what is predefined beautiful. In any art competition of any kind, you'd rarely find the winner to be that unless in a pageantry contest. Why? Because it is incredibly lazy and contrived way of thinking.)
Peak sporting perfection like Midori's 3A is art because of its rarity, superiority, originality, purity, perfection and authenticity. Torville and Dean's Bolero, John Curry's innovative skating for his time, Kurt, Michelle's best performances regardless of the colour of medals or whether it is exhibitions etc.. All 4 top performances at the Olympics 2011 ladies are great art imho, by the quality of content what they put out there, being who they are, how far they became, the depth and realisation of their programs, how they were all able to put on life time's best at that competition, and most of all - the unpredictable circumstances, nature and luck that brought out their best work together at that occasion, at that stage all at once that would elevate these skating performances from great art work to something beyond... potential legendary pieces of art work.
How about this? Not all artists are artistic, not all musicians are musical. The richest artist may not be the most artistic, and often the greatest artist are not recognized or appreciate until much later, but on the strength of their work based on how people remembered them, regards them and by how their work are replayed over again and again regardless of medal position. If you ask the average Joe why, they'd think you are quite mad, but if you ask a panel of art judges, critics, historians, or even knowledge collector of art, they can surely all elaborate it more.
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[B]Ladies Event[B]
Kostner is the most all-round skater. This season she had a powerful team working on her. She is quite musical and with lovely use of skating arms together with some smart 3x3s she would be my choice as the best, but the ice is slippery and Italians never seem to win.
Probably Mao will win who also has had a strong team working on her. For me, her all-round skating comes from more outward than inward.
[B]Mens Division[B]
Patrick, while he looks very much off balance with his style, manages to skate clean and nail those quads. His PC scores will be high because of his dynamic flow throughout despite his off balances. He should win this but the ice is slippery.
Dai, will be an excellent runner-up, but his gyrations do not get to me as much as it does for other fans. Like his counterpart in Ladies he skates as told not as himself (my opinion).
Jeremy, a beautifull all-round skater, but can he hold up to his potential? I doubt it.
It will be S&S who are the most acrobatic.
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I see no change in order of finishing except for third place. The winning team should be VM followed very closely by DW. Keep you eye on Third Place.
For the record, I don't think Mao is artistic. But then again, I don't consider Yu-Na, Carolina, Alissa, Joannie, or any of the current/recent ladies skaters as artistic either. They are charismatic performers who follow instructions well, or perhaps have great line/posture that results in an aesthetically pleasant picture on the ice, etc. How I view this whole thing about 'Art' in figure skating is that elite figure skating is first and foremost a sport. Skaters skate to win competitions, and to do so, they construct their programs to get the most points under the current rules of the sport--creativity, imagination, etc be damned. Right now, what can plausibly be construed as 'Art' means relatively little in figure skating (as the criteria and structure of PCS scoring clearly indicate) and so the vast majority of skaters' programs reflect this. You stick those transitions before and after your jumps not because they add to the character of the music or fulfil some artistic vision, but because transitions are very important in getting points as they are needed for positive GOE and the TR component of PCS (remember: harder/more intricate is always better!). Cramming the correct number of brackets, counters and mohawks, etc with vigorous upper-body motion tend to be the main factors in dictating the character of footwork (you need to get those levels somehow), not the music or emotions. Try not to succumb to complete artistic abandon/get lost in the performance, because you might leave out a rotation and lose a level or two on a spin. Throw in the fact that the judges seem to link all the components of PCS quite closely together (within a point, IIRC) and that SS--a very technical component--seems to be the component that decides the rest of the PCS....well, yeah. Hence my less-than-laudatory attitude towards the 'artistic' side of figure skating (except for a very, very few exceptions).
I think this is a very loose definition of art. Those four performances are certainly thrilling life experiences to watch and experience....but that does not art make, IMO.All 4 top performances at the Olympics 2010 ladies are great art imho, by the quality of content what they put out there, being who they are, how far they became, the depth and realisation of their programs, how they were all able to put on life time's best at that competition, and most of all - the unpredictable circumstances, nature and luck that brought out their best work together at that occasion, at that stage all at once that would elevate these skating performances from great art work to something beyond... potential legendary pieces of art work.
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Here's some of what's happening this morning in entertainment headlines: 'Rizzoli & Isles' cast member Lee Thompson Young commits suicide; Prince uses Dave Chappelle image for new single; Timothy Olyphant to guest star on 'The Mindy Project'; and more.
29-year-old Lee Thompson Young who made a name for himself on Disney's 'Famous Jett Jackson', and was a series regular on the TNT series 'Rizzoli and Isles, has died of an apparent suicide. Production on 'Rizzoli & Isles' has been temporarily halted.
Singer/musician Prince uses an image of comedian Dave Chappelle as the cover of his latest single, 'Breakfast Can Wait.'
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I have a problem at hand that I have a few questions about and possibly could use some advice. The problem states:
Write a program that defines an array of two vector records, where each record consists of two double precision components a and b. The program should permit the user to enter two vectors, call two funtions that return the sum and difference of the entered vectors, and display the results calculated by these functions.
What is an example of an array of two vector records? I have to use structures to write this program.
after the user enters the components how do you pass a structure to a function? If you even would have to.
finally is there an example of a program like this that someone might know about I could glance at to get a few pointers?
here is my code in progress(which doesnt compile)
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Let me guess, you're a mathematician, right?
does NOT set a to 2, and if b was, say, 5 before all this, a would be set to 5.
So you need to get values for a1,a2,b1,b2 BEFORE you do
Vector a={a1,a2};
Vector b={b1,b2};
because all the above two lines do is to set a and b to uninitialised data; the later reading in of values into a1 et al has no effect on vectors a and b.
You say this doesn't compile; could this be anything to do with the missing semicolon in sum()?
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The other reason it might not compile of course is that a sum of two vectors would be a vector, correct? Not a scalar, which is what your code is trying to do. sum1 also needs to be a Vector.
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MOBILE telecommunications group MTN and retailer Pick n Pay are launching a mobile money banking system, a groundbreaking offering that has the potential to be South Africa's answer to Kenya's M-Pesa.
Called Mobile Money and provided by Tyme Capital, the service will allow cellphone users to set up an account from their phones and send money to any other South African with a phone. Cash deposits and withdrawals will be done through Pick n Pay's chain of 775 retail outlets, as well as its Boxer Superstores.
The system is expected to be launched on Thursday morning.
News of the venture was leaked last week when its website was briefly visible before being shut down, and former MIH Internet Africa editorial director Arrie Rossouw tweeted that he was "proud to be associated" with the new "all mobile bank".
M-Pesa, provided by Kenyan operator Safaricom, has spearheaded the shift to mobile money, and about 80% of such transactions globally now occur in East Africa. Much of its success depends on the use of so-called "human ATMs", or a network of registered vendors that cash money in and out of the system.
M-Pesa was also boosted by lenient regulations that enabled Safaricom, a subsidiary of Vodacom's 65% shareholder Vodafone, to deploy it without facing the same policy hurdles as traditional banks.
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