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2012 Hyundai Sonata Hybrid: A family sedan delivering 35 mpg. Not a bad combination. Or is it?
Price: $31,485 as tested, including a $5,500 ultimate package (details later).
Marketer's pitch: "Brains. Brawn. Beauty."
Conventional wisdom: Consumer Reports says, "The hybrid version is unrefined."
Reality: CR is right.
Two modes: By now everyone not living under a rock probably knows that a hybrid marries a gasoline engine with an electric motor. By sharing duties and using the brakes and engine power to recharge the batteries, the motor helps reduce fuel consumption and boost mileage.


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Saw a few episodes of the newest car flippin show, Dallas Car Sharks. Thought it wasn't half bad as it seemed to be more true to life. Scenes are filmed at a real car auction, the Lone Star Auto Auction, then it follows a few of the dealers as they work on the cars they bought. They give a price they think the car will eventually sell for, but to me it seems pretty high. Still, it seem more realistic than the Texas Car Wars where dealers buy cars out of junkyards to flip.
one of the junk yard derelict to hollywood star rebuilder shows was amusing. they'd start with a rust out, like weld in a floor pan from whatever scrap sheet metal was laying around. then claim the car was "restored". and then asked real car prices. i wonder if the saps that were filmed "buying" those stoves were inmates at a mental institution.
Whoa tread lightly mr Elm wood.lol. Just got new belts and hoses for the 56 buick wagon.I am still waiting for the call back for the exhaustem in Knoxville for the wagon.Bruce.
Atikovi, do you still have your 56 chevy nomad?Did you see the 56 nomad FAST AND LOUD they built for Dale JR. I thought the car looked nice before they tore in to in.Just sayin.Bruce.
No. There's enough staged car show carp to last a lifetime.
Those Fast and Loud guys are some of the worst. There's doesn't seem to be any amount of rust that is off limits to them and much of it is covered up by new paint and interior trim.
Catch the 56 Nomad as it was rolled into the interior shop? Shiny green and silver on the outside with what looked like a solid coat of rust on the inside. I wonder what that Nomad will look like 5 years from now when the rust is eating its way through the paint.
Besides, those F and L guy butcher up too many originals for my taste.
I had a Nomad? Cool. Wish I could remember it.
Too much snake wranling for Bruce. He has you mixed up with Arkie. So, no, ya don't have a Nomad. Ya got that chick killer Corvette however.
I still have my '56 Nomad and mine is still red & white, unlike the poor Nomad butchered on Fast & Loud. I had not seen the show but saw the preview about the Nomad and Dale, Jr. so I watched it. All I can say is what a hokey show and what a waste of Nomad.
Sorryabout the mix up i meant you Arikie.Bruce
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No. There's enough staged car show carp to last a lifetime.
Those Fast and Loud guys are some of the worst. There's doesn't seem to be any amount of rust that is off limits to them and much of it is covered up by new paint and interior trim.
Catch the 56 Nomad as it was rolled into the interior shop? Shiny green and silver on the outside with what looked like a solid coat of rust on the inside. I wonder what that Nomad will look like 5 years from now when the rust is eating its way through the paint.
Besides, those F and L guy butcher up too many originals for my taste.
The first couple of times I watched Fast and Loud, it was decent. As it went on, it just got worse, especially the Ferrari shows. I turned it on last week, wasn't good, changed channels.
I do like watching Counting Cars, haven't seen the Dallas Car Sharks and Texas Car Wars. There is a show about a group of drag racers from Oklahoma, seen three shows and hsven't seen it since and I can't remember the name of it.
JR the Name of that Show is Street Outlaws & Most of the Cars in it Run BBC with Nitros putting out about 1500 Hp
and if you ever watch it Most of the Cars Have Parachutes on them
which means they Run at some kind of Drag Strip because NHRA says any
Car that runs over 150 Mph has to have a Parachute
Just my 3.3 cents
Street Outlaws, while they have some fast cars, is also faked and they are not racing on the streets illegally. Most of it is done at night on small local airports with prior approval.
I think one episode was filmed on a street in El Reno by the Federal prison after the police closed it off for them but the others were done on airfields.
The Pauls Valley, Oklahoma newspaper even had an article about the airport there being used as one of those alleged streets they run on with Pauls Valley being about 50 miles south of Oklahoma City.
Two other auto related shows I can think of. God, Guns and Automobiles about a used car lot in the Midwest is just boring and the stuff they do is plain stupid. Wheeler Dealers about a pair of Brits buying, fixing and flipping semi-classic cars in England is probably one of the better programs of its type.
"If it was my town? I would run these clowns out so fast they would have no Idea what happened"
I survived the muscle car years and stupid close encounters when some of my friends didn't.
These shows that could inspire younger unskilled drivers with unprepared run of the mill average cars to repeat their high speed actions leave me shaking my head.
I guess a show about teching your car out correctly for as safe as possible runs at a sanctioned track would be too boring.
TV does not influence the terminally stoo-pid? I'll just bet. "I saw it on TV so it must be true"
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"I saw it on TV so it must be true"
That only applies to the internet., not the TV. Don't you know nuttin Mr.E.?
But! But! But! what about Yogi Bear and Boo Boo. What about Maxwell Smart. What about F Troop.
What the heck! Why is my question mark turned off.
What about NFL Football. What about presidential elections. Is that all made-up as well.

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United Nations and International Volleyball Federation Join Forces to Drive Social Change18 November 2011
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Tokyo (UNOSDP) – The United Nations (UN) and the International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) today signed a two-year partnership agreement seeking to support the attainment and awareness of the UN Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), as well as to further harness the power of volleyball to bring about positive social change worldwide.
The partnership was signed at the Yoyogi Stadium in Tokyo on the sidelines of the FIVB Women's World Cup 2011 by the UN Secretary-General's Special Adviser on Sport for Development and Peace, Wilfried Lemke, and FIVB President, Jizhong Wei. The eight UN Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) – which include eradicating poverty and hunger, achieving universal primary education, promoting gender equality and combating HIV/AIDS – form the thematic focus for the agreement.
"The United Nations has long recognized the crucial role that sport federations can play in promoting sustainable development and peace-building," Mr. Lemke declared. "The 2015 deadline for achieving the MDGs is coming closer every day and through this partnership with FIVB, we will be able to reach out to many more and to use volleyball as a vehicle for delivering our messages and programmes," he added.
"We consider carrying out social responsibility work together with the United Nations to be both an opportunity and a duty," stressed FIVB President Jizhong Wei. He continued: "Volleyball is actively enjoyed by over half a billion people worldwide, which makes it potentially a strong medium for contributing to the work and mission of the UN in the years to come."
A large part of the partnership consists in raising awareness of UN actions, themes, values and campaigns at FIVB tournaments and in the framework of the "FIVB Heroes" campaign. Joint promotional measures will include perimeter boards, videos, media and players' engagement, media packs and guides, Specific joint campaigns relevant to the host nation or circumstances of the event may also be carried out.
The first event where such measures are being implemented is the FIVB World Cup currently held in Japan. During both the Women's tournament (4-18 November) and the Men's tournament (20 November-4 December), the UN's 'End Poverty 2015' campaign (www.endpoverty2015.org) is being promoted.
FIVB's brand new "FIVB Heroes" campaign will play a crucial role in the UN-FIVB partnership and in the global promotion of FIVB's social engagement, with the "FIVB Heroes" – a dozen or so of the world's best Volleyball players – being the faces of the partnership. FIVB Executive Vice-President André Meyer: "Our first step for the new global partnership is to raise as much awareness as possible for the eight MDGs. The positive power of the "FIVB Heroes'" popularity will attract attention and will focus the eyes of the volleyball community and young generation on the MDG and specific UN issues."
The cooperation will also be realized through the implementation of joint development and humanitarian projects, in collaboration with the national Volleyball federations in countries where FIVB tournaments will be staged, as well as with relevant UN organizations.
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The Middle's Season Premiere Is All About Having A Favorite KidBuzz Bishop
"Axel. What?! If I had to pick. It's just that I have more in common with him I guess. It's not personal, it's just human nature. What?!"
– Mike Heck, The Middle
Talk about timing.
I wrote a post about having a favorite kid a week ago. It goes viral and blows up the parent-sphere for 36 hours. I take the full hate of the internet straight to my face. People saying my kids should be taken from me, I'm an asshole, moron, idiot, narcissist, self centered, immature, and that was just the nice stuff.
Then the season premier of family focussed show, The Middle, tackles exactly this topic. The set-up was EXACTLY what I was saying in my post last week; dads just sometimes relate to the older kids better.
The video rolls after the jump.
Maybe it's a dad thing.
My journey has been similar, although with less commercial breaks, and virtually no points of comic relief.
I am now very aware of every move I make with my boys, and I'm trying to switch my default to involve my youngest. I took him grocery shopping tonight, and laughed and played with him as I did with Zacharie 3 years ago.
Do I regret writing my piece? No. It was/is how I feel about a phase/stage of my life. My life is not a static line throughout time, it will ebb and flow.
My kids won't need therapy because of a blog, although I might need it to help deal with the absolute disgusting amount of abuse I have taken from (mostly) parents who toss 4 letter words like they're diapers into the genie.
Seriously, people. How can you yell at me for working out my issues when you have no grasp of something as simple as empathy? Great parenting doesn't start with yelling at a stranger because he said he liked one kid more than another. Great parenting starts when you recognize you're imperfect, and you try harder.
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Haley disappoints
Talk about being out of touch with the needs of her constituents. Gov. Nikki Haley is oblivious.
She touted her desire to have a transparent government and to help the people of our state, yet I fail to see where she is trying to do these things.
Her budgets are done without much thought to possible repercussions. You cant always do with less.
Our Health and Human Services computer systems were hacked in April, and some personal information was divulged. The governor failed to see that other departments were taking precautions to prevent such a breach.
Employees who retire or move on are not replaced, in the guise of saving money. This leaves these departments short-handed and unable to complete the work assigned.
Now almost six months later, personal information of millions of state residents has been stolen. We are paying $12 million to protect ourselves. I am sure it would have cost less had we hired a knowledgeable IT person to protect our systems.
We also have insurance companies out of control. It was just last year that The Post and Courier reported on Blue Cross and Blue Shield paying what I consider exorbitant amounts to a part-time board. The money being collected by BCBS and held in case of a catastrophe is many times greater than what is required, and nothing has been done to regulate it. Homeowners rates have jumped, complaints have been made and now we appoint a retired insurance agent to protect us. Talk about a conflict of interest.
I thought Gov. Haley might be a good choice for the state. Boy, was I wrong. It makes me laugh that she complains legislators are not giving her more control of government. She certainly doesnt show the capability to handle it.
Wayne R. Lodge
Gathering Island Road
Fix immigration
We have an opportunity. Dont let our leaders, regardless of party, miss it.
Immigration reform is on the table. Obama wants it and his executive order allows young immigrants to work their way to citizenship.
Lindsey Graham and Chuck Schumer are working on an immigration plan to take to the Senate. Considering the makeup of the Senate next year, it is sure to pass.
Lets accept Graham and Schumers plan with amendments.
Lets make effective the date our border is secure. Its been six years since Congress passed and the president signed a law authorizing a fence along our southwestern border. It is not yet funded.
Amend the Graham/Schumer bill to stop funding of any government document and program in any language other than English. This will help us cut spending. Does anyone know how much the government spends on publishing multi-language documents? And it will conform to the longstanding law that requires those wishing to become citizens to have a workable knowledge of English.
Compromise can be helpful, if done at the right time and in the right place.
There are 19 Democratic and 14 Republican senators and a full House of Representatives up for election in 2014. The timing for compromise on immigration may be as good as well get for a long time.
Lowell H. Knouff
Elaine Street
Johns Island
Stored memories
Having grown up on the Isle of Palms, I have great memories concerning the Red and White on the Isle of Palms, which is closing.
My sister worked there during the summer as a cashier. My mom shopped there. My best friend and I would collect glass Coke bottles and redeem them there for change to buy candy. So many wonderful memories will now be bulldozed in favor of some big box grocery store.
I have not lived on the Isle of Palms for many years. Many changes have made it hard for us to recognize.
How I wish for the days when things were simpler and the mom and pop stores were still around.
I wish the best to the Moseley family and say thank you to them and those before them who ran the Red and White.
Things are not the same.
Shelley S. Massalon
Gullane Drive
Ink for heroes
In your letters section of Nov. 21 was a missive about one of Charlestons senior citizens and his bravery during the Korean Conflict. The letter ended by stating that our local hero is alive and well here in Charleston.
I was waiting for the obligatory we have lost a great person, which generally concludes such letters about individuals who have made a positive, valuable difference.
I often ask myself if the deceased knew how well thought of they were while they were still alive. I hope so. Perhaps The Post and Courier could begin a section where people could write about their heroes and positive contributors.
Let these special individuals have the opportunity to realize that they are valued while they are still among us. We can say to them what we all should be saying daily to those whose actions have improved our meager existence.
K. Scott Hildreth
Thayer Hall Drive
Mount Pleasant
Protect retirees
Now that President Obama ha been re-elected, we can expect to see a variety of increased taxes on everybody.
Who is going to protect the low- to middle-income retirees from increased capital gains and dividend taxes? The president has got it wrong.
We need this income to supplement our Social Security. It is contained in many of our pension funds, mutual funds and other investments. Not only the rich benefit from them.
I call on the Congress to put a stop to his raid on our livelihood.
Phil Siegrist
Plantation Lane
Mount Pleasant
CSO excels
I have listened to recordings of the New World Symphony performed by the best orchestras and conductors in the world, for over 55 years, and I have never heard this work performed any better than that given to us last weekend by the Charleston Symphony Orchestra.
What an excellent performance. Kudos to the CSO. I hope they will continue to bring us the old war horses.
Lep Boyd, Jr.
Front Street
Give gas cards
At this time of year, we are thinking of gifts for our friends. Most are things the other person really doesnt need. We are too preoccupied with the accumulation of things.
My suggestion is to give gas cards this year. Your friends will appreciate it.
Marshall Heiden
Highway 162
Make a difference
Do you old people like me (83) recall how we were united during World War II? Are we now divided, and is our country broke?
How many of us have more taken out of our Social Security than we have contributed? Could we help our country by supporting means testing and paying a little more for Medicare?
Have we not heard to those who much is given much will be required?
Why do 70 percent of us veterans believe we should get all of our brave troops out of Iraq and Afghanistan ASAP and save $2 billion per week? Have we forgotten Korea and Vietnam? Are the Chinese and Russians laughing at us?
Is it not true that a house divided cannot stand? Do we let radio and TV demons making millions divide us?
Should we not repeatedly tell our folks in Washington to take courage, unite and challenge us even if it costs them an election? They can succeed with our help and daily prayers.
Are our answers on the dollar bill (E pluribus unum)? Out of many, one. Most importantly, In God We Trust.
We old people need to speak up and act.
If not us, who? If not now, when?
Ben A. Pelot
Long Grove Drive
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The Visual FoxPro Grid ControlI've often been heard to say that Visual FoxPro's grid is one of the greatest controls ever devised. I still feel that way, but wouldn't it be nice if some of the functionality that our customers want implemented in the grid came stock? You know, features like: sorting, filtering, incremental search, saving user preferences, and exporting to Excel. It'd be even cooler if this type of functionality could be implemented on any Visual FoxPro grid (regardless of the recordsource) by simply dropping a class on a form, setting a single property and writing a single line of code. Well, that's what I have set out to create with the class I present in this blog entry.
First Shown at Southwest Fox 2008At Southwest Fox 2008, I presented a session entitled "Creating a Professional VFP Application from Start to Finish" in which I showed an earlier version of GridExtras. I've improved on it since then, so if you attended Southwest Fox 2008 you may want to get the control and sample from here rather than the session download. For those of you that didn't attend Southwest Fox 2008 (you should have - it was a blast!), you can see the basic functionality provided by GridExtras in the screenshots provided at the bottom of this blog entry.
How to Use the ClassI've provided a sample.exe application in the download so you can try it out and see how it's implemented. However, the basic steps are:
That's all there is to getting GridExtras up and running for a grid in your application. As I say, I've included a sample in the download, so if you have any questions about how this is done just review the sample or you can post a comment here on my blog and I'll do my best to answer it.
Other Properties of NoteThere are a few other GridExtras properties you may want to take note of and use, such as:
What's NextJust have fun with GridExtras and see if it's useful to you and your applications. In a perfect world, you'd find some way to improve it (add additional export formats, provide a column lock feature, etc.). If you do improve GridExtras, I'd appreciate it if you would contact me and share the improvements you've implemented. Thank you in advanced to those of you that decide to do so.
Until next time... Visual FoxPro Rocks!
Download GridExtras and Sample (approx. 170 KB)
Figure 1: GridExtras provides sorting, incremental search, and filtering capabilities to any Visual FoxPro grid.
Figure 2: GridExtras has additional features such as the ability to go semi-transparent and the ability to save the user's preferences (column order and width).
Figure 3: In addition to the features provided by GridExtras through a grid's column headers, there is also an icon added to the bottom right of the grid that allows the user to access the "Grid Templates and Export" screen seen in Figure 4.
Figure 4: The grid templates help the user save grid views so they can recreate them quickly in the future. The export feature of GridExtras can create XLS, XLSX, XLB, and XLM Excel formats. The grid's header captions are used to name the Excel columns when data is exported.


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You've got your day down to a science, so you deserve a 3.5 cu. ft. Duet® front load washer that treats its work with the same care. The Whitest Whites cycle of this ENERGY STAR® qualified unit raises water temperatures and releases bleach or an oxygen-based cleaner at the optimal moment to enhance whitening performance. Plus, you can wash on your schedule with the Delay Wash feature, which allows you to set the washer to begin up to 18 hours later. Making things even easier is the TumbleFresh™ option, which keeps clean clothes fresh and odor-free with intermittent tumbling after the cycle completes. Keep your whites whiter while saving a little green.
Wash clothes on your schedule - the Delay Start option lets you program a start time up to 10 hours later, when energy costs might be lower, and the estimated time remaining display helps you track cycle time
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I replaced mine with a Hobby King 70mm, 2900 KV motor.. Still not 1:1 thrust to weight, but makes it fly much better.. It's faster, more thrust, and pulls less amps..
It weighs more, so I took out the 1 1/2 oz of weight I put in the tail.. Balances at around 90mm.. Flies nicely..
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well.. Still trying to get the CG right.. even with the new cyclone and battery full to the back the plane was noseheavy
I'm very dissappointed with it to be honest. seems that starmax is wayyy back than other companies like LX models and flyfly.
I might even retire this plane or I'm going to make it a handlauncher... to remove weight from the front.. the I will see.. but I'm definetely thinking of moving the power system to a Vextor-X plane
Joined Mar 2011
39 Posts
First post.........
Had to chime in.
Received this plane ~2 months ago.
On maiden, stock fan blade exploded before leaving the ground.
Good excuse to pick up don's 4000kv motor with balanced edf setup.
Two subsequent fights, not so good.
Just today I decided to test thrust in situ, as I bench tested the edf by itself, and works as advertised.
Used the stryo box the plane came in, cut a hole for the fuse to sit in and mounted the plane/styro assembly on the scale.
Max thrust with balanced 3200 mah 4s 30c: 746g.
Plane weighs in at 1213g. Had to add 60g lead to tail to achieve the 85mm CG
I did not get a chance to measure thrust with the stock edf, but I would summize its not anywhere near this setup.
Just thought I would pass on this info, as I'm going to measure static thrust with the EDF in the plane from now on.
Joined Dec 2009
93 Posts
Mines flies nicely now.. Took off all bombs and missles (evem the sidewinders on the wingtips). Took off the gear doors, new 70mm fan and 2800kv motor. Metal upgrade parts to elrvators. Removed the 1 1/2 oz of weight I had put in the tail.
It now balances at 90mm (had to move the battery forward a bit).
Flies faster, better vertical and actually pulls less amps. Having fun with the VT now that it has the power to recover.
I dont get it?
Ok, so i see Pete flying this jet like mad. Fully loaded and "stock" setup. Flying high aoa stuff, inverted low on the deck spins etc. So what gives here?
I'm scratching my head at all this to the point where I don't even want to fly it. Kinda sucks really cause it looks like good quality jet. I tested all my gear over and over. Run up the fan at all speeds and it sounds smooth, powerful and in balance. So from what i get from reading this thread is that the tail setup is garbage the plane is nose heavy, under-powered and the fan will explode at anytime...hmmm. So did Pete pull a fast one w/ all aftermarket gear or is he just that good of a pilot that can make any pos brick fly and look good doing it? I kinda doubt it. Good thing it was only 100$ I guess.
Joined Mar 2011
39 Posts
I don't really feel ripped off, I knew it was a nice looking jet with crap components, and was going to require mods.
Looking at pete's flying you see him using his own radio, right away you know all that hi alpha flying is programmed with flaperon/elevator mixing.
I knew that, would be nice to see him fly it with the supplied radio.
Joined Dec 2009
93 Posts
The stock setup really flies like Pete demo'ed in the video.. However, just watch that he never climbs it higher than about 40 feet.. That's because he's using all the thrust to turn and nothing left to climb.. Also realize that that video is a compilation of more than one flight on more than one battery cause he's at full power the entire flight.. Especially the part were he does any tricks with the VT at altitude.. Must have taken him almost the whole battery just to climb high enough to do some tricks..
I've learned alot by modding and fixing this one.. But if I had to do it all over again, I think I'd buy the Hobby Lobby f-35.. Heck, I still might..
So far, this $139 (shipped with tax) has cost me around $240..
$45 for the Hobby King ESC, 70MM and Motor, $45 for 2 batteries from ValueHobby, and about $10 is parts for the elevator mod.. I also added carbon spars to the wings, but I had these parts already.. It flies very well now..
It's my first EDF, so I think the learning process was worth it.. But even as I hit the buy button, I never thought that you could get a good RTF EDF for such a cheap price.. I was right..
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generally it needs Trust tube .. carving in the battery compartment to fit 2200mah pack as back as you can anad still need weight to the tail.
it's a smart design but it doesn't work.. I was able to do my first high alpha up at a reasonable altitude to be safe.. but still when I got a powersystem (cyclone) to provide 1.2kg of thrust then I expected something more..
the ducting is poor and in general it needs a lot of work to become a good flying plane.. I don' thave that much time.. got many things to do. I prefer a migation of the power system to a concept X plane where it will have the performance and buy a good TV plane from LX models for example or a RClander F-16 to be sure it will work just fine.
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I had over 640 watts at 44amps, and know that these numbers are input power and since I don't know the eff of the motor, suspect output power at best to be 500watts.
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OCEAN SPRINGS, Mississippi -- Recently, the Ocean Springs Board of Aldermen asked the city's school district to pick up the $37,000 yearly tab to school crossing guards, as well as some $40,000 for what they say is the district's share of the county's fee for collecting ad valorem taxes each year.
The city, however, may soon have the tables turned.
As part of the school district's research into what the city can and cannot charge the district for crossing guards and tax collection fees, school officials have learned the city may owe the district more than $500,000 over the past five years in unpaid delinquent tax penalties.
The school district requested documents relative to Ocean Springs' ad valorem collection from the Jackson County Tax Collectors office and received some 250 pages of documents. School Business Manager Donna Nester spent the better part of a week combing through those documents before finding that some $542,000 in property tax penalties and interest over the past five years were never paid to the Ocean Springs district.
Nester's findings were released to The Mississippi Press under a public records request.
Under Section 27-41-9 of Mississippi Code of 1972, a 1 percent per month interest charge is added to ad valorem taxes paid after the Feb. 1 deadline each year.
For many years, the city has maintained it is not required to pay any portion of those penalties to the school district. Recently, however, Mayor Connie Moran said the city contacted Ron Robinson, a consultant with the Mississippi State Auditor's Office, who cited a 2010 Attorney General's opinion which held that municipalities must pay a Public Improvement District its share of the penalties/interest on delinquent taxes.
In that 2010 opinion, however, a 2000 opinion is cited. In that opinion, the Attorney General's office held that:
"It is the opinion of this office that any interest collected pursuant to Section 27-41-9 on delinquent taxes payable to the municipality should be placed into the municipal general fund. Interest on delinquent taxes payable to some other entity, such as ad valorem taxes for school purposes, but levied by the municipality, should be paid to that entity, as those taxes are not payable to the municipality.""We've always been told the school district is not entitled to the 1 percent money," Mayor Connie Moran said Wednesday.
When asked about the issue after Tuesday night's board of aldermen meeting, City Clerk Shelly Ferguson referred questions to City Attorney John Edwards.
"I'd follow what the state auditor says," Edwards said.
Brett Kitteredge, Communications Analyst for State Auditor Stacey Pickering, said Wednesday the auditor's office does not issue formal opinions, but follows official opinions issued by the Attorney General.
"We issue advisory letters," Kitteredge said, "but we operate under the Attorney General's opinion unless a court rules otherwise."
The Mississippi Press spoke with school superintendent Bonita Coleman-Potter and asked if it is the district's position that the city should pay the funds generated from the 1 percent penalties on ad valorem taxes.
"We're working with our attorney," Coleman-Potter said. "We're still very much in fact-finding mode. We asked for additional information from the city last week, but we haven't received anything yet."
A message left for school district attorney Alwyn Luckey was not returned by late Wednesday afternoon.
Given that the 1 percent penalty on delinquent taxes was enacted in 1972 and there is an Attorney General's opinion dating to 2000, the amount the city may have failed to pay the district could be in the millions.
By law, school district's can only receive the amount of tax funding requested in its budget each year, which has been part of the city's argument against paying the district any of the 1 percent penalty money.
But Tom Chain in the State Auditor's office said last week that if a school district takes in more than its initial budget request, the additional amount must be placed in an escrow account and its budget request for the following year should be reduced by that amount.
In addition, Nester said during last week's school board meeting that school districts can take in additional funds if the district runs an advertisement during the budget process each year informing the public that they may pay more in taxes due to an increase in the value of a mill, even though millage is remaining the same.
Each year, the Jackson County Tax Collector's office collects ad valorem taxes for Ocean Springs and its school district, as it does for Pascagoula and Gautier. Moss Point is the only Jackson County municipality which collects its own taxes.
A new state law enacted last year allows county tax collectors to impose a fee for providing that service to municipalities. For Ocean Springs, that fee is $49,500, a portion of which the county withholds each months before disbursing the remainder of the tax revenues to the city.
According to city officials, the Ocean Springs school district gets 76 percent of the ad valorem taxes, which prompted aldermen to ask the school district to pay that percentage of the county's $49,500 tax collection fee.
The city already imposes a $20,000 yearly administrative fee for handling the school district's taxes.
The Mississippi Press will update this story as more information becomes available.


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Adobe on Monday released an alpha, or early, version of Apollo, software that can run Web applications both online and offline.
Reaction to the release has been enthusiastic among programmers who create so-called rich Internet applications (RIA), cross-operating system applications that combine the interactivity of desktop software with the Web.
Ajax-style development, used for many Web 2.0 services, improves on the interactivity of Web applications, compared with those of only a few years ago. Web 2.0 generally refers to Web services that let people collaborate and share information online.
But Adobe's Apollo and other alternatives offer some advantages over Ajax, said Richard Monson-Haefel, an analyst at the Burton Group. For example, Flash-based applications can run multimedia content such as video, and Java has a richer set of development tools. Now the ability to mix online and offline content is coming to the fore.
"In terms of trying to capture the development community, I'd say (Apollo) helps Adobe compete more with Ajax," Monson-Haefel said. "Offline development is becoming a real issue now. You need to make applications available offline, and Ajax can't do that."
In addition to Apollo, slated for a version 1.0 release in the second half of the year, there is a growing roster of rich Internet application platforms, including Adobe Flash-based tools, Java, and Microsoft's Windows Presentation Foundation/Everywhere (WPF/E), which is still not generally available.
Which of them will become the most popular among programmers remains to be seen. But many people believe that the richness of the latest generation of tools will usher in more full-featured Web applications as well as hybrid applications that cross the line between the Web and desktop.
"The fundamental thing is that Apollo is enabling innovation on the Web to come onto the desktop. These have been completely separate worlds," said Kevin Lynch, chief software architect and senior vice president of Adobe's platform business unit. "Potentially, we're going to unveil a flood of innovation on the desktop."
Pushing the limits of the Web
Virtual Ubiquity, a 10-person start-up staffed with IT industry veterans, decided to forgo Ajax when it set off to make an online word processor about a year and a half ago.
The company tried to write a prototype using a range of development technologies but eventually decided to use Adobe's software, said company CEO Rick Treitman.
The word processor, called Buzzword, runs in Adobe's Flash and is built using Flex 2.0, Adobe's development software for writing rich Internet applications.
"We're convinced this is the only way we could write this product," Treitman said, adding that his team looked at Java and JavaScript, which is commonly used for Ajax programming. "The other technologies just didn't take use where we were going."
Virtual Ubiquity intends to build a version of its application for Apollo as well, he added. Company engineers will build an offline option for its Flash-based word processor. But using Apollo will make the offline capabilities more "elegant," Treitman said.
An important factor in choosing Flash is that it is installed so widely in browsers, he said.
Indeed, having a single vendor control a browser plug-in, like Flash or WPF/E, means that developers have a more consistent platform for running applications compared to Ajax, Monson-Haefel noted.
But "there are still a lot of problems with browser compatibilities with Firefox and (Microsoft's) Internet Explorer," Monson-Haefel said.


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b) A scuba diver and her gear displace a volume of 65 litersand ahve a total mass of 150.0 1b.
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2) will the diver sink of float? Show how this answer can bederived...


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A new effort to bring a college football bowl game to Charleston faces a familiar obstacle — the NCAA's ban on "pre-determined sites" in South Carolina because of the Confederate battle flag still displayed on the State House grounds.
A game here?
Details for the proposed college football bowl game:
Name: Legends Bowl
Stadium: Johnson Hagood
TV: NBC Sports Network
First game: Dec. 20, 2014
Conferences: Sun Belt and Mid-American
Economic impact: $6 million (estimated)
Organizers of the proposed Legends Bowl, which would be played at The Citadel's Johnson Hagood Stadium beginning in December 2014, held a meeting of community leaders Friday in an effort to build momentum for the idea.
Coming Sunday
Thirteen years after a compromise to move the Confederate battle flag from the Statehouse dome, the controversy and boycott of South Carolina continue.
The bowl would pair teams from the Sun Belt and Mid-American conferences, be televised on the NBC Sports Network and bring an annual economic impact of about $6 million to the Lowcountry, organizers said. The name of the bowl could be changed to reflect a South Carolina connection, they said.
"I think it's a good idea," said Kenneth Canty, president of Freeland Construction and one of the business leaders at the meeting. "A rising tide lifts all ships. All business would be impacted positively by bringing a bowl to Charleston."
But bowl organizers must figure out a way past the NCAA moratorium and the long-standing call for an economic boycott by the state NAACP, which has objected to past efforts to bring a bowl game to Charleston.
"No, the NAACP is not going to support (a bowl game) as long as the flag is flying in a sovereign position," Dot Scott, president of the Charleston chapter of the NAACP, said Friday. "We would not give sanction to it. It's unfortunate that can't happen, because I think having a bowl game here would be wonderful."
The issue stems from a compromise reached in 2000 to remove the battle flag from atop the Statehouse dome in Columbia to a monument on the grounds.
The NCAA ruled in 2001 that it would not award predetermined championship sites in "states where the Confederate battle flag continues to have a prominent presence."
In 2004, the NCAA directed its Football Certification Subcommittee to "deny any requests for certification for bowl games in any state where a moratorium exists as a result of the state's Confederate flag stance."
The moratorium currently impacts only two states: South Carolina and Mississippi.
The moratorium derailed a 2004 effort to bring a proposed Palmetto Bowl to Charleston.
It also has cost the state the chance to host NCAA tournament basketball games; no South Carolina city has hosted an NCAA basketball regional since 2002. North Carolina cities such as Raleigh, Charlotte, Winston-Salem and Greensboro routinely host such games.
In 2009, the Atlantic Coast Conference thought it had the NAACP's support to bring the ACC baseball tournament to Myrtle Beach for 2011, 2012 and 2013. When the NAACP objected, the ACC moved the tournaments to North Carolina.
In recent years, the moratorium has prevented South Carolina's nationally ranked women's basketball team, coached by Dawn Staley, from playing NCAA Tournament games at home.
However, there appears to be some holes in the NCAA moratorium. In 2009 it allowed the Division II Pioneer Bowl to be played at Benedict College in Columbia. It is billed as the "only NCAA-sanctioned bowl game involving teams from historically black colleges."
State NAACP President Lonnie Randolph objected at the time, but the game was played anyway.
The NCAA also allows state teams, such as Clemson and South Carolina, to host regional and super-regional baseball tournaments, because those sites are not "pre-determined." The College of Charleston has hosted an NCAA-approved basketball tournament every year since 2008.
State Rep. Samuel Rivers, R-Goose Creek, who called Friday's meeting, is determined not to let this opportunity slip away.
"The main obstacle is the question of what is a "prominent presence" for the battle flag," Rivers said. "I don't believe it is in a prominent location, and I'd like to see the NCAA acknowledge the compromise and rule that the moratorium does not affect us because we have moved the flag from a sovereign place.
"The bowl game is not a civil rights issue, it's an economic issue that will help everyone. The next step is to move forward with the bowl game and work on some of the things that the NAACP is concerned with."
Local businessman Tommy McQueeney, a former member of The Citadel's Board of Visitors, has been down this road before. He led the ill-fated 2004 attempt to bring a bowl game to Charleston.
"I think this one has a chance," he said, "because I think this time it's across the board. There are more people putting an emphasis on getting it done. Eight years ago, it felt like we were working just to sew the parties together. Now, it looks more broad-based.
"We just need to make sure everyone is at the table, and that the conversations are open, frank and positive."
Dot Scott, president of the Charleston Branch of the NAACP, said Friday that the group would not support a bowl game as long as the Confederate battle flag still flies "in a sovereign position."×
Sen. Chip Campsen (Photograph by James Connelly.) 2009 file photo×
Dot Scott, president of the Charleston chapter of the NAACP, says the Confederate battle flag must go before the organization will sanction a bowl game here.×
State Rep. Samuel Rivers, R-Goose Creek, supports bringing the game to Charleston. "The bowl game is not a civil rights issue, it's an economic issue that will help everyone," he said.×
Tommy McQueeney, a former member of The Citadel's Board of Visitors, led the failed attempt to bring a bowl game to Charleston in 2004. He said he thinks this effort has a better chance.×
Kenneth Canty, president of Freeland Construction, said: "I think it's a good idea. A rising tide lifts all ships. All business would be impacted positively by bringing a bowl to Charleston."×
Lonnie Randolph, president of the state chapter of NAACP, was against the 2009 Division II Pioneer Bowl at Benedict College, but the game was played anyway.×


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Air Power as a Coercive Instrumentby Ian O. Lesser Keith Crane Seth G. Jones Rollie Lal John G. Mcginn Daniel Byman
Coercion--the use of threatened force to induce an adversary to change its behavior--is a critical function of the U.S. military. U.S. forces have recently fought in the Balkans, the Persian Gulf, and the Horn of Africa to compel recalcitrant regimes and warlords to stop repression, abandon weapons programs, permit humanitarian relief, and otherwise modify their actions. Yet despite its overwhelming military might, the United States often fails to coerce successfully. This report examines the phenomenon of coercion and how air power can contribute to its success. Three factors increase the likelihood of successful coercion: (1) the coercer's ability to raise the costs it imposes while denying the adversary the chance to respond (escalation dominance); (2) an ability to block an adversary's military strategy for victory; and (3) an ability to magnify third-party threats, such as internal instability or the danger posed by another enemy. Domestic political concerns (such as casualty sensitivity) and coalition dynamics often constrain coercive operations and impair the achievement of these conditions. Air power can deliver potent and credible threats that foster the above factors while neutralizing adversary counter-coercive moves. When the favorable factors are absent, however, air power--or any other military instrument--will probably fail to coerce. Policymakers' use of coercive air power under inauspicious conditions diminishes the chances of using it elsewhere when the prospects of success would be greater.
Disjointed War: Military Operations in Kosovo 1999by Bruce R. Pirnie Walter L. Perry John G. Mcginn John Gordon Bruce Nardulli
An examination of the 1999 conflict in Kosovo, with a focus on joint military operations. The 1999 military operation against the Yugoslav Army in Kosovo suggests several areas in which Joint military operations were deficient. This study examined all aspects of the Kosovo conflict,including its political and historical underpinnings, in an attempt to understand these deficiencies and to recommend improvements. This document--provided in both a classified and unclassified version--is based on extensive original source documents and interviews with most of the principal participants, and serves as the definitive Army record on Kosovo. While the primary focus of the research was on U.S.Army involvement, it covered many other aspects of Operation Allied Force. Topics included NATO objectives in Operation Allied Force, air and ground planning, evolution of the air operation and its effects on fielded Yugoslav forces, Task Force Hawk, and peace operations. The 1999 military operation in Kosovo suggests several areas in which Joint military operations were deficient. This study examines all aspects of the Kosovo conflict, with a focus on U.S. Army involvement, including its political and historical underpinnings, in an attempt to understand these deficiencies and to recommend improvements.
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Method chaining with PHP
Posted December 7th, 2008 in PHP (Updated January 5th, 2009)
Having used the Zend Framework on a couple of projects and spent a lot of time reading the documentation I discovered the use of method chaining. This post looks at how to use method chaining in PHP.
An example of method chaining from the Zend Framework documentation for the Zend_Mail component looks like this:
$mail = new Zend_Mail(); $mail->setBodyText('This is the text of the mail.') ->setFrom('firstname.lastname@example.com', 'Some Sender') ->addTo('firstname.lastname@example.com', 'Some Recipient') ->setSubject('TestSubject') ->send();
The above code could also be written like below, without method chaining:
$mail = new Zend_Mail(); $mail->setBodyText('This is the text of the mail.'); $mail->setFrom('firstname.lastname@example.com', 'Some Sender'); $mail->addTo('firstname.lastname@example.com', 'Some Recipient'); $mail->setSubject('TestSubject'); $mail->send();
Some people will like to use the method chaining way, and others the more traditional way as shown in the second example above.
If you want to be able to use method chaining yourself in your own code, your method simply needs to return the object itself, like so:
public function foo() {
... do something ...
return $this;
In the example above I have made the relevent line of code red to make it stand out. If you then had foo() bar() baz() and bat() methods you could then do this:
You may not want or need to do this in any of your code, but the possibility is there if you wish to.
Update 05 Jan 2009: Thanks to "Ken" for the following information:
Method chaining utilizes a "fluent interface" ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fluent_interface ) and can be used with any language that provides simple OO support. I first learned about this technique while studying jQuery (from Javascript), which heavily relies upon its fluent interface.
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This one had been brewing for awhile. Kyle Lowry got a long-term contract, and Aaron Brooks didn't. Then Brooks got hurt and never got his job back. The Rockets are at their best when Lowry is playing at a high level. He makes everything go and is the only player who can get into the lane and create opportunities for his teammates.
Rick Adelman also loves having Brooks and Lowry on the floor together. He gives up something on the defensive end, but it forces the tempo creates opportunity, etc.
In the heat of the moment, Brooks walked out on his team Saturday night. He was mad about being removed from the game and did something he probably will regret. The Rockets had no choice except to suspend him.
Adelman will not hold a grudge. That's simply not his way. He has been around too long, seen too much. If Brooks can let it go, Adelman almost certainly will, too.
Brooks should also know this: If he can't play for Rick Adelman, he probably can't play for any coach. Adelman understands players, understands what they're going through and gets that it's a long season. All he has ever done is what he believes is best for the Rockets.
He doesn't like bad behavior. Tracy McGrady crossed a line with him too many times, and at some point, McGrady had to go. There was also the small matter that McGrady was a shadow of the player he'd once been.
GM Daryl Morey is working furiously to make a trade, and no Rocket is untouchable. That atmosphere can be combustible, and when the team is under .500, things go from bad to worse.
What happens from here is up to Aaron Brooks. He's not happy about how this season has played out, but neither are the Rockets. Walking out on his team is no way to make it better.


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Priority decisions for fixing Washington: Q&A with 5th Dist. State Senate hopefuls Brad Toft, Mark Mullet
In the running for Washington's Fifth District Senate seat, Brad Toft (R-Snoqualmie) and Mark Mullet, D-Issaquah, are vying to replace Cheryl Pflug, a Republican named to the Growth Management Hearings Board this past summer by Gov. Chris Gregoire.
Toft, a financial services specialist and local Rotarian, and Mullet, owner of Zeek's Pizza and Ben and Jerry's in Issaquah and an Issaquah City Councilmember, shared their view on prioritization, social issues and state solutions.
Brad Toft
How would you get the state's economy humming?
For the past decade, we have suffered from a state legislature that has scattered in all directions without focusing on the unemployment problem in Washington state. We need to foster growth among small businesses, where more than 80 percent of jobs are created. First, the state needs a moratorium on new regulations and restrictions for small businesses. Second, we need to eliminate the B&O tax on small businesses with gross revenue under $500,000. Third, we should consolidate the Ports of Seattle, Tacoma and Everett, powerful economic engines. They spend millions competing against one another while not being competitive against other West Coast ports. Last, we need to reform the state L&I and unemployment systems. We have high unemployment rates among teenagers and concurrently have the highest minimum wage in the country, plus high L&I and unemployment rates. Without reform, Washington will stay stuck in neutral.
How can the state better fund education and health care?
Using the "Priorities of Government" model, the state can fund K-12 education with the very first dollars – offering support to basic education.
As for state funded healthcare, it's time to change to a system that pays for value and results over mere volume. The state should pay doctors and hospitals for improving health, reducing illness and avoiding unnecessary utilization. That requires paying healthcare professionals through investment in "care management" that works with patients.
As a legislator, what stance would you take on social issues such as same-sex marriage and the legalization of marijuana?
Each social issue has a unique set of questions and complications. While I can see some benefit of reviewing in depth our drug laws, permitting the sale and use of marijuana would put Washington state at odds with the federal government that still prohibits marijuana and other recreational substances. Approval here would make it difficult for law enforcement agencies to regulate drugs and would send mixed messages to the populace on what constitutes legal and illegal commerce, trafficking, possession, and use of drugs.
Civil unions were approved by the state several years ago. From my point of view, there is nothing in the current initiative that would improve the scope of the existing legislation. While I personally believe that marriage is only between a man and a woman, I agree the current civil union legislation addresses the vast spectrum of civil rights that same-sex couples seek.
When do you think it's appropriate to cross party lines?
They say that politics is the art of compromise. In fact, my efforts to run for this state Senate seat put me into conflict with my party. I demonstrated a strong challenge to Sen. Cheryl Pflug, who unexpectedly resigned to take a position with the Growth Management Act Hearings Board. My challenger, Mark Mullet, is now attempting to be the direct beneficiary of a back room deal that shows contempt for voters and distrust of our democratic process. Democrats and Republicans alike are seeking the truth in this unfolding, alleged bribery scandal that knows no party lines. To answer the question, yes, it is always appropriate to do the right thing.
What would your no. 1 priority be as a legislator?
To invigorate our business sector, we need to make small businesses and entrepreneurs the stakeholders in growth — rather than relying on debt-financed stimulus programs. Such moves require the legislature to change its views on taxes and regulations as a way to manage the private sector. Reducing Washington's actual unemployment rate of 17.4 percent is the key.
Mark Mullet
If elected, what would you do to get Washington's economy humming again?
We need to make sure that government is facilitating both small and large businesses so they can be successful in our state. One item that would make it easier for people to do business here would be a simplified collection of the Business & Occupation tax. The state should find a way to collect the B&O tax for cities when they collect the sales tax each month. Right now, every employer has to file a monthly sales tax form with the state, and a quarterly form with their city.
How can we get education and health care funding back on track?
We should make every attempt to limit the massive growth of health care costs for our state employees. I would love to implement the Healthy Incentives model from King County at the state level. This is our best chance to save hundreds of millions of dollars. We should put every dollar of savings from this program into our public schools.
I support the federal Medicaid expansion to provide more access to healthcare in Washington.
What stance would you take on social issues such as same-sex marriage and the legalization of marijuana?
I support same-sex marriage. I view it as a civil rights issue.
My personal support for marijuana has always been for medical marijuana. I have fought to make sure this is available to our residents in Issaquah while on the City Council. I will be supporting Initiative 502 because I think it sends a strong message to the federal government that our current system is broken and needs new ideas.
When do you think it's appropriate to cross party lines?
Every single day you are in office. The second you put a political party ahead of what is best for the residents of your local communities then you have failed in your leadership role.
(Regarding the Pflug appointment), there is no conspiracy theory. I found out about Cheryl Pflug being appointed to the Growth Management Hearings Board on May 21, the same day as the rest of the world. I have a spotless record of integrity and honesty. You can ask every one of my 45 employees at Zeeks Pizza and Ben and Jerry's, you can ask every member of the Issaquah City Council, and every member of the community who has dealt with me through my position on the Board for the Issaquah Food and Clothing Bank.
What would your number one priority be as a legislator?
Creating jobs by making Washington state a better place to do business. I have always agreed with the Democratic party on the social issues. I will be the first to admit that the Democratic party has room for improvement in dealing with the business community. My business background as the owner of Zeek's Pizza and Ben and Jerry's will help the Democratic party do a better job of understanding these issues.
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Hi all. I am using Maple 18.
1. Does Maple only output an answer, or can it be made to display the steps it took to achieve the result, in a way that is logical and understandable by the user? For example, I would like to see it display steps when integrating or differentiating, or dividing a polynomial by another polynomial. Basically any process that involve simplifyinf or factorisation.
2. I am trying to divide x^2 + 5x + 9 by x+2, but all Maple displays is the expression
How can I make it do the polynomial division and output the steps it took? I tried using simplify and evaluate from the context menu but the output is still just the expression.
3. Has something happened to this site? It was working fine in Opera until two days ago, and has sinmce started displaying "Error generating page" where the replies to questions should be. No problems with the "posts" section, only in the "questions" section.
Thanks in advance.
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MINISTER KING Samir Shabazz, the notorious black supremacist and leader of the New Black Panther Party's Philadelphia chapter, is in jail again.
Trenton police arrested him after officers - serving an outstanding warrant out of Atlantic City - found a 9 mm handgun, 30 rifle rounds and one armor-piercing bullet in a room where he was staying in the city's Battle Monument neighborhood, spokesman Lt. Mark Kieffer said.
It was the second gun arrest in a year for Shabazz, 42, whose real name is Maruse Heath. That means Shabazz is considered a probation violator in New York City, where he was arrested in June 2013 after officers spotted him wearing a bulletproof vest in Harlem and carrying a loaded, unlicensed handgun.


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I too have trouble with things like this. I don't know where I was when they taught measurements in school but it seems like I missed that week.
I am getting ever so confuse with figuring out food portions. I think i am actually eating way less than i 'think' i am. i wont get a scale b/c with my past i will become overly obsessed with it.
i am trying to figure out how much 100g of food looks like so i can make sure im getting at least 3000 calories in me a day. i figure the obvious like an egg, a cube of cheese, a deck of cards is 3.5oz of chicken. i looked at that '200 looks like' but barely any of it is primal. can someone help me out?
Bacon- how many pieces would be about 100g?
do you count it before or after you cook it... bacon gets light when you cook it
I too have trouble with things like this. I don't know where I was when they taught measurements in school but it seems like I missed that week.
The nice part about being a pessimist is that you are constantly being proven right or pleasantly surprised.
invest in a kitchen scale and start measuring. pretty soon you will start recognizing portions in grams.
"The first wealth is health."
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I don't know how you can get a good idea of measurement without using a scale or having someone else give you the breakdown for specific foods you can't figure out.
As for the bacon, we buy 4 lbs. of thick-sliced bacon (Fletcher's brand dry-cured) from Costco. There's approximately 1800 g per package. Their estimate is 64 slices per package, but I don't think we ever have that many. Right now, we have about 40 in the package (and I think that's about standard based on how quickly our family of 5 eats it), so 2-3 slices would be 100 g.
Also, I'm pretty sure you usually use pre-cooked weight for tracking.
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The city has indefinitely postponed its planned purchase of the Reading Terminal train shed and the Reading Market, leaving a key piece of the Center City convention center project unresolved.
The decision, confirmed yesterday by officials from the city and the Pennsylvania Convention Center Authority, was based on consultants' reports showing that the Reading Co.'s long-delayed environmental cleanup of the shed had failed to clear enough toxic wastes from the structure.
The environmental work, already nearly 20 months behind schedule, must be finished under terms of the sale before the authority can begin to transform the vacant shed into the centerpiece of the new center.


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Monthly Archive: December Tech
Digital Artist Show-and-Tell featuring Sound Selecta
Posted: November 8, 2011 - 16:45 , by Laura Comerford
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This past Friday, the Institute for Contemporary Culture hosted its first 'Digital Artist Show and Tell'. Amidst the glimmering iPad drawings in the David Hockney fresh flowers exhibition, over 30 people spontaneously congregated in the Roloff Beny Gallery for an interactive session with Jamie Alexander of Sound Selecta. Sound Selecta is a company that merges art, music and commerce to create some really exciting apps.
iPad Drawing Class with Jerrem Lynch
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What do you get when you mix an Australian graffiti artist, a high school student, two art therapists, a pub owner and a radio show host at the ROM on a Thursday night? The ICC's iPad Drawing Class!


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Director of Investigations/Deputy Section 504 Compliance Officer
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Columbia Universitys Office of Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action (EOAA) is seeking a Director of Investigations/Deputy Section 504 Compliance Officer.
Working under the direction of the Associate Provost for Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action, the Director of Investigations/Deputy Section 504 Compliance Officer manages and conducts prompt and thorough investigations under the Universitys Policies and Procedures on Discrimination and Harassment. Provides information, guidance, and support to students, staff, faculty, and others seeking information regarding discrimination and harassment. Develops and conducts staff and faculty training programs and student orientation and training sessions.
In collaboration with the VP of Human Resources, monitors the waiver procedures and provides affirmative action clearance for waivers of senior administrative officers in Jobs@Columbia (JAC). In collaboration with the office of the Vice Provost for Academic Administration regarding faculty recruitment: reviews and approves departmental Standard Search and Evaluation Procedures (SSEPs), monitors the waiver procedures, and provides affirmative action clearance for officers of instruction, research, the libraries, and others applying through the Universitys Recruitment of Academic Personnel System (RAPS).
Minimum Qualifications: Masters degree required. Minimum seven (7) years of relevant experience. Excellent verbal and written communication, strong counseling, negotiating, and organizational skills required. Ability to conduct legal research and writing; familiarity with civil rights laws, regulations, and procedures, and/or employment and labor law; computer competency; experience providing trainings and/or presentations to employees and students. Familiarity with, or experience in, the workings of a large research university is desirable, as is experience working in a setting promoting principles of fairness and equity. Resourcefulness, discretion, attention to detail, ability to prioritize, and manage multiple tasks essential.
Preferred Qualifications: J.D. from U.S.-accredited law school strongly preferred.
Cover letter, resume, and writing sample are required.
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William E. Confair, 69, of 311 Cottage Ave., died Sunday, May 23, 2010, at the Williamsport Home following an extended illness.
Bill's wife the former, Donna L. Ryan, died Aug. 13, 2007.
Bill retired from Alcan Cable in 2000 after 37 years of service, was a member of Newberry Church of Christ and the White Deer Hunting Club. He enjoyed hunting, fishing, gardening and spending time with his grandchildren.
Born Oct. 8, 1940 in Jersey Shore, he was the son of William Y. and Ortha E. Rote Confair.
Surviving are sons, William B. (Susan) of South Williamsport and David L. of Lafayette, Ind.; daughters, Donna M. Cowher of Williamsport and Lisa A. (Michael Lynch) Confair of Montoursville; a brother, E. Lloyd (Eleanor) of Myrtle Beach, S.C.; a sister, Dorothy L. (Howard) Frey of Liberty; grandchildren, Raymond and Michelle Wettlaufer and William J. and Angela M. Confair and three great grandchildren.
Funeral services will be at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday at Knight-Confer's, 1914 Memorial Ave., with Pastor Ron Savits officiating. Visitation will be from 9 to 10 a.m. Wednesday. Burial will be in Woodward Township Cemetery.
The family will provide the flowers and suggests contributions be made to the church, 822 Diamond St., Williamsport, Pa. 17701.


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Volume 3 covers carbon-to-carbon single bond forming reactions involving sp3, sp2 and sp carbon centers, but only those which do not involve additions to C-X &pgr;-bonds. The volume first compares and contrasts the alkylation reactions of all types of sp3 carbon nucleophiles and also covers vinyl and alkynyl carbanions. Following on from Volume 2, a separate section covers Friedel-Crafts alkylation reactions, which is complemented by discussions of polyene cyclizations and electrophilic transannular cyclizations in synthesis. Coupling reactions leading to &agr;-bond formation, and involving all types of combinations ofsp3, sp2 and sp carbon centers are next covered, including those reactions based on pinacol, acyloin and phenol oxidative coupling reactions, and also the Kolbe reaction. Rearrangement reactions, leading to carbon-to-carbon &agr;-bond formation, are often used in a clever manner in synthesis. The volume includes all those rearrangement reactions based on intermediate carbonium ions and carbanions, and also includes the benzil-benzilic acid and the Wolff rearrangements. The volume closes with coverage of carbonylation reactions, and the use of carbene insertion reactions into the C-H bond in synthesis.
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PCLinuxOS KDE MiniMe 2011.07 is now available for download
PCLinuxOS KDE MiniMe 2011.07 for 32 bit computers (works on 64 bit computers too) is now available for download.
What's new:
Kernel – The kernel was updated to version 126.96.36.199-3pclos. Additional kernels are available from our repositories such as a PAE kernel for computers with more than 4 gigs of memory. A BFS kernel for maximum desktop performance and a standard kernel with group scheduling enabled.
Xorg – Xorg server was updated to version 1.10.3. Mesa updated to 7.10.3 and libdrm to version 2.4.26. This update brings enhancements to the PCLinuxOS desktop including speed, 3D desktop support for most Intel, Nvidia and AMD/ATi video cards, better font rendering, black screen fixes for most Nvidia cards, better Flash playback and more. The most recent versions of Nvidia and AMD/ATi video drivers are included on the LiveCD and automatically configured for you.
Toolchain – Gcc software compiler was updated to version 4.5.2 and glibc updated to 2.10.1. Locales were updated to version 2.12.1.
Package Manager – RPM was updated to version 4.8.1. apt-get and the Synaptic Package Manager were also updated to work with the updated rpm packages.
Theme Update – The 2011 release received a full makeover. PCLinuxOS features a new brush metal theme including updates to grub, plymouth, kdm, kdesplash and application splash screens.
Remastering Tools – mylivecd was updated to work with the latest release. mylivecd added the ability to install PCLinuxOS from the boot menu without having to go to the desktop first. There are 3 compression schemes available now for remastering your installation. xz maximum compression, xz normal compression and gzip for fast compression. xz max takes longer to generate the LiveCD but produces the most compressed image where as gzip will create a LiveCD fairly quick but the compressed image will be larger. mylivecd can also generate a LiveDVD with up to 4 gigs of compressed data. Usually a 10-12 gig installation will compress into a 4 gig DVD.
Software – Basic KDE 4.6.5 desktop and configuration tools. This is a barebones installation. No other software included on the the LiveCD. This release is for advanced users who know what software they want and how to install and configure it. Over 13,000 software packages available to customize your MiniMe installation.
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CHICOPEE – Things had been going fine for Daniel Candelario until February. First he lost his job, then his car, then his apartment and then the unimaginable happened last week when his son drowned while swimming.
Now he is trying to figure out how to pay for the funeral for his 14-year-old son Michael Diland Candelario, who died July 11.
"We were checking out prices and I was shocked. In Puerto Rico it is so different. A good funeral would cost $4,500, and here they were asking for $8,000," he said.
A group of community members who learned about the family's plight are organizing a youth night with music and dancing from 7 p.m. to midnight, July 21 at the Basilica of the Holy Apostles on 339 State St. in Springfield. Those attending will be asked to donate $5.
A memorial fund has also been established for Michael D. Candelario at Freedom Credit Union.
Candelario said he appreciates the help he is getting from the community and also thanks the other teenagers who tried to save his son.
"Michael was a good kid. What happened was a tragedy. We all told him not to go there, but it was hot that day," Candelario said.
Police are investigating the accident, but friends whom he was with said the teenager slipped when standing on the top of a dam in the Chicopee River that others had already jumped from. He fell into the water and drowned.
Following a divorce, Daniel Candelario came to Western Massachusetts to find work in 2009. He had seven children, including Michael, who range in age from 18 to 3. Two children stayed in Puerto Rico with his former wife while five joined him a few months later.
An experienced line cook, Candelario found work and rented an apartment.
"I lost my job in February, and everything went downhill," he said.
Candelario ended up moving in with his mother in Chicopee, leaving seven people crowded into a two-bedroom apartment. Then he learned his mother was behind in bills, adding to the problem.
Things are improving slightly. Last week owners of Spoleto in East Longmeadow called him back to work, and he returned Monday. Even though it will take him more than two hours to get to his job by bus, Candelario said he was happy to have the work.
But that is no consolation for losing his son.
Michael Candelario had just finished his freshman year at Chicopee High. Staff described him as friendly and respectful. Neighborhood adults said he was "a good kid."
His father said he worried his son was sometimes trying to take on adult burdens.
"We wanted to be grown up so fast. Sometimes he would speak like a grownup and I would say, 'You are only 14, and you are worrying about things like where to get money to pay bills,'" he said. "I would tell him, 'You are just a kid. Live your life and have fun and be careful,'" he said.
But Candelario also insisted on standards for his children. He followed his mother's rules of absolutely no swearing, helping with chores and being respectful to all adults, he said.
His son was always moving. He spent a lot of time playing basketball and riding his skateboard with friends. Candelario said the skateboard drove him crazy since his son broke his arm on it twice.
He hadn't decided what he wanted to do when he grew up. He loved Audi's and always said he was going to get a good job and buy one some day, Candelario said.
Along with mourning his son, Candelario said he is happy to see signs up telling people not to swim near the dam and a fence has been mended to keep kids out.
He understands kids want to swim, but there are better places in the river where the water is calm and it isn't that deep, he said.
Fund-raiser planned for Michael Candelario, Chicopee teenager who drowned in Chicopee River
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CHICOPEE – Things had been going fine for Daniel Candelario until February. First he lost his job, then his car, then his apartment and then the unimaginable happened last week when his son drowned while swimming.


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West York police have charged a man who they said forced his way into a woman's home.
David Anuszewski forced his way into the home through a rear door on West Poplar Street, police said. The victim ran out the front door.
Police said when they arrived, they ordered Anuszewski to get on the ground.
He told police to go ahead and shoot him.
Police said they used a stun gun on Anuszewski twice but he continued to resist officers.
Investigators said he later told them he had just snorted heroin and drank four to five beers.
The house Anuszewski broke into was not the one he intended to enter, police said.


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Please join us tonight at PARC in Palo Alto for the October BayCHI program. Pioneering presentation innovator Nancy Duarte, CEO of Duarte Design, will demonstrate how to apply the methods in her book resonate: Presenting Visual Stories That Transform Audiences, to build meaningful connections with audiences that compel them to action. Her groundbreaking work details a new way of structuring a presentation and connecting with an audience - helping the presenter create a human connection.
What: How to Change the World One Presentation at a TimeWhen: Tonight, October 12th at 7:00pmWhere: PARC's George E. Pake Auditorium, 3333 Coyote Drive, Palo Alto, CA
Complete info on the BayCHI website at http://www.baychi.org/calendar/20101012/Cheers!Abi JonesBayCHI Publicity Chair


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On the complex, divisive issue of health care, people tend to agree about one thing: It's important to reduce the number of expensive emergency room visits that can be handled more economically at a doctor's office.
But a new study from Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania suggests that perception needs to be re-evaluated.
The study concludes that poor patients use emergency and hospital care more than primary care not because they don't understand their choices but because they believe hospital care is more affordable, more convenient and of better quality. The study was published in the July issue of "Health Affairs."
Researchers interviewed patients who were either uninsured or on Medicaid and learned: Those patients tend to trust the hospitals more for quality care, and they are daunted by long wait times and less accessibility to outpatient caregivers.
And while the direct costs of an emergency department visit and a physician office visit were similar, some patients found outpatient care was ultimately costlier because it required extra time and visits as recommended by the caregiver.
So hospitals hoping to reduce costly hospital readmissions by improving the quality of hospital care might find their efforts actually attract even more low-income patients.
Any attempt to reduce inappropriate hospital visits should consider how to make outpatient services more appealing to poor patients.
Common sense suggests that anyone — with insurance or without — is unlikely to choose health care that he thinks is more difficult to obtain and inferior in quality.
And this study suggests we should beware any promises, no matter how alluring, to reduce the cost of health care.


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The count of potential gravesites discovered at the Gaillard Auditorium construction site is now up to 29, Mayor Joe Riley said today in a letter to City Council.
He also said a public hearing will be held to discuss the remains and their eventual removal, likely to a cemetery.
The last count was 27 graves found, but archaelogists are in the process this week of uncovering the graves and recovering any artifacts and remains. The graves are believed to date to the early 1700s.


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Recording Academy Lifetime Achievement Award
Itzhak Perlman overcame childhood polio, made his Carnegie Hall debut at the age of 18 and hasn't looked back since, earning admiration from every corner of the classical music world and using his unique combination of personality and virtuosity to lure millions of novices into that world. The Israeli-born violinist has worked with some of the world's most prestigious orchestras — not to mention taking part in genre-bending forays into jazz and klezmer music — but the public has responded most appreciatively to his work as a solo artist. Whether as a touring musician or a mainstay on latenight talk shows, the 15-time Grammy winner has consistently captivated listeners with his alternately witty and winsome playing. In recent years, Perlman has added a number of other lines to his resume: directing the St. Louis Symphony, chairing the Violin Studies Department at Juilliard and, most recently, accepting the principal conductor role at New York's Westchester Symphony. But Perlman remains, first and foremost, a violinist's violinist, always ready to put zing into the strings of every listener's heart.


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Every night I ask god why did U bring him in my life when u took him away from me?
U knew mah life was fucked, U know I made so many mistakes in mah life, but why U tell him to leave me? U know I didnt do nothing wrong. U know i never trusted sumone soo much or gave anybody my love, but why did u let me give all that to him when u knew he was gonna leave me? God U are a father to everybody but why do U treat me diffrently. Do u not want me to be happy, do u not want me to live, then why do u let me live, just take my life away, might as well do it, cuz u snatched my love, the only person I love more than anything or anyone in life. Father thanks for the shelter and food u give me but i will trade it all for him cuz U took the only dream I had, but everybody says u do that for a reason but U dont have a reason for this one, because i didnt do nothing wrong, but u telling me to wait for him, I will cause i cant move on anyways and i wont because I only love one guy and one guy only and thats Jagjeet Kandola. God I made a promise to him that I would never cheat or leave him, I kept my word, cuz my love for him is tru, U know that, but now i make a promise that i will never break. My promise is I will not love another, I will not spend my life with another guy if its not him, cuz U know he's my life. Thats my promise and I put that on my life. God, Father, tell my love that he is my life cuz he doesnt believe me, but i know he will believe U father.
thanks father ji Love always one of ur kidz
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The Grammy-winning singer, 24, scored 13 MTV Video Music Award nominations Tuesday – the most ever received by any artist in a single year. The 2010 MTV Video Music Awards will air live Sept. 12 at 9 p.m. EST.
"I'm so honored for all the little monsters and self-professed freaks of the universe, to have more VMA nominations in a single year than any artist in MTV history," says Gaga. "Ironically, I'm even more proud it's an unlucky number: 13."
She adds: "A long time ago the world told me and my little monsters we would never be heard, together we changed the rules. God put me on Earth for three reasons: To make loud music, gay videos and cause a damn raucous. Thank you, MTV!"
Among the lucky 13 nominations: best pop video, best dance music video, best female video and best choreography for her hit single, "Bad Romance."
The megastar is also up for best collaboration for "Telephone" featuring Beyoncé.
Gaga's toughest competition? Possibly herself. "Bad Romance" and "Telephone" are both in the running for best choreography and video of the year.
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Nigel Gwini | Biochemistry ('14)
Senior biochemistry major from Bulawayo, Zimbabwe
Perhaps the only thing more impressive than Nigel Gwini's college career is the career he plans for himself after graduation.
Preparing to graduate with a biochemistry degree, a prestigious internship under his belt and medical-school acceptance in hand, Nigel plans to study and treat neglected tropical diseases, a group that includes dengue fever, African sleeping sickness, leprosy and rabies, primarily affecting low-income African, Asian and Latin American populations.
"Not many people are doing work in it, so that's very important," he says. "Most of [these diseases] are fatal or debilitating. They'll decrease your quality of life significantly. They tend to lock people into cycles of poverty."
Nigel didn't come to ACU thinking he would tackle such an important, and often overlooked, specialty. In fact, he wasn't planning on coming to ACU at all and once he came, he wasn't planning to stay long.
That changed when he met Dr. Gregory Powell, ACU professor of chemistry and biochemistry.
"He's a very intelligent guy, but very humble at the same time," Nigel says. "He's very patient. I didn't have much lab experience coming in. He saw potential in me that I didn't see in myself."
Nigel worked for Powell during the summer after his freshman year. He found great friends who hosted him for Thanksgiving and Christmas meals. And he became inspired to help those suffering with rare and deadly tropical diseases.
"When it comes time to peace out," he said, "I want to feel like I did something."
In the summer of 2013, Nigel was chosen to participate in a prestigious internship at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center's Jinming Gao Lab in Dallas, working with chemists and engineers to develop probes that can make cancerous cells glow to help surgeons ensure they remove the entirety of a tumor.
"There were two people with master's degrees," he said. "Everyone else had Ph.D.'s or M.D.'s – and me."
That experience – working so heavily in research as an undergraduate – will give Nigel a unique set of skills in medical school and beyond. Not only will he know how to treat patients, he'll have working knowledge of the research that goes into formulating the treatment.
Although he's 10,000 miles from his home in Zimbabwe, ACU felt like the next best thing, he said.
"You start to interact with people below just the surface stuff, and you realize we're the same people," he said. "We're one world."
To help afford his education, Nigel works 20 hours a week and receives help from six scholarships, including the Tommy J. McCord Endowed Research Scholarship and the Lee Chemistry Endowed Scholarship.
"They were important," he said. "I'm very grateful for them. Thank you for helping me out. I couldn't have done it without the money you gave me. Hopefully, one day I'll be able to give back."
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Myddelton Square, Clerkenwell, London EC1R ...but what are you really getting for your money here? Well, there's built in mood lighting and a fancy multi-room sound system...
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