text:
|"Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment" <email@example.com>
|Re: [TenTec] Using an Argosy in the Field
|"Wilford D Lindsey" <email@example.com>
|email@example.com, Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment <email@example.com>
|Thu, 29 Mar 2012 02:31:34 +0000
Bob: Just wanted to say that you helped *me* a lot with your posting, even if no else picked up on it, and I really appreciate it. I've been *only* QRP and CW since being licensed in 1960, but what you said in your post was brand new thinking for me. So thanks a big bunch. What ideas might you have about antennas, particularly about long wires? 73, Doc/K0EVZ Sent with Xobni Mobile - http://xobni.com/mobile Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry -----Original Message----- From: Bwana Bob <email@example.com> Sender: firstname.lastname@example.com Date: Wed, 28 Mar 2012 22:07:30 To: Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment<email@example.com> Reply-To: Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment <firstname.lastname@example.com> Cc: Richards<email@example.com> Subject: Re: [TenTec] Using an Argosy in the Field Another idea for a mast is the telescoping painter's poles, available in various lengths in any hardware or home improvement store. I bet if you bonded the telescoping sections together with braid and hose clamps, you could use the painter's pole as a vertical antenna. 73, Bob WB2VUF On 3/28/2012 11:22 AM, Richards wrote: > My favorite plan for a portable field antenna is... > > > Push up sections of fiberglass mast. At the top, you > have a feed point for two opposing dipoles - each > element of which is set 90 degrees from the next, > adjacent elements, respectively. Measure these > for the two bands you want to work most... and add > sufficient rope to the end so the construct is both > antenna and guy line. Stake the lines with camping > tent stakes. > > Pound a short piece of water pipe (which is just > larger in inside diameter than the mast) into the > ground as a base that keeps the bottom of the > mast from moving about. It does not have to be > deep, just deep enough to keep the mast from > squiggling about - you can pull it up easily when > you move on. Another solution when using > hollow masts, is to pound a short rod or pipe > which has an outside diameter less then the > inside diameter of the mast tubing, and that > will keep it from sliding about. A little electrical > or duct tape will serve to minimize abrasion. > > The four elements of the dipoles serve as radiators > and guy lines, and if it is not really windy, this > is sufficient to hold the whole thing together. > Otherwise a second set of guy lines can be used, > maybe just 3 more, if you mast is rally tall and > it gets a bit windy out. > > A telescoping mast with its own quick release > fasteners often folds down to a single 36-48 inch > item for traveling. Roll up the wire elements > separately, pick up your base rod or pipe, and > move out when HQ gives the order to bug out. > > > I have friends using this design for monthly QRP field days during the > summer months. This will be a full sized dipole, and way more efficient > than a BuddyPole, also probably twice as high in the air. > > ======================= K8JHR ========================== > > > > On 3/27/2012 3:02 PM, John wrote: > >> What are good choices for portable antennas? I guess I would start with >> a buddy-pole or similar antenna and go from there. > > ======================================================= > _______________________________________________ > TenTec mailing list > email@example.com > http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/tentec > > > ----- > No virus found in this message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 2012.0.1913 / Virus Database: 2114/4898 - Release Date: 03/27/12 > > _______________________________________________ TenTec mailing list firstname.lastname@example.com http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/tentec _______________________________________________ TenTec mailing list firstname.lastname@example.com http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/tentec
|<Prev in Thread]
|Current Thread
|[Next in Thread>
|Previous by Date:
|Re: [TenTec] Using an Argosy in the Field, Bwana Bob
|Next by Date:
|Re: [TenTec] Orion I main and RX366 subreceiver differences, Zivney, Terry
|Previous by Thread:
|Re: [TenTec] Using an Argosy in the Field, Bwana Bob
|Next by Thread:
|[TenTec] Using an Argosy in the field, Stephen Roberts
|[Date] [Thread] [Top] [All Lists]


text:
The massive swirl that is Hurricane Sandy has now officially turned toward New Jersey, accelerating quickly and expected to make landfall near Atlantic City as early as 4 p.m. today, forecasters say.
In its 2 p.m. briefing, the National Hurricane Center said Sandy is now moving northwest at 28 mph, with maximum sustained winds of 90 mph, and set to make landfall as the most powerful hurricane to ever make landfall in New Jersey.
The hurricane has accelerated dramatically since the last briefing just three hours ago, with New Jersey bracing for the most intense weather starting to occur in the southern and central coastal areas. Now just 110 miles away from land, Sandy is already hammering New Jersey with lashing winds and flooding rains, bringing rail and road travel to a near standstill. Government offices are shuttered and towns along the coast have been evacuated.
Conditions are quickly deteriorating in Seaside Heights, where the wind and rain have kicked up considerably in the past hour. The storm surge near Funtown Pier seemed much stronger around 1:30 p.m., with waves cresting high and a series of violent white caps pounding the sand dunes, threatening to wash them away.
At the 14th Avenue pier, the Atlantic Ocean was also raging as driving rains and swirling winds were splashing over a boat ramp and violently clawing at a portable dock..
More than 167,000 customers are already without power throughout the state, especially along the coast.
Jersey Central Power & Light is reporting 91,000 outages in Monmouth and Ocean counties. In the Atlantic City and Cape May areas, 40,000 outages were reported as of 3 p.m. Public Service Electric & Gas, the state's largest utility, said 36,000 homes and businesses are without power in Essex, Union and Burlington counties.
In a public briefing from the State Police regional operations center, Gov. Chris Christie said residents have heeded mandatory evacuation orders in most barrier island communities. But in places like Seaside Heights and Brigantine, many stayed put, a decision the governor called "stupid and selfish."
"We already have rescues ongoing on the barrier islands," he said earlier today. "This is putting first responders in significant, significant danger and it's not fair to their families to be putting them in danger because you decided to be hardheaded."
In Cape May, officials warned residents that the window of opportunity to safely evacuate had all but closed, and that they cannot guarantee help for those who chose to stay. In a press conference earlier, Mayor Edward Mahaney said fewer than 500 people ignored the mandatory order, at their peril.
"Anyone who stayed past 4 o'clock yesterday, we are not able to guarantee that we'll be able to affect a rescue or any service to them of public safety nature in the height of the storm," he said.
Cathy Dollinger is one of those residents. She boarded up her Lafayette Street home with the same plywood she used last year for Tropical Storm Irene. But that time around, she took her mother and her dog up to her brother's house in Brooklyn. Now, she plans on staying put.
"I'm not sure we made such a good decision this time," she said as storm coverage on television played in the background.
But, she said, she stocked up on provisions and thinks they'll be ok. "This house has been here for eons," she said. "It's over 100 years old."
Roadways are closing quickly, with Garden State Parkway now shuttered in both directions south of Exit 63 in Stafford Township, Ocean County, the exit motorists take to Long Beach Island. The roadway will shut down south of Exit 129, where the Turnpike crosses the Parkway, beginning at 4 p.m. Earlier, a 35-mile stretch of the Parkway below Exit 38 was closed around 10 a.m.
"Motorists should anticipate significant closures on the Turnpike and Parkway as conditions continue to deteriorate throughout the day and into the evening," Christie said this afternoon during his latest hurricane briefing, in Ewing. "As I've said again, stay off the road. You're not just putting yourself in danger, but you're putting others' lives in danger."
A travel ban remained in effect in Atlantic County.
Across the Hudson River, America's largest city is becoming a ghost town. The Holland and Brooklyn Battery tunnels were shut down at 2 p.m., a day after subway service shut down for only the second time in its history.
Christie said every school in New Jersey was closed for today and more than half the districts had already decided to call off classes for Tuesday.
In northern New Jersey, residents living in river communities are bracing for another round of the flooding that has become commonplace for them.
By midday, the Hudson River was already out of its banks in Hoboken. Residents of Pompton Lakes, where the flood-prone Wanaque and Pequannock Rivers meet, put belongings out near the curb in advance of the storm.
President Obama signed an emergency declaration for New Jersey on Sunday, allowing the state to request federal funding and other assistance for action taken in advance of the storm.
Star-Ledger staff writers Mike Frassinelli, Ryan Hutchins, James Queally, Stephen Stirling and the Associated Press contributed to this report.

subset: commoncrawl


text:
Member Since: June 17, 2011
November 9, 2012 at 10:53am
They want this to happen…more people with out jobs the more who can live off my tax dollars…people voted to get free stuff and they are going to get it! Thanks libs..
In reply to StormRider's comment on the story How Many Businesses Have Announced Closings or Layoffs Since Obama Won A Second Term?
November 8, 2012 at 10:54am
How about none of the above….we lost big because we always pick the same tired show….I choose something crazy and bold- GLEN BECK FOR PREZ 2016 if we all live that long!
In reply to DeVain's comment on the story The Republican Presidential Field of 2016 (Updated)
November 7, 2012 at 4:34pm
I understand we do not want to get mad and act like "them" when they lose, but this is serious. Our nation has picked freeloading, over work ethic and socialism over freedom. My family is going to have to reconsider our stance on things-change how we live. I do not want to be part of this system, we need to create our own sub-systems, self-sufficient and connected to each other…I am so worried. I was re-elected myself last night and I have to keep fighting locally…I am tired. I wanted people to stop the madness with their vote so I could go back to having time with my family not fighting the corruption in government…
In reply to Dscriptboy's comment on the story Here Are the Top 5 Conservative Thought Leader Responses to Obama's Victory
Thanks for the tip!
Submitting your tip... please wait!
There was a problem submitting your tip.Please try again later.
All information © 2016 TheBlaze Inc


text:
We're giving great ideas the credit they deserve. For too long, loans have been approved on the strength of a person's credit history, instead of the quality of their ideas. But for a new generation of creative thinkers, that's all about to change.
Today, credit unions across British Columbia are launching a revolutionary new micro-loan program to help young people kick start their future. People like you. And we're not looking for the perfect credit score, either. Just a remarkable idea. Send us yours, and you could be approved for a flexible, low interest micro-loan of up to $5,000 to help get it off the ground. We'll also provide the financial support and guidance you need to help repay the loan and build a solid credit history. How remarkable is that?
Whether you're looking to start a small business, launch a website or help your community go
green – if you've got an amazing idea, tell us about it. If your idea gets approved, you'll be well on your way to making it real.
The revolutionary Remarkable Micro-Loan program was launched by BC's credit unions to help young people kick start their future. People like you. And we're not looking for the perfect credit score, either. Just a remarkable idea. Send us yours, and you could be approved for a flexible, low interest micro-loan of up to $5,000 to help get it off the ground.
There is no catch. We simply want to give great ideas the credit they deserve. For too long, loans have been approved on the strength of a person's credit history, instead of the quality of their ideas. Through this micro-loan, succesful applicants will be working toward their goals and building a solid credit history at the same time. Everybody wins.
Whatever your remarkable idea is, we want to hear it. We're especially interested in ideas that contribute to social change, or ideas that help better your community. It could be a large scale entrepreneurial venture, or something far simpler or more personal. Try us out. Tell us what's remarkable to you, and we'll let you know if we're on board.
Indeed you do. The loans are offered at lower than average rates, and you only need to pay the interest for the first 24 months – after which regular payments begin. The credit union distributing the loan will help you develop a payment schedule that works best for you.
Unfortunately, Remarkable Micro-Loan applications cannot be submitted on behalf of organizations or multiple people. You will need to select a primary borrower, and they will need to apply.
We'd like you to think about all your ideas and send us your best one. If you need to change anything on your previous submission, send us an email (using the form below), quoting the application number you received when you submitted your application, and we'll follow up with you directly.
All applications will be kept anonymous, and a group of BC credit union representatives will review the submissions anonymously and select the most deserving applications. Ultimately it's based on the quality of the idea.
All applicants, whether or not they're successful, will be notified. Even if you're not approved for a Remarkable Micro-Loan, we welcome you to speak with your nearest credit union to see how else they can help. See the Branch Locator to find a credit union near you.
Absolutely. If you're approved for a micro-loan we can set you up at a credit union branch that is nearest you. If you're already a member of a credit union in BC, we'll have the micro-loan set up at your home branch.
While we welcome you to visit your local credit union, all micro-loan applications must be received through beremarkable.com.
A credit union is just like a bank, only better. Like, a million times better. It offers everything a bank offers and more, plus anyone can join.
At credit unions, you're not treated differently depending on the size of your bank account, your age, or your credit history. Every member becomes a shareholder – that means equal share, equal vote, and equal say.
Credit unions are member-focused and community minded. They're not just about profit, which means the money they make is shared with local communities and members like you.
Absolutely. Credit unions are proud to offer exceptional personalized services and competitive interest rates along with a wide range of financial products designed to complement a variety of member needs.
These include: chequing and savings accounts, credit cards, ATM cards, student loans, mortgages, RRSPs, financial planning, and much more.
When you join a credit union, you become a member and an owner. You're more important than the size of your wallet and your voice counts. As an automatic shareholder, you get a say in how things are run and where your money goes. You can even run for a position on the Board of Directors.
Friendly, personable customer service is another distinguishing characteristic of credit unions, which routinely rate higher than banks in customer service and satisfaction surveys. When you visit a branch, don't be surprised if they actually remember your name!
You also get the 24-7 convenience of the second largest ATM network in BC. With your credit union MemberCard®, you can use ATMs in every corner of the province and around the world. Plus, you'll never get a surcharge when you use a BC credit union ATM.
100%. In fact, it's even more secure than it would be with a bank.
Credit unions offer 100% deposit insurance whereas banks only protect up to $100,000. How's that for peace of mind?
Visit any credit union near you and sign up to become a member. Find a credit union near you or fill out our simple online form and they'll take it from there. The entire process is quick and easy and you'll be happy you made the switch.
Absolutely not! Anyone can join a credit union.
Yes, you can! Plus, even if you used another credit union's ATM in BC, it'll still be surcharge-free. As a member, you have access to over 600 ATMs in BC and over 3,000 ATMs across Canada.
Use our ATM Locator to find the surcharge-free ATMs nearest you.
You bet! Every credit union has its own unique products including many tailored specifically for young adults. Look out for free or low-fee chequing accounts, student credit cards, student loans, and more. For more information, visit a credit union near you or check out their website.
Yes. All BC credit unions offer online banking and many also offer text-based mobile banking. In fact, credit unions in BC were the very first financial institution in BC to introduce mobile banking.
Since they're not just about profit, credit unions use excess earnings to offer members everything from more affordable loans, a higher return on savings, lower fees or new products and services. That means the bigger they grow, the more they give back to their members and our communities.
Whether it's sponsorships that promote social and environmental well-being or funding for hospitals, food banks, and athletic programs - credit unions understand and serve the needs of their communities.
They also continuously invest in the future of British Columbia by awarding annual educational scholarships and bursaries. Over the past few years, BC credit unions have given over $16 million to local communities.
Use the Branch and ATM Locator to get started today.


text:
Get the latest news about PS4 at PS4Daily.com and Xbox One at XboxOneDaily.com!
Nintendo Force
The logo for Nintendo Force
This entry was posted on Saturday, December 22nd, 2012 at 2:26 pm and is filed under .
You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed.
You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.


text:
I saw these two blog posts around the web recently and thought I'd add my two cents. The core question is "why haven't you upgraded to php5?". I worked at a company that was using PHP5, and also have PHP4 running on my 'personal' server which hosts some side projects and a few former clients. The PHP4 server may likely stay PHP4 simply because it's running an older version of Plesk, which only supports PHP4. Upgrading just the PHP on that machine would likely break the stability of the server management, which is otherwise not bad. There's precious little software that requires PHP5 that I would want or need to run. It's a pretty simple decision.
A company I worked at used PHP5, and it ran without problem. I did some coding in it, and liked it. There was nothing particularly compelling about it though, that made me think "I *have* to have this!". Indeed, many of the small inconsistencies between early versions of PHP5 made me think twice about its stability. Early PHP4 had a lot of small bugs/fixes that happened early in its release cycle, but I think more people were starting out with it, rather than upgrading from PHP3, so the incompatibilities to be concerned with were limited to PHP4 for the most part. Someone upgrading has to worry about the major version incompatibilities *and* be able to keep up with the minor ones as well.
The 'date' incident in the PHP5.1 series bugged me quite a bit and really made the question the future stability of the project, which also slowed my reasons for adoption. I *am* looking at a total server upgrade, which would likely bring the server up to 5.1.2 or 5.2.1 in the next few months, but as there are some existing and functioning sites on the server, it'll be a chore to test them all. If I can get things upgraded to plesk8 (or 8.5) it apparently will do some gyrations to allow for PHP4 or PHP5 to be installed on a host, which will simplify things.
That one small issue above – being able to run both simulataneously – is the *primary* reason why PHP5's adoption has been as slow as it has. I'm not sure many people chastising people for not upgrading were really on the PHP scene between PHP3 and PHP4. I was, and the ability to run both on the same server was the primary reason PHP4 was adopted so quickly. There was no downside to installing PHP4 because server admins could give people time to test their new code without having to stop running their old code. This article was the first I found just now to demonstrate how. PHP5 does not allow you to run PHP4 in the same Apache space with both versions running as Apache modules, which is how many people like to run it. Yes, you can use mod_proxy and pass through requests to separate servers running different versions, or run one as a CGI module, but both are less than stellar hacks, and are a step backwards from the PHP3->PHP4 days. Why this was done, I don't know. I imagine it was an attempt to try to force people's hand to upgrade to PHP5 quickly. If so, it's failed miserably. Perhaps if the XML support hadn't completely changed, that might have made it easier for people to upgrade. Additionally, offering a compatibility layer so old XML functions would map to new XML functions with an INI switch or an extra set of alias functions in the new XML function set library would have made upgrading easier for people that had invested heavily in apps that made practical use of XML in PHP4.
I could go on a bit more, but I think you get my point. PHP5 offers some reasons to upgrade, but the server admin hassle and incompatibilities are enough to make most people think twice. If I was recommending someone starting off today building apps for internal or hosted use, I'd certainly recommend PHP5. But many people aren't starting fresh – they've got existing code to deal with, and the decision to upgrade is not as cut and dried as many PHP5 cheerleaders make it out to be.
I'm currently working on a book for web freelancers, covering everything you need to know to get started or just get better. Want to stay updated? Sign up for my mailing list to get updates when the book is ready to be released!
Leave a Reply
You must be logged in to post a comment.


text:
Published by admin on 25 Jan 2009 at 09:02 pm
By Barbara Forrest
"Louisiana Open for Business — Creationists Welcome"
That is the message that Louisiana public officials are sending to the rest of the country since the creationist LA Science Education Act (LSEA) was enacted into law in 2008. They are taking their instructions from, among others, the creationist Rev. Gene Mills, the executive director of the Louisiana Family Forum (LFF), the Focus on the Family affiliate that engineered passage of the bill in the Louisiana legislature. Rev. Mills, whose own children are homeschooled and attend private Christian schools, actually made his victory announcement using those exact words: "Louisiana is open for business. . . . And academic freedom and inquiry are welcomed here in the state of Louisiana." Of course, in referring to "academic freedom and inquiry" he was speaking in the well-documented creationist code language in which his friends at the Discovery Institute, an intelligent design creationist think tank, have coached him. Last year —2008— was a good year for creationists in Louisiana. So far in 2009, they are still batting a thousand.
In spring 2008, the Louisiana legislature voted to approve the "LA Science Education Act," SB 733, by a vote of 35-0 in the Senate and a vote of 94-3 in the House of Representatives. On June 25, Gov. Bobby Jindal signed the LSEA into law as Act 473 despite widespread requests, including from prestigious national scientific societies and his former Brown University biology professor Dr. Arthur Landy, that he veto it. On January 13, 2009, the Louisiana Board of Elementary and Secondary Education (BESE) adopted the policy by which it will administer Act 473.
The policy is a revised version of the initial one that the LA Dept. of Education had recommended at the December 2, 2008, meeting of BESE's Student/School Performance Support Committee (S/SPS). This committee is a subset of three BESE members: committee chair Dale Bayard, who is the LA Family Forum's point man on the state board; John Bennett; and Chas Roemer. However, the committee deferred action on the policy in order, as is now clear from Rev. Mills's statements to the media, to give the LA Family Forum time to exert pressure for changes at the LA Dept. of Education. Shortly before the January 13 meeting, Mills was confident that the pressure would secure the results he wanted:
Mills said he is cautiously optimistic that talks among department officials [LA Dept. of Education], the state board and lawmakers involved in the issue will be productive.
The initial version [pdf] of the policy contained two crucial statements that would have prohibited school districts from doing what the legislative sponsors and creationist authors of the LA Science Education Act designed the law to allow them to do: (1) "Religious beliefs shall not be advanced under the guise of encouraging critical thinking"; and (2) "Materials that teach creationism or intelligent design or that advance the religious belief that a supernatural being created humankind shall be prohibited for use in science classes."
Mills referred to these statements as expressing "religious hostility" and "a cheap shot." In doing so, he revealed his true intent concerning both the LSEA and the BESE policy: to promote and protect the religious agenda of the LA Family Forum and its Discovery Institute accomplices. If, as Mills keeps insisting, the LSEA were only intended to promote good science education and not to promote creationism, there would be no reason for him to object to the initial policy's prohibition against teaching "creationism or intelligent design or that advance the religious belief that a supernatural being created humankind."
In the revised policy [pdf] introduced at the S/SPS Committee meeting on January 13, 2009, the first statement had been deleted prior to the meeting. To the second statement, another had been added: "Evaluations of supplementary materials shall be made without regard to the religious or non-religious beliefs and affiliations of the authors of supplementary materials." This new sentence was clearly added to prohibit any supplemental material from being challenged based on its having been authored by creationists. A prime example is the Discovery Institute's new textbook, Explore Evolution, which was written by intelligent design creationists at the Discovery Institute, one of whom (Paul Nelson) is actually a young-earth creationist. (Most ID proponents at the Discovery Institute are "old-earth" creationists. See "The Creation-Evolution Continuum" by Eugenie Scott, executive director of the National Center for Science Education.)
In addition, the sentence bears all the marks of Discovery Institute craftsmanship. First, John West, associate director of the Discovery Institute's creationist Center for Science and Culture, told a Louisiana newspaper last year that DI hopes to see Explore Evolution adopted as a supplement in Louisiana school districts as the result of the LSEA's passage:
John West, the Discovery Institute's vice president of public policy and legal affairs, said the group has supported the bill and hopes passage of the bill would allow supplemental materials such as Discover [Explore] Evolution, a book written by Discovery Institute staff that disputes some Darwinian findings. (Opelousas [LA] Daily World, June 16 2008; *Note: the story misreported the book's title.) (*See LCFS post on Explore Evolution.)
Second, the Discovery Institute whines and complains on a regular basis about its operatives' creationist beliefs and religious motivations being spotlighted by their critics. In fact, in a September 8, 2008, column entitled "Any larger philosophical implications of intelligent design, or any religious motives, beliefs, and affiliations of ID proponents, do not disqualify ID from having scientific merit," DI staffer Casey Luskin, who attended the May 21, 2008, Louisiana House Education Committee hearing on the LSEA, used language that is virtually identical to the sentence added to the January 13 version of the BESE policy:
Many critics of intelligent design (ID) have argued that ID is not science due to the alleged religious motives, beliefs, and affiliations of its proponents. Critics may trot out quotes from ID proponents discussing their own personal religious beliefs, motives, and affiliations, or discussing the larger philosophical implications they draw from ID, to allege that ID is not science, but religion. These common attacks against ID are both logically fallacious and highly hypocritical. (emphasis added)
(Here, once again, for comparison with Luskin's words above, is the statement that had been added to the policy prior to the January 13 meeting: "Evaluations of supplementary materials shall be made without regard to the religious or non-religious beliefs and affiliations of the authors of supplementary materials." The added statement's likeness with Luskin's Discovery Institute language was no coincidence.)
The final item that the LA Family Forum and its supporters wanted stricken from the policy was the prohibition against teaching creationism. In order to get that sentence removed, they had to give up the Discovery Institute-friendly statement that had been added. But they were happy to do that in order to have the two statements referring to religion and creationism, respectively, removed. And removed they were, by a state board of education that caved in completely to their demands.
As the Louisiana legislature and Bobby Jindal did in spring 2008, the Louisiana State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education listened only to creationists rather than to the scientists and teachers who actually do the work of conducting scientific research and teaching science to children in the universities and public schools of Louisiana.
Two letters to BESE members from Barbara Forrest, co-founder of the LA Coalition for Science and veteran Louisiana educator, requesting that they (1) adopt the initial policy [pdf] as written by the LA Dept. of Education and (2) reject the changes [pdf] made by creationists in the revised January 13 policy, produced no responses from any of the board members.
Ten of the eleven members were present at the January 13, 2009, committee meeting, and all ten voted for the revised policy, which, as Mills indicated, had been refashioned to the satisfaction of the LA Family Forum (and, by extension, of the Discovery Institute) during negotiations with state officials prior to the January 13 meeting. Rev. Mills expressed his happiness with the policy to OneNewsNow.com, a Religious Right website, announcing that "The BESE board . . . is to be commended, and Louisiana is open for business. . . . And academic freedom and inquiry are welcomed here in the state of Louisiana." The Discovery Institute, which colluded in crafting the language of the LSEA and is providing legal advice to the LFF, applauded BESE's adoption of the policy: "Louisiana Passes Rules Implementing Historic Academic Freedom Act."
According to Discovery Institute education policy analyst Casey Luskin, "This is another victory for Louisiana students and teachers to have a climate of academic freedom to learn about scientific controversies over evolution and other topics in the curriculum."
The Discovery Institute, signing off this column by reminding readers to "Stay tuned to Evolution News & Views for more as the story develops," will remain actively involved in manipulating science education policy in Louisiana, which has the dubious distinction of being the first and —so far— the only state to adopt a version of the Discovery Institute's model creationist legislation. If Louisiana public officials were looking for a category in which they can finally lead the rest of the country, they may have picked a winner with the creationist LA Science Education Act.
The lead editorial, "Creationists Show Clout" in the Sunday, January 18, 2009, Baton Rouge Advocate was blunt:
BESE joins the ranks of the wimps who have rolled over on the issue of creationism. It's a sad thing. Not because faith is a bad thing in its proper place. Not because the Family Forum doesn't have a right to its views. But because the state is siding with the backward against not only science but the rule of law in this country. (emphasis added)
State officials who facilitated this handoff of public school science education policy to creationists had better hope that potential economic investors and families with school-age children who are thinking of moving to Louisiana haven't been paying attention. Because according to Rev. Mills, "LOUISIANA IS OPEN FOR BUSINESS." And for creationists, the business climate in Louisiana could not be better.
18 Responses to "LOUISIANA OPEN FOR BUSINESS — CREATIONISTS WELCOME"
Louisiana Creationism Update (28 Jan '09) « The Sensuous Curmudgeon on 28 Jan 2009 at 1:32 pm #
[…] to bring things to their current condition, we highly recommend this article by Barbara Forrest: Louisiana Open for Business — Creationists Welcome. Bookmark […]
Louisiana Creationism Update (09 Feb '09) « The Sensuous Curmudgeon on 09 Feb 2009 at 5:29 pm #
[…] For the best summary of last year's events in Louisiana, we recommend this article by Dr. Barbara Forrest: Louisiana Open for Business — Creationists Welcome. […]
Louisiana boycotts science; scientists boycott Louisiana - Tech Support Forums - TechIMO.com on 14 Feb 2009 at 8:05 pm #
[…] Christian base. All the background on the act and other info can be found on this link. Louisiana Coalition for Science: LOUISIANA OPEN FOR BUSINESS – CREATIONISTS WELCOME __________________ Beware of promises of life where death is […]
Louisiana Coalition for Science » Blog Archive » Louisiana is reaping what it sowed — repercussions of the 2008 LA Science Education Act on 14 Feb 2009 at 10:58 pm #
[…] RSS Feed « LOUISIANA OPEN FOR BUSINESS — CREATIONISTS WELCOME […]
Evolution Science Not Welcome In Louisiana - Economic Problems Start « High Desert Musings on 15 Feb 2009 at 4:20 pm #
[…] Science Not Welcome In Louisiana – Economic Problems Start Louisiana's recent efforts to insure that its children's science education better reflects the 12th century than the […]
Louisiana Creationism: Gene Mills Lashes Out « The Sensuous Curmudgeon on 10 Mar 2009 at 9:03 pm #
[…] THE website of the Louisiana Coalition for Science, Dr. Barbara Forrest's article, LOUISIANA OPEN FOR BUSINESS — CREATIONISTS WELCOME, details the sad history of Louisiana's anti-science, anti-evolution, creationism-friendly […]
Let there be idiocy « Irreligious on 12 Aug 2009 at 7:22 pm #
[…] in public office are continuing to wage a war against science. From battles in Texas to Louisiana, creationists are attempting to force their beliefs into schools and […]
A rise in anti-religious sentiment on the forums? - Page 2 - Religious Education Forum on 06 Oct 2009 at 8:48 pm #
[…] I should live so long as to see them take their ball for a lo-o-ong walk on a short pier. btw, here is the latest example of "faith" in action here in the USA. I have g/c and g/g/c who will […]
Levees Not War » Blog Archive » "Something Called 'Volcano Monitoring'";Gov. Jindal, There's Something Called Science on 16 Apr 2010 at 7:38 pm #
[…] congressman Ben Nevers by the Louisiana Family Forum, an affiliate of Focus on the Family. The Louisiana Coalition for Science notes that SB733's phrase "academic freedom and inquiry" is "well-documented […]
Louisiana Coalition for Science » Three Courageous Italian Scientists — An Example for Louisiana on 19 Apr 2010 at 1:41 pm #
[…] This website is normally devoted to providing information about the teaching of evolution and the fight against creationism in Louisiana and related topics. However, important science-related issues sometimes arise that our readers should know about. The following is one of those issues, and there is a lesson in it for Louisiana: three Italian scientists — Elena Cattaneo of the University of Milan, Elisabetta Cerbai of the University of Florence, and Silvia Garagna of the University of Pavia — are fighting a legal battle in the Italian courts to win the right to apply for government funding of human embryonic stem cell (hESC) research, which is legal in Italy. These scientists have taken on this fight at their own expense, and they could use some help. Their bravery in defending science is a lesson for the people of Louisiana, a state in which standing up to defend science is a actually a liability in the eyes of public officials (see also here). […]
Louisiana Coalition for Science » Gene Mills Says Credit Goes to . . . Jesus! on 27 May 2010 at 2:39 am #
[…] December 2008-January 2009, Mills was busily attempting — successfully, as it turned out — to gut the policy that had been proposed for Bulletin 741, the Louisiana Handbook for School […]
Louisiana Coalition for Science » Livingston Parish School Board Wants to Implement Discovery Institute's "Academic Freedom" Law on 29 Jul 2010 at 1:54 am #
[…] the Discovery Institute, that gutted (1) the BESE policies governing implementation of the LSEA (January 2009) and (2) the filing of complaints about supplementary materials (September 2009). BESE undermined […]
Politics of Evolution » Ge·knit·ics on 22 Oct 2010 at 1:33 am #
[…] Jindal signed the Louisiana Science Education Act into law last summer. Barbara Forrest posted a penetrating analysis of the bill on the Louisiana Coalition for Science blog. And last week, the Society for Integrative and […]
Louisiana Coalition for Science » Textbook Attack in Louisiana on 11 Nov 2010 at 2:02 am #
[…] the Louisiana Department of Education) of its prohibition against teaching creationism, in effect gutting it. But BESE didn't stop there. In September 2009, they handed the LFF another victory in the […]
Louisiana Coalition for Science » Hell just froze over in Louisiana. on 13 Nov 2010 at 5:42 am #
[…] — when the Louisiana Science Education was being rammed through the legislature — or BESE on January 13, 2009 or September 16, 2009 — when the LFF sent its creationist contingent in to take control of the […]
Louisiana Coalition for Science » Merry Kitzmas, everybody! A gift from the Louisiana Coalition for Science on 20 Dec 2010 at 4:25 am #
[…] success at gaining control over BESE policies governing the implementation of the LSEA (see here and here), the Louisiana Family Forum (LFF) then went after the biology textbooks. But this time, […]
Louisiana Coalition for Science » Discovery Institute to LA Family Forum: "Repeat after me: 'The LA Science Education Act is *NOT* a creationism law.'" on 16 May 2012 at 5:11 pm #
[…] in Louisiana to defend the LSEA at public meetings except young-earth creationists (YECs). (See here, here, and here.) Among others, they've got Charles Voss, who wrote the creationist textbook […]
Louisiana Coalition for Science » Creationist Conniving in Central Community School System — Part One on 12 Dec 2012 at 11:26 pm #
[…] man was then-BESE member Dale Bayard, who was defeated in the 2011 election. The LFF succeeded in gutting the draft of the policy that BESE eventually adopted in January 2009. But before that, in August 2008 — barely two months […]


text:
Quality You
Can Count On…
Every Time!
You can trust our team of framing experts. They'll help you choose the right frame from our five collections. We have 450 high-quality wood and metal mouldings and over 450 mat colors and textures.
Bring us family photos, wedding portraits, fine artwork and more. We'll turn each object into a long-lasting custom-framed masterpiece.
Celebrate Style with Our
5 Frame Collections
Select the Right Mat & Glass
Preservation Quality Mats
Enhance and define the look of your framed artwork with a mat border. Acid-free mats are available in hundreds of colors and textures.
High-Quality Protective Glass
Minimize reflection and prevent aging and light damage with our different types of glass. Talk to an in-store framing expert to learn about your choices.
NEW! Jersey Pro & Framelight Shadow Boxes
Jersey Pro Shadowboxes
These ready-made shadowboxes make jersey display easy! Sized 32"x 40",
available in black and mahogany finishes. Customize with choice of mat.
Framelight Shadowboxes
Highlight mementos and photos with Framelight! Available in 3 sizes, this shadowbox features LED lighting and can be customized with your choice of frame, mats and glass.
Our Framing Specialists help you compare design options on screen before buying. Preview your piece with a variety of frames and matting. Compare. Contrast. Experiment. Flip back and forth. Then choose your favorite look!
FREE Templates for Home Framing Ideas
Celebrate the Sentimental
Photos, art and memorabilia
What you love is even more treasured in decorative frames.
Quality Components
Choose hundreds of moulding and matboard options & thousands of colors, textures and finishes.
Watch How a Frame is Built
Start-to-finish, behind-the-scenes look at artisans hand-assembling high quality frames.


text:
It's been almost five years since Hurricane Katrina roared ashore and changed pretty much everything about life in New Orleans.
Through it all, though, at least one thing has remained strong: the city's power to inspire artists. Over the past five years, countless movies have been made about Hurricane Katrina, its aftermath and its lasting effects.
That got us wondering: What Hurricane Katrina movie is your favorite? Take our poll (below) and let us know.
You'll notice a variety of films on the list. Some are narrative films, some are documentaries. Some deal more directly with the storm than others. We've even included two made-for-TV movies -- Spike Lee's HBO documentary and Jonathan Demme's ongoing "Right to Return" project. (Although the two major TV series about the storm, "K-Ville" and "Treme," have been left off, since they represent a separate, distinctly different art form.)
One thing we haven't done is include everything that's been produced about the storm so far. That's why we've made room for write-in candidates -- just use the "other" selection, and sound off in the comments section below.


text:
As Liam Fox becomes the latest senior figure to offer his solution to reviving the lacklustre economy, Channel 4 News looks at some of the other suggestions for curing Britain's woes.
The former defence secretary knows how to pick his moments.
With just nine days left before the chancellor sets out the budget, Liam Fox has urged the government to freeze public funding for at least three years and use the money to pay off the deficit and introduce tax cuts.
The government has ring-fenced spending on schools, foreign aid and the NHS. But according to Mr Fox, this is unsustainable. Instead, with the estimated £345bn saved, the government should cut taxes, including the scrapping of capital gains tax and tax on pensioners' savings.
"The great socialist coup of the last decade was making wealth an embarrassment," he said. "It is not. Wealth is the prize for aspiration and hard work, and its side-effects are higher tax revenues, more jobs and more investment."
The great socialist coup of the last decade was making wealth an embarrassment. It is not. Wealth is the prize for aspiration and hard work. Liam Fox
Mr Fox's speech in London at the right-wing think tank, the Institute of Economic Affairs, unashamedly broke ranks with senior Tories, but echoes the concerns of some Conservative backbenchers.
"We need to begin a systematic dismantling of universal benefits and turning them into tax cuts," he added, crediting a period of "socialist" rule for the national debt.
Mr Fox's proposal was met with an a metaphorical brick wall at Downing Street, which repeated David Cameron's intention to stay the course.
However Monday's plan is just the latest alternative economic proposal in the lead up to budget day - and a sign of increasing pressure on Chancellor George Osborne, following the downgrading of Britain's prized AAA credit rating.
In the run-up to budget day on 20 March, Channel 4 News looks at some of the alternative economic policies being proposed.
Vince Cable: capital spending
Business Secretary Vince Cable called Mr Fox's proposal a "jihad" against public spending.
But only last week, the senior Liberal Democrat issued his own manifesto in a wordy New Statesman article, which happened to be published on the same day that Mr Cameron gave his own speech on the economy.
In a sign of his new preferred emphasis on spending to boost the economy, he wrote: "Any reliable escape route from the crisis has to have a plausible mechanism for boosting credit to business, especially SMEs."
Mr Cable said that the "balance of risk" had changed between deficit reduction and growth, and that the government should reconsider its austerity measures.
Instead, borrowing more to finance the building of schools and houses could kick-start growth - a move hailed by Labour as a sign that Mr Cable was "at last seeing sense" and backed by the Lib Dem Lord Oakeshott.
Ukip: flat-rate tax
On the other hand Ukip, whose free-market economic policies have been dubbed a "a hard-right wet dream" by the Independent, have called for tax cuts to solve the country's economic ills.
The party's solution for Britain is a flat tax rate of 31 per cent for all, except for those on minimal incomes. Similarly to the campaign group The Taxpayers' Alliance, they want to scrap national insurance as well as subsidies for renewable energy.
Green Party: tackle private, not public, debt
The Green party, unsurprisingly, puts sustainability and environmental priorities at the centre of its policy. Caroline Lucas recently pointed out that while public debt is at 70 per cent of GDP, private debt is at 420 per cent.
"A massive overhang of private bank debt goes a long way to explain why banks are not lending and why private sector investment is stalling," she said at the IEA.
The party has called for a separation of retail and investment banking - a move which Mr Osborne has threatened if they fail to enforce a ring-fence - and a limit on the size of Britain's banks.
To reduce public debt, it has also called for a programme of "productive investment" aimed at retro-fitting Britain's older houses, increasing energy security and reducing energy bills - all of which would be financed by loans from the Bank of England.
China: 'work harder for longer'
China is faring better than most at keeping the recession at bay. And Jin Liqun, chairman of China's sovereign wealth fund (China Investment Corporation) had a relatively straightforward message for Europe and the UK when he last spoke to Channel 4 News.
He said that the labour laws in Europe, and the UK, are "sloth inducing" and that any attempts to reduce debt will only go so far if the limit to working hours remains.
"The root cause of trouble is the overburdened welfare system, built up since the second world war in Europe - the sloth inducing, indolence inducing labour laws," he told Economics Editor Faisal Islam.
All of which puts Liam Fox's "radical" proposals in context.
Article Tags
UK's AAA credit rating downgraded23 February 2013
'There is no alternative' to cuts - or is there? - video07 March 2013
Pound wavers after post-downgrade plunge25 February 2013
More from around the web
- The PM's speech asserted the defence of the indefensible The Independent
- 'We must spend and invest, not slash and burn' Green Party
- Liam Fox: Britain must not 'live beyond its means' The Telegraph


text:
CowboyStudio 500W Reflector Umbrella Studio Lighting kit, Backdrop Support, 10 x 12ft Black Backdrop - newcb+Black13+FL08kit
(0) Sold By CowboyStudio - 73% Positive (past 12 months)
$179.99 Add to Cart
CowboyStudio 500W Reflector Umbrella Studio Lighting kit, Backdrop Support, 10 x 12ft Black Backdrop - newcb+Black13+FL08kit
Customer Reviews Write a Review
Be the first to review this item and earn 25 Rakuten Super Points™
Product Overview
The brand new complete photo lighting packaging is designed to provide all the necessary tools for professional still shot portrait photos and video. The kit includes: Two (2) Premium Quality 8" Reflectors with Umbrella Holder and Power Cord?? Two (2) Top Quality Light Stands?? Two (2) White Translucent Photo Umbrellas?? Two (2) 250 Watt 5000K Halogen Photo Bulbs?? One (1) Complete Background Support Set (includes tripods and cross bar)?? One (1) Carrying Case for Background Support System??One (1) 10 x 12 ft Black Seamless Muslin Backdrop.
|Mfg Part#
|Background Support System: Cross bar consists of three sections, making it simple to adjust the width. Height is adjustable from 2ft 7.5in to 8ft 2in. Width is adjustable from 6ft to 10ft. 5/8?? female sockets at each end of the cross bar.
|Carry Case: Case is made from heavy duty material, with pockets to fit the components of the background support.
|Light Socket: Mounts on any standard light stand, holds any bulb with a standard E26 base, easy to mount an umbrella in the adapter.
|Light Stand: Versatile, Hardworking & Lightweight, Black anodized aluminum, Max Height: 6.7 Ft, Min Height: 26", Stable & Quick Setup.
|Muslin Backdrop: The most versatile material for photography backdrops. Made from durable high quality muslin material; 100% cotton to absorb the light and help eliminate reflection; completely Seamless; 3" rod pocket at one end.
|Photo Bulb: 65 watt fluorescent light bulb=275 watt Incandescent light bulb, these high-output daylight balanced compact fluorescent bulbs are ideally suited for digital photography.
|Soft Umbrella: Works well to diffuse the light from any flash creating a soft even light for your subject. Light-weight and easy set up.
$179.99 + free shipping
Earn 180 ($1.80) Rakuten Super Points™
What are Rakuten Super Points™?
Get rewarded when you shop! Earn 1 point per dollar spent. That's like getting cash back on every purchase. Easy to see matured points in checkout. Use points just like cash.Learn More
Get this item for
Available Promotions
Available Promotions
Free Shipping Get Free Budget Shipping
View Details
45 Days Returns 45 Day Return Policy
View Details
Condition: Brand New
In Stock. Usually Ships in 1 to 2 business days
Promotions & Offers (1)
- 5% Back* Sitewide with Promo Code Rewardme *See page for details


text:
- Event:
- Start:
- End:
- Cost:
- Category:
- Organizer:
- Email:
- Updated:
- Venue:
- Address:
Google Map
At The Red Bank Public Library on Thursday, Dec. 12 from 6 -8:30 p.m.
This event is open to the public and is made possible by Frank Talk Multi-Media Network, the
T. Thomas Fortune Project and the Red Bank Public Library which is located at 84 W. Front Street
Red Bank Councilman, Ed Zipprich salutes Harvey Milk, one of the first openly gay elected officials.
Artistic Director of Two River Theater, John Dias, salutes the Nobel Prize winning American playwright,
Eugene O'Neill. Community leader and educator, Isabel Lopez will salute Supreme Court Justice,
Sonia Sotomayor; Frank Talk Executive Producer, Gilda Rogers pays homage to poet, Nikki Giovanni;
Phyllis Ledbetter, Director of Asbury Park High School Youth Services Program, salutes the Congresswoman from
Texas, Barbara Jordan; Red Bank Regional High School graduate, John McMahon as
T. Thomas Fortune, the trailblazing African American journalist whose historic Red Bank home is the subject of
an intensive rescue and preservation effort; Actress and educator, Lorraine Stone, salutes Sojourner Truth;
Community activist, Sarah Klepner salutes Joanna Macy; Community member, Michael McCall salutes union organizer
and the architect of the March on Washington, A. Philip Randolph; Attorney John R. Tatulli rounds out the event
with a memorable excerpt that honors the voice of Madiba Nelson Mandela.
These and other fascinating figures from America's past and present will be making their voices heard inside the Red Bank Public Library
on the evening of Thursday, December 12, at 6pm, when the T. Thomas Fortune House Preservation Project joins
Frank Talk MultiMedia Network and RBPL for "The People Speak LIVE," an event in which "community-minded people from the greater
Red Bank area" recreate the words of pivotal people in our nation's history. Hosted by journalist, businesswoman and cable TV
host Candace Kelley, this presentation is based on the documentary film "The People Speak" —
itself adapted from the late Howard Zinn's book "A People's History of the United States."
The film is a showcase of history-making voices such as, Frederick Douglass, Susan B. Anthony, Cesar Chavez and
others performed by notable actors and entertainers of our time.
The performance is designed to create discussion about issues that affect the day to day lives of people, from
immigration, violence, racism to gay rights and poverty. These are concerns that still plague this country and
The People Speak serves as a rallying call for people to rise up and speak out.
A discussion period will follow the free performance, and more information on the program can
be had by emailing firstname.lastname@example.com.


text:
The headline is a quote from Rasheed Wallace as he spoke about the cut Ray Allen suffered above his left eye during practice yesterday. The Globe has more details:
"You couldn't see it, then all of a
sudden he's laying down. Then you saw the blood and you're saying, 'Oh
no, I don't think he's faking.' ''
he was down for a while, Allen got up on his own power. He suffered a
cut above his left eye that required five stitches at New England
Baptist Hospital.
"He got hit pretty hard in the head and went down,'' Rivers said. "I'm sure he had a buzz or something.''Rivers doubts that yesterday's mishap will keep Allen out, but he said,
"That's the one that hurts because you don't expect those to come at
that time.''
Other links: Herald – Pierce Feels For Former Running Mate ('Toine) | Celtics Get Their Fix on D | Pierce Revels in Celtics Rebirth | Cavs Interested in Antonio Daniels? |


text:
Love these Twilight Inspired Java Sleeves! And arm warmers! Perfect for the cold weather headed our way. It is my duty as a devout Twilight fan to share any and all Twilight Accessories I come across. Check these out. The designer loves custom orders - so what would you want displayed. I am thinking maybe a OCD java sleeve or lion lamb arm warmers.
http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=8071667 or…
© 2016
Powered by
Badges |
Report an Issue |
Terms of Service
Site Created & Designed By:
Please check your browser settings or contact your system administrator.


text:
Members of T&C Federal Credit Union voted to approve the proposed merger of the Bloomfield Hills-based credit union with USA Credit Union of Auburn Hills, the company announced today in a news release.
About 91 percent of T&C's members voted to approve the merger, which has been endorsed by both credit unions' boards and by state and federal regulators, the company said.
"We are absolutely delighted so many of our members agreed with our plan to merge," said Dianne Addington, CEO and president of T&C, in a statement. She is CEO-designate of the newly formed Genisys Credit Union.
With $1.2 billion in assets, Genisys will be the fourth-largest credit union in Michigan, the company said. It will have about 130,000 members and 23 branches.
T&C, in business since 1936, serves 65,000 members in Oakland County and locations in Ypsilanti.
USA Credit Union has been in operation more than 50 years and serves more than 66,000 members across the U.S., including Southeast Michigan.


text:
Hold onto your broomstick, it's time for the The Sims 3 Supernatural! This enchanting new add-on has cast a spell on me. Not since World Adventures have I played such a thorough and game-changing Sims expansion.
Based on the Makin' Magic add-on from the original Sims, Supernatural introduces five new Sims classes, each with their own unique abilities, traits, and interactions: Witch, Ghost, Vampire, Werewolf, and Fairy. The Witch comes with a broomstick and wand and can cast spells and raise Sims from the dead. The Fairy can emit beneficial auras, play pranks and fly. The Werewolf can scratch at the furniture, howl at the moon and hunt for items. The Vampire (expanded upon from Late Night) can intimidate and hypnotize other Sims, while the Ghost is a fully playable specter Sim.
With this expansion comes the return of alchemy, allowing Sims to craft a range of potions to assist with anything from a good night's rest to turning another Sim into a zombie. A variety of new plants, from Glow Orb mushrooms to Wolfsbane, serve as ingredients. Bee keeping (from the original Makin' Magic) makes a return, and Sims can use the honey for desserts or alchemy. A lunar cycle is marked on the dashboard, alerting the player to the phase of the moon, each of which affect the Sims emotionally and physically; Fairies will become depressed when the moon is new, Werewolves will automatically transform when it's full. The full moon also turns the town into a zombie apocalypse, as undead spawn from the ground and attack uninfected Sims.
As with past add-ons, a new town with accompanying theme is included with the expansion. Players can also enjoy new recipes, songs, fish, gemstones, careers, gnomes and Lifetime Wishes and Rewards. Venues of note include the Library of Lore and Vault of Antiquity, where Sims can research magic and the occult, the Gypsy Caravan where they can get their fortune read, and Aleister's Elixirs and Sundries, where they can buy and sell potions and ingredients.
A lot of the charm of Supernatural lies in its little details; it's rife with references to a wide range of fantasy stories, from Snow White to A Midsummer Night's Dream. At every turn is a fun little surprise. I bought a seemingly innocuous portrait of an accused witch, only to find that it mysteriously glows during the full moon. The Peashooter, a guest from Plants Vs. Zombies, will kill attacking zombies and play a game of catch. While sleeping, the Vampire snores Vs instead of Zs.
Additional content is also available if other expansions are installed. For example, the Witch's powers are enhanced if he or she owns a cat; teenaged (but not adult) Witches can transform.
Perhaps my favorite detail is the Magic Jelly Bean Bush, a parody on Jelly Belly Beans. Sims who eat them will suffer a range of effects, each in their own a reference to a Jelly Belly flavor: some will dye your Sim blue, burn their mouth or give them a caffeine buzz. I also like the Magic Mirror, where your Sim can practice being The Most Charismatic Of Them All, and was thrilled to see the return of Bonehilda, the skeleton maid from the original Makin' Magic expansion.
If I had to sum up this expansion in a single word, it'd be CONTENT. There's so much to do, it's overwhelming. I almost feel ungrateful pointing out how weak the Ghost features are. Supernatural could stand alone as its own game.
Unfortunately, with thousands upon thousands of items and interactions, you're bound to find glitches—and find them, I did. My first file was played pre-release and thus, many of the features were barely functional. For instance I got stuck in the full moon cycle, so my werewolf wouldn't transform back to human form, and zombies constantly attacked my house. The animations for the alchemy table refused to display. After awhile I had to stop playing and wait for a patch. The glitches were fixed rapidly after the official release day, but a few still remain. One of my Sims earned the points and moodlet for another Sim's completed goal. A day got skipped in the lunar cycle. Worth noting, though, is that this seems to be the least game-breaking expansion I've played in the history of The Sims.
Of the seven expansions that have been released for The Sims 3, Supernatural is among the best: it adds a staggering amount of new content and changes the way the entire game is played. While the last few add-ons, particularly Pets and Late Night, were a bit boring and weak, Supernatural has renewed my interest in The Sims 3. I would recommend it as the first expansion to buy for the new fan.
Here's the Rundown:
+So much new content, it's almost its own game
+The fantasy references and enchanted items are too delightful to miss
-As with any Sims expansions, there are bugs
-The Ghost class is a bit weak
9 and 9.5 represent the pinnacle of the genre, a game that defines what that genre should be about. These scores are for games that you not only feel would be worth your purchase, but you would actually try to convince your friends to buy them as well.
The Sims 3 Supernatural was developed by The Sims Studio and published by EA. It was released on September 4, 2012. A copy was provided by the publisher to RipTen for the purposes of review.


text:
Selections from the Agni Yoga Series
Presented before the Agni Yoga Society, March 1, 2011
1. Bygone nations knew much, but the quality of thinking has progressed very little. And still people talk a great deal about a new race and a new humanity…. The quality of thinking will differ from that of past ages. The art of thinking must be completely and consciously regenerated, but without understanding the three worlds it is impossible to raise thinking to a new level. He who does not yearn for self-perfection will not think on a planetary scale. He who considers discussion of the Fiery World as superstition or paganism cannot revere the Image of the Savior. One need not wonder that people become accustomed to honest thinking so slowly, for throughout their many incarnations they have been bereft of the best images of the heroes of mankind. People have continually seen that it was precisely the heroes who were tortured and killed before their very eyes. By such thinking one does not arrive at the concept of the new man.
Fiery World I,
2. The art of thinking must be developed in schools. Every art is in need of exercise. Likewise thinking must be strengthened by practice. But such a deepening should not be burdensome nor tedious, therefore the instructor in such a subject must be truly enlightened. It may be seen that the most terrible calamities in the history of mankind have arisen from the inability to think. There may be found a multitude of examples wherein spasmodic thinking and unbridled feelings have let whole nations towards the abyss. On the other hand, laziness of thinking and slow-mindedness have destroyed accumulated possibilities. The Leader must provide in himself the example of a constant broadening of thinking in order to approach foresight. Of course, foresight results from Communion with Hierarchy. But Communion itself requires alertness in thinking and a clear striving. The art of thinking should not be understood as an occult concentration. There is nothing mysterious in the art of thinking and in the refinement of consciousness. Only a lofty quality of consciousness will affirm the path of the thinker. And no one will say that the thinker is a special genus. Every child can be directed towards thinking. Hence one must regard the art of thinking as the health of the nation.
Fiery World II,
3. Every unification can take place only on a cooperative basis. To admit but an element of conquest, suppression and humiliation, means that sooner or later these horrible shadows will turn into destructive monsters. Therefore no act of violence can enter into the construction of the Stronghold. One may find the power of joy in cooperation, but such cooperation requires the art of thinking. Who will distribute the forces for productive labor? Only he who is able to visualize a useful cooperation. He must know how to imagine such labor in common, but, as you know, imagination must be cultivated. The task of every school is the opening of a well-founded imagination.
Fiery World II,
4. That man is good who creates good. Creation of good is the improvement of the future… It is possible to improve the thinking of a nation; and in this will be a synthesis of good. How beautiful is thought-creativeness which is not directed toward evil! When a people apprehends all the evil of condemnation, it opens new gates to the future. So much time is thus freed for cognition, for the art of thinking, for the creation of true good; and in these the best fires of the heart are kindled. Such fires are not kindled in evil. Such good will preserve health and to a large extent purify the atmosphere. It is absurd to think that good is an abstraction or a personal merit. It is the salvation of the future, for without it there is no affirmation of ascent. Thus each thought of good is already an arrow of Light. Somewhere it has already exterminated disunity, and any disunity, in malice, is a lapse into chaos. Therefore teach to think about good.
Fiery World II,
5. Vairaga is the very sacred flame of renunciation of corporeal things. Forbearance is more difficult in thought than in action. In action even the muscles can assist abstinence, but the thought centers are so subtle that the man who has not attained the art of thinking will not know how to follow the reflexes of these centers. It is said that the Subtle World is far from the material, yet each thought process is already a process of the Subtle World. According to the subtlety of thinking is it possible to imagine the film of the Subtle World. The subtle body is also ponderable, but in the most minute measurements. But the fiery body is already beyond measurement. Scientists can assist in revealing the Subtle World. In all domains is it possible to observe that thought multiplies the other energies; thus new cooperations take place.
Fiery World III,
6. It is almost impossible to find people who are devoted to the art of thinking. In the simple matter of Olympic Games people are ready to award crowns to the winners. But where is there recognition and encouragement of thought? One's ears are almost shattered by the applause accorded the jumpers, yet each leap of thought is suspected and ridiculed.
Let the manifested fighters for thought gather together!
7. Frequently there occur fallacies about the names of energies. People cannot understand why the primary energy is called by different names. But there may be names which were given by different peoples. Moreover, the manifestation of different aspects of it has been identified by many definitives. It is impossible to establish a single designation for manifestations which are so very diverse. In the history of humanity it can be traced how attentively people have detected the subtlest shades of this same energy. It would seem that at present observations ought to be deepened, but in fact it proves to be almost the opposite. People are attempting to justify themselves by the complexity of life, but it is more accurate to explain this as aimless dispersion of thinking. The more should one repeat about the art of thinking. If it be not sufficiently developed in schools, then the family must come to its assistance. One should not allow man to become scatter-brained, that is to say, irresponsible.
8. How can feeling exist without its foundation of thought? People do not differentiate between the process of thinking and thought itself, which is swift as lightning. The Thinker spoke of the role of thought in all creation, but this simple affirmation was rejected by people who had made up their minds not to accept the power of thought. In this way the Teacher suffered greatly for thought.
He taught, Thought is like lightning, and not knowing where a thought originates, you are unable to transform it into words. A thought may strike your consciousness, but without the process of thinking, it will remain unrevealed and lie ungerminated, like a seed in infertile soil. Such dried up thoughts sadden the Teacher, who sends these salutary signs through space. Centuries may be needed for the proper growth of a seed of thought.
In schools the art of thinking should be studied above all. One should be trained in the art of constant thinking and learn to be ashamed of thoughtlessness. Man is unable not to think, but there is a great difference between harmonious, disciplined thinking and the oscillations of chaotic thoughtlessness, which not only influences man, but space itself. How can man dare to pollute all of space? Indeed, the time will come when mankind will finally realize the power of thought. And when man starts to study thought as a special science we may already be on the far-off worlds!
Supermundane I,
9. Urusvati knows that people love to immerse themselves in the past…. They detest the tempo of today and cherish the hope that life will return to the slow-flowing current of yesterday. If you tell them that this is impossible, and inform them of the coming of the New World, you will be labeled a destroyer of traditions and a dangerous revolutionary!
But who is strong enough to bring back the former weak currents when the river is already overflowing its banks? Indeed, the new rhythm is tiring for those who are unable to accept it. An unassimilated rhythm can even become destructive. Uncontrolled gases can be deadly. A technique wrongly applied can cause calamities, and many dangers have arisen because of ignorance. Nevertheless, the new rhythm has already entered life, and people cannot ignore the new conditions that are flooding it. Returning to the past is impossible, and one must harmonize oneself with the new conditions. For that purpose, people should pay attention to the humanities, and the art of thinking must be revived.
Scientists are discovering new characteristics of the human brain, and such research is useful for establishing the equilibrium of rhythm. The brain and nervous system will provide unusual discoveries that will create possibilities for adjustment to the new rhythm. The speed of life will seem frightening until people develop a speed of thought sufficient to outstrip it. People must accept cosmic conditions or there will be dangerous discord…. When it was declared that ideas rule the world, the power of thought was affirmed. Intelligent thinking must help humanity to accept the new rhythm and cognize the New World that has already drawn near. Truly, the New World pours forth its influence, and has manifested its power in the radiance of scientific achievements. May we overcome all the suffocating dangers through concentration upon the New World!
Mankind must realize that life now takes on supermundane meaning…. Instead of the limited formulas of the past, humanity will now see unlimited supermundane achievements. In these new achievements there will be place for both the intellect and the heart. One can affirm that the gates to the New World are wide open, and in this realization there will be no place for remorse or depression.
Supermundane II,
10. People do not understand that the way to harmony is in the art of thinking. Deep contemplation is needed for the realization of harmony. Truly, only the art of thinking can refine one's feelings. But how does one acquire this art, which can sometimes be possessed by an illiterate person, yet elude the most learned? How can We teach man the art of thinking? Many will take this to be a clumsy aphorism. How can We explain to people that Our philosophy is based upon thinking about Infinity? With such ideals, earthly tribulations become bearable and manageable. Do not fear the lofty concept of harmony. It can be applied in all aspects of life, and every human being can develop a sense of it within himself. This state can be called by different names, yet it is the property of all. Everyone sooner or later will achieve harmony if the art of thinking is cultivated.
The Thinker stressed correct thinking. He wanted His disciples to feel themselves to be artists who could create new kinds of harmony.
Supermundane II,
11. Urusvati knows that one of the most valued human qualities is keenness of observation. Everyone who can see should develop this keenness. But actually, the opposite occurs. People obscure their minds with superstition and prejudices… As always, ignorance reigns and the voices of enlightenment are solitary and subject to persecutions, which, though different from those of the Dark Ages, are equally inhumane.
Let us not boast of culture, which now is taking on ugly forms. What kind of culture can succeed when the very art of thinking is not cultivated in the young! Even the reading of books will not help if their contents are not pondered. Therefore it is so necessary to sharpen attentiveness so that world events will be seen in their true significance. People attempt to justify their behavior by saying that the universe is engulfed by chaos against which human thought is powerless. But such a notion cannot be applied to thought. Thought is powerful in everything. The aspiring consciousness is already successful in space, and even the germ of a thought has power. Keen observation will help to perceive how thought moves not only the muscles, but even the most complex processes of life. Amidst everyday life the most wonderful manifestations can be observed.
Supermundane IV,
12. The protective network is formed out of subtlest energies. All centers participate in the formation of this powerful shield. For a complete circle it is necessary that all the spiritual centers intensify their energies. From out of the centers of the spirit it is especially necessary to tense the heart, because by its power it can transmute thinking. Right thinking produces stability, which is the first requirement. Steadfastness expels duplicity, fear and doubt. The protective net can defend a man, making him invulnerable. But this shield can only then be affirmed when all subtle energies have been harmonized. The experience of Agni Yogi truly provides this shield, but a most cautious regard for the centers is necessary. The protective net must be continually saturated with the energies from within, as a fiery, eternally ascending spiral. Spiritual centers must nurture this power. The protective net passes on with the spirit into the Subtle World. Woven from the subtlest energies, it can become assimilated into the Fiery World; only the highest strivings may be reflected in it. People who live by means of lower centers have no protective net. Obsessed ones do not have this shield. Therefore, on the Fiery path one should take care of the interweaving of the subtlest energies.
Fiery World III,


text:
Tonight is the Syracuse Crunch's final home game of the season in the Oncenter War Memorial. Cheer on the Crunch as they take on the Adirondack Phantoms. Tickets range from $22-26 online with processing fees included.
Where: The Oncenter War Memorial Arena at 515 Montgomery St.
When: Wednesday, April 16 at 7 p.m.
All work and no play makes Salt City taste kinda bland. Get Out is a weekday series of daily diversions, from trying a new restaurant dish to catching a show downtown. Look for a new post every Monday-Friday before noon. #GetOutCNY


text:
Call it the Ad Bowl. Or the Buzz Bowl. Or the BS Bowl. Doesn't matter, it all boils down to this: Sunday's Super Bowl is the biggest day of the year for advertisers, some of which dished out $3 million for the chance to reach an audience of 100 million consumers for 30 seconds. At that price — $100,000 a second — the stakes are high. A good commercial can be a triumph, creating just the kind of water-cooler talk that propels a brand to a new level with consumers. A bad commercial? Well, those behind it better start dusting off the old resume.
Palm Chief promises "hits" for HP
Six months after Hewlett-Packard announced it was buying smartphone pionners Palm for $1 billion, technology watchers are still waiting to see just what emerges from the high-profile marriage.
Apple's Jobs goes after Google, tablet rivals
It's not often Steve Jobs shows up on a routine earnings call. And when he showed up on Monday's, he made a splash.
Dell says it won't chase Apple in tablet race
The iPad is officially on the market, and here come its rivals. Dell and HP, among many others, are planning to bring their own touchscreen tablets to consumers some time this year.
What's an IPad? HP tries to drum up buzz for its "slate"
With iPad hysteria perhaps starting to fade — or at least come back down from the stratosphere — Hewlett-Packard chimed in Monday to remind everybody in the media that, hey, we've also got a tablet on the way.
And the first iPad goes to…
…this guy in the hat. Sitting among Saturday strollers on New York's Fifth Ave. He's one of the 10 or so sitting in front of the Apple Store more than 18 hours before it will open for the first day of iPad sales. Oops, it looks like the dot.com ad on his hat is not the only surprise of the day. Sorry MediaFile readers, we only report the news. Sorry it wasn't the cute kid on the left.
Apple blocks iPad shipment info, report says
Apple is apparently leaving nothing to chance when it comes to protecting information about its soon-to-be-released iPad tablet computer.
Apple's tablet: No time for a flop
With Wednesday's expected unveiling of the Apple tablet, the tech world is bracing for a device that could revolutionize everything from mobile computing to the newspaper industry. But what if the tablet doesn't live up to expectations?
Apple: AT&T a "great" partner (but will they get the tablet?)
Few relationships in the technology world are as closely scrutinized as that between iPhone maker Apple and its exclusive U.S. carrier, AT&T. Complaints about AT&T and its network have reached a crescendo in recent months, and most analysts believe it is only a matter of time before rival Verizon Wireless gets the iPhone, perhaps as early as this June.
CES: Palm's webOS could maybe work for a tablet but…
Since everybody else seems to be doing it, Palm chief Jon Rubinstein was asked if he might add tablets to the company's line of smartphones based on webOS.


text:
- New Annex
- Diversity
- Research
- About
- Giving
- College A-Z
University of Guam Student 1st to Take Advantage of UI Engineering Agreement
Wednesday, May 6, 2009
From www.pacificnewscenter.com
Written by From News Release
Guam - Han Sol Seo is the first University of Guam pre-engineering student to take advantage of the UOG/University of Iowa College of Engineering Agreement which was signed in June of 2008.
Seo was admitted to U of Iowa's College of Engineering as an electrical engineering major. He was also accepted into the University of Iowa's Honors Program, and will transfer 60 credits from the University of Guam to the University of Iowa this fall.
"Congratulations to Han Sol," said UOG President Robert A. Underwood. "I hope he is the first of many students who decide to pursue engineering degrees, and who start their journey here at the University of Guam."
"This agreement provides an affordable pathway for Guam's students who wish to pursue engineering degrees by allowing them to live at home and pay the University of Guam's tuition rates for the first two years of college," said UOG Senior Vice President Dr. Helen Whippy.
The University of Iowa's College of Engineering charges approximately $20,000 per year for out of state tuition compared to the University of Guam's annual tuition of about $5,000 per year.
Students may enter the University of Guam's pre-engineering program, and then transfer to the University of Iowa's College of Engineering after successfully completing required coursework with grades of As and Bs. The University of Iowa's College of Engineering is looking for an overall GPA that indicates likely success in engineering.
To transfer into the College of Engineering, students must have demonstrated success in math, science, and engineering courses. At a minimum, transfer students must complete Calculus I as well as introductory courses in Physics and Chemistry. U of Iowa's Engineering Academic Disciplines include:
The agreement also promotes cooperation in such areas as faculty and student exchanges, training and study programs, collaborative teaching projects, and collaborative scholarship.
For more information on UOG's pre-engineering program contact Dr. Shahram Khosrowpanah, Professor, UOG's Water and Environmental Research Institute of the Western Pacific at 735-2694 or


text:
There are unlikely to be any major surprises as the Iowa Hawkeyes football program moves toward national signing day (Feb. 6). The program's top priority is to make sure that those players from whom it has received verbal commitments make it to Iowa City.
That doesn't mean that there aren't players whose commitments, in their way, have a higher value to the program than others.
The recruit's value is determined not only by the talent that he has demonstrated in high school, but also by how high his ceiling appears to be, how much he can immediately help the program, how much he can help the program in the future and what positions the Hawks are most in need of.


text:
WATCH: Kmart Drops Trou And Jingles Some Balls This Holiday Season
Kmart and Joe Boxer found some dashing men, presumably through the snow, for this cheeky ode to a holiday classic, "Jingle Bells," as played by the swaying junk of Santa's hottest helpers.
That's right…jingle it all the way, fellas.
lol I see lust in that tongue of Joe Boxers.
This is charming, witty, original and clever. I feel quite festive after watching it.
"One horse" has hot legs.
Just so long as you don't do your shopping on Thanksgiving. Send a message to retailers. DO NOT FORCE EMPLOYEES TO GIVE UP TIME WITH THEIR FAMILIES AND FRIENDS.
This is really clever especially for Kmart. I suspect this will get them a lot of GAY customers this year…AND hopefully the stupid Religious Right just might boycott them AND KEEP their Salvation Army GOONS away from their front door.. YIPEE!!!!
Fun and clever commercial. Shame that some people are getting so upset about it. I mean, WTF?? It's light hearted and *funny*…there's so much more in the world to be worried about.
I hope the "controversy" brings Kmart tons of business and it shuts the silly prudes up.
1,2,4,&6 have great thighs. Yum!!


text:
Discussion Topics
Last Post
Traveling from New Zealand to San Francisco then to SeattleFeb 10, 20162How long does it take to disembark from the plane once landed in San Francisco go throug customs and get to a connecting flight to Seattle, I have been allocated only 2 hours to achieve this Is this enough time ????Neil TravlerSun, Feb 7That should be enough time if both tickets are on the same reservation.ZAPSun, Feb 7
Tight connectionFeb 5, 20161Hi, arriving SFO 16.35 on United and booked on Virgin America to Las Vegas departing 18.00. Am I likely to be able to make that?socFri, Feb 5
Transfering from United airline to Hawaii airlineFeb 4, 20163We will travel from Dallas to SFO with United then have connecting flight with Hawaii airline. The connecting time is 2hrs. 1) What terminal we will be walking from United to Hawaii airline ? 2) Do we need to re-enter the security ? 3) Do we have enough connecting time ? Thank youATVThu, Feb 4You will arrive in Terminal 3 and depart from Concourse A of the International Terminal. If you have checked bags you will have to claim them from United and take them to Hawaiian. Regardless, you will have to go through security again in the International Terminal. You should have enough time, although barely if you have checked bags.ZAPThu, Feb 4Thank you for your quick response. Please note, we booked Dallas > SFO (United) > Hawaii (Hawaii Airline) thru United. 1) Do we still need to reclaim the baggages at SFO then re checkin, re enter security at International Gate A ? 2) If we only have carry on, do we have enough time ? 2ATVThu, Feb 4If everything was booked through United then you wouldn't have to claim your bags in SFO. You will still have to go through security again in the International Terminal A concourse since it's not connected to anything else inside security. Yes, you would have enough time.ZAPThu, Feb 4
Tight ConnectionFeb 4, 20161I am flying in from DCA with a 33 minute connection to BUR. As long as my flight is on time Is that doable, even with construction?Scoty315Thu, Feb 4
Will I make my connecting flight?Feb 4, 20161If i'm coming in on United international from Sydney, Australia and need to clear customs at SFO with a US passport will 2.5 hours be enough to make it to my United domestic flight to Chicago?KPRThu, Feb 4
Ongoing construction/renovationFeb 4, 20161I was told that there is renovation being done in the SAO airport concourses. Which concourses are affected? Will this make it difficult to make a flight connection. I am flying United 1900 Atlanta to San Francisco on March 10 and have 1 hour and 27 minutes ( if we arrive on time)to connect to United 888 to Beijing. Will that work through construction?ASKWed, Feb 3
Ongoing construction/renovationFeb 3, 20160I was told that there is renovation being done in the SAO airport concourses. Which concourses are affected? Will this make it difficult to make a flight connection. I am flying United 1900 Atlanta to San Francisco on March 10 and have 1 hour and 27 minutes ( if we arrive on time)to connect to United 888 to Beijing. Will that work through construction?ASKWed, Feb 3
Connection timeFeb 2, 20162I'm flying from Spain to SFO with Turkish Airlines (via Istanbul), and from SFO to Calgary with Alaska Airlines. Is 90 minutes enough time to collect my bags, check in again, security check, etc?luisTue, Feb 2With checked bags on two separate tickets, not I don't think that is enough time. Also Alaska airlines does not fly nonstop from San Francisco to Calgary.ZAPTue, Feb 2
45 minute connectionFeb 2, 20161Hi, We are flying from Philadelphia to San Francisco on United connecting to Sydney with a 45 min connection, is this do able?snowskimomTue, Feb 2
Can I make this connection (separate bookings)Jan 27, 20161Hi, I'm a US resident alien (with Global Entry) arriving at SFO on Flight JL2 (Japan Airlines) from HND @ 16.25 I need to get on a United flight (separate booking) from SFO > AUS @ 18.07 Will I need to go through security again, and do you think I can make the connecting flight? Thank you! -Alex***Wed, Jan 27
HK-SFO-PHXJan 26, 20161I'm a non-US passenger. Arriving from HK on CX 10:15 on a Wednesday, taking AA flight at 13:00, is 2 hrs 45mins sufficient to make the connection? Thanks!SPTue, Jan 26
Edmonton to San Francisco to HonoluluJan 25, 20161We are flying United from Edmonton, Alberta Canada to SanFrancisco..we have 41 minutes between landing and our United flight to Honolulu - is this enough time? Our rep in Canada says it is within regulation, but is it REALISTIC? Thanks so much!LNSun, Jan 24
Connection timeJan 24, 20161I will be flying virgin from San Diego to San Fran and then on virgin again onto New York. I have a 30 minute connection. Is that enough?GucciSun, Jan 24
Toronto ->SFO -> HonoluluJan 30, 20166Flying Toronto to SFO (UA 8517 operated by Air Canada arriving T1 @ 9:42AM) and connecting to flight from SFO to Honolulu (UA 1122 leaving T3 @10:50AM). This gives us 1 h 8 m to get from T1 to T3. Do we need to check in security at T3? Do we have enough time?mikeSat, Jan 23You will not arrive in Terminal 1, you will arrive in the International Terminal. Air Canada uses both the G and A concourse of the International Terminal. If your flight arrives in G then you can just walk inside security to your departure gate in Terminal 3. If it arrives in A then you will have to go through security again in Terminal 3. You should have enough time.ZAPSat, Jan 23Ironic. We're on the same flights with you, and I had the exact same question! I'm nervous about a 1hr 8min layover, but Expedia assures me it is enough time. I don't know if it would be wise to attempt a later flight out of SFO, or if I'm worrying over nothing. Are you sticking with the flights, as is?RayThu, Jan 28Yah they tell me I have enough time as well if the flight arrives on time and everything goes well. We were on a later connecting flight but UA bumped us to this earlier one, and now they tell me there is a big fee to change us back to the later flight so I'll stick with this for now.MikeSat, Jan 30Exact same situation here. Who knows, these flights are likely to change again before we fly. I looked up SFO online, and they say it only takes 25 minutes to walk the entire loop of the airport. Well, look for the bald guy with a family of four if you wanna say hi!RaySat, Jan 30Apparently we will clear customs first in Toronto and the UA/AC flight will be treated as a domestic flight and arrive T1, not T3...so this should save some time. I also read somewhere UA operates a shuttle bus between T1 and T3 and if we take that we don't need to clear security again. Does anyone know if this still exists? If not, look for the semi-bald guy with family of four. LOL. We can run together.MikeSat, Jan 30
Seoul to SFO to DallasJan 23, 20163I am a US citizen entering SFO from Seoul, South Korea. The UA flight will arrive at 11:15am and my connecting flight will depart at 1:17pm. I will have one checked luggage. Is 2 hours enough time to make it to my connecting flight?goinghomeFri, Jan 22Yes, that should be enough time if your flight from Seoul arrives on-time.ZAPFri, Jan 22I'm also a US citizen flying from INC to SFO, but have a non-citizen with me and we each have one piece of checked luggage. I'm very worried about our connection time - 1 hour and 32 minutes, SFO to PHX. We're also in the back of the plane. I had a similar situation at LAX, and we (along with a few other people from our plane with similar connection windows) were fast-checked through security and led through the employee sections of the airport to reach our planes on time. I guess my questions are 1) Is the connection doable? 2) What are the chances that we'll be fast tracked? Was that LAX specific or do airports routinely do this kind of thing for International - Domestic transfers with short connection times? Sorry for the novel and thanks for your time! (:DanielSSat, Jan 23


text:
For now, a concrete floor and a few wooden walls are all that mark the Tempe spot where one Valley family soon will build a life.
In a few months, with the support and work of the Andrade family and their community, the site will become a dream home. It is among three Habitat for Humanity Central Arizona houses planned for Tempe.
Leonel Andrade, 20, applied for the house for him and his mother, Gertrudis Andrade, to live in after a lifetime of living in apartments.
"It was great to see a lot of people that care for my dream to come true," he said of the sense of gratitude he felt as he worked alongside residents who volunteered for the community project.
The first community-build day on Andrade's house was last Saturday. Work will continue each Saturday through early May, the target deadline to complete the house.
The family and volunteers are building from the ground up. They began Saturday's work day with nothing but a concrete base.
"It just kind of all came together standing and watching the walls go up. It was like, 'Wow,' this is an awesome thing watching what you can do for a family and for your community," said Beth Fiorenza, executive director of Tempe Community Action Agency, a non-profit serving families and individuals in need of human and social services.
Fiorenza, a Tempe resident, said that many volunteers appreciated knowing they were working on a project that will have lasting value.
Tempe Community Action Agency is helping organize volunteers for the Andrade home. The other two Tempe Habitat for Humanity houses have corporate sponsors, which often draw volunteers from their business.
The Ramsey Social Justice Foundation, which is led by Tempe couple Jenny Norton and Bob Ramsey, is donating about $115,000 for construction materials for the Andrade house and to certify all three Tempe Habitat houses to national sustainability standards. The foundation in recent years has helped fund several Valley Habitat for Humanity houses.
"Tempe is our hometown," said Norton of the couple's desire to support the Tempe construction. "When we had an opportunity to build the first one (sustainable Habitat house) in Tempe ... I instantly met with Habitat and the city of Tempe."
The land for the Andrade house was purchased from Tempe for a nominal fee.
Fiorenza said that Habitat for Humanity and the financial sponsors for the Tempe houses are providing new affordable houses in a Valley that is sorely lacking such a commodity.
She invited Valley residents to join in building the homes.
"With the new year, it's the perfect time ... to start giving back to our community," she said.


text:
ZEELAND, MI — Jobs in the next decade are going to require people to have heavy technical skills, be social media savvy, compassionate and able to use the creative of side of their brains.
Those were a few of the projections made by Dean Whittaker, president and CEO of the Holland-based research firm Whittaker Associates to members of the Michigan West Coast Chamber.
"This high-tech, high-touch job market is already being reflected in the list of the jobs that were hardest to fill during 2012," he said.
Those jobs included software engineer / web designer, creative designer, software service provider, and Google marketer in social media.
"These are jobs that mostly didn't exist 10 years ago but have become essential to our world and business," he said.
Among jobs that are growing daily in the workplace on the personal contact end of the scale are positions related to care and comfort of the nation's baby boomer population.
"Right now 10,000 people are turning 65 every day for the next 19 years and we need a plan to take care of everyone. And that's where jobs are being created," said Whittaker, speaking at the Michigan West Coast Chamber of Commerce Tech luncheon at the Howard Miller Community Center in Zeeland.
Trend analysis, which is one of the specialties of his company, shows a shift in workplace power is occurring from men to women.
"It's a good time to be a woman in the workforce," he said.
"Of all college students, 60 percent are women. More women are entering the workforce than men. Jobs today require more soft skills like team building, collaboration and emotional intelligence, areas women are more culturally adapted for," he said.
Whittaker said schools are focused on developing the left side of the brain that does the analytical processing, the math, logic and statistics.
Students therefore have to develop on their own the right brain, where empathy, compassion and creativity come from.
Today, the search engine Google is perfecting its systems to not only find information but anticipate the questions before they are asked and is at work on developing artificial intelligence.
"As we progress in the arena of artificial intelligence and robotics, a (Master of Fine Arts) soon may be as valuable as an MBA in the workplace," he said.


text:
A Florida woman found a unique way to comment on her husband's crappy behavior – by taking a #2 on the floor outside the bedroom after finding him in bed with another woman! She then grabbed a gun and began blasting away at items that her hubby valued before dropping the weapon and fleeing the scene. Cops tracked her down at a nearby apartment and charged her with domestic violence and assault. And possibly a good carpet cleaning.
A 31-year-old lady from Queens, NY was waiting for her bus, huddled against a wall from the rain, when the sidewalk collapsed. "It happened so
fast she did not scream or anything," said a witness from a bar next door, where everybody "got up to look." An FDNY rescue team
pulled her from the 6-foot hole using a unit that looked like a
crane with cargo netting. The woman, described as weighing over 300 pounds, sustained shoulder injuries and was listed in stable condition at Cornell Hospital. It's one thing to trip on the sidewalk but to actually have the sidewalk break open and swallow you
The Polk County Sheriff's Office said Russell Lester Sanford Jr., 28, allegedly robbed the Mid-Florida Credit Union in Davenport armed with a semiautomatic handgun. Sanford fled with an undisclosed amount of money and a deputy pulled Sanford over near the scene. Sanford was arrested on charges related to the incident and interviewed by detectives, who said the suspect told them he had been planning the robbery for two days. He was tired of seeing people younger than him driving newer vehicles than his car. He said he had also planned to use the money to pay off his mounting traffic citations.