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Baltimore Travel Survey, 1977 (ICPSR 34418)
Principal Investigator(s): Stahr, Mark, United States Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration; Harvey, Greig, University of California-Berkeley
The Baltimore Travel Survey, 1977, is a comprehensive collection of demographic characteristics and travel patterns for 967 households in Baltimore, Maryland. The survey was conducted in May and June of 1977; survey results have been maintained and distributed by the United States Federal Highway Administration. Survey participants were asked to provide detailed household information, including length of residency at current address, number of household occupants, type of dwelling unit, number of vehicles available to household occupants, and the body type of each vehicle. Respondents were also asked to provide information on their travel behavior during a 24-hour assessment period, including trip duration and frequency, trip purpose, departure and arrival times, mode of transportation, number of passengers, and parking cost. Demographic information for this collection includes age, sex, disability, race, spoken language, marital status, income, and educational attainment.
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Stahr, Mark, and Greig Harvey. Baltimore Travel Survey, 1977. ICPSR34418-v1. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2013-08-20. http://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR34418.v1
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Subject Terms: automobile ownership, automobile use, automobiles, carpools, commuting (travel), disabilities, driving habits, employment, highways, household income, households, licenses, marital status, public transportation, recreation, shopping, traffic, transportation, travel, vacations, vehicles, work, working hours
Smallest Geographic Unit: census tract
Geographic Coverage: Baltimore, Maryland, United States
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- 1977-05--1977-06
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- 1977-05--1977-06
Unit of Observation: individual, household
Universe: Households in Baltimore, Maryland.
Data Types: survey data
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"I love this show---you truly helped this 'revert' come home to the Church after many years! Your program is an invaluable resource and a source of inspiration. I can't get enough!"
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interesting promotion for Atlanta
Stewart and Kenseth crashed while racing for the lead during the Irwin Tools Night Race, and Stewart aggravated the situatuion by hurling hes helmet in near-perfect form at Kenseth's car.
The incident lit up the Internet and helped to re-establish Bristol's reputation as a coliseum-type track where anything goes and the timid need not apply.
After an episode of that sort, the next track on the schedule typically benefits at the ticket windows. It happens to be Bristol's sister track, Atlanta, whose president, Ed Clark, was at Bristol promoting his race Saturday night.
AMS hosts the AdvoCare 500 Sunday night, the next-to-last race before the start of the Chase for the Sprint Cup.
AMS jumped on the Stewart-Kenseth contretemps quickly. On Monday, the track announced that fans who purchase three Lower Champions Grandstand tickets for Sunday's race can buy a fourth ticket for $14 (if they're Stewart fans) of $17 (if they're Kenseth backers).
The numbers, of course, match those on the Stewart and Kenseth cars (fortunately for fans, Carl Edwards, whose car number is 99, wasn't involved in the fracas).
"This is a fun, tongue-in-cheek way of rewarding fans planning to attend this Sunday's AdvoCare 500," Clark said. "i expect Sunday's night's event to continue the on-track intensity we have seen the past several weeks as drivers fight to make their way into the 2012 Chase for the Sprint Cup championship. The conflicts that will come as a result aren't over."
Stewart promised to retaliate against Kenseth "every chance I get." Those chances aren't likely to appear as often at AMS, a high speed venue where on-track shenanigans are not advisable.
Kenseth, who has officially quailified for the Chase, and Stewart, who is virtually certain to make the Chase list, have desparate records at Atlanta, still one of the fastest tracks on the circuit (Geoffrey Bodine set the track qualifying record of 197.478 miles per hour in 1997).
Stewart has three victories in 25 races at the Hampton, GA facility. Kenseth is winless in 23 visits.
A win for either could be critical in the Chase standings when the champoinship run begins Sept. 16 at Chicagoland Speedway in Joliet, IL.
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Double standard on the ConnecticutJuly 05,2013
On June 28, Jeff C. Wright, director of energy projects for the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, ruled against the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service as it sought two extra weeks to review hundreds of pages of just-released proposed study plans for the relicensing of five Connecticut River hydro projects. The request for a 15-day EOT to file comments on the licensees proposed study plans is denied.
EOT is FERC-speak for extension of time. Those studies will impact this four-state river for the next 20-40 years. Agencies joining that request included the National Marine Fisheries Service, the Massachusetts division of Fish and Wildlife, the Connecticut River Watershed Council, the Nature Conservancy, Trout Unlimited, the Franklin Regional Council of Governments, the New Hampshire Department of Environmental Service and the Vermont Agency of Natural Resources.
One big reason for that request was the difficulties in evaluating the impacts of FirstLights Northfield Mountain/Turners Falls hydro operations on the entire Connecticut River ecosystem. Beginning last fall, FERC begun deviating from its standardized relicensing model when it scheduled public site visits to FirstLight sites weeks before the company released a publicly required 500-page pre-application document describing its complex pumped storage operations and machinery.
This spring FERC also supported FirstLights expedited request to conduct a series of complicated river flow studies this summer an allowance falling well outside FERCs strict licensing timelines. In doing so they let the company schedule three days of river visits by federal and state agencies smack in the middle of their deadline to comment on FirstLights 434-page updated proposed study plan.
FirstLight released that document June 28; comments to FERC are due July 15. Even after nine meetings with the power company and FERC, many agency representatives continued to decry the lack of critical scientific detail provided in FirstLights documents. Those were put together by its team of five consulting firms. Ironically, those handpicked FirstLight firms will conduct the next two years of river studies the ones meant to protect the river. A fox and chicken coop analogy applies.
FERC is employing a legal double standard here on the Connecticut. If you are a public agency or citizen seeking protections for the ecosystem well, even little rules are the rules. At the same time it appears corporations can continuously and sometimes massively ignore federal license requirements with impunity.
In FERCs own words, the commission enforces the conditions of each license for the duration of its term, and conducts project safety and environmental inspections. Yet today Holyoke Gas and Electric is half a decade and counting in violation of its 2002 agreement to construct facilities to end the evisceration of federally endangered shortnose sturgeon and other federal trust fish migrating downstream at their Holyoke dam facility. So why have a license at all?
Upstream in 2010 GDF-Suez FirstLight dumped some of 45,000 cubic square yards of reservoir sludge directly into the Connecticut at Northfield Mountain over a 90-day period the equivalent of 40 dump truck loads of muck per day, smack in the middle of fish migration season. Yet in current documents FERC states their inspections have never found FirstLight in violation of its license.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency found FirstLight in violation of the Clean Water Act in August 2010 and ordered a massive cleanup, though the ecosystem damage was already done. In an Aug. 4, 2010, letter, EPA sanctioned FirstLight for violating FERC License No. 2485 and polluting the navigable waters of the United States. A subsequent letter from FERCs biological resources branch chief, Steve Hocking, to FirstLight manager John Howard specifically referenced the EPAs sanctions, directing him to article 20 of your license. Yet there is virtually no FERC mention of that egregious violation in current relicensing documents.
Thats the standard that for-profit companies are held to here. It rivals the Pirate Code. Currently there is no watchdog entity on this river willing to go to the mat to protect the ecosystem. If, as on the Hudson, there was an organization like Riverkeeper which cites enforcement as one of its main responsibilities, these egregious injuries to the Connecticut would not likely stand. Holyoke Gas and Electric would have been in court long ago for killing endangered sturgeon; and the full range of FirstLights lethal impacts on the Connecticuts migratory fish when all are diverted into their turbine-filled power canal would have been fully investigated. FERCs inaction is a disgrace.
FERC director Wright requested that questions regarding that EOT denial go to Ken Hogan at: 202-502-8434, or email@example.com. Ken has presided over the Connecticut River relicensing hearings. Also, you can find FirstLights 434-page Updated Proposed Study Plan at: www.northfieldrelicensing.com under Documents.
The public has until July 15 to send comments on that plan to FERC. You do that at: www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling.asp. You must cite FirstLights project numbers, P-2485 and P-1889, and be sure to note that you are commenting on the Updated Proposed Study Plan.
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Recent News
Posted on: 08 August, 2012
Two East Central University alumni reunions are scheduled this month. The first is set for Oklahoma City on Saturday, Aug. 11, and the second will be held in Ada, Friday, Aug. 17.
The ECU Oklahoma City Area Alumni Reunion will be held in the Remington Suite of Remington Park, beginning at 6 p.m. Transportation will be provided from ECU to Oklahoma City for alums wanting to attend the event during the opening weekend of thoroughbred horse racing.
Posted on: 04 August, 2012
East Central University's Cami Correa is one of five recipients of the 2012 Great American Conference Degree Completion Award, it was announced on Friday by the league office in Russellville, Ark.
Correa, who just completed her two-year softball playing career with the Lady Tigers, will receive a $1,500 award from the GAC. There were 12 applicants and Correa was one of the five selected by virtue of her academic and athletic standings as well as financial needs for the upcoming year.
Posted on: 04 August, 2012
Four East Central University professors were awarded with the prestigious Teaching Excellence Award during the Evening of Faculty Recognition late last spring.
The 2011-12 winners were Dr. Michael Bay, professor of Biology; Dr. Marc Klippenstine, assistant professor of Psychology; Dr. Shirley Mixon, professor of Business and ECU's Director of the Oklahoma Reach Higher Program; and Dr. Regina Robertson, professor of Human Resources.
Posted on: 03 August, 2012
Boomer W. Appleman knows the ins and outs of institutional organization, operations and governance.
Now Appleman brings that understanding as East Central University's new Dean of Students for 2012-13.
Appleman replaces Bronson Warren, who was Dean of Students since 2005.
"I am deeply committed to enhancing the personal and educational development of all students," said Appleman. "Throughout my tenure in higher education, I have demonstrated my advocacy for and commitment to student development and personal academic success."
Posted on: 29 July, 2012Enrollment for continuing students, former students and transfer students at East Central University is ongoing until the beginning of fall classes on Aug. 20.Beginning freshmen can enroll on Aug. 17, provided their admissions and pre-testing are complete. That day freshmen will undergo a mandatory advisement/enrollment session.A late enrollment through the first five days of classes is also available until Aug. 24.
Posted on: 29 June, 2012
A three-week summer Russian camp hosted by East Central University will end tonight (JUNE 29) with a banquet from 5 to 7 p.m. in the Stanley Wagner Ballroom located in the Memorial Student Union at ECU. Students, teachers, parents, counselors and special guests are invited to participate.
Students and counselors will present Russian classic poetry, folk songs and dances they learned during the camp at the banquet.
Posted on: 28 June, 2012
Sarah Harris of Byng, who will be a freshman next fall at East Central University, has been selected as the fourth recipient of the Don and Jane Kellogg Mathematics and Science Teaching Scholarship at ECU.
Harris will major in mathematics with teacher certification.
The Kelloggs established the scholarship to assist ECU students pursuing a teaching degree in either mathematics or science.
Posted on: 26 June, 2012
The biggest misconception about a car crash? That there's only one collision.
There actually are three, and the last two directly affect your body and brain, not your vehicle, often with deadly consequences.
Capt. Ronnie Hampton, troop commander of the Oklahoma Highway Patrol Troop F, based in Ardmore, wanted people to realize what can happen in a crash if they don't wear their seatbelts, so he turned to mass communication students at East Central University for some assistance.
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When It Stops Being Fun…I'm Done
When I started blogging in 2008 my intended purpose was to bring much-needed attention to the Rockies. I felt the Rockies were ignored by the media until the actual 2007 World Series.
I thought the Rockies were Legit…So Legit they Quit.
My first blog entry…Out of the Storm the Ranter is Born
It's 2012 and I find myself not wanting to bring any attention to the Rockies. In my eyes this season is a bust and it started with the pre-spring training decision by Poot Warts to let Tom Helmer go.
Being at the ballpark just isn't as much fun as it was with Helmer at the helm.
Not like there are a lot of wins this season, but what the hell do we do to celebrate now?
Poot Warts, it's not too late…If you seriously kiss Helmer's ass and offer him a raise he may just consider returning. Helmer will always be a winner, I can't say the same about Poot Warts and the Rockies this season.
Dan O'Dowd has got to go. He's a major contributor to the Rockies internal blockage.
Drew Litton
The problem is Dan has this remarkable ability to stay nicely tucked inside Dick Monfort's colon. Personally I can't stand the smell of hot dogs.
I'm not sure where I stand with Jim Tracy.
I like Tracy, but if you look at his past performances, he's about par for "his" course here in Colorado.
As I mentioned a few weeks back on Facebook, I think the Rockies need a fan induced managerial enema.
The "Year of the Fan" is a fregg'n joke. That's an entire blog entry on its own but…Not worth the effort.
The Rockies AAA team the Sky Sox have better game day giveaways(4 bobble head this season vs the Rockies none), and consistently treat their fans much better. I really like Security Service Field in Colorado Springs. If you've never been there it's worth the trip.
I've never made a penny blogging about the Rockies. I've invested thousands of hours into my blog because I love baseball, love the Rockies and I love sharing my pictures and experiences with the Rantics and Rockies fans everywhere.
I'm not finished with the Rant. I didn't bust my ass to become the #1 MLBlogger in Colorado just to let it slip away because the Rockies suck. But on the other hand I can't support this team on the level that I have been. I've decided to stop blogging about the Rockies for the rest of this season.
I'll be checking out a few concerts this summer(Scorpions, Tesla, Kiss, Aerosmith, Cheap Trick, Motley Crue). I'll blog about those for sure but I'm done wasting my time with a team that is plagued with issues on every level and has owners who will only pay attention when the Coors Field cash cow stops producing.
I haven't left you totally high and dry. There are two up and coming Rockies bloggers, they are Mike the Rox Addict and Amy who writes "The Take from 20th and Blake". Both are friends of mine and huge Rockies fans. This dynamic duo will keep your blogging needs fulfilled in my short absence. Please check out their blogs if you haven't already.
Here's a few Ranter nuggets of wisdom for next season Rockies. Go with the managerial enema, and clean that shit up. Invest some dough into this team. Our best homegrown pitcher was Ubaldo and you tossed his ass outta here. Homegrown pitching takes too long so try more of a combination of both next season. Consider Jamie Moyer as a pitching coach replacment for Apodaca. Chalk up some much needed wins, show the loyal fans you care and try to win back the ones you pissed off by not caring.
Finally… Get rid of that fregg'n embarrassing wussie purple dinosaur mascot…Please?
I've always heard you can't polish a turd… So why do we keep buying turtle wax?
Next season…New look Rockies with new management, a new attitude, confident new pitchers and a new tough Looking Mascot. Anything less is a smack in the face of the Rockies fans who still go to Coors despite the Rockies being the bottom feeders of the NL West…Myself included.
Will I still go to Rockies games? Oh hell yeah, I have tickets to about ten more games and I'll be there because win or lose it's still baseball and the only show in town. However, I won't be taking any pictures because there is nothing about this season I want to remember. I'm also a Broncos season ticket holder and I fully intend to blog about the Broncos again this year. Towards the end of June the family and I will be in Tulsa for our first Drillers game.
What will I do with all of my free time? Were moving to a little town in the Colorado mountains called Wondervu and I'm going to take the rest of the summer to settle in, hang with my family, get to know my neighbors, learn how to make my own picture frames, and throw one helluva house-warming party.
Rantics…Give me a pass on this one. With so many bloggers doing what I do now it's time for me to "change it up". During my break I'll be in my mountain lab secretly developing the next trends in Sports Picture Blogging, cause that's what "I" do.
I'll be back with a vengeance Colorado…Bet!
I'm "D" The Ranter and even the "King of Bloggers" needs to take time to work on his castle.
Rockies…Do something!!
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Yep. I do know that. 😉
Enjoy your summer, D.
D I'll miss your pics and insight, but I totally understand the feeling. It's not fair-weather fandom; when every time you watch you feel like you are seeing your dog get hit by a car, sometimes you just gotta look away for a while. Look forward to your Bronco's blogs! -Dave O
I totally understand how you're feeling. Good for you for taking it easy and spending time with the fam instead of at the ballpark. I hope to see you and your family soon, but will understand if I don't. I've never felt like I must be paid to go there, and now I kinda do . . .
"Tough love" I guess. Looking forward to reading about the Broncos. Good luck on your move. Let me know more about it. You better invite me to the house warming party. Even if I can't make it.
I just started following you after the Helmer mess. Sad to see you go. Maybe you could check into the Rockies board once in awhile. Don't think I've seen you on that. Anyway have a good summer and enjoy your new home.
Too damn bad. I hope my little stirrup thing didn't play any role in your loss of interest. I had just started reading the rant and I sure will miss it.
Suppose some of my socks do make it onto the field, would you consider taking photos of them?
Good luck D. We understand. Between working, going to games at home and schedulings some road trips on top of regular life it takes a toll on me. I blog about the Dodgers but also about baseball. Enjoy your new place, your new neighbors and above all your family and friends.
Tough for me to take the Dodgers five game losing streak. Hope it ends soon! Tracy had his good points and bad ones when he was with the Dodgers.
Looks like I found your blog too late, but I can't blame you for being this frustrated, I found this while looking to buy an "O'Dowd Sucks" tee shirt. Rockies have lost me too until they show some type of interest in fielding a competitive team.


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Apprenticeship Records for Family Historians
In this talk, Mark Pearsall, The National Archives' family history specialist, focuses on the apprenticeship system and how it worked in practice, and covers those records that survive in The National Archives, in particular the Apprenticeship Books in record series IR 1. It also suggests where to look for surviving apprenticeship records in other archives and record offices, as well as other useful sources for tracing apprentices where details of the apprenticeship indentures have not survived.
Shop Workers: Tracing Your Retail Ancestors
We all go shopping, albeit with varying degrees of enthusiasm, and many of us have also worked in shops. It was the same for our ancestors, and although the records may not always be easy to find, they are out there if you know where to look. There is also a wealth of background material to show us what our ancestors' shopping and shopkeeping experience was like.
Sources for Tracing Agricultural Labourers
It's all too easy to fall into the trap of thinking that agricultural labourers are boring and that you can't trace anything about them. In fact they can be very interesting, and there's lots of information to be found if you know where to look. This talk covers resources available in The National Archives, parish and county records, and manor, estate and farm sources. Mark Pearsall is the Principal Records Specialist - Family History and works in the Records Knowledge team in the Advice and Records Knowledge Department. He has worked in several departments of The National Archives over the years and has contributed articles to a number of family and local history publications. He is the author of The Family History Companion and co-authored The National Archives Guides on Immigrants and Aliens and Family History on the Move. He has also produced transcriptions and finding aids for various record series.
Tourists and Booking Clerks- Information for Family Historians in the Thomas Cook Archives
Paul Smith, company archivist of Thomas Cook UK & Ireland, offers a general account of the holdings of the Thomas Cook Archives, with particular reference to records that might prove useful for family historians, such as staff magazines, contracts of employment and passenger lists. The talk also provides a brief history of the Thomas Cook organisation, and explains the importance of its archives for anyone, from academics to film producers, with an interest in the history of travel since the mid-19th century.


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Wild Dunes Resort's Monthly Chef's Table Dinners in Charleston - A Foodie's Delight!
Wild Dunes Resort will host a monthly Chef's Table Dinner featuring an inspired, exceptionally-prepared and presented six course dinner complemented with the chef's selection of wine or beer pairings.
Experience the Resort's newest culinary offering this year with our monthly Chef's Table – perfect for foodies or those wanting to a unique culinary experience! The evening's cuisine will be crafted around the freshest seasonal, local ingredients for a farm to table approach and paired with the Chef's selection of beer or wine. Tastings are held every third Saturday of the month at The Lettered Olive. Seating is limited so call the Sea Island Grill at 843.886.2200 for reservations. See photos from February's Chef's Table Beer Pairing Dinner with Fullsteam Brewery and that evening's menu!


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#1812 - 05/01/00 10:12 AM avuncular
Registered: 04/27/00
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If avuncular means of or like an uncle, is there a word which means of or like an aunt?
#1813 - 05/01/00 10:33 AM Re: avuncular
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perhaps materteral
from L matertera, maternal aunt
#1814 - 05/14/00 12:14 AM Re: avuncular
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Yes, perhaps, that works, but I don't think "materteral" is an actual word. It is not in any of the dictionaries I've looked in. And "materteral" seems like it would only apply to a maternal aunt. I like it, it's a good try. But is there an "official" word that means "of or like an aunt"?
#1815 - 05/14/00 02:43 PM Re: avuncular
Registered: 05/09/00
Posts: 112
Loc: Auckland, New Zealand
Webster's Collegiate dictionary shows "avuncular" as originating from the Latin for maternal uncle, so I'll agree with tswum. But the pronounciation of materteral is a little daunting to consider the word for everyday use ;o)
see: http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionary?avuncular
#1816 - 05/14/00 02:48 PM Re: avuncular
Carpal Tunnel
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...and I'd bet, dollars to donuts, that materteral is in the OED -- I must have confirmed it somewhere!
[would that be "official" enough?] <g>
whoa! speaking of Merriam-Webster, check this out!
#1817 - 05/15/00 07:25 AM Re: materteral
Registered: 03/17/00
Posts: 460
Loc: Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
I don't run to the OED (in either sense of the word!), tsuwm, but 'materteral' isn't listed in my Shorter Oxford.
#1818 - 05/15/00 01:56 PM Re: materteral
Registered: 04/27/00
Posts: 20
I've got Volume IX of the OED sitting on my lap as I write this.
Yes, "materteral - adj - characteristic of an aunt" is in here.
From Latin matertera, maternal aunt.
In the same entry it lists "materterine -adj" as meaning the same thing..
Now I suggest we start a new discussion about the phrase "dollars to donuts/doughnuts". (I'd never heard that one before.)
#1819 - 05/15/00 02:12 PM Re: materteral
Carpal Tunnel
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"... but 'materteral' isn't listed in my Shorter Oxford. "
it would seem that the key word here is 'shorter'.
#1820 - 05/16/00 08:16 AM Re: materteral
Registered: 03/17/00
Posts: 460
Loc: Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
I agree, tsuwm, but when I retired my work colleagues could only afford a set of the 2-volume New Shorter Oxford which, with the help of my new friends in this wordlovers' community, I am now becoming much more familiar. Thanks to you all!
#1821 - 05/16/00 09:14 AM Now there's a redundancy...?
old hand
Registered: 03/16/00
Posts: 1004
Loc: London, UK
"work colleagues"?
Are there any other types of colleagues?
(Sorry, couldn't help myself.)
the sunshine warrior
#1822 - 05/17/00 07:54 AM Re: Now there's a redundancy...?
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Posts: 460
Loc: Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
Thank you, shanks! I was using the term to differentiate my 'work' colleagues from my 'film society' colleagues, and hadn't realised it was a tautology. But my trusty Shorter Oxford confirms your comment. It's never to late to learn. Cheers to my 'word-a-day' colleagues. [grin]
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2012 Phillies Phantasy Camp is Over. Bring on the Recaps!
The 2012 Phillies Phantasy Camp is unfortunately over. However, my body will vehemently disagree with that statement.
Just like last year, this experience was the ultimate dream for any baseball nut, specifically us Phillies Phans. The weather was PERFECT. My team rebounded from last year's disappointing finish to end the Camp on an extremely high note. And in addition to former Philadelphia Eagle Ike Reese's appearance as a fellow player, there were some other fantastic cameos… Dick Allen, Darren Daulton, Vance Worley, Jim Thome… and I'm sure I missed a few others.
So please keep checking back during the week as I post my daily recaps filled with plenty of stories, lots of photographs, and detailed batting stats.
(Can someone actually have a negative batting average? I may need to apply theoretical mathematics to compute that.)
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Hi Bryan,
I feel the same way. The aches and pains, and bumps and bruises are finally on their way out! I was amazed how fast and how much fun this year was. While it was different on some levels than last year, more base running this year, I wonder why, it was definitely worth doing again. and maybe next year too!! I had a blast!
Enjoyed talking and getting to know you this year!
Martha Eyerly


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The Delaware River Basin Commission conducts sediment sampling in support of its various initiatives. Sediment sampling and analysis of PCBs (utilizing EPA Method 1668A) was undertaken as part of the PCB TMDL development in the Delaware Estuary. Additional parameters are periodically collected and analyzed and include chlorinated pesticides, metals, and dioxin/furans.
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I maintain two primary arenas of ongoing geologic research. The first arena stems from my MS thesis work on the Cambrian sequence of strata (~515 million years old) that comprise the lowermost if the iconic flat-lying layers of the Grand Canyon. This research includes efforts to model sediment dynamics during the historic sea-level high of the Cambrian and to model the geographic and geochemical controls on the development of the terrestrial (subaerial) biosphere during that geologic period.
The second active arena is in the origins of life, which was the focus of my doctoral dissertation. I pose this question: "If the Archean sedimentary rock record contains signs of the transition from pre-biology to familiar microbial biology, what would it look like and what would be preserved from this time?" As a 'dirtbag' field geologist with cross-training in biochemistry, I advocate a "bottom-up" approach to investigating the transition from mineral to the biological in Earth history, with empirical grounding in field mapping (at various scales) the most ancient sedimentary rocks in the Pilbara region of Australia and in the Barberton, Pongola, and KaapVaal regions of southern Africa. The theoretical considerations I bring to bear on these rocks involve the mineral origins of enzymatic cofactors as a key early step toward biology.


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The series follows FBI agent Audrey Parker (Rose), who takes up residence in the small town of Haven, Maine, and soon discovers the town's many secrets. A longtime refuge for people with an eclectic range of supernatural abilities, Haven also holds the key to unlocking the mysteries of Audrey's lost past. Among the townspeople are local cop Nathan Wuornos (Lucas Bryant) and the mysterious and charming Duke Crocker (Balfour). Extras included multiple making-of featurettes: Welcome to Haven, VFX of Haven and Mythology of Haven, a Season two teaser, audio commentary on select episodes and podcasts with cast and crew.
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KENW-TV and New Mexico First are sponsoring a debate between candidates in the local Congressional District, and are looking for voters to help choose the questions, according to a news release from Eastern New Mexico University.
Candidates for New Mexico's 3rd Congressional District seat, Democratic incumbent Ben Ray Lujan and Republican challenger Tom Mullins, are scheduled to hold a debate from 4:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. Saturday in the KENW studio on the ENMU campus.
Forty to 60 voters are to discuss what questions to ask the candidates from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday in the ENMU Communication Center. Some of those voters will ask the questions on television, according to the release.
"We need teachers, business people, nurses, parents, students, farmers, you name it," said Heather Balas, an ENMU alumna and president and executive director of New Mexico First. "It is an opportunity for citizens of eastern New Mexico to have their voices heard on the issues important to them."
For the debate, former ABC anchor Sam Donaldson is set to serve as moderator. According to the release, the debate will be taped to air at 7 p.m. Saturday on New Mexico's Public Broadcasting television and radio stations.
The event is free and open to the public, but participants are required to register first at www.nmfirst.org.
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The Business Intelligence and Reporting Tools (BIRT) project is an open source, Eclipse-based reporting framework that enables the creation and deployment of complex report designs. Development with BIRT can usually be thought of as a two-step process: the creation of the report designs within the Eclipse BIRT Report Designer, followed by the deployment of the designs and framework to an application for dissemination.
Some of the most common questions in the BIRT News Group are about deploying BIRT. The reason for this is not the complexity of deploying, but the many deployment options. In this article, we will delve into the options and discover what is available to the BIRT developer.
BIRT is comprised of several components, but it is most often associated with the Eclipse IDE platform as a set of plugins for use during design time. Although this is valid, BIRT also offers three public APIs and a J2EE servlet-based viewer that can be used outside of Eclipse.
The APIs are the Design Engine API (DE API), the Report Engine API (RE API), and the Chart Engine API (CE API). The DE API is responsible for creating and modifying the XML report design format. This API is what the Eclipse BIRT Report Designer uses to create the report design (rptdesign), library (rptlibrary), and template (rpttemplate) files. The RE API is responsible for consuming these files and producing the report output. The Report Designer Preview and Web Viewer servlet use this API to generate reports. The CE API can be used to create and render charts standalone or through the DE and RE APIs.
The BIRT Web Viewer is a web application, comprised of servlets and JSPs, that encapsulates the RE API to generate reports. In addition to generating reports, it supports HTML pagination, PDF, Table of Contents (TOC) functionality, and export to CSV.
Because the RE API is the main API responsible for generating the reports, this article will focus on the available options for its deployment. Some of the most common deployment options are listed below:
Wrapping the RE API within an existing Java application is described on the BIRT site. See Report Engine API for more details.
The remaining scenarios are described below, with source code provided for each.
This form of deployment is the most common and, in most cases, tends to be the easiest. Before describing how to deploy the Viewer, an introduction to the Viewer architecture is in order.
BIRT Viewer
One of the most significant changes for BIRT 2.0 is the addition of an Ajax-based Viewer. Prior to 2.0, the servlet that executed BIRT reports would run a report and display it in either PDF or HTML. The HTML results were presented as one long page, which made viewing large reports difficult.
To address this, the BIRT engine has been enhanced to support a two-phase report generation process. The first phase, called Generation, takes the report design (.rptdesign) and generates a report document (.rptdocument), which holds the report data and design. The second phase is the Presentation phase, in which the report document is rendered in HTML, paginated HTML, or PDF. The Viewer servlet wraps the engine functionality and exposes the newer functions to the end user. This architecture also allows the engine to support Table of Contents (TOC) functionality and CSV exporting, without rerunning the report. Figure 1 shows the BIRT Viewer in action.
Figure 1. BIRT Viewer
The new viewer adds page navigation, TOC, parameter entry, export, and print controls to the toolbar.
The Viewer servlet implements two mappings. The first is "/run" which combines the Generation and Presentation phases into one operation. This mapping should be used when generating PDF documents, or when additional functions such as Page Navigation, TOC, Export to CSV, etc., are not needed. The second is "/frameset" which was added to facilitate the new Viewer functions, and divides the Generation and Presentation phases.
BIRT Viewer Deployment
Deploying the BIRT Viewer will depend on the Application Server you are using. The BIRT Viewer is available in the WebViewerExample directory of the Report Engine download. This directory contains the entire web application, with the exception of iText.jar file (used for PDF Generation). After adding iText as described on the BIRT website, the application can be placed in a war file and deployed as a normal web application. Deployment to Tomcat can be achieved by copying the entire WebViewerExample directory to the Tomcat webapps directory.
If you do not wish to use the BIRT Viewer, wrapping the RE API in a servlet is possible. The major drawback to deploying BIRT in this fashion is that native functions supplied by the BIRT Viewer are not available without the developer coding them into the servlet. These functions include TOC, paginated HTML, and export to CSV. This approach is generally used when the developer has a specific need, such as direct generation to PDF, and does not want the other functions available in the viewer.
Creating a servlet to run the BIRT RE API is very simple. To illustrate, we will deploy an example servlet that generates an HTML Report. This example uses Tomcat, and the servlet is placed in the webapps directory. See the sample code (in the Resources section) for the complete example.
When completed, your directory structure should look like Figure 2.
Figure 2. Folder structure when deploying BIRT Engine as a servlet
This example application consist of three files that are archived into webreport.jar. If you are using Eclipse to build the servlet, make sure to add all the jars from the birt-runtime-2_1_0/ReportEngine/lib directory to your build path. You will also need servlet.jar from the Tomcat Eclipse plugin in your build path. Either build or copy webreport.jar from the example and place it in your WEB-INF/lib directory.
The BirtConfig.properties file contains only two entries.
logDirectory specifies where the Report Engine will log entries. The
logLevel sets the level for logging.
The BirtEngine.java class is a singleton and is used to create one instance of the Report Engine for the servlet. It has a
synchronized method for retrieving the instance, or creating and configuring it if it doesn't exist.
The BIRT Report Engine uses OSGi to load Eclipse plugins. These plugins provide functions for connecting to data sources and emitting PDF/HTML. The following lines instruct the Report Engine to look in the webapps/WebReport/WEB-INF/platform directory when starting Eclipse plugins using OSGi.
IPlatformContext context =
new PlatformServletContext( sc );
config.setPlatformContext( context );
The rest of the code within this class is responsible for starting the platform and creating the report engine.
public static synchronized IReportEngine getBirtEngine(ServletContext sc) {
if (birtEngine == null)
//Start up the OSGi framework
Platform.startup( config );
catch ( BirtException e )
e.printStackTrace( );
IReportEngineFactory factory =
(IReportEngineFactory) Platform.
birtEngine =
factory.createReportEngine( config );
return birtEngine;
The WebReport.java class contains the servlet to process requests for report generation.
The servlet's
init method calls the
BirtEngine.initBirtConfig() method to read the BIRT configuration file discussed earlier.
public void init() throws ServletException {
destroy method of the servlet shuts down the Report Engine and platform. This should only be called when the servlet is shutting down.
public void destroy() {
//call engine and platform shutdown
In this example we only support GET commands. The servlet
doGet method retrieves the Report Engine using the singleton described above and executes the report specified as
ReportName in the URL. One of the key lines in this function is:
This particular option instructs the Report Engine to render the report to the servlet Output stream. The rest of the code in the
doGet method sets up the proper directories, loads the engine, opens, and executes the report.
public void doGet(HttpServletRequest req,
HttpServletResponse resp)
throws ServletException, IOException {
//get report name and launch the engine
String reportName =
ServletContext sc =
this.birtReportEngine =
//setup image directory
HTMLRenderContext renderContext =
new HTMLRenderContext();
HashMap< String, HTMLRenderContext > contextMap
= new HashMap< String, HTMLRenderContext >();
renderContext );
IReportRunnable design;
//Open report design
design = birtReportEngine.
"/reports")+"/"+reportName );
//create task to run and render report
IRunAndRenderTask task =
createRunAndRenderTask( design );
task.setAppContext( contextMap );
//set output options
HTMLRenderOption options =
new HTMLRenderOption();
//run report
}catch (Exception e){
throw new ServletException( e );
Copy the testWebReport.rptdesign from the example source code to the webapps/WebReport/Reports directory. Copy the web.xml from the example source code to the webapps/WebReport/WEB-INF directory. Launch a browser and enter the URL to the WebReport application. For example, http://localhost:8080/WebReport/run?ReportName=testWebReport.rptdesign.
The BIRT Viewer is also wrapped as an Eclipse plugin and is located under the eclipse/plugins/org.eclipse.birt.report.viewer_2.1.0 directory within the BIRT Designer install. When BIRT reports are previewed, this is the plugin that is used for generation and viewing. RCP developers can make use of this plugin to embed report generation and viewing capabilities within their applications.
To deploy BIRT in this fashion, first modify your plugin dependencies to include the BIRT viewer, as illustrated in Figure 3.
Figure 3. Dependencies needed to include the BIRT Viewer
The BIRT Viewer depends on several BIRT and Eclipse plugins, such as the Tomcat plugin. For a complete list of required plugins, see the launch configuration (RCP
Example.launch) within the example source code. Also note that additional plugins that are not in the dependency list may be necessary. These are usually determined by the type of report that is being generated and include plugins such as the XML ODA driver, which is used to retrieve data from an XML stream or file.
Next, you will need to add code to your application to run and render the report. BIRT's Viewer plugin makes use of the Eclipse Tomcat plugin to run and render the reports. The BIRT Viewer is a servlet, which runs in the Tomcat plugin. BIRT supplies a utility class, WebViewer, which can be used to launch the application.
The WebViewer class supplies two variants of a method named
display. This method launches the BIRT Viewer, runs, and then renders your report. Both take report name and format as parameters.
public static void display( String report,
String format,
boolean allowPage )
The first variant of
display takes
allowPage as a boolean parameter. If this parameter is
true, the "/frameset" servlet mapping is used. If the parameter is
false, the "/run" servlet mapping is used. As described above, the "/frameset" mapping separates running and rendering of the report, and supports operations such as TOC, Export to CSV, and paginated HTML. The "/run" mapping generates a single HTML page or PDF document with the report output.
display in this manner renders the report in a separate browser window. This may not be desirable. It is possible to render the BIRT reports to an SWT Browser Composite. The second variant of display takes a Browser as a parameter. In the example source, a Browser is added to an Eclipse UI ViewPart, and the report is rendered to this Browser.
public static void display( String report,
String format,
Browser browser,
String servletName )
servletName parameter accepts "run" or "frameset", which allows access to the full capabilities of the BIRT Viewer. The BIRT Viewer allows parameters to be entered. In BIRT 2.1, if your report definition has parameters that are required, and no default value is specified, a parameter entry dialog will be displayed before running the report.
It is also possible to use the
WebViewer.startup method to launch the BIRT Viewer and then use the
Browser.setUrl command to run and render the report. See the source code for an example of this option. Figure 4 shows the result.
//option 1 display with no parameters in url.
//Parameter box will display if
//required in a separate window.
//This uses the /run mapping
//WebViewer.display(reportName ,
// WebViewer.HTML,
// false);
//option 2 display BIRT Viewer in separate
//Browser with /frameset mapping
//WebViewer.display(reportName ,
// WebViewer.HTML,
// true);
//option 3 display in SWT Browser
//using /frameset mapping.
// WebViewer.HTML,
// browser,
// "frameset");
//option 4 display in SWT Browser
// using /run mapping.
//option 5 display with parameters
//encoded in the URL
//- Note this required adding
//additional functions
//Use the TopNPercent.rptdesign
//with this example
//String format = "html";
//String preParameters =
// createURL( "run", reportName, format );
//Make sure to encode your parameters
//String parm1NameString =
// URLEncoder.encode( "Top Count", "utf-8" );
//String parm1ValueString =
// URLEncoder.encode( "5", "utf-8" );
//String parm2NameString =
// URLEncoder.encode( "Top Percentage", "utf-8" );
//String parm2ValueString =
// URLEncoder.encode( "25", "utf-8" );
//String finalUrl = preParameters +
// "&" + parm1NameString + "=" + parm1ValueString;
//finalUrl += "&" + parm2NameString
//+ "=" + parm2ValueString;
//browser.setUrl( finalUrl );
Figure 4. RCP Application with BIRT Viewer embedded
The Report Engine download comes with the jars necessary to use the Report Engine API. In addition, it comes with plugins and configuration directories used to launch BIRT plugins that use OSGi. When building an RCP application that needs to run and render reports, using the Report Engine download is not necessary. The Report Engine API is already in plugin format within the Framework download. To use the API in your application, add the dependencies shown in Figure 5.
Figure 5. Dependencies needed to include BIRT Engine
These dependencies are enough to compile Report Engine API code. To run the application, see the attached launch configuration for the needed plugins.
The attached example is very similar to the previous example. We use an SWT Browser to display the results of the run operation
factory.createReportEngine method retrieves the report engine handle using the currently created Eclipse Platform. The engine is then used to run and render the report. You will notice that in this example the output is rendered to an output stream. This output stream is then used in the
Browser.setText method to display the report, as shown in Figure 6.
private void previewReport()
throws EngineException {
EngineConfig config = new EngineConfig();
// Create the report engine
IReportEngineFactory factory =
(IReportEngineFactory) Platform
IReportEngine engine = factory.
createReportEngine( config );
IReportRunnable design = null;
try {
// Open a report design -
// use design to
// modify design, retrieve
// embedded images etc.
String report = reportLocation.getText();
FileInputStream fs = new
design = engine.openReportDesign(fs);
IRunAndRenderTask task = engine.
// Set Render context to handle url
// and image locations
HTMLRenderContext renderContext =
new HTMLRenderContext();
HashMap< String, HTMLRenderContext >
contextMap = new
HashMap< String, HTMLRenderContext >();
contextMap.put( EngineConstants.
renderContext );
// Set rendering options -
// such as file or stream output,
// output format, whether it is
// embeddable, etc
// Render report to
// Byte Array
IRenderOption options;
options = new HTMLRenderOption( );
ByteArrayOutputStream bos =
new ByteArrayOutputStream();
// run the report and destroy the engine
//set Browser text accordingly
} catch (Exception e) {
Figure 6. Example RCP Application with BIRT Engine Embedded
The intent of this article is to illustrate deployment models available to the BIRT developer. The BIRT project thrives on community feedback, so please feel free to post your comments or questions in the BIRT news group.
Jason Weathersby is the BIRT Evangelist at Actuate Corporation and a member of the Eclipse Business Intelligence and Reporting Tools (BIRT) Project Management Committee (PMC).
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I am new to php and i am trying to have visitors redirect to urls saved in my database according to the query. What am i doing wrong?? Please note that the redirect works if it is not a variable, ie a specific url. Beforehand thanks
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As the first female leader of the world's largest democracy, she inherited a country plagued by poverty, famine and social injustice. Yet Indira triumphed over her critics, transformed India into a confident independent democracy, and rose to dominate Indi a's political stage for nearly 20 years.
To the poor, she was 'Mother India'. To others, Durgar, the goddess of war. Yet Indira was a woman of extreme contradictions. She was the democrat who became a dictator. She was the wife and mother who placed politics and power before her family. And eventually, she paid the price for her very public flaws. Loved and loathed in equal measure, Indira's life was an epic saga of feuds, flaws and betrayal – a life in service of her country, abruptly ended by those she'd trusted to protect her. Yet the confidence she gave India on the world stage has endured.
India has become one of the most prosperous developing countries in the world. Even if the opinion of Indira Gandhi's personal legacy remains divided.


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Victoria Falls, Zambia and Zimbabwe
Photograph by Christian Heeb, laif/Redux
World Heritage sites can be found on every continent except Antarctica. Chosen for their natural or cultural signficance, these unique sites are protected and preserved by the countries—187, as of June 2010—that adhere to the World Heritage Convention.
Here, Victoria Falls—created by the Zambezi River plunging up to 324 feet (99 meters) into basalt gorges—stretches from southern Zambia into Zimbabwe. The Mosi-oa-Tunya/Victoria Falls World Heritage site includes a conservation area covering 7,142 square miles (18,500 square kilometers).
Timbuktu, Mali
Photograph by Naftali Hilger, laif/Redux
The World Heritage site of Timbuktu includes three mosques and 16 cemeteries and mausoleums that reflect its heritage as a center of Islamic learning in Africa. Among its madrassas, or Muslim places of study, is the historic Dingareyber mosque, pictured here.
The Great Wall, China
Photograph by Bu Xiangdong, Xinhua Press/Corbis
Snow blankets China's Great Wall, a feat of construction and strategy stretching over 2,000 years of shifting conflicts and civilizations. A World Heritage site since 1987, the architecturally and culturally significant structure is recognized as an integral accomplishment in human history.
Mountain Railways, India
Photograph by Christian Kaiser, laif/Redux
Three historic railways comprise a World Heritage site recognizing their importance in trade and technological development. Still in use today, the Darjeeling Himalayan Railway (pictured here), Nilgiri Mountain Railway, and Kalka Shimla Railway were all begun or completed in the 19th century.
Great Barrier Reef, Australia
Photograph by Anthony Johnson, Getty Images
The stretch of coral reef known as the Great Barrier Reef is the most extensive on Earth. Ranging from Australia's northeast coast to Papua New Guinea, the reef supports an array of species as a natural habitat and feeding and nesting ground. It became a World Heritage site in 1981.
Casa Milà, Spain
Photograph by Karl-Heinz Raach, laif/Redux
The rooftop of Barcelona's Casa Milà exhibits the eclectic style of Spanish architect Antoni Gaudí (1852-1926). Seven of Gaudí's buildings make up a World Heritage site recognizing the creativity and innovation of his work, including Casa Milà, La Sagrada Familia, and Park Güell. All are located in and around Barcelona in the architect's native province of Catalonia.
Amalfi Coast, Italy
Photograph by Thomas Linkel, laif/Redux
The natural beauty and historic significance of the scenic Amalfi Coast—where human settlement dates to the early Middle Ages—were recognized by UNESCO with a World Heritage listing in 1997. Towns along the coast—like Positano, pictured here—feature important architectural and cultural sites within their picturesque communities.
Pueblo de Taos, New Mexico
Photograph by Panoramic Images/Getty Images
The pre-Hispanic adobe architecture unique to New Mexico's Pueblo de Taos reflects the culture heritage of the region's Pueblo Indians. Named a World Heritage site in 1992, Pueblo de Taos consists of stepped dwellings once used for housing, storage, and religious ceremonies.
Old Quebec, Canada
Photograph by Richard T. Nowitz, National Geographic
The century-old Fairmont Le Château Frontenac hotel overlooks the St. Lawrence River in Quebec. Historic architecture, heritage conservation, and North America's oldest preserved ramparts earned the Historic District of Old Quebec recognition as a World Heritage site in 1985.
Machu Picchu, Peru
Photograph by Frank Tophoven, laif/Redux
Called the Historic Sanctuary of Machu Picchu by UNESCO, this World Heritage site is a remarkable remnant of the Inca Empire. Over 62 miles (100 kilometers) from the Inca capital of Cusco in present-day Peru, the ancient city built into the surrounding mountainous landscape is one of the world's best known archeological sites.
Amazon Basin, Brazil
Photograph by Kevin Schafer, National Geographic
Freshwater dolphins are among the threatened species protected within the Central Amazon Conservation Complex, a biologically diverse habitat that became a World Heritage site in 2000. Covering nearly 15 million acres (6 million hectares), the site makes up the Amazon Basin's largest protected area.
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How Liquidity Impacts the Attractiveness of an Asset
by Charles Rotblut, CFA
Liquidity refers to how easy or hard it is to exchange an asset at an identifiable market price. Greater levels of liquidity improve pricing and reduce transaction costs by attracting a large number of potential buyers and sellers. Lower levels of liquidity worsen pricing and increase transaction prices, deterring potential investors.
Liquidity Components
There are four key components to measuring an asset's liquidity: the size of the market, the number of transactions, the transparency of pricing and whether or not there are restrictions to buying and selling.
Market Size
Market size is measured by the cumulative monetary value of all transactions. The greater the monetary sum, the more liquid a market is.
Large-cap stocks, particularly those that make up the Dow Jones industrial average, are considered to be very liquid in part because the cumulative value of the daily transactions for these stocks often exceeds $100 million. The sheer dollar size of the total transactions makes it easy to buy or sell both small and large quantities of shares. This in turn attracts a wide variety of buyers and sellers, including both individual and institutional investors.
In contrast, the market for a micro-cap stock can be very small. Cumulative daily transactions can be $100,000 or less. These comparatively low amounts make it difficult to buy or sell large quantities of shares. As a result, larger investors often choose to pass on these companies because the size of the market is too small to fulfill their investment needs.
Transaction Volume
Whereas market size looks at the cumulative monetary value, the transaction volume measures how often an asset exchanges hands. Greater numbers of active buyers and sellers increase liquidity by making it easier to buy and sell an asset. Higher transaction volume also improves pricing by providing more competitive orders.
The bid-ask spread can be a good measure of liquidity. A very actively traded asset will have a narrow gap between what buyers are willing to pay (the "bid") and what sellers are willing to accept (the "ask"). In contrast, an asset that is not actively traded will have a wide bid-ask spread. Potential buyers and sellers can be further apart with their demands because there are fewer competitors willing to transact in the middle of the spread.
Lower transaction volumes can deter would-be investors from participating. This is because it can be comparatively harder to quickly buy or dispose of a sizeable position in an asset and because transaction costs are higher.
Price Transparency
Price transparency refers to the availability of data on previous transactions. This data allows investors to determine the current market value of their assets. A publicly traded security, such as an exchange-traded fund (ETF), has share prices that are updated throughout the day, making it easy for investors to precisely determine the market value. In contrast, non-publicly traded securities, such as the crowd-funding investments that will be allowed under the Jobs Act, lack this information, making the market value more difficult to assess. The pool of would-be investors shrinks when prices are not transparent.
Restrictions on Transactions
Depending on the type of investment, various restrictions can be imposed on both buyers and sellers. These can range from wealth and income requirements for non-public investments, such as private equity and hedge funds, to steep redemption fees for products like annuities. Each restriction limits the number of potential buyers and sellers and thereby reduces liquidity.
Liquidity and Valuations
Over the long term, valuations tend to be higher for assets with more liquidity because of the ease of buying and selling them. Conversely, investors comfortable with wider bid-ask spreads and lower transaction sizes can find assets that are mispriced because they have been overlooked by others seeking more liquid investments. Thus, while assets with less liquidity can have more volatile prices, they can also offer more potential upside if purchased astutely (see the Stock Strategies article for more on this).
—By Charles Rotblut, CFA, Editor, AAII Journal
C Robinson from VA posted over 3 years ago:
If there are too few shares on the market, there is poor liquidity, so the number of shares issued by the company is a liquidity factor.
Share classes with restrictions such as sale approval contingencies or voting rights restrictions reduce liquidity.
Limited partnerships lacking a market maker tend to have poor liquidity.
Since many individual investors tend to trade from $500 to $10,000 per transactions, share prices in the thousands acts as an investor filter and may affect liquidity. Many companies address this with stock splits to bring share price down to attract more investors.


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Kazeri: ...- neck turns to the side- go ahead..
Thinking: I wonder how much he will take? Hmm I wonder when the cares hours are-
Vincent:-moves closer to your neck, hesitating for a moment, and sinks my teeth into i, taking a small amount of blood and moves away- Y-your turn
Kazeri: alright- bites into your neck not taking a lot- pulls back- sorry...- wipes mouth- turns to walk away
Thinks: I am not quite as hungry now...
Vincent: S-sorry for what? -cleans the dripping blood of my neck-
Kazeri: oh I just wanted to make sure I didn't hurt you so I apologized in case I did..- watches him clean his wound-
Thinks: I should probably clean mine aswell..
Dimencha: *sniffs*
Vincent: Its ok, my old master used to do that all the time so I'm used to it...
Kazeri: That deosn't seem right who was he?
Dimencha: *goes off investigating*
Vincent: His name war Byron, he said he usualy just got rid of the people he turned into a vampire after he got bored of thrm but he said good blood shouldn't go to waste so he brought me here. He always said vampire blood tasted better than human blood...
Kazeri: so I see- turns- goodnight walks to his bad away aways-
Vincent: -enters his room and falls asleep on the bed-
Sits on roof making and extinguishing a ball of black lightning which creates light and heat
Dimencha: *roof jumping*
*walking through the courtyard*
thinking:hmmm...so were is everyone?i know its night and all but most monster live for the darkness so,were is everybody?
Sobek: walking through courtyard writing notes-
Dimencha: *flying through the school*
yotsuba:sobek,what are you doing out here?
Dimencha: need get in the open
*fades on to the roof and watches the stars*
*walks to dorm but instead sits in the hallway*
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Dr. Daniel Marez is a doctor of Oriental medicine, and has written a book on relieving pain. He's going to explain what acupuncture can and cannot do. He'll also talk about how to choose an acupuncturist, the expense involved and about insurance coverage. He's from Raton.
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I get the following error from SSIS ( 2008 ) when I try and call a Greenplum function ( see function declaration below ).
This happens when trying to do the following call in a EXECUTE SQL TASK in ssis :
- Code: Select all
SELECT * FROM admin.create_table();
Greenplum function :
- Code: Select all
CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION "admin".create_table()
RETURNS void AS
timeSuffix CHAR(14);
EXECUTE 'SELECT to_char(now(),''YYYYMMDDhhmmss'')' INTO timeSuffix;
EXECUTE 'CREATE TABLE admin.test_table_' || timeSuffix || ' (test_field INT) ;';
LANGUAGE plpgsql VOLATILE;
ALTER FUNCTION "admin".create_table() OWNER TO gpadmin;
SSIS Error :
SSIS package "Package.dtsx" starting.
Error: 0xC002F210 at Execute SQL Task, Execute SQL Task: Executing the query "SELECT * FROM admin.create_table();
" failed with the following error: "Cannot determine output columns for procedure admin.create_table". Possible failure reasons: Problems with the query, "ResultSet" property not set correctly, parameters not set correctly, or connection not established correctly.
Task failed: Execute SQL Task
Warning: 0x80019002 at Package: SSIS Warning Code DTS_W_MAXIMUMERRORCOUNTREACHED. The Execution method succeeded, but the number of errors raised (1) reached the maximum allowed (1); resulting in failure. This occurs when the number of errors reaches the number specified in MaximumErrorCount. Change the MaximumErrorCount or fix the errors.
SSIS package "Package.dtsx" finished: Failure.
I have been able to insert and delete records from Greenplum through the SSIS driver, but am unable to call a normal TRUNCATE function as well.
Any feedback that can be provided would be greatly appreciated.
I am using the following driver : http://www.pgoledb.com/index.php?option ... egory_id=1
Kind regards
Hendrik Groenewald


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So I know that there are several different temperatures mentioned for scalding in that beast of a thread. Kellymom mentions reaching 180 but also 144.5 x 1 minute or 163 x 15 sec for bile salt stimulated lipase.
Is the lipase that causes milk to go bad really even bile salt stimulated lipase? If so how the heck is it breaking down the milk fat in the bottle when there are no bile salts in there!?
To be on the safe side I have been reaching 180 degrees with the bottle warmer and then immediately removing the bottle, pouring the milk to another container and cooling.
I'm wondering what temperature you all use that works for you. I know 180 works but I'd like to use a lower temp if possible so as to not denature all of the "good" proteins in the milk. Also how do you achieve one temperature for a sustained period of time using the bottle warmer method? Do you just let it reach say 163 and then let it climb for 15 seconds?


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#156759 - 03/20/06 04:10 PM Mujer Fuerte
Registered: 03/08/06
Posts: 39
Loc: Denver
It won't be easy, you'll think it strange
When I try to explain how I feel
That I still need your love after all that I've done
You won't believe me
All you will see is a girl you once knew
Although she's dressed up to the nines
At sixes and sevens with you
I had to let it happen, I had to change
Couldn't stay all my life down at heel
Looking out of the window, staying out of the sun
So I chose freedom
Running around, trying everything new
But nothing impressed me at all
I never expected it to
Don't cry for me Argentina
The truth is I never left you
All through my wild days
My mad existence
I kept my promise
Don't keep your distance
Don't cry for me Argentina - "Evita" (1976)
Music: Andrew Lloyd Webber. Lyrics: Tim Rice.
#156760 - 03/20/06 04:23 PM Re: Soul Cages
Carpal Tunnel
Registered: 06/24/02
Posts: 7210
Loc: Vermont
Mad About You
A stone's throw from Jerusalem
A walked a lonely mile in the moonlight
And though a million stars were shining
My heart was lost on a distant planet
That whirls around the April moon
Whirling in an arc of sadness
I'm lost without you I'm lost without you
And though you hold the keys to ruin
Of everything I see
With every prison blown to dust,
My enemies walk free
Though all the kingdoms turn to sand
And fall into the sea
I'm mad about you I'm mad about you
-- Sting_________________________
formerly known as etaoin...
#156761 - 03/20/06 04:34 PM Re: Soul Tupperware
Registered: 03/22/05
Posts: 500
Loc: Northern Ontario, Canada
There's somethin' strange in the fridge today
I don't know what it is
Food I can't recognize.
My roommate won't throw a thing away
I guess it's prob'ly his -
It looks like it's alive
And livin' in the fridge
Livin' in the fridge
livin' in the fridge
livin' in the fridge.
There's something strange in the fridge today
it's green and growing hair
Been there since July.
If you can name the object
in that baggie over there
then, mister, you're a better man than I.
It's livin' in the fridge
(Just can't stop the mold from growin')
Livin' in the fridge
(Can't tell what it is at all)
Livin' in the fridge
(Just can't stop the mold from growin')
Livin' in the fridge.
Tell me, do you think it should be carbon-dated
Fumigated, or cremated and buried at sea ?
Try to save a little bit of your home cookin',
Couple weeks late, got a scary lookin' specimen
It always happens my friend,
Again, and again and again.
Well, something stinks in the fridge today
and it's been rottin' there all week.
It could be liver cake or woolly mammoth steak
Well, maybe I should take another peek - AAAUUUUUUGGGGHHHH!
It's livin' in the fridge
(Just can't stop the mold from growin')
Livin' in the fridge
(Can't tell what it is at all)
Livin' in the fridge
(Just can't stop the mold from growin')
Livin' in the fridge.
Weird Al
#156762 - 03/20/06 06:30 PM Fever
Carpal Tunnel
Registered: 06/11/01
Posts: 2636
Loc: Caribbean
Well, you can tell by the way I use my walk,
I'm a woman's man, no time to talk.
Music loud and women warm.
I've been kicked around since I was born.
And now it's all right, it's O.K.
And you may look the other way.
We can try to understand
The New York Times' effect on man.
Whether you're a brother
Or whether you're a mother,
You're stayin' alive, stayin' alive.
Feel the city breakin'
And ev'rybody shakin'
And we're stayin' alive, stayin' alive.
Staying Alive~The BeeGees
#156763 - 03/21/06 10:55 AM Re: I've been kicked around
Registered: 03/08/06
Posts: 39
Loc: Denver
I've been pulled to pieces, i've got an arm over here,
I've got a leg over there, i've got my bleep somewhere upside down,
But i'm back, i'm here to tell you i'm back, better than before,
Can't keep a good thing down, uh-uh.
Well i've been kicked around , never thought that i could fall,
Thought that i was standing tall, turned out i was the ball,
And you know what, and i, and i, and i've been kicked around,
Baby after all, i took all the shots you called,
Turned out i was the ball, you kicked you pushed.
And i've been kicked around,
, and i've been upside down,
Oh i've been bounced around, kicked around,
I'm gonna get you, get you, your very momma will regret you,
I'm going to stomp and drag you to your knees,
Your very papa will forget you, kicked around.
Kicked Around - Grace Jones
#156764 - 03/23/06 07:25 AM I've been kicked around Heaven's Door
Carpal Tunnel
Registered: 06/11/01
Posts: 2636
Loc: Caribbean
Momma take this badge from me
I can't use it anymore
It's getting dark too dark to see
Feels like I'm knockin' on heaven's door
Knockin' On Heaven's Door~Bob Dylan
#156765 - 03/23/06 09:34 AM Heaven's in a thunder cloud
Registered: 10/21/03
Posts: 389
Loc: Rhode Island, USA
Stay by me
And make the moment last
Please take these lips
Even if I have been kissed
A million times
And I don't care if there is no tomorrow
When I could die here in your arms
Even if the stars have made us blind
We're blind we're blind
So blind in love
Sweet darling
Don't you know that we're no different to anyone
We stumble
We falter
But we're no different than anyone
And all the winter snow has melted now
Into a pool of silver water
And we were standing in a thunder cloud
Dark as your hair
Dark as your hair
Stay By Me
Annie Lennox
#156766 - 03/23/06 11:55 AM Re: Heaven's in a snow cloud
Carpal Tunnel
Registered: 09/15/00
Posts: 4757
O Christmas Tree, O Christmas Tree,
Your branches green delight us.
They're green when summer days are bright;
They're green when winter snow is white.
from Ernst Anschütz's version of Tannenbaum
#156767 - 03/24/06 04:46 AM Re: Heaven's in a snow cloud
Carpal Tunnel
Registered: 06/11/01
Posts: 2636
Loc: Caribbean
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Cheering fans lined up for the opening of Duane "Dog the Bounty Hunter" Chapman's new store at Koko Marina Shopping Center in Hawaii Kai Saturday.
The fans were eager for a chance to get an autograph and take a photo with Chapman and his wife. The popular reality show stars live in Hawaii Kai and decided to bring their gift shop to east Oahu. The shop is called Da Kine Dog House. It sells Dog the Bounty Hunter merchandise, clothing, books, DVDs and other items displaying the Dog's image and personality.
"The neighbors are excited we're here. They said, 'Dog, you're not bringing criminals are you?' I told them no, not that kind of place," Chapman said.
Some nearby merchants said they were excited about the opening of Da Kine Dog House. Patty Schafer runs Island Treasures at the Marina, a gift shop right next door to Dog's new shop. She said Chapman and his wife had been working on their new store personally, and told her they hope it will bring business to the area.
"Tourism is huge here because of Hanauma Bay. Every tourist that goes by could pull in, but now there's a better reason because of Dog. We've been here 11 years and we're thrilled," Schafer said.
The Bounty Hunter's original gift shop was near Chapman's bail bond office downtown. They said it was not the best neighborhood to have tourists poking around.
"So we brought a store a little bit closer to our community. People visiting Hanauma Bay can find their way to our shop easier. Plus, it'll boost the economy for this small shopping center," Beth Chapman said.


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Bye Bye Alex Hurst
Posted 05 December 2012 - 07:11 PM
Signed for the Broncos after an impressive months trial
Posted 05 December 2012 - 10:17 PM
Posted 06 December 2012 - 09:08 AM
Very sad to see him leave the Lions, injury got in the way last season but I was hoping he would be a major factor in 2013 following the departures of Higson and Armstrong. It certainly leaves the squad looking very light in the three quarters.
Still think his stand out performance was at Warrington where he was the only Lion to stand up and be counted in the Challenge Cup drubbing.
Its also very disappointing to see that a Super League club can roll up and take a young player developed by a Championship club at will, even one that is under contract, without so much as a penny changing hands. That just isn't right and evidences a lot of what's wrong with the game at the moment.
Posted 06 December 2012 - 09:16 AM
Posted 06 December 2012 - 11:09 AM
Posted 06 December 2012 - 02:47 PM
Im pretty certain Alex was a Moorside High School pupil who was hailed as a wonder kid signing for Warrington at an early age,unless my memory serves me wrong. Injury and bad decisions(playing fro Sedgley)have hampered his progress at Swinton, but we aren`t really responsible for his development,however it is still wrong that a contracted player will just leave for free.
Yes he started out elsewhere, but 3 years in the Swinton Lions first team squad at least gave the opportunity to play at a decent level. Without that opportunity he would most likely have been lost from the game for good.
Too many players are being written off at too young an age - a problem that will only increase under the new academy set up. Ideally all professional clubs should be playing a part in developing young players, as that would see the talent pool grow, but when you see a contracted player being taken for no money it robs the lower tier clubs of a big part of their incentive.
Posted 06 December 2012 - 06:25 PM
Posted 11 January 2013 - 08:18 PM
DSC02001 by Bleep1673, on Flickr
Looking good in his new Superleague Kit, Good Luck Alex, thanks for taking time out after the match to talk to a Swinton fan.
Actually had a good game against the Skolars at the HAC Ground, played in the 2nd half, and had a good solid half.
Edited by Bleep1673, 11 January 2013 - 08:19 PM.
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Here is the problem: Two numbers are in the ratio 3:4. Find the numbers if
A. their sum is 98.
B. their product is 768.
Helping students gain understanding and self-confidence in algebra.
angelbaby wrote:I am trying to find the two numbers whose sum is 98.
The answer guide says 42 and 56. I want to know how they came up with these two numbers.
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There is a catch though. The money is obtained through a grant program that is administered by the Texas Department of Transportation, and the requirements for the grant are still up in the air.
"The bill (Senate Bill 1747) requires TxDOT to develop criteria for the awarding of the grants for transportation infrastructure projects on county roads and sets out criteria requirements and provisions regarding the grant application process," according to a bill analysis.
Not all of the responsibility falls on TxDOT through; there are certain things each county must do before it can even apply for the grants.
"The commissioners court must designate reinvestment zones," Bee County Commissioner Dennis DeWitt said.
The reinvestment zones are the only places in which the grants can be used.
Additionally, the bill says that each county must "create an advisory board to advise the county on the establishment, administration and expenditures of a county energy transportation reinvestment zone."
The bill also stipulates who must make up the advisory board; "three oil and gas company representatives who perform company activities in the county and are local taxpayers" and two public members.
DeWitt has his own personal ideas as to whom he would like to see on the advisory board should the commissioners court decide it wants to apply for a grant.
"I would want a local company to protect and voice the local investment and big companies to shepherd the how and when things will be done," he said.
According to DeWitt, Bee County has 400 miles of paved roads in all and the majority of oil field activity – approximately 80 to 90 percent – takes place in Precinct 2, the northern part of the county.
He believes that Bee County has not had road conditions as bad as some of the neighboring counties.
"Our oil companies have been good neighbors, and they have helped us maintain those roads to an optimum degree," he said.
The bill does not go into effect until Sept. 1 so the commissioners court still has time to decide if Bee County would like to pursue any of the grant funds.


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Keselowski fined for criticizing EFI
Races, tracks, drivers and all the drama that comes along with it
a driver should be able to speak their mind, nascar needs to get off their high horse and stop trying to quiet people.
I miss you Frehley........
Re: Keselowski fined for criticizing EFI
michaeljohn wrote:a driver should be able to speak their mind, nascar needs to get off their high horse and stop trying to quiet people.
DW twittered Brad that if they had twitter back when he started racing he would be broke!
Re: Keselowski fined for criticizing EFI
Schmoopy1000 wrote:tlmerk wrote:I am kind of surprised more people aren't discussing why there is this secrecy about fines and I think it's all Brian France. He is a pompous, secretive guy and so it flows over into NASCAR. He tries to hide his own skeletons in his personal life -- i.e. being way behind in his alimony and child support and it's highly thought that he has an issue with sustances that make him feel "funny."
I just wish he would step down and let someone else be in charge. His personal life and the way he "hides everything" spills over unto the drivers ability to exercise their right of free speech. It's ridiculous how much power one man holds in NASCAR. I'm sorry if this offends some of his fans, but I think, he's a dirt bag who was handed the opportunity of a lifetime simply by being born into the family France and now he's on a total power trip. And now, he'll probably read this, hunt me down and squelch my voice!! If I suddenly disappear from this website, you'll know it was because I said something against the omnipotent Brian France!!
Gosh, I hate being that negative either, but I just find it interesting no one is blaming Brian in particular for this stupidity of fining drivers like Ryan and Brad for speaking their minds with concerns that are mostly important safety issues!
Brian France already ruined what made nascar great. Real racing. Now all emphasis is on points & hollywood. The racing is way down on his list of importance. About him being secretive, Big Bill & Bill France Jr. both was in your face about their decisions. They werent scared to say outloud what their decisions were.
Amen to that bro.and don't forget the drama,oh wait-drama would be included in hollywood wouldn't it.
Re: Keselowski fined for criticizing EFI
Remember, NASCAR is not a corporation but a "family owned" business. If you don't like their rules, go play someplace else. Sometimes I don't like what they do to the drivers, but I'm an American, and I have the freedom to complain. If I didn't think it is the best racing around, I wouldn't be a fan.
Green belongs on grass, trees, money, and the Starter's Flag. That's it. Nothin' else. Ask Tony!
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Nascar Nana OK
Re: Keselowski fined for criticizing EFI
Right, Nana, you have the ability to complain, but the NASCAR driver doesn't, not even about safety issues, actually ESPECIALLY about safety issues. This is America. We have been built on the Freedom of Speech but the drivers have to watch what they say. I remember a couple times Tony back pedaled on issues he was once outspoken about (i.e. suspicious cautions being called for never-seen debris on the track and the Goodyear tire issues). I hate to see Tony just kow tow to the NASCAR officials. But whatever they did to him "behind the closed doors" made him suddenly quit voicing his complaints. I almost lost respect for him when he did that, but that's NASCARA. Guess Tony's learned you can't bite the hand that feeds you. Too bad. It waters down the sport and makes the fans never completely trust or respect the Frances. I used to really like the family and all they did for the sport until Brian France took over.
Where there's Smoke, there's fire!
Re: Keselowski fined for criticizing EFI
Corperations own Nascar,because w/o them, Nascar wouldn't exist.The only problem i have is the one who is president of it all as he is nothing like grandpa or daddy ever was.
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What's Your Name?
When I'm in need of a little levity, unusual names always amuse me. In fact, I've mentioned it before. So this morning I was reminded of this gem of a name from a few years ago:
Chad Chop! What a great baseball name! Even though the scoreboard says "outfielder", he was playing first base on this night in 2005 for the Potomac Nationals, as they faced the Salem Avalanche in Salem, Virginia.
Apparently I didn't take a picture of Chad, just his name on the scoreboard.
In trying to find out whatever became of Mr. Chop, it would seem that he never progressed past high-A in the Expos/Nationals system; the most recent information I could find showed him playing in an independent league in 2006.
If only he had been able to stick around a little longer, I'm sure he would have been a participant in the initial Minors Moniker Madness tournament in 2007.
The current tournament is nearing an end, but there is still time to vote! Get on over to http://mlb.mlb.com/minors/fan_forum/moniker_madness/bracket.jsp and cast your vote for either Dusty Napoleon or Beamer Weems.
My personal favorite, Brett Butts, was eliminated in the second round by Jose Jose.😦
The Phillies are back in action later today, taking on the Colorado Rockies in the Rockies' home opener. Cole Hamels will make his first start of the season for the Phils. Go Cole!
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My favorite is Stubby Clapp…he was on Team Canada. That name is just wrong on many levels.
My favorite is Stubby Clapp…he was on Team Canada. That name is just wrong on a number of levels.
Nice work done by the Phils today Sue! I was too tired to make it to the game, but I watched the pitching fall apart on tv and the Phils take advantage like they needed too. Well done : )
Hmmm…after looking at the various nominees, I'm betting that if Sarah Palin had cast a vote, she'd have done so for Maverick Lasker.😀 The Phillies come to town tomorrow. I fully expect the Nats to turn things around and sweep the Phil…HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!! Ah, crap, I knew I wouldn't be able to keep a straight face while saying that! Moyer, Blanton, and Hamels should all be seeing a dramatic drop in their ERA's this week. (Yes, my cynicism is already in mid-season form!)
Chad Chop is pretty great. I love names with alliteration, so Brett Butts is cool too.


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Hi everyone!
I was wondering if anyone has raised a vegetarian baby, and if so, can I have a few pointers? My daughter is almost 6 months old and I will be starting her on cereal soon. But later on, when she starts eating more solids, I really don't want to serve her meat as I'm a vegetarian and personally feel that starting her on veggie. foods will be more nutritious. Which foods have you found that agree with your veg. babies and give them enough protein? Or should I offer her meat? I'm not nervous about starting solids, but I'm a teeny bit confused.... Any help would be greatly appreciated!


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Nutrition Facts
Serving Size ½ of recipe
Calories 249
Total Fat 8.5 g
Saturated Fat 1 g
Sodium 512 mg
Total Carbohydrate 5 g
Dietary Fiber 1.5 g
Protein 36 g
Ingredients and Preparation
Ingredients Measures
White onion, diced ¼
Yellow bell pepper, diced ½
Red bell pepper, diced ½
Capers 1 tablespoon
Halibut, cut into 2 filets ¾ pound
Cooking spray
Olive oil 2 teaspoons
Salt ¼ teaspoon
Freshly ground pepper to taste
- Preheat oven to 400°F.
- In a medium bowl, combine onion, peppers, and capers. Set aside.
- Place fish, skin-side down, on a baking dish coated with cooking spray. Drizzle fish with olive oil, season with salt and pepper, and top with pepper mixture. Bake about 20-25 minutes, until fish is opaque throughout and flakes easily with a fork.
- Serve fish topped with pepper mixture.