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If you love the look and feel of wood beneath your feet, wide-plank heart pine flooring is an exciting option. It can't quite transport you to the Old South, but a pine floor will transform your rooms with its soft patina and rich glow. It has two other plusses: It's easier to install than hardwood. You can skip the tricky sanding that goes along with an oak or maple floor. And it actually looks richer and more attractive as it ages. In this article, we'll show you how to choose and order your material, install it and finish it with our easy finish method.
Pine floors are available in a variety of widths and grades.
Longleaf Southern pine, or "heart pine," is known for its dense, amber heartwood. It comes in a variety of widths and grades. It can be clear (knot-free) with a tight, straight grain, or it can include more character such as small or large knots. This 3/4-in. thick solid plank flooring is milled with a tongue and groove. The ends of boards can also have a tongue and groove. This feature is called end-matching. The joints between these boards can fall between joists, but you wouldn't face-nail these ends. This would change the look somewhat.
Order a sample kit from a supplier to help choose the exact material you want. Prices vary depending on the pine's source, grade and width, with the antique pine being the most expensive. We recommend material that requires little or no sanding.
We chose 10-in. wide, new heart pine with 50 to 80 percent heart content and without end matching. See "Pine Flooring Options" for more details.
The 3/4-in.-thick solid plank flooring shown is milled with a tongue and groove.
The tongue-and-groove pine flooring must run perpendicular to the floor joists. To keep the wide boards from cupping, you'll face-nail them with cut nails driven through the subfloor and into the joists (Photo 18). For the best results, draw the floor plan to scale and lay out rows of boards (Fig. A). Shift the layout as needed to avoid very narrow pieces at the walls or at other features like around the fireplace. Later you'll transfer your plan to the floor and snap chalk lines at about 3-ft. intervals to keep the rows running straight.
Calculate the square footage of the room and add 10 to 15 percent to allow for selection and waste. It's better to have a few leftover pieces than to pay the shipping for one or two additional boards. Also order the cut nails and the oil finish. The supplier will advise on the amounts needed. There may be an additional fee for shipping. Schedule delivery early so the flooring can acclimate indoors to your home's moisture level. This is a very important step.Store the wood on location for at least 10 days. To keep wood floors stable, try to maintain close to 50 percent relative humidity in your home year-round.
Draw the room's floor plan to scale.
You can buy heart pine flooring in a variety of widths and grades. Stain it or leave it natural and topcoat it with an oil or varnish. Most people prefer a clear oil finish. The pine will develop a slightly darker patina with age and exposure to light. Four things to look for in heart pine flooring:
Remove the existing floor covering and pry up the underlayment with a pry bar, leaving the subfloor intact. Pull all protruding nails. Walk the floor to check for loose or squeaky spots in the subfloor. To tighten the subfloor, drive 2-in. screws into the joists.
Undercut the door jambs (and the trim if it's staying on) with a handsaw. Use a piece of scrap flooring as a height guide; this allows the new flooring to slide underneath. Vacuum the whole floor thoroughly.
Mark the joist (floor framing) locations on the wall before rolling out and stapling down the rosin paper. Snap chalk lines to mark the joists and, consulting your layout drawing, snap lines to mark out the flooring board layout.
Carefully pry the baseboard and door trim from the wall and set it aside. Then remove the floor covering and underlayment (if you have any) to get to the subfloor (Photo 1). Underlayment is a layer of plywood or particleboard often found under carpet or vinyl. Now is the time to do repair work on the subfloor.
Walk around the room to locate any squeaks. Since the cause of most squeaks is a loose subfloor rubbing up and down against nails, drive wood screws into the joists below to tighten up the subfloor.
Cut out and replace any damaged subfloor. Also look for high spots, especially at seams. If a 4-ft. straightedge shows a 1/8-in. or bigger rise, belt-sand it off with a coarse grit. Use the nail lines to find the location of the floor framing (joists) and mark the walls for reference.
Undercut any jambs (Photo 2) to allow the new flooring to slide underneath. Snap chalk lines on the rosin paper (Photo 3) following your layout. The chalk line for the first board must be accurate to make sure the first row is straight (Photo 5).
Cut boards to length with a circular saw. Clamp on a guide to ensure square cuts and cut from the back side of the board (to minimize splintering the good side). If you use a sliding miter saw, cut with the good side up.
Rip to width and align the first board along the first chalk line, tongue out. Predrill and nail along the wall with 8d finish nails driven into every joist. Countersink them 1/8 in. and fill them with a natural color hardening putty. Note: Center the butt joints on the joist layout lines.
Rip the first row to width using your circular saw or a table saw. Leave at least a 1/4-in. gap at the wall for wood expansion. Cut the board ends so butt joints (formed by boards that meet end to end; Photo 5) occur over floor joists.
Later you'll nail each board end into the joist with the decorative cut nails. Be sure to stagger butt joints from row to row so they don't line up across the floor. Cut the boards to length with a circular saw (Photo 4) but keep in mind that perfect cuts aren't necessary; the ends at walls will be covered by the baseboard and it's OK if the butt joints show small gaps. If you want to speed up the job, rent a sliding miter saw, especially for the angle cuts around the hearth.
Face-nail the first row close to the wall (Photo 5) with either 8d finish nails (predrill to avoid splitting) or an air powered 15-gauge finish nailer to speed up the work. Nail into every joist to keep this row from moving when you tap in the next rows. Set the nails 1/8 in. deep.
Fit the second board's groove onto the tongue of the first. Tap with a block (flooring scrap) and hammer to drive the boards together. For an antique look, create a small gap (1/16 in.) between the boards with a removable shim (see Photo 7).
Insert shims for even gaps, and nail through the tongue of the board with a flooring stapler. Start at one end of the board and work to the other, nailing every 2 ft.
After the first row, tap each subsequent row into place (Photo 6) and nail with a flooring stapler (Photo 7). Nail every 2 ft. to tack the flooring in place—the decorative cut nails will hold it tight. We chose to create a small (1/16-in.) gap between boards by inserting plastic putty knives before nailing. The gap ensures that each board appears separate and adds to the antique look. Nailing a pine floor is much more forgiving than other flooring, because gaps are part of the look!
Hold the board in place at doorways and corners and mark for notching with a straightedge. The board only needs to fit within 1/4 in. of the wall and slide under the door jamb.
Transfer the cutout lines to the back of the board and cut out the notch with a jigsaw. Cutting from the back minimizes splintering of the front face.
Mark and then cut the board to fit at the door jamb (Photos 8 and 9). Cut the notch so that it slides about 1/2 in. under the jamb so the jamb will appear to be completely sitting on the flooring.
Wedge the boards together if necessary to straighten bowed boards. Cut the wedge from a scrap of flooring with the groove left on. Drive the wedge between the flooring board and a scrap board screwed to the subfloor. Cut badly bowed boards into shorter lengths.
Make a wedge (Photo 10) to drive slightly bowed boards together. If the gap won't tighten up, cut the board into shorter lengths.
Cut flooring to 6 in. wide to frame around the fireplace hearth. Nail these pieces with the tongue facing out. You'll groove the next floorboards to fit.
Rout a groove into the edge of this notched board with a slotcutting bit. The groove must line up with the hearth board's tongue. Clamp the board securely to the horses or a workbench.
Set the router cutting depth to match the factory cut grooves.
Slide the notched piece into place. Use a block and hammer if needed to drive the board in. The tongues and grooves will align the boards and hold them flush.
Cut the next board to length and groove the end with the slotting cutter.
Fit the board onto the tongue of both the preceding board and the hearth trim board. Continue this process to the other side of the hearth.
Frame the fireplace hearth with a 6-in. wide board with the tongue facing out (Photo 11). You'll have to notch a floorboard to fit around the frame (Photo 13). Use a router with a 1/4-in. slot-cutting bit to cut a groove into the edge that abuts the fireplace frame (Photo 12). Slide and tap this board into place (Photo 13). Groove the ends of the next few boards that butt into the fireplace frame as well (Photo 14). All this grooving will keep the boards around the fireplace frame flush with one another. Use this same technique where floorboards butt into other flooring materials at doorways.
Measure, cut and slide the threshold board under the jambs at the doorway before the final floorboard is installed. Cut the final full length boards to width with a table saw and check the fit at the threshold.
Cut the final board to width and pry and wedge it into position (allow 1/4 in. between the board and the wall). You may have to put it in at an angle and tap it down. Face nail the board.
Face-nail the threshold and fill all nail holes with putty.
Undercutting a jamb where the wood meets another flooring material can be tricky. Use a handsaw and a sharp chisel to finish the cut (Photo 15) before the last floorboard is installed. Planning is important, and the layout drawing can be invaluable for anticipating difficult fits. Angle the last board into place and wedge it tight (Photo 16). You'll have to face-nail the last few rows of floorboards and the threshold board (Photo 17), because the flooring nailer won't fit.
Stretch a string line (not a chalk line) to mark the joists. Drill the pilot holes for the cut nails using a simple spacing guide. Hammer the cut nails flush with the pine flooring and countersink 1/8 in. below the surface with a heavy punch or countersink.
A traditional plank floor was face-nailed with handmade nails. A 2-1/2-in. masonry cut nail has this look. Mark each joist location with a string line (no chalk!) and drill pilot holes for the cut nails (Photo 18). The hole size should be close to the narrow dimension of the rectangular head of the cut nail. Make a simple guide to space the nails about 1-3/4 in. from the board edge (Photo 18). Two nails are sufficient to hold the 10-in. (9-in. actual) board flat, but a wider board will require three nails. Be sure to set the cut nails 1/8 in. below the surface before starting the finishing steps. When nailing the ends of boards, splitting is a real possibility even with pre-drilling. Don't worry; minor splitting adds to the antique look.
Wear an organic vapor–rated respirator when applying the oil. Ventilate your workspace. Oil-soaked rags can spontaneously combust. Dry them outdoors, spread out loosely. When they're thoroughly dry, throw them in the trash.
Apply a heavy coat of oil with a medium nap paint roller or wool applicator. After 15 minutes apply a second, lighter coat. Allow to soak in for an additional 15 minutes.
Wipe until dry; there should be no oil sitting on the surface.
Our flooring material required only fine sanding. If you're not sanding, clean the floor with a cloth dampened with paint thinner. Remove tough dirt or scuff marks with a fine (120-grit) sandpaper. Fill all your countersunk face-nail holes (not the decorative cut nails) with a hardening putty and sand flush with the wood with 120-grit paper. Use putty that closely matches the wood's color.
Heart pine floors darken slightly with exposure to light and will age gracefully, taking on a unique mellow color. You'll obscure this natural aging (patina) with stain, but if you want to stain, keep it light. Try a test piece first. Let the stain dry for 24 hours and then apply the oil finish.
Apply a heavy coat of the penetrating oil (Photo 19), let it soak in for 15 minutes and then apply a light coat where it looks dry. After another 15 minutes, wipe the floor dry with clean cloths (Photo 20). Do not leave any wet areas—they'll become shiny spots. Let the oil dry for 24 hours, buff with 150-grit sandpaper or a sanding screen and apply another light coat. Let sit for 15 minutes and then wipe up, leaving no puddles. Use this same buffing and oiling procedure to maintain your floor through the years. Depending on traffic and wear, oiling needs to be done every three to five years.
Avoid sanding if possible.
Little or no sanding may be required, depending on the quality of the milling. Ask the potential supplier what it recommends for its product. An accurately milled board will have a uniform surface that will accept the stain and/or oil evenly without sanding. Other boards may need to be sanded. Considering the savings in labor, equipment rental, material cost and dust in the house, we recommend spending slightly more for better milled material that you don't have to sand.
Make sure any professional finisher you hire is experienced with pine floors and fully understands their unique character.
Pine is soft and must be sanded carefully to avoid gouges. The square buff sander worked well because it's less aggressive than drum sanders. Even a novice can use it with confidence. First sand high spots and rough areas with a portable belt sander (40-grit belt). Then proceed with the square buff sander using the 60-, 80- and 100-grit papers or screens (see photo) in sequence. Be sure to vacuum between each grit size. You'll have to do a little hand-sanding at the edges and doorways. Also use the square buff sander with a 150-grit screen between coats of oil or varnish.
Make sure any Professional finisher you hire is experienced with pine floors and fully understands their unique character.
Have the necessary tools for this DIY project lined up before you start—you'll save time and frustration.
Air powered finish nailer, Air powered flooring stapler (rental), Slot-cutting router bit, Plastic shims
Avoid last-minute shopping trips by having all your materials ready ahead of time. Here's a list.


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|Topic Review (Newest First)
This is a bit of a "teaser" update. I finally decided to ditch my 29 gallon after a long time of bad luck. This tank never had a proper stand and had a pretty terrible viewing angle. Combined with the fact I am rarely in my bedroom, I rarely got to enjoy this tank.
I may have to start a V2 of this journal as it is far from the low tech philosophy I was going for. I had to actually move the tank (with help) with most of the hardscape and substrate intact. It was pretty sketchy. I guess I wasn't paying attention and my two shrimps finally bread. Unfortunately I didn't realize this until well after I started draining the water. I have only seen 2 baby shrimp so I can only imagine how many I likely poured outside. Needless to say, everything stayed intact.
So, my equipment list is much different now:
Lighting: 4x24 Aquaticlife T5HO fixture. I don't know how high this will have to be. Right now it is 13 inch above the rim, about 24 in above the substrate. I am using a short noon time burst with 2 bulbs. This was working well on my 29 gallon in low tech mode. I hope I can go down some but am loving how open it is. Without the background though, it doesn't look good as their is so much light spillage. I will figure out the height once things get sorted.
Filtration-Ehiem 2215 with 2217 impeller. Pretty simple here but crazy flow. I think the tank is less than 15 gallons (I really think it's around 12) with hardscape and substrate. The intake is makeshift and kind of sketchy for me in the short term. I am thinking I will go with some ebay lily pipes in the future.
Autodosing-I am doing the fountain pump method. I have two containers and two pumps on an electric timer. I already have it all measured out but I need to set it up again. I will just verify by the day. Not exactly sure how I am going to attach the outlets but I will likely use the bottom part of my DIY legs. I just like the look of the clamps.
Heater-Aquaclear 100 watt. This is the smallest heater I have that will do the job. I plan on going inline eventually. I don't know if I have enough room if I keep my outlet on the same side. I don't really want my outlet on the other side as it could get bumped easily. I will figure out that later.
UV Sterilizer-It's not plumbed in but I have a Coralife turbo twist 9 watt. I may or may not use it. I have to put it before my diffuser as CO2 gets trapped in it, or has in previous setups. Again, like the heater, it's going to be hard to plumb in if I keep my outflow on the same side, unless I move the canister to the other side. I may just sell it though.
CO2-I have a 20lb tank with a beverage regulator. I am pretty sure this started live out as a weed growing setup. I replaced the metering with a Fabco valve. I have been using a GLA inline but the nut that holds the tubing on broke so I am temporary using an in tank one. I did add back the meter when it was in my bedroom to feed a 10 gallon. That means I may buy a little nano that can fit on top the fridge. I have plenty of room for a second tank but I have a bunch of vinyl records that can't get wet so I can't put in on my shelf. I am thinking about an all in one nano like the Evolve or similar. I figure with the light spillage, I won't need to upgrade the light. If I go this route, I will try some selective breading.
I still have the unknown type of belem. I will see if it improves with the new setup but if not, I will likely add some HC or similar. Now it is on display so I am going to be less patient. I will likely keep the belem and just see what happens, even if I add. I also have some sort of not rare red plant that grows slowly. I like it because it reminds me of these red trees I see on the hills here. The scale is not correct but it gives the vibe all the same. May or may not keep it.
Right now I have 2 RCS that I put in my 10 gallon temporarily. As said, i didn't see that they bread so I don't know how many babies I have. I will keep these for now. I may get something more exotic as time goes on. I really like Tangerine Tigers. I will likely wait a bit, not only to get the tank established and sorted but also because it is the last on my agenda.
Anyway, long update, I just want to take some notes for myself. Here is a bad pic. My camera sucks and even more so without a tripod. I made a mistake when buying my background as it has adhesive on one side. I will put blue or black paper on the sides so that's no biggie, just ugly for now, I couldn't see it before.
|oppsss........... thanks.
Originally Posted by keithy View Post
good hard scape.
btw, where did you get the "legs" for your coralife light? I thinking of making something like that.
good hard scape.
btw, where did you get the "legs" for your coralife light? I thinking of making something like that.
|Thanks, thats definitely a cool idea, I may have to do that when I get my lights in!
Originally Posted by mythin View Post
On your lights, what are those silver things that the legs are resting on that look like silver handles/vise grips?
|On your lights, what are those silver things that the legs are resting on that look like silver handles/vise grips?
So, not a lot new. The belem, whatever it is, has started to grow a bit more quickly with the addition of pressurized CO2. Still to slow for my tastes. I put in some DHG and it grew crazy fast but was WAY too tall. I have just decided to stick it out, it's the right size, I like the look, etc. I will break it up again which usually slows the growth for a bit but ultimately will make it more dense. I am not getting much of any algae and what I am getting is on the glass or the rocks so it's not a big issue having a small plant mass.
I would just go out buy whatever belem looked similar enough at this point but I am broke and can't find any locally anyway. I really have only seen this tank maybe 5 days out of the last 14 days so it doesn't bug me as much as it probably bugs all you following this lol.
The other major change is I ditched my AC HOB's. They were just too noisy for me, especially in my bedroom. They are old and noisy, I don't sleep very easily. Now I have an Eheim 2215 with a brand new 2217 impeller and shaft. Flow is probably overkill, with the hardscape and substrate this tank is only about 12-13 gallons.
I only took a front shot because not too much is going on.
Originally Posted by frrok View Post
cool... i have similar stuff as a backround on my half moon tank except its black and i taped it on. but I want to do something like what you did for my mini-m when i think its ready. just to get a nice photo. I feel you on the updates, i feel like my threads get boring also... hahaha.
Here is a diagram of what it would look like from the top. The blue is the tank, the grey is the background
|cool... i have similar stuff as a backround on my half moon tank except its black and i taped it on. but I want to do something like what you did for my mini-m when i think its ready. just to get a nice photo. I feel you on the updates, i feel like my threads get boring also... hahaha.
Originally Posted by frrok View Post
just so you know I'm following along. What is the backround made out of and how to you attach it to the tank, or is it attached? I agree that more plant mass would def help you out here. but the rock work is awesome... good luck with the co2.
The background is that foam core poster board stuff. It's about 2.5 in off the back of the tank. I cut out sides so the light doesn't escape and it stays in place. I then put an old fixture under it (which also holds the board up). It's similar to a "shadow box" background you can find through a google search I first saw on reef tanks. I just didn't go that far. I am planing on painting it more similar to the sky, just don't really know how, lol.
|just so you know I'm following along. What is the backround made out of and how to you attach it to the tank, or is it attached? I agree that more plant mass would def help you out here. but the rock work is awesome... good luck with the co2.
Originally Posted by @marko@ View Post
you have very little plant mass.
maybe add more hairgrass to speed things along.
you have very little plant mass.
maybe add more hairgrass to speed things along.
This isn't an update, not that anyone seems to be watching anymore lol. Not that much is changing. I put a single stem of Glosso in to see how that reacts. I have not used Glosso in a long time. I recently put some in my GF's 5 gallon (very low tech) and it really took off and has noticeably grown in under a week. I am thinking about using it instead, though I am concerned it will be hard to trim given my scape. That's why the slow growing grass was initially appealing but now it's just boring me.
Showing off the new background and proving I do have some plants lol:
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2nd biggest move of the year ... 1st was when we invited him to camp
2nd biggest move of the year ... 1st was when we invited him to camp
Apologize to Melo 5
Only 2 possible reasons to bring this kid back:
Special teams help (not sure why) and/or A Brown is more hurt then Giants are letting on.
My bet is A Brown is done for the year.
here we go with guys suddenly being put on IR by the fans for nothing serious. he had a concussion...remember, they added him to the PS not active roster. he very well could be brought in for scout team reasons to simulate gore/k.hunter as others have suggested.
that would really suck if brown had to go on ir, but i seriously seriously doubt it
i didnt mean to make it seem like i was singling you out. sorry if came across that way
Yawnnnnn, don't remember PS additions being such a big thing. He's a Jersey boy I guess.....
I'm guessing he was brought in to play Frank Gore on the scout team as well... Wilson used to do that (he played the role of ****ty McCoy in week 3, and Trent in week 4), but I have a feeling that Wilson will now be used in our offense more, so we needed a guy like that to emulate SF's RBs.
My question is, if Andre Brown clears physicals, would he be used to emulate Brandon Jacobs?
I'm Commander Shepard, and this is my favorite team in the NFL.


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Kenyan kids get Romney campaign T-shirts
posted at 1:17 pm on July 10, 2013 by Ed Morrissey
If you've ever wondered where all of the campaign clothing goes after the thrill is gone, look to … Africa. The Daily Caller takes note of the disposition of the Romney-Ryan stock, which has a new life as needed clothing for schoolkids in Kenya:
President Obama might have ancestral roots in Kenya, but at least one school in Kenya is all about former Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney.
The Knox County Romney Campaign of Tennessee has outfitted some 200 children at the Orbit Village Project in Nairobi, Kenya with leftover Romney campaign t-shirts from the 2012 election cycle.
Alexander Waters, the campaign director for the Knox County Romney Campaign, explained to The Daily Caller that his group decided to send the shirts to the school and refuge as Waters' aunt, Cyndy Waters, runs the project and its American base is in Sevierville, Tenn.
This isn't exactly a new concept. Ever wonder how sports champions have T-shirts at the ready when they get back to the locker room? They produce hundreds or thousands of shirts for both teams in anticipation of victory. The winners' shirts get sold for big bucks. The losers' shirts often end up as charitable contributions to relief efforts in Africa or Asia, which means that some kids may still be wearing shirts celebrating the championship of the New England Patriots for the 2010 season … or the 2007 season. At any rate, it's a way for excess consumerism to do a little good.


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So during the GM new car preview, where we saw the Cruze, Saab 9-4x, Cadillac SRX etc, this little tidbit eluded us. Apparently, Saab has pulled an "Allroad" and created a more aggressive offoad version of the 9-3x. It has higher ground clearance, scuff plating front and rear, and some side cladding.Update - all the pics I posted turned into red X's, so please go directly to the article.http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2008/07/saab-9-3x-crossover-scooped-alongside-9.html
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that is a nice wagon.the 9-4x looks good too
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cool wagon
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I have been watching the FatMans videos on Youtube and cant beleive how easy it is to clean wax. I have 3 hives 1 year old and will extract my own honey this year and cant wait to take the wax cappings and process them. I know it wont be alot but, still very interesting. I hope to have 5 colonies by the end of April.
Check out the fatman on youtube if your interested.


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101.1 Title. Chapter 4101:2-1 to 4101:2-15 of the Administrative Code shall be designated as the "Ohio Mechanical Code" for which the designation "OMC" may be substituted. The "International Mechanical Code 2009, first printing, Chapters 2 to 15," as published by the "International Code Council, Inc." is used as the basis of this document and is incorporated fully except as modified in italic herein. References in these chapters to "this code" or to the "mechanical code" in other sections of the Administrative Code shall mean the "Ohio Mechanical Code".
101.2 Scope. The provisions of this code shall apply to the design, installation, maintenance, alteration, repair, relocation, replacement, addition to, use and inspection of mechanical systems within buildings. This code shall also apply to those systems, system components, equipment and appliances specifically addressed herein.
101.3 Administrative and enforcement. For administrative and enforcement provisions of this code, refer to sections 101.2 to 115.13 of the building code.
101.4 Referenced standards. When a reference is made within the mechanical code to a federal statutory provision, an industry consensus standard, or any other technical publication, the specific date and title of the publication as well as the name and address of the promulgating agency are listed in Chapter 15 of this code. The application of the referenced standards shall be limited and as prescribed in section 102.5 of the building code.
Replaces: 4101:2-1-01
R.C. 119.032 review dates: 11/01/2016
Promulgated Under: 119.03
Statutory Authority: 3781.10(A)
Rule Amplifies: 3781.10 , 3781.11, 3791.04
Prior Effective Dates: 3/1/98, 1/1/02, 3/1/05, 7/1/07


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Season of Sharing
Original post made by dischanted, Danbury Park, on Feb 2, 2013
Season of Sharing donations are sent to and administered by a silicon valley group. Receipents must meet requirements to get any help...must have someone under age of 18 living with you; must be receiving disability/aid; your situation must be sustainable i.e. you can maintain after onetime help. Not everyone that needs help falls in these categories. Now that i know the perimeters and that donations do not stay in our community, I will look for another charity to donated to.
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a resident of West of Foothill
on Feb 3, 2013 at 9:51 am
Thank you for sharing. I often wonder these things too and criteria. I think if someone is in need to the point that they humble themselves an ask for help, they should receive it. Yes, there might be people who come forward who in our eyes do not need the help as much as others, but we can't split hairs. We need to help those who request it. We don't need gatekeepers, we need people who are willing to give to others during times of need. Right now, most people fall into that category. What do you think? Hope I'm not being pollyanna here.
a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on Feb 3, 2013 at 11:43 am
I agree with Trish. Also, I think we have enough people in need in our own local community (and the tri valley area), and that is where local donations should stay. The Pleasanton Weekly Season of Sharing Fund should stay local and be managed local. I also feel that not all monies should be earmarked for non-profit organizations. There are many indiviuals/families that may just need one time help because of a fiscal emergency. I always thought that is what the fund was for.
a resident of Livermore
on Feb 3, 2013 at 1:37 pm
Hang on to your money unless you know exactly how it will be used.
president of the Pleasanton Weekly
on Feb 3, 2013 at 8:40 pm
Gina Channell-Allen is a registered user.
Nancy S., The original post isn't about the Pleasanton Weekly Holiday Fund. All the funds donated to the Holiday Fund stay in the community and the recipients are registered non-profits, not individuals.
I didn't want anyone confusing this "Season of Sharing" with the Pleasanton Weekly Holiday Fund.
a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on Feb 3, 2013 at 9:23 pm
@gina. Where can we find information on PWHF?
president of the Pleasanton Weekly
on Feb 3, 2013 at 9:31 pm
Gina Channell-Allen is a registered user.
This is the most recent story, and it includes the beneficiaries. All donations go directly to the non-profits because the SVCF and the Pleasanton Weekly donate all administrative and promotional costs.
Web Link
a resident of Ruby Hill
on Feb 4, 2013 at 1:06 pm
It is also a good idea to check how your money is being spent by searching for your charity at:
a resident of Highland Oaks
on Feb 4, 2013 at 3:08 pm
No more charitable donations.
I am no longer willing to have my money go to cushy salaries for people whose definition of charity is helping their own friends.
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As I said in another post, I scored a ton of cedar 1x1 off of Craigslist. Some of it has a grooved channel down the middle--I'm assuming it was meant to be decorative. The groove does have a "triangled part" in the middle, though it is flush with the surface--it doesn't stick out any. From what I've read the whole idea is to give them some sort of guide and where to start the comb--do you think these grooved bars will work? They are 1 1/2 X 1 1/2, so I'm thinking to rip them in half and then try to use them.....Whaddya think?
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So here's been my experience that has lead me to say, "I'm done with Russell Apiaries!!":(
1. In April, I emailed them regarding queens. Was told exactly what I needed to do to have them by a certain date.
2. Ordered April 24th for a May 7 shipping.
3. 7th came and went.
4. Emailed on the 11th just to see if they did in fact get shipped. No response.
5. Emailed on the 21st because I knew I would be traveling June 3-10. Was fearful that they might actually ship that week.
6. On the 22nd, I got a response that they would mark for to NOT be shipped that week in June and "how bout next week?"
7. Confirmed that next week would work as long as they were shipped on their customary Monday or Tuesday.
8. On the 29th, I received an email confirmation via PayPal that my package had been shipped Priority Mail 2-3 day. Note: I'm in Alabama. They are in Mississippi. Any Priority that I have received in the past coming from any connecting state has shipped in 2 days, sometimes even one.
9. Each day, there has been no update online as to where my package is when using the tracking number.
10. Stopped by the USPS today to inquire. Was told, that yes, they package my have been confirmed online to have been shipped but, GET THIS, it actually HAS NOT been given to the USPS yet!!!!!
I may be wrong, and there is a side of me that wants to be...but I really feel lied to. I can take delays. They happen. Since I sell a few nucs each spring, I can understand delays. But in this case, it would appear that I have been, knowingly, not told the truth.
I made a couple of splits the other day specifically for these queens. I leave for 8 days tomorrow. At this point, I am expecting to return to a couple of SHB slimed nucs that didn't have to be that way if they had just done what they said they would/were doing.
If it's the case, and it does look to be, then I am DONE with Russell Apiaries...


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st: RE: ST IPW with OLOGIT
Tue, 8 Apr 2008 11:18:51 EDT
You state that the -glm- command does not use survey statistics; ie the
-svy- prefix. I do not believe that this is the case. The survey manual (page 2)
indicates that glm takes -svy-, and I recall using it several times for
various projects. Every attempt has been made to make the -glm- command compatible
with all ML, stepwise, and survey options.
Joseph Hilbe
Date: Mon, 7 Apr 2008 13:31:15 -0400
From: Steven Samuels <firstname.lastname@example.com>
Subject: Re: st: IPW with OLOGIT
I am not expert in this area. That said, your post is confusing to me.
• I don't see why you want to use -ologit-. The important part of a
treatment selection model is to model the probability of selection
into a treatment group. The outcomes of treatments might be ordered
by treatment, but there is no reason to assume a priori that the
selection probabilities should be ordered by treatment number.
• You state you have a count outcome, but your specification for the -
glm- command is for a binary outcome.
• The -glm- command does not take a -svy- prefix. Try "help
svy_estimation" for a list of commands that will take survey weights
and design factors.
•To use a survey weight, you would need to -svyset- your data after
creating your new weights; then you would need to use the -svy-
prefix for your command.
• Wooldridge's example of treatment selection is for the purpose of
estimating individual population means; then taking the difference
between those means. For that purpose you would need to define three
weights ipw1, ipw2, ipw3 based on p1, p2, and p3. (See help for -
generate-) Run your second regression model three times, each with a
different weight, you would average the predicted values over the
entire sample. The post-estimation command -predictnl- might compute
the difference between means.
• Wooldridge's method would estimate a difference between
populations means unadjusted for covariates. Is this what you want?
• Apparently Wooldridge's doubly-robust variance-matrices take into
account variability due to computing the propensity scores, although
I don't quite follow the argument . You could also bootstrap or
jackknife the entire process. As sums are over the entire sample,
then an estimated contrast in means is an average of the contrast in
the predicted values of individual predictions.
• As you have the same variables ("$var") on the right hand side of
your treatment and outcome equations, I don't see a need for the IPW model
at all.
- -Steven
> I am trying to adjust for selection on observables using propensity
> scores as inverse probability weights (ipw), following Wooldridge
> Estimation for General Missing Data Problems"). My dataset has a
> complex survey design with survey weights (svywt), and I want to
> adjust
> for selection bias of an ordered treatment (t1,t2,t3) on a count
> outcome. Can someone help me with the Stata code to compute the IPW
> using the predicted probabilities as propensity scores? I want to
> compute IPW by multiplying the survey weight*(1/propensity score),
> following Zanutto et al. (2005).
> ologit t_cat $var
> predict p1 p2 p3
> /*Here's where I need help*/
> ipw=svywt*[1/p1 ...]
> glm depvar $var t2 t3 [pweight=ipw], fam(bin) link(logit) irls robust
> Thanks in advance,
> Mike
> Michael F. Furukawa, PhD
> Assistant Professor
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> Arizona State University
> (480) 965-2363
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That seems nice, I hope they get the site finished soon, I've been thinking of one of those AR-50 uppers for a little while now.
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That seems nice, I hope they get the site finished soon, I've been thinking of one of those AR-50 uppers for a little while now.
Weaponeer has a group buy open on a similar 50bmg upper. Check it out.
i've seen them they are cool as hell
I went to weaponeer nice upper BUT it's almost TWICE the price of the one in this thread.
If you need to ask you can't afford it.
That's what they always tell me!
The price he has on the BOHICA is $895. I got on the waiting list and he said he would call for the payment information when the upper was ready to ship in a couple months. I guess we will see what happens.
I sent him an email and he said if you were on the list before the price change you get the old price. BUT even at the new price he's the cheapest I have found building a 50BMG upper.
Now I need to start rounding up ammo and find a place that will let me shoot it. My range doesn't allow 50BMG or full-auto(don't own any autos).
It sounds like he'll honor whatever the price is when you place your order.
Put my name on the list for one with a 30" barrel, sent him an email earlier and he responded in a few hours. He said the next group will be out sometime in August.
He also said the price will soon be going up, so if anyone thinks they want one get on the list a while.
Thanks again for sharing the info Rbthntr64.
Now what would be a good receiver for this?
And what about a stock? The one he shows on the site looks nice but I bet it's expensive.


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Bill Nye, who serves as executive director of The Planetary Society and is well known for his "Bill Nye the Science Guy" TV series, will open the conference with a keynote talk Thursday night starting at 7:30 p.m. at the University Memorial Center's Glenn Miller Ballroom. Nye's presentation is open to the general public; tickets can be purchased for $10 each on the conference website at www.spacevision2011.com.
The conference, which will continue Friday through Sunday at the Millennium Hotel in Boulder, is the largest student-organized space conference in the nation. More than 300 students from around the country are expected to attend sessions exploring the future of aerospace engineering, entrepreneurship and government policy.
Other high-profile speakers will include Col. Chris Crawford, commander of the 21st Space Wing at Peterson Air Force Base in Colorado; Simon "Pete" Worden (Brig. Gen., retired), director of NASA Ames Research Center; and George Nield, associate administrator for the Office of Commercial Space Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration.
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Hi: I was going to put some syrup on my hive for the bees since we are having some warm weather in ATL. I know they will not take it in the colder temps. What ratio do I use? 2 parts sugar:1 part water? Thank you for your help
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Hi: I was going to put some syrup on my hive for the bees since we are having some warm weather in ATL. I know they will not take it in the colder temps. What ratio do I use? 2 parts sugar:1 part water? Thank you for your help
Hi Sally,
I hope someone familiar with your climate chimes in. Where I'm at feeding syrup in the winter is a very bad idea. I don't think the bees will use it as an instant food source, but instead will attempt to reduce the moisture content and store it in cells to ripen before consuming it as food. Even if you have a warm spell I think what you are talking about is risky.
But - if the hive is in immediate danger of starving and if you are convinced that it will die out if it doesn't get food ASAP, then what do you have to lose? My preference would be to properly get the hive ready for winter in the fall with enough stores to carry them through. But if that didn't happen... I'd try dry sugar before syrup.
agree with andrew on not feeding unless it is to prevent starvation.
i had a similar situation a few weeks ago, when i found a hive almost empty of stores, and had a couple of warm days.
i mixed 5 parts sugar to 3 parts water with a little vitamin c added to reduce the ph.
this is thick enough that in can be stored, hopefully won't ferment, and doesn't have to be dried down too much by the bees.
looks like our warm spell will be ending here it the south, and it will be too cold again for syrup.
what i have been doing when it's cold is a modified moutain camp method.
i mix roughly 1 part water to 9 parts sugar to get a moist paste, and put that on the top bars right over the cluster.
since my bees have begun brooding, (and yours might be too), i throw it some pollen sub to the mix.
so it's 1 part water, 1 part pollen sub, and 8 parts or so water.
you add more or less water or sugar to get the consistency right.
I put a little 2:1 with a shot of HBH out today in a jar just to see if they'd take it. So far no takers. But they may not have found it yet. I'll check again tomorrow. It's supposed to rain Sun. night and turn cold Monday, so I'll put the jar up after tomorrow. But, I guess that's how we learn. :)
i also put some dry pollen sub out in the yard today, and it was the same, no takers.
not much of mountain camp patty taken either.
apparantly they preferred whatever was in the field over the artificial stuff.
Around here (Tucson, Arizona) I only use 1:1 ratio sugar syrup at all times of the year. Our humidity is naturally very low most all year long, which makes it easier for the bees to remove moisture from the syrup, so the final concentration can easily be adjusted to suit their needs.
Thank you all for your opinion. I will check honey stores and only feed if i feel l they may starve. I guess I thought it would be "insurance." I believe I left them with plenty of stores so I really should not need to feed. Thank you so much for your response!
In the winter time the cooler air won't hold as much moisture so the bees can't evaporate the water out of the sugar water.
I would recommend putting a sheet of news paper directly over the brood nest with a few slits in it and poring granulated white sugar on it.
The bees can take it with out having to evaporate any water from it.
Check out this site http://www.honeybeesuite.com/syrup-d...n-a-cold-hive/
I feed 2 to 1 in the winter even when the bees are busy bringing in pollen, I do this to keep them from having to bring in nectar, so all the bees can concentrate on pollen for the brood exspansion. What I do will seem foolish to someone farther north but it works for my region. Good Luck
The biggest problem with feeding syrup in the winter is water condensation in the hive. Also, they won't go get it if the temp is below 50F, even if the cluster is very loose.
Dry sugar or a candy board is much better, simply because the cluster can reach right to the sugar and the bees on the outside of the cluster can be warm enough to pick up the syrup that forms on the surface of the candy or dry sugar and then carry it into the cluster. I've used a candy board, and it works very well.
...and honey is so much healthier for the bees than syrup.
Thanks all...what if you put out dry sugar outside the hive? Say I just took a paper plate and put some sugar on it...like a community feeder? Could that set off robbing? I would not want to do that!
HI Sally
Open feeding is not recomened as you say it can start robbing and that can be hard to stop.
Best to feed inside the hive If it is warm enough in Atlanta you can fees 2 to 1 sugar water in the hive.
Take a plastic glad storage container poke a few holes in the lid with a straight pin fill it with you syrup snap the lid on it and turn it upside down and place over the center hole of the inner cove.
Put a couple small sticks under it to provide a bee space.
When you turn it over do it over the sink wait till a vacume forms and it quits dripping so you don't drench the bees with syrup.


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[quote user="Spizi"][quote user="slipknottin"]Have any of you actually watched him play this year or are you just watching highlight videos on YouTube?
He was downright awful this year, in between his personal foul penalties you got to see him look completely lost, misread plays constantly, and just show his instincts are really subpar.
He is nowhere near being an elite prospect. Maybe in the 3rd or 4th round, no way would I draft him sooner.[/quote]
At some point you have to say though if this guy has a 9 minute highlight film on youtube he has to have some serious talent.[/quote]
12 games a season excluding bowl games...3 seasons=36 games
60 min a game * 36 games=2160 min
9 minutes out of 2160 min in his career..figuring he hasnt played every min obviously..
still leaves you in the 1k's at least...
no not very hard to acquire 9 min of good footage LOL


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Bibliostone and I have been in contact, things are ready to roll... I did receive my July block yesterday..thanks QuiltingEileen.
Spirits are high today just got some special packies ready to send off in today's mail to 2 very dear friends who's support is greatly appreciated! If I do nothing else today it made my day started off to a great start! Hug's to all, Enjoy your August swaps and please post pics of these wonderful blocks!
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IIRC, they use XC75. No Cr added.
Thanks for the link I dug up 3 alloys in there that were not in the knife steel database.
If you have any other sources with French or whatever steels used in knifes not present in my database I'd be very interested
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I dont know where he would fit in a 4-3. I think if you did draft him as a 4-3 player, you would need to do what Denver does with Von Miller.
No reason why he couldn't play LB on run downs and then move down to DE on passing situations. This isn't a Bruce Irvin situation where he was strictly a pass rusher in college. Barr is an everydown player for UCLA who can drop in to coverage and take on blocks in the run game. Personally i think he's a better fit in that position then Dion jordan would be (Stronger, more stout against the run and most importantly a better pass rusher).
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(April 20, 2007)--More than 60 Latino artists with roots in San Antonio are pooling their creative talents for a major exhibition and silent auction, "Latino Expressions IV: Artistas de San Antonio" from 5 to 7 p.m., Sunday, April 22 in the first floor exhibition gallery at the San Antonio Central Library.
UTSA President Ricardo Romo will wield the gavel at the silent auction and reception. The festive event will feature botanas from Café Salsita and music by Dos Generaciones. The fundraiser is co-sponsored by UTSA, Café Salsita, Piatti Locali and The Rose Shop Inc.
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Proceeds from the sale of paintings, photographs, sculpture and glasswork will benefit the San Antonio Public Library Foundation's efforts to create a Latino Resource Center adjacent to the Central Library. The exhibit and sale is organized by a committee chaired by Angelika Jansen-Brown and Arturo Almeida, UTSA art specialist, under the auspices of the foundation's Latino Leadership for the Library.
"The art community's generous response to this friend-raising and fundraising celebration of Latino art is overwhelming," said Jansen-Brown.
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MONUMENT, Colo. - Investigators are asking for any information the public might have about a car idling in Tom Clement's neighborhood around the time of the murder.
The executive director of Colorado's Department of Corrections was shot and killed at his home in El Paso County on Tuesday night. He answered the door around 8:30 p.m. when he was shot and killed.
A witness spotted a car idling at the intersection of Scarsbrook Court and Colonial Park Drive, about 100 yards from Clements' house, around the time of the murder.
The witness described the car as a boxy car, possibly a Cadillac or a Lincoln, from the 1990's. It was black or dark-colored with two doors.
After the shooting, the car was seen heading west of Higby Road. The car was also spotted traveling south on Jackson Creek Parkway. A Shell station on that road said it was against corporate policy to speak with the media but an employee did confirm law enforcement had asked questioned about the car.


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By 8:00 we are leaving the guest house on foot for a bit of a walkabout. I am reaching the point where there is not much left within walking distance to go and see and I will have to start taking a river taxi somewhere before starting our walks.
Today we cut through Wat Chana Songkhram behind the guest house and along Khao San Road. It is pretty quiet at this time of day apart from one bar playing loud music and full of waters drinking for breakfast - if they even know it is breakfast time ?! We pick up Rajdamnoen Road at the Democracy Monument and walk down to Wat Rajnadda. The temple here is unusual, based upon a monastery in Sri Lanka. The central structure, Loh Prasat or Iron Monastery, is named after the 37 metal spires that adorn the roof, one for each of the 37 virtues on the road to Buddhist enlightenment
At the one corner of the temple compound is a large market selling everything that you would need to establish your own temple - should you be so inclined; Buddhas, monks accoutrements, statues, dolls, Hindu figures, phalluses, candles, jos sticks, the list is endless. This is also the location of Bangkoks, and I guess Thailands, largest amulet market. Nearly every Thai will wear or carry at least one amulet to ward off evil spirits and bad luck. They are usually modelled on statues from temples around the country, holy men, kings - in particular King Rama V, Chulalongkorn, or one of Yul Brynners sons from the King and I !! On the back of the amulets is a blessing. They are not only popular as a means of protection but are also collectors items selling for large sums of money. I read somewhere that there are at least 6 magazines in Thailand totally dedicated to these collectors. Anyway, during our brief visit we were too early again and most stalls were still opening up.
With Phu Khao Tong - the Golden Mount - appearing briefly through the trees,we turn to pass by Wat Suthat apparently one of the 6 most important temples in the country. Outside the temple, in the middle of a busy road junction is Sao Ching Cha - the Giant Swing. Originally used in Brahmin festival to celebrate Shivas annual visit to earth. The swing was last used in the 1930s when it was decided to ban its future use to the number of accidents that resulted. It has since also been relocated.
The streets around here are larger versions of the amulet market selling all sorts of Buddhist stuff.
We continue our walk to the THai Ministry of Defence buildings - I just cant keep away from MoD !!
We walk past the Grand Palace and temple of the Emerald Buddha, stop briefly at the Lak Muang City Pillar shrine then cross Sanam Luang on the way back to the guest house.


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· He lives within our hearts and desires to reveal Himself within us.
· The more we become aware of His presence the easier to hear His voice.
· He is not some nebulous force but a person with thoughts, feelings, personality.
· Jn.7:37-39 "Out of his belly shall flow rivers of living water".
· God's spirit within us "flows" like a river = is spontaneous, moving.
· Western lifestyle focus on the mind and reason – Bible focus is on being Spirit conscious.
· The movement of the Holy Spirit is flowing, spontaneous words, thoughts, pictures,
impressions and feelings.
· God's voice is like a still small voice within us (1 Kg.19:12).
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· Listening to God =- listening in to spontaneous words, thoughts, pictures, impressions, feelings
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ii) Disappointment with God v) Over dependence on mind and reasoning
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· Inner impressions that we receive can come from three different sources
(i) Self – selfish (ii) Evil Spirits – evil, demanding (iii) Holy Spirit – good!
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· If your spirit is weighed down there is little or no flow.
· Speak in tongues – activate your spirit (1 Cor. 14:14,4)
· Soft music can help.
(ii) Focus Your Thoughts
· Fix your thoughts upon Jesus – use a picture from Scripture.
· Remove external distractions.
· Press through internal distractions by focussing/fixing your thoughts.
· In order to see you need to look – fix your mind on Jesus the Source.
(iii) Faith – Expect to Receive
· Expect to receive spontaneous thoughts, words, impressions, pictures, feelings as you still your
heart and look.
· It is easy to think that God won't speak to me.
· Faith is based on what God says "My sheep hear my voice!"
· Voice =NT5456= Phone = sound, frequency, tone, voice, words.
(iv) Feel – Identify the Impressions You Receive
· Identify the flow of thoughts, ideas, words, pictures, impressions.
· Value them as being a flow of the River of God.
· Write them down (journal) expecting more to come.


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Good ole American rock is the simple reason to check out "Nude Beach ll."
Miss the good old days of ripped jeans, sock hops, vintage shirts before they were vintage and Stratocasters? Then Nude Beach's EP II is the album you've been waiting for. It's so refreshing to pop in an album that lacks all things kitschy and tailored; this album is straight-up dope. Their bio on Other Music Recordings notes that "growing up in the bucolic waterfront village of Northport, N.Y., Chuck Betz, Ryan Naideau and Jimmy Shelton played punk rock together since high school in a succession of bands more than happy to set up at any house party, BBQ or makeshift venue that would have them." It seems that since then, not much has changed for the guys.
There's little to delve into philosophically in regards to the tracks; these notorious fellows in the Brooklyn DIY scene are just out to play some good old American rock similar to Elvis Costello (when he could still pull off a thin tie) and have the lyrical and vocal stylings of Tom Petty. A lot of people seem to be noting that there are a lot of albums that sound the same, but they're creating rock the way we haven't heard in quite some time, songs that once you hear them are ear wormed in your brain for the rest of the week. Songs of note are the jangly opener "Radio," which has been floating around the internet for the past few weeks, as well as a track that brings to mind Tom Petty's "Learning to Fly," "Love Can Wait."
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Oh Mr Finch.
His work is exactly the kind of creepy beautiful that reminds me of all my favorite things about Autumn. Using reclaimed materials, often with found needlework, his soft sculptures are delicate and dark all at once, bespoke with age that makes them feel like if you sat one upon your shelf it would look like it had lived in that place a lot longer than you.
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There's more than one way to turn census data into congressional seats
Barry Cipra
Such issues notwithstanding, the notion that seats in Congress can be doled out one at a time until the House is full has a certain conceptual appeal. In fact, if you didn't come up with Hamilton's method earlier, it's likely you came up with something along the following lines (and again, you may wish to see what comes to mind before reading further): Line the states up from biggest to smallest and give each one a seat to start with, thus taking care of the constitutional requirement right off the bat. At each step thereafter, keep a list, in decreasing order, of the ratios p/r, r being the current number of seats a state has been assigned. Now give the next seat to the state at the top of the list, decreasing its ratio to p/(r+1), and reinsert the state into the lineup to keep the list in decreasing order. This makes intuitive sense, since p/r is a measure of district size: It is the number of people represented by each of the seats.
If this is what you thought of, then you're in league with John Quincy Adams. Jefferson's method was used for the first five apportionments, but by the 1830s politicians from New England began grousing about being cheated out of seats. Jefferson's method, it turns out, favors large states (of which his home state of Virginia was right at the top in 1790 and 1800) in a peculiar way: It has a penchant for assigning large states more seats than their quota suggests. In 1820, for example, New York and Pennsylvania had quotas of 32.503 and 24.917, respectively, yet wound up with 34 and 26 seats (out of 213 altogether). In 1830, New York was again granted an "extra" seat, receiving 40 despite a quota of 38.593.
Adams proposed a method that has the opposite effect. His approach is identical to Jefferson's in that it divides a test number D into each state's population p, but instead of rounding down, Adams's method rounded up each quotient p/D. When all the math is said and done, it turns out this approach doles out seats in the fashion just described—in other words, according to the largest ratio p/r.
Indeed, the "pure" Jefferson method can also be described this way, except that the ordered list consists of ratios p/(r+1)—that is, states are prioritized according to how they would stand after another seat were added. A nice way to think of this algorithmically is to let the Adams approach run past 435, assigning all the way to 485 seats, and then ignore the first 50 assignments (thus taking away the first 50 seats, which went one to each state).
It's instructive to see how the methods of Adams and Jefferson would have doled out the 105 seats of the first Congress, based on the 1790 census for the 15 states then comprising the United States. The populations are given in the second figure (page 278), along with their Hamiltonian quotas and the apportionment tallies for the two methods. The doling out of the seats appears in the third figure (page 279). The Adams apportionment is rows one through seven in the third figure; the Jefferson apportionment is rows two through eight. Note that Virginia and Pennsylvania appear twice in the last row, whereas Vermont and Delaware appear not at all.
Adams's method tends to shortchange the large states. In 1830, it would have given New York (quota 38.593) only 37 seats and Pennsylvania (quota 27.117) only 26. In general, Jefferson's method never gives less than the quota rounded down, and Adams's method never gives more than the quota rounded up—and for the most part, it's the large states that wander above or below what their quotas would suggest.
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For a Giant fan that I personally knew: My mom. May she smile and be delighted whenever her favorite player - Victor Cruz - scores a touchdown and does his salsa dance.
Thank you mom for everything! Let's Go Giants!
When I saw that whole play unfold the way it did, I burst out in laughter for quite some time. Lets sit back and really analyze what happened in that play:
Sanchez tried a fake handoff to nobody, then proceeds to run face-first into his lineman's ***, the impact of the face-to-*** collision literally floors him and forces a fumble that leads to a Patriots score...