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Feb 12 , 2014
We have had a long, cold Winter.
Posted by
Debbie Simock
Inland Northwest homes and businesses typically see highest energy bills of the year in January and February. And this year isn't any different as we have seen a long winter heating season. With sustained cold temperatures, heating systems run longer and work harder to keep the temperature at the level set on the thermostat which increases energy use.
In addition to energy use, the number of days in a billing cycle will also have an impact on energy bills. The average number of days in a billing cycle is 31, but it can range from 28 to 34 depending on the number of days in a month and any holidays. The number of days in a customer's billing cycle is displayed on each monthly bill.
Heating and cooling a home can make up as much as half of annual energy use, so taking steps in winter to keep the warm air inside the home and the cold air outside can help manage energy use. Some easy ways to get started include:
Set your thermostat to 68 degrees and lower it to 63 at night and when leaving the house. If you have a heat pump as the main heating source, a two to three degree setback is what is recommended. Installing a programmable thermostat will let you set it and forget it.
- Seal air leaks by installing door sweeps on exterior doors or putting a towel at the bottom of the door, caulking around windows and exterior doors, and installing foam insulators behind switch plates and outlet covers on exterior walls.
- Clean or replace furnace filters regularly. And, keep vents clear of obstructions.
- Electric space heaters are more efficient when used to heat a smaller occupied space or in a common area that is generally cooler than the rest of the house.
- Limit using an open fireplace when it is extremely cold because the fireplace will draw heated air from your home and send it up the chimney.
Additional, there are low- and no-cost energy efficiency information, including rebates and incentives
available for customers
. You can also access
that provide a month-to-month comparison of their bills with details on factors impacting each bill and other helpful information, such as a graph on two-year energy consumption.
Published: 2/12/2014 10:13 AM |
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Jan 15 , 2013
From snow to shade trees – apply to get yours in Spokane County
This year's trees are Red Oak (top) and
Sugar Maple (bottom).
Post by
Debbie Simock
If you live in Spokane County, you're probably more concerned with shoveling snow right now than thinking about summer shade. But acting now could help you start saving on your summer energy bill.
We've teamed with the Spokane Conservation District (SCD) to again provide free shade trees to Avista electric customers living in Spokane County to help them reduce energy use and cost. A well-planned landscape, including strategically place shade trees, can reduce an unshaded home's summer air conditioning costs.
Here are a couple of things you need to know about the program:
• The homeowner must be an Avista electric customer.
• There must be space for a large tree on the west or southwest side of the house - the sides that take the most sun and heat gain. Depending on the type of tree, it needs between 15 to 30 feet to prevent problems.
• The property must be your full-time home - recreational or seasonal homes are not eligible.
Applying to the program is easy, just
fill out a registration form
and fax it to the SCD office at 509-535-7410 or mail it to Spokane Conservation District, 210 N. Havana St., Spokane, WA 99202. A SCD representative will contact you and visit your property to determine if there is enough space for a shade tree. If so, the best location for it will be marked and the tree will be planted for you on a later visit.
The program only plants 50 trees per season (50 in spring and 50 in autumn), so apply soon to secure a spot. If you don't make it into the spring planting, try again for the fall one.
If you have any questions about the Avista Shade Tree Program, please contact SCD's Garth Davis at 535-7274, ext.212.
Download the registration form now.
Published: 1/15/2013 11:11 AM |
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Nov 05 , 2012
Energy efficiency rebate & incentive program updates – what you need to know
Planning energy efficiency updates at your home? Find a rebate
Post by
Debbie Simock
If you are planning on making energy efficiency improvements around your home or are wrapping up a project, make sure to
check our online rebate and incentive information
for updates on program changes and for new forms.
Below are a few highlights of what you'll find:
• Customers in Washington and Idaho can find rebates and incentives for making qualifying electric energy efficiency improvements.
• As of Nov. 1, 2012, natural gas rebates and incentives are not available in Idaho.
• Rebates and incentives for natural gas customers in Washington are currently available but are being reviewed by the Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission. The outcome of the review may guide natural gas program changes due to continuing low wholesale natural gas prices. Because of the low prices, our natural gas energy efficiency programs are no longer cost effective. It now costs more to provide natural gas energy efficiency rebates and incentives than it costs for the natural gas that customers use.
• Natural gas rebates and incentives are available in Oregon too.
• Submit your forms online for quick turn around on your energy efficiency rebate and incentive payment.
You can visit us here at the Avista Blog in December for information on any additional program changes that may be taking place for 2013.
Published: 11/5/2012 10:17 AM |
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Oct 09 , 2012
Energy fair Wednesday in CdA - you going?
Post by
Dan Kolbet
Area residents will learn about energy efficiency, managing their home energy bills and more at the free Avista Energy Fair 2012. It will be held in Coeur d'Alene on Wednesday, October 10 from 3 p.m. until 6 p.m. at the Harding Family Center, 411 North 15th Street.
Avista employees and community service providers will be on hand to answer questions about the following:
Energy Efficiency
– See low-cost and no-cost efficiency demonstrations for solutions like rope caulking, door sweeps and window plastic. Free samples will be handed out.
Bill Assistance
– Avista customer service representatives can answer billing questions, provide information about payment options and refer to energy assistance programs. You can also learn how to use Avista's free online Bill Analyzer.
Community Assistance
– Avista and community service providers will be on hand to answer questions about energy assistance, weatherization and other topics.
Kids Meet Wattson
– Stop by and see Wattson the Energy Watchdog! Kids activities include crafts, dancing and interactive games.
Parking is free and there will be complimentary food and beverages, door prizes and activities for the kids at most locations. Avista will make every effort to provide reasonable accommodations that are requested for individuals with disabilities. Please contact the Community Development Consumer Affairs Office at (509) 495-8024 or email
if accommodations are needed.
Published: 10/9/2012 4:21 PM |
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Mar 06 , 2012
Every little bit matters for every one - even Avista
Avista makes little changes that add up to energy savings – you can too
Post by
Sarah Richards
Who says you can't reduce your energy usage without suffering the consequences of an inconvenient temperature setting? Well … Avista does.
To help reduce energy use, Avista
optimized its programmable ther-
mostats in the building, like the
one shown above. Installing and
programming a programmable the-
rmostat is one of the many low-cost
ways to save on energy. You can
learn more about finding the right
thermostat for you by visiting
And we don't just say it, we did it. In fact, Avista did it by making small heating, venting and air conditioning (HVAC) improvements throughout our 14,024 square-foot service center located in Spokane Valley, Wash. Avista optimized programmable thermostats in the building, improved the air distribution system and installed stand-alone heat pumps in unoccupied spaces. Since those changes in 2009, Avista has saved 48,000 kilowatt hours, reducing its electric use by about nine percent. Those small changes also moved Avista into the top quarter of similarly compared energy efficient buildings, earning the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Energy Star certification.
Striving for the Energy Star a three-fold benefit
By becoming Energy Star certified, Avista serves its customers better by reducing its costs and becoming more efficient with the energy we all use and depend on.
Reducing energy use also helps protect the environment, by reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
Avista employees gave the changes a thumbs-up as well. The team who worked on the improvements made sure to provide the right level of comfort and convenience for those that work there.
Small changes do make a difference. Making
small heating, venting and air conditioning
(HVAC) improvements throughout Avista's
14,024 square-foot service center located in
Spokane Valley, Wash., has garnered the
official Energy Star certification. Only the top
quarter buildings in the nation are awarded the
Over time, little changes can add up. Here a few things you can do in your home to help make a difference.
• Setting your thermostat three degrees lower in cold weather can reduce your heating bill approximately 10 percent. A good cold weather setting is 68 degrees Fahrenheit while you're home and 65 degrees Fahrenheit at night or while you're away. This does not apply to an air source heat pump, which may rely on emergency heat to bring the temperature back. Using a programmable thermostat will automatically make the adjustments for you – set it, and forget it.
• Replace your furnace filter once a month. Dirty filters block airflow and make your system work harder.
• Homes breathe and move, so caulking that is several years old may have pulled away from surfaces because of wind, rain and temperature changes. Look for old caulk that needs replacing, then re-caulk around windows, doors and other places where two dissimilar materials meet up. An easy way to check for leaks around doors is to have someone run a flashlight around the exterior door jam at night while you stand inside in the dark. If you see light, fix or add weather-stripping in that location. Also, think about anything added to your home during the year that may have penetrated walls, and fill in those penetrations.
• Water heating is the second largest consumer of energy in the home. A good setting for the water heater temperature is 120 degrees Fahrenheit. If you have a dishwasher, check the manufacturer's instructions for the suggested temperature.
Customers can take advantage of many energy efficiency equipment rebates and weatherization programs offered by Avista. Learn more about energy efficiency at
Published: 3/6/2012 9:23 AM |
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Mar 05 , 2012
My top five reasons to sign up for a home energy audit today
A first-hand account of my experience with Avista's home energy audit program
Brandi Smith
The blower door test detects excess air escaping and entering
your home.
For about the same price as you'd pay for a nice dinner out or a ski lift ticket on Mount Spokane, you can purchase an in-home energy audit if you live within Spokane County. Sure, dinner or skiing sounds like much more fun, but a home energy audit provides a lot of advantages, some obvious and some not so obvious. Here are five reasons why you should consider signing up for an audit with Avista Utilities. I just had my audit done last weekend, and I couldn't be more pleased with the results.
A home energy audit can save your life.
If your home uses natural gas or propane, the certified home energy contractor may find safety hazards, such as an appliance or furnace that produces unsafe levels of carbon monoxide. Peace of mind is priceless and it's always nice to know if your home passes the test or not.
2. For as low as $49,
you get a tremendous amount of value
out of a home energy audit. Not only does a professional certified contractor inspect your home, but after the audit you get a box full of energy efficiency goodies from Avista. (see photo) Our home energy auditors were
BPI Certified,
which is the standard for all Avista in-home energy audit contractors.
What you find out may surprise you.
Home energy pros can find problems and opportunities that you might miss – even if you are a devoted energy saver, the pros have equipment that finds problems that might otherwise have gone unnoticed such as pesky leaks in your home's ductwork.
The blower door test is as cool as it sounds.
Oh my goodness, you will be shocked by how many air leaks this technology detects in your home. The blower door is a tool that depressurizes your home and stimulates a 20 mph wind blowing on all surfaces of your home simultaneously. This causes outside air to rush through holes in your home's exterior envelope. The largest air leak in my home was coming from the flue vent in our unfinished basement. We can easily remedy that by capping the vent. Something we never would have thought of before this audit. Outlets and light switches are also a common culprit. Avista provides outlet and light switch insulators in the goody box provided to you at the end of your audit.
With every home energy audit, you get a
box full of items that will help you
improve your homes energy efficiency.
Knowledge is the key to savings.
Ever wonder how your energy use compares to others? After your in-home audit, you get a detailed report in the mail about your homes energy use as well as helpful recommendations on what you can do to increase the energy efficiency of your home. In my opinion, this is one of the most valuable pieces of information a homeowner can have. The recommendations will help me prioritize my home improvement projects for years to come.
Are you ready to maximize your energy efficiency? Good!
Find out if your home qualifies for the in-home energy audit here.
You can also find more information about Avista's energy efficiency programs at
Once you have registered for the In-Home Energy Audit, completed the Online Home Energy Analyzer, and your payment has been received by Avista, a representative from one of Avista's certified home energy auditing contractors will call you within 10 business days of the receipt of your payment to schedule your in-home energy audit.
The popular program is ending in September so make sure to sign up for an audit by August 15.
Published: 3/5/2012 4:27 PM |
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Dec 08 , 2011
Rethink. Recycle. Reward . . . Refrigerate?
Post by
Debbie Simock
When you look around your garage, shed or home, can you spot what could be costing you up to $100 a year to run? If you have a refrigerator or freezer built before 1990, it's consuming up to four times more energy than a new, more efficient model and costing you more to use.
With Avista's Refrigerator Recycling Program, you can earn $30 to recycle your old refrigerator or freezer. You also have the option of donating your rebate to Project Share - a customer, community and Avista funded program that provides one-time emergency energy assistance to help families in need in our region.
Here's what you need to do:
• Be an Avista electric customer
• Own the appliance you want to recycle
• Make sure your unit is in good working condition
• See if it was manufactured in 1995 or earlier
• Call (877) 577-0510 to schedule a free pickup or visit
for more information
• When scheduling your refrigerator or freezer pick-up, let the customer representatives know if you would like to donate your rebate to Project Share
Our partner JACO Environmental will pick up your old refrigerator or freezer which will be dismantled and recycled through a process that returns up to 95 percent of each unit back into the manufacturing stream.
If you're purchasing a new Energy Star refrigerator or freezer, check out our energy efficiency appliance rebates at everylittlebit.com.
Published: 12/8/2011 4:27 PM |
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Nov 10 , 2011
Up early for energy efficiency and you!
Post by
Debbie Simock
Joe Brabeck, manager of Avista's Home Energy Audit
Program on camera with KHQ's morning show,
discussing Avista and energy efficiency.
Some days start a lot earlier than others. This morning between 5:00 and 6:15 a.m., Avista's own Joe Brabeck, manager of Avista's Home Energy Audit Program, shared tips with KHQ's Matt Rodgers on low-cost ways to make your home more energy efficient this winter. Because making sure that the warm air you heat stays in your home is important to everyone, here's what you can do:
1. Replace incandescent bulbs with compact fluorescent bulbs or LEDs lights.
2. Set back the thermostat at night or when at work to 68 degrees. For convenience, install a programmable thermostat that will automatically adjust the temperature for you. If you have a heat pump, look for a programmable thermostat that is compatible with it.
3. Check the furnace filter every month and change it when dirty. Pleated paper filters remove finer particles and need more frequent changing.
4. Keep the hot water tank set to approximately 120 degrees.
5. Seal air leaks around doors, windows and behind light switch plates and outlet covers. If you can see daylight through a crack/gap, you are losing heat from your home.
6. Take advantage of the radiant heating of the sun by opening curtains/blinds on the south and west side of the house on sunny days. Close drapes on cold, cloudy days and at night.
For more information about energy efficiency, rebates and incentives, visit
Published: 11/10/2011 8:21 AM |
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Sep 06 , 2011
So . . . about those CFL kits
Overheard at the coffee shop, "So, I got a box of CFLs from Avista, but I'm not sure why . . ."
Post by
Debbie Simock
Here's one of the CFLs you will get in your
So far, over 86,000 electric customers in Washington and Idaho have received their lighting efficiency kits since we began
sending them out in July.
By installing the eight bulbs, you'll immediately begin reducing your energy use. In fact, you'll save $93 over the seven year life of the bulbs if you're a Washington customer and $104 if you're an Idaho residential customer.
So, when that box of bulbs shows up on your porch, yes it is for you! Install them.
As a leader in energy efficiency, Avista is always looking for ways to save energy while helping our customers do the same which is why we are sending out the Energy Efficiency Lighting Kits. The kit contains Compact Fluorescent Lights (CFL), a cover letter, educational brochure and turn-it-off stickers. All customers will receive their kits by November 15, 2011.
"It's a simple and convenient way to help customers lighten their energy load, while helping Avista meet our energy efficiency targets too," notes Lead DSM Program Manager Chris Drake.
Washington voters approved I-937, also known as the Energy Independence Act of November 2006 - an initiative that requires utilities serving 25,000 or more customers to acquire both a percentage of their energy load from qualified renewable sources and achieve a defined energy savings goal. Our CFL direct-mail program will help Avista achieve some of those energy-saving targets. Given these real savings, it's the right thing to do for all Avista electric customers.
Based on the feedback we've received, the program is a hit with customers. But, if you're not ready to make the switch to CFLs yet, you can return the box of bulbs to us at no cost to you. Just go to
to download a return label.
Want to know more about CFLs, visit us at
or read our prior posting.
Previous Blog Posts
Are those CFL kits really free
My CFL photo is lame
CFLs are coming your way in July
Published: 9/6/2011 4:41 PM |
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Aug 26 , 2011
What's up with the Efficiency Matters Prius Giveaway?
Post by
Dan Kolbet
We're pretty into energy efficient around here at Avista. It's the lowest cost new resource for energy – energy that we don't have to generate, buy or deliver. And it saves you energy too (kinda the point, right?)
So we're very excited about the "
Efficiency Matters Prius Giveaway
," which will help raise awareness and participation in Avista's many
energy efficiency programs
. KREM 2's Project Green, Toyota and Avista have joined forces to rally around energy efficiency. For over 30 years, we have helped customers become more energy efficient by offering tools like the online home energy analyzer, bill analyzer, the carbon calculator and providing rebates and energy tips.
Avista's partnership with KREM 2's Project Green and Toyota is now giving you a chance to win a Prius V Hybrid.
Here's a quick overview of the contest. Avista customers (and viewer's of KREM2) can enter to win a new PriusV—before you can buy it. Enter daily Aug. 22-Oct. 2, with the "watch and win" sweepstakes on KREM on the 6 p.m. newscast. You'll get a new keyword each day that allows you to enter. The keyword is only good for that day.
Entrants can get "bonus" keywords from special events and from
Avista's Every Little Bit
website. These additional keywords allow them an "extra" entry - three total for contest period.
The ten finalists will be selected by random drawing on Monday, Oct. 3. Will it be you?
Learn more about the contest, get the Official Rules and enter to win here:
Learn more about Avista's energy rebates here:
Published: 8/26/2011 9:57 AM |
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By Cliff Seiber / American Press
Robert Kleinschmidt came to Lake Charles as a child and grew up to be the community's visual archivist. He was an architect by profession, but his hobby was painting, primarily watercolors, and he preserved many scenes that residents cherish as vintage Lake Charles.
Kleinschmidt's work is featured in the 2013 American Press calendar. The annual calendar is a gift with purchase of new or renewal subscriptions to the American Press. Kleinschmidt was born in New Orleans and moved to Lake Charles with his family when he was 10 years old. He graduated from Landry High School (now St. Louis Catholic) and did undergraduate work at McNeese State University. He received his bachelor's degree in architecture from Louisiana State University and returned to practice with Paul Thompson in the firm Thompson and Kleinschmidt and later his own firm.
"Bob was always interested in art," his wife Cathy C. Kleinschmidt said in an interview with the American Press. "Even as a child he was always drawing."
His skills in watercolors were entirely self-taught, she said.
"I don't know of him ever taking a class. He learned from books, and he watched how-to shows on Public Broadcasting," she said. He did a little work in oils and acrylics, but most of his fine art was in watercolors.
When at LSU, he helped pay for his education by doing renderings for architects in Baton Rouge.
"He loved painting and he loved Lake Charles," Cathy said. He said he did the paintings for the couple's seven children.
"My kids needed a graphic record, a point of reference of how life was before, at an earlier time," she said.
One example was at the Borden's store and Ryan Street and Park Avenue. The store's ice cream parlor was a popular place to go for a treat, but it closed and was being torn down in 1989 when Kleinschmidt painted it. It became his second publicly released print.
Kleinschmidt's father was head of sales for the Borden's plant at the time. A photo of his dad standing in front of a Borden's truck outside the plant was the image Kleinschmidt painted from.
The nostalgia attached to the place and the fact that it was being demolished resulted in a sellout of the 200 limited edition prints, Cathy said. In turn, it sparked a renewed interest in his first print, Tom & Mac's Drive In on Broad Street. Its 200 prints sold out.
Tom & Mac's was a hangout for young people in Lake Charles.
"I used to go there," Cathy said. "When he painted it in 1988, we decided that it would go to print. Sales helped supplement our income during the recession at the time."
Kleinschmidt was shy and didn't care for the public spotlight, so he didn't make a big commercial effort to promote his art, Cathy said.
"It was nice that we made a few dollars, but that wasn't the reason he did it," she said.
The only interior painting Kleinschmidt did was of the Borden's counter with three of the women who worked there.
Most of the prints were pulled before Kleinschmidt's death in 2002. Cathy had the Kilties in front of Wildcat Stadium and Central School printed after he died.
Cathy has most of the originals. A number of the prints were destroyed in Hurricane Rita.
Kleinschmidt's remaining prints are available at Bridgepointe Framing and Trophy at 3403 Ernest St. in Lake Charles.
Prints available are the interior at Borden's, a second painting he did of Borden's exterior, a second painting of Tom & Mac's, Wildcat Stadium and Kilties, Maplewood 1943, Central School, a small print of Joseph's Drive-in, the Lake Charles High School Memorial (designed by Kleinschmidt) in Lock Park, St. Charles Academy, Landry High School, Calcasieu Parish Courthouse, the original LaGrange Senior High School at School and Ryan streets and the New Moon Drive-in.
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md3dImmediateContext->IASetPrimitiveTopology(D3D11_PRIMITIVE_TOPOLOGY_LINESTRIP); // SAME PROBLEM WITH LINELIST
UINT count = 10; std::vector<Vertex::Geo> vertices(count); for(UINT i = 0; i < count; ++i) { vertices[i].Pos = XMFLOAT3(i*1.0f, 1.0f, 1.0f); vertices[i].Size = XMFLOAT2(16.0f, 16.0f); }
[maxvertexcount(2)] void GS(point VertexOut gin[1], inout LineStream<GeoOut> stream) { float3 up = float3(0.0f, 1.0f, 0.0f); float3 look = gEyePosW - gin[0].CenterW; look.y = 0.0f; // y-axis aligned, so project to xz-plane look = normalize(look); float3 right = cross(up, look); float halfWidth = 0.5f*gin[0].SizeW.x; float halfHeight = 0.5f*gin[0].SizeW.y; float4 v[2]; v[0] = float4(gin[0].CenterW + halfHeight*up, 1.0f); v[1] = float4(gin[0].CenterW - halfHeight*up, 1.0f); GeoOut gout; [unroll] for(int i = 0; i < 2; ++i) { gout.PosH = mul(v[i], gViewProj); gout.PosW = v[i].xyz; gout.NormalW = look; stream.Append(gout); } }
I have 2 Problems. First that i get this warning:
D3D11 ERROR: ID3D11DeviceContext::DrawIndexed: The declared input primitive type in the current Geometry Shader does not match the current input topology. [ EXECUTION ERROR #360: DEVICE_DRAW_GS_INPUT_PRIMITIVE_MISMATCH]
EDIT: Seems that if i use D3D11_PRIMITIVE_TOPOLOGY_POINTLIST as primitiveTopology i dont get the warnig (but why if the inout is LineStream?)
the inout is LineStream so that should not be the problem :/ and as IASetPrimitiveTopology i tried line list and line strip.. both gave me this error
and the second probem is: as u can see i create 10 vertices - should mean at least 5 lines.. and after adding one point with the geometry shader it should be 10 (or?) but all i get are 2 lines
hope that someone can give me a hint
regards helgon
EDIT 2: pretty strange if i use the Draw Method it at least draw 9 lines (count - 1) if i want all 10 i have to draw 11.. pretty strange also
md3dImmediateContext->Draw(10, 0);
if i draw indexed i get just the two lines like in the screenshot (independent which indexCount i use)
md3dImmediateContext->DrawIndexed(10, 0, 0);
but the lines still are linelists and not linestrips
Edited by ~Helgon, 27 November 2012 - 07:05 PM.


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Love for All, Hatred for None.
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CEH Employment Requirements
Is the EC council strict with this. I dont have direct employment history related to security, however, i have been involved in security on a grey hat level for about 7 years and in desktop architecture type roles for about 10.
Any way around this req?
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Original post made by Jim Lewis, Menlo Park: Downtown, on Nov 12, 2012
Having just returned from New York, I can personally attest that when disaster hits, oftentimes, "you are on your own".
Hoping for the best, but planning for the worst is simply common sense. As the expression goes, "those that plan ahead tend to get more of what they want".
This email will be short and sweet, testing the waters to see if others would like it continued.
Safety Tip #1: In a disaster, in an emergency and/or other crisis, communication is often the key. In the event electricity goes out, for a prolonged period of time, you may only have your cell phone to rely on. In this case, a day or so later, the battery may go dead.
In this instance, it is suggested that you go out and purchase a cell phone - adapter for your car in order to charge up the battery. This may be an important life line to family, friends, neighbors and/or in essence, your link to the outside world. The cost is minimal and the benefit may be maximum.
Stay well, stay safe and plan ahead. Thanks for your time and interest.
a resident of Menlo Park: Downtown
on Dec 13, 2012 at 5:28 pm
Tired of neighborhood crime? Want to do something about it?
These two questions and more were recently discussed at a Neighborhood Meeting in the Oakland Hills, CA area.
The main topic of discussion was Camera Surveillance and its potential impact on reducing Home, Auto and Personal crime in their neighborhood. To learn more, you may wish to take a look at their website, as follows:
With the holidays coming, you may wish to consider giving your family a present, that is a burglar and fire alarm system, monitored by a central station and perhaps a camera surveillance system as well.
Many good companies offer this service in our area. If you have especially liked a particular vendor, feel free to share it with this group. If criminals get discouraged dealing with us, they may be tempted to go to another area. In the meantime, happy holidays to you and yours with best wishes for a safe, secure and healthy new year.


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Palms Palace - Lovely apt in the centre of Funchal
Floor No.(with elevator)
- Kitchen
- Washer/dryer
- Pool
- Elevator in building
- Balcony/terrace
- Towels
- Internet/WiFi
Accommodation summary
The apartment is within 2 minutes walking distance from the centre of Funchal where you can find museums, restaurants, shops, the marina and lots more....
Location: The capital of the archipelago is on Madeira's south coast, in a beautiful bay washed by the warm waters of the Atlantic Ocean and surrounded by tall, green mountains and deep valleys. Its name comes from a sweet-smelling wild herb called Foeniculum vulgare, more commonly known as fennel, which was abundant there when the first settlers arrived. The city of Funchal has plenty of leisure activities to offer. You can visit its magnificent gardens, wander through its picturesque streets and squares with Portuguese cobblestone pavements or simply stop and relax at one of the pavement cafes in the city centre. Funchal's museums and historical buildings are also well worth a visit and there are art galleries with works by national and international artists. The sea breeze around the city's bay invites you to come and call at Funchal Marina, full of vessels from all over the world.
House rulesNo pets allowed.
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Look, this is a really nice apartment. It's just the size for two, with everything you need. There is a braethtaking wiev over the Atlantic, kitchen is small but well equieped, dishwasher, microwave, coffemaschine etc. and the bedroom has a super bed. It is located right in the center of the tourist part of Funchal with all you can wish of coffee shops, supermarkets and a lot of restaurants. There is a litle noise from Estarda Monumental, as to expect in the middle of a city but all in all it was a fantastic stay.
Cozy, clean cottage with a private terrace, barbecue and parking, located right by the ocean!
We were all very, very, very much!
Communication with the host quickly and easily.
Ideally located to access anywhere in Funchal within a few minutes walk, even the aerobus, warning for anyone not fit or unsteady on there feet the last 100m or so is very steep uphill, apartment is excellent with everything catered for, could do with a sun canopy coming out of the wall like some other apartments as it can get a little to hot on balcony although a lovely spot looking over the pool and the sea, would recommend and would happily stay again
The apartement ist perfect situated in the center of Funchal- 1 minute to the market - 3 minutes to supermarket and bus stations. This is very helpful if you like to travel by bus. - Airport Bus is 5 minutes away! It is fully equipped (even a small heater - we needed it !) and very comfortable. The W-LAN is fast. Only negative point is (if you like it very quiet) that the neighbours are often loud and you can here the drums from the music school dowenstairs. If you are uesd to live in apartments - that is nothing uncommon. All in all a perfcet place to stay!
Great apartment, great location and we really enjoyed Funchal. An ideal base to explore Funchal an Madeira. Recommended all the way!! Thank you!
We had a wonderful stay in Funchal. The flat iswell-equipped, large enough, clean and comfortable with a terrasse that invites for sun-bathing.
It was quiet (apart from a dog in the surroundings which kept barking).
The flät is very central. It is near to the town centre and to other points of interest, for example Monte. Coming from the airport, it is bus stop 03 of the shuttle bus and from there, 3 minutes walk (steeply up the hill).
The procedure of taking over was well-organized.
We would be coming again!
Beautiful, stylish apartment in absolute proximity to the center, the sea and the market hall. The whole apartment, including the bathrooms, were in like new condition. The washing machine was not very fresh, well. The balcony is large and has a nice view of the mountains and the gondolas of the cable car that runs past the house. The building (corridors etc.) is very neat. Down in the neighboring house there is a snack bar, gorgeous. After one week, an intermediate cleaning and linen change was performed. In short, we were extremely pleased!
Schöne, stilvoll eingerichtete Wohnung in absoluter Nähe zum Zentrum, Meer und der Markthalle. Die ganze Wohnung, auch die Bäder, waren in einem neuwertigen Zustand. Die Waschmaschine war nicht ganz frisch, na gut. Der Balkon ist groß und besitzt eine schöne Aussicht auf die Berge und die Gondeln der Seilbahn, die am Haus vorbei fährt. Das Gebäude (Flure etc.) ist sehr ordentlich. Unten im Nachbarhaus befindet sich eine Snack-Bar, herrlich. Nach einer Woche wurde eine Zwischenreinigung und Bettwäschewechsel durchgeführt. Kurzum, wir waren äußerst zufrieden!
It was a really beautiful place to stay. All beautifully decorated. Kitchen is fully equipped. Can you really only recommend.
Es war eine wirklich wunderschöne Unterkunft. Alles sehr schön eingerichtet. Küche ist vollständig ausgestattet. Kann man wirklich nur weiter empfehlen.
Peaceful corner was the perfect place for discovering of Funchal and Madeira
Beautifully situated apartment with perfect modern facilities in a quiet area. Fast and uncomplicated handling the trip. Warm welcome on site. Access to advice at all times. Gladly again!
Schön gelegenes Appartement mit perfekter moderner Ausstattung in ruhiger Umgebung. Schnelle und unkomplizierte Abwicklung der Buchung. Netter Empfang vor Ort. Ansprechpartner bei Problemen jederzeit erreichbar. Gerne wieder mal!
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Introducing: Rogue Vogue
Ooh la la on the super side project tip, in which we find n00bs Rogue Vogue riding the rad wave here in Beastonia, as a production team taking it back to their Chicago funk house roots. Secrets secrets are no fun... but they sure sound good when they come in the form of these two free tracks.
First up is an edit of Roy Ayers' Everybody Loves the Sunshine. My life, my life, my life... my goodness this sounds fantastic. Then, we're treated to a spin on Seals & Crofts' Summer Breeze.
Pure pleasures.
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Coffee, meet ice cream. An inventive way to indulge a crowd, this luscious java punch will quench the urgent chocolate cravings for you and 12 of your favorite friends. —Fancheon Resler, Albion, Indiana
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- 1 cup hot water
- 2 tablespoons instant coffee granules
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 can (14 ounces) fat-free sweetened condensed milk
- 1/2 cup chocolate syrup
- 1 quart half-and-half cream
- 1 quart chocolate ice cream
- 2 cups club soda, chilled
- Baking cocoa
- In a small bowl, whisk the water, coffee granules and cinnamon until coffee granules are dissolved. Stir in milk and chocolate syrup. Cover and refrigerate until chilled.
- Transfer milk mixture to a punch bowl; stir in half-and-half cream. Add scoops of ice cream; gradually pour in club soda. Dust top with cocoa. Serve immediately. Yield: 13 servings (3/4 cup each).
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This afternoon I found a bee with deformed wings in front of one of my hives. ( I am new to beekeeping this year)
The wings appear to be shriveled up or not fully developed. I know it may be caused by varra in the cell while the bee was developing. However I was curious if there are any other possible causes ?
The hive is relatively strong - it was started from a local swarm on March 31st. Two weeks ago I added the second brood chamber.
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Hi All!
This is my first year keeping bees, and I am very excited to get started. I've spent the last couple of months going to meetings at my local beekeepers association, and just finished bee school at my local association. I am very excited, and can't wail for my bees to arrive. My nuc is due the first part of may.


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Two arrested in fatal shooting on Conley Road
Samuel Butler, Joycelynn Brown accused of fatal Sunday shooting
COLUMBIA, Mo. - Columbia police have arrested two people in connection to a deadly shopping center shooting late Sunday night.
26-year-old Samuel Butler of Columbia and 22-year-old Joycelynn Brown of Jefferson City were picked up late Monday.
For the murder charge Butler's bail has been set at $1 million cash only, he has no bond for a parole violation. Brown's bail has been set at $500,000 cash only.
The pair is accused of a drug deal gone wrong that ended with one man dying in a parking lot.
Police are still searching for at least two people in connection with the shooting, including the shooter.
Authorities were notified around 11 p.m. Sunday of shots fired and that a passerby found the man in a white Pontiac Bonneville in the Broadway Marketplace shopping center on Conley Road.
Officers found Anthony M. Unger, 25, of Jefferson City next to the car and took him to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
Officers at the scene told ABC 17 News more than two shots were fired. A crew there reported seeing multiple evidence markers going outward from the Bonneville's open passenger door.
Investigators say the shooting is not random. Narcotics were found at the scene, so police are saying the shooting is drug-related.
Detectives were at the scene as of midnight, but say there is no suspect description available at this time.
This is the fourth shooting in Columbia in less than ten days, none of which have been solved.
The violence started on June 14 with a shooting outside of busy bars at the corner of Tenth Street and Broadway. Three people were shot.
Then June 21, a report of shooting at Lakewood Apartments off Old Highway 63. No victim or suspect has been found yet.
And on Sunday, June 23, a 19-year-old was shot in the leg during a party on Bodie Drive.


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Beastly Bits #86
After a 100% amazingly awesome weekend (did you notice I was sans communicado blog-wise for the past few days...natch!), it's time to get back on into the rad.
Anyone sunburnt? I'm golden toasty and ready to slather on some sizzling new tunes and info hits to soothe your soul. Jump on it!
The Like debut an acoustic video where they perform a cover of The Shirelles' Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow and their new single He's Not a Boy. link
Kylie Minogue's video for All The Lovers is sexual. link
Pink, Lil Wayne and Rihanna all guest on Eminem's upcoming disc, Recovery. Interesting. link
DazedDigital's exclusive interview with Die Antwoord in Cape Town is killer. link
Filip Filipi and Shanell's Can You Rock gets wicked over by Nguzunguzu. I love it. Download below.
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Volume 13 - Article 4 | Pages 83-116
Fertility decline in North-Central Namibia: An assessment of fertility in the period 1960-2000 based on parish registers
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|cohort fertility, contraception, fertility decline, HIV/AIDS, Namibia, parish registers, period fertility, sub-Saharan Africa
This study examines fertility decline in North-Central Namibia in the period 1960-2000. A Scandinavian-type parish-register system, established in the beginning of 20th Century and still in use, provided register-based data for fertility analysis. Fertility decline began in 1980, was rapid in the 1980s, levelled off in the early 1990s, started again in 1994 and continued until the year 2000. Fertility declined in every age group, except among the 15-19 year olds, whose fertility increased. Cohort fertility started to decline among the 1940-44 birth cohort. During the 1980s, fertility decline was associated with increasing age at first marriage and declining marital fertility, connected to e.g. the War of Independence. During the 1990s, an increase in both the use of contraceptives and HIV-prevalence contributed to the fertility decline.
Author's Affiliation
Riikka Shemeikka - Helsingin Yliopisto (University of Helsinki), Finland
Veijo Notkola - Helsingin Yliopisto (University of Helsinki), Finland
Harri Siiskonen - Itä-Suomen Yliopisto (University of Eastern Finland), Finland
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AMES, Iowa — Perennials such as tuberous begonias, gladioli, cannas and dahlias are an integral part of many home landscapes. They put on excellent displays of color until a killing frost. Unfortunately, they will not survive Iowa's harsh winter weather outdoors and must be dug in the fall and stored indoors through the winter months. Horticulturists with Iowa State University Extension and Outreach offer cultural and winter storage requirements for several commonly grown tender perennials. To have additional questions answered, contact the Hortline at 515-294-3108 or email email@example.com.
Cut back the plants to within 2 to 4 inches of the ground within three or four days of a killing frost. After cutting back the plants, leave the dahlias in the ground for an additional six or seven days to "cure." Then carefully dig up the dahlias with a spade or shovel. Gently shake off the soil, then cut the stems back to within 1 inch of the crown. (The dahlia crown is located at the base of the stems where the tuberous roots are attached.) Carefully wash the dahlia clumps to remove any remaining soil. Allow the dahlias to dry for 24 hours.
When the dahlias are dry, place a layer of vermiculite, peat moss or wood shavings in the bottom of a cardboard box. Place the dahlia clumps upside down on the storage medium and then cover the dahlias with additional vermiculite, peat moss or wood shavings. Repeat the layering procedure until all the dahlias have been placed in the box or the box is full. Store the dahlias in a cool (40 to 50 degree Fahrenheit), dry location.
Carefully dig up the plants with a spade in late summer/early fall. Gently shake off the soil from the bulb-like corms. Then cut off the foliage 1 to 2 inches above the corms. Dry the corms for two to three weeks in a warm, dry, well-ventilated location. When thoroughly dry, remove and discard the old dried up mother corms located at the base of the new corms. Remove the tiny corms (cormels) found around the base of the new corms. Save the small corms for propagation purposes or discard them. Place the corms in mesh bags or old nylon stockings and hang in a cool, dry, well-ventilated location. Storage temperatures should be 35 to 45 degrees Fahrenheit.
Cut the plants back to within 4 to 6 inches of the ground a few days after a hard, killing frost. Then carefully dig up the canna clumps with a spade or garden fork. Leave a small amount of soil around the cannas. Allow them to dry for several hours.
Afterwards, place the cannas in large boxes, wire crates or in mesh bags. Store the cannas in a cool (40 to 50 degree Fahrenheit), dry location.
Carefully dig up the tuberous begonias within a few days of a killing frost. Leave a small amount of soil around each tuber. Cut off the stems about 1 inch above the tubers. Place the tubers in a cool, dry area to cure for two to three weeks. After curing, shake off the remaining soil. Place a layer of peat moss, vermiculite or sawdust in a small cardboard box. Lay the tubers on the storage medium, then cover the tubers with additional peat, vermiculite or sawdust. Store the tubers in an area with a temperature of 40 to 50 degrees Fahrenheit.
Carefully dig up the caladiums when the foliage begins to yellow with the onset of cool weather or wait until after the first frost. After digging, place the plants in a cool, dry location for one to two weeks to cure. After curing, cut off the dry foliage. Place a layer of peat moss, vermiculite or sawdust in a small cardboard box. Lay the tubers on the storage medium, then cover with additional peat, vermiculite or sawdust. Store the caladiums in a cool (60 to 65 degree Fahrenheit), dry location.


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What makes Tiger Stadium Special and the Icon it is?
The only true answer: the unique passion of the Louisiana populace. LSU fans possess an inherent abandon, a wildness, a fierceness of spirit that simply isn't encountered anywhere else in the nation. I know, I've spent my life looking for it. Occassionally, I'll stumble upon it on a dance floor at 2 AM: that pure buzz, that unfettered joie de vive, total unaccountable energy. But it's fleeting and artificial there. By contrast, an ungodly number of people in Louisiana naturally possess that energy all day, every day. Every instant is a celebration of life. Every occassion is an excuse for a party. Every day joys.
It's beautiful. And rare. It's unlike the ethos you'll find anywhere else in the United States. And that's why I'll go to such lengths to protect it against usurpers like corporate season ticket holders and teetotallers and grumpy old blue-hairs who want the entire stadium to sit and golf clap.
If you've spent your life in common society, bound by common convention, oppressed by somber expectations and lifeless conversation, passing boring pleasantries, half awake, your first Tiger Stadium experience is akin to sudden liberation, a mainline of life's best drug. That's why visitors rave.
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This is somewhat a response to Meg's previous post entitled "'Great Books?' Decides who?". If you haven't read it, she talks about what some unknowing minds may have to say about a great books education and then gives thought provoking responses defending the value of our degree. I agree with all of the points Meg makes in her defense of the great books education but am going to have to take her initial problem from a different angle. Aside from her question of who decides what makes a great book, the objections she summed up from people who are against receiving a great books education are as follows:
1) It's not practical in the least.
2) Everything's outdated. I mean, who reads Newton and Fourier nowadays? Their achievements are embedded into our scientific history, but no one needs their experiments anymore.
3) They don't promote the cultural diversity that's the vogue nowadays. As mentioned above, the authors are almost all of them DWM.
4) They are difficult to approach and sometimes near impossible to wade through. I dare you to read Kant without once ranting at him.
These are all seemingly valid objections to a great books education. Point by point I'd say simply the only practical undergrad degree is one that comes before a graduate or professional degree; What stand alone bachelors will earn you six figures? (and what kind of career without six figures is worth having? [except as a professor at Shimer]) Secondly just because information is outdated doesn't mean it cant be used for research, fun, criticism or as a basis for something to be proven/disproved. Third, authors shouldn't be criticized for having personal feelings that adhere with the popular view of the times; the validity or integrity of their thought isn't necessarily jeopardized by it. In some cases it is, but not all. The fourth point is true. That's what's important though. We take these difficult, wordy and confusing texts and from them gather a greater understanding of abstract concepts and important ideas.
The content (and personal implications made by the authors) of the books isn't, in my opinion, half as important as what we do with it here at Shimer. We could be reading a playboy magazine article in place of the communist manifesto, whatever. The important part of our education is the part where we take the text and rip it apart idea by idea, implication by implication, sentence by sentence, and word by word, in a classroom filled with people who thirst for wisdom.
We might not be reading the popular opinions of modern times. We may not be reading ideas that are still accepted. We are definitely not reading textbooks written by a composite author who does nothing more than reword and write down interpretations and opinions of the ideas in the books we are already reading. I will say one thing though: bring any modern textbook studied at any "conventional" college across the country to a Shimer classroom and it will be ripped apart faster than the court case against R. Kelly; A man who was, is, and will remain my homie. One love.
There's a reason so many Shimer students thrive in graduate and professional schools, and it has nothing to do with the impracticality of our education, or the personal opinions and feelings of the authors we read or what year the books we've read were written.
Id advise you all to watch "A Christmas Story" at least once, because it's on all day on TBS. It is an absolute classic. Oh, and for all you Christmas cake fans out there, here's a simple recipe for a Shimer Christmas Cake!* :
- 1 cup white sugar
- 1/2 cup butter
- 2 eggs
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 3/4 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/2 cup milk
- Tubed Frosting
- Chocolate Shimer Tree (currently unavailable)
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a 9x9 inch pan or line a muffin pan with paper liners.
- In a medium bowl, cream together the sugar and butter. Beat in the eggs, one at a time, then stir in the vanilla. Combine flour and baking powder, add to the creamed mixture and mix well. Finally stir in the milk until batter is smooth. Pour or spoon batter into the prepared pan.
- Bake for 30 to 40 minutes in the preheated oven. For cupcakes, bake 20 to 25 minutes. Cake is done when it springs back to the touch.
- Use tubed frosting to write "Have a Shimer Christmas" anywhere on cake. Put chocolate Shimer tree (currently unavailable) somewhere on or around the cake.
*Non-denominational recipes available upon request.
Merry Christmas everyone!
This is Justin Lockwood, and, here's lookin' at you, America.


text: So two weeks ago i picked up myself a 1995 Sierra SLT, it had been just sitting in a back yard for 4 years and since ive owned it ive put in a new power steering pump and line, starter, added a new 3 inch exhaust from the cat back, (custom y pipe coming in a week) and have started to alter the interior to get rid of the Dr. Pepper Purple insides. lol. ive removed the back seat bench and am currently reupholsertering it myself. Also when i bought it, it came with 3 sets of tires and wheels. ( one 33x14.50x15 super swampers mostly bald, 33x1350x15 superswamper TSL brand new, and some tiny thow away tires on 18inch rims) so for 1900 bucks i dont think it was a bad deal... heres a before and afters kinda didnt like the "custom faded red/pink" look lol


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A glimpse at our conversation with the former heavyweight champion of the world Mike Tyson from the November 1998 issue.
In 1962, future Pulitzer Prize–winning author Alex Haley sat down with jazz musician Miles Davis for what would become an institution of American journalism—the Playboy Interview. To celebrate the Interview's 50th anniversary, Playboy has culled 50 of its most (in)famous Interviews and will publish them over the course of 50 weekdays (from September 4, 2012 to November 12, 2012) via Amazon's Kindle Direct platform. Here, a glimpse at our conversation with the former heavyweight champion of the world Mike Tyson from the November 1998 issue.
"I took [boxing] back to its raw form. Kill or be killed. The winner gets it all. That's what people want. I gave everybody what they want. And they paid me for it. People are afraid I'm going to unmask them for what they are. Hypocrites."
"I expect the worst to happen to me in my life. I expect people to fuck me and treat me bad. That's just what I expect. I fight it. I try to do something about it. I'm not going to let anybody walk over me. I expect that one day somebody, probably black, will blow my fucking brains out over some fucking bullshit, that his fucking wife or girlfriend might like me, and I don't even know she exists. Some bullshit will happen. I expect that to happen in my life. No one gives a fuck about Mike Tyson. If someone accuses Mike Tyson of a horrible crime, they say, 'Yeah, he's capable of that, Mike probably did it.' Nobody's fighting a crusade for my black ass."
"I don't want any sympathy from anybody. All I get is more bombardment. Fuck 'em! I'm ready to fight anybody. Not physically, just whatever is necessary. I just want to fight someone. That's who I am. Fuck 'em! That's why I'm assertive and aggressive and take no shit. I'm ready to go any time."
"Raising pigeons is something I've done all my life. Something like racing horses or gambling. Just something I do. A hawk once killed 98 of my pigeons. You can't imagine what was in my head, what I was going to do to that hawk. I waited for him a long, long time. Finally I trapped him. I had him, right there in the trap, but I just stared at him. He was huge and powerful and intimidating and ominous-looking. I didn't have enough nerve to do anything. I couldn't kill him. I opened the gate, let him out, watched him fly away."
"I'm always trying to be cool, take care of my children, not kill nobody, not say anything anymore. I always do my best to be cool. I know I'm going to blow one day."
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She is also charged with possession of a weapon by a convicted felon.
Her bond was set at $800,000.
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• Donavon Marquez Guillory, 19, 1421 Mill St., Lake Charles — two counts of resisting an officer, disturbing the peace, obstruction of public passage, color of clearance lamps, drug possession, possession of drug paraphernalia, two counts of contempt of court. Bond: $14,000.
• Alecia Pearce Joseph, 44, 108 Jane, Chauvin — illegal possession of stolen things over $500. Bond: $10,000.
• Corey James Anderson, 20, 932 Tallow Road, Apt. 39, Lake Charles — illegal possession of stolen things, theft under $500. Bond: $2,750.
• Michael Ray Hagger, 37, 806 Clement St., Lake Charles — simple burglary, theft over $500, resisting an officer, possession of drug paraphernalia. Bond: $2,500.
• Donaven C. Thibodeaux, 23, 1607 N. Malcolm St., Lake Charles — second-offense DWI, flight from an officer, operating a vehicle while under suspension for prior offenses, operating a vehicle while license is suspended. Bond: $2,500.
• Randall James Gaspard, 54, 2020 Thorn Road, Lake Charles — simple criminal damage less than $500. Bond: $1,000.
• Trinity Caitlin Martin, 23, 7114 Corbina Road, No. 48, Lake Charles — domestic abuse battery/child endangerment. Bond: $1,500.
• Diamond Macio Doucette, 25, 304 Magnolia St., Lake Charles — two counts of drug possession with intent to distribute.
• Mechelle Rena Jacob, 44, 602 N. Booker St., Lake Charles — simple battery, criminal trespass, disturbing the peace.
• Demaris Jennings, 30, 3624 Coachman Dr., Sulphur — domestic abuse battery, simple criminal damage between $500 and $50,000.
• Marquelle Anastasia Martin, 21, 7114 Corbina Road, No. 48, Lake Charles — domestic abuse battery/child endangerment.
• David Christopher McIntosh, 30, 3624 Coachman Dr., Sulphur — domestic abuse battery.
• Lamarcus M. Simon, 27, 204 N. Cherry St. — two counts of drug possession with intent to distribute.


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Well that just about says it all, no?
One day I was slapping together hive supers without a care in the world. Unfortunately, the next day I realized on one lone box, on one lone side....ERROR, ERROR, ERROR. Of course the glue is nice and set now so it's a done deal. I don't mind not having a handle, as I still have three correct handles on the box. And by handle I mean a recessed area cut into the wood. But will the recessed area being on the INSIDE of the box cause me any grief? It's on the long side of the box facing the frames.


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A Thanksgiving Message from President Ricardo Romo
November 22, 2006
Dear UTSA Friends,
As we celebrate this year's Thanksgiving holiday, I'm reminded of something said by philosopher Eric Hoffer: "The hardest arithmetic to master is that which enables us to count our blessings."
Thanksgiving is an opportunity to realize that, at UTSA, we have much for which to be thankful. This holiday is shared by all Americans, and allows us to focus on our blessings and the freedoms we enjoy.
Today's headlines
- La Prensa Foundation is newest member of UTSA Lone Star Society
- UTSA alumna Jordan Kaufmann wins $50K for new stent-graft start-up
- UTSA begins new way-finding sign installation this summer at Main Campus
- USA Today: UTSA long jumper Tyler Williamson rescues three-year-old boy
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At the UTSA campuses, charitable projects are underway during this season to help those in our community who may not be as fortunate as we. Thanks to everyone for volunteering or contributing in some manner.
Harriett and I wish each of you a peaceful and joyous Thanksgiving celebration. Please enjoy the company of loved ones, be extra careful if you're traveling, and take time to reflect on the many things for which we can be thankful.
Best wishes,
Ricardo Romo
President, The University of Texas at San Antonio


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Talk of international beer typically conjures up images of German beer gardens, Belgian monasteries, and pints of Guinness. But where is the rest of the world in this Eurocentric fantasy?
Indeed, with all but a couple of shelves in the international beer aisle devoted to European offerings, you can be forgiven for this limited world view. However, in the age of globalization, beers from exotic locations are enjoying ever greater circulation, including in your local package store and ethnic restaurant.
Leading the way is Asia, where a rise in disposable income has precipitated a meteoric growth in the beer industry. But with only the weak and watery TSINGTAO enjoying any shelf presence in the US, this is one market where China still places second to its neighbors.
At the forefront is Japan, with Rice Lagers as the dominant style. Not as interesting as you might imagine, rice plays the role of cost-cutting adjunct, much like corn for US macro-lagers. KIRIN ICHIBAN, ASAHI SUPER DRY, and SAPPORO PREMIUM BEER are the most commonly seen brands, of which I prefer Sapporo. But if you are looking for more out of a beer than just its ability to wash down wasabi, KOSHIHIKARI ECHIGO BEER is the way to go. Crisp and clean, the light hops pair nicely with the more delicate nature of Japanese food.
Where Japan stands out, though, is the fact that some of its craft beers are available in the US, and not only its most popular lagers. Legendary sake maker HITACHINO NEST is the most recognized with its highly-acclaimed and very unique Witbier, WHITE ALE. While interesting, I personally liked both their tart and yeasty RED RICE ALE, and lively REAL GINGER BREW better.
There are other Asian options beyond the Land of the Rising Sun. Thailand's SINGHA has a smoothness and balance that makes it ideal to pair with a meal. The Philippines' SAN MIGUEL DARK LAGER is a similarly well-constructed but maltier brew. And Singapore's TIGER BEER and Thailand's CHANG BEER are other easy drinking alternatives. LION of Sri Lanka puts out a macro-lager of its own, but its STOUT has made a name for itself in the craft beer community. A flavorful Irish Dry Stout, this is a beer that can stand on its own merits without being paired with food.
While most of these beers will do the job, when washing down the spice of Indian food I prefer an authentic experience with a couple of good, clean Indian beers. United Breweries out of Bangalore steps up by offering three different beers: KINGFISHER PREMIUM LAGER, TAJ MAHAL PREMIUM LAGER, and FLYING HORSE ROYAL LAGER. Kingfisher and Taj Mahal have some off-notes mixed in, so Flying Horse is my pick. Clearly trying to stand out with a classy bottle replete with tasting notes on the beer, Flying Horse has a more pleasant, multi-dimensional malty backbone.
Now I love Mexican food almost as much as Indian and have worked my way through the Mexican beer scene. I prefer the darker NEGRA MODELO and DOS EQUIS AMBER LAGER for their crisp, dry, refreshing nature. The lighter and more watery MODELO ESPECIAL, PACIFICO, and TECATE come in a distant third through fifth. It should go without saying that you shouldn't let anyone put a lime in any one of these beers.
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My father and I have kept 2-3 hives on his farm for the last three, have enjoyed
it alot and get much more honey than we can easily sell or give away each year.
However we haven't been very successful at swarm control, and decided we don't
want to feed our hives through the winter again just so they can swarm right
when the honey flow starts next year. I've never seen anything written about
how to take away ALL they honey from a hive: supers and brood chamber alike.
Beekeeping books mention overwintering colonies versus starting with all fresh
package or nucs each spring, but never go into detail about how to harvest
should you decide not to overwinter your colonies. Does anyone have any
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Travelling around Iceland on two wheels is both challenging and rewarding. There is no better way to experience the beauty of Iceland than from the saddle of your bicycle. But the weather is unpredictable and the distances you'll need to cover can be long. Many bike enthusiasts come to Iceland to enjoy the Ring Road, the well-known highway number 1, that runs around the country. Others choose more difficult paths into the highlands, such as the beautiful trail across Kjölur. Here are some things to keep in mind.
If you intend to travel into the highlands, be prepared to face gravel roads, as most of the roads in the Icelandic highlands are not paved. You should not travel alone in the Icelandic interior. In some cases, you can expect unbridged rivers. Do not attempt to cross them without taking proper safety measures. Fully equipped bikes with shock absorbers are probably a good idea as well.
Outside of urban areas, bike paths are uncommon, and cyclists will usually have to share the road with motor driven vehicles. You should expect hilly terrain and more than a few blind rises along Icelandic roads. The distances between urban areas are often considerable, so make sure you bring appropriate equipment for basic repairs as well as extra tubes and tires. Maps, GPS and communication equipment is also important.
Bring good protective clothing. You should anticipate both rain and wind during your trip, so make sure that the clothing is both warm and water resistant. Gloves are indispensable, as temperature can drop suddenly, particularly in higher altitudes.
Make sure someone has your travel plans in case of emergency. Writing your name in a guestbook is not just courtesy, it can be an important safety measure as well.
In addition, keep in mind that Icelandic nature is very delicate. Bikes can easily cause damage to the environment. Stay on path and if you need to cross a sensitive area, simply pick up the bike and carry it. Also, make sure someone has your travel plans in case of emergency. Writing your name in a guestbook is not just courtesy, it can be an important safety measure as well.
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Iceland is the hiker's paradise. More than half of the country lies above 400 meters (1300 feet) and the landscape is extraordinarily diverse, with large areas covered with colorful mountains, lava fields, glaciers, hot springs, lakes and black sands. The rugged nature has been shaped by the elements to form a majestic scenery unlike any other place in the world.
Due to its position on the Mid-Atlantic ridge, Iceland is one of the most active volcanic regions in the world. Its unique geological conditions make for some awe-inspiring rock formations, both beneath the surface as well as above it. Various tube caves—formed by magma flowing underneath the earth's surface after lava has solidified overhead—can safely be explored through guided excursions year-round.
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When making a trip to Iceland, it is hard not to pay special attention to the country's namesake—namely, its 4,500 square miles of glacier. Ice climbing on Iceland's glaciers is practiced year-round and takes place mainly on the Sólheimajökull and Svínafellsjökull glaciers in the south of Iceland.


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New beekeeper, started 1 month ago with 2 packages of Italians from Georgia. One hive doing great, the other trying to make a new queen.
Had a friend with bees in a tree (for the last 5 or 6 years) and just the other day captured a swarm from it, so now up to 3 hives. Preparing to trap out the rest and seal up the tree as his wife is allergic to bees.
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Obama has declared Healthcare.gov problems unacceptable. Problem solved.
posted at 10:11 pm on October 21, 2013 by Mary Katharine Ham
Today, after 10 minutes of sugarcoating, President Obama said he wouldn't sugarcoat the failures of HealthCare.gov:
But the problem has been that the website that's supposed to make it easy to apply for and purchase the insurance is not working the way it should for everybody. There's no sugarcoating it. The website has been too slow. People have getting stuck during the application process. And I think it's fair to say that nobody's more frustrated by that than I am. Precisely because the product is good, I want the cash registers to work, I want the checkout lines to be smooth, so I want people to be able to get this great product. And there's no excuse for the problems. And it's — these problems are getting fixed.
The "unacceptable" speech is a staple of the Obama presidency. Through gritted teeth, the president acknowledges something he'd rather not, usually something his administration has screwed up royally—Benghazi, the IRS scandal, or the push for intervention in Syria. He detaches himself from the situation and all responsibility for what he's acknowledging while offering a stern lecture for those who caused the problem— usually someone he hired and under his direct instruction— and promising to get to the bottom of it. He might show a flash of barely contained Spock-Obama anger to send a thrill up the legs of newscasters.
In the South Parkian parlance of the underpants gnomes, that's Step 1. Step 2: ? Step 3: Problem solved.
In his "unacceptable" speech on the rolling calamity of Obamacare's launch, the president didn't even evince the minute and a half of anger he generally musters for such a speech, until he got to the part about Republicans, but that's a part of every single speech. This is his legacy! From his point of view, someone (maybe the same person always preventing him from being clear?) is ruining his signature achievement, and we got a surreal campaign speech instead of any real reckoning with the problems before him.
Many have wondered what that means. Does the president know how deep the problems run (5 million lines of code to be rewritten, according to the NYT)? Does the HealthCare.gov team even know what the problems are? Are they trying to buy time to assess? Without any sense of urgency, can this possibly be fixed in time to prevent its implosion?
The only thing Obama has ever run well is a tech-centric campaign that knows how to build a hell of a website. How could he let this happen, some wonder? Two thoughts on that. One, Obama assumed that building a tech system to support Obamacare would look like building his campaign did without recognizing that working within government, complying with its regulations, and deploying with the flexibility of peanut brittle was fundamentally different from launching tech products for a small, private organization built to be flexible from hour to hour on the campaign trail. Ironically, Obama's very successful tech-centric campaign also further hampered the efforts to build HealthCare.gov and state exchanges by putting off setting regulations, rules, and specs until post-election, when they couldn't be used as ammunition against him.
Two, I think Obama thinks when he says things, they just happen. There's no small part of his entire candidacy and presidency founded on a sort of magical thinking. His presence would fix Washington even as he did nothing to fix it and exacerbated many of its worst features. His words would heal our divides and probably the ocean. It's not surprising that his signature law would be animated by a lot of the same. He said "Travelocity for health care," didn't he?
He said Benghazi's perpetrators would be brought to justice, didn't he? He said the IRS acted inappropriately, didn't he? Problem solved.
The pattern should make Obamacare supporters very nervous about whether this thing can be fixed quickly. Since when has something the president called "unacceptable" ever been brought to a satisfactory conclusion? Each of these things has been put into the "Keystone" holding pattern. If past is prelude, the president will perpetually be "gathering facts," "acting deliberately," and giving stern speeches about continued Obamacare website problems. And, by the way, firing no one.
Transparency and accountability aren't actually just buzz words. They're a way to make sure bad things don't happen over and over again. The president showed no indication he wants to fix the problem with his legacy law today, and no matter what he tells you, his opponents are under no obligation to help him pick up the pieces. Unless he believes his mere words solve the problem, he did near nothing to fix things today. Of course, this would not be, as the president likes to say, "unprecedented."
In the meantime, all of the people who've been calling us liars for three years will now be insistent that we stop talking about Obamacare's problems and become part of the solution, man. If they'd stopped blindly believing in the power of big government to do big things a year ago, two years ago, three years ago, they might have actually heard some of our criticisms and been able to correct the problem. But they opted for "Attack Watch."
A couple thoughts for those who tweet that I should stop talking about Obamacare's problems and become part of the solution.
— Mary Katharine Ham (@mkhammer) October 21, 2013
First, that puts at least an equal if not greater obligation on the misguided law's opponent to make it succeed than its architect.
— Mary Katharine Ham (@mkhammer) October 21, 2013
Obama has overseen a horrible failure of his own legacy law. He & his management of the project have been the source of its issues & delays.
— Mary Katharine Ham (@mkhammer) October 21, 2013
Frankly, it's not his opponents' job to help him pick up the pieces or prevent it. But on that front, I've already done my part.
— Mary Katharine Ham (@mkhammer) October 21, 2013
I wrote & spoke for a year about how, specifically, the tech element of this looked like a really heavy lift and prep for it suspect.
— Mary Katharine Ham (@mkhammer) October 21, 2013
I'm no super-expert but it appeared based on common sense, reporting on MD exchange, & general skepticism, this thing could be in trouble.
— Mary Katharine Ham (@mkhammer) October 21, 2013
Many of the Ocare supporters telling me to get on board now called me a liar when I raised such suspicions. (Twitter, pundit, and real life)
— Mary Katharine Ham (@mkhammer) October 21, 2013
You know what would have actually helped this project succeed? A little bit of the same skepticism from the law's *allies*.
— Mary Katharine Ham (@mkhammer) October 21, 2013
Had Ocare supporters not blithely believed a "Travelocity for HCR" would just appear bc Obama was in charge, probs cld have been anticipated
— Mary Katharine Ham (@mkhammer) October 21, 2013
Obamacare supporters had the standing and credibility w the administration to question this stuff in a way that would have been productive.
— Mary Katharine Ham (@mkhammer) October 21, 2013
I & other skeptics were just partisan ideologues who hate the idea of "doing big things" and spread lies about gov't's ability to do them.
— Mary Katharine Ham (@mkhammer) October 21, 2013
But there WAS real reason for skepticism, & had someone other than the likes of us opponents admitted it, this thing stood a better chance.
— Mary Katharine Ham (@mkhammer) October 21, 2013
And, bc no friends could or would tell this team or President it might not be capable of what it promised, he'll want us to pay for it twice
— Mary Katharine Ham (@mkhammer) October 21, 2013
It's almost as if the federal gov't does a sub par job and makes it really expensive! Who could have foreseen this?
— Mary Katharine Ham (@mkhammer) October 21, 2013
Update: We're all thinking it. "ALL IS WELLLLLL!"
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> I agree, but note the bottom line, namely that Henry's problem is
> about an ordinal variable with several proportions.
Yes, that's why I said that a multinomial analysis would be necessary,
but sometimes those end up becoming contrasts of binomials.
> As a minute point, Jeffreys' procedure has a frequentist
> interpretation as a continuity-corrected version of the so-called
> exact (Clopper-Pearson) confidence interval.
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different angles. I tend to think of Bayes methods as a convenient way
of imposing a roughness penalty on likelihoods.
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