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We still stock Timothy Taylor Golden Best, Best Bitter and Landlord.
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Always available is a guest local beer brewed within about a twenty two mile radius of Keighley. Also always available is a guest dark beer; a dark mild, stout or porter.
We still strive to have beers from consistent, reliable and favorite breweries like Brown Cow, Phoenix, Arbier, Durham, Elland, Yorkshire Dales, Abbeydale, Acorn and Goose Eye. Of course there will be others too. Barry and Carol invite you to see which beer you like! Why not come along and try a small free sample to help you decide which beer you prefer.
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Ryan Avent at the Economist explains much more clearly than I the wrongness of the claim that low population growth will make us better off:
The point concerning government spending is simply bizarre. Projected growth in federal spending is largely due to rising spending on entitlements, especially Medicare and Medicaid. Slower population growth isn't going to limit this spending growth; it will just increase the dependency ratio and the expected per capita burden of taxation….
…Indeed, all of the above is precisely what has been observed in Japan, where population growth slowed, halted, and eventually reversed. Per capita incomes have risen only very slowly, government debt is enormous, households are heavy savers, and deflation is endemic.
Also in the comments Andy Harless tries to provide an explanation for what Johnson may be thinking:
(1) fewer immigrants mean less competition for jobs in the short run (assuming immigrants don't create enough domestic demand to support their employment), and (2) fewer children mean less drain on governments. Of course fewer children do also mean less demand and therefore fewer jobs, but this is obviously endogenous: children are just a manifestation of the multiplier effect, an expense that people choose based on their income. OTOH immigration is also endogenous, so all the first argument is really saying is that it's a good thing people aren't dumb enough to keep coming to the US when there are no jobs.
I think this is quite possibly what Johnson is thinking, and I like Andy I think there are some big problems with it. I won't rehash the arguments here, but there are a lot of other reasons why more immigration would make us better off.
Commenter Adam and Matt Yglesias (via twitter) also point out that an economy based mainly on some scarce natural resource or agriculture could have diminishing returns to labor even in the long-run as capital adjusts, which would explain higher real wages as population grows. However as Matt, Adam, and I agree, this a very bad model of the U.S. economy.
Karl addresses the monetary impacts in the comments:
More worker would imply an increasing demand for money. If you are thinking of the money stock as fixed this will tend to be deflationary and worsen our condition.
However, we have a rate target so increasing money demand should be met by increasing lending. More population should supply more credit unconstrained borrowers who can profitably take out loans at the prevailing interest rate.
Overall I am less puzzled by what Johnson could be thinking, but don't see a plausible case for why he could be right.

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Wednesday, October 23, 2013
CMUPD To Launch R.A.I.D.
Grant to Support New Alcohol Education and Enforcement ProgramThe Carnegie Mellon University Police Department (CMUPD) is implementing a new, two-year alcohol education and enforcement program with the help of a $30,000 grant from the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board (PLCB).
CMU Sgt. Jason Hendershot, who led efforts to obtain the grant, spoke about the award at a mid-September press conference along with the PLCB, State House Democratic Caucus Chairman Dan Frankel (D-Allegheny) and representatives from the Oakland Planning and Development Corporation, which received a $40,000 grant.
The grants are among 61 awards totaling $2.14 million the PLCB issued as part of its alcohol education grant program this year.
"We are grateful for the opportunity to partner with the PLCB in working to reduce underage drinking and instances of dangerous drinking on the CMU campus. Our hope is to affect positive change through a combined education and enforcement effort that will increase awareness to the dangers associated with these behaviors," Hendershot said.
CMU's program will be known as R.A.I.D., which stands for Realize Alcohol Influences Decision-making. CMU Lt. Gary Scheimer will oversee all aspects of planning, staffing and evaluating R.A.I.D. efforts.
"Educational programs will be conducted at specific times during the school year when alcohol activities are prevalent, such as the beginning of the academic year and during Spring Carnival. Increased staffing and enforcement will overlap during the same periods to reinforce the reality of the consequences to underage drinking," Scheimer said.
The CMUPD plans to work with the Division of Student Affairs to incorporate a weeklong series of alcohol education programs into Orientation, beginning with the class entering in fall 2014.
The R.A.I.D. program also includes an educational component for the CMUPD. A portion of the grant funding will be used to expand training for police officers on safely apprehending underage drinking offenders and dispersing large parties.
Sgt. Jason Hendershot and Lt. Gary Scheimer of CMU's police department are working in partnership with the PLCB to reduce underage drinking and increase awareness of the dangers of alcohol.
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Over the Easter holiday in Yemen, which, of course, is not a holiday in Yemen, drones were blasting objects just as in the Ukraine, black hooded men were pretending to be soldiers fighting for freedom and peace and the Russian way of life. Every so often this weird idea enters my mind that we can spend one religious holiday in peace and quiet. An estimated 55 "militants" or "terrorists" or "Islamic fighters" or "bad people" were killed because "informed authorities"decided that these men were bad and members of al-Qaeda. How can I, or anyone else, dare to disagree with the CIA or the NSÅ or a member of "Special Forces" or some person operating a video stick in Virginia that when we Americans claim that a man is a bad person, he is!
The CIA on the scene insists all of the 55 who died due to Drone attacks were indeed, very, very bad people. OK, so a few minor innocent people died, but in the war against terror, once in a while the innocent must suffer. Barack Obama will sleep peacefully tonight knowing that 55 bad, bad people died in the fight for freedom and the American way of life!


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I'm running Windows 7 build 7057 (appears to be RC1) on my $299 Acer AsipreOne netbook from Costco and it works great! Win7 even found the built in Webcam! The latest install went just fine, booted off my USB key and did an upgrade from the earlier version of Windows 7 I was running (build 7000). Only problem was there were 4 devices listed as "Base System Device" in device manager on the machine -- they'd been unknown in build 7000 too.
In device manager these devices were listed as Vendor 197B and device 2381, 2382, 2383 and 2384. For those googling, this would be device IDs (as an aside, anyone know of a centralized list of these?):
A little hunting led me to an FTP site for JMicron's drivers, specifically ftp://driver.jmicron.com.tw where, within the /jmb38x/XP_Vista folder there are a list of drivers for the missing devices. Odd, since these are WHQL certified drivers, I would have thought that the centralized Microsoft repositoy in the sky would have found them. Maybe because they're certified for XP and Vista but not Win7?
I downloaded the JMB38X_WinDrv_R1.00.26_WHQL.zip driver and installed it. Worked like a champ! I now have four JMicron devices listed under the "Memory Technology Driver" branch on the device tree, and readyboost now seems to like my SD card too!
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I originally I wanted an alarm that would send logs via IP to Splunk, so I bought a Visonic PowerMax and the PowerLink2 module(IP Interface). It wasn't quite as simple as I thought it would be, as I didn't realise that the module was really just meant to be for monitoring stations.
I decided that I would try and get it to work anyway. So while running Wireshark I could see that PowerLink was trying to talk with my laptop on dst_port 8080, and I set Splunk to receive traffic on TCP port 8080. Every two minutes the PowerLink keeps sending the below. At first I thought it was related to authentication, and then saw it mentions update.php and upgrade_status???
GET /scripts/update.php?serial=00a0a0&id=ID&account=001234&ver_sw=6.3.2&ver_hw=123&ver_var=6000&upgrade_status=0&configuration_status=0 HTTP/1.1
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NOTE: See Inside the Superfund Site (.pdf) Please share this free book to raise awareness of the environmental devastation.
Located at the end of our driveway are two massive chemical dumps.
Both landfills are directly on the New Jersey bank of the Delaware River, leaching chemicals into recreation and drinking water used by at least 40,000 people in river towns downstream: Frenchtown, Point Pleasant, Stockton, Lambertville and New Hope.
Crown Vantage Landfill located in Alexandria Township, Hunterdon County, New Jersey is the legacy of a paper mill — consumer packaging — that went out of business in Milford, New Jersey a few years ago.
The company abandoned their plant as it stood, leaving furniture, files, and food still in office refrigerators. Millions of dollars in unpaid back taxes owed to a town with a population of about 1,100 people. Plus about 18 acres of industrial waste, stacked in drums, up to 30 feet deep — equivalent to nine soccer fields as tall as two or three story houses.
Tricia and I discovered the site just after we moved here, in summer 2005. What sparked our initial curiosity was a multi-acre gravel and grass covered mound with sign reading: "IN CASE OF FIRE NOTIFY CROWN VANTAGE, MILFORD MILL" — located next to Opdyke Lumber.
Why would a gravel mound catch fire?!
Our exploration and research over the next few months lead us to writing a book. The book is a fascinating photo-essay of the abandoned paper mill, and both dump sites. It explores the science, dangers, as well as peoples' perceptions of the dangers.
We wrote the book hoping it would be useful as a teaching resource, a basis for lesson planning, or a full unit on environmental pollution. Upper elementary grades through adult.
We are also hopeful it leads to classification of the second landfill as a Superfund site because they are typically remediated faster, although it could still be a decade or more before clean-up. Georgia-Pacific Consumer Products recently acquired the property, so we are interested to see what action they take.
Film maker Marc Reed and composer Billy Atwell created a beautiful time-lapse video of the paper mill. The rate of decay between our (2005) photos and his (2007) video illustrates how quickly abandoned industrial structures decay.
The EPA Superfund Site map will help you research where you live. It might be worth investigating.


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When was this last changed??? I really think its time a new one was put up - its starting to get boring seeing the same one up there every day. What does everyone else think???
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Now, Audi is asking anyone who's interested in chiming in to post their own alternative billboard designs on its Facebook page. If you become a fan of the page and craft your own response, RSVP to the LA Billboard War event. Attendees to the event can upload their images for all the Facebook world to see and comment on.
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Chivas USA deals Joseph to Sounders
Shalrie Joseph has joined his third MLS team -- the Seattle Sounders.
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Shalrie Joseph's trial with the Seattle Sounders was a smashing success, so successful that the Major League Soccer club acquired the Grenadan international midfielder in a trade with Chivas USA on Tuesday.
The Sounders also acquired the No. 3 allocation ranking, a 2014 natural second round SuperDraft pick and a 2015 natural second round SuperDraft pick from Chivas USA in exchange for Seattles No. 15 Allocation ranking.
Joseph will occupy a Designated Player slot for Seattle.
The 34-year-old Joseph, a one-time St. John's standout, is a four-time MLS Best XI player and seven-time All-Star. He was a finalist for the 2009 MLS MVP. A 10-year MLS veteran, Joseph has made 273 appearances and has recorded 39 goals and 35 assists. Morever, he established himself as one of the best defensive midfielders in the league's 17-year history.
He joined Chivas USA is a midseason trade last year after 10 seasons with the New England Revolution.
Were happy to add a player of Shalries experience to our team, Sounders head coach Sigi Schmid said in a statement. Hes been to MLS Cups before in his tenure with New England. Hes a player that has proven himself to be a leader in game situations and a player of his quality can only help us be a better team as we move into this season.
Joseph twice was named Grenadas footballer of the year (2003 and 2008) and was named the 2007 Caribbean player of the year. He has earned 20 caps with one goal in international play.
Joseph is ninth among active players with 273 games played and tied-18th in goals scored (39) and tied-12th in assists (35). In his last full season with the Revs in 2011, he was named an MLS all-star and recorded career-highs in games played (32) and goals scored (eight).
A native of Saint George, Grenada, the former Brooklyn, N.Y. resident was selected by New England in the second round (14th overall) of the 2002 MLS SuperDraft, and joined the team the following year. He was first named to the MLS All-Star team in his sophomore campaign and earned Best XI honors in the 2005 season. He became a mainstay in New Englands midfield and helped the club reach the MLS Cup final from 2005-07.
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Calif. Woman Sentenced For Defrauding Santa Teresa Firm Of $856k
Flavia Bolourchi, 59, of Sacramento, Calif., was sentenced Tuesday to 37 months in federal prison and was ordered by Chief U.S. District Judge Bruce D. Black to pay $856,000 in restitution for defrauding Spartan Health Sciences School of Medicine, a company that moved its corporate headquarters in 1998 to El Paso and Santa Teresa, N.M., the U.S. Attorney's Office said in a news release.
Bolourchi, who was Spartan's financial officer from Jan. 3, 1997 to Aug. 20, 1999, pleaded guilty on March 10 to mail fraud, interstate transportation of stolen property, money laundering and tax evasion, the release said.
According to prosecutors, Bolourchi received student loan checks and disbursed them to students to cover tuition and other expenses as part of her duties, but instead of depositing funds from the checks into Spartan's bank account she put the funds into her own account in Santa Teresa.
Prosecutors alleged that to conceal the fraud, she made false entries in Spartan's financial records, and she also failed to pay $320,483 in federal income taxes from the income she obtained by defrauding the company, the U.S. Attorney's Office said.
Charges were filed against Bolourchi in 2002, and she was arrested in November 2009 after being apprehended in Bahrain, the release said.
The charges stemmed from an investigation by Immigration and Customs Enforcement and the Internal Revenue Service, according to the release.
She remains free on a $25,000 bond until she is directed to report to the U.S. Bureau of Prisons to serve her sentence.


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Bug #22227
Laggy character animations during cutscenes at low FPS
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1. Run game at lower-end computer/maximum graphics settings/with other aplications running in background in order to lower framerate to around 30 FPS.
2. Run any of Red Harvest missions (problem is easiest to be noticed when playing mission 8.Bitter Chill or at the end of mission 4.Harvest Red)
3. Get to the point where cutscene starts.
Animations are running slower then audio track, and don't match sound. Characters move like in matrix. Ocasionaly they don't appear (though you can hear them) or teleport from one position to another. The lower FPS is, the bigger is lag.
In previous versions animation speed was correct and matched sound whatever the framerate was. Character animations and movement should match audio track.
- I didn't notice this issue in any other campaign then Harvest Red, but most likely because of lack of cutscenes.
- After lowering video settings to minimum I noticed that animation was sometimes to fast and left audi behind.
Updated by mati140 almost 6 years ago
- To make sure that bug occurs force FPS to get down to around FPS
- It seems that this issue doesn't show up when playing clear AA2 without OA.
Updated by Suma almost 6 years ago
Can you confirm I am reading the affected version correctly and the problem was already present with 79384, before the current experimental betas? If this is correct, which is the last version which has worked fine for you?
Updated by Fireball almost 6 years ago
- Status changed from New to Feedback
Updated by Suma almost 6 years ago
- Status changed from Feedback to Resolved
Some issues with background file loading in low fps situations were fixed in 82699, and some optimizations were made to animation streaming in the same revision. On my system this seems to have fixed the problem.
Updated by zGuba almost 6 years ago
- Target version set to Upcoming version OA
Updated by mati140 almost 6 years ago
Suma wrote:
Can you confirm I am reading the affected version correctly and the problem was already present with 79384, before the current experimental betas? If this is correct, which is the last version which has worked fine for you?
Sorry for not responding. I have this in 1.59.79384, and I can't remember exactly which was the last version without this issue but I'm 100% sure it was already there in 1.58. Not sure about previous versions but it was brought here by one of OA patches.
Also I found something new related to this animation bug - I thought it was the same teleport thing I mentioned in ticket, but now I see that characters are sometimes simply disappearing and appearing again during animations, depending on where I am facing (but i still have them/place they should be in in sight without using look-around). It's not related to FPS - I had this issue e.g. during prologue in church on Utes - the affected character was that guy who shouted at me, fired few rounds, got hit, shouted "Kurwa!" and fell dead on the ground. Whenever the direction I faced was to the left from him, he was invisible.
Updated by Fireball almost 6 years ago
Mati140, can you confirm the lagging during low FPS is fixed with latest beta?
The other issue is too vague in your current description, please file another ticket, elaborate and make sure you can repro it with the latest beta.
Updated by zGuba almost 6 years ago
- Due date changed from 07/25/2011 to 09/25/2011
- Status changed from Resolved to Feedback
- Assignee set to mati140
Updated by alef almost 6 years ago
- Due date changed from 09/25/2011 to 08/27/2011
- Affected ArmA II version changed from 1.59.79384 to 1.60 BETA
Updated by zGuba over 5 years ago
- Category changed from Animations to Performance breakdown
- Status changed from Feedback to Resolved
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- % Done changed from 0 to 100
No reply. I pretend it's fixed.
Updated by kju over 5 years ago
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- Target version changed from Upcoming version OA to 1.60 BETA
Updated by Sickboy over 5 years ago
Please confirm fix, so we can close the ticket.
Updated by mati140 over 5 years ago
Sorry for not replying, had some RL issues. As for build 85330 laggy animations' problem is solved, you can close the ticket. For disappearing characters I'm gonna create a new ticket.
Updated by Suma over 5 years ago
- Status changed from Resolved to Closed
Updated by mati140 over 5 years ago
- Affected ArmA II version changed from 1.60 BETA to 1.60.87580
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... it seems that the bug has come back... after installing 1.60 final patch animations became laggy again. Exactly same problem, animations slower than sound. Seen in Pusta mission so far, with Valentina's animations. Hotfix don't solve it. Gonna check other missions as well.
EDIT: OK, nvm, seems that it's singular, other missions aren't affected.
Updated by kju over 5 years ago
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Sep 20, 2013 - StaffBetty Crider, 70, of Riverton died at the Help for Health Hospice Home on Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2013.
As were her wishes, cremation has taken place.
A memorial service is at 10 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 21, at Davis Funeral Home in Riverton. Her son, the Rev. Daniel D. Crider, will officiate. Inurnment will follow at Mountain View Cemetery.
Betty Ruth Edelman was born Feb. 17, 1943, in Hays, Kan., to David and Mildred Ann (Bullock) Edelman.
Shortly after she was born, the family moved to Riverton. Just before she started school the family moved to Casper, where she graduated from Natrona County High School.
She attended one year of college at Casper College before going to Northwest Nazarene College in Nampa, ID.
She married Jerry Crider on Aug.16, 1963 in Casper at the First Church of the Nazarene. Together they had three children. They celebrated their 50th anniversary in August with their children and their families.
Mrs. Crider was strong in her Christian faith and was active in the Nazarene Church. She taught Sunday School along with working with many youth groups throughout the years. She had held the position of missionary president.
Before she was married she worked at Bostwicks, a local dress shop in Casper. After she was married and had started her family, she ran the day care at the Nazarene Church in Riverton. With that experience, she went to DH Print and ran the day care program until it was closed and Pertech took over, when she was moved to the plant side.
She worked as an assembler and eventually did the warranty work until she retired.
Her family said that she enjoyed gardening and flowers. She is remembered as an amazing seamstress, making a lot of her children's clothes.
The family said "she was a humble but strong person especially in her faith. She was always thinking of others and above all she loved her family and friends unconditionally."
She is survived by her husband, Jerry, of the family home; son, Dan (DeeDee) of Laurel, Mont; her daughters, Kerri (Pete) Noteboom of Kuna, Idaho, and Kristi (Kenyon) Mackey of Waymart, Pa.; her brother, David Robert "Bob" Edelman and wife Melvalyn; her grandchildren, Joshua (Krissy) Noteboom, Amber (Garrett) Noteboom-Chamberlain, Matthew Noteboom, Maya Mackey, Kyra Mackey, Shylaray Crider, Brandon Crider, Mystical Crider and Gabriel Crider; her great-grandchildren, Jenna and Cole Noteboom, Bethany Chamberlain and baby Chamberlain due in December; and numerous nieces, nephews and extended family.
She was preceded in death by her parents, David and Mildred Ann Edelman.
Memorials may be made to Help for Health Hospice in care of Davis Funeral Home, 2203 West Main, Riverton, WY 82501 (www.TheDavisFuneralHome.com).
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How Betty Sherman Won A Husband
The rest of us did not share the Story Girl's enthusiasm regarding our call on Mr.
Campbell. We secretly dreaded it. If, as was said, he detested children, who knew what
sort of a reception we might meet?
Mr. Campbell was a rich, retired farmer, who took life easily. He had visited New York
and Boston, Toronto and Montreal; he had even been as far as the Pacific coast.
Therefore he was regarded in Carlisle as a much travelled man; and he was known to be
"well read" and intelligent. But it was also known that Mr. Campbell was not always in a
good humour. If he liked you there was nothing he would not do for you; if he disliked
you--well, you were not left in ignorance of it. In short, we had the impression that Mr.
Campbell resembled the famous little girl with the curl in the middle of her forehead.
"When he was good, he was very, very good, and when he was bad he was horrid." What
if this were one of his horrid days?
"He can't DO anything to us, you know," said the Story Girl. "He may be rude, but that
won't hurt any one but himself."
"Hard words break no bones," observed Felicity philosophically.
"But they hurt your feelings. I am afraid of Mr. Campbell," said Cecily candidly.
"Perhaps we'd better give up and go home," suggested Dan.
"You can go home if you like," said the Story Girl scornfully. "But I am going to see Mr.
Campbell. I know I can manage him. But if I have to go alone, and he gives me anything,
I'll keep it all for my own collection, mind you."
That settled it. We were not going to let the Story Girl get ahead of us in the manner of
Mr. Campbell's housekeeper ushered us into his parlour and left us. Presently Mr.
Campbell himself was standing in the doorway, looking us over. We took heart of grace.
It seemed to be one of his good days, for there was a quizzical smile on his broad, clean-
shaven, strongly-featured face. Mr. Campbell was a tall man, with a massive head, well
thatched with thick, black hair, gray-streaked. He had big, black eyes, with many
wrinkles around them, and a thin, firm, long-lipped mouth. We thought him handsome,
for an old man.
His gaze wandered over us with uncomplimentary indifference until it fell on the Story
Girl, leaning back in an arm-chair. She looked like a slender red lily in the unstudied
grace of her attitude. A spark flashed into Mr. Campbell's black eyes.
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Today in North Carolina -- Capitol Press Association -- 919-836-2858
RALEIGH -- Two years ago, North Carolina lawmakers approved changes to the state employee pension and retirement system by moving the vesting period from five to 10 years of service.
The legislation passed with only one no vote, out of 170 state legislators.
Apparently, those 169 people were wrong.
A group of House Republicans has filed a bill to reverse the change, and State Treasurer Janet Cowell now says that the 10-year requirement makes it too difficult to hire new state employees.
Cowell and the bill sponsors have come to this conclusion despite the fact that the 2011 vesting change saves state taxpayers about $10 million a year in contributions to the pension system.
The latest bill would make another important change, capping individual pension benefits in a way intended to prevent huge retirement payouts.
Some type of adjustment to the formula, based on an employee's highest four years of compensation, is needed. The current formula encourages cronyism in which high-paying jobs or raises are handed out to the politically connected as they near retirement.
Still, the savings from that change are unlikely to approach the amount of money saved by the new vesting period.
If, as Cowell says, the state faces a problem attracting new employees because of a longer vesting period, a simple solution is available: Give employees the option of enrolling in a defined contribution, 401K-type plan.
Those younger, more mobile employees whom Cowell speaks of could then choose to put their money in a 401K plan (a supplemental 401K already exists for state employees) and take their contributions with them upon leaving.
It is worth noting that most of those workers are not likely to get a better deal in the private sector, where defined benefit plans today are about as stylish as hoop skirts.
This talk of adjusting benefits and contribution schedules comes amid concern around the country about the long-term viability of public employee pension funds, and whether taxpayers could be on the hook for benefit payments when investment returns falter.
North Carolina's $78 billion pension fund is one of the more financially sound funds in the country.
That does not mean that it will be so forever.
Tight budget years have seen legislators skimping on the state's required contribution to the plan. The pension fund has only now recovered from the investment loses it suffered during the market collapse of 2008.
Meanwhile, Cowell is again calling for more liberal investing rules, continuing a trend that began under her predecessor, Richard Moore, to allow more pension fund dollars to be put into hedge funds, commodities and venture capital.
That push for investment diversification comes despite some other states -- most notably, South Carolina -- suffering substantial losses as their pension fund management poured more money into non-traditional investments.
Amid all this risk, to taxpayer and state employee, and several years of legislative-approved changes to the pension system, state lawmakers have shown no inclination to meaningfully exam what the state has gotten for its embrace of change.


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Lion Fight 16: Michael Thompson V. Kevin Ross Potential for Fight of the Year Candidate
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As part of the agreement between Lion Fight and UFC, Lion Fight 16 will start their weekend of fights Friday, July 4th, at Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas, Nevada. The headlining bout between "the Soul Assassin", Kevin Ross, and Australian hard hitter, Michael "Tomahawk" Thompson, has the inaugural Super Lightweight Championship on the line as well as the potential for a Fight of the Year candidate.
The possibility lies within their mutual propensity to attack their opponent and smother them with a variety of violence, through step in and clinch knees, elbows, kicks, and hook punches. Thompson has a brutal spinning back elbow he rolls into off his jab and missed crosses, and Ross possesses great uppercut elbows and kick counters. Furthermore, neither of their offenses are negated or even necessarily compromised against their opponents' flurries, which each will attempt to seek/pursue against the other in this bout.
Thompson side steps well as his opponents move in to issue punches of his own or angle in with an uppercut; whereas, Ross does an excellent job of turning his opponent with his movement, especially against fighters who come forward, and creates and finds openings for his strikes. At Lion Fight 15 Ross showcased the zenith of his abilities opposite fellow American Chris Mauceri, executing this approach flawlessly and using Mauceri's persistence after Ross opened a nasty cut on his forehead in the first round to his detriment.
The trouble Thompson poses for Ross is the same he poses for everyone, and it is pressure managed by an acute fight intelligence, speed, plus heavy elbows and punches. To defeat Thompson Ross will have to replicate the movement he featured in his previous outing, and not enable Thompson to stay in front of him or stop his movement, either, with his left body to right head combination. He lost to Tetsuya Yamato at Lion Fight 11 in part due to remaining stationary, giving up elbows up the middle, and keeping his right hand down.
If something is working he also needs to stay with it and feint it to set up other offense. Yamato could not stop Ross' left body kick and he would forget about it. Pinpointing advantages, both before and during the fight, are paramount, and in my opinion Thompson's greatest leverage aside from his power. Ross wavers. Versus Pornsansae Sitmonchai at Caged Muay Thai 2, Thompson made a quick adjustment from throwing primarily hook punches to upper cuts and knees up the middle.
The change precipitated Thompson taking over the fight, throttling him, and then knocking him down in the second round, before tiring in the middle of the third and Sitmonchai landing a few shots to close it. This is an area Ross has the chance to exploit. Unless he is swept in the first three rounds or gets knocked out, Ross should find opportunities in the fourth and fifth when Thompson fades and maybe take a decision. I don't see him finishing Thompson.
My expectation is Michael Thompson wins, complimentary of a fourth round KO. Ross has the temerity to endure Thompsons' onslaught and interchange it with his own, but I don't anticipate that it is going to be enough tomorrow night in Las Vegas.
Though the actual result might turn out to be irrelevant, for it is not what raised you to your feet. It was everything before, and there will be a lot before, perhaps enough to be subsequently called Fight of the Year.


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I guess alyssa looked bored sitting in the waiting chair so they decided to sprinkle her with pixi dust which just made her day. We rode alot of rides but only went to see Ariel because alyssa forgot her autograph book so we decided to visit all the characters another day. Cadyn was not thrilled at all to see Ariel and would not sit with her. He wanted nothing to do with her so im not sure if we will get any pictures of him alone with any of the characters this year. Well I hope everyone is doing well. Tomorrow is Jimmy's birthday so he will decide what we do tomorrow. Talk to everyone soon


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With a stay at Best Western Plus Mariposa Inn & Conference Centre in Orillia, you'll be in the business district and convenient to The OPP Museum and Orillia Opera House. This eco-friendly hotel is within close proximity of Sunshine and Company and Casino Rama.
Make yourself at home in one of the 83 air-conditioned rooms featuring refrigerators and LCD televisions. Complimentary wireless Internet access keeps you connected, and cable programming is available for your entertainment. Private bathrooms with shower/tub combinations feature deep soaking bathtubs and complimentary toiletries. Conveniences include microwaves and coffee/tea makers, and housekeeping is provided daily.
Head straight for the casino, or wait for that lucky feeling while you enjoy one of the other recreational opportunities, such as an indoor pool and a sauna. Additional features at this hotel include complimentary wireless Internet access, gift shops/newsstands, and wedding services. If you're ready for some gaming fun, you can hop on the casino shuttle (surcharge).
Grab a bite to eat at the hotel's restaurant, which features a bar, or stay in and take advantage of room service (during limited hours). Quench your thirst with your favorite drink at a bar/lounge. Full breakfasts are available daily for a fee.
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But he warned that the housing market was coming under pressure because the recent interest rate rises affected affordability.
Mr Quinn flagged that movements in bank variable mortgage rates outside the Reserve Bank of Australia's cycle posed the most significant threat to a sustained recovery. He said Stockland had managed to capture the market by adapting its residential offering to appeal to "working families".
Yesterday, Mr Quinn delivered record settlements during the 2010 financial year, significantly contributing to the company's underlying profit of $692.3 million.
The 10 per cent increase in underlying profit has led the group to provide 2011 guidance of 7 per cent earnings growth, implying earnings per share of 31.1¢.
Whereas Stockland managed to achieve operating profit growth in its residential, retirement, retail, UK and apartment businesses, its office and industrial businesses declined, largely due to a difficult commercial leasing environment and non-core asset sales.
"[Stockland's] result was bang in line with our estimates and guidance," Patersons' Jonathan Kriska said. He said the 7 per cent earnings guidance meant the group "expects another decent year".
The strongest Stockland business, residential communities, recorded profit growth of 16 per cent thanks to volume growth, increased settlements in all states and higher productivity, the group said.
There were 5236 lot settlements, up 22 per cent on 2009 figures.
"Residential continued to extend its footprint into new growth corridors with the acquisition of seven residential land parcels in fiscal 2010, and 2011 to date, for a total of $380 million, several on deferred payment terms," the group said.
These projects are expected to deliver almost 10,000 lots and $2.2 billion in revenue.
Stockland's residential sales were affected by a retreat of first-home buyers, but an increase in investors and upgraders.
The retirement living business, which Mr Quinn is focused on growing through development and the Aevum takeover, delivered a 13 per cent uplift in operating profit to $36 million.
Stockland continues to trade out of its apartment business, even though it delivered an $11 million operating profit in fiscal 2010, while the UK business recorded a $1 million operating profit.
Stockland's gearing stands at 18 per cent and it has $1.9 billion of cash and undrawn facilities.
"The group also has an estimated $830 million of net cash flow to come from the wind-down of Apartments and the UK to fund growth and ensure a strong capital position," Stockland said.
The group has changed its distribution policy again. Instead of basing the payout on adjusted funds from operations (AFFO), it will distribute the greater of 75 per cent of underlying profit or trust taxable income.
Paul Checchin of Macquarie Equities Research said the earlier, AFFO-based policy would have delivered a fiscal 2010 distribution of 21¢ per share, below guidance of 21.6¢ per share.
"The change in policy essentially props up the distribution to 21.8¢ per share,'' Mr Checchin said.
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Despite a great deal of effort over the past 20 years, academic achievement among high school students continues to lag. To ensure that no high school student is left behind, schools need:
- High expectations for all high school students; and
- A rigorous core curriculum to match those expectations.
Currently, American high school students are not adequately prepared for their futures. Increasingly the economy demands workers with postsecondary education and training. Students seem to understand this, but there is a serious disconnect between aspirations and preparation. According to the National Center for Education Statistics, more than 97 percent of youth say they aspire to participate in some sort of postsecondary education, and 63 percent enroll. And, little more than half actually take a mix of academic classes in high school that will prepare them for success either in college or todays workplace. The courses they do take often fail to maintain their interest in school at all.
The results are high dropout rates and drift-outs college students who do not return for a second year of college. A large number of these students stumble at the starting line, requiring remediation in math, reading and writing, and other basic subjects before they can enroll in college-level courses. More than one-quarter of the freshmen at 4-year colleges and nearly half of those at 2-year colleges do not advance to their second year.
In the meantime, employers continue to bemoan the lack of needed academic skills among workers and the shortage of qualified applicants for jobs that require advanced education and training. Skills shortages accompany high unemployment in part because high school students have not been prepared to meet the academic challenges of the 21st Century.
It is clear that Americas high schools must improve in order to provide all students the tools necessary to succeed after they graduate, whether they pursue postsecondary education or employment. In order to ensure that no high school student is left behind and that all are challenged with the high expectations they deserve, President Bush has called for annual learning assessments for all students in grades 9-11.
The President has also called for high schools to offer more challenging coursework, and for more students to elect to take it. As part of that effort, the Department has funded the Advanced Placement Program, which helps students, particularly low-income students, to participate and succeed in Advanced Placement courses and exams. In addition, he has introduced the Striving Readers program that will allow schools to develop specific intervention programs so that struggling students get the help they need before they reach high school.
More information regarding high schools and what is being done to improve them is available on the U.S. Department of Educations Preparing Americas Future website at: www.ed.gov/highschool.
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KERI AND ROY'S WEDDINGDecember, 2008 in St. Augustine
"We had a wonderful time at Our Wedding and our guests really seemed to have a lots of fun. St. Augustine was perfect and beautiful in December because they fill the city with beautiful white lights. It really sets the romantic mood. The prices are a little more expensive then you would find a south a little but for us it was well worth it!
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- Ceremony: The Women's Exchange
- Attraction: The Castillo de San Marcos Fort
- Reception: The White Room
- Attraction: The Love Tree
- Entertainment: San Sebastion Winery
- Bridal Suite/ Honeymoon Suite: Bella Bay Inn
- Attraction: St. Augustine Light House
- Rehersal Dinner: San Sebastion Winery
- Attraction: St. George St
Cakes/Candies Vendor:
Sweet WeddingsSt. Augustine, FL, USA
"Arlene is wonderful and her cakes are even better! She has beautiful cakes on display and I thought there was no way something so pretty could taste good. I was wrong! She has so many great options of flavors there is really something for everyone. The best part is her prices are not over the top and she will work with your budget so you get what you want and what you can afford. When we went in for the tasting we were not sure exactly what we were looking for but by the time we left we had a sketch in hand of exactly what our cake would look like. The cake was a hit at the reception and even the other vendors were asking about it. Could not have asked for better!"
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St Augustine, FL, United States
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Dance Instructor:
The Zebra RoomOrlando, FL, USA
"Olivia at the Zebra Room was wonderful. We took about 10 lessons with her and she was so patient. When we started, my husband could barely do the basic box step and when we left we he was able to lead me around the dance floor."
Four U Flowers5 Utility Dr # 27
Palm Coast, FL, United States
"Because I wanted Stargazer Lilies (and they have a VERY strong smell) we used minimal flowers. The only real ones were my bridal bouquet, the bridesmaids flower, and the groom and groomsmen boutonnieres (which were a different flower). My bridal bouquet turned out perfect and was exactly what I wanted but the girls flowers were not what I paid for. They were each supposed to get 2-3 stems and they only had one. I was also supposed to get a toss bouquet and she sent over one unwrapped stem. Overall I was very dissatisfied!"
Honeymoon Vendor:
Le BlancSt. Augustine, FL, USA
"We booked Le Blanc through CheapCarribbean.com and got a great deal with lots of upgrades. We had a honeymoon suite with a two person tub in the room overlooking the ocean. Everyone at Le Blanc was very accommodating and the food and drinks were great (hard to find at in all-inclusive). We put our upgrades to good use and used our spa credit (which was wonderful!) and we also did the dolphin experience and the jungle cruise (also both included and lots of fun!) For anyone who is travailing to Cancun for the first time... Make sure you book transportation in advance (we used Olimpus which we bought through Cheap Caribbean) and make sure when you get to the airport you go directly outside to your transportation. People inside stopped us and we thought they were being nice and helping but really it was a scam and they were trying to sell us a timeshare. He wasn't pushy about it but we thought we were waiting for our transportation to arrive but he had nothing to do with Olimpus."
Invitations Vendor:
Sacino's- Carlson CraftsSt Petersburg, FL, United States
"Sacino's has a deal where if you rent your tux through them they will give you free wedding invites. We used the Sacino's in Sanford near our house but they have other locations. The invites I REALLY wanted were not included in the promo but the person helping says, "every girl should have the invites they really want, it sets the tone for what the rest of the event will be like" so she made it work. Our invites were not free but she took $200 off the price and they turned out great."
Limo Company:
Old Town Trolley Tours167 San Marco Avenue
St Augustine, FL, United States
"We used the trolley to transport the wedding party from the ceremony site to the reception site (walking distance but the trolley was fun) and we then used them at the end of the evening to transport our guests and any vendors who needed back to their vehicles. Since parking is so limited in St. Augustine and their cars could be blocks away having the trolley was great. They did about 4 trips back and forth and took our guests wherever they needed to go. They even took my Uncle and his family back to there hotel which was about a mile and a half away. I recommend doing something similar for your guests. Renting for an hour is quite cheap in the grand scheme of things."
Limo Company:
Avalon Carriage3535 County Road 214
St Augustine, FL, United States
"We love the idea of leaving in a carriage and it felt very appropriate for St. Augustine. We ended having our photographer join us so we could go over to the love tree to get some shots we were not able to do earlier in the day. The carriage drivers were not professional at all. They stopped the carriage in the middle of the tour because they saw someone had dropped money on the ground and they wanted to pick it up. Then we wanted to drop our photographer off and go around just the two of us but they said no, our time was up and we needed to get off. Right before we got to our stop some people asked how they could get a tour and the driver said oh well we can drop them off here and you can jump on (not jokingly). Granted, they would have only been dropping us off around the corner from our stop but I felt the whole thing was rude and unprofessional. Once we got back to our honeymoon suite I looked at the time and we had another 20 mins left that we had paid for. The only reason I am giving them 1 star and not 0 is because they did show up on time."
Father AndersonSt. Augustine, FL, USA
"Father Anderson was amazing. He was willing to work with us at the Garden and helps you create your ceremony so it is exactly what you want. He kept the mood romantic and touching but also put in a few laughs."
Leah Jean PhotoSt. Augustine, FL, USA
"Leah is a wonderful photographer. She was willing to do what it took to get any and every shot. She does a great job with the formals and keeping them organized but she is really great at getting the natural, unposed shots."
The Wedding LensSt. Augustine, FL, USA
"Buying the premium option of the wedding lens was defiantly worth the $30. Our guests were able to upload the photos they took in a size that we can now download and print. Some of our guests got great shots that we will defiantly be using in our wedding album and it was a really good way to see a recap of the day through our guests eyes."
A Moment To RememberSt. Augustine, FL, St Augustine
"A Moment To Remember did a great job with our wedding video. We had heard horror stories of how the videographers are like paparazzi... This was not an issue with them. They very professional and they got wonderful video to recap our day. After getting back the edited version, my husband wanted some extra footage of him dancing with his sister (not added to the video but just to have) and they were more then happy to send it to us."
Wedding Fashion Vendor:
Alfred Angelo2084 Fruitville Pike
Lancaster, PA, United States
"When originally going to Alfred Angelo, I told the sales lady what I was looking for and she gave me anything but. I was so annoyed they we left the store and looked other places. Then I found a few dresses I loved on the website so I decided to go back and give it another try. I worked with a lady named Tina (who was promoted to manager by the time my dress was in). She was wonderful and helped me find "The One". I decided to get my bridesmaids dresses their also. Anytime I worked with Tina everything was fine but the manager was always so rude about everything it really ruined the experience."
The Women's Exchange143 St George St
St Augustine, FL 32084, US
"Everyone at the Woman's Exchange were wonderful! They went above and beyond to make the day perfect. Anything we need and any help the people setting up needed they were there and more than happy."
The White Room1 King St
St Augustine, FL 32084, US
"In the end everything was great and everything turned out perfect. The wait staff went above and beyond to make sure we and our guests were having a great time and had everything we needed. The food was wonderful. Everyone raved that is was the best food they have ever had at a wedding. And the overall experience/evening was wonderful. Getting everything together was another story. The first coordinator working there was pretty good. She was able to help us along the way and we ended up with everything we wanted. We also worked with another coordinator at the that was very helpful... But the transition between the two (2 weeks before our wedding) was not so great. I was never notified that the first coordinator had left. The explanation was that she hadn't had a chance to get with everyone before leaving. Well this is fine if the wedding is 2 months away but not two weeks. So I found out because I was sending emails and not getting a response so I called to find out what was going on. Everything ended up turning out fine but the way the transition was handled, in my opinion, was very unprofessional."
San Sebastion Winery157 King St
St Augustine, FL 32084, US
"The Winery has a great roof top bar with live music. You can also do a wine tasting tour... Lots of fun! They have a great gift shop with wine and wine accessories."
St. Augustine Light House
St. George StSt George St
St Augustine, FL 32084, US
"St. George St is a place where we have spent lots of time. It is a great place to walk, shop and just relax."
The Castillo de San Marcos Fort
"This is an amazing attraction to see with lots of history behind it."
The Love Tree6 Cordova St
St Augustine, FL 32084, US
"Where we got engaged! The Love Tree also has a cafe and antique shop. It is defiantly unique to St. Augustine."
Bridal Suite/ Honeymoon Suite:
Bella Bay Inn10 Marine St
St Augustine, FL 32084, US
"The suite is really nice and the location was perfect, but I had asked that they clean the room in the afternoon since we were using it as both the bridal suite and honeymoon suite. They ended up coming in the morning and my mother asked them to come back later in the afternoon since we were still all getting ready. They said fine no problem but then never came back to clean the room. So when my sister and friends went to decorate the suite for the evening they ended up spending about an hour of the reception cleaning up so everything would be nice when we got in that night. Also, checking in was not the most pleasant experience. Since it is owned by OC Whites they have you check in at their restaurant and when we went in and asked to check in one of the ladies was really snobby and bitchy."
Rehersal Dinner:
San Sebastion Winery157 King St
St Augustine, FL 32084, US
"Everyone here was wonderful. The winery was very organized and made sure everything was perfect. Please see the caterer review for A1A Ale Works as far as food."


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From Maia's Together Teacher blog:
Like many of us, Katie described her first year of teaching as a whirlwind of planning, instruction, grading, responding to behavior challenges and conquering classroom management issues. She spent her prep periods dealing with student issues that arose throughout the day. It should come as no surprise that Katie was taking a massive amount of work home each night.
Like I said before, sound familiar?
Katie had no problem with working at home, but she also knew she would need more discipline to remain in the teaching profession (and alive!). Katie used the summer between her first and second years to reflect and plan thoughtful changes. She shared the following revelation with me:
I needed to operate with the same values with which I train my students. Time is valuable, no matter who you are, and it keeps on ticking. I really care about my students, but that doesn't mean that all of my free time can go to solving student issues.
Some thoughts:
1. Maia wrote a book on how teachers can get organized. It is great. She runs workshops for schools, too. Those are great. I'll repeat my blurb:
"If you're trying to be a rock-star teacher, you're probably overwhelmed. So. Much. To. Do. The Together Teacher is the only tome that deals with your uber-busy workplace reality. Maia Heyck-Merlin's strategies aren't just good, they're grrreat. Our teachers adore Maia and her methods."
2. Maia hails from Achievement First. She has created what the intellectuals like to call "intellectual property."
To zoom out for a second, let's ponder what "intellectual property" has flowed out of the handful of the top-performing charter schools.
In every case I'm aware of, it's intensely practical stuff. No intellectual airs. Not highfalutin. "How to" stuff.
Paul Bambrick-Santoyo of North Star -- practical ideas for school leaders, including how to use data.
Doug Lemov of Uncommon, nee PacRim -- practical teacher moves to create a sense of urgency and focus. The famous one is Doug McCurry, also of Achievement First, showing how to pass out papers efficiently. Check out the new field guide.
I'm not sure of which individual here, but I'll credit Richard Barth -- KIPP creating a practical way to transparently share school data, including college success rates. Seems straightforward. But to my knowledge, nobody has ever done it with such transparency or clarity.
Charters are supposed to be labs of innovation.
Sometimes the "innovation" isn't so innovative. Just specifically describing "stuff" that help put teachers or leaders in a position to succeed, stuff that is often part of skilled teacher lore.
There's a willingness of these outlier charters to try -- howsoever imperfectly -- to solve the basic real life challenges of teachers, 1 by 1 by 1. It is okay for intellectual property to be not particularly intellectual. In fact, this seems to be -- based on sales figures -- what many educators want.


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After I retired from the Navy, I went to work for GEICO insurance as a Management Intern. That was a mistake!! Don't get me wrong, GEICO and the President of the company, Ton Nicely were great. But being a Management Intern made everyone I came in contact with think I was going to take their job! I left GEICO after a year and went to work for NavSea Cen Lant. I have written before about getting that job. Having friends in high places is always a good thing.
Immediately after getting hired, my Supervisor sent me to Fleet Training Center, San Diego to take the 16"/50 Class "C" school course. When I got to San Diego, I discovered that Jim Mitchell, was the Director of Gun School. He was the GMM Detailer that relieved Vern VanMatre. He went Warrant and then went LDO. He was a O-3 as the Director of the school. I needed computer access to make reports back to my Supervisor in Norfolk and I needed a computer to work on a College course that I was taking. Jim told me he would meet my request if I did something for him. He wanted me to write an evaluation of the 16"/50 course. He told me my review would only be between him and me. Or, at least that is how I remember it.
When the nine week course was complete, I provided Jim a rather large, typed, report of my opinions on the Course curriculum, the instructors, and the class administration. It was pretty brutal! I provided examples by name and date of deficiencies that I found. Some of these were pretty dangerous. Like the young sailors drinking Lunch! There even were times, I had to teach part of the class because the Instructor did not understand the equipment. Trust me, a Power Off Brake is the same in a MK 42 5"/54 and a 16"/50 Triple Gun Turret. Needless to say, the course was useless.
I gave Jim my review on Thursday. We were leaving Friday morning after a brief graduation ceremony. Thursday night, I went to the Chief's Club to say good by to many of my active duty friends. We started drinking at about 11AM. We closed the club at 0100! My very good friend, Master Chief Jim Smith was there the entire time. It seems Jim and I always drank too much when we were together. I guess I was a bad influence on him! In any case, the next morning, I was in BAD shape!! But, I made muster in the classroom and tried to drink coffee. At about 8AM, Jim Mitchell came in and told me the Commanding Officer of Fleet Training Center wanted to meet with me about my report! I looked terrible, smelled like a bourbon bottle, and could not put three words together in a cohesive sentence! So, I went back to the BOQ I was living in and took another shower, tried to throw up, and tried to sober up! Trust me, the only thing that will sober a person up is time!! And I did not have that. But, at 11AM, I met with the Commanding Officer. I remember that meeting, in that I remember it happened. do not remember what I said or what he said! He did sent a Letter of Appreciation to my Commanding Officer. That was nice. But I bet he wondered how I ever wrote that report.
I am glad I no longer drink like I did when I was on Active Duty or first retired. While the Navy I served in was alcohol centered, it lead to may problems that could have been avoided. Just the same, it was a good way to blow off steam and cement relationships. It was never a good idea to drink to excess before an important meeting. Of course, I did not know I had an important meeting before I tried to drink Canada, dry! Jim slipped that one in on me. No problem, I survived.
Many of the Gunner's Mates I drank with that night have passed away. Others I have lost contact with. But in my, I am still serving with those old Shipmates and I often think about those times we enjoyed some adult beverages at the Chief's Club. Those days may be gone for today's Navy but they live in my mind. The one once thing is, remembering those days and not reenacting them, is much nicer. I don't have a hangover!!
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Quick takes from the Green Bay Packers' 31-13 win over the Cleveland Browns in Week 7.
Our friends at Pro Football Focus helped give us a statistical breakdown of the Packers' 23-14 win over the Minnesota Vikings in Week 12.
Our friends over at Pro Football Focus help us break down the Green Bay Packers' 38-10 loss to the New York Giants in Week 12.
Pro Football Focus, a noted football stats site, has sifted through three years of NFL data to comprise a healthy number of rankings. We highlighted how the Packers fared in many of their signature stats.
Randall Cobb and D.J. Williams combined to form two of the top seven SEC receivers in "clutch catches" in 2010.
Some stats and notes regarding this weekends match up against the Bills.
A nice piece by Michael David Smith over at Football Outsiders analyzing how the Packers woeful rushing game gashed the mighty Vikings run defense.
Interesting post from the stat obsessed geeks over at Football Outsiders. (And I use 'geek' in the best possible way).


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The new Canon 50D offers a good step up in performance and features from the camera it replaces
I just finished testing the new Canon prosumer DSLR, 50D and its one nice camera. It offers many improvements over the previous model, the 40D. Its easier to use than the 40D, is the same size, actually weighs less yet outperforms it in almost every category. For the price ($1,399- just $100 more than the list price of the 40D when it was introduced last year) the 50D offers a a whole lot more bang for your buck.
50% more pixels - A big jump in pixel count, from the 40D's 10.1 MP to the 50D's 15.1 MP combined with several improvements in the design of Canon's CMOS sensor package helps give the 50D a leap forward in image size. However, the user must be aware that such a large jump in megapixels on a similarly sized sensor means in increase in noise (graininess). To counteract that Canon has made changes in the CMOS design that lower noise to such an extent that the 50D's noise levels are very close to the 40D despite the increase in megapixel count. There are two major advances Canon made with their sensor design.
Improvement #1 - The photo diode (the bucket that gathers the light) is larger relative to the pixel area, which means less noise, especially at higher ISOs.
Improvement #2 - Gapless microlenses. In the new design the microlenses positioned above the photodiodes have no gap between them, thereby gathering more light. Notice how the light is now focused to optimally cover the photodiode.
Because of the above two improvements the 50D can give the photographer usable results at higher ISOs. The 50D's ISO setting now go as high as 6,400 (H1) and 12,800 (H2), enabling the photographer to capture images in extremely low light conditions.
DIGIC 4 Image Processor
The new DIGIC 4 Image Processor also offers several improvements and new features such as:
- Improved write times with newer UDMA Compact Flash memory cards
- Improved shooting speed - 6.3 fps up to 90 JPGS or 16 RAW files with UDMA CF cards
- New Auto Lighting Optimizer for keeping details in scenes with high dynamic range (3 levels or disabled)
- Improved Noise Reduction for higher ISOs (3 levels or disabled)
- New Lens Peripheral Illumination Correction which automatically corrects for light fall off at the edges of many of Canon's EF lenses or can be controlled manually using Canon's EOS Utility software to work with any lens.
- New Face Detection Live Mode, offers a third Live Mode setting, the others being standard Live Mode and Quick Mode. In the new mode the camera will automatically search and find up to 35 individual faces in the scene to give optimum focus and exposure.
A bit of memory card info. The newest and fastest memory cards now use UDMA (Ultra Direct Memory Access) technology to move data faster. This is a much needed improvement for use with modern high megapixel count cameras.
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Because of the camera's built-in memory buffer you can get those 16 RAW (90 JPEG) files with any CF card you have (that has the space). I was getting slightly better than expected bursts of 18-19 RAW images before the camera started to slow down. Notice I said slow. With a new 4GB Sandisk Ducati Edition CF card after the 16 or so RAW shots I could still shoot but at a slower pace, around 2-3 frames a second. Where the speed of your CF card comes into play is how long you have to wait to shoot again after you've filled the camera's buffer.
With the Sandisk Ducati card the wait was between 5 and 6 seconds to completely empty the buffer. With a newer Sandisk Extreme III card I had to wait between 8-9 seconds for the buffer to empty to the card. With an older 2GB Sandisk Ultra II I had to wait an agonizing 38 seconds until the camera's buffer wrote the last image files to the CF card. Obviously, if you're shooting long action sequences you'll want to invest in a card like the Sandisk Ducati Edition. If you're shooting at a slower pace, portraits, landscapes or average snapshot, you can get by with a slower card. In any case I would invest in cards of at least 2GB. Nowadays you can pick up a 4GB card pretty cheaply and it can hold approximately 692 JPEGs or 180 RAW images.


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AVOID: Rick Hendrick Collision Center Charleston, SC
My motor must have been rebuilt on a Friday. After 3 years and 33k miles, my rebuilt 5.7 has been found to have a leaking head gasket and deemed to have been doing it since immediatley after the rebuild. I just couldnt identify it and only pieced the puzzle together when it started drinking oil.
I called up Rick Hendrick only to find out I had a pathetic 12k/1 year warranty and they never bothered to register it with Chrysler either. This is apparently a standard warranty on workmanship. That is crap for such a massive amount of work. Its obvious they dont do a good enough job to warrant a better guarantee.
A friend of mine who is a Porsche mechanic and driver is staying with me (Thank god, dont have the $k's to drop for this repair) and helping me do this job in my garage.
So far, weve found coolant and oil has been burning and worse, a f***ing headbolt was finger tight and not even torqued!!! :eek:
Screw you Rick Hendrick Collision Center, SCREW YOU SO HARD. YOU SUCK. :mad:
Thought it was pretty cool how MDS worked and was amazed that it shut down an entire side of the motor. I thought it was just select pistons from each side.
Oh, and this one is just for you Rick Hendrick:
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Also, does anybody know how to get the fuel line off the intake manifold? All the special adapters and tools for it arent working. The manual calls for a special Snap-On tool but we dont have access to that.
Re: AVOID: Rick Hendrick Collision Center Charleston, SC
Dang, what kind of oil were you running in it? Looks like dino oil with 100000 miles on the engine. Did you have a catch can on it?
Also, your dyno base line pull looks to be ~30 rwhp lower than a good running stock 5.7 with a stock exhaust. With your headers/exhaust, and nothing else (except maybe a tune) you should have easily be a little over 300 rwhp.
Anyone, what's done is done. Now you should be able to make that thing move, if you do the right mods. to the engine.
Re: AVOID: Rick Hendrick Collision Center Charleston, SC
I think a lot has to do with that when dyno'd it was rear wheels only. The Jeep is AWD. My friend has a slight suspicion that I may have been suffereing in a little power but the math adds up with distributed drivetrain losses. I have tested the MY14 Overland (as I was worried I wasted my money on mods) and comparitively my Jeep is by far more powerful. ;)
There is a mild tune on the ECU and TCU.
Ive been running Mobil 1 5w20 as advised by the manufacturer. After this, Im running Elf or Redline 5w30, which is true synthetic. I found that many oils at the auto store are not actually pure synthetic which I find terrifying, not even Mobil 1 is actually full synthetic unless you get Advanced. Oil manufacturers seem to run on the same BS as beer companies do with "imported from x" which most, in fact, is NOT imported. (Do you serisously think a skunk beer like Heinken would survive a trip from Holland? ;)) So, baiscally, just because it says synthetic, doesnt mean fully no-s*** synthetic. Royal Purple perhaps? Hell no, its snake oil garbage and dont let anyone tell you that otherwise.
Re: AVOID: Rick Hendrick Collision Center Charleston, SC
The hemi deactivates 2 cylinders from each bank, not one whole bank.
Also be careful not running 5w20, the MDS system is very picky and using the wrong weight oil can and will cause problems.
The manufacturer is an oil whore, not sure if your talking chrysler or the engine rebuilder, but either way, so long as the oil meets API standards, oil is oil. Some add better goodies into their oil but its all going to do what it is supposed to do... BTW, Chrysler is in bed with pennzoil now after bailing out on a large bill to Mobil during the bankruptcy. Everyone will say their oil is better, but at the end of the day there is NO proof from ANY manufacturer that using any oil that meets the specs for the motor and API standards, that your motor will run any longer or with less issues than using generic brand X. Don't get me wrong, I'm a Valvoline guy, but I am honest about the fact that its because the pretty colors and not that it does any better than the other oils I have had in the motor.
I dont know which tool is called for or what exactly the fitting looks like but I dont know of 1 chrysler fuel line I haven't been able to disconnect with a set of these:
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Thanks for the tips. I figure running 5w-30 wont be too much of a big deal. Its just 5w-20 down here in FL is killing me running this stuff. I WISH I could run 10w-30 but that little pesky MDS detail.
Let me know if you find a source for that fuel line remover/adapter thingy
I should have been more specific on the oil thing. I meant 5w20 as advised by Chrysler. Sorry for the confusion.
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