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Wednesday, December 5, 2012 from 5:30 PM to 8:30 PM (PST)
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We're excited to host the Capital Branch Holiday Social at the studio of local Sacramento artist Marc Foster. Marc is an accomplished artist, creating sculpture, furniture and designing spaces with an eye for context and individuality. A raffle will be held to raise money for a planned community event in partnership with Soil Born Farms. Details to come. Prizes will include wine from Revolution Wines, gift certificates to local sustainably-managed business including Magpie Café and Hot Italian, and more.
We have much to celebrate in 2012. We hosted the Northern California Chapter Day at the Assembly where we worked with lawmakers on current issues. We hosted Roger Boulton and Kai-Uwe Bergmann as part of our VISIONARY series in partnership with AIA Central Valley. We toured the Maydestone Apartment Building Restoration, The MET High School Re-use, the McKenzie Solar Plant and the UC Davis West Village. And we learned about energy use and conservation from UC Davis's California Lighting Technology Center and Western Cooling Efficiency Center.
Please come, eat, drink and be merry with your local USGBC friends, enjoy a preview of Marc's December 8th art show at his very own studio and help ring in an even more successful 2013. Heavy hors d'oeuvres, beer and wine will be served.
Tickets will be available at the door: Members: $25, Non-members: $40, Students: $25, Unemployed with proof: $25
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Studios of Marc Foster
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Wednesday, December 5, 2012 from 5:30 PM to 8:30 PM (PST)
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Re: questions about delayed expression.
Wen-Feng Hsiao schrieb:
> The following is the process that I run in my notebook.
> In[1]:=
> a[x_] := x + 4
> b[x_] := -3 x + 8
> In[2]:=
> sola = x /. Solve[{a[x] == c}, x];
> solb = x /. Solve[{b[x] == c}, x];
> In[3]:=
> Inter[c_] := Interval[{sola[[1]], solb[[1]]}]
> In[4]:=
> Inter[.3]
> Inter[.4]
> Out[4]=
> \!\(Interval[{\(-4\) + c, \(8 - c\)\/3}]\)
> Out[5]=
> \!\(Interval[{\(-4\) + c, \(8 - c\)\/3}]\)
> My questions are:
> 1. Why Inter[.3] and Inter[.4] cannot be evaluated? Their results should
> not be the same. This is not my intention.
> 2. I don't know if there is any better way to extract the 'root(s)' from
> the output of 'Solve' command. The output form is {{x->root1}, {x-
> >root2}, ...{}}. If I use 'ReplaceAll'(/.) command, it will remain a list
> of solutions of x. It seems I can only use element operation to extract
> the root(s) from the solution list? In my case, I use sola[[1]] and
> solb[[1]].
> Please give me suggestions. Thanks for your help.
Dear Hsiao,
To question (1.) look at your definition of "Inter", it is SetDelayed
and doesn't contain the pattern variable c explicitly at the rhs. So
when you evaluate Inter[.4] then there is no c on the rhs to be
substituted into, and when -- _after_ that -- the rhs is being
evaluated, and c shows up then it hasn't got a value, esp. not 0.4! So
you end up with Out[5] (which is the same as Out[4]).
To get what you want, define
inter1[c_] = Interval[{sola[[1]], solb[[1]]}]
inter2[c_] := Evaluate[Interval[{sola[[1]], solb[[1]]}]]
There are still other methods to feed in the actual value of c (e.g. if
you definitely need the delayed evaluation of sola, solb, perhaps
because you happen to redefine them in course of your calculation), e.g.
inter3[cThis_] := Block[{c = cThis}, Interval[{sola[[1]], solb[[1]]}]]
In your case they all give
Interval[{-3.6, 2.53333}], and Interval[{-3.7, 2.56667}]
for 0.4 and 0.3 respectively.
For (2.) you could use (since you have exactly one solution in each
case, else you have to make a selection) e.g.
Interval[Flatten[x /. {Solve[{a[x] == c}, x], Solve[{b[x] == c}, x]},
but there are dozens of ways to arrive at that.
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Probably the Kahr, second would be the Keltec.
This is a discussion on Price no factor which 380? within the Defensive Carry Guns forums, part of the Defensive Carry Discussions category; Which one would you buy if money no factor.....
Kahr P380
Taurus 738
Which one would you buy if money no factor..
Probably the Kahr, second would be the Keltec.
"Just blame Sixto"
I reserve the right to make fun, point and laugh etc.
The one that I actually did buy, the Seecamp.
I'm also a big Kahr fan, but I prefer the size and stainless construction of the Seecamp in this case.
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Theodore Roosevelt
None of those, Sig P238!
Glock 22, 27 Gen 4
Ruger SP101 .357mag
S&W 637 Airweight
Ruger Single Six
Ruger Blackhawk Bisley 45 Colt
Mossberg 835 Grand Slam
My Taurus TCP 738 has been great !!!! God Bless :)
What about the Sig P232?
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Ronald Reagan
I have a TCP and I'll shoot for the first time this weekend.. First .380 I've owned, so I'll see..
Glock27/ KaBar TDI/ MTAC Holster. I have more also, but this combination works well..
+1 on the Kahr
Walk quietly and carry a big stick.
Seecamp without a doubt. If money were no object, it should be on your list.
Treat me good, I'll treat you better. Treat me bad, I'll treat you worse.
I chose reasonable guns that you can go to the store and buy. Not a Seecamp which is hard to get. Also, the Sig is cool and all, but not what I need in a pocket gun. I laugh at polls, people always add stuff. I wish elections were like that!
Gun not the problem...it's filling it with ammo!
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LCP with a CT laser, I don't see how more money could buy a more pleasing CCW.


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April 21, 2014 By Kevin Giles, McClatchy News Service
The dutiful Washington County, Minn., voter, having chosen candidates and issues after a few moments of intense concentration in the election booth, steps to the counting machine with ballot in hand only to find a problem.
But what?
Did the voter "overwrite" the ballot by marking more than one candidate for a race? Or stray across party lines in a primary election? Or fail to mark the vote inside the oval spaces provided, circling them instead?
A color screen on the county's new voting machine indicates an error. Once the nature of the error pops up, the screen gives the voter a simple choice: return the ballot or cast it. In the first instance, the voter could ask an elections judge to destroy the ballot and provide a new one. If the voter chooses to cast the ballot, it would enter the machine and become official, with the part in error discarded.


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Oct 27, 2009 10:23am
By Michael Kaiser, NCSA Executive Director
Today, the National Cyber Security Alliance released its firststudy on the cyber security practices of small and medium size businesses (SMBs).
What we found suggests that SMB's need to make cyber security a higher priority. The study, co-sponsored by the National Cyber Security Alliance (NCSA) and Symantec surveyed nearly 1,500 business owners across the United States about their cybersecurity awareness policies and practices.
The survey confirmed that small businesses today are handling valuable information - 65 percent store customer data, 43 percent store financial records, 33 percent store credit card information, and 20 percent have intellectual property and other sensitive corporate content online. 65 percent of the business survey claimed that the Internet was critical to their businesses success yet they are doing very little to ensure that their employees and systems are not victims of a data breach.
The survey results found that:
In a White House blog posting today, John Brennan, Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism, also points out the need for businesses to make cyber security a priority and highlights materials from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) at the Department of Commerce and excellent resource for businesses.
NIST created a video and a guidebook to help businesses tackle these issues. Take a look.
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Statins & Type 2 Diabetes: The Straw that Breaks the Camel's Back
Byron J. Richards, Board Certified Clinical Nutritionist
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Two recent studies have shown that high-dose statin therapy can induce the onset of type 2 diabetes, worsening the health of those who are already in poor health. These studies lend further credence to the FDA's recent warning for patients across the country to get off high-dose statin therapy due to concerns of muscle damage. Let's not forget that the heart is a muscle.
The new study takes into account all statins that are commonly used, and was published today in the Journal of the American Medical Association1. It found that high-dose statin therapy increased the risk of type 2 diabetes by 12% compared to low-dose statin therapy. Of course, these studies never compare the risk of a drug to someone actually becoming more fit and healthy through natural means, as the increased risk would be so dramatic the drug would have to be pulled from the market. In this case the researchers are comparing a high dose of poison to a lower dose of poison. The new study is extremely embarrassing to the statin industry, as it was picked up by news outlets around the world and ran as a headline.
Performing statistical mumbo-jumbo the researchers concluded that the benefits still outweigh the risks, as they implied that more cardiovascular deaths were prevented than diabetes caused. It is always fascinating to watch a Big Pharma calculator in action – no matter what data is put in a positive spin on taking the drug is always the answer.
A second study published in April in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology2 found similar results, while focusing only on the statin Lipitor. However, this study analyzed more details of the health status of those before they went on high-dose statin therapy. It found that those in the worst metabolic condition (higher fasting glucose, more overweight, higher blood pressure, and higher triglycerides) were the most likely to develop new onset type 2 diabetes. This means that high-dose statin therapy was more likely to push a person into type 2 diabetes if they were already knocking at the door. And in direct conflict with the risk/benefit conclusion of the above study, this study found that those with new onset type 2 diabetes had a higher risk for major cardiovascular events.
These studies highlight the extreme difficulty physicians have in titrating poisons to be "appropriate" for any person, especially as their health worsens. Unfortunately, the majority of statin-prescribing physicians don't think about actual risks of what they are doing. To the contrary, the worse off the metabolic health of the patient, the greater the number of toxic substances are prescribed, typically in the highest amount possible.
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The Muslim world is more than willing to express anger at violations of civil rights by Israel, but it remains strangely quiet when issues arise concerning destruction of human rights in nations such as Egypt. The Muslim Brotherhood in a democratic nation would secure at least 40% of the votes but it is banned in Egypt due to its fundamentalist ideas. Technically, Muslim Brotherhood candidates can not run as members of this group which necessitates running as an independent. During the past week over 400 members of the Muslim Brotherhood have been arrested and dozens of others brutally beaten by Egyptian police. If there ever was an honest election in Mubarakland, the MB as well as other parties would sweep to victory. President Mubarak will not allow dissident voices to gain power since his goal is empowering his son, Gamal, as the man who follows him as president.
Once again, the United States, as in Iran, supports brutal leaders on the theory we must back those in power in order to prevent Muslim fundamentalists from gaining power. This theory failed in Iran and it will fail in Egpt.


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- Greg Markus looks ahead to the new year in tonight's Boring recap.
- With Seinfeld in it's last season, the networks should be taking notice. Jim Surowiecki explains in this Fool on the Hill encore performance.
- The Fool Four stocks surge as per the ritual on the first trading day of January and AT&T gets cut off. Tom Gardner gives the scoop in the Fool Portfolio update.
- Robert Sheard clears up some confusion on the new 1998 Foolish Four stocks in the Daily Dow report.
- Can Sybase Turn It Around?: With the database industry slowing and missed Q4 estimates, a turnaround for Sybase seems a lot less likely. In the Evening News.
- It's TouchStone Friday in the Drip report, Randy Befumo gives a quick run down on the week's activities.
- In the Lunchtime News -- Sybase crashes. It's the latest in a string of database companies to be knocked down.
The Buckle is taking teens and investors to new heights. In today's
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- Today's Fribble -- The Sob Story.
News for Thursday, January 1, 1998
- New Year's Day Holiday
News for Wednesday, December 31, 1997
- A new planet -- getting creepy-crawly on New Year's Eve, in the Fool Port Report.
- Greg Markus looks back on '97 in the Boring Port Report.
- Randy Befumo looks at Philip Morris, in the Drip Port Report.
- In 1998, resolve to Roth -- the Roth IRA that is. Read all about this Foolish retirement plan in tonight's Evening News.
- Fool Buying SPY: The Fool Port announces a new buy and this time it's SPY.
- Resolutions for a Foolish '98 and tips on how to keep them. In this week's Family Fool.
- TMF Sheard offers his final Workshop Report of the year.
- Hocus Pocus for Scopus! Market cap disappears, in today's Daily Trouble.
- Encore Wire gets a standing ovation from investors. In today's Daily Double.
News for Tuesday, December 30, 1997
- Randy Befumo takes a look at PepsiCo in tonight's Drip Port Report.
- Jeff looks at the returns of the Fool Port stocks this year, from day one, and writes about Amazon's service and AOL and Cybermeals.
- Visit the Daily Dow report to find out what changes are going to be made in the Foolish Four Approach.
- Boring trounces the major indexes with a nearly 3% gain. Mark Weaver writes tonight's report on the portfolio's winners.
- In the Evening News -- Seinfeld's bombshell. Jerry's departure should be a wake-up call for the major networks.
- It's Not Just Oil: Many found yesterday's rally in oil services confounding. Dale Wettlaufer explains why it shouldn't be in today's Lunchtime News.
- Storage Computer investors sent out an SOS after a washout quarter.
- Through growth and acquisitions, Analytical Surveys scans a Double.
- In today's Fribble, George Runkle on losing your money wisely.
News for Monday, December 29, 1997
- It's a good day for Boring as the portfolio surges 1.7%. Find outwho the big winners of the day were in tonight's Boring recap.
- In tonight's Drip report, Jeff criticizes Randy, and then considers some initiatives that individual investors should consider taking in 1998 and beyond.
- The market soars, but can the Fool Port keep up today? David Gardner reports.
- It's been a typical year for the High Yield Dow Approach. Get the end-of-year statistics in the Daily Dow report.
- Robert Sheard is back in Lexington and posts the final Foolish Workshop rankings of 1997.
- In the Evening News, The Importance of Growth. Most of the high-flyers and nose-divers of '97 owe their big moves to valuation and growth. Today, Randy Befumo looks at growth.
- In the Lunchtime News, won up, banks follow. Bankers Trust Investors happy to see South Korea talks.
- Famous Dave's of America gets raked over the coals.
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Silver Linings Playbook puts the "fun" in "dysfunction."
And sure, that sounds glib, but actually, it's a rather extraordinary achievement. Especially when you're skirting on the edges of sanity.
By detaching the family drama from the kitchen-sink, writer-director David O. Russell instead serves up a freewheeling and spikily energetic portrait of manic depression - and a few other pathologies besides. More incongruous still, the whole story is packaged as a romantic comedy. Call him crazy, but it works!
Bradley Cooper knocks it out of the park as the bi-polar former teacher in high pursuit of his new lease on life. After 8-months in a mental institution, Pat is champing at the bit to get back out into the world, win back his wife and thus achieve 'Excelsior'. There's just a small matter of a restraining order…but let's not spoil why.
Pat's parents Dolores (Jacki Weaver) and Pat Sr. (Robert De Niro) welcome him back to the family home with a wary optimism. They put up with his late night rants and daytime – garbage bag wearing - jogs around the neighbourhood, so long as he attends his sessions with Dr. Cliff (Anupam Kher). Though it soon becomes apparent that Pat isn't alone in his 'craziness,' as De Niro delivers his best performance in an age as a painfully superstitious and obsessive-compulsive sports-fan.
Then, literally running into Pat's life, comes Tiffany (Jennifer Lawrence), a young widow and fellow troubled soul, who is searching for her own silver lining by way of a dance competition. After comparing pathologies, and pharmaceuticals, the pair strikes up a bargain, and thence the makings of this plucky romantic comedy.
Balancing tone with all the skill of a tightrope walker, O. Russell's superb direction brings remarkable warmth and shades of humour to life's inherent messiness. And the secret seems to be his uncanny ability to place his audience right into the laps of his onscreen family, without the faintest whiff of judgment or derision. It is the same coup he pulled off with The Fighter – where the action is so richly rooted within a working-class family – though, tonally, this story feels more akin to O. Russell's 2004 existential romp I Heart Huckabees.
The real surprise, however, comes from leading man Bradley Cooper. For this reviewer, Cooper's cat-that-got-the-cream routine has always proven more than a little off-putting. But in O. Russell's hands, Cooper wields Pat's manic enthusiasm with impressive skill. It's certainly a career defining performance, and one that is matched step-for-step by the impossibly talented Jennifer Lawrence. Proving she can turn her hand to anything – from eating squirrels in Winter's Bone to strident slutishness here – Lawrence even manages to effortlessly best De Niro in one of the film's many fabulously dysfunctional scenes.
With such a strong cast, however, it's a wonder O. Russell felt the need to close out the film with some comparatively trite and entirely superfluous narration. Presumably, it's a holdover from Matthew Quick's novel, yet the effect feels like fortune-cookie wisdom, which is a disappointing note to end on after the film's fabulously dry humour, and absolutely brilliant dance climax. But this is a minor quibble in what is a sure-fire charmer.
Indeed Silver Linings Playbook is a film destined for compulsive viewing.
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Whats the Difference? A Comparison of the Faiths Men Live By by Louis Cassels
Louis Cassels was for many years the religion editor of United Press International. His column "Religion in America" appeared in over four hundred newspapers during the mid-nineteenth century.
Whats the Difference was published in 1965 by Doubleday & Company, Inc. This book was prepared for Religion Online by Harry W. and Grace C. Adams.
Whats the Difference was published in 1965 by Doubleday & Company, Inc. This book was prepared for Religion Online by Harry W. and Grace C. Adams.
During the years I have functioned as religion editor of United Press International, Ive been asked a great many questions by newspaper readers (and, I might add, by newspaper editors, who are every bit as curious as they are popularly supposed to be, although perhaps not quite as omniscient). Some of the questions are evidently rhetorical. To this category I assign such inquiries as "How can you write such tripe?" and "Where on earth did you get the ridiculous notion that . . .?"
Of those that are seriously intended to elicit information, a very large percentage seem to begin with the words Whats the difference. . . ?" I have concluded that there are quite a number of people around intelligent, well-disposed, fair-minded people who want to know how their religious beliefs differ from those of their neighbors.
It is for them, primarily, that this book was written. But I will confess that I also cherish the hope that it may prove helpful to an altogether different type of reader the person who hasnt any well-thought-out convictions of his own and who is looking around to see what religious options are available to modern man.
The opening chapters deal with basic differences that mark off broad areas of religious spectrum. In Chapter 1 we will consider how theistic religion (a category that includes Christianity, Judaism, and Islam) differs from pantheism and atheism.
In Chapter 2, we will focus on the two theistic religions that are of principal importance in America Christianity and Judaism.
Chapter 3 takes up differences between Catholics and Protestants. And Chapter 4 examines the main camps into which Protestants are divided.
The remaining chapters are devoted to a study of the distinctive aspects of various Protestant denominations, and other religious faiths which have not been covered previously. The reader who plugs away to the bitter end will acquire at least a smattering of information I would hope more than a smattering about most of the religions, from animism to Zen, that command the allegiance of significant numbers of human beings in the world today.
I am sure that I shall live to rue that last sentence. I can see the letters now: "How could you overlook Neo-Zoroastrianism? We have five people here in Fickle Falls who meet every Tuesday night to discuss this new faith, and we are thinking of building a church. . ."
So let me apologize in advance to any reader who feels that his particular religious viewpoint has been overlooked, or given short shrift. Without writing an encyclopedia, it would not be possible to deal separately and adequately with each of the 275 religious bodies listed in the Yearbook of American Churches. In the space available, Ive tried to concentrate on the religious differences that seem to be most basic, or which affect fairly large numbers of people.
Let me give fair warning, however: This is not an "objective" book, if by objective you understand that the author is neutral, impartial, or indifferent. I do not see how it is possible for anyone to be truly neutral about religion; some of the most viciously slanted books Ive ever read were written by people who make a great noise about their "objectivity."
So I think you are entitled to know that I write as a committed Christian, who has been nourished in the Protestant tradition. I look at other religions, inevitably, through Protestant Christian eyes, and I am sure that this orientation will be quite obvious to the discerning reader.
However, I have also been trained, during more than twenty years as a wire-service reporter, to be as fair and accurate as humanly possible in presenting the other fellows point of view. Even if UPI had not pounded this maxim into my head, I hope that my own conscience would not permit me to malign or knowingly misrepresent any persons religious faith. If anyone feels that I have been unjust to his beliefs in this book, I do not merely apologize: I humbly beg his forgiveness.


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In some middle and far eastern cultures, the owl is a sacred guardian of the afterlife, ruler of the night, a seer and keeper of souls transitioning from one plane of existence to another.
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The ancient Greeks attributed the owl to Athena, goddess of wisdom and foresight. This symbol was used on Greek coins and therefore also became associated with wealth.
Native Americans attributed owls with wisdom and sacred knowledge. The shaman would call upon Owl medicine for insight into the truth of ill-intent. Plains Indians wore owl feathers to protect against evil spirits.
West African and Aboriginal Australian cultures also saw the owl as a messenger of secrets, and companions to medicine people.
In the celtic tradition, the owl (cailleach-oidhche), represents wisdom, clairvoyance, stealth, initiation, change and detachment. Always aware of its surroundings, the owl uses intuition courageously, with insight into hidden truth, and a guide between earth creatures and Underworld deities.
During medieval times in Europe, owls were believed to be witches and wizards, shapeshifters in disguise.
Summary of Owl Attributes
The owl is still considered a witch's companion, sharing unique spiritual communication between them, and even sharing the same secret powers of the night. Today, the owl is often used as a symbol for education, and used as a graduation mascot.
Many cultures have associated the following attributes to the owl:
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intuition, messages, mysticism, mystery, unconscious, silent observation
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If people do not speak words that reflect the truth of their actions and motives, owl medicine (as referred to by aboriginal cultures) will guide you with vision and inner knowing to reveal the truth. The owl puts an end to doubt and offers vision and clarity of the truth of events, people or circumstances in your life.


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NEW YORK (Reuters) - Ten "Project Runway" contestants showed collections anonymously on Friday at New York Fashion Week, part of the reality show's efforts to keep the three finalists secret until the TV season ends.
Only three of the ten designers at Fashion Week were the true finalists, but the television audience will not know their identities until the show's seventh season ends this spring.
The winner will be announced in the televised finale, with the decoy collections edited out.
Lifetime Network television viewers have seen only five contestants eliminated so far this season on "Project Runway," which pits design hopefuls against one another to create imaginative and skilled designs that are critiqued by a panel of judges.
At New York's Fashion Week, the 10 designers put on runway shows of 10 looks apiece, nearly all of which supported the view of many bloggers and critics that this season has featured some of the series' most talented designers.
The designers clearly heeded exhortations to keep their collections cohesive, tell a story and espouse a point of view. Tailoring, thoughtfulness and detail were well in evidence.
Contestant Ben cited "The Martian Chronicles" for inspiration, Jonathan called his collection an "experimental study in volume," Mila was "inspired by shadows" and Amy said she embraced "photographic digital prints and pleating." Jesse went for crime novel and film noir inspiration, and Seth hewed to a 1940s' Russian and German military focus.
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HELCO rate hike request blasted
By COLIN M. STEWART
Tribune-Herald staff writer
A review of testimony submitted last month to the state Public Utilities Commission reveals overwhelming opposition to proposals by Hawaii Electric Light Co. to increase its electricity rates next year.
One proposal calls for generating an additional $19.8 million in revenue via a 4.2 percent rate increase. HELCO says the extra revenue is needed to fund system upgrades and maintenance for its electric grid, as well as the inclusion of more renewable energy technologies. If the entire amount is approved by the PUC, it would add approximately $8.32 to the average, 500-kilowatt-hour monthly electric bill on the Big Island.
A second proposal would initiate a biodiesel supply contract with Aina Koa Pono-Ka'u LLC and a related biofuel surcharge to customers to offset the costs brought about by the contract. An Aina Koa refinery in Ka'u, which has yet to be built, would supply HELCO with approximately 16 million gallons of biodiesel each year for 20 years to fuel its Keahole power plant. The surcharge would add between 84 cents and $1 per month to a typical residential customer's bill.
Hawaii Island residents first provided the PUC with feedback on the proposals in late October during a public hearing in Hilo. More than a hundred people showed up for the meeting, and several dozen provided testimony, with the majority speaking out against higher electric rates.
Following the meeting, residents were provided a public comment period through the end of November to submit testimony letters to the PUC. In those documents, which are available on the PUC website, HELCO customers spoke of their own personal struggles, as well as those of their neighbors, with paying the utility's current rates.
"Many homeowners and business owners that I am in contact with, including our business and home, are already suffering from the cost of HELCO's electricity prices and are on the edge of bankruptcy," wrote Keaau resident Richard M. Fuller. "The other day when I was in HELCO's office here in Hilo, there was a lady with a family of six struggling to pay her past due HELCO bill. She was three months behind and trying to catch up. …
"In this economy, with families struggling, is NOT the time to be doing this sort of thing. They have the population in a situation that they know that they can do what they want with pricing and the public is not convinced that the PUC is not under their control. Rising costs of electricity, phone, fuel and insurances are crushing American small businesses! I say NO!"
Pahoa bed-and-breakfast operator Petra Wiesenbauer agreed that electric rates are putting the pinch on small businesses.
"(The rate increase) will increase the cost of doing business for me and infringe on the viability of my operation," she stated. "The nature of my business requires for electricity to be available to our guests and there are many times when I cannot control the use of it, because guests staying at my B&B may not be as conscientious in preserving energy as I am: fans, lights, radios or TVs are left on even though the visitors are not in their rooms.
"In order to cover additional operational cost, my only option would be to increase our B&B rates, however, with the current economy this will result in a decrease of bookings, as people traveling always look for bargains and are not willing to pay higher accommodation rates, if they can get a 'beat-the-price' online offer for some of the hotels as package deals with much better conditions."
Bill Walter, president of W.H. Shipman Ltd., questioned the timing of the increase, pointing out that Hawaii Island rate payers pay four times the national average for electricity, and 25 percent more than Oahu customers.
"Hawaii Island residents include among the most economically challenged in the state of Hawaii," he wrote. "While certainly not the only reason, the high cost of power works to keep our residents economically challenged. Why?"
Walter went on to compare electric rates to taxes, noting that the government has been reticent to raise taxes during the economic downturn. Government has worked to reduce the costs of government services while retaining service levels, through a variety of furloughs, employment freezes, layoffs and other measures, he added.
"It is uncomfortable, but notable, that we have heard of no such steps taken by our utilities in order to try to pass on to the community reduced costs that may be helpful in these difficult times. In fact, what we have heard is like this — requests for higher prices. Somehow, that difference is hard to take. … enough is already enough, and the line needs to be drawn now."
Following public hearings in Hilo and Kona to obtain testimony, the state Division of Consumer Advocacy has been working the past two months to prepare testimony of its own, which Director Jeffrey T. Ono said Thursday could be submitted to the PUC within the next six weeks.
The division is charged with reviewing all applications filed with the PUC and to make recommendations to the commission on behalf of consumers.
Ono said that Big Isle opposition to the HELCO proposals had been some of the strongest that he has seen.
"Especially when you consider the number of rate payers on Oahu compared to the Big Island. If we got the kind of proportional opposition to a HECO rate case as we did with HELCO, it would have taken a couple days just to get through all the testimony," he said. "People on the Big Island are very good about coming out and voicing their opinion, and we appreciate that."
Ono added that the PUC had yet to set a schedule for proceedings on the rate case, but he estimated that a decision could be due some time in late spring or early summer.
"We try to complete an entire rate case in roughly 9 to 10 months from the date the application was filed," he said. "(If the PUC votes to approve the application), you could see new rates in June."
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Ruffed grouse are one of the most popular upland game birds to hunt. Ruffed grouse are most commonly known for their distinctive "drumming" noise produced by males during the spring breeding season. Male grouse will display on drumming logs, rapidly beating their wings with the intention of attracting a female grouse.
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Cristiano Ronaldo appeals for Miami soccer fan arrested for hug
By David Adams
MIAMI (Reuters) - Real Madrid soccer star Cristiano Ronaldo is appealing to Florida officials to drop charges against an over-enthusiastic fan who was arrested during a match after rushing the field to embrace him.
Ronaldo, one of the world's highest-paid athletes handled the incident calmly during a match in Miami in August, even chatting with the 19-year-old fan, and telling security officials to take it easy on him before he was carted away.
The Portuguese striker is now asking prosecutors to drop charges against Ronald Gjoka, a Canadian student who faces two counts of disorderly conduct and trespassing as a result of the incident in front of 70,000 fans during an International Champions Cup match in Miami between Real Madrid and Chelsea.
"I was playing at Sun Life Stadium last month when a fan entered the field," Ronaldo wrote in a hand-signed letter sent to the prosecutor.
"We hugged, and we spoke for a while, until security arrived to escort him off the field. He was not aggressive or violent in ANY way," he went on, before explaining his concern that Gjoka could face immigration problems if the misdemeanor charges are not dismissed.
"I understand your position and the importance of enforcing rules and laws. However, I respectfully request that you and your office reconsider this decision and dismiss the two criminal charges this young man faces," he added.
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From downtown Colorado Springs, head north on Nevada Ave. Shortly before Nevada reaches I-25, there are a couple entrances to a small, parallel road on the right lined with a few businesses. At the end of the road, the sharp curve to the right leads to the parking lot for Pulpit Rock Park.
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Pulpit Rock is connected to Austin Bluffs Open Space.
The Austin Bluffs Open Space is comprised of 584 acres.
Austin Bluffs Open Space provides a buffer for surrounding communities, scenic resources, public recreation resources, and a wildlife refuge. Austin Bluffs Open Space includes a very important link to Pulpit Rock Open Space.
The United States Forest Service has ranked this open space as "unique" in the National Feature Inventory for its distinctive rock formations. One rock formation dates back to the Ecocene period of the Tertiary, other formations include the Denver formation, Arapahoe formation, and the Dawson arkose. Following the most recent period of regional geologic uplift, about 65 to 70 million years ago, sedimentary sandstone and arkosic sandstone units.
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Ethernet drivers in Samsung® R730 laptop
Guidelines for installing Ethernet drivers in the Samsung R730 laptop
Samsung R730 is a highly affordable laptop equipped with some of the most desired features available in the market. It runs on Intel Pentium dual core T4300 processor. It has a good battery life and supports Windows 7 Home Premium 32-bit operating system. Although it does not come with Bluetooth connectivity, you will be happy to know that it supports Ethernet connectivity. But in order to make use of the Ethernet card, you will need to install the right Ethernet drivers in Samsung R730 laptop. This article will tell you how to do that and what things you need to keep in mind while doing so.
- Identify the Ethernet card
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Identify the Ethernet card
In order to install the Ethernet drivers in Samsung R730 laptop, the first thing you will need to do is to identify the Ethernet card installed on your computer. For this, you will have to go to Control Panel > Administrative Tools > Computer Management > Device Manager > Network Adapters. Here, click on the 'Network Adapters' button to open a list of your computer's network devices. Right click on 'Properties' of the Ethernet device which will tell you about the manufacturer and the type of Ethernet card.
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Once you know the type of Ethernet card, you can easily search for its drivers over the Internet. You can visit the website of your Ethernet card manufacturer and look for the compatible drivers. Your computer must also have come with an installation CD which must be containing the right Ethernet drivers. You just need to follow the instructions that keep coming up on your screen, and you will easily be able to install Ethernet drivers in the Samsung R730 laptop.
Once you have installed the Ethernet drivers on the Samsung R730 laptop, double click on the Setup.exe driver file and restart your computer to make the changes to take effect. After this, you will be able to make full use of the Ethernet drivers.
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Casino Jobs | Gaming Services Jobs
Page updated 3/1/2016
Casino careers could include card dealers, table games, casino management, slot tech, casino cashiers, and servers.
Gaming services workers serve customers in gambling establishments, such as casinos or racetracks. Some workers tend slot machines or deal cards. Others take bets or pay out winnings. Still others supervise or manage gaming workers and operations.
Gaming services duties:
Gaming managers direct and oversee the gaming operations and personnel:
Slot supervisors oversee the activities of the slot department. The job duties of this occupation have changed significantly, as slot machines have become more automated. Because most casinos use video slot machines that give out tickets instead of cash and thus require very little oversight, workers in this occupation spend most of their time providing customer service to slot players. Slot supervisors typically:
Gaming dealers operate table games such as craps, blackjack, and roulette. They stand or sit behind tables while serving customers. Dealers control the pace and action of the game. They announce each player's move to the rest of the table and let players know when it is their turn. Most dealers can work with at least two games, usually blackjack or craps. Gaming dealers typically do the following:
Gaming and sports book writers and runners handle bets on sporting events and take and record bets for customers. Sports book writers and runners also verify tickets and pay out winning tickets. In addition, they help run games such as bingo and keno. Some gaming runners collect winning tickets from customers in a casino. Gaming and sports book writers and runners typically do the following:
Workers in gaming services occupations held about 182,200 jobs in 2012. Many of the jobs were in commercial casinos, riverboat casinos, casino hotels, Native American casinos, and racetracks with casinos. However, these establishments are not legal in every state.
Some gaming services occupations are physically demanding. Gaming dealers spend most of their shift standing behind a table. Managers and supervisors are constantly walking up and down the casino floor.
A casino atmosphere may also expose gaming services workers to hazards such as secondhand smoke from cigarettes, cigars, and pipes. Noise from slot machines, gaming tables, and loud customers may be distracting to some, although workers wear protective headgear in areas where machinery is used to count money.
Most casinos are open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Employees work nights, weekends, and holidays. Most managers and supervisors have full-time work schedules. Most gaming dealers, sports book writers, and other gaming services workers also work full time.
Gaming dealers, gaming supervisors, sports book writers and runners, and slot supervisors typically need a high school diploma or a equivalent. Educational requirements for gaming managers, however, differ by casino. Although some casinos may only require a high school diploma or equivalent, others require gaming managers to have a college degree. Those who choose to pursue a degree may study hotel management, hospitality, or accounting in addition to taking formal management classes.
Individual casinos or other gaming establishments
have their own training requirements. Usually, new
gaming dealers are sent to gaming school for a few weeks
to learn a casino game, such as blackjack or craps.
These schools teach the rules and procedures of the
game, as well as state and local laws and regulations
related to the game.
Although gaming school is primarily for new employees, some experienced dealers have to go to gaming school if they want to be trained in a new casino game.
Gaming and sports book writers and runners usually do not have to go to gaming school. They can be trained by the casino in less than 1 month. The casino teaches them state and local laws and regulations related to the game, as well the particulars of their job, such as keno calling.
Completing gaming school before being hired may
increase a prospective dealer's chances of being hired,
but it does not guarantee a job. Casinos usually
audition prospective dealers for open positions to
assess their personal qualities.
Licenses, Certifications, and Registrations
Gaming services workers must be licensed by a state
regulatory agency, such as a state casino control board
or gaming commission. Licensing requirements for
supervisory or managerial positions may differ from
those for gaming dealers, gaming and sports book writers
and runners, and all other gaming workers. However, all
applicants for a license must provide photo
identification and pay a fee. They must also typically
pass a background check and drug test.
Age requirements also vary by state. For specific licensing requirements, visit the state's gaming commission website.
Gaming and slot supervisors and gaming managers usually have several years of experience working in a casino. Gaming supervisors often have experience as a dealer or in the customer outreach department of the casino. Slot supervisors usually have experience as a slot technician or slot attendant. Some also may have worked in entry-level marketing or customer-service positions.
Opportunites for Advancement
Gaming managers are often promoted from positions as slot or gaming supervisors. They also may be moved from a management job in another part of the resort, such as hospitality, after learning about casino operations through an internship or on-the-job training.
Gaming dealers can advance to gaming supervisors and eventually managers. A slot supervisor can also advance to gaming manager.
The median annual wage for workers in gaming services occupations was $20,210 in May 2012. The median wage is the wage at which half the workers in an occupation earned more than that amount and half earned less. The lowest 10 percent earned less than $16,530, and the top 10 percent earned more than $54,830.
The median annual wages for gaming services occupations in May 2012:
Most casinos are open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Employees work nights, weekends, and holidays. Most managers and supervisors have full-time work schedules. Most gaming dealers, sports book writers, and other gaming services workers also work full time.
Employment in gaming services occupations is projected to grow 10 percent from 2012 to 2022, about as fast as the average for all occupations. Employment growth of gaming managers and supervisors is projected to be 7 and 8 percent, respectively. Employment of gaming and sports book writers and runners is projected to grow 8 percent.
These occupations will be driven by the increasing popularity of gambling establishments such as Native American casinos and regional casinos. Because states benefit from some casinos in the form of tax revenues, additional states may expand the number of gambling establishments over the next decade.
Increased demand for table games will drive growth for gaming dealers, whose employment is projected to grow 11 percent from 2012 to 2022. Many jurisdictions that currently allow only slot machines are expected to begin allowing table games for the additional money they bring. However, new electronic table games, which eliminate the need for a dealer, may moderate employment growth.
Employment of slot supervisors is projected to grow 6 percent from 2012 to 2022, which is slower than that of other gaming services occupations. Almost all slot machines now use tickets instead of coins, reducing the need for workers to pay out jackpots, fill hoppers, and reset machines. In addition, advancements in technology allow slot machines to be linked to a network and adjusted from a central computer, rather than one at a time on the floor.
Some casinos may be at risk due to potential oversaturation. As more states approve the expansion in the number of gaming establishments, the competition for customers will increase. Those establishments that fail to keep or attract customers may be forced to close.
In addition, new state taxes on casinos may make some
casinos unprofitable and lead to closings or hesitancy
among investors to invest in new gaming establishments.
Job Prospects
Although job openings will occur due to workers leaving the occupation, strong competition is expected for jobs at casinos. Those with work experience in customer service at a hotel or resort should have better job prospects because of the importance of customer service in casinos.
CITATION: Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Outlook Handbook, 2014-15 Edition, Gaming Services Occupations, on the 1 Internet at http://www.bls.gov/ooh/personal-care-and-service/gaming-services-occupations.htm