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Hey guys, I know a lot of you do pearl colors. At the NACE show here I went to see a friend that is with Sem.
They are launching a full custom color system
Its cheap, its simple and they have done their homework over the last two years and it is right.
Its ready to go to distribution now so you may want to ask the jobber to get you the color chips and info on it.
This is going to give House of color a run.
"Color Horizons" is the name of it.
I have to say, I have used a lot of SEM products and I am always pleased. If that is any indication, these custom paints will be no different.
i got one of the sem color horizions chip cards about a month ago. looks very nice. i did not know these were new products for them. i thought that all this stuff has been available for sometime now. it consists of 8 base colors and 14 candy color concentrates. they also have a few pearls and flakes. it seems that all the colors are very similar or identical to hok but i'm sure there is a $$$ difference. it seems that alot of companies are comming out with a custom color line but they all use the same dyes. it would be nice if there were actually some new colors that came out. i suppose that lightfastness really limits the # of colors that are available. the only thing new i have seen in a long time is the black candy from rm and alsa. i am definately going to give some of sem's stuff a try. thanks barry for the info.
hey barry....i just looked at my chip card and it says last revised 07/02. this is definately something new they have comming out??? maybe new colors or a different system??
Yes, totally different from what he showed me.
$22 of Pearl mixes with a gallon and a half of your clear.
He said line is now ready for shipping this week.
awesome, i'll look into it!!! thanks.
Barry, if your gonna turn us on to something cool, you could at least give us a link or two. make me do all the work....:nono: :rolleyes:
Sorry Crazy Larry, I did not know that had one!
As you can see now that you have the link there are a lot more efficient people on here than me!
so let me get this straight... i use this with my ppg? it's not a totally seperate "use by itself" product line?
$22 for enough to mix up a gallon and a half..... thats a bargain. I could afford to try it out, much cheaper learning curve.
alot of the stuff is just like house of kolor's with dry pearls and flakes that you add to your clear as well as the candy concentrates. the only thing a little different that the base colors are in concentrated form also. you should be able to use all their stuff with your ppg line. i have used the flourescent pigment before and you just mix it into any clearcoat. worked great.
i mix the base color concentrate from sem with my ppg clear and that is my base coat.?.... would you need a clear coat on top of that? interesting..... please bare with me. or is it bear? Barry , put your clothes back on.;)
it says in my book to mix in clear. i dont know if thats clear basecoat or urethane clearcoat. never used that stuff. the flourescent pigment i used mixed into the clearcoat. all the pearls, candys and flakes can be mixed into either clear base or clearcoat.
I did not know they made a clear basecoat....... learn something new everyday.:thumbup:
yes, i think every company makes it. house of kolor calls it intercoat clear, ppg calls it binding clear (i think).
I have always made my own pearls and candies so not real sure how all the other procedures work.
But he showed me a panel taken to bare metal and one
covered with white epoxy and one with back epoxy than the pearl was mixed in the clear and two coats shot and than cleared with straight clear.
He also said you could tint a sealer and use as a base.
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Birth: 1772 Death: Jun. 9, 1813 Lawrence County, Pennsylvania, USA
Ezekial was married to Jane Culbertson. They had ten children : William, Sarah, Ann, Jane, Joseph, Ezekial Jr., Theodocia, David, John Riddle and James.
SANKEY, Ezekiel Sr.
1877 History of Lawrence County - p. 123-124, 165 & 83
Ezekiel Sankey, father of Ezekiel and David Sankey, now residing in West New Castle, was perhaps the first permanent settler within the limits of the present township [Union Township]. His ancestors were from near Warrington, in Lancashire, England, from whence they emigrated to America and settled in the Kishacoquillas valley, now in Mifflin county, Pa., where his father died in 1794. He and his mother were appointed as executors of his father's will. Soon after the death of his father, he removed to a place called Potter's Mills, in Center county, and, after a short residence there, removed to the Chartiers valley, in Washington county, Pa., where he bought a farm and remained until 1800, when he removed to the farm at the mouth of "Sankey's run," since in Union township, Lawrence county. A few of the "red skins" still remained in the county, and their abandoned wigwams, made of poles and bark, were numerous. The territory of Union township was then in Mercer county, recently erected, and Mr. Sankey was the first sheriff of the county that was elected by the people--William Byers, the first sheriff, having been appointed by the governor in 1803.
Mr. Sankey was major of one of the Pennsylvania militia regiments, and it was on the occasion of one of its general musters on his farm, that a recruiting officer appeared in the Summer of 1812, and offered the regiment the privilege of volunteering in the service of the country in the war then just beginning between the United States and Great Britain. If the regiment accepted the proposition, they were to join General William Henry Harrison, then in command in the northwest territory, of which he was also governor.
The regiment declined enlisting in a body, and the offer was tendered to the companies, which also declined, and then individual enlistments were called for, when Major Sankey and a man named William Sheriff, of the same township, stepped forward and enlisted, being the only ones from that regiment. Major Sankey was appointed to a position in the commissary department of General Crook's brigade, which was organized at Pittsburgh. After a short visit to Erie, to learn what the British were contemplating in that quarter, he rejoined Crook's brigade at Mansfield, Ohio. He afterwards accompanied a portion of it as far West as the Rapids of the Maumee, where Harrison afterwards, in February, 1813, constructed the famous Fort Meigs. Here he remained during the Winter of 1812-13, and returned home in the Spring, and soon afterwards went to Mercer upon business, when his health, which had suffered severely by the rigor of the Winter and exposure in the camp, gave way, and after lying there for some time, he was brought home, where he lingered until the 13th day of July of that year, when he expired. Major Sankey raised a family of nine children, six sons and three daughters, all of whom are dead excepting his two youngest sons, Ezekiel and David, the latter of whom is the father of the co-worker with D. L. Moody--Ira D. Sankey--whose name and fame as a singer of Gospel hymns is world-wide.
Major Ezekiel Sankey, Sr., was born near Lewistown, Mifflin county, Pa., in the year 1772. His wife was Jane Cubbison, who was born in County Down, Ireland, in December, 1767. Mr. Sankey came to what is now Lawrence county about the year 1798, and became one of the first settlers at Western Reserve Harbor, in Union township. He was a farmer by occupation, and was an influential member of what is now known as the United Presbyterian church. He was the second Sheriff of Mercer county. He was a man of sterling integrity and great influence. He died July 9, 1813. His family numbered six sons and three daughters:
WILLIAM, born July 10, 1794; died November 27, 1860.
SARAH, born December 24, 1795; died December 25, 1876.
JOHN RIDDLE, born November 3, 1797; died March 29, 1869.
JOSEPH CUBBISON, born November 9, 1799; died November 24, 1870.
MARY ANN, born September 11, 1801; died August 12, 1874.
JAMES, born November 25, 1803; died August 12, 1861.
EZEKIEL, Jr., born October 3, 1804.
DAVID, born January 10, 1809.
JANE, born June 24, 1811; died September 14, 1871.
When Ezekiel Sankey died, the family consisted of ten--the widow and nine children. This was in 1813. After that there was no death in the family until 1857, a period of 44 years. To-day, of that family of ten, but two are left--Ezekiel and David, both residing practically in the city, both well up in years. George Pearson [son of John Pearson] at first settled on two hundred acres of his father's land. He soon afterwards purchased a tract containing one hundred acres of one McClaren, and soon after purchased another tract of the same amount of another McClaren. Subsequently, George Pearson left this section and lived in Charleston, South Carolina, for several years. After his return he married Miss Sarah Reynolds, daughter of James Reynolds, who was also a Quaker. It is customary among these people to publish the intentions of a couple wishing to marry, in the "Meeting," for some time previous to the marriage. In this instance there was no Quaker "Meeting" within many miles, and the only roads were bridle paths, and so the young couple made a virtue of necessity and employed Ezekiel Sankey, Esq., father of E. and D. Sankey, to perform the ceremony, without waiting for preliminaries, and the necessary arrangements were soon made and the "twain were made one flesh" at the house of Jesse Du Shane [Mrs. Du Shane was a Quaker], in New Castle. This was about the year 1810.
The Quakers in the eastern part of the State, hearing of this violation of their rules, sent a deputation to the new settlement to persuade them that they had done a great wrong, and must confess before "Meeting" and have the ceremony performed a second time, according to Quaker usage. But the young people concluded they had done nothing very seriously out of character, and so refused to comply. They were accordingly solemnly read out of the society.
Inscription: In his 41st Year
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Shenango U. P. Church Cemetery
New Castle Lawrence County Pennsylvania, USA
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Age 37
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This is actually a pretty scarce rifle, being made from 1935 to 1937. That's the years for the model 65, and only a fraction of that small production was made for Sears as the model 34. While there's nothing in print, I believe it was discontinued and replaced by the model 100 for cost saving reasons. - The model 65/34 has the extra receiver cut for the bolt handle.
I recently bought a brick of Aguila 60 gr Sub Sonic ammo just to try something different, and my model 34 does well with it. It's also very quiet which would have applications for squirrel hunting. - I don't do much of that due to the dearth of trees in western Nebr. Well, except for the fat-a**es at the bird feeder in the back yard, but they're exempt from being shot at. SW


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My improvements to my cheap sandblast cabinet
My cabinet is not Harbor Freight but likely made at the same place in China. I bought it on line and the lamp is actually WORSE than the HF unit. It has a shitty 120 volt to 12 volt (?) transformer to a weak florescent lamp inside the cabinet. It has the same side door.
I put wheels on the bottom with 1x4 boards using 7/16 inch bolts for axels. Are the wheels perfect? No and who cares? I can roll it away from the wall and outdoors. I blast with the sun shining through the window. I leave all the media and mess outside too.
The cabinet comes with some sticky protective clear sheets that you're supposed to put on the plastic window inside the cabinet to protect it. The sheets leak, the window gets dirty and scratched, and you have to replace the sheet by leaning inside the cabinet and BREATHING all that dust and paint. Even wearing a mask I don't like doing this.
My solution was to remove the entire window frame and get a pane of glass cut to order for the correct size. I bought some of that foam that's 1 inch wide and sticky on one side and put it on the cabinet around the opening in the top. I removed and discarded all the plastic frame nuts and bolts and have 4 screws sticking up through the cabinet, through the plastic frame, and through 1x2 inch wood strongbacks, and secured all the window frame with the wingnuts.
I went to Grainger and bought a package of sandblaster window protecting film - 2 rolls for about $20. The film rests between the foam on the cabinet and the new glass. At the top of the window you can see the roll of the protective plastic sheet. Seeing the pictures will explain this better.
How everything works for me is: I roll the cabinet outside and put the shopvac hose on the opening and start blasting. My window isn't leakproof but who cares? The shopvac is pulling a suction into the cabinet so not much leaks out. When the window film gets too dirty or scratched up, I shut off the shopvac and loosen the wingnuts and pull and fresh amount of film into place and cut off the used film. The window is clean and I resume blasting.
When I'm done I hose off the cabinet and blow air on it to dry it off. I dispose of the media in the shopvac.
I use glass bead and 60 psi (4 Bar) pressure to blast aluminum to bare metal ( I restore outboard motors). The snap-on guy has a competitive price on the glass bead I use. I think the HF and Tractor Supply stuff is too big.
I hope this helps others!
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Re: My improvements to my cheap sandblast cabinet
I have that same cabinet. You are right, the light is a joke.....so I tossed it and installed a small outdoor type enclosed floodlight (sealed, halogen).....finally, I can see what I'm blasting!!!
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Re: My improvements to my cheap sandblast cabinet
John, Nice Mod's.. I was just debating what to do with mine. I have the HF version. John What motors do you restore. I have a collection of older outboards, and no time to get to them
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Re: My improvements to my cheap sandblast cabinet
I have the same one it came from grizzly. The stock light worked for about 20 min. I removed the cone filter on the rear and hooked and shop vac to keep the dust out. My window didnt seal worth a crap so I siliconed mine in place
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AJ 1948, I only restore automatic transmission Mercury outboards made from 1957 - 1962. I posted pictures 3-4 days ago in the Free Parking section. Look for my posting Automatic Tramsmission Mercury Outboards or something like that.
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I know there was a post on the Journal for mods concerning the vacuum system but now I can't find it.
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Re: My improvements to my cheap sandblast cabinet
Hm.... I have been blasting with Glass Media for years, stopping using any sort of disposible film was the best thing I ever did. I use nothing, just the glass that is on the cabinet and it works great. The plastic film use to get blasted by the glass media and would be hard to see. The Tempered glass that is on the cabinet doesn't have a mark on it after years of using this way. I don't blast at the glass directly but I"m not really careful of it at all either. Sometimes I take a hand with the glove on and wipe it off inside but even that I can't remember doing in a very long time. I guess I'm trying to say you might not even need to have the protective film on there. And even if the glass lasted as long as the roll of film it would be the same price to replace. Just a little info to Chew on.....
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Sanctuary of Truth (Prasat Satchatham)
There is nobody denying that the Sanctuary of Truth is one of most interesting attractions in Pattaya. Wooden architecture of the building is similar to the architecture of Ayutthaya era, approximately 400 years ago. Therefore, the Sanctuary of Truth not only is very beautiful, but also able to preserve skills and knowledge of ancient times. One of most interesting points of the Sanctuary of Truth is that it has not been completed.
The English name of this attraction is "Sanctuary of Truth", but the name in Thai language is different, Prasat Satchatham. The term of "Prasat" In Thai language means "Castle" in English language, while "Satchatham" means "philosophy". It would be easier to talk to or ask Thai people about this Pattaya attraction by using the term of Prasat Satchatham.
Every part of the Sanctury of truth or Prasat Satchatham is embellished with solely wood carving, without any cement or metal at all. Even locks that tie wood-curving objects together are also wooden-made. The building consists of wood sculptures of deities, angels, Brahman, King of Nagas, and so on. These would reflect to the ancient vision: the relationship of human and universe, knowledge, and philosophy. There are staffs to give explanation and knowledge to visitors as well. Note that, if visitors would like to look at all of the sculptures carefully, it would take the visitors more than a day.
There is also a dolphin show to entertain visitors twice a day. The show is in the lagoon at 11.30 a.m. and 3.30 p.m., so visitors need to keep the show time in mind in the case they would like to join the show.
As mention above that the body of the building has not been completed yet, it has always been developed and also repaired for any deterioration. For this reason, visitors need to wear a safety helmet provided, and because the body of the building is wooden-made, it is not allowed to smoke inside.
The Sanctuary of Truth is located in the Naklua area, Soi 12, which visitors can hire a baht bus (Songthaew) or book a tour through most travel agents in order to be there.
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Far from here about: 1.6 km.
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Far from here about: 0.8 km.
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Far from here about: 2.7 km.
Moom Aroi Restaurant Naklua is one of the most recommended Thai seafood restaurants from Thai people, since the taste is good while the price is reasonable. However, this does not meant that it is not good for foreigners as there are also a lot of expats visiting the restaurant. Another point to attract customers is that the restaurant is next to the sea, which offers relaxing atmosphere. There are approximately 100 tables, indoor and outdoor tables, for customers to choose from, so although the Moom Aroi Restaurant Naklua Branch is so popular, it can take care a large number of customer.
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Somtam Nai Khuan Restaurant Pattaya
Far from here about: 2.7 km.
Somtam Nai Khuan Restaurant Pattaya is one of famous north-eastern food restaurants in Pattaya. Either local Thai residences or Thai visitors recommend visiting this restaurant for this type of food. Even Thai stars come to have a meal in this restaurant time to time. There are several certificates to guarantee that Somtam Nai Khuan Restaurant is a great restaurant. Another good point is that the price of dishes is standard, so you could have some more money to do something else after a visit. Its location is next to Banglamung police station.
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Jae Toh Restaurant
Far from here about: 2.8 km.
Jae Toh Restaurant Pattaya is very famous for noodle soup with Meatball and steamed meat, steamed pork. The restaurant is clean and larger than common noodle restaurant in Pattaya. The noodle price is also reasonable and their service is quick and good. However, at noon, there will be a lot of customers visiting Jae Toh Restaurant, so it would take more time than non-busy period. Jae Toh restaurant is located next to Pattaya 3rd Road in the area of North Pattaya.
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Khun Sri Restaurant Central Pattaya
Far from here about: 4 km.
Khun Sri Restaurant is renowned at soup menus. Most popular choices is curdled blood of hogs soup and Tom-Yum (the latter case is a bit spicy though). Several times, the restaurant information was mentioned in Thai TV programs or presses, so there are a lot of customers visiting the restaurant, especially at noon. In the past, it is quite difficult for customers to park their car, but recently, there is a car park behind the restaurant provided for customers convenience. Khun Sri Restaurant Central Pattaya is located at Central Pattaya Road near TOT Thailand Company Ltd.
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Deang Dam Restaurant
Far from here about: 4 km.
Deang Dam Restaurant is a famous restaurant due to distinctive recipe and deliciousness. Although a majority of food types in the menu are based on different styles of noodle soups, there are also special dishes come with and without rice. Desserts are also offered in the restaurant. This means that customers can find different style of foods. Addition to this point, price is not expensive as well. The location of this Deang Dam Restaurant is at Central Pattaya Road, near TOT Public Company Ltd. The open time is from early morning till late night.
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Mae Sri Ruen Restaurant Pattaya
Far from here about: 4.1 km.
Mae Sri Ruen Restaurant is famous in chicken noodle for a long time. However, this restaurant currently doesn't offer just chicken noodles. There are a range of food choices available here, including one dish choice, desserts, and drinks. It is a great restaurant offering a lot of things you want to eat. Additionally, there are several branches in Pattaya City (including at Pattaya Outlet Mall, and North Pattaya Big C Supercenter). By the way, the original one is located next to Central Pattaya Road.
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Pizzeria Romana
Far from here about: 4.6 km.
Pizzeria Romana is one of interesting Italian restaurants in Pattaya. Although the restaurant has not been recommended by many major sources, from a chance of visiting the restaurant once, Pizzeria is one of our choices whenever we would like to have pizza or spaghetti in the city. The food price is also not expensive, a little cheaper than pizza restaurants in shopping centers, in general. The location of the restaurant is in Central Shopping Arcade.
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Shenanigans Irish Pub Pattaya
Far from here about: 4.7 km.
One of an interesting Pubs and restaurants in Pattaya is definitely Shenanigan Irish Pub, on the second floor of The Avenue Pattaya. Its atmosphere and decoration are Irish style, but food choices are more international, such as Mexican, Western, Thai, and Irish. Surely, customers can also enjoy a cocktail, and a range of beers as well as spirits, including draught Guinness, inside. Several screens available inside are for sport fans, especially soccer, and there is a pool table for customers to play. Additionally, different types of "All you can eat" promotions are available, everyday.
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Ruen Thai Restaurant Pattaya
Far from here about: 4.8 km.
Ruen Thai Restaurant Pattaya is one of distinctive restaurants in Pattaya because of its appearance, which looks like Thai traditional building. Ruen Thai Restaurant not only offers both Thai and international cuisines, but also offers Thai Traditional shows. Additionally, the restaurant also provides open-air atmosphere with beautiful interior towards the customer in order to make the restaurant a good place to have a meal for a couple. Ruen Thai Restaurant location is at Pattaya 2nd Road (in the middle of South and Central Pattaya Road).
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SRC suspends seniority rule for calling back Philly school employees
During a raucous meeting packed with angry teachers and activists, the Philadelphia School Reform Commission voted Thursday to deploy its emergency powers to suspend rules on teacher seniority as the district begins to rehire 1,000 of the 3,800 staff members laid off in June.
After a summer of fiscal crisis, layoffs, school closings and political uncertainty, superintendent William Hite said he needs the measures to ensure an orderly school opening on Sept. 9.
The state law that set up the School Reform Commission gave it power to suspend some provisions of the school code in an emergency.
The five-member SRC board voted unanimously, among other provisions, to:
1) Let Hite ignore usual seniority rules in rehiring laid-off teachers and guidance counselors.
Hite used guidance counselors as an example -- saying that he wanted the ability to take a guidance counselor who last year worked at 'x' school, and return that counselor to the same school. As the school code is currently written, teachers and counselors would be rehired based solely on longevity in the district. The more senior staff members would get to choose for themselves among the vacancies.
Hite did confirm, though, that not all schools would regain a guidance counselor.
2) Let the district suspend automatic, longevity-based pay increases for staff.
3) Allow the district to hire non-unionized staff for its "independent" schools. The potential biggest impact of which would occur in the district's new online virtual school.
4) Allow the district to have more flexibility in how it deals with charter schools, including the ability to budget "responsible" growth of charters and to suspend, revoke or not renew charter status.
Of all changes, this set was the only to receive cheers from the standing-room-only crowd.
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During the public comment section, speaker after speaker blasted the commission for calling a "sneaky" last-minute meeting; selling out teachers and schoolchildren; supporting a Harrisburg agenda to privatize public education; failing to stand up to an anti-public schools agenda from Harrisburg; and other sins.
"This selective elimination of seniority that you are about to embark on has another name -- it's to justify institutional inequity," said Helen Gym, founder of Parents United PA.
"Your job is not to selectively and arbitrarily make decisions about the needs of any child in this district. Every child is needy. Every child deserves a guidance counselor. Every child deserves a safety aide," Gym testified.
Donna Cooper, head of Public Citizens for Children and Youth and formerly policy director for former Gov. Ed Rendell, urged the crowd to consider whether the real problem was not SRC actions, but school funding decisions in Harrisburg.
"We are in this room, in this fight, because the governor of Pennsylvania imposed a $1 billion cut to public schools in this state, and he has stood behind state laws that make it nearly impossible for you to put a balanced budget in place," said Cooper.
Sylvia Simms, appointed to the SRC in January by Mayor Michael Nutter, was called on by many in the crowd to be the "voice of the parents." Simms, a former district bus attendant and founder of the activist group Parent Power addressed those calls before voting.
"Too many people talk about the adults. Too many people worry more about the adults than the students they're supposed to serve," Simms said. "So I vote yes in support of Dr. Hite."
Commission members get police escort
After their unanimous vote, SRC members got a police escort out of the packed meeting room. In an overflow space, a sea of red-shirted members and supporters of the Philadelphia Federation of Teachers watched a video feed of the meeting and complained about not being let into the main room.
During his testimony, Philadelphia Federation of Teachers president Jerry Jordan scoffed at the notion that suspending seniority rules would provide a workforce that better ensured, as Hite said, "the needs of the students."
"What do you think PFT members have been doing for years in schools?" said Jordan. "They've been working based on the needs of the students."
Following the post-vote outcry, reporters were led to a roundtable discussion where Hite defended the action and intent of the SRC.
"It wasn't about trying to wholesale-change or attack some provision in the contract. It was really about how do we manage the fewer staff that we have when we're trying to open schools in less than 25 days," said Hite.
'Breaking with practices that got us here'
Asked about how he felt listening to pleas from teachers, counselors, students and parents, SRC Chairman Pedro Ramos said that in recent years he's joined the rest of the SRC in "having to do things that none of us would ever want to do, but were necessary because of an unprecedented financial crisis that we found and have been trying to work the district out of and part of that has been breaking from the practices that got us here."
The rehiring of staff is now possible, Hite said, based on the city's assurance that $50 million will come to the district at some point this school year.
Although Nutter and City Council are still squabbling about the best way to deliver those funds, Hite is taking the guarantees of both at their words.
One-thousand district employees will be rehired, he said. And school will open on Sept. 9.
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The Congress, on the other hand, has been trying hard to dethrone Modi but will face an uphill task to succeed. A third force, the Gujarat Parivartan Party (GPP), led by former BJP leader and anti-Modi voice Keshubhai Patel, can make some dent in the BJP's vote share, particularly in the Saurashtra region. A total of 87 constituencies will go to the elections on Thursday.
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Cinema feeds on stories of love and death, but how often do filmmakers really offer new or challenging perspectives on either? Michael Haneke's 'Amour' is devastatingly original and unflinching in the way it examines the effect of love on death, and vice versa. It's a staggering, intensely moving look at old age and life's end, which at its heart offers two performances of incredible skill and wisdom from French veteran actors Jean-Louis Trintignant and Emmanuelle Riva.
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Yesterday I posted the following thread on glp:
Thread: Another Sandy Hook Inconsistency - Caught on local talk radio
The thread deals with a person who called in to WTIC's Jim Vicevich show regarding his granddaughter, one of the surviving students from Ms. Soto's class. He said she escaped by running out of the room with other children. He sounded genuine, though we have no way of knowing at this point if he was.
What he said was problematic, because the media reported that the survivors from Ms. Soto's class were found by police still hiding in the closet after the shooting. [
link to www.courant.com
] Thus the two accounts are in conflict. Then there's the interview with the local man from Newtown who said the survivors from Ms. Soto's class fled to his house.
I called the show today to address this on air with fill in host (Vicevich was off today). The screener asked my name and what I wanted to talk about. I told him the above. I was thoroughly polite and respectful. He put me on hold for about 5 minutes. He came back and told me that the host, Pastor Will Marotti, would not take my call "because he didn't want to talk about that subject on the air." This show has a conservative slant, and they take calls from all kinds of people with all kinds of points of view. Yet they refused to take my call that pertained to a legitimate question about what happened in probably the most infamous crime in our state's history.
Here's the link to the archived shows. Note, however, that Thursday 12/20's show, the show that includes the call referenced above, is not included. Perhaps they haven't put it on there yet???
link to connecticut.cbslocal.com
This particular issue, namely the fate of the SEVEN SURVIVORS from Ms. Soto's class is, if I may say, the smoking gun.
The other component to this is the Gene Rosen situation. Remember, he was the one who came out and found the survivors from Soto's class in his driveway. Here's the interview with Fox:
link to www.youtube.com
Note how at 1:04 he refers to a man "talking to the childern harshly" as the children sat in an orderly fashion. At 5:57 he mentions a FEMALE bus driver "had the presence of mind to call her superior.
I have some questions. First, the overriding one: did the seven survivors from Soto's class escape the massacre and end up at Gene Rosens as he claims, and as the caller to the Vicevich show claims; or were they found in the closet by the police officer after the shooting, as the Courant claims?
Second, if they did escape, how did they end up at Rosen's? Where is his house in relation to the school? Who was the man "talking harshly" when Rosen supposedly came upon them? Who was the bus driver?
Finally, if these children did escape, why has it been reported, with no retraction, that they were found in the closet? Those two possibilities are mutually exclusive.
just came over 40 min ago: [
link to www.courant.com
Now they're saying the survivors from Soto's class DID escape, and WERE NOT found in the closet as first reported.
I need people to take screenshots of the original article before it disapppears.
link to www.courant.com
This article conveniently leaves out the fact that Aidan Licata was said to have escaped from Soto's classroom. His parents were interviewed and said that Aidan grabbed "some other boys" and they all ran past the shooter as he stood next to the doorway just after shooting Soto. The story is that they were picked up on the road by a woman and driven to the POLICE STATION. Where Aidan's parents then picked them up.
That is at least 3 boys. Plus the 6 in Cohen's driveway. Plus 6 survived in the closet. Plus 6 shot dead. That makes at MINIMUM 21 total. Alot bigger than the other 1st grade class which was 16 total.
And the Cohen story was a big joke. Who knows how those kids really got there.
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How those kids got there is key. How far is he from the school? Who was the man "talking harshly" to the children as they sat in orderly fashion? See 1:04 of this video[link to www.youtube.com]
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It suggests a didymium in its form and habit, but is near a badhamia.
Neodymium (Nd) forms the chief portion of the old "didymium."
This is didymium spumarioides, Fr.; it is probably a dwarf form of the next variety.
The internal structure is essentially that of Diderma or didymium.
This induced Schrader to throw all the didermas into his new genus, didymium.
The spores of didymium crustaceum were sown upon a heap of leaves in autumn.
didymium, a rare metallic element, occurring along with lanthanum in the mineral cerite as discovered by Mosander in 1842.
As here defined, the order Physarales includes two distinct families; of the one Physarum, of the other didymium, is type.
This looks like a didymium and in so far justifies the opinion of earlier students.
Mr. Lister would recur to Dr. Peck's didymium connatum, which indeed represents the present species.


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Trends in Jewish Demography and Their Effects on Campaign Planning
Conference of Jewish Communal Service, Jewish Communal Service Association of North America (JCSA), Winter 1985
Topic: Organizational Development, Jewish Organizations, Demography, Scholarship, Academic Research
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It's been 4 years since Chevy pulled the wraps off the Camaro concept at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit. A new president is in office, the Yankees moved stadiums and Britney Spears seems to be popular again. But it might have been worth the wait thanks in no small part to a design that alludes to the past without using it as a crutch. The 304 HP, Direct Injection V6 and starting price under $23,000 doesn't hurt either.
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Where is Harriman State Park. It looks gorgeous even on a cloudy day. I guess the Camaro doesn't hurt either.
wow, the new Camaro really put the outgoing model to shame. Chevy did an awesome job on this one.
Harriman is largest state park in New York, it goes from Rockland into Orange county.
yea Harriman is an amazingl park….and frequently visited by exotic cars…and anyone craving some windy roads and beautiful surroundings.
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Ideas for planting a Wheelbarrow NurseryPin It
I love an old wheelbarrow. This particular guy doesn't roll anymore and has duct tape holding the front wheel together. You can see it if you look closely on the left there. No worries -- we will just cover that with hosta. You see, a nice old wheelbarrow is metal and solid and holds a great big amount of soil. Most planters cannot boast those charms and rarely are big planters free. Wheelbarrows however, are easily found once they have given up the ghost on carting around gardening supplies. Who are we to say it cannot be put out to pasture and finish its life out in peace? "Not I", says the conscientious and industrious Little Black Hen. (see below: Her name was Cottonball and she is Polish and no longer with us. The wheelbarrow however has endured. Says something for its longetivity, no?)
A wheelbarrow makes the perfect seedling starter. Pile her high with soil and compost, site the barrow right near your kitchen or your seed storage and check on her often. Once the seedlings are large enough, transplant them to a more permanent part of the garden. Make sure to give them good labels because any seed blowing by will jump at the chance to grow in this hussy environment -- talk about fertile and available!
Perhaps you would rather fill her high with lettuce or some other quick cutting crop? Crisp, fresh greens...


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Alberta's opposition Wildrose Party is rejecting a pay hike given to all MLAs late last year, saying it will instead give the money to charity.
The total contribution amounts to just over $60,000 a year, made up of each of the 17 Wildrose MLAs' after-tax increase – which was passed by a committee in November in the form of a higher, taxpayer-funded RRSP contribution.
The new Wildrose Caucus Foundation, announced Monday, was set up under the guidance of The Calgary Foundation. Money can be directed only to registered charities, which a committee of Wildrose MLAs will choose. The party is expected to announce its first recipient later this week. Wildrose Leader Danielle Smith pledged to roll back the pay increase and shut down the foundation if her Official Opposition party ever forms government. In the meantime, "we hope other MLAs will follow our lead" in rejecting the raise, she said.
"We believe this money was never rightfully ours," she said.
The largely symbolic move is the latest in a long-simmering battle over MLA pay in the province. MLA pay exploded into a major issue just before last year's spring election, when it was revealed some MLAs, from all parties, were being paid for a committee that hadn't actually met for several years. At the time, Premier Alison Redford's Progressive Conservatives had earlier struck up a review of MLA pay. That review was used as the basis for a new pay structure, passed just after the election, that saw committee pay and lucrative "transition bonuses" – golden parachutes totaling, in some cases, over $1-million – eliminated. MLAs were now to be paid about $145,000, including RRSP contributions, with bonuses for cabinet ministers and other roles. The system was much clearer. "If it had ended there, the issue of MLA pay might never have been raised again," Ms. Smith said Monday.
Then, in November, taxpayer-funded RRSP contributions were increased. Total pay now stands at $156,000, including RRSP contributions, with bonuses for cabinet positions unchanged. Government MLAs argued it was still less generous than other provinces' pension plans (Alberta MLAs don't get a pension). But it meant MLAs were being paid eight per cent more than after the changes in May, just after the election, which the government publicized regularly.
All this leaves the PCs and Wildrose arguing. Veteran MLAs, particularly those who sat on committees and have built up a large transition allowance that they will still collect, earn less today than they did just over a year ago. The PCs point to this in arguing that they cut pay overall.
But there were two acts. All MLAs now make more than they did in May. "There's no other way to describe it. If you get paid more in December than you were getting paid in May, June, July, August, September, October and November, you've received a pay increase. We got a pay increase," Ms. Smith said.
Further complicating matters, Ms. Redford announced a pay freeze – no cost-of-living increases – before this month's budget. Wildrose argues a pay freeze, months after an eight per cent hike, is meaningless.
"We think an actual freeze is not taking this money," Ms. Smith said Monday morning. Ms. Redford, meanwhile, just struck a deal with teachers that freezes pay for three years, and remains locked in a contract battle with doctors. "You cannot expect your public sector workers to sacrifice if you've got politicians who are not prepared to do the same. The fact of the matter is freezing pay after you've given yourself a pay increase, is not a pay freeze," Ms. Smith said.
She criticized the former system as overly lucrative, particularly the transition allowances. But two Wildrose MLAs – Rob Anderson and Heather Forsyth – are entitled to collect what they accrued in transition allowances before the May, 2012, changes. Ms. Smith didn't say whether the two MLAs would contribute that money to charity. "As far as I know, they're going to run for me in the next election," Ms. Smith said, adding: "Ask them once they decide to leave office."
Under the old, convoluted system, brought in by former premier Ed Stelmach shortly after the 2008 election, Alberta's MLAs were paid generously. Cabinet ministers, in particular, averaged over $250,000 each. Including pension contributions, only one province – Quebec – paid cabinet ministers more.
Speaking in Ottawa Monday, Ms. Redford brushed aside Ms. Smith's announcement, and gave no signal PCs would forego the November increase.
"We've made choices with respect to tightening our belts on budget. We've cut MLA salaries. We're going to continue to do everything we've promised Albertans that we can do," Ms. Redford told reporters. "If the Wildrose caucus wants to put all their money in a pot together, and contribute it to something, that's fine."
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A Glock was left at my home a few months back. I have made attempts to get the owner to pick it up but he has not returned to retrieve it. I am currently not licensed. Would someone be able to advise me on if/how I can legally mail or transport this firearm. The FedEx and UPS sites are a bit confusing.
Tell the guy you're going to turn it in to the police to destroy if he doesn't come and get it. And follow through if he wont. Just be sure not to walk into the police station with a gun.
If he wants it but won't come to get it, you need to find a gun shop near him, and then ship it to that shop from your local shop. It will cost you anywhere from $20 - $50 for the FFL transfer fee (paperwork) plus actual shipping charges; so make him reimburse you. Whatever you do, DO NOT mail it or ship it via FedEx, UPS, or DHL on your own!
A few questions...1) How do you know that it is a Glock and/or gun? 2) Is the owner the person who shipped the gun? 3) How was it shipped, i.e. FedEx, UPS, USPS etc. 4) Was this package addressed to you or correctly sent to your address?
If the owner mailed it to you and won't come and get it, that should raise some serious red flags. I wouldn't take it to the police department myself, but I would arrange for it to get there and destroyed.
Well, the owner is a male friend who just sort of disappeared a few months back. He is a Law Enforcement Officer so I'm hesitant to turn it over to my local PD for fear that there will be repercussions to him considering he should be more responsible with his firearms. Especially if its a department issued side arm. Its a 27 (w/ankle holster), very popular with police.
We are both in FL (a few hrs apart) but currently have no contact. I have attempted to reach him but recieved no reply. Yes, I realize its very strange!
If I'm understanding you all correctly, I can ship it from a dealer to a dealer and just advise him of where he can pick it up?
1) It says its a Glock right on the side. Glock 27 Austria .40
2) The owner never shipped it to me but left it at my home after visiting.
This is a very confusing/embarassing situation. The owner was someone I was dating (or thought I was). We spoke several times in the weeks after he left it and he repeatedly stated that he'd just get it when he came back. Well that was months ago and I have not heard from him nor has he replied to my effort to reach him.
Its been 3 months, its not my gun but as long as its in my home, its my responsibility and liability. Its absurdly irresponsible for him to leave this at my house. I have children through here, realtors showing my home as well as numerous robberies in my neighborhood in the past few months am I'm not licensed to have it.
I just don't know what to do.
Sorry, Kitty. I didn't mean for you to have to go into all of that. I don't know the gun possession laws of FLA. Good luck.
He's a LEO and left his gun?? Forget the shipping it to him. Call your local PD, explain the situation, and see if they will send an officer over to relieve you of the responsibility of a gun in your home that you don't want. As for the repercussions for the guy that left the gun, oh well. He should have know better. If he does contact you and wants the gun, give him the name and number of the PD department and let him try to get his weapon back from them.
Thanks! You guys are great. I'm relieved to hear from responsible gun owners that I'm not over reacting. This truly is bad gunmanship, especially for a LEO. I'm also glad I didn't go driving it to UPS only to get arrested myself!
I'd like to assure all of you that I have stored it in a secure place in my home out of reach of children and/or eyesight of any other visitors and will deal with it responsibly even if he won't.
Well here is a suggestion that no one has made yet...
Buy some ammo and KEEP THE GUN! These are some of the most desirable guns on the market and for many people, its a Glock or nothing.
Glad I made it to the right place with you guys here to help!!!
On a side note, do you know if the gun is loaded or not? If you're not sure, and do not know how to clear the gun (we can explain it if need be) whatever you do, DO NOT touch the trigger. Glocks do not have the traditional manual safeties other guns do and if it is loaded and you hit the trigger hard enough, it could fire. Just look at what happened to poor Plaxico.
If he is LEO then it apparently is not his duty weapon or he's already in a butload of trouble. If you keep it he can easily say you stole it and you could be in a butload of trouble.
If he bought the weapon new then there is a paper trail that leads to him. I can't see a cop not taking advantage of the discounts that Glock give LEO but even if he got it on his own if it was from a shop there is a paper trail.
I'd turn it in so that weapon then has no ties to you. Some LEO are not all that nice an can use their badge to do a he said she said and the LEO will likely come out ahead there.
"I was dating her your honor and she must have taken it from me when we had what I can only describe as a bad breakup".
I guess if you could show the attempts to get him to retrieve the weapon then it can be considered abandoned property then it's yours.
Does Fla require a lic to own or just carry?
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I'd feel better if it were cleared so any help would be appreciated.
push the button on the near the trigger guard and drop the magazine. Then without your finger in the trigger guard and pull the slide all the way back. The chambered round should fall out then and just let go. It will be empty then,
Not sure about FL laws yet.


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Well today is a day that I have both dreaded and wished for. Contradiction no. I have wished for better medication, but dread what it means. You see I made a promise to myself a long time ago, that I would do everything in my power to get better, to become some kind of "normal". I hate that word, because no one is normal, yet it fits what I am trying to say.
Part of this journey I have undertaken is a constant change of medications. Its been a hard road many days to sick to even be awake. But my life and my ability to live have benefited greatly for it. Yes there have been some steps back, but that is to be expected. Not every drug is going to work for me, such is the state of psychiatric drug therapy.
So tonight I stand on the precipice again. I am willing taking a risk with my life, I am going to make myself unwell in the hope that a new medication will make my life better again. Its a hard choice, at my doctors today we went over every possible reaction I could have and the things I can do to protect myself during the phase. Worse case scenario I will want to harm myself, best case I have no issue at all. From experience I know I will fall somewhere in between.
I know deep in my heart this is the right course for me, but I am frightened. Its not a fear of the unknown but rather a fear of what I know is likely to happen. Its going to be hard on me, and I am going to wish I hadnt done this. But I will come back to this blog and look at what I have written over the past year and remind myself that I can and will come through the worst of it. Why ? Because inside i am strong, I may not feel it but I know I have done this before and I am still here to talk about it.
So I ask over the next couple of days that you say a prayer for me or just wish me luck. Im on a path I must be on, without it my life wouldn't be worth living.


text: Donald W. Schaffner, Ph.D. is Extension Specialist in Food Science and Professor at Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey. His research interests include quantitative microbial risk assessment and predictive food microbiology. Dr. Schaffner has authored more than 100 peer reviewed publications, book chapters and abstracts. He has been the recipient almost $4 million in grants and contracts, most of which has been in the form of competitive national grants. Dr. Schaffner has educated thousands of Food Industry professionals through numerous short courses and workshops in the United States and more than a dozen countries around the world. Dr. Schaffner has served on expert committees for US National Academy of Sciences, the World Health Organization and Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, and has chaired two expert workshops on microbial risk for WHO/FAO. He was most recently a member of Institute of Food Technologists Expert Panel that developed a quantitative risk ranking framework for the Food and Drug Administration. Dr. Schaffner is currently serving a 5 year term as Editor for the journal Applied and Environmental Microbiology. In May 2005 he was also appointed to serve on the National Advisory Committee on Microbial Criteria for Foods (NACMCF). Dr. Schaffner is active in several scientific associations including the International Association for Food Protection, the Institute of Food Technologists, the Society for Risk Analysis, and the American Society for Microbiology. He holds a B.S. in Food Science from Cornell University and a M.S. and Ph.D. in Food Science and Technology from the University of Georgia.