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Mickey Rourke looked shocked as he came face to face with his own reflection while out to lunch in New York yesterday.
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Now an animal rights activist, Rourke was in New York to promote his new film Sin City: A Dame to Kill For on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon where he sat with an ice pack on one leg.
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1968 Dodge Dart - Need help
Hey so this is my 1968 Dodge Dart 270.
Hotchkis Suspension - DODGE DART Hotchkis Sport Suspension TVS Systems 80113 - SummitRacing.com
Stroker 383 (still deciding)
Mopar Rallye - 61-5854458 WHEEL VINTIQUES 15X8 SILVER CHRYSLER RALLYE WHEEL 5X4/4.62
Also with the bolt pattern being 5x4, those are really the ONLY wheels I can find.
I would LOVE for the interior to look like this https://encrypted-tbn1.gstatic.com/i...MOR3jClPwZR4G1
Or this http://www.collectioncar.com/files/1...1345352434.JPG
But I can't find any bucket seats for Dodge Dart.
I would love to hear ideas for what to do with anything.
I need good advice on brakes, I'm not a fan of the Drum Brakes that are on it.
It's a 3-speed automatic but the trans was bad and just got rebuilt. I don't know much about transmissions but Paddle Shifters sound pretty freaking awesome.
Basically, I'm new to this. I'm 19 and just now started to take an interest in actually working on cars and need to learn.
So yea, what do ya think?
Nothing against 4 door cars,but,,,I would use a 318 for that car. Its not too hard to get a 360 hp 318 and the cost is reasonable.It would also serve as a sleeper as no one expects a 4 door to be quick. If you upgrade the brakes then move to the 5 on 4 1/2 bolt patter wheels. Optional right hand threads for all the wheels but talk to a dodge guy first. I like the car and hope you have fun building it. I would do the interior first
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This is my daily driver and only way to work at the moment.
Idk, there's a lot I'd like to do with the car. But I can never find what I need. Or at least what I'll expect to pay.
Anyone know an approximate price for these engines?
318 4 bbl
common and cheap
340 expensive
360 less
383still common but dodge products like that still bring a decent price
not dollar figures,sorry
Upholster the seat and drive it. That car is a gas sipper and should stay that way. If you take it apart, it will die.
Its way cool the way it is, in such beautiful shape.
Hardly a scratch on it.
What you need is a 2 door duster body to start with or a 2 door dart.
Build THAT from the ground up instead.
If you start taking the green car apart, you will be walking to work. A lot.
Not trying to be flip and I sure dont want to discourage you, but it would be a waste of mony and a perfectly good car to do anything with the 4 door 68. I like the 68 as is.
It is so much easier to build a car from a bare body or get a deal on another project and start there. Plus you allready have a car to chase parts with.
No sir leave the green machine alone. Of course I would upholster the seat, tint the windows and put a blazin sound system in it, while you are getting things together for another car.
Keep posting and hanging around here. You can get advise on tint, upholstery, sound systems etc.
The 68 would be a good starter car as it doesnt need a buttload of stuff, and the experience you get will be useful for anything you do in the future. Welcome to HR.com LA Tech
If you live in the south or southwest, look around. There is probably a nice rust free body setting behind someones house or in a field just beggin for a young guy like you to come along and save it. Just a thought.
What is your goal
Dont take any of the chrome or fish eye lights off they are only for the 68
year car.
Do you want something that twists off the line and pulls g's ,then 440 is the way to go,I love 383 short stroke engines but in a grudge match 440.
Parts rebuild is easy on the wallet also.A 400 stroker is money to make a 451
472 b deck engine.
Rb engines easy to get bore out .040 good heads headers.
318 easy to build short stroke 1967-1970 is the best with 360 heads or 340 x or j heads are good.
Tranny 727 or see what new over drives you can find.
Rear end find a truck 9 1/4 3:55 tough 8 3/4 getting very expensive.
The bolt pattern on your car is the small left handed threads.
I had in my career 3-69 darts 1-gt 68 1-270 68 dart and converted the first ones to a 400 then to a 440.2 Dodge Dart Sports with sun roofs.1 70 Duster:thumbup:
Blew alot of trannys so build one heavy duty.
Dodge Trucks makes excellent parts donors
Your Dart will be nose heavy with a B-RB block.Dont cut that hood save it find one allready cut.
Forgot SEATS Dodge van seats
or my fav find power seats from a Mopar just measure the width first.
It would be a crime to modify that car
Just a little info ,you can use a 273 ,high reving good hp,318 the best engine produced ,had less warranty work than any engine no matter manufacture ,340 high hp very fast expensive and hard to find,360 will bolt in if you use driver side exaust manilold from 318 2 sizes check exaust portsise some will not cover ports on 360 ,A 383 You must change subframe and drivers exaust VERY hard to find no repos extra weight reqires many parts Not recomended ,Lastly the hemi will bolt in sunce you have 6 cyl subfrane hemi will not fit standard v8 subframe will have to go to heavy tortion bars and suspension ,Again BAD CHOICE my choice Price dependability ease of install easy to find parts hands down 318
There really isn't any good bodies or any car I want out here.
There was one Nova but was out of my price range.
Bah dumb keyboard posted it before I finished typing this.
Anywho, I won't be able to afford any of my big ideas for this car anytime soon anyway lol.
It'll give me time to think. I like sleepers, and thought this would be a nice one.
Ohyea can you put bucket seats in a 4 door 270? Someone said that the holes are drilled under the carpet and I just need to take out the bench seats.
But I can't find any information on them online, like dimensions.
The bucket seats aren't permanent, I just want something more comfortable to sit in while I reupholster the Bench seats.
I found some nice Tan ones from a Chevy Cobalt I think, for $40 for both of them. Pretty much brand new. And I need to know if the car can actually fit them, and if so what kind of mounts do I need to fit them into the Dodge.
Buckets will fit in a 4 door.
You will most likely have to fabricate some brackets for the chevy seats to fit in the green machine,but they may bolt right down. Its just a matter of scopin it out.
Buckets and a console would be cool in a 4 door. No rule says you cant.
You may not find a car you like around where you are, but keep in mind this: I live in Pennsylvania... My car was fom so. cal. Just sayin.
I like your little green car. I Know plenty of other guys here do too.
It definitly can be in a car show .
Although I did find a 73 Dodge dart 2 door for $1000, Starts, runs, slant 6 as well. I just wish I had the cash to nab it.
Ugly color but I could fix that.
Dunno, but it's a possibility.
craigslist also has a 65 cuda S all original, with the 273 in it.
1000 bucks. Doesnt run , but is a new mexico car, all there and rust free. Even the bright work looked good. It was in eastern NM IIRC.
Paint and interior will be burnt to a crisp, but the bones are there.
That 73 you posted would be a good driver, but you allready have that.
Search craigslist in all the citys in New Mexico (5 or 6) you'll see it.
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I have a Balmar 80A on my yanmar with an external regulator. The output dropped so I checked connections and changed the belt. The output is down to 12.3 when charging and my house batteries are suffering. IM out cruising and need the alt. Any suggestions? Im pretty certain I have isolated it to the alternator.
check field plug if you can and be sure there is power on one of the two wires, have had trouble myself in this area, and have since change the design to correct the heat problem. You should be able to full field the alternator and check its out put as well, Balmar's website should show you how to do it.
Do you have the optional temp sensors at the alternator and/or batteries? Is it possible they are sensing a high heat or malfunctioning?
You need to isolate the problem to the alternator OR the regulator as well as check for common issues. Follow these steps:
If it is the alternator, you can probably get it re-built at any auto shop wherever you are to get you through wherever you are. I am guessing it is the regulator since you seem to be getting some output...but you can have it diagnosed for sure in 15 minutes with the above guide.
Thanks for the input- there is no magnetic field at the pulley shaft. The field test was tough- there is only a two prong plug not the harness shown. The reading from the pos post at the back opf the alternator is low- maybe its a brush issue.
To determine if the brushes are in trouble, pull off the field wire from the alternator and run an improvised positive wire from battery positive to the field wire terminal on the alternator. Do not connect it just yet.
Now start the motor, let it settle and you will see no output voltage at the battery. Momentarily touch the makeshift wire to the alternator field terminal. Be careful. There should be an audible whine as the alternator comes to full load. The belt will object too, and often it will slip and smoke, so make the touch momentary.
If the alternator does not respond to that, then I would suspect brushes or rotor. If it does respond, then suspect the regulator. You cannot fix them. You will need a new one. Check the terminals and the earth on it.
Stop the motor, and check for reasonable continuity between the brush terminals. The last one I looked at was open circuit, but if correct, expect about 8 ohms there. Open circuit was dead rotor for me. A broken brush, or broken brush terminal will be obvious.
This subject is topical for me just now. I have a Russian motorcycle, and the lights are flickering again tonight. That's after finding a shot rotor on the old alternator and putting a new alternator on there. It looks like the regulator has gone too. Either that, or I have a rogue earth. An analogue multimeter will betray it, in the moring, I hope.
David...glad you could narrow it down. Let us know how it all turns out and good luck!
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The Affordable Care Act will be fully operational this year, and many of the provisions are implemented through the tax code.
This CPE course will help you better understand the impact of the law including how individual and employer-shared responsibilities are assessed, the availability of premium tax credits for individuals and small businesses and new IRS reporting requirements for firms with 50 or more full-time equivalents. In addition, you'll discover how to use this information for tax planning opportunities. This topic is constantly changing so make sure you're up-to-date on this latest information.
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- Estimate premium tax credit under different income levels
- Calculate amount of premium tax credits that must be reconciled to income tax returns
- Estimate firm size based on FTE to determine which firms are potentially liable for an employer shared responsibility payment
- Recall the correct definition of dependent for dependent coverage under the employer-shared responsibility payments
- Identify what factors trigger an employer shared responsibility payment
- Calculate potential penalties for employers who currently provide health insurance coverage and for those who do not provide health insurance coverage
- Identify how potential penalties are applied in a controlled group
- Identify the ACA provisions that the IRS is responsible for in terms of implementation, administration, and enforcement.
- Identify which IRS reporting forms and required information employers and insurers must submit
- Identify what elements are to be reported on IRS ACA reporting
- Recall due dates for IRS reporting requirements
- Identify under which circumstances a firm can use the general versus alternative method of reporting
- Identify which firms are eligible for small business tax credit given average wages and firm size
- Identify which workers are included in the FTE calculation and which one's coverage is eligible for small business tax credit
- Estimate amount of tax credit eligible for given firm characteristics and premiums
- Identify effective dates of other ACA tax provisions
- Determine if tax filer is subject to additional Medicare tax and estimate amount of tax
- Identify ACA changes to tax-advantaged health accounts
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- Individual Shared Responsibility Payment
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- The Small Business Health Options Program (SHOP) Exchange
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Elodie Miambanzila worked part-time in a French bank while studying for a masters degree in finance at the Institut Superieur du Commerce in Paris. Now she is a commodities operations analyst for Cargill Electricity and Gas, which trades in power and risk management projects.
Miambanzila is part of a team which buys and sells electricity and gas throughout Europe. When power has been bought or sold she notifies the National Grid, which is responsible for balancing the UK's supply and demand in real-time.
She sees the job's highlights as its responsibilities and the interaction with a wide range of people from different backgrounds and cultures. "I like the telephone and face-to-face contact I have with people inside and outside the company because they give me a broad picture of the business."
Miambanzila's role makes the most of her strengths, which include organising and planning. "I have found that being autonomous is good, but I'm learning to be more interdependent because it is more effective," she adds.
Before graduating, Miambanzila embarked on a six month internship as a credit analyst with BNP Paribas in Paris, where she was born and brought up by her Congolese parents.
She was offered a permanent role with BNP Paribas, but decided to work in London to gain more international knowledge of the banking and finance world. She started her current position in November 2004, just a few weeks after she arrived in London.
Next month Miambanzila will be moving on to a new role as a financial analyst in the Geneva office of Cargill Power and Gas Markets. "This is an opportunity I pursued and I'm very excited about it," she says.
Miambanzila chose to move on within Cargill because it "conducts business in an ethical manner and offers staff great training".
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Living it up at one of the biggest events of the year, Bar Refaeli took part in the offerings of the annual Oscars on Sunday (February 26).
The Israeli model dazzled in a floor-length gown as she posed for pictures during Vanity Fair's Oscar party held at the Sunset Tower in West Hollywood.
Earlier in the evening, Ms Refaeli and the newly-single Heidi Klum playfully looked back at one of the photographers and patted each other's backsides while making half seductive half silly faces at the camera.
Posting the eye-popping photo to her own Twitter account, Bar wrote, "LOL. Put 2 fun girls together, and this is what u'll get!"
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old guy problem - seeing #20 midge dries
ok...bad enough having to tie on these little suckers and deal with 6 or 7x tippet....but if I simply drop a little dry on the water RIGHT NEXT TO ME I still can't spot it...I mean from like 6 feet.
so...option 1 for me is to get a handle on where I THINK the fly is drifting and set up on any slurps or swirls in the area. This sux, but works for me on stillwaters. Not so much moving water, especially if casting any distance at all.
or...option 2 is to tie on a stimi or something that I can occasionally spot above my #20 and fish it like an indicator. I do this with mixed success.
Am I missing an obvious option 3?
Re: old guy problem - seeing #20 midge dries
Just hope for the best? Shoot I'm young and still can't see the small little things.
I typically just watch for the end of my fly line to give an unnatural twitch, and set then.
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Re: old guy problem - seeing #20 midge dries
go to #18:frown:,
It's tough getting old.
Re: old guy problem - seeing #20 midge dries
When I was fishing the Elk river in West Virginia during an evening spinner fall, we were using 32's. No way to see that. Tie a size 16 on and then tie tippet to that and put your small fly on. The bigger fly is your indicator and could still get taken. In my case they only wanted the 32 but I could see the bigger fly as it got darker.
Re: old guy problem - seeing #20 midge dries
Man I'm WITH ya on this! I recently fished a hatch of #22 BWO's and fortunately I had a couple of parachute versions in my box. I could see the post even when I couldn't see the fly. I even had one with an orange post that was very easy to spot. Maybe give that a try, but my best bet with the little stuff has been like you already offered- tie on a big fly and use it as an indicator.
Re: old guy problem - seeing #20 midge dries
I have the same problem, poor eye sight so I either watch the end of the line or do as Stan suggested, fishing parachute patterns with a bright post. I can usually see the post. Sucks getting old!
Re: old guy problem - seeing #20 midge dries
That would have been my recommendation too. Tie some of the flies with easy-to-spot posts.
Re: old guy problem - seeing #20 midge dries
I can barely tie on 24's...
But I'll echo what others have said.
Big elk hair, spider, stimulator, beetle, or hopper indicator, or a neon post parachute adams if the bug junk spooks the fish. The 'clown shoe caddis' looks ridiculous, but makes a great indicator that takes fish.
I like to tie heavier tippet to the indicator (like 4x), and lighter line following (like 5x-6x). If a big fish smacks the indicator, you have stronger line to work with, and if you snag the lower fly, you can break it off without losing the upper fly.
Re: old guy problem - seeing #20 midge dries
Try the greased leader technique, normally used for film flies or flies just subsurface, but can be used for small dries or difficult to see flies like small ants. You can also use just a very small amount of strike putty about 24" from the fly to help you locate it..
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A little over a month ago, the Boston Red Sox agreed to terms with slugger Mike Napoli to be their primary first baseman with a 3-year, $39mm dollar deal, and yet there has been no formal press conference, no real news, and much speculation as to why this deal is not finalized. On the surface, it looks like something in Napoli's physical triggered the Red Sox' desire to modify their deal, maybe to include a safety clause similar to those signed by John Lackey and J.D. Drew in past years.
Remember, since Lackey missed 2012 with Tommy John's Surgery, the Red Sox acquired a club option at the end of his contract to keep him on at the league minimum salary. If he becomes valuable enough, that clause could save the Red Sox money and effort in signing new pitchers at the time. Though the Red Sox certainly feel comfortable with contract wording like this, the same may not be said for Napoli, who has yet to agree upon a final number, but has not left the discussions to pursue other avenues. Explanations here could be that there are no other teams trying to acquire him or those teams are offering significantly less money or years.
With a limited number of free agent first basemen remaining on the market (as portrayed by MLBTradeRumors.com), the Red Sox would have some decisions to make regarding their future at the first base position should the deal fall through and Napoli sign elsewhere. Alex Speier of WEEI believes that Adam LaRoche would be the "most obvious" replacement should their plans change, but that may not necessarily be the case. Below, we will explore all of the Sox' realistic options at first base.
Adam LaRoche has played for five different teams in his major league career, including a brief six-game stint with the Boston Red Sox before he was traded to Atlanta for Casey Kotchman in 2009. Understandably, teams have shied away from the slugging first baseman, who is coming off of a career year, because of his attachment to a compensatory draft pick. He denied a qualifying offer from the Washington Nationals to stay with the team, though they are still trying to bring him back on a two-year contract.
Likely looking for at least a three-year deal, LaRoche has continued to test the free agent market, and it could pay off. If the Napoli signing falls through, he could end up a member of the Red Sox, but Boston should be wary in their haste to give away contracts. Losing a second round draft pick and the pool money that would go with it could hurt their chances of signing their first round choice (seventh overall) in this summer's amateur draft. The team has not had an opportunity to pick that high since selecting Trot Nixon in 1993, and he managed to play an integral role in their major league ball club. In fact, the only other times the Red Sox chose in the top seven were in the years 1965-67. In the two of the past three years, LaRoche has managed to hit 25+ home runs and 100 RBI. That kind of production from a corner infield position would be welcome, but LaRoche is going to be 33 years old; if Boston can project him to continue playing at that level into his mid-thirties worth the level of talent the team could get in the second round of the draft, then they should definitely have him as a contingency plan.
Other options at first base include Lance Berkman, Aubrey Huff, Casey Kotchman, Carlos Lee, Lyle Overbay, and Juan Rivera. Each one of these players has had varied success in their careers, but there are a couple that the team could pursue to fill multiple needs. Since 2011, Lance Berkman (126 games), Carlos Lee (80 games), and Juan Rivera (118 games) have played portions of time in the outfield as well as first base. Granted, Berkman (coming off an injury), Lee, and Rivera are all in their mid-thirties, signing one with the option of playing them over Jonny Gomes in Left Field for limited games during the year could be appealing. Of the three, Berkman produced excellent numbers with St. Louis in 2011 posting a line of .301/.412/.547/31 HR/94 RBI and getting an All-Star nod. He would make for a good veteran presence in the lineup, but coming off of injury at age 36, the team could hopefully expect 65-70% of those numbers. This could be a good investment to bring in a guy who will not cost you a draft pick or mortgage the team's future.
The Red Sox contain multiple in-house solutions to the first base vacancy, but not all of those options put them in an enviable position in the league. Jarrod Saltalamacchia and Ryan Lavarnway could both be groomed for some time at first base, but it seems the club seems intent on continuing their development at the catcher position. Also, the team still has Mauro Gomez, who came up at the end of last season and posted a respectable .275/.324/.422/2/17 line with the team in 37 games (111 PA). His strikeout numbers, though, were astronomical, whiffing twenty-six times. If he could cut down on that issue while adjusting to big league pitching, he could also be a cheap option for the team. Lastly, the team could resort to using David Ortiz at first base, though this seems like the least desirable choice. Before people jump on his defensive ability, since 2007, in 178 chances to make errors at first, Ortiz only committed one miscue, good for a .995 fielding percentage. There is no guarantee that Ortiz could keep up his production at the plate and in the field for an entire season, but it is certainly an intriguing option.
There are a few players in the league who could be available to the Sox at a price worth parting with some young talent to acquire. While Speier speculated that Justin Smoak and Justin Morneau could be options for the team, another option that has not been discussed could be Philadelphia's Ryan Howard. At one point one of the league's most prolific power hitters, Howard has seen a significant downgrade in his play, though he is still an excellent hitter.
Coming of a drastically down season following a blown out Achilles tendon in the 2011 playoffs, Howard may now be seen as one of the most overpaid hitters on the Phillies. Though there has been no speculation that he will be dealt or that they are even fielding offers for the player, they could be looking to get out from under his contract, which has four years and $95mm remaining. If the Red Sox could manage to part with the right players (Jacoby Ellsbury, Saltalamacchia, and Daniel Bard, perhaps?) and convince Philadelphia to split the difference on the contract, Boston could acquire another excellent bat for their lineup.
Why would Philadelphia want these players? Carlos Ruiz is coming off a suspension, and the team may want a catcher to fill in. Chase Utley is getting older and more injury prone, and with Freddy Galvis returning, they could shift Utley over to first to preserve him for a full season. Jacoby Ellsbury would still make a great fit at center field, with Ben Revere moving over to left to play for Darin Ruf. Finally, Daniel Bard could be sold on his potential to help solidify further the back end of their bullpen. The Phillies are in rebuilding mode, and could possibly want a prospect in return, but there are players in the system who could be traded, like Garin Cecchini, who is now blocked at third base by Will Middlebrooks. Michael Young is their current third baseman and may not have too many seasons left at the hot corner.
It is fun and interesting to pose blockbuster deals like this, but in the end, the team will (hopefully) make a decision that gets them closer to winning now and protect their future. Any of these moves could be an option, but the easiest would be to finish the deal with Mike Napoli. Pitchers and catcher report in 39 day (February 12); here's to hoping Boston has figured this out by then.
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By Georgie Bright Kunkel
Old habits die hard as they say. I still cling to my old habit of buying only what I really need. If I didn't have the money, I always went without whatever it was that I thought I had to have. The "I want it and I want it now" urge was never in my scheme of things. When I was young I don't remember of ever having a dress from the general store in our little town. My mother who taught herself to sew managed to create all my dresses on her new electric sewing machine. No, I never wore pants until later on when I actually broke the dress code by wearing a pants suit to my teaching job. But that is another story.
Since I was not affluent enough to buy the latest fashion, I would draw pictures of outfits that I dreamed about owning someday. I still have in my possession a big envelope holding all the styles I created on paper to fit the Flapper Fanny figure that I had copied from the daily newspaper cartoon. I fantasized wearing these fabulous creations someday.
One learns from experience how to fit one's income to one's essential purchases.
So when I go to the super market, I usually avoid the aisles that I know I won't find what I really need. That is, except on rainy days when I prefer to do my walking exercise in the store and then I walk every aisle whether I need anything in all those aisles or not. And what aisles carry what I really need? There's the dairy aisle which I find by passing by the increasingly burgeoning shelves of hard liquor added to the usual wine supply.
And conveniently near the variety of milk products are the myriad of cheese varieties and other items that a host might be choosing for a wine and cheese party.
Another aisle that I honor with my presence is the vegetable section where, if I am lucky, I can find relatively fresh produce, hopefully locally grown. I know, I have four planting beds which my late husband had created for his gardening but since I never gardened I stayed out of the sun for the most part. The planting beds are now covered with plastic as I can't bear to dismantle the beds that were carefully bordered with two by sixes. Maybe someday, an avid gardener will use them and I will benefit from someone else's green thumb. One advantage of my having stayed out of the sun is that my wrinkles are at a minimum. My doctor, however, encouraged me to stay outside at least 20 minutes per day even in cloudy weather to get that needed vitamin D.
City life has removed us from getting exercise by plowing, reaping, and harvesting. Go to any gym and you will find people who are free of physical exercise in their work pumping iron or riding an exercise bike. I once remarked to someone in the exercise room that if we hooked up all the machines to the electrical system we could light the building. But no one took my suggestion seriously.
Oh, I only mentioned two aisles that I frequent. The third aisle is the cereal and bread aisle. I try to avoid the prepared and canned foods if at all possible. So here's my quandary. I hate to pay the overhead for a big super market when I only shop in three aisles but that's the way it is. I can't go back to the way I lived in my childhood when I helped my mother garden and can vegetables for the winter. And I am not about to dig in my four planting beds to produce my own food so super market, here I come. If I want to see real gardens growing I can go a couple of blocks away where there is a beautiful vegetable garden bordered by flowers. May there be many more in the future.
Georgie Bright Kunkel is a freelance writer who can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com or 206-935-8663.
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Economic Development
Rolling the Credits
States are competing to lure filmmakers from Hollywood by offering hefty tax breaks. Are they giving away too much?
Near the end of the critically acclaimed movie "Ray," an emotional scene takes place in the legislative chambers of Georgia's capitol building: Lawmakers apologize to Ray Charles for having banned the singer from Georgia during segregation, and they agree to make "Georgia on My Mind" the state song. There is a quirk to the setting, however, which very few moviegoers are likely to notice. The scene wasn't shot in the Georgia capitol at all. It was shot in the Louisiana House of Representatives.
When the makers of "Ray" were preparing to film the feature in 2002, their plan was to shoot for two weeks in Georgia and then finish the rest back in Los Angeles. But around that time, Louisiana passed a lavish package of tax incentives aimed at luring Hollywood productions. The movie's producers couldn't help but notice Louisiana's generous offer. Of course, moving the production there would mean paying for hotels, meals and per diems for the cast and crew, including actor Jamie Foxx--but the bottom-line savings were too much to pass up. "On net, we were looking to save $3 million to $3.5 million on this movie," says Stuart Benjamin, one of the film's producers.
In order to maximize their tax break, the filmmakers decided to shoot nearly every scene in Louisiana. To show the rural Florida village where Ray Charles grew up, they went to a plantation southwest of New Orleans in the town of Thibodaux. To show the street outside a Seattle music club, they shot in Hammond. To show midtown Manhattan, they stopped traffic in downtown New Orleans and brought in some taxicabs. And then, of course, they shot for two days at the capitol in Baton Rouge--a nice thank you to the legislators who had passed the tax breaks only months before.
Since "Ray" swept through Louisiana, it's been nonstop "lights, camera, action" in Cajun country. Lured by Louisiana's generous incentives, more than a dozen flicks have filmed there in the past two years--including big-budget pictures such as "Mr. 3000," and the yet- to-be-released "Glory Road." This winter, four major productions were shooting simultaneously, including "The Dukes of Hazzard" and a biography of Elvis Presley. One blockbuster currently in production-- "All the King's Men," based on the life of Louisiana Governor Huey P. Long--has the state capitol once again teeming with movie stars. Meanwhile in New Orleans, where most of the filming occurs, Mayor Ray Nagin has begun referring to his city as "Hollywood South"--a title that would have sounded preposterous not very long ago, but rings absolutely true today.
Inspired by Louisiana's success, states around the country are racing to offer Hollywood tax breaks of their own. Hawaii, Illinois, Mississippi, New Mexico, New York, Pennsylvania and Utah all have recently begun throwing cash at studios and production companies. North Carolina and Texas will debate tax breaks this year, as will Georgia, where the sting of losing "Ray" hurts even more in light of its success.
Why are these states so eager to give Hollywood money? It's not just about bragging rights. Increasingly, movie production is being viewed as a growth industry that is as worthy of pursuit as biotechnology parks or manufacturing plants. It takes dozens of electricians, carpenters, make-up artists and other "below-the-line" workers to produce a big movie like "Ray"--and they make as much as $350 a day. "We're looking at this as an industry like any other," says Ward Emling, the film commissioner for Mississippi, a state that recently made news for handing out tax breaks for a new auto plant. "If you treat it like an industry that can be attracted, then you can grow it."
Others, however, worry that star-struck lawmakers are giving away too much. Louisiana, for example, bought its share of Hollywood action by handing out a fat $90 million worth of state tax credits in just two years. As quickly as producers have flooded into Louisiana, however, they could just as easily leave for a better deal somewhere else. Not long ago, Wilmington, North Carolina, was considered a movie-making hub, but its studios are reportedly sitting empty as local crews flock to New Orleans looking for work. Texas, too, is losing film workers to Louisiana and New Mexico. "When you're giving money away, people will take it," says Tom Copeland, the film commissioner in Texas. "There's no loyalty in that. I've seen it. They'll drop you like a hot potato."
It's nothing new for states to chase "runaway" productions, as the industry calls films made outside of L.A. Several decades ago, states began setting up film offices to make the logistics of filming on the road easy. Film commissioners help producers get permits for street closures, dig up last-minute movie props and make sure that the fire department is on hand during staged explosions. The chit they've had to offer Hollywood is a choice of locations: sandy beaches, snowy mountains, urban grit or sanitized suburbia--whatever "looks" the state has to offer.
What's new is that states are now putting money on the table, too-- and often lots of it. The reason is because global competition has altered the dynamics of the film industry. Canada dished up tax credits for foreign productions in the mid-1990s, and provinces such as Ontario, Quebec and British Columbia piled on breaks of their own. The combination of free cash and the weak Canadian dollar sent a lot of producers north of the border. They found that they could easily "cheat" U.S. locations: Toronto could be made to look like New York; Vancouver could pass for San Francisco. Canada built up a $1 billion movie industry.
Canada is now the United States' main competitor but not the only one. The Czech Republic, Australia, South Africa and other nations also began offering the studios tax breaks. And it started to pay off for those countries. For example, "Cold Mountain," the Civil War movie set in the American South, was shot in Romania. To be sure, the majority of big Hollywood features is still shot in L.A., and probably always will be. But the rise of tax breaks around the globe means that the cost-conscious producers are no longer looking solely at the best locale to make their movies. Now they're looking for the right location at the right price.
A lot of states--not just California--have been feeling the impact from that change. According to Brenda Sexton, director of the Illinois film office, some 57 movies that were "set" in Chicago since 1985 were actually filmed in Canada. Even "Chicago," the 2002 Oscar-winner, was shot in Toronto. "That was salt in the wound," Sexton says.
Nobody saw the global trends more clearly than state film commissioners, who hobnob with producers and directors at international conferences and film festivals. A few years ago, they began lobbying lawmakers back home, arguing that if the states wanted to compete for films, they, too, had to offer cash. This set up an unusual dynamic in state capitols. Lawmakers are accustomed to industries and companies asking for tax breaks--but in this case it wasn't Hollywood that was mounting the lobbying campaign. Rather, it was the state film commissioners who were lobbying Hollywood.
Louisiana's three-part package of incentives is the most generous. First, the state exempts most productions from paying sales tax. Second, Louisiana offers productions a tax credit worth as much as 20 percent of the local payroll. Both of those tax breaks are common, at varying levels, in other states. What separates Louisiana is the third item: a 15 percent investor tax credit. For a film such as Disney's "Glory Road," which spent $62 million in Louisiana last year, the investor credit alone was worth over $9 million. It's no wonder why producers are packing for New Orleans.
But other states have reeled in a bunch of films as well. New Mexico is seeing a big production boost since it passed incentives in 2002. The state gives back 15 percent on in-state production expenses and also gives producers interest-free loans of up to $7.5 million per film. (Governor Bill Richardson is known to talk up New Mexico to producers and directors at parties in L.A.)
In 2003, Illinois passed a tax credit worth 25 percent of the wages paid to state residents working on Illinois film shoots. Filmmakers spent $77 million in Illinois in 2004--up 200 percent over the previous year--which Sexton attributes to the tax breaks. She notes that "Ice Harvest," a movie that director Harold Ramis recently shot in Chicago, would have gone to Toronto without the incentives. "We were able to come within just a few dollars of the Toronto cost," Sexton says. "Lower-budget films are extremely sensitive about price. Often they won't be made at all if the project is going to exceed a certain cost."
Some of the states' success with pulling in films has to do with timing. Right about the time that states began passing tax breaks, the U.S. dollar began its dive in value. That made shooting films abroad more expensive than it had been. Canada's film output is down as productions ride the exchange rate south across the border. Those films are tending to land in states with the most lucrative tax breaks. "The tax incentives are keeping jobs in America, there's no question about it," says Albert Salzer of Crescent City Pictures, a New Orleans company that made four TV movies last year. "Just about every picture I deal with would either go to New Orleans or Canada."
The headquarters of "Hollywood South" is a decidedly unglamorous industrial park on the western outskirts of New Orleans. Wide streets are lined with the squat, flat-roofed offices and warehouses of industrial supply companies. One plain, boxy building stands out from the rest, however, because of the many white trailers parked outside and the caterers shuttling lunch platters in through a loading dock.
Inside, "All the King's Men," starring Hollywood heavyweights Sean Penn, Jude Law, James Gandolfini, Anthony Hopkins and Kate Winslet, is filming. Sets depicting a hotel room and a railroad car stand in a cavernous room that is buzzing with activity between shots. Carpenters are hammering and workers are hanging a giant green backdrop against one wall, as a small crowd gathers in the glow of a laptop computer, all staring intently at the screen. When "Ray" was shooting in Louisiana, nearly all of the indoor scenes were filmed in this same studio. Since then, one production after another has moved in. "All the King's Men" is ensconced here for several weeks.
Not long ago, this place was little more than a warehouse storing old furniture. In 2000, the University of New Orleans Foundation turned it into a crude soundstage for the university's film students. The Nims Center, as the facility is now known, wasn't up to Hollywood standards. But once Louisiana passed its tax credits and filmmakers made tracks for New Orleans, it was the only place to go. So much filming goes on here now that Panavision, the camera-maker, opened a rental office across the street in January. Meanwhile, the Nims Center is expanding and going upscale. State-of-the-art editing and screening suites are under construction. The hope is that filmmakers will stay here for post-production work as well, rather than simply shooting here for the tax breaks and taking their raw footage back to Hollywood with them.
These days, New Orleans' movie action is not limited to the Nims Center. One can't spend a day in the Big Easy without seeing something being filmed somewhere. And it's not just in the French Quarter. The streets around the elegant mansions of the Garden District are seeing a lot of filming, as is the central business district. One weekend in January, "The Dukes of Hazzard" took over much of downtown to shoot what locals are calling one of the most massive car chase scenes in history.
At the moment, the biggest problem in New Orleans is that there is literally too much work to go around. Producers complain that they can't find enough qualified stagehands to work their films. Says Salzer of Crescent City Pictures, "I've gotta talk to a grip working today to see what he's doing six weeks from now. People have plenty of work to choose from." A serious effort at training the local workforce is just getting started. A new basic film production class at the Louisiana Technical College is filled with eager career-switchers.
Indeed, New Orleans is becoming a magnet for people who want to work both in front of the camera and behind it. It seems everybody has a story to tell about a native Louisianan who long ago left for L.A. but recently moved back home. Similarly, University of New Orleans film students, who used to make beelines for L.A. upon graduation, are sticking around. Timothee Hammond and Elizabeth Coulon are two recent grads who found work on "Ray." When the movie wrapped up, they started their own casting company in a small office at the Nims Center. They've built a database of 3,000 actors, mostly from Louisiana, who the studios hire for extras and bit parts. "I was in the right place at the right time," Hammond says. "People in the industry are realizing this is now an important place to be."
If there is one person responsible for all this, it is Mark Smith. As Louisiana's film commissioner, Smith admired Canada's success building its movie industry. He reasoned that Louisiana could accomplish the same thing if the state offered tax breaks, too. An early sign of Smith's way of thinking came in 2001, when he moved the film office from the state's tourism division into its economic development department. Then in 2002, he turned his attention to incentives. There weren't many film or video executives based in Louisiana back then, but the ones who existed got calls from Smith, encouraging them to lobby their legislators. The strategy worked. Lawmakers passed his package during a special session devoted to economic development, without much debate.
According to Smith, the tax incentives were the only way for a state with little film industry to speak of to get Hollywood's attention. "If you really want to have a film industry in the U.S.," he says, "you have to be aggressive about it." Smith recently left the film office for another state job aimed at developing an entire entertainment "cluster." "We're competing now not just with other states but globally. Policy makers and the business community have to understand that this isn't 'show-art.' It's 'show-biz.'"
You need only see all the productions taking place in New Orleans to know that the tax credits are having their intended effect. Numbers tell the story, too. In 2002, production companies shot only $20 million worth of films, television shows, commercials and music videos in Louisiana. In 2004, they shot $350 million worth. An untold amount of spending is rippling through the local economy as sales rise for caterers, lumberyards, restaurants and hotels.
Everyone in New Orleans is so giddy about Hollywood coming to town that it's hard to find anyone who seems concerned about how much the state is paying for the privilege. But that is likely to become a bigger issue as the drain on state revenues comes into focus. What's more, there is no cap on the state's exposure going forward. "The program costs the state fisc money," says Greg Albrecht, an economist with the legislature's fiscal office. "I'm not saying it's not working--heck, we had Jessica Simpson here!--but it comes at a cost."
Moreover, that cost is more than it could be. A quirk in how the tax credits work means that most studios cannot claim the credits directly. That's because they're based in California, not Louisiana. In order to get their cash, producers have to sell the credits to Louisiana taxpayers--at roughly 85 cents on the dollar. A cottage industry has cropped up to broker these deals--and take a 10 to 15 percent cut. This is an economic development program done Louisiana- style, where spreading the wealth seems almost as important as making movies. "The credits are sold to wealthy Louisiana individuals-- lawyers and doctors who have enough money to buy $10,000 worth of credits at a time--and they're totally unrelated to the movie business," Albrecht says. "I'm not sure that people are clear about who's actually benefiting from the tax credits."
For now, however, the biggest concern in Louisiana is that the Big Easy's time in the spotlight could fizzle like the acting career of a has-been starlet. What if other states--or other countries--up the ante? Already, Canada is fighting back. In the past few months, Quebec, Ontario and British Columbia all substantially boosted their tax credits for foreign film productions. When the U.S. dollar rebounds, productions could flee north just as quickly as they came south.
Smith's focus now is on making sure that doesn't happen. He wants to institutionalize the film industry in Louisiana by building up its local base of talent and crew. The tax incentives are helping in this regard, he says, by fostering an indigenous batch of local producers and financiers. Over time, Smith hopes that more screenwriters and directors will have Louisiana stories that they're burning to tell. "We don't just want to import business. We want to export our own stories," Smith says.
As for THIS Louisiana story, it will take years to judge whether it wraps happily ever after--or with an unsettling plot twist. The lesson of Louisiana's success, after all, is that movie magicians can fool the eye anywhere, for a price. Five years ago, for the movie "Double Jeopardy," filmmakers used a historic neighborhood in Vancouver to "cheat" the French Quarter. There's no stopping them from doing it again.
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Antique Jamesway Chicken Coop Heater- OIL TOWERThis is the first one of these I have ever seen. Is a tower to hold oil and drains into an oil heater for a chicken coop. is 38 inches tall (with the lid) and a little over 13 inches across. made of galvanized metal. condition is very good. little rust in the bottom, but no bad at all. has a filter underneath. Anyway an unusual old primitive antique. thanks My Policies: Our policies are simple: Once item is paid for we will ship in 3 days, although we take pride in our packing, we encourage you to insure your item. If t is a problem, contact us and we will work it out. Another auction from Gjoens99 04.00.020


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Scrapped Golden Globe ceremony hits Hollywood hard
By Jill Serjeant
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Hollywood scrambled on Tuesday to assess the fallout from the decision to scrap the glittering Golden Globe movie and TV awards ceremony and hold only a news conference that few stars are likely to attend.
Caterers, limousine drivers, stylists, hotels and dozens of magazines and TV shows found themselves out of work when this Sunday's star-studded Golden Globes gala dinner and red carpet walk-up fell victim to the nine-week-old screenwriters strike.
"There are a lot of people being hurt by this," said Jack Kyser, chief economist for the Los Angeles County Economic Development Corp. He estimated the Golden Globes annually bring in $70-$80 million to the Los Angeles economy.
"A lot of the parties are being canceled and they can run up to $200,000 each. There is a big ripple impact from this in terms of hotel bookings, security guards, parking attendants, beauticians etc.," Kyser said.
Industry sources said most of the after parties hosted by movie and TV studios have been canceled, including those by HBO, Warner Bros/In Style magazine and NBC, which will televise the truncated awards show.
The exact format of Sunday's news conference is unclear, but the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, which votes on the awards, said there would be no red carpet for celebrities to strut their stuff and be interviewed by various celebrity TV shows and magazines.
"The last 48 hours have been crazy," said Charla Lawhon, managing editor for In Style magazine, which had to swiftly plug a fashion hole in its March edition. "Our readers and millions of viewers on television get true delight in seeing their favorite celebrities in those dresses."
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Support » Fixing WordPress » Empty Message Body Contact form 7 and WordPress v3.1
6 years, 3 months ago
I don't know if the problem i run to happened only to me, but i found a solution and i thought i'd post it here in case others have the same problem.
I installed Contact Form 7 on my WP v3.1, instalation was succesfull, even works with other plugins with no conflicts (WP-Mail-SMTP etc.).
The only problem was that in the mails that arrived the message body was empty.
To fix this problem you have to edit the textarea.php located in wp-content -> plugins -> contact-form-7 -> modules.
On line 88 there is an extra white space around the $name variable between the double quotes that you have to delete.
Just delete the extra space and the empty message body issue will be solved.


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Each day we offer samples of headlines that appeared in the world press along with our comments.
Russia, Moscow Times: "Tycoons Sue One Another"
Some create a business, and some sue for money.
Australia, Sydney Morning Herald: "Prank Crossed Line"
Republicans thought it was a joke to slide down a cliff.
Norway, Norway Post: "Math Unlocks Mind"
For me, it closes the mind.
New Zealand, New Zealand Herald: "Ending World On High Note"
Actually pay attention to a Rick Santorum speech!
UK, Independent: "Attack Parrot"
It was entering my house so what else could I do but shoot it.
USA, aol: "Gay Marriage In Court"
I trust judges do not consider this a joke.
France, Connextion: "Wrong Way"
Any way the Republican party goes.


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Calif. hospital fined $250,000 in "Octo-Mom" case
By Dan Whitcomb
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The hospital where a woman delivered octuplets in January has been fined $250,000 after workers pried into her medical records, the first penalty under a new California law prompted by similar cases involving pop star Britney Spears and actress Farrah Fawcett.
Kaiser Permanente Medical Center in the Los Angeles suburb of Bellflower, which made worldwide headlines as the place where Nadya Suleman gave birth to eight babies on January 26, was fined because it failed to prevent the privacy breach, California health officials said on Friday.
"Californians should never have to worry that their private medical information will be improperly shared," said Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, whose wife, Maria Shriver, had her own medical records stolen last year.
"That's why California has put in place strong patient privacy laws to ensure that hospitals, health facilities and individuals are held responsible for protecting confidential information," he said. "This fine should be a reminder that there are consequences for violations of medical privacy."
Although California health officials declined to name the patient whose medical records resulted in the fine, the dates, facts and circumstances of the case cited by the state Department of Public Health matched Suleman's.
Jim Anderson, a spokeswoman for Kaiser Permanente, said the hospital had brought the case to the attention of the state and had fired an employee as a result. Fourteen other workers resigned, and eight were disciplined.
"This was an extraordinary situation, and it garnered unprecedented media attention, and despite all of our best efforts, it's obvious that curiosity got the best of some people who violated our policies, disregarded their training and ignored many, many warnings given to them," he said.
Suleman was promptly dubbed "Octo-Mom" in the tabloid press, a nickname she subsequently adopted and sought to trademark. She has faced withering criticism for undergoing the fertility treatments that led to her octuplets' birth when she already had six children, while accepting public assistance and living with her mother. Continued...


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Legal Professional: Build Your Business
My daughter fell at my house and got a bruise on her head and rug burn on her nose. To keep me away my ex wife got a cpo against me. she took her to a hospital, detectives, and children services. All of them said they seen no sign of abuse. She showed up to court with pics of rug burn and a bruise and the granted it to her. in my daughters statement she even said "daddy let me fall down" (she's 3). I am appealing this as we speak but i am stuck finding old cases overturned for lack of evidence. And to see examples of briefs so i know how to do them. the briefs are all i have left to submitt for my case to go forward.
Your basic problem is likely this: in an appeal, the appellate court does not make its own separate findings of fact. It instead accepts the trial court's factual determinations. Appeals thus generally focus on whether the court misapplied the law, not factual issues. The one typical exception is that an appeals court may reverse a case on the facts if the evidence was so completely lacking that no reasonable person could make the findings that the trial court made.
Your daughter injured herself at your home. Your ex provided proof of that to the court, and you don't seem to dispute that the injury occurred. The only issue was likely why she got injured. So, what was your ex's argument for what happened? And what was your explanation?
All she is saying is that she believes that my daughter didnt fall that i probably got mad and hit her or something. The whole protection order was about her (my ex wife) being scared of my anger. And my ex wife is not part of protection order. Just doesnt want me to have visitation. The thing that gets to me is that I have no history of violence, DV's or ever even had the police called to my house. Never any reason too.
All I had to say was the truth. She fell playing- Im gonna get you- and fell and slid into the sweeper. She took her a day later to the hospital, detectives, and children services. They all said there was nothing there. So she did this. Thats why its so hard to find old cases where the court messed up. They just believed her.
tindle31:To keep me away my ex wife got a cpo against me.
tindle31:I am appealing this as we speak
Please clarify: did your ex get an ex parte CPO (civil protection order) and you are now preparing for the full hearing, or has the full hearing already occurred and you are now trying to appeal/overturn a final CPO?
If you are preparing to attend the full hearing (when the judge or magistrate decides whether to enter a final CPO), it looks to me like what they'll want from you is your best proof that you did not hit your daughter and are not a danger to your daughter (not a child abuser). I don't think you need to present any information from other people's cases.
If you are trying to overturn a final CPO that's already been issued by a judge or magistrate, I have no idea what you need to present, sorry. Might be a good idea to get a lawyer to help you with that.
Here's a link to a website that explains the CPO process, including the difference between an ex parte CPO and a final CPO: http://www.clermontcommonpleas.com/faqcpo.aspx


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Tsonga thrashes Seppi to retain Moselle Open
METZ, France (AP) â?? Top-seeded Jo-Wilfried Tsonga of France thrashed fifth-seeded Andreas Seppi 6-1, 6-2 Sunday to retain his Moselle Open title.
The seventh-ranked Tsonga needed just 50 minutes to see off Seppi's challenge, breaking the Italian's serve four times.
Tsonga's own serve never looked like being broken as he won 85 percent of his service points.
He won nine games in a row to take a 4-0 lead in the second set.
Tsonga said "I had a complete match, but I remained focused, because a match is never closed against a player like that. ... It's the first time I've successfully defended a title."
It is Tsonga's second title of the year, after the Qatar Open in January, and boosts his chances of reaching the year-ending ATP finals in London.
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Get Stormy, Calimonco Have First Winners
The races faced by the first winners for freshman sires Get Stormy and Calimonco could not have been more different.
The races faced by the first winners for freshman sires Get Stormy and Calimonco could not have been more different.
Grade I winner Haimish Hy will stand his first season at stud at E.A. Ranches in Ramona, Calif.
Current leading California sire Bluegrass Cat will stand for a $6,500 fee, Ballena Vista Farm announced Oct. 16.
The first reported foal for grade I-placed Make Music for Me arrived Jan. 11 at Tommy Town Thoroughbreds near Santa Ynez, Calif. The dark bay or brown filly was bred by Peter O. and Ellen Johnson.
The first reported foal for Storm Cat's dual stakes-winning son Calimonco was a filly born Feb. 5 at Don and Karen Cohn's Ballena Vista Farm near Ramona, Calif.
Brazeau Thoroughbred Farms near Hemet, Calif., announced Oct. 3 the acquisition of two recently retired runners who will stand their first seasons at Brazeau in 2014.
Game On Dude took some heat for six furlongs, then sped away in the stretch to take the $196,000 San Antonio Stakes (gr. II) as expected Feb. 3 for his sixth win in seven tries at Santa Anita Park.
Game On Dude will have at most four rivals when he returns to Santa Anita Park in the $200,000 San Antonio Stakes (gr. II) on Super Bowl Sunday Feb. 3.
Donald Cohn and Martin Wygod purchased 10 distaffers at the Keeneland January horses of all ages sale to be bred.
Calimonco, a multiple stakes winner and the only full brother to Breeders' Cup champions Sweet Catomine and Life is Sweet, will enter stud at Donald and Karen Cohn's Ballena Vista Farm in 2013.
Game On Dude, looking to rebound from his seventh-place finish as the favorite in the Breeders' Cup Classic (gr. I), drew the rail for the $250,000 Native Diver Stakes (gr. III) Dec. 1 at Betfair Hollywood Park.
Just a little more than two months away from making a return appearance in the Breeders' Cup Mile (gr. IT), Jeranimo heads a field of six for the $200,000 Del Mar Mile (gr. IIT) Aug. 26.
Off for more than eight months, champion Acclamation makes his much-awaited return in the $250,000 Charles Whittingham Memorial Handicap (gr. IT) at Betfair Hollywood Park June 9, a race he has won the past two years.
Mr. Commons returns from a layoff of nearly three months to face 10 opponents in the $150,000 American Handicap (gr. II) on the Betfair Hollywood Park turf May 26.
Multiple grade II winner Jeranimo stands out in a field of 11 drawn for the $150,000 San Francisco Mile (gr. IIIT) April 28 at Golden Gate Fields.
The return of Acclamation, the champion older male of 2011, highlights the first Friday night program of the Betfair Hollywood Park spring/summer season April 27.
After registering his first graded stakes win with a powerful effort in the Sir Beaufort Stakes (gr. IIT) to open the meet, Mr. Commons is a clear standout in the $150,000 Arcadia Stakes (gr. IIT) Feb. 4 at Santa Anita.
Regally Ready, the 2011 Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint (gr. IIT) winner, begins his 2012 campaign in the $100,000 Daytona Stakes (gr. IIIT) Jan. 8 on the Santa Anita hillside grass course.
Favored Jeranimo rebounded from his seventh-place finish in the TVG Breeders' Cup Mile (gr. IT) three weeks ago with a decisive 2 3/4-length victory in the $250,000 Citation Handicap (gr. IIT) on the Hollywood Park turf.
Second in his return to racing following a 20-month layoff, grade I winner Bob Black Jack will make his turf debut for trainer James Kasparoff in the $250,000 Citation Handicap (gr. IIT) at Hollywood Park Nov. 26.
Stakes winner Calimonco, a full brother to Breeders' Cup winners Sweet Catomine and Life Is Sweet, will enter stud in 2012 at Donald and Karen Cohn's Ballena Vista Farm near Ramona, Calif.
On a four-race tear for trainer Donald Warren, multiple grade I winner Acclamation is expected to face seven opponents as the favorite for the $150,000 Clement L. Hirsch Turf Championship (gr. IIT) at Santa Anita Oct. 2.
Celtic New Year, coming from off the pace, got through an opening in the stretch and held off heavy favorite Bourbon Bay and Imponente Purse in a tight finish in the $200,000 Del Mar Handicap (gr. IIT) on the turf Aug. 28.
Caracortado, on the short end of the photo in a pair of grade I losses recently, came from behind to defeat Mr. Commons by a nose in a terrific finish to the $200,000 Del Mar Mile (gr. IIT) Aug. 27.
Bourbon Bay, fresh off a convincing win in the Cougar II Handicap (gr. II), returns to turf in the $200,000 Del Mar Handicap (gr. IIT) Aug. 28 in San Diego.
|Breeder / Owner
|John W. Sadler
|Dancing in Silks
|Carla Gaines
|Dewey's Special
|Jeff Mullins
|Rafael Becerra
|Haimish Hy
|Art Sherman
|Make Music for Me
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Konami have announced that the demo for Silent Hill: Book Of Memories is available to download now on the PSN exclusively for the PS Vita. This next installment in the series will bring all-new gameplay features previously unseen in the Silent Hill universe, including Role Playing Game elements and online multiplayer functionality.
The free demo showcases the first two zones of the game, giving players access to some of the arsenal of weapons, power-ups and storylines throughout the game. In addition, players will also see some of the iconic enemies of Silent Hill past, including the nurses.
Book Of Memories is an all-new game in the Silent Hill series that begins with a strange book with your characters entire life story to this point written inside. By working with other players to solve puzzles, defeating demonic creatures and altering what's written, you can actually change the past and write your own ideal history.
Silent Hill: Book of Memories will be available in retail stores nationwide on October 16th 2012.


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Discover the techniques of creating Celtic alphabets to enhance your artwork or cards. Eleven complete alphabets plus borders and motifs. Also includes ideas for craftwork included. Easy to use as templates for your own designs. A superb primer for those interested in Celtic themes.-KarenPlatt.co.uk Another excellent source book from Judy Balchin. Here Judy shows us the techniques used in creating Celtic alphabets, so useful for all craft projects, and some ideas for their use are included in this book. Eleven complete alphabets plus borders and motifs that are easy to use as templates for your own designs are included and and will enhance many craft projects. In addition to the Celtic alphabet Judy has included numerals, borders and motifs in both modern and traditional styles. These wonderfully versatile letters can be used to decorate many craft projects. In addition to the alphabets themselves, popular author Judy Balchin has included numerals, borders and motifs as well as modern and traditional Celtic styles. All of the alphabets are presented both in colour and black-and-white which makes using them very easy. Throughout the book are the most beautiful illustrations of completed projects using the letters or the wonderful intricate and symmetrical designs so typical of the Celtic theme that will inspire any enthusiastic crafter.-JeannieZelos.com The alphabets in this book come from the author being inspired by the Book of Kells and the Lindisfarne Gospels, using the designs found therein to create new works for predominantly watercolours, crayons and gold leaf. There is also a section using numerals, borders and motifs to add to your work with the lettering. The designs are bold and of a good size, and could easily be adapted to making stencils, applying fabric paint direct, or using stitch to transfer onto fabric. Each set of alphabets contains a black and white set at the end which you can use to enlarge or reproduce on the photocopier. It is also spiral-bound if you prefer to trace the letters, which helps keeping the pages flat. The alphabets are of varying styles and sizes, and there is a lot in inspiration inside, especially if you're interested in exploring the use of lettering in your work.-Workshop On The Web Monograms and lettering often feature in embroidery and the curling curves of Celtic calligraphy provide endless inspiration. Whether you choose to stitch a name, a quotation or even just a single letter, the numerous different designs offer plenty of inspiration. There are clear instructions for transferring the designs and adding colour. The techniques described are for use on card or paper, but they could also be used on fabric - and then it's up to you to decide on the style of stitching you want to use. Who knows - you could soon be stitching your own Book of Kells or Lindisfarne Gospel!-Stitch The eleven different alphabets presented in Celtic Alphabets range from strong and simple designs through to more complicated and intricate Celtic letters. Each alphabet is offered as a colored and black and white version. The colored version shows how the alphabet could look when it is colored, however the black and white version is likely to be the most flexible option. The black and white alphabets are presented with several letters on a page. Users can scan or photocopy these and resize the images. Ideas for projects and different techniques are dotted throughout the book. These give an inspirational insight into how the alphabets can be used. In addition the suggestions given in the book, the images can be used as templates for stamp carving, used as stencils, cut out from paper and used as embellishments for rubber stamping projects or transfered directly to a page by tracing to form part of a design. The Celtic letters have strong ornate outlines which work particularly well in papercraft as well as needlecraft projects. This is a useful source book and the addition of project ideas helps to present a book that is ideal for crafters of all experience levels.-About.com Illustrating 11 alphabets in Celtic styles in color and black and white, this collection is similar in format to Dover's Ready-To-UseA" series. Like the figural designs in Balchin's previous book, Designs from the Book of Kells, the alphabets are modern, somewhat simplified interpretations inspired by illuminated letters in the Book of Kells and the Lindisfarne Gospels. Intended primarily for painters, this will be useful for needleworkers as well.-Library Journal USAReseña del editor:
This beautiful book contains eleven alphabets in Celtic styles. These marvellously versatile letters can be used to decorate your craft projects. In addition to the alphabets themselves, popular author Judy Balchin has included numerals, borders and motifs as well as modern and traditional Celtic styles. All of the alphabets are presented both in colour and black-and-white for ease of use. This title includes lots of examples of completed craft projects using the alphabets.
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ESRI writer Karen Richardson recently discussed with Ponce ESRI's involvement in International Hydrographic Organization (IHO) standards and activities around the world.
ESRI: Can you explain the mission of the IHO?
Rafael Ponce (RP): IHO is the technical expert body recognized by the International Maritime Organization, a United Nations agency that provides standards and recommendations for all hydrographic activities throughout the world. This includes survey planning, data collection, postprocessing and data product creation.
The ESRI maritime team's primary objective is to serve this community by providing the best quality software and most efficient services. Our commitment does not begin with the production of excellent software and end with providing technical support; it goes beyond that. We are invested in creating standards and product specifications to continually improve our software.
ESRI: How exactly does ESRI contribute to the development of IHO standards and product specifications?
RP: The maritime team represents ESRI at key IHO technical working groups, such as the Transfer Standard Maintenance and Application Development Working Group. We provide expertise for defining and documenting specifications and GIS tools for testing data against them. For example, ESRI assisted in the development and extension of the S-57 standard, the IHO transfer standard for digital hydrographic data, as well as the new IHO Universal Hydrographic Data Model, known as S-100. Working with IHO, we are also developing the next generation of Electronic Navigational Chart (ENC) product specifications, S-101.
ESRI recently joined the Chart Standardization and Paper Chart Working Group to help write documents that help preserve the fundamental concepts of marine cartography. Additionally, we will start working with the Marine Spatial Data Infrastructure Working Group to develop better marine SDIs and help hydrographic offices connect with their national SDIs.
Last but not least, ESRI is involved with the Radio Technical Commission on Maritime Services (RTCM), which informs international agencies on maritime radio navigation and radio communication policy issues, changes, and technical standards development. ESRI represents RTCM as a nongovernmental organization at the Hydrographic Services and Standards Committee (HSSC).
ESRI: You mentioned the Radio Technical Commission on Maritime (RTCM) Services at the IHO Hydrographic Standards and Specifications Committee; can you tell me more about RTCM?
RP: RTCM was founded in 1947 as an international nonprofit scientific, professional and educational organization. RTCM works closely with many international bodies to develop standards for different maritime services. RTCM has several special committees and ESRI's interest lies in the Special Committee (SC) 109 on Electronic Charts and the fairly recent e-Navigation concept, which aims to harmonize ship- and shore-based systems through a communications infrastructure. Working with this committee, ESRI hopes to provide the technology to make this concept a reality.
ESRI: Tell me more about ESRI's relationship with IHO.
RP: ESRI's relationship with IHO began with the International Hydrographic Bureau, which works as the secretariat for IHO. ESRI maintains communications with delegates to the bureau, who include administrative personnel and retired hydrographers from various member states.
The IHO recognizes ESRI as one of its main stakeholders in the private industry, allowing the ESRI maritime team to participate in IHO's technical working groups and contribute to improving hydrography around the world. For example, ESRI attended the Hydrographic Database workshop hosted by the Colombia Hydrographic Office in Cartagena last year.
ESRI: Are there other groups within IHO in which you are involved?
RP: Yes, besides technical committees and working groups, the IHO has a capacity building committee (CBC) and several regional hydrographic commissions. I also have the privilege of being the technical coordinator for the Electronic Chart Committee (ECC) of the Meso-American and Caribbean Hydrographic Commission (MACHC).
ESRI: Can you describe your role as technical coordinator of the ECC in MACHC?
RP: I support the committee as a facilitator in determining the level of ENC coverage in the region using Worldwide ENC Database (WEND) principles as a guide. The WEND principles are a series of guidelines on how IHO member states should produce, organize and distribute their ENC data. Because ENCs cannot overlap for safety purposes, I help identify issues where there is a problem and facilitate a resolution. For example, two different ENCs may pinpoint more than one object at the same location. It is impossible for more than one object to be in the same spot on the earth, so I work with the conflicting states to rectify this. I also provide advice if some member states require rescheming of their ENC catalog. I basically try to ensure that member states follow the IHO production and distribution of charts to their end users, who are mariners worldwide.
ESRI: Is ESRI involved in any other maritime organizations?
RP: Yes, ESRI recently joined the Technical Advisory Group on Port Security, which serves the Inter-American Committee on Ports (CIP) at the Organization of American States. This group provides guidance to port authorities in the Americas on all aspects of port security so that they have the information and necessary means to mitigate risks, improve security and increase efficiency at ports throughout the Western Hemisphere.
ESRI: What can we expect from ESRI's involvement with IHO and other maritime organizations in the coming year?
RP: ESRI is committed to continuing our efforts with IHO and its member states particularly, participating in the development of S-101 and any future specifications. Our work with RTCM will continue, specifically in the Special Committee 109 for Electronic Navigational Charts as well as continuing to represent the group at HSSC if they allow us the honor.
We look forward to promoting the Marine Spatial Data Infrastructure initiative by IHO among its member states. We are particularly looking forward to working on other international projects like the Infrastructure for Spatial Information in Europe (INSPIRE), where we were recently accepted to participate in the development of product standards for bathymetry and oceanography.


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Sesame-Ginger Steak Salad RecipeRead Reviews Be the first to add a review
This Asian-inspired salad makes a satisfying lunch. Cook the steak the night before, refrigerate, then simply toss with veggies and dressing when the lunch bell rings. —Marla Clark, Moriarty, New Mexico
Recommended: 30 Satisfying Protein-Packed Salad Recipes
- 1 beef top sirloin steak (1 pound)
- 1/2 cup sesame ginger vinaigrette, divided
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon coarsely ground pepper
- 1 package (10 ounces) hearts of romaine salad mix
- 4 radishes, thinly sliced
- 3 green onions, thinly sliced
- 1 cup sliced English cucumber
- 1 cup fresh snow or sugar snap peas
- 1 cup grape tomatoes
- 1/4 cup minced fresh cilantro
- Brush steak with 2 tablespoons vinaigrette; sprinkle with salt and pepper. Cook steak in a large skillet coated with cooking spray over medium-high heat for 5-7 minutes on each side or until meat reaches desired doneness (for medium-rare, a meat thermometer should read 145°; medium, 160°; well-done, 170°). Let stand for 5 minutes before slicing.
- Divide salad mix among four plates. Top with radishes, onions, cucumber, peas, tomatoes and cilantro. Arrange sliced steak over salads; drizzle with remaining vinaigrette. Yield: 4 servings.
Originally published as Sesame-Ginger Steak Salad in Simple & Delicious October/November 2011, p33
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I am very interested in pursuing modeling, and I am hoping to gain as much experience as possible. The modeling I have done so far has been for make-up artists to build upon their portfolios, and also for photographers hoping to add to theirs. I am very eager to get on as many projects as I can, to further my skills and confidence as a model, and to build up a diverse and professional portfolio.
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Re: aggregation of related elements in a list
On 10/22/05 at 12:35 AM, leigh at cephb.fr (leigh pascoe) wrote:
>related to x5 but not x7 and x5 is related to x7 etc. would produce
>the list of lists
>To take a specific example, assume we have the list
>and that application of the relatedQ, test to all possible pairs
>yields the list of related pairs
>Using the list and the list of related pairs we can deduce the
>desired list of lists as
Have you looked at the package Statistics`ClusterAnalysis`? It looks to me like this package has the functions you are asking for.
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