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Engendering American Values
"Would you like to buy some girl scout cookies?"For a hundred years, Girl Scouts have been asking this question with smiling faces- and one would be hard pressed to say "no" to any one of these uniformed diet-busters. As a veteran girl scout leader, I expect to have more than my share of (un)necessary calories each spring, but what I didn't expect was the additional rewards that come with scouting. For a mom of three boys and one girl, my daughter and I have found girl scouting to be the … [Read more...]
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I live in what is labeled, "the safest city in America"- although I'm not leaving my doors unlocked based on this recognition. After living on our little cul-de-sac, I'm convinced that this may be one of the most religiously diverse cities in this nation. Our street seats six homes, each with a family practicing a different religion. Initially when we moved here we were excited to get new playmates for our kids but we sensed apprehension from our neighbors. So we sat back and let the kids work … [Read more...]


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The Economics of Small Island Tourism
International Demand and Country Risk Analysis
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Riaz Shareef, Suheija Hoti and Michael McAleer
This study forms an entirely new area of research on Small Island Tourism Economies (SITEs). It addresses the importance of uncertainty in monthly international tourist arrivals and country risk indicators to the macroeconomy.
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This water-resistant backpack trimmed in smooth leather is all about convenience, making it perfect for quick weekend getaways. Stack the lightweight carryall over your wheeled luggage handles or fold it flat and stow it in another bag. Color(s): black, navy, olive. Brand: BRIC'S. Style Name:Bric's 'X-Bag Excursion' Backpack. Style Number: ... Learn More
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SFM Foundation awards record scholarships for children of injured workers — June 27, 2017
The SFM Foundation gave more money than ever this year toward scholarships for the children of injured workers. The Foundation awarded $285,000 in total scholarships to 14 students whose parents were severely or fatally injured while working for Minnesota, Iowa or Wisconsin employers.
SFM earns top ratings for data quality — April 26, 2017
SFM once again earned top grades in carrier data quality reports from both the National Council on Compensation Insurance (NCCI) and the Minnesota Workers' Compensation Insurers Association (MWCIA). The high ratings (all 'A's) indicate that SFM meets or exceeds the standards set by the data collection organizations in several categories.
College class visits Barrier Free Access for training in safe patient handling — March 15, 2017
Sixteen students from the University of Minnesota-Duluth had a unique opportunity to try out safe patient handling equipment at Barrier Free Access' design and training center on Feb. 15.
SFM gives support to numerous charities in 2016 — February 2, 2017
SFM supports a variety of community organizations through its corporate giving and employee matching gift programs.
SFM again tops the list for prompt first action on claims — January 24, 2017
For the 18th consecutive year, SFM ranked first among large insurers in Minnesota for prompt first action on lost-time claims, according to a list from the Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry.
Support the SFM Foundation when you shop on Amazon — November 23, 2016
With the holiday shopping season upon us, consider participating in the AmazonSmile program to support the SFM Foundation every time you make a purchase. It's easy to set up and there's no cost to you.
Ladies' Night Out raises nearly $30,000 for scholarships — November 17, 2016
The SFM Foundation's Ladies' Night Out fundraiser on Friday, November 4, brought in more than $28,000 for scholarships, nearly a 22 percent increase from last year's event.
Buy your Ladies' Night Out tickets now — October 26, 2016
SFM Foundation's Ladies' Night Out fundraiser is a just over a week away! Purchase your ticket in advance to save $5 and have the opportunity to pre-register for the silent auction, which will be conducted electronically this year.
SFM employees hear from expert on opioid epidemic — October 17, 2016
A Minnesota physician who is helping to lead the charge against the epidemic of opioid addiction both locally and nationally spoke at SFM's all-employee meeting on Wednesday, October 12 about the rise and extent of the crisis, and how insurers can work together with medical providers and government officials to turn it around.
Save the date for the fifth annual Ladies' Night Out; sponsorships available — September 21, 2016
The SFM Foundation is holding its fifth annual Ladies' Night Out — Shopping for Scholarships fundraiser from 6 to 9 p.m. on Friday, November 4, at the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Bloomington — Minneapolis South. Buy tickets now or become a sponsor.
Register now for CompOnline® webinar — September 8, 2016
The CompOnline Risk Management System — a free service for all SFM policyholders — helps employers more efficiently and effectively manage and analyze their workers' compensation claims.
SFM's Bloomington offices are closed today (Tuesday) — August 9, 2016
SFM's Bloomington offices are closed today (Tuesday, August 9) due to a water leak. Maintenance is working on the issue and facilities are expected to be open again Wednesday morning.
SFM Foundation golf events reach new fundraising heights — July 11, 2016
Following a record-breaking year in 2015, the SFM Foundation's golfing for scholarships events raised the bar even higher in 2016. This years' golf events generated $171,000 in revenue, showing an increase of 43% over last year's total.
SFM acquires Byron-based Barrier Free Access — June 30, 2016
SFM has acquired Barrier Free Access, a Byron, Minnesota-based provider of safe patient handling products, design consultation and training to medical facilities throughout the Upper Midwest.
Zorn to lead north/metro team — June 29, 2016
SFM recently chose Deb Zorn to be the new leader of the North/Metro Accounts business unit.
Gebhard named SFM's vice president of communications — June 28, 2016
SFM's Board of Directors approved the promotion of Andy Gebhard to vice president, communications earlier this month.
Baker elected secretary/treasurer of the ACOEM Board of Directors — June 27, 2016
SFM Medical Consultant Beth Baker, M.D., MPH, FACOEM, was elected secretary/treasurer for the American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, and started in the new role in April.
Aponte chosen to head new analytics department — May 31, 2016
SFM has chosen Amanda Aponte, FCAS, MAAA, to lead the company's new Analytics Department.
Bent elected chair of MWCIA board — April 27, 2016
SFM Vice President and Director of Underwriting Brian Bent was elected to a two-year term as chair of the Minnesota Workers' Compensation Insurers Association Board of Directors earlier this month.
SFM board names Miller executive vice president and chief operating officer — April 18, 2016
The SFM Mutual Insurance Co. Board of Directors has named Terry Miller executive vice president and chief operating officer.
SFM Foundation golf events scheduled in Minnesota, Iowa — April 14, 2016
The SFM Foundation's annual Golfing for Scholarships event takes place Monday, June 20, at Prestwick Golf Club in Woodbury, Minn., and Thursday, June 23, at The Legacy Golf Club in Norwalk, Iowa.
SFM ranks first in Minnesota for prompt action on claims — February 19, 2016
For the 17th consecutive year, SFM ranked first among large insurers in Minnesota for prompt action on lost time claims, according to a list from the Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry.
SFM Foundation becomes a Kids' Chance affiliate — January 27, 2016
The SFM Foundation is now an affiliate in Minnesota and Iowa of Kids' Chance of America, a national nonprofit organization that shares the Foundation's mission of making college attainable for the children of injured workers.


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Chose the Octagon based on the reviews, and, since the hotel is outside the city center, figured it would be the best choice for us who need parking space. A perfect choice! Rooms of good size, clean and new, WiFi, microwave oven, water kettle. The welcoming owner who also speaks Swedish gave good tips for city exploring. Those who need to catch a flight have the airport just across the street - no aircraft noise, though. Taxi to center 5-7 euro.
Hotel staff was very helpful and smiling. Breakfast was really poor.
The owner and her assistant were marvelous It was so hot and the lack of air conditioning was the only negative
the breakfast was starting too late 7,30 am
Very clean hotel, girl in frontdesk was very helpful. Price/performance was very good. Google maps and doesn't work in Bosnia, we couldn't find easily hotel, actually hotel very close to airport. Breakfeast just little bit poor, but its not important too much. Hotel's outside under construction, we cared about this, but there is no problem with inside of hotel. Workers started to work around 07:30, this was only real compliant with hotel$
The room and the hotel is new and nice and the staff is helpful. La habitacion y el hotel son nuevos y bonitos, el personal muy amable. Tienen tve It is far away from the city center, the breakfast could be better
hotel and room new. Staff nice and helpful. Very close to the airport. Hotel y habitaciones nuevas. Personal servicial y muy amable.cerca del aeropuerto. Tiene TVE Far from the city center 20 min. Lejos del centro de la ciudad 20 min.
Convenience for the airport. Clean and comfortable. If it got hot then air con would have been desirable.
Very polite service and "human touch" created by hotel owner. Food is great, the room was very clean, hotel is nice and it is designed for great pleasure Everything was great.
comfortable and clean rooms, but far from the city center
Modern clean suite with all the usual hotel trappings. Buffet breakfast was above average. The hotel is empty. We only ever saw another couple of people and the entire building lacks any atmosphere. The staff are unfriendly and the location is miles from anywhere with no free shuttle bus on offer as we were lead to believe!
They went out of their way to be friendly & helpful The location is terrible, impossible to find (had to hire a taxi to drive in front of our car to find location). The beds were sofas and very uncomfortable, the curtains were very shabby & bathroom was awful. To use the toilet one had to go 2 very steep steps up (running the risk of slipping on the tile & hurting ourselves quite badly), the shower had no curtains, was clogged, and all the water was spilling out, barely any light in the room. The breakfast was below minimum expectations
quiet place while central at the same time the receptionist smoked non stop. The smoke went up the floors
I felt that I am with a family ,staff was very nice and helpful and that was the best part that you feel that you are with a very good people God bless them all please any one go there telling samira,refat ,mubarrah and hadia my greetings it is safe for the women who travailing alone and i do recommend that for any girl traviling there alone
The Hostel staff was very kind and helpful The staircase was too narrow
Very friendly hotel staff, value for money, free wireless internet
I really liked the value I get for money - one of cheapest I found in Sarajevo, and the staff was more than nice, very very hostile. Totally recommend.
the personell was really friendly it was far away from the city center
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3 Million In Washington Have Unclaimed Cash And Assets
It's possible the Washington State Department of Revenue has some of your money and would like to return it.
There are over 3 million names and nearly $1 billion in unclaimed assets up for grabs. Examples of unclaimed property include paychecks, utility deposits, bank accounts, uncashed refunds, life insurance proceeds, stocks and bonds and contents from safe deposit boxes.
Between July 1, 2012 and June 20, 2013, WSDOR returned more than $68 million to 170,800 people. During that same period, the department added 858,000 names and $140 million in unclaimed property to the database.
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The bulk of small businesses are not managing their cash properly to ensure they can meet quarterly GST payments and may be facing crunch time as the Australian Tax Office moves into enforcement mode some 3 years after the tax was introduced.
According to a survey by small business software company MYOB, 54 per cent of the almost 3000 businesses surveyed only calculate their GST liabilities and if they have sufficient funds when they complete their quarterly Business Activity Statement.
The survey also found that 80 per cent of these businesses do not separate their tax liabilities from their main trading accounts and 58 per cent aren't earning any interest on their separate GST accounts.
It has previously been estimated that small businesses have $4 billion in debts to the tax office, while 4000 small businesses go into liquidation each year, often blamed on an inability to meet tax and employee superannuation liabilities.
The survey found that small businesses are more pessimistic, with only 29 per cent expecting the economy to improve, compared with 35 per cent in the previous survey.
But they are less nervous about interest rates, with only 32 per cent feeling negative about interest rates compared with 43 per cent previously.
About one-third planned to employ more staff over the next year and most are still confident about the prospects of their own business.
The results came as MYOB yesterday launched an addition to its software range in a joint venture with Macquarie Bank's banking division, enabling small business owners to calculate their GST liabilities and set aside money in a separate account paying a 4.5 per cent level of interest.
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UK Tax Questions? Ask a UK Tax Advisor for answers ASAP
Hi - sorry to have been delayed in replying - the weekend here runs Thur-Fri and things can be a bit tricky with UK responses !
OK - little bit of expansion. I was forwarded a copy of the new expat rules including the issue of "number of ties"
Unfortunately my wife and I became estranged three years ago. She has been resident in the UK, along with my minor son, with me remitting money back informally. The family home is also in the UK, with me in company rented accommodation here. To pay her , and the household bills, I had to keep the UK joint bank account going. I'm on heart meds, and my prescriptions include medicines not available in Oman, so I carried on getting GP based prescriptions from the UK.
NOW - my accountant initially based the whole thing on me being a working individual overseas for a limited time (the original idea was three years with the whole family here and the UK house rented. This never happened - after a year my wife elected not to come out and the whole mess started. The problem may be that now that my wife wishes to drag me through the courts to obtain a divorce, and will not negotiate in any meaningful way, financial disclosure makes our whole setup look very murky (it was never intended to be). It's not a pleasant situation for me - botXXXXX XXXXXne is I need real clarity on what expanses we may face in me returning to UK - not least because the only asset that could pay a UK tax bill stretching back any time is the house - return to the UK pretty much terminates my ability to earn. I did seek advice from the YOUGOV website, which was confusing, and a CAB helpline which was very noncommittal.
I'm not trying to avoid any liabilities - just need to know what they are. If I have to stay here for another couple years to pay bills I can - but if I LEAVE without knowing for sure and THEN find I have liabilities, I'll be in (more) trouble.
Last tax year I was in UK about 98 days - on average I've been below the 90 days a year allowable, but it's all got very very messy. I was out of touch for a while - hospitalised in an arab institution for severe depression and mental breakdown and just let all this slide by - now it's looking complicated.
Thanks for any assist - what I REALLY need I guess is a full opinion based on earnings, where who and what was, times, dates and any resultant liabilities. I haven't found anything online that can do this.
Hi.A statutory residence test came into effect from 6 April 2013. It does not apply to tax years before 2013/14 unless the taxpayer elects for it to do so. You can read about the test here. The month that you return to the UK will dictate the adjusted number of days you can spend in the UK between 6 April 2013 and your "deemed" date of return to the UK which itself determines the maximum number of ties you can have to the UK before you are considered resident for the tax year. The year of your return to the UK will be a split year (the periods before and after your return to the UK) and so long as you have stayed in the UK within the number of days allowed for a partial period of absence in the tax year, you should not pay UK tax on your overseas earnings for the final tax year during part of which you were abroad. See section 5 of the guidance note.For the period between your original departure from the UK to 5 April 2013, you should refer to section 8 of HMRC6 here and, in particular, to the example calculations on pages 47 and 48. They show you how to calculate whether you have breached the number of days you are allowed to spend in the UK based on the period which started after the day you left the UK.There are many people such as yourself who post questions here about their UK tax position having worked abroad or who are about to work abroad. Many don't take their families but that doesn't necessarily affect their non-UK residence status adversely so long as they limit their days in the UK and spend at least one full tax year (6 April to 5 April) working abroad. Nobody expects an individual who is going to work in Iraq or Afghanistan as a contractor to take their families with them.
Frankly, unless you have breached the days in the UK limits, I don't believe you have a UK tax problem. I hope this helps but let me know if you have any further questions.


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Next Iron Chef: Super Chefs Pop Up #6 at Orson December 6
Tuesday, December 6, 2011 at 7:00 PM (PST)
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You are invited to a pop-up event at Orson by Elizabeth Falkner
when: Tuesday, December 6, 2011 at 7pm
where: Orson, 508 4th Street at Bryant
Chef Elizabeth Falkner is having a blast on Food Network's The Next Iron Chef: Super Chefs
Join Chef Elizabeth for cocktails and hors d'oeuvres and a special screening of Episode 6 on the digital wall at Orson. Get the inside scoop as the series continues!
Tickets can be purchased at $40 per person in advance ($45 at the door), which includes Chef Falkner's special selection of hors d'oeuvres (inspired by the episode) and two cocktails. Cash bar also available. We will also be raffling off some great stuff!
We look forward to seeing you December 6!
For more details visit us at orsonsf.com
When & Where
508 4th Street
San Francisco,
Tuesday, December 6, 2011 at 7:00 PM (PST)
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If you are already "snap happy" with your smartphone or tablet, why not try and win great prizes too?
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The Photo Adventures are divided into different categories such as food, animals, fashion, travel, selfies, celebrations and several other categories. You can pick and choose which Photo Adventure you want to participate in.
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President Obama & Climate Change
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Statement of Eileen Claussen
President, Pew Center on Global Climate Change
on appointment of Todd Stern, Special Envoy on Climate Change
January 26, 2009
Secretary Clinton's appointment of America's first special envoy on climate change is another clear and early signal that the Obama administration is determined to address this issue head on. This new position can help ensure strong and focused engagement at the highest levels as the United States works with other countries to forge a new international climate agreement. As special envoy, Todd Stern brings the expertise, insight and judgment needed to represent renewed U.S. leadership in the global effort against climate change.
Statement of Eileen Claussen
President, Pew Center on Global Climate Change
on President-Elect Obama's New Energy and Environment Appointments
December 11, 2008
This is a team with a keen interest in addressing climate change, and the talent and skills to get the job done. With Steven Chu, Carol Browner, Lisa Jackson and Nancy Sutley at the helm, President-Elect Obama's Administration will be well-equipped to tackle the challenge of building a new clean energy future that preserves the climate while revitalizing our economy. We look forward to working with the new Administration to achieve these goals.
November 18, 2008
This is exactly the kind of leadership the country and the world have been waiting for. President-elect Obama's statement makes clear that he's ready to roll up his sleeves and deliver the action that is needed to protect our climate, our economy, and our national security. He is setting the right goals and choosing the right policies. We urge the bipartisan leadership in Congress to work closely with the new president to quickly enact an economy-wide cap-and-trade system. Doing so will ensure significant reductions in U.S. emissions at the lowest possible cost, and help set the stage for a new international agreement ensuring that all other major economies contribute their fair share as well.
On the occasion of Senator Barack Obama's election to the presidency, we released the following statement of Eileen Claussen, President, Pew Center on Global Climate Change
November 5, 2008
President-elect Obama faces an array of urgent challenges when he assumes the Presidency on January 20, but I am confident that he will provide the leadership needed to enact a comprehensive climate policy that significantly reduces U.S. greenhouse gas emissions. I am equally optimistic that new leadership will provide the impetus we need to forge a strong green energy economy and restore America's standing in the world community, and I look forward with great anticipation to working with the Obama administration to achieve these critical goals.
Further Resources on Next Steps for the New Administration:
- Obama's Remarks: Watch President-elect Obama's remarks to the Governors' Global Climate Summit.
- Pew Perspective: The Obama administration should seek a greenhouse gas cap-and-trade law, we argue.
- Climate Policy & U.S. Election: In an article for the Heinrich Boll Foundation's Transatlantic Climate Policy Group, Elliot Diringer discusses prospects for an international climate agreement under a new U.S. president.
- Congressional Action: Pew's Nikki Roy offers a possible timeline for legislation in the 111th Congress on E&ETV's On Point.
- Congressional Policy Briefs: This new series of briefs walk policymakers through important design choices for a federal cap-and-trade system and the strengths and weaknesses of various complimentary policy approaches.
- The Candidates and Climate Change: A Guide to Key Policy Positions: In this presidential voter guide, Pew outlines key policy positions of President-elect Obama and Senator McCain.
- Cap and Trade 101: This brief report explains how a cap-and-trade program sets a clear limit on GHG emissions and minimizes the cost of achieving this target.


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I'm live blogging the PASS keynote…it's 8:44 local time.
Here's the PASS website description of the day 2 keynote …this is the one everyone's been talking about, the DeWitt keynote. Remember to follow along with the livestream: http://www.sqlpass.org/summit/na2010/livekeynotes.aspx!
Rick Heigis:
Heh, we just applauded the internet.
PASS board of directors is a volunteer board. They keep saying "best ___ EVER", and I always hear "Best ___ EVAR!!!!" Board Directors are now Douglas McDowell, Andy Warren, and Allen Kinsel.
New event in 2011: The PASS SQLRally, with precons in BI, DBA, De, Prof, and Dev tracks (including Grant Fritchey [http://scarydba.wordpress.com] , Kevin Kline, Patrick LeBlanc, Devin Knight, and more). #SQLRally is now open for you to register. Precon $299, conference $199, or both together for $449 before Dec 1. See www.SQLRally.com
Wow, next year Summit is October 11-14, with two precon days instaed of one pre and one postcon. Earlybird reg is under $1k. Cool, maybe we'll be able to hit SQL Connections in November for the first time ever…maybe…
Send questions for today's keynote using firstname.lastname@example.com #sqlpass Kids at home, play along!
Dr David DeWitt: Technical Fellow, Data and Storage Platform Division
We're getting art by the SQL Server query optimizer. Every color in the pic represents different parameters in the TPC-H benchmark. Today we're talking about SQL query optimization (another power lecture). Fundamentals, leaving with an understanding of why optimizers sometimes produce bad plans. Query optimization is harder than rocket science.
100,000 ft view has "magic happens"' as the key component.
Query 8 of the TPC-H benchmark, there are 22 million alternative ways of executing this query. Cost-based query optimization was invented by Pat selinger in the 70s. This remains the hardest part of building a DBMS. QO transfers queries into an efficient execution plan: parse [into logical operator tree], QO [physical operator], execution. Physical operators = how they do it, e.g. nested loop join, etc.


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Milwaukee Brewing Company is going solar
Milwaukee Brewing Company, 613 S. 2nd St., announced today that it plans to install a solar hot water system at its brewing facility. The solar project will reduce the brewery's energy costs and showcase the company's commitment to sustainable brewing practices.
The installation, set to occur in early 2013, will include 28 solar panels to pre-heat water used in the brewing process.
The Milwaukee Brewing Company solar announcement was made in conjunction with a national solar conference being held in Milwaukee.
"This announcement is a perfect way to kick off the national Solar Thermal Conference, and this project demonstrates Milwaukee's leadership in the solar industry first hand," said Amy Heart, City of Milwaukee's Solar Program Manager.
The installation at Milwaukee Brewing Company, located in Milwaukee's Walker's Point neighborhood, came together through a partnership lead by Milwaukee Shines, the City of Milwaukee's solar program.
"The City's energy programs were a great asset to help us save energy and increase our competitiveness," said Jim McCabe, owner and founder of Milwaukee Brewing Company.
Milwaukee Brewing Company has been implementing green practices since the construction of its production facility in 2007.
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"Mr. Chairman, I join my colleague Mr. Rangel in thanking you for giving the junior members of this committee the glorious opportunity of sharing the pain of this inquiry. Mr. Chairman, you are a strong man, and it has not been easy but we have tried as best we can to give you as much assistance as possible.
"Earlier today we heard the beginning of the Preamble to the Constitution of the United States, We the people. It is a very eloquent beginning. But when that document was completed, on the seventeenth of September in 1787, I was not included in that We, the people. I felt somehow for many years that George Washington and Alexander Hamilton just left me out by mistake. But through the process of amendment, interpretation, and court decision I have finally been included in We, the people.
"Today I am an inquisitor. I believe hyperbole would not be fictional and would not overstate the solemness that I feel right now. My faith in the Constitution is whole, it is complete, it is total. I am not going to sit here and be an idle spectator to the diminution, the subversion, the destruction of the Constitution."
This led to Barbara Jordan's Keynote Speech at the 1976 Democratic National Convention.
Tribute to the Late Honorable Barbara Jordan, Delivered to the US House of Representatives by Congresswoman Jackson-Lee (TX), January 24, 1996.
Barbara Jordan Remembered. An excellent collection of news stories, essays, and related information compiled by Donald Perkins in her home state.
Opening statement of the Judiciary Hearings from William Safire's book Lend Me Your Ears
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We're starting to get a better idea of how the home of the Chicago Cubs could change in the near future.
Camden Yards may have been a groundbreaking project, but plenty of locals still long for a less stylish sports past.
How Nationals Park, to the surprise of its neighbors, is leading to a better community.
Why Denver's Coors Field succeeded while Phoenix's Chase Field was a bust.
Three Midwestern MLB teams with modest payrolls outlasted everyone else this year
Cleveland finds a way to embrace winter at Progressive Field
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Wilbon says 'Boxing is dead' and 'Soccer is rising'
April 03, 2012 3:00 AM
by Mark Mayer
"I am sad that my son will never know what me and my dad cheered. I sat with my father listening to Ali-Liston. I miss boxing, but it's dead," –Michael Wilbon.
Talk about dropping a bombshell in the middle of Shangri-la – Shadow Creek, pristine site for last weekend's Michael Jordan Invitational charity golf tournament.
And with his golf game in fine form, an 82 as a 13-handicap on one of the nation's premier courses, the influential ESPN commentator was relaxed in treading on some touchy waters to Las Vegas bettors.
"I came to Las Vegas for 30 years as a Washington Post boxing writer," said Wilbon, who along with fellow ex-Post columnist Tony Kornheiser, have hosted ESPN's signature show PTI (Pardon The Interruption) since 2001.
"I covered a lot of Tyson fights, Holyfield fights, Bowe fights," Wilbon said. "I never looked at (gambling) lines. I know they are set to inspire action and predict outcomes, but I am not a bettor. I miss boxing, but the culture has moved on. It's dead."
Dead? Certainly on life support as superior management and marketing of the MMA and UFC have left boxing on the canvas. Still, a Mayweather-Pacquiao fight immediately revives the patient.
But dead?
"Kids are growing up wanting to be tight ends and not boxers any more," Wilbon said. "The heavyweight division died off because guys wanted to do something else. I don't care about MMA and will never watch it. But I am in the minority there."
So what's alive, Michael?
"Soccer is rising here, but pro football has a hold on everything," he said. "Basketball went into a lull when Jordan left, but it's coming back with exciting people like LeBron, Kevin Durant, D-Wade and Rose in their prime. Both soccer and basketball have international appeal. Nobody cares about football outside of America, but that's what we care about."
Wilbon also has some sobering words about his own industry.
"Back when I was at the Post, we had journalism," he said. "Now it's Twitter where everybody is a publisher. "I have to adhere to my own standards that were in place before Twitter showed up. I am not going to change what I do. I have another forum so Twitter isn't my primary thing."
With social media outlets dominating the Internet, newspapers, sadly, are facing the same fate as boxing – the graveyard.
"You're right about that," Wilbon said. "There's not just one place to shop anymore. But if I were out of college today, I would still be involved in journalism. Story telling is still storytelling. I just don't know what format it will be."
• Covered 10 Summer and Winter Olympic Games for the Washington Post, every Super Bowl since 1987, nearly every Final Four since 1982 and each year's NBA Finals since 1987.
• Contributing to ESPN's The Sports Reporters and other shows on the cable network, he began co-hosting ESPN's daily Pardon the Interruption (PTI) with Tony Kornheiser on October 22, 2001. On December 7, 2010, he wrote his last column for the Washington Post and officially dedicated full time to work for ESPN and ABC.
• Born in Chicago, Illinois; 1980 graduate of Northwestern; Lives in Bethesda, Md., but has a home in Scottsdale, Ariz.


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Fusion-io (NYSE:FIO), a top provider of flash storage systems, shocked investors Thursday with its fiscal second-quarter results. The stock is currently off by 17% to $16.88 in today's trading. However, the shares had already been deteriorating — they were priced at nearly $30 in early October.
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DURYEA, Pa. — The Police Department will upgrade to a new alert system with the help of a $10,000 grant - but they'll need new computers first.
Council President Mike McGlynn announced at a regular meeting Tuesday night that the department secured a $10,000 grant from the district attorney's office to install Visual Alert 2, a record-management system designed by Metro Alert, on police station computers.
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A fine summarization of the communityYou're a fine example of how gamer communities have become infested with endlessly whining and bitching, arrogant, opinionated, unreasonable, all the way immature, completely delusional, tendentially psychotic, insulting individuals one really doesn't want to be linked with. And playing with you guys is certainly no fun at all. I don't know where this kind of folks spawns from. Must be a nest somewhere ...
Anyway on a more serious note care to link any of these threads that lasted more than two days? Most are either locked or people just get bored of them. I bet you cannot find more than ten within the past month.
When the game is experiencing such a mass exodus of players as it has for almost three years now it is inevitable that complaints are going to surface. We can ignore them, simply dismiss them as non-constructive, as you have, or we can discuss the problems with the game in the hope that it will help Blizzard figure out how to address the problems.
For example, But I hate You All is just flaming everyone in here and then adding a useless little comment at the end to make his posts so that they are not entirely a flame, he's playing the game pretty intelligently. But counted in total his posts are almost half of this thread. He claims that this site is for all mmo's but of course he isn't going to ever realize that it has been said before by moderators in direct contact with administrator Boubouille that he is incorrect (and its even in the official faq for this site... "Welcome to the MMO-Champion discussion forums! This community and it's forums are a place where you can discuss subjects, ask questions, post guides,... related to World of Warcraft with your fellow players.")
Earlier he told someone its dumb to announce when you put someone else on ignore but in a different thread he put me on ignore and then announced it, ignored my post entirely saying there is no point listening to a fanboy. That was a thread I also got infracted in, for basically saying that the whole thread was an excuse for a flamewar.
There is a double standard that is so obvious, and I think anyone with half a brain can see it. Unfortunately for me and many others, I wish to discuss wow, not the end of it, and so that is why I come here, and why I tend to come here less frequently all the time, and would just leave it entirely if it weren't for the awesome front page and the blue tracker, the best source of information about wow there is. Forum posters like me are among the minority here apparently, although I apologize to the others who feel like me, I sympathize with you and wish you the best of luck in learning to tolerate this type of poster on a site dedicated to your favorite game.
I don't have an agenda of trying to get it to go free to play, because I can't afford it, or trying to change the game for the better, because of all my time invested feeling wasted, yet that is the underlying reason for so much of the flaming of the fanboys or the developers. In my humble opinion, this is the cancer killing wow, not Blizzard. No matter how you spin it, they love their game, and they (Blizz) tries to make decisions they feel makes for a better game, not to troll their consumers or kill their own product. It simply is a lie that can never be true, and that is the reality of it no matter how you 'feel'. But at the same time, you can never please everyone, and we all know this.
Have fun guessing sub numbers, I personally wouldn't mind if 99% of you left wow for good, I'd still play this game until the day it ends, not because I'm a fanboy, because this game entertains me and always has.
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Nathan Okun Naval Gun and Armor Data Resource
All material is copyrighted by Nathan Okun and may not be used for commercial purposes without prior written permission.
The following sections show three different kinds of Armor Penetration Programs, all developed by Nathan Okun.
The first program set is the FACEHD (Facehard) series. These programs are applicable to all naval face-hardened armor that is at least 3 inches (76.2 mm) thick. They are not intended for use with thinner armor plates. The programs include a projectile data menu for most nation's APC-type projectiles. Russian M1909 "tough-capped" APC shells, used during World War I, are not in the program now, but can be approximated by using the British post-Jutland 13.5-inch Greenboy APC shell entry. The Facehd program calculates the armor thickness for complete penetration and holing. The program also calculates expected projectile damage effects (very important with this kind of armor).
The second program set is M79APCLC which are used for calculating penetration for homogenous armor types. These programs completely replace the DeMarre Formula. The programs calculate assuming the use of USN STS homogenous armor of World War II, which was a soft - 225 Brinell - form of rolled homogeneous armor against uncapped, undamaged, medium-length, pointed, ogival-nosed AP shot. Complete ("Base Through") penetration is predicted, but not "Through Crack" or "Nose Through" results. This program is based upon experiments with the US Army 3-inch (76.2 cmm) M79 AP shot projectile of World War II, but can handle most other projectiles of similar shape and of any size. However, be aware that the actual projectile nose shape and the damage the projectile suffers while penetrating armor have major effects that can invalidate the results. The program is accurate for obliquities up to 80 degrees. More information for this program may be found in the references listed in the above Article section.
The third program set contains FLATNOSE and TPRFLTNS which are specialized armor penetration programs for 3-inch (76.2 mm) flat-nosed undamaged AP shot projectiles for penetration into homogeneous steel armor. Flatnose calculates for a completely flat-nosed projectile with no cap or windscreen while Tprfltns calculates for a projectile with a 0.47-caliber-high truncated cone nose with 0.85-caliber flat end and a thin conical windscreen added. These programs are really only for use in calculating penetration of US Navy STS armor, the results may not apply for other homogenous armor types. Other nose shapes are not included, as even a small change to nose shape may make for a large change in the penetration characteristics. Only small changes in shell weight will work, as the experiments were based upon shell weights in the 11 to 15 lbs. region (5 to 7 kg). These programs are only for plate thicknesses of circa 0.85-caliber, as above this plate thickness all of the shells tested deformed or shattered, thus invalidating the results. Both programs work for all obliquities up to 80 degrees.
BRUN45.EXE is the runtime Basic engine that runs all of these programs. You must have this loaded on your computer in order to run any of the Basic programs on this page. This program must be in the same directory or folder as the compiled basic.exe program that you wish to run with it (Facehd58, M79APCLC, etc.), otherwise the programs will not run. One copy of it in a folder can support any number of such EXE files in that folder.
OBLICALC.EXE is an obliquity calculator which computes the final obliquity of an incoming shell. This program takes into account the target's course, roll, yaw, inclination of armor plates and so on. This program must be in the same directory or folder as the other programs.
Note: OBLICALC.EXE and BRUN45.EXE are generic programs, so if you have previously loaded these on your computer, you do not need to download them again.
If you have a 64-bit OS, you will need to load DOSBox 0.74 found at DOSBox.com and a Graphics (icon-based) User Interface (User-modified Window generator) like DOSShell, which is also available at DOSBox.com. Running DOSShell sets up a DOSBox-compatible Window filled with user-created icons (one per DOS program) that allows a selected MSDOS-based program to be run via DOSBox in its own separate Window (plus a DOSBox support Window that can be ignored or minimized, but not closed, while the program selected is running). As long as the cursor is in that program's DOSBox-created Window, it can be run exactly like it would on a full-width MSDOS screen, though smaller since it is just a Window. It works on either 32- or 64-bit Windows 10 or earlier versions of this OS. Note that you set up the icon, using the menu at the top of the DOSShell Window, to create a new program icon or to edit an existing one for selecting the program in the DOSShell Window by calling up the NEW or EDIT feature and then giving the separate paths to the executable program, to the desired icon, and, if you want, to a text HELP/TUTORIAL File for the DOS program you want to use under DOSBox.
Version 7.7 (June 2017)
Download the following files to the same directory or folder where you have downloaded BRUN45.EXE and OBLICALC.EXE, which are required to run FaceHard, and then open the zip file and extract the files. You may then run the FACEHD77.EXE program from a DOS-Prompt.
In addition, here are various ico files which can be used to create shortcuts on your computer.
Changes incorporated into version 7.7 are documented below.
Download the following files to the same directory or folder on your computer and then run the programs from a DOS-Prompt.
M79APCLC.zip is a Zip file containing the following program files:
If you are unable to open the Zip file, then use the individual links.
Note: BRUN45.EXE is required to run all of these programs.
FLATN3&TPFN2.zip is a Zip file containing updated versions of the FLATNOSE and TPRFLTNS penetration calculation programs discussed below. See the FlatnoseSTStests.docx and ReadMe.txt files inside for more information.
Flat-nose_and_Tapered_Flat-nose_Comments.docx describes the programs and show calculated results.
Those using WINDOWS 7 can get DOSBox 0.74 and one of the shell programs that use it to run MS-BASIC programs (I use DOSShell 1.7), install both programs, and add the executable to the list of programs in the shell program that can be run with just the click of a mouse, once the shell program is running (DOSShell's main window has icons just like the desktop and clicking on an icon in that window starts that program, once the MS-DOS program has been installed properly into DOSShell using its ADD/EDIT ENTRY feature). So far, at least for the text-only programs that I create, DOSBox has run every single one perfectly.
Both of these programs are for special U.S. Navy AP projectiles inspired during World War II from examination of samples of the Japanese Type 91 "diving" AP shells with their break-away noses and tapered flat-nose design for stable underwater travel -- but neither of these U.S. tests shell types had a break-away nose on top of the nose shape given below -- as follows:
FLATNOSE was developed from tests of 3-inch caliber 10-15 pound (W/(D-cubed) = 0.37-0.56) flat-nosed projectiles (solid cylinders of various lengths with the front end sliced off flat). No windscreen was fitted to any of them. The best results were for circa 13-lbs. projectiles (W/(D-cubed) = 0.48).
TPRFLTNS was developed from tests of 13-lbs. (only) 3-inch truncated-conical-nosed AP projectiles (0.85-caliber - 2.55-inch -- wide flat face raised 0.475-caliber - 1.425-inch -- above the cylindrical body's upper edge; there was a sharp crease at this cylinder/cone joint). This projectile had a thin conical windscreen, taking up about 0.65 lbs. (5%) of the total weight, extending the tapered nose to a point (the upper half-inch or so of the tapered solid nose was cut with shallow threads around the circumference to hold the windscreen on, so the width of the flat part of the nose if no threads had been cut would have been about 0.93 caliber (2.8") (about 0.25" wider than the 2.55" value). These shells had hollow cavities for explosives (inert-filled for the tests) and were prototypes of actual shells of this shape that were never actually produced for Navy guns. The weight used matched that of the actual standard-issue capped 3-inch Mk 29 AP shells sometimes used by the World War II U.S. Navy 3-inch/50 and 3-inch/70 AA guns (the hand-loaded version of these guns were used in some small ships throughout World War II and they were being introduced in rapid-fire, auto-load versions to replace the 40 mm AA guns at the end of World War II due to the danger of kamikazes) - the AP shells were primarily for shooting at surfaced submarines from smaller ships (not a major use for these guns), though 3-inch Army or Marine anti-tank guns may have also used them occasionally.
Both programs compute the striking velocity to barely allow an intact, undeformed projectile of that design to pass entirely through the plate (less and the projectile will bounce off or remain stuck in the plate, depending on the impact conditions) - the U.S. "Navy" Ballistic Limit. At high obliquity the projectile never slows down to a stop; it either skips off at some (usually high) velocity or punches through at a similar (but usually not quite so high) velocity,
These two programs give extremely good results for the 13-lbs. 3-inch projectiles of the shapes given at all obliquities from 0 degrees ("normal" or right angles) up to 80 degrees against plates from 0.1 to 0.85 caliber (0.3" through 2.55") of average U.S. Navy World War II Class "B" armor or Special Treatment Steel (STS) (115,000 psi ultimate tensile strength), as used extensively for thin armor, deck armor, or heavy conning tower armor or battleship turret face armor in many World War II U.S. Navy warships.
Below 0.1 caliber, the curves have been extended to 0.001-caliber (0.003") with a very good chance of being accurate there, too.
Above 0.85-caliber plate thickness (and slightly less for high obliquity impacts), the projectiles always shattered. Extrapolating the results for any kind of iron or steel plate above about 0.9-caliber (2.7") is thus not going to be reliable or even anywhere near correct.
The effects of scaling to other projectile diameters or with plates of different metallurgical properties are not given in any of these tests and, though the program allows such, cannot be considered accurate for projectiles much different from 3-inch in size or used against different kinds of plate. Changing the weight much from 13 lbs. will also give less reliable results.
NOTE: I have some test results for extra-long 20 mm (0.78") flat-nosed steel cylinders of circa 0.39 lbs. (W/(D-cubed) = 0.8) against a form of high tensile steel at right-angles and the shape of the penetration energy needed versus plate thickness (in projectile calibers to put them on the same graph) curve for the Navy BL is virtually identical to my 13-lbs. 3-inch flat-nosed-cylinder data up through 0.85-caliber plate thickness, but the 20 mm curve is offset from mine and I do not know what combination of adjustments are needed to match them with one-another, due to not enough data.
I am adding these programs to allow a contrast with the results of my M79APCLC program for typical blunt-point curved-nose AP or SAP projectiles (which replaces the old standard French DeMarre Nickel-Steel Penetration Formula to give much more accurate results for intact, undeformed projectiles of that nose shape, most especially for oblique impact, where the French formula was almost useless, being designed for normal impact only). The M79APCLC penetration program is based on an enormous number of tests performed by the U.S. Navy at the Naval Proving Ground during World War II using U.S. Army 3-inch M79 AP Shot projectiles (mainly), hence the name of the program. The results of this program are extremely reliable if the pointed projectile is similar to the M79 nose design and remains intact and undeformed during the impact.
The differences in results of these two flat-nosed-type projectile tests are striking (no pun intended!), both from the M79APCLC results in most cases and from each-other, indicating how sensitive penetration is to nose shape when the nose gets very blunt and has to punch through the armor like a fist, rather than drill through like a (somewhat blunt) needle.
More data is needed to calibrate these two programs for a wider range of projectile weights, plate properties, and projectile sizes. Also, some more data for intact projectiles against any plates at least up to about a caliber thickness (3-inch for the defining projectiles) would be of interest. Until then, the results are rather limited in usefulness.
Note: BRUN45.EXE is required to run these programs.
Version 3.0 (May 2017)
Improved smoothness of graphing calculations. See text file for a complete listing of the changes.
Version 2.0 (December 2016)
Some typo corrections and small changes. See text file for a complete listing of the changes.
Version 1.0 (April 2012)
The new HCWCALC.EXE program is a first attempt to include the three major forms of nose coverings in AP and SAP projectiles, the AP cap, the Hood, and the windscreen, separately and in combination (Hoods and AP caps are mutually exclusive). It is an extension of the previous M79APCLC STS armor penetration program, which it incorporates internally. If all of the nose covering weights are set to zero, the earlier M79APCLC program results are obtained. As currently written, it does not include all forms of AP caps, just one US Army and one Navy WWII AP cap, though it allows manual adjustments of the internal default table values used in most of its various AP cap calculations. I hope to add more kinds of AP caps as I get information on them (or can separate out the cap effects from the effects not due to the cap in test results and published armor penetration curve charts). AP caps have several different effects on penetration, depending on cap design, projectile nose design, method of cap attachment, cap hardness, plate thickness, and impact obliquity. Virtually all of these effects have canned default values that can be modified by user-supplied multipliers and answers to various questions during the user input process, if desired. Changing the weight of the cap adjusts the results of some of these effects, but not others. Complicated.
Most of my future work on this program will be adding more types of AP caps to the selection available and incorporating nose shape effects that can handle the several odd-ball AP cap face shapes (which include everything from pointed cones, to hemispheres, to truncated flat noses, to hollow conical pits, to flying saucer top shapes, and so forth). The projectile nose shapes under the caps are much less variable, but still require some new logic to get right, too. This update will have to wait at the moment as the data that I have is somewhat chaotic at the moment and will require some time to sort it out properly, after which I will have to evaluate a lot of tests to sort out how to handle this in the program.
Similarly, there is some variability as to windscreen designs where I allow manual adjustments to the table outputs on top of the weight adjustment. There is, however, only one parameter other than weight percentage that the user can adjust for a windscreen, unlike the several parameters for AP caps.
Other than adjusting for Hood weight changes, Hoods use the default calculated values as-is.
Under some conditions the changes caused by these nose coverings are minimal, but under other conditions the effects can be very large (up to over 18% change in the required penetration velocity, sometimes making it higher and other times making it lower). The several EXCEL spreadsheet graphs converted to PDF format included with the document describing this program shows the complexity of using just one of the two AP caps that can be selected, with an adjusted weight (more like the typical WWII cap weight) and manually selecting different cap effect option combinations, even when using the default program computations. Also shown are combinations with windscreens on top of Hoods and AP caps, to give more realistic results.
Nathan Okun
Graphs of Typical Program Functions
These programs are all compiled under QuickBASIC 4.5 and run under an MSDOS window in a Windows OS. In many cases, when printing has to be done, the Windows printer utility program refuses to recognize the DOS LPRINT command, so printing does not happen.
There is a free Windows 4.0, NT, 200X, and XP (not, unfortunately, for Windows 95 or 98) package from A.N.D. Technologies that allows the user to "lock" the LPT1 through LPT9 printer ports in DOS to the same one in Windows -- you can even select which printer does what if you have more than one printer. You can disconnect the lock after you are finished. The FaceHard and associated programs usually work with LPT1 (the default for the DOS LPRINT command), but that can usually be changed by appropriate DOS or Windows commands.
Facehard Version 7.7
Facehard 7.6 had a bug for the uncapped 155mm and 203mm Japanese Type 91 AP projectiles when hitting armor between 0.1 and 15 degrees. Version 7.7 fixes that by hand-inserting the correct zero-deflection value into the logic and bypassing the existing logic, which was never designed to handle such a combination of SHATTER plus NO DEFLECTION (it was dividing by zero in one of the formulas). The FINAL RESULTS printout at the end of each run now states this is special logic. More details in the zip-file notes.
Facehard Version 7.6
I added some logic in Version 7.5 to handle the fact that older, weaker projectiles used the much flatter Shattered Obliquity Thickness Modifier Curve for their Holing Limit due to major breakage when they failed to penetrate, even if the damage was not actual shatter. However, this was not always true for the NBL against weaker armors, since sometimes the projectile could suffer much less damage if it hit hard enough to penetrate completely. My old logic had a major bug that gave incorrect answers sometimes for both the HL and NBL and crashed the program at 70 degrees or more.
Facehard Version 7.5
This version fixes a number of small bugs in Version 7.4 that were found by someone who is translating it into C. It also adds a corrected method of handling the case where an uncapped high-quality projectile hits thin face-hardened armor at low obliquity (up to 15 degrees obliquity) and suffers only nose damage, rather than complete shatter. I had something that did this before, but it had little data except for one set of British post-WWI tests. I now have German WWII test data, so I was able to come up with an approximation that includes both sets of data and, hopefully, is somewhat realistic. A more detailed list of changes may be found in the FACEHARD75CHNGDOC.rtf document within the FACEHD75.zip file.
Facehard Version 7.4
New update, fixing some typos and making some corrections/additions to 7.3. A more detailed list of changes may be found in the FACEHARD74CHNGDOC.rtf document within the FACEHD74.zip file.
Facehard Version 7.3
This one was pretty extensive as to armor and projectile properties in those pre-WWI times, which I had had limited data on. German KC a/A armor was MUCH more complex than I knew, with FOUR significantly different types in either composition or resistance or both by the end of WWI. Who knew? This is now included in FACEHARD as far as the data I have allows, including re-calibrating the other older armors to give the same test data as before against projectiles with new, updated properties to match the new German projectiles of the period (I assume other shells were of similar capabilities and changing them to match the new German data requires armor property changes to retain the old known FACEHARD calculation results as closely as possible -- mostly, I was able to do this within a couple of feet per second of the 7.1 HL, NBL, and EL results, though a couple of these have more change than that, which I hope is now more accurate, not a screw up on my part!). A more detailed list of changes may be found in the FACEHARD73CHNGDOC.rtf document within the FACEHD73.zip file.
Facehard Version 7.1
I found a big typo in 7.0 that prevented running FRENCH PROJECTILE SELECTION #9, the US Crucible Steel 380mm Mk 1 MOD 1 AP projectile for RICHELIEU (blueprint dated May 1943). When I updated the French projectile table some versions ago, I added a new entry to the table and forgot to add one to the counter, so the last entry, this projectile, "fell off the edge".
Facehard Version 7.0
I have made a few touchups primarily to make the Harveyized Armor scaling adjustments exactly match my graphs. They were "pretty close" but as a perfectionist I had to tweak them to within 0.1% error. A single adjustment worked for all face layer percentages and projectile sizes, so it was due to the nature of the Harveyized armor's hardened steel/cementite-only face combination (I assume it works with both nickel steel and mild steel versions of Harveyized armor), not due to my KC armor adjustments being wrong.
I also found a couple of typos and added some more information about those two captured VH experimental plates -- with deeper face layers than regular VH armor -- that were tested by the US and Britain after World War II that proved to be the best plates ever tested by those nations. They both had face layers more like German World War II KC n/A armor and were 1% (the US plate) and 1.5% (the British plate) better than average KC n/A, way above standard VH armor. Since they are so close to one-another in design and quality, even though one was more than twice as thick as the other one and tested with two different nation's projectiles almost over a nearly double scale of diameters, indicates again Japanese super-high quality control (British CA plates vary all over the map as to quality around their average, but not Japanese armor!!).
The only details that I still need to resolve completely are British changes to the ratio of HBL to NBL (varies a lot from plate to plate), Russian armor and projectiles (very limited test data), and the exact relationship between German and Austro-Hungarian projectiles and armor before and during World War I (have a lot of similarities, but not sure who developed what).
Facehard Version 6.9
Changes documented in the following rtf file: FH69_Changes_document.rtf
Facehard Version 6.8
I have been testing the thing "to death" and am finding all sorts of small problems that only occur under certain circumstances. Some more problems with the Hooded and soft-capped shells versus various KC armors. Fixed a major bug in the logic for the Japanese uncapped 15.5 cm and 20.3 cm Type 91 AP projectiles. Fixed flaw in Harvey armor logic and a few less serious design limitations in FACEHARD. The projectile tables for all nations are now modified as to their old pre-1900 shot and shells. Russian projectiles, as far as are now known to me, are now included as a Nation Selection with a number of shells available.
Facehard Version 5.8
Fixed problems with Gruson Chilled Cast Armor and Terni Cemented Armor. Fixed bug where not zeroing the plug weights when no hole made in the plate prior to using them. This caused a minor error where post-impact behind-the-plate damage was being worked out. Splinter damage is now possible if no backing layer is mounted behind the plate.
Facehard Version 5.7
Fixed minor bugs.
Facehard Version 5.6
Fixed problem where rounding error changed ballistic limits by 1 ft/sec and messed up some of the logic for projectile damage by causing the results to shift back and forth at boundaries. Changed logic so that if the actual value is only 1 ft/sec away from a "perfect" projectile boundary, then it is always set to equal that perfect projectile value.
Facehard Version 5.5
Corrects a problem where Selection 20 was still being referred to as Selection 18 in one place, which caused an error when either Selection 18 or Selection 20 was used and that logic was applicable. Also has some wording changes to better define what is really meant by "quite possibly" and "probably" when referring to projectile wobbling/tumbling after a penetration. Noted that a weak shell that is broken above the Holing Limit but below the Navy Limit may throw pieces of itself through the plate, while a stronger shell that does not break will only punch out armor pieces. Thus, sometimes a weaker shell is more dangerous!
Facehard Version 5.4
Fixed bug for shattered projectiles at low levels of armor penetration.
Facehard Version 5.3
Fixed bug where remaining velocity of projectile was not being reset between run loops (without restarting) if the projectile had its nose break (but no other breakage) at under 45 degrees obliquity and only made a hole in the plate.
Facehard Version 5.2
Various bug fixes.
Facehard Version 5.1
Various bug fixes and rebuilt the Grüson and Terni Cemented armor logic due to both of them having plate faces that get thinner as the plates get thicker. The program now gives you the current calculated back layer percentage ("UB") used in the program and this will make it easy to override this with your own manual input values (if you did not know the old UB value, how could you determine a new one?). I also did some minor editing and clean-up of the paper printout and added TC armor to it, which I had forgotten to do in 5.0. Boy, I am sure blind sometimes!! I ran some tests and things work OK now, as far as I can tell, at least as far as THOSE bugs were concerned. Anyone finding a bug, please tell me about it!
Facehard Version 5.0
I decided to jump to Version 5.0 because I have done an EXTENSIVE modification to how the program handles SHATTERED projectiles, among other things.
My problem was that I based the original design on the U.S. World War I and shortly thereafter tests using the U.S. Navy World War I MIDVALE UNBREAKABLE soft-capped AP projectiles, which were, by definition, 1.00 quality, since they rarely broke against the World War I-era U.S. Navy Class "A" armor at up to 15° obliquity. Thus, when they DID shatter at a higher obliquity, they still had 1.00 quality and only the effective plate thickness went up. However, this means that I only had good data on 1.00 projectiles, which is good for creating the baseline to compare other projectiles, but it is bad in that the "third dimension" (projectile quality variations when the projectiles are not as good and shatter or don't shatter) was missing.
When I did my re-evaluation of German APC projectiles and armor, I used an "analyze it to death" study of the captured (by the U.S. NavTecMisEu) World War II tests of Krupp KC n/A armor as used on SCHARNHORST and BISMARCK, which was tested using many kinds of Krupp APC projectiles, INCLUDING pre-World War I small hard AP capped L/3.2 and L/3.4 APC and soft-capped L/2.9 APC projectiles. By using G.Kdos. 100 and this data and U.S. and British tests of German World War II armor and projectiles, I cross-correlated the results back and forth and back and forth (it was a REAL messy job!) until I got some kind of correlation between the soft-capped projectiles, which were always shattering against this improved armor, as expected, and the World War I hard-capped projectiles, which were shattering at 30° obliquity, but not at normal, against thick plates of this improved KC n/A armor, which I had not expected, but which makes sense, since the later post-World War I Krupp APC projectiles obviously were given different, thicker AP caps for a reason!
After all this work, I reran my recent data on the World War II Italian Terni Cemented plates being fired at at 30° obliquity by uncapped Italian World War II AP projectiles and, lo-and-behold, my answers were now even closer to the results of the tests! Eureka! Win-win!!
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In order to further improve these programs, Nathan would like to obtain more data on Russian, Austro-Hungarian, Italian, and French armor and projectiles, especially test results. Also, any test results for the period prior to World War I would be most welcome. If you have data that you think would be useful in this regards, please click on the Contact link above or below and send an Email.


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Sofia Vergara In Favor of Plastic Surgery, Considered Breast Reduction
K. Mathews on 28 Nov 2011 at 9:00am
How many times have you heard a beautiful celebrity claim she would never have plastic surgery and thought, yeah, easy for you to say? Although she's a bombshell, don't count Modern Family's Sofia Vergara among these women. In an interview with CNN, Vergara says that she's "not against [cosmetic surgery] at all."
Vergara's refreshing perspective comes with some advice, too. "I think that you should go into [plastic surgery] more thinking that you want to look beautiful than trying to look young. Because I don't really think that plastic surgery can make you look young. It can make you look prettier."
That's some good food for thought: you can always look better, but you can never actually be younger. Vergara herself is a good example of someone who looks her age (39), yet is also attractive… and not just "for a 39-year-old."
While Vergara doesn't look down on plastic surgery, that doesn't mean she's had it herself. She did consider it, however, when a publicist suggested she needed to have a breast reduction in order to be taken seriously in the entertainment industry. (Sounds like the opposite of most Hollywood tales!)
Vergara doesn't regret not listening to the publicist as her buxomness is now "a big part of [her character] Gloria."
That's not to say she hasn't made any aesthetic change, though. Born a blonde, Vergara opted to dye her hair darker in order to correspond with America's perception of Latinas. In fact, going brunette helped to boost her career. See? Even women as stunning as Vergara have to undergo beauty modifications to meet societal expectations. I'll leave it up to you as to whether that's comforting or horrifying!


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Pregnant Kourtney Kardashian Has Family Lunch with Scott Disick & Mason (PHOTOS)
The busy mom took a break this weekend by having lunch with her family in Calabasas, CA. Joined by her partner Scott Disick and son Mason, Kourt kept it cute and casual for the occasion.
As the famous fam left the restaurant, Scott was snapped carrying his son to their awaiting car while Kourtney kept her blooming baby bump hidden beneath a baggy sweater.
Recently, Kourtney took it to her blog to respond to an inaccurate story of the Kardashians that was published in the New York Post. The reality starlet wrote:
Thank you Forbes Magazine for taking the time to do some fact checking and demonstrating a little journalistic integrity. This morning the NY Post shamelessly put a negative spin on the information they received from their 'sources' just to try to tear down what our family has worked so hard to build. We won't stand for it.
Kim and Khloe, also responded to the NY Post's negative stories on their blogs.


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Millennium - Eastern Caribbean: Celebrity Millennium Cruise Review by Angie
Overall Member Rating
Millennium - Eastern Caribbean
Destination: Eastern Caribbean
Embarkation: Fort Lauderdale (Port Everglades)
The food was unbelievable. My fiance is very particular when it comes to food. We both loved all of the meals we had. There is something for everybody. All of the food in the main dining More rooms is excellent. The buffet food is great, as well. And, you have to try the hamburgers out by the pool. They are very good. I ate at the Spa Grill one day, and the food was very good there, also. I cannot say one bad thing about the food.
With the exception of the stateroom attendant, the services is outstanding. Our waiter, Viorel, was great. We seen him around the ship throughout most days, and he was very attentive. It did not matter that he was not in the dining room. My aunt travelled with us, and her favorite dessert is butter pecan ice cream. Vio made sure she had it each and every night. In fact, he saw us up on deck 11 getting us some sun one day. The next think I know I look behind us and he is bringing her ice cream in the middle of the day. We gave Vio the extra money we saved by not rewarding Jorge for his poor service.
The entertainment was ok. Coming from someone who is very easily entertained, don't feel bad if you miss it. The casino is very nice. I didn't win a penny, but I really didn't intend to. The table minimums are low, and the atmosphere is great. Don't miss Cosmo's up on deck 11. Super fun! There is always something going on there. Try Bingo at least once. Again, I didn't win but it was worth the time and $20.
You could not help but appreciate all of the locations we stopped. I read a lot of complaints about Dominican Republic. This is by no means the nicest stop, but it is still beautiful and interesting to see their culture. I did the Bahia Beach Break. I thought at first it was ridiculous to spend $44 to go to the beach, but it was well worth it. There is not much to do on your own, and I'm glad I spent the money. Puerto Rico is beautiful, and you can't go to the Bahamas without seeing the Atlantis and Paradise Island. Don't miss it. And, don't miss the Buck Island Sailing excursion in St. Thomas. We had a blast, and it is more than worth the $59pp. There is not one thing I would change about the ports of call for this trip. Less
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A Palo Alto woman was arrested on the morning of March 9 after allegedly pushing a gas station attendant and then running over his phone multiple times, according to police.
The woman, whom police identified as 41-year-old Kathryn Drummond, pulled into the Union 76 gas station located at 1010 El Monte Avenue on Saturday at about 7:30 a.m., according to Mountain View police spokesman Sgt. Sean Thompson. She allegedly used the station's squeegees to clean the tires of her vehicle.
The attendant told the woman he wanted her to stop, Thompson said. According to the police report, he was concerned that customers might slip on the fluid from the squeegees; she was apparently cleaning the tires of her car near the entrance to the station's convenience store.
The woman would not stop, Thompson said, so the attendant, a 37-year-old Campbell man, tried to take the squeegee away, Thompson said. The woman reportedly pushed the man, and he told her he was going to call the police and used his cell phone camera to take a pictures of the woman and her car's license plate.
After taking his position behind the register, the man placed his phone on the counter, according to the police report. The woman entered the small store, snatched the man's phone, and hurried to her car.
Following her out, the man told police he saw her looking at the device in what may have been an attempt to find and erase the photograph.
The woman allegedly threw the phone on the ground and used her car to run over the handset multiple times, destroying the device, before driving away, according to Thompson.
Police located the woman shortly after the incident, arrested her and cited her for assault and vandalism.
According to the police report, Drummond also called police to report her side of the story -- telling police she was threatened by the gas station attendant. Thompson could not confirm whether the police had received a call from Drummond.
After being cited and fingerprinted at the Mountain View Police Department building, the woman was released.
Bike stolen from garage
Someone stole a bike from the garage of a single family home on the 2100 block of Garden Terrace, police said.
The bike, an orange and white 4000 Series Trek, was taken from the open garage at the home sometime between March 9 and March 10, said Sgt. Sean Thompson, a spokesman for the Mountain View Police Department. The owner of the bike, a 59-year-old white man, said he had left his garage open during the day while he did chores around the house on March 9.
The next day he noticed the bike was gone.


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These are 54 Do's and Don'ts When Visiting Bali. Bali is known as the Land of Gods, and the Balinese believe that Heaven is Bali and that Bali is Heaven, and indeed, in the lush tropical vegetation, they have a distinct point. 90% of Balinese are Hindu and around five per cent Muslim, which is quite different to the rest of Indonesia. The Balinese people are some of the nicest, most pleasant and tolerant people in the world. Get to know the real Balinese, and your trip to this intriguing island will be an enriching one.This is not intended to be negative, nor indeed turn you off the beautiful island of Bali, it is just a reminder that when you visit another country, there are certain things you need to be aware of when you are a responsible tourist.
A Little Respect
- Do NOT take drugs into Bali. This is no laughing matter, as they do execute people as happened to 2 Australians last year. This is all of Indonesia and Bali, where the death penalty exists, and there is little tolerance for drugs, and rightly so.
- The Balinese will ask you about world politics and what you think about executions, and terrorism because they see genuinely interested in world events. However, this is the time to be very politic and avoid discussing such sensitive issue. While the Balinese are different in some respects from Indonesia, they are still Indonesia and bound by Indonesian laws and restrictions. Just be careful.
- Do NOT buy drugs in Bali, and have no doubt – you will be offered them often. The answer is "No, Thank You".
- You will be offered everything including Viagara when you are having your breakfast in the morning. If you want to run the risk of what could be in this capsule, thenthat is up to you; but I would be highly suspicious of this.
- Do expect that it will take a long time to get through customs and immigration at the airport. For some reason, it takes forever. However, if they are being meticulous, then that is a good thing and means you will be safer on the island.
Read: Getting through Customs – a harsh look at realities.
- Do not touch the head of a Balinese person, not even a child. The head is considered a sacred part of the body.
- Entering any Hindu temple in Bali, and many are open-air temples, and you will need to wear a sarong and a sash. Many temples will have these at the entrance. Don't expose too much of your upper body out of respect. Don't point your feet to the altar in the temple either.
- Do take your shoes off when entering a temple or a person's house. You will know because there will be shoes everywhere outside.
- Leave a donation at the temple.
- If you are menstruating, do not enter a temple.
- Do not use your left hand when giving money or a business card, if you can help it. Many Balinese, however, have been exposed to a lot of Western cultures and do understand south paws.
- It is hot in Bali, but please keep your t-shirt on when walking the streets, for the sake of the modest Balinese and my sake, because many of you just look dreadful.
- Do realise that Bali is close to Australia, and while the majority of Australian visitors are really good, there are a lot who give us a bad name.
- Don't point with your index finger. Again the Balinese are becoming more used to these Western gestures but theoretically you shouldn't.
- Do try and avoid walking on the ceremonial offerings in the street. Dogs walk over them, but if you can, and they are everywhere try not to as a mark of respect to these deeply spiritual people
- Do enjoy the many ceremonies that take place in this spiritual country. This is part of the beauty of real Bali.
- Do be careful if you pick up a lady late at night, because the lady may well be a lady-boy.
- Do learn some Balinese phrases, like Selamat pagi, good morning), and Terima kasih – thank you.
Food and Drink
- Don't eat Western Food. You are in Bali,a nd the food is fresh and very good. Enjoy the tropical fruits, and more.
- Don't drink the water, and be a little careful about which bottled water you do buy. Many people have bottle capping machines.
- Enjoy the local Bintang beer. It is refreshing, and Bali is humid.
22.. Do be careful when ordering any drink other than a Bintang, as it may be watered down or even something different, and this will make you ill.
- Do go to a cooking school in Bali. You will love it
Read: Cooking Balinese food
- Make a relationship with one of the beach beer sellers, and try and return to the one place. Once you are ripped off once, they won't rip you off again. Ditto the hair braiders, the nail painters and a lot of other hawkers. Once you have paid for a service once, they do not tend to hassle you again.
- Be aware that there is a strong move by the Muslim Indonesian government to ban the sale of beer to small retailers, and this may mean the beach bars will be affected.
- Do eat at the warungs, the local Balinese cafes. The food is cheap, and the food is good.
- You don't have to tip as service charges are already included. But, as previously stated, if you can afford to go to Bali, you can afford to be a little generous.
Read: A Guide to Tipping Around the World
- Avoid Bali Belly and it is a real thing by being careful with what you eat. if you can't wash it, peel it or cook it, don't eat it. Be careful what you wash it in.
- Don't avoid Kuta, it is changing, and changing for the better.
Read: In Defense of Kuta
Read: Kuta's Only Market Brunch, Bali
Shopping in Bali
- Do haggle with the market owners, it is expected. Don't be horrible though and rip someone off. If you can afford to go to Bali, then you are a lot better off many of the local Balinese people.
- Bali has the most unusual lot of t-shirts, some purely disgusting but others relatively funny. If you have to buy one, then don't wear it, but if you do, expect to be recognised as a tourist and probably an Australian bogan one at that.
Read: An Australia subculture – Bogans.
- Do be careful with the hawkers/salesman who are often Anglo-Saxons, who want to show you a hotel and give you a free night , or a week of free nights. and that you have won something and then take you for a long ride to try and sell you something or other. They will approach you the minute you walk out of your hotel. Politely and persistently say, "No, Thank You".
- Don't get annoyed when you are hassled at the volcano, or when you go to see the Kecak dancers by the hawkers. They need to make a living or any other tourist place.
Safety in Bali
- Wear your helmet when you hire a scooter, which you inevitably will. You will more than likely get booked by the police.
- Do be careful when you offer the police money to pay off your fine for not wearing your helmet. This is common practice to try and but your way out of trouble. Sometimes it works, and other times it doesn't.
- You are going to need an international drivers license or if you don't have one of these, you will need to get a Balinese driving license, which you can get in Denpasar. Many people don't and deal with the fine that they weill inevitable get. Check your insurance policy, to see what they do cover.
- Use your horn to honk a lot. There is no road rage in Bali; it is a means of indicating that you are overtaking or trying to get some type of attention. Don't get cranky if people are honking at you.
- Do make sure you have traveled insurance. There are many accidents in the surf, on scooters and from dog bites.
- Be careful when getting a tattoo. Some tattoo artists use textile chemical dyes which are not suitable for use on the human body.
- Be careful when you swim at the beach. The beaches can be filthy from tidal conditions coming from other islands in Indonesia. January and February at Kuta, Legian, and Seminyak are to be avoided.
- If you are surfing in Canggu, Echo Beach and other surfing hot spots, you will be with avid surfers from all around the world, and that is good. Beware of the strong waves, unpredictable currents and exposed rocks however. Talk to other surfers before entering the water. Surfers are very helpful people.
Read: The UN of Surfers: Canggu and Echo Beach, Bali
Internet in Bali
- The internet reception in Bali, in the main, is not too bad. Most cafes will have free wi-fi. Expect in some of the inner areas of the island like Ubud, that it can drop out now and again, but it is better than many other countries we have been to.
Balinese Animals
- There are dogs everywhere, and some of them don't look too healthy.
- Be respectful of the turtles on the beach, they are endangered, and you will see Balinese trying to help them
- The monkeys on the island, particularly in highly touristy spots like Ubud and Uluwatu Temple, are cunning thieves and will steal the sunglasses from your head, and anything else they can get their hands on.
Read: Ubud, Bali. If you don't like art, good food, monkeys – then this is not for you
Read: Exploring Uluwatu Temple Bali
Read: Kecak Fire Dance, Uluwatu Temple, Bali
- Do use motorbikes, scooters, taxi's and tour guides and also hire a driver, but make sure that your rate is set in concrete before you go.
- Local buses are also OK.
Some Suggestions on other things to do in Bali
- Do go to Ubud, it is a special place, and definitely not ruined by tourists IMHO.
Read: Has Ubud Bali changed since That Book and That Movie?
- So escape the midday sun in Kuta by going to the movies, and sit back in arm chairs and waiters serve you in your seat.
- Do get a beachside position, maybe at Jimbaran Bay or Seminyak and enjoy the music, the Bintang and some of the most epic sunsets you will ever see.
- Do Climb Mt. Agung. It's the highest volcano in Bali at 3,200 meters above sea level. Do watch the warnings for the volcano erupting – it seems to be having a few issues lately.
- Do realise that they are not joking when everyone says, they are called Ketut. All Balinese share the same four names – Wayan, Made, Nyoman or Ketut.
- Do understand that in Bali, OHS (occupational health and safety) is merely a suggestion.
- Do realise that you photos will not turn out great because of the humidity that gets in to your camera
Bali is a lovely island in Indonesia, and these 54 Do's and Don'ts When Visiting Bali are a guide to enjoying a very rich cultural island.
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San Francisco Bay Area resident Patrick Totty writes about his experiences living with type 2 diabetesSee all posts »
A New Throwing Stick for Type 2?
I remember the first time I saw a throwing stick attached to a spear. The stick works as an additional lever that aids the primary lever—the arm—in hurling the spear. Ancient man's invention of it made it possible to toss spears with greater force over longer distances.
The throwing stick is an example of reaching a goal by indirection. The original goal was "Get meat." The secondary goal was "Get more meat, more easily."
I thought of that the other day when I came across a news item about a research team at UC San Diego that has discovered a way to control the actions of the protein that regulates our biological clocks.
The protein, cryptochrome, tells the body when to do certain things. One of those things is signaling the liver to produce glucose—an excess of which is a curse for us Type 2s.
Now cryptochrome goes about its business with no interference, causing the liver to turn on and turn off glucose production according to the time of day. When we're up and active, our glucose spigot gushes. When we go to sleep and enter a fasting mode, cryptochrome orders the liver to stand down.
What if you could control cryptochrome and make it act on the liver the way you want it to? The UC scientists' original intent was to delve more deeply into cryptochrome's workings. But as they did, they discovered a molecule, which they dubbed KL001, that can control cryptochrome—at least in lab mice.
You can see where this could go. If we can find a way to fine-tune KL001's effects, we can manipulate the liver via cryptochrome to regulate exactly when it produces glucose and how much.
Right now metformin is the main drug in the Type 2 apothecary for regulating the liver's output. But compared to metformin, using a KL001-based drug would be like the difference between using a heavy-duty exterior house painting brush and fine size 2 camel's hair brush to touch up a portrait.
Two good things about this: One, if all goes well, we might someday see the spear of cryptochrome being launched or directed by the throwing stick of KL001. It's nice to think about the sophisticated new type 2 therapies that will be coming down the pike.
The other is knowing that there's often a wonderful element of chance and serendipity that accompanies scientific research. You go looking for one thing and unexpectedly find an entirely different thing that is totally useful.
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