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In 1960, Rudolf E. Kalman created what is known as the Kalman filter, which is a way to estimate unknown variables from noisy measurements. The algorithm follows the logic that if the previous state of the system is known, it could be used as the
In 1960, Rudolf E. Kalman demonstrated an ingenious way to estimate unknown variables from noisy measurements [
Essentially, the algorithm follows the logic that if the previous state of the system is known, it could be used as the
Bayesian inference is specifically designed to accommodate the problem of updating what we think of the world based on partial or uncertain information. It is well remarked that the Kalman filter is a special case of Bayesian inference [
However, Bayes rule does not assign probabilities; it is only a rule to manipulate them. The MaxEnt method [
In this paper, we will show several things; first, the derivation of the general Bayesian filter as used for problems that are of the nature that the Kalman filter is intended for,
Here, we will build the Bayesian filter. We start with Bayes rule,
At this point, we come to our first key
The second key assumption of the Kalman filter is that we assume that we do not have the past measurements,
Now, we will include the main Kalman assumptions above, first that all noise is Gaussian and linearly additive. Therefore, we will use Gaussians for our density distributions,
The next question is deciding on the value of the means, since we are not inferring those, as can be seen from the posterior. For this, we have to look at the "forward" problems for each density function. For the prior, the forward problem is
For the likelihood we have,
Note, this is similar to a least squares (which itself is a special case of Bayes). There is one more obvious question to be answered: while this may be a solution for the density function in regards to
To show its processing workflow, we show a very simple example. We wish to know our 1
One last question that needs to be addressed is what is the value of
These solutions can be manipulated and written in the other following form, as well,
First, we present a review of maximum relative entropy. For a more detailed discussion and several examples, please see [
The new information is the
We proceed by maximizing
First we setup the variational form with the Lagrange multipliers,
In order to determine the Lagrange multipliers, we substitute our solution
The Lagrange multiplier
There are works where entropy maximization is being used in Kalman filtering [
This example consists of analyzing a linear system composed of two equations that represent linear motion with constant acceleration
Here, we will derive the so-called "prediction step", which will be the posterior or the following optimization criterion or entropy, which has the form,
All constraints come from the same Kalman filter assumptions. We derive the first constraint using The means of all noise variables are zero; The joint distribution function is a multivariate normal distribution; The covariance matrix is not only valid for the previous posterior distribution discretization interval, but also for the The last, but not the least, assumption in Kalman Filtering is that our noise variables are independent from our main state variables,
The means of all noise variables are zero;
The joint distribution function is a multivariate normal distribution;
The covariance matrix is not only valid for the previous posterior distribution discretization interval, but also for the
The last, but not the least, assumption in Kalman Filtering is that our noise variables are independent from our main state variables,
Similarly, we can construct two other MrE constraints based on Kalman filter assumptions as,
To be clear, this "posterior"
Our focus here is the traditional updating step of the Kalman filter and its reproduction by MrE. The measurement distribution needed would be obtained in a similar manner as in the predictive step using the following constraints,
We will now present the solution of the Kalman filter that is the same closed form solution as in the previous subsection. First, we need to construct our problem in matrix form.
The mathematical model or our state space system, as in
Sometimes, there are discussions [
Summarizing, if our state space system and its corresponding transition matrix is of such a size and/or sparsity that we can get its inverse matrix analytically in its reduced solution without numerical iterations, then selecting which version (Joseph's stabilized or original) does not matter, because the closed form and the numeric answer would be the same. From a practical point of view, the maximum relative entropy method might be particularly useful for loosely coupled systems (not necessarily small), because its complexity (the total number of Lagrange multipliers) is equal to the total number of transition equations, and it has no explicit difficulty in calculating inverse matrices, because of the variational techniques used.
The fact is that both
The original Kalman filter has an assumption that the relationships between the state space system's variables are linear. This assumption allows it to be expressed in a matrix form. Therefore, by definition, the Kalman filter is a linear filter, and nonlinear relationships have no explicit representations in transition matrix
In this section, we construct a general transformation of variables. While this can be found in undergraduate texts and advanced literature on Kalman filtering [
The cumulative distribution function (cdf) of
Assume we are measuring the traveled distance by a robot in meters (random variable
Current one-to-one assumptions are still more general than the original Kalman filter assumptions, because we allow not only the linear equation system of variables, but also the system of any continuously increasing or decreasing functions. Then, the definition or the meaning of
We begin the generation for a multivariate, nonlinear filter. A system of transformations in the measurement space is,
In this subsection, we will revisit the Kalman filter example from the previous section. Our state space system with transformation function
Kalman demonstrated an ingenious way to estimate unknown variables from noisy measurements, in part by making various assumptions. In this paper, we derive the Bayesian filter and, then, show that by applying the Kalman assumptions, we arrive at a solution that is consistent with the original Kalman filter for pedagogical purposes; explicitly showing that the "transition" or "predictive" step is the prior information and the "measurement" or "updating" step is the likelihood of Bayes' rule. Further, we showed that the well-known Kalman gain is the new uncertainty associated with the posterior distribution.
Recently, a paper [
By applying and manipulating pure probabilistic definitions and techniques used in signal analysis theory, we derived a general, nonlinear filter, where constraining the variables of interest in the form of continuous monotonic increasing or decreasing functions and not necessarily a linear set of functions, like in the original Kalman filter. Thus, we can include more information and extend approximation approaches, such as the extended Kalman filter and unscented Kalman filter techniques and other hybrid variants.
In the end, we derived general distributions using MrE for use in Bayes' Theorem for the same purposes as the original Kalman filter and all of its offshoots. However, MrE can do even more. An important future work will be to include
We would like to acknowledge valuable discussions with Julian Center and Peter D. Joseph.
The authors declare no conflict of interest.


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Iglo Group general counsel Anthony Barratt is set to leave the Birds Eye owner later this year as the private equity-owned business kicks off a search for a replacement.
Barratt will exit the frozen-food group after joining from Telefonica's O2 Airwave in 2006, shortly before Airwave was acquired by Macquarie for £1.9bn in 2007. His destination is unclear.
Iglo, which trades under the Birds Eye brand in the UK, has been owned by Permira since 2007, when the buyout house – advised by Clifford Chance partner Matthew Layton – purchased it from Unilever for €1.7bn.
Blackstone and BC Partners put in a joint €2.5bn bid for the company last summer, which was rejected by Permira, which reportedly later scrapped plans to sell it off.
An Iglo spokesperson said in a statement: "We would like to thank Anthony for the huge contribution he has made to Iglo Group over the past 6 years and we wish him well for the future when he leaves later in the year. We have begun a search for Anthony's replacement."

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A typical mortgage requires a holder to make a total of 12 payments in an entire year. The good news is that you know when and how much you have to pay for them so it makes it easier for you to budget. But what if you prefer to get your mortgage off your hands faster? A bi-weekly payment calculator can help yous split up your payments and achieve just that.
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Save up on Interest
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Is it for you?
Just because bi-weekly payments save you money in interest and give you the chance to operate a bi-weekly payment calculator does not mean that you should go for it. Keep the following in mind before settling for such a payment plan –
How close are you to retirement? Should you go for a bi-weekly payment plan if you happen to receive your retirement fund on a monthly basis?
Would such a plan hold its own if you have other financial responsibilities that you need to see to?
Do you plan on staying in your house for long? If you are looking for a bi-weekly plan that will last its best that you plan on staying in the property for a good number of years even if the extra money you pay will come back as equity.
You can ask your lender to allow you to pay off the bi-payments without enrolling yourself in a program. However, most lenders will probably not agree to such a proposition. You will only be entitled to pay bi-weekly payments only if you are part of an accelerated mortgage program. Fortunately a bi-weekly payment calculator should make it easier for you to keep track of your finances and pay of your mortgage faster.
You can also save up more if you decide to set aside a certain portion of the total mortgage amount. This also includes the extra amount you come up with your bi-weekly payment calculator each month as well.
You need to email your financial institution to apply the extra amount to your principle in case of electronic payments.
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A bi-weekly mortgage plan requires a holder to make two payments instead of one in a month. This means that you will be splitting your payments in half by paying every two weeks. Just make sure that you check with your lender first. He might not approve of the plan. If you have already established an automatic payment plan you need to ensure that you can halt the proceedings to revert to the new plan. Otherwise you might end up paying more and lose the chance to use your bi-weekly payment calculator.
Does your Lender Approve?
Some lenders will not apply the extra to the principle. Make sure that yours credits you on every half payment as soon as he receives it. You won't see any benefits if your lender waits till he receives the second payment of the month.
Lending Institutions
Most lending institutions will convert a normal mortgage payment plan to a bi-weekly payment mortgage for a fee. This will entitle your lender to draw bi-weekly payments from your account every two weeks as well.
However, some of them only make the payment once a month. This way the extra payment will not be applied to the entire loan till the year is up. Therefore its best that you read the fine print before signing on the dotted line and using your bi-weekly payment calculator. You do not want to end up paying a fee that you cannot afford.
Don't forget to keep the fee in mind before using a bi-weekly payment calculator . As discussed most lenders charge a hefty fee for bi-weekly payment plans. Most mortgage holders consider the extra charge to be well worth it since it allows them to get rid of their mortgages faster. A busy lifestyle cannot afford mortgage worries after all. Couple that with a handy bi-weekly payment calculator and you will have paid off your mortgage in no time.
Do not confuse a bi-weekly mortgage with a bi-monthly one. The latter requires a mortgage holder to make payments after every two months rather than weeks like a bi-weekly payment plan and will therefore work differently. It also means no extra payment.
Remember, it pays to be careful where bi-weekly mortgage plans are concerned even if you have a bi-weekly payment calculator to back you up. Make sure that you read the fine print and ask your lending institution their policy regarding weekly payments. Your mortgage worries will not be able to handle a hefty fine along with the payments. You can use your bi-weekly payment calculator to compute your figures and calculate the amount of savings that are coming your way.


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[ https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/SOLR-1028?page=com.atlassian.jira.plugin.system.issuetabpanels:comment-tabpanel&focusedCommentId=13487385#comment-13487385 ] Erick Erickson commented on SOLR-1028: -------------------------------------- Hoss: Thanks for pointing me in the right direction here. How I made that test pass kinda sucked.... as per our chat, this apparently is a Java7 thing, which is why I can't seem to reproduce. Anyway, checked in a fix r: 1403936 that I'll back-port along with this issue. > Automatic core loading unloading for multicore > ---------------------------------------------- > > Key: SOLR-1028 > URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/SOLR-1028 > Project: Solr > Issue Type: New Feature > Components: multicore > Affects Versions: 4.0, 5.0 > Reporter: Noble Paul > Assignee: Erick Erickson > Fix For: 4.1, 5.0 > > Attachments: SOLR-1028.patch, SOLR-1028.patch > > > usecase: I have many small cores (say one per user) on a single Solr box . All the cores are not be always needed . But when I need it I should be able to directly issue a search request and the core must be STARTED automatically and the request must be served. > This also requires that I must have an upper limit on the no:of cores that should be loaded at any given point in time. If the limit is crossed the CoreContainer must unload a core (preferably the least recently used core) > There must be a choice of specifying some cores as fixed. These cores must never be unloaded -- This message is automatically generated by JIRA. If you think it was sent incorrectly, please contact your JIRA administrators For more information on JIRA, see: http://www.atlassian.com/software/jira --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: email@example.com For additional commands, e-mail: email@example.com
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Obama's Gay Marriage Distraction
President Obama can try all he wants, but barring unforeseen catastrophic national security issues, the economy is going to decide his fate.
Endorsing gay marriage (again) doesn't lower the deficit; or affect jobless claims; or provide cover for all the "clean energy" ripoffs; or undo Obamacare; or halt the labor force exodus; or get rid of Obama's $5 trillion in new debt. The distraction will be short-lived. Besides, gays buy gas and groceries too.
It's like the Titanic is preparing to take its fatal plunge and in order to placate those who are demanding that he do something about it the Captain comes out and says "Okay, dudes can marry dudes now!"
In closing, Obama knows why the troops — specifically gay troops — are out there fighting. The reason? For him:
"I have to tell you that over the course of several years as I talked to friends and family and neighbors, when I think about members of my own staff who are in incredibly committed monogamous relationships, same-sex relationships, who are raising kids together; when I think about those soldiers or airmen or marines or sailors who are out there fighting on my behalf and yet feel constrained, even now that 'don't ask, don't tell' is gone, because they are not able to commit themselves in a marriage, at a certain point I've just concluded that for me personally it is important for me to go ahead and affirm that I think same sex couples should be able to get married."
I don't exactly think the battle cry in the US military is "Now let's go get Obama re-elected!"
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swede on
May 10th, 2012 12:28 pm
Oblurry: OK, what's my position on gay marriage?
Axlerude: Gains 4.6 favorability points – loses 3.4 points.
Oblurry: AC/DC it is!
@Pundit_Pete on
May 10th, 2012 12:33 pm
Thanks for all your great writing Doug. I love it.
As for the gay marriage distraction, I think most voters are going to remain focused on moving FORWARD. Here is an article (satire) on how that remarkable slogan came to be. Enjoy. http://punditpete.blogspot.com/2012/05/inside-oba…
Truesoldier__ on
May 10th, 2012 12:34 pm
This is already beginning to blow up in his face. First of all, as you noted, Obama can try to distract from the economic issues facing Americans but it isn't working.
Secondly, this announcement was no surprise to anyone.
Thirdly, he pissed off the gay and lesbian community by saying he personally believes they should be allowed to marry, but the states should decide the issue (in the 32 states that it has been on the ballot all 32 have sided with traditional marriage). There is also the chance that he may alienate many African American and Latino voters as they tend to be more religious and tend to believe more in traditional marriage. This could be seen as he believes he has the African American and Latino vote, so why not pander to the gay and lesbian vote as that groups feels he did not go far enough with doing away with DADT.
Finally, his statement about states being able to decide could undermine many of the court cases that were filled in states where traditional marriage votes won.
clu seatoe on
May 10th, 2012 1:00 pm
Whether I needed it or not, if Zero himself came knocking on my door with a lifetime job offer at an obscene salary, he still would not change my vote.
In fact, I would detest him even more for trying to buy my vote because I know for sure which side of his face he'd be speaking from and what he will do if re-elected.
jeffythequick on
May 10th, 2012 1:05 pm
It's like the Titanic is preparing to take its fatal plunge and in order to placate those who are demanding that he do something about it the Captain comes out and says "Okay, dudes can marry dudes now!"
More like the Captain comes out (pun intended) and says, "Look! A squirrel"
180 more days of squirrels!
Truesoldier__ on
May 10th, 2012 1:21 pm
Of course the obscence salary would come with a 99% tax rate attached to it….
jeffythequick on
May 10th, 2012 1:39 pm
The difference between conservatives and progressives:
Conservatives buy my vote with my money (letting me keep it)
Progressives buy my vote with others' money.
SignPainterGuy on
May 10th, 2012 3:05 pm
Sellout !
SignPainterGuy on
May 10th, 2012 3:11 pm
After 3 1/2 years of squirrels, what else would we expect ?
We`ve been told to "watch the other hand", knowing Zero and Co. have been distracting us since day one. The problem is, with all these distractions, both hands are blurs !
SignPainterGuy on
May 10th, 2012 3:22 pm
I have serious doubts that the Panderer-in-Chief would ever confuse you for a reliable dem voter and donor, so no dream paycheck for you ! Sorry !
clu seatoe on
May 10th, 2012 3:28 pm
No soup for you!
Obama bin Biden on
May 10th, 2012 3:40 pm
Donald Young would be proud if he didn't die under mysterious circumstances.
jeffythequick on
May 10th, 2012 3:55 pm
I'll sell my vote to the highest bidder!
Freedom is priceless, however, so the Progs will have to beat that.
Marshall_Will on
May 10th, 2012 4:02 pm
Lol, isn't it amazing how much more thought goes into Obie's sloganeering than say the DOE rubber stamping graft-gifts to Solyndra et al?
Truesoldier__ on
May 10th, 2012 4:03 pm
Then again the dream paycheck would be more along the lines of the old Soviet saying. You continue to pretend to pay me and I will continue to pretend to work.
Marshall_Will on
May 10th, 2012 4:08 pm
Good points. This clown's not in any position to turn away (1) single minority vote. In order for His "Class Warfare Matrix" to pan out, everyone that voted for him last time must do so again, to a man.
You could now say his base has officially collapsed.
Marshall_Will on
May 10th, 2012 4:30 pm
One of the big misgivings I've had about the Conservative Platform is we've utterly failed to present our case in that regard. Back in the mid-90s I believe Congress did away with "Keogh Plans".
For those that recall, owners of these beauties wouldn't even CONSIDER a SEP/IRA etc. These were freaking *golden*. Depending on your profits and entity structure, you could basically shelter ALL of your income. The lucky ones were grandfathered in.
Evidently it was too good a thing and the plug was pulled. We've ALREADY given up much ground and made -major- concessions. And it wasn't until under GWB that IRA's were updated at all! ( $2,000 a year, right, where are you going to 'live', the 1970's? )
The Zoo Keeper on
May 10th, 2012 4:30 pm
Obama's evolution apparently stops at Homo electus.
Truesoldier__ on
May 10th, 2012 6:49 pm
Now the Dem's are talking about moving their convention out of NC due to the tradtional marriage vote and Obama coming out in favor of gay marriage. I think it is a great idea. They have already spent tons of money on the NC site, plenty of the convention goers have already bought plane tickets (that are most likely non-refundable) and it makes the Dems look even more inept and incomptent than they already look (which is pretty hard to do at this point).
So Obama coming out with his "personally evoloved beliefs" may end up costing Dem's millions.
jeffythequick on
May 10th, 2012 7:22 pm
I have a co-worker that was complaining about another wearing his NRA hats. I asked him about why gun ownership was a problem, and he brought up flint-lock guns and the usual things. I told him that if he wants to change it (after going through the usual back and forth on interpreting it for the times), read Article V of the Constitution.
We had further discussions, and I was asked, "what makes you an expert on the Constitution?" and I fired back, "I read it."
The take away, and hopefully they'll (there were two) do it is Hillsdale College's Constitution 101 classes for them and their families.
One family at a time. I know this doesn't have to do with your post about the retirement plans, and at 43, I'd be happy to get a check for my "contributions" (taken at gunpoint) and put in a decent set of mutual funds, and the rest of my working years, the same with the 13.5% put in my name.
I'd retire a very rich man.
SignPainterGuy on
May 10th, 2012 8:52 pm
I used to trade part-time work for my shop rent; a neat barter situation for a while. I used to joke, "Who do you think you are ? You don`t sign the checks that I don`t get !"
SignPainterGuy on
May 10th, 2012 9:10 pm
Since slavery to the giverment for the security of entitlements isn`t much of a trade, it would appear you`re just stuck with your dumb ol` freedom ! Does priceless mean; without price or beyond cost ?
Marshall_Will on
May 10th, 2012 9:20 pm
And hopefully millions of votes! Of course anyone not wanting to pay for domestic partner's s_x change operation/s and fully on the GM bandwagon is considered a redneck cave dweller.
I really DO hope they pull out. Anything to add to their disorganized mess.
SignPainterGuy on
May 10th, 2012 9:28 pm
Double (at least) entendre ?
SignPainterGuy on
May 10th, 2012 9:29 pm
Obama-track soup would be pretty thin anyway !
jeffythequick on
May 10th, 2012 11:16 pm
Beyond cost. It must be continuously be feed with the blood of patriots, and for that I am eternally grateful for the price they pay, and have paid.
jeffythequick on
May 10th, 2012 11:17 pm
Don't ask…
…and Zoo Keeper doesn't have to tell…
SignPainterGuy on
May 11th, 2012 12:23 am
Freedom is a hungry beast !
Jimbo on
May 11th, 2012 12:40 am
I can only think of the children that, when gay "marriage" becomes legal, will be denied the natural right to have both a mother and a father.
But, the liberal progressives don't care. They don't care when they abort children in the womb or when they deny them their natural rights. Children are little more than accessories to fulfill Hallmark card dreams. Evil.
SignPainterGuy on
May 11th, 2012 4:10 am
Good points. I cringe when I hear of gay or lesbian couples raising kids. They can`t multiply naturally, but they can implant the lifestyle in innocent children !
The Zoo Keeper on
May 11th, 2012 2:16 pm
"Homo erectus" would have been a little too fitting.
The Zoo Keeper on
May 11th, 2012 2:16 pm
Nailed it!
SignPainterGuy on
May 11th, 2012 2:36 pm
Whole or in-part ? You just LIVE for the ambiguity, don`tcha ?
EssayJedii.com on
September 9th, 2014 3:12 am
Thanks for the info. I got an assignment to write an essay on gay marriages. I know nothing about it so I asked a writing service to complete it for me. It turned out to be a very tricky and controvertial topic, I got interested. I could use the information from this post as well. So thanks for it.
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Rza Gives Up Drugs For Acting/Directing Career
January 16, 2012 by staff
Rza Gives Up Drugs For Acting/Directing Career, Wu-tang Clan rap icon Rza has given up his love for marijuana so he can concentrate on becoming a movie director.
The Tragedy hitmaker has always used the drug as a creative tool in the recording studio – but he admits he needs to be focused on a movie set and can't afford to be high.
He says, "Making music and weed kinda went together for me… but I've transferred myself to a director now and you've gotta be sober. I've been playing it sober, Superman focus, Superman stamina."
And his clean new image continues when he's in front of the camera – even when he's playing drug-using characters, like he does in an upcoming episode of David Duchovny's TV drama Californication.
He adds, "Even when you're acting, you wanna keep your mind focused. It's a very unique craft, to be taking on different personalities.
"In Californication, I'm playing this rapper who does smoke and drink, but, to get into his mindframe and be him, I had to play it sober."
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Burdette Solum, a longtime Watertown bank executive who went on to serve five terms in the S.D. House of Representatives, died Friday at the age of 85.
A Florence native, Solum and wife, Phyllis, with whom he celebrated a 60th wedding anniversary in August, have five sons, two of whom are currently serving in different aspects of government: Roger as a member of the S.D. House of Representatives out of District 5 and Jon, a member of the Watertown City Council.
As a state representative, Solum served three consecutive terms in the House before choosing not to run for re-election in 2004. He also served in the House in 1991-92.
In Watertown, Solum was past president of the Watertown Chamber of Commerce and the Watertown Rotary Club and past member and chairman of the Watertown Urban Renewal Board.
A veteran, Solum spoke with the Public Opinion in June, during the most recent S.D. American Legion Convention, held in Watertown, as he marked his 60th year of continuous membership in the organization after being drafted in 1946.
"I completed basic training at Fort Knox," Solum recalled. "After basic, most people received their assignments all across the world, but I was asked to stay at Knox to be a typist."
After his time on active duty, Solum joined the National Guard and studied at S.D. State University, earning a degree in Agricultural Economics. He went on to serve in the Korean War becoming commissioned as a warrant officer and eventually rising to the rank of captain as he was appointed to the engineering unit in Watertown until he retired in 1967.
Claire Konold served along with Solum for six years as District 5 Republicans in the House.
"One of the things that was very obvious to people in the legislature is that he was someone, who when he spoke, everyone knew it was coming from the heart and he knew what he was talking about," Konold recalled. "He was someone who had that kind of stature."
Konold also said he will remember how much Solum kept up on the issues affecting Watertown and Codington County, while serving in Pierre and after.
"When we were serving on the Government Affairs Committee of the (Watertown Area) Chamber of Commerce, if someone from the city or the county wasn't there to give a report, he would give a report on the topic," Konold explained. "We'd call on Burdette and he always had something."
In the Legislature, Konold especially recalled Solum's leadership on making the S.D. Division of Criminal Investigation building a reality.
"Burdette had a grandson in law enforcement, so he was in a special position to support that bill and he was a big factor in getting that bill approved," Konold said. "You had to see where we were housing our officers (before), you wouldn't have put prisoners there. It was personal for him."
Dean Gackstetter said he will remember Solum as one of the key individuals to help Watertown become the city that it is today.
"He always had the city in mind, how to make it a better place," Gackstetter said.
A Huron native, Gackstetter met Solum at SDSU in the early 1950s and the two moved to Watertown in 1953. Gackstetter established a pharmacy business while Solum worked his way up the ladder to become president at what was First Citizen's Bank (which went on to be First National Bank, Norwest Bank and now Wells Fargo). Solum was bank president when the bank moved from the corner of Kemp and Broadway — now, the former First Premier Bank building, recently gifted to transfer ownership to the Watertown Development Company — to what is the current Wells Fargo location. In all, his banking career spanned 36 years, the last 10 as president, before his 1989 retirement.
Gackstetter would eventually also go into banking, serving as chairman of the board and then CEO of First Federal Bank (now Plains Commerce).
"We were competitors, but we were good competitors," Gackstetter recalled. "We did things we thought would be good for the city of Watertown."
Gackstetter and Solum had a friendship that spanned six decades with Gackstetter's wife, Ardice, serving as treasurer on Solum's campaign committee.
Gackstetter said that Solum remained particularly active in veteran's issues, pointing to the aforementioned Legion convention and the under-construction National Guard Readiness Center as examples of his engagement in community development throughout his life.
"After we both retired, we would go to coffee," Gackstetter said, adding that he was able to see Solum just last week. "We will miss him greatly. He was always friendly, fun to visit and joke with. He was always jolly and had a good time."


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The Rev. John Walsh, the chaplain at the University of Redlands, will be the featured speaker when the Redlands Area Democratic Club meets Saturday at Napoli Restaurant, 24960 Redlands Blvd., Loma Linda.
Lunch orders and social hour begin at noon, and the program is at 1 p.m.
Walsh will speak on "Climate change is no longer a debate — It is real."
Walsh is the director of the Jameson Center for the Study of Religion and Ethics and has been the chaplain at the University of Redlands since 1998. He earned a Master of Theology degree in ethics from Harvard.
Walsh was trained by Al Gore as a presenter of "An Inconvenient Truth," which won an Academy Award for the Best Documentary Feature in 2006.
For information, contact Steve Chapman at 909-792-4839 or visit redlandsdemocrats.org.


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Raggaemon (56 posts)
They really are crazy !
In response to the 2008 election when more than half the voters chose Barack Obama & Joe Biden over John McCain & Sarah Plain, a group of republicans met to form a strategy that would undermine the newly elected president, they agreed and pledged a unified and unyielding resistance to block nearly every proposal sent to congress for approval. Mitch McConnell said even more important than jobs and the economy was making president Obama a "one term president", HE FAILED ! Then the so-called "tea-party showed up on the scene with a violent reaction, people openly carrying weapons at rallies with signs warning, "next time it'll be loaded", they called the president Communist-Socialist-Fascist-Marxist, a Kenyan with post-colonial, anti-white hatred who hates America, doesn't understand America, wants America to fail, etc., ... this was as close as they could come to carrying out actual physical violence on Mr. Obama, and the closest publicly they could get to calling him a Nigger. The tea-party folks were a helluva lot more motivated in 2010 when Obama voters went to sleep believing their job was done, when "yes we can" turned into "yes HE can". Tea-party favored representatives took control of the congress and swept governor races, they were chosen to STOP Obama and his Socialism-Communism-Fascism, what they got was what they voted for. Then it slowly started seeping in that things were still a mess after all the noise, the people they voted in didn't move the needle, THEY FAILED ! This election was only the second time in history a democratic president won the popular vote by over 50%, the first was FDR, it's known as a MANDATE, the other side presented their case and their case was rejected overwhelmingly, but that's not stopping the fringe element ( their main talkers ), the response this time seems eerily the same as it was after Mr. Obama won in 2008, it's as though they believe it works even when the results clearly shows THEY FAILED ! Politics can be a lot like cults, cult followers often insulate themselves from anything they think might penetrate the world view of the cult, sometimes they die over it. What can be done when it seems impossible to get through to folks that REAL compromise is what we should be focused on now ?
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Sat Nov 10, 2012, 01:52 PM
and-justice-for-all (14,764 posts)
1. Communist-Socialist-Fascist-Marxist
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Sat Nov 10, 2012, 02:00 PM
NastyRiffraff (8,173 posts)
3. Hey if you're a Republican
it doesn't have to make sense.
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Raggaemon (56 posts)
2. Correction ...
The second time in history that a democratic president won over 50% of the popular vote in back-to-back elections, the first was FDR, sorry ....
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Sat Nov 10, 2012, 02:07 PM
DCKit (18,541 posts)
4. What a rant!
Bet you feel better now, no?
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Sat Nov 10, 2012, 02:08 PM
socialindependocrat (1,372 posts)
5. Yes, we need compromise but....
I mean this seriously as things that need to be though thru:
Do you really want to start to compromise with the clan?
These people are prejudice (now, openly)
and they lie as a rule.
They want to bring back all the Joe McCarthy anti-everybody but white
You've got Cantor, DeMint, and Lyin Ryan who don't compromise
And the Dems start at 39.5% for the wealthy tax instead of starting at 45%
They really need someone to teach them how to fight for what they want
At the moment, they don't know how to barter


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3023: Meaningful Connections: Therapeutic Relationships Transform the Patient Experience
Through the integration of the nursing scope and standards of practice, specifically the importance of therapeutic relationships, an innovative process called Meaningful Connections was implemented. This resulted in exceptional outcomes in patient satisfaction and patient safety. In this presentation you will learn how to implement Meaningful Connections and how to improve your patient outcomes an experience through this practice.
Speakers: Cheryl Odell, MSN, RN NEA-BC; Cindy Murphy, MPH; Loralie Woods, MSN, RN; Debra J. Williams, RN
Disclosures: The speakers have no conflict of interest, commercial support, or off-label use to disclose. The activity planners have no conflicts of interest to disclose.
Session Length: 45 minutes
Target Audience: RN
Session Objectives
Upon completion of this presentation, the participant will be able to:
1. Identify barriers to creating a therapeutic relationship with patients.
2. Implement a structure and process, called Meaningful Connections, to improve patient satisfaction and the patient experience.
3. Identify the outcomes of establishing a meaningful connection.
Key words: Connections, Therapeutic Relationships, Patient judgment, Patient Satisfaction
Patient experience, Recovery, Recovery model, Meaningful connection, Presence, Empathy, Lollipop moment
Continuing Nursing Education
0.75 contact hours. * In order to receive contact hours, you must: Listen to the entire session, complete an evaluation, and earn a passing score on the post test before the expiration date. You will have 5 tries to correctly answer the questions on the post test. Once you have passed and completed an evaluation, the certificate will be generated online, available for you to print immediately. We cannot award credit unless all steps are completed.
The American Psychiatric Nurses Association is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.
Originally Presented
Friday, October 21, 2011: 12:10pm 12:55pm
Recovery Track
APNA 25th Annual Conference
Anaheim, California
Release Date: March 30, 2012
The contact hours for this session expire: May 3, 2013


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We can't say with certainty who came up with the idea first, but there are at least two L.A. entities that have helped reinvent the classic band T-shirt over the past few months. In terms of chronological release, local indie start-up Friends of Friends Music debuted the technology with its inaugural project, Friends of Friends Vol. 1, an EP of music by Daedelus and Jogger (plus remixes by folks like Nosaj Thing) that came on neither plastic nor vinyl, but on a compostable tag (a download card made of plantable seed paper) attached to an organic cotton tee. The shirt sports the album art, naturally, which in this case was custom-made by beloved local husband-and-wife design team Kozyndan. But a scant few months later, celeb-touted Ladera Heights fashion imprint LnA announced The Music Tee, which is basically the same thing but with bigger names – Mos Def's The Ecstatic was the first album to get the wearable treatment. Some of LnA's subsequent releases have left a bit to be desired musically speaking (here's looking at you, She Wants Revenge), but it's the thought that counts. Perez Hilton is among The Music Tee's admirers, so expect more from this new musical medium. themusictee.com.—Chris Martins
Nothing gets a bargain shopper's adrenaline going more then the flying elbows and flying fabrics that is the experience of the legendary Jet Rag parking-lot dollar sale. Every Sunday, hung-over hipsters, aging drag queens, and clothing dealers get on their knees among piles of colorful clothing to fight over polyester disco dresses and vintage bowling shirts. Some of my finds over the years have included antique saris, a brand new pair of Joe's jeans, and handmade silk scarves. Get there early and hang around; they open up bags and bales of clothes hourly. Oh, and they only take cash. Bring 10 bucks and find a whole new wardrobe. 825 N. La Brea Ave., W. Hlywd., (323) 939-0528. Sun., 9 a.m.-6 p.m.—Elizabeth Bernheim
The cozy Native boutique is in Franklin Village right next to the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre and Birds, and directly across from the Church of Scientology Celebrity Center. You'll like this funky store if you shop the fashions at Melrose Avenue's Jigsaw or Planet Funk. For shoppers on a tight budget, though, there are some great finds on its outdoor rack — many really cute items for $20. Every week there's a new sidewalk selection, often including flowery, Gypsy-style tops, summer halter dresses and formal, shiny, evening gowns. We saw one shopper pick up a sweet fuschia-colored gown for just $20. The location is handy to the Hollywood Freeway (Gower exit), although it can take a bit of patience to find parking. They're open late so if you're in a crisis, facing a last-minute date or party and need something great but quick, one of the friendly staffers can set you up. Our preferred tactic is to shop, then gorge nearby at one of the the French, Japanese or Italian restaurants. 5915 Franklin Ave., Hlywd. (323) 962-7710. Open daily.—Christine Pelisek
A two-block span along Crenshaw Boulevard is almost exclusively home to barbershops, and if you're a young or an old man, or a woman who wears her hair cropped close, there's at least one establishment on Barber's Row that will scrape and/or shape the stuff growing on your cranium. The best and most unique of these is known alternately as King of Cuts and Magic Shears. Located in the same spot since 1982, it's bright and well-lit, has parquet floors and comfy chairs. It's a contrast to many of its competitors that provide a whiff of edgy danger, when what you really want is good, basic grooming. King's barbers are both male and female — some are even siblings — who toss each other playful back-and-forths with a warmth that's catchy. "This is a Christian establishment," explains owner Chris, whose bald head, gold teeth and tattoos belie his mild-mannered mien. "There's no cursing allowed in here, especially taking the Lord's name in vain, and no open containers allowed." You can get the trash talk elsewhere on Crenshaw with your haircut, but for a reasonably priced, competent cut or shave with a smile, this is the spot. 4283 Crenshaw Blvd., L.A. (323) 299-8459. Open daily.—Juliette Akinyi Ochieng
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The Daily Energy
With parts of the country buried in snow (above), Britain is suffering through a gas crisis that has consumers and politicians up in arms. The unexpected cold weather has strained gas supplies, which run thin anyway because of low storage capacity. Christopher Booker in Mail Online is livid because the government is pursuing green energy policies in the midst of the crisis. But Energy and Climate Change Secretary Ed Davey says the government's policies will reduce utility bills by 11 percent. Meanwhile, Britain seems to have stolen a march on the rest of Europe by getting into fracking technology before everyone else.
Across the Channel, European Union leaders will begin a debate today on how to continue its efforts to cut carbon emissions and promote clean power. While the leaders believe they are making good progress in meeting 2020 goals, a blueprint is needed for the next decade. The EU's carbon trading system seems to have collapsed, however, and efforts to capture carbon have been a failure. Ironically, Asia seems to be making better progress in reducing carbon than the Europeans.
Shell has won a $1 billion contract to explore China's shale gas resources. It is the first indication that the Chinese are intent on exploring shale technology. Meanwhile, Russia continues to pursue the BRICS alliance by signing an energy deal with South Africa. Europe, on the other hand, is beginning to weigh the impact that its biofuels have been having on Africa, eating up 6 million hectares of farmland at a time when food supplies are under pressure.
Finally, the Department of Energy and the Environmental Protection Administration have announced their Energy Star Partner awards for 2013. Just about everyone seems to have won. GM, Toyota, 3M, Kohl Department Stores, Food Lion, PG&E, Sears, Nissan, Habitat Denver and Energy Logic were among the recipients.


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The Concrete Industry Management program — a business intensive program that awards students with a four-year Bachelor of Science degree in Concrete Industry Management — has announced the list of donated items for its ninth annual Auction at the World of Concrete. The Auction is scheduled for Wednesday, Jan. 22 in the North Hall Room N262 of the Las Vegas Convention Center. The silent Auction will be held from 11 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. PST and the live Auction begins at 1 p.m PST.
"Thanks to the tremendous response from the industry, we anticipate the 2014 CIM Auction to be the best ever," said Mike Philipps, CIM Auction Chairman. "In addition to our signature concrete mixer truck donated by Mack Trucks, Inc. and McNeilus Company, we have a variety of equipment, materials, software packages, safety equipment and tools available. Cement will be a hot item again this year, and concrete contractors should be excited about the number of items we have for them in the Auction."
This year's Auction also offers bucket list sports and vacation packages including: The Masters; The Rose Bowl; Indianapolis 500; NFL tickets; NASCAR races and driving course; NBA and NHL; San Francisco Bay sailing package; Los Angeles, San Antonio, Chicago, Cleveland, Dallas, Orlando, Nashville, Charlotte, New Orleans, New York and Las Vegas travel packages, college football tickets (Alabama, Notre Dame, Florida); Texas golf and relaxation package; quail hunts and much, much more!
To date, the following companies have donated these big ticket items for the Auction:
Available Items for the Silent Auction:
American Concrete Pipe Association - ACPA Annual Convention, March 10-12 at PGA National in Palm Beach Gardens, FL - includes lodging Sunday-Tuesday nights
American Restore, Inc. - Anaheim Ducks hockey tickets - 4 seats, 4 rows from ice to see the Ducks play the Chicago Blackhawks on Wednesday, February 5, 2014 at 7:00 p.m. at the Honda Center in Anaheim, CA. Tickets include VIP parking pass.
American Concrete Institute Foundation- ACI Manual of Concrete Practice (CD-ROM and seven volume set)
American Society of Concrete Contractors- One full registration for Concrete Executive Leadership Forum, July 17-20, 2014
Anderson Concrete- Golf at Muirfield Village, site of the 2013 President's Cup (for 3 people - play with member)
Blue Angel Pumps - BCS 33 1/3 HP cast iron submersible sump pump with vertical
Bradford Portraits - Family portrait by world-renowned Bradford with stay at the 5-diamond, 5-star Eau Hotel & Resort in Palm Beach, FL - minimum bid $500
Canada Building Materials (CBM) - Four tickets to Buffalo Sabres vs. San Jose Sharks on Friday, February 28, 2014 in Buffalo, NY, including parking pass and access to Lexus Club.
CEMEX - Four tickets to University of Florida vs. LSU Tigers during 2014 college season
CEMEX - Golf at Valhalla Golf Club, site of this year's PGA Championship (for 3 people - play with member)
Central Concrete Supply – Division of U.S. Concrete - Four tickets and parking pass for San Jose Sharks game in 2014 season, section 112, row 14, seats 1-4
Clean Energy - Foursome at Del Mar Country Club in Rancho Santa Fe, CA with lunch or dinner at Boone's Bar and Grill.
Clemons Concrete Coating - Super dye and seal system
ConcreteCareers.com - Discounted placement fee - 15% of first year's salary (regularly 25%)
Davis Colors - Two tickets to regular season Los Angeles Dodgers home game including parking pass
Diamatic - UltraFlor training package for four with airfare, hotel and training included (2 days of classes for 2 people with spouses or four company employees
Doosan Infracore Const. Equip. - BX80-WH forward vibratory plate compactor
Elmhurst-Chicago Stone Company - First Gear Die Cast Metal RM Truck Replica
Elmhurst-Chicago Stone Company - First Gear Die Cast Metal RM Truck Replica
Elmhurst-Chicago Stone Company - First Gear Die Cast Metal RM Truck Replica
Elmhurst-Chicago Stone Company - First Gear Die Cast Metal RM Truck Replica
Equipment Lock Company - Four anti-theft locks of choice (up to $800 total value)
Erie Strayer Company - Laptop computer - Gateway 15.6" LED notebook
Fastenal - Two race tickets for NASCAR Nationwide series for Dover International on May 31
FMI Corporation - One seat for FMI's Achieving Operational Excellence; two-day program on the topic of improving productivity and operational excellence. Program to take place in Scottsdale, AZ. Winner responsible for all travel expenses.
Fraco - One week stay at Bowker Lake Country House
Generac - XP 8000E portable generator
GM Trucks - Four Grandstand tickets to NASCAR Spring Cup race NRA 500 at Texas Motor Speedway
Health & Safety Institute - Ten seats to online OSHA 10-hour course
Heavy Equipment Colleges of America - One 3-day train the trainer course for CDL/Ready Mix driver certification.
Hilti, Inc. - Hilti TE 70-ATC Combihammer
Holliday Rock - Hometown NBA Hoops - Lakers vs. Clippers - four premiere seating tickets with parking for Sunday, April 6, 2014
Honeywell Safety Products - One each MFLTC-1/7.5FT Twin TurboLite Personal Fall Limiter and ACA-QC-D/UGN Miller AirCore Harness with DuraFlex Webbing.
Illinois Cement - Two loads Type I bulk Portland cement
Innovative Concrete Solutions & Systems LLC - One chute wash recovery system
Komatsu - Masters Package - Two practice round badges and full hospitality at the VIP lodge on Heath for Tuesday, April 8, 2014. Also includes one night hotel stay in Augusta with check-in on April 7, 2014
Koolgator, LLC - Ten Koolgators (neck coolers)
Lafarge North America - Golf at Firestone Country Club
Las Animas Concrete - Three-night stay in AAA 4-Diamond, 2-bedroom luxury condo at Seascape Beach Resort
L.M. Scofield Co. - Scofield Pavecrafter professional grade stamping tools
Lehigh Hanson - San Francisco Giants tickets with premier parking pass. Four club level seats behind home plate to May 17 and 18 games against the Miami Marlins
Magotteaux Inc. - Grinding media for Cement Mills (3" Maxicrom for 1st compartment cement mill; 18% chrom (2 short tons) and 1" Hardalloy for 2nd compartment cement mill; 12% chrom (2 short tons). FCA Pulaski, TN or L.A warehouse
Martin Marietta Materials – West - Six Spurs tickets to March 14 game vs. Los Angeles Lakers, includes parking pass, plus 3 one-night hotel reservations for 2 people in each room at a downtown San Antonio hotel
Matt Childs - Grapevine wine tour - two dinner tours and one night lodging at Dallas/Fort Worth area hotel. Tour includes wine tasting at three Grapevine, Texas wineries plus dinner and ground transportation
Metro Ready Mix - Sandestin, FL condo
Momentive Specialty Chemicals - $3,500 travel voucher with travel company - can be used to augment packages; value will be listed in package
National Ready Mixed Concrete Association - $500 Marriott gift card
NJIT Patrons - 2 tickets to annual wine dinner at Valbella in New York City on Feb. 22. Includes 2 nights' accommodations at The Standard Hotel
Oztec Industries Inc. - Oztec BP-50a Backpack Vibrator Package with 2" RubberHead and 10" Flexible Shaft
Power Curbers Inc. - Four Carolina Panthers tickets for a single game to be mutually agreed upon between Power Curbers and buyer after 2014 NFL season is released. Tickets are 50-yard line, eight rows from field, visitor's side.
Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute- Two complementary registrations to PCI Convention/National Bridge Conference September 6-9, 2014 and two nights lodging (two rooms) at Gaylord National Harbor Resort outside of Washington, DC
Ready Mix USA - Four University of Alabama football tickets vs. Texas A&M during 2014 season
Redi-Mix Concrete - Six Dallas Cowboys football tickets - Cowboys vs. Cardinals in Dallas (date TBD); 30-yard line 19 rows up on visitor's side
Ritz Safety, LLC - $1,500 in safety products from 2014 Ritz Safety catalog
Ruttura & Sons Construction Company, Inc. - Four tickets to any home Notre Dame football game during the 2014 season
Safway Services - Training CD Roms and two day erector course or two one-day scaffold regulation courses
Sandler Training - One day sales or sales management training for up to 25 people
Sandler Training - One week twp bedroom, 2 bath ski-in/ski-out condo at Beaver Creek, CO
Sandler Training - One year access to Sandler Training President's Club
Sky Climber LLC - Sky Stage Ultra 2 Meter Stage (Part #369000-S02)
Stanley Black & Decker - 7 1/4" lightweight circular saw DWE575
Stanley Black & Decker - 20V Max XR Lithium Ion Brushless 3-speed 1/4" Impact Driver DCF895D2
Stihl Inc. - STIHL SE61 wet/dry vacuum
Stoneway Concrete - Four tickets Seattle Mariners vs. Oakland Athletics on Friday, April 11 at Safeco Field in Seattle, WA
Structural Group - $10,000 cash donation
Sunbelt Rentals, Inc. - $500 gift certificate good for equipment rental only
Sunbelt Rentals, Inc. - $500 gift certificate good for equipment rental only
Sunbelt Rentals, Inc. - $500 gift certificate good for equipment rental only
Sunbelt Rentals, Inc. $500 gift certificate good for equipment rental only
TEKLA Inc. - 2x Tekla Structures CIP Licenses (one year rental) plus 2x CIP training class
Tools & Accessories - Weber/Bosch Q100 portable gas grill
Tropicana Las Vegas - Marriott certificate
TSU Patrons - Comal River Package - three-night stay in two bedroom condo, including $500 gift card for expenses
United Rentals - Cash donation
Visit New Orleans Tour Activities - Marriott certificate
Vulcan Materials – Four tickets to Washington Redskins vs. New York Giants from Fedex Field in Washington during 2014 season, includes parking
Wagman Metal Products Inc. – Twelve WX618SRP 6"x18" finish style steel reinforced plastic power trowel blades
Washout Watchdog - One Washout Watchdog gravity fed chute rinse down system
Woodland Construction Company, Inc. - Four tickets and a parking pass for any Miami Dolphins home game during the 2014 season
W.R. Meadows, Inc. - Cash donation
Webcor - Sailing San Francisco Bay - afternoon for up to six people sailing a 40' yacht around Alcatraz Island, under the Golden Gate Bridge and around the course for the America's Cup. - value incorporated into package
Available Items for the Live Auction:
Allen Engineering Corp.- ATB4H - Terrain buggy
American Cement Company- Five Loads Type I/II Portland Cement, FOB Sumterville, FL (freight not included)
Argos Cement- Five loads cement
Baker Concrete Construction, Inc. - Kentucky Derby package
BASF - BASF Admixture package
Bay Area Friends of CIM - San Francisco package
Blastrac - Two-week rental of 1-15 Global Shotblaster and 6-54 DC G1 Dust Collector
CalPortland - Five loads of cement
Caterpillar - One month rental of choice of skid steer loaders 272/262/246/236 or hydraulic excavator 308/305/304/303
Caterpillar- One month rental of choice of 938/930/924 wheel loader or 316/314/412 hydraulic excavator
CEMEX - Sports weekend package in Los Angeles, CA
CEMEX - Ten loads of cement
Charles Pankow Builders, Ltd - Rose Bowl package
Chico State CIM Patrons/NSC - Monterey Bay package
CIM NSC - Big Apple package
Command Alkon - $25,000 CommandBatch system
CON-E-CO - CON-E-CO PJC300S dust collector
Diamatic - Diamatic 435 grinder and 1216 vacuum with $1,000 in tooling and accessories. Freight NOT included.
Dunn Investment Company - Mississippi quail hunt
Eagle Materials - Central Plains Cement Company - Five loads Portland Cement Type I-II
Eastern Concrete Materials Inc., division of US Concrete - Four Yankee tickets - to be part of Big Apple package
Essroc Italcementi Group - Five loads of cement
Euclid Chemical Company - Four pallets of PSI Fiberstrand MicroFibers, each pallet contains 864 lbs. of fiber
Forta Corporation - Two pallets (960 lbs) of FORTA-FERRO macro fiber
GCC- Five loads type I/II, pick up at plant
Grace Construction Products - Admixture package
Headwater Resources - Six loads of fly ash
Holcim (US) Inc. - Ten loads cement
Honeywell Safety Products - 25 P2A fibre metal hard hats and 25 Miller AirCore harnesses
IronPlanet - Quail hunt at Big Oak Plantation
Irving Materials Inc. & MTSU CIM Patrons - Nashville Weekend Experience package plus four box seats to Titans home game and $1,000 travel
John Deere - John Deere XUV 825i Gator
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LONDON (Reuters) - ITV (ITV.L), Britain's biggest free-to-air commercial broadcaster, said in-house productions helped deliver a better-than-expected 13 percent rise in full-year earnings against a flat backdrop for advertising sales.
ITV, home to period drama Downton Abbey, soap opera Emmerdale and ice-skating show Dancing on Ice, reported adjusted earnings of 462 million pounds on external revenue up 4 percent to 2.14 billion pounds.
Chief Executive Adam Crozier is reducing ITV's dependence on revenue from the struggling advertising market.
"The increase in non-advertising revenues of 93 million pounds, driven by our studios and online businesses, is clear evidence of progress in rebalancing the company and our ability to grow new revenue streams," he said on Wednesday.
Shares in ITV, which had a strong run into the results, were up 8.2 percent by 9:59 a.m., the top FTSE 100 .FTSE riser, after the results comfortably beat market expectations and first-quarter advertising was better than expected.
Numis said the "very strong" results were well ahead of consensus expectations, upgrading to "buy" from "add".
"As has been widely trailed, advertising in Q1 has not been as bad as feared and given the upside from Euro 2012 in the second quarter we now forecast 2012 NAR (network advertising revenue) will be up 2 percent rather than flat," they said.
Crozier said 2012 ad sales had started better than expected, with the first-quarter down 2 percent against analyst forecasts of down 9-10 percent, he said. April would be broadly flat.
"There is some late money around on things like newspapers with the launch of the Sun on Sunday and reactions from one or two of the other newspapers as well," he said.
Crozier did not predict any upturn in the market, but said ITV would outperform. "We remain cautious -- it's been relatively flat, but we've got Euro 2012 coming up," he said.
ITV Studios, its production arm, was delivering success in drama, Crozier said, naming "Prime Suspect" in the United States and "Titanic", which will air in the spring on the centenary of the shipping disaster and had already been sold to 86 countries.
The early years of the twentieth century will also be the focus for a new drama "Mr Selfridge" about the life and times of U.S. tycoon Harry Gordon Selfridge, he said.
The company's total share of viewing rose 1 percent, but Crozier said he was "slightly disappointed" with the performance of its main channel, ITV1, which posted a 2 percent drop.
Audiences fell for ratings juggernaut X-Factor and for soap opera Coronation Street, he said, while snow had driven viewers to regional news a year earlier. "The Champions League draw wasn't quite as brilliant either."
Online revenue, which Crozier has identified as another growth engine, rose 21 percent to 34 million pounds from a low base.
The broadcaster has been late to develop both online and pay services, but it was working to fix that, with the launch of its Pay Player later in 2012, it said.
It is paying a total dividend of 1.6 pence a share, against no payout a year ago.
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Two activists behind the Public Service Board's rejection of a solar farm last week say the unlikely outcome shows lawmakers must legislate local control of renewables.
In one of the rarest events in Vermont's energy history, the Public Service Board on Feb. 16 denied certification of a 2-megawatt solar project planned for the town of Bennington.
The energy plant, Chelsea Solar, was one-half of a 4-megawatt, 27-acre solar array planned for a forested area east of U.S. Route 7, in the Apple Hill residential area.
Libby Harris, a retired school teacher and Apple Hill resident who was the sole citizen intervenor against the project, was surprised by the decision.
"We revved up all of these months feeling it was a lost cause, yet we were never going to stop," she said.
While Harris' written briefs about the project's adverse effect on aesthetics didn't control the board's ruling, her decision to attach a segment of Bennington's town plan to her comments led to the board's rejection.
"By being the sole intervenor and having the long history of appearing there and keeping it alive and viable, I credit myself for my persistence and tenacity," Harris said.
According to the board's denial, the "Quechee test" requires that new development conform to a clearly written community standard intended to preserve an area's scenic beauty and aesthetics. Bennington lawyers fighting the Apple Hill Solar half of the project wanted the test applied in their case, and Harris borrowed their work and inserted it into the record for the Chelsea Solar docket.
The board respected Bennington's town plan, which listed the site as a rural conservation district, and denied Chelsea Solar's petition for a certificate of public good.
"(The board) gave a nod to me, but I think it would have been turned down had they not had the weight of the very thorough Bennington town plan, (which was) presented in its entirety and made part of the public record when I made it part of my comment," Harris said.
Throughout the case, Harris received harsh criticism from the developers, Thomas and Michael Melone. The father-son team own New York-based Allco Renewable Energy, a firm that was an early investor in SunEdison, a $2.5 billion publicly traded solar company. Allco is the parent of Chelsea Solar and Apple Hill Solar.
In their Aug. 12 petitioner's reply brief , Michael Melone disparages Harris as a "lone wolf" objector and dismisses her worries as "NIMBY concerns." Yet in 2010, Thomas Melone tried to block the Cape Wind offshore wind project sited in Nantucket Sound over similar aesthetic concerns — namely, the giant turbines would stand in view of his summer home on Martha's Vineyard.
But last week, the PSB vindicated Harris' cause. The 63-page decision comes after almost two years of bureaucratic filings, an initial denial of a standard offer contract, a state Supreme Court ruling, motions to intervene, comment periods, lengthy briefs and a splitting of the project in two.
Despite the victory, Harris says the ruling shows that lawmakers must rein in the PSB. The three-member quasi-judicial panel has been criticized for rubber-stamping solar and wind projects over the objections of towns and residents.
"The board's decision making power — the way they've had unilateral power over decision making — that is the most important thing (that needs to change)," Harris said. "The decision here is fabulous, but I really think the next fight is to help the state of Vermont see that this method has not been fair to the little people, or fair to towns, and we need a better venue to take a measured look."
Annette Smith, whose group, Vermonters for a Clean Environment, guided Harris through the complex procedural maze of the PSB, said last week's ruling offers little hope to other towns.
"I am concerned the decision is going to be used by people in power to say, 'See, the Public Service Board process is changing and working.' It could not be further from the truth," she said.
"There's some question about whether this was actually a political decision — whether, for instance, one of the senators from Bennington went to the governor and said, 'Kill this thing.'"
According to Smith, state Rep. Tony Klein, chair of the House Energy Committee, sent a letter in the fall advising the PSB to turn down some projects. Without a clear legislative mandate, Smith says towns can't expect to achieve the same results as Bennington.
"I don't know exactly why they denied it. Honestly, I think they could have approved it based on the same town plan language," she said, pointing to the arbitrary nature of the ruling.
The Melones may have known about the decision in advance. In the past month, the businessmen purchased a 71-acre parcel in Bennington, a possible sign that the developer knew a rejection was coming, Smith said.
The Melones did not return Watchdog's request for comment.
"In any case, it is an extraordinarily high bar for any town to meet, to have to include in your town plan, prospectively, language that is specific to a site — not just the area; it has to be the site," Smith said.
Defining sensitive sites to protect against solar and wind projects could take years, and nothing in statute requires the PSB to follow those plans. And with Vermont's goal to be 90 percent renewable by 2050, Harris says no town is safe from bad siting.
"(Having) that as their goal allowed the Legislature to steamroll a lot of bad sitings and poor decisions," she said. "I think if this decision is an open door to take a better look at how this process has been rushed through, and take a measured look at how can we really retain the pristine beauty of Vermont … that would be the greater victory for me.
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