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There's a good reason voters in the two Santa Cruz school districts have consistently supported parcel taxes that save vital programs. Santa Cruz elementary and high school districts have delivered on what leaders promised in asking for the taxes.
We believe they'll do it again, and that the parcel taxes are even more vital in the face of even more state budget cuts to schools. And it's why we support measures I and J on the upcoming primary ballot.
The last parcel taxes for the districts were passed by voters in 2005 and will expire June 30, 2012. Measure I, the high school district measure, will raise the tax by $10, from $28 to $38 a parcel, starting July 1, 2013. The high school district includes Soquel High, along with Santa Cruz and Harbor highs, plus Costonoa.
Measure J, for elementaries and middle schools, will raise the tax by $15, from $70 per parcel to $85.
Both measures provide exemptions for property owners over 65 and both require a two-thirds majority.
This is often a high hurdle to clear on taxes; additionally, property owners in the elementary school district will still be paying $105 a year through 2017 on another parcel tax that provides money to keep class sizes smaller.
Still, school board members and parents who support the measures are confident it will be approved.
One reason is that the oversight committee created to oversee how the money was spent from the previous parcel taxes has made sure it paid for arts and music programs, librarians and school counselors, and retaining high-quality teachers, just as the language in the measures put forth.
The upshot is that while many school districts have lost programs, libraries and counselors, Santa Cruz schools have not. For instance, the ratio of counselors to students is 300-1, significantly better than the national average. Every school in the districts has an open library and credentialed librarian.
The taxes face no organized opposition.
The taxes would add about $2.5 million a year starting in July 2013, compared to the $2.1 million generated now. The money raised cannot be raided by the state, or used for administrative costs, or infrastructure.
The decision to seek the renewed tax funding comes as the district faces a total of $4 million in possible budget cuts this year and next. The situation is highly fluid, since Gov. Jerry Brown has said that if voters in November turn down his tax package, it will trigger midyear cuts for schools, including $2 million for the 7,000-student Santa Cruz district.
The school board has already taken measures to bridge an existing $2 million gap in state funding.
The consequences of another hit of an equal amount or more if the state tax package fails -- a distinct possibility since polls show wavering support -- is almost too painful to consider.
But Santa Cruz voters have shown in the past they'll step up and sacrifice to maintain quality in local schools.
Whether voting by mail starting Monday, or at a polling place June 5, we urge them to step up again and renew the parcel taxes to support academics and students. Vote yes on measures I and J.


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Anyone please?
We have photos on AD accounts. I dont want students to see them. I have tried all the below, it makes it so you cant see photos in the GAL but if you right click the user and add to contacts it shows the photo still.
Any ideas how i can stop this please?
GAL Photos: Frequently Asked Questions - Exchange Team Blog - Site Home - TechNet Blogs
Q. How can I disable GAL Photos in Outlook?
A. If you don't upload photos to the thumbnailPhoto attribute in Active Directory, they will not be displayed. If you have applications that must use the thumbnailPhoto attribute, but don't want to have the photos displayed in Outlook 2010, you can disable them for Outlook by using the DoNotDisplayPhotograph registry value or the Do not display contact photo group policy setting. The setting is available via the OutlookSocialConnector.adm administrative template. For details and a download link, see How to manage the Outlook Social Connector by using Group Policy.
This reg key - HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\14.0\C ommon TurnOffPhotograph=1
And i also changed the options maunaully in outlook with the same result.
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Anyone please?
Not really a fix more a possible loophole...
I found that if the cached mode was checked then the pics didn't load in outlook... not sure if you could do this with your students...
I have tested both and I don't see the picture, as expected, I will delete the OST and test again
Works as expected, what CU do you have on the clients?
what does CU mean?
I cant see the pics in the GAL only when i right click > add to contacts from a GAL contact.
Cumulative Update for Office
I added the user from the GAL to my contacts in Outlook and it still doesnt show.
On Exchange we are bang upto date. I didnt know they had CU for office.
What happened?
What do you mean?
Is it sorted?
Did you apply the latest CU?
We are already at the lates CU for exchange.
For Office not Exch,
State which one you are on both for Office & Exch
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The 13th Civil Defense Division marches to Retro Con!
The 13th Civil Defense Mobile Infantry Division, a recently-created local chapter of the worldwide costuming group known as The Finest, will be attending Retro Con this September!
They are about 10 members strong so far, with Retro Con founders Rose and Tony among that number. Led by C/O Clyde Leonard and X/O John D'Antonio, the group is mostly about the fun and creativity of dressing up in detailed costumes based on the GI Joe: A Real American Hero cartoon and toy line! The club initially centered on Cobra-oriented costumes, but have since expanded their ranks to include characters from GI Joe as well.
Blast-A-Trooper for Charity at Retro Con 2013!
Retro Con is happy to report the return of the 501st GARRISON CARIDA to our 2013 show, and this year they plan to hold a special event called Blast-A-Trooper! For a small donation to Toys For Tots, attendees can grab a NERF gun and blast their favorite armored characters in front of a Star Wars-themed backdrop. Fun for kids and grownups alike! Targets will vary, but could include stormtroopers, sandtroopers, biker scouts, clone troopers, snowtroopers, bounty hunters, and who knows, maybe even the big man himself! The group will be around for photo ops throughout the day as well. So come out to the show and strike a blow to the Empire!!
Photos of Garrison Carida from Retro Con 2012 and past Blast-A-Trooper events
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Our biggest and sincerest thanks to everyone that came out to the show!! The response was more than anticipated and we couldn't be happier about it. We're also getting a huge amount of positive feedback, so we'd say a 2013 show is highly likely! =) But for now we are taking a short break to recuperate and plan. But look for photo gallery of highlights from the show very soon, as well as our charity total for the Cat Angel Network!
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Again, our thanks to everyone that attended Retro Con 2012!
We'll be offering fans a chance to have their photo taken with (or in) the Back to the Future time machine replica at Retro Con, in return for a small donation that will go to help our furry friends at the Cat Angel Network! (see link at bottom) Cat Angel Network is a rescue organization formed to alleviate suffering of stray cats through rescue, spay/neuter, shelter in a no-kill facility and adoption to approved homes.
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Pumpkin Pasta
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- 1 cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese, divided
- 1 pound rotini, cooked
- 1/4 cup butter or margarine
- 1 leek, diced
- 1 celery rib, diced
- 3 pounds peeled pumpkin, chopped
- 1 (14 1/2-ounce) can chicken broth
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon pepper
- 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 2/3 cup whipping cream
- Toss 1/2 cup Parmesan cheese with pasta, and keep warm.
- Melt butter in a large saucepan over medium heat; add leek and celery, and saute until tender. Add pumpkin; saute 2 to 3 minutes. Add broth; bring to a boil. Cover, reduce heat, and simmer 20 minutes. Add salt, pepper, and nutmeg.
- Process pumpkin mixture in a blender until smooth. Return to saucepan; stir in whipping cream, and cook over low heat, stirring often, until heated. Serve over pasta; top with remaining cheese.
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Hilon Armstrong: Good Morning everyone. Just wanted to share some good news. I will be plays for Panathinaikos, a Great team in Greece! Twitter
Panathinaikos is on the market looking for a player. The last name circulated around the Greens is Hilton Armstrong. The American big man spent in 2011-12 his first season overseas with ASVEL averaging 10.2ppg and 5.5rpg in Eurocup and 11.1ppg and 7.2rpg in Pro A. Sportando
Agent Larry Fox confirmed a SportDay report that said Greek powerhouse Panathinaikos is very interested in his client Anthony Tolliver, but insisted the focus remains on getting a deal done in the NBA for the 6-foot-8 forward. "Panathinaikos has definitely expressed strong interest and their coaching staff loves Anthony (Tolliver)," Fox told HoopsHype. "While Anthony is flattered by their interest and the potential economics behind it, we are currently in discussions with several NBA teams. While we won't rule out Greece, the interest level from the NBA remains strong and we are continuing to pursue those options." HoopsHype
Panathinaikos is looking for two big guys to complete the roster and doesn't want to spend a lot of money. They can overcome their budget only for something extraordinary. Like for example Luis Amundson, for who they can spend up to one million U.S. dollars. The 29 year old power forward/center has a lot of offers by several NBA teams and may look to "Greens" only if he won't find something good there. Panathinaikos has as an alternative Renaldo Balkman. The center from Puerto Rico ended the season in New York Knicks and is more feasible. EuroHoops.net
A source close to free-agent forward Lou Amundson said Charlotte is looking at Amundson, and that it's unlikely he would go to Greece. Panathinaikos has been mentioned as a possibility but the Amundson camp is wary about how Josh Childress' game fell off after he went to play in Greece and returned to the NBA. The source said the New York Knicks are also looking at Amundson. However, the Knicks only can offer the minimum and Amundson is looking for a deal in the area of $3 million a season. Sulia
Panathinaikos thinks Louis Amudnson is everything the club needs right now and would like to have him. Sports Day
Chris Andersen has been offered to Panathinaikos Prasina Nea
Adrian Wojnarowski: Panathinaikos and others in Europe with serious interest in Yi Jianlian, but his focus remains to play in the NBA, sources tell Y! Twitter
Emiliano Carchia: Coach Obradovic said that Kevin Garnett was offered to the team but that PAO turned down the proposal Twitter
Electronic Arts and Euroleague Basketball are pleased to announce their licensing partnership that makes the leading global interactive entertainment software company an official partner under the video gaming category. Under this agreement EA SPORTS will include Turkish Airlines Euroleague players in the upcoming release of the mythical arcade game NBA Jam: On Fire Edition. This is the first time that European clubs will be officially represented in the NBA JAM franchise, one of the most successful video games in sports history. All fans will be able to choose any of the four participating teams in the last Turkish Airlines Euroleague Final Four. Dimitris Diamantidis and Mike Batiste of Panathinaikos Athens, Lior Eliyahu and Sofoklis Schortsanitis of Maccabi Electra Tel Aviv, Bo McCalebb and Ksistof Lavrinovic of Montepaschi Siena, Sergio Llull and Carlos Suarez of Real Madrid will be amongst the players representing the four Euroleague teams in the 2–on–2 basketball games. Euroleague.net
European clubs are built with veteran players who are well-versed in team basketball and drilled in fundamentals. It is rare that any team, particularly a Euroleague power, reaches out to an American rookie but Panathinaikos is pursuing Morris to fill a power forward void. Morris' agent, Tony Dutt, said talks with Panathinaikos are "moving along" but nothing is imminent. Dutt said he would pursue an out clause so that Morris could return to the Suns if the lockout ends. It is not clear whether Panathinaikos, the Euroleague's defending champion, would be willing to risk a midseason personnel loss to do that. Arizona Republic
Suns rookie forward @keefmorris in serious contract talks with Greece Panthianakos, agent Tony Dutt tells @YahooSports. Twitter
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Fran Vazquez has offers from the Orlando Magic and from Panathinaikos. TuBasket.com
Coaching in the NBA isn't tempting to you? Zeljko Obradovic: No. I haven't spoken to them and I've had no offers. I'm very happy in Europe. It's a whole other worlds. You have to be really ready for the NBA, although I think there are coaches in Europe that, without a doubt, could work there. El Pais
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Eulogio Despujol y Dusay[1] (Barcelona, March 11, 1834 - Riba-roja de Túria, October 18, 1907) served as a Spanish Governor-General of the Philippines from 1891 to 1893. A native of Catalunya,[2] at first, he ruled in the Philippines as a conservative but later became a reactionary. It was during his term when José Rizal, leader of the Philippine propaganda movement, was sent to Dapitan island, in Mindanao. He would again meet with Rizal, who was on his way to Cuba to work as a military medic before being intercepted in Barcelona, before sending him back to the Philippines.[2]
- ^ KARNOW, Stanley. "Eulogio Despujol". In Our Image: America's Empire in the Philippines. Random House (1989). ISBN 978-0-394-54975-0.
- ^ a b Guerrero, León María. The First Filipino. Guerrero Publishing.
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There is so much more to this place. It takes willing feet to leap in belief.
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Let all things their Creator bless!
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"And the Lord said, 'If you had faith like a grain of mustard seed, you could say to this mulberry tree, 'Be uprooted and planted in the sea,' and it would obey you."—Luke 17:6
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- This was my verse this morning and it stood out so much, because yeah lately my faith had been in question. I was seeking God earnestly yet not believing in the rewards. So I'm pretty much set straight now. Faith is the basis of our beliefs and if that is wavering, how can we expect any kind of fruit?


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One of the questions that I am asked frequently by people who are looking to buy a new computer is whether the machine they are looking at has enough RAM.
Usually I ask them what they are planning on using the machine for and how much memory the machine has. Then I usually can't help but to laugh inside when I hear the answer.
It's very common today to hear things like "well it only has two gigabytes of memory and all I'm planning on doing with it is email and surfing the Web. Will two gigs be enough?" Or, "I don't use the machine for much, I just mainly use it for email and Quicken. Quicken is very important to me and I want to make sure my new machine is going to be able to run it OK. Are you sure that just two gigabytes is going to be able to do the job?"
And, "the ad says this machine can take up to four gigabytes. Maybe I should get four just to be safe. What do you think?"
It's at that point I usually have to stifle a chuckle because to me that's funny.
Now, don't get me wrong, I'm not trying to be rude, cocky or arrogant, it's just that I've been doing this for a while and I can remember, not too long ago, when just the idea of having a gigabyte of memory in your home computer was the stuff of science fiction.
I can even remember writing a column in 1996 explaining to readers how they should be able to run their machines with just 16 megabytes of memory. Just to put that in perspective, 1,000 megabytes equals 1 gigabyte.
Again, don't get me wrong, I'm not saying you can run one of today's machines with only 16 mb; you certainly do need considerably more than that to run Windows 8, Windows 7, Vista or even XP, but even with a fancy operating system such as Windows 8, the basic tasks haven't changed much and two gigs of memory should be just fine to check e-mail, surf the Web and run Quicken.
Another way to put the whole memory question into perspective is to think of it in terms of money.
Back around 1996, when Windows still in its infancy, RAM was very expensive. At the time that I wrote that previous column, saying 16 mb was enough, RAM was going for about $50 per megabyte, meaning that the 16 mb I was advocating cost about $800. So that means a gigabyte, or 1,000 megabytes, back then would have cost about $50,000!
Another factor that I consider is the level of machine that they are replacing. Very often, I will speak to someone who is replacing an old system and they wonder if two gigabytes will work for them on the new machine. Doesn't it stand to reason that if you were able to surf the Web, check your email and run Quicken on the machine you are replacing, then a new machine, with more than 10 times the memory, shouldn't have a problem handling those same tasks?
Today, the tasks haven't changed. It's still email, the Web and maybe some critical program such as Quicken, but whenever I hear people pondering whether two gigabytes will do it for them I can't help but hear that little "grampa voice" in the back of my head saying, "back in my day we couldn't afford a gigabyte. We got by with 16 megs and we liked it!"
Back in 1996, I don't think I could have ever imagined being able to get a gigabyte of RAM, let alone pay less than $100 for it. The whole thing makes me wonder what things will be like a decade or so in the future.
In 10 years, will we have people wondering if 1 terabyte -- 1,000 gigabytes -- will be enough or if maybe they should spring for two? Regardless, I'm sure they will probably still only use their machine for checking e-mail, surfing the Web and running Quicken.
Sean McCarthy fixes computers. He can be reached at 888-752-9049 or firstname.lastname@example.com (no hyphens).
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I was worried about you Brain dead, heard you lost your job at Mickey D's & had to move back into your parents basement. Glad your off the street.. So moron how much have you lost so far on your imaginary trade? Lol....
Just for a trade. Hoping for $37
Listen to that fool you be financially broke & living in your parents basement like him. Remember when he was pumping AAL going to $60? Lol...
On $11 Billion in revenue, it's a steal at these bargain basement prices.. Lol.... Keep drinking the cool aide..
Dead brain , you are so clueless! Your a joke & a fool!
No one in there right mind wants to own this pos, except for brain dead. Come on brain dead tells us how much you loss this week on AAL? Yea baby you are quiet the trader. Lol...
Dead money for the last 5 months. Anyone who has bought & held for more then 1 day has made ZERO in profits. Like I say, traders make money, investors get screwed. Lol... Hay brain dead how much did you lose this week on AAl? Lol.. Fool!
Keep drinking the cool aide!
Double? Are you insane? That would give BABA a market cap of $500 Billion on $11 Billion revenue.
Are you people insane? Wish I could find shares to short this pig.
Hay brain dead how's that's investment working out for you? Lol...
AAL- The Jan 2015 $32/$40/$45 bull call spread risk reversal was put on 8,000 times for a $0.26 debit. Volume was above the open interest in the Jan 2015 $32 puts. American Airlines Group remain weak despite weakness in oil & gas prices. The stock could retest the Aug 8 lows above $35, if it is unable to hold above the $37 level support level.
Always watch what option player are trading. Big boys move this stock not us peons.Lol....
Well it was the only news I could find, that I though might have a play on todays stock action. Then again AAl likes to drop after it's had a up day. Lol...
Argentina approves law for controlling prices
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Argentina's congress on Thursday approved a law that lets the government intervene in setting prices and profits in an attempt to tackle one of the hemisphere's worst inflation rates.
Economy Minister Axel Kicillof said the measure, approved earlier by the Senate, would defend consumers against "the innumerable abuses we suffer every day on the part of concentrated groups with monopoly power."
But local business leaders said the law is likely to aggravate shortages and inflation by discouraging people from selling price-controlled goods or making investments.
The law gives the state power to set maximum and minimum prices as well as control profit margins. Companies that set prices considered "artificial or unjustified" can be fined. However, the government bowed to earlier complaints by exempting most small and medium companies.
The lawmakers also created a government agency to monitor prices and a legal system to resolve consumer complaints.
Pro-government congresswoman Diana Conti said the laws give the government "instruments to defend users and consumers in a better way."
Conservative opposition lawmaker Pablo Tonelli argued that the government has been unable to resolve problems such as inflation and investment, "so now it is applying the only method it knows: intimidation."
Business groups said before the vote that past experience in Argentina and elsewhere shows that such laws lead to shortages of goods and services and the loss of jobs.
President Cristina Fernandez's administration has accused farm producers of holding back most of their soy harvest in hopes that a new devaluation might increase profits. The peso has been slumping against the U.S. dollar and hit its lowest level ever on the black market this week.
Confidence is dwindling in Argentina's frail economy, which is in recession as it struggles with falling foreign reserves and soaring prices. Officials acknowledge inflation of 18.2 percent through the first eight months of the year, while private analysts say it may be running at 40 percent.
Argentines are haunted by memories of the 2001 economic crisis, when banks froze deposits and the currency lost value, so people are eager to obtain and hold dollars as a safety net. But government restrictions on exchanging pesos for dollars have backfired by pushing many people to buy greenbacks on the black market, driving down the peso's value.
Fernandez slammed American Airlines on Thursday, calling it a "vulture with turbines," after the company's decided to limit the sale of tickets up to 90 days. She accused the airline of being part of a plan to destabilize the country along with U.S. creditors seeking payment of some $1.5 billion In debt.
Hay how's that $65 range working out for you? Lol.., What a fool!
Your insane, & incredibly un-stable person. You need help!. Lol.... Keep drinking the cool aide....
200 day moving average is $39.10 You must be brain dead! lol...
Arnoldboils are you brain dead? I posted a few days ago that I cover my short position & made a nice profit of $16,680 on my short trade. Went long 2000 shares at $36.94 sold them at $38 for a nice $2000 profit. So brain dead how much have you made in the last 10 days on this stock? Oh that's right NOTHING! Yea baby you are quiet the trader. Lol....
Look for AAL to head south to test $35
Seriously does anyone really believe these numbers? The market sure the hell doesn't.


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A Security Failing: How Safe Do You Feel In Your Home?
Apartments and condos tout security as one advantage of living in a confined super structure. Theft is hardly something you need to think about when you live behind multiple locked doors with a security guard, building/office manager, or receptionist at the front desk. So it was much to my surprise when after returning from a week's vacation that I had been burglarized. How much security does your home provide and how much do you trust it?
For me, it was a random piece of trim ($1,800 new, $200 to $600 used) stolen from my car in our supposedly secure parking garage. My immediate thought was why would someone steal something off of my car requiring manual removal of the piece when I had much more expensive car parts sitting right in front of the car on the ground. I recalled our building's security cameras and headed to see the office manager, where he kindly showed me how to operate the system. While I did find myself driving to work yesterday morning (sans trim), several problems became immediately clear, some of which you can see in a picture above taken from the security monitor:
- The picture was so washed out from the light and grainy from the low resolution camera that I could hardly make out any details at all.
- Without a motion sensor on the camera, it just recorded everything. I could fast forward and rewind but it only takes 2 seconds for a car or person to go by the field of view for the camera in the garage.
- The frame rate was so low that especially given my small 2 second window I probably only had a handful of usable stills to look at for any given car/person in view.
- The camera only recorded 7 days worth, and it had been 9 days total from the day I left and when I drove the car next and noticed the missing piece.
With all these inadequacies, there was no way I would be able to sit through 7 days of almost useless footage, much less identify anyone/thing in the video. The tapes didn't even cover the entire timeframe I was gone so there was a big gap that I had no footage for.
The office manager talked to me about the condo board's discussions to upgrade to a high definition security camera system. The estimates they received for the upgrade ranged from $20,000 to $40,000. Not having any experience/knowledge in security systems, that amount seems pretty high for a small 100 unit condo to pay. Broken down per unit to $200-$400 per owner, it doesn't sound *as bad.
With better security cameras though I wonder if still it would make a difference. Even if I saw a person walking out with the part, how could I even begin to identify or find that person? Security cameras being passive, the crime could have occurred over a week ago and then what? It's a sad thought that I'm going to have to pay for something stolen from me, and there isn't much I can do about it. At least it wasn't a safety situation where I or my girlfriend was home when a thief (or worse) came in. So how do you feel about security in your home?
Here are some great resources for security in your home from Unplggd:
- Blogging NY Times: Cyber Doorman
- Do it Yourself Home Security
- Remote Home Security with Kwikset Connected Locks
- Roundup: Affordable Home Security Solutions
- SimpliSafe Home Security System
- Final Frame: Home Security Innovations by Lunchbreath
- Easy Setup Wireless Video Home Security Systems
- Improve Safety With Low Light Wireless Security Cameras
- How to Hide a Security Camera Under a Light Switch
- Tiny Wireless Camera Security System Keeps an Eye While You're Away
- Panasonic's Cute Mini Wireless Security Cams
- DIY: Stealth Swann Security System, Part 1
- DIY: Stealth Swann Security System, Part 2
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- DIY: Stealth Swann Security System, Part 4; The Final Camera
- The Miyabi wooden surveillance camera
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- "See Me TV" Security Cam Mirror
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I live in a condo in a very "safe" and "upscale" area. Being a young female, I'm always aware (paranoid?) of people around me. Even local cops telling me they've never gotten a call to my building doesn't reassure me. You could be that ONE person that is attacked...in that perfect and safest area. Gimme my mace!
Being new to any city, you should be prepared for anything. Moving to Denver next month. May invest in an industrial grade taser.
I'm a little surprised that neither your car nor renter's insurance will pay to replace the theft.
Car insurance typically doesn't cover theft of items *in* a car, but an actual piece of your car seems like it should count! If you have comprehensive coverage, this sort of thing should be covered under vandalism.
Yeah I'm working with my insurance now. Good question whether this is a homeowner/renter or car insurance issue. Erie carries both my policies so I'll ask.


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2012 Cadillac SRX Review
By Kirk Bell of MSN Autos
Bottom Line:
The 2012 changes make the SRX the vehicle it should be. The 3.6-liter V6 is a better choice than either of last year's two engines, and the suspension tweaks provide a softer ride without sacrificing handling. It may not be as sporty as a BMW X3 or even the first-generation SRX, but it's better suited to what the market wants.
Auto reviewers generally liked the first generation of the Cadillac SRX, but with its clumsy looks and rear-drive architecture, it didn't resonate with car buyers. With that in mind, Cadillac changed the formula in 2010, switching to a front-drive platform, following the leader in the luxury crossover segment, the Lexus RX. The change worked, and the SRX moved from ninth in total sales to second in a very crowded and competitive segment.
Still, Cadillac did err several years ago by offering two unsuited engines: one underpowered and one inefficient. For 2012, Cadillac is correcting that mistake by switching to the brand's best V6 engine while making some other tweaks along the way.
All of the changes combine to make the SRX an even more appealing vehicle. But are the changes enough to dethrone the class-leading Lexus RX 350 or sporty BMW X3? Maybe.
Model Lineup
The $40,015 Luxury Collection is loaded with features such as leather upholstery, front and rear park assist, heated front seats, power-adjustable pedals, heated steering wheel, keyless access and starting, sunroof, rearview camera, remote starting, universal garage-door opener and a power rear liftgate. The $42,510 AWD version also gets a limited-slip rear differential. The $43,830 Performance Collection comes with a navigation system, 10-speaker Bose 5.1 surround audio with a 40-gigabyte music hard drive, adaptive xenon headlights and P235/55R20 tires. The $46,640 AWD version also adds a sport suspension. And finally, the top-of-the-line Premium Collection ($46,275 FWD, $49,085 AWD) model gets rear climate and radio controls, heated and ventilated front seats, and heated rear seats. Options over and above the Premium trims include a trailering package (for towing up to 3,500 pounds) and dual rear DVD entertainment screens.
Under the Hood
The SRX's all-wheel-drive system features an electronic limited-slip differential that uses clutches to send up to 85 percent of torque to the rear wheels with grip. It can also send more power to the outside rear wheels in turns to help rotate the vehicle.
Inner Space
The center screen pops up from the dashboard, and the controls are grouped below it in a jumble that will require a learning curve for most owners. With so many controls to handle, a layout like this is the only option if you want to avoid the central control knobs used by Audi, BMW and Mercedes. Those systems can be confusing, but they make the layout cleaner.
The SRX makes good use of its space. Front seat room is plentiful and the seats are comfortable and supportive. The rear seat is especially comfortable. It has lots of room for tall adults and a standard fold-down armrest aids comfort while also adding two cupholders and a decent-size storage bin.
The rear cargo area isn't as large as some competitors. However, it has several clever features that make it a highlight. There is 29.2 cubic feet of space behind the rear seat, about the as much as a good-size hatchback. The seat folds flat 60/40 to expand capacity to 61.2 cubic feet, which is about the same as the Infiniti FX but far short of the Lexus RX's 80.3 cubic feet. The rear seat comes with a center pass-through so you can fit rear passengers and skis at the same time. There is also lockable under-floor storage to hide purses and the like. This storage bin has a top that can be propped up and used to secure groceries on several built-in hooks. It's a neat feature for anyone who's ever had apples rolling around in the rear of their SUV because the flat floor provided no way to keep grocery bags upright.
But that's not all. Cadillac also provides a rear cargo fence that that can be placed in several positions within an in-floor track. This is another way to secure cargo or to separate stuff like groceries from muddy sports equipment. We appreciate such thoughtful amenities.
On the Road
The steering is fairly light and not particularly quick, but it does transmit some welcome road feel that the Lexus lacks. The throttle and braking response are also quicker than in the Lexus, both with a linear feel. While the SRX doesn't beg to be tossed into turns, handling is surprisingly direct. The SRX stays fairly flat in turns and changes directions with relative ease. It's far more engaging than the rather dull Lexus.
The suspension does a good job of soaking up bumps and ruts, even sharper ones. Still, with more road feel, it's not as smooth as the Lexus RX. If you're looking for absolute isolation, go for the Lexus. But if you want more engagement, the Cadillac is the choice.
Cadillac should have employed the single-engine strategy all along. This engine features direct injection, a revised intake, a new exhaust system that comes close to dual exhaust, and a flatter torque curve. The result is a torquey, responsive engine that moves the vehicle better than either of last year's choices. The 3.6-liter is strong from a stop, emitting a bit more rasp when pushed than we'd expect in a Cadillac.
The engine is well-matched to the 6-speed automatic transmission, which provides shifts that are quick enough to make passing easy. The transmission can be shifted manually through the gearshift, but we would also like a pair of steering-wheel paddles. Cadillac feels its customers aren't ready for them. Too bad.
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(As part of an automaker-sponsored press event, Cadillac provided MSN with travel and accommodations tofacilitate this report.)
Kirk Bell has served as the associate publisher for Consumer Guide Automotive and editor of Scale Auto Enthusiast magazine. A Midwest native, Bell brings 18 years of automotive journalism experience to MSN, andcurrently contributes to JDPower.com and Kelley Blue Book's kbb.com.
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(Taylor County, Ky. ) -- Trooper Justin Phillips is investigating a collision that occurred 12/29/10 at approximately 3:53 p.m., 6 miles South of Campbellsville on KY55. The collision occurred when a 1988 Ford, operated by Javier G. Arias, age 51, of Campbellsville, was Westbound on Soule Chapel Road and attempted to pull onto KY55. The Arias vehicle pulled into the path of a 2006 Chrysler, operated by Betty Hancock, age 53, of Columbia. Arias, Hancock and a passenger in Hancock's vehicle, 15 year old Alexis Brooke Foster, also of Columbia, were all belted at the time of the collision. All subjects were transported to the Taylor Regional Hospital for their injuries. Arias was cited to court for DUI, Possession of an Open Alcoholic Beverage Container in a Motor Vehicle Prohibited and No Insurance, 1st Offense. Trooper Phillips was assisted at the scene by Taylor County Fire and Rescue and the Taylor County Sheriffs Department.


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Name change for Disney World's proposed fifth theme park?
Written by Robert Niles
Jim Hill has more details this week about the fifth theme park at Walt Disney World.Tweet
Hill reports that the name of the park, first reported as Disney's Night Kingdom, is up for question, with the current proposal being "Disney's Jungle Trek." The reason for the switch is a plan to extend the park's hours with an earlier opening, perhaps noon, making the "Night" part of the name, well, a bit inaccurate.
Why would Disney extend the hours? To make more money, of course! More hours = more people = more admission revenue.
The theme of the park, at this stage, is a "global village" with buildings and individual adventures themes to the four corners of the world. (Pet peeve rant here: A globe is a sphere, which has no corners. Isn't this an absurd phrase, then? Yet loads of people use it, even me. /rant) Of course, that theme might sound familiar to Disney fans, who might know such a park as "Epcot."
Ultimately, though, the park, regardless of what it is name, will be a premium experience, along the lines of SeaWorld's Discovery Cove, with an estimated $300 a person a day price tag and small-group, guided experiences throughout.
I've heard from multiple sources close to Disney that this project is a go at this point, but, obviously, substantial questions remain about branding, theme and park layout. What would you like to see?
Readers' Opinions
From John Quinteros on August 21, 2008 at 2:37 PM
really, I think it's too soon to create yet another theme park. They should really be focusing on the parks they already have (mainly HKDL and DCA and Walt Disney Studios Paris, the parks that are 'failing').
From Derek Potter on August 21, 2008 at 3:19 PM
hmm....Similar to Seaworld discovery cove. It may be soon to build a new one. Is it too soon to buy?
to add to your equation
more hours = more people = more admission = more in park spending.
This does sound a lot like Epcot to me, so unless it's in another location (cough...Tampa...cough), I'm not sure it makes sense
I don't really believe that will happen, but it's fun to start some crap.
From James Rao on August 21, 2008 at 4:03 PM
IMHO, there are just too many "dead areas" in the existing WDW parks right now for Disney to be thinking about adding a whole new gate. While I would love to see another Disney park at some point, I would rather see WDW beefed up as it is first.
From Robert Niles on August 21, 2008 at 4:37 PM
I'll play advocate for the other point of view for a moment: If another theme park can bring in additional visitors, especially more, wealthy visitors who would spend the rest of the trip in the other parks, that would provide Disney the additional revenue it would need to improve the other parks, in addition to building and developing this one.
If Disney simply spent that money on the existing parks, this argument would go, it would not attract the number nor demographics of new visitors that the fifth park would attract.
Personally, I'd love to see this park, if truly done well and priced fairly. (Meaning that I will pay a high price for an extraordinary experience, and not simply for the Disney "brand" on a slightly-above-average experience.)
From Tim W on August 21, 2008 at 4:52 PM
I'm all for change and new additions to Walt disney world but, to me it sounds horrible! I would much rather have them build an actual theme park. It sounds too much like Animal Kingdom meets Wolrd Showcase! I think its a completely wrong concept and the price is just outrageous. I would prefer a former concept that they had for the old Discovey Island, Myst island based around the video game Myst. sounded better even though i'm not a fan of the game. Actually i would love if they built a Mysterious Island themed to Jules Verne, but on a larger concept and scale than DisneySea. It could still be an interactive experience just incoorperating rides from Jules Verne and having a mystery based around the island. It would be a perfect opportunity to add some of WDW's defunct Submanrine voyage and to have Journey to the Center of the Earth and it could go great in the old Discovery Island.
From Raul Araoz on August 21, 2008 at 5:23 PM
I have to agree with Robert on this. The American economy is a big question mark right now. Discovery Cove has been a huge success. Disney wants to tap in to that burdgeoning market. This is why Disney has started putting ads in strange places like GQ. The biggest group of tourists to Discovery Cove has been visiting Brits who are flush with the strong Euro and weak dollar. If Disney can get these groups, it will be beneficial for everyone. All Disney needs is 10% of annual visitors to WDW to visit this niche park to pull a profit. Any more than that and they will be rolling in new capital. This can then be used to rebuild Fantasyland, make the Beastly Kingdom, add a country to Epcot and constuct the full Pixar Place in the Studios. The bigger the success; the more everyone gets. Then we can all get that full-fledged fifth gate. This is a great business move by Disney that will secure the stabilty of WDW for years to come.
From Tim W on August 21, 2008 at 6:11 PM
What happens if this doesn't do well just because of the price? I know alot of people are probably distracted and upset even by the amount for this park. It could be a way to get money, but it could also flop. i would poll many guests to see what theire response is to this new spin on the venture and go from there. It could make or cost them millions. Time will tell....
From TH Creative on August 21, 2008 at 6:10 PM
Having only read second hand descriptions of the concept I will reserve judgement on the quality of its content.
Having said this I am inclined to back up a bit and make three broader points:
1. As a Central Florida resident who recognizes the importance of tourism to the local economy I am ABSOLUTELY THRILLED that Disney is even considering a fifth gate. The construction and operation of another theme park translates into jobs and gives visitors another reason to travel to (or return to) Central Florida.
2. Having worked on projects for both Universal Creative and Walt Disney Imagineering I know the people working in this industry that design and build these attractions are brilliant and talented people. I have absolute confidence that what they produce will be remarkable.
3. Think 2021. That year will mark the fiftieth anniversary of Walt Disney World. Thirteen years may seem like a long time, but certainly the company is gonna add something to WDW before its golden anniversary.
From Tim W on August 21, 2008 at 6:12 PM
Hopefully a real 5th gate opening for its 50th!
From Justin Trinh on August 21, 2008 at 8:29 PM
I will reserve my opinion until I hear more details about this park. However, as mention a few times before, this may be a move to attract a new demographic of visitors. If they were to visit this park because of the experience it will provide, they are more likely to even take a few days to visit the other parks and thus more profit.
On the concern of not attracting visitors, I think we could use Discovery Cove as an example. For most of the year, a visit to DC is $289 per person with the all-inclusive package and yet during the summer months, you have to book at least a month in advance to guarantee availability on the day you want (sometimes less than a month if you do the non-dolphin swim package).
My point is I don't think there is a problem attracting guests because even though some won't pay for it, there always is others who will.
From Anthony Murphy on August 21, 2008 at 8:45 PM
Perhaps to get the Adventuer's Club from the soon to be gone or changed Pleasure Island.
My question is what are they going to give for $300. I hightly doubt it would be a discovery cove knock off. Disney doesn't seem too big on the animals anymore (Animal Kingdom gives them enough pains...remember when it opened?)
Heck, I would be dumb enough to bite and go to this mystery park. I prefered a music park.
From andrew greenstein on August 21, 2008 at 10:37 PM
Here's a potentially controverisal nitpick:
What "defines" a "park" in WDW?
--Andrew Greenstein
From Eric Malone on August 21, 2008 at 11:52 PM
Honestly, I never expected Disney to even consider another park, let alone one at Disney World. It's nice, really, 'cause I live only two hours from the parks (so that makes it realistic for me to go there), but even so.. I have to wonder along with some of the other members if it's not too early.
Broken record question: Anyone wonder if this is a Disney answer to Potterland?
Yeah, I'm sure it's been asked a billion times, but you can't help but wonder, especially considering all of the past speculation.
From TH Creative on August 22, 2008 at 2:37 AM
Speaking as someone who has spent more than a decade working in commercial construction right now is the ABSOLUTE BEST time for Disney to consider building a fifth theme park.
Available contracts are getting few and far between. Outside of Orlando, the Florida economy and commercial and residential construction as almost stopped completely.
As a result construction giants actually "buy" work. Meaning they will agree to do a $15 million contract for $14 million in order to maintain cash flow. This sort of thing is ABSOLUTELY happening in the theme park industry right now.
Contractors are VERY HUNGRY. Disney would be wise to lock up their contracts as quickly as possible -- even if it means waiting three or four years before commencing the work. I am currently working as a project manager on a MAJOR new Orlando resort. It is not scheduled to open until 2010 but some of the blueprints and documents are dated 2001.
Perhaps this will also give some perspective to those jumping the gun and passing judgement on the earliest concept work associated with the fifth gate.
From Raul Araoz on August 22, 2008 at 7:54 AM
I expect that, to help satiate the exorbitant cost of admission, Disney will give something to visitors of the new park on top of a great experience. Visitors to Discovery Cove get a week of free admission to Sea World. Now, Disney probably will not give visitors free admission to the other parks since they will likely have tickets already. However, I could easily see Disney giving 2 or 3 free days of Disney Dining to ease the sticker shock.
From brian lochridge on August 22, 2008 at 8:40 AM
I think there is to much being focused on the price. The type of people who are being targeted here aren't worried about a $300 price tag. Only thing that worries me is that it will get bad press by a majority of park visitors, since a majority of them won't be able to afford it. People tend to feel entitled to things and creating a "luxury" park could alienate some visitors. I'm all four paying whatever the price as long as the experience is worth it, after all with money, you can't take it with you when your gone.
From Molly R on August 22, 2008 at 1:53 PM
Night Kingdom sounds way better than a Jungle Kingdom. The Night Kingdom intrigues me more than a Jungle Kingdom, which reminds me of the Animal Kingdom.
From TH Creative on August 22, 2008 at 3:15 PM
Raul is clearly on to something. The high ticket price could be incorporated into a complete package including nights at a Disney hotel.
From Ted Heumann on August 22, 2008 at 3:25 PM
I agree with a number of people who have said, "don't knock the park when we know so little about it".
The way Jim Hill pitches this park, it sounds REALLY lame. But I have heard descriptions that make this sound REALLY good. This park is probably greater than the sum of it's parts. In that separately the parts (feeding hippos, ziplines, etc) are not that impressive, but the WHOLE experience will be engaging.
And since this is a HIGH end park, WDI will have the money (hopefully) to make it FANTASTIC (think Tokyo DisneySea).
From Eric G on August 26, 2008 at 2:43 PM
You're dreaming when you draw a connection to DisneySea and you're going to be very disappointed.
Fifth theme park? This project isn't a theme park. This is more like a stand-alone attraction on the Walt Disney World property. This project is like Fantasia Mini-Golf.
To call this a fifth gate is far reaching. Also, since when did Disney officially announce the original name? If we don't know the official name then how can you say that there has been a name change? Discovery Cove at SeaWorld really doesn't qualify as a "theme park".
I'd like to point out the fact that Jim Hill isn't employed by the Walt Disney Company. He is a blogger who uses unnamed, questionable sources to write articles. That's fine, but this is all classified as a "rumor" at best until the company makes an official annoucement.
From Scott Marlow on August 26, 2008 at 2:47 PM
I for one think that at least name wise, "Night Kingdom" or something related to night in the title sounds more interesting than "Jungle Trek". That name makes me think of Animal Kingdom, and from what is being said about the "theme" of the park, it might as well just be named Epcot II.
I prefer the thought of having a more adult-based theme park, which, to my understanding, was the original plan for the new park to be. With the loss of Pleasure Island, Disney risks to lose some of it's older-audience to Universal's CityWalk. I for one enjoy walking around Downtown Disney/P.I., and even if I'm not attending one of the clubs, just the atmosphere of walking by and listening in made it worth the while.
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Axed from the Test team after a prolonged form slump, India 'A' skipper Gautam Gambhir will have a point to prove when he leads out the side in a three-day warm-up cricket match against the Australians starting in Chennai on Saturday.
The left-handed opener, who hasn't scored a Test century for three years now, was dropped from the squad for the four-Test series against Australia starting in Chennai on February 22.
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Best Middle Eastern food in Dearborn area?
We've got friends coming to visit at the last minute. They love Middle Eastern chow. I know there have been other posts about this topic. I'm seeking the best of the best-willing to eat diffferent dishes at different places if that's what it takes. Looking forward to your recs. Thanks in advance.
My favorite is La Pita, but perhaps my opinion is suspect because I *hated* La Shish, and most people in this area swore that La Shish was heaven on earth. I couldn't disagree any more strongly than I do. La Pita, though, made me smile from ear to ear.
La Pita
22681 Newman St, Dearborn, MI 48124
re: boagman
I will second La Pita and offer a second. Al-Ameer. I love them both for different reasons. I think the meats are Al-Ameer are better, but I like the veggies (especially the rice) better at La Pita.
re: boagman
I retried La Pita based on recs from this board, and I found it bland. To be fair, I didn't order my usual baseline dish, chicken shawarma. I got a veggie rice dish, and it was bland. They do have great bread. My all time favorite is still Al Ameer.
222 E Market St Ste 33, Indianapolis, IN 46204
La Pita
22681 Newman St, Dearborn, MI 48124
re: momskitchen
So it's neck & neck for La Pita & Al Ameer. Ranisux, Berkleybabe & other "regulars"-what do you think? As always, thanks.
222 E Market St Ste 33, Indianapolis, IN 46204
La Pita
22681 Newman St, Dearborn, MI 48124
re: momskitchen
Another visit to LaPita left me disappointed yet again. Half the restaurant reeked of tobacco smoke. Hubby got chicken shawarma - it was dull. I got something called Spicy Chicken Man-Ushi which was a rolled up sandwich that looked like chicken shawarma on steroids. Unfortunately, it tasted like cardboard. I had to get a side of the garlic sauce to make it even palatable. Even their garlic sauce is boring. Everything's overpriced, too. Can't say I'll give them another shot. Wish there were some other West Dearborn options
re: momskitchen
That's how I felt about Pita Cafe. No taste, undercooked, overcooked. Just the whole vibe was wrong. All the people that worked there gathered around a table in the back and smoked and whatever. Never even checked on how everything was. This was over a month ago. Sorry. Just venting. This was the Pita Cafe in Birmingham. And then there's LaMarsa in Farmington Hills. YUM!
re: dearborn barkis
They found more space than ice cream is supposed to have, to allow for more butter fat and this is a very good thing.
My Lebanese wife's relatives assert that Hamido on Warren has the best chicken in Dearborn. It's less formal and cozier than either La Pita or Al-Ameer, however..
I would have to say Al-Ameer, like JanPrimus has said the meats at Al-Ameer are indeed better. It is one of the few places where I will get Lamb kibbie.
re: rainsux
A warning....ever since Rainsux told me about Shatila....I have gained 20 pounds.
re: rainsux
Ok, so what makes Cedarland a contender? Rainsux you have yet to steer me wrong! How is their baba ghanoush? I had planned to hit Shatila for the pistachio ice cream-it rocks. JanPrimus-what are you eating there?
re: schaf1
At Shatila....purely and simply the ice cream. Pistachio and Mango flavors for me.
re: JanPrimus
I like Shatila's kashta (rosewater ice cream). ....Oh brother, I gotta kick my 'roid cycles up a notch.
Anyway, speaking of Shatila, right up W. Warren Ave. from there, is New Yasmeen Bakery. I don't crave bread or pastries, but their "deli" or food counter is great. Stop by, see what others are ordering (the menu boards are unhelpful and very incomplete), and grab a few $2 savory snacks. It's great fun!! There are lots of tables, which is good because there are lots of customers. Come on, for 15 minutes and $6, you have everything to gain, when the 3pm munchies hit. www.yasmeenbakery.com
I used to be a big Al Ameer promoter. I still like it, but to my surprise I now actually like La Saj* (Schoenherr, just South of Hall Rd in Sterling Hts. www.lasaj.com) slightly more. We'll have to have that debate some time. *thanks to CH's "sixelagogo" and "firestalker" ---yes, very far from Dearborn
Cederland is a no-frills institution of sorts in the Dearborn Warren Ave strip. But, I think their best attributes are portion quantities and nostalgia. If that's what you're looking for, then you're good. I ordered raw kibbie last year and was presented with a plate bearing probably three pounds of raw meat...accompanied by a big plastic bottle of cheap olive oil. A mess just waiting to happen.
La Saj
13776 Southcove Dr, Sterling Heights, MI 48313
I know it's changing the topic a bit but can anyone recommend a middle-eastern restaurant in the western suburbs? My wife and I will be staying in Novi Sat. 1/15 thru Weds. 1/19 and we want to have middle eastern Tuesday evening but won't have time to get down to Dearborn. Where's best to go?
re: Iowaboy3
http://www.farmgrill.com is the best I have found in the Novi Area....
The Farm's Jumbo Platter would be a good primer for two.
I work about a quarter mile away.... :)
re: Iowaboy3
I suggest you try La Marsa in Farmington Hills on Drake.. The food is great, especially the bread and the garlic spread they serve with it.
re: Iowaboy3
In the NW 'burbs, I like Al Omara; NE corner of Maple & Farmington:
re: rainsux
Thanks rainsux, I've been wondering about this place. Still searching for a worthy replacement of La Shish... :) La Marsa is at the top of my list so far, but it could be better. (Caveat: 'my list' doesn't include any place in Dearborn becasue I NEVER make it there.)
re: tokyo
Just to continue on the thread, I really like Star Cafe - a diner type place which is in Ann Arbor in the strip mall behind Zingerman's Roadhouse. They make great baba ghanoush and shicken shawarma and fried cauliflower. So, if in Ann Arbor, check it out!
Zingerman's Roadhouse
2501 Jackson Road, Ann Arbor, MI 48103
Folks, Al Sultan on Inkster Rd. in Garden City has some of the finest mid-east cuisine served in this area. The hummus is the best I've ever had. Never had a bad meal there and prices are very reasonable. I would recommend the Sultan combo for two, it has all of their" big hitters" including falafel, stuffed grape leaves, a Lebanese salad and hommous on one platter. Great! Owner Dave Hachem will treat you right.
Al Sultan Restaurant
425 Inkster Rd, Garden City, MI 48135
re: Murrotavitch
I'll have to try it - Inkster, N of Cherry Hill, right?
re: momskitchen
re: Murrotavitch
+1 on Al Sultan, especially the hummous.
The Sultan combo is good, and the portion size is very generous. Lately, I have been ordering the House Maza and a sandwich.
re: Wooderson
Went there today...huge portions! Good baba ghanoush...I couldn't try meat today because it is a Friday in Lent


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Panasonic Troubles: 10,000 laid off and Garage Sale starting January 2013
This update will only please Debbie Downer. Panasonic continues to have financial troubles. Panasonic has tasked Kazuhiro Tsuga with the function of the Turnaround Czar (we gave him the title, not Panasonic). He is responsible for turning around the Panasonic financial ship. As part of these efforts, a new round of layoffs of ten thousand (10,000) employees have been announced.
But the pain is far from over. Between January and the end of March 2013, Panasonic will be having a "garage sale", which includes selling assets but also jettisoning business units that cannot be turned out financially. The jettisoning may be sell, close, or merge. Panasonic has 88 business units but so far only half of them have met the goal of a 5% or higher operating margin.
The story with details including quotes from a Panasonic bean counter at Reuters.com in Japan. (via Techmeme).
What About Digital Cameras?
Digital cameras are reported under the "AVC Networks" which includes flat-panel TVs, Blu-Ray, cameras, projectors, and notebook computers among other things. The good news is that as of the six-month financial report (published Oct-2012, covers six months up to Sept-30-2012), AVC Networks have an operating profit of 19.9%, even though sales were down 24% year-over-year. The previous year, this group was losing money. So this is definitely a good trend.
You can see this in page #9 (slide #9) in this Panasonic PDF file (direct link to PDF file). More details at the Panasonic Investor Relations page.
Please note AVC Networks is not a business unit, but a segment. The company has eight segments. For a colorful description of the eight segments check the 2012 annual report (direct link to PDF file). The company has 88 business units. So you could have a troubled business unit inside a successful segment and vice versa. [NOTE: this particular annual report only includes financial data up to March-31-2012; It is not the most recent financial report from Panasonic. I am mentioning it so you can see a detailed breakdown of the eight Panasonic segments]
I have not (yet?) found a detailed breakdown of the digital cameras profit margins. The closest I got was finding a slide that shows digital camera sales but without the all-important profit margins: in this PDF file, search for the word cameras to find it, it is the second search result. This particular slide/page shows results for the second quarter of fiscal year 2013 and the first half of fiscal year 2013. Both with September-30-2012 end-dates and published October 2012.


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A brief scan of the Internet will disclose numerous articles and studies reflecting the time-honored notion that overhead electric utilities are far more economical than underground installations. Articles abound from the Edison Electric Institute, RAM Utilities, SCE&G, FPL, New Hampshire Public Utilities, and others. More than one makes reference to the study conducted in 2003 by the North Carolina Public Staff Utility Commission.1
They published a report highlighting the excessive costs associated with converting existing overhead lines to underground services. The report stated their:
...investigation consisted of (1) comparing the operational advantages and disadvantages of overhead and underground power distribution systems; (2) estimating and comparing the capital costs of converting overhead lines to underground, along with the differences in operation and maintenance (O&M) costs for the two types of systems; (3) estimating the time and human resources required to bury underground lines; (4) identifying potential additional costs to customers, municipalities, and other utilities that may result from conversion; and (5) exploring options for financing conversion projects.The Public Staff determined that "replacing the existing overhead distribution lines of the Utilities with underground lines would cost approximately $41 billion, nearly six times the net book value of the Utilities' current distribution assets, and would require approximately 25 years to complete." They went on to show that individual customer rates would increase more than 125% to accommodate such an undertaking, including "the higher O&M costs associated with direct-buried underground systems, particularly in urban areas, where underground conductors are four times more costly to maintain than overhead facilities." Other studies reflect essentially the same findings on the economy associated with overhead vs. underground electric utilities. And, most agree on the pro's and con's associated with both approaches. An interesting dichotomy is the increased reliability of underground utilities vs. their higher repair times.
For other parts of the transmission infrastructure, the following estimates were given on the relative expense of underground vs. overhead installations:
Instances of natural disasters tend to resurface the discussion regarding overhead vs. underground electric utilities, stemmed in part by the extended repair times, the recurring costs for each disaster, and the disruption to society and business.
What I noticed about all of these studies was that they limited their analysis to costs directly related to underground vs. overhead installation, related maintenance, and the potential rate impact on consumers. What I did not find was information related to the other costs associated underground vs. overhead electric utilities -- specifically the financial impact to society (people and businesses) as a result of power outages. There are studies that evaluate this "societal cost", but they stop short of merging with the cost analyses conducted by the utility industry.
So, it raises the question -- what magnitude of societal costs would have been offset were underground installations commenced 15 years ago?
Societal Impact
Societal impact can be viewed in a variety of ways, but we shall limit our brief overview to the people and financial impacts.
While there have been countless outages over the years, the following table represents the largest in terms of the number of people affected by an outage.
Largest Power Outages3
With respect to societal financial loss, a brief search revealed the following data:
The Opportunity
As mentioned at the beginning of this article, we are in an excellent position to take advantage of a convergence that is occurring which could yield a number of benefits.
Aging Grid Infrastructure
Upgrading our electric utility infrastructure should be an integral part of the initiative to upgrade our national infrastructure. While roads, the FAA's new ADS-B ground-based stations, water, waste-water, natural gas, and electric utilities are all different infrastructure issues, their upgrade should be coordinated together as part of a holistic approach to the national infrastructure upgrade initiative. As many studies have recommended, this would also provide an excellent opportunity to evaluate high risk locations for the installation of underground electric utilities.
Global Terrorism
Most would agree that it is impossible to foil the efforts of a determined terrorist or computer hacker. Nonetheless, efforts can be undertaken to thwart the majority of those seeking to interrupt our national grid both electronically and through the physical destruction of equipment. Incorporating these enhancements into the new infrastructure design is timely and required. While cyber-security is a portion of the Smart Grid effort, it does not take into account the physical security benefits associated with underground electric utilities nor the protection of overhead structures.
Meteorological & Subterranean Predictions
We can't do very much to ameliorate the impact of weather or ground tremors. However, having continually better models for predicting metrological and earthquake events gives us an upper-hand in adapting our regional utility design upgrades to optimize the best technology approach during this design phase. Being able to statistically predict high risk locations and events can be factored into our design methodology. Damage-causing metrological events occur with greater frequency than earthquake-related damage, thus giving greater weight to the benefits of underground installations. And, whether you believe in global warming or not, most weather forecasters agree that the frequency and severity of future storms will be greater than in the past -- thus, more repair and replacement costs associated with overhead utilities.
Economic, Safety, and Quality-of-life Issues
As the data above intimates, the cost associated with any power outage is far greater than just the repair/replacement costs of the affected utility equipment. Factoring in the type of social and business infrastructure within a region should also be incorporated into our future design effort to mitigate future societal costs related to power outages. Part of the design effort should be to advise primary regional industries on the use of alternative energy systems, including the use of UPS equipment. The Smart Grid initiative stops short of this by only inquiring as to consumers' willingness to avail themselves of technology innovations brought about by the Smart Grid. I am advocating a more proactive approach by forming a partnership with our major commercial customers.
Renewable Energy Technology & Micro-Grids
While some utilities have embraced the incorporation of renewable energy, others have been dragging their feet for fear it will negate the level of revenue associated with legacy generation facilities. While profits do make the world go round, the importance of upgrading our national infrastructure and the ideal opportunity we now have for accomplishing the same should outweigh NIMBY attitudes. Solar, wind, geothermal and other proven technologies have an important role in ensuring reliable and secure access to electric power generation. The magnitude of that contribution and possible installation locations should be a part of the new infrastructure design to ensure adequate transmission capacity. The Smart Grid initiative looks at a portion of this through activities that take into account large-scale renewable energy systems; although there is little focus on smaller scale distributed generation and micro-grids. Rather than let developers decide where large-scale wind, solar, and geothermal energy systems will be built, why not have the locations of such facilities be pre-determined as a part of overall national infrastructure design? In so doing, the pre-determined locations and maximum potential energy capacity of each can be factored into the design so that the new utility infrastructure can accommodate this future growth.
Growing Momentum of Interest
From a top-level perspective, the upgrade of the national infrastructure will make use of federal monies to help facilitate the initiative. While the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 provided U.S. DOE with $4.5BIL to fund the Smart Grid initiative, this is primarily a utility system design and beta test program. Future infrastructure system funding will aid in mitigating the costs associated with underground utility construction -- funds that would not normally be available during a routine upgrade effort.
An Accumulation of Benefits
Having a unified approach to national infrastructure design, of which utilities is a part, provides a number of shared benefits:
In a word -- no.
The focus of the Smart Grid initiative is from the utilities' perspective of grid infrastructure enhancement. The program benefits were intended to include:9
A top priority of the SGIG and SGDP programs involves ensuring that projects properly address interoperability (the capability of two or more networks, systems, devices, applications, or components to share and readily use information securely and effectively with little or no inconvenience to the user) and cyber-security(the ability of electric networks to detect and respond to unwanted intrusions by hackers or terrorists into grid-connected software and hardware systems, including protections to prevent unauthorized access to data or system controls.).10
While the work being conducted by those associated with the Smart Grid effort is an important piece of the puzzle, it's not the whole puzzle. That will occur when the societal impacts of power outages are incorporated into the utility infrastructure design activity and subsequently rolled up into a national infrastructure effort.
An Approach
While DOE's Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability (OE) is responsible for managing these five-year Smart Grid programs, it does not negate the fact that the utility industry in the U.S. is fractured between varying types of utilities: IOU's, REA's, Muni's, and federal government entities.11 For the new infrastructure design to be most effective, the industry may have to take a more "consolidated" approach.
Such a notion may strike a volatile cord in some who fear that the unification of the utility grid may seem like a nationalization (anti-deregulation) effort. While some may dispute the federal government's degree of organizational competence, having a unified national utility infrastructure embracing a single design methodology, one set of regulations, one set of operating specifications, and no regulatory or operational interference between private utilities & municipalities, would ease the entire design upgrade effort. Some may feel that the "interoperability" aspect of the Smart Grid initiative addresses this; however, that focus is on equipment interaction as opposed to the unification or elimination of regulatory barriers between municipalities and utility types.
While I am not advocating the nationalization of the utility industry, I am advocating the project design and management gains that could occur from such a singular-approach effort. As an industry, to survive in a manner that will ensure resources will be available for future demand, there must be a re-alignment in our approach to doing business. We must not fall victim to the struggles seen in countries like India, where utilities got behind the curve relative to having sufficient resources to meet demand. Making an upgrade to the utility infrastructure a part of an overall national effort will enhance the efficiencies that can be realized from such an approach.
We have to remember that the Smart Grid should be more than just a utility industry initiative; rather, it should be part of a larger national infrastructure upgrade that is necessary to ensure our country is well-positioned for future growth and development. Our legacy to future generations is to leave them a national infrastructure that facilitates, rather than hinders, growth in technology, commerce, energy generation, transportation, telecommunications, and education. The inclusion of an underground utility installation strategy in our national infrastructure discussions is an important element of that future.
I could not agree with you more. The concept of operating a modern society on lengths of wire strung between wooden poles seems absolutely nuts to me.
One of the reasons why this infrastructure endures without apparent serious challenge is that the costs you speak of are generally covered by insurance - so they are not normally picked up by the utility itself. However they are most certainly a big cost to society as a whole.
In addition technology is about to change the whole landscape of under ground power cables. Superconducting high voltage cables are already in operation in some cities where above-ground rights of way for additional supply capacity are all but impossible to get.
Also I have heard that there is significant research going on into this new material Graphene - which is highly conductive with very very low resistivity. That means the I squared R losses in such cables promise to be extremely low - much lower than current overhead wires. Is 1000 kV underground cables on the horizon? I think it is.
The weather issues are very real and a new infrastructure designed to be immune from such weather (and human) attacks is easily possible. There is almost no maintenance required and certainly no tree branches or other natural growth to be routinely cleared. However I do not buy the argument that the weather is getting more extreme or that the frequency of storms is increasing. Storms have been a feature of power line damage for years and years. The storms are no different it is the consequences of the storms that have changed. More people connected with more electrically dependent devices than ever before spells more inconvenience and financial loss when these devices - now essential to modern living - are no longer available when the electricity goes off.
THAT is what has changed. There is more storm damage simply because there are more power lines powering more electrical equipment.
But I agree with you fully that the time is rapidly approaching where the balance in favour of underground lines is reaching the tipping point.
However the resistance to this change goes much further than cost. The hidden narrative here is that most utility companies have no real desire or incentive to accommodate a distributed grid. The high cost of the infrastructure change is not quite a smoke screen but it sure is a very powerful argument for keeping the status quo.
It seems excessively ambitious with current technology to require transmission to go underground. Some long-term forward planning for routes along with overstrength tower structures is probably smarter. Even undergrounding distribution feeders outside of city cores may be excessive, hanging 4 sets of 1,000 amp three-phase on well-braced concrete poles at shorter intervals can likely withstand most weather events outside of tornado alley. However, I also get frustrated watching a line of such feeders being re-built three times in the past 25 years along a local street which was widened twice in that time. Plan ahead!
As a promoter of the IMEUC marketing plan for electricity, which envisions VERY smart meters forming the core of a private and universally accessable electricity market, I very much hesitate to confuse such initiatives with "Smart Grid". IMEUC provides for spontaneous micro-gridding at fair prices automatically, and provides the ISO with all necessary information for stable operation. I think upgrades related to T&D should continue to be called Smart Grid, but these efforts should remain clear of the customer's meters.
But the feds are not only creating individual zombies, they are also creating corporate zombies. An obvious example: "green" energy. Without subsidies, loan guarantees, tax benefits and direct giveaways, the industry as we know it would not exist. Nor would the ethanol industry in the Midwest. Nor the security industry in the Northern Virginia suburbs of Washington, DC.
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The point to be made is that wooden poles with power cables strung between them is an archaic system and needs to be modernised. It could indeed be accomplished by the methods you describe but if you are going to spend the money then the very best solution is to put distribution cables underground. The cost in terms of the whole society is small. It is a question of who pays. The utilities say - not me. The Government says not me and the Municipalities say - not me. But if all three paid a third of the cost - recoverable over time from the end user then I think that would be beneficial to all. Of course I think the chances of such an agreement are about as close to zero as you can get.
I must say that I do not entirely disagree with Len that a smart grid and smart consumer meters have advantages - but what we have right now (at least in the highly advanced Province of Ontario) is a very costly meter on the wall that does absolutely nothing. In fact it is worse than the meter I had before we went "smart".
At least I could read the darn thing - now I cannot. If that is progress please send me back 20 years when I was better off and I had a meter that I could read. I quite enjoyed watching the disc go around and around. I could see a visible result when I turned things off in the house. Now I have no feedback at all. About as useless an invention as one could get. Now tie that in to a computer so that I can actually look up the electricity I am using and you have a whole new ball game.
So I think I see where Len is going but the reality is a whole lot different than that.
And it REALLY galls me when I see a made in Mexico sign on he darn meter. Can't we make these in Ontario for goodness sakes.
On the whole though we do have quite a reliable system but it could be made even better by the methods described in the article. As always technology is the key and right now we do not have the inexpensive technology we need to make underground cables viable. We will get there in time of course but in the mean time we will have to put up with the storm damage.
And of course I fully agree that the so-called and incorrectly named green energy projects are (a) not environmentally friendly at all and (b) would not exist without subsidy.
The trouble is that our media folks like to tout anything with the label green as being good. Solar electric panels are not green energy at all - making them consumes vast amounts of fossil fuels - far more than they will ever save in their lifespan so to me the whole concept of solar power is about as UN green as you could possibly be.
And I do agree with Len that there is a whole army of people out there that exist solely to destroy the global warming argument. That fact does not make the argument for global warming right or wrong. Only science is able to do that. Good science considers all possible alternatives and is prepared to change depending on the evidence presented. Bad science comes to conclusions and is not prepared to consider alternatives.
I will leave the reader to consider where the current Global warming argument fits into that philosophy. Good discussion.
While I am (somewhat) set in my ways I do consider all arguments presented in these discussions and in some cases my views have changed (slightly) so I do welcome everyone's point of view - even though it may not agree with mine.
This is a a very good article though and the points made are really important in some areas of the US where weather systems can be destructive to overhead power systems.
In general the power system reliability in most parts of the US and Canada is very high and the expense of underground lines does not warrant any significant change although I can see the logic of the arguments and really do not disagree with putting all our electrical power underground. It is just a matter of cost and a matter of who pays. Malcolm
PS Can anyone let me know what on earth Bill P is on about.
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